1999 Nissan Sentra Problems

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 NISSAN SENTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED SEVERAL TIMES WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP, WHO WAS NOT ABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 03V477000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM), 03V455000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING), AND 01V357000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE CONTACT CONTINUED TO EXPERIENCE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

THERE IS A RECALL ON 2002, 2005-2006 NISSAN SENTRAS & ALTIMAS WITH THE SENSOR. THE CAR CAN SHUT DOWN WITHOUT WARNING AND ENGINE STALL. MY CAR IS A 1999 NISSAN SENTRA WITH THE SAME PROBLEM AND THEY WON'T FIX IT BECAUSE OF THE WRONG YEAR. REGARDLESS OF THE YEAR IT SHOULD BE FIXED OR I SHOULD RECEIVE SOME KIND OF COMPENSATION. LUCKILY WHEN I WAS DRIVING AND MY CAR SHUT DOWN I WASN'T HIT FROM THE BACK. I AM LOOKING TO FILE A LAW SUIT OVER THIS MATTER BECAUSE I SPENT MY MONEY ON THIS CAR BUYING IT BRAND NEW AND THIS ORGANIZATION JUST SHOVED ME OFF LIKE MY PROBLEM DOESN'T MATTER. I USE MY CAR AND NOW I AM WITHOUT A CAR AND CATCHING THE BUS. IT'S NOT FAIR! IT'S THEIR CAR!*CN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 NISSAN SENTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED SEVERAL TIMES WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP, WHO WAS NOT ABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 03V477000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM), 03V455000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING), AND 01V357000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE CONTACT CONTINUED TO EXPERIENCE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 NISSAN SENTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE LINES WERE CORRODED AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

BRAKING SYSTEM FAILED TO FULLY FUNCTION. WHEN I PRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL TO SLOW DOWN, THE VEHICLE SLOWED. HOWEVER, AS I PRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL HARDER TO COME TO A FULL STOP, THE VEHICLE DID NOT RESPOND. A TWO VEHICLE CAR CRASH RESULTED, AND THE SENTRA IS A TOTAL LOSS. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE BRAKES WERE LAST SERVICED ON 10-23-06. I DO NOT TRUST THE DEALERSHIP, SINCE I HAVE HAD PREVIOUS PROBLEMS. I HAD THE SAME SUPSPENSION PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE - TIRES WEARING PREMATURELY ON THE INSIDE. IN ONE INSTANCE, NISSAN OF HICKORY TOLD ME THERE WERE NO PROBLEMS WITH MY VEHICLE. AFTER TWO HOURS, THE SERVICE MANAGER WALKED ME INTO THE GARAGE, WHERE HE TRIED TO PROVE THE PROBLEM WAS MY TIRES. I POINTED TO A LEAKING SHOCK ON MY VEHICLE, AND HE WAS SUPRISED AND UPSET THAT I NOTICED IT. HE THEN TOLD ME THEY DID NOT TAKE THE TIRES OFF MY VEHICLE IN THE TWO HOURS I WAS WAITING. I HAVE NO CONFIDENCE IN NISSAN OF HICKORY TO EXAMINE MY VEHICLE BECAUSE OF THAT INCIDENT. *NM

WHILE DRIVING 30-35 MPH VEHICLE HIT A CONCRETE WALL. A FEW SECONDS LATER, VEHICLE CRASHED, AND BOTH AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. CONSUMER WAS HIT IN FACE BY DRIVER'S AIRBAG. NO MAJOR INJURIES, BRUISES ONLY. DAMAGE TO VEHICLE UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME. *AK

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 NISSAN SENTRA EQUIPPED WITH GOODYEAR VIVA 2 TIRES, SIZE 175/65R14 DOT NUMBER (PJ8JH6HR5011). THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THERE WAS A ROARING NOISE COMING FROM THE DRIVER FRONT TIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC. WHILE THE TIRES WERE BEING ROTATED, THE TECHNICIAN NOTICED THAT THE INSIDE OF BOTH TIRES WERE SEPARATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THE TIRE WARRANTY HAD TO BE REDEEMED AT THE LOCATION FROM WHICH THE TIRES WERE PURCHASED. THE TIRES WERE NOT EXCHANGED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE ON THE VEHICLE WAS 155,432. THE FAILURE TIRE MILEAGE WAS 300. .... UPDATED 03/08/13 *BF

AS MY WIFE AND I TRAVELED IN THE STATE OF FLORIDA ON 5-28-2007, MY REAR TIRE CAME APART CAUSING MY VEHICLE TO SPIN 360 DEGREES AND CAUSING DAMAGE TO MY VEHICLE DUE TO THE INCIDENT. THANK GOD, THE TRAFFIC SURROUNDING MY CAR WAS NOT AFFECTED BY MY SPINNING. THE DAMAGE TO THE CAR WAS TEMPORARILY SECURED BY THE HIGHWAY ROAD RANGER AND I WAS REQUIRED TO DRIVE AT VERY LOW SPEED ON THE HIGHWAY TO REACH MY DESTINATION. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 NISSAN SENTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE LINES WERE CORRODED AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

