Nissan Sentra Complaints

5,975 consumer complaints on file.

#10717837May 21, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 NISSAN SENTRA. AFTER TAKING THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE CPU NEEDED TO BE REPROGRAMMED. THE FAILURE CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO STALL. THE DEALER AND THE CONTACT SPOKE WITH THE MANUFACTURER AND WERE INFORMED THAT THERE WAS NO REMEDY AND THE CPU COULD NOT BE REPROGRAMMED. THE CONTACT FELT THIS WAS A SAFETY ISSUE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,686.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10717879May 21, 2015
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I WAS DRIVING AND MY SUNROOF GLASS SHATTERED. NO CARS IN FRONT OF ME AND NOTHING FELL ON IT. THE GLASS SHATTERED FOR NO REASON .
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10717520May 20, 2015
ENGINE
PURCHASED 2003 NISSAN SENTRA WITH 52,000 MILES AROUND AUGUST 2013. VEHICLE WAS HAVING TROUBLE STARTING, MECHANIC NEEDED TO REPLACE CATALYTIC CONVERTER (FRONT & REAR), ABOUT 2-3 WEEKS LATER THE CAR STARTED GOING THROUGH ABOUT 1 QUART OF OIL EVERY 1-2 DAYS. OUR MECHANIC CHECKED THE VEHICLE AND FOUND A RECALL BULLETIN EXPLAINING THAT DEBRIS FROM THIS VEHICLE'S CATALYTIC CONVERTER GETS INGESTED INTO THE ENGINE, WHICH CAUSES THE PISTON RINGS TO WEAR OUT AND ALSO CAUSES EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION. IF THE OIL IS NOT CHECKED AND FILLED CONSTANTLY, IT MAY CAUSE ENGINE FAILURE AND/OR A FIRE IN THE ENGINE. ACCORDING TO OUR NISSAN DEALERSHIP, NISSAN HAS REPLACED ENGINES IN THESE AFFECTED VEHICLES. WHEN OUR VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT TO THE DEALERSHIP, NISSAN HEADQUARTERS REFUSED TO REPAIR OUR VEHICLE UNDER THE RECALL BULLETIN STATING WE ARE 14 MONTHS PAST THE POINT THAT NISSAN WOULD'VE FIXED IT. THIS SEEMS TO BE A SAFETY ISSUE IF IT IS POSSIBLE THAT THE VEHICLE ENGINE COULD CAUSE A FIRE WHILE IN USE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10717521May 20, 2015
ENGINE
PURCHASED 2003 NISSAN SENTRA WITH 52,000 MILES AROUND AUGUST 2013. VEHICLE WAS HAVING TROUBLE STARTING, MECHANIC NEEDED TO REPLACE CATALYTIC CONVERTER (FRONT & REAR), ABOUT 2-3 WEEKS LATER THE CAR STARTED GOING THROUGH ABOUT 1 QUART OF OIL EVERY 1-2 DAYS. OUR MECHANIC CHECKED THE VEHICLE AND FOUND A RECALL BULLETIN EXPLAINING THAT DEBRIS FROM THIS VEHICLE'S CATALYTIC CONVERTER GETS INGESTED INTO THE ENGINE, WHICH CAUSES THE PISTON RINGS TO WEAR OUT AND ALSO CAUSES EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION. IF THE OIL IS NOT CHECKED AND FILLED CONSTANTLY, IT MAY CAUSE ENGINE FAILURE AND/OR A FIRE IN THE ENGINE. ACCORDING TO OUR NISSAN DEALERSHIP, NISSAN HAS REPLACED ENGINES IN THESE AFFECTED VEHICLES. WHEN OUR VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT TO THE DEALERSHIP, NISSAN HEADQUARTERS REFUSED TO REPAIR OUR VEHICLE UNDER THE RECALL BULLETIN STATING WE ARE 14 MONTHS PAST THE POINT THAT NISSAN WOULD'VE FIXED IT. THIS SEEMS TO BE A SAFETY ISSUE IF IT IS POSSIBLE THAT THE VEHICLE ENGINE COULD CAUSE A FIRE WHILE IN USE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10717334May 19, 2015
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10717179May 18, 2015
ENGINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 NISSAN SENTRA. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO STOP, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 121,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10716830May 16, 2015
