1997 NISSAN SENTRA Complaints

WHILE DEPRESSING BRAKES NOTICED A GRINDING NOISE. DEALER HAS REPLACED BRAKES, BUT NOISE RETURNED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

THROTTLE ACCELERATED UNCOMMANDED WHEN I WAS PARKING THE CAR THIS MORNING. I FOUND NO REATED RECALLS ON YOUR DATABASE BUT I DID FIND AN EXACT RECALL, 97-140, ON A CANADIAN DATABASE. TC.GC.CA/VEHICLERECALLS/VRAUG97E.HTM)*AK

WATER IS ENTERING THE TRUNK AND IS ROUTED ALONG THE ELECTRICAL WIRING, THIS IS DUE TO THE REAR LIGHT MODULE IS SEALED INTO PLACE WITH A PRODUCT THAT IS NOT FIT FOR THE PURPOSE INTENDED. VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT WITH A SEMI TRUCK AND THE AIRBAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. CONSUMER STATES THAT THE GENERIC BRAKE PADS ARE NOT COMPATIBLE WITH THE ORIGINAL PARTS AS EXCESSIVE SQUEALING TAKES PLACE. *JB

MY NEIGHBOR TOLD ME MY BRAKE LIGHTS HAD BEEN OUT FOR AWHILE -- WHEN THE HEADLIGHTS WERE ON AND I HIT THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE BRAKE LIGHT/REAR TAIL LIGHT WOULD GO OUT COMPLETELY, LEAVING ONLY THE CENTER LIGHT BAR ON THE TRUNK ON TO SERVE AS A BRAKE LIGHT. I'D BEEN DRIVING WITH MY LIGHTS ON DURING THE DAY, THINKING IT WOULD BE SAFER SINCE I HAVE A TODDLER IN THE CAR WITH ME. THE DEALERSHIP FIXED THE PROBLEM ($285) AND TOLD ME, ALTHOUGH THEY DIDN'T WRITE IT ON THE INVOICE, THAT IT LOOKED LIKE "SOMEBODY" HAD WIRED THE BRAKE LIGHTS WRONG IN A SECTION BETWEEN THE TRUNK SIDE AND THE FRAME AND THEY WERE GETTING HOT. I HAVE NEVER HAD ANY OTHER WORK DONE ON THE LIGHTS AND SAID SO, BUT GOT NO RESPONSE. I HAD TAKEN THE CAR TO AUTOZONE THE DAY BEFORE, TO SEE IF THE BULBS WERE THE PROBLEM. THE MANAGER THERE CAME OUT TO LOOK AT THE BULBS AND SHOWED ME WHERE THE DRIVER-SIDE BRAKE LIGHT SOCKET HAD STARTED TO MELT. SO IT WAS A FIRE HAZARD AS WELL.*AK

CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION IN WHICH AIR BAGS DEPLOYED AND RELEASED CHEMICALS WHICH BURNED DRIVER'S SIDE OCCUPANT. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

THE VEHICLE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED DURING LOW IMPACT CRASH, THE BYPRODUCT FROM THE AIR BAG FILLED THE VEHICLE CAUSING BURNING SENSATION IN THE CONSUMERS NOSE AND THROAT, THE CONSUMER HAS SUFFERED FROM COLD LIKE SYMPTOMS SINCE THE ACCIDENT AND IS CONCERNED ABOUT HER HEALTH. NLM

EVERY YEAR VEHICLE BRAKES NEED REPLACEMENT WHEN USING NISSAN. BUT, WHEN USING OTHER BRAKES, CONSUEMR NOTICED LONGER WEAR. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATON. *AK

VEHICLE'S BRAKING DISTANCE HAS INCREASED WHEN IT SITS FOR 4 OR 5 DAYS AT A TIME WITHOUT BEING DRIVEN. DEALER SAID HE HAS OTHER MODELS ON HIS LOT THAT DO THE SAME THING. ALSO, DEALER TOLD CONSUMER TO LET VEHICLE RUN FOR 30 SECONDS. THEN, PUMP BRAKE BEFORE DRIVING. NISSAN HAS FILE ON THIS. *AK *SLC

A DEER STEPPED IN FRONT OF VEHICLE WHICH WAS TRAVELING 55 MPH. DEER WAS HIT FROM LEFT FRONT, ROLLED ACROSS ROAD UPON IMPACT WITH DEER, NEITHER AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. DRIVER SUFFERED A BROKEN TWO BULGING DISCS ONE AGAINST SPINE.*AK THE SEAT BELT ALSO FAILED TO RESTRAIN . THE CONSUMER RESULTING IN SERIOUS INJURY. *YH

VEHICLE OWNER WAS DRIVING AT 55 MPH ON HIGHWAY WHEN CAR COMPLETELY DIED WITHOUT WARNING. NO INDICATIONS OF PROBLEM IN 4 YRS OF OWNERSHIP. *AK