# Transmission slipping

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/transmission-slipping/10592>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** transmissions\
**Created:** [February 12, 2008, 10:16pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/transmission-slipping/10592 "2008-02-12T22:16:40Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![discmaster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/65b543/32.png) [@discmaster](https://community.cartalk.com/u/discmaster)\
**Post date:** [February 12, 2008, 10:16pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/transmission-slipping/10592/1 "2008-02-12T22:16:40Z")

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I bought a 2002 Nissan Frontier 4 cyl and noticed it slips between 1 & 2 gear and seems worse when in traffic. It this serious enough to take in or should I drive it till something breaks?

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**Author:** ![Joseph\_E\_Meehan](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/joseph_e_meehan/32/21_2.png) [@Joseph\_E\_Meehan](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Joseph_E_Meehan)\
**Post date:** [February 12, 2008, 11:02pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/transmission-slipping/10592/2 "2008-02-12T23:02:20Z")

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That all depends. Do you enjoy sitting on the side of the freeway at night hoping to see a tow truck? Do you like writing out big checks to the repair shop or do you prefer really really big checks?

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**Author:** ![charles](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/6f9a4e/32.png) [@charles](https://community.cartalk.com/u/charles)\
**Post date:** [February 12, 2008, 11:14pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/transmission-slipping/10592/3 "2008-02-12T23:14:16Z")

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I,am waiting for next post car for sale a rebuild trans is $ 2800.00

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**Author:** ![discmaster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/65b543/32.png) [@discmaster](https://community.cartalk.com/u/discmaster)\
**Post date:** [February 13, 2008, 1:45pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/transmission-slipping/10592/4 "2008-02-13T13:45:45Z")

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Well with my supposed warranty it should cover towing and repairs but that is where it gets tricky. I am getting every kind of denial from dealer. I was hoping I could fix it myself but I can’t even find the transmission dipstick on the bloody thing and was hoping it needed fluid or a minor tune up but if it has a chance of falling out then it off to arbitration with the dealership. Man those guys know how to tell lies don’t they. Well they can’t fool me.

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**Author:** ![NYBo](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/nybo/32/17281_2.png) [@NYBo](https://community.cartalk.com/u/NYBo)\
**Post date:** [February 13, 2008, 2:45pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/transmission-slipping/10592/5 "2008-02-13T14:45:03Z")

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My first thought was fluid level also. DOes your owner’s manual shed any light on the subject e.g. the location of the dipstick, if any?