| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 004270043 | Incident Date: Apr, 08 2004 |
| Consumer's City: WEST ISLIP | Consumer's State: NY |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: Nissan North America, Inc. |
| Model Name: SENTRA | Model Year: 2000 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Engine and engine cooling:engine |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: 3N1CB51D3YL | Date added to File: May, 25 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Apr, 10 2004 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Jun, 27 2000 |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 4 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: I have looked and found no recall on this poorly designed engine component. plastic dipstick handle breaks. my car is a nissan 2000 sentra gxe 1.8: the plastic engine oil dipstick handle broke off, leaving the stainless steel stick inside the tube. i called my local nissan dealership service department for a method of extracting the defective part. i was told it would be 'very expensive' for the service shop to do, that i should try to 'figure it out' myself and 'let me know how you did it' if i was successful. the only oem replacement part for this item is an exact duplicate of the plastic handle type that broke, so i am not using that again! this plastic component is poorly designed and can permit the stainless steel 'stick' to be forced into the oil pan. *jb |
