PURCHASE CAR IN 2015. ON SEPT 27, 2017, MY TRANSMISSION BLEW. THE WARRANTY COVERED THE REPAIR. ON SEPT 12, 2018, THE TRANSMISSION BLEW AGAIN. I HAD TO PAY $3,106.83 OUT OF POCKET. ON MAY 7, 2021, THE TRANSMISSION BLEW AGAIN! I NOW HAVE NO WARRANTY AND NO MONEY TO REPAIR. I FEEL AS THOUGH I WAS SOLD A LEMON.
2013 Nissan Sentra complaints
Owner reports filed with NHTSA about this vehicle, newest first and reproduced as filed. They are unverified accounts: one proves nothing, and a pattern across many is the thing worth reading. Back to the full 2013 record →
TRANSMISSION HAS STOP BEING AFFECTIVE IN A DRAMATIC TIME FRAME. NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, NO PREVIOUS ISSUES, NOTHING CALLED OUT BY THE MANY NISSAN TECHS WHO HAVE WORKED ON THE CAR OVER THE YEARS. WHEN PUTTING THE CAR INTO REVERSE OR DRIVE, THERE IS A DELAY, FOLLOWED BY A HARD JERK INTO GEAR. WHILE ACCELERATING THE CAR STRUGGLES TO PROVIDE POWER THROUGH THE TRANSMISSION. THEN FAILS TO SHIFT INTO HIGHER GEARS WHILE ACCELERATING ON ALL ROAD TYPES. WHEN GOING TO ACCELERATE UP A HILL, I HAVE LOST ALL POWER WHEN PRESSING THE GAS PEDAL. THE CAR NEEDED TO BE PARKED IN A NO PARKING ZONE, DUE TO THE SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER.
TRANSMISSION VERY SLUGGISH ESPECIALLY TRYING TO ACCELERATE UPHILL. PERIODIC LOST OF POWER WHILE DRIVING. JERKING MOTION WHEN TURNING.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 NISSAN SENTRA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE STARTED TO HESITATE. THE CONTACT STATED NO WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED SHE DECIDED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE THAT WAY. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING UP A HILL AT 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO MOVE FORWARD AND STARTED ROLLING BACKWARDS. THE CONTACT USED THE PARKING BRAKE TO PARK AT THE BOTTOM THE HILL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DRIVABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO NIELSEN NISSAN (59 US-206, STANHOPE, NJ 07874, (973) 347-2200) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED WITH NEEDING THE TRANSMISSION TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD BEEN INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 86,000.
THE TRANSMISSION ON THIS CAR SHREDDED ITSELF TO BITS IN A DAY AT 86K MILES. IT MADE A VERY MILD GRINDING NOISE GOING INTO WORK IN THE MORNING ON AN EXPRESSWAY AND DRIVING HOME THE SAME NIGHT IT SOUNDED LIKE THE ENGINE WAS ABOUT TO JUMP OUT OF THE CAR. REVVING ENGINE WITH NO POWER ONLY FOR IT TO LAUNCH LIKE A ROCKET WITH NO WARNING, TERRIBLE CLUNKING, STALLING, THE WORKS, ESPECIALLY AT A STOP-START. I'VE RESEARCHED ONLINE AND FOUND THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM AND THAT NISSAN IS FULLY AWARE THAT THEY BREAK AROUND 80K MILES AND CHOOSE TO DO NOTHING ABOUT IT.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 NISSAN SENTRA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE TRANSMISSION WOULD FAIL AND THE VEHICLE WOULD START TO SHAKE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN UNKNOWN DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT MANUFACTURER HAD EXTENDED THE WARRANTY ON THE VEHICLE AND TO CONTACT THE MANUFACTURER FOR ASSISTANCE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 78,000.
DRIVING IN MOTION ON INTERSTATE GOING 60 AND ALL OF A SUDDEN CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND THEN VIOLENT SHAKES AND JERKS!SCARY AS ALL GET OUT MADE ME SWERVE AND ALMOST HIT TRAFFIC BESIDE ME!! ALSO GOING UP A HILL AND LOST POWER HAD TO STOP IN ROAD TURN THE CAR OFF AND THEN TURN IT BACK ON. ALMOST GOT HIT FROM BEHIND!
THE VEHICLE HESITATES SIGNIFICANTLY WHEN ACCCELERATING... AXTS LIKE IT DOESN'T SHIFT OUT RIGHT.... AND BOGS DOWN WHEN ACCELERATING AT NORMAL SPEEDS.
