Check Engine Light On problems of the 2002 Nissan Sentra

Tl- the contact owns a 2002 Nissan Sentra. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds the vehicle would suddenly loose power and would not accelerate and the check engine sensor light would illuminate. Eventually, the vehicle would not start and was towed to an independent mechanic who diagnosed that the crankshaft position sensor was faulty. The vehicle was repaired. No further information was available. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The contact was informed that the vehicle was not included in the NHTSA campaign number 07v527000 (engine). The contact stated that the vehicle had experienced the same failure listed in the recall. The failure mileage was 149,000. Jft.

Engine stops running suddently for no apparent reason, and with no warning. This may happen within seconds of starting the engine, after a few minutes, and sometimes even as much as an hour after startup. The engine runs smoothly when it runs, and there is no warning when it stops running. The check engine light is not illuminated (except immediately following startup), and my local service station cannot isolate a problem that would cause this behavior.

Tl-the contact owns a 2002 Nissan Sentra. The contact stated that the check engine light illuminated and the vehicle continuously stalled. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who determined that the crank shaft sensor needed to be replaced. The repairs were made and the failure continued. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 184,686. Nw.

The contact owns a 2002 Nissan Sentra. The contact stated that while driving 40 mph the vehicle stalled without warning. The check engine warning light was illuminated. The contact restarted the vehicle after several attempts. The vehicle was taken to a mechanic that determined that there was a manufacturing defect with the crank position sensor. The vehicle was repaired by replacing two sensors located at the top and bottom however the failure recurred. The mechanic then advised that the remedy was to reprogram the computer at an authorized dealer. The contact referenced NHTSA campaign id number: 03v455000 (engine and engine cooling) but was advised by the manufacturer that the VIN was not included. The current mileage was 170,000. The failure mileage was 150,000.

The contact owns a 2002 Nissan Sentra. The contact stated that when first starting the vehicle, exhaust fumes would enter the interior cabin with the illumination of the check engine warning light. The vehicle was taken to a local mechanic for inspection where the contact was advised that the ecm needed replacing. The manufacturer was contacted and advised having the failure diagnosed by an authorized dealer. The diagnostic test confirmed that the ecm was defective. The manufacturer then advised that the vehicle was no longer under warranty and no assistance would be provided. The contact stated that the vehicle was non-drivable. The failure mileage was 121,500.

The contact owns a 2002 Nissan Sentra. While driving 40 mph, the check engine light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who stated that the 02 sensor needed to be replaced. The repairs were made, but the failure recurred. The dealer stated that the ecm needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 62,955.

The contact owns a 2002 Nissan Sentra. The contact stated that the check engine light illuminated on the instrument panel. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer where the contact was informed that the crank and cam shaft position sensor needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was notified, but offered no assistance. The vehicle was in the process of being repaired. The failure mileage was 112,034 and the current mileage was 112,060.

The contact owns a 2002 Nissan Sentra. While driving 45 mph the vehicle stalled. After the failure,the check engine warning light illuminated on the instrument control panel. A mechanic concluded that the crank shaft position sensor failed. She contacted the dealer in reference to recall# 07v527000 (engine and engine cooling). Her vehicle identification number was excluded from the recall. The vehicle was in the process of being repaired. The current and mileages were 145,000.

The contact owns a 2002 Nissan Sentra. While attempting to drive up an exit ramp, the vehicle began to stall. The engine light illuminated and then the vehicle stalled completely. The contact had to wait five minutes to restart the vehicle and drive home. The vehicle has been diagnosed several times, but the failure still persists. The current and failure mileages were 15,000. Updated 07/10/08. Updated.

2002 Nissan Sentra has a stalling problem followed by the check engine light. The consumer was informed a recall existed for the stalling he experienced. The dealer reprogrammed the ecm, however a year later the stalling occurred again. The consumer believed the ecm should have been replaced rather than reprogrammed. Recall # 07v527000.

