11 of the 224 complaints about the 2005 Nissan Sentra are about the transmission — 5% of everything reported for this model year. Half of the failures with a mileage on record happened before 60,070 miles.
11
Complaints
0
Crashes
0
Fires
2
Injuries
Filed with NHTSA, in their own words.
POWER TRAIN
I BROUGHT MY CAR INTO THE DEALERSHIP FOR SERVICE AND THEY SAID IT HAS A BLOWN HEAD GASKET.THEY ALSO SAID THAT IT WOULD COST $2500 AND THIS CAR ONLY HAS 64000 MILES ON IT.THE DEALER SAID THAT THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THE 2005 NISSAN SENTRA 1.8 ENGINE.
NHTSA complaint #11255696 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN
ENGINE DIE WHILE DRIVING ON THE FWY & WON'T RESTART. BEEN CLOSE TO CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. HAPPENING VERY OFTEN...
NHTSA complaint #10820122 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN
TRAVELING ON MAIN HIGHWAY W/ AIR TEMP (OAT) 90 DEGREES. RUNNING A/C. COOLANT TEMP SHOWED NORMAL. VECHICLE STALLED AND COASTED TO A STOP. WAITED AND IT STARTED. DID THIS FOUR MORE TIMES BEFORE DESTINATION. CODE 335 READING (CAMSHAFT SENSOR). 1.8L ENGINE. NOT 2.5. REPLACED BOTH CAMSHAFT AND CRANKSHAFT SENSORS.
NHTSA complaint #10627054 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN
I AM THE FIRST OWNER OF NISSAN SENTRA 1.8S 2005. AT MILEAGE 74,900, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TURNED ON AND A NISSAN DEALERSHIP RETRIEVED THE CODE P0303 CYLINDER 3 MISFIRING ON SEPTEMBER 1, 2012. I ALSO NOTICED, THE COOLANT STARTED TO DROP. SPECIFICALLY, FIRST TIME I REPORTED THE COOLANT DROP TO A NISSAN DEALER ON OCTOBER 9, 2012 (AT MILEAGE 75,557) WHO RAN A PRESSURE TEST BUT ASKED TO COME BACK IF I NOTICED THE COOLANT DROP AGAIN. WHEN THE COOLANT DROPPED AGAIN, THE NISSAN DEALER DETECTED A COOLANT LEAK IN NUMBER 3 CYLINDER JANUARY 4, 2013 (AT MILEAGE 76,577) AND REPLACED THE ENGINE GASKETS, THERMOSTAT ASMY, ENGINE OIL AND ALL NECESSARY PARTS NEEDED FOR REPAIRS ON JANUARY 7, 2013. I PAID ALL THE EXPENSES FOR REPAIRS AS NISSAN. I FILED A FORMAL COMPLAINT WITH NISSAN AND THEY INFORMED ME THAT SINCE THERE IS NO RECALL AND THE CAR?S POWERTRAIN WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED, NISSAN WILL NOT REIMBURSE ME THE EXPENSES FOR THE REPAIRS DONE AT THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP. I CONSIDER MYSELF LUCKY THAT I NOTICED THE DROP IN COOLANT AND THE ENGINE WAS NOT SIGNIFICANTLY DAMAGED. I WONDER WHAT COULD HAVE HAPPENED IF I WERE IN THE MIDDLE OF A BUSY FREEWAY AND THE CAR ENGINE CEASED. THIS IS A DANGEROUS COMPONENT FAILURE WITH LIFE THREATENING CONSEQUENCES. GIVEN THAT THIS FAILURE HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THE DRIVER OF THE CAR AND CAN HAPPEN ANYTIME, I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHY NISSAN NEVER RECALLED. AFTER READING FEW ONLINE BULLETIN BOARDS AND COMPLAINTS AT NHTSA (SAFERCAR.GOV), IT APPEARS TO ME THAT IT IS A KNOWN PROBLEM FOR THIS VEHICLE MODEL.
NHTSA complaint #10493544 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN SENTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS MOVED TO THE SHOULDER, RESTARTED AND BEGAN TO FUNCTION NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE CRANK SHAFT SENSOR FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE ISSUE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 07V527000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 124,600 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 125,800.
