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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 →

Seat Belts
Filed Mar 2, 1998IA

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

Exterior Lighting › Turn Signal › Switch
Filed Dec 17, 1997CT

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

Air Bags › FrontalCrash1 injured
Filed Nov 21, 1997TX

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

Seat Belts › Front › Anchorage
Filed Nov 12, 1997UT

FRONT SEAT AND BACK SEAT BELTS LOCK UP, HAVE TO UNLOCK THEM MANUALLY, THE BELTS GRAB REAL TIGHT. *AK

Seat Belts
Filed Nov 10, 1997RI

WHEN ENTERING THE VEHICLE THE SEAT BELT MOVES FORWARD BUT DOES NOT LOOSEN.

Equipment › Appliance › Air Conditioner
Filed Nov 10, 1997PA

AIR CONDITIONER BLOWS MIST ONTO OCCUPANTS.

Electrical System › Alternator/Generator/Regulator
Filed Aug 26, 1997NY

ALTERNATOR FAILED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO STALL IN TRAFFIC.

Wheels
Filed Jul 15, 1997ME

SQUEALING NOISE IN THE RIGHT REAR WHEEL.

Seat Belts › Front › Anchorage
Filed Apr 29, 1997AZ

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

Air Bags › FrontalCrash
Filed Mar 27, 1997SC

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

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Master CylinderFire
Filed Mar 18, 1997CA

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

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Master CylinderFire
Filed Mar 13, 1997CA

MASTER CYLINDER FAILED 3 TIMES, ONCE RESULTING IN A FIRE. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Pads
Filed Mar 11, 1997CA

BRAKE PADS FAILED.

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Master CylinderFire
Filed Feb 24, 1997CA

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.

Seat Belts › Front › Buckle Assembly
Filed Feb 18, 1997TX

THE PASSENGER'S SIDE SEAT BELT UPON LOCKING IT CAME LOOSE . *AK

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine
Filed Jan 28, 1997NC

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

Visibility › Defroster/Defogger/Hvac System
Filed Jan 22, 1997NY

DEFROSTER FAILED ON THE PASSENGER SIDE CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY.

Power Train › Automatic TransmissionCrash
Filed Oct 16, 1996NY

THE CAR SHIFTED FROM PARK TO NEUTRAL AND ROLLED OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY AND CAUSED A VEHICLE TO HIT ANOTHER . *AK

Electrical System › Wiring › Front UnderhoodFire
Filed Jul 10, 1996CA

OPERATOR OF SAID VEHICLE SMELT SMOKE, BRAKES FELT SPONGY, PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. VEHICLE SMOKING UNDERNEATH THE HOOD AND ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE. *AK

Equipment › Appliance › Air Conditioner1 injured
Filed Mar 6, 1996TX

AIR CONDITION DRYER BURST, INJURING DRIVER DUE TO CHEMICAL INHALATION. *DH

Vehicle Speed Control
Filed Jan 30, 1996NJ

VEHICLE ACCELERATED BY ITSELF A FROM STOPPED POSITION 6 TIMES. TT

Vehicle Speed Control
Filed Jan 22, 1996NJ

VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED OUT OF CONTROL, NO ACCIDENT. TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Rotor
Filed Jan 12, 1996VA

BRAKE ROTORS TURNED. *SD

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine
Filed Jan 11, 1996VA

MASS AIR FLOW SENSOR FAILED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO IDLE ERRATICALLY/STALL INTERMITTENTLY. *DSH

Seat Belts
Filed Jan 2, 1996IN

PASSIVE RESTRAINTS FOR FRONT OCCUPANTS WILL TIGHTEN W/DOOR OPENING NOT RELIEVING TENSION. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT

Air Bags › FrontalCrash1 injured
Filed Jan 2, 1996VA

UPON IMPACT, DURING FRONTAL CRASH, AT APPROX. 45MPH, 12:00 ON FRONT BUMPER, AIRBAG FAILED TO DEPLOY. TT

Visibility › Glass, Side/Rear
Filed Dec 7, 1995AZ

DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW RUBBER DEFORMED, CAUSING NOISE.

