I've had my 2017 Titan almost two months and the one thing that I have noticed with the 7 speed transmission is its unpredictable shift patterns when it shifts from 4th to 5th. Under normal driving, around 15% of the time it will shift from 4th to 5th at around 55 km/hr BUT the rest of the time, it won't shift into 5th until 70 km/hr. At times, this is getting frustrating. I haven't taken it into the dealership yet as I'm interested in hearing from other Titan owners with the 7 speed transmission to see if anyone else is experiencing this situation.
2017 Titan - 7 speed transmission
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You people forget the 7 speed auto for 2017 is not new. It's first year in production was in the 2016 XD gas version. Thus, this is as good as it gets for now till they either overhaul it or replace it entirely. My 2017 tranny does the same thing. It just sucks what can I say. Not refined and likes to gear hunt 
yes like a fuller over/under 10 speed, or maybe a 5 and 4 dual transmission, or 18 speed, I'm POSITIVE they all will handle the torque!If you're wanting a 10 speed _bicycle_ then you really need to get with the century. They're 21 speed now.
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Three on the tree!
News out now that there is a hiccup with the 10 speed transmission in the F150 and Raptor that would stop deliveries;
Then there is more news that the fix has been found.
First article: Ford Raptor and F-150 with 10-speed automatic held for additional quality testing
Second article from Truck Trend UPDATED: Ford Not Delaying Delivery of 2017 F-150 and Raptor to Test Ten-Speed Trans
Old enough to REMEMBER, I learned to drive on 3 on the tree!
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Any one gotten any TSB to be applied? I know the XD has one and its the same trans as far as the gas model goes. Dealer won't apply though because it says XD and not TITAN. Said basically what I would have to do is contact Nissan and get an engineer to come take a look and go from there.
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I'm truly shocked by these post. Coming from an 8 speed GM, this 7 speed is near flawless. My buddy is a master tech at Infiniti. He mentioned that this is the same 7 speed that has been in the Infiniti QX56 for years and it's bullet proof.
My GM wanted to shift in to 2nd at 5 mph. If cruising slow in a parking lot, the clunk you felt made it seem like the transmission would fall out. it would shift into 3rd by 12 mph, and 4th by 21 mph. If stuck in traffic and cruising between 15- 25 mph per hours, it couldn't decide if it should be in 2nd or 3rd or 4th. It would clunk back and forth between the three. It was the most annoying thing you could ever feel in a vehicle.
The trans also had a ridiculous amount of backlash shifting down to 1st. Coming to a complete stop, the trans would bang into 1st gear. And God forbid if you took off from dead stop and had to suddenly brake, the bang would make you think the transmission exploded.
The GM's also would turn off 4 cylinders, and jump up to a higher gear to improve fuel economy. This would cause an uneven load on the trans making the engine/trans shudder.
And they all drove this way. Every single one. Some took a couple 1000 miles to settle into the clunking. but eventually, they all did it. And GM's response is that it's perfectly normal. Some folks eventually get the torque converter replaced or the get their transmission reflashed into "learn mode". All of these help for a few thousand miles.
This was my biggest reason for going to the Nissan. I think the 7 speed is amazing compared to GM's 8 speed. GM is the big winner in fuel economy, but at the expense of erratic shifting. My Titan was getting 16-17ish mpg on the HWY at 75 mph. That's painful. I easily got 21 mpg at 75 mph in the GM.
I only have 400 mile on the Titan. I hope this improves....a lot.
My GM wanted to shift in to 2nd at 5 mph. If cruising slow in a parking lot, the clunk you felt made it seem like the transmission would fall out. it would shift into 3rd by 12 mph, and 4th by 21 mph. If stuck in traffic and cruising between 15- 25 mph per hours, it couldn't decide if it should be in 2nd or 3rd or 4th. It would clunk back and forth between the three. It was the most annoying thing you could ever feel in a vehicle.
