Nissan Sentra Complaints

5,975 consumer complaints on file.

#10907200September 16, 2016
ENGINE
IN THE MORNING, CAR TOOK MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS TO START. IN AFTERNOON, AFTER HAVING SAT FOR AN HOUR, IT WAS AGAIN HARD TO START. DROVE APPROX. 1/2 MILE ACROSS HIGHWAY INTO A PARKING LOT, SLOWED AND CAR STALLED. RESTARTED AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS, DROVE APPROX. 1/4 MILE AND CAR STALLED AS I SLOWED AGAIN PRIOR TO ATTEMPTING TO TURN INTO PARKING SPACE. WOULD NOT RESTART UNTIL LEFT SIT FOR APPROX. AN HOUR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10906844September 15, 2016
SUSPENSION, ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 NISSAN SENTRA. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO VICIOUSLY VIBRATE WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE COIL SPRING AND SPARK PLUG FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 80,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10906318September 14, 2016
ENGINE, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
VEHICLE HESITATES WHEN STARTING & STALLS OUT OR SHUTS DOWN WHEN SLOWING DOWN OR COMING TO A HALT. IF LET TO SIT FOR A WHILE IT WILL RESTART, BUT HAS LEFT ME STRANDED MULTIPLE TIMES. CRANK SENSOR REPLACED AS WELL AS ALL FLUIDS. HAVE HAD IT CHECKED FOR CODES, BUT NOTHING SHOWS UP. CAR WAS RECENTLY PURCHASED IN LATE MAY 2016. VENDOR REPAIRED SEVERAL ITEMS,BUT NOW CAR IS OUT OF VENDOR WARRANTY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10905968September 13, 2016
ENGINE
DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY IN 2015 THE CAR ENGINE WOULD JUST STOP RUNNING. MY HUSBAND CALLED THE TOWING COMPANY AND ME AFTER HE PULLED OVER AFTER TEN MINUTES OR SO AND THE CAR STARTED AGAIN, WE CANCELLED THE TOW AND HE RETURNED HOME BUT NEAR THE HOME THE CAR STALLED OUT AGAIN. WE MANAGED TO GET IT STARTED AGAIN AND DROVE IT TO A FIRESTONE REPAIR SHOP WHICH CHARGED US 280.89 DOLLARS FOR A CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR. NISSAN RECALLED A CRANK ANGLE SENSOR FOR THE 2.5 L BUT WE HAVE THE 1.8 L ENGINE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10905801September 12, 2016
ENGINE, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE CAR TURN ON NORMAL. THEN AFTER A FEW MINUTES ON THE CITY, THE CAR STARTED MAKING A GRINDING NOISE COMING OUT THE BOTTOM OF THE CAR. ALSO, I HAD THE CAR IN DRIVE AND IT WOULD NOT MOVE FORWARD.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10905168September 10, 2016
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
DRIVING & ALL GAUGES IN DASHBOARD TURNED OFF. THE SAME DAY, THE CAR DIDN'T RESPOND NORMALLY WHEN GAS PEDAL WAS PRESSED. THE GAS PEDAL WAS PRESSED SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE CAR TOOK IN GAS. PARKED CAR, & LATER THAT DAY RESTARTED CAR. CAR AGAIN DIDN'T RESPOND WELL WHEN PRESSING ACCELERATOR. GAUGES STILL NON OPERATIONAL. CAR DIED & BATTERY TESTED BY AAA. BATTERY FOUND TO BE OK, BUT CHARGING SYSTEM WAS ISSUE. TOWED TO TOW YARD & TOLD ALTERNATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. NEW, NOT REBUILT, ALTERNATOR REPLACED BY COUSIN & FUSE (NOT SURE WHICH ONE) WAS FOUND TO BE BLOWN & REPLACED. GAUGES WORKED AFTER FUSE & ALTERNATOR REPLACED. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON SEVERAL DAYS LATER. CKED CAR ON AUTO ZONES FREE DIAGNOSTIC TOOL & DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE U1001 CAN COMMUNICATION LINE & P0462 SECONDARY CODE GIVEN. CAR DIED AGAIN BOUT WEEK LATER & TOWED TO PEP BOYS. PEP BOYS SAID BATTERY NEEDED REPLACEMENT, SO I HAD AAA TEST IT & AAA SAID ITS THE CHARGING SYSTEM. AAA REPLACED THE BATTERY AFTER MUCH ADO. CAR TAKEN BACK TO PEP BOYS FOR 'ELECTRONIC DIAGNOSIS' & THEY SAID ALTERNATOR! ALTERNATOR TESTED AT SEPARATE BATTERY SHOP & TESTED FINE. LATER FOUND METER FUSE BLOWN. TOOK TO MECHANIC SPECIALIZING IN ELECTRICAL & HE SCANNED PCM & FOUND NO COMMUNICATION ON DATA LINES. HAD BLOWN METER FUSE CAUSING FALSE CODE. MECHANIC CLEARED OUT CODES & TEST DROVE. HE CKD CHARGE 14.2 VOLTS. MECHANIC TOLD ME TO BRING IT IN IF HAPPENS AGAIN. WELL, HAPPENED AGAIN & REPLACED METER FUSE & CK ENGINE LIGHT ON AGAIN. ELECTRICAL MECHANIC SAID IT'S A SHORT SOMEWHERE & I'D HAVE TO LEAVE CAR FOR MAYBE SEVERAL DAYS. HAD A FRIEND INSPECT UNDER DASHBOARD & CKED UNDER THE GEAR SHIFTER & CKD SPEEDOMETER WIRES & DIDN'T FIND ANY SHORTS. GOOGLED "METER FUSE NISSAN SENTRA" & METER FUSE HAS CREATED A LOT OF PROBLEMS. PROBLEMS LISTED ON FORUMS. I'VE ALREADY SPENT $550, CAN'T AFFORD TO PAY NISSAN $150 DIAGNOSTIC FEE YET.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10904961September 9, 2016
