2013 Nissan Sentra Brakes Problems

WHEN DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30MPH, I PUSHED MY BRAKE PEDAL TO SLOW FOR MY NEXT TURN. THE PEDAL WAS SLIGHTLY INEFFECTIVE, MEANING THE PRESSURE IN THE PEDAL WAS RELEASED AND THE BRAKE DID NOT HALT MY CAR IN A SAFE TIMEFRAME. I HAD TO RELEASE AND PRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL AGAIN TO FEEL PRESSURE IN THE BRAKE SYSTEM, AND WAS ABLE TO SLOW JUST IN TIME TO MAKE MY NEXT TURN. THIS WAS DEFINITELY SCARY AS I'VE NEVER EXPERIENCED BRAKE FAILURE BEFORE.

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.

MASTER CYLINDER NEEDS REPLACING. MY DAUGHTER COULD HAVE CRASHED AS BRAKES WENT ALL THE WAY TO FLOOR. NISSAN KNOWS THIS ISSUE EXISTS WITH 2013 NISSAN SENTRA AND NO RECALL?

WHILE DRIVING ON A CITY STREET, BRAKE PEDAL SUDDENLY WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR AND CONTINUED TO MALFUNCTION UNTIL VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT TO A STOP. INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND NISSAN DEALERSHIP BOTH DETERMINED THE CAUSE WAS THE MAIN CYLINDER. MILEAGE ON CAR WAS 39,000. THERE WAS NO INDICATION OF ANY BRAKE ISSUES BEFORE MALFUNCTION (NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS, NO NOISES FROM BRAKES, ETC.).

AS I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY IN HEAVY TRAFFIC, I PRESSED ON THE BRAKES TO STOP AND I HAD TO PRESS THE PEDAL ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR TO ACTIVATE THE BREAKS. THIS CAUSED ME TO ALMOST HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. THIS HAPPENED SEVERAL MORE TIMES ON MY WAY HOME. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER AND THEY EVENTUALLY DIAGNOSED THE CAR WITH A CRACKED MASTER CYLINDER. THE CAR IS ROUGHLY 5 YEARS OLD AND THIS IS THE SECOND MAJOR PROBLEM THAT IT HAS HAD WITHIN THE MONTH - 1ST THE TRANSMISSION AND THEN 2ND THE BREAKS. THESE ARE 2 OF THE 3 MOST FREQUENTLY REPORTED PROBLEMS WITH THIS MAKE/MODEL. THE CAR IS UNDER 60K MILES. ACCORDING TO MOST SOURCES, THE MASTER CYLINDER IS SUPPOSED TO LAST THE LIFE OF THE CAR. NISSAN REPORTS THAT NO RECALL/CUSTOMER EDUCATION HAS BEEN DONE FOR EITHER OF THOSE THINGS FOR THAT MAKE/MODEL. IT SEEMS IRRESPONSIBLE OF THEM.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 NISSAN SENTRA. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE BRAKE PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD WITHOUT WARNING ONCE DEPRESSED. THE CONTACT SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT WITH KELLY NISSAN OF LYNNFIELD (275 BROADWAY, LYNNFIELD, MA 01940, (866)-726-4450). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT, IF THERE WAS A FAILURE, FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE COULD POSSIBLY ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 33,200.

BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER MAJOR FAILURE IN WHICH I ALMOST HAD AN ACCIDENT. PEDAL WENT RIGHT TO THE FLOOR AND BRAKES DID NOT FUNCTION!

VEHICLE BRAKE PEDAL TRAVELS FURTHER THAN NORMAL. HAVE CHECKED BRAKE PADS, BRAKE SHOES, ADJUST HAND BRAKE FLUSH BRAKE FLUID AND REFILL AND BLED ALL 4 BRAKE LINES. NO IMPROVEMENT. I BOUGHT USED.

BRAKES HAVE UNUSUALLY LONG PEDAL TRAVEL COMING TO A FULL STOP. AFTER COMING TO A FULL STOP, ADDITIONAL PRESSURE IS REQUIRED TO KEEP THE CAR FROM DRIFTING FORWARD. INCIDENT HAPPENS REPEATEDLY. WE PURCHASED THE CAR USED, WITH A REBUILT TITLE. I HAD THE BRAKES CHECKED AT A GARAGE, AND HAD THE LINES BLED TO MAKE SURE THERE WAS NO AIR IN THE LINES. THERE ARE NO WARNING LIGHTS INDICATING A PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKES.

MASTER CYLINDER. ON SATURDAY 1/27/18 I WAS DRIVING MY CAR HOME AFTER MAKING A STOP AND THE BRAKES QUIT WORKING. I HAD TO SLAM ON MY BRAKES TO GET THE CAR TO STOP. I FINALLY GOT HOME AFTER A STRESSFUL DRIVE. I TOOK MY CAR TO ONE SERVICE CENTER THE NEXT DAY (1/28) AND THEY TOPPED OUT THE FLUIDS BUT FOUND NOTHING ELSE WRONG. I GOT IN THE CAR TO DRIVE HOME AND HAD THE SAME ISSUE. THUS, ON MONDAY (1/29) I TOOK THE CAR TO A DOWNTOWN SERVICE CENTER (NON-NISSAN) AND THEY DIAGNOSED THAT THE MASTER CYLINDER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. I HAD THAT ITEM REPLACED AT A COST OF $732. I THEN SENT A LETTER TO NISSAN REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT FOR THIS PROBLEM BECAUSE THE CAR WAS ONLY 5 YEARS OLD AND 67000 MILES. NISSAN SAID SINCE I DID NOT BRING IT TO A NISSAN DEALERSHIP AND HAVE THEIR DIAGNOSTICS RUN THEY WOULD NOT REIMBURSE ME. HOWEVER, A WEEK OR TWO EARLIER I WAS AT A NISSAN DEALERSHIP FOR A SHIFT LOCK PROBLEM AND THEY RAN DIAGNOSTICS THEN. THEY TOLD ME THEY COULD NOT RECREATE THE PROBLEM AND DID RUN DIAGNOSTICS. THEY SAID EVERYTHING WAS FINE. AFTER THE MASTER CYLINDER ISSUE, I RECHECKED THAT REPORT AND IT INDICATED THE BRAKE FLUIDS WERE LOW. I ALSO CHECKED THE INTERNET AND RAN ACROSS SEVERAL REPORTS THAT TALKED ABOUT THIS SAME BRAKING ISSUE. NISSAN HAS REFUSED TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT SINCE I DID NOT BRING IT TO THEM. HOWEVER, SINCE ITS OUT OF WARRANTY I DO NOT ALWAYS TAKE MY CAR TO A DEALERSHIP - I USUALLY TAKE IT TO A PLACE CLOSER TO MY WORK.

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.

THIS CAR HAS EXCESSIVE BREAK PEDAL TRAVEL, THEN BREAK FAILURE TO STOP. PEDAL SINKS TO FLOOR AND RENDERS THE BREAKING SYSTEM USELESS. FLUID IS FULL, AND CLEAN. BREAK PADS ARE IN MID TO HIGH CAPACITY.

