2004 Nissan Maxima complaints

MY TRANSMISSION ON MY 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA SLIPS FROM 1ST TO 2ND AND 2ND TO 3RD I HAD IT FLUSHED AND STILL AM EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS HAPPENS EVERY TIME I DRIVE THE CAR. *TR

I HAVE A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA WITH 50,008 MILES ON IT AND RECENTLY HAD THE ABS COMING ON WHILE I WAS DRIVING AND NO DASH WARNING LIGHTS ON, BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALER TO FIND OUT THAT THE RIGHT REAR ABS SPEED SENSOR WENT BAD BUT WHY DIDN'T ANY WARNING LIGHTS COME ON THEY PULLED THE ABS FUSE AND NOW THE WARNING LIGHTS ARE ON BUT YOU ABSOLUTELY CAN NOT STOP THE VEHICLE WHEN THIS HAPPEN THIS IMAGINE HITTING THE BRAKES AT 55 MPH WITH YOUR TWO YEAR OLD IN CAR AND ITS NOT STOPPING BECAUSE WHEN YOU ABS SENSOR GOES BAD IT TURNS ON THE ABS WHICH DOES NOT ALLOW YOUR NORMAL BRAKES TO OPERATE AND DO NOT THROW ANY OF YOUR DASH LIGHTS ON, IF I HAD THE MONEY FOR A LAWYER I WOULD BE GOING AFTER NISSAN RIGHT NOW IT SHOULD WORK SO IF YOU HAVE A PROBLEM WITH YOUR ABS IT SHOULD TURN AT LEAST YOUR WARNING LIGHTS AND THEN DISCONNECT THE ABS SO YOU CAN USE YOUR NORMAL BRAKES TO ACTUALLY STOP THE CAR..... ALSO NONE OF THE FRONT END AND REAR END BODY LINES MATCH UP TO NONE OF THE GAPS BETWEEN HOOD AND FENDERS ARE THE SAME CAN GET FINGER IN ONE SIDE AND NOT THE OTHER SAME WITH THE TRUNK, AND THE CAR HAS ONLY BEEN IN ONE ACCIDENT THAT I KNOW OF THAT I REPORTED HAD GOTTEN SIDE SWIPED AT 45 MPH ON DRIVERS SIDE BY BIG TRUCK ALSO NOTICE THAT FRONT AND REAR WINDSHIELDS DO NOT HAVE NISSAN STAMP ON WINDOWS THE CAR FAX WAS CLEAN WELL THE ON THE DEALERSHIP I BOUGHT CAR FROM WAS CLEAN I THINK THIS CAR WAS WRECKED FRONT AND REAR AND FIXED AND WASN'T REPORTED THEN SOLD TO ME WITH 26,800 MILES WHEN I BOUGHT IT NO SITS

POWER DOOR LOCKS DO NOT WORK ALWAYS. PERSONS IN BACK SEAT CANNOT GET OUT. DOORS HAVE TO BE OPENED FROM OUTSIDE OF VEHICLE. THIS CAN BE A SERIOUS PROBLEM IN AN EMERGENCY SITUATION. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED A DIFFICULTY WHEN SHIFTING GEARS. THE RPMS INCREASED AND THE ENGINE REVVED BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT GEARS. WHEN THE VEHICLE FINALLY DID SHIFT INTO GEAR, IT WOULD JUMP FROM SECOND GEAR TO FIFTH GEAR. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY.THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP BUT THE DEALER COULD NOT FIND THE CAUSE FOR FAILURE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED. THE PROBLEM CONTINUED AND THE VEHICLE WAS BEING SERVICED FOR THE BODY VALVE AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 75,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 82,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

2004 NISSAN MAXIMA 3.5 SE. TRANSMISSION SHIFTING HARD FROM 1ST TO 2ND AND 2ND TO THIRD. ALSO HESITATING AND DELAYED SHIFTING

I HAVE A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA SL WITH AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION - I AM RUNNING INTO A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM WHICH IS JERKING BETWEEN SWITCHING GEARS FROM 1ST TO 2ND.

TRANSMISSION JERKS/SLIPS BETWEEN THE 1ST AND 2ND GEAR SHIFTS WHEN ACCELERATING AND DECELERATING.

ENGINE / TRANSMISSION SEEMS TO BE SLIPPING. THE CAR JERKS AND RPM'S SEEM TO JUMP AROUND THE 3 GEAR. CAR SEEMS TO BE LOOSING POWER AND WORKS HARDER TO REACH HIGHER SPEEDS. 1ST GEAR IS OK, AFTER THAT THE SECOND THIRD AND FOURHT GEARS ALL KICK IN WITHIN 5MPH OF EACH OTHER. I AM IN FOURTH GEAR BY THE TIME I REACH 25 MPH. TRANSMISSION SEEMS TO BE GOING OUT. NISSAN DEALER STATES THAT THEY FOUND NO PROBLEMS SINCE NO CODES CAME UP. I WILL HAVE A LOCAL MECHANIC INSPECT IT SINCE I TRUST THAT THEY WILL MOST LIKELY FIND THAT IT IS TRANSMISSION FAILURE, NOT SOME ELECTRONIC CODE. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL FOR ALL THESE VEHICLES AND NISSAN SHOULD OWN UP JUST AS TOYOTA HAS WITH THEIR ACCELERATION PROBLEMS.

