What 638 owners told NHTSA about the 2013 Nissan Sentra Nismo

Feb 26th, 2024 i drove my car for the first time since having surgery on Jan. 11, 2024. I was going about 35 mph when extremely fast the car radio turned off it felt as if the engine was also turned off but within a blink of your eye the car was turned back on , all by itself, a tiny jerk, nothing major. I instantly looked at the temp gauge, made sure the key was in ignition correctly. There was nothing to signal a problem. The next day i didnt leave my home. On Feb. 28, 2024 i drove the car about 7 miles and it did this same glitch twice .Again all gauges read normal, i got out of the car this time popped the hood. No smoke , no burning smell or any smell at all. I checked the fluids, the belt, the battery connections everything was fine. Later that night a family member had someone try breaking into their home. Very upset i decided to leave my home and drive over to be if some comfort. I drove a total of 21 miles, as i was turning into the driveway the car fid it again however this time i had to get it in park and restart my car. Again no over heating no smoke no burning or fuel smells. I parked the car went inside. About 7 minutes later , definitely no more than 10 minutes, i heared a loud bang. I look outside and my entire motor was on fire and the tire had already blown!! In under ten minutes!! I tried putting the fire out with the water hose but 911 dispatch heard the second tire blow and repeatedly asked me to stop and go inside the home that fire fighters were on their way . I had let my insurance go since i had emergency surgery and was unable to drive or work and pay for it. I bought this car in aug. 2020 and had to replace the cvt transmission nov. 2022. And now no car. This could have been a tragedy if anyone had small children and had ran back inside because they forgot a coat or a book bag, please look into this for other customers safety. Firefighters said it was so burnt they couldn't begin to tell how or where the fire started.

NHTSA ODI 11579642

Slid on black ice (luckily only going about 40mph) car hit a cement guard rail head on severally damaging the entire front of the car (waiting on if it's totaled) no injuries but air bags did not deploy. Well it wasn't super fast that hard of a head on hit they should have deployed.

NHTSA ODI 11508841

On Saturday morning about 12:03, my son was in an accident. the car rolled over, there were a total of 4 people if the vehicle. the air bags didn't deploy. the 4 people had injuries consisting of concussion, a shattered foot, sprained wrist, and other injuries. I have an open claim with the insurance company. there were no other vehicles involved. The police came to the seen and the vehicle will be investigated further.

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Unknown I don't have memory of incident.

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I was in an accident a guy hit my front right side and insurance totaled it . My airbags never deployed

NHTSA ODI 11420675

The contact owns a 2013 Nissan Sentra. The contact stated while driving at 45 mph when the air bag warning light illuminated. The contact took the vehicle to a local dealer who inspected the vehicle and found no issue and could turn off the warning light, however, after a few days, the warning light illuminated again. While driving at undisclosed speed, the contact was hit head-on by another vehicle causing damage to the front driver side of the vehicle. The air bag did not deploy. There was medical treatment at the scene. There was no one injured, however, the contact was unconscious for a minute and had some pain in their back but did not go to the hospital. A police report was filed. The vehicle was towed to an independent body shop who did some repairs to the front driver side of the vehicle, and also inspected the vehicle and found issues with air bags and oil leakage to the engine but was not able to repair those issues. The vehicle was not fully repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage approximate was 210,000.

NHTSA ODI 11419699

I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY WHEN MY CAR STOPPED RUNNING I GOT REALLY SCARED BECAUSE I DID NOT KNOW WHAT WAS GOING ON I HAD MY SMALLER SIBLINGS WITH ME THAT DAY AND THOUGHT THE WORST WHEN THE TOWING TRUCK PICKED MY CAR UP AND I TOOK IT TO THE MECHANIC THEY TOLD ME IT WAS THE TRANSMISSION AND THAT THESE NISSAN 2013 SENTRAS WERE KNOWN TO HAVE THIS PROBLEMS AND THAT I WAS NOT THE FIRST IN THIS PAST MONTHS. *TR

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 NISSAN SENTRA. THE STATED THAT WHEN DRIVING AT 25 TO 30 MPH WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS ENGAGED, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO COME TO A STOP AND CAUSED THE CONTACT TO CRASH INTO THE VEHICLE IN FRONT. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT POLICE DEPARTMENT PROVIDED CASE NUMBER 020-9-018-0182. THE STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC FOR INSPECTION AND THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 52,400.

