Are your Maxima's giving you any transmission problems on 6 speed. I am assuming that 350Z & Maxima uses same 6 speed tranny. I know that 350Z's are having lots of trannsmission issue.

For example, I just got a my transmission replace after having the car for 2 months. I was having problems with my 2nd. Lots of people are having problems with their 3rd too.


Your input will be greatly appreciated.

Thanks

 

350z/G35 6spd and Maxima 6spd cannot possibly be the same becasue the 350z is a longitudinally mounted tranny for RWD and the Maxima is a transverse setup for FWD.

 

yea, i got no idea what they were thinking when they put the engine in sideways.







and you might wanna try posting this in the 6th gen forum.

 

Please be more specific about your 2004 Max 2-month ownership?!....It couldn't be per the title of your thread and no cars listed in your profile....

Nissan new vehicles warranty 3yrs/36k, powertrain 5yrs/60k

 

I have over 7,000 miles on my Silver Max and no problems. (At first, my wife had problems finding reverse, but has mastered that maneuver.) You don't indicate what kind of problems you've been having with 2nd. For me, all of the gears work fine. Because I live in the foothills west of town, I use 2nd and 3rd gears for engine braking whenever I drive into town -- they are simply great keeping the car under control without having to ride the brakes. When I return home I use mainly 3rd for climbing the hills again (about 1,200 feet in elevation in about 2 miles). I need to keep the RPMs above 1,800 so that the engine does not feel sluggish on these hills.

I find this manual transmission to be one of the smoothest and easy-shifting manual transmission I've owned (65 Vette 4-speed, 86 Celica 5-speed, and 99 Dodge Ram 5-speed). (Went through years when my wife insisted on automatics for "the family car." With retirement, I now do most of the driving and she "allowed" me to get a 6-speed on the Maxima.)

SteVTEC is correct about this (a front-wheel dirve transmission) not being the same transmission as used in rear-wheel drive Nissans, although the gear ratios may be the same or very close. Suspect it is closer to the front-wheel drive 5-speed tranny in the Altima.

 

im having a problem with my transmission. when im driving and im trying to change gears, some times the clutch goes to the floor and wont come back up. usually i have to pull over on the side of the highway and wait like 10 mins before it get back to its normal state. has anyone else had this problem?

 

See this thread, hopfully it will help you in your questions.http://forums.maxima.org/showthread.php?t=494255

 

my trans hates going into 2nd when its cold, takes a good 15 miles for it to stop crunching shifting to 2nd


once in a while after sedate driving my clutch pedal will loose all pressure, it will come back up, but slower/spongier; if i turn it off and let it sit for a min or two it will be fine again

 

Mine does that too. I have to be really careful when shifting into second.
Shifting to 3rd isn't really smooth either but not as bad as 2nd. Once I drive it for a bit it goes away. I'll try changing the trans fluid when it gets warmer see if that helps.

 

+1 but anymore I usually just start out in 2nd. Changing the fluid didn't help mine in cold weather. Every Maxima I've owned was a PIA in cold weather. Cold weather for Dallas is temps in the 25 - 40 degree range. I can't imagine having to deal with real cold in this car or the AE it replaced.

 

its so funny, i have been having the same problems as the other 6th genners are. i am in plano, tx. i want to change out the fluid to redline MT-90. there is a lot of success with shifting being much better. i am just trying to find a good price/qt.