THE VEHICLE WONT STOP AT TIMES. THE BRAKE PEDAL HAS TO BE PUMPED. AT TIMES WHEN BRAKING THE CAR THE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR AND TRIES TO CREEP EVEN WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED. VERY BAD FEELING-HAD NEW PADS AND ROTORS JUST INSTALLED

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 NISSAN SENTRA. WHILE THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. THE CONTACT HAD TO EXERT ADDITIONAL PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000.

WHILE GETTING READY TO ENTER A HIGHWAY, THE BRAKE PEDAL BECAME SPONGY, AND WENT COMPLETELY DOWN TO THE FLOOR. ON PUMPING THE PEDAL, THE BRAKING POWER WOULD COME AND GO. THE CAR HAD TO BE TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP WHERE IT WAS UNCOVERED THAT THE BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER HAD GONE BAD. THE CAR HAS ONLY 33279 MILES ON IT AND WAS RECENTLY SERVICED BY A NISSAN DEALER.

STRONG PULSATION IN BRAKE SYSTEM WHEN PEDAL IS DEPRESSED FOR A TIME PERIOD AT STOP LIGHT. STRONGER PULSATION IF WHEEL IS TURNED TO MAKE A TURN AT A LIGHT WHILE PEDAL IS DEPRESSED. THE AFOREMENTIONED HAPPENS WHEN VEHICLE IS AT REST AT A LIGHT OR IN REVERSE AND BRAKES ARE APPILED . ALSO PEDAL MUST BE PUMPED TO STOP CAR AND BRAKES SEEM TO CATCH AND THEN RELEASE AND CATCH AGAIN WHEN STOPPING ,THIS CAUSED ME TO HAVE TO PUMP BRAKES TO STOP CAR. THIS HAPPENS WHEN CAR IS IN MOTION ON STREET . THIS NISSAN HAS HAD BOTH THESE PROBLEMS SINCE 20,000 MILES APPROX.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 NISSAN SENTRA. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE BRAKE PEDAL HAD TO BE PUMPED NUMEROUS TIMES FOR THE VEHICLE TO STOP AND THE PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A NISSAN DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE MASTER CYLINDER FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,229.

BRAKE PEDAL FADES TO THE FLOOR INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING OR IN PARK. MECHANIC DIAGNOSED BAD MASTER CYLINDER. 65,000 MILES ON THIS VEHICLE. 2/13 PRODUCTION DATE.

WHILE IN MOTION, AN ODD "CREAKING" NOISE WAS EMITTING FROM THE REAR PASSENGER WHEEL. THIS NOISE, WHILE SIMILAR, WAS NOT THE SAME AS NTB-13-031A, AS THE FIX FOR THAT TSB HAD BEEN DONE ALREADY. THE NOISE WAS REPORTED, AND THE TECHNICIAN FOUND THAT THE HARDWARE FOR THE REAR BRAKE HAD BEEN COMPLETELY DESTROYED. IT WAS STATED THAT THE PAD WAS NOT HOUSED AND WAS ESSENTIALLY SIDEWAYS. BECAUSE OF THIS, THERE WAS EFFECTIVELY 0% BRAKING OCCURRING ON THE REAR PASSENGER WHEEL. THE DEALER REPLACED THE THE ENTIRE REAR BRAKING MECHANISM ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. THIS ISSUE OCCURRED AT APPROXIMATELY 36,000 MILES.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 NISSAN SENTRA. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THERE WAS AN ABNORMALLY LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD. THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ROLLED AWAY AND THE BRAKE PEDAL FAILED TO RESPOND. THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS ENGAGED. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED ABOUT 30 MINUTES LATER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE WAS NOT REPLICATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 12,200.

I HAVE A 2013 NISSAN SENTRA WITH 23442 MILES. APPROXIMATELY 2-3 MONTHS AGO, MY BRAKE PEDAL STARTED ACTING WEIRD. WHEN I SLOW DOWN TO STOP OR WHEN TRAFFIC IS SLOW AND I HAVE TO CONSTANTLY STEP ON MY BRAKE, THE BRAKE PEDAL LOOSES PRESSURE AND GOES FURTHER DOWN. I HAD TO PUMP THE BRAKE TO REGAIN PRESSURE. IT CAME TO THE POINT WHERE I HAD TO ADJUST AND BRING MY SEAT FORWARD BECAUSE I'M TIP TOEING WHEN I BRAKE. ALSO, WHEN I'M ON FULL STOP, AFTER FEW SECONDS THE BRAKE PEDAL STARTS GOING DOWN. TOOK MY CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP TWICE TO HAVE IT CHECKED AND THEY TOLD ME ITS NORMAL AND EVERYTHING IS WORKING AS IT SUPPOSE TO BE. BUT I STILL DON'T THINK ITS NORMAL FOR MY CAR TO DO THAT. I HOPE NISSAN PAYS ATTENTION TO THIS ISSUE AND DO SOMETHING TO FIX IT.

BRAKES STARTED MAKING A VERY LOUD NOISE.-DEALER CONTINUOUSLY DENIED HEARING ANYTHING WHEN THEY CLAIMED THEY TEST DROVE THE VEHICLE. *AFTER SEVERAL COMPLAINTS TO THE DEALER THEY RESURFACED THE ROTORS TO CORRECT THE ISSUE, BUT ISSUE PERSISTED *NOISE FROM BRAKES GOT LOUDER- THEY FINALLY AGREED TO GO IN THE CAR WITH ME AND CONCLUDED THEY DID HEAR THE NOISE-CLAIMED IT WAS THE REAR BRAKES WHICH THEY CLAIMED THEY REPLACED *NOISE PERSISTED,MORE RETURN VISITS- THEY WENT BACK TO STATING THEY DIDN'T HEAR THE SOUND WHEN THEY TEST DROVE IT. AT ONE POINT, THE SERVICE MANAGER ACTUALLY STATED I WAS CAUSING THE ISSUE. THAT I HAD TO TRY TO "BRAKE HARDER" AND "SLAM ON THE BRAKE" ONCE IN A WHILE TO "BREAK THE GLAZING" ON THE ROTORS? THEN HE SAID THEY WOULD NOT DO ANY MORE REPAIRS ON THE BRAKES, BECAUSE NOTHING IS WRONG WITH THEM AND SAID I SHOULD CONTACT NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIRS. *THEY SET UP AN APPOINTMENT WITH A "DTS" , THEIR TECHNICAL EXPERT, TO MEET ME AT THE SAME DEALER. *THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT HAD ONE OF THEIR MECHANICS DRIVE WITH ME WHILE THEY WAITED FOR THE DTS GUY TO COME BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP. MECHANIC WAS IN THE CAR WITH ME FOR MAYBE A MINUTE OR SO AND HEARD THE SOUND AS SOON AS I PRESSED THE BRAKE AND HE DETERMINED ISSUE WAS THE FRONT BRAKES. *DEALER SAID THEY WOULD ONLY LUBE THE FRONT BRAKES TO MAKE THE SOUND STOP. I WAS NOT HAPPY WITH THIS AND NOW THEY SAY THEY ARE GOING TO NOW RESURFACE THE FRONT ROTORS AND CHANGE THE BRAKE PADS. I EXPLAINED TO THEM THAT I AM AFRAID THIS IS NOT GOING TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE AND WAS TOLD THAT'S ALL THEY ARE DOING ABOUT IT. SO AFTER MONTHS AND MONTHS OF BACK AND FORTH THEY DON'T EVEN SEEM TO BE CONCERNED ON COMPLETELY CORRECTING THE ISSUE. I AM BECOMING MORE AND MORE CONCERNED FOR MY SAFETY AND WANT TO MAKE SURE MY CAR IS NOT GOING TO PLACE ME AND MY CHILDREN IN DANGER.

