Nissan Sentra owners have reported 229 problems related to steering (under the steering 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.
There is a current open recall campain id r23b3 on the tie rods requiring replacement, however there is no current remedy per Nissan. This faulty tie rod can break and cause complete loss of steering, as there is a stop sale on this vehicle it is not safe to drive. Vaden Nissan has my vehicle every 5000 miles during each service/oil change from 2021 until 2024. I also notified the vaden Nissan dealership again of this open recall issue during my last inspection, they rotated the new tires I had to purchase and sent me on my way. While driving my 2021 Nissan Sentra on atomic road in jackson, SC (a moderately busy highway), I experienced noticeable vibrations through the steering wheel, especially when accelerating and making turns. As I attempted to exit the highway, via a curved off-ramp, the steering wheel became extremely shaky and impossible to turn. I struggled to keep the car within the lane and then completely lost steering control. This caused me to veer off the road and nearly into the shoulder. I experienced such panic and fear as my 2-year-old nephew was in the car seat in the back of my vehicle and was also extremely frightened. I am now extremely unsatisfied with Nissan and its lack of commitment to sell safe vehicles, I cannot legally resell this vehicle in the current condition and am left with no option but to drive an unsafe car, under the lemon law I have the right to sue. I pray that if I absolutely have to drive this Nissan Sentra again there are no injuries, life-altering disabilities or possible death incurred to myself of my passengers. As I have followed all proper protocols and require a rental car that is at minimum safe for transportation.
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My front passenger tire rod on my Nissan broke while backing it up out of my driveway in gillette,wy. So I contacted the Nissan dealer in casper,wy and they informed it was on a recall. So I had quality auto in gillette, wy take it to vista Nissan in casper, wy and they informed me that they could not fix it because quality auto welded the tire rod together to get it on to the trailer.
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I bought my car in June 2023 and I’ve been having problems with my steering wheel. The dealership's goal was to fix that issue. They said they fixed it, but I’ve been having the same issue since I bought the car. They had me pay a $500 deductible to fix the same issue since I bought it. Today is August 15, and they haven’t offered to fix it. I believe they are taking advantage of the fact that I’m young, and I'm very aware that I’m paying $27,000 for this car. Please help me I believe the previous owner lied about what was wrong with the car an I was sold a car with unseen issue that the dealership fails to disclose to me, I believe fail to hold there end of the contract.
Experiencing major vibration in the steering wheel and tires especially when accelerating.
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I have been trying to get my car fixed for the tire rod recall and to this date 5/4/2024 they cant fix it and send me on my way this is outrageous I already had this replaced once a few years ago when I was originally leasing this they need to be quicker 9 months really? this isnt okay.
My 2017 Nissan Sentra s has a very serious problem whenever my rpm reach 3. 5 to 4. It starts jerking and I can't accelerate anymore,in one occasion after the jerking stop I couldn't drive no more than 5 miles per hour. I have checked for any visible issues but none. No warning lights come on, I carry a scanner with me obd2 but it doesn't have any codes. I have gone online to find a solution but I'm coming across hundreds of people with the same issue but no solution. I called the dealer and I was told that since the car is salvaged there is nothing they can do the car still jerking I just to keep it under or at 3rpm but I can never get on the freeway due to this issue.
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The contact owns a 2020 Nissan Sentra. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the steering wheel failed to function as intended. The contact stated when the vehicle was driven over a pothole and the steering wheel shook erratically. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic; however, the failure was not duplicated. The contact was advised to take the vehicle to the dealer for diagnostic testing. The vehicle was taken to the dealer; however, the vehicle was not diagnosed. The contact was advised to schedule an appointment for a diagnostic test. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired by the independent mechanic. In addition, the contact stated that upon an inconclusive diagnostic test, all four tires were replaced and balanced, and the tie rod was replaced however, the failure reoccurred. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The contact referenced voluntary recall pm985; however, the vehicle was not included in the recall. The failure mileage was 50,000.
Tie rods have no remedy, I have my car parked because its unsafe to drive and have called dealer hundreds of time and all they say is they're working on it. How long do I have to wait on a car I am making payments, this is awful.
When turning the steering wheel, it make a squeaky noise.
