2008 Nissan Sentra
3 recalls and 167 owner complaints on record for this model year.
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NISSAN IS RECALLING CERTAIN VEHICLES THAT WERE EQUIPPED WITH A GARMIN NUVI MODEL 750 NAVIGATION SYSTEM. THE BATTERIES CONTAINED IN THE AFFECTED GPS UNITS CAN OVERHEAT.
Remedy: NISSAN WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND THE REPAIRS WILL BE PERFORMED BY GARMIN TECHNICIANS BY REPLACING THE BATTERY AND INSERTING A SPACER ON TOP OF THE BATTERY FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON SEPTEMBER 16, 2010. OWNERS MAY CONTACT GARMIN DIRECTLY AT 1-866-957-1981 OR NISSAN AT 1-800-647-7261.
NISSAN IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2008 SENTRA PASSENGER VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH BOSCH MASTER CYLINDERS. BRAKE FLUID MAY LEAK FROM THE MASTER CYLINDER. IF THE AMOUNT OF BRAKE FLUID IN THE MASTER CYLINDER RESERVOIR DECREASES TO BELOW THE MINIMUM LEVEL, THE BRAKE SYSTEM WARNING INDICATOR WILL ILLUMINATE AS DESIGNED AND THE BRAKES WILL NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL INSPECT AND REPLACE THE MASTER CYLINDER BRAKE BOOSTER ASSEMBLY FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON DECEMBER 14, 2009. OWNERS MAY CONTACT NISSAN AT 1-800-647-7261.
NISSAN IS RECALLING 169,202 MY 2007-2008 SENTRA PASSENGER VEHICLES EQUIPPED ROBERT BOSCH MASTER CYLINDER. DUE TO THE MACHINING IRREGULARITY BY THE SUPPLIER, THE INTERNAL SEAL GROOVE IN THE BODY OF SOME BRAKE MASTER CYLINDERS MAY ALLOW FOR A GAP IN THE GROOVE CONTACT AREA OF THE SEAL. THIS MAY RESULT IN BRAKE FLUID SLOWLY LEAKING FROM THE MASTER CYLINDER INTO THE BRAKE BOOSTER ASSEMBLY, CAUSING THE BRAKE WARNING LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE MASTER CYLINDER/BRAKE BOOSTER ASSEMBLY AND IF BRAKE FLUID LEAKAGE IS DETECTED, THE MASTER CYLINDER WILL BE REPLACED WITH A NEW ONE FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON AUGUST 20, 2008. OWNERS MAY CONTACT NISSAN AT 1-800-647-7261.
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AIRBAG BLINKING ON DASHBOARD DUE TO PASSENGER SIDE SEAT AIRBAG SENSOR MALFUNCTION AND/OR FAILURE. MY WIFE HAS PURCHASED THE VEHICLE USED, AND WE HAPPENED TO HAVE ACCIDENT HIT BY OTHER CAR ON THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR WHILE I HAD BEEN TRYING TO GET BACK HOME ON THE WEEKEND AFTER GROCERY SHOPPING TRIP WITH MY WHOLE FAMILY AT 02/05/2017. IT HAPPENED AT THE SERVICE ROAD OF SH 121 TX. WHILE I WAS TURNING LEFT ON THE STRAIGHT/LEFT LANE ON GREEN LIGHT. AFTER THE ACCIDENT, NONE OF THE AIRBAGS WERE DEPLOYED BUT SOMEHOW THE AIRBAG LIGHT STARTED BLINKING ON THE DASH BOARD, OF COURSE WE TOOK IT TO THE REPAIR SHOP AND THE SERVICE ADVISER HAS EXPLAINED THAT AIRBAG SENSOR ON PASSENGER SEAT WAS MALFUNCTIONING AND THEY WOULD HAVE IT FIXED. SO WE THOUGHT WE GOT IT FIXED, AND DROVE IT AROUND FOR A FEW MONTHS. AND SOMEWHERE AROUND JUNE, THE AIRBAG LIGHT ON DASH BOARD CAME AGAIN AND WE'VE TRIED TO SUMMIT THE SUPPLEMENT FOR THE AIRBAG ISSUE, AND HAD IT DIAGNOSED BY AUTONATION NISSAN AT LEWISVILLE TX AND THE INSURANCE COMPANY DENIED THE SUPPLEMENT REQUEST BECAUSE THE AUTONATION NISSAN HAS STATED THAT "AIRBAG MALFUNCTIONING ON NISSAN SENTRA IS A COMMON PROBLEM" AND FOR THAT REASON THE SUPPLEMENT WAS DENIED, AND IT GOT ME THINKING THAT IF IT'S THE COMMON PROBLEM AS THE SERVICE ADVISER OF THE NISSAN STATED, THEN WHY WON'T NISSAN ISSUE RECALL ORDER FOR SUCH AN CRITICAL ISSUE THAT MAY CAUSE CATASTROPHIC EVENT IF IT KEEPS MALFUNCTIONING? I WOULD LIKE NHTSA TO HAVE PROPER INVESTIGATION ON THIS MATTER... BECAUSE IF THE AIRBAG SENSOR MALFUNCTION IS NOT RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT I HAD, THEN NISSAN IS NOT CARING ABOUT THE LIVES OF PEOPLE WHO DRIVES THE SAME MODEL VEHICLE AS MY SENTRA...
