If you already have seen 2-3 and 3-2 shift delay and then bangs in gears then I would go with the new valve body or something like transgo kit option. Doing manual flush will not fix your problem forever but you may get some borrowed time for your transmission. Also $15.58 per qts is rip-off getting transmission fluid from local dealer.

If you need matic k transmission fluid then CLICK HERE and you can get 12 qts of transmission oil shipped for $110 and note that this seller is dealer located in VA.

 

Hi, I Havent been here in awhile but i see alot of us are still having problems with that da$% vb me personally i went with the trango kit route a little less than a month ago but i still plan on getting a new vb from levleten this summer just to be on the safe side but ive driven a little over 2030 miles so far on the transgo kit and i havent had any problems with my trans at all and believe me i have been pushing the hell out of her with her shifting and on autostick and she hasnt let me down just the other day i was able to get her up to 135 mph on expressway going towards McCalla so i can really stand behind the transgo kit as long as the tranz shop you take your baby too does it right then you should be fine also before you get it installed make sure to check for metal shavings in your fluid because if your tranz has been doing it for a long period of time then you could have internal damage other than that transgo is the way to go.

And not to get off the subject but i am having one problem every now and then if its cold out when i first start my baby and begin to turn to get out of the garage my power steering seems to get stiff then release and if i push the gas a little it doesnt get stiff and i was just wondering does anyone know of a solution do i need a new pump or rack or belt etc... also i have no leaks anywhere.


Thanks In Advance
Never Letting Her Go Even After Death

 

kevmaster thanks for the link to the fluid that is alot better price still pricey but better than $170 which is what i got the dealer guy to go down to but didnt buy it im gonna order online better.

now i just got to find the valve body at a better price preferably in my area (Fontana CA)
TIA

 

My 04 SE valve body is now gone, 124k miles. I am in DFW
How did yours turn out? Any suggestions on the tranny or local shops?

 

@stepBeyond- I live in DFW (Denton) and I just dropped mine off today at a shop that a friend of mine owns. He is going to rebuild my valve body with the transgo kit. I'm crossing my fingers and hope it all comes out okay. I'll let you know how it goes. This will be his first valve body job. I called a few shops but they wanted to do total rebuild of tranny before even looking at the car. If all works out maybe you can take your car to him as well.

 

Hi, i read ur post i just got my 2005 last year feb. and i experienced the same thing stop driving the car the more you drive the worst it gets,then eventually you will smell metal in the car that's you tearing it up even more. i was flat broke and my mom thank God for her,she paid $3,200 to get my transmission fix.

 

Hi

I'm having the same problem as most of you except I don't know anything about cars. I have an 06 maxima SE and I couldn't believe my transmission was having problems. Then I found this forum. My car is having problem shifting from 2-3, and Reverse. The RPM's go up and then comes the weird jump. I called TransGo and they said they think I need the SK5550SN. What do you guys think?

 

Probably so... I should get mine back today so I will know how well the kit works

 

I had my trans go kit installed a week ago and so far all is good, Shift fine the only issue that still exists and is no big deal compared to the rest is the hard downshift...If you live in the DFW are http://www.allmakesanymodel.com/ can install the kit. I paid $400 and supplied the kit. Ask for Steve.

 

First of all I am glad I found this thread. I too was looking into the transmission, timing chain and a/c abyss. Approx. cost to repair everything was estimated at 6k. I did my research on the trans. problem which is actually a valve body problem in the trans. I looked at the options available to me: replace trans, shift kit, valve body rebuild. I decided to have the valve body replaced with a new one. It has been a week and so far so good. The new VB has a one year warranty. Cost of all trans work was $1500. The shop that did the work has replaced many of these VB, he has a pile of them in the shop! Does anyone know if the new VB is the same as the old one? Surely Nissan has improved it on the down low?
Timing chain guides- I had the shop replace the timing chain guides that were wearing out. I did not replace the timing chain itself. A/C- One of the hoses was leaking and caused damage to compressor. I had hoses replaced and new coolant. It works ok, but Atlanta in the summer... I will replace compressor at some point.
Cost of timing chain reapair and ac was $1000.
So I am $2600 in and the car is doing extremely well at this time. I am actually starting to enjoy the car again.
If you are in the Atlanta area, the shop that did my trans. work is STR Transmissions in Woodstock. Another mechanic refered me to them and they did a nice job.

