Nissan Sentra Complaints (2004)

197 consumer complaints on file.

#10294019November 30, 2009
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN SENTRA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER, AND THE TECHNICIAN REPLACED THE VAPOR CANISTER AT AN EXPENSE OF $362, 00. SHE CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER IN REFERENCE TO REIMBURSEMENT. THE MANUFACTURER TOOK A REPORT NUMBER 6668234. SHE WAS ADVISED THAT HER VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL 05V269000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE: STORAGE), SO THE REIMBURSEMENT CLAIMED WAS DENIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 114,378. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 117,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10291364November 8, 2009
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
THERE IS AN ECM (ENGINE CONTROL MODULE) RECALL ON NISSAN SENTRAS AND FRONTEIRS 2003-06. WHEN THIS WAS DONE AT THE DEALERSHIP, I WAS TOLD I NEEDED A NEW SWIRL CONTROL VALVE, (A VALVE DIRECTLY CONTROLLED BY THE ECM) AT A COST OF $772. SHOULD THE SWIRL VALVE ALSO BEEN PART OF THIS RECALL? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10288927October 19, 2009
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN SENTRA. WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, ALL OF THE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT CONTROL PANEL, THEN SHE EXPERIENCED DIFFICULTY STEERING AND BRAKING. SHE WAS ABLE TO RESUME NORMAL VEHICLE OPERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR FACILITY AND THE MECHANIC CONCLUDED THAT THE CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR FAILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED IN REFERENCE TO RECALL # 06V247000(ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING); HOWEVER, SINCE SHE DOES NOT HAVE A 2.5L ENGINE, SHE WAS INELIGIBLE FOR A FREE REMEDY. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 63,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10286589October 7, 2009
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
FOR THE PAST FOUR YEARS, I HAVE BEEN HAVING A RECURRING PROBLEM WITH MY 2004 NISSAN SENTRA. SUDDENLY AND WITHOUT WARNING, THE ENGINE STOPS WORKING AND SIMPLY FAILS WHILE I AM DRIVING. SEVERAL TIMES, IT HAS HAPPENED WHEN I AM DRIVING ON BUSY ROADS AND THE HIGHWAY. MOST OF THE TIME, IT HAS HAPPENED WHILE I AM DRIVING IN AND OUT OF PARKING LOTS, AT LOW SPEEDS. I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR TO NISSAN SERVICE STATIONS IN BOTH CALIFORNIA AND OREGON, BUT THE PROBLEM CONTINUES TO OCCUR. THE COMPUTER CHIP HAS BEEN REPLACED SEVERAL TIMES AND IN AUGUST 2009, THE COMPUTER WAS REPLACED. HOWEVER, IT HAPPENED AGAIN. NISSAN SAID THAT ALL WAS FINE, BUT AGAIN LAST WEEK ON FRIDAY OCT 2ND THE PROBLEM HAPPENED. THE CAR OVERHEATED AND HAD TO BE TOWED TO BEAVERTON NISSAN (OREGON). THEY ARE REPLACING THE WIRES TO THE COMPUTER, BUT I THINK THAT THERE IS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT WITH THIS CAR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10284038September 15, 2009
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
ENGINE SHUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING. STARTED A MONTH AGO, HAS BEEN HAPPENING ONCE A WEEK BUT GETTING MORE FREQUENT. WAS TOLD IT WAS THE CRANKSHAFT SENSOR. THERE IS A RECALL ON THE 2.5L NOT THE 1.8L THAT I OWN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10277109July 17, 2009
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
WHEN FILLING UP, THE GAS TANK OVERFLOWS AND SHOOT OUT GAS EVERYWHERE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10276401July 11, 2009
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, GAS SURGES OUT OF TANK WHEN FILLING ONTO PEOPLE, EVEN WHEN TANK IS EMPTY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10275242June 29, 2009
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN SENTRA. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND RESTARTED IT AFTER THREE MINUTES. HE DROVE THE VEHICLE TO HIS RESIDENCE, WHICH WAS LOCATED ONLY ONE MILE AWAY. HE ATTEMPTED TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE, BUT COULD NOT. THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT AND OTHER LIGHTS ILLUMINATED AS SOON AS THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF. THE DEALER STATED THAT IT WOULD COST $100 TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE, $100 TO ORDER THE PART, AND $240 FOR LABOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AUTO ZONE AND THE REPRESENTATIVE STATED THAT THE SENSOR FAILED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 06V242000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING), ALTHOUGH THE SYMPTOMS WERE IDENTICAL. THE VEHICLE WILL HAVE TO BE REPAIRED AT THE CONTACT'S EXPENSE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 61,708.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10274530June 21, 2009
