Complaint 421412
1999 NISSAN SENTRA • POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT • incident Jun 12, 2002
- Complaint ID
- 421412
- Make
- NISSAN
- Model
- SENTRA
- Model Year
- 1999
- Component
- POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT
- Incident Date
- Jun 12, 2002
- Date Received
- Aug 15, 2003
- Data As Of
- Jul 1, 2026
Complaint Summary
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT
Owner Narrative
THE CONSUMER STATED THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPING FROM 1ST TO 4TH GEAR. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK VEHICLE FAILED DUE TO A WORN OUR DIFFERENTIAL IN THE TRANSMISSION. VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT FAILED AGAIN. THIS FAILURE WAS THE RESULT OF AN INSTALLED RECONDITIONED TORQUE CONVERTER. THUS, THE DIFFERENTIAL WAS IGNORED. THE DIFFERENTIAL BROKE BOTH AXLES AND THE TORQUE CONVERTER. WHICH ULTIMATELY RESULTED IN TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *PH *JB
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