# 2012 Nissan Maxima - Shifts to R slowly

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2012-nissan-maxima-shifts-to-r-slowly/160628>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** nissan\
**Created:** [March 9, 2020, 4:36pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2012-nissan-maxima-shifts-to-r-slowly/160628 "2020-03-09T16:36:33Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![MitchHilburn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/cdc98d/32.png) [@MitchHilburn](https://community.cartalk.com/u/MitchHilburn)\
**Post date:** [March 9, 2020, 4:36pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2012-nissan-maxima-shifts-to-r-slowly/160628/1 "2020-03-09T16:36:33Z")

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put it in reverse count to ten before it moves 102 thousand miles

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**Author:** ![Purebred](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/purebred/32/46796_2.png) [@Purebred](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Purebred)\
**Post date:** [March 9, 2020, 5:29pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2012-nissan-maxima-shifts-to-r-slowly/160628/2 "2020-03-09T17:29:38Z")

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> [@MitchHilburn](#):
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> put it in reverse count to ten before it moves 102 thousand miles

That’s an interesting statement. I don’t think I have driven anywhere near 102K miles in reverse.

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**Author:** ![Barkydog](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/barkydog/32/2470_2.png) [@Barkydog](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Barkydog)\
**Post date:** [March 9, 2020, 8:22pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2012-nissan-maxima-shifts-to-r-slowly/160628/3 "2020-03-09T20:22:36Z")

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1st stab at the cat a trans fluid and filter service.

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**Author:** ![VDCdriver](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/vdcdriver/32/30_2.png) [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\
**Post date:** [March 9, 2020, 8:32pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2012-nissan-maxima-shifts-to-r-slowly/160628/4 "2020-03-09T20:32:20Z")

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> [@Barkydog](#):
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> 1st stab at the cat a trans fluid and filter service.

Even if the OP doesn’t own a cat, I strongly recommend a trans fluid/filter change.

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**Author:** ![Renegade](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b4bc9f/32.png) [@Renegade](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Renegade)\
**Post date:** [March 9, 2020, 8:45pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2012-nissan-maxima-shifts-to-r-slowly/160628/5 "2020-03-09T20:45:45Z")

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Even if the OP doesn’t own a cat, , No one own’s a cat the cat own’s you as I can atest to.

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**Author:** ![rrappel8\_158848](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b3f665/32.png) [@rrappel8\_158848](https://community.cartalk.com/u/rrappel8_158848)\
**Post date:** [March 10, 2020, 1:20am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2012-nissan-maxima-shifts-to-r-slowly/160628/6 "2020-03-10T01:20:01Z")

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A 10 year old furrin’ car I owned only took a count to 5 to go into reverse.  
As if you didn’t know it, the transmission is on it’s way out.  
Three options: Find a good transmission shop and have it fixed, Shop for another vehicle, or, Live with it until it doesn’t go in reverse -or- drive.