2003 NISSAN SENTRA Engine And Engine Cooling Problems

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 NISSAN SENTRA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT CAMSHAFT SENSOR ONE AND TWO FAILED. THE CAMSHAFT SENSORS WERE REPLACED, BUT THE FAILURE WAS NOT CORRECTED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 03V455000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000. *TR

CAR WHILE IN DRIVE WILL STALL AND IDLE. CAR ALSO HAS COMPLETELY SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING AND HAS CONTINUOUSLY OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. MULTIPLE ENGINE CODES HAVE CAME ON AND REPAIRS HAVE BEEN COMPLETED BUT THE ISSUE CONTINUES. AT THIS TIME CRANKSHAFT, AND CAM SENSOR HAVE BEEN REPLACED. IT HAS BEEN SUGGESTED THAT TRANSMISSION BE REPLACED AND IS CURRENTLY IN PROCESS. READING UP ON THIS ISSUE APPEARS THERE IS A RECALL FOR SAME ISSUE FOR SIMILAR VEHICLES OF THE SAME YEAR AND MAKE ( NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 03V455000) BUT MY VEHICLE DOES NOT QUALIFY FOR THE RECALL. ISSUE IS A MAJOR SAFETY AS CAR COULD CAUSE ACCIDENT AND OCCURS AT ANY TIME INCLUDING HIGH SPEEDS. I HAVE BEEN FORTUNATE TO NOT DRIVE AND HAVE VEHICLE TOWED TO MECHANIC FOR FURTHER FOLLOWUP IN HOPES OF RESOLUTION. NISSAN NEEDS TO ADDRESS AS APPEARS TO BE A REPEAT ISSUE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 NISSAN SENTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE FAILURE WAS EXPERIENCED SEVERAL TIMES. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AND RESUME NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA RECALL NUMBER 06V242000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 168,000. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 174,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 NISSAN SENTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE DRIVING AT ALL SPEEDS. THE CONTACT REPLACED THE SPARK PLUGS AND NOTICED THAT ONE OF THE SPARK PLUGS WAS FRACTURED WHILE PERFORMING THE REPLACEMENT. THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALLS ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 03V455000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) OR 06V242000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 NISSAN SENTRA. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO START THE VEHICLE BUT IT WOULD NOT RESPOND. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO REPLACED THE CRANK SHAFT POSITION SENSOR. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO START THE VEHICLE AFTER THE REPAIR BUT THE VEHICLE STALLED SHORTLY THEREAFTER. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A SECOND INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE CRANK SHAFT AND CAM SHAFT POSITION SENSORS WERE REPLACED. THE CONTACT ALSO REPLACED THE BATTERY BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED AFTER THE REPAIRS. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 03V455000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) BUT WAS ADVISED BY THE MANUFACTURER THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 134,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 NISSAN SENTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR OIL CONSUMPTINO ISSUES WHEN HE WAS INFORMED THAT THE MATERIAL FROM THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER HAD ENTERED THE ENGINE, DAMAGING IT. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT TO HAVE THE ENGINE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS AWARE OF THE FAILURE HOWEVER, DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. NO REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 100,000.

VEHICLE FAILED THE MIL/CHECK ENGINE LIGHT DUE TO OBD COMMUNICATIONS FAILURE. NISSAN DEALERSHIP CODE READER ALSO UNABLE TO COMMUNICATE WITH ECM. POSSIBLE FAULTY ECM. *TR

I HAVE A 2003 NISSAN SENTRA SER. FROM DAY 1, I HAVE HAD ISSUE AFTER ISSUE..I AM THE ONLY OWNER OF THE VEHICLE. UPON MANY REPAIRS UNDER WARRANTY, ONE OF THEM WAS FOR THE ECM, YEARS LATER THE SAME ISSUE HAS COME BACK. I CONTACTED NISSAN AND THE DEALER ABOUT THIS AND THEY WILL NOT HELP ME BECAUSE THEY STATE THAT THEY ALREADY FIXED IT WITH THE RECALL. BUT THEY DID NOT. A CERTIFIED MECHANIC HAS DETERMINED THE ISSUE WITH THE VEHICLE. IT IS NOT EVEN SAFE AT THIS POINT TO DRIVE. THE DEALER WILL NOT ASSIST ME AND I DO NOT FEEL THAT I SHOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THIS. IT WAS A RECALL THAT IS STILL AN ISSUE.. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 NISSAN SENTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL WHILE DRIVING AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE. A LOCAL MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THAT THE CRANK SHAFT SENSOR AND THE CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED, BUT THE MANUFACTURER MADE THE CONTACT AWARE OF THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 03V455000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) RECALL; YET, THE VIN WAS NOT A PART OF THE RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 55,500.

