We found the following complaints for NISSAN SENTRA (1992)
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I was coming back from taking my wife to work and i was getting ready to go through the green light when a car ran the red light which made me t-bone him. My airbags did not deploy, and my whole front end got pushed almost to the windshield. I had a cardiac arrest and when the ambulance got there they had to bring me back to life. I have a lot of bruising on my chest where i hit the steering wheel. I'm having problems with my knee. I've got a lot of contusions inside my body. I have a bruise where my seatbelt caught me. I was in hospital from february 12 2015 to february 16 2015.
Consumer was traveling about 50mph & another cut the consumer off. Consumer ran on the outside of the embankment & rand head-on into a tree. Upon impact,airbags didn't deploy.consumer is trying to contact the manufacturer.
Seat belt did not restrain driver and air bag did not deploy during head on collision.tt
I bought this car for my 17-year-old daughter for her first car. It was in mint shape with only 81,000 miles at purchase. On the date stated she went to start the car to go to work. Upon starting the car smoke immediately came from under the hood near the firewall. She shut the car off and opened the hood.there was a fire on the driver's side and rear firewall with flames and smoke coming from the engine wiring harness. She shut the hood and called the fire department. When the fire department arrived the car was still on fire and had consumed most of the engine compartment and had spread through the firewall and into the dash. The car was cold and had not been run since the previous day.after doing some research after the fire especially with reports from the nhtsa there must be a defect with the wiring harness with the sentras. Has the nhtsa investigated these claims by other people of sentra's of the same year same component catching fire? while no one was hurt in this fire i can see how this could have been devastating. The car was parked very close to my house and could easily have spread to a structure fire. Please investigate this complaint as well as any other complaints for this model car from other owners.there is defiantly some sort of defect with the wiring harness on the sentras of this year model and a recall should have' already been called after reading all the complaints to the nhtsa.
Parked car, smoke emergedfrom hood near wind screen, then paint bubbled in middle of hood. Seconds late, engine burst into flames, and car was incinerated. Prior to this, car was well maintained, housed in garage, and had just passed its tough nyc annual inspection. There was no smell of gasoline prior to blaze, and no apparent problem with the car. Vehicle was destroyed, and fire department was unable to say what caused fire.
Engine compartment fire, the electrical wiring fire around the vehicle battery shorted out.
The electrical system on my nissan sentra nx 1600 coupe has problems and doesnot operate properly and safely.i have noticed that my dashboard lights would flicker for various amounts of time, even while driving, and on a few occassions it has stopped operating while driving. It always happens in cold weather: five (5) times the car has just stopped while driving in traffic and could not be started by shutting off the car and restarting: various times the car died while at traffic lights or stopped in traffic, and i was able to restart the car and continue driving;five (5) times i have not been able to start the car, (jumping the battery used to start the car), and various times the car takes multiple trys before the engine turns over and starts. I replaced the battery on the recommendation of a mechanic and until last night i thought the problem was not that serious and somewhat resolved.intermittenly the dashboard lights would go off and then a few minutes later come back but after last night i realize that there is a serious problem with the electrical system and the ramifications of the car just stoping in traffic were very serious.my car was running and i was driving and three times it just stopped.my lights were still on and after jumping the battery the car started but while driving home, it appeared that as i slowed or hit the brakes, the dashboard lights would go out but the engine was still running and upon acceleration, the dash would relight but then the car just stopped upon braking at a light and could not be started.it is now not starting at all and i'm worried that there are major problems with the electrical system..this is not the first nissan sentra that i have had this type of problem with, a 1982 nissan sentra that i had, plagued me with this sort of starting problems and after replacing batteries/alternators/starters and a host of other componenets, after being towed multiple times to bay royal nissan i purchased the 1992 sentra
While driving in a rain storm and through standing water vehicle stalled.