UNKNOWN OR OTHER, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE
WHEN I AM DRIVING ON THE EXPRESSWAY I CAN'T PICK UP SPEED. I CAN HAVE THE PEDDLE ALL THE WAY DOWN AND IT WILL NOT PICK UP SPEED. IT HAS SLOWED DOWN AND I HAVE HAD TO PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE EXPRESSWAY. THE MOST RECENT INCIDENT WAS MAY 3RD. I TOOK TO THE SHOP AND GOT A CODE P0744. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON. I WAS TOLD THAT I NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10716861May 16, 2015
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
ON MAY 10, 2015 AT APPROXIMATELY 3:15 PM, I WAS DRIVING EASTBOUND ON JOHN HANSON HIGHWAY WHEN SUDDENLY MY HOOD COME UNLATCHED AND SMASHED INTO MY WINDSHIELD CAUSE THE GLASS TO SHATTERED WHILE I WAS DRIVING CAUSING ME TO TRY AND MOVE OVER TO THE SHOULDER LANE BECAUSE OF LOSS VISIBILITY WHILE SHARDS OF GLASS WAS ALL OVER ME. I CONTACTED MY ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE THROUGH STATEFARM AND HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE REPAIR SHOP THEY TOLD ME THAT STATEFARM WILL NOT REPAIR MY CAR IN ITS ENTIRETY BECAUSE THE ROOT CAUSE OF THE LATCH BREAKING CAUSING DAMAGE TO MY WINDSHIELD, HOOD, AND ROOF, WAS DUE TO EXTENSIVE CORROSION TO MY CORE SUPPORT. I CONTACTED NISSAN AND THEY STATED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL FOR MY VEHICLE AND THAT THEY COULD NOT FIX IT; HOWEVER, THE SEVERITY OF THE INCIDENT COULD HAVE CAUSED ME TO HAVE BEEN IN MY TERRIBLE ACCIDENT. NEVERTHELESS, THE RUSTED AND CORRODED CORE SUPPORT WAS NO CAUSE ON MINE AND I AM REQUESTED ASSISTANCE WITH THIS MATTER. I DO NOT LIVE IN A FLOOD ZONE. I PURCHASED MY VEHICLE BRAND NEW FROM THE NISSAN DEALER IN JANUARY 2007. PLEASE HELP ME RESOLVE THIS IMPERATIVE MATTER. THANKS IN ADVANCE FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10716619May 15, 2015
TIRES:PRESSURE MONITORING AND REGULATING SYSTEMS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, AIR BAGS, ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 NISSAN SENTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES, BUT THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE DETERMINED. ON ONE OCCASION, THE DEALER RESET THE CODES BUT THE FAILURE WAS NOT CORRECTED. IN ADDITION, THE TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 119,076.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10716528May 14, 2015
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
MY CAR IDLES VERY HIGH WHEN I START IT.THE RPM GOES PAST 2 AND TAKES SEVERAL MINUTES TO COME DOWN.IT STALLS DURING TAKE OFF AND THE DEALER SAYS NOTHING IS WRONG.THE ONLY TIME MY RPM IS AT 0 IS WHEN THE CAR IS OFF
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10716583May 14, 2015
AIR BAGS
I WAS IN AN ACCIDENT IN NOVEMBER. THE PASSENGER AIRBAG FAILED TO DEPLOY AND THE DRIVER BROKE THEIR NOSE AND THEN FLED THE SCENE. I WAS UNCONSIOUS IN THE PASSENGER SEAT WHEN WMTS ARRIVED AND DO TO THE DRIVER FLEEING I WAS CHARGED WITH THE ACCIDENT AND INSURANCE FAILED TO PAY THE SETTLEMENT. ALL ON CLAIMS THAT HAD I BEEN IN THE PASSENGER SEAT THE AIRBAG WOULD HAVE WENT OFF. I KNOW THAT NISSAN HAS AIRBAG PROBLEMS ALL AROUND THE YEAR OF MY CAR BUT AM TRYING TO FIND IF ANY OF THESE DEFECTIVE PARTS ARE IN MY CAR AND COULD HAVE CAUSED A NON DEPLOYMENT. THE COPS ESTIMATED THAT WE WERE GOING 50 MPH AND HIT A TREE. I WAS ASLEEP IN THE PASSENGER SEAT SO AM NOT SURE OF HOW MY BODY WAS POSITIONED IF IT HAD EFFECT ON THE PRESSURE SWITCH. I WAS SEVERLY INJURED 4 BROKEN RIBS BROKEN NEXK AND MULTIPLY FACIAL LACERATIONS FROM THE PASSENGER SIDE WINDSHEILD.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#10715541May 10, 2015
