2013 NISSAN SENTRA Complaints

WHEN WE PURCHASED THE CAR (NEW) WE COMPLAINED IMMEDIATELY ABOUT THE TRANSMISSION. THE DEALER TOLD US IT WAS NORMAL FOR THAT MODEL TRANSMISSION. THEY DIDN'T DOCUMENT OUR COMPLAINT. WE TOLD OUR MECHANIC SEVERAL TIMES THAT WE WEREN'T HAPPY WITH IT AS WELL. HE RESEARCHED WITH NISSAN AND WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS NO PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION. WE HAVE SINCE RESEARCHED ON OUR OWN AND FOUND OUT OTHERWISE. THE NIGHT THAT THE TRANSMISSION "WENT" I HAD BEEN TRAVELING ON THE TURNPIKE AND HAD TO BE TOWED HOME. THE CAR SEEMED LIKE IT WASN'T GETTING THE GAS, IT BUCKED, SMELLED AND SOUNDED HORRIBLE. I BARELY MANAGED TO GET T TO A SAFE PLACE TO PULL OFF THE TURNPIKE. I HAD MY GRANDDAUGHTER WITH ME AND NEEDED TO BE ABLE TO STOP IN A SAFE PLACE. WE HAVE NOT YET DECIDE WHETHER TO TRY FIXING IT OR TO LEASE ANOTHER CAR. RESEARCHING THE PROBLEM SHOWS MANY PEOPLE STILL NOT SATISFIED AFTER REPAIRING THE TRANSMISSION.

WHILE DRIVING THE CAR, IT SPORADICALLY DOES NOT SHIFT GEARS SOMETIMES CAUSING LOSS OF POWER AND HIGH RPM'S JERKING THE CAR. THIS IS VERY UNSAFE BECAUSE YOU NEVER KNOW WHEN IT IS GOING TO HAPPEN. LOSING POWER CAN CAUSE VERY UNSAFE CONDITIONS ON THE ROAD WHEN PULLING OUT INTO TRAFFIC. IT SEEMS THAT WHEN YOU ACCELERATE RAPIDLY LIKE WHEN GOING ON A HIGHWAY RAMP OR ACCELERATING AFTER SLOWING TO MAKE A TURN, THE CAR GETS STUCK IN I WOULD SAY 3RD GEAR AND NOT SHIFT HIGHER. THE RPM'S SKYROCKET AND MAX OUT, KILLING THE POWER TO THE ENGINE. THEN YOU HAVE TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP AND SLOWLY ACCELERATE HOPING THAT ALL THE GEARS SHIFT. THE CAR ONLY HAS 69K MILES ON IT!!!!

TAKADA RECALL, MY VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP FOR AN AIRBAG RECALL BUT IS NOT LISTED AS AN AFFECTED VEHICLE WHEN I CHECK THE VIN #, ALSO, THE CENTER SEAT BELT IN THE REAR SEAT HAS NEVER WORKED, THE SEAT BELT WILL NOT LATCH, THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS ISSUE AND ALSO A VIOLATION OF THE LAW DUE TO SEAT BELT LAWS.

MY FUEL GAUGE IS FAULTY. WHEN I FILL MY TANK UP, WITHIN 50 MILES OF DRIVING, THE GAUGE READS THAT I HAVE 0 GAS AND THAT I NEED TO FILL UP AGAIN. THIS HAS LEFT ME GUESSING WHEN I NEED TO FILL MY TANK UP AGAIN BASED ON MILEAGE THAT I DROVE AND DAYS SINCE I LAST FILLED UP

THIS NISSAN SENTRA IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE. YOU CAN NOT GET THE CAR TO ACCELERATE ENTERING THE HIGHWAY, HAVE TO USE A SCREWDRIVER TO GET IT TO GO INTO REVERSE, IT MAKES RUBBING NOISES AND IS A COMPLETE FAILURE NISSAN SHOULD BE PROACTIVE INSTEAD OF REACTIVE WILL TAKE SOMEONE GETTING HURT BEFORE THEY DO SOMETHING?