My Advice- Find a mechanic that can actually fix problems and not just replace systems. Educate yourself on sites like this one before you talk to shops. They will know right away that you have done your homework and know what your options are.
Good Luck to all of you this St. Pat's Day

 

31705-AY00B is the newer valve body part number. Unless the latest one came out as 31705-AY00C. The cost for new valve body from Nissan is $875 plus or minus few $10 bills.

That's really awesome price for timing chain repair. Dealer want at least $1500 for this job.

Good to see you're back again with all joy and fun with your car.

Welcome to this forum!!!!

Edit: Above valve body part number is for 04SE 5AT. Always have your dealer to run your VIN to see what the latest version of valve body is available for replacement.

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I have become victim to the Nissan valve body gremlin. I will be either rebuilding my valve body with the transgo kit, or buying one from Level10.

Problem is that I am new to the St.Louis area and have no idea who has overcome this. Can anyone recommend someone in the Lake St. Louis area or Missouri area. If there is not anyone, I guess I will have to tow it back to Georgia to get it worked on. HELP!!!!!!!! Please

 

I am new to the forum and I have been seeing lots about tranny problems and I was just wondering if this included the Maximas with the CVT transmissions? If not are there any issues with this trans and/ or this year car in general? (2008 Maxima SE with CVT) Thanks for any replies.

 

hi. my name is jessica. i am on this forum to let everyone know that i have a 2005 maxima and i am having very bad transmission issues. when i take off it jerks real bad between 1st and 2cnd gear and then when i am slowing down about to come to a stop it also kicks and jerks real bad when it gears down to 1st and 2cnd. and sometimes it just wont go at all..and then when i sit there a min and put my car from park to drive it hesitates for atleast 7 to 10 secs. and then jumps real bad and then goes into drive.it usually does all this when the car is HOT. i bought my maxima 8 months ago used. it now has 92,000 miles on it and when i bought it it had 87,000. well i wanted to say if there is ANYONE who is having these problems to PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE contact me! and after you get done reading my comment to PLEASE contact nhtsa.com to file a report about your car. reason why you should contact NHTSA.COM is to file a complaint with them because the person who i spoke with from there told me they have got to have so many complaints about these cars for them to issue a recall on them. there phone numberf is 1-888-327-4236 . the more ppl who call and fill out a complaint the more faster we are to have a recall done! right now there are 182 complaints on there website.-or it may be on safercar.com's website. i also contacted the better business bureau and i have to send them the paperwork for my complaint AND also contacted fox five news. so i will go out of my way and i mean i will do anything to get my car fixed. im not asking for money or a new car, all i asking is for my car to be fixed..and nissan did put a defected transmission in these cars because there are thousandssss and thousandsss of ppl with the same problems as me! please yall, help me with this , i need you to try to work with me on getting these cars fixed..the more people that will be involved with me the more we have a chance at getting our cars fixed. i still owe thousand on my car. i need my car just as much as you do..so please, contact me so we can speed this up and get them fixed! and please as soon as you read this contact nhtsa and file a complaint...OH- also i contacted nissan usa and told them and they said i had to take my car to the dealership to get diagnostics ran and i did and nothing came up in the coputer but he reccomended a tranny flush..i did that also and it didnt fox the problem. so i also would like yall to contact nissanusa and tell them you have tranny problems. they know that this is happening but they woont do ANYTHING! my email is jesslee1982@charter.net and my phone number is 678-860-0548, and please, help! and please contact me...we will get this fixed!

 

Nissan knows this.......NHTSA also knows this. No one give a damn and they'll are sleeping like a lazy dawgs. Knowing Nissan from long, I expect nothing but waste of time if I expect them to recall for this issue. Unless you're not an ordinary lawyer, I may expect from you to drive this compaign and have Nissan to recall for our transmission issues.

 

To keep this short, i was made aware of this site when experiencing similar problems with my se. First off i would like to thank everyone for all the time spent spreading this knowledge. I have followed all of the directions provided but it has been a painful process. I first had to replace the front motor mount and VIAS sensor. I had to convince the shop to put the shift kit in and after a week they finally did, today they called and said it was worse but had not yet flushed the transmission. The transmission shop is dead set on me needing a new transmission saying that its slipping but they were also dead set on me needing a new transmission before they even got my car. I told them to flush it and i would take it back then. Ill post back once i receive it tomorrow.

 

Where Can I find some 6th Gen Back LED tail lights man

 

I have an almost new Nissan Valve Body (2004) with less than 2500 miles on it that I'd be willing to part with $500 shipped. It was brand new and about $900 when I bought it. It's in a box soaked in Nissan Tranny fluid ready to ship! pm me if interested!

