01 Maxima has problems waking up.
01 Maxima has problems waking up.
For the last couple of weeks our maxima has started having problems shifting to first after sitting idle for a while. Usually after shifting from reverse to first the car lurches and acts as though it will die at any second only then to come to life. It has 149k miles on it and has had every scheduled service as it came. Any ideas?
Re: 01 Maxima has problems waking up. (castro25)
Manual trans?
Re: 01 Maxima has problems waking up. (castro25)
How is your trans fluid level? When was the last service on the transmission?
Re: (castro25)
I'm not trying to be an a**, but you need to go check it for yourself. Proper directions can be found on page MA-21. http://www.nicoclub.com/FSM/i30/2001/ma.pdf
When the fluid is new it should be a clear, bright, red color. The fluid should be changed every 30k miles. And with the mileage you've got, I would probably go ahead and drop the trans pan and replace the filter as well (especially if you don't know when it was done last).
When the fluid is new it should be a clear, bright, red color. The fluid should be changed every 30k miles. And with the mileage you've got, I would probably go ahead and drop the trans pan and replace the filter as well (especially if you don't know when it was done last).