2004 Nissan Maxima complaints

PURCHASED CAR IN JULY OF 2007 FOUR BRAND NEW CHROME WHEELS FROM THE DEALER. BY SEPTEMBER OF 2007 CHROME BEGAN TO PEEL ON THE INSIDE OF THE WHEEL BETWEEN THE SPOKES ON ALL FOUR TIRES. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER IN NOVEMBER AND WAS TOLD THE BEST THEY COULD DO WAS PAY 50% OF ALL COSTS. I CALLED CONSUMER AFFAIRS AND THEY STATED THE SAME THING. I EXPLAINED I COULDN'T AFFORD THE $1,500 IT WOULD COSTS ME AND THAT THE DEALER SHOULD WARRANT THE COST SINCE THIS INCURRED SIX MONTHS AFTER I PURCHASED THE CAR. I REFUSED THE OFFER AND CONTINUED DRIVING ON THE PEELING WHEELS. RECENTLY, APRIL 2008, MY FRONT PASSENGER TIRE BEGAN TO LEAK AIR. THE CAR WAS BOUGHT BACK TO THE DEALER AND THE REP STATED THE CHROME WAS DETERIORATING FROM THE INSIDE. THE REP STATED THAT IT WAS CAUSED BY FIX A FLAT (NOT CORRECT AS THE FIX A FLAT WAS USED TO STOP THE LEAK IN THE FIRST PLACE) THE FAULTY WHEEL WAS BEADED AND MY TIRES WERE ROTATED. THIS HAS GONE FROM A COSMETIC ISSUE TO THE ISSUE OF A HEALTH HAZARD IN MY DAILY DRIVING. I HAVE FILED ANOTHER COMPLAINT WITH CONSUMER AFFAIRS ON THIS MATTER AND WOULD LIKE MY WHEELS REPLACED BY NISSAN. I SINCERELY REGRET MY PURCHASE... *TR

I BELIEVE THAT THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL TO THE 2004 NISSAN MAXIMUM SE FOR THEIR TRANSMISSION. I CAME ACROSS A COMPLAINT WEBSITE AND FOUND THAT THERE ARE ALOT OF PEOPLE GOING THROUGH THE SAME THING AS I. MY TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN JERKING ALOT AND IT IS VERY DANGEROUS HAVING TO THINK THAT ONE DAY SOMEONE WILL HIT MY CAR FROM BEHIND BECAUSE MY TRANSMISSION WILL STALL ON ME. PLEASE HELP!! THEY REALLY NEED TO RECALL THIS BECAUSE I BELIEVE IT IS A MANUFACTURE PROBLEM. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO STALL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THERE WAS TRANSMISSION FAILURE AND IT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE POWERTRAIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 100,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 99,899. UPDATED 5/6/08 *CN UPDATED 05/06/08 *TR

TRANSMISSION ON MY 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA SE JERKS FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEAR. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED, THE CONTACT HAS EXPERIENCED FAILURES WITH THE RADIO AND HEADLIGHTS, THE ROTORS WERE REPLACED THREE TIMES, THE FRONT COIL SPRINGS WERE REPLACED TWICE, AND THE BATTERY WIRING BURNED. CURRENTLY, THE TRANSMISSION PULLS WHEN THE VEHICLE IS ACCELERATED. THE VEHICLE WILL BE TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO DIAGNOSE THE TRANSMISSION FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT NO RECALLS WERE AVAILABLE FOR ANY OF THE FAILURES. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 49,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 26,000.

GRINDING NOISES DETECTED FROM APPLYING BRAKES ON THURSDAY 4/3/08.. CAR TAKEN TO NISSAN REPAIR SHOP TO DETERMINE CAUSE OF PROBLEM. DIAGNOSIS IS ABS SYSTEM FAILURE AND REAR RIGHT WHEEL SENSOR FAILURE. THERE WAS NO WARNING LIGHT FROM THE ABS SYSTEM TO INDICATE A PROBLEM CONTACTED NISSAN HEADQUARTERS ON MONDAY 4/7/08 WHICH IS SAME DAY THE CAR WAS TAKEN TO REPAIR SHOP. I HAVE REQUESTED SOME ASSISTANCE FROM HEADQUARTERS WITH NO REPLY AS OF THIS DATE. REPAIR BILL +- $2,300.00 TO GET MY CAR BACK ON THE ROAD. *TR

