Nissan Sentra Complaints

5,975 consumer complaints on file.

#859784April 5, 2000
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
CRACKS ON INNER SIDE OF CHANNEL ON PASSENGER'S SIDE, WHERE FRAME GOES OVER WHEEL, CAUSING PULLING TO THE RIGHT DURING ACCELERATION, AND SERVERE TURNING WHILE MAKING TURNS. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#859465March 30, 2000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. CONSUMER SHUT DOOR WHEN DUAL AIRBAGS DEPLOYED WITHOUT ANY PRIOR WARNING,OR ANY IMPACT. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER REFUSED TO ASSIST CONSUMER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#859393March 29, 2000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL, STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
WHILE WIFE WAS DRIVING ABOUT 65 MPH HIT ROAD DIVIDER AND LOST CONTROL. VEHICLE ROLLED OVER A COUPLE TIMES. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
5
Deaths:
0
#859209March 27, 2000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
WHILE DRIVING WIRING WITHIN THE FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM CAUSED A QUARTER OF FUEL TO LEAK INTO ENGINE PISTON AND ENTIRE EXHAUST SYSTEM, EVENTUALLY CAUSING THE ENGINE GASKETS TO BLOW. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#720279March 18, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
OIL PUMP APPARENTLY FAILED, ENGINE SEIZED CATASTROPHICALLY WITH ALMOST NO WARNING. OIL AND COOLENT LEVELS FINE. TOO LOW A MILEAGE FOR SUCH A FAILURE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#858409March 13, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
WHILE DRIVING ON ROAD AND MAKING A SHARP TURN OR SLOWING DOWN, VEHICLE WILL JUST CUT OFF, OR MAKE A LOUD KNOCKING NOISE WHEN ACCELERATING, THEN SOUND STOPS. IF SITTING AT A RED LIGHT OR AT STOP SIGN, IT VIBRATES VERY BADLY. TOOK IT TO A LOCAL MECHANIC. . DEALER WAS TOLD THAT VEHICLE HAS A BAD INJECTOR INSIDE THE THIRD CYLINDER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#719360February 27, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
ON AT LEAST THREE OCCASIONS NOW, AFTER PURCHASING THE CAR AND PICKING IT UP ONE WEEK AGO, I COULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF THE PARK GEAR TO DRIVE, WITHOUT TURNING OFF THE CAR AND TURNING IT BACK ON SEVERAL TIMES. THIS HAS OCCURRED IN THE GETTY GAS STATION AFTER GETTING GAS AS WELL AS TRYING TO LEAVE A PARKING SPACE. I HAVE TO CONTINUALLY PRESS THE BUTTON, TURN THE CAR ON AND OFF, AND STEP ON THE REGULAR BRAKE, BEFORE THE BUTTON SUDDENLY WORKS AGAIN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#857537February 25, 2000
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
THROTTLE IS STICKING DUE TO CARBON MONOXIDE BUILD UP. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#784525February 22, 2000
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
FUEL AND TEMPERATURE GAUGE WORKS ONCE A MONTH, THEN FAILS. *ET
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#857017February 16, 2000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
DRIVER HIT A TELEPHONE POLE HEAD-ON WITH AN APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH IMPACT , AND DUAL AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, WHICH COULD HAVE RESULTED IN INJUIRES. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#856935February 15, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
