NHTSA complaint #11241005

Owner complaint summary

AROUND 500 MILES INTO MY LEASE, MY NISSAN STOPPED ME WHILE I WAS DRIVING DUE TO THE AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING SYSTEM ENGAGING. THERE WAS NOTHING AROUND TO BRAKE. I TOOK MY CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY REPLACED THE SENSORS. NOW AROUND 4200 MILES, I WAS DRIVING ON AN EXPRESSWAY IN THE RAIN AND MY CAR PRODUCED AN ERROR "FRONT RADAR UNAVAILABLE DUE TO OBSTRUCTION". I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD ME I HAD BUG DUST THAT WAS MESSING WITH THE SENSORS. THEY CLAIMED THERE IS A SERVICE BULLETIN THAT STATES RAIN, SNOW, FROST, BUGS AND PARKING GARAGES CAN CAUSE THE AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING SYSTEM TO MALFUNCTION. I DO NOT FIND THIS ACCEPTABLE ESPECIALLY SINCE THIS CAR HAS ALREADY STOPPED ME WHILE I WAS DRIVING FOR NO REASON. I HAVE TO FIGHT THE DEALERSHIPS TO EVEN LOOK AT IT AND THEN AFTER A COUPLE DAYS, THEY TELL ME IT IS "BUG DUST" (LITERALLY WHAT THEY TOLD ME). I LIVE IN MN.... I CANNOT AVOID RAIN, SNOW, BUGS OR FROST. THE SENSORS ARE TOO SENSITIVE FOR EVERYDAY DRIVING.