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Vehicle history — accidents, title & owners
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3N1CB51D75L••••••2005 Nissan SENTRA
This build draws 3.3× more complaints than the average 2005 Nissan SENTRA build (21 vs 6).
21on this build
135on the model
21builds in total
2involved a crash
2involved a fire
3injuries
Most reportedEngine And Engine Cooling 5Engine 5Fuel System 4Gasoline 4
What owners of this build wrote
Air BagscrashfireJan 2021
I was driving this car but had stopped to let traffic by (in a turn lane) when an oncoming truck barrelled toward me & hit me head-on, going about 40 mph. His truck bent in the whole front of my sentra but my neither my driver-side or passenger-side airbag went off to protect me…
SeatscrashfireFeb 2007
- the contact owns a 2005 nissan sentra with a current and failure mileage of 14,000. The contact was stopped at a light when the vehicle was rear ended by another vehicle, causing the contact's vehicle to hit the vehicle in front. As a result of the rear end collision the…
Electrical SystemJul 2019
The contact owns a 2005 nissan sentra. While driving approximately 65 mph, the vehicle stalled without warning. The contact was able to restart the vehicle after several attempts. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. Banister nissan of chesapeake (located at 930 n…
Engine And Engine CoolingJul 2016
The contact owns a 2005 nissan sentra. While driving on the interstate at approximately 40 mph, the vehicle lost power and all of the sensor lights illuminated. The vehicle was pulled onto the left shoulder. The vehicle restarted and was driven approximately one mile; however,…
Electronic Stability Control (esc)Oct 2015
On more than one occasion, my car cut off on me while driving. The issue began around march of 2015. Three times my car cut off on me driving down a busy road. The other few times were on local roads. As a result, I often had to push, wait it out (car eventually would…
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Decoded via NHTSA vPIC. Recalls, complaints and safety from NHTSA; MPG from EPA fueleconomy.gov. Full history reports from our partner. VIN 3N1CB51D75L588529 · decoded Nov 2026. — ForCar Reviewed by Denis Kataev, founder of ForCar.