Nissan Sentra Complaints (2012)

180 consumer complaints on file.

#11281978November 24, 2019
AIR BAGS
AIRBAG LIGHT IS ON. NEVER BEEN IN ACCIDENT. 2ND OWNER
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11281924November 23, 2019
AIR BAGS, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
EVERY NOW AND THEN THE AIRBAG LIGHT WITH START FLASHING. BUT NOW IT'S BEEN EVERY TIME I TURN THE CAR ON. I'VE NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11268106October 12, 2019
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
WHILE DRIVING MY CAR WILL JUST SHUT OFF. IT ALSO WILL SHUTOFF WHILE STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO A COUPLE OF SHOPS AND THEIR TEST SAY BAD OXYGEN SENSOR SO I HAD IT REPLACED, BUT THIS HAS NOT FIXED THE ISSUE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11267151October 8, 2019
POWER TRAIN, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
IT LOOSES POWER AND THEN IT TURNS OFF,, AND THIS HAPPENS ON HIGHWAY, REALLY DANGEROUS, THEN I HAD TO TURN OFF THE KEY SWITCH AND AND TURN A BREAK BACK ON IT TURNS ON AND THEN IT KEEPS GOING SLOW BUT IT KEEPS GOING, EVENTUALLY GOES BACK TO NORMAL
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11257687September 24, 2019
POWER TRAIN
CAR WON'T GO OVER 20 MPH. RPMS INCREASE BUT NO ADDITIONAL SPEED. THE PANEL FLICKERS OF AND THEN RIGHT BACK ON. THE WHEEL JERKS. HAS HAPPENED REPEATEDLY. TWICE WHILE TURNING. ONCE WHILE DRIVING STRAIGHT. LUCKILY I WAS. IT ON A HIGHWAY ONLY RESIDENTIAL STREETS AND RTE 5. IT HAPPENED IN FRONT OF A MECHANIC FOR THE DEALERSHIP.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11256820September 20, 2019
ENGINE
NUMBER 3 CYLINDER LOW COMPRESSION WITH ONLY 83K MILES ON THE VEHICLE. ROUGH ENGINE DRIVING AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON. CODES P0300 AND P0303 DISPLAYED. THIS KIND OF ENGINE FAILURE SHOULDN'T HAPPEN WITH SUCH LOW MILEAGE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11255953September 16, 2019
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), SUSPENSION
TAKATA INFLATOR. I HAVE A PROBLEM WITH MY CAR THE ESC LIGHT IS ON AND I DONT KNOW WHATS HAPPENS, THE STABILITY IS NOT GOOD WHEN IT'S RAINING AND I CONNECT A COMPUTER AND THE COMPUTER DONT WANT TO READ WHAT IS THE PROBLEM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11255959September 16, 2019
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
TAKATA RECALL. I WAS TRYING TO CHECK WHY MY CAR HAS THE ENGINE CHECK LIGHT ON AND THE MAIN COMPUTER CANNOT CONNECT TO MY CAR TO GIVE ME A DIAGNOSIS, IT JUST SAYS THAT THERE IS AN ERROR IN THE CONNECTION
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11255500September 14, 2019
POWER TRAIN
THE TRANSMISSION STARTED SLIPPING THEY TOLD ME THAT WAS NORMAL NOW AFTER 100K IT SLIPS ALL THE TIME AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND THE TRANSMISSION OVERHEATS AND THE CAR NOT BE DRIVEN MORE THEN 20 TO 30 MILES WITHOUT OVER HEATING THE TRANSMISSION. NISSAN SHOULD HAVE DONE A RECALL. ALL THEY DID WAS EXTEND THE WARRANTY TO 110 WHICH BY THE TIME I REPORTED I AM AT 112000 MILES AND NOW I HAVE NO RECOURSE. I FEEL THAT THESE COMPANIES ARE AVOIDING RECALLS AND DOING THESE EXTENSIONS TO AVOID HAVING MULTIPLE CLAIMS. THE GOVERNMENT IS FAILING TO HOLD THEM ACCOUNTABLE FOR DEFECTIVE PRODUCTS!!!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11254460September 10, 2019
STRUCTURE:BODY, STEERING, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
CANNOT MOVE CAR OUT OF PARK.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11253183September 4, 2019
ENGINE
MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TRIGGERED AND I BROUGHT THE CAR TO MY LOCAL NISSAN SHOP. THE CAR HAD BEEN RUNNING ROUGH, LOOSING POWER, AND BURNING OIL. THE MECHANIC TOLD ME I NEEDED NEW SPARK PLUGS AND A NEW BOOT. AFTER AGREEING TO PAY THE $500, I RECEIVED A PHONE CALL FROM THE SHOP. THE MECHANIC EXPLAINED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS NOT FIXED, THAT ACTUALLY I NEEDED TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE ENGINE. AFTER THE $500 IN WORK HAD BEEN DONE, THE MECHANIC PERFORMED A COMPRESSION TEST. THE TEST INDICATED A BAD ENGINE. SO THE WORK WAS DONE ON A BAD ENGINE. THE CAR HAD ABOUT 100,000 MILES ON IT AND HAS ALWAYS HAD PROPER MAINTENANCE. SO WHY IS IT BAD ALREADY? AND WHY WAS I MISLEAD TO PAY $500 ON A BAD ENGINE? THIS IS NOT RIGHT. PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF YOU NEED MORE INFORMATION. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11245583August 21, 2019
ENGINE, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, THE CAR WILL STOP RESPONDING TO THE GAS PEDAL AND LOSE POWER. YOU WILL EITHER HAVE TO PULL OVER OR MAINTAIN A MUCH SLOWER SPEED. THIS BECOMES A HAZARD AND CAN CAUSE AN ACCIDENT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11243964August 14, 2019
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHEN DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY IN MY 2012 NISSAN SENTRA IT SOMETIMES DEACCELERATES GRADUALLY TO THE POINT WHERE YOU CAN'T GO PAST 60 MPH AND WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE IT IS SLUGGISH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11241067August 1, 2019
POWER TRAIN
GOES LIMP, DELAY WHEN PRESSING THE GAS WHILE IN MOTION, APPLICABLE TO BOTH CITY STREET AND HIGHWAY. BASED ON INFORMATION GATHERED, IT APPEARS THE TRANSMISSION COOLER IS NOT PROVIDING ADEQUATE FLUID COOLING WHEN DRIVING IN HIGH TEMPERATURES RESULTING IN THE TRANSMISSION FLUID TO GET HOT AND THE CAR TO GO LIMP (STALLED ACCELERATION) WHICH CREATES AN UNSAFE OPERATING CONDITION. VARIOUS DATES...
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11240446July 29, 2019
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
ON MY WAY HOME VISITING MY SON, I WAS ON THE FREEWAY DRIVING 75 MPH, WHEN I BEGAN TO EXPERIENCE ACCELERATION LOSS IN MY 2012 NISSAN SENTRA SL. MY CVT TRANSMISSION WAS OVERWORKING AND YOU CAN CLEARLY HEAR THE TRANSMISSION TRYING TO CHANGE GEARS, MY CAR DROPPED FROM 75 MPH TO UNDER 50 MPH ON A BUSY FREEWAY, THE RPM'S WERE RUNNING HIGH WHILE THE CAR HAD ZERO POWER, MY FOOT WAS COMPLETELY PRESSED DOWN TO ASSIST THE CAR TO ACCELERATE AND IT WOULD NOT. I MANAGED TO MOVE MY CAR OVER TO THE FAR RIGHT LANE TO TRY AND RECOVER MY VEHICLES SPEED. THIS IS AN ABSOLUTE HAZARD TO THOSE EXPERIENCING THIS SAME PROBLEM, IT'S A SAFETY HAZARD FOR ANYONE TRAVELING LONG DISTANCES, ON A BUSY HIGHWAY DURING, WITH CHILDREN IN YOUR VEHICLE WHEN YOUR CAR DROPS TO LIMP MODE OUT OF NOWHERE. MY BROTHER IN LAW WHO JUST RETIRED FROM THE MARINE CORP AFTER 20 YEARS OF SERVICE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO BE SERVICED DUE TO THE RECALL ON THIS MODEL FOR THE TRANSMISSION FAILURE JUST A YEAR AGO AND IS STILL SHOWING SIGNS OF THE SAME CVT TRANSMISSION FAILURE EVEN AFTER IT WAS TAKEN TO NISSAN FOR REPAIRS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11235192July 26, 2019
