2007 Nissan Sentra problems
Owners have filed 215 complaints about the 2007 Nissan Sentra with NHTSA. Air bags account for 19.1% of them — narrowly the most common, ahead of steering at 14%.
Complaints215
Crashes32
Fires18
Injuries42
Deaths4
What owners report breaking
Air bags 19.1% · 41
Steering 14.0% · 30
Power train 7.9% · 17
Suspension 6.0% · 13
Engine and engine cooling 5.6% · 12
Engine 5.1% · 11
Electrical system 5.1% · 11
Service brakes, hydraulic 5.1% · 11
Severity
Of those complaints, 32 describe a crash, 18 describe a fire, 42 report an injury and 4 report a death.
Reading the numbers
Across the 26 model years of the Nissan Sentra in this data, 2007 sits 17th by complaint volume. 2013 draws the most.
Filings have fallen off, 3 in the last three years against 27 in the three before. That is normal as a generation leaves the road.
The median odometer reading at the time of complaint was 61,000 miles.
In owners' own words
I was in a severe car accident 7/24/2011 on highway 285 westbound. My car hit several things prior to flipping over 3 times. Non of my airbags deployed. I am suffering from major migraines from when my head hit the steering wheel as well as my entire left side of my body is unbelievably sore from me constantly hitting the driver side door. No repairs have been made to my car as it has been totaled out... Air bags
My daughter had an accident yesterday and she hit someone on the front drivers side. The impact was on the front drivers side and the front fender and other parts of the front bumper. The disturbing part of this is that the airbag did not deploy. The policeman and tow truck driver were very concerned that the airbag did not employ. She could have been seriously injured. She appears to be sore at this point. Air bags · reported at 75,000 miles
The passenger airbag light is on in the car. The passenger airbag off sign is on, there is some kind of fault with the airbag system or fault. I spoke to dealer about any recalls, they said they didn't have any and it was going to cost 100's of dollars just to diagnose what was going on. I think this is very unsafe and a safety issue and dealer should be responsible to fix. Air bags · reported at 128,000 miles
Verbatim from NHTSA filings. Complaints are unverified owner reports.
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