Nissan Sentra Complaints

5,975 consumer complaints on file.

#11195011April 9, 2019
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
VEHICLE IS IN MOTION AND TRANSMISSION SUDDENLY STOPS PULLING. I WAS ON A US STATE HIGHWAY WITH MANY VEHICLES BEHIND ME. WITHIN 18 MILES THE TRANSMISSION STOPPED OPERATING 3 TIMES RESULTING IN ME WORKING TO GET MY CAR OUT OF THE WAY OF OTHER TRAFFIC. VEHICLE HAS LOW MILEAGE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11195294April 9, 2019
POWER TRAIN
I ONLY HAD THIS VEHICLE FOR A YEAR NOW I HAVE 43 THOUSAND MILES AND MY TRANSMISSION HAS GONE OUT. I'VE BEEN DOING RESEARCH AND A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE COMPLAINING OF THE SAME ISSUE . I SHOULDN'T BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11194518April 8, 2019
STRUCTURE:BODY
MY VEHICLE WAS PARKED WHEN ANOTHER CAR STRUCK THE DRIVER'S SIDE REAR BUMPER. THE ENTIRE QUARTER PANEL WAS CAVED IN AND THE BUMPER ALMOST KNOCKED OFF, THE TAIL LIGHT SHATTERED AS WELL. THE ESTIMATED DAMAGE IS OVER 3500.00. THIS SEEMS HIGHLY UNSAFE AS THE CAR IS LITERALLY PLASTIC, WE HAD KNOW WARNING NOR INFORMED THE CAR WAS SO EASILY DAMAGED AND COULD POTENTIALLY TAKE A LIFE OR INJURE A PERSON SEVERELY. SINCE THE CAR WAS PARKED WHEN THE DAMAGE OCCURRED AND IT WAS DONE BY A CAR BACKING OUT OF THE PARKING LOT AT A SLOW RATE OF SPEED WE FEEL UNSAFE IN THIS CAR NOW AND WANT NISSAN TO FIX THIS PROBLEM OR TRADE OUR CAR FOR A STABLE CAR NOT A DEATH TRAP. WE LIVE IN UTAH AND PEOPLE DRIVE LIKE PSYCHOS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11194528April 8, 2019
ENGINE
WHILE DRIVING, MANY TIMES MY CAR LOSE POWER AND STALL OUT. RATE OF SPEED DOESN'T SEEM TO AFFECT WHETHER THE CAR STALLS. I HAVE TO THROW THE CAR IN PARK REAL FAST AND RE-CRANK IT AND IT TYPICALLY STARTS BACK UP. IF THE CAR WERE TO STALL OUT WHILE MAKING A TURN OR IN HEAVY TRAFFIC, THIS COULD CAUSE A MAJOR ACCIDENT. IT IS UNKNOWN WHAT IS CAUSING THIS, BUT I DID SEE A RECALL ONLINE THAT STATED THE BATTERY TERMINAL MIGHT BE THE CAUSE OF THE LOSS OF ELECTRICAL OPERATION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11194581April 8, 2019
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
DRIVING AND ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON. TOOK TO AUTO REPAIR SHOP ( SECOND TIME, SAME ISSUE). MASS AIR FLOW INTAKE SENSOR GOES BAD. SAFETY ISSUES AS CAR CAN SURGE OR STALL WHILE DRIVING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11194493April 7, 2019
POWER TRAIN
