Nissan Sentra Complaints

5,975 consumer complaints on file.

#11139076October 8, 2018
POWER TRAIN
CVT TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. SHUTTERING, DELAYS WHEN SHIFTING, RPM CONSTANTLY BOUNCING UP AND DOWN WHEN DRIVING, ENGINE REVVING SUDDENLY WITHOUT GAS BEING APPLIED. VEHICLE JUST GOT TO 71,000 MILES
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11138960October 8, 2018
AIR BAGS
MY SRS INDICATOR LIGHT STAYS ON IN MY CAR WHEN I'M DRIVING IT, OR IT COULD BE SITTING RUNNING.CAR WILL NOT PASS INSPECTION WITHOUT REPAIRS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11138762October 6, 2018
POWER TRAIN
I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND THE ENGINE REV UP HIGH. I PULLED OVER TO THE SHOULDER AND STOPPED THE CAR AND TRIED TO ACCELERATE AND THE CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE BUT JUST REV UP HIGH WHILE IN DRIVE. I CUT THE CAR OFF AND TRIED TO CUT THE CAR BACK ON AND THE CAR WOULD NOT START BACK UP. IT JUST MADE A SPINNING SOUND BUT WOULD NOT START BACK UP.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11133240October 4, 2018
POWER TRAIN
TRANSMISSION BLEW AT 39,000 MILES. DEALER SAID WE NEEDED AN ABS SENSOR, COST TO US 600.00 SO THEY REPLACED. DEALER DROVE CAR AND CAR DIDN'T EVEN MAKE IT OUT OF THEIR LOT. TRANSMISSION FAILURE. 5 YEAR 60,000 MILE WARRANTY EXPIRED MARCH 2018. NISSAN NOT WILLING TO EXTEND OR COVER REPAIR. COST TO REPAIR 5000.00 WE BOUGHT CAR 2 YEARS AGO ONLY HAD 25000 MILES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11133315October 4, 2018
POWER TRAIN
I HAVE BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE GEAR SHIFT ASSEMBLY. I HAVE THAT ONLINE THAT THIS HAS BEEN A KNOWN ISSUE WITH NISSAN VEHICLES FOR THE LAST 15 YEARS. THE ONLY WAY TO OVERRIDE THE ISSUE IS TO REMOVE THE BUTTON ON THE GEAR SHIFT AND INSERT A JEWELER'S SCREWDRIVER TO COMPRESS THE LOCK ALLOWING THE VEHICLE THEN TO SHIFT INTO REVERSE. THIS HAPPEN TO ME SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE I LEARNED ABOUT THE USE OF THE SCREWDRIVER, WHEN IT FIRST STARTED THE GEAR SHIFT WOULD OCCASIONALLY FREEZE UP. I WOULD WAIT A FEW SECONDS RESTART THE VEHICLE AND THE GEAR SHIFT WOULD RELEASE. THE COAST TO REPAIR THIS KNOWN MANUFACTURE PROBLEM RANGES FROM $600 TO $900 WHEN YOU CALL THE DEALER ABOUT THIS ISSUE. IT JUST SEEMS LIKE A DEFECT SCAM THAT NISSAN DOES NOT WANT TO RESOLVE AS THEY MAKE MONEY FIXING THEIR OWN DESIGN FLAW. THIS ISSUE OCCURS ANY TIME YOUR VEHICLE IS IN THE PARKED POSITION ON THE GEAR SHIFT. IT OCCURS WHEN YOU START THE VEHICLE, IT ALSO HAPPENS WHEN YOU ARE STUCK IN TRAFFIC AND THE CAR IS PUT IN TO PARK SO YOU DO NOT HAVE TO KEEP YOUR FOOT ON THE BREAK. I HAVE NOT PICTURE TO UPLOAD. I AM PROVIDING THE YOUTUBE VIDEO BY NISSAN THAT ACKNOWLEDGES THE PROBLEM EXISTS. HTTPS://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=B7ERIQY9E8A *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11133385October 4, 2018
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I PURCHASED MY CAR IN 2016 WITH ONLY 10 MILES ON IT FROM ME DRIVING OFF WITH IT. I'VE REPLACED THE BATTERY TWICE. IVE HAD MY TRANSMISSION REPLACED WHICH THEY DIDN'T WANT TO REPLACE DUE TO LOW NOISES IT MADE IF I DROVE OVER 10 MPH. THEY REFUSED TO FIX MY CAR FOR THREE MONTHS BECAUSE THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WOULDN'T CUT ON FROM THE NOISES IT MADE. NOW MY CAR CRANKS BUT DOESN'T START. ALL MAINTENANCE IS UP TO DATE AND MY CAR HAS 55,000 EVEN TODAY! THE BATTERY IS NOW AND CHARGED. ALL CABLES ARE TIGHT. I HAVE TO GET IT TOWED TO NISSAN TO HAVE IT INSPECTED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11133030October 3, 2018
