Safety Score
93
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
36
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 1987 Nissan Sentra.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997-12-10 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES | No | 0 | THE TRANSMISSION WOULD STALL FOR NO REASON. HAD VEHICLE TOWED. HAPPENED 3 YEARS LATER. WAS INFORMED THAT TORQUE CONVERT… |
| 1997-04-27 | POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | BOLT THAT HOLDS TRANSMISSION AND GEAR BOX TO STAY TOGETHER BROKE, CAUSING THEM TO SEPERATE AND DROP TO GROUND. CAUSE U… |
| 1997-01-06 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | No | 0 | INTERMITTENT PROBLEM WHEN PUTTING THE KEY IN THE IGNITION, SOMETIMES WILL START AND SOMETIMES WILL NOT. PLEASE DESCRI… |
| 1997-01-01 | STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR | No | 0 | REAR PASSENGER DOOR HANDLE INOPERATIVE. |
| 1996-11-21 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | ABOUT 3 MONTHS AGO THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT THERE WERE NO PARTS AND THAT THEY WERE GOING TO CONTACT HIM WHEN THE PART… |
| 1996-05-30 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE | No | 1 | SEAT BELT FAILED TO RESTRAIN DRIVER DURING COLLISION. (ATTORNEY FOR CLIENT) |
| 1996-03-01 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE | No | 0 | SEAT BELT RECALL REPAIRS REFUSED DUE TO OWNERS REFUSAL TO LEAVE VEHICLE. *DH |
| 1996-01-31 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | WHEN DRIVING MADE A LEFT TURN AND SPARKS CAME FROM VEHICLE AND VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE AND BLEW UP. COULD NOT FIND OUT W… |
| 1996-01-01 | STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR | No | 0 | THE DRIVERS SIDE HANDLE KEEPS BREAKING AND CAUSES DRIVER NOT TO BE ABLE TO OPEN THE DOOR*AK EXTERIOR DRIVER'S SIDE HAND… |
| 1996-01-01 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH | No | 0 | THE REAR DOOR ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE WILL NOT OPEN FROM THE INSIDE OR OUTSIDE, THE REAR DOOR ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE ONLY… |
| 1995-05-01 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | ENGINE IDLE IS HIGH AFTER STARTING AND REMAINS HIGH AFTER ENGINE WARMS UP. IDLE IS ROUGH AT LOW RPM AND HESITANT UNDER … |
| 1995-04-05 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | RIGHT FRONT SHOULDER/LAP SEAT BELT BUCKLE FAILED WHILE IN USE; RETRAINT SYSTEM IS INOPERATIVE. TT |
| 1995-03-29 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT BUCKLE FAILURE, REPLACED TWICE. TT |
| 1995-03-12 | STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR | No | 0 | THE DOOR WILL NOT OPEN. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT |
| 1995-02-03 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR | Yes | 1 | RAN UP ON GRAVEL, LOST CONTROL, HIT TELEPHONE WIRE, SHOULDER/LAP BELT FAIL TO RETRACT UPON IMPACT 35-40MPH, RESULTING I… |
| 1995-02-01 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | DRIVERS SEATBELT WILL NOT LATCH. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT |
| 1994-12-21 | POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | LOST CONTROL FACING TRAFFIC DRIVE AXLE CAME APART. TT |
| 1994-12-11 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *AK |
| 1994-10-01 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | ONCE LATCHED DRIVERS SIDE SEAT BELT WILL NOT UNLATCH EASILY. TT |
| 1994-02-01 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | VEHICLES DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT BUKCLE BROKE AND IS INOPERATIVE.CODE TK521(PE94-083). TT |
| 1992-09-21 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:CARBURETOR SYSTEM | No | 0 | CARBURETOR MIXTURE HEATER SOLENOID FAILED, CAUSING GAS TO LEAK OUT IN EXHAUST. |
| 1990-01-01 | POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY:PEDAL/HAND LEVER(MOTORCYCLE) | No | 0 | CLUTCH PRESSURE PLATE FAILED. *DSH |
| 1989-03-12 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE | No | 0 | SEAT BELT FAILED TO RESTRAIN PASSENGER DURING ACCIDENT, CAUSING PASSENGER TO BE EJECTED FROM VEHICLE/DEATH. *SD |
| — | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM:INJECTORS | No | 0 | FUEL INJECTORS FAILED, RESULTING IN STALLING/RACING OF ENGINE. |
| — | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH | No | 0 | AT TIMES THE DOORS WILL NOT LOCK OR UNLOCK, THERE ARE TIMES THAT THE DOORS WILL FREEZE UP AND THE DOORS CANNOT BE S… |
| — | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | SEAT BELT BUCKLES FAIL TO LATCH #TK521. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT |
| — | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | SPEEDOMETER INOPERATIVE. |
| — | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | WHILE AT CRUISE, THE ENGINE STARTED TO STALL. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PULL TO A SIDE OF FREEWAY, ENGINE CONTINUED TO LOSE P… |
| — | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT BUCKLE WHEN LOCK IT HARD TO UNLOCK . TT |
| — | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | OWNER RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE TO HAVE THE RELEASE BUTTON IN BOTH FRONT SEAT BELT BUCKLES REPLACED, WHETHER OR NOT THEY W… |
| — | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:WEBBING | Yes | 1 | UPON FRONTAL IMPACT OF A HERD OF DEER, NON-MOTORIZED SHOULDER BELT FAILED TO RESTRAIN, ALLOWING DRIVER TO MAKE CONTACT… |
| — | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS | No | 0 | WHEN THERE'S A LOT OF WEIGHT IN THE CAR , THE BRAKES GET REAL HOT AND THE BRAKES TAKE A LONG DISTANCE TO STOP. PLEAS… |
| — | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | AFTER STARTING THE CAR PUT INTO DRIVE AND REVERSE CAR ACCELERATE PURCHASE CAR NEW HAD TO REPLACE THE ENGINE . TT |
| — | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | BADLY WORN MOUNTING BRACKETS CAUSES VEHICLE TO VIBRATE. |
| — | SEAT BELTS:FRONT | No | 0 | WENT TO DEALER TO HAVE SEAT BELT BUTTONS REPLACED ACCORDING TO THE RECALL, BUT DEALER DID NOT HAVE PARTS AND THEY NEEDE… |
| — | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | THE GAS GAUGE WHEN FILL UP THE TANK THE GAS GAUGE READS EMPTY . TT CONSUMER STATES TEMPERATURE GAUGE ALWAYS READS COL… |