2008 Nissan Sentra Power Train

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 NISSAN SENTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO MOVE FORWARD. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000. *BF

TAKATA RECALL. THE TRANSMISSION IN MY 2008 NISSAN SENTRA HAS NEVER WORKED PROPERLY. IT'S A AUTOMATIC AND SOMETIMES IT DONT WANT TO SHIFT GEARS WHEN I GET AROUND 30 MPH. THEN I HAVE TO STOP AND PUT IT IN PARK AND THEN PUT IT IN DRIVE AGAIN AND IT WILL START WORKING PROPERLY. ALSO SOMETIMES WHILE I'M ON THE INTERSTATE GOING 65-80 MPH THE RPM WILL FLUCTUATE FROM 2 TO 3 1/2 RPMS AND THEN OTHER TIMES WHILE GOING DOWN A HILL THE RPMS WILL STAY ABOVE 2 BUT MOSTLY 2 1/2 RPMS UNTIL I GET BELOW 15 MPH BEFORE IT DOWNSHIFTS. THE TRANSMISSION IN THIS CAR HAS NEVER WORKED PROPERLY AND ALL THE FLUID IS GOOD IN IT. IT NOW HAS AROUND 152,000 MILES ON IT BUT THE NISSAN COMPANY PUT A NEW TRANSMISSION IN IT A FEW YEARS AGO SO THE ACTUAL TRANSMISSION DOESNT HAVE THAT MANY MILES ON IT AT ALL. I'VE SEEN ALOT OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS TRANSMISSION FOR THIS CAR AND I THINK NISSAN NEEDS TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS BEFORE IT ENDS UP TEARING MORE THAN THE TRANSMISSION OUT OF IT!

THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION COMING OFF THE HIGHWAY AND ONTO CITY STREET. THE TORQUE CONVERTER GAVE OUT AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN SPUTTERING AT STOP SIGNS AND LIGHT, AND THEN THRUSTING FORWARD JOLTING TOWARD TRAFFIC. I NEARLY HAD TWO OTHER VEHICLES REAR END ME DURING SPUTTERING, AND I NEARLY HIT A VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME WHEN THE CAR THRUST FORWARD VIOLENTLY. I TURNED IN TO THE NEAREST AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR SHOP WHO TOLD ME MY TORQUE CONVERTER BLEW AND I WAS VERY LUCKY TO HAVE NOT BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT. I HAVE OWNED THIS VEHICLE 82 DAYS AND NOW HAVE TO DO AN ENTIRE TRANSMISSION REBUILD, WHICH AFTER EXTENSIVE RESEARCH I HAVE FOUND THIS IS VERY COMMON WITH A CVT TRANSMISSION. I FEEL LIKE THIS IS SOMETHING NISSAN SHOULD ADDRESS, AS I ENDANGERED THE LIVES OF MY CHILDREN, MYSELF, AND OTHER DRIVERS/PASSENGERS ON THE ROAD. THE CAR HAS BEEN REGULARLY MAINTAINED AND HAS ONLY ONE PREVIOUS OWNER. I DID NOT EVEN DRIVE 2,000 MILES BEFORE THIS INCIDENT OCCURRED, AND I FULLY BELIEVE THESE CONSTANT VARIABLE TRANSMISSIONS POSE A THREAT TO ANYONE OPERATING A VEHICLE, AND THAT THIS IS GROUNDS FOR A FACTORY RECALL OR AT THE LEAST ADDITIONAL SAFETY WARNINGS. THANK YOU.

