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2008 Nissan Sentra repairs by problem area
Engine (16%)
Transmission and Drivetrain (20%)
Brakes and Traction Control (7%)
Suspension and Steering (22%)
Electrical and Air Conditioning (21%)
Paint, Rust, Leaks, Rattles, and Trim (8%)
Other (5%)
Chart based on 95 repairs.
2008 Nissan Sentra repair cost distribution
$2500+ (0%)
$1000 - $2499 (5%)
$500 - $999 (12%)
$100 - $499 (23%)
< $100 (59%)
Chart based on 74 repair trips. The repair cost chart excludes repairs made under warranty, do-it-yourself repairs, and repair trips that include maintenance.
2008 Nissan Sentra
Engine not specified
| Nissan Sentra in Peru Mar 2008 - Mar 2010 | |||
| Nov 20086820 mi | La cremallera (spanish)- Steering rack | ||
2008 Nissan Sentra 4dr Sedan
200-horsepower 2.5L I4 6-speed manual FWD
| Nissan Sentra in Wisconsin, United States Mar 2009 - Mar 2010 | |||
| Apr 200914000 mi | brake master cylinder leaking fluid poor preformance | ||
| Nissan Sentra in Alberta, Canada Apr 2009 - Mar 2010 | |||
| Apr 20097812 mi | Front passenger side Axle seal replaced. Under Warranty | ||
| Nissan Sentra in California, United States Apr 2009 - Jul 2011 | |||
| Jul 2011106000 miUS $100 | Engine dead. Dealership said oil and oiling system was good. I didn't have them go any further than finding no compression in any of the cylinders. | ||
| Nissan Sentra in Illinois, United States Feb 2009 - Jun 2011 | |||
| Jul 200920000 mi | Clutch pedal return spring broken. Pedal still operated, but did not return to proper position. | ||
2008 Nissan Sentra 4dr Sedan
177-horsepower 2.5L I4 6-speed shiftable CVT FWD
| Nissan Sentra in Quebec, Canada May 2008 - Mar 2010 | |||
| Apr 200913640 mi | Malfunction of the second O2 bank 1 | ||
| Oct 200920460 mi | Door hinge corroded | ||
| Nissan Sentra in Texas, United States Mar 2008 - Aug 2012 | |||
| Jul 20084000 mi | Check engine light - small leak in the evaporative gas system. | ||
| Aug 20085000 mi | Check engine light came on twice in August. Took it into dealer who found a small evaporative leak. The next week, it came on again. This time they said that there was a small cut on the gas cap O ring. | ||
2008 Nissan Sentra 4dr Sedan
140-horsepower 2.0L I4 CVT FWD
| Nissan Sentra in Districto Federal, Mexico Sep 2013 - Jan 2014 | |||
| Sep 201344020 mi | Motor support needs to be replaced, due to excessive vibration. After replacing battery, Airbag blinking in the dashboard. | ||
| Nissan Sentra in Connecticut, United States Dec 2013 - Mar 2014 | |||
| Dec 201373000 mi | Heard a loud clunk and the Check Engine light came on during a 125 mile trip to visit family. Took it to dealer we bought it from who then took it to Nissan. Nissan replaced the transmission as the CVT was still under a 100k warranty. | ||
| Nissan Sentra in Pennsylvania, United States May 2009 - Oct 2013 | |||
| Apr 200915000 mi | This vehicle had a bent axle that came from the manufacturer. Nissan knew about it, & chose not to complete a recall hoping people would not figure it out. They did not charge me for the repair, but should have informed me of this problem. | ||
| Mar 201371000 miUS $460 | "S" pipe disconnected from the exhaust. Common problem that happens often & is not covered under warranty or recall Suspension issues. Tire pressure sensor fail. | ||
| Oct 2013 | Overall noisiness and poor performance of the vehicle | ||
| Nissan Sentra in Oklahoma, United States Jun 2010 - Jan 2015 | |||
| Jul 201067000 miUS $1800 | Valve Body went bad. Replaced valve body and Nissan replaced the CVT. Valve Body | ||
| Jan 2015153000 mi | Bad front struts | ||
| Nissan Sentra in Ohio, United States Nov 2014 - Jun 2015 | |||
| Jan 2015US $900 | Transmission failure | ||
| Nissan Sentra in Maryland, United States Jun 2010 - Jun 2011 | |||
| Jul 201048000 miUS $310 | Diagnosed car since Brake warning light was on. Installed new ABS sensor. Diagnosed car since Brake warning light was on. Installed new ABS sensor. | ||
| Nissan Sentra in Minnesota, United States Oct 2015 - Dec 2018 | |||
| Nov 2015173500 miUS $1200 | Nothing | ||
| Jun 2016177000 mi | Tried filling an almost empty gas tank, but the gas pump kept stopping. | ||
| Nissan Sentra in Illinois, United States Sep 2017 - Dec 2017 | |||
| Nov 2017102000 miUS $750 | TPMS system | ||
| Nissan Sentra in Wyoming, United States Jan 2017 - Jul 2018 | |||
