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:
2 / 4
Injuries / Deaths:
2 / 0
Average Mileage:
17,915 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.

2017 Nissan Sentra electrical problems

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2017 Nissan Sentra Owner Comments (Page 2 of 2)

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problem #10

Jan 202020

Sentra

  • 42,400 miles

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

Code P2135 keeps showing. Bought a new throttle pedal positioning sensor from Nissan, had it installed. After 2 weeks the same problem shows back. The vehicle cuts off while driving, lose power as driving, and sometimes idles high while idling and then cuts off.

- Dallas, TX, USA

problem #9

Jan 142020

Sentra

  • 44,400 miles
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

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

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

Jul 172019

Sentra

  • 21,154 miles
Back seat driver side behind the head rest- there is smoke and ashes smells burns. The vehicle was parked in front of the residence.

- Riverside, CA, USA

problem #5

Jul 082019

Sentra

  • miles
Vehicle will not start

- Bessemer, AL, USA

problem #4

Jul 072019

Sentra

  • 30,000 miles

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

While driving 60mph on the highway in the left lane, the car suddenly turned off. The instrument panel suddenly went dark, engine turned off, everything suddenly just shut off with no warning. We had difficulty maneuvering the car over to the right shoulder. After we pulled over it restarted & we were able to drive away. Ironically we had our 30,000 mile service the next day but Nissan said nothing is wrong. Online we've noticed previous years with the same problem but the tsb only covers Nissan up to 2016.

- Kaneohe, HI, 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

Apr 022019

Sentra

  • 13,000 miles
I was driving and the radio turned off, the dash turned off and the car turned off while driving but less than a minute all turned on it happened 4 times... from that day on the radio wont turn off either when pressing the turn off button. Am really scared if something goes crazy with the car whilr driving. Sorry my english is not that good.

- Caguas, PR, USA

problem #1

Apr 242017

Sentra

  • 2 miles
Three weeks after purchased it, I got stranded. Car turned off on me while driving. I had it towed to dealership, and was told they were going to replace alternator. They did, and now its been like 8 months and it will start when it pleases.

- Mission, TX, USA

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