Nissan Sentra Complaints

5,975 consumer complaints on file.

#10637725September 20, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I BOUGHT MY CAR AND THE DASHBOARD DOESN'T WORK ALL THE TIME. IT SUDDENLY STOPS AND GIVE 0 INFORMATION ABOUT SPEED, GAS, AND HEAT. I WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP THEY WANT TO CHARGE ME 1000$ WHICH I CAN'T AFFORD. I THINK THIS IS A CAR PROBLEM NOT MY PROBLEM AND I WANT THEM TO FIX IT. CAN YOU HELP FOR MY SAFETY? *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10637406September 18, 2014
AIR BAGS
VEHICLE PURCHASED ON APRIL 2014. APPROXIMATE MILEAGE 1956. HEADING VACATION TO LAS VEGAS. AIR BAG FOR PASSENGER SHOVING OFF WHILE MY WIFE SITTING ON PASSENGERS SEAT . SHE IS ABOUT 130 POUNDS. AFTER ABOUT 200 MILES OF DRIVING AFTER STOP AT ROUTE 66 CASINO ABOUT 1 HR. VEHICLES PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG IS ACTIVE. ENTIRE TRIP STOP AND GO, VEHICLES PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG TIME TO TIME OFF . WHILE PASSENGER ON SITE. AFTER WHEN WE COMEBACK FROM VACATION I LET THEM TOW THE VEHICLE TO LAS CRUCES NM JACK KEY NISSAN ABOUT PULL, DRIFT AND SUDDEN PULL AND PASSENGER AIR BAG ISSUES. WHEN WE PICKED UP THE VEHICLE WHICH NOT FIX. L ASK ABOUTTHE AIR BAG ISSUES, DEALERS SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE RESPONSE, THERE'S A RECALL ON THIS ISSUE, YOU DIDN'T GET THE RECALL NOTICE. AS OF TODAY WE DIDN'T. WHY THEY SELLING A CAR WITH ISSUES. AFTER ARE VEHICLES CONTINUES ISSUES WE DROVE 2013 NISSAN SENTRA WITH TIRE MONITORING NOT WORKING AN PASSENGERSIDE AIRBAG NOT WORKING TIME TO TIME AS A RENTAL VEHICLE. L DO HAVE THE VIN NUMBER. L GUESS L SHOULD SAY THANKS TO BE ALIVE . *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10633827September 17, 2014
POWER TRAIN, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
WAS DRIVING ON FREEWAY, ACCELERATING TOWARD 70 MPH. ACCELERATOR DROPPED AWAY FROM UNDER MY FOOT, TACHOMETER "PEGGED" 5000 RPM. QUICK SCAN OF INSTRUMENT PANEL SHOWED CAR WAS NOW IN NEUTRAL, NOT DRIVE. MY HANDS WERE BOTH ON THE STEERING WHEEL; I DIDN'T TOUCH THE GEARSHIFT LEVER. THE CAR SHIFTED ON ITS OWN. THIS STARTED A SERIES OF PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION THAT CONTINUE TO ESCALATE; TRANSMISSION WILL OVERRIDE BRAKING (CAUSED 2 ACCIDENTS 2 WEEKS APART); ON A 500-MILE (1-WAY) BUSINESS TRIP IN JULY, CAR WENT INTO FAIL-SAFE MODE 3 TIMES - LOSS OF POWER, ACCELERATOR NON-FUNCTIONAL. CAR TAKEN OFF THE ROAD BY NISSAN CORP, BUT NO REPAIRS DONE; AFTER 49 DAYS OUT OF SERVICE, CAR WAS RELEASED TO ME, CONTINUES TO EXHIBIT TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. NOW THE STEERING IS EXTREMELY HARD TO OPERATE, AS IF THERE'S NO POWER STEERING IN THE CAR. WHEN TRANSMISSION OVERRIDES BRAKES, IT FEELS LIKE THE CAR IS BEING PUSHED, THEN CHOKES DOWN (NOSE OF CAR DIPS), THEN IS CATAPULTED IN THE SAME DIRECTION (D OR R); IN THIS SEQUENCE, BRAKES FULLY APPLIED WILL NOT STOP THE CAR. NISSAN'S ONLY RESPONSE IS TO SELF-PROTECT AGAINST A LAWSUIT; NO CONCERN FOR THE WELFARE OF SOMEONE DRIVING A CAR IN THIS CONDITION! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10633600September 16, 2014