On 6/12/2000, while my wife was driving our 1992 nissan sentra out of her company's parking lot, at 5 mph, an odor started coming into the car through its air vent.one minute later, smoke started coming from under the left side of the hood.within 3 minutes, she very quickly drove back to her office, raised the car's hood, and found the ignition wiring on fire.she dumped water on the fire and put it out.she then called the fire dept. To come and make sure the fire was out.the fire dept. And police both showed up.they instructed her to have the car towed to our auto repair shop, and not to turn on the ignition switch.we did as they instructed.i came to her office and waited for the tow truck to arrive.our mechanic said that there was no outside cause for the wiring to catch fire.nothing was touching the wiring, no wires were exposed, the wiring bundle was not rubbing up against anything, and the wiring was in its original wrapped, bundled loom.he said that there was no other cause for this fire except the ignition resistor capacitor was defective from the factory, and that it failed, got hot, and burst into flames.he told me to report this incident to nhtsa as a defect in this car's wiring system.(i bought this car new, have never had any work done on any wiring, nor the ignition system, except tune-ups.the last tune-up was done on 12/15/1999, and the only thing done was new spark plugs, new distributor cap & rotor, and new pcv valve installed.the wiring has never been touched, and had no logical reason to burst into flames except for afactory defect in the wiring ignition resistor capacitor, as my mechanic has stated, in a letter to nissan motor corp., p.o. Box 191, gardena, ca., 90248.)nissan has agreed to pay half of my repair costs, since my car's 3-yr warranty has expired. They should pay the whole cost, because this part should've never failed.i filed a fire report with them, file no. Ca3175439.
Cold start sensor failed, preventing vehicle from starting.*aw
Starter failed.
Electrical short, caused fire.*skd
This wiring harness appeared faulty from the factory, and it took 44000 miles for it to rub through and short out the wiring, causing the fire and engine stoppage.
Upon starting, noticed smoke coming from under hood, found front wiring had burnt apart, for no apparent reason.
While pumping gas, vehicle engine caught fire, fire dept. Suspect electrical short as culprit.tt
Engine compartment fire, unknown origin.tt
On 6/12/2000, while my wife was driving our 1992 nissan sentra out of her company's parking lot, at 5 mph, an odor started coming into the car through its air vent.one minute later, smoke started coming from under the left side of the hood.within 3 minutes, she very quickly drove back to her office, raised the car's hood, and found the ignition wiring on fire.she dumped water on the fire and put it out.she then called the fire dept. To come and make sure the fire was out.the fire dept. And police both showed up.they instructed her to have the car towed to our auto repair shop, and not to turn on the ignition switch.we did as they instructed.i came to her office and waited for the tow truck to arrive.our mechanic said that there was no outside cause for the wiring to catch fire.nothing was touching the wiring, no wires were exposed, the wiring bundle was not rubbing up against anything, and the wiring was in its original wrapped, bundled loom.he said that there was no other cause for this fire except the ignition resistor capacitor was defective from the factory, and that it failed, got hot, and burst into flames.he told me to report this car fire to nhtsa as a defect in this car's wiring system.(i bought this car new, have never had any work done on any wiring, nor the ignition system, except tune-ups.the last tune-up was done on 12/15/1999, and the only thing done was new spark plugs, new distributor cap & rotor, and new pcv valve installed.the wiring has never been touched, and had no logical reason to burst into flames, except for afactory defect in the wiring ignition resistor capacitor, as my mechanic has stated, in a letter to nissan motor corp., p.o. Box 191, gardena, ca., 90248.)nissan has agreed to pay half of my repair costs, since my car's 3-yr warranty has expired. They should pay the whole cost, because this part should've never failed.i filed a fire report with them, file no. Ca3175439.
