Nissan Repair: 2002 Nissan Altima Transmission, 2002 nissan altima, nissan altima

Question
Hi, for a while now when I am accelerating from a dead stop with moderate throttle pressure (read as typical acceleration in city traffic), the transmission seems to slip from 1st into 2nd gear resulting in a jerking sensation that you can feel as the car lurches slightly as the gears slip. If I apply very little pressure to the throttle, the transmission shifts fairly smoothly. If I apply a lot of pressure to the throttle, the transmission shifts much nicer but i can still feel it lurch forward.

On another note, I notice this same transmission slipping if I am accelerating then have to let off the throttle and then reapply the throttle in a short period of time (this happens to me typically as I am starting off through an intersection and have to let off the gas as the car in front of me slows down or somebody turns into my lane, then they accelerate again allowing me to accelerate again.) This can get pretty unnerving when you get the sensation that you might stall as a result of the slipping transmission.

I've been to the dealership with this issue and they said that i needed a new valve body. After paying way too much for a Nissan part, its just 2 weeks later and i find myself in the same situation.  I am facing a long drive home for college and would not like to be stuck in he middle of nowhere waiting hours for AAA! Please help!! What do you think is wrong?  Every time i go back to Nissan they treat me as if i am just a stupid woman who doesn't know what a car is.

Answer
Lindsey,

If the dealership replaced the valve body and not the transmission computer it would be wise to have them check the computer that runs the transmission.  This is the usual problem and they usually replace them as a set.  Strange that they only replaced the one and not both.  You could drive the way it is but it will eventually chew up the clutches.