Owner-reported complaints naming the electrical system, filed with NHTSA
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Reports naming the electrical system — wiring, battery, charging, control modules, infotainment and electrical accessories. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 2000 Nissan Sentra submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 27 reports on file name it.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
The 25 most recent of 27, in the owner's own words
TAKATA INFLATORS: MY CAR LOST POWER AND WILL NOT SHIFT INTO OD I NEED TO KNOW IF THERE IS A RECALL ON IT OR WHATEVER IS WRONG WITH IT MY CAR IS A 2000 NISSAN SENTRA
2000 NISSAN SENTRA CRANKS BUT WILL NOT START. THE CAR WAS STARTING AND RUNNING GOT BACK TO MY PLACE AND . ABOUT A HOUR OR TWO LATER HAD SOME THING TO DO .GOT IN THE CAR TRIED TO START THE CAR AND IT WOULD NOT START.MOTOR TURN OVER BUT WOULD NOT START. *TR
CAR HAS ALWAYS HAD A SLIGHT IDLE ISSUE..... WHEN U START IT YOU HAVE TO PRESS THE GAS A BIT OR ELSE IT IMMEDIATELY DIES. ALSO SOMETIMES IF YOU COME TO A STOP THE IDLE JUMPS UP AND DOWN..... HASN'T EVER COMPLETELY DIED IN THOSE INCIDENTS. MY COMPLAINT IS ABOUT THE IGNITION COIL FUSE. A BIT OVER A WEEK AGO THE CAR WAS FINE ALL DAY AND THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN WOULDN'T START. IT ENDED UP BEING THE FUSE. WE REPLACED IT AND THE CAR WAS FINE FOR A WHILE. TODAY I GOT IN IT GO TO WORK AND IT WOULDN'T START. ONCE AGAIN IT WAS THE FUSE. WHILE AT WORK MY HUSBAND REPLACED IT AND IT BLEW AS SOON AS HE TURNED THE KEY TO START THE CAR. WHEN I GOT HOME I TRIED AGAIN..... SAME OUTCOME. I'VE YET TO TALK TO A MECHANIC TO FIND OUT THE PROBLEM BUT IT SEEMS LIKE THERE'S SEVERAL COMPLAINTS OF THIS EXACT PROBLEM WITH MY MAKE AND MODEL OF CAR. I'D LIKE TO RESOLVE ASAP BUT I DON'T WANT TO PUT MONEY INTO A CAR THAT MAY HAVE SOME PROBLEMS EVEN AFTER THIS. I'D LIKE TO KNOW IF I FALL UNDER THE RECALL? *TR
I JUST BOUGHT THE CAR USED ON 6-22-13. THE GAUGES ON MY DASHBOARD STOPPED WORKING INTERMITTENTLY - I WILL BE DRIVING AND THERE IS NO SPEEDOMETER, ODOMETER, TACHOMETER, GAS GAUGE OR TEMPERATURE GAUGE. THEY ALL STOP WORKING TOGETHER FOR VARIOUS LENGTHS OF TIME, AND THEN JUST "CLICK" ON AGAIN. THE GAUGES SEEM TO BE STUCK IN PLACE ON THE GAS METER BUT THE SPEEDOMETER WOULD JUST FALL TO THE CORNER (LEFT OR RIGHT DEPENDING ON THE ANGLE IT IS ON WHEN IT STOPS WORKING. THE TACHOMETER SOMETIMES FALLS IN THE CORNER AN OTHER TIMES IT JUST FREEZES WHEN IT STOPS WORKING. THE TEMPERATURE GAUGES DOES THE SAME AS THE TACHOMETER. I DO NOT KNOW WHAT MAKES IT STOP OR COMES BACK ON. THE ODOMETER DISAPPEARS WHEN IT GOES OUT AND REAPPEARS WHEN IT COMES BACK ON BUT DOES SEEM TO MAINTAIN THE MILEAGE WHEN SHOWING OR NOT. LET ME KNOW IF THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE CAR OR NISSAN RESPONSIBLE TO REPAIR THE ISSUE. THE LOCAL DEALER SAID THEY DO NOT MAKE THE PART ANYMORE TO FIX THE POSSIBLE ISSUES. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 NISSAN SENTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ACCELERATING FROM A TRAFFIC STOP, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AS THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED OF A RECALL FOR THE FAILURE UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 03V477000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE) HOWEVER, THE DEALER INFORMED HIM THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 165,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 NISSAN SENTRA . THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIANS WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS EXPERIENCING THE SAME SYMPTOMS AS THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 03V477000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 117,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 128,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 NISSAN SENTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY ADVISED HIM THAT THEY WOULD REPAIR THE VEHICLE UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 03V477000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE). THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED A FEW MONTHS LATER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY ADVISED HIM THAT THE RECALL WAS NEVER PERFORMED AND THAT HE HAD EXCEEDED THE MILEAGE THAT WAS ASSOCIATED WITH THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 147,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 NISSAN SENTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD BEFORE BEING TOWED HOME. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED, AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 03V477000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE). THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THEY REFUSED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE SITUATION, AND THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING A RESPONSE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,150.
