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2014 Nissan Sentra vehicle speed control problems

31 owner complaints to NHTSA about the 2014 Nissan Sentra cite vehicle speed control, 8% of all 380 complaints for this model year.

Complaints
31
8% of all complaints
Crashes
2
Reported by owners
Fires
0
Reported by owners
Injuries
2
Reported by owners
01 —Owner reports

What owners say about the vehicle speed control

Verbatim from NHTSA complaints, newest first
“While I’m driving it starts to stall. Especially after I press on the breaks and try to press on the gas again it being ins to like jerk and not want to go. I thought it was my suspension or that it needed a wheel alignment but after paying for those to get renewed it’s still having that problem and the mechanic said it was most likely the transmission.”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled Jun 19, 2025Steering, Vehicle speed control, EngineODI 11667987
“Transmission failure in under 3 years. I replaced my transmission and rear assembly in 2022-23. It started with pressing the gas pedal and the car wouldn’t accelerate while in heavy traffic. I spent over $3,000 on a brand new engine. Come 2024 the exact same problem with the repair price being quoted at around $7,000. There was no hard driving on the car so I don’t understand how it’s going so soon. I’ve never had so much trouble with a car.”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled Jun 2, 2025Electrical system, Vehicle speed control, EngineODI 11664370
“Transmission clutches are swollen and would make car loose throttle but I’m not to sure I got everything checked out new throttle busy and all so idk why my car hesitate to get up to speed or looses throttal”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled Dec 2, 2024Power train, Vehicle speed control, Unknown or otherODI 11628211
“I've gone to the Nissan center in Antioch to have the transmission fixed due to a failure on the freeway. Cars Rpms went up and my foot was pressed down on the accelerator. The Center said they fixed it and I shouldn't have issues. 4 years later I'm starting to have the same issues.”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled Jul 24, 2023Power train, Vehicle speed controlODI 11534229
“Hello I was driving on the highway yesterday when my transmission failed. The car stopped accelerating and would not increase speed despite my foot being on the gas. I was hit several times before navigating to the median. If not for me being calm under pressure my life and the lives of other motorists were at risk. This is unacceptable.”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled Mar 25, 2023Power train, Vehicle speed controlODI 11513735
“When driving one day my car began to shift into higher and lower gears on its own. I began experiencing my car shifting and losing power randomly while driving. I brought my car to a nissan dealer and was informed that my car was one of many with a faulty CVT Transmission. My car is 6 months and 4,000 miles past the warranty so they cant help me, but im hoping you can help others before someone is killed by their defective car.”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled Jun 30, 2022Power train, Air bags, Vehicle speed controlODI 11471847

Showing 6 of 31 reports. Read every report on NHTSA.gov.

Data from NHTSA Complaints API (owner reports, unverified) · synced Nov 3, 2026NHTSA vehicle page

Complaints are unverified owner reports to NHTSA and are not normalized for sales volume. One complaint can cite several components.