WE HAVE A NISSAN SENTRA 2013, WE'VE CHANGED THE TRANSMISSION WHEN VEHICLE HAD 80,000 MILES (ALMOST ONE YEAR AND A HALF AGO), VEHICLE DOESN'T HAVE 30,000 MILES AND IS BROKEN AGAIN, WHILE NISSAN KNOWS ABOUT THIS ISSUE AND NOW THEY SAY THAT THEY CAN'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. SHAME ON NISSAN!!! THE WORST PART IS THAT THEIR OWN DEALERS KNOW THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE BECAUSE NISSAN TRANSMISIN BUILDER IS CHEAP AND THEY TEND TO FAIL FOR NO REASON.
GAS LIGHT ON CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON DUE TO FULE SENSOR LEVEL
THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN HAVING TRANSMISSION ISSUES RECENTLY. WHEN ACCELERATING THE TRANSMISSION CAUSES THE CAR TO STOP AND THEN TO JERK FORWARD AND SHUDDER. WHEN REVERSING THIS HAS ALSO BECOME AN ISSUE. THIS IS EXTREMELY CONCERNING, ESPECIALLY WHEN ATTEMPTING TO REACH THE SPEED LIMIT ON A HIGHWAY. EVEN ENTERING NORMAL STREETS IS A CAUSE FOR CONCERN SINCE THE CAR WILL STOP AND SHUDDER SUDDENLY. BECAUSE OF TRANSMISSION CONCERNS, I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO BE SERVICED AND WAS TOLD THE TRANSMISSION WAS BAD BUT WAS OUT OF THE EXTENDED WARRANTY THAT NISSAN PROVIDED AS A SETTLEMENT IN A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT REGARDING THE TRANSMISSION ISSUE WHICH APPEARS TO BE A SYSTEMIC PROBLEM WITH NISSAN'S CVT TRANSMISSION SYSTEM.
I WAS MERGING ONTO THE INTERSTATE WHEN THE TRANSMISSION STOP PULLING RIGHT WHEN I GOT INTO TRAFFIC. THE CAR BEGAN TO JERK AND WOULD NOT MOVE ALMOST CAUSED ME TO HAVE A ACCIDENT BECAUSE I WAS NOT ABLE TO GET ANY SPEED AFTER MERGING INTO TRAFFIC. I WAS ABLE TO PUT MY BLINKER ON AN MERGE TO THE SHOULDER AND HAD TO RENT A UHAUL TRAILER TO PULL THE CAR HOME. MY CAR ONLY HAVE 132,000 MILES.
MY WIFE WAS DRIVING DOWN A ROAD GOING 50 MPH WHEN THE TRANSMISSION STARTED SHIPPING AND MINUTES LATER THE CAR STARTED JERKING HEAVILY AND LOST POWER WHILE DRIVING I ONLY HAVE AROUND 130K MILES AND THE CVT TRANSMISSION WENT FROM PERFECTLY FINE TO SPEED WORKING IN A MATTER OF MINUTES
CVT TRANSMISSION OVER HEAT/ FAILURE AT 93000 MILES. VEHICLE AFTER ABOUT 1- 2 HOURS OF DRIVING WOULD NOT MOVE FORWARD OR BACKWARD WHILE IN DRIVE. BLOCKED TRAFFIC FOR ABOUT 30 MINUTES AS POLICE OFFICERS WERE GETTING A TOW TRUCK. AFTER CAR HAD BEEN SITTING WHILE OFF FOR ABOUT 30 I WAS ABLE TO START AND MOVE IT OFF THE ROAD. NISSAN RECOGNIZES THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM INCREASED TRANSMISSION WARRANTY TO 84K MILES. SHOULD BE RECALLED!!! NO WARNING OR CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAS EVER COME ON. NISSAN = JUNK!!
MY TRANSMISSION JUST GAVE OUT ON ME
THE DASHBOARD WORKS SOMETIMES ( LITTLE SCREEN) . THE SEATSEALTS GET STUCK EVERYTIME I TRY TO USE THEM.
