Nissan Sentra Complaints

5,975 consumer complaints on file.

#10007044October 14, 2000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
GAS FUEL LEAKS OUT OF MY PORT WHEN I AM PARKED FACE UP ON A 15 DEGREE HILL ON A SUNNY DAY. THE SPILLED GAS CREATES A SERIOUS FIRE AND HEALTH HAZARD. I HAVE TAKEN MY CAR TO A LOCAL AUTHORIZED NISSAN DEALER MORE THAN FOUR TIMES TO FIX THE PROBLEM, BUT THE PROBLEM STILL CONTINUES. *JB *SCC *****DIMSII IVOQ ENTRY POSTED AFTER 12/12/02 CUT-OVER TO ARTEMIS****734338
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#734304October 14, 2000
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
AIR CONDITIONER BLOWS HOT AIR AFTER AN HOUR OF DRIVING WITH IT ON.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#734338October 14, 2000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY
GAS FUEL LEAKS OUT OF MY GAS PORT WHEN I AM PARKED FACE UP ON A 15 DEGREE HILL ON A SUNNY DAY. THE SPILLED GAS CREATES A SERIOUS FIRE AND HEALTH HAZZARD. I HAVE TAKEN MY CAR TO A LOCAL AUTHORIZED NISSAN DEALER MORE THAN FOUR TIMES TO FIX THE PROBLEM, BUT THE PROBLEM STILL CONTINUES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#733877October 10, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WARRANTY RAN OUT 3/00 - MAJOR TRANSMISSION REPAIR NEEDED - CAR IS 4 YR/OLD - NEVER HAD THIS PROBLEM WITH MY OTHER VEHICLES. THEY WON'T EVEN OFFER TO PAY FOR A PORTION OF THE REPAIR - TWO OTHER MECHANICS LOOKED AT THE TRANSMISSION LEAK BEFORE I TOOK IT TO NISSAN - I WAS TOLD IT WAS A MANUFACTURER'S ERROR - WEAK ALUMINUM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#872659October 10, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AT 55 MPH AND ON A 4- WAY HIGHWAY WHEN VEHICLE SUDDENLY DIED, COMPLETELY STOPPED WITHOUT NO PRIOR WARNING . ONLY REASON CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER SAFELY WAS BECAUSE CONSUMER HAD JUST GOT INTO THE RIGHT HAND LANE. DEALER REPAIRED THE R&R DISTRIBUTOR ASSEMBLY.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#733298October 3, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
#1: I HAVE A NISSAN SENTRA 92 MODEL WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. WHEN I FIRST START TO DRIVE IT WHEN ITS COLD, THE TRANSMISSION RUNS JUST FINE. IT UPSHIFTS NORMALLY AS IT SHOULD ALL THE WAY UP TO OVERDRIVE (4TH GEAR) FOR NORMAL HIGHWAY SPEED. HOWEVER, AFTER IVE DRIVEN IT FOR ABOUT 30 MINUTES IN STOP-&-GO TRAFFIC OR WHEN IT HAS BEEN DRIVEN AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS (40-65 MPH) & MADE SEVERAL STOPS IN TRAFFIC (I.E.: IT HAS WARMED-UP) THE TRANSMISSION WOULD FAIL TO UPSHIFT ABOVE THE 3RD & 4TH GEAR (OVERDRIVE). I WOULD HAVE TO REV THE ENGINE RPM UP TO AROUND 4,000 RPM TO ACCELERATE THE CAR TO ABOUT 40 MPH AND CONTINUE TO REV IT UP TO 5,000-6,000 RPM TO ACCELERATE IT FURTHER TO 45-60 MPH. I KNOW THIS IS NOT NORMAL FOR THIS CAR BECAUSE THE ENGINE HAS NEVER RUN THAT HIGH BEFORE TO REACH THOSE SPEEDS. I'VE ALWAYS DRIVEN THIS CAR WITH OVERDRIVE ENGAGED & I'VE NEVER TOWED ANYTHING WITH IT EVER. #2:  FRONT PASSENGER SIDE POWER WINDOW PLASTIC ASSEMBLY WHERE THE CABLE ATTACHES TO THE REGULATOR BROKE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#732262September 22, 2000
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
I WAS DRIVING UP A HILL, A/C ON, CRUISE CONTROL ON, DOING 60 MPH IN 5TH GEAR WHEN THE TRANSMISSION "POPPED OUT" OF 5TH GEAR. I WAS ABLE TO REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM BY DRIVING UPHILL WITH AND WITHOUT THE A/C ON, WITH AND WITHOUT THE CRUISE CONTROL BEING ON. ACCORDING TO TWO DEALERS, I NEED TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION AT A COST OF $1751. A REBUILD COULD BE DONE FOR $750. CHECKING THE WEB FOUND HTTP://WWW.SE-R-LIST.ORG/FIFTH.GEAR.PHTML, WHERE THE PROBLEM IS DETAILED. THAT INDIVIDUAL'S COST? ABOUT $300. WHY MUST A TRANSMISSION BE REPLACED FOR AN ENGINEERING DEFECT?
