2013 NISSAN SENTRA Complaints

WHILE DRIVING MY 2013 NISSAN SENTRA FE + S ON HWY AND EVEN INNER CITY STREETS IT SEEMS TO STALL AND LOSES POWER I NEED TO KNOW EXACTLY WHAT TO DO TO MAKE IT SAFE TO DRIVE MY VEHICLE IF THERE IS A WAY TO TAKE IT BACK TO A NISSAN DEALERSHIP TO HAVE IT CHECKED

TRANSMISSION HIGH REV BEFORE SHIFT, ABOUT TO GO OUT, DOSNT ACCELERATE, JERKS HARD MAKES LOUD NOISE WHEN IT JERKS WHILE MOVING, TURNING, DOSNT ACCELERATE WHILE TURNING

THE TRANSMISSION IN THIS CAR SLIPS, JERKS, HIGH RMPS WITH OUT SHIFTING. THE ECO AND SPORT NO LONGER DO ANYTHING WHEN YOU TRY TO SWITCH IT. IT IS A REAL HAZZARD WHEN TRYING TO MERGE ONTO HIGHWAY OR IN LEFT HAND TURNS, I LITERALLY HAVE TO WAIT TILL THERE IS NO TRAFFIC. HIGHLY UPSET THERE IS ONLY 82,000 MILES ON IT.

THE CAR WILL NOT ACCELERATE AT A STOP LIGHT, OR WHEN I AM TRYING TO MAKE A TURN, IT WILL NOT PROPERLY ACCELERATE, EVEN IF I HOLD DOWN THE ACCELERATOR ALL THE WAY DOWN, AND THEN IT WILL JERK AND ACCELERATE AGAIN. ON HIGHWAY, IT WILL SUDDENLY LOSE POWER: HTTPS://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=GXR7E0QWOKA THIS IS WHAT HAPPENS TO MY VEHICLE, IF I PRESS ON THE ACCELERATOR ALL THE WAY, IT DOES NOT ACCELERATE AND INSTEAD ONLY GOES UP A BIT OF RPM AND DOESN'T GO UP ALL THE WAY.

DRIVING HOME THE OTHER NIGHT AND WHEN I GOT ON THE HIGHWAY THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. FIRST IT STARTED REVVING REALLY HIGH AND NOT SHIFTING, THEN IT STOPPED WORKING ALL TOGETHER. NO MATTER HOW HARD I PRESSED ON THE GAS IT WOULD NOT GO. IT WAS VERY DANGEROUS TO BE STUCK ON THE HIGHWAY WITH A CAR THE WOULD NOT GO. FORTUNATELY I WAS ABLE TO CRAWL TO AN OFFRAMP AND ONTO A SIDE STREET. I HAD TO HAVE TOWED TO THE NEAREST DEALER. AFTER EXAMINING IT, THEY SAID IT WAS MAKING A WINING SOUND AND HAD TO BE REPLACED.

TRANSMISSION DOESN'T SHIFT SMOOTHLY. JERKS AT HIGH OR LOW SPEEDS. RPMS REV UP PAST 5 WHICH REQUIRES ME TO RELEASE THE ACCELERATOR FOR VEHICLE TO SHIFT. AS OF JAN 3 2019. AIR BAGS WERE FIXED DURING RECALL. IN 2016. HOWEVER LIGHTS CAME ON IMMEDIATELY AND NEVER WENT OFF. DEALER CONTINUES TO WANT ME TO PAY FOR REPAIRS.

TRANSMISSION - ACCELERATION WILL SUDDENLY CEASE / RPM'S WILL BE STUCK AT 2500 BUT CAR IS ONLY GOING 30 MPH. VERY UNSAFE WHEN I TRIED TO PULL OUT INTO TRAFFIC AND CAR CANNOT GET UP TO SPEED NO MATTER HOW MUCH I PUSH ACCELERATOR. VERY CONCERNED NISSAN IS NOT ADDRESSING THIS PREVALENT ISSUE WITH 2013 SENTRA'S. MY KIDS DRIVE THIS CAR!