MY 2004 MAXIMA JERKS TO AN EXTREME WHEN IT HAS BEEN DRIVEN FOR LONGER THAN 15 MINUTES. ITS EXCESSIVLY JERKS GEARS AND JERKS TO A STOP WHEN I LIGHTLY TAP THE BRAKES. THIS IS DANGEROUS AS WELL AS RIDICULOUS! *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE FROM A TRAFFIC LIGHT, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE. THE CONTACT HAD TO SHUT OFF THE VEHICLE AND WAIT A FEW MINUTES TO RESTART IT BEFORE IT WOULD DRIVE NORMALLY AGAIN. THE FAILURE OCCURRED SEVERAL TIMES AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER AND TRANSMISSION WERE FAILING. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 84,000.

OUR 04 NISSAN MAXIMA SE WAS PURCHASED AT 23K MILES FROM DEALERSHIP AND WE PURCHASED THE EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR COVERAGE UP TO 80K. IT SEEMS THAT RIGHT AT 82K WE STARTED EXPERIENCING TRANSMISSION ISSUES THAT WERE EXTREMELY NOTICEABLE -I CAN SAY THAT RIGHT AROUND 60K WE HAD SLIGHT TRANSMISSION CONCERNS BUT THE DEALERSHIP DID DIAGNOSE AS SUCH, ALTHOUGH MY WIFE STRONGLY SUGGESTED TO THEM THAT IT SEEMED LIKE SOMETHING WAS WRONG WITH THE TRANSMISSION AND GEARS JERKING/SHIFTING. NOW, AT 98K OUR TRANSMISSION HAS GONE OUT -THE CAR DOES NOT SHIFT INTO GEARS AT ALL AND MY WIFE WAS STRANDED ON THE HIGHWAY IN CONNECTICUT (WE LIVE IN NEW JERSEY) WHEN SHE EXPERIENCED THIS -NO WARNING EXCEPT FOR THE ENGINE LIGHT COMING ON AND CAR'S RPM REVVING UP TO 5 & 6, SHE EXITED TO LET CAR COOL DOWN AND IT WOULD NOT MOVE INTO ANY GEAR ONCE RESTARTED. WE REALLY FEEL THAT NISSAN IS AWARE OF THIS DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION AND IS REFUSING TO STAND BEHIND THEIR SUBSTANDARD PRODUCT! *TR

NISSAN TRANSMISSION AND TIMING CHAIN ISSUES. PLEASE SEE ATTACHED COMMENTS WHICH DEMONSTRATE EXTENT OF PROBLEM. NISSAN AND THEIR DEALERSHIP SHOULD ASSUME RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS OBVIOUS DEFECT. HTTP://WWW.CARSURVEY.ORG/VIEWCOMMENTS_REVIEW_61092.HTML. *TR

MY 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA SE SLIPS DURING 1ST AND 2ND GEAR,WHEN ACCELERATING AND DECELERATING,AND WHILE COMING OFF THE FREEWAY IT KNOCKS WHILE SWITCHING GEARS. IT ALSO MISSES GEARS WHEN I SLOW DOWN AND BREAK AND THEN TRY TO ACCELERATE ,THE RPM REVS UP AND THEN IT CATCHES THE GEAR. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN LOSING POWER. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DRIVE TO HER RESIDENCE AND HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER. AFTER INSPECTING THE VEHICLE, THE DEALER STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT FILED CLAIM NUMBER 6097908 WITH NISSAN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 102,000.

I PURCHASED A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA, ON FEBRUARY 27 2007 WITH ONLY 24,000 MILES. THREE MONTHS LATER, THE VEHICLE STARTED TO FAIL. I NOTICE SOME JERKING WHEN I SLOWED DOWN AND THEN HIT THE GAS, AS WELL AS A METAL RATTLING NOISE (WHEN I GIVE IT GAS). I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER WHICH THEY STATED THAT THEY DIDN'T FEEL IT JERK AND THEY DIDN'T HEAR THE RATTLING NOISE. THE NOISE HAS BECOME WORSE. NOW A YEAR LATER THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND MY CAR WOULDN'T START. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE SHOP WHERE THEY DIAGNOSE THAT MY IGNITION COIL WENT BAD. (HAD TO REPLACE ALL SIX) COST $1000. TO THIS POINT THE CAR STILL REMAINS IN THE SHOP DUE TO IGNITION COIL. FINALLY, THE ROTOR WENT BAD WHICH HAD TO BE REPLACED FOR THE AMT $380. I HAVE DONE SOME RESEARCH ON THIS VEHICLE WHERE THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS. I HIGHLY BELIEVE THAT AN INVESTIGATION SHOULD BE PLACE TO GET THIS ON THE RECALL LIST. *TR

