1997 Nissan Sentra

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

• 12/28/1998· SEATS

  DURING MINOR COLLISION HEADREST OFFERED NO PROTECTION DUE TO DESIGN RESULTING IN SHIPLASH INJURY TO CONSUMER.

• 12/26/2000· TIRES

  18 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER GOT FLAT TIRE ON THE WAY HOME CHRISTMAS NIGHT. NO JACK IN CAR. WENT TO REPLACE TIRE, 2 FRONT TIRES DOWN TO STEEL ON THE INSIDE. HAD CAR LESS THAN 2 MOS AND LESS THAN 3,000 MILES. *AK

• 12/21/2004· VISIBILITY

  NHTSA RECALL 98V093000. THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE WIPER MOTOR RECALL DUE TO VIN ALTHOUGH IT EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEMS THAT WERE MENTIONED IN THE RECALL. *AK WHILE DRIVING IN SNOW/SLEET THE WIPER STOPPED FUNCTIONING WHICH CAUSED REDUCED VISIBILITY. *NM

• 12/21/2001· AIR BAGS

  AIRBAG LIGHT IS FLASHING, VEHICLE NOT TAKEN TO DEALER YET.*AK *SLC

• 12/17/2010· SUSPENSION

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 NISSAN SENTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE EXPERIENCED SEVERAL FAILURES WITH THE FRONT AND REAR SUSPENSION, THE HUB AND THE STEERING. THE SALES DEALER WOULD NOT ASSIST WITH REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 100,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 178,568.

• 12/13/2004· VISIBILITYFire

  I WAS DRIVING MY 1997 NISSIAN SENTRA TO WORK IN THE MORNING AND WAS APPOARCHING THE GUARD GATE. PUSHED THE SWITCH TO ROLLED DOWN THE PASSENGER AND DRIVE SIDE AUTOMATIC WINDOWS. SMOKE STARTED COMING OUT OF THE SWITCH ASSEMBLY. PULL OVER ON THE SIDE THE ROAD AND TURNED OFF THE CAR. RAN UP TO THE GUARD GATE AND OBTAINED A FIRE EXTERISHER. TURNED TO THE CAR AND SAW A TWO TO FOUR INCH FLAME COMING OUT OF THE SWITCH ASSEMBLY. I PUT OUT THE FIRE. CHECKED THE FUSE BLOCK FOR A BLOWN FUSE AND THERE WAS NONE. THE FUSE DID NOT BLOW FOR THE AUTOMATIC WINDOW CIRCUIT. PULLED SWITCH ASSEMBLY AND DISCONNECTED THE WIRE HARNESS CONNECTOR. PLANNING ON REPLACING THE SWITCH ASSEMBLY AND SIDE PANEL.

• 12/11/2001· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  THROTTLE ACCELERATED UNCOMMANDED WHEN I WAS PARKING THE CAR THIS MORNING. I FOUND NO REATED RECALLS ON YOUR DATABASE BUT I DID FIND AN EXACT RECALL, 97-140, ON A CANADIAN DATABASE. TC.GC.CA/VEHICLERECALLS/VRAUG97E.HTM)*AK

• 12/09/1998· AIR BAGSCrash

  WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH THE VEHICLE HAD A FRONTAL IMPACT IN WHICH THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, AND DID NOT PROTECT THE OCCUPANT IN THIS ACCIDENT. CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

• 12/05/2012· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 NISSAN SENTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT ANY WARNINGS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE FUEL PUMP AND FUEL LINES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN TO THE DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 153,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 167,000. UPDATED 01/05/13*LJ UPDATED 02/06/13

• 12/02/1998· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  THE FUEL TANK CORRODED FOR NO APPARENT REASON, MAY CAUSE A FUEL LEAK AND FIRE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

• 11/27/1998· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,AIR BAGS

  BRAKES FAILED TO STOP VEHICLE RESULTING IN VEHICLE COLLISION AND NO DEPLOYMENT OF AIRBAG.

