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2015 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 2015 record →

Unknown or Other
Filed Jan 14, 2019CA

LA TRASSMISION NO TRABAJA NADAMAS TRABAJA DE REVERSAN PERO PARA DELANTE NO SIRBE

Power Train
Filed Jan 9, 201996,488 milesIL

WHEN I HIT 70-80 MPH MY VEHICLES RPM'S GO CRAZY AND TRANSMISSION STARTS SLIPPING AND BUCKING. DOES. IT DO IT DURING NORMAL DAY TO DAY 55 MPH DRIVING ONLY AT THE HIGHER SPEED.

Suspension
Filed Nov 18, 201825,000 milesAR

TAKATA RECALL. THE DRIVERS SIDE AXEL BOOT STARTED MAKING A CLICKING NOISE AT ONLY 25,000 MILES. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT THE WHOLE AXEL NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THIS HAS NOT BEEN FROM ANY DAMAGE CAUSED TO THE VEHICLE, JUST NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS WEAR AND TEAR. THIS COMPONENT SHOULD NOT HAVE STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS AT ONLY 25,000 MILES. I FIRST NOTICED IT WHEN SLOWING DOWN TO BRAKE, AND NOW IT DOES IT WHEN YOU SLOW DOWN TO STOP AND WHEN YOU TAKE OFF AGAIN. MY VEHICLE ONLY HAS 39,000 MILES ON IT. WHILE IT IS STILL DRIVEABLE, THIS IS NOT SOMETHING THAT SHOULD'VE WORN OUT ALREADY, AND THE SHOP IS TELLING ME THAT IT WILL COST ME ABOUT $1400 TO REPAIR.

Power Train
Filed Nov 16, 201845,500 milesCA

VEHICLE STALLED WHEN I PRESSED DOWN ON THE GAS PEDAL TO ACCELERATE. 1 MILE BEFORE STALLING IT STARTED TO JUDDER WHEN I WOULD COME TO A COMPLETE STOP AND JERK ME FORWARD WHEN I WOULD EXCELERATE FROM A STOP. I TURNED OFF MY VEHICLE AFTER IT STALLED, SHIFTED TO PARK, AND TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE. WHEN I TURNED IT BACK ON AND SHIFTED TO DRIVE IT ACCELERATED, SLOWER THAN USUAL AND I WAS ABLE TO PARK. PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT, I TOOK THE VEHICLE IN FOR THE JUDDERING PROBLEM 7 DAYS AGO AND THEY REPLACED THE CVT CONTROL VALVE.

Engine
Filed Nov 7, 201860,000 milesPA

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 NISSAN SENTRA. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND COMPLETELY SHUT OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO CHAPMAN NISSAN (6723 ESSINGTON AVE, PHILADELPHIA, PA 19153, (215) 492-1200), BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

Power Train
Filed Nov 5, 201890,000 milesOH

WHEN DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY GOING ABOUT 60 TO 70 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY THE CAR STARTS TO LOSE POWER/GAIN POWER AND THE RPM GAUGE IS CONSTANTLY GOING UP AND DOWN, THE DEALERSHIP I BOUGHT THE CAR FROM (DRIVETIME) I HAVE BEEN BACK AND FORTH WITH THEM FOR THE LAST 2 WEEKS AND THEY TELL ME THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO BECAUSE 2 OUT OF 3 SHOPS SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG SO I THEN GOT A VIDEO OF WHAT WAS HAPPENING AND I SENT IT IN TO THEM LIKE THEY ASKED AND WAITED ANOTHER WEEK JUST FOR THEM TO TELL ME THAT THE NEXT THING TO DO IS WHAT I TOLD THEM IN THE BEGGING ' CHANGE THE TRANSMISSION FLUID' AND THAT THEY COULD REVIEW IT ONCE I SEND IN AN INVOICE. I'VE PAID $2,100 ON THIS CAR IN THE MONTH I HAVE HAD IT DUE TO PROBLEMS AND THE REFUSE TO REIMBURSE ME FOR ANYTHING UNLESS IT'S IN A SHOP GETTING MORE THEN 8 HOURS OF PHYSICAL LABOR. SO MY CAR BEING IN AND OUT OF 3 SHOPS IN A WEEK DOESN'T COUNT FOR ANYTHING.

Visibility/Wiper
Filed Oct 23, 201843,070 milesAZ

MY SUNROOF EXPLODED RANDOMLY AS I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM TAKING MY DAUGHTER TO SCHOOL AT ABOUT 7:30 AM ON 10/23/2018. I WAS DRIVING STRAIGHT ON A LOCAL HIGHWAY GOING ABOUT 55 MPH. I HEARD AN EXTREMELY LOUD BOOM ABOVE MY HEAD. I PULLED OVER IN SHOCK THINKING THAT A BOMB HAD GONE OFF NEAR ME. I WAS CONFUSED AND ALARMED TO FIND THAT MY SUNROOF HAD COMPLETELY SHATTERED. THERE IS NO EVIDENCE OF ANYTHING HITTING MY CAR.

