FaultScore

2014 Nissan Sentra stability control problems

14 of the 526 complaints about the 2014 Nissan Sentra are about the stability control — 3% of everything reported for this model year. Half of the failures with a mileage on record happened before 62,867 miles.

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Crashes

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Fires

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Injuries

Exactly what failed

Electronic Stability Control (Esc) 14 100.0%

Stability & Traction Control across every Nissan Sentra year

2011 17 30.9%
2013 14 25.5%
2014 14 25.5%
2016 10 18.2%

What owners said

Filed with NHTSA, in their own words.

at 119,000 miles Maumelle, AR

ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)

SHUTTERING, UNEXPECTED POWER SURGES, HESITATION, STALLING, AND OF COURSE LOTS OF BAD NOISES IN GENERAL. I FOUND NUMEROUS NISSAN TRANSMISSION LAWSUITS FILLED REGARDING 2014 SENTRA PRONE TO SHAKING, JERKING, SUDDEN DOWNSHIFTS. I AM UNABLE TO DRIVE MY VEHICLE AND HAVE BEEN TOLD IT NEEDS A TRANSMISSION AND THIS VEHICLE HAS A LONG HISTORY OF ISSUES.

NHTSA complaint #11350239 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

at 90,000 miles Cleveland, NC

ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)

CVT TRANSMISSION STUTTERING ACCELERATION, REVING AND SLIPPING

NHTSA complaint #11341129 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

at 103,000 miles Birmingham, AL

ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)

ALL OF A SUDDEN FOR THE PAST 2 DAYS I HAVE HAD AN ISSUE WITH THE SWITCH LOCKING AND WANT TURN WHILE PARKED(STATIONARY). THE STEERING WHEEL NEVER LOCKED AND WARNING LIGHT STAYS ON FOR SECURITY ALERT. TODAY IT WANT TURN ON AT ALL.

NHTSA complaint #11328677 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

at 65,779 miles Brooklyn, NY

ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)

VEHICLE HAS BEEN HAVING TRANSMISSION ISSUES SINCE 6 MONTHS AFTER PURCHASING IT IN 2018. CAR RPM JUMPS UP AND DOWN WHEN DRIVING. CAR SHUTS OFF WHEN I'M PARK AND LEFT IN IDLE SOMETIMES, IT TAKES A LOT TO TURN LEFT OR RIGHT IN THE VEHICLE. HAD TRANSMISSION REPLACED IN THE BEGINNING OF 2019 THINKING IT WILL FIX IT, BUT THE ISSUE STILL OCCURS. I'VE TAKEN IT TO MECHANICS AND THEY ALL SUGGESTED TO CONTACT NISSAN. I'VE SPENT ALMOST 4,000-6,000 ON REPAIRS WITHIN THE LAST TWO YEARS. ALL RELATED TO THE SAME ISSUE

NHTSA complaint #11302082 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

at 101 miles Custer Park, IL

ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)

DRIVING ON CITY STREET CAR STARTED MAKING LOUD NOISES AN STARTED SLOWING DOWN. THANKFULLY I WAS ALMOST NEAR A FRIENDS HOME AN PULLED INTO THEIR YARD. HAD TO B TOWED TO PARENTS HOME. TRANSMISSION WAS THE ISSUE . I WAS FORTUNATE TO KNOW SOMEONE NEAR THE INCIDENT OTHERWISE IT COULD HAVE BEEN REALLY SERIOUS ON THE HIGHWAYCOST 5000.00 I'M STILL PAYING ON CAR OWE 2500.00, A STUDENT, WRK FULL TIME NO $ TO FIX, ONLY 101 THOUSAND MILES BUT THEY WILL NOT FIX???!! I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH SAID ISSUE WITH A NISSAN AND RESPECTFULLY NEED THE CAR MADE CORRECTLY.

NHTSA complaint #11271158 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

South Gate, CA

ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)

TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT TURNS ON AND MY CAR SLOWS DOWN

NHTSA complaint #11266659 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Rochester, NY

ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)

MY CAR STARTED WITH A LOT OF HESITATION THEN IT STARTED TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP AND WHEN IT WAS TIME TO PULL FROM A RED LIGHT IT TOOK TIME EXHILARATING TO WHERE I WOULD ONLY MOVE A LITTLE BIT AND AT A VERY SLOW SPEED. ALL OF A SUDDEN I COULDN'T GET THE CAR TO MOVE MUCH AT ALL WITHOUT STARTING THE CAR BACK UP AND GETTING JUST ENOUGH PUSH TO DRIVE FOR 5 SECONDS I START OUT DRIVING ON A HIGH WAY WHEN IT HAPPENED AND MADE IT TO MY SISTER HOUSE AS I NOTICED IT BEGINNING TO SLOW DOWN AND IT BECAME WORST AS I DROVE IT TO HER HOUSE.

