2005 Nissan Sentra: sudden loss of power

Filed Jul 26, 2016 · Engine · 166,000 miles · CA

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 nissan sentra. While driving on the interstate at approximately 40 MPH, the vehicle lost power and all of the sensor lights illuminated. The vehicle was pulled onto the left shoulder. The vehicle restarted and was driven approximately one mile; however, the failure recurred. The vehicle was towed to a mechanic who diagnosed that the crank shaft sensor had to be replaced due to overheating. The VIN was excluded from the federal safety agency campaign number: 07v527000 (engine, engine cooling). The failure mileage was 166,000...updated 11/17/16 *bf status request. Updated 11/22/16.*jb ...updated 08/02/17 *bf

Filed Mar 17, 2016 · Driver assistance, Electrical · 126,000 miles · TX

Friday march 11, 2016 while driving to work on the george bush turnpike where the speed limit is 70 MPH my car loss all power and would not restart, luckily it was 5:30am when the traffic was light and I felt the power starting to dwindle and was able to reach the shoulder without injury. I'm leasing the car from drivetime of irving and was not informed of this defect. I found out through my research trying to figure out what was wrong with the that was a november 2007 recall. I am amazed that these cars are still on the road and being sold with no warning. Thank god that I was one of the lucky ones and not accident occurred.

Filed Jun 9, 2014 · Engine, Fuel system · 175,054 miles · NC

While heading to work, my car lost power due to a screw from a power intake valve (butterfly valve as the dealership referred to it) coming loose and falling inside the #1 cylinder chamber. Inside the chamber, the piston quickly bent the spark plug electrodes together causing the car to shut off and lose power. I was inside morning rush hour traffic at the time of the incident and was nearly in a rear end collision as a result. The dealership pointed out inadvertently that there was a service bulletin covering this issue. I researched these bulletins and found bulletin ntb05-058b. This covers the exact problem that happened to my vehicle. There is a catch with this bulletin. I own a 2005 nissan sentra ser specv manufactured in oct. 2004. The company claims my VIN falls outside the service bulletin by mere weeks. This problem had not been properly addressed and my engine failed because of such. I have contacted nissan corp. Directly and they place me in the hands of nissan regional. I was given excuse after excuse as to why my vehicle would not be repaired by the factory. #1. Vehicle fell outside the service bulletin date range. #2 age of vehicle and mileage even though a brand new engine was placed in oct 2008. #3. Customer loyalty was in question as nissan did not service my engine. When I inquired how oil changes were relevant, I was told the technicians would have found this issue during a twenty-one point inspection. I asked for clarification as to why I would believe nissan would have dissembled my engine, found a loose screw and re-assembled my engine all during an oil change. Also, this problem should have been addressed properly when my engine was replaced in october of 2008. Loosing engine power in heavy traffic, nearly being in an accident is not a matter I want to take lightly. Do I have a valid argument against nissan?

Filed Mar 25, 2014 · Engine · 70,000 miles · CA

As I was driving on the freeway the vehicle lost power and shut off on me. Car wont start. Blown head gasket and engine problems.

Filed Aug 16, 2011 · Engine · 130,000 miles · WA

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 nissan sentra. The contact stated that the engine would begin to lose power and nearly stall. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer, where the contact was informed that the crankshaft position sensor failed. The dealer also stated that there was a recall associated with the federal safety agency campaign id number 07v52700 (engine and engine cooling), but the vehicle was not included. The failure mileage was 130,000.

Filed Nov 23, 2010 · Engine · 80,000 miles · FL

1. Shaking when car was turned on. Losing power whilst driving. Losing coolant. 2. Head gasket was diagnosed to be leaking. Occurred constantly when car turned on, lost power as driving, idled rough, failed to point could no longer drive as could not accelerate without shaking or feeling like it would stall. Odd part is it seemed to be better on cooler mornings. 3. Read codes for misfire cylinder 4, and random misfire. Also running a little elevated temperature. We changed spark plugs, coils, and still had the problem. Searched online to find the same model and year all had same codes. The solution on multiple message boards that 2005 nissan sentra all had problems with head gasket blowing. When asked mechanic to check, he found cylinder 4 be very clean which he believed was due to coolant leaking in. He used a sealant product through the system that filled in leaks. He said the head gasket design was different. They were bolts that seemed to stretch as they tighten which would obviously crack or break after general use. He said there could be a problem if any fragments were to be lose in the system could damage other parts such as a water pump. We are watching the water levels. We have parked the car because we do not know if or when the car will repeat the issue. The cost is about 2,000 dollars to fix the head gasket. Who knows what other damage has been caused to other parts as well.