Power Train
Filed Oct 16, 2018PA

THE TRANSMISSION IS ACTING UP. THE CAR GETS STUCK, MAKES WHINING NOISES, CAN'T GO UPHILL, WON'T ACCELERATE, SLOWS TO A COMPLETE STOP, ETC. THERE WERE ISSUES WITH THE CAR PRIOR TO IT GETTING THIS BAD. I TOOK IS TO A NISSAN DEALERSHIP SEVERAL TIMES BUT IT WASN'T DIAGNOSED FOR SOME REASON. IT TOOK SOME TIME FOR IT TO ALMOST COMPLETELY CLUNK OUT.

Engine
Filed Oct 3, 201819,000 milesCA

THE ENGINE LIGHT IS ON , EVERY TIME I STEP ON MY GAS IT JERKS BACK SPEED IS SLOW ALSO ESPECIALLY DRIVING UP HILL MAKES IT SLOWER. I GET LEAKAGE OF OIL WHEN I JUST GOTTEN OIL CHANGED NOT TO LONG AGO. I'M AFRAID MY NISSAN SENTRA WILL LOSE ENGINE POWER ANYTIME SOON.

Power Train
Filed Oct 2, 201871,846 milesVA

THE CAR WILL SWITCH GEARS WHEN I'M DRIVING. IT HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES - THE LAST TIME WAS THIS WEEKEND WHEN I WAS TRAVELING. I WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE, UP A MOUNTAIN. ALL OF THE SUDDEN THE CAR STARTED DECELERATING AS I WAS GOING UP THE MOUNTAIN. THE GEAR SHIFT CAUSED THE CAR TO DRAMATICALLY SLOW DOWN AND ALMOST CAUSED A MULTI-CAR PILEUP BECAUSE THERE WAS A LOT OF TRAFFIC.

Power Train
Filed Sep 20, 201885,000 milesNC

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 NISSAN SENTRA. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER, BUT DID NOT SHUT OFF. ALSO, THE RPMS DECREASED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURES OCCURRED AFTER THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN DRIVEN FOR AWHILE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE MASTER AIR FLOW WAS REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TOWED TO MICHAEL JORDAN NISSAN (3930 DURHAM-CHAPEL HILL BLVD, DURHAM, NC 27707, (919) 489-3800) WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000. *TR

Unknown or Other
Filed Sep 10, 2018AZ

IT'S THE GEAR SHIFT IT GETS STUCK I'VE ONLY HAD THE CAR 1 YEAR AND BOUGHT IT FROM ABC NISSAN

Power Train
Filed Aug 21, 2018SC

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 NISSAN SENTRA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY, THE VEHICLE LURCHED AND OVERHEATED. THE CONTACT HAD TO WAIT SEVERAL MINUTES BEFORE THE VEHICLE BECAME OPERABLE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED AS TRANSMISSION FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO BENSON NISSAN (1100 N PINE ST, SPARTANBURG, SC) WHERE THE TRANSMISSION FAILURE WAS CONFIRMED. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE TRANSMISSION BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 100,000.

Electrical System
Filed Aug 12, 201830 milesTX

I HAVE GONE MULTIPLE TIMES TO THE NISSAN SERVICE DEPARTMENT BECAUSE MY VEHICLE WILL RANDOMLY STOP SHIFTING GEARS. IT WILL BE STUCK IN 3RD GEAR AND WILL STOP ACCELERATING. MULTIPLE TIMES I HAVE BEEN ON THE HIGHWAY AND MY CAR WOULD NOT GO FASTER THAN 40MPH. I VIDEO TAPED IT AND SHOWED THE MECHANIC BUT HE SAID BECAUSE IT WASN'T DOING IT WHEN I TOOK IT THEY COULDN'T DO ANYTHING. MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND OFF RANDOMLY ALSO. MY CAR IS RIGHT OUT OF THE MANUFACTURERS WARRANTY WITH 64000 MILES. MY DRIVER SIDE WINDOW IS ALSO HAVING PROBLEMS. THE ENGINE IS GOING OUT. WITH THE ISSUES I AM HAVING WITH ACCELERATING AND THE GEARS NOT SHIFTING I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE ON THE HIGHWAY BECAUSE I NEVER KNOW WHEN MY CAR IS NOT GOING TO ACCELERATE.

