Nissan Altima transmission problems

I WAS DRIVING TO WORK ON THE HWY GOING ABOUT 55 AND MY GAS PEDAL STOPPED WORKING FOR ABOUT 15 SECONDS. I PULLED INTO A PARKING SPACE AT A NEARBY APARTMENT COMPLEX AND SAT THERE FOR ANOTHER 10 SECONDS PUMPING THE GAS PEDAL. IT STARTED WORKING AFTER THAT AND I DROVE TO WORK TO NO FURTHER ISSUES, BUT THIS COULD POSSIBLY LEAD TO AN ACCIDENT OR EVEN A POSSIBLE DEATH(S). *TR

BEFORE I REPLACED MY 2005 NISSAN ALTIMA 3.5 SE'S ENGINE, TRANSMISSION, INJECTORS, MASS AIRFLOW SENSOR, THROTTLE BODY, AND CLUTCH, I WAS HAVING ISSUES WITH THE CLUTCH LOSING PRESSURE. AFTER TAKING THE CAR TO NISSAN I WAS TOLD I NEEDED A NEW CLUTCH. I HAD IT REPLACED ALONG WITH EVERYTHING ELSE SHORTLY AFTER WITH OTHER MAJOR ENGINE REPAIRS DUE TO A BLOWN MOTOR AT 100,000 MILES. NOW MY CAR IS BACK IN THE SHOP AND AFTER TWO MONTHS WITH THE SAME ISSUE AMONG OTHER ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. I LOST PRESSURE AGAIN YESTERDAY AND DROPPED MY CAR OFF THIS MORNING. THEY WANT $370.00 TO REPLACE THE CLUTCH SLAVE CYLINDER. AFTER READING ALL OF THE COMPLAINTS, I FEEL THAT THEY ARE DEAD ON TRACK WITH THIS BEING A SAFETY ISSUE. THIS ISN'T THE FIRST TIME ITS HAPPENED TO ME EITHER. WHY HASN'T THIS ISSUE BEEN RESOLVED BY NISSAN, OBVIOUSLY THIS IS A TREND. DO I HAVE TO GET IN AN ACCIDENT WITH MY KIDS IN THE CAR BEFORE SOMETHING IS DONE ABOUT THIS? MAYBE IT WILL BE YOUR FAMILY WE CRASH INTO?!! CALIFORNIA LEMON LAW NEEDS TO CHANGE BECAUSE APPARENTLY VERY LITTLE IS BEING DONE WITH RECALLING DEFECTIVE AUTOMOTIVE PARTS. 3 TIME IRAQ WAR VETERAN! -USMC *TR

I OWN A 2002 NISSAN ALTIMA 3.5 SE. SOME TIME LAST YEAR, WHEN I WAS AT THE GROCERY STORE, MY CLUTCH WAS ALL THE WAY DOWN AND IT WOULDN'T COME BACK UP. I PUMPED IT A COUPLE TIMES AND IT WORKED. THEN WHEN I WAS DRIVING YESTERDAY, IT JUST STAYED DOWN, I WAS FIGHTING WITH IT SO THAT I COULD CHANGE GEARS. THIS MORNING, WHEN I WAS LEAVING FOR WORK, IT STAYED DOWN AND WOULD NOT COME UP. I WAS UNABLE TO DRIVE MY CAR. *TR

1. NISSAN ALTIMA S 2005 MANUAL. WAS DRIVING IN A HEAVY TRAFFIC FOR ABOUT 30 MIN WITH A/C WORKING. CLUTCH PEDAL BECAME VERY LIGHT AND THEN STUCK TO THE FLOOR. THE CAR WAS LEFT ON A GEAR. HARDLY AVOIDED ACCIDENT BY BRAKING WITH WORKING ENGINE AND THEN SHUTTING DOWN WITH KEY. 2. IT OCCURS AGAIN WHEN THE CAR WAS LEFT IN HOT SUN AFTER DRIVING IN A TRAFFIC. 3. DID NOT DO ANYTHING YET. BUT WILL GO TO MECHANIC IF IT OCCURS AGAIN. *TR

1-2 TIMES A WEEK,I HAVE TO REPEATEDLY PUSH HARD ON THE BRAKE TO GET THE CAR OUT OF PARK. I AM NOT PARKING ON ANY KIND OF INCLINE. THIS HAS GONE ON FOR SEVERAL MONTHS. NOW TWICE IN THE LAST 2 MONTHS, I GO TO GET READY TO PARK THE CAR,AND MY GEARSHIFT WILL GO TO NEUTRAL BUT WILL NOT GO INTO REVERSE OR PARK. I TRIED COSTING THE CAR A BIT,TRIED DRIVING IT FORWARD A BIT,I EVEN SHUT THE CAR OFF IN NEUTRAL, NOTHING WORKED. FINALLY,WHILE IN NEUTRAL,I REVVED THE ENGINE A LITTLE BIT AND GEARSHIFT SMOOTHLY STARTED WORKING AGAIN. *TR

