2004 Nissan Sentra Problems

The contact owns a 2004 Nissan Sentra. The contact stated while driving approximately 20 MPH, the engine began to run roughly and the vehicle was shaking. The contact stated that while depressing the accelerator pedal the vehicle failed to respond. The contact stated no warning light was illuminated. The contact pulled off the road safely where the vehicle stalled. The contact attempted to restart the vehicle, but eventually had the vehicle towed to his residence. The contact had not taken the vehicle to a local dealer. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The contact researched the failure online and related the failure to NHTSA Campaign Number: 06V242000 (Engine and Engine Cooling). The manufacturer had not been informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 150,000.

IN THE MORNING, CAR TOOK MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS TO START. IN AFTERNOON, AFTER HAVING SAT FOR AN HOUR, IT WAS AGAIN HARD TO START. DROVE APPROX. 1/2 MILE ACROSS HIGHWAY INTO A PARKING LOT, SLOWED AND CAR STALLED. RESTARTED AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS, DROVE APPROX. 1/4 MILE AND CAR STALLED AS I SLOWED AGAIN PRIOR TO ATTEMPTING TO TURN INTO PARKING SPACE. WOULD NOT RESTART UNTIL LEFT SIT FOR APPROX. AN HOUR.

VEHICLE HESITATES WHEN STARTING & STALLS OUT OR SHUTS DOWN WHEN SLOWING DOWN OR COMING TO A HALT. IF LET TO SIT FOR A WHILE IT WILL RESTART, BUT HAS LEFT ME STRANDED MULTIPLE TIMES. CRANK SENSOR REPLACED AS WELL AS ALL FLUIDS. HAVE HAD IT CHECKED FOR CODES, BUT NOTHING SHOWS UP. CAR WAS RECENTLY PURCHASED IN LATE MAY 2016. VENDOR REPAIRED SEVERAL ITEMS,BUT NOW CAR IS OUT OF VENDOR WARRANTY.

ENGINE FUEL PUMP FAILURE. DRIVING ON BUSY HIGHWAY ENGINE STARTED TO STALL. HAD TO USE CLUTCH TO KEEP ENGINE RUNNING, NEARLY MISSING OTHER VEHICLES TRYING TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF VEHICLE TRYING TO RESTART ENGINE. IMMEDIATELY TOOK TO DEALER AND FUEL PUMP FAILURE DIAGNOSED. FUEL PUMP BEING REPLACED RIGHT NOW AT $700.00.

The contact owns a 2004 Nissan Sentra. The contact stated that while the vehicle was at an independent mechanic, the vehicle was diagnosed computer system failure, causing the vehicle to fail to start. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and informed the contact of NHTSA Campaign Number: 15V287000 (Air Bags), which was associated with the VIN. The manufacturer had the vehicle towed to the dealer. The dealer informed the contact that there was no recall associated with the VIN. The dealer notified the manufacturer that the contact had refused to pay for a diagnostic test. The vehicle was not repaired and remained with the dealer. The failure mileage was approximately 70,000.

I have been getting recall notices for over 2 years on my 2004 Sentra concerning airbag replacement. I called the number on the recall mailing and was told on multiple occasions that the car was dangerous to operate. I am a [XXX] and was assured that the Nissan recall team offered a mobile repair service and that my repair was in the range of mobile repair service technicians and that a repair tech could be sent to my location. I agreed to the time line that they suggested. I just requested the exact time and date of the repair work. Nissan agree to the repair service arrangements and I thought that I would have the service work done at my location. As time passed the Nissan agent called multiple times assuring me that when a repair unit was available that it would be dispatched to my location to preform the required service. After 2 full years of delays and failed attempts, I am suddenly told that no mobile service repairs are possible in my location. When I asked why I was told the mobile service could be preformed at my location I was subjected to the agent speaking abusive and hostile attitude. The issue has not been resolved as of this date. So I do want to file a compliant and also make the company aware of this situation. Thank for the opportunity to present my concerns. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

The contact owns a 2004 Nissan Sentra. The contact stated that while the vehicle was at an independent mechanic, the vehicle was diagnosed computer system failure, causing the vehicle to fail to start. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and informed the contact of NHTSA Campaign Number: 15V287000 (Air Bags), which was associated with the VIN. The manufacturer had the vehicle towed to the dealer. The dealer informed the contact that there was no recall associated with the VIN. The dealer notified the manufacturer that the contact had refused to pay for a diagnostic test. The vehicle was not repaired and remained with the dealer. The failure mileage was approximately 70,000.

DRIVING & ALL GAUGES IN DASHBOARD TURNED OFF. THE SAME DAY, THE CAR DIDN'T RESPOND NORMALLY WHEN GAS PEDAL WAS PRESSED. THE GAS PEDAL WAS PRESSED SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE CAR TOOK IN GAS. PARKED CAR, & LATER THAT DAY RESTARTED CAR. CAR AGAIN DIDN'T RESPOND WELL WHEN PRESSING ACCELERATOR. GAUGES STILL NON OPERATIONAL. CAR DIED & BATTERY TESTED BY AAA. BATTERY FOUND TO BE OK, BUT CHARGING SYSTEM WAS ISSUE. TOWED TO TOW YARD & TOLD ALTERNATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. NEW, NOT REBUILT, ALTERNATOR REPLACED BY COUSIN & FUSE (NOT SURE WHICH ONE) WAS FOUND TO BE BLOWN & REPLACED. GAUGES WORKED AFTER FUSE & ALTERNATOR REPLACED. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON SEVERAL DAYS LATER. CKED CAR ON AUTO ZONES FREE DIAGNOSTIC TOOL & DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE U1001 CAN COMMUNICATION LINE & P0462 SECONDARY CODE GIVEN. CAR DIED AGAIN BOUT WEEK LATER & TOWED TO PEP BOYS. PEP BOYS SAID BATTERY NEEDED REPLACEMENT, SO I HAD AAA TEST IT & AAA SAID ITS THE CHARGING SYSTEM. AAA REPLACED THE BATTERY AFTER MUCH ADO. CAR TAKEN BACK TO PEP BOYS FOR 'ELECTRONIC DIAGNOSIS' & THEY SAID ALTERNATOR! ALTERNATOR TESTED AT SEPARATE BATTERY SHOP & TESTED FINE. LATER FOUND METER FUSE BLOWN. TOOK TO MECHANIC SPECIALIZING IN ELECTRICAL & HE SCANNED PCM & FOUND NO COMMUNICATION ON DATA LINES. HAD BLOWN METER FUSE CAUSING FALSE CODE. MECHANIC CLEARED OUT CODES & TEST DROVE. HE CKD CHARGE 14.2 VOLTS. MECHANIC TOLD ME TO BRING IT IN IF HAPPENS AGAIN. WELL, HAPPENED AGAIN & REPLACED METER FUSE & CK ENGINE LIGHT ON AGAIN. ELECTRICAL MECHANIC SAID IT'S A SHORT SOMEWHERE & I'D HAVE TO LEAVE CAR FOR MAYBE SEVERAL DAYS. HAD A FRIEND INSPECT UNDER DASHBOARD & CKED UNDER THE GEAR SHIFTER & CKD SPEEDOMETER WIRES & DIDN'T FIND ANY SHORTS. GOOGLED "METER FUSE NISSAN SENTRA" & METER FUSE HAS CREATED A LOT OF PROBLEMS. PROBLEMS LISTED ON FORUMS. I'VE ALREADY SPENT $550, CAN'T AFFORD TO PAY NISSAN $150 DIAGNOSTIC FEE YET.

