2001 Nissan Sentra

These are unverified consumer reports filed with NHTSA, shown as submitted.

• 12/26/2016· ENGINE

  THE CAR IS JERKING AND THE ENGINE LIGHT IS ONE AND THE PLACE WHERE I TOOK IT SHOW A RECALL OF THE CRANK POSITION SENSOR ISSUE. I PUT IN MY VIN ON YOUR SITE AND IT SAID THAT THERE IS NO ISSUE BUT YES ITS SHOWING UP. WHAT IS NEED TO BE DONE TO GET THIS CORRECTED BY NISSAN? *TR

• 12/23/2014· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 NISSAN SENTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL INJECTORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 01V357000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 160,000.

• 12/22/2007· EQUIPMENT

  MY 2001 NISSAN PATHFINDER WAS PURCHASED 3 YEARS AGO. A BOSE 6-CD PLAYER CAME INSTALLED IN THE VEHICLE. THE 6-CD PLAYER STOPPED WORKING, AND DISPLAYS AN ERROR MESSAGE, "ERR 2". MY VEHICLE IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. THIS PROBLEM WAS ADDRESSED WITH THE NISSAN DEALER (SERVICE DEPARTMENT) IN BUENA PARK CALIFORNIA ON DECEMBER 21, AT 6:40PM. I WAS INFORMED THAT I COULD PURCHASE A NEW CD PLAYER, HOWEVER THIS WOULD BE QUITE COSTLY. THE NISSAN DEALER FURTHER STATED, WHEN A CUSTOMER WHOSE VEHICLE IS UNDER WARRANTY HAS THIS SAME PROBLEM, THEY DO NOT REPAIR THE PROBLEM. THE CD PLAYER IS REPLACED WITH ANOTHER. NO REPAIR SHOP WILL LOOK AT MY SYSTEM. APPARENTLY, THIS PROBLEM IS COMMON WITH NISSANS. OTHER THAN PURCHASING A NEW CD PLAYER, THERE HAS TO BE SOME TYPE OF CONSUMER REPAIR SHOP. NISSAN SEEMS UNCONCERNED WITH THIS TYPE OF PROBLEM. *TR

• 12/22/2003· POWER TRAIN

  I HAVE HAD NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH MY 2001 NISSAN SENTRA. I HAVE POSTED MY PRIOR COMPLAINTS ON THIS SITE. MOST RECENTLY I ATTEMPTED TO BACK OUT OF A PARKING SPOT. A SIMPLE ENOUGH TASK ONE WOULD THINK. NOT WITH THIS LEMON. THE CAR STARTED, THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING, THE SHIFT MOVED IN THE R POSITION, HOWEVER THE CAR WAS NOT BUDGING. TURNS OUT THE TRANSMISSION HAD WENT ON MY 2001 CAR. UNACCEPTABLE IN MY OPINION. JUST TO UPDATE EVERYONE, THIS IS IN ADDITION TO THE BROKEN IGNITION WIRE, INOPERATIVE HORN AND BROKEN FUEL PUMP THAT I HAVE ALREADY EXPERIENCED WITH THIS LEMON. BUYER BEWARE!*AK

• 12/20/2004· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT, BUT WHEN MY HUSBAND TOOK THE CAR TO GET THE OIL CHANGED THE MECHANIC REALIZED THAT THE DIPSTICK HAD BROKEN OFF AND HAD FALLEN INTO THE TUBE. THE MECHANIC ALSO TOLD MY HUSBAND THAT THERE WERE OTHER PEOPLE THAT HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. HE SAID THAT IT WAS A NISSAN FAULT ON THE CAR. I DON'T FEEL THAT WE ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR PAYING TO GET IT FIXED SINCE THE DIPSTICK IS MADE OF PLASTIC AND IS SO CLOSE TO OTHER HEATED ENGINE PARTS. BEING SO CLOSE TO THOSE OTHER PARTS SURELY MADE THE PIECE MELT AND LATER BREAK OFF. *AK

