Brake Light On Problems of Nissan Sentra

Nissan Sentra owners have reported 18 problems related to brake light on (under the service brakes category). The most recently reported issues are listed below. Also please check out the statistics and reliability analysis of Nissan Sentra based on all problems reported for the Sentra.

1 Brake Light On problem of the 2018 Nissan Sentra

Failure Date: 05/12/2021

Brake light switch is f as failing making my rear brake lights not glow.

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2 Brake Light On problem of the 2014 Nissan Sentra

Failure Date: 02/22/2021

When I turn on my headlights my brake lights stay on. Abs light on dash stays solid. When headlights are come car loses power.

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3 Brake Light On problem of the 2018 Nissan Sentra

Failure Date: 11/13/2020

When I bought the car my front collision sensor light was on I had to take it to the dealership and I was told it was affected now there is an active recall on my vehicle and it's affecting my brakes my lighting and my speed control because I can't break and they have not sent me a recall or send any information to me I found this out on my carfax report.

4 Brake Light On problem of the 2007 Nissan Sentra

Failure Date: 11/09/2020

I found while researching an issue on my Nissan Sentra 2007 that there was a recall on the master cylinder in 2008 because the same issue that just happened to me could happen. I never received a recall notification and apparently I was not on the list but my brake light came on and I had the maintenance shop check my brakes they said my pads were fine. That I was probably having an issue with the warning light. 2 weeks ago I got in my car and when I went to brake I had to push my foot all the way to the ground. I eventually made my way to my local firestone and had them check my brakes only tho find that the master cylinder and the boosters needed to be replaced. When they pulled them they said they were full of brake fluid. That is why I had no brakes. This is the exact issue listed in the recall. Why was I not sent this recall notice as I obviously had defective cylinders and I had to spend 1300. 00 to repair.

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5 Brake Light On problem of the 2011 Nissan Sentra

Failure Date: 03/09/2020

Having issue while driving. Abs brake system light comes on and car jerks violently. Have to stop and turn off car and all lights. Push the abs light button and start car again to repeat. Happens several times a day. Car has stopped twice on its on when this has occurred. Was driving from out of town on back roads and had to stop about every 10 minutes to stop and turn off car. Notice it was worse than before. Difference in roads from home. Roads I was on were several winding road. Did not got better even if I drove slowly.

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6 Brake Light On problem of the 2017 Nissan Sentra

Failure Date: 08/23/2019

Tamara recall: my car has the push button start and I just recently purchased it with 50,000 miles on it. It used to only happen every once in a while and as of yesterday it happens every single time I try to turn on my car. I push the brake and push the button and everything will light up but the car won't turn on. Then the push brake light comes on and push start button comes on and I try it again but this time the brake is really hard to push down and doesn't allow me to push it in far enough to be able to actually start it. After continuously pushing the brake and this button and disconnecting the battery and jiggling the brake for like 10 minutes I might finally get it to come on if I'm lucky. I've seen online a lot of people have had this issue but nothing tells me how I can go about fixing it.

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7 Brake Light On problem of the 2017 Nissan Sentra

Failure Date: 07/01/2019

While stationary, vehicle will not start when trying to start vehicle with push start there are also no brake lights when brakes are applied. Periodically the abs light will turn on, while driving on multiple types of roads, for no reason and will not turn off until car is turned off and restarted. This began approximately 1 year again in 2019 and has continually gotten worse and won't start daily. Dealership told me my car is no longer under warranty and therefore would be an out of pocket expense. At the time the issue began my car was only 2 years old. There are numerous complaints online regarding the same issue with other car owners, how is this not a recall issue already???.

8 Brake Light On problem of the 2017 Nissan Sentra

Failure Date: 06/15/2019

Brake pedal sensor is defective, it interemittently detects the brake pedal being pressed and allows the car to start. Sometimes the brake pedal will go completely to the floor and sometimes it woll not activate at all. Sometimes the brake light will not go out and the car will not start. Sometimes if I pump the brake pedal the light will go out and the car will start. Sometimes if I have the door open and press the pedal the car will start=, sometimes there is no problem at all.

9 Brake Light On problem of the 2014 Nissan Sentra

Failure Date: 06/05/2019

As I was driving or turning, car would hesitate, speed would drop even though foot still on accelerator. Turns out had moisture in driver's brake light which caused car switch to brake thereby causing jerking hesitation. Dangerous because even though car slowed down, brake lights not lit, dangerous to drivers behind me. Light replaced due to seal allowing moisture in.

