Nissan Sentra Complaints

5,975 consumer complaints on file.

#10380927February 7, 2011
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE VEHICLE HAS HAD ISSUES WITH ABS ACTUATOR MAKING NOISES AND VIBRATING. DEALERSHIP COULD FIND NO PROBLEMS, BUT REFERRED TO NISSAN SERVICE BULLETIN. ON FEBRUARY 2, 2011, I WAS TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 20-25 MPH. AS I APPROACHED A RED LIGHT I ATTEMPTED TO DEPRESS MY BRAKES. AT THAT TIME THE PEDAL TRAVELED MORE THAN 3/4 OF THE WAY TO THE FLOOR ALMOST INSTANTLY. THERE WAS A LOUD METALLIC CLANKING AND GRINDING SOUND AND A VERY STRONG VIBRATION COMING FROM UNDER BRAKE PEDAL. I ALMOST LOST CONTROL OF MY VEHICLE AS IT PULLED TO THE LEFT AND ALMOST TRAVELED INTO THE ONCOMING LANE. AFTER 2-3 SECONDS I REGAINED THE USE OF MY BRAKES. *LN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10381872February 6, 2011
TIRES
1996 NISSAN SENTRA, WAS TRAVELING WESTBOUND WHEN THE LEFT FRONT TIRE BLEW. THE DRIVER WENT OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE ROADWAY AND STRUCK THE MEDIAN WALL. HE RETURNED TO THE ROADWAY AND DROVE OFF THE NORTH SIDE OF THE ROAD BEFORE STOPPING ON THE NORTH BERM. *BF THE DRIVER STATED HE HAD TO KEEP PUTTING AIR IN THE TIRE PRIOR TO THE BLOWOUT. (OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT # 10-0913-90) UPDATED 02/15/11 *BF UPDATED 05/24/11*LJ UPDATED 05/31/11
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10379825February 1, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW WILL NOT GO UP OR DOWN, IT IS RAINING, SNOWING. THIS IS SECOND WINDOW TO FAIL IN THIS CAR. IT IS UNSAFE TO HAVE ELECTRIC WINDOWS THAT ARE SO SHODDILY MADE. I DON'T USE THAT WINDOW MUCH. I AM SURE THEY ALL WILL FAIL AT THIS RATE. ALL 4 OF THEM. *LN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10379693January 31, 2011
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 NISSAN SENTRA. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN LOW SPEED WITH A FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE VEHICLE ATTEMPTED TO SURGE FORWARD. THE CONTACT KEPT HIS FOOT ON THE BRAKE TO KEEP THE VEHICLE FROM SURGING FORWARD WHILE THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO REV. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN SHUT OFF. UPON RESTART THE VEHICLE OPERATED AS NORMAL. THE FAILURE OCCURRED AGAIN THREE DAYS LATER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THEY WERE IN THE PROCESS OF DIAGNOSING THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 11,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10378782January 26, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN SENTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEAD GASKET WAS BLOWN AND THERE WERE NO INDICATIONS THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OVERHEATING. SHE READ DETAILS REGARDING A HAIR LINE FRACTURE IN THE HEAD GASKET. THE NORMAL PRESSURE IN THE ENGINE SHOULD BE 60 AND IT COULD DECREASE WHICH WOULD ALSO BE AN INDICATION THAT THE HEAD GASKET WAS BLOWN; HOWEVER, IT WAS ONLY DUE TO THE BOLTS THAT WERE ON THE HEAD GASKET AT THE BOTTOM OF THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC THREE TIMES WHO STATED THAT THE IGNITION COIL, THE THROTTLE BODY AND THE GASOLINE PEDAL WERE THE REASON THAT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE THIRD TIME THE FAILURE OCCURRED SHE WAS TOLD THAT THE ACTUAL FAILURE WAS THE HEAD GASKET ALTHOUGH THERE WERE NO PRIOR SIGNS OF THE VEHICLE OVER HEATING. THE THERMOSTAT WAS CHECKED AND THERE WAS NO WATER MIXING WITH THE OIL NOR WAS IT OPENING AND CLOSING AT THAT TIME. SHE WAS THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF THE VEHICLE. SHE WAS CONCERNED THAT THE BOLTS WERE A COMMON FAILURE FOR HER YEAR, MAKE AND MODEL VEHICLE. THE FIRST FAILURE OCCURRED AT 44,900 MILES WHEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 45,100.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10378498January 24, 2011
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, EQUIPMENT
