Nissan Sentra Complaints

5,975 consumer complaints on file.

#11113592July 25, 2018
POWER TRAIN, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
MY 2013 SENTRA IT BEGAN TO JERK AND LOSE POWER WHILE DRIVING. THE CAR REVS UP TO 5000RPMS WENT BACK DOWN TO BETWEEN 3000 AND 4000RPMS. I DROVE TO THE NEAREST AUTO SHOP AAMCO. THE MECHANIC SAID TO SEE IF IT WAS UNDER WARRANTY. HE SAID THERE WERE KNOWN PROBLEMS WITH THE CVT. WE DROVE HOME AND I CALLED NISSAN (8883880318) AND SPOKE TO A REPRESENTATIVE. HE ASKED FOR THE VIN AND TOLD ME THERE WAS A "CAMPAIGN" ON THIS CAR. I ASKED HIM WAS A CAMPAIGN AND A RECALL THE SAME THING, HE SAID THEY WERE THE SAME, DIFFERENT WORDS.. HE TOLD ME THE CVT NEEDED TO BE REPROGRAMMED. HE GAVE ME A DEALERSHIP. I CALLED, MADE AN APPOINTMENT FOR 9:00AM THIS MORNING. WE TOOK THE CAR IN, WAS TOLD THE CAR HAD BEEN REPROGRAMMED. WE DROVE AWAY FROM THE DEALERSHIP, GOT ABOUT ONE BLOCK AND THE CAR BEGAN TO JERK AND LOSE POWER LIKE BEFORE. WE TURNED AROUND AND WENT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP. I TOLD THE REPRESENTATIVE THE CAR WAS STILL JERKING AND LOSING POWER. SHE SAID I WOULD HAVE TO PAY $99.00 FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. I DID NOT PAY FOR THE TEST BECAUSE THE NISSAN REPRESENTATIVE ON THE PHONE TOLD ME THE REPAIR WOULD BE AT NO CHARGE. WHEN WE GOT HOME, I CALLED NISSAN, AGAIN. I WAS TOLD I COULD NOT TALK TO THE REPRESENTATIVE I TALKED TO YESTERDAY. THIS TIME, I WAS TOLD THERE WAS NO WARRANTY LEFT BECAUSE I HAD 82,000 MILES ON THE CAR. HE TOLD ME THE WARRANTY STOPPED AT 60,000 MILES. I TOLD HIM THE REPRESENTATIVE I SPOKE TO YESTERDAY TOLD ME IT WAS COVERED AND I HAD LOOKED ONLINE AND NISSAN HAD ADDED TO THE WARRANTY TO 10 YEARS OR 120,000 MILES. HE SAID THAT IS NOT FOR MY CAR AND I COULD JOIN A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT. I TOLD HIM I DON'T WANT TO JOIN A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT, I NEED MY CAR REPAIRED. PLEASE HOLD NISSAN ACCOUNTABLE TO FIX THESE UNSAFE CARS, BECAUSE, NISSAN KNOWS THERE IS A WIDE SPREAD PROBLEM WITH THE CVT'S. THIS IS UNFAIR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11113652July 25, 2018
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
CAR IS SLOW TO ACCELERATE ON HIGHWAY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11113480July 25, 2018
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
FEDRAL SEATING CAPACITY ON OFFICIAL FEDERAL LABEL
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11113451July 24, 2018
POWER TRAIN
I AM REQUESTING AN INVESTIGATION INTO NISSAN CVT TRANSMISSIONS AFTER SUFFERING TRANSMISSION FAILURE AT 70 MILES AN HOUR WHILE ON CRUISE CONTROL ON AN INTERSTATE IN TRAFFIC. RPMS JUMPED UP BUT WAS LOSING POWER AND ENGINE SOUNDED HORRIBLE LIKE METAL ON METAL . ABLE TO GET OFF BEFORE PASSING EXIT AND LIMPED INTO NEARBY GAS STATION. TOWED TO NEAREST NISSAN DEALER AFTER BREAKDOWN AND TOLD A FEW DAYS LATER THAT SOMETHING BROKE INTERNALLY IN TRANSMISSION AND WILL NOW HAVE TO BE REPLACED AFTER 115000 MILES FOR $4000. CAR BOUGHT NEW IN 2013. RESEARCH ONLINE SHOWS AN EXTREME AMOUNT OF THE SAME COMPLAINTS ABOUT NISSAN'S CVT TRANSMISSIONS FOR YEARS AND NISSAN IS NOT ADDRESSING THE ISSUE. NISSAN OFFERED OWNERS OF PREVIOUS MODELS UP TO YEAR 2010 TO DOUBLE POWER TRAIN WARRANTY FROM 60,000 TO 120,000 TO ADDRESS PREVIOUS COMPLAINTS BUT CURRENT OWNERS ARE NOT OFFERED THIS CURRENTLY EVEN THOUGH OBVIOUS PROBLEMS REMAIN WITH THEIR TRANSMISSIONS. THERE HAS TO BE A FAULT WITH THEIR TRANSMISSIONS. COULD YOU PLEASE INVESTIGATE AS NUMEROUS PEOPLE ARE IN DANGER IF FAILURE OCCURS IN TRAFFIC AND ARE SUFFERING FINANCIALLY FROM PAYING FOR REPAIRS FROM THIS PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11113032July 23, 2018
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
ASSUMING THIS MAY BE AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM I COULD NOT START IT HAS PLENTY OF VOLTAGE. MANUFACTUREDDEFECT OF MARCH 11TH FOR SAME MODEL ONLY ONE MONTH SHY OF THE RECALL FROM APRIL 11TH ARE YOU SURE THIS MANUFACTURE DATE DOESN'T HAVE A RECALL AS OTHER BUILT ONE MONTH LATER?LVE ONLY HAD FOR 2 MONTHS AND I'M ALREADY HAVING AN ISSUE. BOUGHT FROM HERTZ CAR SALES IN ROSEVILLE, CAN. NOT STARTING ALL THE TIME JUST GETTING A CLICK SO RULING OUT THE STARTER NOT HAPPY
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11113116July 23, 2018
POWER TRAIN
VEHICLE LOSES POWER AFTER COUPLE OF HOURS OF DRIVING ON RELATIVELY HOT DAYS. HAD VEHICLE EXAMINED BY DEALER ADVISED I NEEDED A "TRANSMISSION COOLER" BECAUSE TRANSMISSION WAS OVERHEATING AND NOT GETTING ENOUGH AIR. ADVISED VEHICLE COMPUTER REGISTERED OVER 82 INSTANCES OF TRANSMISSION OVERHEATING. WHEN THE ISSUE OCCURS VEHICLE ENTERS "LIMP" MODE. VEHICLE WILL NOT PRODUCE MORE THAN 2500 RPMS. RECENTLY OCCURRED ON INTERSTATE 40 IN TN. CLIMBING LARGE HILL CAR WOULD NOT MAINTAIN SPEED. DEALER ADVISED THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH VEHICLE OTHER THAN THE DESIGN OF TRANSMISSION AND ADVISED BY NISSAN TO FIX PROBLEM INSTALL A TRANSMISSION COOLER WHICH COSTS $1,400.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11113170July 23, 2018
ENGINE, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
MY NISSAN SENTRA HAS 85,000 MILES ON IT AND MY TRANSMISSION IS COMPLETELY BROKEN. THE CVT TRANSMISSION THEY PUT IN MY CAR HAS AN EXTENDED WARRANTY IN IT FOR KNOWN PROBLEMS WITH IT. I WAS DRIVING WITH MY TWO SMALL CHILDREN ON A VERY BUSY HIGHWAY WHEN IT STOPPED MOVING AND I HAD TO PULL OVER AND RESTART IT. WHEN I RESTARTED THE VEHICLE T AGAIN WOULD NOT MOVE. I FINALLY GOT IT TO MOVE TO WHERE I GOT TO A MECHANIC AND THEY TOLD ME MY TRANSMISSION WAS COMPLETELY BROKEN. I TOOK IT TO NISSAN AND THEY ARE NOT GOING TO HELP MY FIX IT 100% FULLY KNOWING THAT THE CVT TRANSMISSION THEY PUT IN THE CAR HAS PROBLEMS. I SPOKE WITH NISSAN CUSTOMER AFFAIRS AND THEY TOLD ME THAT BECAUSE MY CAR IS OUT OF THEIR WARRANTY THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO TO HELP ME WHEN THIS IS NOT MY FAULT. THEY KEEP PRODUCING CARS THAT HAVE THIS TRANSMISSION IN IT AND KEEP HAVING TO REPLACE IT EXCEPT FOR MY CAR. I HAVE TWO SMALL CHILDREN THAT I NEED A CAR FOR. I HAVE A LOAN OUT FOR THE CAR THAT NOW I HAVE TO PAY FOR THAT DOES NOT WORK! I CAN NOT AFFORD TO FIX THE TRANSMISSION THAT NISSAN PUT IN THAT IS KNOWN TO FAULT OUT!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11112947July 22, 2018
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
DURING NORMAL DRIVING, REACH THE TRAFFIC LIGHTS, ENGINE STALL WHEN THE BRAKE IS APPLIED AT THE STOP LIGHT. AFTERWARDS, I CAN RESTART THE CAR NORMALLY. THIS HAS HAPPENED A COUPLE OF TIMES, ABOUT ONE MONTH APART.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11112857July 21, 2018
AIR BAGS, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
DISCULPEN PERO YO NO ENTIENDO MUY BIEN EL INGLES TENGO PROBLEMAS CON UN CARRO QUE COMPRE HACE 7 MESES POR FAVOR GRACIAS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11112785July 20, 2018
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
