2002 Nissan Sentra Complaint Log

THE CAR ENGINE STOPS WHEN AT THE TRAFFIC LIGHT AND EVERY TIME THAT I STOP . I HAVE TO RESTART IT TO PROCEED AND THIS HAPPENS VERY OFTEN AND VERY FRUSTRATING.. THANKS GOD THAT I HAVEN'T HAD ANYONE REAR-ENDED ME SO FAR. *TR

I BEGAN TO HAVE TROUBLE WITH MY CAR A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO. I HAVE BEEN GOING THROUGH A QUART OF OIL A DAY AND A TANK OF GAS IN A FEW DAYS. I TOOK IT TO MY MECHANIC AND HE FOUND OUT THERE IS A RECALL FOR MY VEHICLE. I WAS NEVER NOTIFIED OF THIS RECALL. I WAS IN THE MARINES AND WAS STATIONED AT SEVERAL DIFFERENT BASES. MY MOTHER?S ADDRESS WAS ALSO USED BY NISSAN BUT SHE NEVER RECEIVED ANY INFORMATION ON THE RECALL. I CONTACTED THE NISSAN DEALER IN NORFOLK NE. HE TOLD ME I HAD TO WAIT TWO WEEKS FOR THEM TO LOOK AT IT. THE PEOPLE I DEALT WITH WERE RUDE AND UNPROFESSIONAL AND ACTED LIKE I WAS AN INCONVENIENCE. I DID NOT HAVE ANOTHER VEHICLE AND I AM IN SCHOOL AND HAVE WORK SO I CONTACTED NISSAN USA. AFTER SEVERAL PHONE CALLS I WAS ABLE TO GET AN APPOINTMENT IN SIOUX CITY IA. I HAD TO HAVE MY VEHICLE TOWED AT MY EXPENSE TO SIOUX CITY. THEY LOOKED AT MY CAR AND FOUND OUT THAT THERE WERE SHREDS OF METAL IN THE ENGINE AND THE ENGINE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THEY STATED THEY WERE NOT GOING TO REPLACE THE ENGINE. THEY STATED I HAVE TO PAY FOR IT TO BE REPLACED. IN THE RECALL THEY SAID IT WOULD BE REPLACED AT NISSANS EXPENSE, A TOW IF NECESSARY WOULD BE PAID AND A RENTAL VEHICLE WOULD BE PROVIDED. NONE OF THIS HAS HAPPENED. I WOULD LIKE ASSISTANCE WITH THIS ISSUE BECAUSE THE ENGINE SHOULD BE REPLACED BY NISSAN. I TOLD THEM WHAT WAS WRONG AND MY MECHANIC CALLED AND TOLD THEM AS WELL. THEY HAVE STILL ARE NOT WILLING TO PAY FOR THE ENGINE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 NISSAN SENTRA. WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH, THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE FLUCTUATED FROM HOT TO COLD AND THE SERVICE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS INFORMED THAT THE ECM NEEDED TO BE REPROGRAMMED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 07V527000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 NISSAN SENTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT RESTARTED THE VEHICLE AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC THAT DETERMINED THAT THERE WAS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT WITH THE CRANK POSITION SENSOR. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BY REPLACING TWO SENSORS LOCATED AT THE TOP AND BOTTOM HOWEVER THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MECHANIC THEN ADVISED THAT THE REMEDY WAS TO REPROGRAM THE COMPUTER AT AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 03V455000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) BUT WAS ADVISED BY THE MANUFACTURER THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 170,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000. UPDATED 8/6/12 *CN UPDATED 08/14/2012 *JS

CYLINDER HEAD GASKET BLOWN. CAR 100 MILES AWAY FROM HOME AND WILL NOT START. *JB

I WAS TRAVELING TO MY NEW HOME WHEN I REALIZED THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME WAS COMPLETELY STOPPED TO MAKE A LEFT HAND TURN. I SLAMMED ON MY BRAKES, BUT HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. MY AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. I AM CONCERNED BECAUSE THE CRASH CAUSED 4 FRACTURES IN MY RIGHT ANKLE AND FOOT.HAD THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED, WOULD THEY HAVE HELD ME BACK IN MY SEAT AND LESSONED THE CRASH IMPACT ON MY FOOT/ANKLE? *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 NISSAN SENTRA. THE CONTACT WAS TRAVELING 70 MPH WHEN THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE FLUCTUATED FROM NORMAL TO HIGH AND THEN BACK TO NORMAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC. THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE TEMPERATURE SENSOR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 132,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 NISSAN SENTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT ANY WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESTART AND WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE TECHNICIAN DETECTED A TROUBLE CODE WITHIN THE ECM. THERE WAS A RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 03V477000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE); HOWEVER THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000.

