Nissan Sentra Complaints (2011)

142 consumer complaints on file.

#10456314April 24, 2012
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 NISSAN SENTRA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 35 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE PULLED TO THE LEFT ABNORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO INSPECTED THE VEHICLE FOR OVER THREE WEEKS BUT WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE DEALER REPLACED SEVERAL COMPONENTS ON THE VEHICLE BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 17,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10450878March 9, 2012
TIRES, TIRES:TREAD/BELT
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 NISSAN SENTRA EQUIPPED WITH BRIDGESTONE TURANZA TIRES, SIZE 205/60R/15. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED WHEN HE NOTICED THAT THERE WAS A BUBBLE ON THE TREAD OF THE REAR DRIVER SIDE TIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO A ROAD HAZARD. AS A RESULT, THE TIRES WERE NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. THE TIRE WAS NOT REPAIRED OR REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 21,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10444404January 18, 2012
POWER TRAIN
THE FOLLOWING PROBLEM WITH THE CAR CAN POTENTIALLY CAUSE BODILY INJURY. PLEASE RECORD AND COMPARE WITH SIMILAR COMPLAINTS. WHEN THE VEHICLE IS WARMED UP (AFTER ABOUT 20 MINUTES OF DRIVING) AND THE GAS PEDAL IS PRESSED GENTEELLY, IT EXPERIENCES SEVERE ROCKING BACK AND FORTH MOTION DURING THE DRIVING. IT UNEXPECTEDLY ACCELERATES AND THEN UNEXPECTEDLY DECELERATES, OCCASIONALLY TO ALMOST COMPLETE STOP, REPEATEDLY. THE TACHOMETER READING WILL SUDDENLY JUMP TO ABOVE 3000 RPM AND SWIFTLY JUMP BACK DOWN BELOW 1000 --' ALL WITHIN 2-3 SECONDS. THEN IT RETURNS TO NORMAL RANGE AT 1000 -1600 RPM DEPENDS ON AMOUNT OF GAS PEDAL APPLIED. THE CAR ACCELERATES AND DECELERATES IN SYNC WITH THE RPM CHANGES. WHEN THE CAR IS DECELERATING, THE CAR MAKES SQUEAKING NOISE AND IT FEELS LIKE THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED TO THE MAXIMUM. IF THE GAS PEDAL IS CONTINUOUSLY PRESSED AT THE SAME LEVEL, ABOVE SYMPTOMS REPEAT AT UNEVEN INTERVALS, FREQUENTLY IN BETWEEN EVERY 5-10 SECONDS. IF THE GAS PEDAL IS PRESSED MORE, THE ABOVE SYMPTOMS GET WORSE WITH LARGER RANGE OF RPM CHANGES, LOUDER NOISE, AND MORE SEVERE JERKING. WHEN THE VEHICLE IS STOPPED WITH THE ENGINE ON, IT IS HARD TO START MOVING AND ACCELERATE -- LACK OF POWER AND THE RPM SUDDENLY JUMPING UP AND DOWN. ACCORDING TO THE DEALER, A COIL INSIDE THE TRANSMISSION IS AT FAULT AND THE CONNECTION BETWEEN THE ENGINE AND THE TRANSMISSION WAS ASSEMBLED WRONGLY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10441744December 30, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 NISSAN SENTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ALARM SYSTEM WOULD SOUND EVERY DAY AT ELEVEN O'CLOCK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THE BODY CONTROL MODULE WAS REPLACED. THE FAILURE BEGAN TO RECUR APPROXIMATELY SIX MONTHS LATER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN BACK TO HAVE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 12,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10440794December 21, 2011
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
2011 NISSAN SENTRA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO DOORS LOCKED ON WHILE RUNNING *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED HE LEFT THE VEHICLE RUNNING FOR A MINUTE ONLY TO COME BACK AND DISCOVER THE DOORS WERE LOCKED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10440542December 20, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
ON DEC. 11, 2011, THE CAR WOULD NOT START IN THE MORNING. WENT BACK IN THE AFTERNOON AND STARTED FINE. ON DEC. 12, 2011, THE CAR HESITATED TO START IN THE MORNING. TOOK TO DEALER AND THEY REPLACED BATTERY. ON DEC. 19, 2011, THE CAR WOULD NOT START AT FIRST AND ONLY STARTED WHEN BRAKE WAS PUMPED SEVERAL TIMES, AND STILL HESITATED TO START. THE CAR WOULD NOT GO FASTER THAN 40 MPH, WITH THE GAS PEDAL TO THE FLOOR, AND THE RPMS WOULD NOT GO PAST 2. AFTER EVERY STOP THE CAR TOOK 2 MINUTES TO GET BACK UP TO 40 MPH. TOOK TO THE SHOP, THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10427535September 27, 2011
