2000 Nissan Sentra Complaint Log

The contact owns a 2000 Nissan Sentra. The contact stated on several occasions while attempting to start the vehicle in the morning, the vehicle failed to start. The contact stated that the engine failed to turn over however, the vehicle was able to be started closer to the afternoon. The check engine warning light illuminated along with the “Service Engine Soon” message displayed. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the crank position sensor had failed and needed to be replaced. The contact was then informed of NHTSA Campaign Number: 01V357000 (Engine and Engine Cooling). Additionally, the contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the vehicle stalled. The contact was able restart the vehicle. The vehicle was not repaired. An undisclosed dealer was notified of the failure and confirmed that the VIN was not included in the recall. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 160,000.

I AM ORIGINAL OWNER OF 2000 NISSAN SENTRA. MANIFOLD CATALYTIC FAILED SMOG CHECK. I TRIED TO PURCHASE PARTS WITH DEALER AND THEY TELL ME THAT THE PART IS NO LONGER AVAILABLE WITH THEM OR AFTERMARKET. I WANT TO HOLD THEM RESPONSABLE FOR NOT HAVING THE PARTS FOR MY VEHICLE.

WHEN DRIVING LONG DISTANCE THE CAR WILL JUST SHUT OFF AND THE BRAKES QUIT WORKING

TAKATA INFLATORS: MY CAR LOST POWER AND WILL NOT SHIFT INTO OD I NEED TO KNOW IF THERE IS A RECALL ON IT OR WHATEVER IS WRONG WITH IT MY CAR IS A 2000 NISSAN SENTRA

THE CAR SHUT OF WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH. THE CAR RESTARTED AFTER 10 MINUTES DROVE ABOUT 2 MILES AND IT SHUT OF AGAIN. THIS TIME I CALLED A MECHANIC AND HAD THE CAR TOWED TO HIS SHOP. THE MECHANIC INDICATED THAT IT WAS A CRANKSHAFT AND CAMSHAFT SENSOR ISSUE. I HAVE CHANGED ALL OTHER SENSORS ON CAR. I WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THIS CAR. I CONTACTED NISSAN AT 1-800-647-7261 AND WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THAT THEY COULD DO. PLEASE ADVISE!!!!

THE CAR SHUT OF WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH. LUCKY IT WAS LATE AT NIGHT AND I WAS ABLE TO COAST THE CAR TO THE SHOULDER. THE CAR RESTARTED AFTER 10 MINUTES DROVE ABOUT 2 MILES AND IT SHUT OF AGAIN. THIS TIME I CALLED MY FATHER AND HAD THE CAR TOWED HOME. THE MECHANIC INDICATED THAT IT WAS A CRANKSHAFT AND CAMSHAFT SENSOR ISSUE. *TR

2000 NISSAN SENTRA CRANKS BUT WILL NOT START. THE CAR WAS STARTING AND RUNNING GOT BACK TO MY PLACE AND . ABOUT A HOUR OR TWO LATER HAD SOME THING TO DO .GOT IN THE CAR TRIED TO START THE CAR AND IT WOULD NOT START.MOTOR TURN OVER BUT WOULD NOT START. *TR

CAR HAS ALWAYS HAD A SLIGHT IDLE ISSUE..... WHEN U START IT YOU HAVE TO PRESS THE GAS A BIT OR ELSE IT IMMEDIATELY DIES. ALSO SOMETIMES IF YOU COME TO A STOP THE IDLE JUMPS UP AND DOWN..... HASN'T EVER COMPLETELY DIED IN THOSE INCIDENTS. MY COMPLAINT IS ABOUT THE IGNITION COIL FUSE. A BIT OVER A WEEK AGO THE CAR WAS FINE ALL DAY AND THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN WOULDN'T START. IT ENDED UP BEING THE FUSE. WE REPLACED IT AND THE CAR WAS FINE FOR A WHILE. TODAY I GOT IN IT GO TO WORK AND IT WOULDN'T START. ONCE AGAIN IT WAS THE FUSE. WHILE AT WORK MY HUSBAND REPLACED IT AND IT BLEW AS SOON AS HE TURNED THE KEY TO START THE CAR. WHEN I GOT HOME I TRIED AGAIN..... SAME OUTCOME. I'VE YET TO TALK TO A MECHANIC TO FIND OUT THE PROBLEM BUT IT SEEMS LIKE THERE'S SEVERAL COMPLAINTS OF THIS EXACT PROBLEM WITH MY MAKE AND MODEL OF CAR. I'D LIKE TO RESOLVE ASAP BUT I DON'T WANT TO PUT MONEY INTO A CAR THAT MAY HAVE SOME PROBLEMS EVEN AFTER THIS. I'D LIKE TO KNOW IF I FALL UNDER THE RECALL? *TR

