2008 NISSAN SENTRA Electronic Stability Control Esc Problems
3 NHTSA complaints on file
Electronic Stability Control Esc Issues in the 2008 NISSAN SENTRA
3 electronic stability control esc complaints have been filed with NHTSA for the 2008 NISSAN SENTRA. Of these, 1 involved a crash, 1 involved a fire, and 0 resulted in injury.
3
Complaints
1
Crashes
1
Fires
0
Injuries
0
Deaths
All Electronic Stability Control Esc Complaints
DRIVING OVER AN HOUR AND THE CAR STARTS TO STRUGGLE, I CAN FEEL IT LOOSING POWER, IN ORDER TO NOT PRESS DOWN ALL THE WAY, I'M DOING A GIVE N GO PRAYING I DONT STOP ON THE FREEWAY. I WOULD SOMETIMES FEEL JUMPING AND THAT I'M NOT IN FULL CONTROL AND IT HAS STOPPED ON ME IN A 15MINUTE DRIVE. I HAVE GOTTEN, A DIAGNOSTIC, 1TIME IT HAD 4DIFFERENT TRANSMISSION CODES AND ANOTHER A FUEL CODE. NOT SURE WHAT'S GOING ON, THIS STARTED AROUND THE 60,000 MILE I'M AT 90,000 NOW, SO YA, IT'S BEEN ROUGH.
I WAS COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP AND THE BREAKS DID NOT STOP THE CAR FORCING ME TO HIT SOMEONE. I ALWAYS HAD TROUBLE WITH THE BREAKS WITH FORCED ME TO CHANGE THEM EVERY SO OFTEN. THIS TIME WAS TOUGH.
I WAS OPERATING MY VEHICLE ON RIVERSIDE DRIVE IN STUDIO CITY, CALIFORNIA WHEN THE VEHICLE SHOOK ABRUPTLY FOLLOWED A FEW SECONDS LATER WITH A LOUD EXPLOSION. DEBRIS AND OIL SPRAYED ONTO MY HOOD AND I HAD TO NEARLY AVOID AN ACCIDENT AS MY CAR WAS COMPLETELY OUT OF CONTROL. I WAS ABLE TO TURN THE WHEEL SLIGHTLY AND PULL TO THE SIDE. IT WAS AT THIS POINT THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE UNDER THE HOOD AND I IMMEDIATELY GOT OUT OF THE VEHICLE. MY FATHER WHO WAS FOLLOWING ME RAN TO THE NEAREST GAS STATION IN AN ATTEMPT TO CALM THE FLAMES WHILE I CALLED 911. THE VEHICLE WAS STILL ON FIRE WHEN THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED. EVENTUALLY THEY WERE ABLE TO PUT THE FLAMES OUT AND OPEN THE HOOD. UNDER THE HOOD YOU CAN SEE A FIRE STARTING FROM THE ELECTRICAL AND BATTERY AREA LEADING TO THE ENGINE. THE CAR...
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Air Bags
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Engine
15 complaints
Power Train
15 complaints
Steering
15 complaints
Vehicle Speed Control
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Unknown Or Other
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Electrical System
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Service Brakes Hydraulic
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Wheels
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Suspensionrear
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Service Brakes
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Tires
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Tirespressure Monitoring And Regulating Systems
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Engine And Engine Cooling
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Seats
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Suspension
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Power Trainautomatic Transmission
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Seat Belts
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Engine And Engine Coolingengine
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Fuel System Gasoline
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Structurebody
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Service Brakes Hydraulicfoundation Componentsmaster Cylinder
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Visibility
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Air Bagssidewindow
1 complaint
Engine And Engine Coolingcooling System
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Engine And Engine Coolingexhaust Systemmanifoldheadermufflertail Pipe
1 complaint
Equipment
1 complaint
Fuel System Gasolinestoragetank Assembly
1 complaint
Fuel System Other
1 complaint
Fuelpropulsion System
1 complaint
Power Trainaxle Assembly
1 complaint
Service Brakes Electric
1 complaint
Suspensionfront
1 complaint
Suspensionrearaxlenon Powered Axle Assembly
1 complaint
Visibilitysunmoon Roof Assembly
1 complaint