CarComplaints.com Notes: The 2013-2017 Nissan Sentra has an expensive CVT transmission failure defect that shows up plainly in our complaint data from the earlier model years in this same 7th generation Sentra.

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:
3 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
2 / 0
Average Mileage:
20,200 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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2017 Nissan Sentra Owner Comments

problem #19

Jan 102022

Sentra

  • miles

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

The car experienced sudden lack of power in the middle gears and was unable to accelerate. At the same time it displayed the sliding car icon indicating a brake issue. It came and went for a couple of weeks and then just would not pick up speed in the middle gears. The car is a 6 speed manual. The code thrown was for a manifold control valve failure. We could not get Nissan to schedule a repair so we took it to an independent who had to replace the entire manifold as no service parts were otherwise available. They could find no reason for the sliding car icon to have kept coming on. Even after the manifold replacement it continues to do so at random times. It causes concern over the brakes which is disconcerting at the least. The sudden loss of acceleration while the problem was going on also caused a few scary moments. Nissan was contacted and declined to reimburse us nor did they offer to check the car. This car has been serviced by the dealer exclusively except for the manifold replacement and the service schedule was adhered to. It is a 2017 model and now has under 45,000 miles. It had about 41,000 when the problem occurred. No reason for such an early failure. It is a relatively rare model so no information was available.

- Waco, TX, USA

problem #18

Oct 102022

Sentra

  • miles
found out by someone else about recall on my car about the stop switch and transmission on car then took it to petro nissan and they told me they voided my recall and fixed it but it was never fixed because the situation has started on my car and with the transmssion started messing up with battery being drained with stop switch problem and my airbag light blinking off and on with me surfing the internet i found to where theres a recall on electrical ignition.air bags and with the brake light switch i need this solved asap please and will need a loaner are rental as its being fixed please again because every dealer i have been to and had check it refused to fix it without charging me alot of money

- Seminary, MS, USA

problem #17

Dec 102022

Sentra

  • miles
Pressing on the gas pedal would not accelerate the car. This was intermittent. With cruise control set, the car would no longer maintain the set speed. Both of these occurred repeatedly and while going different speeds. This lasted for 2+ weeks until the dealer was able to find the defect. Nothing was recorded on the car's error messages. The dealership was unable to find the cause and eventually called Nissan's engineering department at corporate. They were aware of the issue in other vehicles that would also stop accelerating and provided a possible solution to the Nissan dealership. The dealer charged us to replace a "brake switch" which was randomly triggering a braking event even though the brake pedal was not touched or engaged.

- Tampa, FL, USA

problem #16

May 012020

Sentra 4-cyl

  • miles

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

part 2 of my first complaint about the 2017 Nissan Sentra. There is a bug in my car and I hired 'bug sweeper USA' to find the bug and remove it and they said there isn't a bug and to die. I am frightened and want the bug/transmitter removed, it is against the law in the united states and I want them arrested. I have to trade it up for a better car because I found out that it doesn't have front real drive. This car has terrible blind spots and rear drum breaks. I didn't notice that before it or I wouldn't have bought it. I feel unsafe also because it is terrible going up hills and accelerating. I test drove it on flat roads. I think these cars should be remove from the road and discontinued. I have never bought a car this terribly engineered. [XXX] INFORMATION Redacted PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).

- Montgomeryville, PA, USA

problem #15

Feb 222021

Sentra

  • miles
i got thiz note couple weeks late you guys dinr warn me its was defective i crashed for this recal reason the lights war having problems when iwas driving and of and on and the emgine started to rev and the saftey to turn steering wheel locked and i crashed veichle turn of while that happen then slamed into side walk and firehidrant frip me over i lost my car becausebof thiz now tjat i got this recal youguys destroid my confort now i panic and lost my car

- Bell Gardens, CA, USA

problem #14

Nov 022021

Sentra

  • miles
On several occasions rear brake lights fail to function and car will not start.no warning it just happens on occasion. We understand there is a recall on matter however have not received a recall. Thank you for your time and attention to this matter

- Derry, NH, USA

problem #13

Sep 042021

Sentra

  • miles

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

About 6 months ago I had the brake light switch repaired because my car wouldn-??t start due to the brake lights not coming on. So yesterday I-??m almost was rear ended due to m break lights not coming on, and then got stranded at midnight, by myself, out of town. Finally I put both of my feet on the break and pushed as hard as I could and it started. Called Nissan in Tracy, CA they stated there-??s no fix and to have it towed there if it won-??t start. Well what if someone slams into me? They also did not offer to change the switch like the safety recall states they should. This dealership has now put my safety and my children-??s safety at risk.

- Tracy, CA, USA

problem #12

Jan 122021

Sentra

  • 49,000 miles
We purchased a used 2017 Nissan Sentra in April 2019. It currently has 49,000 miles on it, and for the past three months there has been a problem with intermittent soft brakes. The pedal will go all the way down to the floor. Mechanic had problems diagnosing it because it was intermittent. Finally he replicated the issue and flushed air out of the brake lines. Brakes worked properly for a few days, and then issue started up again. Still trying to get the mechanic to diagnose the problem.

- Titusville, FL, USA

problem #11

Dec 292020

Sentra

  • 67,000 miles
The car's brakes stopped responding in the highway and the car hit one side of the road (it was snowing) then it cut 3 lanes and went all the way to the other side and hit the wall again. The impact was high, the vehicle has major damage but the airbags never deployed.

