2000 Nissan Sentra complaints

DU TO THE SUSPENSION ATTACHMENT BOLTS BREAKING ON MY VEHICLE I WAS SUBJECT TO HEARING NOISES COMING FROM THE FRONT AREA OF THE VEHICLE. I TOOK THE CAR IN TO NUMEROUS REPAIR SHOPS AND NO ONE COULD DIAGNOSE PROBLEM EVEN AT A DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPT THEY ADVISED ME TO KEEP DRIVING VEHICLE UNTIL IT BREAKS DOWN THEN THEY COULD DIAGNOSE PROBLEM I DID EXACTLY AS ADVISED AND LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE ON 8/24/01 AND IT RESULTED IN CRASH. *AK

ENGINE STARTED RACING WHILE GOING 3MPH. CAR JUMPED CURB AND WENT INTO A CEMENT PILLAR AT A STRIP MALL. AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY.*AK

WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH CONSUMER LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE DUE TO SUSPENSION FAILURE. THERE WAS A RECALL ON VEHICLE WHERE BOLTS USED TO ATTACH SUSPENSION MIGHT COME LOOSE FROM FRAME.*AK

CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE 01V277000/ MANUFACTURER'S RECALL R1005/3, AND TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER. DEALER URGED CONSUMER TO BRING VEHICLE BACK ON DECEMBER 31,2001 TO CHECK WHEEL. WHEN CALLING DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIRS, DEALERSHIP INDICATED WOULD NOT SERVICE VEHICLE. *AK

INTERMITTENTLY WHEN STOPPING, VEHICLE SURGES FORWARD. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. *AK CONSUMER STATES SURGING HAPPENS WHEN APPLYING BRAKES, THE HARDER THE BRAKES ARE APLLIED, THE MORE THE VEHICLE WILL SURGE, THE RPMS ALSO INCREASE, CONSUMER STATES THE ONLY WAY TO STOP THE SUDDEN ACCELERATION IS BY RELEASING THE BRAKE PEDAL. *SLC

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

WAS AT A FULL STOP WITH FOOT ON BRAKES WHEN VEHICLE ACCELERATED INTO FULL THROTTLE. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP, AND MECHANIC FOUND NOTHING ON DIAGNOSTIC MACHINE. VEHICLE WAS ALSO TEST DRIVEN, AND NOTHING WAS FOUND.*AK

WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS OR WHEN PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE VEHICLE WILL UNEXPECTEDLY ACCELERATE, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

ENGINE IS MAKING A RATTLING SOUND DURING ACCELERATION, STOPS WHEN VEHICLE REACHES 40-45 MPH. TAKEN TO 2 DEALER WHO SAID TO WAIT AND SEE IF IT STOPS DOING IT, SINCE VEHICLE HAS A 5 YEAR WARRANTY.*AK THE DEALER ACKNOWLEDGED THAT SOMETHING WAS WRONG WITHIN THE ENGINE, BUT COULD NOT DETERMINE WHAT IT WAS. *YH

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 45MPH ON HIGHWAY AND WAS INVOLVED IN A CHAIN REACTION WITH FIVE VEHICLES, ANOTHER VEHICLE HIT HER FROM BEHIND AND SHE WAS FOURTH CAR. DRIVER'S SIDE OR PASSENGER'S SIDE AIRBAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY. THERE WERE INJURIES SUSTAINED WITH DRIVER AND PASSENGER. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK *JB

BELT EXTENDER ARM ON ENGINE SEPARATED FROM VEHICLE. VEHICLE IS AT DEALERSHIP.*AK

WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH COULD NOT SEE DUE TO SNOW. VEHICLE HIT A SNOW BANK, AND DRIVER'S/PASSENGER'S AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, AND DID NOT PROTECT OCCUPANTS IN THIS CRASH. NO PREVIOUS PROBLEM WITH AIRBAG SYSTEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

AIR COND. LINES FREEZE UP AIR COND. BECOMES UNEFFECTIVE

AIR CONDITIONER BLOWS HOT AIR AFTER AN HOUR OF DRIVING WITH IT ON.

