Nissan Sentra Complaints (2014)

380 consumer complaints on file.

#11118316August 7, 2018
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE
I WAS DRIVING FOR ABOUT 15 MILES- I CAME TO A RED LIGHT- VEHICLE STOPPED AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. TURNED THE IGNITION OFF AND ON - VEHICLE WOULD MOVE FORWARD AN INCH AND STOP AGAIN. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE MECHANIC; MECHANIC SAID THERE IS A RECALL AND THE SYSTEM NEEDS TO BE REPROGRAMMED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11118351August 7, 2018
POWER TRAIN
GOT MY OIL CHANGED, CAR ONLY AT 75,000 MILES AND 1 YEAR OLD. THE ACCELERATION OF MY CAR JUST STOPPED WHILE I WAS DRIVING UP A HILL, THE ENGINE SHAKING UNCONTROLLABLY. SHORTLY AFTER HAD IT TOWED, AND NOW IT WON'T ACCELERATE AT ALL. CVT TRANSMISSION COMPLETELY WENT OUT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11115166August 1, 2018
POWER TRAIN
ON 7/30/2018 I WAS DRIVING, WHEN I CAME TO A STOP MY 2014 NISSAN SENTRA SR WITH 54,000 MILES ON IT STALLED. I THOUGHT IT MAY BE A FLUKE, BUT KEPT HAPPENING. THIS ONLY HAPPENED WHEN IN GEAR AND AT A COMPLETE STOP. IF I WAS IN PARK OR NEUTRAL IT WOULD NOT STALL. TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP THAT DAY. FOUND OUT ON 8/01/2018 THAT THE TORQUE CONVERTOR IS BAD AND THEY ARE REPLACING THE TRANSMISSION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11112857July 21, 2018
AIR BAGS, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
DISCULPEN PERO YO NO ENTIENDO MUY BIEN EL INGLES TENGO PROBLEMAS CON UN CARRO QUE COMPRE HACE 7 MESES POR FAVOR GRACIAS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11111441July 15, 2018
AIR BAGS
MY WIFE WAS HEADING TO WORK ABOUT 1750 ON JUNE 26TH, DURING A RAIN STORM, SHE ENTERED THE HIGHWAY ON 43 EASTBOUND TOWARD MILWAUKEE OUT OF MUKWONAGO, WISCONSIN. SHE WAS TRAVELLING ABOUT 60MPH IN A 70 MILES AN HOUR ZONE; DURING THE STORM AND HYDROPLANED ON THE SLICK ROAD, DUE TO THE FACT THIS DOWNPOUR HAD BEEN IN THE EARLY STAGES THE ROADS WERE VERY SLICK. SHE SPUN OFF THE SIDE OF THE EXPRESSWAY DOWN THE EMBANKMENT WHERE THE CAR FLIPPED OVER ABOUT 3 TIMES AND SHE ENDED UPSIDE DOWN AGAINST A TREE, NONE OF THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. SHE WAS TAKEN TO ER AND WAS NOT SERIOUSLY INJURED DUE TO HAVING HER SEATBELT FASTENED, ENDURING SCRAPES, BRUISES AND ABRASIONS. THE WINDOWS ALL BLEW OUT, BUT AGAIN NO AIRBAGS DISPERSED. SHE WAS OFF A WEEK FROM WITH EXTREME SORENESS IN HER BODY AND A HAIRLINE FRACTURE IN HER ELBOW. *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#11111081July 12, 2018
POWER TRAIN
PURCHASED MY 2014 SENTRA BRAND NEW(124 MILES) IN NOVEMBER 2014. I KEEP UP WITH REG SCHEDULED MAINT BECAUSE I USE MY CAR FOR WORK, I'M IN SALES. MID-JUNE I STARTED TO EXPERIENCE A JOLTING FROM MY CAR WHEN I STARTED TO ACCELERATE. ONCE I REACHED 40MPH THE JOLTING AND TUGGING FEELING WOULD SOMEWHAT STOP, THAT IS UNTIL I HAD TO SLOW DOWN AND THEN ACCELERATE AGAIN. I HAD MY SPARK PLUGS CHANGED, THROTTLE BODY CLEANED, ENGINE FILTER REPLACED, AND IT STILL JOLTED AND TUGGED. PRETTY MUCH EVERY YEAR BUT 2014 IS INCLUDED IN AN EXTENDED WARRANTY PROGRAM FROM THE CRAPPY CVT. TOOK MY VEHICLE TO A TRANSMISSION GARAGE AND THEY DID A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. SAID CVT WAS BAD, LIKE ALL NISSAN TRANSMISSIONS, AND THAT IT NEEDED TO BE REBUILT. THE PRICE THEY WERE GOING TO CHARGE WAS A LITTLE STEEP BUT IT ALSO CAME WITH A 3 YEAR WARRANTY, ANYTHING HAPPENS TO THE TRANSMISSION IN 3 YEARS AND THEY FIX FOR FREE. I WAS TALKED INTO GOING TO NISSAN TO GET A NISSAN CERTIFIED DIAGNOSTIC AND PAY $105 FOR SOMETHING I ALREADY KNEW. THEY CALLED ME 2 DAYS AFTER MY APPOINTMENT TO TELL ME THAT IT WAS INDEED THE CVT , SURPRISE SURPRISE. I MADE A CLAIM WITH NISSAN TO SEE IF I COULD GET ANY OUT OF REGULAR WARRANTY ASSISTANCE FOR MY 4 YEAR OLD CAR THAT I STILL OWE A LOT OF MONEY ON. AFTER A WEEK OF WAITING AND $200+ DOLLARS IN RENTAL CAR FEES THAT I HAVE TO PAY FOR WAITING, NISSAN GETS BACK TO ME SAYING THEY CAN OFFER A LITTLE BIT OF ASSISTANCE. I GUESS A LITTLE BIT IS BETTER THAN NOTHING BUT NOW I AM FORCE TO WAIT 2+ WEEKS BC THE DEALERSHIP ONLY HAS 1 NISSAN CERTIFIED TECHNICIAN TO WORK ON 15 PLUS VEHICLES A DAY. THERE A 2 TRANSMISSION JOBS AHEAD OF MINE THAT HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR A WHILE AND THEY DID 6 CVT REBUILDS LAST MONTH. NISSAN OR THEIR DEALERSHIPS DO NOT SUPPORT THEIR CUSTOMERS WITH LOANERS AND THEY ARE ONLY OFFERING A 1 YEAR/12K WARRANTY ON THEIR WORK. NISSAN IS SCREWING ALL OF US WITH THIS CVT ISSUE!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11110613July 10, 2018
POWER TRAIN
I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE AT 75MPH ON THE INTERSTATE AND THE CAR BEGAN SHAKING AND RATTLING SO HARD I THOUGHT NY TIRE WAS FALLING OFF. I HAD TO HIT THE BRAKES WITH A SEMI BEHIND ME AND A SEMI BESIDE ME AND TRY TO GET ONTO THE SHOULDER FROM THE LEFT LANE. COME TO FIND OUT IT IS THE CVT TRANSMISSION THAT NISSAN KNEW WAS BAD IN THE FIRST PLACE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11109998July 7, 2018
POWER TRAIN, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THIS 2014 NISSAN SENTRA HAS BEEN IN MY POSSESSION SINCE SEPTEMBER 12, 2015. THE ISSUE STARTED UP ON SUNDAY, JULY 1, 2018. I NOTICED THE CAR HESITATING AND "JERKING" WHENEVER I ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE ABOVE 40 MPH TO REACH HIGHWAY SPEED. THE PROBLEM INCREASED DRAMATICALLY OVER THE WEEK, AND DURING MY COMMUTE ON FRIDAY, JULY 6, 2018, MY CAR WAS RESISTING ACCELERATING, RPM WOULD JUMP UP AND DOWN WHILE ATTEMPTING TO GET TO HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND ACCELERATION SEEMED TO BE THE MOST DIFFICULT THING TO ACCOMPLISH. ON MY WAY BACK HOME FROM WORK ON FRIDAY JULY 6, 2018 IS WHEN THE PROBLEM BECAME BLATANTLY DANGEROUS. I ENDED UP EXPERIENCING A SUDDEN "DROP" IN SPEED ON THE HIGHWAY. THE CAR WENT FROM 65 MPH TO 30 MPH AND REFUSED TO GO ANY FASTER. THE RPM DID JUMP DRAMATICALLY AT ONE POINT, FROM BARELY OVER 1 RPM LEAPING UP TO 7 RMP, THOUGH THE CAR'S SPEED DID NOT INCREASE. THE CAR WHINED LOUDLY WHEN THAT HAPPENED, THEN IT PLUMMETED BACK DOWN TO THE BARELY OVER 1 RMP. I MANAGED TO GET THE CAR BACK UP TO HIGHWAY SPEED ON A DOWNHILL PORTION OF THE HIGHWAY, AND GOT MYSELF ALMOST TO MY HOME. THE CAR CEASED TO ACCELERATE OR EVEN RECOGNIZE I WAS PUSHING ON THE GAS PEDAL AFTER COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP AT AN INTERSECTION 8 BLOCKS FROM MY HOME. I CALLED MY BOYFRIEND WHO CAME DOWN TO ASSIST A KIND NEIGHBOR WHO HEARD ME TRYING TO GET MY CAR GOING BY TURNING IT ON AND BACK OFF NUMEROUS TIMES TO NO AVAIL. HE THOUGHT IT "SIMPLY NEEDED TRANSMISSION FLUID", AS THE CAR SOUNDED LIKE IT WANTED TO GO....JUST COULDN'T "CATCH GEARS". THIS GENTLEMAN AND MY BOYFRIEND ENDED UP GIVING THE NISSAN A PUSH/RUNNING START AFTER I STARTED IT BACK UP AND PUT IT INTO DRIVE. INCREDIBLY, THIS ALLOWED THE CAR TO MAKE THE LAST 8 BLOCKS TO MY DRIVEWAY, WHERE THE CAR CAME TO A VERY ABRUPT, HALTING STOP AFTER PUTTING IT INTO PARK. TERRIFIED TO DRIVE IT, MY DEALERSHIP IS NEARLY 100 MILES AWAY..LEAVING ME SOL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11109636July 5, 2018
POWER TRAIN
WHEN YOU ARE TRYING TO EXCELLERATE THE VEHICLE WILL REV UP THE ENGINE AND WILL NOT GO UNLESS IT JERKS INTO GEAR. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON AND IT SAYS ITS THE CLUTCH PRESSURE PLATE THE CAR ONLY HAS 62,000 MILES ON IT AND HAS BEEN DOING THIS FOR A YEAR. DEALERSHIP SAYS IT WILL COST THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS TO FIX.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11105073July 2, 2018
AIR BAGS
DAUGHTER INVOLVED IN A SERIOUS FRONT-END COLLISION. THE CAR WAS TOTALED. HER AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. AT THE TIME OF THE COLLISION, SHE WAS ON A CITY STREET. SHE PASSED OUT WHILE DRIVING AND HIT A GUARDRAIL HEAD-ON. *DT CONSUMER HAD THE RECALL REPLACED.*JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#11104943July 1, 2018
POWER TRAIN
ABOUT A YEAR AND HALF AGO MY CAR STARTED ACTING LIKE THE TRANSMISSION WASNT WANTI G TO PULL WHEN I QUESTION THE DEALERSHIP I AM TOLD THATS JUST HOW THE VARIBLE TRANSMISSION WORKS. IT HAS ONLY GOTTEN WORSE. I BOUGHT THE CAR BRAND NEW I WOYLD NOT HAVE BOUGHT IT IF I WOULD HAVE KNOWN ABOUT THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. I CAN NOT AFFORD A CAR NOTE AND TO FIX THE TRANSMISSION. WHY ARE THERE PREVIOUS YEARS RECALLED AND NOT THE 2014?
