STEERING NOT STABLE. SWAYS BACK AND FORTH ON THE ROAD. TAKE A LOT TO KEEP IT GOING STRAIGHT IN THE LANE ON THE ROAD. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN SINCE PURCHASED. REPLACED TIRES NO BETTER. SAME PROBLEM HIGHWAY OR CITY.
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 →
ABOUT A WEEK AGO, MY CAR STARTED MAKING NOISES WHEN IDLING, WHICH I THOUGHT LITTLE OF BECAUSE MY CAR ONLY HAS AROUND 76,000 MILES ON IT AND IS WELL TAKEN CARE OF. OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS, THE NOISE BECAME A FULL-ON RATTLE (LIKE AN AMPLIFIED VERSION OF BIKE GEARS GRINDING). WHEN DRIVING, THE CAR WILL LURCH FORWARD AND WILL JERK EVEN HARDER WHEN TURNING. WITHIN THE FIRST FEW MINUTES OF DRIVING EACH TIME I USE THE CAR, IT HAS NO POWER AND FEELS AS IF IT WANTS TO "PULL BACK" AND HINDER ME FROM MOVING FORWARD. I'VE TAKEN THE CAR TO TWO MECHANICS AND HAVE HAD THE TRANSMISSION LOOKED OVER. BOTH MECHANICS BELIEVE THAT THE TRANSMISSION IS THE UNDERLYING PROBLEM. AFTER RESEARCHING CVC TRANSMISSIONS ON OTHER 2014 SENTRAS, I'VE DISCOVERED THAT MANY OTHER OWNERS HAVE HAD THE SAME ISSUE WITH EVEN LESS MILEAGE THAN MY OWN CAR. MANY OF THESE SENTRA DRIVERS FELT UNSAFE DRIVING THEIR VEHICLES. I TOO, FEEL THAT CONTINUING TO DRIVE MY CAR IS A HAZARD TO ME AND OTHER DRIVERS AS THE FALTERING AND JERKING OF THE ENGINE ARE UNPREDICTABLE WHICH COULD CAUSE A POTENTIAL WRECK. NISSAN SENTRA TRANSMISSIONS FROM 2003-2010 HAVE BEEN RECALLED TO THE BEST OF MY KNOWLEDGE, BUT NOT FOR THE SUCCEEDING YEARS OF THE SAME MODEL. *TR
FIRST ISSUE HAPPENED COUPLE MONTHS AFTER I BOUGHT IT ON 12/27/2014 PURCHASED NEW ONLY 18 MILES ON IT ON 5/10/15 I TOOK IT IN FOR MAINTENANCE BECAUSE THE DRIVER SIDE TIRE WAS MAKING A WIERD CLICKING NOISE WHEN I WOULD STOP OR TURN. SECOND ISSUE NOW IS THE TRANSMISSION JERKING AS IF SLIPPING RUNNING OUT OF GAS MY CAR IS STILL IN NEW.CONDITION IS BARELY 2 YEARS OLD IT SHOULD NOT HAVE HAD ALL THESE ISSUES MY CAR WAS IN MOTION WGEN IT BEGAN TO STALL ON AN INTERSECTION IT WAS VERY DARK AND DANGEROUS ON RHEIR MULTIPOINT INSPECTION THEY STATED MY FLUID LEVELS WERE GOOD BUT MY TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS NOT.IT TURNED OUT TO BE EMPTY
THE TRANSMISSION HAD A CATASTROPHIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE AFTER 25 MONTHS OF OWNERSHIP AND 82,000 MILES. CAR IS UNDRIVEABLE. MY TOW TRUCK DRIVER SAID HE SEES THIS ALL THE TIME WITH NISSAN'S CVT TRANSMISSION FAILURES. NISSAN DECLINED TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE WITH THE COST OF REPAIRS BECAUSE MY CAR WAS 22,000 MILES PAST THE LIMITED POWERTRAIN WARRANTY, AND BECAUSE THIS YEAR SENTRA IS NOT PART OF ANY CURRENT TRANSMISSION RECALL. IT IS MY HOPE TO CALL ATTENTION TO A PRODUCT THAT MIGHT NEED TO BE RECALLED, AS IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE WITH THESE VEHICLES. CONSUMERS WHO BUY NISSAN SENTRAS ARE OFTEN BUDGET-MINDED, AND A REPAIR THAT EXCEEDS $4,000 IS NOT EXPECTED AT 2 YEARS OF OWNERSHIP, NOR SHOULD IT BE.
