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Engine And Engine Cooling complaints
72 reportsClear category filter80,000 miles · Jul 14, 2004
Engine And Engine Cooling
AT ABOUT 65,000-70,000 MILES THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. AT THE SAME TIME MY RIGHT FRONT WHEEL BEGAN MAKING NOISE. I TOOK MY CAR IN AND FOUND OUT THAT I NEEDED TO REPLACE THE HUB ASSEMBLY. NOT KNOWING THAT IT HAD BEEN RECALLED FOR THE HUB ASSEMBLY, I ENDED UP PAYING OVER $500 FOR THE PARTS AND LABOR. ABOUT 15,000 MILES LA…
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AT ABOUT 65,000-70,000 MILES THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. AT THE SAME TIME MY RIGHT FRONT WHEEL BEGAN MAKING NOISE. I TOOK MY CAR IN AND FOUND OUT THAT I NEEDED TO REPLACE THE HUB ASSEMBLY. NOT KNOWING THAT IT HAD BEEN RECALLED FOR THE HUB ASSEMBLY, I ENDED UP PAYING OVER $500 FOR THE PARTS AND LABOR. ABOUT 15,000 MILES LATER MY CAR LOST ALL POWER WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY. AFTER PAYING TO HAVE THE CRANK POSITION SENSOR REPLACED I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE WARNING OF THE PROBLEM.I TOOK MY CAR TO THE DEALER AND THEY PERFORMED THE RECALL WORK. THE SERVICE LIGHT IS STILL ON AND MY CAR OFTEN PERFORMS POORLY AND LOSES POWER WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE. I AM UNABLE TO PASS SMOG IN CA BECAUSE THE LIGHT IS ON. ALL OF THESE PROBLEMS ARE NOT COINCEDENTAL. NISSAN HAS MANUFACTURED A FAULTY SYSTEM AND THEY NEED TO OWN UP AND REPAIR IT.*AK
NHTSA ODI #10081078
45,000 miles · Jun 24, 2004
Engine And Engine Cooling
WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH VEHICLE STALLED. DEALER INDICATED THAT THE ENGINE SENSOR FAILED. A RECALL WAS ISSUED. HOWEVER, THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK
NHTSA ODI #10079775
84,000 miles · Jun 1, 2004
Engine And Engine Cooling
CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL 01V357000 CONCERNING CRANK POSITION SENSOR: AFTER RECALL REPAIRS WERE DONE IT STARTED EXPERIENCING CRANK POSITION SENSOR FAILURE. LESS THAN TWO MONTHS AFTER THE RECALL REPAIRS WERE DONE WAS DRIVING AND THE VEHICLE CUT OFF. CONSUMER SPOKE TO THE DEALER, WHO CLAIMED THAT RECALL REPAIRS WERE DONE …
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CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL 01V357000 CONCERNING CRANK POSITION SENSOR: AFTER RECALL REPAIRS WERE DONE IT STARTED EXPERIENCING CRANK POSITION SENSOR FAILURE. LESS THAN TWO MONTHS AFTER THE RECALL REPAIRS WERE DONE WAS DRIVING AND THE VEHICLE CUT OFF. CONSUMER SPOKE TO THE DEALER, WHO CLAIMED THAT RECALL REPAIRS WERE DONE PROPERLY. *AK
NHTSA ODI #10075502
Mileage unknown · May 25, 2004
Engine And Engine Cooling
NISSAN SENTRA OIL STICK IS DESIGNED POORLY. STICK IS MADE OF PLASTIC AND IT COSTS A FURTUNE TO TAKE IT OUT ONCE IT BREAKS. NISSAN CHARGES UP TO $250 TO TAKE THE BROKEN PART OUT. THIS FIX SHOULD BE A RECALL BECAUSE THIS PART SHOULD NOT BE MADE OF PLASTIC.
