Manifold/header/muffler/tail Pipe Problems of Nissan Sentra

I am original owner of 2000 Nissan Sentra. Manifold catalytic failed smog check. I tried to purchase parts with dealer and they tell me that the part is no longer available with them or aftermarket. I want to hold them responsable for not having the parts for my vehicle.

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My vehicle turns off by itself and black smoke comes out of the muffler. The car brakes are acting weird. The car overheats.

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Ses light threw code 0420 indicating that both O2 sensors need replacing. I bought the parts and took to a shop to replace. Shop had trouble reaching the upstream sensor and was worried it might be threaded and suggested I take to the dealer to replace. The dealer said the port was indeed threaded upon removal of sensor, and the only fix was to replace the exhaust manifold. Seems like quite a design flaw that replacing a $70 sensor causes the need for a $1000 manifold. Manifold isn't broken, only the O2 sensor port is threaded so therefore a new sensor can't be put in, necessitating the entire replacement of the manifold.

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My wife was driving on interstate 15 as we left san diego, California. In the car was my adult daughter and my two granddaughters, ages 1 1/2 and 10 months. I was ahead of her in our Nissan pathfinder. She called my phone and said that the car rpm's were fluctuating and that the car wasn't going to make it home to twentynine palms. We pulled off the freeway in escondido. I checked the Sentra and found that in idle and park that the engine ran fine. When I drove the car, it was lurching like the transmission wasn't shifting correctly. After checking the engine compartment, I drove to a well lite parking lot and while the family ate, I called aaa and had the Sentra towed to mossy Nissan of escondido. On Monday the 22nd, my wife called mossy Nissan and told them what happened. They called her back saying that it wasn't the transmission, that a sensor had been taken off of the manifold by her husband or our mechanic. She assured them that since the car was only 13 months old and under warranty, no mechanic had worked on the car and that I had only done the oil changes, but had not worked on the engine. Mossy Nissan said that they would not honor the warranty since the sensor in the manifold was removed. I called mossy Nissan and told them that I had not worked on the engine, that no mechanic had worked on the engine and that the sensor had to have fallen off the car while my wife was driving it on the freeway. They referred me to Nissan USA, which said the same thing; that since the sensor was missing, they had nothing to turn in for warranty, so they would not honor the warranty. The price to repair the car was over $700, as they said I needed a complete manifold with the sensor attached. After repeated calls, mossy now said that my car will be repaired by 1/17/15 and the price will be under $500 because I had to wait for a part from the factory.

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I previously filed complaint, but was now told by the dealership that after the manifold was replaced, that the transmission also needed to be replaced. More waiting time, more unanswered phone calls, more poor service from the dealership. The Sentra broke down on 12/20/14 and I'll finally be able to pick up my car on 1/24/15. Nhtsa id number: 10672846 summary: my wife was driving on interstate 15 as we left san diego, California. In the car was my adult daughter and my two granddaughters, ages 1 1/2 and 10 months. I was ahead of her in our Nissan pathfinder. She called my phone and said that the car rpm's were fluctuating and that the car wasn't going to make it home to twentynine palms. We pulled off the freeway in escondido. I checked the Sentra and found that in idle and park that the engine ran fine. When I drove the car, it was lurching like the transmission wasn't shifting correctly. After checking the engine compartment, I drove to a well lite parking lot and while the family ate, I called aaa and had the Sentra towed to mossy Nissan of escondido. On Monday the 22nd, my wife called mossy Nissan and told them what happened. They called her back saying that it wasn't the transmission, that a sensor had been taken off of the manifold by her husband or our mechanic. She assured them that since the car was only 13 months old and under warranty, no mechanic had worked on the car and that I had only done the oil changes, but had not worked on the engine. Mossy Nissan said that they would not honor the warranty since the sensor in the manifold was removed. They referred me to Nissan USA, which said the same thing; that since the sensor was missing, they had nothing to turn in for warranty, so they would not honor the warranty.

I was driving my car home from work and my engine started to miss fire. About half way home on the pulaski bridge my car shut off. I was able to restart my car while it was in motion as I drive a stick shift car. I still noticed the car was still misfiring so before I drove threw the holland tunnel I pulled over and shut the car off. I gave it a few minutes and restarted my car and it didn't sound as bad so I continue on to manhattan. I got about three blocks from my home and car shut off again. This time it had a engine light. I parked my car went home and got my obd2 reader and found a code p0301 cylinder one misfire. I pulled the plug to find it was in closed position, so I looked up on the internet and found that this engine has butterfly screws in the intake manifold that come loose and causes this to happen. I took my car to Nissan and was charged to replace the spark plug. This did not fix the problem I myself am a mechanic so I removed the intake manifold to find I was missing a screw from the butterfly above cylinder 1. Nissan corporate was called and so far nothing has come out of this. I need help please.

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The exhaust muffler flange failed. It was severely rusted, while the exhaust pipe and muffler were in great shape. The flange appears to be made of steel while the rest of the exhaust appears to be stainless steel and not affected by the winter weather in western NY state. The car was 5 months out of warranty.