I RECENTLY HAD THE ONLY RECALL ON MY SENTRA FIXED AT THE DEALER BUT THE AIRBAG OFF SENSOR STILL LIGHTS UP WHEN MY HUSBAND SITS IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. INDICATING IF WE ARE IN A CRASH, THE AIRBAG ON HIS SIDE WILL NOT DEPLOY. LIGHT STAYED ON DURING ENTIRE TRIP. NEVER WENT OFF
I REPORTED THIS PROBLEM TO NISSAN FEBRUARY 2015. THEY HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO FIX THIS YET. NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V244000 LAST TIME I BROUGHT MY VEHICLE IN NOV 28, I GAVE THEM A VIDEO I HAD TAKEN OF THE PASSENGER AIR BAG LIGHT INDICATING THE AIRBAG WAS DISABLED ON NOV 26 DURING A TRIP FROM SAN FRANCISCO TO LA. THE PASSENGER AIR BAG WAS DISABLED DURING 120 MILES OF THE TRIP. THE TECHNICIAN SAID THAT THIS CAN HAPPEN IF I MOVE, LIKE LIFTING YOUR BUTT TO REMOVE YOUR WALLET OUT OF YOUR BACK POCKET, I JUST HAVE TO PULL THE VEHICLE OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, TURN IT OFF, WAIT FOR A MINUTE AND START IT AGAIN. I POINTED OUT HOW RIDICULOUS THAT STATEMENT WAS. SO WHAT HAPPENS IF YOU DRIVE ON A BUMPY ROAD? HE RESPONDED: OK, WE WILL RESET THE SENSOR BUT IT WILL PROBABLY NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM. HE WAS RIGHT IN THAT, SAME EVENING THE PASSENGER AIR BAG GOT DISABLED AGAIN. I HAVE SEVERAL VIDEOS OF THE AIR BAG BEING DISABLED AT MULTIPLE OCCASIONS WHILE DRIVING ON STREETS AND HIGHWAYS. THE CAR HAVE NOW BEEN IN TWICE FOR NISSAN TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. BUT THEY DON'T SEEM TO HAVE THE ABILITY TO DO JUST THAT. *TR
I PURCHASED THE CAR WITH BAD CREDIT I BEEN HAVING NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS WITH THE BACK WHEELS SHAKING I TOOK BACK THE CAR TO THE DEALER 5 TIMES THEY TOLD ME THERE IS NOTHING WRONG THEY TOOK THE CAR TO NISSAN TO CHECK IT OUT 3 TIMES THEY SAY THE SAME THING JUST TO FIND LATER ON THAT THEY ARE BEST FRIENDS SO I;M STUCK PAYING FULL PRICE FOR THE CAR...I HOPING SOMEONE CAN HELP ME GET THE DEALER TO FIX THE CAR...I WANT WHAT I;M PAYING FOR...THEY JUST BRUSH ME OFF BE THAT THE BANK ALREADY PAID THEM SO NOT THIS IS MY PROBLEM...THEY SOLD ME A BAD CAR...FOR WHO EVER TRYING TO BUY A CAR FROM NAPLETON VOLKSWAGEN IN SANFORD FL...BUYERS BE WHERE. *TR
I NEVER RECEIVED NOTIFICATION THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON MY VEHICLE. I WAS CHECKING MY ONLINE ACCOUNT AND CALLED FOR TECHNICAL SUPPORT AND WAS TOLD AT THAT TIME. NISSAN HAS ALL MY NUMBERS, ADDRESS AND TWO EMAILS AND I WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE PROBLEM WAS FIXED, BUT MY CONCERN IS THAT I WAS NOT NOTIFIED!!!
I AM PART OF A B17 SENTRA (2013-2015) OWNERS PAGE. THE AMOUNT OF PEOPLE WHO NEED REPLACEMENT CVT IS OUTRAGEOUS. EXAMPLES INCLUDE ONE NEEDING REPLACEMENT AT 9K MILES, AND A SECOND AT 24K MILES. ANOTHER EXAMPLE IS ONE OWNER NEEDED ONE AT 28K MILES AND ANOTHER AT 52K MILES. THE FAILURE PERCENTAGE IS OUT OF CONTROL AND NISSAN DOES NOTHING TO RECTIFY IT PAST THE SHORT WARRANTY. THESE ISSUES SHOULD NOT BE THIS PREVALENT IN SUCH NEW CARS.
