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2015 Nissan Sentra electrical system problems

25 owner complaints to NHTSA about the 2015 Nissan Sentra cite electrical system, 7% of all 352 complaints for this model year.

Complaints
25
7% of all complaints
Crashes
0
Reported by owners
Fires
2
Reported by owners
Injuries
0
Reported by owners
01 —Owner reports

What owners say about the electrical system

Verbatim from NHTSA complaints, newest first
“My car would we still in the middle of the road and one day I was turning to go home and it cut off with everything on the dashboard was still on and the power steering went out and I tried to turn real fast to get my driveway and next thing I know my Cortizone fire meanwhile every now and then I would see a light blinking my dashboard fast and then go away. It was the battery light barely show up.”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled Mar 28, 2026Steering, Power train, Electrical systemFire reportedODI 11727684
“The car keeps throwing a P0101 code. The MAF Sensor has been replaced and the throttle body has been clean and the engine light and code keep showing up. It is causing acceleration issues making it dangerous to start moving or going fast to get up to speed on the interstate.”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled May 19, 2024Electrical system, EngineODI 11589533
“Mass air flow sensor code keeps coming on. I have replaced the sensor with the Nissan brand and the check engine light comes on again being the MAF sensor. Also the radio screen is blank.”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled Apr 15, 2024Electrical system, Unknown or otherODI 11583170
“The car began to jerk when driven. One day, it stopped working; the engine was still running but it wouldn't shift gears. The transmission was repaired, and several parts were replaced. However, the car still jerks when reaching 50 miles per hour, the horn doesn't sound, not even the alarm, and it makes a loud noise when making a tight turn.”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled Mar 27, 2024Electrical system, Structure, Vehicle speed controlODI 11579818
“After getting my transmission serviced, my car started jerking often and lagging on speed from 0-35. Once hitting 40 mph, it would create a loud rev up and a rough kick back. It has stalled out and started up numerous times while sitting in freeway traffic and traffic light controlled intersections to the point that I had to move it and park somewhere safe for 10 mins for it to restart then stall out again a few mins later down the road.”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled Feb 12, 2022Power train, Electrical systemODI 11451672
“The 2015 Nissan Sentra SV has issues with stalling during driving, not accelerating over a certain MPR but RPM continues to get higher, and the car seeming to jerk when in drive. The transmission seems to slip. There are no indicators for check engine that has came on prior to these events taking place. Very unsafe driving on the highway when these situations occur. Has had multiple diagnostics done and nothing has been solved.”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled Sep 20, 2021Power train, Electrical system, EngineODI 11433744

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Data from NHTSA Complaints API (owner reports, unverified) · synced Nov 3, 2026NHTSA vehicle page

Complaints are unverified owner reports to NHTSA and are not normalized for sales volume. One complaint can cite several components.