2004 AND NEWER NISSAN MAXIMAS HAS A SERIOUS STEERING WHEEL VIBRATION AFTER 40MPH. NISSAN DEALERSHIP SAYS THEY ARE NO COMPLAINTS, BUT THE INTERNET IF FULL OF CUSTOMERS HAVING THIS SAME PROBLEM. MY CAR IS 6YEARS OLD BUT ONLY HAS 34,000 MILES. NEW TIRES, BRAKES,ROTORS,ALIGNMENT MULTIPLY TIRE BALANCES HAS NOT FIXED THIS PROBLEM. ON THE INTERNET CUSTOMER HAVE REPLACED STRUTS, BEARING,CV AXLES AND PROBLEM STILL EXIST. THIS SEEMS LIKE A PROBLEM NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. *TR

I HAVE A 04 NISSAN MAXIMA THAT JERKS WHEN COMING OUT OF A COAST ESPECIALLY WHEN COMING OFF OF THE EXPRESSWAY. THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME THIS HAS HAPPEND. THERE HAVE BEEN 2 PREVIOUS OCCASSIONS THAT THIS HAS HAPPEND AND NEARLY CAUSED SERIOUS ACCIDENTS. I HAVE CALLED NISSAN AND THEY PLAY DUMB AS IF THEY ARE NOT AWARE OF THE ISSUE,WHEN THERE ARE TONS OF COMPLAINTS ALL OVER THE INTERNET. WHAT IT GOING TO TAKE TO GET SOMEONE TO HOLD NISSAN ACCOUNTABLE FOR THIS FAULTY TRANSMISSION DESIGN? SOMEONE GETTING KILLED? I PRAY NOT.

I HAVE A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. AFTER HAVING BRAKE WORK DONE SEVERAL TIMES, THE REAL PROBLEM WAS DIAGNOSED. THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE STRUTS. BOTH FRONT STRUTS NEED TO BE REPLACED. CAR HAS 72,000 MILES AND HAS BEEN VERY WELL TAKEN CARE OF. THIS IS NOT NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR AND IT IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM. THE STEERING WHEEL SHAKES, THERE IS A SQUEAKING SOUND, AND CAR SOMETIMES SEEMS TO PULL TO ONE SIDE OR THE OTHER. NISSAN HAS SAID THAT THEY WILL ASSUME NO RESPONSIBILITY. AS A CONSUMER, I RESPECTFULLY ASK THAT YOU LOOK INTO THIS MATTER.

THIS IS IS REGARDS TO THE NISSAN MAXIMA 2004 AND 2005 MODELS. THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION IN THESE MODELS. THE CAR WILL STALL AT RED LIGHTS OR WHEN TRYINGING TO MERGE WITH TRAFFIC ON EXPRESSWAYS, INTER STATE HIGHWAYS OR SIMILAR ROADWAYS. NISSAN REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE THIS PROBLEM OR CORRECT IT. WE WERE UNAWARE WHENL WE INITIALLY BEGAN TO HAVE PROBLEMS WITH OUR VEHICLE. SINCE WE PURCHASED OUR VEHICLE, WE HAVE RETURNED TO THE DEALER THREE TIMES. THE FIRST TWO TIMES WE WERE TOLD THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH OUR CAR. THE FIRST TIME WE TOOK IT IN WAS ABOUT THREE DAYS AFTER PURCHASE. THE SECOND TIME WAS ABOUT 3-4 MONTHS AFTER PURCHASE. THE PROMBLEM HAS BECOME SEVERE, AND NOW THEY SAY IT IS TOO LONG. IF YOU SEARCH THE INTERNET -- WE DID LOOKING FOR HELP, YOU WILL FIND LOTS OF CHATTER (COMPLAINTS) ABOUT THE TRANSMISSION IN THESE MODELS. WE HAVE A 2004 MAXIMA. NISSAN SHOULKD RECALL THESE VEHICLE AND CORRECT THE PROBLEM. INSTEAD, THEY CONTINUE TO SALE THE UNSAFE VEHICLES.

AFTER SEEING MANY OTHER PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM I FELT I HAD TO CONTACT SOMEONE,,,I HAVE A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA,SE THAT SHIFTS INTO GEAR VERY HARD FROM 1ST TO 2ND ON TAKE OFF AND REVERSE WHEN SLOWING DOWN,,A TRANSMISSION COMPANY TOLD ME THAT A LOT OF THE SE MODELS HAVE THE SAME PROBLEMS,SAFE US HARD WORKING PEOPLE IN BAD TIMES FROM THESE BIG CAR COMPANY GETTING OVER WITH THESE THINGS AND NOT HAVING TO FIX THERE PROBLEM THAT WE GET,,,,,THIS SHOULD BE RECALLED,,,,,READ THE PROBLEMS FROM OTHERS!!!!!!!! *TR

PLEASE NOTE THAT I HAVE DONE SOME RESEARCH ON LINE AND DISCOVERED THAT MANY PEOPLE ARE GOING THROUGH EXACTLY WHAT I AM GOING THROUGH. THIS HAS BEEN VERY FRUSTRATING FOR ME AND MY HUSBAND BECAUSE WE HAVE HAD NISSAN ALL OF OUR LIVES AND HAVE NEVER HAD PROBLEMS SUCH AS THESE. I PURCHASED MY 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA USED IN 2006 WITH A LITTLE OVER 50,000 MILES ON IT. AFTER IT REACHED AROUND 90,000 MILES, I STARTED FEELING THE JERKING JUST LIKE TO THE OTHERS, MY TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING. THIS IS MY THIRD TIME I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY CANNOT SEEM TO PROPERLY DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. I WAS TOLD I NEEDED A NEW MOTOR MOUNT, WHICH I REPLACED ON FEBRUARY 19, 2010 FOR $484.00. AFTER DRIVING IT HOME, STILL EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM. SO WE TOOK IT BACK TO FURTHER DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM, WERE TOLD THE SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND THAT SHOULD FIX THE PROBLEM. FINALLY, WE WERE TOLD BY THE SERVICE MANAGER THAT WE NEEDED A TRANSMISSION. MY TRANSMISSION CONTINUES TO BANG WHEN DOWNSHIFTING FROM 2ND TO 1ST GEAR. IT ALSO SURGES WHEN ACCELERATING AFTER SLOWING DOWN AND HESITATES AT LEAST A 10 SECONDS BEFORE ENGAGING INTO GEAR. WHEN IN PARK OR NEUTRAL, THE TRANSMISSION BANGS WHEN DRIVING OFF FROM 1ST TO 2ND. . I AM TOLD BY THE DEALERSHIP THAT I AM GOING TO NEW TO PURCHASE A NEW TRANSMISSION IN ORDER TO FIX THE PROBLEM. I AM SO AFRAID THE DRIVE THE CAR BECAUSE IT SLIPS AND HESITATES. THIS IS SCARY, ESPECIALLY ON THE HIGHWAY. I HOPE THAT IT WILL NOT TAKE A FATALITY FOR NISSAN TO FACE UP T

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE TRANSMISSION WAS PREVIOUSLY REPLACED. RECENTLY, THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN EXHIBITING TRANSMISSION FAILURES AGAIN. HE WAS CONCERNED WITH THE SMALL TIME FRAME IN WHICH THE VEHICLE NEEDED A SECOND TRANSMISSION. HE WAS CONCERNED THE TRANSMISSION MAY HAVE BEEN DEFECTIVE AND BELIEVED IT SHOULD FALL UNDER RECALL. THE CONTACT WOULD NOT OPERATE THE VEHICLE AS FREQUENTLY AS NEEDED DUE TO THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000 AND THE CURRENT WAS 140,000. UPDATED 07/22/10. *LJ

I OWN A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA FOR ALMOST THREE YEARS NOW. I BOUGHT THE CAR WITH 70,000 MI. AND IN VERY GOOD SHAPE AT THE TIME. THREE MONTHS WENT BY AND I STARTED NOTICING MY TRANSMISSION SLIPPING AND SHIFTING VERY HARD. I TOOK IT TO THE LOCAL NISSAN DEALERSHIP FOR THEM TO CHECK MY TRANSMISSION AND TOLD ME THEY DID NOT SEE ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT BUT SUGGESTED A TRANSMISSION FLUSH. BECAUSE OF THEIR HIGH PRICE FOR A TRANSMISSION FLUSH I TOOK IT TO JIFFY LUBE. THE VEHICLE SHIFTED SMOOTHLY FOR ABOUT 30 MIN. INTO THE DRIVE THEN THE SLIPPING AND HARD SHIFTS CONTINUED. I WENT ONLINE TO RESEARCH THIS PROBLEM AND FOUND OUT THAT I WAS NOT THE ONLY PERSON WITH THIS EXACT PROBLEM. I FOUND THIS WEBSITE (HTTP://WWW.CARSURVEY.ORG/REVIEWS/NISSAN/MAXIMA/R61092/COMMENTS/PAGE-16/) AND CAME ACROSS THOUSANDS OF NISSAN OWNERS WITH THE EXACT TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. AFTER LEARNING THIS I WAS CONVINCED THAT IT WAS A DEFECT AND NISSAN NEEDS TO RECALL THE TRANSMISSION. I AM NEVER GOING TO BUY A NISSAN CAR EVER AGAIN! I HAVE THIS EXPENSIVE CAR NOTE FOR THE NEXT FOUR YEARS AND THE TRANSMISSION WAS DEFECTED EVER SINCE IT WAS PUT IN THE CAR! MY WARRANTY WAS EXPIRED BEFORE THIS STARTED HAPPENING. THIS SHOULD BE LOOKED INTO AND AN INVESTIGATION NEEDS TO START. IT IS SO UNFAIR TO ME AND THE OTHER PEOPLE WHO ARE GOING THROUGH THIS. PLEASE HELP!

