2008 NISSAN SENTRA Suspension Problems

BACKING OUT OF A DRIVEWAY MY AXEL AND BALL JOINT. THE CONTROL ARM DISCONNECTED FROM MY TRANSMISSION. THIS CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE SIDE PANELING IN FRONT MY TIRE. THE CAR WOULDN'T MOVE EVEN WHEN PUT IN NEUTRAL. WHEN I GO IN REVERSE BEFORE THIS HAPPENED MY CAR WOULD PUTTER AND THEN DIE. THE CAR WILL NOT REVERSE UNLESS I PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL AND ROLL OUT FROM WHERE I AM.

Mileage: 139,000

SINCE THE DAY I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE I HAVE HAD ONGOING ISSUES WITH THE TIRE PRESSURE SENSORS. THE LIGHT COMES ON AND WILL NOT GO OFF. THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE SENSOR. A WEEK LATER IT CAME ON AGAIN, THE SENSOR WAS REPLACED AGAIN. AS I DROVE OFF THE LOT IT CAME BACK ON. THE ENTIRE RIM AND SENSOR WAS REPLACED. IT HAS CONTINUED TO COME ON REPEATEDLY OVER THE YEARS. IN ADDITION I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE ALL 4 TIRES YEARLY AS THEY WEAR UNEVENLY, REGARDLESS OF THE BRAND. THE BACK TIRES WEAR IN A WAVE PATTERN, THE FRONT WEAR AROUND THE EDGES EVEN AFTER NEW TIRES ARE BALANCES AND ALIGNED. I CAN NOT DRIVE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS WITH THE WINDOWS OPEN BECAUSE OF THE NOISE THE TIRES MAKE. IT MAKES ME SICK TO MY STOMACH. WITH ALL THE OTHER SENSOR LIGHT, TIRE AND SUSPENSION ISSUES OTHERS ARE HAVING I AM SURPRISED THERE HASN'T BEEN ACTION TAKEN. TIRES ARE NOT AN ACCESSORY PART, IT IS A NECESSARY PART AND WHEN THEY FAIL PEOPLE GET HURT. *TR

Mileage: 56

RIGHT REAR WHEEL IS OUT OF ALIGNMENT, REAR WHEEL ALIGNMENT CAN NOT BE ADJUSTED. WHIRRING NOISE IS HEARD DURING DRIVING, WHIRRING GETS LOUDER, MORE RAPID AS VEHICLE SPEED INCREASES. NOISE, FREQUENCY GETS QUIETER, LESS FREQUENT AS VEHICLE SPEED DECREASES. RR TIRE SHOWS IRREGULAR WEAR. *TR

Mileage: 50,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 NISSAN SENTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING INSPECTED BY A PRIVATE MECHANIC, IT WAS FOUND THAT THE AXLE HAD FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE ISSUE AND OFFERED TO PAY A PORTION OF THE REPAIR COSTS. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 67,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

Mileage: 67,000

I HAVE RECENTLY HAD PROBLEMS WITH MY 2008 NISSAN SENTRA. WAS TOLD MY REAR TIRES ARE CUPPING AND THAT MY TIRE WARRANTY THAT I PAID EXTRA FOR IS VOID BECAUSE IT IS AN ISSUE WITH THE REAR SUSPENSION OF THE ACTUAL CAR THAT IS CAUSING THE CAR NOT TO RIDE PROPERLY. I ONLY PUT 19,000 MILES ON THESE NEW TIRES. WAS TOLD IF I REPLACE THE TIRES THIS WILL JUST HAPPEN AGAIN & AGAIN. NISSAN INSPECTED THE CAR AND SAID THE REAR MEMBER IS NOT DAMAGED OR BENT BUT THE CAR IS OUT OF ALIGNMENT. THEY ALSO SAID THAT THESE CAR WERE BUILT SO THAT THE REAR IS FIXED & CANNOT BE ALIGNED ONLY THE FRONT CAN BE ALIGNED. THEIR SUGGESTION IS TO ADD SHIMS TO THE REAR TO HELP THE CAR TO RIDE BETTER & BE MORE IN ALIGNMENT AND THAT SHOULD HELP THE PROBLEM IT IS CREATING WITH THE REAR TIRES CUPPING. WHEN I PURCHASED MY CAR THEY CONVINCED ME TO ALSO PURCHASED A RATHER EXPENSIVE EXTENDED WARRANTY THAT WAS SAID TO COVER ALMOST EVERYTHING. NOW I AM TOLD THE WARRANTY DOES NOT COVER THIS ( BECAUSE IT IS AN ADD ON PART, NOT A REPLACEMENT PART) AND THAT I AM EXPECTED TO PAY FOR THIS. FIRST OF ALL THIS SOUNDS LIKE A BANDAID FIX TO A PROBLEM NISSAN SHOULD BE ADDRESSING IF THIS PART OF THE VEHICLE IS FAULTY. I HAVE NOT HAD ANY DAMAGE OR ACCIDENT TO THE REAR OF MY CAR THAT WOULD CAUSE THIS. IT CLEARLY IS SOME SORT OF DEFECT. NOT SURE WHY THEY WOULD MAKE A CAR THAT CANNOT BE ALIGNED IN BACK. NOW THEY ARE TELLING ME THAT ALTHOUGH IT SHOWS NO OBVIOUS DAMAGE, MAYBE I HIT A POTHOLE THAT CAUSED IT TO GO OUT OF ALIGNMENT. THIS IS RIDICULOUS! I THINK THEY ARE GRASPING AT STRAWS TO MAKE EXCUSED FOR THEIR VEHICLES DEFECT. EVEN IF I DID HIT A POTHOLE...IF THE CAR WAS BUILT & MANUFACTURED PROPERLY, A POTHOLE SHOULD NOT THROW THE ENTIRE FIXED REAR ALIGNMENT OUT OF WACK ENOUGH TO RUIN NEW TIRES. IF THIS IS HOW THEY MAKE CARS THEN I DON'T PLAN ON BUYING MY NEXT CAR WITH NISSAN. SORRY NISSAN BUT YOU JUST LOST A GOOD CUSTOMER! *TR

