Nissan Sentra Steering Problems
- 117
- Owner complaint records in our dataset
- 20
- Years with records
- 1999–2018
- 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 117 stored complaint records:
- 12 indicate a crash
- 7 indicate injury
- 0 indicate fire
Complaints by year
What appears in the records
- power steering · 52 records
- steering wheel · 41 records
- failure mileage · 15 records
- steering column · 13 records
- steering light · 8 records
- repaired failure · 8 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 1–30k mi | 39 |
| 60–100k mi | 28 |
| 30–60k mi | 26 |
| 100–150k mi | 8 |
| 150–400k mi | 1 |
Complaint evidence
Latest stored owner-submitted records. Open a year for the full list.
Engine · Steering · Unknown Or Other
While driving 50 mph, the engine stalled without warning. The vehicle was merged to the side of the road and failed to accelerate until the economy mode was turned off. The failure recurred on numerous occasions. Car jerks, shakes, vibrates.
ODI 11287061
Steering · Suspension · Wheels
20013 nissan sentra with less than 75k miles. Making a left turn and heard a loud pop. Left front ball joint broke off the lower control arm causing the control arm to smash through the tire rim and rip out the axle from the transmission. My vehicle was traveling at less than 5 mph (thank god!) i would not have reported this but i saw the same thing happened to another car. I jacked it up immediately and car was…
ODI 11269048
Electronic Stability Control · Steering · Unknown Or Other
While i was driving the dash lights started flickering and it started making a humming noise then the steering wheel locked up to the right and it did this twice and i almost crashed
ODI 11258843
Body · Steering · Unknown Or Other
CANNOT MOVE CAR OUT OF PARK.
ODI 11254460
Electronic Stability Control · Fuel/Propulsion System · Steering
On june 18 2019 i was driving 55 mph on the belt line in madison, wi. With my newborn daughter. When all of a sudden the car started lurching, i had no control. In heavy traffic i was afraid of causing in accident. The brakes were hard and if i pushed on the gas it started lurching out of control. I was finally able to pullover and noticed the voc light was on. I pushed the voc button to turn it off. But it wouldn't…
ODI 11231018
Power Train · Steering · Vehicle Speed Control
Transmission; i have had to change the cvt transmission on my nissan sentra twice in the space of a year. Before the last change i suffered a transmission leak that entailed me adding fluid when a whining noise starts. Steering; power steering is hard and does not move with ease unlike other cars i have driven. Speedometer; speed is inaccurate. I got speeding tickets because my speedometer did not accurately depict…
ODI 11229976
Engine · Power Train · Steering
Cvt transmission went at 76,000 miles, column assembly shaft lower needs repair at 87000 miles catalytic converters went at 44000 miles replaced and are going again at 87000 miles, car burns massive amounts of oil and have no oil leak or defective parts
ODI 11219886
Steering · Suspension
Car pulling to left contraction light going on when driving
ODI 11219244