2004 Nissan Sentra Fuel System Problems

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN SENTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE FUELING THE TANK, THE FUEL GAUGE FAILED TO PROVIDE ACCURATE READING FUEL LEVELS. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V287000 (AIR BAGS) AND STATED THAT THE PART NEEDED FOR THE REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 155,000. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

VEHICLE WOULD START TO LEAK GAS WHENEVER THE TANK WOULD BE FULL AND PARKED FOR MORE THEN FEW HOURS. THERE ALREADY IS A RECALL (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 05V269000 ) FOR THE SAME VEHICLE BUT FOR 2005 MODELS. THE FACT THAT I'M EXPERIENCING THE SAME EXACT ISSUE MAKES ME BELIEVE THAT THERE IS A HIGHER NUMBER OF CARS THAT ARE ALSO AFFECTED. *TR

WHEN REFUELING MY VEHICLE THE GASOLINE WOULD SPRAY BACK OUT OF THE FUEL FILL NECK. THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED I REMOVED THE PUMP NOZZLE AND THE GASOLINE SPRAYED BACK WITH ENOUGH FORCE TO HIT ME IN THE FACE. GASOLINE GOT IN BOTH MY EYES AND MOUTH. BEING IN NEED OF CONTACTS I HAD TO RUSH INTO THE GAS STATION TO TAKE THEM OUT AND FROM THERE I HAD TO GET MYSELF AND MY CAR PICKED UP AND BROUGHT HOME SINCE MY CONTACTS WERE RUINED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN SENTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN REFUELING, GASOLINE WOULD OVERFLOW AND THE SHUT OFF VALVE WOULD NOT STOP GASOLINE FROM POURING OUT OF THE FILLER NECK VALVE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED BUT PROVIDED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

IN SEPTEMBER OF 2011 I STARTED TO HAVE A PROBLEM FUELING MY CAR. AS SOON AS I BEGIN PUTTING FUEL IN, IT STARTS SPITTING FUEL BACK OUT. MY SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT HAS BEEN ON SINCE THEN AND JUST YESTERDAY I CHECKED OUT THE CODE AT MY FRIEND'S HOUSE - IT IS INDEED P1446. AFTER MORE INVESTIGATION ON LINE, IT LOOKS LIKE A VENT CONTROL VALVE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. I'M NOT SURE WHY THIS ISN'T A RECALL ISSUE. IT'S DANGEROUS AND EXPENSIVE TO FIX. AFTER MORE RESEARCH, I FOUND THAT THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS REPORTS OF THE SAME PROBLEM....EVEN ONE THAT CAUSED A FIRE THAT SEVERELY BURNED A MOTHER AND CHILD. I CHECKED FOR ANY RECALLS ON SENTRAS ON THE WEBSITE BUT I ONLY GOT 1 RECALL WHICH APPLIES TO 2.5L ENGINE VERSIONS. NO RECALLS WERE LISTED FOR THIS PROBLEM. I AM A WIDOW WITH THREE CHILDREN AND DON'T HAVE THE MONEY TO MAKE THIS REPAIR. I NEED YOUR HELP. PLEASE. *TR

EVER SINCE I BOUGHT MY CAR IN AUG. 2004 IT HAS HAD A LONG CRANK PROBLEM. I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP NOT LONG AFTER I BOUGHT THE CAR FOR THIS PROBLEM AND WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR. THEY NOW TELL MY THAT THE FUEL PUMP IS LOSING PRESSURE AND I NEED TO HAVE A FUEL PUMP REPAIR KIT INSTALLED ON MY CAR AT A COST OF $550.00 TO ME. I HAD MY CAR IN THE SHOP FOR ANOTHER PROBLEM WHEN THEY TOLD ME THAT I NEEDED THIS REPAIR KIT FOR A LONG CRANK PROBLEM BECAUSE THE CAR DOES NOT START WHEN YOU FIRST TURN THE KEY. THE SAME PROBLEM THAT I HAVE HAD WITH THE CAR SINCE I BOUGHT IT. I DO NOT THINK I SHOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THIS REPAIR SINCE IT IS A PROBLEM THAT I HAVE TRIED TO GET THEM TO FIX WHEN IT WAS UNDER WARRANTY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN SENTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL RELEASE VALVE CAUSED FUEL TO SPEW OUT OF THE FUEL TANK WHEN REFUELING. THE CONTACT CALLED THE DEALER REGARDING THE FUEL SYSTEM AND THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE VENT CONTROL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT DID NOT HAVE THE VENT CONTROL VALVE REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 125,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 12/12/11 *BF UPDATED 12/13/11