BRIDGESTONE TURANZA EL 400 P205/55 R16 TIRES ON MY 2014 NISSAN SENTRA CONSISTENTLY DEFLATE WITHOUT BEING PUNCTURED OVER 30 - 60 DAY PERIOD CAUSING NUMEROUS TRIPS TO GASOLINE STATION AIR PUMP. THIS IS A DANGER AND HASSLE
VEHICLE CONSTANTLY JERKS WHEN DRIVING, STALLS AND SLOW TO ACCELERATE; TRANSMISSION REPLACED WITH NEGATIVE RESULTS. PROBLEM CONTINUES TO EXIST. *TR *JS
MT VEHICLE SINCE I BOUGHT IT WITH ONLY 3 MILES HAS WHEN COMING TO A STOP START TO SHAKE VIGOROUSLY BROUGHT IT TO THE ATTENTION WHEN I HAD MY AC COMPRESSOR REPLACED AT ONLY 50,000 MILES , MIND YOU I DO DRIVE MY VEHICLE ALOT 125 MILES A DAY AND ITS ALL HIGHWAY BUT I ALSO MAINTAIN IT REGULARLY// THE VEHICLE GOING AT 65 MILES PER HOUR THE OTHER DAY STARTED TO HESITATE AND RPMS STARTED TO JUMP HIGHER AND LOSE POWER ON A MAIN HIGHWAY DURING THE AFTERNOON IN SAN ANTONIO WHERE TRAFFIC IS BAD I HAD MY LITTLE GIRL AND THAT LOSS OF ACCELERATION AND JUMP /CLUNK ALMOST CAUSED ME TO GET REAR ENDED BY A 18 WHEELER WHICH HONKED AT ME AND SCARED MY LITTLE GIRL// AFTER RESEARCH ON THIS MAKE AND MODEL I HAVE FOUND THAT THERE HAS BEEN NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS IN THE SAME REGARD SAME ISSUE RISKING LIFE AND SAFETY DUE TO A FAULT THAT NISSAN KNOWS ABOUT DUE TO RECALL THEY SET FOR 03 - 10 YEARS AND MODELS USING THE CVT TRANSMISSION NOW MY VEHICLE IS A 2014 AND AFTER RESEARCH SEE THAT MANY CONSUMERS ARE PUT IN THE SAME DANGEROUS SITUATION AND HAVE COMPLAINED ONLY FOR IT TO FALL ON DEAF EARS. I AM NOW SCARED TO DRIVE A VEHILCE THAT I STILL OWE ON DUE TO HAVING MY 4 YEAR OLD IN WITH ME
MY TRANSMISSION HAS GONE OUT TWICE SINCE I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE IN JUNE 2015. IN OCTOBER 2015, MY CAR WOULDN'T ACCELERATE. I TOOK IT TO THE LOCAL NISSAN DEALERSHIP IN WHICH THEY TOLD ME THAT IT WAS ELECTRICAL WIRING FROM MY TAIL LIGHTS TO MY BRAKE. 3 MONTHS LATER, MY CAR HAS THE SAME SYMPTOMS. I TAKE IT TO THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP AGAIN AND THEY TELL ME THAT IT'S THE TRANSMISSION AND EVENTUALLY, AFTER SEVERAL WEEKS OF CONVERSING BACK AND FORTH, THEY FINALLY AGREE TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION AFTER MY CAR WON'T SHIFT OUT OF FIRST GEAR ON MY WAY HOME FROM SCHOOL, AROUND 10 PM, ON THE BYPASS GOING ABOUT 35MPH ALL BY MYSELF. IT TOOK APPROXIMATELY A MONTH FOR THE CAR TO START BEING SYMPTOMATIC, YET AGAIN. I TAKE IT BACK AND DROP IT OFF FOR ABOUT 3 DAYS. THEY CAN'T FIND THE SOURCE OF THE PROBLEM WITHOUT A SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT ON SO THEY TELL ME THERE'S NOTHING TO DO AND THEY SEND IT BACK TO ME. THIS HAPPENS A FEW TIMES WITHIN A COUPLE OF MONTHS. SEVERAL WEEKS GO BY WITH THE CAR STILL BEING SYMPTOMATIC AND NOT SHIFTING GEARS CORRECTLY. THE CAR KEEPS JUMPING AND WON'T DRIVE CORRECTLY SO I FINALLY TAKE IT BACK TO NISSAN, AFTER CALLING ABOUT THE PROBLEM AND THEM TELLING ME THAT NOTHING CAN BE DONE UNTIL THEY SEE A SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT ON THE CAR FOR IT TO THROW A CODE. TODAY, OCTOBER 3, 2016, I TAKE IT BACK TO COLUMBUS NISSAN AND ABOUT HALFWAY THERE, IT WON'T SHIFT. IT THEN WONT ACCELERATE ONCE I OFF OF THE BYPASS SO I HAD TO LITERALLY ROLL INTO THE PARKING LOT OF THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP. T
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 NISSAN SENTRA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V242000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
2014 NISSAN SENTRA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO PASSENGER AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT CONTINUES TO ILLUMINATE AFTER RECALL NOTICE 16V-242 TEMPORARY CORRECTIONS/REPAIRS. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE PASSENGER AIR BAG LIGHT WOULD NOT GO OUT AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED AND A 109 POUND PERSON, WAS SITTING IN THE SEAT. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER SEVEN TIMES, WHERE TEMPORARY CORRECTIONS WERE MADE.
