2010 Nissan Sentra

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

• 12/28/2020· POWER TRAIN

  ISSUE WITH THE OXYGEN SENSOR. THERE IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THE KNOCK SENSOR SENDING WRONG INFORMATION TO THE ECU CAUSING THE ENGINE TO ADJUST TIMING. I'VE GONE THROUGH 3 CATALYTIC CONVERTERS DUE TO THIS ISSUE. NISSAN SAYS THEY'RE UNAWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND KNOW OF NO FIX. GOING THROUGH FORUMS, IT APPEARS THE ONLY WAY TO STOP ENGINE FROM OVER COMPENSATING THE TIMING IS TO ISOLATE THE KNOCK SENSOR FROM THE ENGINE WITH A RUBBER O RING. I HAVE DONE THE REPAIR, BUT CAN ONLY USE PREMIUM FUEL OR RISK CATASTROPHIC ENGINE FAILURE. IT ONLY APPEARS TO HAPPEN TO THE 2007 TO 2012 SE-R SPEC-V (MANUAL TRANSMISSION). I HAVE REPLACED ALL WIRING HARNESSES, ECU, SENSORS AND EVERYTHING ELSE ASSOCIATED WITH THE FUEL SYSTEM. IT TENDS TO HAPPEN AFTER A FEW MINUTES OF TURNING CAR ON. GOES AWAY SOMETIMES AND REAPPEARS SUDDENLY. ENGINE BUCKS AND CONVERTER TURNS BRIGHT RED. HAS BEEN HAPPENING SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR IN 2018 AND IS RECORDED ONLINE FORUMS AS FAR BACK AS 2008. ONE EXAMPLE: HTTPS://WWW.NISSANCLUB.COM/THREADS/2010-SENTRA-SER-SPEC-V-BOGGING.335872/

• 12/28/2010· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 NISSAN SENTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE, BATTERY AND HAZARDS LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATING AND THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V555000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:BATTERY:CABLES) AND TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE PERSISTED AFTER THE REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 3,926.

• 12/28/2010· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 NISSAN SENTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V555000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:BATTERY:CABLES) AND TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE PERSISTED AFTER FOLLOWING REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THEY ARE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE RECURRING FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 1,000.

• 12/23/2016· AIR BAGS,SEATS

  INTERMITTENT AIRBAG LIGHT. PASSENGER SEAT LIGHT DOESN'T TURN ON WHEN SOMEONE SITS WHETHER THE VEHICLE IS DRIVING OR NOT. *TR

• 12/22/2017· AIR BAGS

  MY PASSENGER AIR BAG LIGHT WILL NOT TURN OFF

• 12/21/2010· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROLCrash

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 NISSAN SENTRA. THE CONTACT STARTED THE VEHICLE, AND WAS UNABLE TO SHIFT FROM PARK TO REVERSE. SHE THEN SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF AND CHECKED OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE TO SEE IF THE WHEELS WERE STRAIGHT, THINKING MAYBE THE WHEELS WERE LOCKING THE TRANSMISSION. THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN SHE STARTED THE VEHICLE AGAIN, THE ENGINE BEGAN TO RACE, SHE STEPPED ON THE BRAKE AGAIN AND TRIED TO PUT THE VEHICLE IN REVERSE, WHEN SUDDENLY THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED BACKWARDS. SHE WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE AND CONSEQUENTLY, SHE HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE AND A GROCERY CART. THE CONSUMER STATED SHE PLACED THE VEHICLE IN DRIVE, BUT THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE AT A HIGH SPEED. SHE FINALLY TURNED THE KEY OFF AND THE VEHICLE CAME TO A STOP. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT DID INFORM THE MANUFACTURER. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 7,000. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONSUMER STATED ON FIVE SEPARATE OCCASIONS, PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT, THE VEHICLE WOULD SURGE FORWARD. UPDATED EVOQ 02/04/11. *JB UPDATED 12/11/2011 *CN STATUS UPDATE. 06/14/11 THE CONSUMER STATED THE PROBLEM IS STILL ON GOING. THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED IN THE MORNINGS, FROM SITTING OVERNIGHT, THE RPM'S INCREASED TO 500, WITH THE SLIGHTEST MOVEMENT OF THE SHIFT LEVER FROM PARK. THE RPM'S WOULD DROP ONCE THE VEHICLE WAS PUT IN REVERSE. UPDATED 09/15/11*JB UPDATED 12/05/2011 *LN UPDATED 12/22/11. *JB UPDATED 09/10/12

