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2004 Nissan Sentra repairs by problem area
Engine (44%)
Transmission and Drivetrain (3%)
Brakes and Traction Control (1%)
Suspension and Steering (20%)
Electrical and Air Conditioning (26%)
Paint, Rust, Leaks, Rattles, and Trim (4%)
Other (1%)
Chart based on 70 repairs.
2004 Nissan Sentra repair cost distribution
$2500+ (0%)
$1000 - $2499 (9%)
$500 - $999 (14%)
$100 - $499 (39%)
< $100 (38%)
Chart based on 56 repair trips. The repair cost chart excludes repairs made under warranty, do-it-yourself repairs, and repair trips that include maintenance.
2004 Nissan Sentra
Engine not specified
| Nissan Sentra in Newfoundland / Lab., Canada Nov 2009 - Mar 2010 | |||
| Dec 200966960 mi | heat shield rattling | ||
| Nissan Sentra in Massachusetts, United States Feb 2010 - Jun 2011 | |||
| Mar 2010101000 miUS $575 | I bought the car from a private seller. Engine check light came on after a week. Had it checked out and the car had a p0420 code (bad front catalytic converter.) So I bought an after market exhaust system and had it repaired. | ||
2004 Nissan Sentra 4dr Sedan
175-horsepower 2.5L I4 6-speed manual FWD
| Nissan Sentra in New York, United States - Feb 2008 | |||
| Jan 200519000 mi | Left front door speaker (woofer) blown - replaced under warranty. Intermittent long crank - no fix :( Some difficulty shifting into 1/2/R - Told "Could not duplicate" | ||
| Mar 200521000 mi | At a different Nissan dealership... Right front speaker (woofer) blown - At first told "could not duplicate". Showed to service writer, replaced under warranty Intermittent long crank - "Could not duplicate" 1/2/R difficulty in shifting - "Could not d | ||
| Sep 200654000 miUS $300 | Now out of warranty (mileage), cd got stuck in cd-player. Replaced cd player with aftermarket. | ||
| Feb 200894000 mi | Pre-cat 02 sensor broken off of exhaust manifold at the weld for the threads. Quoted approx. $600 (with a discount) for the part alone. Going with aftermarket and own labor. | ||
| Nissan Sentra in Florida, United States Mar 2015 - Sep 2015 | |||
| May 2015130300 miUS $375 | Lug studs were wearing out and corroded. One had fallen off while driving. Replaced studs on all four wheels | ||
| Jun 2015131000 miUS $189 | Replaced drive belt idler pulley. Was cause of drive belt slippage. | ||
| Nissan Sentra in Connecticut, United States Jun 2011 - Oct 2013 | |||
| Dec 2011110500 miUS $250 | Battery replaced Rear left wheel bearing replaced | ||
| Mar 2012118000 miUS $650 | Exhaust had major leaks, decided to upgrade to Stromung catback exhaust w/resonator | ||
| May 2012120000 miUS $100 | Replaced alternator | ||
| Jun 2012125000 miUS $10 | Replaced lower alternator bracket bolt, which had vibrated out and became lodged in water pump pulley | ||
| Aug 2013154300 miUS $400 | Thumping from front end, replaced blown front struts, as well as sway bar link | ||
| Nissan Sentra in New Hampshire, United States Jul 2013 - Jun 2017 | |||
| Jan 2014201000 mi | obd code for o2 sensor heater voltage low, traced to oxidation on wiring harnes plug at ecu, fixed by owner obd code for o2 sensor heater voltage low, traced to oxidation on wiring harnes plug at ecu, fixed by owner | ||
| Jul 2014226000 mi | check engine light indicating low voltage to o2 sensor heater--turned out to be a poor oxidized connection where wiring harness plugged into ecu | ||
| Sep 2014229000 miUS $85 | Left rear wheel bearing | ||
| Jun 2015332000 miUS $30 | clutch master cylinder | ||
| Jul 2015332000 mi | trip computer only occasionally works, started being a problem a year ago never repaired | ||
| Oct 2015332000 mi | gas guage has become totally eratic | ||
| Dec 2016335000 mi | right rear wheel bearing | ||
| Feb 2017335000 mi | starter failed | ||
| Mar 2017335000 mi | battery failed | ||
| May 2017335000 mi | door handle broke off | ||
| Nissan Sentra in Districto Federal, Mexico Feb 2009 - Dec 2011 | |||
| Oct 201076260 mi$450 | Engine coolant loss. Still having problemas with this. | ||
| Jan 2011$1000 | Thermostat broke (closed) thus the engine got hot, had to plan the engine block. Since it was fully disasembled, changed all metals and piston rings. Additionally, changed the original clutch plate. | ||
| Oct 201191940 mi$300 | Left A Arm was about to break. Direction felt very "fluffy" | ||
2004 Nissan Sentra 4dr Sedan
165-horsepower 2.5L I4 4-speed automatic FWD
| Nissan Sentra in Florida, United States Oct 2013 - Sep 2016 | |||
| Jan 2014US $80 | Power steering hoses leaking. Replaced suction and return hoses. | ||
| Jul 2014132000 miUS $300 | Gear in sunroof motor broke. Replaced sunroof motor | ||
| Jul 2015139732 miUS $150 | Radiator top tank cracked. Replaced radiator | ||
| Feb 2016143100 miUS $200 | No start replaced starter | ||
| Mar 2016144000 miUS $200 | Oil leaking into spark plug tubes. Had to replace valve cover | ||
2004 Nissan Sentra 4dr Sedan
126-horsepower 1.8L I4 5-speed manual FWD
| Nissan Sentra in Massachusetts, United States Feb 2017 - Jun 2022 | |||
