Nissan Sentra Complaints

5,975 consumer complaints on file.

#11584799April 23, 2024
STEERING
The contact owns a 2021 Nissan Sentra. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 23V581000 (Steering) however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The contact stated while driving approximately 70 MPH, there was an abnormal vibration coming from the steering wheel. The contact stated that the brake pedal was depressed, and the vibration was felt through the brake pedal. The contact was not aware of any warning lights being illuminated. The contact stated that the failure was intermittent but had since become a recurring failure at speeds above 50 MPH. The failure mileage was approximately 55,000. VIN tool confirms parts not available.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11584106April 19, 2024
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
The CVT can cause the car to shake, judder, stall during sudden acceleration, or completely lose power. My car jurked and stop completely while at a turning signal in the middle of the street . This was cause by the recall on their cvt. I’ve called a Nissan dealer and they said they can’t fix the recall problem for free because my car is over 80,000 miles. No it hasn’t been inspected . Yes my car has been jurking for the last past month . I’ve been called Nissan about it but they said i had to pay $210 for diagnostic even tho the problem was the transmission recall . The car will not drive foward or backwards . It’ll start up but that’s just about it. Now I have no transportation to go to work or doctors appointments.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11583879April 18, 2024
BACK OVER PREVENTION
The contact owns a 2020 Nissan Sentra. The contact stated that while her son was reversing from a driveway, a Springfield Public School bus crashed into the rear of the vehicle. There was no beeping sound from the camera alerting the driver of an oncoming vehicle. The camera screen was frozen. There were no reported injuries, air bag deployment, or fire. A police report was filed. The local dealer was not contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The contact stated that the failure was related to NHTSA Recall Number 23V-628000 (Back Over Prevention). The failure mileage was approximately 50,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11583753April 18, 2024
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Water seepage under driver and passenger floor.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11583690April 17, 2024
STEERING
The contact owns a 2021 Nissan Sentra. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 23V581000 (Steering) however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The local dealer was contacted. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. VIN tool confirms parts not available.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11583415April 16, 2024
POWER TRAIN
The car has stalled or completely become unresponsive during traffic. I notified dealer but nothing was done. No warning lights the problem started about three years ago around 60000 miles. Just recently took to independent auto shop and was told it's a bad transmission
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11583093April 15, 2024
POWER TRAIN
I bought a 2016 Nissan Sentra brand new. It has 120,000 miles and the transmission needs replacement. This is a CVT so no way to check on fluid or anything. I was having pickup issues and brought it to the dealership and they are saying that it needs a new transmission which will cost $5600, which is more than the cars worth. This seems to be a defect on their CVT technology from what I understand, now I need help with resolving this issue since I don’t think it’s anything I have done.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11583170April 15, 2024
UNKNOWN OR OTHER, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Mass air flow sensor code keeps coming on. I have replaced the sensor with the Nissan brand and the check engine light comes on again being the MAF sensor. Also the radio screen is blank.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11583100April 15, 2024
STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY, STEERING:RACK AND PINION
The contact owns a 2022 Nissan Sentra. The contact stated that on several occasions while driving at various speeds, the steering wheel was not aligned. Additionally, while making left or right turns, the contact stated that she observed a loud popping noise coming from the front right of the vehicle. Additionally, the contact stated that while driving 60 MPH or faster, the vehicle began vibrating. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the vehicle needed an alignment and the rack and pinion needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired but the failure persisted. The vehicle was taken to another dealer where the vehicle needed an alignment, and the motor mounts and two unspecified tires needed to be rotated. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 13,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11582797April 13, 2024
POWER TRAIN
Car lost power going 70 on the freeway and started shuttering and jerking when accelerating. The rest of the 20 minute drive home, my vehicle would not stop jerking and wouldn’t go over 30mph.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11582827April 13, 2024
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Transmission has been slipping and now car won’t go into gear at all, door handles have broken on both front doors.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11582494April 12, 2024
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Transmission problems! Dealer wants to Charge me $7,000.00 dollars to fix it! Recall has a warranty until 2022 or 120,000 miles . My car has 85,375 miles!they said that warranty already expired! But my car only has 85,375 miles and the warranty is 120,000 miles!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11582556April 12, 2024
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, SERVICE BRAKES, FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL
I am having really bad transmission issues. my car screen for GPS, Bluetooth doesnt even work... or wont even play my bluetooth music half the time... my sunroof, will not go down anymore. this is a 2019 Nissian Sentra i just GOT 5 months ago..
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11582715April 12, 2024
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
It is sporadic, when I accelerated there is hesitation in the transmission. I almost didn't make my left hand turn fast enough to not get T Boned it has been happening since I got the car in 2016. The dealer is aware of the issue and they said they adjusted something but it keeps coming back.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11582013April 9, 2024
SUSPENSION, STEERING
Tie rods have no remedy, I have my car parked because its unsafe to drive and have called dealer hundreds of time and all they say is they're working on it. How long do I have to wait on a car I am making payments, this is awful
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11581894April 9, 2024
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING, SERVICE BRAKES, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
The automated break system came on while I was driving 2 times within 3 days without anything being in front, the back or on the side of the car. When this happened there was a few beeping noise and a quick red flash on the dashboard that said maintenance.This started happening the next day after getting an oil change from the Nissan dealership. My safety was at risked because when the car suddenly and unexpectedly stopped it jerked my body forward causing my neck to become sore. This can cause greater injury or worst if I was going any faster. If someone was behind me it could cause them to crash into me which would be doing the opposite of the purpose of the safety feature. I took the car in to the dealership and nothing could be done because there wasn't a code and it didn't happen in the presence of the mechanic. It could be a sensor issue but I don't know and the mechanics seem to be just as clueless and very dismissive. I find this to be unacceptable that I must drive around with a car that can break abruptly at any given time. I do not feel safe driving this car and it should be a safety recall on this issue. I looked online and seen other people complaining about the same issue so I'm sure Nissan knows what's going on and aren't doing anything about it.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11581606April 7, 2024
SERVICE BRAKES, FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING, FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: WARNINGS
I keep having issues with AEB system. The emergency braking system that is supposed to sense cars in front of you and brake for you if you don’t brake yourself. I was doing about 70 mph no one else on road sunny day and my car starts beeping loudly and my brakes lock up for no reason. 3 times just today this happened. Oh and you can’t turn the system off so I just keep praying it doesn’t kill me one of these days on the interstate. Can’t believe this isn’t a recall probably won’t be until someone is seriously injured. My neck hurts from whiplash but can’t go to the hospital for that with the price of my insurance copay. Don’t buy a Nissan if you read this never buy a Nissan.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11580891April 3, 2024
STRUCTURE
The contact owns a 2020 Nissan Sentra. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 23V581000 (Structure) however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the contact noticed a cracking sound. The vehicle was driven to the residence and parked. The contact noticed that the passenger's side front tie rod was fractured, and the tire appeared to bulge away from the tie rod. The vehicle was inspected by an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed it with a fractured tie rod. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact stated that the vehicle had not been drivable since February 2024 due to the failure and the parts not being available to repair the vehicle. The dealer was made aware of the failure but confirmed that parts were not yet available. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 38,047. VIN tool confirms parts not available.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11580572April 2, 2024
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
My CVT transmission is going out, causing my car to struggle to accelerate. This could potentially cause a safety issue if the car just dies randomly or the transmission does blow and I get hit on a busy road or something. Yes the vehicles been inspected by a couple different shops and both said I need a new transmission which is about $5-6k and I’m a single mother of 2 kids (3 y/o and 3 m/o) and have no reliable transportation as of right now so I can’t work.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11580427April 1, 2024
ENGINE
When driving on interstate or any road of 45 mph or more the transmission? Engine? Goes up in speed on cruise and tachometer goes up and down and it sounds weird
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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