THE NISSAN 2003 SENTRA WAS BOUGHT FROM A PRIVATE DEALER IN 2009 AND WAS DRIVEN ALMOST A YEAR UNTIL IT STARTED CONSUMING EXCESSIVE AMOUNTS OF OIL. IT ALSO HAD A LOUD KNOCKING NOISE WHEN RUNNING. IT WAS SERVICED TWICE UNTIL IT WAS DISCOVERED THERE WAS A RECALL ON THIS CAR BY NISSAN FOR THE EXACT SYMPTOMS IT WAS HAVING. THE RECALL STATES THAT CERTAIN ENGINE OPERATING CONDITIONS MAY CAUSE DAMAGE TO THE PRE-CATALYST. MATERIAL FROM INSIDE A DAMAGED PRE-CATALYST COULD ENTER THE ENGINE AND RESULT IN INCREASED OIL CONSUMPTION. IF THE ENGINE OIL LEVEL IS NOT CHECKED ON A PERIODIC BASIS AND DROPS BELOW THE LOW LEVEL ENGINE DAMAGE MAY OCCUR WHICH COULD RESULT IN A FIRE. THIS IS A CONCERN SINCE THIS IS MY SON'S CAR AND I DO NOT WANT HIM IN A CAR THAT COULD CAUSE HIM HARM. I HAVE BEEN IN CONTACT WITH NISSAN AND THEY...

2003 NISSAN SENTRA 1.8L HEAD GASKET FAILURE AT AROUND 75,000 MI. VEHICLE HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING DIFFICULTY STARTING AND ROUGH IDLE SINCE SOON AFTER PURCHASE. THIS WAS RELAYED TO DEALERS ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS, WERE TOLD NOTHING IS WRONG. PROBLEM HAS WORSENED OVER THE YEARS AND VEHICLE RAN ROUGH. BROUGHT TO DEALER AND REPLACED IGNITION COIL #3. WEEK LATER PROBLEM IS STILL ACTIVE. RETURN TO DEALER WHERE HEAD GASKET HAD FAILED AND ENGINE IS CONSUMING COOLANT. THIS VEHICLE HAD FAULTY GASKET OR HEAD DESIGN THAT WAS PUSHED OFF BY THE DEALER TO AVOID WARRANTY REPAIR. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 NISSAN SENTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN MAKING BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT TURNS, THE VEHICLE WOULD SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING ALSO, ONCE THE VEHICLE WAS ALREADY STARTED AND WARMED UP, SHE WAS UNABLE TO RESTART IT AGAIN, WITHOUT CONSTANTLY DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL FOR ABOUT 10 SECONDS WHICH WAS SIMILAR TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 03V477000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE). THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS ASSOCIATED WITH HER VEHICLE AND THAT THE ECU NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS INFORMED AND ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT HER VEHICLE WAS NOT UNDER RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 90,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 72,000. UPDATED 02/09/11*LJ UPDATED 05/09/11

1. HEAD GASKET AND CRANK POSITION SENSOR PROBLEM CAUSED ENGINE STOPPED WORKING WITHOUT WARNING. THIS HAPPENED TWICE IN THE PAST 3 MONTH, ONCE ON A HIGHWAY, ONCE ON A LOCAL EXPRESSWAY. 2. AFTER FIXING THE PROBLEM ABOVE, BRAKES SUDDENLY STOPPED WORKING AT ABOUT 25 MPH WITHIN 2 MILES DRIVING, LEADING TO AN ACCIDENT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 NISSAN SENTRA SPEC-V. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT SHIFTED THE VEHICLE INTO NEUTRAL AND WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE RECURRED FOUR TIMES BEFORE THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR AND CATALYTIC CONVERTER WOULD NEED REPLACING. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS A RECALL PERTAINING TO THE FAILURE FOR HIS YEAR, MAKE AND MODEL (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 03V455000-ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) YET HIS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS CONSUMING AN EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF ENGINE OIL. THE CONTACT WOULD HAVE TO ADD APPROXIMATELY ONE-HALF QUARTER OF ENGINE OIL EVERY 2,000 MILES OR THE ENGINE WOULD EXHIBIT AN EXTREMELY LOUD NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,600 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 NISSAN SENTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS CONSUMING AN EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF OIL AND THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE WOULD DRIVE SLUGGISH AND THE CONTACT WOULD HAVE TO CHANGE THE OIL EVERY 2,000 MILES OR WHEN THE ENGINE WOULD BECOME EXCESSIVELY LOUD. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER WOULD NEED REPLACING. THERE WAS A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN FOR THE FAILURE (ITEM NUMBER PE02078) BUT NO RECALLS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 73,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 93,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 NISSAN SENTRA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY BETWEEN 55-60 MPH THE ENGINE STALLED WITH AN ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATION. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED AND CONTINUED NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR INSPECTION. THE TECHNICIAN REPLACED THE CAMSHAFT SENSOR. THERE WAS A RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 03V455000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE VIN NUMBER WAS EXCLUDED FROM THE RECALL DEFECT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 76,100.

