2010 NISSAN SENTRA Complaints

AFTER DRIVING FOR ABOUT 10 MINUTES, THE TRANSMISSION DID NOT WANT TO COME OUT OF LOW GEAR. AT 35 MPH, I WAS AT ABOUT 6,000RPMS IN DRIVE. I CONFIRMED THE OVERDRIVE OFF BUTTON IS NOT ENGAGED, NOR IS IT IN "L", AND THE EMERGENCY BRAKE IS OFF. WHEN IT HAS BEEN COOLED OFF FOR ABOUT 3+ HOURS, IT WILL DRIVE FAIRLY NORMAL FOR ABOUT 10-12 MINUTES UNTIL WARMED UP, THEN IT ALL STARTS AGAIN. EVEN ONCE IT IS COOLED OFF, THERE IS A SLIGHT DRAG ON POWER AND IT WILL BEGIN TO HAVE ERRATIC SHIFTING (SIMILAR TO A REGULAR AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SLIPPING) AFTER A FEW MINUTES ON TAKE OFF IT FEELS LIKE THE PARKING BRAKE IS ON, BUT IT IS NOT. THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT COMES ON, THE VDC CONTROL LIGHT COMES ON, AND ANOTHER LIGHT THAT IS ABOVE THE VDC LIGHT COMES ON. CODES P0720 AND P1778 WERE FOUND BY A LOCAL NON-NISSAN DEALER WHO CHECKED THEM AS A COURTESY FOR ME. HAVE DISCOVERED THAT NISSAN HAS EXTENDED THE CVT TRANSMISSION WARRANTY ON CERTAIN NISSANS UP TO 10 YRS OR 120,000 MILES, MY SENTRA IS INCLUDED AMONG OTHERS. GET MORE INFO AT: HTTP://WWW.NISSANASSIST.COM/PROGRAMDETAILS.PHP. HOWEVER, MY LOCAL NISSAN DEALER SAYS IF IT WILL COST ME 4 HOURS LABOR AT $125 HR TO TEAR DOWN FOR A FULL DIAGNOSIS. IF NOT COVERED, I HAVE TO PAY THAT. A CALL TO ANOTHER NISSAN SERVICE CENTER EXPLAINED THE SAME EXPENSE. HE ALSO TOLD ME THAT THERE ARE MANY COMING THRU THAT ARE UNDER THE REPLACEMENT PROGRAM DUE TO A DEFECT THAT CAUSES ENGINE COOLANT INTO THE TRANSMISSION. FOR THAT PROBLEM, NISSAN WILL REPLACE IT BUT THEY EXPECT THE CUSTOMER TO PAY $2,000 TOWARD THE BILL. THAT IS RIDICULOUS FOR A MANUFACTURER DEFECT IN DESIGN THAT THEY HAVE ACKNOWLEDGED THAT CAUSES THE FAILURE. I HAVE FOUND IN THE NISSAN FACTORY CVT MANUAL THAT THE PROBLEM IS INTERNAL AND MECHANICAL ACCORDING TO ITS OWN DIAGNOSTICS SEE THAT MANUAL HERE HTTP://ALLSENTRA.COM/FSM/2009_SENTRA/CVT.PDF . I HAVE A 2010, BUT IT IS THE SAME. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 NISSAN SENTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT FLICKERED. IN ADDITION, THE HORN ALSO FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE AIR BAG TERMINAL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 28,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 59,050. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 NISSAN SENTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ALL ATTEMPTS TO START THE VEHICLE FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTICS. THE TEST RESULTS SHOWED A DEFECTIVE ECM. THE FAULTY ECM WAS REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN I.D. NUMBER 11V579000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 83,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

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

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 NISSAN SENTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE WOULD SUDDENLY STALL. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE WAS REPLACED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 19,000.

LEFT CAR WITH HAZARD LIGHTS ON AND ENGINE OFF FOR ABOUT 10 MINUTES AND WHEN TRIED TO START CAR AGAIN, CAR WOULD NOT START. I HAD JUST DROVE THE CAR FOR MY MORNING COMMUTE OF ABOUT 1 HOUR. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAS OCCURRED ON THIS VEHICLE'S STOCK BATTERY. I AM SUSPICIOUS THAT THERE ARE RECALLS FOR THE SAME PART ON DIFFERENT VEHICLES, BUT NOT THE ONE I HAVE. *TR

POSITIVE BATTERY ARCING/VOLTAGE DROP, CAUSING ECM RESET, VEHICLE FAILS TO START, STRANDED BY SIDE OF ROAD. THIS IS AN EXISTING RECALL AND NEEDS TO BE EXPANDED TO COVER OTHER MONTHS OF MFG. THIS IS A POUR DESIGN THAT ALLOWS A LOSS OF VOLTAGE TO CAUSE THE ECM TO BE DAMAGED AND/OR NEED REPROGRAMMED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 NISSAN SENTRA. THE CONTAC STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, A LOUD NOISE EMITTED OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT DROVE TO A SAFE LOCATION AND INSPECTED THE VEHICLE WHERE HE NOTICED THAT THE UNDER CARRIAGE RUBBER BODY MOUNTS WERE SEVERELY CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE AND HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM WHOM INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE SERVICE WARRANTY EXPIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 168,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 NISSAN SENTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER FOG LIGHT SHATTERED. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THERE WERE BURNT MARKS AROUND THE ALUMINUM IN THE BULB. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE FOG LAMP SHATTERED BUT NO CAUSE OF FAILURE WAS DETERMINED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE OF THE FAILURE; HOWEVER NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE WAS OFFERED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,727. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 15,927. UPDATED 10/19/12 *CN UPDATED 10/23/2012 *JS

DRIVING TO OKLAHOMA FROM EL PASO, TWO HOURS INTO THE TRIP WE ARE GOING UP THE MOUNTAINS AND THE CAR STOPS SHIFTING. WE WENT FROM 70MPH TO 40 MPH ALL THE WAY UP THE MOUNTAIN. THE CAR DID THIS FOR THE ENTIRE TRIP. WE CONTACTED CASA NISSAN ONCE WE RETURNED FROM OUR TRIP. MY CAR WAS DUE FOR ITS REGULARLY SCHEDULED TUN UP SO THE REPRESENTATIVE SAID HE WOULD CHECK OUT THE ISSUE DURING SERVICE. THE REPRESENTATIVE ASSURED ME THE PROBLEM WAS DUE TO LOW TRANSMISSION FLUIDS AND THE FLUIDS WERE FILLED AND SERVICED. ON AUGUST 10,2012 WE WENT BACK TO OKLAHOMA AND THE SAME PROBLEM OCCURRED. WE ARE BACK IN THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP AND THE SAME REPRESENTATIVE ADVISED ME THAT THEY WOULD HAVE TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. SEPTEMBER 2011 THEY HAD TO REPLACE THE ENGINE IN THE CAR AND NOW ITS THE TRANSMISSION. *TR