ONE NIGHT WHILE DRIVING HOME, SPEED WAS @ ABOUT 40 MPH. TOTAL LOST OF POWER, PRESSED THE GAS PEDAL TO THE FLOOR AND NOT GO FASTER THAT 5 TO 10 MPH. MADE IT TO THE GAS STATION, HAD IT TOAD TO MY HOME. NEXT DAY, WHEN I TURNED IT ON, IT WAS MAKING A STRANGE WHINING NOISE, DROVE IT 70 MILES TOTAL. @ THE RED LIGHT, TOTAL POWER LOSS AGAIN. THE SAME SCENARIO TRYING TO MAKE IT BACK HOME, ONLY 2 MILES AWAY. TOOK IT OT THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP AND THEY REPLACED THE CVT ALONG /WTHE BATTERY/SERPENTINE BELT AND ONE MOTOR MOUNT. MY COMMUTE IS 144 MILES M-F. USED THE CAR ONLY ON TUESDAYS AND THURSDAY, TO BREAK-IN THE NEW CVT. NOTICED DRIVING HOME THE SAME EXACT ISSUES BEFORE THE TOTAL FAILURE, HESITATION WHEN SLOWING DOWN TO ACCELERATE, NOISE COMING OFF THE LEFT FRONT SIDE, SOMETHING TRYING TO ENGAGE AND SLIPPING, THEN FINALLY ENGAGING. NOTICED AGAIN WHEN SLOWING DOWN IN LIGHT TRAFFIC, THE EXACT SAME SCENARIO. IT IS CURRENTLY @ THE DEALERSHIP TO CORRECT THE ISSUE. I HAVE THE RECEIPT FOR THE TOTAL COST OF REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE @ THE TIME OF THE CVT FAILURE HAD ONLY 80,000 + MILES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11193968April 5, 2019
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I WAS DRIVING AND THE RADIO TURNED OFF, THE DASH TURNED OFF AND THE CAR TURNED OFF WHILE DRIVING BUT LESS THAN A MINUTE ALL TURNED ON IT HAPPENED 4 TIMES... FROM THAT DAY ON THE RADIO WONT TURN OFF EITHER WHEN PRESSING THE TURN OFF BUTTON. AM REALLY SCARED IF SOMETHING GOES CRAZY WITH THE CAR WHILR DRIVING. SORRY MY ENGLISH IS NOT THAT GOOD.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11194234April 5, 2019
POWER TRAIN, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
AFTER ABOUT JUST A FEW WEEKS OF PURCHASING THE CAR, IT STARTED SHIFTING HARDER THAN IT SHOULD ON OCCASION, OTHER TIMES IT WOULD BE FINE. THEN ON WAY HOME FROM WORK ON THE HWY IT STOPS ACCELERATING SO I FLOOR IT JUST TO GET ANY SPEED, THEN IT WOULD ACCELERATE AGAIN SOMEWHAT NORMALLY. DID THIS FOR ABOUT 1 WEEK BEFORE I COULD TAKE TO NISSAN DEALERSHIP FOR INSPECTION. THEY DO NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT WHICH WAS NOT THE CASE AND I KNEW BETTER B/C WHILE THEY WERE CHECKING THE CAR OUT, THEY LOANED ME A CAR TO GET BACK AND FORTH TO WORK AND IT WAS ESSENTIALLY THE SAME CAR, MAY OF BEEN A YEAR NEWER OR OLDER BUT IT WAS A SENTRA. THIS SENTRA DROVE SO MUCH SMOOTHER AND I KNEW MINE HAD AN ISSUE THEN. BUT THEY INSISTED NO PROBLEM. I HAD THE CAR BACK 1 DAY FROM THEM AND IT STARTS ACTING UP THE SAME WAY BUT WORSE TILL IT WOULD NOT ACCELERATE FOR ME AT ALL. LIKE IT WAS DYING ON ME WHICH IT DID SO I HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED BACK TO THE SAME NISSAN DEALERSHIP ONLY TO HAVE TO HAVE A NEW TRANSMISSION PUT IN. CAR HAD JUST UNDER 60,000 MILES ON IT AND MY WARRANTY WAS FIXING TO END HOWEVER IT IS STARTING TO WORRY ME A LITTLE B/C IT IS ACTING UP AGAIN SLIGHTLY. I FEAR ITS THE SAME ISSUE CVT TRANSMISSION AND MY WARRANTY IS EXPIRES. I AM VERY UPSET B/C I FEEL LIKE THE CAR IS A LEMON AND I MAY BE STUCK WITH THE PIECE OF JUNK AND UPSIDE DOWN AND TOO BROKE TO GET ANOTHER CAR. NOT FAIR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11193837April 4, 2019
POWER TRAIN
