2004 Nissan Maxima complaints

2004 MAXIMA HAS HAD TIMING CHAIN NOISE FOR YEARS HAS BEEN BLOWING OIL FOR 2 YEARS NOW TRANSMISSION IS BANGING AND SHIFTING VERY HARD LOSING POWER ETC. FOR 3 MONTHS NOW HAD TRANS FLUSHED DID NOT HELP AT ALL TIRES WERE DEFECTIVE IN THE FIRST YEAR A/C HAS NOT WORKED FOR 2 YEARS THIS CAR IS VERY MUCH A LEMON. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 20-35 MPH, THE VEHICLE SLIPS AND STALLS IN AND OUT OF GEAR. THE FAILURE ALSO OCCURS BETWEEN FIRST AND SECOND GEARS. OCCASIONALLY, THE TRANSMISSION KICKS INTO GEAR, BUT IT IS SO SEVERE THAT THE VEHICLE FINALLY ACCELERATES TO A VERY HIGH SPEED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT NEW ENGINE MOUNTS WERE NEEDED. HE DID NOT BELIEVE THAT NEW ENGINE MOUNTS WOULD CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A REPAIR SHOP AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

I PURCHASED A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA AND IT ALL SEEMED FINE FOR A BIT BUT ONCE I HIT AROUND 90K MILES, THE TRANSMISSION STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS. FIRST, WHEN I SHIFT FROM PARK TO ANY OTHER GEAR. IT SEEMS TO EITHER HESITATE TO SHIFT INTO GEAR AND ONCE IT DOES IT SHIFTS IN A HORRIBLE KNOCK! I TOOK IT IN FOR SERVICE AND THEY REPLACED MOTOR MOUNTS. I SUGGESTED IT MAY BE THE TRANSMISSION, THE DEALERSHIP IGNORED THAT. NOW, IT CONTINUES TO DO THE SAME PROBLEM AS WELL AS SLIP GEARS WHILE IN MOTION. IT USUALLY SLIPS FROM 1ST TO 2ND, OR 2ND TO 3RD. IT CAUSES THE CAR TO REV AND SHIFTS WHEN IT WANTS. THAT MAKES IT SNAP EVEN HARDER. THIS TO ME SEEMS VERY DANGEROUS AND I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO BECAUSE MY CAR JUST RAN OUT OF IT'S EXTENDED WARRANTY. I DON'T HAVE THE MONEY FOR A TRANSMISSION REPAIR. ALSO, THERE HAS NOT BEEN A FIRE, PROPERTY DAMAGE, OR CRASH THAT I KNOW OF. HOWEVER, THIS IS AN EXTREME SAFETY HAZARD ON THE ROAD. *TR

2004 NISSAN MAXIMA HAS A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM IT JERKS AND NOW IT DOES NOT SHIFT AT ALL, NOW I CAN'T AFFORD TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. NISSAN HAS MANY COMPLAINT. I NEED HELP. *TR

TRANSMISSION ON MY 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA SLIPS BETWEEN 1ST AND SECOND GEAR. *TR

GOOD MORNING, I CURRENTLY OWN 2004 MAXIMA & HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING MAJOR PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR FOR ABOUT 2-3 YEARS. MY MAJOR PROBLEM AT FIRST WAS MY TRANSMISSION. APPARENTLY THE DEALERSHIP STATES I WILL NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION WHICH IS ABSURD SINCE THE CAR IS NOT EVEN 10 YRS OLD. I KNEW THERE WAS A PROBLEM WHEN THE CAR STARTED JERKING ON ITS OWN. AT TIMES IT JERKS REAL HARD WHEN SHIFTING FROM 1ST TO 2ND AND IT IS QUITE SCARY & EMBARRASSING. WHEN THE PROBLEM STARTED, I HAVE TWO FRIENDS WHO WERE OWNERS OF A NISSAN MAXIMA AS WELL AND THEY WERE EXPERIENCING THE SAME JERKING TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. THEY EVENTUALLY TRADED THEIR CARS BUT I NOT WANTED TO GO THROUGH THE WHOLE PROCESS OF FINANCING A CAR, I FIGURED I'LL FIX THE PROBLEM. THE TRANSMISSION IS ONE PROBLEM BUT WHY EVERY COUPLE OF MONTHS THERE IS OTHER PROBLEMS AS WELL. FOR EXAMPLE I LAST YEAR I HAD TO CHANGE MY CATALYTIC CONVERTER, MY MOUNTS, AND MY ROUTERS. NOW WHAT HAS MADE ME AT MY ENDS WITH THIS CAR IS WHAT HAPPENED LAST MONTH (JUNE 2009). WHILE DRIVING, THERE WAS A LOUD SOUND, I OPENED THE HOOD OF THE CAR AND RIGHT BUY THE ENGINE, AND THERE WERE FLAMES. THE FIRE DEPT WAS CALLED ALONG WITH THE POLICE. AS I SUBMIT MY COMPLAINT NOW MY CAR IS STILL AT THE SHOP. THIS HAS BECOME A FRUSTRATED AND VERY EXPENSIVE ISSUE THAT I HAVE BEEN FACING. HONESTLY I HAVE SPENT ABOUT 5K'S OR MORE ON THIS CAR, NOT CONSIDERING THAT I'M STILL FINANCING AS WELL. HOW IS IT THAT, I HAVE DONE MY RESEARCH AND THERE ARE MANY OTHERS OUT THERE WHO HAVE

