2014 Nissan Versa: jerking or lurching

Filed Aug 11, 2023 · Transmission · FL

The car is constantly jerking and losing power. The car has been towed for not responding after acceleration. Mechanic has told me it is the transmission. Car only has roughly 86k miles on it. Not safe to drive at all.

Filed Jul 25, 2022 · Transmission · 93,000 miles · MD

The contact owns a 2014 Nissan Versa. The contact stated while driving 25 MPH, the vehicle started jerking and making abnormal sounds while attempting to accelerate. The contact stated that the vehicle failed to accelerate as needed. The vehicle was not diagnosed. The dealer was not contacted. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure mileage was 93,000.

Filed Sep 9, 2021 · Transmission · NV

My car has a CVT transmission and it jerks and stalls when trying to change gears and sometimes gets stuck in gear. I saw that their is a recall for this issue in nissan cars (versa,Sentra,Altima’s)from years 2012-2018 issued in 2016, but when I called the dealership they said it’s not for my specific car according to the VIN number. I’m not sure why this is and I’m confused and would like to know how to resolve this issue.

Filed May 2, 2020 · Transmission · 4,918 miles · GA

Vehicle has started to lose acceleration power. Started hesitating to accelerate and took long to shift (this is an automatic transmission) got on the interstate and car started jerking and would not go past 10-15 MPH. Pulled over, brought gears back down to the park position, but that only made it worse. Car would not shift into gear and has been stuck now for a week. Started research on vehicle and learned many other vehicles within this class are experiencing the same problem. Nissan dealership has told me that they are not responsible and will not fix. Why not?? They apparently built a faulty vehicle. They should fix the problem. Looks like I'll be getting a lawyer.

Filed Jan 21, 2020 · Acceleration, Transmission · 464,500 miles · CA

Problems with transmission. Rpm go very high and it won't switch gears, then after struggling it will switch gear but jerk the car very hard and you can hear it switch very hard. It does does in the street and highway. Makes me very concerned about getting on a highway and my transmission failing to switch to higher gears and other cars hitting me for not being able to go into faster speeds. The vehicle is not even at the 50k miles yet.

Filed Jan 6, 2020 · Transmission · CA

I was driving up a hill in ventura when the car lost power and started to roll backwards. Prior to that the car would jerk like it would go into gear and would hesitate. Finally the car would go forward and I had to stop at vons for the car to be towed. I was 58 miles from home. It was really scary but I was fortunate there were no other cars behind me and the car did not run off the ledge.

Filed Nov 26, 2019 · Transmission · 54,680 miles · TN

Problems accelerating, losing power, sputtering stalling out, jerking when shifting gears, loud clank when putting in drive.

Filed May 14, 2019 · 100,000 miles · GA

"transmission" I had no awareness of my car having problems but always knew something was wrong it would do this jerking motion or accelerate on its own and when it stalled on my when I pushed on the gas the mechanic told my my transmissions shot and that nissan had a recall on transmissions. I always kept my car up to date and routinely checked. Its only a 2014.

Filed Apr 21, 2019 · Engine · 50 miles · TX

Experiencing issues with CVT transmission when driving. Transmissions 'jerks', 'knocks', 'pulls',

Filed Mar 29, 2019 · Transmission · 121,000 miles · AZ

I purchased this vehicle from a nissan dealership in november of 2018. I noticed at the end of january 2019 that the vehicle was having problems 'shifting' gears, accelerating and the rpms would rev, but the car would not function properly. It tugged, and jerked. I took it to the same dealership's service department in february 2019. I was advised that there were no error codes showing up and they could not duplicate the problem, and that the vehicle was and I quote 'totally fine and safe to drive. Then on march 28, 2019 the vehicle started having worse acceleration issues, this time also at slower speeds. The vehicle would stall out and not accelerate after coming to a stop at a stop sign or light. No error lights were present. It would keep jerking, and tugging. A lour whirling noise was also heard. I had it towed to the same dealership, the next day they informed me that the transmission was blown, and would need to be completely replaced. It would cost approximately $4200 to repair. I paid $5600 cash for this vehicle in november 2018.

Filed Jan 2, 2019 · Body · 75 miles · NC

My car jerks when I put it in drive. Also, when I let push for the gas, it jerks. This is when I first get off the gas. Then when I get to fourty miles, it jerks again. My malfunction lamp light comes on. I took it at one of the auto zones in fayetteville nc. The associate check it with a machine. It came up p285a clutch b pressure disengagement performance. Then, I took it to a certified mechanic. He checked it with his machine, he said it is my transmission. I feel nissan should fix my transmission.

Filed Jan 4, 2018 · Transmission · 106,000 miles · CA

Bought this versa brand new in 2014. Had CVT recall work done in 2016. Shortly after work was completed, vehicle started to experience extreme shuddering after a complete stop and during take off. Vehicle shifts from gear to gear hard and with a jerk. It will barely accelerate after a stop. Took to mechanic to have transmission flushed, hoping this would help and was notified that there were transmission issues that a flush would not help. Taking to a nissan mechanic for a diagnostic. Vehicle has 106,000 miles, but is used only for long stretches of highway commutes.the vehicle has been taken care of very well, with all scheduled maintenance at appropriate intervals. It should not be experiencing transmission issues this early. It feels like this car is a throwaway vehicle.