2004 Nissan Maxima complaints

2004 NISSAN MAXIMA SE - BOUGHT CAR IN JULY 2003 BRAND NEW. CAR NOW HAS 102000 MILES AND THE TRANSMISSION IS STUCK IN 5TH GEAR. CAR SLAMS INTO ALL GEARS PRIOR TO 5TH. DEALERSHIP PERFORMED THE $600+ MAINTENANCE SERVICE CALL, INCLUDING TRANSMISSION FLUSH. CAR OPERATED CORRECTLY FOR ONE DAY. RETURNED CAR TO AND DEALERSHIP WHO COULD NOT DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM AND NOW WANTS $4000+ FOR A NEW TRANSMISSION. DEALERSHIP EVEN CONTACTED MANUFACTURER TO TRY AND FIND A RESOLUTION. WE ARE ONLY GIVEN THE OPTION OF REPLACING THE TRANSMISSION. INFURIATING TO SEE THAT THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A MANUFACTURING PROBLEM AND YET CONSUMERS ARE BEING FORCED TO PAY FOR THEIR SHODDY WORK. UNACCEPTABLE AS FAR AS I AM CONCERNED. THIS TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE RECALLED ASAP. THIS IS NOT COINCIDENCE WITH THIS MODEL, IT'S A MANUFACTURING FLAW THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. VEHICLES ARE TOO EXPENSIVE TO HAVE TO REPLACE TRANSMISSIONS FOR $4000 AT 102000 MILES. PLEASE ADDRESS THIS FLEECING OR MAXIMA OWNERS. OBVIOUSLY BASED ON PRIOR COMPLAINTS THERE WILL BE MORE OWNERS IN THE FUTURE WITH SIMILAR PROBLEMS. *TR

TRANSMISSION ISSUE. CAR HAS REALLY BAD JERKING MOTION UP SHIFTING AND DOWN SHIFTING BETWEEN 1ST AND 2ND GEARS. NISSAN SUGGESTION IS TO FLUSH TRANSMISSION AND CHANGE MOTOR MOUNTS WHICH SEEM TO BE A WASTE AND NOT ADDRESS THE SPECIFIC PROBLEM ESPECIALLY SINCE THEIR IS A TSB ON HOW TO FIX IT. *TR

I HAVE NISSAN MAXIMA SE 2004 WHICH STARTED TO JERK WHEN I REACH 40MPH SPEED AND WHEN GEARS ARE SHIFTED. I RESEARCHED AND FOUND THAT MANY OTHER PEOPLE ARE HAVING SAME PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL. THERE SEEMS TO BE NO HELP AVAILABLE FOR THIS PROBLEM AND CAR IS JUST GETTING WORSE BY THE DAY. PLEASE DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT. *TR

MY 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING THIS WILL BE HE THIRD TIME I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALERSHIP.... IF SO MANY PEOPLE HAVE THIS SAME PROBLEM WHY HAVEN'T THERE BEEN AN RECALL OR INVESTIGATION. *TR

MY 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA JUST STARTED SHIFTING HARD BETWEEN 1ST AND SECOND. I HAVE 97,000 MILES ON IT, BUT I SEE THAT OTHERS ARE HAVING THE EXACT SAME ISSUE I AM. IF THIS CAR WAS SHIPPED WITH A DEFECT THAT SEEMS TO OCCUR FOR MOST RIGHT AFTER THE WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED, THEN NISSAN SHOULD RECALL THESE CARS AND FIX THEM. I HAVE ALWAYS TAKEN GREAT CARE OF THIS CAR AND DO NOT DRIVE IT RECKLESSLY. THERE IS NO REASON THE TRANSMISSION SHOULD HAVE PROBLEMS. *TR

2004 MAXIMA, AUTOMATIC. WHEN THE TRANSMISSION CHANGE TO 2ND GEAR AND TO 3RD IT SLIP. I HEAR THAT IS A PROBLEM OF THE 2004 MAXIMA. *TR

