2002 Nissan Sentra Engine Problems

Your car is shutting off unexpectedly while driving at 40 mph or sitting at traffic lights with no warning. A mechanic has already replaced the fuel pump, spark plugs, fuel filter, and exhaust pipes, but the problem continues to happen. The fix may require additional diagnostic testing to identify the underlying cause of the stalling.

Your car's camshaft sensor is defective, and Nissan issued a recall for this part back in 2004. Nissan's records indicate the recall was completed on your vehicle, but you have no recollection of bringing it in and the dealership has no documentation of the work being done. You'll likely need to have the camshaft sensor replaced or inspected by a Nissan dealership to resolve this issue.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 NISSAN SENTRA. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE CODE: P0335 (CRANK SENSOR) ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE CRANK SENSOR WAS REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 03V455000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 156,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 NISSAN SENTRA. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS LOW SPEEDS, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. AFTER RESTARTING, THE VEHICLE RESUMED NORMALLY. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS IDENTICAL TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 07V527000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING); HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 NISSAN SENTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE WOULD SUDDENLY LOOSE POWER AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. IN ADDITION, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START AND WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 07V527000 (ENGINE). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 149,000.

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 THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE CONTINUOUSLY STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO DETERMINED THAT THE CRANK SHAFT SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 184,686.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 NISSAN SENTRA. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 121,000.

WHILE DRIVING UP A STEADY GRADE THE 'SERVICE ENGINE SOON', BATTERY, AND OIL LIGHTS ALL CAME ON SIMULTANEOUSLY. A FEW SECONDS LATER, OR POSSIBLY AT THE SAME TIME, THE ENGINE STALLED AND ALL FORWARD POWER WAS LOST WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING (EXCEPT FOR THE WARNING LIGHTS A COUPLE OF SECONDS EARLIER). I STEERED TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD USING THE EXISTING MOMENTUM. THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE HAD BEEN NORMAL UP UNTIL THE INCIDENT BUT SHOWED AN OVERHEATED ENGINE AFTER TURNING OFF THE CAR AND TURNING ELECTRICITY BACK ON (THE ENGINE WOULD NOT START AT THIS TIME). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 NISSAN SENTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE AIR FLOW SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 138,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 NISSAN SENTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER BUT WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 07V527000(ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 NISSAN SENTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS CONSUMING OIL EXCESSIVELY AND HE COULD HE HEAR A LOUD KNOCKING NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER HAD ALLOWED DEBRIS TO ENTER THE PISTONS AND AS A RESULT, THE ENGINE WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 118,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 121,000. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 NISSAN SENTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THERE WAS A KNOCKING NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. THE CONTACT NOTICED THE VEHICLE WAS SMOKING AND OIL WAS LEAKING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A DEALER, WHO ADVISED THAT THE PRE-CATALYTIC CONVERTER AND THE ENGINE WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 03V084000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL CAMPAIGN. THE VEHICLE WAS SCHEDULED FOR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 119,500. *TR

NISSAN DENIES VEHICLE IS PART OF AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH OIL ISSUES THAT EFFECT THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER. THIS VEHICLE HAS HAD A THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER REPLACED AT 14,000 MILES, AND MULTIPLE RECALLS HAVE BEEN ISSUED. NHTSA HAS THIS CASE ALREADY ON RECORD FOR THE CONTINUE PROBLEMS WITH THIS MAKE AND MODEL. DEFECTIVE ENGINE BUILD, NISSAN ATTEMPTS TO DEFLECT THE ISSUE TO THE DEALERS AND THEN BACK AGAIN. NISSAN CASE # [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

ENGINE STOPS RUNNING SUDDENLY FOR NO APPARENT REASON, AND WITH NO WARNING. THIS MAY HAPPEN WITHIN SECONDS OF STARTING THE ENGINE, AFTER A FEW MINUTES, AND SOMETIMES EVEN AS MUCH AS AN HOUR AFTER STARTUP. THE ENGINE RUNS SMOOTHLY WHEN IT RUNS, AND THERE IS NO WARNING WHEN IT STOPS RUNNING. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS NOT ILLUMINATED (EXCEPT IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING STARTUP), AND MY LOCAL SERVICE STATION CANNOT ISOLATE A PROBLEM THAT WOULD CAUSE THIS BEHAVIOR. *TR

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

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. 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

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 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. 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 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 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.

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

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.

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

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 NISSAN SENTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE OIL DIPSTICK TUBE WOULD FRACTURE EVERY ONE TO TWO YEARS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TUBE WAS REPLACED WITH A NEWER ONE AT THE CONTACTS EXPENSE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT ON HOW TO REMOVE THE BROKEN DIPSTICK. NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE WAS OFFERED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 132,000.

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

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

I BOUGHT A 2002 NISSAN SENTRA SE-R WITH APPROXIMATELY 70K MILES ON IT. AT THE TIME OF PURCHASE THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING FINE, HOWEVER, AT APPROXIMATELY 72K MILES IT STARTED BURNING OIL AND I HAD TO PUT OIL IN THE ENGINE ONCE A WEEK. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP WERE THEY REPLACED THE CATALYTIC CONVERTED DUE TO A RECALL, BUT DID NOT STATE THAT THE ENGINE WAS DAMAGED TO THAT DEFECTIVE PART. I ASKED ABOUT AN ENGINE RECALL BUT NEVER RECEIVED AN ANSWER FROM THEM AS THEY SAID THE CAR WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY AND HAD NO WARRANTS UNDER RECALL. *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.

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

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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

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

I HAVE A NISSAN ALTIMA WITH 88.000 MILES ON IT THIS CAR IT SHOULD BE JUST GETTING BROKEN IN JUST GOT DONE PAYING THIS CAR OFF IT COST ME AROUND 18,000 DOLLARS IN 2004 PAID IT OFF IN JUNE 2009 THINKING I COULD GET BACK ON MY FEET AGAIN BUT I SEE THAT WONT HAPPEN NOT WITH A BAD DEFECTIVE CATALYTIC CONVERTER AND A RUINED ENGINE THAT EATS ANTIFREEZE AND DRINKS OIL THAT'S JUST SOME OF THIS CARS ISSUES POOR HEAT OR NO HEAT IN WINTER I CANT BELIEVE WITH ALL OF THE COMPLAINTS ON ALL OF THE NISSAN SIGHT NOTHING IS BEING DONE BY NHTSA THERE ARE MORE THAN A FEW COMPLAINTS OUT THERE ITS UNREAL AND WHEN YOU NEED HELP THEY TELL YOU YOUR VIN# IS NOT THE CORRECT ONE IF ALL THESE CARS COME OFF ASSEMBLY LINE WITH DIFFERENT CONVERTERS AND MANIFOLD SYSTEM THEN AND PRECAST THAN MAY BE ,BUT NOT THE SAME PARTS WITH THE MANIFOLD AND THE SAME CATALYTIC CONVERTER AND THE FOWLED PRINTS NOWAY!!!ALL THESE 2002 ALTIMAS ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM BUT ARE BEING TOLD THEY DON'T HAVE THE RIGHT VIN# WELL LETS SEE THESE VIN # BEFORE WE TELL THEM TO YOU THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM FOR 7 YRS KNOW DOESN'T NHTSA HAVE ENOUGH COMPLAINT BY KNOW TO REOPEN IT CASECLAIN #03V084000 I SEE THEY HAVE SHORTENED A LITTLE FROM ITS ORIGINAL CLAIM , FIX WHAT YOU MESSED UP IN THE FIRST PLACE BAD DESIGN PRECAST NEXT TO INTAKE SPEND THE MONEY YOU MADE ON ALL OF US AND DO IT RIGHT THEN YOU MAY GET CUSTOMERS BACK PEOPLE ARE NOT STUPID AND WILL NOT FORGET ,THIS CAR IS MY SECOND NISSAN I HAD A PATHFINDER AND AFTER THIS COMPLETE INJUSTICE NEVER AGAIN. *TR

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.

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

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.

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

2002 NISSAN SENTRA HAS A STALLING PROBLEM FOLLOWED BY THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. *NJ THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED A RECALL EXISTED FOR THE STALLING HE EXPERIENCED. THE DEALER REPROGRAMMED THE ECM, HOWEVER A YEAR LATER THE STALLING OCCURRED AGAIN. THE CONSUMER BELIEVED THE ECM SHOULD HAVE BEEN REPLACED RATHER THAN REPROGRAMMED. RECALL # 07V527000. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 NISSAN SENTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE FAILED ITS EMISSIONS INSPECTION. THE DEALER REPLACED THE O2 SENSOR. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A PERSONAL MECHANIC AND HAD THE O2 SENSOR REPLACED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT NOTHING COULD BE DONE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 07V527000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE VEHICLE STILL HAS NOT PASSED EMISSIONS. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 153,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 NISSAN SENTRA SE-R. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE OIL INDICATOR ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT DROVE TO HIS RESIDENCE. THE DEALER ADVISED HIM TO ADD MORE OIL IN THE VEHICLE. THE OIL LEAKAGE BECAME A PERSISTENT ISSUE. ONE YEAR LATER, WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, HE HEARD A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE HOOD ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE. THE VEHICLE STALLED AND WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE PISTON RINGS, HEAD JOB, AND CRANKSHAFT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 180,000.

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

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 NISSAN SENTRA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20-30 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO MOVE WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE HESITATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE FAILURES OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON TEN OCCASIONS FOR A DIAGNOSTIC, BUT THEY COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. AFTER CONTINUOUS REPAIR, THE DEALER STATED THAT THE REVOLUTION SENSOR WAS THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE SENSOR WAS REPLACED TWICE. THE VEHICLE WAS EXCLUDED FROM THE RECALL DUE TO EXCESSIVE MILEAGE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VIN, MILEAGES, AND NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER WERE UNKNOWN.

