2001 Nissan Sentra complaints

CONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVING REAR BUMPER FELL TO THE GROUND ON ONE SIDE, AND STILL REMAINE DATTACHED BY PLASTIC MECHANISM ON OTHER SIDE. THERE WAS NO COLLISION. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED.*AK

CONSUMER CALLED COMPLAINING ABOUT HAVING PROBLEMS WITH A RECALL NOTICE.ALSO STATED THAT THE RECALL NOTICE STATED THAT THE ENGINE MAY STOP WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE ALSO THAT THE ENGINE LIGHT MAY COME ON.DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND IS TELLING THE CONSUMER THAT THE RECALL HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THE VEHICLE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS.MANUFACTURE WAS CONTACTED AND TOLD THE CONSUMER THE SAME THING THAT THE DEALER STATED.

RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE 01V357000. CONSUMER'S "ENGINE" LIGHT IS ILLUMINATED, BUT THE DEALER STATES THAT THE VEHICLE'S PROBLEM HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THE RECALL AND IS A WARRANTY ISSUE. THEREFORE, THE DEALER IS REFUSING TO SERVICE, FREE OF CHARGE, UNDER RECALL.

WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH, WITH NO WARNING THE VEHICLE STALLED, AND IT WAS DIFFICULT TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK THE VEHICLE WOULD CRANK BUT NOT START. THE DEALER FOUND THE SENSOR CIRCUIT CAM AND CRANK SENSOR WERE BAD AND REPLACED THEM. RECALL #01V357000 *SCC

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE SAME DEFECT WITH ITS CRANK POSITION SENSOR AS STATED IN RECALL 01 V 357 000 . DEALERSHIP DOESN'T KNOW IF THIS VEHICLE IS INCLUDED DUE TO VIN ,AND THE CONSUMER WAS NEVER NOTIFIED.*AK

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE SAME DEFECT WITH ITS CRANK POSITION SENSOR AS STATED IN RECALL 01 V 357 000 , BUT THE DEALERSHIP DOESN'T KNOW IF THE THIS VEHICLE IS INCLUDED DUE TO VIN, AND CONSUMER WAS NEVER NOTIFIED.*AK

WHILE TRAVELING AT 25 MPH VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A REAR END COLLISION, AND NONE OF THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. *AK

THE CONSUMERS VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SYMPTOMS OF A RECALL RELATED TO A CRANK POSITION SENSOR BUT HTE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. *NLM

FRONT BUMPER, HOOD, AND REAR TRUCK. NAR 06/18/2003. *MR *CB

DUNLOP TIRES SP20FE CAME COMPLETELY APART WHILE TRAVELING DOWN THE HIGHWAY. THIS TIRE FAILURE CAUSED SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO MY CAR AND POTENTIAL LIFE THREATENING SITUATION WHILE I WAS GOING OVER A SEVEN MILE BRIDGE. *TT

DEFECTIVE CRANK POSITION SENSOR, WHICH CAUSED ENGINE TO CEASE TWICE WHILE DRIVING. CAR WAS TOWED TO DEALER, WHO SAID THEY WOULD LOOK AT IT. MEANWHILE, WENT TO NISSAN WEBSITE AND FOUND THE EXACT CAUSE. I THEN CALLED NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIRS AND WAS INFORMED MY CAR SHOULD HAVE BEEN RECALLED. I THEN CALLED DEALER'S SVC MGR, WHO SAID HE WASN'T SURE. I TOLD HIM I SPOKE WITH THEIR CONSUMER DEPT AND THEY CONFIRMED THE CAR HAD A RECALL PROBLEM. HE CALLED BACK 2 HRS LATER AND SAID MY CAR WAS FIXED. I ASKED ABOUT THE $65 TOWING REFUND. HE SAID TO CALL NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIRS. ALL OWNERS OF 2001 NISSAN SHOULD IMMEDIATELY BE NOTIFIED OF THIS DANGER. *NLM

THE VEHICLES VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL RELATED TO THE CAMSHAFT SENSORS WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO STALL WHILE DRIVING (RECALL NUMBER 01V-357000). *MR *SCC *NLM

HORN STOPPED WORKING, DEALER SAID BREAK IN HARNESS WAS THE CAUSE.