• 11/24/1998· SEATSCrash

  VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A REAR IMPACT ACCIDENT. THE DRIVER HURT HEAD/ CHIN AND CHEST BECAUSE THE HEADREST DID NOT PROPERLY FUNCTION. DEALER NOT AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. *AK

• 11/23/1998· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULICCrash

  BRAKES HAD A GRINDING NOISE. ACCIDENT OCCURRED WHEN DRIVING 20-25 MPH. APPLIED THE BRAKES AND EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE OCCURRED, AND FRONTAL IMPACT OCCURRED. PROBLEM CANNOT BE DUPLICATED. *AK

• 11/18/2002· VISIBILITY

  CONSUMER STATES STILL HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS AFTER RECALL HAS BEEN PERFORM ON VEHICLE RECALL#98V093000 WINDSHIELD WIPER. TS

• 11/16/2003· VISIBILITY

  MY NISSAN SENTRA RECENTLY NEEDED TO HAVE BOTH WINDSHIELD WIPER LINKAGES REPLACED DUE TO THE PROBLEM WITH WATER ENTERING AND RUSTING OUT THE BEARINGS. I NEW OF THE SAFETY RECALL BUT ALL THE DEALER DID WAS ADD A RIDICULOUS 10 CENT STRIP OF FOAM TO THE PANEL ABOVE THE FALLEN APART BEARINGS. BOTH ME AND MY STEPFATHER ARGUED WITH THE DEALERSHIP AND NISSAN MOTORS BUT THEY REFUSED TO REPLACE THE BEARINGS FREE OF CHARGE. MY STEPFATHER ENDED UP BUYING AND REPLACING THEM HIMSELF BUT IN THE MEANTIME I GOT A $50.00 TICKET BECAUSE DURING THIS DELAY MY INSPECTION STICKER RAN OUT AND I COULDN'T GET A NEW ONE UNTIL THE WIPERS WERE FIXED. *LA

• 11/15/2004· STRUCTURE

  THERE'S A GAP ON BOTH SIDES OF THE BUMPER WHERE IT ATTACHES TO THE BODY OF THE VEHICLE. THE GAP PROGRESSED AND BECAME WIDER. THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THESE VEHICLES AND IN SOME CASES THE BUMPER SEPARATED AND FELL OFF THE VEHICLE. *AK *NM *TC UPDATED 04/19/06

• 11/12/1997· AIR BAGSCrash

  WHEN VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONT END COLLISION, WHERE THE GRILL CONTACTED THE ENGINE, AND NEITHER AIR BAG DEPLOYED. NOT SURE IF THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED. *AK

• 11/09/2004· STEERING

  WHILE DRIVING AND TURNING, THE CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD SQUEAKING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. IT VIBRATED SEVERELY. THE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, AND DROVE IT TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE RACK AND PINION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, AND REPLACED IT. HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK *SC

• 11/05/1998· VISIBILITY,AIR BAGS,SEAT BELTSCrash

  WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED WINDSHIELD WIPER FAILURE, AFFECTING VISIBILITY AND CAUSING A FRONTAL ACCIDENT. THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, WHICH DID NOT PROTECT THE OCCUPANTS IN THIS ACCIDENT. ALSO THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER WERE SEATBELTED, BUT THE SHOULDER BELT DID NOT LOCK UP, CAUSING THE OCCUPANT TO HIT THE WINDSHIELD AND SUSTAIN INJURIES. PRIOR TO ACCIDENT, HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKES, WHICH HAD BEEN REPLACED 4 TIMES, AND WITH THE AUTOMATIC WINDOW GOING OFF TRACK. *AK.ET.

