NHTSA Complaint #11053405 — 2012 NISSAN SENTRA POWER TRAIN

Complaint Details

ODI Number	11053405
Vehicle	2012 NISSAN SENTRA
Component	POWER TRAIN
Date of Incident	December 5, 2017
Date Filed	December 8, 2017
Mileage	78,000 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	MD

Consumer Description

TRANSMISSION FAILED WITH NO WARNING. VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE AFTER BRAKING WHILE STILL IN GEAR. ONLY 78,000 MILES LOGGED.5.5 YEARS OLD. EXACT EVENT: BACKING SLOWLY OUT OF A DRIVEWAY (IN REVERSE); BRAKED AT END OF DRIVEWAY TO LOOK BOTH DIRECTIONS; RESUMED ACCELERATION (IN REVERSE) AS I TURNED AND NOTHING HAPPENED. VEHICLE WOULD NOT "LAND" IN ANY GEAR (DRIVE, REVERSE, LOW DRIVE, ETC). HAD TO BE TOWED FROM LOCATION TO MY MECHANIC. MY MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THE TRANSMISSION AS INOPERABLE AND NEEDING REPLACEMENT. RECOMMENDED I TOW TO A NISSAN DEALER FOR HOPEFUL COVERAGE BY NISSAN. NISSAN CONFIRMED NEED TO REPLACE AT THE COST OF $4156.

Related Complaints for the 2012 NISSAN SENTRA

Other POWER TRAIN Complaints

#11591810 — May 31, 2024 — Our nissan Sentra with 106K miles the car lost nearly all power as my son was turning onto the freeway. He could only...

#11580187 — March 29, 2024 — Leaking transmission oil. Also burning engine oil a week after doing an oil change to the point there is no oil but n...

#11500622 — January 7, 2023 — The Transmission is making a whining nose and smells terribly bad! When driving on the interstate and parkways; afte...

#11485164 — September 19, 2022 — --- What component or system failed or malfunctioned, and is it available for inspection upon request? Transmission ...

#11480032 — August 18, 2022 — While driving on the freeway pulling approximately 70 miles per hour, my car will begin to shake violently, continuou...

Recent Complaints for the 2012 NISSAN SENTRA

#11677777 — ENGINE — August 1, 2025 — The contact owns a 2012 Nissan Sentra. The contact stated that while driving 35 MPH and depressing the accelerator pe...

#11677777 — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL — August 1, 2025 — The contact owns a 2012 Nissan Sentra. The contact stated that while driving 35 MPH and depressing the accelerator pe...

#11642312 — SERVICE BRAKES — February 12, 2025 — My ABS light and skid light is staying on all the time.

#11626015 — AIR BAGS — November 18, 2024 — The contact owned a 2012 Nissan Sentra. The contact stated that while her boyfriend was driving at 40 MPH and passing...

#11622787 — UNKNOWN OR OTHER — October 30, 2024 — car stalled no power in gas pedal traveling across for lane traffic just lost power to the gas pedal. was able to pul...