SERVICE BRAKES
EXTRA BRAKING REQUIRED TO COME TO A STOP - THIS IS AN INTERMITTENT ISSUE BUT SIMILAR TO THE ISSUE REPORTED FOR THE 2013 VERSA. THE BRAKING REQUIRED MOST TIMES TO COME TO A STOP FROM A UNIFORM SPEED CAN VARY AT TIMES SO THAT SIGNIFICANTLY MORE EFFORT TO STOP THE VEHICLE IS NEEDED. EXAMPLE, ON MY NEIGHBOURHOOD STREET, APPROACHING THE STOP SIGN AT 25MPH, NORMALLY VERY LITTLE BRAKING NEEDS TO BE APPLIED. AT TIMES, WE HAVE NOTICED THAT A LOT MORE EFFORT IS NEEDED TO STOP THE VEHICLE EVEN AT SUCH A LOW SPEED. THIS INCIDENT HAS OCCURRED SEVERAL TIMES IN THE 2 MONTHS SINCE WE'VE BOUGHT THE CAR AND WOULD LEAD TO A CRASH IF THE BRAKING SYSTEM DOES NOT RESPOND IN A UNIFORM WAY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10903238September 2, 2016
ENGINE, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, STEERING
ENGINE FUEL PUMP FAILURE. DRIVING ON BUSY HIGHWAY ENGINE STARTED TO STALL. HAD TO USE CLUTCH TO KEEP ENGINE RUNNING, NEARLY MISSING OTHER VEHICLES TRYING TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF VEHICLE TRYING TO RESTART ENGINE. IMMEDIATELY TOOK TO DEALER AND FUEL PUMP FAILURE DIAGNOSED. FUEL PUMP BEING REPLACED RIGHT NOW AT $700.00.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10899680August 31, 2016
AIR BAGS
TAKATA RECALL I BOUGHT MY NISSAN CAR IN CANADA, AND BROUGHT IT TO CALIFORNIA. FROM NISSAN CANADA, I KNOW THERE IS TAKATA RECALL FOR THE AIRBAG. THIS AIRBAG PROBLEM CAN PUT PASSENGER IN LIFE-THREATENING DANGER. HOWEVER, LOCAL NISSAN DEALERS REFUSED TO PERFORM THIS AIRBAG RECALL ON MY NISSAN CAR, AND NISSAN NORTH AMERICA DID NOT HELP TO RESOLVE THIS ISSUE (I HAVE CONTACTED NISSAN NORTH AMERICA AND DID NOT RECEIVE ANY MEANINGFUL RESPONSE).
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10899255August 29, 2016
POWER TRAIN
TRANSMISSION JERKS ACCELERATING AND DECELERATING BETWEEN 15-30 MPH. WARRANTY IS TO 60K, HOWEVER HUNDREDS (IF NOT THOUSANDS) OF OWNERS HAVE THIS ISSUE. RESETTING THE EMS MODULE DID NOT FIX THE ISSUE. CAR NEEDS A NEW TRANSMISSION. A CAR THAT WAS PAMPERED FOR 77K MILES SHOULD NOT NEED A $3,800 TRANSMISSION. BASED THE NUMBER OF OWNERS WHO HAVE THIS ISSUE, IT IS A MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT, NOT AN OWNER'S ISSUE. NO ONE SHOULD HAVE TO DEAL WITH PROBLEM ON A NEW CAR. THE GOVERNMENT SHOULD INVESTIGATE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10899364August 29, 2016
TIRES
WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK WHICH IS NO LONGER THAN A 5 MINUTE DRIVE. IT WAS HEAVY RAIN OUTSIDE. ABOUT 2 MINUTES FROM MY HOME, MY LOW TIRE LIGHT WENT ON. VERY SOON AFTER MY TIRE WENT FLAT. I PULLED TO THE CURB IN FRONT OF MY HOME. THE TIRE ROLLED OFF MY CAR AND THE RIM HIT THE GROUND, DESTROYING THE RIM. MY SENTRA IS A 2015 WITH 9000 MILES ON IT, WELL MAINTAINED. HOW DOES THIS HAPPEN. SHOULD THIS BE A WARRANTY ITEM OR RECALL? REPAIRS FRO RIM AND TIRE CAME TO $600.00.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10901939August 27, 2016
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TAKATA RECALL. THE ISSUE I'M HAVING WITH MY NISSAN SENTRA 2012 IS AN ONGOING ISSUE FOR AWHILE NOW. TRAVELING UP TO NV FROM CA, WHEN I REACHED A CERTAIN HILL OF A SLIGHT ALTITUDE DECREASE MY SPEED AUTOMATICALLY FROM GOING 80MPH TO 50MPH ON THE HWY. EVEN PUSHING THE PEDAL TO THE METAL, DOESN'T DO ANY IMPACT AT ALL. HAD TO PULL OVER AND WAIT 30MINS FOR CAR TO REST AND THEN IT WENT BACK TO NORMAL. EVEN WITH DOING A OIL CHANGE AND TRANSMISSION FLUSH, PROBLEM STILL OCCURS. CONTACTING THE DEALERSHIP DIDN'T HELP BECAUSE MY WARRANTY JUST RECENTLY WENT OUT WITH NOTHING THEY COULD DO. TALK ABOUT MY LUCK! PLEASE HELP, I TAKE VERY GOOD CARE OF MY VEHICLE AND THIS IS THE OUTCOME I GET?
