BOTH PASSENGER'S AND DRIVER'S SIDE AUTOMATIC SEAT BELTS FUNCTION ERRATICALLY. SEAT BELTS DO NOT RETRACT PROPERLY AND THEY ARE HARD TO RELEASE. DEALERS CANNOT FIX PROBLEM. *AK
1994 Nissan Sentra complaints
Owner reports filed with NHTSA about this vehicle, newest first and reproduced as filed. They are unverified accounts: one proves nothing, and a pattern across many is the thing worth reading. Back to the full 1994 record →
DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP, WENT TO MAKE A LEFT TURN,TURN SIGNAL HANDLE FELL OFF ONTO HAND, CAUSING THE TURN SIGNAL TO STAY ON UNITL CONSUMER PUT A SCREW DRIVER INTO THE HANDLE SWITCH TO TURN IT OFF. BECAUSE OF THIS TURN SIGNAL AND HEAD LIGHTS ARE LOCATED ON THE SAME HANDLE,WERE INOPERATIVE.DEALER HAD TO REPLACE THE WHOLE HANDLE ASSEMBLY. *AK
DRIVER REAR ENDED A TRUCK, TRAVELING ABOUT 35-40 MPH, AND THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. THE INSURANCE AGENT STATED TO OWNER THAT THE VEHICLE WILL BE TOTALLED. *AK
FRONT SEAT AND BACK SEAT BELTS LOCK UP, HAVE TO UNLOCK THEM MANUALLY, THE BELTS GRAB REAL TIGHT. *AK
WHEN ENTERING THE VEHICLE THE SEAT BELT MOVES FORWARD BUT DOES NOT LOOSEN.
AIR CONDITIONER BLOWS MIST ONTO OCCUPANTS.
ALTERNATOR FAILED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO STALL IN TRAFFIC.
SQUEALING NOISE IN THE RIGHT REAR WHEEL.
DRIVER'S SHOULDER AND LAP SEAT BELTS MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING IT TO TIGHTEN HARD AT THE SHOULDER AND NECK AREAS WHICH CAN CAUSE SERIOUS INJURIES. DEALER SAID IT MIGHT BE THE MEMORY SWITCH TO THE SEAT BELT THAT FAILED FROM TIME TO TIME. *AK
PASSIVE RESTRAINTS, AIR BAGS: DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 56MPH,, ANOTHER VEHICLE WAS COMING IN OPPOSITE DIRECTION AND TO AN INTERSECTION AND WAS HIT ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE. AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. *AK
MASTER CYLINDER FAILED 4 WEEKS AFTER FRONT BRAKES WERE REPLACED. MASTER CYLINDER REPLACED ON FEBRUARY 7, 1997, AND FAILED AGAIN ON FEB RUARY 8, 1997, CAUSING A FIRE IN FRONT BRAKES. *AK
MASTER CYLINDER FAILED 3 TIMES, ONCE RESULTING IN A FIRE. *AK
BRAKE PADS FAILED.
FRONT BRAKES WERE REPLACED ON 01-FEB-97; MASTER CYLINDER REPLACED ON 02-FEB-97; MASTER CYLINDER CAUGHT FIRE ON 02-FEB-97 AND REPLACED AGAIN.
THE PASSENGER'S SIDE SEAT BELT UPON LOCKING IT CAME LOOSE . *AK
WHILE DRIVING, NOTICED RATTLING NOISE GOT LOUDER (CLINK, CLINK), VEHICLE DIED ON HWY, HAD IT TOWED TO HOME, MECHANIC FRIEND CHECKED ENGINE, INFORMED DRIVER IT WAS A PISTON THAT BROKE LOOSE. *AK
DEFROSTER FAILED ON THE PASSENGER SIDE CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY.
