My co-worker has a 02 maxima auto and today at lunch she asked my why here shifter won't go down into 2nd or 1st. So i tryed to do it myself and it will move left to right ( 3rd-drive)but not down to 2nd or 1st. any ideas. I already tried the shift lock(stuck screw driver in hole) no luck.

 

Anyone............

 

Come on guys....help a brotha out...the almighty maxima.org can't help me help someone

 

anyone.............

 

Sounds like a problem with the shift linkage...

 

well i dont know how to fix it but if ur friend sits in the car and u open the hood and look at the arm that moves up and down on the drivers side. down at the bottom behind the radiator ull see it it looks like a piece of metal wich is of a goldish color and some rubber around it connect to the tranny. try and move it with ure hand i think it goes up when the shifter goes down so 1st will be all the way up try to help it if that dont work. i dont know ide force it then take it to nissan and yell but if i were u and it dont work give her a ride in youre max to nissan and have them fix it sorry i hope this will give u more insite good luck

 

Thanks. I let her read your reply and she said when she had her transmission serviced the said they adjusted the shifl linkage maybe that's the problem

 

The problem was she let Nissan Service touch her car. lol

 

I had an auto before and had it serviced by nissan and i don't remember them adjusting the shift linkage. why would they need to do that