Nissan Sentra Complaints (2004)

197 consumer complaints on file.

#10722599June 1, 2015
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, ENGINE
MY 2004 NISSAN SENTRA HAS JUST FAILED EMISSIONS TESTING FOR THE 3RD TIME. THE PAPERWORK I RECIEVED SAYS THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER IS DETERIORATING FASTER THAN ANTICIPATED AND TURNING ON THE MIL. ALSO, THAT THE OWNER WAS NOTIFIED DEC. 5, 2005 HOWEVER, I DID NOT PURCHASE THE CAR UNTIL 2014.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10715248May 7, 2015
AIR BAGS
MY PASSENGER AIRBAG WAS RECALLED AND FIXED BY DELAND NISSAN BUT WHAT ABOUT THE DRIVER AIRBAG? MEDIA REPORTED A MAN LOST AN EYE AND A WOMAN LOST HER LIFE DUE TO DRIVER AIRBAG, SO WHY HAVE THE DRIVER AIRBAGS NOT BEEN RECALLED ALSO? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10713660April 29, 2015
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2004 NISSAN SENTRA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED CHEST AND BACK INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS MADE AWARE THAT THERE WAS A RECALL RELATED TO THE FAILURE UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V361000 (AIR BAGS). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 170,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10705132April 11, 2015
AIR BAGS
NISSAN RECALLED FOR AIRBAG MALFUNCTION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10690659February 25, 2015
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN SENTRA. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 38 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS MADE AWARE OF NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: RQ06001 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10682040February 8, 2015
AIR BAGS
I RECEIVED THE NOTICE FOR NHTSA RECALL 14V-361. CALLED THE NEAREST NISSAN DEALERSHIP SERVICE, FUTURE NISSAN OF FOLSOM, CA 4-5 DAYS IN ADVANCE TO MAKE THE APPOINTMENT. I BROUGHT IN MY CAR AS SCHEDULED BUT WAS TURNED AWAY AFTER WAITED FOR AN HOUR. THE DEALERSHIP SERVICE SAID THAT THEY HAD THE PART FOR MY CAR BUT GAVE IT TO ANOTHER LOCAL DEALERSHIP. THE SERVICE DEPT OF THIS DEALERSHIP HAD MADE IT IMPOSSIBLE FOR ME TO HAVE MY CAR DEFECTIVE PART GET FIX AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. I HAVE WASTED A WEEK WAITING TO COME IN TO THIS DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPT THINKING THAT THEY WILL DO THE JOB PROPERLY. NOW I WILL HAVE TO SET UP ANOTHER APPT. WITH A DIFFERENT LOCAL NISSAN DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPT. I AM MAKING A COMPLAINT ON HOW THE SERVICE DEPT OF FUTURE NISSAN OF FOLSOM, CA DEALING WITH THIS RECALL FROM ITS NISSAN COMPANY. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10680007January 30, 2015
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN SENTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH, THE ENGINE REVVED UP AND THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED OUT OF CONTROL. THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS APPLIED AND TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD. AS A RESULT, THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS ACTIVATED AND POWERED OFF THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE CONTACT DID NOT DISCLOSE IF THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 82,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10668333December 26, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES
ON 24TH OF DEC 2014 WHILE DRIVING ON A FOUR LANE HWY AT ABOUT 8PM MY BRAKES GOT REALLY HARD THEN I SAW MY BRAKES LIGHT CAME ON IT WAS NOT A GOOD FEELING THANKS GOD THE STREET LIGHT WAS GREEN CAUSE IF IT WAS RED WE WOULD BE HAVING A DIR CONVO RIGHT NOW, ANYWAY I PULLED IN A PARKING LOT AT MAYBE 15 TO 20 MPH THEN I PUT IT IN PARK PULL UP THE HAND BRAKES AND TURN OFF THE CAR, I STAYED THERE FOR ABOUT AN HOUR AND HALF THEN I TRIED THE CAR AGAIN IT CAME ON LIKE NOTHING HAPPEN..............AM TELLING U I DON'T WISH THIS ON ANYONE.....WHEN I FIRST GOT THE CAR IN 2007 IT SHUT DOWN ON ME I SAID I MAYBE DID SOMETHING I STILL CAN'T FIGURE IT OUT BUT IT NEVER SHUT DOWN AGAIN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10663445December 10, 2014
STEERING, SERVICE BRAKES
ON 12/08/14, I WAS DRIVING THROUGH I-85 N. AT ONE POINT I CHANGED A LANE TOWARDS MY LEFT AND NEEDED TO STRAIGHTEN MY CAR TO THAT LANE. BUT SURPRISINGLY THE CAR WOULDN'T GOT STRAIGHTENED AND STEERING HAD NO IMPACT/CONTROL OVER THE CAR WHEELS. AS A RESULT MY CAR HIT THE MEDIAN OF THE HWY AND AFTER THAT I WAS STILL TRYING TO PUT IT BACK IN THE LANE. BUT I HAD NO CONTROL ON IT. IT WAS SHAKING AND SPEEDING UP; HIT THE MEDIAN WITH THE LEFT MIDDLE AND AGAIN AFTER TRAVELING A FEW FEET HIT THE MEDIAN WITH REAR LEFT. AT THAT POINT BOTH AIRBAGS POPPED OUT AND CAR CHANGED DIRECTION ( FROM MY DIAGONAL LEFT TO DIAGONAL RIGHT). AND IT TOOK ME TO ALL THE WAY (6 LANE)ACROSS THE OTHER SIDE OF THE FREEWAY AND HIT THE MEDIAN ON THAT SIDE AGAIN WITH THE FRONT RIGHT AND STRAIGHT FRONT. AFTER THAT THE CAR FINALLY STOPPED. IT WAS ALL SMOKY AND THE CAR DOOR WOULDN'T OPEN. I SQUEEZED MYSELF OUT THROUGH THE APPROX. SIX INCHES OPENING. I WAS SO SCARED AND STILL SO MUCH DEPRESSED THAT I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO. I WAS FORTUNATE ENOUGH THAT I DIDN'T HIT ANYBODY OR I GOT HIT BY ANY OTHER CAR OR WHEN THE CAR WAS DRAGGING ME TO THE OTHER SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY I DIDN'T GO UNDER ANY TRAILER. MY BIGGEST QUESTION IS WHY THE STEERING STOPPED WORKING AND LOST CONTROL OVER THE WHEEL? WHOSE FAULT WAS THIS? AND FINALLY I GOT CITATION FROM DEKALB POLICE FOR FAILURE TO MAINTAIN LANES. WHEN I ASKED THE POLICE OFFICER, SHE TOLD ME THAT I HAVE TO PROVE IT THAT IT WAS A MECHANICAL ERROR. THEN THE CITATION WILL BE TAKEN OFF. THERE WAS NO CHECK ENGINE SIGN OR ANYTHING THAT I FELT UNUSUAL. SO PLEASE TAKE A LOOK INTO THE MATTER AND LET ME KNOW SO THAT I FEEL A LITTLE BETTER! *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10654709November 13, 2014
ENGINE, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE, AT 60 MPH AND THE ENGINE DROPPED TO 700 RPM AND REFUSED TO ACCELERATE. I HAD TO PULL OVER, SHUT OFF CAR AND REPEATEDLY ATTEMPT TO START CAR. THIS HAS HAPPENED 8 OTHER TIMES IN THE PAST MONTH. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10648323October 17, 2014
ENGINE
WAS GOING DOWN THE ROAD TRAVELING AROUND 25 MPH AND ENGINE STALLED OUT OF THE BLUE THEN CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. AFTER ABOUT 15 MINUTES CAR FINALLY CRANKED BACK UP. BUT WHEN IT DID THE CHECK ENGINE SOON LIGHT WAS ON HAD IT CHECKED AND IT CAME BACK AS A BAD CAM SHAFT POSITIONING SENSOR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10632796September 12, 2014
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CRANKCASE (PCV)
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN SENTRA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. AFTER MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS,THE VEHICLE RESTARTED AND THE "CHECK ENGINE" WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. AN INDEPENDENT DIAGNOSTIC TEST DISPLAYED A CODE OF P0335, WHICH INDICATED THAT THE CRANKSHAFT POSITIONING SENSOR POTENTIALLY CAUSED THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 07V527000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 127,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10616727July 28, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
AC NEVER WORKED PROPERLY , SERVICED SEVERAL TIMES FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10604624June 19, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