THE ENGINE STOPS RUNNING WITHOUT WARNING WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 NISSAN SENTRA. THE CONTACT STATED HE WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 60MPH. WHEN HE TOOK AN EXIT AND CAME TO AN YIELD SIGN, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE OPERATES NORMALLY UNTIL HE STARTS TO DECREASE HIS SPEED TO 20MPH. THIS HAD HAPPENED TO HIM EVERYDAY FOR THE LAST 3 DAYS. THE CONTACT STATED HE DID CONTACT A DEALER AND HE TOLD HIM ABOUT THE RECALL BUT THEY SAID THAT HIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED THE RECALL. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WAS 120,000.

03 NISSAN SENTRA SE-R EQUIPPED WITH 2.5L ENGINE, VEHICLE CONSUMES APPROX. 1QT OF OIL/WK, AND APPROX. 1 GALLON OF ANTI-FREEZE/MONTH. VEHICLE HESITATES AND JERKS WHILE DRIVING. VEHICLE HAS BEEN BROUGHT TO DEALER SEVERAL TIMES AND DEALER HAS REPLACED SEVERAL ENGINE COMPONENTS, BUT PROBLEM PERSISTS. NISSAN HAS BEEN CONTACTED AND NEVER RESPONDS BACK. *TR

DOCUMENTATION WILL FOLLOW UP AT HOME. FAULTY CRANKSHAFT SENSOR SHUTTING DOWN CAR EVERY 3 MINUTES ON 2003 NISSAN SENTRA - COULD HAVE BEEN HORRIBLE RESULT AS WE WERE HEADED TO INTERSTATE TO RETURN TO OK....DEALERSHIP HAS BEEN GREAT IN LEE SUMMIT, MO....NISSAN CORPORATION CONSUMER SERVICE IN PHILLIPINES HAS BEEN AWFUL......WE ARE GETTING ON THE ROAD TOMORROW 10/06/2009 IF CAR FAILS AND WE ARE IN MAJOR ACCIDENT WANT IT KNOWN THAT I'VE SPOKEN WITH NISSAN AND LET MY SON KNOW....NISSAN AMERICA HAS BEEN TERRIBLE TO DEAL WITH...THE FILE # IS 6622003. *TR

2003 NISSAN SENTRA, FIRST NOTICE THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT COME ON. THEN, THE CAR WOULD FEEL LIKE IT WAS LOSING POWER WHILE DRIVING. TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP, THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT BUT THEY SAID IT MIGHT BE THE BATTERY OR ALTERNATOR. SO, THEY GAVE ME A NEW ALTERNATOR AND A NEW BATTERY. THEN, SHORT TIME AFTER THE CAR STARTED LOSING POWER AND JUST STALLING COMPLETELY. POWER STEERING GOES AS WELL. AS TIME GOES ON THE OCCURRENCES ARE BECOMING MORE FREQUENT. SEVERAL TIMES THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED I HAVE ALMOST CRASHED INTO SOMEONE WHETHER I WAS TRYING TO MAKE A TURN OR MY CAR SHUT DOWN AND SOMEONE ALMOST HITS ME. SO, I LOOKED UP THE RECALLS DONE ON MY MODE, MAKE, AND YEAR CAR AND FOUND THAT THERE WERE RECALL ON PARTS THAT ARE CAUSING THE SAME PROBLEM FOR ME. SO, I CALLED UP NISSAN...

