Nissan Sentra Complaints (2005)

170 consumer complaints on file.

#10892454August 2, 2016
ENGINE
MY NISSAN 2005 SENTRA COMPLETELY DIED AT 75000 MILES. THE CAR GAVE NO WARNING JUST COMPLETELY DID NOT START ONE MORNING. TOOK IT THE REPAIR SHOP AND THE TECHNICIAN ADVISED ME THAT ONE OF THE ENGINE CYLINDERS WASN'T FIRING AND IT WOULD COST 1600 TO REPAIR. MY COMPLAINT IS HOW CAN A VEHICLE THAT HAS BEEN SERVICED AT IT'S PROPER SERVICING INTERVALS AND UNDER 100 K MILES POSSIBLY HAVE ENGINE ISSUES. MY VEHICLE NOW OUTSIDE OF THE WARRANTY SITS IN MY DRIVEWAY COLLECTING DUST. I HAVE DONE RESEARCH ONLINE AND HAVE COME TO THE UNDERSTANDING THAT MANY NISSAN SENTRA 05 OWNERS HAVE ALSO EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM WHICH CLEARLY INDICATES FAULT FROM THE MANUFACTURER ( NISSAN). THIS WAS MY VERY FIRST BRAND NEW VEHICLE THAT I PURCHASED FROM NISSAN. I ALSO CURRENTLY PURCHASED A NISSAN MAXIMAL 09 WHICH I TOOK A LEAP OF FAITH THINKING I WAS GETTING A BETTER QUALITY VEHICLE IN COMPARISON TO THE SENTRA AND NOW THIS VEHICLE HAS STARTED ALSO STARTED TO GIVE ME PROBLEMS ( STEERING LOCK MODULE) ANOTHER DEFECTIVE PART FROM THE MANUFACTURER. IN WHICH I HAD TO COME OUT OF POCKET $ 1000 TO FIX. THIS EXPERIENCE WITH NISSAN HAS LED ME TO HAVE A BAD TASTE IN MY MOUTH IN THE OVERALL QUALITY AND CUSTOMER SATISFACTION OF NISSAN PRODUCTS. I WILL NOT BE A REPEAT CUSTOMER AND ADVISED ALL CAR BUYERS TO DO THEIR RESEARCH BEFORE MAKING A PURCHASE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10888795July 26, 2016
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN SENTRA. WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AND ALL OF THE SENSOR LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED ONTO THE LEFT SHOULDER. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED AND WAS DRIVEN APPROXIMATELY ONE MILE; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE CRANK SHAFT SENSOR HAD TO BE REPLACED DUE TO OVERHEATING. THE VIN WAS EXCLUDED FROM NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 07V527000 (ENGINE, ENGINE COOLING). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 166,000...UPDATED 11/17/16 *BF STATUS REQUEST. UPDATED 11/22/16.*JB ...UPDATED 08/02/17 *BF *CN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10887517July 21, 2016
AIR BAGS, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, STEERING
AR BAGS MADE BY TAKATA. NEVER FIXED ON RECALL. REPRESENT DAMGE TO DRIVER TO KILL THEM. HUMIDITY CAN CAUSE DANGER TO DRIFE TO KILL THEM. NEVER RECALLED BY NISSAN NJ IS THE MOST HUMID STATE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10887519July 21, 2016
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
VAPOR CANISTER - FUEL IS SPILLING ALL OVER THE GROUND WHEN FILLING UP BECAUSE THE VAPOR CANISTER DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY. THE COMPANY REFUSES TO TAKE ANY CARE OF IT DESPITE THE FACT IT IS A RECALL 05V269000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10887521July 21, 2016
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
ENDLESS REPAIRS CONTUING OVER HEADLIGHTS, WHICH KEEP BLOWING OUT OVER AND OVER AND OVER AGAIN AND WHERE ELECTRICAL CONNECTIONS ALL BY THEMSELVES STOP CONNECTING SWO THAT THERE IS INTERMITTENT HEADLIGHTS. THIS HAPPENS OVER AND OVER AND OVER. HEADLIGHT BULB HARDLY WORK FOR LONG. THIS HAPPENS OVER AND OVER AND OVER AGAIN - NOT JUST ONE ONE DAY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10872554June 5, 2016
ENGINE
ENGINE LIGHT HAS BEEN ON FOR AT LEAST 2YRS OR LONGER. THE VEHICLE IS RUNNING HOT. I'VE REPLACED THE THERMOSTAT, WATER PUMP, RADIATOR, THROTTLE BODY, ETC. I'VE SPENT HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS. NISSAN NEEDS TO STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCTS, AND CORRECT THIS MADNESS. THEN WANT TO SAY BECAUSE YOU DON'T HAVE A WARRANTY NOTHING COULD BE DONE. TOO MANY PEOPLE HAS REPORTED THIS SIMILAR ISSUE TO NOW TAKE ACTION AND CLASSIFY THIS AS A RECALL TO THEIR EXPENSE. THE CONSUMER HAS SPENT ENOUGH MONEY TO TRY AND CORRECT THIS HEADACHE, AND STILL NOT HAVE THE MATTER CORRECTED. MY VEHICLE STILL RUNS HOT, AND IT'S TERRIFYING TO WATCH THAT NEEDLE MOVE CONSTANTLY IN THE HOT AREA OF THE GAUGE AS I DRIVE THE HIGHWAY, AND STREETS EVERYDAY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10862179April 29, 2016