NISSAN ALTIMA - CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON NOVEMBER 2006. NISSAN DEALERSHIP STATED THAT THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER SENSOR COULD BE BAD AND NOT NECESSARILY THE PART. THEY SHUT THE LIGHT OFF AND SENT ME ON MY WAY. THE LIGHT CONTINUED TO GO OFF AND ON OVER THE COURSE OF THE NEXT YEAR YET PASSED A STATE EMISSIONS TEST. NO OTHER ENGINE PROBLEMS OCCURRED. NOVEMBER, 2008 VEHICLE FAILED STATE EMISSIONS TEST - TOLD IT WAS THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER. NISSAN DEALERSHIP STATES THE WARRANTY RAN OUT AT 80K MILES - THE CAR HAS 83K MILES. HAVE NOT HAD THE CAR LOOKED AT BY DEALERSHIP MECHANIC YET FOR FEAR THE ESTIMATED $1000 REPAIR COULD TURN INTO AN ENGINE REPLACEMENT AT A MUCH HIGHER COST. *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

HI , I HAVE A 2002 NISSAN SENTRA SER , THIS CAR IS EQUIPPED WITH A QR25DE ENGINE , THE PISTON RINGS CAME DEFECTIVE FROM FACTORY , NISSAN DOESN'T ASSUME THEIR RESPONSIBILITY , BUT THEY SELL IMPROVE PISTON RINGS FOR THIS TYPE OF ENGINE ... ENGINE OIL DISAPPEAR WITH STOCK PISTON RINGS, CAR DOESN'T HAVE ANY LEAK .... MACHINE SHOPS KNOW THIS PROBLEM ... CONSEQUENCE OF THIS MATTER IS THAT PEOPLE BRAKES CONNECTING RODS , CYLINDERS HAVE UNEVEN WASTE ... NISSAN ONLY GIVE 60K MILES WARRANTY ON POWER TRAIN , BUT BEFORE THAT I NOTIFY THEM ABOUT THIS PROBLEM , THEY SAID THAT "WAS CYLINDER HEAD". MY POINT IS THE NEXT: " IF THERE IS NOT ANY PROBLEM WITH THE STOCK PISTON RINGS WHY THEY SELL IMPROVED PISTON RINGS? " .... THEY KNOW THAT ARE A PROBLEM WITH THE STOCK PISTON RINGS.... THANK YOU *TR

2ND TIME SINCE OWNING THE CAR THAT MY DIPSTICK HAS BROKEN OFF IN THE OIL TUBE. I NOW MUST EITHER PAY $150 TO GET IT REMOVED OR TRY AND FIGURE OUT WHAT TO DO TO GET IT OUT. *TR

THE DIPSTICK ON MY NISSAN SENTRA HAD A PLASTIC HEAD. TWICE, THE DIPSTICK HAS BEEN BROKEN BY A SERVICEMAN CHANGING THE OIL. HE SIMPLE PULLS IT OUT AND THE PLASTIC HEAD COMES OFF, LEAVING THE STICK IN THE TUBE. NISSAN CHARGED ME $168 DOLLARS FOUR YEARS AGO TO REPLACE THE TUBE AND DIPSTICK. NOW IT HAS HAPPENED AGAIN. THE HEAT IS TOO MUCH FOR THE PLASTIC, MAKING IT BRITTLE. BECAUSE THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE, AND I'VE READ OF HUNDREDS OF SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ON CONSUMER WEBSITES, THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL ITEM. *TR

1. CAR OVERHEATED FIRST NIGHT IT WAS BOUGHT NEW ZERO MILES. DEALERSHIP FIXED A STUCK THERMOSTAT. (CAR SHOULD HAVE BEEN CHECKED BEFORE IT WAS SOLD TO THE CUSTOMER!) THIS MAY HAVE FOREVER DAMAGED THIS CAR. 2. 59,000 MILES - CAR BLOWS HEAD GASKET. FIXED BY DEALERSHIP. 3. ~60,000 MILES - CAR RUNNING ROUGH BECAUSE THE SPARK PLUG SLEEVE WAS NOT PUT IN CORRECTLY AFTER HEAD GASKET WAS REPLACED AT THE DEALERSHIP LEADING TO A PRESSURE LEAK IN A CYLINDER. THIS MISS SHOULD HAVE BEEN FOUND BY THE DEALERSHIPS MECHANIC BEFORE RELEASING THE CAR BACK TO THE CUSTOMER. FIXED BY DEALERSHIP. 4. ~119,000 MILES - CAR BLOWS SECOND HEAD GASKET. DEALERSHIP AND NISSAN BOTH SAY THEY WONT HELP PAY BECAUSE THE CAR HAS TOO MANY MILES ON IT. 5. CAR IS CURRENTLY AT DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY ARE REPAIRING THE HEAD GASKET AT MY EXPENSE OF 2,000 DOLLARS PLUS I WON'T HAVE A CAR FOR OVER A WEEK. I ASKED IF I WOULD HAVE TO PAY ANOTHER 2,000 DOLLARS IN 60,000 MILES FOR ANOTHER HEAD GASKET BECAUSE OF THIS DEFECTIVE ENGINE. I WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS A POSSIBILITY. I DID A GOOGLE SEARCH ON THIS MODEL NISSAN SENTRA AND FOUND THIS TO BE A COMMON ISSUE. WE EVEN PURCHASED A WARRANTY THAT IS GOOD FOR 100,000 MILES OR TILL 2009, WHICHEVER COMES FIRST. WE ARE JUST BARELY OUT OF THAT WARRANTY WHICH WE SPENT EXTRA MONEY ON. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 NISSAN SENTRA. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THROUGH ONLINE RESEARCH, THE CONTACT DISCOVERED NUMEROUS RECALLS ON THE VEHICLE WITH THE SAME FAILURE THAT HE WAS EXPERIENCING. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT HIS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY OF THE RECALLS; THEREFORE, THE CONTACT WOULD NOT BE REIMBURSED FOR ANY OF THE REPAIRS RELATED TO THOSE RECALLS. THE CONTACT FEELS THAT HIS VEHICLE SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THE RECALLS SINCE HE IS EXPERIENCING THE SAME FAILURES. THE VIN AND RECALL NUMBERS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 71,000.

2002 NISSAN SENTRA WITH ENGINE FAILURE DUE TO PRE-CATALYTIC CONVERTER. CONSUMER STATES THAT THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM CAUSING ENGINE FAILURE. HE STATES THAT HE WASN'T EVEN INFORMED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS BEING REPAIRED FOR THE FAILURE. *KB THE CONSUMER STATED UNBURNED FUEL IS BURNED IN THE PRE-CATALYTIC CONVERTER WHICH IS LOCATED ON THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD. WHEN THE UNBURNED FUEL WAS BURNED IT CAUSED DISINTEGRATION. IT WAS THEN SUCKED INTO THE ENGINE CAUSING CYLINDER WALL DAMAGE, WHICH RESULTED IN THE ENGINE BURNING EXCESSIVE AMOUNTS OF OIL. THE CONSUMER STATED HE EXPERIENCED THE PROBLEM WHICH COST HIM THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS. *JB

HI, MY NAME IS [XXX] . I HAVE A COMPLAINT/RECOMMENDATION ABOUT THE MANNER IN WHICH A VEHICLE RECALL IS BEING HANDLED/PERFORMED. I AM THE OWNER OF A 2002 NISSAN SENTRA SE-R SPEC V. THIS VEHICLE HAS/HAD A RECALL IN PLACE TO FIX A CONDITION THAT WOULD LEAD TO UNREPAIRABLE ENGINE FAILURE. THE CONDITION YOU MAY BE AWARE OF AS A PRE-CAT (CATALYTIC CONVERTER LOCATED ON THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD IN ADDITION TO THE MAIN ONE) FAILURE CONDITION. BASICALLY UNBURNED FUEL IS BURNED IN THE PRE-CAT RESULTING IN ITS DISINTEGRATION. IT IS THEN SUCKED INTO THE ENGINE CAUSING CYLINDER WALL DAMAGE. THIS CONDITION RESULTS IN THE ENGINE BURNING EXCESSIVE AMOUNTS OF OIL, A FURTHER DEGRADE IN COMPRESSION OVER TIME AND OVERALL ENGINE FAILURE BEFORE IT SHOULD EXPIRE UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS. THIS SITUATION HAPPENED TO ME AND I WAS NOTIFIED IN ANY MANOR AT ANY TIME ABOUT ANY RECALL EVEN DURING SERVICE FOR THE RECALLED ITEM. THIS REPAIR WAS IN EXCESS OF A THOUSAND DOLLARS. AT WHICH TIME I WAS TOLD NOTHING ABOUT THE PARTICLES BEING SUCKED INTO MY ENGINE CAUSING MY THE ENGINE WEAR WHICH CAUSED THE OIL CONDITION. AT THE VERY LEAST I SHOULD HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE RECALL AT THE TIME OF REPAIR AND OF MY OIL BEING CONTAMINATED. INSTEAD I WAS TOLD IT WOULD BE FINE TO DRIVE 100+ MILES TO MY LOCAL NISSAN DEALERSHIP. IT WOULD OF GREAT HELP IS YOU COULD LOOK INTO THIS MATTER OR MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS ON HOW ELSE THIS WOULD BE BEST HANDLED? INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).*TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 NISSAN SENTRA. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO DRIVE UP AN EXIT RAMP, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO STALL. THE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THEN THE VEHICLE STALLED COMPLETELY. THE CONTACT HAD TO WAIT FIVE MINUTES TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AND DRIVE HOME. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN DIAGNOSED SEVERAL TIMES, BUT THE FAILURE STILL PERSISTS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 15,000. UPDATED 07/10/08. *LJ UPDATED *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 NISSAN SENTRA. WHEN THE CONTACT PURCHASED THE VEHICLE, HE HAD THE OIL CONSUMPTION OF THE FUEL SYSTEM INSPECTED. THE MECHANIC INFORMED HIM THAT THE VEHICLE WAS BURNING LARGE AMOUNTS OF OIL, CAUSING THE PISTON RINGS TO WEAR DOWN. HE WAS ALSO INFORMED OF A RECALL WITH THIS IDENTICAL FAILURE, WHICH STATED THAT THEY WERE SUPPOSED TO REPLACE THE PARTS AS WELL AS INSTALL A CATALYST. THE CONTACT CALLED THE DEALER TO SEE IF HE COULD HAVE THIS REPAIRED UNDER THE RECALL, BUT THEY STATED THAT HIS VIN WAS EXCLUDED FROM THE RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 131,000. UPDATED 5/20/08 *CN UPDATED 05/20/08

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 NISSAN SENTRA S-ER. THREE YEARS AGO, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE DEALER STATED THAT IT COULD BE DUE TO VARIOUS COMPONENTS. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED THE REST OF THE DAY. THE DEALER ALSO SUGGESTED THAT THERE MAY HAVE BEEN A CRACK IN THE WIRING HARNESS. THE COST TO REPLACE THE WIRING HARNESS WAS $1,800, DOES NOT INCLUDE LABOR OR GUARANTEE THAT THE FAILURE WOULD BE CORRECTED. THREE YEARS LATER, IN MARCH OF 2008, THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR THE ECM, WHICH STATED THAT THE VEHICLE COULD SHUT OFF. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO PERFORM THE RECALL AS LONG AS THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER ALSO STATED THAT THE MECHANICS WERE NOT QUALIFIED THREE YEARS AGO. THEY LEFT BLOWN AND LOOSE FUSES IN THE ENGINE AND ALSO DISCONNECTED THE WIRING HARNESS. THE CONTACT PAID OVER $400 TO HAVE THE O2 SENSORS REPLACED AND THEY HAVE FAILED AGAIN. THE ECM REPAIR WAS ONLY GUARANTEED UNDER WARRANTY FOR 80,000 MILES; HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE CURRENTLY HAS 83,000 MILES. THE ECM REPAIR WAS COVERED UNDER WARRANTY THREE YEARS AGO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE SHOULD NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIR COSTS FOR A FAILURE THAT WAS IMPROPERLY DIAGNOSED THREE YEARS AGO. THERE ARE INVOICES AVAILABLE THAT INDICATE THE SAME COMPUTER READING THAT WAS DISPLAYED THREE YEARS AGO IS THE SAME READING THAT IS DISPLAYED TODAY. THE COMPLAINT IS RELATED TO HAVING TO PAY FOR A FAILURE THAT WAS COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY AND IMPROPERLY DIAGNOSED. THE POWERTRAIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 83,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 NISSAN SENTRA. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE ENGINE FAILED AND THE VEHICLE SHUT DOWN. THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED TO A MECHANIC. NISSAN STATED THAT IT WOULD COST BETWEEN $400 AND $500 TO DISSECT THE ENGINE AND LOCATE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN INSPECTED BY THE DEALER. THE PURCHASE DATE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 107,000.