I HAVE A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. I STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS WITH MY CAR JERKING ESP. GOING FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEAR AND DOWNSHIFTING BACK FROM 2ND TO 1ST. IT WAS RANDOM AT FIRST BUT HAS PROGRESSED OVER THE PASS 3 MONTHS. NOW, IT OCCURS FREQUENTLY THROUGHOUT THE DAY. OVER THE LAST FEW WEEKS, MY RPM GOES REALLY HIGH BEFORE IT CHANGES INTO GEAR. TODAY MY "CHECK ENGINE SOON" LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED. *TR

MY TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO SLIP, SLOWLY, AND WITHIN 1K MILES I NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION IN MY 04 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE WARRANTY HAD JUST EXPIRED LEAVING ME TO PAY FOR THE ENTIRE THING, 3,450 DOLLAR OUT OF POCKET. I'VE DONE SOME RESEARCH AND THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON ISSUES AMONG THIS VEHICLE. I DO NOT FEEL COMFORTABLE DRIVING IN MY CAR, EVEN THOUGH THE TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN REPLACED, BUT SINCE I JUST SPEND OVER 3K TO FIX MY CAR, I HAVE NO MONEY TO PURCHASE A NEW ONE. AGAIN, MY CAR IS STILL NOT COMPLETELY FIXED AND I DON'T FEEL COMFORTABLE DRIVING IN THIS VEHICLE AND ALSO I HAVE LITTLE TO NO CONFIDENCE THAT NISSAN REALLY CARES THAT MYSELF AND THOUSANDS OTHERS ARE HAVING THE SAME CONCERNS. *TR

LOUD CLUNK AND JERK FROM THE TRANSMISSION DURING UPSHIFT AND DOWNSHIFT. IT IS NEEDLESS TO SAY THAT SUDDEN TRANSMISSION FAILURE ON A MOVING CAR CAN BE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. IT IS A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA AND HAS 67K MILES. THERE ARE ATLEAST HUNDREDS OF VEHICLE OWNERS COMPLAINING ABOUT THE SAME ISSUE, WHICH CLEARLY SEEMS TO BE A DEFECT IN MANUFACTURING. *TR

2004 NISSAN MAXIMA HAS 97,000 MILES AND TRANSMISSION GETS STUCK IN FIFTH GEAR. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS BECAUSE YOU HAVE NO EXCELERATION. DEALER SUGGESTED CHANGING FLUID BUT I KNOW THIS WON'T SOLVE PROBLEM. THESE TRANSMISSIONS SHOULD LAST LONGER. *TR

I RECENTLY PURCHASED A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. I LOVE THE CAR, BESIDES THE FACT I HAVE HAD MORE PROBLEMS WITH IT IN THE LAST FEW MONTHS . THIS IS EXTREMELY FRUSTRATING. I HAVE ALWAYS ASSUMED NISSAN'S WERE DEPENDABLE CARS. I KNOW I PURCHASED IT USED, BUT THE PROBLEMS I AM HAVING SHOULD NOT BE OCCURRING AT 90,000 MILES. REALLY DISAPPOINTING. TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING SO I TOOK IT TO NISSAN DEALER PAID FOR A FLUSH 200 DOLLARS PICKED IT UP NEXT DAY AND TRANSMISSION WENT OUT. NOW I HAVE TO PAY FOR WHOLE COST OF TRANSMISSION PLUS OTHER REPROGRAMMING COMPUTER MODULES AND CAM SENSORS. THIS IS NOT THE FIRST MAXIMA AND SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE TO NISSAN BECAUSE THEY KNOW THIS IS A BIG PROBLEM WITH ALOT OF 2004 MAXIMAS. *TR

2004 NISSAN MAXIMA, DEALER REPLACED GLASS IN THE SKYVIEW ROOF. *BF

2004 NISSAN MAXIMA TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS, WHEN YOU TAKE OFF IT SHIFTS NICELY, BUT WHEN IN HIGHWAY SPEEDS IT LOOSES GEARS, WHICH IS VERY DANGEROUS, SOMEONE MIGHT CRASH INTO ME, SINCE THE VEHICLE LOOSES SPEED. THIS PROBLEM OCCURS ALL THE TIME THE VEHICLE IS DRIVEN. TO FIX THE PROBLEM I WOULD NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION THEY DEALER (NISSAN) SAID WHICH WOULD COST ME AROUND $3500 OR $4000 DOLLAR WHICH IS RIDICULOUS FOR A VEHICLE THAT HAS FLAWS IN THE POWERTRAIN SYSTEM. *TR

THE ABS LIGHTS KEEP COMING ON MY CARS 2004 MAXIMA AND ITS MAKING A LOUD NOISE OFF AND AT LOW SPEED: REPAIR BILL 2600 THE DEAL STATED I NEED 2 REAR HUB 2 REAR SENSOR AND ACTUATOR CHANGE (ABS ACTIVATES WITH NORMAL BRAKING / ABS WARNING LAMP IS ON) C1110 CONTROLLER FAILURE IS THE PROBLEM ACCORD TO THE DEALER. *TR

I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY (MY NORMAL ROUTE HOME FROM WORK). SUDDENLY, I HEARD A VERY LOUD 'POPPING' SOUND. I OPENED THE SLIDING DOOR TO INSPECT THE ROOF, AND FOUND OUT THAT THE GLASS HAD SUDDENLY SHATTERED. *TR

I HAVE A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA WITH HARD SHIFTING BETWEEN 1 AND 2. I TOOK IT TO A TRANNY PLACE AND THEY PLUGGED IN AND GOT ANY ELECTRONIC CODE. THE TRANNY CODE FOR MY MAXIMA WAS A 726 WHICH DEALS WITH THE ENGINE SPEED SENSOR. THE TRANNY TECH FOUND AN ARTICLE IN "TRANSMISSION DIGEST" THAT DEALT WITH A BAD VEHICLE SPEED SENSOR CAUSING HARD SHIFTING BUT THE ARTICLE WAS CONCERNING CODE 720. THE TECH ASSURED ME THAT HE HAD READ ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND THE ENGINES SPEED SENSOR WAS PROBABLY THE PROBLEM. I DO NOT WANT TO REBUILD OR REPLACE THIS TRANNY AND IT APPEARS THAT THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE OVER THE WEB ARE EXPERIENCING THIS ISSUE. THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE REPLACING PARTS, FLUSHING THEIR TRANSMISSION, ETC BUT NO ONE SEEMS TO HAVE AN ANSWER FOR THE HARD SHIFTING BETWEEN 1ST AND 2ND. THANKS FOR ANY HELP. *TR

04 NISSAN MAXIMA STARTED SLIPPING IN 3RD GEAR AND FROM REV. TO DRIVE AROUND 63,000 MILES. THE TRANSMISSION AND VALVE BODIES NEED TO BE REBUILT OR REPLACED ALONG WITH THE SOLENOIDS. NOT TO MENTION A BROKEN AXLE WHEN TRYING TO CROSS TRAFFIC. IN LIGHT OF THE TOYOTA DEBACLE, WHEN WILL YOU MAKE NISSAN "DO THE RIGHT THING?" *TR

WE HAVE A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA (AUTOMATIC) EVER SINCE WE BOUGHT IT I'VE ALWAYS NOTICED A SLIGHT JERK WHEN I ACCELERATE BUT NEVER THOUGHT TWICE. NOW THAT SAME PROBLEM HAS GOTTEN WORSE WHERE THE JERK IS MORE NOTICEABLE. I'VE GOTTEN A TRANSMISSION FLUSH AND CHANGED OUT MY ENGINE AND RADIATOR MOUNTS AND STILL THE SAME PROBLEM SEEMS TO OCCUR. SO I GOOGLED THE PROBLEM AND CAME ACROSS 339 COMPLAINTS ON THIS WEBSITE ALONE. HTTP://WWW.ABOUTAUTOMOBILE.COM/COMPLAINT/2004/NISSAN/MAXIMA/AUTOMATIC+TRANSMISSION. IT SEEMS TO BE A RECURRING ISSUE WHERE THE AUTO MECHANIC TELLS THE CONSUMER THEY NEED THEIR TRANSMISSION REPLACED. I HAVE 3 LITTLE KIDS AND DON'T WANT ANYTHING TO HAPPEN TO THEM. PLEASE HELP. *TR

ON 02/19/10 WHILE DRIVING MY 2004 MAXIMA AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH ON A OPEN FLAT HIGHWAY, IT SUDDENLY DOWNED SHIFTED TO APPROXIMATELY 2ND GEAR. NOW IT WILL ONLY DO 40 MPH. I HAVE SINCE DISCOVERED THAT THEIR ARE SEVERAL OF 2004 MAXIMA OWNERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. I HAVE BEEN ADVISE BY MY MECHANIC THAT IT WILL COST APPROXIMATELY $3000 DOLLARS TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. MY VEHICLE IS NOW PARKED AND NOT DRIVE ABLE. I NEED HELP ! *TR

MY 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA STARTED MAKING A GRINDING NOISE WHEN I PUT ON BRAKES WITH PEDAL & STEERING WHEEL VIBRATIONS DEC 2009, I TOOK IT TO 2 DIFFERENT MECHANIC SHOPS FOR THE PROBLEM & WAS TOLD I NEEDED FRONT & BACK BRAKES & ROTORS WHICH I PURCHASED COSTING OVER $700.00 AND THE PROBLEM WASN'T RESOLVED, I TOOK THE CAR TO JEFFREY NISSAN DEALER IN ROSEVILLE,MI AND THEY COULD NOT FIND THE PROBLEM, THIS WENT ON FOR OVER A MONTH AND FINALLY THE ABS LIGHT & BRAKE LIGHTS CAME ON, I TOOK THE CAR BACK TO THE SAME NISSAN DEALER AT WHICH TIME I WAS INFORMED THAT MY ABS SYSTEM HAD WENT, COSTING ME $2400.00 DOLLARS IN REPAIRS(IN ADDITION TO THE $700.00 DOLLARS ALREADY SPENT FOR A TOTAL OF $3100.00 DOLLARS). I BELIEVE THE ABS SYSTEM WAS DEFECTIVE AND SHOULD HAVE BEEN REPAIRED BY NISSAN AND LOOKING AT ALL THE OTHER COMMENTS REGARDING THE 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA THERE SHOULD HAVE BEEN A RECALL. *TR

2004 NISSAN MAXIMA HAS SERIOUS TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS ONLY HAS 57000 MILES. THE CONSUMER STATED THE TRANSMISSION WOULD JUMP OUT OF GEAR. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. UPDATED 03/29/10.*JB

MY 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA AT SLOWER SPEEDS SEEMS LIKE THE TRANSMISSION SEEMS TO LOCK UP MOMENTARILY SCARY ALMOST STOPPING THIS HAS HAPPENED ON AND OFF FOR A YEAR NOW. *TR

TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS WITH 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE PROBLEM BEGAN WITH JERKY WHILE DRIVING. SOMETIMES THE JERKING WAS SO SEVERE THE CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE AT ALL. THIS RESULTED IN A TRANSMISSION THAT THE MECHANIC SAYS IS NOTHING BUT SCRAP METAL. THE CAR WILL NO LONGER MOVE IN DRIVE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY BETWEEN 50 AND 60 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS WHEN THE TRANSMISSION CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO JERK VIOLENTLY DURING THE SHIFTING OF GEARS. THE DRIVER PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND WAS ABLE TO RESUME OPERATION. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY AND HAS BECOME PROGRESSIVELY WORSE OVER TIME. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING WHICH IDENTIFIED THE FAILURE AS THE TRANSMISSION VALVE BODY. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THIS TIME. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000. *UPDATED 3/12/2010 UPDATED 05/13/10

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE VIBRATED WHENEVER HE SHIFTED FROM FIRST TO SECOND GEAR AND THEN SECOND TO THIRD GEAR. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY REPLACED THE ENGINE MOUNTS; YET, THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER TWICE TO NO AVAIL. THE NISSAN MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. NORMAL ROUTINE MAINTENANCE WAS PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 93,000.

MY 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA HAS A SAFETY ISSUE. THE CAR'S TRANSMISSION SLIPS AND GIVES A SEVER BUCKING OR JERKING WHEN SHIFTING GEARS. THIS USUALLY HAPPENS WHEN SLOWING TO GO AROUND CORNERS OR IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC. I AM THE 2ND OWNER. THE FIRST OWNER MAINTAINED HIS VEHICLE AT SUTHERLAND NISSAN WHERE HE PURCHASED THE CAR NEW. THE DEALER, WHO SOLD ME THE CAR TOO, INITIALLY SAID THE CAR IS IN EXCELLENT SHAPE AND THEY CHECKED IT OUT STATING IT ONLY NEEDED AN OIL CHANGE -WHICH I DID. TWO MONTHS LATER, AFTER TELLING THE DEALERSHIP THAT MY TRANSMISSION IS JERKING AND BUCKING, THEY SAID I NEEDED TO CHANGE THE TRANSMISSION FLUID AND REPLACE THE MOTOR MOUNTS -WHICH I DID. THEY SAID IT WOULD FIX THE JERKING PROBLEM BUT IT DIDN'T. NOW THEY STATE THAT I NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION. I AM AFRAID THAT SOMEONE IS GOING TO SLAM INTO ME FROM THE BACK BECAUSE AFTER THE CAR JERKS IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO PICK SPEED BACK UP. PLEASE CONSIDER A RECALL ON THIS TRANSMISSION. I HAVE READ HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS WITH THIS SAME TRANSMISSION PROBLEM AND NISSAN WILL NOT HELP NOR ADMIT THAT THERE IS A DESIGN FLAW WITH THE 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA TRANSMISSION. THANKS SO MUCH! *TR

MY HUSBAND AND I PURCHASED OUR CAR IN 2006. IT CAR STARTING MAKING A "JERKING" MOTION TWO YEARS LATER AND HAS SINCE GOTTEN PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. UPON TAKING THE CAR TO A NISSAN DEALERSHIP, WE WERE TOLD THAT THE PROBLEM WAS NOT THE TRANSMISSION; THEY DID SOME MINOR REPAIRS (ABOUT $600 WORTH) AND SAID THE PROBLEM WOULD "GO-AWAY". A LITTLE OVER A YEAR HAS PASSED AND BECAUSE THE PROBLEM IS STILL VERY MUCH PRESENT WE HAVEN'T DRIVEN IT IN QUIET SOME TIME. WE TOOK IT TO ANOTHER MECHANIC AND WE'RE NOW BEING TOLD THAT IT IS THE TRANSMISSION. WE CAN?T AFFORD TO PAY FOR A NEW TRANSMISSION BECAUSE WE?RE STILL MAKING PAYMENTS ON THE CAR. I SEE THERE ARE APPROX. 356 COMPLAINTS FILED HERE, BUT NOT ONE SINGLE INVESTIGATION CAME FROM THOSE 356 COMPLAINTS. IT SEEMS AS THOUGH SOME ONE HAS TO DIE OR COME NEAR DEATH FOR SOMETHING TO BE DONE ABOUT THIS OBVIOUS PROBLEM. *TR

I OWN A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA AND IT HAS SOME TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. IT SHIFTS ABRUPTLY/ABNORMALLY FROM LOW GEAR. AFTER RESEARCHING MYSELF, I FOUND IT IS VERY COMMON FOR THIS KIND OF VEHICLE AND MANY OTHERS SUFFER AS WELL (SEE LINK BELOW). I AM WONDERING IF YOUR ORGANIZATION CAN HELP TO BRING THIS TO NISSAN'S ATTENTION AND ASK THEM TO FIX IT SINCE IT LOOKS LIKE A PROBLEM FROM THE MANUFACTURER. HTTP://WWW.CARSURVEY.ORG/REVIEWS/NISSAN/MAXIMA/R61092/COMMENTS/PAGE-21/. *TR

