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Nissan Sentra Problems
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About 100000 miles ago, i accidently shifted into 2nd gear and i didn't notice. i was driving 75 mph for about 5min when i got suspicious that something was wrong. i felt ALOT power when i went uphill and i usually don't. I immediately shifted back to (D)rive.
Anyway, the result was that when i go from 1st to 2nd or 2nd to 3rd, i feel the car shifting.
my odometer is now at 185k miles and i finally changed the transmission fluid and filter for the 1st time. (Went to a garage.)
There were bits of metal in the filter. (Btw-did i really need to change the filter since it was metal screen? Could i have just washed the little bits away and reuse?)
Now i REALLY feel the car shifting at 2nd gear.
1) If it dies, how much for a tranny?
2) Buy another or rebuild mine?
3) and where to get it, and who do i use to service it? (aamco?)
THX
About 100000 miles ago, i accidently shifted into 2nd gear and i didn't notice. i was driving 75 mph for about 5min when i got suspicious that something was wrong. i felt ALOT power when i went uphill and i usually don't. I immediately shifted back to (D)rive.
Anyway, the result was that when i go from 1st to 2nd or 2nd to 3rd, i feel the car shifting.
my odometer is now at 185k miles and i finally changed the transmission fluid and filter for the 1st time. (Went to a garage.)
There were bits of metal in the filter. (Btw-did i really need to change the filter since it was metal screen? Could i have just washed the little bits away and reuse?)
Now i REALLY feel the car shifting at 2nd gear.
1) If it dies, how much for a tranny?
2) Buy another or rebuild mine?
3) and where to get it, and who do i use to service it? (aamco?)
THX
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It's not an automotive product.
Phenoseal comes in a tube for use with a gun, but you can just squeeze it out on your finger and go around the old gasket. The dealer's right, though, you need to take the lens assembly out to do this.
Anyone else experienced this problem? Seems strange for such a well made engine.
Timimg chain cover leaks are common(I have a 94 XE 1.6 liter and it leaks,also)They are not too bad to do,about a 4 or 5 hour job to do it right and clean all areas properly.There is no gasket,they use silicone gasket on the timing cover so parts are cheap(valve cover gasket,rings,belts)I've done about a dozen or so and all in all it is not a bad job to do just time consuming and messy to do it right so it won't leak again...EVER.Good luck all!!
driver side window will not roll up. How do I take the "roll up handle" off so that I can take the door siding off to repair whatever is causing the deraling of the window glass? There seems to be no screw or covered screw on this roll handle and I already damaged it a bit by trying to take it off. How do you do that? How do you take the door panel off? Please email to NISSANDRIVEL@reserve-bank.com
Any mechanic at all, for any make or model of car, who claims that a strange noise or behavior (especially after an accident such as yours) is the car getting "older" is incompetent, lazy or unethical.
Take your car to another dealer or mechanic and have them try to determine the source of the click, WITHOUT explaining the history with the other dealer (be honest that it was in an accident in the past, and that you think it might be related. An honest mechanic needs accurate information to correctly assess your problem.)
The fact that you didn't have this problem before the accident, and started having it right after the accident, makes it clear (at least to me) that the two are probably related. Don't settle for a bs answer -- get a second opinion.
is your fan electic?
you might want to check if your fan is working
if you have an electric one it should come on once the car warm up check the relay or the motor.
greetings from sunny Miami.
Here are some of the problems I had with it....
-2 days after I bought it.....clicking noise coming from drivers side, front wheel
they said it was nothing but there was a recall that finlly took care of the problem about 3 months later.
-Trunk WOULD NOT CLOSE this was an on going problem. it would bounce back a good 3 or 4 times before it caught.
garage said it was a latch problem and was replaced....funny........it didnt work.
trunk was "misalligned"
-Breaks pulsated....which I brought the car to the shop and I signed a paper, (which i asked what it was and was told it was just for permission to work on the car, when in fact it was a warrenty waiver) SCREWED AGAIN BY NISSAN.
Rotors were worn, but not the break pads *intresting* machanics said it was warp from highway driving when the car heats up and than hitting a puddle and it cools quickly *rolls eyes*
anyways, it was covered under the lil thing they like to call "warrenty" and I was told they had replaced the rotors, but when in fact i found out that they had only been turned down, not replaced when the breaks went again (see below)
-wouldnt start......