BAD TRANSMISSION

STARTS TO SLOW DOWN AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AFTER DRIVING FOR ONE HOUR

ON VACATION LEFT ROANOKE, VA HEADED TO GATLINBURG, TN ON THE INTERSTATE JUST BEFORE GETTING OFF AT THE TN EXIT THE TRANSMISSION STARTS SLIPPING, THEN STOPS WORKING COMPLETELY. CONTACTED THE LOCAL TN NISSAN DEALERSHIP. CAR WAS UNDER WARRANTY, ALL SERVICING DOCUMENTATION WAS PROVIDED SUPPORTING THE TRANSMISSION WARRANTY.(YOU MUST HAVE IT SERVICED AT SOME SET NUMBER OF MILES OR THE WARRANTY IS VOID ON THE TRANSMISSION.) WE WERE ADVISED THE TRANSMISSION WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED WITH A BRAND NEW TRANSMISSION. THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP WAS UNABLE TO GIVE US A RENTAL, AS THEY WERE ALREADY ALL OUT, FOR SOME EVENT. WE HAD TO FIND OUR OWN WAY FOR VACATION AND GETTING HOME. (THANKFULLY WE HAD SOME FRIENDS THAT WERE TRAVELING WITH US. 6 PEOPLE IN ONE CAR PLUS LUGGAGE!) WENT BACK GOT THE CAR. NOW THIS YEAR WE AGAIN LEAVE FOR VACATION AND NOW WE HAVE AN ISSUE, CVT IS GOING INTO LIMP MODE IS WHAT I HAVE HEARD IT CALLED. CAR WILL NOT GO OVER 55 MPH. CONTACT THE DEALERSHIP WHEN WE RETURNED. 3 WEEKS LATER A CALL AND WE ARE TOLD THEY KNOW ABOUT THIS ISSUE IN THESE MODELS BUT THEY HAVE NO WAY TO FIX THIS ISSUE EVEN THOUGH ITS A NEW TRANSMISSION, FLUID CHANGES HELP HE SAYS, AND THESE CARS DON'T LIKE WHEN THERE ARE 4 PERSONS IN THE CAR. REALLY A BRAND NEW TRANSMISSION AND IT HAS A PROBLEM THEY KNEW ABOUT BUT WAS STILL INSTALLED, AS A WARRANTY REPLACEMENT. BROKEN TRANSMISSION REPLACED WITH A KNOWN BAD TRANSMISSION?

THIS IS THE THIRD TRANSMISSION INSTALLED ON THIS VEHICLE. AFTER 67,672 MILES THE FIRST ONE BROKE DOWN WHERE THE CAR HAD TO BE TOWED 95 MILES TO THE NISSAN DEALER. THE SECOND ONE BROKE DOWN AT 68,845, ONLY 2 WEEKS AFTER GETTING IT BACK, 173 MILES. NISSAN EXTENDED THEIR WARRANTY ON THIS CVT TRANSMISSION, BECAUSE OF THE PROBLEMS, FROM 5 YEARS 60,000 MILES TO 10 YEARS 120,000 MILES. SINCE THE TRANSMISSION BROKE DOWN AT 7,672 MILES FROM THE INITIAL WARRANTY, THE BBB ADVISED THE LEMON LAW CANNOT BE APPLIED SINCE IT IS AFTER THE INITIAL WARRANTY 5 YEARS 60,000 MILES EVEN THOUGH IT WAS EXTENDED. NISSAN BEING AWARE OF THIS WILL NOT BUY BACK THE VEHICLE BUT JUST KEEPS REPLACING THE TRANSMISSIONS UNTIL 10 YEARS 120,00 MILES. THE CVT TRANSMISSIONS ON THIS CAR KEEPS BURNING UP WHERE THEY NO LONGER WORK. IT IS VERY UNSAFE AND UNRELIABLE TO TAKE ON ANY LONG TRIPS. THEY ARE AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM AND JUST KEEP REPLACING IT WITH REBUILT TRANSMISSIONS. *TR

AT 26K MILES A VERY LOUD, GRUMBLING, DRONING NOISE STARTED COMING FROM THE VEHICLE'S TRANSMISSION. APPARENT AT 25MPH. THE CVT TRANSAXLE ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED BY THE DEALER BUT THE NOISE IS STILL PRESENT . IT IS WORSE THAN BEFORE. THE NOISE INSIDE THE PASSENGER CABIN IS UNBEARABLE,DEAFENING SPECIALLY AT HIGHER SPEEDS. IT FEELS LIKE THE VEHICLE IS STUCK IN LOW GEAR. IT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO HEAR OTHER CARS OUTSIDE AS I HAVE TO INCREASE THE VOLUME OF MY RADIO AND OPEN WINDOWS TO TRY TO MASK THE NOISE. SIMILAR COMPLAINTS HAVE BEEN FILED WITH OTHER NISSAN MODELS USING THE SAME TYPE OF TRANSAXLE. *TR

WHEN STEPPING ON THE ACCELERATOR THE CAR WILL NOT MOVE, THE ENGINE REVS UP BUT THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION DOES NOT MOVE THE CAR. IF YOU KEEP YOUR FOOT ON THE ACCELERATOR IN A COUPLE OF SECONDS, THE CAR WILL SLAM INTO GEAR AND MOVE WITH A LOAD BANG. THIS IS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM, HAS OCCURRED APPROX. 6 TIMES IN 30K MILES. THIS CAN OCCUR FROM FIRST STARTING OUT OR WHILE DRIVING IF YOU LET YOUR FOOT OFF THE ACCELERATOR AND THEN GO TO ACCELERATE IT DOESN'T ACCELERATE, IT IS LIKE IT IS IN NEUTRAL. *TR