2014 Nissan Sentra: hesitation when accelerating

Filed Nov 3, 2026 · Transmission · MN

The continuously variable transmission (CVT) on my 2014 Nissan Sentra has failed twice. First failure: in August 2018, at 42,429 miles, the car hesitated and jerked when accelerating. Walser Nissan Wayzata (invoice [XXX]) found an internal CVT failure with excessive debris and bearing parts on the magnets. Nissan replaced the CVT under warranty with a remanufactured unit (part 3102M-X428ERE) and reprogrammed the TCM. Second failure: around [XXX], at about 110,000 miles, in Minnetonka, MN, the replacement CVT began stuttering while the car was being driven at about 30 mph, then lost drive power completely. The car had to be towed and cannot be driven. This was only about 67,000 miles after Nissan installed the replacement unit. No crash or injuries. Safety concern: a sudden loss of drive power while moving in traffic creates a risk of a rear-end crash or being stranded in a dangerous spot. The Nissan-supplied replacement failed the same way as the original, which points to a continuing defect, not a one-time problem. The car was maintained on schedule with service at Nissan dealerships. I reported this to Nissan (case [XXX]) and Nissan refused to help. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

Filed Jan 7, 2026 · Transmission · 106,000 miles · WI

The contact owns a 2014 Nissan Sentra. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the check engine warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, where it was diagnosed with a mass air flow sensor failure under DTC: P0101. The contact was informed that the mass air flow sensor needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired; however, the failure reoccurred. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the accelerator pedal was depressed; however, the vehicle failed to accelerate as intended. In addition, the contact stated that the vehicle hesitated, and the RPM became elevated. The vehicle was taken back to the dealer, where the contact was informed that the ECM software needed to be recalibrated. The contact was advised to contact the dealer for assistance. The dealer was made aware of the failure but provided no assistance. The contact was informed that the repair was not covered under the recall. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 106,000.

Filed Apr 10, 2025 · Transmission · 56,000 miles · CA

The contact owns a 2014 Nissan Sentra. The contact stated while driving approximately 35 MPH, the vehicle jerked and lost motive power. The contact depressed the accelerator pedal, but the vehicle failed to respond as needed. The check engine warning light was illuminated. The contact was able to coast to the side of the road. After several attempts, the vehicle restarted; however, the contact stated that the vehicle hesitated while driving. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who diagnosed the vehicle and determined that the transmission had failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The contact stated that two years later, while driving approximately 35 MPH, the vehicle jerked and lost motive power. The check engine warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, who diagnosed that the transmission had failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not yet repaired. The manufacturer was informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 56,000.

Filed Dec 2, 2024 · Acceleration, Transmission · LA

Transmission clutches are swollen and would make car loose throttle but I’m not to sure I got everything checked out new throttle busy and all so idk why my car hesitate to get up to speed or looses throttal

Filed Sep 20, 2024 · Transmission · 107,000 miles · MO

The contact owns a 2014 Nissan Sentra. The contact stated while driving approximately 70 MPH, the vehicle lost motive power. The contact depressed the accelerator pedal, but the vehicle failed to respond as needed. The contact stated that the vehicle gradually stopped. The contact stated that the accelerator pedal was depressed but failed to gain forward momentum. The contact stated there was no warning light illuminated. The contact waited for one hour and started the vehicle and the vehicle regained normal functionality; however, the contact stated that vehicle was hesitating while shifting into drive(D) and depressed the accelerator pedal. The contact stated that a symbol of a vehicle was flashing off and on, on the instrument cluster. The contact had taken the vehicle to an independent mechanic who diagnosed the vehicle and determined that the transmission needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact stated that the failure was a recurring failure. The manufacturer was not informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 107,000.

Filed Jan 21, 2021 · Acceleration, Transmission · 50,000 miles · GA

Transmission slipping, hesitating, and lunging. Some times causes sudden acceleration or deceleration, almost causing accidents. Car is also starting to make abnormal sounds from time to time, which started when the transmission issues started. Sometimes the car has even tried to lunge forward when brake is applied in a stopped position. This transmission was already changed once because original owner complained of lack of acceleration. The car only has 50k on it. Taking it to nissan service center this weekend! But I can imagine what I'm going to hear.

Filed Aug 29, 2020 · Engine, Suspension · 37,000 miles · AL

Hi I have 3 issues with my car, it's a 2014 nissan centra, the first issue is the transmission it's really bad I have already too it to a nissan dealership an said they fixed the issue but it's still doing the same thing, when you go to take off from a red light or stop sign it wants to hesitate taking off, it spitting and jerks and the transmission doesn't want to change gears, I have a automatic but it acts like a straight shift so when it hesitates I have to push the gas nor to get it to go but if you mash the gas to hard it will take off fast after it spits, it is very dangerous, I have almost slammed into the back of a few vehicles because of this problem, I have tried to pull out from a side road and a car would be coming an I know I have time to get out but when the transmission wants to act crazy an it starts hesitating to go, I have almost been hit several times. That's not all my other issue is with the air conditioner, this is the 3rd time it has went out in the last year, I went and had it serviced an they said it was the air compressor, I took it to pep boys and the guy that looked at it he told me that he has had 47 nissan centras in the last two months to be serviced for the same reasons, well one day the air conditioning was fine but the next day I went to turn it on and it is blowing nothing but hot air so he checked it and he said the compressor went out again!! The other issue is yesterday I went to get dinner and all of a sudden the engine light came on. And my car doesn't even have 40,000 miles on it yet, I really hope writing to you about these things going wrong will open the nissan company's eyes before someone actually get killed driving one of their cars. Thank you very much!!! For taking the time out of your day to read this. And I hope you can get to the bottom of these issues before someone really gets hurt, all these problems in 3 weeks.

Filed Aug 19, 2020 · Driver assistance, Engine · 119,000 miles · AR

Shuttering, unexpected power surges, hesitation, stalling, and of course lots of bad noises in general. I found numerous nissan transmission lawsuits filled regarding 2014 sentra prone to shaking, jerking, sudden downshifts. I am unable to drive my vehicle and have been told it needs a transmission and this vehicle has a long history of issues.

Filed Apr 21, 2020 · Transmission · 84,400 miles · MA

The car sometimes make noises and does not want to accelerate while driving. Weird transmission jerking, hesitation and noises while driving.

Filed Apr 8, 2020 · Transmission · FL

The car sometimes does not want to accelerate and other times I have taken my foot off the gas and the car continues at the same speed as if my foot was on the gas and at times, no matter how fast I try to go, the car will not accelerate past a certain speed. There is alot of hesitation for the car to go to the next gear. This happens to me as I am driving the vehicle to work on a main road.

Filed Feb 13, 2020 · Transmission · 89,000 miles · MD

Transmission issue when coming to a yield to take off again the car stalls makes a grounding noise. Then it takes off . You have to come to a complete stop first so that it doesn't hesitate. Does this when turning from yielding.

Filed Oct 22, 2019 · Transmission · 68,970 miles · SC

I crunk car up after being parked for about 2 hours. The car crunk with a load whining noise from under the hood. It drove for about 5 feet and suddenly would not move. The car was powered on but it would not accelerate. The car had to be towed to the dealer. I was advised that the transmission had "went out" at 68,970. Per my previous complaint id # 11030604, the transmission was replaced on 10/13/17 at 39,851 miles. After receiving service records, I confirmed that the transmission had been replaced at 14,826 miles (date of replacement unavailable). The 2014 nissan sentra's CVT transmission is defective. This presents a safety hazard. The vehicle has experienced non driver initiated hesitation, acceleration, slowing down to almost a stop, and stopping while driving. My particulair vehicle's transmission had been replaced at least 3 times at 68,970 miles. The vehicle has been to the repair shop at least 4 times for this same issue (including one time at 39,824 when the CVT control valve assemply was replaced).