OK, I bought my 03 redline enthusiast a little over a month ago. I had no shifting problems until the last week. Now when I shift into 3rd with the RPMs up or make a fast shift from 2nd I get a terrible grinding noise. If I engauge the clutch and wait a second or so and/or let the RPMs drop then it doesn't grind. I can't drive it aggressive now because I don't want to grind up the tranny. Could it be a clutch adjustment issue? How do I adjust the clutch? It only does this from 2nd to 3rd, no other gears.

2003 enthusiast
31K

 

It could be the synchros. If you bought it from a dealer let them take a look.

 

syncros are gone/ tranny's bad do a search, OR just take it to the dealer and they'll give you a new one under warranty

 

its your 3rd gear synchro for sure. take it to the dealer and theyll give you a new tranny.

 

 

How long is the drivetrain warrantied for? I only have 31K on the car but it's past 3 years since the car was purchased. The 3/36 warranty, 3 years is up. Thanks for the info everybody.

I also have a 5/100K extended warranty that I got when I bought this car last month.

 

Ok, I read this about the powertrain warranty. What does the "limited" part mean with the powertrain? I asume we're talking about the engine only here?

http://www.nissanusa.com/z/specifications_coupe.html
Every Nissan is backed by a 36-month/36,000-mile limited vehicle coverage and a 5-year/60,000-mile limited powertrain coverage. (For complete information, see your Nissan dealer and read the actual limited warranty.) For extra protection, you can also add Security+Plus®, the only extended service agreement approved by Nissan.

 

1000% u r right

 

If theyre crinkly *******s they might ask you for receipts for changing the transmission fluid.

 

I'm 3rd owner, I just got the car a month ago. There is no way I could produce receipts. What does the dealer care anyway? If it's warranty work by Nissan don't they get paid for the labor hours anway?

 

I'm grinding a little bit to 3rd also, not as bad as described, but I think it's going to get worse...*knock on wood*

 

i only grind when i try to drag with somone

dont know why i think i try to shift fast and just mest up

but normal street drive is all fine

even race on the street is fine

just draging maks me grind , weird

 

They tried to pull that crap on me. But then I told them I got the extended so they backed off. Some dealerships are shiesty like that.

 

I have the same problem that you have right now. My z is at nissan right now getting a new tranny put in under warranty and I have 42,000 miles on my z. Just cause it's grinding doesn't mean it has to be the synchros's. It could be multiple issues. Your best bet would be just take your Z to the dealer and have them check it out.

 

not trying to hyjack a thread, but I think it still somewhat applies.. does axel clicking apply under the powertrain warrenty... bumper to bumper has expired... I went in to have it checked out (knowing there is a TSB for it) and I was told it was not covered... does anyone have any experiance with this? Thanks

 

Have the gotten back to you on what the tranny problem was? How long is it in the shop for?

 

So they knew the extended warranty company would of came after them if they didn't cover it?

 

i get that in 5th all the time, unless I match the RPMs...its my second tranny, and i have 53k on my car, so obviously no warranty.... Ive heard theres a TSB for this issue? Is it true? Can I still take it to a dealer and fix it for free? If not, how much is it gonna be to rebuild or replace the tranny?

 

I thought the powertrain warranty was 5years/50,000 miles. Unless you magically have a different warranty the transmission synchros are covered. And this is definetly a synchro issue. o3/04 transmissions are ****. the only transmission without the synchro problem is the 009 series.

JET

 

I get that shifting down from 2nd to 1st. I'm an original owner of an 03'. My dealership said to just hold out, if I can, until I near the max on the warrantee. It is 5years or 50k miles, whatever comes 1st. It is a know issue in the 03' Z's. However, they just give you another of the SAME tranny, NOT a 'new and improved' one. So you're likely to end up with the same problem - but that tranny too is warranteed for same 5yr/50k. Least that's what they told me. I'm at 4 years next month and 43k miles.
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