I'm having a transmission problems, just wanted to hear if any one else has, I bought one of the first Titans 5.6L in Edmonton, 2004. Of course its taking 2 weeks before they can even look at it. No gears are working, hope the transmissions last longer than that. It has not been abused. Any replies would be greatly appreciated

So what exactly is it doing?

 

If the truck is cold it will move, when you go about 1 mile then there are no gears and it just rev's and does not move. When you stop and let it rest it will go into gear again. It's most frustrating. We did have our first good winter storm here this year and rain turned into snow. I was on the highway and it was pretty frozen underneath the truck. It has never done this before. But I'm still waiting on Nissan for an answer, they can't even look at it for another week. I just want to know if anyone else has had this problem.

 

If the truck is cold it will move, when you go about 1 mile then there are no gears and it just rev's and does not move. When you stop and let it rest it will go into gear again. It's most frustrating. We did have our first good winter storm here this year and rain turned into snow. I was on the highway and it was pretty frozen underneath the truck. It has never done this before. But I'm still waiting on Nissan for an answer, they can't even look at it for another week. I just want to know if anyone else has had this problem.

Is there any unusual noises coming from the truck?

 

Not when it first happened, but as I was limping the truck along there was a slight squeal,

 

Sounds like it could be the piston return spring in the tranny, if it runs for a little bit while cold this is most likely the culprit. Have you tried resetting the tranny dcm?

 

Ok, this is where my ignorance will shine through brightly, LOL I know nothing about resetting anything, its at the dealership and they still haven't looked at it yet. I don't want to get ripped off, I lost my temper at the service manager I'm scared now, not a good thing to do....just that I was stranded in a little town not even with car rentals, I had to pay for part of the tow as I was 350 KM away from any dealership, Had to rent a room for the night, etc. you get the picture.
First thing he pretty much said was your over your warranty and you have to pay for everything, trannies are expensive....sign here. Just what I wanted to hear with only 120,000 km (approx 75,000 miles??) , on the truck.
Any other info would be greatly appreciated so I don't sound like a complete idiot at the dealership when they phone...
Thanks
Sharron

 

you have 120,000 KM on a 2004 vehicle? HOLY CRAP !!!!!

...as long as you've done regular recommended service as schedualled you should be okay and certainly have an excellent repore with the dealership by now...?~!

Update us when you have a diagnosis and possible cause

2004 LE CC 4x4 here with NO problems, 28,000 kms..and i will admit, i do abuse my truck..

 

Latest update, many error codes, they don't know what it is, and their tech support is having problems deciphering the codes. They are currently trying to make the truck replicate the problem. Another words they don't know themselves yet what it is. Day 7 in the dealership and still waiting, will keep you all informed. Yes I drive alot, that is one reason I bought the Titan, its all highway KM's, but we will see if I will go that way again!!!! Sorry guys but if they call me back and say is the transmission, look what you have to look forward too. I hope not. Its a shame because I love my truck. How many other people have high km's or miles on there trucks. Anyway will keep you informed when I hear back. Hopefully this afternoon. Gotta love it this hurry up and wait.

 

OK, talked to Dealership today, finally they got the problem to duplicate, seems the transmission is loosing pressure. Only after driving for long periods of time. Does that mean a pump is gone. Oil they said looks dark. Have to replace the whole tranny they say. Not covered by warranty by the sounds of it going to call me back with a price. So do we have problems with the trannies (pumps).
Anybody out there had problems please let me know, or any knowledge if pump can be replaced and tranny fixed. I'm afraid of the cost of a new transmission. Will let you all know when the price tag comes in. 120,000 km and busted good.

 

OK, they tell me new transmission is required $6500.00 They won't budge on the price. The truck is all hwy kms!!! No abuse at all. Trannny went at 120,000 kms. Can the transmission be rebuilt??? Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Said the tranny lost pressure and the oil is quite dark. Is there a pump in the tranny? Please let me know what you all think.
Thanks

 

I just dropped my Titan off at a shop to look into my transmission slipping. When I start it up in the morning it slips, ingine revs up, truck goes nowhere then it drops in gear. Only happens in the morning. I have 140,000 miles on my truck, bought it new in 2004 and take care of it. I do not take it to the dealer any more. They replaced my front wheel bearings ($1300) and 38,000 miles later I had to have them replaced again ($1100) I filed a complaint with Nissan and they did nothing. I am in the process of legal action on that one. Anyway, if I have to replace my transmission I will buy a Toyota. I will repost what they say about mine. It seems my problem is minor compared to yours but I firmly believe the dealer is screwing you....

 

I beleive all auto transmissions have a pump because they are basically a hydraulic unit. Hydraulics have to have pressure, from a pump of some sort. No pump, no pressure, no go.

Dark fluid is a problem. Usually caused by lack of maintenance, burned friction materials (overheating), which could happen if the unit is low on oil.

If they haven't torn it apart yet, and all they did was read codes so far, perhaps take the truck to a trans shop for a second opinion.

FWIW, my dad melted down the autobox in a 2001 GMC 1500 4x4 and it cost him 5000 bucks at a dealer to have it replaced. Youch!

