NHTSA Complaint #10372587 — 2003 NISSAN SENTRA
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING issue reported to NHTSA
Complaint Details
| ODI Number | 10372587 |
| Vehicle | 2003 NISSAN SENTRA |
| Component | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING |
| Date of Incident | |
| Date Filed | |
| Mileage | 75,000 miles |
| Crash | No |
| Fire | No |
| Injuries | 0 |
| Deaths | 0 |
| Vehicle Towed | No |
| State | OK |
Consumer Description
2003 NISSAN SENTRA 1.8L HEAD GASKET FAILURE AT AROUND 75,000 MI. VEHICLE HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING DIFFICULTY STARTING AND ROUGH IDLE SINCE SOON AFTER PURCHASE. THIS WAS RELAYED TO DEALERS ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS, WERE TOLD NOTHING IS WRONG. PROBLEM HAS WORSENED OVER THE YEARS AND VEHICLE RAN ROUGH. BROUGHT TO DEALER AND REPLACED IGNITION COIL #3. WEEK LATER PROBLEM IS STILL ACTIVE. RETURN TO DEALER WHERE HEAD GASKET HAD FAILED AND ENGINE IS CONSUMING COOLANT. THIS VEHICLE HAD FAULTY GASKET OR HEAD DESIGN THAT WAS PUSHED OFF BY THE DEALER TO AVOID WARRANTY REPAIR. *TR
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