# 2004 Nissan Sentra - CEL went off

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2004-nissan-sentra-cel-went-off/160752>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** nissan\
**Created:** [March 11, 2020, 1:57am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2004-nissan-sentra-cel-went-off/160752 "2020-03-11T01:57:53Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![Kenyanna](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/df788c/32.png) [@Kenyanna](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Kenyanna)\
**Post date:** [March 11, 2020, 1:57am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2004-nissan-sentra-cel-went-off/160752/1 "2020-03-11T01:57:53Z")

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My check engine light went off by it self

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**Author:** ![Purebred](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/purebred/32/46796_2.png) [@Purebred](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Purebred)\
**Post date:** [March 11, 2020, 1:26pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2004-nissan-sentra-cel-went-off/160752/2 "2020-03-11T13:26:38Z")

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If a problem is not detected again after X number of drive cycles the light will turn off. Or the light could have burned out—rare but possible. For your own piece of mind you could have the stored codes read.