ENGINE, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, STEERING
THE ENGINE LIGHT IS ON , EVERY TIME I STEP ON MY GAS IT JERKS BACK SPEED IS SLOW ALSO ESPECIALLY DRIVING UP HILL MAKES IT SLOWER. I GET LEAKAGE OF OIL WHEN I JUST GOTTEN OIL CHANGED NOT TO LONG AGO. I'M AFRAID MY NISSAN SENTRA WILL LOSE ENGINE POWER ANYTIME SOON.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11133131October 3, 2018
POWER TRAIN
CAR'S TRANSMISSION BEGAN FAILING WITHOUT ANY WARNING LIGHTS. CAR WOULD SLOW AND NOT ACCELERATE WHEN NEEDED. CAR NEEDED TRANSMISSION REPLACED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11132943October 2, 2018
POWER TRAIN
THE CAR WILL SWITCH GEARS WHEN I'M DRIVING. IT HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES - THE LAST TIME WAS THIS WEEKEND WHEN I WAS TRAVELING. I WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE, UP A MOUNTAIN. ALL OF THE SUDDEN THE CAR STARTED DECELERATING AS I WAS GOING UP THE MOUNTAIN. THE GEAR SHIFT CAUSED THE CAR TO DRAMATICALLY SLOW DOWN AND ALMOST CAUSED A MULTI-CAR PILEUP BECAUSE THERE WAS A LOT OF TRAFFIC.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11132763October 1, 2018
POWER TRAIN
THE CVT TRANSMISSION ON MY VEHICLE ABRUPTLY STOPPED ON A 65MPH TOLLED HIGHWAY WITH ONLY 48,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. THERE WAS NO WARNING, NO SOUNDS, NO LIGHTS ON THE DASHBOARD, ETC. ALL AT ONCE, THE TRANSMISSION JUST STOPPED GOING INTO GEAR. THE CAR WOULD NOT MOVE FORWARD OR BACKWARDS. WE WERE STUCK IN THE MIDDLE OF THE LANE IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC AND CAME INCHES FROM A PILE-UP. THE SITUATION WAS INCREDIBLY SCARY AND DANGEROUS. NOT TO MENTION, MY DAUGHTER HAD JUST COME OUT OF SURGERY. COME TO FIND OUT, THERE IS EXTENSIVE INFORMATION ON HOW FAULTY CVT TRANSMISSION IS. WE ARE FAR FROM THE ONLY FAMILY TO EXPERIENCE THIS ISSUE. IT'S EXTREMELY COMMON. YET, NO RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED AND THERE IS NO OPEN INVESTIGATION INTO NISSAN. IS IT GOING TO TAKE SOMEONE BEING KILLED? MOST LIKELY. THE TRANSMISSION IS FAULTY, DANGEROUS AND GOING TO TAKE SOMEONES LIFE. NISSAN KNOWS ABOUT THE ISSUES WITH THE TRANSMISSION AND HAS DONE NOTHING. THEY HAVE NUMEROUS TSB'S ON IT. YET, THEY HAVE DENIED CUSTOMER'S CLAIMS, HAVE NOT EXTENDED THE WARRANTY ON THE PART AND DO NOT TAKE THIS ISSUE SERIOUS. I URGE THE NHTSA TO INVESTIGATE THIS ISSUE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11132356September 30, 2018
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
MY 2018 NISSAN SENTRA STARTED HAVING ELECTRICAL SYSTEM/WIRE PROBLEMS AFTER HITTING A SMALL PUDDLE GOING UP TO MY TIRES. DAYS LATER THE CAR GOT IT OIL CHANGE HAVE FAMILY OIL COMPANY ON RIDGE AVENUE IN NORRISTOWN PENNSYLVANIA VERY NEXT DAY HAVE TO WORK MY CAR STOP MOVING I JUST STILL RAN I TOOK IT TO NISSAN SO THAT THEY CAN SEE WHY THE CAR IS NOT RUNNING PROPERLY THEY TOLD ME IT WAS ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS WITH THE WIRES THEY STILL HAVE MY CAR THEY HAD IT FOR ALMOST 3 WEEKS I STILL HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO FIX IT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11132171September 28, 2018
