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.
When taking off from a stop there is a violent grinding/shaking/shuddering/rumbling that happens as it attempts to shift into first gear. Might also happen when shifting into second gear - since first gear only lasts a couple seconds it's hard to tell which gear it's having the issue with. Could be both first and second gear having the issue. I don't notice it for higher gears. This could be called "hesitating" because technically it is hesitating - but to leave out the part about it sounding like a machine gun seems...... unwise. Also adding my vote for the hesitating complaint separately.
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When taking off from a stop there is a violent grinding/shaking/shuddering/rumbling that happens as it attempts to shift into first gear. Might also happen when shifting into second gear - since first gear only lasts a couple seconds it's hard to tell which gear it's having the issue with. Could be both first and second gear having the issue. I don't notice it for higher gears. This could be called "hesitating" because technically it is hesitating - but to leave out the part about it sounding like a machine gun seems...... unwise. Also adding my vote for the hesitating complaint separately.
- zeek1212, Albany, NY, US