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Originally introduced to the U.S. market in 1982, the Nissan Sentra has been one of the manufacturer’s best sellers for many years. The current model was redesigned in 2020, and it retains its popularity.
At the same time, with no design changes, it makes sense to take complaints about the previous two model years into account when assessing 2022 Nissan Sentra problems. After all, forewarned is forearmed.
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Contents
- 1| NHTSA Complaints for the 2022 Nissan Sentra
- 2| Main Points
- 3| Most Common Problems with the 2022 Nissan Sentra
- 4| 2022 Nissan Sentra Forward Collision Avoidance Problems
- 5| 2022 Nissan Sentra Airbag Problems
- 6| 2022 Nissan Sentra Electrical System Problems
- 7| What to do if your 2022 Nissan Sentra is a Lemon? Your Lemon Rights
- 8| Complaint Data
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NHTSA Complaints for the 2022 Nissan Sentra
| Complaint Category | Number of Complaints |
|---|---|
| Electrical System | |
| Forward Collision Avoidance: Warnings | |
| Vehicle Speed Control | |
| Unknown Or Other | |
| Forward Collision Avoidance: Automatic Emergency Braking | |
| Power Train | |
| Steering | |
| Engine | |
| Fuel/propulsion System | |
| Service Brakes |
Main Points
We have based this report on information provided by the U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Here are some interesting points to note:
- So far, there are four formal complaints about the 2022 Nissan Sentra on file with the NHTSA. These are listed under five categories, Air Bags, Electrical System, Forward Collision Avoidance, Suspension, and Unknown or Other. Several complaints cite two areas of concern.
- All the complaints involve some sort of malfunction or failure.
- 8 of the 23 complaints about the 2021 Nissan Sentra were about forward collision avoidance, and 6 were about the electrical system. Close to 50% of the 51 complaints about the 2020 Nissan Sentra relate to forward collision avoidance and 7 to the electrical system.
- NHTSA’s 5-star safety ratings show that, with only three stars, the front passenger side doesn’t fare well in a head-on collision. The front driver side is rated five stars.
- As at mid-2022 there were no recalls affecting the 2022 Sentra.
- There are currently 18 manufacturer communications on record. These relate to 14 components, with the electrical system topping the list with 14 notifications. Most combine other components including equipment, engine and engine cooling, and forward collision avoidance.
Most Common Problems with the 2022 Nissan Sentra
As mentioned above, the Nissan Sentra is now in its third model year. And it seems that the 2022 Sentra complaints pattern may follow in the footsteps of the 2020 and 2021 Sentras. The most common problems, as with the previous two years, are the electrical system and forward collision avoidance.
Airbags are another problem worth mentioning.
2022 Nissan Sentra Forward Collision Avoidance Problems
Even though this complaint made by a Sentra owner in Florida in May 2022 is filed under Forward Collision Avoidance, there seem to be multiple problems. These include stalling for no reason, a faulty transmission, lack of acceleration, and other issues.
“My car continuously feels like it’s going to stall out and actually is just sitting at a red light. With no warning the car just stalled on me. The throttle body has been replaced already, they reset my RPMs a different time, and just replaced the entire transmission. It’s a brand new 2022 Sentra and only had 14 miles on it when I bought it in March. I should not have had the transmission replaced already on a brand new car. Even with the transmission being replaced, the car is still wanting to stall out. This makes for very unsafe driving and could lead to an accident as well.
“It also has acceleration issues. When pressing the gas pedal it doesn’t want to go, then out of nowhere speeds up real fast. Very concerned and wondering if I’m the only person with such bad luck to be the only car owner of a brand new Sentra having this problem with my car.
“It’s been to the repair shop 4 times already and I will be going back less than a week later after having the transmission replaced. The forward collision sensor stops working when it’s raining outside as well. That’s the time you need it the most. It says it’s been disabled and the sensor is blocked even though there is nothing blocking it.”
2022 Nissan Sentra Airbag Problems
This airbag complaint is filed under Air Bags and Forward Collision Avoidance. According to the owner, the airbag warning light went on after purchase of the car in California. He took the vehicle to a dealer who replaced an airbag sensor. But this did not remedy the problem.