ABOUT A FEW HOURS AFTER I SIGNED THE PAPERWORK AND DROVE OFF OF THE LOT WITH MY CERTIFIED PRE-OWNED VEHICLE, I HEARD A GRINDING SOUND (REAR BRAKES). I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER THAT DAY AND THEY CLAIMED THAT THERE WAS PROBABLY DEBRI DUE TO THE SNOW AND SAND ON THE ROADS. I DIDN'T HEAR THE SOUND AGAIN UNTIL MARCH, WHEN I TOOK IT TO THE SERVICE CENTER AT THE DEALERSHIP FOR AN OIL CHANGE. I HAD THEM CHECK THE BRAKES AND THEY TOLD ME IT WAS SOMETHING BALL BEARINGS, OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT. BOTTOM LINE, IT DIDN'T SOLVE THE PROBLEM. I TOOK THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP IN MAY, WITH THE SAME ISSUE AND THEY REPLACED THE BRAKE "KIT." THEY TOLD ME THAT I SHOULDN'T HAVE ANYMORE PROBLEMS. I, IN FACT, DID HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM AGAIN. JUNE 1ST I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP AGAIN FOR A BRAKE ISSUE, THEY TOOK THE REAR SYSTEM APART INCLUDING THE WHEELS, ETC. THEY SAID THAT THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG, AND TO BRING IT BACK IF I HEARD THE NOISE AGAIN. WELL, TODAY, I DROVE THE CAR AND THE GRINDING IN THE BRAKES IS WORSE THAN I'VE EVER HEARD IT BEFORE. I HAVE AN APPOINTMENT WITH DEALER TOMORROW, TO SEE IF THEY CAN GET IT RIGHT THIS TIME. MY FRUSTRATION LEVEL IS AT AN ALL TIME HIGH. I'M ANNOYED WITH THE SOUND AND I AM SURE EVERYONE AROUND ME WHO HAS TO HEAR IT, BUT I AM ALSO CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY OF MY FAMILY WHEN WE ARE IN THE VEHICLE.

BRAKES BEGAN SQUEAKING UPON BACKING UP WITH AROUND 4000 MILES. MY PERSONAL MECHANIC PASSED INSPECTION. WITH 8800 MILES, I WAS DRIVING ABOUT 15 MPH ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A TURN WHEN I APPLIED BRAKES AND CAR STARTED TO SLOW DOWN, AND THEN JERKED FORWARD AS IF BRAKES FAILED. I HAD TO PUT THE BRAKES TO THE FLOOR TO SLOW DOWN AND WAS THEN ABLE TO MAKE MY TURN. I DROVE A BIT MORE WITH NO PROBLEMS, BUT THIS WAS VERY FRIGHTENING AND WILL BE CALLING DEALER IN THE MORNING FOR FURTHER INSPECTION.

I PURCHASED A 2013 CERTIFIED PRE-OWENED NISSAN SENTRA IN NOVEMBER OF 2014 WITH 29K MILES AND LOVED IT, BUT A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO WE STARTED EXPERIENCING ISSUES WITH THE BRAKES. ANY TIME COMING TO A STOP, THE BRAKE PEDAL FEELS LIKE IT HAS VERY LITTLE BRAKE PRESSURE AND THE PEDAL DEPRESSES TOO FAR DOWN ALMOST AS IF IT HAD AIR IN THE BRAKE SYSTEM. AFTER COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP AND WHILE PRESSING ON THE BRAKE, SECONDS LATER THE CAR STARTS MOVING AND THE BRAKE PEDAL LOOSES PRESSURE AND I HAVE TO PUSH MY FOOT FURTHER THAN NORMAL, EVENTUALLY MY FOOT IS NEAR THE FLOOR BOARD AND HAVE TO PUMP THE BRAKE PEDAL TO REGAIN BRAKE PRESSURE. THIS PROVES TO BE VERY DANGEROUS IF YOU HAVE TO MAKE A SUDDEN STOP FOR AN EMERGENCY OR ARE GOING DOWNHILL AND COME TO A STOP BEHINDE ANOTHER VEHICLE. BEING THAT THE VEHICLE IS STILL UNDER WARRANTY, I TOOK IT TO THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED IT AND THEY HAVE SAID NOTHING IS WRONG WITH THE CAR AND THAT I WAS WELCOMED TO DRIVE A NEW CAR TO SEE THAT THE ISSUE WAS CONSIDERED TO BE NORMAL OPERATION. THAT ONLY PROVES TO ME THAT THE BRAKE PROBLEM IS STILL AN ISSUE AND NISSAN HAS DONE NOTHING TO FIX THE PROBLEM. THEY STILL LOOKED AT MY BRAKES AND REPLACED FRONT AND REAR BRAKE PADS AS A PRECAUSIONARY MEASURE BUT THE ISSUE STILL PERSISTS. I HAVE NEVER OWNED A NISSAN AND HAVE ALWAY OWNED AMERICAN MAKES, I FEEL GREATLY DISAPOINTED IN A COMPANY THAT CLAIMS TO VALUE SAFETY AND YET ALLOW THEIR CLIENTS TO BE DRIVING VEHICLES WITH SUCH A SERIOUS SAFTEY CONCERN. HAVING WORKED SERVICE FOR A DEALERSHIP IN THE PAST FOR MANY YEARS I RECOGNIZE THAT TECHNITIANS CAN HAVE THEIR HANDS TIED IF THE MANUFACTURER THAT ENGENIEERED THE VEHICLE DOESN'T PROVIDE A SOLUTION FOR THEM TO REPAIR A PROBLEM. IF YOU CAN PLEASE OPEN AN INVESTIGATION REGARDING THIS MATTER AND HOPE THAT NISSAN COULD CONSIDER FINDING A SOLUTION FOR THIS PROBLEM SOON.