I HAVE A 2013 NISSAN SENTRA, WHICH I HAVE HAD CONTINUOUS PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION. A YEAR OR TWO AGO, IT LOCKED UP AND LEFT ME STRANDED. WHEN I TOWED IT IN, AND THEY REPLACED THE ENTIRE SHIFTER. THEY ALSO DID AN "ADJUSTMENT" TO THE TRANSMISSION. THIS CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO DRIVE POORLY. IT EITHER WOULD HAVE A LAG WHEN ACCELERATING, OR WOULD RAPIDLY ACCELERATE. I CALLED TO COMPLAIN AFTER THE ADJUSTMENT. THE DEALER TOLD ME IT WAS AND ADJUSTMENT NISSAN REQUIRED IN ORDER KEEP THE TRANSMISSION FROM GOING OUT. SO I PUT UP WITH IT. UNFORTUNATELY, I WAS NOT ABLE TO USE THE CAR TO TEACH MY KIDS TO DRIVE BECAUSE OF THE TRANSMISSION ADJUSTMENT. ONCE IT ACCELERATED SO INSTANTLY THAT MY DAUGHTER ALMOST RAN THROUGH THE GARAGE. I TALKED TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID THE ADJUSTMENT WAS NEEDED AND THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. NOW GUESS WHAT, THE TRANSMISSION IS GOING OUT. IT ONLY HAS AROUND A 105000 MILES. IT STARTS JERKING AND STAYS STUCK IN A LOW GREAR. ALMSOT DIED ON THE HIGHWAY. I HAVE HAD IT SERVICED PROPERLY AND METICULOUSLY. I HAVE PUT UP WITH THE TRANS ADJUSTMENT. NOW THE DEALER (RIKART NISSAN) WANTS 4200.00 TO FIX IT. AFTER SOME RESEARCH, I HAVE NOTICED THERE ARE TONS OF CLASS ACTION SUITS, ETC. THEY SAY THEY WILL NOT REPAIR OR REBUILD IT. THEY SAY IT IS SUCH A TERRIBLE TRANSMISSION THEY WILL ONLY REPLACE THE WHOLE THING.
MY CAR STARTED JERKING AND ALL SUDDEN WHEN DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY IT WAS LIKE LOOSING ITS POWER AND THEN IT MADE A LOUD JERK ALSO NO WARNINGS LIGHT CAME ON AND THE CAR DEALER PUT A NEW TRANSMISSION IN ABOUT 4 YEARS AGO
VEHICLE HAS BEEN HAVING ACCELERATION PROBLEMS SINCE FIRST BOUGHT FROM CARMAX. TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY BUT VEHICLE IS STILL NOT ACCELERATING WHEN GOING UP HILLS. THIS VEHICLE IS A MAJOR SAFETY PROBLEM AND LIABILITY ISSUE. CARMAX HAS FAILED TO ADDRESS IT FURTHER AND FIX IT
TRANSMISSION STARTED FAILING, OUT OF NISSAN'S CLASS ACTION SETTLEMENT EXTENSION TO 84,000 MILES AS MY CAR HAD 95,000 MILES ON IT. I BOUGHT THIS CAR BRAND NEW AND MAINTAINED IT FOR MY DAUGHTER TO DRIVE AND WAS HOPING IT WOULD LAST HER THROUGH COLLEGE. I DROVE IT LAST FRIDAY, TRADED IT IN ON SUNDAY AS COST TO REPAIR EXCEEDED THE VALUE OF THE CAR. WAS NOT INFORMED OF RECALL WHICH IS ODD AS ONLY OWNER OF CAR BUT REGARDLESS THE VEHICLE NOT SAFE DUE TO KNOWN ISSUES OF CVT DRIVETRAIN. CAR WOULD JUMP, HESITATE, NO POWER THEN IT WOULD CATCH AND LUNGE WHEN GAS APPLIED. GOING DOWNHILL SEEMED TO CAUSE LOSS OF POWER AND WOULD ACTUALLY SLOW CAR DOWN CAUSING ME TO HAVE TO ACCELERATE TO GO DOWNHILL AND THUS PULL OFF ROAD TO STOP AND LET THE CAR SEEM TO REST PRIOR TO INTERSTATE DRIVING. THANKFUL WEATHER NOT BAD WHEN THIS HAPPENED OR THAT MY DAUGHTER NOT IN A WRECK BECAUSE OF THIS KNOWN ISSUE. WILL BOYCOTT NISSAN PRODUCTS REST OF MY LIFE. SPOKE WITH NISSAN REP WHO INFORMED ME NOTHING CAN BE DONE BY NISSAN TO HELP ME. I HELPED MYSELF AND BOUGHT A HONDA.
