I just got a 02 Maxima SE on Sunday and was wondering about the automatic transmission. Right around the points where it should be shifting (usually around 40 mph and 60 mph) if I let go of the gas and a little later (10 secs, 30 secs whatever) press again it gives me a little jerk, like its hesitiating or something. I took it back to the dealer and had one of their service guys ride with me and he says its normal and its the transmission going in/out of a coast brake (?) and since its near the shift points it has to figure out what gear to put it in.

So, I guess what I'm wondering is, does anyone else have this happen? (aka is it really normal or was the guy just telling me that so I'd go home?)

Thanks,
bobcat

 

its called to wonderful drive by wire it sux]


[QUOTE]Originally posted by bobcat
I just got a 02 Maxima SE on Sunday and was wondering about the automatic transmission. Right around the points where it should be shifting (usually around 40 mph and 60 mph) if I let go of the gas and a little later (10 secs, 30 secs whatever) press again it gives me a little jerk, like its hesitiating or something. I took it back to the dealer and had one of their service guys ride with me and he says its normal and its the transmission going in/out of a coast brake (?) and since its near the shift points it has to figure out what gear to put it in.

So, I guess what I'm wondering is, does anyone else have this happen? (aka is it really normal or was the guy just telling me that so I'd go home?)

Thanks,
bobcat [/QUOTE

 

well i have a 2k2 auto and i don't know about a little jerk but i do feel a little hesitation. i think its been discussed tho so maybe a search would yield some good results.

 

I haven't actually experienced this either. If anything it's the hesitation that bugs me.

The only "jerk" i experience is when it downshifts, pulls you away and presses you back on the seat

 

me too i hate the hesitation it ****es me off but no jurking

 

i had that problem once going up a hill, i pressed it down, it like bogged down, so i pressed it again, and it jerked then went fine. but this is when it has maybe 500 miles on it. im used to the hesitation now.

 

If I remember right, isn't the 2002 not drive by wire, but electronic throttle control? I remember discussing this before.

 

nope drive by wire unless i am a dummy i hope not

 

Actually the accelerator pedal was not difficult, but remove the pedal from the shaft because it is made for the cable actuated gas pedal, not the electronic throttle.
(from a thread on replacing 2K2 pedals with 2K1 AE pedals)

you are correct though. My bad, I just looked it up. It's drive by wire, which is electronic throttle control. Not cable driven. I'm an idiot. Actually just woke up too early to take the Max in for the recall. See here http://forums.maxima.org/showthread.php?threadid=131534

 

I have the same ittle jerk and hesistation around 40 I thought there was something wrong with it but I guess its normal. It ****es me off though when I go down on the peda;l and it hesitates between 40-60 I dont get why it does that if it is at 60 it just starts flying when you hit the pedal

 

It's not downshifting isn't it?

At 40-60 it may downshift from 4th to 3rd or 2nd depending on your speed. Anything over 60 it only has 3rd gear to d/s to.

 

I get that same jerking motion between 40-60 and its really annoying cuz it seems like its downshifting but it's not. It kinda feels like youre hitting a bump.

 

that's exactly what mine is doing.. It's "normal"..what crap..

 

Yeah but this is a normal problem in most automatics I drive my moms 99 accord alot and it does almost the same thing all the autos are slugish

 

Doctor's tip. Keep the shifter on "3" when going 40-60 then press on the gas. Boom, there's your instaneous response