DEFAULTIVE TRANSMISSION IN THE 2004 NISSSN MAXIMAS MY CAR HAS BEEN TOO MANY NISSAN DEALERSHIPS AND TRANSMISSION SHOPS. MY CAR IS ALWAYS JERKING AND SLIPPING INTO DIFFERENT GEARS ONE PERSON TELLS ME IT NEEDS THIS I AM READING SEVERAL COMPLIANTS ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM WITH OTHERS *CN

FOR ABOUT 8 MONTHS MY ABS SYSTEM WOULD ENGAGE IN THE MORNING FOR ABOUT 5 MILES OR SO EVERY TIME I TRIED TO STOP. AFTER THAT THEY WERE FINE. I TOOK THE CAR TO A FEW SHOPS AND THEY COULD NOT FIND THE PROBLEM. I WAS TOLD THAT SINCE WHEN THIS WAS HAPPENING THE ABS LIGHTS WERE NOT SHOWING IN THE DASH THAT IT WAS PROBABLE THAT IT WAS A BRAKE PROBLEM INSTEAD. I REPLACED THE BRAKES AND ROTORS WITH NO LUCK. THREE MONTHS LATER THE WHOLE ABS SYSTEM FAILED AND BLEW OUT. *TW

PROBLEM IS WITH TRANSMISSION SLIPPING AND CAR LUNGES GO UPHILL OR AFTER SHIFTING FROM REVERSE AND BACK INTO DRIVE. AFTER INITIAL PURCHASE OF THE CAR I COMPLAINED THAT THE TRANSMISSION DID NOT FEEL CORRECT AND CAR LUNGED AND SLIPPED BUT I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALERSHIP THAT THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE INCIDENT. I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY A MECHANIC THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDS REPLACEMENT. THE CAR HAS 99,000 MILES AND IS NOW OUT OF WARRANTY. THIS DEFECT SHOULD NOT BE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE CONSUMER AS NISSAN MUST HAVE BEEN AWARE OF THESE ISSUES FROM ALL THE SIMILAR COMPLAINTS I HAVE READ ABOUT ONLINE. THIS IS A FAILURE IN THE SYSTEM OF THE CAR WHICH I ATTEMPTED TO RECTIFY WHILE THE CAR WAS UNDER WARRANTY. NISSAN SHOULD BE PRESSURED TO RECALL THE TRANSMISSIONS FOR THIS MODEL CAR AS IT IS PATENTLY DEFECTIVE IN ITS DESIGN AND I FEEL THEY ARE WELL AWARE OF THE ISSUE. DRIVING WITH A TRANSMISSION THAT CAN FAIL AT ANY MINUTE IS NOT SOMETHING I LOOK FORWARD TO . I UNDERSTAND FROM THE INTERNET THAT SIMILAR CLAIMS HAVE BEEN REPORTED TO YOUR OFFICE BY MAXIMA OWNERS BUT I COULD NOT FIND IN THE DATA BASIS. ALTHOUGH THIS ISSUE IS NOT LIFE THREATENING AS THE TOYOTA INCIDENTS THIS IS STILL ANOTHER STORY THAT A DEFECT HAS PROBABLY BEEN KEEP QUIET IN HOPES THAT THE INJURED CONSUMER WILL JUST PAY FOR THE REPAIRS AND GO AWAY. THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION. *TR

I HAVE A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA 5-SPEED AUTOMATIC. AT 48,000 MILES THE CAR DECIDED THAT IT DIDN'T NEED IT'S FIRST FOUR GEARS & LOCKED INTO 5TH. IT DOESN'T SHIFT OUT OF IT MAKING ACCELERATION A CLEAR PROBLEM. I HAVE TO AVOID HILLY AREAS & PARKING STRUCTURES WITH LARGE GRADES BECAUSE THE CAR WILL NOT NEGOTIATE IT WELL & START ROLLING BACKWARDS. I'VE HAD TO STOP & CALL AAA TO HAVE THEM COME OUT TO TOW ME TO THE TOP OF A HILL JUST TO HAVE THEM DROP THE CAR THERE SO THAT I CAN CONTINUE MY DRIVE HOME. THE VEHICLE WILL ALSO "BANG" INTO REVERSE SO VIOLENTLY AT TIMES THAT EVEN WITH THE BRAKE DEPRESSED IT WILL LUNGE BACKWARDS. ON ONE OCCASION MY CAR STRUCK ANOTHER VEHICLE WHILE I WAS SIMPLY TRYING TO BACK UP INTO A PARKING SPACE. UPON TAKING THE CAR TO MY MECHANIC, WHO JUST HAPPENS TO BE MY BROTHER IN LAW, HE TOLD ME THAT IT'S CLEARLY THE TRANSMISSION. IRONICALLY, HIS WIFE DRIVES THE SAME CAR AS ME BUT HAS AN '05. WHILE DRIVING HER CAR WILL "BANG" INTO SECOND GEAR. OCCASIONALLY SHIFTING WILL BE SO HARD THAT IT PULLS HER CAR INTO ANOTHER LANE. ON CHRISTMAS EVE '09, SHE WAS DRIVING TO HER PARENTS HOUSE IN A LIGHT RAIN & THE HARD SHIFT PULLED HER INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. LUCKILY THE OTHER DRIVERS WERE ABLE TO AVOID HER. SHE HAD HER 2 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER IN THE BACKSEAT. SHE NO LONGER DRIVES THE CAR BUT LIKE ME, THEY HAVE PAYMENTS LEFT ON IT & CANNOT AFFORD TO PURCHASE A NEW ONE. ESTIMATED COST OF A NEW TRANSMISSION RANGES FROM $3000 - $4500. MECHANICS LOCALLY HERE KNOW ABOUT THE ISSUE & A NUMBER

I HAVE A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMUM AND THE TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING AND THE CAR IS MAKING A NOISE AFTER BEING REPLACED AND NISSAN HAS DONE NOTHING TO RECTIFY THE ISSUE BECAUSE THE WARRANTY IS UP. *TR

I HAVE A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA- I PURCHASED IT USED IN 2007. IT HAS 90K MILES ON IT, I LOVE THE CAR BUT FOR THE PAST YEAR MY TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN SLIPPING. THE CAR JERKS HEAVILY WHEN I SWITCH FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE, WHEN I SLOW DOWN TO MAKE A TURN, WHEN I ACCELERATE. SOME DAYS YOU WON'T FEEL IT THEN OTHER DAYS YOU GET WHIPLASH BECAUSE IT HAPPENS THE WHOLE CAR RIDE. I HAVE HAD MY MECHANIC FLUSH MY TRANSMISSION FLUID, BROUGHT IT TO NISSAN DEALERS THEY TOLD ME IT WAS MY MOTOR MOUNT, AND OF COURSE WHEN THEY TEST DRIVE MY CAR, THEY DON'T FEEL IT. ONE DEALER TOLD ME I NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION THAT COSTS $4000, I CAN'T AFFORD THAT!!!! I HAVE RESEARCHED ONLINE ABOUT THIS ISSUE AND EVERY SITE I COME TO HAS A PLETHORA OF COMPLAINTS WITH US ALL HAVING A 2004 MAXIMA WITH THE SAME ISSUE!!!! THIS CANNOT BE A COINCIDENCE, THERE IS AN ISSUE WITH THIS AND NISSAN NEEDS TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY. I BOUGHT THIS CAR FOR 17K IN 2007 AND ITS WORTH NOTHING AT THIS POINT BECAUSE OF THIS JERKING ISSUE. *TR

THE 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA HAS A SERIOUS AND LIFE THREATENING TRANSMISSION DEFECT. THE VEHICLE IS UNABLE TO ACCELERATE AROUND 30MPH AS THE TACHOMETER RACES OVER 2000 RPM AND THE CAR ALSO HAS A VIOLENT JERKING MOTION WHEN GOING INTO REVERSE. *TR

THE CAR IS AN AUTOMATIC AND GETS STUCK IN 5TH GEAR. THIS HAPPENS AT START-UP, OR WHILE DRIVING. WHEN THE VEHICLE SLIPS INTO 5TH ON THE OPEN ROAD, IT IS OBVIOUSLY SLUGGISH AND MUCH SLOWER THAN THE FLOW OF TRAFFIC, MAKING AN ACCIDENT LIKELY. *TR

2004 NISSAN MAXIMA - 110,000 MILES, 5 SPEED AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION - SLIPPING FROM 2ND TO 3RD GEAR CAUSING THE CAR TO JERK VIOLENTLY WHEN IT RE-ENGAGES. THE INTERNET CONSUMER FORUMS/BOARDS ARE FLOODED WITH PEOPLE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM ON THE 2004/2005 MAXIMA'S. THIS IS A KNOWN DEFECT THAT NISSAN IS NOT WILLING TO ADDRESS AND IS CHARGING CONSUMERS AN AVERAGE OF $4000 TO REPAIR. *TR

I HAVE AN 04 NISSAN MAXIMA. I PURCHASED THIS CAR IN 04. I HAD TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION AT 60000 AFTER COMPLAINING ABOUT THE WAY THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTS, NUMEROUS TRIPS TO THE DEALERSHIP, A 200 DOLLAR TRANSMISSION FLUSH, AND THE REPLACEMENT OF A TRANSMISSION MOUNT, THEY FINALLY REPLACED MY TRANSMISSION UNDER WARRANTY. SINCE THEN I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE MY FRONT STRUTS 3 TIMES, MY TIMING CHAIN $3500, AND NOW I NEED ANOTHER TRANSMISSION AT 126,000 MILES. I HAVE BEEN ON NUMEROUS BLOG SITES WITH PEOPLE WHO SHARED SIMILAR STORIES. *TR

I HAVE A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA AND THE TRANSMISSION JERKS VIOLENTLY BETWEEN 1ST AND 2ND GEAR. I HAVE READ HUNDREDS OR COMPLAINTS FROM PEOPLE EXPERIENCING THE SAME THING. THERE REALLY NEEDS TO BE A RECALL AND I'M CONFUSED AS TO WHY THIS HASN'T OCCURED ALREADY. I BOUGHT A NISSAN BECAUSE I BELIEVED IN THE PRODUCT. I BELIEVED IN THE HONESTY AND INTEGRITY OF NISSAN AS A BRAND AND HAVE ALWAYS RAVED ABOUT THE GREAT CARS AND TRUCKS THEY CREATE. SADLY THIS ISSUE LEADS ME TO BELIEVE I WAS WRONG.*CW

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