2010 Nissan Sentra: engine stalls while driving

Filed Feb 10, 2025 · Electrical, Engine · NC

The car stalls while the vehicle is in motion and has difficulty starting. The car stalls each time after it comes to a complete stop at lights or a stop sign makes it very dangerous

Filed Aug 18, 2021 · Electrical · FL

The contact owns a 2010 Nissan Sentra. The contact stated that the vehicle failed to start after multiple attempts with an unknown red warning light illuminated on the instrument panel. The contact also stated while driving 30 MPH, the vehicle stalled without warning. The vehicle failed to restart, and the contact had the vehicle towed to her residence. Upon investigation, the contact discovered the federal safety agency Campaign Number: 11V579000 (Electrical System) which she linked to the failure. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and the contact was informed that her vehicle was not under recall. The vehicle had yet to be repaired. The failure mileage was unknown.

Filed Jul 10, 2020 · Engine, Transmission · 70,000 miles · NY

Tl* the contact called on behalf of her mother who owns a 2010 nissan sentra. The contact stated that while her mother was driving in a parking lot, the vehicle loss motive power and stalled without warning. The vehicle was restarted but failed to respond. The vehicle was towed to lebrun nissan (396 grant ave, auburn, ny 13021), and was diagnosed that the CVT transmission needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact was informed that the vehicle was not covered under the warranty. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 70,000.

Filed Dec 3, 2019 · Electrical · 121,000 miles · VA

Tl* the contact owns a 2010 nissan sentra. While driving, the engine suddenly stalled and the vehicle would not restart. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic who diagnosed that the positive battery terminal was faulty and the ECM was damaged due to the drop in voltage caused but the faulty battery terminal. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure, but no assistance was offered. The contact was informed that the vehicle was not included in the federal safety agency campaign number: 10v555000 (electrical system). The contact stated that the vehicle experienced the same failure listed in the recall. The dealer was not contacted. The failure mileage was 121,000. The VIN was invalid.

Filed Jun 20, 2019 · Electrical, Engine · OR

Car stalls while in motion. Usually this is when I am slowing down or when I have come to a stop. It starts right up again but sometimes will stall immediately after restarting multiple times. Sometimes it will stall multiple times a day and sometimes it doesn't stall for a week or more. I took it to a mechanic and he had no idea what the problem was. My VIN number was not included in the previous recalls but it appears to be the same problem.

Filed Apr 8, 2019 · Engine · 45,000 miles · VA

While driving, many times my car lose power and stall out. Rate of speed doesn't seem to affect whether the car stalls. I have to throw the car in park real fast and re-crank it and it typically starts back up. If the car were to stall out while making a turn or in heavy traffic, this could cause a major accident. It is unknown what is causing this, but I did see a recall online that stated the battery terminal might be the cause of the loss of electrical operation.

Filed Jan 25, 2019 · Electrical, Engine · 133,000 miles · AL

While driving, the car may occasionally lose power and stall out. Rate of speed doesn't seem to affect whether the car stalls. I have to throw the car in park real fast and re-crank it and it typically starts back up. If the car were to stall out while making a turn or in heavy traffic, this could cause a major accident. It is unknown what is causing this, but I did see a recall online that stated the battery terminal might be the cause of the loss of electrical operation.

Filed Dec 14, 2018 · Driver assistance, Electrical · 62,000 miles · PA

Tl* the contact owns a 2010 nissan sentra. The contact stated that the vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who stated that it was time to replace the battery. The mechanic replaced the battery and, three hours later, the vehicle stalled and had to be towed to the mechanic. The vehicle was later taken to an unknown dealer where they stated that the vehicle was not included in the federal safety agency campaign number: 11v579000 (electrical system). The dealer also stated that the battery terminal and computer needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was contacted and did not assist. The vehicle was repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 62,000. *tt

Filed Aug 23, 2018 · Electrical, Engine · 70,000 miles · FL

The engine shuts off while in motion and when standing in idle on a city street.

Filed Jun 24, 2018 · Engine · 133,000 miles · NC

The car started making a noise, took it to auto zone & they said it was the belt tightener. The car was having a hard time driving up hills on the way home after getting the part. It actually stalled out at a red light, making it very hard to break. After getting it home & replacing the part the noise was still there. We were going to go back to auto zone to see why & while driving on the way there a valve came shooting through the engine. It was quite alarming sounded like a shot gun went off. We picked up the broken valve, parts of it looked melted, & towed the car home making sure no cars hit us we pushed the car off the rd. Thank god we were not on a hwy with my 5 month old & 11yr old.

Filed Nov 28, 2017 · Electrical · 82,920 miles · TX

Tl* the contact owns a 2010 nissan sentra. While driving approximately 55 MPH, the vehicle stalled. The vehicle was towed to family hicks nissan in corpus christi, texas where it was diagnosed that the computer control module was damaged after the battery terminal cable failed. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure, but no assistance was offered. The contact was informed that the VIN was not included in the federal safety agency campaign number: 10v555000 (electrical system). The contact indicated that the vehicle experienced the same failure listed in the recall. The failure mileage was 82,920.

Filed Mar 8, 2017 · Engine · 52,000 miles · PA

Tl* the contact owns a 2010 nissan sentra. While driving 35 MPH, the vehicle stalled and the check engine indicator illuminated when the accelerator pedal was depressed. The vehicle was towed to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the long block and ECM needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact stated that the manufacturer was made aware of issue. The contact was informed that the issues with the vehicle were not covered under the extended warranty program for the continuously variable transmission. The failure mileage was 52,000.