2000 Nissan Sentra

2000 NISSAN SENTRA- MANY CONSUMERS WITH 2000/2001 SENTRAS COMPLAINING ABOUT SIMILAR PROBLEMS. CAR STALLING- SHUTTING OFF WHEN CAR IS SLOWING DOWN. RPM IS AT 4000 AND DROPS TO 0 IMMEDIATELY AND CAR SHUTS OFF. SO FAR, WE\'VE BEEN VERY LUCKY WHEN THIS HAPPENS, WE\'VE BEEN ABLE TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE (CAR IS BASICALLY OPERATING IN NEUTRAL AT THIS POINT). WE HAVE TO SHUT OFF THE CAR AND TURN ON THE IGNITION AGAIN. WE HAD AN EXTENDED WARRANTY BUT NISSAN COULD NEVER FIND ANYTHING WRONG BECAUSE THEY SAID THEIR COMPUTERS COULD NOT FIND THE PROBLEM AND COULD NOT REPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THEY CHARGED US THE LABOR CHARGE ANYWAY EVEN THOUGH THEY COULD NEVER FIND ANYTHING. NOW THE WARRANTY IS OVER AND MY PERSONAL MECHANIC JUST FOUND OUT THE PROBLEM AFTER EXPERIENCING THE SAME WITH ANOTHER NISSAN OWNER. IT IS THE IDLE CONTROL VALVE WHICH NEEDS THE COMPUTER TO BE CHANGED AS WELL IN ORDER TO WORK. THIS WILL COST THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS WHICH SHOULD HAVE BEEN COVERED BY NISSAN SINCE IT WAS A FACTORY DEFECT BUT THEY WON\'T BECAUSE WE DON\'T HAVE WARRANTY ANYMORE. WE CANNOT IN GOOD CONSCIENCE SELL THE CAR TO SOMEONE ELSE BECAUSE DRIVING THESE CARS IS REALLY DANGEROUS. IF YOU READ THE FORUMS, THERE ARE MANY NISSAN SENTRA OWNERS IN THE SAME BOAT. *TR

2000 NISSAN SENTRA WITH MULTIPLE PROBLEMS. CONSUMER STATES THAT SHE WOULD LIKE COMPENSATION FOR ALL THE MONEY SHE HAS HAD TO PUT OUT FOR REPAIRS. SUCH AS NEW AF METER, REPLACED MASS AIR FLOW, REPLACED BATTERY, REPLACED CLUTCH TWICE DUE TO AN OIL LEAK/FLYWHEEL AND MORE. *KB THE CONSUMER STATED THE ENTIRE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILED, A NEW TRUNK LOCK WAS NEEDED, THE REAR ENGINE SEAL WAS LEAKING OIL ON THE CLUTCH. THE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW WAS INOPERATIVE. THE REGULATOR AND RADIATOR WERE REPLACED. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 NISSAN SENTRA. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE CONTACT WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD ON CRASH. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE NECK, ARMS, AND FINGERS. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE POWERTRAIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 36,000.

A RECALL FOR CRANK POSITION SENSOR FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 01V35700 RECALL DATE: 11/16/01 FOR 2000 NISSAN SENTRA. THE SENSOR WAS REPLACED BY NISSAN IN 2003. IN JANUARY 2007, THE CAR STARTED EXPERIENCE SAME PROBLEM DURING THE RECALL DATE. THE CAR STOPS RUNNING A LOT OF TIME AND THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON CAME ON SEVERAL TIMES. MY WIFE WAS VERY NERVOUS AND SCARED DRIVING THAT CAR. ON JANUARY 22ND, THE CAR WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO REPORT THE PROBLEM. THEY STATED THAT THE RECALL IS NO LONGER BEING REPLACED. THEY INSPECTED THE CAR AND ORDERED ECM TO SEE IF THE FIXES THE PROBLEM WITH THE CAR. ON JANUARY 29TH, THE PART WAS REPLACED AND THE PROBLEM WAS STILL THERE. THE SERVICE ADVISOR FOR BILL SEIDLE'S NISSAN IN MIAMI (10500 NW 12TH STREET) JORGE VILLAR STATED THE PROBLEM COULD BE A CRACK SHAFT OR MASS AIR. THEY SAID TO COME BACK WHEN I AM READY FOR THEM TO GET TO THE ROOT PROBLEM. ON FEBRUARY 6TH, I TOOK THE CAR TO PRECISION TUNE AUTO CARE AND INFORM THEM THAT THE CAR STOPS RUNNING WHEN IT WAS RUNNING. I WANT THEM TO SEE WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS. LATER THAT DAY THEY STATED THE PROBLEM WITH THE CAR IS THAT IT HAS A DEFECTIVE CRANK POSITION SENSOR. I CALLED BILL SEIDLE NISSAN EXPLAINING THAT THE PARTICULAR RECALL BACK IN NOV 2001 IS HAPPENING AGAIN AND I WANT THEM TO CHANGE TO PART OUT AGAIN. I WAS TOLD THAT THE PART IS OUT OF WARRANTY AND THEY ARE NOT GOING TO REPLACE IT. I HAD NO CHOICE BUT TO HAVE PRECISION AUTO CARE FIX THE PART AND AT COST OF $150.00. NISSAN DEALER WAS TRYING TO FIND A WAY TO CHARGE ME MORE AND FIX PART THAT WASN'T NEED. THE WHOLE TIME THEY NEED THAT IT WAS A SENSOR THAT WAS CAUSING THE PROBLEM. *NM

