2004 Nissan Sentra Complaint Log

MY CAR STALLED WHILE DRIVING. I WAS GOING THE SPEED LIMIT OF 45 MPH AND WITHOUT WARNING MY CAR JUST LOST POWER & STOPPED. I WAS LUCKY ENOUGH TO BE ABLE TO COAST OFF THE ROAD WITHOUT GETTING INTO AN ACCIDENT. I WAS ON AN 8-LANE VERY BUSY ROAD IN A MIDDLE LANE. AT THE FIRST MOMENT, THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, THEN ALL THE WARNING LIGHTS AND THE CAR STOPPED. I HAD THE CAR TOWED. WHEN THE MECHANIC PUT IT ON THE COMPUTER IT SAID THAT THE CRANK POSITION SENSOR & CAMSHAFT SENSOR WAS THE PROBLEM. IT COST ME $ 376.00 FOR THE REPAIR. THE MECHANIC TOLD ME THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH NISSANS. I READ ONLINE WHERE THE PROBLEM WAS HAPPENING TO MY MODEL AND THERE WAS A RECALL OF SOME. MY CAR IS A 1.8 MODEL, BUT NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIRS TOLD ME MY CAR WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL, DESPITE THE FACT THAT THE EXACT MALFUNCTION HAPPENED TO MY CAR. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE! I WAS LUCKY THAT THERE WAS NOT ANY OTHER CARS AROUND ME WHEN MY CAR STALLED AND I WAS ABLE TO COAST OFF THE ROAD. I HAVE RETAINED THE FAULTY PARTS THAT WERE REPLACED FOR EXAMINATION. I WAS OUT OF TOWN AT THE TIME OF THIS INCIDENT. *TR

DROVE THE 2004 NISSAN SENTRA 1.8L ON THE HIGHWAY AT 60MPH AND THE CAR BEGAN TO DECREASE SPEED TO ABOUT 30 TO 40MPH WITH RPM METER FLUCTUATIONS WHILE PRESSING ON THE GAS WITH SAME PRESSURE. ON THE SAME DAY THE CAR SHUT OFF MULTIPLE TIMES AFTER STARTING IT FOR A MINUTE. PREVIOUSLY ON 2 OCCASIONS WHILE AT A STOP LIGHT THE CAR WOULD SHUT OFF WHILE IDLING. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON FOR AWHILE BUT WOULD PERIODICALLY TURN OFF. TOOK THE CAR TO NISSAN AFTER THE HIGHWAY INCIDENT AND THEY SAID IT WAS THE CAM POSITION SENSOR AND CRANK SENSOR. WHEN ASKED ABOUT RECALLS NISSAN SAID MY CAR WAS NOT LISTED UNDER THE RECALL CAMPAIGN. HAD TO PAY $730 TO FIX THIS PROBLEM WHILE AFTER READING OTHER PEOPLE'S COMPLAINTS FOR THIS MODEL AND OTHER MODEL COMPLAINTS IT APPEARS THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM AND SHOULD BE TAKEN A LOOK AT TO INCLUDE IN THE RECALL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN SENTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 06V242000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). APPROXIMATELY TWO YEARS AFTER THE RECALL REPAIR WAS PERFORMED, THE CONTACT NOTICED BLUE SMOKE ACCOMPANIED BY A RATTLING NOISE FROM THE EXHAUST PIPE AND SYSTEM. THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT WAS ALSO ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE WOULD SPORADICALLY LOSE POWER, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO BECOME HESITANT UPON ACCELERATION ATTEMPTS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 105,700.

VEHICLE WOULD START TO LEAK GAS WHENEVER THE TANK WOULD BE FULL AND PARKED FOR MORE THEN FEW HOURS. THERE ALREADY IS A RECALL (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 05V269000 ) FOR THE SAME VEHICLE BUT FOR 2005 MODELS. THE FACT THAT I'M EXPERIENCING THE SAME EXACT ISSUE MAKES ME BELIEVE THAT THERE IS A HIGHER NUMBER OF CARS THAT ARE ALSO AFFECTED. *TR

THIS VEHICLE WAS BOUGHT FROM A MAN AT A HOME FOR "X" AMOUNT OF MILES. NOW THE ODOMETER, TITLE, AND STATE INSPECTION STICKER MILES DO NOT MATCH ON DIFFERENT INFORMATION. I BOUGHT THIS CAR I CAN'T SELL OR DO ANYTHING WITH IT. ALL OF THESE DOCUMENTS WERE TAMPERED WITH AND THEY ARE EVASIVE AND DENYING IT ALL EVEN TO THE COPS WHEN I HAVE EVIDENCE AND DO NOT WANT TO GIVE ME MY MONEY IN FULL. I THOUGHT I BOUGHT A GOOD CAR AND NOW I KNOW BETTER AND MY LIFE AND MY FAMILY IS IN DANGER WITH THIS CAR IT IS NOT SAFE AND I WAS LIED TO. COMPLETE FRAUD ON THE ODOMETER AND MORE. *TR

