2008 NISSAN SENTRA Complaints

VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN PARKING LOT. STEERING WHEEL WAS LOCKED AND WHEELS WERE STRAIGHT. CAR WAS ATTEMPTED TO START MORE THEN 10 TIMES. A FLASHING REG CAR WITH A KEY ICON LIGHT WAS ACTIVE ON THE DASH. ACCORDING TO THE OWNERS MANUAL THE IGNITION SYSTEM WAS LOCKED OUT AND HAD TO BE RESET BY THE DEALER. CAR WAS TOWED TO THE REPAIRING DEALER. DEALER SAID KEY AND INTERNAL CHIP WERE BAD AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. TOOK TECH 30 MINUTES JUST TO GET STEERING UNLOCKED. NEW KEYS WERE MADE AND CAR STILL DID NOT START. DEALER SAID BODY CONTROL MODULE (BCM) HAD TO BE REPLACED AS IT WAS BLOWN, EVEN THOUGH OTHER SYSTEMS CONTROLLED BY BCM WERE OPERATIONAL. REPAIR WAS 1,200. FILED A COMPLAINT WITH NISSAN AND THEIR CUSTOMER RELATIONS DEPARTMENT SAID IT WAS NOT A COMMON PART THAT HAD TO BE REPLACED. *TR

DRIVING DOWN HIGHWAY WITH NEAREST VEHICLE SEVERAL HUNDRED FEET AWAY WHEN THE SUNROOF GLASS APPEARED TO HAVE "EXPLODED". THERE WAS A VERY LOAD NOISE FOLLOWED BY THE SOUND OF SMALL PIECES OF GLASS SLIDING ACROSS THE HOOD AND TRUNK. DID NOT SEE ANY PROJECTILE (I.E. STONE) THAT MIGHT HAVE HIT THE SUNROOF. THE GLASS APPEARS TO HAVE BEEN BLOWN OUT AS OPPOSED TO AN IMPLOSION DUE TO BEING HIT BY A PROJECTILE. *TR

THIS IS THE SECOND TRANSMISSION THAT HAS BEEN REPLACED ON THE VEHICLE AND IT ONLY HAS 56,354 MILES ON IT. IT'S NOT BEING ABUSED IN ANY WAY, I ONLY GOT THIS VEHICLES BECAUSE IT'S ECONOMIC ON GAS AND I ONLY DRIVE IT ABOUT 5-15 MILES A DAY DURING THE WEEK. MY FEAR IS THAT, MY LUCK, THE TRANSMISSION WILL GO OUT AGAIN WHEN I'M OUTSIDE THE POWER TRAIN WARRANTY PERIOD AND I'M SCREWED. NOW I'M DEBATING WHETHER I TAKE A LOSS AND SELL IT WAY BELOW WHAT I PAID FOR AND GET ANOTHER VEHICLE THAT'S NOT A NISSAN. I HAVE ALSO BEEN HAVING ISSUES WITH THE TIRE SENSOR, WHICH I KEEP HEARING IS A PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE AND THE DEALER REFUSED TO FIX IT UNDER WARRANTY, THEY WANT $200 TO FIX IT. I HAVE ALSO HAD A WEIRD VIBRATION COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE WHICH I'M TOLD IS CAUSE BY A "HOOD LATCH" AND THEY KEEP ADJUSTING IT EVERY COUPLE OF MONTHS INSTEAD OF FIXING IT PERMANENTLY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 NISSAN SENTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, A VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SPIN INTO THE MEDIAN WHERE TWO OTHER VEHICLES CRASHED INTO THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE FROM THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE DOOR AREAS. THE POLICE REPORTED TO THE SCENE AND A REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT WAS UNCONSCIOUS AND TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL VIA AMBULANCE. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED BRUISING AND VARIOUS FRACTURES TO HER CERVICAL BONES. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,000. *TR UPDATED 05/15/13*LJ

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 NISSAN SENTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SEAT BELT HARNESS HAD CRACKED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 NISSAN SENTRA. WHILE PARKED, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE TIRE PRESSURE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN WAS ABLE TO SHUT THE TIRE PRESSURE WARNING LIGHT OFF BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED. ADDITIONALLY, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 79,000.

CPSC#I12A0598A. LENOVO ADAPTER. CONSUMER STATED HE HEARD A STRANGE CLICKING NOISE, A POP, AND THEN SMOKE POURING OUT OF THE ADAPTER THOUGHT A HOLE IT HAD BURNED THROUGH THE SIDE OF ONE OF THE PARTS. *LN THE CONSUMER HAD A 90W ULTRASLIM AC/DC ADAPTER PLUGGED INTO HIS VEHICLE'S DC OUTLET.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 NISSAN SENTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING INSPECTED BY A PRIVATE MECHANIC, IT WAS FOUND THAT THE AXLE HAD FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE ISSUE AND OFFERED TO PAY A PORTION OF THE REPAIR COSTS. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 67,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

THIS IS THE THIRD TRANSMISSION INSTALLED ON THIS VEHICLE. AFTER 67,672 MILES THE FIRST ONE BROKE DOWN WHERE THE CAR HAD TO BE TOWED 95 MILES TO THE NISSAN DEALER. THE SECOND ONE BROKE DOWN AT 68,845, ONLY 2 WEEKS AFTER GETTING IT BACK, 173 MILES. NISSAN EXTENDED THEIR WARRANTY ON THIS CVT TRANSMISSION, BECAUSE OF THE PROBLEMS, FROM 5 YEARS 60,000 MILES TO 10 YEARS 120,000 MILES. SINCE THE TRANSMISSION BROKE DOWN AT 7,672 MILES FROM THE INITIAL WARRANTY, THE BBB ADVISED THE LEMON LAW CANNOT BE APPLIED SINCE IT IS AFTER THE INITIAL WARRANTY 5 YEARS 60,000 MILES EVEN THOUGH IT WAS EXTENDED. NISSAN BEING AWARE OF THIS WILL NOT BUY BACK THE VEHICLE BUT JUST KEEPS REPLACING THE TRANSMISSIONS UNTIL 10 YEARS 120,00 MILES. THE CVT TRANSMISSIONS ON THIS CAR KEEPS BURNING UP WHERE THEY NO LONGER WORK. IT IS VERY UNSAFE AND UNRELIABLE TO TAKE ON ANY LONG TRIPS. THEY ARE AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM AND JUST KEEP REPLACING IT WITH REBUILT TRANSMISSIONS. *TR

THE POWER STEERING LIGHT WILL REMAIN LIGHT AND THE POWER STEERING WILL NOT WORK. IF THE POWER STEERING LIGHT TURNS OFF, THERE ARE SEVERAL LOUD CLUNKING NOISES AND THE STEERING FEELS AS IF THE WHEELS HAVE HIT SOMETHING WHEN TURNED. THIS IS A PERSISTENT PROBLEM AND HAS BEEN OCCURRING FOR QUITE SOME TIME AND KEEPS GETTING WORSE. I BELIEVE THERE IS A TSB ALREADY ON THIS ISSUE. *TR