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2014 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 2014 record →

Power Train
Filed Jul 1, 2018TN

ABOUT A YEAR AND HALF AGO MY CAR STARTED ACTING LIKE THE TRANSMISSION WASNT WANTI G TO PULL WHEN I QUESTION THE DEALERSHIP I AM TOLD THATS JUST HOW THE VARIBLE TRANSMISSION WORKS. IT HAS ONLY GOTTEN WORSE. I BOUGHT THE CAR BRAND NEW I WOYLD NOT HAVE BOUGHT IT IF I WOULD HAVE KNOWN ABOUT THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. I CAN NOT AFFORD A CAR NOTE AND TO FIX THE TRANSMISSION. WHY ARE THERE PREVIOUS YEARS RECALLED AND NOT THE 2014?

Power Train
Filed Jun 29, 201897,000 milesDC

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY IN VIRGINIA AND GOT OFF AT MY EXIT IN WOODBRIDGE. WHEN I GOT OFF AT THE EXIT, MY CAR STARTED REVVING, EVEN THOUGH I WAS ONLY DOING 30 MPH. MY CAR THEN DROPPED DOWN TO 25 AND THE RPMS KEPT REVVING. I'M IN TRAFFIC, CARS ARE SWERVING NOT TO HIT ME BECAUSE THE SPEED LIMIT IS 40 MPH. I ENDED UP PULLING INTO A SHOPPING CENTER WHERE MY CAR WAS STILL IN DRIVE BUT WOULD NOT MOVE WHEN I PUT MY FOOT ON THE GAS. SINCE I WAS IN VIRGINIA TO VISIT A FRIEND, I DROVE MY CAR WITH MY HAZARD LIGHTS ON FOR 2.5 (WHICH TOOK 20 MINUTES BECAUSE I COULDN'T GET OVER 25 MPH) AND PARKED IT AT HIS HOUSE. I ENDED UP HAVING IT TOWED FROM VIRGINIA BACK TO MARYLAND THE NEXT MONDAY. I BOUGHT MY CAR BRAND NEW OFF THE LOT WITH 36 MILES ON IT. I HAD ALREADY HAD MY TRANSMISSION REPLACE WITH THE 36,000 MILE WARRANTY (NISSAN HAD TO REPLACE IT). THIS IS DANGEROUS. WHAT IF MY TRANSMISSION WOULD HAVE STARTED STALLING ON 95 SOUTH? I MIGHT NOW HAVE BEEN FILLING THIS COMPLAINT RIGHT NOW.

Air BagsCrash2 injured
Filed Jun 26, 201876,000 milesMD

VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING ON MAIN STREET THROUGH BUSY AREA. CAR HIT HEAD ON INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE MAKING A LEFT TURN. CAR CRASHED INTO OTHER VEHICLE. NECK INJURY AND BRUISING WAS THE RESULT IN THE COLLISION BECAUSE AIRBAG FAIL TO DEPLOY. CAR REMAINS NOT IN USE AND WAITING ON FURTHER INFO IN THE MATTER. *TT

Power Train
Filed Jun 21, 201899,721 milesNC

I'M NOT EVEN SURE OF WHAT'S GOING ON WITH MY CAR BUT WHAT I DO KNOW IS THAT I NEVER HAD A PROBLEM WITH MY CAR UNTIL THE 25 OF MAY, I WAS DRIVING MY CAR AND ALL OF A SUDDEN IT STARTED STALLING AS I WAS TURNING ON THE FREEWAY AND WOULDN'T TAKE POWER SO I HAD TO STOMP THE GAS TO MAKE IT GO THEN I PULL OFF THE ROAD BECAUSE IT STARTED RUNNING LIKE SOMETHING HAD BROKE I CALLED A TOW TRUCK AND HAD IT TOWED AND HAD MY MECHANIC LOOK AT IT AND HE SAID IT WAS MY TRANSMISSION.

Power Train
Filed May 29, 201879,000 milesMD

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 NISSAN SENTRA. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE AND STARTED TO JERK. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO PASSPORT NISSAN OF ALEXANDRIA (150 S PICKETT ST, ALEXANDRIA, VA 22304) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES AFTER THE REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT SHE WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIRS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 79,000.

