2019 Nissan Sentra
Problems, recalls and owner-reported issues
Electrical system is the leading concern among 222 owner complaints filed for this model year. This is the 8th highest complaint count among 26 Sentra model years with reports.
Of the 2019 reports, 16 involved a crash and 1 involved a fire. 18 people were injured.
What owners report most often
Recalls and investigations
Exterior lighting, brake lights, switchMar 3, 2021
Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain 2016-2019 Nissan Sentra vehicles. The brake light switch may become contaminated, preventing the circuit from closing and the brake lights from illuminating.
The brake lights may not illuminate, increasing the risk of a crash.
Dealers will replace the brake light switch and install a protective grommet, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed July 1, 2022. Owners may contact Nissan customer service at 1-800867-7769. Nissan's number for this recall is PM971.
Campaign 21V135000 on NHTSA.gov
Back over prevention, sensing system, cameraSep 12, 2019
Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain 2018-2019 Nissan Altima, Armada, Frontier, Kicks, Leaf, Maxima, Murano, NV, NV200, Pathfinder, Rogue, Rogue Sport, Sentra, Titan, Titan Diesel, Versa Note and Versa Sedan vehicles, as well as Infiniti Q50, Q60, QX30 and QX80 vehicles. Additionally included are 2019 Nissan GT-R and Taxi and Infiniti QX50, QX60, Q70, Q70L vehicles. The back-up camera and display settings can be adjusted such that the rear view image is no longer visible and the system will retain that setting the next time the vehicle is placed in reverse. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 111, "Rear Visibility."
The lack of an image in the back-up camera display increases the risk of a crash.
Nissan will notify owners in phases, having dealers update the back-up camera settings software, free of charge. The recall began November 11, 2019 and all affected VINs should be activated. Owners may contact Nissan customer service at 1-800-867-7669 or INFINITI customer service at 1-800-662-6200.
Campaign 19V654000 on NHTSA.gov
Representative owner complaints: electrical system
64 reports, newest first. Show all
Electrical system, Exterior lighting, Mar 10, 2021
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2019 NISSAN SENTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ONCE PLACING THE VEHICLE INTO PARK AND TURNING OFF THE IGNITION, THE ENGINE WOULD MAKE AN ABNORMAL, CLICKING NOISE AS THE HEADLIGHTS AND BRAKE LIGHTS WOULD CONTINUOUSLY FLICKER. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT ON ONE OCCASION AS THE FAILURE OCCURRED, THE BRAKE MALFUNCTION WARNING LIGHT HAD ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. RECENTLY, THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER EXPERIENCING THE FAILURE, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START-UP. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. UPON INVESTIGATION, THE CONTACT LINKED THE FAILURE TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 21V135000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING) HOWEVER, THE PART FOR THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 43,000.
Electrical system, Feb 13, 2021
FACTORY RADIO KEEPS REBOOTING ON ITS OWN. IT DOES IT SOMETIMES 10 TIMES WITHIN 30MIN. I ONLY USE THE BLUETOOTH FEATURE. IT DOES THIS WHILE MOVING AND SITTING STILL.
Electrical system, Other or unspecified, Dec 26, 2020
THE RADIO WILL RANDOMLY COME ON FOR A SECOND WHEN THE CAR IS OFF. I HAVE WENT OUT TO GET SOMETHING OUT OF THE TRUNK & THIS HAS HAPPENED & I HAVE ALSO WENT OUT TO LEAVE & WHEN I WALK OUTSIDE THE RADIO IN THE CAR IS PLAYING WHEN THE CAR HAS NOT BEEN DRIVEN SINCE THE PRIOR DAY. I AM CONCERNED ABOUT THIS ISSUE DRAINING THE CAR BATTERY. THIS IS RANDOM & HAS HAPPENED MORE THAN A DOZEN TIMES.
Electrical system, Dec 20, 2020
MY BATTERY POSITIVE TERMINAL KEEPS GETTING CORRODED AND THE LIGHTS TURN ON AND OFF FROM INSIDE AND OUTSIDE LIKE IF THEIR TURNING ON AND OFF
Electrical system, Nov 2, 2020
THE VEHICLE WILL NOT START WITH A FULLY CHARGED BATTERY AND FUNCTIONING KEY FAB. THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE NISSAN SENTRA FOR YEARS. NISSAN HAS DONE NOTHING TO RECALL WHAT SEEMS TO BE A FAULTY BRAKE SWITCH.
Electrical system, Jul 14, 2020
FRONT SENSOR SAYS OBSTRUCTED VIEW AFTER A COUPLE MINUTES OF DRIVING. THE LIGHT WILL TURN ON AND OFF WHILE BEEPING.
