2006 Nissan Sentra problems
Owners have filed 155 complaints with NHTSA about the 2006 Nissan Sentra. Air bags is the most reported problem area, at 21% of complaints. After that come engine (21%) and fuel system (10%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 155 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Air bags 21% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 29 and 1
- Injuries and deaths
- 22 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 80,000 miles 123 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 | 26 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 19 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 9 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 7 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 13 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 19 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 8 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 4 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 5 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 6 |
| 200k+ miles | 7 |
What the data shows
Among the 123 complaints that report mileage, the typical (median) problem appeared at about 80,000 miles. For air bags specifically, the median reported mileage is about 100,000 miles (21 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 29 complaints mention a crash; 1 complaint mentions a fire; 22 injuries reported. Its complaints are more severe on average than those of 87% 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 2006 ranks 24th most-complained-about out of 37 model years of the Nissan Sentra with enough data (81 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 5 safety recall campaigns.
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.
The other driver made a imp left turn and I hit his 2006 f150 truck with 2006 nissan sentra. I was going about 40 to 45 miles per hour. My air bags did not di-deploy. My auto is at mike shad nissan being repaired for physical damage. I have contacted nissan to check the air bags out I was told it would be about 6 weeks before the report would be complete. I'm just a scared to drive an auto if the air bags are defected. I want to know before I drive the nissan back off the lot.
On december 29, 2008, my son and his girlfriend were involved in an auto accident. He was driving a 2006 nissan sentra with side airbags. His vehicle was hit on the driver's side. The driver's front airbag and side airbag deployed. The passengers' front airbag deployed however the passenger's side airbag did not deploy. Injuries - driver - right femur fracture right tibia and fracture to left pelvis; passenger - severe head injury.
Above about 35 or 42f the air cond runs if the air selector is positioned on any selection that includes defrost, and the only way to turn this off is to turn the air selector to a position that does not contain defrost, pull over, stop the vehicle, turn the ignition off, then restart the vehicle. I am not mistaken, I am positive of this. This is not green, the air is often running all day wasting gas mileage putting more pollution in the air.
Tl*the contact owns a 2006 nissan sentra equipped with bridgestone turanza tires, line size p205/50r16, DOT number mkwdjkor3509. The contact was driving approximately 25-30 MPH on a normal road surface when the contact heard an unusual sound coming from the front end of the vehicle. In addition, the vehicle performance was bumpy. The front driver side tire sidewall exhibited tread separation. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where the defective tire was replaced.