Nissan Sentra Complaints

5,975 consumer complaints on file.

#10233827July 10, 2008
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER ARM
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 NISSAN SENTRA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 23 MPH OR GREATER, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD GRINDING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND THEY STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO THE ATTACHMENT BOLTS FROM THE FRONT SUSPENSION. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CONTACT WAS DISPLEASED TO KNOW THAT THERE WAS A RECALL, IN WHICH HIS VIN WAS EXCLUDED. HE EXPERIENCED THE SAME FAILURE THAT WAS MENTIONED IN THE RECALL. THE RECALL NUMBER WAS 01V174000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 60,000. UPDATED 07/31/08. *LJ UPDATED 08/05/08. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10233615July 9, 2008
TIRES:PRESSURE MONITORING AND REGULATING SYSTEMS
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 NISSAN SENTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TIRE PRESSURE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND REMAINED LIT, WHICH INDICATED THAT THERE WAS LOW TIRE PRESSURE. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOUR TIMES FOR INSPECTION. ON ONE OCCASION, SHE WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS A NAIL IN THE TIRE, WHICH CAUSED LOW PRESSURE AND THE LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE DEALER INSTALLED A SENSOR AND THE TIRE PRESSURE LIGHT DIMMED AFTERWARDS. TWO TO THREE WEEKS AFTER THE REPAIR, THE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AGAIN. THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 18,272 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 7.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10233508July 8, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
RE: 2003 NISSAN SENTRA SPEC-V. SEVERAL TIMES THE ENGINE WOULD STALL WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY BOTH AT HIGH SPEEDS (STARTING AROUND 50MPH) AND LOW SPEEDS (WHILE AT FULL STOP OR LOW SPEEDS), CAUSING ENGINE FAILURE AND STEERING WHEEL LOCK WHILE DRIVING. WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY I PRACTICALLY ALMOST DIED TRYING TO GET OVER TO THE SHOULDER WHEN THE ENGINE STALLED. I RESEARCHED ONLINE FOR POSSIBLE CAUSES, AND FOUND THIS WEBSITE REGARDING THE RECALLS FOR MY VEHICLE. I DROPPED THE CAR OFF TO A NISSAN DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPT IN THE MORNING AND INFORMED THE SERVICE TECHNICIAN RE: THE RECALLS. THEY INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND INFORMED ME THAT THE ECM HAD TO BE REPROGRAMMED. ONCE THEY REPROGRAMMED THE ECM, THEY CALLED ME BACK AND INFORMED ME THAT THE CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AS WELL, WHICH WAS THE POSSIBLE CAUSE OF THE ENGINE FAILURES. ONCE THEY COMPLETED ALL REPAIRS, THEY TOLD ME THAT THE ECM REPROGRAMMING WAS FREE OF CHARGE, BUT I HAD TO PAY FOR THE CRANKSHAFT REPLACEMENT BECAUSE IT WAS NOT VIN SPECIFIC. EVEN WITH ALL THESE SERVICES PERFORMED, THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT IS STILL ON. I CALLED NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIRS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10233294July 6, 2008
SUSPENSION:FRONT
WHILE EXECUTING A LOW SPEED LEFT HAND TURN, THE LEFT CONTROL ARM BROKE RESULTING IN A LOSS OF CONTROL AND EXPENSIVE FRONT SUSPENSION REPAIRS. THE LEFT WHEEL TURNED PERPENDICULAR TO THE CAR AND THE CAR SKIDDED TO A STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET. WITH THE FRONT TIRES POINTING IN DIFFERENT DIRECTIONS, IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE TO MOVE. TOWED IN FOR REPAIRS. THE CV JOINT, STRUT AND STEERING RACK WERE ALL DAMAGED DUE TO THE CONTROL ARM FAILURE. THE CONTROL ARM BROKE JUST IN FRONT OF THE BALL JOINT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10233108July 3, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 NISSAN SENTRA. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THROUGH ONLINE RESEARCH, THE CONTACT DISCOVERED NUMEROUS RECALLS ON THE VEHICLE WITH THE SAME FAILURE THAT HE WAS EXPERIENCING. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT HIS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY OF THE RECALLS; THEREFORE, THE CONTACT WOULD NOT BE REIMBURSED FOR ANY OF THE REPAIRS RELATED TO THOSE RECALLS. THE CONTACT FEELS THAT HIS VEHICLE SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THE RECALLS SINCE HE IS EXPERIENCING THE SAME FAILURES. THE VIN AND RECALL NUMBERS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 71,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10233125July 3, 2008
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHILE DRIVER WAS PARKING VEHICLE AND HAD FOOT ON BRAKE PEDAL THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED FORWARD STRIKING A STRUCTURE. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10232804July 1, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
2005 SENTRA 1.8 S. HEATER WOULD BE HOT THEN COLD, HAVE REPLACED THERMOSTAT 5 TIMES. CAR NEVER OVERHEATED. GAUGE WOULD GO JUST UNDER 3/4 OF WAY AND THEN SUDDENLY DROP TO NORMAL. 69,000 MILES, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, READING MULTIPLE MISFIRES. BRINGING TO DEALER FOR FUEL TANK RECALL. RUNNING VERY ROUGH, RPMS 2000 BEFORE VEHICLE WILL MOVE MAX OUT AT 5000. AS SOON AS YOU REMOVE FOOT FROM GAS, SUDDENLY DROPS TO ALMOST 0 RPMS. DEALER SAID BLOWN HEAD GASKET, OIL PAN GASKET BAD. HAD TO HAVE HEAD IN MACHINE SHOP DUE TO 2 PLUGS STUCK. WHEN I PICKED UP VEHICLE, MECHANIC SAID HEAD WAS WARPED. I ASKED WHAT I NEEDED TO WATCH FOR BEING THAT IT NEVER DID OVERHEAT. THE RESPONSE WAS, WITH THIS GAUGE GOES JUST OVER HALF, IT IS OVERHEATING. ENDED UP COSTING 2,000.00 FOR A 3 YR 4MONTH OLD VEHICLE THAT NEVER OVERHEATED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10232773June 30, 2008
SUSPENSION:FRONT
SUSPENSION CONTROL ARM BUSHINGS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10232390June 26, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
2003 NISSAN SENTRA ENGINE QUIT AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. WOULD NOT START. NISSAN HAD A RECALL 03V455000 BUT MY VIN IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL EVEN THOUGH IT IS A 2003 NISSAN SENTRA. I HAD TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR- AROUND $280.00 OUT OF POCKET. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10231946June 22, 2008
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT CAME ON 3 YEARS AND 2 MONTHS AFTER THE PURCHASE OF THE 2005 NISSAN SENTRA SE-R. I NOTICED A DECREASE OF 10 MPG IN FUEL ECONOMY WITHIN 48 HOURS OF THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT COMING ON. I TOOK IT TO A NISSAN DEALER IN SARASOTA FLORIDA AND THEY INFORMED ME THAT IT WAS THE THROTTLE BODY SENSOR THAT WAS BAD. I ASKED IF THEY HAD THE PART IN STOCK AND THEY SAID YES. THAT MEANS THAT THIS IS A CONSISTENT PROBLEM IF NISSAN IS GOING TO HAVE THROTTLE BODY'S IN STOCK. THEY WENT TO THE COMPUTER AND NISSAN WOULD PAY FOR EVERYTHING WITH THE CUSTOMER PAYING A $100 DEDUCTIBLE. THE PART ALONE IS $180.00 AND IT IS VERY EASY TO REPLACE YOURSELF BUT THE AVERAGE PERSON WOULD END UP PAYING OVER $300 FOR A DEFECTIVE PART THAT WILL GO BAD EVERY THREE YEARS OR SO. THE MILEAGE OF THE VEHICLE AT THE TIME OF REPAIR WAS 34K MILES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10231626June 19, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
