Safety Score
64
Average
Recalls
2
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (2)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000-03-02 | 00V063000 |
SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS | 14,800 | — | Details |
| 1998-01-21 | 98V008000 |
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TAIL LIGHTS | 65,000 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-05-21 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | "TAKATA RECALL". MAD A RIGHT HAND TURN AND BOTH FRONT AIRBAGS RANDOMLY DEPLOYED.THEY CAUSED THE FRONT WINDSHIELD TO CRA… |
| 2017-09-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | CPSP: MY CAR, A 1996 NISSAN SENTRA, LOST ALL POWER WHILE DRIVING. NO POWER STEERING, NO POWER BRAKES, ENGINE TURNED OFF… |
| 2017-08-07 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | ALL POWER LOST, INCLUDING ENGINE, POWER BRAKES, AND POWER STEERING WHILE DRIVING ON CITY STREETS. CAUSE IS AN ELECTRIC… |
| 2016-07-20 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 2 | JULY 20 2016 WE WERE REAR ENDED BY A HONDA ACCORD DOING 40 MPH WHILE WE WERE STOPPED AT A LIGHT. THE IMPACT SLAMMED US … |
| 2010-12-26 | TIRES | Yes | 1 | 1996 NISSAN SENTRA, WAS TRAVELING WESTBOUND WHEN THE LEFT FRONT TIRE BLEW. THE DRIVER WENT OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RO… |
| 2008-06-13 | WHEELS | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 NISSAN SENTRA. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE ENTIRE FRONT PASSENGER WHEEL DETACHED FROM THE VEH… |
| 2008-01-30 | SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:HEAD RESTRAINT | No | 0 | INSUFFICIENT HEADREST FOAM COVERAGE. FOAM DEGRADES OR SELF MOVES OUT OF POSITION TO REVEAL INTERNAL METAL FRAME WHICH R… |
| 2006-11-20 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | ELECTRICAL PROBLEM, THE DISTRIBUTOR HAS MALFUNCTIONED 4 TIMES SINCE MY OWNERSHIP OF THIS VEHICLE. CAR FAILS TO START, W… |
| 2006-11-06 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:LINKAGES | No | 0 | DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHEN IT RAINED; THE FRONT WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD NOT CLEAR THE RAIN WATER OFF THE WINDSHIELD W… |
| 2006-11-06 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER | No | 0 | DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE WINDSHIELD WASHER DID NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY. THE WASHER NOZZLES ONLY… |
| 2006-10-14 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:LINKAGES | No | 0 | I HAVE A 1996 NISSAN SENTRA GXE. VIN NUMBER IS 3N1AB41D0TL0XXXXX. THERE ARE THREE OPEN RECALLS ON MY VEHICLE: 1. VI… |
| 2005-09-01 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:LINKAGES | No | 0 | DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 35MPH THE LEAKAGE BALL THAT CONNECTS THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS TO THE WIPER MOTOR SN… |
| 2005-03-31 | VISIBILITY | No | 0 | THE DRIVER SIDE SUN VISOR FALLS DOWN . AS A RESULT, THE DRIVER'S VISION IS IMPAIRED. THE DEALER STATES THE PART IS ON… |
| 2004-12-28 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER | No | 0 | 12/28/04...I WAS DRIVING ON 2ND AVE IN TROY, NY, IT BEGAN TO SNOW/RAIN...TURNED ON MY WIPERS AND THAT IS WHEN I HEARD A… |
| 2004-05-10 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | MY 1996 NISSAN SENTRA HAS A DEFECTIVE ODOMETER. MY UNIT IS BEING REPAIRED AT MY EXPENSE. MY COMPLAINT IS THAT CAR… |
| 2004-04-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM | No | 0 | AIR CONDITIONER -- WHEN I HAD AIR CONDITIONER ON THE CAR WOULD STALL. AFTER BRINGING IT TO SEVERAL MECHANICS, I FINAL… |
| 2004-02-18 | CHILD SEAT | Yes | 3 | WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH A TANKER TRUCK CUT CONSUMER'S VEHICLE OFF. TO AVOID A COLLISION CONSUMER PULLED ONTO A SHOUL… |
| 2002-08-12 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 1 | IN AN ACCIDENT VEHICLE WENT UNDER A TRUCK, AND NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED ON IMPACT, THE DRIVER SUSTAINED A CUNCUSSI… |
| 2002-07-21 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 0 | VEHICLE WAS IN REVERSE,ENGINE RAVVED VERY LOUDLY, AND SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AT A HIGH SPEED,CAUSING VEHICLE TO SLAM INTO… |
| 2002-07-20 | STEERING:RACK AND PINION:RACK | Yes | 0 | WHILE DRIVING AT 40MPH HEARD A LOUD NOISE, AND THEN VEHICLE ROLLED OVER. AS A RESULT OF A PIECE NEAR RACK AND PINION … |
| 2002-04-01 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 0 | WHILE DRIVING AT 40MPH HAD AN ACCIDENT. WAS HIT ON PASSENGER'S SIDE ,AND NEITHER AIR BAG DEPLOYED, DEALER HAS BEEN N… |
| 2001-12-24 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | No | 0 | NNEITHER AIR BAG DEPLOYED DURING TWO DIFFERENT ACCIDENTS, THERE WERE NO INJURIES DURING THESE ACCIDENTS. *YH |
| 2001-09-25 | SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER | Yes | 1 | DRIVERS SIDE SEAT BACK BROKE DURING A CRASH FROM BEHIND. CAUSED INJURY TO DRIVERS HEAD, NECK AND BACK. LEFT SIDE OF DRI… |