I CURRENTLY OWN A 2008 NISSAN SENTRA. I HAVE NOTICED THAT THE REAR OF MY CAR SEEMS TO SLIDE OUT DURING WINTER WEATHER. MY TIRES ALSO SEEM TO WEAR QUICKER AND MY GAS MILEAGE IS WAY BELOW THE MILEAGE I SHOULD BE GETTING. I HAD THE ALIGNMENT DONE TWICE WHEN I FIRST GOT THE CAR BACK IN 2008 BUT NOTHING CHANGED AND I JUST GAVE UP. RECENTLY I HAVE READ THAT MANY PEOPLE HAVE THIS ISSUE BUT UNFORTUNATELY MY CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY. *KB

Mileage: 12,000

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 THEN TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A NISSAN DEALER FOR AN ALIGNMENT. THEY ALIGNED IT AND GAVE ME THE SPEC SHEET. I NOTICED THAT THE REAR TIRES WERE OUT ONCE AGAIN BY MORE THAN TWICE THE SPEC. I INFORMED THE DEALER AND THEY HAD THE VEHICLE FOR 2 MORE DAYS ONLY TO INFORM ME THAT THEY COULD NOT ALIGN IT AND REFUNDED MY MONEY. AFTER SPEAKING WITH NISSAN THEY PROCEEDED TO TELL ME THAT THEY NO PROBLEMS WITH REAR WHEEL ALIGNMENT. IN THE MEANTIME MY TIRES ARE WEARING AND THE VEHICLE HANDLES VERY POORLY IN THE RAIN. *TR

RE: REAR TIRE - 2008 NISSAN SENTRA THE REAR TIRES ON THE VEHICLE HAVE BEEN GOING FLAT OR BLOWN OUT MORE THAN 6 TIMES OVER THE LAST 67,000 MILES. THE FRONT TIRES ON THE VEHICLE HAVE NEVER HAD THIS PROBLEM. A FEW TIMES THE TIRES HAVE SLOWLY DEFLATED AND I WAS ABLE TO INFLATE THEM A FEW TIMES BEFORE HAVING TO REPLACE THEM. HOWEVER, THERE HAVE BEEN OTHER TIMES WHERE THE TIRE HAS BLOWN OUT VERY BADLY ON THE HIGHWAY. ALL THESE OCCURRENCES ONLY HAPPEN TO THE REAR TIRES OF THE VEHICLE. ONCE, I GOT ONE OF THE DEFLATED REAR TIRES REPAIRED AND THEN IT BLEW OUT ON THE HIGHWAY A FEW MONTHS LATER. SINCE THIS IS A VERY TIME CONSUMING PROCESS, I USUALLY GET THE TIRE REPLACED. I HAVE OWNED CARS CONTINUOUSLY SINCE 1997 (2 HONDA CIVICS) AND I HAVE NEVER HAD ANY PERSISTENT TIRE PROBLEMS. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS PROBLEM FOR ME. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Mileage: 67,000

2008 NISSAN SENTRA. CONSUMER STATES ISSUES WITH NISSAN DEALER REGARDING REPAIRS *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE FIRST SET OF TIRES WORE OUT AT 25,000 MILES. AFTER 50,000 MILES THE TIRES WERE ROTATED AND THEN THE CONSUMER NOTICED THE VEHICLE STARTED PULLING TO THE RIGHT. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO HAVE AN ALIGNMENT DONE AND WAS INFORMED THE REAR AXLE WAS OUT OF SPECIFICATION. THE DEALER REPLACED THE REAR AXLE ON MARCH 15TH. THE CONSUMER STATED THE REAR AXLE THAT WAS REPLACED BACK IN MARCH, IS NOT OUT OF SPECIFICATION. *JB

I PURCHASED A NEW 2008 NISSAN SENTRA. THE FIRST WINTER DRIVING THE CAR I NOTICED IT DROVE POORLY ON WET OR SNOW COVERED ROADS - IT FELT LIKE IT WAS SLIDING OR WANDERING. I WAS GOING TO PURCHASE SNOW TIRES BUT DID NOT. AFTER ABOUT ONE YEAR I NOTICED THE REAR TIRES WERE GREATLY WORN. I PAID TO HAVE AN ALIGNMENT DONE AND ALSO PURCHASED NEW TIRES. I WAS TOLD BY THE TIRE STORE THAT THE REAR COULD NOT BE ALIGNED DUE TO A MANUFACTURING DEFECT. I THEN DISCOVERED THAT THE ALIGNMENT ISSUE WAS WELL KNOWN TO NISSAN BY THIS TIME. THE CAR DEALER SHOULD HAVE CHECKED THE ALIGNMENT, AND IF FOUND DEFECTIVE SHOULD HAVE FIXED IT PRIOR TO TRANSFER OF THE CAR TO ME. I FEEL MY SAFETY WAS AT RISK DUE TO THE ALIGNMENT PROBLEM. I FEEL THIS SHOULD HAVE BEEN A RECALL AND THE PROBLEM CORRECTED BY THE DEALER. I SHOULDN'T HAVE HAD TO DISCOVER THIS PROBLEM MYSELF, SINCE IT WAS A KNOWN PROBLEM BY NISSAN AND ITS DEALERS. *TR

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. *TR

Mileage: 36,000

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.*TR

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. *TR

Mileage: 12,000

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. *TR

Mileage: 12,000

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. *TR

Mileage: 10