NHTSA Complaint #10252690 — 2003 NISSAN SENTRA

MY 2003 NISSAN SENTRA DIED OUT WHILE DRIVING AGAIN WITHIN TWO WEEKS (12/05/08 & 12/19/08)! THE PROBLEM IS THAT MY CAR DIES OUT WHILE DRIVING -THEN, SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT COMES ON & ALL GAUGES GO ERRATIC, OR VICE VERSA. THESE CONDITIONS COME OUT WITHOUT ANY WARNING. THE FIRST TIME MY CAR DIED OUT ON THE ROAD WAS ON 03/21/2007. HOWEVER, SINCE I PURCHASED THIS BRAND-NEW CAR IN 2003, THERE WAS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE ENGINE. IT WAS HARD TO START THE ENGINE AND DIED OUT, WHICH RESULTED IN DAMAGING THE STARTER. (APPROX. 6 TIMES OF SERVICES AND POSSIBLY, A RECALL SEEMED TO SOLVE THIS ONE.) THEN, ANOTHER PROBLEM CAME UP. SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT COMES ON MORE AND MORE FREQUENTLY AS YEARS GO BY SINCE 2004. (APPROX. 8 TIMES OF REPAIR ATTEMPTS AND NOT FIXED YET AS OF 12/23/08) ALSO, ALL THE GAUGES SUDDENLY GO ERRATIC (BOUNCING AROUND OR UP& DOWN MOVEMENTS) WHEN START A CAR OR WHILE DRIVING. AGAIN, THESE CONDITIONS COME UP WITHOUT ANY WARNING. ESPECIALLY, IN THE MORNING WHEN START A CAR, IT HAPPENS MORE (MORE THAN ONCE A MONTH) THAN WHILE DRIVING. THIS YEAR THE OIL GAUGE BECAME COMPLETELY INOPERABLE AND COST ME $550. RECENTLY, I SOMETIMES NOTICE THAT MY CAR DOES NOT CREEP, WHICH MAKES IT HARD TO SPEED UP. EVERY TIME THESE CONDITIONS COME UP, I TAKE MY CAR TO THE NISSAN DEALER. HOWEVER, THEY ARE UNABLE TO FIND WHAT IS WRONG. IT HAS BEEN YEARS, AND MY CAR IS GETTING WORSE EVEN THOUGH THE MILEAGE IS ONLY 33491. NOW, MY CAR HAS BEEN STUCK IN THE DEALER FOR DAYS AS OF 12/23/08. NISSAN SHOULD REPURCHASE MY CAR BECAUSE IT JEOPARDIZES OTHERS' AND MY SAFETY/LIFE ON THE ROAD. *TR