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10-25-2002, 11:57 PM
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POST Here to see which VIN's have Tranny issues.
MY VIN is 913
This is just to check if we can see a pattern on early productions.
Remember folks we are test pigs getting a new car so early and also its tough that the dealers dont know jack about the car except to call tech support at nissan.
Be patient your car will get taken care of...
FYI-----THIS IS HOW THE PROBLEM STARTED FOR ME.
First my car had problems putting in gear very stiff ESPECIALLY at High rpm it felt like it didnt want to accept the gear....(noticed after breakin)...which leads to misshifts, which leads to grinding , which leads to new tranny.
Looks like the measurements were off on the factory clutch throw and plate on some cars (now I don't have to push the clutch all the way in to shift).....My tranny is freaking perfect now...Too bad they didnt catch it sooner...It could have saved em bucks on replacing the tranny.
My vin is 913...
Please post last couple digits of VIN so we can find out if this problem is isolated to just a batch of cars OR its speratic occurrances.
This is just to check if we can see a pattern on early productions.
Remember folks we are test pigs getting a new car so early and also its tough that the dealers dont know jack about the car except to call tech support at nissan.
Be patient your car will get taken care of...
FYI-----THIS IS HOW THE PROBLEM STARTED FOR ME.
First my car had problems putting in gear very stiff ESPECIALLY at High rpm it felt like it didnt want to accept the gear....(noticed after breakin)...which leads to misshifts, which leads to grinding , which leads to new tranny.
Looks like the measurements were off on the factory clutch throw and plate on some cars (now I don't have to push the clutch all the way in to shift).....My tranny is freaking perfect now...Too bad they didnt catch it sooner...It could have saved em bucks on replacing the tranny.
My vin is 913...
Please post last couple digits of VIN so we can find out if this problem is isolated to just a batch of cars OR its speratic occurrances.
10-26-2002, 04:17 AM
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My vin is 1001. No problems at 1700 miles but my clutch definitely engages almost immediately at the bottom so much so so it took me a couple of days to get used to it after driving my S2000.
Just guessing I would think the average release would start at 3" + or - and mine is more like 1".
Just guessing I would think the average release would start at 3" + or - and mine is more like 1".
10-26-2002, 04:39 AM
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whining sound after upshifting and during acceleration. don't know if it's tranny issues.
by the way a nissan rep interviewed me this past wednesday about my experiences...likes/dislikes and issues about my car. i took him for a ride to let him listen for the noise, the burning smell during hard acceleration, the clunk noise during full circle turn(which comes once in a while). after that he gave me a $50 travellers check and told me that he'll submit all the issues to the engineers.
by the way a nissan rep interviewed me this past wednesday about my experiences...likes/dislikes and issues about my car. i took him for a ride to let him listen for the noise, the burning smell during hard acceleration, the clunk noise during full circle turn(which comes once in a while). after that he gave me a $50 travellers check and told me that he'll submit all the issues to the engineers.
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Originally posted by Jim Reichard
My vin is 1001. No problems at 1700 miles but my clutch definitely engages almost immediately at the bottom so much so so it took me a couple of days to get used to it after driving my S2000.
Just guessing I would think the average release would start at 3" + or - and mine is more like 1".
My vin is 1001. No problems at 1700 miles but my clutch definitely engages almost immediately at the bottom so much so so it took me a couple of days to get used to it after driving my S2000.
Just guessing I would think the average release would start at 3" + or - and mine is more like 1".
10-26-2002, 06:05 AM
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vin# 903
I have similiar problems going into 2, 3 rd gear at higher RPMs. It's next to impossible to get it into gear unless I back off of the rpms....basically what you described that occred with your's Internetabyss.
So far it looks concentrated around 900 ish range of vins???
I have similiar problems going into 2, 3 rd gear at higher RPMs. It's next to impossible to get it into gear unless I back off of the rpms....basically what you described that occred with your's Internetabyss.
So far it looks concentrated around 900 ish range of vins???
10-26-2002, 08:04 PM
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Tranny, clutch, clutch cover, pilot bushing, and throw out bearing all replaced under warranty. Car is perfect now. In fact, I thought the only problem I had was a noise, but it now shifts much smoother and feels more positive, but goes into gear easier.
Tranny, clutch, clutch cover, pilot bushing, and throw out bearing all replaced under warranty. Car is perfect now. In fact, I thought the only problem I had was a noise, but it now shifts much smoother and feels more positive, but goes into gear easier.
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hey internet abyss, i encounter the same problem, when i got my car, it was stiff to begin with, but i thought thats how all of them are and it would go away after break in period. but now the problem still exist. i just met up with slexis200 today on long island, i think he has the same problem. afterward we went to my dealer because they had a DB track on the show floor. we tested that car, the shift was really smooth compared to both of our cars, and there was another black touring there, and it was smooth as well. my vin is 450. i'm going to take it to service tomorrow, i'm afraid that those guys going to tell me its not a problem and say all of those cars are the same. so what did you do to get your new tranny? any advise?
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11-03-2002, 07:21 PM
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Mine is 169
I drived very hard, I do not did any breaking period, it have 2300 rigth now and no problems yet, maybe the car get used to from the begining. thank God!
I drived very hard, I do not did any breaking period, it have 2300 rigth now and no problems yet, maybe the car get used to from the begining. thank God!
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some tranny problems, mainly grinding from 2 to 3, and some in other gears on ocassions.... I have 3000 miles now, and I will have the dealer check it out when I take it in, I have been out of town for most of the last month....
some tranny problems, mainly grinding from 2 to 3, and some in other gears on ocassions.... I have 3000 miles now, and I will have the dealer check it out when I take it in, I have been out of town for most of the last month....
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I notice that the clutch is actually operating almost from the floor all the way up to top. I think that's a long throw for the clutch pedal.
My tranny is still a bit stiff, but I don't notice it being hard to **** at higher rpms. I'm curious, just how high of rpms are you guys talking? Are you talking shiting at redline, or above 6000 rpm? I'm generally shifting at just under 6000 even under heavy acceleration (which I don't get to do all to often in the first place).
?? VIN 1366
My tranny is still a bit stiff, but I don't notice it being hard to **** at higher rpms. I'm curious, just how high of rpms are you guys talking? Are you talking shiting at redline, or above 6000 rpm? I'm generally shifting at just under 6000 even under heavy acceleration (which I don't get to do all to often in the first place).
?? VIN 1366
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I dont wanna tick any of you off and get nna pissed at me for telling you this....BUT
I read all your issues and guess what it was the same thing I had and it only got worse...As it got worse it went from hard to put in gear at high rmps, to misshifting, to grinding.....
The clutch may not be set correctly on your cars...the measurements of clutch throw/pedal/plate are not in spec. (this is based on my issue and have it reported and documented)
My new tranny takes high rpm shifts very easily...it says stick me in instead of my old tranny saying NOOOO dont put that there.
My clutch now pushes about midway or higher instead of almost at the floor very low.
It seems that nissan has fixed the errors on later cars....Im sure someone caught the problem and fixed it.
But for us early VINS or in this VIN BATCH....my bet is that once it starts grinding constantly they will have to deal with you at the dealership.
I dont condone abusing your cars....BUT
REMEMBER what happened to me??? I had the same minor issues as you do...and the way I babied it im sure my car would be in the same boat as yours...but once someone (not naming names) dog the crap out of it....my car was grinding like crazy and after 2weeks of ownership...its hard for a dealership to not see it as a defect.
I guess the dealership (111mile) test drive helped me a bunch....because now im fixed up.
*MY LUCK case in point......I have something very bad happen to me....but then it turns into a very good thing....damn my life is weird this happens all the freaking time)
LOL....The devil laughs at my misery he puts me in then God says hes had enough and tosses this dog a bone. woof woof
I read all your issues and guess what it was the same thing I had and it only got worse...As it got worse it went from hard to put in gear at high rmps, to misshifting, to grinding.....
The clutch may not be set correctly on your cars...the measurements of clutch throw/pedal/plate are not in spec. (this is based on my issue and have it reported and documented)
My new tranny takes high rpm shifts very easily...it says stick me in instead of my old tranny saying NOOOO dont put that there.
My clutch now pushes about midway or higher instead of almost at the floor very low.
It seems that nissan has fixed the errors on later cars....Im sure someone caught the problem and fixed it.
But for us early VINS or in this VIN BATCH....my bet is that once it starts grinding constantly they will have to deal with you at the dealership.
I dont condone abusing your cars....BUT
REMEMBER what happened to me??? I had the same minor issues as you do...and the way I babied it im sure my car would be in the same boat as yours...but once someone (not naming names) dog the crap out of it....my car was grinding like crazy and after 2weeks of ownership...its hard for a dealership to not see it as a defect.
I guess the dealership (111mile) test drive helped me a bunch....because now im fixed up.
*MY LUCK case in point......I have something very bad happen to me....but then it turns into a very good thing....damn my life is weird this happens all the freaking time)
LOL....The devil laughs at my misery he puts me in then God says hes had enough and tosses this dog a bone. woof woof
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11-04-2002, 04:08 AM
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Ok even though I said I would not post my vin, I have 153. I cant say that I have these problems. I drive the car on the sporty side but have never had these problems. The clutch catches closer to the middle then to the floor and I usually shift between 4500 and 6500 RPM (closer to 6500 most of the time, hehe). I can chirp the tires and everything with the perfect shift and throttle control. I am worried that all you guys problems may happen to me so what do I do. I am used to my mustang which was very hard to not grind gears in. So any thing is better than that. I wonder if I am just not seeing the problems because of that reason. Anyway my vin is very low so maybe mine was checked out by nissan 2 and 3 times over being that is is very low. I wish one of you could drive my car and see for me, oh well.