2014 Nissan Sentra · symptom sheet
Engine stalls or loses power while driving
- 44owner reports
- 77,800median miles
- $3,000median quote
- 1involved a crash
Newest report Aug 29, 2025 · checked Oct 2, 2026
246 of the 361 complaints on this car are about the transmission and drivetrain. 44 of those describe stalling.
Tick what matches of 44 reports
Stalling on other Sentra years
Report counts are for each model year on its own, so a newer car has had less time to collect them. Model years with too few reports of it for a sheet: 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2026.
What this problem usually is
Stalling reports are some of the most alarming on the site. The engine quits while the car is moving, sometimes on a highway and sometimes at a stop. Many owners say it restarted right away and the dealer found no stored code, which is part of why these complaints pile up before anything gets fixed.
What got replaced
Few of these reports name the part that was replaced.
Recalls and investigations
One recall on the transmission and drivetrain covers the 2014 model year. A recall on the same system isn't always the same failure, so read the defect text.
In the affected vehicles, the occupant classification system (OCS) software may incorrectly classify the passenger seat as empty, when it is occupied by an adult.
All 5 recalls on the 2014 Nissan Sentra, with the owner complaints on each recalled system
NHTSA investigations into the transmission and drivetrain on the Sentra
Stalling problems. Closed apr 11, 1985.
None of these investigations covers the 2014 model year.
What owners paid
5 of the 44 reports quote a price. Each dot is one quote. The middle half runs $2,200 to $4,300.
When it happens
The middle half of failures fell between 54,000 and 89,000 miles, from the 34 reports that gave a mileage.
What owners wrote
“While Iâm 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 itâs still having that problem and the mechanic said it was most likely the transmission.”
Filed Jun 19, 2025
“Defective component is the CVT Transmission. Vehicle involuntary non shifting, and stalling. Component was inspected by independent service center. Vehicle has been inspected by deale of any other person besides independent service center. n No system indicator or previous warning was given.”
Filed Nov 11, 2023
Should you keep driving it?
This page can't tell you that. 1 of 44 reports involved a crash and 2 people were hurt. Owners who file are the ones who had a bad experience, and nobody checks their reports. If the problem affects steering, braking, power or a fire risk, treat it as a safety fault and have it inspected before a long or high-speed drive.
File your own report with NHTSA. Complaint counts are how a problem gets an investigation. How reports land on this sheet.
Guide Paid for this repair before a recall covered it? How recall reimbursement works
Other problems on this car
- Transmission shudders, slips or shifts hard 75 reports
- Airbag warning light or recall 47 reports
- Transmission fails or needs replacement 35 reports
- Brakes grind, pulse or wear early 27 reports