 

Hello everyone, it finally happened to me. I have 108,000 on my Max and in the last few weeks ( occasionally ) I had hard shifts from 2nd to 3rd,
(specially if i have the whole family in the car, if by myself hardly) and on Saturday 3/26 after driving around for an 1/2 hour I got such a bang that it scared me ****less. It happend on a local street, I was crusing at around
30 mph and suddenly I had to break and i gave it gas again it banged
Read this whole post and I'm thinking of going with the Transgo shift kit.
2nd choice is Level 10, I'm not to far.
Anyone in NYC know where is the best place?

 

FYI

 

Looks like i have a few options here.
I spoke to Transtar rep yesterday regarding the transgo kit.
He was very imformative and he knew exactly what was going on with these maximas. He said he gets tons of calls everyday concerning these maximas.
he said getting the transgo kit would be a good 1st starting option but not what he recommended. He also knew about levelten because it's one of his customers. After talking to him for almost a 1/2 hr on the phone and later meeting him ( nice guy ) he was reluncted in using Transgo and Level ten.
he said for all the money that you are going to spend to get this done, he suggested that I should just buy the improved valve body from nissan.
At the end i still bought the Transgo kit and went over to a local shop to find out how much to install it. Transmission shop wants $500 w/o kit to do the job with no guarantees. shop has installed 20 of these kits and only one customer did not have luck. all other customers are happy so far.

I just called my local Nissan dealer here in Queens, they want $1,100+ tax for a new valve body. so I called Courtesy Nissan they are selling the valve for $844 + $15 s/h ( good deal ).
So now I'm debating should I spend $600 for a rebuild valve body or do i get a new nissan valve body for $850. Oh by the way Sales rep at Courtesy Nissan stated that this is Rev.3 on the valve which he said it's better then the other 2.
I'm realy leaning on the new valvebody from nissan before the symtoms get worse. right now I get once or twice a week a couple of small jerks and only had one bad clunk.
What do you guys think?
PS: I just ordered 12 qts of matic k for $102+$19 for s/h on ebay, going to do a three drain system as recommended by KevMaster first before i attempt on making any choices above.

 

the problem in these transmissions can not be fixed by a flush,, it is an design flaw,,,level 10 has a 100% fix for this, feel free to contack us anytime

 

If you're already consideting valve body upgrade then save up those 12 qts fluid you just bought and use it up when you're upgrading your valve body. Transmission flush will not fix your problem perminantly but it will help to reduce those violent slams in gears, it did it to me pretty good at least. We have level ten on board so now let's see what they have to say why their upgraded valve body is superior to the newer version of valve body directly from Nissan. Based on their answer you can decide what you have to do next. Personally, I would go with courtsey parts because of the lower price and newer version of original valve body.

 

i live in canada and i heard a place called valve body builders. i was wondering if a remanufacture valve body is a good idea.

 

sir, if I may say,, if you go back to the dealer you will be buying the valve body with the same problem,, there is a design flaw! we have the correctin for this and it works 100% of thie time,, you can be at our facility in 45 min, and 2 hours later your car will be fixed right, and will not have this issue again...think about it ,, you do not want to wast money do you?

 

doing it right the first time is the best way and we have the correction in this design flaw

 

From a few people in this forum, you seem to have a good product. the only downside is you want $1400 for a new one (w/o me sending you mine) I can get a new one from nissan for $850 (that's a $550 savings). sending you mine scares me a little and the $700 tag doesn't seem to help. I mean you are kinda steep. I don't think charging $700 dollars to add new parts is worth it, when there is other options. I'm basically doing part of the work here.
The shop i went to wanted $500 for upgrade plus they were going to perform everything from removing it from car and putting back with new oil. you guys charge a $1000 for that service.
What makes your product so superior?

PS: what's up with your website ? levelten.com I can't seem to get in.

as for the flush, i'm just trying to buy some time, One of the problems is sticking correct, so new oil might help the situation a bit.

Kevmaster, how is it going for you ?

