2005 Nissan Sentra: engine overheating

Filed Jun 22, 2018 · Engine · 181,200 miles · NC

I was sitting a stop light in traffic and my car cut off and would not cut back on. I was obstructing traffic and could not move. Had to have a stranger help me push the car off the road in busy highway lunchtime traffic to a nearby parking lot. Then had car towed to mechanic. Diagnosed as a faulty crankshaft position sensor that overheated and caused vehicle to shut down. This should be part of warranty 07v527000. But my VIN is not listed, even though it fits the description of the known issue exactly so I was told by nissan there is nothing they will do.

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 Jul 1, 2015 · Engine, Steering · 82,544 miles · CA

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 nissan sentra. While driving at a low speed, the contact noticed that the temperature gauge began to increase as the vehicle overheated. In addition, the steering wheel seized. The vehicle was taken to a mechanic who diagnosed that the head gasket needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 82,544.

Filed Jul 10, 2013 · Acceleration, Engine · 89,000 miles · TN

My car overheated, then I took it to a mechanic and the entire engine was blown and I had to pay $1200.00 to fix it and come to find out, there was a recall on my make and model and year on the water pump which would have caused my car to overheat and thus not having to have my engine blown. When I called to find out about the recall nissan informed that my vehicle was not one of those included but it matched the year, make and model???? I want answers...

Filed Jan 20, 2013 · Engine, Transmission · 74,900 miles · MA

I am the first owner of nissan sentra 1.8s 2005. At mileage 74,900, the check engine light turned on and a nissan dealership retrieved the code p0303 cylinder 3 misfiring on september 1, 2012. I also noticed, the coolant started to drop. Specifically, first time I reported the coolant drop to a nissan dealer on october 9, 2012 (at mileage 75,557) who ran a pressure test but asked to come back if I noticed the coolant drop again. When the coolant dropped again, the nissan dealer detected a coolant leak in number 3 cylinder january 4, 2013 (at mileage 76,577) and replaced the engine gaskets, thermostat asmy, engine oil and all necessary parts needed for repairs on january 7, 2013. I paid all the expenses for repairs as nissan. I filed a formal complaint with nissan and they informed me that since there is no recall and the car?s powertrain warranty has expired, nissan will not reimburse me the expenses for the repairs done at the nissan dealership. I consider myself lucky that I noticed the drop in coolant and the engine was not significantly damaged. I wonder what could have happened if I were in the middle of a busy freeway and the car engine ceased. This is a dangerous component failure with life threatening consequences. Given that this failure has nothing to do with the driver of the car and can happen anytime, I would like to know why nissan never recalled. After reading few online bulletin boards and complaints at the federal safety agency , it appears to me that it is a known problem for this vehicle model.

Filed Mar 21, 2012 · Engine · 140,000 miles · GA

I started having problems with my car starting to overheat, as soon as I would see the car overheat I would pull over and wait for it to cool as I started to experience these problems. I started to research the car on the internet and this web site for car complaints had at least 500 car owners with the same make and model having their cars overheat. I have taking it to four different auto shops and first they say maybe the water pump, maybe the radiator, and then they all decide it a blown headgasket. How is that even be possible I have owned many cars and never have had this big of issue. And after reading all of these other car owners having the same issue how can these many people have the same problem and why is there not a recall. We all spend alot of money to buy a car and to maintain a car and this is one issue that maybe 1 or 2 people may have but not hundreds?????? Here is where I found the most complaints. Http://www.carcomplaints.com/nissan/sentra/2005/

Filed Mar 22, 2011 · Engine · 77,650 miles · FL

Client contact owns a 2005 nissan sentra 1.8l engine with 77,650 miles. The contact stated that the head gasket was blown and there were no indications that the vehicle was overheating. He always noticed the normal pressure in the engine. The vehicle was taken to a mechanic three times who stated that he bought bad gas and refill the gas tank with high test when it was half empty. Mechanic notice a misfire in cylinder 1 and/or random misfire. Also, running a little elevated temperature. We changed spark plugs, oil, and cleaned the fuel injectors but still had the problem. Three days later the check engine light came on. We went to firestone and told the head casket was blown. The cost is about 950 dollars to fix the head gasket. Who knows what other damage has been caused to other parts as well.

