2000 Nissan Sentra Suspension Problems

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 NISSAN SENTRA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 23 MPH OR GREATER, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD GRINDING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND THEY STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO THE ATTACHMENT BOLTS FROM THE FRONT SUSPENSION. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CONTACT WAS DISPLEASED TO KNOW THAT THERE WAS A RECALL, IN WHICH HIS VIN WAS EXCLUDED. HE EXPERIENCED THE SAME FAILURE THAT WAS MENTIONED IN THE RECALL. THE RECALL NUMBER WAS 01V174000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 60,000. UPDATED 07/31/08. *LJ UPDATED 08/05/08. *JB

NHTSA ID

10233827

Incident

Jun 5, 2008

Mileage

50,000 mi

CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL 01V174000 CONCERNING LOWER CONTROL ARM. WHILE TURNING ON TO A RESIDENTIAL STREET AT 5 MPH CONSUMER HEARD A PECULIAR NOISE FROM THE LEFT FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. SECONDS LATER CONSUMER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. A MECHANIC EXAMINED THE VEHICLE AND DETERMINED THAT THE LEFT LOWER CONTROL ARM BROKE. THIS PROBLEM WAS SUPPOSE TO HAVE BEEN FIXED BY A RECENT RECALL.*AK

NHTSA ID

10087456

Incident

Mar 18, 2003

Mileage

28,592 mi

WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO PULL THE VEHICLE OFF OF THE ROAD. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAD BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK THE SERVICE DEALER COULDN'T FIND WHY THE VEHICLE STALLED SO HE CONCLUDED THAT THE FUEL PUMP WAS THE PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE STILL DID NOT START EVEN AFTER A NEW FUEL PUMP WAS INSTALLED. ON ANOTHER OCCASION THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT THE ECM MODULE WAS THE PROBLEM. RECALL# 03V477000. THE VEHICLE PULLED TO THE RIGHT, THE A/C, HORN, AND THE THIRD BRAKE LIGHT WAS INOPERATIVE. RECALL# 01V174000 . THE CONSUMER ALSO LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND HIT A GUARD RAIL. *SC THE FRONT ROTORS WERE WARPED. *JB

NHTSA ID

10071637

Incident

Apr 27, 2004

PROBLEMS WITH FRONT LOWER CONTROL ARMS AND DEFECTIVE PULLEY IN ENGINE. *MR THE FUEL PUMP WAS REPLACED AT 17000 MILES. THE AIR CONDITIONER WOULD BLOW WARM AIR INTERMITTENTLY. THE DEALER HAS APPEMPTED TO REPAIR THE A/C SEVERAL TIMES BUT HAS NIT BEEN SUCCESSFUL. *NM

NHTSA ID

10024468

Incident

Jun 1, 2003

IN 2001 MAY WHEN I WAS DRIVING THIS CAR TO HOUSTON, I HEARD SOME SQUEKING NOISE FROM THE FRONT RIGHT PART OF THE CAR WHEN THE VEHICLE SPEED WAS AROUND 65 MPH AND THE ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE WAS AROUND 80 DEGREE F. AFTER SOME TIME IT BECAME WORSE AND THERE WAS VIBRATION TO THE WHOLE CAR EVEN AT 55 MPH AND ALSO THERE WAS A RETARDING EFFECT TO THE SPEED ALONG WITH EACH SQUEAKING SOUND. I TOOK THE CAR THE NEXT MORNING TO A DEALERSHIP IN BRYAN, COLLEGESTATION BUT THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING, THEY TOLD ME. LATER THE SAME THING HAPPENED TO THE CAR WHENEVER THE ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE IS MORE THAN 65 DEGREE F. I HAD TAKEN THIS VEHICLE TO HUDIBURG NISSAN DEALERSHIP IN OKLAHOMA CITY 2 OR 3 TIMES WITH THIS COMPLAINT AND EACH TIME A SERVICE ADVISOR TEST DRIVED ALONG WITH ME AND HAD HEARD THIS NOISE. THE ADVISOR ON ALL OCCASIONS WAS ONE MR. PETE.I TOOK THE CAR THERE ON ALL OCCASSIONS IN THE AFTERNOON WHEN I HEARD THE NOISE AND FELT THE VIBRATION AND THE RETARDING EFFECT ON SPEED WHILE I DRIVE. THE ADVISOR TEST DRIVED AT THE SAME TIME AND ON ALL OCCASSIONS ASKED ME TO LEAVE THE CAR THERE SO THAT THE TECHNICIANS CAN FIX IT. THEN THEY RETURNED THE CAR TO ME THE NEXT DAY SAYING THE TECHNICIANS NEVER HEARED ANYTHING. IF WE DRIVE IT ON COLD MORNINGS WE WON'T HEAR ANYTHING OR FEEL ANYTHING, THAT MAY BE THE REASON. NOW AS THE SPRING STARTS AND TEMPERATURE BEGAN TO INCREASE I HAS THE SAME PROBLEM FOR THE CAR. THE MAIN CONCERN IS THE RETARDING EFFECT ALONG WITH THE NOISE. I WANT TO HAVE IT FIXED.PLEASE HELP ME.

NHTSA ID

760566

VEHICLE WOULD START TO WANDER ACROSS THE ROAD WHEN DRIVING 60-65 MPH, AND MORE SEVERELY AT 70 OR MORE. VEHICLE BEEN TO DEALER ON TWO OR MORE OCCASIONS, AND PROBLEM STILL OCCURRING. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

NHTSA ID

8005968

Incident

Feb 1, 2002

WHILE DRIVING ON WET PAVEMENT, VEHICLE WENT OUT OF CONTROL, CONSUMER STATES SHE BARELY KEPT FROM HAVING AN ACCIDENT. CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL 01V174 AND IS EXPERIENCING UNUSUAL NOISE AND ROUGH DRIVING, SHE FEELS THIS IS RELATED TO THE RECALL AND WAS INFORMED BY A LOCAL GARAGE THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM. *SLC

NHTSA ID

564625

DEFECTIVE SUSPENSION

NHTSA ID

9005596

Incident

Aug 23, 2001

TEMPERATURE METER WAS ON( H). CONSUMER WENT TO LIFT UP HOOD, AND COOLANT WAS ALL OVER ENGINE. ALSO, VEHICLE PULLED TO RIGHT. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK

NHTSA ID

899951

Incident

Feb 2, 2001

DU TO THE SUSPENSION ATTACHMENT BOLTS BREAKING ON MY VEHICLE I WAS SUBJECT TO HEARING NOISES COMING FROM THE FRONT AREA OF THE VEHICLE. I TOOK THE CAR IN TO NUMEROUS REPAIR SHOPS AND NO ONE COULD DIAGNOSE PROBLEM EVEN AT A DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPT THEY ADVISED ME TO KEEP DRIVING VEHICLE UNTIL IT BREAKS DOWN THEN THEY COULD DIAGNOSE PROBLEM I DID EXACTLY AS ADVISED AND LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE ON 8/24/01 AND IT RESULTED IN CRASH. *AK

NHTSA ID

755329

Incident

Jul 30, 2001

WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH CONSUMER LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE DUE TO SUSPENSION FAILURE. THERE WAS A RECALL ON VEHICLE WHERE BOLTS USED TO ATTACH SUSPENSION MIGHT COME LOOSE FROM FRAME.*AK

NHTSA ID

899098

Incident

Mar 25, 2001