To whom it may concern, I am writing to express my deep concern regarding the ongoing safety issue with the 2022 Nissan Sentra, NHTSA recall number 23v-581. This recall, which has been open since August 2023, poses a significant safety risk to drivers and other vehicles on the road and their passengers. What is particularly concerning is that similar issues were reported in the 2021 Nissan Sentra models, indicating that this problem has been persistent and ongoing. Despite this, no estimate for a remedy has been provided, leaving affected vehicle owners in a state of uncertainty and potential danger. Furthermore, the fact that the 2024 version of the Nissan Sentra is already in sales without any reported similar problem suggests that Nissan has found a solution for the new versions. This raises questions about why no action has been taken to address this critical safety issue in previous models. It is imperative that Nissan takes immediate action to rectify this issue for the 2022 Nissan Sentra models. Owners should not have to wait any longer for a solution, especially when the safety of themselves and others is at stake. The apparent lack of commitment by Nissan to address this issue promptly and effectively is deeply concerning and must be rectified without delay. I urge the national highway traffic safety administration (NHTSA) to request a deadline commitment by Nissan on finding a solution to provide a safety remedy as soon as possible. The safety of drivers must always be the top priority.
Dealership is refusing to repair recall: NHTSA recall number: 23v581000 manufacturer recall number: r23b3 on March 24th 2024 approx 4pm I backed out of a parking spot in a strip mall parking lot in oceanside, NY. When I shifted into drive, I completely lost the ability to steer. Luckily I was in a parking lot and was able to avoid a collision with another vehicle or pedestrian. I had my car towed to Nissan of rockville centre (long island, new york), where they advised that my tie rod broke, which damaged the tire rack, and the repair would be $3200. I was advised to put a claim into my insurance. Upon researching, I found that this part was in fact being recalled for this very issue. Dealership is claiming outside forces, however I was pulling out of a parking spot extremely slowly when this incident occurred, with no potholes or debris in the parking lot that could've caused the damage. Nissan consumer affairs and the dealership both have given me the runaround for almost two months waiting on their warranty department to either approve or deny the claim. Meanwhile, I have spent over $4000 on rental vehicles to be able to continue working, still waiting for their decision. This has been going on since late March and it is 5/19/24 at the date of this complaint. My car was inspected when I bought it the lease in January/ February of this year, and has been serviced multiple times without the dealership noting the recall, perhaps because the "remedy is not yet available"? I am thankful that this tie rod didn't snap while I was commuting to work on the belt parkway in brooklyn. Nissan is not taking responsibility for this malfunction and associated damage. They are still in possession of my vehicle since late March, refusing to repair the recalled parts, when I am still receiving email and text alerts from Nissan to have the recall repaired urgently! it already broke and the dealership is blaming me. I am requesting support in having this issue remedied. Thank you.
Bad vibration in steering wheel. Feels extremely unsafe due to tie rods.
The contact owns a 2020 Nissan Sentra. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 23v581000 (steering) however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The contact stated while driving 40-50 mph, the steering wheel and the vehicle shuddered violently. Additionally, the front wheels were wobbling abnormally. The contact stated that the failure also occurred while driving at slower speed. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, where it was diagnosed that the tie rod had fractured. The contact stated that the dealer declined to perform a interim repair because the tie rod was not bent; however, the recall remedy involved replacing a bent or broken tie rods, free of charge. The contact stated that the failure had been recurring increasingly while driving. The vehicle was taken back to the dealer who declined to perform the interim repair. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 50,000. VIN tool confirms parts not available.
The contact owns a 2020 Nissan Sentra. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 23v581000 (steering) however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The dealer was made aware of the issue. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue and confirmed that parts were not yet available. The contact had not experienced a failure. VIN tool confirms parts not available.
Unresolved knock/pop sound coming from the front wheel passenger side. Dealer replaced front passenger strut, this did not resolved the issue. Apparently now the dealer is telling me it's an engine mount that will get an engineering update soon from the manufacturer.
I am simply writing this complaint because the recall says I should if I feel the manufacturer has failed or is unable to remedy the recall in a timely manner. This recall is over 6 months old with no current remedy available. After 6 months, I would expect a recall that cites a potential increase of a crash to be addressed in a much quicker manner.
The contact owns a 2020 Nissan Sentra. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 23v581000 (steering) however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The local dealer was notified of the issue and confirmed that the parts were not yet available. The manufacturer was not notified of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. VIN tool confirms parts not available.
Pending recall taking too long to resolve.