WHEN THE CAR IS STOPPED AND IN "PARK" (THE ENGINE MAY BE RUNNING OR OFF AND YOU GO TO START IT UP), THE CAR WILL NOT COME OUT OF "PARK". THIS HAPPENS RANDOMLY. TO GET THE CAR OUT OF "PARK", PER THE OWNER'S MANUAL, THERE IS AN INSET HALF-CIRCLE (8MM) PLASTIC PIECE LABELED "SHIFT LOCK" NEXT TO THE SHIFTER THAT HAS TO BE PRIED OFF WITH AN APPROPRIATELY SIZED TOOL AND THEN AN APPROPRIATELY SIZED TOOL HAS TO BE INSERTED INTO THE SLOT AND PRESSED DOWN WHILE THE SHIFTER IS SIMULTANEOUSLY MOVED OUT OF "PARK" (NOTE: YOU NEED TO USE BOTH HANDS TO ACCOMPLISH THIS PLUS OBTAIN THE NECESSARY TOOLS). THIS HAPPENS WHEN THE CAR IS STOPPED AND IN "PARK" - WHILE WAITING TO PICK SOMEONE UP, STOPPING TO DROP SOMEONE OFF, IN A TRAFFIC JAM; AT A SAFETY CHECK ON A HIGHWAY, PARKED IN A LOT, PARKED IN A GARAGE, ETC. THIS PROBLEM OF THE SHIFTER STUCK IN "PARK" ONLY HAPPENS WHEN THE CAR IS NOT IN MOTION AND THE TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN PLACED IN THE "PARK" POSITION - THE ENGINE CAN BE EITHER ON OR OFF AND YOU GO TO START THE CAR.
TRANSMISSION HAS JUDDER, LOSS OF POWER NO MATTER IF ON A STRAIGHTWAY OR CLIMBING A HILL WHICH CREATES A SAFETY ISSUE. THIS IS NOW A CONSTANT ISSUE.
CAR HAS 103000 MILES. BOUGHT USED AND AFTER HAD NISSAN SERVICE CAMPAIGNS COMPLETED AND STATING CAR IN GOOD SHAPE. THEN CAR BEGAN HIGH REVVVING BEFORE SHIFTING, OCCASIONAL SHUDDER WHEN SHIFTING TO DRIVE OR REVERSE, THEN ENTERS LOW MODE WITH NO ACCELERATION. TOOK TO NISSAN DEALER AND THEY SAID NEEDS NEW TRANSMISSION. CONTACTED NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIRS AND FILED A COMPLAINT. THEY DENIED THE CLAIM ONLY STATING CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY, NO OFFER TO AT LEAST SHARE THE COST. THIS CLEARLY SHOULD BE A FULL TRANSMISSION RECALL. DO NOT BUY A CAR WITH A CVT!
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 NISSAN SENTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, SHE HEARD AN ABNORMAL TAPPING NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. NO WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE CVT TRANSMISSION FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER HAD YET TO BE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER HAD BEEN NOTIFIED VIA LETTER HOWEVER, THE CONTACT HAD YET TO RECEIVE A RESPONSE FROM THE MANUFACTURER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 112,807.*DT*JB
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 NISSAN SENTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY DECELERATED AND ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. ADDITIONALLY, WHILE DRIVING THE BRAKES ACTIVATED INDEPENDENTLY STOPPING THE VEHICLE ABRUPTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO RAIRDON'S NISSAN OF AUBURN LOCATED AT 713 35TH ST NE, AUBURN, WA 98002, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE CVT TRANSMISSION WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.
I AM HAVING IGNITION PROBLEMS. SOME TIMES THE CAR CRANK, SOMETIMES IT DOESN'T. MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON.
MY TRANSMISSION HAS JUST STOPPED WORKING I LOST POWER AND WAS NOT ABLE TO DRIVE AND I HAD TO PULL OFF THE ROAD AND RESTARTED MY CAR AND DROVE HOME. I BROUGHT IT TO THE TRANSMISSION SHOP AND WAS TOLD MY CVT HAS TO BE REPLACED AT $4,700 AND THERE IS A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT THAT COVERS TO 84,000 MILES BUT MY CAR IS NOW AT 94,000 BUT I THINK MY TRANSMISSION SHOULD BE FIXED FOR FREE
