Did some searching and couln't find exactly what my problem was.

My car is 01' GLE A/T

Under medium acceleration (like acceleration onto the highway), the RPMs accelerate up to around 4000, then it is not in gear, then it finally shifts but jerks into second. It seems like 4000 is where the car wants to shift, but it doesnt until near 5000. This also seems like high RPMs for first gear under that kind of acceleration. I quickly drew a pic in photoshop to demonstrate. Normal acceleration is the blue line and the car is not in gear at the green line.



The car also seems slow to accelerate and similar problems occur in all gears. Anyone have a problem like this?

I'm thinking of bringing it in to the stealership, as its under warrenty until october.

thanks!

 

Yeah my autotragic slips like a ***** too. Someone on the forum posted this up http://www.nissanhelp.com/Ownership/.../NTB00-039.htm. Ive noticed the slip is worse when the motor hasnt warmed up yet. PS there isnt a clutch in an autotradgic we have torqe converters. It seems that if you let off of the gas when your trans slips it doesnt slip as bad.

 

Sounds like it could be your MAF sensor...

 

I'd start there

 

how would the MAF make the transmission slip and then jerk into gear?

 

Read this thread below. I had the same problems and thought it was the TCM or the solenoids. The MAF sensor sends signals to the TCM and if the MAF is bad, it will cause all sorts of problems with slipping transmission and hard shifts, etc.

http://forums.maxima.org/showthread.php?t=398513

 

. PS there isnt a clutch in an autotradgic we have torqe converters.

Actually there are several clutches in an automatic.

 

You search bad fo round eye

 

wow!! newbies arguing...so cute

its your TCM http://maxima.theowensfamily.com/tsb/NTB00-039a.pdf

and to give my self credibility with all the new people in this thread...i owned an 00 and had to replace my TCM...after it ruined my tranny


http://forums.maxima.org/showpost.ph...8&postcount=21

 

Soonerfan, does the car being slow to accelerate also occur with the TCM problem?

It's just that I had the same EXACT problems as the OP, but I suppose either one of us could be right.

 

Slow to accelerate as in the motor is slow i would guess that it would be the MAF, slow to downshift and accel i would guess its the tcm. It makes sense to me

 

I had a very similar problem. The auto's power would "drop off" at 3k, along with rough cold idle. It ended up being a combination of the TCM, MAF, and the coils, all of which the dealer replaced (only paid 1/2 for the TCM, about $450).

Now I've got a problem where, when cruising on the interstate at, say 75, I'll have to slow down to 65 or so, then reengage the cruise. Whenever I do this, it will start to speed up, downshift to 3rd (normal), then the rpm's will climb until about 4k, where it's within 2 mph of the 75 mph it's set for. Instead of shifting up, it will sometimes "lag" and not shift for up to 10-15 seconds. I had the dealer disgnose this and they said the TCM was throwing trouble codes. Mind you, it's only 6 months old....

 

i have the same problem with my maxima, worst thing you could do is bring it to the dealership, unless your still covered under the warranty. Me i have no more warranty, i brought my car to 2 different dealership, they didnt want to plug it OBD II computer, finally i suspected them of wanting to scam me, coz i knew my tranny had nothing, finallt i brought it to independant transmission shop, and confirmed my suspension it was the solenoid (shifting solenoids), that little part tells your tranny when to shift. Dont worry thats an external part, its not in the transmission it self! If you get your car diagnosed with ODBII you wont get dirrectly codes, since the problem is mechanical. The car might tell you that speed sensor is malfunctionning and 2 other sensors, but dont worry dont change them, change the solenoid, and if you see that you still have the sensor problems change them =). Dont worry your tranny is still in good shape!!!!

 

Hey, I don't know under which subject line to put this. I'm just going to tell the story, and let the pros decipher from there:

I have a 2000 Maxima GLE that has about 93,000 miles on it. I was driving it last night in new york city, in about 100 degree weather. The a/c was on and the radio was up. I was idle momentarily due to stop lights and taxi cabs (oh how annoying they can be). As I was driving, i realized, as i was accelerating, that my RPMs were increasing past "4", while my MPHs were staying around the "20" mark. Confused as to what I should do, I decided to pull over to the side, shut the car off, and restart it in order for "something" to rest (which was my mindframe at the time). BAD MOVE! For some reason, following my shut down of the engine, I couldn't turn it back on. The engine was "tick-tick-tick"-ing. I then waited about 2 hours for a tow truck to come and give me a boost, after which everything was fine.


Today, I was driving again, after the ordeal of last evening, and about 20 mins after driving, with no a/c on, the situation happened again. My RPMs were moving past "3" and my MPHs were not going past 20mph. It sounded as though I was in neutral rolling down a hill

I don't know where to start, or where to finish. I went to the mechanic, and they said that it was not a problem with my transmission. He recommended that it could be a catalytic converter clog. Also, I'm stumped as to why my car could not restart once I turned it off. Finally, why is it that after a certain amount of time, my rpms rev while my mpgs stay stagnated at 20mph. Any help from you guys would be greatly appreciated

 

Congregation, please open your prayer guides to the book of Revelations, Psalm newbie 9.

 

Wait, I know this is a complete noob question, BUT if you have an 01 then why do you have the 02-03 cluster?

 

found an image on the .org and photoshopped it

 

it's definitely the MAF sensor.. i thought it was my tranny too when i had the problem..

 

Worthless posts like this will quickly get you

 

You are the gheyness.

 

OP, did you find out your culprit yet?