<human>: **Since I've gotten PM's and a couple comments asking for more info about the extended warrantee:**

*If you have any 2009 Nissan Altima or Maxima, apparently, your warranty was extended to 72 months/unlimited miles from the date of purchase.  [Here's a link to Nissan's FAQ about the warranty.]  Also, they say that the dealer is not the one to go to for further details, they actually want you to go through [NissanAssist](

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I think this is the right place, but I'm not sure so let me know if there's a better sub for this.

Ok, here's the deal, I'd love any advice from people not so close to the problem:

**When she bought the car**

* In November '14, she bought a 2009 Nissan Altima from a Nissan Dealer for ~$17K.
* Nissan issued a [warranty extension] for that year/model in 2013 because of regularly failing steering column locks
* At the time of purchase, the dealer did not mention the warranty extension to her (not that he's obligated to, but still)

**The Problem**

* Last Wednesday, her car refused to start.  She figured out it was the steering column lock (which the dealer confirmed)
* AAA towed the car to the dealer for her, and the dealer arranged a rental at $25/day, and promised repairs would be done by Saturday - no discussion of price/warrantee
* Car wasn't done until Monday afternoon, costing her an extra $50 plus gas for the rental than initially expected

And now the dealer is forcing her to pay the full $900, and of course isn't offering to cover the extra rental costs.

*I think* Nissan should cover the $900 plus the rental fees.  Is there anything she can do?

Can you condense the text into three sentences or less?
<bot>: Girlfriend bought a used car from a dealer. 4 months later dealer is charging her full repair cost for a manufacturer defect they were aware of in her year/model. What can she do?