2001 1.8 ENGINE IN A SENTRA , DRIVEN NEW FROM VICTORY NISSAN (VN) IN CHESAPEAKE VA, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT KEPT COMING ON AFTER ALL THE RECALLS WERE COMPLETED AND RETURNED TO V. NISSAN (VN). $600.00 LATER AND LIGHT COMING ON 3 TIMES IN SEPARATE TRIPS TO (VN) WHILE TRYING DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM I WAS CHARGED $600.00 AND I HAD NOW REACHED 67,000 MILES WITH MY WARRANTY EXPIRED AND LIGHT STILL ON AND OFF, THIS TIME IT WAS DIAGNOSED AS AN INTERNAL ANTIFREEZE LEAK INTO A CYLINDER, PLEASE NOTE $600.00 LATER AFTER BEING TOWED AT MY EXPENSE TWICE, NUMEROUS SENSOR'S AND EVEN THE COMPUTER IN THE CAR, (MY OLD COMPUTER WAS REINSTALLED BY (VN), (VN) WANTS TO MAKE ME A NEW BILL TO FIX THE ENGINE PROPERLY WITH THE MECHANIC EXPLAINING THAT THE ELECTRONIC DIAGNOSTIC TOOL WHICH COST $90 IS JUST A STARTING PLACE AND THEY FOLLOW THE CODES AND REPLACE THE CHEAPEST STUFF FIRST LIKE ALL MY SENSOR'S AT $200 A POP, EVEN THE ONES THAT WERE NOT BAD ACCORDING TO THE TEST, AND AFTER I QUESTIONED IT, I WAS TOLD WELL THE "CERAMIC WAS CRACKED" AND IT WAS NOW OR LATER! IF IT WAS JUST A HEAD GASKET THAT BILL WAS GOING TO BE NOW $2,200 AND VICTORY NISSAN HAD THE NERVE TO TELL ME AFTER $2,200.00 THAT I STILL NEEDED TO HAVE THE HEAD SENT OUT TO BE PRESSURE CHECKED (OPTIONAL BUT REQUIRED) FOR AN ADDITIONAL $200 TO $300 AND WE CAN WORK OUT SOMETHING ABOUT MY $600.00! I REPLACED THE ENTIRE ENGINE FOR $1234.00 AND HONDA IS CALLING MY NAME! CERTAINLY UNHAPPY WITH MY FIRST AN ONLY DEALING'S WITH NISSAN AND ESPECIALLY WITH VICTORY NISSAN. THEY INSISTED ON THE SAME MECHANIC WORKING ON THE CAR AND I HAD TO WAIT 7 HOURS IN THE WAITING ROOM ONCE AND NUMEROUS TIMES FOR 4 AND 5 HOURS IN ADDITION WHILE I WATCHED THE MECHANICS MOVE IN SLOW MOTION. BOTTOM LINE NEVER DEAL WITH VICTORY NISSAN! *NM

THIS CAR HAS NEVER ONCE PASSED AN EMISSION TEST ON THE FIRST TRY. AS OF JULY 2004 THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT CAME ON EVERY NOW AND THEN. I TOOK THE CAR FOR IT'S EMISSION TEST AND IT FAILED! THE ERROR CODE WAS P1491 (BYPASS VALVE/CUT VALVE). AFTER SPENDING $500, I THOUGHT THE CAR WAS FIXED. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE EMISSIONS FACILITY AND IT PASSED. I DROVE OUT OF THE PARKING LOT AND THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT CAME BACK ON AND HAS STAYED ON CONSTANTLY SINCE THEN. NOW I'M A DUE FOR ANOTHER EMISSION TEST AND ONCE AGAIN IT FAILS! SAME ERROR CODE. CLEARLY THERE IS A DEFECT. SOMETHING MUST BE DONE TO RECTIFY THE SITUATION. *JB