2004 Nissan Maxima complaints

I HAVE A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA AND THE TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING AND JERKING, JUST LIKE ALL THE OTHER MAXIMA COMPLAINTS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN DRIVING 30 MPH AND ABOVE, HE WOULD HEAR A LOUD ABNORMAL NOISE FROM THE TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A DEALER AND THEY ADVISED HIM THAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BUT THERE WAS NO RESPONSE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 84,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

ONE MONTH AFTER PAYING OFF MY 2004 MAXIMA, I STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION. IT WOULD SLAM INTO 1ST FROM 2ND GEAR WHEN SLOWING DOWN, OR JERK INTO 2ND OR 3RD WHEN ACCELERATING. WHEN I WOULD HAVE TO BACK INTO A PARKING SPACE, IT WOULD JERK INTO REVERSE FROM DRIVE. I BROUGHT IT INTO A NISSAN DEALER AND THEY TOLD ME IT WAS THE MOTOR MOUNTS - NEEDED 3 REPLACED AND HAD A FEW OTHER THINGS DONE - $2,000. A WEEK LATER IT IS DOING THE SAME THING - NOT QUITE AS BAD AS BEFORE - BUT IS BECOMING MORE FREQUENT. BROUGHT IT BACK TO THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD ME IT WOULD BE $3,750 TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. MY CAR HAS 90,000 MILES ON IT AND FROM READING ALL OTHER COMPLAINTS ONLINE, NHTS WEBSITE AND OTHER BLOGS, THIS IS A DEFINITE NISSAN PROBLEM AND THEY SHOULD HAVE A RECALL AND REPLACE THE TRANSMISSIONS ON THESE CARS. I HAVE ALREADY ADVISED ANYONE AND EVERYONE THAT I TALK TO NOT TO EVER BUY A NISSAN. *TR

I OWN A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA; AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. WHEN DRIVING FROM FIRST TO SECOND AND OCCASIONALLY THRID GEAR THE VEHICLE WILL JERK AND SOMETIMES HESISTATE WHEN SHIFITING TO THE NEXT GEAR. AFTER SEEING OVER 500 COMPLAINTS ON THE SAME ISSUE, I THINK ITS ABOUT TIME SOMETHING BE DONE ABOUT THIS.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN ATTEMPTING TO SHIFT BETWEEN GEARS, THE VEHICLE WOULD JERK VIOLENTLY WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS ENGAGED. THE RPMS WOULD ALSO INCREASE. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHO WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 120,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 105,000.

THE FAILURE IS WITH THE ABS SYSTEM ON MY 2004 MAXIMA. THERE IS A DOCUMENTED TSB FOR THIS PROBLEM FOR 2004-07. A POOR DESIGN OF REAR WHEEL ASSEMBLY(BY NISSANS OWN ADMITTANCE) CAUSES WHEEL SENSOR TO PREMATURELY FAIL, CAUSING ABS CONTROLLER/SOLENOID TO FAIL. THIS HAS BEEN DOCUMENTED TO OCCUR WITH LESS THAN 40,000 MILES ON A VEHICLE. THIS IN TURN COMPLETELY DISABLES THE VEHICLE'S ABS SYSTEM. NISSAN REFUSES TO ISSUE A RECALL OR EVEN ASSIST WITH REPAIRS, EVEN WITH ALL OF THE REPORTED INCIDENTS. IN MOST INCIDENTS THAT I FOUND, IT FAILS RIGHT AFTER THE FACTORY WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED. IN MY PARTICULAR CASE, I HAVE AN EXTENDED PRE-OWNED WARRANTY THROUGH NISSAN. THOUGH, NISSAN SAYS THAT IT ISN'T COVERED UNDER MY WARRANTY. REPAIRS ARE ESTIMATED TO COST IN THE AREA OF $2100.00. AS HEAVY AS THE VEHICLES ARE, NOT HAVING FUNCTIONING ABS CAN BE VERY DANGEROUS. I DON'T KNOW EXACTLY HOW MANY PEOPLE HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM, BUT A QUICK SEARCH OF AUTOMOTIVE FORUMS FOR THE NISSAN MAXIMA RETURNED A GREAT AMOUNT, COMPLETELY DESCRIBING THE PROBLEM AND FIX NEEDED. *TR