• 12/20/2011· STEERING

  PULLING INTO PARKING SPACE AND FELT A "POP" AS THE WHEEL TURNED. I TURNED THE WHEEL BACK AND FORTH AND NOTICED THERE WAS NO RESISTANCE WHEN TURNING THE WHEEL TO THE LEFT. I TURNED CAR OFF WITH THE WHEEL STILL TURNED TO THE LEFT AND LOOKED AT DRIVER SIDE WHEEL AND NOTICED THE WHEEL WAS POINTED TO THE RIGHT. I LOOKED AT THE RIGHT WHEEL AND IT WAS POINTED TO THE LEFT. I LOOKED AT THE LEFT WHEEL AND SAW THAT THE TIE ROD HAD SNAPPED IN HALF. THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT AND THERE WERE NO CEMENT PARKING BARRIERS PRESENT. *TR

• 12/17/2010· EQUIPMENT,UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  THE DEALER FAILED TO MAKE NECESSARY REPAIRS EVEN WITH SCHEDULED APPOINTMENT. THE APPOINTMENT FOR RECALL REPAIR WAS MADE TWO WEEKS AGO AND WAS CONFIRMED TWICE THAT THEY HAVE THE NECESSARY PARTS. UPON REACHING TO THE DEALER SERVICE DEPARTMENT, THEY SAID, THE PARTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE AND COULD NOT PERFORM THE RECALL SERVICE. THIS IS AT THE HALDEMAN NISSAN DEALERSHIP, HAMILTON, NJ. *TR

• 12/16/2019· POWER TRAIN

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 NISSAN SENTRA. AT VARIOUS TIMES, WHILE APPROACHING A STOP, THE VEHICLE WOULD ABRUPTLY SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT HAD TO PLACE THE VEHICLE INTO PARK AND RESTART THE VEHICLE IN ORDER FOR IT TO OPERATE NORMALLY. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, BUT IT WAS UNABLE TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT CALLED BENTON NISSAN OF HOOVER (1640 MONTGOMERY HWY, HOOVER, AL 35216, (205) 938-6103) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 80,000.

• 12/16/2014· POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE

  THE FIRST INCIDENT I WAS REVERSING OUT OF SPOT AND THE ENGINE JUST SHUT OFF, I HAD NO CONTROL OF GAS HOWEVER LIGHTS AND DASHBOARD ERRORS WERE DISPLAYED. I PUT CAR IN PARK, TURNED IGNITION OFF AND TRIED TO START UP CAR WITH SUCCESS . SO I THOUGHT MAYBE SOMETHING STRANGE HAPPENED AND I WENT ON WITH MY LIFE. OVER THE NEXT FEW YEARS THIS KEPT HAPPENING MONTHS EVEN YEARS APART AT THE STRANGEST TIMES. FOR EXAMPLE THE MOST RECENT TIME IT HAPPENED I HAD STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN AND WHEN STARTING TO ACCELERATE THE CAR JUST SHUT OFF LIKE IT HAS SO MANY TIMES . BY NOW I STARTED THINKING MAYBE THIS IS MORE THAN A COINCIDENCE AND ACTUALLY SAW A RECALL ONLINE FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. ONLY THIS TIME THE CAR WOULDN'T START BACK UP. I HAD IT TOWED TO NISSAN AND TOLD THEM MY SUSPICIONS ON THE RECALL AND I GET A CALL BACK A FEW DAYS LATER SAYING I NEED A NEW ENGINE AND THEY CAN'T CHECK THE ELECTRICAL RECALL BC THEY CAN'T START THE CAR . WHAT DO I DO NOW!? *TR

