Nissan Sentra Complaints

5,975 consumer complaints on file.

#10959927March 10, 2017
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 NISSAN SENTRA. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS OR PARKED, THERE WAS A STRONG FUEL ODOR COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE, ESPECIALLY ON WARMER DAYS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. THERE WERE NO RECALLS ON THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. ...UPDATED 05/11/17 *BF *AS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10959864March 9, 2017
ENGINE, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 NISSAN SENTRA. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND INDEPENDENTLY ACCELERATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10959515March 8, 2017
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 NISSAN SENTRA. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE LONG BLOCK AND ECM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF ISSUE. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE ISSUES WITH THE VEHICLE WERE NOT COVERED UNDER THE EXTENDED WARRANTY PROGRAM FOR THE CONTINUOUSLY VARIABLE TRANSMISSION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 52,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10959597March 8, 2017
SUSPENSION
WHEN PULLING FORWARD OR REVERSE A VERY LOUD BANGING AS IF COIL SPRINGS ARE LOOSE AND HITTING METAL ON METAL. DURING NORMAL DRIVING SOUND DISAPPEARS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10959661March 8, 2017
SERVICE BRAKES
I WAS DRIVING MY CAR ON THE FREEWAY AND SAW A SMALL GROUP OF CARS STOPPED IN THE ROAD. I WENT TO PUT ON MY BRAKES AND NOTHING HAPPENED SO I KEPT TRYING TO BRAKE PUSHING ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE FLOOR. I WEDGED MYSELF BETWEEN THE SUV IN FRONT OF ME AND THE TRUCK NEXT TO ME. ALSO GOT REAR ENDED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. AIR BAGS DEPLLOYED AND I RECEIVED A FEW SCRATCHES BRUISES AND MUSCLE STRAIN. I WENT TO LOOK UP RECALLS ABOUT A MONTH AGO FOR MY VEHICLE. APPARENTLY MY VIN IS AN INVALID NUMBER. I RECEIVED A TICKET FOR FAILURE TO MAINTAIN MY SPEED.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#10958716March 5, 2017
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I WAS TRYING TO ACCELERATE ON THE FREEWAY BUT CAR WAS NOT ACCELERATING, ONLY STAYING AT THE SAME SPEED. I KEPT TRYING AND THE ACCELERATOR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE SO I HAD TO KEEP THE THROTTLE FULLY DEPRESSED TO MAINTAIN SPEED. VERY SCARY
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10958647March 4, 2017
AIR BAGS
CAR WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT, (MY CAR GOT TOTALED) MY AIRBAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY TO PROTECT ME.. I HAD NO PAIN RIGHT AWAY, BUT LATER ON IT GOT SO BAD I CAN'T STAND MY BACK AND NECK PAIN !!!!
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10958527March 3, 2017
AIR BAGS
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN SENTRA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V287000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10957730March 1, 2017
AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM (OCS) "FROM OWNERS MANUAL" AFTER IGNITION SWITCH IS PLACED IN THE "ON" POSITION, THE FRONT PASSENGER AIR BAG STATUS LIGHT ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL ILLUMINATES FOR ABOUT 7 SECONDS AND TURNS OFF OR REMAINS ILLUMINATED DEPENDING ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT OCCUPIED STATUS. *UNOCCUPIED FRONT PASSENGER'S SEAT: THE LIGHT IS OFF AND THE FRONT AIR BAG IS OFF. AND WILL NOT INFLATE IN A CRASH. ON MY VEHICLE THE LIGHT REMAINS ON CONSTANTLY EVEN WHEN UNOCCUPIED, IT DOES NOT TURN OFF AS STATED. AFTER READING NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS FROM OTHER NISSAN OWNERS, IT IS APPARENT THE DEALER DOES NOT WANT TO "FIX" THE PROBLEM AND JUST CREATES ARGUMENT OVER THE STATUS OF THE LIGHT EVEN WHEN SHOWN THE OWNERS MANUAL ON THE PROPER OPERATION OF THE FRONT PASSENGER AIR BAG STATUS LIGHT. IT IS VERY DISTRACTING AND ANNOYING WITH THIS BRIGHT YELLOW LIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE DASH, CONSTANTLY ON, ESPECIALLY AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS MOST NOTICEABLE. THE LIGHT COMES ON FROM THE TIME YOU START THE CAR UNTIL YOU TURN THE CAR OFF, EVEN WHEN NO ONE IS SITTING IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT. TOOK CAR TO DEALER AND THEY ARE NOT WILLING TO FIX THE PROBLEM, THEY SAY IT IS WORKING IF THE LIGHT REMAINS ON EVEN WHEN THE FRONT SEAT IS UNOCCUPIED. THAT IS NOT WHAT THE OWNERS MANUAL STATES, NOR IS IT WHAT OTHER NISSAN OWNERS HAVE BEEN COMPLAINING ABOUT. THE LIGHT SHOULD NOT STAY ON WHEN THE SEAT IS UNOCCUPIED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10957826March 1, 2017
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 NISSAN SENTRA. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE IGNITION FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED AND REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 164,000. *CN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10957947March 1, 2017
ENGINE, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING DOWN THE FREEWAY AND SLOWED DOWN GOING SO ME RAL ROAD TRACKS AND THE. CAR STALLED, IT SCARED HER A LOT BEING SHE WAS ON THE FREEWAY, SHE WAS ABEL TO PULL OVER HALF SCARED TO DEATH BECAUSE THE STEERING WHEEL GOT STIFF NOT KNOWING THE CAR HAD STALLED AND AS YOU KNOW WHEN A CAR STALLES AND YOUR IGNITION IS ON ON ALL YOUR WARNING LIGHTS CYCLE IN THE MIDDLE OF A BUSY FREEWAY, SHE WAS VERY FORTUNATE SHE DID NOT HAVE A ACCIDENT, THIS HAPPENED ALL OF A SUDDEN, HAD NEVER DONE IT BEFORE, MY SON TOOK IT TO GET IT CHECKED AT A PARTS STORE AND SAID IT HAD A BAD BATTERY SO HE REPLACED IT. SHE'S A COLLEGE STUDENT, AFTER NIGHT CLASS WAS GOING BACK TO HER APARTMENT, GETTING OFF THE FREEWAY ON TO THE RAMP CAME TO A LIGHT AND TURNED GREEN SO SHE DID NOT HAVE TO STOP AS SHE WAS TURNING CAR STALLED AGAIN IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSECTION, SHE PANICKED BECAUSE SHE THOUGHT A CAR OR TRUCK WOULD REAR END HER IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSECTION. CAR STALLED AND DID NOT WANT TO START FOR A FEW MINUTES UNTIL IT FINALLY SRATED AND WAS ABLE TO GET HOME. DID OT WANT TO TAKE ANY CHANCES TOOK IT TO THE DEALER NEXT DAY AND DIAGNOSTIC WAS THE CRANKSHAFT SENSOR WAS BAD, SEEMS TO BE WORKING FINE, I HOPE SHE DOES NOT HAVE TO GO THROUGH THAT EXPERIENCE EVER AGAIN. WHAT REALLY BOTHERS ME IS THAT SHE COULD OF HAD A VERY SERIOUS ACCIDENT AND NOW I GO ONLINE AND FIND OUT THAT THERE IS HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE GOING THROUGH THE SAME EXPERIENCE AND NISSAN DOES NOT COVER THIS DEFECT THAT THEY SAY ONLY CERTAIN MODELS OR ENGINE SIZE WERE IN THERE RECALL COST OVER $300.00 DOLLARS TO GET IT FIXED, PLUS MY CAR ALSO HAS A OTHER DEFECT WITCH SOME TIMES HAS A HARD TIME STARTING BECAUSE FUEL PUMP LOOSES PRESSURE, THEY SAY THERE IS A REPAIR KIT YOU CAN BUY TO FIX THE PROBLEM, BUT IT IS A DEFECT AND SHOULD BE RECALLED, IT COST ABOUT THORPE SAME AMOUNT AS IF YOU WERE TO REPLACE THE WHOLE FUEL PUMP.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10957600February 28, 2017
