1996 NISSAN SENTRA Complaints

PE00020,FR 360. BOUGHT USED ON A 1996, SENTRA, TIRE SIZE P17570R13; REAR PASSENGER'S TIRE TREAD SEPARATED WHICH ALMOST CAUSED A CRASH. *AK FIRESTONE TIRE (P17570R13) DOT#HYEVR3A037. THERE WAS DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE DUE TO THE TREAD SEPARATION. *SLC

VEHICLE WAS OVERHEATING. ALSO, ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON THE DASHBOARD PANEL. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP AND PUT ON IT THE MACHINE. VEHICLE WAS OKAY. *AK

WHILE TRAVELING AIR BAG INDICATOR LIGHT FLASHES AT ALL TIMES. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION IN WHICH THE VEHICLE WAS HIT FROM THE SIDE, RESULTING IN A FRONTAL COLLISION. VEHICLE, IN TURN, HIT A POLE. UPON IMPACT, DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

THE SHOULDER AND LAP BELTS ARE ATTACHED TO THE DOOR AND THE INSIDE OF THE SEAT. WHEN THE DOORS OPEN IN AN ACCIDENT, THE SEAT AND SHOULDER BELTS DO NOT RESTRAIN THE PASSENGER AND THEY ARE EJECTED. OUR SON WAS A PASSENGER IN OUR NEPHEWS NISSAN WHEN IT WAS ROLLED. HE RECEIVED A SHOULD STRAP ABRASION TO HIS NECK - DOCUMENTED, BUT WAS EJECTED - PICTURES OF THE WRECKED VEHICLE SHOW THE SEAT BELTS ATTACHED TO THE DAMAGED DOOR THAT IS AJAR. OUR SON RECEIVED A COMPRESSION FRACTURE TO HIS BACK AND LUXATED BOTH HIPS. OUR CONCERN IS FOR THE SAFETY OF OTHERS WHO MAY BE UNAWARE THAT THEY HAVE A PROBLEM AND HAVE NO PROTECTION IF THEY ARE IN AN ACCIDENT AND THE DOORS OPEN. *AK

ON AT LEAST THREE OCCASIONS NOW, AFTER PURCHASING THE CAR AND PICKING IT UP ONE WEEK AGO, I COULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF THE PARK GEAR TO DRIVE, WITHOUT TURNING OFF THE CAR AND TURNING IT BACK ON SEVERAL TIMES. THIS HAS OCCURRED IN THE GETTY GAS STATION AFTER GETTING GAS AS WELL AS TRYING TO LEAVE A PARKING SPACE. I HAVE TO CONTINUALLY PRESS THE BUTTON, TURN THE CAR ON AND OFF, AND STEP ON THE REGULAR BRAKE, BEFORE THE BUTTON SUDDENLY WORKS AGAIN. *AK

FRONT AND REAR DRIVER SIDE SEATBELT UNLATCHED WHILE IN A CRASH. THE CSS, IN REAR, FLEW OUT AND HIT THE DRIVER'S SEAT. IN TURN, DRIVER HIT THE WINDSHIELD. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD-ON CRASH TRAVELING AT 50 MPH AND HITTING A DEER. NEITHER DRIVER'S SIDE NOR PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. ALSO, DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT DID NOT OPERATE CORRECTLY WHICH FORCED THE DRIVER FORWARD. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

MIRRORS ARE NOT ANGLED RIGHT. DRIVER'S SIDE MIRROR DOESN'T ALLOW CONSUMER TO SEE ONCOMING TRAFFIC. *AK

I WAS HIT FROM BEHIND (WHILE STOPPED) AND WAS PUSHED INTO THE PERSON IN FRONT OF ME. THE MECHANICS AND THE OTHER PERSON'S INSURANCE CO. SAID THE AIR BAGS SHOULD NOT HAVE DEPLOYED. WE WEREN'T GOING FAST ENOUGH. WELL THEY DID, AND NOW I'M STUCK WITH THE BILL. *AK