Unknown or Other
Filed May 28, 201857,568 milesNJ

ON 5 DIFFERENT OCCASIONS MY NISSAN SENTRA HAS STALLED ON ITS OWN WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. I'VE ONLY HAD THIS CAR FOR 3 YEARS AND MY CAR IS VERY WELL MAINTAINED. I'VE NOTICED THAT THE RPM GAGE LOOKS SHAKY THEN THE CAR STALLS AS IF I'M GOING TO BREAK DOWN. THIS IS A BIG SAFETY CONCERN TO ME CAUSE THIS COULD CAUSE DEATHS. I DRIVE WITH MY CHILDREN. ALSO I'VE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT IS WRONG WITH IT.

Power Train
Filed May 22, 201867,000 milesMN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 NISSAN SENTRA. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. WHEN THE CONTACT PULLED OVER, TURNED OFF THE ENGINE, AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE, IT OPERATED NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER (MILLS NISSAN, 3700 HWY 71 SOUTH, WILLMAR, MN 56201) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE CONTINUOUSLY VARIABLE TRANSMISSION BELT FRACTURED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO ASSIST. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 67,000.

Service Brakes
Filed May 20, 201851,500 milesCA

"TAKATA RECALL" MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON AND OFF. I'VE HAD THE SENSOR REPLACED ONCE FOR OVER $350.00 TWO YEARS AGO. HOWEVER, NOW THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAS REAPPEARED AND WENT OFF TWICE IN THE PAST 30 DAY. I'VE KEPT UP WITH MAINTENANCE SINCE MY INITIAL PURCHASE OF THE VEHICLE. FIRESTONE ASKED ME TO CHECK WITH THE NISSAN DEALERSHIPS TO FIND OUT IF THE MASS AIR FLOW IS COVERED UNDER SOME SORT OF WARRANTY BEFORE I PAY THEM TO PERFORM ANYTHING BECAUSE THEY SEE THIS ISSUE OCCURRING IN MANY NISSANS THEY'VE PERFORMED ON.

Structure › Body
Filed May 17, 2018CA

I WAS NOT HAPPY WITH THE CAR I MADE IT CLEAR WHEN I FIRST SEEN IT . I WAS IN TWO CAR ACCIDENTS WITH TWO MONTHS AFTER THE ACCIDENTS I FOUND OUT IT HAD BEEN IN 2 ACCIDENTS BEFRE I GOT IT A REAL LEMON THE CAR DEALER RAN THE CON MAN GAME ON ME AN MY FAMILY AT A TIME I WAS STRANDED AND IN DISTRESS I WANT MY MONEY BACK AND RETURN THIS DEADLY CAR.

Engine
Filed Apr 26, 201866,000 milesTN

WHILE DRIVING MY 2014 NISSAN SENTRA (66,000 MILES) ON THE HIGHWAY, I NOTICED THE RPMS STARTED FLUCTUATING, FOLLOWED BY DIFFICULTY SHIFTING. I EXITED THE HIGHWAY AND CAME TO A FULL STOP. THE CAR WAS THEN UNABLE TO ACCELERATE. PUTTING IT IN PARK, TURNING THE ENGINE OFF AND ON AGAIN ALLOWED ME TO ACCELERATE AND DRIVE TO A GAS STATION. I CALLED MY MECHANIC, HE SAID IT COULD BE CONTAMINATED GAS, AND DIRECTED ME TO FIND A NEARBY AUTOZONE, WHERE AN EMPLOYEE SCANNED THE CAR AND AGREED IT WAS CONTAMINATED GAS. I PURCHASED SEAFOAM AND PUT IT IN THE GAS TANK, WITH ASSURANCES THAT THIS WOULD CLEAR UP THE ISSUE BUT THE RIDE MAY BE 'BUMPY'. I DECIDED TO FINISH MY DRIVE TO NEW ORLEANS. UPON ENTERING NEW ORLEANS AND SHIFTING TO STOP AND GO TRAFFIC, IT WAS APPARANT THE ISSUE HAD NOT RESOLVED ITSELF. THE VEHICLE WAS BARELY ACCELERATING OR SHIFTING. IT FELT VERY UNSAFE TO DRIVE THROUGH AN UNKNOWN CITY. THE FOLLOWING MORNING, I BROUGHT IT TO AUTOZONE AGAIN, THIS TIME THE SCAN SHOWED ISSUES WITH THE TRANSMISSION. I HAD A TECHNICIAN REBOOT THE COMPUTER, BUT NOTHING CHANGED. NOT KNOWING THE SEVERITY OF THE ISSUE AND BEING 500+ MILES FROM HOME AND MY MECHANIC, I DECIDED TO RISK THE DRIVE BACK TO NASHVILLE, HAVING HAD EVERYONE AT THE AUTOZONE AND MY MECHANIC TELL ME AT 66K MILES THE TRANSMISSON SHOULD NOT NEED TO BE SERVICES. THE CAR WAS CLEARLY HAVING ISSUES, BUT I WAS ABLE TO GET IT TO HIGHWAY SPEED. I MADE IT TO ABOUT 200 MILES OUTSIDE OF NASHVILLE WHEN IT SIMPLY BECAME TOO UNSAFE FOR ME TO CONTIN