• 12/19/2007· STRUCTURE

  OIL DIPSTICK IS MADE OF PLASTIC AND THE HANDLE BROKE OFF LEAVING THE STICK STUCK IN THE TUBE. *TR

• 12/19/2004· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  NISSAN SENTRA 2001 HAD A RECALL TO REMOVE THE FOAM COVERING THE ECM. I HAD THIS DONE JUNE 2004..THE PROBLEM WITH THE FOAM WAS AS IT CURED , IF THERE WAS A CRACK ON THE SURFACE LINING, CORROSION OF THE RESISTOR COULD CAUSE THE ECM TO MALFUNCTION. WELL I HAD THE FOAM REMOVED BUT I FEEL THE CORROSION WAS PROBABLY ALREADY OCCURRING SO IN 6 MONTHS THE ECM WENT BAD. NISSAN REFUSED TO PAY TO REPLACE THE ECM. *JB

• 12/18/2001· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  APPROACHING A STOP LIGHT THE ENGINE QUIT. ENGINE CHECK WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AND THE CAR WOULD NOT START. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO TUSTIN NISSAN AND THEY REPLACED THE CRANK POSITION SENSOR. I SAW A RECALL FOR 2000 SENTRA'S BUT NOT 2001.*AK

• 12/13/2006· SUSPENSION

  DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING 10 MPH, THERE WAS A NOISE FROM THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE AND VIBRATION WAS FELT THROUGH THE STEERING WHEEL. A NHTSA RECALL # 01V174000 WAS FOUND ON THE MANUFACTURER'S WEBSITE, FOR THE SUSPENSION: FRONT: CONTROL ARM: LOWER ARM. THE VIN # FELL WITHIN THE VIN NUMBERS FOR THE RECALL, BUT THE MANUFACTURER DENIED THE CONTACT OF THE RECALL REPAIR, ALTHOUGH THE VEHICLE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM AS DESCRIBED IN THE RECALL.

• 12/11/2007· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  REGARDING THE BROKEN OIL DIP STICK: 1- DRAIN THE OIL AND LEAVE THE DRAIN PLUG OUT. 2 - USE A SHOP VACUUM TO SUCK THE LOST DIP STICK OUT OF THE ENGINE. 3 - REPLACE OIL DRAIN PLUG, REFILL WITH OIL, REPLACE NEW DIP STICK. *TR

• 12/11/2001· SUSPENSION

  YOUR DATABASE WOULD NOT ALLOW ME TO ENTER ALL OF MY VISITS TO THE NISSAN SERVICE DEPARTMENT FOR THE SAME PROBLEMS OVER AND OVER. THE DEALERSHIP THAT SOLD ME THE CAR TRIED TO GET ME TO PAY FOR THE INHERENT PROBLEMS, BY SAYING THEY ARE NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY. SO I TOOK MY CAR TO ANOTHER DEALERSHIP. THEY READILY REPLACED THE RIGHT WHEEL BEARING. THEY SAID IT WAS COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY. I TOOK ALL MY COMPLAINTS TO THE BBB IN BALTIMORE, MARYLAND. ARBITRATION TOOK PLACE WITH NISSAN. THE REPRESENTATIVE SAID, " ALL MY COMPLAINTS WERE COMMON FOR THE NISSAN SENTRA. YOU GET WHAT YOU PAY FOR!" I HAVE BEEN NOTICING THAT MY COMPLAINTS ARE BEING CALLED "RECALLS" ONE BY ONE. THIS IS A TOTALLY UNSAFE CAR ON THE ROAD. IT IS ALSO MY 3RD NISSAN SENTRA OVER THE YEARS. THEIR PRODUCT HAS GONE DOWN HILL.*AK

