2004 Nissan Sentra complaints

THE CAR IS ACCELERATING WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED TO STOP. IT DID IT ONCE LAST YEAR AND 3 TIMES THIS YEAR WITH IT BECOMING MORE FREQUENT. IT HAS OCCURRED TWICE IN THE LAST 2 MONTHS WITH 8/20/2010 BEING THE LAST TIME IT OCCURRED. *TR

I HAVE A 2004 NISSAN SENTRA, THE GAS GAUGE IS READING WRONG DESPITE MY ATTEMPTS TO CORRECT IT. I HAVE BEEN FEARFUL THAT ONE DAY I WILL RUN OUT OF GAS IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE OR FOR THE CAR TO JUST BREAK DOWN. I HAVE READ THAT MANY PEOPLE ARE HAVING SIMILAR PROBLEMS WITH THEIR NISSAN, THIS SEEMS TO BE A ON GOING PROBLEM FOR THIS MANUFACTURER. *TR

STOP LITE SWITCH DEFECTIVE. REPLCE THE SWITCH. *TR

2004 NISSAN SENTRA 1.8 I JUST HIT 2 YEARS WITH THIS CAR AND STILL HAVE ANOTHER 2 YEARS. CAR DOES NOT START ON FIRST TRY. IT OVER HEATS,IT DIES WHILE IN USE,RECENTLY IT STARTED JERKING REALLY BAD AND RPM SHOT TO 4,000 AND WOULDN'T GO PAST 20MPH. I ALREADY HAD A NEW FUEL PUMP PUT IN AND A NEW CRANKSHAFT SENSOR AND NEW SPARK PLUGS. I JUST FOUND OUT IT HAS A BLOWN HEAD GASKET. I CANT AFFORD THIS IM A SINGLE MOTHER OF 3. RACK IN PINION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED EVEN THE MASS AIR FLOW. WHO KNOWS WHAT ELSE? *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN SENTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO JERK AND SUDDENLY STALLED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO MANEUVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND RESTART THE VEHICLE AFTER SEVERAL MINUTES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE BATTERY WAS REPLACED; THE REPAIR DID NOT CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE CRANKSHAFT WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT WAS ALSO INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL 06V242000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 72,000.

SAME AS 06V242000, BUT WITH NISSAN SENTRA 1.8 (2004). ENGINE SHUTS OFF SUDDENLY, RENDERING POWER STEERING AND ENGINE DEAD, FREQUENTLY AT HIGH SPEEDS. VERY DANGEROUS, BUT DEALERSHIP SAY NOT PART OF NISSAN RECALL 06V242000, SO DRIVER MUST PAY FOR REPAIR. *TR

WHILE DRIVING MY 2004 NISSAN SENTRA (1.8 LITER 4 CYL FUEL INJECTED) AT LOW SPEEDS IT HAS STOPPED RUNNING WITH NO WARNING. THIS HAS HAPPENED 5 TIMES OVER THE LAST 5 MONTHS, WITH THE LAST THREE TIMES HAPPENING IN THE LAST TWO DAYS. OBVIOUSLY THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION. WHEN IT'S HAPPENED I'VE TURNED OFF THE CAR AND WAITED A FEW MINUTES. IF I START THE CAR TOO QUICKLY THE PROBLEM IMMEDIATELY RESURFACES. THERE IS A RECALL FOR THIS EXACT PROBLEM FOR THE 2004 NISSAN SENTRA WITH A 2.5 LITER ENGINE. THE SAME PROBLEM ALSO OCCURRED IN A FRIEND'S CAR LAST YEAR WHO HAS THE EXACT SAME CAR, BOUGHT AT THE SAME DEALERSHIP, AS MINE. *TR

CAR HAS NO ACCELERATION. WILL NOT REV OVER 900 RPM. WHILE DRIVING LOST POWER BUT ENGINE KEPT RUNNING FINE. IT ACTED LIKE CABLE BROKE ON THE PEDDLE. BUT TO FIND OUT IT IS ALL ELECTRONIC. WAS ABLE TO GET OFF ROAD BUT WAS ONLY ABLE TO GO 10 MPH IN TRAFFIC. *TR

