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Nissan Sentra 2007
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I had a 98 Toyota Corolla before with Firestone tires and the same rough ride problem. After one of the Firestone tires burst on a pothole, I changed all four tires into a medium price brand and the ride became so smooth that it felt like the Corolla had a new and better suspension.
I asked the Nissan dealer if some 2007 Sentra are sold with tires other than Bridgestone. They told me they are sold with Bridgestone tires only.
I am not sure if changing the Bridgestone tires in my car will improve the smoothness of the ride like changing the Firestone tires before.
I will appreciate it if any owners of 2007 Sentra have answers for the following questions:
1/Did any owners buy the car with tires of another brand that is not Bridgestone or Firestone?
2/ Do any owners experience the same rough ride problem and what is brand name of their tires?
3/ Do any owners have acceptable smooth ride and what is the brand name of their tires?
Thank you
Is remote keyless entry something that can be installed after market on a 2.O 2007 Sentra?
Anyway I reduced the pressure to 33 psi and found that there is significant improvement on rough road surface. I am going to reduce the pressure to 32 to see if there is further improvement. But I cannot do it right away as the tire pressure has increased to 36 psi when the tires are still hot from the drive.
The Nissan dealerships should pay attention to details in their garage services. Besides the inaccurate tire pressure, they also forgot to tighten the cap of the coolent tank in my car during scheduled maintenance, which would lead to the engine become overheated when the hot coolent evaporates. The 2007 Nissan Sentra is a good quality car, the dealership should prevent mistakes that make people think the car is bad.
When buying a car, the dealership should make sure that the car is delivered with the tires inflated to the recommended pressure.
Now, if you are going to travel in hot weather, with a full load and at sustained speeds of 70 mph or higher, by all means increase the tire pressure to at least 36 PSI.
The higher the pressure, the higher load the tire can carry (do not exceed maximum pressure as printed on the tire sidewall).
Thank you for the additional information.
Thanks for sharing what you know!
The link is
http://www.keylessride.com/?gclid=CLWI_Z6My44CFQHgPAod-RyDwA
Good luck
A previous post had someone stating that Bridgestone tires were made by Firestone. The opposite is true, Bridgestone is/was the parent company, and Firestone was one of it's major divisions.
As to the quality of Firestone tires, I worked in the auto industry as the time of the Firestone recall. The tires that were actually affected by the recall was not a huge number. Firestone did however recall ALL of the tires in that model. I had in fact owned a vehicle with those tires equipped the Radial ATX. They were good tires, and I wouldn't worry one bit about owning another set of Firestones again. They still make great tires.
The problem with that situation (the Explorer rollover problem) was partially Firestone, partially Ford, and a lot of the comsumer. Many people were buying SUV's for the first time and they were driving them like they were cars. You can't do that with a vehicle with that high of a center of gravity. To lower the C/G Ford engineering decided to lower the tire air pressure from 32 to 26 psi. This is adequate if the air pressures are maintained properly. Most people don't do this, and can easily on a tire that size be 5-10lbs low on air before they notice. That could potentially put the air pressure at 15-20psi which is way too low. This caused too much heat to be generated, and that leads to premature failure. Ford blamed Firestone, Firestone blamed Ford, but noone blamed the driver for not maintaining the air pressure. The bad PR was everywhere.
I'm considering a snow tire because I have to drive about 50 miles round trip to work everyday. Also, I'd like to make these tires last through next summer. I'm at 21,000 miles and not too pleased with wear so far.
Now if I can just get it to cooperate with a remote start.
At this rate they should last around 70k miles. Not bad at all IMHO.
Based on my own experience (11K miles) the 2007 Sentra 2.0. S is absolutely reliable and has not required any repairs.
Mileage could be better. I am averaging 32MPG lately on my commute of 40 miles each way including a lot of stop and go. I am averaging 80 minutes for 40 miles so you do the math.
With my previous Toyota Echo (2001) I would average 41 to 42 MPG. I believe a Corolla would achieve close to 38 MPG on the same commute, based on a 1 week use of a rental Corolla. The Corolla is a lighter, less powerful car.
The only complaint I have so far is that the plastics used in the dash and door scratch very easily. A trim piece that surrounds part of the driver side door opening is loosing paint over a 15 inch long area. This is where I touch with my hip every time I enter or leave the car. So this area looks worn like in a 5 year old car.
Nissan will need to change trim levels and make some exterior changes IMO.
I can't tell if it is an updraft causing the license plate to "slap", it is the trunk lid is rattling on the catch, or if it is something else. There doesn't seem to be anything hanging down loose and the splash guards and spoiler seem tight. I am at a loss on this one.
Thankfully they gave me a free courtesy car for the whole time (not really free because I was still making my monthly payments and not enjoying the use of my new car).
It was used. I got it with 13,950 miles on it. I paid $13,495 for it, plus tax.
I love driving it so far. Of course, I'm coming from having a 1995 Honda Accord that I absolutely drove into the ground, so maybe my views are a little skewed.
Anyway, I've noticed the rattling noise when you accelerate that people seem to be talking about. It tapers off a lot after you've stopped accelerating.
That seems to be the only flaw I can find with the car so far. I love the exterior design and the interior feels twice as roomy as the Corolla I test drove the same day yesterday.
Does anyone think that $13,500 was a good price for a one-year-old Sentra? Did I pay too much? Thoughts?
On another forum I read a "hack" to disable de AC compressor. As running the AC increases fuel consumption I would like to disable de AC once the front window is clear.
congrats on your new purchase.
Regarding the noise when accelerating from a stop, the first time in the morning, all Sentras and Versas with the CVT seem to do that.
I have driven 3 different Versas while my car was serviced and the all made the same noise.
Services Records have been submitted to show timely services... but still no/slow response
Is there any other check or work done on the CVT when the fluid is changed?
Does anyone have the factory service manual to enlighten me about the procedure?
If only the fluid change is done I would go to a Mr. Lube location (national quick lube chain here in Canada) near my home. They only charge $ 180 for the fluid change. Using a coupon I can get an additional 10% off.
Did the problem for your car get resolved?
I'm having the same problem with my Sentra 2007 :sick: and was wondering if maybe now you know what was the issue....
FYI: Be careful, mine had a lot of debris fall out when I removed it. When I turned on my a/c the loose dust blew through the vents. If you have a vacuum with a wand attachment you may consider cleaning the channel out before you install the new one.
Hope it helps!
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ok well my problem is today i was driving and when i would stop at a light my car would shut off.....id turn it back on and it would start sputtering and i would have to step on the gas just to keep the engine running......