MY CAR SUDDENLY STALLS AND I HAVE REDUCED ENGINE POWER. THE CAR TENDS TO STALL MORE AFTER IT RAINS AND IT COULD STALL FOR WEEKS OR MONTHS AND THAN IT WILL STOP BUT IT IS GETTING PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. I HAVE TAKEN FOR REPAIRS THREE TIMES AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR. I SEE THERE ARE RECALLS FOR SIMILAR PROBLEMS IN THE 2001 & 2003 NISSAN SENTRA DUE TO A DEFECTIVE CRANK SENSOR. I AM NOT SURE OF THE EXACT DATE THIS PROBLEM STARTED BUT I HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING THIS ENGINE FAILING PROBLEM ON AND OFF FOR SOMETIME. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 NISSAN SENTRA. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE STOPPED WITHOUT WARNING. THE INSTRUMENTAL PANEL ILLUMINATED AFTER THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE ECM WAS REPLACED AND THE FAILURE WAS CORRECTED FOR TWO WEEKS. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY BEING DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. THE CRANKSHAFT ALSO NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THERE IS AN EXCESSIVE OIL AND ANTIFREEZE LEAK THAT COULD ALSO BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE FAILURE. THE POWERTRAIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 114,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 112,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 NISSAN SENTRA SE-R. THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT BEGAN ILLUMINATING ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND THE EXHAUST BEGAN SMOKING. THE MUFFLER WAS REPLACED. THE CONTACT WAS NOTIFIED OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 03V084000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM: MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE). THE DEALER STATED THAT BECAUSE THE MUFFLER WAS REPAIRED BY ANOTHER SHOP, THEY COULD NOT REPAIR THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS EXPERIENCING INCREASED OIL CONSUMPTION, EXCESSIVE SMOKING, AND MADE A KNOCKING SOUND. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 64,439.

SINCE 09/07 I HAVE PAID MORE THAN $2500.00 TO REPLACE, CHANGE, CHECK, AND MAINTAIN THE OIL IN MY CAR. I KNOW HAVE TO CHANGE MY OIL EVERY 1,500 MILES INSTEAD OF EVERY 3,000 SO IT WONT BURN OUT THE ENGINE. IT IS A 2002 ALTIMA BUT APPARENTLY THE "VIN" NUMBER IS NOT ONE THAT WAS IN THE RECALLED NUMBERS YET IT IS HAVING THE EXACT PROBLEM THAT THE OTHER WERE RECALLED FOR. HOW IS IT THAT RANDOM NUMBER ARE CHOSEN TO FIX AND OTHERS ARE LEFT TO SHELL OUT AND MORE LIKELY HAVE TO BUY A NEW (OF COURSE NOT A NISSAN AT THIS POINT) CARE. *TR

MY NEW CAR WAS PERFORMING AS IT WAS SUPPOSED TO AND MAINTENANCE WAS BEING COMPLETED ON A REGULAR SCHEDULE. MY VEHICLE STARTED TO CUT OFF DURING OPERATION IN 2004/5. IT WOULD HAPPEN IN THE DRIVEWAY, EXPRESSWAYS, ETC. IT DIDN'T MATTER. I TOOK IT TO THE NISSAN DEALER AND THEY CLAIMED TO FIX THE PROBLEM. NEXT MY HEADLIGHT BEGAN TO BLOW A BULB EVERY 2,0000-3,000 MILES. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY REPLACED IT. THIS OCCURRED IN 2005. MID- JULY TO LATE NOVEMBER 2006 MY CAR BEGAN TO STALL IN COLD/WARM WEATHER. I TOOK IT TO THE NISSAN DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT NO PROBLEM WAS FOUND. MY CAR STARTED TO CONSUME OIL AT AN ALARMING RATE IN APRIL 2007. IT WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER YET AGAIN AND I WAS TOLD IT HAD INTERNAL ENGINE DAMAGE AND THEY COULD NOT FIND A PROBLEM WITH THE EXTERNAL COMPONENTS. I WAS QUOTED $4,000-$4,200 FOR A REPLACEMENT ENGINE. I HAVE ALWAYS GOTTEN MY REPAIR WORK AND OIL CHANGES AT NISSAN DEALERS AND NOW WHEN MY EXTENDED WARRANTY IS GONE I AM TOLD I NEED TO BUY AN ENGINE. THIS IS UNFAIR AND COSTLY. I CANNOT USE THE CAR FOR WORK COMMUTES OR TO GET TO SCHOOL. NISSAN HAS BEEN TOLD MANY TIMES ABOUT THEIR PRODUCT FAILURE AND THE MECHANICS BASICALLY ONLY CARE THAT YOU BUY/NOT BUY A MOTOR. I SHOULD NOT BE PAYING FOR THIS CAR WHEN IT IS CLEARLY A MECHANICAL DESIGN DEFECT THAT HAS CAUSED ME SO MUCH TIME, MONEY AND PAIN. I LEFT IT AT MY SISTER'S APARTMENT FOR 3 MONTHS BECAUSE IT WOULD START AND CUT OFF, IF AT ALL. I DROVE THE CAR THE OTHER DAY AFTER TRYING TO GET IT STARTED FOR 2 DAYS. IT DROVE LIKE A DREAM. NOW I CAN'T GET IT STARTED TO EVEN GET TO AND FROM ANYWHERE. I HAVE NUMEROUS REASONS FOR THINKING NISSAN SHOULD BE LIABLE. WHATEVER THEY ARE CURRENTLY DOING TO FIX THE PROBLEM IS OKAY BUT THERE ARE LOTS AND LOTS OF ENGINES DAMAGED DUE TO THESE RECALL ITEMS THAT WERE NOT HANDLED BY THE DEALERS AND NISSAN PROPERLY. *TR

MY VEHICLE WOULD CUT OFF WHILE DRIVING. I TOOK IT TO A NISSAN DEALERSHIP TO HAVE THE RECALLS R3022 (CRANK POSITION SENSOR) AND THE INSIDE LINING OF THE ECM BOX REMOVED. BECAUSE OF THE DAMAGE DONE TO THE ECM BOX FROM THE LINING BY ECM BOX HAS TO BE UNJUSTLY FIXED AT MY OWN EXPENSE. *TR

OIL DIP STICK BROKE ON 2002 NISSAN SENTRA. WITH ONLY ABOUT 60,000 MILES ON THE NISSAN SENTRA, THE PLASTIC OIL DIP STICK BROKE OFF INSIDE THE TUBE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A NISSAN DEALER FOR REPAIRS AT A AN OUT OUTRAGEOUS COST OF $380.63. CHECKING THE INTERNET, I FOUND NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. IT SURELY APPEARS TO BE A DESIGN FLAW WITH THE DIP STICK AND NISSAN SHOULD INITIATE A RECALL TO REPLACE EXISTING OIL STICKS MADE OF PLASTIC. ADDITIONAL, NISSAN SHOULD REIMBURSE THE OWNERS WHO HAVE ALREADY PAID FOR THIS REPAIR. *TR

THE DIPSTICK CAP ON MY 2002 NISSAN SENTRA GXE IS PLASTIC. DUE TO THIS AND THE NORMAL HEATING AND COOLING OF THE ENGINE, IT HAS BROKEN AWAY FROM THE DIPSTICK AND THE DIPSTICK IS STUCK DOWN IN THE DIPSTICK TUBE. TO GET THIS OUT AND REPLACE IT, THE DEALERSHIPS AND REPAIR GARAGES WANT $100-200+ DOLLARS. THIS I HAVE LEARNED IS A COMMON DEFECT AMONG MOST CARS OF THIS MAKE AND MODEL. *TR

SEVERE ENGINE FAILURE. I BOUGHT MY 2002 NISSAN SENTRA SPEC-V WITH ONLY 7,000 MILES ON IT AND THOUGHT I HAD A GREAT CAR. THANK GOODNESS I OPTED FOR THE EXTRA 100,000 EXTENDED WARRANTY. MY CAR'S ENGINE EXPERIENCED MASSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION AROUND 60,000 AND I NOTICED THE WHOLE TIME I OWNED THE CAR THAT THE OIL WAS ALWAYS LOW EACH TIME I CHANGED IT. I USED ONLY MOBIL 1 FULL SYN EVERY 5,000 MILES. THE ENGINE FAILED 3,000 OVER THE STANDARD 60K POWERTRAIN WARRANTY. I FOUGHT WITH NISSAN FOR 1 MONTH WHILE THEY KEPT MY CAR UNTIL I PROVIDED OIL CHANGE RECEIPTS. ONCE I PROVIDED THEM THEY CHANGED THE COMPLETE ENGINE WHICH TOTALED $8,500 AND MORE THAN THE CAR WAS WORTH ANYMORE. FURTHER FOR ABOUT 70,000 THE CAR HAD EXTENDED CRANK PROBLEMS AND WERE SEVERE IN HOT OR EXTREME COLD WEATHER. THE CAR WOULD TAKE 20 SECONDS OR LONGER TO CRANK OVER WHILE PUMPING THE GAS. AFTER MY 3RD COMPLAINT AT MY 3RD NISSAN DEALER THEY FINALLY FIXED THE PROBLEM AND PUT IN A NEW FUEL PUMP AND SENSOR. THE CAR HAS 98,000 AND 36,000 MILES AFTER THE NEW ENGINE. I AM THINKING OF GETTING RID OF IT BEFORE MORE TROUBLE HAPPENS BEYOND MY 100K WARRANTY. *TR

