Transmission Failure Problems of Nissan Sentra - part 1

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. Checked the vehicle reverse, and the reverse continue to work. The vehicle was towed to the house and the nearest Nissan dealer was contacted regarding this issue. The service department supervisor informed me that that issue was well know and the only way to fix the problem was to have the transmission replace at a cost of about $3,750. The vehicle currently has 79,258 miles only. As of right now the vehicle is not drivable.

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The contact owns a 2018 Nissan Sentra. The contact stated while driving 80 mph, the vehicle failed to perform as needed. There was no warning light illuminated. The driver avoided a near crash. The vehicle coasted onto the shoulder of the roadway. The vehicle was then towed to united Nissan imperial (2361 hwy 86, imperial, CA 92251, (760) 352-2900) to be diagnosed. The contact was informed that the transmission failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not yet repaired. The manufacturer was contacted and informed of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 118,000.

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Unknown total transmission failure - new transmission needed & replaced.

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The transmission failed at 86,000 mileage. Vehicle stopped on highway in the middle of driving. Took vehicle to dealership and confirmed cvt transmission failure.

I realized I was losing power while driving down the sagtikos parkway. I pulled to the side of the road, turned off the car, and attempted to restart. The car would start, but would not change into drive, nor reverse (or would not register). I was effectively stranded along the parkway. It was determined that my car experienced -- what I understand to be -- transmission failure. I purchased the car only six (6) months ago.

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The car had been running ok but then out of nowhere the car just stopped and the engine light came on. It could not be driven due to the cvt transmission failing. Had to pay $225 to get it towed to my house at 1:00 am then another $150 to get it towed to the dealer to get a diagnosis for Nissan. They told me that the vehicle was given an extended warranty for 7 years/ 84,000 miles. I am still within the 7 year timeframe but I have 86,439 miles on my car. One original owner before me. Clean car fax report and the car was driven mostly highway miles. I have had it a little over a year and a half and barely put 10,000 miles on it. This car stopped while my 17 year old daughter was driving on a busy highway. She is very lucky that nothing bad happened to her. I have done research and Nissan has nothing but problems with these cvt transmissions and eventually something bad is going to happen to someone because of this. I feel that they are responsible for the cost of this repair as they knowingly are selling these vehicles with transmissions and they have caused more problems for more people. I have an open case with Nissan but I don't know if they will take responsibility for this or not.

Transmission failed at 92k miles. Started to "kick" on the highway and by the time we got home it's too unsafe to drive.

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Vehicle started having issues with rpms going up, but losing power, jerking, and then on 01-14-21 it completely shut down in the middle of a street intersection and I almost got t-boned. I was told by Nissan to take to dealership for diagnostic testing and they would review the warranty issue if it was the transmission failure that they have been sued for. The mileage was 108,000 when it was towed to the dealer because I did not feel safe driving it. Dealership confirmed transmission needs replaced for just under $4000. Called Nissan corp back who sent the info up for review. On 01-19-21 I received a call from colleen who stated she is the district manager and the vehicle is no longer covered under warranty and they �have fulfilled their obligation�. Each question was answered with the same verbatim response. I asked to have the case be escalated above colleen due to the fact the transmission went bad early due to their faulty cvt system they continue to sell and have not recalled. After being told she does not have a boss, colleen stated they will give me the same answer as she makes the decision and they have met their obligation. I asked she escalate it anyways. I have yet to hear from anyone else at the Nissan corp.

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The cvt in the transmission is failing. When I was driving on the interstate I tried to go 75 and my vehicle would not get up to such speed leading me to drive under 60 until I made it to the nearest exit. When stop my car smelt as if it was a burning smell coming through my vents and under my hood. I then stopped so my car could cool for about a hr then proceed driving home during 40 in the slow lane back home. My vehicle is now parked and Nissan is saying due to my car not being listed by VIN that my car isn't apart of the cvt transmission lawsuit even though it's in that category. I was never notified by mail phone nor email about the issue regarding the issues and wouldn't have known if this problem did not occur.

Transmission started failing, out of Nissan's class action settlement extension to 84,000 miles as my car had 95,000 miles on it. I bought this car brand new and maintained it for my daughter to drive and was hoping it would last her through college. I drove it last Friday, traded it in on Sunday as cost to repair exceeded the value of the car. Was not informed of recall which is odd as only owner of car but regardless the vehicle not safe due to known issues of cvt drivetrain. Car would jump, hesitate, no power then it would catch and lunge when gas applied. Going downhill seemed to cause loss of power and would actually slow car down causing me to have to accelerate to go downhill and thus pull off road to stop and let the car seem to rest prior to interstate driving. Thankful weather not bad when this happened or that my daughter not in a wreck because of this known issue. Will boycott Nissan products rest of my life. Spoke with Nissan rep who informed me nothing can be done by Nissan to help me. I helped myself and bought a Honda.

