Car will switch gears without reason at highway speeds. Car also has trouble accelerating, and revs on uphill.
2017 Nissan Sentra acceleration complaints
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i got thiz note couple weeks late you guys dinr warn me its was defective i crashed for this recal reason the lights war having problems when iwas driving and of and on and the emgine started to rev and the saftey to turn steering wheel locked and i crashed veichle turn of while that happen then slamed into side walk and firehidrant frip me over i lost my car becausebof thiz now tjat i got this recal youguys destroid my confort now i panic and lost my car
As I was driving across the railroad tracks, my car just stop. There was no warning or indication that there was a problem, it just stopped and all the lights shut down as well. No brake, head or emergency lights worked.
When on the highway, my 2017 Nissan Sentra will “lag” when going up hills. The RPMs goes crazy up and down and it’s almost like my vehicle might stall out.
Rpmâs spike up to high levels just to get up to 45/50. I have to let off gas & almost stall out to press gas to try & catch it into higher gear. This happens most the time, but not all. 45/50 but wonât go past 55/60mph, let alone 70-80 on I90/I94. & if itâs really bad then I have to be almost gas to the floor just to maintain any speed once up to 40/45++. Especially higher speeds. & other times O/D kicks in at random times random speeds & then I have to park or EMERGENCY park because reduction of speed wonât stay up, or will not even get to 55/60⦠I bought this car New March 2017. Maybe 10-20 miles. We had extended warranty. I told them multiple times about the recall & the studdering since a year of owning in 2018. They said they didnât find anything or that they did the repair. Then during covid we didnât have funds to have maintenance but about 6 months ago I told them to fix everything do all recalls, do the issues we thought & they agreed & then never did it. Now we arenât in warranty. We put in 2g of repairs up keep, thought it was low price. But then said ok add in auto start & do the other fluffy stuff. Well⦠have 9-10 grand left & they wanted to buy it & get us into another 450 car loan. We refused. & repeatedly asked why the recalls & repairs seem to have never been done. & Nissan in crystal lake IL where we have been doing business with for years now claim that the only recall is for the break lightsâ¦. & that itâs my fault for doing 60 thousand miles before coming in⦠during covid⦠when this has been an issue. Nissan dealership bought, Nissan loan, Nissan warranty. & a solid 6 years at least just to be in a money pit because âno one knows whatâs wrongâ, itâs the not repairing while I was in warranty telling them the same things. Now Iâm not in warranty and they want me to come in to buy a new Nissan from them again, & roll in the remaining balance â ï¸ I donât feel safe with Nissan, let alone hulling my 2 children at/under 4⦠plus I use that car to work
On Friday October 22, 2021at about 320pm I was driving between the Ca central valley to the San Fernando Valley area over the grapevine. My vehicle began to surge with the rpm's reeving with little to none forward thrust. There were no warning lights, messages, alerts that illuminated. The vehicle seemed to be stuck in a high gear since driving at freeways speeds didn't appear have any issues, however getting up to freeway speed was something else. When I got to my destination in Agoura Hills, I was not able to drive up hill in any forward gear. I will have the vehicle looked at by a certified mechanic or a local dealership. I am aware that there are some Nissan Sentra models have had the same issue and recalls have been made, in reading the cvt recall information I believe my 2017 Sentra has experienced the same issues of the known recall. A search of my VIN only shows the light switch recall.
When trying to accelerate to high speed on freeway, transmission acts up. RPM goes up and down like crazy. Significant lag in acceleration while in motion trying to advance higher speeds. 80 MPH or higher vehicle shakes.
I was driving on several occasions and the car would just slow down out of nowhere on the highway. I couldn't get the car past 80 or it would shake. If I stopped the car or even slowed down, (anywhere, street or highway) the car wouldn't move at all. I would be pushing the pedal on the floor for 10 minutes just to get it to 5mph. If I would go up a small incline, the car would roll back and barely stop ( almost resulting in several potentially fatal collisions). At times my reverse wouldn't even work if I couldn't press the gas and if it did work then I couldn't drive froward. It would take me almost 30 minutes to get home from work and my job is exactly 10 minutes in a straight line from my house (on the street. No highway). If that gives any perspective. Once the car was parked it was fine. All the problems occurred while the car was in motion.
The car was in motion when I loss 90% acceleration and velocity while driving. Very, very scary! I was on the highway when this occurred. I proceeded to check the battery, alternator, and starter by aaa when a service call was placed to inspect the vehicle at my home. Aaa's. They informed me that the battery, alternator and starter are great and that these things were not the reason why the check engine light came on and has remained on. The car is only 3yrs 11mnths old. I get the standard oil change but nissan has discontinued to use conventional oil. Which is the recommended oil for my car. I also get the car serviced as needed. It is extremely dangerous to drive my car. I cannot drive it period. It suddenly loses power 60 to 120 seconds when the car is in motion.
When I am on the interstate and I am going between 60mph and 80mph my car starts to shake. The entire front of my car begins to shake and you can hear it as well. When I start to brake or slow down, it's gets louder and the shaking gets worse.
My car has started acting confused with the gear shifts. It's almost like I am repeatingly putting it in drive then neutral then sports mode when I am not doing anything just trying to drive. The car struggles to pick up speed and 'giddy up' when I accelerate. It gets worse when I go up hill or over 40 MPH. I was told it's very dangerous and now have to get the transmission looked at per the diagnosis.