IN 2008 I PURCHASED A NEW 2008 NISSAN SENTRA. FOLLOWING THE PURCHASE I HAVE INCURRED NUMEROUS ISSUES AND SAFETY HAZARDS. THE VEHICLE BEGAN JERKING DURING ACCELERATION 3 MONTHS AFTER PURCHASE, I INFORMED DEALERSHIP OF ISSUE AND WAS INFORMED THAT NOTHING WAS DEFECTIVE WITHIN THE VEHICLE. 11 MONTHS FOLLOWING INITIAL DIAGNOSE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED 11 MONTHS AFTER. THE REPLACEMENT TRANSMISSION WAS COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. THE GEARS SHIFTED FROM 65 MPH TO 40 MPH WHILE TRAVELING ON MAJOR HIGHWAY, 3 YEAR OLD TODDLER WAS PRESENT. SHIFT IN GEARS ALMOST CAUSED MAJOR ACCIDENT. FOLLOWING REPLACEMENT OF TRANSMISSION, TRAVELING ON GARDEN STATE PARKWAY, CAR ONCE AGAIN SHIFTS GEARS AND DROPS FROM 65 MPH TO 40 MPH, ONCE AGAIN ALMOST CAUSING MAJOR ACCIDENT. THIS VEHICLE HAS HAD NUMEROUS RECALLS. CONTACTED NISSAN'S CONSUMER AFFAIRS, WAS TOLD TO RETURN TO ORIGINAL DEALER AND NOTHING ELSE COULD BE DONE. DUE TO SAFETY HAZARDS I HAVE BEEN WITHOUT A VEHICLE AND HAVE HAD TO RENT A VEHICLE TO TRANSPORT TO RUTGERS UNIVERSITY WHERE I ATTEND FULL-TIME. MY CURRENT ISSUE WITH THIS VEHICLE PLACES MY LIFE AND WELL BEING IN DANGER. I HAVE CONTACTED NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIRS AND WAS INFORMED TO RETURN THE VEHICLE THE ORIGINAL DEALER. THE ORIGINAL DEALER HAS SINCE SOLD THE DEALERSHIP TO HIS SON, AND THE NEW DEALER REFUSES TO ASSIST ME, STATING THAT THE PREVIOUS DEALERSHIP AND THE NEW DEALERSHIP HAVE NO AFFILIATION WITH ONE ANOTHER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10377127January 19, 2011
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC
ON MONDAY, JANUARY 17, BETWEEN 7:00PM AND 7:15PM, I AS WELL AS A PASSENGER THAT WAS WITH ME THAT EVENING WERE INVOLVED IN A COLLISION WITH A SEMI DUE TO A FAILURE OF OUR 2011 NISSAN SENTRA. WE DON'T REALLY KNOW IF IT WAS EITHER THE BRAKES OR THE ABS SYSTEM OR THE ONBOARD COMPUTER. AS WE WERE ON BELTLINE RD., HEADING TOWARDS ADDISON, TX FOR A DINNER PARTY AT A LOCAL RESTAURANT, WE CAME TO AN INTERSECTION AND ATTEMPTED TO COME TO A HALT, BUT, WHEN DOING SO THE CAR CAME TO A SLOW STEADY SPEED AND CONTINUED TO MOVE FORWARD, LESS THAN 5MPH BUT MORE THAN 2MPH. I PRESSED THE BRAKE A TOTAL OF 5 TIMES, TWO OF WHICH I SLAMMED THE BREAK UNTIL IT REACHED THE FLOORBOARD, UNTIL I WAS FORCED TO USE THE E BREAK. I TRIED PUTTING THE CAR IN PARK AS WELL BUT NOTHING SEEMED TO WORK. PRIOR TO LEAVING FOR THE RESTAURANT, WE HEARD AN INTERNAL KNOCKING SOUND. WE DIDN'T HAVE IT CHECKED OUT IMMEDIATELY DUE TO THE FACT THAT IT WAS A HOLIDAY AND MANY PLACES WERE ALREADY CLOSED. WE ALSO DIDN'T THINK IT WAS A DANGER TO US SIMPLY BECAUSE IT WAS THE FIRST TIME IT HAD EVER OCCURRED. WE DO NOT FEEL SAFE OPERATING THIS VEHICLE, AND WE WANT TO GET THE WORD OUT THERE THAT THIS CAR COULD BE DANGEROUS. WE HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE TROPHY NISSAN IN MESQUITE, TX AND WERE GIVEN A RENTAL. WE PREFER THE RENTAL. IT WILL BE A MONTH UNTIL WE GET OUR CAR BACK, AND FRANKLY, THEY CAN KEEP IT. THERE WAS ONE OTHER RECALL THAT TOOK PLACE AS WELL AND THE DESCRIPTION MATCHES OUR INCIDENT. I HAVE PROVIDED THE LINK BELOW: HTTP://WWW.CARSEVERYTHING.COM/256/2011-NISSAN-SENTRA-RECALLS.HTML THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND CONCERN. WE REALLY HOPE THAT WORD CAN GET OUT ABOUT THE POTENTIAL DANGERS 2011 NISSAN SENTRAS CAN POSSESS. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10377151January 19, 2011
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
WHEN I WAS DRIVING THE ENGINE SHUT OFF. I COULD BARLEY TURN THE STEERING WHEEL NOR COULD I BRAKE. I CAN USUALLY START IT RIGHT UP AGAIN BUT MOST TIMES I HAVE TO WAIT A FEW MINUTES BEFORE IT WILL. THIS STARTED TO HAPPEN ABOUT A MONTH AGO AND IT SEEMS IT'S BECOMING MORE FREQUENT. THE VEHICLE SEEMS TO LACK POWER AT TIMES. THERE IS USUALLY NO WARNING IT JUST SHUTS OFF, HOWEVER SOMETIMES IT WILL BEGIN TO CUT OUT THEN USUALLY DIES AT LOW SPEEDS. THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON WHEN THIS STARTED HAPPENING AND IS STILL ON. I'VE YET TO FIX THE VEHICLE BUT DID FIND OUT THAT IT MAY BE THE CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10377401January 19, 2011
