Nissan Sentra Complaints (1995)

117 consumer complaints on file.

#895463August 29, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHEN ABS BRAKES ARE APPLIED PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. VEHICLE NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL 98V028000 DUE TO VIN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#751190August 27, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
THIS VALVE FAILURE CAUSTES THE ENGINE TO STOP AT LOW SPEEDS ONE YOU START THE AC. BY CONTACTING THE DEALER, I WAS ADVISED THAT IT IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR AND NISSAN IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. TO FIX IT, WE HAVE TO BY THE NEW PART IN ADDITION TO A HARNESS WHICH WAS NOT A PART OF THE ENGINE (ADDITIONAL ITEM) WHICH IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE ORIGINAL DESIGN.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#893525August 6, 2001
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
VEHICLE WAS COMING OUT OF PARKING LOT BARELY DOING 1MPH. VEHICLE WENT OVER A 3 INCH HIGH CURB, AND AS SOON AS THE TIRES TOUCHED THE GROUND, AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. PASSENGER'S AIR BAG BROKE WINDSHIELD, AND DRIVER HIT HIS ARM, CUTTING IT. DEALER, WHERE IT WAS PURCHASED FROM, STATED IT WAS SERVICED FOR AIR BAG. CONSUMER CONTACTED SALESMAN AT THE DEALERSHIP WHERE PURCHASED , BUT HAS NOT GOTTEN A CALL BACK. CONSUMER SPOKE WITH THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT, AND WAS TOLD VEHICLE WAS NEVER SERVICED FOR THE AIR BAG. MECHANIC IN THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT STATED THAT RADIATOR SUPPORT MUST HAVE BEEN HIT IN ORDER FOR THE AIR BAG TO GO OFF.*AK *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#746997June 18, 2001
AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
INVOLVED IN FRONTAL COLLISION WITH VEHICLE THAT HAD STOPPED IN THE NUMBER 2 LANE OF FREEWAY FOR OTHER VEH. ACCIDENT. REAR ENDED STOPPED CAR AT 40-45 MPH AND DRIVERS SIDE AIRBAG FAILED TO DEPLOY FORCING MY HEAD AND BODY INTO STEERING WHEEL WITH INJURIES AS A RESULT. CONTACTED NISSAN ON 061401 ABOUT SITUATION SINCE BEING DIAGNOSED WITH ACUTE TMJ DUE TO HEAD HITTING STEERING WHEEL AND STILL AWAITING CALL BACK.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#746405June 4, 2001
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:FILLER PIPE AND CAP
YES, THE CAR HAS FAIRLY HIGH MILE., BUT A FILLER TUBE SHOULD NOT FAIL IN 5,OR MORE YEARS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#742361March 13, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#881400February 26, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
THERE WOULD BE A SNAPPING NOISE COMING FROM FUSE BOX WHENEVER BRAKES WERE APPLIED. FUSES HAVE BEEN CHANGED AT LEAST 6 TIMES, AND BRAKES WENT OUT EVERY 3 MONTHS. DEALER COULDN'T FIX PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#740495February 6, 2001
AIR BAGS
AIR BAG UNIT WENT - TOLD COMMOM PROBLEM - FOUND MANUFACTURER'S NOTICE ON THEM - NISSAN SHOULD FIX AS IT IS A MANUFACTURING ERROR THAT CAUSES THIS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#739755January 22, 2001
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
AIRBAG LIGHT BEGAN FLASHING - DEALER WANTS OVER $800.00 TO REPAIR. I FEEL THIS SHOULD BE COVERED BY THE MANUFACTURER AS PART OF THE SAFETY EQUIPMENT. CAR WAS NOT INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT OR COMPROMISED IN ANY WAY. IN ADDITION, I WAS TOLD THAT THE PART WAS BACK ORDERED AND PROBABLY WOULD NOT BE IN FOR AT LEAST 30-45 DAYS. WHAT IF IT DEPLOYS ON ITS OWN AND I CRASH INTO SOMEONE ELSE? THIS IS A VERY SCARY SITUATION TO ME AND I WOULD LIKE SOME FEEDBACK OR HELP IN THIS MATTER. THANK YOU. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#877103December 27, 2000
POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY
PREMATURE WEAR OF CLUTCH ASSEMBLY. DEALER HAS REPAIRED/ REPLACED CLUTCH TWICE IN TWO MONTHS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#729218August 26, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
AS PURCHASING MY CAR IN MARCH OF 2000 ..I WAS ENVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT 1 MONTH AFTER PURCHASE TO BRAKES FAILING HAD BEEN IN THE SHOP WHERE PURCHASED 2 TIMES THE SECOND TIME WHICH THEY KEPT FOR 1 WEEK SAID THE COULDNT GET THE ABS LIGHT TO COME ON IT NEVER GOES OFF... THE PROBLEM IS GETTING WORSE THE BRAKES SQUEAK AND GET HOT TOOK IT TO THE SHOP IN DURANT THEY TOLD ME I HAD MAJOR TBRAKE TROUBLE TO CONTACT WHO I BOUGHT IT FROM SO I DID THE TOLD ME THEY DIDNT HAVE THE EQUIPMENT TO WORK ON NISSAN ABS BRAKES BUT THEY HAVE HAD IT IN TEH SHOP TWICE FOR THIS PROBLEM I TOOK MY CAR TO MIDWAY NISSAN IN SHERMAN TEXAS THEY FOUND THAT MY CAR HASMAIN BODY DAMAGE IN RIGHT LEG DOOR PILLAR, FRONT END ALSO BEARINGS ,SPEED SENSORS, WIRE HARNESS.NEEDS GLASSAND SEAL FOR SUN ROOF ,NEEDS 2 SPEED SENSORSANS NEEDS NEW MODULES,AND 4 WARPED ROTORS .I HAVE A PROMISARY NOTE SIGNED BY THEM STATEING THE WOULD FIX MY ABS LIGHT ANS SUNROOF .....I FEEL LIKE THIS CAR IS A SAFETY HAZARD THE MACHANICS TOLD ME IT WAS A VERY UNSAFE VEHICLE ......
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#724734June 29, 2000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
MY WIFE WAS REARENDED AND PUSHED INTO A SUV AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED HER CAR WAS TOTALED IN THE FRONT AS WELL AS THE BACK. AT NO TIME DID THE AIR BAGS DEPLOY. SHE SUFERED SEVERE WHIPLASH. THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME TODAY THAT THE AIR BAGS DON'T DEPLOY IN A REAREND ACCIDENT. I INFORMED HIM THE FRONT OF THE CAR WAS HIT AS WELL HIS REPLY WAS THE AIR BAGS DONT DEPLOY UNLESS THE CAR IS MOVING AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED HE SAID THE SENSORS IN THE FRONT TIRES TELL THE AIR BAGS HOW FAST YOU ARE GOING. IS THAT TRUE? PLEASE CALL ME*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#864536June 29, 2000
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 45MPH ON THE HIGHWAY AND WINDSHIELD WIPERS JUST STOPPED WORKING.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#552695June 19, 2000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:FILLER PIPE AND CAP
THE GOOSE NECK AND THE LINE GOING TO THE GAS TANK HAS RUSTED. YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#863806June 19, 2000
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 75MPH AND FIRESTONE TIRE TREAD COMPLETELY SEPARATED. THE TIRE TREAD PEELED OFF THE TIRE AND PULLED OFF THE REAR BUMPER. DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE. *AK *ML
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#863585June 14, 2000
SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS
CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALER IN REFERENCE TO RECALL 00V063000 CONCERNING SUSPENSION: FRONT COIL SPRINGS. DEALER STATED PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE, PARTS WERE ON BACK ORDER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#863186June 7, 2000
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
SUDDEN ACCELERATION WHEN COMING TO A STOP. ALSO, WHEN THIS OCCURRED IT DISENGAGED THE BRAKE SYSTEM , AS WELL. VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN / OUT OF DEALER'S SHOP ON TWO OCCASIONS, AND NOTHING COULD BE FOUND. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#861721May 10, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
AUTOMOBILE KEEPS STALLING OUT. MECHANIC HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO FIND OUT WHAT'S WRONG WITH THE AUTOMOBILE. *AK *ML
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#718720February 13, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
I DROVE HOME AND LOCKED MY CAR DOORS AND WENT INTO THE HOUSE. THE LIGHTS AND EVERYTHING WERE OFF IN THE CAR. THE NEXT MORNING I WALK TO MY AUTOMOBILE AND OPENED THEDOOR AND A HEAVY ODOR CAME FROM THE CAR...I LOOKED IN AND THE STEERING COLUMN AND WHEEL WAS FULLY MELTED. THE STEERING ROD AND PART OF THE STEERING WHEEL WAS THE ONLY THING RECOGNIZABLE IN THE CAR. THERE WAS A LARGE PUDDLE OF MELTED PLASTIC AND WIRING THAT BURNT THROUGH THE FLOOR MATS AND TO THE CARPET. PART OF THE DASHBOARD WAS ALSO MELTED DUE TO THE FIRE. I CALLED MY INSURANCE AND THEY SENT OUT AN INSPECTOR THE INVESTIGATE THE SITUATION SAID THAT THE FIRE WAS PUT OUT BY A LACK OF OXYGEN. IF I WOULD OF HAD THE WINDOW CRACKED THE WHOLE CAR WOULD OF BEEN BURNT. THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS PROBLEM BECAUSE THIS COULD OF CAUSED EXPONENTIAL DAMAGE TO MY TOWNHOUSE,AND COULD EVEN OF KILLED ME. THE CAR IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION WITH LOW MILES. I TAKE VERY GOOD CARE OF IT AND TO HAVE THIS HAPPEN IS OUT OF MY CONTROL. I AM AFRAID TO GET NEAR THE CAR DUE TO ANOTHER POSSIBLE ELECTRIC FIRE. I WAS TOLD NOT TO ENTER THE CAR BECUASE IT HAS DAMAGED THE AIR BAG SENSORS. BLACK SMOKE HAS FILLED THE CAR RUINING THE SEATS AND EVEN SOME PERSONAL ITEMS. WHEN THE FIRE TOOK PLACE, IT DROPPED THE MELTING PLASTIC TO THE FLOOR, RUINING THE CARPET AND FRONT SEAT. I NEED TO KNOW WHAT LEGAL ACTION I CAN TAKE TO GET THIS SETTLED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#854909January 12, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL)
THE GEAR ON THIS VEHICLE IS DISORIENTAED, WHEN THE VEHICLE IS PLACED IN DRIVE IT GOES INTO REVERSE, AND WHEN IT IS PUT IN REVERSE, IT GOES INTO DRIVE. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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