WHEN CAR GOES ABOUT 30 MILES CAR WILL START TO SPIT, AND CHOKE LIKE ITS OUT OF GAS. TOOK TO DEALER, AND THEY SAID IT WAS BAD COIL, AND THEY REPLACED IT. BUT PROBLEM OCCURRED AGAIN. TOOK TO ANOTHER DEALER, AND THEY SAID IT WAS A FUEL PUMP PROBLEM. REPLACED FUEL PUMP AND STILL HAD SAME PROBLEM. TOOK TO ANOTHER MECHANIC, AND HE SAID IT WAS A DISTRIBUTOR. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#784640February 13, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
VEHICLE IGNITION KEY FAILED. *ET
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#718720February 13, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
I DROVE HOME AND LOCKED MY CAR DOORS AND WENT INTO THE HOUSE. THE LIGHTS AND EVERYTHING WERE OFF IN THE CAR. THE NEXT MORNING I WALK TO MY AUTOMOBILE AND OPENED THEDOOR AND A HEAVY ODOR CAME FROM THE CAR...I LOOKED IN AND THE STEERING COLUMN AND WHEEL WAS FULLY MELTED. THE STEERING ROD AND PART OF THE STEERING WHEEL WAS THE ONLY THING RECOGNIZABLE IN THE CAR. THERE WAS A LARGE PUDDLE OF MELTED PLASTIC AND WIRING THAT BURNT THROUGH THE FLOOR MATS AND TO THE CARPET. PART OF THE DASHBOARD WAS ALSO MELTED DUE TO THE FIRE. I CALLED MY INSURANCE AND THEY SENT OUT AN INSPECTOR THE INVESTIGATE THE SITUATION SAID THAT THE FIRE WAS PUT OUT BY A LACK OF OXYGEN. IF I WOULD OF HAD THE WINDOW CRACKED THE WHOLE CAR WOULD OF BEEN BURNT. THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS PROBLEM BECAUSE THIS COULD OF CAUSED EXPONENTIAL DAMAGE TO MY TOWNHOUSE,AND COULD EVEN OF KILLED ME. THE CAR IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION WITH LOW MILES. I TAKE VERY GOOD CARE OF IT AND TO HAVE THIS HAPPEN IS OUT OF MY CONTROL. I AM AFRAID TO GET NEAR THE CAR DUE TO ANOTHER POSSIBLE ELECTRIC FIRE. I WAS TOLD NOT TO ENTER THE CAR BECUASE IT HAS DAMAGED THE AIR BAG SENSORS. BLACK SMOKE HAS FILLED THE CAR RUINING THE SEATS AND EVEN SOME PERSONAL ITEMS. WHEN THE FIRE TOOK PLACE, IT DROPPED THE MELTING PLASTIC TO THE FLOOR, RUINING THE CARPET AND FRONT SEAT. I NEED TO KNOW WHAT LEGAL ACTION I CAN TAKE TO GET THIS SETTLED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#718490February 8, 2000
STRUCTURE:BODY:BUMPERS, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
BACK BUMPER- ON 1/4/00 MY HUSBAND BACKED INTO A CONCRETE POLE. HE WAS NAVIGATING A TIGHT SPACE AND WAS PROCEEDING WITH EXTREME CAUTION. BOTH HE AND HIS COWORKER PASSENGER INDICATE THAT HE WAS GOING AT MOST 3 MPH AS HE KNEW A POST WAS THERE. KNOWING THAT IT WAS A TIGHT SPACE, HE WAS GOING TO USE THE SLOW SPEED AND THE POST TO INDICATE WHEN TO PULL FORWARD IF HE BUMPED IT. WHEN HE BACKED INTO THE POLE, MY HUSBAND PULLED FORWARD, GOT OUT OF THE VEHICLE TO LOOK AT THE BUMPER. HE SAW THAT THE POLE HAD HIT THE BUMPER AT A LOCATION WHERE TWO PIECES MEET. THE BUMPER ON THE LEFT SIDE HAD COLLAPSED, SEPARATING FROM THE VEHICLE, AND THE POLE HAD HIT THE BODY. OBVIOUSLY, THIS DOES NOT MEET THE SAFETY STANDARDS FOR A REAR BUMPER. WE HAVE CONTACTED NISSAN OF CERRITOS, WHICH CLAIMS THAT IT IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR THE MANUFACTURED PRODUCT, THEREFORE, THEY DID NOT FEEL A RESPONSIBILITY TO FIX IT. WE CONTACTED CUSTOMER SERVICE AT NISSAN ON SEVERAL OCCASSIONS. THEY FINALLY LEFT A MESSAGE TODAY DENYING OUR CLAIM. MY HUSBAND TOOK THE CAR TO THE NISSAN BODYSHOP FOR AN ESTIMATE AND WAS TOLD THAT THE BODY DAMAGE HAD OCCURRED BECAUSE HE HAD "HIT THE WEAK PART IN THE BUMPER." THE X-TERRA HAS AN UNIQUE BUMPER IN THAT THE METAL PART OF THE BUMPER DOES NOT RUN THE LENGTH OF THE REAR AND IS CAPPED WITH PLASTIC "BUMPERS" AT EACH END. FOR THE FRONT GRILL, THE PLASTIC HAS CRACKED ABOVE THE BUMPER FROM NORMAL DRIVING. PLEASE HELP US BECAUSE THE PEOPLE AT NISSAN HAVE NOT LISTENED TO US AND HAVE BEEN SARCASTIC ABOUT OUR CONCERNS. AT ONE POINT, THE OWNER/GENERAL MANAGER ACTUALLY ASKED ME IF I, "HAD BEEN IN FRONT OF THE CAR SINCE YOU BOUGHT IT." WE ARE MOST CONCERNED ABOUT THE REAR BUMPER AS PART OF THE REAR IS ONLY "PROTECTED" BY A PLASTIC FACADE. IF THIS HAD OCCURRED AT A HIGHER SPEED OR THE RESULT OF A REAR END ACCIDENT, SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE AND INJURIES COULD HAVE OCCURRED. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#856377February 7, 2000
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY, CHILD SEAT
FRONT AND REAR DRIVER SIDE SEATBELT UNLATCHED WHILE IN A CRASH. THE CSS, IN REAR, FLEW OUT AND HIT THE DRIVER'S SEAT. IN TURN, DRIVER HIT THE WINDSHIELD. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#718348February 5, 2000
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I AM AN OWNER OF THE SUV OF THE YEAR. 2000 NISSAN SENTRA. JUST CURIOUS TO KNOW IF YOU WOULD BE INTERESTED TO FOLLOW UP ON A STORY OF A PROBLEM THAT I HAVE JUST DISCOVERED IN MY VEHICLE. IT SEEMS THAT NISSAN MAY HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE PAINT. I HAVE JUST WASHED MY XTERRA AND NOTICED RUST SPOTS ON EVERY MAJOR PANEL OF THAT VEHICLE. IT JUST LOOKS UNBELIEVEBLE. WITHIN THE YEAR THIS WILL BE A RUST BUCKET !!!! NOT EVEN THINK OF THE LOSS OF POTENTIAL RESELL VALUE !!!! NISSAN WILL MOST LIKELY NOT BE VERY HAPPY ABOUT THAT. JUST A NOTE . THIS SUV WAS MANUFACTURED IN JUNE AND PURCHASED IN JULY OF 1999 !!!! I AM AVAILABLE TO SPEAK WITH YOU IF YOU NEED TO FOLLOW UP ON THIS . I CAN BE REACHED AT 315-637-7674 ANYTIME. THANKS. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED IN SUMMARY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#856259February 4, 2000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD-ON CRASH TRAVELING AT 50 MPH AND HITTING A DEER. NEITHER DRIVER'S SIDE NOR PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. ALSO, DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT DID NOT OPERATE CORRECTLY WHICH FORCED THE DRIVER FORWARD. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#856165February 3, 2000
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
BRAKE PEDAL AND THE ACCLERATOR PEDAL ARE TOO CLOSE TOGETHER. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO APPLY FORCE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL, ACCELERATOR PEDAL IS DEPRESSED CAUSING UNWANTED ACCELERATION, RESULTING IN A CRASH. CONSUMER HAS YET TO CONTACT THE DEALER. *AK *ML
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#856191February 3, 2000
VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES
MIRRORS ARE NOT ANGLED RIGHT. DRIVER'S SIDE MIRROR DOESN'T ALLOW CONSUMER TO SEE ONCOMING TRAFFIC. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#855561January 27, 2000
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHEN TRAVELING 20-30 MPH DOWN AN INCLINE AND UPON DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL TO MAKE A NORMAL STOP, VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE, CAUSING UNWANTED ACCLEARATION, EVEN WHEN EXCESSIVE FORCE WAS APPLIED TO THE BRAKE PEDAL. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER. DEALER HAS YET TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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