PURCHASED OUR 2013 NISSAN SENTRA SV IN MAY, 2016. IT CAME WITH A 7 YEAR CPO, EXPIRATION MAY 30, 2020. WITHIN 3 MONTHS OF PURCHASE I HAD WHAT I THOUGHT WAS A SHIFTING/TRANSMISSION RELATED ISSUE. WHEN GOING FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEAR THE CAR TACHOMETER WOULD REV TO 4500 RPM BUT NUT GO ANY FASTER, THEN SHAKE/THUNK, AND GO INTO 2ND GEAR. FROM THAT TIME UNTIL APRIL, 2020, I WENT IN TO 4 SEPARATE NISSAN DEALERSHIPS IN 2 STATES WITH THIS PROBLEM. EACH ONE SAID THEY WOULD NOT LOOK AT THE VEHICLE BECAUSE NISSAN SAID THEY WOULD NOT FIX THE PROBLEM UNTIL THE TRANSMISSION STOPS WORKING. IN APRIL, 2020, MY LAST VISIT, I EXPLAINED A NEW PROBLEM OCCURRED. THE CAR COULD NOT MAINTAIN 65 MILES PER HOUR WITHOUT GOING INTO OVERDRIVE OR A HIGHER GEAR, AND WAS SHIFTING MULTIPLE TIMES INTO MULTIPLE GEARS. BUT STILL NOTHING WOULD BE DONE BY NISSAN AS THE TRANSMISSION DID NOT FAIL. THEN, ON JULY 22, 2020, THE TRANSMISSION STUCK IN 2ND TWICE. I CONTACTED NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIRS AND EXPLAINED MY SITUATION. A CASE SHEET WAS DEVELOPED AND I SENT IN INFORMATION TO THEM. 8 DAYS LATER THEY CALLED ME BACK AND SAID MY CPO WARRANTY ENDED END OF MAY, 2020, SO THERE WAS NOTHING THEY WOULD DO. BY THE WAY, MY CASE SHEET NUMBER WAS 40830236. TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED THIS WEEK COSTING US OVER $4000. VERY, VERY FRUSTRATED. I KNOW OUR CPO ENDED END OF MAY, 2020. BUT NISSAN REFUSED TO LOOK AT TRANSMISSION UNTIL TOTAL FAILURE. I AM SENDING YOU COPIES OF OUR TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT BILL, A COPY FROM NISSAN NOTING TRANSMISSIO
SOMETIMES THE SHIFT KNOB WILL LOCK AND WILL NOT MOVE FROM THE PARK POSITION. I WAS IN THE PARKING LOT AND THE SHIFT WAS STUCK FOR ABOUT 10 MINUTES THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN ONE COULD PUT IT INTO 'DRIVE'.
VEHICLE SUDDENLY JUST DIED AS WIFE WAS MAKING A LEFT ON TO BUSY HIGHWAY FOUND OUT CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT JUST EXPIRED IN APRIL THIS THING SHOULD HAVE BEEN RECALLED FOR PUTTING LIVES IN DANGER !! DEALERSHIP STILL ALLOWED TO SELL EVEN THOUGH THEY WILL NOT FIX ISSUE SINCE CALL ACTION LAW SUIT EXPIRED DO NOT BUY !!!
FIRST TIME WAS IN SAN MARCOS ON I-10 FREEWAY WHILE ON THE WAY TO WORK WHILE IN THE MIDDLE LANE THE RPM SHOT UP THEN BACK DOWN AND THE CAR SLOWED DOWN REAL FAST TO ABOUT 20 TO 25 MPH AND WITH NO BREAK LIGHTS SHOWING ALMOST GOT REAR ENDED, LUCKILY WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF WITH OUT AN ACCIDENT, AND AFTER A COUPLE OF MINUTES STARTED AND DROVE NORMAL. AFTER A COUPLE OF WEEK COMING HOME DUE TO THE CORONAVIRUS AND AGAIN ON THE FREEWAY IT HAPPENED AGAIN. TOWED IT TO GUNN NISSAN IN SAN ANTONIO TX AND FILED A COMPLAINT WITH NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIRS AND THEY DID NOTHING, SO THE DEALERSHIP CHARGED ME $1100 TO FIX IT, SO I PAYED EVEN THO NISSAN SHOULD TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE REPAIRS. 6 DAYS AFTER IT WAS SO CALLED FIXED AND AGAIN ON THE FREEWAY RPM SHOT UP THE CAR SLOWED TO 20 TO 25 PMH AND ALMOST REAR END BECAUSE NO BREAK LIGHTS CAME ON. RETURNED IT TO THE SAME DEALERSHIP AND NOW THEY SAY IT NEEDS A NEW TRANSMISSION $4000. MILEAGE THE FIRST ABOUT 82,000, AND THE LAST TIME 85,500 NISSAN NEW EXTENDED WARRANTY 7 YEARS OR 84,000 MILES AND IN CALIFORNIA 10 YEARS OR 120,000 MILES WHY ONLY CALIFORNIA. THE ISSUE WITH NISSAN CVT TRANSMISSIONS ARE VERY SERIOUS AND COULD HAVE COSTED MY STEPDAUGHTER HER LIVE. I PAYED TO HAVE IT REPAIRED AND 6 DAYS LATER THEY WANT ME TO PAY FOR A NEW TRANSMISSION.