I JUST BOUGHT THE CAR USED ON 6-22-13. THE GAUGES ON MY DASHBOARD STOPPED WORKING INTERMITTENTLY - I WILL BE DRIVING AND THERE IS NO SPEEDOMETER, ODOMETER, TACHOMETER, GAS GAUGE OR TEMPERATURE GAUGE. THEY ALL STOP WORKING TOGETHER FOR VARIOUS LENGTHS OF TIME, AND THEN JUST "CLICK" ON AGAIN. THE GAUGES SEEM TO BE STUCK IN PLACE ON THE GAS METER BUT THE SPEEDOMETER WOULD JUST FALL TO THE CORNER (LEFT OR RIGHT DEPENDING ON THE ANGLE IT IS ON WHEN IT STOPS WORKING. THE TACHOMETER SOMETIMES FALLS IN THE CORNER AN OTHER TIMES IT JUST FREEZES WHEN IT STOPS WORKING. THE TEMPERATURE GAUGES DOES THE SAME AS THE TACHOMETER. I DO NOT KNOW WHAT MAKES IT STOP OR COMES BACK ON. THE ODOMETER DISAPPEARS WHEN IT GOES OUT AND REAPPEARS WHEN IT COMES BACK ON BUT DOES SEEM TO MAINTAIN THE MILEAGE WHEN SHOWING OR NOT. LET ME KNOW IF THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE CAR OR NISSAN RESPONSIBLE TO REPAIR THE ISSUE. THE LOCAL DEALER SAID THEY DO NOT MAKE THE PART ANYMORE TO FIX THE POSSIBLE ISSUES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 NISSAN SENTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED THEN THE VEHICLE JERKED AND STALLED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTICS. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE ENGINE OXYGEN SENSOR HAD FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 55,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 NISSAN SENTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ACCELERATING FROM A TRAFFIC STOP, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AS THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED OF A RECALL FOR THE FAILURE UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 03V477000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE) HOWEVER, THE DEALER INFORMED HIM THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 165,000.

I WAS ON A FOUR LANE PUBLIC HIGHWAY AND WAS BOXED INTO THE FAR RIGHT LANE AS I WAS ATTEMPTING TO SWITCH LANES TO AVOID TRAFFIC. ANOTHER CAR SPED UP AND BOXED ME INTO THE RIGHT LANE. I SLAMMED ON THE BRAKES AND DECREASED MY SPEED FROM 45 MPH TO APPROXIMATELY 20-30 MPH. I CRASHED INTO A COMPLETELY STOPPED JEEP CHEROKEE. MY NISSAN SUSTAINED HEAVY FRONTAL DAMAGE AND WOULD LATER BE TOTALED. THE AIRBAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CAR I RAN INTO WAS A JEEP SO THE BUMPER RAN THROUGH MY ENGINE AND UPWARD. HAD I BEEN GOING FASTER THIS ACTION WOULD HAVE CONTINUED THROUGH THE WINDSHIELD. THE ONLY THING THAT SAVED MYSELF FROM INJURY WAS THE FACT THAT I WAS WEARING MY SEATBELT. I SUSTAINED THE TYPICAL WHIPLASH AND SORE BACK BUT THANKFULLY WASN'T SEVERELY INJURED IN THE CRASH. I HAVE PICTURES OF THE SEVERITY OF THE IMPACT AS WELL AS TESTIMONY FROM A LOCAL OFFICER WHO INSPECTED THE CRASH THAT THE AIRBAGS NEVER DEPLOYED. *TR

