Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | |||||
| NTB-12-057 | 07/06/2012 | 10044570 | Nissan: if continuously variable transmission (cvt) fluid temperature rises above a certain threshold, it will go into fluid protection logic mode (fail safe mode), as designed. *pe | 07/13/2012 | |
| POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION - CONTROL MODULE (TCM, PCM) | |||||
| NTB12-035 | 04/10/2012 | 10043950 | Nissan: ecm replacement procedures with consult iii plus. applies to all 2004 and later (does not apply to leaf/ev) vehicles. *js | 05/02/2012 | |
| NTB-10-150 | 12/22/2010 | 10036734 | Nissan: mil is on and/or slower than normal acceleration. slower than normal acceleration from a stop at times, if it should occur, happens more commonly when the vehicle has been driven for an extended periods at highway speeds. mil is o | 04/12/2011 | |
| POWER TRAIN - CLUTCH ASSEMBLY - PEDAL/LINKAGE | |||||
| NTB-10-103 | 09/03/2010 | 10034677 | Nissan: the clutch pedal spring needs to be replaced for any reason (such as noise). replace the spring and bushings with the ones listed in parts information section. do not replace the entire clutch pedal assembly if only replacing the | 01/03/2011 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| POWER TRAIN | |||
| 07/13/2012 | 59000 | 1 | |
| Driving to oklahoma from el paso, two hours into the trip we are going up the mountains and the car stops shifting. we went from 70mph to 40 mph all the way up the mountain. the car did this for the entire trip. we contacted casa nissan once we returned from our trip. my car was due for its regularly scheduled tun up so the representative said he would check out the issue during service. the representative assured me the problem was due to low transmission fluids and the fluids were filled and serviced. on august 10,2012 we went back to oklahoma and the same problem occurred. we are back in the nissan dealership and the same representative advised me that they would have to replace the transmission. september 2011 they had to replace the engine in the car and now its the transmission. *tr | |||
| 05/03/2010 | 1500 | 1 | |
| I was driving on a wooded back road when an animal ran out in front of the car. i hit the brakes hard enough to engage the abs and come to a full stop. immediately after stopping i took my foot off the brake and stepped on the gas. the car acted like the brakes were still applied. i shifted between drive and reverse multiple times in an attempt to free up the brakes. eventually i just pressed heavily on the gas and the car began to move forward slowly and gradually picked up speed. after some 15-30 seconds following pressing on the gas, the car resumed acting normally. there was a second incident on an interstate freeway when the traffic in front of me suddenly braked hard. this time i did not stop, but i felt the same sensation of the brakes still being applied. the nissan dealer has reproduced this problem on multiple different sentras of different model years but of the same basic generation. nissan has told me that the car is working as designed and will not fix it. i believe this is a design problem that presents a safety issue of leaving a car unable to move for a short period of time. *tr | |||
| 07/09/2012 | 20000 | 1 | |
| I don't know if this is a one-time,only-thing, but felt i wanted to mention it. my mother drives a 2010 nissan sentra, built about 2/10 it has never been serviced by the dealer except for 'included' oil and filter changes, as part of the new car 'sell' i took the front left wheel off, to rotate the tires and, since i have replaced control arms, and cv axles myself in the past, looked around. the 32 mm spindle nut was loose enough to turn by hand, the original cotter-pin (painted black while the car was built) was original-properly intact. i consulted my technical manual and it said that this 32 mm spindle nut is usually torqued to 92 foot-pounds-not finger tight. in fairness as i write this-to leave no stone unturned-and to the manufacturers defense-the car did hit a curb on that side-and the tire blew-it was replaced by etd tire service in nj. but that cotter pin is original-never removed. so a socket could not have been put on it to loosen it from the original torque setting. unless the shock of the tire impact jarred it loose? knocked the wheel bearing and loosened the spindle nut? either way-i am glad i spotted this. i wonder if this torque specification is adequate? 92 foot lbs. ## vin failed ## 2010 nissan sentra sr ## *tr | |||
| POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | |||
| 10/13/2010 | 2850 | ||
| After driving approx. 50 miles at highway speeds 65-70 mph and exiting to a full stop, engine would rev up as usual but only move 1 mph. transmission not fully engaged. this puts one in harms way with no ability to move out of the way. occurred in all gears. only way to get back to normal was to shut off engine and restart. this occurred three times in a row on same day (10/13/2010). does not happen in normal suburban driving or since that day because car not taken on highway since (or before 10/13/2010). dealer (leith nissan apex nc) was unable to reproduce or repair because tech only drove car for 4 miles on 50 mile per hour suburban road with several stoplights. | |||