One problem related to instrument panel has been reported for the 2001 Nissan Sentra. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2001 Nissan Sentra based on all problems reported for the 2001 Sentra.
The vehicle was purchased used in oklahoma in April 2013, and all the dash gauges quit on the way home, along with the odometer going out. After the car cooled down, the gauges/odometer started working again. The car was then driven cross country to washington state, and when the heater was turned on, and after a few minutes, the gauges/odometer stopped working again. Once cooled off, the gauges/odometer would start working again. The car was then driven to texas, and the same issues came up, all centered around temperature. It seems when the heater is turned on (while the vehicle was in wa), or if it is hot outside (the drive to texas, and while the car has been in texas), the gauges will stop working after a period of time, and will start working again once the temperature inside the car has cooled down. Currently we are having 100 degree weather days in texas, so if the car is hot when leaving the house, the gauges won't work, until the ac has been on enough to cool the inside of the car (and I assume gauges) down. Using the car after the ac has been on and the inside of the car is cool, there is no problem with the gauges. If you turn the ac off and roll the windows down, once the heat builds up in the car (about 85 degrees or so), the gauges will go off again.