Four problems related to transmission stuck in 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.
When driving the car the gear gets stuck and you have to allow it time to catch up with the accelerator so you can take off if your sitting at a light or trying to accelerate speed when driving. It also jerks at times when driving on the highway.
I was driving on cruise control at 70 mph. The car bucked, but kept going. I exited the highway a few miles later and came to a complete stop. With cruise control now off, I attempted to proceed as normal, and the car lagged in power. I almost got broad sided as the car didn't go as normal. I pulled out with a right on red. The car was stuck in 5th gear.
Car is getting stuck in 5th gear which causes stall outs while driving and no acceleration-only 102,000 miles-hesitates, jerks and stalls out radomly.
Altima 2006 w/ 3. 5l engine/ auto trans. Car was making a loud roar type noise heard at idle from inside the car for about a week and an appointment was made at the dealer to get it checked out. The night before it went in for service, the car got stuck in 5th gear while sitting at a light and stalled. Car was restarted and proceeded to stay in 5th gear. The problem went away overnight and was ok driving to the service center. We picked up the car and it was "fixed". We were told it was a bad fuel pulsar thing. The noise went away, however the stalling and gear sticking did not. The car went back in and this time they told us it was a bad camshaft positioning sensor. I explained to the service mgr that the camshaft has nothing to do with the transmission. He insisted this was the problem and the car was "fixed" once again. Guess what, the car stalled and stuck in 5th gear that evening. Back to the shop !!. . . This time on a tow truck. I told them to keep the car as long as needed until it is fixed. They tell us that the car is "fixed" once again. This time they say the entire computer is no good and needs to be replaced. I'll pick up the car on Monday. Lets see if it is "fixed" now. I guess I should be happy to not be stuck with a 2. 5l oil burner- fire trap.