1996 Nissan Sentra complaints

THE SHOULDER AND LAP BELTS ARE ATTACHED TO THE DOOR AND THE INSIDE OF THE SEAT. WHEN THE DOORS OPEN IN AN ACCIDENT, THE SEAT AND SHOULDER BELTS DO NOT RESTRAIN THE PASSENGER AND THEY ARE EJECTED. OUR SON WAS A PASSENGER IN OUR NEPHEWS NISSAN WHEN IT WAS ROLLED. HE RECEIVED A SHOULD STRAP ABRASION TO HIS NECK - DOCUMENTED, BUT WAS EJECTED - PICTURES OF THE WRECKED VEHICLE SHOW THE SEAT BELTS ATTACHED TO THE DAMAGED DOOR THAT IS AJAR. OUR SON RECEIVED A COMPRESSION FRACTURE TO HIS BACK AND LUXATED BOTH HIPS. OUR CONCERN IS FOR THE SAFETY OF OTHERS WHO MAY BE UNAWARE THAT THEY HAVE A PROBLEM AND HAVE NO PROTECTION IF THEY ARE IN AN ACCIDENT AND THE DOORS OPEN. *AK

ON AT LEAST THREE OCCASIONS NOW, AFTER PURCHASING THE CAR AND PICKING IT UP ONE WEEK AGO, I COULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF THE PARK GEAR TO DRIVE, WITHOUT TURNING OFF THE CAR AND TURNING IT BACK ON SEVERAL TIMES. THIS HAS OCCURRED IN THE GETTY GAS STATION AFTER GETTING GAS AS WELL AS TRYING TO LEAVE A PARKING SPACE. I HAVE TO CONTINUALLY PRESS THE BUTTON, TURN THE CAR ON AND OFF, AND STEP ON THE REGULAR BRAKE, BEFORE THE BUTTON SUDDENLY WORKS AGAIN. *AK

FRONT AND REAR DRIVER SIDE SEATBELT UNLATCHED WHILE IN A CRASH. THE CSS, IN REAR, FLEW OUT AND HIT THE DRIVER'S SEAT. IN TURN, DRIVER HIT THE WINDSHIELD. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD-ON CRASH TRAVELING AT 50 MPH AND HITTING A DEER. NEITHER DRIVER'S SIDE NOR PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. ALSO, DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT DID NOT OPERATE CORRECTLY WHICH FORCED THE DRIVER FORWARD. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

MIRRORS ARE NOT ANGLED RIGHT. DRIVER'S SIDE MIRROR DOESN'T ALLOW CONSUMER TO SEE ONCOMING TRAFFIC. *AK

I WAS HIT FROM BEHIND (WHILE STOPPED) AND WAS PUSHED INTO THE PERSON IN FRONT OF ME. THE MECHANICS AND THE OTHER PERSON'S INSURANCE CO. SAID THE AIR BAGS SHOULD NOT HAVE DEPLOYED. WE WEREN'T GOING FAST ENOUGH. WELL THEY DID, AND NOW I'M STUCK WITH THE BILL. *AK

ON THE INTERNET OTHER SENTRA OWNERS HAVE HAD SAME COMPLAINT, BUT NISSAN HAS YET TO ISSUE RECALL. NOSAFETY DEFECT LISTED IN SUMMARY. *AK

THE TWO NUTS HOLDING THE THROTTLE CONTROL CABLE (GAS PEDAL LINKAGE) BECAME LOOSE, CAUSING THE BOLT ON THE CABLE TO SLIDE OUT OF ITS SLOT (NOT HOLE) AND THE THROTTLE WOULD STICK. I WAS ABLE TO REPEAT THIS ON 3 OCCASIONS, BUT ON THE THIRD MANAGED TO GET TO MY HOUSE, POP THE HOOD, AND SEE THE CABLE IN THE NOT-SO-RIGHT POSITION. LOCKING WASHERS WOULD FIX THIS AND ELIMINATE ANY POSSIBLE INJURY TO PERSONS THAT MAY HAVE AUTO TRANSMISSIONS (I HAD A STICK, SO I JUST PUSHED IN THE CLUTCH WHEN I REALIZED WHAT HAPPENED).