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10898727August 26, 2016
AIR BAGS
OCS SYSTEM. THE RECALL SOLUTION IS UNDESIRABLE PLEASE GIVE A BETTER SOLUTION. I WILL EVEN PAY. THE AIR BAG LIGHT IS ON WHEN NO ONE IS SITTING IN THE PASSENGER SEAT AND IT IS A DISTRACTION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10899017August 26, 2016
AIR BAGS
DRIVER AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON WHILE DRIVING AND WON'T GO OFF. EVEN WHEN RESET IT RETURNS. WENT TO DEALER AND THEY CONFIRMED THAT THERE WAS SOMETHING WRONG BUT DIDN'T THINK IT WAS A RECALL, AND WOULD CHARGE CLOSE TO $1000 TO TROUBLESHOOT AND FIX.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10898173August 24, 2016
AIR BAGS
AFTER RECALL WAS COMPLETED, MY PASSENGER AIRBAG LIGHT COMES ON AND STAYS ON WITH NO WEIGHT ON THE SEAT. THIS HAPPENS STATIONARY AND MOVING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10898303August 24, 2016
AIR BAGS
JULY 20 2016 WE WERE REAR ENDED BY A HONDA ACCORD DOING 40 MPH WHILE WE WERE STOPPED AT A LIGHT. THE IMPACT SLAMMED US INTO THE CHEVY SILVERADO IN FRONT OF US. NEITHER AIRBAG DEPLOYED.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#10897537August 22, 2016
SERVICE BRAKES
STRONG PULSATION IN BRAKE SYSTEM WHEN PEDAL IS DEPRESSED FOR A TIME PERIOD AT STOP LIGHT. STRONGER PULSATION IF WHEEL IS TURNED TO MAKE A TURN AT A LIGHT WHILE PEDAL IS DEPRESSED. THE AFOREMENTIONED HAPPENS WHEN VEHICLE IS AT REST AT A LIGHT OR IN REVERSE AND BRAKES ARE APPILED . ALSO PEDAL MUST BE PUMPED TO STOP CAR AND BRAKES SEEM TO CATCH AND THEN RELEASE AND CATCH AGAIN WHEN STOPPING ,THIS CAUSED ME TO HAVE TO PUMP BRAKES TO STOP CAR. THIS HAPPENS WHEN CAR IS IN MOTION ON STREET . THIS NISSAN HAS HAD BOTH THESE PROBLEMS SINCE 20,000 MILES APPROX.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10897658August 22, 2016
POWER TRAIN, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
VEHICLE REFUSED TO ACCELERATE DURING PROLONGED UPHILL DRIVE IN 95F+ WEATHER. VEHICLE SPEED WAS REDUCED TO BELOW 50 MPH AND NO AMOUNT OF ACCELERATOR DEPRESSING INCREASED SPEED OR ACCELERATION. VEHICLE HAD TO BE PULLED OVER FOR 10 MINUTES BEFORE IT WOULD ACCELERATE NORMALLY AGAIN. NO NOTICE OF ENGINE OVERHEAT OR MALFUNCTION WAS REGISTERED ON THE THE DASH. NO INDICATORS VISIBLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10897727August 22, 2016
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
"TAKATA RECALL"THE VEHICLE WAS WORKING PERFECTLY SINCE 04/14/2016 UNTIL 08/20/2016 I DROVE THE VEHICLE FOR 30 MINUTES THEN I PARK IT AT MY PLACE, AND THE NEXT DAY I TRY TO START IT AND WAS COMPLETELY DEAD. IT JUST HAD THE AIRBAG LIGHT. I REPLACED THE BATTERY FOR A NEW ONE, IT STARTED AGAIN. I WENT FOR A DRIVE FOR 1 HOUR AND WHEN I STOP AT THE CAR WASH PLACE TO VACUUM MY CAR IT DIDN'T START AT ALL, ACTING THE SAME WAY AS THE DAY BEFORE. IT WAS COMPLETELY DEAD.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10897708August 22, 2016
AIR BAGS
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 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 NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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