2004 NISSAN MAXIMA SE WITH 5-SPEED AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. 48,000 MILES. NORMAL DRIVING/COMMUTE CAR. SMALL AMOUNT OF MILES/SHORT COMMUTE. INITIAL OBSERVATION OF PROBLEM WAS SLIPPING OF THE TRANSMISSION AND FINALLY COMPLETE FAILURE. TRANSMISSION ENGAGES INTO GEARS (REVERSE AND DRIVE) WITH A VIOLENT JOLT, EQUIVALENT TO A MINOR COLLISION. TRANSMISSION DOESN'T SHIFT GEARS WHILE ATTEMPTING TO DRIVE, ONLY STAYS IN WHAT SEEMS TO BE SECOND OR THIRD GEAR. DOESN'T SHIFT IN AUTO OR MANUAL SHIFT MODES. THERE IS OFTEN A DISTINCT WHINING SOUND COMING FROM THE TRANSMISSION AS WELL. VEHICLE IS NO LONGER DRIVABLE. NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO TRANSMISSION AS THE PROBLEM OCCURRED IMMEDIATELY ONCE THE VEHICLE CAME OUT OF WARRANTY. *TR

I'VE BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH MY 04 NISSAN MAXIMA...FROM DOOR LOCKING SYSTEM TO NOW TRANSMISSION JERKING AND SKIPPING. I JUST BOUGHT THIS CAR IN FEB 08 AND I CANT BELIEVE HOW MANY COMPLAINTS ON THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. PLEASE TAKE A LOOK AT THE COMPLAINTS BECAUSE THEIR SHOULD BE A RECALL FOR THIS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT IS EXPERIENCING DIFFICULTY WITH THE TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY IN THE REPAIR SHOP. THROUGH ONLINE RESEARCH, THE CONTACT DISCOVERED IDENTICAL FAILURES. ONE WEBSITE ADVISES VIEWERS TO CALL NHTSA TO FILE A COMPLIANT SO THAT A RECALL WILL BE ISSUED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 13,400.

I HAVE A 2004 MAXIMA (92, 000 MILES) WITH TRANSMISSION JERKING PROBLEMS. LOCKING, HAD TRANSMISSION FLUSH, SAM E ISSUE. *TR

I PURCHASED A USED 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. A COUPLE OF WEEKS AFTER DRIVING THE VEHICLE I NOTICED THAT IT SHIFTED EXTREMELY HARD BETWEEN FIRST AND SECOND AS WELL AS FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE. AFTER RESEARCHING THIS MAKE OF VEHICLE I HAVE FOUND SEVERAL OTHER OWNERS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. I HAVE HAD THE DEALER LOOK AT THE PROBLEM AND HE DETERMINED MY TRANSMISSION IS GOING OUT. IT WILL NEED A NEW ONE...APPROXIMATELY $3,000. ON TOP OF THIS..THE ENGINE HAS DEVELOPED A TICK. THE CAR ONLY HAS ABOUT 90,000 MILES ON IT. A NISSAN TRANSMISSION SHOULD LAST MUCH LONGER. COME TO FIND OUT...DESPITE THE OTHER OWNERS COMPLAINTS...NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO ADDRESS THIS RECURRING PROBLEM. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE VEHICLE SHIFTS INTO SECOND AND THIRD GEAR AND THEN SHUTS DOWN WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THE VEHICLE AND STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. THEY FURTHER STATED THAT IT COULD NOT BE REPAIRED AND A NEW ONE WAS NEEDED AT THE COST OF $4,000. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 95,000.

5 SPD AUTO TRANSMISSION SHIFTING VERY HARSHLY FROM 2ND TO 3RD, AND FROM 3RD TO 2ND GEAR. *TR

I HAVE A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA WITH A BAD TRANSMISSION. I BOUGHT IT NEW. IT HAS 85,000 MILES. SINCE THE BEGINNING OF 20078 THE CAR STARTED GIVING ME PROBLEMS ON FIRST AND SECOND GEAR. IT JERKS, SLIPS AND WILL NO CHANGE GEARS WHEN IT NEEDS IT. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER, THEY HAD ME REPLACE THE ABS SYSTEM TELLING ME IT WILL FIX THE PROBLEM, BECAUSE THE ABS LIGHT WAS ON. SPEND $2,000.00. THE PROBLEM GOT WORSE. THEY SAID THAT THERE WAS A SHORT ON THE GROUNDS OF MY CD PLAYER (THAT IS A TRIP COMPUTER AND INFO DISPLAY) IT COST ME $1,700.00. THE PROBLEM WAS NOT FIXED. I WENT ON-LINE AND THERE ARE 100'S OF PEOPLE COMPLAINING ABOUT THE SAME ISSUE. I NEED MY CAR TO WORK, NOW I HAVE TO SPEND $4,000.00 FIXING HE TRANSMISSION. IT IS RIDICULOUS THAT I JUST FINISHED PAYING FOR MY CAR AND I HAVE TO INVEST HAVE OF THE VALUE INTO SOMETHING THAT SHOULD NOT BE BROKEN. PLEASE HELP ME.....A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE HAVING THIS PROBLEM AND NISSAN IS SAYING THEY CAN NOT RECALL THIS TRANSMISSION BECAUSE IT IS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE. TO ME IT IS, BECAUSE IT HAS TO DO WITH DRIVING THE CAR. *TR

