Nissan Sentra Complaints (2004)

197 consumer complaints on file.

#10102683December 11, 2004
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
AIR CONDITIONING COMPRESSOR WILL ENGAGE (A/C WILL TURN ON) REGARDLESS OF AMBIENT AIR TEMPERATURE, WHEN ONE OR BOTH OF THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS ARE MET: 1. WHEN THE INTERIOR CABIN TEMPERATURE DIAL IS SET TO ANY TEMPERATURE, INCLUDING HOT (RED AREA ALL THE WAY TO THE RIGHT), AND THE WINDSHIELD DEFROST OPTION IS NOT SET (A/C SHOULD NOT BE ON, BUT WILL TURN ON), OR 2. THE WINDSHIELD DEFROST OPTION ON THE AIR HANDLER DIAL IS SET ONCE, THE AIR CONDITIONING WILL TURN ON, AND STAY ON REGARDLESS OF ANY TEMPERATURE DIAL CHANGE OR OTHER SETTING CHANGE THE DRIVER PERFORMS AS LONG AS THE CABIN BLOWER STAYS ON (SELECTED SPEED FROM 0 THROUGH 4). IN THE BEST CASE, THIS WILL CAUSE POOR FUEL ECONOMY DUE TO THE FACT THAT THE AIR CONDITIONING IS RUNNING WITHOUT NEED IN COLD WEATHER. IN THE WORST CASE, INSTANT FOGGING MAY OCCUR ON THE INTERIOR SIDE OF THE WINDSHIELD AS WELL AS DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE DOOR GLASS, WHICH COULD LEAD TO POOR VISIBILITY AND EVENTUALLY A CRASH. USING HEAT SETTINGS IN THE WINTER AT THE SAME TIME THE AIR CONDITIONING IS ENGAGED WILL CAUSE ABNORMALLY HIGH HUMIDITY LEVELS IN THE CABIN. CONSUMER HAS EXPERIENCED THIS SEVERAL TIMES SINCE DECEMBER HAS BEEN THE COLDEST MONTH OF OWNERSHIP YET, AND HAS RESOLVED THIS PROBLEM BY DISCONNECTING THE 12V-14VDC LINE THAT ENGAGES A/C COMPRESSOR JUST FOR COLD WEATHER DRIVING. CONSUMER SECURED THE LINE USING 2 PLASTIC WIRE TIES, SECURING IT AWAY FROM THE AUTOMATIC FAN AND THE HEAT SHIELD ON THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD TO AVOID AN ELECTRICAL MALFUNCTION. LINE WILL BE RECONNECTED DURING WARMER MONTHS.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10103110December 3, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND BRAKES FAILED. CONSUMER WAS NOT ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, AND IT COLLIDED WITH THE VEHICLE IN FRONT. UPON IMPACT, BOTH FRONTAL AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, BUT THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM WAS NOT DETERMINED. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10099085November 1, 2004
STEERING, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, AIR BAGS
20 FEET AFTER PULLING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY, SUDDENLY THERE WAS A VIBRATION IN THE STEERING, THE BRAKES FAILED TO FUNCTION, THE VEHICLE VEERED TO THE LEFT AND WENT INTO A DITCH AND IMPACTED A SEWER DRAIN. THE DRIVER WAS SEVERELY BURNED BY THE AIRBAGS WHEN THEY DEPLOYED. THE INSURANCE COMPANY TOTALED THE VEHICLE. THE CAUSE OF THE ABOVE FAILURES IS UNDETERMINED. *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10093328September 29, 2004
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
INTERIOR POWER LOCK ROCKER SWITCH FAILS TO ENGAGE DOOR LOCKS ON ALL FOUR DOORS, AND ACTUALLY OPENS THE DOOR LOCKS INSTEAD OF CLOSING THEM. AS I HAVE SAID ON MY PREVIOUS COMPLAINT, IF YOU WANT TO STAY ALIVE, STAY AWAY FROM NISSAN CARS AND TRUCKS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10094400September 27, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE STALLED, FOLLOWED BY ALL THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS. SOME COMPONENTS WERE DIGITAL ILLUMINATING LIKE WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS FIRST STARTED. DEALERSHIP WAS UNABLE TO CORRECT THE FAILURE BECAUSE THEY COULDN'T DUPLICATE IT.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10090898September 13, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:MACPHERSON STRUT
MY FRONT RIGHT STRUT FAILED FOR NO APPARENT REASON AFTER ONLY 5 MONTHS AND 11,000 MILES. THERE WAS NO REASON FOR THE FAILURE AND THE DRIVING CONDITIONS WERE NORMAL HIGHWAY MILES. THIS FAILURE LEFT THE CAR VERY UNSTABLE AND IMPOSSIBLE TO MANUVERE IN AN EMERGENCY SITUATION. NO CRASH OCCURED BECAUSE I STARTED DRIVING A RENTAL CAR AFTER THE FAILURE. THE PART WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY AND THE DEALER KEPT THE OLD STRUT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10082701July 26, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
PURCHASED A 2004 NISSAN SENTRA BRAND NEW WITH 137 MILES ON IT, 2 DAYS AFTER PURCHASE, HEARD NOISE COMING FROM CAR WHENEVER CHANGING INTO GEAR, (AUTOMATIC TRANS) REPORTED IT TO LOCAL NISSAN DEALERSHIP, SCHEDULED SERVICE APPOINTMENT, TOOK IN FOR SERVICE, FOUND THAT TRANSMISSION WAS DEFECTIVE, REPLACEMENT UNIT WAS ORDERED, WAS INSTRUCTED TO CONTINUE TO USE THE VEHICLE UNTIL PARTS ARRIVED, CAR HAS STALLED IN TRAFFIC, WHILE TRAVELING DOWN THE ROAD AT 45MPH, AND HAS ALSO STALLED SITTING STILL AT A LIGHT. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION WITH A REFURBISHED UNIT, ALL SEEMED FINE FOR A FEW HUNDRED MILES, NOW SAME NOISES AND COMPLICATIONS FROM ORIGINAL TRANSMISSION ARE IN THIS UNIT, ALONG WITH OTHER PROBLEMS. OW VEHICLE HAS TO GO IN FOR SERVICE AGAIN ON REPLACEMENT TRANSMISSION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10083464July 22, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE
THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM AS DESCRIBED IN THE ECM MATERIAL RECALL 03V477000 IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE JERKED BACK AND FORWARD, BUT THE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER AND MODEL YEAR WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10082487July 22, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY
2004 NISSAN SENTRA 1.8S: PURCHASED NEW ON 3/13/2004. MILEAGE 2060 - JERSEY CITY, NJ: SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT CAME ON, BROUGHT TO DEALER, ECM REPROGRAMMED, DEALER DID NOT KNOW WHAT CAUSED THE LIGHT TO COME ON. ERRATIC/ROUGH IDLING STILL PERSISTS, VEHICLE SHUT OFF ONCE WHILE REFUELING. MILEAGE, APPROX. 4725 - JERSEY CITY, NJ: SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT CAME ON AND WENT OFF INTERMITTENTLY, DEALER REFUSED TO REPAIR DUE TO "NO HARD CODE IS STORED." ERRATIC/ROUGH IDLING PERSISTS. VEHICLE SHUT OFF SECOND TIME WHILE PARKED. BEGAN LEMON LAW PROCEEDINGS IN NEW JERSEY. MILEAGE, 5370 - MYRTLE BEACH, SC: SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT IS ON. CAR IS BUCKING IN 1ST GEAR (AUTOMATIC), "MAPP" GAS OR ROTTEN EGG SMELL (POSSIBLY EXCESS SULFUR) COMING FROM EXHAUST. ERROR CODE P0171/P0174, AIR FLOW METER REPLACED WITH NO FURTHER FAILURES. MILEAGE, 5637 - CHARLOTTE, NC: SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT IS ON. VEHICLE NOW BUCKS AT HIGH SPEEDS, ESPECIALLY WHEN LETTING UP ON THE ACCELERATOR. AFTER PROLONGED HIGHWAY DRIVING, VERY ERRATIC IDLE, AT TIMES ALMOST REACHING 0 RPMS WHILE PARKED. DEALER RESET ECM, COULD NOT DETECT ANY FAILURES. ARRANGED TO CHANGE FUEL PUMP BUT FINALLY FUEL PUMP WAS NOT CHANGED. VEHICLE DRIVEN BACK TO NEW JERSEY WITH SAME FAILURES AS LISTED ABOVE. SINCE CHARLOTTE, NC SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT HAS COME ON TWO TIMES, AND HAS GONE AWAY JUST AS FAST. I DO NOT HAVE MUCH TIME TO KEEP MY ONLY CAR (AND NEW CAR) IN AND OUT OF THE DEALERSHIP, SINCE THEY REFUSE TO PROVIDE A RENTAL. MY RECOMMENDATION: WANT TO STAY ALIVE, STAY AWAY FROM NISSAN CARS AND TRUCKS. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10081114July 15, 2004
VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR
WHILE BACKING INTO A PARKING SPOT, THE DRIVER'S SIDE, SIDE-VIEW MIRROR STUCK A POST. THE MIRROR EXPLODED, PROJECTING SHARDS OF GLASS THROUGHOUT THE CAR. I, THE DRIVER, RECEIVED A NEAR-BLINDING PUNCTURE TO THE LEFT EYE. A LARGE PIECE OF GLASS FROM THE MIRROR STUCK THE LEFT EYE, LEAVING A LACERATION. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10073056May 24, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AFTER HAVING THE CAR REPAIRED TWICE ALREADY AND THEN BOLTS FELL OUT OF THE ENGINE. THIS CAUSED THE CAR TO STALL THE SAME AS WHEN THE CATALYST WAS BURNED UP. THE CATALYST HAD BEEN REPLACED ALONG WITH THE ENGINE. I STILL HAVE PROBLEMS TO THIS DAY WITH FUNNY SMELLS AND RATTLES.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10073894May 19, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAINED CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, AND DROVE IT TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT BRAKE SYSTEM NEEDED TO BE CLEANED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10066548April 20, 2004
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
THE CAR WAS EQUIPPED WITH THE FIRESTONE FIREHAWK GTA-02 TIRES. IT WAS FORTUNATE THAT THE TIRE WHEN FLAT WHEN I WAS PARKING. THE TIRE EXHIBIT THE SAME PROBLEM WITH PREVIOUS RECALL DATED FEBRUARY 20, 2001. THE BELT WAS SEPARATING AND AIR IS LEAKING OUT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10066291April 16, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
2004 NISSAN SENTRA. BORN ON DATE OF APRIL 2003. BOUGHT IN OCT 2004. CURRENTLY HAS 4495 MILES. CAR STALLED TWICE. BROUGHT TO DEALERSHIP ON 04/02/2004 TO CHECK FOR PROBLEM (4331 MILES). NO FAILURE CODES INDICATED IN MEMORY OF COMPUTER. ON APRIL 8TH THE CAR WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT. SON HAS MEMORY LOSS FROM STOP SIGN TO WHEN CAR CAME TO REST. HE DOES NOT HAVE FULL MEMORY RECALL. IT IS COMING BACK BUT IS SPOTTY. HE CURRENTLY RECALLS TALKING TO A PARAMEDIC, A SMALL BUMPING SENSATION AND DASHBOARD LIGHTS COMING ON (LIKE WHEN THE CAR STALLED BEFORE). IS THERE ANY OTHER INFORMATION ABOUT THESE CARS? I KNOW THERE IS A RECALL FOR CARS BUILT FROM JAN 2000 TO MARCH 2003 FOR CASES OF STALLING. WE GOT THIS CAR BRAND NEW. ONLY NISSAN HAS PERFORMED ANY MNTC. OIL CHANGE. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#10067294April 16, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH ENGINE STALLED. AS A RESULT, VEHICLE LOST POWER.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10062752March 21, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
PURCHASED CAR BRAND NEW WITH 7 MILES ON IT. ON 3/15/04 AT 495 MILES ON THE COMPUTER DIED - LOST ENGINE POWER IN HEAVY TRAFFIC, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON. DEALER REPLACED COMPUTER UNDER WARRANTY AND I ACCEPTED DELIVERY OF REPAIRED VEHICLE ON 3/19/04. ON 3/31/04 AT 720 MILES - CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN, LOST ALL ENGINE POWER AGAIN IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. MADE IT TO DEALER - WAS TOLD 'NOTHING THEY COULD DO FOR ME' AND ALTHOUGH THE CAR IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE, CONSTANTLY LOSING POWER IN TRAFFIC - THEY TOLD ME TO TAKE IT AWAY, OR LEAVE IT THERE AND WALK HOME (10 MILES)... *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10056327February 2, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE KEYLESS REMOTE DOES NOT WORK UNLESS THEY TAKE OUT A FUSE BECAUSE OF A SHORT IN THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - THAT PARTICULAR FUSE CONTROLED THE LIGHTS IN THE VANITY MIRROW - THEY SAID THEY HAVE TO ORDER A PART TO FIX IT - AND THAT ALL 2004 MODELS HAVE THIS PROBLEM. ALSO THE PASSENGER SIDE BACK DOOR DOES NOT OPEN FROM THE INSIDE! MAYBE DUE TO THE SAME PROBLEM - WAITING TO HEAR FROM DEALERSHIP. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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