I was driving down the road and all of a sudden the car started to sputter and I couldn't accelerate. Whenever I came to a stop it jerked after a minute of the RPM just revving, it finally shifted and lunged forward. I think the transmission went bad. Made it home parked it and I've been too concerned to drive it since.
2013 Nissan Sentra: sudden unintended acceleration
5 of the 638 complaints about the 2013 Nissan Sentra describe sudden unintended acceleration.
- owner complaints
- 5
- of this car's complaints
- 1%
- recalls
- 0
Is there a fix? 1 service bulletin covers this area of the car. See below
Sudden unintended acceleration by model year
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What owners say
The contact owns a 2013 Nissan Sentra. The contact stated that the vehicle experienced unintended acceleration. The contact had to depress the brake pedal aggressively and the vehicle would lurch forward. The failure was intermittent. The contact took the vehicle to the dealer who was unable to identify the cause of the failure. The vehicle had not been diagnosed or repaired. The contact stated the failure recurred at various speeds. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 85,000.
I have had to have my transmission replaced 1 time already for it cracking without being in an accident. It would accelerate randomly and wouldn't accelerate when I pushed on the gas. I'm now having the same problem and almost got into a car accident on an expressway because it wouldn't accelerate and when I got off the main road it accelerated without me even touching the gas peddle.
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 nissan sentra. While driving approximately 20 MPH, the vehicle lunged forward. The contact stated that the vehicle experienced hard shifts between gears. The vehicle was taken to glendale nissan (located at 484 e n ave, glendale heights, il 60139, (630) 469-6100) to be diagnosed, but the dealer was unable to duplicate the failure or produce a fault code. The contact stated that the failure was intermittent. The manufacturer was notified. The approximate failure mileage was 66,000. *tr
When idling in drive, reverse, or low, the vehicle stalls with the rpms dropping below 630. No check engine light, no fault codes are found on obdii scanners. Transmission is late to engage when accelerating. Right before stalling, car will lunge forward and shake. Happens when the engine is warm and cold.
Service bulletins that may apply
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the 2013 Nissan Sentra sudden acceleration
Is sudden unintended acceleration a common problem on the 2013 Nissan Sentra?
5 of 638 owner complaints about the 2013 Nissan Sentra (1%) mention sudden unintended acceleration. The model year with the most reports is 2015.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 2013 Nissan Sentra?
There are 0 recalls and 1 service bulletin for the same area of the car. Check them below with your VIN.
Other symptoms on the 2013 Nissan Sentra
CVT failure 117Jerking 102Transmission failure 96Stalling 64Check engine light 45Slipping 39Loss of power 38Airbag light 34Grinding brakes 31Shudder 19Hesitation 15Won't shift 15Brake failure 13Adaptive cruise 10No deployment 8Fuel pump 8Ball joint 7Fuel gauge 7Harsh shifting 7Whining noise 6ABS 5Fire or smoke 5Fuel leak 5Wipers 5
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