2004 Nissan Maxima complaints

2004 NISSAN MAXIMA, MY WIFE CAR DRIVEN ONLY TO AND FROM WORK (77,000 MILES) HAS BEEN NOTHING BUT TROUBLE, MOTOR MOUNTS, ENGINE REPLACEMENT, DEALERSHIP SERVICE LIES TO PERFORM WORK AND CHARGE FOR PROBLEMS THEY KNOW COULDN'T BE CORRECTED, TRANSMISSION SLIPPAGE IS THE LATEST AND CODES WHICH NOBODY CAN SEEM TO DESCRIBE, IF THE DEALERSHIP CAN'T FIX IT WHO CAN!!! THE LATEST PROBLEM IS THE TRANSMISSION, AFTER READING ALL THE COMMENTS FROM NISSAN CUSTOMERS, I DO NOT HAVE THE MONEY OR TIME TO INVEST IN A NEVER ENDING PROBLEM SO ALL I WILL DO IS ADD A TRANSMISSION ADDITIVE TO TRY TO REDUCE THIS PROBLEM. SOMETHING HAS TO BE DONE IMMEDIATELY, NISSAN HAS TO BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE IMMEDIATELY AND THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP SHOULD BE ACCOUNTABLE FOR PERFORMING SERVICES THAT KNOW WILL NOT CURE THE ISSUES AT HAND. THIS IS A DISGRACE AND PEOPLE SHOULD NOT HAVE TO BE RIPPED OFF TO BENEFIT A LARGE CORPORATION LIKE NISSAN. THANK YOU FOR TAKING THE TIME TO HEAR MY VOICE. *TR

I OWN A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA SE. IT HAS STARTED TO JERK AND LUNGE WHEN GOING FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEAR OR WHEN GOING FROM REVERSE TO 1ST GEAR. MAINTENANCE HAS BEEN UPKEPT IT HAS JUST STARTED NOW THAT I'M AT 69,000MILES. *TR

I HAVE A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA THAT I BOUGHT NEW IN 2003 IN CALIFORNIA. WITHIN MONTHS TO THE FIRST YEAR, I HAVE HAD CONTINUOUS PROBLEMS WITH THE FRONT END. I'VE HAD MY WHEELS ALIGNED, TIRES BALANCE NUMEROUS TIMES AND CHECKED DUE TO A SHIMMY IN THE STEERING WHEEL, TIRES WEARING UNEVENLY AND A CLANKING OR THUMPING NOISE IN THE FRONT RIGHT WHEN GOING OVER A BUMP. THESE PROBLEMS I HAVE HAD FOR YEARS AND COMPLAINED CONTINUOUSLY. HAD THE CAR IN THE SHOP MANY TIMES FOR THESE PROBLEMS, BUT TO NO AVAIL. NISSAN FIXED NOISE AFTER 5 TIMES IN THE SHOP IN 2004 AND 2005. NOW OVER THE YEARS THE NOISE HAS COME BACK, BUT THE SHIMMY WAS ALWAYS A PROBLEM. I JUST LEARNED TO IGNORE IT UNTIL NOW. I'M READING NOW ONLINE OF OTHER MAXIMA OWNERS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. I'M PLANNING ON APPROACHING MY NISSAN DEALER HERE IN FLORIDA ABOUT THE SHIMMY, ABNORMAL TIRE WARE AND CLANKIING NOISE AS WELL. CAN YOU HELP ME? *TR

I DRIVE A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA 3.5SE, IT CURRENTLY HAS ABOUT 115000 MILES ON IT, I BOUGHT IT WITH ABOUT 62,000, AND SINCE ABOUT A MONTH AFTER BUYING IT I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTING. IT SHIFTS VERY HARD RANDOMLY, AND SLIPS CONSTANTLY, BOTH OCCURRING JUST ABOUT EVERYTIME I DRIVE THE CAR. AFTER RESEARCHING ONLINE ON ALL OF THE NISSAN AND MAXIMA FORUMS, JUST ABOUT EVERY PERSON DRIVING AN 2004 HAS THE SAME ISSUES, BUT NISSAN IS YET TO RELEASE A RECALL ON THE PROBLEM, EVEN THOUGH IT CAN BE VERY DANGEROUS ON THE HIGHWAY OR IN HEAVY TRAFFIC SITUATIONS. *TR

2004 NISSAN MAXIMA VIOLENT JERKING FROM 2ND TO 3RD. ALSO, FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE. DURING CITY DRIVING ENGINE WILL REV UP TO 3,000 RPMS BEFORE GOING INTO GEAR. *TR

2004 MAXIMA SL - CLUNKING NOISE ON THE FRONT FROM BOTH SIDES, THE CAR IS OVER 36,000 SO I HAVE NOT TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER SINCE IT WILL NOT BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. I THINK THE NOISE STARTED WHEN THE CAR WAS AROUND 40,000 MILES. I TOOK IT TO GOODYEAR, THEY REPLACED THE STRUTS BUT THE NOISE NEVER WENT AWAY. YOU CAN HEAR IT THE MOST WHEN GOING OVER BRICK ROADS AND HUMPS. I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE THE CAR BECAUSE I FEEL LIKE IT WILL FALL APART. *TR

