2004 Nissan Maxima complaints

I OWN A MAXIMA 2004 AND IT ACCELERATE BY ITSELF EVERY TIME I DRIVE UNDER 35MPH OR 10MPH ABOVE. THEY ALREADY REPAIRED THE TRANSMISSION, CHANGE SOME WIRES, REPLACED ABS SENSORS, AND DID SOME OTHER ELECTRICAL WORK AND THE PROBLEM DOESN'T GO AWAY. *TR

MY CAR HAS NOT CRANKED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS LEAVING ME STRANDED. ALSO RATTLING SOUND FOR A LONG TIME WHEN STARTING THE CAR. THIS MORNING WHEN I CRANKED MY CAR IT SOUNDED LIKE SOMETHING BROKE LOOSE, UNABLE TO DRIVE WILL HAVE TO GET IT CHECKED OUT ALSO RUST SPOTS ARE FORMING ON MY HOOD, FRONT BUMPER AND BOTH SIDES OF MY WINDSHIELD. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE FROM A STOP, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE JERKED FORWARD AND VIBRATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE CONTROL SOLENOID AND VALVE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 17,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS APPROXIMATELY 82,000. UPDATED 1/19/2010 *CN UPDATED 01/27/11

(1) 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA, WITH NO WARNING , THE ENGINE REVES UP INTERMITTENTLY, CARS DOESN'T ACCELERATE THEN IT STARTS JERKING AND BUCKING, YOU ARE STUCK IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC , UNTIL IT DECIDES TO WORK AGAIN .... (2) IT OCCURS INTERMITTENTLY, NO CONSISTENT TIME FRAME, THE ENGINE REVES UP INTERMITTENTLY, CARS DOESN'T ACCELERATE THEN IT STARTS JERKING AND BUCKING.......CONSEQUENCES: SOMEONE IS GOING TO GET KILLED BECAUSE OF THIS FAILURE TO OPERATE CORRECTLY.....I HAVE READ THE SAME PROBLEM ALL OVER THE INTERNET ABOUT THIS VEHICLE.....THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL DONE BEFORE SOMEONE GET KILLED!!!!!!!!MY 20 YEAR DAUGHTER DRIVES THIS CAR AND I AM CONCERNED FOR HER SAFETY. (3)I HAVE BROUGHT IT INTO NISSAN 5 OR MORE TIMES, BUT THE COULD NOT REPRODUCE THE SAME PROBLEM....IT FINALLY DID IT AGAIN A CAME UP WITH A CODE....THEY NOW RECOMMEND A COMPLETE TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT AT $4,600.00 ...THEY DO NOT REBUILD THESE, ONLY REPLACE THEM BECAUSE IT ID TOO COMPLICATED TO REBUILD.. ********PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS PROBLEM FURTHER AND MAKE THEM RECALL THESE VEHICLES BEFORE SOMEONE GET HURT OR KILLED!!!!! THANKS FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO VENT MY FRUSTRATIONS! *TR

I PURCHASED A USED 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA FROM THIS DEALERSHIP. THIS IS MY THIRD MAXIMA THAT I HAVE OWNED. I RECENTLY STARTED HAVING ISSUES WITH MY CAR. IT STARTING HAVING TROUBLE SHIFTING INTO GEAR. I TOOK THIS TO THIS DEALERSHIP AND OF COURSE THEY CLAIMED THEY HAD NEVER HEARD OF THIS ISSUE BEFORE. THEY CAME BACK AND SHOWED ME THIS BOTTLE FILLED WITH FLUID AND CLAIMED THAT THIS BLACK OIL WAS THE FLUID THEY TOOK FROM THE TRANSMISSION. THEY INSPECTED THE CAR AND TOLD ME THEY WOULD SEND IT TO THE NISSAN CORPORATE OFFICE TO SEE IF THEY WOULD CONSIDER A GOODWILL ASSISTANCE. IMMEDIATELY UPON LEAVING I TOOK MY CAR TO A TRANSMISSION COMPANY AND THEY CHECKED THE OIL AND TOLD ME THERE WAS NO WAY THAT OIL CAME OUT OF MY CAR. I WAS ALSO TOLD THAT THIS IS ONE OF THE OLDEST TRICKS IN THE BOOK AND THAT THIS IS PROBABLY THE SAME CONTAINER USED ON ALL CUSTOMERS THAT COME IN AND COMPLAIN. I JUST SPOKE WITH DELAND NISSAN TO SEE IF THEY WERE GOING TO PAY FOR THIS CONSIDERING HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE HAVING THIS SAME ISSUE AND THEY STATED NO. I WILL NEVER PURCHASE ANOTHER NISSAN EVER AND WILL BE LOOKING TO SEE IF THERE IS ANYTHING ELSE THAT CAN BE DONE AGAINST THIS COMPANY. *TR

