NHTSA Complaint #10065913 — 2000 NISSAN SENTRA ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE

Complaint Details

ODI Number	10065913
Vehicle	2000 NISSAN SENTRA
Component	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
Date of Incident	April 9, 2004
Date Filed	April 11, 2004
Mileage	8,000 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	Yes
State	NY

Consumer Description

I HAVE LOOKED AND FOUND NO RECALL ON THIS POORLY DESIGNED ENGINE COMPONENT. PLASTIC DIPSTICK HANDLE BREAKS. MY CAR IS A NISSAN 2000 SENTRA GXE 1.8: THE PLASTIC ENGINE OIL DIPSTICK HANDLE BROKE OFF, LEAVING THE STAINLESS STEEL STICK INSIDE THE TUBE. I CALLED MY LOCAL NISSAN DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPARTMENT FOR A METHOD OF EXTRACTING THE DEFECTIVE PART. I WAS TOLD IT WOULD BE 'VERY EXPENSIVE' FOR THE SERVICE SHOP TO DO, THAT I SHOULD TRY TO 'FIGURE IT OUT' MYSELF AND 'LET ME KNOW HOW YOU DID IT' IF I WAS SUCCESSFUL. THE ONLY OEM REPLACEMENT PART FOR THIS ITEM IS AN EXACT DUPLICATE OF THE PLASTIC HANDLE TYPE THAT BROKE, SO I AM NOT USING THAT AGAIN! THIS PLASTIC COMPONENT IS POORLY DESIGNED AND CAN PERMIT THE STAINLESS STEEL 'STICK' TO BE FORCED INTO THE OIL PAN. *JB

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