Going straight, the vehicle was starting to lose power first. Causing the engine to bottle out of control nearly crashing, luckily regaining the car's control, as the engine shut down but still had momentum, to park at a empty lot. When attempting to jump start the car (imagining the battery simply died) the engine was not receiving gas (even at little over half tank) and when in movement it would seem fine at rest but pressing the gas the car would move for 5 feet fine but start to thrust itself causing the car to jolt forward several time before going to a complete shut down. No push start nor jump start was successful at trying to get my family back home safely. When this wasn't enough an electrical wire short out nearly catching the car on fire. Thus ending the middle of the night with pushing the car to a home depot (luckily a county officer help push the vehicle the rest of the way). Recap:axles are bad on the left side of the vehiclefuel lines are badelectrical wiring are at a highly dangerous the doors lock and unlock as they please (all this was discovered in 4 hours as the vehicle did not last long,the driver only had this car for less than 30 days. And we where not aware that this vehicle was in poor shape as the seller said it was in good condition.)this vehicle is a death trap.thank goodness no one died.
Going straight, the vehicle was starting to lose power first. Causing the engine to bottle out of control nearly crashing, luckily regaining the car's control, as the engine shut down but still had momentum, to park at a empty lot. When attempting to jump start the car (imagining the battery simply died) the engine was not receiving gas (even at little over half tank) and when in movement it would seem fine at rest but pressing the gas the car would move for 5 feet fine but start to thrust itself causing the car to jolt forward several time before going to a complete shut down. No push start nor jump start was successful at trying to get my family back home safely. When this wasn't enough an electrical wire short out nearly catching the car on fire. Thus ending the middle of the night with pushing the car to a home depot (luckily a county officer help push the vehicle the rest of the way). Recap:axles are bad on the left side of the vehiclefuel lines are badelectrical wiring are at a highly dangerous the doors lock and unlock as they please (all this was discovered in 4 hours as the vehicle did not last long,the driver only had this car for less than 30 days. And we where not aware that this vehicle was in poor shape as the seller said it was in good condition.)this vehicle is a death trap.thank goodness no one died.
The contact owns a 1992 nissan sentra. The contact stated that while driving, the vehicle emitted an odor that made him dizzy. The contact also stated that a doctor confirmed that carbon monoxide was inhaled during the failure. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer and the manufacturer was notified. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 155,000 and the current mileage was 160,000.
On november 11, 1998 my daughter was driving south on interstate 57 by askum, il. Going 65 mph. She claims the engine lost power and she had to naviage the car to the side of the road to avoid being rear ended by oncoming traffic.the car lost all power and would not restart. She got out of the car and looked under the hood. Shewas crying and cut herself lifting up the hood. She saw lots of gray smoke coming from the engine and got back in the car and phoned me on a cellular. I told her to call 911 and i also called them.the illinios state police arrived quickly and ordered a tow truck. The car never started again. It is still sitting in my driveway and our mechanic told me this modelhas no indicator light to signal that it is overheating .this causes it to overheat on the highway since most people are watching the roadand not the hot/cold gauge.i feel this major flaw caused my daughter to be in grave danger and that it contributed to the car being effectively worthless at this point. I also noted in the "owner's manual on page5-8 thatthe manufacturer addresses options " if you feel a lack of engine power "or your car overheats. This would indicate to me that this model has a history of loss of engine power and overheating. Despite the car's historythe manufacturer never put an indicator light to designate that the car is overheating putting drivers on the expressway in grave danger of major accidents.
While driving on road andmaking a sharp turn or slowing down,vehiclewill just cut off, or make a loud knocking noise when accelerating,then sound stops. If sitting at a red light or at stop sign, it vibrates very badly.took it to a local mechanic. . dealerwas told thatvehicle has a bad injector inside the third cylinder.
Engine locked up.
Engine fire.
Vehicle engine fire.
While driving and without any indication vehicle stalls. Dealer has been contacted, but can't duplicate problem. Please provide further information.
Vehicle caught fire in the engine compartment without warning.owner believes the cause is california's new reformulated gas.
