Nissan Sentra Complaints

5,975 consumer complaints on file.

#11245260August 20, 2019
POWER TRAIN
THE CVT TRANSMISSION IS FAILING .IT CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO SHAKE AND SHUDDER WHEN CHANGING GEARS. THE RPMS WILL RISE AND FALL BY ITSELF OFTEN. VERY SLOW ACCELERATION DUE TO THE SLIPPAGE OF THE CVT TRANSMISSION. DANGEROUS TO TRY AND MERGE WITH OR PULL OUT INTO TRAFFIC.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11245018August 19, 2019
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
UNABLE TO USE THE CAR JACK.IT BROKE. TK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11244599August 17, 2019
SUSPENSION
I WAS BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE AND HEARD A POP, I WAS CONCERNED SO I PULLED FORWARD TO SEE IF I HEARD ANYTHING ELSE. MY CAR MOVED FORWARD ABOUT A FOOD AND CAME TO A GRINDING HALT. MY CONTROL ARM DISCONNECTED FROM THE WHEEL CAUSING MY WHEEL TO SLIDE INTO MY WHEEL WELL AND PULL THE AXLE OUT OF PLACE. HAD I BEEN DRIVING AT SPEED LIKE SOME OTHER FOLKS I HAVE HEARD OF, I WOULD BE DEAD OR INJURED SERIOUSLY. WHEN I CONFRONTED NISSAN THEY SAID THERE'S NOTHING WE CAN DO AND WE'RE ABSOLUTELY RUDE IN THE SERVICE CENTER. I HAVE GOTTEN IT FIXED BUT I DO NOT FEEL SAFE BECAUSE WHAT IF THIS HAPPENS ON ANOTHER WHEEL??
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11244354August 16, 2019
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I WAS IN THE PARKING LOT STATIONARY, ATTEMPTING TO LEAVE THE STORE, AND MY VEHICLE WOULD NOT START DUE TO THE BRAKE SENSOR MALFUNCTIONING. I DRIVE A 2018 NISSAN SENTRA AND IT IS PUSH START. AT THE TIME IT WAS MID DAY AND THE WEATHER WAS ABOUT 102. MY EIGHT MONTH AND A HALF PREGNANT GIRLFRIEND HAD TO WAIT IN THE PARKING LOT FOR APPROXIMATELY 20 MINUTES IN THE HEAT UNTIL THE VEHICLE STARTED TO WORK AGAIN. AFTER ONE GOOGLE SEARCH I WAS ABLE TO FIND OUT THAT THIS ISSUE IS QUITE FREQUENT AND NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. THIS IS HAPPENED ON FOUR SEPARATE OCCASIONS PRIOR TO THIS AND ALL OF THEM HAPPENED BETWEEN 21,500 AND 23,500 MILES. THIS ISUNACCEPTABLE FOR A ONE-YEAR-OLD VEHICLE AND COULD'VE LED TO SOMETHING WAY MORE DANGEROUS IN THE EVENT WE HAD OUR NEWBORN CHILD WITH US.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11244685August 14, 2019
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
MY CAR STARTED SHOWING A TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT ON THE DASHBOARD AND MY CRUISE CONTROL STOPPED WORKING. I BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY TOLD ME A BRAKE SENSOR WAS BAD SO THEY WENT TO FIX THAT BUT IT DIDNT FIX THE PROBLEM BECAUSE I HAD NO BRAKE LIGHTS. APPARENTLY A WIRE SHORTED AND REULTED IN ME NOT HAVING BRAKE LIGHTS AND THE CAR DIDNT INDICATE OR WARN ME I HAD BEEN DRIVING WITH NO BRAKE LIGHTS. THEY TOLD ME THE COST TO REPLACE THE HARNESS WAS $3000.00 OR THEY COULD RUN ANOTHER WIRE TO REPLACE THE BAD ONE FOR $1000.00 ON A 3 YEAR OLD CAR THAT RETAILS FOR $18000.00 THAT HAS 25000 MILES ON IT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11243964August 14, 2019