• 12/14/2018· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 NISSAN SENTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT IT WAS TIME TO REPLACE THE BATTERY. THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE BATTERY AND, THREE HOURS LATER, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE MECHANIC. THE VEHICLE WAS LATER TAKEN TO AN UNKNOWN DEALER WHERE THEY STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 11V579000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE DEALER ALSO STATED THAT THE BATTERY TERMINAL AND COMPUTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,000. *TT*JB

• 12/13/2014· VISIBILITY/WIPER

  I PURCHASED A USED 2010 NISSAN SENTRA SL ON JULY 5, 2014 FROM A NISSAN DEALER. THE VERY NEXT DAY I DISCOVERED THAT WHEN I MOVED THE SUN VISOR DOWN TO BLOCK THE SUN RAYS WHILE DRIVING, EACH TIME I MOVED THE VISOR DOWN OR UP IT HIT THE REAR VIEW MIRROR. I NEEDED TO READJUST THE MIRROR BEFORE IT WAS USEFUL AGAIN. WHEN THE SUN IS JUST ABOVE THE HORIZON IT IS PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS BECAUSE IT'S IMPOSSIBLE TO SET THE VISOR TO BLOCK THE SUN RAYS FROM HITTING MY EYES WHILE DRIVING DUE TO THE POSITIONING OF THE MIRROR IN RELATION TO THE VISOR. THIS FEELS VERY DANGEROUS WHEN DRIVING IN HEAVY TRAFFIC BECAUSE THE MIRROR NEEDS TO BE RESET EVERY TIME THE VISOR IS MOVED UP OR DOWN. THESE SEEMS A MAJOR FACTORY INSTALLATION GLITCH. I COMPLAINED TO THE NISSAN SERVICE MANAGER WHERE I BOUGHT THE CAR. HE SAID HE CHECKED OTHER 2010 NISSAN SENTRAS ON THEIR USED CAR LOT AND ALL OF THEM HAD THE SAME ISSUE. WHY HASN'T A FACTORY RECALL BEEN INITIATED FOR THIS ISSUE? THIS IS DANGEROUS ISSUE FOR SAFE DRIVING. *TR

• 12/07/2018· STEERING

  ON MY 2010 NISSAN SENTRA S - PS WARNING LIGHT (POWER STEERING) COMES ON, AND I HAVE NO POWER STEERING (SO VERY HARD TO TURN THE CAR LEFT OR RIGHT). I RE-START THE CAR AND PS WARNING LIGHT DISAPPEARS, THOUGH SOMETIMES I HAVE TO START THE CAR A FEW TIMES BEFORE THE PS LIGHT GOES OFF !. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FREQUENTLY ESPECIALLY IN THE MORNINGS/EVENING AND IT IS A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS. I CALLED UP NISSAN AND THEY MENTIONED THAT THERE IS A RECALL WITH NISSAN ALTIMA FOR THIS ISSUE, BUT NOT WITH NISSAN SENTRA. ON THE NET I SEE DISCUSSIONS ABOUT THIS ISSUE WITH OTHER CARS HAVING ELECTRICAL PS SIMILAR TO NISSAN SENTRA (EG. NISSAN VERSA & ALTIMA) THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL FOR PS ISSUE WITH NISSAN SENTRA AS WELL, SINCE THIS IS POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS AND A SECURITY RISK.

• 12/07/2010· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  MY CAR NISSAN SENTRA 2010 BROKE DOWN ON PARKING LOT AT MY WORKPLACE (LACK OF ELECTRICITY) ON NOV 30, 2010. AT THAT TIME I WAS NOT AWARE ABOUT A RECALL FOR POSITIVE CABLE TO CAR'S BATTERY. WITH MY COLLEAGUES AT WORK WE TRIED TO USE JUMPING CABLES TO START THE ENGINE. AFTER UNSUCCESSFUL ATTEMPTS CAR WAS TOWED TO KENDRICK'S NISSAN IN LAFAYETTE INDIANA. THE NEXT DAY DEALER'S TECHNICAL ADVISER TOLD ME THAT ECM IS BROKEN AND IT LOOKS THAT I BURNED IT DURING RE-START ENGINE ATTEMPT USING WRONGLY (REVERSING) CABLES. HE ADDED THAT I BROKE A WARRANTY AND I HAVE TO PAY $871 FOR REPAIR. I BELIEVE THAT DIAGNOSIS IS NOT CORRECT AND THAT THE REASON FOR CAR STARTING PROBLEM WAS FAULTY CONNECTION CABLE WHICH COULD ALSO CAUSE SOME OTHER DAMAGES DURING A RE-START ATTEMPT. *TR

