2008 Nissan Sentra
Problems, recalls and owner-reported issues
Air bags is the leading concern among 167 owner complaints filed for this model year. This is the 16th highest complaint count among 26 Sentra model years with reports.
Of the 2008 reports, 20 involved a crash and 3 involved a fire. 17 people were injured.
What owners report most often
Recalls and investigations
Equipment, electrical, navigational system(global positioning system)Sep 10, 2010
NISSAN IS RECALLING CERTAIN VEHICLES THAT WERE EQUIPPED WITH A GARMIN NUVI MODEL 750 NAVIGATION SYSTEM. THE BATTERIES CONTAINED IN THE AFFECTED GPS UNITS CAN OVERHEAT.
OVERHEATED BATTERIES COULD RESULT IN A FIRE.
NISSAN WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND THE REPAIRS WILL BE PERFORMED BY GARMIN TECHNICIANS BY REPLACING THE BATTERY AND INSERTING A SPACER ON TOP OF THE BATTERY FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON SEPTEMBER 16, 2010. OWNERS MAY CONTACT GARMIN DIRECTLY AT 1-866-957-1981 OR NISSAN AT 1-800-647-7261.
Campaign 10V401000 on NHTSA.gov
Service brakes, hydraulic, foundation components, master cylinderNov 3, 2009
NISSAN IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2008 SENTRA PASSENGER VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH BOSCH MASTER CYLINDERS. BRAKE FLUID MAY LEAK FROM THE MASTER CYLINDER. IF THE AMOUNT OF BRAKE FLUID IN THE MASTER CYLINDER RESERVOIR DECREASES TO BELOW THE MINIMUM LEVEL, THE BRAKE SYSTEM WARNING INDICATOR WILL ILLUMINATE AS DESIGNED AND THE BRAKES WILL NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY.
IF THE WARNING LAMP IS CONTINUOUSLY IGNORED, ONE OF THE BRAKE CIRCUITS ON THE VEHICLE MAY FAIL INCREASING STOPPING DISTANCES AND INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
DEALERS WILL INSPECT AND REPLACE THE MASTER CYLINDER BRAKE BOOSTER ASSEMBLY FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON DECEMBER 14, 2009. OWNERS MAY CONTACT NISSAN AT 1-800-647-7261.
Campaign 09V431000 on NHTSA.gov
Service brakes, hydraulic, foundation components, master cylinderJul 11, 2008
NISSAN IS RECALLING 169,202 MY 2007-2008 SENTRA PASSENGER VEHICLES EQUIPPED ROBERT BOSCH MASTER CYLINDER. DUE TO THE MACHINING IRREGULARITY BY THE SUPPLIER, THE INTERNAL SEAL GROOVE IN THE BODY OF SOME BRAKE MASTER CYLINDERS MAY ALLOW FOR A GAP IN THE GROOVE CONTACT AREA OF THE SEAL. THIS MAY RESULT IN BRAKE FLUID SLOWLY LEAKING FROM THE MASTER CYLINDER INTO THE BRAKE BOOSTER ASSEMBLY, CAUSING THE BRAKE WARNING LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE.
IF THE WARNING LAMP IS IGNORED, ONE OF THE BRAKE CIRCUITS ON THE VEHICLE MAY NOT OPERATE AS DESIGNED INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE MASTER CYLINDER/BRAKE BOOSTER ASSEMBLY AND IF BRAKE FLUID LEAKAGE IS DETECTED, THE MASTER CYLINDER WILL BE REPLACED WITH A NEW ONE FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON AUGUST 20, 2008. OWNERS MAY CONTACT NISSAN AT 1-800-647-7261.
Campaign 08V311000 on NHTSA.gov
Representative owner complaints
167 reports, newest first.