74,000 MILES ON MY 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA, AND THE TRANSMISSION HAS FAILED AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. IT BUCKS WHEN CHANGING GEARS, AND MAKES A RATTLING NOISE AS IF SOMETHING IS HANGING OFF THE BOTTOM OF THE CAR. *TR

I PURCHASED MY 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA IN THE SUMMER OF JUNE 2007. THE CAR WAS USED, BUT IN EXCELLENT CONDITION. RECENTLY I NOTICED MY CAR BEGAN JERKING BETWEEN 1ST AND 2ND GEAR ON MY AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION AND THE PROBLEM BEGAN GETTING WORSE. I TOOK MY CAR TO THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP TO SEE WHAT WAS WRONG WITH IT YESTERDAY. THEY TOLD ME MY FRONT ENGINE MOUNTS WERE BROKEN AND THAT MY WARRANTY DID NOT COVER THE PARTS, AND THAT IT WOULD BE AROUND $740.00 TO GET IT FIXED PLUS THE $116.00 DIAGNOSTICS FEE. I BEGAN READING ONLINE ABOUT THIS PROBLEM WITH OTHER MAXIMA OWNER'S AND IT SEEMS MY PROBLEM IS VERY COMMON. IF THIS IS SOMETHING THAT OCCURS SO OFTEN ON THE 2004 MAXIMA WHY DOESN'T NISSAN RECALL ALL OF THE NISSAN MAXIMAS AND GET THE PROBLEM FIXED. I UNDERSTAND THEY WILL LOSE MONEY, BUT ISN'T THE MAXIMA SUPPOSED TO BE THEIR TOP OF THE LINE SPORTS SEDAN. I GUESS SOMETHING REALLY BAD HAS TO HAPPEN TO SOMEONE BEFORE THEY WILL CONSIDER FIXING THE PROBLEM. I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER NISSAN IF THIS IS THE QUALITY OF CARS THEY ARE BUILDING. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD HESITATE AND MAKE NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 85,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

2004 NISSAN MAXIMA'S HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THEIR TRANSMISSION. IT SLIPS WHEN GOING FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEAR. THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM BUT YET NISSAN REFUSES TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. YOU CAN FIND COMPLAINT AFTER COMPLAINT OF THE SAME PROBLEM ON THE WEB. HELP! *TR

TRANSMISSION KNOCKS AND DOWNSHIFTS HARD FROM 2ND TO 3RD AND 3RD TO 2ND. ALSO, THE WHEN GOING UP HILLS, TRANSMISSION SOMETIMES ACTS LIKE IF IT IS IN NEUTRAL AND THEN IT CATCHES AGAIN WITH A BIG JERK AND HARD KNOCK IN THE TRANSMISSION. I ALSO NOTICE THAT WHEN I PLACE THE SHIFTER LEVER IN "D", IT TAKES ABOUT 5 SECONDS FOR IT TO ACTUALLY KICK INTO DRIVE MODE. IT IS A SAFETY HAZARD AS AN ACCIDENT COULD EASILY OCCUR. ALSO, I NOTICED THAT THIS ONLY HAPPENS AFTER THE CAR IS BEEN RUNNING FOR A WHILE. ACTS OK WHEN ENGINE/TRANSMISSION COLD. THIS CAR ONLY HAS 69000 MILES. LOOKED AROUND AND FOUND MANY SIMILAR TRANSMISSION ISSUES WITH THIS VEHICLE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. WHENEVER THE VEHICLE SWITCHES FROM FIRST TO SECOND GEAR, THE TRANSMISSION BEGINS TO KNOCK AND JERK. THE FAILURE ALSO OCCURS DURING DOWNSHIFTING. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. PRIOR TO THE FAILURE, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD JERK OCCASIONALLY. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 105,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 92,000.