When warming up in the morning it cuts out and i would have to pump it several times to get it running. I was at a busy intersection and i stepped on the accelerator and it died almost in the middle of the intersection. This happen to my wife also.
Engine module replaced due to poor gas mileage.
Brakes whine every time pedal is pressed. Interior light stays on in automatic mode due to door being ajar, light not turning off. Seat belts in both front seats and one back seats due not stay hooked. They come undone while driving. Also, passenger seat does not always lock. It slides when someone sits there after the seat has been lowered to allow access to back seat. Seat belt light does not always turn off, sometimes takes a few minutes, sometimes never. Also, trans axle not in all the way, and power steering return leaks .muffler brackets stretched,and not securely holding muffler (muffler broke into two pieces).car only has appx 54000 miles on it, and everything seems like it starting to fall apart. Any help or information.
A/c leaks condensation onto passenger's floor.
Condensation in headlights.
Headlamp enclosures accumulate condensation.
Chronic, repeatedleakage and/or condensation in both headlights, occurring under ordinary wet conditions. Takes a long time (days/weeks) to clear up, even in dry conditions. Poor light output and focus. Potential damage to reflector.
Fuel pump failed.
Fuel gauge inoperative.
Going straight, the vehicle was starting to lose power first. Causing the engine to bottle out of control nearly crashing, luckily regaining the car's control, as the engine shut down but still had momentum, to park at a empty lot. When attempting to jump start the car (imagining the battery simply died) the engine was not receiving gas (even at little over half tank) and when in movement it would seem fine at rest but pressing the gas the car would move for 5 feet fine but start to thrust itself causing the car to jolt forward several time before going to a complete shut down. No push start nor jump start was successful at trying to get my family back home safely. When this wasn't enough an electrical wire short out nearly catching the car on fire. Thus ending the middle of the night with pushing the car to a home depot (luckily a county officer help push the vehicle the rest of the way). Recap:axles are bad on the left side of the vehiclefuel lines are badelectrical wiring are at a highly dangerous the doors lock and unlock as they please (all this was discovered in 4 hours as the vehicle did not last long,the driver only had this car for less than 30 days. And we where not aware that this vehicle was in poor shape as the seller said it was in good condition.)this vehicle is a death trap.thank goodness no one died.
Passenger's side door lock replaced.
#1: i have a nissan sentra 92 model with automatic transmission.when i first start to drive it when its cold, the transmission runs just fine.it upshifts normally as it should all the way up to overdrive (4th gear) for normal highway speed.however, after ive driven it for about 30 minutes in stop-&-go traffic or when it has been driven at highway speeds (40-65 mph) & made several stops in traffic (i.e.: it has warmed-up) the transmission would fail to upshift above the 3rd & 4th gear (overdrive).i would have to rev the engine rpm up to around 4,000 rpm to accelerate the car to about 40 mph and continue to rev it up to 5,000-6,000 rpm to accelerate it further to 45-60 mph.i know this is not normal for this car because the engine has never run that high before to reach those speeds.i've always driven this car with overdrive engaged & i've never towed anything with it ever.#2:  front passenger side power window plastic assembly where the cable attaches to the regulator broke.
The transmission won't upshift from 1st to 2nd.
Transmission lurches forward when shifterd from 1st to 2nd gear.(qcaw)
Transmission failed resulting in sticking in third gear.
Brakes whine every time pedal is pressed. Interior light stays on in automatic mode due to door being ajar, light not turning off. Seat belts in both front seats and one back seats due not stay hooked. They come undone while driving. Also, passenger seat does not always lock. It slides when someone sits there after the seat has been lowered to allow access to back seat. Seat belt light does not always turn off, sometimes takes a few minutes, sometimes never. Also, trans axle not in all the way, and power steering return leaks .muffler brackets stretched,and not securely holding muffler (muffler broke into two pieces).car only has appx 54000 miles on it, and everything seems like it starting to fall apart. Any help or information.