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In July of 2011 my 2004 Nissan Sentra se-r spec v had some issues. I had a check engine light come on and had light blue smoke come out of my exhaust while accelerating and had been starting to notice bad oil and fuel consumption. I took it to the Nissan dealership and they searched for any open recalls on my specific car based on running my VIN number into the database and they told me it was not one of the affected vehicles. After hooking up a code scanner to my car they found the following codes, p0420 (catalyst system efficiency below threshold), p0302(cylinder #2 misfire), p0303( cylinder #3 misfire) during the diagnosis they said that the pre-cat (exhaust manifold) had come apart and the material inside had glogged my exhaust system and gotten sucked back into my cylinders and scored the cylinder walls. They stated that they had also found valve damage and even found some of the cat material in my oil. Nissan was kind enough to replace my engine block and the pre-cat manifold as well as my secondary catalytic converter even though they said it was not a vehicle affected by the recall campaign that Nissan had issued. So here I am a little over 2 years later and guess what? it came back. I am having the exact same symtoms as before. I took my car back into the same Nissan dealership and they will not fix it again without charging me. They refused because it was never a part of the recalled vehicles and it is currently not under any warranty with its 105,000 miles. So, I ask them, why did they fix it the first time? their response was, and I quote, "it was a courtesy" to which I said, "hmmm, so you guys do a courtesy fix for over $3,000 worth of work for a car that supposedly "isn't" part of a recall campaign?" - they didnt have much to say after that other than my best bet is to take it up with the manufacturer and they refuse to help as well. This car is a trap.

The contact owns a 2002 Nissan Sentra. The contact stated that repairs were made to the vehicle under NHTSA campaign id number: 03v084000 (engine and engine cooling:exhaust system:manifold/header/muffler/tail pipe). The contact later began to experience issues with the engine. The dealer and the manufacturer were notified of the issue with the engine but refused to repair the failure since the vehicle was previously repaired under the recall. The vehicle was not further repaired. The failure mileage was 160,000 and the current mileage was 170,000.

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This is pertaining to an existing campaign (#03v084000). I bought a used 2002 Nissan Sentra ser spec-v in may 2007. Shortly after my purchase (June 2007), I had this outstanding recall, including several others performed. The above recall states that the pre-catalyst could overheat and disintegrate, blowing particulate into the combustion chamber, scoring the cylinder walls, and cause excessive oil consumption and possible engine damage, requiring engine replacement. There was approx. 65,000 miles on the car at this point. Last February, I was driving along the highway when I suddenly lost power. I pulled over to the side of the road and found the engine would barely run and would not rev over 2000 rpm. I had this car towed 20 miles to my local Nissan dealership. Upon inspecting the vehicle they told me that the pre-catalyst that I had already had replaced on the recall, had disintegrated, plugging my exhaust, blowing chunks of debris into my engine, therefore destroying the engine. I was told I'd need to replace the entire engine at a cost of $4300. 00. This car only had another 50,000 miles on it after the initial recall work was done. Since what happened to this vehicle was exactly what the original recall was supposed to prevent, I went to Nissan, requesting that they stand behind this obvious design defect and at the very least assist me in replacing this engine. I was given several different stories ranging from accusation that I did not maintain this vehicle (even though I do so religiously at Nissan dealerships) to stating the dealer I had the work performed at was at fault and I should pursue restitution from them, to the fact the car was no longer under warranty and I was sol and this was 'normal' wear and tear. Now, I can understand normal wear and tear but no catalytic converter should be designed so that it will destroy an engine if it fails and this was supposedly addressed in the above campaign.

Catalytic converter deposits go back into engine scoring the cylinder walls. Engine burning oil, potential fire and engine seizure. Nissan says NHTSA campaign 03v084000 was performed. Recent diagnosis shows code po 420, problem not fixed. Nhtsa needs to issue another recall.

The contact owns a 2002 Nissan Sentra. The contact stated that all the fluids leaked out through the tail pipe. The dealer stated that the vehicle was previously repaired according to NHTSA campaign id number 03v084000 (engine and engine cooling:exhaust system:manifold/header/muffler/tail pipe); however, the contact has no knowledge of this repair. The failure is currently worse than ever. The manufacturer will be notified. The failure mileage was 136,981.

The contact owns a 2004 Nissan Sentra. The contact stated that the vehicle would idle and lose power frequently while driving less than 75 mph. The vehicle was taken to an independent repair shop and they discovered metal pieces under spark plug number 1. The mechanic removed and replaced spark plug number 1; however, the failure persisted and has been to the dealer. On a separate occasion, the vehicle would stall. An independent mechanic removed the intake manifold and found even more metal pieces in the engine from the power valve. Two of the power valves were irregularly shaped and were broken off into the engine. The failure has not been remedied. The failure mileage was 69,000 and current mileage was 70,000. Updated 01/14/09. Updated 01/15/09.

The contact owns a 2002 Nissan Sentra se-r. The service engine light began illuminating on the instrument panel and the exhaust began smoking. The muffler was replaced. The contact was notified of NHTSA campaign id number 03v084000 (engine and engine cooling:exhaust system: manifold/header/muffler/tail pipe). The dealer stated that because the muffler was repaired by another shop, they could not repair the engine. The vehicle was experiencing increased oil consumption, excessive smoking, and made a knocking sound. The current and failure mileages were 64,439.

Butterfly valve on the 2002 Nissan Sentra the car started to idle very rough while driving on the highway at 70 mph. The check engine light came on & the engine vibration became worse. The car stalled & I was almost killed trying to get to the side of the road. I was able to restart the car & drive a few more miles to work. The car was then towed to the dealership where they found spark plug #1 smashed because a screw was found in the intake manifold. The dealer said there is no recall for this problem. The dealer replaced several parts within intake manifold. Nissan north America refuses to address the problems in the 2002 and 2003 models as I have attempted to work with them in a reasonable manner. This is a potentially fatal issue as noted in different individuals experience the same problems with engines catching on fire or car stalling and locking up in traffic. Interested in pursuing a class action lawsuit.

This vehicle has had a number of recalls from its preliminary 02 model year to its latest 05 models. The four cylinder motor that powers this car with the engine code qr25de has a habit of ingesting butterfly valve screws. These screws secure plates that open at a certain rpm within the intake manifold to allow more air to enter the engine. Over a period of time these screws can work themselves loose become sucked through the intake system and enter the cylinders of the motor. Depending on the severity of the damage the results could leave the owner noticing abnormal throttle response because of loose plates, they may notice their motors are burning an increasingly large amount of oil or at worse immediate engine stall/failure that could occur at any speed. At times they may be totally unaware any damage has occurred until more screws become displaced. Screws have been none to score cylinder walls and close spark plug gaps as well. I am under the impression that Nissan is aware of this failure because the majority of owners stricken by this problem have had their entire motor replaced and at times just the intake manifold. However there have been a good amount of cases where dealers have refused to do warranty work on these vehicles. Some of the more mechanically inclined owners have attempted to remedy this problem by using an adhesive designed to secure screws by the name of loctite. Owners who have done this have had no problems what so ever, but for those of us not skilled enough to take this task on ourselves we are pretty much waiting for something to happen and hoping it doesnã‚t happen at a very inconvenient time. Interestingly enough this problem has been seen in all b15 Sentras with this particular motor from 2002 to 2004 which includes the se-r, se-r spec v and 2. 5 special edition. Thank you for taking the time to read this.

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When I went to get my oil changed the mechanic went to pull the dipstick out and since it is plastic and is located next to the manifold it dried out and broke. Now the metal part of the dipstick is stuck in the tube.

I brought my 2000 Nissan Sentra gxe to sears auto center for new tires on Saturday morning. When the mechanic asked if my car needed an oil change, I said sure. When I returned to pick up my vehicle, the mechanic handed me two pieces, the plastic "o" ring and a bit of stem from my dipstick, and told me that the rest of my dipstick had slid down about six inches into the tube. Because plastic was still on one end, he could not get the stick out and sent me to my Nissan dealer. The mechanic at Nissan seemed surprised at what he saw. I asked him what needed to be done without my telling him what sears had said. The Nissan mechanic and the sears mechanic concurred: not only was getting the dipstick out going to be a problem, but as it bounced around in the tube, it could drive its way through my oil pan and bust my crankshaft or cause the oil to back over the engine. Either way, the prospect is dim. How much to get the dipstick out? due to Nissan's design, the mechanic said that part of my engine was in the way of the oil pan and the labor alone would cost $300, an exorbitant sum for someone's stupidity. What happened to metal dipsticks? when I contacted Nissan headquarters about this, I was told that my warranty period was over. I was very upset at this news considering that this problem would not manifest within the warranty period! plastic takes a bit of time to be heat-damaged and snap like that, but when sitting right next to the engine manifold. . . Well, duh! right now, I am stuck with a broken dipstick, which may or may not make my car a fire-breathing death trap. Apparently my gripe with Nissan is not isolated--just check out the griped from this website, also attached below. . Read more...

My car lost power,I had to drive maybe (6) six miles to the dealer. Went I got there I got out and noticed that there was smoke coming form trunk. I open trunk and saw that the carpet was smoking and had melted. There was a burnt spot where the carpet was. My point is that I had three quarter tank of gas in my car. I could have been blown-up in that car if I had to go much farther. It really burnt that carpet good. The cause of the problem was that it was the exhaust manifold and the converter,which comes together and cost $901. 87 to repair. I bought this car only a week prior to the incident,from the Nissan dealership on hwy 70 east no dought.

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2005 Nissan Sentra engine light recall. Cw the consumer stated it took six months for the part to arrive. The dealer claimed the problem was fixed. However, the consumer continues to experience problems with the engine light illuminating. The consumer stated the vehicle failed emissions due to the recall problem not being resolved.

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