2013 Nissan Sentra
Problems, recalls and owner-reported issues
Power train is the leading concern among 638 owner complaints filed for this model year. This is the highest complaint count among 26 Sentra model years with reports.
Of the 2013 reports, 24 involved a crash and 4 involved a fire. 20 people were injured and 1 person died.
What owners report most often
Recalls and investigations
Air bags, sensor, occupant classificationApr 26, 2016
Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain model year 2016-2017 Nissan Maxima, 2013-2016 Nissan Altima, NV200, LEAF, Sentra, and Pathfinder, 2014-2016 Nissan NV200 Taxi, Infiniti QX60, QX60 Hybrid, and Q50 Hybrid, 2014-2017 Nissan Rogue and Infiniti Q50, 2015-2016 Nissan Murano, Murano Hybrid, and Chevrolet City Express, 2014-2015 Nissan Pathfinder Hybrid, and 2013 Infiniti JX35 vehicles. In these vehicles, the front seat passenger Occupant Classification System (OCS) may incorrectly classify an adult passenger as a child or classify the seat as empty despite it being occupied. As a result, the passenger frontal air bag may be turned off and not deploy in the event of a crash.
If the passenger frontal air bag does not deploy as intended in the event of a crash, the passenger is at an increased risk of injury.
Nissan will notify their owners. Chevrolet City Express owners will be notified by General Motors. Dealers will reprogram the Air Bag Control Unit (ACU) and OCS Electronic Control Unit (ECU) in Altima, Maxima, Murano, Rogue, and Sentra vehicles, and replace the OCS ECU in LEAF, NV200, NV200 Taxi, Pathfinder, Infiniti Q50, JX35, and QX60 and Chevrolet City Express vehicles, free of charge. Interim notices were sent to owners on May 31, 2016. Owners will receive a second notice when remedy parts become available. Owners may contact Nissan customer service at 1-800-867-7669, Infiniti customer service at 1-888-833-3216 or Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020.
Campaign 16V244000 on NHTSA.gov
Air bags, sensor, occupant classificationApr 26, 2016
Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain model year 2013-2016 Sentra vehicles manufactured June 4, 2012, to April 9, 2016. The front passenger seat belt bracket may become deformed if it is used to secure a Child Restraint System (CRS). The deformed seat bracket may cause the Occupant Classification System (OCS) to incorrectly classify the installed CRS, resulting in the front passenger air bag to not be turned off as designed when a CRS is in the seat.
If the frontal passenger air bag deploys in the event of a crash when a child seat is installed in the front passenger seat, there will be an increased risk of injury to the child in the CRS.
Nissan will notify owners, and dealers will reinforce the seat belt bracket as well as reprogram the Air Bag Control Unit (ACU) and OCS Electronic Control Unit (ECU), free of charge. The recall began on June 13, 2016. Owners are warned not to install a CRS in the front seat. Owners may contact Nissan customer service at 1-800-867-7669.
Campaign 16V242000 on NHTSA.gov
Air bags, frontalOct 20, 2015
Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain model year 2013-2015 Altima and Pathfinder vehicles, 2013-2014 Nissan Sentra vehicles, 2013 Infiniti JX35 vehicles, 2014-2015 Infiniti QX60 vehicles and 2014 Infiniti QX60 Hybrid vehicles. The affected vehicles received an incorrect occupant classification system (OCS) control unit during a repair. These OCS control units may incorrectly classify the front passenger seat as empty, when it is occupied by an adult.
If the OCS does not detect an adult occupant in the passenger seat, the passenger air bag would be deactivated. Failure of the passenger airbag to deploy during a crash (where deployment is warranted) could increase the risk of injury to the passenger.
Nissan will notify owners, and dealers will update the OCS software, free of charge. The recall began on November 30, 2015. Owners may contact Nissan at 1-800-647-7261.
Campaign 15V681000 on NHTSA.gov
Electrical system, softwareMar 25, 2014
Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain model year 2013-2014 Altima, LEAF, Pathfinder, and Sentra, model year 2013 NV200 (aka Taxi) and Infiniti JX35 and model year 2014 Infiniti Q50 and QX60 vehicles. In the affected vehicles, the occupant classification system (OCS) software may incorrectly classify the passenger seat as empty, when it is occupied by an adult.
If the OCS does not detect an adult occupant in the passenger seat, the passenger airbag would be deactivated. Failure of the passenger airbag to deploy during a crash (where deployment is warranted) could increase the risk of injury to the passenger.
Nissan will notify owners, and dealers will update the OCS software, free of charge. The recall began on April 14, 2014. Owners may contact Nissan at 1-800-647-7261.