I OWN A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA AND NOTICED JERKING BETWEEN 1ST AND 2ND GEAR AND THEN TODAY THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND I LOST COMPLETER POWER. I GOOGLED THE PROBLEM AND WAS SHOCKED TO FIND HUNDREDS WITH THE VERY SAME PROBLEM. I ALSO SAW A BULLETIN NISSAN PUT OUT THAT SAID TO THEIR MECHANIC DO NOT USE ANY OTHER TRANSMISSION FLUID OTHER THEN MATIC K. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS!!! GO TO HTTP://WWW.CARSURVEY.ORG/VIEWMORECOMMENTS_REVIEW_61092_4.HTML. *TR

TRANSMISSION ON MY 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA IS HITTING REALLY HARD INTO SECOND AND THIRD GEAR. *TR

TRANSMISION SLIPPING BETWEEN 1ST AND 2ND GEAR. *TR

2004 MAXIMA SE EXPERIENCING SEVERE TRANSMISSION JERK. EVERY PLACE I GO IN ADDITION TO THE DEALER STATE THAT I NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION AT AROUND $3,400. THE TRANSMISSION WAS FLUSHED AND THE PROBLEM PERSISTED I HAVE NO EXTENDED WARRANTY AND IT GETS FRUSTRATING. I HAD A COMPLAINT FILED EARLIER WITH CHRYSLER FOR THE 2.7 LITER ENGINE SLUDGE ISSUE BUT NO RESOLUTION TO THAT EITHER. I HAD TO REPLACE THAT ENGINE TWICE AT $6,000 A POP. HERE WE GO AGAIN. *TR

MY TRANSMISSION SLIPS AND JERKS. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID I NEEDED TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. FUNNY THE DEFECT DID NOT HAPPEN UNTIL AFTER MY WARRANTY ENDED. *TR

NOTICE OF POSSIBLE TIRE CRACKING CONDITION RECEIVED THROUGH THE MAIL SUGGEST LOOKING AT TIRES. LOOKED AT TIRES SAW NO CRACKS .A FEW MONTHS LATER A TIRE WAS FLAT EVEN THOUGH IT LOOKED LIKE GOOD THREAD WEAR AND A SECOND TIRE WAS SLOWLY LOSING AIR. THE FLAT TIRE HAD SEVERAL CRACKS ON THE INNER SIDE OF TIRE SIDEWALL. WE CONTACTED THE GOODYEAR COMPANY AND THEY SUGGESTED GOING TO A GOODYEAR DEALER AND HAVE THEM INSPECT THE TIRES. AFTER GOING TO THE SUGGESTED DEALER,THEY CONFIRMED THAT ALL THE TIRES WERE CRACKING AND SUGGESTED NOT RIDING ON THEM. THE DEALER SAID THEY HAD A FILE NUMBER FOR THIS INSPECTION FROM GOODYEAR. THE DEALER ALSO SAID THE TIRE REPLACEMENT WOULD COST MORE THAN $1,100.00 AND THAT WAS ONLY AN ESTIMATE. *TR

THE CAR WAS SLIPPING AND JERKING, TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP 3 TIMES FOR THE SAME PROBLEM AND THEY SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG. AFTER THE WARRANTY EXPIRED I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID IT WAS THE TRANSMISSION. *TR

2004 NISSAN MAXIMA MY TRANSMISSIONS HAS BEEN JERKING AND SLIPPING FOR OVER A YEAR NOW I HAVE TRIED A FEW DIFFERENT TRANSMISSION MECHANICS AND THEY ARE SAYING I WILL HAVE TO GET A NEW TRANSMISSION. THIS DOES NOT MAKE SENSE FOR A 2004 CAR TO ACT LIKE THIS. I DID RESEARCH AND I HEAR THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH MANY OF THE 2004 I MAKE A CAR PAYMENT EVERY MONTH ON A CAR I CANNOT DRIVE THIS IS HORRIBLE FOR NISSAN. *TR

