2004 Nissan Maxima complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. WHILE DRIVING 25-30 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE GEAR SHIFTED HARD SEVERAL TIMES AS IF SOMEONE WAS HITTING THE VEHICLE FROM THE REAR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL TRANSMISSION SHIP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION VALVE BODY WAS DEFECTIVE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 77,087 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 77,809.

AT ABOUT 77,800 MILES OUR 2004 MAXIMA 3.5 SE WAS JERKING AS IT AUTOMATICALLY SHIFTED FROM GEAR TO GEAR. IT STARTED VALENTINES DAY. THE CAR DOES NOT SHIFT CORRECTLY, AND WHEN IT DOES SHIFT THE JERK IS SO SEVERE THAT IT FEELS LIKE IT COULD GIVE YOU WHIP LASH. I AM VERY UNSATISFIED WITH THIS MAXIMA, FOR A CAR OF THIS CALIBER THIS WAS NOT MY EXPECTATION. WITH ALL THE COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE TRANSMISSION WHY IS THERE NOT A RECALL ON THESE VEHICLES TO FIX THE PROBLEM? HOW DO YOU GET NISSAN TO PAY ATTENTION AND REPLACE/REPAIR THIS TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. TOO MANY PEOPLE ARE COMPLAINING ABOUT THE SAME THING. PREMATURE FAILURE OF TRANSMISSION WITH NORMAL DRIVING HABITS. HIGH NUMBER OF INTERNET COMPLAINTS WITH THE SAME SYMPTOMS INDICATE A FACTORY DEFECT. TOOK MY CAR TO THE TRANSMISSION SHOP THE TOLD ME IT SOMETHING THAT NISSAN IS AWARE OF AND IT SHOULD BE RECALLED. HE ADVISED ME THAT IT IS THE VALVE BODY WHICH COST $1200. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT WAS ATTEMPTING TO DECELERATE WHEN THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO JERK AND SWITCH GEARS VIOLENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC TEST WHICH CONFIRMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION HAD FAILED AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING A RESPONSE FROM THE MANUFACTURER IN REGARDS TO THE FAILURE BEFORE PROCEEDING WITH REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 62,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000. THE CONSUMER STATED HIS GRANDMOTHER SUFFERED A SEVERELY SPRAINED NECK, WHEN THE VEHICLE JERKED VIOLENTLY WHILE DECELERATING. HIS GRANDMOTHER WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL VIA AMBULANCE. UPDATED 06/03/11

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, THE CONTACT TRIED TO ACCELERATE BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF FIRST GEAR. THE CONTACT COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND SHIFTED FROM FIRST TO SECOND GEAR, THE VEHICLE JERKED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS RUNNING HOT. A LOCAL MECHANIC INSPECTED AND STATED THAT THE SHIFT HAD MALFUNCTIONED, THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REBUILT AND THE VALVE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000 AND THE APPROXIMATE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 81,000.

I JUST BOUGHT A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA LAST MONTH, AND IT HAS BEEN GIVING ME PROBLEMS, THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTS HARD ON 2ND AND 3RD GEAR, WHEN I START THE CAR IT RATTLES, I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR BACK TO WHERE I BOUGHT IT FROM, THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY REPAIRED IT AND THAT IT WAS THE TRANSMISSION MOUNT, BUT I KNOW DIFFERENT, THE CAR IS STILL GIVING ME PROBLEM. THIS IS AN ON GOING THING, I HAVE A LITTLE GIRL AND DON;T WANT ANYTHING TO HAPPEN TO HER IF THIS CAR STALLS ON THE HIGHWAY. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHAT CAN I TO RESOLVE THIS MATTER. THANKS *TR

I BOUGHT A USED 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA IN 2008. THE CAR HAD 42000 MILES. I TOOK IT TO A NISSAN DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE POWERTRAIN AND REPLACED IT FOR FREE AS IT WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. THE CAR NOW HAS 93000 MILES AND THE CAR HAS BEEN JERKING FOR MONTHS. THE TRANSMISSION JUST WENT OUT ON THE CAR YESTERDAY WHEN I WAS DRIVING HOME. *TR

I HAVE A NISSAN MAXIMA THAT I HAD TO REPLACE ALL TIRES BECAUSE OF A DEFECT THAT CAME TO ME IN THE MAIL AFTER I BROUGHT MY NEW TIRES AND WAS NOT REIMBURSED. I ALSO HAD PROBLEM WITH FRONT ROTORS THAT THEY KEPT REPLACING NUMEROUS TIMES UNTIL MY WARRANT RAN OUT AND THAN I HAD TO REPLACE THEM WITH HIGH PERFORMANCE ROTORS SO IT WOULD NOT HAPPEN AGAIN.NOW AFTER ALL OF THAT AND MORE I AM NOT ABLE TO DRIVE MY ONLY TRANSPORTATION BECAUSE OUT OF NOWHERE MY TRANSMISSION BLEW UP AFTER MY EXTENDED WARRANTY RAN OUT BECAUSE OF YEARS NOT MILEAGE AND NO MATTER WHERE I WENT I WAS TOLD THAT IF I WOULD REPLACE IT WITH A NEW OR USE TRANSMISSION THAT I WOULD HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM AND NO ONE WANTS TO WORK ON IT.I WAS TOLD BY MECHANICS THAT ONLY THE 2004 HAS TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. *TR

AFTER STOPPING AT A STOP SIGN, MY CAR WOULD NOT PROCEED PROPERLY AND THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN LUNGED FORWARD. AFTER I WAS CONTINUING AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MILES PER HOUR THE TRANSMISSION JERKED INTO GEAR. THE SAME SCENARIO HAPPENED FREQUENTLY.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD VIOLENTLY JERK AND SWITCH GEARS WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED. THE DEALER WAS AWARE OF THE ISSUE; HOWEVER, THEY INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WERE NO RELATED RECALLS. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THE CONTACT TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING SINCE THERE WERE NO OPEN RECALLS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 84,000.

