Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | |||||
| NTB-09-030 | 04/06/2009 | 10030165 | Nissan: the 12 volt battery is an important part of the vehicle electrical system and is required to stay connected when the engine is running. to prevent damage to vehicle electronic components follow the instructions/cautions. no mod | 08/12/2009 | |
| 03064A | 08/02/2004 | 03064B | 10003516 | Malfunction indicator lamp on with diagnostic trouble code p1278 or p1279 stored. *tt | 10/22/2003 |
| 03064 | 06/27/2003 | 10002828 | Malfunction indicator lamp on with diagnostic trouble code p1278 or p1279 stored. *tt | 09/25/2003 | |
| 03041 | 07/15/2004 | 03041B | 10001740 | Malfunction indicator lamp on with diagnostic trouble code p0442 (evap small leak) stored. *tt | 06/24/2003 |
| 03035 | 12/07/2004 | 03035A | 10001446 | Malfunction indicator lamp on with diagnostic trouble code p0102/p1102 stored. *scc diagnostic trouble code p0100 stored as well. *tt | 05/06/2003 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - BATTERY | |||||
| NTB-09-030 | 04/06/2009 | 10030165 | Nissan: the 12 volt battery is an important part of the vehicle electrical system and is required to stay connected when the engine is running. to prevent damage to vehicle electronic components follow the instructions/cautions. no mod | 08/12/2009 | |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - BATTERY - CABLES | |||||
| NTB-09-030 | 04/06/2009 | 10030165 | Nissan: the 12 volt battery is an important part of the vehicle electrical system and is required to stay connected when the engine is running. to prevent damage to vehicle electronic components follow the instructions/cautions. no mod | 08/12/2009 | |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - WIRING | |||||
| 04049 | 08/09/2007 | 04049D | 10007561 | Trailer light wiring. *mr updated *eh updated 09-12-07. *kb | 07/01/2004 |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | |||
| 05/18/2012 | 99000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2004 nissan sentra. the contact stated that while traveling 35 mph the vehicle suddenly stalled. the contact merged to the side of the road and was able to restart the vehicle. the vehicle was taken to the dealer who was unable to duplicate the failure. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure. the failure mileage was 99,000 and the current mileage was 105,000. pmb | |||
| 05/18/2012 | 99000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2004 nissan sentra. the contact stated while traveling 35 mph the vehicle suddenly stalled. the contact merged to the side of the road and was able to restart the vehicle. the vehicle was able to be driven to the contact's residence. the vehicle was then driven to nissan where the failure could not be replicated. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was contacted. the failure mileage was 99,000 and the current mileage was 105,000. mh | |||
| 12/02/2011 | |||
| The vehicle was difficult to start and require multiple tries. the would jerk and felt like it was slipping out of gear but did not. has completely stalled when slowing for stop light. on 12/5/11, would not crank at all. per nissan service center, the crankshaft senor is failing; however, there is not recall for nissan sentra ser spec-v only 2004 sentras. all nissan sentras should be on the recall list including ser spec-vs. concerned that there are other safety issues with nissan sentras that would also effect spec-v that are not being reported to spec-v owners. | |||
| 10/08/2009 | 16000 | ||
| Most of the time when i try to turn on the car i have to try 2 or 3 times in order for it to turn. the car sounds like it will turn on but it will not, therefore i have to continue turning the key and try again. sometimes when i accelerate the car will not responce, it will take a while to do so. | |||
| 12/02/2011 | |||
| The vehicle was difficult to start and require multiple tries. the would jerk and felt like it was slipping out of gear but did not. has completely stalled when slowing for stop light. on 12/5/11, would not crank at all. per nissan service center, the crankshaft senor is failing; however, there is not recall for nissan sentra ser spec-v only 2004 sentras. all nissan sentras should be on the recall list including ser spec-vs. concerned that there are other safety issues with nissan sentras that would also effect spec-v that are not being reported to spec-v owners. | |||
| 10/08/2009 | 16000 | ||
| Most of the time when i try to turn on the car i have to try 2 or 3 times in order for it to turn. the car sounds like it will turn on but it will not, therefore i have to continue turning the key and try again. sometimes when i accelerate the car will not responce, it will take a while to do so. | |||
| 04/17/2009 | 81000 | ||
| Car has no acceleration. will not rev over 900 rpm. while driving lost power but engine kept running fine. it acted like cable broke on the peddle. but to find out it is all electronic. was able to get off road but was only able to go 10 mph in traffic. | |||
| 11/14/2008 | 83500 | 1 | |
| It takes several tries to start my 2004 nissan sentra and sometimes stalls right after starting the vehicle. *tr | |||
| 04/11/2009 | 79000 | 1 | |
| 4 days ago while driving my car it just shut off. the car died it just completely shut off while i was going 55 miles and hour. luckily i was able to pull off the road and out of traffic. i tried restarting the car and after several attempts i was able to get it restarted. the check engine light came on at that point. it then went less than a mile and the same thing happened again. this time i was able to pull in and park it in a store parking lot. i took it to a repair shop and had it put on there machine to see what the problem was. i was told it was the battery so i had that replaced. when i was driving it after leaving the repair shop the car died again. at the suggestion of my sister i took the car the next day to a auto parts store they plugged in the machine to read the codes it came back p0335 the crank shaft sensor. i had to order a new one and replace it and the check engine light has yet to go off. today while doing some research on this problem i find out that this is a problem for this vehicle. i have never heard about the recall that i keep reading about while doing this research. i am scared to drive my car and scared to drive it with my kids in it. the car is a 2004 nissan sentra se with a 1.8 engine. i have not had a chance to road test it to see if it will continue to shut off now that the sensor has been replaced because i am scared to drive it for an extended period. i have yet to see if the problem has been corrected but from what i have been reading i doubt that it has been. *tr | |||
| 02/15/2009 | 1 | ||
| Nissan sentra 2004 engine automatically shuts off when driving. could possibly cause an accident. 1.8l. i've had a mechanic run a computer test on the engine and says that the crank shaft sensor is malfunctioning, which is causing the engine to shut off. i have read about a few other people experiencing this problem and would like for you to please look into it. thank you. *tr | |||
| 03/28/2007 | 32000 | 365 | 01/29/2005 |
| Nissan sentra 2004 has the following problems when trying to start car, have to pump gas and turn the key 2-3 times in weather ranging from 50f to 100f. also, the rubber on window seal is turning/bending. i put # of failures as 365 since it is an every day occurrence. *tr | |||
| 02/02/2007 | 1 | 01/17/2007 | |
| Driving 65 on highway the vehicle stop running. *jb | |||
| 05/01/2004 | 2060 | 3 | 03/13/2004 |
| 2004 nissan sentra 1.8s: purchased new on 3/13/2004. mileage 2060 - jersey city, nj: service engine soon light came on, brought to dealer, ecm reprogrammed, dealer did not know what caused the light to come on. erratic/rough idling still persists, vehicle shut off once while refueling. mileage, approx. 4725 - jersey city, nj: service engine soon light came on and went off intermittently, dealer refused to repair due to no hard code is stored. erratic/rough idling persists. vehicle shut off second time while parked. began lemon law proceedings in new jersey. mileage, 5370 - myrtle beach, sc: service engine soon light is on. car is bucking in 1st gear (automatic), mapp gas or rotten egg smell (possibly excess sulfur) coming from exhaust. error code p0171/p0174, air flow meter replaced with no further failures. mileage, 5637 - charlotte, nc: service engine soon light is on. vehicle now bucks at high speeds, especially when letting up on the accelerator. after prolonged highway driving, very erratic idle, at times almost reaching 0 rpms while parked. dealer reset ecm, could not detect any failures. arranged to change fuel pump but finally fuel pump was not changed. vehicle driven back to new jersey with same failures as listed above. since charlotte, nc service engine soon light has come on two times, and has gone away just as fast. i do not have much time to keep my only car (and new car) in and out of the dealership, since they refuse to provide a rental. my recommendation: want to stay alive, stay away from nissan cars and trucks. *jb | |||
| 03/15/2004 | 705 | 5 | 03/08/2004 |
| Purchased car brand new with 7 miles on it. on 3/15/04 at 495 miles on the computer died - lost engine power in heavy traffic, check engine light on. dealer replaced computer under warranty and i accepted delivery of repaired vehicle on 3/19/04. on 3/31/04 at 720 miles - check engine light came on again, lost all engine power again in heavy traffic. made it to dealer - was told 'nothing they could do for me' and although the car is unsafe to drive, constantly losing power in traffic - they told me to take it away, or leave it there and walk home (10 miles)... *jb | |||
| 12/18/2003 | 1 | 12/18/2003 | |
| The keyless remote does not work unless they take out a fuse because of a short in the electrical system - that particular fuse controled the lights in the vanity mirrow - they said they have to order a part to fix it - and that all 2004 models have this problem. also the passenger side back door does not open from the inside! maybe due to the same problem - waiting to hear from dealership. *jb | |||
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - IGNITION | |||
| 02/02/2007 | 4 | 01/16/2007 | |
| Engine stop running while being driven, no service engine light on. the vehicle vin number on the car is 3n1ab51d64lxxxxxx nissan sentra 2004. *nm | |||
| 08/14/2006 | 42000 | 1 | |
| Car was left at home for 4 days while on vacation. upon return the vehicle would not turn over. it would crank, but would not start. had vehicle towed to local shop who determined that the computer was at fault. he charged me the diagnostic fee of $90.00, printed out a page showing that there was a service bulletin on the matter and advised me to bring the vehicle back to nissan. brought vehicle back and nissan wanted me to leave it with them so they could duplicate the problem. this was unacceptable since my daughter needs the vehicle for work. this problem only happened once, but reading what others have said it appears to be an uncorrected problem. nissan should check into this...by the way, it took 2 weeks to get a service appointment with nissan. *jb | |||
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - IGNITION - MODULE | |||
| 05/01/2004 | 2060 | 1 | 03/13/2004 |
| The consumer experienced the same problem as described in the ecm material recall 03v477000 in addition, the vehicle jerked back and forward, but the vehicle identification number and model year was not included in the recall. *jb | |||
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - SOFTWARE | |||
| 11/19/2007 | 51001 | 50 | 12/25/2005 |
| Tsb switch on my car went crazy wouldn't allow me to drive car i would like someone to check out at no cost to me a mechanic got it going said he had to reset computer in the car. *tr | |||
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - WIRING - INTERIOR/UNDER DASH | |||
| 02/28/2004 | 8000 | 3 | |
| While driving vehicle stalled, followed by all the dashboard lights. some components were digital illuminating like when the vehicle was first started. dealership was unable to correct the failure because they couldn't duplicate it.*ak | |||