2013 Nissan Sentra Other Problems

Your car suddenly lost the ability to accelerate forward while driving in traffic, even when pressing the gas pedal hard—the engine would only rev as if the car were in park. You were able to back up to a safe location and the car stalled. Your mechanic suspects a transmission problem. This same issue happened in 2018, and Nissan replaced the transmission for over $4,000, but afterward your AC compressor also failed.

Your car experienced unexpected shut-offs and restarts while driving at normal speeds, with the engine and radio turning off momentarily before restarting on their own. This happened multiple times over several days, with all gauges appearing normal and no visible signs of overheating or fluid leaks. About 7-10 minutes after your last drive, a fire broke out under the hood, followed by tire blowouts, causing complete vehicle loss.

Your 2013 Nissan Sentra's CVT transmission has had persistent problems despite being serviced twice in 2024 and having a replacement unit installed in June 2024. Nearly two years later, your transmission is showing signs of malfunction again, and a dealership is recommending another complete transmission replacement at a cost of $7,509.41. The repair would involve removing the current transmission assembly and installing a new one to restore proper operation.

Your car's engine shut off while you were driving in traffic after the start/stop button was pressed. The vehicle should have a safety feature preventing the engine from turning off while in Drive. The start/stop button mechanism or its safety interlock system may need to be inspected and repaired to prevent this from happening again.

Your air conditioner has needed repairs multiple times because it stopped cooling properly. In November 2023, your transmission failed and displayed a code related to clutch mode—multiple mechanics confirmed the transmission is the problem. Your car is currently not functioning because of this transmission issue, and you've been told the repair will cost around $6,000. A transmission replacement or rebuild will likely be needed to fix this problem.

I was driving down the road and all of a sudden the car started to sputter and I couldn't accelerate. Whenever I came to a stop it jerked after a minute of the RPM just revving, it finally shifted and lunged forward. I think the transmission went bad. Made it home parked it and I've been too concerned to drive it since.

Mass air flow sensor. The check engine light comes on. It’s a safety hazard because the car does not have the power to accelerate so very dangerous when trying to cross intersection driving on The road is dangerous. This mass air flow sensor part is not a maintenance/ regular service. This is the second time I’m having this issue within 14 months. I had it replaced Aug 2022 and now dealership is say I need a new one AGAIN

My car just started messing up and I took it to my nearest Nissan dealership and I was advised it was the transmission but before that day I was looking up information on what the car issue could be and it came out to be that there was a transmission CVT recall for my car 2013 Nissan Sentra. I moved from Chicago to Arizona in June of 2020 and I was never informed either via phone or email. I do not thin that it is fair that I should have to pay for this issue at all if it is a manufacturer recall and I was never informed of the recall.

I'm driving on Freeway an aproximate speed of 60' 65mph when my car begins to shake and losses power I hit the Gas and doesn't respond I have cars all over me at higher speeds I'm trying to merge to slow lane but my car doesn't do anything I put on my emergency lights turn off my car reignite it turns on but it feels like it skips speeds shaky and I take it home at a speed of 20/ 40" I'm not able to take it higher the motor sounds forced.

My 2013 Nissan Sentra transmission had to be replaced. I wanted to report this problem because Nissan in my experience have had transmission problems with some of their vehicles causing consumers to pay out of pocket for expensive repairs. My daughter has a 2015 Nissan Maxima whose transmission blew also. Also, I received a notice that my 2018 Nissan Pathfinder may have future transmission problems. Fortunately I traded this vehicle for a Toyota so I wouldn’t have this problem in the future. This is very concerning that all of these cars have the same transmission problem. Is there anything that could be done for Nissan owners?

I purchased this car in 2018 with 30k miles. In 2020 I had to replace the transmission. Now 2022 and I have to replace the transmission again. The car is decelerating and sputtering at times. But it’s not covered? How does a car have three transmissions within such a short time under 120k miles?

Nissan replaced my defective cvt and since that time my car rolls back when I am taking off from a stop at the top of a hill.

The transmission works fine until the car reaches 50-55 mph and reaches higher operating temperatures, then the car becomes "limp". The transmission becomes very weak. The cars tachometer, on the dashboard, will go from almost 4,000 rpms down to less than 1,000 rpms. This happens in traffic, while driving along at 55 mph it will only go about 20 or less mph. When the car is driven to the roadside and turned off, smoke will come from under the hood and around the transmission, like it's been burning transmission fluid that has dripped all over the transmission body. After the transmission has cooled down for at least 30 minutes or so, it may resume being driven if driven slower, like 40 mph or less. Also, when climbing any percentage of a grade, the car starts losing power and going slower while proceeding up the grade.