TRAVELING AT 50MPH ON A HIGHWAY, A REAR BRAKE ENGAGED. TIRE SMOKE WAS VISIBLE FROM REAR OF VEHICLE. BRAKES WERE APPLIED, AVOIDING ACCIDENT. REAR BRAKE ENGAGED FOR A SECOND TIME DURING SAME TRIP. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN IN FOR SERVICE. WHEEL CYLINDER REPLACED. VEHICLE CONTINUES WITH NOTICEABLE BRAKING PROBLEMS. --DEALERSHIPS/SERVICE PROVIDERS ARE NOT REQUIRED TO REPORT THESE EVENTS. CONSUMER NOT AWARE OF THIS, HENCE THE DELAY IN REPORTING.-- UPDATED 10/9/15 *LN

I WAS COMING UP TO A STOP SIGN WHEN I PRESSED MY BRAKES AND THEY DESCENDED ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR WITH VERY LITTLE RESISTANCE. I PUMPED THE BRAKES IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. I CONTINUED TO DRIVE AND WAS MAKING A LEFT TURN AT ABOUT 5-10MPH WHEN I APPLIED THE BRAKES AGAIN TO SLOW THE VEHICLE WHEN THE BRAKES GAVE LITTLE RESISTANCE AND I HAD TO PUMP THE BRAKES AGAIN. AS I WAS PULLED UP TO MY PARKING SPOT THE ISSUE OCCURRED AGAIN. THIS WAS A SUDDEN CHANGE AS I WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE ABOUT AN HOUR BEFOREHAND WITH NO ISSUES.

WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM WORK I EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WITH MY BRAKES. I WOULD PRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL TO SLOW DOWN BUT THERE WOULD BE LITTLE PRESSURE AND BEFORE I KNOW IT I HAVE THE PEDAL TO THE FLOOR AND IT EVENTUALLY SLOWS DOWN AND STOPS. THIS HAS BECOME A CONSTANT PROBLEM AND VERY DANGEROUS BECAUSE I CAN'T GET THE CAR TO STOP RIGHT AWAY.I READ ONLINE THAT OTHER 2013 NISSAN SENTRA OWNERS ARE HAVING THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM. I WOULD ASK YOU TO PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS AND PLEASE CONTACT ME WITH ANY QUESTIONS.

BRAKES APPEAR TO BE MAKING A WEIRD CREAKING NOISE AND BARELY STOPPING,WHEN GOING DOWNHILL I ALMOST HAVE TO PUT ON MY EMERGENCY BRAKES.THIS HAS NEVER HAPPENED BEFORE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 NISSAN SENTRA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND A SQUEALING NOISE EMITTED OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE RECURRED WHENEVER APPLYING THE BRAKES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,555.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 NISSAN SENTRA. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED DOWN A STEEP INCLINE, THE BRAKES FAILED WITHOUT WARNING AND THE BRAKE PEDAL SANK TO THE FLOORBOARD. THE CONTACT WAS INVOLVED IN MINOR CRASHES ON THREE DIFFERENT OCCASIONS BECAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,000.

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

I PURCHASED A PRE-OWNED NISSAN AND WHEN I DROVE IT THE BRAKE LIGHT WOULD COME ON AND THE CAR WOULD LEAK FLUID. I TOOK IT IN TO NISSAN AND WAS TOLD IT WAS LOW ON BRAKE FLUID AND NEEDED TO BE REFILLED. THEY REFILLED IT AND ASSURED ME IT WAS SAFE TO DRIVE. THREE WEEKS LATER THE SAME THING BEGAN TO HAPPEN. I TOOK IT BACK TO NISSAN AND THEY SAID THE BRAKE FLUID NEEDED TO BE REFILLED, WHICH DID NOT MAKE SENSE BECAUSE THE BRAKE FLUID SHOULD NEVER LEAK. AFTER DIAGNOSIS THEY FOUND OUT THAT MY ABS ACTUATOR WAS BROKEN AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THIS PART SHOULD NEVER BREAK, ESPECIALLY IN A CAR THAT IS SO NEW. FOR THREE MONTHS I WAS DRIVING AROUND A DANGEROUS CAR, AND MY BRAKES COULD HAVE GIVEN OUT AT ANY MOMENT. I'VE LOOKED ONLINE AND NISSAN HAS HAD SEVERAL PROBLEMS WITH THEIR BRAKES, AND THERE WERE SEVERAL NISSAN CUSTOMERS WHO SHARED THE SAME PROBLEM AS ME. *TR

EVER SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED I HAVE EXPERIENCED ISSUES WITH THE BRAKES, EVERY TIME I COME TO A STOP AND PRESS THE BRAKE AFTER A FEW SECONDS THE CAR STARTS MOVING AND THE BRAKE PEDAL LOOSES PRESSURE AND I HAVE TO PUSH MY FOOT FURTHER THAN NORMAL, EVENTUALLY MY FOOT TOUCHES THE FLOOR OF THE VEHICLE AND I CAN'T PUSH THE BRAKE ANY FURTHER, SO I HAVE TO TAP THE GAS AND THEN RE-ENGAGE THE BRAKE AGAIN. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS IF YOU ARE GOING DOWNHILL AND COME TO A STOP. I HAVE TAKEN MY CAR NUMEROUS TIMES, THAT IT'S GETTING TO THE POINT THAT ITS BECOME AN INCONVENIENCE TO ACTUALLY OWN THE CAR, TO THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT OF THE NISSAN I PURCHASED (NISSAN OF BERGENFIELD IN NEW JERSEY) AND THEY HAVE SAID NOTHING IS WRONG WITH THE CAR, THEY LOOKED AT THE BRAKES AND EVEN APPLIED MORE PRESSURE ON THE LINES BUT STILL THE ISSUE PERSISTS. I DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW A COMPANY THAT VALUES SAFETY WOULD ALLOW THEIR CLIENTS TO BE DRIVING VEHICLES WITH THIS FAULT. I'M NOT SURE WHAT THEY ARE WAITING FOR IN ORDER FOR THEM TO REALIZE THAT THIS IS NOT SAFE BY ANY MEANS, SPECIALLY FOR MY FAMILY WHO I HAVE TO DRIVE AND PICK UP TO AND FROM WORK. I HAVE ALSO SPOKEN WITH THE DEALERSHIP BUT HAVE YET TO COME TO A RESOLUTION. IF YOU CAN PLEASE OPEN AN INVESTIGATION REGARDING THIS MATTER. PLEASE CONTACT ME FOR ANY INFORMATION YOU MAY NEED. *TR

I AM HAVING TWO PROBLEMS WITH THE ABS SYSTEM ON MY 2013 NISSAN SENTRA SV. ON THREE OCCASIONS THE ABS SYSTEM SHUT OFF THE BRAKES COMPLETELY AT LOW SPEED ON SLIPPERY ROADS. WHILE TESTING THE CAR TO REPRODUCED THE ABOVE CONDITION I NOTICED THAT AT LOW SPEED ON SLIPPERY ROADS THE CAR STOPPED ABOUT 1/3 SHORTER WITHOUT THE ABS SYSTEM. I AM A PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER AND WAS A PROJECT MANAGER FOR ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEMS AND AM FAMILIAR WITH ABS OPERATION.

PURCHASED A NISSAN CERTIFIED PRE-OWNED VEHICLE NISSAN SENTRA 2013. MILEAGE ON VEHICLE 10014. BOUGHT VEHICLE FROM HAWTHORNE NISSAN HAWTHORNE NJ. THIS VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED FOR MY 17 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER. WE HAVE OWNED THE VEHICLE FOR 7 MONTHS. BRAKES WERE SQUEAKING. MECHANIC STATES THE BRAKE PADS WERE WORN OUT ALREADY. DAMAGE WAS DOWN TO 1/2 INCH PAST THE RED MARKER. IF MY DAUGHTER WAS TO CONTINUE DRIVING THIS VEHICLE SHE WOULD HAVE BEEN DEAD. I KNOW OTHER COMPLAINTS HAVE BEEN FILED ON THIS PLEASE LOOK IN TO THIS MATTER. I AM FEARFUL FOR HER TO DRIVE IT EVEN AFTER THE REPAIR. SHE ONLY PLACED AN ADDITIONAL 3000 MILES SINCE OUR PURCHASE IN APRIL. *TR

I WAS IN A PARKING LOT WHEN I PRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR WITH NO RESISTANCE. ALSO THE CAR DID NOT BEGIN TO STOP. I HAD TO PUMP THE BRAKES IN ORDER TO NOTICE "NORMAL" OPERATION. THIS HAS HAPPENED 3 TIMES. I AM WORRIED IT WILL HAPPEN AT A HIGHER RATE OF SPEED CAUSING A MAJOR ACCIDENT DUE TO INOPERABLE BRAKES. *TR

BRAKE PEDAL TRAVELS TO FLOOR BRAKE RESPONSE IS ALMOST NON RESPONSIVE. PUMPING HELPS. *TR

DRIVING HOME ON LONG ISLAND EXPRESSWAY AFTER WORK, IT WAS RUSH HOUR, THE TRAFFIC MOVE SLOW. ONE EXIT BEFORE I SHOULD GET OFF HIGH WAY, NOTICED SOMETHING DIFFERENT WHEN STEPPED ON BRAKES, IT WAS LOOSE, THERE WAS NO RESISTANCE AND THE CAR DIDN'T RESPOND, EITHER TOOK LONG TIME TO SLOW DOWN A LITTLE BIT OR NOT SLOW DOWN. I HAVE NO EXPERIENCES AT ALL AND IT DIDN'T REGISTER IN MY HEAD IT WAS THE BRAKES, I EVEN THOUGHT MAYBE I WAS TOO TIRED AND MY JUDGMENT WAS OFF. I CONTINUED DRIVING IN THE VERY SLOW TRAFFIC. SOON AT THE EXIT, I HAD TO PICK UP THE SPEED A LITTLE BIT TO MERGE INTO THE SERVICE ROAD. THEN I REALLY REALIZED THE BRAKES NOT WORKING, BECAUSE I CAN'T STOP THE CAR AT THE INTERSECTION TRAFFIC LIGHT, THE LIGHT TURN ORANGE AT THE MOMENT, I HAD NO CHOICE, TURNED LEFT , THE CAR CONTINUED AND SLOWED DOWN A LITTLE BIT, JUST WONDERING WHAT TO DO AT THE NEXT INTERSECTION , THE LEFT TURN SIGNAL LIGHT WAS ON AND I TURNED THE CAR TO THE LEFT ONTO THE SERVICE ROAD AGAIN. I WAS CLOSE TO HOME ALREADY. AT THAT MOMENT I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT TO DO, THINKING IF I CAN'T STOP THE CAR AT LEAST I SHOULD KEEP IT AT VERY LOW SPEED , APPROXIMATELY LESS THAN 5 MILES. AT THE NEXT TRAFFIC LIGHT, THE CAR MANAGED TO STOP. I DIDN'T KNOW IF IT WAS BECAUSE IT WAS ALREADY AT THE LOWEST SPEED AND STOPPED NATURALLY OR THE BRAKES STILL HAD A LITTLE CONTROL. FOR THE WHOLE TIME , SINCE I WAS VERY SCARED AND PANIC, I NEVER REALIZED I SHOULD FORCED THE CAR STOP WITH THE EMERGENCY HAND CONTROL BRAKE OR JUST SWITCHED TO PARKING POSITION. AFTER I PASSED THE TRAFFIC LIGHT, I REMEMBERED AND PULLED OVER ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND PARKED MY CAR. THEN I CALLED GEICO INSURANCE AND AAA TO HAVE MY CAR TOWED TO THE NEAREST NISSAN SERVICE CENTER. IT ALL HAPPENED BETWEEN 5:30-7:30 PM. THE NISSAN SERVICE CENTER ALREADY CLOSED THE BUSINESS HOUR. *TR

WHILE WAITING AT THE STOP LIGHT, THE CAR HAD BEGAN MOVING FORWARD, I NOTICED THE RELEASE OF THE PRESSURE OF THE BRAKE PEDAL, AND BEGIN TO PRESS HARDER TO STOP THE CAR. IT OCCURRED AGAIN, THIS TIME I PRESSED HARDER AND NOTICE THE PRESSURE WAS COMPLETELY RELEASED AND HAD TO FLOOR THE BRAKE PEDAL. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP WHICH THEY PERFORMED A MULTI-POINT INSPECTION AND PERFORMED A FEW RECALLS (I.E. A/C AND AIRBAGS), CHECKED BRAKE FLUID, BRAKE LINE AND MASTER CYLINDER WHICH APPARENTLY PASSED THEIR TEST. WHILE PICKING UP THE VEHICLE, WE PERFORMED A TEST DRIVE AND NOTICE THE PRESSURE WAS FINE. AFTER DRIVING MY CAR FOR A FEW DAYS, AGAIN I STOPPED AT A STOP LIGHT AND THE ISSUE BEGAN AGAIN. THIS TIME, THE BRAKE PEDAL FLOORED ITSELF AND DID NOT COME UP UNTIL I HAD TO TAKE THE TIP OF MY SHOES TO PUSH IT UP. *TR

EVERY SINCE I HAVE HAD THE 2013 NISSAN SENTRA THE BRAKES MAKE AN EXTREMELY LOUD SOUND WHEN APPLIED. THE DEALER INSISTS THAT NOTHING IS WRONG WITH THEM BUT, I BEG TO DIFFER. THE LOUD SCRUBBING SOUND WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED IS NOT NORMAL FOR ANY NEW CAR. I AM HIGHLY DISAPPOINTED. *TR

