Nissan Sentra Complaints

5,975 consumer complaints on file.

#10395543April 11, 2011
VISIBILITY
THE SUN VISOR ON THE NISSAN SENTRA WHEN FLIPPED DOWN CAUSES LOSS OF VISIBILITY WHICH CAN MAKES IT VERY DIFFICULT TO SEE CARS AHEAD AND REQUIRES ADJUSTMENTS WHICH CAN MAKE IT VERY ANNOYING TO USE AND LEAD TO LOSS OF CONCENTRATION REQUIRED WHEN DRIVING. IT IS A BAD DESIGN AND CAN CAUSE ACCIDENTS AS IT DID IN MY CASE AND SHOULD BE FIXED! *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10394353April 5, 2011
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
I PURCHASED AN 09 SENTRA BRAND NEW SEPT 24TH 09 SINCE DAY ONE WHEN I BRAKE THEY GRIND AND THE STEERING WHEEL SHAKES THEY FIXED IT AROUND 8200 MILES AND IT STARTED AGAIN 7 THOUSAND LATER. ORIGINALLY THEY SAID THE PADS WERE GLAZED AND THE ROTORS HAD HOTSPOTS! ANYWAY MAYBE ITS THE TYPE OF PADS THEY USE. IM TIRED OF IT AND JUST WANT SMOOTH BRAKING. I RESEARCHED THIS AND FOUND SEVERAL OTHER COMPLAINTS MADE BY 09 NISSAN OWNERS REPORTING THE SAME THING. OBVIOUSLY THERE'S A PROBLEM AND SHOULD BE RECALLED. IF YOU HAVE TO BRAKE FAST THE WHOLE CAR SHAKES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10394074April 3, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
THE AIR COMPRESSOR ON MY 2008 NISSAN SENTRA WENT OUT. WHY THERE'S NOT A RECALL??? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10393882March 31, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN SENTRA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE APPLIED PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL AND WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE FORWARD, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT HAD NO PRIOR FAILURES AND THIS FAILURE WAS THE FIRST TIME IT HAD OCCURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WERE NO FAILURES AND THAT IF THE FAILURE OCCURRED AGAIN TO BRING THE VEHICLE IN SINCE IT WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. THE CONTACT DID NOT INFORM THE MANUFACTURER NOR WAS THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 9,070. UPDATED 05/03/11*LJ UPDATED 05/16/11
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10393759March 30, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 NISSAN SENTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACTS MECHANIC REPLACED THE IGNITION COIL FUSE AND THE VEHICLE RAN NORMAL FOR A FEW DAYS AND THEN BEGAN HESITATING AND EXHIBITING RECURRENCES OF STALLING. THE CONTACT THEN TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE CRANK POSITION SENSOR WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER STATED THERE WAS A RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBERS: 01V357000 AND 03V455000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) BUT THE CONTACTS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN EITHER RECALL. THE VEHICLE EVENTUALLY BECAME INOPERABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 122,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10393048March 28, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN SENTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START AND WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE TIMING CHAIN AND HEAD GASKET WOULD NEED REPLACING. THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE FAILURE AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ADVISED THAT THEY WOULD ASSIST WITH FIFTY PERCENT OF THE REPAIR COSTS BUT THE CONTACT DECLINED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 54,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10392478March 22, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
