Nissan Sentra Cooling System Problems
- 22
- Owner complaint records in our dataset
- 6
- Years with records
- 2000–2008
- Stored years
Records are owner complaints, not a measured failure rate.
Owner complaint recordsComplaint records reflect reports in our dataset and do not measure how frequently the problem occurs across all vehicles.
Among these 22 stored complaint records:
- 1 indicate a crash
- 0 indicate injury
- 1 indicate fire
Complaints by year
What appears in the records
- engine light · 7 records
- head gasket · 6 records
- check engine · 5 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 60–100k mi | 8 |
| 30–60k mi | 3 |
| 1–30k mi | 2 |
| 100–150k mi | 1 |
Complaint evidence
Latest stored owner-submitted records. Open a year for the full list.
Cooling System
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…
ODI 10392478
Cooling System · Engine And Engine Cooling
My 2004 nissan sentra engine would cut off while driving at various speeds. This would cause me to almost get into a crash on the highway. Mine is a 1.8 liter engine, and the recall was for the 2.5 liter engine, and just as many 1.8's have been having this problem. Had to pay $200 out of pocket to fix this. Then after i get the car fixed, the check engine light will not come off, and the mechanic says, no code is…
ODI 10363794
Cooling System
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…
ODI 10367288
Cooling System
My 2004 nissan sentra 1.8 has been towed 3 times in the past 6 months. It has a blown head gasket. This is apparently a manufacturer's defect as i have seen 30 complaints with the same problem. *tr
ODI 10326022
Cooling System
The air compressor on my 2008 nissan sentra went out. Why there's not a recall??? *tr
ODI 10394074
Cooling System
I own a nissan sentra 2004 1.8. Car currently has 48,7000 miles,on feb 2010 check engine light came on,i checked ang gave me a code that said random misfire,then i replaced spark plugs and i notice #2 was a little bit different from the others,so i replaced the coil too on #2.car was kind a shaking when starting the car for about 5 to 8 seconds and then would run fine.i clear the code and stayed off for a few days…
ODI 10409991
Cooling System · Exhaust System
I have a 2000 nissan sentry it over heat on me sometimes when driving on the high way it cuts off and cause bumper to bumper hits. *tr
Fire reported
ODI 10288873
Cooling System
Tl*the contact owns a 2003 nissan sentra. While driving approximately 35 mph on normal road conditions, the temperature gauge dial drastically increased when the heating system was activated. The contact immediately deactivated the heating system and pulled the vehicle over to the side of the road. She inspected underneath the hood and added antifreeze coolant to the overflow reservoir. She waited until the vehicle…
ODI 10267887