Power Train
Filed Apr 26, 201891,243 milesCA

COMPLETE CVT TRANSMISSION FAILURE AT 91,000 MILES. WARRANTY EXPIRED SO DEALER WANTS $5,000. I'VE DONE ALL RECOMMENDED CVT TRASMISSION FLUID EXCHANGES BUT TRANSMISSION FAILED.

Visibility › Defroster/Defogger/Hvac SystemCrashFire1 injured
Filed Apr 21, 201889,000 milesTX

I WAS IN AN ACCIDENT APRIL 7TH AT 9:30 PM. I WAS DRIVING DOWN HAVING A PROBLEM WITH KEEPING MY WINDOWS FROM FOGGING UP AND HAD TAKEN MY EYES OUT FROM THE ROAD TO LOOK AT MY DEFROST KNOBS TO MAKE ADJUSTMENTS. WHEN I LOOKED BACK UP, THERE WAS A TRUCK STOPPED AT THE INTERSECTION WHICH I HIT DEAD ON AT A SPEED OF 40MPH. I BELIEVE I HAD ENOUGH TIME TO TAKE MY FOOT OFF THE GAS PEDAL AND START TO APPLY MY BRAKE BEFORE COLLIDING INTO THE REAR OF THE TRUCK. ALTHOUGH I WAS WEARING MY SEATBELT, IT DID NOT LOCK UP , ALLOWING MY BODY TO BE THROWN INTO THE STEERING WHEEL & DASHBOARD AND THUS FRACTURING MY LOWER BACK AND TIBIA ON LEFT LEG. IN ADDITION TO THE LACERATION ON MY LIVER AND BLEEDING ( INTERNAL BLEEDING) AROUND MY PELVIC BONE. MY SEATBELT RESTRAINT DID NOT LOCK AND MY AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY UNTIL AFTER MY CHEST HIT STEERING WHEEL. THESE 2 MALFUNCTIONS COULD HAVE EASILY CAUSED MUCH MORE SERIOUS INJURIES, EVEN DEATH. I HAVE A COUPLE ITEMS THAT DEMONSTRATE THE FORCE IN WHICH CHEST HIT STEERING COLUMN, [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Engine
Filed Apr 12, 201847,800 milesNM

ON 3 DIFFERENT OCCASIONS MY 2014 NISSAN SENTRA HAS STALLED AND STARTED ON ITS OWN. I NOTICED THAT THE RPM GAGE WILL LOOK JUMPY THEN IT FEELS AS THE CAR IS SHAKING THEN IT STALLS AND WITHIN 5 MINUTES IT TURNS BACK ON. THIS HAS HAPPENED WHEN AT STOP LIGHT IN TRAFFIC AND WHILE IN THE DROVE THRU IT FAST FOOD RESTAURANT. MY CONCERNS IS IM ALWAYS DRIVING WITH MY KIDS IN THE CAR AND WHAT IF THIS OCCURS WHEN IN A SITUATION THAT CAN PUT MY CHILDREN AND SELF IN DANGER.

Engine
Filed Apr 7, 2018AZ

I BOUGHT A 2014 NISSAN SENTRA ABOUT 2= MONTHS AGO THEY SAID THAT THE CVT AND TRANSMISSION WAS FAULTY AND THEY WILL NOT REPAIR IT AND THERE ARE A LOT OF COMPLAINTS AND RECALLS ON THIS MATTER. I STILL OWE 12000 ON THIS CAR AND I AM NOT PAYING 6000 OR SOMETHING I DIDN'T CAUSE. I AM PAYING FOR A CAR THAT I CANT DRIVE.

