aprentice

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When I'm driving my car, it shifts jerkily. When I pull up to a red and make a complete stop i can take my foot off the gas and the car wont move (rpms stay normal), then when i stepped on the gas the rpms reved up a little (up to about 2.7-3k) and the car peeled out.. This problem didnt start until today, and i've had the parking break on for more than 24 hours. Also its been raining for like 2 weeks straight but I don't know if that makes a difference. So is it possible the transmission is going down the crapper or that the rear breaks are sticking because after about 15 minutes of driving i heard a loud squeek and it started driving fine again.. thanks

MaxGordon7

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does sound good!

aprentice

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how much would a new transmission cost roughly?

sdoherty_tjm

your car should crawl with no brake on, so thats bad if in your scenario you werent on the brakes

mzmtg

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Check the fluid level.

aprentice

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oil, anti freeze, brake fluids all seemed fine, that was the first thing i checked, after driving it a little more tonight I've come to the conclusion its definately not the breaks, its not noticable if you havent driven a maxima before but it shifts oddly and rapidly and sometimes i can ride the first gear up to 40+ mph without picking up hard.. i am really hoping something else is causing this problem because money is tight right now for me..

mzmtg

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I meant the transmission fluid level.

aprentice

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someone has suggested this could be problems with the torque converter, but i will check the fluids tomorrow morning even though i doubt it lost anything since the car doesnt leak

Hoochiecoochie

IF it is the trans do some shopping. I am looking at $2000 (Chicago) for a independent to rebuild incl. a torque converter. Nissan will install a factory rebuilt (ALL NEW parts inside an old case) for $3200. (I did not get the specifis on a warranty for the Nissan rebuilt). Some independents were as high as Nissan to rebuild "as needed". So do shop around.

MaximaRacer_95

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i had this problem a long time ago. but a mechanic added trans. fluid to it . and problem was gone in few hrs. i dont think i had a leak or anything. since then its been running fine.

sky jumper

how many miles on the car? have you ever changed the trans fluid? check the dipstick, is it dark? smell like burnt rubber? if so - flush the tranny. first make sure the fluid level is correct. check it HOT, in park, car running. dipstick has hot and cold marks, so use the right ones.

DR-Max

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You said that when you took off from the light and you stepped on the gas pedal, the RPM climbed and the car peeled off. Sounds like the clutch slipping. Either way, auto trannies are more expensive repair.

Nealoc187

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I doubt it's his clutch since he doesn't have one... he's an automatic.

MaxFanatik

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it also can be a the tq converter not gving enuff pressure for the gears to engage

DR-Max

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Automatics have several clutches. Read on: http://auto.howstuffworks.com/automa...nsmission5.htm

Chapman99SE

yea that happened in the civic i had before i bought my max, the first gear clutch, deep inside the automatic tranny, somehow ended up pretty fried so the engine would rev up as the transmission slipped and then the car would take off when it finally caught,
i never fixed it because it wouldve required going into the tranny, not worth it with a new car just a few months down the road, but any fix will probably require opening up the tranny

Nealoc187

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I've worked at a transmission shop, I'm well aware that automatics have several clutches thanks. The way you posted sounded like you were suggesting it was his clutch as in 5spd manual clutch and flywheel. If you meant one of the many clutches in an automatic transmission you should've said "it could be one of the cluthes in the transmission" to avoid just this sort of confusion.

DR-Max

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Then why did you say that he doesn't have one because he has automatic....now you are admitting auto's do have clutches. You misunderstood what I said miserably. Last time I checked, this is not an english grammar class. We all should know what we are talking about in here by now.

aprentice

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so if its the clutch slipping how expensive would this be to repair, i dont want to spend more than a thousand, considering theres about 2 grand of hidden problems that havent been fixed on the car yet. Does it progressively get worse as time goes by because I can drive it the way it is now, ive kind of figured out how much gas i have to apply to move from a stand still without peeling out, it does this on every stop now, but when im moving it picks up fine, it just shifts really hard

aprentice

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someone in this thread suggested adding tranmission fluid, i guess i can give that a shot if it worked for them, im just fed up with this problem.. is there any specific type of transmission fluid or can i add any to my existing?