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.
2008 Nissan Sentra suspension complaints
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Rear tires worn completely at 15k miles. Dealer replaced out of pocket. Condition continued, other original 2 tires worn out at 23k miles. Dealer finally got a shim kit ordered from nissan, they don't specify this as a problem. Dealer was "unaware" of rear axles being out of alignment and I had to pay $72 to get an alignment to prove it. No adjustments were possible to the rear end to bring it back in-line. The dealer had to pay for the second alignment after the repair. Nissan only paid for the dealers time and shim kit. Nissan should reimburse me for the new tires, $232, and both alignments, as well as the original tires the dealership replaced. This is a safety hazard as the rear of the car wanders when on ice or other slippery surfaces.
With 12000 km on my 08 sentra was informed my rear tires needed to be replaced. After much fighting with my service manager, dealership manager, and dealership owner they agreed to inspect the components of the rear suspension and was informed that it was out of alignment, and they could not bring it to within spec. The fix was a total rear suspension replacement...I now have a front strut bearing gone and have been waiting 2 months for parts...with my front end alignment out because of this, and no word on part arrival.
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, that was set up wrong in the assembly jig and welded up wrong. After some research, this affects 07 and 08 models. The tires will wear out quickly on the inside of the tread (not too noticeable from the outside of the car), and may blow out. At best I will be replacing rear tires all the time. I complained to the dealer 7/29/08 the week after delivery and he said nissan is aware of the problem and is working on it. They were aware of this in 2007 and have done nothing so far, and are still shipping cars with defective rear beam axles. Can you please help somehow. I could get better mileage if the alignment problem was fixed also. Thank you.
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