The mass airflow sensor is known to be an issue. I have had to replace it 5 times now since may 2021. I was trying to get on the street with oncoming traffic and it died and the car tried restarting while in gear. Luckily I was not injured. This is the #1 issue with this make and model of car. After this happened I went to see what the check engine light meant as it has been on for months even after changing the sensor and I could not drive my car. I changed the sensor in the parking lot to get home. How many people have to die before nissan corrects the issue? I can't read the mileage, gas usage etc even after changing the sensor. I drive blindly to these

MY TRANSMISSION JUST GAVE OUT ON ME

SANTANA CAR WILL NOT ACCELERATE WHEN YOU TAKE YOUR FOOT OFF THE GAS AND PICK BACK UP

FAULTY TRANSMISSION

TOTAL TRANS MISSION FAILURE 2 TIMES. ONCE AT 60K MILES, COVERED UNDER EXTENDED WARRANTY. I WENT IN BEFORE WARRANTY WAS OVER AND COMPLAINED ABOUT MY TRANSMISSION. THEY RAN A TEST AND SAID IT WAS FINE AND SENT ME HOME. TOLD ME THAT WAS THE WAY IT DRIVES AND IT'S FINE. I DONT EVEN THINK THEY DROVE IT OR THEY WOULD HAVE KNOWN WHAT I WAS TALKING ABOUT.

MY CAR STALLS WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A SLOW DOWN OR STOP.IT START THE END OF 2016 BUT IT WAS ONCE EVERY FEW WEEKS. I TOOK IT TO THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP IN OXFORD MS IN 2017 AND HAD IT TESTED AND WAS TOLD NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH IT. IT IS MUCH WORSE NOW. IT USE TO BE A COUPLE TIMES A MONTH AT FIRST NOW IT HAPPENS ON AT LEAST HALF OF THE ACCELERATIONS FROM BEING STOPPED OR SLOWED ESPECIALLY IF YOU TRY TO ACCELERATE QUICKLY. I HAVE READ ABOUT OTHER CARS HAVING THIS PROBLEM. THE HAVE ISSUED A BULLETIN FOR IT TO BE TESTED AND REPAIRED AT MY COST. THIS SHOULD BE NISSAN'S EXPENSE PLUS ANY DAMAGE IT HAS COST WITH ME DRIVING IT THIS WAY FOR 50,00 MILES AFTER THEY SAID IT WAS ANYTHING TO BE FIXED. THIS IS GOING TO GET SOMEONE KILLED. THIS STARTED AT 52,000 MILES NOW IT HAS 99,000 MILES IT WAS TESTED AT 56,000 MILES.

CVT TRANSMISSION WENT OUT ON VEHICLE WHILE ON THE ROAD. I ONLY HAD 76,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE AT THE TIME.

VEHICLE IS IN MOTION AND TRANSMISSION SUDDENLY STOPS PULLING. I WAS ON A US STATE HIGHWAY WITH MANY VEHICLES BEHIND ME. WITHIN 18 MILES THE TRANSMISSION STOPPED OPERATING 3 TIMES RESULTING IN ME WORKING TO GET MY CAR OUT OF THE WAY OF OTHER TRAFFIC. VEHICLE HAS LOW MILEAGE.

MY CAR WOULD START TO JERK AS I WAS DRIVING, I WENT AND GOT IT LOOKED AT AND THE AUTO ZONE GUY SAID IT WAS THE VOLTAGE REGULATOR IN THE ALTERNATOR SO I HAD THAT FIXED, THEN THE MOTOR MOUNTS HAD TO BE REPLACED. AFTER ALLTHAT IT WAS STILL JERKING AND IT IS MY ALTERNATOR. I DROVE MY NISSAN OFF THE LOT WITH 298 MILES ON IT AND THE TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING. I CALLED NISSAN AND THEY SAID THEY WOULD NOT COVER IT BECAUSE IM AT 101K MILES EVEN THOUGH I HAVE THE SECURITY +PLUS CONTRACT AND THERE IS A STIPULATION WITH KENTCUKY. THERE SHOULD BE ABSOLUTELY NO REASON AS TO WHY A 6 YEAR OLD CAR IS HAVING SO MANY ISSUES ALL OF A SUDDEN. IT LITERRALY STARTED A MONTH AGO AND IS DUE TO BE PAID OFF IN JULY. WHEN I PULL OFF FROM STATIONARY SITTING IT JERKS, ONCE I COAST TO A GOOD SPEED AROUND 50MPH AND UP THEN IT WONT JERK BUT HESITATES AND MY RPM GAUGE JUMPS UP AND DOWN.

THE CAR JERKS AND SHAKES WHEN DRIVING AND COMPLETELY STOPS ON THE FREEWAY WHEN DRIVING SEVERAL TIMES, CAR STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE FREEWAY, DOOR ON DRIVER SIDE ALSO DOES NOT CLOSE PROPERLY. TOOK THE CAR TO NISSAN DEALER IN MONTCLAIR METRO NISSAN IN CALIFORNIA, THEY STATED ITS THE TRANSMISSION AND IS IN SERVICE RIGHT NOW. BIG SAFETY HAZARD.

WE BOUGHT OUR DAUGHTER A NEW 2013 NISSAN SENTRA. IT WAS SERVICED REGULARLY AT OUR NISSAN DEALER. ON OCTOBER 18TH, MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING HOME FROM A FRIEND'S HOUSE ON LOCAL STREETS. SHE SMELLED FUEL, THE CONTROLS ON THE DASHBOARD WENT HAYWIRE AND ALL SYSTEMS ON THE CAR STARTED SHUTTING DOWN. SHE PULLED THE CAR OVER, PUT HER EMERGENCY BRAKES ON, TURNED THE CAR OFF AND GOT AWAY FROM THE CAR. SHE WATCHED AS HER CAR WENT ON FIRE. WE NOTIFIED NISSAN AND THEY TOLD US THAT BECAUSE THEY FOUND NO MANUFACTURING DEFECTS, THERE WAS NOTHING MORE THEY COULD DO. HOW DOES A 5 YEAR, WELL MAINTAINED, 48,000 MILE CAR JUST SET FIRE WITH NO WARNING? HOW WAS THIS VEHICLE NOT PART OF THE MARCH 2013 RECALL? HOW CAN NISSAN NOT STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCTS? MOST IMPORTANTLY, HOW CAN THEY NOT GIVE US AN ANSWER TO WHY MY DAUGHTER'S CAR SET ON FIRE? IS THIS USUAL? IS THE LIFE EXPECTANCY OF A CAR ONLY 5 YEARS NOW? ARE THESE CAR MANUFACTURER'S NOT BEING HELD TO ANY STANDARDS? DO I HAVE TO BE CONCERNED WITH MY OTHER 2 CHILDREN'S NISSAN CARS? MY SON'S CAR IS A 2013 NISSAN ALTIMA BOUGHT AT THE SAME TIME WE BOUGHT THE 2013 NISSAN SENTRA. OUR OTHER CAR IS A 2014 NISSAN SENTRA (ALSO MANUFACTURED AT THE SAME PLANT AS THE OTHER NISSAN SENTRA, A YEAR LATER). WE PURCHASED IT USED TWO MONTHS AGO FROM OUR LOCAL DEALER AND ALREADY HAD THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED. HOW COME THESE MANUFACTURER'S ARE GETTING AWAY WITH PUTTING OUT FAULTY PRODUCTS AND NOT BEING HELD ACCOUNTABLE WHEN THERE'S A PROBLEM WITH THE CAR? BESIDES NOT HAVING A CAR FOR 8 WEEKS, MY DAUGHTER SUFFERS FROM ANXIETY WHEN SHE'S IN A CAR AND HAS NIGHTMARES ABOUT BEING IN A BURNING CAR. THIS IS SO TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE. I CONTACT SOMEONE AT THE NHTSA WHEN IT FIRST HAPPENED AND THEY TOLD ME TO GET IN TOUCH WITH NISSAN. HERE WE ARE 9 WEEKS LATER AND NOT SURE WHAT TO DO NEXT. CAN YOU PLEASE GIVE ME SOME ADVICE? [XXX]. THANKYOU. *DT*JB INFORMATION Redacted PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).

I'M A DEALER, I BOUGHT THIS CAR AT AN AUCTION. WHEN I TEST IT IT GOES INTO REVERSE AND DRIVE EASILY BUT WHEN I DRIVE IT, IT STICKS TO THE FIRST GEAR! BAD TRANSMISSION

THE CVT TRANSMISSION IS THE PROBLEM. THE CAR KEEPS SHAKING EVERYTIME I DRIVE IT, WHEN I START THE CAR THE CAR TURNS OFF IF NOT DRIVEN IN A COUPLE HOURS. WHEN I GO IN REVERSE THE CAR TURNS OFF ALSO. THE TRANMISSION WAS OVERHEATING. THE CVT HAS PROBLEMS.