Power Train
Filed Jul 26, 201863,000 milesTX

TAMARA RECALL MY CAR STARTED OUT JERKING WHEN CHANGING GEARS. RIGHT WHEN MY WARRANTY WAS OUT IT GOT A LOT WORSE. I HAD TO PAY ALMOST $5000 TO REPLACE MY TRANSMISSION BC I WAS TRYING TO GET ON THE HIGHWAY AND MY CAR WOULDN'T GO EVEN FIVE MPH AND I HAD A 18 WHEELER COMING UP ON ME AND ALMOST GOT HIT. IT WENT FROM JERKING AND STRUGGLING THEN MY RPMS WERE BOUNCING ALL OVER THE PLACE THEN IT JUST QUIT DRIVING AT ALL IN NO TIME. THERE HAS BEEN TONS OF COMPLAINTS AND LOTS OF RECALLS FOR OTHER YEARS ON THIS ISSUE AND THEY NEED TO RECALL THIS ONE. IT'S COULD HAVE COST ME MY LIFE! THE TRANSMISSION IS BAD ON NISSAN SENTRA! I ENDED UP BEING ABLE TO PULL OVER AND PREVENT MY DEATH, THANK GOD! I TURNED OFF MY CAR AND CALMED DOWN THEN STARTED IT UP AND WAS ABLE TO GET OFF THE HIGHWAY AND GET IT TOO THE SHOP. NOW I HAVE BEEN PAYING IN A RENTAL CAR FOR OVER 2 WEEKS AND MY CAR STILL ISN'T DONE! I WILL NEVER GET ANOTHER NISSAN! I HAVE KIDS AND THIS WAS THE SCARIEST THING TO ME! VERY UNSAFE!

Unknown or Other
Filed Jul 18, 201865,000 milesMD

MY TRANSMISSION SEEMS TO SLIDE WHEN DRIVING. THE VEHICLE IS A 2015 AND WAS PURCHASED BRAND NEW IN THE SPRING OF 2016. I'VE CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS INFORMED I AM OUT OF WARRANTY AND SPOKE WITH MY MECHANIC WHO CONFIRMS THE TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING. THE LISTED VEHICLE IS NO LONGER BEING DRIVEN FOR THE SAFETY OF MY CHILDREN AND I BUT PAYMENTS ARE STILL BEING MADE ON THE LISTED NOTE. THE LAST TIME THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN THE CAR HESITATED TO MAKE A TURN WHICH LEFT ME IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD WAITING FOR THE VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE. LUCKILY, IT WAS EARLY IN THE MORNING AND BARELY ANYONE ON THE ROAD. THIS OCCURRED GETTING OFF A HIGHWAY.

Engine
Filed Jul 12, 201860,000 milesFL

THERE IS A TECHNICIANS BULLETIN FOR MY CAR AND IS A KNOWN ISSUE BUT NISSAN WANTS TO CHARGE TO FIX THE ISSUE. THE ISSUE IS THE PIECE IS MALFUNCTIONING AND HAS TO BE REPROGRAMMED. WHEN YOU ARE TRYING THIS PROBLEM MAKES THE CAR STALL A BIT AND COULD BE DANGEROUS IF PULLING OUT AND THE CAR IS NOT ABLE TO OBTAIN A HIGHER SPEED.

Power Train
Filed Jul 2, 201842,000 milesFL

I AM SO DISAPPOINTED. I BOUGHT A BRAND NEW NISSAN SENTRA NOT EVEN 6 MONTHS AFTER OWNING THIS VEHICLE I HAD TO TAKE IT IN FOR REPAIRS FOR WHAT I AM CERTAIN WAS A TRANSMISSION, WELL THEY SAID THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG. FEW WEEKS AFTER THAT SAME ISSUE SO I TOOK IT IN AGAIN AND THEY SAID OH IT'S THE MASS AIR FLOW SENSOR. WELL A MONTH AFTER THAT SAME PROBLEM, TAKE IT IN AGAIN AND THEY SAY OH IT'S ONLY AN OXYGEN SENSOR I BELIEVE THEY SAID AND REPLACED IT. WELL GUESS WHAT? MONTH LATER I AM DRIVING WITH MY WIFE AND 2 YOUNG CHILDREN AGES 11 & 6 ON A VERY BUSY 4 LANE HIGHWAY SUDDENLY SAME EXACT ISSUE CAR WILL NOT ACCELERATE ABOVE 35 MPH AND THEN STALLS OUT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY CAUSING MY FAMILY TO LITERALLY MISS GETTING REAR ENDED BY A SEMI BY MAYBE A FOOT, AGAIN I WAS NEARLY CERTAIN IT'S THE TRANSMISSION HAVE IT TOWED THERE AND AGAIN THEY SAY NO, THIS TIME IT'S THE THROTTLE BODY. I HAVE WROTE CORPORATE, MY LOCAL DEALER SHIP AND ALL THEY KEEP SAYING IS THE WARRANTY IS NOW UP, HOWEVER, IF THE PROBLEM PERSIST THE WILL COVER IT. I AM LITERALLY PETRIFIED TO PUT MY FAMILY BACK IN THIS 🍋 LEMON AND NOW IT LITERALLY SITS IN MY DRIVEWAY REMINDING OF WHAT A POOR BRAND IS. BOUGHT THE VEHICLE BRAND NEW AND FOR 2 YEARS IT'S BEEN IN THE SHOP HALF A DOZEN TIMES OR MORE FOR THE SAME ISSUE THAT THEY KEEP SAYING IS SOMETHING ELSE WHEN I AM CERTAIN IT IS THE TRANSMISSION, SO I AM STUCK WITH A LEMON AND THE PAYMENTS ON A LEMON THAT MYSELF NOR MY WIFE ARE COMFORTABLE DRIVING FOR FEAR OF THE N