• 12/06/2016· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 NISSAN SENTRA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BATTERY TERMINAL BURNED OUT THE ENGINE CONTROL MODULE AND THE POSITIVE BATTERY TERMINAL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V555000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

• 12/06/2010· AIR BAGSCrash

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 NISSAN SENTRA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 65 MPH WHEN SHE WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH IN WHICH THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED MODERATE INJURIES TO THE BACK AND SEVERE BRUISING OF THE STOMACH. TWO PASSENGERS SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE NECK, BACK AND CHEST AS A RESULT. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE AIR BAGS WOULD ONLY DEPLOY DEPENDING ON THE WEIGHT OF THE PASSENGER IN THE FRONT SEAT. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT AN INVESTIGATION WOULD BE PERFORMED TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING A DECISION IF HER INSURANCE COMPANY WOULD DEEM THE VEHICLE AS DESTROYED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 3,000. UPDATED 11/28/11 *CN

• 12/05/2019· AIR BAGS

  AIR BAG LIGHT ON DESPITE CAR NEVER BEEN CRASH, CALL THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAY I HAVE TO PAY TO RAPAIR IT. EVEN THOUGH IS A SAFETY PART.

• 12/05/2017· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  WHILE DRIVING APPROX 30 MPH THE AUTOMATIC WINDOWS AND LOCKS STOPPED WORKING. A FEW MONTHS LATER THE BATTERY DIED WHILE IN THE DRIVEWAY, AFTER CHANGING THE BATTERY THE VOLTAGE SPIKE CAUSED THE ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE TO FAIL. THE LOCAL NISSAN DEALERSHIP WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED THE OWNER THAT THIS VEHICLE'S VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 80,767 MILES.

• 12/03/2019· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 NISSAN SENTRA. WHILE DRIVING, THE ENGINE SUDDENLY STALLED AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE POSITIVE BATTERY TERMINAL WAS FAULTY AND THE ECM WAS DAMAGED DUE TO THE DROP IN VOLTAGE CAUSED BUT THE FAULTY BATTERY TERMINAL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE, BUT NO ASSISTANCE WAS OFFERED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V555000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE SAME FAILURE LISTED IN THE RECALL. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 121,000. THE VIN WAS INVALID.

• 12/01/2020· STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,AIR BAGS

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 NISSAN SENTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT STARTED TO FLASH. ADDITIONALLY, THE HORN WAS INOPERABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO GARDENA NISSAN (1670 W REDONDO BEACH BLVD, GARDENA, CA 90247, (310) 532-1600) AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FAILURES WERE DUE TO THE CLOCKSPRING FAILURE. THE CONTACT DECLINED TO HAVE THE VEHICLE DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN CONTACTED OR NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 172,166.

• 11/28/2017· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 NISSAN SENTRA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO FAMILY HICKS NISSAN IN CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE COMPUTER CONTROL MODULE WAS DAMAGED AFTER THE BATTERY TERMINAL CABLE FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE, BUT NO ASSISTANCE WAS OFFERED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V555000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE SAME FAILURE LISTED IN THE RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 82,920.

• 11/26/2017· AIR BAGS,UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  TAKATA RECALL AIRBAGS AND SENSORS

• 11/23/2016· AIR BAGS

  THE AIRBAG LIGHT IS FLASHING ALL THE TIME AFTER START.