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SECOND TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED, PURCHASED THE CAR BRAND NEW FROM MIDWAY NISSAN, 11/2013, THEN 07/2014, WHILE DRIVING THE CAR, IT COMPLETELY STOPPED ON US. THE TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REPLACED AT FAULKNER NISSAN IN PA. ONCE AGAIN DRIVING ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY IN MD, WITH HEAVY TRAFFIC, THE TRANSMISSION GIVES OUT, THESE RESULTS WERE SLIGHTLY MORE HECTIC. MY WIFE HAS EPILEPSY AND WENT INTO A SEIZURE BECAUSE WE WERE IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. I WAS ABLE TO GET THE CAR OFF THE HIGHWAY ONTO THE SIZE OF THE ROAD. HAD TO LEAVE THE CAR IN MD, GET A RENTAL CAR FROM BWI AIRPORT, DRIVE BACK HOME TO PA, MY MOTHER AND HER FRIEND, WHO WAS RELEASED FROM THE HOSPITAL AFTER A STROKE HAD TO DRIVE TO MD, IN ORDER FOR ME TO USE HIS TRIPLE A CAR TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED FROM BWI BACK TO HARRISBURG, PA. MY WIFE DROVE BACK WITH US TO MD BECAUSE WE NEEDED TO MAKE SURE MY MOTHER ALMOST AGE 70 AND HER FRIEND IN HIS 80 WAS OK. THIS WAS A NIGHTMARE BECAUSE MR SCHULL, THE TRIPLE A MEMBER NEEDED TO EAT AND WITH ALL THIS COMMOTION NEAR CHOKED WHILE EATING. THIS IS ABSOLUTELY INTOLERABLE. NISSAN IS PUTTING FAULTY TRANSMISSION INTO VEHICLES. THIS IS SERIOUS, WORK IS BEING MISSED AND A SECOND TRANSMISSION. NISSAN NEEDS TO BE HELD LIABLE FOR THIS. I AM REPORTING THIS AND WILL ALSO CALL AND FILE A COMPLAINT WITH NISSN TODAY.

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WE BOUGHT OUR DAUGHTER A NEW 2013 NISSAN SENTRA. IT WAS SERVICED REGULARLY AT OUR NISSAN DEALER. ON OCTOBER 18TH, MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING HOME FROM A FRIEND'S HOUSE ON LOCAL STREETS. SHE SMELLED FUEL, THE CONTROLS ON THE DASHBOARD WENT HAYWIRE AND ALL SYSTEMS ON THE CAR STARTED SHUTTING DOWN. SHE PULLED THE CAR OVER, PUT HER EMERGENCY BRAKES ON, TURNED THE CAR OFF AND GOT AWAY FROM THE CAR. SHE WATCHED AS HER CAR WENT ON FIRE. WE NOTIFIED NISSAN AND THEY TOLD US THAT BECAUSE THEY FOUND NO MANUFACTURING DEFECTS, THERE WAS NOTHING MORE THEY COULD DO. HOW DOES A 5 YEAR, WELL MAINTAINED, 48,000 MILE CAR JUST SET FIRE WITH NO WARNING? HOW WAS THIS VEHICLE NOT PART OF THE MARCH 2013 RECALL? HOW CAN NISSAN NOT STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCTS? MOST IMPORTANTLY, HOW CAN THEY NOT GIVE US AN ANSWER TO WHY MY DAUGHTER'S CAR SET ON FIRE? IS THIS USUAL? IS THE LIFE EXPECTANCY OF A CAR ONLY 5 YEARS NOW? ARE THESE CAR MANUFACTURER'S NOT BEING HELD TO ANY STANDARDS? DO I HAVE TO BE CONCERNED WITH MY OTHER 2 CHILDREN'S NISSAN CARS? MY SON'S CAR IS A 2013 NISSAN ALTIMA BOUGHT AT THE SAME TIME WE BOUGHT THE 2013 NISSAN SENTRA. OUR OTHER CAR IS A 2014 NISSAN SENTRA (ALSO MANUFACTURED AT THE SAME PLANT AS THE OTHER NISSAN SENTRA, A YEAR LATER). WE PURCHASED IT USED TWO MONTHS AGO FROM OUR LOCAL DEALER AND ALREADY HAD THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED. HOW COME THESE MANUFACTURER'S ARE GETTING AWAY WITH PUTTING OUT FAULTY PRODUCTS AND NOT BEING HELD ACCOUNTABLE WHEN THERE'S A PROBLEM WITH THE CAR? BESIDES NOT HAVING A CAR FOR 8 WEEKS, MY DAUGHTER SUFFERS FROM ANXIETY WHEN SHE'S IN A CAR AND HAS NIGHTMARES ABOUT BEING IN A BURNING CAR. THIS IS SO TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE. I CONTACT SOMEONE AT THE NHTSA WHEN IT FIRST HAPPENED AND THEY TOLD ME TO GET IN TOUCH WITH NISSAN. HERE WE ARE 9 WEEKS LATER AND NOT SURE WHAT TO DO NEXT. CAN YOU PLEASE GIVE ME SOME ADVICE? [XXX]. THANKYOU. *DT*JB INFORMATION Redacted PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).

