1997 Nissan Sentra wipers, windshield & visibility problems
Owners reported wipers, windshield & visibility problems in 27 complaints for the 1997 Nissan Sentra, 20% of the complaints on file. It is the 2nd most reported problem area for this model year.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 27 20% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 122,000 miles 10 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 3 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 6 and 2
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When wipers, windshield & visibility 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 | 0 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 2 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 1 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 2 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 3 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 1 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 10 wipers, windshield & visibility complaints that report mileage, the median is about 122,000 miles, and 10% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 3 crashes, 6 injuries, 2 deaths.
What owners wrote
Vehicle was involved in an accident, and neither driver's side nor passenger's side air bag deployed. Consumer sustained injuries. Windshield wipers failed resulting in accicent in which neither driver nor passenger side air bag deployed. Driver and passenger sustained injuries.
Power windows occasionally freeze in the down position on 97 sentra gxe models. Power door lock on front passenger side door does not unlock most of the time.
Other problems reported for the 1997 Nissan Sentra
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Wipers, windshield & visibility problems across all Nissan models