I HAVE A 04 MAXIMA-WHILE AT FIRST I DID NOT KNOW WHAT THE NOISE WAS OR WHERE IT WAS COMING FROM. I TOOK MY CAR TO SEVERAL PLACES FOR A MECHANIC TO IDENTIFY THE NOISE. AT FIRST NONE OF THEM KNEW WHAT IT WAS. THEN FINALLY ONE SAID HE THOUGHT IT HAD SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE ABS SYSTEM. BUT THERE WAS NO LIGHT TO INDICATE THAT. THE NOISE CONTINUED AND I CONTINUED TO TRY TO FIND OUT WHAT IT WAS. I TOOK MY CAR TO THE NISSAN DEALER IN MARLOW HEIGHTS AND THE MECHANIC TOLD THAT THE NOISE CAME FROM AFTER-MARKET PADS. EVEN I KNEW THAT WAS NOT IT. SO I WAS TOLD JUST WAIT AND SEE IF IT GETS WORSE. WELL IT HAS GOTTEN WORSE. THEN IF CAME ACROSS A MASTER TECHNICIAN WHO TOLD ME EXACTLY WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS (THE ABS SYSTEM) ALTHOUGH STILL ABS LIGHT WAS NOT ON. NOW THE CAR IS IN THE SHOP AND OF COURSE THE CAR WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED AND THE EXTENDED WARRANTY DOES NOT COVER THE COST (RIGHT REAR ABS SENSOR AND CAP) AND LET'S HOPE THAT I DON'T NEED AN ACTUATOR WHICH COST $1,500. I'M WAITING TO HEAR FROM NISSAN. IF THEY DON'T COVER THE COST WHICH I THINK THEY SHOULD (THIS BEING MY FOURTH MAX) SINCE THE CAR IS NOT REALLY THAT OLD. AND I ALSO THINK THAT NISSAN KNOWS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. AND IF THEY DON'T COVER THE COST THIS WILL BE MY LAST NISSAN. *TR

TRANSMISSION IS JERKING. I JUST PURCHASED THE 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA AND I AM EXPERIENCING A JERKING IN THE VEHICLE WHEN IT SHIFTS FROM 1ST GEAR TO 2ND AND VICE-VERSA. *TR

A YEAR AFTER THE PURCHASE OF MY 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA I HAVE EXPERIENCED SEVERE TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. THE TRANSMISSION SLIPS AND JERKS. I HAVE CHANGED THE FLUIDS ON A TIMELY MANNER AND THE CAR IS STILL GIVING ME PROBLEMS. I BELIEVE NISSAN SHOULD MAKE A RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE CONSIDERING THERE ARE OTHERS OUT THERE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO SLIP AND JERK WHILE SWITCHING FROM FIRST TO SECOND GEAR. THERE WERE NO RECALLS AVAILABLE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 53,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

PROBLEM WITH TRANSMISSION - SLIPPING WHEN SHIFTING FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEAR; IT HESITATES TO CATCH AND WHEN IT DOES IS JERKS VIOLENTLY INTO GEAR. THE TRANSMISSION IS NOW DEAD AND NO LONGER WORKS AT ALL. IT IS AT THE DEALER WHILE I AWAIT A RESPONSE FROM NISSAN FOR A GOODWILL FIX. MY RESEARCH YIELDED A MULTITUDE A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA OWNERS HAVE THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM AND HAVE HAD TO REPLACED THEIR TRANSMISSION. THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED INCIDENT. IT IS HAZARDOUS TO PUBLIC AS WHEN MERGING INTO TRAFFIC THAT'S ALREADY AT 55 MPH OR MORE, IT HESITATES AND STALL AND CAN INDEED CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. *TR UPDATED