CONSUMER REQUESTING REFUND FOR CRANK POSITION SENSOR REPAIR. *MR THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD HER VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. *JB

CHILD WAS ABLE TO RELEASE THE SEATBELT AND GOT WRAPPED AROUND THE SEATBELT SO TIGHT THAT THE CONSUMER HAD TO CUT THE CHILD OUT. *TT

RIGHT REAR WHEEL LOCKS AND DOES NOT ROTATE, AT TIMES, NOT ALL OF THE TIME. DEALERSHIP SAYS THAT NOTHING IS WRONG. SAYS, "PROBABLY THE CHANGES IN THE WEATHER." STARTED IN DECEMBER, 2002, AND IS CONTINUEING TO DATE.

THE BRAKE WORE QUICKLY WHICH CAUSED EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. *NLM

THE STEERING WHEEL MADE NOISE. ON ONE OCCASION THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO VIBRATE AND SHAKE WHILE MAKING A TURN WHICH RESULTED IN THE VEHICLE HITTING A CURB. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER ON SEVERAL OCCASION BUT THEY HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO LOCATE OR CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *AK *NLM

THE VEHICLE STALLED, DUE TO A DEFECTIVE CRANK POSITION SENSOR. *JB

WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY BOTH FRONT TIRE TREADS SEPARATED FROM THE WHEEL. THE TIRES WERE DUNLOP. *NLM

THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING.*JB DEALERSHIP REPLACED CRANK POSITION SENSOR. *TT

WHEN A TURN WAS MADE, THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL IMPACTED THE CURB. WHICH RESULTED IN THE PULLEY BOLT BREAKING. *JB

MULTIPLE ISSUES WITH 2001 SENTRA. STEERING HAS BECOME PROGRESSIVELY TIGHTER. DEALER CLAIMS NO PROBLEM. CRUNCHING NOISE FROM SHOCKS/STRUTS WHEN DRIVING OVER SPEED BUMPS OR WHEN EXITING DRIVEWAY ONTO ROAD (UNEVEN PAVEMENT). WORSE WHEN COLD. DEALER CLAIMS NO PROBLEM. BRAKES MAKE SCRAPING NOISE WHEN APPLIED. WORSE WHEN COLD. CAR HAS BECOME VERY UNCOMFORTABLE TO DRIVE - TIGHT/DIFFICULT STEERING AND NOISY SUSPENSION. DRIVES LIKE A 10 YEAR OLD CHEVY INSTEAD OF A 2 YEAR OLD JAPANESE CAR. I SHOULD HAVE KEPT MY HONDA!!!*JB

THE FRONT TIRES LEFT BLACK MARKS ON THE ROAD. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE TIRE DO NOT COVER A LARGE AREA ON THE ROAD THEREFORE THEY SLID (P185/65R14). *SCC *NLM

I TOOK MY CAR TO HAVE THE OIL CHANGED AND IN THE PROCESS THE OIL DIPSTICK HANDLE BROKE. WHEN I NOTIFIED NISSAN, I WAS INFORMED BY A SERVICE TECHNICIAN THAT THIS IS A COMMON OCCURRENCE WITH NISSANS. WE TRIED TO RETRIEVE THE OIL DIPSTICK BUT TO NO AVAIL. SO I CALLED NISSAN AND SPOKE WITH A SERVICE TECHNICIAN AND HE INFORMED ME, THE OIL PAN WOULD HAVE TO BE DROPPED AND "ONLY" A NISSAN SERVICE TECHNICIAN COULD PERFORM THE JOB. THE NISSAN SERVICE TECHNICIAN INFORMED ME THAT IT WOULD COST $200.00 TO REPAIR. THE SERVICE TECHNICIAN ALSO INFORMED ME DURING OUR CONSERVATION, T THEY WERE DROPPING THE OIL PAN ON SEVERAL NISSAN'S WITH THE SAME PROBLEM , A BROKEN OIL DIPSTICK. I THINK IT IS UNFAIR FOR THE CONSUMER TO PAY $200.00 TO HAVE AN OIL DIPSTICK REMOVED WHEN THE MATERIAL OR PART IS SUBSTANDARD INITIALLY. BASICALLY WHAT NISSAN IS SAYING IS, WHEN I GET AN OIL CHANGE THERE IS A "GREAT" POSSIBILITY THE OIL DIPSTICK WILL BREAK. *JB

THE HORN ASSEMBLY FAILED.*JB

THE CRANK SENSOR WAS REPLACED.*JB

NAR 2/24/2003 THE CONSUMER FRONT TIRES LEFT BLACK MARKS ON THE ROAD. *CB

REAR STRUT NOISE/VIBRATION CONTINUES AFTER SEVERAL SERVICE ATTEMPTS. FIRST SERVICE IN FEBRUARY 2001 DEALER REPLACED RIGHT REAR STRUT. NOISE/VIBRATION CONTINUES. IN, 2003 NOISE GET LOUDER GOING OVER BUMPS AND ROUGH ROAD. DEALER REPLACED REAR STRUT MOUNT 2/6/2003. THIS WAS INEFFECTIVE AS NOISE/VIBRATION CONTINUES. UNSURE OF VEHICLE SAFETY AT THIS POINT.

