2013 Nissan Sentra FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

Fuel tank leaks gas

GAS LIGHT ON CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON DUE TO FULE SENSOR LEVEL

MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON SO I TOOK MY 2013 NISSAN SENTRA (54,000 MILES) TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I BOUGHT IT NEW FOR DIAGNOSIS. WAS ADVISED FUEL LEVEL SENSOR CODE NOT BEING READ CORRECTLY SO FUEL PUMP NEEDS REPLACED. ESTIMATE $671 AND MY DIAGNOSIS WAS $145. I CALLED NISSAN BECAUSE THERE HAD BEEN A RECALL, BUT NOT FOR MY VIN. THE FUEL PUMP SHOULD LAST 125,000 MILES! VERY DISSAPPOINTED WITH NISSAN, THEY SAID SINCE IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY THEY COULD NOT OFFER ANYTHING. NOW I'M JUST WAITING FOR THE WELL-DOCUMENTED TRANSMISSION FAILURE TO HAPPEN. THIS WAS MY FIRST NEW CAR EVER, AND I CAREFULLY RESEARCHED IT BEFORE PURCHASE. THEY CERTAINLY AREN'T MAKING THIS CUSTOMER FEEL TAKEN CARE OF BY NOT TAKING RESPONSIBILITY FOR REPLACING THE FAULTY FUEL PUMP.

VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TURNED ON AND THE FUEL GAUGE ON DASHBOARD STARTED TO ACTING OUT; I THOUGHT MY CAR WAS LEAKING GAS, BUT I COULD NOT SMELL IT. I THOUGHT THE PROBLEM WAS ELECTRIC. I CALLED NISSAN OF HUNTINGTON TO REPORT THE PROBLEM AND MAKING AN APPOINTMENT, BUT IT WAS TOO LATE (3:45PM), SO I HAD TO BRING MY CAR TO CENTERPORT AUTOMOTIVE. THEY SCANNED MY CAR'S COMPUTER SYSTEM AND: "CODE PO 463 FUEL PUMP SENDING UNIT MALFUNCTION CODE". AS A RESULT, THEY REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP AND SENDING UNIT ASSEMBLY IN FUEL TANK. MY CAR WAS 35472 MILES AT THE TIME THIS WORK WAS DONE. HAD TO PAY 681.37 DOLLARS + NYS SALE TAXES. I WOULD LOVE TO BE REIMBURSED SINCE A FUEL PUMP LASTS MORE THAN 125,000 MILES. THOUSANDS OF 2013 NISSAN SENTRA CARS HAVE A FUEL SYSTEM RECALL, BUT NOT THIS PARTICULAR VIN NUMBER.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 NISSAN SENTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE FILLED UP THE FUEL TANK, BUT IT BECAME LOW AGAIN HALFWAY INTO HER TRIP. THE FUEL GAUGE NEEDLE WENT DOWN TO EMPTY. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND ATTEMPTED TO SERVICE THE VEHICLE, BUT COULD NOT FINISH CORRECTLY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 42,000.

HUGE FUEL LEAK (CAR CAN CATCH FIRE AND KILL THE PEOPLE) I HAVE HUGE FUEL LEAK WHEN THE ENGINE IS RUNNING AND HAPPEN WITHOUT ANY NOTICE AND I WAS LUCKY THAT CAR DIDN'T CATCH FIRE WHILE DRIVING (NOTE THAT THE VEHICLE IS RUNNING ONLY 6000 KM THAT IS MEANING BAD QUALITY CAR FROM NISSAN)

IN THE FUEL PUMP THE WIRE PLUG IS BURNED AND IT MAKES CRACK. BECAUSE OF THAT GAS IS LEAKING.