I HAVE A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA, 130,000 MILES. TRANSMISSION JERKS WHEN SHIFTING FROM 1ST TO 2ND OR DOWNSHIFTING. ALSO SEEMS TO DISENGAGE WHEN DECELERATING INTO A TURN AND THEN SLAMS INTO GEAR WHEN ACCELERATING. SOMETIMES THE TRANNY WILL GO INTO A 3RD GEAR LOCK AND THE POSSIBILITY OF ENTERING AN INTERSECTION WITH UNKNOWINGLY SLOW ACCELERATION DUE TO THIS COULD BE DANGEROUS!. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID THE CAM SENSORS WERE BAD. $500 PLUS DOLLARS LATER IT IS STILL DOING THE SAME THING. I TOOK IT BACK TO DEALER AND THEY SAID IT NEEDS NEW TRANNY. I WAITED A FEW WEEKS AND TOOK IT IN AGAIN AND NOW THEY SAY IT NEEDS A NEW TRANSMISSION VALVE BODY. I DID TT THE MECHANIC AT THE DEALER AND HE SAID HE REPLACES THE VALVE BODY ALL THE TIME.WWW.CARSURVEY.ORG HAS THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS EXACTLY LIKE MINE. DEALERSHIPS ARE DANCING AROUND KNOW ISSUES AND EXPECTING EVERY CAR OWNER TO PUT A NEW TRANSMISSION IN THEIR CAR. I CONTACTED NISSAN AND THEY OPENED A CLAIM, BUT THEIR SOLUTION WAS THAT MY CAR WAS OUT OF WARRANTY AND THAT THERE WAS NOTHING ELSE THEY COULD DO. I BELIEVE THAT NISSAN NEEDS TO ACCEPT SOME RESPONSIBILITY FOR A FAULTY DESIGNED TRANSMISSION. *TR

THE TRANSMISSION WAS DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALERSHIP AS HAVING INTERNAL FAILURE AND UPON THEM TELLING ME THAT THEY ALSO STATED THAT THE 2004 MAXIMA HAS A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF TRANSMISSION ISSUES AND BECAUSE OF THAT THEY REDESIGNED THE TRANSMISSION IN THE 2005 MODEL. MY CAR HAS 61,000 ON IT AND THIS HAPPENED AND NISSAN BASICALLY SAID TOUGH!!! THEY ARE AWARE OF AN ISSUE YET HAVE DONE NOTHING TO HELP. AS I FOUND THIS OUT I RESEARCHED THE ISSUE AND THEY ARE ALOT OF ISSUES WITH PEOPLE AND THE TRANSMISSION AND I THINK ENOUGH FOR AN INVESTIGATION BUT NOBODY HAS DONE ANYTHING. *TR

MY 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA TRANSMISSION IS COMPLETELY GONE ITS GOING COST $3000 FOR A NEW ONE..I HAVE DONE SOME RESEARCH ONLINE AND THOUSANDS OF 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA SE & SL THE TRANSMISSION HAS FAILED NISSAN NEEDS TO BE HELD RESPONSIBLE & RECALL THESE VEHICLES THIS IS MY FIRST AND LAST NISSAN. *TR

04 MAXIMA SE W/ 55K MILES. TOOK IN TO NISSAN DEALER DUE TO PROBLEMS SHIFTING FROM 2ND TO 1ST AND 1ST TO 2ND. THEY RECOMMENDED TRANSMISSION FLUSH AND SAID 2 MOTOR MOUNTS WERE BROKE. DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. REPLACED TRANSMISSION WITH USED 04 MAXIMA TRANSMISSION W/ 21K MILES FROM TOTALED CAR, THIS TRANSMISSION IS ALSO BAD WITH THE SAME PROBLEM, SHIFTING HARD FROM 2ND TO 1ST. 3RD TRANSMISSION IN THE MAIL W/ 6K MILES. VERY DISSAPOINTED IN NISSAN. WILL NEVER BUY A NISSAN AGAIN. *TR

DEFECTIVE ABS SENSOR ($482.71) APPARENTLY A COMMON ISSUE WITH THE 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA AS THERE IS A SERVICE BULLETIN ALERTING THE DEALERS OF THE SAME. I TRIED TO GET NISSAN TO AT LEAST COVER THE COST OF THE PART ($202.99) AND WAS FINALLY CONTACTED BY THE "REGIONAL REP" AFTER OVER A WEEK OF E-MAILS AND PHONE CALLS. I WAS TOLD I WAS BASICALLY "SOL". SEEMS TO ME THAT A BRAKE ISSUE INVOLVING DEFECTIVE PARTS IS VERY SERIOUS ONE. AND AT LEAST THE CONSUMER SHOULD BE ALERTED TO IT, EVEN IF IT IS NOT AT THE RECALL STAGE YET!!!! NO LONGER HAPPY WITH THE FOLKS AT NISSAN. *TR