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Cvt transmission failed at 63k.

My transmission failed while I was driving down a main road. I brought it to the dealer twice before. The first time they told me I had to keep driving it until it got worse. The second time they said nothing was wrong with it. I brought it to a transmission expert 5 days later who took pictures as proof that it was failing. The next day is when it broke down. Nissan is producing cars with faulty transmissions and then making their customers pay for it. This cvt transmission needs to be recalled. People's lives are in danger.

We are dealing with transmission failure after only having the car for 4 years. Rpm rums up when gas is pressed, leaking oil, car won't stay cool. In motion, both on city street and highway.

Tl- the contact owns a 2013 Nissan Sentra. The contact stated a unknown reprogram transmission recall was repaired, however the failure recurred. The contact stated while driving 30 to 45 mph. The vehicle would not go over 45 mph and the rpm would be 7,000. The contact stated no warning light was illuminated. The vehicle did not resumed normal operation after the vehicle was turned off and restarted . The vehicle was taken to local dealer rusty wallace Nissan located at 4515 clinton hwy, knoxville, TN 37912 where it was diagnosed with needing to verity transmission failure and replaced transmission. The vehicle had not been repaired as of yet. The manufacturer had been informed of failure,and case was filed.  the failure mileage was approximately 100,400.

Cvt transmission failed and my car completely stopped on I-95 when driving speed was 69 miles. It was sudden. Car jerks, no power to engine, car doesn't move. Passenger safety issue. Engine heat goes to 50% in 2 minutes.

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Tl-the contact owns a 2014 Nissan Sentra. The vehicle stalled while driving 65 mph the vehicle did not restart power train the contact stated that while driving approximately 65 mph, the vehicle stalled. The rpm's went down. The vehilce was not taken to the dealer for a diagnostic. The vehicle was diagnosed by an independent mechanic, the determined transmission failure. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 127,000. Bp.

Cvt transmission failed with no check engine light or warnings. After 30 minute drive on freeway came to a stop at a turn off. Went to cross oncoming traffic with plenty of space and transmission would not catch and moved extremely slow. Cars came at speed and had to slam on brakes to avoid collision. Transmission needed replacement and was not covered under warranty of any sort.

Driving home the other night and when I got on the highway the transmission failed. First it started revving really high and not shifting, then it stopped working all together. No matter how hard I pressed on the gas it would not go. It was very dangerous to be stuck on the highway with a car the would not go. Fortunately I was able to crawl to an offramp and onto a side street. I had to have towed to the nearest dealer. After examining it, they said it was making a wining sound and had to be replaced.

Cvt transmission failure for the third time since purchase of vehicle. Car jutters ,speed failure, cant change gears ,sudden stop during operation. Burned transmission unit.

My transmission failed on a major highway. I could not accelerate and narrowly avoided a terrible accident. Prior to this incident, the car was making a small kind of clicking/shuddering sound when I would accelerate. I thought it was an issue with the tires. The dealership told me the transmission was failing, but I thought they may have been mistaken because I was having no issues with moving at the time. Now I understand that the dealership knew it was a transmission issue because Nissan is aware of a major defect with their cvt transmissions, but will not order a recall to correct the problem. My children and I could have been killed on the highway that evening; we barely made it off the road. I am terrified to try to drive the car. There is no reason why a car that I purchased brand new should have transmission failure less than two years after I bought it. This issue needs to be corrected immediately before lives are lost. I'm assuming a family will have to die on a highway before this company will correct their flaw.

Tl the contact owns a 2014 Nissan Sentra. The contact stated that the transmission failed. When driving the vehicle, it failed to accelerate and an unknown warning indicator illuminated. The vehicle was taken to riverside Nissan (8330 indiana Ave b, riverside, CA 92504, (951) 509-6500) where it was diagnosed that the transmission failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and informed the contact that they could only assist with 60% of the repair cost. The failure mileage was approximately 110,822. The VIN was invalid.

Driving on the highway and the car wouldn't accelerate. The car was jerking while trying to accelerate. We were able to get it to a dealership, and we were told the transmission had failed. The labor and part cost us $3,800. Please investigate these transmissions.