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BOUGHT THIS CAR, MY FIRST CAR ON 04/20/2018. I HAVE A SHORT COMMUTE TO WORK AND THE CAR SEEMED TO FIT MY PRICE RANGE AND DIDN'T SEE MANY DIRE COMPLAINTS ON THIS SPECIFIC MODEL OF CAR WHILE RESEARCHING BEFORE PURCHASING. UNTIL I SEARCHED RPM SPIKES AND TRANSMISSION SLIPS ON GOOGLE AFTER MY 60 DAY LIMITED WARRANTY RAN OUT. HAVEN'T EVEN DRIVEN THIS CAR 800 MILES AND THE CAR JERKS VIOLENTLY ON THE ROADS, AND AT ONLY 55,000 MILES. IT JERKED FROM DAY ONE, BUT THOUGHT IT WAS NORMAL UNTIL IT GOT WORSE. I'M JUST NOW REGRETTING BUYING THIS VEHICLE, BUT THERE WAS NOTHING I COULD DO I WAS IN A PINCH FOR A CAR I GOT BILLS TO PAY AND A JOB I HAVE TO MAKE IT TO. IT SEEMS LIKE A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE THIS ISSUE AND ALL AGREE THE CVT SHOULD BE A RECALL. I HAVE TO BE HONEST I AGREE. I DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW YOU COULD SELL SOMEONE THIS VEHICLE WITHOUT LETTING THEM KNOW THE REPUTATION THIS CAR HAS. I DON'T KNOW HOW YOU COULD SELL SOMEONE A USED CAR TO SOMEONE AND KNOW THAT PERSONS CAR MAY STALL, OR JERK AND CAUSE A LIFE THREATENING CAR CRASH. WHEN IT COMES DOWN TO IT, ITS NOT THE MONEY ITS THE SAFETY, THE VEHICLE DOESN'T OPERATE IN A SAFE MANNER, IT JERKS, STALLS, SHAKES WHEN BREAKING ALL WHILE NOT FLASHING ANY INDICATOR LIGHTS SAYING THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG WHEN THERE CLEARLY IS SOMETHING WRONG.

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I WENT TO STOP AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT AND I WAS UNABLE TO DEPLOY THE BRAKES. THE CAR STARTED TO ROLL FORWARD, I THEN TRIED SLAMMING ON THE BRAKES, BUT THE CAR ACCELERATED THROUGH THE INTERSECTION AND I ENDED UP CRASHING THE CAR.

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I HIT A METAL BARRIER AT 75 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY NOT ONE AIRBAG DEPLOYED. I HAVE HAD 2 SURGERIES SIGNIFICANT BRAIN DAMAGE AND MEMORY LOSS. NISSAN WON'T EVEN ACKNOWLEDGE THERE WAS A PROBLEM. ALSO TRANSMISSION BLEW AT LESS THAN 36000 MILES MOSTLY HIGHWAY

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BRAKES FAILED TO FUNCTION WHEN ATTEMPTING TO STOP WHILE GOING 35 MPH ON A DRY, STRAIGHT ROADWAY. THE PEDAL HAD SOME TENSION BEHIND IT BUT DIDN'T FEEL RIGHT, KIND OF SPONGY AND IT WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. SEVERAL PUMPS OF THE BREAK DID NOT RESULT IN SIGNIFICANT BRAKING SO I SPUN THE STEERING WHEEL TO THE RIGHT TO TRY TO AVOID THE CAR THAT WAS STOPPING, BUT COULD NOT CLEAR IT AND MY CAR HAS BEEN TOTALED AND I AM IN PAIN. AIRBAGS ALSO FAILED TO DEPLOY, AND I'D HAVE THOUGHT A 35 MPH CRASH SHOULD HAVE BEEN SUFFICIENT TO TRIGGER THE INERTIA SENSOR.

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WHILE DRIVING THE CAR WOULD LOSE ACCELERATION. THE FIRST TIME IT HAD HAPPEN IT WAS AROUND APRIL 2017 ON A HOT DAY. I THOUGHT MAYBE ME TURNING THE AIR ON PLUS WITH THE HEAT THAT IT WAS THE REASON FOR THE MALFUCTION, BUT THEN IT DID IT AGAIN A FEW DAYS LATER WHILE I WAS TURNING ONTO A BUSY INTERSECTION. I TOOK IT TO A CLOSE FRIEND OF MINE TO ASK IF HE HAD ANY KNOWN SOLUTIONS TO WHY I AM LOSING ACCELERATION WHILE DRIVING. BUT HE DIDN'T KNOW OF ANY. SO FOR A WHILE IT WAS DRIVING NORMAL...AT LEAST I THOUGHT. MY DAUGHTER HAD USED THE VEHICLE AND I FORGOT TO TELL HER ABOUT THE ACCELERATION ISSUE, BUT SHE ALMOST GOT INTO AN ACCIDENT DUE TO THE LOST OF ACCELERATION. I THEN STARTED PAYING MORE ATTENTION AND WAS GOING TO TAKE IT SOMEWHERE PROFESSIONAL TO GET IT LOOKED AT.UNFORTUNATELY I DID NOT GET IT LOOKED AT FAST ENOUGH AS THE ACCELERATION WENT OUT AGAIN AND CAUSED ME TO HAVE AN ACCIDENT. AS I WAS DRIVING AND COMING AROUND A CURVE THE ACCELERATION ONCE AGAIN LEFT AND AS I HAVE DONE IN THE PAST HIT THE PEDAL MULTIPLE TIMES TO TRY TO GET IT TO REV UP SO THAT I CAN DRIVE. ONLY THIS TIME AND AFTER HITTING THE PEDAL MULTIPLE TIMES IT JERKED AND REV HARD WHICH STARTLED ME AND I LOSS CONTROL OF THE CAR. MY CAR FLIPPED OVER 3 TIMES. BY THE GRACE OF GOD I SURVIVED. PUZZLED AND TRYING TO GET MY SELF BACK ON MY FEET I STARTED TO RESEARCH WHAT POTENTIALLY COULD HAVE BEEN WRONG WITH THAT CAR ONLY TO LEARN THAT I WAS NOT THE ONLY PERSON WHO EXPERIENCED THIS WITH SENTRAS. I AM GLAD OTHERS WAS SAFE, BUT I ALSO FEEL THAT WHEN I PURCHASED THIS CAR FROM CARMAX THAT ANY AND ALL RECALLS SHOULD HAVE BEEN POINTED OUT TO ME. OR AT LEAST SOMETHING FROM NISSAN DUE TO ME BEING A NEW OWNER POINTING OUT ANY ISSUES THEY HAD WITH THESE CARS. THIS NOT ONLY TRAUMATIZED ME IT ALSO CAUSE ME TO BE LABELED WITH INSURANCE COMPAINES AS (AT FAULT) DRIVER. MEANING MY INSURANCE PAYMENTS HAVE SKYROCKETED. ..UPDATED 08/04/17 *BF UPDATED 08/07/17 *BF *CN *JS

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 NISSAN SENTRA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE CONTACT REAR ENDED THE PRECEDING VEHICLE. THE FRONT PASSENGER AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED BRUISES TO THE CHEST AND WRIST, BUT DID NOT REQUIRE MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V242000 (AIR BAGS). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,488.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2013 NISSAN SENTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS STRUCK ON THE PASSENGER SIDE BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THERE WERE VERY SERIOUS INJURIES AND THE CONTACT WAS FLOWN TO THE HOSPITAL FOR MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,000.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 NISSAN SENTRA. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED AND ATTEMPTING TO ENGAGE THE BRAKES, THE BRAKE PEDAL SANK TO THE FLOOR. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE SEAT BELT FAILED TO RETRACT. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED BRUISES AND CONTUSIONS THAT DID NOT REQUIRE MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 22,000.

NHTSA ODI 10850784

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2013 NISSAN SENTRA. WHILE THE CONTACT'S SON WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL EXTENDED TO THE FLOORBOARD WHEN IT WAS DEPRESSED. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF THE PRECEDING VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND THERE WAS NO WARNING INDICATOR. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED MINOR CUTS THAT DID NOT REQUIRE MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. BOTH VEHICLES WERE TOWED TO A TOW YARD. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,853.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 NISSAN SENTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE PROPERLY. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT COULD NOT BE DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE OCCURRED AGAIN, WHICH RESULTED IN A REAR END COLLISION. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE MADE AN ABNORMAL NOISE AND HESITATED. THE VEHICLE WAS RETURNED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS RETURNED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT COULD NOT BE DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND WAS TAKEN TO A NEW DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE STILL RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 25,000.

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OWNER WAS IN A CRASH ON A CITY ROAD TRAVELING ABOUT 30 MPH WHERE SHE T BONED ANOTHER CAR. NEITHER OF THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2013 NISSAN SENTRA. WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE VEERED OFF THE ROAD AND CRASHED INTO A DITCH. THE VEHICLE BURST INTO FLAMES AND WAS DESTROYED. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED FATAL INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 33,000.

NHTSA ODI 10701956

THIS IS THE THIRD (3) TIME IT HAPPEN, NO BREAKES GOING DOWN MY STEEP DRIVEWAY. I LIVE IN A NEIGHABORHOOD WITH MANY HILLS AND IT HAS COME TO MY ATTENTION THE BRAKES DO NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY GOING DOWN A STEEP HILL. MY SPEED WAS NO MORE THAN 4MPH WHEN BRAKE FAILURE. *TR

NHTSA ODI 10701549

WE BOUGHT A NEW 2013 NISSAN SENTRA FOR OUR DAUGHTER. IT IS ABOUT 1 1/2 YEARS OLD WITH ABOUT 17,000 MILES ON IT. SHE WAS ON HER WAY HOME FROM SCHOOL, IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC, AND HAD JUST ACCELERATED WHEN SHE ATTEMPTED TO STOP AGAIN. SHE SAID SHE TRIED TO STOP BUT THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR WITH NO RESISTANCE. THEN SHE TRIED PUMPING THEM AND THEY LOCKED UP AND THE CAR WOULDN'T STOP. SO, SHE REAR ENDED THE CAR IN FRONT OF HER AND BOTH OF THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. NO ONE WAS IN THE CAR WITH HER AND THERE WAS NOTHING IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. THE OFFICER AT THE SCENE DIDN'T THINK THE AIRBAGS SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED IN HIS EXPERIENCE WORKING ACCIDENTS. THERE WAS HARDLY ANY VISIBLE DAMAGE TO THE CARS INVOLVED. MOST OF THE COST TO REPAIR IT WAS FROM THE AIRBAGS. I CONTACTED NISSAN BECAUSE I LEARNED THAT THE NHTSA WAS INVESTIGATING THESE CARS FOR BRAKE PROBLEMS. I REQUESTED AN INSPECTION AND THEY SENT A "THIRD PARTY" INVESTIGATOR TO RETRIEVE THE DATA OFF THE EDR AND INSPECT THE CAR. OF COURSE, THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR AND THE DATA DID NOT SHOW ANY BRAKE FAILURE. ACCORDING TO NISSAN THEY FIND "NO BASIS TO OFFER FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE IN THIS MATTER AT THIS TIME". I JUST WANT THEM TO ADMIT THERE'S SOMETHING WRONG AND BUY BACK THIS CAR. WHAT PARENT IN THEIR RIGHT MIND WOULD PUT THEIR CHILD BACK IN THAT CAR? BESIDES THAT, SHE'S SCARED AND REFUSES TO DRIVE IT. I DON'T THINK IT'S A COINCIDENCE THAT OTHER PEOPLE, EVEN THOUGH IT'S JUST A FEW, ARE DESCRIBING THE SAME THING THAT SHE DID. I GUESS THEY WON'T DO ANYTHING UNTIL SOMEONE GETS KILLED! *TR

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I WAS HIT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE AND WHEN THE AIR BAGS CAME OUT IT HIT MY WRIST AND BROKE IT IN HALF. *TR

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