• 11/22/2010· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  CAR WOULD NOT START. I CALLED DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THE RIGHT BATTERY CABLE CONNECTION AND TO JUST TIGHTEN IT. I HAD MY HUSBAND TIGHTEN IT AND IT DID START. THIS HAPPENED TWO ADDITIONAL TIMES AFTER THIS. THANKFULLY MY HUSBAND WAS WITH ME AND HE WAS ABLE TO JGGLE THE CABLE AND WE DID GET THE CAR STARTED. RECENTLY I WAS OUT ALONE SHOPPING LATE AT NIGHT COMING FROM THE MALL AND THE CAR AGAIN WOULD NOT START. HAD MY BROTHER IN LAW COME TO MY RESCUE. I BROUGHT THE CAR TO THE DEALER SHIP TODAY TODAY AND I WAS ASSURED THAT THIS PROBLEM WOULD NOT HAPPEN AGAIN. I DROVE HOME AND THEN HAD TO GO BACK OUT FOR SOMETHING WE NEEDED FOR DINNER AND THE CAR AGAIN WOULD NOT START. I HAD JUST LEFT THE DEALERSHIP SERVICE STATION. DID SOME FURTHER RESEARCH ON LINE AND FOUND OUT THAT THE RECALL PARTS WONT BE DISTRIBUTED UNTIL 11/29. SO WHAT AM I SUPPOSE TO DO IN THE MEANTIME. ALSO THIS ISSUE CAN CAUSE THE CAR TO STOP SUDDENLY AT LOW SPEEDS AND CAUSE ACCIDENTS NOT TO MENTION DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE. WHY WAS I TOLD THAT THE ISSUE WAS RESOLVED WHEN I FOUND OUT THE RECALL PARTS WERE NOT EVEN AVAILABLE AT THAT TIME TO RESOLVE THIS ISSUE??? I DONT FEEL SAFE DRIVING THIS CAR AND FEEL NISSAN SHOULD REPLACE THE VEHICLE FOR ME. I PURCHASED A NEW CAR SO THAT I WOULD NOT HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT GETTING TO MY JOB ETC. I HAD A SEVERAL USED CARS THAT I PUT ALOT OF MONEY INTO AND DECIDED TO GO NEW TO GIVE ME SOME PIECE OF MIND.

• 11/19/2013· ELECTRICAL SYSTEMFire

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 NISSAN SENTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE OVERNIGHT AND EXTINGUISHED ITSELF. THE CONTACT WAS NOT AWARE OF THE FAILURE UNTIL THE FOLLOWING MORNING. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT THE ENTIRE FRONT PART OF THE VEHICLE WAS COMPLETELY BURNED. THE VEHICLE WAS RULED AS BEING DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE BUT DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE BECAUSE THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 28,000.

• 11/18/2016· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)

  POSITIVE BATTERY TERMINAL CAUSED IRREGULAR VOLTAGE AND BURN THE ENGINE CONTROL MODULE ECM TO BURN/DIE CAUSING CAR TO STOP WHILE ON MOVEMENT.

• 11/14/2012· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  LEFT CAR WITH HAZARD LIGHTS ON AND ENGINE OFF FOR ABOUT 10 MINUTES AND WHEN TRIED TO START CAR AGAIN, CAR WOULD NOT START. I HAD JUST DROVE THE CAR FOR MY MORNING COMMUTE OF ABOUT 1 HOUR. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAS OCCURRED ON THIS VEHICLE'S STOCK BATTERY. I AM SUSPICIOUS THAT THERE ARE RECALLS FOR THE SAME PART ON DIFFERENT VEHICLES, BUT NOT THE ONE I HAVE. *TR

• 11/10/2011· AIR BAGSCrash

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 NISSAN SENTRA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 45 MPH OVER A BRIDGE WHEN HE TRAVELED OVER A PATCH OF ICE. THE VEHICLE SLID AND CRASHED INTO A CONCRETE DIVIDER AS ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE LEFT ARM AND LEG. THE CONTACT WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL BY AMBULANCE AND CONTINUED TO HAVE SEVERE PAINS FOLLOWING THE CRASH. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTO BODY SHOP BUT WAS NOT REPAIRED OR INSPECTED FOR THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

• 11/09/2016· TIRESCrash

  CPSC:2010 NISSAN SENTRA.: CONSUMER STATED WHILE DRIVING, THE REAR TIRE BLEW OUT, AND SHE LOST CONTROL ON THE FREEWAY. *SS AS A RESULT OF THE ACCIDENT, THE CONSUMER WAS INJURED. *JB

• 10/30/2016· AIR BAGS

  PASSENGER AIRBAG LIGHT STAYS IN OFF POSITION EVEN WHEN THERE IS A PASSENGER. AND THE AIRBAG LIGHT FLASHES ON THE DASH.

