Safety Score
72
Average
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 2011 Nissan Sentra.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-05-17 | ENGINE | No | 0 | I purchased a Nissan vehicle that was represented as reliable and safe. Considering I’m a single mother also still youn… |
| 2025-05-16 | ENGINE | No | 0 | To Whom It May Concern, I’m writing to express my deep frustration and disappointment with Nissan over the CVT failure… |
| 2024-10-04 | ENGINE | No | 0 | I was driving at low speed 20 mph , stopped at the stop sign , when I pressed acceleration the vehicle did not respond … |
| 2024-07-04 | ENGINE | No | 0 | I was in the highway at about 60 mph and the air bag light came on also the check engine light and I heard a sound and … |
| 2024-07-02 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | Getting a airbag control module open code. |
| 2023-08-03 | SEATS | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2011 Nissan Sentra. The contact stated while driving approximately 35 MPH, the driver's side seat fr… |
| 2023-07-06 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | I am having issues with registering car due to failed emissions for the Mass Air Flow Sensor as well as the CVT light t… |
| 2023-05-15 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | The Airbag Light, came on a few months ago. UNKNOWN why or exact date. Air Bag inspection, has outrageous cost, to just… |
| 2023-03-01 | ENGINE | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2011 Nissan Sentra. The contact stated while driving at various speeds, the vehicle stalled with the… |
| 2023-02-05 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | I was driving my car to work between 9 and 10pm on/around February 5, 2023. I lost control of my car and it couldn’t br… |
| 2022-07-07 | TIRES | No | 0 | driving on the freeway an car just couldn't pull it literally stopped had to pullover in I was strained for hours |
| 2021-04-18 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | I WENT ON A ROAD TRIP THAT WAS 240 MILES EACH WAY. WE WERE ABOUT HALF WAY WHEN YOU BEGAN TO HAVE PROBLEMS. I REALIZED T… |
| 2021-02-04 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | TRANSMISSION FAILED AT 92K MILES. STARTED TO "KICK" ON THE HIGHWAY AND BY THE TIME WE GOT HOME IT'S TOO UNSAFE TO DRIVE. |
| 2020-07-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE CAR CHARGER REFUSES TO ADHERE TO A CAR CHARGER THAT CAME AS AN ACCESSORY WITH A CELL PHONE PACKAGE.BUT MY PHONE CAR… |
| 2020-03-09 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | HAVING ISSUE WHILE DRIVING. ABS BRAKE SYSTEM LIGHT COMES ON AND CAR JERKS VIOLENTLY. HAVE TO STOP AND TURN OFF CAR AND… |
| 2020-03-04 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | PURCHASED THE VEHICLE IN JUNE 2016, SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON IN OCTOBER (APPROXIMATELY 60,000-70,000 MILES) WHEN TE… |
| 2020-03-02 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 NISSAN SENTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE S… |
| 2020-02-28 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | LIKE MANY OTHER COMPLAINTS I AM READING I HAVE HAD MULTIPLE TIMES I HAVE BEEN DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND MY VDC OFF LIGH… |
| 2020-02-17 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: BATTERY: CABLES - NISSAN SENTRA 2011 - MY CAR WAS RUNNING WELL FOR ALL THESE YEARS, NO PROBLEMS AT A… |
| 2020-01-23 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | HELLO, MY DAUGHTER WAS INVOLVED IN A MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENT IN WHICH THE DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED. SHE DEVELOPED … |
| 2019-12-20 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | THE VEHICLE STALLS AFTER RUNNING FOR A FEW MINUTES AT FIR NOW STALLS WHEN STOPPED AT RED LIGHT AND WHILE MAKING A TURN … |
| 2019-10-09 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | I WAS DRIVING MY NISSAN SENTRA 2011 WITH AN APPROX SPEED OF 35 MPH AND THEN SUDDENLY HEARD SOME NOISE FROM THE BONNET. … |
| 2019-09-22 | STRUCTURE:BODY | Yes | 1 | ON SUNDAY, SEPT 22 2019 AT AROUND 1:40PM WE WERE HEADED HOME FROM AN VACATION AT A CABIN RENTAL PROPERTY IN SEVIERVILLE… |
| 2019-08-11 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | ALL IGNITION COILS AND SPARK PLUGS ARE FAILING AFTER 2 MONTHS OF BEING REPLACED. $700 WAS PAID BACK ON MAY 20, 2019 TO … |
| 2019-06-28 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | FAN IS RUNNING INSIDE CAR BLOWING OUT HOT AIR DESPITE THE DIAL BEING TURNED TO OFF. NOW WHILE THE CAR WAS BEING DRIVEN,… |
