Tl* the contact owns a 2001 nissan sentra. The contact was driving 40mph and the service engine light came on. Shortly after the vehicle stalled. The contact coasted the vehicle to the nearest emergency exit. He had the vehicle towed to local service station. The vehicle still has not been repaired as of the time of the complaint. The contact informed the manufacturer and he was told that they were aware that the problem exist with his vehicle, but there was no recall for his specific vehicle identification number. The manufacturer stated that they are only covering two engines types and the contact vehicle was not included in the recall. The contact will have to get his vehicle repaired at his own expense. The contact was told by local dealer after his vehicle was inspected that the failure was his ecn which is the computer in his vehicle. There are no spark and no fuel going into the vehicle. The failure and current mileages was 151000.
2001 Nissan Sentra electrical complaints
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Tl*the contact owns a 2001 nissan sentra. He stated that while driving approximately 10 MPH and approaching a stop sign or traffic light the vehicle stalled. The check engine warning light illuminated each time the vehicle stalled. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who stated that the electronic control module was not responding to the engine. The mechanic also stated that recall number 03v477000, electrical system, ignition module was related; however, the manufacturer confirmed that his VIN was not included. No repairs have been made. The current and failure mileages were under 110,000.
The service engine soon light went on 2/1/09. Trouble was reported on 2/5/09 when vehicle was delivered for service at midas auto service, 463 glynn st., fayetteville, ga. Refer to invoice where a relay/ECM was replaced. The vehicle was driven home to owner's residence at 6302 morgan place ct., atlanta, ga. A potentially catastrophic event followed when the owner was driving the vehicle was driven on an atlanta interstate and the car cut off and a serious wreck was somehow averted. Vehicle was subsequently towed to firestone complete auto care; 2460 n druid hills rd. Ne. Symptom was described: ''cut off while driving. Oil light and battery light came on first'. The service report said in part, 'has blown ignition fuse and no power to the coils, replaced fuse and everything seems to be working ok. The remaining comments can be found in the service report. Vehicle was driven home. Next problem occurred on 2/9/09 when owner was leaving to go to work in the morning. The vehicle engine cut off on a local route. The car was subsequently towed to midas auto service, 6550 roswell rd., sandy springs, ga. The diagnostic package revealed, '' codes p0140, p0505, p0137, and p0460 which indicated a total emissions failure on the cat converter and all four o2 sensors. Subsequently, the vehicle ignition relay circuit (relay replaced 2/1/09) repeatedly blew fuses. The vehicle was subsequently driven back to midas auto service, 463 glynn st., fayetteville, ga without incident. The diagnostic evaluation and subsequent research indicated that the ECM module was defective. The safety recall from the federal safety agency campaign id no. 03v477000, came up in the midas research and it was determined that the lining material from the ECM box had not been replaced.
Horn suddenly stopped working.
Several times the vehicle starts shaking, not starting at all and running rough. It was a ECM recall performed but after that several problems occurred and related to the same ECM. However, the vehicle is no longer under warranty and I have to pay for all these problems. The ECM was replaced by the time, the problem is still there, I am getting the same diagnostic p0300 and the vehicle is dead. Poor quality on this nissan. I have a 1996 sentra which is by far more reliable than this junk!
I own a 2001 nissan sentra. Several months ago, the horn stopped working. We finally took it in to our local mechanic and he called saying the horn works, the fuse is fine and the relay works, but somewhere between the fuse and the relay, it's losing power; likely a short in the wire. But they said it is wired in such a convoluted way that it's going to take another 2 hours to find the right wire and fix. I found this in an internet message board: "just curious if any others have issues with their 00-06 sentra horns...meaning you hit your horn or key fob and no sound from the horn? I had my 2001 se fixed around 60,xxx...found out from nissan that the wires are a bit short running to the horn speaker...I think the wiring goes under the radiator. It gets stressed and rubs somewhere and due to corrosion or total breakage the horn then no longer functions. The part I'm pissed about is that now at 68k the problem is once again back. I know according to my father who use to work for a company that provides technical support to private garages around the u.s. That this in fact is a common problem with these sentra's, but according to nissan does not require an ntsb. Safety feature in my opinion. Nissan says I'll have to bring it in and pay for diagnosis. I think I call the regional manager. Twice I've had someone almost hit me and I have no horn. ''nissan said check the fuse...their typical response. After talking at length to the nissan dealer that last fixed this issue they finally gave up and said it sounded like the same issue was back." after this, I called my local nissan repair shop (517 393-5700) and spoke with the service manager. After telling him the problem, he put me on hold and checked their records. He indicated to me that yes, this is a problem with this make/model of nissan, but that there was nothing nissan nor they could do re: fixing the horn which is caused by an admittedly poorly designed horn wiring system.
