2004 Nissan Sentra: check engine light

Filed Mar 15, 2023 · Airbags · NM

Went into the dealership to talk about the air bag issue, turns out they fixed the check engine light. Next on the paper it says they found there was no airbag and tried to perform recall, and that they could not perform the recall

Filed Sep 10, 2016 · Acceleration, Driver assistance · 198,005 miles · CA

Driving & all gauges in dashboard turned off. The same day, the car didn't respond normally when gas pedal was pressed. The gas pedal was pressed several times before car took in gas. Parked car, & later that day restarted car. Car again didn't respond well when pressing accelerator. Gauges still non operational. Car died & battery tested by aaa. Battery found to be ok, but charging system was issue. Towed to tow yard & told alternator needed to be replaced. New, not rebuilt, alternator replaced by cousin & fuse (not sure which one) was found to be blown & replaced. Gauges worked after fuse & alternator replaced. Check engine light came on several days later. Cked car on auto zones free diagnostic tool & diagnostic trouble code u1001 can communication line & p0462 secondary code given. Car died again bout week later & towed to pep boys. Pep boys said battery needed replacement, so I had aaa test it & aaa said its the charging system. Aaa replaced the battery after much ado. Car taken back to pep boys for 'electronic diagnosis' & they said alternator! Alternator tested at separate battery shop & tested fine. Later found meter fuse blown. Took to mechanic specializing in electrical & he scanned PCM & found no communication on data lines. Had blown meter fuse causing false code. Mechanic cleared out codes & test drove. He ckd charge 14.2 volts. Mechanic told me to bring it in if happens again. Well, happened again & replaced meter fuse & ck engine light on again. Electrical mechanic said it's a short somewhere & I'd have to leave car for maybe several days. Had a friend inspect under dashboard & cked under the gear shifter & ckd speedometer wires & didn't find any shorts. Googled "meter fuse nissan sentra" & meter fuse has created a lot of problems. Problems listed on forums. I've already spent $550, can't afford to pay nissan $150 diagnostic fee yet.

Filed Feb 25, 2015 · Engine · 130,000 miles · AZ

Tl* the contact owns a 2004 nissan sentra. While driving at approximately 38 MPH, the vehicle stalled and the check engine warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, but was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The contact was made aware of the federal safety agency action number: rq06001 (engine and engine cooling). The failure mileage was 130,000.

Filed Dec 10, 2014 · Brakes, Steering · 85,000 miles · GA · crash · 1 injury

On 12/08/14, I was driving through I-85 n. At one point I changed a lane towards my left and needed to straighten my car to that lane. But surprisingly the car wouldn't got straightened and steering had no impact/control over the car wheels. As a result my car hit the median of the hwy and after that I was still trying to put it back in the lane. But I had no control on it. It was shaking and speeding up; hit the median with the left middle and again after traveling a few feet hit the median with rear left. At that point both airbags popped out and car changed direction ( from my diagonal left to diagonal right). And it took me to all the way (6 lane)across the other side of the freeway and hit the median on that side again with the front right and straight front. After that the car finally stopped. It was all smoky and the car door wouldn't open. I squeezed myself out through the approx. Six inches opening. I was so scared and still so much depressed that I don't know what to do. I was fortunate enough that I didn't hit anybody or I got hit by any other car or when the car was dragging me to the other side of the highway I didn't go under any trailer. My biggest question is why the steering stopped working and lost control over the wheel? Whose fault was this? And finally I got citation from dekalb police for failure to maintain lanes. When I asked the police officer, she told me that I have to prove it that it was a mechanical error. Then the citation will be taken off. There was no check engine sign or anything that I felt unusual. So please take a look into the matter and let me know so that I feel a little better!

Filed Oct 17, 2014 · Engine · 64,935 miles · NC

Was going down the road traveling around 25 MPH and engine stalled out of the blue then check engine light came on. After about 15 minutes car finally cranked back up. But when it did the check engine soon light was on had it checked and it came back as a bad cam shaft positioning sensor.

Filed Sep 12, 2014 · Engine · 127,000 miles · CA

Tl* the contact owns a 2004 nissan sentra. While driving approximately 45 MPH, the engine stalled without warning. After multiple attempts,the vehicle restarted and the "check engine" warning indicator illuminated. An independent diagnostic test displayed a code of p0335, which indicated that the crankshaft positioning sensor potentially caused the failure. The manufacturer stated that the VIN was not included in the federal safety agency campaign number: 07v527000 (engine and engine cooling). The approximate failure mileage was 127,000.

Filed Feb 27, 2014 · Electrical, Engine · 86,000 miles · OH

My car stalled while driving. I was going the speed limit of 45 MPH and without warning my car just lost power & stopped. I was lucky enough to be able to coast off the road without getting into an accident. I was on an 8-lane very busy road in a middle lane. At the first moment, the service engine light came on, then all the warning lights and the car stopped. I had the car towed. When the mechanic put it on the computer it said that the crank position sensor & camshaft sensor was the problem. It cost me $ 376.00 for the repair. The mechanic told me this was a common problem with nissans. I read online where the problem was happening to my model and there was a recall of some. My car is a 1.8 model, but nissan consumer affairs told me my car was not part of the recall, despite the fact that the exact malfunction happened to my car. This is a safety issue! I was lucky that there was not any other cars around me when my car stalled and I was able to coast off the road. I have retained the faulty parts that were replaced for examination. I was out of town at the time of this incident.

