Nissan Sentra Complaints

5,975 consumer complaints on file.

#10239099August 20, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
1. CAR OVERHEATED FIRST NIGHT IT WAS BOUGHT NEW ZERO MILES. DEALERSHIP FIXED A STUCK THERMOSTAT. (CAR SHOULD HAVE BEEN CHECKED BEFORE IT WAS SOLD TO THE CUSTOMER!) THIS MAY HAVE FOREVER DAMAGED THIS CAR. 2. 59,000 MILES - CAR BLOWS HEAD GASKET. FIXED BY DEALERSHIP. 3. ~60,000 MILES - CAR RUNNING ROUGH BECAUSE THE SPARK PLUG SLEEVE WAS NOT PUT IN CORRECTLY AFTER HEAD GASKET WAS REPLACED AT THE DEALERSHIP LEADING TO A PRESSURE LEAK IN A CYLINDER. THIS MISS SHOULD HAVE BEEN FOUND BY THE DEALERSHIPS MECHANIC BEFORE RELEASING THE CAR BACK TO THE CUSTOMER. FIXED BY DEALERSHIP. 4. ~119,000 MILES - CAR BLOWS SECOND HEAD GASKET. DEALERSHIP AND NISSAN BOTH SAY THEY WONT HELP PAY BECAUSE THE CAR HAS TOO MANY MILES ON IT. 5. CAR IS CURRENTLY AT DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY ARE REPAIRING THE HEAD GASKET AT MY EXPENSE OF 2,000 DOLLARS PLUS I WON'T HAVE A CAR FOR OVER A WEEK. I ASKED IF I WOULD HAVE TO PAY ANOTHER 2,000 DOLLARS IN 60,000 MILES FOR ANOTHER HEAD GASKET BECAUSE OF THIS DEFECTIVE ENGINE. I WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS A POSSIBILITY. I DID A GOOGLE SEARCH ON THIS MODEL NISSAN SENTRA AND FOUND THIS TO BE A COMMON ISSUE. WE EVEN PURCHASED A WARRANTY THAT IS GOOD FOR 100,000 MILES OR TILL 2009, WHICHEVER COMES FIRST. WE ARE JUST BARELY OUT OF THAT WARRANTY WHICH WE SPENT EXTRA MONEY ON. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10238601August 17, 2008
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
1) CAR WAS PARKED IN DRIVEWAY WHILE GONE FOR THE WEEKEND. CAR WAS DRIVEN AS RECENTLY AS THE FRIDAY PRIOR TO THE START OF THE WEEKEND. THE CAR WAS TO BE DRIVEN FOR GROCERIES SUNDAY NIGHT, HOWEVER WHEN THE CAR STARTED, GAS SPRAYED FROM BELOW THE CAR UNTIL THE TANK WAS EMPTY. UPON EXITING THE CAR, THE DRIVEWAY WAS COVERED IN GASOLINE. CAR WAS THEN TURNED OFF. 2) SECOND OCCURRENCES OF THIS FAILURE. FIRST OCCURRENCE WAS 3 MONTHS PRIOR. 3) AFTER FIRST OCCURRENCE, CAR WAS TOWED TO LOCAL MECHANIC. FAULT WAS ATTRIBUTED TO SMALL ANIMAL CHEWING ON FUEL LINE AND ENTERING GAS TANK (FOUND DEAD IN TANK). FOR SECOND OCCURRENCE, CAR WILL BE TOWED TO DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10238416August 15, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
MY 2007 NISSAN SENTRA CAUGHT ON FIRE WILE I WAS DRIVING ON HIGHWAY . *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10238424August 15, 2008
SEAT BELTS
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1994 NISSAN SENTRA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT MECHANISM JAMMED AND THEN FAILED. THE CONTACT STOPPED THE VEHICLE WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THERE WERE NO WARNINGS PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE DEFECTIVE SEAT BELT MECHANISM AND POSSIBLY THE SEAT BELT SYSTEM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 170,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10237680August 11, 2008
SUSPENSION:REAR, STEERING
A MANUFACTURING DEFECT OF THE REAR CROSS MEMBER DOES NOT ALLOW ADJUSTMENT FOR TOE ALIGNMENT WHICH RESULTED IN EXCESSIVE TIRE WEAR CREATING AN INCALCULABLE RISK OF FAILURE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10237422August 8, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