POWER TRAIN
VEHICLE WAS EXPERIENCING STALLING ON A STOP AND HESITATING IN REVERSE FOR APPROXIMATELY 4 MONTHS. THOUGHT IT WAS DUE TO FUEL PUMP ISSUES. THEN, HEARD A LOUD CLICKING NOISE WHEN I TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE BRAKE TO SLOW. WAS TOLD MY TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. NISSAN HAS AN EXTENDED 120,000 WARRANTY ON TRANSMISSION. MY VEHICLE HAD 120,815 MILES. THEY ONLY REPLACED 50%, CAUSING ME TO PAY $1500. THESE NISSAN CVT TRANSMISSION CLEARLY HAVE A SIGNIFICANT DEFECT CAUSING THESE ISSUES THAT NISSAN HAS ACKNOWLEDGED BY DOUBLING THE WARRANTY, BUT THIS IS INSUFFICIENT. THE TRANSMISSIONS SHOULD HAVE BEEN RECALLED. I SHOULD NOT HAVE PAID ANYTHING FOR THE REPAIRS. ADDITIONALLY, THE REPLACEMENT TRANSMISSION WAS A NISSAN REMANUFACTURED WITH REFURBISHED PARTS, NOT NEW. BASED ON THE NUMEROUS CONSUMERS REPORTING THEY HAVE HAD TO REPLACE TRANSMISSIONS IN THESE VEHICLES 2 OR 3 TIMES, I WILL NOT BE KEEPING THIS VEHICLE, NOR WILL I EVER BUY A NISSAN PRODUCT AGAIN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10633272September 15, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
CAR WAS DRIVEN THE DAY BEFORE, RAN JUST FINE. NEXT MORNING, AFTER DRIVING ABOUT 1 MILE, BEGAN RUNNING TERRIBLE. THE ECU (ECM) IS NO LONGER SENDING A SIGNAL TO THE NUMBER 2 IGNITION COIL. I KNOW THAT THESE CARS HAD A RECALL ON THE FOAM COVERING THE ECU, THAT RECALL WAS DONE AND FOAM REMOVED. CAR ONLY HAS ABOUT 60,000 MILES ON IT BECAUSE IN BELONG TO A 90 YEAR OLD LADY, SHE BOUGHT IT NEW. I HAVE FOUND THAT HUNDREDS OF THESE CARS NOW HAVE BAD ECU, TIME FOR A RECALL!! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10633412September 15, 2014
ENGINE, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
WHILE DRIVING UP A STEADY GRADE THE 'SERVICE ENGINE SOON', BATTERY, AND OIL LIGHTS ALL CAME ON SIMULTANEOUSLY. A FEW SECONDS LATER, OR POSSIBLY AT THE SAME TIME, THE ENGINE STALLED AND ALL FORWARD POWER WAS LOST WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING (EXCEPT FOR THE WARNING LIGHTS A COUPLE OF SECONDS EARLIER). I STEERED TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD USING THE EXISTING MOMENTUM. THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE HAD BEEN NORMAL UP UNTIL THE INCIDENT BUT SHOWED AN OVERHEATED ENGINE AFTER TURNING OFF THE CAR AND TURNING ELECTRICITY BACK ON (THE ENGINE WOULD NOT START AT THIS TIME). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10633413September 15, 2014
POWER TRAIN, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), ENGINE
WHILE TAKING VEHICLE TO DEALER TO EL PASO CASA NISSAN FOR DRIFT/ PULL AND CONSTANT INPUT TO KEEP IN CENTER LINE ON WINDY DAY AND TRANY ON UP HILL FAILURE FROM A DEAD START. MY WIFE'S VEHICLE STALL AND SHAKE ALMOST LIKE ENGINE WILL SHUT, ALMOST ON STOP ON BRAKING. HAPPENED.TWICE, FIRST AT STOP LIGHT ABOUT HALF MILE AWAY FROM MY HOUSE, SECOND AT GAS STATION ABOUT 3 MILES AWAY. A/C ON. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10633416September 15, 2014
