Nissan Sentra Complaints

5,975 consumer complaints on file.

#10980147April 24, 2017
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 NISSAN SENTRA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED AND DECELERATED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE JERKED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED AND CHANGED THE OIL AND FILTER. THE FAILURE RECURRED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE MECHANIC DIAGNOSED AND REPLACED THE BRAKE SENSOR AND FLUSHED THE TRANSMISSION, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 82,915.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10980226April 24, 2017
POWER TRAIN, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
AFTER DRIVING FOR 3+HOURS, THE CAR BEGINS TO DEACCELERATE AND YOU CANNOT GO ANY FASTER WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY; VERY UNSAFE. QUOTED OVER $3.5K TO FIX TRANSMISSION. CAR SHOULD LAST LONGER THAN 80K MILES! SCARED TO DRIVE IT NOW. AT ONE POINT, NISSAN COVERED THE TRANSMISSION FOR 10 YEARS OR 100,000 MILES--SHOULD DEFINITELY GO BACK TO THIS AS THE CVT IS NOT SAFE! CONTACTED NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIRS TO NO AVAIL...
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10980040April 24, 2017
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), POWER TRAIN, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
THE NISSAN SENTRA ACCELERATE AND DECELERATE AT ANY GIVING MOMENT ON THE CITY STREET IN MOTION, AT A STOP SIGN HIGHWAY TURNING IT SHAKES AND JERKS WHEN EVER IN MOTION THE BRAKES LOCK UP THE VEHICLE REV AND THE RPM METER SURGE UNEXPECTEDLY AND WITHOUT WARNING NONE OF THE WARNING LIGHTS WORK THE VEHICLE IS VERY DANGEROUS TOOK THE CAR TO THE NISSAN DEALER A COUPLE OF TIMES THEY SAID I NEEDED AN OIL CHANGE GOT THE OIL CHANGE STILL DIDN'T HELP TOOK THE CAR BACK UP THERE THEY LOOKED AT THE CAR AGAIN AND SAID IT NEEDED A TRANSMISSION AND I SAID HOW NO WARNING LIGHTS ARE ON THE GUY SAID THEY WANT COME ON UNTIL THE TRANSMISSION IS GONE AND THE SHIFT LEVER WONT SHIFT IN GEAR WITHOUT PUTTING AN OBJECT IN THE LITTLE SQUARE HOLE NEXT TO THE LEVER
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10979854April 21, 2017
STRUCTURE:BODY, SERVICE BRAKES, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I WAS RECENTLY INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT ON 4/15/17 WHEN MY BRAKES ON MY CAR STOP WORKING WE TRIED TO STOP BUT UNFORTUNATELY IT DIDN'T WE EVEN TRIED TO PUT IT IN PARKING GEAR BUT IT STILL KEEP ON GOING.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#10979124April 18, 2017
ENGINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING, TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 NISSAN SENTRA. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE CHECK ENGINE AND TRACTION CONTROL WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE SOY BASED WIRE CABLE HARNESSES HAD BEEN CHEWED AND FRACTURED BY RODENTS AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED WITH MORE SOY BASED WIRES AND THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT THE FAILURE WOULD RECUR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 42,059.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10972071April 12, 2017
AIR BAGS
TAKATA RECALL MY AIRBAG LIGHT IS FLASHING AND WHEN IT WAS DIAGNOSED AT PATPECK NISSAN OF MOBILE THEY TOLD ME MY CAR WASNT PART OF THE RECALL BUT IT IS THE PASSENGER AIR BAG LIGHT AND WAS TOLD IT WILL NOT DEPLOY IN A CRASH.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10971412April 8, 2017
POWER TRAIN
WHINE NOISE COMING UP THE HILL, DANGEROUS LIMP MODE OCCASIONALLY OUT OF NOWHERE, HIGH RPM ALMOST RED WHEN CHANGING GEARS. COMPLAINT TO DEALER THEY SAY NO CODES FROM SYSTEM AND NO RECALLS YET.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10971209April 7, 2017