MY CAR HIT A TRUCK GOING 25-30 MPH. I WAS ON A CITY STREET. MY BREAKS DID NOT STOP ME ON TIME. NEW BREAK PADS WERE JUST REPLACED. THE BREAKS JUST DIDN'T WORK RIGHT. TOOK TOO LONG TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. I TESTED MY BREAKS ON MY OTHER CAR TO SEE IF THERE WAS ANY DIFFERENCE IN STOPPING AND I WOULD HAVE STOPPED IN MY OTHER CAR ON TIME. BREAKS JUST TOOK TO LONG TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP ON THE NISSAN.

I WAS DRIVING EAST ON I494 NEAR A MAJOR INTERCHANGE, IN VERY HEAVY TRAFFIC. I WAS IN THE CENTER LANE GOING APPROXIMATELY 60-65 MPH WHEN MY ENGINE SUDDENLY QUIT. I QUICKLY CHECKED THE LANE ON MY RIGHT AND IT WAS CLEAR SO I MOVED OVER AND ONTO THE SHOULDER. MY BRAKES AND STEERING WERE GOING QUICKLY, BUT I WAS ABLE TO BRING THE CAR TO A FULL STOP NEXT TO THE GUARD RAIL. I WAS RIGHT NEXT TO A TWO-LANE EXIT TO I35, WHERE THE TRAFFIC WAS FLYING PAST ME; SEVERAL CARS ALMOST RAN INTO ME, WITH ONE EXTREMELY DISTRACTED DRIVER CROSSING THE LINE ONTO THE SHOULDER AND HEADING RIGHT AT ME. IF HE HAD NOT LOOKED UP IN TIME I DOUBT I WOULD BE HERE TO REPORT THIS. I WAS ABLE TO GET A TOW TRUCK, BUT TRAFFIC WAS NOT EVEN SLOWING OR YIELDING FOR THE TOW TRUCK DRIVER. IT WAS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION. WHILE WAITING FOR A TOW, I WAS ABLE TO RESTART MY CAR AFTER ABOUT 10 MINUTES, BUT WAS TOO AFRAID TO TRY DRIVING IT IN THOSE TRAFFIC CONDITIONS. THE REPAIR SHOP I WENT TO DIAGNOSED A FAULTY O2 SENSOR CAUSED BY A LEAKY FLEX PIPE AND WANTED OVER $800 TO REPLACE THE PIPE W/ CATALYTIC CONVERTER, GASKETS, O2 SENSOR. AND SPARK PLUGS. SINCE MY CAR WOULD START BUT I DID NOT TRUST IT, I DECIDED TO DRIVE HOME (25 MILES) BY CITY STREETS AND BACK ROADS. ON THE WAY THE ENGINE AGAIN FAILED WHILE WAITING FOR A LIGHT TO CHANGE. AFTER 10 MINUTES IT STARTED AND I WAS ABLE TO GET HOME. I TOOK IT TO MY MECHANIC, WHO FIXED THE FLEX PIPE. A FEW DAYS LATER THE ENGINE DIED AGAIN AND RESTARTED AFTER ANOTHER HARROWING WAIT ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THIS TIME THE CAR GAVE A CODE FOR THE CRANKSHAFT SENSOR, WHICH MY MECHANIC REPLACED. SINCE THEN MY CAR HAS NOT QUIT WHILE DRIVING, BUT DOES HESITATE AND I AM AFRAID WHILE DRIVING IT. I MAY HAVE MY MECHANIC REPLACE THE CAMSHAFT SENSOR AS WELL, SINCE THAT IS ALSO A KNOWN ISSUE. I AM SUPPOSED TO MOVE TO CALIFORNIA, BUT DON'T TRUST MY CAR TO MAKE THE TRIP SAFELY.