VEHICLE "JERKS" WHEN UNDER LOAD & THROTTLE IS APPLIED. REPLACED 4 IGNITION COILS, & THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR. NO CHANGE IN VEHICLE'S PERFORMANCE. VEHICLE WILL ALSO NOT ACCELERATE OVER 3000 RPM'S. MECHANIC SAID I NEEDED TO CONTACT NISSAN REGARDING APPLICABLE SAFETY RECALL THAT WAS LIKELY THE PROBLEM, WHICH I DID. NISSAN SAID THERE WAS NO SAFETY RECALLS APPLICABLE TO MY VEHICLE. I TOLD MECHANIC THIS, & HE INSISTS THAT THERE MOST CERTAINLY IS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 NISSAN SENTRA . THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIANS WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS EXPERIENCING THE SAME SYMPTOMS AS THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 03V477000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 117,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 128,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 NISSAN SENTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD BEFORE BEING TOWED HOME. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED, AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 03V477000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE). THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THEY REFUSED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE SITUATION, AND THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING A RESPONSE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,150.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 NISSAN SENTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE WITH THE HEADLIGHTS ACTIVATED, THE HEADLIGHTS AND THE TURN SIGNAL LIGHTS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT WHILE REFUELING, THE VEHICLE FUEL WOULD SPILL OUT OF FROM THE FUEL NECK, ALTHOUGH THE FUEL TANK WAS NOT FULL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 NISSAN SENTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY ADVISED HIM THAT THEY WOULD REPAIR THE VEHICLE UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 03V477000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE). THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED A FEW MONTHS LATER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY ADVISED HIM THAT THE RECALL WAS NEVER PERFORMED AND THAT HE HAD EXCEEDED THE MILEAGE THAT WAS ASSOCIATED WITH THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 147,000.

I WAS SITTING AT THE RED LIGHT WHEN A SUBURBAN WAS SPEEDING AND WASN'T PAYING ATTENTION. HE HIT ME FROM THE BACK WHICH CASED A 4 CAR WRECK. MY TRUNK WAS LITERALLY PUSHED TO MY FRONT SEAT. THE FRONT OF MY CAR WAS UNDER THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. MY CAR WAS TOTALED. I HIT MY SHOULDER ON THE STEERING WHEEL ALONG WITH MY NECK AND SHOULDERS. THIS WRECK MADE ME DISABLED. THE AIR BAGS NEVER DEPLOYED. IT WAS A MAJOR ACCIDENT WASN'T MUCH LEFT OF THE CAR AND MY AIR BAGS NEVER CAME OUT. THE AIR BAGS MORE THAN LIKELY WOULD HAVE SAVED ME FROM THAT HORRIBLE IMPACT. I AM NOW DISABLED FOR LIFE AND MY DOCTOR MENTIONED THE AIR BAGS WOULD HAVE TAKING THE FORCE OF THE INJURIES. *TR

MY 2000 NISSAN SENTRA COMPLETELY STALLED WHILE DRIVING ON A SURFACE STREET. FIRST THE RADIO CUT OUT AND THE "AIR BAG" LIGHT CAME ON. WHEN THE CAR STARTED TO SHAKE A BIT, I NOTICED A BURNT PLASTIC SMELL AND ATTEMPTED TO PULL OVER TO A SIDE STREET AND THAT'S WHEN THE CAR LOST ALL POWER--HEADLIGHTS, DASHBOARD, ENGINE, NOT EVEN THE HAZARDS WORKED. I GENTLY TRIED TO ACCELERATE FORWARD AND THE CAR WENT INTO REVERSE INSTEAD, SO I PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND CALLED TRIPLE A. THEY TOWED MY CAR TO MY REGULAR MECHANIC, WHO WAS CLOSED AT THE TIME, AND THE NEXT MORNING HE WAS ABLE TO START THE CAR RIGHT UP AND HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO LOCATE ANY PROBLEM SO FAR. THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME THE CAR HAS STALLED. IN 2007, I HAD THE CAR STALL ON ME A NUMBER OF TIMES (ONCE ON THE FREEWAY) BEFORE MY MECHANIC REPLACED THE MASS AIRFLOW SENSOR. IN 2009, THE CAR STARTED IDLING ROUGHLY BEFORE STALLING AND THAT PROBLEM WAS TRACED TO A FAULTY EGR CONTROL VALVE CIRCUIT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 NISSAN SENTRA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH WHEN SHE APPLIED PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AS IT RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION. THE FAILURE BEGAN TO RECUR INTERMITTENTLY SO THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE CAM POSITION SENSOR WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT HER VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 03V455000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 NISSAN SENTRA. THE CONTACT STATED WHEN DRIVING 25 MPH AND UP OR APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE VEHICLE WOULD SPORADICALLY STALL WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE BRAKE WARNING LIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 03V455000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED FOLLOWING RECALL REPAIRS. THE DEALER ADVISED HAVING A DIAGNOSTIC PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE AT THE CONTACT'S EXPENSE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE WAS REPORTED TO THE MANUFACTURER BUT NO ASSISTANCE WAS OFFERED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.

