NHTSA Complaint #10356312 — 2003 NISSAN SENTRA

WHILE DRIVING IN ROUTINE TRAFFIC, I FELT A JOLT, THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT CAME ON AND THE RPMS DROPPED RESULTING IN THE ENGINE STALLING. THE FIRST TIME THIS OCCURRED I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER ON THE FREEWAY TO THE SHOULDER. THE 2ND TIME THIS OCCURRED, I DIDN'T PULL OVER IN TIME AND THE POWER STEERING AND BRAKES WENT OUT MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO STOP THE CAR TO TURN OFF. I AM USUALLY ABLE TO TURN THE CAR ON AFTER A MOMENT WITHOUT ISSUE. AT FIRST IT OCCURRED ONCE A WEEK AND NISSAN DEALERSHIP COULD NOT DIAGNOSE OR "RECREATE" THE ISSUE. THEN IT DIDN'T HAPPEN FOR SEVERAL MONTHS, AND NOW IT'S BEEN HAPPENING EXTREMELY FREQUENTLY AND SOMETIMES VERY DIFFICULT TO START THE CAR UP. MY SAFETY IS AT RISK BECAUSE THE ENGINE WILL JUST STOP, AND I'VE FOUND IT DIFFICULT TO GET OVER TO A SHOULDER, AND ON SOME PARTS OF THE FREEWAY THERE IS NO SHOULDER. I'VE TAKEN TO NISSAN DEALERSHIP 4 DIFFERENT OCCASIONS AND EVEN WHEN THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT COMES ON AND STAYS ON, THEY CLAIM THE COMPUTER DOES NOT PRODUCE ANY CODES AND CANNOT RECREATE THE ISSUE. I SUGGESTED A RECALL ON THE CRANKSHAFT SENSOR AND THEY CLAIMED IT WAS NOT FOR MY CAR OR ENGINE TYPE. I'VE HAD TUNE UPS, OIL CHANGES, AND THEY DID A REPAIR INVOLVING A CARBON BUILD UP AND NOTHING HAS SOLVED THE ISSUE. I PERSONALLY RAN THE DIAGNOSTICS TODAY AND THE COMPUTER ISSUE A TROUBLE CODE FOR P0335 CRANKSHAFT SENSOR MALFUNCTION CIRCUIT A. I'D SAY THE CAR HAS STALLED ABOUT 20-25 TIMES IN ALMOST A YEAR. *TR