2004 NISSAN MAXIMA SE HAS BEEN MAINTAINED BY NISSAN DEALERSHIP. THAT SAID, THE TRANSMISSION WORKED SMOOTHLY UNTIL RECENTLY. WHEN SHIFTING FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEAR AND 4TH TO 5TH, OR WHEN IT DECELERATES, CAR JERKS VIOLENTLY MAKING EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF VEHICLE. FEELS AS IF CAR WAS HIT BY BEHIND. DRIVER AND PASSENGERS ARE JERKED AROUND VIOLENTLY MIMICKING WHIPLASH. TOOK THE CAR TO NISSAN DEALER AND THEY DID A TRANSMISSION FLUSH. THE TRANSMISSION FLUSH DID NOT WORK BECAUSE THE CAR CONTINUES TO DISPLAY THE SAME SYMPTOMS DESCRIBED ABOVE. THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH THE CAR. IT HAPPENS EVERYDAY WHETHER THE MOST ROUTINE TRIP TO THE LOCAL SUPERMARKET OR WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY. IT IS ESPECIALLY NOTICEABLE WHEN CLIMBING HILLS OR DESCENDING AND GETTING OFF OF FREEWAYS. AGAIN, THIS CAR WITH THE ABOVE MENTIONED TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS IS AT SEVERELY HIGH RISK OF GETTING INTO OR CAUSING AN ACCIDENT FOR WHEN IT SHIFTS IT CREATES MOMENTS OF NOT BEING ABLE TO CONTROL THE CAR. I HAVE SEARCHED AROUND THE INTERNET AND IT APPEARS, ACCORDING TO 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA SE OWNERS, THAT THIS SPECIFIC MODEL YEAR HAS A MAJOR DEFECT WITH THE TRANSMISSION THAT MAY POTENTIALLY CAUSE A FATAL INCIDENT. *TR

2004 NISSAN MAXIMA'S TRANSMISSION JERKS WHEN SHIFTING INTO DRIVE AND WHEN DOWNSHIFTING FROM 2ND TO 1ST GEAR. *TR

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

WHILE UNDER WARRANTY, MY 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA HAD IT'S ENGINE REPLACED,ONLY TWO YEARS AFTER IT WAS BUILT. NOW, AT 95,000, THIS VEHICLE IS SUFFERING FROM TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. IT FAILS TO AUTOMATICALLY SHIFT INTO PROPER GEAR WHEN IT HAS TO GO BEYOND 2ND. THE SOLUTION, TURN THE CAR OFF...LET IT REST FOR 30 MINUTES AND IT'S FINE FOR MAYBE AN HOUR. THEN THE PROBLEM RECURS. THIS FIRST HAPPENED TO ME ON THE HIGHWAY IN WASHINGTON DC IN FAST MOVING TRAFFIC. MY CAR WOULD NOT MOVE BEYOND 20 MPH WHILE OTHER VEHICLES WERE TRAVELING AT 60-70 MPH. CONSIDERING THAT THIS HAPPENED WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, THIS TRANSMISSION FAILURE COULD EASILY LEAD TO A VEHICLE ACCIDENT. APPARENTLY, MANY OWNERS OF THIS YEAR MAXIMA HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME ISSUE AROUND THIS MILEAGE..NISSAN MERELY GIVES A CAVALIER RECOMMENDATION OF REPLACING THE TRANSMISSION FOR THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS. THEY HAVE NO SHAME OR CONCERN OF THE FACT THAT THIS VEHICLE CANNOT MAKE IT ONLY 5 YEARS LATER WITHOUT MAJOR TRANSMISSION WORK. STANDING BEHIND THEIR PRODUCT OBVIOUSLY IS NOT OF IMPORTANCE. THEY CERTAINLY NEED TO BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR TURNING AWAY FROM CUSTOMERS WHO HAVE OBVIOUSLY BEEN DUPED BY A FAULTY PRODUCT PRESENTED IN AN ATTRACTIVE WRAPPING. AT THIS POINT I'M ALMOST TOO AFRAID TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE FOR MORE THAN 30 MINUTES. *TR

5 SPEED AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION MALFUNCTION. 3 TO 5 SECOND DELAY PRIOR TO ENGAGING IN DRIVE AND REVERSE. SLIPS WHEN SHIFTING BETWEEN GEARS 1-2-3. SOMETIMES THE TRANSMISSION STICKS IN 5TH GEAR EVEN WHEN VEHICLE COMES TO A COMPLETE STOP. *TR

