2013 NISSAN SENTRA Complaints

THE PASSENGER AIRBAG IS DEACTIVATED LIGHT COMES ON RANDOMLY. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER FOR A RECALL ON THIS MATTER. AFTER THE SOFTWARE UPGRADE, THE LIGHT SHOWING THE PASSENGER AIRBAG DEACTIVATED STARTED COMING ON RANDOMLY. SOMETIMES WITH PEOPLE SITTING IN THE SEAT IT WOULD ALSO COME ON. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER THE OTHER DAY AND THE SERVICE MANAGER SAID HE CALIBRATED IT SHOULDN'T HAPPEN ANYMORE. TWO DAYS LATER IT CAME ON AGAIN.. WITH ALL THE PROBLEMS WITH AIRBAGS, THIS IS VERY SCARY. EVEN IF THE LIGHT STOPS COMING ON, HOW WILL I KNOW IF IT IS REALLY FIXED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 NISSAN SENTRA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THERE WAS A SUDDEN INCREASE IN ENGINE RPMS AS THE VEHICLE SHOOK ABNORMALLY AND STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER MULTIPLE TIMES FOR A DIAGNOSIS. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO LOCATE A PROBLEM AND STATED THAT THE FAILURES WERE NORMAL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND DID NOT OFFER ANY FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,700.

I WAS HIT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE AND WHEN THE AIR BAGS CAME OUT IT HIT MY WRIST AND BROKE IT IN HALF. *TR

I WAS IN A PARKING LOT WHEN I PRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR WITH NO RESISTANCE. ALSO THE CAR DID NOT BEGIN TO STOP. I HAD TO PUMP THE BRAKES IN ORDER TO NOTICE "NORMAL" OPERATION. THIS HAS HAPPENED 3 TIMES. I AM WORRIED IT WILL HAPPEN AT A HIGHER RATE OF SPEED CAUSING A MAJOR ACCIDENT DUE TO INOPERABLE BRAKES. *TR

THE SENTRA HAS A LIGHT ON THE DASHBOARD THAT ALERTS THE DRIVER IF THE PASSENGER AIRBAG IS DISABLED. THIS LIGHT ON MY SENTRA WILL SOMETIMES COME ON EVEN THOUGH A 150 POUND PERSON IS SITTING IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. INITIALLY I WAS ABLE TO GET THE LIGHT TO TURN OFF BY BRAKING FAST. A FEW NIGHTS AGO, I COULD NOT GET THE LIGHT TO TURN OFF FOR A 20 MINUTE DRIVE EVEN THOUGH A 150 POUND PERSON IS SITTING IN THE SEAT. PER NISSAN, THE AIR BAG IS PROVIDING NO CODES FOR THIS ISSUE AND UNLESS I CAN RECREATE IT THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO. I HAVE CONTACTED NISSAN CUSTOMER SERVICE AND WAS TOLD TO VIDEO TAPE THE LIGHT, GO TO A DIFFERENT DEALER WHO CAN THEN READ THE CODES OF WHICH THERE ARE NOT ANY OR TO TRADE IN THE VEHICLE. I AM CONCERNED THAT THE AIR BAG WILL NOT PROPERLY DEPLOY IN A FRONT END COLLISION. *TR

BRAKE PEDAL TRAVELS TO FLOOR BRAKE RESPONSE IS ALMOST NON RESPONSIVE. PUMPING HELPS. *TR

EXPLODED SUNROOF I WOKE UP ONE MORNING TO A COMPLETELY SHATTERED SUNROOF. THE SUNROOF WAS BLOWN UP. I CALLED THE INSURANCE COMPANY AND THEY EXPLAINED THEY NEVER HEARD OF THIS HAPPENING BEFORE. I ALSO CONTACTED THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP IN WHICH I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE FROM AND THEY ALSO NEVER HEARD OF THIS HAPPENING BEFORE. I WAS ASKED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP WHICH THEN THE SUNROOF THEN BLEW OUT. WHEN I ARRIVED AT THE DEALERSHIP THERE WAS A HOLE IN THE SUNROOF. I GOT MOST OF THE DAMAGE COVERED BY MY INSURANCE BUT THIS SHOULD OF BEEN COVERED BY NISSAN AS THIS IS A DEFECT IN THE SUNROOF. *TR

A COUPLE OF WEEKS AFTER I PURCHASE THE CAR, I NOTICE THAT THE LIGHT KEPT COMING ON WEATHER SOMEONE WAS SEATING THERE OR NOT. I GOT A RECALL NOTICE IN THE MAIL AND I TOOK MY CAR IN FOR INSPECTION TO THE DEALER. AFTER THAT THEY LIGHT STILL KEPT COMING ON. I TOOK IT BACK AGAIN ONE MORE TIME AND THEY GENTLEMEN SAID THAT EVERYTHING LOOK GOOD. WELL UP TO THIS DATE, THE LIGHT IS STILL COMING ON WEATHER SOMEONE IS SEATING IN THE PASSENGER SEAT OR NOT. I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO, BECAUSE I'VE ALREADY TAKEN IT BACK TWICE AND THEY KEEP TELLING ME THAT EVERYTHING IS OKAY. I FEAR FOR MY PASSENGER WHEN I HAVE THEM IN MY CAR. PLEASE HELP ME OUT. *TR

AIR BAG LIGHT TURN ON EVEN THOUGH IT WAS OCCUPIED. IT IS NOT FUNCTIONING THE RIGHT WAY. 4 OR 5 MONTHS AGO I RECEIVED A LETTER BY MAIL IN REGARDS A RECALL ON VEHICLE. I TOOK IT TO THE NEAREST NISSAN DEALERSHIP FOR AN INSPECTION AND A COMPUTER RESET. EVERYTHING WAS GOING FINE UNTIL 8/14 ON A FRIDAY NIGHT WE WERE GOING TO A FAMILY REUNION. MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING AS I WAS ON THE PASSENGER SEAT. WE NOTICED THE AIR BAG LIGHT TURN ON AGAIN. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHAT WILL BE THE NEXT STEP TO TAKE? SHOULD I TAKE IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP? *TR

DRIVING HOME ON LONG ISLAND EXPRESSWAY AFTER WORK, IT WAS RUSH HOUR, THE TRAFFIC MOVE SLOW. ONE EXIT BEFORE I SHOULD GET OFF HIGH WAY, NOTICED SOMETHING DIFFERENT WHEN STEPPED ON BRAKES, IT WAS LOOSE, THERE WAS NO RESISTANCE AND THE CAR DIDN'T RESPOND, EITHER TOOK LONG TIME TO SLOW DOWN A LITTLE BIT OR NOT SLOW DOWN. I HAVE NO EXPERIENCES AT ALL AND IT DIDN'T REGISTER IN MY HEAD IT WAS THE BRAKES, I EVEN THOUGHT MAYBE I WAS TOO TIRED AND MY JUDGMENT WAS OFF. I CONTINUED DRIVING IN THE VERY SLOW TRAFFIC. SOON AT THE EXIT, I HAD TO PICK UP THE SPEED A LITTLE BIT TO MERGE INTO THE SERVICE ROAD. THEN I REALLY REALIZED THE BRAKES NOT WORKING, BECAUSE I CAN'T STOP THE CAR AT THE INTERSECTION TRAFFIC LIGHT, THE LIGHT TURN ORANGE AT THE MOMENT, I HAD NO CHOICE, TURNED LEFT , THE CAR CONTINUED AND SLOWED DOWN A LITTLE BIT, JUST WONDERING WHAT TO DO AT THE NEXT INTERSECTION , THE LEFT TURN SIGNAL LIGHT WAS ON AND I TURNED THE CAR TO THE LEFT ONTO THE SERVICE ROAD AGAIN. I WAS CLOSE TO HOME ALREADY. AT THAT MOMENT I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT TO DO, THINKING IF I CAN'T STOP THE CAR AT LEAST I SHOULD KEEP IT AT VERY LOW SPEED , APPROXIMATELY LESS THAN 5 MILES. AT THE NEXT TRAFFIC LIGHT, THE CAR MANAGED TO STOP. I DIDN'T KNOW IF IT WAS BECAUSE IT WAS ALREADY AT THE LOWEST SPEED AND STOPPED NATURALLY OR THE BRAKES STILL HAD A LITTLE CONTROL. FOR THE WHOLE TIME , SINCE I WAS VERY SCARED AND PANIC, I NEVER REALIZED I SHOULD FORCED THE CAR STOP WITH THE EMERGENCY HAND CONTROL BRAKE OR JUST SWITCHED TO PARKING POSITION. AFTER I PASSED THE TRAFFIC LIGHT, I REMEMBERED AND PULLED OVER ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND PARKED MY CAR. THEN I CALLED GEICO INSURANCE AND AAA TO HAVE MY CAR TOWED TO THE NEAREST NISSAN SERVICE CENTER. IT ALL HAPPENED BETWEEN 5:30-7:30 PM. THE NISSAN SERVICE CENTER ALREADY CLOSED THE BUSINESS HOUR. *TR