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2018 Nissan Sentra Electrical System Problems

9
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 9 stored complaint records:

  • 1 indicate a crash
  • 0 indicate injury
  • 0 indicate fire

What owners report

  • front radar · 6 records

Mileage in stored records

BandRecords
1–30k mi5
30–60k mi3

Complaint records

Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.

  • January 31, 2020 · 41,665 miles

    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

  • September 9, 2019 · 42,300 miles

    Electrical System · Vehicle Speed Control

    Tl* the contact owns a 2018 nissan sentra. While driving at an unknown speed, the "unavailable front radar sensor" message was displayed. The vehicle was taken to jim keras nissan (2080 covington pike, memphis, tn 38128, [redacted]) where it was diagnosed that the front radar sensor needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was contacted and provided case number: 37101150. The approximate…

    ODI 11255904

  • August 1, 2019 · 10,000 miles

    Electrical System

    I purchased my 2018 nissan sentra with 5 miles (basically brand new) the car currently has 10,000 miles and the vehicle is kept maintained. A few months after i purchased the nissan sentra i began having issues with my back up camera screen in which it began blacking out and flickering in and off. Since it had been raining in my town i assumed there was some sort of short or water must of leaked into the wiring…

    ODI 11246156

  • July 30, 2019 · 24,000 miles

    Electrical System · Service Brakes · Vehicle Speed Control

    2018 nissan sentra safety system malfunction. Automatic emergency braking system not working with error displayed 'front radar unavailable due to obstruction.'. Also, cruise control would become inoperable when error code apeared on instrument screen. Vehicle rented from dollar rent a car location honolulu, hi airport. Notified rental location with response of "vehicle is fine". Notified dollar corporate and…

    ODI 11242166

  • May 2, 2019 · 14,000 miles

    Electrical System · Electronic Stability Control · Service Brakes

    Car has 14,000 miles on it and is under warranty. The front radar camera is constantly acting like the car is in a wreck and it lights up the dash with various crash emblems.. I took it to the local nissan dealership and they put in a new radar camera and it continues to do the same exact thing 2 days after being in the dealership for 7 full days...nissan cant fix this radar crash sensor.... This happens after you…

    ODI 11209363

  • March 16, 2019 · 22,247 miles

    Electrical System

    2018 nissan sentra 22k miles. Front radar warning malfunction light on. Dealer stated there is no fix from nissan at this time and we should continue driving the car until they call us back. Dealer stated it could be two days or two months. Owners manual states the car should not be operated and took to the dealer if this occurs. Local dealer refused to give a courtesy car until the repair could be made. This is a…

    ODI 11189757

  • January 7, 2019 · 41,000 miles

    Electrical System · Service Brakes · Vehicle Speed Control

    I was driving my vehicle about 30 mph, before i even approached another vehicle my sensors began beeping quicker as if i were about to hit another car. No vehicle near me close enough for sensor to begin alerting me. As i tried to slow down , they began beeping very fast and i was unable to stop, i went around a car that was sitting at the stop sign to avoid rear ending them, and still rear ended a parked car.…

    Crash reported

    ODI 11300743

  • January 1, 2019 · 10,000 miles

    Electrical System · Unknown Or Other

    Faulty radar in the automatic emergency braking system is causing a very dangerous malfunction in the car. The dealership has repeatedly tried to repair the problem, to no avail. This is causing the car to randomly stop in the middle of the highway and/or cause the auto emergency brake to simply not work.

    ODI 11218322

  • September 9, 2018

    Electrical System · Electronic Stability Control

    My 2018 nissan sentra started having electrical system/wire problems after hitting a small puddle going up to my tires. Days later the car got it oil change have family oil company on ridge avenue in norristown pennsylvania very next day have to work my car stop moving i just still ran i took it to nissan so that they can see why the car is not running properly they told me it was electrical problems with the wires…

    ODI 11132356