Engine
Filed Mar 27, 2018MA

THE ENGINE LIGHT HAS BEEN ON/OFF FOR OVER A YEAR. I HAVE HAD IT "FIX" . CODE KEPT SAYING MASSAIR SENSOR. LAST WEEK I TOOK IT IN AGAIN AND THEY PUT ON AN UPDATED CLIP. AND TOLD ME THE TRANSMISSION WAS FAILING . SO I DID RESEARCH AND LEARNED THAT SOME CARS HAVE RECALLS ON THIS AND WOULD BE COVERED TIL 120,000 MILES . THEY SAID MY VIN WAS NOT COVERED. IF THIS IS AN UNIVERSAL ISSUES WHY IS IT NOT COVERED .

Power Train
Filed Mar 16, 201848,000 milesIL

WITH NO EVENT ASSOCIATED, MY TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO SHUTTER AND RATTLE WHEN I SLOWED TO A NEAR STOP, THEN ACCELERATED. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP WHEN IT WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY AND ASKED TO HAVE A TECHNICIAN TAKE A RIDE WITH ME TO HEAR THE NOISE AND FEEL THE RATTLE. THE TRANSMISSION RATTLED FOUR TIMES AS WE CIRCLED THE BLOCK. HIS ANSWER WAS "THAT IS NOTHING, SOME TIMES THAT HAPPENS WHEN THE ROAD IS WET." I TOLD HIM THAT IT HAPPENS WET OR DRY AND HE AGAIN DISMISSED IT AS "NOTHING TO WORRY ABOUT." WELL IT IS NOT 'NOTHING.' THE SHUTTER/RATTLE OCCURS WHEN I SLOWDOWN INTO A TURN, THEN ACCELERATE. OR IF I AM ON A STRAIGHT-AWAY AND BRAKE, THEN ACCELERATE IT WILL SHUTTER. I HAVE READ MANY COMPLAINTS THAT SOUND TOO SIMILAR TO BE A COINCIDENCE. MY WIFE IS AFFRAID TO DRIVE THE CAR AND I AM CONCERNED FOR OUR SAFETY.

Power Train
Filed Feb 19, 201824,200 milesCA

TRANSMISSION MAKING A POPPING WHEN YOU PUT INTO GEAR ALSO REVERSE TO DRIVE.AND WHEN YOU SLOW DOWN TO STOP AND WHEN YOU TAKE OF FROM A LIGHT OR STOP SIGN IT MAKE A POPPING SOUND..

Air Bags
Filed Feb 19, 2018TX

TAKATA RECALL

Power Train
Filed Feb 8, 201861,000 milesFL

VEHICLE JERKS WHEN IN DRIVE, AND HESITATES TO MOVE FORWARD. JERKS WHEN PUT IN REVERSE AND MAKES A LOUD NOISE LIKE A JET ENGINE WHEN TURNED ON. PULSATES AND JERKS WHILE DRIVING OVER 35MPH

Power Train
Filed Feb 5, 2018PA

TRANSMISSION FAILURE WHILE DRIVING

Air BagsCrash2 injured
Filed Jan 17, 2018MI

WHILE TRAVELING IN GLENDALE, UTAH IN JUNE 2015, I LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. BEING DAZED AND INJURED AT THAT TIME I WAS UNSURE WHAT HAPPENED. NO OTHER VEHICLE INVOLVED. I WAS WITHIN SPEED LIMIT. NO ALCOHOL OR DRUGS HERE. IT WAS A DRY DAY EARLY AFTERNOON. THE LAST I RECALL WAS THE AIRBAG INFLATING IN MY FACE, THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED.

Power Train
Filed Jan 14, 201876,000 milesNC

WHEN I'M DRIVING SOMETIMES IT'S AS THOUGH THERE IS SLUGGISH CHANGING INTO GEARS.IT'S LIKE IT WINDS OUT TOO FAR AS THOUGH IT HAS TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS.THIS MAINLY HAPPENS WHEN I'M GETTING UP SPEED.NOTHING BAD HAS HAPPENED YET.

