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1994 Nissan Sentra

Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations

Similar to other model years

Owner complaints for the 1994 Nissan Sentra do not stand out strongly from the model-year median of 116.

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99Owner complaints

Model-year median: 116

0Recall campaigns

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1Investigations

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How this year compares

Owner complaints by model year

Other model years Selected year
63
199162
199258
199399
1994117
1995141
1996108
1997
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Counts vary with age, sales and reporting. They are not failure rates.

What owners reported most

Seat Belts
27Service Brakes, Hydraulic
15Engine And Engine Cooling
11Visibility
10Electrical System
8
All reported categories
Air Bags
7Tires
6Vehicle Speed Control
6Power Train
5Steering
5Exterior Lighting
4Latches/locks/linkages
4Equipment
2Structure
2Unknown Or Other
2Fuel System, Gasoline
1Fuel System, Other
1Seats
1Suspension
1Wheels
1

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When problems were reported

Mileage at the reported incident

Limited mileage data: 5 of 99 reports include usable mileage. There isn’t enough coverage to show a useful chart.

NHTSA’s mileage field refers to the reported incident, not necessarily the filing date. This shows report counts, not the likelihood of a failure.

What to inspect

Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.

  • Seat Belts. Review the 27 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Service Brakes, Hydraulic. Review the 15 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Engine And Engine Cooling. Review the 11 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →

NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.

20 crash reports5 fire reports10 injury reports

Service Brakes, Hydraulic complaints

15 reports
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180,000 miles · Mar 5, 2004
Air BagsService Brakes, HydraulicCrashInjury

CONSUMER WAS SLOWLY PULLING UP TO A TRAFFIC LIGHT. WHILE DEPRESSING THE BRAKES VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ROLL, AND COLLIDED WITH THE REAR END OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. CONSUMER SUSTAINED CHEST, LEG, AND NECK INJURIES. ALSO, AUTOMATIC SHOULDER BELT FAILED TO WORK. POLICE ARRIVED AND CITED THE CON…

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CONSUMER WAS SLOWLY PULLING UP TO A TRAFFIC LIGHT. WHILE DEPRESSING THE BRAKES VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ROLL, AND COLLIDED WITH THE REAR END OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. CONSUMER SUSTAINED CHEST, LEG, AND NECK INJURIES. ALSO, AUTOMATIC SHOULDER BELT FAILED TO WORK. POLICE ARRIVED AND CITED THE CONSUMER.*AK

NHTSA ODI #10061540

Mileage unknown · Apr 9, 2002
Service Brakes, Hydraulic

THERE WAS NOISE COMING FROM BRAKES WHEN BEING APPLIED. ALSO, CONSUMER NEEDS TO PUSH BRAKE PEDAL ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR TO GET VEHICLE TO STOP. CONTACTED DEALER AND THE DEALER WAS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING.*AKL *TT

NHTSA ODI #8007129

Mileage unknown · Mar 18, 1997
Service Brakes, HydraulicFire

MASTER CYLINDER FAILED 4 WEEKS AFTER FRONT BRAKES WERE REPLACED. MASTER CYLINDER REPLACED ON FEBRUARY 7, 1997, AND FAILED AGAIN ON FEB RUARY 8, 1997, CAUSING A FIRE IN FRONT BRAKES. *AK

NHTSA ODI #809062

Mileage unknown · Mar 13, 1997
Service Brakes, HydraulicFire

MASTER CYLINDER FAILED 3 TIMES, ONCE RESULTING IN A FIRE. *AK

NHTSA ODI #515279

Mileage unknown · Mar 11, 1997
Service Brakes, Hydraulic

BRAKE PADS FAILED.

NHTSA ODI #515557

Mileage unknown · Feb 24, 1997
Service Brakes, HydraulicFire

FRONT BRAKES WERE REPLACED ON 01-FEB-97; MASTER CYLINDER REPLACED ON 02-FEB-97; MASTER CYLINDER CAUGHT FIRE ON 02-FEB-97 AND REPLACED AGAIN.

NHTSA ODI #546841

Mileage unknown · Jul 10, 1996
Electrical SystemService Brakes, HydraulicFire

OPERATOR OF SAID VEHICLE SMELT SMOKE, BRAKES FELT SPONGY, PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. VEHICLE SMOKING UNDERNEATH THE HOOD AND ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE. *AK

NHTSA ODI #984455

Mileage unknown · Jan 12, 1996
Service Brakes, Hydraulic

BRAKE ROTORS TURNED. *SD

NHTSA ODI #500501

Mileage unknown · Dec 7, 1995
Exterior LightingSeat BeltsService Brakes, Hydraulic

DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW RUBBER DEFORMED, CAUSING NOISE.

NHTSA ODI #490948

Mileage unknown · Nov 28, 1995
Electrical SystemService Brakes, HydraulicSteeringCrash

IN WET WEATHER THE BRAKE AND STEERING GOES OUT AND FEELS LIKE THE CAR IS STALLING . TT CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT DUE TO THIS WHERE ONE PERSON WAS INJURED. *SLC

NHTSA ODI #975562

Official recalls

0

No recalls in this snapshot.

Model-level recall history does not show whether a particular VIN is affected or has received a repair. Check a VIN with NHTSA ↗

NHTSA investigations

1

SQ99018 · Corrision Fatigue Of Front Coil Springs

Opened Jun 17, 1999 · No close date supplied

Status: open (inferred from source dates) · Suspension

NISSAN IS CONDUCTING A SAFETY RECALL IN CANADA OF 11,100 1994 THROUGH 1996 SENTRA 2 DOOR MODELS IN WHICH THE FRONT COIL SPRINGS ARE FRACTURING FROM CORROSION FATIGUE.NISSAN REPORTED THAT THE FAILURES OCCUR FROM A LOSS OF THE PROTECTIVE PAINT COATING ON THE SPRINGS AND EXPOSURE TO HEAVY ROAD SALT.CORROSION CAN CAUSE PITS TO FORM ON THE SPRING SURFACE, WHICH CAN RESULT IN FATIGUE FAILURE OF THE SPRING.A BROKEN SPRING COULDPUNCTURE THE AFFECTED TIRE, POSSIBLY CAUSING A LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL.THE CANADIAN RECALL NUMBER FOR THIS IS 99-069, DATED APRIL 28, 1999.THE PURPOSE OF THIS SQ IS TO DETERMINE WHETHER THE DEFECT IDENTIFIED IN THE CANADIAN SAFETY RECALL SHOULD BE CONDUCTED IN THE U.S. AS A SAFETY RECALL.