• 10/29/2012· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  POSITIVE BATTERY ARCING/VOLTAGE DROP, CAUSING ECM RESET, VEHICLE FAILS TO START, STRANDED BY SIDE OF ROAD. THIS IS AN EXISTING RECALL AND NEEDS TO BE EXPANDED TO COVER OTHER MONTHS OF MFG. THIS IS A POUR DESIGN THAT ALLOWS A LOSS OF VOLTAGE TO CAUSE THE ECM TO BE DAMAGED AND/OR NEED REPROGRAMMED. *TR

• 10/29/2010· POWER TRAIN

  AFTER DRIVING APPROX. 50 MILES AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS 65-70 MPH AND EXITING TO A FULL STOP, ENGINE WOULD REV UP AS USUAL BUT ONLY MOVE 1 MPH. TRANSMISSION NOT FULLY ENGAGED. THIS PUTS ONE IN HARMS WAY WITH NO ABILITY TO MOVE OUT OF THE WAY. OCCURRED IN ALL GEARS. ONLY WAY TO GET BACK TO NORMAL WAS TO SHUT OFF ENGINE AND RESTART. THIS OCCURRED THREE TIMES IN A ROW ON SAME DAY (10/13/2010). DOES NOT HAPPEN IN NORMAL SUBURBAN DRIVING OR SINCE THAT DAY BECAUSE CAR NOT TAKEN ON HIGHWAY SINCE (OR BEFORE 10/13/2010). DEALER (LEITH NISSAN APEX NC) WAS UNABLE TO REPRODUCE OR REPAIR BECAUSE TECH ONLY DROVE CAR FOR 4 MILES ON 50 MILE PER HOUR SUBURBAN ROAD WITH SEVERAL STOPLIGHTS. *TR

• 10/27/2015· AIR BAGS,SEAT BELTSCrash

  CAR PULLED IN FRONT OF ME WHILE TEST DRIVING A 2010 NISSAN SENTRA. APPRX SPEED 25- 30 MPH. AIR BAGS DEPLOYED FOR BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER. HOWEVER, WE WERE GREATLY AND PAINFULLY BRUISED IN ABDOMEN FROM LAP BELT..? NO SHOULDER SORENESS SO DO NOT BELIEVE SHOULDER HARNESS DEPLOYED AT ALL.

• 10/27/2013· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  THE EXHAUST PIPE ON MY NISSAN SENTRA 2010 STARTED RUSTING FOR THE FIRST YEAR. FOR THE 3RD YEAR THAT I OWN THE CAR THE EXHAUST PIPE RUSTED THROUGH THE PIPE AND ACTUALLY BROKE APART AND IS NOW HANGING DOWN. NOW THE EXHAUST IS COMING OUT WHERE THE RUST CAME EAT THROUGH THE METAL AND IS MAKING REALLY LOUD NOISES. *TR

• 10/24/2014· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  IN CERTAIN SITUATIONS, FOOT/SHOE MAY CAUSE TRIM PANEL TO THE RIGHT OF GAS PEDAL TO BECAME DISLODGED, THUS INHIBITING ACCELERATION/DECELERATION AND CREATING A DANGEROUS SITUATION. FASTENERS FOR TRIM PANEL APPEAR TO FAIL AND/OR ARE LOOSE. *TR

• 10/23/2010· SUSPENSION,TIRES

  THE BACK END CAN SLIDE AROUND A CORNER EASILY, ALSO WILL ALSO COME OFF THE GROUND GOING OVER BUMPS OR RAILROAD TRACKS. THIS HAS OCCURRED EVEN WHILE TRAVELING BELOW SPEED LIMIT, ON A CLEAN DRY ROAD. *TR

• 10/22/2010· STEERINGCrash

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 NISSAN SENTRA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY BETWEEN 10-15 MPH WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO MAKE A LEFT TURN AND THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD NOT TURN IN ANY DIRECTION. THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND IT FLIPPED ONTO THE DRIVER'S SIDE TIRES AND THEN LANDED ON THE ROAD NORMALLY. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED $1,000 IN DAMAGES. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AND TO BE REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 600.