• 10/30/2006· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,AIR BAGSCrash

  WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK ON THE FREEWAY DOING ABOUT 70 MPH WHEN THERE WAS A WRECK ON THE HWY, TO AVOID FURTHER COLLISIONS UP TO 5 CARS IN FRONT OF ME LOCKED UP THEIR BRAKES, THE TRUCK IN FRONT OF ME LOCKED UP HIS BRAKES, & I LOCKED UP MY BRAKES, & MY FRONT END WENT DOWN, MY BRAKES LOCKED UP, MY CAR SLID UNDER THE TRUCK IN FRONT OF ME, & NEITHER AIR-BAG DEPLOYED! MY FRONT END BUCKLED UP I COUNT 3 FAILURES, THE BRAKES BEING 1ST, 2ND, & 3RD BEING AIR BAGS. (DRIVERS, & PASSENGER. THERE HAS NOT YET BEEN ANY ACTION TO CORRECT THE FAILURE, THIS IS THE FIRST THING MY WIFE HAS DONE. I DID HAVE A PASSENGER IN MY CAR, & BEING AS I REAR-ENDED THE TRUCK IN FRONT OF ME I AM HAVING TO PAY FOR DAMAGES. MINOR COMPARED TO THE DAMAGE TO MY CAR. NO DEATHS BUT BOTH WERE PRETTY BANGED UP!*JB

• 10/30/2003· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  UPPER RADIATOR HOSE LEAKS AT EITHER CONNECTION. TRIED INSTALLING NEW RADIATOR HOSE AND BRAND NEW, HIGH QUALITY HOSE CLAMPS, BUT PROBLEM PERSISTED. COOLANT THEN DRIPS DOWN DIRECTLY INTO THE ALTERNATOR SHORTING THE ALTERNATOR OUT. SOLUTION: MAKE A COVER FOR ALTERNATOR OUT OF SHEET METAL, AND BOLT IT TO THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD COVER. IF WATER DRIPS FROM THE ABOVE RADIATOR HOSE, THE COVER WILL PROTECT THE ALTERNATOR BY DIRECTING THE RUNOFF ELSEWHERE. *LA

• 10/30/2003· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  UPPER RADIATOR HOSE LEAKS AT EITHER POINT OF CONNECTION. COOLANT DRIPS DOWN DIRECTLY INTO ALTERNATOR SHORTING THE ALTERNATOR OUT. TRIED REPLACING OLD HOSE AND HOSE CLAMPS WITH A NEW HOSE AND NEW, HIGH QUALITY HOSE CLAMPS, BUT PROBLEM PERSISTED. SOLUTION: MADE OWN COVER TO PROTECT ALTERNATOR FROM COOLANT DRIPPING FROM LEAKY UPPER RADIATOR HOSE OUT OF SHEET METAL. BOLTED SHEET METAL COVER TO EXHAUST MANIFOLD. NOW IF THE UPPER RADIATOR HOSE LEAKS, THE COOLANT DRIPS ON SHEET METAL COVER AND RUNOFF GOES ELSEWHERE SAFELY. HAVEN'T HAD A PROBLEM SINCE. *LA

• 10/30/2003· VISIBILITY

  POWER WINDOWS OCCASIONALLY FREEZE IN THE DOWN POSITION ON 97 SENTRA GXE MODELS. POWER DOOR LOCK ON FRONT PASSENGER SIDE DOOR DOES NOT UNLOCK MOST OF THE TIME. *LA

• 10/25/2004· VISIBILITY

  WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED TO ENGAGE. HUSBAND DIAGNOSED WINDSHIELD WIPER SYSTEM, POWER TO WIPER MOTOR WAS OKAY, CONTINUED TO TROUBLESHOOT, FOUND WIPER ARM CONTROL SEPERATED FROM WIPER MOTOR. SEEMS LIKE THE SAME ISSUE THE RECALL 98V093000 PERTAINED TO. HUSBAND LUBRICATED BALL JOINT, AND SQUEEZED SOCKET TO BALL BACK TOGETHER. NO PROBLEMS SINCE REPAIR.*AK

• 10/16/1997· AIR BAGSCrash

  CONSUMER WAS SITTING AT A RED LIGHT WAS REAR ENDED, PUSHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE, AND BOTH DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. *AK

