was wondering
red 02 spec v
10-21-2003, 11:00 PM
my 02 sentra has been good to me, but latley its falling apart. One of my rear wheel barings is going out, one rotor is warped, my windshield crack on its own (no ding), my seat is fraying, and my hood prop rod is wearing on my upper radiator hose and creating a nice little groove. And the most important is that i was a quart low on oil and i only have 21k on it. and my buddy says that it looks like blue smoke is coming out too. so im thinking my cat blew some stuff up into the motor. so after that, has anyone had any similar problems, and what did the dealer do about it.
sr20de4evr
10-21-2003, 11:38 PM
wheel bearings - sorry, I'm not sure what the problem could be, but it should be covered under warranty
warped rotor - depending on your driving habits this could have been caused by you, rotors aren't indestructable you know ;)
windshield crack - was most likely caused by weater, I see you live in WI, when a piece of glass is warm and then suddenly gets very cold cracks can pop up like that. Not really the car's fault, it can happen to any windshield
fraying seat - I've heard several complaints about the spec-v seats fraying prematurely. I believe several people brought it into the dealer and were taken care of
hood prop - you do know there is a latch to put the hood prop in so it doesn't rest on the radiator hose right? If your clip is broken take it in and have it replaced
oil burning - your cat could very well have broken up and scored the cylinder walls. Unfortunately there isn't much you can do about it now, but you can take it in and have an oil consumption test done by the dealer and hopefully get a new engine. Did you have the recall done?
warped rotor - depending on your driving habits this could have been caused by you, rotors aren't indestructable you know ;)
windshield crack - was most likely caused by weater, I see you live in WI, when a piece of glass is warm and then suddenly gets very cold cracks can pop up like that. Not really the car's fault, it can happen to any windshield
fraying seat - I've heard several complaints about the spec-v seats fraying prematurely. I believe several people brought it into the dealer and were taken care of
hood prop - you do know there is a latch to put the hood prop in so it doesn't rest on the radiator hose right? If your clip is broken take it in and have it replaced
oil burning - your cat could very well have broken up and scored the cylinder walls. Unfortunately there isn't much you can do about it now, but you can take it in and have an oil consumption test done by the dealer and hopefully get a new engine. Did you have the recall done?
red 02 spec v
10-22-2003, 08:02 PM
i dont want to sound stupid but i do have the prop rod in the clip on the end of it but the rod twists down and rests on the hose. and i do drive pretty crazy to warp the rotor but i am hoping they will still replace it. if not i guess i will get some cross drilled and sloted rotors. the wheel bearing im not sure about if the dealer would cover it or not. thats one thing that you would think wouldnt break at 21k. and no i have not had the warrenty thing done yet because i havent gotten a letter yet. but i want to take it in asap but i dont have a car to drive for winter or while they have it.
thnx for the info
thnx for the info
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