Nissan Sentra Complaints

5,975 consumer complaints on file.

#10200947August 27, 2007
AIR BAGS
ON AUGUST 14, 2007 AT 5:35 PM I WAS DRIVING NORTH ON SPARTA AVENUE IN A 2002 NISSAN SENTRA. I WAS TRAVELING AT AN ESTIMATED 35 MILES PER HOUR. A JEEP CHEROKEE ON PINE TERRACE FAILED TO YIELD TO AT A STOP SIGN AND PULLED OUT IN FRONT OF MY CAR WHILE ATTEMPTING TO TURN LEFT ONTO SPARTA AVENUE CAUSING A COLLISION. THE COLLISION RESULTED IN EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO THE FRONT END OF MY CAR THAT WAS IRREPARABLE; HOWEVER, MY AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10200823August 26, 2007
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL:FLASHER UNIT
THE 2002 NISSAN SENTRA RAN FINE FOR THE FIRST YEAR. THERE WERE NO MAJOR ISSUES CONCERNING THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. IN 2003 I NOTICED THE TURN SIGNAL WOULD OCCASIONALLY NOT WORK. FOR THE LAST 4 YEARS IT STILL DOES NOT WORK CORRECTLY. THE PROBLEM IS VERY INTERMITTENT. IT MAY WORK PROPERLY ONE DAY AND NOT THE NEXT. NORMALLY YOU WILL FLIP THE TURN INDICATOR AND NOTHING WILL HAPPEN. THEN IF YOU TURN THE STEERING WHEEL IT WOULD START TO WORK. SOMETIMES IT WILL NOT WORK NO MATTER IF YOU TURN THE WHEEL. EVEN WHEN IT DOES WORK THE SIGNAL DOES NOT BLINK AT A NORMAL REPETITION. ON TWO OCCASIONS I TOOK THE CAR TO A DEALER TO GET IT FIXED UNDER THE WARRANTY. BOTH TIMES I WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS A SENSOR AND THAT PROBLEM WAS FIXED. HOWEVER, IT STILL DID NOT WORK PROPERLY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10200418August 22, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
2002 NISSAN SENTRA SE-R WE OWN HAS BEEN GIVING US A RE-OCCURRING PROBLEM WITH BOTH THE UNIFIED METER THAT CONTROLS THE SPEEDOMETER AND AFFECTS THE ECM TO THROW UP THE ENGINE LIGHT TO COME ON..CAUSES A MASSIVE SLOW DOWN IN SPEED WHEN THE SPEEDOMETER GOES OUT WHILE DRIVING..BROUGHT THIS TO THE ATTENTION TO A LOCAL NISSAN DEALER, MIKE SHAD OF ORANGE PARK AND WAS INFORMED NOT TO WORRY ABOUT THE ENGINE LIGHT AND JUST HAVE THE ECM "REFLASHED". WE FOLLOWED THE INSTRUCTIONS FROM THE SERVICE CENTER OF MIKE SHAD NISSAN AND HAD THE SYSTEM REFLASHED..SPEEDOMETER WORKED BRIEFLY AND WENT OUT AGAIN..TO THIS DAY IT CONTINUES TO STAY ON "ENGINE LIGHT", AND THE SPEEDOMETER STILL WORKS OFF AND ON AND CONTINUES TO WREAK HAVOC ON MAINTAINING A SAFE SPEED. ALSO A MAJOR ISSUE REGARDING THE "LONG ENGINE CRANK TIME BEFORE ENGINE STARTS". I HAVE FOUND INFORMATION THRU THE INTERNET INFORMING THERE IS A TSB ON THIS ISSUE ON THIS PARTICULAR VEHICLE ('02 SENTRA) AND HAVE SUBMITTED AN EMAIL TO THE SERVICE DEPT OF MIKE SHAD NISSAN TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE BUT NO RESPONSE. THIS PROBLEM WITH THE CRANK TIME ENDANGERS NOT ONLY ME BUT MY FAMILY AS WELL. I CANNOT TRUST THE CAR TO CRANK PROPERLY WHICH THEREFORE PUTS THE RELIABILITY FACTOR IN JEOPARDY WHEN MY WIFE DRIVES THE CAR TO PICK UP MY DAUGHTER FOR SCHOOL AND USE THE VEHICLE TO AND FROM WORK. I FOUND INFORMATION ABOUT THIS PROBLEM THRU THE NISSANHELP WEBSITE REGARDING THE TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN "LONG ENGINE CRANK TIME BEFORE ENGINE STARTS" INDICATING A PRIMARY PART FAILURE ON A FAULTY FUEL PUMP THAT NEEDS TO REPAIRED/REPLACED... *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10199841August 16, 2007
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY
MY SON BOUGHT A 2007 NISSAN SENTRA S ON JULY 27, 2007. THIS VEHICLE HAS BROKE DOWN ON 08/03/07, 08/07/07, 08/10/00 AND AS OF TODAY IT IS STILL AT A NISSAN DEALER. THE PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE IS THAT THREE TIMES THE WHILE DRIVING ALONG FOR NO REASON IT THE CAR SPEED DROPS TO 5 MPH. THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED WAS AT DEVELOPMENT AND NO OTHER TRAFFIC. WHEN THIS HAPPENED THE CAR WOULD ONLY GO 5 MPH. NO FASTER. THE SECOND TIME THIS HAPPENED MY SON HAD TWO CLIENTS IN THE CAR AND WAS ABLE TO GET OFF THE HIGHWAY. THE THIRD TIME THIS HAPPENED MY SON AND I WERE RETURNING HOME. WE WERE TRAVELING UP A TWO LANE ROAD WITH MANY VEHICLES GOING BOTH WAYS, AS WE GOT HALF WAY UP THE HILL THIS HAPPENED AGAIN. WE HAD NO PLACE TO PULL OFF AND ALMOST GO HIT FROM BEHIND. THANK GOD THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO GET AROUND US. WE HAD TO PUT THE 4 WAYS ON AND WAS ONLY ABLE TO GO 5 MPH TO THE TOP OF THE HILL. STILL WITH NO PLACE TO PULL OFF THE ROAD I TOLD MY SON TO DRIFT THE CAR DOWN THE HILL INTO OUR HOME TOWN. MY SON DRIVES THIS CAR ON INTERSTATE HIGHWAYS EVERY DAY TO GO TO WORK IF THIS HAPPENS ON THAT HIGHWAY WHILE EVERYONE IS GOING 65 MPH HE IS NOT GOING TO TIME TO GET OFF THE ROAD. I HAVE CONTACTED NISSAN AND COMPLAINED AND THEY TOLD ME THEY WILL FIX THE PROBLEM THAT WAS THE SECOND TIME IT BROKE DOWN. I FELL THIS CAR IS UNSAFE TO BE ON ANY HIGHWAY. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10199364August 13, 2007
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
THE HANDLE ON THE ENGINE OIL DIPSTICK HAS BROKEN OFF. THE STICK ITSELF IS NOW IN THE DIPSTICK TUBE. I WAS LOOKING ON THE INTERNET YESTERDAY, AUGUST 12, 2007 AND UNCOVERED NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS FROM PEOPLE ABOUT THIS SAME PROBLEM. IT SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH NISSAN VEHICLES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10199295August 11, 2007
STEERING
WHEN TURNING THE WHEEL TO THE LEFT EITHER A STOP OR A SLOW ROLL THE STEERING MADE A LOW TONED NOISE. THIS ONLY HAPPENS TO THE LEFT. IT IS NOT LOW ON POWER STEERING FLIUD AND HAS DONE IT SINCE I'VE OWNED THE VEHICLE. I'VE TALK TO OTHER OWNERS AND THEY HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. THE DEARLERSHIPS ARE SAYING IT HAS TO DO WITH THE ABS AND SOMETHING ELSE. THE BRAKES WORK FINE AND STILL MAKES THE NOISE EVEN IF YOU ARE NOT PRESSING THE BRAKES. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10197221July 23, 2007
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 NISSAN SENTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED EACH TIME HE DROVE THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE IS UNDER SAFETY RECALL NUMBER 03V455000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY AT THE DEALER AND THEY ARE CHARGING $280 TO REPLACE THE SENSORS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REPAIR SHOULD BE FREE SINCE THE VEHICLE IS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE PURCHASE DATE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 40,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 39,850.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10196797July 19, 2007
AIR BAGS
I OWN A 2005 NISSAN SENTRA WHICH MY DAUGHTER DRIVES. THIS CAR HAS FRONT AIRBAGS AS WELL AS SIDE AIRBAGS. MY DAUGHTER HAD AN ACCIDENT 2 YEARS AGO. SHE HIT THE BACK OF ANOTHER CAR. THERE WAS $4,000 WORTH OF DAMAGE TO THE FRONT END. I WAS CONCERNED BECAUSE THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. ON SATURDAY SHE WAS DRIVING TO NY FROM VA AND WAS TRAVELING 45 MPH AND A CAR STOPPED SUDDENLY IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET. SHE TRIED TO SWERVE OUT OF THE WAY, BUT ENDED UP SLAMMING INTO THE BACK OF THE OTHER CAR. THE INSURANCE COMPANY TOTALED THE CAR YESTERDAY....AGAIN NON OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THERE WAS NOTHING LEFT TO THE FRONT OF THE CAR AND IT ALSO SMASHED THE DRIVERS SIDE OF THE CAR. NO AIR BAGS DEPLOYED, FRONT OR SIDE. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10196850July 19, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 NISSAN SENTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. TWO WEEKS LATER, WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE COMPLETELY SHUT OFF. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE, BUT WAS UNSUCCESSFUL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO HER RESIDENCE AND THEN TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER PERFORMED TWO REPAIRS UNDER RECALL # 03V477000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE) AND RECALL # 03V455000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE DEALER PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC TEST AND DETERMINED THAT THE VEHICLE'S COMPUTER FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TOWED BACK TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE STILL DOES NOT START. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 100,003.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10196887July 19, 2007
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
I HAVE AN 2006 NISSAN SENTRA AND I BOUGHT IT USED WITH 3000 MILES SON IT. A COUPLE MONTHS LATER THE BRAKES WOULD SQUEAK AND THE ENGINE WOULD MAKE TICKING SOUND. I TOOK IT IN TO SANTA MONICA NISSAN 5 TIMES AND THEN THE FINALLY FIXED THE PROBLEM. THEY REPLACED THE BRAKE PADS AND FOR A 4 MONTH OLD CAR IT SHOULDN'T NEED BRAKES. THE BRAKES DON'T MAKE ANY NOISE BUT THE ENGINE STILL MAKES TICKING SOUND BUT NISSAN DOES THE SAME REMEDY EVERY TIME, CHANGE THE ENGINE BELTS. APPARENTLY THAT'S NOT WORKING AND WHEN I CONTACTED NISSAN THE SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE BUT I WAS ON HOLD FOR 1 HOUR AND THEN I HUNG UP. NISSAN NEEDS TO KNOW ABOUT THIS. REMEMBER THE BRAKES ARE FNE NOW ITS JUST THE ENGINE THAT MAKES TICKING SOUNDS. THEY BETER FIX THIS. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10196607July 17, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 NISSAN SENTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HORN STOPPED OPERATING. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE WIRES FOR THE HORN WERE CORRODED AND REPLACED THE WIRES. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 54,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 53,800. UPDATED 10/11/07. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10196620July 17, 2007
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE, SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 NISSAN SENTRA. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT BEGAN TO FLASH AND WOULD NOT STOP. THE POWERTRAIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 44,000. THE CONSUMER PROVIDED REPAIR INVOICES FOR VEHICLE AND THE VEHICLE HISTORY REPORT. UPDATED 09/05/07 *TR THE CONSUMER STATED GRUBBS NISSAN REPLACED THE SEATBELT RETRACT ON 6/15/07 AND THE PROBLEM STILL PERSISTS. THE DEALER STATED TO HAVE THE SENSOR CONTROL MODULE REPLACE AT THE COST OF $800 AND THE CONSUMER DECLINED. UPDATED 09/05/07 *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10196250July 13, 2007
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC CONVERTOR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 NISSAN SENTRA SE-R. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HER VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING PRE-CATALYTIC FAILURE. ONE OF THE CONVERTERS SEPARATED AND WENT INTO THE MOTOR, CAUSING HIGH OIL CONSUMPTION AND ENGINE VIRUSES. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 102,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 99,000. UPDATED 09/05/07. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10196249July 13, 2007
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 NISSAN SENTRA SE-R. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HER VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING PRE-CATALYTIC FAILURE. ONE OF THE CONVERTERS SEPARATED AND WENT INTO THE MOTOR, CAUSING HIGH OIL CONSUMPTION AND ENGINE VIRUSES. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 102,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 99,000. UPDATED 02/01/08. *LJ
