1998 Nissan Sentra Engine cooling Problems
- Complaints
- 4about this part
- Share
- 7%of 58 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 83,000miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 4 complaints about the engine cooling of the 1998 Nissan Sentra, 7% of the 58 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 83,000 miles. 1 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers.
Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“My car lost power,I had to drive maybe (6) six miles to the dealer.went I got there I got out and noticed that there was smoke coming form trunk.I open trunk and saw that the carpet was smoking and had melted.there was a burnt spot where the carpet was.my point is that I had three quarter tank of gas in my car.I could have been blown-up in that car if I had to go much farther.it really burnt that carpet good.the cause of the problem was that it was the exhaust manifold and the converter,which comes together and cost $901.87 to repair.I bought this car only a week prior to the incident,from…”
NHTSA complaint #10003496, filed 2003-01, 83,000 miles“1998 Nissan Sentra was struck by unit 2 struck in the rear as the consumer began having engine trouble and started slowing down. This caused Sentra to go off the right side of the roadway and overturn in the ditch. Bf (ohio traffic crash report # 10-0414-89) updated 04/22/11”
NHTSA complaint #10370069, filed 2010-12Related service bulletins
- 10178241Jul 24, 2020VOLUNTARY SERVICE CAMPAIGN ENGINE MOUNT REPLACEMENT Service Campaign ID # PU803 is no longer active. ï· Repair orders opened after this bulletinâs published date are no longer…
Engine cooling: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1 | 0% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0% |
| 2014 | 3 | 1% |
| 2013 | 4 | 1% |
| 2012 | 1 | 1% |
| 2011 | 4 | 3% |
| 2010 | 8 | 6% |
| 2009 | 2 | 4% |
| 2008 | 10 | 6% |
| 2007 | 11 | 7% |
| 2006 | 14 | 12% |
| 2005 | 48 | 28% |
| 2004 | 59 | 30% |
| 2003 | 86 | 48% |
| 2002 | 127 | 42% |
| 2001 | 93 | 39% |
| 2000 | 72 | 42% |
| 1999 | 6 | 10% |
| 1998 | 4 | 7% |
| 1997 | 6 | 6% |
| 1996 | 9 | 6% |
| 1995 | 12 | 10% |
| 1994 | 11 | 11% |
| 1993 | 5 | 9% |
| 1992 | 11 | 18% |
| 1991 | 4 | 6% |
| 1990 | 8 | 21% |
| 1989 | 9 | 22% |
| 1988 | 10 | 27% |
| 1987 | 5 | 14% |
| 1986 | 1 | 17% |
| 1985 | 2 | 33% |
Other parts of the 1998 Nissan Sentra
15 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
14 complaintsBrakes
7 complaintsVehicle speed control
6 complaintsFuel system
4 complaintsSuspension
4 complaintsElectrical system
3 complaintsBody and structure
3 complaintsTires
3 complaintsEquipment
2 complaintsOther or unknown
2 complaintsSeat belts
2 complaints
← All problems reported for the 1998 Nissan Sentra
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 28, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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