2002 Nissan Sentra se-r we own has been giving us a re-occurring problem with both the unified meter that controls the speedometer and affects the ecm to throw up the engine light to come on. . Causes a massive slow down in speed when the speedometer goes out while driving. . Brought this to the attention to a local Nissan dealer, mike shad of orange park and was informed not to worry about the engine light and just have the ecm "reflashed". We followed the instructions from the service center of mike shad Nissan and had the system reflashed. . Speedometer worked briefly and went out again. . To this day it continues to stay on "engine light", and the speedometer still works off and on and continues to wreak havoc on maintaining a safe speed. Also a major issue regarding the "long engine crank time before engine starts". I have found information thru the internet informing there is a TSB on this issue on this particular vehicle ('02 Sentra) and have submitted an email to the service dept of mike shad Nissan to address this issue but no response. This problem with the crank time endangers not only me but my family as well. I cannot trust the car to crank properly which therefore puts the reliability factor in jeopardy when my wife drives the car to pick up my daughter for school and use the vehicle to and from work. I found information about this problem thru the Nissanhelp website regarding the technical service bulletin "long engine crank time before engine starts" indicating a primary part failure on a faulty fuel pump that needs to repaired/replaced. . .

The contact owns a 2002 Nissan Sentra. The contact stated that the check engine light illuminated. Two weeks later, while driving 65 mph, the vehicle completely shut off. The contact attempted to restart the vehicle, but was unsuccessful. The vehicle was towed to her residence and then to the dealer. The dealer performed two repairs under recall # 03v477000 (electrical system:ignition:module) and recall # 03v455000 (engine and engine cooling). The dealer performed a diagnostic test and determined that the vehicle's computer failed. The vehicle was then towed back to the contact's residence. The vehicle still does not start. The current and failure mileages were 100,003.

- the contact stated that while driving a 2002 Nissan Sentra at 65 mph the vehicle kept misfiring, causing the check engine light to turn on. At the dealer they determined that two screws were missing, causing the throttle plate to fall into the intake. The current and failure mileage were both 77,000.

I own a 2002 Nissan Sentra se-r. It has approximately 80,000 miles on it. One day last month, on the way home from work, my car stalled at a red light. I was able to get it started and drive it the 15 miles to my dealership, but it stalled at least twice on the way. The engine also was not running smoothly and the "check engine light" was on. When I got to the dealership, they told me that a "power valve screw" had come loose and worked its way into one of my cylinders where it then proceeded to smash a spark plug. Also, I was informed that this was a known recall issue on the 2003 and 2004 Nissan Sentra se-rs and on the altima's, but that there was no recall issued for 2002 Sentra se-rs. My extended warranty (75,000 miles) had just run out and my dealership suggested that I contact Nissan corporate to see if they would intervene and help, since all of the parts involved and the nature of the problem exactly matched what was happening in the '03 and '04s. The only difference was that my car was an '02. To make a long story short, Nissan corporate basically told me that since there was no recall issued for my model year and since my warranty had run out, there was nothing they were obligated to do for me. They also said, "don't worry. We are constantly assessing the status of recalls and if a recall is issued for the 2002 model year, we will reimburse you. " I ended up paying over $600 (and it would have been more, had my dealership not taken pity on me and given me a discount) to get something fixed on my car that was a known problem for the 2 model years following 2002, but that (for some reason) didn't include my car. As I stated above, my dealership verified that all of the parts that were affected were the same as those involved in the recall, and that the actual problem was the same as the recall.

In April of 2005 check engine light went on. Brought car to my mechanic and codes came up for my oxygen sensors. When sensors were replaced the codes would not go away and check engine light would not come off. He replaced them again and no change. In October 2005 my car stalled unexpectedly and after starting it up drove so bad I cannot drive car anymore. Brought car to dealer and would not explain what the problem was but did take care of all recalls (I never received recall info-found it online myself). My car still was running terrible so I brought it to my mechanic. A code came up for throttle sensor not to mention 5 other codes. He replaced throttle sensor and no difference in how car runs. Car now will stall in the middle of driving. I will not drive car for fear of an accident! nick, a regional specialist said Nissan will not look at car free of charge even though I have spent over $1500 on these problems. My own mechanic has done more for me than a company who says they are their toughest critic. I decided to look up info online and found 5 different complaints very similar to mine where the ecm was involved on this website. The company who manufactured ecm's to Nissan states on their web page that ecm's installed in cars they provided ecm's to from 1989-2003 had a higher rate of malfunction. This website also explained what can happen when your ecm fails- 1. Warning light remains on; 2. Nonsense fault codes show up when reader is connected; 3. Vehicle breakdown w/o warning; 4. Erratic idle, stall at traffic/poor running & starting problems. These are just a few but how interesting these all are happening to my car. I believe 2002 Nissan Sentra's probably have an even higher rate of failure because of the recall to the ecm case holder. I believe this may cause problems to the ecm. Nissan should care enough about their customer and a human life to replace ecm's. Before a serious injury occurs or worse, if that hasn't happened yet.

