NHTSA Complaint #10244565 — 2003 NISSAN SENTRA ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

Complaint Details

ODI Number	10244565
Vehicle	2003 NISSAN SENTRA
Component	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
Date of Incident	September 15, 2008
Date Filed	October 6, 2008
Mileage	95,000 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	CT

Consumer Description

WAS TOLD BY NISSAN THAT MY 2003 SENTRA SE R SPEC V NEED A NEW ENGINE. ENGINE FAILED BECAUSE OF DEFECTIVE CATALYTIC MATERIAL BEING INGESTED THROUGH EXHAUST VALVES. THUS SCORING THE CYLINDER WALLS, LEADING THE CAR TO CONSUME OIL. WITHOUT OIL THE ENGINE WILL FAIL. THE CAR WAS BROUGHT TO THE DEALER CONCERNING AN OIL CONSUMPTION PROBLEM, DEALER DECLARED THAT IT WAS WITHIN PARAMETERS AND THERE WAS NO PROBLEM. THIS WAS JUST BEFORE THE 60,000 MILE WARRANTY WAS UP. THE CAR NOW HAS 95,000 AND NEEDS NEW ENGINE. NISSAN CLAIMS TO KNOW NOTHING OF THIS PROBLEM, YET THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE WITH SIMILAR PROBLEMS. *TR

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