Engine and engine cooling, Apr 13, 2010
MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON IN MY CAR ABOUT THE SAME TIME AS WE NOTICED A TICKING NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. I TOOK MY CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP THE NEXT MORNING TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT. I WAS TOLD I WOULD NEED A NEW ENGINE BECAUSE OIL SLUDGE BUILT UP IN MY ENGINE. THEY WANTED $6300. I HAD 20K MILES ON MY CAR. THE WARRANTY WOULDN'T COVER IT BECAUSE I HAD MY OIL CHANGES DONE BY FAMILY AND I DIDN'T HAVE THE RECEIPTS FOR MY OIL FILTERS AND THE OIL WE BOUGHT. I HAVE CHECKED DIFFERENT SOURCES ONLINE AND THIS SEEMS TO BE A PROBLEM WITH 2008 NISSAN SENTRA'S, BUT THE WARRANTY DEPARTMENT DENIES IT. I ASKED THEM IF THEY WOULD AT LEAST TAKE SOME FAULT SINCE I COULDN'T FIND RECEIPTS (EVEN IF THE OIL WAS NEVER CHANGED, AN ENGINE IN A BRAND NEW CAR SHOULD NOT BE SLUDGED AFTER 20K MILES OF IT), BUT THEY WOULD NOT DO ANYTHING. THEY WOULDN'T DISCOUNT THE COST TO ME AT ALL. I HAD TO PAY THE FULL PRICE OUT OF POCKET. I BOUGHT THE ENGINE AND HAD IT DONE ELSEWHERE, BECAUSE OBVIOUSLY NISSAN IS NOT VERY TRUSTWORTHY. AS I CALLED AROUND TO GET QUOTES ON THE COST TO HAVE AN ENGINE INSTALLED JUST ABOUT EVERY MECHANIC I SPOKE WITH SAID THAT'S CRAZY TO NEED A NEW ENGINE AFTER 20K EVEN IF THE OIL WAS NEVER CHANGED. *TR
Steering, Apr 13, 2010
2008 SENTRA, 23,000 MILES WITH NEW TIRES AND YOU ARE ALWAYS FIGHTING THE STEERING. AROUND TOWN IT IS EXTREMELY AGGRAVATING TO CONTINUALLY FEEL BACK PRESSURE AND BOUNCING IN RESPONSE TO YOUR EVERY MOVE. GENERALLY IT WANTS TO FIGHT TOWARDS CENTER BUT IS CONFUSED BY MINOR WHEEL MOVEMENT. AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS IT IS SCARY, UNSTABLE AND UNSAFE. SLIGHT WHEEL MOVEMENT DURING STRAIGHT LINE FREEWAY DRIVING IS ALWAYS MET WITH OVER COMPENSATION BACK TOWARDS CENTER. YOU CAN FEEL THE REAR END WHIP WHEN THIS OCCURS. THE DEALER SAYS THEY HAVE HAD NO COMPLAINTS. HOPEFULLY THERE WILL BE SOME ADJUSTMENT OR RESOLUTION SOON. *TR
Seats, Mar 15, 2010
FRONT SEAT COVER RETAINING CLIPS COME FREE FROM SEAT FRAME, AND CAUSE CUTS TO OCCUPANTS LEGS. *TR
Vehicle speed control, Mar 15, 2010, crash
I WAS STOPPED AT A REDLIGHT BEHIND ABOUT 3 OTHER CARDS. WHEN THE LIGHT CHANGED TO GREEN I BEGAN TO REMOVE MY FOOT FROM THE BRAKE WHEN THE CAR SUDDENLY JOLTED FORWARD AT A HIGH SPEED. I HAD THE BRAKE PEDAL TO THE FLOOR BUT THE CAR DID NOT STOP. I MANEUVERED MYSELF ALL OVER THE ROAD TO AVOID PEDESTRIANS AND ONCOMING TRAFFIC AT THE INTERSECTION. I WAS ABLE TO AVOID ONE HEAD-ON COLLISION THAT ONLY DAMAGED THE MIRRORS AS WE PASSED BY EACH OTHER. I WENT ONTO THE SIDEWALK TAKING OUT SEVERAL FEET OF CYCLONE FENCE. THE FENCE POST