# : 2013 Nissan Sentra - Phone stops my car

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2013-nissan-sentra-phone-stops-my-car/122076>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** nissan\
**Created:** [August 1, 2018, 3:18am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2013-nissan-sentra-phone-stops-my-car/122076 "2018-08-01T03:18:46Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![Cathy44](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/5f8ce5/32.png) [@Cathy44](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Cathy44)\
**Post date:** [August 1, 2018, 3:18am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2013-nissan-sentra-phone-stops-my-car/122076/1 "2018-08-01T03:18:46Z")

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I have a 2013 Nissan Sentra SR and when I plug in my phone charger into the lighter plug, the car shifts into “O/D OFF” on its own and starts slowing the car down. Anyone else have that happen?

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**Author:** ![BillRussell](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/billrussell/32/3179_2.png) [@BillRussell](https://community.cartalk.com/u/BillRussell)\
**Post date:** [August 1, 2018, 6:15pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2013-nissan-sentra-phone-stops-my-car/122076/2 "2018-08-01T18:15:21Z")

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Did you try a different charger, that one could be shorting the battery? Does it get hot?

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**Author:** ![Cougar](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/cougar/32/21348_2.png) [@Cougar](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Cougar)\
**Post date:** [August 1, 2018, 6:44pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2013-nissan-sentra-phone-stops-my-car/122076/3 "2018-08-01T18:44:52Z")

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Unless there is a problem with the wiring providing the power to those circuits which could cause a voltage drop to occur I would suspect that the charger might be adding noise to the power and that is causing interference to the transmission control system.

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**Author:** ![Cathy44](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/5f8ce5/32.png) [@Cathy44](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Cathy44)\
**Post date:** [August 11, 2018, 4:15am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2013-nissan-sentra-phone-stops-my-car/122076/4 "2018-08-11T04:15:11Z")

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I will have Nissan check out if the charger is causing interference to the battery or transmission system. Thank you.

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**Author:** ![VOLVO-V70](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/8e8cbc/32.png) [@VOLVO-V70](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VOLVO-V70)\
**Post date:** [August 11, 2018, 1:23pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2013-nissan-sentra-phone-stops-my-car/122076/5 "2018-08-11T13:23:04Z")

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Would it not be easier and cheaper to try a different charger. The dealer is not going to look at this for free.

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**Author:** ![Cathy44](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/5f8ce5/32.png) [@Cathy44](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Cathy44)\
**Post date:** [August 14, 2018, 8:08pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2013-nissan-sentra-phone-stops-my-car/122076/6 "2018-08-14T20:08:32Z")

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Since my car is still under warranty, I thought I would have them check the electric system and also get a Samsung charger as well.