Nissan Sentra Complaints

5,975 consumer complaints on file.

#11390273January 27, 2021
POWER TRAIN
I PURCHASED A NISSAN SENTRA BACK IN JUNE 2020 SO I HAVEN'T HAD IT VERY LONG. IT HAD ROUGHLY ABOUT 52K MILES WHEN I PURCHASED IT AND I PURCHASE IT BECAUSE MY FAMILY HAS HAD INFINITI'S AND NISSAN AND MY DAD WORKS FOR AN INFINITI DEALERSHIP. ALL OF OUR VEHICLES HAVE BEEN VERY RELIABLE. SO WHY WOULD THIS ONE BE ANY DIFFERENT. I RECENTLY HAD AN ISSUE DRIVING THIS VEHICLE WHERE IT JUST STARTED THIS WEIRD JUTTER OR VIBRATION AND THEN THERE WAS LOSE OF POWER/HESITATION AND WOULDN'T GO PAST 45 TO 50 MPH. I LIVE ABOUT 71 MILES AWAY FROM WORK AND HAD A HARD TIME GETTING IT TO WORK. AFTER GETTING OFF WORK I DROPPED MY CAR OFF BY THE CLOSEST NISSAN DEALER TO FIND OUT WHAT WAS GOING ON WITH MY CAR. THE SERVICE ADVISOR CALLED ME BACK TO SAY THAT MY TRANSMISSION WAS DONE AND THAT I NEEDED A NEW ONE. I THEN FOUND OUT THAT THE EXTENDED WARRANTY THAT I PURCHASED FROM THE DEALER EXPIRED ALREADY AND THAT I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR A TRANSMISSION IN A CAR THAT I JUST BOUGHT LESS THAN A YEAR AGO. AFTER FURTHER RESEARCH I FOUND WHERE NISSAN HAS A REALLY BAD ISSUE WITH THEIR CVT TRANSMISSIONS AND THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THEM. WHEN I ASKED NISSAN DEALER ABOUT IT THEY SAID THAT IT ONLY COVERS UP TO 2017 NISSAN SENTRA. MY DAD DID SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND THAT THERE IS A SERVICE BULLETIN REFERENCE (NTB20-035A) FOR 2018-2019 NISSAN SENTRA; CVT JUDDER. WHEN WE CONTACTED NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIRS FOR ASSISTANCE THEY SAID THAT MY CAR WASN'T INCLUDED IN THIS, AND THAT THEY WOULDN'T COVER ANYTHING. NISSANS SERVICE BULLETIN SAYS THAT IF ANY OF SEVERAL CODES POPPED UP WHILE DIAGNOSING THE VEHICLE (P2859) REPLACE THE CVT TRANSMISSION. THIS IS MY FIRST VEHICLE PURCHASE ON MY OWN, I'M 23, AND I STILL HAVE TO MAKE THE PAYMENTS ON THIS CAR. I WAS QUOTED A TRANSMISSION REPAIR COST OF 4K TO 5K. NISSAN SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS ISSUE BEING THAT THEY KNOW OF THE PROBLEM. ANY HELP ON THIS IS GREATLY APPRECIATED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11389819January 25, 2021
ENGINE, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY MY CAR STARTED SLOWING AND THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN NOT BEING ABLE TO ACCELERATE. THEN ON THE ROAD, IT WOULD TREMBLE AND STUTTER. NOT SAFE AT ALL I COULD'VE BEEN HIT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11389616January 23, 2021
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON WITH A CODE P0101. I HAD MAF SENSOR REPLACED WITH NISSAN PART AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS STILL ON. NOW I AM GETTING A READING FOR LOW VOLTAGE FOR THE MAF SENSOR. AFTER RESEARCHING, I HAVE FOUND THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM. I NOW HAVE TO TAKE CAR IN TO HAVE ELECTRICAL WIRING AND COMPUTER CHECKED BECAUSE THERE IS SOME PROBLEM WITH THE CAR'S COMPUTER COMMUNICATING WITH MAF SENSOR.SECONDARY PROBLEM IS NOW THE TRACTION LIGHT RANDOMLY KEEPS ILLUMINATING AND CAR LOSES ACCELERATION FROM TIME TO TIME. CAR ONLY HAS 51,000 MILES ON IT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11389151January 21, 2021
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN
VEHICLE STARTED HAVING ISSUES WITH RPMS GOING UP, BUT LOSING POWER, JERKING, AND THEN ON 01-14-21 IT COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN IN THE MIDDLE OF A STREET INTERSECTION AND I ALMOST GOT T-BONED. I WAS TOLD BY NISSAN TO TAKE TO DEALERSHIP FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AND THEY WOULD REVIEW THE WARRANTY ISSUE IF IT WAS THE TRANSMISSION FAILURE THAT THEY HAVE BEEN SUED FOR. THE MILEAGE WAS 108,000 WHEN IT WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER BECAUSE I DID NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING IT. DEALERSHIP CONFIRMED TRANSMISSION NEEDS REPLACED FOR JUST UNDER $4000. CALLED NISSAN CORP BACK WHO SENT THE INFO UP FOR REVIEW. ON 01-19-21 I RECEIVED A CALL FROM COLLEEN WHO STATED SHE IS THE DISTRICT MANAGER AND THE VEHICLE IS NO LONGER COVERED UNDER WARRANTY AND THEY 'HAVE FULFILLED THEIR OBLIGATION'. EACH QUESTION WAS ANSWERED WITH THE SAME VERBATIM RESPONSE. I ASKED TO HAVE THE CASE BE ESCALATED ABOVE COLLEEN DUE TO THE FACT THE TRANSMISSION WENT BAD EARLY DUE TO THEIR FAULTY CVT SYSTEM THEY CONTINUE TO SELL AND HAVE NOT RECALLED. AFTER BEING TOLD SHE DOES NOT HAVE A BOSS, COLLEEN STATED THEY WILL GIVE ME THE SAME ANSWER AS SHE MAKES THE DECISION AND THEY HAVE MET THEIR OBLIGATION. I ASKED SHE ESCALATE IT ANYWAYS. I HAVE YET TO HEAR FROM ANYONE ELSE AT THE NISSAN CORP.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11389289January 21, 2021
UNKNOWN OR OTHER, FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING, FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: WARNINGS
PURCHASED CAR IN OCTOBER 2020. CAR STARTED BRAKING INVOLUNTARY WHILE DRIVING 10-25 MPH. NO OBJECTS WERE IN FRONT OF THE CAR. THIS HAS HAPPENED 4 TIMES. THIS HAPPENED ON MY LAST VEHICLE AND NISSAN HAD A MAJOR RECALL TO CHANGE THE SENSORS/CAMERA. AT THIS TIME THERE IS NO FIX. I HAVE TAKEN MY CAR IN 5 TIMES REGARDING THE 4 TIMES IT HAS BRAKED INVOLUNTARILY. I AM OVER IT. THE A/C ALSO BLEW HOT AIR DUE TO TOO MUCH FREON. MY BATTERY DIED LESS THAN 90 DAYS FROM PURCHASE. THIS CAR HAS BEEN A NIGHTMARE!! I LIVE IN MIAMI AND TRAFFIC IS BAD. I AM WORRIED THAT AN SUV WILL SLAM INTO THE BACK OF ME WHEN THERE IS TRAFFIC AND RAIN. (RAINS MOST OF THE YEAR). I HAVE A 7 YEAT OLD.AND FRAR WE WILL GET REAR ENDED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11389321January 21, 2021
POWER TRAIN, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
TRANSMISSION SLIPPING, HESITATING, AND LUNGING. SOME TIMES CAUSES SUDDEN ACCELERATION OR DECELERATION, ALMOST CAUSING ACCIDENTS. CAR IS ALSO STARTING TO MAKE ABNORMAL SOUNDS FROM TIME TO TIME, WHICH STARTED WHEN THE TRANSMISSION ISSUES STARTED. SOMETIMES THE CAR HAS EVEN TRIED TO LUNGE FORWARD WHEN BRAKE IS APPLIED IN A STOPPED POSITION. THIS TRANSMISSION WAS ALREADY CHANGED ONCE BECAUSE ORIGINAL OWNER COMPLAINED OF LACK OF ACCELERATION. THE CAR ONLY HAS 50K ON IT. TAKING IT TO NISSAN SERVICE CENTER THIS WEEKEND! BUT I CAN IMAGINE WHAT I'M GOING TO HEAR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11388956January 20, 2021
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I SAW THAT THE 2019 NISSAN SENTRA SV HAD A RECALL FOR THE BACK UP CAMERA AND TODAY MY BACK UP CAMERA STOPPED WORKING AND WHEN I GO TO SETTING IT DOESN'T GIVE ME THE OPTION TO TURN IT BACK ON.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11388900January 19, 2021
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