I WAS AT A RED LIGHT, THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN, I PRESSED THE GAS PEDAL BUT IT GOT STUCK AND I WAS NOT ABLE TO DRIVE. THERE WAS A CAR BEHIND ME, SO I MANAGED TO MERGE TO THE LEFT USING MY STEERING WHEEL. I CONTINUED TO PRESS THE GAS PEDAL BUT IT WAS COMPLETELY STUCK, AND I WAS NOT ABLE TO HIT THE GAS PEDAL TO INCREASE THE SPEED OF THE CAR TO DRIVE AWAY FROM INCOMING TRAFFIC. I WAS FINALLY ABLE TO CRUISE THE CAR AND MERGE LEFT. I PARKED MY CAR IN A RESIDENTIAL AREA. I TURNED THE CAR OFF. I THEN MANUALLY PULLED THE GAS PEDAL UP AWAY FROM THE FLOOR AND MANAGED TO UNSTUCK THE GAS PEDAL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 NISSAN SENTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN FIRST STARTING THE VEHICLE, EXHAUST FUMES WOULD ENTER THE INTERIOR CABIN WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC FOR INSPECTION WHERE THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE ECM NEEDED REPLACING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED HAVING THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED BY AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE DIAGNOSTIC TEST CONFIRMED THAT THE ECM WAS DEFECTIVE. THE MANUFACTURER THEN ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY AND NO ASSISTANCE WOULD BE PROVIDED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NON-DRIVABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 121,500.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 NISSAN SENTRA. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE 02 SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE REPAIRS WERE MADE, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE ECM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,955. UPDATED 3/18/15*CN UPDATED 9/8/2017*CN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 NISSAN SENTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HERE WAS A BURNING ODOR COMING FROM THE VEHICLE AS IT STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT TO REPLACE THE ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE SINCE IT HAD FAILED AS A RESULT OF THE LINING FAILURE. THE DEALER REPAIRED THE LINING UNDER NHTSA RECALL NUMBER: 07V527000 ( ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED NOR WAS THE FAILURE CORRECTED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 159,000.

HELLO- I WANT TO KNOW WHY NISSAN DONT RECALLS THE SENTRA 2002 WITH 2.5L WITH THE SAME ENGINE AND CATALYST WITH THE SAME RECALL FROM 2006 SENTRA, BECAUSE MY CAR HAPPEN THE SAME PROBLEM OF OIL CONSUMPTION, I KNOW THEY CHANGE THE CATALYST FOR ANOTHER ONE BUT IS THE SAME THAT THE OLD ONE,NOT A RE-DESIGN CATALYST? THIS IS THAT RECALL FROM THE SENTRA 2006 THAT HAPPEN IN MY CAR 2002 1. NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 06V223000 RECALL DATE: 2006-06-21 SUMMARY: CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 2.5L ENGINES MAY EXPERIENCE EXCESSIVE ENGINE OIL CONSUMPTION AS A RESULT OF IMPROPER PERFORMANCE OF THE PISTON RINGS. CONSEQUENCES: IF THE OIL IS NOT MAINTAINED AT LEAST AT THE MINIMUM LEVEL, ENGINE DAMAGE CAN OCCUR AND IN EXTREME CASES RESULT IN AN ENGINE FIRE. REMEDY: DEALERS WILL REPROGRAM THE ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE (ECM OR ENGINE COMPUTER). YOUR VEHICLE WILL ALSO BE INSPECTED TO DETERMINE IF IT HAS BEEN CONSUMING ENGINE OIL AT A HIGHER THAN NORMAL RATE. IN A SMALL PERCENTAGE OF VEHICLES, ENGINE REPLACEMENT WILL BE NEEDED. ON JUNE 9, 2006, NISSAN NOTIFIED OWNERS OF THE POSSIBILITY OF EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION AND THE IMPORTANCE OF MAINTAINING THE OIL AT A PROPER LEVEL. FOLLOW-UP LETTER TO OWNERS ADVISING THEM OF THE STATUS OF THE RECALL WAS SENT DURING AUGUST 2006. FOLLOWUP LETTER TO OWNERS WAS SENT ON NOVEMBER 15, 2006. OWNERS MAY CONTACT NISSAN AT 1-800-647-7261. COMPONENT AFFECTED: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING POTENTIAL CARS AFFECTED: 85,000 NOTES: NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC *TT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 NISSAN SENTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE CRANK AND CAM SHAFT POSITION SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED, BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 112,034 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 112,060.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 NISSAN SENTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT REPAIRS WERE MADE TO THE VEHICLE UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 03V084000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE). THE CONTACT LATER BEGAN TO EXPERIENCE ISSUES WITH THE ENGINE. THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE WITH THE ENGINE BUT REFUSED TO REPAIR THE FAILURE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 160,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 170,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 NISSAN SENTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD SPORADICALLY FAIL TO START AND WOULD OFTEN STALL WITHOUT WARNING WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH AND ABOVE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ECM WAS FAULTY AND REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 07V527000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) BUT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE CONTACT DID NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 79,650.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 NISSAN SENTRA. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL SPORADICALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHO INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND DETERMINED THAT THERE WAS A FAILURE WITHIN THE ECM. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT HIS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 03V477000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE). THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. NO REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 179,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 NISSAN SENTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL SPORADICALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 03V455000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) BUT TO NO AVAIL AS THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO STALL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL MECHANIC WHO PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC THAT LOCATED THE FAILURE AT THE CRANK SHAFT POSITION SENSORS. THE LOCAL MECHANIC REPLACED THE CRANK SHAFT POSITION SENSORS AND THE MANUFACTURER DENIED ANY ASSISTANCE WITH THE REPAIR. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 85,191.