2004 NISSAN MAXIMA TRANSMISSION JERKS WHEN SHIFTING FROM REVERSE TO PARK AND FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEARS. I WAS TOLD I WOULD NEED A COMPLETELY NEW TRANSMISSION AND ENGINE MOUNTS EVEN THOUGH I ONLY HAVE 75,000 MILES ON MY CAR AND HAVE FOLLOWED THE OWNERS MANUAL FOR MAINTENANCE EXPLICITLY. ALSO THE BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS NEED TO BE REPLACED EVERY 2 YEARS AND A SHIMY OCCURS IN THE STEERING WHEEL AT SPEEDS OVER 60 MPH. SINCE NO ONE HAS DIED FROM THESE PROBLEMS, I AM SURE NO RECALLS WILL OCCUR BUT AS AN "AVERAGE PERSON" THESE REPAIRS ARE EXTREMELY COSTLY AND DISHEARTENING. I AM AFRAID TO USE THE CAR WITH MY INFANT SON WITH THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS NOW AS RISKING HIS SAFETY IS OUT OF THE QUESTION. I WISH SOMEONE WOULD DO SOMETHING TO HELP OUT THE UNKNOWING CONSUMER BUT I HAVE LITTLE HOPE SOMEONE WILL. *TR

2004 NISSAN MAXIMA 5 SPEED AUTOMATIC: HAS SEVER TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. SLAMS IN AND OUT OF GEAR AND GETS STUCK BETWEEN 3RD AND 4TH, 2ND AND 3RD. THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS ON THE NISSAN FORUMS DUE TO A MANUFACTURER ERROR IN THE VALVE BODIES. NISSAN WILL NOT ISSUE A RECALL AND THIS IS A SEVER SAFETY ISSUE , THE CAR CAN SLAM OUT OF GEAR AT ANY SPEED OR SHIFT DOWN A GEAR WHILE TRAVELING AT NORMAL HIGHWAY SPEEDS. EVERY PROBLEM I HAVE READ ABOUT SAYS THIS PROBLEM STARTS AS SOON AS 40000 MILES BUT USUALLY AROUND 75000 MILES. I WISH I NEVER BOUGHT A NISSAN AND NOW I AM SCARED TO DRIVE IT AT ALL AND STILL OWE OVER 10K ON THE MAXIMA. PLEASE HELP GET THIS RECALLED AND FIXED FOR THOUSANDS OF MOTORIST. *LN

2004 NISSAN MAXIMA SL WITH 5 SPEED AUTO TRANSMISSION SHIFTS HARD, WON'T DOWNSHIFT, SOMETIMES KICKS HARD, DELAYED SHIFTING AND EXHIBITS ALL OTHER SYMPTOMS OTHERS ARE COMPLAINING ABOUT HERE AND ON THE BLOGS ONLINE. SHOP WANTS $3000 FOR REBUILD, IT'S TIME TO MAKE NISSAN TAKE CARE OF ITS OBLIGATIONS. *TR

I BOUGHT A USED 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA IN 2007 - WORKED WELL FOR ABOUT A YEAR. AT THE END OF 2008 MY CAR BEGAN TO SLOWLY JERK WHEN DECELERATING AND PULLING OFF AN EXIT OR MAKING A RIGHT HAND TURN. I TOOK THE CAR TO MY LOCAL MECHANIC (NOT NISSAN) AND WAS TOLD MY TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING. I TRIED TO CONTACT NISSAN BUT I NEED TO BRING IT TO THEIR DEALER AND PAY $200 JUST FOR THEM TO LOOK AT IT AND TELL ME WHAT I ALREADY KNOW, OR BE IGNORANT AND SAY THEY CAN'T FIND ANYTHING LIKE THEY DID TO OTHER MAXIMA OWNERS. FOR OVER A YEAR ALL I WOULD USE THIS CAR FOR WAS TO AND FROM WORK, IF I HAD TO RUN ERRANDS OR GO OUT, I WALKED OR RODE WITH A FRIEND. FOR THE AMOUNT OF MONEY I PAY EACH MONTH, THAT IS UNACCEPTABLE. AS OF JULY 2010 MY CAR CANNOT DRIVE MORE THAN 15 MILES AT A TIME WITHOUT HAVING TO TAKE OFF THE BATTERY AND RESET THE CAR SO IT CAN GO ANOTHER 15 MILES. I STILL OWE MONEY ON THIS VEHICLE AND YET I HAD TO GO BUY ANOTHER CAR JUST SO I CAN GET TO WORK. I HAVE BEEN RESEARCHING THIS PROBLEM FOR THE LAST 3 YEARS AND THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF THE SAME COMPLAINTS!! WHEN IS NISSAN GOING TO OWN UP TO THEIR RESPONSIBILITY AND DO WHAT IS RIGHT. UNFORTUNATELY, IT SEEMS THAT SOMEONE WILL HAVE TO GET SEVERELY HURT OR LOSE THEIR LIFE IN ORDER FOR NISSAN TO RECOGNIZE. I HAVE SEVERAL FRIENDS WITH THE SAME VEHICLE AND HAVE THE SAME ISSUE, AND HAVE SPENT $1,000+ AT NISSAN FOR THEM TO FIX EVERYTHING BUT THE TRANSMISSION. WE HAVE DONE MOTOR MOUNT REPLACEMENTS & TRANSMISSION FLUSHES AND STILL HAVE PROBLEMS. W

2004 NISSAN MAXIMA TRANSMISSION FAILING AFTER ONLY 60000 MILES. HAVE HAD HARD SHIFTING SINCE NEW AND NISSAN KNOWS THIS TRANNY IS DEFECTIVE. VIN NUMBER [XXX]. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TRANSMISSION KEEPS JERKING OFF. GEARS GET STUCK. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT WAS DECELERATING FROM APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE JERKED VIOLENTLY WHILE SHIFTING FROM SECOND TO FIRST GEAR. THE FAILURE RECURRED WHENEVER THE VEHICLE DOWNSHIFTED FROM SECOND TO FIRST GEAR. THE FAILURE WAS MORE PREVALENT WHEN THE ENGINE WAS WARM. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE CONTACT WAS TOLD THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 93,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO VIBRATE AND STALL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE COULD POTENTIALLY CAUSE A CRASH WHILE DRIVING. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE SHOULD NOT NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS ONLY SIX YEARS OLD. THE CONTACT HAD NOT TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

THE ABS BRAKING SYSTEM BROKE DOWN SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE IT FAILED ALL TOGETHER. THE PROBLEM APPEARS TO BE DUE TO A FAULTY DESIGN THAT ALLOWS RUST TO BUILD UP BETWEEN THE WHEEL SENSORS AND THE HUB, WHICH APPEARS TO BE MOST PREVALENT IN THE SALT STATES. THE INITIAL SYMPTOMS INCLUDE THE ABS FIRING DURING REGULAR BRAKING, WHICH COULD BE A SAFETY CONCERN AT HIGH SPEEDS. EVENTUALLY, THE MISFIRING ABS WILL CAUSE THE ABS CONTROLLER TO BURN OUT COMPLETELY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ALL OF THE MOTOR MOUNTS WERE FRACTURED AND WERE REPLACED. AFTER THE REPAIR, THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN KNOCKING AND SHIFTING ABNORMALLY HARD WHEN GOING FROM SECOND TO THIRD GEARS AND ALSO WHEN SHIFTING INTO REVERSE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND WAS ADVISED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 47,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 48,000. UPDATED 2/28/11 *CN UPDATED 03/07/11

2004 NISSAN MAXIMA SE WITH VQ35 3.5L V6 ENGINE - TIMING CHAIN TENSIONERS MY MAXIMA TIMING CHAIN TENSIONERS NEED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO A FAULTY DESIGN IN THE SECONDARY TIMING CHAINS WEARING THE TENSIONERS OUT FASTER THAN THEY SHOULD. NISSAN QUOTES ANYWHERE FROM $1,500 TO $3,000 DOLLARS TO COMPLETE REPAIR WHICH USUALLY CONSISTS OF REMOVING THE ENGINE FROM THE VEHICLE! MANY COMPLAINTS ON MULTIPLE FORUMS ONLINE FROM MANY DIFFERENT OWNERS COMPLAIN OF THIS SAME ISSUE, NORMALLY OCCURRING AROUND 60,000 MILE MARK. IT IS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE ALL OF THESE VEHICLES ARE AFFECTED. THE COST FOR THE REPAIR OF THE VEHICLE I AM STILL FINANCING IS CATASTROPHIC! NISSAN WOULD HAVE TO HAVE THE CAR FOR 3 DAYS TO COMPLETE THE REPAIR. THIS IS NOT A PROBLEM I SHOULD BE HAVING WITH A VEHICLE THAT IS STILL BEING FINANCED FOR A FEW MORE YEARS. TIMING CHAINS WERE DESIGNED TO ALLOW CUSTOMERS THE SECURITY OF NOT MESSING WITH THEM FOR WAY MORE THAN 100K MILES, OR 60K MILES RATHER! I AM SO LUCKY MINE HAS EVEN LASTED THIS LONG AND NISSAN REFUSES CUSTOMERS REGULARLY WHO ASK FOR ASSISTANCE. NISSAN NEEDS TO BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR THIS REPAIR SINCE THEY KNOW ABOUT THE ISSUE, RELEASED A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN (NTB07-042C) HIGHLIGHTING THE ISSUE, AND NOTIFY THEIR TECHNICIANS OF THE FAULTY SECONDARY TIMING CHAIN DESIGN. *TR

I PREVIOUSLY REPORTED MY 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA SE AS HAVING POWER TRAIN TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO BP NISSAN AND THEY DID A DIAGNOSTICS ON THE TRANSMISSION AND DETERMINED THAT A NEW TRANSMISSION WAS NEEDED. NISSAN TO CALL ME BACK TODAY, WE'LL SEE. AFTER THE DEALER DID THE DIAGNOSTICS, I WAS DRIVING HOME AND WHAT A COINCIDENCE, THE "CHECK ENGINE LIGHT" CAME ON. IT SEEMS THAT EVERY TIME I HAVE MY CAR TO THE DEALER FOR ONE THING, SHORTLY AFTER LIGHTS START COMING ON. I GUESS THEY DON'T RESET OR SOMETHING AS THEY SHOULD. *TR

2004 NISSAN MAXIMA TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *TR

ANOTHER MOTOR MOUNT BROKE, HAD IT FIXED. ONE WEEK LATER I STARTED EXPERIENCING JERKING AND GEAR CHANGING AS I DROVE. WAS ON FREEWAY AND VEHICLE WENT INTO THIRD AND JOLTED MY UPPER BODY (HAD SORE NECK FOR ONE WEEK). ALSO EXPERIENCING 2-3, AND 3-2. PUTTING VEHICLE INTO DRIVE AND REVERSE, THE VEHICLE JERKS BADLY, REVERSE BEING THE WORST. WHEN I COME TO A STOP THE VEHICLE LUNGES FORWARD VERY SHARPLY. NISSAN PAID FOR THE DIAGNOSTICS TEST $234.00 AND BUENA PARK NISSAN'S REPORT STATED THE VEHICLE NEEDS A NEW TRANSMISSION. NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIRS IS BEHIND CLOSED DOORS AND WILL LET ME KNOW IF I GET A NEW TRANSMISSION AT THERE EXPENSE, I HOPE SO, I'M UNEMPLOYED SINCE 10/2010.

TRANSMISSION SLAMS/BANGS FROM 2ND TO LOW GEARS AT APPROX 20 MPH DURING DOWN SHIFT. ALSO HAS HESITATION/PAUSE CAUSING A HUGE JERK/PUSH WHEN CHANGING SHIFTING FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEAR AT APRROXIMATELY 20 MPH. SEEMS TO OCCUR AFTER CAR HAS WARMED OR HEATED UP AFTER ABOUT 10 - 20 MINUTES OF DRIVING. BOTH INCIDENTS HAS EXTREMELY HIGH POTENTIAL OF CAUSING A MAJOR ACCIDENT WHICH COULD POSSIBLY CAUSE MAJOR INJURY OR EVEN LOSS OF LIFE. CANNOT UNDERSTAND WHY NISSAN HAS NOT VOLUNTARILY INITIATED A RECALL FOR THIS MAJOR/SERIOUS DEFECT IN THEIR PRODUCT.

2004 NISSAN MAXIMA SE. WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND SLOWED DUE TO TRAFFIC, VEHICLE LURCHED FORWARD WITH A LOUD BANG. OCCURRED WHILE TRANSMISSION DOWNSHIFTED FROM 2ND GEAR TO 1ST. OCCURS WHEN SHIFTING FROM 2ND GEAR INTO 3RD AND WHEN PARKED AND TRYING TO SHIFT FROM REVERSE INTO DRIVE. TWO MECHANICS HAVE SUGGESTED TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT AND APPOINTMENT MADE FOR SUCH. VEHICLE ALSO HAS A HORRIBLE STEERING WHEEL SHUDDER/SHAKING THAT GETS WORSE THE FASTER YOU GO (HIGHWAY SPEEDS) TOLD IT WAS STRUTS, SO THEY WERE REPLACED, NUMEROUS WHEEL ALIGNMENTS AND BALANCINGS TO CORRECT, WITH NO SATISFACTION. *TR

I HAVE A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA SE THAT HAS 105K MILES AND NEEDS A NEW TRANSMISSION. THE TRANSMISSION STARTED TO SLIP AND NOW THE VEHICLE BARELY MOVES IN FIRST GEAR. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCHING ONLINE, THIS APPEARS TO BE A RECURRING PROBLEM WITH THE 2004-2005 MAXIMAS. THE TRANSMISSION DESIGN IS FAULTY BUT NISSAN WILL NOT ISSUE A RECALL. THERE IS NO REASON WHY A 6 YEAR OLD VEHICLE SHOULD NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION. *TR

WE STARTED HAVING TROUBLE WITH OUR 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA THE SPRING OF 2009. AFTER TAKING OFF SEVERAL DAYS OF WORK TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR THEM TO SAY NOTHING WAS WRONG WE FINALLY TOOK IT TO A DEALERSHIP IN DES MOINES, IOWA AND THEY SAID WE NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION. WE HAD PREVIOUSLY DONE A TRANSMISSION FLUSH, ETC AND IT DIDN'T FIX THE PROBLEM. WELL IT'S BEEN A LITTLE OVER A YEAR AND THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEM IS BACK. I WENT TO START THE CAR TODAY AND IT DID NOT WANT TO START (SAFETY FEATURE) MY HUSBAND CAME DOWN TO LOOK AT IT AND THE TRANSMISSION IS STUCK IN 5TH GEAR. IT SHIFTS VERY ROUGH. AFTER READING MESSAGE BOARDS ON ALL THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS THE MAXIMA HAS I THOUGHT I NEEDED TO POST OURS TOO IN HOPES THAT NISSAN WILL HAVE A RECALL AND GET THIS TAKEN CARE OF. WE HAVE SPENT A LOT OF TIME AND MONEY ON THIS CAR AND ARE HIGHLY DISAPPOINTED. WE WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER NISSAN VEHICLE. *TR

I HAVE AN 04 NISSAN MAXIMA WITH A 5 SPEED AUTO TRANSMISSION, IT IS SHIFTING HARD FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEAR, THEN BOGS AND SUDDENLY SLOWS DOWN BETWEEN 2ND AND 3RD GEARS BEFORE SHIFTING HARD AGAIN. I HAVE BEEN PLACED IN VERY DANGEROUS SITUATIONS WHILE DRIVING IN TRAFFIC AND SUDDENLY HAVING TO COMPENSATE FOR THIS TRANSMISSION REACTION. NOT VERY SAFE WITH KIDS IN THE CAR, BY THE WAY. LOOKING FOR INFORMATION ON A RECALL FOR THIS YEAR AND MODEL CAR. THANKS. *TR

SAFETY ISSUE WHEN DIMMING HEADLIGHTS, LAMPS COMPLETELY TURN OFF - YES NO HEADLAMPS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM. *TR

MY 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA WAS SERVICED EVERY YEAR BY NISSAN FOR HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS EVERY YEAR AND ON NOVEMBER 24, 2010 THE TRANSMISSION FAILED WITH ONLY 103,000 MILES. I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER. CONSTANT JERKING DURING SHIFT CHANGE PRIOR, BUT WAS CONSTANTLY TOLD NO PROBLEM COULD BE FOUND. CAR JERKS FORWARD INTO GEAR JUST AS BRAKES ARE APPLIED CAUSING CAR TO LUNGE FORWARD. *TR

FRONT AND REAR SUSPENSION, STEERING, BRAKES,BODY WORK, DRIVERS DOOR. HAD ISSUES RIGHT AFTER WIFE BOUGHT THE CAR SHE WENT WITHOUT ME BUT UPON LOOKING AT CAR AFTER SHE CAME HOME WITH IT DID THE CAR FAX ON IT ON THING WERE SOME ELECTRICAL CHECKS THAT'S IT NO ACCIDENTS. STEERING TIGHT WHEN I DROVE IT AND NOTICED NOISE FROM SUSPENSION WHEN GOING OVER RAILROAD TRACKS AND DRIVER DOOR SAGGING. BROUGHT TO DEALER NEXT DAY AND THE SAID A BAR WAS RUBBING ON ANOTHER THEY FIX THEY SAID NOTHING WRONG WITH SUSPENSION IN HEARING THINGS IS THERE EXACT WORDS AND REPLACED THE DOOR HINGES WHICH ARE PURPLE AND THE CAR IS RED DOOR SAGGING AGAIN BUT I WAS INVOLVED IN ACCIDENT END OF 2008 GOT SIDESWIPED BY 2500 DODGE RAM TRUCK AT 45 MPH ON DRIVERSIDE HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THAT BECAUSE BODY SHOP ON REPAIR DAMAGE NOT REPLACED I BROUGHT MY CAR TO ANOTHER BODY SHOP BECAUSE OF ISSUES IM HAVING AND THEY SAID WORK WAS DONE INCORRECTLY. AND TRANSMISSION HAS ALWAYS WHEN I DRIVE MORE THAN 20 MILES CONTINUOUSLY WHEN I COME TO STOP AND START AGAIN THE TRANNY ALWAYS SLIPS BAD BETWEEN 2ND AND 3RD GEAR AND INTO 4TH SOMETIMES. *TR

I HAVE A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA AND THE TRANSMISSION SEEMS TO BE SLIPPING WHEN I DOWN SHIFT. AFTER LOOKING THIS PROBLEM UP IT SEEMS TO BE A EXTREMELY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR. I HAVE VIEWED COUNTLESS BOARD'S THAT HAVE EXPRESSED THIS PROBLEM. I HAVE EVEN TALKED TO MANY DEALERSHIPS THAT ALSO THAT HAVE SAID THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR. I AM WONDERING WHY THERE IS NOT A RECALL ON THESE CARS AND WHY NISSAN IS PERMITTED TO MAKE AND SELL THIS CAR WITH A KNOW PROBLEM WITH OUT A RECALL OF SOME SORT. *TR

2004 NISSAN MAXIMA 107,000 MILES,.AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS - SLIPPING FROM 1ST TO 3RD GEAR CAUSING THE CAR TO JERK VIOLENTLY WHEN IT REENGAGE. THE INTERNET CONSUMER FORMS/BOARDS ARE FLOODED WITH PEOPLE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM ON THE 2004/2005 MAXIMA . THIS IS A KNOWN DEFECT THAT NISSAN IS NOT WILLING TO ADDRESS AND US CHARGING CONSUMERS AN AVERAGE OF $4000 TO REPAIR. *TR

I PURCHASED A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA IN MID 2006 AS A PRE-OWNED VEHICLE. THE PROBLEM BEGAN NEARLY A YEAR AGO WHEN WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY, IT WOULD AUTOMATICALLY GET STUCK ON 5TH GEAR. I TRIED DOWNSHIFTING MANUALLY AND THE GEAR WOULD BE STUCK ON 5TH GEAR. IN ORDER TO TEMPORARILY FIX THE PROBLEM I WOULD HAVE TO PULL OVER, SHUT THE ENGINE OFF AND PUT THE GEAR IN NEUTRAL IN ORDER TO RESTART THE CAR. AT TIMES IT WOULD BE STUCK ON 5TH GEAR, OTHER TIMES THE TRANSMISSION WOULD BE BACK TO NORMAL. WHEN DRIVING ON CITY STREETS, THE VEHICLE WOULD JERK BETWEEN GEARS. TOOK THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SUGGESTED THAT I REPLACE A SENSOR IN THE TRANSMISSION. I HAD THE SENSOR REPLACED, NOW THE VEHICLE JERKS WHEN CHANGING GEARS. MY NEIGHBOR ACROSS THE STREET HAD THE SAME CAR AND ALSO HAD THE SAME PROBLEM AND THEY HAD A CHOICE TO REPLACE THAT TRANSMISSION FOR A NEW TRANSMISSION AT A COST OF $5000. MY NEIGHBOR INSTEAD REPLACED THE MAXIMA FOR A DIFFERENT CAR. *TR

MY 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA HAD IT'S TRANSMISSION REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY 2 YEARS AGO FOR SLIPPING, JERKING AND LIFE ENDANGERING BEHAVIOR DURING DRIVING. RECENTLY IT DEVELOPED THE SAME ISSUES AND THEY ARE GETTING WORSE. THIS IS AN HIGHLY RECURRENT PROBLEM SPREAD ACROSS MOST OF 2004/2005 MAXIMAS. *TR

I BOUGHT MY 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA 3.5 SL USED FROM A DEALERSHIP THAT I WORKED AT. I BOUGHT IT WITH 68,798 MILES ON IT ON OCTOBER 31ST, 2008. WITHIN 2 WEEKS OF OWNING THE CAR, I NOTICED TRANSMISSION ISSUES. THE TRANSMISSION WOULD SLIP GOING INTO SECOND GEAR AND WHEN IT WOULD FINALLY SHIFT IT WOULD BE VERY HARSH, HARSH ENOUGH TO CHIRP THE TIRES. AFTER A COUPLE MONTHS OF THIS, THE TRANSMISSION REALLY STARTED ACTING UP. THE DAY I TOOK IT IN TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED, IT STARTED SLIPPING GOING INTO THIRD GEAR AS WELL. ON THE FREEWAY HOME FROM WORK, IT WOULD NOT GO INTO OVERDRIVE. I TURNED AROUND AND WENT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP TO DROP IT OFF. IN FEBRUARY OF 2009, I HAD THE DEALERSHIP I WORKED FOR REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION UNDER THE AFTERMARKET WARRANTY THAT I PURCHASED WITH THE VEHICLE. NOT ONLY DID THE WARRANTY COMPANY ORDER THE WRONG TRANSMISSION 2 TIMES, BUT I WAS WITHOUT MY CAR FOR 37 DAYS. LUCKILY THE WARRANTY COMPANY PAID FOR A RENTAL CAR! LESS THAN ONE YEAR LATER, I HAD THE SAME PROBLEMS OCCURRING. LUCKILY I KNEW THE SYMPTOMS AND HAD THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED AGAIN UNDER THE 12 MONTH 12,000 WARRANTY THAT CAME WITH THE NISSAN REMANUFACTURED TRANSMISSION. THIS WAS JUST ABOUT 1 YEAR AFTER THE FIRST REPLACEMENT AND ABOUT 8,000 MILES. SO, LONG STORY SHORT, FIRST TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT WAS DONE IN FEBRUARY 2009, SECOND TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED IN FEBRUARY 2010. THE DEALERSHIP I WORK FOR NOW HAPPENS TO BE WHERE THE CAR WAS ALWAYS SERVICED, SO I KNOW IT'S HISTORY. IT WAS VER

I HAVE A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA IN MARCH OF 2009 THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO SLIP BETWEEN PARK AND DRIVE AND DRIVE AND REVERSE. I WENT TO AMOCO AND HAD THE TRANSMISSION REBUILT RECENTLY IN OCTOBER THE CAR TURNED OFF WHILE EXITING THE HIGHWAY WHEN I TURNED THE CAR BACK ON THE TRANSMISSION WENT RIGHT INTO 5TH GEAR AND MANUALLY DOWN SHIFTING USING THE SHIFTRONIC FEATURE ON THE CAR CAUSED THE CAR TO JERK TOWARD VERY HEARD BUT KEEPER THE CAR READING THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS STILL IN 5TH GEAR THE TRANSMISSION WILL NOW HAVE TO BE REPLACED *TR

2004 NISSAN MAXIMA TRANSMISSION FAILURE NOT GOING FORWARD WHILE IN DRIVE THE CAR ONLY HAS 28,958 MILES AND THIS SHOULDN'T HAPPEN. I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE BRAND NEW. *TR

WARNING SIGNS STARTED WITH A HARD SHIFT FROM 1ST TO 2ND TO 3RD AT 45K MILES. DONE REGULAR TRANSMISSION MAINTENANCE BUT PROBLEM REMAINS THE SAME. LATER IT STARTED HARD BANG OR JERK WHEN SHIFTING FROM DRIVE TO REVERSE OR REVERSE TO DRIVE. AT 112K MILES IT GOT WORSE AND THEN KNEW READING ONLINE ABOUT FAULTY VALVE BODY PROBLEM IN MANY 2004-2006 MAXIMAS TRANSMISSION. REPAIR COST IS TOO HIGH TO EVEN MENTION. SECOND PROBLEM IS TIMING CHAIN PLASTIC TENTIONERS. A WHAT? YES PLASTIC TIMING CHAIN TENTIONERS INSIDE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. PROBLEM STARTED AT 50K AND CONTINUED AS OF TODAY. COMPLAINED TO DEALER WHEN CAR WAS UNDER WARRANTY AND DELER SAID MY CAR IS RUNNING AWESOME. NISSAN LATER CHANGED THE DESIGN OF PLASTIC TIMING CHAIN TENTIONER. BUT WHAT ABOUT THOSE WHO HAS FAULTY DESIGNED TIMING CHAIN TENTIONERS? RESPONSIBLE PARTIES KNOWS ABOUT THESE ISSES BUT REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE. WHY THERE IS NO RECALL YET?

WARNING SIGNS STARTED WITH A HARD SHIFT FROM 1ST TO 2ND AT 100K. TURNED INTO HARD SHIFT THEN UPTICK OF 500 RPMS BETWEEN 2ND AND 3RD. PERFORMED TRANSMISSION FLUSH. SAME STUFF UNTIL A WEEK LATER EVEN SMALLER 250 RPM UPTICK BETWEEN 3RD AND 4TH, BUT NO HARD SHIFT FROM 1ST TO 2ND. TOLERABLE. DRIVING ALONG HIGHWAY (4TH?) GIVES OUT AT 3500 RPM'S AND KEEPS REVVING ALMOST REDLINE, CAR COASTS AT 62. I TRY SLOWING TO 3RD, THEN BACK UP TO 4TH, NOTHING. I TRY UPTICKING MYSELF TO GET TO 5TH AND IT WORKS. AFTER THE HIGHWAY, SOUNDS LIKE ITS STAYED IN 3RD, SLOW OFF THE LINE AND EVERYTHING'S GONE, YOU CAN FEEL IT. *TR

2004 NISSAN MAXIMA 78,000 MILES PURCHASED FROM ABC NISSAN ON NOV 17, 2009. TRANSMISSION JERKS WHEN SHIFTING FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEAR. I'VE HAD TWO ENGINE MOUNTS REPLACED, THREE TIRES AND PRESSURE HOSE. I AM NOW TOLD I WILL NEED TO PURCHASE A NEW TRANSMISSION AND I HAVEN'T EVEN OWNED THE CAR FOR A YEAR. *TR

2004 NISSAN MAXIMA SHIMMY IN STEERING,TRANSMISSION JERK. *TR

MY NISSAN MAXIMA TRANSMISSION JERKS WHILE DRIVING FEELS LIKE U WERE HIT FROM THE BACK OR IF U HIT SOMETHING. ALSO WHILE DRIVING ON FREEWAY IT WILL GO OUT OF GEAR MAKING THE CAR SUDDENLY SLOW DOWN! *TR

I OWN A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA 3.5SL 5-SPEED. A COUPLE MONTHS AGO THE TRANSMISSION STARTED JERKING BAD EVERYTIME IT SWITCHED GEARS. I HAVE LOOKED INTO THIS AND THERE ARE MORE PEOPLE WITH THIS PROBLEM. I WOULD THINK THEY WOULD HAVE DONE A RECALL AS THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM. IT JERKS REALLY BAD SOMETIMES THAT IT HAS ALMOST CAUSED ME TO GET IN A COUPLE OF CAR ACCIDENTS BECAUSE IT TAKES LONG TO SHIFT AND WHEN IT SHIFTS IT IS REALLY BAD. IF I NEED TO PULL OUT OF SOMEWHERE QUICKLY I CAN'T BECAUSE ALL THE ENGINE DOES IS REV AT A HIGH RATE UNTIL THE TRANNY GOES INTO GEAR. IT GETS REALLY FRUSTRATING BECAUSE WHEN THE CAR WARMS UP IT ACTS UP REALLY BAD AND THE DRIVING EXPERIENCE IS NOT GOOD AT ALL. I DON'T REALLY LIKE TO DRIVE THE CAR A LOT BUT THIS IS MY ONLY MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION SO I DON'T REALLY HAVE A CHOICE. I BEEN LOOKING FOR A SOLUTION FOR THIS PROBLEM BUT SO FAR NO SUCCESS. IS THERE ANYONE THAT CAN HELP ME RESOLVE THIS PROBLEM BECAUSE I WANT TO GET IT FIXED BEFORE IT CAUSES ME TO GET INTO A CAR ACCIDENT. THANK YOU *TR

TRANSMISSION SLIPPING AND HARD SHIFTING FROM 1ST TO 2ND. MY NEXT CAR WILL BE AMERICAN IF THIS PROBLEM DON'T GET CORRECTED. *TR

ORIGINAL OWNER OF NISSAN MAXIMA SE. THE CAR DROVE LIKE A TRUCK WITHIN 10K MILES, WHEEL TORQUED AT ACCELERATION, CLUNK ON WELL-MAINTAINED ROADS FROM FRONT PASSENGER WHEEL WELL. FRONT TIRES WORE OUT 30K AND CLUNKING NOISE IN FRONT WHEEL WELL, CAR STILL UNDER WARRANTY, DEALER SAYS SPORTS TIRES SO LESS LIFE AND MORE ROAD FEEL/NOISE COMES THROUGH, PUT IN NEW TIRES IN BACK. ROTATED ORIGINAL REAR TIRES TO FRONT, THEY WORE OUT RECENTLY (~49K). CLUNKING SOUND NEVER STOPPED. NOW CAR OUT OF WARRANTY. DEALER SAYS YOUR STRUTS ARE GONE AND YOUR MOTOR MOUNT IS BLOWN SO THERE IS A CLUNK FROM WHEEL WELL AND YOUR TIRES WORE OUT. OH YEAH? SO WHY DOES THE TRANSMISSION SHIFT WITH A THUNK FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE AND VICE VERSA? OH, YOU MUST FIRST FIX MOTOR MOUNT AND STRUT BEFORE WE CAN LOOK AT TRANSMISSION. PAID TO DEALER TO REPLACE MOTOR MOUNT, REPLACED STRUTS MYSELF. THE ENGINE STILL THUNKS (TRANSMISSION PAUSES BEFORE CATCHING WITH A JERK FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE, OR DRIVE TO REVERSE. THE JERK IS OCCASIONALLY VIOLENT, LESS PRONOUNCED WHEN ENGINE COLD.) HAD THE TRANSMISSION FLUSHED BY DEALER. NO DIFFERENCE. A CAR DRIVEN 50K BY A 70-YEAR OLD EXPERIENCES A BROKEN MOTOR MOUNT, BUM STRUT AND BROKEN TRANSMISSION BEFORE 50K MILES. I PAID ALMOST 30K FOR THIS WHITE ELEPHANT. HAVE ALWAYS OWNED JAPANESE CARS, FIRST NISSAN. OH, DID I MENTION THE OIL LEAK FROM ENGINE OIL SEAL (48K) AND TRUNK LID SLAMMING (40K) BECAUSE THE TWO PISTON ARMS TO HOLD THE LID CAN'T HOLD THE LID UP (SINCE IT SEEMS DAYS AFTER THE WARRANT