VIN:[XXX] PLEASE KNOW THIS VEHICLE WAS STOLEN ON 11/12/2018 IN RIO PIEDRAS, PR. IS A BLUE NISSAN SENTRA SR 2013 W/CHARCOAL BLACK INTERIOR. PLEASE CALL AUTHORITY 787-765-0841, R # [XXX]. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TRANSMISSION IS ACTING LIKE IT WANTS TO NOT SHIFT ON TIME. IT HESITATED AND WILL EVEN REVUP WITHOUT ME ACCELERATING ON THE HIGHWAY

AS I WAS GOING 60MPH ON A HIGHWAY WITH HIGH TRAFFIC MY CAR STARTED TO SLOW DOWN NO MATTER HOW MUCH I STEPPED ON THE PEDDLE. I MADE IT TO THE SHOULDER AND ATTEMPTED TO MAKE THE CAR GO BY SHIFTING THE GEARS. AFTER A COUPLE MINUTES I WAS ABLE TO MOVE. ANOTHER TIME IT HAPPENED I WAS CROSSING INTERSECTION SPEED LIMIT IS 35. IT STARTED TO LOOSE POWER AND I BARLEY MADE IT PAST THE INTERSECTION. MY NISSAN DEALER STATES IT ISN'T MY TRANSMISSION. I HAVE READY MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS LIKE MINE ABOUT NISSAN CVT TRANSMISSION. IT'S DANGEROUS TO BE DRIVING A CAR LIKE THAT.

TAKATA RECALL. TRANSMISSION WENT OUT WITHOUT SHOWING CODES.. NISSAN KEPT SAYING IT WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH CAR BUT THE CAR WAS STALLING AND PULLING AT TIMES IN THE MIDDLE OF MAKING A TURN ON CITY STREETS THE CAR WOULDNT GO.. NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT NEVER CAME ON. SO IT TOOK MONTHS OF THEM REFUSING TO FIX AND MY WARRANTY COMPANY TO ACTUALLY FIX THE PROBLEM. ALSO, THE MASTER BREAK CYLINDER WENT OUT WITHOUT NOTICE. I HAVE HAD MANY MECHANICS LOOK AT CAR AND SAY THAT MY CAR HAS VERY LITTLE MILES FOR THIS TO HAPPEN SO SOON.. WHILE DRIVING ON MAIN ROADS AND HIGHWAYS THE BRAKE PAD WILL GO ALL THE WAY TO FLOOR. WHEN AT A RED LIGHT AND STOP SIGN OR ANY TIME I AM AT A STOP THE CAR KEEPS MOVING WITH BRADE PAD ON FLOOR OF CAR..

MY CAR HAS A CVT TRANSMISSION AND NISSAN KNOWS THAT THESE CARS AT AROUND 70,000 MILES, THE TRANSMISSION STARTS ACTING UP. I NOTICED THAT MY CAR FELT A LITTLE DIFFERENT WHENEVER I WAS DRIVING IT BUT JUST THOUGHT IT WAS MY IMPRESSION. AS MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING IT WITH MY TWO KIDS IN THE CAR, THE CAR SHUT OFF WHILE AT A STOP SIGN. IN THE HIGHWAY IT JERKS, SPEEDS AND SLOWS DOWN AT VARIOUS TIMES UNANNOUNCED WHICH MAKES IT VERY UNSAFE TO DRIVE. I CONTACTED NISSAN ABOUT IT AND WAS TOLD THAT I NEED A $4000 TRANSMISSION THAT THEY WOULD'VE REPLACED FOR FREE, BUT UNFORTUNATELY I HAPPEN TO BE 1800 MILES OVER WHAT THE BOOK STATES. IF I KNEW THAT MY CAR HAD A TRANSMISSION THAT IS NO GOOD THAT PUTS ME AND MY FAMILY IN DANGER I WOULD'VE BROUGHT MY CAR IN TO THE DEALERSHIP A LONG TIME AGO. BUT I DIDN'T KNOW AS THERE IS NO RECALL AT THIS POINT.

