Hi! I own 3 Maximas (well 2 & 1 Infiniti), it's my favorite car. Unfortunately for me, i really only like the 6th gen (2004-2006) which as many know, is pretty plagued with problems - especially the transmission. Both of mine do weird things that make me worry the trannies are going out.. i don't want to put any more money into either of them until i know the transmission won't fail on me any day now. So my question is- is there a definitive way to find out the state of their transmission, for sure? I need to know they are not already failing on me, or if they are about to start to... But i don't know how to find this out for sure.. hopefully someone has some advice? Thanks!!

 

sadly you have one of those "bad" CVTs on those generation when Nissan switched from a real automatic to a CVT. I don't see very many of those on the road cuz they ended up scrap yard since the tranny replacement cost far more than the car is worth. No transmission shop will rebuild those CVT, they just have get a new one if any is avail, they usually run around 3500-4500 for a tranny. Good luck on that, I never been a fan of a cvt it run like a sewing machine

 

I recommend taking your cars to a specialized transmission shop, they have tools and knowledge that a regular garage may not have and can give you the best chance of knowing the health of your transmission. Blackstone Laboratories can also do an analysis of your transmission fluid and give you additional info on what's going on inside.

The 6th gens didn't have a CVT, they were still regular torque converter automatics.