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHEN DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY IN MY 2012 NISSAN SENTRA IT SOMETIMES DEACCELERATES GRADUALLY TO THE POINT WHERE YOU CAN'T GO PAST 60 MPH AND WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE IT IS SLUGGISH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11243437August 13, 2019
POWER TRAIN
I TOOK MY 2013 NISSAN SENTRA IN TO MY AUTO MECHANIC (WHO HAS BEEN MY MECHANIC FOR 25 YEARS) BECAUSE IT WAS SHIFTING ROUGHLY AND SLIPPING. MY MECHANIC INFORMED ME THAT THE CVT TRANSMISSIONS HAVE HAD PROBLEMS AND RECOMMENDED I TAKE IT TO THE NISSAN SERVICE DEPARTMENT AND HOPEFULLY, NISSAN WOULD EITHER COVER THE COST OR COVER PART OF IT. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO PINNACLE NISSAN, WHO HAS SERVICED KIT IN THE PAST. THEY UPDATED SOME CODES BUT SAID THE TRANSMISSION WAS STILL SLIPPING (THIS WAS ON A FRIDAY). THEY SAID THEY WOULD DRIVE IT AND SEE IF THEY COULD DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. I GOT ANOTHER CALL MONDAY MORNING, SAYING EVERYTHING WAS FINE. I COULD NOT GET A STRAIGHT ANSWER AS TO WHY IT WAS SLIPPING FRIDAY AFTERNOON BUT "FINE" MONDAY MORNING. I TRIED CALLING NISSAN CORPORATE FOR SOME HELP WITH THE COST TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION AND WAS TOLD IT WAS MY PROBLEM. SO, THE CAR WAS STILL DRIVING EXACTLY THE SAME AND, AT ONE POINT, WOULD NOT SHIFT! I WAS NEARLY REAR ENDED AND, FORTUNATELY, HAPPENED TO BE CLOSE TO MY AUTO MECHANIC. THE TRANSMISSION FINALLY "CAUGHT" AND SHIFTED SO I WAS ABLE TO GET IT TO MY MECHANIC'S. HE REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION BUT IT COST ME $4200!!! THANKS, NISSAN, FOR THE FAULTY TRANSMISSION AND FOR LYING TO ME AND FOR NOT HELPING ME AT ALL! SO, AFTER PAYING $4200 TO REPLACE MY FAULTY TRANSMISSION, I ASKED MY MECHANIC TO ALSO LOOK AT MY AC, WHICH WAS NOT WORKING WELL. I LIVE IN PHOENIX, WHERE IT IS 115 IN THE SUMMER, SO THE AC IS PRETTY CRUCIAL. I WAS HOPING I JUST NEEDED A LITTLE FREON. NOPE. YET ANOTHER DESIGN FLAW FROM NISSAN, I HAD TO REPLACE THE COMPRESSOR, THE CONDENSER, AND SWITCH. SO, I HAVE POURED $5300 INTO A CAR THAT'S WORTH ABOUT $5700! I BOUGHT THIS CAR IN GOOD FAITH, BELIEVING THAT NISSAN IS AN EXCELLENT, RELIABLE BRAND. I AM SO DISGUSTED I CAN'T STAND IT!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11243450August 13, 2019
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE
ALL IGNITION COILS AND SPARK PLUGS ARE FAILING AFTER 2 MONTHS OF BEING REPLACED. $700 WAS PAID BACK ON MAY 20, 2019 TO REPLACE ALL COILS AND SPARK PLUGS. ENGINE MISFIRED AGAIN THE OTHER DAY AND SAME ISSUE DIAGNOSED WITH COIL/PLUG FAILURE! THERE IS AN UNDERLYING ISSUE THAT NISSAN NEEDS TO HAVE ADDRESSED WITHIN ENGINE AS SOMETHING IS CAUSING THE COILS TO CONTINUALLY MISFIRE! MY CAR WAS DRIVING STRAIGHT THE OTHER DAY ON SUNDAY WHEN THE VEHICLE STARTED TO BUCK WILDLY AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT FLASHING ON.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11243292August 12, 2019
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