Filed Jan 26, 2011 · Engine · 44,900 miles · VA

Tl*the contact owns a 2005 nissan sentra. The contact stated that the head gasket was blown and there were no indications that the vehicle was overheating. She read details regarding a hair line fracture in the head gasket. The normal pressure in the engine should be 60 and it could decrease which would also be an indication that the head gasket was blown; however, it was only due to the bolts that were on the head gasket at the bottom of the engine. The vehicle was taken to a mechanic three times who stated that the ignition coil, the throttle body and the gasoline pedal were the reason that the check engine light illuminated. The third time the failure occurred she was told that the actual failure was the head gasket although there were no prior signs of the vehicle over heating. The thermostat was checked and there was no water mixing with the oil nor was it opening and closing at that time. She was the original owner of the vehicle. She was concerned that the bolts were a common failure for her year, make and model vehicle. The first failure occurred at 44,900 miles when the check engine light came on. The current mileage was 45,100.

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.

Filed Mar 29, 2010 · Engine · 78,575 miles · OH

Information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6). My car (2005 nissan sentra 1.8l engine) began overheating terribly in february of 2010. I brought it into a mechanic, who had trouble diagnosing the problem. When I brought it into a nissan dealership, they advised that it was a broken headgasket. I found numerous other complaints on the website http://www.carcomplaints.com/nissan/sentra/2005/engine/blown_head_gasket.shtml. I decided to send those into nissan and asked them to look into the issue and do a recall. I feel that this is a safety problem- especially since it seems like the problem happened overnight. Had I not been paying attention to the signals on my car, I would not have known that my car was overheating so badly and it could have caused a fire. I ended up paying $911.00 to fix the car. I sent a letter into nissan and was considered for reimbursement but they ultimately denied my claim. I really feel that a recall should be done in this case. I've investigated this situation and found that it's quite common for the headgaskets on this car to fail. Please look into this for me. [xxx]

Filed Jan 13, 2009 · Engine · 76,000 miles · NY

2005 nissan sentra 1.8 head gasket failure - car overheated on highway, antifreeze leaking in engine compartment. Had car towed to nissan dealership and confirmed head gasket failure. Bought vehicle new, less than 36 months of ownership, but 76k miles. Attempted to work through customer relations at nissan to recover a portion of the repair expense as good will, but was denied.

Filed Jan 9, 2009 · Electrical · 52,000 miles · NY

Nissan refuses to follow through on their recall, the federal safety agency campaign id number 07v527000. On 12/10/08 I was driving my 2005 nissan sentra on the highway, just cruising, not accelerating or decelerating, when suddenly my engine had a strong pull back, and the check engine light came on. 2 days later I brought my vehicle to autozone for a free diagnostics, and they printed me a report that listed that there was a problem with the crankshaft position sensor. I looked here on the federal safety agency for recalls, and found there was one directly dealing with my problem. The recall clearly states "dealers will reprogram the ECM free of charge." when I brought my vehicle to the dealership, they said they cannot reprogram the ECM because my check engine light is on. First, it does not mention that in the recall. Second, my check engine light is on because of the crankshaft sensor, which it also states in the recall summary "the crankshaft position sensor can overheat causing a brief interruption in the signal output from the sensor." so since then, I have been on the phone numerous times with the regional manager, who finally today, 1/9/09, told me I need to pay $95 for a diagnostics at a nissan dealership, for them to consider replacing the acknowledged faulty sensor, and do the reprogramming. Which, she admitted, they will most likely not do under "good will". So I simply asked the manager, do you understand how "insane" that is that you are telling me that I have to pay $95 for a diagnostics that I already have, to get nissan to consider fixing the faulty part which they most likely will not do. The manager said, "yes, that is 'insane', but that is policy and procedure." if I am not willing to get the diagnostics done at nissan, there is nothing she can do for me, and my file is closed. So, in the end, nissan will not perform their recall nor fix the part they acknowledge is faulty in the recall.