2007 Nissan SENTRA problems and owner complaints
Explore the records behind recurring owner reports.
Key facts
154 owner complaints analyzed
1 distinct recall campaigns
60,000 mi median reported failure mileage
Scope: 2007 model year. Data snapshot: . 119 complaints include usable failure mileage.
Most common problems
Air Bags is the most frequently named component, appearing in 40 of 154 complaints (26.0%). A complaint can name multiple components.
| Topic | Matching reports | Share of complaints |
|---|---|---|
| Braking behavior | 30 | 19.5% |
| Steering behavior | 29 | 18.8% |
| Transmission and shifting | 16 | 10.4% |
| Electrical and battery issues | 9 | 5.8% |
| Engine operation | 8 | 5.2% |
| Fuel system concerns | 4 | 2.6% |
Topic matches use published keyword rules. They describe mentions, including negations or comparisons, and do not confirm a diagnosis. Read the matching rules.
Component breakdown
Number of unique complaints naming each component. Top eight shown.
| Category | Count |
|---|---|
| Air Bags | 40 |
| Steering | 26 |
| Electrical System | 11 |
| Engine | 11 |
| Power Train | 11 |
| Unknown Or Other | 10 |
| Service Brakes | 9 |
| Service Brakes, Hydraulic | 9 |
Air Bags: 40; Steering: 26; Electrical System: 11; Engine: 11; Power Train: 11; Unknown Or Other: 10; Service Brakes: 9; Service Brakes, Hydraulic: 9
Reported problems by failure mileage
Complaint counts in mileage bands. These are not failure rates per vehicle or mile.
| Category | Count |
|---|---|
| Under 25,000 | 27 |
| 25,000 to 49,999 | 21 |
| 50,000 to 74,999 | 20 |
| 75,000 to 99,999 | 16 |
| 100,000 to 149,999 | 26 |
| 150,000 and above | 9 |
Under 25,000: 27; 25,000 to 49,999: 21; 50,000 to 74,999: 20; 75,000 to 99,999: 16; 100,000 to 149,999: 26; 150,000 and above: 9
Under 25,000 miles has the most reports with usable mileage (27). 35 complaints have missing, zero or invalid mileage.
Complaints over time
Year the complaint was filed, not the vehicle model year or incident year. The snapshot year is partial.
| Category | Count |
|---|---|
| 2007 | 9 |
| 2008 | 19 |
| 2009 | 16 |
| 2010 | 16 |
| 2011 | 13 |
| 2012 | 8 |
| 2013 | 7 |
| 2014 | 12 |
| 2015 | 11 |
| 2016 | 7 |
| 2017 | 9 |
| 2018 | 2 |
| 2019 | 7 |
| 2020 | 8 |
| 2021 | 3 |
| 2022 | 4 |
| 2023 | 1 |
| 2025 | 1 |
| 2026 | 1 |
2007: 9; 2008: 19; 2009: 16; 2010: 16; 2011: 13; 2012: 8; 2013: 7; 2014: 12; 2015: 11; 2016: 7; 2017: 9; 2018: 2; 2019: 7; 2020: 8; 2021: 3; 2022: 4; 2023: 1; 2025: 1; 2026: 1
Pattern summary
Air Bags leads the component reports. Braking behavior appears in 30 complaint narratives. Steering behavior appears in 29 complaint narratives. Transmission and shifting appears in 16 complaint narratives. Use these patterns to inspect individual reports and prepare questions for a mechanic.
Calculated from recorded counts. An AI narrative has not been published for this selection.
Complaint evidence
Examples provide context, not a representative sample or a verified diagnosis.