I HAVE A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA AND JUST LIKE EVERYONE ELSE MY TRANSMISSION WENT OUT AFTER PAYING THE NISSAN DEALER TO RUN DIAGNOSTIC AND FLUSH THE SYSTEM. AFTER JUST 2 HOURS FROM PICKING IT UP IT COMPLETELY WENT OUT. NISSAN WILL NOT EVEN OFFER TO FIX THE TRANSMISSION OR PROVIDE ATLEAST HALF OF THEIR COST SINCE IT IS THEIR CRAPPY PRODUCT THAT IS GOING BAD ON EVERYONE'S 04 CARS. MY CAR STARTED WITH THE JERKING INTO GEAR AND GETTING WORSE WHEN IT HEATS UP. I WISH SOMEONE WOULD HAVE THE GUTS TO MAKE NISSAN PAY EVERY MAXIMA CAR OWNER TIME , FRUSTRATION, TOWING, REPAIR, AND A NEW TRANSMISSION. WHAT WE DESERVE!!!! *TR

I RECENTLY BOUGHT A USED MAXIMA 2004 WHEN I FIRST DROVE IT WITH 84000 MILES ON IT. IT WAS FINE BUT NOT BUT A FEW DAYS LATER IT STARTED TO JERK FROM 1ST TO 2ND AND SOMETIME INTO 3RD. I HAPPENSABOUT 50% OF THE TIME IN JUST ONE DAY! I HAS NOT YET BEEN REPLACED DUE TO THE FACT THAT I HAVE READ SO MANY OTHER PROBLEMS WITH THE SAME MAKE AND MODEL. *TR

MY 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA 3.5SL HAS A UNRELIABLE RESPONSE FROM THE PASSENGER POWER DOOR LOCK. IT ONLY LOCK AND UNLOCK PARTIALLY, WHICH I BELIEVE IT IS A CRITICAL SAFETY ISSUE AND SOMEWHAT DISAPPOINTING TO SEE ON A BRAND CAR LIKE MAXIMA. *TR

2004 NISSAN MAXIMA SE TRANSMISSION SLIPPING. HAPPENS BETWEEN 1ST AND 2ND GEAR. STARTED @ 60K. TRANSMISSION SERVICED THROUGH DEALERSHIP. *TR

MY 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA KEEPS JERKING AND MY TRANSMISSION KEEPS SLIPPING IN AND OUT OF GEAR. I'VE ONLY HAD THIS CAR FOR LESS THAN 3 YEARS WITH ONLY APPROXIMATELY 123K. *TR

2004 NISSAN MAXIMA 3.5SE AUTO. TRANSMISSION JERKS FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE AND SLIPS FROM 1ST TO 2ND. *TR

I OWN A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA WITH APPROX 102K MILES ON IT AND THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN SLIPPING FROM 1ST TO 2ND AND 2ND TO 3RD GEAR QUITE REGULARLY. IT ALSO SHIFTS VERY ROUGH FROM 1ST TO 2ND AND BACK DOWN FROM 2ND TO 1ST. AFTER READING SEVERAL BLOGS ONLINE THIS SEEMS TO BE A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE 2004 MAXIMA BUT FOR SOME REASON THERE HAS BEEN NO RECALL. I FEEL AS THOUGH NISSAN SHOULD DEFINITELY BE HELD LIABLE FOR THIS PROBLEM CONSIDERING HOW COMMON A PROBLEM IT IS. *TR

I OWN A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. I HAVE OWNED 4 IN MY LIFE TIME. THIS MODEL HAS BEEN BY THE WORST! I'VE OWNED THE 86, 92, 00, 04. I PURCHASED THE 04 MODEL WITH 28K MILES ON IT. I HAD TO TAKE IT BACK SEVERAL TIMES DUE TO WATER BEING TRAPPED INSIDE THE AC UNIT. I MAY HAVE TAKEN IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP 6 OR 7 TIMES. MOST RECENTLY IT HAS BEEN THE TRANSMISSION. IT STARTED AROUND 80K (RIGHT AFTER THE WARRANTY EXPIRED) IT JERKS EXTREMELY HARD WHEN ACCELERATING, AND IT JERKS ABOUT THE SAME WHEN I SLOW DOWN. I THOUGHT THIS HAD BEEN REPAIRED. I SPENT 1661.00 AT WITH ANOTHER MECHANIC FOR FEAR OF BEING OVER CHARGED BY THE DEALERSHIP. I HAVE SAW SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ISSUE. NISSAN KNOWS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM BUT REFUSES TO DO A RECALL DUE TO THE AMOUNT OF TRANSMISSIONS THEY WOULD HAVE TO REPLACE. READING FROM ANOTHER PERSONS POST, I REALIZED THAT THIS PROBLEM IS NOT UNIQUE TO ME AND THAT THE PROBLEM IS A DESIGN DEFECT IN THE TRANSMISSION FROM THE MANUFACTURER. NISSAN SHOULD BE MADE TO PAY FOR ALL DAMAGES, NO MATTER WHAT IT COSTS! IT IS NOT FAIR TO MAKE THE CONSUMER PAY FOR REPAIRS BECAUSE NISSAN DECIDED TO CUT A FEW CORNERS. I ALSO THINK THAT NISSAN SHOULD HAVE TO RE-IMBURSE PEOPLE WHO HAVE SPENT THEIR MONEY ON HAVING THE TRANSMISSIONS REPAIRED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HIS VEHICLE JERKED VIOLENTLY WHEN SHIFTING FROM FIRST INTO SECOND GEARS. THE JERKING ALSO OCCURRED DURING ACCELERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE 60,000 MILE WARRANTY WAS EXPIRED AND HE WOULD HAVE TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED DUE TO A DESIGN FLAW. THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED WITH 45,000 MILES FROM THE DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 67,000.

