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When problems were reported
Mileage at the reported incident
150–25K
3325–50K
2850–75K
1975–100K
15100–150K
11150K+
121 reports with mileage · 115 unknown
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.
Engine And Engine Cooling. Review the 93 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
Electrical System. Review the 44 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
Service Brakes, Hydraulic. Review the 22 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 reports2 fire reports6 injury reports
What owners actually said
236 reports
Mileage unknown · Jan 24, 2002
Engine And Engine Cooling
WHEN I REPORTED THAT THE CHIRPING/SQUEAKING SOUND HAD RETURNED (AROUND THE ENGINE BELTS) TO THE SERVICE DEPT. AT SHEEHY NISSAN IN ANNAPOLIS, THE SERVICE PERSON (MARY) SAID THAT, IF WE CAN'T RECREATE THE SOUND THE MECHANIC CAN'T FIX IT. I PROCEEDED TO TELL HER TO LOOK AT HER DATA BASE FOR DEC 2001, AND SHE WOULD SEE THAT IT HAS …
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WHEN I REPORTED THAT THE CHIRPING/SQUEAKING SOUND HAD RETURNED (AROUND THE ENGINE BELTS) TO THE SERVICE DEPT. AT SHEEHY NISSAN IN ANNAPOLIS, THE SERVICE PERSON (MARY) SAID THAT, IF WE CAN'T RECREATE THE SOUND THE MECHANIC CAN'T FIX IT. I PROCEEDED TO TELL HER TO LOOK AT HER DATA BASE FOR DEC 2001, AND SHE WOULD SEE THAT IT HAS BEEN ONLY A MONTH AND THE SOUND IS BACK, BUT INTERMITENT, AND THE SERVICE MANAGER-ZEEK KNEW WHAT IT WAS AFTER THEY HAD CHANGED OUT THE (2) DEFECTIVE SENOR RECALL. SHE GOT IMPATIENT AND REPEATED THE SAME AGAIN TO ME, ABOUT RECREATING THE SOUND. NOT BEING VERY EDUCATED OR PATIENT WITH CUSTOMERS, BUT RUDE, ONLY SERVED TO UPSET ME FURTHER ABOUT THIS VEHICLE AND THE COMPLACENT ATTITUDE I WAS UP AGAINST. I THOUGHT, I WOULD HATE TO THINK WHAT WOULD HAPPEN TO ME IF ONE OF THOSE BELTS GAVE OUT. ITS MY LIFE, NOT MARY' . I ALSO TOLD HER WHEN THE BELTS MAKE THAT SOUND, THE ENGINE HESTITATES. THIS MADE NO DIFFERENCE TO THIS "SERVICE EXPERT."*AK
NHTSA ODI #757295
Mileage unknown · Jan 19, 2002
Tires
TIRES SLIDING EVEN ON DRY FREEWAY. *AK
NHTSA ODI #757064
Mileage unknown · Jan 4, 2002
SeatsService Brakes, HydraulicStructure
HEADREST WILL NOT STAY IN DOWN POSITION, IT KEEPS RISING UP, BLOCKING CONSUMER'S VIEW ONCOMING TRAFFIC. CONSUMER FEELS THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
NHTSA ODI #8001518
Mileage unknown · Dec 18, 2001
Engine And Engine Cooling
APPROACHING A STOP LIGHT THE ENGINE QUIT. ENGINE CHECK WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AND THE CAR WOULD NOT START. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO TUSTIN NISSAN AND THEY REPLACED THE CRANK POSITION SENSOR. I SAW A RECALL FOR 2000 SENTRA'S BUT NOT 2001.*AK
NHTSA ODI #755791
Mileage unknown · Dec 11, 2001
Suspension
YOUR DATABASE WOULD NOT ALLOW ME TO ENTER ALL OF MY VISITS TO THE NISSAN SERVICE DEPARTMENT FOR THE SAME PROBLEMS OVER AND OVER. THE DEALERSHIP THAT SOLD ME THE CAR TRIED TO GET ME TO PAY FOR THE INHERENT PROBLEMS, BY SAYING THEY ARE NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY. SO I TOOK MY CAR TO ANOTHER DEALERSHIP. THEY READILY REPLACED THE R…
