Nissan Sentra Complaints

5,975 consumer complaints on file.

#11015610August 15, 2017
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), ENGINE, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THIS HAPPENED A FEW MONTHS BACK 1 SINGLE TIME. I PUT CAR IN REVERSE TO BACK OUT OF A SPACE. CAR REVERSED FINE. THEN I TRIED TO PUT IT INTO DRIVE BUT IT WOULD NOT GO INTO DRIVE, ONLY UP TO NEUTRAL. I TRIED TURNING IT OFF AND THE WAITING A MIN OR 2 AND TURNED IT BACK ON TO SEE IF IT WOULD GO TO DRIVE. IT WOULD NOT. IT WOULD ONLY MOVE IN REVERSE. I KEPT TRYING UNTIL ON ONE OF THOSE TRIES IT FINALLY WENT INTO DRIVE AND I WAS ABLE TO GET GOING AGAIN. THEN RECENTLY, I THINK, 8/2/17, WED, I WAS AT BANK PARKED. I PUT CAR ON REVERSE TO LEAVE BEC I HAD A FEW MORE ERRANDS TO DO,CAR WENT BACK FINE. THEN I TRIED TO PUT INTO DRIVE; IT WOULD NOT GO TO DRIVE. SAME THING HAPPENED. IT WOULD NOT GO INTO DRIVE. IT STOPPED IN NEUTRAL AND THERE WERE MANY CARS TRYING TO GET PAST ME, AS I WAS BLOCKING THOSE COMING SOUTH AND THOSE GOING NORTH OF ME. I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT TO DO! SO I PUT IT BACK INTO REVERSE AND WENT BACK AS MUCH AS I SAFELY COULD IN ORDER TO CLEAR A WIDER SPACE TO SEE IF CARS COULD SQUEEZE PAST ME. THE WAITING CARS SQUEEZED THROUGH VERY UNSAFELY FOR THEM AND FOR ME. THEN I JUST KEPT TRYING BY TURNING THE CAR OFF AND ON A FEW MINS LATER. I KEPT TRYING TO PUT INTO DRIVE. IT WOULD GO TO NEUTRAL BUT NOT INTO DRIVE. UNTIL ONE TIME, WHEN IT DID AND I WAS ABLE TO GO TO MY NEXT STOP WHICH WAS WALGREENS.EXACT THING REOCCURRED; I REPEATED TRIES; FINALLY WENT INTO DRIVE. I PROCEEDED TO GO TO PUBLIX. SAME SENARIO HAPPENED. IT TOOK MANY TRIES.FINALLY WENT INTO DRIVE AND I WAS ABLE TO GET HOME. I GOT HOME. HAPPENED AGAIN WHEN I REVERSED FROM BEING PARKED AT MY BLDG BLOCKING EVERYONE. A UPS TRUCK DRIVER ALSO BLOCKED. I ASKED FOR HIS HELP.HE MADE ATTEMPTS TO PUT INTO DR. FINALLY GOT IT. MOVED MY CAR OUT OF HARM'S WAY. NISSAN PAPER WORK IS DATED 8/4/17. IT MAY REPEAT IN A DANGEROUS PLACE. WAS CITY IN MOTION FROM PARKED. MAYBE GEAR BOX IS FAULTY, ENGINE/TRANSMISSION PROBLEM OR ELECTRICAL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11015148August 14, 2017
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), ENGINE, STEERING
I'VE BEEN HAVING ISSUES WITH MY VEHICLE. AT TIMES, THE ENGINE STALLS AND IT CANNOT GO ABOVE 15-20 MPH, EVEN WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE. THE STEERING WHEEL ALSO LOCKS UP, AS WELL. THE VEHICLE DYNAMIC CONTROL INDICATOR THEN TURNS ON. LUCKILY, I'VE BEEN ABLE TO GET TO A SAFE LOCATION WHEN THIS HAPPENS, BUT I FIND IT ALARMING. I ALSO THINK THIS DEFECT IS AFFECTING OTHER IMPORTANT COMPONENTS IN MY VEHICLE. IT HAS BEEN HAPPENING SPORADICALLY FOR ABOUT 2 YEARS NOW.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11014903August 13, 2017
ENGINE, STEERING
I"M DOCUMENTING THE SCARY SITUATIONS I'VE EXPERINCED WITH MY 2017 NISSAN SENTRA SR TURBO. ON 7/31/17 THE VEHICLE STARTED TO STALL AT AN INTERSECTION, THEN CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. THE ENGINE TURNED OFF AND I WAS LEFT WITHOUT ANY ABILITY TO CONTROLL THE CAR. I WAS ABLE TO GET IT STARTED AGAIN TRYING TO MAKE IT BACK HOME IT BARELY MADE IT AT A MAXIMUM SPEED OF 10 MILES/HR. IT HAD TO BE TOWED TO A DEALER FOR SERVICED IT WAS COMPLETELLY UNDRIVABLE. THEY SAID THE BATTERY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. I DROVE BACK TO WORK AFTER THE REPAIRS. THAT EVENING LEAVING WORK THE SAME THING HAPPENED. HAD TO CALL AGAIN TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED TO THE DEALER AGAIN. THE NEXT DAY I GOT A CALL FROM THE SERVICE PERSON TELLING ME THE ALTERNATOR HAD GONE OUT, AND THAT THE PART WOULD TAKE 2 WEEKS TO COME IN. MEANWHILE I CONTACTED NISSAN CORP. TO LE THEM KNOW OF THE SITUATION AND THE OTHER VARIOUS TIMES I'D TO BRINGIN THE CAR IN FOR REPAIRS SINCE I PURCHSED IT BRAND NEW IN 1/14/17 . I TOLD THEM THIS CAR IS PUTTING MY LIFE AND OTHERS IN DANGER AND THAT I BELIVED IT WAS A LEMMON. A FEW DAYS LATER I GOT A CALL TELLING ME THAT MY CASE HAD BEEN MOVED UP IN THEIR PRIORITY LIST, HOWEVER THEY DID'T LET ME KNOW THAT THIS SITUATION WAS HAPPENING TO OTHER CUSTORMERS. LAST WEEK I GOT A CALL TELLING ME THAT NISSAN CORP WAS IN NO POSSITION TO TAKE THE CAR BACK, BUT THAT THEY WERE WILLIN TO OFFER ME EITHER $1000.00 BACK OR AN EXTENDED WARRANTY ON THE CAR OF 100.000 MILES/8 YEARS, WHICH AT THIS POINT I'M NOT WILLINGTO COMIT TO EITHER ONE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11014159August 10, 2017
UNKNOWN OR OTHER, AIR BAGS
AIR BAG LIGHT HAS COME ON FOR NO APPARENT REASON. STEERING WHEEL CONTROLS, INCLUDING RADIO AND CRUISE CONTROL NO LONGER WORK AND HAVEN'T FOR SOME TIME NOW. THE "WHEELS" OR "HUBCAPS" PEELED OFF AND LOOK TERRIBLE. WHEN DRIVING OVER 60 MPH THE CAR SHAKES. ONE OWNER - 142,000 MILES
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11014063August 9, 2017
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
CAR SHUT DOWN WHILE DRIVING
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11013821August 8, 2017
AIR BAGS, POWER TRAIN
TRANSMITION IS NOT RESPONDING. WHEN IS HOT LOSES ALL THE POWER TO 30MPH. A WHYING NOISE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11013727August 8, 2017
POWER TRAIN
WHILE PARKED, VEHICLE STARTS BUT WILL NOT SHIFT INTO DRIVE, NEUTRAL OR REVERSE. $798.00 TO REPLACE "SHIFTER KIT." VEHICLE IS LESS THAN 5 YEARS OLD AND WITH 75,000 MILES
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11013411August 7, 2017
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), ENGINE, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
AFTER A 1.5-2 HOUR DRIVE ON THE HIGHWAY, MY CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE BEYOND 60 MPH. IT DROVE FINE AFTER GETTING HOME AND GETTING SOME REST. NO LIGHTS CAME ON THIS FIRST. SIMILAR EVENT HAPPENED A COUPLE WEEKS LATER - MUCH SHORTER DRIVE APPROX. 20 MINUTES, SLOWER SPEEDS, BUT MAIN INCLINES. ALL LIGHTS (CHECK ENGINE, OIL, EMERGENCY BRAKE, BATTERY) CAME ON AND THE CAR WOULD NO ACCELERATE AT ALL. I PULLED OVER AND TURNED THE CAR OFF THEN BACK ON AGAIN AND IT WAS COMPLETELY FINE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11013523August 7, 2017
AIR BAGS, SEATS
AIRBAG BLINKING ON DASHBOARD DUE TO PASSENGER SIDE SEAT AIRBAG SENSOR MALFUNCTION AND/OR FAILURE. MY WIFE HAS PURCHASED THE VEHICLE USED, AND WE HAPPENED TO HAVE ACCIDENT HIT BY OTHER CAR ON THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR WHILE I HAD BEEN TRYING TO GET BACK HOME ON THE WEEKEND AFTER GROCERY SHOPPING TRIP WITH MY WHOLE FAMILY AT 02/05/2017. IT HAPPENED AT THE SERVICE ROAD OF SH 121 TX. WHILE I WAS TURNING LEFT ON THE STRAIGHT/LEFT LANE ON GREEN LIGHT. AFTER THE ACCIDENT, NONE OF THE AIRBAGS WERE DEPLOYED BUT SOMEHOW THE AIRBAG LIGHT STARTED BLINKING ON THE DASH BOARD, OF COURSE WE TOOK IT TO THE REPAIR SHOP AND THE SERVICE ADVISER HAS EXPLAINED THAT AIRBAG SENSOR