Purchased my car in aug. Of 2017. Jan. 2018 was the first of 7 times I have taken my car in for the check engine light. Case is at nissan north america in arbitration where they want to 'compensate' me $1500 to essentially shut my mouth. There is a significant lag in the acceleration not only from a standstill , but also while in motion trying to accelerate to higher speeds. The car will not go faster than 55 MPH up a hill. When the car is on slight inclines the vehicle loses power in attempting to climb and the engine tachometer readings climbs well above the designed RPM specifications. This happens on level ground. When accelerated from 45 MPH to 55 MPH the tachometer would approach 6000 rpms prior to switching gear. It doesn't occur 100% of the time, the vehicle consistently reaches close to 6000 rpms prior to shifting to a higher gear. As I drive I also start to notice a burning smell. My car is consuming excessive fuel compared to another 'loaner' 2019 nissan sentra sv which has the same exact specifics. My car requires 3 times the fuel to drive a similar distance. When telling nissan consumer affairs this I was told 'this is normal because my car is older and has more mileage on it.' normal wear and tear over a 2 to 3 year period would not account for such a disparity in fuel mileage. Nissan tech support has physically gone to the dealership to try to fix my vehicle and I since taken it in on february 10 for the 7th time. Nissan called because my arbitration poc didn't call them like she was supposed to 4 days ago so now my vehicle sits at the dealership because they don't know how to fix it. . My vehicle is not safe to drive on a public roadway or to transport my 8yo. I have submitted my case to the attorney general's office and bbb auto-line claim. I just want to be in a safe vehicle. I have all the service docs but file is too big to attach.
Bought 2017 nissan sentra brand new from dealership and was very unfairly overcharged. I was charged $23,014.53 for a car that was only worth $16,000 and has so many issues. Gas tank sometimes will stop at 200 miles and will not fill up, speedometer shoots up and down while driving, speed does not stay at a certain speed and slows down automatically. The engine jerks and sputters while driving on freeways and streets.
I can be driving and maintaining the speed limit when all of a sudden my speed will drop almost like I am hitting the brakes. This has happened during city driving and while on the high way. This has been happening for about 8 months now.
When at a standstill or moving at low speed, when the accelerator if fully depressed it intermittently does not stop accelerating despite the removal of pressure on said accelerator. This causes the vehicle to accelerate uncontrollably. Only by constantly engaging the accelerator in a violent manner does the vehicle finally cease accelerating. This condition has caused some extremely dangerous driving conditions including having to place the transmission in neutral while braking and pulling to the side of the roadway until the accelerator disengaged and the engine ceased racing at the very highest RPM.
When driving with cruise control set, the cruise control will disengage on its own. When it disengages on its own, the vehicle speed drops as much as 10 MPH in 1 to 2 seconds. Also when it disengages on its own, the tachometer will blip up and down before the engine restores the power to the wheels.
I was driving on the bypass to get from chicago to indiana when I felt like the car was being shifted so as I was shifting towards the left side into a ditch, I ended up able to pull over to the right side of the road and as soon as a stopped and put the car in park, the air bags deployed out on the drivers and passengers side along the windows. I let me car ppl know about and they told me by my car being light weight, I could be going 45mph, if the wind is strong then it can possibly knock me off the road but I never heard anything like that. If I was going fast, my car probably would've flipped over! And when I drive, the floor mats be sliding under the gas pedals and stuff and now that the air bags are deployed, my seat belts are locked in the front
I bought the car for 15k cash that day, 45 minutes later while driving home on the highway I have an option for eco mode and boost mode, I went to turn on eco mode and nothing I hit it again nothin, 3rd time the eco light came on, then I go for cruze control , 1,2,3,4 trys nothin on 5th it worked, im doing 70 on rhe hwy and its now 75 I went to hit accelerate 1 time it it flew into the back of another person , and instantly when I hit accelerate the gas pedal was floored and didnt have time to turn off. I do truly feel rhis is a lemon car and now 16k in the hold and no car
Tl* the contact owns a 2017 nissan sentra. While driving low speeds, the vehicle would not accelerate when the accelerator pedal was depressed. The contact also stated that the vehicle violently accelerated after several attempts. The failures occurred twice. The vehicle was taken to nissan of richmond (11401 w broad st, henrico, va 23233, (804) 346-4200) where the contact was informed that in order to diagnose the failure, the mechanic would have to drive the vehicle. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The VIN was not available. The failure mileage was 11,346.
When accelerating, it nose dives at around 30 to 45 MPH, depending on how hard one is accelerating. I believe this is caused by a shift sensor because it acts like it lets go of the gear and after a second or two it engages into the next gear. This happens every time one wants to go over 50 MPH. Also, when coming a complete stand still stop and then star to accelerate, it hesitates a bit and it makes a bumping movement, like the transmission didn't downshifted into 1st gear automatically, and does it so after one presses on the accelerator, thus causing it to downshift to 1st from 3rd and I believe this is why I feel the bumping movement and slight hesitation to accelerate immediately. It doesn't do it all the time and I have not studied it to pinpoint why or when it will do this, but I can tell right before it is going to do it because it is in 3rd gear and when I release the brake, the car won't move forward as quickly as it would if it was in 1st gear.
Nissan sentra 2017 the gear jams when putting into reverse, drive, and backing up from drive way. Vehicle has a very slow take off untill you pick up speed at 40 MPH. But not enough speed to pass up cars,trucks in enough time and that is stepping on the gas peddle to the bottom.
Car is dangerously slow to accelerate when attempting to merge onto a freeway or a busy street. Even with flooring the accelerator, vehicle will not move past 40mph for about 5-8 seconds, which in driving, is a large amount of time, especially merging onto the freeway.
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