SAME AS EVERYONE ELSE WITH THE SAME MAKE AND MODEL. CAR RPM'S GO WAY HIGH AND THEN JERKS AND GOES INTO GEAR. HAPPENS AFTER THE CAR IS WARMED UP. DOES NOT HAPPEN ON THE HIGHWAY BUT IT DOES HAPPEN GETTING OFF AN EXIT. DOWNSHIFTING FROM GEARS 3 TO 2 THE CAR JERKS AND HESITATES ALMOST GIVING ME WHIPLASH. I WENT TO A NISSAN DEALER TO HAVE THE PROBLEM DIAGNOSED BUT THE TEST CAN BACK WITH NO PROBLEMS BECAUSE THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT IS NOT ON. THIS CAR IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE BUT IT IS MY ONLY WAY OF TRANSPORTATION SO I HAVE TO KEEP DRIVING IT. NISSAN NEEDS TO OWN UP TO THERE MISTAKE AND HAVE THE CAR RECALLED. I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE HAVING THIS PROBLEM.. PLEASE HELP US OUT AND DO THE RIGHT THING TO MAKE OUR CARS SAFER TO DRIVE..THANK YOU

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA SE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD VIOLENTLY WHILE DRIVING AND SHIFTING FROM FIRST TO SECOND GEAR. IN ADDITION, WHEN SHIFTING FROM PARK TO DRIVE IT FAILED TO ENGAGE IMMEDIATELY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSIS INDICATED THAT THE MOTOR MOUNTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE REMEDY DID NOT REPAIR THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 115,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE JERKED VIOLENTLY WHILE SHIFTING FROM FIRST TO SECOND GEAR OR FROM SECOND TO THIRD GEAR. THE FAILURE RECURRED WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS OPERATED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE FAILURE WOULD OCCUR WHEN DECELERATING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO HAVE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 79,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 84,000.

MAXIMA 04 PROBLEMS WITH TRANSMISSION, SOMETIMES IT SLIPS FREELY AND THEN IT TAKES AGAIN CAUSING THE ONE DRIVING TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. NISSAN MUST RECALL MAXIMA 04 MODELS TO FIX TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. *TR

WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY, THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION DOWNSHIFTED AND WAS STUCK BETWEEN 2ND AND 3RD GEAR. WHEN I CAME TO COMPLETE STOP, AND THEN STARTED TO ACCELERATE, THE CAR WOULD MOVE FORWARD VERY VERY SLOWLY AND THEN PICK UP SPEED. BUT CAR DID NOT CHANGE GEARS. ONCE I TURN OFF ENGINE AND WAITED FOR ABOUT 10 MINUTES, I TURNED ENGINE BACK ON AND PROBLEM WENT AWAY. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO DEALER BUT THEY CANNOT DUPLICATE ISSUE. THIS CONTINUOUSLY HAPPENS TO ME AND CANNOT FIGURE WHAT TO DO. THE CAR HAS ACTUALLY COMPLETELY TURN OFF ON THE ROAD WHILE DRIVING AND HAVE AVOIDED ACCIDENTS. ONCE THE CAR TURNS OFF ON THE ROAD AT HIGH SPEEDS, THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKS UP AND GETS DIFFICULT TO PULL OVER ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD/HIGHWAY. THE 2004 MAXIMA, AS I HAVE READ ONLINE, ARE HAVING TRANSMISSION ISSUES. I WILL NEVER PURCHASE ANOTHER NISSAN VEHICLE.

