2002 NISSAN SENTRA Vehicle Speed Control Problems

TL* 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.

Mileage: 140,000

CAR TURN OFF WHILE DRIVING. *TR

Mileage: 16,000

TAKATA RECALL; AFTER PURCHASING VEHICLE AND DRIVING FOR ABOUT 10 MINUTES; CHECK ENGINE LIGHT SUDDENLY COMES ON PRIOR TO PICKING UP SPEED TO ENTER HIGHWAY; VEHICLE ABRUPTLY LOSES POWER AT A SPEED OF 65 MILES PER HOUR AND STALLS IN TRAFFIC CAUSING A NEAR FATAL TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; AFTER RUNNING THE VIN NUMBER IN NHTSA DATABASE VEHICLE WAS NEVER RECALLED FOR GROSSLY NEGLIGENT ISSUE WITH CRANKSHAFT AND CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSORS. THIS LEADS ME TO THE FACT THAT VEHICLE MANUFACTURER NEVER CONTACTED ORIGINAL OWNER CONCERNING THIS TERRIBLE SAFETY ISSUE. AFTER FINDING OUT ABOUT TWO OUTSTANDING RECALLS THAT WERE NEVER ADDRESSED IN WHICH THE VEHICLE HAS EXHIBITED POTENTIAL CATASTROPHIC CONSEQUENCES BASED UPON THE MANUFACTURERS PRODUCT DEFECT IT WAS UNCOVERED THAT THE VEHICLE HAS A POTENTIAL FATAL ISSUE WITH THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG. I AM EXTREMELY TERRIFIED TO OPERATE THIS VEHICLE AND MY EXPERIENCE ON OCTOBER 1, 2016 OF OPERATING THIS VEHICLE AND IT LOSING POWER ABRUPTLY RISKING MY LIFE AND LIMB HAS CAUSED ME EXTREME DEPRESSION, STRESS, AND MENTAL ANGUISH. IF THESE ISSUES ARE NOT CORRECTED IMMEDIATELY AS A REMEDY AT LAW WITH THE NEAREST NISSAN DEALER INCLUDING TOWING AT MANUFACTURER'S EXPENSE, I AND THE TEXAS OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL WILL PURSUE A GROSS PRODUCT LIABILITY NEGLIGENCE LEGAL ACTION AGAINST NISSAN BASED UPON MY LEGAL ADVICE AND TEXAS LAW; WHICH CLEARLY STATES THAT IN A PRODUCT LIABILITY DISPUTE THE STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS IS 15 YEARS FROM SALE UNLESS MANUFACTURER SAYS USEFUL LIFE IS LONGER. TEXAS CIVIL PRACTICE & REMEDIES CODE ANN. 16.012. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND ATTENTION TO THIS SERIOUS SAFETY MATTER. *TR

Mileage: 183,400

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.

Mileage: 185,000

I WAS AT A RED LIGHT, THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN, I PRESSED THE GAS PEDAL BUT IT GOT STUCK AND I WAS NOT ABLE TO DRIVE. THERE WAS A CAR BEHIND ME, SO I MANAGED TO MERGE TO THE LEFT USING MY STEERING WHEEL. I CONTINUED TO PRESS THE GAS PEDAL BUT IT WAS COMPLETELY STUCK, AND I WAS NOT ABLE TO HIT THE GAS PEDAL TO INCREASE THE SPEED OF THE CAR TO DRIVE AWAY FROM INCOMING TRAFFIC. I WAS FINALLY ABLE TO CRUISE THE CAR AND MERGE LEFT. I PARKED MY CAR IN A RESIDENTIAL AREA. I TURNED THE CAR OFF. I THEN MANUALLY PULLED THE GAS PEDAL UP AWAY FROM THE FLOOR AND MANAGED TO UNSTUCK THE GAS PEDAL. *TR

