Nissan Sentra Complaints (2002)

318 consumer complaints on file.

#10147477January 11, 2006
STEERING:RACK AND PINION, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:RADIATOR ASSEMBLY, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
NISSAN SENTRA 2002 WITH LESS THEN 28000 ML HAS LEAKING ENGINE HEAD GASKET AND RADIATOR AND BROKEN STEERING RACK AND PINION AND STEERING POWER ASSIST. CAR WAS PURCHASED NEW AND NEVER HAD AN ACCIDENT. CAR IS DANGEROUS TO DRIVE - STEERING DOES NOT WORK. NISSAN SOLD ME A LEMON CAR AND REFUSES TO REPAIR IT. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10145778December 21, 2005
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY DURING REAR-END HIGH SPEED IMPACT ACCIDENT. IN ADDITION, THE REAR WINDSHIELD GLASS EXPLODED SPRAYING THE INTERIOR WITH SMALL PIECES OF GLASS. *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10144275November 29, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
2002 NISSAN SENTRA ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON WHICH WAS CAUSED BY THE OXYGEN SENSOR. THE OXYGEN SENSOR WAS REPLACED AND STILL EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE ALSO STALLED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. *TS THE CONSUMER REQUESTED A REPLACEMENT OF THE ECM OR FOR A RECALL TO BE ISSUED. THE COMPUTER SHOWED A CODE FOR THE THROTTLE SENSOR. *SC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10143667November 25, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE
DT: CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE STALLED. WHILE PUSHING THE VEHICLE OFF THE ROAD ANOTHER VEHICLE HIT THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE FROM BEHIND. THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN 03V477000 BUT THE CONTACT WASN'T NOTIFIED ABOUT THIS RECALL. THE CONTACT AND PASSENGER SUSTAINED INJURIES. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#10141430November 1, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
IN APRIL OF 2005 CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WENT ON. BROUGHT CAR TO MY MECHANIC AND CODES CAME UP FOR MY OXYGEN SENSORS. WHEN SENSORS WERE REPLACED THE CODES WOULD NOT GO AWAY AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WOULD NOT COME OFF. HE REPLACED THEM AGAIN AND NO CHANGE. IN OCTOBER 2005 MY CAR STALLED UNEXPECTEDLY AND AFTER STARTING IT UP DROVE SO BAD I CANNOT DRIVE CAR ANYMORE. BROUGHT CAR TO DEALER AND WOULD NOT EXPLAIN WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS BUT DID TAKE CARE OF ALL RECALLS (I NEVER RECEIVED RECALL INFO-FOUND IT ONLINE MYSELF). MY CAR STILL WAS RUNNING TERRIBLE SO I BROUGHT IT TO MY MECHANIC. A CODE CAME UP FOR THROTTLE SENSOR NOT TO MENTION 5 OTHER CODES. HE REPLACED THROTTLE SENSOR AND NO DIFFERENCE IN HOW CAR RUNS. CAR NOW WILL STALL IN THE MIDDLE OF DRIVING. I WILL NOT DRIVE CAR FOR FEAR OF AN ACCIDENT! NICK, A REGIONAL SPECIALIST SAID NISSAN WILL NOT LOOK AT CAR FREE OF CHARGE EVEN THOUGH I HAVE SPENT OVER $1500 ON THESE PROBLEMS. MY OWN MECHANIC HAS DONE MORE FOR ME THAN A COMPANY WHO SAYS THEY ARE THEIR TOUGHEST CRITIC. I DECIDED TO LOOK UP INFO