Vehicle Shudder problems of the 2016 Nissan Sentra

Seven problems related to vehicle shudder have been reported for the 2016 Nissan Sentra. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2016 Nissan Sentra based on all problems reported for the 2016 Sentra.

1 Vehicle Shudder problem

Failure Date: 04/01/2021

My vehicle has been shuddering when it shifts and also jerks during shifting and the vehicle stalled while I was driving on the hwy, and stalled when I was stopped at the red light, I don't understand why its happening at 117107 miles, I was told it was my transmission acting up, I have a 3 year old daughter and the vehicle is starting to feel unsafe to drive.

2 Vehicle Shudder problem

Failure Date: 12/11/2020

Tl the contact owns a 2016 Nissan Sentra. The contact stated that while driving, the vehicle started to shake when his wife tried to accelerate. The contact's wife was able to pull off the road and restart the vehicle and safely drive home. The dealer mcdonough Nissan (1775 avalon parkway, mcdonough, GA 30253, (770) 282-5077) stated that the extended warranty was active up to 84,000 for issue that was diagnosed with the transmission. A diagnostic test was performed and confirmed that the transmission needed to be replaced. The manufacturer confirmed that the warranty was good up to 84,000 miles. Additionally, the VIN was not under recall. The manufacturer stated that a letter was mailed to extend the warranty coverage for the transmission however, the contact had not received the letter. The manufacturer called the contact back and refused to provide any help. The failure mileage was 112,000.

3 Vehicle Shudder problem

Failure Date: 08/20/2020

2016 Nissan Sentra driving in the highway especially, I will have the rpm jump from 2 to 4. 5 when driving with cruise control on at 73mph, I lose power and drop to 55-60mph. I depress the gas to bring it back up to speed and the car will jerk and shake before I am able to gain a safe speed again. There is times when I have to pull over, rest for a few minutes and restart my car to get to my destination. I had to take my car into a Nissan dealership service, my cvt transmission is failing and could stop at any moment, I need to replace it for $4,400. Nissan is not taking responsibility for the defective cvt, the car is 4 years old. I bought it as my most reliable vehicle.

4 Vehicle Shudder problem

Failure Date: 12/19/2019

When on the freeway, once vehicle has reached 50-70 mph, the rpms jump up and down. Super dangerous as I am then unable to maintain control of vehicle and have to cut through traffic to a shoulder. Also on take off and stopping at red lights, car shudders and feels like it is going to stall. I know there is a class action lawsuit out there as many drivers are having this issue but I should not have to pay $5 in transmission repair on a car that have 60k miles just to wait for reimbursement. Nissan needs to step up and handle this as a recall.

5 Vehicle Shudder problem

Failure Date: 12/04/2019

When giving the gas when taking off vehicle shudders. When on the freeway around 50-60 mph the rpms jump up and down and the car jerks and sometimes feels like it may stall out at high speeds. This is extremely dangerous on California freeways.

6 Vehicle Shudder problem

Failure Date: 11/05/2019

Car was bought brand new and at 64k miles transmission failed. Vehicle started to shake on acceleration then it would just shut down on the freeway or when parked. When the car was in park or stopped at a light it would also start shaking and shut down. Acceleration was also very slow even when flooring the gas pedal the car would not go beyond 20-40 mph.

7 Vehicle Shudder problem

Failure Date: 10/08/2019

I was driving home from work through a residential area and the vehicle made some grinding noise underneath and died suddenly. It was towed to the mechanic and I was told it will be $4,000. 00 for a new transmission. The car is 3 years old and has 60,873 miles on it. Naturally the warranty expires at 60,000 miles. I still have 3 years of monthly payments left. Naturally, when I google the Nissan Sentra 2016, you can see all the other complaints with their transmission.




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