DON'T KNOW OF ANY EVENTS BUT I HAVE A 2006 NISSAN ALTIMA SE-R 6-SPD AND THE CLUTCH PEDAL HAS THIS PROBLEM WHERE IT SINKS TO THE FLOOR AND I HAVE NO PLAY WHAT SO EVER TO SWITCH GEARS OR EVEN GET OUT OF NEUTRAL. I HAVE BEEN ON MANY FORUMS WHERE THIS SEEMS TO BE A MAJOR PROBLEM WITH ALOT OF 6 SPD TRANSMISSIONS FOR THE ALTIMAS. I HAVE HAD THE CAR SINCE JAN 2007 AND HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM A FEW TIMES. ONCE, THE CAR JUST DIDN'T START AT ALL CAUSE I HAD TO PRESSURE IN THE CLUTCH AND HAD TO BE TOWED AND THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP IN AUSTIN REPLACED BOTH THE SLAVE AND MASTER CYLINDER AND SAID THAT WOULD FIX IT BUT I STILL GET THE SAME PROBLEM. MY FATHER AND A COUPLE OF MY FRIENDS WHO DROVE THE CAR HAVE HAS THE SAME PROBLEM. JUST WANT TO HAVE THE CAR FIXED SO I DON'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT THIS ANYMORE AND WANT TO KNOW WHAT TO DO NEXT. *TR

CVT TRANSMISSION IS WARMED UP AFTER APPROXIMATELY THIRTY MINUTES OF DRIVING. ONCE WARM, FROM A COMPLETE STOP, I LIGHTLY ACCELERATE TO 20MPH. THE RPMS DROP SLIGHTLY AND MORE ACCELERATION IS NECESSARY TO DRIVE FASTER THAN 20MPH. I PRESS THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL TO ABOUT HALF WAY DOWN AND THE VEHICLE SHUDDERS/SURGES THREE TO FIVE TIMES THEN ACCELERATES RAPIDLY. THIS CAUSES YOUR NECK TO SNAP BACK AND THE VEHICLE TO LOOSE CONTROL. NO ACCIDENT YET BUT IT COULD EASILY HAPPEN. TAKEN TO NISSAN DEALER IN CALIFORNIA WHO CALLED IT A "NORMAL OPERATING CONDITION" AND SENT ME HOME. STILL FIGHTING WITH NISSAN CUSTOMER SERVICE. *TR

I OWN A NISSAN ALTIMA SE-R, I PURCHASED THE CAR PRE-OWNED WITH 42K MILES ON IT. AFTER HAVING THE CAR FOR JUST A MONTH THE CLUTCH WILL SINK TO THE FLOOR AND I WILL NOT BE ABLE TO SHIFT THE CAR INTO ANY GEARS. THIS HAS BEEN AN ON GOING PROBLEM SINCE I'VE OWNED THE CAR AND ITS GOING TO BE 2 YEARS OF OWNING THE CAR THIS SUMMER. MANY OF THE TIMES THE CLUTCH HAS LOST PRESSURE GOING OVER BRIDGES AND STOPPING TO PAY TOLLS AND DURING TRAFFIC. HOW CAN I OPERATE MY VEHICLE CORRECTLY IF THE CLUTCH KEEPS LOOSING PRESSURE BECAUSE THE MASTER AND SLAVE CYLINDER LOOSES PRESSURE. HOW SAFE IS THAT FOR NOT ONLY MYSELF BUT OTHER MOTOR VEHICLE OPERATORS ON THE ROAD. *TR

I HAVE A 2003 NISSAN ALTIMA. THIS CAR IS BURNING OIL LIKE CRAZY. THERE'S NO SMOKE OR ANYTHING OF THAT SORT, BUT I HAVE TO KEEP AN EYE OUT AND PUT OIL IN MY CAR TO KEEP IT RUNNING AT LEAST EVERY 4-5 DAYS OR SO. GAS IS HIGH AND OIL IS GETTING HIGHER; I HAVE TO KEEP AT LEAST 2-3 QUARTS IN MY TRUNK. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAS BEEN ON FOR SOMETIME NOW. WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE IF I GO OVER 70MPH THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STARTS BLINKING. WHEN I TAKE MY FOOT OFF THE ACCELERATOR THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STOPS BLINKING, BUT CONTINUES TO STAY ON. HOWEVER, I JUST HAD MY SPARK PLUGS CHANGED AND NOW THE CAR WON'T START. PLEASE I NEED SOME HELP ASAP.... I DON'T HAVE MONEY TO PURCHASE A NEW ONE AT THIS TIME, BUT WISH SOMEONE CAN TELL ME WHAT IS GOING ON. THE DEALER IS NO HELP WHATSOEVER. THEY GET YOU IN THERE AND TELL YOU THAT THIS, THIS, AND THIS IS THE PROBLEM. IT SEEMS THAT NOTHING IS UNDER WARRANTY WITH NISSAN, AND I DON'T OWN THE CAR AS OF YET I'M STILL MAKING MONTHLY PAYMENTS. I THINK THAT NISSAN NEEDS TO GO OVER THE ENGINE, ELECTRONIC, AND ETC. BECAUSE CANTON, MISSISSIPPI IS THE HOME OF NISSAN AND YOU HAVE SOME BIG PROBLEMS ON YOUR HANDS!!! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATE SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH, THE GEAR SHIFT SELECTOR WOULD NOT LOCK IN PLACE. THE GEAR SHIFT SELECTOR WAS ABLE TO BE MOVED FROM THE DESIRED GEAR SELECTION WITH MINIMAL FORCE. THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES HOWEVER, THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 400 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 9,200. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.