1991 Nissan Sentra

These are unverified consumer reports filed with NHTSA, shown as submitted.

• 12/31/1996· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINEFire

  VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE, THINKS THAT IT CAME FROM THE FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM. DEALER SAID THAT TEY WILL INVESTIGATE THE VEHICLE BUT HAVE NOT DONE SO YET. *AK

• 12/17/1998· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINEFire

  RUBBER FUEL LINE FAILURE BETWEEN STAINLESS LINE COMING FROM FUEL TANK TO FUEL RAIL. CONTACT JOHN AT SUPERIOR INVESTIGATIONS FOR MORE INFORMATION. 727-848-3923

• 11/18/1997· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLINGFire

  WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

• 11/12/1996· ELECTRICAL SYSTEMFire

  WHILE TURNING ON IGNITION SWITCH, OWNER SMELLED STRONG ODOR, NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM UNDERHOOD, TURNED OFF IGNITION, CHECKED UNDERHOOD, FLAMES SHOT OUT FROM RADIO NOISE CONDENSOR. *AK

• 11/10/1995· SEAT BELTS

  DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT LOCKS HALFWAY WHEN MOVING ALONG TRACK. *SD

• 11/03/2000· SEAT BELTSCrash

  RESTRAINT SYSTEM ANALYSIS WAS PERFORMED BY CHP-CENTRAL DIVISION MAIT. THE ANALYSIS INDICATED THAT THE RESTRAINT FAILED AT THE LATCH PLATE CONNECTION TO THE MOTORIZED GUIDE PLATE. THIS REPORT IS BEING FILED FOR THE VEHICLE OWNER BY THE CHP PER OUR DEPARTMENTAL POLICY.*AK

• 11/02/1995· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  THE FUEL PUMP WAS REPLACED THREE TIMES PURCHASE CAR NEW . TT

• 11/01/1998· ELECTRICAL SYSTEMFire

  THERE SEEMS TO BE A DEFAULT IN THE WIRING HARNESS. THIS CAUSED AN ELECTRICL FIRE THAT BURNED THROUGH A FUEL LINE COMING FROM THE CARBURATOR. A LOT OF DAMAGE WAS DONE TO THE AREA AROUND THE HARNESS AND IT WAS ONLY GOOD LUCK THAT KEPT THE FIRE FROM CAUSING A COMPLETE BURN DOWN. ARE THERE ANY OTHER REPORTS ON THIS TYPE DEFECT? HAS THERE BEEN A CALL BACK FOR THIS DEFECT? I WOULD BE GRATEFUL FOR ANY INFORMATION RELATED TO THIS.

• 10/25/1999· POWER TRAIN

  MY TRANSMISSION PERIODICALLY HANGS UP IN SECOND GEAR. ALSO, IT WILL PERIODICALLY HANG UP IN PASSING GEAR. THIS PROBLEM OCCURS MORE IN WARM WEATHER THAN IN COLD. IF IT HANGS UP, I MUST COME TO A COMPLETE STOP AND REACCELERATE TO GO THROUGH THE GEARS. IF THIS DOES NOT WORK, I MUST LET THE CAR COOL DOWN. I WAS TOLD BY A AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SPECIALIST THAT A VALVE BODY IN THE TRANSMISSION IS THE CULPRIT AND IS A PROBLEM ON NISSANS WITH THE SAME TRANSMISSION. I BOUGHT THE CAR USED WITH 70,000 MILES ON IT. I HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM SINCE THE FIRST SUMMER OF OWNERSHIP.

• 10/22/1997· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  ALTERNATOR FAILED.

• 10/22/1997· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  CRUISE CONTROL FAILED. NLM

• 10/21/1996· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULICCrash

  FAILURE ON THE FRONT DISC BRAKE CALIPER, THE BRAKE CALIPER IS WEARING TOO OFTEN AND THE FRONT CALIPER LOCKS UP WHEN DRIVING, CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO HAVE AN ACCIDENT. *AK

• 10/14/1997· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  TRANSMISSION CHUGGS IN 1ST AND 2ND GEARS.

• 10/14/1997· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM NOT PERFORMING WELL, CAUSING HESITATION.

• 09/23/1997· SEAT BELTS,SEATSCrash

  SEAT BELT ASSEMBLY DID NOT RETRACT UPON COLLISION. DRIVER HIT STEERING AND PASSENGER'S SEAT COLLAPSED. *AK THE SEAT BELT DID NOT HOLD THE PASSENGER IN SEAT COMPLETELY DURING THE COLLISION. *YH

• 09/12/1995· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  THERE IS DEFECTIVE VALVE IN THE ENGINE . TT

• 08/31/1995· SEAT BELTS

  THE SEAT BELT RETRACTOR WARNING LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON AND SEAT BELT RETRACTOR TIGHTENS UP . TT

• 08/29/2006· POWER TRAIN

  DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE STOPPED AT AN INTERSECTION, THE TRANSMISSION BECAME STUCK. THE CLUTCH APPEARED LOOSE AND THE GEARS WOULD NOT ENGAGE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE REPAIR SHOP, WHERE THE MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE CLUTCH WAS FAULTY.