| 2019-06-18 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | ON JUNE 18 2019 I WAS DRIVING 55 MPH ON THE BELT LINE IN MADISON, WI. WITH MY NEWBORN DAUGHTER. WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN TH… |
| 2019-04-17 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON, WHEN I ACCELERATED ON THE GAS IT THE CAR STARTED TO JERK AND IT WOULDN'T LET ME GET PAST 40 M… |
| 2019-04-16 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE DASHBOARD LIGHT FLICKERED FOR AWHILE AND NOW DOES NOT LIGHT UP AT ALL. I AM UNABLE TO SEE THE GAS GAUGE, MILEAGE OR… |
| 2019-03-30 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | THIS CAR IS STALLING VERY BAD IT HAPPENS EVERY NOW AN THEN BUT IT FEELS LIKE IS GOING TO DIE IT HAPPENS WHEN DRIVING AN… |
| 2019-03-28 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | IT IS RIDICULOUS THAT SO MANY PEOPLE WITH THE SAME CAR HAVE HAD THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM AND NO INVESTIGATION OR ACTION H… |
| 2019-03-20 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | DRIVING DOWN OFF RAMP AND CAR JUST SUDDENLY SHUT OFF AND WOULD NOT START. |
| 2019-03-11 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | I'M DRIVING NORMAL ON THE ROAD WITH NO CONDENSATION ON ROADWAY, WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE "VDC OFF" INDICATOR LIGHT IS I… |
| 2019-01-17 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | I WAS DRIVING DOWN A HIGHWAY INTERSTATE CAR STARTED BUCKING AND NOT ACCELERATING WHEN I PUT FOOT ON GAS. I WAS ALONE AN… |
| 2018-12-13 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | I HAD THE SAME PROBLEMS WHEN IT WAS ONLY 20K MILES { 2 YEARS WITH WARRANTY}. THEY DIDN'T FIX THE PROBLEM AND I WAS NOT … |
| 2018-12-11 | ENGINE | No | 0 | CAR HAS 75,000 MILES. JUST HAD IT SERVICED. THE BRAKE LIGHTS COME ON, THEN NEXT START, THEY ARE OFF. THE CAR STALLS ON … |
| 2018-11-02 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 NISSAN SENTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING AND WOULD NOT RE… |
| 2018-09-15 | STEERING | No | 0 | "TAKATA RECALL" STEERING WHEEL WILL NOT LOCK AND IS STOPPING THE CAR FROM STARTING. WENT OUT TO START THE CAR AT THE S… |
| 2018-09-07 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | WE PUT OUR VIN INTO THE RECALL DATABASE AND IT DID NOT COME BACK AS BEING ONE OF THE CARS AFFECTED. HOWEVER, WE HAVE EX… |
| 2018-08-24 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | CVT TRANSMISSION WHINES AND APPEARS TO BE SLIPPING WHEN GOING UPHILL - THE RPMS INCREASE BUT THE CAR IS NOT GOING FASTE… |
| 2018-08-17 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | DURING A TRIP FROM WIS. TO FLORIDA MY SON'S USED 2011 WITH APPROX. 110.000 MILES DEVELOPED A WHINING NOISE THAT FLUCTU… |
| 2018-07-27 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TAKATA RECALL I WAS DRIVING MY CAR AND CAME TO A STOP SIGN AND THE WHOLE CAR SHUT OFF, WHILE I WAS IN DRIVE. MY BATTER… |
| 2018-07-25 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 NISSAN SENTRA. WHILE DRIVING OVER 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHOOK AND THE VEHICLE DYNAMIC CONTROL… |
| 2018-06-08 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | VEHICLE LOSES POWER AFTER COUPLE OF HOURS OF DRIVING ON RELATIVELY HOT DAYS. HAD VEHICLE EXAMINED BY DEALER ADVISED I N… |
| 2018-06-06 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 NISSAN SENTRA. WHILE DRIVING AND MAKING A TURN, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE CHECK ENGINE WA… |
| 2018-06-05 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | "TAKATA RECALL", CAR HAS DAYS WHERE IT WON'T START DUE TO PROBLEMS WITH THE ECM MODULE. I BOUGHT THE CAR LIKE THAT AND … |
| 2018-05-24 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 0 | SINCE AN FRONT END ACCIDENT MY AIRBACK DIDN'T DEPLOY AND WHEN MY BODY SHOP REVIEWED THE REPAIR, STATED MY AIR BAG MODUL… |
| 2018-05-23 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | THERE IS TRANSMISSION ISSUE WITH THIS VEHICLE WHEN DRIVEN IN EXCESS OF 2 HOURS. IT APPEARS TO OVERHEAT AND WILL NOT DR… |
| 2018-05-21 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | AT RANDOM TIMES THE VDC OFF INDICATOR WILL TURN ON WHILE DRIVING. IT CAN NOT BE TURNED OFF AND IT IS IMPOSSIBLE FOR YOU… |
| 2018-04-30 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | MY VEHICLE TURNS OFF BY ITSELF AND BLACK SMOKE COMES OUT OF THE MUFFLER.THE CAR BRAKES ARE ACTING WEIRD. THE CAR OVERHE… |
| 2018-03-29 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | CAR RUNS FINE, ALL OF A SUDDEN, SKIPS INTO THE TRACTON CONTROL MODE AND VEHICLE SLOWES TO AROUND 10 MPH. CAR WILL NOT A… |