“Needs airbag control module that has an unknown ETA for replacement. For issue with auto braking and forward collision, was merging on freeway, and while accelerating, the dashboard warning lights activated, and the center dash communication area notified me of an error in the system.”
2022 Nissan Sentra Electrical System Problems
2022 Sentra problems relate to malfunctions.
An owner from Oklahoma states that after starting the car one day, a malfunction signal popped up “and we lost power to everything.”
A Washington DC owner was told the throttle of the car malfunctioned. ”I was driving on the highway and the car would not accelerate, the dash said (it was) malfunctioning and the cars driving beside me had to swerve around me. I took the car back to the dealership where I purchased it and was told that parts had to be ordered and that it was a throttle malfunction.
“The car has not been inspected by anyone except those at the Nissan dealership where it was purchased. There were no warning signs before the malfunction. In the middle of driving, the car slowed down and would not allow me to accelerate to match the speed of the other vehicles around me (70 MPH). As I continued to push the gas, the lights on the dash lit up and said malfunction.”
What to do if your 2022 Nissan Sentra is a Lemon? Your Lemon Rights
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Complaint Data
| Category | Electrical System, Engine, Fuel/propulsion System |
| Date | Feb 26, 2023 |
| State | AZ |
| Description | Vehicle lunges while trying to stop. In heavy rush hour traffic vehicle nearly lurches a vehicle length while slowly applying the break. For months the dealership claimed it was “functioning as expected†7 visits later they finally determined it is the election intake valve. Dealership refuses to replace the part and it is a known issue, was sent away 2 times without it being fixed and they are aware I'm still driving it with the malfunctioning part. Huge safety risk! Vehicle other issues have been erg valve, motor mount, plastic parts coming off, master control switch in the door, electric intake valve, crash detection system failure and throwing codes, many more codes not provided by the dealerships. Death trap vehicle, nissan will not address issues. Owned for 8 months 15 visits to the dealerships 2 + months out of service and still no resolution! Nissan made a lemon, not a sound vehicle, waste of time and money! |
| Category | Unknown Or Other |
| Date | Feb 26, 2023 |
| State | AZ |
| Description | Windows intermittently stop working/ do not go up or down. Poses a serious safety risk when not able to roll up widows when environmental factors are hazardous. Dealer determined faulty master switch on driver side |
| Category | Forward Collision Avoidance: Automatic Emergency Braking, Forward Collision Avoidance: Warnings |
| Date | Feb 21, 2023 |
| State | MD |
| Description | The car applied automatic emergency braking for no reason. The speed at the time was about 20-25mph. This is around the fourth time this has happened since purchasing the vehicle about 10 months ago. |
| Category | Electrical System, Engine, Power Train |
| Date | Jan 13, 2023 |
| State | FL |
| Description | We purchased the vehicle around december of 2021, around july of 2022 the vehicle started stalling while driving; at first it started at slow speeds driving in the neighborhood, then started happening about 4-5 times a week. Essentially, you could be driving at forward speeds of 10-50 mph, and the car would stall, intermittently a message would appear on the display with a warning sign and “vehicle stalled stop safelyâ€. However, with each stall the warning may or may not appear. Then this started occurring at highway speeds up to 75 mph, with same intermittent warning. At time of stall you lose all power, steering gets stiff, and pressing accelerator does nothing. The warning only appears after the stall, so at that point you have lost power to the engine. We took the vehicle into reed nissan for service, they stated diagnostics showed no errors, we cannot help. Upon another stall, we took it to universal nissan, same comment, no diagnostic codes, so they cannot help, they did keep the car for the day to do an extended check, but said they found nothing. On the way home, the car stalled again. We contacted nissan consumer affairs and we are still waiting to hear from nissan. This vehicle is not safe, and will potentially cause an accident resulting in serious injury or death. |
| Category | Electrical System, Engine |
| Date | Dec 13, 2022 |
| State | AZ |
