1997 NISSAN SENTRA

138 complaints filed with NHTSA.

138
Complaints
34
Crashes
2
Fires
43
Injuries
4
Deaths

Complaints by Component

ComponentCount
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL20
AIR BAGS11
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS8
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL7
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:LINKAGES7
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP5
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS5
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER5
TIRES4
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR4
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM3
SUSPENSION3
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION3
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE2
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE2

Recent Complaints

20061030CrashAIR BAGS

WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK ON THE FREEWAY DOING ABOUT 70 MPH WHEN THERE WAS A WRECK ON THE HWY, TO AVOID FURTHER COLLISIONS UP TO 5 CARS IN FRONT OF ME LOCKED UP THEIR BRAKES, THE TRUCK IN FRONT OF ME LOCKED UP HIS BRAKES, & I LOCKED UP MY BRAKES, & MY FRONT END WENT DOWN, MY BRAKES LOCKED UP, MY CAR SLID UNDER THE TRUCK IN FRONT OF ME, & NEITHER AIR-BAG DEPLOYED! MY FRONT END BUCKLED UP I COUNT 3 FAILURES, THE BRAKES BEING 1ST, 2ND, & 3RD BEING AIR BAGS. (DRIVERS, & PASSENGER. THERE HAS NOT YE

Mileage: 120,907

20061030CrashSERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK ON THE FREEWAY DOING ABOUT 70 MPH WHEN THERE WAS A WRECK ON THE HWY, TO AVOID FURTHER COLLISIONS UP TO 5 CARS IN FRONT OF ME LOCKED UP THEIR BRAKES, THE TRUCK IN FRONT OF ME LOCKED UP HIS BRAKES, & I LOCKED UP MY BRAKES, & MY FRONT END WENT DOWN, MY BRAKES LOCKED UP, MY CAR SLID UNDER THE TRUCK IN FRONT OF ME, & NEITHER AIR-BAG DEPLOYED! MY FRONT END BUCKLED UP I COUNT 3 FAILURES, THE BRAKES BEING 1ST, 2ND, & 3RD BEING AIR BAGS. (DRIVERS, & PASSENGER. THERE HAS NOT YE

Mileage: 120,907

20060508CrashAIR BAGS:FRONTAL

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING A 1997 NISSAN SENTRA. AND SHE HAD A FRONTAL ACCIDENT GOING ABOUT 35/40 MPH AND THE FRONT AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CAR IS NOW TOTALED AND SHE HAS A WHIPLASH BECAUSE OF THE DEFECT. *JB

20030930CrashAIR BAGS:FRONTAL

MY FATHER WAS INVLOVED IN AN ACCIDENT IN MY CAR A 97 NISSAN SENTRA ON SEPTEMBER 18,2003 HE WAS GOING ABOUT 10 MPH. THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED BUT NOT AS THEY SHOULD THEY EXPLODED THERE ARE HOLES IN THEM WITH BURNT EDGES. MY SONS NOSE AND CHEEK WERE BURNT THANK GOODNESS HE'S OK EXCEPT FOR THE FACT THAT HE WON'T GET IN A CAR ANYMORE. I'M WRITING TO ASK IF THIS IS A DEFECT WITH MY AIR BAGS. I TRIED CALLING NISSAN DIRECTLY BUT ALWAYS GOT DISCONNECTED. I GUESS THEY ARE JUST TIRED OF HEARING EVERYONE CO

20030629FireELECTRICAL SYSTEM

THE WIRING UNDER THE WINDOW CONTROLS IN THE DRIVER DOOR STARTED TO SMOLDER AND BURST INTO FLAMES WITHIN SECONDS. PART OF THE PLASTIC DOOR PANEL MELTED. IT TOOK TWO WATERING CANS OF WATER TO PUT OUT THE FIRE. NISSAN HAS REFUSED TO TAKE ANY RESPONSIBILITY, BUT I SEE ON YOUR WEBSITE THAT A SIMILAR COMPLAINT WAS FILED TODAY. IT MIGHT BE WORTHWHILE TO CHECK INTO THIS. *NLM

Mileage: 84,000

20030403CrashAIR BAGS

AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY AFTER A VERY HARD STOP AND COLLISION WITH A BIKE A MONTH LATER AIR BAG LIGHT STARTED TO BLINK NON STOP

20020725CrashAIR BAGS:FRONTAL

CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION WERE THE PASSENGER AND DRIVERS SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED. CONSUMER STATES THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILED AND CONSUMER WAS TRAPPED IN VEHICLE. CONSUMER STATES THE CHEMICAL FROM AIRBAG TOOK ALL OXYGEN OUT OF VEHICLE AND CONSUMER COULD HARDLY BREATH. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*JB

