Nissan Sentra Complaints

5,975 consumer complaints on file.

#11217674June 4, 2019
AIR BAGS
"TAKATA RECALL" WHEN THE CAR IS STARTED THE AIRBAG LIGHT STARTS BLINKING .I HAVE TAKEN MY CAR TO 2 DEALERSHIPS AND THEY HAVE INFORMED ME THAT IT IS THE CLOCK SPRING IN THE CAR. AND THAT IT WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE BECAUSE IF I WERE TO GET INTO A WRECK OR IF SOMEONE WAS TO HIT ME AND MY CHILDREN THE AIRBAGS WOULD NOT DEPLOY . THE CLOCK SPRING IN THE STARING WILL ALSO CONTROLS THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG AND THAT WILL NOT DEPLOY AS WELL .
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11217733June 4, 2019
POWER TRAIN
MY TRANSMISSION FAILED ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY. I COULD NOT ACCELERATE AND NARROWLY AVOIDED A TERRIBLE ACCIDENT. PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT, THE CAR WAS MAKING A SMALL KIND OF CLICKING/SHUDDERING SOUND WHEN I WOULD ACCELERATE. I THOUGHT IT WAS AN ISSUE WITH THE TIRES. THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THE TRANSMISSION WAS FAILING, BUT I THOUGHT THEY MAY HAVE BEEN MISTAKEN BECAUSE I WAS HAVING NO ISSUES WITH MOVING AT THE TIME. NOW I UNDERSTAND THAT THE DEALERSHIP KNEW IT WAS A TRANSMISSION ISSUE BECAUSE NISSAN IS AWARE OF A MAJOR DEFECT WITH THEIR CVT TRANSMISSIONS, BUT WILL NOT ORDER A RECALL TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. MY CHILDREN AND I COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED ON THE HIGHWAY THAT EVENING; WE BARELY MADE IT OFF THE ROAD. I AM TERRIFIED TO TRY TO DRIVE THE CAR. THERE IS NO REASON WHY A CAR THAT I PURCHASED BRAND NEW SHOULD HAVE TRANSMISSION FAILURE LESS THAN TWO YEARS AFTER I BOUGHT IT. THIS ISSUE NEEDS TO BE CORRECTED IMMEDIATELY BEFORE LIVES ARE LOST. I'M ASSUMING A FAMILY WILL HAVE TO DIE ON A HIGHWAY BEFORE THIS COMPANY WILL CORRECT THEIR FLAW.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11217770June 4, 2019
POWER TRAIN
THE CAR HAS A LITTLE LESS THAN 35000 MILES ON IT. WHILE DRIVING IT LOSES SPEED AND EVEN WHEN I PRESS THE PEDAL DOWN IT DOESN'T WANT TO MOVE. THE RPMS GO WAY UP BUT THE CAR IS VERY SLOW TO PICK UP SPEED. THE PROBLEM REALLY PICKED UP AFTER THE DEALER DID THE RECOMMENDED TRANSMISSION SERVICE. IT HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES NOW.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11217780June 4, 2019
POWER TRAIN
2014 NISSAN SENTRA BROKE DOWN WHILE IN MOTION. (PARKING IT IN A SPOT IN A MEDICAL OFFICE BUILDING LOT. ) WHILE TRYING TO SHIFT GEARS, TO REVERSE AND STRAIGHTEN OUT, IT SIMPLY TURNED OFF. I RESTARTED AND IT RAN NORMALLY IN "PARK" AND "NEUTRAL," BUT STALLED EVERY TIME I PUT IT INTO ANY GEAR. IT HAD TO BE TOWED TO A LOCAL SHOP WHERE I WAS INFORMED IT WOULD NEED A NEW CVT, AND THEN TOWED TO THE DEALER. I BELIEVE THIS CAR IS A SAFETY HAZARD BECAUSE THE PROBLEM OCCURRED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION AND IT IS ONLY THROUGH LUCK THAT THIS DID NOT HAPPEN ON THE ROAD AT SPEED. SUBSEQUENT RESEARCH ONLINE INDICTS THESE ISSUE ARE COMMON TO THE SENTRA AND OTHER MODELS FROM THE SAME COMPANY, THAT IT HAS TSB'S AND ALSO MANY SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ON THIS SITE. THE CAR HAS ALSO BEEN TO THE DEALER RECENTLY, WHO REPLACED THE VALVE BODY AND THE CVT FLUID, BUT THE CVT FAILED AGAIN WITHIN 90 DAYS. NOW, THE WHOLE TRANSMISSION NEEDS REPLACING AND IT'S BEING DONE SO, IN MY OPINION' WITH FULL KNOWLEDGE BY NISSAN THAT IT IS LIKELY TO FAIL AGAIN. THE CAR ALSO HAD TRANSMISSION ISSUES IN THE PAST WITH THE O/D OFF LIGHT ENGAGING WHILE AT HIGHWAY SPEED WITHOUT MY KNOWINGLY TOUCHING THE BUTTON ON THE SHIFT COLUMN. IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE TO DRIVE A CAR WITH A TRANSMISSION THAT SHUTS DOWN A CAR WHILE IT IS BEING DRIVEN, OR THAT SHIFTS OUT OF OVERDRIVE WHILE AT HIGHWAY SPEED, WITHOUT THE DRIVER MAKING A CONCIOUS CHOICE TO DO SO.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11217393June 2, 2019
POWER TRAIN
BLIGHTY VEHICLE USED AT ROUTE 46, TOTOWA, NJ IN 2017. IT HAS 76K MILES AND WE JUST MOVED TO RHODE ISLAND. MY 18 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER DRIVING BY HERSELF UP I 95 WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH HAD THE VEHICLE DECELERATE SEVERAL TIMES DOWN TO 40 MPH DESPITE PURSUING THE GAS TO THE FLOOR. AT ONE POINT WITH SEMI TRUCKS ALL AROUND HER IT DROPPED TO 25 MPH WHERE SHE HAD TO PUT THE HAZARDS ON WHILE THESE TRUCKS WHIPPED BY HER. SHE GOT HERE BUT WAS FREAKED OUT. MY ODB PICKED UP ERROR CODE P074 FOR A CLUTCH SOLENOID ISSUE WITH THE TRANSMISSION. KNOWN ISSUE TO NISSAN. HOW MANY OF THESE DO WE HAVE TO REPORT BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED TO GET THIS LISTED AS A RECALL TO FIX THE TRANSMISSION? NHTSA YOU HAVE A DUTY TO PROTECT US AND ORDER NISSAN TO FIX THIS ISSUE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11210589May 29, 2019
STRUCTURE:BODY
I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 3AM ON MY WAY TO WORK AT 60 MPH AND THE HOOD OF THE CAR RELEASED AND FLEW OPEN AND SLAMMED INTO MY WINDSHIELD WITH HIGH IMPACT. IF NOT FOR THE TIME AND LESS TRAFFIC ON THE ROAD THIS COULD HAVE BEEN TRAGIC. I WAS ABLE TO GUIDE MY WAY ONTO THE SHOULDER AND CALL A TOW TRUCK.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11210605May 29, 2019
POWER TRAIN, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I JUST PURCHASED THIS CAR LAST YEAR THE REASON I BOUGHT THIS CAR BECAUSE OF GOOD GAS MILAGE AND TRANSMISSION . I HAVE BUYING NISSAN SINCE 1993 AND RIGHT NOW I HAVE 2 ALTIMAS 1 SENTRA 1 QUEST EVERY OTHER CAR IS DOING GOOD EXCEPT SENTRA I HAVE TRANSMISSION PROBLEM ITS NOT CHANGING THE GEARS AND AC IS NOT BLOWING COLD AIR. PLEASE HELP ME OUT WITH THESE ISSUES BECAUSE I STILL HAVE 4 MORE YEARS OF PAYMENTS AND KNOWING NISSAN CARS THEY USUALLY GO TO 200K WITHOUT MAJOR PROBLEMS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11210710May 29, 2019
POWER TRAIN
AS I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY I FELT MY CAR PUNCH, LIKE WHEN IT SWITCHED GEARS IT KEPT MAKING A BANG NOISE LIKE IF IT WAS PUNCHING. AS I CONTINUED DRIVING THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TURNED ON AND I WENT TO A PEP BOYS AND A AUTOZONE SO THEY COULD READ THE CODE AND THEY BOTH CAME UP WITH 'P2859'. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND TOLD THEM I WOULD BE BRINGING IT IN THE FOLLOWING DAY BECAUSE IT WAS LATE ALREADY. THE NEXT DAY I BROUGHT IT IN TO THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP AND AFTER SEVERAL HOURS THEY CALLED ME AND TOLD ME I WOULD NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION, I ASKED IF THEY WERE SURE AND IF A TRANSMISSION FLUSH WOULD DO ANYTHING OR IF THERE IS AN EXTENDED WARRANTY ON IT BECAUSE I ONLY HAD THE CAR FOR CLOSE TO TWO YEARS. NOW I JUST DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO CAUSE I'M STILL MAKING PAYMENTS ON THE CAR AND THE REPAIR BILL IS ALIL OVER $4000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11210381May 28, 2019
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
CAR WILL STOP WHILE DRIVING, AND I CAN RESTART IT AFTER IT STOPS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11210153May 27, 2019
POWER TRAIN
I NOTICED A FEW WEEKS AGO THAT THERE WAS A DELAY WHILE PULLING OFF FROM A STOP LIGHT. WE WERE ON THE HWY AND THE RPMS STARTED FLUCTUATING AND THE CAR STARTED JERKING STRONG . WE ALMOST GOT REAR ENDED ON THE HWY AS I WAS PULLING OVER THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT ILLUMINATED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11210171May 27, 2019
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
WHILE CAR IS IN GEAR WHITH BRAKES APPLIED THE THE CAR BEGINS TO ROLL IF ON SLIGHT INCLINE. AS IF IT GOES INTO NEUTRAL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11209405May 23, 2019
POWER TRAIN
TAKE IT A DEALER , THEY SAID IS THE TRANSMISSION,BUT WHERE I BOUGHT IT, THEY DON'T WANT TO HELP ME, I BOUGHT INSURANCE 3 YEARS OR 35000 MILES, I HAVE 120000 MILES, I STILL PAYING THE CAR,IT COULD BE A RECALL CAR??IT'S ON THE STREET.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11209205May 22, 2019
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 NISSAN SENTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V242000 (AIR BAGS). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO ACME NISSAN (2050 US-130, MONMOUTH JUNCTION, NJ, (732) 821-9300) WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED BEFORE THE RECALL REPAIR COULD BE COMPLETED; HOWEVER, THE CONTACT DECLINED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 42,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11209293May 22, 2019
AIR BAGS
AIRBAG LIGHT FLASHES CONSTANTLY ON DASH PANEL. CAME ON WHILE DRIVING AND WILL NOT GO OUT. HAS BEEN RESET BUT COMES BACK ON AFTER DRIVING WITHIN SHORT DISTANCE. CAR HAS NOT BEEN WRECKED IN FRONT AND I AM ORIGINAL OWNER. CONCERNED FOR OUR SAFETY AS WE ARE AFRAID AIRBAG MAY NOT DEPLOY IN CASE OF AN ACCIDENT. WE DO NOT BELIEVE SAFETY EQUIPMENT SHOULD FAIL SO QUICKLY. ALSO SEE ONLINE WHERE MANY OTHER OWNERS ARE EXPERIENCEING SAME PROBLEM. WOULD LIKE TO SEE A RECALL TO FIX THIS SAFETY ISSUE. THANK YOU.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11209363May 22, 2019
