2010 Nissan Sentra

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

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 NISSAN SENTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE WOULD SUDDENLY STALL. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE WAS REPLACED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 19,000.

LEFT CAR WITH HAZARD LIGHTS ON AND ENGINE OFF FOR ABOUT 10 MINUTES AND WHEN TRIED TO START CAR AGAIN, CAR WOULD NOT START. I HAD JUST DROVE THE CAR FOR MY MORNING COMMUTE OF ABOUT 1 HOUR. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAS OCCURRED ON THIS VEHICLE'S STOCK BATTERY. I AM SUSPICIOUS THAT THERE ARE RECALLS FOR THE SAME PART ON DIFFERENT VEHICLES, BUT NOT THE ONE I HAVE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 NISSAN SENTRA. THE CONTAC STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, A LOUD NOISE EMITTED OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT DROVE TO A SAFE LOCATION AND INSPECTED THE VEHICLE WHERE HE NOTICED THAT THE UNDER CARRIAGE RUBBER BODY MOUNTS WERE SEVERELY CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE AND HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM WHOM INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE SERVICE WARRANTY EXPIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 168,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 NISSAN SENTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER FOG LIGHT SHATTERED. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THERE WERE BURNT MARKS AROUND THE ALUMINUM IN THE BULB. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE FOG LAMP SHATTERED BUT NO CAUSE OF FAILURE WAS DETERMINED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE OF THE FAILURE; HOWEVER NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE WAS OFFERED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,727. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 15,927. UPDATED 10/19/12 *CN UPDATED 10/23/2012 *JS

DRIVING TO OKLAHOMA FROM EL PASO, TWO HOURS INTO THE TRIP WE ARE GOING UP THE MOUNTAINS AND THE CAR STOPS SHIFTING. WE WENT FROM 70MPH TO 40 MPH ALL THE WAY UP THE MOUNTAIN. THE CAR DID THIS FOR THE ENTIRE TRIP. WE CONTACTED CASA NISSAN ONCE WE RETURNED FROM OUR TRIP. MY CAR WAS DUE FOR ITS REGULARLY SCHEDULED TUN UP SO THE REPRESENTATIVE SAID HE WOULD CHECK OUT THE ISSUE DURING SERVICE. THE REPRESENTATIVE ASSURED ME THE PROBLEM WAS DUE TO LOW TRANSMISSION FLUIDS AND THE FLUIDS WERE FILLED AND SERVICED. ON AUGUST 10,2012 WE WENT BACK TO OKLAHOMA AND THE SAME PROBLEM OCCURRED. WE ARE BACK IN THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP AND THE SAME REPRESENTATIVE ADVISED ME THAT THEY WOULD HAVE TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. SEPTEMBER 2011 THEY HAD TO REPLACE THE ENGINE IN THE CAR AND NOW ITS THE TRANSMISSION. *TR

I WAS DRIVING ON A WOODED BACK ROAD WHEN AN ANIMAL RAN OUT IN FRONT OF THE CAR. I HIT THE BRAKES HARD ENOUGH TO ENGAGE THE ABS AND COME TO A FULL STOP. IMMEDIATELY AFTER STOPPING I TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE BRAKE AND STEPPED ON THE GAS. THE CAR ACTED LIKE THE BRAKES WERE STILL APPLIED. I SHIFTED BETWEEN DRIVE AND REVERSE MULTIPLE TIMES IN AN ATTEMPT TO FREE UP THE BRAKES. EVENTUALLY I JUST PRESSED HEAVILY ON THE GAS AND THE CAR BEGAN TO MOVE FORWARD SLOWLY AND GRADUALLY PICKED UP SPEED. AFTER SOME 15-30 SECONDS FOLLOWING PRESSING ON THE GAS, THE CAR RESUMED ACTING NORMALLY. THERE WAS A SECOND INCIDENT ON AN INTERSTATE FREEWAY WHEN THE TRAFFIC IN FRONT OF ME SUDDENLY BRAKED HARD. THIS TIME I DID NOT STOP, BUT I FELT THE SAME SENSATION OF THE BRAKES STILL BEING APPLIED. THE NISSAN DEALER HAS REPRODUCED THIS PROBLEM ON MULTIPLE DIFFERENT SENTRAS OF DIFFERENT MODEL YEARS BUT OF THE SAME BASIC GENERATION. NISSAN HAS TOLD ME THAT THE CAR IS WORKING AS DESIGNED AND WILL NOT FIX IT. I BELIEVE THIS IS A DESIGN PROBLEM THAT PRESENTS A SAFETY ISSUE OF LEAVING A CAR UNABLE TO MOVE FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. *TR

I DON'T KNOW IF THIS IS A ONE-TIME,ONLY-THING, BUT FELT I WANTED TO MENTION IT. MY MOTHER DRIVES A 2010 NISSAN SENTRA, BUILT ABOUT 2/10 IT HAS NEVER BEEN SERVICED BY THE DEALER EXCEPT FOR 'INCLUDED' OIL AND FILTER CHANGES, AS PART OF THE NEW CAR 'SELL' I TOOK THE FRONT LEFT WHEEL OFF, TO ROTATE THE TIRES AND, SINCE I HAVE REPLACED CONTROL ARMS, AND CV AXLES MYSELF IN THE PAST, LOOKED AROUND. THE 32 MM SPINDLE NUT WAS LOOSE ENOUGH TO TURN BY HAND, THE ORIGINAL COTTER-PIN (PAINTED BLACK WHILE THE CAR WAS BUILT) WAS ORIGINAL-PROPERLY INTACT. I CONSULTED MY TECHNICAL MANUAL AND IT SAID THAT THIS 32 MM SPINDLE NUT IS USUALLY TORQUED TO 92 FOOT-POUNDS-NOT FINGER TIGHT. IN FAIRNESS AS I WRITE THIS-TO LEAVE NO STONE UNTURNED-AND TO THE MANUFACTURERS DEFENSE-THE CAR DID HIT A CURB ON THAT SIDE-AND THE TIRE BLEW-IT WAS REPLACED BY ETD TIRE SERVICE IN NJ. BUT THAT COTTER PIN IS ORIGINAL-NEVER REMOVED. SO A SOCKET COULD NOT HAVE BEEN PUT ON IT TO LOOSEN IT FROM THE ORIGINAL TORQUE SETTING. UNLESS THE SHOCK OF THE TIRE IMPACT JARRED IT LOOSE? KNOCKED THE WHEEL BEARING AND LOOSENED THE SPINDLE NUT? EITHER WAY-I AM GLAD I SPOTTED THIS. I WONDER IF THIS TORQUE SPECIFICATION IS ADEQUATE? 92 FOOT LBS. *TR

THROTTLE FAILS TO RETURN TO IDLE AFTER I TAKE FOOT OFF THE GAS PEDAL. REPORTED TO DEALER, WHO CHECKED IT OUT, BUT FOUND NOTHING. IF IT REPEATED, THEY SAID TO RETURN IT. IT DID REPEAT, SEVERAL TIMES. I PLAN TO CALL THEM AGAIN TO HAVE IT CHECKED OUT. IT SOUNDS VERY FAMILIAR TO THE RECENT FORD ESCAPE AND MAZDA TRIBUTE THROTTLE PROBLEMS. *TR