CLIENT CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN SENTRA 1.8L ENGINE WITH 77,650 MILES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEAD GASKET WAS BLOWN AND THERE WERE NO INDICATIONS THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OVERHEATING. HE ALWAYS NOTICED THE NORMAL PRESSURE IN THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC THREE TIMES WHO STATED THAT HE BOUGHT BAD GAS AND REFILL THE GAS TANK WITH HIGH TEST WHEN IT WAS HALF EMPTY. MECHANIC NOTICE A MISFIRE IN CYLINDER 1 AND/OR RANDOM MISFIRE. ALSO, RUNNING A LITTLE ELEVATED TEMPERATURE. WE CHANGED SPARK PLUGS, OIL, AND CLEANED THE FUEL INJECTORS BUT STILL HAD THE PROBLEM. THREE DAYS LATER THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. WE WENT TO FIRESTONE AND TOLD THE HEAD CASKET WAS BLOWN. THE COST IS ABOUT 950 DOLLARS TO FIX THE HEAD GASKET. WHO KNOWS WHAT OTHER DAMAGE HAS BEEN CAUSED TO OTHER PARTS AS WELL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10393200March 21, 2011
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
RUSTED EXHAUST/MUFFLER PIPE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10390362March 16, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 NISSAN SENTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO START AND BELIEVED THE FAILURE TO BE RELATED TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V555000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: BATTERY: CABLES). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY REPLACED THE BATTERY CABLES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS THEN CONTACTED AND INFORMED HIM THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE PREVIOUS RECALL. NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE WAS OFFERED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10390423March 16, 2011
SUSPENSION
1. VIBRATIONS COMING FROM STEERING WHEEL AND PEDALS WHILE DRIVING 60+ MPH ON MY NEW 2011 NISSAN SENTRA SINCE I BOUGHT IT. 2. DEALERSHIP HAS BALANCED THE TIRES AT LEAST 4 TIMES AND I WENT AND BOUGHT A NEW SET OF TIRES THINKING IT WAS THE TIRES IT DIDN'T FIX THE PROBLEM. THE DEALERSHIP ALSO LOOSED SOME COMPONENTS THINKING IT WOULD FIX IT BUT IT HASN'T. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10390207March 15, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
WHEN I TRY TO START MY 2006 NISSAN SENTRA SER IT REPEATLY TURNS OVER EVEN WHEN THERE IS A FULL TANK OF GAS. I HAVE STOP AND START IT OVER AND OVER TO GET TO TO KEY UP. AT FIRST IT WAS HERE AND THERE NOW IT IS EVERYDAY EVERYTIME I TRY TO TURN ON THE CAR. I CALLED ABOUT THE ISSUE AND WAS TOLD I MAY NEED A TUNE UP, MY CAR JUST HIT 50,000 MILES. I HAVE READ OVER THE MANUFACTUR BOOK GIVEN AT PURCHASE TO SEE IF THEY IS ANY INFORMATION AVAILABLE ABOUT THIS. I DO HAVE AN EXTENDED WARRANTY ON MY CAR, BUT RIGHT NOW I JUST TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT IS GOING ON. I FOUND THIS WEBSITE AND SAW OTHERS ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10390239March 15, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
I HAVE A 2004 NISSAN SENTRA THAT HAS THE "SERVICE ENGINE SOON" LIGHT ON. I WAS UNABLE TO FILL UP MY FUEL TANK BECAUSE THE GAS SPILLED OUT, EVEN THOUGH THE TANK REGISTERS 1/4 TO 1/2 FULL. THE GASOLINE STARTS TO OVERFLOW, THEREFORE I HAVE TO GO SLOWLY WHICH TAKES ME 10-15 MINUTES TO FILL IN THE TANK. ALSO THE ENGINE DOES NOT START UNTIL AFTER MANY CRANKS MOST OF THE TIMES WHEN THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT IS ON. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10389408March 9, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
