# 2017 Nissan Maxima - Barely moves

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2017-nissan-maxima-barely-moves/165189>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** nissan\
**Created:** [June 1, 2020, 7:53pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2017-nissan-maxima-barely-moves/165189 "2020-06-01T19:53:08Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![KeenenJ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/2bfe46/32.png) [@KeenenJ](https://community.cartalk.com/u/KeenenJ)\
**Post date:** [June 1, 2020, 7:53pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2017-nissan-maxima-barely-moves/165189/1 "2020-06-01T19:53:08Z")

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ive had the car for only 1 month a week. the car has 74,000 miles on it.now the car is having problems with acceleration. i press the gas and the car barely moves.

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**Author:** ![davepsinbox\_157004](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/73ab20/32.png) [@davepsinbox\_157004](https://community.cartalk.com/u/davepsinbox_157004)\
**Post date:** [June 1, 2020, 10:15pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2017-nissan-maxima-barely-moves/165189/2 "2020-06-01T22:15:30Z")

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Is it revving but not going anywhere or just not accelerating?

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**Author:** ![ledhed75](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f6c823/32.png) [@ledhed75](https://community.cartalk.com/u/ledhed75)\
**Post date:** [June 2, 2020, 9:25pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2017-nissan-maxima-barely-moves/165189/3 "2020-06-02T21:25:28Z")

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Check the transmission fluid. It may be low or even gone.

Is the parking brake on, maybe?

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**Author:** ![texases](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/texases/32/862_2.png) [@texases](https://community.cartalk.com/u/texases)\
**Post date:** [June 2, 2020, 10:07pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2017-nissan-maxima-barely-moves/165189/4 "2020-06-02T22:07:51Z")

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Sounds like it could be another Nissan CVT problem, but sure seems too soon for that.

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**Author:** ![thegreendrag0n](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/thegreendrag0n/32/9265_2.png) [@thegreendrag0n](https://community.cartalk.com/u/thegreendrag0n)\
**Post date:** [June 3, 2020, 12:31am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2017-nissan-maxima-barely-moves/165189/5 "2020-06-03T00:31:18Z")

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> [@texases](#):
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> could be another Nissan CVT problem, but sure seems too soon for that

No, it may be just about time for the last-gen CVTs, mine started to slip a lot around 40K miles.  
Maxima has bigger engine and that might be the factor too.