FRONT SEAT COVER RETAINING CLIPS COME FREE FROM SEAT FRAME, AND CAUSE CUTS TO OCCUPANTS LEGS. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 NISSAN SENTRA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH OVER A BUMP, THE STEERING WHEEL BEGAN TO JERK VIOLENTLY. THE VEHICLE HYDROPLANED, FLIPPED OVER AND LANDED ON THE ROOF. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY ASIDE FROM THE MASSIVE IMPACT. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE REAR PASSENGER SUFFERED FROM MINOR INJURIES TO THE HEAD AND THE FRONT SEAT PASSENGER SUSTAINED BRUISES TO THE RIGHT LEG. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.
I WAS DRIVING AND HIT A SPOT OF ICE AND HAD GONE OFF THE ROAD TAKING OUT TWO SIGNS AND HEAD ON INTO A TREE. I WAS SEVERELY INJURED AND TAKEN TO THE TRAUMA UNIT AT THE HOSPITAL. I HAD A BROKEN FEMUR, SHATTERED KNEE, BROKEN ANKLE, BROKEN FOOT, LACERATED LIVER, PUNCTURED LUNG AND BROKEN RIBS. MY AIR BAG NEVER DEPLOYED. *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. 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
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
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. THE DRIVER RECEIVED INJURIES TO HER LEFT LEG, ARM, AND LOWER BACK. A REPORT WAS FILED WITH THE MANUFACTURER. THE INSURANCE COMPANY STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND IS INVESTIGATING THE CRASH. THE PENBROOK PINE POLICE REPORT NUMBER WAS 2008-086387. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 16,000.
WHILE DRIVER WAS PARKING VEHICLE AND HAD FOOT ON BRAKE PEDAL THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED FORWARD STRIKING A STRUCTURE. *TR
AS SLOWING DOWN AT INTERSECTION THE PASSENGER AIR BAGS UNEXPECTEDLY DEPLOYED THE SIDE AND SEAT ONES BUT NOT THE FRONT ONE. *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
I JUST PICKED MY DAUGHTER UP FROM HER BUS STOP WHEN I WAS LEAVING HER BUS STOP TO TAKE THE VEHICLE BACK TO HARBOR NISSAN WHEN I HEARD A LOUD BANG AND UNDER THE HOOD STARTED SMOKING AND CAUSED A FIRE (I HAD ONLY HAD THE CAR FOR 8 DAYS)BECAUSE I HAD BEEN HAVING EXHAUST ISSUES AS WELL WITH THE ALL MY DASH LIGHTS FLICKERING AND STALLING WHILE IN MOTION ON 2 HIGHWAYS ON 2 SEPERATE OCCASIONS.
I WAS OPERATING MY VEHICLE ON RIVERSIDE DRIVE IN STUDIO CITY, CALIFORNIA WHEN THE VEHICLE SHOOK ABRUPTLY FOLLOWED A FEW SECONDS LATER WITH A LOUD EXPLOSION. DEBRIS AND OIL SPRAYED ONTO MY HOOD AND I HAD TO NEARLY AVOID AN ACCIDENT AS MY CAR WAS COMPLETELY OUT OF CONTROL. I WAS ABLE TO TURN THE WHEEL SLIGHTLY AND PULL TO THE SIDE. IT WAS AT THIS POINT THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE UNDER THE HOOD AND I IMMEDIATELY GOT OUT OF THE VEHICLE. MY FATHER WHO WAS FOLLOWING ME RAN TO THE NEAREST GAS STATION IN AN ATTEMPT TO CALM THE FLAMES WHILE I CALLED 911. THE VEHICLE WAS STILL ON FIRE WHEN THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED. EVENTUALLY THEY WERE ABLE TO PUT THE FLAMES OUT AND OPEN THE HOOD. UNDER THE HOOD YOU CAN SEE A FIRE STARTING FROM THE ELECTRICAL AND BATTERY AREA LEADING TO THE ENGINE. THE CAR WAS DEEMED A TOTAL LOSS A FEW DAYS LATER BY MY INSURANCE. IT APPEARED THE BATTERY OVERHEATED. *TR
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE ENGINE LOST POWER AND VEHICLE SLOWED. WHEN AN ATTEMPT WAS MADE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE POWER LOSS HEAVY BLACK SMOKE AND FLAMES WERE OBSERVED FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. VEHICLE BECAME FULLY INVOLVED WITHIN 3 MINUTES. LOCAL FIRE DEPARTMENT RESPONDED TO EXTINGUSH FIRE. CAUSE UNDERTERMINED. FIRES POINT OF ORIGIN WAS IN THE AREA OF THE ECM/BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER. WELL MAINTAINED VEHICLE, NO FLUID LEAKS,MECHANICAL ISSUES OR WARNING LIGHTS PRIOR TO INCIDENT. *TR
The contact owns a 2008 Nissan Sentra. The contact stated that while her daughter was driving approximately 45 mph, the vehicle in front abruptly depressed its brake pedal causing the driver to crash into the rear of the vehicle. 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. The cause of the failure was not yet determined. The local dealer and manufacturer were not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 117,000.
Filed by owners of this model year and unverified by NHTSA — one person’s account, not an established fact.