LOSS OF POWER IN REVERSE AND ALL UPSHIFTING. *TR

OVER THE PAST 3 YEARS, I'VE HAD MY 2002 NISSAN SENTRA SER SPEC V INTO NISSAN 15 TIMES FOR SERVICE. THEY HAVE YET TO FIX IT. EVERY 1-7 MONTHS I HAVE TO BRING IT BACK. THE CAR HAS SHUT OFF AND STALLED ON ME IN TRAFFIC, WHICH IS VERY DANGEROUS. THE ECM HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE ' MANY OTHERS HAVE REPORTED PROBLEMS WITH THE ECM ONLINE ' I BELIEVE IT IS BAD, AS WELL AS OTHER PARTS, AND NISSAN NEEDS TO ISSUE RECALLS ON THIS CAR. PROBLEM # / DATE / PROBLEM / SOLUTION #1 1/31/08/SERVICE ENGINE SOON (SES) LIGHT/RECALL R0712 ' REPROGRAM ECM (UPDATE OF THE SOFTWARE). EVAP LEAK (#1), RESECURE FUEL CAP #2 8/23/08/SES/IDLE AIR CONTROL RESET (#1): PERFORMED IDLE AIR RELEARN, RESET ECM SET IDLE, ADJUST IDLE CONTROL VALVE. $165 #3 1/9/09/CAR WON'T START/CODES P0605, PO183, P2128, P1229, P0122. REPLACE ECM UNIT (#1) DUE TO PULLING TOO MANY CODES // MAIN HARNESS PIN TEST, REPAIR FUEL PUMP WIRE IN MAIN HARNESS, $449.00 #4 1/28/09/SES / CODE P0455 EVAP GROSS LEAK (#2). REPAIR FUEL LINES, REPLACE "O" RING, $302.00. #5 6/6/09/SES, STALLS ON HIGHWAY / CODE P1456 EVAP VERY SMALL LEAK (#3), RECURRED GAS CAP. #6 7/12/09/SES, NO POWER / CODE PO233, REPLACE THROTTLE CHAMBER (#1) #7 7/21/09/SES/CODE P1456 EVAP SMALL LEAK (#4), REPLACED VENT CONTROL VALVE #8 7/28/09/CAR SHUTS OFF IN TRAFFIC / PERFORMED AIR IDLE LEARN (#2) #9 12/2/09/CAR SHIFTING HARD / SANTA MONICA NISSAN DETERMINES THERE IS NO COMMUNICATION BETWEEN THE SENSOR AND THE ECM (COMPUTER), WHICH MEANS IT'S AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM, AND THEY WANT TO DO A PIN TEST FOR $575 #10 12/7/09/SES/REPLACED THROTTLE ASSEMBLY (#2) #11 12/24/09/SES/REPLACE RADIATOR #12 4/24/10/SES/DIAGNOSTICS SHOWED TP SENSOR, PERFORMED IDLE CONTROL LEARN VOLUME (#3) #13 5/12/10/SES, CAR STALLS / REPLACE THROTTLE BODY SENSOR (#3) #14 11/6/10/SES/REPAIRED GROUND WIRE AT ECM #15 11/16/10/CAR SHUTS OFF IN TRAFFIC / REPLACE ECM, CHARGE $111.50 FOR CAR RENTAL I HAVE A DOCUMENT WITH MORE INFO AND RECEIPTS I CAN EMAIL, FAX OR SEND TO YOU. *TR

I TOOK MY VEHICLE A NISSAN SENTRA GXE 2002 FOR OIL CHANGE AT NISSAN AGINCOURT IN SCARBOROUGH IN SPRING 2010. THIS TIME I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC FOR A OIL CHANGE. THE MECHANIC FROM CARFAX TOLD ME THE THE DIP STICK WAS BROKEN WHEN HE OPEN THE HOOD AND TRIED TO DO THE OIL CHANGE. HE MENTIONED THAT THEIR IS A RECALL FOR THE DIP STICK IN THIS VEHICLE. I CALLED THE NISSAN AT AGINCOURT WHERE DID MY LAST OIL CHANGE THEY TOLD ME THAT THERE IS NO RECALL FOR THE DIP STICK. I WAS GIVEN TO UNDERSTAND THIS IS A COMMON OCCURANCE FOR THIE NISSAN SENTRA 2002 GXE. THANK YOU. *TR

RIGHT DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW WONT GO UP. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 NISSAN SENTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP REGARDING RECALL 03V455000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) AND THE DEALER REPLACED THE INSULATION IN THE ECM. THE CONTACT ASKED THE DEALER TO INSPECT THE ECM TO MAKE SURE IT WAS FUNCTIONING CORRECTLY AND WAS BILLED FOR THE INSPECTION; HOWEVER, THE DEALER ALSO STATED THAT THE ECM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT THE CONTACTS EXPENSE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO STATED THAT THEY WOULD CALL HER BACK. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 120,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 NISSAN SENTRA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 15 MPH WHEN THE ENGINE STALLED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WOULD OCCUR INTERMITTENTLY WITHOUT WARNING. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD INTERMITTENTLY FAIL TO START. THE VEHICLE WAS LEFT AT THE DEALERS FOR FIVE MONTHS FOR EXTENSIVE DIAGNOSIS BUT THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WERE NO RELATED RECALLS AND DID NOT OFFER ANY ADDITIONAL ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000. UPDATED 2/28/11 *CN UPDATED 05/04/11