EXTRA BRAKING REQUIRED TO COME TO A STOP - THIS IS AN INTERMITTENT ISSUE BUT SIMILAR TO THE ISSUE REPORTED FOR THE 2013 VERSA. THE BRAKING REQUIRED MOST TIMES TO COME TO A STOP FROM A UNIFORM SPEED CAN VARY AT TIMES SO THAT SIGNIFICANTLY MORE EFFORT TO STOP THE VEHICLE IS NEEDED. EXAMPLE, ON MY NEIGHBOURHOOD STREET, APPROACHING THE STOP SIGN AT 25MPH, NORMALLY VERY LITTLE BRAKING NEEDS TO BE APPLIED. AT TIMES, WE HAVE NOTICED THAT A LOT MORE EFFORT IS NEEDED TO STOP THE VEHICLE EVEN AT SUCH A LOW SPEED. THIS INCIDENT HAS OCCURRED SEVERAL TIMES IN THE 2 MONTHS SINCE WE'VE BOUGHT THE CAR AND WOULD LEAD TO A CRASH IF THE BRAKING SYSTEM DOES NOT RESPOND IN A UNIFORM WAY.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 NISSAN SENTRA. WHILE DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AT 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESPOND AND STALLED. THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE OVERHEATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE CVT FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED ALONG WITH THE SEAL O RING, THE TRANS AXLE, THE CORE RETURN, AND THE PEN COTTER. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED TWO ADDITIONAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BOTH TIMES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,183...UPDATED 10/04/16 *BF *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 NISSAN SENTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED WHILE THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT WAS BEING OCCUPIED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS SERVICED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V242000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 52,174.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 NISSAN SENTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ELECTRICAL OUTLETS IN THE VEHICLE BECAME INOPERABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 38,438.
THE TRANSMISSION FAILED WHEN STARTING FROM A STOP AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT IN CITY TRAFFIC AT 67000 MILES. THE REPLACEMENT FAILED UNDER THE SAME CONDITIONS AT 69000 MILES.
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 NISSAN SENTRA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V242000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.
MY 2014 NISSAN SENTRA HAS ISSUES WITH ACCELERATION. AT VARIOUS TIMES EVEN WITH THE ACCELERATOR FULL PUSHED DOWN, THE CAR WILL NOT ACCELERATE AND WILL EVENTUALLY SLOW TO UNDER 20 MPH EVEN ON A FLAT SURFACE. NISSAN HAS REPAIRED THE ISSUE ONCE, BUT NOW WILL NOT RESPOND TO MY CORRESPONDENCE IN REGARDS TO THE ISSUE, NOW THE CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY AND IS HAVING THE SAME ISSUE, I HAVE LESS THAN 45K ON THE CAR. IN ADDITION, THE TAILS LIGHTS ARE RETAINING MOISTURE, I HAVE READ THAT THIS MAY BE CAUSING A SHORT IN THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM AND MAY BE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE THE CAR AND IT IS NOW PARKED IN MY DRIVEWAY. THIS HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES AND THE PROBLEM STILL REMAINS UNRESOLVED. MILEAGE AT THE FIRST INCIDENT IS APPROXIMATE, BUT IT DID HAPPEN LESS THAN A YEAR AFTER PURCHASING THE CAR NEW.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 NISSAN SENTRA. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH AND TURNING INTO A SHOPPING CENTER, ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE DOOR OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. AS A RESULT, THE DRIVER SUSTAINED BRUISES TO THE KNEE, NECK, AND SIDE THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DRIVER'S RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS BEING REPAIRED AT THE INSURANCE COMPANY'S REPAIR LOT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V242244 (AIR BAGS). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000.