Seat Belts › Front › RetractorCrash1 injured
Filed Dec 5, 1995NC

FRONTAL COLLISION IMPACT 12:00, SPEED 35MPH, DRIVER SIDE LAP/SHOULDER DID NOT RETRACT. TT

SteeringCrash1 injured
Filed Nov 28, 1995NJ

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

Seat BeltsCrash1 injured
Filed Sep 25, 1995AZ

DRIVERS SIDE AUTOMATIC SEAT BELT FAILURE, SHOULDER BELT BECAME OPEN UPON FRONTAL COLLISION. TT

Seat Belts
Filed Aug 18, 1995WI

DRIVERS SIDE LAP/SHOULDER WILL OVER RESTRAIN CAUSING NECK PROBLEMS. TT

Electrical System › Horn
Filed Aug 11, 1995NY

HORN DIFFICULT TO LOCATE IN EMERGENCYSITUATIONS. *SD

Structure › Body › Door
Filed Jul 19, 1995WI

FRONT PASSENGER SIDE DOOR KEEPS TRYING TO COME OPEN TO POINT WHERE LOCK BREAKS; DOOR STICKS OUT ABOUT 1/2 INCH. TT

Seat Belts › Front › Retractor
Filed Jul 11, 1995GA

THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT RETRACTOR WHEN DRIVING THE SHOULDER BELT TIGHTEN UP . *AK

Latches/Locks/Linkages › Doors › Latch
Filed Jul 7, 1995MI

WHEN TRYING TO UNLOCK WITH KEY SOMETIMES THE DOOR WILL NOT UNLOCK. IT IS NOT ALWAYS THE SAME DOOR. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

Seat Belts
Filed Jul 6, 1995KY

AUTOMATIC SEAT BELT IS MALFUNCTIONING. *AK

Seat Belts › Front › Anchorage
Filed Jun 27, 1995CA

DRIVER'S SEAT BELT FAILED DURING AN ACCIDENT, DUE TO BEING WORN OUT, RESULTING IN AN INJURY. *AK

Seat Belts
Filed Jun 16, 1995NY

DRIVER AND PASSENGER AUTOMATIC SEAT BELT RETRACTS TO THE POINT OF ALMOST CHOKING OCCUPANTS. THIS IS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM. TT

SeatsCrash
Filed Jun 16, 1995AR

LUMBAR PORTION OF DRIVER'S SEAT WAS FORCED HARD INTO THE LOWER BACK DURING ACCIDENT, CAUSING INJURY. *SD

Seat Belts › Front › Retractor
Filed Jun 1, 1995FL

FRONT SEAT BELTS LAP/SHOULDER WILL OVER RETRACT CAN NOT MOVE OR GET OUT. TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Rotor
Filed May 24, 1995CA

THE FRONT BRAKE DISC ROTOR WAS WORN OUT AT 5,000 MILE AND IT AT 17,000 MILES WORN OUT AGAIN. TT

Air Bags › FrontalCrash
Filed May 17, 1995VA

HAD A FRONTAL COLLISION, AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components
Filed Apr 25, 1995MD

BRAKE SYSTEN FAILED. TT

Suspension › Front
Filed Apr 17, 1995WI

VEHICLE MISALIGNED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO PULL TO THE RIGHT. *SKD

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Mar 29, 1995TX

ABS, BRAKE FAILURE, WHEN DRIVING VEHICLE MAKES A LOUD GRINDING NOISE, IN FOR REPAIR SPRAY THE BRAKES. TT

Air Bags › FrontalCrash
Filed Mar 28, 1995FL

DURING HEAD ON IMPACT, DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. TT

Seat Belts
Filed Feb 2, 1995TN

FRONT AUTOMATIC SEAT BELTS LOCK UP. TT

Exterior Lighting › Headlights
Filed Jan 25, 1995TX

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

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation ComponentsCrash
Filed Jan 20, 1995CA

BRAKES FAILED, RESULTING IN ACCIDENT. *SKD

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