SERVICE BRAKES
THE REAR BRAKES STARTED TO MAKE GRINDING SOUND ONLY GOING 5MPH WITHOUT APPLYING ANY BRAKES. THE NOISE WAS VERY LOUD SO WE TOOK IT TO A CAR SHOP IMMEDIATELY FOR THEM TO INSPECT AND THEY FOUND THAT THE WHOLE DRIVER SIDE REAR DRUM BRAKES HAVE COMPLETELY CAME APART AS THE PASSENGER SIDE WAS CLOSE TO HAPPENING TO. THEY DO NOT KNOW HOW THIS WOULD HAPPEN. WE THEN TOOK CAR TO NISSAN DEALER FOR THEM TO INSPECT AND FOR WARRANTY POSSIBILITIES AND THEY CAME BACK SAYING THIS IS. NOT COVERED AS THEY SAY THIS IS. OT A DEFECT AND HAVE NOT HAD ANY CLAIMS REGARDING THIS KIND OF ISSUE AND DIAGNOSIS WAS THAT THE CAR WAS DRIVING WITH E BRAKE ON BUT OUR MPG HASN'T CHANGED IN ANYWAY. THIS IS VERY CONCERNING ESPECIALLY FOR LESS THAN 1 YR OLD CAR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10715283May 8, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
REAR DOOR ON PASSENGER SIDE NOT OPENING FROM THE INSIDE. BRAND NEW CAR HAS ONLY BEEN DRIVEN 4900 MILES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10715248May 7, 2015
AIR BAGS
MY PASSENGER AIRBAG WAS RECALLED AND FIXED BY DELAND NISSAN BUT WHAT ABOUT THE DRIVER AIRBAG? MEDIA REPORTED A MAN LOST AN EYE AND A WOMAN LOST HER LIFE DUE TO DRIVER AIRBAG, SO WHY HAVE THE DRIVER AIRBAGS NOT BEEN RECALLED ALSO? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10714904May 6, 2015
SERVICE BRAKES
THE BRAKES ON MY 2012 SENTRA STOPPED WORKING, I WAS NOT ABLE TO MOVE THE PEDAL AT ALL. I WAS TRAVELING AT FREEWAY SPEEDS AND HAD TO CUT ACROSS TRAFFIC TO GET INTO THE SAFETY LANE. I HAD TO FULLY RESTART THE CAR IN ORDER FOR THE BRAKES TO REENGAGE. HAD THERE NOT BEEN A CLEAR PATH TO THE SHOULDER LANE I WOULD HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO STOP WITH TRAFFIC AND WOULD HAVE HIT SOMEONE AT FULL SPEED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10714139May 1, 2015
ENGINE, SERVICE BRAKES, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
AFTER ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE FROM STOP AT A STOP SIGN, THE SENTRA WOULD NOT ACCELERATE HIGHER THAN ABOUT 10 MPH. I PUSHED THE GAS PEDAL TO THE FLOOR, AND STILL NO ACCELERATION. AFTER A MINUTE OR SO, IT WENT BACK TO NORMAL. OVER THE COURSE OF AN HOUR LONG DRIVE, THIS HAPPENED AT LEAST 5 TIMES. ABS INDICATOR ALSO CAME ON WHEN PUSHING THE BRAKE. VDC AND SLIP LIGHTS CAME ON AND STAYED ON FOR ABOUT HALF AN HOUR. IT WILL PERFORM NORMALLY FOR A DAY OR TWO. THEN START MALFUNCTIONED AT RANDOM. TWO ATTEMPTS HAVE BEEN MADE AT THE DEALERSHIP TO FIX IT ACCORDING TO DIAGNOSTIC TEST WHICH INDICATED THE "BRAKE SWITCH CODE". BRAKE SWITCH REPLACED AND VEHICLE PERFORMED NORMALLY FOR TWO DAYS THE PERFORMED WORSE THAN BEFORE PART WAS CHANGED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10713917April 30, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 NISSAN SENTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE STALLED WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE AND MADE A LOUD REVVING NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED AN UNKNOWN DRAW WAS COMING FROM THE BATTERY. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE TO THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 13,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10713660April 29, 2015
