2013 NISSAN SENTRA Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 NISSAN SENTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE PROPERLY. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT COULD NOT BE DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE OCCURRED AGAIN, WHICH RESULTED IN A REAR END COLLISION. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE MADE AN ABNORMAL NOISE AND HESITATED. THE VEHICLE WAS RETURNED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS RETURNED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT COULD NOT BE DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND WAS TAKEN TO A NEW DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE STILL RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 25,000.

I RECENTLY TOOK MY 2013 NISSAN SENTRA TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR A RECALL UPDATE WHERE THE VEHICLE DIDN'T RECOGNIZE THE PASSENGER SEAT WAS OCCUPIED BY AN ADULT AND AS A RESULT THE PASSENGER AIRBAG WAS TURNED OFF. WELL, EVEN AFTER THE SYSTEM UPDATE I KEEP HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. THE SYSTEM STILL DOESN'T RECOGNIZE WHEN MY MOM (150 POUNDS) IS A PASSENGER AND EVEN LESS WHEN MY 120 POUND SISTER IS WITH ME. THIS IS FRUSTRATING AND SCARY BECAUSE SOON MY DAUGHTER WILL REACH THE AGE WHERE SHE WOULD BE ABLE TO RIDE ON THE PASSENGER SEAT. I FEEL LIKE AFTER INVESTING A CONSIDERABLE AMOUNT OF MONEY ON SUCH AN ESSENTIAL ASSET THE LEAST I CAN DO IS EXPECT FOR IT TO BE SAFE FOR MY FAMILY AND MYSELF.

AN ENGINEER SAID THAT CAR HAD BEEN OVERHEATING IN THE TRANSMISSION FOR A LONG PERIOD OF TIME. MY SERVICE TEAM DID NOT KNOW ABOUT IT. THE CAR FAILED AT 89,000 MILES AND A MONTH BEFORE I OWNED IT 3 YEARS. THE ENGINEER SAID THAT EVERY 50000 MILES THE 2013 SENTRA NEEDS A $4000 PLUS NEW TRANSMISSION. I TURNED THE CAR ON AFTER PARKING AND WHILE TURNING THE CAR EVERYTHING SEEMED FINE. I PUT MY FOOT ON THE GAS AND THE CAR WOULD NOT ACCERATE AT ALL AND MADE CHUNKING NOISES. I PARKED THE CAR AND CALLED A TOW TRUCK. THE CAR HAD TWO MAJOR CHECKUPS AT THE DEALERSHIP JULY-AUGUST AND WAS ASSURED THAT NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH THE CAR. ENGINEER SAID IT HAD BEEN OVERHEATING DURING THE TIME OF THE MAJOR CHECK UP. NISSAN TECH AT SERVICE CENTER SWORE MY CAR WAS IN PERFECT WORKING CONDITION.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 NISSAN SENTRA. AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE AND ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED BUT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO MOVE FORWARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 89,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

THE PASSENGER AIRBAG LIGHT STAYS ON, WE'VE TAKEN THE CAR TO NISSAN NUMEROUS TIMES FOR REPAIR ALL WITHIN WARRANTY PERIOD AND STILL HASN'T BEEN FIXED. MY MOST RECENT EXPERIENCE WAS WITH A REGIONAL CONSUMER AFFAIRS AGENT NAMED IVAN WHO TOLD ME "WE'VE WASHED OUR HANDS OF IT AND WON'T HELP YOU ANYMORE". A TECHNICIAN AT DON WILLIAMSON NISSAN IN JACKSONVILLE NORTH CAROLINA TOLD MY WIFE AS SHE PICKED THE CAR UP THE LAST TIME FROM THE SERVICE CENTER THAT THE AIRBAG WON'T DEPLOY WITH AN ADULT IN THE SEAT BECAUSE SOMETHING CALLED THE OCS WAS PROGRAMMED WRONG. I WON'T DISCLOSE HIS NAME SINCE HE WAS HELPFUL IN INFORMING US OF THE ISSUE. I ASKED AN AGENT ON THE PHONE JUST SECONDS AGO IF IM SUPPOSE TO WAIT UNTIL WE HAVE AN ACCIDENT AND SOMEONE GETS INJURED BEFORE THEY DO ANYTHING ABOUT THIS AND SHE REPLIED, " I GUESS".

