Complaint 457212

1999 NISSAN SENTRA • ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION • incident Feb 25, 2003

Crash
No
Fire
No
Injuries
0
Deaths
0
Complaint ID
457212
Make
NISSAN
Model
SENTRA
Model Year
1999
Incident Date
Feb 25, 2003
Date Received
Feb 27, 2004
Data As Of
Jul 1, 2026

Complaint Summary

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION

Owner Narrative

SINCE SOON AFTER THE PURCHASE OF THE VEHICLE IF YOU START THE VEHICLE AND THEN MOVE IT A SHORT DISTANCE AND TURN IT OFF, YOU CAN NOT RESTART IT, YOU HAVE TO HOLD DOWN THE GAS PEDAL AND CRANK IT UNTIL IT STARTS, OR WAIT TILL LATER TO START IT. SISTER HAD SAME MODEL AND YEAR NISSAN EXACT SAME PROBLEM. DEALER SAID THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO, BUT IT IS A COMMON PROBLEM. NOW AT 98K MILES YOU TURN OFF THE CAR AND THE FAN CONTINUES TO RUN MUST DISCONNECT THE BATTERY TO STOP IT. MANY ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS.*AK

Owner-submitted narrative on file with NHTSA. Complaint narratives are self-reported and have not been verified.

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