2008 nissan sentra. S10 appropriate handling-letter to the secretary from regarding toyota braking problems *tgw the consumer stated the brakes failed on his failed. When he attempted to apply the brake, the vehicle continued to accelerate. The next the day, the consumer went to the dealer and had the front pads replaced and the rear pads cleaned. The consumer has not experienced a failure since.
2008 Nissan Sentra brakes complaints
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Tl*the contact owns a 2008 nissan sentra. The contact stated that the vehicle would shake when she depressed the brake pedal. The failure progressed and she noticed that the problem occurred very often. The vehicle was taken to a tire center and the tire mechanic stated that the rotors were defective. The contact called the dealership who stated that the brake pads would be replaced when they were worn. The vehicle was not repaired when the complaint was filed. The contact had not spoken with the manufacturer. The current mileage was approximately 70,000. The failure mileage was approximately 40,000.
2008 nissan sentra, so far had to repair and replace brake master cylinder 3 times already since purchased the vehicle.
Tl*the contact owns a 2008 nissan sentra. The contact stated that while driving at very slow speeds, she attempted to engage the brakes and they vehicle failed to respond. Since she was driving in the direction of a building, she was only able to stop the vehicle by crashing into a handicap sign and shut the engine off. There were no injuries or damage to the vehicle. She attempted to drive the vehicle and it would not move forward. The "brake" warning light was illuminated on the dashboard. The dealer was unable to diagnose the failure. The manufacturer has not been notified. The current mileage was approximately 5,200 and the failure mileage was approximately 5,100.
Gas pedal too close to brake, toe hits accelerator when applying brake. Happened several times before I realized why car was lurching when I hit the brake.
I was not notified by mail of a recall on of my brakes master cylinder. I was told that nissan doesn't send recall notices by us mail anymore....only by email. What if I hadn't taken it in for an unrelated issue? My brakes could have failed at the worst possible time.
The week of dec 21 2008 I received a recall notice from nissan about a possible defect in my breaking system on my 2008 nissan sentra. I made an appointment for this to be handled on jan 5, 2009 at 9:20 am est. I was told to bring the vehicle in to correct this possible defect. I brought the car in to pittsburgh east nissan and was graded by dj, I gave him the vehicle recall notice paper and he told me to have a seat in the waiting room. At 10:30 am - dj, came over to me and told me we don't have the part in stock and they ordered it for me and I will be on the list to call me back to replace the part, I was like what?, I sat here for nothing and you did absolutely nothing to my car, dj told me that's the way nissan does it, I have to bring the car in and then they order the part, then I get called back in to replace the part..... This does not seem logical to me for a recall, I wasted my time (twice) because they don't want to have extra parts in stock????? Help me change this policy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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.
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. Nissan has offered no explanation as to why I was not notified within 4 months of such a safety hazard. Although I have not had an incident, it is my son driving the car from north carolina to ohio.
Engine knock, my car has a piston slapping around in the engine. I was told by dealer "sims nissan in warren, ohio" to drive my car with the bad engine until they get a new engine which would be around 3-5 days to receive. They would then get me a rental car while they put the engine in. I informed the owner ken sims that this vehicle is unsafe to drive and he told me nothing would happen if I did not run the engine at high RPM's that would then cause the piston to go threw the engine. I once again told him this is unsafe and if he was so confident that nothing was going to happen to put it in writing. I was then told that he would have a huge lawsuit on his hands if something happened and now knowing if I run it at high rpms and the engine blows then I am responsible. I told him again the car was unsafe and he told me that I would be fine. Tired or arguing, I drove the car home from dealer going 20mph with 4 ways so I would not run the engine at high RPM's. The car is setting in my driveway, afraid to drive since dealer refused to give me another loaner or pay for a rental. So, I am out. Dealer has terrible customer service, and I feel as I am not being treated fairly, was degraded like I did not know what I was talking about, had to drive an unsafe vehicle on the road where the engine could have gone out of control and harmed me and others on the road. And to think they want me to continue to drive this until a new engine comes in. I have more common sense and will not put myself or others at risk driving this vehicle. The vehicle also has a recall for the master cylinder having a crack. Dealer has not even talked about fixing that, and I have not received a recall notice on this yet either, it was posed in july. This is now october.
Tl*the contact owns a 2008 nissan sentra. While depressing the brake pedal at 5 MPH, the contact could not stop the vehicle. It accelerated backwards and caused her to crash into another vehicle. There were no warning lights illuminated on the instrument control panel prior to the failure. The vehicle sustained minimal damage. She notified the dealer and is awaiting their response. A police report was filed. The VIN was unknown. The failure mileage was 10,000.
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