2007 NISSAN SENTRA — Problems, Recalls & Safety Data
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Safety Rating
214
Owner Complaints
1
Recall
11
Service Bulletins
1
Investigation
Overview of the 2007 NISSAN SENTRA
The 2007 NISSAN SENTRA has received a total of 214 safety complaints filed with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). There has been 1 recall campaign affecting this vehicle, covering issues with SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER. 11 technical service bulletins have been issued by Nissan North America, Inc. for this model year. The most commonly reported problems involve the Air Bags (40 complaints), Steering (26 complaints), and Electrical System (11 complaints).
Recalls for the 2007 NISSAN SENTRA
NHTSA has recorded 1 recall for the 2007 NISSAN SENTRA, potentially affecting up to 169,202 vehicles.
Recall 08V311000 — SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER
| 169,202 vehicles affected
Defect: NISSAN IS RECALLING 169,202 MY 2007-2008 SENTRA PASSENGER VEHICLES EQUIPPED ROBERT BOSCH MASTER CYLINDER. DUE TO THE MACHINING IRREGULARITY BY THE SUPPLIER, THE INTERNAL SEAL GROOVE IN THE BODY OF SOME BRAKE MASTER CYLINDERS MAY ALLOW FOR A GAP IN THE GROOVE CONTACT AREA OF THE SEAL. THIS MAY RESULT IN BRAKE FLUID SLOWLY LEAKING FROM THE MASTER CYLINDER INTO...
Consequence: IF THE WARNING LAMP IS IGNORED, ONE OF THE BRAKE CIRCUITS ON THE VEHICLE MAY NOT OPERATE AS DESIGNED INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE MASTER CYLINDER/BRAKE BOOSTER ASSEMBLY AND IF BRAKE FLUID LEAKAGE IS DETECTED, THE MASTER CYLINDER WILL BE REPLACED WITH A NEW ONE FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON AUGUST 20, 2008. OWNERS MAY CONTACT NISSAN AT...
View full details →Owner Complaints for the 2007 NISSAN SENTRA
214 complaints have been filed with NHTSA for the 2007 NISSAN SENTRA. Below is a breakdown by vehicle component.
Most Recent Complaints
The contact owns a 2007 Nissan Sentra. The contact stated that when the vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic for a routine oil change, the mechanic informed her that during the test drive, the brake pedal was depressed but failed to respond, and was depressed to the floorboard. The contact stated that the mechanic used the parking brake to prevent the vehicle from crashing inside the shop. No warning lights were illuminated. The vehicle was diagnosed that the brake master cylinder needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 155,000.
Lost brakes on the highway luckily was able to stop safely. As you can see in the pic the rear left brake line completely corroded in 1 spot and another spot was ready to completely fail, those spots are incidentally the spots where the line attaches to the body for support, those points don't have the corrosion protection that the entire line has.
MY TIRE PRESSURE WARNING LIGHT IS LIT UP ON THE DASHBOARD. MY TIRES ARE SIX MONTH, AND THE LIGHT CONTINUES TO TURN ON EVEN AFTER TAKING THE CAR TO THE SHOP. I'VE TAKEN THE CAR SEVERAL TIMES TO AMERICAS TIRES, BIT O' TIRE WHERE I PURSHASED THE TIRES AND THEY CHECKED ALL TIRES AND TIRE SENSORS, VALVES AND SAY THE AIR PREASURE IS GOOD. THE LIGHT TURNS OFF BUT A DAY OR TWO AFTER THE AIR PREASURE LIGHT BLINKS AND STAYS ON AGAIN. MY CAR IS AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION UPON REQUEST. PLEASE ADVICE. THANK YOU
I was approaching my driveway in front of my house and my vehicle had smoke eminating from a glove compartment area when I got out of the car and checked underneath the hood the car was on fire I got out just in time there was something wrong there could have been the engine fuel system I just recently had an oil change 2 weeks ago the incident April 2, 2022 I was in fear for my life because I had no signal from the car what was happened I had just recently had an oil change a week and a half before the incident I noticed that flames were starting to rise and massive flames of ire than fumes of smoke and all of a sudden the car started burning and then the exploded destroying the entire car. Fire Department was called Lieutenant Thompson and his staff came out to put out the fire and the car was towed away was nothing left but the frame. I can be reached at [XXX] my name is [XXX]. INFORMATION Redacted PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).
Safety Rating for the 2007 NISSAN SENTRA
NHTSA has not yet tested the 2007 NISSAN SENTRA in its New Car Assessment Program.
