Nissan Sentra Complaints

5,975 consumer complaints on file.

#10242947September 19, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 NISSAN SENTRA. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE CAM SHAFT SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 50,700. UPDATED 10/20/08.*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED A RECALL HAD BEEN ISSUED, BUT THE CONSUMER'S VIN DID NOT APPLY TO THE RECALL. UPDATED 10/20/08. *JB
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0
Deaths:
0
#10242542September 17, 2008
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I TOOK MY CAR IN TO BE SERVICE AND THEY DID NOT SERVICE IT. SO I STOP PAYMENT ON THE CHECK AND THEY FILE A COMPLAINT AGAINST ME WITH THE STATE ATTORNEY OFFICE THEY TOLD ME IT WOULD TAKE ABOUT TWO HOURS TO SERVICE MY CAR AND THEY DID NOT SERVICE IT AT ALL THEY HAD CHARGE ME OVER THREE HUNDREDS DOLLARS. THE CASE # 27671367. I WON MY CASE. NOW I RECEIVED THIS RECALL NOTICE FROM YOU ALL AND I REALLY APPRECIATE IT. BUT I HAVE LOST FAITH IN THERE SERVICE, BUT I AM GOING TO TAKE IT BACK TO THE BILL SEIDLES NISSAN THE DEALER WHERE I GOT IT FROM. I LET THEM KNOW HOW DISAPPOINTED I WAS WITH THERE SERVICE. I AM DOUBTFUL ABOUT THERE SERVICE. THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH FOR LOOKING OUT FOR ALL OF US WHO DRIVE. *TR
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0
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#10242379September 16, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
AT 700 MILES, CAR WOULDN'T START. HAD TOWED TO DEALERSHIP-CAR STARTED-COULDN'T FIND A PROBLEM. AT 1700 MILES, CAR WOULDN'T START-HAD TOWED--COULDN'T FIND ANY PROBLEM. 9/15/08 (2480 MILES) CAR STALLED IN TRAFFIC, WOULDN'T START. POLICE PUSHED ME TO A SAFE AREA--HAD CAR TOWED TO DEALERSHIP-NO RESPONSE YET. I FEEL VERY UNSAFE, NOT KNOWING WHEN I'M GOING TO BE RANDOMLY LEFT ON SOME STREET CORNER WAITING FOR A TOW TRUCK. AM PLANNING A TRIP OUT OF STATE--DO I DARE? I DON'T THINK SO. *TR
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0
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#10242314September 15, 2008
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, STEERING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 NISSAN SENTRA. IN MARCH OF 2008, THE VEHICLE MADE A GRINDING SOUND WHEN MAKING LEFT TURNS. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, BUT NO FAILURES WERE FOUND. IMMEDIATELY AFTER LEAVING THE DEALER, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE FRONT WHEELS WERE UNSTABLE. HE RETURNED THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER A WEEK LATER AND A DIAGNOSTIC TEST INDICATED THAT THERE WAS AN ALIGNMENT FAILURE. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE FAILURE HAD BEEN PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED ON THE VEHICLE. IMMEDIATELY AFTER LEAVING THE DEALER THE SECOND TIME, HE NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD STOP ABRUPTLY WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THIS WAS A PERSISTENT FAILURE. HE CURRENTLY MUST AVOID CRASHING INTO OTHER VEHICLES AS A RESULT OF THE BRAKE FAILURE. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AGAIN AND THEY ADVISED THE CONTACT TO GO TO THE ORIGINAL DEALER TO RECEIVE ANY REPAIRS. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 12,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 8,000. UPDATED 10/20/08. *LJ UPDATED 10/20/08. *JB
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0
Deaths:
0
#10242327September 15, 2008
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
UPON RE-FUELING MY VEHICLE, THE GASOLINE COMES RIGHT BACK OUT. "SERVICE ENGINE SOON" LIGHT IS ON WITH A CODE OF P1446. IT IS DEFINED AS "EVAP CANISTER VENT CONTROL VALVE (CLOSED)". *TR
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10241451September 9, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 NISSAN SENTRA. THE VEHICLE WOULD CRANK, BUT FAILED TO TURN OVER. AN HOUR LATER, THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE RESTARTED. LATER, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START ONCE AGAIN. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO FINALLY START THE VEHICLE. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND THE CAM SHAFT WAS REPLACED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE LESS THAN 100,000.
