1993 Nissan Sentra problems
Owners have filed 89 complaints with NHTSA about the 1993 Nissan Sentra. Brakes is the most reported problem area, at 13% of complaints. After that come transmission (11%) and air bags (9%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 89 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Brakes 14% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 11 and 2
- Injuries and deaths
- 10 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 110,000 miles 13 complaints with mileage
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
When problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 0 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 1 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 0 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 3 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 0 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 7 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 1 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 1 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Among the 13 complaints that report mileage, the typical (median) problem appeared at about 110,000 miles.
Safety-related details: 11 complaints mention a crash; 2 complaints mention a fire; 10 injuries reported. Its complaints are more severe on average than those of 80% of model years in our database.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 1993 ranks 30th most-complained-about out of 37 model years of the Nissan Sentra with enough data (45 complaints in that window).
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
While traveling at 60 MPH vehicle was in a rollover accident that threw both driver and passenger out of the vehicle. The seat belts were manufactured attached to the doors. So when the doors came open during the accident, there was no support from the seat belts. Dealer has been contacted.
Driver's airbag inflated right after applied brakes; vehicle hit guardrail after airbag inflated; driver could not see road; no prior indication of problem.
While driving on the turnpike consumer lost control of the vehicle when the tire blew out. Pulled off the highway, and discovered that tire tread peeled down to the wheel. The metal on the wheel was visible. Vehicle was driven on the metal to sam's club, where the tire was originally purchased. Damage was caused to the front of the vehicle and the passenger tire. Sam's personnel advised consumer to call b.f.goodrich since there was a recall on the tire.