| Jan 2018255000 miUS $1048 | ABS module failed. Symptoms, car motion seized totally in subzero weather. Replaced with used module. Ultimately the car had to be towed FOUR times. The garage could not figure what was causing the brakes to seize in -10 (Celsius) degree weather and tried three repairs that failed. Fortunately they took responsibility and paid the bills after the first time. | ||
| Jul 2018271000 miUS $900 | CV joints and control arms plus subframe engine mounts [4] | ||
| Nissan Sentra in Florida, United States Jun 2017 - Jul 2017 | |||
| Jul 201782000 miUS $200 | tire pressure monitoring sensor replaced | ||
| Nissan Sentra in Arizona, United States Feb 2008 - Dec 2009 | |||
| Jul 20086000 mi | Sunvisor vanity mirror cover fell off (failure of pivot) | ||
| Nissan Sentra in Florida, United States Nov 2016 - Dec 2017 | |||
| Dec 2016110000 mi | CVT Transmission overheated. Code PO744. The fluid was changed and a valve was replaced, not sure exactly what was replaced though. It is a known issue on Nissan CVT transmissions and Nissan extended the warranty to 120k miles and 10 years. | ||
| Nissan Sentra in Alabama, United States Sep 2010 - Jun 2018 | |||
| Nov 201035800 mi | Automatic trunk actuator switch was inoperative. Dealer replaced part and installed. Under warranty repair. | ||
| Nissan Sentra in Wyoming, United States Feb 2008 - Sep 2012 | |||
| Mar 20081100 mi | Rattles in driver side side airbag and passenger side speaker area. Two rattles, one in the driver side airbag above the seatbelt, the other behind the passenger side speaker. Awaiting replacement rear seatbelts that are supposedly causing the driver side issue. They are still trying to determine the passenger side issue. | ||
| Apr 20085000 mi | They tweeked the door and lubed the door channel, it got slightly better but not fixed. | ||
| Aug 200811000 mi | Condenser cracked and leaked all the coolant. Replaced condenser and recharged system. When finished the window auto up feature didn't work and I had to take it back for another day to get them to re-flash the computer. After pulling battery for previous repair, system reset and disabled auto window up on driver side. Reflashed and it was ok. | ||
| Sep 200813000 mi | Replaced motor for driver side window. Had them look at two tires that were worn to wear bars in only 13k miles. | ||
| Nissan Sentra in Minnesota, United States Jul 2008 - Sep 2016 | |||
| Aug 2008 | Speed-sensitive audio volume does-not work, replaced radio..still does not work mechanic said sorry! "Thats the way it is"! Thanks for going the extra mile.Out of alignment & Tires out of balance. | ||
| Nissan Sentra in South Carolina, United States Aug 2008 - Apr 2018 | |||
| Jan 200911000 mi | A clunk and bump feedback through steering wheel. I have run into this problem with several 08 sentras. Happens when the steering wheel is turned sharply and you accelerate. There is a dull "clunk" noise. Raising the intermediate shaft fixed the noise. | ||
| Jun 200919000 mi | Brake light came on on interstate. Earlier that day it felt like the back brakes where doing most of the work. Dealer bled brakes and refilled fluid and inspected system. | ||
| Mar 201261000 miUS $50 | A/C clutch quit working, Dealer stated bad compressor the car was fixed under warranty with a $50.00 deductible. | ||
| Sep 2015104000 miUS $159 | Hose from the air filter to engine separated causing rough idle, harder than normal starting. Never threw a code. Replaced hose and sumptoms disappeared. | ||
| Feb 2017126000 miUS $270 | Wife hit a massive pothole some months back and saw a rapid decline in rt front strut performance. Left side was getting weak and front end had a noticeable rattle over rough road. Replaced both front struts with Monroe quick struts. | ||
| Nissan Sentra in Ohio, United States Jul 2008 - Oct 2012 | |||
| Dec 200930000 mi | Engine light came on, dealer replaced O2 sensor free of charge, no problems at all since | ||
| Jun 201036000 mi | rear wheel bearings went out. | ||
| Nissan Sentra in California, United States Jun 2008 - Sep 2012 | |||
| Aug 201034000 mi | Rear suspension assembly was severely misaligned. The rear suspension is not independent, and hence cannot be adjusted. Replace the entire rear axle assembly. | ||
| Jul 201267000 mi | Check engine light came on, spat out codes related to transmission. The CVT assembly was completely replaced under Nissan's speciall 120K CVT warranty. | ||
| Nissan Sentra in Puerto Rico May 2008 - Sep 2017 | |||
| Oct 200916000 mi | the check engine light came on and the problem was evaporation valve | ||
| Apr 201136000 mi | The doors wont open with the beeper they have to be manually opened with the key or by hand. | ||