• 12/10/2009· UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  ON 12/4/09 MY CAR DIED LEAVING ME STRANDED. I HAD IT TOWED TO BRADS AUTO CLOSE TO MY HOUSE FOR $130. THEY STATED THE DIAGNOSTIC STATES"CRANK SHAFT POSITION SENSOR" CODE. THE PART WAS PUT IN THE VEHICLE BUT DID NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM, BRAD'S FELT PART WAS DEFECTIVE. NO OTHER CRANK SENSOR WAS AVAILABLE IN CITY. I HAD TO WAIT FOR IT TO BE SHIPPED ON TUESDAY FROM THE FACTORY. IT ARRIVED & WAS PUT IN AND SAME THING HAPPEN. IT DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. BRAD'S TOLD ME THAT WITH THE CRANK SENSOR THAT WAS ALREADY IN THE CAR IT STARTS UP BUT DIES, WHEN THE NEW SENSORS IS ADDED IT WON'T START AT ALL. BRAD'S RESEARCHED & FOUND THIS IS A RECALL ON MY VEHICLE. BRAD'S CALLED NISSAN SERVICE. A PERSON STATED THAT CAM SENSOR & CRANK SENSOR ARE INTERCHANGEABLE. ACCORDING TO BRAD'S RESEARCH ALL DATA SHOWS THEY ARE DIFFERENT. BRAD'S MENTION THE RECALL. THE SERVICE PERSON DENIED A RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE. BRAD'S STATED HE HAD THE RECALL IN HIS HAND WITH THE RECALL NUMBER SHOWING IT MATCHES MY VIN. BRAD'S CONTACTED ME AND I CALLED THE NISSAN SERVICE DEPT. THAT SAID ALL I COULD DO IS TOW IT TO THEM AT MY EXPENSE. MY DAD REMINDED THAT I HAD A SIMILAR INCIDENT BACK IN MARCH 2008. ON MY PAPERWORK. IT STATES THE SAME EXACT SYMPTOMS. IT STATES NISSAN REPLACED THE CRANK SHAFT SENSOR AND IT DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM THEN THEY REPLACED THE ECM. BOTH OF THESE ITEMS ARE DISCUSSED ON THE INVOICE AS A RECALL ITEM. IN THAT INCIDENT'S, IT WAS A SATURDAY AND NO SERVICE PLACES WERE OPEN. I FOUND ONE & TOWED IT THERE. WHEN HE PUT IT ON THE DIAGNOSTIC IT STATED "CRANK SHAFT SENSOR." HE TOLD ME IT WOULD BE CHEAPER TO HAVE NISSAN FIX IT. I PAID $71.00 TO HAVE IT TOWED FROM MY HOUSE TO THAT SHOP OWNER & THEN ANOTHER $88 TO TOW IT TO NISSAN. THE NEW INCIDENT IS OBVIOUSLY RELATED TO THE PREVIOUS. NISSAN HEADQUARTERS STATED THEY WOULD NOT PAY FOR ANY TOWS & THEY WOULD NOT ABSORB CHARGES DUE TO BEING OUT OF WARRANTY. NISSAN'S SOLUTION IS INEFFECTIVE, & IS NOT PART OF A WARRANTY. A RECALL SHOULD NOT COST ME ANYTHING. *TR

• 12/10/2002· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  I HAVE HAD A PROBLEM WHEN APPLING THE BRAKES, WITH THE CAR GOING INTO A SLIDE /SKID AND ALMOST HITTING ANOTHER CAR, GOING AT A SLOW RATE. THIS HAPPENED MORE THAN ONCE. I WAS TOLD ON A COUPLE OF OCC. THAT IT WOULD COST ME TO HAVE THEM LOOK AT THE BRAKES, EVEN THOUGH THE CAR WAS UNDER WARRENTY. THEY SAID THEY DROVE IT AND COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT. THE LAST TIME I TOOK IT IN, THEY FOUND THE CAR TO BE UNSAFE TO DRIVE AND SAID IT RELATED TO THE CALIBERS ON THE BRAKES. WHAT CAN I DO FOR A COMPLAINT TO NISSAN FOR THEIR LACK OF RESPONSIBILITY ON THE SITUATION? CAN I TAKE LEGAL ACTION AGAINST THEM? DT

• 12/07/2012· TIRES

  TIRE SIDEWALL BULGING CAN'T DRIVE WITH VIBRATION. *TR

• 12/06/2001· POWER TRAIN

  CLUTCH SWITCH IS FAULTY. VEHICLE WILL NOT START AFTER IT HAS BEEN PARKED FOR A WHILE. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.*AK

• 12/06/2001· POWER TRAIN

  TRANSMISSION IS DEFECTIVE. WHEN PUTTING VEHICLE IN FIRST GEAR VEHICLE WILL AUTOMATICALLY SHUT OFF OR WILL NOT ACCELERATE. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.*AK

