2009 Nissan Sentra problems
Owners have filed 81 complaints with NHTSA about the 2009 Nissan Sentra. Air bags is the most reported problem area, at 19% of complaints. After that come steering (14%) and brakes (12%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 81 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Air bags 19% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 18 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 23 and 1
- Typical mileage
- 56,000 miles 73 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 | 18 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 9 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 16 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 11 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 12 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 1 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 0 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 2 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 2 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 2 |
What the data shows
Among the 73 complaints that report mileage, the typical (median) problem appeared at about 56,000 miles. For air bags specifically, the median reported mileage is about 79,000 miles (13 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 18 complaints mention a crash; 23 injuries reported; 1 death reported. Its complaints are more severe on average than those of 96% 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 2009 ranks 31st most-complained-about out of 37 model years of the Nissan Sentra with enough data (45 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 1 safety recall campaign.
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 vehicle failed to stop due to brake vibration and instability and hitting another vehicle, and my son died in the accident due to severer injuries
The front and drivers side was severely damaged in my 2009 nissan sentra after being hit by a ford f250 super duty. No air bags deployed in this accident. There were injuries from the driver of the car and the passenger of the vehicle. The glass in the car shattered and door was completely crushed. The tyrod in the vehicle was also damaged as well as some structural damage to frame under the door and back drivers side door. Car shut off completely after impact.
I purchased an 09 sentra brand new sept 24th 09 since day one when I brake they grind and the steering wheel shakes they fixed it around 8200 miles and it started again 7 thousand later. Originally they said the pads were glazed and the rotors had hotspots! Anyway maybe its the type of pads they use. Im tired of it and just want smooth braking. I researched this and found several other complaints made by 09 nissan owners reporting the same thing. Obviously there's a problem and should be recalled.
Tl* the contact owns a 2009 nissan sentra. The contact stated that while traveling 2 MPH making a sharp left turn, a clunking noise emitted from the driver side of the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who diagnosed that the steering column needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The failure mileage was 16,800 and the current mileage was 17,620.