BRAKING SYSTEM FAILED TO FULLY FUNCTION. WHEN I PRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL TO SLOW DOWN, THE VEHICLE SLOWED. HOWEVER, AS I PRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL HARDER TO COME TO A FULL STOP, THE VEHICLE DID NOT RESPOND. A TWO VEHICLE CAR CRASH RESULTED, AND THE SENTRA IS A TOTAL LOSS. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE BRAKES WERE LAST SERVICED ON 10-23-06. I DO NOT TRUST THE DEALERSHIP, SINCE I HAVE HAD PREVIOUS PROBLEMS. I HAD THE SAME SUPSPENSION PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE - TIRES WEARING PREMATURELY ON THE INSIDE. IN ONE INSTANCE, NISSAN OF HICKORY TOLD ME THERE WERE NO PROBLEMS WITH MY VEHICLE. AFTER TWO HOURS, THE SERVICE MANAGER WALKED ME INTO THE GARAGE, WHERE HE TRIED TO PROVE THE PROBLEM WAS MY TIRES. I POINTED TO A LEAKING SHOCK ON MY VEHICLE, AND HE WAS SUPRISED AND UPSET THAT I NOTICED IT. HE THEN TOLD ME THEY DID NOT TAKE THE TIRES OFF MY VEHICLE IN THE TWO HOURS I WAS WAITING. I HAVE NO CONFIDENCE IN NISSAN OF HICKORY TO EXAMINE MY VEHICLE BECAUSE OF THAT INCIDENT. *NM

CAR WAS BEING PARKED WHEN SUDDEN ACCELERATION TOOK OVER AND CAUSED THE CAR TO CRASH INTO A WALL. ON AUGUST 8, TWO WOMEN WERE INJURED. *NM

WHEN BRAKES WERE DEPRESSED VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED FORWARD. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH STEERING WHEEL VIBRATED. *AK

ALIGNMENT PROBLEM CAUSED TIRES TO WEAR ON INSIDE PREMATURELY. HAPPENED IN 2/2001 AND 8/2001. 2/2001 WAS UNEXPECTED TIRE FAILURE, 8/2001 CAUGHT AT 45K MAINTENANCE. DEALER UNHELPFUL.*AK

ON MY 1999 NISSAN SENTRA 1.6L,IT APPEARS THAT I AM HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS WITH THE WIPER LINKAGE ASSEMBLY AS ON THE 1996'S,97'S,AND 98'S. THERE ARE NO RECALLS FOR THE 1999'S! CAN I GET THIS FIXED FOR FREE OR WHAT? IT IS A REAL PAIN BECAUSE I CAN'T SEE OUT THE DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW DURING RAIN OR SNOW STORMS. I SHOULDN'T HAVE TO PAY FOR A LEGITIMATE RECALL AS ON OTHER YEARS. *NM

WINDSHIELD WIPERS RECALL ISSUED, BUT NO PARTS WERE AVAILABLE. *AK

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 NISSAN SENTRA. THE CONTACT STATED AN EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF FUEL WOULD OVERFLOW FROM THE FUEL TANK FILLER NECK WHENEVER REFUELING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE A DIAGNOSTIC TEST WAS PERFORMED AND THEY DETECTED THE FUEL TANK FILLER NECK WAS COMPLETELY COVERED WITH RUST. THE MANUFACTURER AND DEALER STATED THE PART WAS NO LONGER IN PRODUCTION AS A RESULT TO THE VEHICLE NOT BEING REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 69,000.

THE FUEL FILLER TANK/HOSE ON MY FATHER'S 1999 NISSAN SENTRA MUST BE REPLACED. HOWEVER, THE PART IS NOT AVAILABLE FORM NISSAN; IT IS NO LONGER MADE AND THERE IS NO 'AFTER MARKET" ITEM. HE TRIED A 2000 PART; IT COULD NOT BE MADE TO FIT. WE HAVE CONTACTED NISSAN DIRECTLY, HAVE TALKED TO DEALERS, ETC. WITHOUT THIS NEEDED REPAIR, THE CAR IS BASICALLY OF NO VALUE. IT CANNOT BE SOLD, BECAUSE IT WOULD NOT PASS INSPECTION. COMPLETE FRUSTRATION. THE CAR ITSELF IS GREAT, LESS THAN 60,000 MILES, NO RUST, EXCELLENT M[G, ETC. BUT WHAT CAN WE DO NOW/ WHO TO COMPLAIN TO/ NISSANS RESPONSE SEEMS TO BE "TOUGH LUCK" AND THERE IS NO RECOURSE. *JB

THE PLASTIC HEADLIGHTS ON MY 1999 NISSAN ARE OPAQUE. THE LIGHT OUTPUT IS DIMINISHED AT LEAST 40%. THE DEALER WANTS $200 FOR REPLACEMENT OF PLASTIC HEADLIGHTS. I THEN NOTICED THAT MANY CARS THAT ARE OVER 5 YEARS OLD HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM, DIMINISHED LIGHTING DUE TO POOR PLASTIC HEADLIGHTS. I HOPE YOU CAN GET NISSAN AND ALL OTHER MAKES INVOLVED TO REPLACE THE PLASTIC HEADLIGHTS FOR FREE. *JB

I HAD JUST ENTERED A 3-LANE HIGHWAY AND WAS DRIVING 25-30 MPH IN THE RAIN AT NIGHT, WHEN THE ENGINE SUDDENLY JUST STOPPED! I HAD NO LIGHTS, NO BRAKES, NO HORN, NO STEERING. BY SOME SMALL MIRACLE, THE EMERGENCY BRAKE STOPPED THE CAR,AND I HAD A CELL PHONE. THE POLICE GOT THERE BEFORE ANYONE HIT ME. SHEEHY NISSAN SERVICE DEPT. SAID THAT THIS IS A COMMON OCCURANCE WITH SENTRAS, AND SEVERAL YEARS WERE RECALLED FOR DEFECTIVE COMPONENTS FOR THE SAME KIND OF PROBLEMS, BUT 1999 WAS NOT INCLUDED. THEREFORE, THE REPAIRS AS ESTIMATED WOULD COST ME ROUGHLY ONE GRAND. FORGOT TO MENTION THAT MY SON AND BABY GIRL WERE WITH ME WHEN THE CAR FAILED ON THE HIGHWAY. AREN'T THE DEALERS REQUIRED TO REPORT THIS SORT OF THING TO THE MANUFACTURER?*AK

I HAD JUST ENTERED A 3-LANE HIGHWAY AND WAS DRIVING 25-30 MPH IN THE RAIN AT NIGHT, WHEN THE ENGINE SUDDENLY JUST STOPPED! I HAD NO LIGHTS, NO BRAKES, NO HORN, NO STEERING. BY SOME SMALL MIRACLE, THE EMERGENCY BRAKE STOPPED THE CAR,AND I HAD A CELL PHONE. THE POLICE GOT THERE BEFORE ANYONE HIT ME. SHEEHY NISSAN SERVICE DEPT. SAID THAT THIS IS A COMMON OCCURANCE WITH SENTRAS, AND SEVERAL YEARS WERE RECALLED FOR DEFECTIVE COMPONENTS FOR THE SAME KIND OF PROBLEMS, BUT 1999 WAS NOT INCLUDED. THEREFORE, THE REPAIRS AS ESTIMATED WOULD COST ME ROUGHLY ONE GRAND. FORGOT TO MENTION THAT MY SON AND BABY GIRL WERE WITH ME WHEN THE CAR FAILED ON THE HIGHWAY. AREN'T THE DEALERS REQUIRED TO REPORT THIS SORT OF THING TO THE MANUFACTURER?*AK

VEHICLE LEAKING OIL. VEHICLE WAS SERVICED. TECHNICIAN STATED THAT RACK AND PINION STEERING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

AUTOMATIC POWER DOORS LOCKS WOULD INTERMITTENTLY UNLOCK BY ITSELF WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED , AND AN APPOINTMENT WAS MADE. PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

TRAVELING ON FREEWAY AT APPROX. 20-25 MPH. IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC, APPROX. 4PM. THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME STOPPED SUDDENLY, I ATTEMPTED TO BRAKE HARD, BUT THE BRAKES DID NOT RESPOND. I THEN ATTEMPTED TO STEER TO THE SIDE BUT I COULD ONLY GO SO FAR. I HAD THE FEELING THAT I LOST POWER. I COULD NOT GET OUT OF THE CAR AFTER IMPACT BECAUSE THE POWER LOCKS DID NOT WORK. I WAS TOLD THAT THE HEAD LAMP WAS EMBEDDED INTO THE BATTERY.*AK

