Nissan Sentra Complaints (1996)

141 consumer complaints on file.

#846374September 1, 1999
AIR BAGS, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
AIR BAG LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON AND OFF.WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES THERE IS A GRINDING E AND SQUEAKING NOISE. BRAKE PEDAL WENT STRAIGHT TO THE FLOORBOARD. ALSO, FUEL PUMP MAKES A LOUD NOISE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#710076August 17, 1999
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM
THIS VEHICLE REFUSES TO START IN COLD WEATHER NISSAN REFUSES TO FIX THE PROBLEM THEY WERE NOTIFIED REPEATEDLY AND WOULD NOT FIX THE CAR THERE SOLUTION TO THE PROBLEM IS TO PULL THE FUEL PUMP FUSE TO PREVENT THE DEFECTIVE CAR FROM FLOODING. WE HAVE HAD TO REPLACE 3 STARTERS TRYING TO GET THIS CAR TO START IN THE WINTER. THIS HAS CAUSED LOSS OF WORK AND IN AN EMERGENCY SITUATION THIS IS AN UNRELIABLE CAR IN THE WINTER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#547280July 15, 1999
AIR BAGS
AIRBAG DEPLOYED WHILE MAKING A TURN, THERE WAS NO IMPACT TO CAUSE FAILURE. THE WINDSHIELD WAS CRACKED DUE TO DEPLOYMENT. DEALER REPLACED THE AIRBAG, BUT COULD NOT FIND DEFECT. *YC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#546469June 29, 1999
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
FALSE DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAGS DURING NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS, CAUSING DAMAGE TO WINDSHIELD AND AIR BAG UNITS. MJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#840791June 22, 1999
AIR BAGS
CONSUMER WAS TURNING A CORNER WHEN BOTH AIR BAGS DEPLOYED, THE SOUND WAS LIKE AN EXPLOSION, THE WINDSHIELD WAS CRACKED DUE TO THE DEPLOYMENT, CONSUMER HAD AIR BAG REPLACED BY DEALERSHIP, WHO SAYS THERE WAS NO DEFECT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#545518May 14, 1999
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
DURING VEHICLE COLLISION VIOLENT DEPLOYMENT OF DRIVER AND PASSENGER AIR BAG RESULTED IN INJURY TO CONSUMERS (EAR, HAND, FACE AND BODY), DRIVER HAS SUFFERED HEARING DAMAGE, PASSENGER SUFFERED SLIGHT BRAIN DAMAGE. MJS
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#704063March 5, 1999
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
THE COMPLETE DASH LIGHT GOES OUT -- SOMETIMES BLINKING ON AND OFF... MOSTLY OFF. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AT NIGHT FOR THE DRIVER, ESPECIALLY BECAUSE IT IS SUCH A DISTRACTION WITH THE BLINKING LIGHT, TEMPORARILY DISTORING VISION. IT HAS ALMOST THE SAME EFFECT AS A STROBE LIGHT! NISSAN MECHANICS SAID NISSAN IS FULLY AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM BUT UNWILLING TO PAY FOR FIX. TOTALLY UNFAIR AND UNSAFE FOR CONSUMER. PLEASE MAKE NISSAN ACCOUNTABLE -- ISSUE RECALL IMMEDIATELY. IT MAY SAVE A LIFE (OR MORE).
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#829500March 1, 1999
AIR BAGS
AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT REMAINS ILLUMINATED, INDICATING MALFUNCTION WITHIN THE SYSTEM, CAUSE UINKNOWN. DEALER CANNOT IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#703821February 27, 1999
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
NISSAN HAS MADE THREE ATTEMPTS TO REPLACE A TRANSMISION AND FAILED ALL TIMES
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#835008February 18, 1999
AIR BAGS
AIR BAG CONTROL UNIT FAILED, CAUSING THE AIRBAG LIGHT TO COME ON, AND AIRBAG TO BE INOPERATIVE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#701079January 25, 1999
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
AIRBAG RUPTURED, CAUSING ADDITIONAL INJURIES. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#833877January 21, 1999
SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS, SUSPENSION:FRONT:MACPHERSON STRUT
FRONT COIL SPRING BROKE AND STRUT CAME DOWN ON THE FRONT TIRE ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE. VEHICLE IS NOT DRIVEABLE. DEALER CONTACTED AND STATED REPAIR WORK CAN BE DONE AT OWNER'S EXPENSE. PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK.ET.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#781726January 6, 1999
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE TRAVELING 60 MPH VEHICLE COLLIDED HEAD-ON WITH 50 GALLON BARRELS ON THE ROADSIDE. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#781833January 6, 1999
