I have a 2010 Nissan Sentra. What happened was here in mowing we had a lot of rain. The street flooded had to go get some food because we had no power and no food and I drove through a river in the street that didn’t seem as deep as it was until it was too late immediately all my power went off in my car and hit. The antitheft symbol came on and it’s the only thing that’s still on today a week later water did get in the engine. I took out the air filter. I drain the oil I did everything I could do but I still don’t have any electricity parts working lol but after a few days are drying out now the only thing that works is the hazard lights come on, but only on the inside of the vehicle not on the outside the blinkers don’t work windows headlamp nothing works in the car. Nothing turns on except when you put the key in it makes the sound when your doors open with the key but other than that I haven’t gotten anything to work and it’s been over a week now. The car flooded in a public location and I don’t have any place to Parkette so I’m trying to get this thing to run turnover. At least I took on spark plugs I think of the intake manifold dried everything out flushed it was oil checked all the fuses and relays. I just I can’t figure it out. It’s now been a week later and I’m still in the same position. I’ve asked many mechanics in yours seems to know exactly what’s wrong, but my question is what would make the car immediately. The power turn off when it gets hit by water. The water didn’t come to the windows, but it did come up and to the floorboards , if anybody is around this problem with this specific vehicle, please let me know as I just said I was borrowing the vehicle originally and I had to buy it from my buddy for very cheap but now I’m just trying to get it to run because I can’t even get the engine to even make a noise so I don’t even know if it runs or not so if anybody has information to this exact thing or knows what it could possibly be like I’ve checked up, took off all a lot of the sensors components that were dry. I’ve done a lot of work on the car so far I just need some help with somebody. Who knows what you’re talking about Mahalo.
The street flooded had to go get some food because we had no power and no food and I drove through a river in the street that didn’t seem as deep as it was until it was too late immediately all my power went off in my car and hit.
This is why when a given area receives way too much rain in a short time and roads flood, the motto "turn around, don't drown" works wonders here. You don't know how deep that water is, and, given that you drove a subcompact car through there, you didn't leave room for error.
The water didn’t come to the windows, but it did come up and to the floorboards
If that car has an air intake that sucks air from below, you may have hydrolocked your engine. Air is compressible, water isn't.
I was borrowing the vehicle originally and I had to buy it from my buddy for very cheap but now I’m just trying to get it to run
Anything and everything could have happened to that car after you inundated it with water. If you drove into the water at a fairly high rate of speed, the front of the car plowed into the water, likely overtopping the car at least a little bit. PCMs, BCMs, etc. Are not designed to be submerged in floodwater. The weather stripping only keeps out rain.
Hopefully I'm wrong, and your car eventually starts, but you really should have known better than to do this, especially with the low ride height of your car.
my question is what would make the car immediately. The power turn off when it gets hit by water.
electricity and water don't mix. The engine needs electricity to work. You could have multiple issues and you'll have to work through the systems one by one to get them working again (battery + main power distribution, starter, ignition, fuel, etc....). You have a LOT of work ahead of you.
In most cases a flooded car is mechanically/electrically totalled. Even if you manage to dry the thing out enough to get it running it's very likely going to have all kinds of problems. When faced with a flooded 16-year-old Sentra replacement is really the best way to move forward.