-after a long road trip the hubcap melted to the rim.
-belt squeeled. Took to Bennington Motor Car, and they tighted it, but apparently to much cuz when I got to Massachusetts, it broke off cuz it was TOO TIGHT!!! Car had to be towed.
-belt tensioner broke
-belt to loose, fell off
-starter went at about 14,000 miles
-breaks went again- had to replace rotors, no break shoes though.......this time it wasnt under warrenty and you can only get them through NISSAN MOTOR INC....so I was screwed with those prices...
$340 for new rotors.
-seat belt broke
-lost lighting to dashboard, what told it was an "out bulb". Replaced worked fine, but lost shifter lights about 5 hrs after driving it off the garage lot. Replaced that too....than 2 days after getting that replaced, the radio lost its lighting, and the dome light wasnt working now. GOOD JOB!!! They deined it was ever an eletrical problem.
-Factory CD players EJECT button broke off...GOD DAMN IT!!
-Alarm would go off randomly. This is intresting seeing as the ALARM SYSTEM NEVER WORKED IN THE FIRST PLACE
-trasmission was sticking...seemed to always get stuck in 2nd gear
-Over drive broke...
-Oil leak...faulty seals
-motor in passengers side door broke
and than there was the RECALLS....
I think that there was about 4 or 5 of them on my car, which I hear issnt that bad considering FORD FOCUS has about 7.....which BENNINGTON MOTOR CAR ALSO SELLS.
I have owned a Ford Escort, and it was a POS but I dont think that it compared to the Nissan.
Luck would have it that i totalled it with 38,000 miles on it when I plowed into a car stopped in front of me at about 65mph. THANK GOD ITS GONE!!
Oh yeah, and in the accident....NO AIRBAGS!!!!!!
Not a single one. Lemme remind you that I hit a stopped object head on, at 65mph. Smashed the frame to hell, along with the entire front end, nope no airbags, no airbag light, no nothing, but an ambulace ride to the hospital and pounding headaches, and a $500,000 lawsuit on NISSAN.
One other thing that turned me off to nissan was the fact that I was just ignored everytime I tried to call NISSAN OF AMERICA....no returned phone calls, no updates, no nothing. I can be sure of one thing. Never again will I own another nissan.....anyone considering this car, i strongly advise against it, and trust me, im not the only one....a friends sister, as just as many issues with her 2001 sentra gxe.
Closing I will say this.....Your better off buying an American Product, but personally....id rather buy the New 2002 HYUNDAI ELANTRA GT.
(at the same price, better warrenty, leather, moonroof, cd, cruise, power everything, awesome sound system, much much more, and much sportier, and betting looking than the ghetto boody nissan sentra)
Garrick
I had my Civic Coupe EX 2000 for 72,000 miles. I drive 80 miles a day 5days/week.
NEVER HAD A PROBLEM. Nock on wood.
Only a flat tire once.
Tires were slick at around 50K miles. I installed 17" wheels and high performance tires.
Also installed an MP3 player, and new speakers.
This car will have about 120K miles by the time it's mine. I hope to be able to enjoy it for at least 4 more years after that.
I believe girl_racer should be awarded for her valor an patience. I do believe she got a freaking orange, not a lemon.
Please girl_racer DO NOT GET A HYUNDAI ELANTRA GT. See, my rationale is as follows:
If you get a HYUNDAY, you get an excellent warranty. If the rotors, or the water pump break you get a replacement for free. It sounds great, but what are you going to do when your SPIRIT and HEART break as the enginee in the little HYUNDAY does not perform?
Listen, just test drive a 2000 Civic, or Corolla, then try the Hyunday.
Get an older Camry. I'm getting my wife a 2000 Camry LE for $9K. (I should not say I'm getting her a Camry. She's paying for it, but I did all the homework)
It only has 30,000 miles on it, and it drives great.
This is a great time to get a car you though was unreachable. I never though my wife and I could afford a second vehicle, but after much research, we did.
Well, just take your time, and chose wisely.
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