AIR BAGS
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN SENTRA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V287000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10850230March 17, 2016
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
FRIDAY MARCH 11, 2016 WHILE DRIVING TO WORK ON THE GEORGE BUSH TURNPIKE WHERE THE SPEED LIMIT IS 70 MPH MY CAR LOSS ALL POWER AND WOULD NOT RESTART, LUCKILY IT WAS 5:30AM WHEN THE TRAFFIC WAS LIGHT AND I FELT THE POWER STARTING TO DWINDLE AND WAS ABLE TO REACH THE SHOULDER WITHOUT INJURY. I'M LEASING THE CAR FROM DRIVETIME OF IRVING AND WAS NOT INFORMED OF THIS DEFECT. I FOUND OUT THROUGH MY RESEARCH TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT WAS WRONG WITH THE THAT WAS A NOVEMBER 2007 RECALL. I AM AMAZED THAT THESE CARS ARE STILL ON THE ROAD AND BEING SOLD WITH NO WARNING. THANK GOD THAT I WAS ONE OF THE LUCKY ONES AND NOT ACCIDENT OCCURRED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10840258March 7, 2016
AIR BAGS, STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN SENTRA. UPON ENTERING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT OBSERVED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL WAS CRACKED AND THE AIR BAG WAS EJECTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V287000 (AIR BAGS). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10836951February 18, 2016
AIR BAGS
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN SENTRA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V287000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PART FOR THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER HAD EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAS NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10820122January 13, 2016
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
ENGINE DIE WHILE DRIVING ON THE FWY & WON'T RESTART. BEEN CLOSE TO CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. HAPPENING VERY OFTEN...
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10811621December 22, 2015
ENGINE, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND THE CAR KEEPS RUNNING HOT AFTER I JUST GOT THE COOLANT FLUSHED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10807809December 1, 2015
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
ON MORE THAN ONE OCCASION, MY CAR CUT OFF ON ME WHILE DRIVING. THE ISSUE BEGAN AROUND MARCH OF 2015. THREE TIMES MY CAR CUT OFF ON ME DRIVING DOWN A BUSY ROAD. THE OTHER FEW TIMES WERE ON LOCAL ROADS. AS A RESULT, I OFTEN HAD TO PUSH, WAIT IT OUT (CAR EVENTUALLY WOULD START/CRANK OVER ABOUT AN HOUR LATER) OR CALL GEICO TO TOLL IT FOR ME. EACH OF THOSE TIMES, I WAS FORTUNATE NOT TO CAUSE A MAJOR ACCIDENT. AFTER HAVING WHAT I FELT WAS A NEAR DEATH EXPERIENCE, I TOOK MY CAR TO SEVERAL AUTOZONES, A LOCAL SHOP, AND A NISSAN DEALERSHIP. EACH OF THEM INFORMED ME THAT IT WAS THE CRANK SHAFT SENSOR. UPON FURTHER RESEARCH, I LEARNED THAT THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THIS PART. I CONTACTED NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, SPOKE WITH A REPRESENTATIVE AND FILED A CLAIM. AT A LATER DATE, I WAS INFORMED THAT MY CAR WAS NOT APART OF THAT RECALL NOR WAS IT COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY. I ASKED THE YOUNG LADY, "WHAT IF LIVES WERE HARMED OR WORSE, LOST DUE TO THIS MECHANICAL MALFUNCTION?" SHE KINDLY REPLIED "I'M SORRY FOR THE INCONVENIENCE, BUT YOU'RE CAR WAS NOT INCLUDED IN OUR RECALL". I'M JUST BAFFLED AT THE IDEA THAT A CAR THAT COULD CUT OFF AT ANY MOMENT ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY WOULD BE CAST ASIDE BECAUSE SOME HOW IT WAS MISSED DURING THE RECALL ROUND UP. I'M NOT SURE WHERE OR HOW FAR THIS COMPLAINT WILL GO. HOWEVER, AFTER READING SIMILAR ONES ON THE INTERNET, I CAN'T HELP BUT WONDER WHY THIS ISSUE HASN'T BEEN ADDRESSED BY THE MEDIA. THAN AGAIN, I THINK I KNOW WHY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10781102October 9, 2015
