2001 Nissan Sentra electrical problems

Filed Feb 18, 2022 · Electrical, Engine · AR

I have '01 Nissan Sentra. Over the years I kept having my car auto shut off while driving. My recent incident occurs on 2/17/22 while driving on a freeway at 70mph that left me stranded. I had it towed to the nearest auto mechanics. While the engines shuts down, the Service Engine Soon light came on followed by the Battery Icon and Oil Lamp Icon. In the past I had most if not all my catalytic converters and O2 sensors replaced but the problem persisted. Some mechanics stated it was electrical but offered no solution. I did had an oil changed and battery tested a week earlier but no issue was found. My most recent mechanic checked it out and told me it's not the battery nor the alternator, they're both still good. I had to leave my car over the weekends for a full diagnostic.

Filed Mar 1, 2017 · Electrical · 164,000 miles · CA

Tl* the contact owns a 2001 nissan sentra. While driving 35 MPH, the vehicle stalled and the ignition failed. The vehicle was towed to the dealer where it was diagnosed and repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 164,000.

Filed Apr 7, 2016 · Electrical, Engine · 210,000 miles · UT

Car constantly shuts off while driving, steering and brakes lock up as well. It does this idling at lights and while driving making turns. Very dangerous! I have replaced several sensors (at my expense) to try to keep the car going, but I'm terrified to drive it as I fear it will stall again in traffic and potentially kill me and my family. Checked my VIN against the many recalls that would cause these problems and states that none of these recalls apply to this car! Nissan used to be a good company, now it's just a lemon factory! Not to mention their dealership service is absolutely useless! I don't see how such dangerous and potentially deadly issues do not have recalls on them!!!

Filed Jun 15, 2015 · Electrical · 201,845 miles · TN · fire

While driving down the road at 40 plus miles an hour the catalytic converter clogged and caught fire causing a misfire in cylinder one and ruining the ignition coil for that cylinder. I contacted nissan after seeing online that the exact same part has malfunctioned on several other cars of the exact same year make and model. I was instructed to take it to a nissan dealership and have them diagnose the problem for a $89 fee. Even if I had the 89 dollars to pay to have it diagnosed it would not have paid it. I did not use faulty material in the manufacture of the vehicle and feel that any diagnostic fee should have been absorbed by nissan north america since they voluntarily recalled the part. It could have burst into flames and ignited the unused fuel in cylinder one killing me and my children. Upon further investigation into my vehicle it had already had the part replaced once and it started to fail again after I was the unlucky person to buy it. After the purchase of this vehicle, I have replaced the head due to a sand like material that eats away the head gasket. This material is a product of the catalytic converter crumbling and being sucked into the engines cylinders. I have replaced countless sensors and even the cars computer to try to solve the issue. After fixing the issue myself and removing the suspect part I have not had any issues with the vehicle. I am very displeased with the way nissan has chosen to deal with the issues that consumers of their product have. It was explained to me that since the dealerships are privately owned they can charge for diagnosis even if it is to verify if the previously recalled part is eligible for the recall. Had it not been eligible it would be responsible for any repair attempts made by nissan. So I fixed it myself and vowed never to buy another nissan vehicle.

Filed Apr 8, 2015 · Electrical, Engine · 115,000 miles · PA

Was driving with children in the car on the highway home from work, and car shut off and stalled. Losing all power, and making it hard to steer off the road. Took it to a local car shop, they had told me there was a recall regarding this issue. And call nissan consumer affairs and they had told me there were no open claims .

Filed Jan 6, 2015 · Electrical, Engine · 141,000 miles · PA

Tl* the contact owns a 2001 nissan sentra. The contact stated that while driving 40 MPH, the vehicle jerked and stalled and the service engine warning light illuminated. The contact was unable to restart the vehicle. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The failure recurred on numerous occasions. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 141,000.

Filed Sep 15, 2014 · Electrical · 61,569 miles · TN

Car was driven the day before, ran just fine. Next morning, after driving about 1 mile, began running terrible. The ecu (ECM) is no longer sending a signal to the number 2 ignition coil. I know that these cars had a recall on the foam covering the ecu, that recall was done and foam removed. Car only has about 60,000 miles on it because in belong to a 90 year old lady, she bought it new. I have found that hundreds of these cars now have bad ecu, time for a recall!!

Filed Jul 13, 2013 · Electrical · 134,000 miles · TX

The vehicle was purchased used in oklahoma in april 2013, and all the dash gauges quit on the way home, along with the odometer going out. After the car cooled down, the gauges/odometer started working again. The car was then driven cross country to washington state, and when the heater was turned on, and after a few minutes, the gauges/odometer stopped working again. Once cooled off, the gauges/odometer would start working again. The car was then driven to texas, and the same issues came up, all centered around temperature. It seems when the heater is turned on (while the vehicle was in wa), or if it is hot outside (the drive to texas, and while the car has been in texas), the gauges will stop working after a period of time, and will start working again once the temperature inside the car has cooled down. Currently we are having 100 degree weather days in texas, so if the car is hot when leaving the house, the gauges won't work, until the AC has been on enough to cool the inside of the car (and I assume gauges) down. Using the car after the AC has been on and the inside of the car is cool, there is no problem with the gauges. If you turn the AC off and roll the windows down, once the heat builds up in the car (about 85 degrees or so), the gauges will go off again.

Filed Aug 23, 2012 · Electrical · 90,000 miles · CT

Tl* the contact owns a 2001 nissan sentra. The contact stated that the vehicle would not start. The vehicle was towed to the dealer for diagnostic testing where the technician advised the contact that the computer would have to be replaced. After the replacement the RPM reading would remain at 2000 and the speed would remain at 30 MPH without depressing the accelerator pedal. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic. The mechanic stated that the idle air control valve would have to be replaced because the wires had been damaged when the computer was installed. The vehicle was repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 90,000.

Filed Jul 7, 2011 · Electrical · 73,000 miles · OH

Tl* the contact owns a 2001 nissan sentra. The contact stated that the vehicle stalled and would not restart. The vehicle was towed to the dealer where the contact was told that the engine control module failed. The dealer advised that there was a recall under the federal safety agency campaign id number: 03v477000 (electrical system: ignition module) but the vehicle was not included in the recall. The VIN was not available. The failure and current mileage was 73,000.