Power Train
Filed Jun 24, 201820 milesGA

WHEN DRIVING OUT OF AN APARTMENT COMPLEX MY RPM NEEDLE JUST UP TO 5000 RPM AND WOULDN'T NOT ACCELERATE. ONCE ON THE FREEWAY THE RPM NEEDLE WILL FLUCTUATE BETWEEN 2000 AND 5000 RPM BEFORE ACCELERATING AGAIN. ONCE I GOT OFF THE FREEWAY AND GOT 2 MILES DOWN THE ROAD WITH THE SAME ISSUE THE CAR JUST STOPPED ACCELERATING. EVEN WHEN I FLOOR THE GAS PEDAL THE RPM NEEDLE DIDN'T MOVE AT ALL. SO WHILE TRAVELING AT ABOUT 20 MPH I HAVE TO LET THE CAR OFF THE ROAD TO A GROCERY STORE PARKING LOT AND COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. I TURNED OFF THE ENGINE AND PULLED THE KEY OUT THE IGNITION AND THEN RESTARTED THE CAR TO SEE IF THAT WOULD FIX THE PROBLEM BUT IT ONLY GAVE ME THE ABILITY TO ACCELERATE AGAIN BUT STILL WITH THE SAME RPM FLUCTUATIONS AS BEFORE. THIS IS TOO DANGEROUS AND I HAVE TO GET MY CAR BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP. I JUST GOT AN OIL CHANGE ABOUT 2 DAYS PRIOR AT 54000 MILES

Power Train
Filed May 29, 201866,000 milesCA

'TAKATA RECALL' I BROUGHT MY CAR USED AT 34,000 MILES. A LITTLE AFTER I BROUGHT I TOOK IT TO NISSAN BECAUSE IT WAS STALLING AND WAS ACTING LIKE IT WASN'T GETTING ANY POWER., WHILE I WAS ON THE FREEWAY. THEY TOLD ME THEY FIXED THE PROBLEM SO WHEN MY CAR GOT TO 66,000 MILES AND A YEAR LATER IT IS WAS JUMPING, JERKING AND STALLING A LOT MORE. I WAS AT A STOP SIGN DRIVING IN TO WORK AND MY CAR WOULDN'T GO. SO I PUT IT IN PARK AND IT WAS ACTING LIKE IT WASN'T GETTING ANY POWER TO THE TRANS. I HAD TO GET OUT MY CAR AND HAVE SOME CO WORKERS HELP ME PUSH IT TO A PARKING STALL. WHEN I GOT OFF WORK I TRIED TO DRIVE IT AGAIN AND IT WOULD ONLY GO INTO REVERSE. SO I HAD TO GET MY CAR TOWED TO MOSSY NISSAN . SO I HAD IT TOWED TO NISSAN AGAIN. I FOUND OUT THAT I NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION. I WAS TOLD THAT THE TRANS ON THE SENTRA ARE REALLY REALLY BAD. ALSO MY WARRANTY WAS UP.

Electrical System
Filed May 15, 201810,500 milesMO

KEYLESS IGNITION FAIL.... WOKE UP IN THE NIGHT WITH A HEADACHE AND DIZZINESS, FINDING OUT MY CAR HAD BEEN RUNNING IN THE CLOSED GARAGE FOR 7 HOURS AND THE SMELL, WHICH WAS CARBON MONOXIDE..... DIDN'T NEED MEDICAL ATTENTION BUT COULD HAVE DIED. CAR WAS IN MY GARAGE, KEYPOD WAS IN MY PURSE ABOVE THE GARAGE NOT SURE IF THE DISTANCE WAS AMPLE FOR AUTO SHUT OFF, BUT CAR KEPT RUNNING AND I DIDN'T REALIZE IT UNTIL 3.A.M. I LEFT MY CAR IN THE GARAGE AT 4 P.M. *TT *JS

Air Bags
Filed Apr 23, 201834,000 milesCA

AIRBAG WARNING LIGHTS UP REPEATEDLY - SYSTEM RESET THREE TIMES AT DEALER, AND PARTS REPLACED. IT IS IN SHOP FOR FIFTH TIME IN A YEAR! CAR IS STILL UNDER WARRANTY - THINKING ABOUT TRADING IT IN BEFORE THE WARRANTY EXPIRES.