THERMOSTAT FROZE SHUT CAUSING CAR TO OVERHEAT AND BLOW THE HEAD GASKET. LUCKILY I CAUGHT IT BEFORE IT WAS TO LATE. IM ALSO A MECHANIC. I HAD A LOSE OF HEAT IN THE CAR SO I KNEW WHAT IT WAS. THIS SHOULD NOT BE HAPPENING TO A CAR WITH 67K MILES. I HAD TO PAY 900.00 FOR NISSAN TO FIX IT AS I WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF A MOVE AND DIDN'T HAVE ACCESS TO MY TOOLS. ALL OF THESE LISTINGS WITH SEVER ENGINE TROUBLE IS CAUSED BY THIS OVERHEAT ISSUE. THE THERMOSTAT IS DEFECTIVE IN MANY SENTRAS, THEN OTHER DAMAGE OCCURS. THIS WILL BE THE LAST NISSAN I BUY. IN THE BEGINNING NISSAN TOLD ME THEY WOULD COVER THIS, THEN AFTER THE FACT THEY WOULD NOT. ALSO THE FUEL PUMP HAS ALWAYS BEEN WEAK AND NOW NEEDS REPLACEMENT (SAME MILEAGE) AND THE CD PLAYER QUITE WORKING. THEY KNEW WHAT THEY WERE DOING WITH LIMITING THE WARRANTY TO 60K. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10237259August 6, 2008
TIRES, TIRES:VALVE
VALVE STEM SPLIT RESULTING IN FLAT TIRE AND DESTRUCTION OF TIRE. TIRE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10236883August 4, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I HAVE RECEIVED LETTERS OF "IMPORTANT SAFETY RECALL NOTICE" STATING THAT MY VEHICLE HAS A DEFECT WHICH RELATES TO MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY. MY VEHICLE HAS STOPPED MORE THAN TWICE AND HAS COST ME MORE THAN $300.00 TO FIX. I HAD TAKEN IT TO THE MILLER NISSAN IN VAN NUYS CITY (818-787-8400) AND THE PROBLEM WAS SOLVED BUT THEN THE "CHECK ENGINE SOON" LIGHT CAME ON AND CAUSED MY VEHICLE TO STOP IN THE FREEWAY ON MY WAY TO WORK. MY VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY AT THE SHOP FOR THE SAME REASON IT STOPPED ABOUT A YEAR AGO. I RECENTLY TOOK MY VEHICLE TO THE MILE'S NISSAN IN VAN NUYS CITY BUT NOW THEY WANT TO CHARGE ME FOR A DEFECT ON THE CAR THEY SOLD TO ME. I AM CONSULTING WITH MY LAWYER TO TAKE FURTHER ACTIONS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10236682August 1, 2008
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
SES ERROR P1446 - DEFECTIVE EVAP CANISTER VENT CONTROL VALVE (HTTP://NISSAN.JUSTANSWER.COM/UPLOADS/RMILLERPHD/2008-06-15_175622_AFINAL.PDF) FROM WHAT I HAVE BEEN TREADING ONLINE MANY PEOPLE HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH NISSAN AND THEIR EVAP VALVE AND IT GETTING STUCK OPEN OR CLOSED WHICH CAUSES A VERY SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD BUT NISSAN IS DOING NOTHING ABOUT THIS. I RECENTLY GOT THIS SES CODE AND LOOKED IT UP ONLINE AND FOUND A SLEW OF PEOPLE POINTING DIRECTLY TO THE PROBLEM WITH THE VALVE AND IT GETTING GUNKED UP OR STUCK. MINE IS A 2005 NISSAN SENTRA 1.8L BUT I HAVE SEEN THIS PROBLEM REPORTED ON A WIDE RANGE OR NISSAN MODELS. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS PROBLEM BEFORE SOMEBODY GETS HURT BUT NISSAN'S NEGLECT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10236361July 30, 2008
SUSPENSION:REAR
THE DAY OF DELIVERY OF MY 2008 NISSAN SENTRA, I NOTICED THE REAR WHEELS TILT IN AT THE TOP, ESPECIALLY THE LEFT REAR WHEEL, AT LEAST 5 DEGREES NEGATIVE CAMBER (I AM AN INSURANCE AUTO APPRAISER ). IT ALSO APPEARS TO HAVE SLIGHT TOW IN. THIS IS A FIXED NON-ADJUSTABLE BEAM AXEL, THAT WAS SET UP WRONG IN THE ASSEMBLY JIG AND WELDED UP WRONG. AFTER SOME RESEARCH, THIS AFFECTS 07 AND 08 MODELS. THE TIRES WILL WEAR OUT QUICKLY ON THE INSIDE OF THE TREAD (NOT TOO NOTICEABLE FROM THE OUTSIDE OF THE CAR), AND MAY BLOW OUT. AT BEST I WILL BE REPLACING REAR TIRES ALL THE TIME. I COMPLAINED TO THE DEALER 7/29/08 THE WEEK AFTER DELIVERY AND HE SAID NISSAN IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND IS WORKING ON IT. THEY WERE AWARE OF THIS IN 2007 AND HAVE DONE NOTHING SO FAR, AND ARE STILL SHIPPING CARS WITH DEFECTIVE REAR BEAM AXLES. CAN YOU PLEASE HELP SOMEHOW. I COULD GET BETTER MILEAGE IF THE ALIGNMENT PROBLEM WAS FIXED ALSO. THANK YOU. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10236461July 30, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON RIGHT AFTER I PURCHASED CAR -DEALER KEPT THE CAR FOR A FEW MONTHS AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT PROBLEM REPAIRED...CAME ON AGAIN AND AGAIN AND AGAIN-DEALER KEPT SAYING THEY REPAIRED THE PROBLEM BUT I NEEDED A NEW MOTOR 10/2007 -THE CAR STAYED AT THE DEALER UNTIL 1/2008 THAT IS WHEN I COULD PAY THE $5800. COST OF A NEW MOTOR (EST WAS $2400.00) CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN 6/2008 DEALER REPAIRED -SD "NEEDED COMPUTER UPDATE"-CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON AGAIN AND RUNNING RAGGED AGAIN 7/30/08. I WANT TO BE REIMBURSED FOR THE ENGINE REPLACEMENT AND FOR NISSAN TO BUY THE CAR BACK AT TRADE IN VALUE AND I WILL NEVER PURCHASE ANOTHER NISSAN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10235737July 25, 2008
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING A 2007 NISSAN SENTRA AND SHE NEEDED TO BRAKE SUDDENLY. ACCORDING TO THE POLICE REPORT SHE LEFT 74 FEET OF SKID MARKS AND WAS STILL UNABLE TO STOP. THE NISSAN WAS TOTALED. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10235133July 21, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 NISSAN SENTRA. WITHOUT WARNING, THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAD BEEN ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL FOR A YEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MIDAS MECHANIC AND A DIAGNOSTIC WAS PERFORMED; HOWEVER, THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE IDENTIFIED. THE FAILURE RECURRED WITHOUT WARNING WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 49,500 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 49,550. UPDATED 09/10/08 *BF THE DEALER REPLACED THE CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR. UPDATED 09/15/08. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10234924July 19, 2008
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
CAME TO A STOP LIGHT AT THE BOTTOM OF A HILL IN A 25MPH ZONE AND THE CAR STAYED AT 2,000RPM'S. HAD TO TURN OFF CAR TO STOP IT, NEVER WENT DOWN TO IDLE SPEED. DEALER RESET PARAMETERS ON COMPUTER AND RESET IDLE LEARN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10234783July 18, 2008
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN SENTRA. THE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND THE CONTACT WAITED BEFORE TAKING THE VEHICLE TO AUTOZONE. SHE WAS INFORMED THAT ONE OF HER CONTROL VALVES HAD CLOSED. SHE ATTEMPTED TO HAVE THE VEHICLE DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER, BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO PERFORM AN INSPECTION. THROUGHOUT THIS PROCESS, THE CONTACT WENT TO FILL UP THE VEHICLE WITH GASOLINE, BUT THE PUMP KEPT CLICKING AND INDICATED THAT THE TANK WAS FULL. THE CLICKING WOULD OCCUR EVERY FEW SECONDS. THE CONTACT WAS UNSURE IF THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO THE VEHICLE OR THE ACTUAL GASOLINE PUMP. THE CONTACT SMELLED A STRONG SMELL OF GASOLINE INSIDE THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT, AND WENT ONLINE TO RESEARCH POSSIBLE DEFECTS. SHE DISCOVERED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 05V269000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE) FOR THE SAME FAILURE; HOWEVER, THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT HER VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 58,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10234839July 18, 2008
TIRES
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 NISSAN SENTRA. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVING DIFFERENTLY. WHEN HE EXAMINED THE VEHICLE, HE NOTICED THAT THE REAR DRIVER SIDE TIRE WAS FLAT. THE TIRE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS THE VALVE STEM. THE TIRE WAS REPLACED BY THE DEALER. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 73,943.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10234857July 18, 2008
