1993 NISSAN SENTRA Problems & Recalls

I HAVE HAD MANY PROBLEMS THAT IS COSTING ME LOTS OF MONEY NOW TO FIX. FIVE YEARS AGO, MY DISTRIBUTOR CAP CRACKED, REASON UNKNOWN. DRIVEN BY OLD LADY. BECAUSE IT CRACKED, IT CAUSED WATER TO BE ABLE TO SEEP IN, CAUSING THE CAR TO STALL OUT. DON'T KNOW WHY IT WOULD HAVE CRACKED. ANOTHER PROBLEM IT HAS ...

Mileage: 110,439

I HAVE HAD MANY PROBLEMS THAT IS COSTING ME LOTS OF MONEY NOW TO FIX. FIVE YEARS AGO, MY DISTRIBUTOR CAP CRACKED, REASON UNKNOWN. DRIVEN BY OLD LADY. BECAUSE IT CRACKED, IT CAUSED WATER TO BE ABLE TO SEEP IN, CAUSING THE CAR TO STALL OUT. DON'T KNOW WHY IT WOULD HAVE CRACKED. ANOTHER PROBLEM IT HAS ...

Mileage: 110,439

I HAVE HAD MANY PROBLEMS THAT IS COSTING ME LOTS OF MONEY NOW TO FIX. FIVE YEARS AGO, MY DISTRIBUTOR CAP CRACKED, REASON UNKNOWN. DRIVEN BY OLD LADY. BECAUSE IT CRACKED, IT CAUSED WATER TO BE ABLE TO SEEP IN, CAUSING THE CAR TO STALL OUT. DON'T KNOW WHY IT WOULD HAVE CRACKED. ANOTHER PROBLEM IT HAS ...

Mileage: 110,439

I HAVE HAD MANY PROBLEMS THAT IS COSTING ME LOTS OF MONEY NOW TO FIX. FIVE YEARS AGO, MY DISTRIBUTOR CAP CRACKED, REASON UNKNOWN. DRIVEN BY OLD LADY. BECAUSE IT CRACKED, IT CAUSED WATER TO BE ABLE TO SEEP IN, CAUSING THE CAR TO STALL OUT. DON'T KNOW WHY IT WOULD HAVE CRACKED. ANOTHER PROBLEM IT HAS ...

Mileage: 110,439

I HAVE HAD MANY PROBLEMS THAT IS COSTING ME LOTS OF MONEY NOW TO FIX. FIVE YEARS AGO, MY DISTRIBUTOR CAP CRACKED, REASON UNKNOWN. DRIVEN BY OLD LADY. BECAUSE IT CRACKED, IT CAUSED WATER TO BE ABLE TO SEEP IN, CAUSING THE CAR TO STALL OUT. DON'T KNOW WHY IT WOULD HAVE CRACKED. ANOTHER PROBLEM IT HAS ...

Mileage: 110,439

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1993 NISSAN SENTRA. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE CONTACT SHIFTED INTO PARK AND THE SHIFTER MOVED TO NEUTRAL. SHE WAS FINALLY ABLE TO SHIFT INTO PARK AFTER ANOTHER ATTEMPT. THE SHIFTER WOULD NOT LOCK WHEN IN THE DRIVE POSITION. THE FAILURE OCCURRED DAILY. THE VEHICLE HAD NO...

Mileage: 24,500

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1993 NISSAN SENTRA. THE CONTACT STATED WHEN THE CUP HOLDER IS OCCUPIED; THE CUP WOULD REST AGAINST THE HAZARD LIGHT SWITCH CAUSING THE DIRECTIONAL LIGHTS TO MALFUNCTION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BUT DID NOT PROVIDE ANY FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 67,000 A...

Mileage: 67,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1993 NISSAN SENTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A MASSIVE FUEL LEAK COMING FROM THE FUEL LINE. WHENEVER HE FILLS UP THE FUEL TANK, GASOLINE WOULD LEAK FROM THE FILLER TUBE CONNECTION TANK. THE OVERFLOW TUBE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED TO CORRECT THE FAILURE; HOWEVER, THE F...

