Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | |||
| 10/16/2010 | 39720 | ||
| Nissan sentra 2004 model - manufacturer defect - recall required. dear, this is regarding my sentra car - doing service only with nissan dealer. took the car 3 times to dealer for the same problem - only on the 3rd time they could find the problem. seems they never came across this type of problem before. brake booster does not send fluid to brake -stalls the car middle of the freeway/highway from 65/55miles to 5 miles - suddenly comes sudden halt in highway. gave full acceleration, it doesn't move more than 5 miles/hr. returned to car dealer again. avoided several accidents. my services charges were $1,200 - which includes fuel system replacement, brake pads, rotors - at early stage - @39700 miles. very bad experience with nissan for the first time - i had altima before. it is a total manufacturer defect. i am worried as my teen age daughter and wife are driving this car. informed nissan, they said it is normal/common defect. | |||
| 09/06/2010 | 141000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2004 nissan sentra. while driving at 65mph with the vehicle speed control on the throttle slowed down and the vehicle was unresponsive. the vehicle was pull to the side of the road turn the engine off for an hour then restarted it and drove home with no more failure. the check engine soon warning light illuminated continuously. the ecm and the electronic throttle body control was replaced by the dealer at a cost to her about two years ago. she does not know if this was the cause for the vehicle speed control failure once again. the vehicle was not taken to the dealer and will not be taken to the dealer. the manufacturer was not contacted. the failure mileage was 141,000....mw | |||
| 11/25/2006 | 50000 | 1 | |
| I just want to add a report of (so-called) sudden acceleration syndrome that occurred to me on thanksgiving day of november 2007 then again within a month or two after the nissan dealer said it was due to a badly positioned floor mat. the second time it happened, the dealer said it was a dirty throttle that required $75 throttle service, -- a cleaning -- to which i readily consented. the acceleration problem hasn't reoccurred (knock on wood). in both instances, the car sped forward when my foot was off the brake so quickly i barely had time to react. fortunately, i did not have an accident or cause one. i drive a 2004 nissan sentra, which i maintain regularly. the nissan manual states that throttle service should be regularly performed (something i had never heard of before) but not that neglecting to do so could cause the car to accelerate suddenly. this was not mild acceleration -- the speed increased alarmingly until i put the car in neutral then hit brakes (i instinctively tried braking first, which caused the engine to race) and pulled over to collect myself. this isn't easy with power steering. *tr | |||