Safety Score
89
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 1998 Nissan Sentra.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-02-04 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | COMING TO A STOP IN A L TURN LANE, WITH FOOT DEFINITELY ONLY ON BRAKE, AT UNDER 3 MPH. JUST AS I STOPPED, BRAKE FAD… |
| 2010-10-08 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | Yes | 1 | 1998 NISSAN SENTRA WAS STRUCK BY UNIT 2 STRUCK IN THE REAR AS THE CONSUMER BEGAN HAVING ENGINE TROUBLE AND STARTED SLOW… |
| 2008-04-04 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | 1998 NISSAN SENTRA GXE WOULD NOT TAKE FUEL. AT THE GAS PUMP, THE PUMP WOULD CLICK OFF, LIKE THE TANK WAS FULL. IT WOU… |
| 2008-03-04 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | I HAVE A 1998 NISSAN SENTRA AND THE PROBLEMS I HAVE WITH THIS CAR IS MY IGNITION SWITCH. MY KEY GETS STUCK IN MY IGNIT… |
| 2007-09-14 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:LINKAGES | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 NISSAN SENTRA. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING. THE D… |
| 2007-07-25 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER | No | 0 | WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED WORKING. IT SEEMS TO BE PART OF THE RECALL THAT IS PART OF THIS MAKE AND MODEL, HOWEVER, NISS… |
| 2007-01-15 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER | No | 0 | MY WIPERS HAVE NEVER WORKED PROPERLY. THE OTHER DAY, THEY COMPLETELY STOPPED WORKING. I CHECKED ONLINE, AND FOUND THAT … |
| 2006-09-22 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 0 | I WAS REAR ENDED BY A MERCURY MINIVAN (ESTIMATED SPEED 30 MPH) AND PUSHED INTO A DODGE MINIVAN. THE FRONT BUMPER GOT C… |
| 2006-09-06 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:LINKAGES | No | 0 | DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS WITH THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS ENGAGED, THE WINDSHIELD WIPER LINKAGES… |
| 2006-05-18 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS | No | 0 | TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: I PURCHASED MY 1998 NISSAN SENTRA XE/GXE JANUARY 27, 2005, FROM A USED AUTO CAR DEALER. MAY … |
| 2005-07-02 | STRUCTURE:BODY:TRUNK LID | No | 1 | DT: CONSUMER HAS A 1998 NISSAN SENTRA. WHEN SHE WENT TO REMOVE ITEMS FROM THE TRUNK, SHE SLICED HER HAND SLICED ON THE… |
| 2005-02-15 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 2 | WHILE DRIVING ANOTHER VEHICLE CROSSED OVER INTO CONSUMER'S VEHICLE LANE AND HIT THE NISSAN HEAD ON. UPON IMPACT, BOTH … |
| 2004-10-29 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 1 | CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION AT 40 MPH WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE AND NEITHER FRONTAL AIR BAG DEPLO… |
| 2004-09-26 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:LINKAGES | No | 0 | WINDSHIELD LINKAGE WERE DEFECTIVE, AND WINDSHIELD WIPERS DID NOT WORK. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER, AND THIS … |
| 2004-06-02 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:LINKAGES | No | 0 | THE DRIVER'S SIDE WINDSHIELD WIPER MALFUNCTIONED. A RECALL WAS ISSUED FOR THIS MAKE, MODEL AND YEAR, HOWEVER THE VEH… |
| 2004-04-15 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR | No | 0 | THE FRONT AND REAR SEAT BELTS BECAME TANGLED INSIDE THE RETRACTOR. *AK *SC *JB |
| 2003-11-15 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:LINKAGES | No | 0 | NISSAN HAS A SAFETY RECALL FOR WINDSHIELD WIPER LINKAGE (SEE NHTSA CAMPAIGN 98V093000). ACCORDING TO THE NISSAN WEB SI… |
| 2003-10-19 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 1 | I WAS DRIVING DOWN A BACK ROAD AND MY FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WENT OFF THE ROAD INTO THE SAND, CAUSING THE TIE-ROD TO BREA… |
| 2003-04-14 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 0 | DRIVING APPROX 30-40MPH AND REAR ENDED ANOTHER CAR WHICH MY AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND MY CAR WAS TOTALLED. REPORTED T… |
| 2003-01-22 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE | No | 0 | MY CAR LOST POWER,I HAD TO DRIVE MAYBE (6) SIX MILES TO THE DEALER.WENT I GOT THERE I GOT OUT AND NOTICED THAT THERE WA… |
| 2002-11-21 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | WE PAID NISSAN $88.75 FOR THE TECHNICIAN TO TELL US THAT WE NEED A NEW GAS TANK ($900) DUE TO A CANISTER LEAKING AND CL… |
| 2002-10-28 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | CONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVING AND WITHOUT WARNING THE ENGINE STARTED RACING AND IT WILL BE HARD FOR THE CONSUMER TO CO… |
| 2002-02-15 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 0 | CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION OF 30-35 MPH AND NEITHER AIR BAG DEPLOYED. THE DEALER AND M… |