AIR BAGS
VEHICLE AIR BAG INDICATES NO PASSENGER ON DRIVER SEAT WHILE MY HUSBAND DRIVING AND IM SEATING HAPPENED, OCCASIONALLY, AIR BAG INDICATE IS OFF. NOTIFIED DEALER AND NISSAN AFTER GOING AND COMING FROM LAS VEGAS TRIP ABOUT 1600 MILES TRIP. DEALER PERFORM FIX THE PROBLEM. GOOD THING NO ACCIDENT HAPPENED. NEVER RECEIVE RECALL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10633009September 14, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
DAUGHTER DRIVING CAR ON INTERSTATE WHEN ENGINE DIED. WAS DRIVING IN LEFT LANE AND NARROWLY AVOIDED GETTING HIT WHEN MANEUVERING TO SHOULDER ON RIGHT. PROBLEM TURNED OUT TO BE DEFECTIVE MAF (MASS AIR FLOW) SENSOR. NO INDICATION OF TROUBLE (CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, ROUGH RUNNING, ETC) PRIOR TO ENGINE SHUTOFF. DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHY CAR WOULD NOT GO INTO DEFAULT (OPEN LOOP MODE) AT THIS POINT RATHER THAN JUST SHUTTING DOWN. VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESTART. THIS IS EVER BIT AS DANGEROUS AS GM'S IGNITION SWITCH PROBLEM CAUSING ENGINE SHUTDOWN. EXTREMELY DANGEROUS WHEN DRIVING AT INTERSTATE SPEEDS IN HEAVY TRAFFIC AND VEHICLE ENGINE JUST QUITS CAUSING LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES AND LITTLE TIME TO REACT TO GET OUT OF THE WAY OF OTHER TRAFFIC. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10632976September 13, 2014
ENGINE
ACTUALLY LESS THAN A YEAR FROM PURCHASING THE VEHICLE, A TICKING STARTED IN THE ENGINE EVEN AFTER ROUTINE OIL CHANGES. BEFORE IT HIT 50000 MILES, WHEN STARTING THE CAR IT WOULD HESITATE AND WHEN IT WAS CHECKED OUT A CELL IN THE BATTERY BURNED OUT AND IT WAS A LITTLE OVER A YEAR OLD. WHEN I LOOKED UP RECALLS THERE WAS SOMETHING CONCERNING THE BATTERY AND WHEN I CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP THEY STATED SINCE IT WAS JUST OVER THE 50000 MARK IT WASN'T COVERED. AS FOR AS THE ENGINE THEY STATED STATED " THAT'S JUST THE ENGINE, THEY ALL HAVE A TICK." *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10632796September 12, 2014
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CRANKCASE (PCV)
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN SENTRA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. AFTER MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS,THE VEHICLE RESTARTED AND THE "CHECK ENGINE" WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. AN INDEPENDENT DIAGNOSTIC TEST DISPLAYED A CODE OF P0335, WHICH INDICATED THAT THE CRANKSHAFT POSITIONING SENSOR POTENTIALLY CAUSED THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 07V527000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 127,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10632799September 12, 2014
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 NISSAN SENTRA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE VEERED TO THE LEFT AND RIGHT. THE FAILURE OCCURRED TWENTY TIMES. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO LOCATE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,000. UPDATED 10/29/14*CN UPDATED 7/15/2015*JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10632281September 10, 2014