THE TRANSMISSION ON THE 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA IS DEFECTIVE AND CAUSES A DRIVING HAZARD AS POWER IS LOST UPON ACCELERATION. HUNDREDS OF CUSTOMERS ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM BUT NISSAN REFUSES TO ISSUE A RECALL. THEY WERE AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM BACK ON MARCH 10, 2004 WHEN THEY ISSUED A "TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN, # NTB04-035" DESCRIBING THE PROBLEM. NUMEROUS INTERNET SITES SHOW THE HUNDREDS OF CUSTOMERS COMPLAINING OF THIS DANGEROUS CONDITION. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH ON WET ROAD CONDITIONS. THE TRANSMISSION EXHIBITED A VIOLENT PULLING MOTION AND SUDDENLY, THE VEHICLE SKIDDED ACROSS THE ROADWAY. THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO RESUME NORMAL OPERATION. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THIS TIME. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 130,000.

CONSISTENT TRANSMISSION SLIP ON 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. TRANSMISSION SLIPS WHEN SHIFTING BETWEEN 2ND AND 3RD GEAR WHEN WARMED UP. WHEN SHIFTING THE ENGINE WILL REV LIKE IT IS IN NEUTRAL AND THEN THE TRANSMISSION WILL VIOLENTLY SLAM INTO GEAR. *TR

MAXIMA 2004 TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHENEVER IT WAS COLD, SNOWING AND APPROXIMATELY THIRTY DEGREES THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. THE FAILURE HAS OCCURRED SINCE 2004 IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED. THE DEALER HAS MADE SEVERAL UNSUCCESSFUL ATTEMPTS TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT IS ONLY ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE WHEN SOMEONE JUMP STARTS IT DURING THE WINTER MONTHS. THE FAILURE NEVER OCCURS DURING THE SUMMER MONTHS. THE CONTACT WROTE A LETTER TO THE VEHICLE MANUFACTURER AND HAS NOT RECEIVED A RESPONSE. THE CONTACT HAS REPEATEDLY TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 44,000.

MY NISSAN MAXIMA 2004 VIOLENTLY JERKS WHEN SHIFTING GEARS UP AND DOWN. THIS PROBLEM HAPPENS USUALLY AFTER THE CAR WARMED UP AND BEEN DRIVEN FOR A HOUR OR SO BUT CAN HAPPEN ANYTIME. IT DOESN'T HAPPEN ALL THE TIME ABOUT 50% OF THE TIME. TOLD THE DEALER AND THEY SAID THEY CANT FEEL IT AND I MUST JUST CONTINUE YOU TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE. THIS IS DANGEROUS WHEN ON THE HIGHWAY CAUSE WHEN CHANGING LANES AND THE CAR SHIFTS DOWN IT JERKS BAD AND CAN CAUSE ME TO CRASH IF IM NOT CAREFUL.I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED AND AM REQUESTING SOMETHING TO BE DONE. THANK YOU *TR

I OWN A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA SE. AT APPROXIMATELY 80,000 MILES, THE CAR BEGAN TO JERK WHEN UPSHIFTING AND DOWNSHIFTING FROM THE 1, 2, AND 3 GEARS. BETWEEN 80,000 MILES AND 90,000 MILES, THE JERKING WORSENED AND BECAME HARD JERKS. THE PROBLEM WAS PARTICULARLY NOTICEABLE IN TRAFFIC, WHEN GOING UNDER 35 MPH OR AT FREEWAY OFF RAMPS (WHEN I DECELERATE FROM FREEWAY SPEED AND THEN ACCELERATE INTO A TURN). AT 91,000 MILES, I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER FOR A 90,000 MILE MAINTENANCE. DEALER CLAIMED NO PROBLEMS. I DID A PARTIAL TRANSMISSION FLUSH PER DEALER SUGGESTION. 2 WEEKS LATER, THE CAR JERKED VERY HARD DURING A SLOW LEFT TURN. THE "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT TURNED ON. AT THE NEXT INTERSECTION, THE CAR WAS BETWEEN 2,000-3,000 RPM AT A STOP. THEN, WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN, THE CAR WOULD NOT MOVE WHEN I APPLIED GAS. I REVVED THE CAR TO NEARLY 4,000 RPM AND THE CAR MOVED VERY SLOWLY. IT TOOK A VERY LONG TIME TO GET TO TRAFFIC SPEED. I DROVE DIRECTLY TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND WAS TOLD MY TRANSMISSION WAS DEAD. THEY SUGGESTED I GET A NEW TRANSMISSION FOR OVER $4,000. I HAVE READ MANY, MANY WEBSITES WITH HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS FROM OWNERS OF THE 2004 MODEL YEAR NISSAN MAXIMA. I WILL NOT PAY FOR THIS KNOWN ISSUE. I WANT NISSAN TO FIX THIS KNOWN ISSUE! THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE, AS I WAS ALMOST HIT MULTIPLE TIMES WHEN THE CAR WOULD NOT RESPOND IN TRAFFIC!! *TR