2002 NISSAN SENTRA SE-R WE OWN HAS BEEN GIVING US A RE-OCCURRING PROBLEM WITH BOTH THE UNIFIED METER THAT CONTROLS THE SPEEDOMETER AND AFFECTS THE ECM TO THROW UP THE ENGINE LIGHT TO COME ON..CAUSES A MASSIVE SLOW DOWN IN SPEED WHEN THE SPEEDOMETER GOES OUT WHILE DRIVING..BROUGHT THIS TO THE ATTENTION TO A LOCAL NISSAN DEALER, MIKE SHAD OF ORANGE PARK AND WAS INFORMED NOT TO WORRY ABOUT THE ENGINE LIGHT AND JUST HAVE THE ECM "REFLASHED". WE FOLLOWED THE INSTRUCTIONS FROM THE SERVICE CENTER OF MIKE SHAD NISSAN AND HAD THE SYSTEM REFLASHED..SPEEDOMETER WORKED BRIEFLY AND WENT OUT AGAIN..TO THIS DAY IT CONTINUES TO STAY ON "ENGINE LIGHT", AND THE SPEEDOMETER STILL WORKS OFF AND ON AND CONTINUES TO WREAK HAVOC ON MAINTAINING A SAFE SPEED. ALSO A MAJOR ISSUE REGARDING THE "LONG ENGINE CRANK TIME BEFORE ENGINE STARTS". I HAVE FOUND INFORMATION THRU THE INTERNET INFORMING THERE IS A TSB ON THIS ISSUE ON THIS PARTICULAR VEHICLE ('02 SENTRA) AND HAVE SUBMITTED AN EMAIL TO THE SERVICE DEPT OF MIKE SHAD NISSAN TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE BUT NO RESPONSE. THIS PROBLEM WITH THE CRANK TIME ENDANGERS NOT ONLY ME BUT MY FAMILY AS WELL. I CANNOT TRUST THE CAR TO CRANK PROPERLY WHICH THEREFORE PUTS THE RELIABILITY FACTOR IN JEOPARDY WHEN MY WIFE DRIVES THE CAR TO PICK UP MY DAUGHTER FOR SCHOOL AND USE THE VEHICLE TO AND FROM WORK. I FOUND INFORMATION ABOUT THIS PROBLEM THRU THE NISSANHELP WEBSITE REGARDING THE TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN "LONG ENGINE CRANK TIME BEFORE ENGINE STARTS" INDICATING A PRIMARY PART FAILURE ON A FAULTY FUEL PUMP THAT NEEDS TO REPAIRED/REPLACED... *TR

THE HANDLE ON THE ENGINE OIL DIPSTICK HAS BROKEN OFF. THE STICK ITSELF IS NOW IN THE DIPSTICK TUBE. I WAS LOOKING ON THE INTERNET YESTERDAY, AUGUST 12, 2007 AND UNCOVERED NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS FROM PEOPLE ABOUT THIS SAME PROBLEM. IT SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH NISSAN VEHICLES. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 NISSAN SENTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. TWO WEEKS LATER, WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE COMPLETELY SHUT OFF. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE, BUT WAS UNSUCCESSFUL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO HER RESIDENCE AND THEN TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER PERFORMED TWO REPAIRS UNDER RECALL # 03V477000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE) AND RECALL # 03V455000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE DEALER PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC TEST AND DETERMINED THAT THE VEHICLE'S COMPUTER FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TOWED BACK TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE STILL DOES NOT START. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 100,003.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 NISSAN SENTRA SE-R. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HER VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING PRE-CATALYTIC FAILURE. ONE OF THE CONVERTERS SEPARATED AND WENT INTO THE MOTOR, CAUSING HIGH OIL CONSUMPTION AND ENGINE VIRUSES. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 102,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 99,000. UPDATED 09/05/07. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 NISSAN SENTRA SE-R. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HER VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING PRE-CATALYTIC FAILURE. ONE OF THE CONVERTERS SEPARATED AND WENT INTO THE MOTOR, CAUSING HIGH OIL CONSUMPTION AND ENGINE VIRUSES. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 102,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 99,000. UPDATED 02/01/08. *LJ

EXCESS OIL USE, CAR USING WATER, NOT STARTING THEN WHEN IT STARTS IT BLOWS BLACK SMOKE. *TR

TL*- THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING A 2002 NISSAN SENTRA AT 65 MPH THE VEHICLE KEPT MISFIRING, CAUSING THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TO TURN ON. AT THE DEALER THEY DETERMINED THAT TWO SCREWS WERE MISSING, CAUSING THE THROTTLE PLATE TO FALL INTO THE INTAKE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE BOTH 77,000. *AK

VEHICLE(2002 NISSAN SENTRA GXE) BECOMES ROUGH AND THE ENGINE STOP INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE. TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP, THE ECM (ENGINE CONTROL MODULE) WAS DETECTED TO BE BAD. IT WAS REPLACED AT A COST OF $95.00. THE VEHICLE ODOMETER WAS SHOWING ABOUT 47,000 MILES. TALKED TO THE NISSAN MANUFACTURER AND I WAS TOLD THAT ALL RECALLS WERE ALREADY DONE ON THIS VEHICLE ON MARCH 24TH, 2004 AT STEVENS CREEK NISSAN. THIS INCLUDED RECTIFYING THE DEFECTS RELATED TO ECM. HOWEVER THE ECM BECAME BAD AGAIN. THERE MAY BE DEFECTS WHICH HAVE NOT COME TO THE REVIEW. PLEASE HELP TO IDENTIFY THE DEFECTS AND MAKE THE VEHICLE SAFE ON THE ROAD.*JB

TL*- THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING THE 2002 NISSAN SENTRA AT A SPEED OF 50 MPH EXITING THE FREEWAY WHEN THE ENGINE SUDDENLY LOST POWER WITHOUT ANY PRIOR WARNING. THE CONTACT HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED INTO THE DEALERSHIP IN RENO, NV. THE DEALERSHIP IS CURRENTLY WORKING ON THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT FELT THAT VEHICLE HAD THE SAME FAILURE AS MENTINED NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER : 03V455000 CONCERNING ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. *AK

2002 NISSAN SENTRA HAD A RECALL DONE AND THE SAME PARTS FAILED AGAIN . **NAR**CC THE VEHICLE WAS RECALLED FOR CONTAMINATED ENGINE CONTROL MODULE BY THE INNER LINING MATERIAL. THIS PROBLE CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO STOP RUNNING WHILE DEING DRIVEN. THE RECALL REPAIR WAS COMPLETE ON 4/2004. NOV 28, 2006 THE PROBLEM RECURRED. THE DEALER ONLY PAID FOR PART OF THE REPAIR. THE CONSUMER BELIEVES THAT THE DEALER SHOULD HAVE COVERED ALL COST. *NM

AFTER PURCHASING A NISSAN SENTRA GXE 2002 -- ABOUT 1 MONTH LATER THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND I HAD TO PAY ALMOST 300 DOLLARS TO REPLACE THE RADIATOR THERMOSTAT--OF COURSE THIS REPAIR AND THE NEXT WAS NOT COVERED BY THE WARRANTY THAT I PURCHASED--AFTER 5 MONTHS BOTH ENGINE BELTS HAD TO BE REPLACED--ANOTHER 175 BUCKS. NOW I HEAR A SUSPICIOUS CREAKING FROM THE REAR END--I CAN'T WAIT TO FIND OUT WHAT THAT IS. OH--I ALMOST FORGOT--ONE DAY AFTER TAKING THE CAR HOME I HAD TO REPAIR A REAR TIRE AND THE PAINT IS PEELING AND FADING. *JB

HELLO, THANK YOU FOR TAKING THE TIME TO READ THIS E MAIL, IT STARTED WITH A SIMPLE OIL CHANGE FOR MY SISTER NISSAN SENTRA, I HAD JUST FINISHED TAKING THE USED OIL OUT AND REPLACING A NEW OIL FILTER, I WENT FOR THE DIP STICK, AND IT BROKE, MY DAY WAS ALREADY BAD AND IT WENT TO WORST. THE FAILURE OF THE POORLY DESIGN DIPSTICK, ITS PLASTIC HANDLE, BROKE AND THE DIPSTICK METAL WENT IN, I HAVE TRIED PLAYERS, METAL STICK WITH NO LUCK, I WENT TO THE INTERNET AND FOUND OTHERS IN THE SAME BOAT AS ME, TALKING ABOUT HOW AT AN OIL CHANGE PLACE OR HOUSE WHEN THE DIPSTICK BROKE, I HAVE SEARCH THE INTERNET FOR HINTS AND ADVICE TO HOW TO GET THE PIECE OUT, MANY PEOPLE PUT THAT IT TAKES $210 DOLLARS TO FIX, I DON'T HAVE THAT KIND OF MONEY TO BE USING IT ON DETAILED AREAS OF MY CAR I HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO DO MUCH, IT TO LATE, I HAVE WAITED FOR MY BROTHER IN LAW TO HELP ME OUT BUT THE SUN HAS SET AND ITS REAL COLD I WRITE THIS E MAIL SO THAT NISSAN CARS DON'T GET SUCH A BAD REPUTATION, HTTP://WWW.BROOMEMAN.COM/MT/ARCHIVES/001156.HTML, IS A INTERNET SOURCE YOU MAY OR MAY NOT KNOW, SOME PEOPLE SAY THAT THEY WELL CHANGE TO HONDA, HONDA IS ONE OF THE MOST ROOMIEST CARS I HAVE EVERY BEEN IN, MY SISTER CAR IS A 02 NISSAN SENTRA, I THANK YOU ONCE MORE FOR YOUR TIME IN HOPES THAT SOMETHING MIGHT BE DONE TO HELP NISSAN OWNERS FEEL THAT THEY DID GET THEIR MONEYS WORTH BUYING A NISSAN, THANK YOU. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. AFTERWARDS, THE ENGINE WAS EASILY RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THERE WAS A NHTSA RECALL, # 06V242000, REGARDING THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT ALERTED.

