Engine problems of the 2001 Nissan Sentra

Metal piece of oil dipstick broke off and fell into engine. Unable to retrieve. Poor design noted.

Regarding the broken oil dip stick: 1- drain the oil and leave the drain plug out. 2 - use a shop vacuum to suck the lost dip stick out of the engine. 3 - replace oil drain plug, refill with oil, replace new dip stick.

The plastic portion of my oil dipstick broke off on my 2001 Nissan Sentra gxe. This caused the dipstick to fall into the engine. I had to pay for a new dipstick. The new dipstick is also plastic and I anticipate that this will happen again. It does not take a genius to realize that you should not use plastic on an engine part!!!.

The dipstick broke off in the tube on my 2001 Nissan Sentra. The metal stick and plastic top to the stick are about 3 inches in the tube and are unretreivable by myself. The dealership wants to charge $250 to get the stick out and replace it.

The oil dipstick handle broke and the pastic above the dipstick is welded to the metal tube. The dipstick cannot be removed. I bought a replacement dipstick online, but the Nissan technicians say it costs $200 in service to remove the tube and get the old one out. This is a defective part.

I have a 2001 Nissan Sentra and the "service engine soon" light has come on. I noticed from the Nissan web site that there are three recalls that may result in the light coming on. My car falls within the VIN range listed on Nissan web site. So, I contacted one of the Nissan dealers and was told that they could have my car inspected for $81 because the vehicle is not in the warranty any more. I contacted the Nissan national consumer affairs office and was told the same thing. I don't understand why I have to pay the diagnostic fee if the car is on the recall list and may have a safety related defect. I am sure Nissan (or Nissan dealers) can make huge money by just diagnosing defective Nissan vehicles.

Oil dipstick handle cracks off leaving dipstick stuck in engine. The handle is plastic in a hot area being the engine and has a weak point on it. This is a common problem. . Read more...

I have received only one recall request on my vehicle since I have owned it in 2001. There are now several recalls on my vehicle make and model. I have the problems with my vehicle that are described in a couple of the different recalls. I called Nissan to find out why I was never notified of the recalls listed. They informed me that my vehicle because of the VIN number did not fall under the recall. I explained that I have the exact problem described in the recall. The told me that I am just having the same problem and it has nothing to do with the recall.

Defective crank position sensor, which caused engine to cease twice while driving. Car was towed to dealer, who said they would look at it. Meanwhile, went to Nissan website and found the exact cause. I then called Nissan consumer affairs and was informed my car should have been recalled. I then called dealer's svc mgr, who said he wasn't sure. I told him I spoke with their consumer dept and they confirmed the car had a recall problem. He called back 2 hrs later and said my car was fixed. I asked about the $65 towing refund. He said to call Nissan consumer affairs. All owners of 2001 Nissan should immediately be notified of this danger.

Approaching a stop light the engine quit. Engine check warning light came on and the car would not start. The car was towed to tustin Nissan and they replaced the crank position sensor. I saw a recall for 2000 Sentra's but not 2001.

The crank sensor was replaced.

After recall repairs for crank position sensor was donevehicle experienced same problem stated in recall, resulting in a bad accident. Dealer contacted.