HELLO MY NAME IS KEVIN SPARKS, I'M 25 AND WORK AS A PROFESSIONAL CHEF. I PURCHASED A NISSAN 2004 MAXIMA SE WITH 31,500 MILES ABOUT 3 YEARS AGO, I HAVE 79,000 MILES NOW WHICH I'M STILL PAYING $550 PER MONTH. NOW I'M NOT COMPLAINING ABOUT MY PAYMENTS ITS JUST AN EXAMPLE OF WHAT I THOUGHT I WAS GETTING IN A MAXIMA. THEY ARE SUPPOSED TO BE RELIABLE VEHICLES, KNOWN FOR BEING GREAT CARS. HERE IS MY PROBLEM, THE TRANSMISSION IS SHOT. NOT BECAUSE I MISTREAT THE CAR ITS THE NEW TRANNY SYSTEMS THAT WERE IMPLEMENTED IN 2004. THE TRANSMISSION HAS A VIOLENT SHIFTING PROBLEM, IT JERKS INTO 3RD GEAR WHILE I WAS DRIVING JERKING ME INTO THE WINDSHIELD, I HIT MY HEAD WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH. IF THIS IS NOT AN UNSAFE PROBLEM WHAT IS? DO YOUR WHEELS HAVE TO FALL OFF? OR CAN NISSAN OWN UP TO THIS SAFETY ISSUE I PERSONALLY KNOW TWO OTHER NISSAN MAXIMA OWNER 2005'S WITH THE SAME ISSUE. THEN AFTER SOME RESEARCH OVER THE INTERNET I'VE FOUND THAT MANY NISSAN CUSTOMERS ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. THEY DIDN'T GET INJURED BUT ALSO FEEL UNSAFE WHILE DRIVING. THIS IS AN ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE RESOLVED , THERE SHOULDN'T BE A PROBLEM LIKE THIS FOR SAFETY REASONS. THERE IS TOO MANY PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM, HOPEFULLY NISSAN CAN FINALLY OWN UP TO THEIR BIG MISTAKE. I LOOK TO FURTHER PER-SUE THIS ISSUE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. WHEN SHIFTING GEARS THE VEHICLE WILL HESITATE AND THEN DOWN-SHIFT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT AN EXPENSE OF $4,000.00. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 140,000. SHE CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER, AND WAS ADVISED THAT SHE COULD HAVE THE FUEL SYSTEM FLUSHED. SHE WILL TRADE THE VEHICLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 140,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

I OWN A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA THAT HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS SINCE I HIT AROUND THE 100K MARK. THE PROBLEM IN DETAIL IS A HARD JERKING/KICK WHEN I GO IN AND OUT OF 1ST GEAR. IT ONLY SEEMS TO DO IT ONCE THE CAR IS FULLY WARMED UP AND/OR WHEN I HAVE BEEN DRIVING FOR ABOUT 45 MINS. IT IS ALSO MORE NOTICEABLE WHILE IN TRAFFIC OR ON ROADS WITH MANY LIGHTS---OF COURSE... I DID MY RESEARCH AND ALOT OF 2004-5 NISSAN MAXIMA OWNERS ARE EXPERIENCING THAT SAME PROBLEM AND NISSAN WILL NOT RECALL THE TRANSMISSION, SO I AM WILLING TO GO THROUGH THE CORRECT PROCEDURE TO SEE IF THIS WILL HELP US GET OUR PROBLEMS FIXED OR REIMBURSED FOR GETTING THE TRANS FIXED ON OUR OWN. I AM SCHEDULED TO GET THIS FIXED THE WEEK OF DECEMBER 28TH. *TR

2004 NISSAN MAXIMA TRANSMISSION FAILURE. THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM MY NISSAN AND THEY FAIL TO ADDRESS THE PROBLEM. IT SHIFTS VERY HARD FROM 1-2 GEAR, EVEN KNOWN FOR BREAKING THE MOTOR MOUNTS. FAILURE BEGAN AT 60,000 MILES, BUT HAS GOTTEN WORSE OVER TIME. THIS ISSUE COULD LEAD TO A MAJOR ACCIDENT OR EVEN DEATH OF DRIVER OR PASSENGERS. *TR

MY 2004 MAXIMA DOES THE HARD SHIFTING FROM 1ST TO 2ND AND HESITATES TO GO INTO GEAR. IT ALSO SHIFTS HARD WHEN HAVING TO SLOW DOWN AND THEN RE-ACCELERATE. IT DOES THE HARD SHIFTING FROM 1ST TO 2ND AND HESITATES TO GO INTO GEAR. IT ALSO SHIFTS HARD WHEN HAVING TO SLOW DOWN AND THEN RE-ACCELERATE. I DID A TRANSMISSION FLUID CHANGE ON IT, HOWEVER STILL NO DIFFERENCE. CALLED NISSAN AND THEY SAID TO DO A TRANSMISSION FLUSH AND FILL, AND IT SHOULD STOP, TOOK IT IN FOR A SERVICE AND NO DIFFERENCE, JUST OUT 200+. THEY SAID IT WOULD NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION IF THAT DIDN'T WORK, AND AFTER READING ALL ABOUT ALL THE PROBLEMS EVERYONE ELSE IS HAVING, I SERIOUSLY DOUBT I'M GOING TO INVEST ANYMORE TIME OR MONEY INTO THIS CAR. *TR

