2011 NISSAN SENTRA Complaints

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  • 2011 NISSAN SENTRA
    - CRUMPLER, NC

    WHEN DRIVING THE CAR SOMETIMES THE VDC LIGHT COMES ON AND THE CAR WILL NOT GO. IT ACTS LIKE IT WILL NOT TAKE THE GAS AND IT DOES NOT WANT TO GO. WE HAVE TRIED TO CUT THE SWITCH OFF BUT COULD NOT. WE HAD TO CUT THE CAR OFF AND LET IT SET FOR A FEW MINUTES AND THEN START IT BACK UP AND IT WOULD BE FINE. IT HAS HAPPENED A COUPLE OF TIMES AND ITS A REALLY SCARY FEELING WHEN YOUR DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND IT HAPPENS. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHAT CAN BE DONE ABOUT THIS AND WHAT THE PROBLEM MIGHT BE

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  • 2011 NISSAN SENTRA
    - STATESBORO, GA

    DRIVING ALONGON A MAJOR HIGHWAY 301 IN THE STATE OF GEROGIA AND THE CAR CUT OFF AND WOULD NOT RESTART. TOWED TO LOCAL DEALERSHIP. WAS TOLD THAT BATTERY TERMINAL CAUSED COMPUTER TO MALFUNCTION.

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  • 2011 NISSAN SENTRA
    - AMERICAN CANYON, CA

    WHEN DRIVING FROM A STOP POSITION THE CAR WILL APPEAR TO HESITATE UPON ACCELERATION. SOME HESITATIONS ARE LONGER THAN OTHERS. IT'S SCARY AS IF THE CAR DOESN'T WANT TO MOVE BUT AS OF YET WILL THEN GO.NOT SURE OF THE PROBLEM COMPONENTS RELATED TO THE HESITATION. IT IS INTERMITTENT AS THIS TIME AND NEW TO MY POSSESSION OF THE CAR. I FEAR THE CAR WILL AT SOME POINT NOT GO WHEN PRESSING ON THE GAS. SCARY.

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  • 2011 NISSAN SENTRA
    - CONCORD, NC

    THE CAR WAS HIT IN THE DRIVER AND REAR DOOR AT APPROXIMATELY 40MILES PER HOUR. THE SIDE AIRBAG WAS TOO FORCEFUL CAUSING SERIOUS INJURY TO EYE AND BURNS MARK. WE FEEL THE AIRBAG WAS MORE HARM THAN GOOD, AT THE POINT OF ALMOST LOSING EYESIGHT IN ONE EYE.

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  • 2011 NISSAN SENTRA
    - GREENSBURG, LA

    TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 NISSAN SENTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY FAILED TO TURN FROM THE OFF POSITION. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO START THE ENGINE WITH A SPARE KEY, BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL FAILED TO LOCK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

    Source: HOTLINE VEHICLE OWNERS QUESTIONNAIRE
  • 2011 NISSAN SENTRA
    - PITTSBURG, PA

    TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 NISSAN SENTRA. THE CONTACT OBSERVED A HOLE IN THE FLOOR BEHIND THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WAS NO HOLE IN THE FLOOR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 11,000.

    Source: HOTLINE VEHICLE OWNERS QUESTIONNAIRE
  • 2011 NISSAN SENTRA
    - JACKSON , MS

    TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 NISSAN SENTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES, BUT THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE DETERMINED. ON ONE OCCASION, THE DEALER RESET THE CODES BUT THE FAILURE WAS NOT CORRECTED. IN ADDITION, THE TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 119,076.

    Source: HOTLINE VEHICLE OWNERS QUESTIONNAIRE
  • 2011 NISSAN SENTRA
    - PAWTUCKET, RI

    I BOUGHT A 2011 NISSAN SENTRA BRAND NEW ONE OWNER JUST THE OTHER DAY I WAS DRIVING. AS I GOT OF THE HIGHWAY I STOPPED AT A LIGHT AND ONCE IT TURNED GREEN TRIED TO GAS IT BUT IT DOESN'T MOVE. I TRIED TO PUT IT IN L NOTHING, REVERSE NOTHING CAR REVS BUT DOESN'T ACCELERATE. TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC THEY SAID TRANSMISSION IS GONE . REALLY DISAPPOINTED 4 YEARS AND CARS TRANSMISSION WENT. WOULD NOT RECOMMEND TO ANYONE 8TH NISSAN IN THE FAMILY AND I'M WORRIED NOW BECAUSE THEY ARE ALL CVT. AFTER THIS NEVER BUYING ANOTHER NISSAN THEY KNEW ABOUT THE PROBLEM. EXTENDED THE WARRANTY ON THE 2007-2010 MODELS BUT NO RECALL. 2011 NISSAN SENTRA HIGHWAY DRIVEN DAILY AND NISSAN DON'T WANT TO FIX IT. I FINANCED THE CAR FOR 5 YEARS STILL OWE $5000 AND THEY WANT $5500 FOR NEW TRANSMISSION. VERY DISAPPOINTED WITH THE QUALITY I GOT FOR 24000 CAR SPECIAL EDITION SR MODEL DEFIANTLY WOULDN'T RECOMMEND TO ANYBODY. BEWARE VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE DON'T BUY CVT TRANSMISSION. *TR

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  • 2011 NISSAN SENTRA
    - ROCKVILLE, MD

    WE WERE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND HEARD AN EXPLOSION. PULLED OVER TO THE SHOULDER AND SAW A HUGE HOLE IN THE SUNROOF AND THE REMAINING WINDOW WAS SHATTERED. NOTHING CAME UP AND HIT US AND WE WERE NOT DRIVING UNDERNEATH OF ANYTHING. IT WAS COMPLETELY RANDOM AND UN-EXPLAINED. *TR

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  • 2011 NISSAN SENTRA
    - TAMPA, FL

    GRANDDAUGHTER HAD HEAD ON ACCIDENT WHICH WAS NOT HER FAULT DUE TO OTHER CAR PULLING OUT IN FRONT OF HER. .SHE WAS HURT AND IN PAIN TOOK HER TO HOSPITAL ..WORST PART WAS THAT MY AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY AT ALL . WHERE IS MY RECALL LETTER . THAT COULD HAVE BEEN ME AND AT 72YEARS OLD I COULD HAVE BEEN HURT WORSE .I HAVE TWO NISSANS. DO THE SEAT BELTS WORK ON MY ROUGH NISSAN 2013 .THE 2011 SENTRA THAT WAS IN ACCIDENT DIDN'T NOW I AM WORRIED ABOUT THE ROUGH WILL MY AIR BAGS DEPLOY .LOVE MY NISSANS BUT I AM SCARED THE SAME COULD HAPPEN TO ME IF I GET INTO AN ACCIDENT . MY GRANDDAUGHTER IS VERY PRECIOUS TO ME .RESOLVE THIS PROBLEM OR I WILL NEVER BUY AN OTHER NISSAN. *TR

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