Nissan Sentra Complaints (2002)

318 consumer complaints on file.

#10095203October 6, 2004
AIR BAGS
WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD ON COLLISION. UPON IMPACT, DUAL AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DRIVER SUSTAINED LOWER BACK INJURIES. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10095483September 28, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL
WHILE DRIVING OR AT IDLE THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL. *NM RECALL NUMBER 03V455000 . ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS CONSISTING IN ENGINE STALLING WHILE VEHICLE WAS RUNNING AT LOW RATES OF SPEED. SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT COMES ON. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN IN FOR SERVICE AND THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *TC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10093982September 21, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
CONSUMER'S VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM AS STATED IN RECALL 03V455000. HOWEVER, CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10091286September 19, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I WAS DRIVING ON THE MASSACHUSETTS TURNPIKE AT ABOUT 65 MPH IN THE RIGHT HAND LANE. I SMELLED A BURNING SMELL, BUT ATTRIBUTED IT TO A FACTORY I DROVE BY. MY FOOT WAS ON THE GAS PEDAL, AND ALL AT ONCE MY CAR WAS POWERING DOWN, AND THE SPEDOMETER WAS DROPPING AT A RAPID SPEED, DESPITE MY FOOT ON THE GAS PEDAL. THEN, THE BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON, THE ENGINE LIGHT, AND I CRUISED MY CAR OVER TO THE BREAKDOWN LANE. THANKFULLY, NO CARS WERE BEHIND ME TO REAR-END MY VEHICLE. THERE WAS A LOT OF SMOKE COMING OUT FROM UNDER THE HOOD. I PUT MY HAZARDS ON, BUT EVERYTHING POWERED OFF. I TURNED THE CAR OFF, AND RAN FAR AWAY FROM THE CAR, NOT KNOWING WHAT IT WOULD DO. I CALLED 911, AND PATRONS STOPPED TO ASSIST ME BEFORE THE POLICE AND FIREMEN ARRIVED. BY THE TIME THEY ARRIVED, THERE WERE FLAMES BOTH UNDER THE HOOD AND UNDER THE CAR, AND LOTS OF BLACK SMOKE, WHICH WAS MAKING ITS WAY OUT ONTO THE HIGHWAY, HARBORING OTHER DRIVERS' VIEWS. THE FIRE WAS PUT OUT AFTER MUCH FORCE, AND I WAS ABLE TO RETRIEVE ITEMS OUT OF THE TRUNK AND BACK SEAT ONCE THE FIRE WAS PUT OUT. MY CAR WAS TOWED AWAY TO AN AUTOMOTIVE COMPANY.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10087709September 14, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND SHIFTING ANY GEAR THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE DEALERSHIP INSPECTED THE VEHICLE 10 TIMES ON DIFFERENT OCCASIONS, AND COULD NOT DUPLICATE OR CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *AK THERE WERE NUMEROUS PROBLES WITH ENGINE STALLING, THE MAF HAD TO BE REPLACE NUMEROUS TIMES, THE CHECK ENGINE AND THE REVERSE LIGHT DID NOT WORK PROPERLY. (THE WIRING HARNESS ALSO REPEATED INTERMITTENT PROBLEMS) THE ENGINE WOULD STALL WHEN THE CLUTCH WAS DEPRESSED AND WHEN IN NEUTRAL IDLING AND WHEN SHIFTING THE GEARS. THE FRONT SPEAKER/TWEETERS MADE CRACKING NOISES. THE COOLING FAN WOULD COME ON WHEN NOT ACTIVATED. *SC *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10087526August 30, 2004
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE SHOOK UNCONTROLLABLY. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, AND DROVE IT TO THE DEALER. DRIVER'S SIDE AND PASSENGER'S SIDE TIRES WERE REPLACED DUE TO BUBBLES LOCATED ON THE OUTER SIDE OF THE TIRES. DUNLOP, SP20FE, P185/65R12/85, DOT DB7JC11. *AK ALL FOUR TIRES WERE ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT. ALL INCIDENTS OCCURRED ON THE REAR TIRE ABOUT 1000 MILES APART OF THE PREVIOUS INCIDENTS. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10089704August 20, 2004
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
VEHICLE SUFFERED FROM TREAD SEPARATION WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH. *MR THE CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN SHE HEARD A LOUD NOISE AND DISCOVERED THE RUBBER ON THE BACK TIRE HAD COME LOOSE AND WAS FLAPPING. *SC *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10089379August 19, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
WHILE DRIVING THE ENGINE STOPPED RUNNING AND THE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. *MR THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS A DEFECTIVE SENSOR. THE ENGINE LIGHT WOULD GO ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY WITH A SERIES OF STALLING. *SC THE CONSUMER FOUND INFORMATION REGARDING A RECALL, HOWEVER THE DEALER CLAIMED THEY KNEW NOTHING ABOUT A RECALL. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10089092August 17, 2004
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
WHILE APPLYING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL VEHICLE FAILED TO MOVE. CONSUMER APPLIED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL NUMEROUS TIMES, AND VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, AND DROVE IT TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. HOWEVER, MECHANIC COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10087065August 3, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL
VEHICLE STALLED WHILE DRIVING. VEHICLE WAS THEN TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP, WHO PERFORMED THE ECM MATERIAL 03V477000 REPAIRS. VEHICLE STALLED 20 TIMES SINCE RECALL REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED. DEALERSHIP WAS UNABLE TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM. DEALERSHIP INDICATED THAT THEY DONE ALL THEY COULD DO, BUT WERE UNABLE TO FIND THE CAUSE OF STALLING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10082777July 27, 2004
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
I HAVE A 2002 NISSAN SENTRA GXE THAT WAS BOUGHT ON SEPTEMBER 29, 2001 AS A BRAND NEW CAR. THE GAS PEDAL HARDENS AND DOES NOT RESPOND WHEN MY FOOT PRESS ON IT AFTER THE CAR HAS BEEN STATIONARY AT A STOP SIGN OR AT A RED LIGHT. A SECOND FOOT PRESS ON THE GAS PEDAL GETS THE CAR GOING BUT IT CAUSES THE CAR TO JERK BACK AND THE BACK WHEELS TO SKID AS THOUGH I WAS PUTTING EXCESSIVE FORCE ON THE ACCELERATION. THIS HAS BEEN VERY DANGEROUS FOR ME ESPECIALLY IN WET WEATHER. I BROUGHT THE CAR TO THE DEALER WHEN I FIND OUT THAT THE PROBLEM DOES NOT ASSOCIATE WITH THE FACT THAT THE CAR WAS NEW AND HAS TO BE BROKEN IN. ON TWO OCCASIONS, WHEN I COMPLAINED OF THE PROBLEM, THE DEALER TECHNICIAN FOUND BUILD UP IN THE THROTTLE CHAMBER AND MANUALLY CLEANED OUT THE THROTTLE CHAMBER. HOWEVER, THE ABOVE DESCRIBED PROBLEM KEPT COMING BACK AND HAS PROVEN TO BE VERY DANGEROUS FOR ME ON THE ROAD. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHY THERE ARE BUILD UP IN THE THROTTLE CHAMBER, AND I WOULD LIKE FOR THE DEALER TO FIND A PERMANENT SOLUTION TO THIS PROBLEM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10081420July 26, 2004
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED VEHICLE STALLED. CONSUMER RESTARTED THE VEHICLE, AND TOOK IT TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE MASS AIR FLOW SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, AND REPLACED IT. THE MASS AIR FLOW SENSOR HAS BEEN REPLACED SEVERAL TIMES BUT THE STALLING RECURS. *AK THE OIL PAN, REAR MAIN SEAL AND FRONT ENGINE SEAL WERE LEAKING OIL. THE VEHICLE DRIVE BELTS ALSO NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10079701July 26, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED VEHICLE STALLED. *AK VEHICLE ALSO INTERMITTENTLY JERK WHEN SHIFTING GEARS. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10079729June 23, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
WHILE STARTING UP THE VEHICLE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD AND REMAINED ON. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10076055June 10, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
DRIVING 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10075610June 2, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
RECALL NOTICE RECEIVED FOR THE POSSIBILITY THAT THE ENGINE WOULD STOP RUNNING ON 2002 NISSAN SENTRA.*MR THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED BY THE DEALER THAT THERE WAS A WAITING LIST FOR THE RECALL. THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT SHE WOULD BE CONTACTED AS TO WHEN TO BRING THE VEHICLE IN FOR REPAIRS. BEFORE THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED IT STALLED EXACTLY AS THE RECALL STATED IT WOULD (RECALL# 03V-477000). *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10074328May 26, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
WHILE PULLING INSIDE OF THE GARAGE, THE VEHICLE STALLED. OWNER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE OWNER THAT THE HEAD GASKET HAD BLOWN AND THE ENGINE WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED. PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10071895April 29, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
VEHICLE ENGINE SERVICED TWICE AND BOTH REPAIRS FAILED. (NAR) *PH THE CONSUMER HAD EXPERIENCED ONGOING PROBLEMS WITH SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT FLASHING ON. *CB *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10067436April 15, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
ENGINE CONTINUED TO MAKE NOISES UPON STARTING EVEN AFTER RECALL WAS PERFORMED. *PH SINCE THE WORK WAS PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE, THE CONSUMER HAD 14 OIL CHANGES, ON ONE OF FOUR OCCASIONS THE VEHICLE WAS NOTED AS HAVING LOW OIL. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10065624April 6, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
VEHICLE HEATED, (STILL UNDER WARRANTY) SO I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER NISSAN WORLD OF SPRINGFIELD, NJ. MY CAR HAS BEEN SITTING THERE SINCE 3/19/04 AND STILL MY VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THEY KEEP TELLING ME THAT THE PART IS ON BACK ORDER AND THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO ABOUT THIS. I HAVE NO TRANSPORTATION. THEY ALSO RENTED ME A CAR FOR 5 DAYS AND THEY EXTENDED FOR AN ADDITIONAL 5 DAYS. AFTER THOSE 10 DAYS WERE UP I HAD TO RETURN THE VEHICLE WITH ME NOT HAVING ANY TRANSPORTATION TO GET AROUND. MY CAR IS STILL SITTING THERE. NO ONE HAS INFORMED ME OF AN UPDATE ON THE PARTS AS TO WHEN THEY WILL BE SHIPPED. I HAVE NO TRANSPORTATION AND ITS BEGINNING TO REALLY BOTHER. PLEASE HELP ME RESOLVE THIS ISSUE. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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