2008 Nissan Sentra Recalls, Problems & Maintenance

“THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION COMING OFF THE HIGHWAY AND ONTO CITY STREET. THE TORQUE CONVERTER GAVE OUT AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN SPUTTERING AT STOP SIGNS AND LIGHT, AND THEN THRUSTING FORWARD JOLTING TOWARD TRAFFIC”

“ON VACATION LEFT ROANOKE, VA HEADED TO GATLINBURG, TN ON THE INTERSTATE JUST BEFORE GETTING OFF AT THE TN EXIT THE TRANSMISSION STARTS SLIPPING, THEN STOPS WORKING COMPLETELY. CONTACTED THE LOCAL TN NISSAN DEALERSHIP. CAR WAS UNDER WARRANTY”

“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”

“THE DAY OF DELIVERY OF MY 2008 NISSAN SENTRA, I NOTICED THE REAR WHEELS TILT IN AT THE TOP, ESPECIALLY THE LEFT REAR WHEEL, AT LEAST 5 DEGREES NEGATIVE CAMBER (I AM AN INSURANCE AUTO APPRAISER ). IT ALSO APPEARS TO HAVE SLIGHT TOW IN. THIS IS A FIXED NON-ADJUSTABLE BEAM AXEL”

“2008 NISSAN SENTRA REAREND TOE OUT AND CAN NOT BE ADJUSTED BY DEALERSHIP. THIS CAUSES THE REAREND TO BE UNSTABLE ON WET OR SLICK ROADS ALSO WEARS OUT TIRES IN LESS THAN 12,000 MILES”

“MY 2008 NISSAN SENTRA HAS BEEN WEARING OUT TIRES RATHER QUICKLY. I HAD THE ALIGNMENT CHECKED BY A LOCAL SHOP AND THEY INFORMED ME THAT THE REAR TIRES WERE OUT MORE THAN TWICE THE LIMIT. THEY ALSO INFORMED ME THAT THERE IS NO ADJUSTMENT”

“I BOUGHT MY 2008 NISSAN SENTRA BRAND NEW IN SEPT 08. IN NOV 08 THE LOW TIRE PRESSURE INDICATOR CAME ON AND WOULD NOT GO OFF. I HAD THE CAR SERVICED TO RESET THE INDICATOR. I WAS TOLD THAT THIS OCCURS ALL THE TIME AND THERE IS NO WAY TO FIX IT”

“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”

“TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 NISSAN SENTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TIRE PRESSURE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND REMAINED LIT, WHICH INDICATED THAT THERE WAS LOW TIRE PRESSURE. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOUR TIMES FOR INSPECTION”

“MY AIR BAG LIGHT WILL NOT GO OFF IT WAS IDLE WHEN IT CAME IN BUT IT IS CONSTANTLY BLINKING , THE HORN COMPLETELY STOPPED WORKING THE FIRST TIME WHEN I WAS TURNING THE CORNER, I GENERALLY REPLACED IT TWICE BUT IT STOPPED WORKING AGAIN, AND AGAIN”

“AIRBAG LIGHT STARTED RANDOMLY BLINKING WHEN I STARTED THE CAR. I BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALER, THEY SAID "FAULTY CLOCK SPRING AND DRIVERS AIRBAG ASSY - REPLACE (B1049 DRIVERS AIRBAG OPEN)". THE COST WAS $1,468.32”

“Driver Air bag sensor light came on. The dealership reset it several times but it continues to come on. We paid the money to have them put the car on the diagnostic system. They are saying after review, the airbag needs to be replaced”

“JUST DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY (NO BRAKES APPLIED) AND THE MASTER CYLINDER WENT BAD AND LOST POWER BRAKES”

“TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 NISSAN SENTRA. ON NOVEMBER 3, 2008, WHILE SLOWING DOWN FOR A TRAFFIC LIGHT AT 25 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL EXTENDED TO THE FLOOR WHEN IT WAS DEPRESSED. THE DRIVER CRASHED INTO THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE OF ANOTHER VEHICLE”

“MY COMPLAINT IS THAT NISSAN HAS RECALLED 2007 AND 2008 SENTRAS (RECALL # 08V311000) FOR MASTER CYLINDER FAILURE AND I WAS NEVER NOTIFIED. THIS RECALL WAS EFFECTIVE JULY 23, 2008. I FOUND THE RECALL QUITE BY ACCIDENT”

“I BOUGHT MY DAUGHTER A 2008 NISSAN SENTRA FOR CHRISTMAS (2010). THIS MORNING (11 JUNE 2011) I TOOK MY 16 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER OUT TO LEARN HOW TO PARALLEL PARK AT THE DMV. AS SHE WAS BACKING UP TO PARK SHE SAID SHE COULD NOT TURN THE STEERING WHEEL”

“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”

“POWER STEERING FAILURE. DROVE CAR AND THEN PARKED. RETURNED TO CAR AND UPON STARTING NOTICED THAT THE POWER STEERING FAILURE LIGHT WAS ON AND HAD NO POWER STEERING WHEN DRIVING. (SYSTEM IS ELECTRIC POWER STEERING) DROVE CAR TO DEALER WITH NO POWER STEERING”

“AT 50,000 MILES, I HAD A CATASTROPHIC ENGINE FAILURE WITH MY 2008 NISSAN SENTRA 2.0. WHEN I PULLED INTO THE GAS STATION, MY CAR HAD NO COOLANT AND NO OIL AT ALL. THE OIL PRESSURE LIGHT DID NOT ILLUMINATE AND THE COOLANT GAUGE APPEARED NORMAL”

“WHILE DRIVING TO FLORIDA FROM DC FOR VACATION, THE ENGINE STARTED MAKING A RATTLING NOISE. SINCE WE WERE ON A TRIP, I FIGURED I WOULD TOP OFF THE ENGINE OIL JUST IN CASE. THE ENGINE WAS BONE DRY. THE NOISE SEEMED TO GO AWAY AFTER ADDING OIL AT FIRST”

“I PULLED OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY IN JUNE 2014 AND THE CAR STALLED AT ABOUT 15 MILES PER HOUR WHILE I WAS DRIVING AND THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I DRIVE A NISSAN SENTRA 2008 THAT I BROUGHT IN NOVEMBER 2011 WITH 32,000 MILES ON IT”

“During the crash, the front end of the vehicle was severely damaged but no air bags were deployed. No injuries were reported. A police report was taken at the scene and the vehicle was towed away”

“TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 NISSAN SENTRA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE STRUCK A DEER. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES”

“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”