CVT TRANSMISSION NEEDS REPLACED AT 90K MILES. GOOGLE SEARCH REVEALS EXORBITANT NUMBER OF NISSANS WITH CVT TRANNYS HAVE FAILED MULTIPLE TIMES. NISSAN CONTINUES TO USE CVT'S. WHY???? CAR REVS HIGH WHEN STARTED - THE LENGTH OF TIME STEADILY INCREASES. RPM'S SHOW RAPID AND SIGNIFICANT FLUCTUATION. FEARFUL TO DRIVE IT MORE THAN THE FEW MILES IT MUST BE DRIVEN BACK AND FORTH TO WORK AND TO RUN ERRANDS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11193284April 2, 2019
ENGINE
I HAVE A 2012 SENTRA THAT I BOUGHT IN 2014. I STARTED TO EXPERIENCE RANDOM LOSS OF POWER ON HIGHWAY, AND RPM WOULD UP AT RANDOM TIMES, LIKE IT WAS STUCK IN GEAR. LAST YR I DISCOVERED THAT MY CVT TRANSMISSION WAS GOING BAD AND ALREADY HAD TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION (BOUGHT USED). LESS THAN A YEAT LATER, IM STARTING TO EXPERIENCE THE SAME PROBLEM. NISSAN NEEDS TO EXTEND THE WARRANTY THRU THE 2012 MDELS, ON ANY CVT TRANSMISSION TO 10 YRS. VERY AGGRIVATING CONSIDERING I'M STILL MAKING PAYMENTS! I WOULD NEVER RECOMMEND THIS VEHICLE TO ANYONE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11193071April 1, 2019
POWER TRAIN
AT 70,000 MILES THE TRANSMISSION COMPLETELY QUIT WORKING. MY DAUGHTER WAS BACKING OUT OF A DRIVEWAY AND BECAME STUCK IN THE ROAD. CAR WOULD NOT GO FORWARD OR REVERSE. PRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDDLE HAD NO EFFECT. EXACTLY THE SAME PROBLEM DESCRIBED IN COUNTLESS POSTS ONLINE. CVT TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT COST QUOTED AT 4000 DOLLARS. ALMOST THE VALUE OF THE CAR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11192625March 30, 2019
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THIS CAR IS STALLING VERY BAD IT HAPPENS EVERY NOW AN THEN BUT IT FEELS LIKE IS GOING TO DIE IT HAPPENS WHEN DRIVING AN ALSO WHEN PARK. WHEN DRIVING IT DIES AN THAT'S DANGEROUS IT CAN CAUSE ACCIDENTS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11192638March 30, 2019
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
DRIVING DOWN OFF RAMP AND CAR JUST SUDDENLY SHUT OFF AND WOULD NOT START.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11192235March 28, 2019
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), POWER TRAIN, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
IT IS RIDICULOUS THAT SO MANY PEOPLE WITH THE SAME CAR HAVE HAD THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM AND NO INVESTIGATION OR ACTION HAS BEEN DONE BY THE NHTSA YET. AS OTHERS HAVE COMPLAINED BEFORE, I HAVE HAD MOMENTS WHERE MY CAR WOULD HAVE THE VDC LIGHT GO OFF AND THE CAR WOULD BEGIN TO NOT ACCELERATE OVER 2,000 RPMS AND WOULD SHAKE THE CAR IN A VIOLENT MANNER. I HAVE HAD ERROR CODES P0101 AND P0725 COME UP AND DISSAPEAR THROUGH A PERIOD OF SIX MONTHS. I HAVE HAD TO INSTALL A NEW OEM MASS AIR FLOW SENSOR TO TRY TO FIX P0101 AND IT HAS RETURNED ON AND OFF. THE CAR HAS BEEN ACTING MUCH WEAKER THAN BEFORE AND WOULD HAVE LOTS OF HESITATION WHENEVER YOU WOULD GIVE IT ANY GAS. I HAVE TRIED TO