NHTSA Complaint #10264393 — 2002 NISSAN SENTRA

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 NISSAN SENTRA. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE FAILED AND SHUT OFF. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE, BUT BEGAN EXPERIENCING IDLING ISSUES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP AND INSPECTED BY A TECHNICIAN, WHO DETERMINED THAT THE MASS AIR FLOW SENSOR FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AT THE COST OF $370. THREE DAYS LATER, WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE SLOWED DOWN AND FAILED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AND DROVE TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE ECM WAS FAILING. NO REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS INFORMED THAT NO COMPENSATION WOULD BE PROVIDED BECAUSE THERE WERE NO RECALLS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 75,000.