19 problems related to car stall have been reported for the 2002 Nissan Sentra. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2002 Nissan Sentra based on all problems reported for the 2002 Sentra.
The contact owns a 2002 Nissan Sentra. While driving various speeds, the vehicle stalled and independently accelerated. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The failure mileage was 140,000.
My Nissan Sentra decided to stall out in the middle of a very busy intersection. Was able to restart the Nissan after about 15 seconds. Later that day I was unable to start my car. Battery was jumped and the car was running until I turned my headlights on. I had to be towed home. I believe my can sensor and crank sensor need to be replaced and there was a recall for this complaint before.
The contact owns a 2002 Nissan Sentra. While driving highway speeds, the vehicle lost acceleration and stalled. The contact maneuvered the vehicle to the shoulder of the highway and checked the oil level. The oil was approximately two quarts low. After twenty minutes, the vehicle started again and the failure recurred the contact had to call a tow truck to bring the vehicle to an independent mechanic. The diagnosis was that the pre-catalyst was damaged and clogged and needed replacement. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The contact also stated that the vehicle was repaired according to NHTSA campaign number: 03v084000 (engine and engine cooling) a few years back. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 124,000.
The contact owns a 2002 Nissan Sentra. While attempting to accelerate, the vehicle stalled without warning. The contact stated that the throttle position sensor failed. The vehicle was not repaired and the manufacturer was not notified. The approximate failure mileage was 121,000.
The contact owns a 2002 Nissan Sentra. The contact stated that the vehicle stalled. The vehicle was towed to an authorized dealer but was not repaired. The contact referenced NHTSA campaign id number: 07v527000(engine and engine cooling) however, the VIN was not included. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 120,000.
Car stalled after coming up to stop sign. This has happened a few times. I heard it could be a crankshaft position sensor failure. Are there any recalls on this particular part? July 1st 2013, my blower knob did not turn on until I reached position #4--the rest do not work, so I cannot control heating, cooling or defrosting. Any recalls on a blower heat resistor failure? September 2010, intermittent speed control accelerating on its own--ongoing problem. July 3rd 2013, heat shield broke in two. Are any of these conditions on a recall list? if so, where do I go from here, so I can get them fixed? are there any other recalls, such as airbags, etc. ?.
Vehicle motor stopped abruptly at highway speeds while continuing to coast. Vehicle also stopped while idling at intersections. Battery maintained full cranking power, but restarting the engine successfully took anywhere from 5- 30 minutes. Abrupt engine stop occurred at a rate occurring between two minutes and an hour of driving. Motor continued to stop on road, leaving car to coast slowly or be braked without power brakes for several days until vehicle was serviced. When car stopped while idled at intersections, it had to be pushed from behind out of the intersection while in neutral gear. To service the vehicle, the dealer service center replaced the crankshaft sensor. This was the same sensor that was replaced under recall campaign 03v455000 during routine maintenance. Since the repair, the car no longer stalls at highway speed. I was informed by the service department of Nissan north America that the recalled part replacement is not under recall and the bill for replacement of the crankshaft sensor will not be reimbursed. As such, the replaced crankshaft sensor appears to have the same grounds for recall as the original part that was recalled. The defective crankshaft sensor was discarded by the local Nissan dealer service center after the repair was made.
The contact owns a 2002 Nissan Sentra. The contact stated that while driving 40 mph, the vehicle stalled without warning. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where the technician diagnosed that the engine and transmission needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired but the failure recurred. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not further repaired. The failure mileage was 80,000 and the current mileage was 165,112.
The contact owns a 2002 Nissan Sentra se-r. The contact stated that the vehicle had experienced recurring failures when it began to stall or fail to accelerate. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer where the throttle body was replaced. Approximately 2 months later, the failure began to recur and the vehicle was taken back to an authorized dealer where the throttle body was replaced twice. The contact began to notice that the vehicle was burning approximately one quart of oil a week. Approximately 6 months later, the failures began to recur and the vehicle was taken back to the authorized dealer who stated that the engine melted. The contact was informed of an engine recall and the engine was replaced by an authorized dealer. Approximately two months later, the vehicle failed to accelerate intermittently. The vehicle was not examined in order to determine the cause of failure. The failure mileage was 72,000 and the current mileage was 77,000.
The contact owns a 2002 Nissan Sentra. While driving 20 mph, the vehicle stalled. Through online research, the contact discovered numerous recalls on the vehicle with the same failure that he was experiencing. The manufacturer stated that his VIN was not included in any of the recalls; therefore, the contact would not be reimbursed for any of the repairs related to those recalls. The contact feels that his vehicle should be included in the recalls since he is experiencing the same failures. The VIN and recall numbers were unavailable. The failure mileage was 70,000 and current mileage was 71,000.
June 15 , 2006 - I was driving on the freeway and all of sudden , car stalled . Took it to the dealer. They replaced the emc. It ran fine for 2 months . Today again it stalled . Luckily I was able to restart the car. Taking it to the dealer for checkup on Thursday. Talked to the dealer, as of today no recall is due on my car.
The contact owns a 2002 Nissan Sentra. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the vehicle stalled. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the air flow sensor needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired but the failure recurred. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was unavailable and the current mileage was 138,000.
Driving 50 mph, the vehicle stalled.
When driving at any speed vehicle stalled. Vehicle also intermittently jerk when shifting gears.
While driving 80 mph the vehicle stalled. Three weeks later, the consumer received a recall notice for the defect, however the dealer refused to inspect the vehicle. After descending downhill at 80 mph and upon going uphill, the vehicle shut completely off.
While driving 70 mph vehicle stalled without warning. Vehicle restarted, and they continued on driving. Later, vehicle stalled again. Vehicle was towed to a dealer, who informed consumer that the problem was a crankshaft sensor that was on recall. Consumer did not receive a recall notice. However, problem recurred.
Yesterday while driving my 2002 Nissan Sentra my vehicle stalled while driving at approx. 40 mph. Luckily there was little traffic and I was able to manuever into a parking lot after crossing 3 lanes. The car would not restart. After having it towed to the Nissan dealer they said the problem was the crankshft position sensor. After doing some research on the web I noticed a recall for the same issue on the 2000 Nissan Sentra (NHTSA campaign id number: 01v357000). You would think this issue would have been corrected after 2 model years.
2002 Nissan Sentra gxe would stall while driving after braking at high speeds exiting off highway (60-70 mph). The vehicle would shake and the "service engine soon" light would display on the dashboard. The first time occurred at 2 weeks after I purchased the vehicle new with only 600 miles on it! this has occurred over 3 times. The 3rd time resulted in an accident. The Nissan dealership has serviced the vehicle and stated that they could not "duplicate" the problem. The Nissan consumer affairs and Nissan arbitration has tested the vehicle and stated that they could not duplicate the problem. This model seems to have the same problems in 2000 and 2001. Is it not obvious that Nissan has a continuous problem with this model.
While driving at any speed and without prior warning, the vehicle stalled intermittently. While driving 35-45 mph the vehicle jerked when shifting gears. While stopped at a red lights the vehicle has stalled numerous times. One time it stalled four times within one mile. The vehicle was taken to the dealer but they were unable to duplicate the problem. The consumer retrieved the vehicle from the dealer and continued to drive it all winter with no problems. When the weather became warm the vehicle began to stall again. The dealer was still unable to duplicate or correct the stalling problem. The consumer is afraid to drive the vehicle.