We have classified the 212 complaints from 2013 Nissan Sentra about POWER TRAIN into the following categories.
While driving, my car began to sound different and lost power ( no matter how much gas peddle applied the car wouldn't move forward or backward) i later discovered allegedly it was the transmission. checking with my resources i further suspected the transmission was recalled. i contacted carson dealership ; they said i should bring it in to be diagnosed. i called their complaints department and asked if they could help me my 7 year old sentra (which i'm still making payments on) power train should not be in failure. the representative listened and stated ' they couldn't help because of the amount of mileage on the car.
Second time this has happened, purchased the car brand new from midway nissan, 11/2013, then 07/2014, while driving the car, it completely stopped on us. the transmission had to be replaced at faulkner nissan in pa. once again driving on a major highway in md, with heavy traffic, the transmission gives out, these results were slightly more hectic. my wife has epilepsy and went into a seizure because we were in heavy traffic. i was able to get the car off the highway onto the size of the road. had to leave the car in md, get a rental car from bwi airport, drive back home to pa, my mother and her friend, who was released from the hospital after a stroke had to drive to md, in order for me to use his triple a car to have the car towed from bwi back to harrisburg, pa. my wife drove back with us to md because we needed to make sure my mother almost age 70 and her friend in his 80 was ok. this was a nightmare because mr schull, the triple a member needed to eat and with all this commotion near choked while eating. this is ...
Driving on my daily commute to work a a few times a day at random times my sentra suddenly loses acceleration on a 4 lane expressway at speeds of 60mph+, it makes a loud revving noise, and decelerates at an alarming rate with no brake lights, and is an accident waiting to happen, i've been through this twice before and it's the beginning stages of powertrain slowly going, this will be my 3rd transmission and only gets more dangerous and worse from here and yet nissan doesn't want to admit that it's slipping and bucking and would rather wait until something bad happens to fix the problem if at all. 2013 nissan sentra with only 111k... this will be my 3rd transmission.
I was on a city street. after stopping (i was stopped) at an intersection, i then pressed on the gas to turn left into the lane. at that time, i heard a loud 'pop' which startled me. and though the car was in gear ('d'-drive) it would not move forward. i shifted to reverse to see if it would move in that gear. i felt the gear engage and the car did move in reverse. i shifted back to 'd'- drive but i did not feel the gear engage nor did the car move forward at all. in addition to the failure of my transmission, i was doubly bothered by the fact that there was never a warning light on the dash to signal a pending or potential problem.
The check engine light keeps coming on due to the same air flow problem. every time car is scanned the code comes up as the mass air flow sensor. i have replaced this sensor. my vehicle would not accelerate over 20 mph. my car also idles, jerks when placed in park & has decreased fuel efficiency. the car began to violently shake, was unable to accelerate while on the highway. car rpms increased the car did not move. traffic rapidly approaching behind me.
Been complaining since 2016 about shuddering if car and loss of power. i've had an acceleration issue causing an accident in 2016, reported it to nissan dealership. they ssid i was crazy under 28000 miles at time. have complained since now in oct 10 going on pa turnpike at posted 70mph llost all power almost causing a major pileup! transmission had to tow vehicle off highway then again tow it back to dealership costiing me over 500.00 in tows mileage under 48000. kow they say i need transmission out of warranty must pay 4000.00 to repair it !! this car has been a deathtrap and should not be allowed on the road.. i want the govt to make nissanusa pay for all my repairs towing and get a lifetime warranty. maybe then theyd fix car right !! im afraid to drive it. ive been on 2 major highways one city street when this occured. interstate 5279 and pa turnpike then a pgh city street . i'm just grateful i am alive a d others were not hurt this past oct 10 2019.
On 10/01/19 my nissan senrta started experiencing jerking and revving which has been continually getting worse. on 11/01/19 an appointment is made to have a transmission evaluation with full expectation of replacement with new transmission.
Driving highway speed the transmission cut out, rpms rev'd up and speed dropped even with full gas pedal pressure. pulled over safely, placed car in park and restarted driving. minutes later the same issue happened. sudden drop of speed on highway is not safe and nissan should step up and be responsible for repairs. so many issues with the 2013 cvt i don't understand why they don't step up to offer extended warrantee offers like in the earlier years. this is my daughter's car and she will not be driving this while this car is unsafe to operate. such a shame as she saved her money to buy this pre-owned vehicle and the thought of replacing the tranny this soon is very upsetting.
Rpm shifts up and down as speed goes up. alredy had issue when the mileage was over 65000 and had to fix the whole transmission because the car won't speed up over 10 mile. now the mileage is at 120k and its starting again. can't drive the car!
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.
The car will not accelerate at a stop light, or when i am trying to make a turn, it will not properly accelerate, even if i hold down the accelerator all the way down, and then it will jerk and accelerate again. on highway, it will suddenly lose power: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gxr7e0qwoka this is what happens to my vehicle, if i press on the accelerator all the way, it does not accelerate and instead only goes up a bit of rpm and doesn't go up all the way.
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 nissan sentra. while depressing the accelerator pedal, the vehicle moved very slowly. the vehicle would not exceed 50 mph on the highway and jerked. the vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the transmission needed to be repaired. the vehicle was not repaired. the vehicle was taken to giles nissan lafayette (6137 johnston st, lafayette, la 70503, (337) 210-9000), but the cause of the failure could not be determined. the manufacturer was notified of the failure and informed the contact that they would pay half for the transmission repair. the approximate failure mileage was 83,000.
Transmission - acceleration will suddenly cease / rpm's will be stuck at 2500 but car is only going 30 mph. very unsafe when i tried to pull out into traffic and car cannot get up to speed no matter how much i push accelerator. very concerned nissan is not addressing this prevalent issue with 2013 sentra's. my kids drive this car!
Transmission went out at 67341 miles