Nissan Sentra Complaints

5,975 consumer complaints on file.

#10367653November 22, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
CAR WOULD NOT START. I CALLED DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THE RIGHT BATTERY CABLE CONNECTION AND TO JUST TIGHTEN IT. I HAD MY HUSBAND TIGHTEN IT AND IT DID START. THIS HAPPENED TWO ADDITIONAL TIMES AFTER THIS. THANKFULLY MY HUSBAND WAS WITH ME AND HE WAS ABLE TO JGGLE THE CABLE AND WE DID GET THE CAR STARTED. RECENTLY I WAS OUT ALONE SHOPPING LATE AT NIGHT COMING FROM THE MALL AND THE CAR AGAIN WOULD NOT START. HAD MY BROTHER IN LAW COME TO MY RESCUE. I BROUGHT THE CAR TO THE DEALER SHIP TODAY TODAY AND I WAS ASSURED THAT THIS PROBLEM WOULD NOT HAPPEN AGAIN. I DROVE HOME AND THEN HAD TO GO BACK OUT FOR SOMETHING WE NEEDED FOR DINNER AND THE CAR AGAIN WOULD NOT START. I HAD JUST LEFT THE DEALERSHIP SERVICE STATION. DID SOME FURTHER RESEARCH ON LINE AND FOUND OUT THAT THE RECALL PARTS WONT BE DISTRIBUTED UNTIL 11/29. SO WHAT AM I SUPPOSE TO DO IN THE MEANTIME. ALSO THIS ISSUE CAN CAUSE THE CAR TO STOP SUDDENLY AT LOW SPEEDS AND CAUSE ACCIDENTS NOT TO MENTION DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE. WHY WAS I TOLD THAT THE ISSUE WAS RESOLVED WHEN I FOUND OUT THE RECALL PARTS WERE NOT EVEN AVAILABLE AT THAT TIME TO RESOLVE THIS ISSUE??? I DONT FEEL SAFE DRIVING THIS CAR AND FEEL NISSAN SHOULD REPLACE THE VEHICLE FOR ME. I PURCHASED A NEW CAR SO THAT I WOULD NOT HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT GETTING TO MY JOB ETC. I HAD A SEVERAL USED CARS THAT I PUT ALOT OF MONEY INTO AND DECIDED TO GO NEW TO GIVE ME SOME PIECE OF MIND.
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10365601November 14, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
REFUELING: THIS 2004 NISSAN SENTRA 1.8S HAS HAD ISSUES WHEN REFUELING. THE TANK IS NOT PROPERLY VENTED THUS LEADING TO A RUSH OF PRESSURE ONCE THE FUEL CAP IS OPENED. THIS RESULTS IN GASOLINE RUSHING UP THROUGH THE FILLER NECK AND SPILLING OUT. IN ADDITION, THE TANK IS HARD TO FILL AS STATION NOZZLES DO NOT PERMIT REFUELING IF THE TANK IS NOT VENTING CORRECTLY WHILE FUELING; THE STATION PUMP AUTOMATICALLY STOPS FUELING. THIS IS A HAZARD AS RAW GASOLINE AND OUTSIDE ENVIRONMENTS DO NOT RELATE. A SIMPLE GOOGLE SEARCH ON "04 SENTRA FUEL TANK" WILL RETURN HUNDREDS IF NOT THOUSANDS OF OWNERS WITH THE 2004'S WHO COMPLAIN ABOUT THE SAME EXACT ISSUE REGARDING THE VENTING OF THE TANK. THE 2005 MODELS WERE RECALLED BUT NISSAN LEFT THE 2004 OWNERS ASIDE; THEY KNOW THE 2004'S HAVE THE SAME ISSUE AS THE 2005'S THAT WERE RECALLED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10365649November 14, 2010
STEERING, EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL
ON FRIDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 12, 2010, I STARTED MY 2008 NISSAN SENTRA . WHEN BACKING OUT OF THE PARKING SPACE, MY POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON AND THE STEERING WHEEL WAS HARD TO TURN. I PULLED BACK IN THE PARKING SPACE AND TURNED THE CAR OFF. I WAITED A FEW MINUTES AND TURNED THE CAR BACK ON. THE POWER STEERING LIGHT WAS OFF AND I WAS ABLE TO BACK UP, THEN DRIVE LIKE NORMAL. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER ON SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 2010 AND AFTER A "DIAGNOSTIC TEST", THEY INFORMED ME THAT THE STEERING COLUMN WAS BAD AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED FOR $1250. IT WAS NOT GOING TO BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY BECAUSE THE CAR HAS 43,000 MILES ON IT, EVEN THOUGH IT IS ONLY 2 YEARS OLD. I STARTED DOING RESEARCH AND FOUND THAT ON NOVEMBER 11, 2010, NISSAN PUT A RECALL OUT ON THEIR FRONTIER AND XTERRA OVER SAFETY CONCERNS IN THE STEERING COLUMN. NEEDLESS TO SAY, MY SENTRA IS AT THE DEALER AWAITING THE REPLACEMENT PARTS. ABSOLUTELY UNBELIEVABLE. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10365391November 11, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
ENGINE DOES NOT START UNTIL AFTER MANY CRANKS MOST OF THE TIMES. THE ENGINE MAINTENANCE LIGHT IS ON & DIAGNOSTIC CODE IS 1446. WHEN FILL IN THE FUEL TANK THE GASOLINE START TO OVERFLOW, THEREFORE I HAVE TO GO SLOWLY WHICH TAKES ME 10-15 MINUTES TO FILL IN THE TANK. I TOOK THE CAR TO MY MECHANIC & HE TOLD ME HE HAS TO TRY TO REPLACE THE EVAP VENT CONTROL VALVE & SEE IF THE PROBLEM WILL GO AWAY. I'M NOT SURE WHAT TO DO, SINCE THEN I'VE BEEN READING ON LINE ABOUT IT, IT SEEMS TO ME THERE ARE OTHER CONSUMERS LIKE ME HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM!!! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10368969November 9, 2010
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
CD TOOK CD AND WOULD NOT EJECT CD. CD PLAYER STOPPED WORKING. INNER PART OF PASSENGER SIDE DOOR (SECTION USED TO PULL DOOR CLOSED) COMES APART
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10365087November 9, 2010
STRUCTURE
REAR BUMPER DETACHED FROM THE REST OF CAR. WHEN TAKEN TO A BODY SHOP THE CLIPS HAD GONE BAD. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10364948November 9, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
2006 NISSAN SENTRA. CONSUMER STATES ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND VEHICLE SUDDENLY SLOWED DOWN AND THEN STOPPED *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED SHE HAD TO TURN OFF THE VEHICLE AND THEN TURN IT BACK ON IN ORDER FOR THE VEHICLE TO START AGAIN. THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE VEHICLE NEEDED A NEW TP SENSOR. THE CONSUMER STATED THE TP SENSOR WAS REPLACED. HOWEVER, SHE CONTINUED TO EXPERIENCE PROBLEMS. *JB UPDATED 11/12/10.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10364992November 8, 2010
TIRES, TIRES:SIDEWALL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN SENTRA EQUIPPED WITH BRIDGESTONE TURANZA TIRES, LINE SIZE P205/50R16, DOT NUMBER MKWDJKOR3509. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25-30 MPH ON A NORMAL ROAD SURFACE WHEN THE CONTACT HEARD AN UNUSUAL SOUND COMING FROM THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE PERFORMANCE WAS BUMPY. THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIRE SIDEWALL EXHIBITED TREAD SEPARATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE DEFECTIVE TIRE WAS REPLACED. THE TECHNICIAN WAS IN THE PROCESS OF INSPECTING THE OTHER THREE TIRES FOR POSSIBLE DEFECTS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 56,303.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10364310November 7, 2010
