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2013 Nissan Sentra Electrical Problems

Electrical complaints and recalls from NHTSA

Summary

The 2013 Nissan Sentra has 34 NHTSA electrical complaints and 1 electrical-related recall.

Problem Areas for the 2013 Nissan Sentra

Powertrain
304
Airbags
80
Brakes
66
Other
56
Engine
35
Electrical
34
Speed Control
19
Steering
16
Visibility
5
Fuel System
4
Suspension
4
Seat Belts
4
Wheels
3

34

Complaints

1

Recalls

1

Injuries Reported

Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 11, 2026

Electrical Recalls

14V138000

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE

Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain model year 2013-2014 Altima, LEAF, Pathfinder, and Sentra, model year 2013 NV200 (aka Taxi) a...

All Electrical Complaints

Date ↓ComponentSummary
May 25, 2023ELECTRICAL SYSTEMIPDM failure on 3 Nissan vehicles customer owned all having same issues, after taking unit apart, co...
Feb 7, 2023ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,ENGINEI called my home Nissan yesterday to get the information about my recalls on my car that I was not a...
Jun 1, 2022ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROLWhen I would hit my breaks and sit at a red light . My car would start vibrating really bad and then...
Sep 4, 2021ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EXTERIOR LIGHTING,UNKNOWN OR OTHERThe left headlight went our or so I thought until I tried to change it then it worked until I put th...
Jul 9, 2021ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,SERVICE BRAKES,ENGINEIt was 108 degree outside at 4:30 pm in the zip code of 89052. At a sloped intersection on a major s...
Aug 10, 2020ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,SEAT BELTS,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROLTHE DASHBOARD WORKS SOMETIMES ( LITTLE SCREEN) . THE SEATSEALTS GET STUCK EVERYTIME I TRY TO USE THE...
Jun 1, 2020ELECTRICAL SYSTEMI AM HAVING IGNITION PROBLEMS. SOME TIMES THE CAR CRANK, SOMETIMES IT DOESN'T. MY CHECK ENGINE LIG...
Sep 20, 2019ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,UNKNOWN OR OTHER,ENGINEMY 2013 NISSAN SENTRA HAD NO KNOWN PROBLEMS, AND I HAD NO ICONS ON MY DASHBOARD THAT SOMETHING NEEDE...
Jun 23, 2019ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROLI WAS DRIVING FOR 2 HOURS STRAIGHT ALL OF A SUDDEN THE VEHICLE STARTED TO SLOW DOWN SO I PULLED OVER...
Apr 16, 2019ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC),ENGINEIVE BEEN HAVING ISSUES WITH MY 2013 SENTRA SR SPUTTERING RANDOMLY AND OUT OF NOWHERE SHAKES AND COMP...
Feb 15, 2019ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EXTERIOR LIGHTING,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROLVEHICLE IN NOTION ON CITY STREETS. VEHICLE LOOSES ACCELERATION (GAS PEDDLE PRESSED, NO RPMS, NO ENGI...
Nov 1, 2018ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC),ENGINETHE TRANSMISSION FAILED AT 60,962 THE CAR STARTED STARTED SHAKING, JERKING AND LOOSING SPEED AND TH...
Oct 12, 2018ELECTRICAL SYSTEMI ALMOST DIED TODAY ON A BUSY FAST STREET MY CAR TURNED OFF WHILE IT WAS ON AND I WAS NOT ABLE TO PR...
Oct 8, 2018ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,WHEELS,ENGINETRANSMISSION FAILED AT 85,000. I STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS GAINING SPEED; THEN THE CAR WOULD START SHA...
Jun 4, 2018ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,SERVICE BRAKESWHEN DRIVING MY CAR ON THE HIGHWAY OR CITY STREETS, I LOSE SPEED AND CAN'T USE PEDAL TO ACCELERATE T...
May 16, 2018ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,AIR BAGSTAKATA RECALL PASSENGER AIR BAG DOES NOT TURN ON WHEN PASSENGER IS IN CAR WHILE THE CAR IS AND IS ...
Apr 1, 2017ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM,ENGINETL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 NISSAN SENTRA. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE CHECK ENGINE AND T...
Mar 13, 2017ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGESMY VEHICLE INTERIOR LATCH HANDLES ON EACH DOOR ARE DEFECTIVE AND HAS STOP WORKING. WE HAVE TO LET DO...
Sep 18, 2016ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)I AM FILING THIS COMPLAINT AGAINST THE NISSAN MOTOR COOPERATION FOR FAULTY CRAFTSMANSHIP IN 2013 NIS...
Mar 7, 2016ELECTRICAL SYSTEMCAR WOULDNT START BUT PANEL LIGHTS CAME ON. JUMPED STARTED CAR AND IT WORKED FINE FOR A WHILE THEN S...

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