Engine
Filed Jan 10, 201895,000 milesCT

CVT TRANSMISSION FAILED, NEEDED REPLACED AFTER 95,000 MILES. THE CAR STARTED SHIFTING HARD FROM A STOP AND BETWEEN GEARS. FOUR DIFFERENT MECHANICS, INCLUDED A NISSAN TECHNICIAN, ALL AGREED THAT IT WAS A BAD CVT TRANSMISSION. NISSAN TECHNICIAN LOOKED UP EXTENDED WARRANTY, WHICH WAS OFFERED ON 2007-2010 MODELS, BUT HAS NOT YET BEEN EXTENDED TO NEWER MODELS AND THEREFORE COULD NOT BE APPLIED TO MY CAR. I JUST SPENT $3800 TO GET THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED ON A 3 1/2 YEAR OLD CAR.

Electronic Stability Control (esc)
Filed Jan 4, 201859,956 milesTX

THE AIR SENSOR ATTACHED TO THE AIR FILTER SYSTEM, CAUSES ME LOOSE MASS AMOUNTS OF FUEL COST $200 AND FOR KNOW I CAN RESTART IT TO GET IT TO WORK RIGHT BUT IT HAPPENS LOTS OF TIMES AT ANY SPEED ELECTRICAL IS PART OF THE SENSOR. WINDSHIELD WAS NEVER SEALED RIGHT ON TOP OF IT LEAKS CONSTANTLY AND THE FRONT SUSPENSION SOUNDS LIKE A BOMB HITS WHEN HITTING ANY SIZE BUMP BIGGER THAN A SOFTBALL SIZE CHECKED IT BEST I COULD PLUS MECHANIC AND NO KNOWN REASON SEEN

Service Brakes
Filed Dec 19, 201760,000 milesFL

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 NISSAN SENTRA. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, HE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND TRAVELED TO THE FLOOR WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE MASTER CYLINDER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO WEST SIDE NISSAN (1729 CASSAT AVE, JACKSONVILLE, FL 32210), BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

Power Train
Filed Nov 21, 201762,000 milesFL

WAS ON A 5-LANE HIGHWAY (SPEED LIMIT: 50MPH) AND COULD NOT ACCELERATE EFFECTIVELY. THE CAR BEGAN TO VIOLENTLY SURGE AND THE ENGINE BEGAN INTERMITTENT REVING. LUCKILY, TRAFFIC WAS LIGHT AND I WAS ABLE TO NAVIGATE WITHOUT CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. UPON STARTING FROM A LIGHT, THE ENGINE LAGGED TRYING TO ACCELERATE LIKE IT HAD NO POWER. THEN IT REVVED TO REDLINE WITHOUT ANY ACCELERATION. ACCELERATION CONTROL WAS NOW COMPLETELY GONE ON A 40MPH ROAD. THANKFULLY, I MADE IT TO A TWO LANE ROAD OUT OF TRAFFIC WHEN IT HAPPENED AND COASTED APPROXIMATELY A HALF MILE HOME. CAR WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP WITH 62,000 MILES ON IT. THEY ADVISED THE CVT NOT REPAIRABLE AND NEEDED REPLACEMENT AS THEY FOUND PIECES OF THE DRIVE BELT AND WASHERS PRESENT IN THE TRANSMISSION PAN. THEY SAID THE FACTORY WARRANTY WAS 5-YEARS/60,000 MILES AND WOULD NOT ASSIST. CONTACTED NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIRS. THEY DECLINED TO ASSIST STATING THEY WOULD NOT HELP BECAUSE IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY, PREOWNED AND THEY COULD NOT LOCATE SERVICE RECORDS. THE DEALERSHIP NOW WANTS $3,800 TO REPLACE THE CVT. THIS IS A DANGEROUS PROBLEM NISSAN KNOWS ABOUT AND WILL NOT ASSIST. IT CAUSES AN IMMEDIATE LOSS OF ACCELERATION CONTROL AND NEAR STATIONARY TRAFFIC IMPEDANCE.

Engine
Filed Nov 14, 201729,000 milesVA

WHILE DRIVING THE CAR DOES NOT ACCELERATE RIGHT, IT SHIFTS, IT "LULLS" IT HESITATES, I HAVE AN ISSUE TRYING TO ACCELERATE FAST ENOUGH AT STOP LIGHTS AND DRIVING ON THE MERGE RAMPS FROM THE HIGHWAY I DRIVE EVERYDAY TO WORK. AT TIMES IT FEELS LIKE AS SHIFTING GEARS, IT QUICKLY SHIFTS TO ANOTHER GEAR OR LIKE I MENTIONED ABOVE, THERE IS A ""HESITATION" BETWEEN SHIFT GEARS.