NHTSA ODI #10073093
Mileage unknown · May 11, 2004
Engine And Engine CoolingService Brakes, Hydraulic
AT ANY SPEED VEHICLE SHUT OFF. CONSUMER HAD NO BRAKES, AND ALMOST HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE. DEALER SAID CHECK ENGINE SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK
NHTSA ODI #10073496
62,000 miles · Apr 30, 2004
Engine And Engine Cooling
WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED THEN STALLED. THE DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. THE CAUSE HAS YET TO BE DETERMINED. *LA
NHTSA ODI #10071906
Mileage unknown · Apr 16, 2004
Air BagsEngine And Engine Cooling
WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT. AIRBAG LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD AND REMAINED ON. CONSUMER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT THE IDLE PULLEY HAD CAME OFF. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND DEALER WAS NOT ABLE TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK
NHTSA ODI #10067322
8,000 miles · Apr 11, 2004
Engine And Engine Cooling
I HAVE LOOKED AND FOUND NO RECALL ON THIS POORLY DESIGNED ENGINE COMPONENT. PLASTIC DIPSTICK HANDLE BREAKS. MY CAR IS A NISSAN 2000 SENTRA GXE 1.8: THE PLASTIC ENGINE OIL DIPSTICK HANDLE BROKE OFF, LEAVING THE STAINLESS STEEL STICK INSIDE THE TUBE. I CALLED MY LOCAL NISSAN DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPARTMENT FOR A METHOD OF EXTRACTIN…
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I HAVE LOOKED AND FOUND NO RECALL ON THIS POORLY DESIGNED ENGINE COMPONENT. PLASTIC DIPSTICK HANDLE BREAKS. MY CAR IS A NISSAN 2000 SENTRA GXE 1.8: THE PLASTIC ENGINE OIL DIPSTICK HANDLE BROKE OFF, LEAVING THE STAINLESS STEEL STICK INSIDE THE TUBE. I CALLED MY LOCAL NISSAN DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPARTMENT FOR A METHOD OF EXTRACTING THE DEFECTIVE PART. I WAS TOLD IT WOULD BE 'VERY EXPENSIVE' FOR THE SERVICE SHOP TO DO, THAT I SHOULD TRY TO 'FIGURE IT OUT' MYSELF AND 'LET ME KNOW HOW YOU DID IT' IF I WAS SUCCESSFUL. THE ONLY OEM REPLACEMENT PART FOR THIS ITEM IS AN EXACT DUPLICATE OF THE PLASTIC HANDLE TYPE THAT BROKE, SO I AM NOT USING THAT AGAIN! THIS PLASTIC COMPONENT IS POORLY DESIGNED AND CAN PERMIT THE STAINLESS STEEL 'STICK' TO BE FORCED INTO THE OIL PAN. *JB
NHTSA ODI #10065913
106,000 miles · Apr 5, 2004
Engine And Engine Cooling
I BROUGHT MY 2000 NISSAN SENTRA GXE TO SEARS AUTO CENTER FOR NEW TIRES ON SATURDAY MORNING. WHEN THE MECHANIC ASKED IF MY CAR NEEDED AN OIL CHANGE, I SAID SURE. WHEN I RETURNED TO PICK UP MY VEHICLE, THE MECHANIC HANDED ME TWO PIECES, THE PLASTIC "O" RING AND A BIT OF STEM FROM MY DIPSTICK, AND TOLD ME THAT THE REST OF MY DIP…
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I BROUGHT MY 2000 NISSAN SENTRA GXE TO SEARS AUTO CENTER FOR NEW TIRES ON SATURDAY MORNING. WHEN THE MECHANIC ASKED IF MY CAR NEEDED AN OIL CHANGE, I SAID SURE. WHEN I RETURNED TO PICK UP MY VEHICLE, THE MECHANIC HANDED ME TWO PIECES, THE PLASTIC "O" RING AND A BIT OF STEM FROM MY DIPSTICK, AND TOLD ME THAT THE REST OF MY DIPSTICK HAD SLID DOWN ABOUT SIX INCHES INTO THE TUBE. BECAUSE PLASTIC WAS STILL ON ONE END, HE COULD NOT GET THE STICK OUT AND SENT ME TO MY NISSAN DEALER. THE MECHANIC AT NISSAN SEEMED SURPRISED AT WHAT HE SAW. I ASKED HIM WHAT NEEDED TO BE DONE WITHOUT MY TELLING HIM WHAT SEARS HAD SAID. THE NISSAN MECHANIC AND THE SEARS MECHANIC CONCURRED: NOT ONLY WAS GETTING THE DIPSTICK OUT GOING TO BE A PROBLEM, BUT AS IT BOUNCED AROUND IN THE TUBE, IT COULD DRIVE ITS WAY THROUGH MY OIL PAN AND BUST MY CRANKSHAFT OR CAUSE THE OIL TO BACK OVER THE ENGINE. EITHER WAY, THE PROSPECT IS DIM. HOW MUCH TO GET THE DIPSTICK OUT? DUE TO NISSAN'S DESIGN, THE MECHANIC SAID THAT PART OF MY ENGINE WAS IN THE WAY OF THE OIL PAN AND THE LABOR ALONE WOULD COST $300, AN EXORBITANT SUM FOR SOMEONE'S STUPIDITY. WHAT HAPPENED TO METAL DIPSTICKS? WHEN I CONTACTED NISSAN HEADQUARTERS ABOUT THIS, I WAS TOLD THAT MY WARRANTY PERIOD WAS OVER. I WAS VERY UPSET AT THIS NEWS CONSIDERING THAT THIS PROBLEM WOULD NOT MANIFEST WITHIN THE WARRANTY PERIOD! PLASTIC TAKES A BIT OF TIME TO BE HEAT-DAMAGED AND SNAP LIKE THAT, BUT WHEN SITTING RIGHT NEXT TO THE ENGINE MANIFOLD...WELL, DUH! RIGHT NOW, I AM STUCK WITH A BROKEN DIPSTICK, WHICH MAY OR MAY NOT MAKE MY CAR A FIRE-BREATHING DEATH TRAP. APPARENTLY MY GRIPE WITH NISSAN IS NOT ISOLATED--JUST CHECK OUT THE GRIPED FROM THIS WEBSITE, ALSO ATTACHED BELOW. HTTP://WWW.BROOMEMAN.COM/MT/ARCHIVES/001156.HTML HELP! I DON'T THINK THIS SHOULD BE MY PROBLEM, BUT NISSAN DOESN'T THINK SO. *JB
NHTSA ODI #10064564
Mileage unknown · Mar 24, 2004
Engine And Engine Cooling
COMPUTER HAD TO BE REPLACED DUE TO OVER HEATING BECAUSE OF DEFECTIVE LINING MATERIAL USED IN THE CASING HOUSING THE COMPUTER. *PH THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL TO REPLACE THE LINING ON THE COMPUTER HOUSING, THE MANUFACTURER REFUSED TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE DAMAGE THAT WAS DONE TO THE COMPUTER DUE TO THE OVERHEATING. *J…
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COMPUTER HAD TO BE REPLACED DUE TO OVER HEATING BECAUSE OF DEFECTIVE LINING MATERIAL USED IN THE CASING HOUSING THE COMPUTER. *PH THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL TO REPLACE THE LINING ON THE COMPUTER HOUSING, THE MANUFACTURER REFUSED TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE DAMAGE THAT WAS DONE TO THE COMPUTER DUE TO THE OVERHEATING. *JB
NHTSA ODI #10064779
Official recalls
6Dec 10, 2003
ON CERTAIN ELECTRIC VEHICLES, THE FRONT SUSPENSION TRANSVERSE LINK'S BALL JOINT BRACKET MAY BREAK FROM STRESS CONCENTRATION AT A NOTCH CREATED BY SURFACE ROUGHNESS AND THE SHAPE OF THE MATERIAL CUT-LINE.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: Not supplied
Remedy: DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE BRACKET ON THESE VEHICLES. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN DECEMBER 15, 2003. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT NISSAN AT 1-800-647-7261.
Nov 17, 2003
ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES, THE CIRCUIT BOARD FOR THE CRANK POSITION SENSOR OR CAM POSITION SENSOR MAY HAVE AN IMPROPER SOLDER JOINT DUE TO SOLDER DEFORMATION CAUSED BY HEAT STRESS ACCELERATED BY THE EXISTENCE OF FLUX RESIDUE DURING THE SOLDERING PROCESS.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: THIS COULD CAUSE THE "SERVICE ENGINE SOON" WARNING LIGHT TO COME ON, CREATE A NO START CONDITION, CAUSE REDUCED ENGINE POWER, OR CAUSE THE ENGINE TO STOP RUNNING WITHOUT WARNING DURING VEHICLE OPERATION, WHICH COULD RESULT IN A CRASH.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE CRANK POSITION SENSORS. CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR(S), AND IN SOME CASES, THE VARIABLE TIMING CONTROL SENSOR(S). VEHICLES INVOLVED IN A PREVIOUS RECALL CAMPAIGN, 01V357, ARE ALSO INCLUDED IN THIS NEW CAMPAIGN. THE REPLACEMENT SENSORS USED IN THAT CAMPAIGN ARE ALSO AFFECTED. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN ON DECEMBER 22, 2003. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT NISSAN AT 1-800-647-7261 OR INFINITI AT 1-800-662-6200.
