HELP ME PLZ!!! ...Slipping 2000 Tranny...
#1
HELP ME PLZ!!! ...Slipping 2000 Tranny...
...ya it started slipping like crazy. If i drive my car right now, the 1-2 shift is pretty much normal, but the 2-3 is HORRIBLE. 3-4 is ok, not too bad. I just wanted to know what i can do fix this problem some other way besides rebuilding or swapping my transmission for a new one. the car has 67000 on it. if anyone has helpful input, i'd be thankful for it. Aleksey.
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#2
you need to replace the TCM (transmission control module)
it gets inputs from the ECU and sends the signal to the tranny to shift.
i actually have one sitting around. bought it for my old 2000 and it was only in for a few months before i totaled it. lemme know if you are interested.
it gets inputs from the ECU and sends the signal to the tranny to shift.
i actually have one sitting around. bought it for my old 2000 and it was only in for a few months before i totaled it. lemme know if you are interested.
#5
here is the TSB http://maxima.theowensfamily.com/tsb/NTB00-039a.pdf
#6
OO shizzznit me nd u have the same problem im taking it to the dealer tomorrow for them to check it up. My switch from 1-2 is fune but 2-3 is like hell i cant even go faster thant like 30mph right now. ive been driving extrememly slow in D2 for the last week. Ill tell you what i find out tomorrow.
#12
as much as the 2-3 shift slps, the car is still very much driveable... is it ok for me to keep driving it for another week at least until i contact the dealer and try to get them to fix it since there is a TSB out for my problem? Also, does my car have to be BONE STOCK if i come to the dealer demanding hen to fix my tranny? thanks guys.
#14
Originally Posted by FriscoMaxima
so wait, if there's a TSB released for it, then they should fix that free of charge... isn't that right?
the TSB tells the technician how to fix the problem
its diffirent from a recall (that is usually safety related) in which the dealership fixes the problem for free
#15
my dealership is playing games with me and told me i didnt have an appoinment when i am absolutely sure i made one...so now they have my car over night and i wont here what the problem is and how much it costs to fix until tomorrow.
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#17
Originally Posted by Rob01ski
Highly doubt it slipped and is still fine
but a first to second slip would mean your tranny is about toast.
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Originally Posted by Rob01ski
Highly doubt it slipped and is still fine
wow you see right through my lies...
I never went to the dealer, complained about slipping. Get a call back later that day with them telling me I needed my TCM reflashed for $90. I said what? That car is still under warranty... Then they never said, "The TCM is not warrantied". Then I never called Nissan of North America about it and they never told me that it is warrantied, So I never called Nemith Nissan in Latham New York back and told them what Nissan said. They never shut the hell up and reflashed it for free. I never had my tranny fluid replaced because it was burnt and I have been driving around for 45,000 miles with a dead tranny....
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Originally Posted by Gennady7
Just a quick question. Where did you get it reflashed? Also, how much does this cost?
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To my dealer, they wanted $90, I paid nothing... However I guess that never happened.
#24
upstatemax,
after you got the TCM reflashed was there any improvement? I had some issue with my tranny back in Nov but I was out of warranty. So I just flush the tranny fluid and replace it with Mobil syntheic ATF which did improve shifting. Now if this reflash does work I might want to go to the dealership to have this done.
after you got the TCM reflashed was there any improvement? I had some issue with my tranny back in Nov but I was out of warranty. So I just flush the tranny fluid and replace it with Mobil syntheic ATF which did improve shifting. Now if this reflash does work I might want to go to the dealership to have this done.
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Originally Posted by Grey00lustre
upstatemax,
after you got the TCM reflashed was there any improvement? I had some issue with my tranny back in Nov but I was out of warranty. So I just flush the tranny fluid and replace it with Mobil syntheic ATF which did improve shifting. Now if this reflash does work I might want to go to the dealership to have this done.
after you got the TCM reflashed was there any improvement? I had some issue with my tranny back in Nov but I was out of warranty. So I just flush the tranny fluid and replace it with Mobil syntheic ATF which did improve shifting. Now if this reflash does work I might want to go to the dealership to have this done.
