Nissan Sentra Complaints

5,975 consumer complaints on file.

#10648599October 18, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES
I WAS IN A PARKING LOT WHEN I PRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR WITH NO RESISTANCE. ALSO THE CAR DID NOT BEGIN TO STOP. I HAD TO PUMP THE BRAKES IN ORDER TO NOTICE "NORMAL" OPERATION. THIS HAS HAPPENED 3 TIMES. I AM WORRIED IT WILL HAPPEN AT A HIGHER RATE OF SPEED CAUSING A MAJOR ACCIDENT DUE TO INOPERABLE BRAKES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10648323October 17, 2014
ENGINE
WAS GOING DOWN THE ROAD TRAVELING AROUND 25 MPH AND ENGINE STALLED OUT OF THE BLUE THEN CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. AFTER ABOUT 15 MINUTES CAR FINALLY CRANKED BACK UP. BUT WHEN IT DID THE CHECK ENGINE SOON LIGHT WAS ON HAD IT CHECKED AND IT CAME BACK AS A BAD CAM SHAFT POSITIONING SENSOR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10644891October 15, 2014
AIR BAGS
THE SENTRA HAS A LIGHT ON THE DASHBOARD THAT ALERTS THE DRIVER IF THE PASSENGER AIRBAG IS DISABLED. THIS LIGHT ON MY SENTRA WILL SOMETIMES COME ON EVEN THOUGH A 150 POUND PERSON IS SITTING IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. INITIALLY I WAS ABLE TO GET THE LIGHT TO TURN OFF BY BRAKING FAST. A FEW NIGHTS AGO, I COULD NOT GET THE LIGHT TO TURN OFF FOR A 20 MINUTE DRIVE EVEN THOUGH A 150 POUND PERSON IS SITTING IN THE SEAT. PER NISSAN, THE AIR BAG IS PROVIDING NO CODES FOR THIS ISSUE AND UNLESS I CAN RECREATE IT THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO. I HAVE CONTACTED NISSAN CUSTOMER SERVICE AND WAS TOLD TO VIDEO TAPE THE LIGHT, GO TO A DIFFERENT DEALER WHO CAN THEN READ THE CODES OF WHICH THERE ARE NOT ANY OR TO TRADE IN THE VEHICLE. I AM CONCERNED THAT THE AIR BAG WILL NOT PROPERLY DEPLOY IN A FRONT END COLLISION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10644690October 14, 2014
AIR BAGS
VEHICLES PASSENGER AIR BAG FAIL TO ACTIVATE WHILE PASSENGER SITTING, MILEAGE ON THE VEHICLE 2,000. DEALER PERFORM RECALL PROCEDURE RECALL R1405 OCS REPROGRAM ON 6/26/2014 CURRENT MILEAGE 3,785. TODAY 10/14/2014 PASSENGER AIR BAG FAILS TO ACTIVATE WHILE PASSENGER ON BOARD. L VIDEO RECORD TO INCIDENT. SO MANUFACTURERS REPROGRAM FAIL TO FIX THE ISSUE. CURRENT MILEAGE 4,992 MILE ON THE ODOMETER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10644437October 14, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES
WHEN MY VEHICLES SLOWS DOWN AND BRAKES TO A STOP IT BEGINS TO SHAKE SLIGHTLY. THE SHAKING CAUSES THE CAR TO HESITATE SLIGHTLY BACK AND FORWARD. IN ADDITION, SOMETIMES THE BREAK PEDALS ARE SLOW TO COME BACK UP ONCE I HAVE PRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE ISSUE IS USUALLY SEEN IN THE MORNINGS WHEN I AM FIRST DRIVE THE VEHICLE AND BEGIN TO BRAKE. I BELIEVE NISSAN HAS SOLD ME A LEMON VEHICLE. THIS A BRAND NEW VEHICLE AND I HAVE NOT HAD IT FOR MORE THAN MONTH. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10644502October 14, 2014
AIR BAGS
AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT (DRIVER'S AIRBAG) ILLUMINATED. WENT TO DEALERSHIP IMMEDIATELY. WAS TOLD IF THE LIGHT CAME BACK ON I WOULD HAVE TO PAY $936.99 FOR REPLACEMENT. CAR HAD ONLY 10,000 MILES ON IT! I AM NOW UNABLE TO PASS REQUIRED STATE SAFETY INSPECTION DUE TO "SAFETY ISSUE." TWO EMAILS TO NISSAN HAVE GONE WITHOUT RESPONSE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10644562October 14, 2014
