P0744: owner reports and bulletins

Powertrain (generic, all makes). We haven't written the explanation for this code yet. Below is what owners and manufacturers have filed with NHTSA.

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What owners report to NHTSA

30 complaints filed with NHTSA mention P0744, 27 of them since 2015, across 9 different models. The component owners most often filed it under: power train.

Most-reported models

VehicleComplaintsModel years reported
NISSAN ROGUE152008, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2015
NISSAN SENTRA72009, 2010, 2012, 2016

Manufacturer service bulletins that name P0744

8 technical service bulletins and manufacturer communications filed with NHTSA mention P0744, from 2 makes. A bulletin means the manufacturer has documented a known cause or a fix procedure for that model. Examples:

  • NISSAN KICKS (2018, 2019, 2020, 2021), bulletin 10211994: DTC P0741/4/6, P0776, P0841, P0875, P0965, P2857/8/9, P17F0/1/2/4 AND/OR P285A STORED IN THE TCM, AND MAY HAVE HESITATION AND/OR REDUCED POWER This bulletin has been superseded. If one or more of the following DTCs is st…
  • INFINITI Q60 (2017, 2018, 2019, 2020), bulletin 10240534: DTC P0744 STORED IN THE TCM IF YOU CONFIRM DTC P0744 (TORQUE CONVERTER) is stored as PAST or CURRENT in the TCM. ACTION Follow the SERVICE PROCEDURE in this bulletin to reprogram the TCM.
  • NISSAN NV200 TAXI (2014, 2015, 2016, 2017), bulletin 10152521: MIL ON WITH DTC P0776, P1715 AND MAY HAVE HESITATION AND/OR LACK OF POWER This bulletin applies only to vehicles equipped with a CVT (Continuously Variable Transmission). IF YOU CONFIRM The MIL is ON with DTC P0776 (PC S…
  • NISSAN ALTIMA (2011, 2012), bulletin 10109129: 2011-2012 ALTIMA; REDUCED PERFORMANCE DUE TO CVT FLUID TEMPERATURE PROTECTION LOGIC IF YOU CONFIRM The vehicle speed is, or was, reduced by the CVT fail-safe (reduced vehicle speed) after continuous operation under the f…
  • NISSAN SENTRA (2011, 2012), bulletin 10119280: 2011-2012 SENTRA; REDUCED PERFORMANCE DUE TO CVT FLUID TEMPERATURE PROTECTION LOGIC IF YOU CONFIRM: The vehicle speed is, or was, reduced by the CVT fail-safe (reduced vehicle speed) after continuous operation under all …

Sources: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation complaint database and manufacturer communications file, snapshots September 2026. A complaint or bulletin that mentions a code is a report about that vehicle, not a statement that the code has one cause.