2006 Sentra Sales Halted...

[AZhitman]

Nissan North America Inc. on Friday told dealers to stop selling 2006 four-cylinder Nissan Altimas and Sentra SE-Rs following reports of engine fires.

The automaker said there has been one minor injury and it was investigating the cause of excessive oil consumption in the cars' engines. Nissan said about 100,000 of the vehicles built between January 2006 and last month may be subject to the problem.

Nissan said it has received 215 reports of the vehicles' engines burning through their oil quickly, mostly from rental car fleets, and 17 engine fires.

"If not detected or addressed properly, the condition may lead to engine damage which could, in extreme cases, result in a risk of fire," Nissan said in a statement.

The company did not have an estimate of how many of the 100,000 vehicles had been sold and were currently on the road.

Nissan spokesman Fred Standish said the automaker informed the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration about its action Friday and was contacting owners on ways of monitoring their sedan's oil consumption. The vehicles have not been recalled.

Nissan recommended that owners contact their dealers if they experience any problems and that they check their oil every 700 miles, or about every two times they completely refill their gas tanks, Standish said.

He said if the engine's oil level is kept at a proper level, it should not suffer any damage.

The automaker said it would extend the warranty covering the engine portion of the powertrain coverage to seven years or 100,000 miles.

[RED_DET]

This 100k mile warranty needs to be offered to all years, because each year they have burned oil.

[nametakennow]

Hitman... I've always wanted to say this...

REPOST - I had this in NICO Gen under "QR25 = barbeque pit?" and it was linked to in the SR vs QR argument thread.

However, it's more noticeable as you've posted it, so it works.

[Sentra_Guy]

Thanks for posting this or I would never have found out till maybe my car decides to blow up on me. But so far so good Thanks for looking out!

[Sentra_Guy]

NOoooooooooooooooooooooooo my car has this problem Checked the oil today and to my dismay it's right near the bottom! I've made my call to Nissan (it's after hours now) and i'm waiting for a call back. I'll let you guys know how I've dealt with it when all is said and done, so that you will know what to and not to do with Nissan to get this fixed.

[Sentra_Guy]

*phew* looks like i'm fine. Just a brain fart on my part. I completely forgot that my car is on my driveway which is slightly inclined, thus having the oil go to the back of the oil pan :P