Major Problems with 2003 Nissan Sentra Derived from Complaints & Recalls

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Worst 3 complaints of 2003 Nissan Sentra

2003 Nissan Sentra FRONTAL Victims: 3

2003 Nissan Sentra STRUCTURE Victims: 2 Mileage: 30400 miles

2003 Nissan Sentra ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP Victims: 1

Browse 2003 Nissan Sentra complaints by category

Problems with ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM and ENGINE are the most frequent issues recorded by the NHTSA from Nissan Sentra owners.

Problem Category	Number of Problems
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING while the vehicle was parked the vehicle caught on fire under the hood. the manufacturer sent a technician to review...	53 ~ 65762 miles
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM once approaching a stop (crosswalk) the vehicle accelerated without touching the accelerator pedal. the owner of the vehicle almost hit...	24 ~ 65079 miles
ENGINE tl* the contact owns a 2003 nissan sentra. the contact stated that while driving at various speeds the vehicle would...	22 ~ 103667 miles
ENGINE > ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING while driving the vehicle intermittently stalls leaving the consumer stranded on the highway. after a few minutes the vehicle can...	17 ~ 59523 miles
AIR BAGS consumer was involved in a collision and the airbags failed to deploy.*jb vehicle involved in collision and the air bag	11 ~ 36910 miles
UNKNOWN OR OTHER jumps forward sometimes without foot on acclerator especially when making turn from stopped position. dealership can not duplicate problem. false...	7 ~ 35476 miles
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM we bought this low mileage car from a family member but after buying this car it started getting plagued with...	5 ~ 40487 miles
EXHAUST SYSTEM > ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING i have an 03 nissan sentra there is a problem with the cat converter i have taken it to the...	5 ~ 76800 miles
IGNITION > ELECTRICAL SYSTEM i currently drive a 2003 nissan sentra gxe 1.8l 4cyl. car. (purchased in or around april 2003 from universal nissan)...	5 ~ 30000 miles
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL i was exiting my underground garage. the door is programmed to open to go u p when a car approaches....	5 ~ 39179 miles
COOLING SYSTEM > ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING i purchased my sentra in dec of 2002. one week after i bought it i had to take it in...	5 ~ 43480 miles
POWER TRAIN tl*the contact owns a 2003 nissan sentra. while driving approximately 40 mph on normal road conditions the vehicle hesitated vibrated...	4 ~ 114631 miles
CATALYTIC CONVERTOR > EMISSION CONTROL > EXHAUST SYSTEM i bought my car in may of 2004. since then the interior dash lights tail lights and various fuses have...	4 ~ 36756 miles
BODY > STRUCTURE i purchased my sentra in dec of 2002. one week after i bought it i had to take it in...	4 ~ 57625 miles
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE car began running rough had trouble starting check engine light stayed on. didn't drive much after problem. took to dealer...	3 ~ 50884 miles
FUEL PUMP > DELIVERY > FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE dt: at 32 000 miles the consumer had to take the vehicle back to the dealership 15 times for repairs....	3 ~ 28705 miles
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC i purchased my sentra in dec of 2002. one week after i bought it i had to take it in...	3 ~ 19216 miles
FRONTAL > AIR BAGS consumer's daughter while driving at 40 mph was involved in a frontal collision. upon impact air bags did not deploy	3
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER i have a 2003 nissan sentra gxe 1.8 l. my car has cut off or will not stop properly since...	2 ~ 78817 miles
ELECTRICAL > EQUIPMENT i purchased my 2003 nissan sentra from toyota direct in columbus ohio and the day i purchased it that evening...	2 ~ 44000 miles
MODULE > IGNITION > ELECTRICAL SYSTEM i have tried a number of times to have nissan find the reason why my car had a delay in...	2 ~ 16000 miles
SUSPENSION tl*the contact owns a 2003 nissan sentra. while driving 10 mph the engine shut off. the check engine light illuminated...	2 ~ 65661 miles
STRUCTURE my 2003 nissan sentra was rear-ended by a driver travelling approximately 60 mph. the rear seat virtually collapsed and if...	2 ~ 15200 miles
ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP > SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC consumer applied the brakes and pedal went to the floor. consumer was unable to maintain control of the vehicle and...	2 ~ 34661 miles
GLASS, SIDE/REAR > VISIBILITY i purchased my sentra in dec of 2002. one week after i bought it i had to take it in...	2 ~ 1750 miles
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION > POWER TRAIN my car moves forward while in park. my rear bumper is beginning to fall off. two loud and annoying grinding...	2
EQUIPMENT i have a 2003 nissan sentra ser. from day 1 i have had issue after issue..i am the only owner...	1 ~ 127000 miles
STEERING in less than 53 000 miles the rack and pinion steering has begun leaking resulting in hard steering. i have	1 ~ 52654 miles
RECREATIONAL VEHICLE/TRAILER > EQUIPMENT my car started to have a very long cranking period when starting the back in 6/2007 took the car to...	1 ~ 63000 miles
RETRACTOR > FRONT > SEAT BELTS tl*the contact owns a 2003 nissan sentra. while driving 60 mph the air bag warning light began to flash and...	1 ~ 44000 miles
SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE > FRONTAL > AIR BAGS tl*the contact owns a 2003 nissan sentra. while driving 60 mph the air bag warning light began to flash and...	1 ~ 44000 miles
FRONT UNDERHOOD > WIRING > ELECTRICAL SYSTEM a few months ago the cars rpm's would fluctuate and the car would begin to die. if it was stopped...	1 ~ 48000 miles
MECHANICAL > EQUIPMENT i have a 2003 nissan sentra ser that continues to have problems. it stalls dies in the middle of the...	1 ~ 39634 miles
GAS RECIRCULATION VALVE (EGR VALVE) > EMISSION CONTROL > EXHAUST SYSTEM i have a 2003 nissan sentra ser that continues to have problems. it stalls dies in the middle of the...	1 ~ 39634 miles
SWITCH > IGNITION > ELECTRICAL SYSTEM i have a 2003 nissan gxe sentra that continues have problems cranking. i have already taken the car in for...	1 ~ 15000 miles
DISC > FOUNDATION COMPONENTS > SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC rear brake failure...	1
ROTOR > DISC > FOUNDATION COMPONENTS rear brake failure...	1
CALIPER > DISC > FOUNDATION COMPONENTS rear brake failure...	1
FAN > COOLING SYSTEM > ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING dt: at 32 000 miles the consumer had to take the vehicle back to the dealership 15 times for repairs....	1 ~ 17000 miles
WIRING > ELECTRICAL SYSTEM i bought my car in may of 2004. since then the interior dash lights tail lights and various fuses have...	1 ~ 29000 miles
INTERIOR/UNDER DASH > WIRING > ELECTRICAL SYSTEM i bought my car in may of 2004. since then the interior dash lights tail lights and various fuses have...	1 ~ 29000 miles
TAIL LIGHTS > EXTERIOR LIGHTING i bought my car in may of 2004. since then the interior dash lights tail lights and various fuses have...	1 ~ 29000 miles
REAR COMPARTMENT/TRUNK > WIRING > ELECTRICAL SYSTEM i bought my car in may of 2004. since then the interior dash lights tail lights and various fuses have...	1 ~ 29000 miles
GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL) > AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION > POWER TRAIN on may 15 traveling together on a side street at 30-35 mph my wife inadvertently tapped the shifter. the transmission...	1 ~ 8700 miles
HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS > EXTERIOR LIGHTING hazard lights and signal indicators failed intermittently. dealer was unable to duplicate the problem. ak la...	1 ~ 14130 miles
FLASHER UNIT > TURN SIGNAL > EXTERIOR LIGHTING hazard lights and signal indicators failed intermittently. dealer was unable to duplicate the problem. ak la...	1 ~ 14130 miles
FILLER PIPE AND CAP > TANK ASSEMBLY > STORAGE while refueling the vehicle consumer was informed that fuel was leaking from the fuel filler neck. previously consumer noticed that	1 ~ 13000 miles
FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM > STORAGE > FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER i purchased my 2003 nissan sentra gxe on june 10 2003. since that time i have 7 work orders on...	1 ~ 3500 miles
BUMPERS > BODY > STRUCTURE i purchased my sentra in dec of 2002. one week after i bought it i had to take it in...	1
FLOOR SHIFT > LEVER AND LINKAGE > AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION the car moves when in parked intermittently. dealer says they cannot duplicate x3 vehicle. it was nearly involved in an	1 ~ 14 miles
AIR CONDITIONER > APPLIANCE > EQUIPMENT my air condition (a/c) will not turn off all the time. i will turn on the heat without the (a/c)	1
FRONT > SUSPENSION front suspension starting banging like a bad shock / strut in the front end. *jb...	1 ~ 4900 miles
MANUAL TRANSMISSION > POWER TRAIN i own a 2003 nissan sentra s-er spec v. when i shift from 1st gear to 2nd gear at rpms...	1
TREAD/BELT > TIRES consumer states tire on the front right pealing off.this process is happening on the outside tread. the tire has not...	1
SEATS i was involved in an automobile accident on june 25 2004. a lady rear-ended me and as a result my...	1
COLUMN > STEERING while driving during inclement weather a noise from the steering column could be heard. also when stopping vehicle steered to...	1 ~ 1000 miles
DOOR > BODY > STRUCTURE both driver and passenger side door produce noise as a result of a vibration. dealer was able to repair passenger	1 ~ 100 miles
PEDALS AND LINKAGES > SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC i bought a new nissan sentra gxe back on feb. 2 2003. when i took the test drive i did...	1
HEADLIGHTS > EXTERIOR LIGHTING intermittently the head lights failed to function and when they failed it resulted in the windshield wipers turn signals and	1 ~ 8600 miles
FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM > FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE once approaching a stop (crosswalk) the vehicle accelerated without touching the accelerator pedal. the owner of the vehicle almost hit...	1
BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS > GASOLINE > ENGINE vehicle loses power when going up an incline at 65 to 70 mph. *ak...	1

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