NISSAN 2004 SENTRA 1.8S HAD THE IDENTICAL ISSUE AS THE 2.5 LITER ENGINE THAT HAS BEEN RECALLED. AFTER DRIVING FOR FIFTEEN MINUTES ON THE HIGHWAY EVERY SENSOR LIGHT ON THE DASH CAME ON AND THE CAR TURNED OFF INCLUDING POWER STEERING. I WAS ABLE TO PULL THE CAR OFF TO THE SHOULDER AND SAFELY STOP THE CAR. THE CAR DID NOT APPEAR TO OVERHEAT AND THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE WAS IN THE ACCEPTABLE RANGE SO I LET THE CAR SIT FOR TWO MINUTES AND I TRIED TO START IT AGAIN BEFORE CALLING AAA. THE CAR STARTED RIGHT UP AND ONLY THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT REMAINED ON. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO MY MECHANIC AND THE CODE CAME BACK CRANK SHAFT POSITION SENSOR. I WAS FORTUNATE THAT I WAS DRIVING LATE AT NIGHT AND NOT DURING RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. A FAULTY SENSOR SHOULD NOT CAUSE A COMPLETE SHUT DOWN OF THE VEHICLE. *TR

I PURCHASED A VEHICLE FOR 4000 DOLLARS AND ON THE ODOMETER IT SAID IT HAD 75,000 MILES AND THE STICKER SAID 69,204. WE THOUGHT IT WAS A GOOD DEAL AND INVESTMENT SO WE TOOK IT. SO THIS MAN AND WHOEVER WHO WORKS WITH TEXAS AUTO TRADING INC GOT THE TITLE AND STICKER FOR ME. I NEVER SIGNED ANYTHING AND A FEW DAYS LATER THE CAR STARTED SHOWING 176,00 MILES ON THE ODOMETER. THEN ON AUGUST 5, 2013 I CALLED THE INDIVIDUAL JESUS TO ASK FOR THE TITLE AND HE SAID HE HAD GOTTEN IT WITH 10 MORE THAT WERE LATE I ASKED HIM WHY TO HIS ADDRESS AND HE BLAMED SOMEONE ELSE WHENI GAVE HIM MY ADDRESS SEVERAL TIMES. SO IT'S REGISTERED TO HIS HOME. SO I WENT TO GET THE TITLE READ IT HAD 180,000 MILES. SO NONE OF THE INFO WAS RIGHT AND ON CARFAX AND AUTO CHECK IT HAS DIFFERENT INFO SHOWING PROOF OF TAMPERING WITH ODOMETER ON VEHICLE AND TITLE AND STATE INSPECTION. NO EVIDENCE IS ON THE REPORTS OF THE STATE INSPECTION STICKER BEING MADE ON 11/21/12. I CALLED THE LOCAL MESQUITE POLICE AND THEY SAID THE SELLER JESUS HAD SAID "HE DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT THE CAR AND HE BOUGHT IT THAT WAY." I WAS NEVER INFORMED AND I'VE BEEN DEALING WITH THESE EVASIVE PEOPLE WHO WILL NOT GIVE ME MY MONEY BACK OR WANT TO DISCLOSE HIS LAST NAME OR ANYTHING. I LOOKED AT THE REPORTS ON AUTO CHECK AND CAR FAX AND AT THE TIME OF PURCHASE IT HAD MORE MILES ON IT. I DON'T WANT ANYONE TO DEAL WITH THIS CONSUMER FRAUD AND I WANT MY MONEY BACK. I CAN'T SELL OR DO ANYTHING WITH THE VEHICLE SINCE ALL INFO IS FALSE AND I DON'T BELIEVE IT'S FAIR FOR ME OR ANYONE TO HAVE TO PAY THE BURDEN OF ALL THESE AND MORE EXPENSES. THEY BUY CARS AND RESELL THEM AND I HOPE NO ONE ELSE HAS TO DEAL WITH THIS THIS ODOMETER FRAUD. *TR

MY 2004 NISSAN SENTRA HAS JUST FAILED EMISSIONS TESTING FOR THE 3RD TIME. THE PAPERWORK I RECIEVED SAYS THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER IS DETERIORATING FASTER THAN ANTICIPATED AND TURNING ON THE MIL. ALSO, THAT THE OWNER WAS NOTIFIED DEC. 5, 2005 HOWEVER, I DID NOT PURCHASE THE CAR UNTIL 2014.