NHTSA complaint #11253329 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

at 87,000 miles Rancho Cucamonga, CA

ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)

SENSOR/WARNING/CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS APPEAR TO NOT WORK. I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY WHEN MY VEHICLE STARTED TO SHIFT ERRATICALLY, THE CAR WOULD THEN BARELY MOVE WHEN PRESSING GAS. AFTER TRYING TO ACCELERATE MORE, THE VEHICLE DID NOT MOVE AT ALL. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS SUCH AS A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AT ALL WHICH MADE ME BELIEVE THERE WAS NOTHING SERIOUS WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. WHEN IT WAS INSPECTED BY NISSAN TECHNICIANS, THEY SAID THE TRANSMISSION WAS COMPLETELY BAD AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THIS IS A SERIOUS ISSUE IF THE TRANSMISSION IS FAULTY AND THE FACT THAT THERE WAS NO INDICATION THAT SOMETHING WRONG CAUSE ME SERIOUS POTENTIAL DANGER AS I WAS STUCK IN THE MIDDLE OF THE FREEWAY, UNABLE TO MOVE. BECAUSE THERE WAS NO INDICATION THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION, THIS MADE IT IMPOSSIBLE TO FIX THE ISSUE EARLY ON SO THIS COULD HAVE BEEN AVOIDED.

NHTSA complaint #11154114 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

at 75,000 miles Olive Branch, MS

ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)

HAD MY CAR ON THE HIGHWAY OCT.13,2018 FOR A 2HR TRIP...1HR INTO TRIP AND MY CAR KNOCKED OFF THE CRUISE CONTROL AND BEGAN JERKING WITH RPMS JUMPING UP AND DOWN. ON RETURN TRIP IT DID THE SAME THING, BUT NO WARNING LIGHTS EVER APPEARED ON DASH. WHEN CHECKED, NO RED FLAGS AND AFTER A DAY OR 2 AROUND TOWN RPMS DID NOT JUMP. NOV.22,2018(JUST A LITTLE OVER 1 MONTH) I PUT MY CAR ON THE HIGHWAY FOR THE SAME TRIP AND WITHIN AN HOUR THE CAR KNOCKED OFF THE CRUISE CONTROL, BEGAN JERKING AND RPMS WERE JUMPING UP AND DOWN. ON THE RETURN TRIP BACK, 1HR AND A HALF INTO TRIP, MY CAR LOST ALL ACELERATION POWER..PEDAL TO THE FLOOR AND IT CONTINUED TO DROP SPEED FROM 70MPH TO 45 BEFORE I TURNED ON HAZARDS AND STOPPED ON THE SHOULDER. THEN FINALLY THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT POPS ON! BUT MY DAUGHTER AND I WERE NOW STRANDED ON THE SIDE OF THE BUSY HIGHWAY. MY CAR HIT 75K MILES DURING THIS 2ND TRIP, SO FIRST TIME WAS UNDER 75K. AFTER SPENDING OVER AN HOUR HELPLESS, THE CAR JUMPED BACK INTO GEAR AND ALLOWED ME TO DRIVE IT THE REMAINING 20 MILES, BUT ONCE EXITING THE HIGHWAY I COULD NOT ACELERATE TO MERGE INTO STREET TRAFFIC AND WAS ALMOST REAR-ENDED. THERE HAS BEEN NO MENTION OF ANY CVT ISSUES WHEN I TAKE IT IN FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE. NOW IT'S IN NEED OF REPAIR BADLY! NO OTHER CHOICE BUT TO TAKE IT IN TO THE NISSAN DEALER ASAP. I'VE BEEN LOYAL TO NISSAN FOR MANY YEARS HAVING HAD A 1995 AND 2002 SENTRA FOR YEARS...I HAVEN'T EVEN HAD THIS 2014 FOR 2 YET, AND IF BEING STUCK ON THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY WITH A YOUNG CHILD OR ALMOST BEING REAR-ENDED DUE TO LOSS OF POWER TO ENGINE DOESN'T SCREAM 'WE NEED A SAFETY RECALL' WHAT WILL??

