2011 Nissan Sentra Electronic Stability Control Problems
- 13
- Owner complaint records in our dataset
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 13 stored complaint records:
- 1 indicate a crash
- 1 indicate injury
- 1 indicate fire
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 60–100k mi | 6 |
| 100–150k mi | 3 |
| 30–60k mi | 2 |
| 1–30k mi | 1 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Body · Electronic Stability Control · Service Brakes
On sunday, sept 22 2019 at around 1:40pm we were headed home from an vacation at a cabin rental property in sevierville, tn. Not even quarter mile from our cabin on a straight and down hill road all of a sudden the brakes stopped functioning. I applied brakes multiple times but the car didn't stop and in order to avoid a small pond on the right hand side and the car in front i had to divert my car on the shoulder of…
Crash reported · 1 injury
ODI 11258642
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
Electronic Stability Control · Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control
It is ridiculous that so many people with the same car have had the same exact problem and no investigation or action has been done by the nhtsa yet. As others have complained before, i have had moments where my car would have the vdc light go off and the car would begin to not accelerate over 2,000 rpms and would shake the car in a violent manner. I have had error codes p0101 and p0725 come up and dissapear through…
ODI 11192235
Electrical System · Electronic Stability Control
Driving down off ramp and car just suddenly shut off and would not start.
ODI 11192638
Electronic Stability Control
I'm driving normal on the road with no condensation on roadway, when all of a sudden the "vdc off" indicator light is illuminated and the car looses speed and jerks. I pull off to the side of road. Turn car completely off. Wait a few minutes to turn car back on. Car may operate normally for a few minutes and then again the "vdc off" light is back along with the jerking. I can be either on the highway (which is…
ODI 11186534
Electronic Stability Control · Vehicle Speed Control · Wheels
At random times the vdc off indicator will turn on while driving. It can not be turned off and it is impossible for your car to go over 40 mph without constant jerking. You have to pull over, shut down and restart your car multiple times until the indicator doesn't come back on. Some times this is impossible and will never go away until car has been shut off for an hour or so. This can occur at any time when the car…
ODI 11096969
Electronic Stability Control · Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System
My vehicle turns off by itself and black smoke comes out of the muffler.the car brakes are acting weird. The car overheats
ODI 11093396
Electronic Stability Control · Vehicle Speed Control
Car runs fine, all of a sudden, skips into the tracton control mode and vehicle slowes to around 10 mph. Car will not accelerate. Dash check engine light comes on . Car cannot continue. After stopping, shut engine off, car will run fine, then it happens again. Safety issue, traveling at 40 mph and have your engine shut down. No warning, just happens.
ODI 11082091
Electronic Stability Control
Engine to stall while the vehicle is in motion on a major highway and it was not be possible to restart the engine soon after it stopped, increasing the risk of a crash. According to the local nissan dealer, the ecm module needs to be replaced. These symptoms are similar to recall#10v555000 and #11v579000.
ODI 11066681
Electronic Stability Control · Engine · Steering
I've been having issues with my vehicle. At times, the engine stalls and it cannot go above 15-20 mph, even while driving on the interstate. The steering wheel also locks up, as well. The vehicle dynamic control indicator then turns on. Luckily, i've been able to get to a safe location when this happens, but i find it alarming. I also think this defect is affecting other important components in my vehicle. It has…
ODI 11015148
Electrical System · Electronic Stability Control · Fuel/Propulsion System
Recall on battery cable impacted ecm and caused fire on wieingof car and impacted catalytic converter and valve solenoid and o2 sensors and damaged car
Fire reported
ODI 10957600
Electrical System · Electronic Stability Control · Engine
Driving alongon a major highway 301 in the state of gerogia and the car cut off and would not restart. Towed to local dealership. Was told that battery terminal caused computer to malfunction.
ODI 10779257
Electrical System · Electronic Stability Control · Engine
I was driving down highway 138 union city when my vehicle started to shutter like it was going to stall. When i stopped at the red light the vehicle electrical load dropped and the car would not crank back up. I was able to jump it off and the car had no issues i had the battery tested and alternator tested both are good/. *tr
ODI 10622428