59 complaints reported

2000 Nissan Sentra Engine

Owner-reported problems and safety issues filed with NHTSA. Review common failures, severity levels, and complaint trends over time.

Reports
59
Crashes
1
Fires
2
Injuries
0

Complaint Timeline

Chronological view of owner reports

Aug 2002

THERE IS RECALL 01V35700 FOR STALLING . CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP FOR RECALL REPAIRS, BUT THE REMEDY DID NOT WORK, PROBLEM STILL OCCURS.*AK

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2000 NISSAN SENTRA, Manufacturer: Nissan North America, Inc.
Incident: Jan 2002
Aug 2002

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

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2000 NISSAN SENTRA, Manufacturer: Nissan North America, Inc.
Jul 2002

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

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2000 NISSAN SENTRA, Manufacturer: Nissan North America, Inc.
Incident: Jul 2002
Apr 2002 Crash

NISSAN REFUSES TO ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY! NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED. *AK

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2000 NISSAN SENTRA, Manufacturer: Nissan North America, Inc.
Incident: Jun 2002
Jan 2002

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

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2000 NISSAN SENTRA, Manufacturer: Nissan North America, Inc.
Incident: Dec 2002
Jan 2002

CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE CUT OFF WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH WITHOUT WARNING. VEHICLE TAKEN TO THE DEALER . NLM

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2000 NISSAN SENTRA, Manufacturer: Nissan North America, Inc.
Incident: Jul 2002
Nov 2001

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

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2000 NISSAN SENTRA, Manufacturer: Nissan North America, Inc.
Incident: Jul 2000
Feb 2001

BELT EXTENDER ARM ON ENGINE SEPARATED FROM VEHICLE. VEHICLE IS AT DEALERSHIP.*AK

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2000 NISSAN SENTRA, Manufacturer: Nissan North America, Inc.
Incident: Feb 2001
Jun 2000

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

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2000 NISSAN SENTRA, Manufacturer: Nissan North America, Inc.
Incident: Jun 2000

Trend Over Time

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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.