NEARLY PUNCTURED THE FRONT WINDSHIELD (LUCKY) AND DAMAGED THE HOOD AND OTHER PARTS OF THE VEHICLE AS IT BOUNCED OFF. THE CAR CAME TO A STOP AS QUICKLY AS IT BEGAN. THE NISSAN "ENGINEER" COULD FIND NO CAUSE THE UNINTENDED ACCELERATION. I TRAVEL THIS ROAD EVERYDAY.THIS NEVER HAPPENED BEFORE. I WAS NOT CHARGED BY THE POLICE WHO SAID," I CAN'T BELIEVE YOU PULLED THIS OFF". I SENT A COMPLAINT TO NISSAN AND TO CONSUMER PRODUCTS SAFETY BUT I DID NOT HEAR ABOUT FHSA UNTIL TOYOTA BEGAN HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. IF THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE CAR, NISSAN DENIED IT. BASED ON AN INTERVIEW WITH AN ELECTRONICS ENGINEER THAT I HEARD ON NPR, ISN'T IS POSSIBLE THESE ACCELERATIONS ARE EXTRANEOUS? THIS PERSON CLAIMS CELLS PHONES AND OTHER ELECTRONIC DEVICES CAN CAUSE THIS. I WAS LESS THAN 1 MILE FROM A VERIZON CELLPHONE TOWER. WHO KNOWS? MAYBE HE IS RIGHT AND THE LOCATION OF THE INITIAL UNINTENDED ACCELERATION MAY BE WORK INVESTIGATING. *TR
Steering, Mar 13, 2010
THE STEERING OF THIS CAR NEEDS CONSTANT CORRECTION. IT'S LIKE IT CANNOT DRIVE A STRAIGHT 1 MILE LINE. IF THE CAR DRIFTS TO THE LEFT, I TURN BRIEFLY AND SLIGHTLY RIGHT BUT THE CAR WILL THEN GO RIGHT. I THEN TURN SLIGHTLY LEFT BUT THE CAR WILL CONTINUE TO GO LEFT UNTIL I CORRECT IT AGAIN. IT'S LIKE IT CANNOT KEEP A STRAIGHT LINE. IT IS DANGEROUSLY SENSITIVE TO THE SHAPE OF THE ROAD. I NEED TO MAKE CORRECTIONS EVERY FEW SECONDS. THE SEVERITY OF THE PROBLEM DEPENDS ON THE ROAD, MOSTLY OBSERVABLE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. I BELIEVE THAT 5-7 SECONDS OF NO CORRECTION WOULD BE ENOUGH TO CROSS INTO ANOTHER LANE CAUSING A CRASH. *TR
Engine and engine cooling, Mar 1, 2010
WHILE DRIVING TO FLORIDA FROM DC FOR VACATION, THE ENGINE STARTED MAKING A RATTLING NOISE. SINCE WE WERE ON A TRIP, I FIGURED I WOULD TOP OFF THE ENGINE OIL JUST IN CASE. THE ENGINE WAS BONE DRY. THE NOISE SEEMED TO GO AWAY AFTER ADDING OIL AT FIRST, BUT THEN THE NOISE BECAME LOUDER, AND THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. WE TOOK THE CAR TO THE NEAREST DEALER WE COULD FIND. WHEN THEY LIFTED THE HOOD AT THE DEALER, THE OIL HAD EXPLODED AND WAS EVERYWHERE. WE WERE TOLD THERE WAS CATASTROPHIC ENGINE FAILURE IN MY 2008 SENTRA, BUT THEY COULD NOT DETERMINE THE EXACT CAUSE. SINCE I DID NOT HAVE MY MAINTENANCE RECORDS WITH ME (I WAS ON VACATION), THEY REFUSED TO EVEN CONTACT NISSAN WARRANTY WITHOUT PROOF OF ALL OIL CHANGES. THEY CLAIMED THE ENGINE FAILED DUE TO LACK OF OIL CHANGES. I COULD NOT AFFORD A FACTORY ENGINE, SO THE PURCHASE OF A USED 2008 SENTRA ENGINE VOIDED MY EXTENDED WARRANTY. AT THE TIME OF FAILURE, THE CAR HAD A LITTLE OVER 35K MILES. FURTHER RESEARCH ONLINE INDICATES A POSSIBLE OIL CONSUMPTION ISSUE, WHICH THE DEALERSHIP DENIES. *TR