 

As far as my experience with the Nissan dealers they do not know what they are doing. Before I drove my truck 2200 miles x country I took the truck in to have them inspect the drive train because of an accident. They gave it a clean status (Hampton Imports Ft Walton Beach FL) I got 500 miles down the road and the transmission started leaking and then my rear end blew out completely. I had it towed to the nissan dealer valley motors in AR. They said two weeks for the part to come in. I left the truck there and told them to fix leak and rear end. They called said they fixed it I flew back to pick truck up and broke down in Albuquerque NM because of a leaking transmission that was supposedly fixed. Took it to Nissan dealer in Albuquerque and they said there was no leaks and charged me 300.00 for 5 quarts of tranny fluid. On top of not finding the leak they pressure washed the engine compartment and tore up my surpenteen belt. I had to keep stopping the rest of the trip to fill tranny cause it was still leaking. When I got to UT I took it to AAmco and they found the leak right away.
NISSAN DEALERS DO NOT KNOW CRAP ABOUT TRANSMISSIONS OR MUCH ELSE FOR THAT MATTER WHEN IT COMES TO MAINTENANCE

 

Yeah. Nice first post. Bravo. Oh, and thanks for resurrecting a thread that was more than 3 years old. :ftard:

 

I have a 2008 Pro4X with 30,500 miles on it and my transmission started acting up about a month ago. When I let off the gas to slow down it makes a clunking noise and it jerks when downshifting. My truck has been well taken care of...not abused. I do a tow a 18 ft. bass boat on a regular basis but that is it. It is under warranty but I am concerned. It seems once you have a transmission problem, it is never the same again. Needless to say, I am not happy.

 

I just bought a 2010 Titan LE (Traded my 05 SE) and I am experiencing the same problem, it kind of clunks and jerks when down shifting from 3rd to 2nd. I doesnt do it all the time though, I have had it to the dealers once to look at it but of course they didnt experience it. I only have 1,800 miles on the truck so I will take it in once a month until they feel it and replace my tranny beacause NISSAN definately dont have any trans mechanics, they just replace the whole thing which is what I want anyway. Hopefully it happens soon so I dont get left stranded.

One of the things I loved most about my 05 and the reason i bought another was the transmission. Cant stand that I have a bad one, it eats away at me everyday.....:crying:

 

Well, even though this is such an old post, I thought I would chime in. The dealer told me that the hard shifting is probably due to some valves in the tranny being stuck or sticky. He said that even though Nissan recommends that the tranny service be done at 60,000 miles, it is really needed at 30,000. But, of course, they won't cover it under warranty. He said he never felt the hard shifting while he was driving it but I was riding with him and I clearly felt it. I guess I will have to wait until it goes out completely. What a bunch of crap.

 

I recently had my transmission slipping on me. I took it into AAMCO and they found a sensor on the transfer case that went bad that was causing problem. Problem fixed and out the door under 100.00.

 

wow thanks for the info...

 

Well, mine is still hanging in there. I left it at the dealer for a week and they told me that they couldn't tell anything was wrong. But as soon as I left, sure enough, the hard downshift is definitely there. The other day, when I used the passing gear, it wouldn't come out of it. I was going 50 mph and still turning seriously hard rpm's. It finally went back to normal. Also, when I shift from reverse into drive, it make a loud clunk every time. My fear is that I now have 33k miles on the truck and I am afraid that it will be out of warranty when it finally dies. I used to love my truck but I am starting to hate it.

 

I wouldn't be worried about the warranty, the powertrain is covered for 5yr/60k miles. :cheers:

 

I had my Transmission replaced on warranty last Christmas:

http://www.titantalk.com/forums/titan-general-discussion/102909-transmission-failure-2.html

However it was still having shifting issues when it was cold out side, turns out the Transmission Control Unit was not correctly grounded to the battery. Once that problem was fixed, the transmission has been perfect.

I am willing to bet a dollar the ground short caused the original transmission to slowly wreck itself though improper shifting and clutch slippage.

However, a report on what all the damage was in the old transmission was never presented to the dealer after they put a new one in my truck.

The ground short would be the first thing I would be checking now if a transmission is only shifting poorly when it is cold or at the start of the day.

Rick

 

There seems to be a real problem with at least '05-'07 Titans , Frontiers, Xterras and Pathfinders . Do you have coolant in your transmission ???? CHECK ! Some prob with the radiators and transmission coolers .....something cracks and coolant gets in transmission and and Nissan says Oh , too bad ! Did it start with a shuddering at around 50mph ? You have 80,000 miles or better on it ?

 

can anyone tell me where to check the TCU ground? or how to do a Rest for the TCU? I really think mine is having communication issuse with the ECU and that is causing it not to want to shift into reverse. Can the tranny be bad if it works great in all forward gears?

 

can someone tell me how to reset the DCM?

 

I have a 2007 nissan titan and makes a loud popping noise almost sounds like if something cracks when i change gear to D. How can i fix it before it becomes a major problem?

 

TRU-TRAC!:king:

 

You do realize that the post prior to yours was nearly two years ago?

 

Yes, I just had the transmission go out on my 2007 AGAIN. The original transmission failed and it was REPLACED by Nissan at about 28,000 miles. Now I have about 128,000 and the shop told me that it needed to be rebuilt again.

 

I have 2004 Nissan titan my transmission is slipping I think it’s going out I have just at 100,000 milesI have never abused it it is in immaculate shape people are blown away when I tell them what year it is although the paint is coming off the hood everything else is in perfect condition except my transmission is now giving me problems way too soon what did you do? Thank you