ONLINE AND FOUND 5 DIFFERENT COMPLAINTS VERY SIMILAR TO MINE WHERE THE ECM WAS INVOLVED ON THIS WEBSITE. THE COMPANY WHO MANUFACTURED ECM'S TO NISSAN STATES ON THEIR WEB PAGE THAT ECM'S INSTALLED IN CARS THEY PROVIDED ECM'S TO FROM 1989-2003 HAD A HIGHER RATE OF MALFUNCTION. THIS WEBSITE ALSO EXPLAINED WHAT CAN HAPPEN WHEN YOUR ECM FAILS- 1. WARNING LIGHT REMAINS ON; 2. NONSENSE FAULT CODES SHOW UP WHEN READER IS CONNECTED; 3. VEHICLE BREAKDOWN W/O WARNING; 4. ERRATIC IDLE, STALL AT TRAFFIC/POOR RUNNING & STARTING PROBLEMS. THESE ARE JUST A FEW BUT HOW INTERESTING THESE ALL ARE HAPPENING TO MY CAR. I BELIEVE 2002 NISSAN SENTRA'S PROBABLY HAVE AN EVEN HIGHER RATE OF FAILURE BECAUSE OF THE RECALL TO THE ECM CASE HOLDER. I BELIEVE THIS MAY CAUSE PROBLEMS TO THE ECM. NISSAN SHOULD CARE ENOUGH ABOUT THEIR CUSTOMER AND A HUMAN LIFE TO REPLACE ECM'S. BEFORE A SERIOUS INJURY OCCURS OR WORSE, IF THAT HASN'T HAPPENED YET. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10140189October 19, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
DT: 2002 NISSAN SENTRA. THE CONTACT STATED VEHICLE STOPPED WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH. THE CONTACT THEN COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP; THEY STATE THE ECM MODULE FAILED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. IT IS STILL AT THE DEALERSHIP. THE CONTACT WAS TRYING TO GET NISSAN TO FIX THE VEHICLE UNDER RECALL CAMPAIGN 03V477000. IF THE ECM FAILED THE IGNITION MODULE WILL NOT BE REPLACED. THE PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE OCCURRED ON SEPTEMBER 12, 2005. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10139103October 8, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE
I DRIVE 2002 NISSAN SENTRA. I HAVE BEEN DRIVING NISSAN SENTRA WITHOUT KNOWING RECALL ON SENTRA EQUIPPED WITH QR25DE ENGINES. A COUPLE WEEKS AGO, MY CAR SUDDENLY STOPPED ON THE FREEWAY. SINCE THEN, THE ENGINE FREQUENTLY STOPPED WITHOUT ANY WARNING. I TOOK MY CAR TO LOCAL AUTO REPAIR SHOP AND WAS INFORMED OF RECALL OF NISSAN SENTRA. I TOWED MY CAR TO NISSAN DEALER, AND ECM CASE HOLDER AND CRANK SENSOR WERE REPLACED ACCORDING TO RECALL INSTRUCTIONS BY NISSAN. UNFORTUNATELY, THE REPLACEMENT OF THESE PARTS DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM BECAUSE ECM WAS ALREADY DAMAGED. RECALL 03V477000: ECM BOX LINING REMOVAL DEFECT: ON CERTAIN MY 2000-2002 PASSENGER VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH THE QG18DE AND MY 2002-2003 PASSENGER VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH QR25DE, THE FOAM MATERIAL USED FOR THE INTERIOR LINING OF THE ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE (ECM) BOX EMITS SULFUR AS IT CURES. IF ONE OF THE RESISTORS INSIDE THE ECM HAS A CRACK ON THE SURFACE COATING, THE GAS MAY CAUSE CORROSION OF THE RESISTOR. THIS COULD CAUSE THE MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LIGHT TO COME ON, POOR DRIVABILITY (IDLE INSTABILITY, POOR ACCELERATOR), OR THE ENGINE TO STOP RUNNING VEHICLE OPERATION, WHICH COULD RESULT IN A CRASH. I ALREADY FILED THE COMPLAINT ABOUT ECM DAMAGE RELATED TO THE RECALL TO NORTH