2013 NISSAN SENTRA Complaints

CVT TRANSMISSION OVER HEAT/ FAILURE AT 93000 MILES. VEHICLE AFTER ABOUT 1- 2 HOURS OF DRIVING WOULD NOT MOVE FORWARD OR BACKWARD WHILE IN DRIVE. BLOCKED TRAFFIC FOR ABOUT 30 MINUTES AS POLICE OFFICERS WERE GETTING A TOW TRUCK. AFTER CAR HAD BEEN SITTING WHILE OFF FOR ABOUT 30 I WAS ABLE TO START AND MOVE IT OFF THE ROAD. NISSAN RECOGNIZES THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM INCREASED TRANSMISSION WARRANTY TO 84K MILES. SHOULD BE RECALLED!!! NO WARNING OR CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAS EVER COME ON. NISSAN = JUNK!!

THE DASHBOARD WORKS SOMETIMES ( LITTLE SCREEN) . THE SEATSEALTS GET STUCK EVERYTIME I TRY TO USE THEM.

I HAVE A 2013 NISSAN SENTRA, WHICH I HAVE HAD CONTINUOUS PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION. A YEAR OR TWO AGO, IT LOCKED UP AND LEFT ME STRANDED. WHEN I TOWED IT IN, AND THEY REPLACED THE ENTIRE SHIFTER. THEY ALSO DID AN "ADJUSTMENT" TO THE TRANSMISSION. THIS CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO DRIVE POORLY. IT EITHER WOULD HAVE A LAG WHEN ACCELERATING, OR WOULD RAPIDLY ACCELERATE. I CALLED TO COMPLAIN AFTER THE ADJUSTMENT. THE DEALER TOLD ME IT WAS AND ADJUSTMENT NISSAN REQUIRED IN ORDER KEEP THE TRANSMISSION FROM GOING OUT. SO I PUT UP WITH IT. UNFORTUNATELY, I WAS NOT ABLE TO USE THE CAR TO TEACH MY KIDS TO DRIVE BECAUSE OF THE TRANSMISSION ADJUSTMENT. ONCE IT ACCELERATED SO INSTANTLY THAT MY DAUGHTER ALMOST RAN THROUGH THE GARAGE. I TALKED TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID THE ADJUSTMENT WAS NEEDED AND THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. NOW GUESS WHAT, THE TRANSMISSION IS GOING OUT. IT ONLY HAS AROUND A 105000 MILES. IT STARTS JERKING AND STAYS STUCK IN A LOW GREAR. ALMSOT DIED ON THE HIGHWAY. I HAVE HAD IT SERVICED PROPERLY AND METICULOUSLY. I HAVE PUT UP WITH THE TRANS ADJUSTMENT. NOW THE DEALER (RIKART NISSAN) WANTS 4200.00 TO FIX IT. AFTER SOME RESEARCH, I HAVE NOTICED THERE ARE TONS OF CLASS ACTION SUITS, ETC. THEY SAY THEY WILL NOT REPAIR OR REBUILD IT. THEY SAY IT IS SUCH A TERRIBLE TRANSMISSION THEY WILL ONLY REPLACE THE WHOLE THING.

MY CAR STARTED JERKING AND ALL SUDDEN WHEN DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY IT WAS LIKE LOOSING ITS POWER AND THEN IT MADE A LOUD JERK ALSO NO WARNINGS LIGHT CAME ON AND THE CAR DEALER PUT A NEW TRANSMISSION IN ABOUT 4 YEARS AGO

VEHICLE HAS BEEN HAVING ACCELERATION PROBLEMS SINCE FIRST BOUGHT FROM CARMAX. TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY BUT VEHICLE IS STILL NOT ACCELERATING WHEN GOING UP HILLS. THIS VEHICLE IS A MAJOR SAFETY PROBLEM AND LIABILITY ISSUE. CARMAX HAS FAILED TO ADDRESS IT FURTHER AND FIX IT