First incident I was driving and my dashboard turned off all the speedometers went to zero all lights turned off. I was able to safely pull over and as I pulled over my dash came back on with malfunction lights flashing - I took pictures tried to get the dealership to duplicate it and they could not. Second incident is my radio, auxiliary ports and center dash screen. After a couple of malfunctions where the radio would turn off and come back on, it finally completely turned off and will not turn back on. I cannot use the radio, back up camera, nor auxiliary ports. Took it to 3 different dealerships where the last one was able to duplicate it due to it not turning back on. Ordered the radio it's on back order with no eta! brand new 2023 just a year old.
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My problem is I have a 2022 Nissan Sentra sv and it has a recall on it for tie rod inner and the dealership won’t fix it or sell me the parts for it and the car been sitting on home for more then a month so please help me out.
The contact owns a 2020 Nissan Sentra. The contact stated that while driving at 65 mph, the vehicle was vibrating abnormally. There were no warning lights illuminated. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 23v581000 (steering) however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer, where it was diagnosed that the tie rod needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The failure mileage was approximately 30,000. VIN tool confirms parts not available.
Tire rod recall. My vehicle has been vibrating and there is a knocking sound coming from under the car for over 1 year. Vehicle was inspected by Nissan dealership who notified me there was no vibration during test drive. Dealership says that the tire rod was not bent, so they could not replace the tire rod. Nissan closed the recall on my vehicle however, vibration/knocking sound continue. I contacted Nissan consumer affairs and was notified that they could not replace the tire rod and that the case for my vehicle could not be reopened even if I get a second opinion.
I bought this 2023 Nissan Sentra s on March 3 2023 and it has approximately 23k miles now. During these 10 months, Nissan replaced the axis on the vehicle under their waranty and the clicking sounds still exists after it getting fixed twice. There is also an occassional malfunctioning of the forward emergency brake (the off light blinks with a ! sign). Nissan was unable to replicate the forward emergency brake issue. A new car made last year should not be having this many issues and we are requesting an investigation into Nissan and their practices. They covered the axis issue twice after us not knowing what was wrong but we keep hearing these clicking sounds and they go through a big diagonstic guide corporate tells them to. The car is still under the Nissan manufactuer waranty and we are tried of going to the dealership again and again to fix this. We ran into someone and spoke with a 2022 Nissan Sentra owner who told us she went through something similar with her axis but in an older model. The carfaxes are attached for the dates of service.
The contact owns a 2022 Nissan Sentra. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 23v581000 (steering) however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The local dealer was contacted. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. VIN tool confirms parts not available.
The contact owns a 2023 Nissan Sentra. The contact stated that after making a right turn while driving at 15 mph, the vehicle jerked to the right and crashed into an unoccupied parked vehicle. The air bags did not deploy. The contact sustained back pain from the crash, and medical attention was later received. No police report was filed. The vehicle was towed to the dealer, where it was diagnosed that the tie rod had fractured and needed to be replaced; however, the replacement part was not yet available. The vehicle was not repaired. The vehicle was not deemed totaled by the insurance company. The contact stated that before the failure, the vehicle had driven over some potholes on the road. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure but informed the contact that the VIN was not included in NHTSA campaign number: 23v581000 (steering). The failure mileage was approximately 2,000.
On November 13, 2023 my son eric took the Nissan Sentra in for service at coggin Nissan for a routine oil change. My son told me before I made the appointment for service that he thought that some of his fluids may be low because the steering felt weird. I requested that the steering and other fluids be checked as well as the tire pressure. After the service on the Sentra was completed service we were provided with their recommendation for additional services. They listed that the all four tires were worn and needed to be replaced which I thought was odd. They also recommended an alignment and replacing the brakes pads. There was no mention of any other services being required or any mention of a recall. Before leaving I asked the gentleman at the counter if the fluids and tire pressure had been checked and he said they were and that they do a multi point inspection on all vehicles being serviced. I also mentioned to the gentleman that my son was still having problems with his battery, and it was brand new. The gentleman stated that the batteries are not made the same as they used to be and don’t last us long. On Saturday, November 18th, just a few days after having the car serviced my son eric was taking his girlfriend home at around 10:30 pm and was driving on baymeadows rd before getting on 95 north. He was having issues with his steering and was unable to steer, losing control but was somehow able to pull in to the parking lot of a bank. He hit a curb or something, the tire blew out and he doesn't think he hit anything else but the front bottom front piece on car was hanging and had to be removed. There was also some other damage near tire. I thank god that he hadn't gotten on the highway when this occurred otherwise this could’ve been a lot worse and lives could have been lost.
