NHTSA Complaint #10107977 — 2003 NISSAN SENTRA

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number 10107977
Vehicle 2003 NISSAN SENTRA
Component ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
Date of Incident
Date Filed
Mileage 15,000 miles
Crash No
Fire No
Injuries 0
Deaths 0
Vehicle Towed No
State CA

Consumer Description

I CURRENTLY DRIVE A 2003 NISSAN SENTRA GXE, 1.8L 4CYL. CAR. (PURCHASED IN OR AROUND APRIL 2003 FROM UNIVERSAL NISSAN) ALMOST A YEAR AFTER BUY THE SENTRA I NOTICED THAT THE CAR WOULDN'T START OR IF IT DID START IT WOULD TAKE A WHILE TO START...MEANING I WOULD HAVE TO HOLD DOWN THE KEY WHILE IT TRIES TO CRANK ITSELF ON. I DO THIS ALL THE TIME & AT TIMES WHEN I FINALLY GET THE CAR TO START 3 TO 5 SECONDS WILL GO BY AND THE CAR WILL TURN OFF & I HAVE TO RESTART IT. SO I TOOK THE CAR INTO NISSAN OR ORANGE, CA AND THEY TOTALLY BLEW ME OFF, TELLING ME THAT THEY COULDN'T DO ANYTHING BECAUSE I DIDN'T NOTICED IF THE ENGIN LIGHT COME ON. WHICH LEADS ME HERE TODAY. MY CAR IS GETTING WORST...I NOTICED A NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID #03V455000, NISSAN RECALL #R3022 AND A NUMBER FOR NISSAN I CALL NISSAN (JAN. 26, 2005) AND I'M TOLD THERE WAS NO RECALL FOR MY CAR BECAUSE I DRIVE A 1.8L 4 CYL CAR AND NOT THE CAR THEY HAVE ON THEIR RECALL LIST WHICH IS 2.5L 4CYL. THE GUY ONLY MAKES A FILE FOR ME AND UPDATES MY ADDRESS. THEY DIDN'T DO ANYTHING TO HELP ME EXCEPT UPDATE MY PERSONAL INFORMATION. I TELL THE REP. THAT I NOTICED ON ANOTHER WEBSITE THAT MY CAR MAKE AND MODEL WAS AFFECTED BY THE RECALL AND THEY DIDN'T EVEN RESEACH IT. THE INFORMATION WAS FOUND ON WWW.ALLDATA.COM TSB NUMBER 03-124 ISSUED DECEMBER 2003 - SAFETY RECALL - TSB TITLE RECALL- ENGIN SENSOR REPLACEMENT FOR 2003 NISSAN SENTRA 1.8L 4 CYL CARS. I MEAN IT'S THE SAME TYPE OF RECALL THAT'S ON THE NHTSA WEBSITE. I DON'T UNDERSTAND SOMEBODY PLEASE HELP.*AK

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