SUSPENSION:REAR, TIRES
I HAVE A 2007 SENTRA 2.0S, WITH BRAND NEW GOODYEAR ASSURANCE TRIPLETRED TIRES, THAT I BOUGHT NEW FROM NISSAN IN BROOKLYN PARK, MN. ITS COLD AND ICY HERE IN THE WINTERS! I STARTED NOTICING A LOT OF SWAYING AND LOUDNESS IN THE REAR ON BUMPY ROADS AND ICE/SNOW. AFTER ROUGHLY 5000 MILES OF DRIVING ON NEW TIRES ALL AROUND, MY REAR TIRES DECREASED SIGNIFICANTLY TO 6/32S, BRAND NEW IS 11/32S, AND WHEN I SPOKE TO THE DEALERSHIP ABOUT THIS ISSUE, THEY HAD NO COMMENT. WHEN I SPOKE TO DISCOUNT TIRES ABOUT THE 80K WARRANTY ON THE GOODYEAR TIRES, THEY SAID THEY WOULD REPLACE THEM BUT WERE VERY CONFUSED ABOUT HOW THEY GOT BALD SO QUICK AT ONLY 5K MILES. I CANNOT DRIVE THIS IN THE WINTER BUT ITS SUPPOSE TO SAVE ME GAS, BUT IT DOESN'T. MY LITTLE ACURA HAS BETTER GAS MILEAGE. OBVIOUSLY WHEN I TOOK IT INTO THE DEALERSHIP, THEY HAD NO CLUE WHAT THE ISSUE WAS AND EVEN WHEN I SAID, "I HAVE READ A LOT ON REAR TIRE ALIGNMENT ISSUES WITH MY NISSAN AND I WANT ANSWERS FROM YOU", THEY STILL LOOK AT ME LIKE THEY HAVE NO IDEA WHAT I AM TALKING ABOUT. UNTIL I SHOWED THEM WHAT I PRINTED OFF THE INTERNET, THEY TOLD ME THEY ARE NOT AWARE OF THE SITUATIONS AROUND THE GLOBE AND IF I WANTED TO FIX MY SENTRA IT'S NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10364275November 6, 2010
EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.
I OWN A 2004 NISSAN SENTRA. MY CD STICKS IN THE CD PLAYER AND CAN NEVER EJECT IT OUT. AFTER SEARCH FOR SOLUTIONS ONLINE, IT SEEMS MANY PEOPLE WHO OWN THE SAME MODEL HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10364111November 5, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
I HAVE A 2007 NISSAN SENTRA WITH 53,000 MILES. STARTED MAKING LOUD RATTLING NOISES WHEN TURNING TO RIGHT AND WHEN COLD TO START. STARTED TO GET VERY SCARY AND TOOK INTO MECHANIC, SINCE NISSAN CHARGES $120 JUST TO DIAGNOSE, EVEN IF UNDER WARRANTY. MECHANIC SAID IT WAS THE RIGHT MOTOR MOUNT AND WAS EXTREMELY UNUSUAL TO SEE WITH SUCH LOW MILEAGE. I SPOKE WITH A FRIEND THAT WORKED AT NISSAN DEALERSHIP AND HE SAID IT ALWAYS HAPPENS, AND SHOULD BE A RECALL. I SPOKE TO CORPORATE, AND THEY REFUSE TO HELP AT ALL. THIS SHOULD NEVER HAPPEN WHEN YOU TAKE GOOD CARE OF YOUR CAR AND HAVE LOW MILEAGE. I WILL NEVER BUY NISSAN AGAIN. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10364161November 5, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
ENGINE LIGHT IS ON THEN REALIZED THAT I WAS HAVING PROBLEM GETTING FUEL INTO GAS TANK. ONCE OPENING THE GAS CAP A GUSH OF GAS FUMES COMES OUT. CAN NOT GET GAS IN TANK WITH OUT GAS PUMP CUTTING OFF ALL THE TIME. IT TAKES FOR EVER TO GET GAS INTO TANK. VEHICLE TAKEN TO NISSAN DEALER THEY TOLD ME IT WAS GAS TANK AND THAT A SIMILAR PROBLEM WAS DISCOVERED ON ANOTHER MODEL A RECALL WAS DONE ON THAT MODEL NOT ON MY VEHICLE MODEL. THEY EXPECT ME TO PAY 100.00 FOR NEW GAS TANK. THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN DUE TO THE FACT THE RUSH OF GAS FUME PRESSURE THAT RUSHES OUT WHEN FUEL CAP IS OPEN TO REFUEL VEHICLE. DEALER STATES THAT FUEL TANK SENSOR IS CAUSING PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10363794November 2, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