JUNE 15 , 2006 - I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AND ALL OF SUDDEN , CAR STALLED . TOOK IT TO THE DEALER. THEY REPLACED THE EMC. IT RAN FINE FOR 2 MONTHS . TODAY AGAIN IT STALLED . LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE CAR. TAKING IT TO THE DEALER FOR CHECKUP ON THURSDAY. TALKED TO THE DEALER, AS OF TODAY NO RECALL IS DUE ON MY CAR. *JB

WHILE BOTH DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC, CAR SHUTS OFF ENTIRELY. SOMETIMES NOT STARTING AGAIN. HAVE HAD CAR TOWED TO MECHANIC AND MASS AIR FLOW SENSOR REPLACED AND ON A DIFFERENT OCCASION THE CAM SENSOR RESET. PROBLEM STILL OCCURS. NEVER RECEIVED A SINGLE RECALL NOTICE; WARRANTY PERIOD HAS EXPIRED. *JB

MY 2002 NISSAN SENTRA SE-R EXPERIENCED A POWER VALVE SCREW LIBERATION CONSISTENT WITH NISSANS VOLUNTARY SERVICE CAMPAIGN # 5202. THE ISSUE IS THAT THE CAMPAIGN IS WRITTEN TO ONLY COVER 2004 AND 2005 MODELS. OBVIOUSLY THIS MANUFACTURING ISSUE PREDATES THE DATES COVERED IN THE VSC. *NM

I OWN A 2002 NISSAN SENTRA SE-R. IT HAS APPROXIMATELY 80,000 MILES ON IT. ONE DAY LAST MONTH, ON THE WAY HOME FROM WORK, MY CAR STALLED AT A RED LIGHT. I WAS ABLE TO GET IT STARTED AND DRIVE IT THE 15 MILES TO MY DEALERSHIP, BUT IT STALLED AT LEAST TWICE ON THE WAY. THE ENGINE ALSO WAS NOT RUNNING SMOOTHLY AND THE "CHECK ENGINE LIGHT" WAS ON. WHEN I GOT TO THE DEALERSHIP, THEY TOLD ME THAT A "POWER VALVE SCREW" HAD COME LOOSE AND WORKED ITS WAY INTO ONE OF MY CYLINDERS WHERE IT THEN PROCEEDED TO SMASH A SPARK PLUG. ALSO, I WAS INFORMED THAT THIS WAS A KNOWN RECALL ISSUE ON THE 2003 AND 2004 NISSAN SENTRA SE-RS AND ON THE ALTIMA'S, BUT THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL ISSUED FOR 2002 SENTRA SE-RS. MY EXTENDED WARRANTY (75,000 MILES) HAD JUST RUN OUT AND MY DEALERSHIP SUGGESTED THAT I CONTACT NISSAN CORPORATE TO SEE IF THEY WOULD INTERVENE AND HELP, SINCE ALL OF THE PARTS INVOLVED AND THE NATURE OF THE PROBLEM EXACTLY MATCHED WHAT WAS HAPPENING IN THE '03 AND '04S. THE ONLY DIFFERENCE WAS THAT MY CAR WAS AN '02. TO MAKE A LONG STORY SHORT, NISSAN CORPORATE BASICALLY TOLD ME THAT SINCE THERE WAS NO RECALL ISSUED FOR MY MODEL YEAR AND SINCE MY WARRANTY HAD RUN OUT, THERE WAS NOTHING THEY WERE OBLIGATED TO DO FOR ME. THEY ALSO SAID, "DON'T WORRY. WE ARE CONSTANTLY ASSESSING THE STATUS OF RECALLS AND IF A RECALL IS ISSUED FOR THE 2002 MODEL YEAR, WE WILL REIMBURSE YOU." I ENDED UP PAYING OVER $600 (AND IT WOULD HAVE BEEN MORE, HAD MY DEALERSHIP NOT TAKEN PITY ON ME AND GIVEN ME A DISCOUNT) TO GET SOMETHING FIXED ON MY CAR THAT WAS A KNOWN PROBLEM FOR THE 2 MODEL YEARS FOLLOWING 2002, BUT THAT (FOR SOME REASON) DIDN'T INCLUDE MY CAR. AS I STATED ABOVE, MY DEALERSHIP VERIFIED THAT ALL OF THE PARTS THAT WERE AFFECTED WERE THE SAME AS THOSE INVOLVED IN THE RECALL, AND THAT THE ACTUAL PROBLEM WAS THE SAME AS THE RECALL. *JB

AT 6:30 AM, I WAS DRIVING, TRYING TO DEFROST THE WINDOWS WITH THE DEFROSTER AT A LIGHT AND THE CAR STARTED A JERKING MOTION AND OVERHEATED. I PARKED THE CAR AT FAMILY MEMBER'S RESIDENCE. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED; HOWEVER, THE REPLACEMENT WAS COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY. NISSAN NEEDED TO BE CONTACTED AND THEY WERE. MY CASE WAS IN THE WARRANTY DEPARTMENT FOR 3.5 WEEKS, MEAN WHILE I WAS WITHOUT TRANSPORTATION I WASN'T APPROVED TO HAVE A VEHICLE SUPPLIED BY NISSAN. NISSAN MADE A DECISION NOT TO REPLACE THE ENGINE IN MY 4 YEAR OLD CAR THAT RECEIVED REGULAR MAINTENANCE; BUT TO REPLACE THE CYLINDER HEAD GASKETS (WHICH FROM WHAT I AM TOLD IS A TEMPORARY FIX). THIS IS BECAUSE I AM AT 58,000 MILES AND MY WARRANTY IS UP AT 60,000 MILES. BEWARE OF NISSAN AND THEIR WARRANTIES. *JB

EARLY MARCH, I NOTICED ON CONSUMER REPORTS WEBSITE THAT THERE WERE RECALLS ASSOCIATED WITH MY 2002 NISSAN SENTRA. ENGINE SENSORS. NISSAN DID NOT SEND ME A RECALL NOTICE EVEN THOUGH THEY HAD MY NAME AND ADDRESS. I REGISTERED THE CAR WHEN I BOUGHT IT USED. MARCH 16 2006 MY NISSAN HAD 115754 KMS ON IT WHEN I TOOK IT INTO NISSAN VICTORIA FOR THE RECALLS. THEY REPLACED THE CRANKSHAFT/CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSORS (3 IN TOTAL) RECALL R86. REMOVED ECM CASE HOLDER FOAM R87. JUNE 20, 2006 I WAS HEADING TO THE HIGHWAY WHEN MY ENGINE STARTED RACING AND JERKING, I DROVE IT HOME. THE CAR DIED AND I HAD IT TOWED TO AN AUTOMOTIVE SHOP AROUND THE CORNER FROM MY HOUSE. I WAS SO LUCKY I WASN'T GOING DOWN THE HIGHWAY WITH LOTS OF TRAFFIC! THE MECHANIC CAME TO THE CONCLUSION FAIRLY QUICKLY THAT IT MIGHT BE THE COMPUTER AND HE CALLED THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP. THEY TOLD HIM THAT THEY HAD NO PROBLEMS WITH THE COMPUTERS. I RENTED A CAR IN THE MEANTIME TO GET TO WORK. THE MECHANIC GOT A USED COMPUTER FROM THE AUTO WRECKER AND THE CAR STARTED RIGHT UP. APPARENTLY THE FOAM ON THE ECM DAMAGED THE COMPUTER (SOME KIND OF GAS-FUMES) WHILE IT WAS CURING. THIS IS WHY NISSAN REMOVED THE FOAM. MAYBE THEY ARE TRYING TO AVOID ANOTHER RECALL LIKE FOR THE SENSORS...TOO LATE... I HAVE SINCE DISCOVERED THAT A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE ECM. I DON'T TRUST THE USED ECM I HAVE IN THE CAR BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT IT. BUT I FEEL THAT NISSAN SHOULD EITHER REBUILD OR GIVE ME A NEW COMPUTER. IF THIS HAPPENS AT 123,000 KMS WHAT CAN I EXPECT FURTHER DOWN THE ROAD? I HAVE THE OLD COMPUTER, NOT SURE WHAT TO DO WITH IT. *JB

DT: THE CONTACT STATES THEIR CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS UNDER A RECALL BUT THEIR VEHICLE MANUFACTURER STATES IT IS NOT. THERE ARE NO OTHER CONSEQUENCES THAT THIS HAS CAUSED, THE CONTACT JUST WANTS THE DEALER TO PAY THE BILL SO THEY CAN PASS THEIR STATE INSPECTION.

WENT TO GET AN OIL CHANGE TODAY AND THE MECHANIC PULLED THE DIPSTICK AND DISCOVERED THAT THE HALF OF THE PLASTIC HANDLE THAT THE DIPSTICK WAS ATTACHED TO HAD BROKEN OFF. WE LUCKILY WERE ABLE TO REMOVE THE DIPSTICK FROM HOME WITH A PENCIL AND TAPE, HOWEVER THIS SIGNIFIES A MORE COMMON PROBLEM THAT THIS VEHICLE IS MADE OF SHOTTY PARTS. I HAD TO GET A TUNE-UP AT 25,000 MILES, MY BATTERY HAS CORROSION PROBLEMS THAT HAVE BEEN COMMUNICATED MULTIPLE TIMES TO THE DEALER WITH NO FIX, AND MY COMPUTER DIED AT 40,000 MILES AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. I WILL NOW HAVE TO PURCHASE A DIPSTICK SINCE THEY USED A SHOTTY PLASTIC PART THAT CORRODED AND BROKE. THIS SEEMS TO BE A VERY COMMON PROBLEM. IT MAY NOT BE A SAFETY HAZARD, HOWEVER, THE MANUFACTURE NEEDS TO BE HELD LIABLE. HERE IS A LINK TO MANY OTHER NISSAN CONSUMERS WHO HAVE HAD THIS SAME PROBLEM: HTTP://WWW.BROOMEMAN.COM/MT/ARCHIVES/001156.HTML. *NM

WHEN MY 2002 SENTRA WAS BROUGHT INTO HABBERSTAD NISSAN FOR A ROUTINE OIL CHANGE, I WAS INFORMED THAT THE OIL DIP STICK WAS BROKEN AND THE BOTTOM WAS STUCK IN THE BOTTOM. I WAS TOLD BY NISSAN THAT THE OIL PAN HAD TO BE REMOVED TO GET IT OUT AND THAT IT WOULD COST $290.00. I HAVE AN EXTENDED WARRANTY AND WAS ALSO TOLD THAT THIS WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY. THE SERVICE PERSON ALSO MENTIONED THAT HE HAS SEEN THIS PROBLEM ON SEVERAL 2002 SENTRAS, HOWEVER NISSAN HAS NOT ACKNOWLEDGED THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH THE CAR. I HAVE SINCE SEEN SEVERAL COMPLAINTS REGARDING THIS SAME PROBLEM WITH THE 2002 MODEL. IF ANYTHING, THIS SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER NISSAN'S WARRANTY AND SHOULD PROBABLY BE INCLUDED AS A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM. NISSAN SHOULD RESOLVE THIS PROBLEM AT NO COST TO THE CONSUMER SINCE THERE IS OBVIOUSLY A PROBLEM WITH THE PLASTIC DIPSTICK BREAKING APART.*JB

