# 2012 Nissan Maxima - Jerks

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2012-nissan-maxima-jerks/186694>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** nissan\
**Created:** [October 3, 2022, 2:25pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2012-nissan-maxima-jerks/186694 "2022-10-03T14:25:54Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![RickyL](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/a9adbd/32.png) [@RickyL](https://community.cartalk.com/u/RickyL)\
**Post date:** [October 3, 2022, 2:25pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2012-nissan-maxima-jerks/186694/1 "2022-10-03T14:25:54Z")

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car jerks when acclerating

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**Author:** ![George\_San\_Jose1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e5b9ba/32.png) [@George\_San\_Jose1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/George_San_Jose1)\
**Post date:** [October 3, 2022, 8:37pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2012-nissan-maxima-jerks/186694/2 "2022-10-03T20:37:32Z")

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Could be a transmission problem. When it jerks, does the engine rpm increase but the car’s speed doesn’t? Deciding whether or not this is a transmission problem is where I’d start if it were my car.