Nissan Sentra Complaints (2001)

236 consumer complaints on file.

#10021025June 4, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
DEFECTIVE CRANK POSITION SENSOR, WHICH CAUSED ENGINE TO CEASE TWICE WHILE DRIVING. CAR WAS TOWED TO DEALER, WHO SAID THEY WOULD LOOK AT IT. MEANWHILE, WENT TO NISSAN WEBSITE AND FOUND THE EXACT CAUSE. I THEN CALLED NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIRS AND WAS INFORMED MY CAR SHOULD HAVE BEEN RECALLED. I THEN CALLED DEALER'S SVC MGR, WHO SAID HE WASN'T SURE. I TOLD HIM I SPOKE WITH THEIR CONSUMER DEPT AND THEY CONFIRMED THE CAR HAD A RECALL PROBLEM. HE CALLED BACK 2 HRS LATER AND SAID MY CAR WAS FIXED. I ASKED ABOUT THE $65 TOWING REFUND. HE SAID TO CALL NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIRS. ALL OWNERS OF 2001 NISSAN SHOULD IMMEDIATELY BE NOTIFIED OF THIS DANGER. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10021556June 3, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
THE VEHICLES VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL RELATED TO THE CAMSHAFT SENSORS WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO STALL WHILE DRIVING (RECALL NUMBER 01V-357000). *MR *SCC *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10022279May 29, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
CONSUMER REQUESTING REFUND FOR CRANK POSITION SENSOR REPAIR. *MR THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD HER VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10020692May 29, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN
HORN STOPPED WORKING, DEALER SAID BREAK IN HARNESS WAS THE CAUSE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10021672May 28, 2003
SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER
CHILD WAS ABLE TO RELEASE THE SEATBELT AND GOT WRAPPED AROUND THE SEATBELT SO TIGHT THAT THE CONSUMER HAD TO CUT THE CHILD OUT. *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10019192May 23, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:DISC:CALIPER
RIGHT REAR WHEEL LOCKS AND DOES NOT ROTATE, AT TIMES, NOT ALL OF THE TIME. DEALERSHIP SAYS THAT NOTHING IS WRONG. SAYS, "PROBABLY THE CHANGES IN THE WEATHER." STARTED IN DECEMBER, 2002, AND IS CONTINUEING TO DATE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10020065May 19, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
THE BRAKE WORE QUICKLY WHICH CAUSED EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10017841May 6, 2003
STEERING, SUSPENSION:FRONT
THE STEERING WHEEL MADE NOISE. ON ONE OCCASION THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO VIBRATE AND SHAKE WHILE MAKING A TURN WHICH RESULTED IN THE VEHICLE HITTING A CURB. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER ON SEVERAL OCCASION BUT THEY HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO LOCATE OR CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *AK *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10018288May 6, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
THE VEHICLE STALLED, DUE TO A DEFECTIVE CRANK POSITION SENSOR. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10017811April 29, 2003
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY BOTH FRONT TIRE TREADS SEPARATED FROM THE WHEEL. THE TIRES WERE DUNLOP. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10015790April 14, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING.*JB DEALERSHIP REPLACED CRANK POSITION SENSOR. *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10014990April 2, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS
WHEN A TURN WAS MADE, THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL IMPACTED THE CURB. WHICH RESULTED IN THE PULLEY BOLT BREAKING. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10013575March 27, 2003
STEERING, SUSPENSION, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
MULTIPLE ISSUES WITH 2001 SENTRA. STEERING HAS BECOME PROGRESSIVELY TIGHTER. DEALER CLAIMS NO PROBLEM. CRUNCHING NOISE FROM SHOCKS/STRUTS WHEN DRIVING OVER SPEED BUMPS OR WHEN EXITING DRIVEWAY ONTO ROAD (UNEVEN PAVEMENT). WORSE WHEN COLD. DEALER CLAIMS NO PROBLEM. BRAKES MAKE SCRAPING NOISE WHEN APPLIED. WORSE WHEN COLD. CAR HAS BECOME VERY UNCOMFORTABLE TO DRIVE - TIGHT/DIFFICULT STEERING AND NOISY SUSPENSION. DRIVES LIKE A 10 YEAR OLD CHEVY INSTEAD OF A 2 YEAR OLD JAPANESE CAR. I SHOULD HAVE KEPT MY HONDA!!!*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10009892March 21, 2003
TIRES
THE FRONT TIRES LEFT BLACK MARKS ON THE ROAD. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE TIRE DO NOT COVER A LARGE AREA ON THE ROAD THEREFORE THEY SLID (P185/65R14). *SCC *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10010803March 20, 2003
EQUIPMENT
I TOOK MY CAR TO HAVE THE OIL CHANGED AND IN THE PROCESS THE OIL DIPSTICK HANDLE BROKE. WHEN I NOTIFIED NISSAN, I WAS INFORMED BY A SERVICE TECHNICIAN THAT THIS IS A COMMON OCCURRENCE WITH NISSANS. WE TRIED TO RETRIEVE THE OIL DIPSTICK BUT TO NO AVAIL. SO I CALLED NISSAN AND SPOKE WITH A SERVICE TECHNICIAN AND HE INFORMED ME, THE OIL PAN WOULD HAVE TO BE DROPPED AND "ONLY" A NISSAN SERVICE TECHNICIAN COULD PERFORM THE JOB. THE NISSAN SERVICE TECHNICIAN INFORMED ME THAT IT WOULD COST $200.00 TO REPAIR. THE SERVICE TECHNICIAN ALSO INFORMED ME DURING OUR CONSERVATION, T THEY WERE DROPPING THE OIL PAN ON SEVERAL NISSAN'S WITH THE SAME PROBLEM , A BROKEN OIL DIPSTICK. I THINK IT IS UNFAIR FOR THE CONSUMER TO PAY $200.00 TO HAVE AN OIL DIPSTICK REMOVED WHEN THE MATERIAL OR PART IS SUBSTANDARD INITIALLY. BASICALLY WHAT NISSAN IS SAYING IS, WHEN I GET AN OIL CHANGE THERE IS A "GREAT" POSSIBILITY THE OIL DIPSTICK WILL BREAK. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10011374March 11, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN
THE HORN ASSEMBLY FAILED.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10009634February 28, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
THE CRANK SENSOR WAS REPLACED.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10009493February 24, 2003
TIRES
NAR 2/24/2003 THE CONSUMER FRONT TIRES LEFT BLACK MARKS ON THE ROAD. *CB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10005762February 12, 2003
SUSPENSION:REAR:SHOCK ABSORBER
REAR STRUT NOISE/VIBRATION CONTINUES AFTER SEVERAL SERVICE ATTEMPTS. FIRST SERVICE IN FEBRUARY 2001 DEALER REPLACED RIGHT REAR STRUT. NOISE/VIBRATION CONTINUES. IN, 2003 NOISE GET LOUDER GOING OVER BUMPS AND ROUGH ROAD. DEALER REPLACED REAR STRUT MOUNT 2/6/2003. THIS WAS INEFFECTIVE AS NOISE/VIBRATION CONTINUES. UNSURE OF VEHICLE SAFETY AT THIS POINT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10007074February 11, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
THE WIRING HARNESS WAS DEFECTIVE, WHICH CAUSED THE HORN NOT TO WORK.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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