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Nissan Sentra Starting and Stalling Problems

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#13 of 45 Nissan Sentra GXE 95 by joseph32

Oct 24, 2009 (10:20 pm)

New here...need some advise/pointers. My Nissan loses power while driving; I know for a fact that when it loses power the spark plugs are not firing up...I step on the gas and nothing. First I thought it was the gas pump, but when I encounter this trouble and I switch gear the power comes back. My mechanic believes it's the distributor but he's not really sure as it can get very expensive. I've had this problem for the last six months, approx. 9k miles. I have changed the spark plugs and cables (original parts), and the distributor cap is fairly new. Does anyone here have any ideas as to what the problem maybe? this little car is my worrior car and would hate to give it up, it saves me a lot of money in gas as I commute 1hr each way when going to work.
 
Any advise is highly appreciated.

#14 of 45 Re: cant start up [antracite] by ray111

Feb 07, 2010 (7:53 am)

Replying to: antracite (Dec 30, 2008 2:46 pm)
NOVEMBER 2007 -- Nissan is recalling 653,910 MY 2002 and 2005-2006 Altima and Sentra vehicles equipped with 2.5L engines. The crankshaft position sensor can overheat causing a brief interruption in the signal output from the sensor. If the interruption in the signal from the sensor is so brief that the electronic control module (ECM) logic does not have time to diagnose the condition, the engine may stop running without warning while the vehicle is driven at a low speed increasing the risk of a crash. Dealers will reprogram the ECM. Certain MY 2006 Altimas which have been previously remedied under recall campaign 06V223 (Nissan R0606) are not included in this recall since the reprogramming for that recall also included this reprogramming. The recall is expected to begin during December 2007. This recall was the subject of a Recall Query, RQ06-001, conducted by the Office of Defects Investigation. 07V527

#15 of 45 94 Sentra starts, then bucks and dies after warm up by sputnam

Feb 15, 2010 (11:19 am)

My 94 Sentra starts fine (cold), and I take off, then just about when warm air comes from the vents, it starts bucking, and dies. I roll to a stop, turn off the ignition, and wait about 2-3 minutes, and crank it over. It starts, then dies after a few seconds. I wait another 2-3 nminutes, and it will start, and die immediately. This goes on for around 10-15 minutes, then it will start, and I can drive away, like nothing happened. Once in a while, it will buck, but still stay running. This happens like clockwork, and almost exactly the same time/distance.
When the car is still warm after some travel, it will do the exact same thing, but after a shorter time/distance - around 5 minutes. If the car was just on a short hop, and is still up to temp, it works fine. It's just when the car has sat for over an hour or so.
Note: If I crank it over too soon after it dies, it just cranks, with no firing, and I have to wait an extra amount of time for it to restart,, but will still die again, and go thru the cycle. Anyone have any ideas?
BTW, replaced fuel filter, plugs, wires, cap and rotor when this started.

#16 of 45 Re: Nissan Sentra GXE 95 [joseph32] by sumerg

Apr 28, 2010 (6:11 pm)

Replying to: joseph32 (Oct 24, 2009 10:20 pm)
Took my mechanic a while to figure out that it was my coils. if one goes bad then you will have to replace them all.

#17 of 45 Re: Nissan Sentra Starting and Stalling Problems [jrizz] by ezeena

Jul 02, 2010 (7:05 pm)

Replying to: jrizz (Apr 27, 2008 11:33 am)
Have a 96 Sentra GLX. Never had problems with the car until recently. It stutters and turns off when the car is stopped at a red light or stop sign. It stutters and sounds like its going to stop on the highway which scares the heck out of me. I’ve had 3 mechanics, including the Hartford Nissan Service Department take a look at it and no one can find the problem. Does anyone have any ideas as to what is causing my car to stutter and shut off? I've already spent $300.00 on throttle cleaning and diagnostic testing that revealed nothing at the Nissan dealer. Just want to know what is the problem so that I can have it fixed. Thanks.

#18 of 45 Re: Nissan Sentra GXE 95 [joseph32] by rjuliette

May 06, 2011 (1:16 pm)

Replying to: joseph32 (Oct 24, 2009 10:20 pm)
Hey there, I have recently been having the SAME problems with stepping on the gas and I get maybe 1500 RPM's . did you ever resolve this issue? We've changed spark plugs, and my mechanic said it may be the coil pack going out. Any help would be GREATLY appreciated. I hate the whold trial and error thing.
 
Take care,
Robyn

#19 of 45 Re: it starts when it wants [roberto9013] by kimmie11

May 24, 2011 (6:29 pm)

Replying to: roberto9013 (Apr 19, 2009 7:01 pm)
I have the same problem with Nissan Sentra 2000. Right now I can't start it. I took it to a garage and the mechanic hooked up the car to the computer and couldn't find anything. But I checked online and there is a number of very serious recalls having to do with starting and stalling. Contact Nissan dealer asap. Defective crank position sensor recall 01V357000 is just one of them.

#20 of 45 02 Nissan sentra won't start by mmccloud17

Sep 09, 2011 (4:38 pm)

I have an 02 nissan sentra that won't start if puts forth a great effort. It did this a couple of months ago I replaced the fuel pump and then it was fine until now. Now it is doing the same no start noise as when it was the pump but now I can hear the pump kicking in and trying to run however it won't actually turn over. My check engine light as been on for several years unless I go down an EXTREMELY bumpy road it will go off. Someone PLEASE help.

#21 of 45 Re: 02 Nissan sentra won't start [mmccloud17] by mmccloud17

Sep 09, 2011 (4:40 pm)

Replying to: mmccloud17 (Sep 09, 2011 4:38 pm)
It also will not connect to a diagnostic code reader. It makes it seem like there machine is broke when hooked up to my car.

#22 of 45 Re: Nissan Sentra Starting and Stalling Problems [jrizz] by sentra2002

Sep 18, 2011 (9:46 am)

Replying to: jrizz (Apr 27, 2008 11:33 am)
The wire he wiggles is the MAF wire the mass air flow sensor wire can cause your car to stall out or not start check for cracked wire or move the wire around and when the car starts use tie strap to keep it the were its at

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