MY 2004 NISSAN SENTRA ENGINE WOULD CUT OFF WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THIS WOULD CAUSE ME TO ALMOST GET INTO A CRASH ON THE HIGHWAY. MINE IS A 1.8 LITER ENGINE, AND THE RECALL WAS FOR THE 2.5 LITER ENGINE, AND JUST AS MANY 1.8'S HAVE BEEN HAVING THIS PROBLEM. HAD TO PAY $200 OUT OF POCKET TO FIX THIS. THEN AFTER I GET THE CAR FIXED, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WILL NOT COME OFF, AND THE MECHANIC SAYS, NO CODE IS COMING UP FOR ANYTHING. I AM SCARED TO DEATH TO DRIVE MY CAR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10362936October 29, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
AFTER DRIVING APPROX. 50 MILES AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS 65-70 MPH AND EXITING TO A FULL STOP, ENGINE WOULD REV UP AS USUAL BUT ONLY MOVE 1 MPH. TRANSMISSION NOT FULLY ENGAGED. THIS PUTS ONE IN HARMS WAY WITH NO ABILITY TO MOVE OUT OF THE WAY. OCCURRED IN ALL GEARS. ONLY WAY TO GET BACK TO NORMAL WAS TO SHUT OFF ENGINE AND RESTART. THIS OCCURRED THREE TIMES IN A ROW ON SAME DAY (10/13/2010). DOES NOT HAPPEN IN NORMAL SUBURBAN DRIVING OR SINCE THAT DAY BECAUSE CAR NOT TAKEN ON HIGHWAY SINCE (OR BEFORE 10/13/2010). DEALER (LEITH NISSAN APEX NC) WAS UNABLE TO REPRODUCE OR REPAIR BECAUSE TECH ONLY DROVE CAR FOR 4 MILES ON 50 MILE PER HOUR SUBURBAN ROAD WITH SEVERAL STOPLIGHTS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10362844October 28, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR SYSTEM - CONSISTS OF TWO PARTS; THE GAS PEDAL AND THE THROTTLE BODY CONTROL UNDER THE HOOD. VEHICLE WILL RUN NORMALLY AND WHEN THE TPS FAILS, IT WILL DROP ENGINE RPM TO LESS THAN 1000 RPM NO MATTER THE POSITION OF THE GAS PEDAL. MOST OFTEN OCCURS RIGHT AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE AND IN SHIFT PATTERN BETWEEN GEARS, HOWEVER, IT CAN HAPPEN AT INTERSECTIONS OR AT SPEED ON THE HIGHWAY THUS CAUSING AN UNSAFE SITUATION. WHEN IT HAPPENS, THE ONLY WAY TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE IS TO SHUT OFF THE ENGINE AND RESTART THUS RESETTING THE SENSOR. DEPENDING ON THE FAILURE LEVEL OF EITHER PART OF THE SENSOR, DEPENDS ON HOW OFTEN THE PROBLEM DESCRIBED ABOVE OCCURS. I HAVE HAD BOTH PARTS OF THE TPS REPLACED AND THERE IS STILL AN ISSUE WHERE THE ENGINE SPUTTERS AT HIGH RPM EVEN WITH NO SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT CURRENTLY ON AT THIS TIME. THE ENGINE SPUTTERING I FEEL IS RELATED TO THE THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR SYSTEM PROBLEM. EITHER WAY, IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE WHEN IT OCCURS IN FAST MOVING TRAFFIC, INTERSECTIONS OR AT SPEED ON THE FREEWAY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10362673October 27, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
