My 2016 Nissan Maxima SV, 101k miles. Bought it at 69k miles. Oil change done every 3-5k miles. Transmission svc done at 69k and 100k. Only drive about 7500k miles a year. No check engine lights on.





So the 2 times when my car starts giving me problems most often is when.. I’m either coming to a sudden stop or deceleration.. or while parking or leaving a parking stall, when I’m reversing my car and about to slow down to shift into neutral and than drive.



That’s when my car will sometimes kick, and the rpms drop than go back up. Than as I’m driving my acceleration is super halted, like I’m driving a Sentra with an acceleration problem as opposed to a 300hp car.



I suspect that means my car is in limp mode, but I’m still eventually able to get up to 5000 rpm and 80mph up the hill, while at half throttle, and my ac does still work and doesn’t shut off.. so than maybe it’s not limp mode.



The problem is at intersections, accelerating onto the main highway, and going from 20-40 it’s super hard, almost like I’m in 3rd gear the whole time, (which makes me feel like it’s in limp mode)



Only code showing is p17f1 CVT judder. However I feel no judder when I’m driving, only sometimes when revving slowly to show someone.. p17f1- Inspect CVT, check valve body.



The trans tech shop did that, found some shavings, drained/replaced fluid, replaced both filters, reprogrammed software. They said there was a dent in my transmission pan that was making it press up against a filter causing it to have insufficient flow of fluid. They supposedly fixed that.



My car does not have the heat shield underneath it, it ripped off and costs $900 to replace with a discount. But I’m thinking that could be something..



Note, I have 101k miles, I removed my muffler, I have a K&N intake I haven’t cleaned in 4 years, the battery, alternator tested 100%. Im thinking things like dirty MAF, clogged cat, fuel injectors or filters, fuel pump, maybe even spark plugs, oxygen sensors, Idle air control valve, variable valve timing solenoid, throttle position sensor, cam or crankshaft sensor..



BUT. I don’t know, because only that one code shows on the autozone scanner. Maybe a better one will show other stuff, but everything i mentioned I see on other people’s report when I run diagnostics on their vehicle.



Some days my car doesn’t do it at all, some days it does it multiple times. If I turn the car off for anywhere from 20-60 seconds it starts right up with no problem and makes it run normal again, sometimes only until my next major deceleration, or most times I can get all the way home or to work with no problems. I usually only drive my car for 7-8 miles at a time to and from work.. 16 miles weekday mornings before work, sometimes my car does it sometimes it doesn’t.



It’s been doing this since June 22, since summer. Sometimes I feel it was to do with the hot weather or temperature, but when I work closing shift and reverse my car after work sometimes it doesn’t it, also in the morning in my view it’s cold, sometimes it does it as well.. My AC being on seems to help it NOT do it as much or often which is weird. Idk, any ideas on where to start?



I want to sell my car before it gets worse, but I don’t want to sell it if it’s something I can fix fairly cheap and easy.. however I don’t have money to go off and buy everything on a check list of sensors either.