Ignition problems of the 1997 Nissan Sentra

Three problems related to ignition have been reported for the 1997 Nissan Sentra. The most recently reported issues are listed below.

1 Ignition problem

Failure Date: 01/05/2001

Vehicle owner was driving at 55 mph on highway when car completely died without warning. No indications of problem in 4 yrs of ownership.

2 Ignition problem

Failure Date: 03/10/2000

Consumer was driving at 55 mph and on a 4- way highway when vehicle suddenly died, completely stopped without no prior warning . Only reason consumer was able to pull over safely was because consumer had just got into the right hand lane. Dealer repaired the r&r distributor assembly.

3 Ignition problem

Failure Date: 03/11/1999

No summary listed for this vehicle.




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