POWER TRAIN
VEHICLE STOPPED PULLING IN TRAFFIC ALMOST GOT REAR ENDED VERY UNSAFE NISSAN SAYS INTERNAL FAILURE COST TO REPAIR 3800 DOLLARS VEHICLE IS NOT REPAIRED SCARED TO DRIVE IT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10970315April 3, 2017
SERVICE BRAKES, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 NISSAN SENTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED UNINTENDED ACCELERATION. WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE DID NOT RESPOND. ALSO, THE VEHICLE HESITATED TO ACCELERATE FROM A COMPLETE STOP. THE FAILURES OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING AND WERE INTERMITTENT. THE DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 2,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10969988April 2, 2017
SERVICE BRAKES, POWER TRAIN
BEEN DRIVING THE CAR AND NOTICE I WAS HEARING A BAD ROARING NOISE SOON I HEARD A LOUD POP IN THE BACK OF THE CAR AND WENT TO LOOK AT THE DRUM ON PASSENGER SIDE THE ADJUSTERS SCREW HAD COMPLETELY BROKE IN PEACE 94K MILES BEEN DOING THIS NOISE ON AND OFF AND TRANSMISSION HAS TENDENCY TO FEEL LIKE IT STARTS TO REALLY HESITATE BADLY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10969797March 31, 2017
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY AND UNEXPECTEDLY HESITATES LOSES POWER AND STALLS. I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY TWO INDEPENDENT NISSAN REPAIR SHOPS THAT THE ECM NEEDS TO BE REPROGRAMMED AND UPDATED TO THE NEWEST VERSION. BECAUSE OTHER COMPONENTS THAT ARE TIED IN TOGETHER IS CAUSING THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TO COME ON. AP0101 DIAGNOSTIC CODE STATES THAT THE MAF SENSOR IS BAD. THE MAF SENSOR HAS BEEN REPLACED, THE GAS TANK CAP HAS BEEN REPLACED WITH AN OEM, ETC. I BELIEVE THAT THE ECM IS NOT COMMUNICATING CORRECTLY WITH THE MAF SENSOR SIGNAL AND IS WHAT IS CAUSING THE ENGINE TO STALL UNEXPECTEDLY. THIS HAS HAPPENED THREE TIME AND I CAN HAVE AN ACCIDENT DUE TO THE ENGINE STTALLING WITHOUT ANY WARNING. I CAN BE SEVERELY REAR ENDED IN THE FREEWAY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10969580March 30, 2017
POWER TRAIN
A FEW TIMES WHEN STOPPED AT THE TOP OF A HILL, UPON PROCEEDING TO ACCELERATE INTO A TURN, MY CAR WOULD JERK FORWARD LIKE I WAS BEING REAR-ENDED. THE SECOND ISSUE WITH THE VEHICLE, WHILE ACCELERATING, IT WOULD RANDOMLY START TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY. IT WAS HARD TO PIN-POINT AT EXACTLY WHAT SPEED THIS OCCURRED, BUT I'D GUESS AROUND 40 MPH. WHEN I WOULD RELEASE THE GAS PEDAL THE SHUDDERING WOULD STOP. ALTHOUGH THE CAR HAS A CVT TRANSMISSION, SOMETIMES IT WOULD FEEL LIKE THE CAR WOULD SHIFT GEARS AND THE CAR WOULD RUMBLE SLIGHTLY. I'D SAY THIS OCCURRED AROUND 40 MPH AS WELL. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP AND LEARNED THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CAR ONLY HAS 75,000 MILES ON IT. IN DOING SOME INITIAL RESEARCH, I'VE LEARNED THE PATHFINDERS MADE IN 2013 ALSO HAD SIMILAR ISSUES WITH THE TRANSMISSION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10969263March 29, 2017
AIR BAGS, ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 NISSAN SENTRA. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS,THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER FOR THE ACCELERATION FAILURE AND ROUTINE MAINTENANCE. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED OF AN AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR RECALL. THE DEALER REPAIRED THE VEHICLE PER THE RECALL, BUT THE REMEDY FAILED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR REMAINED ILLUMINATED AFTER THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE THE RECALL INFORMATION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 33,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10968313March 24, 2017