Mileage: 63,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1993 NISSAN SENTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A MASSIVE FUEL LEAK COMING FROM THE FUEL LINE. WHENEVER HE FILLS UP THE FUEL TANK, GASOLINE WOULD LEAK FROM THE FILLER TUBE CONNECTION TANK. THE OVERFLOW TUBE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED TO CORRECT THE FAILURE; HOWEVER, THE F...

Mileage: 63,000

MANUAL FIVE SPEED TRANSMISSION; FIFTH GEAR (SHIFTER STICK) CONTINUOUSLY POPS-OUT. FIFTH GEAR INOPERABLE. THIS SITUATION IS ALL TOO COMMON WITH THIS VEHICLE AND NISSAN CORPORATION SHOULD FINALLY TAKE FULL RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS COMMON DEFECT. *JB

Mileage: 152,508

UNIROYAL TIGER PAW TOURING TR TIRE 185/60/14. THE TIRE IS STARTING TO DEVELOP SPLITS 1 1/2 INCHES BELOW THE TOP OFF THE TIRE ON THE SIDEWALL.THERE ARE SPLITS 6 INCHES IN LENGTH. I BOUGHT THESE TIRES IN JANUARY 2003. CURRENTLY THERE IS 24,000 MILES ON THE TIRES. I BELIEVE IF THE TIRE ISNT REPLACED S...

WHILE DRIVING ON THE TURNPIKE CONSUMER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE WHEN THE TIRE BLEW OUT. PULLED OFF THE HIGHWAY, AND DISCOVERED THAT TIRE TREAD PEELED DOWN TO THE WHEEL. THE METAL ON THE WHEEL WAS VISIBLE. VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN ON THE METAL TO SAM'S CLUB, WHERE THE TIRE WAS ORIGINALLY PURCHASED. ...

Mileage: 100,000

WHILE DRIVING ON THE TURNPIKE CONSUMER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE WHEN THE TIRE BLEW OUT. PULLED OFF THE HIGHWAY, AND DISCOVERED THAT TIRE TREAD PEELED DOWN TO THE WHEEL. THE METAL ON THE WHEEL WAS VISIBLE. VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN ON THE METAL TO SAM'S CLUB, WHERE THE TIRE WAS ORIGINALLY PURCHASED. ...

Mileage: 100,000

RT. FRONT COIL SPRING BROKE. I THOUGHT IT WAS NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR UNTIL I READ, ON THIS WEBSITE, THAT IT HAS HAPPENED TO OTHERS.*AK

Mileage: 120,000

CONSUMER WAS CONCERNED THAT THE VEHICLE DIDN'T HAVE A BUCKLE TO THE SEAT BELT. PLEASE FILL IN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. DEALER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. *PH

PURCHASED VEHICLE WITH LESS THAN 70,000 MILES ON IT ,SECOND OWNER ,VEHICLE WAS GARAGE KEPT BY ORIGINAL OWNER, THE CROSSMEMBER DIRECTLY UNDERNEATH THE RADIATOR IS COMPLETELY RUSTING AWAY, WHICH IS WHERE A MOTOR MOUNT IS ATTACHED .I CONTACTED NISSAN'S CONSUMER AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT AND WAS TOLD OF THE HA...

ON THREE OCCASIONS WHEN SHIFTING FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD SUDDENLY, RESULTING IN A MINOR COLLISION. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

RIGHT FRONT COIL SPRING BROKE INTO TWO PIECES DURING NORMAL USE. *AK

CONSUMER STATES FUEL INJECTOR FAILED. *JB

CONSUMR STATES SENSOR FOR PASSENGER SEAT BELT WILL GO OFF FREQUENTLY WHETHER A PASSENGER IS SEATED OR NOT. *JB

VOLUME CONTROL ON RADIO IS UNCONTROLABLE, VEHICLE VIBRATES CAUSING WIDE FLUCTUATION OF RADIO VOLUME, ALSO USING REAR DEFROSTER INTERFERS WITH RADIO FREQUENCY AND VOLUME. *JB

BOTH HALF SHAFTS HAD TO BE REPLACED AT APPROXIMATELY 100,000 MILES. *JB

BOTH HALF SHAFTS HAD TO BE REPLACED AT APPROXIMATELY 100,000 MILES. *JB

OIL LIGHT DOES NOT COME ON WHEN LOW ON OIL, THE ONLY TIME IT COMES ON IS WHEN THE VEHICLE IS BEING STARTED. *JB

FRONT COIL SPRINGS BROKE WHILE DRIVING . DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED.*AK *SLC

THE FRONT RIGHT FIRESTONE AFFINITY TOURING T TIRE P18560R14, EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION, CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE AND CAUSING DRIVER TO SUSTAIN INJURIES, FIRESTONE STATED THAT IT WOULD TAKE 6-8 WEEKS BEFORE THEY WOULD EVEN LOOK INTO THE MATTER. *SLC

ONGOING PROBLEM FOR A FEW YEARS,WITH NUMEROUS VISITS TO DEALER AND CAUSE OF PROBLEM CANNOT BE FOUND. WHEN DRIVING THE CAR WILL STOP ACCELERATING, JERK AND SHUDDER A COUPLE TIMES AS IF THE CAR IS RUNNING OUT OF GAS, THEN SUDDENLY START ACCELERATING ONCE AGAIN. ALSO WHEN SLOWING DOWN AT INTERSECTIONS ...

THIS HAS HAPPENED MANY TIMES BEFORE IN THE PAST 3 YEARS THAT I HAVE OWNED THIS CAR. I WILL BE DRIVING AND FOR NO REASON THE CAR CUTS OFF. SOMETIMES I AM DRIVING UPHILL, SOMETIMES ON STRAIGHT, FLAT ROAD. I WAS ALMOST REAR-ENDED YESTERDAY BECAUSE FOR NOW REASON, AND NO WARNING MY CAR STOPS DEAD IN ...

I WAS DRIVING UP A HILL, A/C ON, CRUISE CONTROL ON, DOING 60 MPH IN 5TH GEAR WHEN THE TRANSMISSION "POPPED OUT" OF 5TH GEAR. I WAS ABLE TO REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM BY DRIVING UPHILL WITH AND WITHOUT THE A/C ON, WITH AND WITHOUT THE CRUISE CONTROL BEING ON. ACCORDING TO TWO DEALERS, I NEED TO REPLACE ...

THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING PROBLEM FOR 2 YEARS. HAVE TAKEN TO DEALER THEY HAVE NO IDEA HOW TO FIX THE PROBLEM AND HAVE DIFFICULTIES DUPLICATING THE PROBLEM. HAPPENS ON A WHIM. SOMETIMES NOT FOR WEEKS THEN OTHER TIMES EVERY DAY. IT IS VERY SPARATICE MAKING GETTING IT FIXED REAL HARD.

DIFFICULTY STARTING CAR. CAR WILL NOT START. *AK

WHILE TRAVELING AT 60 MPH VEHICLE WAS IN A ROLLOVER ACCIDENT THAT THREW BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER OUT OF THE VEHICLE. THE SEAT BELTS WERE MANUFACTURED ATTACHED TO THE DOORS. SO WHEN THE DOORS CAME OPEN DURING THE ACCIDENT, THERE WAS NO SUPPORT FROM THE SEAT BELTS. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *...

WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED THERE IS A KNOCKING NOISE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE AND THE VEHICLE IS STALLING. DEALER CAN'T DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. *AK

NO SUMMARY

AIRBAG LIGHT STAYS ON, INDICATING A DEFECT EXISTS ,AND AIRBAG IS INOPERATIVE. *AK

AIRBAG LIGHT STAYS ON,INDICTATING DEFECTIVE OR INOPERATIVE AIRBAG SYSTEM WHICH COULD CAUSE INJURIES. *AK

FUEL INJECTION WENT OUT ON CAR IN SEPT. 1998, ALL FUEL INJECTIONS WERE TO BE REPLACED ACCORDING TO NISSAN, AND MY RECEIPT SHOWS SAME. THEN ON 7/23/99 FUEL INJECTION WENT OUT AGAIN. I WAS TOLD IT WAS #3 AND THAT IT WAS LEAD TO BELIEVE IT WAS STILL ONE OF THE ORGINAL ONES. I DID NOT PAY THE FIRST TIME...

VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE WHILE PARKED IN DRIVEWAY OF HOME. IT WAS NOT RUNNING AT THE TIME, AND HADN'T BEEN DRIVEN IN 6 HOURS, ENGINE COOL. NO PREVIOUS INCIDENTS OR INDICATIONS THAT AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM EXISTED. FIRE ORIGINATED BETWEEN THE BATTERY AND THE AIR INTAKE/AIR CLEANER ASSEMBLY INSIDE THE ENGINE...

POPPING IN STEERING COLUMN WHEN YOU HIT A BUMP OR TURNING. SOUNDS LOOSE IN COLUMN/ STEERING WHEEL VIBRATES, POPS.

WHEN VEHICLE IS FIRST TURNED ON THE ENGINE STALLS. DRIVER HAS TO KEEP FOOT ON PEDAL AND REV ENGINE TO KEEP IT FROM STALLING. *AK

SQUEALING BRAKE NOISE DUE TO WARPED FRONT BRAKE ROTORS.

TRANSMISSION POPS OUT OF GEAR AND IT'S DIFFICULT ENGAGING REVERSE.

UNSPECIFIED.

VEHICLE HAS A HISTORY OF STALLING, BUCKING, HESITATION IN THE ENGINE, A COLLISION RESULTED FROM THIS STALLING PROBLEM.

WHEN GETTING IN AND STARTING UP THE BUTTON ON THE STICK SHIFT DOES NOT GO IN TO RELEASE THE STICK SHIFT FROM PARK TO REVERSE. THE VEHICLES WARRANTY IS CURRENTLY EFFECTIVE, AND THE DEALER HAS NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. RECALLS ARE ON ULTIMA AND OTHER NISSANS, BUT NOT ON THE (XE) VERSION OF NISSAN. *AK

WHILE DRIVING & DEPRESSING ACCELERATOR PEDAL, GEAR JUMPS/POPS OUT FROM 5TH GEAR, BUT REMAINS IN GEAR SELECTED AREA. TOOK TO DEALER & INFORMED NO RECORD OF PROBLEM W/GEARS. *AK

BRAKE PADS FAILED.

BRAKE ROTORS FAILED.

BRAKE CALIPER FAILED.

THE RIGHT REAR WHEEL/BRAKE CONTACT POINT MAKES A SOUND COMPARABLE OF METAL SCRAPING METAL. MECHANIC CAN FIND NO CAUSE. SOUND IS BECOMING UNBEARABLE AND IT CAN ALSO BE FELT IN PEDAL WHEN DEPRESSED. VEHICLE ALSO MAKES A KNOCKING SOUND UPON EACH ROTAION OF THE TIRE. AT FIRST HAPPENED AFTER EXTENDED D...

A/C COMPRESSOR FAILED. NLM

PAINT IS PEELING OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE VEHICLE AND WINDOWS. *AK

TRANSMISSION POPS OUT OF FIFTH GEAR UPON ACCELERATION. *AK

THE INNER SEAL FROM DISTRIBUTOR CAP BROKE. THIS COULD HAVE LED TO A SUDDEN FIRE WITHOUT NOTICE.OWNER IS VERY CONCERNED. *AK

SHOE HOOK CAUGHT ON THE MANUAL SEAT ADJUSTER BAR, INTERFERING WITH DRIVERS BRAKING ABILITIES.

SPONGY BRAKES/VIBRATE, VEHICLE HARD TO STOP

VEHICLE'S ELECTRICAL SYSTEM CUTS OFF AND THE BATTERY STOPS FEEDING TO THE ALTERNATOR AND THE CAR STALLED ON THE HIGHWAY 5 TIMES. *AK

TAIL LIGHT SEALED INADEQUATELY, CAUSING LEAKAGE.

BRAKE PADS FROZE TO ROTORS.

ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS.

VEHICLE WOULD NOT START IN 'PARK' POSITION WHICH HAD TO BE STARTED IN NEUTRAL.

ALTERNATOR REPLACED.

VEHICLE OVERHEATED/STALLED.

OTHER: AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED.

SHOULDER BELT INOPERATIVE.

INTERIOR LIGHTS INOPERATIVE.

HEAD GASKETS REPLACED.

WATER PUMP REPLACED.

DRIVE BELTS REPLACED.

COOLING SYSTEM COMPLETELY DRY/OVERHEATED/MELTED RADIATOR.

SUDDEN ACCELERATION, VEHICLE WAS IN DRIVE, SHIFTED VEHICLE INTO PARK, AND VEHICLE WENT HIGH SURGE, RPMS UNKNOWN, IMPACT 12:00 POSITION. *AK

SUDDEN ACCELERATION, VEHICLE WAS IN DRIVE, SHIFTED VEHICLE INTO PARK, AND VEHICLE WENT HIGH SURGE, RPMS UNKNOWN, IMPACT 12:00 POSITION. *AK

FRONTIAL COLLISION, IMPACT 12:00 POSITION, SPEED 35MPH, DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED AFTER FEW LATER AFTER IMPACT. *AK

WHILE IN FRONT-END ACCIDENT, AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY *AK CONSUMER STATES AIR BAG DID DEPLOY, BUT SEAT BELT DID NOT LOCK, TO HOLD CONSUMER INTO TO PLACE, CONSUMER SUFFERED INJURIES.*JB

WHILE IN FRONT-END ACCIDENT, AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY *AK CONSUMER STATES AIR BAG DID DEPLOY, BUT SEAT BELT DID NOT LOCK, TO HOLD CONSUMER INTO TO PLACE, CONSUMER SUFFERED INJURIES.*JB

WARPED ROTORS CAUSED NOISE.

RIGHT REAR STABILIZER BAR NOISY. *DSH

ADJUSTED REAR BRAKES TO ALLEVIATE NOISE MADE BY BRAKES. *DSH

TRANSMISSION LOCKS IN PARK, DUE TO FOREIGN MATERIAL IN INTERLOCK SYSTEM. *DSH

DRIVER'S AIRBAG INFLATED RIGHT AFTER APPLIED BRAKES; VEHICLE HIT GUARDRAIL AFTER AIRBAG INFLATED; DRIVER COULD NOT SEE ROAD; NO PRIOR INDICATION OF PROBLEM. *AK

DRIVER'S AIRBAG INFLATED RIGHT AFTER APPLIED BRAKES; VEHICLE HIT GUARDRAIL AFTER AIRBAG INFLATED; DRIVER COULD NOT SEE ROAD; NO PRIOR INDICATION OF PROBLEM. *AK

FRONT BRAKES OCCASIONALLY MAKE GRINDING NOISE. *DSH

PASSENAGER SEAT BELT WILL NOT STAY FASTENED. *AK

EVEN AFTER HAVING FRONT PASSENGER SEAST MODIFIED BY NISSAN, SEAT BELT STILL DOESN'T ACCOMMADATE CSS. TT

BRAKES FAILED, CAUSING ACCIDENT. *AW

THE FRONT SEAT BELT DON'T RESTRAIN PASSENGER ENOUGH. TT

RELEASED CRUISE CONTROL; DOWNSHIFTED; APPLIED BRAKES AND BRAKES COMPLETELY FAILED; VEHICLE HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE. TT

TRANSMISSION SLIPPED CLUTCH DISENGAGED WHILE DRIVING. TT

TRAVELING ON INCLINE VEHICLE LOST POWER CLUTCH COMPLETE DISINTEGRATED. TT