I BOUGHT MY CAR 4 MOTHS AGO, IS A NISSAN MAXIMA 2004 AND SINCE I DID I AM HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION AND I FOUND OUT THOSE 2004 CARS 95% HAVE THE SAME PROBLEMS I BEEN READING REVIEWS FROM CAR SURVEYS.COM AND EVERYBODY HAVE THE SAME TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. PLEASE I NEED YOUR HELP WHAT WE CAN DO ABOUT IT, THANK YOU. *TR

2004 NISSAN MAXIMA WITH RECALL ON THE GOODYEAR TIRES. CONSUMER STATES THAT THE PROBLEM WITH HIS TIRES OCCURRED A YEAR BEFORE HE RECEIVED THE RECALL. CONSUMER REQUESTED REIMBURSEMENT AND WAS DENIED BECAUSE GOODYEAR SAID THERE WAS NO PROOF OF SIDEWALL CRACKING ON THE RECEIPT. *KB

TRANSMISSION ON MY VEHICLE SLIPS FREQUENTLY. I HAVE TAKEN MY VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR THIS PROBLEM, BUT AM ALWAYS TOLD, THEY CAN'T FIND THE PROBLEM AND IF IT CONTINUES TO BRING IT BACK. *TR

SINCE THE CAR WAS NEW (PURCHASED FEB. 2004), I HAVE HAD A KNOCKING SOUND FROM THE FRONT RIGHT. THE DEALERSHIP ORIGINALLY DIAGNOSED THIS AS A STRUT PROBLEM, AND REPLACED THE STRUT MOUNT UNDER WARRANTY, BUT THE SOUND CAME BACK WITHIN A FEW MONTHS. NISSAN REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THIS IS A KNOWN DEFECT IN THE CAR (AS EVIDENCED BY THE ABUNDANT COMPLAINTS ONLINE AND ON FILE WITH THE NHTSA), AND HAS CONTINUALLY REFUSED TO COVER THE COST OF REPAIR ONCE THE WARRANTY EXPIRED. *TR

ANTI-LOCK BRAKE AND ALL ACTUATOR FAILURES. STARTED MAKING A BIT OF NOISE PRIOR TO FAILURE. AS A RESULT OF THE FAILURE, ANTI-LOCK, ANTI-SKID, VSC, DO NOT WORK. I HAVE PURCHASED APPROXIMATELY $1800 IN PARTS. *TR

2004 NISSAN MAXIMA WOULD LIKE REIMBURSEMENT FOR TIRES. CONSUMER STATES THAT HE HAD TO REPLACE TIRES DUE TO SIDEWALL CRACKING. CONSUMER WOULD LIKE REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE REPLACEMENT. *KB THE CONSUMER WAS DENIED REIMBURSEMENT BECAUSE HE DID NOT PROVIDE PROOF THAT THE TIRES WERE REPLACED DUE TO SIDEWALL CRACKING. *JB

TL*- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY THE DRIVER'S FRONT DOOR OPENED UNEXPECTEDLY. HE THEN PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY AND SHUT THE DOOR. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD HIM THAT THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO ELECTRICAL FAILURES. CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE IS AT 62,000 MILES.

MY 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA EXP TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS @ 65K REPLACED OUT OF WARRANTY SINCE THEN THE CAR HAS HAD (4) FRONT MOTOR MOUNTS (1) TRANSMISSION MOUNT.(1)RACK AND PINION REPLACED,(1) RIGHT FRONT AXLE REPLACED. STRUTS ARE NOW BAD! WHEEL BEARINGS REPLACED, OIL SEALS REPLACED AND THE FRONT END MAKES NOISE LIKE SOMETHING BIG IS LOOSE. OVER $12,000.00 DOLLARS INTO VEHICLE LAST YEAR ALONE? WHEN THE CAR CAME BACK WITH THE NEW TRANS IT STILL WAS NOT RIGHT ? I NOTIFIED THE DEALER AND THEY SAID THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING? I CHOSE NOT TO PAY @ LAST MINUTE TO BRING TO THERE ATTENTION AND I WAS SENT TO COLLECTIONS? I AM STILL PAYING THE $3,997.00 PLUS $1,500.00 FINE FOR ISF THE VEHICLE IS ON ITS 2ND TRANSMISSION AND ITS GONE BAD NOW AS WELL? NISSAN DID REPLACE THE RIGHT AXLE @NO/CHARGE THAT WAS ALL. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE CLUTCH WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO ANY OF THE GEARS. THE DEALER REPAIRED THE MASTER CYLINDER AND THE CLUTCH SYSTEM TWICE, YET, THE FAILURE CONTINUED. ANOTHER DEALER STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS FAILING. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED AND IS CURRENTLY PARKED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 29,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 83,000. UPDATED 06/17/08. *LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE FULE PUMP AND MAP SENSOR WAS REPLACED. UPDATED

