NHTSA Complaint #10666986 — 2008 NISSAN SENTRA

POWER TRAIN issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number 10666986
Vehicle 2008 NISSAN SENTRA
Component POWER TRAIN
Date of Incident
Date Filed
Mileage 60,000 miles
Crash No
Fire No
Injuries 0
Deaths 0
Vehicle Towed No
State CA

Consumer Description

WHEN PURCHASING MY USED VEHICLE FROM EL MONTE TOYOTA, NOTICE SENSOR FOR TIRE ON, WAS TOLD BE FIXED, MONTHS LATER LEARN RIM MISSING SENSOR. LIGHT IN CAR ALSO DON'T WORK. DRIVING CAR IMMEDIATELY WAS STALLING OUT SHUTTING OFF WHEN IDOL. TOOK CAR BACK WEEK LATER SINCE WITHIN 30 DAY WARRANTY SPOKE TO CUSTOMER SERVICE ON RECORDED CALL AND SHE DIDN'T THOROUGHLY DOCUMENT CONVERSATION. UPON WAITING FOUR HOURS NEXT WEEK, TECH DROVE THE CAR NEVER DO A DIAGNOSTIC. AFTER WARRANTY EXPIRED CAR REGULARLY SHUT OFF TRIGGERING TRANSMISSION CODES. OUT OF POCKET I PAID FOR TRANSMISSION FLUSH TWICE, THROTTLE BODY REPLACEMENT, BRAKES, LEARNING THERE WAS TRANSMISSION RECALL 2010. FALLING BEHIND IN PAYMENTS DUE.TO EXCESSIVE REPAIR EXPENSES TOOK CAR TO FIX AT NISSAN TO GET A LIST MORE OF DEFECTS I COULDN'T AFFORD. I FILED A CLAIM WITH TOYOTA AND WAS DENIED BY THE MANAGER. HAD THEY RAN THE DIAGNOSTIC WHEN I BROUGHT IT IN ALL BE AVOIDED. HOWEVER WAS ADVISED DEALERSHIP'S ARE AWARE OF RECALLS AND SOLD ME THE CAR ANYWAY? AND REFUSED TO FIX WHEN I RETURNED AND DISMISSED A CLAIM DIE TO THEIR NEGLIGENCE. NEVER BUY A CAR FROM THAT DEALERSHIP AND WILL LET ANYONE LOOKING KNOW OF MY COSTLY EXPERIENCE. EXPECT THAT FROM A CAR LOT NOT A REPUTATION LIKE TOYOTA. *TR

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