My van was shifting good until i hit 40mph. then it shifted ruff. today it died completely. the van starts but it will not move forward or backwards. when i move the shifter, the indicator on the dash stay on park or jumps to 2. does anyone have any suggestions? thank

Hi,

First, congrats on the most detailed problem description I have ever seen! Seriously, it does assist us.

All this is completely consistent with your clutch not releasing properly, meaning that the gearbox is still turning when the pedal is depressed. The syncros in the gearbox will then keep you out of gear, that is what they should do. You can indeed shift into higher gears however when driving as the gearbox revs more nearly match to what is needed. The jerking forward when you hit the starter is due to the poor old starter motor having to move the whole car instead of just the engine, because the clutch has not released !

Now as to why, it is likely that the clutch release fork has broken, inside the housing. I had this once with a Mazda, and symptoms were exactly as you describe. The gearbox has to be removed if this is the problem, and you should also then take the chance to renew the clutch, pressure and driven plate both, unless quite new.

Also a possible cause is a complete loss of clutch fluid if a hydraulic clutch, or a broken cable if that type of clutch. Loss of fluid in a hydraulic clutch can be easily checked in the fluid reservoir, and can occur if a hose splits
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fill up the transmission oil..
with a little luck that was it...


Checking your Car Fluid Levels

Okay you will need to program the shift points again this is normal when battery voltage is lost, you will need to shift yourself and try to get it to shift when you want it to, what you do is remove the negitive battery terminal for 10 mins, then connect it back, start the van when you take off the shifter must be in low gear try to go slow until you have a straight away then accel and shift gears up until you hit the last drive gear make sure to shift as it use to or as close, dont rev to high before shifting as you shift up the computer stores the info and thats the way it will shift if you make a mistake unhook batttery again and try it again. i cant rememeber the exact shift points but i think you will know as its the van you drive, doesnt have to be perfect, for example start off in low and when you hit 15mph shift up a gear then ithink at 25 shift up and then 35 or 40mph shift and so on, you dont want the engine to rev to high between shifts it should be smooth but you you feel it a bit, hope this is helpful. let me know the out come, i do this all the time, dodge ,chrysler cars and vans. good day.

your i35 is a maxima

I doubt it. I think your tranny is gonna need something ore than that if it made a snapping noise...:(

Always start with check engine issues first and repair them,then move on to no code symptoms. Go to shop with a good scan tool ,not a $200.00 auto part store frebee and no code book

YOU HAVE BURNT THE FORWARD DRIVE CLUTCHES.THE TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REBUILT.

im sorry to say no it will not.

press the break and put the car in to neutral. Now while holding the break down shift the nob to 4x4 then put the car in drive. you can also keep the car in drive and shift to 4x4 but you have to bring the car to a complete stop before doing so, and the break must be held down (like at a stop light)

Are you parked on a slope of any kind ? If so, have someone rock the car backward & forward a bit, while you try to get it out of park.