2000 Nissan Sentra air bags problems
18 complaints about air bags have been filed for the 2000 Nissan Sentra, which is 8% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the 3rd most reported problem area for this model year.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 18 8% of this year's complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 12 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 7 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
What the data shows
These complaints mention 12 crashes, 7 injuries.
What owners wrote
Consumer was traveling about 45MPH on highway and was involved in a chain reaction with five vehicles, another vehicle hit her from behind and she was fourth car. Driver's side or passenger's side airbags didn't deploy. There were injuries sustained with driver and passenger. Dealership was aware of problem.
I was on a four lane public highway and was boxed into the far right lane as I was attempting to switch lanes to avoid traffic. Another car sped up and boxed me into the right lane. I slammed on the brakes and decreased my speed from 45 MPH to approximately 20-30 MPH. I crashed into a completely stopped jeep cherokee. My nissan sustained heavy frontal damage and would later be totaled. The airbags failed to deploy. The car I ran into was a jeep so the bumper ran through my engine and upward.
Other problems reported for the 2000 Nissan Sentra
- Engine 81 complaints
- Electrical system 30 complaints