NHTSA Complaint #10273505 — 2003 NISSAN SENTRA

I PURCHASED MY 2003 NISSAN SENTRA FROM TOYOTA DIRECT IN COLUMBUS OHIO AND THE DAY I PURCHASED IT THAT EVENING MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON I TOOK IT BACK AND THEY TOOK IT TO GERMAIN NISSAN TWICE FOR SERVICE TO FIND OUT WHAT WAS WRONG, WELL THEY FIXED IT AS THEY THOUGHT (THE FUEL PUMP) BUT A YEAR LATER THE SAME PROBLEMS WERE OCCURRING SO I TOOK IT TO ANOTHER MECHANIC AND THEY SAID IT WAS WHAT NISSAN SAID SO I HAD IT FIXED AGAIN (FUEL PUMP) BUT NO ONE HOOKED IT UP TO DIAGNOSTIC. WELL NOW AGAIN THE CAR IS DOING THE SAME THING I TOOK IT TO ANOTHER MECHANIC AND HE FIXED SOMETHING TOTALLY DIFFERENT SINCE HE HOOKED IT UP TO THE DIAGNOSTIC AND SAID IT WAS THE CRANK POSITION SENSOR AND HE FIXED IT, WELL HERE I AM 6 MONTHS LATER IM HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM.. I RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET AND FOUND THIS HAD A RECALL BACK IN 2003 BUT I'M GETTING PEOPLE TELLING ME MY CAR WASN'T INCLUDED, MY CAR IS DOING THE SAME EXACT THING AS 630000 OTHER 2003 NISSIAN SENTRAS HOW IS THIS POSSIBLE.. I'M WOULD LIKE TO FILE A COMPLAINT ABOUT MY VEHICLE AND I FEEL NISSAN SHOULD REPLACE THIS AND MAKE IT GOOD AT THEIR COST AND NOT MINE. HERE IS WHAT I FOUND OUT: AUTO RECALL DATE: NOV 17, 2003 VEHICLE COMPONENT: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING ESTIMATED VEHICLES AFFECTED: 630000 MODEL AFFECTED 2003 NISSAN SENTRA 2003 NISSAN SENTRA DEFECT SUMMARY: ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES, THE CIRCUIT BOARD FOR THE CRANK POSITION SENSOR OR CAM POSITION SENSOR MAY HAVE AN IMPROPER SOLDER JOINT DUE TO SOLDER DEFORMATION CAUSED BY HEAT STRESS ACCELERATED BY THE EXISTENCE OF FLUX RESIDUE DURING THE SOLDERING PROCESS. DEFECT CONSEQUENCE: THIS COULD CAUSE THE "SERVICE ENGINE SOON" WARNING LIGHT TO COME ON, CREATE A NO START CONDITION, CAUSE REDUCED ENGINE POWER, OR CAUSE THE ENGINE TO STOP RUNNING WITHOUT WARNING DURING VEHICLE OPERATION, WHICH COULD RESULT IN A CRASH. REMEDY: DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE CRANK POSITION SENSORS. CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR(S), AND IN SOME CASES, THE VARIABLE TIMING CONTROL SENSOR. *TR