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2016 Nissan Sentra cruise control problems

27 complaints about cruise control have been filed for the 2016 Nissan Sentra, which is 7% of all its NHTSA complaints.

At a glance

Complaints
27 7% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
47,000 miles 18 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
1 and 0
Injuries and deaths
0 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When cruise control problems show up

Cruise control complaints by mileage, 2016 Nissan Sentra Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 47,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 5 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 3 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 6 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 2 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 1 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 1 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 0 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 0 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 0 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 0 complaints 200k+ miles: 0 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 47,000 miles
Based on 18 complaints that include mileage. 78% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
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MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles5
20k to 40k miles3
40k to 60k miles6
60k to 80k miles2
80k to 100k miles1
100k to 120k miles1
120k to 140k miles0
140k to 160k miles0
160k to 180k miles0
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles0

What the data shows

Of the 18 cruise control complaints that report mileage, the median is about 47,000 miles, and 78% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 1 crash.

What owners wrote

I will do my utmost to describe the problem that I am encountering with my 2016 nissan sentra... When I first take-off it began to stall and soon it increase speed and I hardly have my feet on the accelerator and I fear for my safety also other people that I transport into my vehicle...definitely while making turns on city street and highways and there is an indescribable strange sound that the car is making it appears to be coming from the passage side...this particular car is suppose to be a gas saver, but is…

January 2017

When I drive on the freeway I lose power, the RPM' s jump around and the car loses speed. Like the car is not shifting gears or is having a hard time finding the right gear given the speed

Reported at 28,000 miles, July 2017

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