MY 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA TRANSMISSION WENT BAD AS I WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE. I WAS DRIVING ABOUT 55 MPH AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THE ENGINE STARTED TO REV AND I HAD NO POWER TO THE WHEELS/DRIVE TRAIN. THE TRANSMISSION WENT WITHOUT ANY WARNING. I DID ALSO EXPERIENCE THE ROUGH SHIFTING THAT MANY OTHERS HAD COMPLAINED ABOUT. I ONLY HAVE 69000 MILES ON IT. THE CAR IS 9000 MILES OUT OF DRIVE TRAIN WARRANTY. I ALWAYS TOOK THE CAR TO A AUTHORIZED NISSAN DEALER PAYING G THE HIGHER SERVICE COSTS. I DID THIS IN CASE I EVER HAD A PROBLEM THINKING THAT THE MANUFACTURE WOULD THEN STAND BY THE CAR. I GOT NOTHING. THE DEALER WAS NOT ABLE TO HELP. I CALLED NISSAN MOTORS OF AMERICA AND I TOLD THEM ABOUT MY SITUATION. NISSAN TOLD ME THERE IS NOTHING THEY COULD DO FOR ME. I ASKED WHY, THEY SAID THE CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY. I SAID I KNOW THE CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY, THAT IS WHY I'M CALLING THE CONSUMER AFFAIRS LINE. I TOLD THEM THAT I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER FOR ALL MY SERVICE, THAT I ALWAYS PURCHASED ALL THE PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE THAT THE MANUFACTURE AND DEALER RECOMMEND, I'M THE ORIGINAL OWNER AND THAT I ONLY DRIVE THE CAR TO WORK. I ASKED WHAT IS THE CRITERIA FOR NISSAN TO ASSIST A CUSTOMER IF A CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY. THEY SAID THAT THEY LOOK AT WHAT MAINTENANCE WAS DONE AT A AUTHORIZED DEALER AND WAS THE CAR OWNED BY THE ORIGINAL OWNER. I SAID THAT I HAD DONE ALL OF THIS. I ASKED WHY THEY CAN'T HELP, THEY AGAIN SAID BECAUSE THE CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY. I WENT ONLINE AND READ ABOUT THE 500

TRANSMISSION ON 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA JERKS INTO GEAR FROM 1ST TO 2ND AND VICE VERSA. ONLY DOES THIS WHEN ENGINE IS WARM. CAR SLAMS INTO GEAR GOING FROM REVERSE BACK INTO DRIVE. *TR

2004 MAXIMA AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION - BOUGHT NEW; CONTINUALLY JERKS WHEN SWITCHING BETWEEN GEARS WITH LESS THAN 100,000 MILES; NOW THE PARK LAMPS CONTINUALLY GO OUT ON THE VEHICLE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ANTILOCK BRAKE SENSORS CAME ON AS SOON AS THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS ENGAGED. THERE WAS ALSO A LOUD NOISE WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE SENSORS AND WHEEL HUB NEEDED TO BE REPLACED BY DRILLING NEW DRAIN HOLES INTO THE WHEEL ASSEMBLY. THE REPAIR WOULD COST $1700 SINCE THERE WERE NO RELATED RECALLS OR WARRANTIES FOR THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND GAVE HIM THE NHTSA HOTLINE NUMBER TO FILE A COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000. UPDATED 05/24/11*LJ UPDATED 05/25/11

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED REPLACING. THE DEALER DID NOT STATE WHAT CAUSED THE TRANSMISSION TO FAIL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 63,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT WAS TRAVELING 65 MPH WHEN THE BRAKES WERE ABRUPTLY APPLIED AND THEY EXHIBITED AN ABNORMAL GRINDING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKES WERE RECENTLY SERVICED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER BUT THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE RECURRED ONE WEEK LATER AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AGAIN FOR DIAGNOSIS. AGAIN, THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 105,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 106,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD JERK VIOLENTLY WHEN THE ENGINE WOULD EXTEND BEYOND 2-3 RPMS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 69,900.