I WAS OPERATING A 2013 NISSAN SENTRA AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH AND I PLACED MY FOOT ON BRAKE TO SLOW DOWN TO STOP AT A RED LIGHT WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL TRAVELLED TO THE FLOOR. I HAD THE VEHICLE CHECKED AND BOTH FRONT AND REAR BRAKES WERE GOOD. THE CAR WASN'T LEAKING ANY FLUIDS. I THEN CONTACTED NISSAN AND THEY ADVISED I WOULD HAVE TO BRING THE VEHICLE IN FOR THEM TO CHECK IT. WHILE TAKING THE VEHICLE HOME FRO OUT TRIP THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTED. IT WAS VERY FRIGHTENING TO THINK THAT THIS PROBLEM JUST STARTED WHILE DRIVING. THIS SEEMS TO BE AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH THESE MODELS AND NISSAN NEEDS TO TAKE THE APPROPRIATE ACTION SO NOBODY IS HURT OR KILLED. THIS CAR IS CURRENTLY AT NISSAN BEING REPAIRED. I SPOKE WITH NISSAN AND THEY WOULD NOT INFORM ME OF ANY PROBLEMS.....MADE ME FEEL LIKE THEY ARE COVERING UP A SERIOUS PROBLEM. *JS

I WAS TRAVELING ON VENTURA BLVD. AT A NORMAL SPEED OF TRAFFIC WHEN SOMEONE ABRUPTLY STOPPED IN FRONT OF ME. THIS HAPPENED IN ENCINO, CA. ON JANUARY 8, 2014. THE CAR LITERALLY AFTER APPLYING THE BRAKES, KEPT GOING AND THERE WAS NO DIFFERENCE BETWEEN ME APPLYING THE BRAKES OR NOT. I COULD NOT BELIEVE IT! IT TOTALED MY CAR, AND THE PERSON WHOM I HIT HAVE HAD NECK/BACK INJURIES! I AM LUCKY TO BE ALIVE SINCE THE WEAKEST CRASH TEST WAS THE FRONT END, DRIVER SIDE!! I WAS INJURED TOO MY KNEE SWELLED AND MY HAND WAS SWOLLEN. WHEN I ADDRESSED THIS TO NISSAN, THERE WAS NO RESPONSE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 NISSAN SENTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE SHOOK AND JERKED VIOLENTLY WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER NUMEROUS TIMES FOR THE BRAKE FAILURE. THE DEALER WAS ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE, BUT COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE BRAKES WERE OPERATING AS DESIGNED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100. !....UPDATED 07/31/14 *BF UPDATED 8/31/2017*CN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 NISSAN SENTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED AND ABNORMALLY TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD. THE VEHICLE DID NOT RESPOND TO BRAKING ATTEMPTS AND THE CONTACT HAD TO REPEATEDLY PUMP THE BRAKE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO STATED THAT BOTH MASTER WHEEL CYLINDERS WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURE WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 22,488. *TR

THE MORNING STARTED OFF WITH HAVING PROBLEMS WITH ESF LGHT, AND HAND BRAKE LIGHT EVEN THOUGH HAND BRAKE WAS NOT APPLIED. I TRIED TO PULL OVER MANY TIMES, AND FIX LIGHTS BUT NOTHING WORKED. I WAS AT A RED LIGHT, THEN IT TURNED GREEN AND STREET TRAFFIC PROCEEDEDD TO DRIVE FORWARD BUT A CAR 3 CARS IN FRONT OF ME STOPPED ABRUPTLY. THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME , HAD ENOUGH TIME TO STOP , BUT MY NISSAN SENTRA HIT THE BACK OF THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. I THINK THAT THE CAR AND ITS SYSTEMS MALFUNCTIONED AND I WOULD LIKE IT INVESTIGATED , BECAUSE MY ACCIDENT COULD HAVE BEEN AVOIDED. I AM HURT FROM THIS ACCIDENT, AND SO IS THE DRIVER FROM THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME.

AROUND 8K MY CAR STARTED WITH A GRINDING NOISE WHEN I WOULD STEP ON THE BRAKES TOOK IT FOR SERVICE SAID THE CAR NEEDED BRAKE FLUID, NOW NOT EVEN 3MONTHS LATER MY CAR HAS THE SIMILAR GRINDING NOISE ON & OFF AT TIMES NOT WHEN I STEP ON THE BRAKE BUT WHEN CAR IS RUNNING WILL BE TAKING IT TO SERVICE TOMORROW. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 NISSAN SENTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE BRAKES SEIZED AND CAUSED THE CONTACT TO CRASH INTO THE REAR OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED OF THE INCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A COLLISION REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENTIRE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE INCIDENT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 900.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 NISSAN SENTRA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH AND CRASHED INTO A DEER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED BUT DID NOT RESPOND. THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED BODY DAMAGE AS A RESULT OF THE CRASH. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN FOR INSPECTION OF THE BRAKING FAILURE OR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 21,000.

NOTICES A CREAKING NOISE FROM PASSENGER SIDE REAR BRAKE AT SLOW SPEED APPROX 3 WEEKS AGO, INTERMITTENT. WAS DRIVING ON FRIDAY 11/22 AND HEARD A LOUD THUMP, CHECKED CAR AND DIDN'T SEE ANYTHING. DRIVING ABOUT 1/2 HOUR LATER, HEAD A LOUD THUMP AND FELT THE CAR JERK. STOPPED, VISUAL CHECK OF CAR TUNED UP NOTHING. CONTINUED TO DRIVE AND THEN RIGHT REAR BRAKE STARTED TO SQUEAK, WHICH TURNED INTO A LOUD GRINDING NOISE. GOT THE CAR TO LOCAL NISSAN DEALERSHIP, AND UPON INSPECTION SAID THAT THE REAR BRAKES HAD FAILED AND NEEDED NEW DRUMS AND PADS! 11K MILES ON DRUM REAR BRAKES SHOULD NOT RESULT IN FAILURE. COVERED UNDER WARRANTY, BUT NERVOUS TO DRIVE THR CAR NOW. *TR

I TOOK MY CAR IN FOR THE THIRD TIME ABOUT THE REAR BRAKES. AT FIRST THERE WAS A GRINDING NOISE. I WAS TOLD SOMETHING HAD GOTTEN LOOSE AND THAT IT WAS FIXED. IT WASN'T, I TOOK BACK A SECOND TIME, I WAS TOLD THAT THEY HAD TO PUT SOME MORE LUBE ON IT. WELL THAT WORKED FOR A LITTLE BIT. NOW I CAN'T BACK UP WITHOUT THE BRAKES SQUEAKING LIKE CRAZY, THE GRINDING IS BACK AND NOW WHEN I TURN THE WHEEL YOU HEAR A CLUNKING NOISE. ALSO THE BRAKE PADS ARE ALREADY WORN.... ON AN 8 MONTH OLD CAR! I HAVE EMAILED NISSAN ABOUT THIS AND WAITING FOR A REPLY. I AM FILING A REPORT TO THE ATTORNEY GENERAL AND NISSAN. IF THIS IS NOT FIXED I PLAN TO USE THIS LEMON LAW. I HAVE ALL THE NOISE RECORDED ON VIDEO AND KEPT ALL THE RECORDS OF WHEN THE CAR WENT IN. THE BRAKES WEARING OUT THIS FAST IS RIDICULOUS ON A NEW CAR! IF THE BRAKES FAIL, I COULD GET INTO AN ACCIDENT AND THEN IT'S MY FAULT. OH AND AS FOR THE SQUEAKING OF THE BRAKES, "IT'S A CASE BY CASE ISSUE." WHICH MEAN IT COULD TAKE AT LEAST A MONTH BEFORE IT IS REPAIRED. BUT THE DEALERSHIP ASSURED ME THAT NO OTHER DAMAGE WILL BE DONE.... THEN WHY ARE THINGS GETTING WORSE! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 NISSAN SENTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICE A LOUD GRINDING SOUND WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE IT WAS STATED THAT THE BRAKE DRUMS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 4,800.