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
CAR HAS 14,000 MILES ON IT AND IS UNDER WARRANTY. THE FRONT RADAR CAMERA IS CONSTANTLY ACTING LIKE THE CAR IS IN A WRECK AND IT LIGHTS UP THE DASH WITH VARIOUS CRASH EMBLEMS.. I TOOK IT TO THE LOCAL NISSAN DEALERSHIP AND THEY PUT IN A NEW RADAR CAMERA AND IT CONTINUES TO DO THE SAME EXACT THING 2 DAYS AFTER BEING IN THE DEALERSHIP FOR 7 FULL DAYS...NISSAN CANT FIX THIS RADAR CRASH SENSOR.... THIS HAPPENS AFTER YOU CRANK THE CAR AND YOU GO ROUGHLY A HUNDRED YARDS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11208417May 18, 2019
POWER TRAIN
VEHICLE STUTTERS AND JOLTS WHEN NEEDING TO ACCELERATE QUICKLY. RPMS SHOOT UP TO 7-8 ON INCLINES AT 60-70MPH WHEN CRUISE CONTROL IS ENGAGED. VEHICLE STUTTERS AT SLOW ACCELERATIONS AFTER STOP SIGNS AND RED LIGHTS. ON 2 SEPARATE INSTANCES, WHILE IN MOTION, VEHICLE REVS TO 4+ RPMS BUT IS UNABLE TO ACCELERATE PAST 40MPH. VEHICLE HAS 77K MILES AND IS CURRENT ON ALL SERVICES. TOOK TO NISSAN DEALER AND THEY DIAGNOSED A FAILED TRANSMISSION WITH REPAIR OF $4800.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11208454May 18, 2019
POWER TRAIN
CAR JERKING SPUTTERING AND STALLING WHILE DRIVING,FOUND IT HARD TO MAINTAIN SPEED. RPM CONTROL ERRATIC. NO RECALL , THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11208384May 18, 2019
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE
EMERGENCY BRAKE ASSIST HAS BEEN ACTING FROM.THE DAY I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE...THEN I WAS IN A CAR ACCIDENT THEN IT GOT WORSE, THEY REPLACED THE BRACKET AND SENSOR AND THEY PROBLEM STILL REMAINS... ACTUALLY I WORSE THEN BEFORE EVERYTIME I USE MY SIGNAL OT GOES OFF WHEN I'M APPROACHING A HILL IT GOES OFF.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#11208165May 17, 2019
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHEN DRIVING WITH CRUISE CONTROL SET, THE CRUISE CONTROL WILL DISENGAGE ON ITS OWN. WHEN IT DISENGAGES ON ITS OWN, THE VEHICLE SPEED DROPS AS MUCH AS 10 MPH IN 1 TO 2 SECONDS. ALSO WHEN IT DISENGAGES ON ITS OWN, THE TACHOMETER WILL BLIP UP AND DOWN BEFORE THE ENGINE RESTORES THE POWER TO THE WHEELS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11208322May 17, 2019
POWER TRAIN
NOTICED LACK OF POWER WHILE DRIVING CONSTANT KICK BACK ALMOST LIKE GOING OVER A RUMBLE STRIP WHEN ACCELERATING LOSS OF FUEL MILEAGE AND OCCASIONALLY A SOUND LIKE A BIRD CHIRP IF GOES ABOVE 2000 RPM. HAPPENS ON CITY OR HIGHWAY ROADS. NO LIGHTS ON THE DASH OR CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMING ON. TOOK MY 2015 SENTRA TO NISSAN TO FIND OUT WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED EVEN THOUGH SEVERAL YEAR MODELS FROM 2003-2010 HAVE FAULTY CVT TRANSMISSIONS EXPANDING TO WARRANTY BUT 2015 ISN'T INCLUDED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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