AIR CONDITIONER BLOWS HOT AIR AFTER AN HOUR OF DRIVING WITH IT ON. *AK *NLM **DIMSII IVOQ ENTRY POSTED AFTER 12/12/02 CUT-OVER TO ARTEMIS*734304

TRANSMISSION LOUD WHINNING FIRST GEAR AND AT 35 TO 45 MPH VIBRATION AND NO PICKUP ALSO PINGS ON ACCELERATION

WHEN DRIVER'S SEAT BELT NOT USED, THE SEAT BELT INDICATOR LIGHT ON THE DASH STAYS ON STEADY, WHICH IS NORMAL. WHEN I USE THE SEAT BELT, THE INDICATOR LIGHT SOMETIMES GOES OFF (NORMAL) AND SOMETIMES IT BLINKS RAPIDLY ON AND OFF. DOES THAT MEAN THERE IS A PROBLEM AND IS THE SEAT BELT , IN FACT, WORKING PROPERLY? I ASKED NISSAN AND THEY SAID TO BRING THE CAR IN FOR EXAMINATION...I AM CURIOUS IF ANYONE IS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AND IF THERE IS ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE SAFETY PRODUCT FEATURE (SEAT BELT) WITH THIS VEHICLE.*AK

CONSUMER HAD VEHICLE FOR 2WEEKS & IT STARTED RUNNING HARD & IDLING HIGH. VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN REPAIRS 3 TIMES & IS STILL IN THE SHOP. DEALER KNOW'S IT'S A VALVE PROBLEM, BUT NOT SURE WERE IT'S COMING FROM.*AK

AFTER APPROXIMATELY 30 MINUTES OF DRIVING, DESPITE ADJUSTING EVERY CONTROL POSSIBLE, THE AIR CONDITIONER CEASED WORKING. WHILE STOPPED FOR LUNCH, GAS REFILL, ETC. AND THE CAR HAD BEEN OFF FOR MORE THAN 5 MINUTES, UPON START UP IT WOULD ATTEMPT TO COOL, BUT THE ATTEMPTS FAILED AND AS A RESULT BLEW OUT ONLY HOT AIR. THIS OCCURED DURING A DRIVING TRIP TO/FROM DALLAS OVER MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND, SO IT WAS NOT AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM, IT WAS CONSTANT, DESPITE ALL THE CONTROL ADJUSTMENT ATTEMPTS. WHEN TAKING IT TO THE DEALER THE DAY AFTER I RETURNED, I DETAILED THE PROBLEM AND SAID, DON'T CALL ME AND TELL ME IT MUST BE INTERMITTENT BECAUSE YOU DIDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG BECAUSE YOU WON'T SINCE IT ONLY OCCURED ON THE LONG TRIP. SURPRISE, THAT'S WHAT THEY TOLD ME AND THEY CANNOT RUN A DYE TEST THROUGH THE COMPONENT TO SEE WHAT FAILED UNTIL A NISSAN REPRESENTATIVE REPLICATES THE PROBLEM. THE MECHANIC TEST DROVE IT FOR 20 MILES AND THE PROBLEM DIDN'T SURFACE, WHICH IT WOULDN'T ACCORDING TO MY EXPERIENCES. NOW, THE DEALER IS SENDING IT HOME WITH AN EMPLOYEE WHO COMMUTES 50 MILES OR SO EACH DAY TO SEE IF IT REPLICATES BEFORE THEY CAN RUN ANY OTHER DIAGNOSTIC (DYE) TEST. THE WRITE UP MANAGER WAS SURE THE MECHANIC HAD CALLED NISSAN AND THEY HAD NOT SEEN THIS PROBLEM BEFORE. TOMORROW, MAY 31, I SHOULD HAVE MORE INFORMATION FOR YOU ON THIS PROBLEM IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO HEAR THE RESULT.*AK

BACK BUMPER- ON 1/4/00 MY HUSBAND BACKED INTO A CONCRETE POLE. HE WAS NAVIGATING A TIGHT SPACE AND WAS PROCEEDING WITH EXTREME CAUTION. BOTH HE AND HIS COWORKER PASSENGER INDICATE THAT HE WAS GOING AT MOST 3 MPH AS HE KNEW A POST WAS THERE. KNOWING THAT IT WAS A TIGHT SPACE, HE WAS GOING TO USE THE SLOW SPEED AND THE POST TO INDICATE WHEN TO PULL FORWARD IF HE BUMPED IT. WHEN HE BACKED INTO THE POLE, MY HUSBAND PULLED FORWARD, GOT OUT OF THE VEHICLE TO LOOK AT THE BUMPER. HE SAW THAT THE POLE HAD HIT THE BUMPER AT A LOCATION WHERE TWO PIECES MEET. THE BUMPER ON THE LEFT SIDE HAD COLLAPSED, SEPARATING FROM THE VEHICLE, AND THE POLE HAD HIT THE BODY. OBVIOUSLY, THIS DOES NOT MEET THE SAFETY STANDARDS FOR A REAR BUMPER. WE HAVE CONTACTED NISSAN OF CERRITOS, WHICH CLAIMS THAT IT IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR THE MANUFACTURED PRODUCT, THEREFORE, THEY DID NOT FEEL A RESPONSIBILITY TO FIX IT. WE CONTACTED CUSTOMER SERVICE AT NISSAN ON SEVERAL OCCASSIONS. THEY FINALLY LEFT A MESSAGE TODAY DENYING OUR CLAIM. MY HUSBAND TOOK THE CAR TO THE NISSAN BODYSHOP FOR AN ESTIMATE AND WAS TOLD THAT THE BODY DAMAGE HAD OCCURRED BECAUSE HE HAD "HIT THE WEAK PART IN THE BUMPER." THE X-TERRA HAS AN UNIQUE BUMPER IN THAT THE METAL PART OF THE BUMPER DOES NOT RUN THE LENGTH OF THE REAR AND IS CAPPED WITH PLASTIC "BUMPERS" AT EACH END. FOR THE FRONT GRILL, THE PLASTIC HAS CRACKED ABOVE THE BUMPER FROM NORMAL DRIVING. PLEASE HELP US BECAUSE THE PEOPLE AT NISSAN HAVE NOT LISTENED TO US AND HAVE BEEN SARCASTIC A

I AM AN OWNER OF THE SUV OF THE YEAR. 2000 NISSAN SENTRA. JUST CURIOUS TO KNOW IF YOU WOULD BE INTERESTED TO FOLLOW UP ON A STORY OF A PROBLEM THAT I HAVE JUST DISCOVERED IN MY VEHICLE. IT SEEMS THAT NISSAN MAY HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE PAINT. I HAVE JUST WASHED MY XTERRA AND NOTICED RUST SPOTS ON EVERY MAJOR PANEL OF THAT VEHICLE. IT JUST LOOKS UNBELIEVEBLE. WITHIN THE YEAR THIS WILL BE A RUST BUCKET !!!! NOT EVEN THINK OF THE LOSS OF POTENTIAL RESELL VALUE !!!! NISSAN WILL MOST LIKELY NOT BE VERY HAPPY ABOUT THAT. JUST A NOTE . THIS SUV WAS MANUFACTURED IN JUNE AND PURCHASED IN JULY OF 1999 !!!! I AM AVAILABLE TO SPEAK WITH YOU IF YOU NEED TO FOLLOW UP ON THIS . I CAN BE REACHED AT 315-637-7674 ANYTIME. THANKS. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED IN SUMMARY. *AK