LOUD WIND SOUND WHEN DRIVING PASSES 55MPH ON THE FREEWAY BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE MAKES LOUD HOWLING SOUND AS THE WIND HITS AND CROSSES THROUGH BOTH SIDES OF MY VEHICLE. THE WIND HOWLING SOUND IS REALLY LOUD WHEN MY CAR IS DRIVING AGAINST THE WIND ON THE FREEWAY, I BELIEVE THAT ALL OF THE RUBBER LINING ON DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE NEEDS TO BE REPAIRED AND RESEALED CORRECTLY PROFESSIONALLY
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11112407July 19, 2018
POWER TRAIN
CVT TRANSMISSION FAILED AT 80,000 MILES. $3,700 ESTIMATE TO REPLACE. CAR WON'T ACCELERATE AND COULD CAUSE ACCIDENT IF DRIVEN ON HIGHWAY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11112128July 18, 2018
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
MY TRANSMISSION SEEMS TO SLIDE WHEN DRIVING. THE VEHICLE IS A 2015 AND WAS PURCHASED BRAND NEW IN THE SPRING OF 2016. I'VE CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS INFORMED I AM OUT OF WARRANTY AND SPOKE WITH MY MECHANIC WHO CONFIRMS THE TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING. THE LISTED VEHICLE IS NO LONGER BEING DRIVEN FOR THE SAFETY OF MY CHILDREN AND I BUT PAYMENTS ARE STILL BEING MADE ON THE LISTED NOTE. THE LAST TIME THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN THE CAR HESITATED TO MAKE A TURN WHICH LEFT ME IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD WAITING FOR THE VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE. LUCKILY, IT WAS EARLY IN THE MORNING AND BARELY ANYONE ON THE ROAD. THIS OCCURRED GETTING OFF A HIGHWAY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11111975July 17, 2018
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 NISSAN SENTRA. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING ON TWO OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO SUTHERLIN NISSAN OF FT MYERS (13985 S TAMIAMI TRAIL, FORT MYERS, FL 33912, (239) 415-8600) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS FAULTY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11111441July 15, 2018
AIR BAGS
MY WIFE WAS HEADING TO WORK ABOUT 1750 ON JUNE 26TH, DURING A RAIN STORM, SHE ENTERED THE HIGHWAY ON 43 EASTBOUND TOWARD MILWAUKEE OUT OF MUKWONAGO, WISCONSIN. SHE WAS TRAVELLING ABOUT 60MPH IN A 70 MILES AN HOUR ZONE; DURING THE STORM AND HYDROPLANED ON THE SLICK ROAD, DUE TO THE FACT THIS DOWNPOUR HAD BEEN IN THE EARLY STAGES THE ROADS WERE VERY SLICK. SHE SPUN OFF THE SIDE OF THE EXPRESSWAY DOWN THE EMBANKMENT WHERE THE CAR FLIPPED OVER ABOUT 3 TIMES AND SHE ENDED UPSIDE DOWN AGAINST A TREE, NONE OF THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. SHE WAS TAKEN TO ER AND WAS NOT SERIOUSLY INJURED DUE TO HAVING HER SEATBELT FASTENED, ENDURING SCRAPES, BRUISES AND ABRASIONS. THE WINDOWS ALL BLEW OUT, BUT AGAIN NO AIRBAGS DISPERSED. SHE WAS OFF A WEEK FROM WITH EXTREME SORENESS IN HER BODY AND A HAIRLINE FRACTURE IN HER ELBOW. *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#11111015July 12, 2018
ENGINE, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THERE IS A TECHNICIANS BULLETIN FOR MY CAR AND IS A KNOWN ISSUE BUT NISSAN WANTS TO CHARGE TO FIX THE ISSUE. THE ISSUE IS THE PIECE IS MALFUNCTIONING AND HAS TO BE REPROGRAMMED. WHEN YOU ARE TRYING THIS PROBLEM MAKES THE CAR STALL A BIT AND COULD BE DANGEROUS IF PULLING OUT AND THE CAR IS NOT ABLE TO OBTAIN A HIGHER SPEED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11111081July 12, 2018
POWER TRAIN
