2013 Nissan Sentra: transmission slipping

Filed Jun 8, 2026 · Transmission · FL

Transmission slipping

Filed Dec 7, 2025 · Engine, Transmission · SC

It's slipping in the transmission

Filed Jul 17, 2022 · Transmission · AZ

I bought the car in May 2019. The dealership I bought it from said they worked with a Nissan dealership and replaced the transmission just before I purchased the car. Shortly after I got the car I noticed problems. I had my mechanic tell me it was the transmission slipping. In August I took it back to where I bought it and they sent it back to the Nissan dealership to check. The Nissan dealership said there was nothing wrong with it. They said it showed no codes. It continued to be a problem. I eventually took it to another mechanic and a transmission shop. Both confirmed a transition problem. I then took it to a different Nissan dealership. Lamb Nissan. They looked at it and said the program that will show error codes was not up to date and the original Nissan dealership should have updated and it was not updated. They said there is a problem but the program needed to be updated for them to know more. They updated it and I have been driving it with continued problems. I will be taking it back to Lamb Nissan in a couple weeks to have them check it out again. The problems have been after stopping at a stop sign on an incline, when I accelerate it gives a rurring sound as if it is going fast, but it barely moves. Then it will finally kick in and drive a normal speed. It also jerks. Especially when I take my foot off the brake. I have occasionally smelled a burning smell. Not sure if it is related. Answering the questions: 1) transmission - I can arrange for it to be available for inspection. 2) my safety is in question because I don’t know the exact problem and when/if it will just shut down and possibly cause an accident. 3) the problem has been confirmed by 4 places as described above. 4) it has not been inspected other than above as far as I know. 5) no warning lights have come on.

Filed Apr 22, 2022 · Engine, Transmission · TX

Problem with transmission slipping

Filed Dec 11, 2021 · Transmission · TX

Transmission/Powertrain: Transmission slips throughout various stages of acceleration and deceleration exchange. Vehicle has not stalled (yet) but condition is worsening. Vehicle transmission does not deliver appropriate throttle response, resulting in risk to driver/passengers. In heavy traffic conditions, driver expects vehicle to respond to certain throttle pressure but vehicle will inconsistently deliver resulting in unexpected delays and/or lurches in movement, which has caused me to almost make contact with other vehicles moving at high speeds.

Filed Oct 2, 2021 · Transmission · FL

The transmission is failing. The car is slipping, hesitating when accelerating . Also jerks like it punches into gear when driving and wants to stop at times. The car just now is getting 75,000 miles. I see this problem is the same among everyone else, this problem should be fixed as it seems pretty common. The Car sometimes wants to stop while I’m driving. I brought it to a mechanic and he said it’s the transmission is failing

Filed Jan 10, 2020 · Engine · NC

I purchased my vehicle from a used dealership. I have a 2013 nissan sentra that has the exact same issues as the nissan vehicles from 2010-2012. My transmission feels as if it is slipping, jerking, shuddering and does not gain acceleration smoothly. If I accelerate at all, my transmission will jerk. If I put my car in reverse, it will stall and feels as if it is not getting any gas and the transmission jerks. If I am on a street that is not busy driving under 40 if my RPM gets over 1, it will jerk and feel as if it is going to shut off. When I am driving on the highway at higher speeds of 40, if the RPM increases at all, my vehicle jerks and feels as if it is not getting enough gas. I took my car to firestone on 1/10/20 and they determined that it is indeed the CVT transmission. I had 0 codes appear. I have the document from firestone that reflects that I have no other issues with the vehicle. I was advised by firestone to take the vehicle to nissan. I took the vehicle to nissan 1/10/20 the same day and was told the exact same thing, however the recall does not apply to the year of my vehicle, but I have the exact same issue as the previous year manufactured vehicles. I also have documentation for this as well. They ran a full diagnostic test and found 0 codes. I keep my vehicle in good condition and well kept and service is up to date. This needs to be recalled.

Filed Dec 4, 2019 · Transmission · 111 miles · MA

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.

Filed Oct 10, 2019 · Transmission · 116,181 miles · FL

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

Filed Sep 30, 2019 · Transmission · 6 miles · IL

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

Filed Sep 21, 2019 · Transmission · 71,341 miles · NY

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.

Filed Aug 13, 2019 · Transmission · 96,000 miles · AZ

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!