| Jun 201754000 miUS $200 | Exhaust repair | ||
| Nissan Sentra in Tennessee, United States Jul 2010 - Jun 2011 | |||
| Aug 201077000 miUS $1100 | Blown head gasket. blown head gasket | ||
| Nissan Sentra in New York, United States Aug 2010 - Jul 2011 | |||
| Jul 2011148000 mi | Failed emissions test. Local mechanic worked for three hours to try to fix it, he thought it was the downstream O2 sensor, but CEL still on. To dealer, ECM defective. Cost close to a grand to fix, so got rid of car. | ||
2004 Nissan Sentra 4dr Sedan
126-horsepower 1.8L I4 4-speed automatic FWD
| Nissan Sentra in South Dakota, United States - May 2009 | |||
| Oct 200633000 miUS $100 | compressor and power steering belt glazed over | ||
| Nov 200741000 mi | stereo shorted out, under warranty | ||
| May 200966000 miUS $100 | compressor and power steering belt glazed over yet again | ||
| Nissan Sentra in British Columbia, Canada Feb 2011 - Jun 2018 | |||
| Mar 2018112220 miC $950 | Air /fuel Battery died Exhaust pipe broke from Muffler. Hole in exhaust pipe. | ||
| Jun 2018115320 miC $100 | Slow leaking air conditioner. | ||
| Nissan Sentra in Hawaii, United States Mar 2016 - Sep 2018 | |||
| Jul 201870000 miUS $856 | Fuel pump was replaced. This is a big problem with this era of Nissan Sentra. If you start the car and drive for 5 minutes and shut it off it starts right back up no problem. When you drive somewhat longer, the fuel pump overheats. When you shut the vehicle off for about 10 + minutes, the car cranks quite a bit because it isn't getting fuel. Not sure if I'm exactly right about the diagnosis but you get the idea. It's a big expensive problem It should have been a recall but it was not covered by any recall. | ||
| Nissan Sentra in Pennsylvania, United States Jun 2009 - Jun 2011 | |||
| May 201095000 miUS $1000 | Evap coil replaced. | ||
| Nissan Sentra in California, United States Mar 2017 - Jun 2018 | |||
| Mar 201770130 miUS $800 | Check Engine Light lit up on March 12th, 2017. Code obtained: P0300. Plan was to replace all spark plugs but requested that my mechanic look further into issue due to 2004 Nissan Sentra's being prone to head gasket failure. Mechanic noted coolant leakage into cylinder with a scope & it was decided to replace head gasket. Timing chain failure; replaced. | ||
| Mar 201876850 miUS $400 | Vehicle lost power while driving. Towed to mechanic. Crank shaft sensor replaced. | ||
| Nissan Sentra in Hawaii, United States Sep 2017 - Jun 2022 | |||
| Feb 201830000 miUS $35 | Replaced brake light/stop light switch after watching a video online detailing process. | ||
| Nissan Sentra in Virginia, United States Mar 2013 - Feb 2019 | |||
| Apr 2013130200 miUS $200 | Had to replace all four struts Transmission was making the dreaded "chirping" noted by several owners. Changed out the transmission fluid with synthetic fluid to clean trans and make shift smoother. Eliminated "chirp" Replaced pre-cat and both O2 sensors due to engine codes | ||
| Apr 2014157000 mi | Normal repair on tie rod ends | ||
| Nov 2014170600 miUS $35 | Had to replace thermostat was maintaining correct temp. throwing code | ||
| Nov 2015188300 miUS $60 | Wheel bearing hub in rear went bad. Replaced | ||
| Nov 2017215000 miUS $200 | Muffler failed, Had to replace muffler and intermediate pipe. Also replaced motor mounts | ||
| Dec 2017217000 miUS $200 | lower control arm both sides. This included the ball joints each side also. While there I did brakes and replaced the left CV axle. Left outer tie rod end. Was told, when the air bag was replaced, left wheel bearing loose. Replaced bearing | ||
| Nissan Sentra in Illinois, United States Sep 2010 - Dec 2011 | |||
| Mar 201189000 miUS $1200 | Simple engine malfunction. Part was expensive but expected to fail around 90,000 miles | ||
| Nissan Sentra in Massachusetts, United States Apr 2010 - Jun 2011 | |||
| May 2010107000 miUS $875 | Air conditioner wasn't working. Needed new parts and labor. | ||
| Nissan Sentra in Massachusetts, United States Feb 2009 - Jul 2014 | |||
| May 201271700 miUS $800 | Replaced exhaust system from cat. converter back. | ||
| May 201487600 miUS $485 | Replaced muffler | ||
| Nissan Sentra in Maryland, United States May 2013 - Oct 2013 | |||
| Oct 201333000 miUS $600 | Tie-rod end needed to be replaced. Brake pads and rotors were replaced as a routine maintenance. | ||
| Nissan Sentra in Ontario, Canada Feb 2009 - Aug 2012 | |||
| Mar 200960140 miC $500 | Rear brake cylinders leaking. Total replacement. Replaced head gasket. Installed fuel pump repair kit. | ||
| Aug 201079360 miC $343 | Pipe between converter and muffler rusted at muffler joint and was leaking exhaust. Noisy | ||
| Oct 201199200 mi | Replaced a control arm and stabilizers. | ||
| Nissan Sentra in Quebec, Canada Aug 2014 - Nov 2014 | |||
| Sep 2014155000 miC $35 | My muffler cracked because of excessive rust | ||
| Nov 2014155000 miC $65 | The crank sensor was broken. | ||
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