Campaign 14V138000 on NHTSA.gov
Air bagsMar 1, 2013
Nissan is recalling certain model year 2013 Altima, LEAF, Pathfinder, Sentra, and Infiniti JX35 vehicles. Sensors within the passenger Occupant Detection System (ODS) may have been manufactured out of specification. This may cause the system to malfunction and permanently suppress the passenger airbag.
If the vehicle is involved in a crash necessitating airbag deployment and the passenger airbag is suppressed, there may be an increased risk of personal injury.
Nissan will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the ODS sensors and replace them as neccessary, free of charge. The recall began on May 6, 2013. Owners may contact Nissan Customer Service at 1-800-647-7261.
Campaign 13V069000 on NHTSA.gov
Fuel system, gasoline, storage, tank assemblyMar 1, 2013
Nissan is recalling certain model year 2013 Sentra vehicles manufactured from September 11, 2012, through October 4, 2012. Some fuel tank assemblies were not properly sealed during the manufacturing process. As a result, a small amount of gasoline may leak from the tank when it is full.
A gasoline leak in the presence of an ignition source may lead to a vehicle fire.
Nissan will notify owners, and dealers will replace the fuel tanks as necessary, free of charge. The recall began on April 1, 2013. Owners may contact Nissan Customer Service at 1-800-647-7261.
Campaign 13V068000 on NHTSA.gov
Representative owner complaints: other or unspecified
64 reports, newest first. Show all
Vehicle speed control, Other or unspecified, Jan 22, 2018
MY VEHICLE HAS HAD ONGOING ISSUES WITH ACCELERATION AND THE RPMS GOING PAST WHAT IT SHOULD UNDER NORMAL CIRCUMSTANCES. THIS ISSUE OCCURS SPECIFICALLY WHEN I ACCELERATE. ON JANUARY 21, 2018, AS I WAS MERGING ON TO THE HIGHWAY TRYING TO ACCELERATE, MY SPEED WOULD NOT INCREASE INITIALLY AND MY RPMS WERE PAST 5. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND CONCERNING AS I WAS TOLD BY NISSAN THAT MY TRANSMISSION IS IN PROPER WORKING ORDER AFTER HAVING BEEN REPLACED ONCE ALREADY. MY CAR DOESN'T FUNCTION PROPERLY AND I WENT TO A TRANSMISSION SPECIALIST WHO ALSO SAID THAT MY TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING. I PRESENTED THIS INFORMATION TO THE NISSAN SPECIALIST WHO STATED IT WASN'T AND IT IS FINE. HOWEVER, I'VE HAD INSTANCES WHERE THE VEHICLE DOES NOT OPERATE THE WAY IT SHOULD UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS AND PRIOR TO HAVING TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS.
Other or unspecified, Service brakes, Jan 19, 2018
WHILE ATTEMPTING BRAKING AND BRAKING THE CAR STALLS. ALL LIGHTS TURN ON AND VEHICLE DIES. SOMETIMES RESTARTS AFTER STALL OTHER TIMES IT TAKES AWHILE TO RESTART WHILE ON THE ROADS. THIS A SAFETY HAZARD! IT IS CURRENTLY PARKED NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY.
Power train, Other or unspecified, Nov 27, 2017
WHILE DRIVING MY CAR DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT 70MPH THE CAR JUMPS AT 4K RPMTHEN STARTS JUMP BADLY SO I LEFT OFF GAS AND RE APPLIED THE GAS STILL 4K RPM AND WHINNIN BADLY I FINALLY MAKE IT HOME NEXT DAY STARTED THE CAR AND WHINNINH STILL COME FROM TRANSMISSION AREA CAR HAD 113K MILES BUT HAS ACT UP PREVIOUSLY AND HAD WENT AWAY CAME BACK NOW IT AT A SHOP CAUSE THE TRANSMISSION WILL NOT PULL THE WORST CAR I HAVE EVER OWNED NISSAN NEEDS TO RECALL THESE CARS OR BE RESPONSIBLE FOR IT SOMEONE GOING TO GET HURT WITH THIS TRANSMISSION AND IF MY CAR CAUSE A WRECK WITH MY 3 YEAR OLD 2 YEAR OLD LAW SUIT ACTION WILL BE NOT BE TAKEN LIGHTLY. 2000-2010 THEY GAVE EXTENDED WARRANTY TOO 120K WHAT ABOUT YOUR NEW ONES WITH ONLY 60K WARRANTY SHAMELESS I'LL TAKE A HIT IF IT CAN'T BE FIXED AND MY JOB IS AT RISK CAUSE OF THERE JUNK NO NISSAN FOR ME EVER AGAIN.
Other or unspecified, Nov 7, 2017
TRASMICION
Other or unspecified, Sep 26, 2017
PROBLEMS WITH TRANSMISSION
Air bags, Other or unspecified, Engine, Aug 6, 2017
FIRST IS WAS THE A/C WENT OUT FRIST THEN THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEM WHEN ME MY HUSBAND WAS HEADED TO WORK ONE DAY THE A EIGHTEEN WHEELER ALMOST RAM INTO USE BECAUSE THE STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC AND WOULDN'T GO ANY WHERE.
Other or unspecified, Jul 13, 2017
VEHICLE WILL NOT CHANGE SHIFT GEARS UNLESS THE SHIFT LOCK BUTTON IS USED.
Other or unspecified, Jul 12, 2017
CAR STALLS IN THE FREEWAY 3 TIMES WITH NO APPARENT REASON.TOOK IT TO DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID IT WAS TO HOT AND THE CARS STALLS.FINALLY SOLD IT TO AFRAID TO DRIVE IT.CAR ONLY HAD 10,000 THOUSAND MILES.THIS CAR IS A LEMON CAR.I ALMOST GOT KILLED TWICE.JUST STALL IN THE MIDDLE OF THE FREEWAY.NOTIFIED DEALERSHIP AND THEY DID NOT CARE.
Air bags, Other or unspecified, Service brakes, May 13, 2017
TAKATA RECALL. WHEN YU TAKE OFF & IT GETS UP IN SPEED THE CAR JERK. WHEN YOU STOP AT A RED LIGHT OR STOP SIGN & THEN GO, IT JERK LIKE IT'S TRYING TO TAKE OFF. BUT IT BARELY MOVE & JERK PRETTY HARD. IT SEEM LIKE THE CAR TRANSMISSION IS NOT CHANGING OUT. WHILE THE CAR IS JERKING WHEN YOU TAKE OFF. IT'S LIKE THE IDLES UP & DOWN. WHEN YOU BRAKE IT SOUNDS LIKE YOU WALKING ON SQUEAKY HARD WOOD FLOOR. THE AIRBAG DOES NOT WORK AT ALL.I
Other or unspecified, May 9, 2016
I WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE ON MAY 6, 2016 AT THE SPEED LIMIT (70 MPH) WHEN I HEARD A LOUD EXPLOSION THAT WOULD COMPARE TO A SHOTGUN BLAST. THERE WERE NO OTHER VEHICLES ON THE ROAD AHEAD OF ME LESS THAN 1/8 MILE. I PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE EXPRESSWAY TO INSPECT MY CAR. THE GLASS IN THE SUNROOF APPEARED TO HAVE EXPLODED. THERE WAS NO OTHER APPARENT DAMAGE. I TOOK MY CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP AND AFTER INSPECTION, THEY SAID THEY COULD NOT DETERMINE WHAT CAUSED THE DAMAGE AND THAT MY WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED, THEREFORE, THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. THIS CAUSED NO ACCIDENT OR INJURIES. MY INSIDE SUNROOF COVER WAS IN THE CLOSED POSITION.
Other or unspecified, Oct 7, 2015
STARTING WHEN I DROVE IT HOME FROM DEALERS, THE RPMS GO UP AND DOWN ALL THE TIME WHILE DRIVING NO MATTER WHAT THE SPEED. I AM TAKING IT BACK TO DEALING NEXT WEEK FOR A CHECK UP. IS THIS A COMMON COMPLAINT?
Other or unspecified, Sep 8, 2015
WHEN THE VEHICLE'S GAS GAUGE IS INDICATING THE FUEL TANK IS EMPTY, AFTER REFUELING THE GAUGE DOES NOT INDICATE THE CHANGE. THIS IS A FAIRLY NEW CAR, I DON'T THINK THIS SHOULD BE HAPPENING ALREADY! I WILL RUN OUT OF GAS, AND IT WILL BE BECAUSE MY CAR ISN'T TELLING ME THE RIGHT AMOUNT OF FUEL.
Other or unspecified, Engine, Jun 27, 2015
WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL CAN SUDDENLY BECOME UNRESPONSIVE, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO LOSE SPEED AND THE ENGINE TO SLOW OR NEARLY STALL. THIS HAPPENS FREQUENTLY WHEN DRIVING, AT ALL SPEEDS FROM A STANDING STOP TO HIGHWAY SPEED. THIS ISSUE SOUNDS VERY SIMILAR TO THE RECALL FOR 908,000 NISSAN VEHICLES FOR ACCELERATOR PEDAL PROBLEMS IN EARLY 2013. I THINK THAT RECALL NEEDS TO BE EXPANDED TO NISSAN MODELS SOLD IN THE USA. I HAVE HAD THE CAR IN FOR SERVICE AT MY LOCAL NISSAN DEALERSHIP TWICE FOR THIS ISSUE SO FAR, AND THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED.
Service brakes, Hydraulic, Other or unspecified, Electronic stability control (ESC), Feb 27, 2014, crash
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.