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 NISSAN SENTRA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A GRINDING SOUND COMING FROM THE TRANSMISSION WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE SOUND WOULD STOP ONCE THE VEHICLE REACHED A CERTAIN SPEED, BUT CONTINUED ONCE THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED NUMEROUS TIMES AT DIFFERENT SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER TO BE REPAIRED ACCORDING TO AN UNKNOWN MANUFACTURER RECALL. THE TECHNICIAN REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10644296October 13, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I WENT TO PURCHASE A VEHICLE & THE MILEAGE READ 87,026. WHEN I DID A CARFAX CHECK THE LAST MILEAGE DOCUMENTED WAS 125,615. IT LOOKS LIKE THE OWNER MAY HAVE ROLLED BACK THE MILES. WHO CAN I REPORT THIS TO? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10643278October 8, 2014
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 NISSAN SENTRA. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 121,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10643175October 7, 2014
POWER TRAIN
A 3 YEAR OLD CAR SUDDENLY WOULD NOT SHIFT GEAR ( DEFECTIVE SHIFTER ASSEMBLY ) FROM PARK TO DRIVE , FIRST WAS TOLD BY NISSAN IT IS COVERED BY POWERTRAIN WARRANTY (60K MILES ) AND WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER IT'S NOT. *TR WHY IS THE CONSUMER HAVE TO PAY FOR FACTORY INSTALLED DEFECTIVE PART ? WE ARE NOT TALKING LIGHT BULBS OR FUSES WHICH LASTED LONGER THAN AN IMPORTANT GEAR OF A CAR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10640776October 2, 2014
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 NISSAN SENTRA. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY DECELERATED AND THE SERVICE ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE STALLED, BUT WAS ABLE TO BE RESTARTED AND RESUME NORMAL OPERATION. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 73,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10640510October 1, 2014
VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY
SPOUSE PARKED AND WAITING IN THE CAR AT AIRPORT ARRIVAL CURB AROUND 8:30PM. AS I WAS WALKING TOWARDS THE CAR, I HEARD A LOUD EXPLOSION, SOUNDED LIKE A GUNSHOT. THEN I NOTICED THE CAR SUNROOF PIECES SHATTERED ALL OVER. NO CARS PASSING BY. TEMP AROUND 90F. LUCKILY NO PASSENGERS CLOSE BY TO THE CAR. SPOUSE WAS IN SHOCK AND LUCKILY THE SUNROOF COVER WAS CLOSED. I COULD NOT FIND A CAUSE OTHER THAN SUSPECTING THIS IS A VEHICLE MANUFACTURING DEFECT. THE ONLY DAMAGE PART WAS SUNROOF ITSELF. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE THAT DEEM A SAFETY RECALL OF SUNROOF REPLACEMENT. LUCKILY NO ONE WAS INJURED. REPORTED THE ISSUE TO NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIR AND WAITING TO HEAR BACK FROM THEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10640186September 30, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES
RANDOMLY MY BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR WITH NO BRAKING ABILITY. IT HAS HAPPENED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, THANK GOODNESS WHILE BACKING UP OR PARKED- HAVE HAD NO BRAKING ABILITY. I TOOK IT IN THE A NISSAN DEALER ( I HAD IT TOWED), AND THEY DEEMED IT OK. INFACT THEY SAID, I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THE TOWING, SINCE THEY HAD NO TICKET. IN THE END I DID NOT PAY IT. THEY BLED THE BRAKES AT THE END OF THE SERVICE APPOINTMENT, FOR AWHILE THE BRAKES WERE FINE. BUT RECENTLY IT HAS STARTED AGAIN, WHICH I WONDER IF AIR IS GETTING IN THE LINE SOMEHOW OR SOMETHING ELSE IS WRONG. I CALLED NISSAN CORP, AND THEIR POSITION IS THAT,"TRAINED TECHNICIANS DEEMED IT OK". WELL IT IS NOT, AND I AM GOING TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE IT WAS LEASED. IT IS HARD TO BELIEVE THAT NISSAN CORP WOULD TAKE THIS STANCE WHEN BRAKES ARE INVOLVED. THE PROBLEM IS IT DOESN'T DO IT ALL THE TIME, BUT WHAT IF I AM DRIVING 55 MILES AN HOUR AND NO BRAKES? WHAT THEN? I AM UPSET, BUT I WILL GET TO THE BOTTOM OF THIS. THANK YOU. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10639734September 29, 2014
STEERING, POWER TRAIN, EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 NISSAN SENTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR CONDITIONING UNIT CONTINUOUSLY EMITTED WARM AIR. THE DEALER REPLACED THE CONTROLLER UNIT. ALSO, THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO SHIFT THE VEHICLE INTO PARK ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE STEERING WHEEL ALSO LOCKED INTERMITTENTLY AND THE CONTACT HAD TO APPLY THE BRAKE PEDAL AND FORCE THE STEERING WHEEL TO TURN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER MORE THAN THREE TIMES, BUT THE FAILURES RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE SEVERAL TIMES. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 21,010.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10639474September 26, 2014
STEERING
WHILE CROSSING THE STREET FROM ONE PARKING LOT TO ANOTHER THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP ON MY 09 NISSAN SENTRA. WAS GOING LESS THAT 5MPH. THE STEERING WHEEL COULD NOT BE TURNED AT ALL. THE ENGINE WAS STILL RUNNING AND WAS IN DRIVE. AFTER ABOUT 30 OR 40 SECONDS ATTEMPTING TO TURN STEERING WHEEL EITHER WAY IT FINALLY WENT BACK TO NORMAL . DROVE CAR ABOUT 50 MILES BACK HOME WITH NO FURTHER PROBLEMS.. TOOK CAR TO DEALER THE NEXT DAY AND AFTER LOOKING AT IT MOST OF THE DAY THE SAID THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE THIS CAR ANY DISTANCE OR SPEED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10638921September 25, 2014
ENGINE
MY 2005 NISSAN SENTRA HAS ONLY 30,000 MILES ON IT AND HAS A BLOWN HEAD GASKET. IT HAS HAD ISSUES WITH HEATING AND COOLING EVER SINCE I BOUGHT IT. IT IS NOT AS RELIABLE AS I THOUGHT. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER FOR EVERY SCHEDULED OIL CHANGE AND TUNE UP. IT IS IN PERFECT CONDITION. NOW, THE ENGINE SHAKES WHEN I START THE CAR. IT IS COSTING ME A LOT TO FIX AND MAINTAIN THIS CAR. NISSAN CORP OF AMERICA SHOULD TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE FAULTY HEAD GASKET IN THE 2005 NISSAN SENTRA 1.8S MODEL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10639047September 25, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
ON SEPT 16, 2014, MY 2002 NISSAN SENTRA WOULD NOT START. THINKING IT WAS A BATTERY PROBLEM I HAD IT TOWED TO MY MECHANIC'S SHOP. A DAY OR SO LATER, THE MECHANICS COULD NOT FIND WHAT WAS WRONG WITH IT. I HAD THE ALARM WORKED ON RECENTLY AND THE ALARM INSTALLERS WERE NICE ENOUGH TO SWING BY THE SHOP AND TAKE A LOOK AT IT. TURNS OUT THE ALARM WAS NOT THE ISSUE. WHILE TALKING ABOUT THE CAR'S PROBLEM, THE HEAD MECHANIC AND HEAD ALARM INSTALLER KEPT MENTIONING THE WORD "RECALL". NEXT I HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP, MELLOY