Problems with 2001 Nissan Sentra EQUIPMENT

New michelin harmony tires installed 1/07 by reputable dealer; tires regularly checked/rotated by dealer. driving fine, was parked, came out to leave and car sounded funny...pulled over on same parking lot and discovered flat tire. tire dealer reports "bad valve...there is a silent recall". other dealer who installed the tires found this hard to believe; he'd not heard about it...took bad tire out to him, and also found recall info on line by googling "tire valve recall". they determined there was sidewall damage and tire should be replaced for safety reasons. road hazard guarantee not applicable due to determination that "tire was run flat". only was driven on parking lot a about 100 yards at most. info on net indicates tires could lose pressure rapidly and it would not be visually evident; driving on low pressure would cause such damage as i had. never was notified by tire retailer; did not know about this. had to replace tire and endure much lost time and inconvenience as well as expense. saw that many others have had same problem per articles on consumer reports blog. also purchased new valves and had them all replaces on my car...napa store sells shrader which had been made in us until about 5 years ago i learned. *tr

My 2002 nissan sentra gxe oil dip stick broke when i was pulling it out to check my oil level. i did a search online and a lot of people have the same problem

Oem 6-disc in dash cd changer shows err2, and does not play cds. i was told by the dealer on 4-9-07 that it would cost approximately $79 to diagnose the problem. i have done a little research, and discovered that this seemed to be a very wide spread problem with the nissan in dash cd changer. also, that nissan seemed to be ignoring or denying the problem. ak

I changed my oil on my 2001 nissan sentra and when i removed the oil dipstick, the plastic handle broke off leaving a piece of the plastic handle and the dipstick lodged inside of the metal tube. i have searched other sites and have found that many other motorists have had the same problem. it costs a lot of money for a repair shop to remove the dipstick. i believe that there is a defect in using a plastic handle on an oil dipstick.

Vehicle with just over 30000 miles has severe braking system problems, requiring signficant and costly repairs. appears to be common with 2001 sentra.*ak

I took my car to have the oil changed and in the process the oil dipstick handle broke. when i notified nissan, i was informed by a service technician that this is a common occurrence with nissans. we tried to retrieve the oil dipstick but to no avail. so i called nissan and spoke with a service technician and he informed me, the oil pan would have to be dropped and "only" a nissan service technician could perform the job. the nissan service technician informed me that it would cost $200.00 to repair. the service technician also informed me during our conservation, t they were dropping the oil pan on several nissan's with the same problem , a broken oil dipstick. i think it is unfair for the consumer to pay $200.00 to have an oil dipstick removed when the material or part is substandard initially. basically what nissan is saying is, when i get an oil change there is a "great" possibility the oil dipstick will break. *jb

My engine failed again while driving 70 mphs on the freeway, the very day after the car had been repaired for yet another defect sensor. it was a miracle i did not crash and kill anyone including myself. each and every time i have taken the car in, i have requested it be checked for a short in the wiring. each time i was told no. i later learned thar meant if it didn't show up on the computer, then they wouldn't look for it specifically. following the latest hazard, i got in nissan's face. nissan found a defect oxygen sensor this time. upon retesting the vehicle, the emc (the brain of the vehicle) was found to be defective. i was also told had i driven the car any longer, the air conditioning unit would have blown too. well, that explains all the lousy gas mileage this past year. so, here it is a week later and my vehicle remains in the shop with a back ordered emc with no available stock date in sight. i am renting a vehicle and am receiving very little assistance from nissan as to getting a rental vehicle in the meantime. i am quite concerned i have purchased a brand new spanking yellow lemon. i am quite concerned this vehicle, even with a new emc, will produce other defective sensors once the warranty has expired due to wear and tear from the old one. there are 45 sensors in the vehicle and only 5-10 have blown so far. i am quite certain others are close to failure too. i am just as concerned when both the nissan representative and the service manager told me this part has been on back order for a very long time as so many vehicles have endured this problme, that the vehicle has not yet been recalled.

This complaint has to do with the failure of the oil stick for the 2001 nissan sentra. i have owned the car for less than four years and have had two different oil sticks break in that time. the first time the oil stick was broken it was easily removed from the stem it rests in. on the latest break it has become lodged inside the stem. from what i can gather the standard fee most mechanics and dealerships range from $120.00 to $300.00 for the removal of the oil stick. the problem with the design of the stick is that it has a completely plastic handle that extends for a ways before joining with the metal stick. on both occasions the stick breaks well above where it joins with the metal component therefore making it impossible to remove with a magnet. this same problem has been documented numerous times online and i see it as a problem that nissan continues to sell this oil stick. from one online forum alone i came across over 60 reports of this happening with a nissan oil stick and almost all of them referred to either a 2000 or 2001 sentra. *tr