PURCHASED MY 2014 SENTRA BRAND NEW(124 MILES) IN NOVEMBER 2014. I KEEP UP WITH REG SCHEDULED MAINT BECAUSE I USE MY CAR FOR WORK, I'M IN SALES. MID-JUNE I STARTED TO EXPERIENCE A JOLTING FROM MY CAR WHEN I STARTED TO ACCELERATE. ONCE I REACHED 40MPH THE JOLTING AND TUGGING FEELING WOULD SOMEWHAT STOP, THAT IS UNTIL I HAD TO SLOW DOWN AND THEN ACCELERATE AGAIN. I HAD MY SPARK PLUGS CHANGED, THROTTLE BODY CLEANED, ENGINE FILTER REPLACED, AND IT STILL JOLTED AND TUGGED. PRETTY MUCH EVERY YEAR BUT 2014 IS INCLUDED IN AN EXTENDED WARRANTY PROGRAM FROM THE CRAPPY CVT. TOOK MY VEHICLE TO A TRANSMISSION GARAGE AND THEY DID A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. SAID CVT WAS BAD, LIKE ALL NISSAN TRANSMISSIONS, AND THAT IT NEEDED TO BE REBUILT. THE PRICE THEY WERE GOING TO CHARGE WAS A LITTLE STEEP BUT IT ALSO CAME WITH A 3 YEAR WARRANTY, ANYTHING HAPPENS TO THE TRANSMISSION IN 3 YEARS AND THEY FIX FOR FREE. I WAS TALKED INTO GOING TO NISSAN TO GET A NISSAN CERTIFIED DIAGNOSTIC AND PAY $105 FOR SOMETHING I ALREADY KNEW. THEY CALLED ME 2 DAYS AFTER MY APPOINTMENT TO TELL ME THAT IT WAS INDEED THE CVT , SURPRISE SURPRISE. I MADE A CLAIM WITH NISSAN TO SEE IF I COULD GET ANY OUT OF REGULAR WARRANTY ASSISTANCE FOR MY 4 YEAR OLD CAR THAT I STILL OWE A LOT OF MONEY ON. AFTER A WEEK OF WAITING AND $200+ DOLLARS IN RENTAL CAR FEES THAT I HAVE TO PAY FOR WAITING, NISSAN GETS BACK TO ME SAYING THEY CAN OFFER A LITTLE BIT OF ASSISTANCE. I GUESS A LITTLE BIT IS BETTER THAN NOTHING BUT NOW I AM FORCE TO WAIT 2+ WEEKS BC THE DEALERSHIP ONLY HAS 1 NISSAN CERTIFIED TECHNICIAN TO WORK ON 15 PLUS VEHICLES A DAY. THERE A 2 TRANSMISSION JOBS AHEAD OF MINE THAT HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR A WHILE AND THEY DID 6 CVT REBUILDS LAST MONTH. NISSAN OR THEIR DEALERSHIPS DO NOT SUPPORT THEIR CUSTOMERS WITH LOANERS AND THEY ARE ONLY OFFERING A 1 YEAR/12K WARRANTY ON THEIR WORK. NISSAN IS SCREWING ALL OF US WITH THIS CVT ISSUE!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11110675July 11, 2018
AIR BAGS, WHEELS, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
AIRBAGS DEFECTIVE(NOT WORKING DURING IMPACT OF CRASH) TIRES BALD 3 FRONT FENDER BUMPER OFF VEHICLE IN MOTION NOT TURNING STATIONARY
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11110613July 10, 2018
POWER TRAIN
I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE AT 75MPH ON THE INTERSTATE AND THE CAR BEGAN SHAKING AND RATTLING SO HARD I THOUGHT NY TIRE WAS FALLING OFF. I HAD TO HIT THE BRAKES WITH A SEMI BEHIND ME AND A SEMI BESIDE ME AND TRY TO GET ONTO THE SHOULDER FROM THE LEFT LANE. COME TO FIND OUT IT IS THE CVT TRANSMISSION THAT NISSAN KNEW WAS BAD IN THE FIRST PLACE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11110614July 10, 2018
SERVICE BRAKES
MASTER CYLINDER RECALL
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11110371July 9, 2018
POWER TRAIN
HELLO, I AM A OWNER OF A NISSAN SENTRA SR 2013 AND IT HAS 102,000 MILES ON IT AND THE TRANSMISSION (CVT) HAS FAILED AND MY WIFE WAS STRANDED ON THE SIDE OF A HIGHWAY AND TEMP. OF 100+ FOR 2 HOURS BECAUSE THERE WHERE ENOUGH TOW TRUCKS IN THE AREA TO COME PICK HER AND THE VEHICLE UP. THIS IS VERY UPSETTING, WE HAVE OWNED OTHER NISSAN'S IN THE PAST AND THEY HAD DOUBLE THE MILEAGE ON THEM AND THERE TRANSMISSION HAD VERY FAILED. THERE ARE SO MANY COMPLAINTS HERE AND ON THE WEB WITH REGARDS TO THIS TRANSMISSION (CVT) AND EVEN LAWSUITS. PLEASE NTSB REVIEW THESE'S COMPLAINTS AND THE VEHICLE BECAUSE IT'S ONLY A MATTER OF TIME THAT SOMEONE COULD BE HUT BECAUSE THERE TRANSMISSION FAILED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD AND THEY COULD GET TO A SAFE AREA.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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