Two problems related to transmission slip out of gear have been reported for the 2006 Nissan Altima. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2006 Nissan Altima based on all problems reported for the 2006 Altima.
My Altima's transmission began slipping out of gear while taking my children to school. It started slipping bad enough where I felt the vehicle was not safe to drive and needed to be towed. As I pulled off a main road onto a side street, the transmission slipped out of gear while turning and a vehicle nearly struck me on the passenger side. Luckily the transmission went into gear at the last possible second so I could escape the accident. After doing research this is apparently a common problem with the v6 Altima transmission.
The transmission(standard)will just drop out of 5th gear into the neutral position. This has happened 4 times in the last three weeks. There are 10,800 miles on the vehicle. It was purchased new. 2006 Nissan Altima sl. When the transmission has disengaged I have been traveling freeway speeds and the cruise control is set causing a quick rise in the rpms-which is not good for any engine.