We bought our 2013 Nissan Sentra in 2015 from a Nissan dealership. The price tag was somewhere around 20-22 grand. I was expecting that we would be keeping this car for 10+ years. Unfortunately, Nissan failed to tell us about the cars failing transmission when they sold us the car. While driving on a daily basis, the car would oddly pull. But when test driving the car we were assured that this was normal and caused by the cvt transmission. 3 1/2 years later while I was running a normal errand in town, the car failed to accelerate. I tried pulling out into traffic on a heavily trafficked road and had to swerve to the side of the road because I was pressing on the gas and it was not accelerating. I managed to get the car to move again, but I slowly drove on backroads to get the car to the Nissan in our town. Once there, they did a diagnostic test to see what is wrong and guess what? the transmission has failed. Now tell me, why does a 5 1/2 year old car already have transmission failure?? we have only owned the vehicle for 3 1/2 years!! and our warranty ran out at 100,000 miles. We are at 113,000. I believe this car had transmission issues from the first day that we bought the vehicle. I think these cars are not reliable and should be recalled! this car looks perfect and is now worthless.

Starting around 75,000 miles, my Nissan Sentra started stuttering, stalling, and losing power because of the transmission. My 2013 Nissan Sentra's transmission failed on 4/11/2019 at 83,975 miles (1 year and 23k miles over the warranty). Over the past year, this transmission has been a public and personal safety hazard. I was not comfortable driving this with my children in the car, or on highways in fear of what happened on 4/11 would happen on a major highway. The fact that something so important and expensive would fail on a car so fast proves that this part of the vehicle needs to be investigated and recalled.

Cvt transmission failure. Causes jerking, shaking, shift failure and other problems.

Tl the contact owns a 2013 Nissan Sentra. While driving 35 mph, the vehicle decelerated without warning. The vehicle was taken to busam Nissan (1501, 3907, e kemper rd, cincinnati, OH 45246) where it was diagnosed that the transmission failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and informed the contact that the VIN was not included in a recall. The failure mileage was 113,000.

Tl the contact owns a 2015 Nissan Sentra. While driving approximately 70 mph, the vehicle decelerated to approximately 20 mph and the check engine warning indicator illuminated. The vehicle was driven to the contact's residence. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who diagnosed that the transmission failed and needed replacement. The vehicle was repaired. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer for diagnostic testing. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 78,000. The VIN was unavailable.

Was going down the highway with cruise on at 70mph. Rpms started jumping and lost power. Took to Nissan had it checked snd its a cvt transmission failure at 99,798miles on car. Contacted Nissan USA about it and with a 8 day reply got that its not coverwd under warrenty for a known defect due to they only cover 5/60000 miles not 10yrs/120,000 miles on that vehicle. Car less than 1 1/2 yrs old. So when I took it to dealership like Nissan USA told me to do so they would know whats wrong with it for sure. They tell me they wont fix it. So cost me $130 tk have it checked. And another $270 for a loaner car while dealership had my car. And to get car fixed it will cost me $4000. I know I would never suggest a Nissan lemon to anyone, and will never buy a Nissan again since I still owe $18,000+ on a car I cant drive do to Nissan knowing the cvt transmission are messed up.

The transmission failed & I had lifetime warranty but Nissan & the dealership doesn't want to cover their issues.

The contact owns a 2013 Nissan Sentra. The contact stated while driving at various speeds, the transmission would fail and the vehicle would start to shake. The contact stated that the check engine warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an unknown dealer to be diagnosed. The contact was informed that the transmission needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The dealer informed the contact that manufacturer had extended the warranty on the vehicle and to contact the manufacturer for assistance. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 78,000.

Cvt transmission failure - the vehicle had been "tugging" and "stuttering" when it had less than 60,000 miles I took in for service before extended warranty expired they said nothing wrong, a few months later while driving on the freeway to work, the rpms began going crazy and the car felt like it was really starting to have trouble changing gears, pulled over and the vehicle didn't want to drive forward or reverse. Left it parked at a gas station next to my work.

Transmission failure vehicle stalled out going down the road, could not move off road left helpless blocking traffic. 75,486 miles gets serviced at dealership only never once was did the dealership recommend a transmission service.

Transmission blew at 39,000 miles. Dealer said we needed an abs sensor, cost to us 600. 00 so they replaced. Dealer drove car and car didn't even make it out of their lot. Transmission failure. 5 year 60,000 mile warranty expired March 2018. Nissan not willing to extend or cover repair. Cost to repair 5000. 00 we bought car 2 years ago only had 25000 miles.

Car's transmission began failing without any warning lights. Car would slow and not accelerate when needed. Car needed transmission replaced.

The contact owns a 2013 Nissan Sentra. While accelerating from a red light, the accelerator pedal was depressed and traveled to the floorboard. The vehicle failed to accelerate. The ignition was turned off and restarted, but the vehicle still failed to move forward. The vehicle was towed to mastria Nissan (1305 new state highway, raynham, MA 02767) where it was diagnosed that the transmission failed and needed replacement. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 120,000. The VIN was not available.