2003 NISSAN SENTRA SE-R HAS BEEN GIVING ME PROBLEMS. THE ENGINE WOULD JUST SHUT DOWN WHILE DRIVING TWICE ON ME NOW, WHICH IS SO DANGEROUS WHEN DRIVING ON HIGHWAY. THE ENGINE LIGHTS COME ON AT ALL TIMES, TAKE IT TO DEALER AND THEY SAID IT SENSORS, DID THIS ABOUT 5 TIMES NOW WITHIN A YEAR. NOW THE ENGINE WONT START, AGAIN TAKE TO DEALERSHIP THIS TIME ENGINE IS FLOODED CAUSE THE SENSOR WEREN'T WORKING, THEY JUST RESET THE SENSOR. I AM IN CONSTANT WORRY WHEN DRIVING THIS CAR NEVER KNOW WHEN THE ENGINE WILL STOP RUNNING WHEN DRIVING. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 NISSAN SENTRA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE VEHICLE HESITATED, VIBRATED, AND MISFIRED WHEN SHIFTING FROM SECOND TO THIRD GEAR. SUDDENLY, THE RPM'S INCREASED EXCESSIVELY HIGH WHEN THE GEARS WERE SHIFTED DOWNWARD. IN ADDITION, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND REMAINED LIT UNTIL THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AND THEY STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO THE SECONDARY BUTTERFLY SCREWS AND AN INTERNAL COMPONENT IN THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY INOPERABLE AND HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 64,255.

THE "SERVICE ENGINE SOON" LIGHT CAME ON. I TOOK IT TO MY MECHANIC. HE RAN IT THROUGH THE COMPUTER AND TOLD ME THAT IT COULD BE A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. I HAD A TRANSMISSION FLUSH DONE AND LIGHT WENT OFF. A WEEK LATER THE LIGHT CAME BACK ON. AND NOW THE CAR WONT START. I WENT TO THE NHTSA.GOV WEBSITE, READ THAT THE CRANK POSITION SENSOR, OR THE CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR OR THE VARIABLE TIMING CONTROL SENSOR, ON THE MAKE, MODEL AND YEAR OF MY CAR, COULD BE CAUSING PROBLEMS. IT COULD BE CAUSING ENGINE POWER LOSS, WHICH IT DOES STRUGGLE. THE "SERVICE ENGINE SOON" LIGHT TO COME ON, WHICH IT DID. OR A "NOT STARTING-UP CONDITION" WHICH IS WHERE I'M AT RIGHT NOW. THE CAR DOES NOT WANT TO START. PLEASE HELP ME BECAUSE I THINK THAT I QUALIFY FOR THESE SERVICES TO BE DONE TO MY VEHICLE. THANK YOU...

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAS BEEN ON FOR A WHILE WITH ERRATIC GAUGES THAT ONLY WORK SOMETIMES.... THEN RECENTLY CAR HAS BEEN SHUTTING OFF, COMPLETELY DYING WHILE DRIVING SOMETIMES AT LOW SPEEDS, SOMETIMES ON THE HIGHWAY. SOMETIMES WILL RESTART FOR ME, SOMETIMES WILL NOT. AFTER RESEARCH ONLINE, FOUND OUT ABOUT RECALL ON 03 SENTRAS WITH THE EXACT THINGS THAT MY CAR HAS BEEN DOING. CALLED NISSAN AND TOOK MY CAR TO A LOCAL DEALER AND THEY SAID MY CARS VIN NUMBER WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL, EVEN THOUGH THE SAME YEAR, MODEL AND ENGINE AS THE RECALL LISTED. THIS IS SO DANGEROUS AND IT IS HAPPENING VERY FREQUENTLY NOW. *TR

THIS IS WHAT HAS HAPPENED TO DATE: 1.MY WIFE WAS DRIVING OUR ?03 SENTRA AT 11 PM ON JANUARY 22, 2008 WHEN THE ENGINE SUDDENLY QUIT. IT WOULD NOT RESTART. FORTUNATELY, IT HAPPENED ON A SIDE STREET WITH LIGHT TRAFFIC. 2.I HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO MY USUAL MECHANIC, A FIRESTONE DEALER IN NORCROSS, GA. 3.THE NEXT DAY THE FIRESTONE MECHANIC INFORMED ME THAT THE VEHICLE?S ISSUE WAS A CRANK POSITION SENSOR THAT WAS BAD AND THAT THIS WAS COVERED BY RECALL #03V455000 FOR ?03 NISSAN SENTRAS, AMONG OTHER NISSAN VEHICLES. IT WAS RECOMMENDED THAT I TAKE THE VEHICLE TO A NISSAN DEALER. 4.THAT NEXT MORNING, THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CAPITOL CITY (FORMERLY PEACHTREE) NISSAN.. THE CAPITOL CITY NISSAN SERVICE AGENT INFORMED ME THAT MY VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED BY THE RECALL. HE SHOWED ME THE DOCUMENT THAT INDICATED THAT THE RECALL ONLY APPLIED TO ?03 CARS MANUFACTURED...

MY 2003 NISSAN SENTRA, IS RECENTLY EXPERIENCING RELATED ITEMS IN RECALL CAMPAIGN 06V24000, BUT NISSAN STATES MY VIN DOES NOT SHOW ON THE RECALL CAMPAIGN. I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO A NISSAN DEALERSHIP, AND WAS TOLD IT WAS THE MASS AIR FLOW SENSOR, WHICH WAS REPLACED FOR $698.41. SOON AFTER THE DEALERSHIP FIXED MY VEHICLE, I EXPERIENCED THE ENGINE STOP RUNNING AT A LOW SPEED WHILE TRAVELING ONTO THE HIGHWAY. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND NISSAN, I WAS ASSIGNED CASE # 6389764 I WAS TOLD I WOULD BE CONTACTED BY NISSAN WITHIN THE NEXT 48 HOURS. I AM POSTING THIS COMPLAINT , BECAUSE OF THE JEOPARDY OF NISSAN PUTTING MY LIFE AND MY FAMILY'S LIFE AT RISK. MY LOVED ONES ARE AFRAID TO TRAVEL IN THE VEHICLE WITH ME. I FIND IT SOMEWHAT OF A ENIGMA, THAT MY VIN DOES NOT FALL UNDER THE RECALL, BUT I AM EXPERIENCING THE...

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 NISSAN SENTRA. SHE EXPERIENCED STALLING CONSISTENTLY IN NOVEMBER OF 2008. SHE THOUGHT IT WAS THE GASOLINE SHE USED THAT CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO STALL. ON DECEMBER 3, 2008, THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE DEALERS DIAGNOSIS FOUND FAILURE CODES FOR THE HEAD GASKET AND CRANK SENSOR. THE THIRD CYLINDER AND THE CRANK SENSOR CIRCUIT WERE REPLACED. THE COST OF THE REPAIRS WERE $1,678.58. THE REPAIRS DID NOT CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE DEALER REDIAGNOSED THE VEHICLE AND STATED THAT THE STALLING WAS DUE TO A FAULTY FUEL PUMP THAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. A REPORT RELATED TO THE FAILURE WAS FILED WITH THE MANUFACTURER WHO STATED THAT THERE WAS A RECALL; HOWEVER, THE VIN WASN'T INCLUDED. THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT SHE WILL RECEIVE A REFUND IF THEY FOUND THAT HER VEHICLE SHOULD HAVE BEEN RECALLED. THE FAILURE...

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 NISSAN SENTRA. WHILE IDLING AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT WITH THE HEAT, HEADLIGHTS, AND RADIO ACTIVATED, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE INTERIOR LIGHTING WAS STILL ILLUMINATED; HOWEVER, ALL OF THE ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS WOULD NOT OPERATE. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THROUGH ONLINE RESEARCH, SHE DISCOVERED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 03V455000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL, ALTHOUGH THE FAILURES WERE IDENTICAL. ON A SEPARATE OCCASION, THE VEHICLE RAPIDLY IDLED WITHOUT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BEING DEPRESSED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE LESS THAN 70,000.