BUTTERFLY VALVE ON THE 2002 NISSAN SENTRA THE CAR STARTED TO IDLE VERY ROUGH WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 70 MPH. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON & THE ENGINE VIBRATION BECAME WORSE. THE CAR STALLED & I WAS ALMOST KILLED TRYING TO GET TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE CAR & DRIVE A FEW MORE MILES TO WORK. THE CAR WAS THEN TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY FOUND SPARK PLUG #1 SMASHED BECAUSE A SCREW WAS FOUND IN THE INTAKE MANIFOLD. THE DEALER SAID THERE IS NO RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM. THE DEALER REPLACED SEVERAL PARTS WITHIN INTAKE MANIFOLD. NISSAN NORTH AMERICA REFUSES TO ADDRESS THE PROBLEMS IN THE 2002 AND 2003 MODELS AS I HAVE ATTEMPTED TO WORK WITH THEM IN A REASONABLE MANNER. THIS IS A POTENTIALLY FATAL ISSUE AS NOTED IN DIFFERENT INDIVIDUALS EXPERIENCE THE SAME PROBLEMS WITH ENGINES CATCHING ON FIRE OR CAR STALLING AND LOCKING UP IN TRAFFIC. INTERESTED IN PURSUING A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT. *NM

2002 NISSAN SENTRA ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON WHICH WAS CAUSED BY THE OXYGEN SENSOR. THE OXYGEN SENSOR WAS REPLACED AND STILL EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE ALSO STALLED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. *TS THE CONSUMER REQUESTED A REPLACEMENT OF THE ECM OR FOR A RECALL TO BE ISSUED. THE COMPUTER SHOWED A CODE FOR THE THROTTLE SENSOR. *SC

IN APRIL OF 2005 CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WENT ON. BROUGHT CAR TO MY MECHANIC AND CODES CAME UP FOR MY OXYGEN SENSORS. WHEN SENSORS WERE REPLACED THE CODES WOULD NOT GO AWAY AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WOULD NOT COME OFF. HE REPLACED THEM AGAIN AND NO CHANGE. IN OCTOBER 2005 MY CAR STALLED UNEXPECTEDLY AND AFTER STARTING IT UP DROVE SO BAD I CANNOT DRIVE CAR ANYMORE. BROUGHT CAR TO DEALER AND WOULD NOT EXPLAIN WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS BUT DID TAKE CARE OF ALL RECALLS (I NEVER RECEIVED RECALL INFO-FOUND IT ONLINE MYSELF). MY CAR STILL WAS RUNNING TERRIBLE SO I BROUGHT IT TO MY MECHANIC. A CODE CAME UP FOR THROTTLE SENSOR NOT TO MENTION 5 OTHER CODES. HE REPLACED THROTTLE SENSOR AND NO DIFFERENCE IN HOW CAR RUNS. CAR NOW WILL STALL IN THE MIDDLE OF DRIVING. I WILL NOT DRIVE CAR FOR FEAR OF AN ACCIDENT! NICK, A REGIONAL SPECIALIST SAID NISSAN WILL NOT LOOK AT CAR FREE OF CHARGE EVEN THOUGH I HAVE SPENT OVER $1500 ON THESE PROBLEMS. MY OWN MECHANIC HAS DONE MORE FOR ME THAN A COMPANY WHO SAYS THEY ARE THEIR TOUGHEST CRITIC. I DECIDED TO LOOK UP INFO ONLINE AND FOUND 5 DIFFERENT COMPLAINTS VERY SIMILAR TO MINE WHERE THE ECM WAS INVOLVED ON THIS WEBSITE. THE COMPANY WHO MANUFACTURED ECM'S TO NISSAN STATES ON THEIR WEB PAGE THAT ECM'S INSTALLED IN CARS THEY PROVIDED ECM'S TO FROM 1989-2003 HAD A HIGHER RATE OF MALFUNCTION. THIS WEBSITE ALSO EXPLAINED WHAT CAN HAPPEN WHEN YOUR ECM FAILS- 1. WARNING LIGHT REMAINS ON; 2. NONSENSE FAULT CODES SHOW UP WHEN READER IS CONNECTED; 3. VEHICLE BREAKDOWN W/O WARNING; 4. ERRATIC IDLE, STALL AT TRAFFIC/POOR RUNNING & STARTING PROBLEMS. THESE ARE JUST A FEW BUT HOW INTERESTING THESE ALL ARE HAPPENING TO MY CAR. I BELIEVE 2002 NISSAN SENTRA'S PROBABLY HAVE AN EVEN HIGHER RATE OF FAILURE BECAUSE OF THE RECALL TO THE ECM CASE HOLDER. I BELIEVE THIS MAY CAUSE PROBLEMS TO THE ECM. NISSAN SHOULD CARE ENOUGH ABOUT THEIR CUSTOMER AND A HUMAN LIFE TO REPLACE ECM'S. BEFORE A SERIOUS INJURY OCCURS OR WORSE, IF THAT HASN'T HAPPENED YET. *NM

DT: 2002 NISSAN SENTRA. THE CONTACT STATED VEHICLE STOPPED WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH. THE CONTACT THEN COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP; THEY STATE THE ECM MODULE FAILED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. IT IS STILL AT THE DEALERSHIP. THE CONTACT WAS TRYING TO GET NISSAN TO FIX THE VEHICLE UNDER RECALL CAMPAIGN 03V477000. IF THE ECM FAILED THE IGNITION MODULE WILL NOT BE REPLACED. THE PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE OCCURRED ON SEPTEMBER 12, 2005. *AK

2002 NISSAN SENTRA EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WITH SHUTTING DOWN AS WELL AS FAULTY BRAKES.***NO ANSWER REQUIRED***. *MR THE SERVICE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO FIND THE PROBLEM. REFER TO RECALL CAMPAIGN# 03V455000. THE BRAKES WERE FAULTY, THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE BATTERY DUE TO LEAKING AND WOULDN'T CHARGE, THE FAN BELT HAD CRYSTALLIZED, NOISE HAD COME FROM THE ENGINE DUE TO THE RADIATOR, THERE WAS A MALFUNCTION OF THE COMPUTER WHICH CAUSED THE ENGINE TO FLOOD WITH GAS. *SC

2002 NISSAN SENTRA COMPUTER (ECM) WENT BAD AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.*MR THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE ON THE ECM IN 2004 BUT WAS UNABLE TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO DEALER TO HAVE IT CORRECT DUE TO WORK OBLIGATIONS. THE RECALL STATED THAT THE ENGINE MAY STOP RUNNING DUE TO CONTAMINATION OF THE ECM BY THE INNER LINING MATERIAL. WHILE DRIVING IN MAY 2005 THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE STALLED AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASH. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE LOCAL REPAIR SHOP WHO DETERMINED THAT THE ECM HAD FAILED. THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER ABOUT REPLACING THE PART FREE OF CHARGE. THE DEALER EXPLAINED THAT THE RECALL WAS ONLY FOR THE LINING NOT THE MODULE AND REFUSED TO REPLACE THE MODULE FOR FREE. THE CONSUMER HAD THE ECM REPLACED AT HIS OWN EXPENSE. *NM

DT: 2002 NISSAN SENTRA. WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY THE CAR SHUT OFF, TOOK THE CAR TO A MECHANIC. WENT ON THE NISSAN WEBSITE AND FOUND TWO RECALLS, THEY WERE ENGINE CONTROL MODULE CASE HOLDER AND HEAD LAMP ADJUSTER. THEN, TOOK CAR INTO DEALERSHIP, THEY RAN VIN # AND THEY FOUND THREE RECALLS, ONE WAS ON THE FOAM ON THE ENGINE CONTROL MODULE AND THE OTHER TWO WERE UNKNOWN. ONE OF THE RECALLS WOULD CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO SHUT DOWN OR CUT OFF. TOOK THE CAR INTO THE DEALERSHIP ON FRIDAY AUGUST 19, 2005. THEY DID NOT REPAIR DUE TO WARRANTY ISSUES. SPOKE TO CONSUMER AFFAIRS OFFICE OF NISSAN AND THEY SAID THIS CAR WOULD NOT BE FIXED BY NISSAN WITHOUT COST. THE CAR HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED AND IT IS STILL AT THE DEALERSHIP.*AK

2002 NISSAN SENTRA SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE CAR STOPPED RUNNING.*MR THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM AS STATED IN THE RECALL NOTICE. *JB

2002 NISSAN SENTRA HAS PROBLEMS WITH THE CHECK ENGINE SOON LIGHT ILLUMINATING ON THE DASHBOARD.*MR *NM

NISSAN SENTRA 2002 THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED A SQUEAKING NOISE FROM THE ENGINE. *BF THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT SUGGESTED THAT THE NOISE WAS COMING FROM THE ALTERNATOR ASSEMBLY OR CYLINDER NEXT TO IT. THE DRIVE BELT WAS ADJUSTED DUE TO LOOSENESS. THE VEHICLE STAYED QUIET FOR THREE DAYS THEN THE NOISE STARTED AGAIN. THE WEATHER COULD CAUSE A GLAZE ON THE DRIVE BELT WHICH CAUSED NOISES. THE BELT WAS REPLACED. *SC *JB

WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE CUT OFF. THERE WAS A SAFETY RECALL ON THE VEHICLE, AND IT WAS A TAKEN TO THE CLOSEST DEALER TO GET IT REPAIRED. AFTER BEING REPAIRED IT WAS FOUND THAT VEHICLE WAS STILL SHUTTING OFF. *AK CUSTOMER WAS CHARGED FOR REPAIR THAT WAS COVERED UNDER RECALL NOTICE. AFTER PAYING FOR THE SERVICE THE ENGINE LIGHT WAS STILL ON. AFTER FOUR ADDITIONAL TRIPS LIGHT FINALLY WENT OFF. ELECTRIC TAPE WAS USE TO REPAIR HARNESS NOW CAR SMELLS LIKE SOMETHING IS BURNING WHILE DRIVING. *EH *JB

WENT TO CHECK THE OIL AND THE PLASTIC DIPSTICK HAD BROKEN OFF AND THE DIPSTICK HAS FALLEN DOWN INTO THE ENGINE. CHECKING ONLINE FOR HELP ON REMOVAL SHOWS A NUMBER OF PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM.THEY WANT $156 DOLLARS TO FIX A PROBLEM THAT NISSAN IS AWARE OF THAT COULD HAVE BEEN PREVENTED WITH A NEW DIPSTICK NOT MADE OF PLASTIC FOR $3.*JB

WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. VEHICLE RESTARTED, AND THEY CONTINUED ON DRIVING. LATER, VEHICLE STALLED AGAIN. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER, WHO INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THE PROBLEM WAS A CRANKSHAFT SENSOR THAT WAS ON RECALL. CONSUMER DID NOT RECEIVE A RECALL NOTICE. HOWEVER, PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK

WHEN I WENT TO GET MY OIL CHANGED THE MECHANIC WENT TO PULL THE DIPSTICK OUT AND SINCE IT IS PLASTIC AND IS LOCATED NEXT TO THE MANIFOLD IT DRIED OUT AND BROKE. NOW THE METAL PART OF THE DIPSTICK IS STUCK IN THE TUBE.

