Yesterday when i was driving on the highway I went to pass someone. I passed them i was doing about 85 and i let off the gas. Was at 4k and my rpms dropped all the way back down to 1k like the car was idle and when i pressed on the gas it would jerk back up to 4k. I did this twice by accident when i realized what was happening i tried not to let off the gas until i had to until i got home. And the car slipping into neutral. Would that be a throttle position sensor issue?

 

Any codes?

 

Ill go to advance after work and get the codes pulled either today or saturday and post them up.

 

Sounds more like a slipping tranny and not so much the TPS or APPS, but we'd have to get more details.

 

I will get the codes pulled and what details would you need

 

sounds like a tranny problem, not the engine.

 

its running fine now after i let it switch also i had switched overdrive off when it happened

 

after you let what switch?

 

you must have an 2000 or 2001 because 02 and up has an automatic overdrive so it gets rid of the annoying button.

 

I always think the O/D on 5.5th is 3rd gear.
4th gear is the O/D gear, O/D means gear ration less than 1.

 

Yes i have a 2000 just the 02 sensor codes were pulled. I checked the transmission fluid looked fine nice and red and smells like transmission fluid extremely fresh. But it hasn't done that again but when its hot and i drive hard and stop and go it will slip into a neutral state (which i havent had happen since i removed my gab mod and had my cat replaced) until i put it in neutral then back into drive or turn the car off then back on.

 

wats up fellas.. I'm new to this site but i have a 01 maxima gle and i have a similar problem but when i hit the gas my car kind of putters and doesnt have full power.. what do u guys think the problem is

 

lol...........i guess my tranny has done it all. had the same experience last fall. i was at 3k rpm and let off the gas it dropped to 1k....hit the gas again...didnt pick up speed until i was back at 3k rpm....lol

i think ive seen it all.......

nissan should have a recall on their automatic transmissions

 

mine sometimes drops down to 1k after accelerating but it always picks up speed once i touch the gas...more of a spike downward or a bounce..

 

Thats exactly what happened it happened today on the highway again when i passed somebody allways after im in stop and go traffic and its hot.

 

you think that button is annoying, i actually like it (same category as your post-nothing to do with the topic)

 

what a coincidences i was going to start a thread with the exact headline, unlike the person that started the thread, mines drag the shift points from 1st-2nd under WOT but when i drive regular it doesnt, im thinking TPS and not tranny, any similar case, im getting codes pulled tomorrow at nissan

 

they really should have a recall, arent you at 4 now, damn we're tied, i might be going on 5 with my problem... funniest thing is 24k (clint) had his way longer and drive more and just as hard and never had to replace a tranny (guess its the luck of the draw...) or is it ?

 

sooooo... has anyone came across something similar as post 17

 

100% bad TCM (tranny control module)
common and known problem on here
had to replace mine on my 00...after it wore the tranny out and had to replace that.

TSB - http://maxima.theowensfamily.com/tsb/NTB00-039a.pdf

 

thanks bro, you rule (too bad not on COD4)

 

I'm having a problem with my car as well. I live in the bahamas and have an 02 SE. When I start it, it just keeps reving really high and when i try to put it in gear it just stalls and shuts off. WTF. I'm so frutrated.

 

Sorry to pull up a 6 years old forum.

Had a similar problem, but in my 03.
I was driving on the highway in 6th and lost power, car went to idle even though I was flooring it, then 5 seconds later regains power and revs up. Then does the same thing where it idles then regains RPMs.

I put in neutral and revs up to 3k then slightly sluggish.

If I let it idle on the side of the road, will reset in 5-10 minutes then I can drive like normal for the next 30-40 miles, where it happens again.

TPS vs MAF vs fuel pump?
No error codes.

Thanks