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Group,
Have an 08 Frontier, Ext Cab with 4 cyl, 5 speed manual, 34,000 miles. There is a grind or clunk when I shift into 1st gear "unless" I am very careful and push the lever toward the left as I push it forward.
Went to my local Nissan Dealer, he agreed but didn't offer any suggestions - had a mech look at it, who also agreed. Their answer: you have 30,000 miles left on the warranty, if the problem gets worse we'll put in a new trans.
Called 1-800-Nissan1: They took down the complaint.
Does anyone else have this problem? Any suggestions?
Thanks in advance.
Alan
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The FS5R30A trans has been around a long time, very reliable, very easy to rebuild. Can't understand why the dealer is hesitant to repair it. Why wait, the problem is not going away by itself!
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Nissan USA called back and said they would schedule a Factory Rep to look at the problem. Supposed to happen this coming week.
I'll let you know what happens.
Alan
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Alan_nc wrote:
Nissan USA called back and said they would schedule a Factory Rep to look at the problem. Supposed to happen this coming week.I'll let you know what happens.Alan
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Any update?????
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Am set to stop in at the dealership when I get off work today.
Alan
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Well we had a meeting but I'm not sure anything was accomplished. Service mgr, shop forman, tech rep all drove the truck - their comment to me was that they did not have another 5 speed to compare it to.... so don't know if they all do it - grind/klunk going into 1st. All agreed that it did grind/klunk.....unless you pushed the clutch in, waited maybe 2 seconds and then very very slowly put it in 1st.
My comment was that I would be surprised if Nissan would sell a vehicle that did that. This is my 4th Nissan truck. The last one (a '99, 4 cyl, 5 spd) had 171, 000 on it and never ground/klunked going into gear once.
They have kicked it up to the next Tech Rep level. We'll see.
Sure would like to hear from anyone that has an 08 with a 4 cyl, 5 speed.
Thanks
Alan
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Just curious, at what speed are you going into 1st gear??? On my 6 speed, I rarely down shift into 2nd , let alone 1st.
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This is at a dead stop. If you hold the clutch in for 2 to 3 seconds you can shift into 1st with no klunk/grind at least up to 15 mph. Never a problem with any other gear.
Strange problem isn't it?
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My 6 speed is difficult into 1st while moving, that is why I use the brakes to slow down, then when stopped shift into first. Just don't build them like they used to!!!!
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Group,
So I first posted this problem April 22 (I had been to the dealer the day before and called Nissan USA the same day). Friday I get a call from Nissan USA that they had approved the money to "check out" the problem.
The dealer agreed that I had a problem the first time I went in so I have no idea what they are talking about. Oh, well, sure would be nice if they approved the money to 'fix' the problem.
Alan
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