• 10/20/2024· AIR BAGSCrash

  Involved in a motor vehicle t-bone collision. Driver airbag deployed but the panel did not fully come off. Bottom section of the airbag/horn cover came off. Top section did not separate from the rest of the wheel.

• 10/17/2016· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)

  I JUST PURCHASED MY 2010 NISSAN SENTRA USED FROM REPUTABLE CAR DEALERSHIP 3/4/16. ON 7/10/2016 MY BATTERY DIED AND WAS COMPLETELY DEAD AND COULD NOT BE RECHARGED. ON 10/4/16 I WAS WAITING ON MY DAUGHTER TO GET OFF OF WORK. THE CAR STARTING TRYING TO DIE OUT. I TURNED OFF VEHICLE CHECKED ALL MY LUBRICANTS AND RADIATOR EVERYTHING WAS FINE. SHE GOT IN WAS IN PROCESS OF BACKING UP CAR ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS(DASH LIGHTS, HEAD LIGHTS,AND ALL THE OTHER WARNING LIGHTS) STARTED FLASHING CAR FELT LIKE IT WAS HESITATING AND DIED OUT. COULD NOT GET TO CRANK. USED JUMPER BOX TO CHECK BATTERY WAS NOT COMPLETELY DEAD. WE PUSHED VEHICLE BACK INTO PARKING PLACE AND LET BATTERY CHARGE. CAR WOULD START BUT NOT CATCH. FEW DAYS LATER BATTERY COMPLETELY DEAD. READ ABOUT RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH MY VEHICLE. LOOSE POSITIVE CABLE TERMINAL CAUSING DROP IN VOLTAGE ESSENTIALLY DAMAGING ECM. VEHICLE TOWED TO NISSAN DEALERSHIP. DIAGNOSIS IS ECM IS DEAD AND NEEDS REPLACED, POSITIVE TERMINAL CABLE NEEDS REPLACED. COST OF REPAIR $1250.00 AND NOW I AM HAVING TO PAY TO FIX REPAIRS. PER NISSAN DEALERSHIP AND NISSAN CORPORATE MY VIN NUMBER WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL AND THEREFORE WILL NOT BE COVERED BY THEM. DEFINITELY NOT RIGHT ESPECIALLY WHEN DIAGNOSIS IS EXACTLY WHAT RECALL OF 33,803 VEHICLES WAS FOR. *TR

• 10/14/2015· STEERING,SUSPENSION,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  WHEN I TURN ON MY CAR AND BEGIN TO DRIVE IT, IT MAKES A REALLY LOUD NOISE. IT IS HARD FOR ME TO TURN EITHER RIGHT OR LEFT. ALSO WHEN I AM ACCELERATING IN THE FREEWAY OR IN THE STREET THE CAR SLOWS DOWN AND NO MATTER HOW MUCH I ACCELERATE IT STAYS IN THE SAME SPEED. I TOOK IT IN TO PEPBOYS AUTO CENTER AND WAS TOLD THAT IT HAS AN INTERNAL NOISE AND THAT IT HAS SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE ELECTRICAL STEERING. THEY ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE CAR CAN LOCK WHILE IM DRIVING OR TURNING AND IN TURN CAN CAUSE ME TO HAVE AN ACCIDENT , SO THAT I SHOULD TAKE IT TO THE NISSAN DEALER SINCE PEPBOYS DOES NOT FIX ELECTRICAL ISSUES. I HOWEVER DO NOT HAVE MONEY TO TAKE IT INTO THE DEALER. WHILE DRIVING I WAS ALSO NOT ABLE TO ACCELERATE QUICKLY ENOUGH WHEN GETTING INTO THE FREEWAY BECAUSE THE CAR SLOWS DOWN AND DOES NOT ALLOW ME TO GO ANY FASTER.