THE CAR ACCELERATES SLOWER. ON ECO MODE, THE CAR GETS STUCK ON A GEAR; SOMETIMES IT WILL GET STUCK ON THE SECOND OR THIRD GEAR. FOR EXAMPLE, TODAY IT REVVED UP TO 5000 RPM AS I WAS MERGING ONTO THE FREEWAY AND I HAD TO PULL OVER BECAUSE IT WAS STUCK ON GEAR 3.
WHEN DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30MPH, I PUSHED MY BRAKE PEDAL TO SLOW FOR MY NEXT TURN. THE PEDAL WAS SLIGHTLY INEFFECTIVE, MEANING THE PRESSURE IN THE PEDAL WAS RELEASED AND THE BRAKE DID NOT HALT MY CAR IN A SAFE TIMEFRAME. I HAD TO RELEASE AND PRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL AGAIN TO FEEL PRESSURE IN THE BRAKE SYSTEM, AND WAS ABLE TO SLOW JUST IN TIME TO MAKE MY NEXT TURN. THIS WAS DEFINITELY SCARY AS I'VE NEVER EXPERIENCED BRAKE FAILURE BEFORE.
MY TRANSMISSION FAILED WHILE I WAS DRIVING DOWN A MAIN ROAD. I BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALER TWICE BEFORE. THE FIRST TIME THEY TOLD ME I HAD TO KEEP DRIVING IT UNTIL IT GOT WORSE. THE SECOND TIME THEY SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH IT. I BROUGHT IT TO A TRANSMISSION EXPERT 5 DAYS LATER WHO TOOK PICTURES AS PROOF THAT IT WAS FAILING. THE NEXT DAY IS WHEN IT BROKE DOWN. NISSAN IS PRODUCING CARS WITH FAULTY TRANSMISSIONS AND THEN MAKING THEIR CUSTOMERS PAY FOR IT. THIS CVT TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE RECALLED. PEOPLE'S LIVES ARE IN DANGER. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 NISSAN SENTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER MOVING OFF FROM A STOP, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE ABOVE 20 MPH. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO MODERN NISSAN OF CONCORD (967 CONCORD PARKWAY SOUTH, CONCORD, NC 28027, (704) 788-2110) TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 99,000.
WE ARE DEALING WITH TRANSMISSION FAILURE AFTER ONLY HAVING THE CAR FOR 4 YEARS. RPM RUMS UP WHEN GAS IS PRESSED, LEAKING OIL, CAR WON'T STAY COOL. IN MOTION, BOTH ON CITY STREET AND HIGHWAY. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A OWNS 2013 NISSAN SENTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER NOR AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY TAKEN TO EXTON NISSAN (200 W LINCOLN HWY, EXTON, PA 19341) AND REPAIRED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.
I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY WHEN MY CAR STOPPED RUNNING I GOT REALLY SCARED BECAUSE I DID NOT KNOW WHAT WAS GOING ON I HAD MY SMALLER SIBLINGS WITH ME THAT DAY AND THOUGHT THE WORST WHEN THE TOWING TRUCK PICKED MY CAR UP AND I TOOK IT TO THE MECHANIC THEY TOLD ME IT WAS THE TRANSMISSION AND THAT THESE NISSAN 2013 SENTRAS WERE KNOWN TO HAVE THIS PROBLEMS AND THAT I WAS NOT THE FIRST IN THIS PAST MONTHS. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 NISSAN SENTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE RECEIVED AN UNKNOWN RECALL RELATED TO THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE REPROGRAMMING, HOWEVER THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A TRANSMISSION FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 30 TO 45 MPH, THE RPM REVVED UP TO 7,000 HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO EXCEED 45 MPH. THE CONTACT STATED NO WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO RUSTY WALLACE NISSAN LOCATED AT 4515 CLINTON HWY, KNOXVILLE, TN 37912, WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS INFORMED OF THE FAILURE, AND A CASE WAS FILED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 100,400.