ALL FOUR HUB CABS LOOSE UPON INSPECTION. MJS

I PURCHASED MY CAR IN USA, BUT AM STATIONED OVERSEAS IN GERMANY WITH CAR. MY PHONE NUMBER IS 011-49-6333-775083.

AIR BAG LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON AND OFF.WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES THERE IS A GRINDING E AND SQUEAKING NOISE. BRAKE PEDAL WENT STRAIGHT TO THE FLOORBOARD. ALSO, FUEL PUMP MAKES A LOUD NOISE. *AK

THIS VEHICLE REFUSES TO START IN COLD WEATHER NISSAN REFUSES TO FIX THE PROBLEM THEY WERE NOTIFIED REPEATEDLY AND WOULD NOT FIX THE CAR THERE SOLUTION TO THE PROBLEM IS TO PULL THE FUEL PUMP FUSE TO PREVENT THE DEFECTIVE CAR FROM FLOODING. WE HAVE HAD TO REPLACE 3 STARTERS TRYING TO GET THIS CAR TO START IN THE WINTER. THIS HAS CAUSED LOSS OF WORK AND IN AN EMERGENCY SITUATION THIS IS AN UNRELIABLE CAR IN THE WINTER.

AIRBAG DEPLOYED WHILE MAKING A TURN, THERE WAS NO IMPACT TO CAUSE FAILURE. THE WINDSHIELD WAS CRACKED DUE TO DEPLOYMENT. DEALER REPLACED THE AIRBAG, BUT COULD NOT FIND DEFECT. *YC

FALSE DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAGS DURING NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS, CAUSING DAMAGE TO WINDSHIELD AND AIR BAG UNITS. MJS

CONSUMER WAS TURNING A CORNER WHEN BOTH AIR BAGS DEPLOYED, THE SOUND WAS LIKE AN EXPLOSION, THE WINDSHIELD WAS CRACKED DUE TO THE DEPLOYMENT, CONSUMER HAD AIR BAG REPLACED BY DEALERSHIP, WHO SAYS THERE WAS NO DEFECT.

DURING VEHICLE COLLISION VIOLENT DEPLOYMENT OF DRIVER AND PASSENGER AIR BAG RESULTED IN INJURY TO CONSUMERS (EAR, HAND, FACE AND BODY), DRIVER HAS SUFFERED HEARING DAMAGE, PASSENGER SUFFERED SLIGHT BRAIN DAMAGE. MJS

THE COMPLETE DASH LIGHT GOES OUT -- SOMETIMES BLINKING ON AND OFF... MOSTLY OFF. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AT NIGHT FOR THE DRIVER, ESPECIALLY BECAUSE IT IS SUCH A DISTRACTION WITH THE BLINKING LIGHT, TEMPORARILY DISTORING VISION. IT HAS ALMOST THE SAME EFFECT AS A STROBE LIGHT! NISSAN MECHANICS SAID NISSAN IS FULLY AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM BUT UNWILLING TO PAY FOR FIX. TOTALLY UNFAIR AND UNSAFE FOR CONSUMER. PLEASE MAKE NISSAN ACCOUNTABLE -- ISSUE RECALL IMMEDIATELY. IT MAY SAVE A LIFE (OR MORE).

AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT REMAINS ILLUMINATED, INDICATING MALFUNCTION WITHIN THE SYSTEM, CAUSE UINKNOWN. DEALER CANNOT IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM. *AK

NISSAN HAS MADE THREE ATTEMPTS TO REPLACE A TRANSMISION AND FAILED ALL TIMES

AIR BAG CONTROL UNIT FAILED, CAUSING THE AIRBAG LIGHT TO COME ON, AND AIRBAG TO BE INOPERATIVE. *AK

AIRBAG RUPTURED, CAUSING ADDITIONAL INJURIES. *AK

FRONT COIL SPRING BROKE AND STRUT CAME DOWN ON THE FRONT TIRE ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE. VEHICLE IS NOT DRIVEABLE. DEALER CONTACTED AND STATED REPAIR WORK CAN BE DONE AT OWNER'S EXPENSE. PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK.ET.