FAULTY FUEL PUMP ON 2004 NISSAN SENTRA , NOTED BY NISSAN SINCE THEY ISSUED A TECNICHAL SERVICE BULLITIN AND A REPAIR KIT FOR THE PUMP FOR SALE FOR WELL OVER $200 U.S. BUT FAILED TO ISSUE A RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE WHICH LEADS TO POOR FUEL PRESSURE AND HARD TO START CONDITIONS. *TT

AFTER DRIVING MY 2004 NISSAN SENTRA FOR AWHILE AND SHUTTING IT OFF THE ENGINE WILL NOT START ON THE FIRST TRY. IT USUALLY TAKES 2 OR 3 TRIES TO GET IT STARTED. ALSO, IF I TURN OFF ALL THE ACCESSORIES IT DOES START RIGHT UP. *TR

UPON RE-FUELING MY VEHICLE, THE GASOLINE ALWAYS COMES RIGHT BACK OUT. "SERVICE ENGINE SOON" LIGHT IS ON. THIS IS A SERIOUS HAZARD AS GASOLINE GETS EVERYWHERE AND REQUIRES AT LEAST 10 MINUTES TO REFUEL. *TR

THIS 2004 NISSAN SENTRA 1.8S HAS HAD ISSUES WHEN REFUELING ... THE TANK IS HARD TO FILL AS STATION NOZZLES DO NOT PERMIT REFUELING THE ENGINE MAINTENANCE LIGHT IS ON & DIAGNOSTIC CODE IS 1446. WHEN FILL IN THE FUEL TANK THE GASOLINE START TO OVERFLOW, THEREFORE I HAVE TO GO SLOWLY WHICH TAKES ME 10-15 MINUTES TO FILL IN THE TANK THIS WILL BE THE SECOND TIME I WILL HAVE TO HAVE THIS REPAIRED ON THE NISSAN ENGINE DOES NOT START UNTIL AFTER MANY CRANKS MOST OF THE TIMES. *TR

REFUELING: THIS 2004 NISSAN SENTRA 1.8S HAS HAD ISSUES WHEN REFUELING. THE TANK IS NOT PROPERLY VENTED THUS LEADING TO A RUSH OF PRESSURE ONCE THE FUEL CAP IS OPENED. THIS RESULTS IN GASOLINE RUSHING UP THROUGH THE FILLER NECK AND SPILLING OUT. IN ADDITION, THE TANK IS HARD TO FILL AS STATION NOZZLES DO NOT PERMIT REFUELING IF THE TANK IS NOT VENTING CORRECTLY WHILE FUELING; THE STATION PUMP AUTOMATICALLY STOPS FUELING. THIS IS A HAZARD AS RAW GASOLINE AND OUTSIDE ENVIRONMENTS DO NOT RELATE. A SIMPLE GOOGLE SEARCH ON "04 SENTRA FUEL TANK" WILL RETURN HUNDREDS IF NOT THOUSANDS OF OWNERS WITH THE 2004'S WHO COMPLAIN ABOUT THE SAME EXACT ISSUE REGARDING THE VENTING OF THE TANK. THE 2005 MODELS WERE RECALLED BUT NISSAN LEFT THE 2004 OWNERS ASIDE; THEY KNOW THE 2004'S HAVE THE SAME ISSUE AS THE 2005'S THAT WERE RECALLED. *TR

ENGINE DOES NOT START UNTIL AFTER MANY CRANKS MOST OF THE TIMES. THE ENGINE MAINTENANCE LIGHT IS ON & DIAGNOSTIC CODE IS 1446. WHEN FILL IN THE FUEL TANK THE GASOLINE START TO OVERFLOW, THEREFORE I HAVE TO GO SLOWLY WHICH TAKES ME 10-15 MINUTES TO FILL IN THE TANK. I TOOK THE CAR TO MY MECHANIC & HE TOLD ME HE HAS TO TRY TO REPLACE THE EVAP VENT CONTROL VALVE & SEE IF THE PROBLEM WILL GO AWAY. I'M NOT SURE WHAT TO DO, SINCE THEN I'VE BEEN READING ON LINE ABOUT IT, IT SEEMS TO ME THERE ARE OTHER CONSUMERS LIKE ME HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM!!! *TR

I HAVE A 2004 NISSAN SENTRA, THE GAS GAUGE IS READING WRONG DESPITE MY ATTEMPTS TO CORRECT IT. I HAVE BEEN FEARFUL THAT ONE DAY I WILL RUN OUT OF GAS IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE OR FOR THE CAR TO JUST BREAK DOWN. I HAVE READ THAT MANY PEOPLE ARE HAVING SIMILAR PROBLEMS WITH THEIR NISSAN, THIS SEEMS TO BE A ON GOING PROBLEM FOR THIS MANUFACTURER. *TR

2004 NISSAN SENTRA, WHEN FILLING GAS TANK FUEL LEAKS OUT. HAPPEN EVERY TIME YOU PUT GAS IN YOUR CAR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN SENTRA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER, AND THE TECHNICIAN REPLACED THE VAPOR CANISTER AT AN EXPENSE OF $362, 00. SHE CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER IN REFERENCE TO REIMBURSEMENT. THE MANUFACTURER TOOK A REPORT NUMBER 6668234. SHE WAS ADVISED THAT HER VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL 05V269000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE: STORAGE), SO THE REIMBURSEMENT CLAIMED WAS DENIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 114,378. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 117,000.

