U.S. public vehicle records

2000 Nissan SENTRA problems and owner complaints

Explore the records behind recurring owner reports.

Key facts

171 owner complaints analyzed

6 distinct recall campaigns

57,110 mi median reported failure mileage

Scope: 2000 model year. Data snapshot: 2026-09-12 (September 12, 2026). 69 complaints include usable failure mileage.

Owner-reported patterns

Most common problems

Engine And Engine Cooling is the most frequently named component, appearing in 22 of 171 complaints (12.9%). A complaint can name multiple components.

Recurring terms in complaint narratives
Topic	Matching reports	Share of complaints
Engine operation	26	15.2%
Braking behavior	19	11.1%
Electrical and battery issues	10	5.8%
Transmission and shifting	6	3.5%
Steering behavior	5	2.9%
Fuel system concerns	3	1.8%

Topic matches use published keyword rules. They describe mentions, including negations or comparisons, and do not confirm a diagnosis. Read the matching rules.

Component breakdown

Number of unique complaints naming each component. Top eight shown.

Engine And Engine Cooling

Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine

Electrical System

Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine:Gasoline

Unknown Or Other

Air Bags

Air Bags:Frontal

Engine And Engine Cooling:Exhaust System:Emission Control

Component breakdown data
Category	Count
Engine And Engine Cooling	22
Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine	22
Electrical System	20
Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine:Gasoline	14
Unknown Or Other	11
Air Bags	7
Air Bags:Frontal	7
Engine And Engine Cooling:Exhaust System:Emission Control	6

Engine And Engine Cooling: 22; Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine: 22; Electrical System: 20; Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine:Gasoline: 14; Unknown Or Other: 11; Air Bags: 7; Air Bags:Frontal: 7; Engine And Engine Cooling:Exhaust System:Emission Control: 6

Reported problems by failure mileage

Complaint counts in mileage bands. These are not failure rates per vehicle or mile.

Under 25,000

25,000 to 49,999

50,000 to 74,999

75,000 to 99,999

100,000 to 149,999

150,000 and above

Under 25,000: 10; 25,000 to 49,999: 14; 50,000 to 74,999: 18; 75,000 to 99,999: 11; 100,000 to 149,999: 9; 150,000 and above: 7

50,000 to 74,999 miles has the most reports with usable mileage (18). 102 complaints have missing, zero or invalid mileage.

Complaints over time

Year the complaint was filed, not the vehicle model year or incident year. The snapshot year is partial.

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2000: 10; 2001: 15; 2002: 34; 2003: 16; 2004: 37; 2005: 15; 2006: 6; 2007: 4; 2008: 5; 2009: 4; 2010: 7; 2011: 3; 2012: 3; 2013: 2; 2014: 3; 2015: 2; 2017: 1; 2018: 1; 2020: 2; 2023: 1

Pattern summary

Engine And Engine Cooling leads the component reports. Engine operation appears in 26 complaint narratives. Braking behavior appears in 19 complaint narratives. Electrical and battery issues appears in 10 complaint narratives. Use these patterns to inspect individual reports and prepare questions for a mechanic.

Calculated from recorded counts. An AI narrative has not been published for this selection.

Complaint evidence

Examples provide context, not a representative sample or a verified diagnosis.

Owner report 10031233 · 2003-07-28 (July 28, 2003)

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING AND WITH NO WARNING VEHICLE WILL STALL, AND IT WILL BE HARD FOR THE CONSUMER TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10031233 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10052118 · 2003-12-30 (December 30, 2003)

WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH THE VEHICLE STALLED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN REPLACED THE CRANK SHAFT SENSOR. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *NM

Owner-reported narrative. 26,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10052118 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10009643 · 2003-02-28 (February 28, 2003)

THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT, THE AIR BAGS AND ABS DID NOT PERFORM AS DESIGNED.*JB

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10009643 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10020460 · 2003-05-23 (May 23, 2003)

THE VEHICLES WORN BRAKE PADS CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO EXPERIENCE EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. *NLM

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10020460 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10029874 · 2003-07-22 (July 22, 2003)

THE ELECTRICAL DASHBOARD WENT OUT WITHOUT WARNING. TOOK TO THE DEALER, AND DEALER REPLACED THE CONTROL UNIFIED SENSOR. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.

Owner-reported narrative. 37,200 miles reported. Look up ODI 10029874 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10139634 · 2005-10-13 (October 13, 2005)

MY ENGINE AND CHECK BRAKE LIGHTS CAME ON AND CHECK VEHICLE LIGHT, CAME ON AND STAYED ON . MY ALTERNATOR DISCHARGED AND MY CAR CUT OFF IN TRAFFIC, SEVERAL TIMES. I HAD TO REPLACE THE ALTERNATOR. I BELIEVE THIS ELECTRICAL PROBLEM CAUSED MY ALTERNATOR TO GO BAD. *JB

Owner-reported narrative. 87,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10139634 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10056713 · 2004-02-07 (February 7, 2004)

BOUGHT 2000 NISSAN SENTRA IN JUNE 2003. TRANSMISSION FAILED IN AUGUST 2003. DEALER REPLACED WITH RE-BUILT TRANSMISSION. THIS ONE FAILED IN JANUARY 2004. SECOND DEALER REFUSED TO REPLACE THIS ONE. SAID THERE WERE SIGNS OF ABUSE. THIS WAS NOT TRUE, CALLED NISSAN CUSTOMER SERVIC, NO HELP THERE. NO HELP ANYWHERE. *AK

Owner-reported narrative. 42,860 miles reported. Look up ODI 10056713 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10130291 · 2005-07-27 (July 27, 2005)

EVER SINCE I'VE OWNED MY 2000 NISSAN SENTRA (OWNER SINCE APRIL 2003), I'VE NOTICED THAT THE CAR HESITATES WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL IS PRESSED. THIS CAUSES ME TO PRESS ON THE GAS HARDER MAKING MY CAR LURCH FORWARD. THIS MORNING I REAR ENDED SOMEONE AND WHILE THE NATURE OF THE COLLISION IS MY FAULT, I BELIEVE THERE WOULD BE FAR LESS DAMAGE TO MY CAR HAD IT NOT HESITATED DUE TO THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL GETTING STUCK. MY SISTER ALSO OWNS A NISSAN SENTRA (2001 YEAR) SINCE JULY 2003 AND SHE HAS EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM WITH HER CAR HESITATING B…

Owner-reported narrative. 28,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10130291 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10026604 · 2003-07-02 (July 2, 2003)

PROBLEMS WITH SUDDEN LURCHING AND NO RESPONSE FROM ACCELERATOR WHEN DEPRESSED. *MR THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY LURCHED FORWARD,THE TACHOMETER DROPPED TO ZERO. THE CONSUMER NOTICED A LOSS OF SPEED. THE CONSUMER STEPPED ON THE ACCELERATOR AND DIDN'T GET A RESPONSE FROM THE VEHICLE WITH DIFFICULTY STEERING AND WHEN THE CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO BRAKE AND OR PARK, NEITHER RESPONDED. *SCC *JB

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10026604 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10610090 · 2014-07-12 (July 12, 2014)

I WAS SITTING AT THE RED LIGHT WHEN A SUBURBAN WAS SPEEDING AND WASN'T PAYING ATTENTION. HE HIT ME FROM THE BACK WHICH CASED A 4 CAR WRECK. MY TRUNK WAS LITERALLY PUSHED TO MY FRONT SEAT. THE FRONT OF MY CAR WAS UNDER THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. MY CAR WAS TOTALED. I HIT MY SHOULDER ON THE STEERING WHEEL ALONG WITH MY NECK AND SHOULDERS. THIS WRECK MADE ME DISABLED. THE AIR BAGS NEVER DEPLOYED. IT WAS A MAJOR ACCIDENT WASN'T MUCH LEFT OF THE CAR AND MY AIR BAGS NEVER CAME OUT. THE AIR BAGS MORE THAN LIKELY WOULD HAVE SAVED ME FROM THAT HORRIBLE IMP…

Owner-reported narrative. 151,720 miles reported. Look up ODI 10610090 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10024468 · 2003-06-18 (June 18, 2003)

PROBLEMS WITH FRONT LOWER CONTROL ARMS AND DEFECTIVE PULLEY IN ENGINE. *MR THE FUEL PUMP WAS REPLACED AT 17000 MILES. THE AIR CONDITIONER WOULD BLOW WARM AIR INTERMITTENTLY. THE DEALER HAS APPEMPTED TO REPAIR THE A/C SEVERAL TIMES BUT HAS NIT BEEN SUCCESSFUL. *NM

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10024468 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10071637 · 2004-06-04 (June 4, 2004)

WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO PULL THE VEHICLE OFF OF THE ROAD. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAD BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK THE SERVICE DEALER COULDN'T FIND WHY THE VEHICLE STALLED SO HE CONCLUDED THAT THE FUEL PUMP WAS THE PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE STILL DID NOT START EVEN AFTER A NEW FUEL PUMP WAS INSTALLED. ON ANOTHER OCCASION THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT THE ECM MODULE WAS THE PROBLEM. RECALL# 03V477000. THE VEHICLE PULLED TO THE RIGHT, THE A/C, HORN, AND THE THIRD BRAKE LIGHT WAS INOPERATIVE. RECALL# 01V174000 .…

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10071637 at NHTSA ↗