• 10/11/2018· ENGINE

  IN THE COLDER WEATHER HAS A LIFTER NOISE ..AS IM LEARNING THE 2.0 NISSAN MOTOR HAS THAT PROBLEM ..I BROUGHT IT TO DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID IT WAS A COMMON PROBLEM AND DONT DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT AS THE CAR IS NOT WORTH IT. THE CAR HAS 70,000 MILES ON IT. I HEAR ALOT OF THE NISSAN SENTRAS DO THE SAME THING.WHY CANT THEY DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT ? IT MAKES THE NOISE WHEN MOVING OR IDLE

• 10/09/2019· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,AIR BAGS,UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  NISSAN SENTRA 2010 TRANSMISSION HAVING PROBLEMS ALL TIME AND WHEN GOES TO HILL BECOME WEAKPOWER TO GO UP . I ALWAYS GIVE GOOD SERVICE FOR TRANSMISSION ,BUT WHY NISSAN DOESN'T FIX PROBLEM FOR YEARS AND I DID CALL THEM FACTORY , MY AIRBAG LIGHT IS ON BUT WHEN I TAKE IT TO DO SERVICE AT THE NISSAN THEY CANT FIX THE ISSUE SINCE IS A MECHANICAL DEFECTIVE PROBLEM, THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. IF INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT MY AIRBAG WONT GET DEPLOYED..

• 09/30/2022· AIR BAGS,SEAT BELTS

  Airbag light came on a week ago. Have reset it several times and returns. When the Airbag light goes off the Seat Belt light comes on, and sometimes simultaneously.

• 09/29/2019· STEERING,UNKNOWN OR OTHER,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)

  WHILE I WAS DRIVING THE DASH LIGHTS STARTED FLICKERING AND IT STARTED MAKING A HUMMING NOISE THEN THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP TO THE RIGHT AND IT DID THIS TWICE AND I ALMOST CRASHED

• 09/27/2015· UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THE BATTERY IS LEAKING. ABOUT A YEAR AGO MY BATTERY WAS LEAKING BADLY AND I HAD TO REPLACE IT. ON FRIDAY MY HUSBAND WAS CHECKING THE OIL AND HE SAW THE BATTERY LEAK AGAIN. IT LOOKED LIKE IT WAS CORRODED. HE CLEANED BUT IT IS STILL LEAKING.

• 09/23/2014· TIRES

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 NISSAN SENTRA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE TIRE PRESSURE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON TWO OCCASIONS. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE TIRE PRESSURE SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED FIVE MONTHS LATER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 76,328. UPDATED 10/29/14*LJ UPDATED 4/22/2015 *JS

• 09/20/2017· ENGINE

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 NISSAN SENTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO CROWN NISSAN (3900 W WENDOVER AVE, GREENSBORO, NC), BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE REPLICATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE, BUT NO ASSISTANCE WAS OFFERED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 69,023. THE CONSUMER STATED THE ENGINE CONTROL MODULE FAILED WHILE DRIVING. *JS

• 09/15/2016· SUSPENSION,ENGINE

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 NISSAN SENTRA. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO VICIOUSLY VIBRATE WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE COIL SPRING AND SPARK PLUG FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 80,000.

• 09/10/2013· ELECTRICAL SYSTEMFire

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 NISSAN SENTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE ECM WAS BURNED AND THE POSITIVE POST TERMINAL WAS FRACTURED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 99,000.

• 09/07/2022· POWER TRAIN,ENGINE

  The contact owns a 2010 Nissan Sentra. The contact stated while driving approximately 55 MPH and slowing down due to traffic; after slowing down and attempting to accelerate the vehicle failed to exceed 20 MPH. The contact stated no warning light was illuminated. The contact pulled off to the side of the highway and the vehicle lost motive power. The vehicle was turned off and towed to a dealer to be diagnosed. The contact was informed that the stepper motor needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer had not been informed of the failure. The failure mileage was 169,630.