| 2001-07-26 | TIRES | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING, THE LEFT FRONT TIRE BLEW OUT, CAUSING DAMAGE TO VEHICLE.*JB (NO TIRE INFO GIVEN) (OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REP… |
| 2001-07-06 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | ON 2/17/2000 THE AIRBAG LIGHT WAS FLASHING IT WAS TAKEN TO NISSAN 112 (730 RT.112) FOR REPAIRS.ON 7/6/2001 THE VEHICLE … |
| 2001-05-01 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS | No | 0 | CONSUMER STATED THAT THE FRONT AND REAR BRAKES FAILED, CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT THE BRAKES WERE UNFIT FOR DRIVING AT … |
| 2001-04-23 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | ENGINE HAS 46,381 ORIGNAL MILES, ENGINE HAD BEEN MAINTAINED PROPERLY. ENGINE SHOULD HAVE NOT GONE OUT AT 46K MILES. ARE… |
| 2001-03-01 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:LINKAGES | No | 0 | VEHICLE WAS A PART OF RECALL 98V093000; WATER ENTERED AND DISPLACED GREASE IN WINDSHIELD WIPER ARM LINKAGE BALL JOINT… |
| 2001-02-21 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | No | 0 | ONE IN FEBRUARY 2001, I STARTED UP THE CAR. THE AIR BAG LIGHT STARTED FLASHING. IT WAS 30 DAYS BEFORE I COULD GET IT … |
| 2000-12-02 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | AIRBAG LIGHT IS CONSTANTLY BLINKING ON DASHBOARD. *AK |
| 2000-09-09 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | 1) WHILE CAR PARKED IN DRIVEWAY PASSENGER. AIRBAG LIGHT BEGAN BLINKING & HASN'T STOPPED 2) AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION/ … |
| 2000-08-15 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | NO SUMMARY |
| 2000-06-18 | POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT | Yes | 0 | NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK |
| 2000-05-02 | SUSPENSION:REAR | No | 0 | REAR COIL SPRINGS GOT RUSTED AND BROKE INTO TWO. *AK |
| 2000-02-27 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | ON AT LEAST THREE OCCASIONS NOW, AFTER PURCHASING THE CAR AND PICKING IT UP ONE WEEK AGO, I COULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF THE … |
| 2000-01-21 | VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES | No | 0 | MIRRORS ARE NOT ANGLED RIGHT. DRIVER'S SIDE MIRROR DOESN'T ALLOW CONSUMER TO SEE ONCOMING TRAFFIC. *AK |
| 2000-01-20 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE | Yes | 2 | THE SHOULDER AND LAP BELTS ARE ATTACHED TO THE DOOR AND THE INSIDE OF THE SEAT. WHEN THE DOORS OPEN IN AN ACCIDENT, THE… |
| 2000-01-10 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | WARRANTY RAN OUT 3/00 - MAJOR TRANSMISSION REPAIR NEEDED - CAR IS 4 YR/OLD - NEVER HAD THIS PROBLEM WITH MY OTHER VEHIC… |
| 2000-01-10 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | I ONLY RECEIVED A BRUSH OFF AT NISSAN - I WENT TO AN OUTSIDE MECHANIC TO FIX THIS VEHICLE - I KEPT THE TRANSMISSION CAS… |
| 2000-01-01 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:LINKAGES | No | 0 | VEHICLE EXPERIENCED RECALL COMPONENT FAILURE (98V-093) PRIOR TO RECALL NOTIFICATION, CONSUMER REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT.… |
| 1999-11-15 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | ON THE INTERNET OTHER SENTRA OWNERS HAVE HAD SAME COMPLAINT, BUT NISSAN HAS YET TO ISSUE RECALL. NOSAFETY DEFECT LISTED… |
| 1999-10-03 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | THE TWO NUTS HOLDING THE THROTTLE CONTROL CABLE (GAS PEDAL LINKAGE) BECAME LOOSE, CAUSING THE BOLT ON THE CABLE TO SLID… |
| 1999-09-16 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | I PURCHASED MY CAR IN USA, BUT AM STATIONED OVERSEAS IN GERMANY WITH CAR. MY PHONE NUMBER IS 011-49-6333-775083. |
| 1999-09-01 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY | No | 0 | GAS FUEL LEAKS OUT OF MY GAS PORT WHEN I AM PARKED FACE UP ON A 15 DEGREE HILL ON A SUNNY DAY. THE SPILLED GAS CREATES… |
| 1999-09-01 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | GAS FUEL LEAKS OUT OF MY PORT WHEN I AM PARKED FACE UP ON A 15 DEGREE HILL ON A SUNNY DAY. THE SPILLED GAS CREATES A SE… |
| 1999-08-22 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 0 | I WAS HIT FROM BEHIND (WHILE STOPPED) AND WAS PUSHED INTO THE PERSON IN FRONT OF ME. THE MECHANICS AND THE OTHER PERSO… |
| 1999-07-20 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | AIR BAG LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON AND OFF.WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES THERE IS A GRINDING E AND SQUEAKING NOISE. BRAKE PEDAL… |
| 1999-06-04 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | No | 0 | FALSE DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAGS DURING NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS, CAUSING DAMAGE TO WINDSHIELD AND AIR BAG UNITS. MJS |
| 1999-06-04 | WHEELS:HUB | No | 0 | ALL FOUR HUB CABS LOOSE UPON INSPECTION. MJS |
| 1999-05-04 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | Yes | 0 | FRONT AND REAR DRIVER SIDE SEATBELT UNLATCHED WHILE IN A CRASH. THE CSS, IN REAR, FLEW OUT AND HIT THE DRIVER'S SEAT. … |