ON PASSENGER SEAT WAS MALFUNCTIONING AND THEY WOULD HAVE IT FIXED. SO WE THOUGHT WE GOT IT FIXED, AND DROVE IT AROUND FOR A FEW MONTHS. AND SOMEWHERE AROUND JUNE, THE AIRBAG LIGHT ON DASH BOARD CAME AGAIN AND WE'VE TRIED TO SUMMIT THE SUPPLEMENT FOR THE AIRBAG ISSUE, AND HAD IT DIAGNOSED BY AUTONATION NISSAN AT LEWISVILLE TX AND THE INSURANCE COMPANY DENIED THE SUPPLEMENT REQUEST BECAUSE THE AUTONATION NISSAN HAS STATED THAT "AIRBAG MALFUNCTIONING ON NISSAN SENTRA IS A COMMON PROBLEM" AND FOR THAT REASON THE SUPPLEMENT WAS DENIED, AND IT GOT ME THINKING THAT IF IT'S THE COMMON PROBLEM AS THE SERVICE ADVISER OF THE NISSAN STATED, THEN WHY WON'T NISSAN ISSUE RECALL ORDER FOR SUCH AN CRITICAL ISSUE THAT MAY CAUSE CATASTROPHIC EVENT IF IT KEEPS MALFUNCTIONING? I WOULD LIKE NHTSA TO HAVE PROPER INVESTIGATION ON THIS MATTER... BECAUSE IF THE AIRBAG SENSOR MALFUNCTION IS NOT RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT I HAD, THEN NISSAN IS NOT CARING ABOUT THE LIVES OF PEOPLE WHO DRIVES THE SAME MODEL VEHICLE AS MY SENTRA...
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
4
Deaths:
0
#11013103August 6, 2017
AIR BAGS, ENGINE, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
FIRST IS WAS THE A/C WENT OUT FRIST THEN THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEM WHEN ME MY HUSBAND WAS HEADED TO WORK ONE DAY THE A EIGHTEEN WHEELER ALMOST RAM INTO USE BECAUSE THE STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC AND WOULDN'T GO ANY WHERE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11012915August 4, 2017
AIR BAGS
PASSENGER AIR BAG IS STUCK IN OFF MODE - THIS IS SAME ISSUE AS RECALL 15V681000 BUT NISSAN INSIST THIS VEHICLE IS FINE AND DOES NOT HAVE THIS ISSUE - THEY ARE VERY INCORRECT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11012459August 3, 2017
POWER TRAIN
HELLO! I AM THE OWNER OF NISSAN SENTRA, I HAVE TO REPORT A PROBLEM TO YOU, MY 2014 SENTRA (VIN: [XXX]) HAS PROBLEMS. TODAY (AUGUST 2,2017) 1:05 PM, WHEN I DROVE OUT FROM THE SCHOOL PARKING LOT, THE GEAR SHIFT ROD IS DRIVE, BUT THE CAR IS BACK, AND ALL THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS ARE LIT UP. I CONFIRMED THAT IN THE DRIVE ONCE AGAIN, THE CAR IS STILL BACKWARDS. MY CLASSMATE [XXX] HAD SEEN ALL, HE SUGGESTED ME TURN OFF THE ENGINE, AND RE-START, THE CAR RETURN TO NORMAL. I AM SO WORRIED ABOUT THAT IF THE PROBLEM IN THE DRIVING, MAY CAUSE A TERRIBLE CAR CRASH, I AM SCARE ,I HAVE NO DARE TO DRIVE THIS CAR, I HOPE YOU CAN INVESTIGATE CLEARLY. THANK YOU! INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11012323August 2, 2017
POWER TRAIN
MY CAR HAD BEEN "SOFT STALLING" FOR A COUPLE OF WEEKS - IT WOULD KEEP RUNNING, BUT AT JUST ABOUT ANY SPEED/DRIVING CONDITION, WOULD EITHER EXPERIENCE A STRUGGLE TO ACCELERATE/MAINTAIN SPEED (RPMS UP TO 6,000 WITH NO WARNING/REASON), START TO DROP SPEED, OR HESITATE/KICK BACK AT ME. I TOOK IT TO MY MECHANIC ON WED, 7/28, AND ON THURS, 7/29, HE TOLD ME THAT THE TRANSMISSION HAD FAILED COMPLETELY, THAT IT WAS CYCLING THROUGH GEARS, AND DROPPING GEARS RANDOMLY. HE SAID THAT HE SPOKE WITH NISSAN, AND BECAUSE I WAS OUT OF WARRANTY BY MILES (72K VS 60K), THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. THEY DON'T ISSUE REPAIR KITS FOR THEIR CVT TRANSMISSION, AND A RE-MANUFACTURED CVT WOULD BE $3900, WITH PARTS AND LABOR. I OWED $6000 ON THAT CAR, AND WAS FORCED TO JUNK IT. NISSAN SHOULD NOT BE ALLOWED TO DENY WARRANTY CLAIMS ON THEIR CVT TRANSMISSIONS, AS THEY'RE AN ACKNOWLEDGED PROBLEM IN OTHER MODELS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11011633July 31, 2017
