Recalls
| Campaign | Manufacturer | Manufacturing date | Type | # of units affected | Date Owner notified Mfg | Recall Initiated by | Manufacturers of recalled vehicles/products | Report Recieved Date | Record Creation Date | Regulation Part Number | FMVSS Number | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SUSPENSION - FRONT - CONTROL ARM - LOWER ARM | ||||||||||||||||
| 01V174000 | NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC. | from 07/06/2000 to 04/16/2001 | V (Vehicle) | 101000 | 06/30/2001 | MFR | NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC. | 05/23/2001 | 06/01/2001 | |||||||
| Defect Summary | Vehicle description: passenger vehicles. one or more of the three bolts used to attach each front suspension lower control arm to the body on the left and right sides may not have been properly manufactured. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | The bolts could fracture, increasing the risk of a crash. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Dealers will replace the lower control arm attachment bolts. owner notification began june 30, 2001. owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact nissan at 1-800-647-7261. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | Also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236). | |||||||||||||||
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| SUSPENSION | |||
| 03/01/2003 | 1 | 03/07/2001 | |
| Multiple issues with 2001 sentra. steering has become progressively tighter. dealer claims no problem. crunching noise from shocks/struts when driving over speed bumps or when exiting driveway onto road (uneven pavement). worse when cold. dealer claims no problem. brakes make scraping noise when applied. worse when cold. car has become very uncomfortable to drive - tight/difficult steering and noisy suspension. drives like a 10 year old chevy instead of a 2 year old japanese car. i should have kept my honda!!!*jb | |||
| 06/26/2001 | 3 | 06/13/2002 | |
| Consumer states while driving, vehicle was not getting enough engine power.*jb consumer is unable to drive vehicle as a result of concern for potential accident or crash. *jg | |||
| SUSPENSION - FRONT | |||
| 12/13/2006 | 50000 | 1 | |
| Dt*: the contact stated while traveling 10 mph, there was a noise from the front end of the vehicle and vibration was felt through the steering wheel. a nhtsa recall # 01v174000 was found on the manufacturer's website, for the suspension: front: control arm: lower arm. the vin # fell within the vin numbers for the recall, but the manufacturer denied the contact of the recall repair, although the vehicle had the same problem as described in the recall. | |||
| 07/01/2002 | 17500 | 1 | 08/22/2001 |
| The steering wheel made noise. on one occasion the vehicle began to vibrate and shake while making a turn which resulted in the vehicle hitting a curb. the vehicle has been taken to the dealer on several occasion but they have not been able to locate or correct the problem. *ak *nlm | |||
| 11/28/2000 | |||
| Vehicle was making a thumping sound while driving. noise fade out when brakes were applied. same day, rotors were rotated and it repeated the problem. on february 27, 2001 it was taken back to dealer , and noise they said was coming from right front tire. mechanic at dealer told consumer that all small cars do this. other small vehicles consumer has had have not done this.*ak | |||
| SUSPENSION - FRONT - CONTROL ARM - LOWER ARM | |||
| 1 | |||
| Consumer received recall notice on replacing all attachment bolts for the front suspension, dealer did not honor recall, stating nothing was wrong with the vehicle.*jg | |||
| 11/08/2000 | |||
| Driver contacted dealer about recall on lower control arm bolts. dealer stated parts were not available. *ak | |||
| 10/01/2001 | |||
| Headrest will not stay in down position, it keeps rising up, blocking consumer's view oncoming traffic. consumer feels this is very dangerous. please provide any further information.*ak | |||
| 11/20/2001 | 0 | ||
| While driving about 30 mph and when turning brake caliper locked up, and consumer hit curve and drove over it. consumer was comparing the situation with the recall 01 v 174 000. had taken vehicle to dealer, but problem still there. please provide more information. ak | |||
| SUSPENSION - FRONT - CONTROL ARM - LOWER BALL JOINT | |||
| 11/28/2002 | 37275 | 2 | 10/14/2000 |
| 11/28/2002 aboard camp pendleton driving approx. 25mph, right front oem alloy rim blew off uniformatively 1 inch outward from center of rim, lower suspension ball joint came apart, vehicle smashed down in road. (i have a video tape of accident to show my car fell in the road, with no outside force causing accident like manufacture claims) | |||
| 07/06/2001 | |||
| Consumer has been in the military service, and received recall notice 01v174000 concerning lower control arm bolts. there were no nissan dealers overseas authorized to do recall repairs. consumer called manufacturer for about 2 months stating that parts that were mailed overseas to consumer were the wrong parts. currently, consumer could not get back in touch with manufacturer to get right parts.*ak | |||
| SUSPENSION - FRONT - MACPHERSON STRUT | |||
| When driving vehicle vibrates and bounces. dealer has inspected vehicle, and will replace struts. manufacturer has been notified.*ak | |||
| SUSPENSION - FRONT - WHEEL BEARING | |||
| 01/08/2001 | 1 | 12/01/2000 | |
| Your database would not allow me to enter all of my visits to the nissan service department for the same problems over and over. the dealership that sold me the car tried to get me to pay for the inherent problems, by saying they are not covered by warranty. so i took my car to another dealership. they readily replaced the right wheel bearing. they said it was covered under the warranty. i took all my complaints to the bbb in baltimore, maryland. arbitration took place with nissan. the representative said, all my complaints were common for the nissan sentra. you get what you pay for! i have been noticing that my complaints are being called recalls one by one. this is a totally unsafe car on the road. it is also my 3rd nissan sentra over the years. their product has gone down hill.*ak | |||
| SUSPENSION - REAR - SHOCK ABSORBER | |||
| 02/06/2003 | 30 | 02/10/2001 | |
| Rear strut noise/vibration continues after several service attempts. first service in february 2001 dealer replaced right rear strut. noise/vibration continues. in, 2003 noise get louder going over bumps and rough road. dealer replaced rear strut mount 2/6/2003. this was ineffective as noise/vibration continues. unsure of vehicle safety at this point. | |||