Tl* the contact owns a 2000 nissan sentra. The contact stated that the engine light illuminated then the vehicle jerked and stalled. The contact also stated that the failure recurred several times. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for diagnostics. The technician stated that the engine oxygen sensor had failed. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure and current mileage was 55,000.
2000 Nissan Sentra: jerking or lurching
5 of the 171 complaints about the 2000 Nissan Sentra describe jerking or lurching.
- owner complaints
- 5
- of this car's complaints
- 3%
- recalls
- 0
Is there a fix? 2 service bulletins cover this area of the car. See below
Jerking or lurching by model year
What owners say
Vehicle "jerks" when under load & throttle is applied. Replaced 4 ignition coils, & throttle position sensor. No change in vehicle's performance. Vehicle will also not accelerate over 3000 RPM's. Mechanic said I needed to contact nissan regarding applicable safety recall that was likely the problem, which I did. Nissan said there was no safety recalls applicable to my vehicle. I told mechanic this, & he insists that there most certainly is.
Ever since I've owned my 2000 nissan sentra (owner since april 2003), I've noticed that the car hesitates when the accelerator pedal is pressed. This causes me to press on the gas harder making my car lurch forward. This morning I rear ended someone and while the nature of the collision is my fault, I believe there would be far less damage to my car had it not hesitated due to the accelerator pedal getting stuck. My sister also owns a nissan sentra (2001 year) since july 2003 and she has experienced the same problem with her car hesitating because the accelerator pedal gets stuck. I looked on the internet and there are several other people who have noticed that their accelerator pedal gets stuck as well. Http://consumeraffairs.com/automotive/nissan_sentra.html I called nissan and they said that it's because I have an automatic transmission. However, this is not an acceptable justification. Just because my car is an automatic, does not mean it's okay to have a stuck accelerator on my car.
Problems with sudden lurching and no response from accelerator when depressed. *mr the vehicle suddenly lurched forward,the tachometer dropped to zero. The consumer noticed a loss of speed. The consumer stepped on the accelerator and didn't get a response from the vehicle with difficulty steering and when the consumer attempted to brake and or park, neither responded. *scc
Had stopped vehicle, foot on brake, ready to reverse to paralled park, and vehicle started racing faster and faster. Only way to stop it was to turn off the ignition, after the vehicle lurched forward and was revving up to max RPM. Fortunately I was at end of street, nothing and no one in front of me when it lurched, my foot on the brake didn't stop it. Had to shut motor off. Dt
Service bulletins that may apply
Related recalls
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Questions about the 2000 Nissan Sentra jerking
Is jerking or lurching a common problem on the 2000 Nissan Sentra?
5 of 171 owner complaints about the 2000 Nissan Sentra (3%) mention jerking or lurching. The model year with the most reports is 2013.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 2000 Nissan Sentra?
There are 0 recalls and 2 service bulletins for the same area of the car. Check them below with your VIN.
Other symptoms on the 2000 Nissan Sentra
Stalling 26Check engine light 22No deployment 11Fuel gauge 5Loss of power 5
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