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 NISSAN SENTRA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE CONTACT ENGAGED THE BRAKE PEDAL; HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. AFTER APPLYING FORCE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL SEVERAL TIMES THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY CAME TO A STOP. THE CONTACT PLANNED TO NOTIFY THE MANUFACTURER AND DEALER REGARDING THE UNEXPECTED BRAKE MALFUNCTION. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 17,500.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10426779September 22, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY:CABLES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 NISSAN SENTRA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THE BLOT/WASHER ON THE END OF THE BATTERY TERMINAL AND THE ENGINE HAD TO BE REPLACED. NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V555000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:BATTERY:CABLES) MAY BE RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5,100.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10422782August 31, 2011
VISIBILITY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 NISSAN SENTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT IN ORDER TO USE THE SUN VISOR, SHE WOULD HAVE TO READJUST THE REAR VIEW MIRROR. BY READJUSTING THE REAR VIEW MIRROR SHE COULD NO LONGER SEE OUT OF IT PROPERLY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,656.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10417900August 8, 2011
VISIBILITY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 NISSAN SENTRA SR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVERS SIDE SUN VISOR WOULD COME INTO CONTACT WITH THE REAR VIEW MIRROR AND OBSTRUCT THE DRIVERS FIELD OF VISION. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE MIRROR HAD TO BE REPOSITIONED WHENEVER THE VISOR WAS PLACED IN THE DOWNWARD POSITION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO TO CORRECT THE FAILURE ON THE SR TRIM OF THIS MODEL YEAR, EVEN THOUGH THE OTHER TRIMS DID NOT EXPERIENCE THE SAME FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 4,000. UPDATED 9/19/11 *CN UPDATED 2/22/12 *CN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10417220July 29, 2011
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I PURCHASED THE CAR MARCH 14, 2011 AND THE VEHICLE HAS HAD ISSUES WITH MAKING NOISES AND VIBRATING. I RETURN THE VEHICLE THE FOLLOWING WEEK AND DEALERSHIP COULD FIND NO PROBLEMS, BUT REFERRED TO NISSAN SERVICE. ON JULY 29, 2011, MY MOTHER MOVED MY CAR OUT OF A FIRE LINE AT APPROXIMATELY 20-25 MPH. THE GAS PEDAL WENT WAY TO THE FLOOR AND SHE ATTEMPTED TO DEPRESS THE BRAKES. AT THAT TIME THE PEDAL TRAVELED MORE THAN 3/4 TO THE FLOOR ALMOST INSTANTLY. SHE DID LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND CRUSHED INTO A TREE TO STOP THE CAR. SHE NEVER REGAINED THE USE OF THE BRAKES. I DID GO TO THE TOWNG COMPANY AND TOOK PICTURE WHERE THE GAS PEDAL IS STILL IN 3/4 INCH FROM THE FLOOR. DJ
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
3
Deaths:
0
#10415071July 25, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 NISSAN SENTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THE REAR END OF THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE. THE CONTACT WAS TOLD BY THE MANUFACTURER THAT AN ENGINEER WAS GOING TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE, BUT THAT HAS NOT HAPPENED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, BUT THEY COULD NOT DETERMINE WHAT CAUSED THE FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 9,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10407230June 17, 2011
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
