Ten problems related to vehicle speed control have been reported for the 2008 Nissan Sentra. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2008 Nissan Sentra based on all problems reported for the 2008 Sentra.
I purchased the car drove it home with no problem. 2 days after my purchase it drives very slow and won't pick up speed.
There the code of p1778 that keeps coming up on about a cvt and ifs affecting the drive and strain the transmission I dont understand the issue is recurring. And this happen while driving on the highway. You can feel the car hesitant.
Driving over an hour and the car starts to struggle, I can feel it loosing power, in order to not press down all the way, I'm doing a give n go praying I dont stop on the freeway. I would sometimes feel jumping and that I'm not in full control and it has stopped on me in a 15minute drive. I have gotten, a diagnostic, 1time it had 4different transmission codes and another a fuel code. Not sure what's going on, this started around the 60,000 mile I'm at 90,000 now, so ya, it's been rough.
Tl- the contact owns a 2008 Nissan Sentra. The contact stated that the vehicle was at stand still and starting the ignition, when the rpm accelerate independent and she hears an abnormal noise. The contact stated no warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to local dealer Nissan Infiniti of san francisco located at 1395 van ness Ave, san francisco, CA 94109, where it was diagnosed with needing fuel injector to be replaced. The vehicle had been repaired but continued to experience the failure. The vehicle was taken to Nissan serramonte located at 1500 collins Ave #a, colma, CA 94014, where it was diagnosed with needing throttle body to be replaced. The vehicle had been repaired but continued to experience the failure. The manufacturer had not been informed of failure. The failure mileage was unknown. Dp.
2008 Nissan Sentra. S10 appropriate handling-letter to the secretary from regarding Toyota braking problems the consumer stated the brakes failed on his failed. When he attempted to apply the brake, the vehicle continued to accelerate. The next the day, the consumer went to the dealer and had the front pads replaced and the rear pads cleaned. The consumer has not experienced a failure since.
I was parking my 2008 Nissan Sentra. I had already pulled into the parking space and suddenly the car accelerated (much faster than it normally accelerates at such a slow speed). Prior to the acceleration, I could not have been driving more than five miles an hour. I ran into the cement wall at the end of the parking lot. The car accelerated so fast that it left skid marks. This has never happened before with my car. I bought it new and it has approximately 21,000 miles. Also, I did check the floor mat. It was not in any way interfering with the gas or brake pedal.
A leased 2008 Nissan Sentra has gotten stuck in acceleration gear while I am attempting to slow to a stop. I have to press hard on the brakes and shift the car into neutral to stop the engine from racing. This has happened since around 18,000 miles and I now have 23,000 miles on the car. Brakes also emit a low whistling noise while slowing down to stop or turn. Have complained to dealer on maintenance visits but told they can find nothing wrong with brakes; "could be dust on pads or moisture. ".
Came to a stop light at the bottom of a hill in a 25mph zone and the car stayed at 2,000rpm's. Had to turn off car to stop it, never went down to idle speed. Dealer reset parameters on computer and reset idle learn.
While driver was parking vehicle and had foot on brake pedal the vehicle accelerated forward striking a structure.
The contact owns a 2008 Nissan Sentra. While depressing the brake pedal at 5 mph, the contact could not stop the vehicle. It accelerated backwards and caused her to crash into another vehicle. There were no warning lights illuminated on the instrument control panel prior to the failure. The vehicle sustained minimal damage. She notified the dealer and is awaiting their response. A police report was filed. The VIN was unknown. The failure mileage was 10,000.
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