MY CA R BEGAN SLIPPING AND JERKING EVERY NOW AND THEN. AFTER IT GOT WORSE, I TOOK IT TO DOBBS NISSAN. THEY SAID I NEEDED A TUNE UP AND A TRANSMISSION FLUSH. I PAID $500 BUT IT DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. NOW IT'S WORSE THAN EVER. IT JERKS ANYTIME GOING FROM 2 TO 3RD GEAR AND SOMETIMES GETS STUCK IN 5TH GEAR. AFTER LOOKING FOR SIMILAR PROBLEMS AND SOLUTIONS ON THE INTERNET, I SAW THAT MANY PEOPLE OWNING A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. SEE COMMENTS BELOW: 14TH DEC 2005, 18:15 I HAVE A 2004 MAXIMA SE AUTOMATIC WITH 59,000 MILES. FOR ABOUT 5 MONTHS THE CAR BANGS AND JERKS WHEN ACCELERATING AND DECELERATING. THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN GETTING WORSE AS TIME GOES ON. THIS HAPPENS BEFORE THE CAR SHIFTS INTO 2ND GEAR OR AS IT SHIFTS INTO 2ND. MY MECHANIC TOLD ME IT WAS A MOTOR MOUNT PROBLEM AND IT WILL COST APPROXIMATELY $800 TO FIX. I AM NOT VERY HAPPY ABOUT THIS. HAS ANYONE HAD A SIMILAR PROBLEM WITH THEIR MAXIMA? FIX THE SPELLING AND GRAMMAR DELETE THIS COMMENT VOTE: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 31ST DEC 2005, 12:37 I HAVE THE SAME ISSUE. THE CAR JERKS WHEN IT SWITCHES FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEAR. IT'S A 2004 MAXIMA SL. I COMPLAINED ABOUT IT. AFTER A FEW WEEKS, THEY SPOKE WITH SOME TECHNICIANS AND THEY SAID THERE'S A PIECE THAT NEEDS TO BE CHANGED IN THE TRANSMISSION - TURBINE SENSOR. AFTER THE FIX, THE CAR GOT BETTER FOR A COUPLE OF MONTHS OR SO, BUT NOW I HAVE THE SAME ISSUE AGAIN. I'M STILL RESEARCHING IT, I JUST DON'T WANT T

CONSTANT MOTOR MOUNTS REPLACED, CONSTANT STRUTS REPLACED. CONSTANT TRANSMISSION SLIPPING BETWEEN 1 AND 2ND GEARS. *TR

MY 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA (38,500 MILES) BUCKS WHEN MOVING FROM A STOPPED POSITION. IT FEELS AS IF THE TRANSMISSION AND ENGINE ARE MOVING FORWARD IN A JERKING MOTION. THERE IS ALSO A NOTICEABLE WHINE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. *TR

WHEN DRIVING, THE VEHICLE WILL SHIFT INTO 5TH GEAR BY ITSELF AND STAY LOCKED IN THAT GEAR. WHEN THIS INITIALLY OCCURS THE ENGINE WILL STALL, MAKING IT VERY DIFFICULT TO STEER DUE TO LOSS OF POWER STEERING. AFTER RESTARTING THE VEHICLE, TRANSMISSION REMAINS IN 5TH GEAR MAKING IT HAZARDOUS TO DRIVE IN ANY CONDITIONS. *TR

TRANSMISSION JERKS IN 1ST TO 2ND GEAR AND FROM 3RD BACK TO 2ND WHEN CAR WARMS UP. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE POWER AND STEERING FAILED AND THE ENGINE SHUT COMPLETELY OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS PUSHED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS JUMP STARTED AND DRIVEN TO A REPAIR SHOP. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE BATTERY AND CRANK SHAFT SENSORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL FOR THE 2003 MODELS, NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 03V455000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE CONTACT BELIEVES THAT THE VEHICLE SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THE RECALL SINCE THE FAILURES ARE IDENTICAL. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT YET BEEN REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 83,000.

