Used 2003 Nissan Sentra GXE 4dr Sedan (1.8L 4cyl 5M) Consumer Reviews
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2003 Nissan Sentra GXE
jim dimacher, 09/11/2008
Nissan Sentra GXE 4dr Sedan (1.8L 4cyl 5M)
2 of 3 people found this review helpful
Bought an 03 Sentra for my daughter's graduation and would never consider buying a Nissan product again. Head gasket went after 70k and warranty had just run out. Nissan wouldn't listen to our complaints and told us we were on our own. It was extremely tough to get through to any customer service people and when I did they never followed up with us. They don't back up their product and their customer service is terrible. At one point the car just stopped in the middle of an intersection and after a few hundred dollars of diagnostics it was a $3 ignition fuse that was the problem. The dealership I purchased it from was great and the service mgr was very helpful but Nissan is out forever.
People need to take better care of cars
thunder, 06/16/2009
Nissan Sentra GXE 4dr Sedan (1.8L 4cyl 5M)
2 of 5 people found this review helpful
When I bought the car it only had 55,000 miles on it. Now 2 years later it has 78,000 miles. I only had to change some wear and tear parts. With Nissan Sentra, like any other car, if you don't keep up on the maintenance the car won't perform or run properly. Little problems turn to bigger problems. If you keep having head gasket problems let up and quit horsing the damn car, and if you are having radio problems keep the volume down or get a hearing aid. Factory radios can only take so much power on any car not only Nissan.
OK, but not great in bad weather
Aravis, 11/09/2006
Nissan Sentra GXE 4dr Sedan (1.8L 4cyl 5M)
2 of 5 people found this review helpful
I've owned this car for 4 years now. The engine seems kind of thrashy... doesn't shift smoothly. This car is HORRIBLE in any weather other than bone dry. I even put really nice all season Michelin tires on it and I hydroplane on everything from snow to rain to leaves, even going slow. It's a great first car, but I don't feel safe in it
I will never ever own a Nissan again!
Vickie, 07/18/2008
Nissan Sentra GXE 4dr Sedan (1.8L 4cyl 5M)
1 of 2 people found this review helpful
I bought this car in 2003 as a graduation present to myself, little did I know what a piece of crap I bought. I'm not joking when I say my CD player broke about once a month. Something went wrong with my electrical system and my lights would randomly turn off. Just about any replacement parts have to be bought from Nissan (rip off). After my radiator and my head gasket went at 60,000 I got rid of this car. I couldn't afford to keep up with all of the repairs and of course Nissan kept trying to turn everything around on me even when my car was under warranty! I traded this piece of crap in for a Toyota Matrix and 3 years later I'm still happy I did so! I swear I will never buy a Nissan again
As predicted the brakes failed after 14k
Terry, 07/28/2005
Nissan Sentra GXE 4dr Sedan (1.8L 4cyl 5M)
0 of 0 people found this review helpful
I read reviews before i bought the car and many comments said the brakes would go after only 15. I mentioned it to the dealer and they discounted it to poor driving habits. sure enough, at 14,800kms the front brakes and rotors had to be replaced. they would not cover the replacement as i didn't get my regular maintenance done there. the service absoulutely sucks. you wonder why i didn't get my maintenance there. my first and only maintenance was to get an oil change and winter studded tires removed. when they placed the tires in the car they scratched my car and refused to admit it. When purchasing a Sentra insist in writing that they would cover a brake job if they fail after <20k.