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2004 NISSAN SENTRA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED CHEST AND BACK INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS MADE AWARE THAT THERE WAS A RECALL RELATED TO THE FAILURE UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V361000 (AIR BAGS). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 170,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10713369April 28, 2015
POWER TRAIN
I BOUGHT A 2011 NISSAN SENTRA BRAND NEW ONE OWNER JUST THE OTHER DAY I WAS DRIVING. AS I GOT OF THE HIGHWAY I STOPPED AT A LIGHT AND ONCE IT TURNED GREEN TRIED TO GAS IT BUT IT DOESN'T MOVE. I TRIED TO PUT IT IN L NOTHING, REVERSE NOTHING CAR REVS BUT DOESN'T ACCELERATE. TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC THEY SAID TRANSMISSION IS GONE . REALLY DISAPPOINTED 4 YEARS AND CARS TRANSMISSION WENT. WOULD NOT RECOMMEND TO ANYONE 8TH NISSAN IN THE FAMILY AND I'M WORRIED NOW BECAUSE THEY ARE ALL CVT. AFTER THIS NEVER BUYING ANOTHER NISSAN THEY KNEW ABOUT THE PROBLEM. EXTENDED THE WARRANTY ON THE 2007-2010 MODELS BUT NO RECALL. 2011 NISSAN SENTRA HIGHWAY DRIVEN DAILY AND NISSAN DON'T WANT TO FIX IT. I FINANCED THE CAR FOR 5 YEARS STILL OWE $5000 AND THEY WANT $5500 FOR NEW TRANSMISSION. VERY DISAPPOINTED WITH THE QUALITY I GOT FOR 24000 CAR SPECIAL EDITION SR MODEL DEFIANTLY WOULDN'T RECOMMEND TO ANYBODY. BEWARE VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE DON'T BUY CVT TRANSMISSION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10712802April 25, 2015
SERVICE BRAKES
I NOTICED SINCE OCTOBER OF 2014 THAT WHEN I APPLIED THE BRAKES IN THE CAR, THEY PULSATED UNDER MY FOOT. (THE CAR WAS PURCHASED IN APRIL 2014) IT DID NOT HAPPEN EVERY TIME, BUT I WAS PUZZLED...IT CONTINUED OFF AND ON FOR MONTHS AND EVENTUALLY I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY KEPT THE VEHICLE FIXED IT AND RETURNED IT TO ME. I READ THE RECEIPT AND NOTICED THE PROBLEM WAS AS FOLLOWS: FRONT PADS COMING APART INTERNALLY CAUSING THE ROTORS TO BECOME WARPED; AND BOTH REAR WHEEL CYLINDERS COMING APART INTERNALLY. I WAS PRETTY SHOCKED AT THIS, AND 3 DAYS AFTER BEING REPAIRED I NOTICED THE SAME PULSING AGAIN AND TOOK THE CAR BACK. THEY KEPT IT FOR A FULL WEEK, AND TOLD ME THEY CAN FIND NOTHING WRONG WITH IT. I CALLED THE NISSAN CORPORATION AND ADVISED THEM I DID NOT WANT TO DRIVE THIS CAR BECAUSE ITS UNSAFE. THEY TOLD ME THEY WOULD REVIEW MY REQUEST, AND THEN ADVISED ME THAT THEY WILL NOT BE REPURCHASING OR TAKING THE CAR BACK. IN THE MEANTIME, I DRIVE THIS CAR WITH GREAT FEAR AND CARE AS THE PULSING IS MORE FREQUENT, ESPECIALLY IF THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED SLOWLY, THE PULSING HAPPENS JARRINGLY AT THE END OF THE BRAKING. ONE OF THE TECHNICIANS I SPOKE TO TOLD ME THAT THEY HAD AN INTERNAL NOTICE FOR THIS MODEL , BUT ONLY IF A CUSTOMER BROUGHT IT IN. I FEEL THAT TAKING IT BACK TO NISSAN AGAIN IS GOING TO GET ME NOWHERE AND THAT THEY WILL ONCE MORE DECIDE NOTHING IS WRONG. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE IS FINANCED BY NISSAN, AND THIS MONTH I DID NOT PAY FOR THE VEHICLE AND I AM SURPRISED AND PUZZLED AS TO WHY NO ONE FROM NISSAN HAS CALLED TO ASK FOR PAYMENT. WHAT CAN I DO NOW? I AM AFRAID TO CONTINUE DRIVING THIS CAR. THANK YOU *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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