My transmission blew on tuesday.the car has almost 63000 miles on it.i had the trans fluid flushed around 48000 miles,and had felt slipping since around 53000 miles.the dealer said they couldnt duplicate the slipping when i brought car in around 58000 miles.thank god i bought the extended warrenty!i was curious if alot of other people have had blown transmission in 5th gens.

 

what exactly was wrong with it....they're really not that problematic with these cars. mediocre in quality but they'll last if taken care of

 

when almost coming to a stop then giving gas the trans would slip then bang into gear.on the day it crapped out,it was slipping and banging in the morning rush hour.on my way home from work it felt like it was constantly slipping.i then tryed to go out an hour after getting home and it would not go anywhere in reverse.the dealership hasnt said anything about what was exactly wrong just that they ordered a new factory remanufactered transmission and that it should be here this week.i do drive my car very hard and fast but have never done anything that should cause my tranny to blow so early

 

just curious, but how often do you check your fluids?

 

and who knows. if you did a power flush that coulda done the trick

 

mediocre is stretching it. Nissan's auto trannies around this time do not have a great reputation. They have an awesome 5spd manual though. That's why I won't drive anything but a manual.... (cheaper, more efficient, more reliable...)

 

I beg to differ. 139k and no problems whatsoever.

 

That's a high mileage 3.5L ...

 

just a little...

 

wow and i was crying on mines having 45K

 

And because of one single Nissan auto transmission that goes 139k miles means that all Nissan transmissions will go at least 139K miles without any problems.

In case you missed the point, even a failure rate of 20% before 100k miles is high. Nissan's reputation, based on statistics and NOT the performance of ONE single transmission, is that their auto tranny is not great. I'm not flaming Nissan's auto trannies, only simply stating facts. Now, will I flame Nissan service? That's another story...

 

try telling all those thousands of TL/CL/Accord/Odyssey owners that got pWn3d hardcore a couple years ago that nissan tranny's are SOO bad...they'll laugh at you

 

I have 83,000miles on my 2K2 I dont feel anything wrong with it.

 

When did I say that nissan's tranny's are SOO bad? I don't think so. I said medocre is stretching it, but I never said SOO bad.

 

the dealership did the power flush.checkmy fluids maybe every two tanks of gas.

 

new auto tranny going in on thursday. 67000 kilometers(not miles) on the vehicle. They said it was a bad solenoid. Thank god for extended warranty.

 

If it just the soleniod, why swap it with a new one

 

my tranny **** the bucket at lik 29k, it was stuck in 2nd gear, all routine transmission services done including, BG tranny fluid at 25k miles...nissan replaced it with a brand new oem tranny for free

 

Yea I should probably ask the dealer to just swap the soleniod when they told me they would be replacing the whole thing. Good thinking.

 

source please.

 

Dude, the guy has an opportunity to get a free transmission and you are discouraging him?? I dont understand who cares if its just the soleniod a free transmission is awsome.

 

Nissan auto trannys are very good. Now honda is another story. Very poor trannies Never had a single problem with my auto 02

 

what is this thing about a power flush? why is this so bad for the auto tranny??

 

Its not bad for the tranny. It's not really a 'power' flush anyway, it only has a small pump to keep the tranny from running dry. It will NOT harm your transmission.

 

will you just shut up then? if mediocre is stretching it for a not so good tranny and "soo bad" is inaccurate...wtf would YOU call it?? first off, you are indeed saying they do suck...and btw a 20% fail rate is impossible. if that were true it woulda made headlines a long time ago. you just showed up out of nowhere, started spewing some incredible bullsh!t....

power flushes aren't supposed to be bad but they can potentially damage internal seals...

 

My concern is the stealership might just do what I was thinking -- replace the solenoids and claim the entire tranny was replaced and even charge something even though he has the warranty.

Note the solenoids don't come cheap the last time I heard it cost $400.

 

I totally agree max. Nissan's manual trannies have consistently been good, though their clutches can be problematic for some. Not bad always, but I have felt/driven many cars with better "feeling" clutches. Though my '90 nissan pickup's clutch/tranny was indestructible.

 

Auto tranny died for me @ 36K mi. Tranny fluid changed by dealer @ ~25K mi. Pretty pathetic IMO.

 

It seems like when people doo transmission services there trannies died,,,,,,im scared i have 56,000 just did tranny service at nissan i think flush and crap....

 

Mediocre is considered average... stretching average means barely below mediocre where SOO BAD usually means bottom of the pile. Most people would consider that a pretty big difference, but aparently you do not. What makes you different?

Also, when did I say that Nissan tranny's fail 20% of the time? I said "even a 20% failure rate is high." First off, by saying that it is high, was I not already agreeing with you? My point was that even a 20% failure rate would yeild an 80% success rate, and one transmission that lasts 137k miles without problems doesn't mean anything significant (the 20% was a made up statistic to prove my point). But of course my point was too far over your head for you to understand. At what level should I lower my communication to for you to comprehend?

BTW, wtf would I call it? I would call it below average. The real question is WhyTF do I spend so much time arguing with morons?

 

Mine was changed in March.

 

ah you getting me scared now. cars at 62,200+ and signs of slippage is showing up. maybe i should take out an extended.

 

wow, listen to this guy... you try so hard to belittle people. maybe you weren't being exactly clear. why are you even using such an arbitrary figure like 20%? a f*ckin 1% fail rate is ABSURDLY HIGH as well.... but wait i'm a moron i don't know anything

 

Perhaps I was not being clear. I have already taken that into consideration. I never said that they fail 20% of the time, but I also did not say that the 20% figure was not true. I can see how some people might get confused. For that I apologize. Regardless, that is no excuse for you to:

1. Somehow conclude that stretching mediocre also means SOO BAD and that Nissan auto tranny's "indeed do suck"
2. Assume the 20% is true and tell me to shut up because I'm spouting bullsh!t

Kobalt had the idea by asking what my sources were, but you instead had to tell me to shut up because of something you happened to miss.

This argument is moot.

 

Can anyone explain to me what exactly this "slippage" feels like when driving? I have a 2000 Maxima with 67,600 miles on it, and I just had a transmission fluid change at Nissan. No problems as of yet, but I may experience this slippage and don't know it, any help for me please...?

 

Nevermind, I've read Biged8's problem even more, don't experience that in my car.

 

Slipping is where the transmission misses a shift point and your RPM needle is stuck or climbing upward. Bottom line, you'd expect the car to shift but it does not.

Also, calm down everyone. Transmissions and Engines are made on an automated assembly line. The quality and strength between two cars is totally different. But overall there should be a certain predicted fail percentage expected.

 

i have 74k miles on my 01 and my t/o bearing shows signs of needing replacement. clutch grabs like a **** but the pedal is hard as me trying to park a dodge...right next to a truck in a 2 door garage.

Sucks! To rectify the situation i have to basically replace my clutch...and the dam clutch is in great condition from what i've seen...

 

got the car back last night on my way to work.the bill was $3000 .thank god for extended warrentys!they picked up the rental car for the 8 days they had it also!

 

I believe most people who have had auto tranny failure is down to aggressive driving a.k.a beating the crap out of the car.......