2008 Nissan Sentra

FOR A YEAR OR SO MY STEERING HAS BEGUN TO SHAKE AND MAKE A CLICKING SOUND, ESPECIALLY WHILE GOING DOWN A HILL AND APPLYING THE BRAKES. AT FIRST I THOUGHT IT WAS MY BRAKES, AND I TOOK THE CAR TO MY MECHANIC. HOWEVER, AFTER AN INSPECTION OF THE ENTIRE VEHICLE, MY CAR RECEIVED A CLEAN BILL OF HEALTH. EVEN THE BRAKES WERE IN GREAT CONDITION. THE MECHANIC DID WITNESS MY COMPLAINT WHILE ROAD TESTING THE VEHICLE AND INFORMED ME THAT IT SEEMS TO BE A DESIGN FLAW IN MY STEERING COLUMN. HE OFFERED TO ORDER PARTS AND REPLACE THE DAMAGED COMPONENT, BUT MY CAR IS NOT EVEN THREE YEARS OLD! THE CLICKING CAN ALSO BE HEARD WHEN THE CAR IS IN PARK AND YOU JUST TURN THE WHEEL FROM SIDE TO SIDE. THE CLICKING WAS BARELY NOTICEABLE AT FIRST, BUT AFTER ABOUT SIX MONTHS IT BECAME PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. NOW IT IS LOUD ENOUGH AND MY WHEEL SHAKES SO BADLY THAT MY PASSENGERS ASK ME WHAT IS WRONG WITH MY CAR. SOMETHING IS JUST NOT RIGHT. *TR

I WAS PARKING MY 2008 NISSAN SENTRA. I HAD ALREADY PULLED INTO THE PARKING SPACE AND SUDDENLY THE CAR ACCELERATED (MUCH FASTER THAN IT NORMALLY ACCELERATES AT SUCH A SLOW SPEED). PRIOR TO THE ACCELERATION, I COULD NOT HAVE BEEN DRIVING MORE THAN FIVE MILES AN HOUR. I RAN INTO THE CEMENT WALL AT THE END OF THE PARKING LOT. THE CAR ACCELERATED SO FAST THAT IT LEFT SKID MARKS. THIS HAS NEVER HAPPENED BEFORE WITH MY CAR. I BOUGHT IT NEW AND IT HAS APPROXIMATELY 21,000 MILES. ALSO, I DID CHECK THE FLOOR MAT. IT WAS NOT IN ANY WAY INTERFERING WITH THE GAS OR BRAKE PEDAL. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 NISSAN SENTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO STOP, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL STUCK AND THE BRAKES WOULD NOT ENGAGE WHEN APPLIED SO THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A WALL. THE CONTACT TURNED OFF THE ENGINE AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A BODY SHOP FOR REPAIR. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED BUT THE POLICE STATED THAT THE CONTACT MUST HAVE DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED FOR THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 22,500. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 24,000.

2008 NISSAN SENTRA. CONSUMER STATES ISSUES WITH NISSAN DEALER REGARDING REPAIRS *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE FIRST SET OF TIRES WORE OUT AT 25,000 MILES. AFTER 50,000 MILES THE TIRES WERE ROTATED AND THEN THE CONSUMER NOTICED THE VEHICLE STARTED PULLING TO THE RIGHT. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO HAVE AN ALIGNMENT DONE AND WAS INFORMED THE REAR AXLE WAS OUT OF SPECIFICATION. THE DEALER REPLACED THE REAR AXLE ON MARCH 15TH. THE CONSUMER STATED THE REAR AXLE THAT WAS REPLACED BACK IN MARCH, IS NOT OUT OF SPECIFICATION. *JB

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

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

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

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