2000 Nissan Sentra Engine
Owner-reported problems and safety issues filed with NHTSA. Review common failures, severity levels, and complaint trends over time.
Complaint Timeline
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THERE IS RECALL 01V35700 FOR STALLING . CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP FOR RECALL REPAIRS, BUT THE REMEDY DID NOT WORK, PROBLEM STILL OCCURS.*AK
WHILE DRIVING, CONSUMER STATED VEHICLE STALLED, THE RPM GAUGE STOPPED WORKING, CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO TRAVEL APPROX 5 MILES THEN SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND VEHICLE COMPLETELY SHUT OFF, WHEN CONSUMER BROUGHT VEHICLE IN FOR SERVICE, DEALER INFORMED CONSUMER THERE WAS A RECALL, 01V357, CONSUMER HAD NOT RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE AND FELT DEALER TOOK NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR NEGLECTING TO INFORM HER OF RECALL. *TT
ENGINE COOLING FAN STOPPED WORKING, AND VEHICLE OVER HEATED. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER STATED THAT THEY COULD NO LOOK AT VEHICLE UNTIL 24TH OF THIS MONTH. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION. *AK
NISSAN REFUSES TO ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY! NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED. *AK
MFR# P1159 & NHTSA# 01 V 357 000/CRANK POSITION SENSOR: CONSUMER STATES WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS AT THE DEALER FOR CUTTING OFF WHILE DRIVING. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT A MANUFACTURER RECALL WAS ON THE VEHICLE CONCERNING A "CRANK POSITION SENOR". CONSUMER STATES THAT NO RECALL NOTICE WAS RECEIVERD UNTIL AFTER THIS INCIDENT OCCUR. NLM
CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE CUT OFF WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH WITHOUT WARNING. VEHICLE TAKEN TO THE DEALER . NLM
ENGINE IS MAKING A RATTLING SOUND DURING ACCELERATION, STOPS WHEN VEHICLE REACHES 40-45 MPH. TAKEN TO 2 DEALER WHO SAID TO WAIT AND SEE IF IT STOPS DOING IT, SINCE VEHICLE HAS A 5 YEAR WARRANTY.*AK THE DEALER ACKNOWLEDGED THAT SOMETHING WAS WRONG WITHIN THE ENGINE, BUT COULD NOT DETERMINE WHAT IT WAS. *YH
BELT EXTENDER ARM ON ENGINE SEPARATED FROM VEHICLE. VEHICLE IS AT DEALERSHIP.*AK
CONSUMER HAD VEHICLE FOR 2WEEKS & IT STARTED RUNNING HARD & IDLING HIGH. VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN REPAIRS 3 TIMES & IS STILL IN THE SHOP. DEALER KNOW'S IT'S A VALVE PROBLEM, BUT NOT SURE WERE IT'S COMING FROM.*AK
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Quick Summary
The 2000 Nissan Sentra has 59 Engine complaints on file. 1 crashes have been reported. Review the timeline above for detailed owner experiences.