Nissan Sentra Complaints

5,975 consumer complaints on file.

#11129887September 17, 2018
STEERING
"TAKATA RECALL" STEERING WHEEL WILL NOT LOCK AND IS STOPPING THE CAR FROM STARTING. WENT OUT TO START THE CAR AT THE STORE AND THE STEERING WHEEL WAS NOT LOCKED AND THE KEY WOULD NOT TURN TO START THE CAR. HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11129898September 17, 2018
SERVICE BRAKES
ON 11/02/17 BROUGHT THE CAR IN FOR THE BRAKES AND SERVICE SAID THEY COULDN'T GET IT TO SQUEAK WHILE IT WAS AT THE SHOP. WAS IN FOR 1 DAY FOR SERVICE. NOW ITS 1/16/18 BROUGHT THE CAR BACK IN AGAIN AND SERVICE CAN HEAR GRIND/SQUEAK SOUND MILEAGE UNDER 12,000 MILES AND SHOP WANTS TO SHAVE THE ROTORS ON MY CAR AND REPLACE BRAKE PADS. I DO NOT WANT MY ROTORS SHAVED AS THAT MAKES IT ONE LESS TIME I CAN DO THAT IN THE FUTURE. SO SERVICE REPLACES WITH NEW NISSAN ROTORS AND BRAKE PADS. CAR IN SHOP FOR 10 DAYS NOW ITS 8/16/18 CAR HAS LESS THEN 5,000 MILES ON NISSAN FACTORY PARTS AND BRAKES ARE MAKING NOISE AGAIN. MASON IN SERVICE WANTS TO SHAVE MY ROTORS AND REPLACE BRAKE PADS BUT NISSAN DOES NOT WANT TO COVER THEM UNDER WARRANTY. I TELL THEM ITS OK TO SHAVE ROTORS THIS TIME BUT FEEL NISSAN SHOULD HAVE BETTER PARTS. WITH THE FEW MILES THAT ARE ON THE BRAKES AND ROTORS. CAR HAS LESS THEN 16,000 MILES ON IT. CAR IN SHOP FOR ANOTHER DAY. NISSAN HAS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THESE BRAKE PADS THEY ARE USING MASON THE SERVICE MANAGER SAID NISSAN HAS A BULLETIN ABOUT THE NOISE THERE BRAKES MAKE. WELL I WOULD HAVE LIKED TO KNOW THAT WHEN I WAS PURCHING THIS VECHILE. AS OF WRITING THIS LETTER THE BRAKES STARTED TO SQUEAK AGAIN. I AM TIRED OF DRIVING THIS CAR IN PUBLIC AND IT SOUNDING LIKE A OLD COP CAR OR TAXI CAB. I BOUGHT A NEW CAR FOR A REASON! SO IN CLOSING THE CAR HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP 12 DAYS SO FAR, HAS HAD NEW BRAKE ROTORS AND PADS REPLACED TWICE AND THE CAR HAS LESS THEN 17,000 MILES ON IT NOW. I GUESS I EXPECTED TO MUCH WHEN I PURCHASED A CAR FOR $25,000 THAT IT WOULD NOT HAVE ANY PROBLEMS AND NISSAN HAS PROVED ME WRONG. WHAT I WOULD LIKE NISSAN TO DO IS PURCHASE THIS VEHICLE BACK FROM ME, WITH A CREDIT SO I CAN PURCHASE A NEW NISSAN WITH NO PROBLEMS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11129589September 14, 2018
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 NISSAN SENTRA. WHILE THE GEAR WAS IN REVERSE, THE CONTACT SHIFTED INTO PARK AND THE VEHICLE SHOOK AND STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AFTER SEVERAL MINUTES AND THE BATTERY WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE LOCAL DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11129273September 13, 2018
POWER TRAIN
THE TRANSMISSION IN MY CAR WENT OUT. THE CAR IS ONLY FOUR YEARS OLD. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE CAR WILL NOT GO PASS TWENTY MILES AN HOUR. IF I TURN IT OFF AND BACK ON IT WILL RUN FOR A WHILE, BUT IF IT STOPS AT A LIGHT OF STOP SIGN, IT WILL NOT GO AGAIN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11129388September 13, 2018
WHEELS, SERVICE BRAKES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 NISSAN SENTRA. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE PULLED TO THE RIGHT WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BILLION AUTO NISSAN (LOCATED AT 3715 SINGING HILLS BLVD, SIOUX CITY, IA 51106, (712) 560-4511) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT AN ALIGNMENT WAS NEEDED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. IN ADDITION, WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY BRAKED WITHOUT WARNING, THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND WAS ABLE TO RESUME DRIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS LATER TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,700.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11129422September 13, 2018
