CarComplaints.com Notes: The 2013-2017 Nissan Sentra has an expensive CVT transmission failure defect that shows up plainly in our complaint data.

In late 2019, the CVT defect was subject to a class action settlement. However the settlement only covers transmission repairs up to 7 years after purchase or 84,000 miles (whichever occurs first).

Because many owners commonly drive 20,000 miles/year or more, Sentra owners experiencing CVT transmission problems may find they are not covered by this settlement due to the mileage limitation.

10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
2 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
2 / 0
Average Mileage:
46,255 miles

About These NHTSA Complaints:

This data is from the NHTSA — the US gov't agency tasked with vehicle safety. Complaints are spread across multiple & redundant categories, & are not organized by problem.

So how do you find out what problems are occurring? For this NHTSA complaint data, the only way is to read through the comments below. Any duplicates or errors? It's not us.

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2014 Nissan Sentra Owner Comments (Page 2 of 2)

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problem #6

Oct 112017

Sentra

  • 77,400 miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

The contact owned a 2014 Nissan Sentra. While stationary and in the park position, the vehicle accelerated independently and crashed into a concrete wall. The contact stated that the brakes seized and the vehicle jerked prior to the rapid acceleration. The air bags did not deploy. A police report was filed. There were no injuries sustained. The vehicle was destroyed. The vehicle was not towed. Courtesy Ford of conyers, Georgia (1636 dogwood dr, 30013) was made aware of the crash and stated that there were no recalls related to the failure. The manufacturer was not made aware of the crash. The failure mileage was approximately 77,400.

- Decatur, GA, USA

problem #5

Mar 012015

Sentra

  • miles
I see the airbag light on and off all the time and when I speed up the transmission sliding.

- Daly City, CA, USA

problem #4

Jun 302016

Sentra 4-cyl

  • 46,000 miles
Vehicle constantly jerks when driving, stalls and slow to accelerate; transmission replaced with negative results. Problem continues to exist.

- Detroit, MI, USA

problem #3

Jun 012016

Sentra

  • 16,000 miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

My 2014 Nissan Sentra has issues with acceleration. At various times even with the accelerator full pushed down, the car will not accelerate and will eventually slow to under 20 mph even on a flat surface. Nissan has repaired the issue once, but now will not respond to my correspondence in regards to the issue, now the car is out of warranty and is having the same issue, I have less than 45K on the car. In addition, the tails lights are retaining moisture, I have read that this may be causing a short in the electrical system and may be the cause of the problem. I am afraid to drive the car and it is now parked in my driveway. This has happened multiple times and the problem still remains unresolved. Mileage at the first incident is approximate, but it did happen less than a year after purchasing the car new.

- Murfreesboro, TN, USA

problem #2

Apr 022015

Sentra

  • 1,000 miles
My car idles very high when I start it.the RPM goes past 2 and takes several minutes to come down.it stalls during take off and the dealer says nothing is wrong.the only time my RPM is at 0 is when the car is off

- Richmond, VA, USA

problem #1

Jan 082015

Sentra 4-cyl

  • miles
New 2014 Nissan Sentra, purchased at Nissan dealer, hanlee's hilltop Nissan, in richmond California, in 2014, accelerated out of control on January 8, 2015 causing injury to driver and occupant. The vehicle accelerated on its own and struck into a wall with enough force to cause airbags to deploy. Owner had brought car to dealer, previous to January 8, 2015 to complain about unintended acceleration and was advised by dealer technicians, after test drive, that there was no problem with the vehicle's acceleration. Passenger required hospitalization and suffered broken bones to wrist and vertebrae. Driver, so far, appears to have suffered soft tissue injuries.

- San Franciso, CA, USA

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