AIR BAGS, AIR BAGS:FRONTAL, AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW, EQUIPMENT
MY WIFE SKIDDED OFF A FRESHLY GRAVELED ROAD AND NOSE-DIVED INTO A DITCH FRONTEND FIRST, CATAPULTED THE VEHICLE INTO A C/CLOCKWISE SPIN AND WRAPPED THE VEHICLE AROUND A TREE. THE ORIGINAL IMPACT WAS FRONT END AND NO AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. THE PASSENGER SIDE WAS COMPLETELY CRUSHED HITTING THE TREE WITH WHAT WOULD APPEAR AS A SIDE CURTAIN AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT. ON INVESTIGATION, IT APPEARS THE AIR BAG WAS TORN OUT OF THE CENTER WALL (NO PROPELLANT SMELL OR RESIDUE). HAD THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED THERE WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN INJURIES THAT CERTAINLY WOULD NOT HAVE REQUIRED MED-A-VAC. JPC/SC . *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10234111July 13, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL
I HAD A HEAD GASKET PROBLEM AND WIRE PROBLEM BUT I ONLY HAD THE CAR FOR 19 MONTH IN BEEN IN THE SHOP MORE THAN I HAVE HAD THE CAR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10234059July 12, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, EQUIPMENT
THIS COMPLAINT HAS TO DO WITH THE FAILURE OF THE OIL STICK FOR THE 2001 NISSAN SENTRA. I HAVE OWNED THE CAR FOR LESS THAN FOUR YEARS AND HAVE HAD TWO DIFFERENT OIL STICKS BREAK IN THAT TIME. THE FIRST TIME THE OIL STICK WAS BROKEN IT WAS EASILY REMOVED FROM THE STEM IT RESTS IN. ON THE LATEST BREAK IT HAS BECOME LODGED INSIDE THE STEM. FROM WHAT I CAN GATHER THE STANDARD FEE MOST MECHANICS AND DEALERSHIPS RANGE FROM $120.00 TO $300.00 FOR THE REMOVAL OF THE OIL STICK. THE PROBLEM WITH THE DESIGN OF THE STICK IS THAT IT HAS A COMPLETELY PLASTIC HANDLE THAT EXTENDS FOR A WAYS BEFORE JOINING WITH THE METAL STICK. ON BOTH OCCASIONS THE STICK BREAKS WELL ABOVE WHERE IT JOINS WITH THE METAL COMPONENT THEREFORE MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO REMOVE WITH A MAGNET. THIS SAME PROBLEM HAS BEEN DOCUMENTED NUMEROUS TIMES ONLINE AND I SEE IT AS A PROBLEM THAT NISSAN CONTINUES TO SELL THIS OIL STICK. FROM ONE ONLINE FORUM ALONE I CAME ACROSS OVER 60 REPORTS OF THIS HAPPENING WITH A NISSAN OIL STICK AND ALMOST ALL OF THEM REFERRED TO EITHER A 2000 OR 2001 SENTRA. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10233883July 11, 2008
SUSPENSION
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 NISSAN SENTRA. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE IN FOR ROUTINE INSPECTION AND WAS INFORMED THAT HE NEEDED A FRONT END ALIGNMENT. THE PSI WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT CONTROL PANEL. AFTER THE REPAIR WAS MADE, THE CONTACT HAD TO CONTINUOUSLY INSERT AIR INTO THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE WHEEL. SEVERAL WEEKS LATER, WHILE DRIVING 41 MPH, THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE WHEEL OVERTURNED AND CAUSED HIM TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND ROLLOVER. THE VEHICLE WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED AND THE CONTACT SUSTAINED MODERATE INJURIES. THE MANUFACTURER COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE; THEREFORE, THEY WOULD NOT ASSUME ANY FINANCIAL LIABILITY. THE CONTACT HAS PICTURES OF THE FAILURE AND A COPY OF THE POLICE REPORT. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 18,000. UPDATED 08/04/08 *BF
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0

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