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TAKATA RECALL, I HAVE HAD MY VEHICLE FOR TWO YEARS AND EVERY COUPLE MONTHS WHILE IDLING IT WILL TURN OFF. AFTER TURNING OFF THE CAR WON'T GO OVER 15 MILES PER HOUR. I HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE IN AND NO ONE CAN GIVE ME AN ANSWER. IT'S HAS HAPPENED IN THE MIDDLE OF BUSY ROADS AND I AM LUCKY I HAVE BEEN HURT YET. PLEASE CHECK THIS OUT FOR ME THANKS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11011513July 30, 2017
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY CAR ENGINE SHUT OFF. IT DID THIS TWICE. THE SECOND TIME THE CAR WOULD NOT RESTART AS OF 7-29-2017
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11011456July 29, 2017
AIR BAGS
I READ NEWS THAT MY CAR MODEL MAY HAVE RECALL OF TAKATA AIRBAG. I BOUGHT THE CAR IN CANADA AND NOW I DRIVE IT IN CALIFORNIA. SO FAR MY CAR VIN NUMBER HAD NOT SHOWN UP IN YOUR VIN CHECKING TOOL. IS IT BECAUSE YOUR TOOL ONLY HAS VUN FOR CARS SOLD IN USA?
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11010948July 27, 2017
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE CAR SHUT DOWN SOMETIMES WHEN I STOP IN A RED LIGHT. EVEN SOMETIMES INSIDE THE FREEWAY. WHEN ALMOST STOP. I BELIVE IS A MALFUNTION OF THE ENGINE CONTROL MODULE ( ECM )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11010677July 26, 2017
AIR BAGS
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 NISSAN SENTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V253000 (AIR BAGS) HAD EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE REPAIR. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION IN JUNE OF 2017. THE DEALER (ROUND ROCK NISSAN, 3050 NORTH IH 35, ROUND ROCK, TX, 78681) STATED THE PARTS WERE UNAVAILABLE FOR THE REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALSO CONTACTED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE PARTS WERE AVAILABLE AND TRANSFERRED THE CONTACT TO THE DEALER. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11010829July 26, 2017
POWER TRAIN, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 NISSAN SENTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE BEYOND 50 MPH AND MADE A LOUD ABNORMAL NOISE. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT AFTER VARIOUS RESEARCH, THE FAILURE WAS TRANSMISSION RELATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO SWOPE TOYOTA OF ELIZABETH TOWN, KENTUCKY WHERE THE CAUSE OF FAILURE HAD NOT BEEN DETERMINED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 126,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11006689July 21, 2017
ENGINE
CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ALWAYS ON, CAR SUDDENLY CUTS OFF, AND DOES NOT RESTART IMMEDIATELY. RECALLED OTHER VIN'S BUT NOT ALL 2003 NISSAN SENTRAS. THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH ALL SENTRAS OF THOSE YEARS. THE PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE THE CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR FAILURE/ENGINE STALL. IT IS VERY DANGEROUS WITH AS MANY OF THESE CARS THAT ARE OUT ON THE ROAD FOR IT TO JUST KEEP SHUTTING OFF WHILE IN TRAFFIC WHILE DRIVING. THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL OPEN TO ALL SENTRAS WITH THIS PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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