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
THE CAR WAS INVOLVED A FRONT IMPACT ACCIDENT WHICH WAS HARD ENOUGH TO RESULT IN THE VEHICLE BEING DEEMED AS A TOTAL LOSS BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY. IN THIS ACCIDENT NEITHER THE PASSENGER NOR THE DRIVER AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10274151June 17, 2009
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN SENTRA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THERE WAS NO RESPONSE WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO COAST THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE WAS CALLED TO THE SCENE AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR INSPECTION. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CONTRIBUTED TO A SENSOR IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE VIN WAS EXCLUDED FROM NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 06V242000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING), ALTHOUGH THE FAILURES WERE IDENTICAL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 73,360 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 100,000.\ UPDATED 07/30/09.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10268173May 7, 2009
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
I HAVE PROBLEM WITH THE FUELING OF THE CAR, IT STARTED AROUND MAY 2009 AND MY SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT HAS BEEN ON SINCE MARCH 2008 AND JUST YESTERDAY I CHECKED OUT THE CODE AT ONE OF REPAIR SHOP IT IS INDEED P1446. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10266535April 23, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
IT TAKES SEVERAL TRIES TO START MY 2004 NISSAN SENTRA AND SOMETIMES STALLS RIGHT AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10265273April 14, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
4 DAYS AGO WHILE DRIVING MY CAR IT JUST SHUT OFF. THE CAR DIED IT JUST COMPLETELY SHUT OFF WHILE I WAS GOING 55 MILES AND HOUR. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF THE ROAD AND OUT OF TRAFFIC. I TRIED RESTARTING THE CAR AND AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS I WAS ABLE TO GET IT RESTARTED. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AT THAT POINT. IT THEN WENT LESS THAN A MILE AND THE SAME THING HAPPENED AGAIN. THIS TIME I WAS ABLE TO PULL IN AND PARK IT IN A STORE PARKING LOT. I TOOK IT TO A REPAIR SHOP AND HAD IT PUT ON THERE MACHINE TO SEE WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS. I WAS TOLD IT WAS THE BATTERY SO I HAD THAT REPLACED. WHEN I WAS DRIVING IT AFTER LEAVING THE REPAIR SHOP THE CAR DIED AGAIN. AT THE SUGGESTION OF MY SISTER I TOOK THE CAR THE NEXT DAY TO A AUTO PARTS STORE THEY PLUGGED IN THE MACHINE TO READ THE CODES IT CAME BACK P0335 THE CRANK SHAFT SENSOR. I HAD TO ORDER A NEW ONE AND REPLACE IT AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAS YET TO GO OFF. TODAY WHILE DOING SOME RESEARCH ON THIS PROBLEM I FIND OUT THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM FOR THIS VEHICLE. I HAVE NEVER HEARD ABOUT THE RECALL THAT I KEEP READING ABOUT WHILE DOING THIS RESEARCH. I AM SCARED TO DRIVE MY CAR AND SCARED TO DRIVE IT WITH MY KIDS IN IT. THE CAR IS A 2004 NISSAN SENTRA SE WITH A 1.8 ENGINE. I HAVE NOT HAD A CHANCE TO ROAD TEST IT TO SEE IF IT WILL CONTINUE TO SHUT OFF NOW THAT THE SENSOR HAS BEEN REPLACED BECAUSE I AM SCARED TO DRIVE IT FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD. I HAVE YET TO SEE IF THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN CORRECTED BUT FROM WHAT I HAVE BEEN READING I DOUBT THAT IT HAS BEEN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10265280April 14, 2009
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
I WAS DRIVING ON A CITY ROAD AROUND 40 MILES PER HOUR. IT STOPPED WHILE I WAS DRIVING. THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON IMMEDIATELY, THEN ALL WARNING LIGHTS. IT WOULD NOT IMMEDIATELY START, HAD TO LEAVE IN THE TURN LANE WITH FLASHERS ON. WE CAME BACK AN HOUR LATER, AND IT STARTED THEN. THE VEHICLE IS AN 04 SENTRA 1.8 S. AFTER READING ON THE INTERNET ABOUT RECALLS, WE CALLED THE COMPANY, AND THEY INFORMED US THERE WERE NO RECALLS ON OUR PARTICULAR VIN NUMBER. BUT THE PART REPLACED AT OUR SHOP WAS THE CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR, THE SAME PART THAT WAS RECALLED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10263731March 31, 2009
