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.
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.
The RPM's always fluctuate especially when trying to climb hills or grades. It stalls randomly while driving on highway which is pretty scary. I tried passing a slow tractor trailer, driving about 65mph at the time, pull to the left lane sped up to pass and vehicle stalled and started shaking, rpms spiked... so I just pull back and stayed behind trailer...
I purchase my 2017 Sentra brand new and thought it would at least last until 150k miles. However, I was sadly disappointed when the car quit at 116k and my local dealership said it was the transmission. The extended warranty was a waste of time since it covers the car up to 100k miles. This was my first and last Nissan ever due to the fact that I am now facing a $5k repair bill.
I bought a 2017 Nissan Sentra new off the lot!! It only had 10 miles on it when I took possession of it and from day one the car had no power!! I have to give the car gas really hard and it revs up the moter before it will pick up speed!! I found out that it is one of the cars from Nissan that has the faulty parts in the transmission and Nissan refuses to replace the faulty part!! I was also told that the transmission will go out soon since it is doing that and with a new car I shouldn't have to replace that part and really can't afford to replace it.
- Wilma O.,
York, US
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Hesitates when shifting into first, and possibly second, gear.
- zeek1212, Albany, NY, US