DRIVING & ALL GAUGES IN DASHBOARD TURNED OFF. THE SAME DAY, THE CAR DIDN'T RESPOND NORMALLY WHEN GAS PEDAL WAS PRESSED. THE GAS PEDAL WAS PRESSED SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE CAR TOOK IN GAS. PARKED CAR, & LATER THAT DAY RESTARTED CAR. CAR AGAIN DIDN'T RESPOND WELL WHEN PRESSING ACCELERATOR. GAUGES STILL NON OPERATIONAL. CAR DIED & BATTERY TESTED BY AAA. BATTERY FOUND TO BE OK, BUT CHARGING SYSTEM WAS ISSUE. TOWED TO TOW YARD & TOLD ALTERNATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. NEW, NOT REBUILT, ALTERNATOR REPLACED BY COUSIN & FUSE (NOT SURE WHICH ONE) WAS FOUND TO BE BLOWN & REPLACED. GAUGES WORKED AFTER FUSE & ALTERNATOR REPLACED. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON SEVERAL DAYS LATER. CKED CAR ON AUTO ZONES FREE DIAGNOSTIC TOOL & DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE U1001 CAN COMMUNICATION LINE & P0462 SECONDARY CODE GIVEN. CAR DIED AGAIN BOUT WEEK LATER & TOWED TO PEP BOYS. PEP BOYS SAID BATTERY NEEDED REPLACEMENT, SO I HAD AAA TEST IT & AAA SAID ITS THE CHARGING SYSTEM. AAA REPLACED THE BATTERY AFTER MUCH ADO. CAR TAKEN BACK TO PEP BOYS FOR 'ELECTRONIC DIAGNOSIS' & THEY SAID ALTERNATOR! ALTERNATOR TESTED AT SEPARATE BATTERY SHOP & TESTED FINE. LATER FOUND METER FUSE BLOWN. TOOK TO MECHANIC SPECIALIZING IN ELECTRICAL & HE SCANNED PCM & FOUND NO COMMUNICATION ON DATA LINES. HAD BLOWN METER FUSE CAUSING FALSE CODE. MECHANIC CLEARED OUT CODES & TEST DROVE. HE CKD CHARGE 14.2 VOLTS. MECHANIC TOLD ME TO BRING IT IN IF HAPPENS AGAIN. WELL, HAPPENED AGAIN & REPLACED METER FUSE & CK ENGINE LIGHT ON AGAIN. ELECTRICAL MECHANIC SAID IT'S A SHORT SOMEWHERE & I'D HAVE TO LEAVE CAR FOR MAYBE SEVERAL DAYS. HAD A FRIEND INSPECT UNDER DASHBOARD & CKED UNDER THE GEAR SHIFTER & CKD SPEEDOMETER WIRES & DIDN'T FIND ANY SHORTS. GOOGLED "METER FUSE NISSAN SENTRA" & METER FUSE HAS CREATED A LOT OF PROBLEMS. PROBLEMS LISTED ON FORUMS. I'VE ALREADY SPENT $550, CAN'T AFFORD TO PAY NISSAN $150 DIAGNOSTIC FEE YET.

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE, AT 60 MPH AND THE ENGINE DROPPED TO 700 RPM AND REFUSED TO ACCELERATE. I HAD TO PULL OVER, SHUT OFF CAR AND REPEATEDLY ATTEMPT TO START CAR. THIS HAS HAPPENED 8 OTHER TIMES IN THE PAST MONTH. *TR

ENGINE FUEL PUMP FAILURE. DRIVING ON BUSY HIGHWAY ENGINE STARTED TO STALL. HAD TO USE CLUTCH TO KEEP ENGINE RUNNING, NEARLY MISSING OTHER VEHICLES TRYING TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF VEHICLE TRYING TO RESTART ENGINE. IMMEDIATELY TOOK TO DEALER AND FUEL PUMP FAILURE DIAGNOSED. FUEL PUMP BEING REPLACED RIGHT NOW AT $700.00.

