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1.88 out of 5 stars

Horrible Purchase

Horrible Car, 05/10/2005
2004 Nissan Sentra 1.8 S 4dr Sedan (1.8L 4cyl 5M)
8 of 11 people found this review helpful

Within the first year I owned this car, the drive belt had to be replaced and was on back order which tells me this is a common problem with this vehicle, I had to have the cd player replaced because it wouldn't eject my cd, and I have had problems with it starting. The dealership told me it had a "10 second start". That does explain why it tries to start and dies. I will never buy a Nissan again. I encourage all others to take my experience into consideration.

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1.25 out of 5 stars

Sick of crap going wrong

sick, 04/24/2006
2004 Nissan Sentra 1.8 4dr Sedan (1.8L 4cyl 5M)
4 of 5 people found this review helpful

I used to have 3 B210's when I was in school. I thought these were reliable cars. I have been driving toyota's for the last 5 yrs. Well, I'm going back to toyota's. This car has had more problems than I had pimples in high school. I would not tell anyone to buy this car. I've had a new motor, computer, all wire-harness, sensors & a number of other things replaced on it. I think this car should be recalled. Maybe, I just got a Lemon.

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2.13 out of 5 stars

WILL NEVER BUY NISSAN AGAIN

melissa34, 12/18/2010
2004 Nissan Sentra 1.8 S 4dr Sedan (1.8L 4cyl 4A)
2 of 2 people found this review helpful

Bought this car in 06. I bought it with 33K miles on it. It's now at 115K miles. 4 months after my brakes failed. I called the dealership that sold it to me and they told me there's nothing they can do. It did run well for a while. It's now sitting because nobody can figure out what's wrong with it. I was told that I need to replace my piston rings cuz they are shot. My spark plugs keep fouling out so then the car won't start. It might run for a week if I'm lucky with new plugs in it, but then it just won't start. I give up sinking money into it. I will definitely never buy another Nissan again even if it's my only option!

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1.5 out of 5 stars

Nissan Sentra

purplesky, 03/22/2004
2004 Nissan Sentra 1.8 4dr Sedan (1.8L 4cyl 5M)
2 of 2 people found this review helpful

This is not a good first new car to purchase. The minute I drove it off the lot things started to fall apart inside. Foam shooting from the heat vents. Weird odors from the melted adhesive in the dash. Heater not blowing hot air out of driver's side vent (but it can blow cold air just fine!) New strut replacement. Speakers replaced several times--crackle/pop noises. New exhaust replacement. Cheap plastic door panels. I think the list could keep going....

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3.13 out of 5 stars

2004 nissan sentra 1.8 liter 4 door

jrb, 11/28/2010
2004 Nissan Sentra 1.8 4dr Sedan (1.8L 4cyl 4A)
2 of 2 people found this review helpful

Bought this Nissan 4 yrs ago. Had to replace breaks, tires, wheel baring starts hard and some times will not start at all, the radio went out 1 yr after purchased, trunk leaks water pump went out 102,000, dip stick broke, engine lite stays on all the time.

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