1994 Nissan Sentra

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

• 12/17/1997· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP, WENT TO MAKE A LEFT TURN,TURN SIGNAL HANDLE FELL OFF ONTO HAND, CAUSING THE TURN SIGNAL TO STAY ON UNITL CONSUMER PUT A SCREW DRIVER INTO THE HANDLE SWITCH TO TURN IT OFF. BECAUSE OF THIS TURN SIGNAL AND HEAD LIGHTS ARE LOCATED ON THE SAME HANDLE,WERE INOPERATIVE.DEALER HAD TO REPLACE THE WHOLE HANDLE ASSEMBLY. *AK

• 12/15/1998· STRUCTURE

  THE CONSUMER HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH TRUNK HOOD TRUNK LEVER IS TOO LOW. CONSUMER HAS BUMPED HEAD ON IT NUMEROUS TIMES. THE MANUFACTURER HAS YET TO BE CONTACTED. *AK

• 12/07/1995· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  BRAKES DON'T SEEM TO CATCH WHEN FIRST APPLIED.

• 12/05/1995· SEAT BELTSCrash

  FRONTAL COLLISION IMPACT 12:00, SPEED 35MPH, DRIVER SIDE LAP/SHOULDER DID NOT RETRACT. TT

• 12/02/2003· SEAT BELTS

  THE DRIVER'S SEAT BELT THAT WAS ATTACHED TO THE DOOR DID NOT RETRACT AT ALL. WHEN THE DOOR WAS CLOSED, THE SEAT BELT HIT THE DOOR LATCH CONTINUOUSLY, CAUSING THE METAL AROUND THE LATCH TO CRACK AND MOVE THE LATCH OUT OF ADJUSTMENT. THIS ALSO CAUSED THE DOOR NOT TO BE CLOSED SECURELY RESULTING IN THE OPEN DOOR INDICATOR LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. DEALER PERFORMED SERVICE BULLETIN NTB01-005. *TT *AK *JB

• 11/28/1995· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULICCrash

  IN WET WEATHER THE BRAKE AND STEERING GOES OUT AND FEELS LIKE THE CAR IS STALLING . TT

• 11/22/2000· STEERING

  THE SEATBELTS GETS STUCK AND THE WIRING POPPS OUT WHICH CAUSE GREASE TO GO ALL OVER THE CAR AND MYSELF. I AM ONLY USING LAP BELT AT THIS TIME BECAUSE OF THIS. IT IS CAUSING HUGE INCONVENIENCE. *AK

• 11/21/1997· AIR BAGSCrash

  DRIVER REAR ENDED A TRUCK, TRAVELING ABOUT 35-40 MPH, AND THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. THE INSURANCE AGENT STATED TO OWNER THAT THE VEHICLE WILL BE TOTALLED. *AK

• 11/19/1994· POWER TRAIN

  TRANSMISSION OIL SENDING UNIT FAILED. *SKD

• 11/17/2000· TIRES

  CONSUMER PURCHASED TWO NEW TIRES IN AUGUST, 2000. ALSO, VEHICLE STARTED PULLING FROM LEFT TO RIGHT. RIGHT TIRE WAS WARPED AND WEARING IN THE INNER SIDE OF TIRE. STEEL BELT RADIAL, EXECUTIVE P155-80R13. *AK

• 11/16/2005· UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  I HAVE OWNED MY CAR SINCE 1994 AND WASHED IT REGULARLY. I NOTICED SINCE 2004 THAT THE PAINT IS WEARING OFF THE CAR PREMATURELY. OTHER OWNERS OF 1994 SAME MODELS DO NOT HAVE TO HAVE THEM REPAINTED. WHY DOES MINE NEED TO BE REPAINTED? *NM

• 11/14/1994· TIRES

  4 WORN/BALD GENERAL TIRES, CAUSING DIFFICULTY STEERING. *SKD

• 11/12/1997· SEAT BELTS

  FRONT SEAT AND BACK SEAT BELTS LOCK UP, HAVE TO UNLOCK THEM MANUALLY, THE BELTS GRAB REAL TIGHT. *AK

• 11/10/1997· SEAT BELTS

  WHEN ENTERING THE VEHICLE THE SEAT BELT MOVES FORWARD BUT DOES NOT LOOSEN.

• 11/10/1997· VISIBILITY

  WHEN USING THE HEATING SYSTEM AN ODOR IS RELEASED.

• 11/01/1994· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  SUDDEN ACCELERATION, CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL. *SKD

• 10/31/1999· SEAT BELTS

  I AM INQUIRING ON THIS DUE TO THE FACT THAT IT IS SO IMPORTANT FOR THIS SYSTEM TO BE FUNCTIONAL AND IN MY OPIONION THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD BE RESPONSILBE FOR REPAIR OF SAFTY RESTRAINTS FOR THE LIFE OF THE VEHICLE. I HAVE PREVIOSLY BEEN AN AUTO TECH AND I KNOW THAT MITSUBUSHI HAS HAD MANY TROUBLES WITH THEIR SYSTEMS AND WE HAD A RECALL AND REPLACED SEVERAL SEAT BELT MOTORS DUE TO THIS SAME PROBLEM. THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP.

