RPMs are going up when I press the gas and speedometer needle stay on 0 MPH?

2010 NISSAN SENTRA
225,000 MILES • 2.0L • 4 CYL • 2WD • AUTOMATIC
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CHYNAS27
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My car RPMs are going up when I press the gas and the car speed needle stay on 0 MPH when it’s in drive. I have to put the car in park again for it to catch speed.
May 8, 2025 at 4:31 PM
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Bummer, it sounds like the CVT transmission has gone out. Do you have a check engine light on? If so, we should run the codes to see if any point to a bad transmission. I would remove the transmission dip stick to see if the fluid is burnt up, if so, I would not mess with it and have a new or rebuilt unit installed. But let's run the codes first.

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/checking-a-service-engine-soon-or-check-engine-light-on-or-flashing

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May 9, 2025 at 1:14 PM
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Yes I have the check engine light on.
May 9, 2025 at 1:22 PM
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Yep, these are the codes you get when the belt goes out inside the CVT unit. Did you check the fluid condition?
May 10, 2025 at 11:37 AM
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No, I haven’t checked yet. Should I buy a new transmission or just sell the car? It has over 225,000 miles.
May 10, 2025 at 12:24 PM
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That is up to you, judge how good the condition of the car is and weigh your options. Car payments last 5 to 6 years. I tend to lean towards repairs as a one-time deal but if the car is in bad shape you may want to go a different route.
May 11, 2025 at 11:21 AM
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I have other repairs to do and is it the transmission going bad or do I need transmission fluid?
May 11, 2025 at 11:32 AM
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You might just need fluid, have you checked it?
May 11, 2025 at 11:38 AM
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Yes, I checked the transmission fluid and it barely any fluid on the stick and it is brown.
May 15, 2025 at 9:36 AM
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Oopps, that is no good, I would fill the fluid and see if anything has changed, if not it sounds like the transmission has gone bad. Sorry.
May 15, 2025 at 12:01 PM
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Do I take the car to get that done?
May 16, 2025 at 12:26 AM
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Yes, if you want to keep the car you need to have a new/rebuilt transmission in it.
May 16, 2025 at 9:59 AM
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So adding transmission fluid isn’t going to solve this issue ? And it is the transmission.
May 16, 2025 at 10:01 AM
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"I would fill the fluid and see if anything has changed," was what I thought you did. So did you add fluid and did it change anything?
May 17, 2025 at 3:48 PM
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i had fill the fluid.
Jun 3, 2025 at 6:58 AM
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Yep, bummer, it looks like the transmission will need to be rebuilt, the belt is burned up and not holding like it should, this is a super common problem with these cars. Thanks for the video, it helped.
Jun 3, 2025 at 10:55 AM