I WAS DRIVING MY 2013 NISSAN SENTRA ON THE INTERSTATE..IT STARTED JUMPING AND JERKING..I TOOK IT TO A GARAGE AND HAD THE SPARK PLUGS CHECKED BECAUSE I THOUGHT THAT COULD BE THE PROBLEM..WAS TOLD PLUGS WERE FINE.TRIED TO DRIVE IT HOME AND IT JUMPED AND JERKED WORSE..HAD NO POWER AT ALL..WOULD NOT GO OVER 40 MPH..HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED TO NISSAN DEALERSHIP..THERE ARE NO LIGHTS ON SO THEY TELL ME THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM IS.MY CAR HAS BEEN THERE FOR OVER A WEEK AND THEY HAVEN'T DONE ANYTHING TO IT BECAUSE IT'S NOT SHOWING A CODE..THIS CAR ONLY HAS A LITTLE OVER 61,000 MILES AND SHOULDN'T BE HAVING SERIOUS PROBLEMS..NOW I AM PAYING FOR A CAR THAT'S NOT DRIVE ABLE..I AM NOW SCARED TO DRIVE THE CAR BECAUSE I'M AFRAID OF BEING IN AN ACCIDENT..SOMEONE NEEDS TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT NISSAN SELLING THESE UNSAFE CARS..

WHILE ATTEMPTING BRAKING AND BRAKING THE CAR STALLS. ALL LIGHTS TURN ON AND VEHICLE DIES. SOMETIMES RESTARTS AFTER STALL OTHER TIMES IT TAKES AWHILE TO RESTART WHILE ON THE ROADS. THIS A SAFETY HAZARD! IT IS CURRENTLY PARKED NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY.

TRASMICION

PROBLEMS WITH TRANSMISSION

VEHICLE WILL NOT CHANGE SHIFT GEARS UNLESS THE SHIFT LOCK BUTTON IS USED.

CAR STALLS IN THE FREEWAY 3 TIMES WITH NO APPARENT REASON.TOOK IT TO DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID IT WAS TO HOT AND THE CARS STALLS.FINALLY SOLD IT TO AFRAID TO DRIVE IT.CAR ONLY HAD 10,000 THOUSAND MILES.THIS CAR IS A LEMON CAR.I ALMOST GOT KILLED TWICE.JUST STALL IN THE MIDDLE OF THE FREEWAY.NOTIFIED DEALERSHIP AND THEY DID NOT CARE.

I WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE ON MAY 6, 2016 AT THE SPEED LIMIT (70 MPH) WHEN I HEARD A LOUD EXPLOSION THAT WOULD COMPARE TO A SHOTGUN BLAST. THERE WERE NO OTHER VEHICLES ON THE ROAD AHEAD OF ME LESS THAN 1/8 MILE. I PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE EXPRESSWAY TO INSPECT MY CAR. THE GLASS IN THE SUNROOF APPEARED TO HAVE EXPLODED. THERE WAS NO OTHER APPARENT DAMAGE. I TOOK MY CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP AND AFTER INSPECTION, THEY SAID THEY COULD NOT DETERMINE WHAT CAUSED THE DAMAGE AND THAT MY WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED, THEREFORE, THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. THIS CAUSED NO ACCIDENT OR INJURIES. MY INSIDE SUNROOF COVER WAS IN THE CLOSED POSITION.

STARTING WHEN I DROVE IT HOME FROM DEALERS, THE RPMS GO UP AND DOWN ALL THE TIME WHILE DRIVING NO MATTER WHAT THE SPEED. I AM TAKING IT BACK TO DEALING NEXT WEEK FOR A CHECK UP. IS THIS A COMMON COMPLAINT?

WHEN THE VEHICLE'S GAS GAUGE IS INDICATING THE FUEL TANK IS EMPTY, AFTER REFUELING THE GAUGE DOES NOT INDICATE THE CHANGE. THIS IS A FAIRLY NEW CAR, I DON'T THINK THIS SHOULD BE HAPPENING ALREADY! I WILL RUN OUT OF GAS, AND IT WILL BE BECAUSE MY CAR ISN'T TELLING ME THE RIGHT AMOUNT OF FUEL.

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL CAN SUDDENLY BECOME UNRESPONSIVE, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO LOSE SPEED AND THE ENGINE TO SLOW OR NEARLY STALL. THIS HAPPENS FREQUENTLY WHEN DRIVING, AT ALL SPEEDS FROM A STANDING STOP TO HIGHWAY SPEED. THIS ISSUE SOUNDS VERY SIMILAR TO THE RECALL FOR 908,000 NISSAN VEHICLES FOR ACCELERATOR PEDAL PROBLEMS IN EARLY 2013. I THINK THAT RECALL NEEDS TO BE EXPANDED TO NISSAN MODELS SOLD IN THE USA. I HAVE HAD THE CAR IN FOR SERVICE AT MY LOCAL NISSAN DEALERSHIP TWICE FOR THIS ISSUE SO FAR, AND THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED.