2015 Nissan Sentra: whining or grinding noise

8 of the 352 complaints about the 2015 Nissan Sentra describe whining or grinding noise.

owner complaints: 8
of this car's complaints: 2%
recalls: 0

Is there a fix? 40 service bulletins cover this area of the car. See below

Whining or grinding noise by model year

2021
1
2017
1
2016
6
2015
8
2014
4
2013
6
2012
2
2011
3
2007
3
2001
1
1992
2

What owners say

Filed Feb 13, 2025 · Transmission · TN

Vehicle began making a whining noise when starting with car in park, accelerating or decelerating. Didn’t seem to drive like normal. I Immediately took car to my usual mechanic and was notified it was the CVT transmission and it would need to be replaced. I was made aware of the recall by my mechanic. I contacted Nissan and was told they would not cover it. I’ve kept regular maintenance on my car and it only has 131,000 miles. .

Filed Aug 16, 2023 · Acceleration, Engine · DE

Transmission. Up and down idling when accelerating, high RPM but not accelerating in speed, jerking, whining sounds while driving, thumping into gears, bad burning smell, no type of warning lights

Filed Jan 26, 2023 · WV

This particular year make and model has been known to have transmission issues. Has this been resolved and/or covered by Nissan. The transmission currently is making a very loud whining sound.

Filed Dec 6, 2020 · Transmission · 51,000 miles · AR

This is ourt second nissan sentra our first one had the transmission replaced a little over 80,000 miles and now this one does the same thing it has a whine to it that is progressively getting louder and the transmission sometimes feels like it slips all of this happens on any street road speed

Filed Mar 4, 2020 · Transmission · 100,000 miles · NC

Tl* the contact owns a 2015 nissan sentra. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, a whining sound was heard coming from the transmission. Additionally, the vehicle hesitated to accelerate while in first gear. The vehicle was taken to lee nissan located at (4170 raleigh rd pkwy west, wilson, nc 27896, (252)237-4400, to be diagnosed. The contact was informed that the transmission was defective and needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 100,000.

Filed Jun 27, 2019 · Acceleration, Transmission · 78,500 miles · GA

Took my car in for a whining sound. Was told at nissan hwy 96 in warner robins that I needed a transmission and that my warranty expired at 60000 miles. My car loose power on incline and is making a whining sound. Sluggish in changing gears and just seems to slow down even when I am pushing the gas .

Filed Oct 16, 2018 · Transmission · PA

The transmission is acting up. The car gets stuck, makes whining noises, can't go uphill, won't accelerate, slows to a complete stop, etc. There were issues with the car prior to it getting this bad. I took is to a nissan dealership several times but it wasn't diagnosed for some reason. It took some time for it to almost completely clunk out.

Filed Apr 8, 2017 · Transmission · 57,000 miles · CA

Whine noise coming up the hill, dangerous limp mode occasionally out of nowhere, high RPM almost red when changing gears. Complaint to dealer they say no codes from system and no recalls yet.