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: forward collision avoidance
35 reports, newest first. Show all
Air bags, Service brakes, Forward collision avoidance, Jun 23, 2021, crash
I have been telling Nissan in my town and they say that know about this AEB malfunction. My husband and I couldve died! We were on the interstate late at night going about 80 mpl when the AEB system activated by itself and slammed on the breaks. We started the spin out and the traction control came on and ABS shut off effectively locking up my tires and throwing me into a full spin which resulted in my crashing into the gaurd rail. I've never been more scared in my life. Add this to the list with the transmission issues.
Other or unspecified, Forward collision avoidance, May 18, 2021
Collision sensor malfunction and difficulty starting vehicle. Brake pedal not registering properly as depressed upon attempting to start vehicle
Electrical system, Service brakes, Forward collision avoidance, Apr 18, 2021
MY TIRES HAVE BEEN CHECK TWICE AND THEY ARE ALL AT MANUFACTURE PRESSURE PSI AND STILL MY CAR HAS THE TEMPS TIRE SENSOR LIGHT ON WHEN I CONTINUE TO DRIVE THE MALFUNCTION LIGHT COMES ON AND THE EMERGENCY BRAKING SYSTEM STARTS
Other or unspecified, Forward collision avoidance, Apr 13, 2021
BOUGHT 2019 NISSAN SENTRA FOR OUR DAUGHTER. AS SHE WAS DRIVING ON THE 405 N AND HAD TO BRAKE ON THE FREEWAY DURING HIGH TRAFFIC TIME, THE WARNING MALFUNCTION LIGHT COMES ON AND 3 INSTRUMENT CLUSTER LIGHT COMES ON: AEB, FRONT COLLISION, AND WARNING LIGHT. TOOK IT TO NISSAN, THEY DIAGNOSE 2 CODES THAT COMES UP IN THE TSB, DTC C1A16 (RADAR BLOCKED) AND DTC C1A12 (LASER BEAM OFF-CENTER) STATING THAT IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE BUT I STILL HAD TO PAY DIAGNOSIS AND THE PART AND LABOR TO FIX IT.
Service brakes, Forward collision avoidance, Feb 13, 2021
MY CARS AEB SYSTEM ENGAGES FOR NO REASON. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME IT HAS DONE THIS AND NOW THE MALFUNCTION LIGHT AND ALARM STAYS ON CONTINUOUSLY. MY WARNING LIGHT SAYING UNAVAILABLE FRONT RADAR HAS BEEN ON SINCE THIRD MONTH AFTER I BOUGHT IT.. I'M SCARED TO PUT MY CHILDREN IN CAR DUE TO THE FEAR OF IT BRAKING SUDDENLY FOR NO REASON AND BRINGING MY CAR TO A COMPLETE STOP.
Forward collision avoidance, Jan 14, 2021
EVEN A SMALL BUMP IN THE ROAD (NOT EVEN A BIG SPEED BUMP) SOMETIMES CAUSES THE FRONT BUMPER TO RISE AND STRIKE THE BRACKET HOLDING THE FORWARD COLLISION WARNING SENSOR. THAT THROWS THE SENSOR OUT OF CALIBRATION AND MAKES IT UNRELIABLE. THE TECH AT AUTO NATION COLLISION IN LAS VEGAS TOLD ME THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM. HE SAID THE BUMPER AND THE BOTTOM OF THE BRACKET ARE TOO CLOSE TOGETHER SO THE BRACKET GETS HIT OFTEN AND DAMAGES THE SENSOR. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. YOU THINK YOU HAVE A COLLISION WARING SYSTEM BUT YOU DON'T OR THE SENSOR REPORTS A COLLISION WHEN NONE HAS HAPPENED.
Other or unspecified, Service brakes, Forward collision avoidance, Jan 11, 2021
OUR 2019 SENTRA WON'T START AND WE ENDED UP BUYING A BATTERY AND IT STILL WON'T START. FROM THE RESEARCH I'VE DONE LOOKS LIKE A BREAKING SENSOR. DUE TO THE. REAL LIGHTS NOT LIGHTING UP AT ALL. SEEMS TO BE A REOCCURRING THING FOR SENTRAS. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND POTENTIAL LAWSUIT DUE TO THE CAR TURNING OFF ON THE ROAD.
