2005 Nissan Sentra engine and engine cooling problems

“TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN SENTRA. WHILE DRIVING 75 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE SERVICE ENGINE AND OIL WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED AFTER THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE CONTACT PULLED THE VEHICLE OFF THE ROAD, RESTARTED THE ENGINE, AND DROVE HOME AT A VERY LOW SPEED. THE CONTACT DIAGNOSED THE VEHICLE HIMSELF AND LOCATED A 'P03355' FAILURE CODE REGARDING THE CRANK SHAFT SENSOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO FIRST TEAM NISSAN (6520 PETERS CREEK ROAD, ROANOKE, VA 24019, (540)-362-4800) AND A FAILURE CODE WAS LOCATED AT THE CRANK SHAFT SENSOR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 07V527000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 131,000.”

“TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN SENTRA. WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AND ALL OF THE SENSOR LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED ONTO THE LEFT SHOULDER. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED AND WAS DRIVEN APPROXIMATELY ONE MILE; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE CRANK SHAFT SENSOR HAD TO BE REPLACED DUE TO OVERHEATING. THE VIN WAS EXCLUDED FROM NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 07V527000 (ENGINE, ENGINE COOLING). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 166,000...UPDATED 11/17/16 *BF STATUS REQUEST. UPDATED 11/22/16.*JB ...UPDATED 08/02/17 *BF *CN”

“COMMENTS: MY DAUGHTER, [XXX] , OWNED A 2005 NIACIN SENTRY WHICH HAD TO HAVE THE CAM POSITION SENSOR AND CRANK POSITION SENSOR REPLACED ON 4/9/14 AFTER THE CAR QUICK RUNNING WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM WORK. SHE WAS IDLING AT A LIGHT, AND THE VEHICLE STOPPED ACCELERATING WHEN SHE TRIED TO PROCEED. SINCE THEN, SHE TRADED THE CAR IN. IN RESEARCHING 2005 NIACIN SENTRY RECALLS, THERE IS A RECALL NHTSA REFERENCE #07V527000, WHICH IS FOR THE CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR ON 2005 NIACIN SENTRY VEHICLES WITH A 2.5L ENGINE. APPARENTLY, HER VEHICLE DOES NOT HAVE THIS ENGINE BUT, AMAZINGLY, HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. I SPOKE WITH A NIACIN REP, MELODY, WHO JUST REPEATED SOME STANDARD TEXT SHE WAS READING, WHICH DID NOT MAKE ANY SENSE TO ME. IT SEEMS MY DAUGHTER'S NIACIN HAD THE SAME ISSUE AS THAT IN THE RECALL. *TR”

“WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE SIDE STREET AT APPROXIMATELY 25 MILES PER HOUR, MY CAR SUDDENLY STOPPED WITHOUT WARNING AND TURNED OFF. LATER I FOUND OUT THAT THE PART THAT WAS AFFECTED WAS RECALLED ON SEVERAL NISSAN MODELS BUT THAT MY PARTICULAR VIN NUMBER WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE PIECE THAT WAS DEFECTED WAS RECALLED IN 2007, AND COULD HAVE CAUSED A SEVERE CAR ACCIDENT WITH ME AND MY TODDLER IN THE BACK SEAT HAD I BEEN ON A BUSY STREET OR HIGHWAY; YET, NISSAN IS PUTTING UP A FIGHT TO NOT COVER THE COST UNDER THE RECALL CAMPAIGN BECAUSE MY VIN NUMBER WAS NOT A PART OF THE CAMPAIGN. *TR”

“I HAVE A 1.8L 2005 NISSAN SENTRA. AS I WAS DRIVING TO WORK MY VEHICLE SHUTDOWN. I LOOKED AT THE RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 07V527000 CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR FAILURE/ENGINE STALL. I WAS GOING 65MPH ON THE FREEWAY WHEN MY CAR DIED. I HAD MY MECHANIC LOOK AT MY CAR AND FOUND IT WAS THE CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR. *TR”

“NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: RQ06001 REQUIRES NISSAN TO FIX THE RECALLED CRANKSHAFT SENSOR IN OUR CAR BECAUSE THE PART HAS BEEN RECALLED FOR SAFETY REASONS, HOWEVER NISSAN REFUSES TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. IT IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE AND NEEDS TO BE FIXED. *TR”