2005 NISSAN SENTRA Complaints

THERMOSTAT FROZE SHUT CAUSING CAR TO OVERHEAT AND BLOW THE HEAD GASKET. LUCKILY I CAUGHT IT BEFORE IT WAS TO LATE. IM ALSO A MECHANIC. I HAD A LOSE OF HEAT IN THE CAR SO I KNEW WHAT IT WAS. THIS SHOULD NOT BE HAPPENING TO A CAR WITH 67K MILES. I HAD TO PAY 900.00 FOR NISSAN TO FIX IT AS I WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF A MOVE AND DIDN'T HAVE ACCESS TO MY TOOLS. ALL OF THESE LISTINGS WITH SEVER ENGINE TROUBLE IS CAUSED BY THIS OVERHEAT ISSUE. THE THERMOSTAT IS DEFECTIVE IN MANY SENTRAS, THEN OTHER DAMAGE OCCURS. THIS WILL BE THE LAST NISSAN I BUY. IN THE BEGINNING NISSAN TOLD ME THEY WOULD COVER THIS, THEN AFTER THE FACT THEY WOULD NOT. ALSO THE FUEL PUMP HAS ALWAYS BEEN WEAK AND NOW NEEDS REPLACEMENT (SAME MILEAGE) AND THE CD PLAYER QUITE WORKING. THEY KNEW WHAT THEY WERE DOING WITH LIMITING THE WARRANTY TO 60K. *TR

SES ERROR P1446 - DEFECTIVE EVAP CANISTER VENT CONTROL VALVE (HTTP://NISSAN.JUSTANSWER.COM/UPLOADS/RMILLERPHD/2008-06-15_175622_AFINAL.PDF) FROM WHAT I HAVE BEEN TREADING ONLINE MANY PEOPLE HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH NISSAN AND THEIR EVAP VALVE AND IT GETTING STUCK OPEN OR CLOSED WHICH CAUSES A VERY SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD BUT NISSAN IS DOING NOTHING ABOUT THIS. I RECENTLY GOT THIS SES CODE AND LOOKED IT UP ONLINE AND FOUND A SLEW OF PEOPLE POINTING DIRECTLY TO THE PROBLEM WITH THE VALVE AND IT GETTING GUNKED UP OR STUCK. MINE IS A 2005 NISSAN SENTRA 1.8L BUT I HAVE SEEN THIS PROBLEM REPORTED ON A WIDE RANGE OR NISSAN MODELS. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS PROBLEM BEFORE SOMEBODY GETS HURT BUT NISSAN'S NEGLECT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN SENTRA. THE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND THE CONTACT WAITED BEFORE TAKING THE VEHICLE TO AUTOZONE. SHE WAS INFORMED THAT ONE OF HER CONTROL VALVES HAD CLOSED. SHE ATTEMPTED TO HAVE THE VEHICLE DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER, BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO PERFORM AN INSPECTION. THROUGHOUT THIS PROCESS, THE CONTACT WENT TO FILL UP THE VEHICLE WITH GASOLINE, BUT THE PUMP KEPT CLICKING AND INDICATED THAT THE TANK WAS FULL. THE CLICKING WOULD OCCUR EVERY FEW SECONDS. THE CONTACT WAS UNSURE IF THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO THE VEHICLE OR THE ACTUAL GASOLINE PUMP. THE CONTACT SMELLED A STRONG SMELL OF GASOLINE INSIDE THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT, AND WENT ONLINE TO RESEARCH POSSIBLE DEFECTS. SHE DISCOVERED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 05V269000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE) FOR THE SAME FAILURE; HOWEVER, THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT HER VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 58,000.

I HAD A HEAD GASKET PROBLEM AND WIRE PROBLEM BUT I ONLY HAD THE CAR FOR 19 MONTH IN BEEN IN THE SHOP MORE THAN I HAVE HAD THE CAR. *TR

THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT CAME ON 3 YEARS AND 2 MONTHS AFTER THE PURCHASE OF THE 2005 NISSAN SENTRA SE-R. I NOTICED A DECREASE OF 10 MPG IN FUEL ECONOMY WITHIN 48 HOURS OF THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT COMING ON. I TOOK IT TO A NISSAN DEALER IN SARASOTA FLORIDA AND THEY INFORMED ME THAT IT WAS THE THROTTLE BODY SENSOR THAT WAS BAD. I ASKED IF THEY HAD THE PART IN STOCK AND THEY SAID YES. THAT MEANS THAT THIS IS A CONSISTENT PROBLEM IF NISSAN IS GOING TO HAVE THROTTLE BODY'S IN STOCK. THEY WENT TO THE COMPUTER AND NISSAN WOULD PAY FOR EVERYTHING WITH THE CUSTOMER PAYING A $100 DEDUCTIBLE. THE PART ALONE IS $180.00 AND IT IS VERY EASY TO REPLACE YOURSELF BUT THE AVERAGE PERSON WOULD END UP PAYING OVER $300 FOR A DEFECTIVE PART THAT WILL GO BAD EVERY THREE YEARS OR SO. THE MILEAGE OF THE VEHICLE AT THE TIME OF REPAIR WAS 34K MILES. *TR