WHILE TRAVELING 60 MPH VEHICLE COLLIDED HEAD-ON WITH 50 GALLON BARRELS ON THE ROADSIDE. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY.

VEHICLE COLLIDED HEAD ON WITH 5O GALLON BARRELS AND AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. NISSAN SAYS BASED ON THEIR TEST, THEY BELIEVE THE CONDITIONS REQUIRED TO DEPLOY THE AIR BAGS WERE NOT MET AND THEREFORE CANNOT ASSIST.

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR REPAIRS. PARTS HAD TO BE ORDERED. HAS HAPPENED 4 TIMES BEFORE. THE CONTROL UNIT WAS REPLACED.AK

I PURCHASED MY CAR IN LATE AUGUST OF 1997. SINCE THEN I HAVE PUT 3 SETS OF NEW BRAKES ON MY CAR. MY CAR IS CURRENTLY IN THE SHOP TO HAVE ANOTHER SET OF NEW BRAKES. I JUST PUT BRAKES ON MY CAR ON OCTOBER 16, 1998, I PUT BRAKES ON MY CAR IN JUNE OF 1998, AND NOW I AM DOING IT AGAIN (NOVEMBER OF 1998.) THE REASON FOR MY CONCERN IS BECAUSE MY BRAKES FAIL WITHOUT WARNING. I WILL BE STOPPING AND MY BRAKES WILL STARTING GRINDING. I TAKE IT TO THE SHOP AND THE BRAKE PADS ARE COMPLETELY GONE, AND SO I REPLACE MORE THAN JUST THE BRAKE PADS, I ALSO MUST REPLACE THE ROTORS. LAST NIGHT (NOVEMBER 23, 1998) I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE STREET, BARELY MOVING, BECAUSE OF TRAFFIC. I STEPPED ON MY BRAKES THEY GRINDED BADLY, AND I ALMOST DIDN'T GET MY CAR STOPPED. THIS IS THE MOST UNSAFE THING I CAN THINK OF. WITHOUT WARNING MY BRAKES DON'T STOP. I AM SO UNHAPPY WITH THIS CAR CURRENTLY THAT I WISH I HAD NEVER BOUGHT THIS CAR. THE REPAIR SHOP WHO CURRENTLY HAS MY CAR HAS SPOKEN WITH SOMEONE WHO WORKS AT NISSAN. THIS GENTLEMEN HAS TOLD HIM THAT HE IS AWARE THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THESE CARS "DEVOURING" BRAKES IN THE MANNER MINE IS CURRENTLY DOING. IF NISSAN DOES NOT LOOK IN TO THIS PROBLEM AND CONTACT ME IN THE NEAR FUTURE, I WILL BE FORCED TO TAKE LEGAL ACTIONS AGAINST THEM, SINCE I FEEL THAT MY CAR IS EXTREMELY UNSAFE TO DRIVE. BRANDY CARPENTER

THE AIR CONDITION UNIT IN MY CAR MAKES THE CAR NOT EXCEL TO THE APPROPRIATE SPEED WHEN THE AIR CONDITION IS ON. IN ORDER TO GET THE RIGHT POWER I HAVE TO TURN OFF THE AIR CONDITION UNIT. THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR IN THE FRONT IS NOT 100% CLOSED PROPERLY. WHEN I WAS IN AN ACCIDENT 2 YEARS AGO THE DRIVER NOR PASSENGER SIDE AIRAGS DEPLOYED.