THE OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM (OCS) ON THE FRONT SEAT PASSENGER SIDE AUTOMATICALLY TURNS OFF THE PASSENGER AIR BAG WITH MY WIFE IN THE SEAT AND WE ARE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY. TURNS OFF AND ON.
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 NISSAN SENTRA. THE CONTACT WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD ON CRASH. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V244000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND VIN WERE UNKNOWN. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 NISSAN SENTRA. WHEN OPERATING THE VEHICLE, THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG SENSOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100.
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 NISSAN SENTRA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V242000 (AIR BAGS). THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO CLARIFY WHEN THE PARTS WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE TO RECEIVE THE REPAIR. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE WHEN THE VEHICLE WOULD BE REPAIRED. THE RECALL NOTIFICATION FROM THE MANUFACTURER ONLY INDICATED THAT THE INTERIM NOTIFICATION LETTER WAS MAILED AND, ONCE THE REMEDY WAS AVAILABLE, THE SECOND NOTICE WOULD BE MAILED WITH NO TIME FRAME SPECIFIED ON THE INTERIM NOTIFICATION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT WAS NOT EXPERIENCING A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 NISSAN SENTRA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND FAILED TO STOP THE VEHICLE. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A GUARDRAIL, A POLE, AND ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE SHOULDER AND BACK THAT DID NOT REQUIRE MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000.
ENGINE STALLED WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE AND DID NOT TURN BACK ON
CAR WAS PURCHASED ON MARCH,2014, WE HAVE REPLACED THE ALL 4 TIRES ALREADY, BEARING AND STRUT NEEDED TO REPLACED, THE BATTERY DIED, WHICH WAS REPLACED ON TUESDAY APRIL 19TH, 2016, BY PEPBOYS, BECAUSE NISSAN DID NOT COVER IT. WE HAVE RADIO PROBLEM. SOMETIMES THE CAR DOES NOT PICK UP THE KEY AND DOES NOT START. SOMETIMES THE INDICATIONS ON THE DASH BOARD SUCH AS MILEAGE, GAS MILEAGE GOES BLANK . ALSO MY RADIO STOPS AND THE NAVIGATION SYSTEM DOES NOT START. RADIO HAS BEEN FIXED 2 TIMES ALREADY. THE BIGGEST CONCERN IS THE MECHANICAL PROBLEMS, BECAUSE EVEN WITH A NEW BATTERY THAT IS 2 DAYS OLD, THE CAR DOES NOT START SOMETIMES. ALSO COURTESY NISSAN IN RICHARDSON TEXAS REFUSED TO HELP US WITH ANY OF THIS, EVEN THOUGH WE BOUGHT EXTENDED 100,000 MILE WARRANTY. CAR HAS 40,000 MILES ON IT NOW. AT THE TIME THESE PROBLEMS STARTED IT HAS 36,000 MILES. I ALSO FOUND INFORMATION ONLINE, THAT IS THIS CAR IS RECALLED, HOWEVER WHEN I CALL NISSAN THEY SAID IT WAS NOT. I HAVE A ONE YEAR OLD AND IF THIS CAR IS UNSAFE, NISSAN SHOULD ACKNOWLEDGE THAT.
PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG INDICATOR LIGHT GOES ON AND OFF. DOES NOT RECOGNIZE WHEN A 135 POUND PERSON IS SITTING IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. NOTICED THE RECALL ON NHTSA AND TOOK THE VEHICLE TO STREATER SMITH NISSAN IN CONROE TEXAS. THEY PERFORMED A ZERO POINT RESET AND SAID THERE WERE NO RECALLS ON THIS VEHICLE WHEN IT IS CLEARLY LISTED ON THE NHTSA WEBSITE. I HAVE REAL CONCERNS THAT NISSAN HAS NOT SEEN FIT TO ORDER AN ACTUAL RECALL ON THIS DEFECTIVE ISSUE. BECAUSE UNTIL THEY DO THEIR DEALERS WILL NOT FIX THE SITUATION. THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION WITH A PASSENGER IN THE SEAT. I DO NOT REMEMBER THE EXACT DATE WITH A PASSENGER IN THE VEHICLE THE DATE BELOW IS WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO NISSAN.
