Annoying 7sp transmission.
06-09-2011, 09:14 PM
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+1 ... I agree 100%!!!
My biggest complaint is the hesitation in a quick "gas...brake...gas" situation. The car just seems to sit there for 2 seconds before it decides to get up and go. As you said, this has been very scary when I needed to get moving in emergency maneuvering situations. Infiniti needs to develop as fix for this ASAP!
My biggest complaint is the hesitation in a quick "gas...brake...gas" situation. The car just seems to sit there for 2 seconds before it decides to get up and go. As you said, this has been very scary when I needed to get moving in emergency maneuvering situations. Infiniti needs to develop as fix for this ASAP!
Love everything else about the car, but this transmission is not solid.
06-11-2011, 02:01 PM
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Weird no one has chimed in and said 6MT FTW yet lol
The delayed response is not just a 7sp issue though, I've encountered hesitations in the trans too
The delayed response is not just a 7sp issue though, I've encountered hesitations in the trans too
06-11-2011, 02:42 PM
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But seriously though, we have our own problems, like 1st to 2nd being a PITA to master smoothly.
Much trial and error with bobbleheads. I mean, passengers.
Much trial and error with bobbleheads. I mean, passengers.
So, for me, going to DS or M if need be, isn't a big deal . 
However, I do miss driving the twisties with a MT. 
06-12-2011, 01:00 AM
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Try this: cruise at 40 MPH and floor the throttle. On my car the lag is significant. I think the problem is two-fold.
First, the tranny is trying to rev match and wasting a bunch of time doing it. This is fine when you have time - e.g. slowing for a corner - but when you need a hard downshift right away to merge the lag creates a dangerous situation. You expect power and there's...nothing. Best workaround is to manually downshift beforehand. Nissan should make it so that when you floor it, the rev match is bypassed and it just shoves it into gear and goes - smooth shifting be damned. Even a traditional automatic is faster in this scenario.
Second, the tranny is in too high a gear for most driving situations. Situations that normally wouldn't need a downshift at all are then needing 1 or 2 gears lower. I find that I have to drive in manual mode in rush hour traffic because the car will shift into 6th at ridiculously slow speeds and is doing a constant shifting dance whereas keeping it in 2nd and 3rd works best for crawl to 40 MPH. Having to manually shift in rush hour traffic defeats the whole purpose of having an automatic in the first place - especially a 7-speed auto that is seemingly never in it's powerband.
First, the tranny is trying to rev match and wasting a bunch of time doing it. This is fine when you have time - e.g. slowing for a corner - but when you need a hard downshift right away to merge the lag creates a dangerous situation. You expect power and there's...nothing. Best workaround is to manually downshift beforehand. Nissan should make it so that when you floor it, the rev match is bypassed and it just shoves it into gear and goes - smooth shifting be damned. Even a traditional automatic is faster in this scenario.
Second, the tranny is in too high a gear for most driving situations. Situations that normally wouldn't need a downshift at all are then needing 1 or 2 gears lower. I find that I have to drive in manual mode in rush hour traffic because the car will shift into 6th at ridiculously slow speeds and is doing a constant shifting dance whereas keeping it in 2nd and 3rd works best for crawl to 40 MPH. Having to manually shift in rush hour traffic defeats the whole purpose of having an automatic in the first place - especially a 7-speed auto that is seemingly never in it's powerband.
06-12-2011, 02:21 AM
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06-12-2011, 08:05 AM
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Try this: cruise at 40 MPH and floor the throttle. On my car the lag is significant. I think the problem is two-fold.
First, the tranny is trying to rev match and wasting a bunch of time doing it. This is fine when you have time - e.g. slowing for a corner - but when you need a hard downshift right away to merge the lag creates a dangerous situation. You expect power and there's...nothing. Best workaround is to manually downshift beforehand. Nissan should make it so that when you floor it, the rev match is bypassed and it just shoves it into gear and goes - smooth shifting be damned. Even a traditional automatic is faster in this scenario.
Second, the tranny is in too high a gear for most driving situations. Situations that normally wouldn't need a downshift at all are then needing 1 or 2 gears lower. I find that I have to drive in manual mode in rush hour traffic because the car will shift into 6th at ridiculously slow speeds and is doing a constant shifting dance whereas keeping it in 2nd and 3rd works best for crawl to 40 MPH. Having to manually shift in rush hour traffic defeats the whole purpose of having an automatic in the first place - especially a 7-speed auto that is seemingly never in it's powerband.
First, the tranny is trying to rev match and wasting a bunch of time doing it. This is fine when you have time - e.g. slowing for a corner - but when you need a hard downshift right away to merge the lag creates a dangerous situation. You expect power and there's...nothing. Best workaround is to manually downshift beforehand. Nissan should make it so that when you floor it, the rev match is bypassed and it just shoves it into gear and goes - smooth shifting be damned. Even a traditional automatic is faster in this scenario.
Second, the tranny is in too high a gear for most driving situations. Situations that normally wouldn't need a downshift at all are then needing 1 or 2 gears lower. I find that I have to drive in manual mode in rush hour traffic because the car will shift into 6th at ridiculously slow speeds and is doing a constant shifting dance whereas keeping it in 2nd and 3rd works best for crawl to 40 MPH. Having to manually shift in rush hour traffic defeats the whole purpose of having an automatic in the first place - especially a 7-speed auto that is seemingly never in it's powerband.
06-12-2011, 08:09 AM
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JohnEnglish, what year G do you have? Did you apply the January issue TSB IT10-075 for the rough downshifts on coasting which was supposedly to be the Fix for the lagging, Which It Is NOT, at least for me.
06-12-2011, 11:41 AM
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I drove a rented 2011 6-cylinder Mustang last week and was surprised how responsive the tranny was to load and downshifting needs. In flat ground between 30-40 MPH, it regularly ran at 1100-1200 RPM - very low - but responded quickly to throttle and hills.
06-12-2011, 01:28 PM
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Yeah, that sounds about right. I wasn't checking to see what gear it downshifted into.
06-15-2011, 08:50 AM
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responsiveness is one of those very very subjective interpretations by each driver..
I find my car responsive enough for my needs, however, I can totally understand that many would be disappointed with how this car drives.
Also, I drove a 2k11 loaner '37x, and found it very sluggish in throttle response compared to my '09.
Who knows.
I find my car responsive enough for my needs, however, I can totally understand that many would be disappointed with how this car drives.
Also, I drove a 2k11 loaner '37x, and found it very sluggish in throttle response compared to my '09.
Who knows.