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10196268July 13, 2007
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 NISSAN SENTRA. WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED WITHOUT WARNING. NO CRASH OCCURRED. THE VEHICLE CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP WHILE THE CONTACT WAS STILL DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING. THE VEHICLE FILLED UP WITH RESIDUE FROM THE AIR BAGS. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED BRUISES ON BOTH HANDS AND HER LEFT BREAST. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 245,801.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10195692July 9, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 NISSAN SENTRA. EVERY TIME THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO START THE VEHICLE, IT FAILED TO START. THE FAILURE HAS OCCURRED AT LEAST SIX TIMES PER DAY WITHIN THE LAST YEAR. NISSAN STATED THAT HER VIN DID NOT FALL UNDER ANY RECALLS. THE PURCHASE DATE AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 79,586.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10195458July 6, 2007
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN SENTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HER VEHICLE WOULD ONLY DRIVE FORWARD, NOT IN REVERSE. A FEW DAYS FOLLOWING THE FAILURE, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE AT ALL. SHE PLACED THE GEAR IN DRIVE AND THE VEHICLE SOUNDED AS IF IT WERE IN NEUTRAL. WHEN SHE PLACED THE GEAR IN THE "L" POSITION, THE VEHICLE WOULD ONLY MOVE FORWARD. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP FOR APPROXIMATELY TWO MONTHS. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT SHE NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT A TWO YEAR OLD VEHICLE SHOULD NOT BE EXPERIENCING TRANSMISSION FAILURE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 65,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10194891June 28, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
PARKED CAR, SMOKE EMERGED FROM HOOD NEAR WIND SCREEN, THEN PAINT BUBBLED IN MIDDLE OF HOOD. SECONDS LATE, ENGINE BURST INTO FLAMES, AND CAR WAS INCINERATED. PRIOR TO THIS, CAR WAS WELL MAINTAINED, HOUSED IN GARAGE, AND HAD JUST PASSED ITS TOUGH NYC ANNUAL INSPECTION. THERE WAS NO SMELL OF GASOLINE PRIOR TO BLAZE, AND NO APPARENT PROBLEM WITH THE CAR. VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED, AND FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS UNABLE TO SAY WHAT CAUSED FIRE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10194788June 27, 2007
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
THE OIL DIPSTICK HANDLE BROKE AND THE PASTIC ABOVE THE DIPSTICK IS WELDED TO THE METAL TUBE. THE DIPSTICK CANNOT BE REMOVED. I BOUGHT A REPLACEMENT DIPSTICK ONLINE, BUT THE NISSAN TECHNICIANS SAY IT COSTS $200 IN SERVICE TO REMOVE THE TUBE AND GET THE OLD ONE OUT. THIS IS A DEFECTIVE PART.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10193981June 22, 2007
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
2006 NISSAN SENTRA DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT FAILURE. VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED BRAND NEW, CURRENTLY HAS 36,000 MI. DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT HAD TO BE REPLACED TWICE ALREADY & NOW THE 3RD ONE HAS ALSO MALFUNCTIONED IN THE SAME EXACT WAY AS THE FIRST 2. SEAT BELT WILL NOT RETRACT, SINCE IT IS FULLY EXTENDED IT IS NOT PROVIDING NECESSARY RESTRAINT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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