Nissan Sentra Complaints

5,975 consumer complaints on file.

#770671December 10, 2002
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
HAD STOPPED VEHICLE, FOOT ON BRAKE, READY TO REVERSE TO PARALLED PARK, AND VEHICLE STARTED RACING FASTER AND FASTER. ONLY WAY TO STOP IT WAS TO TURN OFF THE IGNITION, AFTER THE VEHICLE LURCHED FORWARD AND WAS REVVING UP TO MAX RPM. FORTUNATELY I WAS AT END OF STREET, NOTHING AND NO ONE IN FRONT OF ME WHEN IT LURCHED, MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE DIDN'T STOP IT. HAD TO SHUT MOTOR OFF. DT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#770704December 10, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
I HAVE HAD A PROBLEM WHEN APPLING THE BRAKES, WITH THE CAR GOING INTO A SLIDE /SKID AND ALMOST HITTING ANOTHER CAR, GOING AT A SLOW RATE. THIS HAPPENED MORE THAN ONCE. I WAS TOLD ON A COUPLE OF OCC. THAT IT WOULD COST ME TO HAVE THEM LOOK AT THE BRAKES, EVEN THOUGH THE CAR WAS UNDER WARRENTY. THEY SAID THEY DROVE IT AND COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT. THE LAST TIME I TOOK IT IN, THEY FOUND THE CAR TO BE UNSAFE TO DRIVE AND SAID IT RELATED TO THE CALIBERS ON THE BRAKES. WHAT CAN I DO FOR A COMPLAINT TO NISSAN FOR THEIR LACK OF RESPONSIBILITY ON THE SITUATION? CAN I TAKE LEGAL ACTION AGAINST THEM? DT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8023772December 5, 2002
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE TRAVELING AT 35 MPH, ANOTHER VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP AT A STOP SIGN. CONSUMER HIT THE OTHER DRIVERS REAR DOOR AREA. CONSUMER STATES NONE OF THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. CONSUMER WAS INJURED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. TS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#770347December 2, 2002
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
WE PAID NISSAN $88.75 FOR THE TECHNICIAN TO TELL US THAT WE NEED A NEW GAS TANK ($900) DUE TO A CANISTER LEAKING AND CLOGGING THE AIR FILTER INSIDE THE TANK. THEY WANT US TO PAY $900 TO REPLACE THE GAS TANK! WE THINK IT MUST BE A DEFECT BECAUSE GAS TANKS SHOULD LAST THE LIFE OF THE CAR OR ATLEAST MORE THAN 4 YEARS. WE ARE DRIVING WITH THE SMELL OF GAS UNTIL THIS IS RESOLVED. PLEASE HELP. DT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8023414November 27, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
CONSUMER STATED THAT THE ENGINE IS FAILING CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO REPLACE THE OIL MORE THAN OFTEN. DEALER NOTIFIED. TS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#769997November 21, 2002
STEERING:LINKAGES
VEHICLE WAS CUT OFF WHILE AT 60 MPH. DRIVER HAD TO PANIC STOP TO AVOID ACCIDENT. ENGINE STALLED. ON RESTART, CAR VIBRATED AND STEERED POORLY. NISSAN DEALER DIAGNOSED BENT CONTROL ARM. PANIC STOP WAS IN STRAIGHT LINE ON CLEAR, DRY ROAD WITH NO SURFACE IRREGULARITIES. I BELIEVE THIS WAS A COMPONENT FAILURE OR DEFECT. OUR INSURANCE COMPANY REFUSES TO REIMBURSE ON THE BASIS THAT THIS WAS A COMPONENT FAILURE. NISSAN REFUSED TO CONSIDER THE FAILURE AS WARRANTY COVERED OR AS AN ABNORMAL FAILURE. DT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8022922November 18, 2002
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
CONSUMER STATES STILL HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS AFTER RECALL HAS BEEN PERFORM ON VEHICLE RECALL#98V093000 WINDSHIELD WIPER. TS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10007172November 15, 2002
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I STRONGLY BELIEVE THE ODOMETER WAS TAMPERED WITH ON THIS VEHICLE. WHEN I PURCHASED IT WITH 16865 MILES-THE DAY AFTER I REALIZED DISPLAYED IN THE WINDOW WAS AN OIL STICKER WHICH READ THE NEXT SCHEDULED OIL CHANGE TO BE AT 40731 MILES. ALSO AN AGENCY HAS EVIDENCE OF THE CAR BEING INVENTORED AT AN AUTO AUCTION WITH MORE MILES ON IT THAN WHEN I PURCHASED IT WITH. PLEASE HELP ME IN THE INVESTIGATION INTO THIS MATTER. I APPRECIATE YOUR HELP AND LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING FROM YOU SOON. THANKS! *PH **DIMSII IOVQ ENTRY POSTER AFTER 12/12/02 CUT OVER TO ARTEMIS**769758
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8022127November 4, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
CONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVING AND WITHOUT WARNING THE ENGINE STARTED RACING AND IT WILL BE HARD FOR THE CONSUMER TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE. DEALER NOTIFIED. MR. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#769079October 30, 2002
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM
SOME KIND OF FOAM SEAL/GASKET IN CENTER AIR VENT. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER AND THEY SAID THEY REINSTALLED FOAM. NOW I HAVE A PIECE COMING OUT OF THE DEFROSTER VENT. DT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#769067October 29, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
WHILE I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY THE ENGINE STOPPED RUNNING AND THE SERVICE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. IT WAS VERY HARD TO STEER WHILE TRAVELING THAT SPEED AND TO GET ACROOS THE TRAFFIC SO I COULD PULL OFF OF THE HIGHWAY. I HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED TO PAT PECK NISSAN IN GULFPORT, MISSISSIPPI. THEY FIXED THE CAR AND SAID THAT IT WAS THE CRANK POSITION SENSOR. I ASKED IF THERE WAS A RECALL ON THIS AND THEY SAID NO. AFTER I GOT HOME I LOOKED ON YOUR WEBSITE AND FOUND THAT THERE IS A RECALL ON THIS FOR THE 2001 NISSAN SENTRA MANUFACTURED ON JANUARY 2000 THROUGH MAY 2001. THE MANUFACTURED DATE ON MY CAR IS APRIL OF 2001. I CALLED NISSAN AND THEY SAID THAT MY CAR DID NOT QUALIFY FOR THE RECALL. I DO NOT UNDERSTAND IF MY CAR IS IN THE MANUFACTURED DATE WHY IT DOES NOT QUALIFY. THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED A SERIOUS ACCIDENT, NOT ONLY ME BUT THE OTHER DRIVERS AROUND ME. PLEASE TAKE A LOOK AT THIS AND SEE IF THE RECALL WAS OVERLOOKED BEFORE SOMEONE IS SERIOUS INJURED. THANKS FOR YOUR TIME. KEVIN CARPENTER DT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8021835October 29, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
WHILE TRAVELING ABOUT 60MPH ON THE HIGHWAY WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. THE VEHICLE SHUT DOWN AND THERE WAS A TICKING NOISE COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. THE DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. TS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8021154October 18, 2002
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING IN A HEAVY RAIN STORM, WINDSHEILD WIPER STOP WORKING. RESULTING IN POOR VISIBILITY. ALMOST CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. MR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8021050October 17, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER
CONSUMER STATE THAT WHILE DRIVING AND NO WARNING THE MASTER BRAKE CYLINDER IS LINKING FLUID CAUSE EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALER NOTIFIED TS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8020446October 8, 2002
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
VEHICLE SHIFTS FROM DRIVE INTO NEUTRAL INADVERTENTLY. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *MR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#768182October 7, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
VEHICLE COMPLETELY LOST POWER ON HIGHWAY AND FAILED TO RESTART. MECHANIC INDICATED FAILURE WITH DISTRIBUTOR. NOTED THAT HE FELT IT WAS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH LATE MODEL NISSANS. MR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#768190October 7, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHEN DRIVING THIS AUTOMATIC CAR IN THE CITY (AT 20 - 40 MPH), IT SHIFTS OUT OF GEAR INTO NEUTRAL. ACCELERATION IS LOST. REENGAGEMENT OF THE TRANSMISSION IS ACCOMPLISHED BY MANUALLY SHIFTING THE CAR INTO SECOND GEAR. THE PROBLEM OCCURS ONLY EVERY COUPLE OF WEEKS AND CANNOT BE DIAGNOSED BY O'NEILL OR STATE LINE NISSAN DEALERSHIPS. THE PROBLEM HAS HAPPENED TO TWO DIFFERENT DRIVERS, AND ONCE WHEN A THIRD PERSON WAS IN THE CAR. NISSAN SAYS IT WILL NOT FIX WHAT IT CANNOT DIAGNOSE, SO IT HAS NO PROPOSED REMEDY FOR THIS POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS CONDITION. MR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10007458October 5, 2002
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
1995 NISSAN SENTRA. *PH *NLM **DIMSII IVOQ ENTRY POSTED AFTER 12/12/02 CUT OVER TO ARTEMIS**768117
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8020196October 4, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
CONSUMER STATES THAT SHORTLY AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE AND TRYING TO PUT THE VEHICLE INTO REVERSE THE VEHICLE STARTED TO REV UP AND WHEN THE CONSUMER TRIED TO GO IN REVERSE THE VEHICLE WENT IN REVERSE AT A HIGH SPEED UNTIL THE CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKES AND SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF. CONTACTED DEALER AND THE DEALER CANNOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM. *MR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8020046October 2, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. THE VEHICLE SHUT DOWN COMPLETLEY. AND ALSO THERE WERE NO BRAKES THE DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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