MY 2000 NISSAN SENTRA COMPLETELY STALLED WHILE DRIVING ON A SURFACE STREET. FIRST THE RADIO CUT OUT AND THE "AIR BAG" LIGHT CAME ON. WHEN THE CAR STARTED TO SHAKE A BIT, I NOTICED A BURNT PLASTIC SMELL AND ATTEMPTED TO PULL OVER TO A SIDE STREET AND THAT'S WHEN THE CAR LOST ALL POWER--HEADLIGHTS, DASHBOARD, ENGINE, NOT EVEN THE HAZARDS WORKED. I GENTLY TRIED TO ACCELERATE FORWARD AND THE CAR WENT INTO REVERSE INSTEAD, SO I PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND CALLED TRIPLE A. THEY TOWED MY CAR TO MY REGULAR MECHANIC, WHO WAS CLOSED AT THE TIME, AND THE NEXT MORNING HE WAS ABLE TO START THE CAR RIGHT UP AND HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO LOCATE ANY PROBLEM SO FAR. THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME THE CAR HAS STALLED. IN 2007, I HAD THE CAR STALL ON ME A NUMBER OF TIMES (ONCE ON THE FREEWAY) BEFORE MY MECHANIC REPLACED THE MASS AIRFLOW SENSOR. IN 2009, THE CAR STARTED IDLING ROUGHLY BEFORE STALLING AND THAT PROBLEM WAS TRACED TO A FAULTY EGR CONTROL VALVE CIRCUIT. *TR
THE GAUGES ON MY DASHBOARD STOPPED WORKING INTERMITTENTLY - I WILL BE DRIVING AND THERE IS NO SPEEDOMETER, ODOMETER, TACHOMETER, GAS GAUGE OR TEMPERATURE GAUGE. THEY ALL STOP WORKING TOGETHER FOR VARIOUS LENGTHS OF TIME, AND THEN JUST "CLICK" ON AGAIN. *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
GAUGES WORK INTERMITTENTLY, GAS, SPEEDOMETER, TACHOMETER. EVER SINCE I BOUGHT BRAND NEW IN 2000. DEALER COULD NEVER DUPLICATE PROBLEM SINCE INTERMITTENT ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. STILL OPERATES INTERMITTENTLY. *TR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 NISSAN SENTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HORN STOPPED OPERATING. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE WIRES FOR THE HORN WERE CORRODED AND REPLACED THE WIRES. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 54,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 53,800. UPDATED 10/11/07. *JB
3RD YEAR OF COLLEGE, NEEDED A DECENT CAR, PICKED 2000 NISSAN SENTRA. CAR WORKED GREAT AT FIRST, THEN LED TO HESITATION AND EVENTUALLY STALLING. I THOUGHT I FIXED THE PROBLEM, ORDERED A NEW THROTTLE POSITION CHAMBER (CAUSE I WAS TOLD THAT WAS THE PROBLEM) REPLACED THE PART, GOT A TUNE-UP, ONLY TO END UP WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. THE MIL ILLUMINATED. TOOK VEHICLE TO NISSAN DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING, AND THEY SAID IT STARTED FROM A SENSOR GONE BAD. I WAS NEVER NOTIFIED OF ANY OF THE RECALLS ON THIS VEHICLE, AND I THOUGHT I WAS SAFE BY FINANCING THE VEHICLE FROM THE DEALERSHIP. THE ESTIMATE FOR REPAIRS WAS OVER $2000 FROM THE DEALER. I NEEDED TO HAVE THE ENTIRE COMPUTER SYSTEM REPLACED BECAUSE THE BAD WIRING SHORTED EVERYTHING OUT. I COULD NOT AFFORD TO CONTINUE MAKING THE MONTHLY PAYMENTS AND PRICEY MAINTENANCE SO I LET HER GO..SADLY I HAVE A NISSAN ALTIMA NOW AND WAS DIRECTED TO THIS SITE SEARCHING FOR A RECALL A FAMILY MEMBER SAW ON THE NEWS TODAY ABOUT MY VEHICLE. THIS IS DEFINITELY MY LAST NISSAN! *NM