MY 2003 NISSAN SENTRA DIED OUT WHILE DRIVING AGAIN WITHIN TWO WEEKS (12/05/08 & 12/19/08)! THE PROBLEM IS THAT MY CAR DIES OUT WHILE DRIVING -THEN, SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT COMES ON & ALL GAUGES GO ERRATIC, OR VICE VERSA. THESE CONDITIONS COME OUT WITHOUT ANY WARNING. THE FIRST TIME MY CAR DIED OUT ON THE ROAD WAS ON 03/21/2007. HOWEVER, SINCE I PURCHASED THIS BRAND-NEW CAR IN 2003, THERE WAS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE ENGINE. IT WAS HARD TO START THE ENGINE AND DIED OUT, WHICH RESULTED IN DAMAGING THE STARTER. (APPROX. 6 TIMES OF SERVICES AND POSSIBLY, A RECALL SEEMED TO SOLVE THIS ONE.) THEN, ANOTHER PROBLEM CAME UP. SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT COMES ON MORE AND MORE FREQUENTLY AS YEARS GO BY SINCE 2004. (APPROX. 8 TIMES OF REPAIR ATTEMPTS AND NOT FIXED YET AS OF 12/23/08) ALSO, ALL THE GAUGES SUDDENLY GO ERRATIC (BOUNCING AROUND OR...

1. THE CAR DIES OUT WHILE DRIVING -SUDDENLY ALL THE GAUGES BECOME ERRATIC AND ENGINE DIES OUT. SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT COMES ON. BOUNCING GAUGES OCCUR WHILE DRIVING. 2. SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT COMES ON EVERY 3-4 MONTHS. THE CAR DIES OUT WHILE DRIVING ONCE A YEAR. BOUNCING GAUGES OCCUR AT LEAST ONCE A MONTH -ERRATIC AND SPORADIC. BECAUSE OF THIS ONGOING PROBLEMS THAT THE DEALER HAS NEVER BEEN ABLE TO FIX, IT GIVES ME GREAT EMOTIONAL DISTRESS AND FEAR OF DRIVING. IT WAS PURE LUCK THAT I DID NOT GET INTO ACCIDENTS SO FAR. BUT IT IS TIME THAT SOMETHING HAS TO BE DONE TO STOP THIS ONGOING UNSOLVED PROBLEMS. 3. THE DEALERSHIP ALWAYS TAKES A LOOK AT IT, BUT THEY ARE UNABLE TO FIND THE PROBLEMS FOR YEARS. ONE TIME THEY RETURNED MY CAR, STATING, "THERE IS A GHOST IN YOUR CAR." DURING THE LAST VISIT AT THE...

WAS TOLD BY NISSAN THAT MY 2003 SENTRA SE R SPEC V NEED A NEW ENGINE. ENGINE FAILED BECAUSE OF DEFECTIVE CATALYTIC MATERIAL BEING INGESTED THROUGH EXHAUST VALVES. THUS SCORING THE CYLINDER WALLS, LEADING THE CAR TO CONSUME OIL. WITHOUT OIL THE ENGINE WILL FAIL. THE CAR WAS BROUGHT TO THE DEALER CONCERNING AN OIL CONSUMPTION PROBLEM, DEALER DECLARED THAT IT WAS WITHIN PARAMETERS AND THERE WAS NO PROBLEM. THIS WAS JUST BEFORE THE 60,000 MILE WARRANTY WAS UP. THE CAR NOW HAS 95,000 AND NEEDS NEW ENGINE. NISSAN CLAIMS TO KNOW NOTHING OF THIS PROBLEM, YET THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE WITH SIMILAR PROBLEMS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 NISSAN SENTRA. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE CAM SHAFT SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 50,700. UPDATED 10/20/08.*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED A RECALL HAD BEEN ISSUED, BUT THE CONSUMER'S VIN DID NOT APPLY TO THE RECALL. UPDATED 10/20/08. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 NISSAN SENTRA. THE VEHICLE WOULD CRANK, BUT FAILED TO TURN OVER. AN HOUR LATER, THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE RESTARTED. LATER, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START ONCE AGAIN. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO FINALLY START THE VEHICLE. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND THE CAM SHAFT WAS REPLACED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE LESS THAN 100,000.

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...

