2017 Nissan Sentra

I WAS DRIVING ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS AND THE CAR WOULD JUST SLOW DOWN OUT OF NOWHERE ON THE HIGHWAY. I COULDN'T GET THE CAR PAST 80 OR IT WOULD SHAKE. IF I STOPPED THE CAR OR EVEN SLOWED DOWN, (ANYWHERE, STREET OR HIGHWAY) THE CAR WOULDN'T MOVE AT ALL. I WOULD BE PUSHING THE PEDAL ON THE FLOOR FOR 10 MINUTES JUST TO GET IT TO 5MPH. IF I WOULD GO UP A SMALL INCLINE, THE CAR WOULD ROLL BACK AND BARELY STOP ( ALMOST RESULTING IN SEVERAL POTENTIALLY FATAL COLLISIONS). AT TIMES MY REVERSE WOULDN'T EVEN WORK IF I COULDN'T PRESS THE GAS AND IF IT DID WORK THEN I COULDN'T DRIVE FROWARD. IT WOULD TAKE ME ALMOST 30 MINUTES TO GET HOME FROM WORK AND MY JOB IS EXACTLY 10 MINUTES IN A STRAIGHT LINE FROM MY HOUSE (ON THE STREET. NO HIGHWAY). IF THAT GIVES ANY PERSPECTIVE. ONCE THE CAR WAS PARKED IT WAS FINE. ALL THE PROBLEMS OCCURRED WHILE THE CAR WAS IN MOTION.

THE CAR WAS IN MOTION WHEN I LOSS 90% ACCELERATION AND VELOCITY WHILE DRIVING. VERY, VERY SCARY! I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN THIS OCCURRED. I PROCEEDED TO CHECK THE BATTERY, ALTERNATOR, AND STARTER BY AAA WHEN A SERVICE CALL WAS PLACED TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE AT MY HOME. AAA'S. THEY INFORMED ME THAT THE BATTERY, ALTERNATOR AND STARTER ARE GREAT AND THAT THESE THINGS WERE NOT THE REASON WHY THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND HAS REMAINED ON. THE CAR IS ONLY 3YRS 11MNTHS OLD. I GET THE STANDARD OIL CHANGE BUT NISSAN HAS DISCONTINUED TO USE CONVENTIONAL OIL. WHICH IS THE RECOMMENDED OIL FOR MY CAR. I ALSO GET THE CAR SERVICED AS NEEDED. IT IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TO DRIVE MY CAR. I CANNOT DRIVE IT PERIOD. IT SUDDENLY LOSES POWER 60 TO 120 SECONDS WHEN THE CAR IS IN MOTION.

ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS UPON ENTERING THE CAR, PRESSING ON THE BRAKES, AND PUSHING THE START BUTTON, THE CAR WILL NOT START. I HAVE TO WAIT SEVERAL MINUTES, SOMETIMES AS LONG AS AN HOUR AND EVENTUALLY THE CAR STARTS. IT STARTS AFTER MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS. THIS HAS HAPPENED LATE AT NIGHT, SINCE I TRAVEL AND WORK MULTIPLE DIFFERENT SHIFTS AS A TRAVEL NURSE. IT'S EXTREMELY SCARY TO LEAVE WORK IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT, GET TO THE DARK PARKING LOT, AND YOUR CAR NOT START.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 NISSAN SENTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE VEHICLE SHIFTED FROM 2ND TO 3RD GEAR AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE HESITATED. THE CONTACT THEN STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS WHILE ACCELERATING, THE RPM REVVED UP TO 5,000 RPM AND THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SHIFT GEARS AS DESIGNED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO NISSAN 24 (1016 BELMONT ST, BROCKTON, MA 02301, (508) 588-9520) TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT APPROXIMATELY 80% OF THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. ADDITIONALLY, THE VEHICLE SPUTTERED WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH. THE BATTERY BECAME DRAINED AND THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE JUMP STARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE SAME DEALER AND THE BATTERY WAS REPLACED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ADDITIONAL UNKNOWN REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED WITH THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE SAME DEALER AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE ENGINE WIRING HARNESS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE REPAIR WAS STILL PENDING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED OF THE FAILURE AND A CASE WAS FILED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

PURCHASED MY CAR IN AUG. OF 2017. JAN. 2018 WAS THE FIRST OF 7 TIMES I HAVE TAKEN MY CAR IN FOR THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. CASE IS AT NISSAN NORTH AMERICA IN ARBITRATION WHERE THEY WANT TO 'COMPENSATE' ME $1500 TO ESSENTIALLY SHUT MY MOUTH. THERE IS A SIGNIFICANT LAG IN THE ACCELERATION NOT ONLY FROM A STANDSTILL , BUT ALSO WHILE IN MOTION TRYING TO ACCELERATE TO HIGHER SPEEDS. THE CAR WILL NOT GO FASTER THAN 55 MPH UP A HILL. WHEN THE CAR IS ON SLIGHT INCLINES THE VEHICLE LOSES POWER IN ATTEMPTING TO CLIMB AND THE ENGINE TACHOMETER READINGS CLIMBS WELL ABOVE THE DESIGNED RPM SPECIFICATIONS. THIS HAPPENS ON LEVEL GROUND. WHEN ACCELERATED FROM 45 MPH TO 55 MPH THE TACHOMETER WOULD APPROACH 6000 RPMS PRIOR TO SWITCHING GEAR. IT DOESN'T OCCUR 100% OF THE TIME, THE VEHICLE CONSISTENTLY REACHES CLOSE TO 6000 RPMS PRIOR TO SHIFTING TO A HIGHER GEAR. AS I DRIVE I ALSO START TO NOTICE A BURNING SMELL. MY CAR IS CONSUMING EXCESSIVE FUEL COMPARED TO ANOTHER 'LOANER' 2019 NISSAN SENTRA SV WHICH HAS THE SAME EXACT SPECIFICS. MY CAR REQUIRES 3 TIMES THE FUEL TO DRIVE A SIMILAR DISTANCE. WHEN TELLING NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIRS THIS I WAS TOLD 'THIS IS NORMAL BECAUSE MY CAR IS OLDER AND HAS MORE MILEAGE ON IT.' NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR OVER A 2 TO 3 YEAR PERIOD WOULD NOT ACCOUNT FOR SUCH A DISPARITY IN FUEL MILEAGE. NISSAN TECH SUPPORT HAS PHYSICALLY GONE TO THE DEALERSHIP TO TRY TO FIX MY VEHICLE AND I SINCE TAKEN IT IN ON FEBRUARY 10 FOR THE 7TH TIME. NISSAN CALLED BECAUSE MY ARBITRATION POC DIDN'T CALL THEM LIKE SHE WAS SUPPOSED TO 4 DAYS AGO SO NOW MY VEHICLE SITS AT THE DEALERSHIP BECAUSE THEY DON'T KNOW HOW TO FIX IT. . MY VEHICLE IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE ON A PUBLIC ROADWAY OR TO TRANSPORT MY 8YO. I HAVE SUBMITTED MY CASE TO THE ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE AND BBB AUTO-LINE CLAIM. I JUST WANT TO BE IN A SAFE VEHICLE. I HAVE ALL THE SERVICE DOCS BUT FILE IS TOO BIG TO ATTACH.

BOUGHT 2017 NISSAN SENTRA BRAND NEW FROM DEALERSHIP AND WAS VERY UNFAIRLY OVERCHARGED. I WAS CHARGED $23,014.53 FOR A CAR THAT WAS ONLY WORTH $16,000 AND HAS SO MANY ISSUES. GAS TANK SOMETIMES WILL STOP AT 200 MILES AND WILL NOT FILL UP, SPEEDOMETER SHOOTS UP AND DOWN WHILE DRIVING, SPEED DOES NOT STAY AT A CERTAIN SPEED AND SLOWS DOWN AUTOMATICALLY. THE ENGINE JERKS AND SPUTTERS WHILE DRIVING ON FREEWAYS AND STREETS.