MY GAS/ACCELERATION DECREASES WHILE DRIVING ON BUST HIGHWAYS. I WAS TOLD BY A SERVICE TECH A DOUGLAS NISSAN, WHERE I PURCHASED MY VEHICLE BRAND NEW SEPTEMBER 2014, THAT THEY HAVE HAD 'SEVERAL' CUSTOMERS COMPLAIN OF THE SAME PROBLEM AND THAT WHAT THEY HAVE FOUND IT TO BE IS A FAULTY BACK TAIL LIGHT AND COMPUTER READING GLITCH, THAT THEY HAVE FOUND MOISTURE BUILD UP DUE TO CONDENSATION (WHEN THE LIGHTS ARE ON) IN A BACK TAIL LIGHT CAUSES THE CAR TO 'THINK' IT IS IN REVERSE THUS CAUSING THE 'SKID' ICON TO APPEAR ON THE PANEL AND WHICH IS CAUSING THE CAR TO DECELERATE, THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME ON SEVREAL OCCASIONS NOW WHERE MY SPEED HAS DECREASED TO 60 ON A 75 MH INTERSTATE HW IN DALLAS AND DRIVING NORTH TO SOUTH ON 45 AND ALMOST EVERY DAY FOR THE PAST TWO WEEKS OF DRIVING THE HOUR IT TAKES ME TO GET TO WORK IN THE DARK (I NEED MY LIGHTS). I AM TOLD THAT 'I' AM THE ONE WHO HAS TO PAY FOR THIS (A LIGHT COSTING 210.00 EACH AND LABOR AT 55.00 PER HOUR BECAUSE I AM AT 46000 MILES) EVEN THOUGHT THIS CLEARLY SEEMS TO BE A MANUFACTURING PROBLEM. I WAS TOLD THAT, UNTIL I CAN AFFORD THE NEW LIGHTS, TO TRY TURNING MY LIGHTS OFF WHILE DRIVING AND NOT TO USE MY FOG LIGHTS'I DRIVE IN THE DARK EVERY DAY'I MUST USE MY LIGHTS! I PRAY THIS BECOMES RECALL BECAUSE I CANNOT AFFORD THE REPAIR AND I PRAY MYSELF OR SOMEONE ELSE DOES NOT GET INTO AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE OF THIS! THIS HAS HAPPENED ON AT LEAST 12 OCCASIONS NOW AND IT IS VERY SCARY!
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 NISSAN SENTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE WINDOW REGULATOR MOTOR FAILED TO WORK, WHICH PREVENTED THE WINDOW FROM ROLLING UP. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO GET THE WINDOW TO ROLL UP AND HAD TO USE DUCT TAPE AS WELL AS OTHER ADJUSTMENTS TO SECURE THE WINDOW DURING INCLEMENT WEATHER. THE VEHICLE WAS TO BE TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
THE PASSENGER AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATES INDICATING THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG IS DISABLED DURING TRAVEL INTERMITTENTLY BOTH WITH AND WITHOUT A PASSENGER PRESENT IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. IT HAS HAPPENED DURING ALL TYPES OF DRIVING AND SEEMS TO OCCUR MORE FREQUENTLY WHEN MAKING A RELATIVELY SHARP RIGHT HAND TURN. DEALER DID UPDATE FIRMWARE AND/OR RE-CALIBRATE THE AIR BAG SYSTEM UNDER WARRANTY BUT THIS DID NOT RESOLVE THE ISSUE. I BELIEVE ONE OR MORE AIR BAG COMPONENTS IS INTERMITTENTLY FAILING. THE DURATION OF THE AIR BAG LIGHT STAYING ILLUMINATED HAS BEEN ANYWHERE FROM A FEW SECONDS TO 30+ MINUTES. FIRST TAKEN TO DEALER IN JULY 2015, HAVE CALLED AND/OR BEEN BACK IN SEVERAL TIME SINCE. THEY HAVE STATED THEY MUST BE ABLE TO REPRODUCE THE ISSUE IN ORDER TO DIAGNOSE/RESOLVE. PLEASE NOTE THIS IS AN AIR BAG SYSTEM INTERMITTENTLY FAILING, NOT SOMETHING LESS CRITICAL LIKE A RADIO OR AIR CONDITIONER.