THE ABS SYSTEM HAS STOPPED WORKING AT ONLY 42,000. I BELIEVE THE PART IS DEFECTIVE. NOW THE CAR CANNOT USE ABS TO STOP WHICH IS UNSAFE IN RAIN OR SNOW. THE MANUFACTURER DOES NOT WANT TO HELP PAY FOR THE REPAIRS, ALTHOUGH THE DEALER IS WILLING TO OFFER A DISCOUNT FOR REPAIR BECAUSE THE CAR HAS ONLY 42,000 MILES ON IT WHEN THE ABS STOPPED WORKING. *TR

I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH MY 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA SINCE PURCHASING IT BRAND NEW. WITHIN 60 DAYS OF PURCHASING THE CAR, I HAD TO TAKE IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP DUE TO A MALFUNCTION WITH THE BRAKES. I HAVE SPENT OVER $1,500 SINCE KEEPING THE BRAKES AND ROTORS REPAIRED. I AM ON MY FOURTH SET OF TIRES AND HAVE HAD THREE ALIGNMENTS AND MY FRONT END INSPECTED. I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE AN ENGINE MOUNT. IN 2006 MY AIR CONDITIONER WENT OUT AND I SPENT OVER $500 HAVING THAT REPAIRED. NOW I AM IN NEED OF A NEW TRANSMISSION BECAUSE THERE IS INTERNAL DAMAGE DUE TO THE CLUTCH SLIPPING EVEN THOUGH IT IS AN AUTOMATIC CAR. I HAVE TWO FRIENDS WITH THE SAME MODEL/YEAR CAR AND THEY HAVE EXPERIENCED SIMILAR OR THE SAME PROBLEMS. ONCE OF MY FRIENDS JUST REPLACED HIS TRANSMISSION IN HIS 2004 MAXIMA. THIS CAR HAS COST ME AT LEAST $5,000 IN REPAIRS SINCE I HAVE PURCHASED IT AND I HAVE NEVER EVER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE ON ANYTHING. I KNOW THAT NISSAN IS WELL AWARE OF THE DEFECTS IN THE 2004 MAXIMA, BUT ARE NOT OWNING UP TO THEIR RESPONSIBILITY IN TAKING CARE OF ALL OF THE PROBLEMS THAT I HAVE READ ABOUT AND TALKED ABOUT WITH DIFFERENT 2004 MAXIMA OWNERS. I HAVE ALSO HAD THE BATTERY REPLACED TWICE. THE BODY STYLE OF THE CAR IS BEAUTIFUL, BUT THE CAR ITSELF IS A PIECE OF CRAP DUE TO POOR MECHANICS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT IS AWARE OF THE SAFETY RISK INVOLVED RELATED TO THE WATER LEAKING INTO THE VEHICLE AND CAUSING IT TO RUST AND ELECTRICAL FAILURE. THE CONTACT IS CURRENTLY USING TOWELS IN THE VEHICLE TO ASSIST WITH THE LEAK. THE CONTACT ALSO HAS INVOICES AND DETAILED DOCUMENTS FROM THE DEALER AVAILABLE. THE ASSESSMENT REPORT LIST THE DEALERS CONCLUSIONS AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AND THE DIAGNOSIS OF THE RECENT FAILURE. THE CONTACT WANTS A REPRESENTATIVE AT NHTSA TO CONTACT HER REGARDING THE CURRENT AND PREVIOUS PHOTOS AVAILABLE DUE TO THE WATER LEAK AND DAMAGE IN TO VEHICLE.