WHILE DRIVING STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT. WHEN IT CHANGED TO GREEN STEPPED ON ACCELERATOR PEDAL WITH NO RESPONSE. BRAKE, OIL AND BATTERY LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. WAS ABLE TO SHIFT INTO NUTRAL AND PUSH VEHICLE TO A SAFE LOCATION. TURNS VEHICLE OFF, ATTEMPTED TO RESTART. VEHICLE TURNS OVER BUT WILL NOT START.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11243376August 12, 2019
AIR BAGS
DRIVER AIRBAG LIGHTS KEEP TURNING ON AND OFF ON THE DASHBOARD. IT TURNS ON WHEN I START MY CAR OR WHILE I'M DRIVING, AND STAYS ON. THERE ARE SOME DAYS WHERE IT DOES NOT COME ON IN THE MORNING, AND THEN IT WILL COME ON IN THE AFTERNOON. RIGHT NOW THE LIGHT HAS BEEN ON FOR 2 DAYS IN A ROW.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11243109August 11, 2019
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VISIBILITY/WIPER
WHEN THE COMBINATION SWITCH IS USED TO ACTUATE THE WINDSHIELD WASHER, THE FLUID CONTINUES TO SPRAY AFTER IT IS RELEASED. ONLY PULLING THE SWITCH DOWN, AND BACK UP, WILL CAUSE IT TO STOP. THIS HAPPENS REGARDLESS OF WHETHER THE VEHICLE IS PARKED, OR IN MOTION. OCCASIONALLY THE WASHERS WILL SPRAY UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE, ONLY STOPPING WITH MANIPULATION OF THE COMBINATION SWITCH.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11242990August 10, 2019
STEERING
CAR RUNS FINE THEN WHEN YOU STOP AND TRY TO RESTART IT, A MESSAGE COMES UP 'WARNING NO KEY DETECTED, SYSTEM ERROR'. THE CAR IS STATIONARY AND WILL NOT START AND EVERYTHING IS SHUT DOWN. YOU NEVER KNOW WHEN THIS WILL HAPPEN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11242638August 8, 2019
POWER TRAIN
I HAVE GONE THRU 3 TRANSMISSIONS IN LESS THAN 3 YEARS. 1ST WENT OUT AT 33K, 2ND WENT OUT AT 86K, AND THE LAST AT 148K. NISSAN CHARGED ME 800.00 FOR THE 2ND. NISSAN STATES I AM LIABLE FOR ALL CHARGES NOW. THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I'VE HAD THE WORK DONE HAS REPLACED OVER 1000 OF THESE TRANNYS. WHY? THEY ARE DEFECTIVE OR AT LEAST AN INFERIOR PRODUCT. A SEARCH OF YOUR SITE HAS GARNERED OVER 100 COMPLAINTS REGARDING THIS PART IN MY YEAR AND MODEL ALONE. NISSAN STATED TO ME THAT IF I REPLACE IT THE WARRANTY WILL BE 12 MO OR 12K MILES. UPON FURTHER RESEARCH I FOUND THAT THIS PART IS PROPRIETARY TO THE VEHICLE, THERE IS NO OTHER REPLACEMENT PART! SALVAGE YARDS IN LAS VEGAS WILL NOT EVEN CARRY THEM. TO PUT A DIFFERENT TRANNY IN WOULD REQUIRE AN ENGINE AND ECM CHANGE. I ASKED ONE YARD WHAT THEY DO IF THEY GOT A VEHICLE WITH THIS TRANNY AND THEY STATED THAT THEY REMOVE THE TRANNY AND PART THE CAR OUT. IS THIS WHAT I'M FORCED TO DO? THE REALITY OF THIS PART FAILING AT SPEED ON THE HIGHWAY AND GETTING RUN OVER BY A SEMI TRUCK IS VERY REAL WITH DIRE CONSEQUENCES. I IMPLORE YOU TO LAUNCH AN INVESTIGATION INTO THE QUALITY OF THIS PART AND NISSANS BUSINESS PRACTICES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11242227August 7, 2019
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
BACK SEAT DRIVER SIDE BEHIND THE HEAD REST- THERE IS SMOKE AND ASHES SMELLS BURNS. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN FRONT OF THE RESIDENCE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11241932August 6, 2019
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
