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2001 Nissan Sentra engine and engine cooling problems

93 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the engine and engine cooling on the 2001 Nissan Sentra39% of all complaints for this model year.

93
Engine and Engine Cooling complaints
39%
share of all complaints
54,230 mi
median reported incident mileage
3 / 1
crash / fire reports

What owners report

  • Randomly while driving in a highway at 60 mph the engine suddenly stops running and then turns back on. This could result in a crash since I lose control of the vehicle at that speed. I noticed there is a recall issued by nhtsa id # 03v455000 for nissan sentra 2001 regarding this issue. I contacted…

    filed Mar 20, 2015

  • 2001 nissan sentra. Consumer states vehicle suddenly died while driving *tgw the dealer informed the consumer, his vehicle identification number was not associated with any recalls. *jb

    filed Jun 20, 2012

Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.

Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.