MYSELF AND OTHER OWNERS OF 2004 NISSAN MAXIMAS ENCOUNTER PREMATURE TRANSMISSION FAILURE. THE TRANSMISSIONS IN THESE CARES JERK WHEN GOING INTO EACH GEAR AND DOWNSHIFTING. AT ANY GIVEN TIME, THE CAR MAY HESITATE. NISSAN DEALERS ONLY SOLUTION TO THIS PROBLEM IS TRANSMISSION FLUSH. THE TRANSMISSION FLUSH ONLY SUBSIDES THE PROBLEM FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. AT ANYTIME, THE CAR CAN DELAY AND CAUSE AN ACCIDENT OF SOME SORT. *TR

I HAVE A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA AND I AM EXPERIENCING TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS, WHEN I SHIFT TO DRIVE AND LET OFF THE BRAKE, IT JERKS HARD, THIS SEEMS TO HAPPEN CHANGING FROM 1ST AND 2ND GEAR, THIS ACTION IS STARTING TO HAPPEN OFTEN. *TR

2004 MAXIMA TRANSMISSION SLIPPING, SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM ON THE 2004 MODEL, YET NO RECALL FROM NISSAN. *TR

THE TRANSSMISSION HAS HAD A CONSTANT JERK BETWEEN 1ST 2ND AND 3RD GEAR. ALWAYS AT LOW SPEEDS. I HAVE HAD THE TRANS COOLER SEALS REPLACED 3 TIMES THEN THE COOLER ITS SELF. STILL ACTS UP. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE GEAR SEEMS AS IF IT IS TOO HIGH AND CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO JERK. THE FAILURE ALSO OCCURS DURING DOWNSHIFTING. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY FLUSHED THE TRANSMISSION, BUT THIS DID NOT CORRECT THE ISSUE. THROUGH RESEARCH, THE CONTACT FOUND NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ON THIS SAME FAILURE AND HE BELIEVES A RECALL SHOULD BE ISSUED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 149,000. UPDATED 7/1/09 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED AT TIMES WHILE STOPPED AT A LIGHT, THE GEAR WOULD READ 5TH GEAR ON THE DASH. THE TRANSMISSION WAS NOT SHIFTING PROPERLY. UPDATED 07/07/09.*JB

MY TRANSMISSION STARTED MISSING JERKING WHEN I SLOW DOWN AND PICK UP SPEED IT JERK HARDER THIS PROBLEM WOULD STOP AND START UP AGAIN SO I TOOK THE CAR TO THE SHOP AND HAD THE TRANS REBUILD AND IT STILL DO THE SAME THING AFTER PAYING TWO THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR THIS PROBLEM YOU THANK THAT WOULD BE FIX BUT I HAVE TO PUT IT BACK IN THE SHOP AGAIN. *TR

6 SPEED MANUAL TRANSMISSION: PUSHING IN CLUTCH BECAME ROUGH, THOUGHT IT NEEDED A CLUTCH. NOT SO, FOUND OUT THAT THERE IS A TRANSMISSION INDUSTRY-WIDE KNOWN DESIGN FLAW IN THE NISSAN SIX SPEED MANUAL TRANSMISSION; THREE LITTLE BRASS RINGS BETWEEN GEARS #3 & #4. THE DEMAND FOR THE REPAIR KIT FROM JAPAN IS SO GREAT, IT TAKES 2 WEEKS TO GET. 5,000 MILES OUT OF WARRANTY, NISSAN WOULD NOT DISCUSS. *TR