Power Train
Filed Apr 11, 201876,000 milesNY

CVT TRANSMISSION FAILED AT 76000 MILES

Vehicle Speed Control
Filed Mar 27, 2018CA

WHILE DRIVING IT RATTLES, PICKS UP SPEED VERY SLOWLY, WHEN STEPPING ON GAS IT TAKES A LONG TIME TO SPEED UP WHICH IS DANGEROUS BECAUSE OTHER TRAFFIC CAN HIT ME FROM BEHIND. MAKES WEIRD NOISE EVERY TIME I STEP ON GAS AND IS GOING 30 MPH. HAVING DIFFICULTY WHEN TRYING TO REVERSE. I WAS AT A STOP AND IT WOULDN'T MOVE FORWARD OR REVERSE I HAD TO ASK FOR HELP TO PUSH THE CAR OUT OF THE STREET. WAS TOLD THAT IT'S THE TRANSMISSION. IT'S ONLY BEEN 6 MONTHS I BOUGHT THE CAR AND IT HAS 70,000 MILES.

Engine
Filed Mar 14, 2018100,000 milesCA

MY LINKAGE WENT OUT ON FREEWAY AND I HAD TO KEEP STOPPING AND PUTTING IT IN CUZ IT WUD POP OUT OF GEAR W NO WARNING AND THEN THE TRANSMISSION WENT

Air Bags
Filed Mar 9, 2018WA

WE RECEIVED ANOTHER RECALL NOTICE FROM NISSAN NORTH AMERICA REGARDING OCS (NON-OPERATION) OF PASSENGER AIR BAG. CONTACTED DEALER TO DISCUSS PROBLEM. WAS GIVEN THE SAME( NO ACTION ) ANSWER THAT WE GOT ON PREVIOUS VISITS. THIS SITUATION IS TOTALLY UNEXCEPTABLE. THAT AIR BAG SYSTEM IS DESIGNED TO PREVENT THE PASSENGER FROM CRASHING INTO THE DASH OR WINDSHIELD. I BELIEVE THE SOLUTION IS OUT THERE. I AM VERY CONCERNED FOR THE SAFETY OF MY PASSENGER.

Unknown or Other
Filed Mar 4, 201862,000 milesOH

THE DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW MOTOR BOLT RIPPED OUT OF THE DOOR FRAME AND NOW NO LONGER WORKS AND THE WINDOW CAN'T BE SET IN PLACE TO STAY UP. I'M WITHOUT A WINDOW ON THE DRIVERS SIDE NOW. I DON'T KNOW HOW THE BOLT RIPPED THROUGH THE FRAME. EVEN THE WIRE GOT RUINED.

Power Train
Filed Feb 26, 201860,000 milesNC

CVT ISSUES WHILE DRIVING, RPM KICKS UP TO 4.5, 5 THEN DROPS TO 3 THEN 2 THEN KICKS UP TO 4.5 AGAIN WITH LOSS OF POWER -- THIS IS WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY. WHILE DRIVING ON CITY STREET, THE RPM WITH FEEL AS IF IT GETS STUCK PRIOR TO KICKING IN TO GEAR AFTER STOPPING THEN ACCELERATING AGAIN SUCH AS AT A RED LIGHT; IF I NEED TO SPEED UP QUICKLY FOR SOME REASON, MY CAR SIMPLY WILL NOT ACCELERATE UNLESS I MASH THE PEDAL TO THE FLOORBOARD AND IT JERKS UP RPM THEN WILL ACCELERATE.

Engine
Filed Jan 30, 2018DE

CAR HAS BEEN MAKING TAPPING/KNOCKING/SQUEALING NOISE SINCE ABOUT 20,000 MILES. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, AS WELL AS NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIRS. (AUDIO WAS TAKEN OF NOISE). CAR WAS TAKEN TO SHOP. MECHANICS COULD NOT "REPLICATE SOUND" THAT MY CAR WAS MAKING, EVEN THOUGH I HAD SHOWN MECHANICS PROOF, AND THEY HEARD CAR MAKING NOISE AT IDLE AND WHEN CAR WAS REVVED UP. MECHANIC WAS INSTRUCTED TO TAKE CAR HOME FOR A PERIOD OF 7 DAYS. HE COULD NOT "REPLICATE SOUND" THAT MY CAR WAS MAKING. MY CAR HAD BEEN IN AND OUT OF THE SHOP (FOR THE SAME ISSUE) AT LEAST 6 TIMES BETWEEN 2016-2017. AND THE ISSUE STILL REMAINED. NOW (40,000+ MILES SINCE NOISE FIRST STARTED), I HAVE NOTICED A SIGNIFICANT REDUCTION IN HORSEPOWER, COUPLED WITH THE SQUEALING/TAPPING/KNOCKING NOISE, THAT IS PROGRESSIVELY GETTING LOUDER. I ONCE AGAIN HAVE CONTACTED NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIRS, WHO INSTRUCTED ME TO TAKE IT TO A DIFFERENT NISSAN REPAIR FACILITY AND FRONT THE $99.00 DIAGNOSTIC FEE TO HAVE MY VEHICLE DIAGNOSED. I AM NOW WITHOUT A VEHICLE, AND I STILL AM IN THE DARK AS TO WHAT IS GOING ON WITH MY CAR. THE SOUND THAT MY CAR MAKES OCCURS WHEN MY CAR IS MOVING, IDLING, IN GEAR, OR IN PARK. I HAVE NOTIFIED THE DEALERSHIP AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS OF THIS ONGOING ISSUE, AND FEEL THAT THEY JUST DO NOT WANT TO LOOK INTO THIS, EVEN THOUGH THERE IS AN ISSUE WITH MY CAR.

Electrical System
Filed Dec 27, 2017125,000 milesFL

TRANSMISSON DEFECT.

Air Bags
Filed Nov 29, 2017PA

TL-CONTACT OWNS A 2015 NISSAN SENTRA .... CONTACT STATED AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON WHILE DRIVING...AIRBAG ON DRIVERS SIDE NOT WORKING... INQUIRED ABOUT AIRBAG LIGHT THAT IS STILL ON IN VEHICLE.....HAD VEHICLE AIRBAG REPAIRED BEFORE. ....

Air BagsCrash1 injured
Filed Nov 20, 201717,000 milesCA

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 NISSAN SENTRA. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED BACK INJURIES, WHICH DID NOT REQUIRE MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESUME DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 17,000.

Air Bags
Filed Nov 10, 2017200 milesNC

AT RANDOM THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG LIGHT WILL NOT TURN OFF WITH A PASSENGER IN THE SEAT WHILE THE CAR IS BEING DRIVEN . IT HAS STAYED ON UP TO 20 MILES AND AS LESS AS AROUND 5 MILES . A PART TO FIX IT WAS ORDERED AND INSTALLED BUT DID NOT FIX THE ISSUE . WE TOOK IT TO ANOTHER NISSAN DEALER AND THEY REPROGRAMMED IT BUT THAT DIDN'T FIX IT . WE ASK 2 MORE TIMES FOR THEM TO CHECK IT STATING IT'S NOT SAFE . ONE DEALER SAID STOP AND CUT CAR OFF AND THEN RESTART . THE OTHER DEALER SAID WE WEREN'T SITTING FURTHER ENOUGH BACK IN THE SEAT FOR THE SENSOR AND TO RAISE UP AND SLIDE BACK . THE LIGHT ISSUE STILL ISN'T SOLVED . WE HAVE DEALERS RECEIPTS AND WE HAVE PICTURES WITH THE CAR IN MOTION SHOWING PASSENGERS LEGS , AIRBAG LIGHT ON AND SPEEDOMETER TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS . WE HAVE MULTIPLE PICTURES WITH DIFFERENT DATES . THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING SINCE WE BOUGHT THE CAR NEW IN MAY 2015 .

Air BagsCrash
Filed Nov 9, 201722,000 milesNJ

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2015 NISSAN SENTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN CRASH. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTED INCORRECTLY AND CAUSED THE CONTACT TO VEER OFF THE ROAD AND INTO MULTIPLE TREES. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES SUSTAINED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. BRIDGEWATER NISSAN OF BRIDGEWATER LOCATED IN NEW JERSEY WAS MADE AWARE OF THE CRASH. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 22,000.

Power TrainCrash
Filed Nov 9, 201722,000 milesNJ

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2015 NISSAN SENTRA. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTED INCORRECTLY AND CAUSED THE CONTACT TO VEER OFF THE ROAD INTO MULTIPLE TREES. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED. BRIDGEWATER NISSAN IN BRIDGEWATER, NEW JERSEY WAS MADE AWARE OF THE CRASH. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 22,000.

Visibility/Wiper1 injured
Filed Oct 30, 201725,400 milesLA

I WAS DRIVING ON I-49 IN LOUISIANA TRAVELING AT 70 MPH WHEN I HEAR A LOUD NOISE, LIKE A GUNSHOT. I REALIZED MY SUNROOF HAD SHATTERED. THE COVER WAS OPEN AT THE TIME SO GLASS FELL INTO MY CAR, AND IN MY LAP/HAIR. I DID GET A FEW CUTS ON MY HANDS FROM THE GLASS. I DON'T THINK ANYTHING HIT THE SUNROOF, IT SHATTERED SPONTANEOUSLY. THE DEALERSHIP SAYS I HAVE TO GO THROUGH MY INSURANCE COMPANY TO GET IT FIXED.

Power Train
Filed Oct 28, 201714,633 milesWA

LOOSE CV AXLE NUT CAUSING CLICKING NOISE WHILE DRIVING STOP AND GO, SHIFTING.

Suspension
Filed Sep 18, 20178,000 milesAL

WHEN IN MOTION, STRONG CRASH NOISE ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE SUSPENSION EVEN AFTER CHANGING THE SHOCK ABSORBER AT THE DEALER. IT IS HAPPENING SINCE IVE COMMUNICATED AT 8000 MILES SERVICES. I AM AFFRAID THAT MY FAMILY IS NOT SAFE IN THIS CAR.

Power Train
Filed Sep 14, 201730,000 milesCA

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 NISSAN SENTRA. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND LOST POWER. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO HANLESS HILLTOP NISSAN (3277 AUTO PLAZA, RICHMOND, CA 94806, 510-222-4900) WHERE NO DIAGNOSTIC FAILURE CODES WERE FOUND AND THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE REPLICATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE, BUT DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000.

Electrical System
Filed Sep 7, 201722,000 milesNY

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 NISSAN SENTRA. WHEN THE CONTACT EXITED THE VEHICLE, THE ENGINE WAS OFF. THE NEXT MORNING, THE CONTACT FOUND THAT THE ENGINE WAS ON. THE LOCAL DEALER (TEDDY NISSAN, 3660 BOSTON ROAD, BRONX, NY 10469) WAS CONTACTED, BUT WAS NOT ABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE DOOR LOCKS BECAME INOPERABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 22,000.

Electronic Stability Control (esc)
Filed Aug 15, 20176,770 milesFL

THIS HAPPENED A FEW MONTHS BACK 1 SINGLE TIME. I PUT CAR IN REVERSE TO BACK OUT OF A SPACE. CAR REVERSED FINE. THEN I TRIED TO PUT IT INTO DRIVE BUT IT WOULD NOT GO INTO DRIVE, ONLY UP TO NEUTRAL. I TRIED TURNING IT OFF AND THE WAITING A MIN OR 2 AND TURNED IT BACK ON TO SEE IF IT WOULD GO TO DRIVE. IT WOULD NOT. IT WOULD ONLY MOVE IN REVERSE. I KEPT TRYING UNTIL ON ONE OF THOSE TRIES IT FINALLY WENT INTO DRIVE AND I WAS ABLE TO GET GOING AGAIN. THEN RECENTLY, I THINK, 8/2/17, WED, I WAS AT BANK PARKED. I PUT CAR ON REVERSE TO LEAVE BEC I HAD A FEW MORE ERRANDS TO DO,CAR WENT BACK FINE. THEN I TRIED TO PUT INTO DRIVE; IT WOULD NOT GO TO DRIVE. SAME THING HAPPENED. IT WOULD NOT GO INTO DRIVE. IT STOPPED IN NEUTRAL AND THERE WERE MANY CARS TRYING TO GET PAST ME, AS I WAS BLOCKING THOSE COMING SOUTH AND THOSE GOING NORTH OF ME. I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT TO DO! SO I PUT IT BACK INTO REVERSE AND WENT BACK AS MUCH AS I SAFELY COULD IN ORDER TO CLEAR A WIDER SPACE TO SEE IF CARS COULD SQUEEZE PAST ME. THE WAITING CARS SQUEEZED THROUGH VERY UNSAFELY FOR THEM AND FOR ME. THEN I JUST KEPT TRYING BY TURNING THE CAR OFF AND ON A FEW MINS LATER. I KEPT TRYING TO PUT INTO DRIVE. IT WOULD GO TO NEUTRAL BUT NOT INTO DRIVE. UNTIL ONE TIME, WHEN IT DID AND I WAS ABLE TO GO TO MY NEXT STOP WHICH WAS WALGREENS.EXACT THING REOCCURRED; I REPEATED TRIES; FINALLY WENT INTO DRIVE. I PROCEEDED TO GO TO PUBLIX. SAME SENARIO HAPPENED. IT TOOK MANY TRIES.FINALLY WENT INTO DRIVE AND I WAS ABLE TO GET HOME. I GOT

Engine
Filed Jul 12, 201720 milesNV

IN JULY OF 2016 THE WEATHER WAS OVER 100 DEGREES AND THE CAR SUDDENLY SLOWED DOWN AND I HAD TO PULL INTO PARKING LOT THE CAR WOULD NOT MOVE. HAD TO SHUT THE CAR OFF AND RESTART.

Vehicle Speed Control
Filed Jun 9, 201751,000 milesOH

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 NISSAN SENTRA. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 65-70 MPH, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER (NISSAN OF NORTH OLMSTEAD, LOCATED AT 28500 LORAIN ROAD, NORTH OLMSTEAD, OHIO 44070) TO BE DIAGNOSED, BUT THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO PRODUCE A FAULT CODE OR DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS INTERMITTENT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 51,000.

Power Train
Filed May 20, 201798,000 milesCA

REVVING OF THE ENGINE DUE TO MALFUNCTION OF THE TRANSMISSIONS, LOSS OF POWER TO THE DRIVE SHAFT CONSTANT SLIPPING OF THE TRANSMISSION, SOMETIMES LOSS OF POWER TO THE6 ENGINE . CALLED NISSAN USA TP WHAT CAN BE DONE WITH THE PROBLEM SINCE THEY ACKNOWLEDGED EARLIER MODEL HARD SIMILAR PROBLEM AND NISSAN EXTENDED THEIR WARRANTY TO 10 YRS 120000 MILES. HOWEVER THEY DECLINE AN EXTENSION IN MY CASE, SAYI G THE PROBLEM OF THE CVT TYPE TRANSMMISSION HAS BEEN RESOLVED. HOWEVER THAT DOES NOT SEEM TO BE THE CASE. L SEE NUMEROUS BLOG ONLINE COMPLAINING ABOUT THESE TYPE OF TRANSMMISSION-CVT ONES SIMILAR TO THE EARLIER MODEL WITH THE EXTENDED WARRANTY GIVEN. PROBLEM IS ENCOUNTERED WHEN IM MOTOION ON HIGHWAY CITY STREET. STOP AND GO SITUATION.

Air Bags
Filed May 9, 201761,000 milesFL

TAKATA RECALL - CAR WAS SOLD TO ME BY JENKINS ACURA 2025 SW COLLEGE RD OCALA FL 34471 AND NEVER TOOK CARE OF THIS DANGEROUS AIRBAG PS RECALL. THE TRANSMISSION HAS GONE OUT ON IT AND IT STILL HAS A SHAKE AT 40MPH. THERE WAS A ARCING OF WIRES FOR FRONT DS HEADLIGHT HARNESS. LIGHT HAS BEEN ON FOR PASSENGER SEATBELT SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR. TRANSMISSION WENT OUT A DAY AFTER BEING AT THE SAME ACURA DEALERSHIP ON FRIDAY LAST WEEK. TODAY IS 5/9/17. LEMON OF A CAR

Air BagsCrash1 injured
Filed May 4, 201710,000 milesCA

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2015 NISSAN SENTRA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH OVER A DIP IN THE ROAD, THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED WITHOUT WARNING OR IMPACT. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED SHOULDER BURN FROM THE AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT, BUT DID NOT REQUIRE MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE AND LATER TOWED TO A COLLISION CENTER. THE VEHICLE WAS DEEMED DESTROYED. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V242000 (AIR BAGS). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,000. ..UPDATED 05/23/17 *BF ....UPDATED 06/21/17 *BF UPDATED 10/19/2017*JS UPDATED 9/28/18*JB

Service Brakes
Filed May 1, 201736,000 milesNY

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 NISSAN SENTRA. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED; HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP. THE CONTACT ALSO HEARD AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR WHEELS. THE REAR BRAKES WERE REPLACED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, BUT WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 36,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

Power Train
Filed Apr 8, 201757,000 milesCA

WHINE NOISE COMING UP THE HILL, DANGEROUS LIMP MODE OCCASIONALLY OUT OF NOWHERE, HIGH RPM ALMOST RED WHEN CHANGING GEARS. COMPLAINT TO DEALER THEY SAY NO CODES FROM SYSTEM AND NO RECALLS YET.

Service Brakes
Filed Apr 3, 20172,000 milesCA

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 NISSAN SENTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED UNINTENDED ACCELERATION. WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE DID NOT RESPOND. ALSO, THE VEHICLE HESITATED TO ACCELERATE FROM A COMPLETE STOP. THE FAILURES OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING AND WERE INTERMITTENT. THE DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 2,000.

Air BagsCrash
Filed Mar 24, 201722,000 milesNC

MY DAUGHTER TURNED OUT OF OUR DRIVEWAY AND TRAVELED ABOUT 75 YARDS AND SHE SAYS THE DRIVERS SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED FOR NO REASON CAUSING HER TO LOSE CONTROL AND HIT A DRIVEWAY CULVERT. SHE WAS ONLY UP TO ABOUT 35 MPH AT THE TIME OF THE ISSUE ON A STRAIGHT SECTION OF ROAD...UPDATED 06/06/17 *BF *AS

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