MY 2004 NISSAN SENTRA 1.8 HAS BEEN TOWED 3 TIMES IN THE PAST 6 MONTHS. IT HAS A BLOWN HEAD GASKET. THIS IS APPARENTLY A MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT AS I HAVE SEEN 30 COMPLAINTS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN SENTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN TRAVELING AT VARIOUS UNKNOWN SPEEDS OR WHEN SITTING IDLE AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS ALSO TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR A REPLACEMENT OF THE HEAD GASKET AND FUEL PUMP. SHE WAS NOTIFIED BY THE DEALER THAT THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THEM TO REPLACE THE TIMING BELT IN AN ATTEMPT TO CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT DID NOT BELIEVE THAT NEITHER THE DEALER NOR MANUFACTURER WAS ABLE TO ACCURATELY DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 72,000 AND THE APPROXIMATE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 74,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN SENTRA. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 55MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHERE THE CONTACT HAD THE CRANK SENSOR REPLACED. THE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS AND THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 60000. THE CRANK SENSOR WAS FAULTY. UPDATED 09/21/10

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN SENTRA. WHEN THE CONTACT STARTED THE VEHICLE, THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG SUDDENLY DEPLOYED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALERSHIP AND THE CONTACT PREVIOUSLY NOTICED THAT THE AIR BAG LIGHT HAD APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 85000.

I JUST WANT TO ADD A REPORT OF (SO-CALLED) SUDDEN ACCELERATION SYNDROME THAT OCCURRED TO ME ON THANKSGIVING DAY OF NOVEMBER 2007 THEN AGAIN WITHIN A MONTH OR TWO AFTER THE NISSAN DEALER SAID IT WAS DUE TO A BADLY POSITIONED FLOOR MAT. THE SECOND TIME IT HAPPENED, THE DEALER SAID IT WAS A "DIRTY THROTTLE" THAT REQUIRED $75 "THROTTLE SERVICE," -- A CLEANING -- TO WHICH I READILY CONSENTED. THE ACCELERATION PROBLEM HASN'T REOCCURRED (KNOCK ON WOOD). IN BOTH INSTANCES, THE CAR SPED FORWARD WHEN MY FOOT WAS OFF THE BRAKE SO QUICKLY I BARELY HAD TIME TO REACT. FORTUNATELY, I DID NOT HAVE AN ACCIDENT OR CAUSE ONE. I DRIVE A 2004 NISSAN SENTRA, WHICH I MAINTAIN REGULARLY. THE NISSAN MANUAL STATES THAT THROTTLE SERVICE SHOULD BE REGULARLY PERFORMED (SOMETHING I HAD NEVER HEARD OF BEFORE) BUT NOT THAT NEGLECTING TO DO SO COULD CAUSE THE CAR TO ACCELERATE SUDDENLY. THIS WAS NOT MILD ACCELERATION -- THE SPEED INCREASED ALARMINGLY UNTIL I PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL THEN HIT BRAKES (I INSTINCTIVELY TRIED BRAKING FIRST, WHICH CAUSED THE ENGINE TO RACE) AND PULLED OVER TO COLLECT MYSELF. THIS ISN'T EASY WITH POWER STEERING. *TR

THIS IS A NEW UPDATE AND SEE #10301656 . LESS THAN 3 WEEKS SINCE MY LAST REPAIR, MY 2004 SENTRA AIRBAG LIGHT IS FLASHING AGAIN. I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER AND THEY ARE NOW SAYING THE COMPUTER IS BAD AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED FOR $667. I ASKED THE SERVICE ADVISER HOW DID HE KNOW THE PREVIOUS THREE SEAT BELT ASSEMBLIES WERE BAD AND HE SAID THE ERROR CODE TOLD HIM SO. I ASKED HIM WHAT LED HIM TO BELIEVE THE COMPUTER IS BAD THIS TIME, AND HE SAID THEY HAVE TO TRY SOMETHING ELSE AND WORK UPSTREAM SINCE THE LAST THREE FIXES DID NOT WORK. I ASKED HIM IF HE IS SURE THE COMPUTER IS THE PROBLEM AND HE CAN NOT SAY OR GIVE ME A GOOD ANSWER. I TOLD HIM I WILL NOT BE KEEPING THE CAR ONCE IT IS FIXED AND SO THEY BETTER DO A THROUGH JOB TO PROTECT THE NEXT BUYER NOW THAT THE CAR HAS (4) REPAIR RECORDS DUE TO AIRBAG SYSTEM FAILURE. I CALLED THE NISSAN HQ FOR ASSISTANCE AND THEY IN TURN CONTACT THE LOCAL DEALER FOR INFORMATION. THE ONLY DISCREPANCY I CAN DETERMINE IS NOW THE SHOP CLAIMS TO HAVE ERROR CODES THAT PIN POINT THE PROBLEM. NISSAN HQ SAID THE CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY BUT I TOLD THEM THE FIRST INCIDENT OCCURRED UNDER THE WARRANTY PERIOD AND IT TOOK THEM (4) TIMES AND STILL COULDN'T GET IT RIGHT. I BELIEVED THE NISSAN AIRBAG RESTRAINT HAS SOME DESIGN FLAW BECAUSE ALL OF THE REPLACED ASSEMBLIES ARE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE AND I AM THE LONE DRIVER. +++++++ I AM REPORTING A SAFETY CONCERN TO NHTSB BECAUSE THE SAME SEAT BELT COMPONENT FOR MY 2004 NISSAN SENTRA 1.8L SEDAN HAS FAILED THREE TIME