NHTSA complaint #11153455 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

at 15 miles Kearny, NJ

ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)

I WAS DRIVING FOR ABOUT 15 MILES- I CAME TO A RED LIGHT- VEHICLE STOPPED AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. TURNED THE IGNITION OFF AND ON - VEHICLE WOULD MOVE FORWARD AN INCH AND STOP AGAIN. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE MECHANIC; MECHANIC SAID THERE IS A RECALL AND THE SYSTEM NEEDS TO BE REPROGRAMMED.

NHTSA complaint #11118316 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

at 35 miles Miami, FL

ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)

DISCULPEN PERO YO NO ENTIENDO MUY BIEN EL INGLES TENGO PROBLEMAS CON UN CARRO QUE COMPRE HACE 7 MESES POR FAVOR GRACIAS

NHTSA complaint #11112857 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

at 59,956 miles VON Ormy, TX

ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)

THE AIR SENSOR ATTACHED TO THE AIR FILTER SYSTEM, CAUSES ME LOOSE MASS AMOUNTS OF FUEL COST $200 AND FOR KNOW I CAN RESTART IT TO GET IT TO WORK RIGHT BUT IT HAPPENS LOTS OF TIMES AT ANY SPEED ELECTRICAL IS PART OF THE SENSOR. WINDSHIELD WAS NEVER SEALED RIGHT ON TOP OF IT LEAKS CONSTANTLY AND THE FRONT SUSPENSION SOUNDS LIKE A BOMB HITS WHEN HITTING ANY SIZE BUMP BIGGER THAN A SOFTBALL SIZE CHECKED IT BEST I COULD PLUS MECHANIC AND NO KNOWN REASON SEEN

NHTSA complaint #11058418 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

at 7,810 miles LAS Vegas, NV

ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)

I HAVE THE SAME ISSUES AS DESCRIBED IN YOUR INVESTIGATION "PE14-014." IN ADDITION, WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE ON A PAVED ROAD AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, ALL OF A SUDDEN, IT WAS AS IF THE VEHICLE TOOK OVER THE STEERING, CAUSING ME TO HIT A CURB. NO DAMAGE WAS INCURRED, HOWEVER IT WAS VERY SCARY. MY CONCERN IS OBVIOUS, WHAT IF THE VEHICLE DOES THIS AGAIN WHEN I AM DRIVING ON A FREEWAY @ 65 MPH? THIS WAS NOT AN ISOLATED INCIDENT WHEN "THE VEHICLE" HIT THE CURB. THE ABILITY TO BE IN CONTROL OF THE STEERING HAS BEEN TAKEN OVER BY THE CAR SEVERAL TIMES. THIS IS A NEW CAR AND I FIND IT EXTREMELY HARD TO BELIEVE I AM HAVING ALL THESE PROBLEMS. THESE ARE NOT EVERYDAY GENERAL MAINTENANCE ISSUES. THESE ARE MAJOR ISSUES WHICH COULD EASILY CAUSE A SERIOUS ACCIDENT WHEREBY I WOULD PROBABLY BE FOUND TO BE AT FAULT, WHEN THE REAL PERSON AT FAULT IS THE VEHICLE MANUFACTURER! THIS IS BEING DOCUMENTED AND SAVED BY ME SHOULD, GOD FORBID, A SERIOUS ACCIDENT HAPPENS. ANY DIRECTION YOU MAY HAVE IS APPRECIATED.

NHTSA complaint #10723771 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

at 4,050 miles Alamogordo, NM

ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)

WHILE TAKING VEHICLE TO DEALER TO EL PASO CASA NISSAN FOR DRIFT/ PULL AND CONSTANT INPUT TO KEEP IN CENTER LINE ON WINDY DAY AND TRANY ON UP HILL FAILURE FROM A DEAD START. MY WIFE'S VEHICLE STALL AND SHAKE ALMOST LIKE ENGINE WILL SHUT, ALMOST ON STOP ON BRAKING. HAPPENED.TWICE, FIRST AT STOP LIGHT ABOUT HALF MILE AWAY FROM MY HOUSE, SECOND AT GAS STATION ABOUT 3 MILES AWAY. A/C ON.

NHTSA complaint #10633413 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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