Major Problems with 2004 Nissan Sentra Derived from Complaints & Recalls

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Worst 3 complaints of 2004 Nissan Sentra

2004 Nissan Sentra AIR BAGS Victims: 4

2004 Nissan Sentra ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING Victims: 2 Mileage: 4490 miles

2004 Nissan Sentra BUCKLE ASSEMBLY Victims: 2 Mileage: 31000 miles

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

Problem Category	Number of Problems
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING 2004 nissan sentra. born on date of april 2003. bought in oct 2004. currently has 4495 miles. car stalled twice....	34 ~ 60356 miles
ENGINE i was driving my car home from work and my engine started to miss fire. about half way home on...	26 ~ 102871 miles
AIR BAGS 20 feet after pulling out of the driveway suddenly there was a vibration in the steering the brakes failed to...	23 ~ 44680 miles
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM the keyless remote does not work unless they take out a fuse because of a short in the electrical system...	21 ~ 72287 miles
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE upon re-fueling my vehicle the gasoline comes right back out. "service engine soon" light is on with a code of	19 ~ 69143 miles
ENGINE > ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING i was driving down the road after having the car repaired twice already and then bolts fell out of the...	16 ~ 69027 miles
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM tl* the contact owns a 2004 nissan sentra. the contact stated that when refueling gasoline would overflow and the shut...	8 ~ 99883 miles
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL i just want to add a report of (so-called) sudden acceleration syndrome that occurred to me on thanksgiving day of...	7 ~ 92532 miles
STEERING 20 feet after pulling out of the driveway suddenly there was a vibration in the steering the brakes failed to...	5 ~ 65971 miles
SERVICE BRAKES on 12/08/14 i was driving through i-85 n. at one point i changed a lane towards my left and needed...	4 ~ 88440 miles
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION > POWER TRAIN purchased a 2004 nissan sentra brand new with 137 miles on it 2 days after purchase heard noise coming from...	4 ~ 40863 miles
COOLING SYSTEM > ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING my 2004 nissan sentra 1.8 has been towed 3 times in the past 6 months. it has a blown head	3 ~ 57500 miles
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER there is an ecm (engine control module) recall on nissan sentras and fronteirs 2003-06. when this was done at the...	3 ~ 15667 miles
BODY > STRUCTURE i was involved in a motor vehicle accident on march 19 2007. i was driving a 2004 nissan sentra. as...	3 ~ 97667 miles
FUEL PUMP > DELIVERY > FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE experienced delay in starting. engine took forever to turnover. diagnostic details revealed nothing wrong in fact the car would start...	3 ~ 35967 miles
FRONTAL > AIR BAGS while driving 25 mph consumer applied the brake pedal and brakes failed. consumer was not able to maintain control of...	3 ~ 53667 miles
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC while driving at any speed consumer heard a loud noise coming from the rear. consumer was able to maintained control...	3 ~ 14173 miles
UNKNOWN OR OTHER on major interstate (i85n) coming home for christmas when car cut off all of a sudden without warning. fortunately i	2 ~ 47773 miles
STORAGE > FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE tl* the contact owns a 2004 nissan sentra. while driving approximately 40 mph the vehicle stalled without warning. the vehicle...	2 ~ 74500 miles
CATALYTIC CONVERTOR > EMISSION CONTROL > EXHAUST SYSTEM just purchased my 2004 nissan sentra two weeks ago. the service engine light came on after i came home and...	2 ~ 35819 miles
CRANKCASE (PCV) > EMISSION CONTROL > EXHAUST SYSTEM dt*: the contact stated while the vehicle is at an idle in heavy traffic the engine stalled and would not...	2 ~ 67900 miles
IGNITION > ELECTRICAL SYSTEM car was left at home for 4 days while on vacation. upon return the vehicle would not turn over. it...	2 ~ 21000 miles
ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP > SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC while driving 25 mph consumer applied the brake pedal and brakes failed. consumer was not able to maintain control of...	2
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL driving & all gauges in dashboard turned off. the same day the car didn't respond normally when gas pedal was...	1 ~ 198005 miles
SEAT BELTS tl* the contact owns a 2004 nissan sentra. while the vehicle was not in use the driver and passenger side...	1 ~ 180000 miles
INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL > ELECTRICAL SYSTEM dashboard instrument panel replaced. *tr...	1 ~ 127000 miles
EQUIPMENT stop lite switch defective. replce the switch. *tr...	1 ~ 54000 miles
EXTERIOR LIGHTING stop lite switch defective. replce the switch. *tr...	1 ~ 54000 miles
EXHAUST SYSTEM > ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING in my 2004 nissan sentra se-r spec v with a 2.5l engine/manual transmission at about 69k miles the car suddenly...	1 ~ 69000 miles
MANUAL TRANSMISSION > POWER TRAIN in my 2004 nissan sentra se-r spec v with a 2.5l engine/manual transmission at about 69k miles the car suddenly...	1 ~ 69000 miles
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES passenger rear door actuators doesn't work and not able to open the door. the door has power lock/unlock systems. it...	1 ~ 62000 miles
RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC. > ELECTRICAL > EQUIPMENT i own a 2004 nissan sentra. my cd sticks in the cd player and can never eject it out. after	1
TIRES sidewall blew out on three month old tire. traveling at 65 on interstate with no warning. quasar puls radial. *tr...	1
SIDEWALL > TIRES sidewall blew out on three month old tire. traveling at 65 on interstate with no warning. quasar puls radial. *tr...	1
SOFTWARE > ELECTRICAL SYSTEM tsb switch on my car went crazy wouldn't allow me to drive car i would like someone to check out	1 ~ 51001 miles
HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS > DOOR > BODY nissan sentra 2004 has the following "problems" when trying to start car have to pump gas and turn the key...	1 ~ 32000 miles
GASOLINE > ENGINE > ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING please refer to nissan campaign i.d. # p5202. i have a 2004 nissan sentra se-r spec v. at the end...	1 ~ 60000 miles
BUCKLE ASSEMBLY > FRONT > SEAT BELTS dt*: the contact stated a steer entered the path of the vehicle while traveling 50 mph. the brakes were applied...	1 ~ 31000 miles
FRONT > SUSPENSION dt: several weeks before the accident the suspension felt weak. right before the accident a large sound was heard and...	1 ~ 9000 miles
AXLE ASSEMBLY > POWER TRAIN dt: several weeks before the accident the suspension felt weak. right before the accident a large sound was heard and...	1 ~ 9000 miles
WHEEL CYLINDERS > DRUM > FOUNDATION COMPONENTS car in front of me stopped at approx 30 ft i put on brakes but they did not work pumped...	1 ~ 5 miles
PARKING BRAKE backing down a hilly driveway in neutral brakes went out. this lead to running into a guard rail. emergency brake...	1
AIR CONDITIONER > APPLIANCE > EQUIPMENT air conditioning compressor will engage (a/c will turn on) regardless of ambient air temperature when one or both of the...	1 ~ 13500 miles
MID/REAR ASSEMBLY > SEATS drivers seat detaches from sliding rail or bolt in floorboard seat mechanism in the foward and possibly other positions. to...	1
LATCH > DOORS > LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES interior power lock rocker switch fails to engage door locks on all four doors and actually opens the door locks...	1 ~ 10500 miles
MACPHERSON STRUT > FRONT > SUSPENSION my front right strut failed for no apparent reason after only 5 months and 11 000 miles. there was no...	1 ~ 11000 miles
EXTERIOR > REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES > VISIBILITY while backing into a parking spot the driver's side side-view mirror stuck a post. the mirror exploded projecting shards of...	1
DELIVERY > FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE 2004 nissan sentra 1.8s: purchased new on 3/13/2004. mileage 2060 - jersey city nj: service engine soon light came on...	1 ~ 2060 miles
EMISSION CONTROL > EXHAUST SYSTEM > ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING 2004 nissan sentra 1.8s: purchased new on 3/13/2004. mileage 2060 - jersey city nj: service engine soon light came on...	1 ~ 2060 miles
MODULE > IGNITION > ELECTRICAL SYSTEM the consumer experienced the same problem as described in the ecm material recall 03v477000 in addition the vehicle jerked back	1 ~ 2060 miles
TREAD/BELT > TIRES the car was equipped with the firestone firehawk gta-02 tires. it was fortunate that the tire when flat when i...	1
INTERIOR/UNDER DASH > WIRING > ELECTRICAL SYSTEM while driving vehicle stalled followed by all the dashboard lights. some components were digital illuminating like when the vehicle was	1 ~ 8000 miles

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