THE CVT IS CAUSING THE CAR TO NOT PICKUP SPEED AND IT'S CAUSING A DANGEROUS SITUATION ON INTERSTATE. I SEE THAT THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM BEFORE MY PROBLEM WHY HASN'T A RECALLED BEEN ISSUED. ALSO MY CAR IS A 2016 NISSAN SENTRA THAT I PURCHASED IN BATON ROUGE LA AFTER THE MAJOR FLOOD HERE I HOPE I WASNT' SOLD A CAR THAT HAD WATER DAMAGE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11241945August 6, 2019
EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL:ACCESSORY SCISSOR/SCREW/BOTTLE JACK/LIFT
TL* THE CONTACT RENTED A 2019 NISSAN SENTRA. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS USING THE MANUFACTURER SUPPLIED TIRE JACK, THE HANDLE FRACTURED AT THE CONNECTION POINT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO RAISE THE VEHICLE TO CHANGE THE TIRE. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE MANUFACTURER AND LOCAL DEALER WERE NOT NOTIFIED. ENTERPRISE RENT-A-CAR WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11242024August 6, 2019
ENGINE
ON JUNE 20, 2016, I TOOK MY CAR INTO A NISSAN CERTIFIED DEALERSHIP TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION REDONE UNDER THE EXTENDED WARRANTY THAT NISSAN DID FOR THE CVT ENGINE. THE CAR DROVE FINE AND THEN IN THE BEGINNING OF AUGUST 2019 JUST 3 YRS LATER AND 40,00 MILES ON THE NEW TRANSMISSION, THE TRANSMISSION IS MESSING UP AGAIN AND WE ARE TOLD THAT WE HAVE TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION FOR THE SECOND TIME AT OUR COST. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH I FOUND OUT THAT THERE WAS A SERVICE BULLETIN SENT OUT TO THE TECHNICIAN ON AUGUST 15, 2014 STATING THAT A 2007-2012 SENTRA WILL NEED A TRANSMISSION COOLER ADDED TO THE CVT TO PREVENT IT FROM OVERHEATING. THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP DID NOT PUT THAT ON OUR CAR WHEN WE HAD OUR TRANSMISSION REDONE UNDER THEIR EXTENDED WARRANTY IN 2016, AND NOW BECAUSE OF THEIR LACK OF RESPONSIBILITY OUR TRANSMISSION IS OUT, AND NISSAN IS NOT WANTING TO MAKE IT RIGHT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11242129August 6, 2019
POWER TRAIN
CVT TRANSMISSION FAILURE FOR THE THIRD TIME SINCE PURCHASE OF VEHICLE. CAR JUTTERS ,SPEED FAILURE, CANT CHANGE GEARS ,SUDDEN STOP DURING OPERATION. BURNED TRANSMISSION UNIT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11242166August 6, 2019
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
2018 NISSAN SENTRA SAFETY SYSTEM MALFUNCTION. AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING SYSTEM NOT WORKING WITH ERROR DISPLAYED 'FRONT RADAR UNAVAILABLE DUE TO OBSTRUCTION.'. ALSO, CRUISE CONTROL WOULD BECOME INOPERABLE WHEN ERROR CODE APEARED ON INSTRUMENT SCREEN. VEHICLE RENTED FROM DOLLAR RENT A CAR LOCATION HONOLULU, HI AIRPORT. NOTIFIED RENTAL LOCATION WITH RESPONSE OF "VEHICLE IS FINE". NOTIFIED DOLLAR CORPORATE AND RECEIVED NO RESPONSE. DOLLAR IS KNOWINGLY RENTING VEHICLES WITH INOPERABLE SAFETY SYSTEMS TO CONSUMER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11241551August 3, 2019
AIR BAGS
PASSENGER AIR BAG LIGHT DOESN'T TURN OFF WHEN SOMEONE SITS DOWN IN THAT SIDE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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