Hello, I just had a bad transmission problem on my 02 SE. I was driving around town when all of a sudden my 3rd and 4th gear broke Do you guy know or anyone you know can recommend for me to have my tranny fixed and how much $$$ are we talking about. Also, AAMCO what do you think?

 

how did it 'break'?

 

i dont know how, but i can tell you that when i drove the car today I can tell that the tranny wont shift from 3rd to fourth. The car was revving all the way up to 6000rpm and still no gear changes. I was stop and go in traffic and i cant manage to get the car moving past 3rd gear. I am thinking about taking my car to my local AAMCO and i dont know if there reliable as far as transmission repairs.

 

also, theres time when i am on a complete stop that my car would not move forward until you hit the gas pass 5500rpm.

 

Ya it's fooked .... But were you in 3rd gear @ 6000

 

Now I know why it got fooked....... 3 at 6000rpm's... do a search in google and buy it used or NEW... don't fix it.... it will give you more problems than enyting else.....

 

so guys do you think that they sell the tranny completely new or rebuilt?

 

I will do the search for you. Brand new tranny for I think is 2k.... I'll get back to you on that


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Hope this link works...... 3.3K expensive stuff
http://www.trademotion.com/partlocat...02&catalogid=1

 

thanks lontar1 m i really appreciate your help, As rightnow i am also doing my own research.

 

my friend in his 02 had the same problem, problem is we were in FLORIDA when it happened, (were from NY) car would shift from first to second then when came time for 3rd it would just shoot up in rpms. fortunately he was at 31k miles, so powertrian warranty was stilll in effect so nissan took care of it under warranty.

 

Mileage?

Your transmission is shot and needs to be replaced, mine had same failures at 53k miles.

 

www.car-part.com

 

Hello guys well i have 2 option. Option 1 is to get my tranny replaced or trade my car in. I dont really want to go to that route coz i feel like i am taking such a loss as far as power is concern. Now i heard that when you change your tranny that its necessary to have your radiator changed. Reason, there maybe bits and pieces of your old tranny being transferred to the radiator. Is this true??

 

hello paralyse since you had your transmission changed do you think your car is the same or not. Also, can you give me a estimate of what the whole tranny replacement and installation would cost me. I am thinking of taking my car to my local stealership since i know that they can do the job right or are they?? Well thoughts and opinions are welcome

 

id get it diagnosed. it may be something as simple as a failed solenoid


ill see if i can find some more info...

 

did you run the self test?

 

as off rightnow i havent done any diagnosis on my car. Come on monday i'll be taking my car to my local stealership and hopefully that they can diagnose the problem. All i can tell you though is when i was driving on the freeway i noticed that my car would only shift from first to second and the rest the RPM would just bounce back and fourth till i let off the gas pedal. kinda funny that when it happened that i was about 60 miles away from my house and the whole time that my car is bouncing off the rev limiter coz it just wont switch to 3rd gear to 4th gear. I am glad that my engine did not over heat.

 

hopefully that its something simple as a change of soleniod but from what i have encountered i'll be really lucky to get out of this tranny problem

 

failed 4th apply band or servo/solenoid/ckt.
or high clutch...

all other gears work, yeah?

and no other problems? if you really tried can you get 3rd to slip?

 

My car is out of warranty and i called NISSAN-1 hoping that they can help me out about my problem>well i am wishing....

 

well my first gear and second gear works at least for now, hopefully that my gears wont follow to the same route. I was able to drive around town but the car would move but soon after it would just rev limit it way.

 

im leaning toward 4th apply band problem.


does third gear not work either? i was under the impression that it was slipping after third, going into 4th.

 

yes 3rd gear going to 4th gear does not work. Weird because since that power transmission fluid flush my tranny went down the hill. So fellow Org remember to not have your tranny power flush or be subjected to any shock just drain and fill.

 

who did the flush and how long ago was it?

flush is a maintenance item, if you dont flush it and get a lot of miles on teh fluid, its not a good idea to flush it.

so its fine up until the 3-4 shift?

 

Umm...I hate to ask this but do you have the overdrive off?

 

umm not sure if you can turn the OD off....But under normal circumstances i think it was on all of the time till i had this tranny failure.

 

There is a push button on the side of the gear shift to turn the overdrive off. The light for it will show on the dash that it is off.

 

Yes my OD is on.

 

well i took my car at my local stealership and i am currently waiting for the outcome. My service advisor seems confindent and knows about cars , so i am going to hope that i wont get a enormous bill, fingers crossed.

 

Well guys i finally heard back from my local stelearship and i guess from what they have told me that my transmission cluthes is burnt and needs replacement. Unfortunately that i have 2 options on this. .1) is to have my tranny replaced ( Nissan Remanufactured) or .2) (rebuilt by my local shop) So of coarse i am sticking to the nissan part. Oh yeah, the cost is $ 2962.43 that includes the installation and the part plus i added that this will be my last nissan.

 

I'd shop around. Had similar problem with mine, but I've got a manual, and the dealership wanted about the same. Got it done at Cottman Trans. using all OEM parts and a warranty. 30K later still feels like new.

 

Really...the clutches? Have you ever had your TCM (transmission control module) replaced? I had similar symptoms on my tranny prior to having the TCM replaced. Depending on your mileage it could fall under warranty or a TSB (technical service bulletin). Yes there was a TSB issued for this type of problem. I second shabo99...I wouldn't be so hasty in what options the dealership gave you. Replacement of the TCM is a relatively easy process as well, you just have to drop the tranny pan and then the valvebody. I know someone has directions for that somewhere on here....

 

well guys i guess i finally have to suffer this one. I have left my car and will be picking it up this thursday. The only question that i have is what quality would i get from that remanufactured transmission from my local stealership? Would it be the same as when i first bought my car or would it be different.

 

should be good as new. i would hav gone to an aftermarket shop myself, if i didnt know how to rebuild a trans...

 

well good news guys i finally got my car back from my local stealership and finally my car is running normal. The tranny is running much better. Advice for people, never shift the car like its a manual tranny. lol i am a victim of my own doings.

 

hello i have one more question for you guys. Does Automatic transmission have breather hose? The reason i asked is i found a cut off hose right close to the tranny dip stick and just wondering if the person forgot to install the hose.

 

Well i have a 5spd manual, and i shift like a mad man so needless to say PROBLEMS!! 3rd and 4th gear are broken, broken fork bad syncro's . Took it to a shop 0.5 miles from my house here in Tampa . Kevin at Pro Trans is fixin it for $1800-$1900 with a new clutch too. What do you guys think?

 

Yes it does have a breather hose and I would lookat putting in a tranny cooler, that is what most of us boosted guys do (I have 2 installed) and it might be over kill for you but better safe than sorry.
To buy the tranny cooler try Jegs.com and look at the B&M one. And yes it is very easy to install.