When driving vehicle at any speed, vehiclelost power.when using the clutch and trying to go into another gear, the vehicle won't pick up speed.
Transmission mount made of aluminum casting failed. Please describe details. Tt
While driving the vehicle on cruise control or 5th gear, the gear will pop out,when the gear pops out the engine will roar up making a noise, consumer states that they have contacted the dealer, and the dealer said that the transmission should be overhauled,dealer also toldconsumer that it was out of warranty, the consumer said that they told her that they can not adjust the linkage on nissans.consumer stated the standard 5 speed on vehicle should not be able to jump out of gear if the transmission is constructed correctly.
Without warning the 5th gear "pops"out of gear and into neutral, causing the engine to rev.this first happened to me when i was traveling at approximtely 60 m.p.h., with the cruise control engaged.
While driving in 5th gear at approximately 65-70 mph,transmission downshifted.high pitched whining occurred. Transmission started leaking fluid. Seal is broken. Unsure if trans has other problems. Only 53000 miles on car! any help?
While driving transmissiom pops out of fifth gear while applying gas. This is a manual transmission.
Driver/pass front shoulder/lap belt won't retract into door assembly.tt
The front passenger and driver side seat when driving the seat belt will lock and some time it lock up on the track dealer repair this problem six time.tt
Takata #522g688; false warning indication from dash board, buckle will unlatch and retractor fails. Please describe details.tt
Brakes whine every time pedal is pressed. Interior light stays on in automatic mode due to door being ajar, light not turning off. Seat belts in both front seats and one back seats due not stay hooked. They come undone while driving. Also, passenger seat does not always lock. It slides when someone sits there after the seat has been lowered to allow access to back seat. Seat belt light does not always turn off, sometimes takes a few minutes, sometimes never. Also, trans axle not in all the way, and power steering return leaks .muffler brackets stretched,and not securely holding muffler (muffler broke into two pieces).car only has appx 54000 miles on it, and everything seems like it starting to fall apart. Any help or information.
Drivers seat belt not motorized shoulder/lap belt will unfasten while wearing. Please describe details.tt
Both front seat belts are not operating like they should. When the belt retracts it tightens up around both front passengers and they will not retract back in place to loosen up.
The passenger and driver side seat belt retractor sometime lock up .tt
While driving a deer jumped in front of vehicle, causing the vehicle to hit the deer. Seat belt did lock nor retract. Also front driver seat belt will not retract properly. Dealer/manufacturer. Were not notified.
Shoulder seat belt is working butwon't lock, causing the consumer's body to rock toward the steering wheel when applying the brakes.
Seat belt did not restrain driver and air bag did not deploy during head on collision.tt
Passenger and driver head rest are broken.tt
Driver side seatback bolts on the right strip, causing the seat to fall backwards while driving.
Brakes whine every time pedal is pressed. Interior light stays on in automatic mode due to door being ajar, light not turning off. Seat belts in both front seats and one back seats due not stay hooked. They come undone while driving. Also, passenger seat does not always lock. It slides when someone sits there after the seat has been lowered to allow access to back seat. Seat belt light does not always turn off, sometimes takes a few minutes, sometimes never. Also, trans axle not in all the way, and power steering return leaks .muffler brackets stretched,and not securely holding muffler (muffler broke into two pieces).car only has appx 54000 miles on it, and everything seems like it starting to fall apart. Any help or information.
Antilock brakes on 1992 sentra ser with original dunlop tires completely shut down when applied in even wet conditions.brakes will not re-engage even when transitioning onto dry pavement unless then are totally released and reapplied.there is no braking action when these defective antilock brakes engage!
Brakes lock in emergency and normal braking, causing skids, 3 near-misses over the last week.*la
At 35 mph anti lock brakes lock up.tt
Antilock brakes failed.