I HAVE A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA THAT HAS STARTING JERKING WHEN SHIFTING OR BRAKING. I GOOGLED THIS AND COME TO FIND OUT THERE ARE 100'S OF COMPLAINTS REGARDING THE EXACT SAME THING! BASICALLY WE ARE BEING TO TOLD WE MUST GET A NEW TRANSMISSION WHICH IS ABOUT 3300.00! MY CAR ONLY HAS 80,000 MILES ON IT AND IT STARTED THIS AT AROUND 60,000 BUT HAS PROGRESSIVELY GOTTEN WORSE. *TR

TRANSMISSION SKIPS AFTER DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MILES. WHEN PUTTING IN GEAR IT JERKS AND WHEN STOPPING IT ALSO JERKS. CALLED NISSAN CONSUMER AND THEY GAVE ME THE RUN AROUND ABOUT SENDING SOMEONE TO CHECK IT. RECENTLY FOUND ON WWW.MYCARSTATS.COM NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS FROM CUSTOMERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM THAT I AM HAVING WITH MY 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. CAR CURRENTLY HAS 91,000 MILES AND IT HAS BEEN HAVING THIS PROBLEM SINCE AROUND THE 85,000 MARK AND I HAVE NOT RECEIVED PROPER ASSISTANCE FROM THE NISSAN CONSUMERS. *TR

I HAVE A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA SE WITH A BUCKING SLIPPING TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. I HAVE READ 100'S OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME ISSUE WITH THE SAME MAKE/MODEL/YR AS MY CAR. I ALSO CALLED NISSAN AND THEY BASICALLY TOLD ME TO TAKE A HIKE. *TR

I HAVE A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA AND THE HAVING MAJOR PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION, BEEN TO SEVERAL NISSAN SITES AND SEEMS TO BE A MAJOR PROBLEM WITH THE 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA'S AND YOU SHOULD HAVE 100 OF COMPLAINTS ON FILE. THIS PROBLEM IS A MANUFACTURERS PROBLEM AND SHOULD BE ON THE NATIONAL RECALL LIST, THIS IS MAJOR SAFETY HAZARD, IT THE WHEN DRIVING IT SHIFTS INTO GEAR FROM 1ST TO 2ND VERY HARD AND IF YOUR FOOT IS NOT ON THE BRAKE YOU THE CAR CAN GET AWAY FROM YOU. PLEASE CONTACT ME FOR FURTHER DETAILS. NISSAN IS TRYING TO PASS THIS BUCK TO THE CONSUMER AND THAT IS NOT FEAR, THEY NEW THEY HAD A BAD TRANSMISSION IN THIS MODEL BUT FAILED TO WARN THE CONSUMER. AND ON SEPT 8 2008, THE CAR GOT AWAY FROM ME AND I ALL MOST CRASHED LUCKILY I PUT MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE AND STOP THE CAR FROM JERKING. *TR

I JUST BOUGHT A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA AND THE TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN SLIPPING AND JERKING. I WENT TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID I HAVE TO GET A NEW ONE, AND IT WILL COST ME 4500 DOLLARS !!!! *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE TRANSMISSION SLIPS AND JERKS THE VEHICLE FORWARD. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO A DEALER AND THEY CHANGED THE TRANSMISSION FLUID; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE STILL PERSISTS. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 97,261 AND APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE MAKES IDLING NOISES. WHEN THE VEHICLE IS PLACED INTO DRIVE OR REVERSE, IT JERKS HARD. WHEN THE VEHICLE APPROACHES A STOP OR YIELDS, IT FEELS AS IF IT IS SLIPPING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT IT FEELS AS IF THE VEHICLE WILL STALL WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO A MECHANIC APPROXIMATELY 15 SEPARATE TIMES REGARDING THIS ISSUE, BUT THE FAILURE STILL PERSISTS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000.

MY NISSAN MAXIMA HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING A SHIFTING JERK ESPECIALLY WHEN SHIFTING DOWN INTO SECOND GEAR. THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP SAID I NEEDED A TRANSMISSION FLUSH EVEN THOUGH I HAD JUST HAD ONE TWO WEEKS PRIOR. IT DID NOT HELP. NO ONE CAN SEEM TO FIND ANYTHING WRONG. THE CAR ONLY HAS 95K MILES ON IT AND SHOULD NOT BE HAVING THESE PROBLEMS. I HAVE READ HUNDREDS OF SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE 04 MAXIMA AND DECIDED TO OFFICIALLY FILE A COMPLAINT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE JERKS WHEN THE VEHICLE IS SHIFTED FROM FIRST TO SECOND GEAR. THE FAILURE OCCURS EVERYDAY. THE VEHICLE JERKS EXTREMELY BAD WHEN APPROACHING A STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT THEY COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THEY PERFORMED A TRANSMISSION FLUSH AT THE CONTACT'S EXPENSE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS OVER 80,000.