• 10/10/2000· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AT 55 MPH AND ON A 4- WAY HIGHWAY WHEN VEHICLE SUDDENLY DIED, COMPLETELY STOPPED WITHOUT NO PRIOR WARNING . ONLY REASON CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER SAFELY WAS BECAUSE CONSUMER HAD JUST GOT INTO THE RIGHT HAND LANE. DEALER REPAIRED THE R&R DISTRIBUTOR ASSEMBLY.*AK

• 09/30/2003· AIR BAGSCrash

  MY FATHER WAS INVLOVED IN AN ACCIDENT IN MY CAR A 97 NISSAN SENTRA ON SEPTEMBER 18,2003 HE WAS GOING ABOUT 10 MPH. THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED BUT NOT AS THEY SHOULD THEY EXPLODED THERE ARE HOLES IN THEM WITH BURNT EDGES. MY SONS NOSE AND CHEEK WERE BURNT THANK GOODNESS HE'S OK EXCEPT FOR THE FACT THAT HE WON'T GET IN A CAR ANYMORE. I'M WRITING TO ASK IF THIS IS A DEFECT WITH MY AIR BAGS. I TRIED CALLING NISSAN DIRECTLY BUT ALWAYS GOT DISCONNECTED. I GUESS THEY ARE JUST TIRED OF HEARING EVERYONE COMPLAINTS. I JUST NEED TO KNOW WHAT I CAN DO IF ANYTHING ABOUT THIS PROBLEM BECAUSE I'M AN UNEMPLOYED STUDENT AND NEED A VEHICLE BUT NOW I CAN'T AFFORD ONE SO PLEASE TELL ME IF THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT I NEED TO BRING TO NISSAN'S ATTENTION.

• 09/29/2005· STRUCTURE

  DRIVING SLOWLY IN PATHFINDER 4X4 '97 HIT POT HOLE. SPOT WELDS ON FRAME TO INNER FENDER BROKE LOOSE. ONE FOOT LONG SEAM SPLIT 3 INCHES WIDE VIEWED FROM THE LEFT FRONT STRUT. COST $1,500 TO WELD AND BRACE. PROFESSIONAL SAID PATHFINDERS NOTORIOUS FOR THIS WEAKNESS. STEERING COLUMN JAMMED FROM FAILURE WHICH COULD HAVE CAUSED HEAD-ON FATALITY INTO ONCOMING VEHICLE. SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN FOR A M/V PURPORTED TO BE AN ATV! MY EXPERIENCE IN ACCIDENTS STEMS FROM BOSTON POLICE OFFICER'S ACCIDENT REPORTS FOR OVER A DECADE. INSURANCE AMICA CALLED IT A COLLISION AND INTENDS TO INCREASE MY RATE $600 PER YEAR AND RANK FROM PERFECT DRIVER 9 LEVEL INTO A 13 LEVEL FOR SIX YEARS. BELIEVE THERE IS A TORT JUSTIFICATION. OTHER OWNER MUST BE NOTIFIED. THIN WALLED STRUCTURAL METALS TO BLAME. *NM

• 09/29/1998· TIRES

  LARGE BUBBLES AND TEARS IN TIRES ARE CAUSING THEM TO FAIL.(MANUFACTURER- AMERI G45 GENERAL ALL SEASON, TIRE SIZE- P175/70R13)

• 09/22/1999· AIR BAGS

  AIR BAG SENSOR FAILED CAUSING LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE. MJS

• 09/21/1999· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  BRAKES HAVE TO BE REPLACED EVERY YEAR. *AK

• 09/17/1998· STRUCTURE

  ALL FOUR DOORS ARE NOT ALIGNED PROPERLY. VEHICLE HAS BEEN REPAIRED BY DEALER, BUT CONDITION APPEARED NOT TO BE CORRECTED. WIND/RAIN STILL LEAKS WITHIN DOOR FRAMES, EVEN WHEN THE WINDOWS ARE CLOSED. DEALER WILL NOTACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY FOR REPAIRS UNLESS COST GOES TO CONSUMER. *AK

