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🟢 SOLVED: Nissan CVT jerking, shudder, and failure — Nissan 2013 | MyCarFault
🟢 SOLVED 80% 1 fix reported · 198 driver confirmations

🟢 Nissan CVT jerking, shudder, and failure

Nissan 2013
On This Page: 🔍 Symptoms ⚙️ Causes 🔧 All Repairs ⚠️ Avoid These 🧾 Driver Reports 🔗 Similar Faults
⚡ Quick Summary
Severity Level
Medium
Safe to Drive?
⚠️ Drive with Caution
Safety Impact
Indirect risk — worth monitoring, not urgent
Urgency Level
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Nissan CVT jerks on acceleration, shudders, hesitates. Dealer says normal. This fault code is stored when the engine control unit detects a specific fault condition. Common causes include sensor failures, wiring faults, and component wear. Always read additional fault codes before replacing parts — multiple codes together provide a clearer diagnosis. Clear the code after repair and test drive to confirm the fault does not return.

🔍 Symptoms

📍 Nissan Altima/Maxima/Sentra

⚙️ Possible Causes

Nissan Altima/Maxima/Sentra Possible: Nissan CVT issues: 1) Check if car is under Nissan extended CVT warranty — Nissan extended many CVT warranties to 10 years/120,000 miles due to known failures. Check NHTSA database. 2) CVT fluid change with Nissan NS-3 CVT fluid — should be every 30k mile

Repair / Solution

Based on 198 driver confirmations

Nissan CVT issues: 1) Check if car is under Nissan extended CVT warranty — Nissan extended many CVT warranties to 10 years/120,000 miles due to known failures. Check NHTSA database. 2) CVT fluid change with Nissan NS-3 CVT fluid — should be every 30k mile 0%
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⚠️ Wrong Diagnosis?

No commonly reported misdiagnoses for this fault yet. If you have replaced a part that did not fix this Nissan 2013 problem, submit a wrong diagnosis report — it helps other drivers avoid the same costly mistake.

🧾 Driver Reports

✅ Fixed Nissan CVT issues: 1) Check if car is under Nissan extended CVT warranty — Nissan extended many CVT warranties to 10 years/120,000 miles due to known failures. Check NHTSA database. 2) CVT fluid change with Nissan NS-3 CVT fluid — should be every 30k mile

Nissan CVT issues: 1) Check if car is under Nissan extended CVT warranty — Nissan extended many CVT warranties to 10 years/120,000 miles due to known failures. Check NHTSA database. 2) CVT fluid change with Nissan NS-3 CVT fluid — should be every 30k miles despite Nissan saying lifetime. 3) CVT cooler flush. 4) If symptoms severe, CVT replacement may be covered under extended warranty. If out of warranty: $3500-5000 replacement. Document everything for potential lemon law.

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