| 2002-02-08 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | SINCE PURCHASE, BRAKES HAVE REQUIRED REPEATED REPLACEMENT STARTING AT 4,759 MILES 2 1/2 MONTHS AFTER PURCHASE. 1998-PRE… |
| 2001-11-20 | VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER CORE | No | 0 | THE HEATER CORE OF THE RADIATOR FAILED. DEFROST COOLANT SPILLED INTO THE PASSENGER SIDE IN THE FRONT AND COOLANT GOT I… |
| 2001-10-08 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 1 | HIT ANOTHER CAR WITH FRONT OF MINE AND TOTALED MINE. AIR BAGS NEVER DEPLOYED. *AK |
| 2001-09-16 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER | No | 0 | NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK |
| 2001-08-20 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 1 | WHILE TRAVELING AT 40 MPH A DEER JUMPED OUT IN FRONT OF VEHICLE, TO AVOID HITTING DEER, CONSUMER HIT A WALL HEAD-ON AND… |
| 2001-03-23 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | THE SPRINGS THAT WERE CONNECTED TO THE STRUTS DROPPED AND PUNCTURED THE PASSENGER'S FRONT TIRE. PASSENGER'S SIDE OF T… |
| 2001-03-14 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 0 | DRIVING ABOUT 30 MPH CONSUMER HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE HEAD ON, NEITHER AIRBAG DEPLOYED. *AK |
| 2001-01-31 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR | No | 0 | CONSUMER RECEIVED NHTSA RECALL 98V093000/ MANUFACTURER'S RECALL NTB98-06 CONCERNING WINDSHIELD WIPERS. DEALER IS TRYI… |
| 2000-08-30 | TIRES:TREAD/BELT | No | 0 | CAR DID NOT PASS INSPECTION DUE TO FRONT TIRES HAVING LOW THREAD ON INSIDE PART OF TIRE. CAR WAS AT DEALER'S 9 MONTH A… |
| 2000-01-04 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 0 | DRIVER HIT A TELEPHONE POLE HEAD-ON WITH AN APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH IMPACT , AND DUAL AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, WHICH COULD… |
| 1999-12-31 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | PURCHASED NEW IN APRIL 1999 BURNED BEYOND REPAIR DECEMBER 1999 NISSAN DEALERSHIP SAID TOO BAD FOR ME. NOT A DEFECT. NO … |
| 1999-11-19 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | THE CONSUMERS VEHICLE HAS EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION ON SEVERAL OCCASION, ONCE THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WHILE PARKI… |
| 1999-05-08 | TIRES | Yes | 2 | NO SUMMARY NEEDED FOR THIS VEHICLE. *AK( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 205/60HR15 ) |
| 1998-12-24 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES | No | 0 | WHEN COMING TO A COMPLETE STOPAND UPON DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL, VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING.… |
| 1998-11-30 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | No | 0 | SPARK PLUGS FAILED. YH |
| 1998-09-08 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | No | 0 | WHEN DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED. |
| 1998-09-01 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | DEFECTIVE BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER CAUSING THE ABS BRAKING SYSTEM NOT TO ACTIVATE. ALSO PROBLEMS WHEN DRIVING ABOVE 40 MP… |
| 1998-08-20 | STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR | No | 0 | THE POWER DOOR LOCK SYSTEM IS SUPPOSE TO ALLOW YOU TO LOCK AND UNLOCK ALL DOORS SIMULTANEOUSLY USING THE DRIVER SIDE DO… |
| 1998-06-22 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS | No | 0 | CONSUMER STATES A YEAR A GO FROM THIS DATE HAD TO REPLACE THE BRAKES ON THE VEHICLE. THE BRAKES ONLY LASTING ONE YEA… |
| 1998-05-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | IDLE PULLEY FAILED. YH |
| 1998-03-24 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS | No | 0 | VEHICLE LEAKS WHEN IT RAINS. THINKS THERE IS A GENERAL PROBLEM FOR THIS YEAR AND MODEL. |
| 1998-03-20 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 1 | CONSUMER MADE A TURN WHILE DRIVING STRAIGHT AT APPROXIMATELY 35MPH WHEN ANOTHER VEHICLE ENTERED THE SAME LANE AND H… |
| — | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:PEDALS AND LINKAGES | No | 0 | BRAKE AND GAS PEDAL ARE TOO CLOSE TO EACH OTHER DUE TO DEFECTIVE DESIGN CAUSING THE DRIVER TO PUSH DOWN ON BOTH BRAKE A… |
| — | EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER | No | 0 | AIR CONDITIONER SOLENOID FAILED. MJS |
| — | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER | Yes | 2 | MASTER CYLINDER WAS NOT PUMPING ANTI-LOCK BRAKE FLUID PROPERLY, CAUSING BRAKES TO FAIL IN AN EMERGENCY STOPPING SITUAT… |
| — | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES | Yes | 0 | WHEN COMING TO A STOP AND DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL THE VEHICLE ACCELERATES UNCONTROLLABLY. THE FIRST INCIDENT OCCURRE… |
| — | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | WHEN TRAVELING 20-30 MPH DOWN AN INCLINE AND UPON DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL TO MAKE A NORMAL STOP, VEHICLE CONTINUED … |