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.
2013 Nissan Sentra transmission complaints
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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
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.
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
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.
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 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.
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.
While driving, my car began to sound different and lost power ( no matter how much gas peddle applied the car wouldn't move forward or backward) I later discovered allegedly it was the transmission. Checking with my resources I further suspected the transmission was recalled. I contacted carson dealership ; they said I should bring it in to be diagnosed. I called their complaints department and asked if they could help me my 7 year old sentra (which I'm still making payments on) power train should not be in failure. The representative listened and stated ' they couldn't help because of the amount of mileage on the car.
Second time this has happened, purchased the car brand new from midway nissan, 11/2013, then 07/2014, while driving the car, it completely stopped on us. The transmission had to be replaced at faulkner nissan in pa. Once again driving on a major highway in md, with heavy traffic, the transmission gives out, these results were slightly more hectic. My wife has epilepsy and went into a seizure because we were in heavy traffic. I was able to get the car off the highway onto the size of the road. Had to leave the car in md, get a rental car from bwi airport, drive back home to pa, my mother and her friend, who was released from the hospital after a stroke had to drive to md, in order for me to use his triple a car to have the car towed from bwi back to harrisburg, pa. My wife drove back with us to md because we needed to make sure my mother almost age 70 and her friend in his 80 was ok. This was a nightmare because mr schull, the triple a member needed to eat and with all this commotion near choked while eating. This is absolutely intolerable. Nissan is putting faulty transmission into vehicles. This is serious, work is being missed and a second transmission. Nissan needs to be held liable for this. I am reporting this and will also call and file a complaint with nissn today.
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 nissan sentra. While driving various speeds, the vehicle would not immediately accelerate when the accelerator pedal was depressed. The vehicle was taken to trophy nissan (5031 n. Galloway ave, mesquite, tx) where a tune-up was performed, but the failure recurred. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who diagnosed that the transmission was faulty and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and did not assist. The failure mileage was 80,000.
Driving on my daily commute to work a a few times a day at random times my sentra suddenly loses acceleration on a 4 lane expressway at speeds of 60mph+, it makes a loud revving noise, and decelerates at an alarming rate with no brake lights, and is an accident waiting to happen, I've been through this twice before and it's the beginning stages of powertrain slowly going, this will be my 3rd transmission and only gets more dangerous and worse from here and yet nissan doesn't want to admit that it's slipping and bucking and would rather wait until something bad happens to fix the problem if at all. 2013 nissan sentra with only 111k... This will be my 3rd transmission.
Been complaining since 2016 about shuddering if car and loss of power. I've had an acceleration issue causing an accident in 2016, reported it to nissan dealership. They ssid I was crazy under 28000 miles at time. Have complained since now in oct 10 going on pa turnpike at posted 70mph llost all power almost causing a major pileup! Transmission had to tow vehicle off highway then again tow it back to dealership costiing me over 500.00 in tows mileage under 48000. Kow they say I need transmission out of warranty must pay 4000.00 to repair it !! This car has been a deathtrap and should not be allowed on the road.. I want the govt to make nissanusa pay for all my repairs towing and get a lifetime warranty. Maybe then theyd fix car right !! Im afraid to drive it. Ive been on 2 major highways one city street when this occured. Interstate 5279 and pa turnpike then a pgh city street . I'm just grateful I am alive a d others were not hurt this past oct 10 2019.
I bought my car as a used car and the transmission went bad after a year. When the car is moving it jerks very unusually before it changes gears and when I accelerate, the car's RPM shoots up very quickly and comes back down. It keeps fluctuating like that for the whole drive. I then bought the transmission from a 2014 nissan sentra s with a VIN "[xxx]" as a replacement but that has gone bad as well. It does the same thing as the previous one that went bad. Information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).
I was on a city street. After stopping (I was stopped) at an intersection, I then pressed on the gas to turn left into the lane. At that time, I heard a loud 'pop' which startled me. And though the car was in gear ('d'-drive) it would not move forward. I shifted to reverse to see if it would move in that gear. I felt the gear engage and the car did move in reverse. I shifted back to 'd'- drive but I did not feel the gear engage nor did the car move forward at all. In addition to the failure of my transmission, I was doubly bothered by the fact that there was never a warning light on the dash to signal a pending or potential problem.
The check engine light keeps coming on due to the same air flow problem. Every time car is scanned the code comes up as the mass air flow sensor. I have replaced this sensor. My vehicle would not accelerate over 20 MPH. My car also idles, jerks when placed in park & has decreased fuel efficiency. The car began to violently shake, was unable to accelerate while on the highway. Car rpms increased the car did not move. Traffic rapidly approaching behind me.
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