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01-21-2003, 03:07 PM

Nore474

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Going nowhere in Drive

Lately my Maxima has been shifting wierd, Its an Automatic and sometimes when I put it in to drive it doesn't roll forward when its in Idle then I will give it gas and it will jump a little and just go. Today I was driving and all of a sudden I was giving it gas and it started to Rev like it was in Neutral. I pulled over to the side and put it into park then back to Drive and it was acting like it was in neutral It did this a few times. Finally after a little while I got it to go into Drive and go. Another day it did this same thing but in Reverse.

any suggestions?

01-21-2003, 04:09 PM

Grey00lustre

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i think it's your tranny...have that check out...

01-21-2003, 05:00 PM

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Actually while the car is running check your tranny fluid... I bet it is low.. But I would bet that it is toast soon even if this does make it shift a little better.

01-21-2003, 07:01 PM

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LOOKS LIKE YOU GOT A PROBLEM WITH YOUR TRANNY....OR MAYBE YOUR CATALYC CONVERTER,...

01-21-2003, 07:54 PM

Miasma

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cat? haha, where are you getting that from?

01-21-2003, 08:35 PM

SuperFishstick

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sounds like your seals might be broken. better check it out

01-21-2003, 08:42 PM

MistaPeerez

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i had read this post before and today when i was about to pull out of circle k i let go of the brake and paused not thinking about this post and my car didnt pull forward...this popped in my head quick...but the idiot i was..i figured out that i wasnt at level ground

01-21-2003, 09:08 PM

buss95max

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low fluid.

if i would come to a stop suddenly. my car wouldnt move forward for about 3 seconds.

01-22-2003, 03:06 AM

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Originally posted by slammed95

Yep, your catalytic converter is probably not engaging.
BTW, kill the caps.

you mean torque converter.

01-22-2003, 05:28 AM

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I had a problem like that with mines.. Then a few weeks later the tranny went!

01-22-2003, 01:47 PM

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Nore474

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I checked the FLuid and its pretty Full
crap I hope its not my Tranny

01-22-2003, 02:09 PM

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Quote:

Originally posted by Nore474
I checked the FLuid and its pretty Full
crap I hope its not my Tranny

There is a very good chance you will need a tranny doctor. If it will not stay in gear.........

02-21-2003, 01:57 PM

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Same thing happened on my dad's '89 535i w/ 195+K miles, wouldn't go anywhere in Drive, just Reverse, looks like you need a new tranny

02-21-2003, 02:35 PM

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Quote:

Originally posted by PCGuRu2K
I had a problem like that with mines.. Then a few weeks later the tranny went!

same thing happened to me. Beware, get it checked out quick

02-21-2003, 02:47 PM

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I'm pretty sure it's not your catalytic converter. If it is then I really need to get studying on my cars again. Have a good transmission tech look at your TC (Tourque Converter)

02-21-2003, 06:24 PM

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Originally posted by MaxWolf
I'm pretty sure it's not your catalytic converter. If it is then I really need to get studying on my cars again. Have a good transmission tech look at your TC (Tourque Converter)

Yeah, Torque Converters rarely ever wear out. They are built pretty solidly.

02-21-2003, 06:55 PM

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This just happened to me 5 minutes ago - I was gong to post about it, but it seems there is already a thread.

My tranny pan was busted a few weeks ago, and I'm not sure we got the tranny refilled all the way when it was fixed, so it may just be low fluid.

If it's not low fluid, then I'm glad the 5spd is on the way!