I PURCHASED A USED NISSAN SENTRA SER SPEC-V, FROM A PRIVATE PARTY ON 5/8/13. I WAS DRIVING 70 MPH, ABOUT 6 MILES DOWN THE FREEWAY, FROM WHERE I PURCHASED THE CAR, WHEN THE ENGINE DIED. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, AND I WAS ABLE TO COAST OVER TO THE SHOULDER AND STOP, WHILE SMOKE FLOWED OUT FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE CAR WAS TOWED 25 MILES TO A MECHANIC I TRUST. THE GEARS IN THE COUNTER BALANCER ASSEMBLY BLEW APART, CLOGGING AN OIL SCREEN, NOT ALLOWING OIL TO THE CYLINDERS, AND THREW A ROD. I MENTIONED I HAD HEARD ABOUT ISSUES WITH THE CRANK POSITION SENSORS ON THESE CARS, AND REPLACED IT AS WELL. $2428.90, PLUS A $200 TOW. ON 5/13/13, I WENT TO A LOCAL NISSAN DEALER TO SEE IF THERE WERE ANY RECALLS ON MY CAR, AND WAS TOLD NOT FOR MY VIN NUMBERS. I GOT THE CAR BACK ON 5/23, AND HAVE DRIVEN IT LESS THAN 100 MILES WHEN ON 5/26/13, GOING 40 MPH, IT SUDDENLY DIED AGAIN. I COST TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND STOPPED. NO LIGHTS CAME ON OR ANY SIGNS OF THE PROBLEM. I TRIED 6-8 TIMES TO START IT. I GOT OUT AND OPENED THE HOOD TO SEE IF ANYTHING LOOKED FUNNY,WENT BACK AGAIN TO START IT AND IT TURNED RIGHT ON. THE ODOMETER IS 55,571. I LOOK ON THIS WEBSITE AND SEE 100 OTHER COMPLAINTS OF SENTRAS RANDOMLY SHUTTING OFF. THIS PROBLEM IS UNACCEPTABLE, NEXT TIME MY CAR DIES, THERE MIGHT NOT BE A SAFE PLACE TO PULL OVER TO, OR WITHOUT POWER STEERING AND BRAKES, I AM LIKELY HIT SOMEONE. *TR

THE CAR COULD BE GOING DOWN THE ROAD THEN IT WOULD JUST SHUT DOWN. *TR

DASHBOARD INSTRUMENT PANEL REPLACED. *TR

WHEN REFUELING MY VEHICLE THE GASOLINE WOULD SPRAY BACK OUT OF THE FUEL FILL NECK. THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED I REMOVED THE PUMP NOZZLE AND THE GASOLINE SPRAYED BACK WITH ENOUGH FORCE TO HIT ME IN THE FACE. GASOLINE GOT IN BOTH MY EYES AND MOUTH. BEING IN NEED OF CONTACTS I HAD TO RUSH INTO THE GAS STATION TO TAKE THEM OUT AND FROM THERE I HAD TO GET MYSELF AND MY CAR PICKED UP AND BROUGHT HOME SINCE MY CONTACTS WERE RUINED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN SENTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE HAD FAILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 06V242000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 110,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN SENTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE WAITING A TRAFFIC LIGHT THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE CRANK SENSOR WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 75,000. ..UPDATED 09/04/12 *BF THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED THE CORE SENSOR WAS REPLACED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN SENTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN AND THE VEHICLE STALLED WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE FROM THAT STOP. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE ATTEMPTED TO RESTART THE ENGINE SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE IT EVENTUALLY STARTED AND FUNCTIONED NORMALLY. THE FAILURE OCCURRED SEVERAL TIMES LATER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP FOR DIAGNOSIS AND THEY INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE CRANK SHAFT SENSOR HAD MALFUNCTIONED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 117,000. ...UPDATED 08-10-12 *BF

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN SENTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING 35 MPH THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED. THE CONTACT MERGED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 99,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 105,000.