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN SENTRA. WHENEVER THE CONTACT DROVE THE VEHICLE AT ANY SPEED INCLUDING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SHUT OFF. THE CONTACT ALSO NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED OCCASIONALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 111000.

I AM REPORTING A SAFETY CONCERN TO NHTSB BECAUSE THE SAME SEAT BELT COMPONENT FOR MY 2004 NISSAN SENTRA 1.8L SEDAN HAS FAILED THREE TIMES WITHIN A SPAN OF 5,209 MILES . THE LOCAL NISSAN DEALER HAS NO EXPLANATION FOR THE REPEATED FAILURES: 12/23/2008 @ 46,401 MILES; 8/13/2009 @ 48,000 MILES; 1/19/2010 @ 51,610 MILES. NISSAN DEALER CORRECTED THE PROBLEMS EACH TIME UNDER WARRANTY WITH BELT ASSY - TONGUE #86884-6Z604 . THE AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED FLASHING EACH TIME UNTIL THE PROBLEM IS CORRECTED. I DO NOT KNOW IF THE ENTIRE SAFETY RESTRAINT SYSTEM ITSELF HAS BEEN COMPROMISED WITH A SINGLE COMPONENT FAILURE. THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT IS RARELY OCCUPIED AS I AM THE LONE DRIVER OF THIS CAR AND CARRY NO PASSENGER. I HAVE WRITTEN TO NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIRS, P.O.BOX 685003, FRANKLIN TN 37068-5003 LAST AUG 22, 2009 ABOUT THIS SAFETY CONCERN AND NISSAN HAS NOT RESPONDED. *TR

AT 65MPH THE ENGINE SHUTOFF. AFTER THAT INCIDENT THE ENGINE SHUTS DOWN FREQUENTLY AND ONLY STARTS AFTER 10MIN APPROX AFTER REPEATED ENGINE CRANKING. *TR

2004 NISSAN SENTRA, WHEN FILLING GAS TANK FUEL LEAKS OUT. HAPPEN EVERY TIME YOU PUT GAS IN YOUR CAR. *TR

MOTOR STOPS WHILE DRIVING. *TR

(SE-R SPEC V) NUMEROUS INSTANCES OF ENGINE MISFIRE, USUALLY OCCURRING ON THROTTLE TIP-IN AFTER A TIP-OUT FROM CRUISE CONDITIONS. DURATION OF MISFIRE ANYWHERE FROM 5S TO 5 MINUTES. KEY-OFF, KEY-ON SOMETIMES RECTIFIES THE MISFIRE. DIAGNOSTIC CODE OF MULTIPLE CYLINDER MISFIRES. HAS ALSO RARELY OCCURRED IMMEDIATELY AFTER ENGINE START. VEHICLE HAS HAD ECU REPROGRAM RECALL PERFORMED. VEHICLE UNABLE TO ACCELERATE WHEN MISFIRE OCCURS AT LOW ENGINE SPEED. MISFIRE EVENT CAN OCCUR MULTIPLE TIMES IN A WEEK, OR NONE FOR SIX MONTHS. FAILURE IS SO INTERMITTENT AND NON-REPEATABLE THAT NO EFFECT TROUBLESHOOTING CAN BE PERFORMED. *TR

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.

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

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.

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

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

WHEN FILLING UP, THE GAS TANK OVERFLOWS AND SHOOT OUT GAS EVERYWHERE. *TR

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, GAS SURGES OUT OF TANK WHEN FILLING ONTO PEOPLE, EVEN WHEN TANK IS EMPTY. *TR

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.

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

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

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

IT TAKES SEVERAL TRIES TO START MY 2004 NISSAN SENTRA AND SOMETIMES STALLS RIGHT AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE. *TR

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 DO

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN SENTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD IDLE AND LOSE POWER FREQUENTLY WHILE DRIVING LESS THAN 75 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP AND THEY DISCOVERED METAL PIECES UNDER SPARK PLUG NUMBER 1. THE MECHANIC REMOVED AND REPLACED SPARK PLUG NUMBER 1; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE PERSISTED AND HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER. ON A SEPARATE OCCASION, THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC REMOVED THE INTAKE MANIFOLD AND FOUND EVEN MORE METAL PIECES IN THE ENGINE FROM THE POWER VALVE. TWO OF THE POWER VALVES WERE IRREGULARLY SHAPED AND WERE BROKEN OFF INTO THE ENGINE. THE FAILURE HAS NOT BEEN REMEDIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 69,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 70,000. UPDATED 01/14/09. *LJ UPDATED 01/15/09.*JB

NISSAN SENTRAS, 2002-2006, HAVE A PERPETUAL PROBLEM WITH LONG ENGINE CRANKS BEFORE THE ENGINE WILL START AND IS DETAILED IN TSB NUMBER NTB05-052A. THE REMEDY FOR THIS PROBLEM IS TO INSTALL PART NUMBERS 22670-8U70C AND 17342-01A00, WHICH IS A FUEL PUMP REPAIR KIT AND FUEL TANK GASKET. THE LONG CRANKS CAN CAUSE PREMATURE FAILURE OF THE ENGINE STARTER AND POSSIBLE OVERHEATING. WHEN NISSAN CUSTOMER SERVICE WAS CONTACTED WITH THIS ISSUE, THEY STATED THIS IS NOT A KNOWN ISSUE BECAUSE A RECALL WAS NEVER ANNOUNCED EVEN THOUGH THEY PRODUCED A TSB. THEY REFUSED TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR AN EVIDENT DESIGN FLAW WHICH PROMPTED A REPAIR KIT BE PRODUCED TO REMEDY THE SITUATION. THEY DO NOT STAND BY THEIR PRODUCT AND PROVIDE A RECALL WHICH IS NEEDED. *TR

WHILE DRIVING MY 2004 NISSAN SENTRA SER 2.5, THE CAR SUDDENLY STOPPED FOR NO APPARENT REASON. FORTUNATELY, THE CAR FOLLOWING ME DID NOT COLLIDE WITH ME. IT WOULD NOT RESTART IMMEDIATELY, BUT DID START WITHIN ABOUT 10 MINUTES. I HAD A COMPUTER READING DONE TODAY, AND THE CODE WAS P0340. THE PARTS PERSON MENTIONED THAT NISSAN VEHICLES HAD PREVIOUSLY HAD A RECALL FOR CAM SHAFT SENSORS. I RESEARCHED THE INTERNET AND DID FIND THE EXACT DESCRIPTION OF MY PROBLEM. I HAD NOT RECEIVED ANY NOTICE OF THAT RECALL (CAMPAIGN NUMBER 06V242000).; I WOULD HAVE ANSWERED THAT RECALL. NOW, MY QUESTION IS THIS: WHAT CAN BE DONE TO CORRECT THIS DEFECT IN MY CAR? *TR

PASSENGER REAR DOOR ACTUATORS DOESN'T WORK AND NOT ABLE TO OPEN THE DOOR. THE DOOR HAS POWER LOCK/UNLOCK SYSTEMS. IT IS A 2004 NISSAN SENTRA 2.5S. IT IS HIGH SECURITY ISSUE. THE PASSENGER IS STUCK INSIDE, IN CASE OF EMERGENCY THE DOOR CAN'T OPENED. BECAUSE IT IS IN THE LOCK POSITION AT ALL THE TIME. *TR