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC CONVERTOR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN SENTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER FAILED AND WAS REPLACED BY THE DEALER. EVER SINCE THE CONVERTER WAS CHANGED, THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN DRAINING THE OIL AND SUCKING DEBRIS INTO THE MOTOR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL. THE CONTACT WANTS NISSAN TO PAY FOR THE REPAIRS SINCE THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND THERE IS ALREADY A RECALL FOR THE IDENTICAL FAILURE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 72,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 71,638.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10259107February 17, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
NISSAN SENTRA 2004 ENGINE AUTOMATICALLY SHUTS OFF WHEN DRIVING. COULD POSSIBLY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. 1.8L. I'VE HAD A MECHANIC RUN A COMPUTER TEST ON THE ENGINE AND SAYS THAT THE CRANK SHAFT SENSOR IS MALFUNCTIONING, WHICH IS CAUSING THE ENGINE TO SHUT OFF. I HAVE READ ABOUT A FEW OTHER PEOPLE EXPERIENCING THIS PROBLEM AND WOULD LIKE FOR YOU TO PLEASE LOOK INTO IT. THANK YOU. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10258685February 15, 2009
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
ONE DAY MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I OWN AN OBD2 DIAGNOSTIC READER AND IT GAVE ME THE CODE P0335 WHICH TRANSLATES TO CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR A CIRCUIT MALFUNCTION. I DID SOME RESEARCH AND THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE 2002 AND 2003, AND LATER INCLUDED SOME 2004 MODELS OF MY CAR (MINE IS A 2004) FOR THE SAME FAILURE. I CALLED NISSAN AND THEY LOOKED UP MY VIN NUMBER AND TOLD ME THERE WAS NO OPEN RECALLS FOR MY CAR. I PURCHASED A NEW SENSOR AND INSTALLED IT, CLEARED THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, AND CHECKED FOR ANY REMAINING CODES. NONE WERE PRESENT. I TESTED THE OLD SENSOR ACCORDING TO THE NISSAN REPAIR MANUAL'S METHOD AND IT TESTED GOOD. A DAY AFTER I REPLACED THE SENSOR THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN WITH THE SAME FAILURE CODE. I CALLED NISSAN AGAIN AND EXPLAINED MY SITUATION TO THEM AND THEY STILL TOLD ME MY CAR WAS NOT IN THE RECALL. SO FAR WHAT I HAVE EXPERIENCED IS A MOMENTARY LOSS OF POWER UNDER CERTAIN DRIVING CONDITIONS LIKE GOING UPHILL AT APPROXIMATELY 2000 RPM. ALSO IT DOES NOT WANT TO START SOMETIMES, WHICH IS BECOMING MORE FREQUENTLY, AND ACCORDING TO FORUM SITES I'VE VISITED IS DIRECTLY RELATED TO THIS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10253881January 5, 2009
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
THE LAST FEW TIMES I HAVE TRIED TO PUMP GAS . IT SPILLS OUT OF THE FILL PIPE AFTER A FEW SECONDS OF FUELING. I AM AFRAID OF GOING TO THE GAS STATION AND FILLING THE GAS AS IT IS VERY DANGEROUS NOT ONLY FOR ME AND THE CAR BUT ALSO TO THE GAS STATION AND PEOPLE IN THE VICINITY. YOUR IMMEDIATE ATTENTION TO THIS ISSUE WILL BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. ALSO PLEASE REFER TO THE FOLLOWING WEBISTE WHO ARE FACING SIMILAR ISSUES: HTTP://X.NISSANHELP.COM/FORUMS/SENTRA/3766-2004-SENTRA-1-8S-GAS-SPILLS-OUT-WHEN-PUMPING.HTML. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10253911January 5, 2009
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
AT FIRST MY CAR WAS HESITATING WHILE I WAS DRIVING AND THEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I WAS HAVING TROUBLE STARTING IT AND IT WOULD STALL OCCASIONALLY. I TOOK IT TO A SHOP AND THE PROBLEM WAS RESOLVED FOR A FEW WEEKS. TODAY MY CAR STALLED TWICE IN ONE MINUTE AND WOULD NOT START BACK UP. I MANAGED TO PULL IT INTO A PARKING SPACE AT WORK AND I TRIED TO START IT AGAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. I TOOK A FEW TRIES AND THEN IT STALLED WHEN I TRIED TO BACK OUT. MY CAR WAS SHAKING AND IT HAD A BAD SMELL. I DECIDED TO PARK IT AND I WILL HAVE IT TOWED TO A SHOP TOMORROW. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10252021December 16, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
IN MY 2004 NISSAN SENTRA SE-R SPEC V WITH A 2.5L ENGINE/MANUAL TRANSMISSION, AT ABOUT 69K MILES THE CAR SUDDENLY EXPERIENCED UNSTABLE ENGINE IDLING AND SIGNIFICANT POWER LOSS. FIRST MECHANIC FOUND LOOSE METAL PIECES IN THE INTAKE MANIFOLD AREA, ALONG WITH SPARK PLUG ONE FOULED. METAL PIECES WERE REMOVED AND A NEW SPARK PLUG WAS INSTALLED. CAR RAN OKAY FOR A FEW WEEKS, THE SAME SYMPTOMS OCCURRED. MECHANIC REMOVED INTAKE MANIFOLD AND FOUND TWO POWER VALVES AND THEIR SCREWS OBLITERATED AND SCATTERED THROUGHOUT THE COMPARTMENT IN DOZENS OF LOOSE PIECES. METAL PIECES REMOVED, POWER VALVES REPLACED, SCREWS REPLACED AND SECURED WITH LOCK-TITE. SYMPTOMS OCCURRED FOR A THIRD TIME RECENTLY. I WENT TO THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP AND SPOKE TO THE SERVICE ADVISORS; THEY RAN THE VIN AND FOUND A RECALL ON 04 SENTRA 2.5L ENGINE VEHICLES, SPECIFICALLY THE POWER VALVE SCREWS COMING LOOSE, CAUSING UNSTABLE ENGINE IDLING AND POWER LOSS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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