Four problems related to engine head gasket failure have been reported for the 2005 Nissan Sentra. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2005 Nissan Sentra based on all problems reported for the 2005 Sentra.
The head gasket failed prematurely on my 2005 Nissan Sentra at 82,450 miles. There was issues when the vehicle would start up in the mornings or on cold starts. Engine would misfire 3-5 seconds after starting. I immediately took the vehicle to my local Nissan dealership. Computer codes p0303 and p0300 were detected. Coolant was found inside cylinder number 3. A Nissan service technician confirmed it was a failed head gasket and said that this problem is common this generation of vehicles. Vehicle was very well taken care of. All the vehicle's maintenance was performed at the Nissan dealership at the proper and recommended intervals. This a very common problem in 2000-2006 1. 8l Sentras that must be addressed. Head gaskets should not fail at this mileage range, especially when the vehicle was 100% up to date on maintenance.
I was driving my 2005 Nissan Sentra when it started running roughly then the check engine light came on. The next day it ran fine the engine light was off. Someone told me to have the spark plugs replaced so I did that. The car was fine for about two weeks. Then the same thing started happening again and this time it was worse it was running rougher and smoke was coming out of the tailpipe and it was loud. I took it to the dealership they had it for 2 hours and told me that my head gasket had failed and they could not give me an explanation as to why that had happened. It was covered under the remaining powertrain warranty. After that I had done some research and found that this is happening to a lot of other people. The reason that I am making this complaint is that my vehicle is out of warranty August 2010 and the total cost to replace the head gasket in my vehicle is almost 2000. 00 dollars. I think Nissan should address this problem and replace what ever parts required to make sure this problem never happens again.
2005 Nissan Sentra 1. 8 head gasket failure - car overheated on highway, antifreeze leaking in engine compartment. Had car towed to Nissan dealership and confirmed head gasket failure. Bought vehicle new, less than 36 months of ownership, but 76k miles. Attempted to work through customer relations at Nissan to recover a portion of the repair expense as good will, but was denied.
This car has been horrible from the start. The latest problem involved the timing chain slipping and requiring a new engine, this was the 3rd engine that has been in the car. The 1st engine had a head gasket failure that caused the engine to be replaced. Also, there wa s a second transmission, the first one made noises when shifting at certain rpms. Be warned, Nissan quality has gone down, way down.