AMERICA NISSAN HQ WITH FILE# 5082579. NISSAN NORTH AMERICA HQ TOLD ME TO PROVIDE A SOLID PROOF THAT THE MALFUNCTION OF ECM IS DIRECTLY RELATED TO RECALL CASE #03V477000. HOWEVER, MY CAR PROBLEM EXACTLY FALLS INTO THE RECALL DESCRIPTION OF WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IF ECM FOAM WAS NOT REPLACED. THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED CASE, RATHER IT CAN HAPPEN TO ANYONE WHO DRIVES 2002-2003 NISSAN SENTRA WITHOUT KNOWING THE RECALL. BUT IT APPEARS THAT NISSAN NORTH AMERICA HQ DOES NOT TAKE THIS ISSUE SERIOUSLY OR PRETEND NOT TO. NISSAN MUST BE HONEST WITH THIS PROBLEM AND TAKE ANY ACTION TO PREVENT ITS CUSTOMERS FROM ANY CRASH BY REPLACING ECM AS WELL AS OTHER PARTS. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10128063October 4, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY
2002 NISSAN SENTRA EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WITH SHUTTING DOWN AS WELL AS FAULTY BRAKES.***NO ANSWER REQUIRED***. *MR THE SERVICE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO FIND THE PROBLEM. REFER TO RECALL CAMPAIGN# 03V455000. THE BRAKES WERE FAULTY, THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE BATTERY DUE TO LEAKING AND WOULDN'T CHARGE, THE FAN BELT HAD CRYSTALLIZED, NOISE HAD COME FROM THE ENGINE DUE TO THE RADIATOR, THERE WAS A MALFUNCTION OF THE COMPUTER WHICH CAUSED THE ENGINE TO FLOOD WITH GAS. *SC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10138370October 3, 2005
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
DT: CALLER SAID THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH PASSENGER'S SIDE REAR TIRE WENT FLAT. WHEN HE PULLED OFF THE ROAD AND LOOKED AT THE TIRE IT WAS IN THREADS AND COMPLETELY PULLED AWAY FROM THE RIM. HE HAD THE TIRE FOR ABOUT A YEAR. DEALER GAVE HIM A NEW TIRE. MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED YET. BRIDGESTONE TIRE, P185/65R14. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10134517September 20, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
2002 NISSAN SENTRA COMPUTER (ECM) WENT BAD AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.*MR THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE ON THE ECM IN 2004 BUT WAS UNABLE TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO DEALER TO HAVE IT CORRECT DUE TO WORK OBLIGATIONS. THE RECALL STATED THAT THE ENGINE MAY STOP RUNNING DUE TO CONTAMINATION OF THE ECM BY THE INNER LINING MATERIAL. WHILE DRIVING IN MAY 2005 THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE STALLED AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASH. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE LOCAL REPAIR SHOP WHO DETERMINED THAT THE ECM HAD FAILED. THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER ABOUT REPLACING THE PART FREE OF CHARGE. THE DEALER EXPLAINED THAT THE RECALL WAS ONLY FOR THE LINING NOT THE MODULE AND REFUSED TO REPLACE THE MODULE FOR FREE. THE CONSUMER HAD THE ECM REPLACED AT HIS OWN EXPENSE. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10136760September 16, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE
I HAVE A 2002 NISSAN SENTRA. THIS VEHICLE WILL STOP RUNNING IN NORMAL FREEWAY DRIVING CONDITIONS. WITHOUT WARNING MY CAR STALLED IN HEAVY COMMUTE TRAFFIC. MY CAR IS ONLY THREE YEARS OLD, AND I HAD A HARD TIME STARTING IT. ONCE IT STARTED, IT STALLED AGAIN ONLY A FEW MILES DOWN THE ROAD. I HAVE SINCE FOUND OUT THAT THERE IS A RECALL ON THE FOAM SURROUNDING THE ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE. THE RECALL STATES THAT THE FOAM CAN CONTAMINATE THE ECM. I TOOK MY CAR IN TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY REPLACED THE FOAM, BUT DID NOT REPLACE THE ECM. THE CONTAMINATED ECM IS WHAT IS MAKING THE CAR STALL. THE DEALER ONLY DID THE RECALL WORK, AND DID NOT FIX THE DAMAGE THAT WAS DONE TO THE ECM. I WOULD LIKE TO WARN ALL SENTRA OWNERS THAT THEY ARE DRIVING A DANGEROUS CAR. THIS CAR COULD POTENTIALLY STALL ON THE FREEWAY OR FIND THEMSELVES UNABLE TO START THE CAR MANY MILES FROM HOME. I DID NOT RECEIVE THE RECALL NOTICE AND I DROVE THE CAR NOT KNOWING THIS FOAM IS DAMAGING MY ECM. I WAS UNDER THE IMPRESSION THAT A NISSAN WAS A VERY RELIABLE CAR. I ALSO THOUGHT THAT THE NISSAN PEOPLE TOOK CARE OF THE CUSTOMER. THAT IS NOT THE CASE HERE. I WAS MADE TO PAY FOR A NEW ECM. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10136002September 9, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR, WHEELS, WHEELS:RIM
I HIT A CURB AND MY WHEEL BROKE OFF LEAVING JUST THE CENTER BOLTED TO THE CAR. THE TIRE WAS NOT DAMAGED. AT THAT POINT THE VEHICLE WAS PRETTY MUCH UNCONTROLLABLE AND THE TIRE AND REMAINDER OF THE WHEEL CONTINUED INTO TRAFFIC. THE TIRE SHOP INDICATED THEY HAD NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE THIS. THE CAR APPEARS TO HAVE SUSTAINED ONLY POSSIBLY SOME ALIGNMENT ISSUES. THIS AND THE LACK OF DAMAGE TO THE TIRE SEEMS TO INDICATE THAT THE IMPACT WAS NOT THAT SEVERE, YET THERE WAS THE COMPLETE FAILURE OF THE WHEEL. I HAVE A PHOTO OF THE NOW TWO PIECES OF THE WHEEL. THE CAR IS NOT JUST AN SER MODEL SENTRA BUT A SER SPEC V WHICH INCLUDES 17" WHEELS INSTEAD OF THE 16S ON THE SER. I HAVE NOT SUBMITTED ANYTHING TO NISSAN AS I PREVIOUSLY HAD NOTIFIED THEM OF SOME FREQUENTLY-WARPING BRAKE ROTORS AND THEY DISCOUNTED MY CLAIMS INDICATING I WAS DRIVING TO AGGRESSIVELY. HOWEVER, THE BRAKE SYSTEM WAS MODIFIED IN SUBSEQUENT MODELS SINCE THE 2002 INTRODUCTION OF MY CAR. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10134370August 26, 2005
TIRES
I AM WRITING TO YOUR DEPARTMENT WITH RESPECT TO THE FIRESTONE TIRE RECALL. FROM WHAT I GATHER THE RECALL HAS BEEN EXPANDED TO INCLUDE OTHER MODELS OF FIRESTONE TIRES NOT ORIGINALLY INCLUDED IN THE INITIAL RECALL. THEREFORE, I WANTED TO PROVIDE YOU WITH THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION ON MY SITUATION TO DETERMINE IF I WOULD QUALIFY FOR RECALL RELIEF. VIN # [XXX], 2002 NISSAN SENTRA SER, FIRESTONE FIREHAWK GTA02 TIRES, P195/55R16 86H AND LABELED MADE IN MEXICO. THERE WAS NO PLANT NUMBER LISTED ON THE INSIDE WALL OF THE TIRE. PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF I HAVE ANY CLAIMS UNDER THESE CIRCUMSTANCES, THANKS! *JB UPDATED 07/19/2012 *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10134246August 25, 2005
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
DT: 2002 NISSAN SENTRA. WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY THE CAR SHUT OFF, TOOK THE CAR TO A MECHANIC. WENT ON THE NISSAN WEBSITE AND FOUND TWO RECALLS, THEY WERE ENGINE CONTROL MODULE CASE HOLDER AND HEAD LAMP ADJUSTER. THEN, TOOK CAR INTO DEALERSHIP, THEY RAN VIN # AND THEY FOUND THREE RECALLS, ONE WAS ON THE FOAM ON THE ENGINE CONTROL MODULE AND THE OTHER TWO WERE UNKNOWN. ONE OF THE RECALLS WOULD CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO SHUT DOWN OR CUT OFF. TOOK THE CAR INTO THE DEALERSHIP ON FRIDAY AUGUST 19, 2005. THEY DID NOT REPAIR DUE TO WARRANTY ISSUES. SPOKE TO CONSUMER AFFAIRS OFFICE OF NISSAN AND THEY SAID THIS CAR WOULD NOT BE FIXED BY NISSAN WITHOUT COST. THE CAR HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED AND IT IS STILL AT THE DEALERSHIP.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10133560August 19, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I DRIVE A 2002 NISSAN SENTRA. I REGULARLY MAINTENANCE THIS VEHICLE. MY CAR COMPLETELY SHUT OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC WITH NO PRIOR WARNING LIKE A LIGHT GOING ON IN THE DASHBOARD AND REFUSED TO RESTART! A POLICE OFFICER HAD TO PUT FLARES OUT IN THE INTERSECTION SO THAT NO ONE WOULD HIT US. MY HUSBAND AND I WERE FORTUNATE THAT NO OTHER VEHICLE IN THE INTERSECTION COLLIDED WITH OUR VEHICLE. THE ONLY WAY WE COULD GET THE CAR TO THE SHOP WAS BY A TOW TRUCK. IT TURNED OUT THAT THE CAR'S COMPUTER HAD GONE COMPLETELY DEAD. I AM GRATEFUL THAT WE WERE NOT INJURED, BUT I CONSIDER THAT A CAR SYSTEM THAT FAILS TO WARN THE DRIVER IN ADVANCE THAT THERE IS A MALFUNCTION IN THE COMPUTER THAT RUNS THE CAR IS HIGHLY DANGEROUS! I WOULD NOT WANT ANY DRIVER TO HAVE THIS FRIGHTENING EXPERIENCE!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10133165August 17, 2005
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
DT:AFTER STARTING THE CAR ON MAY 15 2005 IT WAS PUT IN REVERSE AND THE ACCELERATOR WENT UP, RAISING THE RPMS TO 4000. THIS LASTED 3-5 SECONDS. THE CONSUMER PUT THE CAR INTO NEUTRAL AND TURNED THE IGNITION OFF. THEN, TURNED THE CAR OFF AND T BACK ON. HE THOUGHT THAT IT WAS A ONE TIME EVENT, AND MAYBE SOMETHING THAT MADE THE RPMS TO RISE. . THEN IN JULY 2005 THE CONSUMER WAS SITTING IN THE CAR, AND THEN THE RPMS INCREASED TO 6000 WHILE IT WAS IN PARK. THE CONSUMER SHUT OFF THE VEHICLE AND TURNED IT BACK ON, AND EVERYTHING WAS FINE AGAIN. THE THIRD TIME, FIVE DAYS LATER, WHILE MERGING ONTO THE HIGHWAY, THE CONSUMER STOPPED TO LET THE OTHER CAR GO, AND CONSUMER'S VEHICLE TOOK OFF. THE CAR ROLLED FORWARD, THE RPMS ROSE TO ABOUT 6000, AND THE CAR SPED UP TO 3-4 MPH. THE CONSUMER PUSHED THE BRAKES IN AND THE CAR CONTINUED TO GO FORWARD. THEN T PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL, AND WAITED, AND ABOUT 3-5 SECONDS LATER THE VEHICLE STOPPED RACING. THE CAR WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP, WHO SAID THAT THE CAR WAS ROAD TESTED AND COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED. *AK UPDATED 11/16/05. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10131888August 8, 2005