I PURCHASED FOUR SUMI TOUR PLUS LSW TIRES IN OCTOBER 2016. IN OCTOBER 2018, A BULGE WAS DISCOVERED IN ONE OF THE SIDEWALLS. THE COMPANY I BOUGHT THE TIRES FROM SUGGESTED THE TIRE MUST HAVE BEEN DAMAGED BY A POTHOLE (EVEN THOUGH I LIVE IN FLORIDA WHERE THERE ARE FEW, IF ANY, POTHOLES.) IN APRIL 2020, ANOTHER BULGE WAS DISCOVERED IN ONE OF THE THREE REMAINING ORIGINAL TIRES. BOTH BULGES OCCURRED WITH THE TIRES HAVING LESS THAN THE 50,000 MILE WARRANTY. I CONTACTED THE TIRE MANUFACTURER AND WAS TOLD THE BULGES WERE "IMPACT BUBBLES," WHICH IS NOT A DEFECT, BUT A ROAD HAZARD. I FIND THIS HARD TO BELIEVE, AS I HAVE HIT POTHOLES IN THE PAST THAT HAVE ACTUALLY DENTED MY RIM, BUT NEVER HAVE I HAD BULGES OCCUR IN THE TIRES THEMSELVES IN ALL MY YEARS OF DRIVING...LET ALONE TWO BULGES IN UNDER TWO YEARS. *TR *JS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 NISSAN SENTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO ABC NISSAN SERVICE (1300 E CAMELBACK RD, PHOENIX, AZ 85014) TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS DEFECTIVE, AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 88,464. *BF*JB
MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON SO I TOOK MY 2013 NISSAN SENTRA (54,000 MILES) TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I BOUGHT IT NEW FOR DIAGNOSIS. WAS ADVISED FUEL LEVEL SENSOR CODE NOT BEING READ CORRECTLY SO FUEL PUMP NEEDS REPLACED. ESTIMATE $671 AND MY DIAGNOSIS WAS $145. I CALLED NISSAN BECAUSE THERE HAD BEEN A RECALL, BUT NOT FOR MY VIN. THE FUEL PUMP SHOULD LAST 125,000 MILES! VERY DISSAPPOINTED WITH NISSAN, THEY SAID SINCE IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY THEY COULD NOT OFFER ANYTHING. NOW I'M JUST WAITING FOR THE WELL-DOCUMENTED TRANSMISSION FAILURE TO HAPPEN. THIS WAS MY FIRST NEW CAR EVER, AND I CAREFULLY RESEARCHED IT BEFORE PURCHASE. THEY CERTAINLY AREN'T MAKING THIS CUSTOMER FEEL TAKEN CARE OF BY NOT TAKING RESPONSIBILITY FOR REPLACING THE FAULTY FUEL PUMP.
I BOUGHT MY 2013 NISSAN SENTRA SR FROM TOWNE AUTO BROKERS 03/2013 I TEST DROVE IT AND IT HAD NO SHIFTING PROBLEMS AT THAT TIME. 2 WEEKS LATER WHILE I'M DRIVING IT THE SENTRA STARTED JERKING AND IDLING ERRATICALLY, THE RPM TACHOMETER RED LINED 3 TIMES WITHOUT THE GAS PEDAL BEING DEPRESSED!! WHILE REDLINING THE SENTRA'S TRANSMISSION SHUDDER WITH THE ERRATIC JERKING ALL THE WHILE DECELERATING BEFORE CATCHING 3RD GEAR AT 4,000 RPM. I WAS IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC 3 MILES FROM HOME SO I DECIDED TO TRY AND MAKING IT HOME. WHILE STOPPED AT THE STOP LIGHT THE SENTRA IDLED NORMAL, THEN AT THE GREEN LIGHT WHEN I DEPRESSED THE GAS PEDAL NOTHING HAPPENED( NO POWER AT ALL AND THE RPM DIDN'T RISE) I WAS LITERALLY STUCK IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION NOT ABLE TO MOVE MY NISSAN SENTRA UNDER ITS OWN POWER!!! I'M AFRAID THAT THIS IS A TRANSMISSION ISSUE THAT THE MANUFACTURER WAS WELL AWARE OF BEFORE INSTALLATION IN NISSAN SENTRA AND ALL OTHER MODELS WITH THIS CVT TRANSMISSION. I BELIEVE THE NISSAN CORPORATION SHOULD RECALL ALL CVT TRANSMISSION DUE TO MECHANICAL FAILURE RESULTING IN LACK OF POWER.
WHILE DRIVING, MY CAR CONTINUES TO JERK AND JERK AS I TRIED TO GIVE THE CAR GAS. IT WOULD SPUTTER AND THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN JUMP REALLY QUICK. IT FINALLY GOT TO THE POINT WHERE I GOT STUCK AT TWO LIGHTS! I FINALLY GOT MY DESTINATION AND GOT STUCK ON THE HILL. MY FOOT WAS ALL THE WAY ON THE GAS PEDAL AND SOME KIND GENTLEMEN PUSHED MY CAR UP THE HILL SO I COULD PARK IT. IT'S VERY SCARY AS I HAD MY TWO CHILDREN IN THE CAR WITH ME AND FOR SOMETHING LIKE THIS TO HAPPEN IT PUTS ALL OF OUR LIVES IN DANGER. I WAS DRIVING ON A MAJOR INTERSECTION WHEN THIS HAPPENED. ANY TIME O WOULD COME TO A STOP IT WOULD STALL AND IT WOULD NOW ALLOW ME TO TURN. THE ACCELERATION WOULD NOT WORK. I HAD TO CUT THE CAR OFF TWICE TO TRY AND SEE IF IT WOULD RESTART AND GIVE ME ENOUGH PUSH TO MY DESTINATION. BUT AS STATED MY FOOT WAS COMPLETELY ON THE GAS AND IT WOULD NOT GO OVER 5 MPH!
