There are 6 owner-reported speed control & cruise complaints for the 2000 Nissan Sentrain NHTSA's database. These are unverified consumer reports and may not reflect confirmed defects.
EVER SINCE I'VE OWNED MY 2000 NISSAN SENTRA (OWNER SINCE APRIL 2003), I'VE NOTICED THAT THE CAR HESITATES WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL IS PRESSED. THIS CAUSES ME TO PRESS ON THE GAS HARDER MAKING MY CAR LURCH FORWARD. THIS MORNING I REAR ENDED SOMEONE AND WHILE THE NATURE OF THE COLLISION IS MY FAULT, I BELIEVE THERE WOULD BE FAR LESS DAMAGE TO MY CAR HAD IT NOT HESITATED DUE TO THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL GETTING STUCK. MY SISTER ALSO OWNS A NISSAN SENTRA (2001 YEAR) SINCE JULY 2003 AND SHE HAS EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM WITH HER CAR HESITATING BECAUSE THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL GETS STUCK. I LOOKED ON THE INTERNET AND THERE ARE SEVERAL OTHER PEOPLE WHO HAVE NOTICED THAT THEIR ACCELERATOR PEDAL GETS STUCK AS WELL. HTTP://CONSUMERAFFAIRS.COM/AUTOMOTIVE/NISSAN_SENTRA.HTML I CALLED NISSAN AND THEY SAID THAT IT'S BECAUSE I HAVE AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. HOWEVER, THIS IS NOT AN ACCEPTABLE JUSTIFICATION. JUST BECAUSE MY CAR IS AN AUTOMATIC, DOES NOT MEAN IT'S OKAY TO HAVE A STUCK ACCELERATOR ON MY CAR.
ACCELERATOR PEDAL STICKS. TO GET THE CAR MOVING WE HAVE TO PUSH THE PEDAL HARD WHICH CAUSES A FASTER THAN NORMAL ACCELERATION.*AK
HAD STOPPED VEHICLE, FOOT ON BRAKE, READY TO REVERSE TO PARALLED PARK, AND VEHICLE STARTED RACING FASTER AND FASTER. ONLY WAY TO STOP IT WAS TO TURN OFF THE IGNITION, AFTER THE VEHICLE LURCHED FORWARD AND WAS REVVING UP TO MAX RPM. FORTUNATELY I WAS AT END OF STREET, NOTHING AND NO ONE IN FRONT OF ME WHEN IT LURCHED, MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE DIDN'T STOP IT. HAD TO SHUT MOTOR OFF. DT
INTERMITTENTLY WHEN STOPPING, VEHICLE SURGES FORWARD. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. *AK CONSUMER STATES SURGING HAPPENS WHEN APPLYING BRAKES, THE HARDER THE BRAKES ARE APLLIED, THE MORE THE VEHICLE WILL SURGE, THE RPMS ALSO INCREASE, CONSUMER STATES THE ONLY WAY TO STOP THE SUDDEN ACCELERATION IS BY RELEASING THE BRAKE PEDAL. *SLC
WAS AT A FULL STOP WITH FOOT ON BRAKES WHEN VEHICLE ACCELERATED INTO FULL THROTTLE. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP, AND MECHANIC FOUND NOTHING ON DIAGNOSTIC MACHINE. VEHICLE WAS ALSO TEST DRIVEN, AND NOTHING WAS FOUND.*AK
WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS OR WHEN PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE VEHICLE WILL UNEXPECTEDLY ACCELERATE, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK
Complaints are unverified consumer reports submitted to NHTSA. A high complaint count may reflect vehicle popularity, not defect severity. Data sourced from NHTSA public records.
Data synced from NHTSA on Apr 26, 2026