I have a 1995 G20 Infiniti. When I come to a complete stop and proceed to go, the car thrusts. I called my mechanic and he said it sounded like the transmission. It is now 1 month that I don't have my car and my mechanic can't seem to locate the problem. I'm at wits end, because, I don't think I can really afford to bring to the dealership. What do I do. I am a female and I really don't know anything about cars. My brother recommended this site to me and I did find something that seems just like my problem and the solution was the EGR Valve. Any other ideas. Thanks for any help you can give me.

Can you expand/explain "the car thrusts" a little more?
How many miles has the car done??

Thanks for the reply, I have 67,000 miles on the car and whenever I make a full stop, the cars gives a hard kick when I go into first gear. I am okay if I coast, but once I make that full stop, it does it again. I have an automatic. Hope you can advise. Thank you again

Deedeeg20 just reported this thread with this info:

My car has 67000 miles, when ever I make a full stop and proceed to go,
the only way I can explain it is, it gives a hard kick going into first
gear. It's an automatic. Once I am driving its fine, but as soon as I
make another full stop, it does it again. Its even fine when I coast.
Only after a full stop. Thanks for the reply, hope you can help me.


Hope someone can help her out.

Emily

First thing I'd do is check the transmission fluid. The auto box probably has a hydraulic clutch (can anyone confirm this?), in which case it may well be low fluid.

Second thing I'd do is check your "kickback switch". Again, I don't know the system on your car, but most auto's have a switch on the accelerator so when you floor it, it tells the gearbox to change down. Make sure this is still working. (simple test is when driving - put your foot down and it should change down a gear, pull your foot up and it should change up. Drive at a constant rev and it shouldn't change at all).

If these two don't come up with anything, then I'm afraid it's an autobox problem. Sounds very much like a hydraulic problem, so you may get away with a simple replacement seal, rather than a new gearbox. Find a good local gearbox specialist - since most garages send gearboxes away to specialists (but add their margin in on top).

The cause of a number of tranny problems in these cars is that the fluid filter in the oil pan gets blocked up with clutch material. Hard shifting from a stop as you describe can certainly be caused by this. Others have experienced similar problems going from neutral to reverse and neutral to first gear.

DeeDeeG20, I suggest you print out this webpage: http://www.se-r.net/transaxle_clutch/auto_lsd_info.html and give it to your mechanic. Tell him to read the 2nd and 3rd paragraphs he'll know what to do.

Best of luck :)