Nissan Sentra Complaints

5,975 consumer complaints on file.

#10061582March 8, 2004
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:LINKAGES
WHILE DRIVING THE WINDSHIELD WIPER ON THE DRIVER SIDE QUIT WORKING. RECALL 98V093000 WAS ISSUED, BUT THIS VEHICLE WA SNOT INCLUDED DUE TO VIN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10060765March 8, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CRANKCASE (PCV), TIRES
NISSAN DEALERSHIP SERVICE DIAGNOSED AIR FLOW METER FAILURE - ENGINE LIGHT ON P0171 B1 FUEL LEAN. EVENT HAPPENED AT SAME TIME AS WHEN THE CRANK SENSOR AND ECM CASE RECALL WORK DONE EXCEPT DEALERSHIP CLAIMS SEPARATE - NOT PART OF COVERED RECALL WORK. AUTO ONLY HAS 64,889 MILES AND DEALERSHIP CLAIMS ENGINE TROUBLE AND REPAIR OVER $600. NISSAN DEALERSHIP STATED TOYOTA SLAES DEALERSHIP SHOULD HAVE NOTICED THIS DURING CLAIMED 160 POINT INSPECTION, AS COULD NOT HAVE HAPPENDED IN SHORT TIME OF MY OWNERSHIP. TOYOTA DEALERSHIP WHO SOLD IT ALSO DID NOT REPAIR OR DISCLOSE WHEEL RECALL AND OWNER, IN JUST ONE YEAR OF OWNERSHIP, HAD TO REPLACE THREE FLAT/DAMAGED AND IRREPAIRABLE TIRES AS A RESULT, OUT-OF-POCKET. NOW FOR NISSAN TO DIAGNOSE ENGINE AIR FLOW METER FAILURE AT SAME TIME AS OTHER ENGINE RECALLS IS JUST TOO IRONIC TIMING. BELIEVE SHOULD BE PART OF THESE SAME RELATED OR ANOTHER RECALL.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10061540March 5, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
CONSUMER WAS SLOWLY PULLING UP TO A TRAFFIC LIGHT. WHILE DEPRESSING THE BRAKES VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ROLL, AND COLLIDED WITH THE REAR END OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. CONSUMER SUSTAINED CHEST, LEG, AND NECK INJURIES. ALSO, AUTOMATIC SHOULDER BELT FAILED TO WORK. POLICE ARRIVED AND CITED THE CONSUMER.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10061267March 3, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKES AND PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. THEN, VEHICLE STALLED WHILE IN MOTION AND HIT THE VEHICLE IN FRONT. UPON IMPACT, BOTH AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DRIVER AND PASSENGER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#10060180March 2, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL
CHECK ENGINE LIGHT REPEATEDLY ON SINCE 2002 THROUGH EVERY RECALL HAS BEEN FIXED AND NOW A MASS AIR FLOW SENSOR NEEDS TO BE REPLACED FOR A LOT OF MONEY WITH NO PROOF THIS WAS NOT THE ORIGINAL PROBLEM WHILE THE CAR WAS UNDER WARRANTY. HAVE BROUGHT IT IN AGAIN FOR THIS LIGHT BACK IN JAN. AND IT IS STILL NOT FIXED BECAUSE AT FIRST THEY SAID IT WAS THE RECALL AND THAT DIDN'T WORK AGAIN AND THEN THEY FORGOT TO ORDER THE PART WHILE MY CAR WAS THERE. NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIRS WAS ALSO RUDE AND NOT HELPFUL WITH THIS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10060057February 29, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
OIL DIPSTICK HANDLE CRACKS OFF LEAVING DIPSTICK STUCK IN ENGINE. THE HANDLE IS PLASTIC IN A HOT AREA BEING THE ENGINE AND HAS A WEAK POINT ON IT. THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM. SEE DISCUSSION BOARD HTTP://WWW.BROOMEMAN.COM/MT/ARCHIVES/001156.HTML. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10059941February 27, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
SINCE SOON AFTER THE PURCHASE OF THE VEHICLE IF YOU START THE VEHICLE AND THEN MOVE IT A SHORT DISTANCE AND TURN IT OFF, YOU CAN NOT RESTART IT, YOU HAVE TO HOLD DOWN THE GAS PEDAL AND CRANK IT UNTIL IT STARTS, OR WAIT TILL LATER TO START IT. SISTER HAD SAME MODEL AND YEAR NISSAN EXACT SAME PROBLEM. DEALER SAID THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO, BUT IT IS A COMMON PROBLEM. NOW AT 98K MILES YOU TURN OFF THE CAR AND THE FAN CONTINUES TO RUN MUST DISCONNECT THE BATTERY TO STOP IT. MANY ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10054083February 26, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED DRIVER SAW SMOKE COMING FROM THE HOOD. THE CONSUMER STOPPED THE VEHICLE, GOT OUT, AND SMELLED PLASTIC BURNING. THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT WAS ON FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. *AK *SC
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10059772February 25, 2004
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CABLES
WHEN APPLYING GAS TO THE VEHICLE ACCELERATOR PEDAL STICKS. DEALER STATES THAT CARBON BUILT UP ON THE THROTTLE CABLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10060941February 23, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
WHILE DRIVING, CONSUMER FELT LIKE VEHICLE WENT INTO NEUTRAL. CONSUMER BARELY MADE IT TO THE SHOULDER BECAUSE VEHICLE WAS SHUTTING DOWN. AFTER INCIDENT CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE REGARDING CONTAMINATION OF ENGINE CONTROL MODULE (ECM). *LA *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10059586February 23, 2004
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:FILLER PIPE AND CAP
