The dealer changed the entire transmission. What type of rubber remnants? How do you do that? There is definitely more here than meets the eye. Only way to know that is to have someone else look at the car, as quickly as you can. Their employees are poorly trained and poorly paid, are not actually real technicians in most cases, and are pushed to the limit to get cars in and out as fast as possible. She is not a race car driver. Younger, inexperienced guys servicing cars under a hurry up business model like this leads to a lot of errors.
I had to complain about a burning oil smell and they tell me it needs a new tranny! Nissan being aware of this will not buy back the vehicle but just keeps replacing the transmissi Best Features until 10 years 120,000 miles. The second one broke down at 68,845, only 2 weeks after getting it back, 173 miles. Buy a recycled 2008 Nissan Sentra transmission and save thousands of dollars. My daughter has a 2008 Sentra with 31000 miles on it and the transmission blew up. Take the car to a different Nissan Dealer, if this one is not going to be helpful.
Now I think that they are trying to get out of paying for this tranny. Took it to dealer we bought it from who then took it to Nissan. To all of us here, the hole needs to be clarified a bit as to whether it was human or debris inflicted. Either way, Nissan bears no responsibility here unless you can introduce some new evidence to the contrary. She is very particluar about her car. The car should be under normal factory warranty in addition to the service plan.
Is there a condtion that would cause a hole in the transmission? After 67,672 miles the first one broke down where the car had to be towed 95 miles to the Nissan Dealer. The service manager then said it was because they found remnants of rubber under car. Could be an internal part broke, and punched a whole into it. Tire pieces from a steel belted truck tire? Does she have any recourse? Is this a missing part, or is it literally a hole in the transmission case? Since her husband is familiar of the mechanics of vehicles he asked a few pointed questions that they could not answer. Any help would be appreciated.
Or something caused the transmission case to crack. Check also our 2008 Nissan Sentra manual transmission catalog. If the hole was caused by something coming loose inside the transmission, it should be covered…A careful investigation should pin-point the cause… Kathy, I Think This Has Been Figured Out, Sort Of. Do I get an attorney? The fluid was changed and a valve was replaced, not sure exactly what was replaced though. However, you can answer the question yourself. If you are not satisfied with what the Nissan dealer told you, then you may want to pursue the issue with Nissan Customer Service. Buying a used 2008 Nissan Sentra transmission from a non-reliable dealer is an unnecessary risk.
We need a bit more info. The '08 Sentra probably had two transmission choices, depending on the motor. That, however, does not mean that the transmission is malfunctioning. Force them to prove that the case is damaged because of either abuse or impact. When got out of car, there was transmission fluid all over drive.
I'm going to ask them to consider repairing he tranny problem at no cost to me. The Paul Harvey and the rest of the story… I hope you all are ok with me going into details. It is possible that the transmission was damaged by an impact or water damage, which would not be covered. Valve Body 56000 km front driver side axle changed 85484 km Transmission was slipping and you had to accelerate more and rev the engine more to speed up. Well, the car is an '08 so it could have been sold in '07. They are aware of this problem and just keep replacing it with rebuilt transmissions.
It is very unsafe and unreliable to take on any long trips. Let the adjuster investigate and O. Going to Jiffy Lube was possibly a huge mistake. So, naturally, she calls Nissan and they gave her a number for the towing company they use to schedule a pick up. They serviced the car for nearly 8 years and they never caught a tranny problem? If towing a trailer, using a camper or car? We sell only high quality used Nissan Sentra automatic transmissions, with 1-3 years warranty and free shipping.
And yes, the dealer is trying to get out of repairing the transmission. What happened to the transmission, and has she ever had the transmission serviced in the 31k miles? Regardless, the car should be under factory warranty until the 36k mile mark for the bumper to bumper warranty, and to either 60k or 120k miles for the transmission, depending on which one, under the power train warranty, and then whatever the extended warranty covers. If more than a few days elapsed between the most recent oil change and the current problem, then impact with an object in the road is the most likely scenario. Automotive warranties do not cover either type of damage—and that is true for every company in addition to Nissan. Our discount used 2008 Nissan Sentra transmissions come directly from a dependable network of modern junk yards.