Filed Jan 15, 2014 · Electrical · 85,000 miles · HI

Drove the 2004 nissan sentra 1.8l on the highway at 60mph and the car began to decrease speed to about 30 to 40mph with RPM meter fluctuations while pressing on the gas with same pressure. On the same day the car shut off multiple times after starting it for a minute. Previously on 2 occasions while at a stop light the car would shut off while idling. The check engine light was on for awhile but would periodically turn off. Took the car to nissan after the highway incident and they said it was the cam position sensor and crank sensor. When asked about recalls nissan said my car was not listed under the recall campaign. Had to pay $730 to fix this problem while after reading other people's complaints for this model and other model complaints it appears this is a common problem and should be taken a look at to include in the recall.

Filed Dec 27, 2013 · Engine · 79,565 miles · CA

In july of 2011 my 2004 nissan sentra se-r spec v had some issues. I had a check engine light come on and had light blue smoke come out of my exhaust while accelerating and had been starting to notice bad oil and fuel consumption. I took it to the nissan dealership and they searched for any open recalls on my specific car based on running my VIN number into the database and they told me it was not one of the affected vehicles. After hooking up a code scanner to my car they found the following codes, p0420 (catalyst system efficiency below threshold), p0302(cylinder #2 misfire), p0303( cylinder #3 misfire) during the diagnosis they said that the pre-cat (exhaust manifold) had come apart and the material inside had glogged my exhaust system and gotten sucked back into my cylinders and scored the cylinder walls. They stated that they had also found valve damage and even found some of the cat material in my oil. Nissan was kind enough to replace my engine block and the pre-cat manifold as well as my secondary catalytic converter even though they said it was not a vehicle affected by the recall campaign that nissan had issued. So here I am a little over 2 years later and guess what? It came back. I am having the exact same symtoms as before. I took my car back into the same nissan dealership and they will not fix it again without charging me. They refused because it was never a part of the recalled vehicles and it is currently not under any warranty with its 105,000 miles. So, I ask them, why did they fix it the first time? Their response was, and I quote, "it was a courtesy" to which I said, "hmmm, so you guys do a courtesy fix for over $3,000 worth of work for a car that supposedly "isn't" part of a recall campaign?" - they didnt have much to say after that other than my best bet is to take it up with the manufacturer and they refuse to help as well. This car is a trap.

Filed Dec 4, 2013 · Engine · 105,700 miles · CA

Tl* the contact owns a 2004 nissan sentra. The contact stated that the vehicle was repaired under the federal safety agency campaign number: 06v242000 (engine and engine cooling). Approximately two years after the recall repair was performed, the contact noticed blue smoke accompanied by a rattling noise from the exhaust pipe and system. The check engine warning light was also illuminated and the vehicle would sporadically lose power, causing the vehicle to become hesitant upon acceleration attempts. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 105,700.

Filed Jul 20, 2013 · Engine · 114,000 miles · FL

Nissan 2004 sentra 1.8s had the identical issue as the 2.5 liter engine that has been recalled. After driving for fifteen minutes on the highway every sensor light on the dash came on and the car turned off including power steering. I was able to pull the car off to the shoulder and safely stop the car. The car did not appear to overheat and the temperature gauge was in the acceptable range so I let the car sit for two minutes and I tried to start it again before calling aaa. The car started right up and only the check engine light remained on. I have taken it to my mechanic and the code came back crank shaft position sensor. I was fortunate that I was driving late at night and not during rush hour traffic. A faulty sensor should not cause a complete shut down of the vehicle.

Filed May 27, 2013 · Engine · 55,481 miles · WA

I purchased a used nissan sentra ser spec-v, from a private party on 5/8/13. I was driving 70 MPH, about 6 miles down the freeway, from where I purchased the car, when the engine died. The check engine light came on, and I was able to coast over to the shoulder and stop, while smoke flowed out from under the hood. The car was towed 25 miles to a mechanic I trust. The gears in the counter balancer assembly blew apart, clogging an oil screen, not allowing oil to the cylinders, and threw a rod. I mentioned I had heard about issues with the crank position sensors on these cars, and replaced it as well. $2428.90, plus a $200 tow. On 5/13/13, I went to a local nissan dealer to see if there were any recalls on my car, and was told not for my VIN numbers. I got the car back on 5/23, and have driven it less than 100 miles when on 5/26/13, going 40 MPH, it suddenly died again. I cost to the side of the road and stopped. No lights came on or any signs of the problem. I tried 6-8 times to start it. I got out and opened the hood to see if anything looked funny,went back again to start it and it turned right on. The odometer is 55,571. I look on this website and see 100 other complaints of sentras randomly shutting off. This problem is unacceptable, next time my car dies, there might not be a safe place to pull over to, or without power steering and brakes, I am likely hit someone.