• 12/04/2003· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  I HAVE RECEIVED ONLY ONE RECALL REQUEST ON MY VEHICLE SINCE I HAVE OWNED IT IN 2001. THERE ARE NOW SEVERAL RECALLS ON MY VEHICLE MAKE AND MODEL. I HAVE THE PROBLEMS WITH MY VEHICLE THAT ARE DESCRIBED IN A COUPLE OF THE DIFFERENT RECALLS. I CALLED NISSAN TO FIND OUT WHY I WAS NEVER NOTIFIED OF THE RECALLS LISTED. THEY INFORMED ME THAT MY VEHICLE BECAUSE OF THE VIN NUMBER DID NOT FALL UNDER THE RECALL. I EXPLAINED THAT I HAVE THE EXACT PROBLEM DESCRIBED IN THE RECALL. THE TOLD ME THAT I AM JUST HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AND IT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THE RECALL. *NLM

• 12/01/2003· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  CAR DIED IN INTERSECTION, FOR THE SECOND TIME, DUE TO FAULTY SENSORS. MANY SENTRAS HAVE BEEN RECALLED FOR THIS EXACT PROBLEM, MINE IS NOT ONE OF THEM. NISSAN WILL NOT REPLACE MY SENSORS.*AK

• 12/01/2003· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  CAR DIED IN INTERSECTION DUE TO FAULTY SENSOR. MANY SENTRAS HAVE BEEN RECALLED FOR THIS EXACT PROBLEM, MINE IS NOT ONE OF THEM. NISSAN WILL NOT REPLACE MY SENSORS.*AK

• 11/29/2005· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  AFTER RUNNING NORMALLY, MY CAR SUDDENLY QUIT STARTING, AND LEFT ME STRANDED WITH MY CHILD ACROSS TOWN. I TOWED IT TO A FIRESTONE SERVICE STATION FOR REPAIR ONLY TO FIND OUT THE FAILURE WAS A CAM SHAFT SENSOR. THE REPAIR STATION THEN FOUND OUT FOR ME THAT MY CAR HAD 3 OPEN RECALLS WHICH I WAS NEVER NOTIFIED OF. I HAVE NOW PAID FOR ANOTHER TOW TO GET MY CAR TO A DEALERSHIP TO HAVE THESE "COVERED" REPAIRS COMPLETED. NOW, NISSAN REFUSES TO PAY FOR ANY OF MY TOWS OR THE BILL I HAD TO PAY FIRESTONE FOR "DIAGNOSTIC SERVICES". *JB

• 11/24/2003· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED WITH THE ENGINE RUNNING IT STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE SEVERAL TIME, BUT THE ENGINE WOULD NOT RESTART. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THE CRANK POSITION SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED UNDER RECALL 01V357000. *AK THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE CONSUMER STATED THAT HIS VEHICLE WAS MANUFACTURED 7 DAYS AFTER THE RECALL ENDED. *NLM

• 11/20/2001· SUSPENSION,SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULICCrash

  WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 30 MPH AND WHEN TURNING BRAKE CALIPER LOCKED UP, AND CONSUMER HIT CURVE AND DROVE OVER IT. CONSUMER WAS COMPARING THE SITUATION WITH THE RECALL 01 V 174 000. HAD TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALER, BUT PROBLEM STILL THERE. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION. AK

• 11/19/2014· ENGINE

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 NISSAN SENTRA. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED SEVERAL TIMES AND THE SERVICE ENGINE SENSOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE EACH TIME, BUT THE FAILURE PROGRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP MORE THAN ONCE, BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE REPLICATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND CONTINUED TO STALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 03V477000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000.

• 11/18/2014· SUSPENSION,EXTERIOR LIGHTING,AIR BAGS,STRUCTURECrash

  WAS TRAVELING EASTBOUND ON PA ST RD 31, AT 45MPH, AROUND 6PM, NOVEMBER 10. 2014, A 2006 CHEVY MALIBU DARTED OUT FROM A SIDE STREET WITHOUT YIELDING IN FRONT OF MY VEHICLE. AS THE OTHER VEHICLE WHEN DARTING OUT FROM INTERSECTION, THE VEHICLE WAS DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF MINE, THEREFORE WAS UNABLE TO STOP TO PREVENT CRASH. SWERVED RIGHT TO TRY TO AVOID COLLISION BUT WAS UNABLE TO AVOID CONTACT. CONTACT WAS MADE FROM THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE OF MY VEHICLE, AS WELL AS THE REAR DRIVER SIDE OF THE OTHER VEHICLE INVOLVED. THERE WAS NO AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT AND MY VEHICLE IS EQUIPPED WITH DRIVER AND PASSENGER AIR BAGS. *TR