NISSAN SENTRA 2004 MODEL - MANUFACTURER DEFECT - RECALL REQUIRED. DEAR, THIS IS REGARDING MY SENTRA CAR - DOING SERVICE ONLY WITH NISSAN DEALER. TOOK THE CAR 3 TIMES TO DEALER FOR THE SAME PROBLEM - ONLY ON THE 3RD TIME THEY COULD FIND THE PROBLEM. SEEMS THEY NEVER CAME ACROSS THIS TYPE OF PROBLEM BEFORE. BRAKE BOOSTER DOES NOT SEND FLUID TO BRAKE -STALLS THE CAR MIDDLE OF THE FREEWAY/HIGHWAY FROM 65/55MILES TO 5 MILES - SUDDENLY COMES SUDDEN HALT IN HIGHWAY. GAVE FULL ACCELERATION, IT DOESN'T MOVE MORE THAN 5 MILES/HR. RETURNED TO CAR DEALER AGAIN. AVOIDED SEVERAL ACCIDENTS. MY SERVICES CHARGES WERE $1,200 - WHICH INCLUDES FUEL SYSTEM REPLACEMENT, BRAKE PADS, ROTORS - AT EARLY STAGE - @39700 MILES. VERY BAD EXPERIENCE WITH NISSAN FOR THE FIRST TIME - I HAD ALTIMA BEFORE. IT IS A TOTAL MANUFACTURER DEFECT. I AM WORRIED AS MY TEEN AGE DAUGHTER AND WIFE ARE DRIVING THIS CAR. INFORMED NISSAN, THEY SAID IT IS NORMAL/COMMON DEFECT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10362682October 27, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 NISSAN SENTRA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH WHEN SHE APPLIED PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AS IT RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION. THE FAILURE BEGAN TO RECUR INTERMITTENTLY SO THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE CAM POSITION SENSOR WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT HER VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 03V455000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 90,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10361884October 23, 2010
SUSPENSION:REAR, TIRES
THE BACK END CAN SLIDE AROUND A CORNER EASILY, ALSO WILL ALSO COME OFF THE GROUND GOING OVER BUMPS OR RAILROAD TRACKS. THIS HAS OCCURRED EVEN WHILE TRAVELING BELOW SPEED LIMIT, ON A CLEAN DRY ROAD. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10362073October 23, 2010
SUSPENSION:FRONT
DRIVER SIDE FRONT COIL SPRING BROKE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10362080October 23, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
MY 2000 NISSAN SENTRA COMPLETELY STALLED WHILE DRIVING ON A SURFACE STREET. FIRST THE RADIO CUT OUT AND THE "AIR BAG" LIGHT CAME ON. WHEN THE CAR STARTED TO SHAKE A BIT, I NOTICED A BURNT PLASTIC SMELL AND ATTEMPTED TO PULL OVER TO A SIDE STREET AND THAT'S WHEN THE CAR LOST ALL POWER--HEADLIGHTS, DASHBOARD, ENGINE, NOT EVEN THE HAZARDS WORKED. I GENTLY TRIED TO ACCELERATE FORWARD AND THE CAR WENT INTO REVERSE INSTEAD, SO I PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND CALLED TRIPLE A. THEY TOWED MY CAR TO MY REGULAR MECHANIC, WHO WAS CLOSED AT THE TIME, AND THE NEXT MORNING HE WAS ABLE TO START THE CAR RIGHT UP AND HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO LOCATE ANY PROBLEM SO FAR. THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME THE CAR HAS STALLED. IN 2007, I HAD THE CAR STALL ON ME A NUMBER OF TIMES (ONCE ON THE FREEWAY) BEFORE MY MECHANIC REPLACED THE MASS AIRFLOW SENSOR. IN 2009, THE CAR STARTED IDLING ROUGHLY BEFORE STALLING AND THAT PROBLEM WAS TRACED TO A FAULTY EGR CONTROL VALVE CIRCUIT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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