 

kevmaster, the problem w/ going to nissad is you will be putting the same problem back into the car,,we have been doing this for 38 years, we have engineering staff who has a modification for this,as far as the price, fixing it right the fisrt time is better the fixing it over and over again right? we do nissans every week here, we can fix them 100% of the time,,oh by the way , new oil will not help,,

 

Hey level10transmission, you guys are the pros and hats off you guys because you guys knows the real deal about our transmission issues. However when you guys say you have better way to modify valve body then what exactly are the differences between you, sonnax, and transgo? Transgo and Sonnax are like head to head except for the fact that sonnax cost more. I heard that repair shops prefer sonnax better over transgo for some reason. Either way they both modify SLT, SLU, SLS, and S1-S5 solenoids. The problem with delay in shifts, bangs, jerks all are related to the hard movement of armature assembly shaft that is gettting stuck inside solenoids poor teflon material. Transgo, Sonnax does nothing else except for to clean the passage using drill beat so that the armature assembly move freely inside solenoids, and also ask to replace new solenoid relay sleeve and plunger valves. The moral story of transgo and sonnax is nothing more than just do not let the solenoids to stick when transmission fluid gets hot in order to avoid shift delay and bangs. I also heard that the transgo and sonnax are not necessarily a permanent fix. Don't take my words on this but I also heard from 3 different nissan techs that the new valve body version from nissan was designed to overcome this sticky solenoid issues forever. I hope that was not the trap from them to have me buy new valve body from them. I believe both Transgo and Sonnax do not alter the shape of any parts inside valve body.

So what exactly the engineering team at level10 does differently than nissan and transgo, sonnax patch kit? Can you please shed some light to us?

By the new oil did help me but of course I also poured transtune in between 3 drain and refill. I am at 6k miles after 3 drain and refill and my transmission turned from violent to very normal. More likely I am running on borrowed time. This may not work for all others as well. Regardless of all this, I will be upgrading my valve body very soon.

 

well what is done is not known to me, only one or 2 people know,, but I can tell you it works, 100% of the time

 

,, call Ric at level 10 we have a 1005 FIX 973-827-1000

 

Get someone in this forum that knows, this is a seriuos issue. You been beating around the bush with all the questions Kev and i have asked.

I've been doing a little research on you guys and there's some not so good reviews about you guys from other car makes forums (ex: toyota, honda, etc). I'm sure you guys have a fix, but so do sonnax and transgo. It's not like you redesigned the valve body or something.

I probably heard enough, sounds to me going with a new valve body from Nissan is the way to go. I'll will install it myself.

 

good luck pal. put the same old part with an issue right back into your car,,

 

Yo, my car got 108,000, if i get another 100,000 from the new improved valve, that will make the car 208,000 and 10 yrs old. If in 10 yrs the car still looks good and no rust ( i dought it ) i will consider your fix.
but to be honest with you, I will most likely buy the next generation 8th (don't like 7) .

 

If he's got over 100k miles already then actually it's not a bad idea to get the new version of valve body from nissan and keep the car running for another 100k miles. If the car is having an issue under 50k miles then level10 may be the way to go if it comes with longer term warranty. However I would still consider new valve body from nissan specially for under $900. Meanwhile he's going to get his old valve body back as a spare unit to get it fixed at home or cheaper somewhere. He can then even sell that old rebuilt valve body locally. To be honest the transgo kit is really easy to install with right tools at home. If not then it's a piece of cake to install new or already rebuilt SLT, SLU, and SLS solenoids in valve body.

I would also spend some more $$$ to get transmission cooler installed together with new valve body.

 

All good points you made. i will definetly fix the other one as a spare or sell it.
I keep hearing alot about this transmission cooler, where do you get it?

 

Widely available even in advance auto or on ebay. Price vary according to the side and construction of cooler. Very simple to install once your car is off the ground on shop lift.

 

Just a thought.
If levelten is using Transtar to get their parts, how do we know if they are using the transgo kit and sonnax kit and calling there own.

 

IT IS NOT JUST PARTS TO FIX THESE ISSUES, BUT REPAIRS,, WE ARE NOT ONLY GOING TO FIX IT 100% BUT YOU WILL ALSO HAVE BETTER PERFORMANCE,,NO ONE ELSE IS GOING TO DO THAT...NO ONE

 

ok, I see you are getting a bit upset, but that's a good thing. I see you are very passionate about your product and that's good too. I will keep you in mind when I make my choice. I'm planning a week in April for vacation to tackle this problem.

Choices:
1- Performance shop in LI - transgo kit w/ installation $500 (I supply the kit $100 )= $600 - *** No warranty ***
2- Level Ten -$700 (sending yours), drive in service $1000. Replacement $1,471.00 (not sending yours)
*** they STAND by their product 100% *** what is the warranty ? ***
3- Nissan - New rev.3 valve body $850 shipped from Courtesy Nissan. (cheapest so far) you can install it yourself or have a shop install it. If you have a shop install it it will probably run you an additional $200 - $300 = $1,100.00

Decisions, decisions,decisions.