I have a 1989 Maxima that all of a sudden quit shifting to 3rd gear now it only shifts from 1st to 2nd then stops could it be a wiring problem or stopped up filter or what?? PLEASE HELP :-(

 

replace your tranny filter as soon as possible
and dont drive it

 

I stay away from tranny issues, my 5-speed is currently at a tranny shop. Get ready to fork some dough.

 

more than likly you need a rebiuld

 

Mine does that under moderate to hard acceleration. If you switch off overdrive, does it change up to 3rd? (mine will and once in third I switch o/d back on with no problems). It's a combination of oil pressure, band wear & electronics - but I don't know how they all relate. Try changing the tranny fluid to see if this helps (you can't change the filter - that year it'll be a RE4F02A model).

This transmission normally loses overdrive first, then 3rd when it needs replacing / rebuilding. Note that the RL4F02A tranny is used in the U11 & U12 Stanza (some up-spec stanza's may also use RE4F02A trannies - I don't know for sure). I have swapped valve bodies from a stanza to my max with no problem - they may use the same bolt pattern from tranny bell housing to engine. I think the only difference between the them is that the RE4 has an ecu while the RL4 doesn't. Ask a tranny shop to be sure.

The alternative is to get a RE4F04A tranny as used with the VE engines & replace the drive axles & hubs (or so I've been told via this forum)