Brakes whine every time pedal is pressed. Interior light stays on in automatic mode due to door being ajar, light not turning off. Seat belts in both front seats and one back seats due not stay hooked. They come undone while driving. Also, passenger seat does not always lock. It slides when someone sits there after the seat has been lowered to allow access to back seat. Seat belt light does not always turn off, sometimes takes a few minutes, sometimes never. Also, trans axle not in all the way, and power steering return leaks .muffler brackets stretched,and not securely holding muffler (muffler broke into two pieces).car only has appx 54000 miles on it, and everything seems like it starting to fall apart. Any help or information.
Front brakes perform erratic with bad calipers. Please describe details.tt
The pads replaced three times brake are making noise again .tt
Warped rotors, causing grinding noise, also brake pads replaced.
Rear brake failure.
Brakes whine every time pedal is pressed. Interior light stays on in automatic mode due to door being ajar, light not turning off. Seat belts in both front seats and one back seats due not stay hooked. They come undone while driving. Also, passenger seat does not always lock. It slides when someone sits there after the seat has been lowered to allow access to back seat. Seat belt light does not always turn off, sometimes takes a few minutes, sometimes never. Also, trans axle not in all the way, and power steering return leaks .muffler brackets stretched,and not securely holding muffler (muffler broke into two pieces).car only has appx 54000 miles on it, and everything seems like it starting to fall apart. Any help or information.
Substantial amount of water found in trunk.no leaks are apparent.there areopenings that the rear seatbelts go through. Through these openings a trail of water/dirt are apparent.it seems that the water is getting in through this area.whether it is coming down through the rear window seal or up from below is indeterminable by me.the plugs have been removed from the bottom of the trunk to release the water, but this is not a correction of the problem only a temporary solution.
Initially, i thought this was an isolated incident.but ever since the investigation into bridgestone/firestone began, i have been thinking about what *could* have happened to my wife.she was driving the car the day the tire separated, and fortunately, it was not on the front axle.my belief now, in light of this recent development, is that they have been hiding information for quite a long time.( dot number: tire size: 17570r13 )
Initially, i thought this was an isolated incident.but ever since the investigation into bridgestone/firestone began, i have been thinking about what *could* have happened to my wife.she was driving the car the day the tire separated, and fortunately, it was not on the front axle.my belief now, in light of this recent development, is that they have been hiding information for quite a long time.( dot number: tire size: 17570r13 )
Paint is fading,was informed that the manufauter used bad primer, the problem is called delamination.was also informed the gm has repainted cars but nissan issued no such recall.as it stands right now, i have no trade in value for my car which should. No safety defect indicated in summary.
After parking the car following a brief errand, the car caught fire for no apparent reason. Although it was 20 years old, it was in good condition. The entire front of the car burned, it was totaled. It took the fire department about half an hour for the fire to be extinguished.
Without warning the 5th gear "pops"out of gear and into neutral, causing the engine to rev.this first happened to me when i was traveling at approximtely 60 m.p.h., with the cruise control engaged.
Vehicle periodicallly surges or bucks when rpms are below 3000, causing loss of vehicle control. Please describe details.tt
#1: i have a nissan sentra 92 model with automatic transmission.when i first start to drive it when its cold, the transmission runs just fine.it upshifts normally as it should all the way up to overdrive (4th gear) for normal highway speed.however, after ive driven it for about 30 minutes in stop-&-go traffic or when it has been driven at highway speeds (40-65 mph) & made several stops in traffic (i.e.: it has warmed-up) the transmission would fail to upshift above the 3rd & 4th gear (overdrive).i would have to rev the engine rpm up to around 4,000 rpm to accelerate the car to about 40 mph and continue to rev it up to 5,000-6,000 rpm to accelerate it further to 45-60 mph.i know this is not normal for this car because the engine has never run that high before to reach those speeds.i've always driven this car with overdrive engaged & i've never towed anything with it ever.#2:  front passenger side power window plastic assembly where the cable attaches to the regulator broke.
Driver and front passenger door windows roll up with extreme difficulty.
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