ONE DAY IN JANUARY I WAS DRIVING TO WORK ON THE FREEWAY WHEN MY ENGINE JUST SHUT OFF. NEEDLESS TO SAY I WAS VERY SCARED BUT WAS ABLE TO COAST OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE FREEWAY WITHOUT INCIDENT. I WAITED ABOUT 20 MINUTES AND STARTED THE CAR BACK UP BUT IS WAS RUNNING VERY BADLY. I TOOK IT IN AND WAS TOLD BY MY MECHANIC THAT IT WAS THE ENGINE CONTROL MODULE THAT HAD WENT OUT. HE SAID HE HAD HEARD THERE WAS A RECALL ON THIS PART AND URGED ME TO CONTACT NISSAN DIRECTLY. I DID AND WAS TOLD THAT IS WAS THE LARGER ENGINE SIZE MODEL THAT THE RECALL WAS ISSUED ON NOT MY MODEL. THE DEALERSHIP QUOTED ME $3,000.00 TO FIX WHICH I COULD NOT AFFORD. I TOOK IT BACK TO MY MECHANIC WHO CHARGED ME ABOUT $1,000.00 TO FIX THE PROBLEM. MONTHS LATER I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FROM NISSAN FOR THE ECM. I SUBMITTED FOR REIMBURSEMENT BUT WAS DENIED BECAUSE THEY SAY THEY WILL ONLY COVER REPROGRAMMING NOT REPLACEMENT OF THE ECM. SO NOW EVEN THOUGH IT WAS A MANUFACTURE DEFECT I HAD TO PAY FOR REPAIR MYSELF. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10231516June 18, 2008
TIRES
WE ARE EXPERIENCING SEVERE REAR TIRE WEAR. DEALERSHIP REFUSED TO ACKNOWLEDGE PROBLEM UNTIL THE THIRD VISIT WHEN WE WENT WITH HANDFUL OF TESTIMONIALS( PRINTED FROM CAR REVIEW SITES ON INTERNET) FROM OTHER PEOPLE EXPERIENCING THIS SAME PROBLEM WITH THEIR NISSAN 2007-2008 SENTRA'S. ON OUR THIRD VISIT DEALERSHIP MANAGER SAID HE WOULD CALL NISSAN CORP. AND PERSONALLY SPEAK TO REGIONAL MANAGER ON OUR BEHALF. WE ALSO CALLED NISSAN CORP. AND FILED A COMPLAINT ON 06/17/08. RM CALLED US ON 6/18/08 AND LEFT MESSAGE SIDESTEPPING REAR END ISSUE BY STATING TO US THAT TIRES ARE NOT UNDER WARRANTY BY NISSAN. ??. WE RETURNED CALL TO REGIONAL MANAGER TELLING HER THAT TIRES AT THIS TIME ARE NOT THE ISSUE, IT IS A DEFECTIVE REAR END, SUSPENSION OR ENGINEERING. WE JUST WANT THE PROBLEM CORRECTED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10231342June 17, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
CAR STARTED IDLING ROUGH, SKIPPING. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND WAS FLASHING. FOUND A DAMAGED SPARK PLUG, THE GAP HAD BEEN SMASHED SHUT AND COULD SEE WHERE SOMETHING WAS POUNDING ON THE PLUG REPEATEDLY. I DID SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND OUT ABOUT THE BUTTERFLY (POWER VALVE) ISSUE OF THE ASSEMBLY FALLING INTO THE 2.5L ENGINES. USING AN EXTENDABLE MAGNET I WAS ABLE TO COLLECT ALL OF THE PIECES OF THE BUTTERFLY ASSEMBLY AND EXTRACT THEM FROM THE ENGINE. ONE OF THE SCREWS WAS UNRECOGNIZABLE, LOOKED LIKE A BRASS BB FROM A BB GUN BECAUSE IT HAD BEEN SMASHED UP SO BAD. THE BUTTERFLY ITSELF WAS ALSO DAMAGED AROUND THE EDGES. I WENT TO THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP TO SEE ABOUT ORDERING A NEW BUTTERFLY ASSEMBLY AND THEY INFORMED ME OF THE RECALL FOR THESE ENGINES IN THE 04-05 SENTRA SPEC V'S. THEY RECOMMENDED I TALK TO THE SERVICE DEPT ABOUT HAVING IT REPAIRED BY NISSAN UNDER RECALL. NISSAN SERVICE LOOKED UP MY VIN # AND DISCOVERED THAT 03 MODELS DID NOT HAVE A RECALL FOR THE BUTTERFLY SCREWS BUT A NEW ENGINE WAS RECENTLY REPLACED FOR THE PRECAT RECALL ISSUE ONLY 20,000 MILES AGO.. THEY RECOMMENDED THAT I CALL CORPORATE AND FILE A CLAIM REGARDING THE BUTTERFLY SCREW PROBLEM SINCE THEY HAD JUST RECENTLY WORKED ON THE ENGINE AND SHOULD HAVE TIGHTENED THOSE SCREWS. SO I DID. I PAID $150.00 TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED TO THE NEAREST DEALERSHIP, THEY WAIVED THE $96 DIAGNOSTIC AND CONFIRMED THAT THE BUTTERFLY SCREWS DID DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE. IT TOOK ABOUT 3 MONTHS OF GETTING ESCALATED UP THE CORPORATE NISSAN PYRAMID. FINALLY I MADE IT TO THE TOP JUST TO BE DENIED. THEY SAID THAT MY VEHICLE WAS 5,000 MILES OUT OF WARRANTY AND THAT THE RECALL WAS NOT FOR 03 MODELS ONLY 04-05. HOWEVER IT IS THE SAME EXACT ENGINE, SO I DON'T KNOW WHY 03 IS NOT COVERED. THE FACT THAT I HAD ONLY PUT 20,000 ON THE NEW ENGINE THAT THEY INSTALLED DIDN'T SEEM TO MATTER TO THEM. I AM NO ROCKET SCIENTIST BUT I AM PRETTY SURE A 4 CYL ENGINE SHOULD BE ABLE TO RUN FOR MORE THAT 20,000 MILES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10231377June 17, 2008
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
THERE IS A RECALL ON 2005 NISSAN SENTRA'S WITH THE VAPOR RETURN HOSE AND I TOOK MY CAR TO HOVE NISSAN DEALER IN BOURBONNAIS IL AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL ON MY CAR BUT WHEN I LOOK IT UP ON THE INTERNET IT IS TELLING ME THAT THERE IS A RECALL ON 2005 NISSAN SENTRA WITH THE SAME PROBLEM THAT I AM HAVING WITH MINE I ALSO TOOK MY CAR TO BE DIAGNOSED AT THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD ME THE SAME THING THAT MY VAPOR HOSE IS IN NEED OF REPAIR. MY CAR IS NOT ALLOWING ME TO PUT GAS IN MY CAR AND I AM LOOSING GAS AND RUNNING OUT OF GAS, I ALSO UNDERSTAND THAT THE ENGINE CAN ALSO IGNITE IN A FIRE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10230974June 13, 2008
WHEELS
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 NISSAN SENTRA. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE ENTIRE FRONT PASSENGER WHEEL DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE LOWERED ONTO ITS FRONT AXLE AND WAS TOWED TO A TIRE SHOP. PRIOR TO THE FAILURE, THE STEERING WHEEL SHOOK AND THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD THUMPING NOISE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WHEELS HAD ALUMINUM RIMS. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 196,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10230044June 5, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 NISSAN SENTRA. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 50-70 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD SHUT OFF. THE VEHICLE WOULD IMMEDIATELY RESTART AND THEN SHUT OFF FIVE OR TEN MINUTES LATER. THE FIRST FAILURE OCCURRED ON MAY 30, 2008 AND HAS CONTINUED EVERY TIME THE VEHICLE IS DRIVEN. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY WITH THE DEALER. NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 03V455000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) WAS REFERENCED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 132,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10229855June 4, 2008
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
THE ACCELERATOR FREEZES FREQUENTLY. WHEN IT BECOMES UNSTUCK, THE CAR LURCHES EITHER FORWARD OR BACKWARD DEPENDING ON WHICH GEAR IT'S IN. I HAVE HAD SOME NEAR MISSES WITH OTHER AUTOS AND STRUCTURES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10229923June 4, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
MY 04 NISSAN SENTRA 2.5L QR25 ENGINE IS EATING OIL 4.5 QUARTS IN 300 MILES DUE TO A PRECAT FAILURE ON OEM HEADER WHICH WHEN FAILED ON DECELERATION SUCKS MATERIAL BACK INTO THE ENGINE CAUSING PISTON RINGS AND INNER SEALS TO FAIL AND CAN LEAD TO ENGINE FIRE. I HAVE FOUND THIS INFO ALSO ON OTHER MODEL SENTRAS TOO. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10229577June 2, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC CONVERTOR
2002 NISSAN SENTRA WITH ENGINE FAILURE DUE TO PRE-CATALYTIC CONVERTER. CONSUMER STATES THAT THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM CAUSING ENGINE FAILURE. HE STATES THAT HE WASN'T EVEN INFORMED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS BEING REPAIRED FOR THE FAILURE. *KB THE CONSUMER STATED UNBURNED FUEL IS BURNED IN THE PRE-CATALYTIC CONVERTER WHICH IS LOCATED ON THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD. WHEN THE UNBURNED FUEL WAS BURNED IT CAUSED DISINTEGRATION. IT WAS THEN SUCKED INTO THE ENGINE CAUSING CYLINDER WALL DAMAGE, WHICH RESULTED IN THE ENGINE BURNING EXCESSIVE AMOUNTS OF OIL. THE CONSUMER STATED HE EXPERIENCED THE PROBLEM WHICH COST HIM THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10229500June 2, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
DRIVING VEHICLE @ 60 MPH ON HIGHWAY AND THE VEHICLE SPUTTERED AND JERKED SEVERAL TIMES AND THEN RAN OK. STOPPED AND PARKED THE CAR FOR FOUR HOURS AND THEN DROVE HOME AND IT DID IT AGAIN AT 55 MPH. 5-13-08 IT HAPPENED TWO MORE TIMES AT LOW SPEEDS AND ACTUALLY DIED. IT STARTED BACK UP AND THEN RAN FINE. 5-31-08 DEALERSHIP STATED THAT THE PROBLEM IS THE CRANKSHAFT SENSOR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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