AIR BAGS
VEHICLE COLLIDED HEAD ON WITH 5O GALLON BARRELS AND AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. NISSAN SAYS BASED ON THEIR TEST, THEY BELIEVE THE CONDITIONS REQUIRED TO DEPLOY THE AIR BAGS WERE NOT MET AND THEREFORE CANNOT ASSIST.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#832719December 28, 1998
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
CHECK ENGINE LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR REPAIRS. PARTS HAD TO BE ORDERED. HAS HAPPENED 4 TIMES BEFORE. THE CONTROL UNIT WAS REPLACED.AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#700889November 24, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM
I PURCHASED MY CAR IN LATE AUGUST OF 1997. SINCE THEN I HAVE PUT 3 SETS OF NEW BRAKES ON MY CAR. MY CAR IS CURRENTLY IN THE SHOP TO HAVE ANOTHER SET OF NEW BRAKES. I JUST PUT BRAKES ON MY CAR ON OCTOBER 16, 1998, I PUT BRAKES ON MY CAR IN JUNE OF 1998, AND NOW I AM DOING IT AGAIN (NOVEMBER OF 1998.) THE REASON FOR MY CONCERN IS BECAUSE MY BRAKES FAIL WITHOUT WARNING. I WILL BE STOPPING AND MY BRAKES WILL STARTING GRINDING. I TAKE IT TO THE SHOP AND THE BRAKE PADS ARE COMPLETELY GONE, AND SO I REPLACE MORE THAN JUST THE BRAKE PADS, I ALSO MUST REPLACE THE ROTORS. LAST NIGHT (NOVEMBER 23, 1998) I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE STREET, BARELY MOVING, BECAUSE OF TRAFFIC. I STEPPED ON MY BRAKES THEY GRINDED BADLY, AND I ALMOST DIDN'T GET MY CAR STOPPED. THIS IS THE MOST UNSAFE THING I CAN THINK OF. WITHOUT WARNING MY BRAKES DON'T STOP. I AM SO UNHAPPY WITH THIS CAR CURRENTLY THAT I WISH I HAD NEVER BOUGHT THIS CAR. THE REPAIR SHOP WHO CURRENTLY HAS MY CAR HAS SPOKEN WITH SOMEONE WHO WORKS AT NISSAN. THIS GENTLEMEN HAS TOLD HIM THAT HE IS AWARE THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THESE CARS "DEVOURING" BRAKES IN THE MANNER MINE IS CURRENTLY DOING. IF NISSAN DOES NOT LOOK IN TO THIS PROBLEM AND CONTACT ME IN THE NEAR FUTURE, I WILL BE FORCED TO TAKE LEGAL ACTIONS AGAINST THEM, SINCE I FEEL THAT MY CAR IS EXTREMELY UNSAFE TO DRIVE. BRANDY CARPENTER
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#700053October 23, 1998
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER, STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
THE AIR CONDITION UNIT IN MY CAR MAKES THE CAR NOT EXCEL TO THE APPROPRIATE SPEED WHEN THE AIR CONDITION IS ON. IN ORDER TO GET THE RIGHT POWER I HAVE TO TURN OFF THE AIR CONDITION UNIT. THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR IN THE FRONT IS NOT 100% CLOSED PROPERLY. WHEN I WAS IN AN ACCIDENT 2 YEARS AGO THE DRIVER NOR PASSENGER SIDE AIRAGS DEPLOYED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#828588October 5, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
BRAKES HAVE FAILED EVERY DAY. CONSUMER HAS HAD NUMEROUS NEAR MISSES. CLAIMS VEHICLE IS UNSAFE AND NEEDS HELP TO GET RID OF IT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#828131September 23, 1998
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
WHILE DRIVING THE CAR DIED, PUT IN PARK AND TRIED TO START, CAR WOULD NOT TURN OVER, THE ENTIRE DISTRIBUTOR HAD TO BE REPLACED, WHEN THE CAR WAS TOWED, THE PART WAS ORDERED FROM NISSAN. *AK *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#540305August 24, 1998
AIR BAGS
MY HUSBAND WAS IN AN ACCIDENT IN JULY OF THIS YEAR. HE COLLIDED HEAD ON WITH SOME 50 GALLON BARRELS ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD GOING 60 MPH. HE CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP WITHIN 10 FEET. NEITHER THE DRIVER SIDE NOR PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED IN THE ACCIDENT. NISSAN WAS CONTACTED AND RESPONDED SAYING THAT THE CONDITIONS WERE NOT MET TO ALLOW THE AIRBAGS TO DEPLOY. I DO NOT KNOW WHERE TO GO FROM HERE. OUR CAR WOULD HAVE BEEN TOTALED IF THE AIRBAGS WOULD HAVE DEPLOYED. HOWERVER, BECAUSE THEY DID NOT THE INSURANCE COMPANY REPAIRED THE VEHICLE AND NOW WE ARE DRIVING AROUND IN A DEATH TRAP. I AM PAYING FULL PRICE FOR A VEHICLE THAT IS DEFECTIVE AND NO ONE AT NISSAN SEEMS TO CARE. WHERE DO I GO FROM HERE..WHAT DO I DO?
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0

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