2011 Nissan Sentra drivetrain & axles problems
18 complaints about drivetrain & axles have been filed for the 2011 Nissan Sentra, which is 9% of all its NHTSA complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 18 9% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 91,000 miles 17 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 0 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 0 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When drivetrain & axles problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 3 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 1 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 1 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 0 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 5 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 4 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 3 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 17 drivetrain & axles complaints that report mileage, the median is about 91,000 miles, and 29% were reported before 60,000 miles.
None of the drivetrain & axles complaints mention a crash, fire, injury or death.
What owners wrote
The following problem with the car can potentially cause bodily injury. Please record and compare with similar complaints. When the vehicle is warmed up (after about 20 minutes of driving) and the gas pedal is pressed genteelly, it experiences severe rocking back and forth motion during the driving. It unexpectedly accelerates and then unexpectedly decelerates, occasionally to almost complete stop, repeatedly.
The transmission would down shift to lower speed 60MPH in high speed traffic, nearly causing an accident. This has happen about 3 times. If the outside temperature is 85 degrees or above the transmission fluid overheats causing a sensor to down shift transmission. Now the service engine soon light has turned on. Took vehicle to nissan dealership, was informed I would need to replace transmission. Read online complains about CVT transmission on nissan vehicles is a big problem.
Other problems reported for the 2011 Nissan Sentra
- Electrical system 34 complaints
- Engine 34 complaints
- Air bags 20 complaints
- Stability control 17 complaints