The trans also had a ridiculous amount of backlash shifting down to 1st. Coming to a complete stop, the trans would bang into 1st gear. And God forbid if you took off from dead stop and had to suddenly brake, the bang would make you think the transmission exploded.
The GM's also would turn off 4 cylinders, and jump up to a higher gear to improve fuel economy. This would cause an uneven load on the trans making the engine/trans shudder.
And they all drove this way. Every single one. Some took a couple 1000 miles to settle into the clunking. but eventually, they all did it. And GM's response is that it's perfectly normal. Some folks eventually get the torque converter replaced or the get their transmission reflashed into "learn mode". All of these help for a few thousand miles.
This was my biggest reason for going to the Nissan. I think the 7 speed is amazing compared to GM's 8 speed. GM is the big winner in fuel economy, but at the expense of erratic shifting. My Titan was getting 16-17ish mpg on the HWY at 75 mph. That's painful. I easily got 21 mpg at 75 mph in the GM.
I only have 400 mile on the Titan. I hope this improves....a lot.
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The guys with the XD that have experienced the issues with the seven speed say that it has gotten better with the reflash they have for it. The thing that sucks is Nissan hasn't realized that this truck more than likely needs that reflash as well so the dealers won't apply it because the techs won't get paid on it since it's not the XD platform, it's not horrible but it definitely hunts and it shouldn't be. Fuel economy is better than what it was in my 2012 so that doesn't bother me plus it's a V8 truck fuel economy is the last thing I think about with these beasts.
I was actually in between this and a brand new 16 Sierra that I was getting a killer deal on but at the end of the day I've always been a Nissan junkie and so has the family, plus I feel like you actually get your monies worth here oppose to other brands where they get real expensive real fast.
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Besides GM's customer service is horrible. Be prepared for a multitude of "no concerns found, performing as designed" responses. Until 36,001 miles...then it's "we'll be happy to diagnose that!"
Yeah...this is bad. I don't know if it's the cold weather, or my use of remote start, or the fact that the truck is new and hasn't been broken in yet. But today it was closer to 15 mpg. I'm going to give through the spring until the warm up, and the limited remote start use, but this is FAR from 21 mpg on the HWY.
i my titan xd reflashed,i find it much better. if you know someone with a good scanner you could check last 5 digits of trans part number, -26x2d was mine. the tsb list to replace software #S 26x2a,26x2b,2x26c,26x2d, my new software is -x.... cant remember the rest. if your number is one of the above and you know some one in service you could probably make it happen.
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Exactly what we non XD folks need, i dont know anyone that works in nissan service so thats why I cant make the dealer apply it or look into it lol
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I spoke to the local service guy here at the Nissan dealership and he said that there is a bunch of updates already for the truck one being a transmission update. He said this likely will solve this issue. Fingers crossed......
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Gas? Diesel? Titan or Titan XD?
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If they do apply them to your truck can you post what they did so others can go and get it done as well because as far as I have heard there is nothing for the Titan yet just a bunch of stuff for the XD.
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Granted I've only had my Titan for a couple weeks, but I haven't noticed any issues with the transmission at all. I haven't done much city driving with mine and maybe that's where issues will arrive. But I've been quite impressed with the 7 speed transmission as well.
So far mine has been great for the first week I've had it. No hunting for gears or anything. The only thing I've noticed and it just started today is when i go to leave a parking space of my driveway after the truck has been sitting a while it feels like the brakes engage for split second. When i put in tin drive and go to pull out with little throttle it will roll 3-5 feet and then it sort of comes to a halt but no completely, like i hit the brakes. Anyone know what that may be?
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My other car is a 15 Acura MDX with a 6sp transmission. The 16's came out with a 9sp transmission and everyone hated it. Said it would constantly shift up and down, never really held in the same gear very long and was herky-jerky. Two years later and lots of updates and now everyone loves it. Probably just gonna take a bit to get the XD dialed in.
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Precisely. It's the first model year, give it some time.
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