Nissan Sentra owners have reported 1,184 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 (848 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.
Upon recent discovery Tuesday evening 11. 11. 2025; I placed the vehicle in reverse and proceeded to back up and then put into drive, upon taking off my vehicle jerked and made a loud grinding/struggling noise. I could hear the machinery. 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...
My 2016 Nissan Sentra sv has had two complete cvt transmission failures. I purchased the vehicle used with somewhere between 30,000 - 40,000 miles. The transmission failed shortly after, and was replaced under warranty. 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...