2004 Nissan Maxima complaints

TRANSMISSION JERKS WHEN SHIFTING FROM 1ST TO 2ND AND WHEN DOWNSHIFTING. ALSO JERKS AND BANKS HARD WHEN THE VEHICLE IS PUT INTO DRIVE AFTER REVERSING. IF THE BRAKE IS NOT PRESSED REALLY HARD, THE VEHICLE LUNGS FORWARD VERY HARD. *TT

MY 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA HAS SUFFERED SEVERE TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS OVER THE COURSE OF THE LAST YEAR. WHEN THE VEHICLE IS SWITCHED FROM "PARK," TO "DRIVE," IT SOMETIMES TAKES SEVERAL SECONDS TO ENGAGE. WHEN IT DOES, THE CAR JERKS REALLY BAD. ALSO, THE CAR JERKS HORRIBLY BAD WHEN SHIFTING BETWEEN GEARS WHILE DRIVING. THE JERKING CAN BE SO SEVERE AT TIMES, THE CAR WILL VEER TO THE LEFT. I FEE THAT THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY CONCERN! THE CAR HAS ALMOST VEERED INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC ON MORE THAN ONE OCCASION! WHEN THE VEHICLE IS AT A DEAD STOP (STOP SIGN, RED LIGHT, ETC.), IT WILL ALSO TAKE A FEW SECONDS TO ENGAGE ITSELF TO DRIVE. MY NISSAN MAXIMA HAS LESS THAN 60,000 MILES! NO CAR SHOULD BE HAVING SUCH SEVERE PROBLEMS AT SUCH A YOUNG AGE. I HAVE BEEN REVIEWING THIS PROBLEM ON THE INTERNET, AND IT APPEARS THAT THERE ARE HUNDREDS, IF NOT THOUSANDS, OF NISSAN MAXIMA CAR OWNERS WHO ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. IT IS ABSOLUTELY RIDICULOUS THAT NISSAN WOULD TURN A BLIND EYE TO AN ISSUE THAT THEY HAVE TO BE AWARE OF!! I HAVE BEEN A HUGE ADVOCATE OF NISSAN, IF THIS ISSUE DOES NOT GET RESOLVED BY NISSAN, YOU CAN BET THAT I WILL NOT ONLY NEVER BUY A NISSAN AGAIN, BUT CONVINCE EVERYONE I KNOW TO NEVER BUY A NISSAN. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO JERK WHEN CHANGING GEARS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AND THE TECHNICIAN STATED THE TRANSMISSION WOULD HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

I HAVE MY TRANSMISSION JERKING TURNS OUT I NEED A VALVE BODY JUST LIKE SO MANY OTHER MAXIMA OWNERS THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL. *TR

MY TRANSMISSION IN MY CAR KEEPS GETTING STUCK IN 5TH. IT IS AN AUTOMATIC WITH A SLAP STICK, I HAVE TRIED TO MANUALLY GEAR IT DOWN AND IT WILL JERK AND MAKE A LOUD NOISE AND WILL NOT COME OUT OF 5TH. I HAVE TO TURN THE CAR OFF AND WAIT ABOUT 10-15 MINUTES AND CRANK IT TO SEE IF IT IS BACK IN 1ST 9 TIMES OUT OF 10 IT IS STILL IN 5TH SO I HAVE TO KEEP TURNING OFF THE CAR AND RE CRANK IT AND IT ACTS LIKE IT DOESN'T WANT TO START! *JS