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 NISSAN SENTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE LOCAL FIVE STAR NISSAN DEALER LOCATED AT 839 WARREN DR, WARNER ROBINS, GA 31088 WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE CVT WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 8,000. *TT *TR

NISSAN CVT NEEDS RECALLED. LACK OF POWER/SLIPPAGE WITH TRANSMISSION ALMOST GOT ME KILLED IN TRAFFIC DUE DECELERATION AND ACCELERATION. VERY DANGEROUS TO DRIVE NOW.

THE CVT BEGAN FAILING AROUND 45,000 MILES (ABOUT 4 YEARS USE). THERE WAS A JERKING BACK AND FORTH MOTION AND THE TACHOMETER WOULD REV UP ABOVE 2,000 RPM AND THEN FALL BACK. PLUS, THERE WAS A HORRIBLE, GRATING-TYPE NOISE EMANATING FROM THE CAR. THE DEALER AT WHICH I BOUGHT THE CAR HAD GONE OUT OF BUSINESS SO I TOOK THE SENTRA TO A DIFFERENT NISSAN DEALER WHERE THEY REPLACED THE CVT WITH A DIFFERENT, "REMANUFACTURED" UNIT. WELL, JUST 2-3 WEEKS LATER, THAT SECOND CVT ALSO BEGAN TO FAIL! I THOUGHT THE CAR WAS GOING TO DIE ON A BUSY HIGHWAY BUT, FORTUNATELY, MANAGED TO MAKE IT TO MY EXIT. I GOT TO THE FIRST TRAFFIC LIGHT AND STOPPED. WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN, THE CAR WOULD NOT MOVE WHEN I APPLIED GAS. I SHUT OFF THE CAR AND TURNED IT BACK ON AND COULD THEN FINALLY GET IT TO SLOWLY MOVE. NEEDLESS TO SAY, I RETURNED TO THE DEALER WHERE THE REP SAID IT WAS REALLY "UNHEARD OF" FOR A TRANSMISSION TO FAIL TWICE. BUT WHEN I CALLED A FEW DAYS LATER, HE TOLD ME THAT THE COMPUTER HAD SHOWN SOME SORT OF FAILURE. NOW, NEARLY 2 WEEKS LATER, I STILL DON'T HAVE MY CAR BACK. I SUSPECT THAT TRANSMISSION #3 ALSO FAILED AND, PERHAPS, THE DEALER DOESN'T KNOW WHAT TO DO AT THIS TIME. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE IN THIS CAR AND I DON'T THINK I WILL EVER TRUST ANOTHER CVT FROM ANY MANUFACTURER. I WANT TO STRESS THAT THE DEALER HAS BEEN WONDERFUL! THIS IS MY FOURTH NISSAN VEHICLE (2 MAXIMAS, THEN AN ALTIMA, NOW THE SENTRA) AND THEY WERE VERY RELIABLE. I GOT NEARLY 180,000 MILES ON THE SECOND MAXIMA AND NEARLY 150,000 MILES ON THE ALTIMA. BUT NEITHER OF THOSE 2 VEHICLES HAD CVTS! THANK GOODNESS MY POWERTRAIN WARRANTY IS STILL IN EFFECT!

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 NISSAN SENTRA. AFTER AN UNKNOWN DEALER REPAIRED THE VEHICLE PER AN UNKNOWN RECALL, THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT FAILED TO LOCK IN THE BUCKLE TO SECURE THE REAR PASSENGER. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED, BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 26,540.

PURCHASE A DEMO NISSAN SENTRA 2013 ON MAY 12, 2017. RETURN 3 WEEKS LATER TO COMPLAIN ABOUT THE SLUGGISH DURING TAKE OFF TO NISSAN SOUTH OF MORROW, GA. THE SERVICE PERSON DROVE IT AND FOUND NOTHING WRONG. AUG 4,2017 WHINING NOISE WHILE PARK AND THE ENGINE IS RUNNING, THE SERVICE MANAGER DROVE HE SAID HE DID NOT HEAR BUT NORMAL SOUNDS BUT WAS TOLD I NEEDED THE 60,000 MILE SERVICE PACK, WHICH I PURCHASE AT THE PRICE OF $307 ON AUG 4,. OCT.2017, NOW THE TRANSMISSION IS WHINING LOUDLY AND NOW THEY TELL ME MY WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED IT WILL COST ME $4,000 TO REPAIR.