• 11/18/2007· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  SEVERAL TIMES THE VEHICLE STARTS SHAKING, NOT STARTING AT ALL AND RUNNING ROUGH. IT WAS A ECM RECALL PERFORMED BUT AFTER THAT SEVERAL PROBLEMS OCCURRED AND RELATED TO THE SAME ECM. HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY AND I HAVE TO PAY FOR ALL THESE PROBLEMS. THE ECM WAS REPLACED BY THE TIME, THE PROBLEM IS STILL THERE, I AM GETTING THE SAME DIAGNOSTIC P0300 AND THE VEHICLE IS DEAD. POOR QUALITY ON THIS NISSAN. I HAVE A 1996 SENTRA WHICH IS BY FAR MORE RELIABLE THAN THIS JUNK! *TR

• 11/13/2003· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  WHILE CHECKING THE ENGINE OIL PART OF THE DIP STICK GOT STUCK INSIDE THE OIL COMPARTMENT, AND CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO REMOVE THE STICK. *AK

• 11/07/2017· ENGINE

  WHEN I AM AT A STOP FOR A RED LIGHT THE CAR VIBRATES THEN SHUTS OFF.

• 11/05/2001· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  WHEN TRAVELING AT 25-35 MPH BRAKES LOCKED WHEN TRYING TO MAKE A SUDDEN STOP. CONTACTED DEALER, AND THE DEALER WAS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING.*AK

• 11/03/2004· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONSUMER RESTARTED VEHICLE, AND HAD THE IT TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT ELECTRICAL SYSTEM NEEDED TO BE CHECKED. THE CONSUMER INFORMED THE MECHANIC THAT THIS PROBLEM OCCURRED MORE THAN ONCE, AND THE PROBLEM HAD NOT BEEN RESOLVED. *AK THE DEALER DETERMINED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS THAT THE ECU (ENGINE CONTROL MODULE) FAILED. *SC

• 11/02/2021· STRUCTURE,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,ENGINE

  I was driving on interstate and car stopped while driving almost causing me to not be able to get out of way of traffic

• 11/02/2004· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  WE HAVE HAD REPEATED ISSUES WITH THE ELECTRICAL WINDOWS, VIDEO CASSETTE PLAYER, RADIO CONTROLS ON THE STEEING WHEEL, VEHICLE DIFFICULT TO GET OUT OF PARK, A RATTLING IN THE FRONT WHEEL AREA. A MONTH AGO, THE ELECTRON FUSE BLEW IN THE VEHICLE CAUSING THE VEHICLE NOT TO START, WHEN THE FUSE IS REPLACED IT BLOWS AGAIN. WE WERE TOLD THE MAIN WIRING HARNESS HAS GONE BAD - THIS VEHICLE ONLY HAS 34,000 MILES ON IT! WE WERE TOLD THERE WAS NOTHING WE COULD HAVE DONE TO PREVENT IT FROM GOING BAD - "IT JUST WENT BAD". THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN INOPERABLE SINCE OCTOBER 5, 2004 - WE HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR A NEW WIRING HARNESS, NISSAN SENT THE WRONG PART TO THE DEALERSHIP TWICE. THE CORRECT PART WE ARE TOLD IS ON BACKORDER INDEFINATELY - NISSAN HAS NO IDEA WHEN THE PART WILL BECOME AVAILABLE. A SUPERVISOR FROM NISSAN HAS FAILED TO RETURN MY PHONE CALLS AND THEY WILL NOT COVER THE REPAIR UNDER WARRANTY BECAUSE THE VEHICLE IS 38 MONTHS OLD (EVEN THOUGH IT ONLY HAS 34,000 MILES ON IT). HOW CAN A VEHICLE THAT IS ONLY 3 YEARS OLD HAVE A PART, THAT THE VEHICLE WILL NOT RUN WITHOUT, BE ON BACKORDER INDEFINATELY? AND, HOW CAN A MAJOR WIRING PART GO BAD SO SOON AND NISSAN NOT BE LIABLE FOR IT? *AK

• 10/31/2006· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 75 MPH ON THE INTERSTATE, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. AFTERWARDS, THE ENGINE RESTARTED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO A DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. ALTHOUGH THE STALLING PROBLEM DID NOT PERSIST, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP WHO DETERMINED THE CRANK CAM SENSOR NEEDED TO BE CLEANED. AFTERWARDS, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AGAIN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALERTED.