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2016 NISSAN SENTRA. WHILE THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY, IT WAS STRUCK (T-BONED) ON THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG EXPLODED IN THE CONTACT'S FACE AND METAL FRAGMENTS EXITED FROM THE AIR BAG AMIDST A CLOUD OF THICK, BLACK SMOKE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AS WELL AS TRAFFIC COLLISION INFORMATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED AND DEEMED DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE RIB CAGE AND MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS REQUIRED. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT WAS PROVIDED INSURANCE CLAIM NUMBER: [XXX] REGARDING THE CRASH. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 6,000.*DT INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#11131876September 27, 2018
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 NISSAN SENTRA. WHILE ACCELERATING FROM A RED LIGHT, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE. THE IGNITION WAS TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED, BUT THE VEHICLE STILL FAILED TO MOVE FORWARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO MASTRIA NISSAN (1305 NEW STATE HIGHWAY, RAYNHAM, MA 02767) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11130733September 22, 2018
AIR BAGS
SINCE AN FRONT END ACCIDENT MY AIRBACK DIDN'T DEPLOY AND WHEN MY BODY SHOP REVIEWED THE REPAIR, STATED MY AIR BAG MODULE IS BROKEN SO I DIDN'T HAVE WORKING AIRBAGS TO START.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11130660September 21, 2018
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 NISSAN SENTRA. WHILE DRIVING LOW SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE VIOLENTLY ACCELERATED AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. THE FAILURES OCCURRED TWICE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO NISSAN OF RICHMOND (11401 W BROAD ST, HENRICO, VA 23233, (804) 346-4200) WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT IN ORDER TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE, THE MECHANIC WOULD HAVE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 11,346.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11130423September 20, 2018
SERVICE BRAKES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 NISSAN SENTRA. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE BRAKE PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD WITHOUT WARNING ONCE DEPRESSED. THE CONTACT SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT WITH KELLY NISSAN OF LYNNFIELD (275 BROADWAY, LYNNFIELD, MA 01940, (866)-726-4450). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT, IF THERE WAS A FAILURE, FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE COULD POSSIBLY ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 33,200.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11130474September 20, 2018
POWER TRAIN