I BOUGHT A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA AND I HAVE BEEN HAVING TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS EVER SINCE I BOUGHT IT. THE CAR JERK VIGOROUSLY OUT OF GEARS AND I AM AFRAID THAT ONE DAY, I MAY GET IN AN ACCIDENT DUE TO THIS DEFECT. I AM ONE OF MANY SUFFERING FROM THE SAME TRANSMISSION PROBLEM! SOMETHING HAS TO BE DONE. WHEN I CALLED NISSAN, THEY DO NOT WANT ANYTHING TO DO WITH ME. *TR

THE TRANSMISSION WOULD BANG FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEAR AND FROM 2ND TO 1ST. ULTIMATELY, IT LOCKED ITSELF IN 5TH GEAR WHEN I PULLED OUT IN A BUSY INTERSECTION. THIS IS A KNOWN DEFECT AND NISSAN SHOULD BE HELD RESPONSIBLE. *TR

2004 NISSAN MAX CONSTANTLY SLIPS WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE AND SOMETIMES WHEN BACKING UP. USUALLY OCCURS AFTER THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN ON THE ROAD FOR ABOUT 40 MINUTES. HAD TRANSMISSION FLUID CLEANED TWICE, BEEN ON THE MACHINE TWICE, AND READING OTHERS COMPLAINTS FOR THE ONES THAT HAVE REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION THE PROBLEM IS STILL OCCURRING. *TR

THE TRANSMISSION IS SHIFTING ERRATICALLY. *TR

2004 NISSAN MAXIMA TRANSMISSION FAILURE AT LOW MILEAGE EVEN IF THEY ARE BEING TAKEN CARE OF THEY STILL GO BAD...THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE WHO PUT OUT THERE HARD MONEY FOR THESE EXPENSIVE CARS AND THEY ARE CHEAPLY BUILT...HAD THE SAME EXPERIENCE WITH MY 02 ACURA TL AND HONDA EXTENDED THE WARRANTY BECAUSE THEY KNOW IT WAS THEIR FAULT AND I WILL NEVER DRIVE ANOTHER NISSAN EVEN THOUGH I CURRENTLY OWN A 04 Q45 ALSO. *TR

2004 NISSAN MAXIMA WITH SEVERE JERKING 1ST-2NG GEAR, RVM REVVING HIGH, NOT GOING INTO GEARFOR ABOUT A MONTH OR SO. SYMPTOMS STARTED AT ABOUT 80,000 MILES. TOOK TO NISSAN DEALER...SAID NOTHING WRONG WITH TRANSMISSION. 2 WEEKS LATER, CAR ALMOST FAILED WHILE I WAS ATTEMPTING TO GO UP A HILL. ON THAT DAY, I WAS PUSHING ON GAS, RVM REVVING HIGH, BUT CAR NOT PICKING UP SPEED, CAR STARTED TO JERK, AND ALMOST HAD ACCIDENT. VERY DANGEROUS AND SCARY . LOOKED IT UP ON INTERNET THAT NIGHT, AND FOUND MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME THING.I TOOK CAR TO AAMCO SINCE DEALER SAID NOTHING WRONG. AAMCO AND THEY TOLD ME ABOUT NISSAN HAVING TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN SAYING SOLENOID CONTROL ASSEMBLY IS PROBLEM. BUT NOW, TRANSMISSION HAS FAILED AND COST IS 3500.00. AAMCO WANTS TO PUT IN "UPDATED SOLENOID" THAT WAS RE-ENGINEERED AFTER PEOPLE STARTED HAVING THESE PROBLEMS AND REPLACED THE PARTS CONTAMINATED WITH THE DEBRIS (BASICALLY OVERHAUL THE TRANNY) APPARENTLY, THE SOLENOID MATERIAL BREAKS OFF AND GOES THROUGHOUT THE TRANSMISSION CAUSING DEBRIS BUILD UP AND EVENTUAL TRANSMISSION FAILURE. PLACING NEW TRANSMISSION DOESN'T HELP BECAUSE IT IS AN ENGINEERING FLAW WITH THE SOLENOID. THE FIX IS TO PUT IN THE RE-ENGINEERED UPDATED SOLENOID SO DOESN'T BREAK APART AND CAUSE DEBRIS THROUGHOUT TRANSMISSION LIKE THE ONE ORIGINAL SOLENOID ASSEMBLY PLACED IN CAR. WHY DIDN'T NISSAN TELL ME THAT? THEY JUST SAID "NOTHING IS WRONG WITH YOUR TRANSMISSION". ARE THEY WAITING FOR A MORTALITY TO OCCUR? IS THAT HOW T

OWNER OF A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA SE EXPERIENCING SEVERE JERKING WHEN SHIFTING FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEAR. *TR

I HAVE A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA SE 45,000 ROUGHLY THAT WAS PURCHASED USED IN 2007. SEVERAL MONTHS LATER AFTER DRIVING THE CAR THE TRANSMISSION WOULD JERK AS IF SOMEONE HIT ME FROM BEHIND. THE FORCE WAS SO UNBEARABLE THAT IT WAS IF SOMEONE HIT ME AND I FELT LIKE I HAD WHIPLASH. I HAD THE TRANSMISSION FLUID REPLACE BUT THE PROBLEM ONLY GOT WORST. THEN JAN 2008 NISSAN AGREED TO. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SINCE AUGUST 2009, IT BECAME DIFFICULT TO SHIFT FROM FIRST TO SECOND GEAR. THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WAS STUCK IN 5TH GEAR WHEN THE COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. A LOCAL MECHANIC REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION FLUID WHICH REMEDIED THE SHIFTING DIFFICULTIES FOR APPROXIMATELY ONE WEEK. THE MANUFACTURER AND DEALER HAVE NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 106,660 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 80,000.