| Description | Clicking / popping noises when turning the steering wheel. Diagnosis bad insulator-engine mounting harness. Rpm / idle issues and jerking while driving. Diagnosis reprogrammed engine control module. Problem still present and worse, than prior to reprogram. Cruise control slows vehicle on slight curve, no warning for drivers being no brake lights when it slows. New vehicle with so many problems and I do not feel safe. Unreliability and costly due to time missed at work, paying for a rental car and adding miles each trip to the dealership. |
| Category | Fuel/propulsion System, Power Train, Vehicle Speed Control |
| Date | Dec 07, 2022 |
| State | AZ |
| Description | Vehicle idles low when driving and rpms rev at stops, then almost stalling. When applying the break the vehicle lunges forward. When accelerating vehicle doesn't want to move. Near misses when making left turns and in heavy traffic. Repeating and ongoing issue. Steering wheel goes limp and fails to respond. |
| Category | Steering |
| Date | Nov 29, 2022 |
| State | CT |
| Description | While driving down the highway, the steering wheel moves slightly, almost feels like I am slipping on ice. The steering wheel gives play at that movement, you have to jerk the wheel back to keep the car driving straight. I have 13, 500 miles on the car. It just started about 2 weeks ago. I called the dealer for an inspection, they tell me no recalls on car and its my imagination. I do not want to get a high invoice for them to check this out. |
| Category | Electrical System, Unknown Or Other |
| Date | Nov 20, 2022 |
| State | MI |
| Description | vehicle inexplicably drained the battery again. For the 10th time in 1 week. Sunday november 20, 2022. The, the vehicle does not start. I take it to the dealer's service center and they tell me there is no problem with the car or the charging system or battery.†“car will not start. Unexplained battery depletion. |
| Category | Power Train, Steering |
| Date | Nov 20, 2022 |
| State | AZ |
| Description | While driving on the expressway the steering wheel moves slightly and feels like it is slipping. With both hands on the wheel it feels like it gives and has some play in the wheel. Happens when driving a steady pace and all of a sudden there is movement in the wheel. Coincidentally there is a shudder in the front end around the same time, almost feels like something is slipping or about to give out. |
| Category | Seat Belts, Seats |
| Date | Nov 20, 2022 |
| State | AZ |
| Description | Passenger seatbelt is hard to use and difficult to insert, due to the it resting below the seat itself. It is also difficult to release because it is lower than the seat and close close to the center console. |
| Category | Service Brakes |
| Date | Nov 20, 2022 |
| State | AZ |
| Description | Parking brake fails to engage the first few times and when attempting to engage it the rpms rev high. System seems confused and thinks it's still driving hence the difficulty for the brake to be applied (mostly on an incline). In other instances the parking brake disengages on its own after the vehicle is turned off. Something isn't right. Dealership can't duplicate because no incline exists. |
| Category | Steering, Wheels |
| Date | Nov 20, 2022 |
| State | AZ |
| Description | Rattling noise coming from front passenger side, while turning and going over speed bumps. |
| Category | Vehicle Speed Control |
| Date | Nov 20, 2022 |
| State | AZ |
| Description | While cruise control is on (not adaptive cruise), the slightest turn in the steering wheel causes the vehicle to slow down. Vehicle slows on a small curve up to 5mph, since the brake isn't being applied anyone approaching from behind may not adjust quickly. |
| Category | Electrical System |
| Date | Oct 04, 2022 |
| State | MI |
| Description | The contact owns a 2022 nissan sentra. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the traction control, abs, esp fault, and master brake system warning lights illuminated. The contact then stated that several other warning lights on the instrument panel started to malfunction. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was determined that the sensor had detached from the module and that the failure was possibly caused by rodents chewing through the wiring or when the vehicle had driven over a pothole causing the wiring harness failure. The contact was informed that an unknown module needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired; however, the contact was concerned that the failure could recur. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximate 93,000. |
| Category | Forward Collision Avoidance: Automatic Emergency Braking, Forward Collision Avoidance: Warnings |
| Date | Oct 02, 2022 |
| State | MD |