| Dec 201253000 mi | Transmission was slipping and you had to accelerate more and rev the engine more to speed up. The dealer changed the entire transmission. | ||
| Dec 201364000 mi | Transmission was slipping cv joints where cracking | ||
| Jun 201469000 mi | problems with rack and pinion transmission failed | ||
| May 201688100 miUS $250 | front struts | ||
| Oct 201691000 mi | Transmission had to be replaced with a new one under warranty | ||
| Nissan Sentra in Tennessee, United States Jun 2009 - Feb 2011 | |||
| Feb 201131000 mi | Intermittent no start issues and the dealer could not find anything wrong and I only had a few miles before the warranty ran out so I traded it off. | ||
| Nissan Sentra in New York, United States Aug 2008 - Mar 2010 | |||
| Sep 20084000 mi | Broken mirror cover on the passenger visor. Hinge cracked. | ||
| Dec 20089000 mi | Ordered broken visor lid. Replaced broken visor lid. | ||
| Nissan Sentra in Ontario, Canada Mar 2008 - Aug 2014 | |||
| Nov 200933480 miC $52 | Catch for fuel tank filler flap door broken. Dealer re-assembled catch and installed missing C clamp. | ||
| Jul 201273182 miC $982 | Replaced both front wheel bearings Replaced both front wheel bearings | ||
| Nissan Sentra in Ontario, Canada Mar 2008 - Jan 2022 | |||
| Apr 20082480 mi | The car made a noise on the passenger side when going over speed bumps or just driving. After the third trip to the dealer they felt that they would change the engine mount and see if the noise disappears. It is going in this week. | ||
| May 20083100 mi | Engine mount was changed and noise stopped. | ||
| Dec 201134720 mi | steering column changed front driver side axle changed | ||
| Feb 201337400 miC $492 | third brake light bulb, took 10 minutes. license light issue - no light electrical issue. Labor to diagnose the problem with license light at $85 per hour so it has not been fixed. | ||
| Oct 201443600 miC $400 | shocks and serpentine belt and rear light | ||
| Jun 201547120 miC $300 | stabilizing bar | ||
| Oct 201549600 mi | inner and outer tie rods and all 4 brakes | ||
| Dec 201549600 miC $300 | Rear shocks bleeding both changed. | ||
| Jun 201650840 miC $400 | suspension stabilizer bar tie rod end | ||
| Jul 201651040 miC $350 | wheel hub assembly front left. Car made buzzing noise on the highway after 60 k/h, | ||
| Sep 201652080 mi | driver side strut assembly and mount | ||
| May 201753940 miC $500 | back brakes and rotors | ||
| Nov 201760760 miC $700 | BOTH STABILIZER ARMS AND BOTH TIE RODS NOT FULLY SUCCESSFUL | ||
| Jan 202170680 miC $300 | Both stabilizer bars and both tie rods | ||
| Nissan Sentra in Florida, United States Dec 2008 - Mar 2009 | |||
| Jan 20096000 mi | Tire inflation monitor warning light came on. Tire pressures were brought up to recommended amount. Light remained on. Dealer said it would re-set itself and did... but after a few hundred miles of driving. | ||
| Mar 20096000 mi | Bumper cover clips came off and cover seperated from body. Replaced clips and re-attached cover. | ||
| Nissan Sentra in Missouri, United States Jan 2009 - Jun 2018 | |||
| Dec 201165000 miUS $50 | left front head light replaced | ||
| Apr 201275000 miUS $500 | Wheel hub and bearing wore out and was replaced | ||
| Apr 2014124000 miUS $629 | alternator replaced | ||
| May 2014125500 miUS $10 | Tranny replaced on 3rd party warranty | ||
| Apr 2016174500 mi | Hood became stuck shut. Tech repair hardware inside hood. | ||
| Aug 2017201000 miUS $100 | Used Tranny was installed under a separate warranty | ||
| Jan 2018208 miUS $20 | Driver side Headlight changed out passenger side Headlight Changed out | ||
| Nissan Sentra in Ohio, United States Dec 2008 - Jan 2011 | |||
| Mar 2009 | When turning on the air conditioning, the air temp never got cold. | ||
| May 20092000 mi | Air conditioning would not cool. | ||
| Jun 20092000 mi | No air conditioning problem returned. Found to be a faulty compressor. Compressor replaced. | ||
2008 Nissan Sentra 4dr Sedan
140-horsepower 2.0L I4 6-speed manual FWD
| Nissan Sentra in Texas, United States Apr 2008 - Mar 2010 | |||
| May 2008 | Right side door panels didn't properly align, dealer readjusted them for me and everything is perfect. | ||
| Nissan Sentra in Washington, United States Oct 2016 - Oct 2017 | |||
| Feb 2017183000 miUS $210 | Defective caliper was replaced. Caliper had damaged rotors. Rotors & brake pads were also replaced. | ||
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