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO CONSUMER AFFAIRS REPRESENTATIVE FOR NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC. REFUSAL TO PUT INTO WRITING THAT HIS VIN NUMBER WAS NOT INCLUDED IN AN EXTENDED WARRANTY NOTICE *TGW
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10376661January 14, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
2001 NISSAN SENTRA 1.8L MY CAR HEAD GASKET FAILED AND IT SEEMS TO BE A MANUFACTURER PROBLEM WITH A FAULTY HEAD GASKET THAT SHOULD BE LOOKED AT. THE CAR OVERHEATED ON THE HIGHWAY ALL OF THE SUDDEN IN A FAST TRAFFIC LANE AND IT STARTED LOOSING POWER ON AN INCLINE, IT WAS SCARY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10376704January 14, 2011
STEERING
I DRIVE A 2007 NISSAN SENTRA, AND THE POWER STEERING HAS BEEN FAILING FREQUENTLY OVER THE LAST SEVERAL MONTHS. THIS VEHICLE HAS ELECTRICAL POWER STEERING. THE ISSUE OCCURS MORE OFTEN IN THE COLD WEATHER, AND THE POWER STEERING HAS BEEN FAILING ALMOST DAILY THIS WINTER. TYPICALLY, AFTER THE CAR IS RESTARTED SEVERAL TIMES THE PS LIGHT WILL TURN OFF AND THE POWER STEERING WILL AGAIN OPERATE CORRECTLY. OFTEN I HAVE HAD TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE WITHOUT FUNCTIONAL POWER STEERING, AND IT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER THE CAR. BECAUSE THIS ISSUE IS WORSENED BY THE COLD WEATHER, THE ROADS MAY BE ICY OR SNOWY, ADDING TO THE DANGER OF OPERATING WITHOUT PROPER FUNCTIONING STEERING. IT WAS DIFFICULT FOR ME TO HAVE THIS ISSUE DIAGNOSED BY MY MECHANIC, AS I HAD TO GET THE CAR TO HIM WHILE THE PS LIGHT WAS ON, AND WHEN HE RAN IT THROUGH THE COMPUTER IT GAVE HIM THE CODE C1606. HAVING DONE RESEARCH ONLINE, I SEE THAT I AM NOT THE ONLY PERSON HAVING THIS RECURRING PROBLEM WITH THIS PARTICULAR VEHICLE, BUT NISSAN HAS NOT ISSUED ANY RECALL. IT IS AN EXPENSIVE FIX (ESTIMATED AT $2,500), BUT DUE TO MY CAR NO LONGER BEING COVERED UNDER WARRANTY, I AM EXPECTED TO PAY OUT OF POCKET FOR THIS REPAIR. NISSAN WAS WILLING TO OFFER ME $150 TO PAY FOR THE DIAGNOSIS OF THE PROBLEM AT ONE OF THEIR DEALERSHIPS. THEY OFFERED ME THIS MONEY AFTER I INSISTED ON SPEAKING WITH A SUPERVISOR, AND DUE TO THE FACT THAT I AM A CONSIDERED A "LOYAL CUSTOMER", HAVING OWNED A 1998 SENTRA IN THE PAST. BECAUSE OF THE NUMBER OF CUSTOMERS THAT ARE SUFFERING FROM THIS MALFUNCTION, AND THE SAFETY CONCERNS INVOLVED, I BELIEVE A RECALL IS IN ORDER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10376529January 13, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN SENTRA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE HEAT STOPPED BLOWING FROM THE VENTS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS TOLD THAT A HEAD GASKET HAD BLOWN OUT. THE HEAD GASKET WAS REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 76,200 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 76,300.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10375447January 10, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 NISSAN SENTRA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 15 MPH WHEN THE ENGINE STALLED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WOULD OCCUR INTERMITTENTLY WITHOUT WARNING. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD INTERMITTENTLY FAIL TO START. THE VEHICLE WAS LEFT AT THE DEALERS FOR FIVE MONTHS FOR EXTENSIVE DIAGNOSIS BUT THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WERE NO RELATED RECALLS AND DID NOT OFFER ANY ADDITIONAL ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000. UPDATED 2/28/11 *CN UPDATED 05/04/11
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10374965January 6, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 NISSAN SENTRA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR RECALL 10V555000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: BATTERY: CABLES). THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER BUT THE PARTS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD TO KEEP THE ENGINE RUNNING WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION AT A LOW SPEED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 14,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10374984January 6, 2011
SUSPENSION:REAR
MY 2008 NISSAN SENTRA HAS BEEN WEARING OUT TIRES RATHER QUICKLY. I HAD THE ALIGNMENT CHECKED BY A LOCAL SHOP AND THEY INFORMED ME THAT THE REAR TIRES WERE OUT MORE THAN TWICE THE LIMIT. THEY ALSO INFORMED ME THAT THERE IS NO ADJUSTMENT. I THEN TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A NISSAN DEALER FOR AN ALIGNMENT. THEY ALIGNED IT AND GAVE ME THE SPEC SHEET. I NOTICED THAT THE REAR TIRES WERE OUT ONCE AGAIN BY MORE THAN TWICE THE SPEC. I INFORMED THE DEALER AND THEY HAD THE VEHICLE FOR 2 MORE DAYS ONLY TO INFORM ME THAT THEY COULD NOT ALIGN IT AND REFUNDED MY MONEY. AFTER SPEAKING WITH NISSAN THEY PROCEEDED TO TELL ME THAT THEY NO PROBLEMS WITH REAR WHEEL ALIGNMENT. IN THE MEANTIME MY TIRES ARE WEARING AND THE VEHICLE HANDLES VERY POORLY IN THE RAIN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10377305January 4, 2011
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
ON MAJOR INTERSTATE (I85N), COMING HOME FOR CHRISTMAS WHEN CAR CUT OFF ALL OF A SUDDEN WITHOUT WARNING. FORTUNATELY I WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF TO THE SHOULDER WITHOUT CAUSING A MAJOR ACCIDENT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10372666December 28, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY:CABLES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 NISSAN SENTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE, BATTERY AND HAZARDS LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATING AND THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V555000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:BATTERY:CABLES) AND TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE PERSISTED AFTER THE REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 3,926.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10372725December 28, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 NISSAN SENTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V555000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:BATTERY:CABLES) AND TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE PERSISTED AFTER FOLLOWING REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THEY ARE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE RECURRING FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 1,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10372587December 27, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
2003 NISSAN SENTRA 1.8L HEAD GASKET FAILURE AT AROUND 75,000 MI. VEHICLE HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING DIFFICULTY STARTING AND ROUGH IDLE SINCE SOON AFTER PURCHASE. THIS WAS RELAYED TO DEALERS ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS, WERE TOLD NOTHING IS WRONG. PROBLEM HAS WORSENED OVER THE YEARS AND VEHICLE RAN ROUGH. BROUGHT TO DEALER AND REPLACED IGNITION COIL #3. WEEK LATER PROBLEM IS STILL ACTIVE. RETURN TO DEALER WHERE HEAD GASKET HAD FAILED AND ENGINE IS CONSUMING COOLANT. THIS VEHICLE HAD FAULTY GASKET OR HEAD DESIGN THAT WAS PUSHED OFF BY THE DEALER TO AVOID WARRANTY REPAIR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10372457December 26, 2010
SUSPENSION:FRONT
2006 NISSAN SENTRA ON A SNOWY ICY ROAD, I MADE A LEFT TURN, VERY SLOWLY, AND THE VEHICLE SLOWLY SKIDDED INTO THE CURB WITH THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE LEADING THE WAY. I DIDN'T THINK THERE WOULD BE SO MUCH DAMAGE WITH THE 2-3MPH SKID. VEHICLE HAD BROKEN RIGHT FRONT AXLE, SWAY BAR, RIGHT STRUT AND RIGHT WHEEL. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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