Nissan Sentra Complaints

5,975 consumer complaints on file.

#10361784October 22, 2010
STEERING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 NISSAN SENTRA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY BETWEEN 10-15 MPH WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO MAKE A LEFT TURN AND THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD NOT TURN IN ANY DIRECTION. THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND IT FLIPPED ONTO THE DRIVER'S SIDE TIRES AND THEN LANDED ON THE ROAD NORMALLY. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED $1,000 IN DAMAGES. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AND TO BE REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 600.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10361531October 21, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN SENTRA. THE CONTACT WAS REFUELING THE VEHICLE AS GASOLINE BEGAN TO SPILL ONTO THE GROUND. THE CONTACT STATED THAT IT WOULD TAKE APPROXIMATELY 20 TO 30 MINUTES TO FILL THE FUEL TANK. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 05V269000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE) AND WAS INFORMED BY THE MANUFACTURER THAT HIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 105,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 112,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10361261October 19, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 NISSAN SENTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP REGARDING RECALL 03V455000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) AND THE DEALER REPLACED THE INSULATION IN THE ECM. THE CONTACT ASKED THE DEALER TO INSPECT THE ECM TO MAKE SURE IT WAS FUNCTIONING CORRECTLY AND WAS BILLED FOR THE INSPECTION; HOWEVER, THE DEALER ALSO STATED THAT THE ECM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT THE CONTACTS EXPENSE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO STATED THAT THEY WOULD CALL HER BACK. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 120,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10360933October 17, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
I BOUGHT ME A 2005 NISSAN SENTRA 1.8 ON JANUARY OF 2010. I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER THAT THEY GET GREAT GAS MILEAGE AND ARE A VERY RELIABLE CAR TO HAVE. I HAVE LEARNED FAST THIS WAS NOT SO. MY CAR IS NOW NOT WANTING TO START, IT IS SHIFTING VERY HARD AND SOMETIMES WONT SHIFT AND I CAN SMELL SOMETHING BURNING ESPECIALLY WHEN DRIVING UP A HILL, MY KEYPAD WILL NOT WORK TO LOCK OR UNLOCK MY CAR BUT WILL OPEN THE TRUNK, THE LOCK-UNLOCK BUTTON INSIDE THE CAR WILL NOT WORK, AND NONE OF MY WINDOWS WILL ROLL DOWN. THIS IS BS. I HAVE TOLD AND WILL PROCEED TO TELL EVERYONE I KNOW TO NOT BUY A NISSAN. THIS HAS MADE ME NOT WANT TO TRUST ANY OF YOUR VEHICLES AGAIN AND I WILL PROBABLY GO TO A DIFF. DEALER AND GET SOMETHING WELL WORTH MY MONEY. I AM NOT PAYING 8,000 DOLLARS ON A CAR THAT JUST KEEPS TEARING UP, ESPECIALLY WHEN PARTS ARE WAY TO EXPENSIVE! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10360475October 14, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, EQUIPMENT, EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS
I TOOK MY VEHICLE A NISSAN SENTRA GXE 2002 FOR OIL CHANGE AT NISSAN AGINCOURT IN SCARBOROUGH IN SPRING 2010. THIS TIME I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC FOR A OIL CHANGE. THE MECHANIC FROM CARFAX TOLD ME THE THE DIP STICK WAS BROKEN WHEN HE OPEN THE HOOD AND TRIED TO DO THE OIL CHANGE. HE MENTIONED THAT THEIR IS A RECALL FOR THE DIP STICK IN THIS VEHICLE. I CALLED THE NISSAN AT AGINCOURT WHERE DID MY LAST OIL CHANGE THEY TOLD ME THAT THERE IS NO RECALL FOR THE DIP STICK. I WAS GIVEN TO UNDERSTAND THIS IS A COMMON OCCURANCE FOR THIE NISSAN SENTRA 2002 GXE. THANK YOU. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10360366October 13, 2010
TIRES:PRESSURE MONITORING AND REGULATING SYSTEMS
