Major Problems with 2011 Nissan Sentra Derived from Complaints & Recalls


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Worst 3 complaints of 2011 Nissan Sentra

2011 Nissan Sentra UNKNOWN OR OTHER Victims: 3 Mileage: 6000 miles

2011 Nissan Sentra ENGINE Victims: 2 Mileage: 26000 miles

2011 Nissan Sentra AIR BAGS Victims: 1 Mileage: 47000 miles

Browse 2011 Nissan Sentra complaints by category

Problems with ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE and AIR BAGS are the most frequent issues recorded by the NHTSA from Nissan Sentra owners.

Problem Category Number of Problems
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
tl* the contact owns a 2011 nissan sentra. the contact stated that the vehicle was unable to start and believed...
25
~ 65864 miles
ENGINE
tl* the contact owns a 2011 nissan sentra. the contact stated that while driving at an unknown speed she was...
23
~ 67224 miles
AIR BAGS
tl* the contact owns a 2011 nissan sentra. the contact stated that the vehicle was parked and shut off when...
16
~ 52561 miles
POWER TRAIN
the following problem with the car can potentially cause bodily injury. please record and compare with similar complaints. when the...
16
~ 79029 miles
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL
i was driving down highway 138 union city when my vehicle started to shutter like it was going to stall....
13
~ 76794 miles
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
the vehicle has had issues with abs actuator making noises and vibrating. dealership could find no problems but referred to...
12
~ 64731 miles
STEERING
tl* the contact owns a 2011 nissan sentra. the contact was driving 35 mph when the vehicle pulled to the...
8
~ 65251 miles
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
tl* the contact owns a 2011 nissan sentra. the contact stated that before entering the vehicle the contact smelled gasoline....
6
~ 78982 miles
BODY > STRUCTURE
vehicle "a" at rest at red light vehicle "b" accelerates colliding with vehicle "a" bumper. *tr...
6
~ 31513 miles
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
this is 2013 and my car still has this problem unresolved. this is an intermittent problem which has happened 4...
6
~ 74927 miles
SERVICE BRAKES
tl* the contact owns a 2011 nissan sentra. the contact stated that after the vehicle was shifted into drive and...
5
~ 15202 miles
VISIBILITY
the driver's side sun visor hits the rearview mirror. this is very distracting for the driver and potentially dangerous. *tr...
4
~ 667 miles
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
the vehicle has had issues with abs actuator making noises and vibrating. dealership could find no problems but referred to...
4
~ 5250 miles
WHEELS
flapping sound on driver side when speeding. my vehicle makes a flapping sound when i speed more than 65 mph....
3
~ 75000 miles
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
on dec. 11 2011 the car would not start in the morning. went back in the afternoon and started fine....
3
~ 17800 miles
STARTER ASSEMBLY > ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
tl* the contact owns a 2011 nissan sentra. the contact stated that the vehicle stalled without warning and would not...
1
~ 84000 miles
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION > POWER TRAIN
the transmission would down shift to lower speed 60mph in high speed traffic nearly causing an accident. this has happen...
1
~ 130000 miles
PEDALS AND LINKAGES > SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
tl* the contact owns a 2011 nissan sentra. while parking and attempting to depress the brake pedal the contact's foot...
1
~ 65000 miles
SEAT BELTS
vehicle was involved in an accident where my car was a total loss. the seat belts on the driver side...
1
~ 47000 miles
SEATS
tl* the contact owns a 2011 nissan sentra. the contact stated that the passenger side air bag off warning light...
1
~ 66000 miles
PRESSURE MONITORING AND REGULATING SYSTEMS > TIRES
tl* the contact owns a 2011 nissan sentra. the contact stated that the air bag and the check engine warning...
1
~ 119076 miles
SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY > VISIBILITY
we were driving on the highway and heard an explosion. pulled over to the shoulder and saw a huge hole...
1
~ 35000 miles
12V/24V/48V BATTERY > ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
tl* the contact owns a 2011 nissan sentra. the contact stated that while driving at 55 mph there was a...
1
~ 55000 miles
AIR CONDITIONER > APPLIANCE > EQUIPMENT
tl* the contact owns a 2011 nissan sentra. the contact stated that the air conditioning unit continuously emitted warm air....
1
~ 21010 miles
VISIBILITY/WIPER
the visor on our 2011 nissan sentra 2.0 s blocks the view of our rear view mirror. we cannot use...
1
~ 34000 miles
TIRES
tl* the contact owns a 2011 nissan sentra equipped with bridgestone turanza tires size 205/60r/15. the contact stated that the...
1
~ 21000 miles
TREAD/BELT > TIRES
tl* the contact owns a 2011 nissan sentra equipped with bridgestone turanza tires size 205/60r/15. the contact stated that the...
1
~ 21000 miles
LATCH > DOORS > LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
2011 nissan sentra. consumer writes in regards to doors locked on while running *tgw the consumer stated he left the
1
CABLES > 12V/24V/48V BATTERY > ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
tl* the contact owns a 2011 nissan sentra. while driving approximately 35 mph the vehicle suddenly stalled. the vehicle was...
1
~ 5100 miles
SUSPENSION
1. vibrations coming from steering wheel and pedals while driving 60+ mph on my new 2011 nissan sentra since i...
1
~ 88 miles
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC
on monday january 17 between 7:00pm and 7:15pm i as well as a passenger that was with me that evening...
1
~ 658 miles
ELECTRICAL > EQUIPMENT
i have a 2011 nissan sentra that caught fire inside due to some electrical problems nissan wont address the issue...
1
~ 3987 miles

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