2013 Nissan Sentra: ABS light or ABS activating

Filed Oct 4, 2018 · Transmission · CT

Transmission blew at 39,000 miles. Dealer said we needed an ABS sensor, cost to us 600.00 so they replaced. Dealer drove car and car didn't even make it out of their lot. Transmission failure. 5 year 60,000 mile warranty expired march 2018. Nissan not willing to extend or cover repair. Cost to repair 5000.00 we bought car 2 years ago only had 25000 miles.

Filed Sep 26, 2017 · Acceleration, Engine · 13,987 miles · TX

Car has only 13,987 original miles. While accelerating from a stop, accelerating from any speed, vehicle loses all throttle control / response, idle may hang at 3200 suddenly during acceleration then take 30-40 seconds to drop back to normal. You may or may not have warning lights and/or fault codes set. Transmission shifting is erratic or none at all (stays in high gear). Fault codes if any are most likely electrical circuit, low voltage type codes. Warning lights may be traction / stability control, check engine, ABS in any combination. The fault is moisture (water / condensation) collecting in a tail light and shorting the circuit which is connected to the engine / transmission electronics. The tail light may not have any sign of damage / cracks / holes but the water presence causing the short can damage or destroy the transmission if not corrected not to mention the possibility of an accident due to a stuck throttle at 3200 RPM in traffic. Nissan is aware of this issue but has no recall at this time (waiting for the accidents I guess)

Filed May 1, 2015 · Acceleration, Brakes · 48,250 miles · KY

After attempting to accelerate from stop at a stop sign, the sentra would not accelerate higher than about 10 MPH. I pushed the gas pedal to the floor, and still no acceleration. After a minute or so, it went back to normal. Over the course of an hour long drive, this happened at least 5 times. Abs indicator also came on when pushing the brake. Vdc and slip lights came on and stayed on for about half an hour. It will perform normally for a day or two. Then start malfunctioned at random. Two attempts have been made at the dealership to fix it according to diagnostic test which indicated the "brake switch code". Brake switch replaced and vehicle performed normally for two days the performed worse than before part was changed.

Filed Mar 10, 2015 · Brakes · 53,000 miles · CA

I purchased a pre-owned nissan and when I drove it the brake light would come on and the car would leak fluid. I took it in to nissan and was told it was low on brake fluid and needed to be refilled. They refilled it and assured me it was safe to drive. Three weeks later the same thing began to happen. I took it back to nissan and they said the brake fluid needed to be refilled, which did not make sense because the brake fluid should never leak. After diagnosis they found out that my ABS actuator was broken and needed to be replaced. This part should never break, especially in a car that is so new. For three months I was driving around a dangerous car, and my brakes could have given out at any moment. I've looked online and nissan has had several problems with their brakes, and there were several nissan customers who shared the same problem as me.

Filed Nov 19, 2014 · Brakes · IL

I am having two problems with the ABS system on my 2013 nissan sentra sv. On three occasions the ABS system shut off the brakes completely at low speed on slippery roads. While testing the car to reproduced the above condition I noticed that at low speed on slippery roads the car stopped about 1/3 shorter without the ABS system. I am a professional engineer and was a project manager for anti-lock brake systems and am familiar with ABS operation.