DASHBOARD INSTRUMENT PANEL REPLACED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10566294February 27, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
MY CAR STALLED WHILE DRIVING. I WAS GOING THE SPEED LIMIT OF 45 MPH AND WITHOUT WARNING MY CAR JUST LOST POWER & STOPPED. I WAS LUCKY ENOUGH TO BE ABLE TO COAST OFF THE ROAD WITHOUT GETTING INTO AN ACCIDENT. I WAS ON AN 8-LANE VERY BUSY ROAD IN A MIDDLE LANE. AT THE FIRST MOMENT, THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, THEN ALL THE WARNING LIGHTS AND THE CAR STOPPED. I HAD THE CAR TOWED. WHEN THE MECHANIC PUT IT ON THE COMPUTER IT SAID THAT THE CRANK POSITION SENSOR & CAMSHAFT SENSOR WAS THE PROBLEM. IT COST ME $ 376.00 FOR THE REPAIR. THE MECHANIC TOLD ME THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH NISSANS. I READ ONLINE WHERE THE PROBLEM WAS HAPPENING TO MY MODEL AND THERE WAS A RECALL OF SOME. MY CAR IS A 1.8 MODEL, BUT NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIRS TOLD ME MY CAR WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL, DESPITE THE FACT THAT THE EXACT MALFUNCTION HAPPENED TO MY CAR. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE! I WAS LUCKY THAT THERE WAS NOT ANY OTHER CARS AROUND ME WHEN MY CAR STALLED AND I WAS ABLE TO COAST OFF THE ROAD. I HAVE RETAINED THE FAULTY PARTS THAT WERE REPLACED FOR EXAMINATION. I WAS OUT OF TOWN AT THE TIME OF THIS INCIDENT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10560121January 15, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
DROVE THE 2004 NISSAN SENTRA 1.8L ON THE HIGHWAY AT 60MPH AND THE CAR BEGAN TO DECREASE SPEED TO ABOUT 30 TO 40MPH WITH RPM METER FLUCTUATIONS WHILE PRESSING ON THE GAS WITH SAME PRESSURE. ON THE SAME DAY THE CAR SHUT OFF MULTIPLE TIMES AFTER STARTING IT FOR A MINUTE. PREVIOUSLY ON 2 OCCASIONS WHILE AT A STOP LIGHT THE CAR WOULD SHUT OFF WHILE IDLING. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON FOR AWHILE BUT WOULD PERIODICALLY TURN OFF. TOOK THE CAR TO NISSAN AFTER THE HIGHWAY INCIDENT AND THEY SAID IT WAS THE CAM POSITION SENSOR AND CRANK SENSOR. WHEN ASKED ABOUT RECALLS NISSAN SAID MY CAR WAS NOT LISTED UNDER THE RECALL CAMPAIGN. HAD TO PAY $730 TO FIX THIS PROBLEM WHILE AFTER READING OTHER PEOPLE'S COMPLAINTS FOR THIS MODEL AND OTHER MODEL COMPLAINTS IT APPEARS THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM AND SHOULD BE TAKEN A LOOK AT TO INCLUDE IN THE RECALL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10557504December 27, 2013
ENGINE
IN JULY OF 2011 MY 2004 NISSAN SENTRA SE-R SPEC V HAD SOME ISSUES. I HAD A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COME ON AND HAD LIGHT BLUE SMOKE COME OUT OF MY EXHAUST WHILE ACCELERATING AND HAD BEEN STARTING TO NOTICE BAD OIL AND FUEL CONSUMPTION. I TOOK IT TO THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP AND THEY SEARCHED FOR ANY OPEN RECALLS ON MY SPECIFIC CAR BASED ON RUNNING MY VIN NUMBER INTO THE DATABASE AND THEY TOLD ME IT WAS NOT ONE OF THE AFFECTED VEHICLES. AFTER HOOKING UP A CODE SCANNER TO MY CAR THEY FOUND THE FOLLOWING CODES, P0420 (CATALYST SYSTEM EFFICIENCY BELOW THRESHOLD), P0302(CYLINDER #2 MISFIRE), P0303( CYLINDER #3 MISFIRE) DURING THE DIAGNOSIS THEY SAID THAT THE PRE-CAT (EXHAUST MANIFOLD) HAD COME APART AND THE MATERIAL INSIDE HAD GLOGGED MY EXHAUST SYSTEM AND GOTTEN SUCKED BACK INTO MY CYLINDERS AND SCORED THE CYLINDER WALLS. THEY STATED THAT THEY HAD ALSO FOUND VALVE DAMAGE AND EVEN FOUND SOME OF THE CAT MATERIAL IN MY OIL. NISSAN WAS KIND ENOUGH TO REPLACE MY ENGINE BLOCK AND THE PRE-CAT MANIFOLD AS WELL AS MY SECONDARY CATALYTIC CONVERTER EVEN THOUGH THEY SAID IT WAS NOT A VEHICLE AFFECTED BY THE RECALL CAMPAIGN THAT NISSAN HAD ISSUED. SO HERE I AM A LITTLE OVER 2 YEARS LATER AND GUESS WHAT? IT CAME BACK. I AM HAVING THE