Nissan Sentra Complaints

5,975 consumer complaints on file.

#10445009January 24, 2012
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
FUEL SYSTEM HOSES MAY FAIL UNEXPECTEDLY, LEADING TO LIQUID FUEL (GASOLINE) LEAKAGE, AND FIRE HAZARD. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10444380January 18, 2012
POWER TRAIN, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, SUSPENSION
I JUST PURCHASED A BRAND NEW OFF THE LOT 2012 NISSAN SENTRA IMMEDIATLY CALLED THE DEALERSHIP UPON LEAVING TOLD THEM THE ALIGNMENT WAS OFF THEY SAID TO BRING IT IN AND THEY WOULD REALIGN THE CAR, IN THE MEANTIME WHEN I APPLY THE BRAKES THE CAR WANTS TO KEEP GOING AND THROUGHS ITSELF INTO ANOTHER GEAR WHERE IT WOULD LUNG FORWARD, WHICH MEANS I AM HAVING TO PRESS ON THE BRAKES HARDER IN ORDER NOT TO BE THROWN INTO TRAFFIC. I TOOK THE CAR IN AND AT FIRST THEY COULD NOT DUPLICAT THE PROBLEM THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN IT IS THE TRANSMISSION THAT NEEDS TO BE REPALCED WHY IS IT A BRAND NEW CAR NEEDS A NEW TRANSMISSION??? NOW THEY ARE TELLING ME THAT THEY WILL EXTEND THE WARRANTY FOR ME REALLY! WOW WHY SHOULD THE WARRANTY BE EXTENDED WHEN I HAVE A BRAND NEW CAR I KEEP ASKING FOR A NEW SENTRA JUST SWITCH IT OUT MAKE LIFE EASY ON US ALL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10444404January 18, 2012
POWER TRAIN
THE FOLLOWING PROBLEM WITH THE CAR CAN POTENTIALLY CAUSE BODILY INJURY. PLEASE RECORD AND COMPARE WITH SIMILAR COMPLAINTS. WHEN THE VEHICLE IS WARMED UP (AFTER ABOUT 20 MINUTES OF DRIVING) AND THE GAS PEDAL IS PRESSED GENTEELLY, IT EXPERIENCES SEVERE ROCKING BACK AND FORTH MOTION DURING THE DRIVING. IT UNEXPECTEDLY ACCELERATES AND THEN UNEXPECTEDLY DECELERATES, OCCASIONALLY TO ALMOST COMPLETE STOP, REPEATEDLY. THE TACHOMETER READING WILL SUDDENLY JUMP TO ABOVE 3000 RPM AND SWIFTLY JUMP BACK DOWN BELOW 1000 --' ALL WITHIN 2-3 SECONDS. THEN IT RETURNS TO NORMAL RANGE AT 1000 -1600 RPM DEPENDS ON AMOUNT OF GAS PEDAL APPLIED. THE CAR ACCELERATES AND DECELERATES IN SYNC WITH THE RPM CHANGES. WHEN THE CAR IS DECELERATING, THE CAR MAKES SQUEAKING NOISE AND IT FEELS LIKE THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED TO THE MAXIMUM. IF THE GAS PEDAL IS CONTINUOUSLY PRESSED AT THE SAME LEVEL, ABOVE SYMPTOMS REPEAT AT UNEVEN INTERVALS, FREQUENTLY IN BETWEEN EVERY 5-10 SECONDS. IF THE GAS PEDAL IS PRESSED MORE, THE ABOVE SYMPTOMS GET WORSE WITH LARGER RANGE OF RPM CHANGES, LOUDER NOISE, AND MORE SEVERE JERKING. WHEN THE VEHICLE IS STOPPED WITH THE ENGINE ON, IT IS HARD TO START MOVING AND ACCELERATE -- LACK OF POWER AND THE RPM SUDDENLY JUMPING UP AND DOWN. ACCORDING TO THE DEALER, A COIL INSIDE THE TRANSMISSION IS AT FAULT AND THE CONNECTION BETWEEN THE ENGINE AND THE TRANSMISSION WAS ASSEMBLED WRONGLY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10441744December 30, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 NISSAN SENTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ALARM SYSTEM WOULD SOUND EVERY DAY AT ELEVEN O'CLOCK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THE BODY CONTROL MODULE WAS REPLACED. THE FAILURE BEGAN TO RECUR APPROXIMATELY SIX MONTHS LATER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN BACK TO HAVE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 12,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10441543December 28, 2011
POWER TRAIN
TL - THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 NISSAN SENTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS SHIFTED INTO DRIVE BUT INSTEAD, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO REVERSE. THE CONTACT HAD TO TURN THE VEHICLE COMPLETELY OFF IN ORDER FOR IT TO RESET AND RESUME NORMAL OPERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 484. KMJ
