The AEB (automatic emergency braking) system gives false positives on a regular basis. Dashboard light comes on, and monitor says there is an obstruction, or AEB not working. Occurs at any speed. Has happened frequently since November 2020 when I purchased vehicle.
2018 Nissan Sentra driver assistance complaints
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I drive a 2018 Nissan Sentra SV The vehicle began having problems with the break/ driving assistance feature. The light is continuously turning on and that feature hardly ever works, making me feel unsafe and at risk of my breaks or something else malfunctioning. To make matters worse, my transmission stopped working, causing me to nearly crash/ get into countless car accidents. This didn’t only add unnecessary stress to my life but made me late to my office job and is now costing me thousands of dollars to fix ! The whole point of buying a new or relatively new car is to avoid these type of issues and this is simply unacceptable! I have spoken to many Nissan owners and more than half (about 8/10) have reported having or know someone who had transmission issues, making me believe this is a huge Nissan issue. My transmission completely gave up on me and I know that this is just not right. I work at a law office that deals with accidents / personal injury and know enough to say this ain’t right. I demand to be compensated for such horrible and faulty vehicle that has cost me time, money, and unnecessary stress.
I purchased this car October 10th of 2021 and 2 days after I purchased it I called my service department because I was driving on the highway at 65 miles an hour and the malfunction warning light came on for the automatic braking system and it also depressed my brakes so it scared the crap out of me. I was told that because of the weather it was raining that day that that sometimes happens. I didn't think anything of it on December 10th my son got into a car accident with the car and he did some damage to the front axle and the front end of the car it has since been repaired and now everyday several times a day the same thing happens and it is messing with my brakes and it's scaring me and I don't know what to do.
The automatic emergency braking system is not working and the dash says “forward collision malfunctioning” with the master warning light on. The car did not brake however the aeb is not functioning.
The contact owns a 2018 Nissan Sentra. The contact stated while driving approximately 60-65 MPH in the rain, the vehicle in front of him splashed water, and the Forward Collision sensors activated the Automatic Emergency Braking (AEB) system, and the vehicle inadvertently stalled while hydroplaning. There were no warning lights illuminated. The dealer was notified of the failure and advised the contact to take the vehicle to the nearest dealer for diagnostic testing. The contact stated he contact a second dealer - West Herr Nissan of Lockport (6069 S. Transit Rd, Lockport, NY 14094) several times to schedule an appointment but no one returned his phone calls. The contact was able to schedule an appointment with the first dealer when he returned to Florida. The contact also stated that the sensing and radar system was malfunctioning, sending faulty messages to the vehicle whenever a bug or water would fall on the vehicle. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and advised the contact that he would be responsible for the cost of the diagnostic test, then they would determine whether they should cover the repair of the vehicle. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 37,000. The consumer stated even if the sensor is maintained and cleaned, it's still malfunctioning. The consumer provided a link showing the defect.
The AEB light came on and message appeared saying "Front Radar Unavailable Due to Obstruction"
I bought this from a nissan dealer november 2018. A month after purchase a warning appeared on the dash stating "unavailable front radar obstruction" followed by the deactivated radar symbol that remains on the dash. I called the dealer to see if any recalls we're out for the collision warning sensor. They said no. I know that the nissan muranos have also had issues with this sensor. It started going off about once a day, now it deactivates nearly six or more times a day and I driving me crazy. When I looked into this issue with the murano, they mentioned that occasionally the "auto brake" feature would engage while driving after seeing this message and I am afraid my vehicle will do the same.
My vehicle has always given me problems with the automatic brake and when I took it to the dealership they responded with oh yeah we already knew about that rather than giving me some kind of directions towards where I can fix it. My car has problem speeding it feels like it's lost it's power. I service my vehicle at the dealership. I replace anything the car needs. This vehicle isn't old and should not be giving me any mechanical issues. I also don't have any lights on my dash board but the car jerks. I hate this car. Ive taken good care of it and literally all it's given me is problem after problem. I still owe ten grand on it and for what? For junk? I thought about buying another vehicle with nissan but if this is the vehicle you guys are making, unreliable, fragile, and unsafe; I don't want it. Also side note I took the car to a mechanic and there is nothing wrong with it according to him and it still gives me these issues with the jerking, the rph going up and down while the MPH isn't. My vehicle doesn't have a recall but the automatic brake has never worked. Unbelievable.
