Nissan Sentra Complaints (2013)

638 consumer complaints on file.

#11289233December 16, 2019
POWER TRAIN
SECOND TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED, PURCHASED THE CAR BRAND NEW FROM MIDWAY NISSAN, 11/2013, THEN 07/2014, WHILE DRIVING THE CAR, IT COMPLETELY STOPPED ON US. THE TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REPLACED AT FAULKNER NISSAN IN PA. ONCE AGAIN DRIVING ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY IN MD, WITH HEAVY TRAFFIC, THE TRANSMISSION GIVES OUT, THESE RESULTS WERE SLIGHTLY MORE HECTIC. MY WIFE HAS EPILEPSY AND WENT INTO A SEIZURE BECAUSE WE WERE IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. I WAS ABLE TO GET THE CAR OFF THE HIGHWAY ONTO THE SIZE OF THE ROAD. HAD TO LEAVE THE CAR IN MD, GET A RENTAL CAR FROM BWI AIRPORT, DRIVE BACK HOME TO PA, MY MOTHER AND HER FRIEND, WHO WAS RELEASED FROM THE HOSPITAL AFTER A STROKE HAD TO DRIVE TO MD, IN ORDER FOR ME TO USE HIS TRIPLE A CAR TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED FROM BWI BACK TO HARRISBURG, PA. MY WIFE DROVE BACK WITH US TO MD BECAUSE WE NEEDED TO MAKE SURE MY MOTHER ALMOST AGE 70 AND HER FRIEND IN HIS 80 WAS OK. THIS WAS A NIGHTMARE BECAUSE MR SCHULL, THE TRIPLE A MEMBER NEEDED TO EAT AND WITH ALL THIS COMMOTION NEAR CHOKED WHILE EATING. THIS IS ABSOLUTELY INTOLERABLE. NISSAN IS PUTTING FAULTY TRANSMISSION INTO VEHICLES. THIS IS SERIOUS, WORK IS BEING MISSED AND A SECOND TRANSMISSION. NISSAN NEEDS TO BE HELD LIABLE FOR THIS. I AM REPORTING THIS AND WILL ALSO CALL AND FILE A COMPLAINT WITH NISSN TODAY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#11288854December 13, 2019
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 NISSAN SENTRA. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT IMMEDIATELY ACCELERATE WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO TROPHY NISSAN (5031 N. GALLOWAY AVE, MESQUITE, TX) WHERE A TUNE-UP WAS PERFORMED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11288080December 10, 2019
ENGINE
WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY, THE CAR JERKS AS IF STRUGGLING TO SWITCH GEARS. OFTEN WHEN I PRESS THE GAS, THE CAR FAILS TO GO FASTER AND IT SOUNDS AS IF I AM JUST TRYING THE ENGINE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11287061December 5, 2019
ENGINE, STEERING, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS MERGED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND FAILED TO ACCELERATE UNTIL THE ECONOMY MODE WAS TURNED OFF. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. CAR JERKS, SHAKES, VIBRATES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11286989December 4, 2019
POWER TRAIN
DRIVING ON MY DAILY COMMUTE TO WORK A A FEW TIMES A DAY AT RANDOM TIMES MY SENTRA SUDDENLY LOSES ACCELERATION ON A 4 LANE EXPRESSWAY AT SPEEDS OF 60MPH+, IT MAKES A LOUD REVVING NOISE, AND DECELERATES AT AN ALARMING RATE WITH NO BRAKE LIGHTS, AND IS AN ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN, I'VE BEEN THROUGH THIS TWICE BEFORE AND IT'S THE BEGINNING STAGES OF POWERTRAIN SLOWLY GOING, THIS WILL BE MY 3RD TRANSMISSION AND ONLY GETS MORE DANGEROUS AND WORSE FROM HERE AND YET NISSAN DOESN'T WANT TO ADMIT THAT IT'S SLIPPING AND BUCKING AND WOULD RATHER WAIT UNTIL SOMETHING BAD HAPPENS TO FIX THE PROBLEM IF AT ALL. 2013 NISSAN SENTRA WITH ONLY 111K... THIS WILL BE MY 3RD TRANSMISSION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11281530November 21, 2019