MY 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA WITH 64000 MILES, HAS STARTED SHIFTING HARD IN 1ST, AND 2ND GEARS, WITH THESE TRANSMISSIONS YOUR NOT SUPPOSE TO FEEL THE GEARS CHANGING AT ALL. ALSO THERE IS A TICKING COMING FROM THE TIMING BELT WHICH I AM TOLD IS NORMAL....DOESN'T SOUND NORMAL TO ME! *TR

I HAVE A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA AND IT IS SHOWING SIGNS OF TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. THERE IS HARD SHIFTING FROM 1ST AND 2ND GEAR. THE PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT BUT IS VERY NOTICEABLE WHEN IT OCCURS. *TR

2004 NISSAN MAXIMA - TRANSMISSION ISSUE ON CARS WITH OVER 80,000 MILES. TRANSMISSION WOULD SLIP GEARS AND "KICK" BETWEEN GEARSHIFTS. DURING DOWNSHIFTS, CAR STALLS BETWEEN GEAR SHIFTS. DURING UPSHIFTS, CAR EITHER SLIPS GEARS WITH ENGINE REVVING OR "KICKS" REALLY HARD INTO THE NEXT GEAR. HAPPENS WHEN CAR IS WARMED UP. THE KICK FEELS LIKE I AM BEING REAR ENDED. *TR

JUST CAME BACK FROM THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP AND THEY HAVE DIAGNOSED THE SHIFTING PROBLEM TO BE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION RELATED AND NEED TO REPLACE IT. I HAVE A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA WITH 73K MILES AND DON'T BELIEVE SOMETHING OF THIS NATURE SHOULD BE HAPPENING AT THIS POINT. MY INTERNET SEARCH HAS NOW UNCOVERED THAT MANY OTHER PEOPLE WITH MY YEAR/MAKE/MODEL ARE HAVING SIMILAR ISSUES. I THINK NISSAN NEEDS TO ADDRESS THESE MULTIPLE OCCURRENCES. THANK YOU *TR

I ALMOST GOT INVOLVE INTO AN ACCIDENT. I JUST BOUGHT A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA SE (AUTOMATIC) AND ITS GIVING ME TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. THE TRANSMISSION SLIPS (WHEN THE CAR IS HOT) BETWEEN SECOND AND THIRD GEAR, SOMETIMES FROM FIRST TO SECOND. I JUST WANTED TO BUY A RELIABLE CAR BECAUSE WE WERE GOING TO HAVE A BABY. SHE WAS IN THE CAR WHEN THE ACCIDENT WAS ABOUT TO HAPPEN. MY WIFE, MY 4 MONTHS OLD BABY AND I WHERE GOING TO SEE MY FAMILY AND NEEDED TO TAKE THE HIGHWAY. I NEEDED TO MAKE A STOP BEFORE ENTERING THE HIGHWAY (TO ENTER TO THE RIGHT LANE). SINCE MY CAR JERKS WHEN IT SHIFTS FROM FIRST TO SECOND GEAR AND FROM SECOND TO THIRD GEAR, A TRACTORTRAILER ALMOST HIT ME WHEN I ENTERED THE HIGHWAY. BECAUSE THE TRANSMISSION IN MY CAR IS NOT RELIABLE. IT MIGHT GET ME INTO AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE OF THE DESIGN FLAW FROM THE NISSAN CORPORATION. I AM NOT THE ONLY PERSON COMPLAINING ABOUT THE TRANSMISSION ON 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA MODELS. GIVE ME A CALL OR SEND ME AN EMAIL IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS. *TR LOU VALDO