TRANSMISSION STARTED FAILING, OUT OF NISSAN'S CLASS ACTION SETTLEMENT EXTENSION TO 84,000 MILES AS MY CAR HAD 95,000 MILES ON IT. I BOUGHT THIS CAR BRAND NEW AND MAINTAINED IT FOR MY DAUGHTER TO DRIVE AND WAS HOPING IT WOULD LAST HER THROUGH COLLEGE. I DROVE IT LAST FRIDAY, TRADED IT IN ON SUNDAY AS COST TO REPAIR EXCEEDED THE VALUE OF THE CAR. WAS NOT INFORMED OF RECALL WHICH IS ODD AS ONLY OWNER OF CAR BUT REGARDLESS THE VEHICLE NOT SAFE DUE TO KNOWN ISSUES OF CVT DRIVETRAIN. CAR WOULD JUMP, HESITATE, NO POWER THEN IT WOULD CATCH AND LUNGE WHEN GAS APPLIED. GOING DOWNHILL SEEMED TO CAUSE LOSS OF POWER AND WOULD ACTUALLY SLOW CAR DOWN CAUSING ME TO HAVE TO ACCELERATE TO GO DOWNHILL AND THUS PULL OFF ROAD TO STOP AND LET THE CAR SEEM TO REST PRIOR TO INTERSTATE DRIVING. THANKFUL WEATHER NOT BAD WHEN THIS HAPPENED OR THAT MY DAUGHTER NOT IN A WRECK BECAUSE OF THIS KNOWN ISSUE. WILL BOYCOTT NISSAN PRODUCTS REST OF MY LIFE. SPOKE WITH NISSAN REP WHO INFORMED ME NOTHING CAN BE DONE BY NISSAN TO HELP ME. I HELPED MYSELF AND BOUGHT A HONDA.

WHEN THE CAR IS STOPPED AND IN "PARK" (THE ENGINE MAY BE RUNNING OR OFF AND YOU GO TO START IT UP), THE CAR WILL NOT COME OUT OF "PARK". THIS HAPPENS RANDOMLY. TO GET THE CAR OUT OF "PARK", PER THE OWNER'S MANUAL, THERE IS AN INSET HALF-CIRCLE (8MM) PLASTIC PIECE LABELED "SHIFT LOCK" NEXT TO THE SHIFTER THAT HAS TO BE PRIED OFF WITH AN APPROPRIATELY SIZED TOOL AND THEN AN APPROPRIATELY SIZED TOOL HAS TO BE INSERTED INTO THE SLOT AND PRESSED DOWN WHILE THE SHIFTER IS SIMULTANEOUSLY MOVED OUT OF "PARK" (NOTE: YOU NEED TO USE BOTH HANDS TO ACCOMPLISH THIS PLUS OBTAIN THE NECESSARY TOOLS). THIS HAPPENS WHEN THE CAR IS STOPPED AND IN "PARK" - WHILE WAITING TO PICK SOMEONE UP, STOPPING TO DROP SOMEONE OFF, IN A TRAFFIC JAM; AT A SAFETY CHECK ON A HIGHWAY, PARKED IN A LOT, PARKED IN A GARAGE, ETC. THIS PROBLEM OF THE SHIFTER STUCK IN "PARK" ONLY HAPPENS WHEN THE CAR IS NOT IN MOTION AND THE TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN PLACED IN THE "PARK" POSITION - THE ENGINE CAN BE EITHER ON OR OFF AND YOU GO TO START THE CAR.

TRANSMISSION HAS JUDDER, LOSS OF POWER NO MATTER IF ON A STRAIGHTWAY OR CLIMBING A HILL WHICH CREATES A SAFETY ISSUE. THIS IS NOW A CONSTANT ISSUE.

CAR HAS 103000 MILES. BOUGHT USED AND AFTER HAD NISSAN SERVICE CAMPAIGNS COMPLETED AND STATING CAR IN GOOD SHAPE. THEN CAR BEGAN HIGH REVVVING BEFORE SHIFTING, OCCASIONAL SHUDDER WHEN SHIFTING TO DRIVE OR REVERSE, THEN ENTERS LOW MODE WITH NO ACCELERATION. TOOK TO NISSAN DEALER AND THEY SAID NEEDS NEW TRANSMISSION. CONTACTED NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIRS AND FILED A COMPLAINT. THEY DENIED THE CLAIM ONLY STATING CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY, NO OFFER TO AT LEAST SHARE THE COST. THIS CLEARLY SHOULD BE A FULL TRANSMISSION RECALL. DO NOT BUY A CAR WITH A CVT!

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 NISSAN SENTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, SHE HEARD AN ABNORMAL TAPPING NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. NO WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE CVT TRANSMISSION FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER HAD YET TO BE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER HAD BEEN NOTIFIED VIA LETTER HOWEVER, THE CONTACT HAD YET TO RECEIVE A RESPONSE FROM THE MANUFACTURER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 112,807.*DT*JB