THE CAR SHIFTED FROM PARK TO NEUTRAL AND ROLLED OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY AND CAUSED A VEHICLE TO HIT ANOTHER . *AK
OPERATOR OF SAID VEHICLE SMELT SMOKE, BRAKES FELT SPONGY, PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. VEHICLE SMOKING UNDERNEATH THE HOOD AND ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE. *AK
AIR CONDITION DRYER BURST, INJURING DRIVER DUE TO CHEMICAL INHALATION. *DH
VEHICLE ACCELERATED BY ITSELF A FROM STOPPED POSITION 6 TIMES. TT
VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED OUT OF CONTROL, NO ACCIDENT. TT
BRAKE ROTORS TURNED. *SD
MASS AIR FLOW SENSOR FAILED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO IDLE ERRATICALLY/STALL INTERMITTENTLY. *DSH
PASSIVE RESTRAINTS FOR FRONT OCCUPANTS WILL TIGHTEN W/DOOR OPENING NOT RELIEVING TENSION. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT
UPON IMPACT, DURING FRONTAL CRASH, AT APPROX. 45MPH, 12:00 ON FRONT BUMPER, AIRBAG FAILED TO DEPLOY. TT
DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW RUBBER DEFORMED, CAUSING NOISE.
FRONTAL COLLISION IMPACT 12:00, SPEED 35MPH, DRIVER SIDE LAP/SHOULDER DID NOT RETRACT. TT
IN WET WEATHER THE BRAKE AND STEERING GOES OUT AND FEELS LIKE THE CAR IS STALLING . TT CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT DUE TO THIS WHERE ONE PERSON WAS INJURED. *SLC
DRIVERS SIDE AUTOMATIC SEAT BELT FAILURE, SHOULDER BELT BECAME OPEN UPON FRONTAL COLLISION. TT
DRIVERS SIDE LAP/SHOULDER WILL OVER RESTRAIN CAUSING NECK PROBLEMS. TT
HORN DIFFICULT TO LOCATE IN EMERGENCYSITUATIONS. *SD
FRONT PASSENGER SIDE DOOR KEEPS TRYING TO COME OPEN TO POINT WHERE LOCK BREAKS; DOOR STICKS OUT ABOUT 1/2 INCH. TT
THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT RETRACTOR WHEN DRIVING THE SHOULDER BELT TIGHTEN UP . *AK
WHEN TRYING TO UNLOCK WITH KEY SOMETIMES THE DOOR WILL NOT UNLOCK. IT IS NOT ALWAYS THE SAME DOOR. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK
AUTOMATIC SEAT BELT IS MALFUNCTIONING. *AK
DRIVER'S SEAT BELT FAILED DURING AN ACCIDENT, DUE TO BEING WORN OUT, RESULTING IN AN INJURY. *AK
DRIVER AND PASSENGER AUTOMATIC SEAT BELT RETRACTS TO THE POINT OF ALMOST CHOKING OCCUPANTS. THIS IS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM. TT
LUMBAR PORTION OF DRIVER'S SEAT WAS FORCED HARD INTO THE LOWER BACK DURING ACCIDENT, CAUSING INJURY. *SD
FRONT SEAT BELTS LAP/SHOULDER WILL OVER RETRACT CAN NOT MOVE OR GET OUT. TT
THE FRONT BRAKE DISC ROTOR WAS WORN OUT AT 5,000 MILE AND IT AT 17,000 MILES WORN OUT AGAIN. TT
HAD A FRONTAL COLLISION, AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. TT
BRAKE SYSTEN FAILED. TT
VEHICLE MISALIGNED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO PULL TO THE RIGHT. *SKD
ABS, BRAKE FAILURE, WHEN DRIVING VEHICLE MAKES A LOUD GRINDING NOISE, IN FOR REPAIR SPRAY THE BRAKES. TT
DURING HEAD ON IMPACT, DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. TT
FRONT AUTOMATIC SEAT BELTS LOCK UP. TT
THE HEADLIGHTS ARE SPLIT. ON THE TOP HALF IS BRIGHT AND THE BOTTOM IS DARK. CAN'T SEE SIGNS AND PEDESTRIANS. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT
BRAKES FAILED, RESULTING IN ACCIDENT. *SKD
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