NISSAN MAXIMA 2004 3.5 SE. THE TRANSMISSION JERKS EXTREMELY BADLY AT 20 MPH. *TR

I OWN A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA WITH UNDER 90,000 MILES ON IT. THE TRANSMISSION ON THIS MODEL STARTED SLIPPING. THERE IS A SEVERE JERK IN THE TRANNY WHEN THE GEARS ARE SHIFTING FROM 1ST TO 2ND AND FROM 2ND TO 1ST. MY CAR HAS EVEN COMPLETELY STALLED. NOT TO MENTION THE MANY TIMES I HAVE BEEN GOING UPHILL AND EVEN PEDAL TO THE FLOOR THE CAR ISN'T MOVING. I HAVE RESEARCHED THE ISSUE ON THE INTERNET AND HAVE NOTICED THAT THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE EXPERIENCING THE SAME ISSUE. I WAS TOLD BY A DEALER THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED RESULTING IN A BILL OVER $3K. THIS IS RIDICULOUS WHEN THERE IS ENOUGH EVIDENCE THAT THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THIS PART. HOW MANY PEOPLE HAVE TO COMPLAIN ABOUT THE SITUATION. I'VE RESEARCHED THE MANY COMPLAINTS SUBMITTED TO THIS PARTICULAR SITE AND THERE ARE HUNDREDS. DOES SOMEONE HAVE TO DIE FIRST BEFORE NISSAN TAKES ACTION. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE TAKEN SERIOUSLY AND ADDRESSED. *TR

I HAVE A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA SE AND FOR THE PAST 4 YEARS I HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS. FIRST THE AC VENT INSIDE OF THE CAR BROKE GOING INWARD. THEN THE AC SENSORY WENT OUT WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON A BUSY STREET AND ALMOST WAS HIT FROM BEHIND. THEN THE TRANSMISSION STARTED SLIPPING . WHEN I TRIED TO ACCELERATE IT WOULD JERK AND KNOW IT IS HAVING A PROBLEM DOWN SHIFTING. THIS IS THE WORST CAR EVER. *TR

I HAVE BEEN TO THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP 3 TIMES IN THE PAST TWO WEEKS. I HAVE SPENT OVER $2000 ON THE ABS SYSTEM AND IT IS STILL NOT CORRECTED. I REPLACED A RR SENSOR AND ALSO THE ABS MODULE. NOW I AM GOING TO HAVE TO REPLACE ANOTHER SENSOR IN THE LR AND REPLACE THE MODULE AGAIN. THE ABS LIGHT CAME ON AND ALSO THE BRAKE LIGHT. THE BRAKE PEDAL JERKED AND I COULD HEAR A NOISE UNDER THE PEDAL THAT SOUNDED LIKE WIRES BURNING. I CAN NOT BELIEVE THAT I HAVE SPENT $2300 AND I AM STILL HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AND I SEEMS LIKE I AM GOING TO HAVE TO SPEND ANOTHER $2300 TO HAVE PROPERLY FUNCTIONING BRAKES. THANKS NISSAN. *TR

OVER THE COURSE OF SEVERAL MONTHS, THE "SLIP" INDICATOR LIGHT ON MY DASHBOARD WOULD BLINK AS THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL LOCKED UP AND I WOULD HEAR A GRINDING NOISE. MY NISSAN DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THIS EVENT. WHEN THIS LOCK UP WOULD HAPPEN, THE CAR "PULLED" VIOLENTLY TO THE RIGHT AND I WOULD LOSE CONTROL OF THE CAR. WHEN THESE EVENTS WOULD HAPPEN MY VEHICLE SPEED WOULD BE BETWEEN 25 AND 40 MPH AND ON A DRY ROAD AND EITHER DRIVING STRAIGHT OR AROUND A MINOR CURVE. ON SAT. 5/30 WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 35 AND 45 MPH THE SLIP LIGHT CAME ON 3 TIMES WITHIN 10 MINUTES. THE FIRST TIME A VIOLENT PULL TO THE RIGHT WITH LOSS OF CONTROL CAUSING ME TO GO ONTO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD. THE SECOND TIME, BOTH FRONT BRAKES ENGAGED AND THE CAR ALMOST CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP AND THE CAR BEHIND ME MISSED REAR ENDING ME BY 5-6 FEET. THE THIRD TIME BOTH FRONT WHEELS LOCKED UP PULLING ME TO THE RIGHT. NO DAMAGE. THERE IS NO WARNING WHEN THESE EVENTS HAPPEN. SUDDEN AND SHOCKING LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. THE BRAKES LIGHTS DO NOT COME ON. MY NISSAN DEALER TELLS ME THAT THERE HAVE BEEN NO "CODES" IN THE PAST, BUT ON SAT. THE VEHICLE "THREW" A CODE INDICATING THE YAW/G FORCE SENSOR HAD FAILED. AS THE DRIVER OF THE CAR, YOU ARE OUT OF CONTROL AND RISKING YOUR LIFE, PROPERTY,AND THE SAFETY OF OTHER MOTORISTS. THIS DANGEROUS CONDITION CAN LEAD TO ACCIDENTS, PROPERTY DAMAGE, INJURY AND POSSIBLY DEATH. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 35-45 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED WITHOUT WARNING. IN ADDITION, THERE WAS ERRATIC SHIFTING BETWEEN GEARS. WHEN THE GEAR SHIFTER WAS MOVED FROM DRIVE INTO REVERSE, AN EXCESSIVE JERKING MOTION OCCURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR INSPECTION AND IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE CV AXLE DIFFERENTIAL FAILED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 106,000.

I HAVE 04 NISSAN MAXIMA AND IT HAVE ONLY 47078 MILES ON IT. THE CAR IS HAVING TRANSMISSION PROBLEM FROM 1 TO 2 GEAR IS HARD SHIFT. I HAVE SEEN MANY PEOPLE WHO HAVE SAME KIND OF PROBLEM WITH TRANSMISSION. THERE IS NO INCIDENT CRASH WITH THIS CAR. THEY CHANGE THE FILER AND OTHER STUFF THEY ALSO CHANGE THE FLUID. *TR

I'VE HAD A TOTAL FAILURE OF THE VEHICLE DYNAMIC CONTROL/STABILITY CONTROL. THE YAW/G FORCE SENSOR FAILED. PRIOR TO THIS BEING DISCOVERED BY A CODE ON THE CAR'S COMPUTER, I COMPLAINED TO THE DEALER THAT ON DRY ROADS, ON STRAIGHT ALWAYS AND CURVES AT SPEEDS BETWEEN 25 AND 45, THE PASSENGER FRONT BRAKE WOULD ENGAGE WITHOUT WARNING AND THE CAR WOULD PULL VIOLENTLY TO THE RIGHT. DEALER INVESTIGATED AND COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE EXPERIENCES. ON SAT. 5/30 IN UNDER 10 MINUTES 3 TIMES I EXPERIENCED A SUDDEN AND UNCONTROLLABLE APPLICATION OF THE RIGHT FRONT BRAKE WHICH PULLED ME OFF THE ROAD AND ONTO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD 2 TIMES AND THE APPLICATION OF BOTH FRONT BRAKES WHICH CAUSED THE CAR TO COME TO A SUDDEN FULL STOP. I WAS NEARLY REAR ENDED BY THE CAR BEHIND ME. WHEN THIS FAILURE HAPPENS IT IS UN ANNOUNCED, SUDDEN VIOLENT AND THE BRAKE LIGHTS DO NOT COME ON. NISSAN CONFIRMS THE SENSOR HAS FAILED. THIS IS A DANGEROUS CONDITION AND CAN LEAD TO ACCIDENTS, PROPERTY DAMAGE, INJURIES AND POSSIBLY DEATH. *TR

STARTING ALMOST A YEAR AGO, AROUND 90,000 MILES, MY 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA BEGAN JERKING VERY HARD WHEN GOING FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEAR AND EVEN MORE WHEN GOING FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE. IT HAPPENS EVERY NOW AND THEN, MOSTLY WHEN THE CAR IS WARMED UP. FEELS LIKE I'VE BEEN HIT FROM THE BACK BY A TRAIN! THE BRAKES ALSO DO A WEIRD JERK WHEN SLOWING DOWN NOW. AND WHEN I RELEASE THE GAS PEDAL TO TURN A CORNER, ETC...THEN PRESS THE GAS AGAIN, IT JERKS A LOT THEN TOO. I NEVER KNOW WHEN IT'S GOING TO HAPPEN, BUT IT'S MORE OFTEN NOW AND I JUST WONDER WHEN I'LL BE LEFT ON THE ROAD STRANDED. *TR

NOTICED CAR JERKED WHEN SHIFTING DOWN FROM 2ND TO 1ST. THOUGHT I'D BETTER TAKE CAR IN TO HAVE LOOKED AT AND JUST A FEW MINUTES AFTERWARDS, MY CAR STOPPED COMPLETELY. LUCKILY I WAS OFF THE FREEWAY AND WAS ABLE TO GET TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD SAFELY. WAS TOLD MY NISSAN THERE WAS NO KNOWN ISSUE BUT THE DEALER TOLD ME OTHERWISE BUT SAID I'D STILL HAVE TO REPLACE MY TRANSMISSION. I DID THAT IN DECEMBER 08 AND PAID $3600 FOR A REBUILT TRAN WHICH NOW HAS ONLY 5000 MILES ON IT AND THE "SYMPTOMS" OF MY OLD ONE HAVE RETURNED, THIS TIME ALSO JERKING WHEN ACCELERATING FROM 1-2. THE OTHER DAY WHEN STOPPING IT JERKED SO HARD I THOUGH I HAD BEEN READ ENDED. IF I HAVE TO PAY ANOTHER $3,600 FOR ANOTHER TRANSMISSION THAT'S JUST LUDICROUS! WHY CANT NISSAN ACKNOWLEDGE THIS PROBLEM? I CANT AFFORD A NEW CAR AND CAN'T AFFORD PAYING FOR NEW TRANSMISSIONS EITHER. I JUST WANT TO FEEL SAFE AND HAVE A SMOOTH RIDE. *TR

I HAVE NISSAN MAXIMA 2004 THAT HAS A SERIES OF PROBLEMS SINCE I BOUGHT 2 YEARS AGO FROM NISSAN DEALER. THE MOST IMPORTANT IS RECENT TRANSMISSION PROBLEM THAT LEFT ME SITTING IN TRAFFIC. TRANSMISSION IN MY CAR IS NOT ABLE TO REACH 2ND GEAR! THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN NISSAN SHOP TWICE AND THEY ARE NOT ABLE TO FIX THE PROBLEM ! THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEM IS A SAFETY ISSUE IF IT FAILS TO PROVIDE SUFFICIENT ACCELERATION THAT WILL ALLOW YOU TO GET OUT OF HARM'S WAY OR TO SAFELY MANEUVER IN TRAFFIC !!! I JUST REALIZED THAT MANY 2004 MAXIMA OWNERS HAVE EXACTLY SAME TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. SOMETHING MUST BE DONE! THANK YOU *TR

ME AND MY WIFE OWN A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA, LAST YEAR IT HAS STARTED HAVING TRANNY PROBLEMS. WHEN YOU ACCELERATE IT JERKS VERY HARD AS IT SHIFTS AND WHEN PUT IN DRIVE IT SLAMS THE CAR VERY HARD. THIS HAS OCCURRED WITH MANY OTHER OWNERS IN EXACT SAME DETAIL. I RESEARCHED THE PROBLEM ONLINE AND MANY PEOPLE ARE SUFFERING FROM THIS EVENT. THE MAXIMA IS SUPPOSE TO BE HIGH QUALITY AND VERY RELIABLE WHEN NISSAN IS SELLING THE CAR, BUT NOT AFTER ITS SOLD AND IN YOUR NAME. PLEASE INVESTIGATE, THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL. *TR

TRANSMISSION (AUTOMATIC) PROBLEM: CAR SLAMS INTO GEAR WHEN CHANGING FROM 'PARK' INTO 'DRIVE'. ALSO THERE'S A DELAY WHEN GOING FROM 2ND TO 3RD GEAR IN WHICH ENGINE REVS UP BUT NO GEAR CHANGE. *TR

THE CAR STARTED JERKING WHEN SHIFTING GEARS. IT STALLS OUT AS YOU ACCELERATE FROM 20 TO 30 MILES PER HOUR. THIS IS DANGEROUS. AFTER RESEARCHING, SIMILAR MODELS AND YEAR OF MY CAR ARE ALL COMPLAINING OF THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS IS NOT JUST WEAR AND TEAR. THIS MODEL CAR NEEDS TO BE RECALLED BEFORE ANY INJURIES ARE REPORTED. THE FAILURE BEGAN TO BE NOTICED AFTER THE CAR WARMS UP. IT STARTED OCCURRING NUMEROUS TIMES AND THEN STARTED SLIPPING AS IT SHIFTS GEARS. TOOK IT TO SHOP TO SEE WHAT COULD BE DONE TO FIX THIS FAILURE. NISSAN NEEDS TO FIX THIS ISSUE. EVERY CAR IN THIS YEAR AND MODEL IS HAVING THIS PROBLEM, BUT NO ONE IS ACKNOWLEDGING THE ISSUE. *TR

I PURCHASED A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA IN 2006.THE FIRST YEAR MY TIRES WERE ON RECALL.THAT SAME YEAR MY CAR HAD A RATTLING NOISE WHEN YOU START THE CAR. ONE DAY DRIVING ON THE CITY STREET WITH MY KIDS THE CAR COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN. THE ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON. A FEW MONTHS LATER THE CAR WAS NOT DRIVING PAST 20 MPH. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO SAID IT WAS A CAM CRANK SENSOR. THAT COST ME 441.46 CENTS. THE CAR WAS NOW DRIVING ON 4TH AND 5TH GEAR.THAT WAS ON 10/10/O8.THIS PAST YEAR ON 1/22/09 THE DEALER CALLED ME TO SAY THAT NISSAN RECALLED THE REAR SUSPENSION MEMBRANE. I TOWED THE VEHICLE TO GET FIXED I WAS THEN TOLD MY TRANSMISSION WAS GONE. NISSAN DID NOT WANT TO PAY FOR THIS BILL. I PAID 3,000 TO REPLACE THE TRASMISSION. MY CAR IS STILL RATTLING. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE BLEW OUT WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED 10 MILES AWAY TO A REPAIR FACILITY. THE DAMAGE WAS SO SEVERE THAT THE TIRE WAS UNRECOGNIZABLE AND COULD HAVE CAUSED A FATAL CRASH. PRIOR TO THE FAILURE, THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FROM GOODYEAR FOR TIRES WITH DOT NUMBERS WITH THE 47TH WEEK AND A RANGE OF 3104. THE RECALL EXPIRED IN DECEMBER OF 2007. GOODYEAR REIMBURSED HIM FOR TWO TIRES SINCE THE FIRST FAILURE OCCURRED PRIOR TO DECEMBER OF 2007. THE SECOND FAILURE OCCURRED ON FEBRUARY 5, 2009 WITH A REPLACEMENT TIRE. THE ORIGINAL AND REPLACEMENT TIRES WERE GOODYEAR EAGLE RS-A, SIZE 245/45/R18. THE DOT NUMBER WAS MGA9CMDR0506. THE LOW PROFILE TIRES CONTINUE TO FAIL DUE TO THE SIDEWALL CRACKING. THE CONTACT IS AWARE OF THE SAFETY RISK INVOLVED. HE HAS PHOTOS AND INVOICES. THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER WAS UNKNOWN. THE TIRE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000 AND THE VEHICLE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 56,306. UPDATED 6/01/09 *CN UPDATED 06/02/09.*JB ALL OF THE ORIGINAL TIRES ON THE CONSUMER VEHICLE HAD CRACKED SIDEWALLS. UPDATED 10/07/09

NISSAN MAXIMA 2004 . MY WHEEL BEARING WENT OUT IN MY CAR I UNDERSTAND THIS SHOULD NOT HAVE HAPPENED TO A NEWER MODEL NISSAN. *TR

I PURCHASED MY 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA TWO YEARS AGO AND WITH ABOUT 75,000.00 MILES ON THE CAR. I STARTED EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM AROUND 95,000 MILES WITH THE HARD SHIFT BETWEEN FIRST AND SECOND GEARS. I ALSO HAD A VERY HARD SHIFT BETWEEN REVERSE AND FIRST. I TOOK IT INTO THE DEALERSHIP REGARDING THIS AND HAD THE TRANSMISSION FLUID CHANGE (TRANSMISSION FLUSH) AND EVEN CHANGED THE GRADE OF OIL BUT DO NOT HAVE ANY CHANGE IN THE HARD SHIFT BETWEEN GEARS. FINALLY, I TOOK IT INTO ANOTHER DEALERSHIP TO HAVE THE WHEELS ALIGNED AND THE DEALERSHIP NOTICED THAT THE WHEEL BEARING, CV JOINT AND TIE ROD END WERE WORN. I HAD THEM REPLACED AROUND 105,000 MILES AND HAVE NOT HAD ANY PROBLEMS SINCE WITH THE HARD SHIFTS BETWEEN ANY GEAR. I HOPE THIS HELP OTHER NISSAN MAXIMA OWNERS. THESE ARE GREAT CARS (THIS IS OUR THIRD ONE). *TR

THIS IS A VERY BIG PROBLEM WITH 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA SE AUTOMATIC TRANS. THERE ARE COMPLAINTS ALL OVER THE INTERNET REGARDING TRANSMISSION JERKING AND SLIPPING ON THESE PARTICULAR CARS. NISSAN WILL NOT DO ANYTHING TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM. MY MAXIMA JERKS REALLY HARD WHILE TRANSITIONING FROM REVERSE TO FIRST WHILE BACKING OUT. ALSO JERKS SUDDENLY WHILE DOWN SHIFTING ON FREEWAY OR STREETS FROM 4 TO 3 RD GEAR. I AM REALLY NERVOUS DRIVING THIS CAR IT JERKS OFTEN AND TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION WILL COST ABOUT $4000. THIS CAR IS 5 YRS OLD. PLEASE ADVISE. *TR

PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION. *TR

RECENTLY PURCHASED A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA FOR MY 16 YEAR OLD, DID NOT HAVE THE CAR FOR 3 DAYS AND HAD CAR SHUT OFF AND COULD HEAR A MOTOR OR PUMP RUNNING. DETERMINED IT WAS THE ABS PUMP, VEHICLE WARRANTY DOES NOT COVER THAT NOW NISSAN IS CHARGING $1500.00 TO FIX PROBLEM. NEEDLESS TO SAY THE CAR IS NOT FIXED AND SITTING UNDER CAR PORT UNTIL WE CAN RESOLVE ISSUE. *TR

2004 NISSAN MAXIMA SE HAS A BAD TRANSMISSION THAT PUTS THE CAR INTO GEAR AFTER 2 SECONDS OF THE ENGINE RACING. IT POPS INTO GEAR BY ITSELF AFTER 2 SECONDS WITH A BANG. THE TRANSMISSION JERKS AROUND 1ST AND 2ND GEAR WHILE ACCELERATING/DECELERATING. IT DOES THIS WHEN HEATED UP AND FOR CARS AROUND 75,000 MILES. THIS CAN CAUSE MAJOR LIFE THREATNING ACCIDENTS AND DEATHS. THIS IS NOT THE ONLY CAR WITH THE PROBLEM. THERE ARE 200 MORE CARS ON WWW.CARSURVEY.ORG WITH THE SAME EXACT ISSUES. I CALLED IN 1-800-NISSAN-1 BUT THEY REFUSE TO ADDRESS THE PROBLEM AND REIMBURSE MY MONEY. I WANT MY MONEY BACK. IT COST ME $2300 AND IT IS STILL NOT FIXED YET. PLEASE CALL IN AND FILE A LAW SUITE FOR NOT RECALLING THE CAR. *TR

2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. JERKS BAD FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEAR, AND DOWNSHIFTING FROM 2ND TO 1ST. GETTING WORST AS I DRIVE. TRANSMISSION WAS FLUSHED, BUT DID NOT HELP. I SEE ALOT OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS. WHY HAVEN'T THERE BEEN A RECALL? *TR