EXACT SAME SYMTOMS AS BEFORE. I TOOK MY CAR BACK INTO THE SAME NISSAN DEALERSHIP AND THEY WILL NOT FIX IT AGAIN WITHOUT CHARGING ME. THEY REFUSED BECAUSE IT WAS NEVER A PART OF THE RECALLED VEHICLES AND IT IS CURRENTLY NOT UNDER ANY WARRANTY WITH ITS 105,000 MILES. SO, I ASK THEM, WHY DID THEY FIX IT THE FIRST TIME? THEIR RESPONSE WAS, AND I QUOTE, "IT WAS A COURTESY" TO WHICH I SAID, "HMMM, SO YOU GUYS DO A COURTESY FIX FOR OVER $3,000 WORTH OF WORK FOR A CAR THAT SUPPOSEDLY "ISN'T" PART OF A RECALL CAMPAIGN?" - THEY DIDNT HAVE MUCH TO SAY AFTER THAT OTHER THAN MY BEST BET IS TO TAKE IT UP WITH THE MANUFACTURER AND THEY REFUSE TO HELP AS WELL. THIS CAR IS A TRAP. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10554839December 4, 2013
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN SENTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 06V242000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). APPROXIMATELY TWO YEARS AFTER THE RECALL REPAIR WAS PERFORMED, THE CONTACT NOTICED BLUE SMOKE ACCOMPANIED BY A RATTLING NOISE FROM THE EXHAUST PIPE AND SYSTEM. THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT WAS ALSO ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE WOULD SPORADICALLY LOSE POWER, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO BECOME HESITANT UPON ACCELERATION ATTEMPTS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 105,700.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10553250November 21, 2013
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE
VEHICLE WOULD START TO LEAK GAS WHENEVER THE TANK WOULD BE FULL AND PARKED FOR MORE THEN FEW HOURS. THERE ALREADY IS A RECALL (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 05V269000 ) FOR THE SAME VEHICLE BUT FOR 2005 MODELS. THE FACT THAT I'M EXPERIENCING THE SAME EXACT ISSUE MAKES ME BELIEVE THAT THERE IS A HIGHER NUMBER OF CARS THAT ARE ALSO AFFECTED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10535153August 13, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I PURCHASED A VEHICLE FOR 4000 DOLLARS AND ON THE ODOMETER IT SAID IT HAD 75,000 MILES AND THE STICKER SAID 69,204. WE THOUGHT IT WAS A GOOD DEAL AND INVESTMENT SO WE TOOK IT. SO THIS MAN AND WHOEVER WHO WORKS WITH TEXAS AUTO TRADING INC GOT THE TITLE AND STICKER FOR ME. I NEVER SIGNED ANYTHING AND A FEW DAYS LATER THE CAR STARTED SHOWING 176,00 MILES ON THE ODOMETER. THEN ON AUGUST 5, 2013 I CALLED THE INDIVIDUAL JESUS TO ASK FOR THE TITLE AND HE SAID HE HAD GOTTEN IT WITH 10 MORE THAT WERE LATE I ASKED HIM WHY TO HIS ADDRESS AND HE BLAMED SOMEONE ELSE WHENI GAVE HIM MY ADDRESS SEVERAL TIMES. SO IT'S REGISTERED TO HIS HOME. SO I WENT TO GET THE TITLE READ IT HAD 180,000 MILES. SO NONE OF THE INFO WAS RIGHT AND ON CARFAX AND AUTO CHECK IT HAS DIFFERENT INFO SHOWING PROOF OF TAMPERING WITH ODOMETER ON VEHICLE AND TITLE AND STATE INSPECTION. NO EVIDENCE IS ON THE REPORTS OF THE STATE INSPECTION STICKER BEING MADE ON 11/21/12. I CALLED THE LOCAL MESQUITE POLICE AND THEY SAID THE SELLER JESUS HAD SAID "HE DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT THE CAR AND HE BOUGHT IT THAT WAY." I WAS NEVER INFORMED AND I'VE BEEN DEALING WITH THESE EVASIVE PEOPLE WHO WILL NOT GIVE ME MY MONEY BACK OR WANT TO DISCLOSE HIS LAST NAME OR ANYTHING. I LOOKED AT THE REPORTS ON AUTO CHECK AND CAR FAX AND AT THE TIME OF PURCHASE IT HAD MORE MILES ON IT. I DON'T WANT ANYONE TO DEAL WITH THIS CONSUMER FRAUD AND I WANT MY MONEY BACK. I CAN'T SELL OR DO ANYTHING WITH THE VEHICLE SINCE ALL INFO IS FALSE AND I DON'T BELIEVE IT'S FAIR FOR ME OR ANYONE TO HAVE TO PAY THE BURDEN OF ALL THESE AND MORE EXPENSES. THEY BUY CARS AND RESELL THEM AND I HOPE NO ONE ELSE HAS TO DEAL WITH THIS THIS ODOMETER FRAUD. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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