Nissan Sentra Electrical System Problems
- 334
- Owner complaint records in our dataset
- 21
- Years with records
- 1999–2019
- Stored years
Records are owner complaints, not a measured failure rate.
Owner complaint recordsComplaint records reflect reports in our dataset and do not measure how frequently the problem occurs across all vehicles.
Among these 334 stored complaint records:
- 6 indicate a crash
- 4 indicate injury
- 17 indicate fire
- 1 indicate a death
Complaints by year
What appears in the records
- Horn · 4 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 60–100k mi | 85 |
| 1–30k mi | 68 |
| 100–150k mi | 51 |
| 30–60k mi | 49 |
| 150–400k mi | 16 |
Complaint evidence
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Electrical System
Random warning stating "front radar obstruction," essentially deactivating the automatic braking system for front end collision. Vehicle will brake quickly on its own without anything ahead in the road, which causes other vehicles to slam on their brakes to avoid collision
ODI 11306412
Electrical System · Electronic Stability Control · Power Train
Code p2135 keeps showing. Bought a new throttle pedal positioning sensor from nissan, had it installed. After 2 weeks the same problem shows back. The vehicle cuts off while driving, lose power as driving, and sometimes idles high while idling and then cuts off.
ODI 11301877
Electrical System · Service Brakes
My car is having the issue where when the brake is pressed it does not detect it and the car will not start, also the abs and traction control lights remain on there are other cars that nissan is recalling for the same issue yet this one has yet to get a recall making it a very unreliable and unsafe issue
ODI 11300289
Electrical System · Vehicle Speed Control
I turned on my car in a parking structure and after a few seconds of driving my car begin jerking and suddenly turned off. The check engine light turned on. With a scan tool, i saw the i got codes for maf. I did some research and noticed that other cars are experiencing the same problem. I am upset because i continue having problems with my car. First i had the transmission prematurely go out and now i have a car…
ODI 11292358
Electrical System · Electronic Stability Control · Unknown Or Other
The push button start is very unreliable i have had to have aaa twice for starting problems and towed twice to the nissan service garqage i thik this is a serious saftey issue i am not comfortable going anyplace and knowing that it may not start after parked it has this problem in parking lots and home garage i am 82 years old and all i wanted was a small dependable care this is not
ODI 11291858
Electrical System · Service Brakes
Tl* the contact owns a 2017 nissan sentra. When the brake pedal was depressed, the vehicle would not come a complete stop. The contact drove the vehicle to an independent mechanic who diagnosed that the defect was related to the central processing unit. The contact stated that the check engine and tire pressure warning indicators illuminated. While driving 10 mph, the vehicle shut off without warning. The vehicle…
ODI 11282553
Electrical System · Power Train
The car started jumping then slowed down when driving until it stoped
ODI 11278907
Electrical System
Tl* the contact owns a 2014 nissan sentra. While driving, the brake and battery indicators illuminated, the vehicle began to stall, and smoke appeared from the hood of the vehicle. The contact was able to drive to her destination where the vehicle ultimately caught fire. The fire department arrived on the scene and extinguished the fire. A fire report was filed and it was determined that an electrical fire caused…
Fire reported
ODI 11268738