Suspension, Feb 3, 2010
I PURCHASED A NEW 2008 NISSAN SENTRA. THE FIRST WINTER DRIVING THE CAR I NOTICED IT DROVE POORLY ON WET OR SNOW COVERED ROADS - IT FELT LIKE IT WAS SLIDING OR WANDERING. I WAS GOING TO PURCHASE SNOW TIRES BUT DID NOT. AFTER ABOUT ONE YEAR I NOTICED THE REAR TIRES WERE GREATLY WORN. I PAID TO HAVE AN ALIGNMENT DONE AND ALSO PURCHASED NEW TIRES. I WAS TOLD BY THE TIRE STORE THAT THE REAR COULD NOT BE ALIGNED DUE TO A MANUFACTURING DEFECT. I THEN DISCOVERED THAT THE ALIGNMENT ISSUE WAS WELL KNOWN TO NISSAN BY THIS TIME. THE CAR DEALER SHOULD HAVE CHECKED THE ALIGNMENT, AND IF FOUND DEFECTIVE SHOULD HAVE FIXED IT PRIOR TO TRANSFER OF THE CAR TO ME. I FEEL MY SAFETY WAS AT RISK DUE TO THE ALIGNMENT PROBLEM. I FEEL THIS SHOULD HAVE BEEN A RECALL AND THE PROBLEM CORRECTED BY THE DEALER. I SHOULDN'T HAVE HAD TO DISCOVER THIS PROBLEM MYSELF, SINCE IT WAS A KNOWN PROBLEM BY NISSAN AND ITS DEALERS. *TR
Power train, Jan 22, 2010
AT 26K MILES A VERY LOUD, GRUMBLING, DRONING NOISE STARTED COMING FROM THE VEHICLE'S TRANSMISSION. APPARENT AT 25MPH. THE CVT TRANSAXLE ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED BY THE DEALER BUT THE NOISE IS STILL PRESENT . IT IS WORSE THAN BEFORE. THE NOISE INSIDE THE PASSENGER CABIN IS UNBEARABLE,DEAFENING SPECIALLY AT HIGHER SPEEDS. IT FEELS LIKE THE VEHICLE IS STUCK IN LOW GEAR. IT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO HEAR OTHER CARS OUTSIDE AS I HAVE TO INCREASE THE VOLUME OF MY RADIO AND OPEN WINDOWS TO TRY TO MASK THE NOISE. SIMILAR COMPLAINTS HAVE BEEN FILED WITH OTHER NISSAN MODELS USING THE SAME TYPE OF TRANSAXLE. *TR
Service brakes, Hydraulic, Jan 14, 2010
2008 NISSAN SENTRA, SO FAR HAD TO REPAIR AND REPLACE BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER 3 TIMES ALREADY SINCE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. *TR
Engine and engine cooling, Dec 3, 2009
AT 50,000 MILES, I HAD A CATASTROPHIC ENGINE FAILURE WITH MY 2008 NISSAN SENTRA 2.0. WHEN I PULLED INTO THE GAS STATION, MY CAR HAD NO COOLANT AND NO OIL AT ALL. THE OIL PRESSURE LIGHT DID NOT ILLUMINATE AND THE COOLANT GAUGE APPEARED NORMAL. THE DEALERSHIP CANNOT TELL ME WHY THE WARNING LIGHTS DID NOT ILLUMINATE WHEN FLUIDS BECAME LOW. I SERVICE MY CAR REGULARLY. MY CAR GAVE NO INDICATION OF ANY PROBLEMS. DEALERSHIP STATES THAT THERE IS NO EVIDENCE OF LEAKAGE. NISSAN IS STATING THAT IT IS DUE TO LACK OF SERVICE - MY POINT IS THE WARNING LIGHTS DID NOT ILLUMINATE AT ALL WHICH RESULTED IN ENGINE FAILURE. IF I HAD BEEN ON THE HIGHWAY THIS COULD HAVE RESULTED IN SIGNIFICANT INJURY, FIRE, ETC. *TR
Suspension, Nov 2, 2009
2008 NISSAN SENTRA REAREND TOE OUT AND CAN NOT BE ADJUSTED BY DEALERSHIP. THIS CAUSES THE REAREND TO BE UNSTABLE ON WET OR SLICK ROADS ALSO WEARS OUT TIRES IN LESS THAN 12,000 MILES. *TR
Power train, Oct 6, 2009
WHEN STEPPING ON THE ACCELERATOR THE CAR WILL NOT MOVE, THE ENGINE REVS UP BUT THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION DOES NOT MOVE THE CAR. IF YOU KEEP YOUR FOOT ON THE ACCELERATOR IN A COUPLE OF SECONDS, THE CAR WILL SLAM INTO GEAR AND MOVE WITH A LOAD BANG. THIS IS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM, HAS OCCURRED APPROX. 6 TIMES IN 30K MILES. THIS CAN OCCUR FROM FIRST STARTING OUT OR WHILE DRIVING IF YOU LET YOUR FOOT OFF THE ACCELERATOR AND THEN GO TO ACCELERATE IT DOESN'T ACCELERATE, IT IS LIKE IT IS IN NEUTRAL. *TR
Service brakes, Hydraulic, Sep 25, 2009, crash
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 NISSAN SENTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VERY SLOW SPEEDS, SHE ATTEMPTED TO ENGAGE THE BRAKES AND THEY VEHICLE FAILED TO RESPOND. SINCE SHE WAS DRIVING IN THE DIRECTION OF A BUILDING, SHE WAS ONLY ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE BY CRASHING INTO A HANDICAP SIGN AND SHUT THE ENGINE OFF. THERE WERE NO INJURIES OR DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE. SHE ATTEMPTED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE AND IT WOULD NOT MOVE FORWARD. THE "BRAKE" WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 5,200 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 5,100.
Vehicle speed control, Sep 23, 2009
A LEASED 2008 NISSAN SENTRA HAS GOTTEN STUCK IN ACCELERATION GEAR WHILE I AM ATTEMPTING TO SLOW TO A STOP. I HAVE TO PRESS HARD ON THE BRAKES AND SHIFT THE CAR INTO NEUTRAL TO STOP THE ENGINE FROM RACING. THIS HAS HAPPENED SINCE AROUND 18,000 MILES AND I NOW HAVE 23,000 MILES ON THE CAR. BRAKES ALSO EMIT A LOW WHISTLING NOISE WHILE SLOWING DOWN TO STOP OR TURN. HAVE COMPLAINED TO DEALER ON MAINTENANCE VISITS BUT TOLD THEY CAN FIND NOTHING WRONG WITH BRAKES; "COULD BE DUST ON PADS OR MOISTURE." *TR
Air bags, Seat belts, Sep 11, 2009, crash
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 NISSAN SENTRA. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH IN FOGGY WEATHER CONDITIONS, HE CRASHED INTO AN EMBANKMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE SEAT BELT ALSO CONSTRICTED HIS ABILITY TO MOVE AND EVENTUALLY HE WAS ABLE TO OPEN THE SEAT BELT. THE CONTACT SUFFERED INTERNAL BRUISING. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURES WERE UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 16,000. UPDATED 10/26/09. *LJ APPROXIMATELY 30 SECONDS AFTER THE IMPACT, THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED; SIMULTANEOUSLY THE SEAT BELT BEGAN TO TIGHTEN. THE SEAT BELT DID NOT STOP TIGHTENING UNTIL IT BROKE. IT BROKE FROM THE FLOOR EXPOSING A LONG CABLE AND OTHER WIRES. THE BUCKLE WAS STILL ATTACHED. THE SEAT BELT CAUSED DEEP INTERNAL BRUISING. UPDATED 10/26/09. *JB
Tires, Jun 22, 2009
I HAD TO REPLACE BRIDGESTONE TURANZA EL 400 TIRES WITH ONLY 22K MILES ON THEM. WE KEPT THE TIRES ROTATED AND BALANCED, BUT STILL HAD PROBLEMS WITH AIR LOSS. WE HAVE A 2008 NISSAN SENTRA THAT WAS PURCHASED NEW IN 12/2007. WE STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THOSE TIRES WITHIN A FEW MONTHS. THE TIRES PROBABLY HAD ABOUT 3000 MILES ON THEM AT THE TIME IT STARTED. AT FIRST WE THOUGHT IT WAS JUST A FAULTY SENSOR, BUT FOUND OUT OTHERWISE. THE CAR RODE VERY ROUGH AND THE TIRES WERE ALWAYS LOUD. THE DEALER BLAMED IT ON A NAIL, DID A CHEAP PATCH JOB AND THEN LATER DENIED THEY PATCHED IT AND REFUSED TO REPLACE THE TIRE. THE SENSORS ARE WORTHLESS TOO. THE LOW TIRE LIGHT WOULD COME ON AND THE CAR WOULD START BOUNCING AROUND AND WE REALIZED IT WAS TIME AGAIN. FINALLY AFTER 1 1/2 YEARS OF PROBLEMS AND TAKING IT TO THE DEALER WE FINALLY HAD ENOUGH AND REPLACED THE TIRES AT A TIRE STORE. ANYONE WITH THESE TIRES SHOULD DO A GOOGLE SEARCH OF "BRIDGESTONE TURANZA PROBLEMS" AND "BRIDGESTONE TURANZA EL400 COMPLAINTS". I HAVE SEEN COMPLAINTS FROM TOYOTA, BMW, MERCEDES, HONDA AND NISSAN OWNERS ABOUT THESE TIRES. THERE IS A PROBLEM. THERE ARE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET ABOUT THESE TIRES. OUR PROBLEM STARTED WITHIN 3 MONTHS OF BUYING THE CAR. *TR
Seats, May 14, 2009
NISSAN SENTRA 2008 FRONT SEATS POPPING NOISE AND MOVEMENT. HAVE TAKEN TO DEALER 4 TIMES AND ALL THEY SAID THE BOLD ARE LOOSE, BUT ONCE LEAVING THE DEALER THE POPPING AND MOVEMENT CONTINUES. *TR
Air bags, Apr 24, 2009, crash
MY DAUGHTER WAS IN A BAD WRECK HIT AN EMBANKMENT HEAD ON AND ROLLED THE CAR THEN FLIP UP SIDE DOWN THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. I HAVE REPORTED IT TO NISSAN. NOW THE HAVE A RECALL ON THE AIRBAGS AS OF APRIL 6 BUT NO NOTICES HAVE BEEN SENT OUT TO ANYONE YET. *TR
Seat belts, Apr 22, 2009
SEAT BELTS SNAP BACK QUICKLY AND HAVE HIT MY CHILDREN SEVERAL TIMES IN THE FACE WITH THE BUCKLE, THIS TIME CAUSING INJURY TO MY SEVEN YEAR OLD. WE WERE PARKED SEAT BELT WAS WORN PROPERLY AND BEING TAKEN OFF WHEN THE SEAT BELT SNAPPED BACK QUICKLY CAUSING SWELLING AND A CUT UNDER EYE. *TR
Service brakes, Hydraulic, Apr 2, 2009
GAS PEDAL TOO CLOSE TO BRAKE, TOE HITS ACCELERATOR WHEN APPLYING BRAKE. HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE I REALIZED WHY CAR WAS LURCHING WHEN I HIT THE BRAKE. *TR
Fuel system, Gasoline, Mar 31, 2009
CONSUMER STATES THAT THEIR 2008 NISSAN SENTRA IS NOT GETTING THE GAS MILEAGE AS STATED IN THE ADVERTISEMENTS. *NJ THE CONSUMER STATED FROM THE TIME HE DROVE THE VEHICLE OFF THE LOT, HE HAS NEVER RECEIVED MORE THAN 16-18 MILES PER GALLON AND HE IS PRESENTLY GETTING 15 MPG. HE WAS UNDER THE IMPRESSION THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD GET 25 MPG IN CITY DRIVING AND 33 MPG HIGHWAY DRIVING ON AVERAGE. *JB
Suspension, Mar 15, 2009
REAR TIRES WORN COMPLETELY AT 15K MILES. DEALER REPLACED OUT OF POCKET. CONDITION CONTINUED, OTHER ORIGINAL 2 TIRES WORN OUT AT 23K MILES. DEALER FINALLY GOT A SHIM KIT ORDERED FROM NISSAN, THEY DON'T SPECIFY THIS AS A PROBLEM. DEALER WAS "UNAWARE" OF REAR AXLES BEING OUT OF ALIGNMENT AND I HAD TO PAY $72 TO GET AN ALIGNMENT TO PROVE IT. NO ADJUSTMENTS WERE POSSIBLE TO THE REAR END TO BRING IT BACK IN-LINE. THE DEALER HAD TO PAY FOR THE SECOND ALIGNMENT AFTER THE REPAIR. NISSAN ONLY PAID FOR THE DEALERS TIME AND SHIM KIT. NISSAN SHOULD REIMBURSE ME FOR THE NEW TIRES, $232, AND BOTH ALIGNMENTS, AS WELL AS THE ORIGINAL TIRES THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD AS THE REAR OF THE CAR WANDERS WHEN ON ICE OR OTHER SLIPPERY SURFACES.*TR
Visibility, Mar 5, 2009
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 NISSAN SENTRA. THE DRIVER STATED THAT THE BOTTOM OF THE WINDSHIELD WAS DISTORTED. THE DEALER REPLACED THE WINDSHIELD WITH A SLIGHTLY LESS DISTORTED WINDSHIELD. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE DISTORTION WAS A NORMAL CHARACTERISTIC OF THAT PARTICULAR STYLE WINDSHIELD. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE LESS THAN 5,150.
Service brakes, Hydraulic, Feb 27, 2009
I WAS NOT NOTIFIED BY MAIL OF A RECALL ON OF MY BRAKES MASTER CYLINDER. I WAS TOLD THAT NISSAN DOESN'T SEND RECALL NOTICES BY US MAIL ANYMORE....ONLY BY EMAIL. WHAT IF I HADN'T TAKEN IT IN FOR AN UNRELATED ISSUE? MY BRAKES COULD HAVE FAILED AT THE WORST POSSIBLE TIME. *TR
Tires, Jan 28, 2009
I BOUGHT MY 2008 NISSAN SENTRA BRAND NEW IN SEPT 08. IN NOV 08 THE LOW TIRE PRESSURE INDICATOR CAME ON AND WOULD NOT GO OFF. I HAD THE CAR SERVICED TO RESET THE INDICATOR. I WAS TOLD THAT THIS OCCURS ALL THE TIME AND THERE IS NO WAY TO FIX IT. MY INDICATOR HAS LIT UP AGAIN AND I FILED COMPLAINTS WITH THE DEALERSHIP AND WITH NISSAN CUSTOMER CARE. MY TIRES ALL HAD 33 LBS OF AIR IN THEM AT THE TIME. I WAS TOLD THE INDICATOR MAY HAVE BEEN ACTIVATED BECAUSE OF THE COLD WEATHER. THEY FURTHER TOLD ME THAT THE ONLY WAY TO STOP THIS INDICATOR FROM STAYING ON CONSTANTLY IS TO REMOVE THE AIR FROM MY TIRES AND REFILL THEM WITH NITROGEN WHICH WILL COST ME A FEE OF $50. I HAVE NOT EVEN OWNED MY CAR FOR 6 MONTHS. I SHOULD HAVE BEEN ADVISED ABOUT THIS ISSUE BEFORE IT WAS BOUGHT AND IT SHOULD BE FIXED AT NO COST TO ME. MY VEHICLE IS UNDER FULL WARRANTY. *TR