Electrical system, Other or unspecified, Electronic stability control (ESC), Mar 14, 2020
THE KEYLESS ENTRY FOB IS SLIGHTLY SENSITIVE. I FINANCED THE CAR ON 3/10/2020. AFTER TAKING A NAP UPON LEAVING THE VACCINATION CLINIC FOR TETNA ADULT SHOT, I SLEPT FROM AROUND 6PM-142AM IN A WOODED AREA PARKING SPOT AT A LOCAL PARK AND WHEN I WOKE UP, MY CAR DOORS WERE UNLOCKED AND MY DRIVER SIDE WINDOW WAS OPEN A LITTLE AND I HAD IT RAISED AND WAS SURE TO LICK THE DOOR PRIOR TO GOING TO SLEEP. THEN ON 3/11/2029, I WENT TO THE CONVENIENCE STORE FOR A PIT STOP WHEN I ARRIVED BACK TO THE CAR, THE TRUNK WAS OPEN AND WHEN I GOT OUT IF THE CAR I WAS SURE TO LOOK AT IT WHILE HITTING THE LOCK AND PLACED THE KEY IN MY POCKET.
Electrical system, Other or unspecified, Feb 11, 2020
EVERYTIME I DRIVE ABOUT 4 MILES THE FRONT RADAR SENSOR GETS DISABLED AND DISPLAYS A WARNING, THIS DISABLED THE CRUISE AND TURNS OF AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING, THIS IS DANGEROUS FOR ME TO DRIVE WITH, I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP 3 TIMES AND ITS STILL HAPPENING, THE DEALERSHIP CLAIMS THEY FIXED IT BUT DID NOT
Electrical system, Other or unspecified, Feb 11, 2020
THE RADIO TURNS OFF AND ON BY ITSELF WITHOUT THE CAR BEING ON. I HAVE WALKED UP TO THE CAR TO HEAR IT PLAYING MUSIC. IT HAPPENS RANDOMLY DRIVING, NOT DRIVING, AND WITH NO POWER TO CAR. I AM WORRIED ABOUT MY BATTERY DRAINING. ALSO, THE AIR CONDITIONER DISPLAY IS BLANK FROM TIME TO TIME. ONLY THE ORANGE LIGHTS ON THE BUTTONS ARE LIT UP. SOMETIME IF I RESTART THE CAR, IT WILL COME BACK ON AS IF IT IS RESET, OTHER TIMES IT DOES NOT HELP. THE DISPLAY SCREEN ABOVE THE AC CONTROL PANEL FREEZES ALONG WITH THE DISPLAY IN BETWEEN THE SPEEDOMETER FROM TIME TO TIME. IT SEEMS AS IF THE COMPUTER SYSTEM DOES WHAT IT WANTS TO AND WHEN IT WANTS. I HAVE NOT HAD THE CAR FOR 6 MONTHS AND IT'S ALREADY GIVING ME PROBLEMS. IT WAS PURCHASED AT THE END OF SEPTEMBER 2019 FROM A NISSAN DEALERSHIP, BRAND NEW WITH 4 MILES ON IT.
Electrical system, Exterior lighting, Engine, Oct 30, 2019
FOR SOME REASON WHEN I START MY CAR IT REVS UP LIKE MY FOOT IS ON THE GAS. MY RADIO CUTS OFF AND RESTARTS FOR NO REASON. WHEN MY LIGHTS ARE ON AUTOMATIC ONCE MY CAR IS PARKED IT TAKES 15 OR LONGER INTERMITTENTLY FOR THEM TO SHUT OFF.
Electrical system, Service brakes, Oct 12, 2019, crash
TRAVELING IN TRAFFIC ABOUT 35 MPH ALL OF A SUDDEN TRAFFIC CAME TO STOP. I APPLIED MY BRAKES AND DID NOT GRAB RIGHT AWAY I TURNED THE STEERING WHEEL TO AVOID HITTING THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME. I HIT MY FRONT LEFT CORNER IN THE BACK RIGHT CORNER OF THE OTHER VEHICLE. MY AIR BAGS DID NOT DISCHARGED,MY FRONTAL BRAKE SENSOR GAVE NO WARNINGS . I JUST HAD MY VEHICLE INSPECTED LAST WEEK. I FILED A CLAIM WITH MY INSURANCE COMPANY, MADE A POLICE REPORT. TWO WEEKS AGO I WAS AT THE DEALER ASKING IT THERE WAS ANY RECALLS BECAUSE MY SENSOR LIGHTS COMES ON WHEN NOTHING IS IN FRONT OF ME. I WAS TOLD THAT THERE IS NO RECALLS ON MY VEHICLE. THAT THE RECALL ON THE FRONT SENSOR WAS FOR THE NISSAN ROGUE WHERE THE VEHICLE BRAKES ON ITS OWN.
Electrical system, Other or unspecified, Sep 11, 2019
WHEN STOPPED THE VEHICLE GOES TO 4 RPM WHEN TRYING TO DRIVE AFTER BEING STOPPED AT RED LIGHT OR STOP SIGN ANYTIME CAR IS STOPPED AND TRYING TO DRIVE AGAIN.I HAD A FAULTY SWITCH ON 9/8/2019 CAR WOULDN'T START TOOK TO DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR AND OIL CHANGE AFTER THAT THE PIC THAT I ATTACHED LIGHTS CAME ON.THOSE LIGHTS WASN'T ON BEFORE.AFTER PULLING OFF DEALERSHIPS LOT I GOT ON HIGHWAY AND LIGHTS CAME ON
Steering, Electrical system, Jul 28, 2019
TIME FREEZES ON DASH SCREEN ALONG WITH WHAT WAS PLAYING ON MY BLUETOOTH IN DASH CLUSTER SCREEN. RADIO BUTTONS AND PHONE BUTTONS STOP WORKING ON STEERING WHEEL WHEN DASH CLUSTER SCREEN FREEZES. THE FIRST TIME I BROUGHT MY CAR IN ON 2/18/19 WITH THIS PROBLEM THEY TOLD ME IT WAS MY CHARGER THEN THEY ARE HAVING PROBLEMS WITH IPHONES WITH 2019 NISSAN VEHICLES. STOPPED USING CHARGER. SECOND TIME BRINGING MY VEHICLE IN FOR SAME CONTINUOUS PROBLEM ON 3/27/19 THEY DID AN ELECTRICAL SYSTEM CHECK BUT COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING. STILL NOT USING CHARGER. THIRD TIME BRINGING MY VEHICLE IN 5/29/19 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM CHECK WAS DONE AND THEY TOLD ME THAT MY BATTERY WAS LOW CRANK AS WELL. TOLD ME IT IS A SAFETY HAZARD NOW AND THEY HAVE TO REPLACE THE DASH CLUSTER AND BATTERY. THE DEALERSHIP (HARBOR NISSAN) WHERE I PURCHASED THE CAR HAD MY CAR FOR A MONTH (THEY GOT ME INTO A RENTAL CAR THE WHOLE TIME)SO I GOT IT BACK ON 6/28/19 AFTER PARTS WERE REPLACED. NOT EVEN A MONTH OF HAVING MY CAR BACK IT DOES IT AGAIN ON 7/23/19 MY SERVICE ADVISOR WAS TOLD THE CAR MIGHT NEED A HARNESS AND I CALLED 7/27/19 MY SERVICE ADVISOR WAS NOT IN AND THEY TOLD ME I COULD PICK MY CAR UP THEY COULDN'T GET IT TO DO IT FOR THEM. BUT WHEN THEY HAD IT FOR A MONTH IT WAS A SAFETY HAZARD?? NOW ITS NOT? THIS USUALLY HAPPENS WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE FOR OVER AND HOUR OR TWO. IT HAPPENS ON HIGHWAY AND CITY.
Electrical system, Vehicle speed control, Service brakes, Dec 12, 2018
I PURCHASE 2019 NISSAN SENTRA ON 11/6/2019 WITH 15 MILES AT NISSAN OF MUSKOGEE. SINCE PURCHASE THE AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING (AEB) SYSTEM DEACTIVATES AND SHOWS A WARNING ON THE DASHBOARD 'FRONT RADAR UNAVAILABLE DUE TO OBSTRUCTION.' A CRASH ICON ALSO ON DASHBOARD AT ALL TIMES. NO CRUISE CONTROL. THE CAR IS OUT OF BALANCE. THE SENSOR COMES ON AT ALL TIME WETHER OR NOT THERE ARE OTHER VEHICLE NEAR THE CAR. THE DEALERSHIP AND SERVICE DEPARTMENT ALLEGES THAT I AM THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS PROBLEM AND THE PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. I BROUGHT IT IN TO SERVICE. THE DEALERSHIP SERVICE BARELY LOOK AT THE CAR NOR CHECK CODES. THE BALANCE IS WORSE. THIS IS CAUSE BY A FAULTY DEFECTIVE RADAR SENSOR IN THE FRONT GRILL. SERVICE IS NOW WAITING FOR PARTS THAT NISSAN CAN'T GET ANYWHERE.