Major Problems with 2013 Nissan Sentra Derived from Complaints & Recalls


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Worst 3 complaints of 2013 Nissan Sentra

2013 Nissan Sentra SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC Victims: 2

2013 Nissan Sentra AIR BAGS Victims: 2 Mileage: 2537 miles

2013 Nissan Sentra ELECTRICAL SYSTEM Victims: 2 Mileage: 33000 miles

Browse 2013 Nissan Sentra complaints by category

Problems with POWER TRAIN, SERVICE BRAKES and AIR BAGS are the most frequent issues recorded by the NHTSA from Nissan Sentra owners.

Problem Category Number of Problems
POWER TRAIN
i was waiting at a red light to make a left turn. once the light turned green and i stepped...
212
~ 64586 miles
SERVICE BRAKES
the passengers seat air bag sensor does not recognize when there is someone sitting and will not activate. i took...
91
~ 27568 miles
AIR BAGS
passenger airbag off light staying on regardless of whether or not there is a person over 100lbs in the passenger...
78
~ 22401 miles
ENGINE
tl* the contact owns a 2013 nissan sentra. the contact stated that while traveling 35 mph the vehicle suddenly stalled...
60
~ 38591 miles
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
the morning started off with having problems with esf lght and hand brake light even though hand brake was not...
37
~ 44192 miles
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
tl* the contact owns a 2013 nissan sentra. the contact stated that when accelerating from a complete stop there was...
32
~ 57140 miles
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
update on what herb gordon nissan found on the brake issue - the first time they were instructed to lube...
31
~ 32556 miles
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
vehicle turns off by itself while driving transmission needs to be replaced and a lot of issues with the engine.
23
~ 52962 miles
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL
the morning started off with having problems with esf lght and hand brake light even though hand brake was not...
12
~ 30128 miles
STEERING
i have new nissan sentra 2013 sv with automatic cvt purchased the car in september 2013 . my sentra just...
11
~ 35544 miles
SEAT BELTS
purchased 2013 nissan sentra in late feb 2013. within a few weeks the passenger air bag light came on while...
9
~ 45079 miles
WHEELS
while applying the brake pedal decelerating the car the car suddenly had a very loud grinding noise on the rear...
5
~ 43483 miles
BODY > STRUCTURE
i got side-swiped on monday and on wed a second person was in my blind spot while i was trying...
4
~ 3264 miles
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
i was traveling on the interstate on 4/6 headed to sc at 5 am when the car started to decelerate...
4
~ 10655 miles
SUSPENSION
i had to replace tbe tie rod and steering gear at 70 000 miles in nov 2017. i've just been...
3
~ 62667 miles
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
my wife was driving are 2013 nissan sentra sr on the freeway trying to get in the car pool lane...
3
~ 55667 miles
VISIBILITY/WIPER
the windshield washer fluid does not get sprayed onto the windshield. rather the fluid sprays the base of windshield wiper...
2
~ 8050 miles
FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM > STORAGE > FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
tl* the contact owns a 2013 nissan sentra. while driving various speeds on several occasions the fuel gauge became inoperable....
1
~ 91000 miles
FUEL PUMP > DELIVERY > FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
tl* the contact owns a 2013 nissan sentra. while driving 30 mph the vehicle stalled and had to be pushed...
1
~ 30000 miles
WIRING > ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
tl* the contact owns a 2013 nissan sentra. while driving at an unknown speed the check engine and traction control...
1
~ 42059 miles
TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM
tl* the contact owns a 2013 nissan sentra. while driving at an unknown speed the check engine and traction control...
1
~ 42059 miles
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
my vehicle interior latch handles on each door are defective and has stop working. we have to let down the...
1
SEATS
recalls for the following: 1) takata recall 2) mfg. recall #r1608 3) nhtsa recall #16v-24 and 4) the occupant classification...
1
FRONTAL > AIR BAGS
2013 nissan sentra air bags:frontal the airbags in the car would turn off when my friend sat in the passenger...
1
~ 13500 miles
12V/24V/48V BATTERY > ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
tl* the contact owns a 2013 nissan sentra. the contact stated that there was a sudden loss of power steering...
1
~ 22000 miles
INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL > ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
tl* the contact owns a 2013 nissan sentra. the contact stated that there was a sudden loss of power steering...
1
~ 22000 miles
SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY > VISIBILITY
exploded sunroof i woke up one morning to a completely shattered sunroof. the sunroof was blown up. i called the...
1
~ 19000 miles
ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP > SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
i am having two problems with the abs system on my 2013 nissan sentra sv. on three occasions the abs...
1
PRESSURE MONITORING AND REGULATING SYSTEMS > TIRES
tl* the contact owns a 2013 nissan sentra. the contact stated that the tpms warning light kept illuminating intermittently. the...
1
~ 17000 miles
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION > POWER TRAIN
tl* the contact owns a 2013 nissan sentra. the contact stated that while driving 65 mph the vehicle began to...
1
~ 7007 miles
WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER > VISIBILITY
the windshield spray does not spray cleaning fluid on the windshield. it hits the bottom of the wiper. i have...
1
~ 8 miles
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
the morning started off with having problems with esf lght and hand brake light even though hand brake was not...
1
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
i purchased the vehicle in april. two months later i realized that when in drive when i set my foot...
1
WARNING LIGHT/DEVICES > FRONT > SEAT BELTS
tl* the contact owns a 2013 nissan sentra. the contact stated that the passenger side seat belt warning indicator illuminated...
1
~ 800 miles
VISIBILITY
2013 nissan sentra only 5 months old with 7000 feel like a 20 year old car. every time i hit...
1
~ 7000 miles
STRUCTURE
1st incident with our new 2013 nissan sentra occurred @ 247 mi. in our possession less than 1 week going...
1
~ 247 miles

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