THE ELECTRIC WIRING OF 2000 SENTRA IS BAD AND DEFECTIVE, IT DISPLAYS INTERMITTENT PROBLEM, ALL THE DISPLAY METERS (SPEEDOMETER, FUEL GAUGE) WILL GO OF AND ON. *JB
I AM HAVING AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM WITH THE GAUGES IN MY 2000 NISSAN SENTRA GXE. THEY RANDOMLY STOP WORKING UNTIL THE CAR IS CUT OFF FOR AWHILE. SO IF I AM ON A LONG TRIP DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND MY GAUGES STOP WORKING, I CAN STOP AND PARK MY CAR FOR 30 MINUTES EVERY TEN OR TWENTY MILES OR I CAN DRIVE WITH OUT A SPEEDOMETER. *JB
MY ENGINE AND CHECK BRAKE LIGHTS CAME ON AND CHECK VEHICLE LIGHT, CAME ON AND STAYED ON . MY ALTERNATOR DISCHARGED AND MY CAR CUT OFF IN TRAFFIC, SEVERAL TIMES. I HAD TO REPLACE THE ALTERNATOR. I BELIEVE THIS ELECTRICAL PROBLEM CAUSED MY ALTERNATOR TO GO BAD. *JB
NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN 01V357000 CONCERNING CRANK POSITION SENSOR. AFTER HAVING THE CRANK POSITION SENSOR REPLACED THE PROBLEM RECURRED. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH CHECK ENGINE LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD AND REMAINED ON. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER, AND CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT THE CRANK POSITION SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AGAIN. *AK THE VEHICLE CIRCUIT CLUSTER FAILED CAUSING THE ODOMETER, FUEL GAUGE AND TEMP GAUGE TO FAIL. THE ROTORS WARPED CAUSING PULSATION WHILE BRAKING. *NM
2000 NISSAN SENTRA EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH BRAKE EQUIPMENT, ENGINE SENSORS AND E.C.M. CONNECTOR.*MR NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN 01V357000 CONCERNING CRANK POSITION SENSOR. AFTER HAVING THE CRANK POSITION SENSOR REPLACED THE PROBLEM RECURRED. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH CHECK ENGINE LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD AND REMAINED ON. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER, AND CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT THE CRANK POSITION SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AGAIN. THE VEHICLE CIRCUIT CLUSTER FAILED CAUSING THE ODOMETER, FUEL GAUGE AND TEMP GAUGE TO FAIL. THE ROTORS WARPED CAUSING PULSATION WHILE BRAKING *NM
THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE IDLING AT STOP SIGNS, RED LIGHTS AS WELL AS WHEN DRIVING AT SLOW SPEEDS (25 MPH). *NM THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED A NEW ECM. THE DEALER ALSO INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THERE WAS A NATIONWIDE BACKORDER ON THE PART. *NM
