Nissan Sentra Complaints (2003)

180 consumer complaints on file.

#10377151January 19, 2011
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
WHEN I WAS DRIVING THE ENGINE SHUT OFF. I COULD BARLEY TURN THE STEERING WHEEL NOR COULD I BRAKE. I CAN USUALLY START IT RIGHT UP AGAIN BUT MOST TIMES I HAVE TO WAIT A FEW MINUTES BEFORE IT WILL. THIS STARTED TO HAPPEN ABOUT A MONTH AGO AND IT SEEMS IT'S BECOMING MORE FREQUENT. THE VEHICLE SEEMS TO LACK POWER AT TIMES. THERE IS USUALLY NO WARNING IT JUST SHUTS OFF, HOWEVER SOMETIMES IT WILL BEGIN TO CUT OUT THEN USUALLY DIES AT LOW SPEEDS. THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON WHEN THIS STARTED HAPPENING AND IS STILL ON. I'VE YET TO FIX THE VEHICLE BUT DID FIND OUT THAT IT MAY BE THE CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10377401January 19, 2011
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO CONSUMER AFFAIRS REPRESENTATIVE FOR NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC. REFUSAL TO PUT INTO WRITING THAT HIS VIN NUMBER WAS NOT INCLUDED IN AN EXTENDED WARRANTY NOTICE *TGW
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10372587December 27, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
2003 NISSAN SENTRA 1.8L HEAD GASKET FAILURE AT AROUND 75,000 MI. VEHICLE HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING DIFFICULTY STARTING AND ROUGH IDLE SINCE SOON AFTER PURCHASE. THIS WAS RELAYED TO DEALERS ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS, WERE TOLD NOTHING IS WRONG. PROBLEM HAS WORSENED OVER THE YEARS AND VEHICLE RAN ROUGH. BROUGHT TO DEALER AND REPLACED IGNITION COIL #3. WEEK LATER PROBLEM IS STILL ACTIVE. RETURN TO DEALER WHERE HEAD GASKET HAD FAILED AND ENGINE IS CONSUMING COOLANT. THIS VEHICLE HAD FAULTY GASKET OR HEAD DESIGN THAT WAS PUSHED OFF BY THE DEALER TO AVOID WARRANTY REPAIR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10371076December 17, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 NISSAN SENTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN MAKING BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT TURNS, THE VEHICLE WOULD SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING ALSO, ONCE THE VEHICLE WAS ALREADY STARTED AND WARMED UP, SHE WAS UNABLE TO RESTART IT AGAIN, WITHOUT CONSTANTLY DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL FOR ABOUT 10 SECONDS WHICH WAS SIMILAR TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 03V477000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE). THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS ASSOCIATED WITH HER VEHICLE AND THAT THE ECU NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS INFORMED AND ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT HER VEHICLE WAS NOT UNDER RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 90,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 72,000. UPDATED 02/09/11*LJ UPDATED 05/09/11
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10356312September 19, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WHILE DRIVING IN ROUTINE TRAFFIC, I FELT A JOLT, THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT CAME ON AND THE RPMS DROPPED RESULTING IN THE ENGINE STALLING. THE FIRST TIME THIS OCCURRED I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER ON THE FREEWAY TO THE SHOULDER. THE 2ND TIME THIS OCCURRED, I DIDN'T PULL OVER IN TIME AND THE POWER STEERING AND BRAKES WENT OUT MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO STOP THE CAR TO TURN OFF. I AM USUALLY ABLE TO TURN THE CAR ON AFTER A MOMENT WITHOUT ISSUE. AT FIRST IT OCCURRED ONCE A WEEK AND NISSAN DEALERSHIP COULD NOT DIAGNOSE OR "RECREATE" THE ISSUE. THEN IT DIDN'T HAPPEN FOR SEVERAL MONTHS, AND NOW IT'S BEEN HAPPENING EXTREMELY FREQUENTLY AND SOMETIMES VERY DIFFICULT TO START THE CAR UP. MY SAFETY IS AT RISK BECAUSE THE ENGINE WILL JUST STOP, AND I'VE FOUND IT DIFFICULT TO GET OVER TO A SHOULDER, AND ON SOME PARTS OF THE FREEWAY THERE IS NO SHOULDER. I'VE TAKEN TO NISSAN DEALERSHIP 4 DIFFERENT OCCASIONS AND EVEN WHEN THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT COMES ON AND STAYS ON, THEY CLAIM THE COMPUTER DOES NOT PRODUCE ANY CODES AND CANNOT RECREATE THE ISSUE. I SUGGESTED A RECALL ON THE CRANKSHAFT SENSOR AND THEY CLAIMED IT WAS NOT FOR MY CAR OR ENGINE TYPE. I'VE HAD TUNE UPS, OIL CHANGES, AND THEY DID A REPAIR INVOLVING A CARBON BUILD UP AND NOTHING HAS SOLVED THE ISSUE. I PERSONALLY RAN THE DIAGNOSTICS TODAY AND THE COMPUTER ISSUE A TROUBLE CODE FOR P0335 CRANKSHAFT SENSOR MALFUNCTION CIRCUIT A. I'D SAY THE CAR HAS STALLED ABOUT 20-25 TIMES IN ALMOST A YEAR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10353461September 2, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
