Nissan Sentra Complaints (1995)
117 consumer complaints on file.
- #714851November 16, 1999AIR BAGS
AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON AND WOULD NOT GO OFF. TOOK CAR TO DEALERSHIP AND WAS INFORMED THAT AIRBAG NEEDED REPAIRS THAT COST APPROX. 450.00 AIRBAG HAS NEVER BEEN USED AND MY BELIEF IS THAT AIRBAGE MALFUNCTION IS FROM ASSEMBLY. WAS TOLD IF NOT REPAIRED, AIRBAG MAY NOT DEPLOY. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #851408October 21, 1999AIR BAGS
AFTER THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN STARTED AIR BAG LIGHT WOULD BE FLASHING. THIS WOULD CONTINUE WHILE DRIVING. HAD CONTACTED THE DEALER & INFORMED CONSUMER THAT IT WAS THE AIR BAG MODULE. IT HAD GONE BAD & NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #850009October 5, 1999AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE CHANGING LANES A PICKUP TRUCK SPEEDING WAS TOWARDS CONSUMER'S CAR. CONSUMER HAD TO RETURN TO PREVIOUS LANE AND REAR ENDED SOMEONE ELSE. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. CONSUME R SUSTAINED SWOLLEN LEFT ARM AND BRUSED UPPER LEFT CHEST. *AK
- Crash:
- Yes
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 1
- Deaths:
- 0
- #850012October 5, 1999AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
DRIVER'S SIDE/PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY DURING A COLLISION. *AK
- Crash:
- Yes
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #712722October 3, 1999VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM
CAR KEPT ACCELERATING, ACCELERATOR GOT STUCK. CAR WAS STOPPED BY SHIFTING FROM DRIVE TO NEUTRAL, BRAKE EFFORT WAS NOT ENOUGH TO SLOW IT DOWN IN DRIVE SINCE CAR KEPT ACCELERATING BY ITS OWN.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #848314September 22, 1999AIR BAGS
AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT ON DASH KEEPS FLASHING, INDICTATING A DEFECT. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE CAUSE. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #848449September 22, 1999AIR BAGS
WHENEVER VEHICLE IS STARTED, THE AIR BAG PANEL LIGHT WOULD FLICKER FOR A WHILE BEFORE REMAINING ON. BEEN TO DEALER & MECHANIC & HAD IT REPAIRED. THE PROBLEM HAS SINCE RETURNED. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #711574September 19, 1999ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
THERE IS A MAJOR LEAK COMMING FROM THE OIL PAN. IT APPEARS TO BE COMMING FROM THE PAN ITSELF. SPECIFICLY THE PANS' SEAL.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #710190August 19, 1999EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
WHEN THE AIRCONDITIONER WAS TURNED ON THE ENGINE WILL STALL WHEN I SLOW DOWN OR STOP. AT TIMES IT PRESENTED SAFETY CONCERNS BECAUSE THE CAR WOULD LOOSE POWER OR STALL DURING TAFFIC. WHEN I HAD THE REPAIRS DONE, THE LOCAL SHOP HAD THE IAC VALVE BACK ORDERED BECAUSE THE DEALER RAN OUT OF STOCK.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #709650August 5, 1999ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
ENGINE FAILS AT RANDOM TO START (NOT BATTERY PROBLEM) DUE TO APPARENT MALFUNCTION OF THE "PARK" SAFETY FEATURE. ENGINE OFF WITH CAR FULLY IN PARK. WHEN KEY IS TURNED ENGINE & BATTERY IS FULLY CHARGED, LIGHTS ETC COME ON BUT NOT ENGINE. CAR DOES NOT RESPOND TO JUMPER CABLES. AFTER RANDOM LENGTH OF TIME/TURN OF KEYS/ CAR STARTS. STARTS SOMETIMES RELATED TO HARD SHAKING OF AUTOTRANS GEAR SHIFT. MAKES CAR HIGHLY UNRELIABLE. WHEN OCCURS CAR CAN'T BE SHIFTED TO NEUTRAL AND CAN'T BE MOVED (A REAL PROBLEM).
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #843665July 28, 1999AIR BAGS
AIR BAG LIGHT COMES ON AND STAYS ON. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #843222July 23, 1999AIR BAGS
WHILE DRIVING THE AIRBAG LIGHT REMAINS ON. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #706686May 20, 1999ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
FAILURE TO START. THIS IS MY SECOND NISSAN BUT DIFFERENT MODEL SAME PROBLEM.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #544790April 7, 1999SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS, EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
REAR BRAKES MAKE NOISE.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #831060November 19, 1998AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 6 MPH THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED INTO THE CONSUMER'S FACE, AND THE PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAG ALSO DEPLOYED FOR NO REASON, CAUSING A SCAR ON CONSUMER FACE. THE COSNUMER JUMPED OUT THE VEHICLE WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS MOVING. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #830993November 18, 1998VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:LINKAGES
THE CONSUMER HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR. WHEN CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO GET IT SERVICED FOR RECALL NUMBER 98V093000, WINDSHIELD MOTOR WENT OUT. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #829605October 28, 1998ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR
ENGINE STARTED CUTTING OFF WHEN A/C RAN. THE VEHICLE STALLS OUT AT STOP SIGNS AND TAKES A WHILE TO START BACK UP, KILLS THE BATTERY. DEALER CONTACTED AGAIN AND STATED THE ALTERNATOR IS NO GOOD. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #542209October 22, 1998VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:LINKAGES
WIPER ARM LINKAGE BALL JOINT FAILED PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY DURING MASSIVE STORM ALMOST RESULTING IN VEHICLE COLLISION.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #828797October 9, 1998SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED VEHICLE WOULD CUT OFF OR DIE OUT. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER & HAD OIL CHANGE & TUNE UP DONE. PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #541111September 23, 1998STRUCTURE:BODY:BUMPERS
LEFT FRONT PORTION OF THE BUMPER IS LOWER AND OUT OF ADJUSTMENT.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0