I HAVE A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA AND READING ON THE MAXIMA.ORG FORUM GOT ME TO THIS COMPLAINT SITE. I THINK NISSAN SHOULD DO A RECALL ON ALL 6TH GEN MAXIMA OWNERS BECAUSE IM NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS PROBLEM. IT'S THE TRANSMISSION. WHENEVER THE ENGINE IS COLD IT SHIFTS SO SMOOTHLY LIKE THERE'S NOTHING WRONG. BUT THIS GOOD FEELING DOESN'T LAST MORE THAN 7 MIN.ENGINE STARTS HEATING UP AND JERKING PROBLEMS BEGINS. P TO R IS OK. BUT P TO D AND SHIFTING UP N DOWN ON A TAKE OFF OR SLOWING DOWN(1ST TO 2ND N 3RD AND 3RD TO 2ND N 1ST)ITS JUST SO ANNOYING AND MAKES THE CAR UNCOMFORTABLE AND UNSAFE TO DRIVE. AND THIS WILL LEAD TO ULTIMATE TRANNY DISTRUCTION. SO I HAVE TO PAY AT EAST $700 TO GET THIS FIXED?WHY DOESN'T NISSAN DO A RECALL ON THIS? I KNOW THERE'S AT LEAST 200 MAXIMA OWNERS THERE(FROM ALL THE FORUMS I'VE READ)THAT HAVE THIS PROBLEM. THEY LOVE GETTING MONEY SELLING THEIR CARS,AND THEN WHEY MAKE A MISTAKE ON BUILDING IT THEY DON'T WANNA TAKE THE BLAME. I LOVE MY MAXIMA AND DON'T WANNA GET RID OF IT.IM ABSOLUTELY IN LOVE WITH IT.AND IF THERE WOULDN'T BE A RECALL ON THIS,I GUESS I WILL PAY FROM MY POCKET,BUT NEVER BUY A NISSAN AGAIN. *TR

2004 NISSAN MAXIMA TRANSMISSION ISSUES 1ST N 2ND SHIFT HARD, 2ND N 3RD SLIPPING SHIMMY IN THE STEERING WHILE DRIVING. *TR

TRANSMISSION IN MY 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA IS SLIPPING. IT BUCKS WHEN I GO FROM REVERSE TO FIRST. I HAVE ABOUT 118,000 MILES AND I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER. THE SLIPPAGE STARTED AROUND 100K MILES. *TR

2004 NISSAN MAXIMA WITH MANUAL TRANSMISSION. WITHOUT WARNING, PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR AND STAYS THERE CAUSING A SERIOUS TRAFFIC HAZARD. NISSAN SAYS NOTHING WRONG WITH IT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. WHEN THE GEARS SHIFTED FROM SECOND TO THIRD, THE TRANSMISSION LOST POWER, SHOOK, AND ACCELERATED RAPIDLY. IN 2009 THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR THE FAILURE. THE DEALER REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION FLUID, THE CAM-SHAFT SENSOR, BUT THE FAILURE WASN'T CORRECTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHO ADVISED THAT THE TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WASN'T REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WILL BE CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 89,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 102,000.

I HAVE AN 04 MAXIMA SE WITH 149,000 MILES. I HAVE BEEN HAVING TROUBLE WITH MY TRANSMISSION SHIFTING REALLY HARD AND SOMETIMES WHEN I PULL OUT OF THE DRIVE OR SLOW DOWN AND MAKE A TURN, WHEN I START TO ACCELERATE IT WILL NOT GO. I HAVE HAD IT LOOKED AT AND NISSAN IS TELLING ME THAT THE CONTROL VALVE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED, WHICH THE PART ALONE IS $1100. I HAVE FOUND ONLINE THAT THIS IS AN ISSUE FROM THOUSANDS OF OWNERS AND NISSAN WILL NOT DO ANYTHING TO HELP. I WOULD SAY IT DOES IT 30% OF THE TIME. ALSO I HAVE READ THAT OTHER OWNERS ARE FINDING EVENTUALLY THE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION HAS TO BE REPLACED, SO WHAT DO WE DO IN THE MEANTIME REPLACE THIS PART THEN THE NEXT AND EVENTUALLY THE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION. I DO NOT HAVE THE MONEY TO KEEP THROWING INTO THIS CAR, I THINK IT IS TIME FOR NISSAN TO STEP UP AND FIX THE ISSUE! *TR

I RECENTLY PURCHASED A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA WITH JUST OVER 120K MILES AND THE PROBLEM WITH THE TRANNY JERKING IS NO JOKE TODAY MY CAR SHIFTED SO HARD THAT IT LITERALLY JUMPED OVER THE PARKING BLOCK AT MY HOME AS SOON AS I FELT THE CAR MOVE I HIT THE BRAKES BUT THE SHIFT WAS SO FAST IT STILL HOPPED OVER THE BLOCK I HAVE TWO KIDS AND I CAN'T DRIVE MY ONLY CAR BECAUSE EVERY MECHANIC HAS DIFFERENT ANSWERS AND I SPOKE TO A NISSAN TECH AND HE SAID MINE WAS AN ISOLATED ISSUE BUT I'VE BEEN BROWSING WEB AND THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF THE SAME ISSUE WHERE IS THE RECALL IF YOU HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM PLEASE KEEP COMPLAINING CALL YOUR LOCAL NEWS CHANNEL WE HAVE RIGHTS AS CONSUMERS AND ARE BEING HELD BY PUPPET STRINGS I MEAN THE CAR REVS ITSELF ,DIFFERENT RPMS YOU LITERALLY HAVE NO CONTROL ON IT SHIFTING PLEASE HELP! *TR

2004 NISSAN MAXIMA TRANSMISSION JERKING, SLIPPING. FLARING. ONLY OCCURS WHEN CAR IS WARM. WILL CAUSE VIOLENT JERKING WHEN SHIFTING INTO DRIVE OR REVERSE WHICH MAY CAUSE LOSS OF TRACTION AND CONTROL OF CAR. I JUST REPLACED VALVE BODY AND PROBLEM STILL THERE!! HELP! *TR

MY TRANSMISSION JERKS MY CAR OUT OF CONTROL DURING 1ST AND 2ND GEARS. *TR

2004 NISSAN MAXIMA SE 3.5L V6 TRANSMISSIONS- JERKING, KNOCKING AND STICKING IN GEAR. MANY DEALERS ALREADY KNOW ABOUT THE PROBLEM. INTERNET SEARCHES HAVE SHOWN THE SAME RESULTS OF CONSUMERS HAVING ISSUES. THE NORMAL COST FOR REPLACEMENT IS ALMOST 50% OF THE CAR VALUE. DEALERSHIPS WILL NOT REPAIR THE PROBLEM ONLY SUGGEST FOR THE PLACEMENT OF THE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION $3800! IF THE CAR IS ENGAGED IN 5TH GEAR (LIKE THIS ONE) COULD CAUSE OTHER VEHICLES TO CRASH INTO IT DUE TO POOR ACCELERATION. *TR

MY 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. WHEN YOU CHANGE FROM PARK TO DRIVE IT JUMP INTO GEAR HARD. WILE DRIVING IT SHIFT HARD FROM 1 GEAR TO 2 . I TAKE IT TO THE AUTO SHOP THEY SAY IT'S MY TRANSMISSION. IT COST ME $1900.00 TO REPLACE IT.I SEE ALOT OF PEOPLE HAVE THIS PROBLEM AND NISSAN IS DOING NOTHING TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM. *TR

I HAVE A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. IT HAS 97.000 MILES ON IT AND THE TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN GIVING ME PROBLEMS SINCE I BOUGHT IT. IT WON'T GO INTO DRIVE FROM PARK WITHOUT A 3-5 SECOND DELAY, IT DOSEN'T DOWN SHIFT PROPERLY WHEN COMING TO A STOP. IT'S TO THE POINT NOW THAT WHEN I COME TO A STOP IT DOWN SHIFTS SO ERRATICLY THAT THE TIRES CHIRP. I LOOKED ONLINE AND THERE ARE OVER 150,000 PEOPLE WITH THE SAME COMPLAINT. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID THEY CAN'T DUPLICATE IT, WHICH I THINK IS A FALSEHOOD. THE BOTTOM LINE IS THAT THERE CLEARLY IS A DEFECT WITH THESE TRANSMISSIONS AND NISSAN NEEDS TO RECALL THEM. THE FOG LIGHTS SHORT OUT AND BURN OUT AFTER LIMITED USE. I HAVE SPEND HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS ON FOG LIGHTS, NOW I JUST GAVE UP AND LEAVE THEM BURNED OUT. THE FRONT STRUTS WERE DEFECTIVE AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. *TR

CAR MALFUNCTION ON TRANSMISSION. *TR

ABOUT 12 MONTHS AGO WITH $165,000 MILES ON MY 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA BEGAN TO JERK WHEN DOWNSHIFTING FROM HIGHER GEARS. VEHICLE ALSO HAD TROUBLE ENGAGING 3RD AND 4TH GEARS WHEN ACCELERATING. TOOK VEHICLE TO NISSAN, WHO SUGGESTED A TRANSMISSION FLUSH, HAD THIS DONE BUT THE PROBLEM STILL OCCURRED BUT LESS FREQUENTLY. ONCE THE PROBLEM BECAME FREQUENT AGAIN THE PROCEDURE WAS REPEATED. INQUIRED IF A RECALL WAS OPEN FOR THIS ISSUE BUT NISSAN SAID NO, BUT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. I DID SOME RESEARCH ON LINE AND FOUND THAT NUMEROUS OWNERS WERE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM AND FELT I NEEDED TO REPORT MY SITUATION. I AM CURRENTLY SAVING MONEY TO PURCHASE THE NEW TRANS BEFORE REPLACING. *TR

MY 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA JERKS/BANGS WHEN CHANGING LOW GEARS. IT MAKES MY ENTIRE CAR BANG LOUDLY AND JERK FORWARD CAUSING ME TO JERK FORWARD AS WELL. I HAVE BANGED MYSELF ON THE STEERING WHEEL NUMEROUS TIMES. I READ ONLINE THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS OF THIS SAME ISSUE. THE DEALERSHIPS TRY TO TELL ME ALL THESE DIFFERENT THINGS NEED TO BE FIXED, BUT I KNOW FROM ALL THE OTHER COMPLAINTS ITS A FAULTY TRANSMISSION IN THESE CARS AND IT NEEDS TO BE RECALLED!!! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT OUTER PERIMETER OF THE SKY VIEW WINDOW EXHIBITED RUST. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS RUSTING PREMATURELY FOR A CLIMATE THAT WAS PRIMARILY WARM AND DRY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BUT WOULD NOT PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 34,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35-45 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO JERK VIOLENTLY OUT OF THIRD GEAR WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS IN OPERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING WHERE THE ERROR CODES WERE RESET. THE FAILURE RECURRED SIX MONTHS LATER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER SEVERAL TIMES FOR THE SAME FAILURE AND THE TECHNICIAN RECOMMENDED THAT THE TRANSMISSION BE REPLACED. THE FAILURE BECAME PROGRESSIVELY WORSE RESULTING IN THE TRANSMISSION NOT BEING ABLE TO SHIFT INTO ANY GEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 70,000.

I OWN A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA 3.5 SE WITH 74,000 MILES, AND FOR THE PAST COUPLE OF WEEKS THE TRANSMISSION HAS BEGUN SLIPPING AND JERKING FROM 1ST TO 2ND AND 2ND TO3RD. BUT THE BIGGEST PROBLEM HAS HAPPENED TWICE NOW; WHERE THE CAR HAS BEEN SITTING IDLE AT A STOP LIGHT, THE TRANSMISSION HAS SLIPPED OUT OF 1ST GEAR, AND WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN THE CAR WOULD NOT REV UP AND I WAS STUCK HOLDING UP TRAFFIC UNTIL I PUT THE CAR IN PARK, WAS ABLE TO OBTAIN RPMS AND THEN PUT THE CAR BACK IN DRIVE. *TR

RUSTING OF UNDERBODY (FLOOR), UNDER DRIVER AND PASSENGER, VISIBLE HOLES, DIAMETER SIZE OF OVER 1 FOOT. *TR

NISSAN MAXIMA 2004 DOOR LOCK PASSENGER SIDE LOCK FAILS TO LOCK OR OPEN WITH KEY OR FOB. *TR

2004 NISSAN MAXIMA TRANSMISSION TROUBLES. THE TRANSMISSION ON THE AUTOMATIC 5 SPEED MAXIMA GET STRUCK AND OFTEN TAKES MORE THAN 5 SECONDS TO GET IN TO GEAR. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND IT SEEMS WIDESPREAD AMONG THE 6TH GENERATION MAXIMAS. WE HAVE BEEN HAVING THIS PROBLEM FOR QUITE A WHILE NOW AND IT SEEMS NISSAN ONLY WANT TO CHARGE CUSTOMERS FOR A REPLACEMENT TRANSMISSION. THIS IS SO WIDESPREAD, AMONG MAXIMAS OF VARYING MILEAGE, IT BEGS THE QUESTION ON WHETHER THIS IS A FACTORY DEFECT THAT NEEDS TO BE SYSTEMATICALLY ADDRESSED. NISSAN (CORPORATE) AND DEALERS ARE UNRESPONSIVE TO THESE CONCERNS AND IT'S NOT FAIR THAT CONSUMERS HAVE TO FOOT THE BILL FOR WHAT APPEARS TO BE A FACTORY ISSUE. *TR

2004 NISSAN MAXIMA LOCK ACTUATORS FAILED AFTER SIX YEARS / 58,000 MILES. *TR

WHILE DRIVING, OUT OF THE BLUE, AT STREET SPEED, 10-25 MPH, A SUDDEN "CLUNK" IS HEARD AND THEN THE TRANSMISSION FAILS CAUSING THE CAR TO STOP SUDDENLY AND LEFT WITHOUT ANY POWER. IF CAR RESTARTS, THE TRANSMISSION IS LEFT IN 5TH GEAR WITH NO ABILITY TO CHANGE GEARS AT ALL. ONLY 44000 MILES ON THE CAR, BUT WE HAVE BEEN COMPLAINING/DOCUMENTING TO THE NISSAN DEALER EVERY SERVICE, SINCE WE BOUGHT THE CAR NEW. ALL THEY DO IS "ADD TRANSMISSION OIL", OR JUST TELL US "THERE IS NO PROBLEM FOR THIS IS NORMAL." *TR

MAXIMA 2004 SL 3.5 STEERING WHEEL TILT STOPPED WORKING. *TR

MY CAR DIED OUT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET WHILE IN REVERSE. WHEN I WAS ABLE TO RESTART IT BACK UP, I DISMISSED IT. A FEW DAYS LATER, IT WOULD NOT START AT THE GROCER. IT RESTARTED ONLY AFTER JUMPING. I DROVE IT TO AUTO ZONE FOR A NEW BATTERY WHICH SEEMED TO HELP. YESTERDAY WHILE BACKING OUT OF A PARALLEL PARK IT DIED AGAIN MID AISLE. I RESTARTED IT AND SLOWLY PRESSED FORWARD BY FLOORING THE ACCELERATOR. I BACKED OUT AGAIN AND AFTER CHANGING GEAR, IT DRAGGED FORWARD WITHOUT TORQUE. FINALLY, IT LURCHED INTO TORQUE ONLY TO DRAG DOWN AT EACH RED LIGHT. I'M APPALLED AT ALL THE ONLINE COMPLAINTS OF CONSUMERS EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEMS WITH NO RELIEF. *TR

I OWN A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA SE W/ A LITTLE BIT OVER 50000 MILES. THE TRANSMISSION DOES "JERK" WHEN THE ENGINE IS WARM WHEN CHANGING FROM 1ST. TO SECOND GEAR AND WHEN DOWNSHIFTING BETWEEN THE SAME GEARS. I TOUGH THAT WAS AA ISOLATED PROBLEM, TILL FINDING A FEW WEB SITE W/ OWNERS OF THE SAME VEHICLE ( 003/2004 MODELS) COMPLAINING ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM. THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME TO CHANGE THE MOTOR MOUNT AND I DID AS WELL AS FLUSHING THE FLUID AND NOTHING DID HAPPEN. IS MY REASONING THAT THE NHTSA SHOULD LOOK INTO THIS MATTER SINCE IT SHOWS A PATTERN AND ALSO IS UNKNOWN WHAT CAN HAPPENS W/ THE CAR IN CASE OF A COMPLETE FAILURE. BELOW THERE IS A QUESTION ABOUT THE "INCIDENT DATE" MY RESPONSE IS "APPROXIMATED". *TR

I HAVE HAD MY 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA FOR SIX YEARS. I HAVE HAD THIS CAR SINCE IT WAS BRAND NEW. THE CAR SLAMS INTO GEAR AND JERKS INTO FIRST GEAR WHEN STARTING TO DRIVE. IT BANGS AND THROWS ME FORWARD WHEN DOWNSHIFTING FROM 2ND TO 1ST GEAR. IT ALSO THROWS ME INTO GEAR WHEN GOING FROM 2ND TO 3RD GEAR. IT HAS ABOUT 76,197 MILES. AT 70,000 MILES THE STRUTS HAD TO BE REPLACED I REPORTED THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEM TO NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, BY FILING A FORMAL COMPLAINT. THEY ADVISED ME TO TAKE THE CAR TO A NISSAN DEALERSHIP FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. WHEN I TOLD NISSAN NORTH AMERICA WHAT THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME, THEY INFORMED ME THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO ABOUT THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEM, BECAUSE THE CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY. WITH ALL OF THE COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA, IT WILL COST ME A TOTAL OF $3553.13 TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM REPAIRED. WITH SO MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE TRANSMISSION ON THE 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA , I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY THERE HASN'T BEEN A RECALL! *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE ENGINE REVVED WITH AN EXTREMELY HIGH INCREASE IN THE RPMS. SUDDENLY, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO JERK. ON A SEPARATE OCCASION WHEN PRESSURE WAS APPLIED TO THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AN UNEXPECTED INCREASE IN THE SPEED RATE OCCURRED. THE FAILURES WERE INTERMITTENT. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED BY TWO DIFFERENT INDEPENDENT MECHANICS AND THEY BOTH INFORMED THAT THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO THE TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED WHEN THE COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,000.

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION LUNGES WHILE BRAKING OR ACCELERATING AT ANY GIVEN TIME. CAUSED REAR-END ACCIDENT WITH MY WIFE & KIDS IN THE CAR. I HAVE READ THOUSANDS OF CONSUMER'S COMPLAIN ABOUT THIS ISSUE & NISSAN NOR THE GOVERNMENT WILL FESS UP TO THE ISSUE WITH THE TRANSMISSION. THIS IS AN ON-GOING SAFETY ISSUE & NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BY NISSAN & THE GOVERNMENT NEEDS TO PUT PRESSURE ON NISSAN CORP. TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM @ THERE EXPENSE INSTEAD OF THE CONSUMER. THE DATE OF THE INCIDENT IS INCORRECT DUE TO THIS BEING AN ONGOING ISSUE & THE LOCAL DEALER HAS NO RESOLUTION. *TR

CAR STEERING WHEEL GOT HARD AND IT TURN OFF ON ME, TRIED TO START IT UP AGAIN, GOING 20-35 MILES AND HR BECAUSE CAR WONT ACCELERATE AFTER YOU COME TO A STOP POINTING..STEP ON THE GAS, CAR BARLEY MOVED, WENT TO GET CAR CHECK OUT, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON, REPLACE SENSORS, GOT IT OUT OF THE SHOP AND IT STILL HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM, IT WILL TURN OFF ONCE THE CAR GET WARMER, FOUND IT, ITS THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. CAR IS AT 82,000 MILES, HAD THE CAR ABOUT OVER A YEAR. *TR

TRANSMISSION IN 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA JERKS ABRUPTLY WHEN GOING FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEAR. THIS STARTED AT APPROXIMATELY 60K MILES. AT THAT TIME, IT WAS JUST ASSUMED TO BE A RANDOM EVENT. HOWEVER, AT APPROXIMATELY 75K MILES, THE JERKING BECAME MORE AND MORE CONSISTENT, ALMOST CAUSING AN ACCIDENT DUE TO THE JERKING HAPPENING IN A RANDOM NATURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A NISSAN DEALERSHIP AND THEY RECOMMENDED A "TRANSMISSION FLUSH" BE PERFORMED EVERY 18 - 24 MONTHS. I GOT THE FLUSH DONE AND IT SEEMED TO WORK FOR ABOUT 2 MONTHS, THEN STARTED AGAIN. AT THAT POINT, I TOOK THE CAR TO A DIFFERENT DEALERSHIP THAT RECOMMENDED A "TRANSMISSION FLUSH" BECAUSE THE FLUID SEEMED A LITTLE DARK. I THEN INFORMED THEM THAT THE FLUSH HAD BEEN PERFORMED 6 MONTHS PRIOR AT ANOTHER DEALERSHIP. THE RESPONSE WAS, "YOU SHOULD HAVE IT REPLACED SOONER RATHER THAN LATER..." AN ENGINE DIAGS CHECK TURNED UP, YOU GUESSED IT, NO PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION. THIS SEEMS TO BE A RECURRING THEME OF MANY OWNERS WHO EXPLAIN VERY SIMILAR ISSUES WITH THEIR MAXIMAS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED WHEN BRAKING OR ACCELERATING FROM A COMPLETE STOP, THE VEHICLE WOULD JERK VIOLENTLY. THE DEALER ADVISED THE TRANSMISSION WAS NOT DEFECTIVE AND PERFORMED A TRANSMISSION FLUSH. THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THERE WERE NO FURTHER REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 121,000.

2004 NISSAN MAXIMA TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS, 3000 OVER MY WARRANTY. NISSAN NEEDS TO WON UP TO THESE TRANNY PROBLEMS IN THESE $30,000 VEHICLES. I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE HAVING THIS PROBLEM. PLEASE SEE CONSUMERAFAIRS.COM. *TR