POWER TRAIN
BEEN COMPLAINING SINCE 2016 ABOUT SHUDDERING IF CAR AND LOSS OF POWER. I'VE HAD AN ACCELERATION ISSUE CAUSING AN ACCIDENT IN 2016, REPORTED IT TO NISSAN DEALERSHIP. THEY SSID I WAS CRAZY UNDER 28000 MILES AT TIME. HAVE COMPLAINED SINCE NOW IN OCT 10 GOING ON PA TURNPIKE AT POSTED 70MPH LLOST ALL POWER ALMOST CAUSING A MAJOR PILEUP! TRANSMISSION HAD TO TOW VEHICLE OFF HIGHWAY THEN AGAIN TOW IT BACK TO DEALERSHIP COSTIING ME OVER 500.00 IN TOWS MILEAGE UNDER 48000. KOW THEY SAY I NEED TRANSMISSION OUT OF WARRANTY MUST PAY 4000.00 TO REPAIR IT !! THIS CAR HAS BEEN A DEATHTRAP AND SHOULD NOT BE ALLOWED ON THE ROAD.. I WANT THE GOVT TO MAKE NISSANUSA PAY FOR ALL MY REPAIRS TOWING AND GET A LIFETIME WARRANTY. MAYBE THEN THEYD FIX CAR RIGHT !! IM AFRAID TO DRIVE IT. IVE BEEN ON 2 MAJOR HIGHWAYS ONE CITY STREET WHEN THIS OCCURED. INTERSTATE 5279 AND PA TURNPIKE THEN A PGH CITY STREET . I'M JUST GRATEFUL I AM ALIVE A D OTHERS WERE NOT HURT THIS PAST OCT 10 2019.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11279368November 11, 2019
POWER TRAIN
I WAS ON A CITY STREET. AFTER STOPPING (I WAS STOPPED) AT AN INTERSECTION, I THEN PRESSED ON THE GAS TO TURN LEFT INTO THE LANE. AT THAT TIME, I HEARD A LOUD 'POP' WHICH STARTLED ME. AND THOUGH THE CAR WAS IN GEAR ('D'-DRIVE) IT WOULD NOT MOVE FORWARD. I SHIFTED TO REVERSE TO SEE IF IT WOULD MOVE IN THAT GEAR. I FELT THE GEAR ENGAGE AND THE CAR DID MOVE IN REVERSE. I SHIFTED BACK TO 'D'- DRIVE BUT I DID NOT FEEL THE GEAR ENGAGE NOR DID THE CAR MOVE FORWARD AT ALL. IN ADDITION TO THE FAILURE OF MY TRANSMISSION, I WAS DOUBLY BOTHERED BY THE FACT THAT THERE WAS NEVER A WARNING LIGHT ON THE DASH TO SIGNAL A PENDING OR POTENTIAL PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11279404November 11, 2019
POWER TRAIN
I BOUGHT MY CAR AS A USED CAR AND THE TRANSMISSION WENT BAD AFTER A YEAR. WHEN THE CAR IS MOVING IT JERKS VERY UNUSUALLY BEFORE IT CHANGES GEARS AND WHEN I ACCELERATE, THE CAR'S RPM SHOOTS UP VERY QUICKLY AND COMES BACK DOWN. IT KEEPS FLUCTUATING LIKE THAT FOR THE WHOLE DRIVE. I THEN BOUGHT THE TRANSMISSION FROM A 2014 NISSAN SENTRA S WITH A VIN "[XXX]" AS A REPLACEMENT BUT THAT HAS GONE BAD AS WELL. IT DOES THE SAME THING AS THE PREVIOUS ONE THAT WENT BAD. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11279304November 10, 2019
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), POWER TRAIN, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON DUE TO THE SAME AIR FLOW PROBLEM. EVERY TIME CAR IS SCANNED THE CODE COMES UP AS THE MASS AIR FLOW SENSOR. I HAVE REPLACED THIS SENSOR. MY VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE OVER 20 MPH. MY CAR ALSO IDLES, JERKS WHEN PLACED IN PARK & HAS DECREASED FUEL EFFICIENCY. THE CAR BEGAN TO VIOLENTLY SHAKE, WAS UNABLE TO ACCELERATE WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY. CAR RPMS INCREASED THE CAR DID NOT MOVE. TRAFFIC RAPIDLY APPROACHING BEHIND ME.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11278765November 7, 2019
SERVICE BRAKES
MASTER CYLINDER NEEDS REPLACING. MY DAUGHTER COULD HAVE CRASHED AS BRAKES WENT ALL THE WAY TO FLOOR. NISSAN KNOWS THIS ISSUE EXISTS WITH 2013 NISSAN SENTRA AND NO RECALL?
