Bulletins


BulletinBulletin dateReplacement BulletinItem no.SummaryAdded
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
NTB-09-03004/06/200910030165Nissan: 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 mod08/12/2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - BATTERY
NTB-09-03004/06/200910030165Nissan: 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 mod08/12/2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - BATTERY - CABLES
NTB-09-03004/06/200910030165Nissan: 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 mod08/12/2009

Consumer Complaints


Fail datemilesoccurencesPurchase date
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
10/31/200709/03/1999
 There is a recall on 2002, 2005-2006 nissan sentras & altimas with the sensor. the car can shut down without warning and engine stall. my car is a 1999 nissan sentra with the same problem and they won't fix it because of the wrong year. regardless of the year it should be fixed or i should receive some kind of compensation. luckily when i was driving and my car shut down i wasn't hit from the back. i am looking to file a law suit over this matter because i spent my money on this car buying it brand new and this organization just shoved me off like my problem doesn't matter. i use my car and now i am without a car and catching the bus. it's not fair! it's their car!*cn
12/11/200278987403/12/1999
 I had just entered a 3-lane highway and was driving 25-30 mph in the rain at night, when the engine suddenly just stopped! i had no lights, no brakes, no horn, no steering. by some small miracle, the emergency brake stopped the car,and i had a cell phone. the police got there before anyone hit me. sheehy nissan service dept. said that this is a common occurance with sentras, and several years were recalled for defective components for the same kind of problems, but 1999 was not included. therefore, the repairs as estimated would cost me roughly one grand. forgot to mention that my son and baby girl were with me when the car failed on the highway. aren't the dealers required to report this sort of thing to the manufacturer?*ak
05/20/2002470002
 Distributor cap failed. while driving at 35 mph vehicle stalled. dealership replaced the distributor, wires, and plugs. however, problem recurred.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - IGNITION
02/25/20032
 Since soon after the purchase of the vehicle if you start the vehicle and then move it a short distance and turn it off, you can not restart it, you have to hold down the gas pedal and crank it until it starts, or wait till later to start it. sister had same model and year nissan exact same problem. dealer said there is nothing they can do, but it is a common problem. now at 98k miles you turn off the car and the fan continues to run must disconnect the battery to stop it. many electrical problems.*ak
04/23/200353000103/31/2000
 Car stopped without warning in highway while being driven in traffic.*ak
02/20/200356216209/15/2002
 Vehicle will not start when tempratures go from cold to warm without depressing gas pedal all the way to the floor and holding there while cranking engine over.
10/04/2002110/01/2098
 Vehicle completely lost power on highway and failed to restart. mechanic indicated failure with distributor. noted that he felt it was a common problem with late model nissans. mr
 Distributor has failed at 108,000 miles and is reoccurring as a typical problem on 1.6 liter engine. *ak
01/26/2001
 While driveing 25 mph engine stalled, and rearended another vehicle. amount of damage unknown. *ak
04/06/19991
 Vehicle ignition key failed. *et
04/06/20001
 Over half of the ignition key broke off and remains in the ignition. nlm