POWER TRAIN
WHILE DRIVING MY NISSAN SENTRA, FOR OVER 2 YEARS IT STARTED TO JERK WHILE SHIFTING IN BETWEEN GEARS AND GOING FROM STOPPING TO STARTING. RECENTLY WHILE DRIVING, I WAS GETTING ONTO AN INTERSTATE FROM THE RAMP AND MY CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. IT TOOK ME A GOOD .5 MILES TO GET UP TO 40MPH AND A MILE OR MORE TO GET UP TO THE SPEED OF 60 MPH! EVERY TIME I WOULD STOP AND HAVE TO START AGAIN IT WOULD TAKE ABOUT THE SAME AMOUNT OF TIME TO ACCELERATE TO THE POSTED SPEED LIMIT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11128855September 12, 2018
POWER TRAIN
MY 2013 NISSAN SENTRA SUDDENLY LOST ALL OF ITS POWER IN A BUSY HIGHWAY. IT IS VERY EASY TO CAUSE A CRASH AND KILL ME. I GOT IT TOWED TO THE LOCAL NISSAN DEALERSHIP. I AM TOLD THAT THE AVERAGE COST FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF THE TRANSMISSION CAN RANGE FROM 3500 TO 5000. IT'S ALMOST A NEW CAR AND THE TRANSMISSION FAILED OUT OF NOWHERE ON 78K MILES!! JUST GOT OUT OF THE MANUFACTURER'S WARRANTY FROM MY UNDERSTANDING THIS CVT CAUSED NISSAN TO WARRANTY THE OLDER MODELS BECAUSE OF THE SAME ISSUE, BUT THEY DID NOT OFFER THE SAME ON MY 2013. HOWEVER, FROM MY RESEARCH, IT APPEARS TO BE A CURRENT AND ONGOING ISSUE WITH ALL NISSANS WITH A CVT. I AM DISAPPOINTED THAT NISSAN IS AWARE OF THE COMMON PROBLEM AND IS DOING NOTHING TO CORRECT IT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11129108September 12, 2018
POWER TRAIN
MY DAUGHTER;S 2013 NISSAN SENTRA STARTED HAVING ISSUES WITH IT SPUTTERING AND JERKING. WE HAD SOME MAINTENANCE ON IT EVEN CHANGING SPARK PLUGS AND WIRES. ISSUE WASNT AS BAD AFTERWARDS BUT THEN AS THE DAYS PASSED IT GOT WORSE. AS SHE AND A FRIEND WERE TRYING TO MAKE IT BACK HOME THE CAR STOPPED MOVING IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET HOLDING UP TRAFFIC. A TOW TRUCK HAD TO BE CALLED AND IT WAS TAKEN TO A REPAIR SHOP WHERE WE WERE TOLD THAT IT WOULD COST OVER $3000 TO HAVE IT REPLACED. NOT HAPPY ABOUT THIS AT ALL!!!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11129199September 12, 2018
POWER TRAIN
VEHICLE HAS JUST UNDER 60,000 MILES ON IT AND HAS BEGAN TO STUTTER OR SHAKE WHEN TAKING OFF FROM A LIGHT. ALSO THE OTHER DAY WHEN GOING TO ACCELERATE, THE CAR WOULDN'T MOVE EVEN THOUGH I HAD THE PETAL TO THE FLOOR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11128822September 11, 2018
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I TURN OF MY CAR AND GO TO START IT BACK UP AND IT WILL NOT START THIS HAS HAPPENED 6 TIMES. I HAVE HAD THE BATTERY AND ALTERNATOR TESTED EVERYTHING COMES BACK FINE. NO SERVICE LIGHTS ARE ON. I KEEP UP THE MAINTENANCE AND OIL CHANGES ON MY CAR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11128382September 10, 2018
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
HUGE FUEL LEAK (CAR CAN CATCH FIRE AND KILL THE PEOPLE) I HAVE HUGE FUEL LEAK WHEN THE ENGINE IS RUNNING AND HAPPEN WITHOUT ANY NOTICE AND I WAS LUCKY THAT CAR DIDN'T CATCH FIRE WHILE DRIVING (NOTE THAT THE VEHICLE IS RUNNING ONLY 6000 KM THAT IS MEANING BAD QUALITY CAR FROM NISSAN)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11128385September 10, 2018
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
IT'S THE GEAR SHIFT IT GETS STUCK I'VE ONLY HAD THE CAR 1 YEAR AND BOUGHT IT FROM ABC NISSAN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11128320September 9, 2018
POWER TRAIN, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
RANDOM AND SUDDEN LOSS OF ACCELERATION AS VARIOUS SPEEDS ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11128238September 8, 2018
AIR BAGS
