Nissan is recalling 686,500 Sentra and Altima cars to address the stalling problems apparently caused by a sensor. While there are no reports of crashes or injuries, Nissan hopes to make the cars safe before anything bad happens. The recall involves Altima and Sentra models from 2002 and 2005-2006 particularly those that have the 2.5L engine under the bonnet.

An overheating crankshaft position sensor could overheat affecting its signal. This, in turn, can cause the vehicle to stall suddenly without warning when driving at low speeds.

That’s electronics for us. All it takes is a glitch in sensors to stall your vehicle or worse. I know some car enthusiasts swearing by vehicles with minimal electronics and I do understand their enthusiasm with such cars.