2008 Nissan Sentra Engine And Engine Cooling Problems
- 5
- Owner complaint records in our dataset
Records are owner complaints, not a measured failure rate.
Owner complaint recordsComplaint records reflect reports in our dataset and do not measure how frequently the problem occurs across all vehicles.
Among these 5 stored complaint records:
- 0 indicate a crash
- 0 indicate injury
- 1 indicate fire
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 30–60k mi | 2 |
| 1–30k mi | 2 |
| 60–100k mi | 1 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Engine And Engine Cooling · Service Brakes, Hydraulic
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…
Fire reported
ODI 10449038
Engine And Engine Cooling
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 nissan sentra. The contact stated that the check engine light was illuminated on the instrument panel and gasoline fumes were emitted on the inside of the vehicle. The dealer diagnosed that the catalytic converter was defective and would need to be replaced. The vehicle was in the process of being repaired. The manufacturer denied any assistance with repairs to the vehicle. The failure…
ODI 10438866
Engine And Engine Cooling
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, but then the noise became louder, and the engine light came on. We took the car to the nearest dealer we could find. When they lifted the hood at the dealer, the oil…
ODI 10315298
Engine And Engine Cooling · Service Brakes, Electric
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…
ODI 10244707
Engine And Engine Cooling
At 700 miles, car wouldn't start. Had towed to dealership-car started-couldn't find a problem. At 1700 miles, car wouldn't start-had towed--couldn't find any problem. 9/15/08 (2480 miles) car stalled in traffic, wouldn't start. Police pushed me to a safe area--had car towed to dealership-no response yet. I feel very unsafe, not knowing when i'm going to be randomly left on some street corner waiting for a tow truck.…
ODI 10242379