Question about my CVT

[VersaMitch]

I imagine that this is correct but I wanted to double check. When I'm full throttle in my Versa with CVT the RPMs sit at red line until I get off it. Is this normal?

[TweeKeer]

I imagine that this is correct but I wanted to double check. When I'm full throttle in my Versa with CVT the RPMs sit at red line until I get off it. Is this normal?

yes, but you don't need to floor it to get max power. You must really like your CVT, redlining it until you get off

[Clipsed]

yes, but you don't need to floor it to get max power. You must really like your CVT, redlining it until you get off

lolz, yea try to keep away from redlining it, 5000 or 5500 RPMs is good enough to get max power and torque, trust I should know, where I live I need to do it with the freeway next to my house having entrances that are 5 feet long to get to freeway speeds.

[CYCLEGUY]

I have a question about my CVT.. When crawling thru traffic on the freeway I experience alot of downshifting ( feels like ) and light jerking upon acceleration, this happens at about 15-25 mph. Is this torque converter lock up or what ? Should I take it to the dealer? Help ...

[BBISHOPPCM]

This is normal. If you're crawling at 15mph, turn off the overdrive. If this doesnt solve it, lock into first (that's why we have a first gear selection).

[CYCLEGUY]

This is normal. If you're crawling at 15mph, turn off the overdrive. If this doesnt solve it, lock into first (that's why we have a first gear selection).

Thank you, I'll try that...

[StanBo]

This is normal. If you're crawling at 15mph, turn off the overdrive. If this doesnt solve it, lock into first (that's why we have a first gear selection).

I would think that nothing would have to be done. Isn't turning off your overdrive a thing you do when you are towing? I have never seen another reason to turn it off.

Locking into first for traffic driving sounds horrible. It almost takes away the reason you didn't get a manual.

Isn't this system supposed to take all of the shifting and thinking out of gear changes?

[Ormand]

This sounds like a problem, to me. I don't have access to the Versa shop manual, but the shop manual for the Altima with CVT gives the engine rpm for the 4 cylinder as about 4,000 at wide open throttle. (and about the same for the 6) If the engine goes to red line, you are WAY past peak torque, and peak power, so you will not be accelerating as quickly as possible. The only that will be happening quickly is engine wear.

[CYCLEGUY]

This is normal. If you're crawling at 15mph, turn off the overdrive. If this doesnt solve it, lock into first (that's why we have a first gear selection).

I have another issue with the CVT.. My V now has 1300 miles on it but back at 500 miles in the morning when the vehicle is cold I remember hearing a slight tapping sound upon the vehicle shifting to reverse or drive. I didn't do anything about it because I thought the trans had to be broken in and that the sound would go away, but now at 1300 miles I hear the same sound but now louder and I noticed that when I'm rolling to a stop light, just when the vehicle is about to downshift I can hear the noise then too( not as loud). Anyone had a problem like this???