Every night I drive home from my night job the warning light and message come on that there's an obstruction on my front sensor. The CVT is trash, my RPM keeps going up and down when I drive on slight incline and I loose speed. Once, on the freeway I lost over 25 MPH where the fastest I could go was 40mph. It was scary and I had my baby in the car with me. The dealer forced me to get this car and said I wouldn't have any issues. Lies and shame on winter chevrolet of pittsburg california!!! They now don't return messages!!!
Tl* the contact owns a 2018 nissan sentra. The contact stated while driving approximately 30 MPH, the vehicle stopped independently with the forward collision avoidance automatic emergency braking warning light illuminated. The contact pulled over to the side of the roadway, turned off the vehicle for several seconds, before restarting and driving the vehicle to victory nissan of dickson (2219 highway 46 south, dickson, tn 37055) where the vehicle was diagnosed with a radar sensor failure. The vehicle was repaired however, the failure recurred. The manufacturer was notified of the failure however, no additional assistance was provided. The failure mileage was 59,447.
Ebs malfunction warning light comes on. Every day. When car is in motion.
Tl* the contact's mother owns a 2018 nissan sentra. The contact stated that the front radar obstruction light flashed stating that the system was unavailable. Neither the dealer nor the manufacturer were contacted or notified of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 53,000.
My 2018 nissan sentra has issues with not starting and the brake sensor failing and coming on with nothing around. The back up camera goes out and the radio and temperature control lights go out. There are several ongoing dangerous issues with the vehicle I have contacted nissan consumer affairs, corp and managers at sutherlin nissan to no avail.*dt*jb*dt
Every time the vehicle is driven on an interstate the aeb system errors causing the tcs and esp systems to shut down. Several warning lights illuminate and the vehicle must be restarted to clear the fault.
Car has 14,000 miles on it and is under warranty. The front radar camera is constantly acting like the car is in a wreck and it lights up the dash with various crash emblems.. I took it to the local nissan dealership and they put in a new radar camera and it continues to do the same exact thing 2 days after being in the dealership for 7 full days...nissan cant fix this radar crash sensor.... This happens after you crank the car and you go roughly a hundred yards.
Emergency brake assist has been acting from.the day I purchased the vehicle...then I was in a car accident then it got worse, they replaced the bracket and sensor and they problem still remains... Actually I worse then before everytime I use my signal ot goes off when I'm approaching a hill it goes off.
Just before I hit 1000 miles, the front collision sensor started beeping at random times whether the vehicle was stopped or in motion and ultimately, it had to be replaced. Dealership told me they have seen this happen a lot on the 2018 model sentras. Also, the guard in the inside track of the driver door came off twice and I had to fasten it back on. I did buy it off the sales floor so a lot more people were in and out of it but I still do not feel like that should happen on a brand new car. Last, my 2017 nissan never had problems with the bluetooth but this one constantly kicks me off of calls but was told nothing could be done until dealership catches it in the act. Overall, I love the safety, comfort, and feel of my car, just wish the bluetooth would work right.
My 2018 nissan sentra started having electrical system/wire problems after hitting a small puddle going up to my tires. Days later the car got it oil change have family oil company on ridge avenue in norristown pennsylvania very next day have to work my car stop moving I just still ran I took it to nissan so that they can see why the car is not running properly they told me it was electrical problems with the wires they still have my car they had it for almost 3 weeks I still have not been able to fix it.
The front sensor keep showing the "front sensor unavailable" followed by the crash icon at all times of the day, and all speeds including in the stopped position. The sensor goes out regardless of whether or not there are other vehicles near the car.
Within one week of driving the vehicle it stalled as I enter onto the highway. The vehicle also feels as if it's out of balance and shakes at speed of 65 to 70 MPH. And the forward emergency braking system warning light display/ unavailable front radar obstruction warning light also display at any given time. As you can see by just a few of the many photos below it is happening any given day at any given time even at zero speed
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