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really awful- Crashes / Fires:
- 5 / 1
- Injuries / Deaths:
- 1 / 0
- Average Mileage:
- 42,774 miles
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The contact owns a 2016 Nissan Sentra. While driving 25 mph, the vehicle stalled without warning on two occasions. The vehicle was taken to sutherlin Nissan of ft myers (13985 S tamiami trail, fort myers, fl 33912, (239) 415-8600) where it was diagnosed that the transmission was faulty. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 65,000.
- Ft Myers, FL, USA
New car with several incidences when traveling at low speeds and needing to stop the vehicle the breaks felt sluggish, the vehicle would not stop where I intended, and it made sounds. I went to several Nissan dealerships and they each told me the break system was ok and I just needed to get the feel of a Nissan Sentra. I told them that was not the case because I owned several Nissan Sentra. They said there was nothing they could do. I increased my stopping distance because I didn't trust the car. I got into a minor fender bender. The car in front of me only had a small scratch. I was going at low speeds when the car in front of me stopped. Under normal conditions I had plenty of room to stop. However, my car didn't behave normally. I hit the break as hard as I could, but it was sluggish and still moving. The front-end emergency breaking system started beeping. I couldn't swerve the car because there where cars on my sides. I continued hitting the break as hard as I could, and my system beeped and flashed again. The system couldn't fully stop the car either. Before moving my car I called the Nissan number the manual says to call. I told them what happened and asked them to get the event data recorder information. They told me to bring it to a dealership. The dealership said they only downloaded codes and what I was describing was the transmission and after looking into it they decided they would replace a valve in the transmission under warranty. They said that a part also needed replacing because of the accident. They said the part was on backorder. I asked for documentation of what they were going to do to my car and they refused and said I would get it at the end. Now the part is further backordered. They won't pay for a rental and are now saying that if I want out of my lease they need to do an 8 week investigation. I wanted the investigation over 2 months ago!
- Belleville, NJ, USA
When I drive on the freeway I lose power, the RPM' S jump around and the car loses speed. Like the car is not shifting gears or is having a hard time finding the right gear given the speed
- Lancaster, CA, USA
The tranmisson not enough power and seems to me not good gas because the not correctly on city and highway.. need improve.
- Bethel Park, PA, USA
2016 Nissan Sentra sv with 10K miles only, car stalled while driving at 25 mph. Engine light and battery light flashed for few seconds. Car stalled and dead in the middle of road for few minutes. After multiple attempts to start the car, it worked and started behaving normally as nothing ever happened. Was not expecting this issue from 1 year old car with only 10K miles.
- Farmington Hills, MI, USA
The contact owns a 2016 Nissan Sentra. While driving 40 mph, the engine shut off and the vehicle became inoperable. The engine warning indicator illuminated. The vehicle was towed to a Nissan dealer (teddy Nissan, 3660 boston rd, bronx, NY 10469 (877) 607-3537) where it was diagnosed that the transmission failed. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure mileage was 12,000.
- Bronx, NY, USA
Purchased my car in late November. Before the car hit 1,000, I returned it to Nissan because the car wouldn't shift as I was driving on the highway. The mechanic at Nissan ran test and said that everything was fine. Now my car is making terrible noises when I come to a stop and when I'm changing the gears. It's also shaking really bad when the car is at a complete stop. I purchased this vehicle to have a peace of mind but all it have been is a headache and unsafe.
- Ocoee, FL, USA
The contact owns a 2016 Nissan Sentra. While driving between 40-60 mph, there was excessive vibration coming from the front end of the vehicle. The dealer diagnosed that the transmission needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired, but the failure recurred. Also, while attempting to use the heating system in the vehicle, there was an abnormal smoke odor, and when the brakes are applied the vehicle shutters as if it is about to stall. The manufacturer was not notified of the failures. The approximate failure mileage was 43.
- Algood, TN, USA
- Minneapolis, MN, USA