I OWN A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA AND WHEN I BOUGHT IT I THOUGHT I WAS BUYING A GREAT CAR THAT WAS LESS THAN 6 MONTHS AGO ALTHOUGH I STILL LIKE THE CAR IT IS STARTING TO MAKE THIS TICKING NOISE THE TICKING NOISE IS COMING FROM THE TIMING CHAIN AND IS DOING THAT BECAUSE OF A PIECE OF PLASTIC HAS GOTTEN LOOSE ON THE TIMING CHAIN GUIDES SO NOW THAT THIS PIECE OF PLASTIC IS LOOSE MY TIMING CHAIN COULD POSSIBLY SNAP AND DAMAGE MY ENTIRE MOTOR SO I DECIDE OK ILL JUST FIX IT BUT OH NO ITS 1500 DOLLARS TO FIX BECAUSE OF ALL THE LABOR THAT IS NEEDED TO GET MY CAR REPAIRED BECAUSE OF THE LABOR INVOLVED IN GETTING TO THE TIMING CHAIN SO MY COMPLAINT IS THAT WHY DO YOU HAVE A STUPID PIECE OF PLASTIC THAT IS NOW FAILING FOR ALMOST ALL VQ 35 ENGINES IT JUST DOESN'T MAKE ANY SENSE WHY AS A COMPANY YOU ARE SO CHEAP THAT YOU CANT DESIGN SOMETHING MORE DURABLE THAN A PIECE OF PLASTIC TO HOLD TOGETHER THE ENGINE OF MY CAR THAT WHEN IT FIRST CAME OUT IN 2004 WAS GOING FOR LIKE 26000 DOLLARS HOW CHEAP CAN YOU GET UNBELIEVABLE YOU WOULD THINK I WOULD NOT HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT MY CAR DYING BECAUSE OF THIS ONE STUPID PIECE OF PLASTIC THAT IS BASICALLY DEFECTIVE AND WAS NOT MEANT TO HOLD TOGETHER A TIMING CHAIN WHAT A CRAP COMPANY NOW IM ON THE HOOK FOR 3 YEARS AND I HAVE TO PRAY THAT MY CHAIN DOESN'T SNAP BECAUSE I CANT AFFORD TO PAY 1500 DOLLARS TO FIX MY CAR BECAUSE OF A STUPID PIECE OF PLASTIC. *TR

TURNED INTO HARD SHIFT THEN UPTICK OF 500 RPMS BETWEEN 2ND AND ... 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA SHIMMY IN STEERING,TRANSMISSION JERK. 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. *JS

I AM THE ORIGINAL AND ONLY OWNER OF MY 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA 3.5 SE. I AM VIGILANT ABOUT THE UPKEEP AND PROPER MAINTENANCE OF MY CAR. THE TRANSMISSION STARTED HAVING ISSUES AT APPROXIMATELY 88,000 MILES. THE TRANSMISSION IS JERKING/BUCKING VIOLENTLY WHEN SHIFTING FROM REVERSE INTO DRIVE AND AGAIN WHEN SHIFTING INTO FIRST AND SECOND GEARS. IT IS ALSO JERKING WHEN DOWNSHIFTING FROM SECOND TO FIRST GEAR. AT FIRST, THE SHIFTING PROBLEM WAS AN OCCASIONAL OCCURRENCE, HOWEVER, IT HAS PROGRESSIVELY GOTTEN WORSE. NOW IT IS ALMOST CONSTANT. AFTER RESEARCHING THIS PROBLEM, I HAVE FOUND THAT HUNDREDS AND HUNDREDS OF '04-05 MAXIMA OWNERS ARE EXPERIENCING THE EXACT SAME TRANSMISSION FAILURE. THIS IS QUITE OBVIOUSLY A NISSAN MANUFACTURING DEFECT THAT SHOULD BE CORRECTED BY NISSAN CORP. *JS

TRANSMISSION HANGS INBETWEEN PARK REVERSE NEUTRAL AND DRIVE. JERKS WHEN SHIFTING BETWEEN 1ST AND 2ND. *TR

VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOST POWER WHILE TRAVELING AT 45MPH. TRANSMISSION ACTING VERY STRANGELY NOW. *TR

VERY HARD SHIFTING FROM 1ST TO 2ND AND 3RD BACK TO 2ND. I TALK TO DEALERSHIP SERVICE MANAGER ABOUT THE PROBLEM AND HE TOLD ME THAT ALL 04 MAXIMA AND SOME OF THE 05 MAXIMA HAD BAD TRANSMISSION AND NISSAN CORPORATION NEEDS TO RECALL THEM. *TR

