IllustrationMASTER 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
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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Owner complaints by model year
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What owners reported most
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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
What owners actually said
99 reportsMASTER CYLINDER FAILED 3 TIMES, ONCE RESULTING IN A FIRE. *AK
BRAKE PADS FAILED.
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.
THE PASSENGER'S SIDE SEAT BELT UPON LOCKING IT CAME LOOSE . *AK
WHILE DRIVING, NOTICED RATTLING NOISE GOT LOUDER (CLINK, CLINK), VEHICLE DIED ON HWY, HAD IT TOWED TO HOME, MECHANIC FRIEND CHECKED ENGINE, INFORMED DRIVER IT WAS A PISTON THAT BROKE LOOSE. *AK
DEFROSTER FAILED ON THE PASSENGER SIDE CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY.
THE CAR SHIFTED FROM PARK TO NEUTRAL AND ROLLED OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY AND CAUSED A VEHICLE TO HIT ANOTHER . *AK
OPERATOR OF SAID VEHICLE SMELT SMOKE, BRAKES FELT SPONGY, PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. VEHICLE SMOKING UNDERNEATH THE HOOD AND ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE. *AK
AIR CONDITION DRYER BURST, INJURING DRIVER DUE TO CHEMICAL INHALATION. *DH
Official recalls
0No recalls in this snapshot.
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NHTSA investigations
1SQ99018 · 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.