1993 Nissan Sentra Power Train

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1993 NISSAN SENTRA. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE CONTACT SHIFTED INTO PARK AND THE SHIFTER MOVED TO NEUTRAL. SHE WAS FINALLY ABLE TO SHIFT INTO PARK AFTER ANOTHER ATTEMPT. THE SHIFTER WOULD NOT LOCK WHEN IN THE DRIVE POSITION. THE FAILURE OCCURRED DAILY. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED OR REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 24,500. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 25,000.

MANUAL FIVE SPEED TRANSMISSION; FIFTH GEAR (SHIFTER STICK) CONTINUOUSLY POPS-OUT. FIFTH GEAR INOPERABLE. THIS SITUATION IS ALL TOO COMMON WITH THIS VEHICLE AND NISSAN CORPORATION SHOULD FINALLY TAKE FULL RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS COMMON DEFECT. *JB

I WAS DRIVING UP A HILL, A/C ON, CRUISE CONTROL ON, DOING 60 MPH IN 5TH GEAR WHEN THE TRANSMISSION "POPPED OUT" OF 5TH GEAR. I WAS ABLE TO REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM BY DRIVING UPHILL WITH AND WITHOUT THE A/C ON, WITH AND WITHOUT THE CRUISE CONTROL BEING ON. ACCORDING TO TWO DEALERS, I NEED TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION AT A COST OF $1751. A REBUILD COULD BE DONE FOR $750. CHECKING THE WEB FOUND HTTP://WWW.SE-R-LIST.ORG/FIFTH.GEAR.PHTML, WHERE THE PROBLEM IS DETAILED. THAT INDIVIDUAL'S COST? ABOUT $300. WHY MUST A TRANSMISSION BE REPLACED FOR AN ENGINEERING DEFECT?

TRANSMISSION POPS OUT OF GEAR AND IT'S DIFFICULT ENGAGING REVERSE.

WHILE DRIVING & DEPRESSING ACCELERATOR PEDAL, GEAR JUMPS/POPS OUT FROM 5TH GEAR, BUT REMAINS IN GEAR SELECTED AREA. TOOK TO DEALER & INFORMED NO RECORD OF PROBLEM W/GEARS. *AK

WHEN GETTING IN AND STARTING UP THE BUTTON ON THE STICK SHIFT DOES NOT GO IN TO RELEASE THE STICK SHIFT FROM PARK TO REVERSE. THE VEHICLES WARRANTY IS CURRENTLY EFFECTIVE, AND THE DEALER HAS NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. RECALLS ARE ON ULTIMA AND OTHER NISSANS, BUT NOT ON THE (XE) VERSION OF NISSAN. *AK

TRANSMISSION POPS OUT OF FIFTH GEAR UPON ACCELERATION. *AK

TRAVELING ON INCLINE VEHICLE LOST POWER CLUTCH COMPLETE DISINTEGRATED. TT

TRANSMISSION SLIPPED CLUTCH DISENGAGED WHILE DRIVING. TT