SLIPPING TRANSMISSION ON TAKEOFF AND DURING ANY TYPE OF ACCELERATION. WAS ABOUT CREAMED BY A TRUCK ON 301 TURNING INTO HAMPTON OAKS PARKWAY IN TAMPA FL. NO ACCIDENT, BUT ALSO HAD TRANSMISSION ENTER A DEFAULT STATE WHERE CAR WOULDN'T ACCELERATE OVER 50MPH. DEALER HASN'T FIXED AND IT IS AN INTERMITTENT ISSUE. DEALER SAYS THEY CAN'T REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM, AUTOWAY NISSAN OF BRANDON.

SECOND FAILED TRANSMISSION!!!!! DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AGAIN AND THE TRANSMISSION SLAMMED INTO LOW GEAR. THIS TIME MY FATHER WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE. THE FIRST BLOWN TRANSMISSION WAS AT 20K MILES THIS ONE FAILED AT 9K MILES. ODOMETER READING 29K. THIS IS RIDICULOUS, MY FAMILY AND I ARE AFRAID TO DRIVE THIS CAR. WILL BE FILLING A COMPLAINT WITH NISSAN AS WELL. EVEN WITH A WARRANTY THIS CAR IS ON TRANSMISSION #3. WHAT HAPPENS AFTER THE WARRANTY EXPIRES??? AM I LEFT WITH A DEATH TRAP WAITING FOR THE NEXT TRANSMISSION TO SEIZE UP ON THE FREEWAY AND CAUSE AN ACCIDENT.

THIS HAPPENED ON THE FREEWAY, TRANSMISSION SLAMMED INTO LOW GEAR GOING AT 65 MPH. PULLED OFF THE FREEWAY AND LUCKILY DUARTE NISSAN IN CALIFORNIA WAS LESS THEN A MILE AWAY. THE CAR BARELY MADE IT. THEY REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION BUT THIS WAS AT ONLY 20K MILES. THE DEALERSHIP SAID THAT THIS IS HAPPENING TO A FEW VEHICLES, BUT THIS IS DANGEROUS THAT MY CAR SLAMMED INTO LOW GEAR ON THE FREEWAY. IT SCARED MYSELF AND MY FAMILY.

WITH NO WARNING, THE VEHICLE APPLIES BRAKES WHILE IN CRUISE CONTROL. BRAKE LIGHTS ON THE VEHICLE REMAIN ACTIVE CONTINUOUSLY AFTER THIS. ONCE THIS HAS OCCURRED, THE CRUISE CONTROL LIGHT FLASHES AND THE TRANSMISSION IS VERY LIMITED ON POWER AT INTERMITTENT INTERVALS. IT COMES AND IT GOES WITHOUT REASON ALL THE WHILE THE BRAKE LIGHTS REMAIN FULLY ILLUMINATED. THIS OCCURS WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION. IT TENDS TO BE WHILE CRUISE CONTROL IS ENABLED, BUT IT HAS OCCURRED WHILE REGULARLY DRIVING.

MY 2013 NISSAN SENTRA HAS A HARD TIME SHIFTING OUT OF PARK. I CALLED MY LOCAL NISSAN DEALER SHIP'S SERVICE DEPARTMENT. THE GENTLEMAN TOLD ME THAT HE SEES THIS ISSUE AT LEAST ONCE A WEEK. I HAVE 57,000 MILES ON THE CAR SO IT IS NO LONGER UNDER THE 3 YEAR 36,000 MILE BUMPER TO BUMPER WARRANTY. IT IS STILL UNDER THE POWERTRAIN WARRANTY, BUT HE SAID THIS IS NOT COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY. HE QUOTED ME $199.00 FOR THE LABOR AND $338.13 FOR THE PART (SHIFTER ASSEMBLY).