- Chicago, IL, USA

problem #10

Jul 012019

Sentra 4-cyl

  • 26,000 miles
While stationary, vehicle will not start when trying to start vehicle with push start there are also no brake lights when brakes are applied. Periodically the ABS light will turn on, while driving on multiple types of roads, for no reason and will not turn off until car is turned off and restarted. This began approximately 1 year again in 2019 and has continually gotten worse and won't start daily. Dealership told me my car is no longer under warranty and therefore would be an out of pocket expense. At the time the issue began my car was only 2 years old. There are numerous complaints online regarding the same issue with other car owners, how is this not a recall issue already"?"

- Philadelphia, PA, USA

problem #9

Jan 142020

Sentra

  • 44,400 miles

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

My car is having the issue where when the brake is pressed it does not detect it and the car will not start, also the ABS and traction control lights remain on there are other cars that Nissan is recalling for the same issue yet this one has yet to get a recall making it a very unreliable and unsafe issue

- Kissimmee, FL, USA

problem #8

Dec 032019

Sentra

  • 32,892 miles
When in a stationary position and off the car's automatic start will not start the car even when pressing on the brake petal and pressing the automatic start button. The car will cycle through the electronic warning on the dashboard to say - press the brake pedal and press the start button. The car will not start. Instead it will cycle through the radio coming on and the dash illuminating and then to off. The car will not start. It first occurred on 11/26/19, on two separate occasions. First occasion was attempting to leave our home garage. Second occasion was directly following occasion 1 as we attempted to leave the grocery store parking lot. The third was on 12/3/19, as we attempted to leave a metro parking garage. The vehicle will take 3-4 attempts and full cycles (5 minutes) to start the car.

- Waldorf, MD, USA

problem #7

Nov 122019

Sentra

  • miles
The contact owns a 2017 Nissan Sentra. When the brake pedal was depressed, the vehicle would not come a complete stop. The contact drove the vehicle to an independent mechanic who diagnosed that the defect was related to the central processing unit. The contact stated that the check engine and tire pressure warning indicators illuminated. While driving 10 mph, the vehicle shut off without warning. The vehicle had not been removed from the scene of the failure. The manufacturer was notified and informed the contact to have the vehicle towed to O'neil Nissan (849 street rd, warminster, pa 18974, (215) 674-9300). The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was unknown.

- Warrington, PA, USA

problem #6

Aug 302019

Sentra

  • 37,000 miles
My 2017 Nissan Sentra with 37,000 miles will not start. I have the keyless ignition and when I try to start the car I keep getting a message to press the brakes. I have the brake peddle pressed but car does not register that. I worry that the brakes are going to fail while driving. If I keep pressing the peddle eventually the car will start. This has been on-going for the past 3-4 weeks.

- Green Valley, AZ, USA

problem #5

Aug 232019

Sentra

  • 60,000 miles
Tamara recall: My car has the push button start and I just recently purchased it with 50,000 miles on it. It used to only happen every once in a while and as of yesterday it happens every single time I try to turn on my car. I push the brake and push the button and everything will light up but the car won't turn on. Then the push brake light comes on and push start button comes on and I try it again but this time the brake is really hard to push down and doesn't allow me to push it in far enough to be able to actually start it. After continuously pushing the brake and this button and disconnecting the battery and jiggling the brake for like 10 minutes I might finally get it to come on if I'm lucky. I've seen online a lot of people have had this issue but nothing tells me how I can go about fixing it.

- Kingsland, TX, USA

problem #4

May 012019

Sentra

  • 13,800 miles
The contact owns a 2017 Nissan Sentra. While driving 35 mph and attempting to brake, the brake pedal had to be depressed to the floorboard to stop the vehicle. In addition, the contact heard an abnormal noise while driving. The vehicle was taken multiple times to bill ray Nissan (located at 2724 N us hwy 17 92, longwood, fl 32750, (407) 831-1318) where it was diagnosed that the rear rotors needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was not notified. The failure mileage was 13,800.

- Altomonte Spring, FL, USA

problem #3

Jun 152019

Sentra

  • 42,000 miles
Brake pedal sensor is defective, it interemittently detects the brake pedal being pressed and allows the car to start. Sometimes the brake pedal will go completely to the floor and sometimes it woll not activate at all. Sometimes the brake light will not go out and the car will not start. Sometimes if I pump the brake pedal the light will go out and the car will start. Sometimes if I have the door open and press the pedal the car will start=, sometimes there is no problem at all

- Florence, AZ, USA

problem #2

Sep 062017

Sentra

  • 1,700 miles
The contact owns a 2017 Nissan Sentra. While driving 65 mph, the vehicle pulled to the right without warning. The vehicle was taken to billion auto Nissan (located at 3715 singing hills blvd, sioux city, ia 51106, (712) 560-4511) where it was diagnosed that an alignment was needed. The vehicle was repaired. In addition, while driving approximately 65 mph, the vehicle independently braked without warning, the contact depressed the accelerator pedal and was able to resume drive. The vehicle was later taken back to the dealer, but was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failures. The approximate failure mileage was 1,700.

- South Sioux City, NE, USA

problem #1

Mar 162018

Sentra

  • 10,000 miles
Brake booster. It has been replaced 3 times. Still making some noise (like air) every time you press the pedal.

- San Juan, PR, USA

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