Is this normal for the automatic? If I floor it from about 10 mph (like when I pull out of my driveway and into the busy 55mph road), it seems like it just sits there for a while and then shifts and takes off. Is that the normal behavior? It's not all that bad, but slightly annoying.

 

yeah that's pretty normal. My car still trys to start in second gear if I dont come to a complete stop for a sec at a stop sign...that bugs the crap out of me.

 

That's exactly what I think mine does. It seems like if I only press the pedal about 3/4 of the way down, it shifts sooner, but it may just be my imagination.

 

I've had similar behavior... example: driving along at 15 or so in traffic -- then I see an opportunity to pass and give it some more gas (but not really flooring it) -- I get a little hesitation.

But if I really FLOOR the pedal, it downshifts no prob.

 

The lag could be the TCM just thinking about how to adjust the tranny given the increase in throttle when you floor it.

 

Yeah, the shifting "style" programmed into our Transmission Control Module is very slow to react to different throttle positions. The only time it seems to be responsive is if you give it continuous WOT.

 

this happens to me to i just figured that it was the car bogging out. cause i would hit it, the car hesitates for a second or two and then zooms off just thought that it was bogging out am i wrong?

 

This is pretty normal for Nissan's poor automatic transmission. The best way to solve this problem is to drive at 3rd gear when your driving under 60mph. To do this, simply turn of O/D.

The other efficient way to do this is to drain the stock conventional automatic transmission fluid. Refill 7litres of Dexron3 100% Synthetic Mobil 1 ATF into the tranny. Add a small bottle of transmission conditioner into it. This not only provide smooth shifting and better down shift response, it also is much quieter and improve fuel economy.

If your car has differential, I highly urge you to drain its oil and replace it with 100% synthetic GL5 gear oil. THis will also provide better acceleration because the oil makes the tranny smoother.

 

My Max SE/AE also does this annoying slip unless a full stop is performed and a 2-3 second delay. Is their any bulletin or FLASH upgrade to the TCM that will get rid of this annoying start.