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Originally Posted by Dembflyr
Third dealer agrees with me that there is a problem and that skipping a gear probably didn't cause it. It is now grinding 5th to 6th and is difficult to get into 3rd as well.
New transmission has been ordered and will be installed, hopefully, by Friday. 
It really sucks that I had to go through all of this trouble just to get a warranty issue fixed. Out of four Nissan dealers that I have dealt with I have only gotten good customer service from the last one. The service manager has kept me in the loop the entire time and they have treated me with respect. Unlike the last three. 25% Satisfaction with Nissan dealers so far.
I also have to say that I am so thankful for good friends. I have been out of town during this whole ordeal and a few friends have been awesome. They have been shuttling my car from dealer to dealer for me. I think I owe them a dinner.  |
Glad you found a dealer willing to look at what it is for the merits, and also glad you don't have to deal with your initial thought of "I thought it was normal".
I have an '04 G35 Coupe 6MT and have gone through three transmissions due to synchro issues, 5-6 was definitely one, another can be second, but it's very common, and documented all over the different boards.
There is a synchro problem, and it either hits you or it doesnt, and I'm happy to say the 4th transmission in my G has been trouble free for over 40k miles, where the others were less than 20k..
Nissan's fix is to throw a new transmission at it instead of fixing the actual issue, I'll refer to their judgement on cost and effectiveness of that program, but I can guarantee you there are a LOT of transmissions sitting around with bad synchros.
Did wait the first one out, and I can guarantee you it would definitely not get better.. on my first go around after being turned away from a dealer I finally got the point where even a 4 second shift to 5th with the clutch depressed woudn't get it into gear without grinding.. and at that point the service manager who I had to take with me recognized the problem.
Unfortunate, but simulating the problem with a service advisor in the car is usually the fix.. and yes they won't be happy at you attempting to show them shifts at 130mph.. typically does it on the downshift at high revs too.. regardless of ultimate speed.. FYI