NHTSA complaint #10488630 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION NOT SHIFTING PROPERLY GETTING A BURNING SMELL WHEN DRIVING ON HIGHWAYS WITH SMOKE. CAR WILL NOT ACCELERATE PROPERLY.
NHTSA complaint #10352958 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN
DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON. CAR WOULD ONLY DO 10 MILES PER HOUR ON A SUPERHIGHWAY - VERY VERY DANGEROUS. I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE 2 MILES THIS WAY ON VERY SIDE OF ROAD TO SIDE ROAD WHERE I PARKED. WHEN I STARTED IT UP AGAIN IT DROVE NORMALLY. THIS CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS VERY DANGEROUS. I SEE THERE IS A LOT OF TROUBLE WITH NISSAN SENTRAS. ALOT OF TROUBLE. IT IS TIME FOR THIS GOVT AGENCY TO START WORKING FOR CONSUMERS AND STOP BEING FRONT MEN FOR CAR COMPANIES. THE CAR ONLY HAS 57000 MILES ON IT. I WAS SCARED OUT OF MY MIND AND VERY FRIGHTENED. I AM 73 YEARS OLD.
NHTSA complaint #10253665 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON. CAR WOULD ONLY DO 10 MILES PER HOUR ON A SUPERHIGHWAY - VERY VERY DANGEROUS. I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE 2 MILES THIS WAY ON VERY SIDE OF ROAD TO SIDE ROAD WHERE I PARKED. WHEN I STARTED IT UP AGAIN IT DROVE NORMALLY. THIS CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS VERY DANGEROUS. I SEE THERE IS A LOT OF TROUBLE WITH NISSAN SENTRAS. ALOT OF TROUBLE. IT IS TIME FOR THIS GOVT AGENCY TO START WORKING FOR CONSUMERS AND STOP BEING FRONT MEN FOR CAR COMPANIES. THE CAR ONLY HAS 57000 MILES ON IT. I WAS SCARED OUT OF MY MIND AND VERY FRIGHTENED. I AM 73 YEARS OLD.
NHTSA complaint #10253665 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THIS CAR HAS BEEN A LEMON SINCE PURCHASED. THE DRIVERS DOOR HANDLE QUIT WORKING, THE TRANSMISSION CHIRPS WHEN SHIFTING, IT IDLES ROUGH, AND IT TURNS OVER PROBABLY 40 TIMES BEFORE STARTING. DEALERSHIP STATES SINCE IT HAS 36,000 MILES ON IT THAT IT WILL COST AN ESTIMATED $1700.00 TO FIX. THIS CAR HAD PROBLEMS FROM THE DATE OF PURCHASE. BEWARE OF THE SENTRA.
NHTSA complaint #10167023 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL)
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED AFTER SPILLING COFFEE ON THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION GEAR SHIFT POSITION INDICATOR, THE SHIFT BUTTON STAYED DEPRESSED WHEN SHIFTING. WHEN THE BUTTON WAS DEPRESSED THE KEY WOULD NOT RELEASE FROM THE IGNITION. THE VEHICLE WAS SEEN BY A DEALER, WHO SUGGESTED REPLACING THE GEAR SHIFT POSITION INDICATOR.
NHTSA complaint #10147335 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
CONCERN: ENGINE LOST ALMOST ALL OF ITS POWER. THE HEAD WAS CRACKED, AND THE #4 CYLINDER WAS MISSING ONE OF THE 2 COMPRESSION RINGS. CAR WAS IN SHOP FOR OVER 40 DAYS.*AK CORRECTION: WAITED 30 DAYS FOR PARTS, ENTIRE ENGINE, EXHAUST SYSTEM, AND INTAKE WERE REPLACED. CAR STILL RUNS HORRIBLE, AND NOW THE TRANSMISSION DOES NOT LIKE TO SHIFT WHEN IT IS COLD. THE CAR OVER HEATED AND POSSIBLY CAUSING A FIRE
NHTSA complaint #10110307 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.