Problems with 2003 Nissan Sentra ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

Tl* the contact owns a 2003 nissan sentra. while driving less than 10 mph, a loud popping noise was heard from the engine. the check engine warning indicator illuminated on the instrument panel and the vehicle stalled in the middle of the road. the vehicle restarted after approximately five minutes and was taken to an independent mechanic, who diagnosed that the catalytic converter was faulty. the vehicle was taken to a local dealer who confirmed that the catalytic converter was faulty and needed to be replaced. the vehicle was not repaired and the failure recurred. the manufacturer was notified of the failure, but did not offer to assist. the failure mileage was 25,000. updated 09/10/15*lj updated 10/05/15*lj the consumer stated the vehicle stalled without warning. there were multiple problem codes that appeared on the diagnostic scanners. updated 02/09/16*jb

Tl* the contact owns a 2003 nissan sentra. while driving at 35 mph, a loud abnormal noise was heard and the engine stalled. the contact was concerned that the failure could result in a crash. the vehicle was unable to restart on the first attempt. the failure occurred several times. the vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the catalytic converters needed to be replaced. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was notified of the failure. the failure mileage was 24,000. the vin was not available. ma 10/2 updated 11/03/2017*cn

Tl* the contact owns a 2003 nissan sentra. while driving approximately 30 mph, the engine stalled and the check engine warning indicator illuminated. the vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who diagnosed that camshaft sensor one and two failed. the camshaft sensors were replaced, but the failure was not corrected. the manufacturer stated that the vehicle was not included in nhtsa campaign number: 03v455000 (engine and engine cooling). the approximate failure mileage was 70,000. *tr

Car while in drive will stall and idle. car also has completely shut off while driving and has continuously occurred intermittently. multiple engine codes have came on and repairs have been completed but the issue continues. at this time crankshaft, and cam sensor have been replaced. it has been suggested that transmission be replaced and is currently in process. reading up on this issue appears there is a recall for same issue for similar vehicles of the same year and make ( nhtsa campaign number: 03v455000) but my vehicle does not qualify for the recall. issue is a major safety as car could cause accident and occurs at any time including high speeds. i have been fortunate to not drive and have vehicle towed to mechanic for further followup in hopes of resolution. nissan needs to address as appears to be a repeat issue. *tr

Tl* the contact owns a 2003 nissan sentra. the contact stated that while driving 65 mph, the vehicle stalled. the failure was experienced several times. the contact was able to restart the vehicle and resume normally. the vehicle was not taken to the dealer for diagnostic testing. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer stated that the vin was not included in nhtsa recall number 06v242000 (engine and engine cooling). the approximate failure mileage was 168,000. the approximate failure mileage was 174,000.

Tl* the contact owns a 2003 nissan sentra. the contact attempted to start the vehicle but it would not respond. the vehicle was inspected by an independent mechanic who replaced the crank shaft position sensor. the contact was able to start the vehicle after the repair but the vehicle stalled shortly thereafter. the vehicle was towed to a second independent mechanic where the crank shaft and cam shaft position sensors were replaced. the contact also replaced the battery but the failure continued after the repairs. the contact referenced nhtsa campaign id number: 03v455000 (engine and engine cooling) but was advised by the manufacturer that the vin was not included in the recall. the vehicle was not repaired. the approximate failure mileage was 134,000.

Vehicle failed the mil/check engine light due to obd communications failure. nissan dealership code reader also unable to communicate with ecm. possible faulty ecm. *tr

Tl* the contact owns a 2003 nissan sentra. the contact stated that the vehicle was taken to the dealer for oil consumptino issues when he was informed that the material from the catalytic converter had entered the engine, damaging it. the dealer informed the contact to have the engine replaced. the manufacturer was aware of the failure however, did not offer any assistance. no repairs were performed. the current and failure mileages were 100,000.

I have a 2003 nissan sentra ser. from day 1, i have had issue after issue..i am the only owner of the vehicle. upon many repairs under warranty, one of them was for the ecm, years later the same issue has come back. i contacted nissan and the dealer about this and they will not help me because they state that they already fixed it with the recall. but they did not. a certified mechanic has determined the issue with the vehicle. it is not even safe at this point to drive. the dealer will not assist me and i do not feel that i should have to pay for this. it was a recall that is still an issue.. *tr

Tl* the contact owns a 2003 nissan sentra. the contact stated that the vehicle would stall while driving and the check engine light would illuminate. a local mechanic diagnosed that the crank shaft sensor and the camshaft position sensor needed to be repaired. the vehicle was repaired. the dealer was not contacted, but the manufacturer made the contact aware of the nhtsa campaign id number: 03v455000 (engine and engine cooling) recall; yet, the vin was not a part of the recall. the failure mileage was 55,000 and the current mileage was 55,500.

Tl* the contact owns a 2003 nissan sentra. the contact stated that the vehicle stalled while driving at all speeds. the contact replaced the spark plugs and noticed that one of the spark plugs was fractured while performing the replacement. the failure continued. the vehicle was then taken to an independent mechanic and the contact was informed that the catalytic converter needed to be replaced. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure and the contact was informed that the vehicle was not included in the recalls associated with nhtsa campaign id number 03v455000 (engine and engine cooling) or 06v242000 (engine and engine cooling). no further assistance was provided and the vehicle was not repaired. the failure mileage was 70,000.

2003 nissan sentra 1.8l head gasket failure at around 75,000 mi. vehicle has been experiencing difficulty starting and rough idle since soon after purchase. this was relayed to dealers on numerous occasions, were told nothing is wrong. problem has worsened over the years and vehicle ran rough. brought to dealer and replaced ignition coil #3. week later problem is still active. return to dealer where head gasket had failed and engine is consuming coolant. this vehicle had faulty gasket or head design that was pushed off by the dealer to avoid warranty repair. *tr

1. head gasket and crank position sensor problem caused engine stopped working without warning. this happened twice in the past 3 month, once on a highway, once on a local expressway. 2. after fixing the problem above, brakes suddenly stopped working at about 25 mph within 2 miles driving, leading to an accident. *tr

Tl*the contact owns a 2003 nissan sentra. the contact was driving approximately between 55-60 mph the engine stalled with an engine warning light illumination. the vehicle restarted and continued normally. the vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic for inspection. the technician replaced the camshaft sensor. there was a recall under nhtsa campaign id number: 03v455000 (engine and engine cooling). the vin number was excluded from the recall defect. the failure mileage was 76,100.

The engine stops running without warning while the vehicle is in motion increasing the risk of a crash.