Good evening,
I did a quick search for this problem but had no luck with any results.
I have a 2005 Titan crew with a little over 92,000 miles on it. I had the transmission flushed at the local Nissan dealership late last year after I snapped the line of the transmission cooler in the radiator. This happened when the truck was off. I noticed a little coolant leaking on the garage floor and found it to be coming from where the cooler line goes into the radiator. I tightened it just a little (so i thought) but actually eneded up snapping the line. When I started the truck I heard fluid pouring on the ground within just a few seconds. I immediately shut the truck off and realized that transmission fluid was pressurizing into the coolant overflow tank causing it to overflow. I left the truck sit and ordered a new radiator. I replaced the radiator and then I had the truck flat bedded to the Nissan dealership. It was winched up onto the flat bed. The truck was never driven or ran in this condition. I did not want to circulate antifreeze throughout the transmission. I was hoping that it had been kept to a minimum. The truck ran at most 10 seconds when i snapped the line. Again. The truck was flat bedded to the dealership. They flushed the transmission twice. I have noticed that the transmission just doesn't seem right. I can't honestly remember if the transmission shifted this way before the incident or not. Here is what I've noticed. When I am cruising along at a speed of 45 and above and start to push the accelerator down to increase speed, just as the transmission starts to downshift there is a shudder. It shakes the truck. After the transmission downshifts the shudder goes away immediately. The shudder is like a bad miss in the engine. I don't think its with the engine though. It will shake you pretty hard. Also.. If I'm cruising at approximately 45 MPH and nail the gas, the truck will downshift very hard. It would almost seem like its going to snap the driveshaft. The truck does have the tow package.. I don't think this would have anything to do with what i'm experiencing. When the truck is cool and the transmission is cool the transmission will shift fine. No shudder. It acts normal. I pulled the transmission dipstick tonight after a 25 mile drive. The fluid is not burnt and looks clear. I did notice that the fluid is about 1/8 inch above the hash mark on the stick. The transmission is not overheating, there is no leaking and there is no diagnostic lights or codes. The transmission shifts on time and shifts fine other than when its suddenly floored or gradually increasing speed to the point of having to downshift. I dread taking it to the dealership... Any thoughts?
Thanks in advance!
I did a quick search for this problem but had no luck with any results.
I have a 2005 Titan crew with a little over 92,000 miles on it. I had the transmission flushed at the local Nissan dealership late last year after I snapped the line of the transmission cooler in the radiator. This happened when the truck was off. I noticed a little coolant leaking on the garage floor and found it to be coming from where the cooler line goes into the radiator. I tightened it just a little (so i thought) but actually eneded up snapping the line. When I started the truck I heard fluid pouring on the ground within just a few seconds. I immediately shut the truck off and realized that transmission fluid was pressurizing into the coolant overflow tank causing it to overflow. I left the truck sit and ordered a new radiator. I replaced the radiator and then I had the truck flat bedded to the Nissan dealership. It was winched up onto the flat bed. The truck was never driven or ran in this condition. I did not want to circulate antifreeze throughout the transmission. I was hoping that it had been kept to a minimum. The truck ran at most 10 seconds when i snapped the line. Again. The truck was flat bedded to the dealership. They flushed the transmission twice. I have noticed that the transmission just doesn't seem right. I can't honestly remember if the transmission shifted this way before the incident or not. Here is what I've noticed. When I am cruising along at a speed of 45 and above and start to push the accelerator down to increase speed, just as the transmission starts to downshift there is a shudder. It shakes the truck. After the transmission downshifts the shudder goes away immediately. The shudder is like a bad miss in the engine. I don't think its with the engine though. It will shake you pretty hard. Also.. If I'm cruising at approximately 45 MPH and nail the gas, the truck will downshift very hard. It would almost seem like its going to snap the driveshaft. The truck does have the tow package.. I don't think this would have anything to do with what i'm experiencing. When the truck is cool and the transmission is cool the transmission will shift fine. No shudder. It acts normal. I pulled the transmission dipstick tonight after a 25 mile drive. The fluid is not burnt and looks clear. I did notice that the fluid is about 1/8 inch above the hash mark on the stick. The transmission is not overheating, there is no leaking and there is no diagnostic lights or codes. The transmission shifts on time and shifts fine other than when its suddenly floored or gradually increasing speed to the point of having to downshift. I dread taking it to the dealership... Any thoughts?
Thanks in advance!