WHEN I ACCELERATE OR SLOW DOWN THE JERKS. I HAVE BEEN TO THE DEALERSHIP A FEW TIME THEY COULD NOT FIND A PROBLEM. YESTERDAY MY CAR WOULD NOT MOVE, NOW THE DEALER IS SAYING THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. *TR

I OWN A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. I FAITHFUL KEPT UP WITH THE MAINTENANCE SCHEDULE ON THE VEHICLE, SINCE PURCHASING THE VEHICLE IN 2003 ( I HAVE RECEIPTS). I TOOK THE CAR TO THE MILLER NISSAN IN VAN NUYS FOR MAINTENANCE. I INFORMED THEM SEVERAL TIMES PRIOR TO MY TRANSMISSION GOING OUT THAT MY CAR WAS NOT RUNNING APPROPRIATELY. THEY WOULD TELL ME THAT IT WAS OKAY AND WOULD GIVE ME A TRANSMISSION FLUSH. FINALLY THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT AND THEY WANTED $5000 OR MORE TO REPAIR IT. THEY MISDIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AND WOULD NOT TAKE ANY RESPONSIBILITY FOR THEIR ACTIONS. I HAVE TALKED TO OTHER OWNERS OF 2004 MAXIMA'S AND THEY HAVE HAD SIMILAR TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. EVENTUALLY I HAD TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO A AAA APPROVED AUTO SHOP TO GET IT REPAIRED BECAUSE I COULD NOT AFFORD $5000 FROM THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY REFUSED TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR. I HAVE OWNED A CHEVY CAVALIER THAT HAVE 184,000 (1997) NEVER HAD A TRANSMISSION OR ENGINE PROBLEM TO THIS DATE. I WASTED ALL OF MY MONEY KEEPING THE TRANSMISSION MAINTAINED BY FOLLOWING THE SCHEDULE AND IT STILL WENT OUT. I WAS TAKEN ADVANTAGE OF. *TR

AROUND 70K MILES, MY 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA SE BEGAN "JERKING" WHENEVER I WOULD ACCELERATE - WHICH OCCURRED AFTER DECCELERATING - SOMEWHERE BETWEEN 1ST AND 2ND GEAR. I BOUGHT THE CAR NEW IN 2005 AND HAVE HAD THE CAR IN TO REPLACE THE HEAT SHIELD AND ENTIRE CATALYTIC CONVERTER, HAD THE RIGHT FROM WHEEL BEARINGS REPLACED, AND HAVE BEEN TOLD BY SEVERAL MECHANICS (AAMCO, GOODYEAR GEMINI, AND OTHER NATIONAL CARE SERVICE CENTERS) THAT WHILE A TRANSMISSION FLUSH MAY SOLVE THE PROBLEM, THEY NOTED THAT THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM FOR MANY OF THEIR CUSTOMERS AND SUGGESTED THAT ONLY REPLACING THE TRANSMISSION WOULD SOLVE THE PROBLEM. WHILE THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP TOOK THE SAME STANCE, THEY DID NOT COMMENT ON THIS BEING A REOCCURRING PROBLEM - WHICH I WOULD NOT EXPECT THEY WOULD ADMIT SUCH A WIDE SPREAD PROBLEM. WITH READING MANY INTERNET BLOGS AND HAVING MORE THAN 5 REPUTABLE SERVICE CENTERS TELL ME THAT THIS IS A REOCCURRING PROBLEM WITH THE NISSAN MAXIMA'S TRANSMISSION, I WOULD THINK THAT SOMETHING CAN BE DONE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM - AND IT SHOULD NOT BE THAT EVERY 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA OWNER PAY $4-6K TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION - NOT TO MENTION THE LOSS OF TIME TRYING TO TRACK THIS ISSUE DOWN. I RESPECTFULLY REQUEST THIS ISSUE BE ADDRESSED AND WOULD HOPE THAT ACTION, OTHER THAN LEGAL, CAN BE TAKEN ON BEHALF OF NISSAN TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM.

