2015 Nissan Sentra · symptom sheet
Engine stalls or loses power while driving
- 57owner reports
- 60,000median miles
- 2involved a crash
Newest report Aug 6, 2026 · checked Oct 2, 2026
238 of the 351 complaints on this car are about the transmission and drivetrain. 57 of those describe stalling. Only transmission shudder is reported more often on this car.
Tick what matches of 57 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
Owners who name the part that was replaced mention the throttle body (4 reports).
Recalls and investigations
No recall on the transmission and drivetrain covers the 2015 model year as of Oct 2, 2026.
NHTSA investigations into the transmission and drivetrain on the Sentra
Stalling problems. Closed apr 11, 1985.
None of these investigations covers the 2015 model year.
When it happens
The middle half of failures fell between 42,000 and 98,000 miles, from the 39 reports that gave a mileage.
What owners wrote
“The was engine stalling, shuddering, jerking, and after a while I had loss of power, all of this happened when I was driving 65 mph on the highway.”
Filed Mar 26, 2025
“When you first take off in the sentra it hesitates and bogs down while you're going down the road the rpms stay at three to four and it starts jerking And it has lost power and as losing power”
Filed Dec 2, 2022
“Car lost power, jerky couldnât move forward, stopped in the middle of the highway.”
Filed Oct 22, 2022
“My daughter was driving down the highway and the vehicle just stopped pulling and started coasting. The car would just idle from then on. Had it towed to a mechanic and he said it needed a transmission. There was no warning lights or service lights on in the vehicle. Loss of power could have resulted in a accident in the middle of traffic”
Filed Aug 28, 2022
Should you keep driving it?
This page can't tell you that. 2 of 57 reports involved a crash and 1 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 Taking it to a shop? How to describe this problem so it gets found
Other problems on this car
- Transmission shudders, slips or shifts hard 63 reports
- Airbag warning light or recall 44 reports
- Transmission fails or needs replacement 37 reports