Safety Score
58
Average
Recalls
3
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (3)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003-11-14 | 03V477000 |
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE | 276,000 | — | Details |
| 2001-12-12 | 01V376000 |
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS | 81,393 | — | Details |
| 2001-11-16 | 01V357000 |
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | 103,000 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-02-17 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | I have '01 Nissan Sentra. Over the years I kept having my car auto shut off while driving. My recent incident occurs on… |
| 2021-09-16 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | I was driving on interstate and car stopped while driving almost causing me to not be able to get out of way of traffic |
| 2017-10-04 | ENGINE | No | 0 | WHEN I AM AT A STOP FOR A RED LIGHT THE CAR VIBRATES THEN SHUTS OFF. |
| 2017-09-19 | ENGINE | No | 0 | GAS PEDAL STICKS AT IDLE THAT HAVE TO PRESS HARD TO GET MOVING G AGAIN AND THE VEHICLE SURGES FORWARD ONCE THE PEDAL IS… |
| 2017-02-21 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 NISSAN SENTRA. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE IGNITION FAILED. THE VEHIC… |
| 2016-12-26 | ENGINE | No | 0 | THE CAR IS JERKING AND THE ENGINE LIGHT IS ONE AND THE PLACE WHERE I TOOK IT SHOW A RECALL OF THE CRANK POSITION SENSOR… |
| 2016-07-09 | ENGINE | No | 0 | WAS DRIVING AT A SPEED OF AROUND 45 MPH ON A BUSY COLORADO ROADWAY AND THE CAR ALL OF THE SUDDEN STALLED. LOST ENGINE … |
| 2016-03-21 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | CAR CONSTANTLY SHUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING, STEERING AND BRAKES LOCK UP AS WELL. IT DOES THIS IDLING AT LIGHTS AND WHILE DR… |
| 2015-06-01 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AT 40 PLUS MILES AN HOUR THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER CLOGGED AND CAUGHT FIRE CAUSING A MISFIRE … |
| 2015-04-02 | ENGINE | No | 0 | WAS DRIVING WITH CHILDREN IN THE CAR ON THE HIGHWAY HOME FROM WORK, AND CAR SHUT OFF AND STALLED. LOSING ALL POWER, AND… |
| 2015-03-03 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | RANDOMLY WHILE DRIVING IN A HIGHWAY AT 60 MPH THE ENGINE SUDDENLY STOPS RUNNING AND THEN TURNS BACK ON. THIS COULD RESU… |
| 2015-02-05 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 NISSAN SENTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LAMP FLASHED AND REMAINED ILLUMI… |
| 2014-11-23 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 NISSAN SENTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE BRAKE PED… |
| 2014-11-10 | STRUCTURE:BODY | Yes | 2 | WAS TRAVELING EASTBOUND ON PA ST RD 31, AT 45MPH, AROUND 6PM, NOVEMBER 10. 2014, A 2006 CHEVY MALIBU DARTED OUT FROM A … |
| 2014-09-11 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | CAR WAS DRIVEN THE DAY BEFORE, RAN JUST FINE. NEXT MORNING, AFTER DRIVING ABOUT 1 MILE, BEGAN RUNNING TERRIBLE. THE ECU… |
| 2014-09-01 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 NISSAN SENTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE JERKED AND STALLED… |
| 2014-08-06 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 NISSAN SENTRA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH THE VEHICLE STALLED AND LOST POWER.… |
| 2014-05-22 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 NISSAN SENTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STAL… |
| 2013-05-15 | ENGINE | No | 0 | IN THE PAST 6 MONTHS, I HAVE EXPERIENCE THE CAR SHUTTING DOWN WHEN THE CAR IS IDLE, AT A STOP, OR DURING MOVEMENT A LOW… |
| 2013-04-18 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL | No | 0 | THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED USED IN OKLAHOMA IN APRIL 2013, AND ALL THE DASH GAUGES QUIT ON THE WAY HOME, ALONG WITH THE … |
| 2012-12-05 | TIRES | No | 0 | TIRE SIDEWALL BULGING CAN'T DRIVE WITH VIBRATION. *TR |
| 2012-08-01 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 NISSAN SENTRA. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED SEVERAL TIMES AND THE SERVICE… |
| 2012-06-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | 2001 NISSAN SENTRA. CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE SUDDENLY DIED WHILE DRIVING *TGW THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER, HIS VEH… |
| 2012-05-28 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 NISSAN SENTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHI… |