2002 Nissan Sentra computer (ecm) went bad and needed to be replaced. The consumer received a recall notice on the ecm in 2004 but was unable to take the vehicle to dealer to have it correct due to work obligations. The recall stated that the engine may stop running due to contamination of the ecm by the inner lining material. While driving in may 2005 the consumer's vehicle stalled and the check engine light illuminated on the dash. The vehicle was towed to the local repair shop who determined that the ecm had failed. The consumer contacted the dealer about replacing the part free of charge. The dealer explained that the recall was only for the lining not the module and refused to replace the module for free. The consumer had the ecm replaced at his own expense.

2002 Nissan Sentra engine light came on which was caused by the oxygen sensor. The oxygen sensor was replaced and still experienced the same problem. The vehicle also stalled while the vehicle was in motion. The consumer requested a replacement of the ecm or for a recall to be issued. The computer showed a code for the throttle sensor.

The contact owns a 2002 Nissan Sentra s-er. Three years ago, the check engine light illuminated and the dealer stated that it could be due to various components. The check engine light remained illuminated the rest of the day. The dealer also suggested that there may have been a crack in the wiring harness. The cost to replace the wiring harness was $1,800, does not include labor or guarantee that the failure would be corrected. Three years later, in March of 2008, the contact received a recall notice for the ecm, which stated that the vehicle could shut off. The dealer was unable to perform the recall as long as the check engine light was illuminated. The dealer also stated that the mechanics were not qualified three years ago. They left blown and loose fuses in the engine and also disconnected the wiring harness. The contact paid over $400 to have the O2 sensors replaced and they have failed again. The ecm repair was only guaranteed under warranty for 80,000 miles; however, the vehicle currently has 83,000 miles. The ecm repair was covered under warranty three years ago. The contact stated that she should not be responsible for the repair costs for a failure that was improperly diagnosed three years ago. There are invoices available that indicate the same computer reading that was displayed three years ago is the same reading that is displayed today. The complaint is related to having to pay for a failure that was covered under the warranty and improperly diagnosed. The powertrain was unknown. The approximate failure mileage was 25,000 and current mileage was 83,000.

While driving, the vehicle cut off. There was a safety recall on the vehicle, and it was a taken to the closest dealer to get it repaired. After being repaired it was found that vehicle was still shutting off. Customer was charged for repair that was covered under recall notice. After paying for the service the engine light was still on. After four additional trips light finally went off. Electric tape was use to repair harness now car smells like something is burning while driving.

While driving the engine stopped running and the warning light illuminated. The consumer was informed that the problem was a defective sensor. The engine light would go on and off intermittently with a series of stalling. The consumer found information regarding a recall, however the dealer claimed they knew nothing about a recall.

The contact states their check engine light is under a recall but their vehicle manufacturer states it is not. There are no other consequences that this has caused, the contact just wants the dealer to pay the bill so they can pass their state inspection.

My car has had the check engine light come on 5 times since April 2003, everytime it has been the same problem, it starts idleing at a very sparatic pace, also I lose the throttle. The car has been "reset and recalibrated" 4 times at the dealership. The car then runs fine for about 300 miles and we go through it again. It has now turn into a safety concern because I will lose the throttle as I am driving. -kh.

While driving, the vehicle stalled. The engine light sometimes illuminated on the dash board, it was determined that the crank position sensor was broke.

2002 Nissan Sentra has problems with the check engine soon light illuminating on the dashboard.