On chrismas day, my father and I were driving my Nissan pu on route 29 in Virginia at about 55 mph. A sudden and severe jerk was felt twice and we pulled off and checked the truck for dammage. No obvious external damage was noted at that time but there was a grinding noise noted when truck was put in 4 wheel drive low. Normal function noted in 4 high and 3 high. On 1/2/2001 at dealership...the left front 4X4 hub cover was noted to be missing and the hub had spiral cracks all around it. The dealership refused to confirm this as a torque fracture and refused to entertain any thought that the truck they had sold had malfunctioned. Not only was this incident scary but I am just thankful that my father and I were not in a high speed accident due to this failure.

- Charlottesville, VA, USA