Tranny Problem?
#1
Tranny Problem?
After driving in rush hour traffic my transmission doesn't like to hook up. From a dead stop it will start to go and then it will finally fall completely into gear, like I had a slipping clutch... but its an auto. Is this a bad torque converter or is it just the tranny is overheated.
#3
I'm sorry to break it to you, but maxima auto trannys are complete crap. it's almost like it's built to NOT compensaite for the power of the engine. I'm willing to bet you'll need a rebuild, and if you keep her long enough, you'll need another trans all together.
#4
Mine did the same thing a month or two ago, to the point where I had to manually shift it to get any kind of smoothness out of the ride - taking off in D was like doing an N-drop every single time.
Got it rebuilt, it's a lot better now but still has some roughness in the 1-2 shift. 5 speed swap soon, so I don't really care all that much about it.
Got it rebuilt, it's a lot better now but still has some roughness in the 1-2 shift. 5 speed swap soon, so I don't really care all that much about it.
#5
5 speed is always the way to go. My auto gave me so many problems, then i payed for a rebuild, 2200...i did my manual swap for a little more than 900. The 5 speed is sooo much better than the auto, in reliability and performance.
-Freddy
-Freddy
#6
Wow, not what I wanted to hear. Time to look for a 5 spd. The car only has 70k on it though, could a transmission really go bad that fast? I drive it kinda hard but I've only had it since 63k, and I bought it from an old lady. WTF?
#8
The auto tranny's are far far from crap. Mine is all original with 300,000+KM on it and it still shifts very smoothly.. Abuse it and it won't last.. pretty much like any other tranny. With the Maximas I have come across some mild issues like slight hesitation in engaging when slowing down (without coming to a stop) and then accelerating but every car I've owned with an automatic transmission has had a small quirk or two.
#10
Originally Posted by tavarish
5 speed is always the way to go. My auto gave me so many problems, then i payed for a rebuild, 2200...i did my manual swap for a little more than 900. The 5 speed is sooo much better than the auto, in reliability and performance.
-Freddy
-Freddy
my tranny so fricking slow when shifting! it stays at 4000rpms when i press on the gas just normally(slowly accelerate) from a stop. it is really annoying.
Im a new max owner with a 95 with about 80k mi on it. got it for $3700 but there are a lot of problems coming up all the time. the tranny however is the most irritating. if I flore it it goes pretty good butit still has to think about what it has to do for abot a couple of seconds.
Im sorry, mayby I am used to my 300ZX TT but this seems rather odd.
#11
Well I reset the ECU and it seemed to wipe away the problem. Maybe the computer was just being retarded, like it always is. I'll keep an eye on it.
If the tranny was going bad it wouldn't act normal ever would it? It would act like crap all the time right? Warmed up, cold, shifting 1-2 as well as 2-3 and 3-4, 1/4 throttle all the way to WOT, or am I mistaken?
If the tranny was going bad it wouldn't act normal ever would it? It would act like crap all the time right? Warmed up, cold, shifting 1-2 as well as 2-3 and 3-4, 1/4 throttle all the way to WOT, or am I mistaken?
#12
Originally Posted by zander
Well I reset the ECU and it seemed to wipe away the problem. Maybe the computer was just being retarded, like it always is. I'll keep an eye on it.
If the tranny was going bad it wouldn't act normal ever would it? It would act like crap all the time right? Warmed up, cold, shifting 1-2 as well as 2-3 and 3-4, 1/4 throttle all the way to WOT, or am I mistaken?
If the tranny was going bad it wouldn't act normal ever would it? It would act like crap all the time right? Warmed up, cold, shifting 1-2 as well as 2-3 and 3-4, 1/4 throttle all the way to WOT, or am I mistaken?
Ijust got my max a month ago
#14
My Maxima (1997) is automatic and the tranny has never given me any problems. My car has 114,000 miles on it the tranny shifts as smooth as the day I bought her. As long as you keep up with the tranny oil changes, she should go the distance.
I love my Max!!!
I love my Max!!!
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