STRUCTURE:BODY
THE PLASTIC PIECE ON DRIVERS FRONT FENDER KEEPS POPPING OUT SO YOU HAVE TO KEEP POPPING IT BACK SO IT'S SECURE ON FRAME AS AFRAID IT WILL FALL OFF IF DON'T. I NOTICED IT AFTER I HAD PARKED. PREVIOUSLY HAD TO HAVE A CLIP PUT ON TO SECURE THE PART. SO THIS IS SECOND TIME IT'S HAPPENED IF SOMEONE HITS ON THAT SIDE WOULD CAUSE DAMAGE FOR SURE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11231814July 14, 2019
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE SUNROOF EXPLODED WHILE DRIVING ON A SUBURBAN STREET ON 7/12/2019. NO STONES WERE INVOLVED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11222224June 24, 2019
POWER TRAIN
2012 NISSAN SENTRA LOST POWER AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS WITH FAMILY IN CAR. NO RESPONSE FROM GAS PEDAL. COASTED TO A STOP ON SIDE OF HIGHWAY AND HAD TO WAIT APPROXIMATELY 30 MINUTES UNTIL CAR WAS RESPONDING TO GAS PEDAL. NOT SAFE FOR ANYONE TO BE DRIVING THIS CAR. MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT NISSAN'S CVT TRANSMISSION WITHOUT A SOLUTION FROM NISSAN. CAR HAD APPROXIMATELY 85,000 MILES ON IT AT THE TIME. SAME THING OCCURRED AROUND 102,000 MILES. MY CAR IS REGULARLY SERVICED AND CARED FOR. IT IS PARKED IN A CLOSED GARAGE EVERY NIGHT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11220636June 17, 2019
AIR BAGS, STRUCTURE:BODY
I WAS PULLED OVER STATING MY TAGS WERE BAD AND TO GO TO THE DEALERSHIP TO OBTAIN NEW ONES. HE THEN INSPECTED MY CAR AND I WAS ON MY WAY AFTET WE DISCUSSED THE TIEROD ISSUE AND MADE AN APPOINTMENT I THEN RECORDED ON MY PHONE THE SHAKE FROM THE STEERING WHEEL. I LATER FOUND OUT THE BLINKING LIGHT WAS THE AIRBAG LIGHT NOT THE SEAT BELT LIGHT AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON AS WELL. THE CAR SHOULD NOT HAVE PASSED INSPECTION. I GOT IN A SMALL FENDER BENDER AND THE INSURANCE IS NOW TOTALING MY CAR.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11217393June 2, 2019
POWER TRAIN
BLIGHTY VEHICLE USED AT ROUTE 46, TOTOWA, NJ IN 2017. IT HAS 76K MILES AND WE JUST MOVED TO RHODE ISLAND. MY 18 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER DRIVING BY HERSELF UP I 95 WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH HAD THE VEHICLE DECELERATE SEVERAL TIMES DOWN TO 40 MPH DESPITE PURSUING THE GAS TO THE FLOOR. AT ONE POINT WITH SEMI TRUCKS ALL AROUND HER IT DROPPED TO 25 MPH WHERE SHE HAD TO PUT THE HAZARDS ON WHILE THESE TRUCKS WHIPPED BY HER. SHE GOT HERE BUT WAS FREAKED OUT. MY ODB PICKED UP ERROR CODE P074 FOR A CLUTCH SOLENOID ISSUE WITH THE TRANSMISSION. KNOWN ISSUE TO NISSAN. HOW MANY OF THESE DO WE HAVE TO REPORT BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED TO GET THIS LISTED AS A RECALL TO FIX THE TRANSMISSION? NHTSA YOU HAVE A DUTY TO PROTECT US AND ORDER NISSAN TO FIX THIS ISSUE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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