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11277389October 31, 2019
POWER TRAIN
ON 10/01/19 MY NISSAN SENRTA STARTED EXPERIENCING JERKING AND REVVING WHICH HAS BEEN CONTINUALLY GETTING WORSE. ON 11/01/19 AN APPOINTMENT IS MADE TO HAVE A TRANSMISSION EVALUATION WITH FULL EXPECTATION OF REPLACEMENT WITH NEW TRANSMISSION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11269235October 17, 2019
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 NISSAN SENTRA. WHILE DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, THE VEHICLE MOVED VERY SLOWLY. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT EXCEED 50 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY AND JERKED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO GILES NISSAN LAFAYETTE (6137 JOHNSTON ST, LAFAYETTE, LA 70503, (337) 210-9000), BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THEY WOULD PAY HALF FOR THE TRANSMISSION REPAIR. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 83,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11269048October 16, 2019
STEERING, SUSPENSION, WHEELS
20013 NISSAN SENTRA WITH LESS THAN 75K MILES. MAKING A LEFT TURN AND HEARD A LOUD POP. LEFT FRONT BALL JOINT BROKE OFF THE LOWER CONTROL ARM CAUSING THE CONTROL ARM TO SMASH THROUGH THE TIRE RIM AND RIP OUT THE AXLE FROM THE TRANSMISSION. MY VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING AT LESS THAN 5 MPH (THANK GOD!) I WOULD NOT HAVE REPORTED THIS BUT I SAW THE SAME THING HAPPENED TO ANOTHER CAR. I JACKED IT UP IMMEDIATELY AND CAR WAS FLATBEDDED TO MECHANIC AND CONTROL ARMS ON BOTH SIDES, BALL JOINTS AND AXLE WAS REPLACED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11268782October 15, 2019
POWER TRAIN, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
CVT TRANSMISSION FAILED WITH NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT OR WARNINGS. AFTER 30 MINUTE DRIVE ON FREEWAY CAME TO A STOP AT A TURN OFF. WENT TO CROSS ONCOMING TRAFFIC WITH PLENTY OF SPACE AND TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT CATCH AND MOVED EXTREMELY SLOW. CARS CAME AT SPEED AND HAD TO SLAM ON BRAKES TO AVOID COLLISION. TRANSMISSION NEEDED REPLACEMENT AND WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY OF ANY SORT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11268368October 14, 2019
POWER TRAIN
FOR THE PAST YEAR OR SO THE CAR HAS BEEN JERKING WHEN IT CHANGED GEAR, BUT UNTIL RECENTLY THE TRANSMISSION GAVE OUT COMPLETELY, THE CAR IS ONLY A 2013 NISSAN SENTRA. I HAVE MAINTAINED THE CARS REGULAR MAINTENANCE . I AM STILL PAYING ON THE VEHICLE AND I CANNOT AFFORD TO PAY THE COST OF THE TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT, I NEED TO KNOW WHAT MY OPTIONS ARE WITH NISSAN IN REGARDS TO WARRANTY OR RECALLS ON THE CAR FOR THE TRANSMISSION, OR ANY ASSISTANCE TO TO FIX MY CAR. BEING THAT IT'S A FAIRLY NEW VEHICLE IT SHOULD NOT HAVE A FAULTY TRANSMISSION, IT ONLY HAS 71,000 ON IT. I AM A COLLEGE STUDENT AND WORK AND NEED MY VEHICLE. PLEASE CONTACT ME AT [XXX] OR [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11268033October 12, 2019