I BOUGHT MY CAR NEW IN JULY OF 2003 WITH LESS THAN 14 MILES ON IT. I HAVE MAINTAINED MY CAR MYSELF (WHEN I CAN) SINCE A NAPA REPAIR SHOP PUT THE WRONG TRANSMISSION FLUID IN IT AND COMPLETELY RUINED MY TRANNY. I CHANGE MY OIL REGULARLY AND KEEP UP TO DATE WITH OTHER SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE. I NOW HAVE APPROXIMATELY 144K MILES ON MY CAR AND I HAVE A OBD CODE OF P0420. IN ADDITION TO THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, MY BRAKE LIGHT STAYS ON EVEN AFTER RELEASING THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. ONE THING I HAVE NOTICE IS THAT I HAVE TO ADD OIL EVERY SO OFTEN BECAUSE IT GOES LOW. I THOUGHT IT WAS BECAUSE THE CAR IS APPROACHING 9 YEARS, BUT NOW WITH THE OBD CODE, I KNOW THAT THERE IS AN ISSUE WITH ONE OR BOTH OF THE FRONT CATALYTIC CONVERTERS. PLEASE CORRECT THESE ISSUES BEFORE SOMEONE GETS INJURED. *TR

TRANSMISSION KICKS BETWEEN 1ST AND 3RD SHIFTS. *TR

WHILE IN FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE, MECHANIC NOTICED EXTENSIVE CORROSION ON BOTH THE PASSENGER AND DRIVER SIDE OF THE METAL UNDERNEATH BOTH FRONT SEATS. FIRST LAYER WAS ROTTED THROUGH ON BOTH SIDE AND ON THE PASSENGER SIDE THERE IS ALSO A SMALL HOLE ROTTED THROUGH THE SECOND LAYER. VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A NISSAN DEALER AS OF YET. *TR

VEHICLE STARTED TO SLAM INTO GEARS AND HESITATE TO MOVE. GEAR SHIFTER MOVES FREELY THROUGH ALL THE GEARS NO PROBLEM. HOWEVER, ON MY WAY INTO WORK ONE DAY THE TRANSMISSION MADE A LOUD THUD AND WOULD NOT MOVE ANY LONGER. DEALERSHIP STATED THAT THEY COULD FIX IT FOR $4,000. THE VEHICLE WAS JUST ABOUT A YEAR OUTSIDE OF ITS WARRANTY. YOU CAN PLACE THE CAR INTO GEAR AND THE RPM'S WILL DROP LIKE IT SHOULD, HOWEVER, WHEN YOU PRESS ON THE ACCELERATOR THE CAR DOES NOT MOVE. THE CAR HAS BEEN PARKED SINCE THEN. I HAVE READ HUNDREDS OF REPORTS FROM OTHER NISSAN MAXIMA OWNERS THAT HAVE HAD THE SAME OR SIMILAR ISSUES. *TR

I PURCHASED MY 2004 MAXIMA 18 MONTHS AGO. FROM THE TIME I DROVE IT OFF THE LOT IT STARTED SHAKING. I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER A TOTAL OF 4 TIMES EACH TIME THEY TOLD ME IT WAS SOMETHING DIFFERENT,FROM THE ROTORS TO A WEIGHT FALLING OFF THE WHEEL(WHICH THEY SAY I LOST).I WAS DRIVING ON A INTERSTATE HIGHWAY AND THE VEHICLE STARTED SHAKING AND PULLING SO BAD I ALMOST HAD AN ACCIDENT.WHEN I TOOK IT BACK FOR THE FIFTH TIME I WAS TOLD I HAD TO PAY TO HAVE THE VEHICLE FIXED(I HAD NOT OWNED IT BUT 2 MONTHS). FINALLY I TOOK IT TO ANOTHER DEALER (SAME AFFILIATE) WHO FIXED IT SO THE SHAKING WAS NOT AS BAD (AFTER 3 VISITS). I HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE BACK ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS SINCE THEN,AND NOW WHEN THE JERKING HAS GOTTEN WORSE,SOMETIMES JERKS SO HARD IT HURTS MY NECK. THE GEARS JERK WHEN CHANGING. I THOUGHT I JUST HAD TO DEAL WITH THE FACT THAT I BROUGHT A LEMON,BUT AFTER READING ALL THESE COMPLAINTS (WHICH ARE EITHER THE SAME OR SIMILAR) I KNOW NISSAN NEEDS TO CORRECT THESE ISSUES BEFORE SOMEONE IS SERIOUSLY HURT OR LOOSE THERE LIVES(AS WELL AS OTHERS).AND I DO PLAN TO CONTINUE EMAILING SENDING LETTERS,AND CALLING UNTIL SOMEONE LISTENS.NOW I DON'T FEEL ALONE IN THIS ISSUE JUST PISSED OFF. THAT NISSAN HAS ALLOWED THIS TO GO ON SO LONG WITHOUT ADDRESSING THE SAFETY ISSUE OF THIS VEHICLE.

