Safety Score
92
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
40
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 1989 Nissan Sentra.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003-02-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL | No | 0 | CAR DIES AT STOPS.EASILY STARTS UP AGAIN. OXYGEN SENSOR HAS BEEN CHANGED BUT DID NOT MAKE A CHANGE. THIS IS A REAL HAZ… |
| 2001-10-20 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE WOULD DRIFT TO THE RIGHT. TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP,AND MECHANIC INDICATED BUSHINGS HAD WORN O… |
| 2000-03-25 | SUSPENSION:FRONT | Yes | 0 | AUTOMOBILE JUMPED FORWARD IN LOWER GEARS. CONSUMER HAD AN ACCIDENT, BUT DID NOT KNOW WHETHER THE JUMPING WAS THE CAUSE.… |
| 1999-04-16 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL | No | 0 | WAS GOING 30MPH WHEN ACCELERATOR WENT TO THE FLOOR. THROTTLE STUCK. HAD BOTH FEET ON BRAKES TO SLOW DOWN. STEERED VEHIC… |
| 1997-09-09 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH | No | 0 | THE REAR DOORS WILL NOT OPEN FROM THE OUTSIDE. THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED. *AK |
| 1996-10-30 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE | No | 1 | SEAT BELT FAILED IN ACCIDENT. |
| 1996-10-27 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE | No | 0 | SEAT BELT LATCH BROKE PRIOR TO RECALL. |
| 1996-10-11 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | SEAT BELT FAILED RELEASE BUTTON FAILED. |
| 1996-10-05 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE FREEZE PLUG CORRODED AND THE WATER RAN OUT OF THE ENGINE AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO STOP WHILE DRIVNG ON THE HIGHW… |
| 1996-09-17 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | PLASTIC CHAIN ON TIMING BELT BROKE WHILE DRIVING, RENDERING THE VEHICLE INOPERATIVE.*AK |
| 1996-09-14 | SEATS | Yes | 1 | DURING REAR IMPACT AT SPEEDS OF 15 MPH, THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER'S SIDE SEAT FALL BACKWARDS ONTO THE REAR SEAT. |
| 1996-05-02 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | PLASTIC GUIDE WHICH REGULATES TIMING CHAIN BROKE OFF/JAMMED, CAUSING IT TO JUMP OUT OF ALIGNMENT. *SD |
| 1996-05-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING THE TIMING CHAIN BROKE AND CAUSED THE CAR TO STALL IMMEDIATELY IN ITS TRACKS. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK |
| 1996-04-03 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | SEAT BELT BUCKLE FAILED 2 TIMES. *SD |
| 1996-04-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:FAN | No | 0 | ENGINE HEAD MELTED DUE TO DEFECTIVE FAN SENSOR. *SD |
| 1996-03-29 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | PASSENGER LAP/SHOULDER BELT WOULD NOT UNLOCK, COULD NOT GET OUT OF THE SEAT. *AK |
| 1996-03-07 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | SEAT BELT BUCKLE PLASTIC RELEASE BUTTON FAILED PRIOR TO RECALL. *SD |
| 1996-02-12 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE | No | 0 | RECALL REPAIRS ON SEATBELTS REFUSED DUE TO NOT HAVING RECEIVED NOTIFICATION. *DH |
| 1996-01-01 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | SEAT BELTS; FAILURE ON THE REAR SEAT BELTS, BELTS DO NOT STAY ENGAGED IN THE BUCKLE. *AK |
| 1995-09-09 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE | No | 0 | SEAT BELT FAILED. |
| 1995-09-05 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | Yes | 0 | PRIOR TO RECEIVING RECALL, PASSENAGER SEATBELT FAILED, ALLOWING PASSENAGER TO BE EJECTED OUT OF THE SEATBELT. |
| 1995-08-02 | STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR | Yes | 1 | WHILE DRIVING ON FREEWAY SOMETHING BROKE IN STEERING COLUMN CAUSING HER TO HAVE AN ACCIDENT, HITTING 5 CARS-CONSUMER LO… |
| 1995-06-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:FAN | No | 0 | SECONDARY ENGINE FAN MELTS, CAUSING VEHICLE TO OVERHEAT WHEN A/C IS BEING USED. *AK |
| 1995-05-02 | STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS | No | 0 | DOOR HINGE PINS BROKE, PREVENTING THE DOOR FROM CLOSING. TT |
| 1995-03-14 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | SEAT BELT BUCKLE FAILURE WHILE DRIVING WILL NOT LATCH PROPERLY. TT |
| 1995-01-30 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | DRIVERS SIDE RED RELEASE BUTTON CHIPS, CAUSING PIECES TO FALL INSIDE LATCH HOLDER PREVENTING FASTNER OR LATCH TO STAY L… |
| 1995-01-12 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | FAILURE ON THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR THE DOOR IS LOOSE DUE TO A BROKEN REFIT. *AK |
| 1994-10-16 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT BUCKLE LOCKED IN PLACE AND WOULD NOT RELEASE, CAUSING THE BELT TO HAVE TO BE REPLACED. TT |
| 1994-02-21 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | SEAT BELTS; FAILURE ON THE REAR SEAT BELTS, THE SEAT BELTS COMES OUT THE BUCKLE. *AK |
| 1994-02-10 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | PLASTIC PART INSIDE BUCKLE CAUSING BUCKLE NOT TO HOLD. TT |
| 1994-01-01 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | EXPERIENCING DIFFICULTY FASTENING BOTH FRONT SEAT BELTS. TT |
| 1993-06-10 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | FRONT PASSENGERS SIDE SEATBELT DID PROPERLY FASTEN, REPLACED. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT |
| 1989-07-01 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | DUE TO THE DEFECTIVE STRUTS REAR TIRES GOT BALD 3 TIMES. DEALER REPLACED THE STRUTS. PRESENTLY THE VEHICLE EXPERIEN… |
| — | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | # 95V103002 THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT BUCKLE IS NOT WORKING . TT |
| — | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | Yes | 0 | WHENEVER VEHICLE MADE A STOP OR WAS WAITING AT A RED LIGHT THE VEHICLE WOULD CUT OFF. VEHICLE HAD TO BE PUT IN PARK IN … |
| — | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | BRAKE SEALS FAILED. |
| — | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT BUCKLE WILL NOT RELEASE . TT |
| — | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS | No | 0 | VEHICLE BODY CONTAINS STRESS FRACTURES. |
| — | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:WEBBING | No | 0 | THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT BROKEN DEALER REPAIR PROBLEM . TT |
| — | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | Yes | 0 | OWNER STATES THAT HE RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR THE RELEASE BUTTON ON HIS SEAT BELTS , DEALER REPAIRED THE PROBLEM BU… |