DRIVER SIDE FRONT COIL SPRING BROKE. *TR

WHILE DRIVING MY 2002 NISSAN SENTRA IT SHUTS OFF NO MATTER THE SPEED NOW. STARTED ONLY WHEN I WAS AT A STOP LIGHT, SIGN,OR GOING AT A SLOW SPEED. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR 3 YEARS, HAVE THE MASS AIR FLOW SENSOR CHANGED, FUEL FILTER, AND STILL STOPPING. ALSO THE OIL DIP STICK KEEP BREAKING OFF. MOST RECENT SEPT 5, 2010 NOW CAR WON'T START. *TR

1. THE ENGINE STOPPED RUNNING WITHOUT WARNING WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN. IT COULD HAVE CAUSED A CRASH. I COULDN'T START THE ENGINE UNTIL THE ENGINE WAS COOLED OFF. 2. IT OCCURRED ONCE, BUT IT IS STRONGLY BELIEVED TO BE RELATED TO A PREVIOUS CAMPAIGN (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 07V527000 AND 06V223) THE CONDITION, EVENTS AND THE CONSEQUENCES ARE THE SAME. 3. A MECHANIC FIXED THE CONDITION BY REPLACING THE CRANK POSITION SENSOR, BUT I AM NOT SURE THE VEHICLE IS IN FAIR CONDITION. AIR FLOW METER WAS ALSO REPLACED ALTHOUGH IT IS NOT STRONGLY CORRELATED WITH THE I HAVE CONTACTED THE NISSAN USA AND A DEALER (DARCARS NISSAN), BUT I WAS TOLD THAT THERE IS NO CAMPAIGN FOR MY VEHICLE. *TR

THE CAR JUST STARTED CUTTING OFF. FIRST MECHANIC SAID BAD GAS, DID COMPUTER CHECK NOTHING. WOULD CUT OFF TURNING, FULL IDLE TO SILENT CUT OFF. NOW DOES IT ON START UP. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 NISSAN SENTRA XE. THE CONTACT STARTED THE VEHICLE AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT WAS IMMEDIATELY ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR FACILITY WHERE THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE SENSOR. THE FAILURE RECURRED WHILE STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE MECHANIC WHERE SHE WAS ADVISED THAT THE FOAM MATERIAL USED FOR THE INTERIOR LINING OF THE ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE (ECM) BOX WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT LOCATED A RECALL RELATIVE TO THE FAILURE (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 03V477000-ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: IGNITION: MODULE) BUT WAS INFORMED BY THE MANUFACTURER THAT HER VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 83,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 83,600.

CAR STALLED AFTER COMING UP TO STOP SIGN. THIS HAS HAPPENED A FEW TIMES. I HEARD IT COULD BE A CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR FAILURE. ARE THERE ANY RECALLS ON THIS PARTICULAR PART? JULY 1ST 2013, MY BLOWER KNOB DID NOT TURN ON UNTIL I REACHED POSITION #4--THE REST DO NOT WORK, SO I CANNOT CONTROL HEATING, COOLING OR DEFROSTING. ANY RECALLS ON A BLOWER HEAT RESISTOR FAILURE? SEPTEMBER 2010, INTERMITTENT SPEED CONTROL ACCELERATING ON ITS OWN--ONGOING PROBLEM. JULY 3RD 2013, HEAT SHIELD BROKE IN TWO. ARE ANY OF THESE CONDITIONS ON A RECALL LIST? IF SO, WHERE DO I GO FROM HERE, SO I CAN GET THEM FIXED? ARE THERE ANY OTHER RECALLS, SUCH AS AIRBAGS, ETC.? *TR

VEHICLE MOTOR STOPPED ABRUPTLY AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS WHILE CONTINUING TO COAST. VEHICLE ALSO STOPPED WHILE IDLING AT INTERSECTIONS. BATTERY MAINTAINED FULL CRANKING POWER, BUT RESTARTING THE ENGINE SUCCESSFULLY TOOK ANYWHERE FROM 5- 30 MINUTES. ABRUPT ENGINE STOP OCCURRED AT A RATE OCCURRING BETWEEN TWO MINUTES AND AN HOUR OF DRIVING. MOTOR CONTINUED TO STOP ON ROAD, LEAVING CAR TO COAST SLOWLY OR BE BRAKED WITHOUT POWER BRAKES FOR SEVERAL DAYS UNTIL VEHICLE WAS SERVICED. WHEN CAR STOPPED WHILE IDLED AT INTERSECTIONS, IT HAD TO BE PUSHED FROM BEHIND OUT OF THE INTERSECTION WHILE IN NEUTRAL GEAR. TO SERVICE THE VEHICLE, THE DEALER SERVICE CENTER REPLACED THE CRANKSHAFT SENSOR. THIS WAS THE SAME SENSOR THAT WAS REPLACED UNDER RECALL CAMPAIGN 03V455000 DURING ROUTINE MAINTENANCE. SINCE THE REPAIR, THE CAR NO LONGER STALLS AT HIGHWAY SPEED. I WAS INFORMED BY THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT OF NISSAN NORTH AMERICA THAT THE RECALLED PART REPLACEMENT IS NOT UNDER RECALL AND THE BILL FOR REPLACEMENT OF THE CRANKSHAFT SENSOR WILL NOT BE REIMBURSED. AS SUCH, THE REPLACED CRANKSHAFT SENSOR APPEARS TO HAVE THE SAME GROUNDS FOR RECALL AS THE ORIGINAL PART THAT WAS RECALLED. THE DEFECTIVE CRANKSHAFT SENSOR WAS DISCARDED BY THE LOCAL NISSAN DEALER SERVICE CENTER AFTER THE REPAIR WAS MADE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 NISSAN SENTRA GXE. THE CONTACT REFERENCED RECALL 03V455000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) AND STATED THAT THE REPAIR WORK WAS PERFORMED IN 2004. HOWEVER, WHEN SHE WAS DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. SHE COASTED THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND HAD IT TOWED TO HER HOME. THE VEHICLE WAS LATER TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP WHERE SHE WAS INFORMED THAT THE CAM AND CRANKSHAFT SENSOR WERE DEFECTIVE AGAIN. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER BUT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER COVERED UNDER THE RECALL AFTER THE FIRST REPAIR. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 176,000.

