Nissan Sentra Complaints

5,975 consumer complaints on file.

#11361094September 25, 2020
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: SENSING SYSTEM: LIDAR
TL* THE CONTACT'S MOTHER OWNS A 2018 NISSAN SENTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT RADAR OBSTRUCTION LIGHT FLASHED STATING THAT THE SYSTEM WAS UNAVAILABLE. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WERE CONTACTED OR NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 53,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11360978September 24, 2020
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND CODE IS MASS AIRFLOW. I HAVE REPLACED IT 5 TIMES AS WELL AS HAD THE WORK DONE SUGGESTED BY NISSAN FOR THE TBS THAT HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR IT. IT STALLS WHILE I AM DRIVING IT. WHICH ALMOST RESULTED IN AM ACCIDENT. THE ONLY CODE THAT COMES UP ON THE SCAN IS FOR THE MASS AIRFLOW. I HAVE CONTACTED NISSAN AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY DONT KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM IS BRING IT TO A DEALERSHIP. I HAVE HAD IT CHECKED AND RECHECKED AND FIXED AND THE ISSUE IS NOT GOING AWAY. WITH IT NOW STALLING AS I DRIVE THIS IS NOW A SAFETY ISSUE. IT HAPPENED ON A ROUTE WHERE THE SPEED LIMIT IS 50 MILES AN HOUR. AT THIS TIME I NOT ONLY REPLACED SENSOR AGAIN BUT ALSO HAD A MECHANIC CLEAN THE THROTTLE BODY AND DO THE OTHER RECOMMENDATIONS. THE LIGHT CLEARED AND 2 WEEKS LATER SAME ISSUE HAPPENED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11360603September 23, 2020
POWER TRAIN
TRANSMISSION STARTED FAILING, OUT OF NISSAN'S CLASS ACTION SETTLEMENT EXTENSION TO 84,000 MILES AS MY CAR HAD 95,000 MILES ON IT. I BOUGHT THIS CAR BRAND NEW AND MAINTAINED IT FOR MY DAUGHTER TO DRIVE AND WAS HOPING IT WOULD LAST HER THROUGH COLLEGE. I DROVE IT LAST FRIDAY, TRADED IT IN ON SUNDAY AS COST TO REPAIR EXCEEDED THE VALUE OF THE CAR. WAS NOT INFORMED OF RECALL WHICH IS ODD AS ONLY OWNER OF CAR BUT REGARDLESS THE VEHICLE NOT SAFE DUE TO KNOWN ISSUES OF CVT DRIVETRAIN. CAR WOULD JUMP, HESITATE, NO POWER THEN IT WOULD CATCH AND LUNGE WHEN GAS APPLIED. GOING DOWNHILL SEEMED TO CAUSE LOSS OF POWER AND WOULD ACTUALLY SLOW CAR DOWN CAUSING ME TO HAVE TO ACCELERATE TO GO DOWNHILL AND THUS PULL OFF ROAD TO STOP AND LET THE CAR SEEM TO REST PRIOR TO INTERSTATE DRIVING. THANKFUL WEATHER NOT BAD WHEN THIS HAPPENED OR THAT MY DAUGHTER NOT IN A WRECK BECAUSE OF THIS KNOWN ISSUE. WILL BOYCOTT NISSAN PRODUCTS REST OF MY LIFE. SPOKE WITH NISSAN REP WHO INFORMED ME NOTHING CAN BE DONE BY NISSAN TO HELP ME. I HELPED MYSELF AND BOUGHT A HONDA.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11360797September 23, 2020
AIR BAGS
THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT POP ON WHEN I WAS STOPPING FOR RED LIGHT. THE CAR HAS NOT BEEN IN A CRASH ,FIRE , OR FLOOD. THE AIR BAG MODULE MUST BE A MANUFACTURER PROBLEM, THIS IS NOT NO ROUTINE MAINTENANCE PROBLEM. THERE ARE OTHER NISSAN MODELS WITH SAME PROBLEM. PLEASE DON'T LET MANUFACTURERS GET AWAY WITH THIS, IT IS PUTTING ME AND MY PASSENGERS IN VERY HIGH DANGER. THIS IS A ITEM ONLY MANUFACTURERS HAVE EASY ACCESS TO.I PAYED ALOT OF MONEY FOR VEHICLE, PLEASE ADD MY VEHICLE FOR RECALL , THERE'S NO WHERE ELSE TO TURN TO. THANK FOR YOUR HELP AND CONSIDERATION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11360808September 23, 2020
POWER TRAIN, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
LIGHT GOING ON LOOKS LIKE TRANSMISSION AND TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN FAILING WHEN I DRIVE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11360232September 21, 2020
POWER TRAIN
CVT TRANSMISSION TONS OF COMPLAINTS AND NOTHING DONE - NOT I HAVE A CAR THAT WONT RUN- BOUGHT LESS THAN 6 MONTHS AGO. NO RECALL AND KEEP SELLING THIS CRAPPY TRANSMISSION OVER 3K TO FIX- NO ONE BUT DEALERSHIP WILL FIX EITHER. WONT GO FORWARD.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11359942September 19, 2020
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
CAR ENGINE IS NOT ACCELERATING AND TRANSMISSION SEEMS TO BE STUCK IN A CERTAIN GEAR. TOOK IT INTO NISSAN LAST YEAR AND THEY REPLACED THE VALVE BODY IN THE TRANSMISSION. NOW IT APPEARS IT'S HAVING THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM AGAIN. VERY SCARY AS I ALMOST GOT INTO A FEW ACCIDENTS. ALSO THE ENGINE IS HAVING THE SAME LOW IDLE ISSUES BUT NOTHING IS AS BAD AS THE TRANSMISSION ISSUES. VERY VERY VERY SCARY
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11360015September 19, 2020
SERVICE BRAKES
OVER 2 1/2 YEARS OF OWNERSHIP OF THE VEHICLE, I'VE TAKEN THE CAR IN FOR SERVICE 6 TIMES FOR THE SAME PROBLEM: THE BREAK SWITCH HAS FAILED TO ALLOW THE PUSH-BUTTON STARTER TO ENGAGE, WHICH LEAVES ME UNABLE TO STAR THE CAR. THE ISSUE EFFECTIVELY LEAVES ME STRANDED AND HAS RESULTED IN MAKING ME LATE. IT ONLY HAPPENEDS WHEN STARTING THE CAR SO IT'S STATIONARY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11359850September 18, 2020
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 NISSAN SENTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH OR STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, THE VEHICLE SHUTOFF WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT HAD AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC REPLACE THE FUEL PUMP, THE SPARK PLUGS, THE FUEL FILTER AND THE EXHAUST PIPES. A DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11355509September 17, 2020
POWER TRAIN
WELL MY NEPHEW WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK AND THE CAR STARTED MAKING A GRINDING NOISE SO HE STOPPED CALLED ME TO GO HELP HIM BECAUSE THE CAR WOULDN'T GO ANYMORE . SO THE NEXT MORNING I TURNED IT ON IMMEDIATELY YOU HEAR GRINDING SO I IMMEDIATELY TURN THE VEHICLE OFF.CHECKED THE TRANSMISSION PAN AND IT HAD SMALL PIECES OF METAL IN THE PAN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11355685September 17, 2020
POWER TRAIN
WHEN THE CAR IS STOPPED AND IN "PARK" (THE ENGINE MAY BE RUNNING OR OFF AND YOU GO TO START IT UP), THE CAR WILL NOT COME OUT OF "PARK". THIS HAPPENS RANDOMLY. TO GET THE CAR OUT OF "PARK", PER THE OWNER'S MANUAL, THERE IS AN INSET HALF-CIRCLE (8MM) PLASTIC PIECE LABELED "SHIFT LOCK" NEXT TO THE SHIFTER THAT HAS TO BE PRIED OFF WITH AN APPROPRIATELY SIZED TOOL AND THEN AN APPROPRIATELY SIZED TOOL HAS TO BE INSERTED INTO THE SLOT AND PRESSED DOWN WHILE THE SHIFTER IS SIMULTANEOUSLY MOVED OUT OF "PARK" (NOTE: YOU NEED TO USE BOTH HANDS TO ACCOMPLISH THIS PLUS OBTAIN THE NECESSARY TOOLS). THIS HAPPENS WHEN THE CAR IS STOPPED AND IN "PARK" - WHILE WAITING TO PICK SOMEONE UP, STOPPING TO DROP SOMEONE OFF, IN A TRAFFIC JAM; AT A SAFETY CHECK ON A HIGHWAY, PARKED IN A LOT, PARKED IN A GARAGE, ETC. THIS PROBLEM OF THE SHIFTER STUCK IN "PARK" ONLY HAPPENS WHEN THE CAR IS NOT IN MOTION AND THE TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN PLACED IN THE "PARK" POSITION - THE ENGINE CAN BE EITHER ON OR OFF AND YOU GO TO START THE CAR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11355109September 15, 2020
SERVICE BRAKES, STEERING, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
CAR PULLS TO RIGHT ON THE EXPRESS WAY MAKING VERY LOUD FUNNY NOISES , RPM SHOOTS TO 2 TO 5 AND THE STEERING WHEEL HAS LOCKED A FEW TIMES TAKING ME OFF OF THE ROAD BUT NOT CRASHING OR INTO A ACCIDENT , THE BRAKES ARE ALSO SOUNDING BAD. ON STREETS THE CARS STEERING DRIFTS LIKE THE CAR WANTS TO DO ITS OWN THING .