I HAVE HAD MY 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA FOR ALMOST 2 YEARS NOW. FOR OVER ONE YEAR I HAVE BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH MY TRANSMISSION JERKING AND KICKING WHEN GOING FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEAR AND FROM 2ND TO 1ST GEAR. I TOOK THE CAR TO A NISSAN DEALERSHIP APPROXIMATELY 6 MONTHS AGO AND THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE TRANSMISSION SO THEY SUGGESTED THAT THE TRANSMISSION BE FLUSHED AND THE FLUID BE REPLACED. AFTER THIS WAS DONE THE CAR RODE FINE FOR ABOUT 2 DAYS AND RETURNED TO ITS NORMAL THRASHING AND JERKING. KNOCKING SO HARD AT TIMES THAT IT CAUSES ME TO HAVE HEADACHES AND MY HEAD TO HIT THE HEAD REST. IRONICALLY THE TRANSMISSION ONLY DOES THIS ONLY WHEN THE CAR HAS WARMED UP. I HAVE SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT WITH THE SAME NISSAN DEALER I WENT TO PREVIOUSLY WHICH IS SCHEDULED FOR THIS FRIDAY REGARDING THIS SAME ISSUE. THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE WHO OWN THIS MAKE AND MODEL WHO SHARE THE SAME ISSUES IS ASTRONOMICAL AND IT WOULD BE ABSOLUTELY IMPOSSIBLE FOR NISSAN AND THEIR MECHANICS TO NOT BE AWARE OF IT. IT SEEMS AS THOUGH THERE IS NO ONE ADMITTING THERE IS AN ISSUE WITH THESE TRANSMISSIONS OR ACCEPTING RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS ISSUE. TO SAY THE LEAST, DRIVING THIS CAR IS SCARY AND UNSAFE. DRIVING IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC COULD BE DISASTROUS WITH A CAR IN THIS CONDITION ALONG WITH SLOWING DOWN TO TURN A CORNER OR ANY SITUATION WHEN YOU MAY NEED TO ACCELERATE OR STOP QUICKLY. SOMEONE PLEASE ADDRESS THIS ISSUE AND HOLD NISSAN RESPONSIBLE. THIS IS A HUGE ETHICAL ISSUE THAT RAISES MANY SAFETY

MY DISASTER: FIRST WHILE DRIVING, THE CAR SHUT OFF. I WAS LEFT WITH NO POWER ANYTHING (STEERING, BRAKES, ETC). LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO PULL ONTO A SIDE ROAD. THE LOCAL SHOP SAID I NEEDED A NEW ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE (ECM) OR ONBOARD COMPUTER. HAD TO THEN TOW IT TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR PROGRAMMING. I WAS STILL GETTING A MIS-FIRE AND IT WAS A RESULT OF 6 BAD COILS WHICH ARE BELIEVED TO HAVE CREATED THE BAD COMPUTER. ON TOP OF ALL THIS, I NEEDED TO REPLACE MY CAM SHAFT SENSORS BECAUSE THEY WERE DAMAGED. TO SUMMARIZE: BAD COILS LEAD TO BURNING OF MY ECM, WHICH IN TURN DESTROYED MY CAM SHAFT SENSORS = $2700!!! *TR

IM WRITING YOU TODAY TO INFORMED YOU THAT MY 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA LS IS HAVING MAJOR TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. I BOUGHT THE CAR NEW IN 2004. THIS LEAD ME TO GO ONLINE AND INQUIRE FURTHER ABOUT THIS PROBLEM, LOOKS LIKE A LOT OF FOLKS ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. I HAVE FILED A FORMAL COMPLAINT WITH NISSAN. VERY CONCERNED BECAUSE OF NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS. *TR

I BOUGHT A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA SL IN 2007, WITH 41750 MILES ON IT FROM NISSAN DEALERSHIP IN OKC, OKLAHOMA. IN JULY 2009 THE TRANSMISSION STARTED SLIPPING WHEN SHIFTING FROM FIRST TO SECOND GEAR AT APPROX. 20-25MPH. THE CAR IS AN AUTOMATIC WITH A V-6 ENGINE. WHEN THIS STARTED THE CAR HAD APPOX. 64K MILES ON IT. I TOOK THE CAR TO A LOCAL NISSAN DEALERSHIP IN JULY 2009 AND THEY TOLD ME A DRAIN AND FILL OF THE TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS NEEDED. WITHIN 3 WEEKS AFTER PERFORMING THE DRAIN/FILL THE SAME SHIFTING ISSUE RESULTING. WHEN BRAKING OR ACCELERATING THE TRANSMISSION DOES NOT SHIFT RESULTING IN A SEVERE JERKING OF THE CAR. THE JERKING CAN BE O HARSH THAT MY HEAD WILL HIT THE HEAD REST BEHIND ME WHEN THE TRANSMISSION FINALLY WILL SHIFT. CURRENT, MY NISSAN MAXIMA IS ONCE AGAIN BACK AT THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY ARE TELLING ME THAT I NEED TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. ONCE AGAIN MY CAR ONLY HA 64K MILES AND I'VE ONLY OWNED IT FOR 2 YEARS THE TRANSMISSION ISSUES MUST BE OWN BY NISSAN HOWEVER THEY WILL NOT ASSIST WITH ANSWERS OR A RECALL. THIS MIGHT EXPLAIN THE EXTREMELY LARGE DIFFERENCE IN THE RETAIL PRICE OF THE CAR THE TRADE-IN PRICE OF AN 2004 MAXIMA, IT'S CLOSE TO A $10K DIFFERENCE. I BOUGHT MY CAR FOR $20K+ AND CURRENTLY TRADE IN IS ONLY $8-10K. NISSAN NEEDS TO BE HELD RESPONSIBLE TO RECALLING THESE TRANSMISSIONS AND REPLACING THEM WITH A NEW CORRECT MAKE. *TR