THIS WAS THE THIRD TIME THAT MY ENGINE HAS CUT OFF DUE TO A MALFUNCTION OF THE BUTTERFLY SCREWS ON THE INTAKE VALVE OF MY 2002 NISSAN SENTRA SE-R SPEC V. I HAVE CONTACTED NISSAN CORPORATE ABOUT THE ISSUE AND THEY HAVE ISSUED A RECALL ON THE 2003 AND UP MODELS BUT REFUSE TO ISSUE THE RECALL ON THE 2002 MODEL. THIS COULD HAVE RESULTED IN A HIGHWAY CRASH ON TWO OCCASIONS AS WELL AS CONTINUOUS DAMAGE TO MY ENGINE. *TR

THIS IS PERTAINING TO AN EXISTING CAMPAIGN (#03V084000). I BOUGHT A USED 2002 NISSAN SENTRA SER SPEC-V IN MAY 2007. SHORTLY AFTER MY PURCHASE (JUNE 2007), I HAD THIS OUTSTANDING RECALL, INCLUDING SEVERAL OTHERS PERFORMED. THE ABOVE RECALL STATES THAT THE PRE-CATALYST COULD OVERHEAT AND DISINTEGRATE, BLOWING PARTICULATE INTO THE COMBUSTION CHAMBER, SCORING THE CYLINDER WALLS, AND CAUSE EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION AND POSSIBLE ENGINE DAMAGE, REQUIRING ENGINE REPLACEMENT. THERE WAS APPROX. 65,000 MILES ON THE CAR AT THIS POINT. LAST FEBRUARY, I WAS DRIVING ALONG THE HIGHWAY WHEN I SUDDENLY LOST POWER. I PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND FOUND THE ENGINE WOULD BARELY RUN AND WOULD NOT REV OVER 2000 RPM. I HAD THIS CAR TOWED 20 MILES TO MY LOCAL NISSAN DEALERSHIP. UPON INSPECTING THE VEHICLE THEY TOLD ME THAT THE PRE-CATALYST THAT I HAD ALREADY HAD REPLACED ON THE RECALL, HAD DISINTEGRATED, PLUGGING MY EXHAUST, BLOWING CHUNKS OF DEBRIS INTO MY ENGINE, THEREFORE DESTROYING THE ENGINE. I WAS TOLD I'D NEED TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE ENGINE AT A COST OF $4300.00. THIS CAR ONLY HAD ANOTHER 50,000 MILES ON IT AFTER THE INITIAL RECALL WORK WAS DONE. SINCE WHAT HAPPENED TO THIS VEHICLE WAS EXACTLY WHAT THE ORIGINAL RECALL WAS SUPPOSED TO PREVENT, I WENT TO NISSAN, REQUESTING THAT THEY STAND BEHIND THIS OBVIOUS DESIGN DEFECT AND AT THE VERY LEAST ASSIST ME IN REPLACING THIS ENGINE. I WAS GIVEN SEVERAL DIFFERENT STORIES RANGING FROM ACCUSATION THAT I DID NOT MAINTAIN THIS VEHICLE (EVEN THOUGH I DO SO RELIGIOUSLY AT NISSAN DEALERSHIPS) TO STATING THE DEALER I HAD THE WORK PERFORMED AT WAS AT FAULT AND I SHOULD PURSUE RESTITUTION FROM THEM, TO THE FACT THE CAR WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY AND I WAS SOL AND THIS WAS 'NORMAL' WEAR AND TEAR. NOW, I CAN UNDERSTAND NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR BUT NO CATALYTIC CONVERTER SHOULD BE DESIGNED SO THAT IT WILL DESTROY AN ENGINE IF IT FAILS AND THIS WAS SUPPOSEDLY ADDRESSED IN THE ABOVE CAMPAIGN.

BOUGHT NISSAN BRAND NEW IN 2002. THIS CAR IS ONLY 8 YEARS OLD WITH 75,000 MILES. FIRST THE CAR STARTED JERKING WHEN IT SITS STILL AT STOP SIGNS AND TRAFFIC LIGHTS. TOOK THE CAR TO MAINTENANCE SHOP AND PAID TO HAVE THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER REMOVED AND REPLACED. HOWEVER, AFTER A FEW MONTHS, IN APRIL THE CAR STARTS JERKING AGAIN. PAID TO HAVE THE IGNITION COILS REPLACED BY THE DEALERSHIP. CAR ENGINE LIGHT STILL ON AND CAR STILL JERKING. CONTACTED NISSAN CORPORATION AND WAS TOLD THAT THE CAR WAS NOT UNDER RECALL. NOW THE DEALERSHIP REPLACES THE EGR VALVE AND 02 SENSOR. CAR ENGINE LIGHT STILL ON AND CAR STILL JERKING AS IF POSSESSED AS OF AUGUST 20, 2010. MONEY, MONEY AND MORE MONEY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 NISSAN SENTRA. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH THE VEHICLE STALLED. AFTER THE FAILURE,THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT CONTROL PANEL. A MECHANIC CONCLUDED THAT THE CRANK SHAFT POSITION SENSOR FAILED. SHE CONTACTED THE DEALER IN REFERENCE TO RECALL# 07V527000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING).HER VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS EXCLUDED FROM THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND MILEAGES WERE 145,000.

OUR 2002 1.3L ENGINE NISSAN SENTRA SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING. THIS LEFT THE CAR UNCONTROLLABLE AND UNRESPONSIVE. POWER STEERING WAS IMPAIRED AND SAFE OPERATION OF THE VEHICLE WAS COMPROMISED. WE TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THE ECM CRANKSHAFT SENSOR WAS IDENTIFIED AS "MIS-READING" THE CONDITION OF THE CAR. IT TURNS OUT THAT THIS INCIDENT IS IDENTICAL TO THE FAILURE OF THE 2002 2.5L NISSAN SENTRA CRANKSHAFT SENSOR UNDER RECALL 07V527000. OUR CAR IS NOT COVERED UNDER THIS RECALL, THOUGH THE PART, SYSTEM, AND FAILURE ARE THE SAME. THIS ISSUE WILL BE FIXED AT MY EXPENSE INITIALLY, BUT THIS ISSUE COULD CAUSE MANY SAFETY ISSUES AND SHOULD BE ADDRESSED IMMEDIATELY BY THE MANUFACTURER. *TR

CATALYTIC CONVERTER DEPOSITS GO BACK INTO ENGINE SCORING THE CYLINDER WALLS. ENGINE BURNING OIL, POTENTIAL FIRE AND ENGINE SEIZURE. NISSAN SAYS NHTSA CAMPAIGN 03V084000 WAS PERFORMED. RECENT DIAGNOSIS SHOWS CODE PO 420, PROBLEM NOT FIXED. NHTSA NEEDS TO ISSUE ANOTHER RECALL. *TR

ABOUT 2 MONTHS AGO, MY HUSBAND AND I WERE DRIVING TO NEW JERSEY FROM MARYLAND GOING NORTH ON 95. WE WERE IN THE LEFT LANE GOING ABOUT 75 MILES PER HOUR WHEN THE CAR COMPLETELY LOST THROTTLE RESPONSE. MY HUSBAND WAS PRESSING DOWN ON THE ACCELERATOR BUT NOTHING WAS HAPPENING. THIS HAS BEEN AN ON GOING PROBLEM WITH HIS 2002 NISSAN SENTRA SPEC V. WE HAVE HAD SEVERAL THROTTLE BODIES REPLACED AS THIS IS WHAT THE COMPUTER IS TELLING THEM THE PROBLEM IS. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE YOU WILL BE DRIVING NORMALLY AT REGULAR POSTED SPEEDS, AND WITHOUT WARNING, THE CAR LOSSES RESPONSE TO PRESSING ON THE ACCELERATOR. I HAVE TRIED TO CONTACT NISSAN REGARDING THIS MATTER BUT JUST RECEIVED CONFIRMATION OF THE EMAIL. TWO NISSAN SERVICE DEPARTMENTS HAVE REPLACED THE PART SEVERAL TIMES WITHOUT THE SATISFACTORY RESULTS. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE IF HE LOSES THROTTLE RESPONSE WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY AND THE VEHICLE BEHIND HIM IS NOT AWARE OF WHAT IS HAPPENING AS THE VEHICLE SLOWS, THIS COULD BE A TRAGIC ACCIDENT. WE HAVE SPENT A LOT OF MONEY TRYING TO RESOLVE THIS ISSUE. I HOPE YOU CAN HELP WITH THIS MATTER. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 NISSAN SENTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 165,112.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 NISSAN SENTRA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THERE WAS A LOW POWER RESPONSE WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND THE ENGINE BEGAN TO MISFIRE. THE VEHICLE COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION AT LOW SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AND THEY STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE TECHNICIAN RECOMMENDED THAT THE VEHICLE BE INSPECTED BY AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE POWER VALVE WITHIN THE THROTTLE BODY FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 92,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 NISSAN SENTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ALL THE FLUIDS LEAKED OUT THROUGH THE TAIL PIPE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED ACCORDING TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 03V084000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE); HOWEVER, THE CONTACT HAS NO KNOWLEDGE OF THIS REPAIR. THE FAILURE IS CURRENTLY WORSE THAN EVER. THE MANUFACTURER WILL BE NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 136,981.