• 10/30/2017· AIR BAGSCrash

  TAKATA RECALL THE SAVAGE YARD HAS PUT IT OVER THE AIR TO LOCATE AIR BAG AND NOTHING WAS RETURNED.. I'VE BEEN SEARCHING FOR THE AIR BAG OVER THE LAST 3 MONTHS. ALSO THE DEALER NO LONGER CARRIES THE PART DO TO THE MAKE AND YEAR OF THE CAR.

• 10/16/1996· POWER TRAINCrash

  THE CAR SHIFTED FROM PARK TO NEUTRAL AND ROLLED OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY AND CAUSED A VEHICLE TO HIT ANOTHER . *AK

• 10/13/1999· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  ENGINE WILL QUITE WHILE IN MOTION, TURNING CORNERS, ETC. VERY DANGEROUS

• 09/30/1999· VISIBILITY

  WINDSHIELD WASHER PUMP FAILED AT 15,000 MILE OF WEAR. SEEKING NHTSA HELP IN THIS PROBLEM OR PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFOROMATION. *AK

• 09/25/1995· SEAT BELTSCrash

  DRIVERS SIDE AUTOMATIC SEAT BELT FAILURE, SHOULDER BELT BECAME OPEN UPON FRONTAL COLLISION. TT

• 09/24/1998· ELECTRICAL SYSTEMFire

  WIRING HARNESS BURNED/OVERHEATED, RESULTING IN A VEHICLE FIRE. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE DEFECT *AK.

• 09/20/1999· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  WHENEVER DRIVING VEHICLE AT VARIOUS SPEEDS IT WOULD STALL OUT FOR NO REASON. WOULD HAVE NO WARNING WHEN THIS OCCURS. VEHICLE COULD COAST & THEN BE RESTARTED. CAUSES TRAFFIC HAZARD WHEN IT DOES. BEEN TO DEALERSHIP TWICE, BUT CAUSE COULD NOT BE LOCATED. *AK

• 09/19/2022· TIRESCrash

  Replcement nota installed into the housing into the tire hud system mechenismo. These are not tires are not the correcto sizes ay 13" size rims by Nissan. 1996 Nissan Skyline. Also, need a hydrolic swith systematic mechenismo is not intalled into housing of the brakes with mames the tires work harder into shipping at 2000 feet... Nissan rims shoud be 16" rim(s) by Nissan Skyline 96. 44624 serria hey Lancaster ca 93534 6617294155

• 09/09/1998· LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES

  WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH THE HOOD FLEW UP, CAUSING THE DRIVER TO SWERVE. DRIVER WAS ABLE TO AVOID A CRASH. THE HOOD IS BENT LIKE A WAFFLE AND CANNOT BE CLOSED. THE HOOD HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. *AK

• 09/03/2002· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  ENGINE QUITS WITHOUT WARNING - MULTIPLE EVENTS - AFTER RESTART AND BETWEEN EVENTS ENGINE RUNS FINE. RESTART BY CYCLING IGNITION SWITCH TO OFF AND BACK TO RUN IF CAR IS IN MOTION - OTHERWISE STARTS NORMALLY FOLLOWING EVENT. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT DOES NOT COME ON - COMPUTER CHECKED FOR CODES - NONE FOUND. REPAIR SHOP CHECKED ALL WIRING AND ENGINE INSTALLATION ALONG WITH VARIOUS DATABASES FOR INFO - NO FINDINGS OR FAULTS. RELUCTANT TO TAKE TO DEALER SINCE THERE IS NO RECORDED FAULT AND VERY INTERMITTENT. REVIEW OF NHTSA WEB SITE REVEALED ONE OTHER SIMULAR EVENT - SUCCESS IN FIXING UNKNOWN.*AK

• 08/26/1997· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  ALTERNATOR FAILED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO STALL IN TRAFFIC.

• 08/20/1998· STRUCTURE

  TRUNK DESIGN ALLOWED FOR THE TRUNK LID TO HIT REAR WINDOW CAUSING WINDOW TO BREAK.

• 08/18/1995· SEAT BELTS

  DRIVERS SIDE LAP/SHOULDER WILL OVER RESTRAIN CAUSING NECK PROBLEMS. TT

• 08/15/2008· SEAT BELTS

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1994 NISSAN SENTRA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT MECHANISM JAMMED AND THEN FAILED. THE CONTACT STOPPED THE VEHICLE WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THERE WERE NO WARNINGS PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE DEFECTIVE SEAT BELT MECHANISM AND POSSIBLY THE SEAT BELT SYSTEM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 170,000.

• 08/12/1999· VISIBILITY

  VEHICLE EXPERIENCING A BAD TOXIC SMELL COMING THROUGH VENTS CAUSING DISCOMFORT TO DRIVER, DEARLER ATTEMPTED TO REPAIR FAILURE ON THREE OCCASIONS, COULD NOT FIX PROBLEM. *YC

• 08/11/1995· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  HORN DIFFICULT TO LOCATE IN EMERGENCYSITUATIONS. *SD

• 08/09/2006· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  1994 NISSAN SENTRA SE WITH 1.6L ENGINE HAS HAD MULTIPLE ALTERNATORS REPLACED AT NISSAN DEALER AND INDEPENDENT MECHANIC SHOPS. ALTERNATORS LAST FROM 3 MONTHS - 2 YEARS BEFORE REQUIRING REPLACEMENT. NO WARNING LIGHTS ON DASH ALTHOUGH THE DASH BULBS ARE GOOD, VEHICLE SIMPLY RUNS ON BATTERY UNTIL IT DIES. *NM

• 08/07/2003· TIRES

  CONSUMER CALLED COMPLAINING ABOUT A TIRE ON HER VEHICLE. MANUFACTURER MONARCH MODEL 17570R13. ALSO WHILE DRIVING AT 80 MPH, A TIRE BLEW OUT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE REAR. MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED AT THE TIME OF THIS CALL. *PH

• 08/05/2005· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  DT: A REGISTERED IMPORTER WAS MAKING A DOT AND EPA CONVERSION ON NISSAN SKYLINE VEHICLE SO IT WAS US LEGAL, AND IT WAS SUPPOSE TO TAKE 3-4 MONTHS. HAD VEHICLE AND MONEY FOR TWO YEARS ANDCONSUMER STILL DIDN'T HAVE THE VEHICLE. *AK

• 08/04/1998· SEAT BELTS

  SEAT BELT RETRACTORS FAILED, CAUSING INJURY IN AN ACCIDENT.

• 07/23/2001· VISIBILITY

  THE POWER WINDOWS HAVE FAILED FIVE TIMES, THE REGULATOR CABLE GETS TWISTED, THE DEALER STATES IT WILL COST $300.OO TO REPAIR EACH WINDOW.*YD

• 07/19/1995· STRUCTURE

  FRONT PASSENGER SIDE DOOR KEEPS TRYING TO COME OPEN TO POINT WHERE LOCK BREAKS; DOOR STICKS OUT ABOUT 1/2 INCH. TT

• 07/18/1994· STEERINGCrash

  STEERING WHEEL LOOSE, CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL/ACCIDENT. *SD

• 07/16/2001· VISIBILITY

  ALL 4 POWER WINDOWS GO OUT AND MANUALLY HAD TO BE PUSHED UP AND TAPED. CONSUMER HAS HAD NEW AND USED REGULATOR CABLES REPLACED, BUT PROBLEM WAS ONGOING. DEALER HAS ADMITTED THIS WAS A DESIGN FLAW, BUT THERE WAS NO COVERAGE.*AK

• 07/15/1997· SEAT BELTS

  PASSENGER SEAT BELT TOO TIGHT AT TIMES.

• 07/11/1995· SEAT BELTS

  THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT RETRACTOR WHEN DRIVING THE SHOULDER BELT TIGHTEN UP . *AK

• 07/10/1996· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,ELECTRICAL SYSTEMFire

  OPERATOR OF SAID VEHICLE SMELT SMOKE, BRAKES FELT SPONGY, PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. VEHICLE SMOKING UNDERNEATH THE HOOD AND ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE. *AK

• 07/07/1999· UNKNOWN OR OTHERCrash

  NO SUMMARY

• 07/07/1995· LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES

  WHEN TRYING TO UNLOCK WITH KEY SOMETIMES THE DOOR WILL NOT UNLOCK. IT IS NOT ALWAYS THE SAME DOOR. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

• 07/06/1995· SEAT BELTS

  AUTOMATIC SEAT BELT IS MALFUNCTIONING. *AK

• 06/27/1995· SEAT BELTS

  DRIVER'S SEAT BELT FAILED DURING AN ACCIDENT, DUE TO BEING WORN OUT, RESULTING IN AN INJURY. *AK

• 06/25/1999· SEAT BELTSCrash

  DRIVER'S SIDE SEATBELTS FAILED TO HOLD DURING COLLISION, RESULTING IN INJURY TO DRIVER. *AK

• 06/24/1999· SEAT BELTS

  SEAT BELT ACTS UP ONLY WHEN GETTING IN THE CAR AND CLOSING DOOR. *AK