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Dent in wheel costs vehicle maker Rs 50,000

Selling a car with manufacturing defect has cost Japanese car manufacturer Nissan Motors Rs 50,000. The District Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum, Chennai (North) slapped the multinational company with the fine for deficiency in service.

In her submissions to the forum, M Monika Darshini of Kilpauk said she purchased a Nissan Sunny car (model XVD) in August 2012. She found the front left wheel often had reduced air pressure leading to frequent flat tyres. The authorized service centre in the city, Jain Jubilant Cars, inspected the car and said the low air pressure was due to a dent in the alloy wheel.

In December 2012, the car was sent to the service centre but was returned without rectifying the defect. After she approached the customer relationship manager, he promised to address the problem and the car was again sent to the service centre. But the dealer demanded `9,000 as repair charges claiming that the dent was a result of a collision. "I was forced to pay Rs 8,986," said Darshini.

She then moved the forum seeking compensation of Rs 5 lakh for mental agony along with reimbursement of the amount paid for repairs. Refuting the arguments, Nissan Motors said the damage had occurred after an accident.

The bench of president P Jayabalan and members L Deenadayalan and K Amala said after considering the service records of the car it was clear that rather than an accident, the car had an inherent manufacturing defect. Accident was ruled out as there was no damage to the tyres nor were there any other visible signs of a collision, said the bench.

However, the bench said the compensation claim of Rs 5 lakh was on the higher side and fixed the compensation for mental agony and deficiency in service as Rs 50,000. It then directed Nissan Motors and Jain Jubilant Cars to jointly pay the compensation and also return Rs 8,986 along with 10% interest from December 2012.

Article referred: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/City/Chennai/Dent-in-wheel-costs-vehicle-maker-Rs-50000/articleshow/35960777.cms

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