2015 Nissan Sentra
Problems, recalls and owner-reported issues
Power train is the leading concern among 351 owner complaints filed for this model year. This is the 3rd highest complaint count among 26 Sentra model years with reports.
Of the 2015 reports, 23 involved a crash and 3 involved a fire. 23 people were injured.
What owners report most often
Recalls and investigations
Air bags, sensor, occupant classificationApr 26, 2016
Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain model year 2016-2017 Nissan Maxima, 2013-2016 Nissan Altima, NV200, LEAF, Sentra, and Pathfinder, 2014-2016 Nissan NV200 Taxi, Infiniti QX60, QX60 Hybrid, and Q50 Hybrid, 2014-2017 Nissan Rogue and Infiniti Q50, 2015-2016 Nissan Murano, Murano Hybrid, and Chevrolet City Express, 2014-2015 Nissan Pathfinder Hybrid, and 2013 Infiniti JX35 vehicles. In these vehicles, the front seat passenger Occupant Classification System (OCS) may incorrectly classify an adult passenger as a child or classify the seat as empty despite it being occupied. As a result, the passenger frontal air bag may be turned off and not deploy in the event of a crash.
If the passenger frontal air bag does not deploy as intended in the event of a crash, the passenger is at an increased risk of injury.
Nissan will notify their owners. Chevrolet City Express owners will be notified by General Motors. Dealers will reprogram the Air Bag Control Unit (ACU) and OCS Electronic Control Unit (ECU) in Altima, Maxima, Murano, Rogue, and Sentra vehicles, and replace the OCS ECU in LEAF, NV200, NV200 Taxi, Pathfinder, Infiniti Q50, JX35, and QX60 and Chevrolet City Express vehicles, free of charge. Interim notices were sent to owners on May 31, 2016. Owners will receive a second notice when remedy parts become available. Owners may contact Nissan customer service at 1-800-867-7669, Infiniti customer service at 1-888-833-3216 or Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020.
Campaign 16V244000 on NHTSA.gov
Air bags, sensor, occupant classificationApr 26, 2016
Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain model year 2013-2016 Sentra vehicles manufactured June 4, 2012, to April 9, 2016. The front passenger seat belt bracket may become deformed if it is used to secure a Child Restraint System (CRS). The deformed seat bracket may cause the Occupant Classification System (OCS) to incorrectly classify the installed CRS, resulting in the front passenger air bag to not be turned off as designed when a CRS is in the seat.
If the frontal passenger air bag deploys in the event of a crash when a child seat is installed in the front passenger seat, there will be an increased risk of injury to the child in the CRS.
Nissan will notify owners, and dealers will reinforce the seat belt bracket as well as reprogram the Air Bag Control Unit (ACU) and OCS Electronic Control Unit (ECU), free of charge. The recall began on June 13, 2016. Owners are warned not to install a CRS in the front seat. Owners may contact Nissan customer service at 1-800-867-7669.
Campaign 16V242000 on NHTSA.gov
Latches/locks/linkagesJul 21, 2015
Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain model year 2015 Nissan Rogue vehicles manufactured June 9, 2015, to June 10, 2015, and 2015 Nissan Sentra and Versa Note vehicles manufactured June 5, 2015, to June 13, 2015. In the affected vehicles, the driver side front and rear doors may not fully latch. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 206, "Door Locks and Door Retention Components."
A door that does not fully latch may result in the door opening while the car is moving. The distraction may increase the risk of a crash and/or a vehicle occupant may fall out of the vehicle if they are not wearing a seatbelt, increasing their risk of injury.
Nissan will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the date, lot number, and cavity code on the left front and rear door latches, and replace them, as necessary, free of charge. The recall began on August 31, 2015. Owners may contact Nissan customer service at 1-800-647-7261.
Campaign 15V453000 on NHTSA.gov
Representative owner complaints: power train
172 reports, newest first. Show all
Power train, Engine, Nov 1, 2021
The contact owns a 2015 Nissan Sentra. The contact stated that the vehicle would hesitate upon depression of the accelerator pedal as the check engine warning light would illuminate on the instrument panel. The contact had taken the vehicle to an independent mechanic and had the air flow sensor replaced but soon after repair, the failure returned. Neither the dealer nor the manufacturer was notified of the failure. The contact had taken the vehicle to another independent mechanic however, the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 78,000.
Power train, Vehicle speed control, Other or unspecified, Oct 15, 2021
Transmission malfunction. The car will reduced speed putting me on risk of getting hit in the back and someone colliding with me due the reduction of speed and the slowness of the car to start to gain speed. There was some jerking as gas pedal was pressed down and will slow down and then gain speed before it completely slow down to the point it will not go beyond 40 miles per hour. The car was inspected by the Nissan dealership where the car was bought and transmission is failing internally according to their findings. The vehicle has only been inspected by the dealership. There were no warning/message prior to this problem.
Power train, Vehicle speed control, Engine, Oct 8, 2021
On Saturday, 25 SEP 2021, my wife and I departed San Clemente, CA, at 3:30 AM enroute to Idaho Falls, ID. We were driving my son and daughter-in-law’s 2015 Nissan Sentra with approximately 62,000 miles on the odometer. The car contained my wife and me along with 2 suitcases. At approximately 5:00 AM we approached the Cajun Pass, heading north on I15 North, going 70mph with the cruise control engaged. The crest of Cajun pass is approximately 3800 ft and the base of the pass is approximately 1100 ft, thus a rise of 2700 feet in a relatively short distance. As the 2015 Nissan Sentra began to ascend the Cajun Pass, the engine RPMs raised to 3700 RPM, but then the cruise control disengaged and the car lost power. I merged to the right into the Truck Lane and could only go 30-35 mph. Additionally, the engine RPMs would oscillate between 3700-3900, even though my foot maintained a steady pressure on the gas pedal. After we reached the top of Cajun Pass, I15 North actually descends and the2015 Nissan Sentra could then again be driven at 70-75 mph. For the remainder of trip on I15 North from Cajun Pass to Idaho Falls, there are approximately 10 steep grades where Trucking Lanes are provided. In each and every of those cases, the 2015 Nissan Sentra exhibited the exact symptoms it exhibited on Cajun Pass – the car lost power, could only be driven at 30-35 mph, and the engine RPMs oscillated between 3700-3900 RPM, even though the speed was constant and the gas pedal was depressed with the same pressure. There are literally dozens of additional hills between Cajun Pass and Idaho Falls on I15 North where the grade was not steep enough to warrant a Truck Lane, but there is still a considerable hill. In each and every one of those hills, the 2015 Nissan Sentra was only able to achieve a speed of 50-55 mph, even though the posted speed limit is generally 75 or 80mph. The car was unsafe to drive because most cars on I15 North are going 80-85 mph, which is 30-35 mph faster
Power train, Electrical system, Engine, Sep 20, 2021
The 2015 Nissan Sentra SV has issues with stalling during driving, not accelerating over a certain MPR but RPM continues to get higher, and the car seeming to jerk when in drive. The transmission seems to slip. There are no indicators for check engine that has came on prior to these events taking place. Very unsafe driving on the highway when these situations occur. Has had multiple diagnostics done and nothing has been solved.
Power train, Aug 16, 2021
The contact owns a 2015 Nissan Sentra. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle would shudder after accelerating and stalled. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, who performed a transmission flush and replaced the fluid filters. However, the failure recurred. The vehicle was taken back to the independent mechanic and diagnosed as transmission failure. The dealer was made aware of the failure but informed the contact that there was no recall related to the failure and to take the vehicle in for diagnosis. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure but informed the contact that there was no recall related to the failure and referred the contact to take the vehicle to a dealer. The failure mileage was approximately 110,000.
Power train, Engine, Jun 25, 2021
I initially owned a 2014 Nissan Sentra, which was a lemon, Nissan repurchased a 2015.. The transmission went into the car, and car slips gears when driving. I feel complicated unsafe in this vehicle. Please advise.
Power train, Service brakes, Engine, Apr 23, 2021
CVT TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. VEHICLE WAS JERKING, WOULD CHANGE SHIFTS, DIDN'T WANT TO GO OVER 20 AND THEN COULDN'T GET IT TO RUN. CAR TURNED OFF ON ITS OWN AT A LIGHT. THIS HAPPENED ON THE FREEWAY PUTTING IN DANGER SINCE DROPPED SPEED AND HAD HARD TIME GOING UP BRIDGES. THEN IT DID IT IN CITY LIMITS. STOP SIGNS AND AT LIGHTS.
Power train, Mar 25, 2021
AT 80,000 MILE MARK CAR WOULD SPUTTER ON HIGHWAY WHEN ACCELERATING, RPM FLARING, ENGINE WOULD REV UP ON HIGHWAY WHEN ACCELERATING. CAR WOULD ALSO JUDDER. SEEMS CLEARLY A CVT ISSUE.
Power train, Mar 3, 2021
THE CAR HAD BEEN RUNNING OK BUT THEN OUT OF NOWHERE THE CAR JUST STOPPED AND THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. IT COULD NOT BE DRIVEN DUE TO THE CVT TRANSMISSION FAILING. HAD TO PAY $225 TO GET IT TOWED TO MY HOUSE AT 1:00 AM THEN ANOTHER $150 TO GET IT TOWED TO THE DEALER TO GET A DIAGNOSIS FOR NISSAN. THEY TOLD ME THAT THE VEHICLE WAS GIVEN AN EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR 7 YEARS/ 84,000 MILES. I AM STILL WITHIN THE 7 YEAR TIMEFRAME BUT I HAVE 86,439 MILES ON MY CAR. ONE ORIGINAL OWNER BEFORE ME. CLEAN CAR FAX REPORT AND THE CAR WAS DRIVEN MOSTLY HIGHWAY MILES. I HAVE HAD IT A LITTLE OVER A YEAR AND A HALF AND BARELY PUT 10,000 MILES ON IT. THIS CAR STOPPED WHILE MY 17 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING ON A BUSY HIGHWAY. SHE IS VERY LUCKY THAT NOTHING BAD HAPPENED TO HER. I HAVE DONE RESEARCH AND NISSAN HAS NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS WITH THESE CVT TRANSMISSIONS AND EVENTUALLY SOMETHING BAD IS GOING TO HAPPEN TO SOMEONE BECAUSE OF THIS. I FEEL THAT THEY ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE COST OF THIS REPAIR AS THEY KNOWINGLY ARE SELLING THESE VEHICLES WITH TRANSMISSIONS AND THEY HAVE CAUSED MORE PROBLEMS FOR MORE PEOPLE. I HAVE AN OPEN CASE WITH NISSAN BUT I DON'T KNOW IF THEY WILL TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS OR NOT.
Power train, Feb 18, 2021
VEHICLE IN MOTION ON HIGHWAY ABOUT 65-70 MPH RPM STARTS GOING UP AND DOWN SPEED STARTS TO DECREASE AS I PRESS TO ACCELERATE VEHICLE STARTS DECREASING SPEED NOT WANTING TO GO OVER 65 MPH AND RPM CONTINUES TO FLUCTUATE BACK AND FORTH FROM 3RPM TO 2 RPM LIKE IT WANTS TO GO FASTER BUT CAN'T. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR A WEEK. THIS MORNING 2/18/21 STATIONED WAITING ON LIGHT TO CHANGE WHEN I PULL OFF THE VEHICLE JERKS WHEN PROCEEDING TO PULL OF FROM STATIONED POSITION. THIS HAPPENS EVEN IN THE CRUISE POSITION.
Power train, Feb 3, 2021
FAULTY CVT TRANSMISSION. I NEED THEM TO REPLACE IT WAITING ON CORPORATE TO RESPOND. IF NOTHING IS DOWN I'LL SEEK A LAWYER
Power train, Dec 18, 2020
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 NISSAN SENTRA. THE CONTACT'S MOTHER WAS DRIVING 70 MPH, WHEN THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT'S MOTHER WAS ABLE TO MOVE THE VEHICLE TO SIDE OF THE ROADWAY AND RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE RESIDENCE IN LOW GEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO GROSSMAN NISSAN SERVICE AND PARTS DEPARTMENT (295 MIDDLESEX AVE, OLD SAYBROOK, CT 06475) TO BE REPAIRED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE CONTACT THEN TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN UNKNOWN DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THE FAILURE AS A FAULTY TRANSMISSION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE 40,000.*DT
Power train, Dec 6, 2020
THIS IS OURT SECOND NISSAN SENTRA OUR FIRST ONE HAD THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED A LITTLE OVER 80,000 MILES AND NOW THIS ONE DOES THE SAME THING IT HAS A WHINE TO IT THAT IS PROGRESSIVELY GETTING LOUDER AND THE TRANSMISSION SOMETIMES FEELS LIKE IT SLIPS ALL OF THIS HAPPENS ON ANY STREET ROAD SPEED
Power train, Dec 1, 2020
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 NISSAN SENTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, A GRINDING SOUND WAS COMING FROM THE TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE FAILED ACCELERATE AS DESIGNED. THE VEHICLE WAS EXAMINED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. AN UNKNOWN DEALER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED OR NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.
Power train, Nov 17, 2020
CAR WILL NOT ACCELERATE, TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING.. CAR STALLED WHILE TRYING TO PULL OFF THE ROAD. HAD TO HAVE CAR TOWED.
Power train, Vehicle speed control, Nov 6, 2020
WHILE DRIVING70 MPH THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING I PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE. WAIT FOR COUPLE MINUTES AND STEP ON THE GAS VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE. TURNED THE ENGINE OFF WAIT FOR 10 MIN TURNED THE ENGINE ON AND VEHICLE RESPOND. THIS IS HAPPENING SINCE VEHICLE WAS 7 MONTHS OLD. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER THEY SAID EVERITHIG IS FINE. IM STILL HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM EVEN WORSE
Power train, Oct 7, 2020
CAR DOES NOT ACCELERATE AND DRAGS/SPUTTERS RPM GOES TO 4 OR 5 WHEN TRYING TO INCREASE SPEED TO 40 OR 50 MPH. CAR SHOULD NOT HAVE THESE ISSUES WHEN IT HAS HAD SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE.
Power train, Oct 3, 2020
CHECK ENGINE LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON FOR A AIRFLOW ISSUE. WHILE DRIVING THE ACCELERATION FEELS COMPLETELY OFF AS IF IT SLOWS DOWN OR DRAGS IN ONE GEAR AND HAS HARD TIME SWITCHING. I AM NOT TO SURE WHAT IS GOING ON BUT I AM NOW AFRAID TO TRANSPORT OR DRIVE MY PERSONAL VEHICLE ON AN UPCOMING 4 HOUR TRIP.I DRIVE MOSTLY LOCAL ROADS MINIMAL HIGHWAY. I AM A VERY BUSY PERSON AND NEED GUIDANCE ON HOW I SHOULD MOVE FORWARD PLEASE.
Power train, Vehicle speed control, Engine, Sep 19, 2020
CAR ENGINE IS NOT ACCELERATING AND TRANSMISSION SEEMS TO BE STUCK IN A CERTAIN GEAR. TOOK IT INTO NISSAN LAST YEAR AND THEY REPLACED THE VALVE BODY IN THE TRANSMISSION. NOW IT APPEARS IT'S HAVING THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM AGAIN. VERY SCARY AS I ALMOST GOT INTO A FEW ACCIDENTS. ALSO THE ENGINE IS HAVING THE SAME LOW IDLE ISSUES BUT NOTHING IS AS BAD AS THE TRANSMISSION ISSUES. VERY VERY VERY SCARY
Power train, Sep 12, 2020
THE VEHICLE JERKS WHEN COLD AND TRANSMISSION STARTS SLIPPING WHILE DRIVING.
Power train, Aug 12, 2020
THE CVT TRANSMISSION ON MY 2015 NISSAN SENTRA COMPLETELY FAILED. PRIOR TO THE COMPLETE FAILURE, IT HAS SWITCHED GEARS ON IT'S OWN WHEN I WAS DRIVING ON A CROWDED HIGHWAY, ALMOST CAUSING THE SEMI BEHIND ME TO HIT ME AND ALMOST CAUSING A MULTI-CAR PILEUP DUE TO THE AMOUNT OF TRAFFIC TRAVELING AT THAT TIME.. DURING THE SAME TRIP, IT LOST POWER ON THE HIGHWAY. IT HAS LOST POWER DRIVING THROUGH MY CITY STREETS, ALMOST CAUSING OTHER CARS TO HIT ME- AND IT STALLED WHEN I WAS IN HEAVY TRAFFIC- FORCING OTHER CARS TO GO INTO THE OTHER LANE OF TRAFFIC TO GET AROUND ME BECAUSE THE CAR HAD TO BE PUSHED INTO A NEARBY PARKING LOT. A FEDERAL JUDGE HAS FOUND THE CVT TRANSMISSION TO BE FAULTY. WHY HAS NISSAN NOT HAD TO RECALL THIS TRANSMISSION AND WHY DO THEY NOT HAVE TO PAY FOR REPAIRS WHEN THEIR TRANSMISSION IS AT FAULT.
Power train, Vehicle speed control, Aug 7, 2020
2015 NISSAN SENTRA S AT 65,000 MILES ON FOUR RANDOM OCCASSIONS WITHIN THE PAST SIX MONTHS I HAVE EXPERIENCED THESE TWO ISSUES WHILE DRIVING THE HIGHWAY AT 70 MPH, LOSS OF POWER AND HWY STALLING. THIS VEHICLE'S TRANSMISSION SHOULD NOT BE CREATING THIS. I HAVE HAD TO STOP DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY DUE TO THIS. TRANSMISSION/HWY LOSS OF POWER WHILE ACCELERATING
Power train, Jul 27, 2020
CAR RUNNING BUTT WON FORWARD OR REVERSE
Power train, Jul 17, 2020
RANDOMLY THE CAR WILL REV, BUT NOT SPEED UP. THIS USUALLY HAPPENS GOING UP HILLS, RESULTING IN THE CAR NOT BEING ABLE TO MOVE, CREATING A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION, ESPECIALLY IF MERGING ONTO A HIGHWAY. THIS HAS HAPPENED A FEW TIMES NOW, AND WE'VE GARAGED THE CAR, WAITING TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION.
Power train, Jul 9, 2020
TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED BY PREVIOUS OWNER, 89,000MILES. VEHICLE HAS 114,000MI NOW, 25,000MI APPROX ON CURRENT TRANSMISSION. WHEN STARTING TO ACCELERATE, IT WILL TAKE 1-2 SECONDS (OFTEN) FOR THE CAR TO BEGIN MOVING. THIS SEEMS TO OCCUR AT RANDOM, UNRELATED TO OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE, OR ENGINE TEMPERATURE. WHILE BRAKING, ENGINE MIGHT "KICK UP" TO HIGHER RPMS AT RANDOM AS WELL. CVT TRANSMISSION IS VERY DEFECTIVE AND NEEDS TO BE INVESTIGATED ASAP. I HAVE NO DOCUMENTS TO PROVIDE AT THIS TIME AS IT WILL COST SEVERAL HUNDRED DOLLARS TO GET AN ASSESSMENT OF THE TRANSMISSION, LET ALONE A REPLACEMENT. ISSUES HAVE BEEN PRESENT BEGINNING AT THE TIME OF MY OWNERSHIP, OCT 2019 - PRESENT.