Safety Score
93
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
37
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 1988 Nissan Sentra.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008-06-24 | SUSPENSION:FRONT | No | 0 | WHILE EXECUTING A LOW SPEED LEFT HAND TURN, THE LEFT CONTROL ARM BROKE RESULTING IN A LOSS OF CONTROL AND EXPENSIVE FRO… |
| 2000-01-02 | FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER | No | 0 | FUEL AND TEMPERATURE GAUGE WORKS ONCE A MONTH, THEN FAILS. *ET |
| 1999-05-09 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM | No | 0 | A FAILURE IN EITHER OF THE TWO RUBBER OR NEOPRENE HOSES IN THE AIR INJECTION SYSTEM WILL ALLOW EXHAUST GASES TO BACKFLO… |
| 1998-09-11 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT | No | 1 | VEHICLE WAS AT REST, HIT FROM REAR, DRIVER'S SEAT BELT DID NOT RESTRAIN DRIVER. DRIVER'S HEAD HIT WINDSHIELD. |
| 1998-09-04 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | CHECKED OIL AND FILLED UP THE OIL HOLDER, 200 MILE IN THE TRIP A LOUD CLANKING SOUND WAS HEARD UNDER THE HOOD, LOST POW… |
| 1998-06-07 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | ENGINE FIRE. |
| 1997-11-30 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | THE CONSUMER HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH FUEL TANK. FUEL TANK LEAKS FUEL. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN CONTACTED… |
| 1997-10-25 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL | No | 1 | ACCELERATOR STUCK. |
| 1997-04-06 | SEAT BELTS | Yes | 1 | WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH THE DEFECTIVE DRIVER'S SEAT BELT TIGHTENED AND THEN BROKE IN HALF AT THE LAP AND SHOULDER BELT CO… |
| 1996-09-16 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | Yes | 0 | DURING A FRONT IMPACT ACCIDENT, AT 30 MPH, THE REAR CENTER SEAT BELT DID NOT STAY LOCKED IN PLACE., IT DISCONNECTED UP… |
| 1996-01-01 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *AK |
| 1995-12-12 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | VEHICLE'S ROCKER ARM SHAFT HAS BROKEN TWICE. TT |
| 1995-08-27 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD | No | 0 | EXPERIENCED UNDERHOOD FIRE, NO UNUSUAL PROBLEMS PRIOR TO THE FIRE. INSURANCE ADJUSTER CLAIMED IT WAS AN ELECTRICAL FIR… |
| 1995-06-01 | STEERING:RACK AND PINION | No | 0 | VEHICLE'S RACK AND PINION STEERING HAS TO BE REPLACED, BALL JOINTS ALSO NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK |
| 1995-05-01 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT BUCKLE IS BROKE. TT |
| 1995-04-21 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:RADIATOR ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | RADIATOR DRAIN VALVE BREAKS OFF, RESULTING IN LOSS 0F COOLANT. TT |
| 1995-04-18 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | PASSENGERS SIDE SEAT BUCKLE WILL NOT LATCH FOR PROPER RESTRAINT. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT |
| 1995-04-12 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | THE MIDDLE REAR SEATBELT AND THE ONE BEHIND THE DRIVERS SEAT DO NOT LATCH AT ALL. TT |
| 1995-02-20 | SEAT BELTS | Yes | 1 | DURING FRONTAL IMPACT AT SPEEDS OF 35MPH, THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT DID NOT LOCK UNTIL AFTER CONSUMER HIT STEERING WH… |
| 1995-01-15 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | A PORTION OF THE DRIVERS SEAT BELT RELEASE BUTTON BROKE OFF AND FELL INTO MECHANISM, JAMMING IT UP SO IT WOULD NOT RELE… |
| 1994-01-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS | No | 0 | FUSIBLE LINK SHORTED OUT, CAUSING BRAKE LIGHTS TO FAIL. |
| 1993-10-29 | SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER | No | 0 | DRIVER BENCH BACK COLLAPSED WHILE DRIVING AT 55MPH CAUSING LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. BACK INJURIES. NO ACCIDENT. TT |
| 1993-10-01 | FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER | No | 0 | FUEL GUAGE WORKS INTERMITTENTLY. *DSH |
| 1993-01-13 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | PART IN BUCKLE CRACKED MECHANISM WOULD NOT RELEASE, CAUSING FRONT SEAT OCCUPANT TO CLIMB OUT OF BELT. TT |
| 1993-01-01 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | TAKATA SEATBELTS FAILURE, REPLACED DRIVER SIDE SEATBELT BUCKLE CHIPPED AND MALFUNCTION. TT |
| 1992-11-01 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE | No | 1 | SEAT BELTS FAILED PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE RESULTING IN FAILURE DURING ACCIDENT CAUSING INJURY TO THE DRIVER. |
| 1992-11-01 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE | No | 1 | FRONT SEAT BELT FAILED PRIOR TO RECALL, CAUSING INJURY IN ACCIDENT. *SD |
| 1992-02-10 | POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:CONSTANT VELOCITY JOINT | Yes | 0 | RIGHT CV JOINT BROKE OFF/WENT INTO TRANSMISSION, CAUSING ACCIDENT. |
| 1990-06-15 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | TAKATA SEAT BELTS, TK521: PLASTIC ON SEAT BELT CRACKED; PIECES FELL INSIDE; BUCKLE JAMMED. TT |
| — | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS | No | 0 | FUEL LINE LEAKS. |
| — | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | THE REAR DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT BUCKLE WILL NOT LOCK . TT |
| — | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | 1988 NISSAN SENTRA INSURANCE CLAIM FOR REPAIR. *TS *JB |
| — | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | CRANKSHAFT PENETRATED ENGINE, CAUSING FAILURE. |
| — | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | ENGINE IS COSTING TOO MUCH TO FIX. THE HEAD WAS REPLACED, BUT STIL NOT WORKING.*AK |
| — | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT BUCKLE WOULDN'T LOCK . *AK |
| — | SEATS | No | 0 | WHILE IN AN ACCIDENT DRIVER'S SEAT CALLAPSED, CAUSING CONSUMER TO HOLD ON TO STEERING WHEEL. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INF… |
| — | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | PURCHASED CAR USED, THERE IS CRACK IN THE ENGINE . PLEASE DESCRIBE .*AK |