10 Brake Light On problem of the 2016 Nissan Sentra

Failure Date: 05/17/2019

My car started showing a traction control light on the dashboard and my cruise control stopped working. I brought it to the dealer and they told me a brake sensor was bad so they went to fix that but it didnt fix the problem because I had no brake lights. Apparently a wire shorted and reulted in me not having brake lights and the car didnt indicate or warn me I had been driving with no brake lights. They told me the cost to replace the harness was $3000. 00 or they could run another wire to replace the bad one for $1000. 00 on a 3 year old car that retails for $18000. 00 that has 25000 miles on it.

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11 Brake Light On problem of the 2008 Nissan Sentra

Failure Date: 05/02/2019

Master cylinder is leaking and brake light is coming on.

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12 Brake Light On problem of the 2013 Nissan Sentra

Failure Date: 11/05/2015

With no warning, the vehicle applies brakes while in cruise control. Brake lights on the vehicle remain active continuously after this. Once this has occurred, the cruise control light flashes and the transmission is very limited on power at intermittent intervals. It comes and it goes without reason all the while the brake lights remain fully illuminated. This occurs while the vehicle is in motion. It tends to be while cruise control is enabled, but it has occurred while regularly driving.

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13 Brake Light On problem of the 2007 Nissan Sentra

Failure Date: 02/03/2015

The contact owns a 2007 Nissan Sentra. While driving at high speeds, the air bag warning light illuminated on the instrument panel without warning. In addition, the brake light flickered on and off and when the brakes were applied and the vehicle responded slower than usual. The contact experienced the same failures explained in NHTSA campaign number: 08v311000 (service brakes), but the VIN was not included in the recall. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 80,000.

14 Brake Light On problem of the 2004 Nissan Sentra

Failure Date: 12/24/2014

On 24th of Dec 2014 while driving on a four lane hwy at about 8pm my brakes got really hard then I saw my brakes light came on it was not a good feeling thanks god the street light was green cause if it was red we would be having a dir convo right now, anyway I pulled in a parking lot at maybe 15 to 20 mh then I put it in park pull up the hand brakes and turn off the car, I stayed there for about an hour and half then I tried the car again it came on like nothing happen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Am telling u I don't wish this on anyone. . . . . When I first got the car in 2007 it shut down on me I said I maybe did something I still can't figure it out but it never shut down again.

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15 Brake Light On problem of the 2008 Nissan Sentra

Failure Date: 09/24/2014

I have noticed the my brake light came on. I added a brake fluid and the light went off. My mechanic has examined the car and determined that my brake master cylinder is leaking. After doing some research I noticed that my brake cylinder is under recall. I contacted Nissan and they said that they inspected the brake cylinder few years ago and that it wasn't affected by the recall. The affected master brake cylinder is bosch, and the same brand is installed in my car. Two days later my brakes completely failed, just like the recall states may happen. Nissan refused to change the affect brake cylinder!!!!.

16 Brake Light On problem of the 2013 Nissan Sentra

Failure Date: 08/24/2013

The morning started off with having problems with esf lght, and hand brake light even though hand brake was not applied. I tried to pull over many times, and fix lights but nothing worked. I was at a red light, then it turned green and street traffic proceededd to drive forward but a car 3 cars in front of me stopped abruptly. The car in front of me , had enough time to stop , but my Nissan Sentra hit the back of the car in front of me. I think that the car and its systems malfunctioned and I would like it investigated , because my accident could have been avoided. I am hurt from this accident, and so is the driver from the car in front of me.

17 Brake Light On problem of the 2007 Nissan Sentra

Failure Date: 09/16/2012

Car would not come out of park, no brake lights.

18 Brake Light On problem of the 2007 Nissan Sentra

Failure Date: 07/13/2007

My brake light came on 2 months after I bought my car in 5/2007. I called the dealer in glenside and was told to "check the fluid". My concern was this being a new car and lights were blinking on the dashboard such as low tire gauge and brake signals. When fluid was added the light did go out. In 8/2007 I made a trip to v. A. And had a hard time stopping in the jammed up stop and go traffic around washington. An accident would have occurred had I not pulled off the side of the road. Again in 9/2007 my light came on. I reported the incident when I went for routine maintenance and was told it was resolved. My concern is I knew these occurrences were not appropriate for a new car. I was disregarded with my concerns by the dealer I bought the car from, so who I am to trust with the "inspection" suggested to me in my owner notification?.



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