Nissan SENTRA transmission problems
1,241 complaint narratives mention transmission terms.
Key facts
5,587 owner complaints analyzed
55 distinct recall campaigns
61,854 mi median reported failure mileage
Scope: 1982 to 2026 model years. Data snapshot: . 3,138 complaints include usable failure mileage.
Transmission and shifting evidence
1,241 of 5,587 complaints match this topic (22.2%). The keyword filter can include complaints that mention a transmission without reporting its failure. View matching rules.
Owner report 480550 · 1995-01-11 (January 11, 1995)
TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *AK
Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 480550 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10097538 · 2004-10-22 (October 22, 2004)
WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED OR WHILE DRIVING IT WAS LEAKING TRANSMISSION FLUID. THIS CAUSED THE TRANSMISSION TO SHIFT HARD AND ROUGH. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO DRIVE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK
Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10097538 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10105565 · 2004-12-30 (December 30, 2004)
CONSUMER STATED VEHICLE HAD A FAULTY TRANSMISSION, VEHICLE LEAKED OIL AND TRANSMISSION FLUID. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER. *AK
Owner-reported narrative. 82,958 miles reported. Look up ODI 10105565 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10166980 · 2006-08-29 (August 29, 2006)
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE STOPPED AT AN INTERSECTION, THE TRANSMISSION BECAME STUCK. THE CLUTCH APPEARED LOOSE AND THE GEARS WOULD NOT ENGAGE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE REPAIR SHOP, WHERE THE MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE CLUTCH WAS FAULTY.
Owner-reported narrative. 115,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10166980 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 733298 · 2000-10-03 (October 3, 2000)
#1: I HAVE A NISSAN SENTRA 92 MODEL WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. WHEN I FIRST START TO DRIVE IT WHEN ITS COLD, THE TRANSMISSION RUNS JUST FINE. IT UPSHIFTS NORMALLY AS IT SHOULD ALL THE WAY UP TO OVERDRIVE (4TH GEAR) FOR NORMAL HIGHWAY SPEED. HOWEVER, AFTER IVE DRIVEN IT FOR ABOUT 30 MINUTES IN STOP-&-GO TRAFFIC OR WHEN IT HAS BEEN DRIVEN AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS (40-65 MPH) & MADE SEVERAL STOPS IN TRAFFIC (I.E.: IT HAS WARMED-UP) THE TRANSMISSION WOULD FAIL TO UPSHIFT ABOVE THE 3RD & 4TH GEAR (OVERDRIVE). I WOULD HAVE TO REV THE ENGINE RPM UP T…
Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 733298 at NHTSA ↗