I WAS DRIVING MY CAR HOME FROM WORK AND MY ENGINE STARTED TO MISS FIRE. ABOUT HALF WAY HOME ON THE PULASKI BRIDGE MY CAR SHUT OFF. I WAS ABLE TO RESTART MY CAR WHILE IT WAS IN MOTION AS I DRIVE A STICK SHIFT CAR. I STILL NOTICED THE CAR WAS STILL MISFIRING SO BEFORE I DROVE THREW THE HOLLAND TUNNEL I PULLED OVER AND SHUT THE CAR OFF. I GAVE IT A FEW MINUTES AND RESTARTED MY CAR AND IT DIDN'T SOUND AS BAD SO I CONTINUE ON TO MANHATTAN. I GOT ABOUT THREE BLOCKS FROM MY HOME AND CAR SHUT OFF AGAIN. THIS TIME IT HAD A ENGINE LIGHT. I PARKED MY CAR WENT HOME AND GOT MY OBD2 READER AND FOUND A CODE P0301 CYLINDER ONE MISFIRE. I PULLED THE PLUG TO FIND IT WAS IN CLOSED POSITION, SO I LOOKED UP ON THE INTERNET AND FOUND THAT THIS ENGINE HAS BUTTERFLY SCREWS IN THE INTAKE MANIFOLD THAT COME LOOSE AND CAUSES THIS TO HAPPEN. I TOOK MY CAR TO NISSAN AND WAS CHARGED TO REPLACE THE SPARK PLUG. THIS DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM I MYSELF AM A MECHANIC SO I REMOVED THE INTAKE MANIFOLD TO FIND I WAS MISSING A SCREW FROM THE BUTTERFLY ABOVE CYLINDER 1. NISSAN CORPORATE WAS CALLED AND SO FAR NOTHING HAS COME OUT OF THIS. I NEED HELP PLEASE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN SENTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN REFUELING, GASOLINE WOULD OVERFLOW AND THE SHUT OFF VALVE WOULD NOT STOP GASOLINE FROM POURING OUT OF THE FILLER NECK VALVE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED BUT PROVIDED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

I BELIEVE THAT THE ENGINE IS UNSAFE DUE TO A DESIGN FLAW WITH THE VEHICLE. THE ENGINE BLEW 2 HEAD GASKETS TWICE. THE FIRST TIME AT ~40000 MILES, THE SECOND AT ~144000 MILES. THE DAMAGE WAS SEVERE ENOUGH THAT THE ENGINE HAD TO BE REPLACED ON THE SECOND INCIDENT. BOTH CASES THERE WAS NO INDICAITON OF ANY ISSUES TILL THE INCIDENT OTHER THAN THE HEATER STOPPED WORKING. NONE OF THE GAUGES SHOWED ANY DIFFERENCE FROM NORMAL OPERATION. *TT

ON JAN.30,2012, MY CAR STALLED WHILE DRIVING. I WAS GOING THE SPEED LIMIT OF 55 MPH AND WITHOUT WARNING MY CAR JUST STALLED. I WAS LUCKY ENOUGH TO BE ABLE TO COAST OFF THE ROAD WITHOUT GETTING INTO AN ACCIDENT. AFTER ABOUT 10 MINUTES I WAS ABLE TO START MY CAR. AT FIRST THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT WAS NOT ON BUT AFTER ABOUT 3 MINS. THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I DROVE THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP WITHOUT ANY PROBLEM. THE INVOICE STATES: RAN THE DIAG TROUBLE TREE. COULD NOT GET THE DTC TO CONFIRM. CHECKED POWERS AND GROUNDS, ALL ARE GOOD. PULLED THE SENSOR AND DID THE INSPECTION AND FOUND THE RESISTANCE TO BE WRONG BETWEEN TERMINAL 2 & 3. THEY TOLD ME THAT THE CRANK POSITION SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND I APPROVED THE REPAIR. IT COST ME $ 210.00 FOR THE REPAIR. I READ ON THE SAFECAR.GOV WEBSITE WHERE THE PROBLEM WAS HAPPENING TO THE 2.5L MODELS AND WERE RECALLED. MY CAR IS A 1.8L MODEL. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUES. I WAS LUCKY THAT THERE WAS NOT ANY OTHER CARS AROUND ME WHEN MY CAR STALLED AND I WAS ABLE TO COAST OFF THE ROAD. *TR

THE VEHICLE WAS DIFFICULT TO START AND REQUIRE MULTIPLE TRIES. THE WOULD JERK AND FELT LIKE IT WAS SLIPPING OUT OF GEAR BUT DID NOT. HAS COMPLETELY STALLED WHEN SLOWING FOR STOP LIGHT. ON 12/5/11, WOULD NOT CRANK AT ALL. PER NISSAN SERVICE CENTER, THE CRANKSHAFT SENOR IS FAILING; HOWEVER, THERE IS NOT RECALL FOR NISSAN SENTRA SER SPEC-V ONLY 2004 SENTRAS. ALL NISSAN SENTRAS SHOULD BE ON THE RECALL LIST INCLUDING SER SPEC-VS. CONCERNED THAT THERE ARE OTHER SAFETY ISSUES WITH NISSAN SENTRAS THAT WOULD ALSO EFFECT SPEC-V THAT ARE NOT BEING REPORTED TO SPEC-V OWNERS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN SENTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL RELEASE VALVE CAUSED FUEL TO SPEW OUT OF THE FUEL TANK WHEN REFUELING. THE CONTACT CALLED THE DEALER REGARDING THE FUEL SYSTEM AND THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE VENT CONTROL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT DID NOT HAVE THE VENT CONTROL VALVE REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 125,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 12/12/11 *BF UPDATED 12/13/11