THE WIRING HARNESS WAS DEFECTIVE, WHICH CAUSED THE HORN NOT TO WORK.*JB

THE CONSUMER HIT A VEHICLE IN FRONT DUE TO THE REAR WHEELS LOCKING UP AND A POSSIBILITY OF NO FRONT BRAKES. SCC PH

MY VEHICLE BROKE DOWN THIS MORNING, THE PROBLEM IS AN ACTIVE RECALL THAT NISSAN IS NOW PERFORMING ON MY VEHICLE. THE BREAKDOWN AND DIAGNOSTIC CHECKOUT OF THE MY VEHICLE REPLICATES THE SAME VEHICLE, YEAR AND PROBLEM THAT NISSAN IS REPAIRING EXCEPT THEY SAY THAT MY VIN NUMBER IS NOT ON THE RECALL LIST.

11/28/2002 ABOARD CAMP PENDLETON DRIVING APPROX. 25MPH, RIGHT FRONT OEM ALLOY RIM BLEW OFF "UNIFORMATIVELY" 1 INCH OUTWARD FROM CENTER OF RIM, LOWER SUSPENSION BALL JOINT CAME APART, VEHICLE SMASHED DOWN IN ROAD. (I HAVE A VIDEO TAPE OF ACCIDENT TO SHOW MY CAR FELL IN THE ROAD, WITH NO OUTSIDE FORCE CAUSING ACCIDENT LIKE MANUFACTURE CLAIMS)

CONSUMER STATED THAT THE FRONT BRAKES TO THE VEHICLE WERE NOT WORKING ,CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO HIT ANOTHER VEHCILE. PH

I HAVE HAD A PROBLEM WHEN APPLING THE BRAKES, WITH THE CAR GOING INTO A SLIDE /SKID AND ALMOST HITTING ANOTHER CAR, GOING AT A SLOW RATE. THIS HAPPENED MORE THAN ONCE. I WAS TOLD ON A COUPLE OF OCC. THAT IT WOULD COST ME TO HAVE THEM LOOK AT THE BRAKES, EVEN THOUGH THE CAR WAS UNDER WARRENTY. THEY SAID THEY DROVE IT AND COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT. THE LAST TIME I TOOK IT IN, THEY FOUND THE CAR TO BE UNSAFE TO DRIVE AND SAID IT RELATED TO THE CALIBERS ON THE BRAKES. WHAT CAN I DO FOR A COMPLAINT TO NISSAN FOR THEIR LACK OF RESPONSIBILITY ON THE SITUATION? CAN I TAKE LEGAL ACTION AGAINST THEM? DT

WHILE TRAVELING ABOUT 60MPH ON THE HIGHWAY WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. THE VEHICLE SHUT DOWN AND THERE WAS A TICKING NOISE COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. THE DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. TS

WHILE I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY THE ENGINE STOPPED RUNNING AND THE SERVICE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. IT WAS VERY HARD TO STEER WHILE TRAVELING THAT SPEED AND TO GET ACROOS THE TRAFFIC SO I COULD PULL OFF OF THE HIGHWAY. I HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED TO PAT PECK NISSAN IN GULFPORT, MISSISSIPPI. THEY FIXED THE CAR AND SAID THAT IT WAS THE CRANK POSITION SENSOR. I ASKED IF THERE WAS A RECALL ON THIS AND THEY SAID NO. AFTER I GOT HOME I LOOKED ON YOUR WEBSITE AND FOUND THAT THERE IS A RECALL ON THIS FOR THE 2001 NISSAN SENTRA MANUFACTURED ON JANUARY 2000 THROUGH MAY 2001. THE MANUFACTURED DATE ON MY CAR IS APRIL OF 2001. I CALLED NISSAN AND THEY SAID THAT MY CAR DID NOT QUALIFY FOR THE RECALL. I DO NOT UNDERSTAND IF MY CAR IS IN THE MANUFACTURED DATE WHY IT DOES NOT QUALIFY. THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED A SERIOUS ACCIDENT, NOT ONLY ME BUT THE OTHER DRIVERS AROUND ME. PLEASE TAKE A LOOK AT THIS AND SEE IF THE RECALL WAS OVERLOOKED BEFORE SOMEONE IS SERIOUS INJURED. THANKS FOR YOUR TIME. KEVIN CARPENTER DT

WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. THE VEHICLE SHUT DOWN COMPLETLEY. AND ALSO THERE WERE NO BRAKES THE DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. NLM

WHILE DRIVING 60MPH ENGINE CUT OFF, CAUSING LOSS OF POWER STEERING .*AK

AFTER RECALL REPAIRS FOR CRANK POSITION SENSOR WAS DONEVEHICLE EXPERIENCED SAME PROBLEM STATED IN RECALL, RESULTING IN A BAD ACCIDENT.DEALER CONTACTED.*AK

RIGHT REAR TIRE BLEW UT SIDE WALL WHILE DRIVING ON INTERSTATE. ENTIRE SIDEWALL SEPARATED.*AK

WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY OR CITY TRAFFIC THE CHECK ENGINE SOON LIGHT WOULD COME ON INTERMITTENTLY AND THE VEHICLE WOULD SHUT OFF. *TT *SCC

WHILE DRIVING AT A LOW SPEED, APPLIED BRAKES AND WITHOUT WARNING BRAKES FAILED, ESPECIALLY IN RAINY WEATHER. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED; HOWEVER, HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM.*AK CONSUMER STATES THAT THIS HAS ALMOST CAUSED A CRASH. *SLC

OIL FILTER REMOVAL RESULTS IN OIL DRAINING ONTO THE EXHAUST SYSTEM. LOTS OF AIR POLLUTION, SMOKE AND SMELL UPON START UP. DEALERS HAVE NO REMEDY EXCEPT TO SUGGEST USE OF LOTS OF RAGS. NISSAN UNRESPONSIVE. ACCORDING TO DEALERS, THIS IS THE ONLY MODEL SO AFFECTED.*AK

AFTER RECALL REPAIRS WERE DONE TO CHANGE WHEELS AND VALVES CONSUMER HAS HAD PROBLEMS WITH TIRES LOSING AIR . CONTACTED DEALER, AND THE DEALER COULD NOT FIND CAUSE. ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT, 6OOO MILES. *AK CONSUMER STATES THE FRONT TIRES KEEP LOOSING AIR. *YH

ENGINE QUIT WHILE DRIVING ON INTERSTATE WITHOUT WARNING. ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON. CAR HAD NO POWER. CAR HAD TO BE TOWED. TOLD THAT CRANK POSITION SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THIS WAS REPLACED AND THEN TOLD THAT VEHICLE WAS STILL NOT WORKING AND THAT THE WIRE HARNESS WAS BROKEN. THE COMPUTER AND WIRING WERE MOVING AROUND. WAITED FOR THIS PART FROM APRIL 24TH TO MAY 31ST. THIS PART WAS REPLACED ON JUNE 3RD AND WAS TOLD THAT ENGINE WOULD STILL NOT RUN. I HAVE BEEN WITHOUT MY CAR SINCE APRIL 22ND; PLEASE GIVE ME MORE INFORMATION.*AK

PASSENGER'S AIRBAG COVER KEEPS LIFTING OFF. DEALER HAS REPLACED COVER 3 TIMES. *AK

CONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVING, VEHICLE WAS NOT GETTING ENOUGH ENGINE POWER.*JB CONSUMER IS UNABLE TO DRIVE VEHICLE AS A RESULT OF CONCERN FOR POTENTIAL ACCIDENT OR CRASH. *JG

HIT CAR IN FRONT OF ME AT APPROX. 45 MILES AND HOUR. AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY....AUTO SHOP SAYS WHEN I HIT MY BRAKES FRONT OF CAR DIPS DOWN THEREFOR MISSING MY AIRBAG SENSORS...DON'T YOU ALWAYS BRAKE WHEN YOU ARE ABOUT TO GET IN WRECK? THEN WHAT GOOD ARE MY AIRBAGS?*AK

HEAD REST ON BACK OF DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT WILL NOT STAY DOWN, MAKING IT UNCOMFORTABLE WHILE DRIVING. ALSO, UNSAFE IN A REAR END COLLISION, NO SUPPORT FOR BACK. DEALER FIXED IT 6 TIMES, BUT PROBLEM STILL OCCURS. *AK