Nissan Sentra Complaints

5,975 consumer complaints on file.

#11447374January 13, 2022
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
UNKNOWN. however there has been a safety recall about the brake lights not illuminating. I have tried three times to make an appointment with nissan dealership to get this problem fixed but i have had no luck with them helping. Im worrried about my daughters safety. She is not even two years old yet, i dont want her or anyone else on the road getting hurt because of a faulty safety feature.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11447219January 12, 2022
ENGINE
Car’s engine began to fail and was indicated by RPM meter malfunctioning and car jerking while driving. When breaking and accelerating the car would delay and jerk.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11446986January 11, 2022
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN
Unknown transmission issues cvt
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11446568January 7, 2022
POWER TRAIN, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I was driving on thruway and I pushed the gas pedal and there was no power. I was a nervous wreck. This definitely is dangerous. I would like something done.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11446621January 7, 2022
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN, STEERING
DESCRIPTION OF INCIDENT, BILLS PAID, WORK COMPLETED AND INFORMATION IS ATTACHED TO THIS DOCUMENT. [XXX] INFORMATION Redacted PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11446218January 4, 2022
POWER TRAIN
Car has 79000 miles and is dangerous to drive the transmission lunges in and out of gear and it seems to be a common problem with this cvt transmission.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11446012January 3, 2022
AIR BAGS
Unknown I don't have memory of incident.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#11445866January 2, 2022
AIR BAGS, SEATS
Airbag did Not deploy when in a multi vehicle accident. Total loss, seat broke during impact, frame bent . Front end and rear end damage. Total hazard. I had maintenance done June 5 at Nissan dealer and was never notified of any open recalls.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#11445880January 2, 2022
STEERING, POWER TRAIN
I was getting on the freeway all of a sudden my steering wheel gets stiff and my car comes to a complete stop traffic is going at full speed me and my children could of being in a serious accident and then a few minutes later the car is back to normal. I would really appreciate if it's looked into someone can get hurt.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11445431December 29, 2021
SERVICE BRAKES, FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
My car has been hacked. I know the hacker was able to get my VIN number bec he hacked my computer also (and I had to enter the information to setup autopay etc through my finance company). The hacker has been messing with the brakes which makes me afraid that it will force me into an accident. He is also messing with my RPM (I believe): there's resistance when I'm accelerating.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11444798December 23, 2021
SERVICE BRAKES, FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING
My insurance never covered the amount I was ensuring my car before because the recalls
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11444089December 17, 2021
STRUCTURE:BODY, AIR BAGS, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
The cvt transmission is making a winning nose and has been doing so since I bought it
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11443889December 15, 2021
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
The contact owns a 2012 Nissan Sentra. The contact stated while leaving the ignition on and exiting the vehicle, the doors would lock independently after closing the door. The contact stated she had to leave a window down to be able to manually open the door from the inside. The contact stated she had experienced the failure on multiple occasions. The contact took the vehicle to the local dealer however, the mechanic was unable to duplicate the failure. The dealer turned off the safety feature that would lock the doors independently within 10 seconds. The contact stated she continued to experience the failure. The manufacturer had been informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 70,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11443712December 13, 2021
UNKNOWN OR OTHER, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I'm driving my car on the freeway and it's stalls. I barely made it to the shoulder. I waited a few minutes and drove again. Went a few miles, and again, it stalled. I made it to a safe place. Had my car towed to a mechanic. They said it was the CVT transmission.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11443496December 12, 2021
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
While driving the car in the city, the car suddenly lost the ability to accelerate. I was stalled in the middle of an intersection to turn left. I was almost hit several times as the light cycles twice and I traffic wouldn't allow me to push the car. After five minutes, this seemed to rectify itself. However, the car started to shudder and a light grinding could be heard when driving. Then the inability to accelerate started again. I immediately took the vehicle to a repair facility. They inspected the car and said I needed to take the car to a dealer as they felt it was a transmission issue and that my car had a terrible reputation with CVT troubles. I took it to a Nissan dealer and when I described the issue they said it would be 3 weeks before I could be seen. I'm still waiting for the appointment date (Dec 20, 2021)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11443476December 11, 2021
POWER TRAIN
Transmission/Powertrain: Transmission slips throughout various stages of acceleration and deceleration exchange. Vehicle has not stalled (yet) but condition is worsening. Vehicle transmission does not deliver appropriate throttle response, resulting in risk to driver/passengers. In heavy traffic conditions, driver expects vehicle to respond to certain throttle pressure but vehicle will inconsistently deliver resulting in unexpected delays and/or lurches in movement, which has caused me to almost make contact with other vehicles moving at high speeds.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11443183December 9, 2021
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE
2019 NISSAN SENTRA Automatic Emergency Braking system suddenly brakes w/o warning while cars are present or not, sensor light comes on and car will stall or abruptly/automatically stop itself. Malfunction light comes on states malfunction look in owners manual. While driving car automatically stopped at a light or in traffic and would not move forward the malfunction light came on. This has been occurring 2 days after purchase (11-6- 2021- 12-7-2021) until recent. 12-7-21 the car stopped itself at a red light (I was the first vehicle in line no one in front of me or to my sides) on green as I tried to press on the gas the car stalled, the back windows rolled up and down, the radio went on and off, and the malfunction light for AEB flashed then the car locked, then solid engine light came on, @ first I could not get my hazard lights on then suddenly they worked. People drove past me honked, called me names, and finally one person helped me move it out of the road. While on the side of the road the car again was on but when I pressed on gas would not accelerate, however while the brake and emergency brake were on and the car was in park it rolled backwards. My son return it to the purchasing dealership twice with the complaint of the malfunction light on told they did not know what was going on and that it was unusual bring it back for maintenance. problem persisted. The car has been brought back twice to the dealership with this and other braking/electrical concerns w/in a shorttime before the final major incident happened (I am thankful that no-one was hurt). Right now 12-8-2021, I had been back to the dealership after reporting the incident with the idea that I would be helped and put into a newer safer vehicle, not the case upon arrival they tried to up sell me a new car @ higher price, when I said no, my option was to fix what is covered under warranty. States they will run own diagnostic test.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11443100December 8, 2021
POWER TRAIN
The component which has failed is the CVT Transmission. It can be available and has been inspected upon request. The safety is for myself, my son, and other drivers on the roads because the transmission could cause hesitation as it did previoiusly without warning while in operation causing a possible collision. The problem has been confirmed by the manufacturer. The component has been inspected by the delaer on behalf of the manufacturer. There were no warning lamps this time because the dealer stated the code found during the diagnostic check indicates the transmission is not communicating with the vehicle computer so that the warning lamp would indicate there is a problem. The transmission was replaced February 2021. However, after only being driven 21, 263 miles this transmission is malfunctioning and is defective.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11443114December 8, 2021
ENGINE
The contact owns a 2014 Nissan Sentra. The contact stated that the check engine warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic to be diagnosed. The mechanic retrieved fault code: P0101 regarding the map air flow sensor. The local dealer was not contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 91,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11442958December 7, 2021
WHEELS
On July 16 2021, I took my car to the dealer for an oil change and for a recall on a bent tie rod. They told me my tie rod was fine and did nothing. On November 15, I took my car back because my wheel was vibrating. They said my hub bearing assembly is loose so, they will order the part which takes 3 days to come in and advised me "not to drive on highways". Now 4 weeks later, they told me that's not the problem and its my tie rod. I asked how this was misdiagnosed? They said the person who looked at it didn't know what they were doing. This put my children and I at risk!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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