BRAKES HAVE FAILED EVERY DAY. CONSUMER HAS HAD NUMEROUS NEAR MISSES. CLAIMS VEHICLE IS UNSAFE AND NEEDS HELP TO GET RID OF IT. *AK

WHILE DRIVING THE CAR DIED, PUT IN PARK AND TRIED TO START, CAR WOULD NOT TURN OVER, THE ENTIRE DISTRIBUTOR HAD TO BE REPLACED, WHEN THE CAR WAS TOWED, THE PART WAS ORDERED FROM NISSAN. *AK *JB

MY HUSBAND WAS IN AN ACCIDENT IN JULY OF THIS YEAR. HE COLLIDED HEAD ON WITH SOME 50 GALLON BARRELS ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD GOING 60 MPH. HE CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP WITHIN 10 FEET. NEITHER THE DRIVER SIDE NOR PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED IN THE ACCIDENT. NISSAN WAS CONTACTED AND RESPONDED SAYING THAT THE CONDITIONS WERE NOT MET TO ALLOW THE AIRBAGS TO DEPLOY. I DO NOT KNOW WHERE TO GO FROM HERE. OUR CAR WOULD HAVE BEEN TOTALED IF THE AIRBAGS WOULD HAVE DEPLOYED. HOWERVER, BECAUSE THEY DID NOT THE INSURANCE COMPANY REPAIRED THE VEHICLE AND NOW WE ARE DRIVING AROUND IN A DEATH TRAP. I AM PAYING FULL PRICE FOR A VEHICLE THAT IS DEFECTIVE AND NO ONE AT NISSAN SEEMS TO CARE. WHERE DO I GO FROM HERE..WHAT DO I DO?

THE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON AND STARTED FLASHING. WHENEVER DRIVING, AIR BAG LIGHT WOULD STAY ON. TOOK TO DEALER TO CHECKED, BUT HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED YET. *AK

THE VEHICLE DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION MALFUNCTIONED. HAD A PIECE OF METAL IN THE TRANSMISSION PAN MISSING/LOOSE PARTS WHICH CAUSED LOSS OF CONTROL. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE PROBLEM. *AK

VIOLENT DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAG CAUSING BURNS ON NECK, WHIPLASH AND BACK PAIN. (QCAW)

WHILE DRIVING AN ELECTRICAL SHORT IN THE WIRING CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO CATCH ON FIRE. CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY DETAILS. *AK

EXHAUST SYSTEM CLOGGED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO STALL IN TRAFFIC.

TAIL LIGHTS FAILED PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE CAUSING CONSUMER TO BE IN A REAR END COLLISION BECAUSE TAIL LIGHTS WERE NOT BRIGHT ENOUGH, RESULTING IN INJURY TO DRIVERS NECK.

AIR BAG LIGHT IS CONTINUALLY ILLUMINATING, SEVERAL ATTEMPTS AT REPAIR DID NOT RECTIFY PROBLEMS.

AUTOMATIC SHIFT BUTTON FAILED.

REAR BRAKE SHOES RUMBLE AND SHAKE WHILE BRAKING.

AIR CONDITIONER COMPRESSOR FAILED, CAUSING CAR TO SLOW RAIPDLY WITH TOTAL LOSS OF POWER.

TRANSMISSION JERKING AND LUNGED FORWARD WHEN PUTTING INTO PARKED GEAR.

BREAK IN CORD(INTERIOR) CAUSED THE TIRE TO FAIL. (GENERAL AMERI G45 - SIZE P175X13)

TRUNK LEAKS.

ELECTRICAL SHORT IN THE SHIFTER BUTTON.

VALVE SPROCKET FAILED.

ALTERNATOR FAILED TWO WEEKS AFTER PURCHASE.

WINDOW TRIM FAILED OFF.

LEFT WINDSHIELD WASHER FAILED.

CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD-ON COLLISION, IMPACT 11:00, TRAVELING ABOUT 30 TO 35 MPH. BOTH DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, CAUSING INJURIES TO THE PASSENGER'S SIDE OCCUPANT. *AK

VEHICLE GIVES OFF ROTTEN EGG ODOR.