after 1 year driving the Z,i finally found the first problem,and thank god,warranty covers it all plus they do a free clutch also...

when i start my car i hear the clutch,when the engines cold
same sound comes on the 1 st and 3rd gear
take urs to the dealer before the tsn# is expired they re only having the problem on 03 models
ill update on monday and ill post the tsn#papers for yall.....

 

Sounds good, keep us posted!

 

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Are you saying you're having tranny or clutch problems? What is a tsn#?

I have a 03 built 10/02 so I'm VERY interested in what your talking about.

Thanks.

PS BTW, I have no tranny probs at all.

 

This is interesting, I just started having this problem when the temperature dropped. But I have 43k miles and didn't have the problem last year. I'm curious if it is the clutch or the tranny too? From the noise it sounds like the clutch, it only happens when the clutch is pressed half way on a cold start.

 

Also, when you say you're hearing a 'clutch' sound, what do you mean? Are you grinding?

 

im not sure yet becuse im going to drop the car on tue for a new trans,but ill let u know for sure,TSN number is a number that nissan dealer search's the warranty covers

 

u got the same problem as my friend has,he got his coverd by the warranty,but usly they dont cover it i think u hear that becuse ur horsing on the car like ur burning out,cuse one of my friends do it aloot and he starts hearing it just like urs...

 

when they give me the invoice back on tue, i promise to post it here so youll get to see what im talking about, and also today after driving 40 miles on the 6th gear,after i stoped and turnd the car on again,my RPM starts moving like up and down a little....

 

guess what guys.... went to the nissan dealership today and i'm getting a new transmission under warrenty... it would grind occasionally going into third fast but would do it all the time if i shifted fast into 6th.... bad news is it might be three months before they get one in, as long as i get one that works right i'm all good.... peace

 

Mmm. I hear a *clunk* sound when I put mine back into 1st after coming to a complete stop or slowing down significantly and re-setting into the correct gear. Sorry to thread-hijack, but has anybody else had that problem? I'm a bit worried.....

Thanks!

 

Don't here clunk, but is difficult to shift into first gear right after you stop or slowing down secondary to revs being to high.

I recommend stopping completely, waiting until revs come down, then shift into 1, otherwise just shift into second.

 

Nissan replaced my trans and mine is an 04!

 

tuesday i picked up my car from the dealer and they had changed the trans,but i still here the sound ,so i called this morning and droped my car again and they gave me a rental,and they said the person who worked on my car missed some parts so they're fixing that and also i told the manager that im going drop charges,. so he gave me a deal on leather seats and nismo wheels,thats good but still im pissed off

 

if u guys get ur trans replaced,even thugh its the nissan dealer make sure that they ve done the rite work...

 

yeah i guess so! sheesh. goot thing hey smoothed it over with you...

 

i have 2003 model and replaced the tran last week under warranty. I had the same problem: hard to shift on 1st gear. I told the dealer that there's something wrong with my clutch and trans. Then, they test my car for a day and found the problem not sure what it is though~anywayz they replaced the old trans to brand new!! and the clutch set and the clutch pedal and resting pedal~ all in warranty.
But! Still didn't get any service for my recalled front tires!!! they keep saying it's all back-order nationally...(for 8 months...Jesus!!!)

 

been waiting close to 3 months now for my front tires... lol

changed rims and tires in the meanwhile. When the tires get here, I'll put the old rims back.

Sad thing, is that I was told that after 22K miles or something, you need to pay a fee.
I'm getting close to 20K miles now..

 

Yeah, IIRC it's over 20,000 that you're then expected to kick in some $ according to the TSB. But, that should count from the time you reported it to your dealer, not when the service is actually done I would think. Don't let them charge you, that's for sure!

 

ok sorry i just read the whole thread and i'm confused... what is the tranny problem you guys are experiencing?

is it a rough shift into first?
is it a grind into 3rd or 6th?
is a clutch rattle?
is it a problem getting the car into gear?