I HAVE A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA & THE TRANSMISSION IS BAD!! IT SLAMS & JERKS INTO GEAR & WHEN I START TO SLOW DOWN IT JERKS & SLAMS!! MORE TIMES THAN NOT WHEN I STOP AT A STOP SIGN IT IS VERY SLUGGISH & WILL HARDLY GO WHEN THE GAS IS PUSHED. I HAVE CONTACTED NISSAN SEVERAL DIFFERENT TIMES ABOUT THIS PROBLEM & THEY WILL NOT ISSUE A RECALL OR HELP ME IN ANYWAY WITH THIS PROBLEM THAT IS THEIR FAULT!!! I KNOW I AM NOT THE ONLY PERSON WITH THIS PROBLEM BECAUSE I HAVE READ THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS ONLINE. EVERY TIME I TALK WITH SOMEONE FROM NISSAN THEY TELL ME THAT I HAVE TO TAKE THE CAR TO A DEALERSHIP & HAVE IT DIAGNOSED, & EVERY TIME THEY TELL ME THE SAME THING, THAT I NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION, BUT I STILL CAN'T GET ANY HELP FROM NISSAN!!! THE 2004'S IS THE YEAR THEY PUT THE "NEW" NO-FEEL SHIFT TRANNY IN & NISSAN USED A CHEAP PLASTIC VALVE BODY & WHEN IT GETS HOT IT STARTS STICKING WHICH IS CAUSING THE JERKING & SLAMMING WHICH ALSO S WEARING OUT THE CLUTCH PLATES!!!! I WAS JUST GOING TO GET THE VALVE BODY REPLACED UNTIL I FOUNT OUT THAT THE PART ITSELF IS $1658.00 WITHOUT LABOR!! I AM A SINGLE PARENT WITH A FIXED INCOME BECAUSE I WAS LAID OFF FROM MY JOB WHO CAN NOT AFFORD EITHER OF THE TWO (A VALVE BODY REPLACEMENT OR A NEW TRANSMISSION)!!!! I AM NOT LOOKING FOR A HANDOUT BUT NISSAN SHOULD DO THE RIGHT THING & ISSUE A RECALL ON THESE TRANSMISSIONS!! I GUESS IT'S GOING TO TAKE SOMEONE GETTING KILLED AND/OR A LAWSUIT BEFORE THEY "MAY" DO SOMETHING ABOUT THESE TRANSMISSIONS!!! *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY BETWEEN 20-40 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO JERK VIOLENTLY AND SLIP GEARS. THE CONTACT CONTINUED TO DRIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE E WAS 92,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH WHEN THE TRANSMISSION CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO JERK VIOLENTLY WITH HESITATION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS IN OPERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE FAILURE AND THERE WERE NO REPAIRS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 85,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE ABRUPTLY JERKED INTO GEAR WITHOUT WARNING. ALSO, WHEN COMING TO A STOP THE VEHICLE WOULD ACT AS IF SOMEONE HAD REAR ENDED THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHERE THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE WOULD TAKE THE VEHICLE FOR A SECOND OPINION BEFORE REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 99,200 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 99,300.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN HE TRIED TO SHIFT INTO REVERSE, THE VEHICLE WOULD MOVE BACKWARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 78,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 76,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO JERK WITH HESITATION AND THE TRANSMISSION WOULD SPORADICALLY SLIP GEARS WHEN DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY AND PROGRESSED OVER A PERIOD OF TIME TO A CONSTANT OCCURRENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE THEY INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THREE TRANSMISSION MOUNTS WERE FAULTY AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR REPAIRS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 52,000.

FAULTY BOSE SOUND SYSTEM 6 CD CHANGER. LEFT SIDE SPEAKER ON & OFF. I CALLED SO MANY TIMES TO NISSAN CORP. NO PROPER REPLY. SO MANY PEOPLE HAVE SAME KIND OF PROBLEM. NISSAN USE FAULTY PARTS AND NEVER RECALLED AND FIX THIS UNITS. *TR

FOR THE PAST 2 MONTHS MY 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA HAS, AT PERIODIC TIMES, STARTS PUTTERING LIKE IT IS ABOUT TO STALL, THEN SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON. DOES THIS FOR EITHER A FEW MILES OR MY ENTIRE TRIP. IT ALSO JERKS VERY HARD WHEN CHANGING GEARS, EX FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE. WITH IN THE LAST MONTH THE TRANSMISSION NOW FEELS LIKE IT IS SLIPPING. RECENTLY, GOT STUCK AT A RED LIGHT IN A VERY BUSY CITY DISTRICT B/C MY CAR WAS FINE BUT THEN WOULD NOT MOVE, FINALLY JERKED BACK TO LIFE & STARTED GOING BUT AT THE NEXT STOP LIGHT DID THE SAME THING. I HAVE BEEN DOING TONS OF READING ON THIS & IT SEEMS LIKE 2004 NISSAN MAXIMAS HAVE A HORRIBLE REPUTATION ON THEIR TRANSMISSIONS. I BELIEVE DO TO ALL OF THESE COMPLAINTS A RECALL NEEDS TO BE DONE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. I CANNOT AFFORD TO KEEP THROWING THOUSAND OF DOLLARS ON A CAR THAT I HAVE ALWAYS SERVICED PROPERLY & UNTIL I HOT THE 100K MILEAGE MARK NEVER HAD A PROBLEM WITH. THIS CAR IS DANGEROUS TO DRIVE DUE TO THE SEVERE JERKING WHILE CHANGING GEARS, STALLING OUT, ETC. PLEASE LOOK INTO ASAP. THANKS

VERY ROUGH SHIFT AFTER DECELERATION GOING INTO ACCELERATION AT 20 TO 35 MPH. IT FEELS AS IF I HAVE BEEN REARENDED AND HAS A LOUD SOUND MIMICKING SAME. IT VARIES GREATLY ON OCCURRENCE. WEEKS CAN GO BY WITH NOTHING, THEN IT WILL OCCUR REGULARLY FOR A PERIOD OF TIME. THIS HAS BEEN OCCURRING OFF AND ON SINCE 2008 (APPROX 65K - 80K MILES). THE CAR NOW HAS 113K MILES. THE TRANSMISSION FLUID HAS BEEN CHANGED, ENGINE MOUNTS FIXED - ALL TO NO AVAIL. THE LAST RESORT IS TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED WHICH IS HALF THE VALUE OF THE CAR. NISSAN HAS REFUSED TO FIX THE VEHICLE AT NO COST TO ME. *TR

MAXIMA 2004, 54K. TRANSMISSION SLIPS AND BANGS 1/2ND AND 2ND/3RD; WAS TOLD IT'S A VALVE BODY ISSUE. LOOKING AT $1500 REPAIR... *TR

MY 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA HAS TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. IT WILL BARELY SHIFT INTO GEAR. IT WAS WORKING FINE ONE DAY AND THEN IT JUST STARTED SLIPPING. IT WOULDN'T GO INTO GEAR. THIS IS VERY UNSAFE. I'M SCARED TO DRIVE MY CAR BECAUSE IF IT STICKS IN HIGH GEAR THEN IT WON'T SLOW DOWN AND I COULD WRECK. I DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW THEY CAN PUT A TRANSMISSON IN A CAR THAT'S NOT GOING TO LAST. MY CAR ISN'T THAT OLD. I SHOULDN'T BE SCARED TO DRIVE IT. A NEW TRANSMISSION COSTS ANYWHERE BETWEEN $1000-$2000. WHO CAN AFFORD TO PAY THAT WHEN THEY'VE JUST PAYED FOR A CAR AND KNOW THE CARS TO MESSED UP TO DRIVE. ALL THE MONEY THEY MAKE OFF OF SELLING THESE CARS THEY SHOULD ATLEAST HAVE TO FIX THEM.

WHEN I AM DRIVING MY 2004 MAXIMA, THERE IS A HARD JERK WHEN SHIFTING GEARS AND WHEN I AM GOING FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE. I HAVE HAD THE CV AXLES CHANGED, THE STRUTS CHANGED, AND THE ENGINE MOUNTS CHANGED. I HAVE CHANGED THE TRANSMISSION FLUID AND EVERYTHING ELSE THAT I CAN THINK OF. CAN SOMEONE PLEASE HELP IN TRYING TO GET THIS PROBLEM FIXED? NOW I AM IN THE PROCESS OF CHANGING THE TRANSMISSION MOUNT. HELP. IS THERE A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT CONCERNING THIS PROBLEM?

2004 NISSAN MAXIMA THAT SWAYS WHILE DRIVING STRAIGHT AND SHIFTS HARD OR SKIPS OUT OF GEAR BETWEEN 2ND AND 3RD GEAR. ONLY HAVE 59,500 MILES ON CAR AND FRONT STRUTS SWAY BAR SUB FRAME BUSHINGS NEED TO BE REPLACED ALONG WITH STRUTS AND TRANSMISSION. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AT 79,000 MILES. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH IN FIRST OR SECOND GEAR THE VEHICLE JERKED FORWARD AND BEGAN TO BANG LOUDLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE WARRANTY EXPIRED. THE DEALER WILL NOT REPAIR THE VEHICLE UNLESS THE CONTACT ASSUMES THE REPAIR COST. THE MANUFACTURER OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 79,000.