Nov 14, 2003
ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH THE QG18DE ENGINE OR QR25DE ENGINES, THE FOAM MATERIAL USED FOR THE INTERIOR LINING OF THE ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE (ECM) BOX EMITS SULFUR AS IT CURES.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: IF ONE OF THE RESISTORS INSIDE THE ECM HAS A CRACK ON THE SURFACE COATING, THE GAS MAY CAUSE CORROSION OF THE RESISTOR. THIS COULD CAUSE THE MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LIGHT TO COME ON, POOR DRIVABILITY (IDLE INSTABILITY, POOR ACCELERATOR), OR THE ENGINE TO STOP RUNNING DURING VEHICLE OPERATION, WHICH COULD RESULT IN A CRASH.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL REMOVE THE INSIDE LINING MATERIAL FROM THE ECM BOX. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN ON DECEMBER 22, 2003. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT NISSAN AT 1-800-647-7261.
Nov 16, 2001
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH A 1.8 LITER ENGINE. THE ENGINE COULD STOP RUNNING WHILE BEING DRIVEN DUE TO A DEFECTIVE CRANK POSITION SENSOR. THIS COULD ALSO RESULT IN THE "SERVICE ENGINE SOON" WARNING LIGHT COMING ON OR REDUCED ENGINE POWER.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: IF THE ENGINE STOPS RUNNING WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION, IT COULD RESULT IN A CRASH.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE CRANK POSITION SENSORS. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN DECEMBER 10, 2001. OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT NISSAN AT 1-800-647-7261.
Aug 29, 2001
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES. THE COOLING HOLES IN THE STEEL WHEEL MAY HAVE BURRS ON THEIR EDGES AS A RESULT OF IMPROPER MANUFACTURING. THESE BURRS CAN CAUSE CRACKS AS THE VEHICLE IS BEING DRIVEN. CRACKS CAN PROPAGATE BETWEEN ADJACENT COOLING HOLES. IF ENOUGH CRACKS DEVELOP BETWEEN THE COOLING HOLES, THE WHEEL COULD FAIL AND SEPARATE FROM THE MOUNTING HUB WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: SEPARATION OF THE WHEEL FROM THE VEHICLE WHILE BEING OPERATED COULD RESULT IN A VEHICLE CRASH.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL INSPECT FOR CRACKS AND REPLACE THE WHEEL IF CRACKS ARE DISCOVERED. OWNER NOTIFICATION WILL BE CONDUCTED IN TWO PHASES. THE FIRST MAILING BEGAN OCTOBER 1, 2001, ASKING OWNERS TO BRING THEIR VEHICLES IN TO A DEALER FOR INSPECTION OF THE WHEELS. ANY WHEELS WITH CRACKS WILL BE REPLACED. A SECOND OWNER NOTIFICATION WILL BEGIN IN EARLY DECEMBER, AT WHICH TIME NISSAN WILL HAVE AN ADEQUATE NUMBER OF REPLACEMENT WHEELS, REQUESTING OWNERS TO RETURN TO THEIR DEALERS TO HAVE THE WHEELS REPLACED. OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT NISSAN AT 1-800-647-7261.
May 23, 2001
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES. ONE OR MORE OF THE THREE BOLTS USED TO ATTACH EACH FRONT SUSPENSION LOWER CONTROL ARM TO THE BODY ON THE LEFT AND RIGHT SIDES MAY NOT HAVE BEEN PROPERLY MANUFACTURED.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: THE BOLTS COULD FRACTURE, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE LOWER CONTROL ARM ATTACHMENT BOLTS. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN JUNE 30, 2001. OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT NISSAN AT 1-800-647-7261.
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