2013 NISSAN SENTRA W/ 58,700 MILES. THE CAR EXPERIENCED A LOUD WHINING NOISE, WHICH PROGRESSIVELY GOT WORSE UNTIL IT STARTED TO SHUDDER AND REV INTERMITTENTLY UNTIL POWER WAS LOST. THE COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER OCCURED WHILE DRIVING APPROX. 30 MPH ON A 2-LANE ROAD IN TRAFFIC, CAUSING AN UNSAFE CONDITION. THE DRIVER WAS FORCED TO STOP THE CAR IN THE TRAVEL LANE WITH EMERGENCY FLASHERS ON WHILE OTHER VEHICLES PASSED ON THE WRONG SIDE OF THE ROAD. UPON RESTARTING THE ENGINE, THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO GET THE CAR TO A SAFE LOCATION BUT THE PROBLEM REMAINED, INTERMITTENT REVVING UNDER LOAD, SHUDDERING, AND EVENTUALLY COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER AGAIN. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO A DEALERSHIP, AND IT IS BEING EXAMINED BY THAT DEALER NOW. ALL SYMPTOMS POINT TO FAILURE OF THE CVT, A COMMON PROBLEM WITH A RANGE OF NISSAN VEHICLES THAT HAS BEEN ONGOING FOR YEARS. NOTE, 3 WEEKS PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT, THE SAME DEALER CHANGED THE TRANSMISSION FLUID AND PERFORMED OTHER REGULAR MAINTENANCE SERVICE. FROM THE CONSUMER PERSPECTIVE, NISSAN AND THIS DEALER ARE KNOWINGLY ALLOWING UNSAFE VEHICLES TO LEAVE THEIR LOT AND NOT INFORMING OWNERS OF THESE ISSUES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11130476September 20, 2018
STEERING
A FEW MONTHS AGO WHILE TRYING TO PARALLEL PARK INTO A TIGHT SPACE I HAD TO CUT MY STEERING WHEEL ALL THE WAY TO THE LEFT AND THE CAR SHUT OFF, WHEN I RELEASED STEERING WHEEL THE CAR TURNED BACK ON, SAME THING HAPPENED WHEN I TURNED THE STEERING WHEEL ALL THE WAY TO RIGHT. MOST RECENTLY I WAS MAKING A K-TURN AND MY CAR KEPT SHUTTING OFF ON ME NO MATTER HOW MUCH OR LITTLE I WAS TURNING IT. I WAS LITERALLY STUCK IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET CREATING A TRAFFIC JAM. IT TOOK ME APPROXIMATELY 10,MINUTES TO MAKE A K-TURN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11130376September 20, 2018
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 NISSAN SENTRA. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER, BUT DID NOT SHUT OFF. ALSO, THE RPMS DECREASED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURES OCCURRED AFTER THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN DRIVEN FOR AWHILE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE MASTER AIR FLOW WAS REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TOWED TO MICHAEL JORDAN NISSAN (3930 DURHAM-CHAPEL HILL BLVD, DURHAM, NC 27707, (919) 489-3800) WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11130042September 18, 2018
SERVICE BRAKES, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
TAKATA RECALL. TRANSMISSION WENT OUT WITHOUT SHOWING CODES.. NISSAN KEPT SAYING IT WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH CAR BUT THE CAR WAS STALLING AND PULLING AT TIMES IN THE MIDDLE OF MAKING A TURN ON CITY STREETS THE CAR WOULDNT GO.. NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT NEVER CAME ON. SO IT TOOK MONTHS OF THEM REFUSING TO FIX AND MY WARRANTY COMPANY TO ACTUALLY FIX THE PROBLEM. ALSO, THE MASTER BREAK CYLINDER WENT OUT WITHOUT NOTICE. I HAVE HAD MANY MECHANICS LOOK AT CAR AND SAY THAT MY CAR HAS VERY LITTLE MILES FOR THIS TO HAPPEN SO SOON.. WHILE DRIVING ON MAIN ROADS AND HIGHWAYS THE BRAKE PAD WILL GO ALL THE WAY TO FLOOR. WHEN AT A RED LIGHT AND STOP SIGN OR ANY TIME I AM AT A STOP THE CAR KEEPS MOVING WITH BRADE PAD ON FLOOR OF CAR..
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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