acceleration or transmission?

2012 NISSAN ALTIMA
178,000 MILES • 2.5L • 4 CYL • 2WD • MANUAL
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BLOVE78
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i was going down the road passed a car at about 45 miles an hour got over when i did i hit a reflector in the road and my car acted like it didn't want to go like something was holding it back, almost as if the emergency brake was pon can someone plz point me in the right direction as to what might be wrong wrong with it ..no warning lights of any kind on the dash it goes in gear but wont go like it should like something caught in it
Oct 28, 2022 at 1:23 PM
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It sounds like the clutch is slipping and needs to be replaced, if you upload a short video of the problem I can tell for sure.

This video can help:

https://youtu.be/EpBMj5ZY_bo

This guide as well:

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/clutch-symptoms

Please go over these guides and report back.
Oct 29, 2022 at 12:21 PM
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BLOVE78
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My bad it's an automatic with option to manual.
Oct 29, 2022 at 2:42 PM
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Does that change anything?
Oct 29, 2022 at 2:43 PM
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Yes. please start a new question, post your new question here, you must be logged in.

https://www.2carpros.com/questions/new

Cheers, Ken
Oct 31, 2022 at 11:29 AM
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