OVER THE PAST 3 YEARS, I'VE HAD MY 2002 NISSAN SENTRA SER SPEC V INTO NISSAN 15 TIMES FOR SERVICE. THEY HAVE YET TO FIX IT. EVERY 1-7 MONTHS I HAVE TO BRING IT BACK. THE CAR HAS SHUT OFF AND STALLED ON ME IN TRAFFIC, WHICH IS VERY DANGEROUS. THE ECM HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE ' MANY OTHERS HAVE REPORTED PROBLEMS WITH THE ECM ONLINE ' I BELIEVE IT IS BAD, AS WELL AS OTHER PARTS, AND NISSAN NEEDS TO ISSUE RECALLS ON THIS CAR. PROBLEM # / DATE / PROBLEM / SOLUTION #1 1/31/08/SERVICE ENGINE SOON (SES) LIGHT/RECALL R0712 ' REPROGRAM ECM (UPDATE OF THE SOFTWARE). EVAP LEAK (#1), RESECURE FUEL CAP #2 8/23/08/SES/IDLE AIR CONTROL RESET (#1): PERFORMED IDLE AIR RELEARN, RESET ECM SET IDLE, ADJUST IDLE CONTROL VALVE. $165 #3 1/9/09/CAR WON'T START/CODES P0605, PO183, P2128, P1229, P0122. REPLACE ECM UNIT (#1) DUE TO PULLING TOO MANY CODES // MAIN HARNESS PIN TEST, REPAIR FUEL PUMP WIRE IN MAIN HARNESS, $449.00 #4 1/28/09/SES / CODE P0455 EVAP GROSS LEAK (#2). REPAIR FUEL LINES, REPLACE "O" RING, $302.00. #5 6/6/09/SES, STALLS ON HIGHWAY / CODE P1456 EVAP VERY SMALL LEAK (#3), RECURRED GAS CAP. #6 7/12/09/SES, NO POWER / CODE PO233, REPLACE THROTTLE CHAMBER (#1) #7 7/21/09/SES/CODE P1456 EVAP SMALL LEAK (#4), REPLACED VENT CONTROL VALVE #8 7/28/09/CAR SHUTS OFF IN TRAFFIC / PERFORMED AIR IDLE LEARN (#2) #9 12/2/09/CAR SHIFTING HARD / SANTA MONICA NISSAN DETERMINES THERE IS NO COMMUNICATION BETWEEN THE SENSOR AND THE ECM (COMPUTER), WHICH MEANS IT'S AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM, AND THEY WANT TO DO A PIN TEST FOR $575 #10 12/7/09/SES/REPLACED THROTTLE ASSEMBLY (#2) #11 12/24/09/SES/REPLACE RADIATOR #12 4/24/10/SES/DIAGNOSTICS SHOWED TP SENSOR, PERFORMED IDLE CONTROL LEARN VOLUME (#3) #13 5/12/10/SES, CAR STALLS / REPLACE THROTTLE BODY SENSOR (#3) #14 11/6/10/SES/REPAIRED GROUND WIRE AT ECM #15 11/16/10/CAR SHUTS OFF IN TRAFFIC / REPLACE ECM, CHARGE $111.50 FOR CAR RENTAL I HAVE A DOCUMENT WITH MORE INFO AND RECEIPTS I CAN EMAIL, FAX OR SEND TO YOU. *TR

TL*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.

Mileage: 72,000

ABOUT 2 MONTHS AGO, MY HUSBAND AND I WERE DRIVING TO NEW JERSEY FROM MARYLAND GOING NORTH ON 95. WE WERE IN THE LEFT LANE GOING ABOUT 75 MILES PER HOUR WHEN THE CAR COMPLETELY LOST THROTTLE RESPONSE. MY HUSBAND WAS PRESSING DOWN ON THE ACCELERATOR BUT NOTHING WAS HAPPENING. THIS HAS BEEN AN ON GOING PROBLEM WITH HIS 2002 NISSAN SENTRA SPEC V. WE HAVE HAD SEVERAL THROTTLE BODIES REPLACED AS THIS IS WHAT THE COMPUTER IS TELLING THEM THE PROBLEM IS. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE YOU WILL BE DRIVING NORMALLY AT REGULAR POSTED SPEEDS, AND WITHOUT WARNING, THE CAR LOSSES RESPONSE TO PRESSING ON THE ACCELERATOR. I HAVE TRIED TO CONTACT NISSAN REGARDING THIS MATTER BUT JUST RECEIVED CONFIRMATION OF THE EMAIL. TWO NISSAN SERVICE DEPARTMENTS HAVE REPLACED THE PART SEVERAL TIMES WITHOUT THE SATISFACTORY RESULTS. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE IF HE LOSES THROTTLE RESPONSE WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY AND THE VEHICLE BEHIND HIM IS NOT AWARE OF WHAT IS HAPPENING AS THE VEHICLE SLOWS, THIS COULD BE A TRAGIC ACCIDENT. WE HAVE SPENT A LOT OF MONEY TRYING TO RESOLVE THIS ISSUE. I HOPE YOU CAN HELP WITH THIS MATTER. *TR