ON FEB 8, 2012, AS I WAS ACCELERATING TO GET ON THE HIGHWAY, MY CAR STARTED JERKING AS THOUGH IT WAS NOT GETTING GAS, THEN IT STALLED OUT ON ME. I RESTARTED THE CAR WITH NO TROUBLE, STARTED TO PUSH ON THE GAS PEDAL, MY CAR STARTED JERKING AND STALLED OUT AGAIN. VERY SCARY, THANK GOODNESS, I WAS JUST ENTERING THE HIGHWAY AND ABLE TO GET TO SIDE OF ROAD. MY HUSBAND USED PLUG-IN READER TO DETERMINE WHAT WAS WRONG WITH ENGINE, IT READS BANK ONE-CRANKSHAFT SENSOR. WE HAD JUST REPLACED THIS SENSOR IN DEC 2011, MY CAR WAS ACTING UP, BUT NOT STALLING OUT ON ME. SO NOW WE KNOW WE HAVE AN ISSUE WITH THIS SENSOR WORKING PROPERLY. LOOKED UP ON THE INTERNET AND FOUND OUT THAT INDEED THERE IS A RECALL FOR THIS SENSOR ON 2003 MAXIMAS FOR DOING THE EXACT SAME THING, JERKING AND STALLING OUT. I CALLED A NISSAN SERVICE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT MY VIN WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THAT RECALL. I AM NOW DRIVING MY HUSBANDS TRUCK INSTEAD OF MY CAR BECAUSE I AM TERRIFIED OF THIS SENSOR GOING OUT AGAIN WHILE I AM GOING 65 MPH AND IT STALLING OUT ON ME. *TR

TRANSMISSION JERK. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THE TRANSMISSION GEAR SHIFT FAILED TO SHIFT IN REVERSE OR DRIVE. THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED AT 68,000 MILES, BUT THE FAILURE WAS NOT CORRECTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING; HOWEVER, THEY WERE UNABLE TO LOCATE A FAILURE CODE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 180,000.

THE TRANSMISSION EXPERIENCES A "HARD JERK" WHEN SLOWING DOWN. ALSO KICKS TO SHIFT IN GEAR WHEN BEGINNING TO ACCELERATE. I SEE THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF OCCURRENCES ONLINE BY OTHER DRIVERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEMS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE JERKED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHILE SHIFTING GEARS AND THE FAILURE RECURRED WHENEVER THE VEHICLE SHIFTED FROM FIRST INTO SECOND GEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 115,000.

WHEN THE CAR IS DRIVEN ON THE HIGHWAY FOR 30 MINUTES OR LONGER THIS HAPPENS. AFTER SLOWING DOWN OR COMING TO A STOP, WHEN STARTING UP THE TRANSMISSION SEEMS TO MISS WHEN SHIFTING FROM 2ND TO 3RD. THE ENGINE RIVES UP LIKE THE TRANSMISSION IS IN NEUTRAL OR PARK. AFTER SLOWING THE ENGINE DOWN AND STARTING UP AGAIN IT WORKS CORRECTLY. *TT