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11355218September 15, 2020
AIR BAGS
AIR BAG LIGHT FLASHES CONTINUESLY
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11355244September 15, 2020
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 NISSAN SENTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE HESITATED TO MOVE FORWARD WHILE DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THERE WAS NO WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT AND HER DAUGHTER HAD TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO ROCKING NISSAN OF STAFFORD (1 COACHMAN CIR, STAFFORD, VA 22554) AND NISSAN OF ORANGEBURG (2827 ST MATTHEWS RD, ORANGEBURG, SC 29118) ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS AND BOTH DEALERS WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT THEN TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE HE DIAGNOSED THE VEHICLE WITH A TRANSMISSION ISSUE LINKED TO THE RPM'S. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD BEEN NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED HER THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS ON THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 40,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11355274September 15, 2020
STRUCTURE:BODY, POWER TRAIN, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
BROUGHT THIS 2016 IN APRIL OF 2020, AFTER I INITIALLY DROVE IT , MY DAUGHTER TOOK OVER DRIVING IT SINCE I'M A DISABLED VETERAN. MY FIANCE DROVE THE VEHICLE IN JUNE AND REALIZED IT WAS A DIFFERENT FEELING WITH THE CAR . TOOK IT TO THE SHOP AND THEY REPLACED TWO FRONT TIRES AND PERFORM A TUNE UP . MY YOUNG DAUGHTER PICK IT FROM THE SHOP AND WENT OFF TO COLLEGE IN BALTIMORE,MARYLAND. SHE RETURNED TO PALM BEACH IN SEPTEMBER .AFTER SHE GOT HOME , THE CAR JUST CUT OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD UNEXPECTED. MY FIANCE TOOK THE CAR FOR A DRIVE AND NOTICE IT DOING THE SAME THING. TOOK IT TO TWO SHOPS WHO INFORMED ME TWO DIFFERENT DIAGNOSIS., ONE BEING THE TRANSMISSION. THEY INFORM ME TO CONTACT NISSAN WHO IN TURN TOLD ME IT WAS THE TRANSMISSION. WE HAD TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO A DIFFERENT LOCATION AT WHICH TIME ON 9/13/2020 , MY DAUGHTER HAD A ACCIDENT DUE TO THE FACT THE CAR COULDN'T PICK UP SPEED FAST ENOUGH TO MERGE INTO THE NEXT LANE . I'M HAPPY MY DAUGHTER WASN'T HURT BUT DEVASTATED THAT THIS CAR , 4 YEARS OLD IN MY POSSESSION ABOUT 4 MONTHS NEEDS A TRANSMISSION REPAIR. I DIDN'T EXPECT THIS FROM A VEHICLE THAT I STILL HAVE 3 YEARS REMAINING AND FROM NISSAN WHICH I THOUGHT WAS A RELIABLE COMPANY.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11354821September 14, 2020
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, SUSPENSION, WHEELS
BACKING OUT OF A DRIVEWAY MY AXEL AND BALL JOINT. THE CONTROL ARM DISCONNECTED FROM MY TRANSMISSION. THIS CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE SIDE PANELING IN FRONT MY TIRE. THE CAR WOULDN'T MOVE EVEN WHEN PUT IN NEUTRAL. WHEN I GO IN REVERSE BEFORE THIS HAPPENED MY CAR WOULD PUTTER AND THEN DIE. THE CAR WILL NOT REVERSE UNLESS I PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL AND ROLL OUT FROM WHERE I AM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11355029September 14, 2020
AIR BAGS
WHILE WAITING AT A RED LIGHT THE SIDE PASSENGER AIRBAG EXPLODED.*DT*JB*DT*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11354554September 12, 2020
POWER TRAIN
THE VEHICLE JERKS WHEN COLD AND TRANSMISSION STARTS SLIPPING WHILE DRIVING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11354565September 12, 2020
POWER TRAIN
WHY IS THE TRANSMISSION GIVING SO MANY PROBLEMS AND NOT BEING TAKING CARE OF. I AM STILL IN WARRANTY TIME FRAME BUT OUT OF MILES & NOW I NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION AND NOBODY CAN HELP ME. THE INPUT SHAFT BEARING IS GONE BAD. I WAS TOLD THESE TRANSMISSION ARE KNOWN FOR IT. BUT NISSIAN HAS NOT RECALLED YET WHY? IT HAS BEEN MAKING NOISE FOR YEARS AND DEALER SAID IT WAS NORMAL, NOW A DIFFERENT DEALER SAYS NO YOU NEED NEW TRANSMISSION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11354592September 12, 2020
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, SEAT BELTS, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
CAR LOOSES POWER MID DRIVING....SEATBELT ON BACK PASSENGER SIDE DOES NOT ALWAYS CLICK IN SAFELY....WHEN PRESSING ON GAS THERE IS A CLICKING SOUND AND CAR DOES NOT ALWAYS GO FORWARD WHEN GOING FROM IDLE TO MOVING ON THE ROAD...TWICE THE CAR WENT FORWARD FAST AND SOMETIMES IT HAS TOO MUCH POWER WHEN I AM NOT PRESSING THE GAS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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