Air bags, Service brakes, Forward collision avoidance, Jan 9, 2021, crash
LAST MONTH I WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT THAT COULD HAVE BEEN AVOIDED IF MY SENSORS WERE WORKING PROPERLY, MY EMERGENCY BRAKE SYSTEM DID NOT EMPLOY AFTER BEING INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT I USED MY STANDARD BRAKE THE CAR WENT DOWN BEING REAR-ENDED SOMEBODY BUT I HAD PLENTY OF TIME TO STOP WITH ONLY THE FRONT BRAKES TO BULLYING ALLOWED MY CAR TO NOSEDIVE AND SLIDE EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS NOT RELEASED AND STOPPED WORKING BECAUSE OF SENSORS WERE NO LONGER TELLING THE CAR TO BREAK I HAD FULL COVERAGE INSURANCE AND INSURANCE AND NOT COVERING MY CAR BECAUSE THE CAR LOT DID NOT ADVISE ME OF HIS PROBLEM OR THE RECALLS ON THIS CAR I'VE BEEN WORKING WITH MY CREDIT FOR OVER 2 YEARS NOW AND BECAUSE I'M NEGLECTED TO TELL ME WHAT WAS WRONG WITH THE CAR I HAVE TO SET FOR NOW, AND I ALSO NOTICED THAT ONLY THE DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED AND ME AND MY DAUGHTER WERE IN THE CAR AND THAT WAS THE ONLY SAFETY FEATURE THAT WAS RELEASED WITH MY CREDIT BEING BAD I WAS FORCED TO A HIGH APR RATE AND NEARLY $40,000 FOR A NISSAN SENTRA THAT WASN'T WORTH $0.25
Forward collision avoidance, Dec 21, 2020
INTERMITTENT PROBLEM WITH EMERGENCY BRAKING SYSTEM. WHEN OBSTRUCTION IS DETECTED THE EMERGENCY BRAKING SYSTEM WILL OVERRIDE ALL USE OF MANUAL BRAKING. THE BRAKE PEDAL WILL GO TO THE FLOOR WITHOUT ACTIVATING ANY FORM OF BRAKES FOR A FEW SECONDS AND THE AUTOMATIC BRAKES DO NOTHING. ONCE WHILE TRYING TO STOP ON A 55MPH HIGHWAY FOR A TRAFFIC LIGHT AND ONCE WHILE ENTERING A ONE LANE CONSTRUCTION ZONE ON A 70MPH INTERSTATE. LOCAL NISSAN DEALER HAS DIAGNOSED THE CAR AS WORKING AS INTENDED BUT I'M SURE IT'S INTENDED FOR THE VEHICLE TO STOP.
Service brakes, Forward collision avoidance, Nov 13, 2020
MY CAR FREQUENTLY CHIMES WITH THE FORWARD COLLISION WARNING / EMERGENCY BRAKE ASSIST AS THOUGH THERE IS A CHANCE OF A COLLISION. WHEN IT DOES THIS, THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NOTHING IN FRONT OF MY CAR! WHEN LEAVING WORK 2 DAYS AGO, I STARTED TO CROSS A LITTLE BUMP IN THE ROAD THAT I CROSS DAILY WITH NO ISSUES; THIS PARTICULAR INSTANCE HOWEVER, MY CAR DECIDED THAT IT WAS AN APPARENT COLLISION BECAUSE MY CAR CAME TO A DEAD STOP FROM ABOUT 15-20 MILES PER HOUR. FORTUNATELY MY HUSBAND AND I WERE BOTH WEARING OUR SEATBELTS, AND NO ONE WAS BEHIND US AS IT WOULD HAVE CERTAINLY CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. THE SENSOR/RADAR FOR THE FORWARD COLLISION/EMERGENCY BRAKE ASSIST IS A HAZARD IN MY OPINION. THE CONCEPT IS FANTASTIC, BUT IF IT'S NOT GOING TO WORK PROPERLY, THEN IT NEEDS TO BE REMOVED FROM VEHICLES, OR AT LEAST BE ABLE TO BE DISABLED INDEFINITELY, NOT JUST WHILE YOU'RE OPERATING THE VEHICLE ONLY TO HAVE TO REMEMBER TO DISABLE THE FUNCTION NEXT TIME YOU'RE DRIVING.