Consumer Complaint Detail

NISSAN / SENTRA / 1997

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 0000078356 Incident Date: Jan, 01 1970
Consumer's City: ROUND ROCK Consumer's State: TX
Vehicle Transmission Type: Manufacturers Name: Nissan North America, Inc.
Model Name: SENTRA Model Year: 1997
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Exterior lighting:brake lights
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 1N4AB41D3VC Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Aug, 15 2001 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: May, 31 1997
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: My neighbor told me my brake lights had been out for awhile -- when the headlights were on and i hit the brake pedal, the brake light/rear tail light would go out completely, leaving only the center light bar on the trunk on to serve as a brake light. i'd been driving with my lights on during the day, thinking it would be safer since i have a toddler in the car with me. the dealership fixed the problem ($285) and told me, although they didn't write it on the invoice, that it looked like "somebody" had wired the brake lights wrong in a section between the trunk side and the frame and they were getting hot. i have never had any other work done on the lights and said so, but got no response. i had taken the car to autozone the day before, to see if the bulbs were the problem. the manager there came out to look at the bulbs and showed me where the driver-side brake light socket had started to melt. so it was a fire hazard as well.*ak