I WAS DRIVING EAST ON I494 NEAR A MAJOR INTERCHANGE, IN VERY HEAVY TRAFFIC. I WAS IN THE CENTER LANE GOING APPROXIMATELY 60-65 MPH WHEN MY ENGINE SUDDENLY QUIT. I QUICKLY CHECKED THE LANE ON MY RIGHT AND IT WAS CLEAR SO I MOVED OVER AND ONTO THE SHOULDER. MY BRAKES AND STEERING WERE GOING QUICKLY, BUT I WAS ABLE TO BRING THE CAR TO A FULL STOP NEXT TO THE GUARD RAIL. I WAS RIGHT NEXT TO A TWO-LANE EXIT TO I35, WHERE THE TRAFFIC WAS FLYING PAST ME; SEVERAL CARS ALMOST RAN INTO ME, WITH ONE EXTREMELY DISTRACTED DRIVER CROSSING THE LINE ONTO THE SHOULDER AND HEADING RIGHT AT ME. IF HE HAD NOT LOOKED UP IN TIME I DOUBT I WOULD BE HERE TO REPORT THIS. I WAS ABLE TO GET A TOW TRUCK, BUT TRAFFIC WAS NOT EVEN SLOWING OR YIELDING FOR THE TOW TRUCK DRIVER. IT WAS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION. WHILE WAITING FOR A TOW, I WAS ABLE TO RESTART MY CAR AFTER ABOUT 10 MINUTES, BUT WAS TOO AFRAID TO TRY DRIVING IT IN THOSE TRAFFIC CONDITIONS. THE REPAIR SHOP I WENT TO DIAGNOSED A FAULTY O2 SENSOR CAUSED BY A LEAKY FLEX PIPE AND WANTED OVER $800 TO REPLACE THE PIPE W/ CATALYTIC CONVERTER, GASKETS, O2 SENSOR. AND SPARK PLUGS. SINCE MY CAR WOULD START BUT I DID NOT TRUST IT, I DECIDED TO DRIVE HOME (25 MILES) BY CITY STREETS AND BACK ROADS. ON THE WAY THE ENGINE AGAIN FAILED WHILE WAITING FOR A LIGHT TO CHANGE. AFTER 10 MINUTES IT STARTED AND I WAS ABLE TO GET HOME. I TOOK IT TO MY MECHANIC, WHO FIXED THE FLEX PIPE. A FEW DAYS LATER THE ENGINE DIED AGAIN AND RESTARTED AFTER ANOTHER HARROWING WAIT ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THIS TIME THE CAR GAVE A CODE FOR THE CRANKSHAFT SENSOR, WHICH MY MECHANIC REPLACED. SINCE THEN MY CAR HAS NOT QUIT WHILE DRIVING, BUT DOES HESITATE AND I AM AFRAID WHILE DRIVING IT. I MAY HAVE MY MECHANIC REPLACE THE CAMSHAFT SENSOR AS WELL, SINCE THAT IS ALSO A KNOWN ISSUE. I AM SUPPOSED TO MOVE TO CALIFORNIA, BUT DON'T TRUST MY CAR TO MAKE THE TRIP SAFELY.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN SENTRA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO DRIVE OUT OF A PARKING SPACE THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO REVERSE GEAR. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO STATED THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER REGARDING A RECALL AND STATED THERE WERE NO RECALLS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000. UPDATED 08/24/11 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED SHE HAS BEEN EXPERIECING FIRST GEAR ISSUES FOR AT LEAST A YEAR, UNTIL THE REVERSE GEAR FINALLY WENT OUT. UPDATED 06/13/12

IN MY 2004 NISSAN SENTRA SE-R SPEC V WITH A 2.5L ENGINE/MANUAL TRANSMISSION, AT ABOUT 69K MILES THE CAR SUDDENLY EXPERIENCED UNSTABLE ENGINE IDLING AND SIGNIFICANT POWER LOSS. FIRST MECHANIC FOUND LOOSE METAL PIECES IN THE INTAKE MANIFOLD AREA, ALONG WITH SPARK PLUG ONE FOULED. METAL PIECES WERE REMOVED AND A NEW SPARK PLUG WAS INSTALLED. CAR RAN OKAY FOR A FEW WEEKS, THE SAME SYMPTOMS OCCURRED. MECHANIC REMOVED INTAKE MANIFOLD AND FOUND TWO POWER VALVES AND THEIR SCREWS OBLITERATED AND SCATTERED THROUGHOUT THE COMPARTMENT IN DOZENS OF LOOSE PIECES. METAL PIECES REMOVED, POWER VALVES REPLACED, SCREWS REPLACED AND SECURED WITH LOCK-TITE. SYMPTOMS OCCURRED FOR A THIRD TIME RECENTLY. I WENT TO THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP AND SPOKE TO THE SERVICE ADVISORS; THEY RAN THE VIN AND FOUND A RECALL ON 04 SENTRA 2.5L ENGINE VEHICLES, SPECIFICALLY THE POWER VALVE SCREWS COMING LOOSE, CAUSING UNSTABLE ENGINE IDLING AND POWER LOSS. *TR