Safety-related defect: the horn wire inside an internal wiring harness on my 2001 sentra failed spontaneously on or about february 15, 2006, rendering the horn inoperable and incapable of passing the rhode island state safety inspection. Three different employees of the dealer (inskip nissan, warwick ri) made statements to me indicating that this type of horn failure happens repeatedly, is well known to them, and is not caused by any external force, such as collision or road damage. I have inspected the area, which is near the underside of the radiator, and it is clear that the wiring harness is well protected by various front-end components and hard to get at. The broken wire was repaired by the dealer on 4/5/06 at a cost of $180.00 for a little over two hours work. The dealers service clerk told me exactly what the cost would be at the time she wrote up the repair order, prior to inspecting the vehicle for the cause of the horn failure. I suggested an inexpensive bypass wire, and she stated that others had effected a repair in that manner (further evidence that the nature of the failure is well known the them) but also understandably stated that they were not permitted to perform the repair in that manner. I submitted a copy of the repair bill to nissan consumer affairs on 4/8/06 asking for reimbursement of the $180 as a safety-related defect, and they wrote back on 4/12/06 denying the claim. The federal safety agency should look into this by inspecting dealer service records and initiate a recall.
Consumer nissan sentra engine began to run rough before recall notice. Diagnostic read ECM had a failure code for #4 cylinder misfire p0304. *ts the consumer requested to have the ECM replacment performed.
1. Power windows (both front driver and passenger side front) failed to operate properly in my 2001 nissan sentra VIN: [xxx] within 12 month after it was purchased brand new. I took it to the nissan dealer (coral springs nissan) and was told that it was not under warranty and was not manufacturing defect. I recently search on the internet and found many other 2001 nissan sentra encountred the same problem. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2. My second problem started recently where my car's engine suddenly quits running after 15-20 minutes of normal driving. If I let it cool down and wait 10-15 minutes, it starts and runs for another 10 minutes before quiting again. My sentra was recalled once( campain#: 01v357000) in jan 2004 to replace the fault crank shaft sensors, yet I am still having this problem. On the federal safety agency website I see information about campaign#: 03v455000. ,however nissan customer service is not acknowledging that crank shaft sensors in my car need to be further replaced for the second time. Please review my situation and advise. Best regards, [xxx]. *jb updated 07/19/2012 *js information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6)
Dt: while driving a child came in front of vehicle and the owner tried to use the horn and it didn't work. The owner noticed about two months ago the horn stopped working. Dealer charged 89 dollars for diagnosis, and reported that there was a problem with the wiring harness. Dealer reports that since the vehicle is past warranty, then there would be no financial responsibility on the part of nissan. Owner noticed others have had the same problem with vehicle. The horn has not worked since the first failure, and there are no warning lights on in the vehicle. There was also a problem with the gas pedal sticking and the dealer reported that was a normal maintenance issue. Nissan reports that there is nothing they can do to help.
My car completely stopped on the higghway after my check engine and oil light came on.I took the car to a dealer .they said I had 4 recalls on this car and they repaired 3 of the 4 recalls. Later that day they said they had to go back in my engine because the timing will not set and the car is stiill shuuting down. The car is still in the shop .the 4 recalls were susp bolt,ECM foam, headlamp and crank sensor.
1. Horn stopped working. Diagnostics have isolated the problem to a short in the wiring harness likely due to the way it is routed around the vehicle radiator. Dealership says it has seen this problem before. Radiator and associated hardware will have to be removed to get to the short, requiring an entire day of down-time plus extensive hourly repair bill. 2. Non-operating horn prohibits required state vehicle inspection. Vehicle fails inspection. 3. Repairs still have to be made.
Nissan sentra 2001, problems with steering and brakes. *bf the consumer was never notified of 2 recalls before the failure occurred. The dealer informed the consumer that corrosion and a loose battery terminal caused the vehicle to become inoperative. The dealer stated either recall could have caused the vehicle to stall.
My 2001 nissan sentra gxe started sputtering in feb 05, also an electrical buzzing sound would occur at the same time. The car stalled out once while driving. Taken to dealership and I was told the ECM was bad. It was replaced free of charge (hidden 8yr/80,000 mile warranty on that part). The next day it was doing the same thing. I took it back to the dealership and the starter/ECM sensor was replaced. I'm still not convinced the problem is fixed and worry every time I drive it.
Horn stopped working, wiring harness was corroded.
Intermittent problems car stalling while driving, car rough idle, car not starting, car spurting while driving, car not going into overdrive car has been towed twice, been to two dealers, and 1 mechanic that told me that it is in the computer system and that the dealer needs to fix the problem. From my research, diagnostic codes are either not being reported by a bad sensor or the ECM is not storing the diagnostic codes.
Nissan sentra 2001 had a recall to remove the foam covering the ECM. I had this done june 2004..the problem with the foam was as it cured , if there was a crack on the surface lining, corrosion of the resistor could cause the ECM to malfunction. Well I had the foam removed but I feel the corrosion was probably already occurring so in 6 months the ECM went bad. Nissan refused to pay to replace the ECM.
Recall for crankshaft kit and recent shut down of engine.*mr the vehicle was service at the dealer for a crankshaft sensor recall. After the recall was performed the vehicle stalled. The vehicle was towed to a local mechanic who performed a diagnostic test on the vehicle. The test indicated that the crankshaft sensor was the problem. The vehicle was taken back to the dealer the vehicle was then towed to the dealer who stated that I the diagnostic test he runs came up as the crankshaft sensor then the consumer would not have to pay the diagnostics fee. The diagnostic was run and the test indicated that the crankshaft sensor was the problem. The dealer then stated that although the test indicated that it was the crankshaft, it really was not the sensor but the wiring around the crankshaft. Therefore the consumer had to pay the diagnostic fee. The consumer feels this is completely dishonest and irresponsible of the dealer.
2001 nissan sentra se - horn has been dead for months - wiring assembly near radiator is shorted may 14, car died during operation and started only intermittently - mostly not - wiring defect to engine control module - no service engine light warning.
Electrical system malfunctioned. As a result, all electrical components failed.
While driving, the check engine light appeared on the dashboard and remained until the vehicle was turned off. The consumer was able to drive the vehicle to the dealer for inspection, and the mechanic was not able to duplicate the problem. *ak other failed parts were: electronic control module, catalytic converter, electrical coil, and the crank sensor. *sc
While driving, the vehicle stalled. The vehicle was towed to a dealer, who performed a diagnostic test to determine the cause of the problem. *ak the consumer believed the problems associated with the vehicle were related to recall 03v455000 and 03v477000.
Consumer received recall 03v477000 concerning electronic control module ( emc) material: vehicle was taken to the dealer for recall repairs, and immediately started having problems with the horn not working. Approximately a week later, vehicle would not start even though the dealer performed recall repairs.
New ignition switch needed on a 2001 nissan sentra!
Consumer received a recall notice. The sensor light came on, and the motor stalled. This vehicle was having an assortment of electrical defects, including power windows.
Vehicle experienced an electrical failure.
I have had multiple ongoing problems with this vehicle. . I have had to bring it in four times for an inoperative horn. I would discover that horn was not working, I'd bring it in and it would function, then a couple of months would pass and again it would be inoperative. They finally replaced the harness, and it has been working for 2 straight months. This might not seem like a big deal, but it is a safety issue. I have brought it in twice for a broken ignition wire. The first time they were unable to locate the problem. The car was released to me and two days later I had it towed in because it was dead. I have had break issues, my breaks were apparently warped and not functioning properly.the latest thing to go was the fuel pump. I was driving on the highway, in the middle lane, during rush hour when the car just stopped. I had no where to go and was stuck in the middle. A frightening experience. I am now told that they don't know when my car will be fixed, nor are they willing to provide me with alternate transportation. Am I just supposed to acceptt that all of this goes wrong with my 2001 car? I bought a new car so I would have safe and reliable transportation. This has yet to happen. These problems have plagued me since the beginning and its only getting worse. I am at kelly nissan with a major issue an average of once every 3 months. I do not believe this car is safe to operate. What are my rights as a consumer?
Horn stopped working, dealer said break in harness was the cause.
The horn assembly failed.
The wiring harness was defective, which caused the horn not to work.
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