| 2011-06-26 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 NISSAN SENTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED AND WOULD NOT RESTART. THE VEHI… |
| 2011-05-30 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 NISSAN SENTRA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH WHEN THE ENGINE EXHIBITED LOW E… |
| 2011-04-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 NISSAN SENTRA. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT IT WOULD VIBRA… |
| 2010-12-03 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | 2001 NISSAN SENTRA 1.8L MY CAR HEAD GASKET FAILED AND IT SEEMS TO BE A MANUFACTURER PROBLEM WITH A FAULTY HEAD GASKET… |
| 2010-08-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | WHILE MOVING AND SITTING AT A STANDSTILL FOR A COUPLE MINUTES AT IDLE SPEED IT WILL STALL. *KB |
| 2010-03-24 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 NISSAN SENTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT… |
| 2010-03-04 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 NISSAN SENTRA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 40MPH AND THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. SHORTLY… |
| 2010-02-13 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | MY VEHICLE ALMOST STALLED ON THE FREEWAY. A VEHICLE BEHIND ME HAD TO SWERVE OUT OF THE WAY TO AVOID REAR ENDING ME. I W… |
| 2009-12-04 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | ON 12/4/09 MY CAR DIED LEAVING ME STRANDED. I HAD IT TOWED TO BRADS AUTO CLOSE TO MY HOUSE FOR $130. THEY STATED THE D… |
| 2009-10-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 NISSAN SENTRA. HE STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH AND APPROACHING A STOP SIGN… |
| 2009-08-12 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 NISSAN SENTRA. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH THE VEHICLE STALLED IN MID TRAFFIC. THE CONTACT STATED T… |
| 2009-02-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE | No | 0 | THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT WENT ON 2/1/09. TROUBLE WAS REPORTED ON 2/5/09 WHEN VEHICLE WAS DELIVERED FOR SERVICE AT … |
| 2008-08-28 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | CAR READS TROUBLE CODE P0335 CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR A CIRCUIT MALFUNCTION AND I READ ON LINE AT LEMONAUTO.CO… |
| 2008-08-23 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 NISSAN SENTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED T… |
| 2008-08-20 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | LEAKAGE TO THE HEAD GASKET IN 2001 NISSAN SENTRA. ACCORDING TO MY MECHANIC, THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT OCCURS FREQUENTLY I… |
| 2008-08-10 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | METAL PIECE OF OIL DIPSTICK BROKE OFF AND FELL INTO ENGINE. UNABLE TO RETRIEVE. POOR DESIGN NOTED. *TR |
| 2008-07-20 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 NISSAN SENTRA. WITHOUT WARNING, THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH. THE CHECK ENGIN… |
| 2008-07-10 | TIRES | No | 0 | VALVE STEM SPLIT RESULTING IN FLAT TIRE AND DESTRUCTION OF TIRE. TIRE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *TR |
| 2008-06-03 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN | No | 0 | HORN SUDDENLY STOPPED WORKING. *TR |
| 2008-05-30 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 NISSAN SENTRA. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 50-70 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD SHUT OFF. THE VEHICLE WO… |
| 2008-04-19 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | ON A WAY HOME FROM A LONG TRIP (160 MILES EACH WAY), MY CAR SUDDENLY STOPPED RUNNING ON A HIGHWAY. IT STARTED AGAIN AND… |
| 2008-02-20 | SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER | No | 0 | LEFT REAR SEAT BELT TENSIONER DOES NOT WORK. THE SEAT BELT WILL NOT RELEASE. *TR |
| 2008-02-20 | SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER | No | 0 | THE LEFT-REAR SEAT BELT HAS MALFUNCTIONED IN THE "TIGHT" POSITION AND IS NOT USABLE. IT WILL NOT RELEASE FROM THE TENSI… |
| 2007-12-18 | STRUCTURE | No | 0 | OIL DIPSTICK IS MADE OF PLASTIC AND THE HANDLE BROKE OFF LEAVING THE STICK STUCK IN THE TUBE. *TR |
| 2007-12-11 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | REGARDING THE BROKEN OIL DIP STICK: 1- DRAIN THE OIL AND LEAVE THE DRAIN PLUG OUT. 2 - USE A SHOP VACUUM TO SUCK THE L… |
| 2007-10-10 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 NISSAN SENTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT WOULD SPORADICALLY ILLUMINA… |