Nissan Sentra Complaints

5,975 consumer complaints on file.

#10610090July 12, 2014
AIR BAGS
I WAS SITTING AT THE RED LIGHT WHEN A SUBURBAN WAS SPEEDING AND WASN'T PAYING ATTENTION. HE HIT ME FROM THE BACK WHICH CASED A 4 CAR WRECK. MY TRUNK WAS LITERALLY PUSHED TO MY FRONT SEAT. THE FRONT OF MY CAR WAS UNDER THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. MY CAR WAS TOTALED. I HIT MY SHOULDER ON THE STEERING WHEEL ALONG WITH MY NECK AND SHOULDERS. THIS WRECK MADE ME DISABLED. THE AIR BAGS NEVER DEPLOYED. IT WAS A MAJOR ACCIDENT WASN'T MUCH LEFT OF THE CAR AND MY AIR BAGS NEVER CAME OUT. THE AIR BAGS MORE THAN LIKELY WOULD HAVE SAVED ME FROM THAT HORRIBLE IMPACT. I AM NOW DISABLED FOR LIFE AND MY DOCTOR MENTIONED THE AIR BAGS WOULD HAVE TAKING THE FORCE OF THE INJURIES. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10609613July 10, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I WAS PULLING THROUGH A SHOPPING CENTER, WHEN MY SENTRA STARTED STALLING. I PARKED THE VEHICLE AND IT WOULD NO LONGER START. I BOUGHT A CODE READER AND IT STATED A FEW CODES SUCH AS ECM, CAM SHAFT POSITION SENSOR, AND ACCELERATOR POSITION SENSOR. I HAD IT TOWED TO HUDSON NISSAN AND THEY STATED THAT THE ECU/ECM HAS SHORTED AND SHORTED THE THROTTLE BODY SENSOR. WHICH COULD HAVE BEEN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS IF I WERE TRAVELING AT A HIGHER SPEED, OR IN TRAFFIC. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10609336July 9, 2014
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 NISSAN SENTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT WAS THEN MAKING A RIGHT TURN AND SLIGHTLY CRASHED INTO A CURB. THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED AND THE SEAT BELTS SEIZED AROUND THE CONTACT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHTS HAD BEEN PREVIOUSLY ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10608459July 6, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES
AFTER CAR HAD SIT OVER WEEKEND STARTED CAR AND BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. CAR DROVE FINE BUT AFTER SITTING 2-3 HOURS DID SAME. DEALER SAYS ITS VACUUM BLEEDING OFF BUT AFTER READING ABOUT I BELIEVE SOMETHING IS NEEDED TO BE DONE. WILL BE BACK TO DEALER TOMORROW. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10608087July 3, 2014
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 NISSAN SENTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG SENSOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED INDICATING THAT THE AIR BAG SYSTEM WAS FAULTY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO INDICATED THAT THE AIR BAG WIRING HARNESS WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED BUT NO SOLUTION WAS OFFERED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10607927July 2, 2014
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
WHEN PUTTING FUEL IN THE GAS TANK I CAN ONLY PUMP ABOUT ONE DOLLARS WORTH AT A TIME. THE FUEL SPITS OUT IF YOU TRY TO PUT MORE THAN 1/3 OF A GALLON IN. THIS PROBLEM HAS CONTINUED I HAVE HAD SEVERAL MECHANICS LOOK AT IT BUT THE FIND NO KINKS OR PROBLEMS AND CAN NOT FIGURE THE PROBLEM OUT. YOU ALSO SMELL THE GAS WHILE DRIVING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10607315July 1, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES
TURNED THE CAR ON TO BACK OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY. I PUT THE CAR IN REVERSE AND STARTED BACKING DOWN THE DRIVEWAY. EVERYTHING WAS FINE WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN IT SEEMED AS IF THE CAR TURNED OFF. AND THE BRAKES WOULD NOT WORK. I TRIED MULTIPLE TIMES TO BRAKE AND IT WOULDN'T STOP. MY CAR WENT DOWN THE DRIVEWAY WHICH IS SITUATED ON A HILL AND HIT A UTILITY POLE. ONCE THE CAR BOUNCED OFF THE POLE IT CAME TO A STOP. I PLACED THE CAR IN PARK AND TRIED TO RESTART THE CAR. IT TOOK ME 2 TIMES OF PUSHING THE START BUTTON BEFORE THE CAR WOULD START AGAIN. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10606971June 30, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES
I WAS TRAVELING ON VENTURA BLVD. AT A NORMAL SPEED OF TRAFFIC WHEN SOMEONE ABRUPTLY STOPPED IN FRONT OF ME. THIS HAPPENED IN ENCINO, CA. ON JANUARY 8, 2014. THE CAR LITERALLY AFTER APPLYING THE BRAKES, KEPT GOING AND THERE WAS NO DIFFERENCE BETWEEN ME APPLYING THE BRAKES OR NOT. I COULD NOT BELIEVE IT! IT TOTALED MY CAR, AND THE PERSON WHOM I HIT HAVE HAD NECK/BACK INJURIES! I AM LUCKY TO BE ALIVE SINCE THE WEAKEST CRASH TEST WAS THE FRONT END, DRIVER SIDE!! I WAS INJURED TOO MY KNEE SWELLED AND MY HAND WAS SWOLLEN. WHEN I ADDRESSED THIS TO NISSAN, THERE WAS NO RESPONSE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10606866June 29, 2014
ENGINE
I WAS TURNING AND DROVE THRU A INTERSECTION THAT IS WHEN MY CAR STALLED OUT. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER SHIP AND BEEN TOLD THAT THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR. TWO WEEKS LATER THE SAME THING HAPPENED AND ONCE AGAIN TOOK IT BACK INTO THE DEALERSHIP. I JUST GOT IT BACK ON FRIDAY AND WHAT DO YOU KNOW THE CAR KEEPS ACTING LIKE IT IS GOING TO STALL OUT. DON'T GET ME WRONG THE PEOPLE AT THE DEALERSHIP ARE NICE, BUT AFTER MY GOOGLE SEARCH TODAY I AM GLAD (NOT REALLY GLAD SAD TO SEE THIS IS A PROBLEM BUT I THOUGHT I WAS GOING TO CRAZY TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHY) TO SEE THAT OTHERS ARE HAVING THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM SO WHEN I GO IN TOMORROW I HAVE SEVERAL THINGS TO TALK TO NISSAN ABOUT. I JUST HOPE THAT WITH THESE ISSUES SOMETHING IS DONE BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT. I SHOULDN'T BE SCARED TO TAKE MY KIDS PLACES IN MY CAR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10605171June 23, 2014
AIR BAGS
THE AIR BAG CHECK LIGHT BEGAN BLINKING FOR NO REASON AT ALL JUST BEFORE THE CAR HIT 60,000 MILES. IT CONTINUES TO BLINK AND I NOW HAVE TO PAY THE DEALERSHIP $75 TO DETERMINE WHY IT IS BLINKING. TO ME THIS IS A MANUFACTURER ISSUE GIVEN THERE WAS NO INCIDENT THAT TRIGGERED THIS EVENT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10605280June 23, 2014
POWER TRAIN, ENGINE
UPON ACCELERATING THE CAR MAKES A AWFUL CLUNKING NOISE THAT IS NOT ONLY HEARD BUT FELT ON THE FLOOR UNDER YOUR FEET THIS HAPPENS OFTEN. THE DEALER STATED THIS WAS NORMAL. I PRESSED THE GAS PEDAL WHILE SWITCHING LANES AND THE ENGINE REVVED UP, BUT THE CAR DID NOT MOVE. IT TOOK THE TRANSMISSION SEVERAL SECONDS TO CATCH UP TO THE ENGINE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10605316June 23, 2014
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 NISSAN SENTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND CAUSED THE CONTACT TO CRASH INTO A GATE. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED AND NO INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 31,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10605360June 23, 2014
VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY
I WAS DRIVING IN THE CENTER LANE OF A 3 LANE HIGHWAY WHEN I HEARD AN EXPLOSION AND FELT SOMETHING HIT ME AND REALIZED BY SUNROOF SHATTERED AND THE GLASS CAME DOWN ON TOP OF ME. I PULLED OVER WHEN I COULD AND COULD NOT FIND A CAUSE FOR THIS. THE ONLY THING DAMAGED WAS THE SUNROOF ITSELF. I DID NOT HAVE THE VISOR CLOSED SO IT COVERED ME IN GLASS PLUS I STILL FEEL THE IMPACT FROM EITHER THE SPRAY OR JUST THE FORCE ON MY RIGHT HEAD,EAR, AND SHOULDER. NO CUTS, JUST SORE. OUTSIDE TEMP WAS ABOUT 55-60 AND I HAD DRIVEN ABOUT 20 MILES SO THE CABIN WAS COMFORTABLE. I WAS NOT AROUND ANY TRUCKS NOR DID I DRIVE UNDER AN OVERPASS. NO EXPLANATION OTHER THAN IT EXPLODING BY ITSELF. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10604624June 19, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
DASHBOARD INSTRUMENT PANEL REPLACED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10598761June 17, 2014
VISIBILITY/WIPER
THE VISOR ON OUR 2011 NISSAN SENTRA 2.0 S BLOCKS THE VIEW OF OUR REAR VIEW MIRROR. WE CANNOT USE OUR MIRROR SAFELY WITH THE VISOR DOWN. WE HAVE NOT TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP TO HAVE CHECKED. WE HAVE NOT HAD ANY CRASHES OR INJURIES IN OUR VEHICLE BECAUSE OF THIS, BUT IT IS VERY NERVE WRECKING TRYING TO BACK OUT WITHOUT BEING ABLE TO SEE. IT HAS BEEN THIS WAY SINCE WE PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE AND CONTINUES TO BE A PROBLEM EVEN TODAY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10598869June 17, 2014
AIR BAGS
PASSENGER AIRBAG SENSOR DOES NOT DETECT PASSENGER, AIRBAG LIGHT WOULD SPORADICALLY COME ON DURING A TRIP INDICATING THE PASSENGER AIRBAG HAS BEEN DEACTIVATED. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO NISSAN DEALER FOR RECALL WORK TO BE PERFORMED FOR THE SAME ISSUE. THE SAME ISSUE AROSE AGAIN WITHIN A COUPLE OF WEEKS AND I TOOK THE CAR BACK TO NISSAN TO CHECK THE PROBLEM. THE SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE TOLD ME THAT IT MAY BE THAT I OR MY PASSENGER MAY NOT WEIGH ENOUGH FOR THE VEHICLE TO DETECT US IN THE SEAT OR IT COULD BE THE WAY THE PASSENGER SAT. I EXPLAINED TO THEM THAT WHEN THE INCIDENT OCCURS, WE CONFIRM PASSENGER IS SEATED PROPERLY AND OUR WEIGHT WAS NOT A PROBLEM WHEN WE HAVE BEEN SEATED AS PASSENGERS IN OTHER SIMILARLY EQUIPPED VEHICLES I HAVE DRIVEN OR RIDDEN IN. AFTER PERSISTING THEY DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS SAFETY ISSUE, THEY WENT AHEAD AND TOLD ME THEY REPLACED A SENSOR IN THE SEAT. A COUPLE OF WEEKS AFTER THAT I AM STILL HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE PASSENGER AIRBAG DEACTIVATING AT RANDOM TIMES WHILE THE PASSENGER SEAT IS OCCUPIED. I HAVE GONE BACK TO NISSAN AND THEY KEEP TELLING ME THEY CAN FIND NOTHING WRONG EVERY TIME. I AM VERY CONCERNED AS THIS PRESENTS A SERIOUS SAFETY RISK THAT MAY CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO MALFUNCTION IN THE EVENT OF A COLLISION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10598435June 16, 2014
AIR BAGS
SHUT THE FRONT PASSENGER DOOR AND THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED FROM THE DOOR AND SEAT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10597829June 12, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES, STEERING, SUSPENSION
BRAKES MAKE LOUD SQUEALING AND GRINDING NOISE STARTING AS LITTLE AS 8 TO 10 THOUSAND MILES EVEN WHEN PADS AND ROTORS ARE FINE. THE STEERING COLUMN POPS AND JOLTS SLIGHTLY WHEN TURNING STARTING AT 27 THOUSAND MILES. THE CAR MAKES A CLUNKING NOISE WHEN TAKING MODERATE TO HARD RIGHT OR LEFT TURNS AT ANY SPEED. ONE TIRE SENSOR HAS ALREADY GONE BAD AT 20 THOUSAND MILES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10597548June 11, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 NISSAN SENTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE SHOOK AND JERKED VIOLENTLY WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER NUMEROUS TIMES FOR THE BRAKE FAILURE. THE DEALER WAS ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE, BUT COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE BRAKES WERE OPERATING AS DESIGNED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100. !....UPDATED 07/31/14 *BF UPDATED 8/31/2017*CN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10597459June 10, 2014
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
COMMENTS: MY DAUGHTER, [XXX] , OWNED A 2005 NIACIN SENTRY WHICH HAD TO HAVE THE CAM POSITION SENSOR AND CRANK POSITION SENSOR REPLACED ON 4/9/14 AFTER THE CAR QUICK RUNNING WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM WORK. SHE WAS IDLING AT A LIGHT, AND THE VEHICLE STOPPED ACCELERATING WHEN SHE TRIED TO PROCEED. SINCE THEN, SHE TRADED THE CAR IN. IN RESEARCHING 2005 NIACIN SENTRY RECALLS, THERE IS A RECALL NHTSA REFERENCE #07V527000, WHICH IS FOR THE CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR ON 2005 NIACIN SENTRY VEHICLES WITH A 2.5L ENGINE. APPARENTLY, HER VEHICLE DOES NOT HAVE THIS ENGINE BUT, AMAZINGLY, HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. I SPOKE WITH A NIACIN REP, MELODY, WHO JUST REPEATED SOME STANDARD TEXT SHE WAS READING, WHICH DID NOT MAKE ANY SENSE TO ME. IT SEEMS MY DAUGHTER'S NIACIN HAD THE SAME ISSUE AS THAT IN THE RECALL. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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