REF: NISSAN SENTRA GXE YEAR 2000, VIN# [XXX]. SINCE PURCHASE OF THIS USED CAR IN AUGUST 2003, OVER A PERIOD OF 8 MONTHS I HAVE HAD MANY PROBLEMS WITH "CHECK ENGINE LIGHT" COMING ON OFTEN AND RATTLING OF AXLE/SUSPENSION ON LEFT SIDE. AFTER BRINGING TO DEALER FOR REPAIR UNDER WARRANTY AND EACH TIME THE PROBLEM COMES UP NEXT DAY OR 2 WEEKS LATER. I HAVE HAD THE SPECIAL-ORDER FROM JAPAN ECM MODULE REPLACED 3 TIMES AFTER 3 MONTH WAIT EACH TIME. I ALSO HAVE HAD FRONT WHEEL AXLE AND/OR SUSPENSION REPLACED 3 TIMES IN THE PAST YEAR. I HAVE HAD 2 OR MORE RECALLS PERFORMED ON THE CAR IN 2004. AS OF 12/14/04, THERE IS A PROBLEM OF POOR OR SLOW ENGINE PERFORMANCE AND RAGGEDNESS WHEN DRIVING. REFER TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID # 01V174000 AND 03V477000 AND 03V455000 FOR REFERENCES. I HAVE COPIES OF SERVICE RECORDS FOR THIS CAR IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO RECEIVE THEM. PLEASE ADVISE. [XXX] EMAIL: [XXX]. *AK UPDATED 07/24/2012 *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)
WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO PULL THE VEHICLE OFF OF THE ROAD. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAD BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK THE SERVICE DEALER COULDN'T FIND WHY THE VEHICLE STALLED SO HE CONCLUDED THAT THE FUEL PUMP WAS THE PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE STILL DID NOT START EVEN AFTER A NEW FUEL PUMP WAS INSTALLED. ON ANOTHER OCCASION THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT THE ECM MODULE WAS THE PROBLEM. RECALL# 03V477000. THE VEHICLE PULLED TO THE RIGHT, THE A/C, HORN, AND THE THIRD BRAKE LIGHT WAS INOPERATIVE. RECALL# 01V174000 . THE CONSUMER ALSO LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND HIT A GUARD RAIL. *SC THE FRONT ROTORS WERE WARPED. *JB
CONSUMER BELIEVED SOME OF THE BURDEN OF COST FOR REPLACING THE MASS AIRFLOW SENSOR SHOULD BE BORNE BY NISSAN. *PH THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WOULD STICK. THE DEALER CLAIMED TO HAVE FIXED THE PROBLEM BUT IT STILL OCCURRED. THE CONSUMER WAS ALSO TOLD THAT THE MASS AIRFLOW SENSOR WAS GOING BAD AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE TECHNICIAN INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT NOTHING COULD BE DONE. THE VEHICLE MADE A CHIRPING SOUND SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS FIRST PURCHASED. *SC
VEHICLE SHUT OFF COMPLETELY AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY. THIS PROBLEM OCCURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. DEALER WAS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. SEVERAL REPAIR ATTEMPTS WERE MADE BUT NONE OF THEM WERE SUCCESSFUL. *AK NOISE CAME FROM THE RIGHT WHEEL AREA WHILE DRIVING. THE DEALER REPLACED ALL WHEELS PER A SAFETY CAMPAIGN. THE INSIDE DOOR HANDLE WAS LOOSE. THE DEALER REPLACED THE DOOR PAD BUT THAT DIDN'T REMEDY THE PROBLEM. THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE BUMPER WAS LOOSE. THE DEALER SECURED IT. THE RADIO WAS INOPERATIVE. THE DEALER SPECIAL ORDER A NEW RADIO. THE RIGHT FRONT WINDOW WAS INOPERATIVE FROM THE MAIN SWITCH. *PH *NLM
WHILE DRIVING, CONSUMER SMELLED SMOKE, SHE THEN PULLED OVER OPENED THE HOOD AND SAW FLAMES COMING FROM THE VEHICLE, A RUST INHIBITOR HAD BEEN INSTALLED BY THE DEALERSHIP.(CLAIM#51-0495-524)*JB
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