2008 NISSAN SENTRA Complaints

TIRE PRESSURE GAUGE HAS BEEN SERVICED NUMEROUS TIMES SINCE PURCHASE. NISSAN CAN'T SEEM TO FIX IT. NISSAN WORKED ON WARNING LIGHT SERVICED JUNE 20, 2012, JUNE 28, 2012, JUNE 30, 2012, AND LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN EVENING OF JUNE 30, 2012, THE SAME DAY IT WAS WORKED ON. ONCE A WEEK I TAKE MY 90-YEAR-OLD NEIGHBOR OUT. JUNE 28, 2012, WE WERE OUT AND IT WAS 100 DEGREES OUTSIDE AND DUE TO THE SAFETY LIGHT I HAD TO GET TO SOMEWHERE TO SERVICE THE TIRE PRESSURE. SHE HAD TO GO WITH ME TO ATTEND TO THE TIRE PRESSURE PROBLEM (CONCERN FOR HEAT STROKE IN 100 DEGREE PLUS TEMPERATURE). RECENT PROBLEM HISTORY: WARNING LIGHT ON AND ADDRESSED IN MAY BY COSTCO (WHO KINDLY ASSISTED ME AND FILLED TIRES WITH NITROGEN AND TOLD ME IF IT HAPPENED AGAIN TO GO TO NISSAN), ONE WEEK LATER TOOK TO NISSAN, AGAIN IN MAY TO BACK TO NISSAN. AGAIN NISSAN JUNE 20, 20012; WAL-MART JUNE 28, 2012; NISSAN, JUNE 29, 2012, NISSAN JUNE 30, 2012, (4 TIMES IN JUNE), AND THE LIGHT IS STILL PERIODICALLY COMING ON. THIS ISSUE NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED FOR MY SAFETY, FOR MY NEIGHBOR'S SAFETY (HAVING TO GET SOMEWHERE TO GET THE WARNING LIGHT OFF, AND SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR IN 2008 THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING ISSUE. I AM REQUESTING ASSISTANCE FROM YOUR OFFICE ON THIS MATTER. I NEED TO DISCUSS THIS PROBLEM WITH SOMEONE FROM YOUR OFFICE. *TR

I HAVE HAD MANY TRIPS TO THE DEALER AFTER PURCHASING A 08 SENTRA FOR PROBLEMS WITH THE TIRE PRESSURE LIGHT AS WELL AS A POPPING IN THE WHEELS. I WENT TO THE DEALER AND THEY TURNED THE PRESSURE LIGHT OFF AND SAID IT WAS FINE. IT HAS HAPPENED MORE THEN 7 TIMES. THE TIRES WERE WORN OUT BY 30K MILES I COUDN'T BELIEVE I HAD TO REPLACE THEM ALREADY. I ASLO HAD THE POPPING NOISE IN THE TIRES I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER 4 TIMES AND THEY SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG. I MOVED TO A DIFFERENT STATE AND TOOK IT FOR AN OIL CHANGE AND THEY ASKED ME IF I HAD HEARD A NOISE IN THE TIRES. TO MY SURPRISE I EXPLAINED THAT I HAD HEARD IT FOR A LONG TIME BUT THE DEALER TOLD ME IT WAS NOTHING! THE OIL CHANGE PLACE TOLD ME THAT THE TOP STRUT MOUNTS WERE SEIZED CAUSING THE SPRINGS TO BIND. NOW I WOULD HAVE HAD TO PAY OVER $1100 TO REPLACE THEM. I LUCKILY HAVE EXT WARRANTY THAT COVERS IT FOR $50. I ALSO HAVE BEEN TOLD TO REPLACE BRAKES SOON AS WELL AS THE PRESSURE VALVES IN THE TIRES. IS THIS ALL RELATED TO THE DEALERS FAILURE TO DIAGNOSE THE ISSUE AND NOW THIS HAS CAUSED MULTIPLE ISSUES AT 30K MILES?? OR CAN THIS BE A MANUFACTURING ISSUE WITH FAULTY EQUIPMENT? PLEASE LOOK IN TO THIS THANKS

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE ENGINE LOST POWER AND VEHICLE SLOWED. WHEN AN ATTEMPT WAS MADE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE POWER LOSS HEAVY BLACK SMOKE AND FLAMES WERE OBSERVED FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. VEHICLE BECAME FULLY INVOLVED WITHIN 3 MINUTES. LOCAL FIRE DEPARTMENT RESPONDED TO EXTINGUSH FIRE. CAUSE UNDERTERMINED. FIRES POINT OF ORIGIN WAS IN THE AREA OF THE ECM/BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER. WELL MAINTAINED VEHICLE, NO FLUID LEAKS,MECHANICAL ISSUES OR WARNING LIGHTS PRIOR TO INCIDENT. *TR

THE EXHAUST MUFFLER FLANGE FAILED. IT WAS SEVERELY RUSTED, WHILE THE EXHAUST PIPE AND MUFFLER WERE IN GREAT SHAPE. THE FLANGE APPEARS TO BE MADE OF STEEL WHILE THE REST OF THE EXHAUST APPEARS TO BE STAINLESS STEEL AND NOT AFFECTED BY THE WINTER WEATHER IN WESTERN NY STATE. THE CAR WAS 5 MONTHS OUT OF WARRANTY. *TR

