Six problems related to vehicle shudder have been reported for the 2014 Nissan Sentra. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2014 Nissan Sentra based on all problems reported for the 2014 Sentra.
2014 Nissan Sentra rpm's keep fluctuating between 2000 and 3000 rpms and make the car feel jerky. No codes thrown when hooked up to a computer. When speeding up after turning corners vehicle shudders and has a hard time taking off again.
When I turn air conditioner on, car begins to shake, slow down and makes straining noises. It resumes speed and quietens when air conditioner is turned off.
Takata recall. My car started to vibrate between shifting gears when accelerating from a stand atill. This happened when my car had about 89,000 miles. Took it in the dealership and they diagnosed the issue to be the transmission. My car is still at the dealership. Upon further research I found that Nissan Sentra cvt transmission is a common problem.
I was driving down the interstate at 75mph on the interstate and the car began shaking and rattling so hard I thought NY tire was falling off. I had to hit the brakes with a semi behind me and a semi beside me and try to get onto the shoulder from the left lane. Come to find out it is the cvt transmission that Nissan knew was bad in the first place.
When a transmission on this car (Nissan Sentra ) broke down on me it locks up where you can no longer move . It happened to me on a freeway and almost caused a major and if not a deadly accident on the freeway the car will then shake and it doesn't allow you to move out of the way.
While taking vehicle to dealer to el paso casa Nissan for drift/ pull and constant input to keep in center line on windy day and trany on up hill faliure from a dead start. My wife's vehicle stall and shake almost like engine will shut, almost on stop on breaking. Happened. Twice, first at stop light about half mile away from my house, secon at gas station about 3 miles away. A/c on.