SEARCH ONLINE TO FIX THIS BUT HAVE COME UP WITH NO DEFINITE ANSWER. I JUST WANT MY CAR TO BE RELIABLE AND THAT IS WHAT I EXPECTED WHEN THIS CAR WAS PURCHASED YET FOR IT TO START FAILING BEFORE THE 100K MARK, IT SHOWS HOW DEFECTIVE NISSAN PRODUCTS ARE. I HAVE PUT A THOUSAND DOLLARS TRYING TO FIX IT ONLY TO FIND OUT NOTHING HAS CHANGED.A RECALL NEEDS TO BE DONE TO FIX THIS. GUARANTEED LAST TIME I WILL BUY A NISSAN FOR SURE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11191687March 26, 2019
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
'TAKATA RECALL' WHEN I RECENTLY GOT THIS CAR, AT FIRST I KNEW SOMETHING WAS OFF BECAUSE IT WOULDN'T ACCELERATE LIKE A NORMAL CAR AND IT WOULDN'T GO PASS BY 30MPH ON THE FREEWAY. I LET A COUPLE OF DAYS PASSED BY UNTIL THE LAST DAY BEFORE I TOLD THE DEALER , I WAS AN ENTIRE DAY TURNING MY CAR ON AND OFF THINKING THAT IT WILL STOP GLITCHING BUT I WAS ON THE FREEWAY AND I WAS CAUSING A LOT OF TRAFFIC DUE TO IT'S MALFUNCTION. AFTER THAT, THEY TOOK IT TO THE DEALER TO GET ANOTHER TRANSMISSION OR SYSTEM CALLED THE CVT TRANSMISSON, THEY ACTUALLY DID CHANGE THE TRANSMISSON AND AFTER THAT IT WAS WORKING WELL BUT WASN'T SATISFIED WITH IT, IT STARTED LOOSING POWER AND THERE'S TIMES WHEN IT DOESN'T WANT TO ACCELERATE AND I HAVE TO PUSH MY FOOT ALL THE WAY IN WHICH IS SCARY BECAUSE THERE'S TIMES WHERE IT JUST THROWS ME OFF SINCE I HAVE NO IDEA WHEN IT WANTS TO ACCELERATE LIKE A NORMAL CAR. OVERALL, THEY CHANGED THE CVT TRANSMISSON AND I FELT THAT IT GOT WORST AND NOW I JUST DON'T FEEL COMFORTABLE WITH THIS CAR , I DON'T FEEL SAFE WITH IT BUT THE SAD PART IS THAT I'M STILL PAYING FOR THE CAR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11191753March 26, 2019
STRUCTURE:BODY, SUSPENSION, WHEELS
THERE IS A CLICKING NOISE WHEN STOPPING AND ACCELARATIING, THIS CLICKING SOUND COMES FROM THE FRONT TIRE AREA, IT STARTED ABOUT 8 MOS AGO AND NOW IT IS GETTING WORSE, I BOUGHT THE CAR NEW. IT ALSO HAS LIKE A WHISTLING NOISE WHEN DRIVING 65-70 AND OVER. TWO ISSUES THE CLICKING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT TIRE AREA AND THE WHISTLING NOISE WHEN DRIVING OVER 65 MPH. I'VE NEVER HAVE BUMPED THE CAR OVER THE SIDESIDE WALK FOR THE CLICKING NOISE IT JUST STARTED. I DON'T KNOW WHY THE CAR MAKES THE WHISTLING NOISE AT HIGH SPEED
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11191272March 25, 2019
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
THE CAR BEGAN TO VIOLENTLY SHAKE, WAS UNABLE TO ACCELERATE WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY. CAR RPMS INCREASED THE CAR DID NOT MOVE. TRAFFIC RAPIDLY APPROACHING BEHIND ME.DEALERSHIP HAS INFORMED ME OF TRANSMISSION ISSUE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. NO WARNING SIGN, NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT FORCED TO PULL OVER AT NIGHT ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11191378March 25, 2019
AIR BAGS, STRUCTURE:BODY