• 10/30/2004· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EQUIPMENT

  FLAPPING NOISE COMING FROM ENGINE. WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON AND VEHICLE LOSS POWER. BELTS CAME APART GOING APPROXIMATED 65 MPH. TOWED INTO DEALERSHIP. FOUND BELTS MISSING FROM PULLEYS. DEALERSHIP INSTALLED DRIVE BELTS AND PERFORMS SEVERAL RECALL SERVICES RELATED TO 03V455000 & 03V4777000. ENGINE LIGHT STAYS ON. BATTERY DISCHARGES OVERNIGHT SEVERAL TIMES. ERRATIC IDLE/STALLS OVER TIME. AUGUST 2004 CAR STALLS ON FREEWAY DRIVING 65 MPH. CAR TOWED TO REPAIR SHOP THAT REPORTS LOSS OF SPARK ON CYL 2, BUT FAILS TO FIND PROBLEM. TOWED TO DEALERSHIP WHO FINDS ECM FAILURE. REQUIRES 800.00 TO FIX. *JB

• 10/29/2002· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  WHILE TRAVELING ABOUT 60MPH ON THE HIGHWAY WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. THE VEHICLE SHUT DOWN AND THERE WAS A TICKING NOISE COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. THE DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. TS

• 10/29/2002· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  WHILE I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY THE ENGINE STOPPED RUNNING AND THE SERVICE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. IT WAS VERY HARD TO STEER WHILE TRAVELING THAT SPEED AND TO GET ACROOS THE TRAFFIC SO I COULD PULL OFF OF THE HIGHWAY. I HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED TO PAT PECK NISSAN IN GULFPORT, MISSISSIPPI. THEY FIXED THE CAR AND SAID THAT IT WAS THE CRANK POSITION SENSOR. I ASKED IF THERE WAS A RECALL ON THIS AND THEY SAID NO. AFTER I GOT HOME I LOOKED ON YOUR WEBSITE AND FOUND THAT THERE IS A RECALL ON THIS FOR THE 2001 NISSAN SENTRA MANUFACTURED ON JANUARY 2000 THROUGH MAY 2001. THE MANUFACTURED DATE ON MY CAR IS APRIL OF 2001. I CALLED NISSAN AND THEY SAID THAT MY CAR DID NOT QUALIFY FOR THE RECALL. I DO NOT UNDERSTAND IF MY CAR IS IN THE MANUFACTURED DATE WHY IT DOES NOT QUALIFY. THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED A SERIOUS ACCIDENT, NOT ONLY ME BUT THE OTHER DRIVERS AROUND ME. PLEASE TAKE A LOOK AT THIS AND SEE IF THE RECALL WAS OVERLOOKED BEFORE SOMEONE IS SERIOUS INJURED. THANKS FOR YOUR TIME. KEVIN CARPENTER DT

• 10/27/2002· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  THERE IS A PATTERN OF FAILURES FOR ALL NISSAN VEHICLES 1998 THRU 2001 (DID NOT SEARCH NHTSA DATABASE FOR ANYTHING EARLIER). THIS FAILURE INVOLVES THE CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATING  USUALLY WHEN THE DRIVER IS EITHER SLOWING DOWN OR BRAKING. IN OUR CASE, WE COULD NOT STOP THE VEHICLE AND HAD TO SHUT OFF THE ENGINE TO STOP OUR FORWARD MOTION. THE DATABASE SUMMARIES SHOW THE DEALER RESPONSE IS ALWAYS THE SAME - WE CAN'T REPLICATE, THEREFORE WE CAN'T FIX. ADDITIONALLY, OUR DEALER CONTACTED NISSAN AND WAS TOLD THEY KNEW NOTHING ABOUT THIS PROBLEM  WHICH SEEMS VERY UNLIKELY SINCE THE REPORTS IN YOUR DATABASE SHOW THAT THE VEHICLE OWNERS HAVE REPEATED TOLD NISSAN OF THE PROBLEM. PLEASE BEGIN AN INVESTIGATION INTO THIS PROBLEM AS SOON AS POSSIBLE AND FORCE NISSAN TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE PROBLEM, DETERMINE ITS CAUSE AND RECALL THE VEHICLES. THIS PROBLEM IS ENDEMIC ACROSS ALL NISSAN MODELS (CARS, TRUCKS, SUVS, VANS) AND ACROSS A NUMBER OF MODEL YEARS (1998-2001). THIS PROBLEM COULD AFFECT MILLIONS OF CARS. ODI ID NUMBERS SOME OF THE RELATED PROBLEMS: 746324, 875795, 898284, 8001581, 741992, 854025, 566322, 56065, 758859, 8003876, 893370, 896545, 890278, 725165, 716994, 717202, 851041, 855272, 856147, 878223, 724641, 738694, 8019220, 857221, 863072, 885430, 531657, 558376, 737832, 842113, 553051, 725198, 836694, 855561, 829460, 853157, 785598, 533896. THANK YOU. DT

• 10/23/2004· TIRES

  MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING AT THE SPEED LIMIT ON HIGHWAY 94 IN SAN DIEGO, WHEN THE REAR RIGHT TIRE EXPLODED AT APPROXIMATELY 1:45 P.M. THE BLOWOUT CAUSED EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT SIDE DOOR, REAR RIGHT PANEL AND REAR BUMPER. THE CAR WENT INTO A 360 SPIN IN THE FAST LANE AND MEDIAN OF THE FREEWAY. THE CAR WAS TAKEN TO A&C PAINT AND BODY AT 7083 BROADWAY, LEMON GROVE, CA AT THE REQUEST OF MY DAUGHTER'S INSURANCE AGENCY - TOPA INSURANCE. THE OBVIOUS DAMAGE WAS REPAIRED. HOWEVER AFTER PICKING THE CAR UP, MY DAUGHTER NOTICED A SHIMY IN THE FRONT END OF THE CAR. THERE IS SOME SORT OF APPARENT DAMAGE TO THE FRONT END THAT WAS NOT DETECTED BY THE BODY SHOP. ADDITIONALLY, THE DAY AFTER PICKING THE CAR UP SHE NOTICED THAT THE REAR LEFT TIRE IS ALSO BADLY DAMAGED, PROBABLY FROM THE CAR SPINNING DURING THE ACCIDENT. THE OLD TIRE WAS COMPLETELY SHREADED, SO THERE IS NO OLD PART AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION. I HAD HER PARK THE CAR UNTIL WE CAN CONTACT HER INSURANCE COMPANY TO REPORT THE PREVIOUSLY UNDETECTED DAMAGES. MY DAUGHTER WAS HELPED BY A SAN DIEGO COUNTY SHERIFF, BUT HE DID NOT WRITE ANY TYPE OF INCIDENT REPORT. HE ONLY ASKED IF ANYONE WAS INJURED AND IF THERE WAS ANY PROPERTY DAMAGE. SINCE NEITHER HAPPENED, HE DID NOT MAKE A REPORT. MY DAUGHTER CONTACTED HER INSURANCE COMPANY IMMEDIATELY. A&C PAINT AND BODY SENT A TOW TRUCK TO HER APARTMENT THREE DAYS LATER AND TOWED IT TO THEIR FACILITY, WHERE THEY DID THE REPAIRS I HAVE ALREADY DESCRIBED.*AK

• 10/20/2007· VISIBILITY

  1) BETWEEN 8/07 & 10/07 THREE WINDOW REGULATORS HAVE BROKEN 2) WINDOW REGULATORS BROKE & WINDOWS UNABLE TO MOVE UP OR DOWN 3) CAR WAS TAKEN TO AUTO BODY SHOP FOR REPAIR, REPAIRS WERE COMPLETED & MONEY PAID TO AUTO BODY SHOPS. *TR

• 10/20/2004· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  CHECK ENGINE LIGHT APPEAR ON DASHBOARD AND REMAIN ON. *BF THREE REPAIRS WERE DONE ON VEHICLE BEFORE THE RECALL NOTICE CAME OUT THEREFORE CONSUMER WOULD LIKE TO BE REFUNDED. CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER : 03V511000 *TC

• 10/20/2003· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROLCrash

  WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED TO 70 MPH. BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED TO REDUCE SPEED, BUT FAILED TO DO SO. VEHICLE STOPPED WHEN IT IMPACTED THE HIGHWAY'S MEDIUM. THE CAUSE OF THE SUDDEN ACCELERATION WAS UNDETERMINED. *AK