WE HAD A 2000 NISSAN SENTRA GXE, WITH 83245 MILES ON THE ODOMETER. THERE WERE NO ISSUES WITH CAR AND IT HAD ALWAYS BEEN REGULARLY SERVICED. ON JULY 29, 2010 AFTER A NORMAL DAY'S ACTIVITIES WHICH INVOLVED DRIVING TO AND FROM WORK AND A SHORT TRIP WITHIN TOWN TO AND FROM THE LOCAL SWIMMING POOL, IT WAS AS USUAL PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY OF OUR HOME AT 8PM. WE LOCKED THE CAR AND WENT INTO THE HOUSE AND WERE SITTING DOWN TO DINNER WHEN AT 8:20PM WE NOTICED A LARGE PLUME OF SMOKE DRIFT BY THE DINING ROOM WINDOW. WHEN WE WENT OUT TO INVESTIGATE WE SAW THICK BILLOWING SMOKE BLOWING OUT OF THE HOOD OF THE CAR. WE COULD ALSO SEE FLAMES UNDER THE HOOD. THE ENGINE WAS ON FIRE. WE DIALED 911 AND THE FIRE TRUCKS ROLLED IN. THE FIREMEN HAD DIFFICULTY OPENING THE HOOD BECAUSE THE HEAT HAD FUSED THE HOOD TO THE BODY AND THEY HAD TO PUNCH HOLES IN THE SIDE AND USE CROWBARS TO PRY THE HOOD OPEN. AFTER A BRIEF DOUSING WITH FIRE RETARDANT FOAM, THE FIREMEN PUT OUT THE FLAMES WITHIN A FEW MINUTES. ONCE THE FLAMES WERE PUT OUT WE COULD SEE THAT THE ENTIRE ENGINE COMPARTMENT WAS A MASS OF BURNED PLASTIC AND RUBBER AND CHARRED AND TWISTED METAL. THE INSURANCE COMPANY HAS DECLARED THE CAR TO BE A TOTAL LOSS. THANKFULLY NOBODY WAS INJURED AND OUR HOME WAS NOT DAMAGED. WE ARE SHOCKED AND DISMAYED THAT A SUPPOSEDLY RELIABLE COMPACT CAR COULD WITHOUT ANY APPARENT REASON BURST INTO FLAMES AND DIE LIKE THIS ONE DID. *TR

I HAVE A 2000 NISSAN SENTRY IT OVER HEAT ON ME SOMETIMES WHEN DRIVING ON THE HIGH WAY IT CUTS OFF AND CAUSE BUMPER TO BUMPER HITS. *TR

I HAVE A 2000 NISSAN SENTRA AND TWICE NOW THE "PLASTIC DIP STICK HANDLE" HAS BROKEN OFF WHEN A MECHANIC PULLED IT OUT TO CHANGE THE OIL... THEY COULDN'T GET IT OUT AND I HAD TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALER... WHO CHARGES AN OUTRAGEOUS PRICE TO GET IT OUT AND REPLACE IT WITH ANOTHER PLASTIC HANDLED DIP STICK THAT BROKE, AGAIN...... WHO IN THEIR RIGHT MIND PUT A PLASTIC HANDLE ON A METAL DIP STICK? HOW STUPID. THE ENGINE HEATS UP AND COOLS AND PLASTIC UNDER THOSE CONDITIONS WILL BECOME BRITTLE.. I'D RATHER USE A POT HOLDER TO PULL OUT A UNIFORM "METAL" HANDLE PART OF A SOLID METAL STICK THAN HAVE IT BREAK ALL THE TIME WITH A PLASTIC HANDLE. JUST LIKE THAT BP OIL SPILL... ENGINEERS COMPLICATE THINGS WHEN THE SOLUTION IS SO SIMPLE .... PLEASE, HAVE NISSAN RECALL THIS STUPID PLASTIC HANDLED DIP STICK AND REPLACE IT WITH AN ALL METAL ONE,.... I'LL SUPPLY THE POT HOLDER OR RAG TO PULL OUT THE HOT DIP STICK MADE OF METAL.... THANK YOU! *TR