I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY ON CRUISE CONTROL GOING 70MPH WHEN THE CAR STARTED SLOWING DOWN TO THE POINT WHERE I HAD TO PULL OVER. I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND WHEN I TURNED IT BACK ON IT WAS NOT ACCELERATING. I HAD TO TOW THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY TOLD ME I NEEDED A NEW CVT TRANSMISSION. MY CAR ONLY HAS 114,000 MILES. THE TRANSMISSION SHOULD STILL BE WORKING FINE. THE CAR HAS NOT BEEN IN ANY ACCIDENTS/CAR WRECKS.
I BOUGHT THIS CAR AT 120,000 MILES AND HAVE DRIVEN IT TO 139,000. I STARTED NOTICING MY TRANSMISSION STALLING AND I REVIVED A LETTER IN THE MAIL A COUPLE TIMES REGARDING MY TRANSMISSION BEING RECALLED. I UNFORTUNATELY DON'T HAVE THE LETTER ANYMORE REGARDING THE TRANSMISSION.
I HAD TO PAY OVER $4,000 FOR A NEW TRANSMISSION. I WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THEM. THE CVT WAS BAD ON TBESE NISSONS 2012-2017 MODELS.
WHILE IN MOTION THE PASSENGER SIDE BALL JOINT DID BREAK. THIS ALLOWED THE WHEEL TO BECOME NON RESPONSIVE AND CAUSED THE DRIVE AXLE TO BREAK. IF THE VEHICLE WAS GOING AT HIGHWAY SPEED AT THE TIME, THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN A SEVERE ACCIDENT TO SAY THE LEAST.
THE CAR JERKS WHEN ACCELERATING, COASTING AND BRAKING. THE RPM NEEDLE MOVES ERRATICALLY. THIS MAKES THE CAR EXTREMELY UNSAFE TO DRIVE AS THE JERKING COULD EASILY CAUSE A COLLISION. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON CITY STREETS AND PARKING LOTS, BUT I HAVE NOT TAKEN THE CAR ON ANY HIGHWAYS BECAUSE I FEAR THE POSSIBLE OUTCOME. THE CAR NEEDS A NEW TRANSMISSION AT ONLY 93,000 MILES. I HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED 2 HOURS FROM THE LOCATION OF THE JERKING TO MY HOME.
WHEN DRIVING THIS CAR IT CONSTANTLY JERKS WHEN COMING TO A STOP. IT ALSO JERKS WHEN I TAKE MY FOOT OFF THE GAS GOING DOWN A HILL. LAST WEEK WHEN DRIVING TO WORK I PUT MY FOOT ON THE BREAK AND THE ENGINE REVVED AND THE RPM NEEDLE FLEW UP AND GOT STUCK. THIS SHOULD NOT BE HAPPENING IN A CAR THAT IS JUST BARELY 7 YEARS OLD. I AM ALSO HAVING ACCELERATION PROBLEMS SO I GET TO ENDURE THE FEAR OF NOT KNOWING IF THE CAR WILL GO WHEN I HIT THE GAS. I'VE TAKEN IT TO A MECHANIC AND WAS TOLD THE TRANSMISSION IN THIS CAR IS THE WORST TRANSMISSION EVER MADE. WONDERFUL NEWS. SO NOW MY CHOICES ARE TO PAY THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS, ON TOP OF THE ALREADY THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS I AM STILL PAYING ON THE CAR, TO GET A NEW TRANSMISSION OR BE TERRIFIED EVERYTIME I GET BEHIND THE WHEEL OF MY CAR THAT I WON'T MAKE IT TO MY DESTINATION. YOU HAVE MADE A VEHICLE THAT IS OF POOR QUALITY AND NOT WORTH THE MONEY YOU ARE EXPECTING PEOPLE TO PAY. YOUR CAR IS UNSAFE FOR THE ROAD. I PRAY THAT I AM CAPABLE ENOUGH TO BE ABLE TO HANDLE THE CLEARLY INEVITABLE MECHANICAL ISSUES THAT WILL UNDOUBTEDLY HAPPEN AS I CONTINUE TO DRIVE THIS CAR. YOU SHOULD BE ASHAMED OF YOURSELVES.
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