TRANSMISSION JERKS ON MY 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA I BOUGHT THIS CAR WITH ONLY 35,000 MILES AND IM STILL PAYING FOR THIS VEHICLE. I DON'T USE IT MUCH AND I HAVE NOW 58,000 MILES ON IT. THE CAR IS SUPPOSED TO BE RELIABLE AND I'VE GOT NOTHING. DEALER HAS NOT HELPED AND I CALLED NISSAN MOTORS OF AMERICA AND I TOLD THEM ABOUT ALL THE ONLINE COMPLAINTS AND THEY TOLD ME THEY COULD NOT HELP ME. THIS IS A COSTLY REPAIR AND DON'T THINK ITS FAIR THAT I HAVE TO PAY 3500 ON A NEW TRANSMISSION. THIS SHOULD BE RECALLED BY NISSAN AND FIXED FOR EVERYONE WHO HAS THIS PROBLEM. *TR

NISSAN MAXIMA 2004- TRANSMISSION(5 SPEED AUTOMATIC) SLIPPING PROBLEM BETWEEN GEARS. THE TRANSMISSION ON THIS VEHICLE STARTED SLIPPING A FEW MONTHS AGO. I CALLED NISSAN AND THEY SAID THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS TRANSMISSION AROUND 04 AND 05. THEY ALSO SAID I WOULD NEED THE TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT($3500). I THEN STARTED LOOKING ONLINE FOR A LESS EXPENSIVE SOLUTION. I THEN FOUND OUT THIS WAS IN FACT A VERY COMMON PROBLEM THAT OTHER NISSAN OWNERS WERE HAVING. I CALLED MY LOCAL NISSAN DEALER AND INQUIRED ABOUT THE PROBLEM AND WAS TOLD IT WAS OUT SIDE OF THE 3 YEAR 36K MILE WARRANTY AND I WAS ON MY OWN. I THEN DECIDED TO FILE A COMPLAINT TO GET THE PROPER ATHURAITIES INVOLVED TO LOOK INTO THIS ISSUE. *TR

I PURCHASED A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA IN AUGUST 2006, AND IT ALL SEEMED FINE FOR A BIT BUT ONCE I REACHED ABOUT 84K MILES, THE TRANSMISSION STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS. FIRST, WHEN I SHIFT FROM PARK TO ANY OTHER GEAR. IT SEEMS TO EITHER HESITATE TO SHIFT INTO GEAR AND ONCE IT DOES IT SHIFTS IN A HORRIBLE KNOCK! IT CONTINUES TO DO THE SAME PROBLEM AS WELL AS SLIP GEARS WHILE IN MOTION. IT USUALLY SLIPS FROM 1ST TO 2ND, OR 2ND TO 3RD. IT CAUSES THE CAR TO REV AND SHIFTS WHEN IT WANTS. THAT MAKES IT SNAP EVEN HARDER. I TOOK THE CAR TO A LOCAL TRANSMISSION SHOP WHICH PLACED IT ON THE COMPUTER. THE ERROR WAS A FAULTY CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR (BANK 1). COST WAS $181.52. I'M STILL HAVING THE JERKING WITH SECOND GEAR BUT ONLY WHEN I SLOW DOWN EASILY. THE CAR SHIFTS NOW, BUT THE JERKING CONTINUES. THE LOCAL TRANSMISSION SHOP SAID THAT I WOULD HAVE TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION FOR AROUND $3,500 IN ORDER TO ALLEVIATE THE JERKING AND TRANSMISSION SLIP ISSUE. I BOUGHT A NISSAN BECAUSE THEY ARE SUPPOSED TO BE DEPENDABLE LONG LASTING CARS. I WOULD HOPE THAT IT WOULD LAST OVER AT LEAST 100,000 MILES BEFORE ANY SORT OF PROBLEMS WOULD EVEN OCCUR.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD SHIFT HARD WHEN SHIFTING FROM PARK TO DRIVE. THE TRANSMISSION WAS PREVIOUSLY REPLACED TWICE BY THE MANUFACTURER FOR THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT THE FAILURE COULD POTENTIALLY CAUSE A CRASH. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND WOULD NOT PROVIDE ANY FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED ANY FURTHER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 59,875.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 25 MPH AND APPLIED THE ABS WHEN THE BRAKES LOCKED ABNORMALLY. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL MECHANIC AND THE TECHNICIAN REPLACED THE ABS SENSORS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER THE REPAIR, THE BRAKES WERE NO LONGER LOCKING BUT THE ABS WARNING LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE SPORADICALLY. THE CONTACT HAS NOT TAKEN THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE LOCAL MECHANIC TO INSPECT THE CAUSE FOR THE ABS WARNING LIGHT BEING ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT THE BRAKES WOULD LOCK AND POTENTIALLY CAUSE A CRASH. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,500.

2004 NISSAN MAXIMA, TRANSMISSION JUMPS AND MAKES LOAD NOISE WHEN SHIFTING FROM REVERSE TO 1ST AND 1ST TO SECOND SOMETIMES. ALSO, REVS HIGH THEN SEEMS TO SKIP A GEAR. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD JERK VIOLENTLY WHEN SHIFTING GEARS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE VALVE BODY WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 142,000.

TRANSMISSION IN 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA SLIPS AND LURCHES INTO GEAR. DEALERSHIP HAS LOOKED AT IT THREE TIMES BUT SAYS NOTHING IS WRONG WITH IT, THAT THE MOTOR MOUNTS NEED REPLACED. I AM FEARFUL TO PASS A CAR ON TWO LANE ROAD THAT THE TRANSMISSION WILL SLIP AND STALL LEAVING ME IN THE PATH OF ONCOMING TRAFFIC W/O POWER TO MOVE OUT OF THE WAY. THE SHIFTING IS NOT RELIABLE LEAVING ME VULNERABLE BY NOT KNOWING THE RESPONSE I CAN EXPECT FROM THE CAR. *TR

PARTIAL BRAKE FAILURE WHEN APPROACHING HIGHWAY STOP LIGHT AT 45 MPH, DRY CONDITIONS. BRAKING DISTANCE MORE THAN DOUBLED AS FRONT BRAKES MADE VERY LOUD SCRAPING AND GRINDING SOUNDS (NOT TYPICAL ABS SOUND) WHILE NOT HAVING ANY STOPPING POWER - I APPEARED TO ONLY HAVE REAR BRAKES. WAS ABLE TO STOP JUST INSIDE INTERSECTION. LUCKILY NO TRAFFIC WAS IN WAY, AVOIDING AN ACCIDENT. DEALER IDENTIFIED PROBLEM AS CAUSED BY RUST BUILDUP ON REAR HUBS DUE TO LACK OF A DRAINAGE CHANNEL/PORT ON REAR "KNUCKLES" (SAID DRAINAGE PORT WASN'T THERE), A KNOWN PROBLEM. WATER BACKUP IN KNUCKLE CAUSES RUST ON HUB AND ON ABS SENSORS, RESULTING IN PREMATURE FAILURE OF BOTH ABS SENSORS, WHICH IN MY CASE CAUSED AN UNEXPECTED STOPPING PROBLEM. BOTH REAR HUBS AND ABS SENSORS HAD TO BE REPLACED AT COST OF OVER $1300. CAR IS VERY LOW MILEAGE AND GARAGED. DEALER IDENTIFIED THIS AS A KNOWN PROBLEM AND NISSAN DESCRIBED THE REPAIR IN SERVICE BULLETIN REFERENCE NTB07-016B, ALSO IN NHTSA DATABASE AS SERVICE BULLETIN NUMBER 07016, NHTSA ITEM # 10021681. THIS FAILURE WAS NOT ROUTINE AND ONLY THE LUCK OF THE SITUATION ALLOWED AN ACCIDENT TO BE AVOIDED. THIS KNOWN PROBLEM WAS IDENTIFIED IN 2007 AND I WAS UNAWARE OF IT, THOUGH NISSAN WAS. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY PROBLEM WITH THE ABS BRAKES AND SHOULD TRIGGER A RECALL SO THAT OTHERS MAY BE ALERTED TO HAVE THIS REPAIR BEFORE MORE ACCIDENTS OCCUR.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO JERK EXCESSIVELY AS THE ENGINE EXHIBITED AN ABNORMAL INCREASE IN RPMS. THE CONTACT ALLOWED THE VEHICLE TO REST MOMENTARILY BEFORE PROCEEDING BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE FAILURE PERSISTED FOR TWO MONTHS BEFORE THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED REPLACING. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 106,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS DELAYING WHEN SHIFTING BETWEEN GEARS, MOSTLY WHEN SHIFTING FROM SECOND TO THIRD GEAR. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED OR DIAGNOSED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 66,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 58,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO DECELERATE, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO JERK VIOLENTLY. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT TO BRING THE VEHICLE IN FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE CONTACT DID NOT INFORM THE MANUFACTURER OF THE FAILURE NOR WAS THE VEHICLE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 144,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMAL BANGING COMING FROM THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY AND BECAME MORE FREQUENT AS TIME PROGRESSED. THE FAILURE OCCURS ANYTIME PRESSURE WAS APPLIED TO THE BRAKE PEDAL OR WHEN ACCELERATING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND TO FIVE DIFFERENT INDEPENDENT MECHANICS WHO DIAGNOSED THE FAILURE TO BE IN THE TRANSMISSION. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 58,000.