THE BACK METAL FRAME THAT CONNECTS TO THE DRIVER FRONT SEAT IS BROKEN. THE SEAT IS NOT STABLE BECAUSE WHEN YOU DRIVE IT IT GOES TO THE BACK BY ITSELF. IT IS VERY DANGEROUS TO DRIVE IT LIKE THAT. I JUST BOUGHT THIS CAR LAST JANUARY.

PASSENGER REAR DOOR ACTUATORS DOESN'T WORK AND NOT ABLE TO OPEN THE DOOR. THE DOOR HAS POWER LOCK/UNLOCK SYSTEMS. IT IS A 2004 NISSAN SENTRA 2.5S. IT IS HIGH SECURITY ISSUE. THE PASSENGER IS STUCK INSIDE, IN CASE OF EMERGENCY THE DOOR CAN'T OPENED. BECAUSE IT IS IN THE LOCK POSITION AT ALL THE TIME. *TR

IT'S BEEN FALLING APART EVERY YEAR NO MATTER WHAT I DO TO PROTECT IT

AUGUST 2014:I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK ON A CITY STREET DOING ABOUT 45 WHEN THE CAR JUST SHUT OFF. I WAS ABLE TO COAST INTO A PARKING LOT WITH THE RESIDUAL POWER THE CAR HAD. LUCKILY NO ONE WAS NEXT TO ME. THE STEERING WAS GONE SINCE THERE WAS NO POWER. AFTER MANY ATTEMPTS, I FINALLY GOT THE CAR STARTED BUT HAD TO PUT THE CAR INTO NEUTRAL WHENEVER I WAS AT A LIGHT (BECAUSE THE RPM WAS AT 500 AND IT KEPT SHUTTING OFF WHEN I APPLIED THE BRAKE). MANAGED TO MAKE IT HOME. ENDED UP BEING THE CAM/CRANK SENSORS THAT WENT OUT. FAST FORWARD TO NOVEMBER 2015 AND I HAD TO REPLACE THE CAM SENSOR AGAIN!! CAR STILL IDLES AT 500 RPM AND ALWAYS FEELS LIKE IT'S GOING TO SHUT OFF. NEXT ISSUE IS THE POWER WINDOWS. DRIVERS SIDE GETS HALF-WAY DOWN, BUT YOU HAVE TO PULL THE SWITCH UP QUICKLY IN ORDER FOR IT TO ROLL BACK UP. CANNOT OPEN/CLOSE PASSENGER WINDOW FROM DRIVERS SIDE, ONLY PASSENGER SIDE. NEXT ISSUE IS RANDOM LEAK IN THE TRUNK WHERE THE SPARE TIRE IS STORED. ABOUT 1-2 MONTHS AFTER WE HAD GOTTEN SOME HEAVY RAINS, I NOTICED A SLIGHT MILDEW SMELL IN THE CABIN. I SNIFFED AROUND, DIDN'T SEE OR FEEL ANYTHING THAT WAS WET. FIGURED IT WAS A CABIN FILTER THAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. ANOTHER MONTH GOES BY AND I CAN STILL FAINTLY SMELL IT. I OPEN MY TRUNK AND IT'S COMING FROM THERE. I PULL EVERYTHING OUT OF THE TRUNK; NOTHING FEELS WET, NOTHING LOOKED WET, NOTHING HAD WATER STAINS ON IT (BOOKS, CLOTHES). I PULL BACK THE TRUNK CARPET, THE TRUNK STABILIZER AND I NOTICE THERE'S MOLD ON IT AND THE MDF COVERING THE SPARE IS WET. I PULL IT OFF AND THERE WAS ABOUT TWO INCHES OF WATER IN THE SPARE WHEEL WELL! WHEN I WAS DRIVING TO GET STUFF TO CLEAN IT, IT SOUNDED LIKE I HAD A KIDDIE POOL IN THE TRUNK! TO THIS DAY, I HAVE NO IDEA HOW IT GOT IN THERE - AGAIN NOTHING WAS WET OR WATER-STAINED IN THE TRUNK. ALSO EXPERIENCED MISFIRES, FUEL GAUGE (DUE TO FUEL PUMP). I DON'T FEEL SAFE IN THIS CAR AT TIMES.

SIDEWALL BLEW OUT ON THREE MONTH OLD TIRE. TRAVELING AT 65 ON INTERSTATE WITH NO WARNING. QUASAR PULS RADIAL. *TR

THE CAR WAS EQUIPPED WITH THE FIRESTONE FIREHAWK GTA-02 TIRES. IT WAS FORTUNATE THAT THE TIRE WHEN FLAT WHEN I WAS PARKING. THE TIRE EXHIBIT THE SAME PROBLEM WITH PREVIOUS RECALL DATED FEBRUARY 20, 2001. THE BELT WAS SEPARATING AND AIR IS LEAKING OUT.

Hard shifting and occasional uncertainty in gear selected.

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

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN SENTRA. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT IN USE, THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE AIR BAGS AND PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 180,000. UPDATED 09/01/15*LJ UPDATED 12/4/2015*JS

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED A STEER ENTERED THE PATH OF THE VEHICLE WHILE TRAVELING 50 MPH. THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED, HOWEVER THE STEER WAS HIT AND IT ROLLED ONTO THE WINDSHIELD. THE PASSENGER SEAT BELT BUCKLE ASSEMBLY FAILED. UPON IMPACT WITH THE STEER, THE VEHICLE WAS REAR ENDED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE DRIVER RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES AND THE PASSENGER RECEIVED INJURIES AS A RESULT OF THE SEAT BELT FAILURE. THE POLICE FILED A REPORT AT THE SCENE. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE ALERTED. THE INSURANCE AGENCY IS SCHEDULED TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE LATER THIS WEEK. UPDATED 5/23/2006 - *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

MY FRONT RIGHT STRUT FAILED FOR NO APPARENT REASON AFTER ONLY 5 MONTHS AND 11,000 MILES. THERE WAS NO REASON FOR THE FAILURE AND THE DRIVING CONDITIONS WERE NORMAL HIGHWAY MILES. THIS FAILURE LEFT THE CAR VERY UNSTABLE AND IMPOSSIBLE TO MANUVERE IN AN EMERGENCY SITUATION. NO CRASH OCCURED BECAUSE I STARTED DRIVING A RENTAL CAR AFTER THE FAILURE. THE PART WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY AND THE DEALER KEPT THE OLD STRUT. *AK

WHILE BACKING INTO A PARKING SPOT, THE DRIVER'S SIDE, SIDE-VIEW MIRROR STUCK A POST. THE MIRROR EXPLODED, PROJECTING SHARDS OF GLASS THROUGHOUT THE CAR. I, THE DRIVER, RECEIVED A NEAR-BLINDING PUNCTURE TO THE LEFT EYE. A LARGE PIECE OF GLASS FROM THE MIRROR STUCK THE LEFT EYE, LEAVING A LACERATION. *LA

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

STOP LITE SWITCH DEFECTIVE. REPLCE THE SWITCH. *TR

STOP LITE SWITCH DEFECTIVE. REPLCE THE SWITCH. *TR