2008 NISSAN SENTRA Complaints

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.

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

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

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

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

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 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

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

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

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