5AT Manual Mode... Obvious dead horse topic
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The biggest issue with the Nissan manumatic system is the second the instrument cluster experiences an intermittent problem it completely disables manumatic shifting until the vehicle has been turned off and then back on. It's a failsafe but it's incredibly frustrating, this is part of the reason why it appears to be so finicky.
Half the people with MM issues have an intermittently failing instrument cluster, the other half have dirty MM switches, it's been a persistent issue on these cars almost from day one.
However as suggested earlier the TransGo shift kit makes the car feel SO much better and you can just leave it in drive and not even feel like you need/want to manually control gears that it sort of "fixes" the MM shifting woes
Half the people with MM issues have an intermittently failing instrument cluster, the other half have dirty MM switches, it's been a persistent issue on these cars almost from day one.
However as suggested earlier the TransGo shift kit makes the car feel SO much better and you can just leave it in drive and not even feel like you need/want to manually control gears that it sort of "fixes" the MM shifting woes
Cluster problems
Hello everyone,
Forgive me if this is not the right place to post. I've been a huge fan of forums since I was able to turn my first wrench, this is my first time ever posting on one. A little back story about my circumstances in hopes to get solid answers other than the usual "buy another car" or whatever generic response you usually see when someone asks something. By the way, not being rude just going by what I've seen so please don't take it that way. I am currently raising 5 kids so of course funds for my hobby are limited. I know how to work on anything on a car aside from actually tearing a transmission apart, I'd give it a shot though if needed. I'm very handy with tools and can even improvise. Zip ties are awesome, giving this little bit of info so you can see what I'm willing to live with on a car. Don't get me wrong, I do everything right and take care of my vehicles but a little bit of "redneck ingenuity" never hurt. I love the idea of built not bought and feel that anything can be done with a car with of course money and time so nothing is ever out of the question. Cars to me are what replaced horses and if I feel a "connection" with the car, I know it's meant for me and will last me an extremely long time.
I recently bought an 05 G35 sedan with the auto transmission. This is my first foreign car other than a Honda and I have to say, I know what I've been missing out on. I love this car and is so damn fun and comfy to drive, like it hugs me and does exactly what I want it to do. Why don't more people have one of these blows my mind. I've had it for about six weeks or so and it currently has 195k miles on it. It's clean for the year but not without it's quirks.
Right now, it has the issue with the manual mode being spotty. I knew this when I bought it. Sometimes it'll work, most of the time not. It seems to really work when it's below 40 degrees in the morning on the way to work. I've read and read and read many threads on many forums and see that there are common areas of issue like the gauge cluster needing repair or replaced, the manual gate, old transmission fluid or something like that (was one of the topics I've read) among other things. Of all this reading, I have a few questions...
1) What is it in the gauge cluster that needs repaired or replaced for the manual mode to work? My cluster has the fuel gauge issue (I've already cleaned the metal pieces on the sending unit and pump, sorta fixed but not) Left blinker light works in a blue moon, emergency brake light not working, cruise control set light doesn't work, not sure about other lights. I've read where people have had theirs sent off for repair but can't seem to find anywhere exactly what got repaired other than "It was just re soldered".
2) Are there ground wires anywhere behind the dash or in the center console that can be cleaned? I've already cleaned the grounds in the engine bay, they seemed good but cleaned them anyways.
3) Can the switches in the shifter assembly be replaced by a new switch or does the whole assembly need to be replaced? I don't mind taking the shifter assembly out and taking it apart to put a new gate switch or whatever in, honestly I like that kind of work.
4) Aside from all this and not going the route of putting a manual trans in (I know, buy a manual instead of building but I wouldn't mind building, would be more fun to me) has anyone ever done any mods like a different shifter assembly from another car or performance aftermarket tiptronic assembly?
5) Transmission solenoids and valve body? Like I said, minimal experience with working on transmissions aside form usual maintenance but am confident in my abilities to do so if needed.
Any advice on this from people that had this issue and have had it rectified for permanent results, doesn't matter if jerry rigged or an actual fix, would be amazing. Having manual mode but not being able to use it just sucks. I'm almost at the point of making it to where the car never seemed to have manual mode as an option, don't ask me how but I already have an idea of what I can do lol. Much appreciated, I will only respond to constructive reply's about fixing this issue, anything else is ignored.
Forgive me if this is not the right place to post. I've been a huge fan of forums since I was able to turn my first wrench, this is my first time ever posting on one. A little back story about my circumstances in hopes to get solid answers other than the usual "buy another car" or whatever generic response you usually see when someone asks something. By the way, not being rude just going by what I've seen so please don't take it that way. I am currently raising 5 kids so of course funds for my hobby are limited. I know how to work on anything on a car aside from actually tearing a transmission apart, I'd give it a shot though if needed. I'm very handy with tools and can even improvise. Zip ties are awesome, giving this little bit of info so you can see what I'm willing to live with on a car. Don't get me wrong, I do everything right and take care of my vehicles but a little bit of "redneck ingenuity" never hurt. I love the idea of built not bought and feel that anything can be done with a car with of course money and time so nothing is ever out of the question. Cars to me are what replaced horses and if I feel a "connection" with the car, I know it's meant for me and will last me an extremely long time.
I recently bought an 05 G35 sedan with the auto transmission. This is my first foreign car other than a Honda and I have to say, I know what I've been missing out on. I love this car and is so damn fun and comfy to drive, like it hugs me and does exactly what I want it to do. Why don't more people have one of these blows my mind. I've had it for about six weeks or so and it currently has 195k miles on it. It's clean for the year but not without it's quirks.
Right now, it has the issue with the manual mode being spotty. I knew this when I bought it. Sometimes it'll work, most of the time not. It seems to really work when it's below 40 degrees in the morning on the way to work. I've read and read and read many threads on many forums and see that there are common areas of issue like the gauge cluster needing repair or replaced, the manual gate, old transmission fluid or something like that (was one of the topics I've read) among other things. Of all this reading, I have a few questions...
1) What is it in the gauge cluster that needs repaired or replaced for the manual mode to work? My cluster has the fuel gauge issue (I've already cleaned the metal pieces on the sending unit and pump, sorta fixed but not) Left blinker light works in a blue moon, emergency brake light not working, cruise control set light doesn't work, not sure about other lights. I've read where people have had theirs sent off for repair but can't seem to find anywhere exactly what got repaired other than "It was just re soldered".
2) Are there ground wires anywhere behind the dash or in the center console that can be cleaned? I've already cleaned the grounds in the engine bay, they seemed good but cleaned them anyways.
3) Can the switches in the shifter assembly be replaced by a new switch or does the whole assembly need to be replaced? I don't mind taking the shifter assembly out and taking it apart to put a new gate switch or whatever in, honestly I like that kind of work.
4) Aside from all this and not going the route of putting a manual trans in (I know, buy a manual instead of building but I wouldn't mind building, would be more fun to me) has anyone ever done any mods like a different shifter assembly from another car or performance aftermarket tiptronic assembly?
5) Transmission solenoids and valve body? Like I said, minimal experience with working on transmissions aside form usual maintenance but am confident in my abilities to do so if needed.
Any advice on this from people that had this issue and have had it rectified for permanent results, doesn't matter if jerry rigged or an actual fix, would be amazing. Having manual mode but not being able to use it just sucks. I'm almost at the point of making it to where the car never seemed to have manual mode as an option, don't ask me how but I already have an idea of what I can do lol. Much appreciated, I will only respond to constructive reply's about fixing this issue, anything else is ignored.
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