To all you who own a 5th gen (and especially those who have also owned a 4th Gen), I currently have a 99 SE 5 Speed and am thinking about selling it and possibly getting a 2002 or 2003 6 Speed. I just wanted to get your opinions on reliability in general with emphasis on longevity of the tranny as well. I know the 5 Speeds in the 4th Gen are notorious for having bearing failure among org members, but sometimes I think it gets blown out of proportion because there are probably tons of owners who never had a problem or a post. Anyway, your opinions are very much appreciated in advance. Thanks.

 

I'm a tech at Executive Nissan in CT and as far as reliability goes, I can't recall there ever being a 6-speed in the shop due to failure.

 

but to answer your quetsion, i havent herad much either about the 6speeds having trouble in the 5th gens, i know a few other 5th gen manuals in town and they are running good, reall good. so good luck man

 

Back to the question at hand. I have not heard much about the 6-speed trannies being a problem, but in general and overall I think compared to Toyota, or at least MY experiences, the 02-03 Maxima is GOT ITS PROBLEMS! I have had my 03 Max for about 2 months with 18k miles and it has been in the shop more days than I have DROVE it! If this continues I will be selling this bi**ch soon. I had a Toyota Solara and never had a problem the 4 years I owned it, but then again I have had my 300ZXTT for almost 7 years without a major problem too, so you be the judge?

 

105K miles on my 01 5spd, I had my tranny repleaced at 103K miles under warranty. I wanted a new one, old one was just fine. I kept my old tranny. I have some issues with mine like rattles from the interior when its cold outside- thats bout it.

 

GusMax, you are the weakest link....

 

Ok. I have cleaned up this thread and all the annoying posts. The topic will remain open, but the next person to start an attack is outta here.... permanently.

 

In addition, any post whoring in this thread will net the offender an AUTOMATIC 5 day ban. This is a ZERO TOLERANCE policy.