Safety Score
71
Average
Recalls
2
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (2)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998-05-05 | 98V093000 |
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:LINKAGES | 512,387 | — | Details |
| 1997-07-22 | 97V110000 |
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR | 450 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-11-05 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | HAVE A 1997 NISSAN SENTRA 1.6 X E FOUR-DOOR SEDAN. THIS MORNING STARTING THE VEHICLE I NOTICED THE AIRBAG LIGHT STAYED … |
| 2014-04-12 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 NISSAN SENTRA. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VE… |
| 2014-03-10 | ENGINE | No | 0 | BRAKING AT A STOP SIGN WHILE IN DRIVE, THE ENGINE RPM INCREASED BY ITSELF. LATER WHILE PARKING THE ENGINE RPM INCREASE… |
| 2014-03-10 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | AT A STOP SIGN WITH THE CAR IN DRIVE, THE ENGINE RPM ACCELERATED BY ITSELF. LATER WHILE PARKING, WITH CAR IN PARK, THE… |
| 2013-07-03 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | CAR STOLEN FROM PARKING LOT |
| 2012-09-11 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 NISSAN SENTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT … |
| 2011-07-28 | VISIBILITY | No | 0 | I HAVE A 1997 NISSAN SENTRA AND ON A RAINY DAY MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS QUIT WORKING WITHOUT WARNING. THE WIPER TRANSMISSIO… |
| 2011-05-22 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:LINKAGES | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 NISSAN SENTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED WORKING ON THE VEHICLE. THER… |
| 2009-10-01 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 NISSAN SENTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE EXPERIENCED SEVERAL FAILURES WITH THE FRONT AND RE… |
| 2009-05-16 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | No | 0 | I WAS DRIVING MY 1997 NISSAN SENTRA XE HIT A SMALL BUMP GOING AT A LOW SPEED AND MY DUAL AIR BAGS DEPLOYED BUSTING MY W… |
| 2009-04-28 | VISIBILITY:REAR WINDOW WIPER/WASHER | No | 0 | VEHICLE ENGINE WAS IDLING CAR WAS IN PARK. TURNED ON WINDSHIELD WIPER SWITCH I HEARD A LOUD KNOCK IN THE DASH CONSOLE A… |
| 2008-07-16 | TIRES | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 NISSAN SENTRA. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVING DIFFE… |
| 2006-10-20 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 2 | WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK ON THE FREEWAY DOING ABOUT 70 MPH WHEN THERE WAS A WRECK ON THE HWY, TO AVOID FURTHER COLLIS… |
| 2006-04-05 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 1 | MY WIFE WAS DRIVING A 1997 NISSAN SENTRA. AND SHE HAD A FRONTAL ACCIDENT GOING ABOUT 35/40 MPH AND THE FRONT AIRBAG DID… |
| 2005-05-03 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR | No | 0 | DT: THE VEHICLE'S WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR HAD TO BE REPLACED TWICE. WHEN THE WIPERS WERE IN USE THEY WOULD STOP CAUSIN… |
| 2004-11-23 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR | No | 0 | NHTSA RECALL 98V093000. THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE WIPER MOTOR RECALL DUE TO VIN ALTHOUGH IT EXPERIENCED TH… |
| 2004-10-01 | STEERING:RACK AND PINION | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING AND TURNING, THE CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD SQUEAKING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. IT VIBRATED… |
| 2004-07-06 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | I OWN A 1997 NISSAN SENTRA THE MAIN SEAL AROUND THE HEAD GASKET LEAKS CAUSING OIL TO LEAK. PREVIOUS TO THIS I OWNED A N… |
| 2004-05-19 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:LINKAGES | No | 0 | (1) IT WAS A LIGHT RAIN. THE WIPER IS IN THE LOWEST SETTING. BOTH WIPERS STOPPED WORKING. I CAN HEAR THE WIPER MOTOR RU… |
| 2004-05-15 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:LINKAGES | No | 0 | WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED TO ENGAGE. HUSBAND DIAGNOSED WINDSHIELD WIPER SYSTEM, POWER TO WIPER MOTOR WAS OKAY, CONTINU… |
| 2004-03-29 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:LINKAGES | No | 0 | THIS COMPLAINT IS REGARD TO THE VOLUNTARY RECALL ON THE '97 NISSAN SENTRA'S WIPER SEAL. WHEN I CONTACTED THE DEALER AN… |
| 2004-01-23 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | MY STARTER IN MY 1997 NISSAN SENTRA IS ALWAYS MESSING UP!! I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE IT FOUR TIMES WITHIN ONE YEAR. I THO… |
| 2004-01-04 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:LINKAGES | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING THE WINDSHIELD WIPER ON THE DRIVER SIDE QUIT WORKING. RECALL 98V093000 WAS ISSUED, BUT THIS VEHICLE WA S… |
| 2003-09-18 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 2 | MY FATHER WAS INVLOVED IN AN ACCIDENT IN MY CAR A 97 NISSAN SENTRA ON SEPTEMBER 18,2003 HE WAS GOING ABOUT 10 MPH. THE… |