2014 NISSAN SENTRA SL 4 DOOR SEDAN - FAULTY FUEL GAUGE INDICATOR. THE FUEL GAUGE INDICATOR IS SHOWING LESS FUEL THAT IS ACTUALLY IN THE TANK I.E. THERE IS MORE FUEL IN THE TANK THAN WHAT THE GAUGE INDICATOR SHOWING - AND IT GETTING WORSE. I CONTACTED NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIRS THAT RECOMMENDS TAKING IT BACK TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS. I TOOK IT IN SEVERAL TIMES AND STILL IT HAPPENING I.E. THE PROBLEM STILL EXIST/NOT CORRECTED. DEALER REPLACE FUEL PUMP BUT PROBLEM STILL EXIST/NOT CORRECTED - AND DEALERS GIVING VARIOUS EXCUSES. IT IS VERY AGONIZING EMOTIONALLY, MENTALLY, SLEEPLESS NIGHTS, ETC. ETC. THINKING THAT THE VEHICLE WILL RUN OUT OF GAS AND LEFT ONE STRANDED. CANNOT TELL NOW IF THE DIGITAL OR MANUAL GAUGE READING IS CORRECT BECAUSE BOTH ARE DIFFERENT. PS. THIS GRADUALLY STARTED IN NOVEMBER 2014. I KEPT MONITORING IT AND IT GETTING WORSE, THEN I DECIDED TO CALL NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIRS AND TOOK IT BACK FOR REPAIRS ON AUGUST 31, 2015 - THEN AGAIN, SEPTEMBER 3, 2015 - THE AGAIN NOVEMBER 6, 2015 . THIS IS THE REASON FOR ME TO STATE "THE HAPPEN DATE" AS AUGUST 31, 2015. THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM THAT CAUSES OVER FILLING AND SPILLING OF GAS THAT CAN CAUSE A FIRE. I BELIEVE THERE IS A MALFUNCTION OF THE NISSAN FUEL PUMP AND THE FUEL GAUGE INDICATOR. I WOULD RECOMMEND THAT THE NHTSA SPEEDILY INVESTIGATE THIS SAFETY MATTER. AFTER NOVEMBER 6, 2015 - I CALLED AND LEFT MESSAGES FOR THE NISSAN REPRESENTATIVE THAT HANDLES MY CASE, BUT SHE NEVER CONTACTED ME BACK.
BRAKES ARE VERY WEAK FOR BEING A LIGHT WEIGHT VEHICLE. STOPPING POWER IS VERY UNDERWHELMING. COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP EVEN AFTER CRUISING SPEEDS MAKES ME FEEL ANXIOUS...MY VEHICLE ONLY HAS 10,066 MILES ON THE ODOMETER BUT THE BRAKING POWER FEELS VERY UNDERWHELMING FOR A FAIRLY NEW LOW MILEAGE VEHICLE.
AIRBAG PASSENGER LIGHT COMES ON RANDOMLY AND STAYS ON FROM SECONDS TO MINUTES. AT TIMES THE PASSENGER SEATBELT LIGHT COMES ON ALSO. IN ADDITION, HAD BRAKES INSPECTED BY DEALER ONLY HAD THE CAR 3 MONTHS DEALER STATES THE BRAKES ARE FINE BUT THEY KEEP MAKING NOISE. CAR MAX DID NOT MENTION ANY RECALLS TO ME ON AIR BAGS CAR HAS 18,700 MILES
FOUR MONTHS AFTER PURCHASE OF THIS VEHICLE, THE BRAKES GO TO THE FLOOR AS IF BLEEDING AN OLD BRAKE SYSTEM. THIS HAPPENS WHEN CAR IS IN REVERSE OR GOING FORWARD. I HAVE TO PUMP THE BRAKE SEVERAL TIMES TO RISE THE PETAL UP. BRAKE PRESSURE IS ALWAYS LOW HAVING TO PRESS ALMOST TO THE FLOOR TO STOP.
HEADLIGHT WENT OUT. THEN WAS WORKING THEY SAID THEY CHECKD GROUBDS N EVERYTHING I HAVE OIC OF MY METELED PLUG THEY CLAME TO OF XHECKD. THEY SAY THEY SID AOFTWEAR UPDATE BUT ITS NOT ON KY PAOER OF STUFF TGEY DID CUZ MY AIR BAG LIGHT GO ON N OFF
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 NISSAN SENTRA. WHEN THE HEATER IN THE VEHICLE WAS ACTIVATED, IT STEAMED THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW AND PREVENTED THE CONTACT FROM VIEWING THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER TO BE REPAIRED. THE DETAILS OF THE REPAIRS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 21,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 NISSAN SENTRA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHEN THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT WAS UNOCCUPIED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 24,800.