CONSUMER'S VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM AS STATED IN RECALL 03V455000. HOWEVER, CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK

INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND SHIFTING ANY GEAR THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE DEALERSHIP INSPECTED THE VEHICLE 10 TIMES ON DIFFERENT OCCASIONS, AND COULD NOT DUPLICATE OR CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *AK THERE WERE NUMEROUS PROBLES WITH ENGINE STALLING, THE MAF HAD TO BE REPLACE NUMEROUS TIMES, THE CHECK ENGINE AND THE REVERSE LIGHT DID NOT WORK PROPERLY. (THE WIRING HARNESS ALSO REPEATED INTERMITTENT PROBLEMS) THE ENGINE WOULD STALL WHEN THE CLUTCH WAS DEPRESSED AND WHEN IN NEUTRAL IDLING AND WHEN SHIFTING THE GEARS. THE FRONT SPEAKER/TWEETERS MADE CRACKING NOISES. THE COOLING FAN WOULD COME ON WHEN NOT ACTIVATED. *SC *JB

WHILE DRIVING THE ENGINE STOPPED RUNNING AND THE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. *MR THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS A DEFECTIVE SENSOR. THE ENGINE LIGHT WOULD GO ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY WITH A SERIES OF STALLING. *SC THE CONSUMER FOUND INFORMATION REGARDING A RECALL, HOWEVER THE DEALER CLAIMED THEY KNEW NOTHING ABOUT A RECALL. *JB

VEHICLE STALLED WHILE DRIVING. VEHICLE WAS THEN TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP, WHO PERFORMED THE ECM MATERIAL 03V477000 REPAIRS. VEHICLE STALLED 20 TIMES SINCE RECALL REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED. DEALERSHIP WAS UNABLE TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM. DEALERSHIP INDICATED THAT THEY DONE ALL THEY COULD DO, BUT WERE UNABLE TO FIND THE CAUSE OF STALLING. *AK

WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED VEHICLE STALLED. *AK VEHICLE ALSO INTERMITTENTLY JERK WHEN SHIFTING GEARS. *LA

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED VEHICLE STALLED. CONSUMER RESTARTED THE VEHICLE, AND TOOK IT TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE MASS AIR FLOW SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, AND REPLACED IT. THE MASS AIR FLOW SENSOR HAS BEEN REPLACED SEVERAL TIMES BUT THE STALLING RECURS. *AK THE OIL PAN, REAR MAIN SEAL AND FRONT ENGINE SEAL WERE LEAKING OIL. THE VEHICLE DRIVE BELTS ALSO NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *NM

WHILE STARTING UP THE VEHICLE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD AND REMAINED ON. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK

DRIVING 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. *AK

WHILE PULLING INSIDE OF THE GARAGE, THE VEHICLE STALLED. OWNER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE OWNER THAT THE HEAD GASKET HAD BLOWN AND THE ENGINE WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED. PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *NM

VEHICLE ENGINE SERVICED TWICE AND BOTH REPAIRS FAILED. (NAR) *PH THE CONSUMER HAD EXPERIENCED ONGOING PROBLEMS WITH SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT FLASHING ON. *CB *JB

ENGINE CONTINUED TO MAKE NOISES UPON STARTING EVEN AFTER RECALL WAS PERFORMED. *PH SINCE THE WORK WAS PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE, THE CONSUMER HAD 14 OIL CHANGES, ON ONE OF FOUR OCCASIONS THE VEHICLE WAS NOTED AS HAVING LOW OIL. *JB

VEHICLE HEATED, (STILL UNDER WARRANTY) SO I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER NISSAN WORLD OF SPRINGFIELD, NJ. MY CAR HAS BEEN SITTING THERE SINCE 3/19/04 AND STILL MY VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THEY KEEP TELLING ME THAT THE PART IS ON BACK ORDER AND THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO ABOUT THIS. I HAVE NO TRANSPORTATION. THEY ALSO RENTED ME A CAR FOR 5 DAYS AND THEY EXTENDED FOR AN ADDITIONAL 5 DAYS. AFTER THOSE 10 DAYS WERE UP I HAD TO RETURN THE VEHICLE WITH ME NOT HAVING ANY TRANSPORTATION TO GET AROUND. MY CAR IS STILL SITTING THERE. NO ONE HAS INFORMED ME OF AN UPDATE ON THE PARTS AS TO WHEN THEY WILL BE SHIPPED. I HAVE NO TRANSPORTATION AND ITS BEGINNING TO REALLY BOTHER. PLEASE HELP ME RESOLVE THIS ISSUE. *LA

WHILE DRIVING 80 MPH THE VEHICLE STALLED. THREE WEEKS LATER, THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR THE DEFECT, HOWEVER THE DEALER REFUSED TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE. *AK AFTER DESCENDING DOWNHILL AT 80 MPH AND UPON GOING UPHILL, THE VEHICLE SHUT COMPLETELY OFF. *SC *JB

WHILE MAKING A RIGHT TURN, THE ENGINE EXPERIENCED ERRATIC BEHAVIOR CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL. VEHICLE COLLIDED WITH A CEMENT DRAINAGE GUTTER. *PH CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE FROM NISSAN REGARDING ENGINE RELATED FAILURE OF ECM AND CRANK POSITION SENSOR. VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED ON CONSUMER'S EXPENSE AND SEEKING REIMBURSEMENT FOR REPAIRS BECAUSE DEALER SAID THAT THEY COULD NOT FILL THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE WARRANTY DUE TO THE NATURE OF COLLATERAL DAMAGE ON TO THE TRANSAXLE AND SURROUNDING SUSPENSION, WHICH IS A LIABILITY ISSUE NOT WARRANTY. *LA

WHILE DRIVING, CONSUMER FELT LIKE VEHICLE WENT INTO NEUTRAL. CONSUMER BARELY MADE IT TO THE SHOULDER BECAUSE VEHICLE WAS SHUTTING DOWN. AFTER INCIDENT CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE REGARDING CONTAMINATION OF ENGINE CONTROL MODULE (ECM). *LA *JB

2002 SPEC-V HEATER TEMP CONTROL CABLES BROKE. DROVE CAR TO 10000 MILES.. IN DEC WAS GIVEN A RENTALCAR..TOLD PARTS WOULD BE IN ANY DAY. BEEN WITHOUT THE PARTS FOR OVER 90 DAYS.. NO ETA ON PARTS ..NO ETA ON REPAIR..ONLY GET THE RUN AROUND FROM NISSAN

1) ONGOING INTERMITTENT PROBLEMS WITH GEARS GRINDING, GEARS POPPING OUT (WHILE DRIVING NO LESS!), GEARS REFUSING TO GO INTO PROPER GEAR (ESPECIALLY A PROBLEM WITH REVERSE.) DEALER TELLS US CAR DRIVES FINE FOR THEM AND PROBLEMS CANNOT BE REPLICATED. SEVERAL OBSERVERS HAVE SEEN AND HEARD THESE PROBLEMS ON VARIOUS OCCASIONS. DEALER CONTINUES TO TELL US THAT THERE ARE NO PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION. 2) CAR REFUSED TO START AND NEEDED TO BE TOWED TO DEALER, WHERE UPON WE WERE TOLD THE CAR STARTED RIGHT UP FOR US. THIS PROBLEM HAS NOT RECURRED AS OF THIS DATE. NOTE: THE EXACT MILAGE MAY NOT BE ACCURATE, BUT IS CLOSE. THE CAR ONLY HAS 13,000 MILES ON IT.

CAR RUNNING HOT - SEVERAL TIMES - RAN OUT OF FLUID - REPLACED FLUID - SAME PROBLEM - DEALER REPLACED LOWER RADIATOR HOSE. PURCHASE DATE WAS OCT 2001 - DO NOT RECALL EXACT DATE. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING, THE VEHICLE STALLED INTERMITTENTLY.*AK WHILE DRIVING 35-45 MPH THE VEHICLE JERKED WHEN SHIFTING GEARS. WHILE STOPPED AT A RED LIGHTS THE VEHICLE HAS STALLED NUMEROUS TIMES. ONE TIME IT STALLED FOUR TIMES WITHIN ONE MILE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE CONSUMER RETRIEVED THE VEHICLE FROM THE DEALER AND CONTINUED TO DRIVE IT ALL WINTER WITH NO PROBLEMS. WHEN THE WEATHER BECAME WARM THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO STALL AGAIN. THE DEALER WAS STILL UNABLE TO DUPLICATE OR CORRECT THE STALLING PROBLEM. THE CONSUMER IS AFRAID TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE. *PH *NM

YESTERDAY WHILE DRIVING MY 2002 NISSAN SENTRA MY VEHICLE STALLED WHILE DRIVING AT APPROX. 40 MPH. LUCKILY THERE WAS LITTLE TRAFFIC AND I WAS ABLE TO MANUEVER INTO A PARKING LOT AFTER CROSSING 3 LANES. THE CAR WOULD NOT RESTART. AFTER HAVING IT TOWED TO THE NISSAN DEALER THEY SAID THE PROBLEM WAS THE CRANKSHFT POSITION SENSOR. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH ON THE WEB I NOTICED A RECALL FOR THE SAME ISSUE ON THE 2000 NISSAN SENTRA (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 01V357000). YOU WOULD THINK THIS ISSUE WOULD HAVE BEEN CORRECTED AFTER 2 MODEL YEARS.*AK

DRIVING AT 75 MPH, CAR VERY SUDDENLY LOST POWER AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE PAST 45 MPH. SUBSEQUENT TO THIS, CAR OPERATED SPORADICALLY UNTIL GOING PAST 15 MPH WAS IMPOSSIBLE. CAR WAS TOWED TO DEALER WHERE IT HAS REMAINED FOR A MONTH AWAITING A DEFECTIVE ECU REPLACEMENT. THE SERVICE MANAGER LATER INFORMED THAT THIS IS A WIDE SPREAD OCCURRENCE, AND THAT NISSAN CANNOT KEEP UP WITH THE DEMAND OF THIS PARTICULAR PART(THE ENGINE MANAGEMENT COMPUTER). AT THE TIME OF THIS INCIDENT, I WAS VERY FORTUNATE TO HAVE SUCCESSFULLY PULLED TO THE SHOULDER FROM THE FAST LANE. MY VEHICLE HAS 20,000 MILES. *LA