IN SEPTEMBER OF 2011 I STARTED TO HAVE A PROBLEM FUELING MY CAR. AS SOON AS I BEGIN PUTTING FUEL IN, IT STARTS SPITTING FUEL BACK OUT. MY SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT HAS BEEN ON SINCE THEN AND JUST YESTERDAY I CHECKED OUT THE CODE AT MY FRIEND'S HOUSE - IT IS INDEED P1446. AFTER MORE INVESTIGATION ON LINE, IT LOOKS LIKE A VENT CONTROL VALVE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. I'M NOT SURE WHY THIS ISN'T A RECALL ISSUE. IT'S DANGEROUS AND EXPENSIVE TO FIX. AFTER MORE RESEARCH, I FOUND THAT THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS REPORTS OF THE SAME PROBLEM....EVEN ONE THAT CAUSED A FIRE THAT SEVERELY BURNED A MOTHER AND CHILD. I CHECKED FOR ANY RECALLS ON SENTRAS ON THE WEBSITE BUT I ONLY GOT 1 RECALL WHICH APPLIES TO 2.5L ENGINE VERSIONS. NO RECALLS WERE LISTED FOR THIS PROBLEM. I AM A WIDOW WITH THREE CHILDREN AND DON'T HAVE THE MONEY TO MAKE THIS REPAIR. I NEED YOUR HELP. PLEASE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN SENTRA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO DRIVE OUT OF A PARKING SPACE THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO REVERSE GEAR. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO STATED THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER REGARDING A RECALL AND STATED THERE WERE NO RECALLS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000. UPDATED 08/24/11 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED SHE HAS BEEN EXPERIECING FIRST GEAR ISSUES FOR AT LEAST A YEAR, UNTIL THE REVERSE GEAR FINALLY WENT OUT. UPDATED 06/13/12

FAULTY FUEL PUMP ON 2004 NISSAN SENTRA , NOTED BY NISSAN SINCE THEY ISSUED A TECNICHAL SERVICE BULLITIN AND A REPAIR KIT FOR THE PUMP FOR SALE FOR WELL OVER $200 U.S. BUT FAILED TO ISSUE A RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE WHICH LEADS TO POOR FUEL PRESSURE AND HARD TO START CONDITIONS. *TT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN SENTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THE ENGINE STALLED, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO LOSE POWER AND COME TO A COMPLETE STOP, WHILE DRIVING 65 MILES PER HOUR. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESTART UNLESS THE ENGINE COOLED DOWN. THE FAILURE OCCURRED FIVE TIMES, AND DURING THE FAILURE MOST OF THE WARNING LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO STATED THE CRANK SHAFT POSITION SENSOR CIRCUIT MALFUNCTIONED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED, AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THE VIN DID NOT QUALIFY FOR THE NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER :06V242000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT SUGGESTED THAT THE EXTREME HEAT ADVISORY MAY HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 99,300. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 99,379.

