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DONT BUY NISSAN!!!!
kslice39, 05/10/2013
2005 Nissan Sentra 1.8 4dr Sedan (1.8L 4cyl 4A)
8 of 8 people found this review helpful
ive had nothing but problems with this car. The bumper randomly fell off, the cd player wont eject or take a cd, the visors wont stay up, battery went out after 6 months, blown head gasket, the passenger side windows wont roll down or if you get them down wont go back up, break light switch went out, check engine light wont go off...keeps saying cylinder 3 is misfiring and all the coils, plugs, injectors have all been replaced and STILL cant figure the problem out. This has all happened within the last year. And nissan has nothing to say about any of this. WORST CAR EVER!! i will never again buy nissan or recommend it to anyone. Not even your worse enemy deserves this pain in the ass.
It's...decent?
rhiamichelle, 09/29/2011
2005 Nissan Sentra 1.8 4dr Sedan (1.8L 4cyl 4A)
8 of 8 people found this review helpful
I bought this car used with 70,000 miles on it. About 2 weeks after I got it, my service engine light came on. Nothing happened for months. Around month 5 the CD player won't spit my CD out, & won't suck them in. After about 6 months, my car started randomly dying while I was doing 70 on freeways, which was a big inconvenience since I drive around 60 miles on the highway a day. Changed the crankshaft position sensor, which was relatively cheap, I guess. This car doesn't stand well in wrecks. I hit a light pole going about 5mph & the back bumper just fell off. I feel that I'm paying far too much for far too little. Not worth it, can't wait to get a new car.
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Blown Head gasket Problem
jayfelix, 02/09/2011
2005 Nissan Sentra 1.8 4dr Sedan (1.8L 4cyl 4A)
15 of 17 people found this review helpful
After 65,000 miles i got a blown head gasket and it seems that many people with the same model car had the same problem. No recall, no responsibility. Needless to say, this will be the last Nissan i will ever own. If you are reading this review, DONT BUY IT!! Unless it's mine. After so much money i put into it, it's running decently enough to sell it.
Can't wait to get rid of this nightmare!
doppelv, 09/03/2014
2005 Nissan Sentra 1.8 S 4dr Sedan (1.8L 4cyl 4A)
18 of 21 people found this review helpful
I purchased my 2005 Sentra SE back in 2008, and the best decision I made was to get an extended warranty. Things break on this car that just shouldn't for the age and miles. My head gasket went out at 38K, my motor mounts all went out at 82K. I've had sensors randomly fail, causing the car to stall on the highway. Overall, I'm at the point where I'm just expecting it to break again at any time. If I could afford a new car, this thing would be gone in a heartbeat. It's a money pit, pure and simple, and the nightmare doesn't appear to be ending any time soon.
Been Pretty Reliable So Far
myfirstnissan, 07/25/2014
2005 Nissan Sentra 1.8 S 4dr Sedan (1.8L 4cyl 4A)
10 of 11 people found this review helpful
I've had my 2005 Nissan Sentra 1.8S since Feb. 2009. It had 58,000 miles on it when I bought it, and now has 122,000. Overall it has been a reliable car. In addition to the normal wear & tear stuff with any car you buy, I recently have had to change the rear struts, rotors & brake pads, left lower control arm, right tie rod end, and had an alignment. Overall, so far the car has been good to me.