2002 NISSAN SENTRA GXE WOULD STALL WHILE DRIVING AFTER BRAKING AT HIGH SPEEDS EXITING OFF HIGHWAY (60-70 MPH). THE VEHICLE WOULD SHAKE AND THE "SERVICE ENGINE SOON" LIGHT WOULD DISPLAY ON THE DASHBOARD. THE FIRST TIME OCCURRED AT 2 WEEKS AFTER I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE NEW WITH ONLY 600 MILES ON IT! THIS HAS OCCURRED OVER 3 TIMES. THE 3RD TIME RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT. THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP HAS SERVICED THE VEHICLE AND STATED THAT THEY COULD NOT "DUPLICATE" THE PROBLEM. THE NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIRS AND NISSAN ARBITRATION HAS TESTED THE VEHICLE AND STATED THAT THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THIS MODEL SEEMS TO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEMS IN 2000 AND 2001. IS IT NOT OBVIOUS THAT NISSAN HAS A CONTINUOUS PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL. *LA

I LEASED A SENTRA SE-R IN NOV 2002. SINCE GETTING THE VEHICLE I HAVE HAD NUMEROUS PROBLEMS. THE CAR RANDOMLY DOES NOT START. IT SOUNDS LIKE THE CAR WANTS TO TURN OVER, BUT TO NO AVAIL. THERE IS NO PATTERN TO IT. THE CAR STARTS FINE SOME DAYS, AND THEN SOMETIMES IT JUST DOESN'T WANT TO START. I'VE HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALER AT LEAST TWICE - THE DEALER COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG. IN JUNE, WHEN I TOOK THE CAR IN FOR THE SAME PROBLEM, THE DEALER HAD THE NERVE TO TELL ME THAT THE CAR WOULD HAVE TROUBLE STARTING WHEN IT RAINS OUT - AND THAT MUST BE THE PROBLEM. (ARE THEY INSANE - I ASKED MYSELF - THE CAR WON'T START WHEN IT RAINS? THEN THEY TOLD ME THAT I NEED TO PUMP THE GAS PEDAL EVERY TIME I START THE CAR - A FUEL INJECTED CAR?) SO, THEY REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP. BUT TWICE SINCE THE CAR HAS NOT WANTED TO START. THE CAR HAS, SINCE THE DAY I LEASED IT, RANDOMLY STALLED RIGHT AFTER STARTING. WHY? NO ONE SEEMS TO KNOW. THEN, THIS WEEKEND WHILE TRAVELING ON A HIGHWAY, AT ABOUT 70 MPH THE CAR SUDDENLY LOST ALL ABILITY TO MAINTAIN SPEED OR ACCELERATE. LUCKILY, I WAS ABLE TO GET TO THE SHOULDER, AND BY THAT POINT THE ENGINE DIED. AFTER REPEATED ATTEMPTS OVER 20 MINUTES, THE CAR STARTED BUT THE "SERVICE ENGINE SOON" LIGHT REMAINED ON. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO GET BACK ON THE HIGHWAY TO TRAVEL HOME FROM WHERE I WAS, THE CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE, STARTING MAKING HORRIBLE BANGING NOISES AND IT SMELLED LIKE SOMETHING WAS BURNING. THE CAR WOULDN'T ACCELERATE AND HAD NO POWER. LUCKILY, I WAS ABLE TO GET INTO AN EMPTY PARKING LOT BEFORE HAVING TO CALL FOR A TOW. THERE WAS A RECALL RECENTLY ON THE SENTRA - RELATING TO THE ENGINE AND POSSIBLE FIRES - AND THE PARTS REPLACEMENT WAS PERFORMED - SO I AM LEFT WONDERING WHAT KIND OF JUNK I HAVE BEEN STUCK WITH... IT SEEMS THAT IT IS ONE PROBLEM AFTER ANOTHER WITH THIS CAR. *JB

MY CAR HAS HAD THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COME ON 5 TIMES SINCE APRIL 2003, EVERYTIME IT HAS BEEN THE SAME PROBLEM, IT STARTS IDLEING AT A VERY SPARATIC PACE, ALSO I LOSE THE THROTTLE. THE CAR HAS BEEN "RESET AND RECALIBRATED" 4 TIMES AT THE DEALERSHIP. THE CAR THEN RUNS FINE FOR ABOUT 300 MILES AND WE GO THROUGH IT AGAIN. IT HAS NOW TURN INTO A SAFETY CONCERN BECAUSE I WILL LOSE THE THROTTLE AS I AM DRIVING. -KH. *AK

WHEN PASSING A SEMI TRUCK ON A CURVE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE ENGINE DIED AND THE STEERING HAD BECOME HARD TO TURN. THE CONSUMER WAS NEARLY REAR ENDED BY A SEMI TRUCK. *PH THE DEALER STATED THE PROBLEM WAS THE ENGINE POSITION SENSOR. ALL 2000 AND 2001 SENTRA'S HAD BEEN RECALLED FOR REPLACEMENT. *SCC *JB

WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE STALLED. *AK THE ENGINE LIGHT SOMETIMES ILLUMINATED ON THE DASH BOARD, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE CRANK POSITION SENSOR WAS BROKE. *TS *JB

WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER NOTICTED SMOKE COMING OUT OF THE VENTS IN VEHICLE. TOOK TO DEALER. *AK

I OWN A 2002 SENTRA SPEC V AND THIS IS MY SECOND ONE IN 10 MONTHS THAT HAS FAILED TO PERFORM AS IT SHOULD. THE CURRENT VEHICLE HAS HAD 1 NEW ENGINE, 1 EXHAUST MANIFOLD, 2 WINDOW REGULATORS, 2 NEW WINDOWS, THREE NEW DOOR SPEAKERS, TWO SHIFT KNOBS, 1 TIMING BELT TENSIONER, 1 THIRD BRAKE LIGHT, AND IS IN THE PROCESS OF GETTING IT'S THIRD ENGINE. CAR CONSUMES OIL AT A RAPID RATE OF 2 QUARTS PER 1200 MILES. TRIED AN INFORMAL RESOLUTION AND NISSAN REJECTED. DEALER AGREES THE CAR SHOULD BE BOUGHT BACK. SYMPTOMS THAT I HAVE, LEAD TO POSSIBLE ENGINE FIRE AND IS BEING ADDRESSED WITH A RECALL. I WAS SENT HOME IN A VEHICLE THAT WAS UNSAFE AND THEY DID NOT WANT TO FIX THIS LAST TIME AND WERE DENYING THE CAR HAD ANY PROBLEM. I FOUGHT A LONG HARD BATTLE JUST TO GET IT FIXED. *NLM

NOW AT 20,800 MILES I THINK MY CAR MAY BE BURNING OIL.LOST 2 QUARTS IN 3000 MILES. DIP STICK ACTUALLY CAME UP DRY BUT NO OIL LIGHT. IM TAKING IT IN TOMORROW TO HAVE THE TRANNY REPLACED ALONG WITH SOME O2 SENSORS THAT WENT BAD. ALSO IM HAVING IT CHECKED BECAUSE THE TRUNK AND DRIVERS/FRONT PASSENGER DOOR LEAKS. ALSO THE E BRAKE IS FAILING AGAIN, THERE IS RATTLING COMING FROM THE DRIVERS DOOR AND A SQEAUKING NOISE WHEN I RELEASE THE CLUTCH. PLUS MY SIDE SKIRTS ARE STILL WARPED, ILL HAVE TO REMIND THEM OF THAT. JUST WANTED TO ADD THIS ONE EVEN THOUGH I HAVENT GOTTEN MY CAR TO THE DEALER YET. ALSO JUST WANT TO SAY I OFFICIALLY HATE NISSAN AND THEIR EXTREMELY POOR CUSTOMER SERVICE. I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER NISSAN AND AM LOOKING INTO A LAWYER TO FILE A LEMON LAW CASE. JUST BECAUSE THE SENTRA IS THE LOW END MODEL CAR DOESNT MEAN YOU HAVE TO TREAT THE OWNERS WITH LESS RESPECT THAN THOSE WITH A 350Z OR A MURANO. IM BUYING A SUBARU AFTER I GET RID OF THIS POS !

I HAVEN'T HAD THE CAR FOR A YEAR YET AND I HAVE ALREADY HAD THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER REPLACED TWICE & THE ENGINE REPLACED BECAUSE THERE WAS NO OIL IN IT. WHAT KIND OF CAR HAS THESE KIND OF PROBLEMS? THE GEARS SHIFT HARD NOW TO WHERE IT ABOUT JERKS YOU AND I DRIVE AN AUTOMATIC. NOT TO MENTION THE DEALERSHIP WOULDN'T EVEN GIVE ME A RENTAL WHILE THEY HAD TO PRACTICALLY REPLACE THE ENTIRE ENGINE. *NLM

ENGINE FAILED IN SE-R SPEC-V FROM NISSAN CAUSING ME TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. *JB

I BOUGHT A BRAND NEW 2002 SENTRA SE-R SPEC V IN FEB OF 2002. I HAVE HAD MAJOR ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS, BEFORE THE CAR WAS EVEN A YEAR OLD I HAD TO TAKE IT IN FOR TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS 3 TIMES. THEY REPLACED MY TRANSMISSION 2 TIMES. THE SECOND TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT WAS WITH A 2003 TRANSMISSION. I HAVE ALSO TAKEN MY CAR IN 2 TIMES FOR THE ENGINE. MY ENGINE HAD TO BE REPLACED 2 TIMES. BOTH TIMES MY ENGINE WAS FOUND WITH NO OIL IN IT EVEN THOUGHT IT WAS FAR FROM BEING DO FOR AN OIL CHANGE. MY CAR CONSUMES OIL AND I AM CONSTANTLY HAVING TO ADD. THESE PROBLEMS ARE EXCESSIVE AND RIDICULES FOR A CAR THAT IS NOT EVEN A YEAR OLD. *JB

CONSUMER STATED THAT THE ENGINE IS FAILING CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO REPLACE THE OIL MORE THAN OFTEN. DEALER NOTIFIED. TS

CONSUMER STATES THAT SHORTLY AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE AND TRYING TO PUT THE VEHICLE INTO REVERSE THE VEHICLE STARTED TO REV UP AND WHEN THE CONSUMER TRIED TO GO IN REVERSE THE VEHICLE WENT IN REVERSE AT A HIGH SPEED UNTIL THE CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKES AND SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF. CONTACTED DEALER AND THE DEALER CANNOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM. *MR

WHEN GOING AROUND A CURVE OR SLOWING DOWN FOR A STOP VEHICLE SHUTS OFF. CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

CONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVING THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT CAUGHT FIRE. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*JB