ENGINE, STEERING, POWER TRAIN
WHEN MY CAR WAS COMING TO A STOP, MY KNEE HIT THE IGNITION KEY. THE ENGINE TURNED OFF THOUGH THE CAR GEAR SELECTOR WAS IN "D". THE STEERING ALSO WAS LOCKED. FORTUNATELY I WAS STOPPING THE CAR AT THE SIGNAL. IF THIS HAPPENED ON THE FREEWAY, MY FAMILY WOULD HAVE BEEN AT RISK. I UNDERSTAND THERE WAS RECALLS RELATED TO THIS TYPE OF SITUATION BUT NISSAN NEVER GOT IN TOUCH WITH ME NOR THERE IS NO RECALL. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND NISSAN NEEDS TO DO A RECALL TO SAVE THE CAR DRIVER AND PASSENGERS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10630457September 3, 2014
POWER TRAIN
I WAS DRIVING MY NISSAN SENTRA AND WITHOUT WARNING THE TRANSMISSION FAILED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET. IT FAILED AT 66,000 MILES AND THE WARRANTY EXPIRED AT 60,000 MILES I RECEIVED NO HELP FROM NISSAN OR THE DEALER THEY BOTH COULD CARE LESS ABOUT THE SITUATION IT WAS A AWFUL EXPERIENCE I BOUGHT THE CAR BECAUSE I THOUGHT IT WAS RELIABLE I WILL NEVER BUY NISSAN AGAIN IT HAS BEEN A BAD EXPERIENCE SO LONG NISSAN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10630028September 2, 2014
ENGINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
WE BOUGHT THIS LOW MILEAGE CAR FROM A FAMILY MEMBER BUT AFTER BUYING THIS CAR IT STARTED GETTING PLAGUED WITH THE CAR SUDDENLY AND MYSTERIOUSLY SHUTTING OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF DRIVING. ENGINE DIED UNANNOUNCED CAR CUTS OFF AND THE POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES STOP WORKING. IT WOULD HAPPEN UP TO 5 TO 7 TIMES A WEEK INTERMITTENTLY. WE HAD TAKEN IT NISSAN TWO DIFFERENT TIMES IN APRIL TO COMPLAIN ABOUT THE SITUATION THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE OR SOLVE THE PROBLEM FOR US OR REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM DURING TEST DRIVES. IN AUGUST TOOK THIS CAR BACK IN AFTER IT WOULDN'T RUN AT ALL AND THEY FINALLY TOLD ME IT WAS A CAMSHAFT POSITIONING SENSOR. AFTER REPLACING THIS PART IT RUNS FINE NOW. AFTER LOOKING ONLINE ON THE NHTSA WEBSITE IT SEEMS THIS PART IS PART OF A RECALL FOR THIS MAKE AND MODEL YEAR HOWEVER I WAS TOLD IT DIDN'T APPLY TO MY VIN. I SPOKE TO NISSAN HEADQUARTERS AND THEY AGAIN TOLD ME THEY WOULDN'T COVER THIS AS IT IS NOT PART OF A RECALL. THIS PART LOOKS LIKE IT IS PROBLEMATIC IN THIS MODEL YEAR AND MAKE AND ALSO FOR OTHER CARS ACROSS THE NISSAN LINEUP. I EXPLAINED THAT THIS WAS A SERIOUS PROBLEM AND IT RESULTED IN SOME SIGNIFICANT SAFETY ISSUES. EACH TIME I WAS ABLE TO SAFELY PULL OFF THE SIDE OF THE ROAD BUT IF IT STALLED AND I WASN'T ABLE TO GET OFF THE HIGHWAY, OR IT STALLED AT AN INTERSECTION OR PULLING INTO TRAFFIC SAY THE CONSEQUENCES COULD HAVE BEEN DEADLY. I WAS ALSO LUCKY THAT THE STEERING WHEEL DIDN'T LOCK UP TURNING THE WHEEL WITH THE CAR OFF. OUR SYMPTOMS WITH THIS CAR WERE CLASSIC. I WAS VERY SURPRISED THAT THEY COULD NOT DIAGNOSE THIS PROBLEM IN APRIL AS THE SYMPTOMS MATCH THEY HAVE FOR KNOWN RECALLS ON THIS AND OTHER CARS. I WOULD LIKE IT COVERED BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY I THINK THE RECALL SHOULD BE EXTENDED TO OTHER VEHICLES AND VINS TO SAVE LIVES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10630114September 2, 2014
VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY
EXPLODED SUNROOF I WOKE UP ONE MORNING TO A COMPLETELY SHATTERED SUNROOF. THE SUNROOF WAS BLOWN UP. I CALLED THE INSURANCE COMPANY AND THEY EXPLAINED THEY NEVER HEARD OF THIS HAPPENING BEFORE. I ALSO CONTACTED THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP IN WHICH I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE FROM AND THEY ALSO NEVER HEARD OF THIS HAPPENING BEFORE. I WAS ASKED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP WHICH THEN THE SUNROOF THEN BLEW OUT. WHEN I ARRIVED AT THE DEALERSHIP THERE WAS A HOLE IN THE SUNROOF. I GOT MOST OF THE DAMAGE COVERED BY MY INSURANCE BUT THIS SHOULD OF BEEN COVERED BY NISSAN AS THIS IS A DEFECT IN THE SUNROOF. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10630122September 2, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES
BRAKE PEDAL TRAVELS TO FLOOR BRAKE RESPONSE IS ALMOST NON RESPONSIVE. PUMPING HELPS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10629686August 31, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES
I WAS DRIVING STRAIGHT. I SAW A CAR IN FRONT OF ME, AND BEGAN TO BRAKE. AS I DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL AS I NORMALLY DO, THE CAR WAS NOT SLOWING DOWN, SO I QUICKLY PRESSED IT FURTHER. FINALLY THE CAR HAD STOPPED AFTER THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. I CAN CONSISTENTLY REPLICATE THIS ISSUE. I WILL CONTACT THE DEALER TODAY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10629529August 30, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WHILE DRIVING INSTRUMENT CLUSTER PANEL SHUTS OFF THEN COMES BACK ON REPEATEDLY, SPEEDOMETER, OIL GAUGE, RPMS, WATER TEMP., ETC. CAR STAYS RUNNING BUT YOU CAN'T TELL WHAT YOUR SPEED OR RPMS ARE. BROUGHT TO NUMEROUS SHOPS AND DEALERS KNOW ONE CAN FIGURE OUT THE PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10629382August 29, 2014
AIR BAGS
A COUPLE OF WEEKS AFTER I PURCHASE THE CAR, I NOTICE THAT THE LIGHT KEPT COMING ON WEATHER SOMEONE WAS SEATING THERE OR NOT. I GOT A RECALL NOTICE IN THE MAIL AND I TOOK MY CAR IN FOR INSPECTION TO THE DEALER. AFTER THAT THEY LIGHT STILL KEPT COMING ON. I TOOK IT BACK AGAIN ONE MORE TIME AND THEY GENTLEMEN SAID THAT EVERYTHING LOOK GOOD. WELL UP TO THIS DATE, THE LIGHT IS STILL COMING ON WEATHER SOMEONE IS SEATING IN THE PASSENGER SEAT OR NOT. I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO, BECAUSE I'VE ALREADY TAKEN IT BACK TWICE AND THEY KEEP TELLING ME THAT EVERYTHING IS OKAY. I FEAR FOR MY PASSENGER WHEN I HAVE THEM IN MY CAR. PLEASE HELP ME OUT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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