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#732201September 21, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION LOUD WHINNING FIRST GEAR AND AT 35 TO 45 MPH VIBRATION AND NO PICKUP ALSO PINGS ON ACCELERATION
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#731391September 14, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK
ANTILOCK BRAKES ON 1992 SENTRA SER WITH ORIGINAL DUNLOP TIRES COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN WHEN APPLIED IN EVEN WET CONDITIONS. BRAKES WILL NOT RE-ENGAGE EVEN WHEN TRANSITIONING ONTO DRY PAVEMENT UNLESS THEN ARE TOTALLY RELEASED AND REAPPLIED. THERE IS NO BRAKING ACTION WHEN THESE DEFECTIVE ANTILOCK BRAKES ENGAGE!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#731312September 13, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
ON 6/12/2000, WHILE MY WIFE WAS DRIVING OUR 1992 NISSAN SENTRA OUT OF HER COMPANY'S PARKING LOT, AT 5 MPH, AN ODOR STARTED COMING INTO THE CAR THROUGH ITS AIR VENT. ONE MINUTE LATER, SMOKE STARTED COMING FROM UNDER THE LEFT SIDE OF THE HOOD. WITHIN 3 MINUTES, SHE VERY QUICKLY DROVE BACK TO HER OFFICE, RAISED THE CAR'S HOOD, AND FOUND THE IGNITION WIRING ON FIRE. SHE DUMPED WATER ON THE FIRE AND PUT IT OUT. SHE THEN CALLED THE FIRE DEPT. TO COME AND MAKE SURE THE FIRE WAS OUT. THE FIRE DEPT. AND POLICE BOTH SHOWED UP. THEY INSTRUCTED HER TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED TO OUR AUTO REPAIR SHOP, AND NOT TO TURN ON THE IGNITION SWITCH. WE DID AS THEY INSTRUCTED. I CAME TO HER OFFICE AND WAITED FOR THE TOW TRUCK TO ARRIVE. OUR MECHANIC SAID THAT THERE WAS NO OUTSIDE CAUSE FOR THE WIRING TO CATCH FIRE. NOTHING WAS TOUCHING THE WIRING, NO WIRES WERE EXPOSED, THE WIRING BUNDLE WAS NOT RUBBING UP AGAINST ANYTHING, AND THE WIRING WAS IN ITS ORIGINAL WRAPPED, BUNDLED LOOM. HE SAID THAT THERE WAS NO OTHER CAUSE FOR THIS FIRE EXCEPT THE IGNITION RESISTOR CAPACITOR WAS DEFECTIVE FROM THE FACTORY, AND THAT IT FAILED, GOT HOT, AND BURST INTO FLAMES. HE TOLD ME TO REPORT THIS INCIDENT TO NHTSA AS A DEFECT IN THIS CAR'S WIRING SYSTEM. (I BOUGHT THIS CAR NEW, HAVE NEVER HAD ANY WORK DONE ON ANY WIRING, NOR THE IGNITION SYSTEM, EXCEPT TUNE-UPS. THE LAST TUNE-UP WAS DONE ON 12/15/1999, AND THE ONLY THING DONE WAS NEW SPARK PLUGS, NEW DISTRIBUTOR CAP & ROTOR, AND NEW PCV VALVE INSTALLED. THE WIRING HAS NEVER BEEN TOUCHED, AND HAD NO LOGICAL REASON TO BURST INTO FLAMES EXCEPT FOR A FACTORY DEFECT IN THE WIRING IGNITION RESISTOR CAPACITOR, AS MY MECHANIC HAS STATED, IN A LETTER TO NISSAN MOTOR CORP., P.O. BOX 191, GARDENA, CA., 90248.) NISSAN HAS AGREED TO PAY HALF OF MY REPAIR COSTS, SINCE MY CAR'S 3-YR WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED. THEY SHOULD PAY THE WHOLE COST, BECAUSE THIS PART SHOULD'VE NEVER FAILED. I FILED A FIRE REPORT WITH THEM, FILE NO. CA3175439. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#731150September 12, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
1) WHILE CAR PARKED IN DRIVEWAY PASSENGER. AIRBAG LIGHT BEGAN BLINKING & HASN'T STOPPED 2) AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION/ 3RD GEAR FAILED; 1ST & 2ND SLIPPED BADLY AFTER CAR HAS WARMED UP. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#730566September 7, 2000
TIRES
INITIALLY, I THOUGHT THIS WAS AN ISOLATED INCIDENT. BUT EVER SINCE THE INVESTIGATION INTO BRIDGESTONE/FIRESTONE BEGAN, I HAVE BEEN THINKING ABOUT WHAT *COULD* HAVE HAPPENED TO MY WIFE. SHE WAS DRIVING THE CAR THE DAY THE TIRE SEPARATED, AND FORTUNATELY, IT WAS NOT ON THE FRONT AXLE. MY BELIEF NOW, IN LIGHT OF THIS RECENT DEVELOPMENT, IS THAT THEY HAVE BEEN HIDING INFORMATION FOR QUITE A LONG TIME.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 17570R13 )
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#730086September 4, 2000
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
CAR DID NOT PASS INSPECTION DUE TO FRONT TIRES HAVING LOW THREAD ON INSIDE PART OF TIRE. CAR WAS AT DEALER'S 9 MONTH AGO AND REPORTED NO UNEVEN WEAR AND TEAR ON ANY TIRES, RECOMMENDED ONLY BALANCING. SUSPECTED PROBLEM TO BE ALIGNMENT, BUT NONE WAS MENTIONED BY DEALER ON 11/30/99. THE CAR IS ONLY 2 YEARS OLD, WITH 22500 MILES AND NOW NEED 2 NEW TIRES.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 175/65R14 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#554167August 29, 2000
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:LINKAGES
VEHICLE EXPERIENCED RECALL COMPONENT FAILURE (98V-093) PRIOR TO RECALL NOTIFICATION, CONSUMER REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT. *MJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#729218August 26, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
AS PURCHASING MY CAR IN MARCH OF 2000 ..I WAS ENVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT 1 MONTH AFTER PURCHASE TO BRAKES FAILING HAD BEEN IN THE SHOP WHERE PURCHASED 2 TIMES THE SECOND TIME WHICH THEY KEPT FOR 1 WEEK SAID THE COULDNT GET THE ABS LIGHT TO COME ON IT NEVER GOES OFF... THE PROBLEM IS GETTING WORSE THE BRAKES SQUEAK AND GET HOT TOOK IT TO THE SHOP IN DURANT THEY TOLD ME I HAD MAJOR TBRAKE TROUBLE TO CONTACT WHO I BOUGHT IT FROM SO I DID THE TOLD ME THEY DIDNT HAVE THE EQUIPMENT TO WORK ON NISSAN ABS BRAKES BUT THEY HAVE HAD IT IN TEH SHOP TWICE FOR THIS PROBLEM I TOOK MY CAR TO MIDWAY NISSAN IN SHERMAN TEXAS THEY FOUND THAT MY CAR HASMAIN BODY DAMAGE IN RIGHT LEG DOOR PILLAR, FRONT END ALSO BEARINGS ,SPEED SENSORS, WIRE HARNESS.NEEDS GLASSAND SEAL FOR SUN ROOF ,NEEDS 2 SPEED SENSORSANS NEEDS NEW MODULES,AND 4 WARPED ROTORS .I HAVE A PROMISARY NOTE SIGNED BY THEM STATEING THE WOULD FIX MY ABS LIGHT ANS SUNROOF .....I FEEL LIKE THIS CAR IS A SAFETY HAZARD THE MACHANICS TOLD ME IT WAS A VERY UNSAFE VEHICLE ......
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#728977August 25, 2000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM
THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING PROBLEM FOR 2 YEARS. HAVE TAKEN TO DEALER THEY HAVE NO IDEA HOW TO FIX THE PROBLEM AND HAVE DIFFICULTIES DUPLICATING THE PROBLEM. HAPPENS ON A WHIM. SOMETIMES NOT FOR WEEKS THEN OTHER TIMES EVERY DAY. IT IS VERY SPARATICE MAKING GETTING IT FIXED REAL HARD.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#868713August 25, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN
BOUGHT VEHICLE A FEW WEEKS AGO & HORN WOULD CONTINUE TO BLOW. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER & MECHANIC WAS SUPPOSE TO HAVE REPAIRED IT. PICKED VEHICLE UP AND PROBLEM REAPPEARED AFTER HITTING A CRACK OR BUMP. TOOK BACK TO DEALERSHIP AT LEAST 4 OTHER TIMES AND HORN PROBLEM WAS NOT RESOLVED. DEALERSHIP WAS REFUSING TO REPAIR IT AGAIN. OWNER REMOVED FUSE & IT NOW HAS TO GO THROUGH INSPECTION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#868763August 25, 2000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. CONSUMER EXPERIENCED A STRONG SMELL AND SMOKE FROM UNDER THE HOOD. SHE THEN PULLED OVER, AND THE SMOKE ERRUPTED INTO FLAME. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. FIRE DEPARTMENT HAS ADVISED CONSUMER THAT FIRE WAS FUEL RELATED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#868525August 24, 2000
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
PE00020,FR 360. BOUGHT USED ON A 1996, SENTRA, TIRE SIZE P17570R13; REAR PASSENGER'S TIRE TREAD SEPARATED WHICH ALMOST CAUSED A CRASH. *AK FIRESTONE TIRE (P17570R13) DOT#HYEVR3A037. THERE WAS DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE DUE TO THE TREAD SEPARATION. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#728304August 17, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
NO SUMMARY
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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