2017 Nissan Sentra vehicle speed control problems
32 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the vehicle speed control on the 2017 Nissan Sentra — 14% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“I have called nissan usa and the nissan in newburgh to schedule an appointment for lamp switch recall and have not recieved any calls or communication back. At this point im scared that the lamp switch is affecting my transmission and I'm just getting the runaround from nissan so they don't have to…”
filed May 17, 2025
“I was driving on the highway and saw that my RPM was fluctuating a lot even though on cruise control, it was losing its power. It started slowing down and even though cruise control was off, I was indeed in drive and not neutral. when I fully pressed the gas it did absolutely nothing. I was close…”
filed Mar 28, 2025
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Vehicle Speed Control problems in other Sentra years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 Sentra | 1 | 4% |
| 2024 Sentra | 1 | 3% |
| 2022 Sentra | 7 | 9% |
| 2021 Sentra | 6 | 5% |
| 2020 Sentra | 5 | 2% |
| 2019 Sentra | 12 | 5% |
| 2018 Sentra | 19 | 10% |
| 2016 Sentra | 27 | 10% |
| 2015 Sentra | 48 | 14% |
| 2014 Sentra | 31 | 8% |
| 2013 Sentra | 51 | 8% |
| 2012 Sentra | 22 | 12% |
Other reported problem areas on the 2017 Nissan Sentra
Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.