| Description | While driving the car this morning at about 30 mph, and with no obstructions around, there was a sudden red flasher on the dashboard (a red long bar with a hazard triangle in the middle, three flashes) and I could feel abs with the car applying emergency brakes automatically. My wife had told me that she also encountered the same problem about two months ago. At that time, we thought it could have been a one off. I bought this vehicle in april 2022. It has done only 1,800 miles. Today's incident was after the 6-monthly (first) service that was done yesterday. I have written to the dealership about this incident today. I am concerned the impact if emergency brake is activated for no reason when driving on the highway. Both my wife and I take turns using the car, and often travel with our two children. |
| Category | Electrical System |
| Date | Sep 23, 2022 |
| State | VA |
| Description | Case of "parasitic draw" on the battery? (I see that nhtsa issued ntb21-053b.) car was purchased new from nissan dealership in springfield, virginia, march 3, 2022. On tuesday, sept. 13, roughly 5:00 p. M., I parked in my driveway as usual. The vehicle had approximately 8,980 miles. I did not move the car all day wednesday, sept. 14. On thursday, sept. 15, around 11:00 a. M., when I attempted to open the car door, the battery was completely drained. I had to use the physical key to open the door. I know for certain that the lights, including the dome light, were not on. Doors and trunk lid firmly shut and locked. (the only thing I can imagine is that I had a cell phone charger plugged into the cigarette lighter port, but the cell phone was in my possession.) I called aaa, a technician tested the battery, and it was completely dead. (see photo 1.) he jumped the battery and it started. I drove to the nissan dealer where I purchased the vehicle, and they said they put the car on a charger for more than an hour, and reported the battery tested okay. (see photo 2.) but incident was very disconcerting. |
| Category | Forward Collision Avoidance: Warnings |
| Date | Sep 16, 2022 |
| State | NV |
| Description | The pre collision system light kept turning on and off. Also alerting of a malfunction that the system was not working. This happened around sep 7 2022. I took the car to a nissan dealership on sep 16 2022 and inspected. They found out that there was a problem with the system and according to them it was fix. I just want to bring this to your attention because doing some research some nissan owners are having the same problem. In addition, I found out that none of the extended warranties dont cover any electrical system. |
| Category | Forward Collision Avoidance: Automatic Emergency Braking, Service Brakes, Vehicle Speed Control |
| Date | Sep 01, 2022 |
| State | AZ |
| Description | Vehicle fails to accelerate and breaks for no reason. Driver is not in control of vehicle. Last I checked I have the drivers license not the vehicle, yet I am unable to accelerate when pressing the gas at times. Other times driving 65 on the expressway the vehicle abruptly stops nearly causing me to be rear ended. Nissan isn't addressing safety concerns. I'm traumatized by this vehicle. |
| Category | Air Bags, Steering, Wheels |
| Date | Aug 25, 2022 |
| State | TX |
| Description | At approximately 1400 on 08/07/2022 just past the intersection on ayers and the spid access road, I was driving at about 30 mph with my grandfather in the front passenger seat and my younger sister in the rear driver's seat in my 2022 nissan sentra. When passing the turn-around in the left lane of the access road, I suddenly felt the car lean towards the driver's side and then the airbags deployed on the driver's side, pushing my vehicle into oncoming traffic, towards a truck passing in the right lane of the access road, and I also felt the car drifting towards oncoming traffic as well; at the time I felt the drift of the vehicle, I had not hit any objects or debris in the road and I did not collide with the curb. To avoid getting hit by the truck, I forced the wheel against the airbag and drift of the vehicle, scraping the front-driver's side tire on the curb while the truck passed. I then turned the wheel towards the right lane in an attempt to get put of the road and avoid getting hit or causing an accident. During the maneuver to the right lane, I pulled the vehicle as far onto the curb as I could because there was no marked breakdown lane, and the vehicle would not move anymore. I then assessed to ensure that my passengers were unharmed, but my grandfather complained of pain to his abdomen, my sister complained of a burn injury to her l upper arm and I was suffering from tinnitus. After confirming no one was severely injured, I called my parents and asked them to come and pick up my sister and my grandpa while I tried to figure out what I needed to do about the vehicle. While on the phone with my parents, a bystander came up to my car and asked if we were alright and told us that he had already called 911. We told him no one was badly injured. I also verified with this witness that I did not come into contact with anything; he stated that he heard a loud pop and then saw me swerving and then come to a stop. |
