[Quiet Lunatic]

Just got mine a week ago have 500ml on it . From the start it shifted hard into 2nd if you get on it a little bit at around 3000 3200 rpm . And i just feal a general lack in power . Under certain situations if you hit the gas it winds out and takes a few seconds to level off kick down and start picking up speed ? Anyone have or heard of similare problems or is it just charicktristick of the truck ?

 

[Quiet Lunatic]

Hey Anthony, It seems to depend on what revs you're at when shifting from 1st to 2nd. Most times mine will shift so smoothly you can't feel it, but when you accelerate a little harder the transition can be, to say the least, 'harsh'.
This isn't the best transmission I've had and only time will tell if it will last.
As for the lack of power I haven't really noticed it but I will keep a mental note to look out for it.

 

[THE BOMB]

shift

My SLT shifts real smooth while driving normal. If I step on it off the line, it has crisp, hard shifts. There are dead spots where the tranny is struggling to downshift while accelerating (going up hills, etc) but other than that, no complaints.

 

[Quiet Lunatic]

i quess only time will tell . Feel a little better with the Lifetime powertrain warenty. thanks for the info .

 

[Nitr010507]

I got my Nitro in Jan and had no problems until May,they did the recalls and modification to engine, now it's terrible terrible terrible and gets worse. Now I have Esp, brake problems like crazy(fish tails around like crazy on curves.) Seems they try to fix the Shifting,clunking,bogging and it messes up brakes. I stay "frustrated"! I got mad and told SM if they couldn't fix it, I would just take it to someone "who doesn't work for Chrysler" to see if they could. He warned me that they have it programed (TC locks up toooo early and leaves me driving around in 4thOD all the time) to do so to prevent something worse from happening. I don't know..what could be worse, it gets stuck in gear,it lugs down so badly I can't increase speed, then when it does increase it trys to take off like a bat outta hell, then the freaking brakes want to come on and engine bogs down. What could be worse, what? the engine could blow up or something???, well that would be a blessing in disguise at this point. Damn this Nitro. (it's in the shop, AGAIN!
they had it for 2 weeks trying to fix "wind noise" which supposedly they couldn't so now they wanted it back so they could replace windshield, I guess that'll take another 2 weeks. Sorry guys, I'm in a "MOOOOOD" today!

 

[NO2SLT]

Clunk into 2nd gear

I also have experienced the hard shift into 2nd gear. It seems like it happens more when the engine is cold. It actually happened today when I accelerated from a stop, and let off the gas before it shifted into 2nd. When it did shift, it hit hard. My wife noticed it! So, there was no load on the engine or drivetrain in general when it shifted. I only have 1200 miles on it so, I'm going to ask the dealer about it. That's my $.02.

 

[KenCary]

I got my Nitro in Jan and had no problems until May,they did the recalls and modification to engine, now it's terrible terrible terrible and gets worse. Now I have Esp, brake problems like crazy(fish tails around like crazy on curves.) Seems they try to fix the Shifting,clunking,bogging and it messes up brakes. I stay "frustrated"! I got mad and told SM if they couldn't fix it, I would just take it to someone "who doesn't work for Chrysler" to see if they could. He warned me that they have it programed (TC locks up toooo early and leaves me driving around in 4thOD all the time) to do so to prevent something worse from happening. I don't know..what could be worse, it gets stuck in gear,it lugs down so badly I can't increase speed, then when it does increase it trys to take off like a bat outta hell, then the freaking brakes want to come on and engine bogs down. What could be worse, what? the engine could blow up or something???, well that would be a blessing in disguise at this point. Damn this Nitro. (it's in the shop, AGAIN!
they had it for 2 weeks trying to fix "wind noise" which supposedly they couldn't so now they wanted it back so they could replace windshield, I guess that'll take another 2 weeks. Sorry guys, I'm in a "MOOOOOD" today!

I don't know what to say about the transmission issue, but most of us have had wind noise issues associated with the front of the roof rails. There is a TSB on this and you should print it out and bring it to the dealers like I did.

Mine wind noise was cured in one visit.

ken