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#1992 of 2065 Re: Nissan Sentra 2001 GXE [gxe2001] by lgoldin

Jun 19, 2007 (5:38 am)

Replying to: gxe2001 (Jun 18, 2007 10:37 am)
hi gxe
 
Only high speed fan working usually means that the speed limiting resistor is blown. It is located at the very corner of the front passenger compartment. You'd need to go under the glove box and find a large bolt head. Unscrew it and extract large PCB. One of traces will be burned. I just put a solder across it and it works already for 2 years. So, it did not cost me $400. May be $.10 for solder itself
 
As for windows I'd recommend to lubricate mechanism in the doors and put special silicon around the rubber to prevent sticking and friction

#1993 of 2065 Re: 2001 Sentra XE MAJOR ISSUES --- HELP!!! [shawnakr] by maegen216

Jun 25, 2007 (1:53 am)

Replying to: shawnakr (May 17, 2007 11:55 am)
I am in a similar boat and went on line and saw they have these kits that are $80 that are supposed to fix the problem. Have you heard of them? I have a 91 Nissan Sentra and it did overheat and now there is water in the oil. The guy said it was probably a blown head gasket. Have you had any luck yet?

#1994 of 2065 Gas Smell front A/C by johndintexas

Jul 02, 2007 (1:44 pm)

I have a 1996 Sentra GXE with 130,000 miles on it. Lately, there is a gas smell that comes through the A/C vents when the A/C is running; this only lasts for a minute, then goes away. It doesn't happen all the time, either, just every once in a while. Does anybody know if this is something serious, or what it could be? I looked under the hood and didn't see any leaks in oil or gas, but I'm not a mechanic and so may have overlooked something.
 
Also, the #2 level on the A/C no longer works; I think there may be a short in the dial, but doubt this is connected to the gas smell. #1, #3, and #4 work fine.
 
It seems as though once I hit 100,000 miles, every few months I'm having to fix/replace something in this car. Nothing major with the engine so far, though, but just this past year have replaced the alternator, battery, fuel filter, brakes, and right CV boot (this makes twice in the past three years on the CV boot). It's been dependable, but feels like a ticking bomb waiting to go off -- I'm hoping this gas smell is not that.
 
I don't want to put much more into this car, but I'm hoping it will last another few years. Any advice would be great. Thanks!

#1995 of 2065 2008 Sentra by rennie4

Jul 06, 2007 (3:33 pm)

Cruise standard on 2008 sentra 2.0S. Now we don't have to purchase the convenience package.

#1996 of 2065 Re: Gas Smell front A/C [johndintexas] by jd10013

Jul 06, 2007 (4:33 pm)

Replying to: johndintexas (Jul 02, 2007 1:44 pm)
It's been dependable, but feels like a ticking bomb waiting to go off -- I'm hoping this gas smell is not that.
  
I don't want to put much more into this car, but I'm hoping it will last another few years. Any advice would be great. Thanks!
 
you have a entry level car (versa wasn't out then) thats 11 yrs old, with 130k miles on it. anything could go wrong.
 
as for advice, look at it this way. you pretty much have two options.
1. buy a new car. you won't have any problems, it should run perfect, and if there is a problem, it will get fixed free. the downsid, you'll have a 3-4 hundred payment, higher insurance, and higher taxes. If your state has them
 
2. Stick with what you have, and be resigned to occasional repair bills (the engine should last 200-250k). The advantage is, No car payment, lower insurance, and lower taxable value.

#1997 of 2065 Nissan Sentra S 2.0/4d by dalifeidao

Jul 14, 2007 (6:32 am)

Hi, Guys
I just bought the car yesterday. Everything seems good until now. The only problem is that there is no ABS(anti-locked brake system) in my car. Do I need to install the ABS for further safety? Could somebody tell the cost?
 
Thanks

#1998 of 2065 Re: Nissan Sentra S 2.0/4d [dalifeidao] by jd10013

Jul 16, 2007 (7:08 am)

Replying to: dalifeidao (Jul 14, 2007 6:32 am)
to install ABS would be extremly expensive. Personaly, I think ABS are over rated. The funny thing about them, even though they do prevent your wheels from locking when applying maximum force to the brakes, and in theory should make your car safer, almost every study done by NTSB and others has shown no decrease in accident rates for abs equipped vehicles. To me, abs is something that if available as an option I'll get it, but if its not, I wouldn't sweat it.

#1999 of 2065 abs by rennie4

Jul 17, 2007 (7:57 pm)

My dad has been driving his car for more than a year and he did not know that his car did not have ABS. He assumed that it did and he doesnt have a problem with stopping his car. He even drove through the upstate NY snowstorms without noticing. (2006 altima non abs)

#2000 of 2065 Re: abs [rennie4] by jd10013

Jul 18, 2007 (2:08 pm)

Replying to: rennie4 (Jul 17, 2007 7:57 pm)
Most people don't realize, abs is a passive thing, it's not always on. the only time your abs activates si when the wheeles are about to lock up. you could drive a vehicle 20 years and never have the ABS kick in.

#2001 of 2065 Electrical by skinny3

Aug 11, 2007 (6:23 pm)

I was just wandering if anyone here has had any electrical problems out of their Sentra.
 
My cousin bought an '06 Sentra SE-R SpecV last Dec. and wants nothing more than to wrap it around a tree. It has cut off for absolutely no reason on several occasions. On one such occasion, I was riding with him on our way home when I experienced this first-hand. We were coming up to a light in medium traffic and the car shut off as he started to slow down. To avoid totalling the car and sandwiching a Ford, he decided to go up on the median. In so doing, making the car come to a grinding halt while passing four cars.
 
When he took it to the dealership that he bought it from, they told him that they have no idea what could have caused the car to shut off because they could not find anything wrong with it.
 
I was just wondering if this kind of thing has happened to anyone else or if this car just has a death wish.
 
That's not the only problem, that's just the major, life threatening problem. Other problems include car not wanting or willing to start and the emergency brakes locking up when the car is off (I'm thinking that has something to do with the brake fluid but still). It's as if the car just never wants to move, and if its forced to do so, then its on a suicide mission. And the mechanics are adamant in the fact that there is nothing wrong with the car.

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