IN JULY OF 2011 MY 2004 NISSAN SENTRA SE-R SPEC V HAD SOME ISSUES. I HAD A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COME ON AND HAD LIGHT BLUE SMOKE COME OUT OF MY EXHAUST WHILE ACCELERATING AND HAD BEEN STARTING TO NOTICE BAD OIL AND FUEL CONSUMPTION. I TOOK IT TO THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP AND THEY SEARCHED FOR ANY OPEN RECALLS ON MY SPECIFIC CAR BASED ON RUNNING MY VIN NUMBER INTO THE DATABASE AND THEY TOLD ME IT WAS NOT ONE OF THE AFFECTED VEHICLES. AFTER HOOKING UP A CODE SCANNER TO MY CAR THEY FOUND THE FOLLOWING CODES, P0420 (CATALYST SYSTEM EFFICIENCY BELOW THRESHOLD), P0302(CYLINDER #2 MISFIRE), P0303( CYLINDER #3 MISFIRE) DURING THE DIAGNOSIS THEY SAID THAT THE PRE-CAT (EXHAUST MANIFOLD) HAD COME APART AND THE MATERIAL INSIDE HAD GLOGGED MY EXHAUST SYSTEM AND GOTTEN SUCKED BACK INTO MY CYLINDERS AND SCORED THE CYLINDER WALLS. THEY STATED THAT THEY HAD ALSO FOUND VALVE DAMAGE AND EVEN FOUND SOME OF THE CAT MATERIAL IN MY OIL. NISSAN WAS KIND ENOUGH TO REPLACE MY ENGINE BLOCK AND THE PRE-CAT MANIFOLD AS WELL AS MY SECONDARY CATALYTIC CONVERTER EVEN THOUGH THEY SAID IT WAS NOT A VEHICLE AFFECTED BY THE RECALL CAMPAIGN THAT NISSAN HAD ISSUED. SO HERE I AM A LITTLE OVER 2 YEARS LATER AND GUESS WHAT? IT CAME BACK. I AM HAVING THE EXACT SAME SYMTOMS AS BEFORE. I TOOK MY CAR BACK INTO THE SAME NISSAN DEALERSHIP AND THEY WILL NOT FIX IT AGAIN WITHOUT CHARGING ME. THEY REFUSED BECAUSE IT WAS NEVER A PART OF THE RECALLED VEHICLES AND IT IS CURRENTLY NOT UNDER ANY WARRANTY WITH ITS 105,000 MILES. SO, I ASK THEM, WHY DID THEY FIX IT THE FIRST TIME? THEIR RESPONSE WAS, AND I QUOTE, "IT WAS A COURTESY" TO WHICH I SAID, "HMMM, SO YOU GUYS DO A COURTESY FIX FOR OVER $3,000 WORTH OF WORK FOR A CAR THAT SUPPOSEDLY "ISN'T" PART OF A RECALL CAMPAIGN?" - THEY DIDNT HAVE MUCH TO SAY AFTER THAT OTHER THAN MY BEST BET IS TO TAKE IT UP WITH THE MANUFACTURER AND THEY REFUSE TO HELP AS WELL. THIS CAR IS A TRAP. *TR

AFTER DRIVING MY 2004 NISSAN SENTRA FOR AWHILE AND SHUTTING IT OFF THE ENGINE WILL NOT START ON THE FIRST TRY. IT USUALLY TAKES 2 OR 3 TRIES TO GET IT STARTED. ALSO, IF I TURN OFF ALL THE ACCESSORIES IT DOES START RIGHT UP. *TR

ON 6/10/11 WHILE I WAS DRIVING MY 2004 NISSAN SENTRA 1.8L, THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE CAR LOST POWER. I COULD NOT GO NO FASTER THAN 30 MPH. I PULLED OVER AND HAD MY CAR TOWED TO THE LOCAL DEALER. THEY SAID THAT THE HEAD GASKET WAS LEAKING INTERNALLY INTO THE #3 CYLINDER AND THAT THE SPARK PLUGS WERE UNREMOVABLE. THEY SAID THAT ONE OF SPARK PLUGS WERE FUSED INSIDE THE CYLINDER. THE SPARK PLUGS WERE REPLACED AT THE SAME DEALER IN APRIL 2010. AT A COST OF $1002.08 THEY REPLACED THE CYLINDER HEAD GASKET AND VALVE COVER GASKET. I COULD NOT AFFORD THE EXTRA $800.00 TO FIX THE SPARK PLUG PROBLEM. THERE WAS NO WARNING BEFORE THIS HAPPENED OTHER THAN THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT COMING ON AT THE SAME TIME THE CAR LOST POWER. I WAS DRIVING ON A STATE HIGHWAY GOING 55 MPH WHEN THIS HAPPENED. I HAVE READ ON HERE SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE HEAD GASKET PROBLEM AND CARS LOSING POWER. MY SENTRA HAS 128,900 MILES ON IT WHEN THE PROBLEM OCCURRED. I KEEP MY OIL CHANGED EVERY 3 MONTHS AND KEEP UP WITH THE GENERAL MAINTENANCE ON MY CAR. SINCE THIS HAPPENED ALL OF A SUDDEN I DO BELIEVE THERE IS A SAFETY ISSUE HERE. IF I HAD BEEN IN THE INTERSTATE (WHICH I WOULD HAVE BEEN IF THIS HAPPENED 20 MILES LATER) I WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO PULL OVER OR AVOID AN ACCIDENT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN SENTRA. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED UNEXPECTEDLY WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO COAST TO HIS RESIDENCE. THE ENGINE FAILED TO RESTART EVEN THOUGH THERE WERE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS; HOWEVER; WITHIN THREE DAYS THE VEHICLE STARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THEY DETECTED THAT THE ECM BOX CORRODED AS A RESULT OF WATER ACCUMULATION. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE DEFECT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 83,742.