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0
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0
#10241170September 6, 2008
STRUCTURE
I OWN A 2002 NISSAN SENTRA AND AT A ROUTINE OIL CHANGE I WAS INFORMED THAT THE PLASTIC HANDLE ON MY OIL DIPSTICK BROKE OFF AND THE DIPSTICK IS STUCK DOWN IN THE TUBE. THE DEALER WANTS $350 TO REMOVE IT. I UNDERSTAND THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM AND THAT IT COULD CAUSE MORE SERIOUS PROBLEMS. *TR
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No
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Injuries:
0
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0
#10241008September 5, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
WE HAD PROBLEMS IN ORDER TO TURN IT ON. THEN CAR SUDDENLY STOP RUNNING IN THE FREEWAY. WE WERE LUCKY WE DID NOT HAVE AN ACCIDENT. THEN THE LIGHT OF THE ENGINE WENT ON. I TOOK IT TO MY MECHANIC. HE TOLD ME ABOUT THE RECALL R0606 FOR NISSANS SENTRA 2004 ENGINE 2.5 LT TOOK TO THE NEAREST DEALER TO HAVE MY CAR REPAIR, THEY DID NOT WANT TO REPAIR UNLESS A PAY FOR IT. I HAD TO PAY BECAUSE THEY CLAIM THAT THE BIN WAS NAT IN THEIR COMPUTER, Y TOLD THEM THAT I WAS GOING TO COMPLAINT TO NHTSA THEY TOLD ME THAT I CAN DO WHEREVER I WANT. SO I PAY 275.00 DLLS TO HAVE REPAIRED. *TR
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0
Deaths:
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#10240720September 3, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
COOLANT LEAK NOTICED. TOOK TO DEALER DISCOVER A CRACKED BLOCK. *TR
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Injuries:
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Deaths:
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#10240497August 31, 2008
STRUCTURE
THE PLASTIC HANDLE ON THE OIL DIPSTICK IS BROKEN. I HAVE SEARCHED FOR A SOLUTION ON THE INTERNET AND FOUND THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH NISSAN SENTRA. MINE IS A 2002 SENTRA GXE. *TR
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Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10240333August 30, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
MT WIFE'S CAR SUDDENLY DIED WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALERSHIP TOLD US IT WAS A DEFECTIVE CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR. IT WAS A $589.00 REPAIR. I KNOW THAT NISSAN HAS HAD OTHER MODEL YEARS WITH RECALLS OVER SENSORS CAUSING SUDDEN ENGINE LOSS. THIS INCIDENT WITH MY WIFE HAPPENED WHILE SHE WAS ENTERING A FREEWAY ON RAMP. SHE AND HER COWORKERS WERE TOWED BACK TO HER OFFICE. THE NEXT DAY THE CAR STARTED RIGHT UP AND WAS RUNNING FINE. I DROVE IT TO THE SHOP BUT IT SUDDENLY DIED AFTER RUNNING FOR ABOUT 3 MINUTES. LUCKILY I WAS ON A SIDE STREET. *TR
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No
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0
Deaths:
0
#10240352August 30, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
WHILE DRIVING MY CAR AT SLOW SPEEDS THE ENGINE DIED. THIS RESULTED IN REDUCTION IN STEERING AND BRAKING ABILITY. NO ACCIDENT OR INJURY OCCURRED THOUGH. ENGINE WOULD CRANK, BUT NOT SPARK PLUGS WOULD NOT FIRE, SO CAR COULD NOT BE STARTED AND HAD TO BE PUSHED TO THE CURB TO GET IT OUT OF TRAFFIC. CAR WAS TOWED TO MECHANIC WHO REPLACED THE CAMSHAFT TIMING DETECTOR AND REPROGRAMMED THE COMPUTER WHICH SOLVED THE PROBLEM. OLD PART WAS DISPOSED. *TR
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0
Deaths:
0
#10240249August 29, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
CAR READS TROUBLE CODE P0335 CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR A CIRCUIT MALFUNCTION AND I READ ON LINE AT LEMONAUTO.COM THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE SAME PROBLEM AFFECTING NISSAN SENTRAS FROM 2000-2003 CAMPAIGN # 03V455000 SO I CONTACTED THE NUMBER THAT I WAS GIVEN "1800-647-72-61 AND ASKED THEM ABOUT IT BUT THEY HAD NO CLUE. *TR
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0
Deaths:
0
#10240107August 28, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
LEAKAGE TO THE HEAD GASKET IN 2001 NISSAN SENTRA. ACCORDING TO MY MECHANIC, THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT OCCURS FREQUENTLY IN THIS VEHICLE DUE TO INFERIOR MATERIALS (ALUMINUM) USED IN THE MATERIALS USED FOR THE HEAD GASKET. IT WAS NOTICED AS I WAS DRIVING MY DAUGHTER TO SCHOOL AND WITHOUT WARNING, THE CAR BEGAN TO STALL ON A VERY BUSY STREET. I HAVE HAD FREQUENT PREVENTABLE MAINTENANCE SERVICED ON MY CAR AND THIS WAS NOT DETECTABLE UNTIL IT IS TOO LATE. MY MECHANIC HAS SINCE REPLACED THE PART AND HAD TO TAKE APART HALF OF THE ENGINE TO DO SO WHICH TURNED OUT TO BE VERY COSTLY. IT COST $1,500 WHICH IS ALMOST A THIRD OF THE CAR'S CURRENT BLUE BOOK VALUE. *TR
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Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10239932August 27, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
I HAVE A 2005 NISSAN SENTRA IN APRIL 2006. SINCE FEBRUARY 2008, I HAVE HAD THE SAME CONTINUOUS PROBLEM. I GET IN MY CAR AND IT SIMPLY WILL NOT START. I BOUGHT THE CAR FROM TOYOTA AND TOOK IT TO THEM TO FIX IT. THEY WERE UNABLE TO FIX IT AND THEY SENT IT TO NISSAN. WHEN TOYOTA TRIED TO FIX IT THEY TOLD ME IT WAS BAD GAS, THAT DIDN'T FIX THE PROBLEM, THEY THEN SAID IT WAS A STARTER, THEY PUT A STARTER ON IT, THAT DIDN'T FIX THE PROBLEM. WHEN NISSAN GOT IT, THEY FIXED SOMETHING, I REALLY DON'T REMEMBER AT THIS POINT. A FEW MONTHS LATER, THE CART WOULDN'T START AGAIN, TOOK IT BACK TO NISSAN, THEY SAID IT WAS A HEAD GASKET, THEY FIXED IT. SATURDAY WHEN TO GET IN MY CAR, IT WOULDN'T START. IT EVENTUALLY STARTED LATER ON THAT DAY. BEEN DRIVING THE CAR. THIS MORNING (4 DAYS LATER) CAR WILL NOT START. I AM AT MY WITS END. I BOUGHT A NEW CAR BECAUSE MY OLD CAR WAS UNRELIABLE. NOW MY NEW CAR IS JUST AS UNRELIABLE. BOUGHT A NISSAN BECAUSE SUPPOSEDLY IT IS A REALLY GOOD CAR. SO FAR, NOT CONVINCED. I NOW HAVE TO PAY TO HAVE THE CAR FIXED BECAUSE IT NOT UNDER WARRANTY ANY LONGER. I AM REALLY GOING TO HAVE TO HAVE A HEART TO HEART TALK WITH NISSAN REGARDING THIS CONTINUOUS PROBLEM. *TR
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0
Deaths:
0
#10239949August 27, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
MY CAR HAD ITS SERPENTINE BELT GOING BAD AT 10000 MILES. IT MAKES A SQUEAKY SOUND WHICH CAN ONLY BE FIXED BY CHANGING THE BELT. THIS SEEMS TO BE A PROBLEM WITH MANY SENTRA OWNERS. MINE IS A 2006 NISSAN SENTRA (SPECIAL EDITION). *TR
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10239471August 23, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN
HORN SUDDENLY STOPPED WORKING. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
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#10239472August 23, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
METAL PIECE OF OIL DIPSTICK BROKE OFF AND FELL INTO ENGINE. UNABLE TO RETRIEVE. POOR DESIGN NOTED. *TR
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Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10239165August 21, 2008
TIRES, TIRES:SIDEWALL, TIRES:TREAD/BELT
TIRE EXPERIENCED A SIDEWALL FAILURE. FAILURE NOTICED FOLLOWING A SHORT, SLOW SPEED DRIVE. A HOLE WAS IDENTIFIED ON THE SIDEWALL. RUBBER ON SIDEWALL VERY SOFT AT HOLE LOCATION. IT SEEMS A BELT SEPARATION OCCURRED. TIRE IS A FIRESTONE FIREHAWK GTA 02. OEM ON 2006 NISSAN SENTRA (WITH ALUMINUM RIMS). SIZE: 195/55R16 86H. *TR
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Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10239207August 21, 2008
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN SENTRA. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IDLING WITH A FULL TANK OF GAS, THE PRESSURE IN THE GAS TANK FORCED FUEL OUT OF THE TANK AND CAUSED GASOLINE TO LEAK OUT. WHENEVER THE CONTACT WOULD PLACE FUEL INTO THE VEHICLE, THE GAS PUMP WOULD AUTOMATICALLY STOP INDICATING THAT THE TANK WAS FULL, WHEN IN FACT IT WAS NEARLY EMPTY. HE THEN BEGAN TO NOTICE LEAKS ON HIS DRIVEWAY AND TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. HE WAS INFORMED THAT A NEW GAS TANK AND FUEL FILTER WERE NEEDED. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY BEING REPAIRED AT THE DEALER. THEY COVERED HALF OF THE REPAIR COSTS. THE FAILURE IS IDENTICAL TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 05V269000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE) FOR AN EARLIER MODEL OF THE SAME VEHICLE; HOWEVER, HIS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 131,000.
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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