• 09/10/1999· AIR BAGS

  WHILE TRAVELING CONSUMER HIT A BUMP IN ROAD DURING WHICH BOTH DRIVER'S SIDE AND PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED WITHOUT CAUSE, CAUSING INJURIES TO THE DRIVER . PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

• 09/04/2001· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,EXTERIOR LIGHTING,AIR BAGS

  WATER IS ENTERING THE TRUNK AND IS ROUTED ALONG THE ELECTRICAL WIRING, THIS IS DUE TO THE REAR LIGHT MODULE IS SEALED INTO PLACE WITH A PRODUCT THAT IS NOT FIT FOR THE PURPOSE INTENDED. VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT WITH A SEMI TRUCK AND THE AIRBAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. CONSUMER STATES THAT THE GENERIC BRAKE PADS ARE NOT COMPATIBLE WITH THE ORIGINAL PARTS AS EXCESSIVE SQUEALING TAKES PLACE. *JB

• 09/02/1998· AIR BAGSCrash

  DURING FRONTAL IMPACT AT 35 TO 40 MPH, THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK

• 08/29/2003· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  WHILE DRIVING ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO STALL . *AK

• 08/25/2000· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  BOUGHT VEHICLE A FEW WEEKS AGO & HORN WOULD CONTINUE TO BLOW. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER & MECHANIC WAS SUPPOSE TO HAVE REPAIRED IT. PICKED VEHICLE UP AND PROBLEM REAPPEARED AFTER HITTING A CRACK OR BUMP. TOOK BACK TO DEALERSHIP AT LEAST 4 OTHER TIMES AND HORN PROBLEM WAS NOT RESOLVED. DEALERSHIP WAS REFUSING TO REPAIR IT AGAIN. OWNER REMOVED FUSE & IT NOW HAS TO GO THROUGH INSPECTION.*AK

• 08/22/1998· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  IT SEEMS THAT THE BRAKES WERE PUSHING TOO HARD AND THE SO NARROW TIRES COULDN'T RESIST THE BRAKE PRESSURE, LOCKING UP CONTINIOUSLY. AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT IT HAD JUST FINISHED RAINING. I WAS GOING AT A SPPED OF 20 TO 25 MPH WHEN I APPLEED THE BRAKES THEY LOCKED UP HITTING A VAN IN FRONT OF ME. THIS HAVE HAD HAPPENED IN MANY OCCATIONS BEFORE.

• 08/18/2011· VISIBILITY

  I HAVE A 1997 NISSAN SENTRA AND ON A RAINY DAY MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS QUIT WORKING WITHOUT WARNING. THE WIPER TRANSMISSION MOTOR SOUNDS LIKE ITS WORKING BUT NOTHING HAPPENS. IT HAS BEEN SUGGESTED IT IS A FAULTY WIPER ARM. I FOUND OUT ABOUT RECALL 98V093000 AND CALLED NISSAN NORTH AMERICA. THEY INFORMED ME THERE IS NO OPEN RECALL ON THE ISSUE AND THAT MY VIN NUMBER DID NOT QUALIFY FOR THE RECALL. *KB

• 08/16/2001· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  MY NEIGHBOR TOLD ME MY BRAKE LIGHTS HAD BEEN OUT FOR AWHILE -- WHEN THE HEADLIGHTS WERE ON AND I HIT THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE BRAKE LIGHT/REAR TAIL LIGHT WOULD GO OUT COMPLETELY, LEAVING ONLY THE CENTER LIGHT BAR ON THE TRUNK ON TO SERVE AS A BRAKE LIGHT. I'D BEEN DRIVING WITH MY LIGHTS ON DURING THE DAY, THINKING IT WOULD BE SAFER SINCE I HAVE A TODDLER IN THE CAR WITH ME. THE DEALERSHIP FIXED THE PROBLEM ($285) AND TOLD ME, ALTHOUGH THEY DIDN'T WRITE IT ON THE INVOICE, THAT IT LOOKED LIKE "SOMEBODY" HAD WIRED THE BRAKE LIGHTS WRONG IN A SECTION BETWEEN THE TRUNK SIDE AND THE FRAME AND THEY WERE GETTING HOT. I HAVE NEVER HAD ANY OTHER WORK DONE ON THE LIGHTS AND SAID SO, BUT GOT NO RESPONSE. I HAD TAKEN THE CAR TO AUTOZONE THE DAY BEFORE, TO SEE IF THE BULBS WERE THE PROBLEM. THE MANAGER THERE CAME OUT TO LOOK AT THE BULBS AND SHOWED ME WHERE THE DRIVER-SIDE BRAKE LIGHT SOCKET HAD STARTED TO MELT. SO IT WAS A FIRE HAZARD AS WELL.*AK

