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2016 Nissan Sentra · symptom sheet

Transmission jerks, lurches or bangs into gear

  • 27owner reports
  • 100,000median miles
  • $4,500median quote
  • 1involved a crash

Newest report Dec 4, 2025 · checked Sep 19, 2026

27 of the 51 reports of transmission shudder on the 2016 Sentra describe jerking or hard shifts.

Part of Transmission shudders, slips or shifts hard (51 reports)

Tick what matches of 27 reports

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What got replaced

Owners who name the part that was replaced mention the transmission (5 reports).

Recalls and investigations

No recall on the transmission and drivetrain covers the 2016 model year as of Sep 19, 2026.

What owners paid

6 of the 27 reports quote a price. Each dot is one quote. The middle half runs $4,000 to $4,500.

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When it happens

The middle half of failures fell between 73,000 and 109,000 miles, from the 19 reports that gave a mileage.

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What owners wrote

“I was driving the car and leaving a red light. The car lost power, abs light came on and the traction light came on. I was unable to turn and move out of traffic. It finally jerked and released so i could drive. I was in a cross section and thank God we did not get hurt. It did this to me twice on my way to work.”

Filed Nov 14, 2023

“When driving on the interstate above 45 miles per hour, the car jerks and does not want to go. The car almost did not make it thru the intersection with another vehicle coming on more than one occasion. Car finally stopped and had to be towed. Informed that a new transmission was needed.”

Filed Dec 25, 2022

Should you keep driving it?

This page can't tell you that. 1 of 27 reports involved a crash. 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.

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