UPON RE-FUELING MY VEHICLE, THE GASOLINE COMES RIGHT BACK OUT. "SERVICE ENGINE SOON" LIGHT IS ON WITH A CODE OF P1446. IT IS DEFINED AS "EVAP CANISTER VENT CONTROL VALVE (CLOSED)". *TR

WE HAD PROBLEMS IN ORDER TO TURN IT ON. THEN CAR SUDDENLY STOP RUNNING IN THE FREEWAY. WE WERE LUCKY WE DID NOT HAVE AN ACCIDENT. THEN THE LIGHT OF THE ENGINE WENT ON. I TOOK IT TO MY MECHANIC. HE TOLD ME ABOUT THE RECALL R0606 FOR NISSANS SENTRA 2004 ENGINE 2.5 LT TOOK TO THE NEAREST DEALER TO HAVE MY CAR REPAIR, THEY DID NOT WANT TO REPAIR UNLESS A PAY FOR IT. I HAD TO PAY BECAUSE THEY CLAIM THAT THE BIN WAS NAT IN THEIR COMPUTER, Y TOLD THEM THAT I WAS GOING TO COMPLAINT TO NHTSA THEY TOLD ME THAT I CAN DO WHEREVER I WANT. SO I PAY 275.00 DLLS TO HAVE REPAIRED. *TR

MT WIFE'S CAR SUDDENLY DIED WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALERSHIP TOLD US IT WAS A DEFECTIVE CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR. IT WAS A $589.00 REPAIR. I KNOW THAT NISSAN HAS HAD OTHER MODEL YEARS WITH RECALLS OVER SENSORS CAUSING SUDDEN ENGINE LOSS. THIS INCIDENT WITH MY WIFE HAPPENED WHILE SHE WAS ENTERING A FREEWAY ON RAMP. SHE AND HER COWORKERS WERE TOWED BACK TO HER OFFICE. THE NEXT DAY THE CAR STARTED RIGHT UP AND WAS RUNNING FINE. I DROVE IT TO THE SHOP BUT IT SUDDENLY DIED AFTER RUNNING FOR ABOUT 3 MINUTES. LUCKILY I WAS ON A SIDE STREET. *TR

WHILE DRIVING MY CAR AT SLOW SPEEDS THE ENGINE DIED. THIS RESULTED IN REDUCTION IN STEERING AND BRAKING ABILITY. NO ACCIDENT OR INJURY OCCURRED THOUGH. ENGINE WOULD CRANK, BUT NOT SPARK PLUGS WOULD NOT FIRE, SO CAR COULD NOT BE STARTED AND HAD TO BE PUSHED TO THE CURB TO GET IT OUT OF TRAFFIC. CAR WAS TOWED TO MECHANIC WHO REPLACED THE CAMSHAFT TIMING DETECTOR AND REPROGRAMMED THE COMPUTER WHICH SOLVED THE PROBLEM. OLD PART WAS DISPOSED. *TR

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON RIGHT AFTER I PURCHASED CAR -DEALER KEPT THE CAR FOR A FEW MONTHS AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT PROBLEM REPAIRED...CAME ON AGAIN AND AGAIN AND AGAIN-DEALER KEPT SAYING THEY REPAIRED THE PROBLEM BUT I NEEDED A NEW MOTOR 10/2007 -THE CAR STAYED AT THE DEALER UNTIL 1/2008 THAT IS WHEN I COULD PAY THE $5800. COST OF A NEW MOTOR (EST WAS $2400.00) CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN 6/2008 DEALER REPAIRED -SD "NEEDED COMPUTER UPDATE"-CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON AGAIN AND RUNNING RAGGED AGAIN 7/30/08. I WANT TO BE REIMBURSED FOR THE ENGINE REPLACEMENT AND FOR NISSAN TO BUY THE CAR BACK AT TRADE IN VALUE AND I WILL NEVER PURCHASE ANOTHER NISSAN. *TR

MY 04 NISSAN SENTRA 2.5L QR25 ENGINE IS EATING OIL 4.5 QUARTS IN 300 MILES DUE TO A PRECAT FAILURE ON OEM HEADER WHICH WHEN FAILED ON DECELERATION SUCKS MATERIAL BACK INTO THE ENGINE CAUSING PISTON RINGS AND INNER SEALS TO FAIL AND CAN LEAD TO ENGINE FIRE. I HAVE FOUND THIS INFO ALSO ON OTHER MODEL SENTRAS TOO. *TR