NHTSA Complaint #10872904 — 2015 NISSAN SENTRA

ENGINE issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number	10872904
Vehicle	2015 NISSAN SENTRA
Component	ENGINE
Date of Incident	May 25, 2016
Date Filed	June 7, 2016
Mileage	6,500 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	PA

Consumer Description

OUR SENTRA HAS A CVT. IT CURRENTLY HAS LESS THAN 7,500 MILES ON THE ODOMETER. ON THREE (3) OCCASIONS, THE TRANSMISSION HAS FAILED TO UPSHIFT AS WE MOVED AWAY FROM A STOP AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT. AT 30 MPH OR LESS, THE TACH IS AT 4,000 RPM. WE HAVE TO FIND A SAFE PLACE TO PULL THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, PUT THE TRANS SELECTION LEVER IN PARK AND THEN RESTART OUR JOURNEY. WE HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE NISSAN DEALER WHO TOLD US THAT THERE WAS NO PROBLEM......NO COMPUTER ERROR OR MALFUNCTION. WE CONTACTED NISSAN USA AND WERE TOLD THE SAME THING. THE TRANSMISSION OF THE COMPUTER CONTROLLING IT HAS A PROBLEM. DATES OF PROBLEMS: 3/20/2016; 5/20/2016; 5/25/2016

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