MY CAR HAS STARTED ACTING CONFUSED WITH THE GEAR SHIFTS. IT'S ALMOST LIKE I AM REPEATINGLY PUTTING IT IN DRIVE THEN NEUTRAL THEN SPORTS MODE WHEN I AM NOT DOING ANYTHING JUST TRYING TO DRIVE. THE CAR STRUGGLES TO PICK UP SPEED AND 'GIDDY UP' WHEN I ACCELERATE. IT GETS WORSE WHEN I GO UP HILL OR OVER 40 MPH. I WAS TOLD IT'S VERY DANGEROUS AND NOW HAVE TO GET THE TRANSMISSION LOOKED AT PER THE DIAGNOSIS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11388944January 19, 2021
AIR BAGS
MY AIR BAG LIGHTS KEEP COMING ON. I HAVE REPLACED SENSOR BUT IT KEEPS HAPPENING
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11388651January 18, 2021
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE, SEATS
THE ENGINE LIGHT POPPED ON AND THEN THE CAR WOULDN'T ACCELERATE THE ODOMETER DIDN'T PASS 0MPH YOU HAVE TO REPEATEDLY RESTART THE CAR TO EVEN GET THE CAR TO 20 MPH. WHEN GOING UP A HILL THE CAR WOULDN'T GO FAST ENOUGH SO I STARTED TO ROLL BACK. GOT THE CAR SCANNED AND THE THINGS THAT POPPED UP WAS P0744, P285A, P0715
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11388527January 17, 2021
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS WITH ONLY A 70K MILAGE CAR. AND 4 MONTHS LATER, ITS GIVING ME THE SAME PROBLEM. AND THEY KEEP ON HAVING TO FIX IT AT MOSSY NISSAN DEALER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11388468January 16, 2021
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
MY CAR HAS 92,000 MILES. AS OF 3 DAYS IT'S BEEN ACTING UP I WENT TO A MECHANIC AND THEY SAID I NEEDED TO REPLACE MY TRANSMISSION. THAT IT WASN'T SENDING ENOUGH SIGNAL TO THE ENGINE TO HAVE MY CAR RUN. WHEN I STEP ON THE GAS IT GOES AROUND 10MPH BUT 2 DAYS AGO IT COMPLETELY STOPPED. AND I GOT A LETTER ON THE MAIL A WHILE BACK THAT IT HAD A RECALL
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11388474January 16, 2021
POWER TRAIN
WE HAVE A NISSAN SENTRA 2013, WE'VE CHANGED THE TRANSMISSION WHEN VEHICLE HAD 80,000 MILES (ALMOST ONE YEAR AND A HALF AGO), VEHICLE DOESN'T HAVE 30,000 MILES AND IS BROKEN AGAIN, WHILE NISSAN KNOWS ABOUT THIS ISSUE AND NOW THEY SAY THAT THEY CAN'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. SHAME ON NISSAN!!! THE WORST PART IS THAT THEIR OWN DEALERS KNOW THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE BECAUSE NISSAN TRANSMISIN BUILDER IS CHEAP AND THEY TEND TO FAIL FOR NO REASON.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11388249January 14, 2021
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: WARNINGS
EVEN A SMALL BUMP IN THE ROAD (NOT EVEN A BIG SPEED BUMP) SOMETIMES CAUSES THE FRONT BUMPER TO RISE AND STRIKE THE BRACKET HOLDING THE FORWARD COLLISION WARNING SENSOR. THAT THROWS THE SENSOR OUT OF CALIBRATION AND MAKES IT UNRELIABLE. THE TECH AT AUTO NATION COLLISION IN LAS VEGAS TOLD ME THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM. HE SAID THE BUMPER AND THE BOTTOM OF THE BRACKET ARE TOO CLOSE TOGETHER SO THE BRACKET GETS HIT OFTEN AND DAMAGES THE SENSOR. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. YOU THINK YOU HAVE A COLLISION WARING SYSTEM BUT YOU DON'T OR THE SENSOR REPORTS A COLLISION WHEN NONE HAS HAPPENED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11387968January 13, 2021
ENGINE, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
WHEN I ACELRATE IT SHAKES A LITTLE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11387628January 11, 2021
SERVICE BRAKES, UNKNOWN OR OTHER, FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING
OUR 2019 SENTRA WON'T START AND WE ENDED UP BUYING A BATTERY AND IT STILL WON'T START. FROM THE RESEARCH I'VE DONE LOOKS LIKE A BREAKING SENSOR. DUE TO THE. REAL LIGHTS NOT LIGHTING UP AT ALL. SEEMS TO BE A REOCCURRING THING FOR SENTRAS. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND POTENTIAL LAWSUIT DUE TO THE CAR TURNING OFF ON THE ROAD.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11387269January 9, 2021
AIR BAGS, SERVICE BRAKES, FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING
LAST MONTH I WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT THAT COULD HAVE BEEN AVOIDED IF MY SENSORS WERE WORKING PROPERLY, MY EMERGENCY BRAKE SYSTEM DID NOT EMPLOY AFTER BEING INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT I USED MY STANDARD BRAKE THE CAR WENT DOWN BEING REAR-ENDED SOMEBODY BUT I HAD PLENTY OF TIME TO STOP WITH ONLY THE FRONT BRAKES TO BULLYING ALLOWED MY CAR TO NOSEDIVE AND SLIDE EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS NOT RELEASED AND STOPPED WORKING BECAUSE OF SENSORS WERE NO LONGER TELLING THE CAR TO BREAK I HAD FULL COVERAGE INSURANCE AND INSURANCE AND NOT COVERING MY CAR BECAUSE THE CAR LOT DID NOT ADVISE ME OF HIS PROBLEM OR THE RECALLS ON THIS CAR I'VE BEEN WORKING WITH MY CREDIT FOR OVER 2 YEARS NOW AND BECAUSE I'M NEGLECTED TO TELL ME WHAT WAS WRONG WITH THE CAR I HAVE TO SET FOR NOW, AND I ALSO NOTICED THAT ONLY THE DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED AND ME AND MY DAUGHTER WERE IN THE CAR AND THAT WAS THE ONLY SAFETY FEATURE THAT WAS RELEASED WITH MY CREDIT BEING BAD I WAS FORCED TO A HIGH APR RATE AND NEARLY $40,000 FOR A NISSAN SENTRA THAT WASN'T WORTH $0.25
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#11386891January 7, 2021
AIR BAGS, STRUCTURE:BODY, SERVICE BRAKES
THE CAR'S BRAKES STOPPED RESPONDING IN THE HIGHWAY AND THE CAR HIT ONE SIDE OF THE ROAD (IT WAS SNOWING) THEN IT CUT 3 LANES AND WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE OTHER SIDE AND HIT THE WALL AGAIN. THE IMPACT WAS HIGH, THE VEHICLE HAS MAJOR DAMAGE BUT THE AIRBAGS NEVER DEPLOYED.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#11387085January 7, 2021
POWER TRAIN
I HAVE A 2014 NISSAN SENTRA. MY VEHICLE START JERKING AND BARELY DRIVING WHILE ON THE ROAD. I HAD IT TOWED TO A SHOP AND THEY SAID IT WAS CVT. NISSAN HAVE A JUDGEMENT AGAINST THEM FOR A FAULTY CVT AND REQUIRED TO HONOR TO REPLACE THIS WITH CERTAIN MILES OR 7 YEARS. MY CAR MEET THE TOTAL YEAR AND NISSAN REFUSE TO PAY. MY CAR IS CURRENTLY AT NISSAN AND THEY EMAIL ME A BILL FOR 4,000. I DON'T FEEL NISSAN IS OWNING UP TO THE FACT THESE TRANSMISSION WAS BUILT FAULTY AND I CAN'T AFFORD NOR SHOULD I HAVE TO PAY FOR SUCH. PLEASE ASSIST ME WITH SOLVING THIS ISSUE. I ONLY HAVE ONE CAR AND NISSAN MUST HONOR THEIR JUDGEMENT SINCE IT'S BEEN CONFIRMED CVT FOR MY VEHICLE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11386761January 6, 2021
SUSPENSION, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
ON THE MORNING OF DECEMBER 6, 2020. I LEFT MY PARKING LOT AND PROCEEDED UP WARWICK AVE, TOWARDS FRANKLIN ST AND I SLOWED TO GO OVER A BUMP , WHEN I WENT OVER THE BUMP AS I HAVE MANY TIMES , MY STEERING WHEEL SHIFTED TO THE RIGHT , SENDING ME INTO A PARKED CAR AND EVEN THOUGH I TRIED TO TURN MY WHEEL MY CAR WOULDN'T GO LEFT. WHEN I GOT OUT OF MY CAR TO LOOK I NOTICED A CLEAN BREAK ON MY INNER OUTER TIE RODS WHICH IS WEIRD BECAUSE THIS IS A 2020 CAR AND I JUST GOT IT IN MARCH 2020. I NEED HELP BECAUSE I CANNOT AFFORD TO GET THIS FIXED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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