ON AUGUST 30TH 2008 I PURCHASED A NEW NISSAN SENTRA. ON SEPTEMBER 4TH 2008 I TOOK THE CAR IN FOR THE DEALERSHIP TO RESET THE TIRE SENSOR. ON SEPTEMBER 26, 2008. I TOOK THE CAR IN AGAIN FOR THE TIRE PRESSURE THEY AGAIN RESET THE SENSOR. I WAS TOLD "THEY WERE SENSITIVE". THE CAR HAS BEEN IN A TOTAL OF 5 TIMES FOR THE TIRE PRESSURE SENSOR. MY TIRES HAVE COMPLETELY GONE FLAT. I HAVE TWO BROKEN RIMS. THE DEALERSHIP HAS REFUSED TO REPLACE THE TIRES BUT HAS REPLACED THE SENSORS. THEY ARE CURRENTLY LOOKING FOR USED RIMS TO REPLACE MY BROKEN RIMS. I HAVE 26,000 MILES ON MY CAR. I HAD MY CAR INSPECTED SEPTEMBER 1, 2010. THEY INFORMED ME MY TIRES NEEDED REPLACED. THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THEY WOULD NOT REPLACE THE TIRES BUT CONTINUE TO LOOK FOR USED RIMS. THESE PROBLEMS STARTED 5 DAYS FOLLOWING THE PURCHASE OF MY NEW NISSAN SENTRA. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10359617October 8, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 NISSAN SENTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE OIL DIPSTICK TUBE WOULD FRACTURE EVERY ONE TO TWO YEARS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TUBE WAS REPLACED WITH A NEWER ONE AT THE CONTACTS EXPENSE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT ON HOW TO REMOVE THE BROKEN DIPSTICK. NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE WAS OFFERED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 132,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10359212October 5, 2010
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
RIGHT DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW WONT GO UP. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10358181September 29, 2010
AIR BAGS
2009 NISSAN SENTRA FRONTAL IMPACT 40MPH WITH NO AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#10357823September 27, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, AIR BAGS, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
MY 2007 NISSAN SENTRA CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. NO WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON, NO NOISE, JUST STALLED AND I WAS NOT ABLE TO PULL OFF THE ROAD. CAR WAS A TOTAL LOSS. I HAD TAKEN IT IN TO THE DEALER FOR 2 RECALLS (BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER AND AIRBAGS) LAST YEAR, BUT WAS TOLD MY CAR CLEARED BOTH. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10357290September 24, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
NISSAN SENTRA 05 HEAD GASKET NISSAN SENTRA'S ( ESPECIALLY 05'S ) SEEM TO HAVE PROBLEMS WITH HEAD GASKETS BLOWING. DESPERATELY NEEDS TO BE RECALLED WOULD TRULY APPRECIATE IF YOU LOOK INTO THIS PROBLEM. EVERYONE IT SEEMS HAS PROBLEMS WITH IT. IF YOU LOOK UP 05 SENTRA COMPLAINTS ONLINE 9 OUT OF 10 TIMES ITS HEAD GASKET. I GAVE FALSE INFORMATION ON HERE CONCERNING THE INCIDENT REPORT IN HOPES THAT IT WOULD INCREASE CHANCES OF MY DESCRIPTION BEING READ. DON'T TRY MY CONTACT INFORMATION EITHER BECAUSE IT SHOULD ALSO BE OBVIOUSLY FALSE. PLEASE HELP. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#10356901September 22, 2010
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
MY CAR IS A 2005 NISSAN SENTRA LIMITED EDITION THE DRIVERS DOOR WILL NOT OPEN. THE ONLY WAY I CAN OPEN IT IS IF I ROLL MY WINDOW DOWN AND REACH MY HAND OUT THE DOOR TO THE HANDLE THIS IA A SAFETY ISSUE I CONTACTED COAST NISSAN I HAVE AN APPOINTMENT 9-22-10 THEY SAID I HAVE TO PAY IT APROX COST 200.00 ,IT SHOULD BE PAID BY NISSAN NOT THE CONSUMER MY APPOINTMENT IS AT 8AM I AM HOPING THAT I CAN BE REIMBURSE FOR THE SAFETY ISSUE .I HOPE YOU STAND BEHIND YOUR PRODUCT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10356312September 19, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WHILE DRIVING IN ROUTINE TRAFFIC, I FELT A JOLT, THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT CAME ON AND THE RPMS DROPPED RESULTING IN THE ENGINE STALLING. THE FIRST TIME THIS OCCURRED I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER ON THE FREEWAY TO THE SHOULDER. THE 2ND TIME THIS OCCURRED, I DIDN'T PULL OVER IN TIME AND THE POWER STEERING AND BRAKES WENT OUT MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO STOP THE CAR TO TURN OFF. I AM USUALLY ABLE TO TURN THE CAR ON AFTER A MOMENT WITHOUT ISSUE. AT FIRST IT OCCURRED ONCE A WEEK AND NISSAN DEALERSHIP COULD NOT DIAGNOSE OR "RECREATE" THE ISSUE. THEN IT DIDN'T HAPPEN FOR SEVERAL MONTHS, AND NOW IT'S BEEN HAPPENING EXTREMELY FREQUENTLY AND SOMETIMES VERY DIFFICULT TO START THE CAR UP. MY SAFETY IS AT RISK BECAUSE THE ENGINE WILL JUST STOP, AND I'VE FOUND IT DIFFICULT TO GET OVER TO A SHOULDER, AND ON SOME PARTS OF THE FREEWAY THERE IS NO SHOULDER. I'VE TAKEN TO NISSAN DEALERSHIP 4 DIFFERENT OCCASIONS AND EVEN WHEN THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT COMES ON AND STAYS ON, THEY CLAIM THE COMPUTER DOES NOT PRODUCE ANY CODES AND CANNOT RECREATE THE ISSUE. I SUGGESTED A RECALL ON THE CRANKSHAFT SENSOR AND THEY CLAIMED IT WAS NOT FOR MY CAR OR ENGINE TYPE. I'VE HAD TUNE UPS, OIL CHANGES, AND THEY DID A REPAIR INVOLVING A CARBON BUILD UP AND NOTHING HAS SOLVED THE ISSUE. I PERSONALLY RAN THE DIAGNOSTICS TODAY AND THE COMPUTER ISSUE A TROUBLE CODE FOR P0335 CRANKSHAFT SENSOR MALFUNCTION CIRCUIT A. I'D SAY THE CAR HAS STALLED ABOUT 20-25 TIMES IN ALMOST A YEAR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10356313September 19, 2010
SUSPENSION, STEERING
MY CAR SWERVES TOO MUCH ON THE FREEWAY. SINCE PURCHASING THE CAR IN 2009, I HAVE BEEN HAVING ISSUES WITH THE CAR. EVEN AFTER TAKING IT TO SEVERAL DEALERSHIPS, I AM STILL SCARED I AM GOING TO DIE DUE TO THE CAR. THE SEVERAL DEALERSHIPS I AM TAKEN THE CAR TO HAVE CLAIMED THERE IS NO PROBLEM EVEN THOUGH THOUSANDS OF OTHER PEOPLE HAVE EXPERIENCED IT TOO. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10354410September 8, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN SENTRA. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH WITH THE VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL ON THE THROTTLE SLOWED DOWN AND THE VEHICLE WAS UNRESPONSIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN ONTO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF FOR AN HOUR, THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND BEGAN TO DRIVE NORMALLY. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED CONTINUOUSLY. THE ECM AND THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY CONTROL WAS REPLACED BY THE DEALER AT COST TO HER APPROXIMATELY TWO YEARS AGO. SHE DOES NOT KNOW IF THIS CAUSE THE VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL FAILURE TO RECUR. THE VEHICLE WILL NOT BE TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 141,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10354317September 7, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 NISSAN SENTRA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 60 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE BEGIN JERKING ABNORMALLY AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE OVER 20 MPH. THE CONTACT MOVED THE VEHICLE OFF THE ROADWAY AND DISCOVERED THAT THERE WAS NO TRANSMISSION FLUID IN THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT ADDED AN ADEQUATE AMOUNT OF TRANSMISSION FLUID YET THE FAILURE PERSISTED AND THE VEHICLE WAS HESITANT TO THE CONTACT ATTEMPTS TO ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT TRANSMISSION FLUID HAD SPILLED ONTO THE ENGINE AND THE TRANSMISSION WAS NOT COMPATIBLE WITH THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10354015September 6, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. THE DEALER TOLD ME IT WAS FROM DEFECTIVE GASOLINE. WHEN THE LIGHT IMMEDIATELY CAME BACK ON, THE DEALER TOLD ME I NEEDED A NEW ENGINE AND DENIED WARRANTY REPAIRS BECAUSE I HAD CHANGED MY OWN OIL AND COULD NOT SHOW RECEIPTS FROM A COMMERCIAL OIL CHANGE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10354066September 6, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
WHILE DRIVING MY 2002 NISSAN SENTRA IT SHUTS OFF NO MATTER THE SPEED NOW. STARTED ONLY WHEN I WAS AT A STOP LIGHT, SIGN,OR GOING AT A SLOW SPEED. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR 3 YEARS, HAVE THE MASS AIR FLOW SENSOR CHANGED, FUEL FILTER, AND STILL STOPPING. ALSO THE OIL DIP STICK KEEP BREAKING OFF. MOST RECENT SEPT 5, 2010 NOW CAR WON'T START. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10353461September 2, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
CAR STALLED OUT AND WAS RESTARTED AND STALED OUT AGAIN VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO DEALERSHIP AND THEY FOUND THAT ONE POWER VALVE SCREW HAD COME OUT AND THAT SOME OTHERS WERE LOOSE. I PAID THE DEALERSHIP TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE BUT THERE IS A RECALL FOR THE SAME PROBLEMS ON THE 2004 SENTRAS AND UP AND NISSAN IS AWARE THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE 2002 AND 2003 SENTRAS AND ALTIMAS WITH THE QR25 ENGINE BUT WILL NOT COVER THE 02 OR 03'S WITH THIS RECALL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10353486September 2, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
1. HEAD GASKET AND CRANK POSITION SENSOR PROBLEM CAUSED ENGINE STOPPED WORKING WITHOUT WARNING. THIS HAPPENED TWICE IN THE PAST 3 MONTH, ONCE ON A HIGHWAY, ONCE ON A LOCAL EXPRESSWAY. 2. AFTER FIXING THE PROBLEM ABOVE, BRAKES SUDDENLY STOPPED WORKING AT ABOUT 25 MPH WITHIN 2 MILES DRIVING, LEADING TO AN ACCIDENT. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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