On 10/01/19 my nissan senrta started experiencing jerking and revving which has been continually getting worse. On 11/01/19 an appointment is made to have a transmission evaluation with full expectation of replacement with new transmission.
2013 Nissan Sentra transmission complaints
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Tl* the contact owns a 2013 nissan sentra. While depressing the accelerator pedal, the vehicle moved very slowly. The vehicle would not exceed 50 MPH on the highway and jerked. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the transmission needed to be repaired. The vehicle was not repaired. The vehicle was taken to giles nissan lafayette (6137 johnston st, lafayette, la 70503, (337) 210-9000), but the cause of the failure could not be determined. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and informed the contact that they would pay half for the transmission repair. The approximate failure mileage was 83,000.
Cvt transmission failed with no check engine light or warnings. After 30 minute drive on freeway came to a stop at a turn off. Went to cross oncoming traffic with plenty of space and transmission would not catch and moved extremely slow. Cars came at speed and had to slam on brakes to avoid collision. Transmission needed replacement and was not covered under warranty of any sort.
For the past year or so the car has been jerking when it changed gear, but until recently the transmission gave out completely, the car is only a 2013 nissan sentra. I have maintained the cars regular maintenance . I am still paying on the vehicle and I cannot afford to pay the cost of the transmission replacement, I need to know what my options are with nissan in regards to warranty or recalls on the car for the transmission, or any assistance to to fix my car. Being that it's a fairly new vehicle it should not have a faulty transmission, it only has 71,000 on it. I am a college student and work and need my vehicle. Please contact me at [xxx] or [xxx] information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).
Every time you start to off it jerks and then trembles when trying to accelerate you get hesitant jerking and it feels like it's slipping
It seems that something is wrong with the transmission. When at a stop and starting to take off it stalls then jumps into gear and it trembles at take off.
Transmission went out at 67341 miles
Rpm shifts up and down as speed goes up. Alredy had issue when the mileage was over 65000 and had to fix the whole transmission because the car won't speed up over 10 mile. Now the mileage is at 120k and its starting again. Can't drive the car!
Driving highway speed the transmission cut out, rpms rev'd up and speed dropped even with full gas pedal pressure. Pulled over safely, placed car in park and restarted driving. Minutes later the same issue happened. Sudden drop of speed on highway is not safe and nissan should step up and be responsible for repairs. So many issues with the 2013 CVT I don't understand why they don't step up to offer extended warrantee offers like in the earlier years. This is my daughter's car and she will not be driving this while this car is unsafe to operate. Such a shame as she saved her money to buy this pre-owned vehicle and the thought of replacing the tranny this soon is very upsetting.
Don't know what to do, the transmission noisy, slipping on hard acceleration not up shifting when going on the highway very dangerous, engine revs up but car is at same speed, have to pull of the road and start up again slowly. This started at 75000 miles and I took it to nissan dealer in elgin il, they told me that it could cast me up to 4500 dollars, it passed the warranty 5years or 60000 miles, now I got 101000 miles on it driving it to work and back, what can I do, is there any recall yet, please help us
Transmission high rev before shift, about to go out, dosnt accelerate, jerks hard makes loud noise when it jerks while moving, turning, dosnt accelerate while turning
The transmission in this car slips, jerks, high rmps with out shifting. The eco and sport no longer do anything when you try to switch it. It is a real hazzard when trying to merge onto highway or in left hand turns, I literally have to wait till there is no traffic. Highly upset there is only 82,000 miles on it.
The car will not accelerate at a stop light, or when I am trying to make a turn, it will not properly accelerate, even if I hold down the accelerator all the way down, and then it will jerk and accelerate again. On highway, it will suddenly lose power: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gxr7e0qwoka this is what happens to my vehicle, if I press on the accelerator all the way, it does not accelerate and instead only goes up a bit of RPM and doesn't go up all the way.