2004 NISSAN MAXIMA WITH LESS THAN 100,000 MILES. THE TRANSMISSION JERKS CONSTANTLY BETWEEN 1ST AND 2ND GEAR. WE TOOK IT TO THE DEALERS AND WERE TOLD THAT WE WOULD HAVE TO BUY A NEW TRANSMISSION. THOUSANDS OF NISSAN OWNERS ARE REPORTING THIS SAME PROBLEM. SOMETHING IS DEFECTIVE WITH THE TRANSMISSION AND ACCORDING TO THE MANY COMPLAINTS, IT IS DEFINITELY A NISSAN PROBLEM. THERE APPEASE TO BE AN UNDOCUMENTED FLAW WITH THIS TRANSMISSION AND IT SHOWED UP IN THE LATE 04 AND EARLY 05 BUILD CARS. *TR

I'M WRITING YOU TODAY TO INFORMED YOU THAT MY 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA ES WITH 97,000 ON IT IS HAVING MAJOR TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. I BOUGHT THE CAR NEW IN '04. IT BEEN A GOOD CAR UNTIL NOW. FROM PARK POSITION THE TRANSMISSION FLOATS AND IS DELAYED ABOUT 5 SECONDS BEFORE ENGAGING INTO DRIVE. THE TRANSMISSION BUMPS WHEN SLOWING DOWN FROM 2ND TO 1ST GEAR. THE TRANSMISSION FLOATS OUT OF GEAR WHILE CRUISING INTO NEUTRAL, THE RPMS REVS HIGH, THAN IT SLIPS BACK INTO GEAR. ALL THIS HAPPENS ONCE THE CAR IS WARMED UP. I TOOK THE CAR TO A REPUTABLE TRANSMISSION REPAIR SHOP THEY FLUSHED AND FILLED THE TRANSMISSION FLUID, BUT THE PROBLEM STILL EXIST AND HAS GOTTEN A LOT WORSE. THE TRANSMISSION REPAIR SHOP DID NOT SEE ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE TRANSMISSION. THIS LEAD ME TO GO ONLINE AND INQUIRE FURTHER ABOUT THIS PROBLEM, LOOKS LIKE A LOT OF FOLKS ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. I HAVE NOT FILED A FORMAL COMPLAINT WITH NISSAN, OR WITH THE STATE OF NEW YORK ABOUT THE VEHICLE. IS THERE A CLASS ACTION SUIT? PLEASE INCLUDE ME I HAVE ALL THE NECESSARY DOCUMENTATION. PLEASE CONTACT ME TO INFORM ME WHAT SHOULD BE MY NEXT LOGICAL STEP. I JUST REALIZED THE PROBLEM WITH THESE TRANSMISSIONS TODAY. IT IS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE SOMEONE IS FATALLY INJURED FROM THIS DEFECT. NISSAN NORTH AMERICA SHOULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE. MOST OF THESE VEHICLES STILL HAVE SIZABLE CAR LOANS THAT HAVE NOT BEEN PAID OFF DUE THIS ONLY BEING A FIVE YEAR OLD VEHICLE. *TR

I BOUGHT A USED 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA SE AND AROUND 65K THE CAR'S TRANSMISSION STARTED SLIPPING AND JERKING WHEN GOING FROM SECOND TO THIRD GEAR. I WAS ALMOST IN AN ACCIDENT WHEN MAKING A TURN, THE CAR LOST ACCELERATION, JERKED, MADE A BANG, AND SHOT FORWARD CAUSING ME TO MOMENTARILY LOSE CONTROL OF THE CAR. I WAS TOLD BY TWO DIFFERENT MECHANICS THAT I HAVE A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM AND THESE MODEL CARS ARE NOTORIOUS FOR THAT. IS THIS TRUE? *TR

TRANSMISSION CONSTANTLY JERKS WHEN SHIFTING BETWEEN GEARS. *TR

NISSAN MAXIMA 2004, JERKS INTO GEAR WHEN CAR STOPPED. CAUSED ACCIDENT WHEN CAR JERKED INTO CAR AHEAD OF ME. VERY CONCERNED BECAUSE OF NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS. I WAS VERY LUCKY. OTHERS MAY NOT BE THIS LUCKY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. WHILE PROCEEDING TO A COMPLETE STOP FROM 30 MPH,THE TRANSMISSION HESITATED THEN DOWN-SHIFTED INTO FIRST GEAR . THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE OPERATION. HE ALSO NOTICED THAT THE TRANSMISSION EXHIBITED HESITATION WHEN SHIFTING FROM "REVERSE" INTO THE "DRIVE" GEAR . THE FAILURES OCCURRED WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS IN OPERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE FAILURE WAS CONTRIBUTED TO DEFECTIVE PRESSURE POINTS WITHIN THE TRANSMISSION. THE TECHNICIAN RECOMMENDED REPLACEMENT OF THE TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED FOR THE MALFUNCTION. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 94,000. THE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2006 NISSAN MAXIMA. WHEN THE DRIVER ATTEMPTED TO REVERSE OUT OF A PARKING SPACE THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WITHOUT INTENTION. HE THEN CRASHED INTO ONE PARKED VEHICLE WHICH PUSHED THAT VEHICLE INTO ANOTHER PARKED VEHICLE. SHE RECEIVED INJURIES TO HER NECK. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER STATED SPECULATED THAT AN ANIMAL GOT STUCK UNDER THE VEHICLE AND CAUSED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL TO STICK. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 67,000. THE POLICE REPORT INFORMATION WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