Owner report 10199295 · 2007-08-11 (August 11, 2007)
WHEN TURNING THE WHEEL TO THE LEFT EITHER A STOP OR A SLOW ROLL THE STEERING MADE A LOW TONED NOISE. THIS ONLY HAPPENS TO THE LEFT. IT IS NOT LOW ON POWER STEERING FLIUD AND HAS DONE IT SINCE I'VE OWNED THE VEHICLE. I'VE TALK TO OTHER OWNERS AND THEY HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. THE DEARLERSHIPS ARE SAYING IT HAS TO DO WITH THE ABS AND SOMETHING ELSE. THE BRAKES WORK FINE AND STILL MAKES THE NOISE EVEN IF YOU ARE NOT PRESSING THE BRAKES. *JB
Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10199295 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10208729 · 2007-11-12 (November 12, 2007)
MY WIFE WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT LAST NIGHT IN OUR 2007 NISSAN SENTRA, SHE REARENDED THE CAR IN FRONT OF HER THAT STOPPED SHORT, SHE SLAMMED ON THE BRAKES WHEN IT HAPPENED AND THERE WAS NO RESPONSE(THE CAR DIDN'T SLOW DOWN AT ALL) AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT GO OFF, SHE HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF HER BETWEEN 30-40 MPH, AND SHE HIT HER HEAD ON THE STEERING WHEEL, LUCKILY THERE WAS NO SEVERE INJURIES, BUT IN CONTACTING NISSAN THEY DIDN'T SEEM TO CARE TO MUCH(EXPECTED THAT THEY AREN'T GOING TO TAKE ANY BLAME) BUT WHEN I CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP THEY …
Owner-reported narrative. 25,415 miles reported. Look up ODI 10208729 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10179254 · 2007-01-20 (January 20, 2007)
1-9-07 I PURCHASED A 2007 NISSAN SENTRA ON 1-13-07 THE PS LIGHT CAME ON AND THE POWER STEERING WAS OUT. IT CORRECTED ITSELF AND DROVE OKAY UNTIL 1-18, 2007 I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER. THE PORTER DROVE THE CAR AND CONFIRMED THE POWER STEERING WAS NOT WORKING. I HAD TO ARGUE WITH THE SERVICE CLERK TO DEMAND THAT THE VEHICLE BE CHECKED, AFTER TALKING WITH THE SERVICE MANAGER AND THE SALES MANAGER THEY AGREED TO KEEP THE VEHICLE OVERNIGHT. THE NEXT DAY I RECEIVE A CALL STATING THAT A PROBLEM WAS FOUND AND THE PART HAD TO BE ORDERED. I HAVE N…
Owner-reported narrative. 250 miles reported. Look up ODI 10179254 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10221951 · 2008-03-21 (March 21, 2008)
CTV AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION NOT RESPONSIVE WHEN IS COLD. TRANSMISSION DOES NOT SHIFT, RPM ON VEHICLE RISE UP TO 5000 AND NOT RESPONSE. I HAVE A DISABLE DAUGHTER THAT NEEDS MEDICAL ATTENTION SOMETIMES AND NEEDS IMMEDIATE PROCEDURES. NISSAN USA HAS BEEN JUST EVASIVE WITH THIS NEW TECHNOLOGY. *TR
Owner-reported narrative. 7,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10221951 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10354317 · 2010-09-07 (September 7, 2010)
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 NISSAN SENTRA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 60 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE BEGIN JERKING ABNORMALLY AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE OVER 20 MPH. THE CONTACT MOVED THE VEHICLE OFF THE ROADWAY AND DISCOVERED THAT THERE WAS NO TRANSMISSION FLUID IN THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT ADDED AN ADEQUATE AMOUNT OF TRANSMISSION FLUID YET THE FAILURE PERSISTED AND THE VEHICLE WAS HESITANT TO THE CONTACT ATTEMPTS TO ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT TRANSMISSION FLUID HAD SPILLED ONTO THE ENGINE AND THE TR…
Owner-reported narrative. 60,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10354317 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10367047 · 2010-11-22 (November 22, 2010)
THE CAR RAN FINE, UNTIL ONE DAY THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM SEEMED TO DIE (ALL THE LIGHTS ON THE DASH ILLUMINATED) AND THE CAR SEEMED TO LOCK ITSELF UP. THE POWER STEERING STOPPED FUNCTIONING AND MADE IT HARD TO DRIVE. AFTER PULLING OVER TO RESTART IT, IT WOULD NOT. AT FIRST I THOUGHT IT MAY BE THE BATTERY, BUT WHEN I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER THEY WERE UNABLE TO FIGURE OUT THE EXACT PROBLEM. IT'S BEEN NEARLY A WEEK SINCE THE PROBLEM STARTED AND NO RESOLUTION YET. I CHOSE TO REPORT THIS BECAUSE WHEN THE CAR BEGAN TO MALFUNCTION IT BECAME VERY UNSAFE TO O…
