2013 NISSAN SENTRA Complaints

BRAKES APPEAR TO BE MAKING A WEIRD CREAKING NOISE AND BARELY STOPPING,WHEN GOING DOWNHILL I ALMOST HAVE TO PUT ON MY EMERGENCY BRAKES.THIS HAS NEVER HAPPENED BEFORE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 NISSAN SENTRA. AFTER TAKING THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE CPU NEEDED TO BE REPROGRAMMED. THE FAILURE CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO STALL. THE DEALER AND THE CONTACT SPOKE WITH THE MANUFACTURER AND WERE INFORMED THAT THERE WAS NO REMEDY AND THE CPU COULD NOT BE REPROGRAMMED. THE CONTACT FELT THIS WAS A SAFETY ISSUE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,686.

AFTER ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE FROM STOP AT A STOP SIGN, THE SENTRA WOULD NOT ACCELERATE HIGHER THAN ABOUT 10 MPH. I PUSHED THE GAS PEDAL TO THE FLOOR, AND STILL NO ACCELERATION. AFTER A MINUTE OR SO, IT WENT BACK TO NORMAL. OVER THE COURSE OF AN HOUR LONG DRIVE, THIS HAPPENED AT LEAST 5 TIMES. ABS INDICATOR ALSO CAME ON WHEN PUSHING THE BRAKE. VDC AND SLIP LIGHTS CAME ON AND STAYED ON FOR ABOUT HALF AN HOUR. IT WILL PERFORM NORMALLY FOR A DAY OR TWO. THEN START MALFUNCTIONED AT RANDOM. TWO ATTEMPTS HAVE BEEN MADE AT THE DEALERSHIP TO FIX IT ACCORDING TO DIAGNOSTIC TEST WHICH INDICATED THE "BRAKE SWITCH CODE". BRAKE SWITCH REPLACED AND VEHICLE PERFORMED NORMALLY FOR TWO DAYS THE PERFORMED WORSE THAN BEFORE PART WAS CHANGED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 NISSAN SENTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE STALLED WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE AND MADE A LOUD REVVING NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED AN UNKNOWN DRAW WAS COMING FROM THE BATTERY. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE TO THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 13,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 NISSAN SENTRA. WHILE STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED WITH AN OCCUPANT PRESENT. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ONLY AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED UNDER THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V138000 (AIR BAGS , ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER FOUR TIMES BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2013 NISSAN SENTRA. WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE VEERED OFF THE ROAD AND CRASHED INTO A DITCH. THE VEHICLE BURST INTO FLAMES AND WAS DESTROYED. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED FATAL INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 33,000.

THIS IS THE THIRD (3) TIME IT HAPPEN, NO BREAKES GOING DOWN MY STEEP DRIVEWAY. I LIVE IN A NEIGHABORHOOD WITH MANY HILLS AND IT HAS COME TO MY ATTENTION THE BRAKES DO NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY GOING DOWN A STEEP HILL. MY SPEED WAS NO MORE THAN 4MPH WHEN BRAKE FAILURE. *TR

RECALLED AT 3/16/2014 : FOR AIRBAG PERSISTENT AIRBAG LIGHT ON INDICATED PASSENGER FRONT SEAT AIRBAG OFF SINCE I BOUGHT THIS NEW CAR AT ALHAMBRA NISSAN IN JAN 2013. CONTINUE TO HAVE THIS ISSUE AFTER FEW MONTHS I PURCHASED IT. MULTIPLE TIME I HAVE BROUGHT THIS CAR TO DEALERSHIP TO REPAIR , CAR FAIL TO BE REPAIRED. FAIR TO REPAIRED EVEN AFTER RECALL AT 3/16/2014. STILL HAVING THE SAME ISSUE NOW. *TR

2013 NISSAN SENTRA AIR BAGS:FRONTAL THE AIRBAGS IN THE CAR WOULD TURN OFF WHEN MY FRIEND SAT IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. THIS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES. THERE HAS BEEN A PREVIOUS RECALL AND THE NISSAN SERVICE CENTER HAD MY SOFTWARE UPDATED THEN. I AM STILL HAVING ISSUES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 NISSAN SENTRA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND A SQUEALING NOISE EMITTED OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE RECURRED WHENEVER APPLYING THE BRAKES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,555.