| 2003-08-26 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO STALL . *AK |
| 2003-08-06 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:LINKAGES | No | 0 | MY NISSAN SENTRA RECENTLY NEEDED TO HAVE BOTH WINDSHIELD WIPER LINKAGES REPLACED DUE TO THE PROBLEM WITH WATER ENTERIN… |
| 2003-06-18 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE WIRING UNDER THE WINDOW CONTROLS IN THE DRIVER DOOR STARTED TO SMOLDER AND BURST INTO FLAMES WITHIN SECONDS. PART O… |
| 2003-01-09 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | CONTINUAL BRAKE FAILURE, DOOR LOCK MALFUNCTION, DEFOGGER, VISIBILITY WINDSHIELD WIPERS, ENGINE RELATED ISSUES, TIRES, … |
| 2003-01-01 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL | No | 0 | 1997 NISSAN SENTRA HAS HAD (4) FOUR RUN-AWAY CRUISE CONTROL INCIDENTS. CRUISE REFUSES TO DISENGAGE WHILE ACCELERATING … |
| 2002-11-03 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER | No | 0 | CONSUMER STATES STILL HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS AFTER RECALL HAS BEEN PERFORM ON VEHICLE RECALL#98V093000 WINDSHIELD WIP… |
| 2002-10-01 | VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS | No | 0 | CONSUMER CALLED COMPLAINING ABOUT HAVING PROBLEMS WITH HER WINDSHIELD WIPERS. ALSO STATED THAT SHE IS AWARE THAT THERE … |
| 2002-07-23 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 0 | CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION WERE THE PASSENGER AND DRIVERS SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED. CONSUMER STA… |
| 2002-07-07 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | SPEEDOMETER WILL WORK ONLY INTERMITTENTLY. TURNS OUT THAT SOMETHING IN THE HEAD IS BROKEN AND THE WHOLE HEAD WILL HAVE… |
| 2002-07-06 | STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR | Yes | 0 | STEERING WHEEL LOCKED WHEN SHE MOVED INTO ANOTHER LANE, CAUSING THE CAR TO SPIN OUT OF CONTROL, CRASHING INTO A FENCE O… |
| 2002-03-30 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 0 | AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY AFTER A VERY HARD STOP AND COLLISION WITH A BIKE A MONTH LATER AIR BAG LIGHT STARTED TO BLINK NO… |
| 2001-12-21 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | AIRBAG LIGHT IS FLASHING, VEHICLE NOT TAKEN TO DEALER YET.*AK *SLC |
| 2001-12-11 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | THROTTLE ACCELERATED UNCOMMANDED WHEN I WAS PARKING THE CAR THIS MORNING. I FOUND NO REATED RECALLS ON YOUR DATABASE B… |
| 2001-07-15 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS | No | 0 | WATER IS ENTERING THE TRUNK AND IS ROUTED ALONG THE ELECTRICAL WIRING, THIS IS DUE TO THE REAR LIGHT MODULE IS SEALED I… |
| 2001-01-07 | INTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | LIGHTS QUIT WORKING IN DASH CONSOLE. *AK |
| 2001-01-05 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | No | 0 | VEHICLE OWNER WAS DRIVING AT 55 MPH ON HIGHWAY WHEN CAR COMPLETELY DIED WITHOUT WARNING. NO INDICATIONS OF PROBLEM IN … |
| 2000-12-25 | TIRES | No | 0 | 18 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER GOT FLAT TIRE ON THE WAY HOME CHRISTMAS NIGHT. NO JACK IN CAR. WENT TO REPLACE TIRE, 2 FRONT TIRE… |
| 2000-09-17 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 1 | A DEER STEPPED IN FRONT OF VEHICLE WHICH WAS TRAVELING 55 MPH. DEER WAS HIT FROM LEFT FRONT, ROLLED ACROSS ROAD UPON… |
| 2000-08-20 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:RADIATOR ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | UPPER RADIATOR HOSE LEAKS AT EITHER CONNECTION. TRIED INSTALLING NEW RADIATOR HOSE AND BRAND NEW, HIGH QUALITY HOSE CL… |
| 2000-07-15 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 0 | CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING INSIDE OF PARKING LOT, PUT HER VEHICLE IN REVERSE AND CAR PICKED UP SPEED. THEN, SHE PUT IT I… |
| 2000-06-15 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING IN RAINY CONDITIONS CONSUMER USED THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS AND WAS UNABLE TO TURN THEM OFF. CONSUMER HAD T… |
| 2000-06-10 | VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR | No | 0 | BOTH DEFECTIVE DESIGN OF THE REAR WINDOW STEEL MOLDING FLEW OFF THE VEHICLE WHICH MAY HAVE CAUSE DAMAGE TO ANOTHER VEHI… |
| 2000-06-02 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | THE VEHICLE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED DURING LOW IMPACT CRASH, THE BYPRODUCT FROM THE AIR BAG FILLED THE VEHICLE CAUSING BURNIN… |
| 2000-06-01 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | VEHICLE'S BRAKING DISTANCE HAS INCREASED WHEN IT SITS FOR 4 OR 5 DAYS AT A TIME WITHOUT BEING DRIVEN. DEALER SAID HE HA… |
| 2000-05-31 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:RADIATOR ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | UPPER RADIATOR HOSE LEAKS AT EITHER POINT OF CONNECTION. COOLANT DRIPS DOWN DIRECTLY INTO ALTERNATOR SHORTING THE ALTE… |
| 2000-05-30 | VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS | No | 0 | POWER WINDOWS OCCASIONALLY FREEZE IN THE DOWN POSITION ON 97 SENTRA GXE MODELS. POWER DOOR LOCK ON FRONT PASSENGER SID… |