10 complaints reported

1997 Nissan Sentra SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

Owner-reported problems and safety issues filed with NHTSA. Review common failures, severity levels, and complaint trends over time.

Reports
10
Crashes
1
Fires
0
Injuries
0

Complaint Timeline

Chronological view of owner reports

Aug 2002

WHILE DEPRESSING BRAKES NOTICED A GRINDING NOISE. DEALER HAS REPLACED BRAKES, BUT NOISE RETURNED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 1997 NISSAN SENTRA, Manufacturer: Nissan North America, Inc.
Feb 2001

EVERY YEAR VEHICLE BRAKES NEED REPLACEMENT WHEN USING NISSAN. BUT, WHEN USING OTHER BRAKES, CONSUEMR NOTICED LONGER WEAR. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATON. *AK

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 1997 NISSAN SENTRA, Manufacturer: Nissan North America, Inc.
Feb 2001

VEHICLE'S BRAKING DISTANCE HAS INCREASED WHEN IT SITS FOR 4 OR 5 DAYS AT A TIME WITHOUT BEING DRIVEN. DEALER SAID HE HAS OTHER MODELS ON HIS LOT THAT DO THE SAME THING. ALSO, DEALER TOLD CONSUMER TO LET VEHICLE RUN FOR 30 SECONDS. THEN, PUMP BRAKE BEFORE DRIVING. NISSAN HAS FILE ON THIS. *AK *SLC

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 1997 NISSAN SENTRA, Manufacturer: Nissan North America, Inc.
Incident: Jan 2000
Sep 1999

BRAKES HAVE TO BE REPLACED EVERY YEAR. *AK

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 1997 NISSAN SENTRA, Manufacturer: Nissan North America, Inc.
Mar 1999

GOING DOWN HILL AT APPROX 15-30 MILES PER HOUR,BRAKES SMOKE/ OVERHEAT/ BURN SQUEEK. HAVE HAD TO SHOP TWICE IN LAST WEEK. JUST GOT CAR LAST WEEK, NO OTHER PROBLEMS. WOULD LIKE TO HAVE THEM SAFETY CHECKED AND REPLACED IF NEEDED. HAVE APPOINTMENT AGAIN FOR NEXT MONDAY, JUST HOPE ALL WILL WORK OUT. WANTED TO KNOW OF OTHERS WITH SAME BRAKE PROBLEM, AND POOR GAS MILAGE, THAT HAS TO RELATE IN SOME WAY TO BREAK SYSTEM.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 1997 NISSAN SENTRA, Manufacturer: Nissan North America, Inc.
Incident: Mar 1999
Jan 1999

BRAKES MALFUNCTIONING. *YC

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 1997 NISSAN SENTRA, Manufacturer: Nissan North America, Inc.
Jan 1999

BRAKES WORE OUT CAUSING ROTOR DAMAGE. YH

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 1997 NISSAN SENTRA, Manufacturer: Nissan North America, Inc.
Nov 1998 Crash

BRAKES HAD A GRINDING NOISE. ACCIDENT OCCURRED WHEN DRIVING 20-25 MPH. APPLIED THE BRAKES AND EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE OCCURRED, AND FRONTAL IMPACT OCCURRED. PROBLEM CANNOT BE DUPLICATED. *AK

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 1997 NISSAN SENTRA, Manufacturer: Nissan North America, Inc.
Aug 1998

IT SEEMS THAT THE BRAKES WERE PUSHING TOO HARD AND THE SO NARROW TIRES COULDN'T RESIST THE BRAKE PRESSURE, LOCKING UP CONTINIOUSLY. AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT IT HAD JUST FINISHED RAINING. I WAS GOING AT A SPPED OF 20 TO 25 MPH WHEN I APPLEED THE BRAKES THEY LOCKED UP HITTING A VAN IN FRONT OF ME. THIS HAVE HAD HAPPENED IN MANY OCCATIONS BEFORE.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 1997 NISSAN SENTRA, Manufacturer: Nissan North America, Inc.
Jun 1997

VEHICLE'S ABS HAS FAILED TWICE. DEALER TRIED TO SELL OWNER ANOTHER CAR. *AK

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 1997 NISSAN SENTRA, Manufacturer: Nissan North America, Inc.

Trend Over Time

Complaints by year

Quick Summary

The 1997 Nissan Sentra has 10 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC complaints on file. 1 crashes have been reported. Review the timeline above for detailed owner experiences.