One problem related to engine shut off without warning has been reported for the 2013 Nissan Sentra. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2013 Nissan Sentra based on all problems reported for the 2013 Sentra.
Intermittant engine misfire, car will shut engine off while driving or ramp up rpm causing car to jerk forward. My daughter was driving 45 mph giing around curve when engine shut off , she coast to side of road. Restarted and engine started misfiring. Check engine flashed and then went steady. Diagnostics showed p02 cyc 2 misfire. Cyc 2 coil replaced and now two weeks later the car is misfiring, jerking engine was on, drove to Nissan dealer they run diagnostic and it came back with no codes in history.