I HAVE A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA AND I HAVE SPOKEN WITH SEVERAL OWNER OF THE SAME VEHICLE AS WELL AS READ SEVERAL COMMENTS ONLINE THAT ALL HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. THE TRANSMISSION IN THE VEHICLE DOES SHIFT PROPERLY. WHEN YOU PUT THE CAR IN REVERSE AND THEN MOVE IT BACK IN DRIVE IT DOES A HARD JERK, BEFORE IT WILL MOVE. WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD THE TRANSMISSION WILL NOT SHIFT CAUSING THE CAR TO SLOW DOWN THEN JERK REALLY HARD WHEN IT FINALLY DOES SHIFT. IT ALSO DOES THIS WHEN STOPPED AT A LIGHT; THE CAR WILL TAKE AWHILE BEFORE MOVING, BUT WILL DO A HARD JERK AGAIN. I FEEL IT IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS FOR MYSELF AND MY 4 MONTH OLD TRYING TO MERGE ONTO THE INTERSTATE AND THE TRANSMISSION DOESN'T SHIFT CAUSING THE CAR TO SLOW DO AND THEN WHEN IT FINALLY DOES SHIFT, JERKS EXTREMELY HARD. I HAVE BEEN HAVING THE PROBLEM FOR OVER A MONTH NOW, BUT THE RECENT INCIDENT OCCURRING WHILE IN HEAVY TRAFFIC WAS SCARY FOR ME. SEVERAL NISSAN DEALERSHIPS ADMIT THAT THEY HAVE BEEN HAVING TROUBLE WITH THE TRANSMISSION IN THIS VEHICLE. THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP AS WELL AS TRANSMISSION SHOPS RECOMMEND TRANSMISSION TO BE REPLACED COSTING BETWEEN $3,800 AND $4,000 OR YOU CAN GET YOUR TRANSMISSION FLUSHED TO SEE IF THAT WOULD HELP. THE VEHICLE IS 4 YEARS OLD AND SHOULD NOT HAVE ISSUES LIKE THIS. I AS WELL AS MANY OTHERS CANNOT AFFORD TO PAY $4,000 TO REPLACE A TRANSMISSION ON A VEHICLE THAT WE ARE STILL MAKING PAYMENTS ON. *TR

HAVE A 5 SPEED AUTOMATIC 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. AT APPROXIMATELY 70K THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO VIOLENTLY KICK BETWEEN 2-3 GEARS. AFTER A COUPLE MONTHS OF THIS CONDITION THE TRANSMISSION KICKED SO BAD THAT IT BECAME A SAFETY ISSUE AS THE CAR WOULD PULL RIGHT AND AT TIMES OUT OF MY LANE WHILE DRIVING IN CITY TRAFFIC. AS A RESULT I REPLACED MY TRANSMISSION AND NOW SHORTLY THEREAFTER THE EXACT SAME ISSUE REAPPEARED. (~6MONTHS/ 5K MILES) NOT ONLY DOES MY VEHICLE KICK BETWEEN 2ND-3RD GEAR, IT IS NOW GETTING STUCK IN 3RD GEAR AND THEREFORE CAN NOT BE SAFELY DRIVEN. I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY SEVERAL MAXIMA SOURCES THAT THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THE 2004 5 SPEED AUTOMATIC (RE5F22A) (AW 55-50SN) TRANSMISSION. RESEARCH ON INTERNET HAS CONFIRMED MANY INSTANCES THAT DUPLICATE THIS ISSUE.

NISSAN MAXIMA 2004 SE JERK WHEN SHIFT FROM PARK TO REVERSE AND FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE HAPPEN EVERY DAY AFTER PARKING FOR SO MANY HOURS. CAM SENSORY HAVE BEEN REPLACE, TRANSMISSION'S FLUID HAVE BEEN FLUSH, AND THE TIMING BELT HAVE BEEN CHANGE BUT THE JERKINESS STILL OCCUR. *TR

2004 + NISSAN MAXIMA'S ARE HAVING TIMING CHAIN ISSUES WHICH STARTS TO OCCUR AFTER 50K AS PER THE THOUSAND OF FORUM MEMBERS ACROSS DIFFERENT FORUM. I AM A VICTIM TOO. ITS A KNOWN DEFECT IN MAXIMA'S AND THERE HAS BEEN NO RECALLS TO FIX THIS. THIS TIMING CHAIN ISSUE FIX COST APPX $1600 AND DIFFICULT FOR US TO PAY SUCH AN AMOUNT WHICH HAS BEEN DECLARED BY NISSAN AS A MAINTENANCE FREE ITEM. THIS TIMING CHAIN WOULD GRADUALLY LEAD TO ALL SORT OF PROBLEMS LEADING TO COMPLETE FAILURE IF NOT TAKEN CARE OF. WE AS A CUSTOMER PLEDGE NHTSA TO TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION. ALREADY CONTACTED LOCAL DEALER AND NISSAN USA WITHOUT ANY RESULTS. *TR