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10441327December 27, 2011
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN SENTRA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE DRIVER CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF ANOTHER VEHICLE AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED BRUISES TO THE BREAST, COLLAR BONE AND NECK AND SOUGHT MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE POLICE REPORTED TO THE SCENE AND A REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A JUNK YARD. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE CRASH AND SENT AN ENGINEER TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE. THE ENGINEER DETERMINED THAT THE CRASH DID NOT MEET THE SPECIFICATIONS FOR AIR BAGS DEPLOYMENT AND STATED TO THE CONTACT THAT THERE WAS NO DEFECT FOUND WITHIN THE AIR BAGS OR THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 115,000. UPDATED 01/25//12 *BF THE PASSENGER WAS ALSO INJURED. 03/05/12
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#10441381December 27, 2011
TIRES:PRESSURE MONITORING AND REGULATING SYSTEMS
TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING VALVE WERE FAULTY. WENT TO BUY TIRES AT COSTCO TIRE CENTER. TOLD VALVES WERE FAULTY LEADING TO TIRE LIGHT TO STAY ON , ON THE DASHBOARD. THEY WOULD NOT REPLACE TIRES UNLESS THE VALVES WERE REPLACED.NISSAN HAS RECALLON OTHER MODELS BUT WON'T ACKNOWLEDGE MY 2008 SENTRA I AM MAKING THIS COMPLAINT IN HOPES IF ENOUGH PEOPLE COMPLAIN THEY WOULD INCLUDE US IN A RECALL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10440794December 21, 2011
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
2011 NISSAN SENTRA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO DOORS LOCKED ON WHILE RUNNING *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED HE LEFT THE VEHICLE RUNNING FOR A MINUTE ONLY TO COME BACK AND DISCOVER THE DOORS WERE LOCKED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10440542December 20, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
ON DEC. 11, 2011, THE CAR WOULD NOT START IN THE MORNING. WENT BACK IN THE AFTERNOON AND STARTED FINE. ON DEC. 12, 2011, THE CAR HESITATED TO START IN THE MORNING. TOOK TO DEALER AND THEY REPLACED BATTERY. ON DEC. 19, 2011, THE CAR WOULD NOT START AT FIRST AND ONLY STARTED WHEN BRAKE WAS PUMPED SEVERAL TIMES, AND STILL HESITATED TO START. THE CAR WOULD NOT GO FASTER THAN 40 MPH, WITH THE GAS PEDAL TO THE FLOOR, AND THE RPMS WOULD NOT GO PAST 2. AFTER EVERY STOP THE CAR TOOK 2 MINUTES TO GET BACK UP TO 40 MPH. TOOK TO THE SHOP, THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10440626December 20, 2011
STEERING
PULLING INTO PARKING SPACE AND FELT A "POP" AS THE WHEEL TURNED. I TURNED THE WHEEL BACK AND FORTH AND NOTICED THERE WAS NO RESISTANCE WHEN TURNING THE WHEEL TO THE LEFT. I TURNED CAR OFF WITH THE WHEEL STILL TURNED TO THE LEFT AND LOOKED AT DRIVER SIDE WHEEL AND NOTICED THE WHEEL WAS POINTED TO THE RIGHT. I LOOKED AT THE RIGHT WHEEL AND IT WAS POINTED TO THE LEFT. I LOOKED AT THE LEFT WHEEL AND SAW THAT THE TIE ROD HAD SNAPPED IN HALF. THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT AND THERE WERE NO CEMENT PARKING BARRIERS PRESENT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10440505December 19, 2011
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I WAS AT A RED LIGHT, THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN, I PRESSED THE GAS PEDAL BUT IT GOT STUCK AND I WAS NOT ABLE TO DRIVE. THERE WAS A CAR BEHIND ME, SO I MANAGED TO MERGE TO THE LEFT USING MY STEERING WHEEL. I CONTINUED TO PRESS THE GAS PEDAL BUT IT WAS COMPLETELY STUCK, AND I WAS NOT ABLE TO HIT THE GAS PEDAL TO INCREASE THE SPEED OF THE CAR TO DRIVE AWAY FROM INCOMING TRAFFIC. I WAS FINALLY ABLE TO CRUISE THE CAR AND MERGE LEFT. I PARKED MY CAR IN A RESIDENTIAL AREA. I TURNED THE CAR OFF. I THEN MANUALLY PULLED THE GAS PEDAL UP AWAY FROM THE FLOOR AND MANAGED TO UNSTUCK THE GAS PEDAL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10439106December 9, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
ON TWO OCCASIONS WHILE MAKING RIGHT TURNS, THE ENGINE FAILED TO OPERATE. THE FIRST OCCURRENCE, THE ENGINE RESTARTED AND APPEARED TO OPERATE NORMALLY. THE SECOND OCCURRENCE, THE ENGINE FAILED TO RESTART AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO NISSAN MAINTENANCE WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE BATTERY WAS LEAKING ACID, WHICH WAS INGESTED IN TO THE AIR INTAKE, DESTROYING THE AIR FILTER AND CAUSING SEVERE CONTAMINATION OF THE SPARK PLUGS AND FUEL INJECTOR SYSTEM, AS WELL AS CORROSIVE DAMAGE TO THE FRAMING. HAD THIS ENGINE FAILED ON THE FREEWAY, IT WOULD HAVE JEOPARDIZED THE LIVES OF THE OCCUPANTS. ACTION IS BEING ADDRESSED WITH THE BATTERY MANUFACTURER, BUT THIS REPORT IS IMPLEMENTED TO ADDRESS THE POOR DESIGN OF THE VEHICLE WHICH PLACED THE BATTERY ABOVE THE AIR INTAKE, WITHOUT PROVISIONS FOR CONTAINMENT IN THE EVENT OF SUCH AN ACID LEAK. (PHOTOS AVAILABLE). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10439212December 9, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I BOUGHT THIS CAR FOR MY 17-YEAR-OLD DAUGHTER FOR HER FIRST CAR. IT WAS IN MINT SHAPE WITH ONLY 81,000 MILES AT PURCHASE. ON THE DATE STATED SHE WENT TO START THE CAR TO GO TO WORK. UPON STARTING THE CAR SMOKE IMMEDIATELY CAME FROM UNDER THE HOOD NEAR THE FIREWALL. SHE SHUT THE CAR OFF AND OPENED THE HOOD. THERE WAS A FIRE ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE AND REAR FIREWALL WITH FLAMES AND SMOKE COMING FROM THE ENGINE WIRING HARNESS. SHE SHUT THE HOOD AND CALLED THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. WHEN THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED THE CAR WAS STILL ON FIRE AND HAD CONSUMED MOST OF THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND HAD SPREAD THROUGH THE FIREWALL AND INTO THE DASH. THE CAR WAS COLD AND HAD NOT BEEN RUN SINCE THE PREVIOUS DAY. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH AFTER THE FIRE ESPECIALLY WITH REPORTS FROM THE NHTSA THERE MUST BE A DEFECT WITH THE WIRING HARNESS WITH THE SENTRAS. HAS THE NHTSA INVESTIGATED THESE CLAIMS BY OTHER PEOPLE OF SENTRA'S OF THE SAME YEAR SAME COMPONENT CATCHING FIRE? WHILE NO ONE WAS HURT IN THIS FIRE I CAN SEE HOW THIS COULD HAVE BEEN DEVASTATING. THE CAR WAS PARKED VERY CLOSE TO MY HOUSE AND COULD EASILY HAVE SPREAD TO A STRUCTURE FIRE. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS COMPLAINT AS WELL AS ANY OTHER COMPLAINTS FOR THIS MODEL CAR FROM OTHER OWNERS. THERE IS DEFIANTLY SOME SORT OF DEFECT WITH THE WIRING HARNESS ON THE SENTRAS OF THIS YEAR MODEL AND A RECALL SHOULD HAVE' ALREADY BEEN CALLED AFTER READING ALL THE COMPLAINTS TO THE NHTSA. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10438866December 7, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 NISSAN SENTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND GASOLINE FUMES WERE EMITTED ON THE INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER WAS DEFECTIVE AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER DENIED ANY ASSISTANCE WITH REPAIRS TO THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 91,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10438673December 5, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE VEHICLE WAS DIFFICULT TO START AND REQUIRE MULTIPLE TRIES. THE WOULD JERK AND FELT LIKE IT WAS SLIPPING OUT OF GEAR BUT DID NOT. HAS COMPLETELY STALLED WHEN SLOWING FOR STOP LIGHT. ON 12/5/11, WOULD NOT CRANK AT ALL. PER NISSAN SERVICE CENTER, THE CRANKSHAFT SENOR IS FAILING; HOWEVER, THERE IS NOT RECALL FOR NISSAN SENTRA SER SPEC-V ONLY 2004 SENTRAS. ALL NISSAN SENTRAS SHOULD BE ON THE RECALL LIST INCLUDING SER SPEC-VS. CONCERNED THAT THERE ARE OTHER SAFETY ISSUES WITH NISSAN SENTRAS THAT WOULD ALSO EFFECT SPEC-V THAT ARE NOT BEING REPORTED TO SPEC-V OWNERS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10438528December 4, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
MOST OF THE TIME WHEN I TRY TO TURN ON THE CAR I HAVE TO TRY 2 OR 3 TIMES IN ORDER FOR IT TO TURN. THE CAR SOUNDS LIKE IT WILL TURN ON BUT IT WILL NOT, THEREFORE I HAVE TO CONTINUE TURNING THE KEY AND TRY AGAIN. SOMETIMES WHEN I ACCELERATE THE CAR WILL NOT RESPONSE, IT WILL TAKE A WHILE TO DO SO. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10438449December 3, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
VEHICLE "JERKS" WHEN UNDER LOAD & THROTTLE IS APPLIED. REPLACED 4 IGNITION COILS, & THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR. NO CHANGE IN VEHICLE'S PERFORMANCE. VEHICLE WILL ALSO NOT ACCELERATE OVER 3000 RPM'S. MECHANIC SAID I NEEDED TO CONTACT NISSAN REGARDING APPLICABLE SAFETY RECALL THAT WAS LIKELY THE PROBLEM, WHICH I DID. NISSAN SAID THERE WAS NO SAFETY RECALLS APPLICABLE TO MY VEHICLE. I TOLD MECHANIC THIS, & HE INSISTS THAT THERE MOST CERTAINLY IS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10436848November 23, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 NISSAN SENTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL TANK WOULD NOT HOLD MORE THAN TWO GALLONS AT A TIME BEFORE CLICKING OFF AND REFUSING TO ACCEPT MORE FUEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS. THE FUEL TANK WAS REPLACED ON THE FIRST OCCASION AND THE FUEL LINES WERE CLEANED ON THE SECOND OCCASION. THE DEALER OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE ON THE THIRD OCCASION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND ALSO OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 1,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10436736November 22, 2011
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 NISSAN SENTRA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING IN REVERSE ABOUT 5 MPH THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD NOT TURN AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THEY WOULD REPLACE THE STEERING COLUMN AT NO COST TO THE OWNER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,400.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10436749November 22, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN SENTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL RELEASE VALVE CAUSED FUEL TO SPEW OUT OF THE FUEL TANK WHEN REFUELING. THE CONTACT CALLED THE DEALER REGARDING THE FUEL SYSTEM AND THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE VENT CONTROL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT DID NOT HAVE THE VENT CONTROL VALVE REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 125,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 12/12/11 *BF UPDATED 12/13/11
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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