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YOUR DATABASE WOULD NOT ALLOW ME TO ENTER ALL OF MY VISITS TO THE NISSAN SERVICE DEPARTMENT FOR THE SAME PROBLEMS OVER AND OVER. THE DEALERSHIP THAT SOLD ME THE CAR TRIED TO GET ME TO PAY FOR THE INHERENT PROBLEMS, BY SAYING THEY ARE NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY. SO I TOOK MY CAR TO ANOTHER DEALERSHIP. THEY READILY REPLACED THE RIGHT WHEEL BEARING. THEY SAID IT WAS COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY. I TOOK ALL MY COMPLAINTS TO THE BBB IN BALTIMORE, MARYLAND. ARBITRATION TOOK PLACE WITH NISSAN. THE REPRESENTATIVE SAID, " ALL MY COMPLAINTS WERE COMMON FOR THE NISSAN SENTRA. YOU GET WHAT YOU PAY FOR!" I HAVE BEEN NOTICING THAT MY COMPLAINTS ARE BEING CALLED "RECALLS" ONE BY ONE. THIS IS A TOTALLY UNSAFE CAR ON THE ROAD. IT IS ALSO MY 3RD NISSAN SENTRA OVER THE YEARS. THEIR PRODUCT HAS GONE DOWN HILL.*AK
NHTSA ODI #755527
Mileage unknown · Dec 6, 2001
Power Train
CLUTCH SWITCH IS FAULTY. VEHICLE WILL NOT START AFTER IT HAS BEEN PARKED FOR A WHILE. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.*AK
NHTSA ODI #899950
Mileage unknown · Dec 6, 2001
Power Train
TRANSMISSION IS DEFECTIVE. WHEN PUTTING VEHICLE IN FIRST GEAR VEHICLE WILL AUTOMATICALLY SHUT OFF OR WILL NOT ACCELERATE. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.*AK
NHTSA ODI #899949
Mileage unknown · Nov 20, 2001
Service Brakes, HydraulicSuspensionCrash
WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 30 MPH AND WHEN TURNING BRAKE CALIPER LOCKED UP, AND CONSUMER HIT CURVE AND DROVE OVER IT. CONSUMER WAS COMPARING THE SITUATION WITH THE RECALL 01 V 174 000. HAD TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALER, BUT PROBLEM STILL THERE. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION. AK
NHTSA ODI #899327
Mileage unknown · Nov 5, 2001
Service Brakes, Hydraulic
WHEN TRAVELING AT 25-35 MPH BRAKES LOCKED WHEN TRYING TO MAKE A SUDDEN STOP. CONTACTED DEALER, AND THE DEALER WAS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING.*AK
NHTSA ODI #898726
Mileage unknown · Sep 19, 2001
Vehicle Speed ControlCrash
SUDDEN ACCELERATION HAD OCCURRED IN REVERSE ON TWO OCCASIONS WHILE DRIVING, AND ONCE IN FORWARD POSITION, WHICH LEAD TO A VEHICLE CRASH. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
ON CERTAIN ELECTRIC VEHICLES, THE FRONT SUSPENSION TRANSVERSE LINK'S BALL JOINT BRACKET MAY BREAK FROM STRESS CONCENTRATION AT A NOTCH CREATED BY SURFACE ROUGHNESS AND THE SHAPE OF THE MATERIAL CUT-LINE.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: Not supplied
Remedy: DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE BRACKET ON THESE VEHICLES. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN DECEMBER 15, 2003. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT NISSAN AT 1-800-647-7261.
ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES, THE CIRCUIT BOARD FOR THE CRANK POSITION SENSOR OR CAM POSITION SENSOR MAY HAVE AN IMPROPER SOLDER JOINT DUE TO SOLDER DEFORMATION CAUSED BY HEAT STRESS ACCELERATED BY THE EXISTENCE OF FLUX RESIDUE DURING THE SOLDERING PROCESS.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: THIS COULD CAUSE THE "SERVICE ENGINE SOON" WARNING LIGHT TO COME ON, CREATE A NO START CONDITION, CAUSE REDUCED ENGINE POWER, OR CAUSE THE ENGINE TO STOP RUNNING WITHOUT WARNING DURING VEHICLE OPERATION, WHICH COULD RESULT IN A CRASH.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE CRANK POSITION SENSORS. CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR(S), AND IN SOME CASES, THE VARIABLE TIMING CONTROL SENSOR(S). VEHICLES INVOLVED IN A PREVIOUS RECALL CAMPAIGN, 01V357, ARE ALSO INCLUDED IN THIS NEW CAMPAIGN. THE REPLACEMENT SENSORS USED IN THAT CAMPAIGN ARE ALSO AFFECTED. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN ON DECEMBER 22, 2003. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT NISSAN AT 1-800-647-7261 OR INFINITI AT 1-800-662-6200.
ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH THE QG18DE ENGINE OR QR25DE ENGINES, THE FOAM MATERIAL USED FOR THE INTERIOR LINING OF THE ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE (ECM) BOX EMITS SULFUR AS IT CURES.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: IF ONE OF THE RESISTORS INSIDE THE ECM HAS A CRACK ON THE SURFACE COATING, THE GAS MAY CAUSE CORROSION OF THE RESISTOR. THIS COULD CAUSE THE MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LIGHT TO COME ON, POOR DRIVABILITY (IDLE INSTABILITY, POOR ACCELERATOR), OR THE ENGINE TO STOP RUNNING DURING VEHICLE OPERATION, WHICH COULD RESULT IN A CRASH.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL REMOVE THE INSIDE LINING MATERIAL FROM THE ECM BOX. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN ON DECEMBER 22, 2003. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT NISSAN AT 1-800-647-7261.
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES FAIL TO COMPLY WITH REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 108, "LAMPS, REFLECTIVE DEVICES, AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT." THESE VEHICLES WERE MISSING TAMPERPROOF CAPS THAT PREVENT HORIZONTAL HEADLAMP ADJUSTMENT.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: THESE CAPS ARE INSTALLED TO PREVENT MISADJUSTMENT OF THE HEADLAMPS.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL INSTALL A TAMPERPROOF CAP OVER THE HORIZONTAL ADJUSTMENT SCREW FOR BOTH HEADLAMPS. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN JANUARY 14, 2002. OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT NISSAN AT 1-800-647-7261.
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH A 1.8 LITER ENGINE. THE ENGINE COULD STOP RUNNING WHILE BEING DRIVEN DUE TO A DEFECTIVE CRANK POSITION SENSOR. THIS COULD ALSO RESULT IN THE "SERVICE ENGINE SOON" WARNING LIGHT COMING ON OR REDUCED ENGINE POWER.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: IF THE ENGINE STOPS RUNNING WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION, IT COULD RESULT IN A CRASH.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE CRANK POSITION SENSORS. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN DECEMBER 10, 2001. OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT NISSAN AT 1-800-647-7261.
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES. THE COOLING HOLES IN THE STEEL WHEEL MAY HAVE BURRS ON THEIR EDGES AS A RESULT OF IMPROPER MANUFACTURING. THESE BURRS CAN CAUSE CRACKS AS THE VEHICLE IS BEING DRIVEN. CRACKS CAN PROPAGATE BETWEEN ADJACENT COOLING HOLES. IF ENOUGH CRACKS DEVELOP BETWEEN THE COOLING HOLES, THE WHEEL COULD FAIL AND SEPARATE FROM THE MOUNTING HUB WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: SEPARATION OF THE WHEEL FROM THE VEHICLE WHILE BEING OPERATED COULD RESULT IN A VEHICLE CRASH.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL INSPECT FOR CRACKS AND REPLACE THE WHEEL IF CRACKS ARE DISCOVERED. OWNER NOTIFICATION WILL BE CONDUCTED IN TWO PHASES. THE FIRST MAILING BEGAN OCTOBER 1, 2001, ASKING OWNERS TO BRING THEIR VEHICLES IN TO A DEALER FOR INSPECTION OF THE WHEELS. ANY WHEELS WITH CRACKS WILL BE REPLACED. A SECOND OWNER NOTIFICATION WILL BEGIN IN EARLY DECEMBER, AT WHICH TIME NISSAN WILL HAVE AN ADEQUATE NUMBER OF REPLACEMENT WHEELS, REQUESTING OWNERS TO RETURN TO THEIR DEALERS TO HAVE THE WHEELS REPLACED. OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT NISSAN AT 1-800-647-7261.
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES. ONE OR MORE OF THE THREE BOLTS USED TO ATTACH EACH FRONT SUSPENSION LOWER CONTROL ARM TO THE BODY ON THE LEFT AND RIGHT SIDES MAY NOT HAVE BEEN PROPERLY MANUFACTURED.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: THE BOLTS COULD FRACTURE, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE LOWER CONTROL ARM ATTACHMENT BOLTS. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN JUNE 30, 2001. OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT NISSAN AT 1-800-647-7261.
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