not shifting

2000 NISSAN XTERRA
100,000 MILES • 6 CYL • 2WD • AUTOMATIC
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ZEIK1154
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Car shifts okay sometimes, other times no shifting. Transmission guy said nothing wrong. How many sensors are involved? Can a bad coil cause this also?
Oct 29, 2018 at 11:11 AM
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Hello,

This sounds like the input shaft speed (revolution) sensor is going bad. Here is the location so you can change it out. It is on the transmission near the front. Check out the diagrams (below). Please let us know what happens.

Cheers, Ken

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Oct 30, 2018 at 1:45 PM
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