ON 12-22-07 I PURCHASED 4 BRAND NEW GOODYEAR 45,000 MILE TIRES. A YEAR AND A HALF LATER, AFTER PUTTING APPROXIMATELY 25,000 MILES ON THE TIRES, I BEGAN HAVING PROBLEMS. ON 6-27-09, MY FRONT DRIVERS SIDE TIRE BLEW OUT. ON 7-20-09, MY REAR DRIVERS SIDE TIRE BLEW OUT. ON 7-31-09, MY REAR PASSENGER SIDE TIRE BLEW OUT. AS I RARELY DRIVE MY VEHICLE, ALL 3 OF THESE BLOWOUTS WERE NOT ONLY WITHIN A MONTH'S TIME, BUT HAPPENED WITHIN 1000 MILES. I DID NOT KEEP THE FIRST 2 DAMAGED TIRES BECAUSE I THOUGHT IT WAS JUST A RUN OF BAD LUCK. HOWEVER, AS SOON AS THE THIRD TIRE BLEW OUT, I KNEW THERE WAS A PROBLEM SO I SAVED NOT ONLY THE THIRD BLOWN TIRE, BUT ALSO THE ONE "GOOD" TIRE THAT HADN'T EXPLODED YET. **ON YOUR FORMS I CANNOT FIND MY EXACT TIRES. THEY ARE GOODYEAR GPS3 SPORT, 1857014. *TR

THE GAUGES ON MY DASHBOARD STOPPED WORKING INTERMITTENTLY - I WILL BE DRIVING AND THERE IS NO SPEEDOMETER, ODOMETER, TACHOMETER, GAS GAUGE OR TEMPERATURE GAUGE. THEY ALL STOP WORKING TOGETHER FOR VARIOUS LENGTHS OF TIME, AND THEN JUST "CLICK" ON AGAIN. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 NISSAN SENTRA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 23 MPH OR GREATER, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD GRINDING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND THEY STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO THE ATTACHMENT BOLTS FROM THE FRONT SUSPENSION. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CONTACT WAS DISPLEASED TO KNOW THAT THERE WAS A RECALL, IN WHICH HIS VIN WAS EXCLUDED. HE EXPERIENCED THE SAME FAILURE THAT WAS MENTIONED IN THE RECALL. THE RECALL NUMBER WAS 01V174000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 60,000. UPDATED 07/31/08. *LJ UPDATED 08/05/08. *JB

THE TOP PIECE OF MY DIPSTICK SHATTERED, LEAVING THE REST OF MY DIPSTICK INSIDE OF MY CAR. THE MORE I ATTEMPT TO PULL IT OUT, THE CLOSER IT COMES TO MY CRANKSHAFT. THIS IS DEFINITELY NOT SAFE!! *TR

2000 NISSAN SENTRA- MANY CONSUMERS WITH 2000/2001 SENTRAS COMPLAINING ABOUT SIMILAR PROBLEMS. CAR STALLING- SHUTTING OFF WHEN CAR IS SLOWING DOWN. RPM IS AT 4000 AND DROPS TO 0 IMMEDIATELY AND CAR SHUTS OFF. SO FAR, WE\'VE BEEN VERY LUCKY WHEN THIS HAPPENS, WE\'VE BEEN ABLE TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE (CAR IS BASICALLY OPERATING IN NEUTRAL AT THIS POINT). WE HAVE TO SHUT OFF THE CAR AND TURN ON THE IGNITION AGAIN. WE HAD AN EXTENDED WARRANTY BUT NISSAN COULD NEVER FIND ANYTHING WRONG BECAUSE THEY SAID THEIR COMPUTERS COULD NOT FIND THE PROBLEM AND COULD NOT REPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THEY CHARGED US THE LABOR CHARGE ANYWAY EVEN THOUGH THEY COULD NEVER FIND ANYTHING. NOW THE WARRANTY IS OVER AND MY PERSONAL MECHANIC JUST FOUND OUT THE PROBLEM AFTER EXPERIENCING THE SAME WITH ANOTHER NISSAN OWNER. IT IS THE IDLE CONTROL VALVE WHICH NEEDS THE COMPUTER TO BE CHANGED AS WELL IN ORDER TO WORK. THIS WILL COST THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS WHICH SHOULD HAVE BEEN COVERED BY NISSAN SINCE IT WAS A FACTORY DEFECT BUT THEY WON\'T BECAUSE WE DON\'T HAVE WARRANTY ANYMORE. WE CANNOT IN GOOD CONSCIENCE SELL THE CAR TO SOMEONE ELSE BECAUSE DRIVING THESE CARS IS REALLY DANGEROUS. IF YOU READ THE FORUMS, THERE ARE MANY NISSAN SENTRA OWNERS IN THE SAME BOAT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 NISSAN SENTRA. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE CONTACT WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD ON CRASH. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE NECK, ARMS, AND FINGERS. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE POWERTRAIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 36,000.

