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Old Aug 2, 2008 | 08:20 AM
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Originally Posted by jmccartney
I have a 2003 with 15,000 miles. Am I still under warranty?
i thought the drivetrain was good for 5 years/60K factory warranty
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Old Aug 2, 2008 | 11:11 PM
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still on 1st tranny @ 33k miles... no issues (motul fluid and ATS clutch)
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Old Aug 3, 2008 | 08:26 AM
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still on first tranny i believe... i don't know anything about the previous owner. i have 73,XXX miles on it and counting...
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Old Aug 5, 2008 | 02:01 PM
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Second owner, 36K and 3rd and 4th gear grind whenever I get even the slightest bit aggressive. I can shift fine if I take my time.

Any ideas on what it would cost to replace the synchos?
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Old Aug 5, 2008 | 02:09 PM
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2003 track model with 50k
till drives normal
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Old Aug 5, 2008 | 04:51 PM
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2003 6mt with 57k miles still on first tranny!!!
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Old Sep 15, 2008 | 02:49 PM
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2003mt 115,000 miles. 5th gear just started to grind. 4th clutch. 2nd flywheel (clutch and flywheel last replaced at 70k).
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Old Oct 3, 2008 | 04:30 PM
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31k still good, 6spd
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Old Nov 27, 2008 | 05:32 PM
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03 with 35k. 5th gear grinds at 4krpm+. I'm trying to get it replaced but having a hard time. Anyone know what it costs if I have to pay out of pocket?
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Old Nov 30, 2008 | 05:48 AM
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If it isn't happening under 4K RPM, then stay under 4K.

It would most likely be a syncro and not the gear. Either way they would have to pull the tranny apart to replace the syncro.

Sounds like you maybe outside the warrantee period so I'd be surprised if you got a new tranny.

If you rebuild your tranny get all syncros replaced at the same time and have them look at third gear. That is the weak point.

Last edited by whitetrack; Nov 30, 2008 at 05:57 AM.
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Old Nov 30, 2008 | 06:18 AM
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Default 2003 tranny

70k on my '03 Z, no problems
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Old Nov 30, 2008 | 07:14 AM
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145,xxx on first motor / tranny. still runs like brand new. nothing to complain about!
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Old Dec 27, 2008 | 11:45 AM
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122,222. Just changing 1st tranny as it is crunching from 5th to sixth.
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Old Feb 4, 2009 | 11:35 AM
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64,000 miles 1st tranny still, drives great
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Old Feb 8, 2009 | 05:59 AM
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just shy of 80K 2003 getting some issues shifting into 3rd & 5th.
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Old Feb 8, 2009 | 03:03 PM
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Got about 43k miles and have no problems. I did change the tranny fluids and replaced it with Redline MT90.
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Old Feb 8, 2009 | 06:01 PM
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70000
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Old Feb 9, 2009 | 01:21 PM
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57k No Problems
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Old Feb 9, 2009 | 03:57 PM
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88k and no problems
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Old Feb 10, 2009 | 07:36 AM
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I'm still on my first transmission in my 2004 Enthusiast.

Here is a short list of my problems:

Shifting into 5th from any gear causes massive grinds
Shifting into 3rd from 5th will cause me to not be able to go into 3rd unless I shift into 4th first
Shifting from 1st to 2nd normally causes occasionally massive grinds
Shifting from 1st to 3rd causes grinds


Nissan refuses to acknowledge that my transmission has issues and replace it.

I have 40k miles.
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