3.0

hardly worth mentioning
Crashes / Fires:
0 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
47,000 miles

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problem #4

Aug 072017

Sentra

  • 71,000 miles
All power lost, including engine, power brakes, and power steering while driving on city streets. Cause is an electrical connector on wiring harness intermittently causing an open circuit on a power wire. In particular, the faulty connector is E104 on the hec (the back of the fuse panel in driver side compartment). Failure occurs more often in hot weather. Failure has occurred twice while driving, and dozens of times when parked. Jiggling the connector often restores power. Also, a similar power wire open circuit occurs on another connector on the same hec that causes all lighting to the instrument panel and most interior lighting to fail. Failure has occured at night while driving on city streets, preventing the driver from seeing how fast they are traveling.

- Avondale, AZ, USA

problem #3

Sep 012017

Sentra

  • miles
Cpsp: My car, a 1996 Nissan Sentra, lost all power while driving. No power steering, no power brakes, engine turned off. This has happened twice while driving, and numerous times when I go to start up the car and nothing happens. The consumer stated the failure was due to a faulty intermittent circuit. Updated 10/16/2017

- Avondale, AZ, USA

problem #2

Nov 202006

Sentra 4-cyl

  • Automatic transmission
  • 70,000 miles
Electrical problem, the distributor has malfunctioned 4 times since my ownership of this vehicle. Car fails to start, with it being in the firing system this presents a fire hazard.

- Murray, KY, USA

problem #1

May 102004

Sentra 4-cyl

  • Automatic transmission
  • 47,000 miles
My 1996 Nissan Sentra has a defective odometer. My unit is being repaired at my expense. My complaint is that cars with faulty odometers are both a safety hazard and a consumer fraud problem.

- Dayton, OH, USA