Nissan Sentra power windows problems

16 of the 5,835 owner complaints about the Nissan Sentra describe power window failure, most of them for the 2021 model year.

owner complaints: 16
worst model year: 2021
typical mileage: 62,000

Is there a fix? There are 6 recalls for this area of the car. See below

By model year

2021
4
2019
1
2015
1
2014
1
2011
1
2010
1
2006
1
2005
2
2002
3
1994
1

Often reported together

Wipers 1 Won't shift 1 Oil consumption 1 Engine failure 1 Door locks 1 Grinding brakes 1

What owners say

Filed May 23, 2024 · Electrical · CA

Only the drivers window works. The passenger and 2 rear windows won't go up or down.

Filed Dec 4, 2023 · Electrical · TN

The passenger window and back windows will not roll up or down. The only window that works is the drivers window. This car was bought 2 months ago and stopped working last week.

Filed May 31, 2023 · MN

I bought this car and have had issues with the heat not working. The air not working and now the latest the windows not working. A few months ago the windows stopped working when it was 40-45 degrees or colder out. Now today I went to open the windows and at 80 degrees they won't open. This is a major safety concern if a accident occurs and people can't get out. The dealership has looked at all issues and claim nothing is wrong every time.

Filed Feb 13, 2023 · Electrical · CA

Passenger window won't roll up, every other window works fine

Filed Oct 24, 2022 · PA

The windows will not go down only the driver front side goes down and I bought this car brand new with only 6 miles on it

Filed Mar 4, 2018 · 62,000 miles · OH

The drivers side window motor bolt ripped out of the door frame and now no longer works and the window can't be set in place to stay up. I'm without a window on the drivers side now. I don't know how the bolt ripped through the frame. Even the wire got ruined.

Filed Mar 30, 2016 · Electrical · 95,000 miles · GA

I was driving 03/29/16 and the car stopped in the middle of the street and stopped working shut down completely. I had to have it towed. Won't turn on at all no light windows won't move doors won't open only drivers door with key

Filed Jan 25, 2016 · Electrical, Visibility · GA

Tl* the contact owns a 2014 nissan sentra. The contact stated that the front driver side window regulator motor failed to work, which prevented the window from rolling up. The contact was unable to get the window to roll up and had to use duct tape as well as other adjustments to secure the window during inclement weather. The vehicle was to be taken to a dealer for inspection and diagnostic testing. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was not available.

Filed Feb 1, 2011 · Electrical · 94,000 miles · NJ

Front passenger side window will not go up or down, it is raining, snowing. This is second window to fail in this car. It is unsafe to have electric windows that are so shoddily made. I don't use that window much. I am sure they all will fail at this rate. All 4 of them.

Filed Oct 5, 2010 · Electrical, Visibility · 119,000 miles · MI

Right drivers side window wont go up.

Related recalls

Electrical system: ignitionReported August 21, 2018 · 153,047 vehicles affected

What is wrong: Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain 2017 Nissan NV200, Sentra, NV3500 Van, NV3500 Bus, NV200 Taxi, NV1500, NV2500 Van, Chevrolet City Express, 2017-2018 Frontier, Versa Note, and Versa Sedan vehicles that have a mechanical (physical) key ignition system. In these models, over time, the weight on the key ring and road conditions or some other jarring event may cause the ignition switch to move out of the run position to the accessory position, turning off the engine.
Risk: If the vehicle stalls, it can increase the risk of a crash.
Remedy: Nissan will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the production information on the ignition switch, and replace it as necessary, free of charge. The recall began October 1, 2018. Owners may contact Nissan customer service at 1‑800‑867‑7669.

Recall number 18V551000 · Recall details

Electrical system: wiringReported June 29, 2016 · 1,522 vehicles affected

What is wrong: Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain model year 2016 Sentra vehicles manufactured April 11, 2016, through April 26, 2016. The engine room harness may have a terminal pin too large to maintain a connection with the Engine Control Unit (ECU).
Risk: If the engine room harness loses connection to the ECU, the vehicle may not start or the engine may stall, increasing the risk of a crash.
Remedy: Nissan will notify owners, and dealers will replace the terminal pin on the engine room harness, free of charge. The recall began on August 15, 2016. Owners may contact Nissan customer service at 1‑800‑647‑7261.

Recall number 16V485000 · Recall details

Electrical system: softwareReported March 25, 2014 · 989,701 vehicles affected

What is wrong: Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain model year 2013-2014 Altima, LEAF, Pathfinder, and Sentra, model year 2013 NV200 (aka Taxi) and Infiniti JX35 and model year 2014 Infiniti Q50 and QX60 vehicles. In the affected vehicles, the occupant classification system (OCS) software may incorrectly classify the passenger seat as empty, when it is occupied by an adult.
Risk: If the OCS does not detect an adult occupant in the passenger seat, the passenger airbag would be deactivated. Failure of the passenger airbag to deploy during a crash (where deployment is warranted) could increase the risk of injury to the passenger.
Remedy: Nissan will notify owners, and dealers will update the OCS software, free of charge. The recall began on April 14, 2014. Owners may contact Nissan at 1‑800‑647‑7261.

Recall number 14V138000 · Recall details

Electrical system: 12v/24v/48v battery: cablesReported December 15, 2011 · 33,803 vehicles affected

What is wrong: Nissan is recalling certain model year 2010-2011 sentra vehicles equipped with mr20 engines, manufactured from may 11, 2010, to may 22, 2010, and july 8, 2010, to october 25, 2010. The zinc coating applied to the terminal stud bolt was thicker than specification. This can result in a voltage drop that may cause difficulty starting the vehicle and could cause damage to the engine control module (ECM).
Risk: This issue can cause the engine to stall while the vehicle is in motion and it may not be possible to restart the engine after it stopped, increasing the risk of a crash.
Remedy: Nissan will notify owners and dealers will replace the positive battery terminal and cover, free of charge. The recallbegan on january 23, 2012. Owners may contact nissan at 1‑800‑647‑7261.

Recall number 11V579000 · Recall details

Electrical system: 12v/24v/48v battery: cablesReported November 12, 2010 · 13,737 vehicles affected

What is wrong: Nissan is recalling certain model year 2010-2011 sentra vehicles, manufactured from may 22, 2010, through july 8, 2010. Due to a machining irregularity, the bolt/washer surface on the positive battery terminal cable end may allow for a gap to occur in the contact area of the terminal. This can result in a voltage drop that may cause difficulty starting the vehicle and could cause damage to the engine control module.
Risk: This issue can cause the engine to stop running while the vehicle is in motion at low speed with a difficult or no start increasing the risk of a crash.
Remedy: Dealers will replace the positive battery terminal cable end with a new one free of charge. The safety recall began pn november 29, 2010. Owners may contact nissan at 1‑800‑647‑7261.

Recall number 10V555000 · Recall details

Electrical system: ignition: moduleReported November 14, 2003 · 276,000 vehicles affected

What is wrong: On certain passenger vehicles equipped with the qg18de engine or qr25de engines, the foam material used for the interior lining of the electronic control module (ECM) box emits sulfur as it cures.
Risk: If one of the resistors inside the ECM has a crack on the surface coating, the gas may cause corrosion of the resistor. This could cause the malfunction indicator light to come on, poor drivability (idle instability, poor accelerator), or the engine to stop running during vehicle operation, which could result in a crash.
Remedy: Dealers will remove the inside lining material from the ECM box. Owner notification began on december 22, 2003. Owners should contact nissan at 1‑800‑647‑7261.

Recall number 03V477000 · Recall details

Questions about the Nissan Sentra power windows

Which Nissan Sentra years have power window failure problems?

The model years with the most reports are 2021 (4 complaints), 2002 (3 complaints) and 2005 (2 complaints).

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