Technical Service Bulletins for the 2007 NISSAN SENTRA
Nissan North America, Inc. has issued 11 technical service bulletins (TSBs) for the 2007 NISSAN SENTRA. TSBs are notices sent by manufacturers to their dealers describing a known issue and the recommended repair procedure.
NTB09-070A — STRUCTURE
2007-2010 SENTRA; REAR SPOILER KIT INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS This bulletin is no longer active. Please discard previous versions of NTB09-070.
PM606 2007 Sentr — EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS
Expiration Notification â Fuse Decal Dealer Announcement ***** Campaign Summary***** In 2006, Nissan launched a Voluntary Service Campaign on certain 2007 Model Year Nissan Sentra (B16) vehicles to replace the fuse cover decal with a new decal containing the correct reference. It was determined some of these vehicles may have...
NTB06-092a — EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL
VOLUNTARY SERVICE CAMPAIGN 2007 SENTRA FUSE DECAL Service Campaign ID # PM606 is no longer active. ï· Repair orders opened after this bulletinâs published date are no longer eligible for reimbursement under Campaign ID # PM606. ï· Discard all previous versions of NTB06-092.
NTB12102 — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
SERVICE INFORMATION If you confirm there is a need to replace the driver and/or front passenger seat side air bag module in an Applied Vehicle for any reason: * Do not replace the entire seatback assembly if only the side air bag needs to be replaced. The side air bag...
NTB12102 — AIR BAGS
SERVICE INFORMATION If you confirm there is a need to replace the driver and/or front passenger seat side air bag module in an Applied Vehicle for any reason: * Do not replace the entire seatback assembly if only the side air bag needs to be replaced. The side air bag...
NTB-09-150 — SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:POWER ADJUST
NISSAN: DRIVER OR PASSENGER SEAT HAS SLIGHT MOVEMENT, OR WILL NOT MOVE FORWARD AND BACKWARD. REPAIR THE SEAT WITH THE SERVICE KIT. *PE
NTB:09-044 — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
NISSAN: AFFECTED VEHICLES HAS CVT FLUID AND THAT IS DISCOLORED AND/OR HAS UNUSUAL ODOR. MIL IS ON WITH DTCS P0840 AND/OR P0845 STORED IN CONSULT III/ENGINE AND /OR TRANSMISSION. THE MIL IS ON AND P0710 IS STORED IN CONSULT III/ENGINE AND/OR TRANSMISSION. P0710 MAY BE STORED WITH P0840 AND/OR P0845....
SB-NTB-09-020 — AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
NISSAN SERVICE CAMPAIGN: SEE DOCUMENT SEARCH BUTTON FOR OWNER LETTER. ON SOME MODEL YEAR 2007-2008 SENTRA VEHICLES ONE OR BOTH OF THE SIDE CURTAIN AIR BAGS MAY HAVE BEEN INCORRECTLY POSITIONED DURING VEHICLE ASSEMBLY. DEALERS ARE REQUESTED TO INSPECT AND, IF APPROPRIATE, REPOSITION THE AIR BAGS. CSC LETTER WAS REC'D....
07039 — LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
DOORS DIFFICULT TO OPEN WITH OUTSIDE DOOR HANDLE IN COLD TEMPERATURES. *KB
06092 — UNKNOWN OR OTHER
FUSE DECAL HAS AN INCORRECT FUSE MARKED ON THE DECAL. *KB
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NHTSA Investigations for the 2007 NISSAN SENTRA
NHTSA has opened 1 investigation into potential safety defects in the 2007 NISSAN SENTRA.
Other Model Years of the NISSAN SENTRA
- 2002 NISSAN SENTRA — 371 complaints
- 2003 NISSAN SENTRA — 239 complaints
- 2004 NISSAN SENTRA — 235 complaints
- 2005 NISSAN SENTRA — 224 complaints
- 2006 NISSAN SENTRA — 155 complaints
- 2007 NISSAN SENTRA (current)
- 2008 NISSAN SENTRA — 233 complaints
- 2009 NISSAN SENTRA — 81 complaints
- 2010 NISSAN SENTRA — 212 complaints
- 2011 NISSAN SENTRA — 199 complaints
- 2012 NISSAN SENTRA — 260 complaints
Other NISSAN Models
- NISSAN ALTIMA — 20,037 total complaints
- NISSAN PATHFINDER — 10,111 total complaints
- NISSAN ROGUE — 9,608 total complaints
- NISSAN MAXIMA — 8,834 total complaints
- NISSAN MURANO — 7,410 total complaints
- NISSAN VERSA — 4,436 total complaints
- NISSAN FRONTIER — 4,425 total complaints
- NISSAN TITAN — 4,412 total complaints