Hello

can anyone let me know if this is normal for the maxima.
2009


when in park position, going to any other gear like reverse or drive, there is a small delay 1-2s before you feel the car engage in gear and ready to drive off.


i asked another maxima owner and they did not notice this. i didnt get a chance to test drive his car for comparison but i should get the chance to in a couple of days.

 

Normal

 

Small delay OK, if it gets longer, not OK.

 

+3

 

+4 Just because, and I learned to deal with it...
Although I do occasionally worry that as I shift from drive to reverse to back into a parking space, that delay as I wait for it is enough to make someone think I am a jerk.

Also, if you are on a incline and do the above, your car may roll downhill a bit as the transmission re-engages. Mine does at the very least.

 

thanks everyone!

thought something was wrong..feel better now

 

I always engage the e brake on slight inclines or hills so there's no kick, I was always told as kid that was bad for the transmission

 

Yes. Using the tranny to keep the car from rolling on a gentle slope is OK, but I much prefer the parking brake. On a steeper slope, using the park position of the tranny to keep the car from rolling is not a good practice. I have always held my car in place by tightening the parking brake enough to keep the car from rolling, THEN put the tranny in park. Double covered, plus there is no stress on the tranny.

I don't know how the CVT handles the park position, but in automatic trannies, it simply pushes a metal pin inside the tranny to a position which prevents the tranny from turning. I have known folks who managed to break that pin by using the park position of the tranny to hold the car on steep slopes, and it was not cheap to fix.