2018 Nissan Sentra: hesitation when accelerating

Filed Jul 30, 2024 · Transmission · 133,000 miles · IL

The contact owns a 2018 Nissan Sentra. The contact stated that when moving the vehicle from park to drive the vehicle would display a jerking sensation. When attempting to accelerate there would be a hesitation before doing so. There were no warning lights. The vehicle had been taken to the dealer code S indicating transmission failure. The transmission needed to be replaced. The vehicle had been repaired with a rebuilt transmission. The failure reoccurred 60,000 miles after receiving the repair. The vehicle had been returned to the dealer who confirmed that the failure was no longer covered under warranty. The vehicle had not been repaired again. The manufacturer had not been made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 133,000.

Filed Jan 11, 2024 · TX

1. The transmission is the component that failed/malfunctioned. 2. The car started jerking and hesitating on the highway and then stopped accelerating. 3. The problem has been confirmed by an independent service center. 4. No, it has only been inspected by a licensed repair shop specializing in transmissions. 5. There were no warning lamps until the issue was happening. The check engine light came on and started flashing.

Filed Sep 21, 2022 · Transmission · TX

There needs to be a safety recall on Nissan CVT transmissions. The company can not knowingly continue to sell a faulty/detective product and pass the cost onto customers. I purchased my 2018 Nissan Sentra brand new October 2018. I had began to have transmission issues May 2019. I brought the car in several times and finally got a replacement in October 2019. July 2022 its the same issues again, hesitation when getting on the freeway, the car will jerk while driving and the RPMS will began to spike. I don't we are suppose to replace transmission every year or year in a half. My car is not even 4 years old I shouldn't have this issue.

Filed Feb 1, 2022 · Airbags, Brakes · 48,000 miles · LA · crash · 1 injury

The contact owns a 2018 Nissan Sentra SV. The contact stated that upon starting the vehicle, she depressed the brake pedal and pressed the push start button but the vehicle failed to start. The warning message "Malfunction Indicator Light" illuminated. The contact stated that as she continued to depress the brake pedal and squeezed an unknown wire under the steering wheel, she was able to start the vehicle. The contact stated that the failure had been reoccurring. The contact also stated that the brake pedal would make abnormal loud sounds and would intermittently hesitate to respond while driving. The contact stated that while driving at 50 MPH, the brake pedal was depressed but failed to respond. The contact stated that she continued to depress the brake pedal but it failed to respond. The contact stated that as she was about to crash into the rear of the vehicle ahead of her, she veered off the road and crashed into a ditch. The air bags failed to deploy. The contact sustained injuries on the shoulder and her friend who was in the front passenger seat did not sustain any injuries. The contact did not seek medical assistance. The contact was able to drive the vehicle to her friend's residence. A police report was filed. The dealer was notified of the failure. The contact received the recall notification for the federal safety agency Campaign Number: 21V135000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING). The manufacturer was notified of the failure and advised the contact that they could not assist as her vehicle was not drivable. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 48,000.

Filed Jan 27, 2021 · Transmission · 92,500 miles · SC

I purchased a nissan sentra back in june 2020 so I haven't had it very long. It had roughly about 52k miles when I purchased it and I purchase it because my family has had infiniti's and nissan and my dad works for an infiniti dealership. All of our vehicles have been very reliable. So why would this one be any different. I recently had an issue driving this vehicle where it just started this weird jutter or vibration and then there was lose of power/hesitation and wouldn't go past 45 to 50 MPH. I live about 71 miles away from work and had a hard time getting it to work. After getting off work I dropped my car off by the closest nissan dealer to find out what was going on with my car. The service advisor called me back to say that my transmission was done and that I needed a new one. I then found out that the extended warranty that I purchased from the dealer expired already and that I would have to pay for a transmission in a car that I just bought less than a year ago. After further research I found where nissan has a really bad issue with their CVT transmissions and that there was a recall on them. When I asked nissan dealer about it they said that it only covers up to 2017 nissan sentra. My dad did some research and found that there is a service bulletin reference (ntb20-035a) for 2018-2019 nissan sentra; CVT judder. When we contacted nissan consumer affairs for assistance they said that my car wasn't included in this, and that they wouldn't cover anything. Nissans service bulletin says that if any of several codes popped up while diagnosing the vehicle (p2859) replace the CVT transmission. This is my first vehicle purchase on my own, I'm 23, and I still have to make the payments on this car. I was quoted a transmission repair cost of 4k to 5k. Nissan should be responsible for this issue being that they know of the problem. Any help on this is greatly appreciated.