2008 Nissan Sentra steering problems
15 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the steering on the 2008 Nissan Sentra — 9% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“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…”
filed Sep 20, 2018
“I could not controlled the steering wheel.it was not correlation between the steering wheel and the car. Triking a rock on the side of the road. Total loss. Luckly was fine because of low speed.”
filed Jan 28, 2017
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Related service bulletins
DIAGNOSIS OF VEHICLE PULL (DRIFT) AND/OR STEERING WHEEL OFF-CENTER This bulletin has been amended. See AMENDMENT HISTORY on the last page. Please discard previous versions of this bulletin.
NTB08-097L · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions · issued Sep 21, 2023
Steering problems in other Sentra years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 Sentra | 1 | 4% |
| 2024 Sentra | 8 | 25% |
| 2022 Sentra | 31 | 39% |
| 2021 Sentra | 40 | 31% |
| 2020 Sentra | 55 | 27% |
| 2019 Sentra | 3 | 1% |
| 2018 Sentra | 6 | 3% |
| 2017 Sentra | 14 | 6% |
| 2016 Sentra | 5 | 2% |
| 2015 Sentra | 6 | 2% |
| 2014 Sentra | 9 | 2% |
| 2013 Sentra | 16 | 3% |
Other reported problem areas on the 2008 Nissan Sentra
Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.