I have a 99 SE with around 18000 miles on it and its an auto.
When I start from 0, the transmission shifts fine, no problems
but when I accelerate from anything over 0, usually happens when
I accelerate quickly, it shifts into 2nd gear really late.
From a standstill, it usually shifts into second around 25 mph approximately, but when im going 10 mph and then accelerate hard, it shifts into second at around 40mph, maybe stightly higher.
Then when it find second, the car starts accelerating really fast.
I hope i dont need a new transmission, but its still under powertrain warranty for less than a year, so the transmission is still covered.
Please help me with any thoughts on whats wrong, what i can do, and if i should just bring it into the dealer

 

only 18,000 miles on it?...or did you mean 180,000..if its the 180,000 than try changin the transmission fluid, whens the last time you did that?

 

Its 18,000 miles

 

wow thats not alot of miles at all on a 99, haven't been driven much, huh?...but if it still is a problem, your warranty should cover it

 

I bought it used around a year ago at a Nissan dealer and i only put on about 1500 miles since I got it. I do almost all city driving in Queens and just dont drive that much each day

 

Does it sound like i need a new transmission?

 

no it sounds like you should take it to the dealer and use the warranty to fix the problem. Be thankful you at least found it while you're covered.

 

ok thanks for the help