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I GOT MY OIL CHANGED BY FIRESTONE ON 8/6/05 AND THEY TOLD ME AFTER MY VEHICLE WAS DONE THAT THE DIPSTICK WAS BROKEN UPON ARRIVAL OF THE VEHICLE. THEY TOLD ME IT WOULD COST 150 DOLLARS TO REPLACE THIS. I TOLD THEM THAT I GOT MY OIL CHANGED IN PHILADELPHIA PRIOR TO ME MOVING DOWN TO TEXAS AT A JIFFY LUBE. THEY ADVISED ME TO CALL THEM AND TALK TO THEM. WHEN I CALLED JIFFY LUBE THEY TOLD ME THAT THIS WAS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH NISSAN CARS AND THAT THEY OFTEN HAVE TO REPLACE THIS ON MANY VEHICLES. HE SUGGESTED THAT I CALL A JIFFY LUBE DOWN IN TEXAS TO SEE IF THEY CAN REPLACE THIS AT 4 DOLLARS COST AS THAT IS HOW MUCH THE PART IS. HE TOLD ME THAT HE WOULDN'T SPEND 150 DOLLARS TO DO THIS. I CALLED A JIFFY LUBE IN TEXAS AND THEY SAID THEY DON'T ORDER THOSE PARTS AND THAT I NEED TO CALL THE DEALER. I CALLED THE NISSAN DEALER AND TOLD ME THAT THIS ISN'T AN ISSUE WITH NISSAN CARS AND HE WOULD NEED TO LOOK AT IT BEFORE TELLING ME HOW MUCH IT WOULD COST TO GET IT FIXED. AFTER FURTHER RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET I SEE THAT I AM NOT ALONE AND THAT THERE ARE MANY PEOPLE WHO HAVE A SIMILAR ISSUE. I AM GOING TO GET SEVERAL OPINIONS ON HOW MUCH THIS WILL COST AND WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE BEFORE GIVING ANYONE MY MONEY. I THINK THAT NISSAN SHOULD REIMBURSE PEOPLE FOR THE AMOUNT IT COST TO FIX THIS IF THEY WON'T DO A RECALL. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10132349August 3, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
2002 NISSAN SENTRA SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE CAR STOPPED RUNNING.*MR THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM AS STATED IN THE RECALL NOTICE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10130684July 31, 2005
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE OIL LEVEL GAUGE (DIPSTICK) OF 2002 NISSAN SENTRA IS VERY EASY TO BREAK. MY DIPSTICK'S A RUBBER/PLASTIC HANDLE WAS BROKEN DURING OIL CHANGE, AND THE BLADE WAS STUCK IN THE TUBE AND VERY DIFFICULT TO GET IT OUT. A DEALERSHIP ASKED $100 TO JUST PULL THE BROKEN BLADE OUT. I BELIEVE THIS IS A DIRECT RESULT OF POOR DESIGN, AND I HAVE ALSO SEEN NUMEROUS SIMILAR FAILURES ON NISSAN SENTRA. THE MANUFACTURER NEEDS TO RECALL THIS PART IMMEDIATELY. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10130422July 28, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
DT: CONTACT STATED TRANSMISSION FELL APART AT 38,456 MILES, AND THE SECOND ONE FELL APART A T39,007 MILES. CONTACT TALKED TO THE DEALER, WHO REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION . BUT HE SAID THEY WOULD ONLY PUT REBUILT PARTS INTO IT. CONTACT WOULD LIKE A NEW TRANSMISSION. THE FIRST ONE WAS PUT IN ON 7-1-05. SHE ASSUMED THE FIRST TRANSMISSION WAS NOT PUT TOGETHER CORRECTLY, AND THE SECOND ONE WAS REPLACED WITH REBUILT PARTS ON 7-26-05. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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