WHEN THE CAR REACHED 15-20 MPH (THE DOORS LOCK) A RATTLING, CLUNKING NOISE OCCURS IN THE REAR OF THE CAR. THIS HAPPENS EVERY TIME THE CAR IS STARTED AND THAT SPEED IS REACHED. I WAS TOLD FROM THE DEALERSHIP THIS IS NORMAL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10403738May 30, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL
I HAVE A 2011 NISSAN SENTRA THAT CAUGHT FIRE INSIDE DUE TO SOME ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS NISSAN WONT ADDRESS THE ISSUE SATISFACTORILY I WANT SOMEONE TO LOOK INTO THIS BEING AS THOUGH THEY ARE NOT THE CAR IS BRAND [XXX] NEW AND SHOULDNT HAVE THIS PROBLEM WHERE NO ONE IS ABLE TO TELL US WHY IT HAPPENED. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10397758April 22, 2011
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I HAVE THE INTELLIGENT KEY SYSTEM WITH THIS CAR. I WAS TOLD WHEN I PURCHASED THIS CAR THAT IN ORDER TO START THE CAR, MY FOOT MUST BE ON THE BRAKE. YOU CAN PUT THE CAR IN AUXILIARY MODE WITH THE FOOT OFF THE BRAKE BUT IN ORDER TO START THE CAR THE FOOT MUST BE ON THE BRAKE. I DISCOVERED THAT I WAS ABLE TO START MY CAR WITH MY FOOT OFF THE BRAKE. I TOOK THE CAR IN FOR SERVICE TO DEALER THAT I PURCHASED THE CAR FROM. I WAS SUBSEQUENTLY TOLD THAT WITH MY MODEL CAR I COULD START THE CAR WITH MY FOOT OFF THE BRAKE. I CALLED NISSAN SINCE I WAS GETTING CONFLICTING INFORMATION AND THEY INFORMED ME THAT IN FACT I SHOULD NOT BE ABLE TO START MY CAR IN THIS MANNER. THEY CREATED A FILE REGARDING THIS PROBLEM, FILE #7139963, THEN I WAS TOLD THAT I SHOULD TAKE MY CAR IN TO ANOTHER DEALER AND HAVE THEM LOOK AT THIS PROBLEM. I'M NOT SURE IF OTHER SENTRA OWNERS ARE HAVING THIS PROBLEM ALSO OR WHETHER OR NOT THIS COULD BECOME A SAFETY ISSUE (WHICH I WOULD THINK IT COULD BE, ESPECIALLY IF A YOUNG CHILD WAS SOMEHOW ABLE TO START THE CAR AND PUT IT IN GEAR) BUT I FIGURED THIS SHOULD BE ON RECORD SINCE ALL NISSAN SUGGESTED WAS THAT I TAKE IT TO ANOTHER DEALER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10397132April 22, 2011
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
UPON THE CAR REACHING 20 MILES PER HOUR THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM CHARGES UP. THIS CREATES A LOT OF NOISE AND CAUSE THE ACCELERATOR AND BRAKE PEDAL TO VIBRATE. THIS CONDITION OCCURS ONCE EVERY IGNITION CYCLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10395543April 11, 2011
VISIBILITY
THE SUN VISOR ON THE NISSAN SENTRA WHEN FLIPPED DOWN CAUSES LOSS OF VISIBILITY WHICH CAN MAKES IT VERY DIFFICULT TO SEE CARS AHEAD AND REQUIRES ADJUSTMENTS WHICH CAN MAKE IT VERY ANNOYING TO USE AND LEAD TO LOSS OF CONCENTRATION REQUIRED WHEN DRIVING. IT IS A BAD DESIGN AND CAN CAUSE ACCIDENTS AS IT DID IN MY CASE AND SHOULD BE FIXED! *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10390362March 16, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 NISSAN SENTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO START AND BELIEVED THE FAILURE TO BE RELATED TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V555000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: BATTERY: CABLES). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY REPLACED THE BATTERY CABLES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS THEN CONTACTED AND INFORMED HIM THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE PREVIOUS RECALL. NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE WAS OFFERED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10390423March 16, 2011
SUSPENSION
1. VIBRATIONS COMING FROM STEERING WHEEL AND PEDALS WHILE DRIVING 60+ MPH ON MY NEW 2011 NISSAN SENTRA SINCE I BOUGHT IT. 2. DEALERSHIP HAS BALANCED THE TIRES AT LEAST 4 TIMES AND I WENT AND BOUGHT A NEW SET OF TIRES THINKING IT WAS THE TIRES IT DIDN'T FIX THE PROBLEM. THE DEALERSHIP ALSO LOOSED SOME COMPONENTS THINKING IT WOULD FIX IT BUT IT HASN'T. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10384166February 23, 2011
VISIBILITY
THE DRIVER'S SIDE SUN VISOR HITS THE REARVIEW MIRROR. THIS IS VERY DISTRACTING FOR THE DRIVER AND POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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