REAR WINDOW DEFROSTER DEFECTED AND SHATTERED WINDOW WHILE AT A RED LIGHT
TURNED ON REAR DEFOSTER TO DEFROST WINDOW. ABOUT 10 MIN LATER I WAS SITTING AT RED LIGHT WHEN MY REAR WINDOW SHATTERED.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 NISSAN SENTRA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH ATTEMPTING TO STOP AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, THE BRAKE SYSTEM FAILED TO RESPOND. THE CONTACT SWITCHED LANES TO AVOID STRIKING THE PRECEDING VEHICLE AND WAS REAR ENDED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE, WHICH PUSHED THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED TO A BODY SHOP. THE VEHICLE WAS PICKED UP AFTER ONE MONTH AND DRIVEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5,000.
THE DEFROSTER IN BACK WINDOW CAUSED MY WINDOW TO SHATTER. EVIDENCE SHOWS THE DEFROSTER IN THREE DIFFERENT SPOTS WAS MELTED OR GOT TO HOT.
WELL HAVE TAKEN MY CAR SERVERAL TIMES TO TRI CITIES NISSAN. ABOUT BRAKES WHEN AT SLOW SPEEDS. LOSSING POWER UP HILL. WRECK CUZ WAS GOING SLOW EVERYOE COME TO A STOP LOCKING UP BRAKES WELL MY DID NOT. AND GOT MY CAR BACK NOT EVEN MONTH AGO THIS IS SECOND TIME HAVE HAD TO TAKE IT. 3DAYS AGO I WAS COMING TO A STOP SINE WHEN DRIVER SIDE BRAKE LOCKED UP AND PAASENGER SIDE WAS PAULASTING AND I ALMOST HIT A TRUCK I UNDER STAND THINGS GO WRONG BUT JUST FIX . IM SO SCARD THAT IM GOI TO HURT SOMEONE ELSE OR MY KIDS. ITS NOT RIFHT I HAVE DONE EVWRYTHING I WAS SUPPOST TO BUT THEY DO NOTHING. IF SOMEONE GETS HURT ITS ON ME BECAUSE NISSAN DIDNT DO THEIR JOB.
WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH WITH CRUISE CONTROL ON, THE CRUISE CONTROL CUT OUT AND MY CAR STARTED SLOWING DOWN. I DEPRESSED THE GAS PEDAL BUT THE CAR CONTINUED TO SLOW DOWN TO ABOUT 45 MPH, THEN STARTED SLOWLY GAINING SPEED. AFTER WORK, I DROVE HOME WITHOUT INCIDENT. NEXT DAY WAS FOGGY SO NOT USING CRUISE CONTROL. VEHICLE SLOWED DOWN AGAIN FROM 60 MPH DOWN TO ABOUT 45 MPH. ALSO GOT NO RESPONSE WHEN DEPRESSING GAS PEDAL. THIS TIME THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT ON THE DASHBOARD CAME ON. DROVE HOME AFTER WORK WITHOUT INCIDENT. I HAD GOTTEN THE OIL CHANGED THE DAY BEFORE THE FIRST INCIDENT HAPPENED. I HAD NO PREVIOUS PROBLEMS PRIOR TO THAT. THE ISSUE SEEMS TO HAVE RESOLVED ITSELF AS THE CAR IS RUNNING FINE NOW. IF IT OCCURS AGAIN, I'LL HAVE IT CHECKED OUT.
BRAKES MADE HORRIBLE GROANING NOISE AS I PUSHED DOWN ON THE PEDAL. VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP IN AN ADEQUATE MANNER, THUS PROPELLING ME INTO THE ROAD WHERE I WAS HIT BY AN ONCOMING VEHICLE.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 NISSAN SENTRA. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO ENGAGE THE BRAKES, THE BRAKE SYSTEM FAILED. THE DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND CRASHED INTO A CEMENT WALL. THE DRIVER DID NOT SUSTAIN ANY INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,900.
STARTED TO NOTICE THAT WHEN I HAD A PASSENGER IN MY VEHICLE, THE PASSENGER AIR BAG LIGHT WAS NOT ENGAGED. AFTER RESEARCHING YOUR SITE, I NOTICED A RECALL ON THIS ISSUE AND DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHY I WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE RECALL AND WHY MY VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL, AS IT SHOULD BE. THANK YOU.
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