UPON RE-FUELING MY VEHICLE, THE GASOLINE ALWAYS COMES RIGHT BACK OUT. "SERVICE ENGINE SOON" LIGHT IS ON. THIS IS A SERIOUS HAZARD AS GASOLINE GETS EVERYWHERE AND REQUIRES AT LEAST 10 MINUTES TO REFUEL. *TR

THIS 2004 NISSAN SENTRA 1.8S HAS HAD ISSUES WHEN REFUELING ... THE TANK IS HARD TO FILL AS STATION NOZZLES DO NOT PERMIT REFUELING THE ENGINE MAINTENANCE LIGHT IS ON & DIAGNOSTIC CODE IS 1446. WHEN FILL IN THE FUEL TANK THE GASOLINE START TO OVERFLOW, THEREFORE I HAVE TO GO SLOWLY WHICH TAKES ME 10-15 MINUTES TO FILL IN THE TANK THIS WILL BE THE SECOND TIME I WILL HAVE TO HAVE THIS REPAIRED ON THE NISSAN ENGINE DOES NOT START UNTIL AFTER MANY CRANKS MOST OF THE TIMES. *TR

I HAVE A 2004 NISSAN SENTRA THAT HAS THE "SERVICE ENGINE SOON" LIGHT ON. I WAS UNABLE TO FILL UP MY FUEL TANK BECAUSE THE GAS SPILLED OUT, EVEN THOUGH THE TANK REGISTERS 1/4 TO 1/2 FULL. THE GASOLINE STARTS TO OVERFLOW, THEREFORE I HAVE TO GO SLOWLY WHICH TAKES ME 10-15 MINUTES TO FILL IN THE TANK. ALSO THE ENGINE DOES NOT START UNTIL AFTER MANY CRANKS MOST OF THE TIMES WHEN THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT IS ON. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN SENTRA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 30 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED ABNORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING WHERE THE MECHANIC LOCATED THE FAILURE AT THE CRANK SHAFT POSITION SENSOR. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED IN REGARDS TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 06V242000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) BUT WAS ADVISED THAT HIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 92,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 92,700.

CAR ENGINE STALLS WHILE RUNNING.. IT DOESN'T MATTER WHAT SPEED I AM DRIVING, THE CAR WILL JUST SHUT OFF AND I LOSE POWER STEERING. LUCKILY THE BRAKES STILL WORK SO I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER. ONCE PULLED OVER I TURN THE KEY OFF AND START THE CAR BACK UP AGAIN AND IT WORKS FINE. THIS HAS HAPPENED A REPEATED NUMBER OF TIMES. I AM SURE IT IS THE THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR OR ECM LIKE THE 2006 RECALL OF THE ALTIMA'S AND SENTRAS. *TR

ON MAJOR INTERSTATE (I85N), COMING HOME FOR CHRISTMAS WHEN CAR CUT OFF ALL OF A SUDDEN WITHOUT WARNING. FORTUNATELY I WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF TO THE SHOULDER WITHOUT CAUSING A MAJOR ACCIDENT.

REFUELING: THIS 2004 NISSAN SENTRA 1.8S HAS HAD ISSUES WHEN REFUELING. THE TANK IS NOT PROPERLY VENTED THUS LEADING TO A RUSH OF PRESSURE ONCE THE FUEL CAP IS OPENED. THIS RESULTS IN GASOLINE RUSHING UP THROUGH THE FILLER NECK AND SPILLING OUT. IN ADDITION, THE TANK IS HARD TO FILL AS STATION NOZZLES DO NOT PERMIT REFUELING IF THE TANK IS NOT VENTING CORRECTLY WHILE FUELING; THE STATION PUMP AUTOMATICALLY STOPS FUELING. THIS IS A HAZARD AS RAW GASOLINE AND OUTSIDE ENVIRONMENTS DO NOT RELATE. A SIMPLE GOOGLE SEARCH ON "04 SENTRA FUEL TANK" WILL RETURN HUNDREDS IF NOT THOUSANDS OF OWNERS WITH THE 2004'S WHO COMPLAIN ABOUT THE SAME EXACT ISSUE REGARDING THE VENTING OF THE TANK. THE 2005 MODELS WERE RECALLED BUT NISSAN LEFT THE 2004 OWNERS ASIDE; THEY KNOW THE 2004'S HAVE THE SAME ISSUE AS THE 2005'S THAT WERE RECALLED. *TR