I HAVE A 2004 NISSA MAXIMA 3.5 SE, I HAVE NOT DRIVEN THE VEHICLE IN ALMOST A YEAR. IT HAS MADE ME FEEL UNSAFE AND REFUSE TO DRIVE IT UNTIL THE TRANSMISSION IS REPLACED. IT ONLY HAS APPROXIMATELY 84,000 MILES ON IT AND EVEN THEN IT SEEMS UNDRIVABLE. AFTER TAKING IT FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TO SEVERAL MECHANICS, THEY CAN'T SEEM TO PIN POINT A PROBLEM TO THE VEHICLE. I ENDED UP DOING THE TUNE UP, CHANGED UP THE TRANSMISSION OIL (REPLACED THE FILTER), CHANGED UP THE ENGINE BRACKETS, WHICH ENDED UP COSTING ABOUT 1800.00 THE ONLY CONSISTENT ANSWER I SEEM TO GET IS THAT THIS VEHICLE MAKE ALONG WITH THE SAME MODEL SEEMED TO HAVE A DEFECT THAT NISSAN REFUSES TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR. WHILE DRIVING IT, IT SEEMS TO BE DRIVING SMOOTHLY AND ALL OF A SUDDEN I EXPERIENCE JERKING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE FIRST TIME IT OCCURRED, I ALMOST THOUGHT THE CAR BEHIND ME HAD REAR ENDED MY VEHICLE. MY NECK WAS SORE THE NEXT DAY FROM ALL THE JERKING. IT SEEMS AS IF WHEN GOING FROM SECOND TO THIRD GEAR, THE CAR JERKS AND HAS EVEN GONE UP TO FOURTH TO SECOND GEAR ALL WHILE I'VE MAINTAINED THE SAME SPEED. THE CAR SEEMS TO HAVE A MIND OF ITS OWN, WHICH IS BAFFLING AND EVEN MAKES ME NERVOUS TO TURN IT ON. I'VE DONE THE REGULAR MAINTENANCE ON THE VEHICLE, SO TO GET A NEW TRANSMISSION FOR A DEFECT CAUSED MY THE MANUFACTURER IS BAFFLING. PLEASE HELP, THIS VEHICLE SHOULD NOT BE DRIVEN IN THE PUBLIC. AN ACCIDENT IS HIGHLY PROBABLE CAUSED WITH SUDDEN JERKING. *TR

TL- THE CONTACT OWNS 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THE TRANSMISSION ON THE VEHICLE IS NOT SHIFTING PROPERLY. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THE TORQUE CONVERTER FAILED AND THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER RECOMMENDED THE VEHICLE NOT BE DRIVEN UNTIL THE TRANSMISSION IS REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN, BUT THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 164,000.RL

TL- THE CONTACT OWNS 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THE TRANSMISSION ON THE VEHICLE IS SHIFTING VERY HARD WHEN IT SWITCHES GEAR. THE CONTACT HAD THE VEHICLE INSPECTED BY A MECHANIC AND THE STATED THEY THINK IT IS A PISTON IN THE TRANSMISSION IS STICKING. THE CONTACT WAS TOLD THE TRANSMISSION WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED AND COULD NOT BE REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 80,000.RL

TRANSMISSION FAILURE ON 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA CAUSED CAR TO DECELERATE RAPIDLY AND NEARLY CAUSED A CRASH. TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REPLACED BY NISSAN DEALER. CAR HAD 87,000 MILES ON IT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. WHILE TRAVELING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD SWITCH BETWEEN GEARS INDEPENDENTLY AND VIOLENTLY JERK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE TRANSMISSION AND MOTOR MOUNTS WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MOTOR MOUNTS WERE PREVIOUSLY REPLACED OCTOBER 2010. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHO INFORMED HER THAT THE MOTOR MOUNTS WOULD NEED REPLACING AGAIN AND WOULD CONTINUOUSLY FAIL PREMATURELY UNTIL THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 105,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.