Service Brakes
Filed Nov 9, 201727,900 milesAZ

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 NISSAN SENTRA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 2 MPH, THE BRAKES FAILED WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THOROUGHBRED NISSAN (5163 E 22ND ST, TUCSON AZ), BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE REPLICATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 27,900.

Air Bags
Filed Nov 1, 2017MO

THE TIRE PRESSURE LIGHT HAS BEEN GOING ON AND OFF FOR OVER 4 MONTHS. I ALSO GOT A PAPER NOTICE ONTO MY HOUSE SAYING THE AIRBAGS FOR ONE OR A FEW OF OUR CARS HAD A RECALL. I CHECKED ONLINE AND MY CAR WAS ONE OF THEM.

Air BagsCrash1 injured
Filed Nov 1, 2017NV

ANOTHER CAR HIT ME IN A FRONTAL COLLISION, WHILE WAITING AT A LIGHT AND THE AIRBAG NEVER CAME OUT.

Vehicle Speed ControlCrash
Filed Oct 12, 201777,400 milesGA

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2014 NISSAN SENTRA. WHILE STATIONARY AND IN THE PARK POSITION, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY AND CRASHED INTO A CONCRETE WALL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKES SEIZED AND THE VEHICLE JERKED PRIOR TO THE RAPID ACCELERATION. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES SUSTAINED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TOWED. COURTESY FORD OF CONYERS, GEORGIA (1636 DOGWOOD DR, 30013) WAS MADE AWARE OF THE CRASH AND STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE CRASH. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 77,400.

Power Train
Filed Sep 30, 201739,724 milesSC

WHILE DRIVING IN EVENING INTERSTATE TRAFFIC, THE VEHICLE STARTED REVVING UP. RPM INDICATOR WOULD SURGE TO ANYWHERE BETWEEN 2 AND 6 AND VEHICLE WOULD SUDDENLY ACCELERATE. AFTER ATTEMPTING TO SLOW VEHICLE DOWN BY BRAKING, CAR HESITATED AND HAD VERY LOW POWER. IT FELT AS IF IT WOULD CUT OFF. IT DID NOT CUT OFF. CAR WAS PARKED OVERNIGHT AND THEN TOWED TO DEALERSHIP. DEALERSHIP STATED THAT THE CVT VALVE NEEDED REPLACING. WHEN PRESSED, STATED REASONS FOR THIS COMPONENT GOING OUT WAS UNKNOWN AND THEY WERE UNAWARE OF ANY OTHER ISSUES RELATED TO THIS PARTICULAR PROBLEM. FAILURE MILEAGE 39724. AFTER PART REPLACEMENT (UNDER POWER-TRAIN WARRANTY) CAR WAS DRIVEN APPROXIMATELY AN HOUR ON CITY ROADS BEFORE EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS AGAIN. PROBLEMS, WHILE DRIVING, INCLUDED RPM SURGING TO 6, WITH RAPID ACCELERATION AND THEN MAJOR DECREASE IN POWER. AT STOPLIGHT, CAR FELT AS IF IT HAD CUT OFF. GAS PEDAL HAD TO BE DEPRESSED FULLY TO THE FLOOR IN ORDER TO MOVE FROM STOPPED POSITION (AT STOPLIGHT). VEHICLE'S SUDDEN ACCELERATION AND DECREASE IN POWER IS A SAFETY HAZARD WHILE BOTH INTERSTATE AND CITY DRIVING. RAPID ACCELERATION AND LOOSE OF POWER COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. VEHICLE WILL BE TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP IN THE MORNING AND A SECOND COMPLAINT WILL BE FILED ONCE THEY HAVE GOTTEN BACK TO ME.

Engine
Filed Sep 27, 201749,000 milesNC

AFTER STARTING MY ENGINE, SHIFTING MY CAR IN DRIVE AND MOVING FORWARD, I HEAR A WEIRD NOISE AND MY CAR KICKS BACK A LITTLE BEFORE MOVING FORWARD. PLEASE HELP?

Exterior Lighting › Brake Lights
Filed Aug 16, 201760,200 milesOH

CONDENSATION INSIDE DRIVERS SIDE TAILLIGHT. THIS CAUSED BRAKE LIGHTS TO BE ON CONTINUOUSLY WHEN HEADLIGHTS WERE ON. IT ALSO GREATLY REDUCED THROTTLE RESPONSE. VEHICLE NEVER HAD ANY INCIDENT THAT WOULD HAVE CAUSED CONDENSATION, NO VISIBLE CRACK. DEALER REPLACED LIGHT ASSEMBLY AND SAID THEY HAVE SEEN A FEW OF THESE.