2003 NISSAN SENTRA ENGINE QUIT AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. WOULD NOT START. NISSAN HAD A RECALL 03V455000 BUT MY VIN IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL EVEN THOUGH IT IS A 2003 NISSAN SENTRA. I HAD TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR- AROUND $280.00 OUT OF POCKET. *TR

I BOUGHT A USED 2003 NISSAN SENTRA FOR JUST A LITTLE MORE THAN A YEAR AGO FROM A USED CAR DEALER. LESS THAN A MONTH LATER I FOUND SOME LISTED RECALLS ON THE WEB FOR THE ON BOARD CONTROL UNIT WHICH WAS CAUSING THE COMPUTER TO MISS READ THE CRANK CASE POSITIONING SENSOR, AND OXYGEN SENSORS, & CAUSING CARS TO STOP RUNNING FOR ANYWHERE FROM SPLIT SECOND TO SEVERAL SECONDS. THIS COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT FOR THIS ON BOARD COMPUTER WAS MAKING ERROR CODES SHOW UP WHEN DOING SMOG TEST AND THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THESE SENSORS. I WENT INTO MY LOCAL NISSAN DEALER TO HAVE THESE RECALL REPAIRS DONE, I WAS TOLD THAT ONLY ONE OF THE FOUR REPAIRS WOULD BE DONE TO MY VEHICLE BECAUSE MY 2003 SENTRA WAS MADE IN DEC. AND THE RECALL FOR THE OTHER WERE FOR UP TO NOV OF 2003. MY SENTRA...

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 NISSAN SENTRA. WHEN STOPPING AT STOP SIGNS OR TRAFFIC LIGHTS, THE VEHICLE HESITATES AND STALLS. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE ENGINE CONTROL MODULE FAILED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 03V455000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE POWERTRAIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 94,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 93,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 NISSAN SENTRA. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY RATE OF SPEED, THE VEHICLE SHUTS OFF WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE RESTARTS OCCASIONALLY, BUT MOST TIMES THE BATTERY NEEDS TO BE REPLACED IN ORDER FOR IT TO START. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO A DEALER THREE TIMES AND THE BATTERY WAS REPLACED APPROXIMATELY FIVE TIMES. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 03V455000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING), BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUES. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 65,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 4,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 NISSAN SENTRA. WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE ENGINE SHUT OFF. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE ENGINE'S COMPUTER WAS REPLACED. THERE WAS A BEARING THAT FAILED AND A COUPLE OF PUSH RODS BAD. THE VEHICLE'S WARRANTY EXPIRED AND THE CONTACT HAD TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR. THE NISSAN MANUFACTURER INFORMED HIM TO TAKE THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER AND START A FILE. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT BECAUSE OF THE OIL BURNING IN THE ENGINE, THE CONTACT WAS NOT MAINTAINING THE VEHICLE PROPERLY. HE FELT THAT HIS ENGINE WAS THE SAME AS THOSE IN THE 2006 SENTRAS AND SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 06V223000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE PURCHASE DATE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 94,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 69,321. UPDATED 02-12-08 *BF THE DEALER STATED REPLACE FRONT BRAKE PADS AND RESURFACED ROTORS. UPDATED 02/12/08...

(1) EVENTS LEADING UP TO THE FAILURE, NORMAL DRIVING. PULLED UP TO STOP SIGN AND ENGINE DIED. WILL CRANK, BUT NOT START. (2) FAILURE AND ITS CONSEQUENCES, AND CAR IS INOPERABLE. NO DAMAGE OR INJURIES. ERROR CODE IS 0340. CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR (3) WHAT WAS DONE TO CORRECT THE FAILURE; I.E, PARTS REPAIRED OR REPLACED (AND IF OLD PART IS AVAILABLE) CALLED POWER NISSAN DEALERSHIP AT 1 888 295 7489, ADVISED SERVICE PERSONNEL OF, WAS TOLD NHTSA CAMPAIGN 03V455000 DOES NOT APPLY TO VEHICLE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 NISSAN SENTRA. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE LOST POWER. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 03V455000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). HE CALLED NISSAN AND THEY DENIED THAT ANY RECALLS APPLIED TO HIS VEHICLE. THE CONTACT FEELS THAT HIS VEHICLE SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THE RECALL BECAUSE HE IS EXPERIENCING THE SAME FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 63,500 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 61,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 NISSAN SENTRA. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESTART AND WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE CAM POSITIONING SENSOR FAILED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 03V455000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 70,200.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 NISSAN SENTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED EACH TIME HE DROVE THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE IS UNDER SAFETY RECALL NUMBER 03V455000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY AT THE DEALER AND THEY ARE CHARGING $280 TO REPLACE THE SENSORS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REPAIR SHOULD BE FREE SINCE THE VEHICLE IS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE PURCHASE DATE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 40,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 39,850.