CAR STALLED OUT AND WAS RESTARTED AND STALED OUT AGAIN VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO DEALERSHIP AND THEY FOUND THAT ONE POWER VALVE SCREW HAD COME OUT AND THAT SOME OTHERS WERE LOOSE. I PAID THE DEALERSHIP TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE BUT THERE IS A RECALL FOR THE SAME PROBLEMS ON THE 2004 SENTRAS AND UP AND NISSAN IS AWARE THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE 2002 AND 2003 SENTRAS AND ALTIMAS WITH THE QR25 ENGINE BUT WILL NOT COVER THE 02 OR 03'S WITH THIS RECALL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10353486September 2, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
1. HEAD GASKET AND CRANK POSITION SENSOR PROBLEM CAUSED ENGINE STOPPED WORKING WITHOUT WARNING. THIS HAPPENED TWICE IN THE PAST 3 MONTH, ONCE ON A HIGHWAY, ONCE ON A LOCAL EXPRESSWAY. 2. AFTER FIXING THE PROBLEM ABOVE, BRAKES SUDDENLY STOPPED WORKING AT ABOUT 25 MPH WITHIN 2 MILES DRIVING, LEADING TO AN ACCIDENT. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10350762August 20, 2010
STEERING
IN LESS THAN 53,000 MILES THE RACK AND PINION STEERING HAS BEGUN LEAKING RESULTING IN HARD STEERING. I HAVE TO ADD POWER STEERING FLUID REGULARLY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10350605August 19, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 NISSAN SENTRA SPEC-V. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT SHIFTED THE VEHICLE INTO NEUTRAL AND WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE RECURRED FOUR TIMES BEFORE THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR AND CATALYTIC CONVERTER WOULD NEED REPLACING. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS A RECALL PERTAINING TO THE FAILURE FOR HIS YEAR, MAKE AND MODEL (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 03V455000-ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) YET HIS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS CONSUMING AN EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF ENGINE OIL. THE CONTACT WOULD HAVE TO ADD APPROXIMATELY ONE-HALF QUARTER OF ENGINE OIL EVERY 2,000 MILES OR THE ENGINE WOULD EXHIBIT AN EXTREMELY LOUD NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,600 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 93,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10350628August 19, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 NISSAN SENTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS CONSUMING AN EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF OIL AND THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE WOULD DRIVE SLUGGISH AND THE CONTACT WOULD HAVE TO CHANGE THE OIL EVERY 2,000 MILES OR WHEN THE ENGINE WOULD BECOME EXCESSIVELY LOUD. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER WOULD NEED REPLACING. THERE WAS A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN FOR THE FAILURE (ITEM NUMBER PE02078) BUT NO RECALLS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 73,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 93,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10330876May 17, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 NISSAN SENTRA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY BETWEEN 55-60 MPH THE ENGINE STALLED WITH AN ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATION. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED AND CONTINUED NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR INSPECTION. THE TECHNICIAN REPLACED THE CAMSHAFT SENSOR. THERE WAS A RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 03V455000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE VIN NUMBER WAS EXCLUDED FROM THE RECALL DEFECT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 76,100.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10321718March 24, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
THE ENGINE STOPS RUNNING WITHOUT WARNING WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10321318March 22, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS MY 2003 SENTRA SER WOULD NOT START....ON THREE OCCASIONS I REPLACED THE BATTERY AND IT WOULD RESTART ...ON THE 4TH OCCASION I TOOK THE CAR TO NISSAN DEALER HERE IN HARVEY , LA. WHERE IT SAT FOR 3 DAYS AND THE SERVICE DEPT TOLD ME THE CAR WOULD NOW START.A FIFTH OCCASION OCCURRED AND BY THIS TIME I HAD HEARD OF A RECALL WHICH I ASKED THE DEALER ON PHONE ABOUT AND HE TOLD ME TO BRING CAR IN SO AGAIN I TOOK CAR TO DEALER HOPING TO FIND PROBLEM...CAR SAT THERE AGAIN FOR A FEW DAYS AFTER WHICH IT WOULD START. THEY AGAIN TOLD ME NO FAULT FOUND WAS FOUND AND THAT THEY HAD PERFORMED RECALL...WHICH THEY DID NOT ...IT TOOK ME A COUPLE OF CALLS TO SERVICE WRITER BEFORE HE ADMITTED IT HAD NOT BEEN