Air Bags
Filed Aug 4, 2017MA

PASSENGER AIR BAG IS STUCK IN OFF MODE - THIS IS SAME ISSUE AS RECALL 15V681000 BUT NISSAN INSIST THIS VEHICLE IS FINE AND DOES NOT HAVE THIS ISSUE - THEY ARE VERY INCORRECT

Power Train
Filed Aug 3, 201734,472 milesCA

HELLO! I AM THE OWNER OF NISSAN SENTRA, I HAVE TO REPORT A PROBLEM TO YOU, MY 2014 SENTRA (VIN: [XXX]) HAS PROBLEMS. TODAY (AUGUST 2,2017) 1:05 PM, WHEN I DROVE OUT FROM THE SCHOOL PARKING LOT, THE GEAR SHIFT ROD IS DRIVE, BUT THE CAR IS BACK, AND ALL THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS ARE LIT UP. I CONFIRMED THAT IN THE DRIVE ONCE AGAIN, THE CAR IS STILL BACKWARDS. MY CLASSMATE [XXX] HAD SEEN ALL, HE SUGGESTED ME TURN OFF THE ENGINE, AND RE-START, THE CAR RETURN TO NORMAL. I AM SO WORRIED ABOUT THAT IF THE PROBLEM IN THE DRIVING, MAY CAUSE A TERRIBLE CAR CRASH, I AM SCARE ,I HAVE NO DARE TO DRIVE THIS CAR, I HOPE YOU CAN INVESTIGATE CLEARLY. THANK YOU! INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Unknown or Other
Filed Jul 16, 201728,000 milesNV

WHILE AT A STOP LIGHT IN A CITY STREET THE ENGINE WENT DEAD AND THE LIGHTS IN THE DASH BOARD LIT UP. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO RESTART THE CAR I TURNED OFF THE A/C AND THE CAR STARTED UP AGAIN. IF THIS HAD OCCURRED ON THE FREEWAY A MAJOR PROBLEM COULD HAVE OCCURRED.

Seat Belts
Filed Jul 14, 201727,001 milesTX

OCCUPANT IN REAR MIDDLE SEAT UNABLE TO UNDO SEAT BELT RESTRAINT, UNABLE TO UNFASTEN REAR CENTER SEAT BELT, HAD TO PASS SEAT BELT OVER OCCUPANT HEAD IN ORDER TO RELEASE HER FROM SEAT BELT. CAR IN PARK POSITION.

Engine
Filed Jul 13, 201743,000 milesNV

TAMARA RECALL I OWN A 2014 NISSAN SENTRA AND ABOUT A WEEK AGO I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK ON THE FREEWAY. I WAS SLOWING DOWN BECAUSE THERE WAS A CONSTRUCTION ZONE COMING UP WHEN ALL OF THE SUDDEN MY ENGINE SHUTS OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF THE FREEWAY. I HAD NO CONTROL OF THE BREAKS I HAD TO USE THE E BREAK BEFORE I CAUSED A PILE UP. I HAVE TRIED TO CONTACT NISSAN BUT I HAVE HAD NO LUCK.

Unknown or Other
Filed Jul 13, 201737,607 milesNV

TAKATA RECALL MY CAR SHUT DOWN COMPLETELY ON ME WITH OUT A WARNING WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON THE STREETS GOING TOWARDS WORK. I NEED NISSAN TO CHECK OUT WHAT'S GOING ON THIS IS NOT JUST HAPPENING TO ONE PERSON BUT A LOT. SOMETHING HAS TO BE DONE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE

Air Bags
Filed Jul 13, 2017CA

I SEE THE AIRBAG LIGHT ON AND OFF ALL THE TIME AND WHEN I SPEED UP THE TRANSMISSION SLIDING .

Engine
Filed Jul 13, 201757,000 milesNV

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 NISSAN SENTRA. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF AND RESTARTED IT AFTER A PERIOD OF TIME. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HESITATED WHILE RESTARTING. PLANET NISSAN OF LAS VEGAS, NEVADA WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED THE CONTACT TO BRING THE VEHICLE IN TO BE SERVICED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 57,000.

