2004 Nissan Maxima complaints

MY CAR IS JERKING AND BUCKING BAD. THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE OUT THERE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM AND NISSAN IS NOT DOING ANYTHING ABOUT THIS. I HAVE HAD MY TRANSMISSION FLUID FLUSHED AND IT HAS NOT HELPED. OTHERS HAVE HAD VALVE BODY WORK DONE AND EVEN REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION. THE CARS ARE STILL DOING THE SAME. THE TRANSMISSIONS HAD TO HAVE BEEN POORLY BUILT. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE. I AM STILL PAYING ON THE CAR AND HAVING MAJOR CAR ISSUES. NISSAN NEEDS TO BE RESPONSIBLE. *TR THE CONSUMER WAS ALSO INFORMED THE VEHICLE NEEDED A NEW ENGINE. THE CD PLAYER HAD TO REPAIRED AND THE AIR CONDITIONER FAILED. UPDATED 01/21/10.*JB

MY CAR JERKS VIOLENTLY WHEN DRIVING AT SLOW SPEEDS. WHEN I AM DRIVING AT SPEEDS LESS THAN 20 MPH IT WORSENS. IF I AM IN TRAFFIC AND STOP AND GO AGAIN THE JERKS BECOME MORE POWERFUL. THE GEARS SHIFT AND THEN GETS STUCK. *TR

AT ABOUT 35000 MILES I NOTICED MY VEHICLE JERKING (INITIALLY IT WAS MILD, LATELY IT HAS BEEN VIOLENT JERKS) WHEN SHIFTING GEARS. I WAS TOLD BY NISSAN SERVICE TECH'S THAT I NEEDED MY TRANS. FLUID DRAINED AND FILLED AT APPROX. 45K MILES EVEN THOUGH I HAD JUST HAD IT DONE AT 38K ( UNBEKNOWNST TO THEM) AFTER BOTH FLUID CHANGES, THE PROBLEM JUST WORSENED. LAST TUESDAY, MY VEHICLE APPEARED TO GET STUCK IN 2ND GEAR WHILE DECELERATING/ ACCELERATING ON THE FREEWAY. I NEARLY RAN OFF OF THE ROAD. I TOOK MY CAR IN TO THE DEALER TODAY AND THEY ARE NOW SAYING I NEED NEW MOTOR MOUNTS. I HAVE READ HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM IN THE EXACT SAME CAR. NISSAN NEEDS TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THE TRANSMISSIONS USED IN THE 2004 MAXIMAS ARE BAD AND RECALL/REPLACE THEM BEFORE SOMEONE DIES. *TR

MY TRANSMISSION ON MY NISSAN 2004 MAXIMA WENT. I WILL NOT CHANGE GEARS. FOR A CAR THAT IS 5 YEARS OLD THIS SHOULD NOT HAPPEN. I HAD CARS THAT ARE OLDER AND THAT DON'T FAIL LIKE THIS ONE DOES. *TR

TRANSMISSION JERKS ON 2ND AND 3RD GEAR. COMMON PROBLEM WITH 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA SE, AND NISSAN REFUSES TO DO ANYTHING. *TR

1)TRANSMISSION JERKING/SLIPPING 2) OCCURS EVERYTIME I DRIVE. MY WIFE IS NOW AFRAID TO DRIVE CAR 3) NISSAN WILL NOT FIX. I INFORMED THEM THE ISSUE BEGAN INTERMITTENTLY BEFORE WARRANTY WAS UP. ISSUE HAS NOW GOTTEN WORSE. PLEASE LOOK AT ALL THE SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ON THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE. HTTP://WWW.CARSURVEY.ORG/REVIEWS/NISSAN/MAXIMA/R61092/COMMENTS/. *TR

I TOO HAVE A 2004 MAXIMA. I MAINTAIN THE CAR AT THE DEALER,. WHILE DRIVING, THE GEARS WILL SLIPS OUT AND AT TIMES STICKS AT THE 5TH GEAR THE ONLY WAY IT COMES OUT OF THE 5TH GEAR IS BY TURNING OFF THE CAR, SIT FOR SEVERAL MINUTES WHILE THE ENGINE COOLS AND STARTING AGAIN. I WAS TOLD THE PROBLEM WITH THE GEAR SHIFTING IS I NEED TO CHANGE THE VALVE ASSEMBLY. IT WAS CHANGED AND 2DAY LATER THE SAME PROBLEM EXISTED. I TOOK IT BACK AND I AM TOLD I NEED TO CHANGE THE AT SOLENOID ASSEMBLY AND OR REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. THIS IS APPARENTLY A KNOW PROBLEM WITH THE 04 MAXIMAS AND SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE ABOUT IT!! *TR