• 08/13/1999· AIR BAGSCrash

  CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A 50 MPH FRONTAL COLLISION IN WHICH DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, RESULTING IN 2 INJURIES. *AK

• 08/04/1998· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  VEHICLE FAILS TO START ON OCCASIONS.

• 07/25/2002· AIR BAGSCrash

  CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION WERE THE PASSENGER AND DRIVERS SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED. CONSUMER STATES THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILED AND CONSUMER WAS TRAPPED IN VEHICLE. CONSUMER STATES THE CHEMICAL FROM AIRBAG TOOK ALL OXYGEN OUT OF VEHICLE AND CONSUMER COULD HARDLY BREATH. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*JB

• 07/22/2002· STEERINGCrash

  STEERING WHEEL LOCKED WHEN SHE MOVED INTO ANOTHER LANE, CAUSING THE CAR TO SPIN OUT OF CONTROL, CRASHING INTO A FENCE ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. SHE AND HER PASSENGERS COULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUSLY HURT. LOCK ON THE STEERING WHEEL IS SUSPECT, IN MY OPINION.*AK

• 07/18/2008· TIRES

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 NISSAN SENTRA. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVING DIFFERENTLY. WHEN HE EXAMINED THE VEHICLE, HE NOTICED THAT THE REAR DRIVER SIDE TIRE WAS FLAT. THE TIRE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS THE VALVE STEM. THE TIRE WAS REPLACED BY THE DEALER. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 73,943.

• 07/18/2000· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROLCrash

  THROTTLE LINKAGES (FAILURE TO STOP CAR FROM GOING IN STORE WINDOW.) *AK

• 07/18/2000· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROLCrash

  CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING INSIDE OF PARKING LOT, PUT HER VEHICLE IN REVERSE AND CAR PICKED UP SPEED. THEN, SHE PUT IT IN DRIVE AND VEHICLE SPEEDED UP, AND WENT INTO A BUSINESS CENTER. VEHICLE KNOCKED OVER A MAILBOX, AND CHIPPED THE SIDE OF A CONCRETE BUILDING. THEN, CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO TURN VEHICLE OFF, AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. *AK *ML

• 07/12/2002· POWER TRAIN

  SPEEDOMETER WILL WORK ONLY INTERMITTENTLY. TURNS OUT THAT SOMETHING IN THE HEAD IS BROKEN AND THE WHOLE HEAD WILL HAVE TO BE REPLACED. WHEN I DID RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET TO SEE IF I COULD SOLVE THE PROBLEM MYSELF I SAW NUMEROUS POSTS ON THE BOARD WITH OWNERS WHO HAD THE SAME GENERAL PROBLEM WITH 1995-1997 NISSAN SENTRAS, SMALL PICKUPS AND ALTIMAS.*AK

• 07/09/1998· SUSPENSION

  LEFT AND RIGHT STRUTS CAUSED EXCESSIVE WEAR ON BOTH FRONT TIRES.

• 07/08/1998· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  INTERMITTENTLY WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED AT LOW SPEEDS , THE VEHICLE WILL CONTINUE TO ACCELERATE. DRIVER HAS TO PUT VEHICLE INTO PARK TO STOP THE VEHICLE. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK