2003 Nissan Sentra: won't start

Filed Apr 30, 2018 · Fuel system · NJ

Car won't start drive it all day friday and it was fine went to start it on saturday wouldn't start

Filed Jun 12, 2012 · Engine · 130,000 miles · AZ

Tl* the contact owns a 2003 nissan sentra. The contact stated that the vehicle would not start. An independent mechanic examined the vehicle and advised that the crank shaft position sensor needed to be replaced. An authorized dealer and the manufacturer were notified and both advised the contact that the vehicle was not included in the recall associated with the federal safety agency campaign id number 06v242000 (engine and engine cooling). The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 130,000.

Filed Mar 22, 2010 · Engine · 45,000 miles · LA

On several occasions my 2003 sentra ser would not start....on three occasions I replaced the battery and it would restart ...on the 4th occasion I took the car to nissan dealer here in harvey , la. Where it sat for 3 days and the service dept told me the car would now start.a fifth occasion occurred and by this time I had heard of a recall which I asked the dealer on phone about and he told me to bring car in so again I took car to dealer hoping to find problem...car sat there again for a few days after which it would start. They again told me no fault found was found and that they had performed recall...which they did not ...it took me a couple of calls to service writer before he admitted it had not been touched. I read here of many sentra s with same problems ...you would think some one would know what is going on. My sentra now runs terrible sometimes not starting and other times runs like it is running on 2 cylinders with a bad smell from exhaust. I am afraid of this car , but cannot afford to replace it.

Filed Oct 9, 2009 · 54,187 miles · TN

I have a 2003 nissan sentra xe that only have approx.54,187 miles. There was a recall on nissan sentra from 2000until 2003. Nissan says that my car is not in that recall but it has the same problems the recall cars has. They refuse to fix this dangerous problems. The car crank sensor and throttle service is in that recall but they said it did not matter. This problem will cause many problems, whereas the car will not start and the car could also stop while driving which will cause a major accident while driving that could hurt or kill many people. The codes po335 and po462 and the throttle are all in the recall. All nissan buyer should be aware of this problem. This is an added expense on me and I am unemployed and a senior citizen................I was stranded for over two hours alone .

Filed Jul 2, 2009 · Engine · 106,391 miles · NY

Tl*the contact owns a 2003 nissan sentra. The contact stated that the vehicle would not start. She took the vehicle to a repair shop and the mechanic replaced the camshaft and crank sensors. The repair cost was $278.41. Report number 6531990 was filed by the manufacturer and they stated that the VIN was not included in the federal safety agency campaign id number 03v455000 (engine and engine cooling); therefore, they would not assist. The failure mileage was 106,391 and current mileage was 108,652.

Filed Jun 10, 2009 · Engine · 88,000 miles · OH

I purchased my 2003 nissan sentra from toyota direct in columbus ohio and the day I purchased it that evening my check engine light came on I took it back and they took it to germain nissan twice for service to find out what was wrong, well they fixed it as they thought (the fuel pump) but a year later the same problems were occurring so I took it to another mechanic and they said it was what nissan said so I had it fixed again (fuel pump) but no one hooked it up to diagnostic. Well now again the car is doing the same thing I took it to another mechanic and he fixed something totally different since he hooked it up to the diagnostic and said it was the crank position sensor and he fixed it, well here I am 6 months later im having the same problem.. I research on the internet and found this had a recall back in 2003 but I'm getting people telling me my car wasn't included, my car is doing the same exact thing as 630000 other 2003 nissian sentras how is this possible.. I'm would like to file a complaint about my vehicle and I feel nissan should replace this and make it good at their cost and not mine. Here is what I found out: auto recall date: nov 17, 2003 vehicle component: engine and engine cooling estimated vehicles affected: 630000 model affected 2003 nissan sentra 2003 nissan sentra defect summary: on certain passenger vehicles, the circuit board for the crank position sensor or cam position sensor may have an improper solder joint due to solder deformation caused by heat stress accelerated by the existence of flux residue during the soldering process. Defect consequence: this could cause the "service engine soon" warning light to come on, create a no start condition, cause reduced engine power, or cause the engine to stop running without warning during vehicle operation, which could result in a crash. Remedy: dealers will replace the crank position sensors. Camshaft position sensor(s), and in some cases, the variable timing control sensor.

Filed Apr 15, 2009 · Engine · 62,777 miles · MA

2003 nissan sentra se-r has been giving me problems. The engine would just shut down while driving twice on me now, which is so dangerous when driving on highway. The engine lights come on at all times, take it to dealer and they said it sensors, did this about 5 times now within a year. Now the engine wont start, again take to dealership this time engine is flooded cause the sensor weren't working, they just reset the sensor. I am in constant worry when driving this car never know when the engine will stop running when driving.

Filed Feb 21, 2009 · Engine · 70,459 miles · CA

The "service engine soon" light came on. I took it to my mechanic. He ran it through the computer and told me that it could be a transmission problem. I had a transmission flush done and light went off. A week later the light came back on. And now the car wont start. I went to the website, read that the crank position sensor, or the camshaft position sensor or the variable timing control sensor, on the make, model and year of my car, could be causing problems. It could be causing engine power loss, which it does struggle. The "service engine soon" light to come on, which it did. Or a "not starting-up condition" which is where I'm at right now. The car does not want to start. Please help me because I think that I qualify for these services to be done to my vehicle. Thank you for your time.

Filed Sep 9, 2008 · Engine · 100,000 miles · FL

Tl*the contact owns a 2003 nissan sentra. The vehicle would crank, but failed to turn over. An hour later, the vehicle was able to be restarted. Later, the vehicle would not start once again. The contact was able to finally start the vehicle. While driving 60 MPH, the vehicle stalled. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic and the cam shaft was replaced. The failure and current mileages were less than 100,000.

Filed Jun 26, 2008 · Engine · 76,000 miles · NY

2003 nissan sentra engine quit and check engine light came on. Would not start. Nissan had a recall 03v455000 but my VIN is not included in the recall even though it is a 2003 nissan sentra. I had to pay for the repair- around $280.00 out of pocket.

Filed Jan 12, 2007 · Engine · 89,000 miles · NY

Car will not start in the morning unless engine is warmed up for a few minutes, if not allowed to warm up it will move very slowly and if you try to accelerate it stalls. The check engine light came on, so I took it to the dealer and he said it was a bad cam sensor, so he replaced and this time the car would not start at all. He put back the old sensor and it started up but the check engine light came on again, the computer stated it's the cam sensor. He could not figure it out so he finally contacted nissan techs and they didn't know what it could be. After 5 days they finally came up with the problem---valve-timing control ??? They want $ 1600 to repair the car, I can't afford it, so I contacted nissan explained that the should pay for it because it sounds just like the recall the federal safety agency id 03v455000, they refused even though I am a long time nissan customer. I am going to appeal the decision because I am reading a lot of similar complaints exist and they won't take responsibility for it. It's a real shame.

Filed Mar 24, 2006 · Engine · 39,634 miles · CA

I have a 2003 nissan sentra ser that continues to have problems. It stalls, dies in the middle of the road and sometimes wont start. There is no warning as to when its going to die. It feels like it loses power while your driving down the road. Check engine light comes on and when I take it to the dealer they tell me there is nothing the matter with it they have replace the chamber assembly throttle and then replaced the crank sensor assembly. Sometimes the check engine light does not even come on but when they scan it for a code a code comes up or sometimes no codes come up. This car had been back to the dealer 10 times and they still have not corrected the problem.