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1996 Nissan Sentra Driver assistance Problems

Owner-reported complaints naming the driver-assistance system, filed with NHTSA

Data refreshed

Driver assistance reportsComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
9
Latest Aug 12, 2002
Share of all reportsThis category as a share of every owner report on file for this model year. One report can name more than one component, so the categories overlap.
6%
of 141 total
Crash or fire reportedReports in this category whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. The reporter's own answer on the NHTSA form, not a verified finding.
3
Injuries or deaths reportedTotals the submitters entered on their own reports in this category. Not verified by NHTSA and not a casualty statistic.
0

What this page shows

Reports naming forward-collision avoidance, lane keeping, back-over prevention, cruise control and related electronic driver-assistance systems. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1996 Nissan Sentra submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 9 reports on file name it.

Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.

Owner reports naming driver-assistance

Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed

Driver assistance
Filed Aug 12, 2002
Crash reported

VEHICLE WAS IN REVERSE,ENGINE RAVVED VERY LOUDLY, AND SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AT A HIGH SPEED,CAUSING VEHICLE TO SLAM INTO A PARKED VEHICLE.*AK

NHTSA ID
8016062
Incident
Jul 21, 2002
Driver assistance
Filed Oct 15, 1999

THE TWO NUTS HOLDING THE THROTTLE CONTROL CABLE (GAS PEDAL LINKAGE) BECAME LOOSE, CAUSING THE BOLT ON THE CABLE TO SLIDE OUT OF ITS SLOT (NOT HOLE) AND THE THROTTLE WOULD STICK. I WAS ABLE TO REPEAT THIS ON 3 OCCASIONS, BUT ON THE THIRD MANAGED TO GET TO MY HOUSE, POP THE HOOD, AND SEE THE CABLE IN THE NOT-SO-RIGHT POSITION. LOCKING WASHERS WOULD FIX THIS AND ELIMINATE ANY POSSIBLE INJURY TO PERSONS THAT MAY HAVE AUTO TRANSMISSIONS (I HAD A STICK, SO I JUST PUSHED IN THE CLUTCH WHEN I REALIZED WHAT HAPPENED).

NHTSA ID
713324
Incident
Oct 3, 1999
Driver assistance
Filed May 13, 1997

THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL RIPPED LOOSE FROM THE FIREWALL, TIPPING OVER UNDERNEATH BRAKE PEDAL. THE DEALER SAID IT WAS NOT THEIR FAULT. CAR CANNOT BE DRIVEN. *AK

NHTSA ID
810341
Incident
Mar 18, 1997
Driver assistance
Filed May 1, 1997

THROTTLE CABLE BROKE. DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE WHY. *AK

NHTSA ID
811891
Driver assistanceSuspension
Filed Nov 18, 1996

VEHICLE HESITATES TO ACCELERATE.

NHTSA ID
511439
Incident
Oct 14, 1996
Driver assistance
Filed Oct 1, 1996
Crash reported

MOTHER GOT INTO VEHICLE, PLACED KEY INTO IGNITION, PLACED FOOT ON BRAKES, STARTED VEHICLE, SHIFTED INTO REVERSE, VEHICLE SHOT FORWARD THROUGH GARAGE DOOR. *AK

NHTSA ID
802368
Incident
Sep 9, 1996
BrakesDriver assistance
Filed Sep 11, 1996

CONSUMER COMPLAINT REGARDING POSITIONING OF BRAKE AND ACCELERATOR PEDALS.

NHTSA ID
508545
BrakesDriver assistance
Filed Jul 24, 1996
Crash reported

THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WERE DESIGNED TOO CLOSELY TOGETHER, WHEN BACKING OUT HIT A POLE, IMPACT 6:00 POSITION, SPEED 5MPH. *AK

NHTSA ID
986433
Incident
Jun 1, 1996
Driver assistanceTransmission
Filed May 2, 1996

ACCELERATOR PROBLEMS. *DH

NHTSA ID
503829
Incident
May 2, 1996

Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.

Other components reported on this vehicle

Categories with enough reports to have a page of their own

Airbags53Visibility15Brakes11Electrical10Engine9Transmission9Tires & wheels8

Elsewhere on this vehicle

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