| Category | Electrical System, Forward Collision Avoidance: Adaptive Cruise Control, Forward Collision Avoidance: Warnings |
| Date | Aug 02, 2022 |
| State | AZ |
| Description | Safety features such as front crash detection and other preventative features fail when the interior of the vehicle gets gets hot (due to climate). Among safety the cruise control, radio and center display no longer operate. Unable to use bluetooth or any vehicle settings when the screen is completely black and nonfunctional. |
| Category | Vehicle Speed Control |
| Date | Aug 02, 2022 |
| State | AZ |
| Description | Defective egr valve. No eta of repair. Vehicle failed to accelerate several occasions and was almost hit due to defective part. Dealership was able to get a code off the vehicle, yet no warnings for driver. Valve failure could have caused fatalities. Dealership advised nissan is aware of defective egr valve and that is why the mechanic could identify the problem. |
| Category | Electrical System, Power Train, Vehicle Speed Control |
| Date | Jul 21, 2022 |
| State | AZ |
| Description | At 505 miles vehicle center radio/control display failed to work also suspending the use for sensors for crash prevention. Vehicle has less than 2500 miles on it and doesn't want to accelerate. When driving and attempting to make turns the vehicle fails to go forward with pressing the gas pedal to the ground. Vehicle continues to feel like it is going to stall, shutters at various times and is unstable when driving as the vehicle does what it wants when it wants, driver is not in control. I do not feel safe driving this vehicle. |
| Category | Electrical System, Unknown Or Other |
| Date | Jul 01, 2022 |
| State | OK |
| Description | We started it one day and popped up malfunction signal and we lost power to everything |
| Category | Forward Collision Avoidance: Warnings, Unknown Or Other |
| Date | Jun 29, 2022 |
| State | FL |
| Description | My car continuously feels like it's going to stall out and actually has just sitting at a red light. With no warning the car just stalled on me. The throttle body has been replaced already, they reset my rpms a different time, and just replaced the entire transmission. It's a brand new 2022 sentra and only had 14 miles on it when I bought it in march. I should not have had the transmission replaced already on a brand new car. Even with the transmission being replaced the car is still wanting to stall out. This makes for very unsafe driving and could lead to an accident as well. It also has acceleration issues when pressing the gas pedal it doesn't want to go then out of no where speeds up real fast. Very concerned and wondering if I'm ge only person with such bad luck to be the only car owner of a brand new sentra having this problem with my car. It's been to the repair shop 4 times already and I will be going back less then a week later after having the transmission replaced. The forward collision sensor stops working when it's raining outside as well. That's the time you need it the most. It says it's been disabled and the sensor is blocked even though there is nothing blocking it. |
| Category | Electrical System, Suspension |
| Date | May 17, 2022 |
| State | DC |
| Description | I was told that the throttle malfunctioned. I was driving on the highway and the car would not accelerate, the dash said malfunctioning and the cars driving beside me had to swerve around me. I took the car back to the dealership where I purchased it and was told that parts had to be ordered and that it was a throttle malfunction. The car has not been inspected by anyone except those at the nissan dealership where it was purchased. There were no warning signs before the malfunction. In the middle of me driving the car slowed downed and would not allow me to accelerate to match the speed of the other vehicles around me (70 mph). As I continued to push the gas the lights on the dash lit up and said malfunction. |
| Category | Air Bags, Forward Collision Avoidance: Automatic Emergency Braking, Forward Collision Avoidance: Warnings |
| Date | Mar 20, 2022 |
| State | CA |
| Description | Airbag warning light on after purchase. Took vehicle to dealer, repalced an airbag sensor, did not remedy problem. Needs airbag control module, that has an unknown eta for replacment. For issue with auto breaking and foward collision, was merging on freeway, and while accelerating, the dashboard warning lights activated, and the center dash communication area notified me of an error in the system |
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