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11104790June 29, 2018
POWER TRAIN
I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY IN VIRGINIA AND GOT OFF AT MY EXIT IN WOODBRIDGE. WHEN I GOT OFF AT THE EXIT, MY CAR STARTED REVVING, EVEN THOUGH I WAS ONLY DOING 30 MPH. MY CAR THEN DROPPED DOWN TO 25 AND THE RPMS KEPT REVVING. I'M IN TRAFFIC, CARS ARE SWERVING NOT TO HIT ME BECAUSE THE SPEED LIMIT IS 40 MPH. I ENDED UP PULLING INTO A SHOPPING CENTER WHERE MY CAR WAS STILL IN DRIVE BUT WOULD NOT MOVE WHEN I PUT MY FOOT ON THE GAS. SINCE I WAS IN VIRGINIA TO VISIT A FRIEND, I DROVE MY CAR WITH MY HAZARD LIGHTS ON FOR 2.5 (WHICH TOOK 20 MINUTES BECAUSE I COULDN'T GET OVER 25 MPH) AND PARKED IT AT HIS HOUSE. I ENDED UP HAVING IT TOWED FROM VIRGINIA BACK TO MARYLAND THE NEXT MONDAY. I BOUGHT MY CAR BRAND NEW OFF THE LOT WITH 36 MILES ON IT. I HAD ALREADY HAD MY TRANSMISSION REPLACE WITH THE 36,000 MILE WARRANTY (NISSAN HAD TO REPLACE IT). THIS IS DANGEROUS. WHAT IF MY TRANSMISSION WOULD HAVE STARTED STALLING ON 95 SOUTH? I MIGHT NOW HAVE BEEN FILLING THIS COMPLAINT RIGHT NOW.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11103934June 26, 2018
AIR BAGS
VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING ON MAIN STREET THROUGH BUSY AREA. CAR HIT HEAD ON INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE MAKING A LEFT TURN. CAR CRASHED INTO OTHER VEHICLE. NECK INJURY AND BRUISING WAS THE RESULT IN THE COLLISION BECAUSE AIRBAG FAIL TO DEPLOY. CAR REMAINS NOT IN USE AND WAITING ON FURTHER INFO IN THE MATTER. *TT
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#11103020June 21, 2018
POWER TRAIN
I'M NOT EVEN SURE OF WHAT'S GOING ON WITH MY CAR BUT WHAT I DO KNOW IS THAT I NEVER HAD A PROBLEM WITH MY CAR UNTIL THE 25 OF MAY, I WAS DRIVING MY CAR AND ALL OF A SUDDEN IT STARTED STALLING AS I WAS TURNING ON THE FREEWAY AND WOULDN'T TAKE POWER SO I HAD TO STOMP THE GAS TO MAKE IT GO THEN I PULL OFF THE ROAD BECAUSE IT STARTED RUNNING LIKE SOMETHING HAD BROKE I CALLED A TOW TRUCK AND HAD IT TOWED AND HAD MY MECHANIC LOOK AT IT AND HE SAID IT WAS MY TRANSMISSION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11098676May 29, 2018
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 NISSAN SENTRA. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE AND STARTED TO JERK. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO PASSPORT NISSAN OF ALEXANDRIA (150 S PICKETT ST, ALEXANDRIA, VA 22304) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES AFTER THE REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT SHE WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIRS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 79,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11098313May 28, 2018
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
ON 5 DIFFERENT OCCASIONS MY NISSAN SENTRA HAS STALLED ON ITS OWN WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. I'VE ONLY HAD THIS CAR FOR 3 YEARS AND MY CAR IS VERY WELL MAINTAINED. I'VE NOTICED THAT THE RPM GAGE LOOKS SHAKY THEN THE CAR STALLS AS IF I'M GOING TO BREAK DOWN. THIS IS A BIG SAFETY CONCERN TO ME CAUSE THIS COULD CAUSE DEATHS. I DRIVE WITH MY CHILDREN. ALSO I'VE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT IS WRONG WITH IT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11097311May 22, 2018
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 NISSAN SENTRA. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. WHEN THE CONTACT PULLED OVER, TURNED OFF THE ENGINE, AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE, IT OPERATED NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER (MILLS NISSAN, 3700 HWY 71 SOUTH, WILLMAR, MN 56201) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE CONTINUOUSLY VARIABLE TRANSMISSION BELT FRACTURED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO ASSIST. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 67,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11096921May 20, 2018
SERVICE BRAKES, ENGINE
"TAKATA RECALL" MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON AND OFF. I'VE HAD THE SENSOR REPLACED ONCE FOR OVER $350.00 TWO YEARS AGO. HOWEVER, NOW THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAS REAPPEARED AND WENT OFF TWICE IN THE PAST 30 DAY. I'VE KEPT UP WITH MAINTENANCE SINCE MY INITIAL PURCHASE OF THE VEHICLE. FIRESTONE ASKED ME TO CHECK WITH THE NISSAN DEALERSHIPS TO FIND OUT IF THE MASS AIR FLOW IS COVERED UNDER SOME SORT OF WARRANTY BEFORE I PAY THEM TO PERFORM ANYTHING BECAUSE THEY SEE THIS ISSUE OCCURRING IN MANY NISSANS THEY'VE PERFORMED ON.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11096626May 17, 2018
STRUCTURE:BODY, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I WAS NOT HAPPY WITH THE CAR I MADE IT CLEAR WHEN I FIRST SEEN IT . I WAS IN TWO CAR ACCIDENTS WITH TWO MONTHS AFTER THE ACCIDENTS I FOUND OUT IT HAD BEEN IN 2 ACCIDENTS BEFRE I GOT IT A REAL LEMON THE CAR DEALER RAN THE CON MAN GAME ON ME AN MY FAMILY AT A TIME I WAS STRANDED AND IN DISTRESS I WANT MY MONEY BACK AND RETURN THIS DEADLY CAR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11090298April 26, 2018
ENGINE
WHILE DRIVING MY 2014 NISSAN SENTRA (66,000 MILES) ON THE HIGHWAY, I NOTICED THE RPMS STARTED FLUCTUATING, FOLLOWED BY DIFFICULTY SHIFTING. I EXITED THE HIGHWAY AND CAME TO A FULL STOP. THE CAR WAS THEN UNABLE TO ACCELERATE. PUTTING IT IN PARK, TURNING THE ENGINE OFF AND ON AGAIN ALLOWED ME TO ACCELERATE AND DRIVE TO A GAS STATION. I CALLED MY MECHANIC, HE SAID IT COULD BE CONTAMINATED GAS, AND DIRECTED ME TO FIND A NEARBY AUTOZONE, WHERE AN EMPLOYEE SCANNED THE CAR AND AGREED IT WAS CONTAMINATED GAS. I PURCHASED SEAFOAM AND PUT IT IN THE GAS TANK, WITH ASSURANCES THAT THIS WOULD CLEAR UP THE ISSUE BUT THE RIDE MAY BE 'BUMPY'. I DECIDED TO FINISH MY DRIVE TO NEW ORLEANS. UPON ENTERING NEW ORLEANS AND SHIFTING TO STOP AND GO TRAFFIC, IT WAS APPARANT THE ISSUE HAD NOT RESOLVED ITSELF. THE VEHICLE WAS BARELY ACCELERATING OR SHIFTING. IT FELT VERY UNSAFE TO DRIVE THROUGH AN UNKNOWN CITY. THE FOLLOWING MORNING, I BROUGHT IT TO AUTOZONE AGAIN, THIS TIME THE SCAN SHOWED ISSUES WITH THE TRANSMISSION. I HAD A TECHNICIAN REBOOT THE COMPUTER, BUT NOTHING CHANGED. NOT KNOWING THE SEVERITY OF THE ISSUE AND BEING 500+ MILES FROM HOME AND MY MECHANIC, I DECIDED TO RISK THE DRIVE BACK TO NASHVILLE, HAVING HAD EVERYONE AT THE AUTOZONE AND MY MECHANIC TELL ME AT 66K MILES THE TRANSMISSON SHOULD NOT NEED TO BE SERVICES. THE CAR WAS CLEARLY HAVING ISSUES, BUT I WAS ABLE TO GET IT TO HIGHWAY SPEED. I MADE IT TO ABOUT 200 MILES OUTSIDE OF NASHVILLE WHEN IT SIMPLY BECAME TOO UNSAFE FOR ME TO CONTINUE ON THE HIGHWAY. I GOT A TOW 200M HOME, DIRECTLY TO MY MECHANIC. HE INSPECTED THE TRANSMISSION THE FOLLOWING DAY AND FOUND THE TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS DANGEROUSLY LOW WITH NO SIGN OF LEAKAGE. AFTER CHANGING THE FLUID, HE DETERMINED THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. I TOOK IT INTO CARMAX, WHERE I HAS PURCHASED THE VEHICLE JUST OVER A YEAR PRIOR. THEY CAME TO THE SAME CONCLUSION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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