I WAS DRIVING MY 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA WITH 60,000 MILES WITH MY WIFE AND I IN THE CAR. I WAS GETTING ON THE INTERSTATE USING THE RAMP AND ONCE I MERGED INTO TRAFFIC THE CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. I HAD TO JUMP OFF OF THE ROAD BECAUSE A TRACTOR TRAILER WAS APPROACHING AND NEARLY RAN OVER ME. I HAD TO DRIVE OFF INTO THE GRASS TO KEEP FROM GETTING HIT FROM BEHIND. PROBLEM IS THAT THE TRANSMISSION IS STUCK IN 5TH GEAR. THIS WOULD NOT ALLOW ME TO ACCELERATE IN TRAFFIC. I AM THANKFUL THAT WE WERE NOT KILLED BY THE ONCOMING TRAFFIC...... THIS PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED AND NISSAN SAYS THEY HAVE NO RECORDS OF TRANSMISSION PROBLEM SIMILAR TO THIS WITH 2004 MAXIMA'S. THIS IS NOT TRUE. I HAVE RESEARCHED THE INTERNET AND THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINT JUST LIKE MINE. LUCKILY I WAS NOT INJURED. IS THAT WHAT IT WILL TAKE FOR NISSAN TO ADMIT THERE IS A PROBLEM? HOW CAN I GET THIS RESOLVED??? *TR

2004 NISSAN MAXIMA, I TO HAVE PROBLEMS WITH 5 SPEED AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. WHEN WARMED UP, I HAVE SHIFT SHOCK GOING FROM 1 - 2 & 2 - 1, SLIPPING FROM 2 - 3. WENT TO DEALER FOR DRAIN & FILL, HE SAYS IT IS COMMON WITH MY MODEL, THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE VALVES IN THE VALVEBODY. HE SAID HE WOULD CHANGE THE VALVE BODY FOR $1500, AND THAT IT HASN'T BEEN RE-CALLED BECAUSE IT WOULD COST NISSAN TO MUCH. *TR

IT IS A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA SL. THE TRANSMISSION STARTED HEAVILY JERKING AT 98K MILES. THE JERKING WAS SO MUCH THAT IT COULD POSSIBLY CAUSE INJURY. THE CAR WAS RELIGIOUSLY MAINTAINED. IT NEEDS A NEW TRANSMISSION WHICH WILL CODY $3000 TO FIX. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILED AND WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO GEAR WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEED TO BE REPLACED AT THE CONTACTS EXPENSE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE WARRANTY WAS EXPIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 57,218.

HI MY NAME IS [XXX] I HAVE A PROBLEM WITH MY MAXIMA 2004 BECAUSE IS JERKING, I JUST TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER AND THEY TOLD ME IS THE TRANSMISSION AND MY CAR HAVE 51,000 MILES WOW I CAN'T BELIEVE THE TRANSMISSION IS BAD THEY CHARGING ME 3,400 TO FIX. AND I STILL PAYING MY CAR AND I HAVE A FAMILY AND BILLS TO PAY. I CAN'T BELIEVE THIS.. I NEED HELP TO FIX MY CAR... INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED WHEN DRIVING FROM 20-30 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION WOULD SLIP AND CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO JERK EXCESSIVELY. THE VEHICLE WOULD INDEPENDENTLY SHIFT INTO THE NEXT GEAR, DISENGAGE AND THEN RE-ENGAGE. THE CONTACT STATED THE FAILURE WOULD OCCUR EVERY TIME THE VEHICLE WAS OPERATED. THE FAILURE WOULD OCCUR MOSTLY WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP. THE DEALER PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC TEST WHICH DETERMINED THAT THE CENTRAL COMPUTER WOULD NEED TO BE READJUSTED. THE FAILURE PERSISTED AND PROGRESSIVELY BECAME WORSE. THERE WERE NO FURTHER REPAIRS MADE TO THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 125,745. UPDATED 10/29/10*JB

TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS ON MY CAR, STRANDED IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE. LET CAR REST FOR 10 MINUTES, THEN FINALLY RESTARTED ONLY TO FIND MY CAR STUCK IN 5TH GEAR WITH SLOW ACCELERATION AND HIGH RPM IF NOT CAREFUL. CAR STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC IN A VERY BUSY INTERSECTION. I DO NOT KNOW EXTENT OF DAMAGES (FINANCIAL BURDEN) AS CAR IS LEFT IN MECHANIC SHOP, BUT ALREADY DEPENDING ON FRIENDS FOR A RIDE TO WORK. *TR

2004 NISSAN MAXIMA HAS A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. IT SLIPS,JERK, AND STALLS SOMETIMES. *TR

BEEN HAVING NUMEROUS TRANSMISSIONS ISSUES WITH THE CAR OVER THE PAST 2 TO 3 YEARS. ALREADY TO HAD TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION ONCE, NOW STARTING TO HAVE THE SAME ISSUES AGAIN. LOTS OF JERKING FROM GEAR TO GEAR, LOTS OF DIFFICULTY GETTING THE CAR TO UP SHIFT OR DOWN SHIFT; CAR LOCKING IN 4TH OR 5TH GEAR AND WILL NOT SHIFT OUT OF THAT GEAR. CAN NOT BELIEVE THERE HAS NOT BEEN A RECALL BASED ON THE NUMBER OF INTERNET COMPLAINTS ON THIS ISSUE. *TR

APPROXIMATELY THREE MONTHS AGO I NOTICED THAT MY AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION BEGAN SLIPPING WHEN SHIFTING FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEAR. IT WOULD ALSO SLIP WHEN DOWN-SHIFTING FROM 2ND TO 1ST GEAR. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION FLUID CHANGED AND HAVE THEM CHECK OUT THE PROBLEM. THEY STATED THAT THEY COULDN'T REPLICATE THE PROBLEM BUT AS SOON AS I LEFT THE DEALERSHIP THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN SLIPPING AGAIN. AS I WAS DRIVING HOME I WAS MAKING A LEFT-HAND TURN AND WHILE I WAS ACCELERATING MY VEHICLE WAS STUCK IN FIRST GEAR UNTIL THE TACHOMETER REACHED THE RED-LINE AND THEN THE TRANSMISSION SLAMMED THE CAR INTO SECOND GEAR LAUNCHING MY CAR INTO THE ADJACENT TURN LANE AND CAUSING ME TO NEARLY MISS AN SUV. THE PROBLEM HAS GOTTEN PROGRESSIVELY WORSE AND AFTER RESEARCHING THE TOPIC, IT APPEARS AS THOUGH THE PROBLEM IS CAUSED BY A NISSAN ENGINEERING DEFECT THAT CAUSES THE CLUTCH TO BURN-UP AND DEBRIS TO BUILD-UP IN THE TRANSMISSION CASE. NISSAN HASN'T RECALLED ANY PARTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE TRANSMISSION AND THE DEALERSHIP HAS STATED THAT I WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE TRANSMISSION REBUILD OR REPLACEMENT. I'M WORRIED THAT NISSAN'S POOR-ENGINEERING WILL RESULT IN UNPREDICTABLE ACCELERATION, POTENTIAL LOSS OF HANDLING, AND DOWN-SHIFTING DIFFICULTIES. *TR

I OWN A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA AND THE TRANSMISSION SEEM TO HAVE ALWAYS BEEN AN ISSUE. NOW THE TRANSMISSION IS COMPLETELY DEAD. I HAVE IT SERVICED AT A NISSAN DEALER OFTEN (MOST RECENT 3 MONTHS BACK) AND EVERYTHING SEEM TO BE GOOD. I HAD COMPLAINED ABOUT THE ISSUE TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY COULDN'T PIN POINT THE ISSUE. *TR

LAST NIGHT WHILE PULLING OUT INTO A BUSY STREET, UNKNOWN TO ME MY CAR WAS STUCK IN 5TH GEAR. MY VEHICLE HAS AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. AS A RESULT, I COULD HAVE BEEN SEVERELY INJURED IF NOT KILLED BY THE FAST APPROACHING TRAFFIC. NO MATTER WHAT I DID I COULD NOT GET THE CAR OUT OF 5TH GEAR NOR GET MY VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE. I HAD TO TRAVEL VERY SLOWLY AND CAUTIOUSLY TO GET HOME. WHILE HOME, I DECIDED TO RESEARCH MY PROBLEM WITH MY CAR ON THE INTERNET. TO MY SURPRISE, THERE ARE TENS OF THOUSANDS OF THE SAME COMPLAINT WITH THE EXACT SAME MAKE OF CAR LISTED ON NUMEROUS WEB SITES. THE VEHICLE IN QUESTION IS A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. FROM EVERYTHING I HAVE RESEARCHED, NISSAN NORTH AMERICA WILL NOT DO ANYTHING NOR ACKNOWLEDGE THIS PROBLEM EVEN EXISTS. FROM A SAFETY POINT OF VIEW, THIS PROBLEM IS JUST AS BAD AS A STUCK ACCELERATOR. I WONDER HOW MANY DEATHS HAVE OCCURRED BECAUSE OF THIS DEFECT AS MANY OF THOSE WHO MAY HAVE BEEN KILLED WERE NOT ABLE TO REPORT WHAT HAD OCCURRED. WITH THE NUMBER OF 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA'S ON THE ROAD AND THE NUMBER OF INCIDENTS REPORTED, THE NHTSA AND NISSAN NA SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE ACTION TO PREVENT FURTHER POSSIBLE INJURY AND DEATH. MY CAR IS NOW STUCK IN 5TH GEAR AND I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE IT ANY LONGER AS THIS DEFECT CAN CAUSE MANY DANGEROUS SITUATIONS TO OCCUR. I WILL BE COPYING THIS COMPLAINT TO THE OFFICE OF THE CONNECTICUT STATE ATTORNEY GENERAL, RICHARD BLUMENTHAL. *TR