I WAS DRIVING AT NIGHT, WHEN I NOTICED THAT MY CLUTCH HAD A LITTLE MORE "PLAY" IN THE PEDAL THAN NORMAL. I THOUGHT THIS WAS MY IMAGINATION UNTIL WITHIN ANOTHER 15 MINUTES OF DRIVING I NOTICED THAT THE GEARS STARTED SHIFTING HARDER THAN NORMAL AS WELL. WITHIN ANOTHER FEW MINUTES, THE CLUTCH PEDAL WAS ALMOST ALL THE WAY IN, AND THE CLUTCH WAS NOT RELEASING CAUSING ME NOT TO BE ABLE TO SHIFT AT ALL. I WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, AND GET THE CAR INTO SECOND GEAR AND DRIVE THE REMAINDER OF THE WAY HOME WITHOUT INCIDENT. ONCE HOME WITH THE CAR, I INSPECTED THE CLUTCH PEDAL AND THE CLUTCH CABLE UNDER THE HOOD AND NOTICED THAT THE PIECE THE CLUTCH CABLE ATTACHES TO (THE WITHDRAWAL LEVER) WAS CRACKED AND ALMOST COMPLETELY BROKEN IN HALF. THE CAR WAS THEN TOWED TO MY MECHANIC WHO INFORMED ME THAT AFTER ADJUSTING THE CLUTCH SYSTEM AND TEST DRIVING IT, HE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM I OBSERVED, AND ALMOST COULDN'T GET THE CAR BACK TO HIS SHOP FROM THE TEST DRIVE. HE INFORMED ME THAT THE ENTIRE CLUTCH ASSEMBLY WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED AS IT HAD OBVIOUSLY FAILED, AS WELL AS THE DEFECTIVE WITHDRAWAL LEVER. HE FOUND NO OBVIOUS REASON FOR THE FAILURE OF THE CLUTCH AND LEVER, OTHER THAN MANUFACTURER DEFECT. HE DID NOT FEEL THAT THE FAILURE WAS THE RESULT OF NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR OR ABUSE. *AK

THE CLUTCH AND FOOT REST WAS DESIGNED TOO CLOSE TOGETHER, CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO DOWN SHIFT AND INADVERTENTLY HIT THE FOOT REST WHICH RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT. *JB SCC

CAR IS VIBRATING AND SHAKING IN THE FRONT END, REPLACED SET OF TIRES THEN THE NEW TIRES WERE BEING DAMAGED AGAIN BY THE VIBRATION. NISSAN REFUSED TO CHECK DRIVE AXLES WHICH SEEM TO BE THE SOURCE OF THE VIBRATION. THE PART LOOKS IN GOOD CONDITION, WAS INSPECTED BY A MECHANIC AND HE STATED THAT IS THE DRIVE AXLE. *JB

THE CONSUMER STATED THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPING FROM 1ST TO 4TH GEAR. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK VEHICLE FAILED DUE TO A WORN OUR DIFFERENTIAL IN THE TRANSMISSION. VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT FAILED AGAIN. THIS FAILURE WAS THE RESULT OF AN INSTALLED RECONDITIONED TORQUE CONVERTER. THUS, THE DIFFERENTIAL WAS IGNORED. THE DIFFERENTIAL BROKE BOTH AXLES AND THE TORQUE CONVERTER. WHICH ULTIMATELY RESULTED IN TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *PH *JB

WHILE DRIVING 20-25 MPH ANOTHER VEHICLE HIT LEFT FRONT, AIRBAG DEPLOYED, BUT DRIVER SEATBELT BUCKLE RELEASED. CONSUMER SUFFERED NECK INJURIES, VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED.*AK

THE FRON SEATS WHEN MOVED ALL THE WAY BACK, WILL NOT MOVE FORWARD. THE DEALER SAID TAKE IT APART AND LOOK FOR A COIN JAMMED IN THERE. THERE ARE NO COINS ON THE TRACK. THE DEALER REPLACED THE DRIVER SIDE TRACK AND THE NEW ONE EVEN JAMS. THE ONLY WAY TO MOVE THE SEAT FORWARD IS TO TAKE THE TWO FORWARD BOLTS HOLDING THE SEAT TO THE CHASSY AND SHAKING THE SEAT, THEN FOR SOME REASON THE SEAT WILL MOVE FORWARD. *AK

I HAVE A '97 & '99 NISSAN SENTRA GXE & BOTH HAVE SUFFERED THE SAME AC PROBLEM - THE AUXILIARY FAN ( AIR CON COOLING FAN) STOPPED WORKING FOR BOTH WHEN THEY HAD RELATIVELY LOW MILES ON THEM - 30000 - 45000 MILES FOR THE '97 & 32000 MILES FOR THE '99. ON THE '97 BECAUSE WE NEVER GOT TO KNOW FROM REGULAR SERVICING THAT THE FAN WASN'T WORKING, THE AC COMPRESSOR STOPPED WORKING & WE WERE LEFT WITH CHANGING THE WHOLE AIR CON SYSTEM FOR OVER $900. ON THE '99 THE FAN HAS JUST BEEN DIAGNOSED - THE AIR CON COMPRESSOR STILL SEEMS FINE. THESE PROBLEMS WERE DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER & WE WERE TOLD THAT "LIKE THE '97, THE '99 WILL NEED A NEW AC COMPRESSOR IF WE DON'T QUICKLY REPLACE THE FAN." *JB