I WAS NOTIFIED OF AIR BAG RECALL BY NISSAN. I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP AND THEY AGREED TO FIX BUT WANTED ME TO RELEASE THEM OF RESPONSIBILITY IF THEY CRACKED MY DASH BOARD DURING THE REPAIR. I REFUSED TO GIVE PERMISSION TO DAMAGE MY VEHICLE. AS INSTRUCTED BY THE DEALERSHIP I CALLED 1800 NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIRS AND REPORTED AND THEY ALSO CONFIRMED THEY COULD REPAIR BUT SAID I WOULD HAVE TO ASSUME RESPONSIBILITY FOR ANY DAMAGE CAUSED BY/DURING THE REPAIR. MY VEHICLE CURRENTLY IS NOT DAMAGED AND I REFUSE TO ASSUME RESPONSIBILITY FOR ANY DAMAGE THEY MAY CAUSE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11128035September 7, 2018
POWER TRAIN
THE TRANSMISSION HAS AN INTERNAL FAILURE AND IT FLUTTERS. THE CAR IS 5 YEARS OLD. I'VE ALREADY PAID $1K BECAUSE THE AIR COND COMPRESSOR WENT OUT AND NOW THEY WANT $6K TO REPLACE THE TRANS ON A CAR THAT MIGHT BE WORTH $7K. NISSAN NA SAYS THEY WILL NOT HELP COVER ANY COSTS. EVEN THOUGH THEY KNOW THIS TRANSMISSION HAS ISSUES ACCORDS THE BOARD AND THEY HAVE EXTENDED WARRANTIES TO THE 2007-2010 MODELS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11127992September 6, 2018
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
GAS GAUGE IS NOT WORKING YOU CAN FILL THE GAS ALL THE WAY UP AND THE GAUGE DOESN'T GO ON THE FULL BAR IT JUST FILLS UP TO 3/4. THEN THE GAS MILES WILL SAY 340 THEN NEXT THING YOU KNOW IT SAYS 280 THEN DRIVE A LITTLE MORE IT GOES TO 320. THE A/C DOESN'T WORK AS MUCH AS YOU FIX IT AND FOR THE A/C TO BLOW COOL THE GAS HAS TO BE FILLED UP ALL THE WAY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11124512September 5, 2018
POWER TRAIN
NO RECALL YET BUT SEEN OVER 159 COMPLAINTS OF THE SEASON PROBLEM, 80000 - 90000 MILES!! DRIVING THE CAR AND IT STARTS REVVING ITSELF AND R GUAGE BOUNCES FROM 2 TO 3 AND BACK DOWN!! CALLED TO SEE WHAT THE PROBLEM COULD BE AND THE MECHANIC SAID MOST LIKEY THE TRANSMISSION AND THAT THIS PROBLEM IS TOO COMMON! DOES NOT MATTER THE SPEED YOU ATE TRAVELING!! THIS HAPPENED ON THE HIGHWAY!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11124561September 5, 2018
ENGINE, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN
SO MANY ISSUES NOT EVEN SURE WHAT IT IS. CAR WILL FAIL TO SHIFT INTO GEAR AND CONSTANT REDLINE, VERY DANGEROUS WHEN GETTING ON THE HIGHWAY. CAR WILL RANDOMLY GET NO GAS TO ACCELERATE UNTIL I TURN THE CAR OFF AND THEN ON AGAIN. TRANSMISSION SLIPS AT 80K MILES. OR PERCEIVED TO BE SLIPPING, CAR WILL DROP RPM AND THEN RISE QUICKLY JERKING THE CAR AROUND. GOING DOWN HILL THE CAR WILL QUICKLY RISE RPM OVER AND OVER AND THE CAR WILL UNCONTROLLABLY JERK VERY NOTICEABLY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11124036September 2, 2018
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE VEHICLE ACCELERATES (REVS UP) UNEXPECTEDLY ON ITS OWN WHILE DRIVING OR WHILE STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT. WHILE DRIVING, THIS CAUSES THE SPEED TO INCREASE EVEN THOUGH I HAVE NOT STEPPED ON THE GAS PEDAL; AND I IMMEDIATELY HAVE TO STEP ON THE BRAKES TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT. AFTERWARDS, I STOP THE CAR AND TURN OFF THE ENGINE BEFORE PROCEEDING TO RESTART AND CONTINUE DRIVING IT. NOTE: THE UNEXPECTED ACCELERATION/REVVING HAS OCCURRED ON DIFFERENT OCCASIONS, INCLUDING AT STOP SIGNS OR RED TRAFFIC LIGHTS, WHILE THE CAR IS STOPPED WITH THE BRAKES APPLIED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11123900August 31, 2018
POWER TRAIN
CVT TRANSMISSION WHINES AND APPEARS TO BE SLIPPING WHEN GOING UPHILL - THE RPMS INCREASE BUT THE CAR IS NOT GOING FASTER. THERE SEEMS TO BE AN ONGOING ISSUE WITH NISSAN CVT TRANSMISSIONS. THEY EXTENDED THE WARRANTY TO 10 YEARS/120K MILES FOR 2004-2010 CVTS. UNFORTUNATELY, MINE IS A 2011.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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