BOUGHT CAR MAY 2013. IN JULY 2013 HEARD NOISE WHEN BRAKING. TOOK TO NISSAN DEALER SERVICE DEPT. TOLD IT WAS THE REAR WHEEL CYLINDER. SAID THEY NEEDED TO ORDER THE PARTS. AWAITING CALL.

I TOOK MY CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP ON 4/26/13 UPON HEARING A RUBBING NOISE IN THE BACK WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED AT 20 MPH & LOWER SPEEDS. FIRST TIME DEALERSHIP COULDN'T "HEAT" OR FIND A PROBLEM. BROUGHT IT BACK IN ON 5/10/13 FOR SAME PROBLEM. SHOP FIREMAN VERIFIED NOISE. DETERMINED IT WAS A REAR WHEEL BEARING. BROUGHT THE CAR BACK TO THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT ON 6/4/13 FOR SAME PROBLEM . NISSAN SAID REAR BRAKES NEEDED MORE LUBE. PROBLEM CONTINUED AFTER. ON 9/6/13 TOOK CAR BACK TO DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPARTMENT FOR SAME PROBLEMS. NISSAN IS NOW SAYING REAR WHEEL CYLINDERS SHOULD BE REPLACED BUT THAT IT IS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE. WAITING ON PARTS TO COME IN TO FIX PROBLEM.

I LEASED A 2013 NISSAN SENTRA FROM NISSAN 46, NJ IN MARCH, 2013 AND FROM JULY, I KEPT HEARING A LOUD GRINDING NOISE FROM REAR PART OF THE CAR EVERY TIME I PRESSED DOWN ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. *JB

GRINDING NOISE FROM REAR BRAKES WHEN STOPPING FROM SLOW SPEEDS, I WAS TOLD IT WAS A PART THAT CAN RUST WHEN SITTING FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME BUT WOULD STOP. PROBLEM STILL EXIST. GOING TO TAKE CAR IN FOR ANOTHER INSPECTION 8/20 HOPING FOR BETTER RESULTS. *TR

SINCE 6/15/2013 REAR PASSENGER SIDE DRUM BRAKES MAKING ABNORMAL NOISE. FINALLY NISSAN(HUDSON NISSAN) REPLACED PART NO. 44100-3SG0A CYLINDER REAR ON 7/11/2013. ALMOST ONE MONTH NISSAN DID NOT REPAIR AND ASK ME TO DRIVE. ON 7/24/13 DURING THE DRIVING, BRAKE WAS EXTREMELY LOOSE AND PRESS PAD ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOWER TO STOP THE VEHICLE @ 4224(MIL). NISSAN CALLED AND NO ABNORMALITY FOUND. NO ROOT CAUSE FOUND, NO CORRECTIVE ACTION RESULTS RE-OCCURRENCE AND THIS IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE. *TR

I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE FROM BUENA PARK NISSAN AT THE END OF MAY AND IN MID-JUNE/ EARLY JULY I KEPT HEARING A LOUD GRINDING NOISE EVERY TIME I PRESSED DOWN ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. ON JULY 15TH I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP FOR AN OIL CHANGE AND MENTIONED THE NOISE TO THE REPRESENTATIVE. I WAS TOLD THAT A PART HAD BEEN ORDERED AND I WOULD BE CONTACTED WHEN IT ARRIVED. I HAVE STILL NOT BEEN CONTACTED BY THE DEALERSHIP. RECENTLY I EXPERIENCE THE CAR MOVE EVEN THOUGH I HAVE THE BRAKE PETAL FIRMLY PRESSED DOWN. *TR

I WAS DRIVING BACK FROM EL CAJON, CA ON THE 52 WHEN I WAS GOING DOWN THE HILL I WAS HEARING THIS LOUD GRINDING CRACKLING NOISE FROM THE REAR BRAKES. THE NOISE STILL TO THIS DAY IS GETTING LOUDER AND LOUDER. I TOOK MY CAR TO THE NISSAN SERVICES TO CHECK IT OUT. THEY HAD A MECHANIC DRIVE WITH ME TO HERE THE NOISE. WHEN WE WERE DRIVING HE SAID THERE WAS NO NOISE. SO THE SERVICE ADVISER CAME TO ME TELL ME THERE'S NOTHING THEY CAN DO IF THE NOISE WAS NOT CONFIRMED BY THE MECHANIC. SO I CALL MY BOYFRIEND AND TELL HIM TO EXPLAIN THE NOISE WE'VE BEEN HEARING. THEY DO ANOTHER TEST DRIVE AND THE MECHANIC CONFIRMS THAT THERE'S NOISE IN THE REAR BRAKES. I ASKED FOR A RENTAL CAR. THE ADVISER JUST SAID THERE'S NO WAY NISSAN'S GONNA PAY FOR A RENTAL BECAUSE I FEEL UNSAFE. I MENTIONED TO HIM THAT I DON'T FEEL SAFE DRIVING THE CAR BECAUSE I BASICALLY GO EVERYWHERE WITH MY SON IN MY CAR. HE SAID HE WILL ORDER PARTS AND GET IN CONTACT WITH ME WHEN THEY COME IN. *TR

DRIVING AS USUAL AND APPLIED THE BRAKES APPROACHING A RED LIGHT AND HEARD A LOUD GRINDING NOISE. IT'S A BRAND NEW CAR AND HAD APPROXIMATELY 1,000 MILES AT THAT POINT IN TIME. I HAD IT LOOKED AT BY THE DEALER AND HE HAS PARTS ON ORDER AND I WILL RETURN TO HAVE IT FIXED. I HOPE THIS IS THE END OF THIS ISSUE. HOWEVER, I AM GREATLY DISAPPOINTED AND STRESSED OUT BY THIS EVENT. I BOUGHT A NISSAN BASED UPON THEIR REPUTATION AND RECOMMENDATIONS FROM FRIENDS. I THINK THIS IS MY FIRST, LAST AND ONLY NISSAN EVER. I HAD A 12 YEAR OLD TOYOTA CAMRY THAT WAS MORE RELIABLE THAN THIS. I HOPE AN INVESTIGATION INTO THE BRAKE ISSUE IS UNDERTAKEN AND QUICKLY SINCE IT COULD TURN INTO A DANGEROUS AND UNFORTUNATE SITUATION FOR MANY. *TR