NISSAN SENTRA 2004 MODEL - MANUFACTURER DEFECT - RECALL REQUIRED. DEAR, THIS IS REGARDING MY SENTRA CAR - DOING SERVICE ONLY WITH NISSAN DEALER. TOOK THE CAR 3 TIMES TO DEALER FOR THE SAME PROBLEM - ONLY ON THE 3RD TIME THEY COULD FIND THE PROBLEM. SEEMS THEY NEVER CAME ACROSS THIS TYPE OF PROBLEM BEFORE. BRAKE BOOSTER DOES NOT SEND FLUID TO BRAKE -STALLS THE CAR MIDDLE OF THE FREEWAY/HIGHWAY FROM 65/55MILES TO 5 MILES - SUDDENLY COMES SUDDEN HALT IN HIGHWAY. GAVE FULL ACCELERATION, IT DOESN'T MOVE MORE THAN 5 MILES/HR. RETURNED TO CAR DEALER AGAIN. AVOIDED SEVERAL ACCIDENTS. MY SERVICES CHARGES WERE $1,200 - WHICH INCLUDES FUEL SYSTEM REPLACEMENT, BRAKE PADS, ROTORS - AT EARLY STAGE - @39700 MILES. VERY BAD EXPERIENCE WITH NISSAN FOR THE FIRST TIME - I HAD ALTIMA BEFORE. IT IS A TOTAL MANUFACTURER DEFECT. I AM WORRIED AS MY TEEN AGE DAUGHTER AND WIFE ARE DRIVING THIS CAR. INFORMED NISSAN, THEY SAID IT IS NORMAL/COMMON DEFECT. *TR

MY 2004 NISSAN SENTRA ENGINE WOULD CUT OFF WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THIS WOULD CAUSE ME TO ALMOST GET INTO A CRASH ON THE HIGHWAY. MINE IS A 1.8 LITER ENGINE, AND THE RECALL WAS FOR THE 2.5 LITER ENGINE, AND JUST AS MANY 1.8'S HAVE BEEN HAVING THIS PROBLEM. HAD TO PAY $200 OUT OF POCKET TO FIX THIS. THEN AFTER I GET THE CAR FIXED, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WILL NOT COME OFF, AND THE MECHANIC SAYS, NO CODE IS COMING UP FOR ANYTHING. I AM SCARED TO DEATH TO DRIVE MY CAR. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN SENTRA. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH WITH THE VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL ON THE THROTTLE SLOWED DOWN AND THE VEHICLE WAS UNRESPONSIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN ONTO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF FOR AN HOUR, THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND BEGAN TO DRIVE NORMALLY. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED CONTINUOUSLY. THE ECM AND THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY CONTROL WAS REPLACED BY THE DEALER AT COST TO HER APPROXIMATELY TWO YEARS AGO. SHE DOES NOT KNOW IF THIS CAUSE THE VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL FAILURE TO RECUR. THE VEHICLE WILL NOT BE TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 141,000.

2004 NISSAN SENTRA 1.8L BLEW HEAD GASKET, CYLINDER 3 AT 77000 MILES. ENGINE WAS WELL MAINTAINED AND NEVER OVERHEATED. DUE TO VAST NUMBER OF SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET SUSPECT A DEFECTIVE HEAD GASKET WAS THE CAUSE. CAN BE A SAFETY ISSUE AS ENGINE RUNS ON 3 CYLINDERS THUS LOW POWER. REPAIR COST WAS $1200. OPENED A CASE WITH NISSAN FOR ASSISTANCE AND ABSOLUTELY NONE WAS OFFERED. I HAVE NEVER HAD A HEAD GASKET FAILURE ON A VEHICLE AND EVEN HAD ONE VW RUNNING 300+ MILES WITH NO HEAD GASKET ISSUES. NISSAN THUS FAR HAS BEEN SUCCESSFUL IN NOT ACCEPTING RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE GASKET DEFECT, A TYPICAL PATTERN OF AUTO MANUFACTURERS. I AM REQUESTING THAT THE NHTSA INVESTIGATE THIS COSTLY AND POTENTIALLY SAFETY RELATED DEFECT AND REQUIRE THAT NISSAN ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY AND PROVIDE REMEDIATION FOR ITS CUSTOMERS. *TR

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

AFTER DRIVING MY CAR AND TURNING THE ENGINE OFF FOR A FEW MINUTES OR A FEW HOURS, THE CAR WILL NOT START UNTIL THE SECOND OR THIRD TURN OF THE IGNITION. THE DEALER REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP; HOWEVER, WITHIN FIVE MONTHS, THE PROBLEM BEGAN AGAIN. *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.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN SENTRA. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, ANOTHER VEHICLE FAILED TO YIELD AND CRASHED INTO THE FRONT OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED RIB INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. ON ANOTHER OCCASION, WHILE AT A STOP LIGHT, ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT DID NOT SUSTAIN ANY INJURIES, BUT RECEIVED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V287000 (AIR BAGS). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

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

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

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

STOP LITE SWITCH DEFECTIVE. REPLCE THE SWITCH. *TR