Aamco will not even rebuild the cvt transmission. They told me cheaper to buy another transmission than to fix this one. Nissan needs to extend the warranty to every year that Nissan has used the cvt transmission as they are unreliable and eventually will cause a fatal accident on the highways with their transmission going into limp mode. After researching, transmission issues have been documented in older models but was supposed to be fixed. The technician came back with the following: 'tech found that the cvt transmission is having internal problems-vehicle us not safe to drive.
This happens to me on the interstate 64 westbound from richmond, va to harrisburg, va going uphill where I was going 70 - 75 mph when the vehicle loss acceleration and my speed dropped dramatically almost causing a wreck. Lights did not go off so we returned it to dealer who then informed me that when hooked up for the diagnostic test, a code returned saying there was a problem with the transmission. I argued that I had not owned it from the date it was manufactured, and how much was the repair. After 15 minutes, the car began accelerating to 60mph. The sr20de will absolutely smoke any other naturally aspirated 4 banger. Also, vehicle needs front struts and rear shocks - no control of steering wheel.
For a car to go into limp mode with no warning is waiting for a fatal crash. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and issued two technical service bulletins, but there was no manufacturer recall. I had to call and find out myself All I was waiting for were photograph of the detailed car, before driving down an hour to purchase the car. Also with kyb struts and eibach springs, it handles and rides like a good new car. The vehicle was scheduled for an appointment with a dealer clinton auto group in clinton, ia. I was informed that I was out of warranty because warranty begins on date vehicle was manufactured, in this case Jan 2012, so out of warranty by 9 months. Pulling the same paddle shifter twice will shift through the ranges in succession.
The new cvt transmission fails again with roughly 55K miles on. This is due to being in the left lane and having nowhere, I could pull off the interstate readily available. Travels about 3-4 mph during takeoff, causing backup in traffic, and potential serious rear end accident. Technician stated that Nissan acknowledged the problem and had extended the vehicle warranty to 60,000 miles. Nissan has extended warranty to 10 yr 1200000 mile on this transmission.
Vehicle is decelerating while in motion. No warning signs, car has been working correctly since purchased. When the incident happened I was waiting at the light with my foot on the break and it wouldnt shift back to drive when I stepped on the gas. When the car's speed dropped from 70mph to 60mph on the highway, I took the nearest exit in centerville, Texas and stopped at the gas station to turn my car off then on again. This has happened several times.
For the last six months, I have been experiencing my vehicle loss of acceleration on only being able to go 10 mph max when my vehicle goes into limp mode. I called the dealership and they said it sounds like a transmission problem and I'm over the 60,000 mile warranty. Researched and found the issue is the cvt transmission. Nissan refuses to assist with any of the cost. . The car continued to decelerate, reaching only 45mph as I entered the busy highway yet again.
To me, this is a significant safety concern as this is happening now after being driven for 30 minutes to an hour. I have the car maintained regularly by only the dealership where I purchased it from brand new. The worst part was no, follow-up to let me know the situation. Appears the extended warranty Nissan placed on 2007 - 2010 models experiencing the same problems my daughter has with her Sentra. Exact event: Backing slowly out of a driveway in reverse ; braked at end of driveway to look both directions; resumed acceleration in reverse as I turned and nothing happened. Car could not change gear while driving had to take foot off the gas, when shifting gears from park it was very loose and slippery, car can no longer be driven it will only go into neutral. What a way to welcome someone to the real world after graduating from college 3 days ago.
Vehicle would not move after braking while still in gear. After struggling and growing concerned and frustrated 5 minutes later, I repeated the process but the car still wouldn't shift into park. Recommended I tow to a Nissan dealer for hopeful coverage by Nissan. The P1788 code is the step motor that is inside the transmission. Nissan refuses to offer any assistance to help with replacing a cvt transmission that yet again has failed.