Now that I have a minute to breathe, I would like to thank each of the individuals at Nissan and Nissan dealerships that I have dealt with over the last 6 months. It is obvious to me that they did the very best for me that they could in their capacity. They knew they weren't going to make me happy, they knew I wasn't going to give up, but they still treated me with respect and I could tell it was painful for them to deliver the corporate line when that time came. Maybe someone inside the machine could have been a more vocal advocate for us, I don't know, but I don't fault any of the individuals for where I am now. There is something wrong in that company that allows them to tell us everything is normal without ever driving the cars to get the real experience. How can you say you can't reproduce a problem when you don't even try?
I'd also like to thank you all on this board. This thread started with curiosity, then skepticism, and led to a whole lotta support and maybe some new friendships. At one point, when I was being misquoted in greencarreports, I was just about ready to try to pull as much of myself off of the interwebs as I could. I'm glad I didn't. For my own sanity, I will most likely be a less-frequent visitor here now (I'll keep up with this thread), but will keep in touch with the community in Phoenix, and will always be available via PM if anyone wants to reach me. If there's anything I can do to help anyone else here with the same issues, please let me know.