MY 2002 NISSAN SENTRA WILL STOP RUNNING, SHUT OFF WHEN IN LOW SPEED. THIS STARTED ABOUT ONE YEAR AGO. I HAVE CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP AND HAVE BEEN TOLD THERE IS NOT RECALL ON MY CAR. BUT I HAVE READ ON THE INTERNET MANY PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM, WHEN TRYING TO FIND A FIX FOR MY PROBLEM. I ALSO HAVE HAD THREE DIP STICK COME OFF INTO THE DIP STICK HOLDER. 12/4/08. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 NISSAN SENTRA. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE FAILED AND SHUT OFF. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE, BUT BEGAN EXPERIENCING IDLING ISSUES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP AND INSPECTED BY A TECHNICIAN, WHO DETERMINED THAT THE MASS AIR FLOW SENSOR FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AT THE COST OF $370. THREE DAYS LATER, WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE SLOWED DOWN AND FAILED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AND DROVE TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE ECM WAS FAILING. NO REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS INFORMED THAT NO COMPENSATION WOULD BE PROVIDED BECAUSE THERE WERE NO RECALLS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 75,000.

2002 NISSAN SENTRA, 73000 MILES. I BOUGHT THE CAR USED-- AND HAVE PUMPED OUT LESS THAN 800 MILES BEFORE THIS PROBLEM HAPPENED TO ME. BASICALLY, THE CAR STALLS OUT, HAS LOW ACCELERATION BEFORE PARKING. HERE'S THE KICKER--- THIS PROBLEM HAPPENS EVERY WEEK... BUT NOT EVERYDAY. I TOOK THIS CAR TO THE BFIT A LOCAL CAR UNIVERSITY-- WHO LOOKED AT THE CAR INSIDE AND OUT... THEY NOTED THAT I SHOULD REPLACE THE MAST AIR HEAD FOR $600 WHICH I DID. BUT LESS THAN A DAY LATER-- SAME PROBLEM.. THE CAR STALLS OUT. I DECIDED THEN I NEEDED TO TAKE IT TO NISSAN DEALERSHIP. THEY TOLD ME THE SAME THING... I NEED A NEW MAST-HEAD! I TOLD THEM I HAVE A NEW MASTHEAD-- AND THEY SAID THEY WILL JUST "CLEAR OUT THE COMPUTER CODES." GUESS WHAT? A WEEK LATER THE CAR STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF DOWNTOWN BOSTON TRAFFIC. THE BEAUTY OF THE PROBLEM, THE PROBLEM GOES AWAY IF YOU TURN OFF AND TURN BACK THE MACHINE ON. I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND AT THIS POINT, THEY DO NOT KNOW WHAT IS WRONG WITH IT AS THEY KEPT IT THE DEALERSHIP FOR 1 AND A HALF WEEKS. BUT I KNOW THE PROBLEM: HTTP://WWW.ACTIVETUNING.COM/BLOG2/2006/02/28/NISSAN-ALTIMA-CRANK-SENSOR-RECALL-BEING-REVIEWED/ HELP== A NATIONAL RECALL MUST OCCUR BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT. *TR

I AM THE OWNER OF A 2002 NISSAN SENTRA. THE DIPSTICK BROKE IN THE ORDINARY COURSE OF STANDARD MAINTENANCE OF THE OIL IN THE CAR AND THE BROKEN DIPSTICK FELL IN, RESULTING IN A $250-$300 REPAIR (TO RETRIEVE THE DIPSTICK FROM THE ENGINE AND REPLACE THE DIPSTICK). THE DIPSTICK IS CLEARLY DEFECTIVE, AS A BRIEF INTERNET SEARCH REVEALS HUNDREDS OF NISSAN SENTRA OWNER COMPLAINTS REGARDING THIS EXACT PROBLEM, INCLUDING NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ON THE NHTSA WEBSITER (OVER SEVERAL MODEL YEARS). THIS DIPSTICK, WITH ITS FLIMSY PLASTIC PART, IS CLEARLY NOT SUITABLE FOR ITS INTENDED PURPOSE AND CAN ULTIMATELY RESULT IN A DANGEROUS ENGINE FAILURE. NISSAN IS TRYING TO AVOID RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE PROBLEM BY SAYING THAT THEY ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE BECAUSE, IN MY CASE, THE DIPSTICK BROKE WHEN IT WAS BEING HANDLED BY AN INDEPENDENT SERVICE STATION, RATHER THAN BY NISSAN SERVICE. THIS RESPONSE IS ABSURD SINCE THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED EPISODE AND SINCE DIPSTICKS ARE MEANT TO BE USED IN GAS STATIONS AND IN CAR OWNERS' OWN GARAGES AND DRIVEWAYS. NOBODY TAKES THEIR CAR BACK TO THE CAR MANUFACTURER TO CHECK THE OIL. THAT IS LIKE SAYING THAT IF THE GAS TANK IS DEFECTIVE, NISSAN WILL NOT COVER THE REPAIR BECAUSE GAS WAS PUT IN THE CAR AT A GAS STATION INSTEAD OF AT A NISSAN DEALER. APPARENTLY, EVEN JIFFY LUBE HAS HAD NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH NISSAN ON THIS FRONT AS WELL. IT WAS NECESSARY FOR US TO PROCEED WITH THE REPAIR IMMEDIATELY AND AT OUR OWN EXPENSE, SINCE THE BROKEN DIPSTICK IN THE ENGINE WAS OBSTRUCTING THE ENTRY OF A NEW DIPSTICK AND ALSO DISTORTING THE MEASUREMENT OF THE OIL. THUS, IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE TO KNOW IF THE CAR NEEDED OIL, AND RUNNING THE CAR WITH INSUFFICIENT OIL WOULD HAVE FURTHER DAMAGED THE ENGINE. THIS COULD ULTIMATELY RESULT IN ENGINE FAILURE AND AN ACCIDENT. WE HAD THE DIPSTICK REPAIR DONE AT A LOCAL NISSAN DEALER AND ARE SEEKING REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE REPAIR (BUT, AS STATED ABOVE, NISSAN HAS REFUSED TO REIMBURSE US). THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 NISSAN SENTRA SE-R. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD EXPERIENCED RECURRING FAILURES WHEN IT BEGAN TO STALL OR FAIL TO ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE THROTTLE BODY WAS REPLACED. APPROXIMATELY 2 MONTHS LATER, THE FAILURE BEGAN TO RECUR AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE THROTTLE BODY WAS REPLACED TWICE. THE CONTACT BEGAN TO NOTICE THAT THE VEHICLE WAS BURNING APPROXIMATELY ONE QUART OF OIL A WEEK. APPROXIMATELY 6 MONTHS LATER, THE FAILURES BEGAN TO RECUR AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE ENGINE MELTED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED OF AN ENGINE RECALL AND THE ENGINE WAS REPLACED BY AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. APPROXIMATELY TWO MONTHS LATER, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT EXAMINED IN ORDER TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 72,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 77,000.