WHEN FILLING UP, THE GAS TANK OVERFLOWS AND SHOOT OUT GAS EVERYWHERE. *TR

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, GAS SURGES OUT OF TANK WHEN FILLING ONTO PEOPLE, EVEN WHEN TANK IS EMPTY. *TR

I HAVE PROBLEM WITH THE FUELING OF THE CAR, IT STARTED AROUND MAY 2009 AND MY SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT HAS BEEN ON SINCE MARCH 2008 AND JUST YESTERDAY I CHECKED OUT THE CODE AT ONE OF REPAIR SHOP IT IS INDEED P1446. *TR

THE LAST FEW TIMES I HAVE TRIED TO PUMP GAS . IT SPILLS OUT OF THE FILL PIPE AFTER A FEW SECONDS OF FUELING. I AM AFRAID OF GOING TO THE GAS STATION AND FILLING THE GAS AS IT IS VERY DANGEROUS NOT ONLY FOR ME AND THE CAR BUT ALSO TO THE GAS STATION AND PEOPLE IN THE VICINITY. YOUR IMMEDIATE ATTENTION TO THIS ISSUE WILL BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. ALSO PLEASE REFER TO THE FOLLOWING WEBISTE WHO ARE FACING SIMILAR ISSUES: HTTP://X.NISSANHELP.COM/FORUMS/SENTRA/3766-2004-SENTRA-1-8S-GAS-SPILLS-OUT-WHEN-PUMPING.HTML. *TR

NISSAN SENTRAS, 2002-2006, HAVE A PERPETUAL PROBLEM WITH LONG ENGINE CRANKS BEFORE THE ENGINE WILL START AND IS DETAILED IN TSB NUMBER NTB05-052A. THE REMEDY FOR THIS PROBLEM IS TO INSTALL PART NUMBERS 22670-8U70C AND 17342-01A00, WHICH IS A FUEL PUMP REPAIR KIT AND FUEL TANK GASKET. THE LONG CRANKS CAN CAUSE PREMATURE FAILURE OF THE ENGINE STARTER AND POSSIBLE OVERHEATING. WHEN NISSAN CUSTOMER SERVICE WAS CONTACTED WITH THIS ISSUE, THEY STATED THIS IS NOT A KNOWN ISSUE BECAUSE A RECALL WAS NEVER ANNOUNCED EVEN THOUGH THEY PRODUCED A TSB. THEY REFUSED TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR AN EVIDENT DESIGN FLAW WHICH PROMPTED A REPAIR KIT BE PRODUCED TO REMEDY THE SITUATION. THEY DO NOT STAND BY THEIR PRODUCT AND PROVIDE A RECALL WHICH IS NEEDED. *TR

UPON RE-FUELING MY VEHICLE, THE GASOLINE COMES RIGHT BACK OUT. "SERVICE ENGINE SOON" LIGHT IS ON WITH A CODE OF P1446. IT IS DEFINED AS "EVAP CANISTER VENT CONTROL VALVE (CLOSED)". *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN SENTRA. HE MADE THREE ATTEMPTS TO START THE VEHICLE AND WAS UNSUCCESSFUL. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THE CONTACT TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER REPAIRED THE FUEL PUMP AS IDENTIFIED IN THE TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35900 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 36300. UPDATED 6/25/08 *CN THE FUEL PUMP WAS REPAIRED DUE TO LOW FUEL PRESSURE. UPDATED 06/25/08.

EXPERIENCED DELAY IN STARTING. ENGINE TOOK FOREVER TO TURNOVER. DIAGNOSTIC DETAILS REVEALED NOTHING WRONG, IN FACT THE CAR WOULD START NORMALLY WHENEVER THE DEALER TRIED. PROBLEM CONTINUED AND AFTER TWO TRIPS TO THE DEALERSHIP--THEY REFUSED TO BELIEVE THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM--I WAS TOLD TO LEAVE IT OVERNIGHT. THEY FINALLY EXPERIENCED THE PROBLEM THEMSELVES. THEY PIN-POINTED THE PROBLEM--THE FUEL PUMP WAS FAULTY. IT WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY AND PROBLEM CEASED. *JB