REAR DRIVER SIDE BRAKE AS I AM DRIVING AND APPLY BRAKES YOU CAN HEAR LIKE A HORRIBLE SOUND LIKE GRINDING NOISE YOU ALSO CAN HEAR IT IF THE CAR IS AT PARK AND YOU GO UP AND DOWN ON BRAKE PEDAL I WAS AT TEDDY'S NISSAN DEALER FOR FIRST OIL CHANGE TOLD ADVISOR HE TELLS ME TO BRING IT BACK ON MONDAY MORNING THAT THEY ONLY DO OIL CHANGES ON SATURDAYS SO I WILL BE GOING MONDAY MORNING SO THEY CAN REPAIR THE PROBLEM WILL GET BACK AND LET ALL KNOWS HOW THE DO. *TR

VEHICLE OWNER NOTICE THAT LARGE ABNORMAL CRACKING NOISE FROM PASSENGER SIDE REAR RIGHT DRUM BRAKE. BROUGHT TO NISSAN DEALER AND THEY REPAIR ACCORDING TO SERVICE BULLETIN REFERENCE NO.:NTB13-031 ISSUED ON MARCH 27,2013 CLASSIFICATION BR-13-002 HOWEVER RECURRED ON 6/26/13 SAME LARGE ABNORMAL CRACKING NOISE FROM READ PASSENGER SIDE DRUM BRAKECORRECTIVE ACTION: APPLIED A SMALL AMOUNT OF BRAKE FLUID TO THE BORE OF THE REAR BRAKE WHEEL CYLINDERS. HOWEVER RECURRED ON 6/26/13 SAME LARGE ABNORMAL CRACKING NOISE FROM READ PASSENGER SIDE DRUM BRAKE AND BROUGHT IN NISSAN DEALER ON 6/29/13. VEHICLE STILL AT DEALER AS OF 7/1/13. *TR

THIS IS A FOLLOW UP ON THE SAFETY COMPLAINT I PREVIOUSLY FILED ON 6/2/2013, WHEN MY SENTRA 2013 SUDDENLY HAD BIG GRINDING NOISE ON THE PASSENGER REAR WHEEL WHEN I APPLIED THE BRAKE PEDAL DECELERATING THE CAR. AFTER HAVING THE CAR TOWED TO THE LOCAL DEALER, THE DEALER DIAGNOSTIC AND CONFIRMED THE REAR BRAKE BROKE APART INSIDE THE REAR BRAKE DRUM DAMAGED BRAKE SHOE, BRAKE SELF-ADJUSTED ASSEMBLY, ANTI-SHOE RATTLE CLIP AND PIN. THOUGH NISSAN COVERED THE REPAIR, REPLACEMENT PARTS, AND TOWING COST, IT STILL COST ME ONE DAY OFF WORK AND THE CAR HAD TO SIT AT THE DEALER COUPLE DAYS WAITING FOR THE REPLACEMENT PARTS. I THEN LOOKED UP THE INTERNET AND FOUND THE SENTRA 2013 REAR BRAKE PART DIAGRAM (SEE LINK BELOW). WHAT REALLY SCARE ME IS THE NEW 'U' SHAPE ANTI-SHOE RATTLE SPRINGS / CLIPS (INSTEAD OF THE TRADITIONAL CIRCLE / WASHER SHAPE ONES TYPICALLY FOUND ON MOST VEHICLES) THAT ARE USED TO LOCK THE BRAKE SHOES IN PLACE WITH THE ANTI-SHOE RATTLE PINS. THESE U-SHAPE ANTI-RATTLE SHOE SPRINGS MIGHT COME OFF IF THE CAR RUNNING ON BAD ROADS OFTEN OR BIG BUMPS OVER THE TIME. I AM REALLY CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY ON SENTRA 2013 REAR BRAKE AND HOPING SOMEONE COULD INVESTIGATE TO PREVENT FUTURE SAFETY ISSUES. ----- HTTP://WWW.ENISSANPARTS.COM/NISSANPARTS/INDEX.CFM?BODYCOLOR=&TRIMCOLOR=&BODY=4S&ENGINE=MRA8DE&AREA=CAL&GRADE=S&TRANS=CVT&ACTION=REPLACEMENT&GROUPID=H&SECTIONID=441&PARTCODE=&JOINTVEHID=17659&MAKEID=25&SITEID=216803&ILLUST_SEQ=01&PARTNUMBER=PART+NUMBER&DESCRIPTION=KEYWORD. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 NISSAN SENTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR BRAKES FAILED WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH. THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND THE REAR BRAKE SYSTEM ACTIVATED BUT FAILED TO DISENGAGE. THE REAR BRAKE MADE ALSO EXHIBITED A LOUD METAL NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE AN INSPECTION WAS PERFORMED. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE REAR BRAKE BAND WAS DEFECTIVE AND CAUSED THE REAR BRAKE SYSTEM NOT TO RELEASE. THE DEALER CLEANED AND GREASED THE REAR BRAKES HOWEVER, THE FAILURE WAS NOT CORRECTED. THE REAR BRAKES STILL WOULD NOT DISENGAGE WHEN ACTIVATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 11,518.

MY 2013 NISSAN SENTRA WITH 142 MILES ALREADY HAS PROBLEM WITH THE SERVICE BRAKES. I WAS COMPLETELY STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT. WHILE WAITING FOR THE LIGHT TO CHANGE I NOTICED THAT MY CAR STARTED TO MOVE FORWARD. MY FIRST REACTION WAS TO PRESS A LITTLE BIT HARDER ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE CAR STOPPED, BUT A FEW SECONDS LATER THE CAR STARTED TO MOVE AGAIN. I KEPT PRESSING ON THE BRAKE PEDAL A LITTLE BIT HARDER EVERY TIME IT STARTED TO MOVE, UNTIL THE PEDAL REACHED THE MAXIMUM TRAVEL, ALL THE WAY TO THE BOTTOM. EVEN WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL PRESSED ALL THE WAY TO THE BOTTOM, THE CAR KEPT ON MOVING FORWARD. AT THAT MOMENT I WAS INCHING AWAY INTO THE INCOMING TRAFFIC, SO I HAD TO PULL THE PARKING BRAKE TO STOP THE CAR FROM MOVING FORWARD. THIS INCIDENT WAS VERY SCARY TO SAY THE LEAST. NOW MY CAR IS AT THE DEALER IN THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT WAITING FOR A NEW MASTER CYLINDER. WHAT I CANNOT UNDERSTAND IS HOW SUCH AN IMPORTANT / CRITICAL SYSTEM OF A BRAND NEW CAR COULD FAIL IN 4 DAYS, AND LESS THAN 150 MILES. ANYONE ELSE EXPERIENCED ANYTHING LIKE THIS? *TR

EXTREMELY LOUD INCREASING GRINDING REAR DRUMS BRAKES NOISE, WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES THE LOCAL SALE DISTRIBUTOR DEALER REPRESENTATIVE TELL ME THAT THERE IS NO SOLUTION FOR THAT YET. THERE MAY BE A DEATH RISK CONCERN BECAUSE ARE THE BRAKES OF THE CAR ........... *TR