• 08/27/1993· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  FUEL PUMP RECALL REPAIRS REFUSED. *AW

• 08/25/2000· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINEFire

  WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. CONSUMER EXPERIENCED A STRONG SMELL AND SMOKE FROM UNDER THE HOOD. SHE THEN PULLED OVER, AND THE SMOKE ERRUPTED INTO FLAME. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. FIRE DEPARTMENT HAS ADVISED CONSUMER THAT FIRE WAS FUEL RELATED. *AK

• 08/17/1999· POWER TRAIN

  THIS PROBLEM IS DANGEROUS (AND RECALL-WORTHY) BECAUSE IT LEAVES THE CAR WITHOUT POWER, SUDDENLY, AT FREEWAY SPEEDS. MORE INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON SEVERAL WEBSITES SUCH AS: HTTP://WWW.SE-R-LIST.ORG/FIFTH.GEAR.PHTML. THANK YOU.

• 08/15/1995· EQUIPMENT

  PROBLEM WITH INSTRUMENT PANEL.

• 08/09/2006· ELECTRICAL SYSTEMFire

  A FAILURE OF THE ELECTRICAL WIRING HARNESS CAUSED AN ENGINE FIRE IN MY 1991 SENTRA. QUICK ACTION I WAS ABLE TO SAVE THE CAR FROM AN ENTIRE LOSS WHICH CLEARLY POINTS TO WHERE THE FIRE STARTED. NISSAN DIDN'T WANT TO EVEN LOOK AT UNLESS THEY CHARGED ME 89 DOLLARS FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THEY COULD ANSWER ME WHEN ASKED WHAT VALUE THAT WOULD ADD SINCE I HAVE ALL THE WIRES SEPARATED AND SAFELY TAPED FROM SHORTING FURTHER. *JB

• 08/05/1999· ELECTRICAL SYSTEMFire

  WHILE DRIVING DRIVER SAW SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE FRONT HOOD. DRIVER PULLED VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WHEN IT CAUGHT ON FIRE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND BURNED. THE FIRE WAS PUT OUT BY THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. THE VEHCLE WAS TOTALLED. *AK

• 08/05/1997· POWER TRAIN

  TRANSMISSION FAILED.

• 08/05/1997· POWER TRAIN

  WHEN IN 5TH GEAR AND AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, VEHICLE POPS ITSELF OUT OF GEAR. *AK

• 07/27/1999· UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  I HAVE SEEN SEVERAL 1991 NISSAN SENTRA'S WITH METALLIC GREY PAINT DELAMINATING. HOOD AND TRUNK ARE MOST COMMON AREAS. HAVE SEEN 4 , 1991 CARS CARS WITH SAME PROBLEM.

• 07/09/1998· POWER TRAIN,SEAT BELTS

  VEHICLE IN FOR CHECK UP. SEAT BELTS WERE CHANGED. TRANSMISSION DOES NOT SHIFT PROPERLY INTO GEAR. *AK

• 07/08/1997· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINEFire

  CONSUMER PARKED THE VEHICLE IN THE PARKING LOT AND WENT INTO THE STORE, WHEN SHE CAME OUT SHE SAW SMOKE COMING FROM VEHICLE. CONSUMER STATED THAT SOMEONE CALLED THE FIRE DEPARTMENT AND THEY CAME. THE FLAMES WERE SMALL, THEN IT BURST INTO A BIGGER BLAZE. FIREMAN TOLD THE CONSUMER THAT IT LOOKED LIKE A FUEL INJECTION HOSE LEAKAGE. UNDERNEATH THE HOOD WAS TOTALLY DAMAGED, INSURANCE COMPANY IS INVESTIGATING THE INCIDENT. CONSUMER HAS NOT CONTACTED THE DEALER. *AK

• 07/03/1996· SEAT BELTS

  SEAT BELT WARNING LIGHT AND BUZZER KEEPS GOING ON. *AK

• 07/03/1996· SEAT BELTSCrash

  UPON IMPACT DURING FRONTAL CRASH, AT APPROX. 35MPH, 12:00 ON FRONT BUMPER, SHOULDER/LAP BELT FAILED TO RETRACT, HIT STEERING COLUMN/WINDSHIELD. *AK

• 07/01/1996· SEAT BELTS

  MOTORIZED SEAT BELTS WILL NOT RELEASE. *SD

• 06/26/1995· SEAT BELTS

  THE SEAT BELT COMES UNDONE FOR NO APPARENT REASON. TT

• 06/14/1999· TIRES

  VEHICLE WAS EQUIPPED WITH RETREADED TIRE. WHILE DRIVING REAR DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE TOP TREAD POPPED OFF THE TIRE. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

• 05/23/1995· PARKING BRAKECrash

  THE EMERGENCY BRAKE DID NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY ALLOWING VEHICLE TO ROLL DOWN A HILL CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. TT

• 05/22/1995· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  FOUR WHEEL DISC BRAKES PERFORM SLUGGISHLY DURING PANIC STOPPING. *SKD

• 05/16/2001· SEATS

  CONSUMER STATES AS HE WAS GETTING INTO THE DRIVER'S SEAT, HIS LEFT ACHILLES TENDON STRUCK THE LEVER UNDER THE SEAT THAT CONTROLS THE MOVEMENT OF THE SEAT FROM FRONT TO BACK, CONSUMERS MOBILITY WAS HAMPERED FOR SEVERAL MONTHS, CONSUMER FEELS THE LEVER SHOULD HAVE BEEN PLACED ON THE SIDE OF THE SEAT OR MADE WITH THICKER SHAFT. *JB

• 05/09/1995· SEAT BELTSCrash

  VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN FRONTAL COLLISION, FRONT SEAT BELTS DID NOT RESTRAIN. TT

• 05/03/1996· SEAT BELTSCrash

  CONSUMER HAD MINOR ACCIDENT AND SEAT BELT BROKE OFF AND ONE PERSON IN VEHICLE WAS INJURED, SEAT BELT DID NOT HOLD. *AK

• 05/03/1996· ELECTRICAL SYSTEMFire

  STOPPED AT TRAFFIC LIGHT, VEHICLE STALLED, RESTARTED IT, VEHICLE STALLED AGAIN, TRIED STARTING AGAIN, NOTICED ODOR, SMOKE AND FLAMES COMING FROM VEHICLE, *AK

• 05/03/1995· SEAT BELTS

  THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT BUCKLE COME LOOSE WHEN IN USE. TT

• 05/02/1995· SEAT BELTS

  FRONT SEAT BELTS FAILURE, SEATBELT DO NOT LOCK IN PLACE. TT

• 04/20/1995· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  VEHICLES ELECTRIC FUEL INJECTION HAD RAW FUEL COMING THROUGH SPARK PLUGS. TT

• 04/16/2002· SEAT BELTS

  DRIVER AND FRONT PASSENGER SHOULDER BELTS WILL NOT LOCK UP, LAP BELT WORKS AS IT SHOULD. BOTH SEATBELTS HAVE BEEN REPLACED BY DEALER, DID NOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM. *AK *YH

• 04/08/1996· SEAT BELTS

  SEAT BELT BUCKLE FAILED, CAUSING SEAT BELT TO UNFASTEN. *SD

• 04/02/1996· STRUCTURE

  GRADUAL DETERIORATION OF DRIVERS DOOR. *DSH

• 03/30/2005· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  1.)ON 11/20/2004, I "RICARDO GUERRERO" DROVE MY CAR (1991 NISSAN SENTRA SE-R) TO THE AUTO REPAIR SHOP KHOA AUTO SERVICE, TO REPLACE FRONT AND REAR BRAKE PADS AND TURN THE ROTORS. I ALSO REQUESTED THE "FRONT RIGHT" ROTOR TO BE REPLACED. WHEN I RECEIVED MY CAR I FELT THE BRAKE PEDAL SLIGHTY DIFFERENT WHENEVER I PUSHED THE PEDAL, THE TIME TO RECEIVE STOPPING DISTANCE WAS INCREASED. UNTIL 3/27/05 I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE FREEWAY OUT TO AN EXIT WHEN I WAS REALIZING A QUIET GRIND AT THE END OF STOPPING PROCESS . NOW 3/29/04 THE ROTOR IS COMPLETELY GRINDED OFF,NO BRAKE PADS, ACCORDING TO THE "MECHANIC" THE CALIPER IS SEIZED SHUT. 2.) POOR CRAFTMANSHIP, SPENT A TOTAL OF $150 DOLLARS, WOULD OF BEEN IN ACCIDENT OR CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. 3.) THE MECHANIC SAID,"THE PARTS HAVE NO WARRANTY, THE LABOR WAS NOT A CAUSE OF FAILURE (DENIAL) AND THEY COULDN'T REPLACE NEITHER BRAKE PADS,ROTORS, OR CALIPERS.*AK

• 03/28/1995· SUSPENSION

  FRONT END PROBLEMS, CAUSING LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL. *SKD

• 03/27/2000· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  WHILE DRIVING WIRING WITHIN THE FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM CAUSED A QUARTER OF FUEL TO LEAK INTO ENGINE PISTON AND ENTIRE EXHAUST SYSTEM, EVENTUALLY CAUSING THE ENGINE GASKETS TO BLOW. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

• 03/27/1995· EQUIPMENT

  JACK IN CAR FAILED, IT STRIPPED OUT. TT