Nissan Sentra Complaints

5,975 consumer complaints on file.

#8005249March 8, 2002
SUSPENSION
WHILE STEERING THERE IS A LOUD CLUNKING NOISE. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#758859March 2, 2002
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
CAR CONTINUES TO ACCELERATE AFTER FOOT IS REMOVED FROM THE PEDAL. OCCURRED SEVERAL TIMES, BUT WAS EASILY MANAGED BY TAPPING THE BRAKE. BROUGHT IN FOR REPAIR AND CARBON BUILD-UP WAS FOUND ON THE THROTTLE AND CLEANED UP. MOST RECENT OCCURRENCE WAS MORE DRAMATIC. I WAS ACCELERATING QUICKLY (4000+ RPM) FROM A STOP AT A RED LIGHT. CAR CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE AT 4000+ RPM. BRAKING HARD DID NOT STOP THE CAR, NOR DID IT STOP THE CONTINUED ACCELERATION. HAD TO PUT CAR IN NEUTRAL AND PULL OVER. ENGINE CONTINUED TO RACE AT 4000+ RPM, UNTIL IGNITION WAS TURNED OFF. BROUGHT TO NISSAN SERVICE. THEY CHECKED THROTTLE PLATE AND CABLE BUT FOUND NO PROBLEM, AND CONDITION COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. PROBLEM HAS NOT OCCURRED IN THE WEEK SINCE, BUT IT HAS ALWAYS BEEN INTERMITTENT AND UNPREDICTABLE. SHOULD THE ORIGINAL PROBLEM HAVE BEEN FIXED WITH OUT CHARGE? WHAT CAN I DO IF IT HAPPENS AGAIN? THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE TO ME, AND COULD HAVE ENDED BADLY IF ONE OF MY KIDS HAD BEEN DRIVING INSTEAD OF ME.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8004682February 27, 2002
POWER TRAIN
WHEN DRIVING CAN'T TELL HOW FAST VEHICLE IS GOING. SPEEDOMETER WORKS INTERMITTENTLY. ALSO, ODOMETER AND TACHOMETER WORK INTERMITTENTLY. SOMETIMES EVERYTHING WILL BECOME INOPERABLE. DEALER CONTACTED. PLEASE ADD VIN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8004458February 25, 2002
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
WHILE DRIVING SEAT BELT LIGHT ILLUMINATED, INDICATING THAT THE SEAT BELT WAS NOT BEING USED WHEN IT ACTUALLY USED DUE TO AN OPEN CIRCUIT. DEALER REPLACED SEAT BELT ASSEMBLY, AND INSPECTED INSTRUCTMENT PANEL CLUSTER, BUT COULD NOT FIND A REMEDY TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#564516February 22, 2002
WHEELS
CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT THE WHEEL HAD A MANUFACTURING DEFECT. WHEN VEHICLE ARRIVED FOR INSPECTION, CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT EVERYTHING WAS OKAY, BUT THE DEALERSHIP DID NOT HAVE REPLACEMENT WHEELS. SHORTLY THEREAFTER, THE TIRE TORE APART (SEPARATING IN HALF IN THE DIAMETER OF THE HOLES) RELEASING THE FRONT TIRE AT 55 MPH CAUSING EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO VEHICLE. *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#9005596February 20, 2002
SUSPENSION
DEFECTIVE SUSPENSION
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#564267February 12, 2002
TIRES
THE VEHICLE MADE A THUMPING SOUND DUE TO THE FRONT LEFT TIRE BEGINNING TO SEPARATE PREMATURELY, CAUSING WHEEL TO BEND. THE CONSUMER HAD ALL TIRES REPLACED AND WANTS A REFUND FROM THE TIRE DEALER, BRIDGESTONE P185/65R14. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#564249February 12, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS, AIR BAGS
CONSUMER STATES THAT WHEN APPLYING BRAKES, WHEELS LOCK UP, ON ONE OCCASION IT CAUSED A REAR END COLLSION, AND DAMAGED VEHICLE, CONSUMER STATES THAT THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AFTER REAR END COLLISION. *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8003997February 12, 2002
SUSPENSION
WHILE DRIVING CAR PULLS VERY HARD TO THE RIGHT, AND UPON CHANGING TIRES IT PULLS VERY HARD TO THE LEFT. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION, AND VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8003876February 11, 2002
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHILE PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE VEHICLE STARTED TO REV UP, AND THEN STARTED TO ACCELERATE, GOING OVER THE CRUB. *AK THE VEHICLE CRASHED AFTER GOING OVER THE CRUB. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8003725February 7, 2002
