My transmission has been slipping for a few months now. It only occurs at very low speeds though.. a usual occurrence is when coasting in on a gridlocked road or going through a drivethrough burger joint and then braking suddenly or not so suddenly. It's very annoying.

How much should I expect to pay to get it checked out at a tranny shop? Is this a FIX IMMEDIATELY problem?

I had thought it was because of a dirty filter and then I found out the 3rd gens have a screen instead of a filter. I'm out of ideas now!

 

Your tranny is on it's way out....they probably won't charge you much or nothing to check it ....but they will tell you the same thing i am telling you...

If you drive it until it goes completely out it will probably cost you the same to have it rebuilt...$1200 to $2000

You could get away cheaper with a used tranny swapped in though....

 

yea you need to start looking for a new tranny. Its going to get worse and worse and then eventually fail. Just read a few threads on the frist 2 pages.

I have one I can sell, pm me if your interested (cheap)

~Alex

 

Oh wow. I read the "i want to change my auto trans fluid" thread at

http://forums.maxima.org/showthread.php?t=431554

I'm 99% sure the cause of the slipping is from the new fluid I put in. It only started slipping after I bought the car at 102k miles from a previous owner and changed the AT fluid. The previous owner didnt do much maintenance so I thought I'd change all the fluids.

Is there any way I can fix this without replacing the tranny? I seriously cannot afford that, as I'm a full time student. And I sure don't want to sell it either because I've grown attached to this thing.

 

1. read http://forums.maxima.org/showthread....=1#post4378843

2. Poor Electron Flow strangles solenoids:
http://www.cardomain.com/ride/748507/15

 

Thanks. I tried leaving it in 2nd for half an hour this morning. It happened very briefly once or twice the entire day. I'll see if it happens more tomorrow..

 

careful if you decide to go the cheaper route and put in a used trans. I did that on my 92 gxe and it only lasted a year before total failure. try to find out what you can about the trans before you sign on the dotted line.

 

Did you change u oil?

Its no magic cure all; possibly hlps and only when problem is air bubbles in the system (that may happen if pump sucks air because of low oil level). Happened to me as I followed the .org 2quarts swap writeup - see http://www.cardomain.com/ride/748507/24