Owner-reported narrative. 41,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10367047 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10376704 · 2011-01-14 (January 14, 2011)
I DRIVE A 2007 NISSAN SENTRA, AND THE POWER STEERING HAS BEEN FAILING FREQUENTLY OVER THE LAST SEVERAL MONTHS. THIS VEHICLE HAS ELECTRICAL POWER STEERING. THE ISSUE OCCURS MORE OFTEN IN THE COLD WEATHER, AND THE POWER STEERING HAS BEEN FAILING ALMOST DAILY THIS WINTER. TYPICALLY, AFTER THE CAR IS RESTARTED SEVERAL TIMES THE PS LIGHT WILL TURN OFF AND THE POWER STEERING WILL AGAIN OPERATE CORRECTLY. OFTEN I HAVE HAD TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE WITHOUT FUNCTIONAL POWER STEERING, AND IT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER THE CAR. BECAUSE THIS ISSUE IS WO…
Owner-reported narrative. 40,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10376704 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10251971 · 2008-12-16 (December 16, 2008)
I DROVE THE 2007 NISSAN SENTRA FOR ABOUT 7 MONTHS WITH ALMOST NO ISSUES EXCEPT THE "CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON." I TOOK IT TO THE DEAL FOR THE SCHEDULED MAINTENANCES AND HAD REGULAR OIL CHANGES, AND USED PREMIUM GAS. WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY GOING ABOUT 60MPH, THE CAR STALLED AND CAUGHT ON FIRE. I WAS NOT ABLE TO PULL OVER. IT WAS A VERY TRAUMATIC EXPERIENCE. RECENTLY I HAVE RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE CONCERNING THE BRAKE FLUID LEAK. I KNOW THAT FLUID AND ELECTRICITY DO NOT MIX, SO IT MAY VERY WELL HAVE BEEN THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE. *TR
Owner-reported narrative. 14,054 miles reported. Look up ODI 10251971 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10255950 · 2009-01-22 (January 22, 2009)
VEHICLE: NISSAN SENTRA 2007 PROBLEM: WHEN STARTING THE CAR, THE POWER STEERING MAY FAIL, MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO STEER THE CAR. STOPPING AND RESTARTING THE ENGINE WILL TEMPORARILY FIX THE PROBLEM. I HAVE NOT YET EXPERIENCED LOSS OF POWER STEERING WHILE DRIVING AND HOPE I NEVER DO. *TR
Owner-reported narrative. 44,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10255950 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10286244 · 2009-10-04 (October 4, 2009)
APPROXIMATELY JUNE OF 2004 MY SENTRA BEGAN TO HAVE EXTENDED CRANK TIMES TO START, ESPECIALLY AFTER SITTING FOR MORE THAN A FEW HOURS. I TOOK IT TO THE LOCAL DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THE ISSUE AS A FAULTY CHECK VALVE IN THE FUEL PUMP. THEY REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP ASSEMBLY UNDER WARRANTY. THIS ISSUE HAS HAPPENED AGAIN UNDER WARRANTY. THE THIRD TIME THE DEALER REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP UNDER WARRANTY EVEN THOUGH THE SENTRA WAS 1500 MILES OUT OF WARRANTY. THE CAR IS NOW AT 82000 MILES AND THE BEGINNING TO HAVE LONG CRANK TIMES AGAIN. *TR
Owner-reported narrative. 25,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10286244 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10330443 · 2010-05-14 (May 14, 2010)
TL *THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 NISSAN SENTRA. THE CONTACT STATED WHEN ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE, THE IGNITION WOULD TURN OVER BUT THE ENGINE WOULD NOT START. AFTER A FEW ATTEMPTS, THE VEHICLE STARTED. THE FAILURE WOULD OCCUR INTERMITTENTLY WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER ADVISED THE FAILURE COULD HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY A MALFUNCTION IN THE FUEL PUMP INJECTOR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT YET REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,402 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 30,498.
Owner-reported narrative. 30,402 miles reported. Look up ODI 10330443 at NHTSA ↗