I HAVE RECENTLY HAD PROBLEMS WITH MY 2008 NISSAN SENTRA. WAS TOLD MY REAR TIRES ARE CUPPING AND THAT MY TIRE WARRANTY THAT I PAID EXTRA FOR IS VOID BECAUSE IT IS AN ISSUE WITH THE REAR SUSPENSION OF THE ACTUAL CAR THAT IS CAUSING THE CAR NOT TO RIDE PROPERLY. I ONLY PUT 19,000 MILES ON THESE NEW TIRES. WAS TOLD IF I REPLACE THE TIRES THIS WILL JUST HAPPEN AGAIN & AGAIN. NISSAN INSPECTED THE CAR AND SAID THE REAR MEMBER IS NOT DAMAGED OR BENT BUT THE CAR IS OUT OF ALIGNMENT. THEY ALSO SAID THAT THESE CAR WERE BUILT SO THAT THE REAR IS FIXED & CANNOT BE ALIGNED ONLY THE FRONT CAN BE ALIGNED. THEIR SUGGESTION IS TO ADD SHIMS TO THE REAR TO HELP THE CAR TO RIDE BETTER & BE MORE IN ALIGNMENT AND THAT SHOULD HELP THE PROBLEM IT IS CREATING WITH THE REAR TIRES CUPPING. WHEN I PURCHASED MY CAR THEY CONVINCED ME TO ALSO PURCHASED A RATHER EXPENSIVE EXTENDED WARRANTY THAT WAS SAID TO COVER ALMOST EVERYTHING. NOW I AM TOLD THE WARRANTY DOES NOT COVER THIS ( BECAUSE IT IS AN ADD ON PART, NOT A REPLACEMENT PART) AND THAT I AM EXPECTED TO PAY FOR THIS. FIRST OF ALL THIS SOUNDS LIKE A BANDAID FIX TO A PROBLEM NISSAN SHOULD BE ADDRESSING IF THIS PART OF THE VEHICLE IS FAULTY. I HAVE NOT HAD ANY DAMAGE OR ACCIDENT TO THE REAR OF MY CAR THAT WOULD CAUSE THIS. IT CLEARLY IS SOME SORT OF DEFECT. NOT SURE WHY THEY WOULD MAKE A CAR THAT CANNOT BE ALIGNED IN BACK. NOW THEY ARE TELLING ME THAT ALTHOUGH IT SHOWS NO OBVIOUS DAMAGE, MAYBE I HIT A POTHOLE THAT CAUSED IT TO GO OUT OF ALIGNMENT. THIS IS RIDICULOUS! I THINK THEY ARE GRASPING AT STRAWS TO MAKE EXCUSED FOR THEIR VEHICLES DEFECT. EVEN IF I DID HIT A POTHOLE...IF THE CAR WAS BUILT & MANUFACTURED PROPERLY, A POTHOLE SHOULD NOT THROW THE ENTIRE FIXED REAR ALIGNMENT OUT OF WACK ENOUGH TO RUIN NEW TIRES. IF THIS IS HOW THEY MAKE CARS THEN I DON'T PLAN ON BUYING MY NEXT CAR WITH NISSAN. SORRY NISSAN BUT YOU JUST LOST A GOOD CUSTOMER! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 NISSAN SENTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND UNOCCUPIED, THE FOUR AIR BAGS EQUIPPED ON THE FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE DEPLOYED WITHOUT ANY IMPACT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSIS. IN MAY OF 2009, THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER A MANUFACTURER VOLUNTARY RECALL. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED FOR THE MOST RECENT FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000.

TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING VALVE WERE FAULTY. WENT TO BUY TIRES AT COSTCO TIRE CENTER. TOLD VALVES WERE FAULTY LEADING TO TIRE LIGHT TO STAY ON , ON THE DASHBOARD. THEY WOULD NOT REPLACE TIRES UNLESS THE VALVES WERE REPLACED.NISSAN HAS RECALLON OTHER MODELS BUT WON'T ACKNOWLEDGE MY 2008 SENTRA I AM MAKING THIS COMPLAINT IN HOPES IF ENOUGH PEOPLE COMPLAIN THEY WOULD INCLUDE US IN A RECALL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 NISSAN SENTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND GASOLINE FUMES WERE EMITTED ON THE INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER WAS DEFECTIVE AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER DENIED ANY ASSISTANCE WITH REPAIRS TO THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 91,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 NISSAN SENTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL TANK WOULD NOT HOLD MORE THAN TWO GALLONS AT A TIME BEFORE CLICKING OFF AND REFUSING TO ACCEPT MORE FUEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS. THE FUEL TANK WAS REPLACED ON THE FIRST OCCASION AND THE FUEL LINES WERE CLEANED ON THE SECOND OCCASION. THE DEALER OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE ON THE THIRD OCCASION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND ALSO OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 1,000.

2008 NISSAN SENTRA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO PROBLEM WITH TANK NOT ACCEPTING FUEL. *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE FUEL TANK WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY IN APRIL 2011. THE PROBLEM RESURFACED AGAIN IN AUGUST 2011 WHERE THE TANK WOULD NOT TAKE MORE THAN TWO GALLONS OF GAS. THE DEALER CLEANED OUT THE VENT FUEL LINE AND REPLACED THE FUEL TANK. *JB