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2005 NISSAN SENTRA — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

1 injured · 702340 · 2009-01-03

Vehicle

Make
NISSAN
Model
SENTRA
Year
2005
Manufacturer
Nissan North America, Inc.
Component
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Miles at failure
57,000
Speed
65 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
1
Fire
No
Crash
No
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON. CAR WOULD ONLY DO 10 MILES PER HOUR ON A SUPERHIGHWAY - VERY VERY DANGEROUS. I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE 2 MILES THIS WAY ON VERY SIDE OF ROAD TO SIDE ROAD WHERE I PARKED. WHEN I STARTED IT UP AGAIN IT DROVE NORMALLY. THIS CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS VERY DANGEROUS. I SEE THERE IS A LOT OF TROUBLE WITH NISSAN SENTRAS. ALOT OF TROUBLE. IT IS TIME FOR THIS GOVT AGENCY TO START WORKING FOR CONSUMERS AND STOP BEING FRONT MEN FOR CAR COMPANIES. THE CAR ONLY HAS 57000 MILES ON IT. I WAS SCARED OUT OF MY MIND AND VERY FRIGHTENED. I AM 73 YEARS OLD. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10253665
Machine
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