NISSAN. A MELLOY MECHANIC SAID THAT THE COMPUTER WAS BAD AND A REPLACEMENT WOULD COST $900. THE MECHANIC TOLD ME IT WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY. I RESEARCHED THE EMC PROBLEM ONLINE. I CALLED NISSAN USA ABOUT THE EMC SINCE IT SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH SENTRAS. THEY SAID THEY WOULD TAKE MY COMPLAINT UNDER CONSIDERATION. ON THE SEPT. 26TH, NISSAN USA SAID THAT THEY WOULD PAY FOR HALF OF THE EMC'S COST. THE DEALERSHIP CALLED SHORTLY LATER, SAYING THE TOTAL COST OF THE REPAIR WOULD BE $667. I DON'T KNOW IF THE EMC FAILED BECAUSE OF THE EMC BOX'S FOAM CURING (A COMMON PROBLEM COVERED BY WARRANTY) OR IT WAS JUST A BUGGY UNIT (A COMMON PROBLEM NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY). FROM WHAT I HAVE READ ONLINE, IT SEEMS EVEN IF THE EMC'S FAILURE IS DUE TO THE FOAM, NISSAN WILL REPLACE THE FOAM, BUT THE OWNER MUST PAY FOR A NEW EMC. BOTH SHOULD BE COVERED. MY CAR'S MILEAGE IS SLIGHTLY OVER 35,000 MILES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10638813September 24, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES
I HAVE NOTICED THE MY BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON. I ADDED A BRAKE FLUID AND THE LIGHT WENT OFF. MY MECHANIC HAS EXAMINED THE CAR AND DETERMINED THAT MY BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER IS LEAKING. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH I NOTICED THAT MY BRAKE CYLINDER IS UNDER RECALL. I CONTACTED NISSAN AND THEY SAID THAT THEY INSPECTED THE BRAKE CYLINDER FEW YEARS AGO AND THAT IT WASN'T AFFECTED BY THE RECALL. THE AFFECTED MASTER BRAKE CYLINDER IS BOSCH, AND THE SAME BRAND IS INSTALLED IN MY CAR. TWO DAYS LATER MY BRAKES COMPLETELY FAILED, JUST LIKE THE RECALL STATES MAY HAPPEN. NISSAN REFUSED TO CHANGE THE AFFECT BRAKE CYLINDER!!!! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10638469September 23, 2014
TIRES:PRESSURE MONITORING AND REGULATING SYSTEMS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 NISSAN SENTRA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE TIRE PRESSURE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON TWO OCCASIONS. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE TIRE PRESSURE SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED FIVE MONTHS LATER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 76,328. UPDATED 10/29/14*LJ UPDATED 4/22/2015 *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10638168September 22, 2014
SUSPENSION, SERVICE BRAKES
RIGHT AFTER BUYING MY SENTRA I NOTICED CREEKING EVERYTIME I WOULD TURN THEN TOOK IT IN AND THEY REPLACED THE STRUTS. IT STILL CREEKED AFTER THEY REPLACED THE STRUTS SO THEY ADDED RUBBER RINGS IT HELPED FOR A FEW DAYS BUT ITS STILL CREEKING BUT EVERY SO OFTEN. 2 ND MY CAR PULSES WHEN COMING TO A STOP AND WHEN I RELEASE THE BREAK AS WELL. 3RD THE IS A WHISLING NOISE THAT GETS LOUDER THE FASTER I GO AND IF ITS WINDY ITS EVEN LOUDER, IT SOUNDS LIKE IT IS ON THE FRONT LEFT SIDE. MY CAR ALSO SHAKES ROUGHLY TIME TO TIME. THE DEALER IS NOW SAYING THEY CANT HEAR ANYTHING THEREFOR WILL NOT FIX ANY OF THESE ISSUES. I CALLED NISSAN USA AND OPENED A CASE SHE SAID THE SAME THING, IF THEY CANT DUPLICATE THE ISSUE THEY WONT FIX IT, THEN I WAS TOLD TO BY REP TO TRADE IT IN IF I DONT LIKE IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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