NISSAN MAXIMA SE 2004 TRANSMISSION JERKING FROM 2ND GEAR TO 3RD AND 4TH I BEEN READING A LOT OF FORUMS WITH SAME OR SIMILAR PROBLEMS. I HOPE U CAN HELP US TO RESOLVE THIS ISUE WITH NISSAN. MY WARRANTY IS EXPIRED.*CN

AT 65K MILES, 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA BEGAN TO BUCK, STALL OUT. DASH LIGHTS CAME ON - ABS, SLIP, BRAKE, TCS OFF. GRINDING NOISE COMING FROM FRONT OF CAR. ABS SEEMED TO BE ON ALL THE TIME. DEALER EVALUATED - SAID IT NEEDS ABS ACTUATOR, WHICH WAS ORDERED, AND SHOULD BE OK TO DRIVE. IN THE MEANTIME, TRACTION CONTROL DOES NOT WORK, ABS COME ON ALL THE TIME, CAR STALLS ON ACCELERATION. *CN

4 TIRES EAGLE RS-A VSBP245/45R18 96V THE TECNICENTRO MUNDIAL INC CHARGE ME FOR REPLACE THE 4 TIRES WICH THEY HAVE A FACTORY DAMAGE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF AND THE STEERING LOCKED WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE CAM AND CRANK SENSORS CAUSED THE FAILURE. AS OF DECEMBER 18, 2007, THE DEALER HAD NOT REPAIRED THE VEHICLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 80,000. UPDATED 01/17/08. *LJ UPDATED *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED DIFFICULTY SHIFTING BETWEEN FIRST AND SECOND GEAR. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE FOR 2-3 SECONDS. AT APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION WOULD UNEXPECTEDLY DOWNSHIFT FROM SECOND TO FIRST GEAR. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS. THE DEALER FLUSHED THE TRANSMISSION, BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 118,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 121,000.

PURCHASED 4 GOODYEAR EAGLE RSA TIRES IN THE PAST 2 YEARS (2 PURCHASED @ JUST TIRES AND 2 PURCHASED AT GARDENA NISSAN). TIRES FREQUENTLY LOST AIR PRESSURE. I WENT BACK TO JUST TIRES AND WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS BECAUSE OF THE RIMS. I WENT BACK TO GARDENA NISSAN AND THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG, SO I PURCHASED NITROL THINKING THIS WOULD SOLVE THE PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM CONTINUED AND I TOOK IT BACK, STILL NO PROBLEM FOUND. WHILE DRIVING I HEARD A POP, STOPPED AND SAW THAT THE TIRE WAS FLAT. TURNED INTO GAS STATION ON CORNER AND ATTEMPTED TO PUT AIR IN, TIRE WOULD NOT INFLATE. CALLED AAA, TOW TRUCK DRIVER REMOVED TIRE AND FOUND 3 CRACKS, 1 OF WHICH HAD BLOWN OPEN. HE SAID IT AS A MANUFACTURER DEFECT. A WEEK PRIOR TO INCIDENT I RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER FROM GOODYEAR FOR THE SAME DEFECT. I TOOK TIRE TO GARDENA NISSAN AND THEY SAID THEY COULD NOT DO ANYTHING-I WOULD HAVE TO GO TO GOODYEAR. I THEN WENT TO JUST TIRES, THEY SAID THE TIRE WAS DEFECTIVE BUT IT WASN'T COVERED UNDER THE RECALL BECAUSE OF THE DOT AND THEY COULDN'T GET AUTHORIZATION BECAUSE GOODYEAR WAS ALREADY CLOSED FOR THE DAY. THEY ALSO FOUND THAT ONE OTHER TIRE HAD THE SAME CRACKS IN IT. SO I PURCHASED 2 NEW TIRES AT THE PRORATED RATE. I CONTACTED GOODYEAR THE NEXT DAY ABOUT REIMBURSEMENT AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY WOULD NOT REPLACE THE TIRES BECAUSE THEY DIDN'T FALL WITHIN THE RECALL CRITERIA, EVENTHOUGH THEY HAVE THE SAME DEFECT. *TR

2004 NISSAN MAXIMA TIRES WITH SIDEWALL CRACKING. CONSUMER STATES THAT GOODYEAR REFUSES TO REIMBURSE HIM FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF THERE EAGLE RSA P245/45R18 TIRES, DUE TO SIDEWALL CRACKING. *KB THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN HE FIRST TRIED TO GET THE TIRES REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY HE WAS TOLD THE DAMAGE WAS COSMETIC. NOW FOR THE SECOND TIME GOODYEAR HAS DENIED THE CONSUMERS CLAIM STATING HE DID NOT SHOW PROOF THAT THE TIRES WERE ADJUSTED FOR SIDEWALL CRACKING. *JB