AIR BAGS
MY DAUGHTER TURNED OUT OF OUR DRIVEWAY AND TRAVELED ABOUT 75 YARDS AND SHE SAYS THE DRIVERS SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED FOR NO REASON CAUSING HER TO LOSE CONTROL AND HIT A DRIVEWAY CULVERT. SHE WAS ONLY UP TO ABOUT 35 MPH AT THE TIME OF THE ISSUE ON A STRAIGHT SECTION OF ROAD...UPDATED 06/06/17 *BF *AS
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10967865March 22, 2017
POWER TRAIN
I WAS AT A STOP LIGHT AND WHEN IT TURNED GREEN AND I STEPPED ON THE GAS, THE CAR MADE A NOISE AND JERKED. I WAS NOT ABLE TO DRIVE FROM THERE. I COULDN'T EVEN SHIFT TO ANY OTHER GEAR. THE CAR WAS STUCK IN A NEUTRAL POSITION, SO I WAS ABLE TO PUSH IT OFF TO THE SIDE. AFTER GETTING A TOW TO THE NEAREST SHOP, THEY DETERMINED THE TRANSMISSION WAS BAD. I DID SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND OUT NISSAN HAD BEEN HAVING ISSUES WITH THIS TYPE OF TRANSMISSION. (CVT) AND THEY EVEN EXTENDED THE TRANS WARRANTY TO 120K. (I HAVE 144K ON THE CAR) I DID CONTACT NISSAN TO SEE IF THEY WOULD MAKE A SMALL EXCEPTION. THEY TOLD ME TO HAVE A NISSAN DEALER CONFIRM THE CVT WAS BAD. I DID SO AND THEY CONFIRMED IT WAS BAD. AFTER I REPORTED BACK TO NISSAN THEY SAID THEY WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO HELP ME IN ANY WAY. THE COST TO GET IT REPLACED IS ABOUT $4200
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10966448March 17, 2017
AIR BAGS, SEATS
RECALLS FOR THE FOLLOWING: 1) TAKATA RECALL; 2) MFG. RECALL #R1608 ; 3) NHTSA RECALL #16V-24; AND 4) THE OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM(OCS) DESIGNED TO CLASSIFY THE SIZE/WEIGHT OF FRONT SEAT PASSENGER, AND UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS, AUTOMATICALLY TURN OFF THE PASSENGER AIRBAG. OCS SYSTEM IS DESIGNED TON ONLY DEPLOY FRONT PASSENGER AIRBAG WHEN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT IS OCCUPIED BY AN ADULT. THE OCS SOFTWARE MAY INCORRECTLY CLASSIFY THE PASSENGER SEAT AS EMPTY WHEN IT'S OCCUPIED. IF CHILD RESTRAINT SYSTEM (CRS) IS INSTALLED IN FRONT PASSENGER SEAT, THE SEAT BELT BRACKET COULD DEFORM AND AIRBAG MAY NOT DEACTIVATE AS DESIGNED. FAILURE OF PASSENGER AIRBAG TO DEPLOY DURING A CRASH COULD INCREASE THE RISK OF INJURY TO PASSENGER. IF SEAT BELT BRACKET DEFORMS, THIS MAY INCREASE RISK OF INJURY TO CHILD SITTING IN A CRS INSTALLED IN THE FRONT SEAT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10965804March 14, 2017
AIR BAGS
AIR BAG LIGHT STAY ON AND IT WONT GO OFF.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10960414March 13, 2017
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 NISSAN SENTRA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE CONTACT REAR ENDED THE PRECEDING VEHICLE. THE FRONT PASSENGER AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED BRUISES TO THE CHEST AND WRIST, BUT DID NOT REQUIRE MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V242000 (AIR BAGS). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,488.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10965780March 13, 2017
AIR BAGS
THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND MY CAR WAS TOTAL IN A FRONT END COLLISION WHILE IN MOTION ON A CITY STREET WHEN ENGAGING INTO A TURN.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10960124March 11, 2017
POWER TRAIN
WHEN IDLING IN DRIVE, REVERSE, OR LOW, THE VEHICLE STALLS WITH THE RPMS DROPPING BELOW 630. NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, NO FAULT CODES ARE FOUND ON OBDII SCANNERS. TRANSMISSION IS LATE TO ENGAGE WHEN ACCELERATING. RIGHT BEFORE STALLING, CAR WILL LUNGE FORWARD AND SHAKE. HAPPENS WHEN THE ENGINE IS WARM AND COLD.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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