CAR WILL NOT START IN THE MORNING UNLESS ENGINE IS WARMED UP FOR A FEW MINUTES, IF NOT ALLOWED TO WARM UP IT WILL MOVE VERY SLOWLY AND IF YOU TRY TO ACCELERATE IT STALLS. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, SO I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND HE SAID IT WAS A BAD CAM SENSOR, SO HE REPLACED AND THIS TIME THE CAR WOULD NOT START AT ALL. HE PUT BACK THE OLD SENSOR AND IT STARTED UP BUT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN, THE COMPUTER STATED IT'S THE CAM SENSOR. HE COULD NOT FIGURE IT OUT SO HE FINALLY CONTACTED NISSAN TECHS AND THEY DIDN'T KNOW WHAT IT COULD BE. AFTER 5 DAYS THEY FINALLY CAME UP WITH THE PROBLEM---VALVE-TIMING CONTROL ??? THEY WANT $ 1600 TO REPAIR THE CAR, I CAN'T AFFORD IT, SO I CONTACTED NISSAN EXPLAINED THAT THE SHOULD PAY FOR IT...

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED, AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THERE WAS A NHTSA RECALL,# 03V455000, REGARDING THE ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE ENGINE BURNED 3/ 4 OF OIL IN THE TANK EVERY 2000 MILES. THE SERVICE DEALER REPLACED TWO ENGINES AND CHANGED AN OIL BLOCK TO TRY TO FIX THE ISSUE, BUT THE OIL CONSUMPTION HAS CONTINUED.

WHILE DRIVING AT ABOUT 30 MPH THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT ANY PREVIOUS WARNING AND CAR WAS GOING TO STOP SUDDENLY BUT THE DRIVER WAS LUCKILY ABLE TO REACT IN TIME AND DEPRESS THE CLUTCH PEDAL AND CRUISE TO A SAFE SPOT ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. HAD THE VEHICLE BEEN AT AN INTERSECTION IT COULD HAVE RESULTED IN A CRASH. ONCE ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD THE DRIVER RESTARTED THE VEHICLE AFTER SEVERAL TRIES UPON WHICH THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE TACHOMETER WAS NOT READING THE RPM. THE VEHICLE WAS SLOWLY (5 MPH) DRIVEN TO A SAFE LOCATION WHERE FURTHER DIAGNOSIS REVEALED A TROUBLE CODE 0335 ( CRANK POSITION/CIRCUIT MALFUNCTION). EVEN THOUGH THERE WAS A PREVIOUS RECALL (03V455000) FOR THIS ISSUE THE DEALER REFUSED TO ACKNOWLEDGE IT AND DO ANY REPAIRS AT NO CHARGE STATING THAT ACCORDING TO THE VEHICLES VIN# THERE WERE NO OPEN...

THIS VEHICLE HAS HAD A NUMBER OF RECALLS FROM ITS PRELIMINARY 02 MODEL YEAR TO ITS LATEST 05 MODELS. THE FOUR CYLINDER MOTOR THAT POWERS THIS CAR WITH THE ENGINE CODE QR25DE HAS A HABIT OF INGESTING BUTTERFLY VALVE SCREWS. THESE SCREWS SECURE PLATES THAT OPEN AT A CERTAIN RPM WITHIN THE INTAKE MANIFOLD TO ALLOW MORE AIR TO ENTER THE ENGINE. OVER A PERIOD OF TIME THESE SCREWS CAN WORK THEMSELVES LOOSE BECOME SUCKED THROUGH THE INTAKE SYSTEM AND ENTER THE CYLINDERS OF THE MOTOR. DEPENDING ON THE SEVERITY OF THE DAMAGE THE RESULTS COULD LEAVE THE OWNER NOTICING ABNORMAL THROTTLE RESPONSE BECAUSE OF LOOSE PLATES, THEY MAY NOTICE THEIR MOTORS ARE BURNING AN INCREASINGLY LARGE AMOUNT OF OIL OR AT WORSE IMMEDIATE ENGINE STALL/FAILURE THAT COULD OCCUR AT ANY SPEED. AT TIMES THEY MAY BE TOTALLY UNAWARE ANY DAMAGE HAS OCCURRED UNTIL MORE SCREWS BECOME DISPLACED. SCREWS HAVE...

WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH VEHICLE STALLED. CONSUMER TRIED TO RESTART VEHICLE BUT WAS UNABLE TO DO SO. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD AND REMAINED ON. CONSUMER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO A BLOWN HEAD GASKET. *AK