2013 NISSAN SENTRA Complaints

NOT EVEN 24HRS AFTER PURCHASING THE CAR, DID MY ENGINE LIGHT COME ON. I THEN TOOK THE CAR TO GET THE EMISSIONS TEST WHICH FAILED TWICE. I WAS TOLD THE ISSUE WAS THE GAS CAP THAT WAS THEN REPLACED BUT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN AND THIS TIME I WAS TOLD THIS WAS DUE TO A SMALL LEAK IN THE EVAPORATIVE SYSTEM. EVERYTIME I FILL THE TANK UP THIS LIGHT COMES ON AND I GET THE MESSAGE "FUEL CAP LOOSE" BUT THE CAP HAS BEEN REPLACED AND TIGHTENED

THE DASH SENSOR LIGHT THAT INDICATES WHEN THE PASSENGER AIRBAG IS DEACTIVATED OFTEN LIGHTS UP WHILE ADULT PASSENGERS ARE IN THE SEAT. TYPICALLY IT TAKES 15 MINUTES OF DRIVING TO RESET THE LIGHT. THIS HAPPENS REGULARLY.

I BROUGHT MY CAR INTO THE DEALER TODAY FOR SERVICE ON TWO RECALLS, THE CVT, AND THE PASSENGER AIRBAG. THESE RECALLS ARE UPDATING THE COMPUTER. ON MY WAY HOME FROM THE DEALER, MY CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE PROPERLY. WHEN I WOULD REMOVE MY FOOT FROM THE ACCELERATOR AND REAPPLIED IT, THERE WAS A LONG DELAY IN THE ACCELERATION. DUE TO THIS DELAY I WAS ALMOST IN AN ACCIDENT, BECAUSE I WAS NOT ABLE TO ACCELERATE OUT OF THE WAY OF AN ONCOMING CAR. BY BLOWING MY HORN, I GOT THE ATTENTION OF THE OTHER DRIVER AND I AVOIDED THE ACCIDENT. I CALLED THE DEALER AND SPOKE TO THE SERVICE MANAGER TO EXPLAIN WHAT HAPPENED. TOMORROW MORNING I AM BRINGING THE CAR BACK IN TO HAVE IT CHECKED OUT.

LUCKILY, I WAS IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD, BUT MY TRANSMISSION JUST STOPPED WORKING OUT OF NOWHERE. THE VEHICLE DECELERATED AND THEN WOULDN'T ACCELERATE ABOVE FIRST GEAR. I'VE SEEN HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS OF NISSAN CVT'S THAT HAVE HAD THE SAME ISSUE. MANY PEOPLE WERE AFFECTED WHEN ENTERING THE HIGHWAY. NISSAN OFFERED TO COVER HALF OF THE NEW TRANSMISSION AS MINE WAS ONLY 3,000 MILES OUT OF WARRANTY.

THIS CAR WAS PURCHASED BRAND NEW FROM DEALERSHIP, CAR START GIVING ACCELERATION PROBLEMS ABOUT 3 MOTHS AGO, WE JUST HAD IT DIAGNOSED WITH THE DEALERSHIP AND THE TRANSMISSION IS BAD AND HAS TO BE REPLACED, THIS CAR HAS ABOUT 87,000 MILES, NO TRANSMISSION SHOULD BE REPLACED AT THIS MILEAGE, AND WE RUN OUT OF THE GUARANTEE. I OWE NISSANS FOR THE LAS 15 YEARS AND NEVER HAD A PROBLEM WITH MY VEHICLES BEFORE THEY START USING THE CVT (CONTINUES VARIABLE TRANSMISSION), I HAVE THE SAME ISSUE WITH MY 2010 ROGUE, HOWEVER THE POWER TRAIN GUARANTY INTO THIS MODEL AND YEAR WAS EXTENDED TO 10 YEARS BECAUSE OF THE FAILURE IN THEIR CVT TRANSMISSION, I BELIEVE THAT NISSAN CONTINUES TO HAVE ISSUES WITH THIS KIND OF TRANSMISSION AND THEY SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR FIXING ALL VEHICLES WITH THIS KIND OF PROBLEMS. *TR

THE TRANSMISSION HAS A LOT OF HESITATE AND BAD VIBRATION WHILE DRIVING. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND IT'S DUE TO SMALL EVAP LEAK BUT HAVE REPLACED CAP AND STILL STAYS ON ONCE AWHILE U SMELL GAS FUMES. *TR

WHILE IN HEAVY TRAFFIC ON A BAY AREA BRIDGE, THE CAR LOST ACCELERATION, STARTED TO SLOW DOWN, EVEN WHILE I PUMPED THE GAS PEDAL ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. HAD IT TOWED TO DEALER, THEY SAID IT HAD TO DO WITH COOLING FAN. AFTER THAT REPAIR, THE SAME PROBLEM HAPPENED SEVERAL MORE TIMES, ALWAYS WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY, BUT I FOUND IF I KEPT PUMPING THE GAS PEDAL ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR IT WOULD EVENTUALLY START TO SLOWLY ACCELERATE. AFTER A NEAR-ACCIDENT ON THE FREEWAY DUE TO THIS PROBLEM AS I DROVE THROUGH SAN JOSE, I TOOK THE CAR BACK IN AND THEY REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION. 2 DAYS LATER THE HEAT SHIELD FELL OFF WHILE I WAS DRIVING. 5 DAYS AFTER THAT, WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY TRAVELING AT 40MPH, THE CAR AGAIN LOST POWER, SLOWLY DECELERATING, DESPITE PUMPING THE GAS PEDAL TO THE FLOOR. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO PUMP THE GAS IT FINALLY STARTED TO ACCELERATE AGAIN, SO I DID NOT PULL OFF THE HIGHWAY. *TR

WHILE DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY THE VEHICLE BEGAN JERKING. IT ALSO STARTED JUMPING FORWARD WHILE TAKING OFF AND EXPERIENCING HIGH RPMS. IT REQUIRES A NEW TRANSMISSION TO FIX AT ONLY 101,000 MILES. JUST OUT OF EXTENDED WARRANTY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2013 NISSAN SENTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS STRUCK ON THE PASSENGER SIDE BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THERE WERE VERY SERIOUS INJURIES AND THE CONTACT WAS FLOWN TO THE HOSPITAL FOR MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 NISSAN SENTRA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SHOOK VIOLENTLY WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000.