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON DUE TO THE SAME AIR FLOW PROBLEM. EVERY TIME CAR IS SCANNED THE CODE COMES UP AS THE MASS AIR FLOW SENSOR. SINCE PURCHASING THE CAR, I HAVE REPLACED THIS SENSOR TWICE. I REPLACED THE SENSOR ON 7/8/19 APPROXIMATELY 4 WEEKS AFTER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE AND THEN AGAIN ON 10/10/18. BEFORE REPLACING THE PART ON OCT. 10, I WAS MERGING ONTO THE HIGHWAY AND MY VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE OVER 20 MPH. MY CAR ALSO IDLES, JERKS WHEN PLACED IN PARK & HAS DECREASED FUEL EFFICIENCY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11267912October 11, 2019
ENGINE, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
CAR STARTING JERKING AND CAME TO ALMOST A COMPLETE STOP OUT THE BLUE AT 136,000-138,000 SOMEWHERE IN BETWEEN DON'T EXACTLY REMEMBER. THE FIRST SIGH SOMETHING WAS WRONG WITH CAR WAS THE RPM WOULD JUST GO UP HIGH OUT OF BLUE WHILE ACCELERATING WHICH WAS DANGEROUS AD JUST COMMING TO A STOP OUT OF NOWHERE. WE CALLED AROUND TRYING TO GET ISSUE FIXED BUT NOONE COULD HELP CAUSE THERE WAS NO LIGHT ON IN CAR TO SEE IF ANYTHING WAS WRONG. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT JUST CAME ON AS OF TODAY 10/11/2019 FOR FIRST TIME EVER AT 141,000 AND CAR STOPS DOESNT PULL. DOES ON HIGHWAY, INTERSTATE AND WHILE TURNING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11267630October 10, 2019
POWER TRAIN, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
IT SEEMS THAT SOMETHING IS WRONG WITH THE TRANSMISSION. WHEN AT A STOP AND STARTING TO TAKE OFF IT STALLS THEN JUMPS INTO GEAR AND IT TREMBLES AT TAKE OFF.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11267696October 10, 2019
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
CAR WOULDNT START BUT PANEL LIGHTS CAME ON. JUMPED STARTED CAR AND IT WORKED FINE FOR A WHILE THEN SAME ISSUE DAYS LATER, NISSAN REPLACED THE BATTERY AND WORKED FINE FOR A FEW MONTHS THEN SAME ISSUE BOUGHT ANOTHER BATTERY AND NEXT TIME CAR WOULDNT START IT MADE THE CLICK SOUND LIKE THE ALTERNATOR WAS BAD BUT ITS TESTED FINE.IM TIRED OF HAVING TO CHARGE THE BATTERY JUST SO I WONT GET STRANDED. NISSAN DEALER CLAIMS CAR HAS TO BE DRIVEN AT LEAST 20 MILES PER DAY TO KEEP BATTERY CHARGED. NEVER HAD THAT ISSUE WITH MY 1989 SENTRA BUT IT HAD OTHER ELECTRICAL ISSUES
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11267761October 10, 2019
POWER TRAIN
EVERY TIME YOU START TO OFF IT JERKS AND THEN TREMBLES WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE YOU GET HESITANT JERKING AND IT FEELS LIKE IT'S SLIPPING
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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