I would call nissan of north america, it MAY still be warrantied, I remeber they had an odd warranty on it. Have them reflash it, and I would change the fluid again just to be safe (if it is burnt).
#27
my old ATF wasn't burnt or anything before I switch to syntheic one...my tranny seems to work fine now but if the TCM reflash make it even better then i'll go ahead and do that...thanks for your info..
#28
so guys, let me get this straight... the first two steps i need to take if my tranny is slipping are:
1) TCM reflash
2) ATF flush and change for synthetic one
i will get to it early next week... are there any other steps i am missing? thanks.
1) TCM reflash
2) ATF flush and change for synthetic one
i will get to it early next week... are there any other steps i am missing? thanks.
#29
ya'll sure you can reflash the TCM? i'm 99.99% sure that you cant reflash it or reset it.
i asked 4 diffirent dealerships and read the whole tranny section of the service manual.
thats why i bought a new TCM (which was the new one that was updated to fix the problem)
i asked 4 diffirent dealerships and read the whole tranny section of the service manual.
thats why i bought a new TCM (which was the new one that was updated to fix the problem)
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Originally Posted by soonerfan
ya'll sure you can reflash the TCM? i'm 99.99% sure that you cant reflash it or reset it.
i asked 4 diffirent dealerships and read the whole tranny section of the service manual.
thats why i bought a new TCM (which was the new one that was updated to fix the problem)
i asked 4 diffirent dealerships and read the whole tranny section of the service manual.
thats why i bought a new TCM (which was the new one that was updated to fix the problem)
#32
Originally Posted by Imax00
lol...bad news tranny is dead, dealer wants $1840 for rebuild. Dad isnt happy to hear about this one. This was his reaction
this was my reaction![happyface](https://maxima.org/forums/images/smilies/happyface.gif)
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this was my reaction
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Originally Posted by Imax00
lol...bad news tranny is dead, dealer wants $1840 for rebuild. Dad isnt happy to hear about this one. This was his reaction
this was my reaction![happyface](https://maxima.org/forums/images/smilies/happyface.gif)
![EEK!](https://maxima.org/forums/images/smilies/eek.gif)
this was my reaction
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had to have the tranny on my 00 replaced for the exact same reason (thank god it was under warranty)
#35
Originally Posted by FriscoMaxima
WHAT THE F$#K?!?!? $2000 for a damn rebuilt? omg, you might as well just get a new transmission... omfg, omfg... if they tellme the same at a dealership, i will just sit down by my car and start crying... ![sadpace](https://maxima.org/forums/images/smilies/sadpace.gif)
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a brand new tranny is around $4K
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Originally Posted by FriscoMaxima
once again... will changing my transmission fluid help at all? will it make shifts better? thanks
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Originally Posted by Imax00
lol...bad news tranny is dead, dealer wants $1840 for rebuild. Dad isnt happy to hear about this one. This was his reaction
this was my reaction![happyface](https://maxima.org/forums/images/smilies/happyface.gif)
![EEK!](https://maxima.org/forums/images/smilies/eek.gif)
this was my reaction
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Dude get incontact with some orgers from the area see if they can help you do 5spd swap plus maxima is hella faster with stick, i just had my automagic rebuild for 1600 at tranny shop, dotn go to the dealer for that kind of thing, are you retarded
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Originally Posted by soonerfan
do you believe everything your dealership tells you? cause we all know they are ALWAYS right ![wall](https://maxima.org/forums/images/smilies/peepwall.gif)
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lol, no I dont, however they told me thats what they did and it drove a million times better. And for only $90 that no way it has any new part attached to it, thats only labor baby. If they threw on a new part they would have told me $300.
I will call my two nissan dealers soon and see what they say....
I am almost positive you can re-flash a TCM, my now "old" 03 Saab 9-3 Vector (traded it in today
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