2000 NISSAN SENTRA ENGINE OIL DIPSTICK BROKE OFF. THE DIPSTICK IS STILL IN THE TUBE.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 NISSAN SENTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HORN STOPPED OPERATING. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE WIRES FOR THE HORN WERE CORRODED AND REPLACED THE WIRES. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 54,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 53,800. UPDATED 10/11/07. *JB

OIL CHECK STICK BROKEN INTO ENGINE. 2000 NISSAN SENTRA. CALLED THE DEALER SAID IS COMMON PROBLEM. NOTHING DONE. HAVE TO BUY NEW STICK. *TR

ENGINE STALLS WHEN DRIVING. IT HAS ALSO CAME TO A LOW IDLE AND NEARLY DIED AT OTHER TIMES WHEN SLOWING TO A STOP. THERE WERE NO SPECIFIC CONSEQUENCES TO THIS PROBLEM AS OF YET. A MAINTENANCE SHOP BLEW OUT ALL AIRFLOW SENSORS AND REPLACED VACUUM HOSES. THERE IS A CURRENT RECALL ON THE SAME YEAR MODEL OF THIS CAR, BUT NOT THE CORRECT VIN RANGE. THE DEALER WILL NOT REPLACE THIS ITEM AT NO COST. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 NISSAN SENTRA. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 03V455000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). HE STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATES ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE STALLS AND FAILS TO RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED ACCORDING TO NISSAN RECALL NUMBER R3022, IN WHICH THE DEALER REPLACED THE CRANK POSITION SENSORS. THERE IS A SECOND RECALL THAT STATES THAT THE REPLACEMENT SENSORS USED IN THE FIRST RECALL CAMPAIGN WERE ALSO DEFECTIVE AND SHOULD BE CHANGED. THE NISSAN MANUFACTURER STATED THAT HIS VIN WAS NOT AFFECTED AND NOT INCLUDED IN THE SECOND RECALL. HE WAS ADVISED TO BRING HIS VEHICLE IN FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AT HIS EXPENSE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

THE ELECTRIC WIRING OF 2000 SENTRA IS BAD AND DEFECTIVE, IT DISPLAYS INTERMITTENT PROBLEM, ALL THE DISPLAY METERS (SPEEDOMETER, FUEL GAUGE) WILL GO OF AND ON. *JB

I AM HAVING AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM WITH THE GAUGES IN MY 2000 NISSAN SENTRA GXE. THEY RANDOMLY STOP WORKING UNTIL THE CAR IS CUT OFF FOR AWHILE. SO IF I AM ON A LONG TRIP DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND MY GAUGES STOP WORKING, I CAN STOP AND PARK MY CAR FOR 30 MINUTES EVERY TEN OR TWENTY MILES OR I CAN DRIVE WITH OUT A SPEEDOMETER. *JB

A RECALL FOR CRANK POSITION SENSOR FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 01V35700 RECALL DATE: 11/16/01 FOR 2000 NISSAN SENTRA. THE SENSOR WAS REPLACED BY NISSAN IN 2003. IN JANUARY 2007, THE CAR STARTED EXPERIENCE SAME PROBLEM DURING THE RECALL DATE. THE CAR STOPS RUNNING A LOT OF TIME AND THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON CAME ON SEVERAL TIMES. MY WIFE WAS VERY NERVOUS AND SCARED DRIVING THAT CAR. ON JANUARY 22ND, THE CAR WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO REPORT THE PROBLEM. THEY STATED THAT THE RECALL IS NO LONGER BEING REPLACED. THEY INSPECTED THE CAR AND ORDERED ECM TO SEE IF THE FIXES THE PROBLEM WITH THE CAR. ON JANUARY 29TH, THE PART WAS REPLACED AND THE PROBLEM WAS STILL THERE. THE SERVICE ADVISOR FOR BILL SEIDLE'S NISSAN IN MIAMI (10500 NW 12TH STREET) JORGE VILLAR STATED THE PROBLEM COULD BE A CRACK SHAFT OR MASS AIR. THEY SAID TO COME BACK WHEN I AM READY FOR THEM TO GET TO THE ROOT PROBLEM. ON FEBRUARY 6TH, I TOOK THE CAR TO PRECISION TUNE AUTO CARE AND INFORM THEM THAT THE CAR STOPS RUNNING WHEN IT WAS RUNNING. I WANT THEM TO SEE WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS. LATER THAT DAY THEY STATED THE PROBLEM WITH THE CAR IS THAT IT HAS A DEFECTIVE CRANK POSITION SENSOR. I CALLED BILL SEIDLE NISSAN EXPLAINING THAT THE PARTICULAR RECALL BACK IN NOV 2001 IS HAPPENING AGAIN AND I WANT THEM TO CHANGE TO PART OUT AGAIN. I WAS TOLD THAT THE PART IS OUT OF WARRANTY AND THEY ARE NOT GOING TO REPLACE IT. I HAD NO CHOICE BUT TO HAVE PRECISION AUTO CARE FIX THE PART AND AT COST OF $150.00. NISSAN DEALER WAS TRYING TO FIND A WAY TO CHARGE ME MORE AND FIX PART THAT WASN'T NEED. THE WHOLE TIME THEY NEED THAT IT WAS A SENSOR THAT WAS CAUSING THE PROBLEM. *NM

3RD YEAR OF COLLEGE, NEEDED A DECENT CAR, PICKED 2000 NISSAN SENTRA. CAR WORKED GREAT AT FIRST, THEN LED TO HESITATION AND EVENTUALLY STALLING. I THOUGHT I FIXED THE PROBLEM, ORDERED A NEW THROTTLE POSITION CHAMBER (CAUSE I WAS TOLD THAT WAS THE PROBLEM) REPLACED THE PART, GOT A TUNE-UP, ONLY TO END UP WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. THE MIL ILLUMINATED. TOOK VEHICLE TO NISSAN DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING, AND THEY SAID IT STARTED FROM A SENSOR GONE BAD. I WAS NEVER NOTIFIED OF ANY OF THE RECALLS ON THIS VEHICLE, AND I THOUGHT I WAS SAFE BY FINANCING THE VEHICLE FROM THE DEALERSHIP. THE ESTIMATE FOR REPAIRS WAS OVER $2000 FROM THE DEALER. I NEEDED TO HAVE THE ENTIRE COMPUTER SYSTEM REPLACED BECAUSE THE BAD WIRING SHORTED EVERYTHING OUT. I COULD NOT AFFORD TO CONTINUE MAKING THE MONTHLY PAYMENTS AND PRICEY MAINTENANCE SO I LET HER GO..SADLY I HAVE A NISSAN ALTIMA NOW AND WAS DIRECTED TO THIS SITE SEARCHING FOR A RECALL A FAMILY MEMBER SAW ON THE NEWS TODAY ABOUT MY VEHICLE. THIS IS DEFINITELY MY LAST NISSAN! *NM

DT: THE CONTACT STATED ENGINE CONTROL MODULE WAS BAD. IT MAD E THE ENGINE SHAKE AND THE CAR DID NOT RUN. SHE SAID THE DEALER HAD CAR FOR 3 WEEKS, WHICH WAS WHEN SHE NOTICED THE PROBLEM. THE CONTACT INDICATED THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE CONTROL MODULE, BUT THIS RECALL NUMBER WAS NOT AVAILABLE. SHE FOUND THE RECALL ON THE INTERNET. *AK

EVER SINCE I'VE OWNED MY 2000 NISSAN SENTRA (OWNER SINCE APRIL 2003), I'VE NOTICED THAT THE CAR HESITATES WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL IS PRESSED. THIS CAUSES ME TO PRESS ON THE GAS HARDER MAKING MY CAR LURCH FORWARD. THIS MORNING I REAR ENDED SOMEONE AND WHILE THE NATURE OF THE COLLISION IS MY FAULT, I BELIEVE THERE WOULD BE FAR LESS DAMAGE TO MY CAR HAD IT NOT HESITATED DUE TO THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL GETTING STUCK. MY SISTER ALSO OWNS A NISSAN SENTRA (2001 YEAR) SINCE JULY 2003 AND SHE HAS EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM WITH HER CAR HESITATING BECAUSE THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL GETS STUCK. I LOOKED ON THE INTERNET AND THERE ARE SEVERAL OTHER PEOPLE WHO HAVE NOTICED THAT THEIR ACCELERATOR PEDAL GETS STUCK AS WELL. HTTP://CONSUMERAFFAIRS.COM/AUTOMOTIVE/NISSAN_SENTRA.HTML I CALLED NISSAN AND THEY SAID THAT IT'S BECAUSE I HAVE AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. HOWEVER, THIS IS NOT AN ACCEPTABLE JUSTIFICATION. JUST BECAUSE MY CAR IS AN AUTOMATIC, DOES NOT MEAN IT'S OKAY TO HAVE A STUCK ACCELERATOR ON MY CAR.

THE FOLLOWING OCCURRED THREE TIMES: WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, AND THEN STOPPING, AND THEN ACCELERATING SLOWLY, THE ENGINE SIMPLY CUT OUT AFTER THE RPM WAVERED BETWEEN 500-1100 FOR ABOUT A MINUTE. THE CAR COULD NOT BE RESTARTED AND TWO OUT OF THE THREE TIMES HAD TO BE TOWED. AFTER APPROXIMATELY ONE HOUR, THE CAR COULD BE STARTED AGAIN. ALL THREE DAYS WERE HOT DAYS. THE PROBLEM COULD NOT BE REPRODUCED AND A FULL INSPECTION OF THE CAR BY THREE MECHANICS REVEALED NO APPARENT PROBLEMS. *NM

MY ENGINE AND CHECK BRAKE LIGHTS CAME ON AND CHECK VEHICLE LIGHT, CAME ON AND STAYED ON . MY ALTERNATOR DISCHARGED AND MY CAR CUT OFF IN TRAFFIC, SEVERAL TIMES. I HAD TO REPLACE THE ALTERNATOR. I BELIEVE THIS ELECTRICAL PROBLEM CAUSED MY ALTERNATOR TO GO BAD. *JB

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT BEGAN FLASHING. VEHICLE WANTED TO STALL WHEN STOPPING. NO POWER UPON ACCELERATION. AIR FLOW METER AND #4 COIL WERE REPLACED. CHECK ENGINE SOON LIGHT CAME BACK ON WITHIN 24 HOURS. DEALER UNABLE TO PROVIDE ME WITH A COPY OF THE $90 DIAGNOSTIC TEST. *JB

WHILE DRIVING, ANOTHER VEHICLE CROSSED INTO THE CONSUMER'S LANE AND CRASHED HEAD ON WITH IT. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. DRIVER SUSTAINED HEAD INJURIES, AND REFUSED MEDICAL ATTENTION, BUT WENT TO THE HOSPITAL ON HIS OWN. VEHICLE WAS TOWED AND TOTALED O BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY. *AK

NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN 01V357000 CONCERNING CRANK POSITION SENSOR. AFTER HAVING THE CRANK POSITION SENSOR REPLACED THE PROBLEM RECURRED. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH CHECK ENGINE LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD AND REMAINED ON. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER, AND CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT THE CRANK POSITION SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AGAIN. *AK THE VEHICLE CIRCUIT CLUSTER FAILED CAUSING THE ODOMETER, FUEL GAUGE AND TEMP GAUGE TO FAIL. THE ROTORS WARPED CAUSING PULSATION WHILE BRAKING. *NM

A LOUD NOISE STARTED COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE DRIVER PULL OVER AND NOTICED THAT THE RIGHT REAR SIDE TIRE HAD BLOWN. AFTER CHANGING THE TIRE,THE DRIVER DROVE TO THE DEALER. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE DRIVER THAT THE CAUSED CAN NOT BE DETERMINED. FIRESTONE FIRE HAWK G2A02 P195/55R16. PLEASE FILL IN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON #DOT NUMBER. *NM

THE CONSUMER IS EXPERIENCING A PROBLEM WITH THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. THE OWNER HAS TAKEN THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER AND THEY WOULD DO SOME ADJUSTMENTS AND THE LIGHT WOULD COME BACK ON SHORTLY AFTER. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN ON THE DIAGNOSTIC MACHINE AND SEVERAL CODES WOULD COME TO INDICATE WHERE THE PROBLEMS ARE YET KNOW ONE SEEMS TO KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEMS ARE THAT EXIST WITHIN THIS VEHICLE. PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *JB

CONSUMER WAS HIT BY A TRACTOR TRAILER AND HER VEHICLE WAS DRAGGED 100 FEET AND THE AIR BAGS NEVER DEPLOYED. *MR THE CONSUMER STATED THAT PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT, THE DEALER DISASSEMBLED THE DASH TO REPLACE A SENSOR WHICH WAS ON RECALL. *SC *JB

THE CONSUMER HAS NOT RECEIVED ANY TYPE OF NOTIFICATION FROM THE MANUFACTURER REGARDING ANY RECALLS ON HER 2000 NISSAN SENTRA. *NM *SC *JB