Other complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2012 Nissan Sentra has 18 NHTSA other complaints and 0 other-related recalls.
18
Complaints
0
Recalls
1
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 10, 2026
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 26, 2022 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | Transmission died. For a few weeks, the transmission will randomly have a high whine at about 55mph,... |
| Jul 12, 2020 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER,ENGINE | WHEN APPROACHING A RED LIGHT AND STOPPING QUICKLY, THE CAR COMPLETELY STOPPED EVEN THOUGH I WAS GOIN... |
| Sep 11, 2019 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | TAKATA RECALL. I WAS TRYING TO CHECK WHY MY CAR HAS THE ENGINE CHECK LIGHT ON AND THE MAIN COMPUTER ... |
| Jul 12, 2019 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | THE SUNROOF EXPLODED WHILE DRIVING ON A SUBURBAN STREET ON 7/12/2019. NO STONES WERE INVOLVED. |
| Jul 1, 2019 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | WHILE DRIVING MY CAR WILL JUST SHUT OFF. IT ALSO WILL SHUTOFF WHILE STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT. I HAVE ... |
| Apr 12, 2019 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | PULLED INTO GAS STATION AND WHEN TRYING TO LEAVE THE CAR WOULDN'T SHIFT INTO GEAR. IT WAS LOCKED INT... |
| Jun 1, 2018 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER,ENGINE | MY NISSAN SENTRA HAS 85,000 MILES ON IT AND MY TRANSMISSION IS COMPLETELY BROKEN. THE CVT TRANSMISSI... |
| Nov 16, 2017 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER,ENGINE | WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY TO GO TO WORK, THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT. WHEN I TRIED TO ACCELERATE, T... |
| Jun 17, 2017 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | 2012 NISSAN SENTRA STARTED MALFUNCTIONING WITH BATTERY REPLACEMENT ON MARCH 25, 2015 AT HANLEES NISS... |
| May 22, 2017 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | CAR IS HESITANT, LOSING POWER AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. AFRAID OF GETTING REAR ENDED ON HIGHWAY!! SOMETI... |
| Oct 14, 2016 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | VEHICLE HAS TROUBLE ACCELERATING AND WHILE ACCELERATING ITS BEGAN MAKING NOISES WITH THE TRANSMISSIO... |
| Feb 2, 2016 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | CAR LEFT RUNNING IN PARKING LOT AFTER GETTING OUT. MY PROBLEM IS DIFFERENT FROM MANY BUT THERE ARE ... |
| Dec 31, 2015 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | I'VE HAD THE CAR FOR A WHILE, ABOUT 4 MONTHS AGO THE OIL LIGHT CAM ON I FIGURED IT JUST MEANT I WAS ... |
| Jul 20, 2015 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | WHEN COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP AND ACCELARATING LESS THAN 1/4 MILE AFTER STOPPING THE VEHICLE LOST P... |
| May 17, 2015 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | I WAS DRIVING AND MY SUNROOF GLASS SHATTERED. NO CARS IN FRONT OF ME AND NOTHING FELL ON IT. THE GLA... |
| Nov 3, 2014 | EQUIPMENT,UNKNOWN OR OTHER | MY SUNROOF EXPLODED ON MY 2012 NISSAN SENTRA. IT WAS PARKED IN MY DRIVEWAY AND ALL THE SUDDEN IT JUS... |
| Apr 15, 2013 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | I ONLY GET 22 MILES PER GALLON, CAR WAS ESTIMATED AT 27, CITY MPG AND 34 HIGHWAY, I NOTIFIED THE DEA... |
| Mar 23, 2013 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | I PURCHASED MY SENTRA NEW IN MARCH 2012. AT THAT TIME, MY GAS MILEAGE WAS NORMAL, AND AS ADVERTISED... |