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN SENTRA. WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, THE ODOR OF FUEL WAS PRESENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 205,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10760608September 1, 2015
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE CAR SUDDENLY DIED ABOUT 7/27/2015. IT JUST SHUT OFF WHILE MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING AND LUCKILY HE WAS AT A LIGHT AND NO ONE REAR ENDED HIM. THEN ON ABOUT 8/27/2015 THE VEHICLE DIED WHILE I WAS OPERATING IT. IT RESTARTED AFTER A FEW MINUTES AND DROVE ABOUT A QUARTER MILE AND DIED AGAIN THEN I MANAGED TO PULL INTO A DRIVEWAY BUT WAS BLOCKING PEOPLE FROM ENTERERING OR EXITING. MY HUSBAND CAME AND PUSHED ME OUT OF THE WAY. THEN WHILE I WAS CALLING FOR A TOW, THE CAR STARTED AGAIN AND I WAS CLOSE TO HOME SO I HOPED I COULD MAKE IT. MY HUSBAND WAS IN HIS VEHICLE AND FOLLOWED ME AND THE VEHICLE DIED AGAIN IN ABOUT ANOTHER 100 FEET BUT I PULLED INTO A BUSINESS CENTER. MY SON AND HUSBAND PUSHED MY CAR FOR A LITTLE MOMENTUM AS MY TAIL END WAS IN THE STREET AND I PARKED THE CAR THERE FOR A FEW HOURS AND WHEN IT SEEMED TO COOL DOWN A BIT IT STARTED. THEN TODAY, I WAS CLOSE TO MAKING IT HOME AND THE CAR DIED ON THE SAME BUSY STREET AND WOULD NOT RESTART. A GOOD SAMARITAN CAME ALONG AND PUSHED ME TO THE SAME BUSINESS CENTER. AGAIN, WE WENT BACK LATER AND THE VEHICLE STARTED. THIS IS DANGEROUS BECAUSE ESPECIALLY YESTERDAY, MANY PEOPLE NEARLY REAR ENDED ME BECAUSE YOU COULD NOT SEE ME BECAUSE I WAS JUST OVER A HILL. I SEE NISSAN HAS RECALLED SOME VEHICLES FOR THIS ISSUE BUT MINE IS NOT ONE OF THEM AND IT SHOULD BE. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND SOMEONE COULD BE SERIOUSLY INJURED OR KILLED IF IT WERE TO DIE AT A BAD TIME OR IF SOMEONE WHO IS TRYING TO HELP GETS HURT. PLEASE HELP.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10749726August 19, 2015
ENGINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WHEN DRIVING AT 25 MPH CAR SUDDENLY SHUT OFF. TAKEN TO MECHANIC INFORMED IT IS A FAILURE IN THE CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR. I WAS INFORMED BY NISSAN MY VIN IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL AS I HAVE A 1.8 L ENGINE AND NOT THE 2.5 L
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10746336August 10, 2015
AIR BAGS
2005 NISSAN SENTRA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO AIRBAG RECALL NOTICE ISSUES RECALL # 15V287000. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED TWO YEARS HE WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT AND THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10735410July 21, 2015
ENGINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN SENTRA. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE, THE ENGINE WOULD NOT IMMEDIATELY START. ONCE THE ENGINE STARTED, FUEL FUMES WERE PRESENT INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE IGNITION COIL AND ENGINE SENSOR WERE FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10731603July 1, 2015
ENGINE, STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN SENTRA. WHILE DRIVING AT A LOW SPEED, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE BEGAN TO INCREASE AS THE VEHICLE OVERHEATED. IN ADDITION, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE HEAD GASKET NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 82,544.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10726454June 21, 2015
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
WHILE PUMPING GAS AFTER 1.50 OR LESS PUMP SHUTS OFF AND GAS SPILLS OUT ON TO THE GROUND THIS OVER AND OVER WHILE TRYING TO PUT 20.00 IN TAKES SO LONG AND SO MUCH GAS SPILLING OUT IS DANGEROUS AND NOW MY ENGINE LIGHT IS ON WHICH HAPPEN AT THE SAME TIME
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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