IllustrationTRANSMISSION FLUID LEAKING FROM VEHICLE, CAUSING TRANSMISSION TO SLIP FROM TIME TO TIME. CONTACTED DEALER AND THEY WERE NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING.*AK *TT
1994 Nissan Sentra
Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations
Similar to other model years
Owner complaints for the 1994 Nissan Sentra do not stand out strongly from the model-year median of 116.
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What owners reported most
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When problems were reported
Mileage at the reported incident
Limited mileage data: 5 of 99 reports include usable mileage. There isn’t enough coverage to show a useful chart.
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What to inspect
Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.
- Seat Belts. Review the 27 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic. Review the 15 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Engine And Engine Cooling. Review the 11 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
20 crash reports5 fire reports10 injury reports
Power Train complaints
5 reportsI HAD TO REPLACE A SMALL PLASTIC GOVERNOR GEAR ON MY TRANSMISSION, WOULD ONLY GO TO DRIVE, NO OTHER GEAR, COST APPROX $400.00. THAT WAS 33,000 MILES AGO, NOW I AM HAVING PROBLEMS WITH GETTING OUT OF PARK IN COLDER TEMPERATURES, & WHEN I PUT THE BRAKE ON TO TAKE IT OUT OF PARK, YOU CAN HEAR & FEEL IT CLICK IN THE SHIFTER. I HA…
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I HAD TO REPLACE A SMALL PLASTIC GOVERNOR GEAR ON MY TRANSMISSION, WOULD ONLY GO TO DRIVE, NO OTHER GEAR, COST APPROX $400.00. THAT WAS 33,000 MILES AGO, NOW I AM HAVING PROBLEMS WITH GETTING OUT OF PARK IN COLDER TEMPERATURES, & WHEN I PUT THE BRAKE ON TO TAKE IT OUT OF PARK, YOU CAN HEAR & FEEL IT CLICK IN THE SHIFTER. I HAVE TO WIGGLE IT AND MESS AROUND WITH IT SOMETIMES 10 MINUTES BEFORE IT COMES OUT OF PARK. AFTER IT WARMS UP IT WILL COME OUT OF PARK NORMAL. I TOOK IT IN FOR AN OIL CHANGE, & THE MAN THERE SAID THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THIS, HE OWNED THE EXACT SAME CAR A FEW YEARS AGO & HIS DID THE SAME THING, BUT HE COULDN'T FIX IT. SO I AM LOOKING TO SEE IF THERE WAS A RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM SINCE HE (A MECHANIC) KNEW EXACTLY WHAT KIND OF CAR I HAD WHEN I DESCRIBED THE PROBLEM OVER THE PHONE BEFORE I TOOK IT IN FOR AN OIL CHANGE. *AK
TRANSMISSION FAILURE.
THE CAR SHIFTED FROM PARK TO NEUTRAL AND ROLLED OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY AND CAUSED A VEHICLE TO HIT ANOTHER . *AK
FRONT AUTOMATIC SEAT BELTS LOCK UP. TT
Official recalls
0No recalls in this snapshot.
Model-level recall history does not show whether a particular VIN is affected or has received a repair. Check a VIN with NHTSA ↗
NHTSA investigations
1SQ99018 · Corrision Fatigue Of Front Coil Springs
Opened Jun 17, 1999 · No close date supplied
Status: open (inferred from source dates) · Suspension
NISSAN IS CONDUCTING A SAFETY RECALL IN CANADA OF 11,100 1994 THROUGH 1996 SENTRA 2 DOOR MODELS IN WHICH THE FRONT COIL SPRINGS ARE FRACTURING FROM CORROSION FATIGUE.NISSAN REPORTED THAT THE FAILURES OCCUR FROM A LOSS OF THE PROTECTIVE PAINT COATING ON THE SPRINGS AND EXPOSURE TO HEAVY ROAD SALT.CORROSION CAN CAUSE PITS TO FORM ON THE SPRING SURFACE, WHICH CAN RESULT IN FATIGUE FAILURE OF THE SPRING.A BROKEN SPRING COULDPUNCTURE THE AFFECTED TIRE, POSSIBLY CAUSING A LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL.THE CANADIAN RECALL NUMBER FOR THIS IS 99-069, DATED APRIL 28, 1999.THE PURPOSE OF THIS SQ IS TO DETERMINE WHETHER THE DEFECT IDENTIFIED IN THE CANADIAN SAFETY RECALL SHOULD BE CONDUCTED IN THE U.S. AS A SAFETY RECALL.