• 10/06/2003· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  VEHICLE EXPERIENCED AN ELECTRICAL FAILURE.*AK

• 10/05/2005· WHEELS

  DT: THE CONTACT OWNS 2001 NISSAN SENTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARALLEL PARKING SHE HIT A CURB AND DENTED THE WHEEL. THE CONSUMER REPLACED THE WHEEL AT HER OWN COST OF $27.86. THE SERVICE DEALER DID NOT STATE WHY THE WHEEL WAS DENTED. THE CONSUMER TRIED TO CONTACT THE MANUFACTURER ONCE, BUT DID NOT GET ANY RESPONSE. ALL FOUR WHEELS HAD BEEN PREVIOUSLY REPLACED BY NISSAN BECAUSE OF A DEFECT IN THE ORIGINAL WHEELS ON THE VEHICLE. *AK THE CONSUMER STATED THE METAL USED IN THE WHEELS ARE OF A POOR QUALITY. UPDATED 11/29/05. *JB

• 10/02/2003· STEERING,SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH VEHICLE STALLED AND SHUT DOWN IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY. BEFORE TOTAL SHUT DOWN STEERING WHEEL AND BRAKES LOCKED UP, ALMOST RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO IN TURN INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THE CRANK POSITIONING SENSOR WAS DEFECTIVE. THERE WAS A RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE, BUT NOT FOR CONSUMER'S VIN NUMBER. THE DEALER WANTED TO CHARGE CONSUMER FOR RECALL REPAIRS. MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. *AK

• 10/02/2002· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. THE VEHICLE SHUT DOWN COMPLETLEY. AND ALSO THERE WERE NO BRAKES THE DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. NLM

• 10/01/2003· TIRES

  WHILE DRIVING FRONT TIRES WEAR PREMATURELY. CONSUMER STATES TIRES HAVE BEEN REPLACED THREE TIMES. *AK TIRES HAVE BEEN REPLACED THREE TIMES DUE TO PREMATURE WEAR.*MR

• 09/28/2007· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  THE OIL DIPSTICK HANDLE BREAKS OFF AND THE BALANCE OF THE DIPSTICK IS UNABLE TO BE RETRIEVED OUT OF THE DIPSTICK CYLINDER UNLESS THE WHOLE ASSEMBLY IS TAKEN APART. THIS A VERY COSTLY PROCEDURE RANGING FROM $200-400. THIS HAS HAPPENED MORE THAN ONE TIME AND IT SEEMS TO ME THAT NISSAN SHOULD PROVIDE A BETTER QUALITY DIPSTICK THAT WILL NOT DETERIORATE AND BREAK FROM WHAT I PERCEIVE AS HEAT RELATED DAMAGE. WILL THEY PAY THE COSTS FOR THIS REPAIR? *TR

• 09/24/2003· TIRES

  WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEED VEHICLE BEGAN TO VIBRATE. DRIVER PULLED OVER AND NOTICED A BUBBLE IN THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE, AND THE STEEL BELTS WERE COMING OUT OF TIRE. CURRENTLY, THE RIGHT REAR TIRE DEVELOPED THE SAME PROBLEM.*AK

• 09/19/2017· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

  GAS PEDAL STICKS AT IDLE THAT HAVE TO PRESS HARD TO GET MOVING G AGAIN AND THE VEHICLE SURGES FORWARD ONCE THE PEDAL IS UNSTUCK. HAPPENS WHEN STOPPED AT STOP LIGHTS WAITING FOR GREEN SIGNAL OR STOP SIGNS.

• 09/19/2001· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROLCrash

  SUDDEN ACCELERATION HAD OCCURRED IN REVERSE ON TWO OCCASIONS WHILE DRIVING, AND ONCE IN FORWARD POSITION, WHICH LEAD TO A VEHICLE CRASH. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

• 09/17/2007· STEERING

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 NISSAN SENTRA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A NOISE WHILE STEERING THE VEHICLE. SIX MONTHS AFTER IT WAS PURCHASED, SHE HAD TO ADD POWER STEERING FLUID TO THE VEHICLE. ON JUNE 18, 2007, THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT NO LEAK WAS FOUND. ON SEPTEMBER 17, 2007, THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE WAS A LEAK IN THE POWER STEERING RACK AND PINION. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE STEERING RACK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND THE FRONT WHEEL ALIGNED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 24,312 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 25,613. UPDATED 12/12/07