REPLACED TRANSMISSION TWICE AT 40,000 MILES, VEHICLE SHIFTED HARD FROM 1 TO 2ND. I HAVE 60,000 MILES NOW AND WONDER HOW LONG THIS TRANSMISSION IN GOING TO LAST. *TR

VEHICLE FRONT END SHAKES AT 40-70 MPH. *TR

I HAVE A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA SE AND IT IS HAVING TRANSMISSION SHIFTING PROBLEMS. FROM WHAT I HAVE READ ON DIFFERENT WEBSITE DISCUSSION BOARDS IS THAT THIS PROBLEM IS VERY COMMON. IT IS APPARENT THAT THERE IS A DEFECT AND THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL FROM NISSAN TO HELP FIX THIS PROBLEM. I HOPE SOMEONE TAKES NOTICE AND HELPS THE CONSUMERS FIX THIS PROBLEM. *TR

2004 NISSAN MAXIMA CAR IS JERKING WHEN CHANGING GEARS AND TAKING OFF DURING DRIVING AND SHIFTING. CAR ALSO STICKS BETWEEN GEARS DOES ALLOW YOU TO SWITCH FROM D TO P WITHOUT CONSTANT MANEUVERING WHICH TAKES ABOUT 15 MINUTES. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR SEVERAL WEEKS NISSAN STATES A FLUID CHANGE WILL CORRECT THE PROBLEM IT DOES NOT NEED A COMPLETELY NEW TRANSMISSION. *TR

AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, THE FRONT END OF MY CAR "SHIMMY'S". WHEN APPLYING NORMAL PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, THIS "SHIMMY" BECOMES A BIT MORE PRONOUNCED. I HAVE HAD ALL WORK ON MY CAR DONE AT THE DEALERS SERVICE CENTER FROM WHERE I PURCHASED IT. I HAVE BROUGHT MY CAR IN FOR SERVICE ON MORE THAN ONE OCCASION FOR THIS SPECIFIC ISSUE, AND THE TECHNICIANS HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE CAUSE (TIRE PRESSURE, WHEEL BALANCE/ALIGNMENT, STRUTS) HAVE ALL BEEN LOOKED AT/REPLACED BUT HAVE NOT CORRECTED THE ISSUE. THERE ARE MANY ONLINE POSTS ABOUT THIS ISSUE; THEREFORE, IT IS NOT AN UNCOMMON OCCURRENCE AND SHOULD BE FIXED VIA A RECALL - THIS IS CERTAINLY A SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

WHEN ACCELERATING, MY 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA SE'S TRANSMISSION 'BUCKS' WHEN SHIFTING BETWEEN GEARS. THIS BEHAVIOR OCCURS RANDOMLY (I.E., NOT ALL THE TIME) AND HAS OCCURRED WHEN DECELERATING ALSO. THERE ARE NUMEROUS ONLINE POSTS ABOUT THIS EXACT BEHAVIOR WITH OWNER'S SPENDING A LOT OF MONEY FOR REPAIRS/DIAGNOSTICS THAT DO NOT RESOLVE THIS ISSUE. NISSAN IS AWARE OF THE ISSUE BECAUSE SOME OF THESE REPAIRS HAVE TAKEN PLACE AT NISSAN SERVICE CENTERS, AND NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIRS HAS BEEN CONTACTED ABOUT THIS ISSUE. OBVIOUSLY, OWNERS ARE LOOKING FOR A RECALL BY NISSAN AT THIS POINT THAT WILL 100% RESOLVE THE ISSUE. *TR

THE TRANSMISSION OF MY 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA SE APPEARS TO HAVE THE VERY SAME SYMPTOMS OF FAILURE THAT I AM READING ON LINE (CAR SURVEY.COM, EDMUNDS, ETC). THE TRANSMISSION PERFORMS ROUGHLY AND ERRATICALLY ON A CONSISTENT BASIS, AND BEGAN WHEN CAR HAD ONLY 70-75,000 MILES ON IT. I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE NEW IN SAN DIEGO. I HAVE JUST SPOKEN TO MY TRANSMISSION SPECIALIST/MECHANIC WHO TELLS ME THAT THEY WOULD TRY TO FIX PROBLEM FROM A CODE THAT CAME UP ON THEIR DIAGNOSTIC DEVICE, HOWEVER I AM NOT CERTAIN THIS WILL FULLY SOLVE PROBLEM. I HAVE NEVER OWNED A VEHICLE IN MY 35 YEARS OF DRIVING THAT HAS HAD THIS TYPE OF SEVERE MECHANICAL PERFORMANCE ISSUE IN TRANSMISSION. *TR

MY TIMING CHAIN STARTED MAKING NOISE AT APPROXIMATELY 65,000 MILES. WHEN IDLING, I CAN HEAR THE LINKS IN THE ENGINE. ACCORDING TO NISSAN, IT WILL COST ME APPROXIMATELY $3,000 TO $4,000 IN LABOR ALONE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN MAXMA. THE VEHICLE HAS GOODYEAR EAGLE RS-A TIRES, SIZE P245/45R18. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ALL FOUR OF HER TIRES WERE REPLACED UNDER A RECALL. A FEW DAYS LATER, SHE FELT A VIBRATION WHEN DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE TIRE DEALER STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO THE ROAD CONDITIONS. IN MARCH OF 2008, SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR A TUNE-UP AND NOTICED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL WAS SHAKING UNCONTROLLABLY. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO THE REPLACEMENT TIRES. THE CONTACT WENT BACK TO THE TIRE DEALER AND THEY REPLACED TWO MORE OF THE TIRES. AFTER THE REPLACEMENT, THE TIRE DEALER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD STILL DRIVE "ROUGHLY" DUE TO THE ROAD. IN JUNE, AFTER A LONG ROAD TRIP, THE STEERING WHEEL SHOOK SO MUCH THAT THE CONTACT COULD VISIBLY SEE IT SHAKING. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE TIRE DEALER AND THEY CHANGED ONE MORE TIRE. SHE SPOKE WITH THE VEHICLE MANUFACTURER AND WAS REFERRED TO THE TIRE MANUFACTURER. THE TIRE MANUFACTURER BEGAN COMPILING A CASE FOR HER BASED ON THE FAILURES. THE RECALL NUMBER WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 47,150 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 45,000. UPDATED 09/24/08 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE ISSUE WAS RESOLVED. UPDATED 10/01/08. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. WHENEVER THE CONTACT SWITCHES THE GEAR SHIFTER FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE, THE VEHICLE HESITATES BEFORE CHANGING INTO THE CORRECT GEAR. ALSO, WHENEVER THE CONTACT ACCELERATES FROM FIRST TO SECOND GEAR, THE VEHICLE BEGINS TO STALL. DURING DECELERATION, THE BRAKE PEDAL LOSES PRESSURE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 99,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

MY CAR WAS HAVING SHIFTING ISSUES WITH THE TRANSMISSION. THE CAR SHUT OFF WHILE I WAS DRIVING AND WHEN I RESTARTED IT, IT STAYED IN 5TH GEAR. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY DID SOMETHING AND RESOLVED THE PROBLEM BUT DIDN'T INFORM ME WHAT IT WAS. I THEN HAD THE SAME ISSUE ABOUT 3 MONTHS LATER I TOOK THE CAR TO THE SAME DEALERSHIP THEY SAID THEY TEST DROVE MY CAR BUT THE MILEAGE WAS ONLY 1 MILE DIFFERENT FROM WHEN I DROPPED IT OFF. SO I KNOW THAT WAS A LIE. I WAS TOLD THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. MY VEHICLE WAS UNDER WARRANTY. I PLEADED WITH THE SERVICE MANAGER TELLING HIM THAT I DRIVE THE CAR EVERYDAY AND I HAVE THE PROBLEMS ALL THE TIME. HE GAME ME A SMART ASS ANSWER LIKE " WHEN IT DOES IT AGAIN STOP BY AND PICK ME UP AND SHOW ME WHAT IT IS DOING". NOW 4 MONTHS LATER MY WARRANTY IS OVER AND MY TRANSMISSION IS SHOT. THEY ARE NOW SAYING THEY ARE GOING TO DO NOTHING TO HELP ME OUT WITH THIS ISSUE. I HAVE TO PAY $3600 TO FIX THE PROBLEM. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. WHILE DRIVING LESS THAN 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE JERKED AS IF THE TRANSMISSION WOULD HESITATE. THE FAILURE THEN BEGAN OCCURRING WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 40-50 MPH. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT NOTHING COULD BE DONE TO ASSIST DUE TO THE MILEAGE AND THE YEAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 90,000.