THE NISSAN 2003 SENTRA WAS BOUGHT FROM A PRIVATE DEALER IN 2009 AND WAS DRIVEN ALMOST A YEAR UNTIL IT STARTED CONSUMING EXCESSIVE AMOUNTS OF OIL. IT ALSO HAD A LOUD KNOCKING NOISE WHEN RUNNING. IT WAS SERVICED TWICE UNTIL IT WAS DISCOVERED THERE WAS A RECALL ON THIS CAR BY NISSAN FOR THE EXACT SYMPTOMS IT WAS HAVING. THE RECALL STATES THAT CERTAIN ENGINE OPERATING CONDITIONS MAY CAUSE DAMAGE TO THE PRE-CATALYST. MATERIAL FROM INSIDE A DAMAGED PRE-CATALYST COULD ENTER THE ENGINE AND RESULT IN INCREASED OIL CONSUMPTION. IF THE ENGINE OIL LEVEL IS NOT CHECKED ON A PERIODIC BASIS AND DROPS BELOW THE LOW LEVEL ENGINE DAMAGE MAY OCCUR WHICH COULD RESULT IN A FIRE. THIS IS A CONCERN SINCE THIS IS MY SON'S CAR AND I DO NOT WANT HIM IN A CAR THAT COULD CAUSE HIM HARM. I HAVE BEEN IN CONTACT WITH NISSAN AND THEY SAY THERE ARE NO OPEN RECALLS ON THIS CAR AND THERE IS NOTHING THEY WILL DO. THE RECALL CAMPAIGN WAS DATED 7/29/2003. I HAVE LOOKED INTO THIS MATTER AND MANY OWNERS OF SENTRA'S AND ALTIMA'S WERE EFFECTED BY THIS RECALL AND APPARENTLY THE FIX FOR THE RECALL WAS A BAND- AID FOR A MAJOR DEFECT. THE RECALL WAS TO REPROGRAM THE EMC CARD THE PROBLEM IS THE DAMAGE WAS ALREADY DONE TO THE ENGINE AND A NEW MOTOR AND PRE-CATALYTIC CONVERTER WAS THE FIX FOR THIS DEFECT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10386318March 3, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN SENTRA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 30 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED ABNORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING WHERE THE MECHANIC LOCATED THE FAILURE AT THE CRANK SHAFT POSITION SENSOR. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED IN REGARDS TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 06V242000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) BUT WAS ADVISED THAT HIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 92,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 92,700.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10386373March 3, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
UPON RE-FUELING MY VEHICLE, THE GASOLINE ALWAYS COMES RIGHT BACK OUT. "SERVICE ENGINE SOON" LIGHT IS ON. THIS IS A SERIOUS HAZARD AS GASOLINE GETS EVERYWHERE AND REQUIRES AT LEAST 10 MINUTES TO REFUEL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10385069February 25, 2011
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
2008 NISSAN SENTRA. S10 APPROPRIATE HANDLING-LETTER TO THE SECRETARY FROM REGARDING TOYOTA BRAKING PROBLEMS *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE BRAKES FAILED ON HIS FAILED. WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO APPLY THE BRAKE, THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. THE NEXT THE DAY, THE CONSUMER WENT TO THE DEALER AND HAD THE FRONT PADS REPLACED AND THE REAR PADS CLEANED. THE CONSUMER HAS NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE SINCE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10384166February 23, 2011
VISIBILITY
THE DRIVER'S SIDE SUN VISOR HITS THE REARVIEW MIRROR. THIS IS VERY DISTRACTING FOR THE DRIVER AND POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10383025February 16, 2011
SUSPENSION:FRONT
2002 NISSAN SENTRA GXE WHEN DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND HIT A BUMP AND HEARD A LOUD RATTLING SOUND COMING FROM FRONT RIGHT TIRE. CHECKED IT OUT AND IT SEEMED TO COME FROM THE STRUT BUT HAVE NOT REPLACED OR FULLY DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10382785February 15, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
THIS 2004 NISSAN SENTRA 1.8S HAS HAD ISSUES WHEN REFUELING ... THE TANK IS HARD TO FILL AS STATION NOZZLES DO NOT PERMIT REFUELING THE ENGINE MAINTENANCE LIGHT IS ON & DIAGNOSTIC CODE IS 1446. WHEN FILL IN THE FUEL TANK THE GASOLINE START TO OVERFLOW, THEREFORE I HAVE TO GO SLOWLY WHICH TAKES ME 10-15 MINUTES TO FILL IN THE TANK THIS WILL BE THE SECOND TIME I WILL HAVE TO HAVE THIS REPAIRED ON THE NISSAN ENGINE DOES NOT START UNTIL AFTER MANY CRANKS MOST OF THE TIMES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10381533February 11, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
ALTERNATOR PLACED TWICE, NO DASH BOARD LIGHTS, NO RADIO, POWER LOCKS DO NOT WORK, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM HAS FAILED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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