Driving home the other night and when I got on the highway the transmission failed. First it started revving really high and not shifting, then it stopped working all together. No matter how hard I pressed on the gas it would not go. It was very dangerous to be stuck on the highway with a car the would not go. Fortunately I was able to crawl to an offramp and onto a side street. I had to have towed to the nearest dealer. After examining it, they said it was making a wining sound and had to be replaced.
Transmission doesn't shift smoothly. Jerks at high or low speeds. Rpms rev up past 5 which requires me to release the accelerator for vehicle to shift. As of jan 3 2019. Air bags were fixed during recall. In 2016. However lights came on immediately and never went off. Dealer continues to want me to pay for repairs.
Transmission - acceleration will suddenly cease / RPM's will be stuck at 2500 but car is only going 30 MPH. Very unsafe when I tried to pull out into traffic and car cannot get up to speed no matter how much I push accelerator. Very concerned nissan is not addressing this prevalent issue with 2013 sentra's. My kids drive this car!
The CVT transmission is failing .it causes the vehicle to shake and shudder when changing gears. The rpms will rise and fall by itself often. Very slow acceleration due to the slippage of the CVT transmission. Dangerous to try and merge with or pull out into traffic.
I took my 2013 nissan sentra in to my auto mechanic (who has been my mechanic for 25 years) because it was shifting roughly and slipping. My mechanic informed me that the CVT transmissions have had problems and recommended I take it to the nissan service department and hopefully, nissan would either cover the cost or cover part of it. I had the car towed to pinnacle nissan, who has serviced kit in the past. They updated some codes but said the transmission was still slipping (this was on a friday). They said they would drive it and see if they could determine the problem. I got another call monday morning, saying everything was fine. I could not get a straight answer as to why it was slipping friday afternoon but "fine" monday morning. I tried calling nissan corporate for some help with the cost to replace the transmission and was told it was my problem. So, the car was still driving exactly the same and, at one point, would not shift! I was nearly rear ended and, fortunately, happened to be close to my auto mechanic. The transmission finally "caught" and shifted so I was able to get it to my mechanic's. He replaced the transmission but it cost me $4200!!! Thanks, nissan, for the faulty transmission and for lying to me and for not helping me at all! So, after paying $4200 to replace my faulty transmission, I asked my mechanic to also look at my AC, which was not working well. I live in phoenix, where it is 115 in the summer, so the AC is pretty crucial. I was hoping I just needed a little freon. Nope. Yet another design flaw from nissan, I had to replace the compressor, the condenser, and switch. So, I have poured $5300 into a car that's worth about $5700! I bought this car in good faith, believing that nissan is an excellent, reliable brand. I am so disgusted I can't stand it!
I experienced RPM increasing and decreasing while driving. While this occurred I also experienced the car jerking as if it was having trouble trying to accelerate. Eventually it stalled and started going in reverse only. When I turned it off I got the check engine light come on. I didnt want to risk further damage so I had the car towed to a mechanic. He determined that the transmission was faulty and needed to be replaced. He quoted me $3500 to replace it with a new transmission directly from nissan
My transmission will no longer operate safely. It jerks, makes noise, and it still has generally low mileage. The car developed the sound first, so I took it into my local nissan dealer to have the transmission fluid serviced. They informed me at that time that the noise was in fact the transmission and that it was going bad.
These are all of the problems I'm experiencing; loss of power, transmission jerking, transmission slipping, CVT coolant hose leaks and failures. All of these problems happened when I was in motion on major highways and my car couldn't go over 35mph. Not only was I endanger my child was also in the back seat to do the fact my car could not accelerate at all!! I've been experiencing these problems for some time now but the loss of power was the last straw. And then I start doing research on my car and find out nissan has had problems with the CVT transmissions and I want to know why their isn't some type of recall on these unsafe vehicles. Its a danger to my family and the other drivers on the road because you never know when it is going to happen!!!