Steering wheel went unsteady. All warning lights went off. Speedometer failed. Unable to shut off the engine and unable to detect key while having the key in place. My safety and others are at risk each time this happens due to not been able to have control of the vehicle speed while having unsteady steering wheel and not knowing of the possibility of breaks failing while trying to drive to a safe place. This has happen about 5-8 times this year. Nissan replaced the ipdm and has continue to failed multiple times after. They have not been able to detect the cause. I have records of each time it has happen and one of those times was while driving on highway. My life and others have been at risk.
The tie rod collapsed during routine driving causing the vehicle front end to fall in the road.
I heard what sounded like rocks under my car so I took it into firestone to have them look at it and they let me know they could not even align it because the tie rod had to be replaced. Apparently this part controls your steering and you can potentially lose a wheel while you are driving down the highway. Now I am worried and I don't dare drive my vehicle any further than necessary right back over to firestone to have them replace it on Monday. This is a safety concern because if I lose steering and the wheel comes off in that distance of even one mile anyone in the area of such a situation could get hurt. I actually don't have much money, but have no choice but to pay to have it done. I have continually maintained my vehicle. I have not hit any rocks that would have caused this issue either. I asked joe at firestone what would have caused the problem and he told me simple wear and tear. I only have 27,360 miles on my car. That makes no sense to me with such a small amount of mileage that the tie rod would have to be replaced to remain safe on the road.
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I was driving home on 10/23/23 when I lost control of the car, I tried my best to pull over and stayed on the side of the road. I came outside of the vehicle and saw that my tire was not operating but the tire was not popped. I saw that there was a piece hanging and I then looked it up and saw that it was my passenger right tie rod that broke off. I got a tow to get out of the danger zone of the street and then called the dealer the next day. I was told that it would be covered under a recall, all I needed to do was get it towed. When I towed it over to the dealer, they told me that it was not covered under the recall and that I would have to pay out of pocket. I have an invoice or the tow and the paid tie rod that I had to end up getting. Even though the recall would have covered it.
Car was in a hit and run accident on June 29, 2023 where another car slid up the whole passenger side of the car damaging the front side so car could not be driven. Car was repaired, given back but not performing correctly. Car was taken back and told unsafe to drive. They did more repairs on the car, gave it back and car still not performing correctly. Car taken back for a second time, deemed unsafe, repaired, and given back. Car still didn't seem to be right. On October 21, 2023 daughter was on the way to Nissan to check out a recall on tie rods because we just got a letter in the mail about them. The car started to vibrate. My daughter tried to pull off the road but the steering would not allow her to control the car. The car ended up in the middle median. She was cut out of the car and has hand injuries. Allstate is working on new claim. Car is total loss. Claim # 0733758866 claim agent :nina fandaco.
Im filing a complaint iv had more recalls on this car then I ever did on any other brand this is the second recall I had for the tire rod which was already replaced with a new version of the original tire rod then they tell me OH u need a new back up camera and front lights that had recalls as well I do not feel safe driving my car and they sai d there is nothing they can do im furious. When I drive my car the wheel is constantly shaking and thats what the notice said to be weary of. As for the emergency breaking its been happening to often when im going down a road the emergency signal goes off and the breaks engage on my car when there is no other veichles around this should deffinatly be looked into.
Nothing happened but my vehicle does experience shaking when driving.
The contact owns a 2020 Nissan Sentra. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 23v581000 (steering). The contact stated that while driving at various speeds on several occasions, the steering wheel vibrated abnormally. Additionally, the contact observed a popping noise emanating from the steering column while making left and right turns. The vehicle was taken to several dealers however, the failure could not be duplicated. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 38,000.
The contact owns a 2020 Nissan Sentra. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 23v581000 (steering) however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, there was an abnormal clunking sound coming from the front passenger’s side of the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to the dealer to be diagnosed and the contact was informed that there was play inside the steering column. The dealer performed a complementary alignment check. The dealer was made aware of the failure and confirmed that parts were not yet available. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 64,037. VIN tool confirms parts not available.