2004 NISSAN SENTRA Complaints

IT TAKES SEVERAL TRIES TO START MY 2004 NISSAN SENTRA AND SOMETIMES STALLS RIGHT AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE. *TR

I WAS DRIVING ON A CITY ROAD AROUND 40 MILES PER HOUR. IT STOPPED WHILE I WAS DRIVING. THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON IMMEDIATELY, THEN ALL WARNING LIGHTS. IT WOULD NOT IMMEDIATELY START, HAD TO LEAVE IN THE TURN LANE WITH FLASHERS ON. WE CAME BACK AN HOUR LATER, AND IT STARTED THEN. THE VEHICLE IS AN 04 SENTRA 1.8 S. AFTER READING ON THE INTERNET ABOUT RECALLS, WE CALLED THE COMPANY, AND THEY INFORMED US THERE WERE NO RECALLS ON OUR PARTICULAR VIN NUMBER. BUT THE PART REPLACED AT OUR SHOP WAS THE CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR, THE SAME PART THAT WAS RECALLED. *TR

4 DAYS AGO WHILE DRIVING MY CAR IT JUST SHUT OFF. THE CAR DIED IT JUST COMPLETELY SHUT OFF WHILE I WAS GOING 55 MILES AND HOUR. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF THE ROAD AND OUT OF TRAFFIC. I TRIED RESTARTING THE CAR AND AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS I WAS ABLE TO GET IT RESTARTED. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AT THAT POINT. IT THEN WENT LESS THAN A MILE AND THE SAME THING HAPPENED AGAIN. THIS TIME I WAS ABLE TO PULL IN AND PARK IT IN A STORE PARKING LOT. I TOOK IT TO A REPAIR SHOP AND HAD IT PUT ON THERE MACHINE TO SEE WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS. I WAS TOLD IT WAS THE BATTERY SO I HAD THAT REPLACED. WHEN I WAS DRIVING IT AFTER LEAVING THE REPAIR SHOP THE CAR DIED AGAIN. AT THE SUGGESTION OF MY SISTER I TOOK THE CAR THE NEXT DAY TO A AUTO PARTS STORE THEY PLUGGED IN THE MACHINE TO READ THE CODES IT CAME BACK P0335 THE CRANK SHAFT SENSOR. I HAD TO ORDER A NEW ONE AND REPLACE IT AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAS YET TO GO OFF. TODAY WHILE DOING SOME RESEARCH ON THIS PROBLEM I FIND OUT THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM FOR THIS VEHICLE. I HAVE NEVER HEARD ABOUT THE RECALL THAT I KEEP READING ABOUT WHILE DOING THIS RESEARCH. I AM SCARED TO DRIVE MY CAR AND SCARED TO DRIVE IT WITH MY KIDS IN IT. THE CAR IS A 2004 NISSAN SENTRA SE WITH A 1.8 ENGINE. I HAVE NOT HAD A CHANCE TO ROAD TEST IT TO SEE IF IT WILL CONTINUE TO SHUT OFF NOW THAT THE SENSOR HAS BEEN REPLACED BECAUSE I AM SCARED TO DRIVE IT FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD. I HAVE YET TO SEE IF THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN CORRECTED BUT FROM WHAT I HAVE BEEN READING I DOUBT THAT IT HAS BEEN. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN SENTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER FAILED AND WAS REPLACED BY THE DEALER. EVER SINCE THE CONVERTER WAS CHANGED, THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN DRAINING THE OIL AND SUCKING DEBRIS INTO THE MOTOR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL. THE CONTACT WANTS NISSAN TO PAY FOR THE REPAIRS SINCE THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND THERE IS ALREADY A RECALL FOR THE IDENTICAL FAILURE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 72,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 71,638.

NISSAN SENTRA 2004 ENGINE AUTOMATICALLY SHUTS OFF WHEN DRIVING. COULD POSSIBLY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. 1.8L. I'VE HAD A MECHANIC RUN A COMPUTER TEST ON THE ENGINE AND SAYS THAT THE CRANK SHAFT SENSOR IS MALFUNCTIONING, WHICH IS CAUSING THE ENGINE TO SHUT OFF. I HAVE READ ABOUT A FEW OTHER PEOPLE EXPERIENCING THIS PROBLEM AND WOULD LIKE FOR YOU TO PLEASE LOOK INTO IT. THANK YOU. *TR

