NHTSA Complaint #10233508 — 2003 NISSAN SENTRA

RE: 2003 NISSAN SENTRA SPEC-V. SEVERAL TIMES THE ENGINE WOULD STALL WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY BOTH AT HIGH SPEEDS (STARTING AROUND 50MPH) AND LOW SPEEDS (WHILE AT FULL STOP OR LOW SPEEDS), CAUSING ENGINE FAILURE AND STEERING WHEEL LOCK WHILE DRIVING. WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY I PRACTICALLY ALMOST DIED TRYING TO GET OVER TO THE SHOULDER WHEN THE ENGINE STALLED. I RESEARCHED ONLINE FOR POSSIBLE CAUSES, AND FOUND THIS WEBSITE REGARDING THE RECALLS FOR MY VEHICLE. I DROPPED THE CAR OFF TO A NISSAN DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPT IN THE MORNING AND INFORMED THE SERVICE TECHNICIAN RE: THE RECALLS. THEY INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND INFORMED ME THAT THE ECM HAD TO BE REPROGRAMMED. ONCE THEY REPROGRAMMED THE ECM, THEY CALLED ME BACK AND INFORMED ME THAT THE CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AS WELL, WHICH WAS THE POSSIBLE CAUSE OF THE ENGINE FAILURES. ONCE THEY COMPLETED ALL REPAIRS, THEY TOLD ME THAT THE ECM REPROGRAMMING WAS FREE OF CHARGE, BUT I HAD TO PAY FOR THE CRANKSHAFT REPLACEMENT BECAUSE IT WAS NOT VIN SPECIFIC. EVEN WITH ALL THESE SERVICES PERFORMED, THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT IS STILL ON. I CALLED NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIRS. *TR