THE CVT TRANSMISSION IS FAILING .IT CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO SHAKE AND SHUDDER WHEN CHANGING GEARS. THE RPMS WILL RISE AND FALL BY ITSELF OFTEN. VERY SLOW ACCELERATION DUE TO THE SLIPPAGE OF THE CVT TRANSMISSION. DANGEROUS TO TRY AND MERGE WITH OR PULL OUT INTO TRAFFIC.

I WAS BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE AND HEARD A POP, I WAS CONCERNED SO I PULLED FORWARD TO SEE IF I HEARD ANYTHING ELSE. MY CAR MOVED FORWARD ABOUT A FOOD AND CAME TO A GRINDING HALT. MY CONTROL ARM DISCONNECTED FROM THE WHEEL CAUSING MY WHEEL TO SLIDE INTO MY WHEEL WELL AND PULL THE AXLE OUT OF PLACE. HAD I BEEN DRIVING AT SPEED LIKE SOME OTHER FOLKS I HAVE HEARD OF, I WOULD BE DEAD OR INJURED SERIOUSLY. WHEN I CONFRONTED NISSAN THEY SAID THERE'S NOTHING WE CAN DO AND WE'RE ABSOLUTELY RUDE IN THE SERVICE CENTER. I HAVE GOTTEN IT FIXED BUT I DO NOT FEEL SAFE BECAUSE WHAT IF THIS HAPPENS ON ANOTHER WHEEL??

I TOOK MY 2013 NISSAN SENTRA IN TO MY AUTO MECHANIC (WHO HAS BEEN MY MECHANIC FOR 25 YEARS) BECAUSE IT WAS SHIFTING ROUGHLY AND SLIPPING. MY MECHANIC INFORMED ME THAT THE CVT TRANSMISSIONS HAVE HAD PROBLEMS AND RECOMMENDED I TAKE IT TO THE NISSAN SERVICE DEPARTMENT AND HOPEFULLY, NISSAN WOULD EITHER COVER THE COST OR COVER PART OF IT. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO PINNACLE NISSAN, WHO HAS SERVICED KIT IN THE PAST. THEY UPDATED SOME CODES BUT SAID THE TRANSMISSION WAS STILL SLIPPING (THIS WAS ON A FRIDAY). THEY SAID THEY WOULD DRIVE IT AND SEE IF THEY COULD DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. I GOT ANOTHER CALL MONDAY MORNING, SAYING EVERYTHING WAS FINE. I COULD NOT GET A STRAIGHT ANSWER AS TO WHY IT WAS SLIPPING FRIDAY AFTERNOON BUT "FINE" MONDAY MORNING. I TRIED CALLING NISSAN CORPORATE FOR SOME HELP WITH THE COST TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION AND WAS TOLD IT WAS MY PROBLEM. SO, THE CAR WAS STILL DRIVING EXACTLY THE SAME AND, AT ONE POINT, WOULD NOT SHIFT! I WAS NEARLY REAR ENDED AND, FORTUNATELY, HAPPENED TO BE CLOSE TO MY AUTO MECHANIC. THE TRANSMISSION FINALLY "CAUGHT" AND SHIFTED SO I WAS ABLE TO GET IT TO MY MECHANIC'S. HE REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION BUT IT COST ME $4200!!! THANKS, NISSAN, FOR THE FAULTY TRANSMISSION AND FOR LYING TO ME AND FOR NOT HELPING ME AT ALL! SO, AFTER PAYING $4200 TO REPLACE MY FAULTY TRANSMISSION, I ASKED MY MECHANIC TO ALSO LOOK AT MY AC, WHICH WAS NOT WORKING WELL. I LIVE IN PHOENIX, WHERE IT IS 115 IN THE SUMMER, SO THE AC IS PRETTY CRUCIAL. I WAS HOPING I JUST NEEDED A LITTLE FREON. NOPE. YET ANOTHER DESIGN FLAW FROM NISSAN, I HAD TO REPLACE THE COMPRESSOR, THE CONDENSER, AND SWITCH. SO, I HAVE POURED $5300 INTO A CAR THAT'S WORTH ABOUT $5700! I BOUGHT THIS CAR IN GOOD FAITH, BELIEVING THAT NISSAN IS AN EXCELLENT, RELIABLE BRAND. I AM SO DISGUSTED I CAN'T STAND IT!