20020724CrashSTEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR

STEERING WHEEL LOCKED WHEN SHE MOVED INTO ANOTHER LANE, CAUSING THE CAR TO SPIN OUT OF CONTROL, CRASHING INTO A FENCE ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. SHE AND HER PASSENGERS COULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUSLY HURT. LOCK ON THE STEERING WHEEL IS SUSPECT, IN MY OPINION.*AK

20010504CrashAIR BAGS:FRONTAL

CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION IN WHICH AIR BAGS DEPLOYED AND RELEASED CHEMICALS WHICH BURNED DRIVER'S SIDE OCCUPANT. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

20010406CrashAIR BAGS

THE VEHICLE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED DURING LOW IMPACT CRASH, THE BYPRODUCT FROM THE AIR BAG FILLED THE VEHICLE CAUSING BURNING SENSATION IN THE CONSUMERS NOSE AND THROAT, THE CONSUMER HAS SUFFERED FROM COLD LIKE SYMPTOMS SINCE THE ACCIDENT AND IS CONCERNED ABOUT HER HEALTH. NLM

20010208CrashAIR BAGS:FRONTAL

A DEER STEPPED IN FRONT OF VEHICLE WHICH WAS TRAVELING 55 MPH. DEER WAS HIT FROM LEFT FRONT, ROLLED ACROSS ROAD UPON IMPACT WITH DEER, NEITHER AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. DRIVER SUFFERED A BROKEN TWO BULGING DISCS ONE AGAINST SPINE.*AK THE SEAT BELT ALSO FAILED TO RESTRAIN . THE CONSUMER RESULTING IN SERIOUS INJURY. *YH

20010208CrashSEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE

A DEER STEPPED IN FRONT OF VEHICLE WHICH WAS TRAVELING 55 MPH. DEER WAS HIT FROM LEFT FRONT, ROLLED ACROSS ROAD UPON IMPACT WITH DEER, NEITHER AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. DRIVER SUFFERED A BROKEN TWO BULGING DISCS ONE AGAINST SPINE.*AK THE SEAT BELT ALSO FAILED TO RESTRAIN . THE CONSUMER RESULTING IN SERIOUS INJURY. *YH

20000822CrashVEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

THROTTLE LINKAGES (FAILURE TO STOP CAR FROM GOING IN STORE WINDOW.) *AK

20000718CrashVEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING INSIDE OF PARKING LOT, PUT HER VEHICLE IN REVERSE AND CAR PICKED UP SPEED. THEN, SHE PUT IT IN DRIVE AND VEHICLE SPEEDED UP, AND WENT INTO A BUSINESS CENTER. VEHICLE KNOCKED OVER A MAILBOX, AND CHIPPED THE SIDE OF A CONCRETE BUILDING. THEN, CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO TURN VEHICLE OFF, AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. *AK *ML

20000601CrashFatalVISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER

VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT, AND NEITHER DRIVER'S SIDE NOR PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED. CONSUMER SUSTAINED INJURIES. *AK WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED RESULTING IN ACCICENT IN WHICH NEITHER DRIVER NOR PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED. DRIVER AND PASSENGER SUSTAINED INJURIES. *YH

20000601CrashFatalAIR BAGS:FRONTAL

VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT, AND NEITHER DRIVER'S SIDE NOR PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED. CONSUMER SUSTAINED INJURIES. *AK WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED RESULTING IN ACCICENT IN WHICH NEITHER DRIVER NOR PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED. DRIVER AND PASSENGER SUSTAINED INJURIES. *YH

20000502CrashAIR BAGS:FRONTAL

WHILE DRIVING ACROSS A ROAD ANOTHER DRIVER HIT CONSUMER'S VEHICLE AT ABOUT 60 MPH. UPON IMPACT, SIDE/FRONT AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. HAD CAR TOWED TO A MECHANIC. WHEN CONSUMER PICKED UP THE CAR AIRBAG LIGHT WAS FLASHING. *AK

20000502CrashAIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW

WHILE DRIVING ACROSS A ROAD ANOTHER DRIVER HIT CONSUMER'S VEHICLE AT ABOUT 60 MPH. UPON IMPACT, SIDE/FRONT AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. HAD CAR TOWED TO A MECHANIC. WHEN CONSUMER PICKED UP THE CAR AIRBAG LIGHT WAS FLASHING. *AK

20000329CrashAIR BAGS:FRONTAL

WHILE WIFE WAS DRIVING ABOUT 65 MPH HIT ROAD DIVIDER AND LOST CONTROL. VEHICLE ROLLED OVER A COUPLE TIMES. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK

20000329CrashSTEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM

WHILE WIFE WAS DRIVING ABOUT 65 MPH HIT ROAD DIVIDER AND LOST CONTROL. VEHICLE ROLLED OVER A COUPLE TIMES. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK