KnownCarProblems2019 Nissan Sentra Problems and Recalls
Owners filed 223 complaints with NHTSA about the 2019 Nissan Sentra, most often about the electrical (29% of complaints, typically around 30,500 miles). It is 8th of 27 Sentra model years by number of complaints and has 2 recalls.
Most common 2019 Nissan Sentra problems
Electrical
65 complaints · 29%Half of these problems showed up before 30,500 miles. Parts named most often: instrument panel, 12v/24v/48v battery, ignition.
Traveling in traffic about 35 MPH all of a sudden traffic came to stop. I applied my brakes and did not grab right away I turned the steering wheel to avoid hitting the vehicle in front of me. I hit my front left corner in the back right corner of the other vehicle. My air bags did not discharged,my frontal brake…
The vehicle will not start with a fully charged battery and functioning key fab. This seems to be a common problem with the Nissan Sentra for years. Nissan has done nothing to recall what seems to be a faulty brake switch.
Transmission
54 complaints · 24%Half of these problems showed up before 62,000 miles. Parts named most often: automatic transmission.
Transmission had to be replaced after a year of owning car, motor issue happened today while driving home. It started sputtering and shut down while driving on freeway. Dealer said its motor problem. Just spent $500 getting repaired not 2 days ago. Front collision sensor was repaired ,but still don't work, and radio…
The contact owns a 2019 Nissan Sentra. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the vehicle would jerk and hesitate upon depression of the accelerator pedal without warning. The contact had taken the vehicle to the dealer on multiple occasions to have the transmission serviced; however, the failure…
Other or unspecified
46 complaints · 21%Half of these problems showed up before 12,000 miles.
While driving the front end collision light keeps coming on. This is scary as the car has never been in an accident. It will come on while driving or in park. It comes on a lot. This is a issue that needs to be fixed. This faulty sensor needs to be replaced.
Everytime I drive about 4 miles the front radar sensor gets disabled and displays a warning, this disabled the cruise and turns of automatic emergency braking, this is dangerous for me to drive with, I have taken the car to the dealership 3 times and its still happening, the dealership claims they fixed it but did not
Brakes
38 complaints · 17%Half of these problems showed up before 13,000 miles.
My car frequently chimes with the forward collision warning / emergency brake assist as though there is a chance of a collision. When it does this, there is absolutely nothing in front of my car! When leaving work 2 days ago, I started to cross a little bump in the road that I cross daily with no issues; this…
Brand new Nissan with less than 11k miles and been having nonstop issues with starting the car. There's been multiple occasions where the brake becomes very stiff and hard even though the car haven't sat for long. I've brought it to the dealership and called several roadside assistance and still have no solution to…
Driver assistance
37 complaints · 17%Half of these problems showed up before 20,000 miles. Parts named most often: automatic emergency braking, warnings, adaptive cruise control, blind spot detection.
Our 2019 Sentra won't start and we ended up buying a battery and it still won't start. From the research I've done looks like a breaking sensor. Due to the. Real lights not lighting up at all. Seems to be a reoccurring thing for sentras. This is a safety issue and potential lawsuit due to the car turning off on the…
My car frequently chimes with the forward collision warning / emergency brake assist as though there is a chance of a collision. When it does this, there is absolutely nothing in front of my car! When leaving work 2 days ago, I started to cross a little bump in the road that I cross daily with no issues; this…
Lights
28 complaints · 13%Half of these problems showed up before 46,000 miles. Parts named most often: brake lights, tail lights.
The contact owns a 2019 Nissan Sentra. The contact stated that while his daughter attempted to start the vehicle, the vehicle failed to start immediately. The contact's daughter pressed the engine auto start/stop button again, the vehicle restarted. The contact had aaa test that the battery, which had no failure, and…
The contact owns a 2019 Nissan Sentra. The contact stated that once placing the vehicle into park and turning off the ignition, the engine would make an abnormal, clicking noise as the headlights and brake lights would continuously flicker. The contact also stated that on one occasion as the failure occurred, the…
Engine
20 complaints · 9%For some reason when I start my car it revs up like my foot is on the gas. My radio cuts off and restarts for no reason. When my lights are on automatic once my car is parked it takes 15 or longer intermittently for them to shut off.
Brand new Nissan with less than 11k miles and been having nonstop issues with starting the car. There's been multiple occasions where the brake becomes very stiff and hard even though the car haven't sat for long. I've brought it to the dealership and called several roadside assistance and still have no solution to…
Air bags
14 complaints · 6%Half of these problems showed up before 30,000 miles.
I was recently in a car accident. I was injured due to the front air bag not going off. The light turned on but the airbag didn't come out. I was driving on the freeway at the moment of the accident.
The contact owned a 2019 Nissan Sentra. The contact stated while driving on the freeway at 60 MPH, the vehicle slid on some ice and as a result, the vehicle ran into a light pole. The side air bags deployed as the front air bags failed to deploy. A police report was not filed.there were no injuries sustained. The…
Complaints are owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects. One complaint can name several components, so shares add up to more than 100%.
2019 Nissan Sentra recalls
Lights: switch
Risk: The brake lights may not illuminate, increasing the risk of a crash.
Fix: Dealers will replace the brake light switch and install a protective grommet, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed july 1, 2022. Owners may contact nissan customer service at 1-800867-7769. Nissan's number for this recall is pm971.
Full defect summary
Nissan north america, inc. (nissan) is recalling certain 2016-2019 nissan sentra vehicles. The brake light switch may become contaminated, preventing the circuit from closing and the brake lights from illuminating.
Backup camera: camera
Risk: The lack of an image in the back-up camera display increases the risk of a crash.
Fix: Nissan will notify owners in phases, having dealers update the back-up camera settings software, free of charge. The recall began november 11, 2019 and all affected vins should be activated. Owners may contact nissan customer service at 1-800-867-7669 or infiniti customer service at 1-800-662-6200.
Full defect summary
Nissan north america, inc. (nissan) is recalling certain 2018-2019 nissan altima, armada, frontier, kicks, leaf, maxima, murano, nv, nv200, pathfinder, rogue, rogue sport, sentra, titan, titan diesel, versa note and versa sedan vehicles, as well as infiniti q50, q60, qx30 and qx80 vehicles. Additionally included are 2019 nissan gt-r and taxi and infiniti qx50, qx60, q70, q70l vehicles. The back-up camera and display settings can be adjusted such that the rear view image is no longer visible and the system will retain that setting the next time the vehicle is placed in reverse. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard (fmvss) number 111, "rear visibility."
Recall repairs are free at any franchised dealer. Enter your VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls to see which recalls are still open on your car.
Questions about the 2019 Nissan Sentra
- What are the most common problems with the 2019 Nissan Sentra?
- By NHTSA owner complaints: electrical (65 complaints, typically around 30,500 miles); transmission (54 complaints, typically around 62,000 miles); other or unspecified (46 complaints, typically around 12,000 miles).
- How many recalls does the 2019 Nissan Sentra have?
- 2 recalls listed by NHTSA, the latest from March 3, 2021 (lights). Check your VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls to see which ones are still open on your car.
- Is the 2019 a bad year for the Nissan Sentra?
- It is 8th of 27 Sentra model years by number of complaints, with 223 complaints. Complaint counts are not adjusted for how many cars were sold, so popular years collect more of them, and the newest years have had less time to.