# 2007 Nissan Altima Shifting Problem

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2007-nissan-altima-shifting-problem/66340>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Created:** [July 17, 2011, 8:41pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2007-nissan-altima-shifting-problem/66340 "2011-07-17T20:41:08Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![Vill](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/ea666f/32.png) [@Vill](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Vill)\
**Post date:** [July 17, 2011, 8:41pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2007-nissan-altima-shifting-problem/66340/1 "2011-07-17T20:41:08Z")

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My automatic 2007 Nissan Altima has developed an intermittent problem when I go to shift it into park it won’t shift down past neutral. I can’t physically move the gear shift past neutral and can’t take my key out of the car. If I wait awhile or drive off somewhere else it will later allow me to shift normally again and won’t happen for awhile. It has happened maybe 8-9 times but I worry it will get worse or break the transmission. I’ve taken it to a mechanic and they looked at the transmission and didn’t see a problem but sense they couldn’t recreate the issue they couldn’t fix it. Any ideas?

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**Author:** ![galant](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/77aa72/32.png) [@galant](https://community.cartalk.com/u/galant)\
**Post date:** [July 17, 2011, 9:45pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2007-nissan-altima-shifting-problem/66340/2 "2011-07-17T21:45:06Z")

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I believe this is a CVT transmission, not sure a regular mechanic would be able to do much. Maybe time for a visit to the dealer.

I can’t believe I just typed that.