Nissan Sentra owners have reported 1,208 power train related problems since 1996. Table 1 shows the 28 most common power train problems. The number one most common problem is related to the vehicle's power train (870 problems). The second most common problem is related to the vehicle's transmission failure (75 problems). For details of each of the problem category, use the links in the table.
The cvt transmission on my 2016 Nissan Sentra is failing. This seems to be an ongoing issue with Nissans cvt that I have researched. Dealerships are saying they are not replacing the transmissions because it is outside the warranty. The cvt issues started shortly after the warranty ended. Funny. Read details...
During normal driving conditions, the vehicle's transmission failed to move forward in drive. This happened after stoping at a gas station. I reversed the vehicle to pull out of the spot and switched to drive. Thats when the vehicle failed to move forward. Read details...
The transmission on this car shredded itself to bits in a day at 86k miles. It made a very mild grinding noise going into work in the morning on an expressway and driving home the same night it sounded like the engine was about to jump out of the car. Read details...
The cvt transmission, which Nissan has had many issues with per the large number of class action lawsuits, failed while I was driving the vehicle on a main street in san diego. The vehicle showed no indication (warning light) that there was any engine failure or issue. Read details...
Car has 81229 miles on it the problem started around 81,000 car surging and transmission slipping while driving on highway and city streets Read details...