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
RECALL ON BATTERY CABLE IMPACTED ECM AND CAUSED FIRE ON WIEINGOF CAR AND IMPACTED CATALYTIC CONVERTER AND VALVE SOLENOID AND O2 SENSORS AND DAMAGED CAR
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10957277February 27, 2017
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 NISSAN SENTRA. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND COULD NOT BE CRANKED OR RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE HOLDER FUSE LINK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. ADDITIONALLY, IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT A ROD WENT THROUGH THE ENGINE AND THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 11V579000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 72,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10957086February 26, 2017
ENGINE
THE ISSUE FIRST STARTED LAST SUMMER. I HAD A CAR FULL OF 4 TEENAGERS AND WE WERE HEADING OUT OF TOWN AND THE ENGINE BEGAN A LOUD WHISTLE SOUNDS AND THEN THE GAS PEDAL QUIT WORKING - WE LIMPED OFF THE HIGHWAY AFTER ALMOST GETTING HIT AND GOT A TOW TRUCK AND RENTAL CAR. THE MECHANIC HAD US PAY FOR A WHOLE NEW MOTOR. WE THOUGHT THE ISSUE WAS FIXED. THEN A COUPLE MONTHS LATER I AGAIN HAD 4 TEENAGERS IN MY CAR HEADING OUT OF TOWN AND THE WHISTLE NOISE STARTED ABOUT AN HOUR INTO THE TRIP. THEN IT GOT LOUDER. THEN THE CAR WOULD DECELERATE GOING UPHILL. THEN, AS WE GOT TO THE NEXT EXIT, THE GAS PEDAL STOPPED WORKING COMPLETELY. WE AGAIN ALMOST DIED, BARELY MADE IT TO THE GAS STATION AND REALIZED THERE WAS AN AUTO ZONE NEXT DOOR. SO WE WENT AND HAD THE CODES READ AS THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAD JUST POPPED ON...WHEN I TURNED THE CAR BACK ON, EVERYTHING WORKED FINE BUT IT HAD SAT FOR 30 MINUTES. RESEARCH LED US TO THE CVT ISSUES WITH AN EXTENDED WARRANTY THAT HAD PASSED. WE TRIED A TRANSMISSION COOLING DEVICE AND DID NOT DRIVE THE CAR OVER AN HOUR. BUT THIS PAST WEEK I TRIED AGAIN WITH 2 TEENAGERS IN MY CAR...ONE HOUR IN TO A TRIP, IT HAPPENED AGAIN. THIS IS NOT OK FOR A CAR TRANSMISSION TO DECELERATE AND PUT MY CHILDREN AND MY LIFE AT RISK.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10956082February 21, 2017
AIR BAGS
TOOK CAR TO DEALER AS PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT COMES ON SOMETIMES WHEN MY WIFE IS IN PASSENGER SEAT, DEALER SAID NO OUTSTANDING RECALL & NO CODES SHOWED ON THEIR INSPECTION. SAID PASSENGER MUST WEIGH AT LEAST 120 LBS WHICH MY WIFE DOES. THIS IS A CRITICAL SAFETY ISSUE. NEVER HAD A PROBLEM IN ANY OTHER OWNED CARS. I AM SURE THERE ARE MANY SMALL WOMEN WHO WEIGH LESS THAN 120 LBS IN THIS COUNTRY. THIS NEEDS TO BE FIXED OTHERWISE NISSAN COULD BE SUBJECT TO A MAJOR LAWSUIT IF SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH AS RESULT OF AIRBAG NOT INFLATING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10955635February 20, 2017
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE
NISSAN SENTRA ENGINE CONTROL MODULE (ECM) & POSITIVE BATTERY TERMINAL CABLE (PBTC) - VIN MISSING FROM INCLUSION IN MULTIPLE CAMPAIGN NUMBERS REPLACEMENT OF MY ECM COMPLETED IN DECEMBER OF 2016 BY WOODFIELD NISSAN IN HOFFMAN ESTATES, IL (INVOICE ATTACHED). NOW MY POSITIVE BATTERY TERMINAL CABLE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED (INVOICE NOT YET ISSUED AS CAR IS STILL IN THE POSSESSION OF THE SERVICE STATION OF M'LADY NISSAN IN CRYSTAL LAKE, IL). IN LINE WITH CAMPAIGN NUMBERS 10V555000 & 11V579000. MY VIN NUMBER IS NOT ASSOCIATED WITH EITHER OF THESE CAMPAIGNS. I FEAR FOR MY SAFETY AND THE SAFETY OF OTHERS IN REGARDS TO OVERSIGHT OF MY VEHICLE'S EXCLUSION AND POSSIBLY OTHER CONSUMERS AS WELL AS THE RECALL NOTES THERE POSSIBILITY FOR THE ENGINE TO STOP RUNNING WHILE DRIVING INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH. MY VEHICLE HAD A NO START IN BOTH INSTANCES PROMPTING THE NEED FOR REPAIRS. ALSO, VEHICLE HAS EXPERIENCED POWER DRAINS/FLUCTUATION WHILE IDLING AND DRIVING (CAN BE CONFIRMED BY M'LADY NISSAN IN CRYSTAL LAKE, IL). DEALER SERVICE CENTER INDICATED NO ISSUE WITH THE STARTER OR ALTERNATOR AND COMPLETED A FULL START-UP CHECK. MILEAGE AT TIME OF ECM REPLACEMENT: 77,647 MILEAGE AT TIME OF PBTC REPLACEMENT: 79,801
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10955484February 19, 2017
POWER TRAIN
EARLIER LAST MONTH BEGAN HAVING TRANSMISSION ISSUES, BROUGHT THE VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP WITH JUST OVER THE 60K WARRANTY MARK. DEALER HAD THE CVT FLUID CHANGED, WHICH HELPED FOR THE NEXT DAY UNTIL THE ISSUES RETURNED. NOW I AM GETTING NO RESPONSE FROM NISSAN USA AND THE DEALER CANNOT FIND THE ISSUES BECAUSE THE ENGINE IS THROWING NO CODES. ALMOST 2 CAR ACCIDENTS. SOMEONE NEEDS TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS BEFORE A PERSON GETS INTO AN ACCIDENT FROM CVT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10954988February 16, 2017
AIR BAGS, SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
ISSUE1: THE OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM (OCS) SOFTWARE INCORRECTLY CLASSIFY THE PASSENGER SEAT AS EMPTY, WHEN IT IS OCCUPIED BY AN ADULT. THIS IS HAPPENING WHEN THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION OR STATIONARY. THIS LIFE-THREATENING PROBLEM SUBSTANTIALLY IMPAIRS THE USE AND VALUE OF MY VEHICLE AND ALSO IT CREATES A SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD. I HAVE BEEN HARASSED BY THE LOCAL DEALER DUE TO THEIR REPEATED INEFFECTIVE ATTEMPTS TO FIX THIS ISSUE. ISSUE2: GROANING SOUND FROM BRAKES WHEN DRIVING DOWNHILL. LOCAL DEALER COULDN'T ABLE TO FIX THIS ISSUE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10954994February 16, 2017
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I JUST PICKED MY DAUGHTER UP FROM HER BUS STOP WHEN I WAS LEAVING HER BUS STOP TO TAKE THE VEHICLE BACK TO HARBOR NISSAN WHEN I HEARD A LOUD BANG AND UNDER THE HOOD STARTED SMOKING AND CAUSED A FIRE (I HAD ONLY HAD THE CAR FOR 8 DAYS)BECAUSE I HAD BEEN HAVING EXHAUST ISSUES AS WELL WITH THE ALL MY DASH LIGHTS FLICKERING AND STALLING WHILE IN MOTION ON 2 HIGHWAYS ON 2 SEPERATE OCCASIONS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10955012February 16, 2017
POWER TRAIN
CAR WILL NOT COME FROM PARK TO DRIVE .CAR IS LOCKED INTO PARK.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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