NHTSA Complaint #10372587 — 2003 NISSAN SENTRA ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

Complaint Details

ODI Number	10372587
Vehicle	2003 NISSAN SENTRA
Component	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
Date of Incident	December 20, 2010
Date Filed	December 27, 2010
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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