THERE IS A RECALL ON 2005 NISSAN SENTRA'S WITH THE VAPOR RETURN HOSE AND I TOOK MY CAR TO HOVE NISSAN DEALER IN BOURBONNAIS IL AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL ON MY CAR BUT WHEN I LOOK IT UP ON THE INTERNET IT IS TELLING ME THAT THERE IS A RECALL ON 2005 NISSAN SENTRA WITH THE SAME PROBLEM THAT I AM HAVING WITH MINE I ALSO TOOK MY CAR TO BE DIAGNOSED AT THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD ME THE SAME THING THAT MY VAPOR HOSE IS IN NEED OF REPAIR. MY CAR IS NOT ALLOWING ME TO PUT GAS IN MY CAR AND I AM LOOSING GAS AND RUNNING OUT OF GAS, I ALSO UNDERSTAND THAT THE ENGINE CAN ALSO IGNITE IN A FIRE. *TR

VEHICLE 62,861 MILES. ALL REGULAR MAINTENANCE HAS BEEN PERFORMED. JANUARY 26, 2008 I DROVE VEHICLE 25 MILES FROM MY HOME. THE CAR SAT FOR 4 HOURS. ON RESTART GOT NO HEAT. TEMPERATURE GAUGE IN THE NORMAL RANGE. DROVE 10 MILES WHEN THE HEAT GAUGE SPIKED HIGH, STOPPED. ENGINE TEMP BACK TO NORMAL, AND I SHUT THE ENGINE OFF. OPENED HOOD NO STEAM VISIBLE. EASED RADIATOR CAP OFF, COULD SEE COOLANT IN RADIATOR STARTED ENGINE BACK UP TO SEE WHERE THE WATER LEVEL WOULD DROP TOO. ADDED 4 OZ. NO STEAM COMING FROM ENGINE OR RADIATOR. SERVICE SOON LIGHT NOW LIT. ENGINE RAN SMOOTHLY. TRIED TO DETERMINE WHAT WAS WRONG. SUSPECTED NO WATER FLOW THROUGH HEATER. DETERMINED WATER FLOW OUT OF THE RADIATOR, NO STEAM, HAD A SERVICE SOON LIGHT, AND ENGINE HAD A SLIGHT MISS AT STARTUP THAT CLEARED AFTER A FEW SECONDS OF RUNNING. I TOOK THE NISSAN TO BREEDEN'S AUTO REPAIR. BREEDEN'S DETERMINED ENGINE HAD A BLOWN HEAD GASKET, AND A MISS IN NO. 2 CYLINDER. THE NISSAN'S ENGINE WAS REPAIRED. BREEDEN'S MECHANICS TOLD ME THE FOLLOWING: NISSAN HAD 4 OR 5 (SERVICE) NOTICES ON FAILED HEAD GASKET WITH CYLINDER NUMBER 2 MISS FOR THE 2005 1.8 SENTRA, HOWEVER NO RECALL EXISTS; ENGINE COOLANT AND RADIATOR WERE CLEAN; NEW TYPE HEAD BOLTS WERE REQUIRED WITH THE GASKET REPLACEMENT AND REQUIRED 60 FOOT-POUNDS OF TORQUE; THAT WHEN REMOVING THE HEAD THEY FOUND THE REAR BOLTS TO BE MUCH LOOSER THAN THE FRONT BOLTS (NOT THE REQUIRED TORQUE); AND THEY FOUND NO OTHER REASON TO EXPLAIN HEAD GASKET FAILURE. THE 1.8 NISSAN ENGINE HEAD GASKET SHOULD NOT FAIL ON A WELL MAINTAINED, NON-ABUSED ENGINE WITH 62K MILES. I BELIEVE NISSAN HAD INDICATIONS THAT SOME OF THEIR 1.8 ENGINES HAD A PROBLEM BLOWING HEAD GASKETS BECAUSE OF THE NOTICES. I SUSPECT NISSAN ATTRIBUTED THESE RECORDED FAILURES TO HEAD BOLT TORQUE, AND I WONDER WHY NO RECALL NOTICE WAS FORTHCOMING. NISSAN GAVE A NEGATIVE RESPONSE ON FEBRUARY 28, 2008. *TR

I PURCHASED MY 2005 NISSAN SENTRA IN DECEMBER 2005. IN SEPTEMBER 2007, I BEGAN NOTICING THAT MY CAR WAS OVERHEATING. IN ADDITION TO MY CAR OVERHEATING, THE HEAT STOPPED WORKING. I DO NOT HAVE VERY MUCH MONEY AND MY WARRANTY HAS ALREADY EXPIRED SO I HAD A FAMILY MECHANIC LOOK AT THE CAR. I HAD THE WATER-PUMP REPLACED, THE RADIATOR FLUSHED, THE HEATING AND COOLING SENSOR REPLACED, BELTS AND HOSES REPLACED. AFTER HAVING SO MANY THINGS DONE TO MY CAR, THE PROBLEM WAS STILL NOT SOLVED. I THEN DECIDED TO TAKE IT TO A REPAIR SHOP. THE REPAIR SHOP FLUSHED OUT MY RADIATOR. WHEN I PICKED UP THE CAR, THE HEAT WAS WORKING AND IT WAS FINE. THE REPAIR SHOP IS LITERALLY ACROSS THE STREET FROM WHERE I LIVE. BEFORE I GOT HOME, THE CAR OVERHEATED AND THE HEAT WENT OUT. I TOOK THE CAR RIGHT BACK TO THE REPAIR SHOP AND THE MECHANIC TOLD ME THAT I MUST HAVE A HEAD GASKET PROBLEM. OK, SO I WENT BACK TO THE FAMILY MECHANIC BECAUSE THE REPAIR SHOP WANTED TO CHARGE OVER $1000 TO REPLACE THE HEAD GASKET (WHICH I DIDN'T HAVE). THE FAMILY MECHANIC REPLACED THE HEAD GASKET FOR ME THOUGH HE DIDN'T SEE HOLES OR CRACKS IN THE ORIGINAL HEAD GASKET. THIS STILL DID NOT SOLVE MY PROBLEM. I FINALLY DECIDED TO TAKE MY CAR TO THE NISSAN SERVICE DEPT. THEY TOLD ME THAT I NEEDED A RADIATOR, I PAID $560 JUST TO HAVE THEM REPLACE THE RADIATOR. WHEN I PICKED UP THE CAR, I DIDN'T MAKE IT HOME BEFORE THE CAR BEGAN TO OVERHEAT AGAIN AND THE HEAT WENT OUT. I TOOK THE CAR BACK TO NISSAN SERVICE DEPT. THIS WAS FIVE WEEKS AGO. I STILL DO NOT HAVE MY CAR. THEY ARE TELLING ME THAT I PROBABLY NEED A HEAD GASKET. I GAVE THE OK TO REPLACE THE HEAD GASKET WHICH WILL COST OVER $1500. I AM STILL AWAITING MY CAR BUT AM NOT SURE THAT THIS WILL SOLVE MY PROBLEM. *TR

I HAVE HAD AT LEAST 2 PREVIOUS HORNS PUT INTO MY 2005 SENTRA FOUR DOOR CAR. THIS LATEST ONE HAS NOT BEEN IN THAT LONG AND IT DOES NOT WORK. IT GIVES A BEEP AND THEN IT IS GONE. I NEED A HORN THAT WORKS IN CONGESTED NEW JERSEY. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE. I WASTE MY TIME GOING THERE AND I DON'T THINK THE DEALERSHIP IS DOING ANYTHING AT ALL TO CORRECT THIS ISSUE. *TR

I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH MY CAR SINCE I GOT IT. I BOUGHT IT USED AT SMITHTOWN NISSAN IN AUGUST 2006. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT THERE IS A PART, I BELIEVE A SENSOR, THAT NEEDS REPLACING AND I HAVE GOTTEN A CONTINUPIS RUN AROUND BOTH F ROM SMITHTOWN NISSAN AND FROM THE NISSAN DEALER IN PLATTSUBRGH, NY WHERE I GO TO SCHOOL. A LIGHT KEPT GOING ON NAS SUMMER AND WHEN I TOOK IT BACK TO NISSAN BECAUSE I HAD TO DRIVE B ACK TO SCHOOL WITH IT. THEY SAID IT WOULD BE ALRIGHT. BUT ON THE WAY TO SCHOOL THE LIGHT WENT ON AGAIN. I TOOK IT TO THE NISSAN DEALER IN PLATTSBURGH WHO SAID IT NEEDED A PART AND THEY WOULD ORDER IT AND THAT IT WOULD TAKE A FEW WEEKS. AFTER I DIDN'T HEAR FROM THEM I CALLED AND THEY SAID THEY HAD CALLED ME BUT I DIDN'T RETURN THEIR CALL AND SO THEY RETURNED THE PART. THIS NEVER HAPPENED! THEY SAID THEY WOULD HAVE TO ORDER THE PART AGAIN AND THAT IT WOULD BE IN THE END OF DEC. WELL NOW I'M BACK IN RONKONKOMA AND OBVIOUSLY CAN'T GO BACK TO THE PLATTSBURGH NISSAN. I AM VERY WORRIED ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AS I DRIVE BACK AND FORTH FROM RONKONKOMA TO PLATTSBURGH AND I AM AFRAID THAT SOMETHING WILL HAPPEN. *TR