THE ACCELERATOR FREEZES FREQUENTLY. WHEN IT BECOMES UNSTUCK, THE CAR LURCHES EITHER FORWARD OR BACKWARD DEPENDING ON WHICH GEAR IT'S IN. I HAVE HAD SOME NEAR MISSES WITH OTHER AUTOS AND STRUCTURES. *TR

Mileage: 95,000

DT:AFTER STARTING THE CAR ON MAY 15 2005 IT WAS PUT IN REVERSE AND THE ACCELERATOR WENT UP, RAISING THE RPMS TO 4000. THIS LASTED 3-5 SECONDS. THE CONSUMER PUT THE CAR INTO NEUTRAL AND TURNED THE IGNITION OFF. THEN, TURNED THE CAR OFF AND T BACK ON. HE THOUGHT THAT IT WAS A ONE TIME EVENT, AND MAYBE SOMETHING THAT MADE THE RPMS TO RISE. . THEN IN JULY 2005 THE CONSUMER WAS SITTING IN THE CAR, AND THEN THE RPMS INCREASED TO 6000 WHILE IT WAS IN PARK. THE CONSUMER SHUT OFF THE VEHICLE AND TURNED IT BACK ON, AND EVERYTHING WAS FINE AGAIN. THE THIRD TIME, FIVE DAYS LATER, WHILE MERGING ONTO THE HIGHWAY, THE CONSUMER STOPPED TO LET THE OTHER CAR GO, AND CONSUMER'S VEHICLE TOOK OFF. THE CAR ROLLED FORWARD, THE RPMS ROSE TO ABOUT 6000, AND THE CAR SPED UP TO 3-4 MPH. THE CONSUMER PUSHED THE BRAKES IN AND THE CAR CONTINUED TO GO FORWARD. THEN T PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL, AND WAITED, AND ABOUT 3-5 SECONDS LATER THE VEHICLE STOPPED RACING. THE CAR WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP, WHO SAID THAT THE CAR WAS ROAD TESTED AND COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED. *AK UPDATED 11/16/05. *JB

Mileage: 1,500

DT: WITHOUT WARNING THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED. WHILE DRIVING AT ABOUT 30 MPH THE VEHICLE STARTED ACCELERATING ON ITS OWN. CALLER HAD TO HIT THE BRAKES TO GET IT TO STOP. HE PULLED OFF THE ROAD, TURNED IT OFF, AND RESTARTED IT. CALLER SAYS IT WAS A GRADUAL ACCELERATION. MANUFACTURER TOLD CALLER ABOUT RECALLS. DEALER WAS NOT CONCERNED ABOUT THE PROBLEM AND WILL TALK ABOUT IT TOMORROW.*AK

Mileage: 61,000

2002 GXE NISSAN SENTRA EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH ACCELERATION.*MR WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS PRESSED THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. ONCE THE CONSUMER APPLIED MORE PRESSURE THE VEHICLE WOULD LURCH FORWARD. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED TWICE BUT THE PROBLEM RECURRED. *NM

AFTER FILING SEVERAL COMPLAINTS WITH NISSAN AND NHTSA, ABOUT THE VEHICLE SURGING. THE CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT, WHEREBY HE REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. *JB

Mileage: 14,997

WHILE APPLYING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL VEHICLE FAILED TO MOVE. CONSUMER APPLIED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL NUMEROUS TIMES, AND VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, AND DROVE IT TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. HOWEVER, MECHANIC COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK

I HAVE A 2002 NISSAN SENTRA GXE THAT WAS BOUGHT ON SEPTEMBER 29, 2001 AS A BRAND NEW CAR. THE GAS PEDAL HARDENS AND DOES NOT RESPOND WHEN MY FOOT PRESS ON IT AFTER THE CAR HAS BEEN STATIONARY AT A STOP SIGN OR AT A RED LIGHT. A SECOND FOOT PRESS ON THE GAS PEDAL GETS THE CAR GOING BUT IT CAUSES THE CAR TO JERK BACK AND THE BACK WHEELS TO SKID AS THOUGH I WAS PUTTING EXCESSIVE FORCE ON THE ACCELERATION. THIS HAS BEEN VERY DANGEROUS FOR ME ESPECIALLY IN WET WEATHER. I BROUGHT THE CAR TO THE DEALER WHEN I FIND OUT THAT THE PROBLEM DOES NOT ASSOCIATE WITH THE FACT THAT THE CAR WAS NEW AND HAS TO BE BROKEN IN. ON TWO OCCASIONS, WHEN I COMPLAINED OF THE PROBLEM, THE DEALER TECHNICIAN FOUND BUILD UP IN THE THROTTLE CHAMBER AND MANUALLY CLEANED OUT THE THROTTLE CHAMBER. HOWEVER, THE ABOVE DESCRIBED PROBLEM KEPT COMING BACK AND HAS PROVEN TO BE VERY DANGEROUS FOR ME ON THE ROAD. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHY THERE ARE BUILD UP IN THE THROTTLE CHAMBER, AND I WOULD LIKE FOR THE DEALER TO FIND A PERMANENT SOLUTION TO THIS PROBLEM.*AK

Mileage: 17,000

GAS PEDAL STICKS WHEN ACCELERATING AFTER STOPPING. AS PER INVOICE AND CHARGE TO CUSTOMER: BG3 BG FUEL SYSTEM SERVICE SPECIAL 1 CP $49.52; 1 9182-6X FUEL IND SVC $46.43. SERVICE ADVISOR ADVISED CUSTOMER TO DISCONTINUE USE OF REGULAR GAS (87 OCTANE) AND TO START USING PREMIUM GAS.PROBLEM OCCURRED OVER A PERIOD OF TIME. INCIDENT DATE INDICATED IS ACTUALLY DATE OF SERVICE. I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT OEM MEANS. IT IS DIFFICULT TO IDENTIFY THE "COMPONENT." *AK

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. *AK

WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING THE VEHICLE SHUT DOWN DUE TO ECU GOING OUT, THERE WAS NO FUNCTION. DEALER WAS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM.*AK

THROTTLE PEDAL STICKS. WHEN GOING TO TAKE OFF FROM A STOPPED POSITION EXCESSIVE FORCE NEEDS TO BE USED. WAS TOLD TO CLEAN THROTTLE BODY AND IT DIDN'T FIX THE PROBLEM. *JB

THE FLOORMAT OF MY 2002 NISSAN SENTRA SER SPEC V GOT CAUGHT UNDER MY GAS PEDAL CAUSING IT TO BECOME STUCK TO THE FLOOR. I WAS ABLE TO TURN OFF THE KEY AND PULL OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY. I NOTICED THAT THE FLOOR MAT KEEPS TWISTING WHERE THIS WILL BE A RECURRING PROBLEM. THESE ARE THE FACTORY FLOOR MATS. I CHECKED TO SEE IF THERE WAS A RECALL, WHICH THERE WAS, BUT THE MANUFACTURER STATES THAT MY CAR WAS NOT INVOLVED IN THE RECALL. I EXPLAINED THAT WHAT HAPPENED TO ME IS THE REASON FOR THE RECALL, BUT THEY SAID THAT THEY WOULD NOT REPLACE THE MATS WITHOUT CHARGING ME. I COMPLAINED DIRECTLY TO NISSAN THROUGH THEIR WEB SITE, AND OTHER THAN A CONFIRMATION NOTICE THEY HAVE FAILED TO RESPOND TO MY COMPLAINT. I'M SURE THAT THIS CONDITION WILL CAUSE ACCIDENTS, BUT NISSAN DOES NOT SEEM TO CARE. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE, I COULDN'T CARE LESS ABOUT GETTING NEW FLOORMATS, MINE ARE IN PERFECT CONDITION, BUT ARE DANGEROUS. *NLM

Mileage: 15,800

WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH ENGINE SURGED UP TO 30-35 MPH ,AND CONSUMER LOST CONTROL, HITTING TELEPHONE POLE. ENGINE LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATING. DEALER CONTACTED.*AK