2004 NISSAN SENTRA Complaints

1) CAR BEGAN TO RUN ROUGH/SURGING/STALLING FOR NO APPARENT REASON. 2) SOMETHING HAS ENTERED THE ENGINE CAUSING MARKS ON PISTON TOP/CYLINDER BORES AND DAMAGING THE SPARK PLUG. 3) BROUGHT CAR TO DEALER AND WAS TOLD SPARK PLUGS AND AIR FILTER WERE TO BLAME. I CHANGED SPARK PLUGS AND AIR FILTER. THIS ALLOWED CAR TO RUN BETTER BUT STILL RUNS ROUGH/SURGES/WON'T IDLE PROPERLY. BROUGHT CAR TO LOCAL GARAGE AND THEY INSPECTED CYLINDER BORES AND FOUND DAMAGE TO PISTON AND A 2ND PISTON/SPARK PLUG. THEY INFORMED ME THAT THERE IS A RECALL FOR SENTRA'S BUT THAT MY CAR WAS NOT INCLUDED. THIS RECALL COVERS SCREWS FALLING INTO MOTOR. CALLED THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THE CAR NEEDS TO BE RESET BECAUSE OF THE AIR FILTER WAS NOT AN ORIGINAL REPLACEMENT BRAND FILTER. WHEN TOLD ABOUT DAMAGES IN MOTOR THERE WAS NO REPLY. WHEN ASKED IF THERE IS A RECALL FOR MY VEHICLE I WAS TOLD THERE WASN'T ONE. CALLED NISSAN AND WAS TOLD ABOUT A RECALL AND THAT MY CAR IS COVERED BUT AFTER FURTHER REVIEW THEY CHANGED THEIR MIND AND SAID THAT MY CAR WAS NOT COVERED. MY CAR IS THE SAME MAKE/MODEL/ENGINE SIZE AS THE RECALLED VEHICLES. I'M TRYING TO GET MY CAR INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. *NM

I WAS IN AN ACCIDENT ON AN INTERSTATE, THE IMPACT WAS AT ABOUT 70 MPH TO THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE IN A NISSAN SENTRA. THE IMPACT WAS HARD ENOUGH TO DAMAGE THE SHIFT THE DASHBOARD ALONG WITH THE REST OF THE FRONT OF THE CAR. THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *NM

DT: SEVERAL WEEKS BEFORE THE ACCIDENT THE SUSPENSION FELT WEAK. RIGHT BEFORE THE ACCIDENT A LARGE SOUND WAS HEARD AND A BUMP WAS FELT FROM UNDER THE CAR. THE CONSUMER TRIED TO TURN LEFT BUT THE CAR WOULD ONLY GO STRAIGHT AND THE CONSUMER RAN INTO SOME TREES/ A BARBED WIRE FENCE, AND A DITCH. THE AXLE AND DISC BROKE.*AK *NM

CAR IN FRONT OF ME STOPPED AT APPROX 30 FT, I PUT ON BRAKES BUT THEY DID NOT WORK, PUMPED BRAKES STILL DID NOT WORK MISSED REAR OF CAR ,A CAR CUT IN FRONT OF ME LEFT BRAKE LOCKED WENT LEFT PUT ON BRAKES STILL DID NOT WORK HIT SIDE OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. *JB

I OWN A 2004 NISSAN SENTRA, ONLY A FEW MONTHS AFTER I PURCHASED IT BRAND NEW, I BEGAN EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH THE ENGINE. THEY HAVE SINCE PUT IN A NEW TRANSMISSION AND JUST TODAY THE CAR BROKE DOWN AGAIN, THE TRANSMISSION SEEMS TO HAVE FAILED YET AGAIN.

I HAVE A 2004 NISSAN SENTRA (1.8 ENGINE, AUTO TRANS). ON TWO OCCASIONS I HAVE EXPERIENCED THE ENGINE UNEXPECTEDLY REVVING UP WHILE STOPPED AT AN INTERSECTION WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE AND NOT THE ACCELERATOR. SEVERAL MONTHS AGO, I WAS STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, CAR IN DRIVE, FOOT ON BRAKE. THE ENGINE BEGAN STEADILY INCREASING THE IDLE SPEED AND THE ENGINE REVVED (WITH MY FOOT TON THE BRAKE THE WHOLE TIME) TO I WOULD GUESS 2500-3000 RPMS. JUST AS QUICKLY, REVVING CEASED AND THE ENGINE RETURNED TO A NORMAL IDLE SPEED. THE INCREASE AND DECREASE IN IDLE SPEED PROBABLY OCCURRED OVER ABOUT 5-8 SECONDS. ABOUT TWO WEEKS AGO, I HAD A SIMILAR EPISODE, AGAIN WHILE STOPPED AT A LIGHT, WITH THE CAR IN DRIVE AND MY FOOT ON THE BREAK. THIS TIME, THE ENGINE BEGAN TO REV AT AN EVEN HIGHER RPM RATE. I PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL AND THE CAR REVVED VIOLENTLY AT A RATE THAT MUST HAVE BEEN APPROACHING FULL THROTTLE. IT SORT OF REVVED FULL AND THEN BACKED OFF SLIGHTLY SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE I TURNED THE IGNITION OFF. ONCE THE ENGINE SHUT OFF, I RESTARTED THE CAR AND EVERYTHING WAS BACK TO NORMAL. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER AND THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THEY ADJUSTED THE IDLE BUT I HAVE NO CONFIDENCE THAT THE PROBLEM IS RESOLVED. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE, IT IS MY DAUGHTER'S CAR, AND I AM CONCERNED. I SUSPECT A COMPUTER FAILURE OF SOME KIND. NISSAN MUST BE PRESSURED TO RESOLVE THIS ISSUE.

BACKING DOWN A HILLY DRIVEWAY IN NEUTRAL BRAKES WENT OUT. THIS LEAD TO RUNNING INTO A GUARD RAIL. EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS APPLIED AFTERWARDS TO STOP THE ROLLING. BRAKES WORKED FINE ON FLAT SURFACE. MINOR NECK INJURY WAS SUSTAINED. PARTS HAVE NOT BEEN REPAIRED WILL CONTACT MAUFACTURER.*AK

DRIVERS SEAT DETACHES FROM SLIDING RAIL OR BOLT IN FLOORBOARD SEAT MECHANISM IN THE FOWARD AND POSSIBLY OTHER, POSITIONS. TO CORRECT FAILURE I SLID SEAT BOTTOM BACK AND THEN FOWARD INTO A DIFFERENT POSITION AND IT SECURES UNTIL THE SEAT IS MOVED AGAIN.*AK

AIR CONDITIONING COMPRESSOR WILL ENGAGE (A/C WILL TURN ON) REGARDLESS OF AMBIENT AIR TEMPERATURE, WHEN ONE OR BOTH OF THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS ARE MET: 1. WHEN THE INTERIOR CABIN TEMPERATURE DIAL IS SET TO ANY TEMPERATURE, INCLUDING HOT (RED AREA ALL THE WAY TO THE RIGHT), AND THE WINDSHIELD DEFROST OPTION IS NOT SET (A/C SHOULD NOT BE ON, BUT WILL TURN ON), OR 2. THE WINDSHIELD DEFROST OPTION ON THE AIR HANDLER DIAL IS SET ONCE, THE AIR CONDITIONING WILL TURN ON, AND STAY ON REGARDLESS OF ANY TEMPERATURE DIAL CHANGE OR OTHER SETTING CHANGE THE DRIVER PERFORMS AS LONG AS THE CABIN BLOWER STAYS ON (SELECTED SPEED FROM 0 THROUGH 4). IN THE BEST CASE, THIS WILL CAUSE POOR FUEL ECONOMY DUE TO THE FACT THAT THE AIR CONDITIONING IS RUNNING WITHOUT NEED IN COLD WEATHER. IN THE WORST CASE, INSTANT FOGGING MAY OCCUR ON THE INTERIOR SIDE OF THE WINDSHIELD AS WELL AS DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE DOOR GLASS, WHICH COULD LEAD TO POOR VISIBILITY AND EVENTUALLY A CRASH. USING HEAT SETTINGS IN THE WINTER AT THE SAME TIME THE AIR CONDITIONING IS ENGAGED WILL CAUSE ABNORMALLY HIGH HUMIDITY LEVELS IN THE CABIN. CONSUMER HAS EXPERIENCED THIS SEVERAL TIMES SINCE DECEMBER HAS BEEN THE COLDEST MONTH OF OWNERSHIP YET, AND HAS RESOLVED THIS PROBLEM BY DISCONNECTING THE 12V-14VDC LINE THAT ENGAGES A/C COMPRESSOR JUST FOR COLD WEATHER DRIVING. CONSUMER SECURED THE LINE USING 2 PLASTIC WIRE TIES, SECURING IT AWAY FROM THE AUTOMATIC FAN AND THE HEAT SHIELD ON THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD TO AVOID AN ELECTRICAL MALFUNCTION. LINE WILL BE RECONNECTED DURING WARMER MONTHS.*JB

WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND BRAKES FAILED. CONSUMER WAS NOT ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, AND IT COLLIDED WITH THE VEHICLE IN FRONT. UPON IMPACT, BOTH FRONTAL AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, BUT THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM WAS NOT DETERMINED. *AK