ONE DAY MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I OWN AN OBD2 DIAGNOSTIC READER AND IT GAVE ME THE CODE P0335 WHICH TRANSLATES TO CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR A CIRCUIT MALFUNCTION. I DID SOME RESEARCH AND THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE 2002 AND 2003, AND LATER INCLUDED SOME 2004 MODELS OF MY CAR (MINE IS A 2004) FOR THE SAME FAILURE. I CALLED NISSAN AND THEY LOOKED UP MY VIN NUMBER AND TOLD ME THERE WAS NO OPEN RECALLS FOR MY CAR. I PURCHASED A NEW SENSOR AND INSTALLED IT, CLEARED THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, AND CHECKED FOR ANY REMAINING CODES. NONE WERE PRESENT. I TESTED THE OLD SENSOR ACCORDING TO THE NISSAN REPAIR MANUAL'S METHOD AND IT TESTED GOOD. A DAY AFTER I REPLACED THE SENSOR THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN WITH THE SAME FAILURE CODE. I CALLED NISSAN AGAIN AND EXPLAINED MY SITUATION TO THEM AND THEY STILL TOLD ME MY CAR WAS NOT IN THE RECALL. SO FAR WHAT I HAVE EXPERIENCED IS A MOMENTARY LOSS OF POWER UNDER CERTAIN DRIVING CONDITIONS LIKE GOING UPHILL AT APPROXIMATELY 2000 RPM. ALSO IT DOES NOT WANT TO START SOMETIMES, WHICH IS BECOMING MORE FREQUENTLY, AND ACCORDING TO FORUM SITES I'VE VISITED IS DIRECTLY RELATED TO THIS. *TR

AT FIRST MY CAR WAS HESITATING WHILE I WAS DRIVING AND THEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I WAS HAVING TROUBLE STARTING IT AND IT WOULD STALL OCCASIONALLY. I TOOK IT TO A SHOP AND THE PROBLEM WAS RESOLVED FOR A FEW WEEKS. TODAY MY CAR STALLED TWICE IN ONE MINUTE AND WOULD NOT START BACK UP. I MANAGED TO PULL IT INTO A PARKING SPACE AT WORK AND I TRIED TO START IT AGAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. I TOOK A FEW TRIES AND THEN IT STALLED WHEN I TRIED TO BACK OUT. MY CAR WAS SHAKING AND IT HAD A BAD SMELL. I DECIDED TO PARK IT AND I WILL HAVE IT TOWED TO A SHOP TOMORROW. *TR

THE LAST FEW TIMES I HAVE TRIED TO PUMP GAS . IT SPILLS OUT OF THE FILL PIPE AFTER A FEW SECONDS OF FUELING. I AM AFRAID OF GOING TO THE GAS STATION AND FILLING THE GAS AS IT IS VERY DANGEROUS NOT ONLY FOR ME AND THE CAR BUT ALSO TO THE GAS STATION AND PEOPLE IN THE VICINITY. YOUR IMMEDIATE ATTENTION TO THIS ISSUE WILL BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. ALSO PLEASE REFER TO THE FOLLOWING WEBISTE WHO ARE FACING SIMILAR ISSUES: HTTP://X.NISSANHELP.COM/FORUMS/SENTRA/3766-2004-SENTRA-1-8S-GAS-SPILLS-OUT-WHEN-PUMPING.HTML. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN SENTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD IDLE AND LOSE POWER FREQUENTLY WHILE DRIVING LESS THAN 75 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP AND THEY DISCOVERED METAL PIECES UNDER SPARK PLUG NUMBER 1. THE MECHANIC REMOVED AND REPLACED SPARK PLUG NUMBER 1; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE PERSISTED AND HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER. ON A SEPARATE OCCASION, THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC REMOVED THE INTAKE MANIFOLD AND FOUND EVEN MORE METAL PIECES IN THE ENGINE FROM THE POWER VALVE. TWO OF THE POWER VALVES WERE IRREGULARLY SHAPED AND WERE BROKEN OFF INTO THE ENGINE. THE FAILURE HAS NOT BEEN REMEDIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 69,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 70,000. UPDATED 01/14/09. *LJ UPDATED 01/15/09.*JB

IN MY 2004 NISSAN SENTRA SE-R SPEC V WITH A 2.5L ENGINE/MANUAL TRANSMISSION, AT ABOUT 69K MILES THE CAR SUDDENLY EXPERIENCED UNSTABLE ENGINE IDLING AND SIGNIFICANT POWER LOSS. FIRST MECHANIC FOUND LOOSE METAL PIECES IN THE INTAKE MANIFOLD AREA, ALONG WITH SPARK PLUG ONE FOULED. METAL PIECES WERE REMOVED AND A NEW SPARK PLUG WAS INSTALLED. CAR RAN OKAY FOR A FEW WEEKS, THE SAME SYMPTOMS OCCURRED. MECHANIC REMOVED INTAKE MANIFOLD AND FOUND TWO POWER VALVES AND THEIR SCREWS OBLITERATED AND SCATTERED THROUGHOUT THE COMPARTMENT IN DOZENS OF LOOSE PIECES. METAL PIECES REMOVED, POWER VALVES REPLACED, SCREWS REPLACED AND SECURED WITH LOCK-TITE. SYMPTOMS OCCURRED FOR A THIRD TIME RECENTLY. I WENT TO THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP AND SPOKE TO THE SERVICE ADVISORS; THEY RAN THE VIN AND FOUND A RECALL ON 04 SENTRA 2.5L ENGINE VEHICLES, SPECIFICALLY THE POWER VALVE SCREWS COMING LOOSE, CAUSING UNSTABLE ENGINE IDLING AND POWER LOSS. *TR