I DRIVE A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA SE. THE PROBLEM IS THE TRANSMISSION. IT SHIFTS VERY HARD FROM GEARS 1-3 UPSHIFTING AND DOWNSHIFTING. I JUST PURCHASED THE CAR IN AUGUST AND NOW THE DEALERSHIP TELLS ME I NEED A NEW TRANNY WHICH I CANNOT AFFORD RIGHT NOW. IT IS AN EXTREME SAFETY HAZARD ON THE ROAD AND WHEN I TALKED TO NISSAN THEY SAID THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO ABOUT IT. THIS OBVIOUS DEFECT NEEDS TO BE RECOGNIZED BY NISSAN AND REPLACED AND FIXED AT THEIR EXPENSE. *TR

I WAS IN THE FREEWAY WITH MY BABY ON 405, CAR SUDDENLY STARTED FEELING WEIRD, 3 WARNING LIGHT CAME ON, MY CAR SHUT DOWN IN MIDDLE OF FREEWAY , I HAVE TO PUT MY CAR ON PARK AND PUT EMERGENCY LIGHTS ON. ALMOST CAUSED AND ACCIDENT WITH MY BABY. CAR WILL NOT START. I WAS TOLD BY MECHANIC THIS IS A FAULT CAMSHAFT. THIS SAME PROBLEM WAS ON A RECALL FOR 2003 NISSAN MAXIMA, NISSAN REFUSES TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY. *TR

1. AROUND 80,000 MILES I NOTICED HARD JERKING/STOPPING WHEN THE CAR SHIFTED FROM FIRST TO SECOND GEAR AND SECOND TO FIRST. I TOOK IT TO MY MECHANIC AND HE SUGGESTED A TRANSMISSION FLUSH. UNFORTUNATELY THE PROBLEM STILL PERSISTS. 2. THE PROBLEM OCCURS QUITE OFTEN. EVERYDAY AND EVERY TIME I STOP OR SLOW THE VEHICLE DOWN I CAN FEEL THE JERKING MOTION. THE PROBLEM BECOMES WORSE IN HOT WEATHER OR WHEN THE ENGINE IS WARM. 3. I HAVE BROUGHT IT TO MY MECHANIC AND HE SUGGESTED A TRANSMISSION FLUSH, WHICH WAS DONE AT THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP. THE PROBLEM STILL PERSISTS. *TR

I HAVING MAJOR TRANSMISSION JERKING FROM MY 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE JERKING APPEARS TO HAPPEN WHEN THE CAR GET HOT. *TR

IN JULY/AUGUST 2008, I WOULD GET A JERKING MOTION WHEN THE CAR SHIFTED FROM 1ST TO 2ND OR IF I GO FROM DRIVE TO REVERSE (VICE VERSA). MY CAR ALSO WOULDN'T ACCELERATE AND THE ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON. THE CAR WOULD JERK ESPECIALLY HARD WHEN MAKING A TURN AND THE CAR SLOWS DOWN AND PICKS UP SPEED AGAIN. I TOOK MY CAR TO NISSAN IN BAYRIDGE/BROOKLYN, NY AND WAS TOLD THAT I NEEDED CAM SENSORS, A TUNE UP AND A LIST OF OTHER THINGS. ALL TOGETHER, I PAID $2000+ TO REPAIR MY CAR. NOW MY CAR IS HAVING THE VERY SAME ISSUES. I WAS TOLD BY NISSAN TO REPLACE MY ENGINE MOUNTS ($500+). I'VE DONE THAT AND MY CAR IS STILL JERKING, IT WON'T ACCELERATE AND THE ENGINE LIGHT IS ON. NOW THEY ARE TELLING ME I NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION. *TR

PROBLEM WITH STEERING WHEEL SHAKING BADLY WHILE BRAKING. I WAS TOLD I NEEDED NEW TIRES AT FIRST SOON AFTER OWNERSHIP. I BOUGHT THIS MAXIMA NEW IN 2003 WITH ABOUT 10 MILES ON IT. COUPLE YEARS LATER HAD TO TAKE BACK TO DEALERSHIP FOR BAD TIRES/CRACKING ON THE SIDEWALLS. HAD TWO NEW TIRES PUT ON AND HAD THE ROTORS MACHINED. PROBLEM RECURRED ALMOST IMMEDIATELY AFTER HAVING ROTORS MACHINED WITH SOME IMPROVEMENT, BUT NOW THE PROBLEM IS WORSE THAN EVER. BOUGHT TWO MORE TIRES AND WAS TOLD TO REPLACE THE ROTORS WHEN I AM GOING TO REPLACE THE BRAKEPADS, WHICH HAS ALREADY BEEN DONE ONCE. FOG LIGHT ALSO HAD TO BE REPLACED WHILE GETTING AN INSPECTION. HAD TO REPLACE A BATTERY WHICH MADE MY GAS GAUGE FAIL/CURRENTLY DOES NOT WORK. PUT GAS IN EVERY 300 MILES SO I DON'T GET STRANDED ON THE ROAD. CARE RUNS BADLY AND I FEEL VERY UNSAFE IN THIS VEHICLE/CONSIDERING GETTING RID OF IT AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. I BELIEVE NISSAN SHOULD TAKE THIS VEHICLE OFF THE ROAD BEFORE IT SERIOUSLY HURTS SOMEBODY. *TR

MY PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE THE SAME ONE THAT THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE ARE HAVING. I AM A USED CAR DEALER AND HAVE BOUGHT (3) 2004 NISSAN MAXIMAS SL. EVERY ONE OF THEM HAS HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. I KNOW ANY SENSIBLE PERSON READING THIS COMPLAINT WOULD SIMPLY SAY "IDIOT, STOP BUYING NISSANS!!! BUT I WAS TRYING TO GIVE OUR AUTO INDUSTRY THE BENEFIT OF THE DOUBT THAT SINCE SO MANY PEOPLE HAD THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM THAT THEY WOULD AT LEAST REALIZE AND ADMIT THAT , MAYBE ITS NOT THE WORLD THAT HAS THE PROBLEM. IT'S THE 2004 MAXIMA TRANSMISSIONS. WHEN THE CAR GETS WARM, THE TRANSMISSION SLIPS IN BETWEEN 20 AND 30 MPH. IT ALSO JERKS AND DELAYS (ONCE IT GETS HOT) WHEN GOING INTO GEAR. SEVERAL CREDIBLE TRANSMISSION REPAIR SHOPS (I.E. MR. TRANSMISSION), HAVE TRACED IT BACK THE SAME THING. THE FAULTY VALVE BODY IN THE TRANSMISSION. NOW AS A VOICE OF THE PEOPLE AND AFTER READING COMPLAINT AFTER COMPLAINT AFTER COMPLAINT ; SURELY THERE HAS TO BE SOME NON-BIASED AGENCY, WATCH DOG, OR AUTHORITY THAT IS NOT GOING TO LET THESE CAR-MAKING BULLIES RIP ALL OF THESE PEOPLE OFF ESPECIALLY WHEN THEY HAVE BEEN MADE AWARE OF THIS DESIGN FLAW. WE UNDERSTAND THAT THEY HAVE A BUSINESS TO RUN AND THAT THEY CAN'T JUST STAY IN BUSINESS FIXING EVERY SINGLE COMPLAINT THAT AROUSES BUT THIS IS NOT A QUICK FIX FOR THE CONSUMERS AND IT IS COSTING HARD WORKING CONSUMERS MILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN REPAIRS. PLEASE SOMEBODY HELP THE WORKING CLASS. *TR

2004 NISSAN MAXIMA SE, TRANSMISSION DOES NOT ENGAGE PROPERLY, CONSTANT KNOCK BETWEEN 2ND AND 3RD GEAR, ALSO GETS STUCK ON 5TH GEAR. *TR

TERRIBLE TRANSMISSION ISSUES WITH MY 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. *TR

TRANSMISSION ON MY 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA IS SLIPPING. IT WILL NOT ALWAYS GO INTO 1ST OR 2ND GEAR. *TR

TRANSMISSION ON 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA SE JERKS VIOLENTLY WHEN SHIFTING FROM 1ST GEAR TO 2ND GEAR, AND FROM 1ST GEAR TO 2ND GEAR. IT ALSO SHIFTS VERY VIOLENTLY, SPORADICALLY, WHEN SHIFTING FROM PARK TO DRIVE. I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY INFORMED ME THAT A TRANSMISSION FLUSH WAS NEEDED. HOWEVER, AFTER PERFORMING THE FLUSH, THE PROBLEM STILL PERSISTS. AFTER RETURNING FOR ANOTHER DIAGNOSTIC TEST ON THE CAR, THE DEALERSHIP INFORMED ME THAT I WOULD NEED A NEW, REBUILT TRANSMISSION. THIS IS VERY FRUSTRATING BECAUSE NISSANS HAVE ALWAYS BEEN KNOWN FOR QUALITY AND NEVER NEEDED THE AMOUNT OF MAJOR REPAIR SERVICES THAT I'VE BEGAN TO EXPERIENCE WITH RELATIVELY LOW MILEAGE, 110K. *TR

THE TRANSMISSION ON MY 04 NISSAN MAXIMA IS BAD. IT KEEPS SLIPPING WHEN SHIFTING FROM GEAR 3 TO 2 OR 2 TO 3. IT JERKS VERY HEAVILY AND IS NOT GOOD. *TR

MY 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA WAS JERKING WHEN GOING FROM 1ST GEAR TO 2ND GEAR AND WHEN I WOULD SLOW DOWN. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY SAID IT WAS MY MOTOR MOUNTS. I SPENT $500 REPLACING THEM AND IT STILL DID IT. WHEN I TOOK BACK TO THE DEALER THEY SAID IT WAS MY TRANSMISSION. NOW I JUST FORKED OUT $4000 FOR A NEW TRANSMISSION. I WENT AND ONLINE AND SAW OVER 1,000 COMPLAINTS FOR THE SAME MAKE AND MODEL SAYING THAT THEIR CARS WERE DOING THE SAME THING. I THINK THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON TRANSMISSIONS ON MY YEAR, MAKE, AND MODEL. *TR

MY 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA HAS BECOME A SAFETY HAZARD IN THAT IT JERKS VIOLENTLY WHILE SHIFTING GEARS AND LOSSES POWER DURING ACCELERATION. I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY AND WAS VERY CLOSE TO BEING INVOLVED IN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT WITH A SEMI WHEN MY CAR SUDDENLY SLOWED AND WHEN I APPLIED PRESSURE ON THE PEDAL IT JERK VIOLENTLY LIKE SOMEONE HAD REAR-ENDED ME. THERE WAS A SEMI RIGHT BEHIND ME APPROACHING AT A RAPID SPEED. BECAUSE I HADN'T APPLIED MY BRAKES HE DIDN'T REALIZE MY CAR WOULD SUDDENLY SLOW DOWN IN FRONT OF HIM. I WAS TERRIFIED TO SAY THE LEAST. I MADE CALLS TO NISSAN BUT THEY COULD CARE LESS AND WILL ASSUME NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR THEIR FAULTY EQUIPMENT. AFTER DOING SIGNIFICANT RESEARCH IN ASSESSING THE ISSUE AND TRYING TO FIND A SOLUTION I FOUND THAT MANY OTHER PEOPLE WHO OWN THIS PARTICULAR MODEL HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. I WAS ALSO TOLD THAT MECHANICS HAVE DONE MANY THINGS LIKE NEW OR REBUILT TRANSMISSIONS, ENGINE MOUNTS REPLACED, FUEL FILTER REPLACEMENTS, ETC. NONE OF WHICH HAVE SOLVED THE PROBLEM. *TR

TRANSMISSION JERKING MOTION WHEN SHIFTING FROM 1ST TO 2ND ON ACCELERATION AND JERKING MOTION WHEN SHIFTING FROM 2ND TO 1ST GEAR WHEN BRAKING. *TR

I HAVE A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA SE WITH 51039 MILES AND RECENTLY I NOTICED THAT THE CAR JERKING CHANGING GEARS SO I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT AND THEY ADVICE ME THAT I NEEDED TO HAVE THE MOTOR MOUNT REPLACE, AC LINE IS LEAKING NEED REPLACEMENT AND TRANSMISSION FLUSHED. I DID ALL THAT AND THE PROBLEM STILL HAPPENS SO I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THIS TIME THEY ADVICE ME THAT THE TRANSMISSION WILL NEED TO BE REPLACE. THEY GAVE ME A ESTIMATE OF 4500 FOR THE REPAIR. AFTER RESEARCHING ON THIS ISSUE TO SEE IF THE TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT WILL FIX THE PROBLEM AND I AM A LITTLE WORRY THAT IT MIGHT NOT. BECAUSE I GOT THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED FROM THE DEALERSHIP AND I DROVE IT FOR NO MORE THEN 3 MILES AND THE PROBLEM CAME BACK. I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP TO HAVE TO HAVE IT LOOK AT AGAIN. I THINK THAT IF NISSAN DOES NOT LOOK INTO THIS IT WILL CAUSE A MAJOR ACCIDENT IF THE TRANSMISSION FAILS OR THAT SUDDEN JERK WILL CAUSE PANIC IS THE DRIVER AND CAUSE THE DRIVEN TO STEP ON THE GAS AND HIT SOMEONE IN FRONT OF THEM. PLEASE PLEASE ADVICE NISSAN FOR RECALL. *TR

I HAVE A 2004 MAXIMA SE THAT HAS HAD A SERIES OF PROBLEMS SINCE I BOUGHT IT BRAND NEW IN 2003. I AM VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEM THAT ALMOST LEFT MY HUSBAND SITTING IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC YESTERDAY. THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP TOO MANY TIMES TO COUNT. I RECENTLY SAW A BLOG WHICH INDICATED THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM FOR THOUSANDS OF 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA OWNERS. NISSAN HAS DONE NOTHING TO COMPENSATE OWNERS OF THIS CAR WHEN A RECALL IS CLEARLY INDICATED. I BOUGHT A NISSAN HOPING TO OWN IT FOR SEVERAL YEARS AND KNOWING THAT NISSAN HAS A GOOD REPUTATION. I WORRY ABOUT THE SAFETY OF MY FAMILY TRAVELING IN THIS VEHICLE AND FEEL THAT NISSAN SHOULD TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR DOING A RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE. PLEASE HELP OWNERS LIKE ME WHO HAVE INVESTED A LOT OF TIME, MONEY, AND TEARS WITH THIS ISSUE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. APPROXIMATELY ONE YEAR AFTER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE IN 2007, THE VEHICLE BEGAN JUMPING OUT OF GEAR UNEXPECTEDLY. THE CONTACT FEELS THAT THE VEHICLE IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE BECAUSE IT AUTOMATICALLY CHANGES GEARS DURING BRAKING AND ACCELERATING. THROUGH RESEARCH, HE DISCOVERED OTHER VEHICLES WITH THE SAME FAILURE AND FEELS THAT A RECALL SHOULD BE ISSUED. THE DEALER WAS AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT IT WAS RELATED TO THE TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE REPAIR WOULD COST $5,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 98,000.

AT ABOUT 53,000 MILES MY 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA STARING JERKING AND SHIFTING ROUGHLY. I WAS TOLD MY CAR NEEDED MOTOR MOUNTS AND THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED. I HAD THIS TAKEN CARE OF AT THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP. IT'S BEEN ALMOST A YEAR SINCE MY CAR TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED AND NOW IT'S STARTING TO JERK AND SHIFT ROUGH AGAIN. I HAVE INVESTIGATED THE PROBLEMS THAT THE 2004 NISSAN MAXIMAS HAVE WITH THE TRANSMISSION HAVING TO BE REPLACED AT AROUND 55,000 TO 65,000 MILES. NISSAN MADE A POORLY MADE 2004 MAXIMA. THIS SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 5-20 MPH, THE VEHICLE HESITATED TO SHIFT INTO SECOND GEAR. THE VEHICLE TENDS TO JERK AND MAKES A LOUD NOISE WHEN THE FAILURE IS OCCURRING. THE CONTACT FEELS THAT A RECALL SHOULD BE ISSUED DUE TO THE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS THAT ARE POSTED ON THE INTERNET. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 62,000. UPDATED 07/28/09 *BF WHEN DRIVING FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEAR, THERE WAS A HARD SHIFT. UPDATED 07/30/09.*JB

BEGINNING OF THIS WEEK, MARCH 30, 2009, MY 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA HAD A SITUATION WHEN I BEGAN TO DRIVE (MY CAR IS AN AUTOMATIC), THE TRANSMISSION APPEARED TO BE STRUGGLING TO REACH 2ND GEAR. ALTHOUGH I ONLY WORK 1.8 MILES FROM MY HOME, I COULD FEEL THE "DIFFERENCE" IN THE TRANSMISSION FROM ANY OTHER TIME. I HAVE 63,000 MILES ON MY CAR AND FOR A FIVE YEAR OLD CAR, THAT IS VERY LOW. I MAINTAIN THE VEHICLE ACCORDINGLY AND ABOUT 8 MONTHS AGO, I HAD THE TRANSMISSION FLUID FLUSHED, ETC. THE SECOND DAY (TODAY), I STARTED UP THE CAR, PUT IT IN DRIVE AND QUICKLY NOTICED IT WAS GOING TO STRAIN ITSELF INTO 2ND GEAR. ONCE IT DID, THERE WAS A HARD JERK IN GETTING THERE. I IMMEDIATELY DROVE THE CAR TO MY HOME, PARKED IT AND MADE AN APPOINTMENT FOR IT TO BE CHECKED OUT TOMORROW MORNING. THEN I WENT ONLINE TO SEARCH FOR ANY NISSAN 2004 TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS SUCH AS MINE AND FOUND A LOT OF WEB-SITES THAT PEOPLE HAVE DESCRIBED THE EXACT HAPPENINGS THAT OCCURRED TO MY VEHICLE. THIS DOES NOT SEEM TO BE AN ISOLATED INCIDENT. SOMETHING IS SERIOUSLY DEFECTIVE WITH AT LEAST THE 2004 TRANSMISSIONS. MANY PEOPLE'S COMMENTS ALWAYS STATED THAT THERE'S OCCURRED RIGHT AFTER 60,000 MILES. MY CAR HAS NOT BEEN DRIVEN HARD AND IS WELL MAINTAINED. I READ ALSO ABOUT 2 OTHER ITEMS THAT OCCURRED TO MY VEHICLE. ONE IS THE DRIVERS POWER WINDOW WILL NOT CLOSE UP AND STAY CLOSED WHEN THE BUTTON IS PUSHED. I DISCOVERED A WAY TO GET THE WINDOW CLOSED BY HOLDING THE BUTTON IN THE UP POSITION, TURN OFF THE CAR AND OPEN THE D

2004 NSSAN MAXIMA HAS SLIPPING TRANSMISSION CAUSING LACK OF ACCELERATION WHEN NEEDED MOST WHEN MERGING ON TO INTERSTATE, ETC. THIS IS A VERY COMMON COMPLAINT AMONG THESE CAR OWNERS AND NEEDS TO ADDRESSED WITH NISSAN. I HAVE TRIED ONLY TO BE TOLD I NEED TO REPLACE MY TRANSMISSION. IT IS FAULTY ENGINEERING, BAD VALVE BODY, YET THEY WILL NOT STAND BEHIND IT WITH A RECALL. *TR

MY VEHICLE FIRST STARTED JERKING INTO GEAR AROUND 9/2008. THIS WAS A VERY SELDOM THING AT FIRST AND I ASSUMED THAT I MAY HAVE TAKEN MY FOOT OFF THE BRAKE TOO FAST NOT ALLOWING IT TIME TO GET TO THE GEAR. I HAD ABOUT 90K MILES THEN. IT STARTED TO DO IT MORE THAN JUST GOING INTO REVERSE OR DRIVE BUT ALSO WHEN I WOULD ACCELERATE AND SLOW DOWN OR STOP. I TOOK IT TO A LOCAL DEALERSHIP AND THEY COULD NOT DETECT ANYTHING AT FIRST. I BROUGHT IT AGAIN AT THE TIME WHEN IT WAS JERKING AND THE SERVICE ENGINE WAS NOW COMING ON. THEY HAD A LIST OF CODES. I WAS INSTRUCTED TO BRING IT TO A TRANSMISSION SPECIALIST. I TOOK IT TO 2 OUT OF TOWN AND ONE LOCAL. IT WAS STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED @ A COST OF 4,100$ APPROX. I WAS NOT FINANCIALLY ABLE TO HANDLE THIS COST AND PAY A $570 CAR AS WELL. I CONTINUED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE BECAUSE IT IS MY ONLY TRANSPORTATION TO AND FROM WORK. THE JERKING CAME AND WENT UNTIL NOW IT DOES IT EVERYTIME ALL THE TIME WHEN I AM DRIVING. IT HAS PROGRESSIVELY GOTTEN WORSE. IT W IT NOW HAS ABOUT 112,000K. LAST WEEK 3/26 IT LEFT ME AT THE DRIVE UP WINDOW OF THE BANK. I HAD TO HAVE SOMEONE PUSH ME OUT OF THE WAY. DUE TO THE LARGE AMOUNT OF OTHER NISSAN OWNERS THAT ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS AS I AM I FEEL THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH OUR VEHICLES THAT IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF NISSAN. I AM COMPLAINING BECAUSE I HAVE TAKEN GREAT CARE OF MY VEHICLE AND IT HAS FAILED ME NOT BECAUSE OF NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR BUT BECAUSE OF AN OBVIOUS MANUFACTURER DEFECT

THE CAR RPM DROP DOWN BELOW 500, LAST YEAR IT LED TO SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT AND SPEND AROUND A GRAND, BUT NEVER FIX,UNTIL TODAY THE DEALER CLAIM THAT THIS HAPPENED TO NISSAN MAXIM 04, AND LAST YEAR I START HAVING STEERING SHAKING, THE DEALER TOLD IF I CHANGE MY RIMS AND TIRES IT WILL FIX IT, AND IN AUG-2008 I HAVE 4 NEW RIM AND GOOD YEARS TIRES, BUT THE PROBLEM EXIT, I WENT IN JAN TO THE DEALER, AND THEY TOLD IF THEY TIGHTENED SOME THING IT WILL FIX, BUT NO I STILL HAVE UNTIL TODAY, CAR SHAKES IF YOU EXCEED SPEED OF 55 OR 50 M/H. I AM STILL HAVING THOSE PROBLEM UNTIL TODAY. *TR

TRANSMISSION ON MY 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA SE, IS STILL SHIFTING TOO HARD AND JERKING. WHEN ENGINE WARMS UP. TRANSMISSION DEFECTED. *TR

I PURCHASED A NISSAN MAXIMA WITH APPROX 90,000 MILES IN JUNE 2007. I PURCHASED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY, HOWEVER AFTER LESS THAN A YEAR THE TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING VERY BAD. IT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, SO THE WARRANTY ONLY PROVIDED A TRANSMISSION WITH EQUAL VALUE AT THE DATE OF PURCHASE, SO THEY INSTALLED A 90,000 MILE TRANSMISSION, THIS TRANSMISSION IS NOW SLIPPING OUT OF GEAR BAD. I THINK THEIR SHOULD BE A RECALL BECAUSE I HAVE READ A TON OF COMPLAINTS ONLINE ABOUT THIS SAME ISSUE. *TR

THE CAR JERKS WHEN I SHIFT THE GEARS AND THEN AGAIN WHEN I BRAKE. *TR

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

TRANSMISSION SLIPPED AND VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD STRIKING A VEHICLE. ABS SYSTEM FAULTED AS I STOPPED. *TR

IM HAVING SAFETY ISSUE WITH 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA, THE TRANSMISSION GET STUCK IN HIGH GEAR AND SHIFT VERY HARD, MY CAR ONLY HAS 65 K MILES AND THIS SEEN LIKE A PROBLEM THAT HAS HAPPENED TO A LOT OF MAXIM. *TR

MY 2004 NISSAN DOOR ACTUATOR IS FAILING REGULARLY. I UNDERSTAND THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH NISSANS AFTER READING MANY INTERNET BLOGS. IS THERE A RECALL ON THAT ITEM? *TR

2004 NISSAN MAXIMA SE - VEHICLE SERVICE MAINTENANCE SCHEDULE FOLLOWED AS RECOMMENDED. VEHICLE IS WELL TAKEN CARE OF AND DRIVEN APPROPRIATELY. TWO MAJOR REPAIRS - FIRST 7/2008 NOISE HEARD IN ENGINE, 74,000 MI.. DIAGNOSIS WAS FUEL DAMPER REPLACEMENT NEEDED ALONG WITH MANY OTHER PARTS AND PIECES THAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED WHILE MAKING THOSE CHANGES (MANY SEALS, WASHERS, AND GASKETS, AND OTHER RECOMMENDED FIXES INCLUDING TENSIONER CHAIN, FRONT AND REAR BRAKES, COOLING SYSTEM UPPER AND LOWER RADIATOR HOSES, CLAMP, TENSIONER ASSY- CHAIN GUIDE - TOTAL COST $3,000. NEW PROBLEM DEC 2008, 81,000 MI. - TRANSMISSION JERKS/SKIPS WHEN ACCELERATING AND DECELERATING BETWEEN 15- 25 MI. PER HOUR. CURRENTLY AT NISSAN DEALER FOR REPAIRS MARCH 2009 AND TOLD NEED NEW TRANSMISSION, FRONT AND LEFT MOTOR MOUNTS, AND FUEL INDUCTION WORK, AT A HEFTY COST OF $5,000 PARTS AND LABOR. *TR

I PURCHASED A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA WITH ONLY 58,000 MILES ON IT. AFTER IT HAD REACHED ABOUT 65,000 MILES I STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS WITH MY TRANSMISSION. IT WOULD JERK HARD INTO DRIVE. AND WHEN SLOWING DOWN FOR RED LIGHTS, IT WILL SHIFT HARD WHEN BREAKING DOWN TO STOP. I HAD TAKEN IT BACK TO THE DEALER SHIP WHERE THEY CHARGED ME TO REPLACE THE FLUIDS WHICH WAS NOT THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. IT WAS SOMETHING WITHIN THE TRANSMISSION. THEY HAVE ATTEMPTED TO REPAIR IT, BUT IT IS STILL GIVING ME PROBLEMS. I THINK THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THESE TRANSMISSIONS BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED IN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. *TR

CAR WILL SHIFT HARD AND JERK FROM 1ST TO SECOND GEAR AND FROM 2ND TO 1ST WHEN DECELERATING. IT MAKES IT DIFFICULT TO STOP AND CONTROL THE VEHICLE AND FEAR FOR MY SAFETY AND MY KIDS AS WELL. *TR

I HAVE A NISSAN MAXIMA 2004 AND THE TRANSMISSION SLIPS AND JERKS GOING FROM 1ST TO 2ND OR DOWNWARDS. I KNOW I M NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS PROBLEM. IM AT 101K MILES AND THE TRANSMISSION SHOULDN'T BE DOING THIS AT THIS POINT. I UNDERSTAND THIS A MANUFACTURER PROBLEM. THEY CHARGE ME 4000 TO GET A REPLACEMENT AND I FEEL NISSAN SHOULD PAY FOR IT CALL A RECALL ON THESE CARS. *TR

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

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HIS VEHICLE HAS AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION AND HE WAS EXPERIENCING DIFFICULTY SHIFTING GEARS. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS OR MAKING TURNS, THE VEHICLE JERKS WHEN SHIFTING GEARS. HE TOOK HIS VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS FAILING. THE NISSAN DEALER ADVISED HIM TO BRING IN THE VEHICLE FOR INSPECTION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 58,000.

AFTER ONLY 2 YEARS OF OWNERSHIP OUR 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA ARE HAVING SOME ISSUES. FIRST THE TRANSMISSION NOW WE ARE HAVING A HARD TIME STARTING THE CAR. AFTER THE DIAGNOSTIC TEST WE NEEDED TO REPLACE THE CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR. HOWEVER THAT DOES NOT SOLVE THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. WE ARE DRIVING AND ALL OF A SUDDEN OUR CAR LOSES TENSION. WE ACCELERATE AND IT DOESN'T GET US ANY FURTHER. WE ARE LOOKING AT REBUILDING OUR TRANSMISSION AND TRADING IN THE CAR BECAUSE IT'S REALLY NOT WORTH ALL THE ISSUES THE CAR IS STARTING TO HAVE. ACCORDING TO THE INTERNET THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF THESE PROBLEMS WITH THESE CARS. *TR

I HAVE A NISSAN MAXIMA 2004 AND THE TRANSMISSION SLIPS BETWEEN 3RD AND 4TH GEAR. I WAS READING ON THE INTERNET ABOUT SEVERAL OWNERS OF MY MAKE, MODEL AND YEAR MAXIMA THAT ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE. ACCELERATION WHEN COME TO A STOP AND TRANSMISSION SLIP. *TR

I OWN A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. IT HAS 107,000 MILES ON IT AND IT NEEDS A TRANSMISSION. ON MARCH 10, 2009, I WENT TO TWO AUTO REPAIR SHOPS AND WAS TOLD THAT MY TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. TWO AND A HALF YEARS AGO I WAS HAVING A PROBLEM WITH MY TRANSMISSION AND I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP TO GET THE PROBLEM TAKEN CARE OF AND THEY EXAMINED MY VEHICLE AND TOLD ME THE TRANS WAS OK AND THE PROBLEM I'M HAVING IS DUE TO TWO MOTOR MOUNTS THAT NEED TO BE REPLACED. THEY SAID IT WOULD COST $800.00 . THERE ARE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE TRANSMISSIONS IN THE 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA'S ON LINE. WHILE YOUR CAR IS STILL UNDER WARRANTY NISSAN WILL FIND THINGS THAT ARE WRONG WITH THE CAR THAT ARE NOT COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY AND TELL YOU ITS NOT THE TRANSMISSION IT SOMETHING ELSE. ONCE THE WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED THEN THEY WILL SAY THAT IT IS YOUR TRANSMISSION. THESE VEHICLES NEED TO BE RECALLED AND HAVE THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED. *TR

2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE TRANSMISSION STARTED SHIFTING HARD (JERKING), WHEN SHIFTING FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE WHEN BACKING OUT OF PARKING SPACES. THEN IT STARTED SHIFTING HARD BETWEEN 1ST AND 2ND GEAR AND THEN 3RD AND 4TH. I HAD THE TRANSMISSION FLUID REPLACED BY NISSAN, BUT IT DIDN'T RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. I TOOK IT BACK TO NISSAN WHO SAID THAT THE VALVE BODY WAS SHORTING OUT. AFTER IT WAS REPLACED IT STILL DIDN'T WORK, AND NOW THEY SAY THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THE NISSAN SERVICE DEPT. CLAIMS THAT THEY ARE UNAWARE OF THE NUMEROUS FAILURES AND COMPLAINTS, WHEN IT COMES TO THE 2004 MAXIMA TRANSMISSIONS. IF YOU READ THE COMPLAINTS ON THIS SITE AND OTHER CAR SURVEY SITES, IT SEEMS PRETTY OBVIOUS THAT THE TRANSMISSION FOR THE 2004 MAXIMA IS DEFECTIVE! *TR

I ALSO SEEM TO BE HAVING TRANSMISSION JERK PROBLEMS WITH MY NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CAR HAS 100000 MILES ON IT. I GET A JERKING MOTION WHEN THE CAR SHIFTS FROM 1ST TO 2ND THAT REALLY HURTS MY NECK. IT JERKS ESPECIALLY HARD WHEN MAKING A TURN AND THE CAR SLOWS DOWN AND PICKS UP SPEED AGAIN. AND, IN MY CASE IT ALSO JERKS ONE DAY AND BEHAVES OK ANOTHER DAY. ALSO THE PROBLEM SEEMS TO HAPPEN MORE WITH A WARMER ENGINE, AND IS RARELY HAPPENING WHEN THE ENGINE IS COLD. *TR

I OWN A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. I HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH MY CAR SHIFTING FROM FIRST TO SECOND GEAR AND ALSO IN REVERSE SEQUENCE. I HAVE DONE TRANSMISSION FLUSHES AND THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP CAN FIND NOTHING WRONG WITH MY CAR. IT IS SOMETHING THAT HAPPENS RANDOMLY AND I HAVE BEEN LOOKING ON A FORUMS FOR NISSAN MAXIMA OWNERS AND HAVE BEEN SEEING THOUSANDS OF OTHERS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. FOR EXAMPLE HTTP://WWW.CARSURVEY.ORG/REVIEWS/NISSAN/MAXIMA/R61092/COMMENTS/PAGE-5/. *TR