I WAS INVOLVED IN A WRECK GOING OVER 10 MILES PER HOUR ON THE FREEWAY AND MY AIR BAGS DID NOT COME OUT AND I FEEL THAT IS UNSAFE, THOUGH THEY CLAIMED THEY FIXED THE RECALL AT NISSAN. I FEEL AS THOUGH THIS CAR IS A DANGER TO MY LIFE AND OTHERS AS WELL. I WAS IN CALIFORNIA ON THE 10 FREEWAY AS MY BOYFRIEND WAS DRIVING. *DT*JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#11191403March 25, 2019
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, SUSPENSION
ELECTRICAL & BLUETOOTH PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR: THE SYSTEM SHUTS ITSELF DOWN & REBOOTS WITHOUT PROMPT. THE NISSAN LOGO REAPPEARS ON SCREEN IN THE SAME MANNER THAT IT DOES WHEN THE VEHICLE IS FIRST INITIATED VIA KEYLESS START IGNITION. THREE WEEKS AGO, I WAS DRIVING & THE SYSTEM SHUT DOWN WHILE I WAS IN TRANSIT ON THE FREEWAY (BW PARKWAY) - HEADED TO BALTIMORE CITY FROM BOWIE CITY IN MARYLAND AND REBOOTED ITSELF. THE FEAR IS THAT THE CAR WILL SHUT DOWN ONE DAY, NOT JUST ELECTRONICALLY, BUT ALSO THE ENGINE, WHICH COULD CAUSE A FATAL ACCIDENT. THE SECOND OR THIRD DAY, AFTER I BROUGHT THE CAR HOME, I TURNED THE CAR ON TO TAKE IT OUT FOR A RIDE, AND IT SHUT OFF ON ME COMPLETELY. EACH TIME THE SYSTEM SHUTS DOWN, THE MILEAGE ODOMETER DIALS BACK A COUPLE OF HUNDRED NUMBERS OR SOMETIMES A FEW NUMBERS. THERE'S NO WAY TO TELL HOW MANY MILES ARE TRULY ON THE VEHICLE. I ALSO DO NOT KNOW FOR SURE IF THE VEHICLE WAS TRULY INSPECTED BY EMISSIONS OR THAT THEY CHANGED MY FUEL. I ALSO DO NOT KNOW THE TRUE CONDITION OF THIS VEHICLE. I SAW SOME RUST UNDER THE HOOD ON A FEW OF THE SCREWS. I ALSO SAW CORROSION UNDERNEATH THE DRIVER'S SIDE OVER THE BRAKE PEDAL. I AM HAVING PROBLEMS STAYING IN MY LANE ON THE ROAD. WHEN I AM DRIVING ON THE ROAD, THE CAR SWERVES IF THERE ARE HIGH WINDS (SUSPENSION ON FRONT & REAR END ALIGNMENT APPEAR TO BE GONE). ON FRIDAY MARCH 15TH IN THE 5 O'CLOCK PM HOUR, I ALMOST LOST CONTROL OF THE CAR ON THE FREEWAY. I OPENED THE SUNROOF & A GUSTY WIND CAME DOWN, KNOCKING THE CAR OUT OF ITS LANE. I REGAINED CONTROL OF THE CAR. I SHUT THE SUNROOF. THIS HAPPENS NO MATTER WHAT SPEED I DRIVE. THE NEXT PROBLEM IS WITH THE BLUETOOTH. I ATTEMPTED TO CALL A RELATIVE USING THE HANDS FREE VERBAL COMMAND & IT WENT HAYWIRE & BEGAN CALLING RANDOM PEOPLE IN MY PHONE. AFTER THAT, THE CAR REBOOTED ITSELF AGAIN. THIS PROBLEM IS NEW. RESEARCH CONFIRMS THAT THE DEALER HAS A HISTORY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11191193March 24, 2019
POWER TRAIN
THE CVT TRANSMISSION ON MY 2014 NISSAN SENTRA (ONLY 50K MILES ON IT) SUDDENLY STOPPED WORKING AND DRIVE THE ENGINE TO STOP THE VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE WITH MY FAMILY IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. MY MECHANIC CHECKED IT OUT AND AS IT WAS EXPECTED, THE CVT TRANSMISSION BROKE DOWN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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