2008 Nissan Sentra Steering Problems

“A few months ago while trying to parallel park into a tight space I had to cut my steering wheel all the way to the left and the car shut off, when I released steering wheel the car turned back on, same thing happened when I turned the steering wheel all the way to right. Most recently I was making a k-turn and my car kept shutting off on me no matter how much or little I was turning it. I was literally stuck in the middle of the street creating a traffic jam. It took me approximately 10,minutes to make a k-turn”

“When my car was coming to a stop, my knee hit the ignition key. The engine turned off though the car gear selector was in d . The steering also was locked. Fortunately I was stopping the car at the signal. If this happened on the freeway, my family would have been at risk. I understand there was recalls related to this type of situation but Nissan never got in touch with me nor there is no recall. This is very dangerous and Nissan needs to do a recall to save the car driver and passengers.”

“I bought my daughter a 2008 Nissan Sentra for christmas (2010). This morning (11 june 2011) I took my 16 year old daughter out to learn how to parallel park at the dmv. As she was backing up to park she said she could not turn the steering wheel. I tried to turn the steering wheel and noticed a ps light on the dash board. I took over and tried to maneuver the car and it was almost impossible. I then turned the car off and open the hood to determine the problem but saw no visual defects. …”

“The steering of this car needs constant correction. It's like it cannot drive a straight 1 mile line. If the car drifts to the left, I turn briefly and slightly right but the car will then go right. I then turn slightly left but the car will continue to go left until I correct it again. It's like it cannot keep a straight line. It is dangerously sensitive to the shape of the road. I need to make corrections every few seconds. The severity of the problem depends on the road, mostly observable at highway speeds. …”

“I have had many trips to the dealer after purchasing a 08 Sentra for problems with the tire pressure light as well as a popping in the wheels. I went to the dealer and they turned the pressure light off and said it was fine. It has happened more then 7 times. The tires were worn out by 30k miles I coudn't believe I had to replace them already. I aslo had the popping noise in the tires I took it to the dealer 4 times and they said nothing was wrong. I moved to a different state and took it for an oil change and they asked me if I had heard a noise in the tires. …”