WHILE REFUELING THE VEHICLE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT FUEL WAS LEAKING FROM THE FUEL FILLER NECK. PREVIOUSLY CONSUMER NOTICED THAT FUEL SEEMED TO BE EVAPORATING FROM THE FUEL TANK. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10058491February 19, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC CONVERTOR
ON DECEMBER 28, 2003, MY 2001 NISSAN SENTRA CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE DRIVING THROUGH RENO NEVADA. ANOTHER CAR BROUGHT TO OUR ATTENTION THAT OUR CAR WAS ON FIRE. WHEN MY DAUGHTER PULLED OVER AND OPENED THE HOOD, SHE NOTICED A SMALL FIRE IN THE REAR OF THE ENGINE. SHE MANAGED TO PUT THE FIRE OUT WITH WATER. UPON INSPECTION AT THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP IN NEVADA, THEY NOTED SOME OBJECT WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER AND THE CAR FRAME. THE FIRE MELTED ONE CV BOOT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10058308February 17, 2004
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
I OWN A 2003 NISSAN SENTRA S-ER SPEC V. WHEN I SHIFT FROM 1ST GEAR TO 2ND GEAR AT RPMS OF 2500 AND HIGHER, THE SHIFTER FEELS LIKE IT POPS OUT OF 1ST GEAR. ALSO, WHEN SHIFTING INTO 3RD GEAR YOU CAN HEAR AND FEEL A GRIND (WITH THE CLUTCH DOWN). THESE 2 PROBLEMS HAPPEN ON OCCASION, ESPECIALLY ON A COLD START. HOWEVER, I CAN ACTUALLY MAKE MY CAR GRIND GEARS BY HOLDING THE CLUTCH DOWN AND MOVING THE SHIFTER IN AND OUT OF 3RD GEAR. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10058248February 16, 2004
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
MY TRANSMISSION IS TERRIBLE. I CAN'T GET INTO REVERSE. IT IS CLUNKY. THAT'S WHY THEY CHANGED IT FOR 2004. IT ALWAYS POPS OUT OF GEAR. IF I TAKE IT TO THE DEALER, THEY'LL JUST TELL ME IT'S MY DRIVING LIKE THE OTHER 1000 PEOPLE OUT THERE I GUESS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. IT NEEDS TO RECALLED AND REPLACED WITH THE 04 TRANSMISSION. THIS IS RIDICULOUS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10058250February 16, 2004
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION GRINDING NOISE GOING INTO 3RD GEAR. CLUNK NOISE FROM LEFT FRONT SUSPENSION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10059217February 12, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE
RECALL LETTER REGARDING THE POSSIBILITY THAT THE ENGINE MAY STOP RUNNING WHILE BEING DRIVEN DUE TO CONTAMINATION OF THE ENGINE CONTROL MODULE (ECM) BY THE INNER LINING MATERIAL (RECALL# 03V-455, 03V-477). *PH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10056713February 7, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
BOUGHT 2000 NISSAN SENTRA IN JUNE 2003. TRANSMISSION FAILED IN AUGUST 2003. DEALER REPLACED WITH RE-BUILT TRANSMISSION. THIS ONE FAILED IN JANUARY 2004. SECOND DEALER REFUSED TO REPLACE THIS ONE. SAID THERE WERE SIGNS OF ABUSE. THIS WAS NOT TRUE, CALLED NISSAN CUSTOMER SERVIC, NO HELP THERE. NO HELP ANYWHERE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10056327February 2, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE KEYLESS REMOTE DOES NOT WORK UNLESS THEY TAKE OUT A FUSE BECAUSE OF A SHORT IN THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - THAT PARTICULAR FUSE CONTROLED THE LIGHTS IN THE VANITY MIRROW - THEY SAID THEY HAVE TO ORDER A PART TO FIX IT - AND THAT ALL 2004 MODELS HAVE THIS PROBLEM. ALSO THE PASSENGER SIDE BACK DOOR DOES NOT OPEN FROM THE INSIDE! MAYBE DUE TO THE SAME PROBLEM - WAITING TO HEAR FROM DEALERSHIP. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10054739January 23, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY, EQUIPMENT
MY STARTER IN MY 1997 NISSAN SENTRA IS ALWAYS MESSING UP!! I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE IT FOUR TIMES WITHIN ONE YEAR. I THOUGHT IT WAS THE BATTERY, SO I EVEN REPLACED THAT. BUT AT THE END, IT IS ALWAYS THE STARTER THAT FAILS. I PUT THE KEY IN, TURN IT TO START, AND THE CAR JUST HISSES. THIS IS THE FOURTH TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED. I AM SEVERLY CONVINCED THAT THERE IS SOMEWORT OF STARTER/ELECTRICAL DEFECT THAT NO ONE (NISSAN AUTHORITIES) HAVE REPORTED. EVEN MY MECHANIC THINKS IT'S ODD THAT HE HAS HAD TO REPLACE IT 4 TIMES. I PUT 20 FAILURES BECAUSE IT BEEN AROUND 20 TIMES WHEN IT WOULD NOT START, THEN IT WOULD, ID GET IT TOWED, AND GET A NEW STARTER EVENTUALLY. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10051449January 16, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, EQUIPMENT
SINCE PURCHASE, BRAKES HAVE REQUIRED REPEATED REPLACEMENT STARTING AT 4,759 MILES 2 1/2 MONTHS AFTER PURCHASE. 1998-PRESENT IS THE PERIOD OVER WHICH THIS MATTER CONTINUES TO BE A PROBLEM. DATE BELOW IS NOT SPECIFIC AS RANGE CANNOT BE INPUT. THE CONSUMER NOTED THAT NISSAN HAS TAKEN EVERY OPPORTUNITY TO COLLECT PAYMENTS FOR SERVICES, THAT HAS NOT CORRECTED THE FAULTY BRAKE PROBLEM. *CB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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