My daughter owns a 2013 nissan sentra ctv. Her vehicle started driving slow, jerking in the steering wheel while all driving. It would accelerates but move very slow. The mpr would rev up but obo wouldnt move. Nissan dealerships inspected it and stated it would be 4500 to fix. Unfortunately, we had it fix. Her car only had 69000 miles at the time we had ot fix. This was a great deal of a financial hardship.
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 nissan sentra. While driving approximately 60 MPH, the vehicle made an abnormal noise, the rpms increased, and the vehicle jerked and decelerated without warning. The contact called ipac nissan at 210‑681‑6300 (located at 6990 nw loop 410, san antonio, tx 78238) and was informed that there was no recall. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The failure mileage was not provided.
On 07/09/2019, while driving at highway speeds of 60 MPH - 65 MPH, traveling up a slight overpass, the CVT transmission on my 2013 nissan sentra sl shifted, to what seems to me, to be, the 1st gear. The RPM immediately shot up to 7,000 RPM. I immediately released the accelerator, but it continued to rev around 5,000-7,000 RPM. I was lucky the vehicle behind me swerved to avoid hitting me. The torque alone brought my vehicle to 40mph, I came to a stop, placed it in park, and turned of my vehicle on the side of the freeway. This occurred at the junction on interstate - 45 south, on 2nd right lane for exits to 610 - east and west. This incident occurred within .5 - 1 miles of these coordinates on I-45 south: 29.820626, -95.378574. This issue occurred again on the same day traveling north on the airline hov lane. I've attached a screen shot of a video I was able to take during the second incident of the that day. Vehicle in motion at high speeds 60-65 MPH in houston tx on interstate-45 south. The vehicle was traveling up a slight over pass. However, this same issue has occurred on a flat road traveling at lower speeds in situations of stopping then accelerating to higher speeds (35 MPH or 45 MPH). It's sluggish to shift gears with a jerk motion when it finally does shift. The unsafe condition was introduced when the transmission caused my car not to accelerate on the houston high, in a situation where cars are merging or switching lanes to take exits. I spoke to a local nissan dealer, and they invoiced me at $4,000-$5,000 dollars. I inquired a bit more, and they let me know that I'm "lucky," as they have had sentra's come in with only 30,000 miles. I also spoke with nissan customer affairs, explained the issues to see if there was any warranty I was unaware of, but none. Sentra sl, 91,480 miles. (issues with transmission occurred even at 39k)
Transmission shifting on its own. Accelerate and decelerate on its own. Gear not fully grabbing.
The transmission has approximately 88k miles and in the last 10k the transmission has been skipping gears, having progressive difficulty shifting up and downhill; there's jarring and jerking when accelerating and de-accelerating. It most often happens on declines inclines stops during driving, and traveling at highway speeds. I've seen that many 2013 nissan owners experience similar issues
When driving down the major highway road RPM will go all way to 6 then back down to 2 back and forth and the car will jerk without me pushing the gas and usually going at normal rate of speed , transmission is slipping and a jerking , sometimes when coming to an intersection the RPM hand would go up to 6 without warning , almost propelling me on thru the intersection very dangerous , I am afraid for my life while driving my car and I am very disappointed in this problem
Driving on the highway and the car wouldn't accelerate. The car was jerking while trying to accelerate. We were able to get it to a dealership, and we were told the transmission had failed. The labor and part cost us $3,800. Please investigate these transmissions.
Car would not accelerate past 50mph with foot all the way down. Rpm was bouncing al over the place and car was being very jerky at lower speeds on freeway. As soon as I reached about 40mph the RPM needle did not move at all while getting to 50mph. This is the third time in a year that my transmission has had issues.
I just purchased this car last year the reason I bought this car because of good gas milage and transmission . I have buying nissan since 1993 and right now I have 2 altimas 1 sentra 1 quest every other car is doing good except sentra I have transmission problem its not changing the gears and AC is not blowing cold air. Please help me out with these issues because I still have 4 more years of payments and knowing nissan cars they usually go to 200k without major problems.
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