Steering
Filed Jun 22, 20176,000 milesTX

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 NISSAN SENTRA. WHILE AT A STOP LIGHT AND ATTEMPTING TO ADJUST THE STEERING WHEEL TO A HIGHER POSITION, THE STEERING WHEEL DROPPED DOWN AND THE ENGINE TURNED OFF. TO CONTINUE DRIVING, THE CONTACT HAD TO PLACE A TOWEL UNDER THE STEERING WHEEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN UNKNOWN DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED DUE TO THE DIAGNOSTIC FEES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 6,000.

Steering
Filed May 26, 201780,000 milesNC

I CAME OUT OF WORK TO LEAVE AND MY POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON AS SOME AS I WAS LEAVING WORK. THANKFULLY I WAS NOT ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN THIS HAPPENED. I HAD NO WARNING THAT IT WAS GOING OUT ON A CAR THAT IS JUST 3 YEAR OLD. I WANT TO GET THE WORD OUT SO NO ONE GETS HURTS!

Power Train
Filed May 16, 201770,000 milesTX

WHEN A TRANSMISSION ON THIS CAR (NISSAN SENTRA ) BROKE DOWN ON ME IT LOCKS UP WHERE YOU CAN NO LONGER MOVE . IT HAPPENED TO ME ON A FREEWAY AND ALMOST CAUSED A MAJOR AND IF NOT A DEADLY ACCIDENT ON THE FREEWAY THE CAR WILL THEN SHAKE AND IT DOESN'T ALLOW YOU TO MOVE OUT OF THE WAY.

Electrical System
Filed May 1, 201748,000 milesCA

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 NISSAN SENTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START WHEN THE PUSH BUTTON FUNCTION WAS APPLIED. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED BY A DEALER NOR AN INDEPENDENT MECHANICTHE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 48,000. UPDATED 08/08/17*LJ *CN

Power Train
Filed Apr 27, 2017CA

TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. NEW TRANSMISSION HAS A CONTINUOUS ISSUE WITH A TRANS AXLE LEAK THAT IS "REPAIRED" AT EVERY DEALER OIL CHANGE. VEHICLE NOW OUT OF WARRANTY. TRANS AXLE LEAK REMAINS WHICH MAKES IT UNSAFE TO DRIVE.

Suspension
Filed Mar 8, 201740,000 milesAZ

WHEN PULLING FORWARD OR REVERSE A VERY LOUD BANGING AS IF COIL SPRINGS ARE LOOSE AND HITTING METAL ON METAL. DURING NORMAL DRIVING SOUND DISAPPEARS.

Air Bags
Filed Feb 21, 20178,000 milesPA

TOOK CAR TO DEALER AS PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT COMES ON SOMETIMES WHEN MY WIFE IS IN PASSENGER SEAT, DEALER SAID NO OUTSTANDING RECALL & NO CODES SHOWED ON THEIR INSPECTION. SAID PASSENGER MUST WEIGH AT LEAST 120 LBS WHICH MY WIFE DOES. THIS IS A CRITICAL SAFETY ISSUE. NEVER HAD A PROBLEM IN ANY OTHER OWNED CARS. I AM SURE THERE ARE MANY SMALL WOMEN WHO WEIGH LESS THAN 120 LBS IN THIS COUNTRY. THIS NEEDS TO BE FIXED OTHERWISE NISSAN COULD BE SUBJECT TO A MAJOR LAWSUIT IF SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH AS RESULT OF AIRBAG NOT INFLATING.

Fuel System, Gasoline
Filed Jan 19, 2017TX

AFTER DRIVING MY CAR AND PUTTING IN PARK NOTICED GASOLINE SMELL CHECKED UNDER CAR AND NOTICED GAS LEAKING FROM TOP OF FUEL TANK WHERE THE FUEL PUMP SITS. TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP SAID GAS WAS LEAKING FROM O RING ON FUEL PUMP MIND YOU MY VEHICLE IS A 2014 WITH ONLY ABOUT 45000 MILES ON IT. ALSO THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO TANK HADN'T RAN OVER ANYTHING EITHER JUST STARTED LEAKING FUEL OUT OF NOWHERE. *TR

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NHTSA publishes every complaint as the owner wrote it and investigates only a fraction. Spelling, capitalisation and judgement are the filer’s own. What carries weight is repetition: the same component failing the same way across many filings, and whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.

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