CVT TRANSMISSION FAILURE RESULTING IN SLOW ACCERATION WITH MAX SPEED RANGING 0-25 MPH. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH NISSAN VEHICLES, AND WAS COVERED BY AN EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR CERTAIN VIN NUMBERS. MY CAR WAS TAKEN TO LOCAL DEALERSHIP TO TROUBLESHOOT TRANSMISSION. THE DEALERSHIP PERFORMED INSPECTION ON OTHER COMPONENTS OF VEHICLE, MADE UNCONFIRMED ACCUSATIONS BASED ON BRAKE WEAR, AND AGE/SEX OF DRIVER. THE CONSUMER AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT AT NISSAN (MANDY) INITIALLY INDICATED EVERYTHING LOOKED GOOD, AND THAT SHE ONLY NEEDED THE CVT TEST RESULTS FROM NISSAN TO CONFIRM THAT THE ISSUES FOR MY CVT TRANSMISSION WERE IN ALIGNMENT WITH CVT REPAIR THAT THEY PROVIDE ASSISTANCE WITH. WHEN COGGIN NISSAN SHARED THE RESULTS WITH MANDY, SHE DECLINED COVERAGE. BEFOREHAND, WHEN I SPOKE TO RAYMOND (SERVICE ADVISOR), I ASKED IS THERE ANYTHING ABOUT THE TEST RESULTS DIFFERED FROM TEST RESULTS OF CVT TRANSMISSIONS COVERED BY NISSAN, AND HIS REPLY WAS 'NO', WHEN I EXPLAINED THIS TO MANDY, AND REQUESTED TO VIEW THE DOCUMENTATION THAT COGGIN NISSAN SHARED WITH HER, SHE DECLINED STATING INFORMATION WAS ONLY TO BE VIEWED BY INTERNALLY. I HAVE A QUESTIONABLE HISTORY WITH THIS DEALERSHIP OVER TWO UNRELATED INCIDENTS THAT SHOULD BE DOCUMENTED IN THEIR SYSTEM. ONE INCIDENT WAS ME TAKING VEHICLE IN FOR A 4 WHEEL ALIGNMENT. THEY QUOTED A PRICE, SUPPOSEDLY PERFORMED WORK. WHEN PICKING UP VEHICLE, THEY EXPLAINED REAR END WAS OUT OF ALIGNMENT, BUT THAT THEY DON'T PERFORM REAR WHEEL ALIGNMENTS ON 2013 SENTRAS. I EXPLAINED THE REAR TIRE TREAD WEAR WAS REASON FOR ALIGNMENT. I EXPLAINED THEY NEEDED TO DISCLOSE THAT THEY DON'T ALIGN THEIR OWN VEHICLES PRIOR TO PERFORMING ALIGNMENT SO CONSUMER CAN TAKE VEHICLE TO AN ALIGNMENT SHOP WITH ABILITY TO ALIGN. I DISPUTED CHARGES, AND MANAGEMENT WAIVED. OTHER SCENARIO WAS HAVING A REAR BUMPER COVER PAINTED. PHONE PRICE QUOTE WAS $70 LOWER THAN IN PERSON.

MY FUEL GAUGE IS FAULTY. WHEN I FILL MY TANK UP, WITHIN 50 MILES OF DRIVING, THE GAUGE READS THAT I HAVE 0 GAS AND THAT I NEED TO FILL UP AGAIN. THIS HAS LEFT ME GUESSING WHEN I NEED TO FILL MY TANK UP AGAIN BASED ON MILEAGE THAT I DROVE AND DAYS SINCE I LAST FILLED UP

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 NISSAN SENTRA. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS OR PARKED, THERE WAS A STRONG FUEL ODOR COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE, ESPECIALLY ON WARMER DAYS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. THERE WERE NO RECALLS ON THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. ...UPDATED 05/11/17 *BF *AS

NOT EVEN 24HRS AFTER PURCHASING THE CAR, DID MY ENGINE LIGHT COME ON. I THEN TOOK THE CAR TO GET THE EMISSIONS TEST WHICH FAILED TWICE. I WAS TOLD THE ISSUE WAS THE GAS CAP THAT WAS THEN REPLACED BUT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN AND THIS TIME I WAS TOLD THIS WAS DUE TO A SMALL LEAK IN THE EVAPORATIVE SYSTEM. EVERYTIME I FILL THE TANK UP THIS LIGHT COMES ON AND I GET THE MESSAGE "FUEL CAP LOOSE" BUT THE CAP HAS BEEN REPLACED AND TIGHTENED

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 NISSAN SENTRA. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL PUMP NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 53,230.

WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE AT ABOUT 75 MPH, THE VEHICLE STARTED LOSING ACCELERATION AND EVENTUALLY STALLED. WE WERE IN THE LEFT HAND LANE AND LUCKILY MADE IT TO THE SHOULDER BECAUSE WE WERE GOING DOWNHILL. IT WAS FOUND TO HAVE A FAULTY FUEL PUMP AT 57,749 MILES.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 NISSAN SENTRA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS MANEUVERED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V068000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.