ENGINE KNOCK, MY CAR HAS A PISTON SLAPPING AROUND IN THE ENGINE. I WAS TOLD BY DEALER "SIMS NISSAN IN WARREN, OHIO" TO DRIVE MY CAR WITH THE BAD ENGINE UNTIL THEY GET A NEW ENGINE WHICH WOULD BE AROUND 3-5 DAYS TO RECEIVE. THEY WOULD THEN GET ME A RENTAL CAR WHILE THEY PUT THE ENGINE IN. I INFORMED THE OWNER KEN SIMS THAT THIS VEHICLE IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE AND HE TOLD ME NOTHING WOULD HAPPEN IF I DID NOT RUN THE ENGINE AT HIGH RPM'S THAT WOULD THEN CAUSE THE PISTON TO GO THREW THE ENGINE. I ONCE AGAIN TOLD HIM THIS IS UNSAFE AND IF HE WAS SO CONFIDENT THAT NOTHING WAS GOING TO HAPPEN TO PUT IT IN WRITING. I WAS THEN TOLD THAT HE WOULD HAVE A HUGE LAWSUIT ON HIS HANDS IF SOMETHING HAPPENED AND NOW KNOWING IF I RUN IT AT HIGH RPMS AND THE ENGINE BLOWS THEN I AM RESPONSIBLE. I TOLD HIM AGAIN THE CAR WAS UNSAFE AND HE TOLD ME THAT I WOULD BE FINE. TIRED OR ARGUING, I DROVE THE CAR HOME FROM DEALER GOING 20MPH WITH 4 WAYS SO I WOULD NOT RUN THE ENGINE AT HIGH RPM'S. THE CAR IS SETTING IN MY DRIVEWAY, AFRAID TO DRIVE SINCE DEALER REFUSED TO GIVE ME ANOTHER LOANER OR PAY FOR A RENTAL. SO, I AM OUT. DEALER HAS TERRIBLE CUSTOMER SERVICE, AND I FEEL AS I AM NOT BEING TREATED FAIRLY, WAS DEGRADED LIKE I DID NOT KNOW WHAT I WAS TALKING ABOUT, HAD TO DRIVE AN UNSAFE VEHICLE ON THE ROAD WHERE THE ENGINE COULD HAVE GONE OUT OF CONTROL AND HARMED ME AND OTHERS ON THE ROAD. AND TO THINK THEY WANT ME TO CONTINUE TO DRIVE THIS UNTIL A NEW ENGINE COMES IN. I HAVE MORE COMMON SENSE AND WILL NOT PUT MYSELF OR OTHERS AT RISK DRIVING THIS VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE ALSO HAS A RECALL FOR THE MASTER CYLINDER HAVING A CRACK. DEALER HAS NOT EVEN TALKED ABOUT FIXING THAT, AND I HAVE NOT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE ON THIS YET EITHER, IT WAS POSED IN JULY. THIS IS NOW OCTOBER. *TR
2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2003 NISSAN SENTRA, FIRST NOTICE THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT COME ON. THEN, THE CAR WOULD FEEL LIKE IT WAS LOSING POWER WHILE DRIVING. TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP, THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT BUT THEY SAID IT MIGHT BE THE BATTERY OR ALTERNATOR. SO, THEY GAVE ME A NEW ALTERNATOR AND A NEW BATTERY. THEN, SHORT TIME AFTER THE CAR STARTED LOSING POWER AND JUST STALLING COMPLETELY. POWER STEERING GOES AS WELL. AS TIME GOES ON THE OCCURRENCES ARE BECOMING MORE FREQUENT. SEVERAL TIMES THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED I HAVE ALMOST CRASHED INTO SOMEONE WHETHER I WAS TRYING TO MAKE A TURN OR MY CAR SHUT DOWN AND SOMEONE ALMOST HITS ME. SO, I LOOKED UP THE RECALLS DONE ON MY MODE, MAKE, AND YEAR CAR AND FOUND THAT THERE WERE RECALL ON PARTS THAT ARE CAUSING THE SAME PROBLEM FOR ME. SO, I CALLED UP NISSAN AND TOLD THEM MY VIN AND PROBLEM AND THEY SAID THERE AREN'T ANY RECALLS ON MY VIN AND MY VIN SHOULDN'T BE DOING WHAT THE RECALL DESCRIBES. EVERYTIME I DRIVE THIS CAR I FEAR THAT I'M GOING TO HIT SOMEONE OR SOMEONE IS GOING TO HIT ME BECAUSE THIS UNKNOWN REASON AS TO WHY THIS CAR DOES THIS. I DON'T FEEL SAFE GETTING FROM POINT A TO POINT B IN MY VEHICLE. *TR