I HAVE A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. IT JERKS REAL HARD WHEN I PUT IT IN DRIVE AND IT STAYS IN HIGH GEAR WHEN I DRIVE. SOMETIMES WHEN IM DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, IT JUST DIES AND I LOOSE MY POWER STEERING AND BRAKES. I SEE A LOT OF COMPLAINTS WITH THE SAME CAR AND THE SAME PROBLEMS. MY CAR IS NOT THAT OLD AND THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP SAYS I NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION THAT WILL COST 4,000 DOLLARS. THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED EVENT AND I FEEL IT NEEDS TO BE INVESTIGATED. *TR

I OWN A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. HERE RECENTLY MY TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN SLIPPING, I BEGAN TO LOOK ONLINE FOR RECALLS AND FOUND THAT SEVERAL OTHER OWNERS HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. I THINK NISSAN SHOULD RECALL THIS PROBLEM, BECAUSE MY CAR ONLY HAS 85,000 MILES AND HAS BEEN WELL TAKEN CARE OF. I TOOK IT TO THE SHOP AND WAS TOLD THEY WASN'T FOR SURE BUT THOUGHT IT WAS THE VALVE BODY THAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED,AND IT WAS GOING TO COST 2,000-3,000 DOLLARS, I WAS ASTONISHED THAT THIS WOULD HAPPEN. I THOUGHT NISSAN WAS SUPPOSED TO BE A WELL MADE CAR THAT IS WHY WE BOUGHT IT. ALSO THE MECHANIC I TOOK MY CAR TO SAID HE DID NOT KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS CAUSE IT WAS NOT SHOWING ANYTHING ON THE MACHINE, SO HE CALLED NISSAN AND THEY TOLD HIM WHAT IT WAS AND THEY HAD SEVERAL OF THAT PART THAT WAS NEEDED TO FIX THE CAR IN STOCK, SO THEY OBVIOUSLY KNOW AT NISSAN THAT THEY WOULD BE NEEDING SEVERAL OF THOSE PARTS TO HAVE SO MANY READILY AVAILABLE AND I THINK NISSAN SHOULD BE ASHAMED OF THEMSELVES FOR THAT AND NOT RECALLING THE PART. OBVIOUSLY NISSAN WOULD NOT BE MAKING A PART THAT COST SO MUCH MONEY AND NOT BE ABLE TO SELL THEM SO SHAME ON THEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. WHENEVER THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTS FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEAR, OR FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE WILL LURCH FORWARD. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALERSHIP. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 106000.

TRANSMISSION FAILURE, THE CAR IS IN THE REPAIR SHOP WAITING FOR THE REPAIRING NEEDED, AND WHEN YOU MAKE A GOOGLE SEARCH ABOUT THIS MODEL/YEAR, THERE ARE SO MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME DEFECT AND NO GOOD RESPONSES FROM THE MANUFACTURER, SO PEOPLE IS SPENDING LOT OF MONEY TO REPAIR THIS CAR. *TR

I OWN A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA WHICH HAS STARTED HAVING TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. IT STARTED OUT REVVING REALLY HIGH WHEN THE CAR WOULD TRY TO SHIFT INTO HIGHER GEARS. IT NOW HAS BEGAN JERKING VIOLENTLY WHEN IT SHIFTS GEARS. I HAVE READ MANY MANY COMPLAINTS FROM OTHER MAXIMA OWNERS OF THE SAME YEAR WITH THIS VERY SAME PROBLEM. IF IT WERE ONLY A HANDFUL BUT IT APPEARS THAT WHEN THESE VEHICLES GET CLOSE TO OR ABOVE 100K MILES THE PROBLEMS BEGIN, HENCE THE INFLUX OF COMPLAINTS WITHIN THE LAST 6 MONTHS. THE PROBLEM STARTED OUT ONCE IN A WHILE, NOW IT'S EVERYTIME WE DRIVE IT HOT OR COLD. I TOOK IT TO NISSAN AND THEY JUST TOLD ME IN A VERY RUDE MANNER TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. THE PROBLEM IS SO COMMON THAT WHEN I TOLD THE TECHNICIAN I WAS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH MY MAXIMA'S TRANSMISSION, HE SAID "WHAT YEAR AND HOW MANY MILES"? AFTER I TOLD HIM A 2004 AND APPROXIMATELY 113K MILES. HE SAID, "REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION". *TR

I HAVE 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA WITH 90000 MILES ON IT, 6 SPEED. ABOUT TWO YEARS AGO ALL MOST EVERY GEAR STARTED TO JERK WHEN I SWITCH BETWEEN GEARS, MOSTLY 2ND AND 3RD GEAR. I HEAR FROM OTHER PEOPLE THAT THIS MODELS HAVE THIS PROBLEMS VERY FREQUENTLY. THE NISSAN SHOULD HAVE RECALL ON THIS MODELS FOR TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS, CAUSE ALL MOST EVERY TRANNY WITH THIS MODEL HAVE PROBLEMS AND NEED TO BE REPLACED. *TR

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