TOUCHED. I READ HERE OF MANY SENTRA S WITH SAME PROBLEMS ...YOU WOULD THINK SOME ONE WOULD KNOW WHAT IS GOING ON. MY SENTRA NOW RUNS TERRIBLE SOMETIMES NOT STARTING AND OTHER TIMES RUNS LIKE IT IS RUNNING ON 2 CYLINDERS WITH A BAD SMELL FROM EXHAUST. I AM AFRAID OF THIS CAR , BUT CANNOT AFFORD TO REPLACE IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10317054March 5, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 NISSAN SENTRA. THE CONTACT STATED HE WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 60MPH. WHEN HE TOOK AN EXIT AND CAME TO AN YIELD SIGN, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE OPERATES NORMALLY UNTIL HE STARTS TO DECREASE HIS SPEED TO 20MPH. THIS HAD HAPPENED TO HIM EVERYDAY FOR THE LAST 3 DAYS. THE CONTACT STATED HE DID CONTACT A DEALER AND HE TOLD HIM ABOUT THE RECALL BUT THEY SAID THAT HIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED THE RECALL. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WAS 120,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10308565February 10, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
03 NISSAN SENTRA SE-R EQUIPPED WITH 2.5L ENGINE, VEHICLE CONSUMES APPROX. 1QT OF OIL/WK, AND APPROX. 1 GALLON OF ANTI-FREEZE/MONTH. VEHICLE HESITATES AND JERKS WHILE DRIVING. VEHICLE HAS BEEN BROUGHT TO DEALER SEVERAL TIMES AND DEALER HAS REPLACED SEVERAL ENGINE COMPONENTS, BUT PROBLEM PERSISTS. NISSAN HAS BEEN CONTACTED AND NEVER RESPONDS BACK. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10296658December 22, 2009
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
PRE OWED VEHICLE IN EXCELLENT CONDITION FAILED THE STATE INSPECTION DUE TO A OXYGEN SENSOR DEFECTED CAUSING THE CAR TO STOP RUNNING AND HAD PROBLEMS STARTING THE ENGINE TO RUN. ALSO AFFECTING THE PANEL SHOWING THE "SERVICE ENGINE SOON" COMES AND GOES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10295183December 10, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 NISSAN SENTRA. THE " CHECK ENGINE" WARNING LIGHT BECAME ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT CONTROL PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN ADVISED THAT THE COMPUTERIZED SYSTEM BE RESET. THE MANUFACTURER RECOMMENDED THAT THE COMPUTER SYSTEM BE REPAIRED AT AN EXPENSE OF$1,000.00. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 31,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10292363November 16, 2009
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
I OWN A 2003 NISSAN SENTRA SE-R SPEC V AND WHILE DRIVING THE ENGINE SHUT OFF WHICH COULD OF CAUSED ME AN ACCIDENT AND IT RESTARTED BUT DIDN'T WANT TO PICKUP SPEED. HAD TO GET TOWED OFF THE FREEWAY AND NOW DOES NOT WANT TO RESTART. I HAD MY DAUGHTER WITH ME, WHICH WAS VERY DANGEROUS. CALLED NISSAN AND THEY SAID MY CAR IS NOT ON THE RECALL LIST, EVEN THOUGH THERE IS A RECALL FOR THIS YEAR AND MODEL. SEVERAL MECHANICS TOLD ME THAT I NEED THE ENGINE REPLACE, WHICH IS VERY EXPENSIVE TO WHICH I CANNOT AFFORD AND MY CAR IS JUST SITTING THERE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10286877October 9, 2009
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I HAVE A 2003 NISSAN SENTRA XE THAT ONLY HAVE APPROX.54,187 MILES. THERE WAS A RECALL ON NISSAN SENTRA FROM 2000UNTIL 2003. NISSAN SAYS THAT MY CAR IS NOT IN THAT RECALL BUT IT HAS THE SAME PROBLEMS THE RECALL CARS HAS. THEY REFUSE TO FIX THIS DANGEROUS PROBLEMS. THE CAR CRANK SENSOR AND THROTTLE SERVICE IS IN THAT RECALL BUT THEY SAID IT DID NOT MATTER. THIS PROBLEM WILL CAUSE MANY PROBLEMS, WHEREAS THE CAR WILL NOT START AND THE CAR COULD ALSO STOP WHILE DRIVING WHICH WILL CAUSE A MAJOR ACCIDENT WHILE DRIVING THAT COULD HURT OR KILL MANY PEOPLE. THE CODES PO335 AND PO462 AND THE THROTTLE ARE ALL IN THE RECALL. ALL NISSAN BUYER SHOULD BE AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM. THIS IS AN ADDED EXPENSE ON ME AND I AM UNEMPLOYED AND A SENIOR CITIZEN................I WAS STRANDED FOR OVER TWO HOURS ALONE . *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10286320October 5, 2009
EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
DOCUMENTATION WILL FOLLOW UP AT HOME. FAULTY CRANKSHAFT SENSOR SHUTTING DOWN CAR EVERY 3 MINUTES ON 2003 NISSAN SENTRA - COULD HAVE BEEN HORRIBLE RESULT AS WE WERE HEADED TO INTERSTATE TO RETURN TO OK....DEALERSHIP HAS BEEN GREAT IN LEE SUMMIT, MO....NISSAN CORPORATION CONSUMER SERVICE IN PHILLIPINES HAS BEEN AWFUL......WE ARE GETTING ON THE ROAD TOMORROW 10/06/2009 IF CAR FAILS AND WE ARE IN MAJOR ACCIDENT WANT IT KNOWN THAT I'VE SPOKEN WITH NISSAN AND LET MY SON KNOW....NISSAN AMERICA HAS BEEN TERRIBLE TO DEAL WITH...THE FILE # IS 6622003. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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