RECENTLY THE ECM IN MY 2002 NISSAN SENTRA FAILED WHILE DRIVING CAUSING LOSE OF CONTROL OF MY VEHICLE. AFTER RESEARCHING THE ISSUE ONLINE I FOUND THAT THERE IS AN ACTIVE RECALL FOR THE FOAM THAT COVERS THE ECM. THE PROBLEM BEING THAT THE FOAM TRAPS MOISTURE CAUSING THE ECM TO FRY. NISSAN WOULD NOT COVER THE ECM UNDER THE RECALL IN WHICH I HAD TO PAY $800 FOR THE REPAIR. I FILED A CLAIM WITH NISSAN FOR SOME KIND OF REIMBURSEMENT AND I WAS DENIED BECAUSE OF THE CAR'S MILEAGE AND BEING OUT OF WARRANTY. I FEEL AS THOUGH I WAS ROBBED $800 DUE TO THE FACT THAT THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE AND YET NISSAN WILL NOT STEP UP AND TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THEIR DEFECTIVE PART. I WOULD LIKE SOME KIND OF REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE $800 I HAD TO SPEND WHICH TECHNICALLY SHOULD HAVE BEEN COVERED UNDER AN ACTIVE RECALL ON THIS PART. *TR

UPON NOTICING AN UNUSUAL SMELL COMING FROM MY CAR I OPENED MY HOOD TO REMOVE THE OIL DIPSTICK ONLY TO FIND THAT THE PLASTIC RING HAD MELTED AWAY FROM THE DIPSTICK. THE DIPSTICK WAS NOW STUCK AND AFTER ABOUT AN HOUR I WAS ABLE TO REMOVE IT BECAUSE OF THE NUMEROUS SUGGESTIONS, WHICH I FOUND ONLINE IN ORDER TO AVOID A MECHANIC FEE OF MORE THAN $150.00 TO REMOVE IT. THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH NISSAN SENTRA ACCORDING TO THE MANY BLOGS FOUND ON THE WEB SIMPLY BY TYPING NISSAN BROKEN OIL DIPSTICK. I WAS GIVEN A DEFECTIVE PART, TIME WASTED TRYING TO REMOVE THE DIPSTICK AND HAD TO INCUR THE COST TO REPLACE THE PART, ONLY TO BE GIVEN THE SAME TYPE OF DIPSTICK WITH A PLASTIC HANDLE. *TR

MY 2002 NISSAN SENTRA W/ 1.8 ENGINE STARTED DYING AT LOW SPEEDS. MY MECHANIC SAID IT WAS A KNOWN DEFECT OF THE CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR & A RECALL WAS ISSUED FOR THE 2.5L ENGINE, BUT NOT FOR MY 1.8L ENGINE. IT COST ME $408 TO FIX. HERE IS THE 2002 NISSAN SENTRA DEFECT SUMMARY: ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH A 2.5L ENGINE, THE CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR CAN OVERHEAT CAUSING A BRIEF INTERRUPTION IN THE SIGNAL OUTPUT FROM THE SENSOR. DEFECT CONSEQUENCE: IF THE INTERRUPTION IN THE SIGNAL FROM THE CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR IS SO BRIEF THAT THE ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE (ECM) LOGIC DOES NOT HAVE TIME TO DIAGNOSE THE CONDITION, THE ENGINE MAY STOP RUNNING WITHOUT WARNING WHILE THE VEHICLE IS DRIVEN AT A LOW SPEED INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH. *TR