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER ARM
DRIVER CONTACTED DEALER ABOUT RECALL ON LOWER CONTROL ARM BOLTS. DEALER STATED PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8003737February 7, 2002
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH ENGINE SURGED UP TO 30-35 MPH ,AND CONSUMER LOST CONTROL, HITTING TELEPHONE POLE. ENGINE LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATING. DEALER CONTACTED.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8003744February 7, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
WHILE DRIVING AND WITHOUT ANY INDICATION VEHICLE STALLS. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED, BUT CAN'T DUPLICATE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8003369January 31, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS
WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT WITH HEADLIGHTS ON, THEY WILL CUT OFF WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING, LEAVING CONSUMER WITHOUT A VISION OF THE ROAD. DEALER WAS CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8003370January 31, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
WHILE DRIVING ABOUT ANY MPH, THE ENGINE WILL STOP WORKING WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING, AND WILL LEAVE VEHICLE WITHOUT POWER. DEALER WAS CONTACTED, BUT VEHICLE COULD NOT BE FIXED. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8003372January 31, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHILE DRIVING WOULD STEP ON BRAKES PEDAL TO REDUCE SPEED OR TO STOP VEHICLE, BUT BRAKES WILL NOT FUNCTION ON TIME, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#564175January 30, 2002
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER ARM, WHEELS
CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE ON REPLACING ALL ATTACHMENT BOLTS FOR THE FRONT SUSPENSION, DEALER DID NOT HONOR RECALL, STATING NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE.*JG
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8002956January 28, 2002
TIRES, TIRES:TREAD/BELT
BRIDGESTONE, V381, P185/65R14, DOT V67JP300210, ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON A 2001, NISSAN, SENTRA WITH 24000 MILES. REAR PASSENGER TIRE WENT FLAT WHILE PARKED. SEAM WAS COMING APART WHERE TREAD AND SIDEWALL MEET. ON JANUARY 26, 2002 WHILE DRIVING 25-30 MPH, FRONT PASSENGER TIRE HAD A BLOWOUT DUE TO SEAM SEPARATING. NO INJURIES. BRIDGESTONE HAS REPLACED THE TIRES.*AK *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8002808January 24, 2002
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A 35 MPH COLLISION IN WHICH DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#757295January 24, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS
WHEN I REPORTED THAT THE CHIRPING/SQUEAKING SOUND HAD RETURNED (AROUND THE ENGINE BELTS) TO THE SERVICE DEPT. AT SHEEHY NISSAN IN ANNAPOLIS, THE SERVICE PERSON (MARY) SAID THAT, IF WE CAN'T RECREATE THE SOUND THE MECHANIC CAN'T FIX IT. I PROCEEDED TO TELL HER TO LOOK AT HER DATA BASE FOR DEC 2001, AND SHE WOULD SEE THAT IT HAS BEEN ONLY A MONTH AND THE SOUND IS BACK, BUT INTERMITENT, AND THE SERVICE MANAGER-ZEEK KNEW WHAT IT WAS AFTER THEY HAD CHANGED OUT THE (2) DEFECTIVE SENOR RECALL. SHE GOT IMPATIENT AND REPEATED THE SAME AGAIN TO ME, ABOUT RECREATING THE SOUND. NOT BEING VERY EDUCATED OR PATIENT WITH CUSTOMERS, BUT RUDE, ONLY SERVED TO UPSET ME FURTHER ABOUT THIS VEHICLE AND THE COMPLACENT ATTITUDE I WAS UP AGAINST. I THOUGHT, I WOULD HATE TO THINK WHAT WOULD HAPPEN TO ME IF ONE OF THOSE BELTS GAVE OUT. ITS MY LIFE, NOT MARY' . I ALSO TOLD HER WHEN THE BELTS MAKE THAT SOUND, THE ENGINE HESTITATES. THIS MADE NO DIFFERENCE TO THIS "SERVICE EXPERT."*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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