WHILE DRIVING MY WIFES 2004 MAXIMA THE TRANSMISSION STARTED SLIPPING IN BETWEEN 2 AND 3 GEAR. *TT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. WHILE AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE AND THE RPM READINGS BEGAN TO FLUCTUATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MECHANIC STATED THE ENGINE MOUNTS WERE FRACTURED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN STATED THE TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

I BOUGHT A USED 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA SE AND I'M HAVING PROBLEMS THE JERKING, THRUSTING FORWARD AND THE BAD DOWN SHIFTING. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP ACT LIKE THEY NEVER HEARD OF A PROBLEM BEFORE AND THEY SAID THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED A FLUSH ($200), SO I DID, IT CONTINUED KICKING. I TOOK IT BACK TO NISSAN THEY DROVE IT AND TOLD ME IT NEED MOTOR MOUNTS ($2,000), I GOT THE MOTOR MOUNTS REPLACED AT LOCAL AUTO SHOP. THEY HAVE NO PROBLEM WANTING ME TO SPENDING MONEY ON DIAGNOSIS THE PROBLEM, WHEN THEY KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM IS. THE TRANSMISSION IS A RECALL ISSUE THEY DON'T WANT TO MAKE PUBLIC. I'M VERY DISAPPOINTED IN NISSAN. I'VE HAD 2 ALTIMA, I HAVE A 1997 MAX AND NEVER HAD MAJOR ISSUES (I DRIVE THAT MORE THAN THE NEW CAR) AND I HAVE A 2004 ARMADA, I WOULD NOT RECOMMEND THEM TO ANYONE ANY MORE. THEY PRIDE THEMSELVES IN NOT SELLING LEMONS...WELL I GOT ONE! I DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW I CAN HAVE 1997 MAX AND NOT HAVE TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS AND NEW MODEL CAR 2004 AND HAVING ALL THESE ISSUES. I CANNOT AFFORD A $3,800 TRANSMISSION AND A NEW SET OF $500 MOTOR MOUNTS.....ANOTHER PROBLEM I'VE HAD WITH THIS CAR IS THE A/C KEEPS GOING OUT...THERE IS NO LEAKS IN THE LINES BUT THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE A/C PUMP SO I WAS TOLD BY A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP. *TR

I HAVE A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA AND I READ SO MANY COMPLAINT ABOUT THIS VEHICLE ESPECIALLY THE TRANSMISSION I AM HAVING AND THERE HASN'T BEEN A RECALL I HAVE HAD PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE SUCH AS AXLE RADIATOR NAVIGATION DON'T WORK WENT OUT ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS CAR IS PULLING BECAUSE OF TRANSMISSION. *TR

MY ABS LIGHT CAME ON ABOUT A YEAR AGO, I TOOK IT TO THE MECHANIC SHOP TO HAVE THEM LOOK AT IT. AND THEY TOLD ME I NEEDED TO REPLACE THE REAR WHEEL HUB AND THE ABS SENSOR SO I DID WHICH COST ME $800 DOLLARS. THE MECHANIC TOLD ME THEY GET A LOT OF MAXIMA IN THERE SHOP WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. HE SAID IT WAS A NISSAN MANUFACTURERS FLAW. SO MAKE THE LONG STORY SHORT AFTER I REPLACED THE HUB AND THE ABS SENSOR MY ABS LIGHT STILL STAYS ON AND NOW I NEED AND ABS CONTROL MODULE WHICH WENT BAD BECAUSE OF THE WHEEL HUB GETTING RUSTY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ABS SENSOR WARNING LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE AND THE SYSTEM ACTIVATED ERRONEOUSLY, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO CATCH ON FIRE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE AND A FIRE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE, BUT DENIED ANY ASSISTANCE TO THE CONTACT. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 97,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD VIOLENTLY JERK INTO GEAR WHEN SHIFTING FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THEY WOULD REPLACE THE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION AT THE OWNER'S EXPENSE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 180,000.

PROBLEMS WITH SHIFTING GEARS WITH MY 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEAR. WHEN PLACED IN REVERSE IT JERKS, TOOK IT TO THE MECHANIC AND HE EVEN TOLD ME NISSAN IS FAILING TO REPORT THESE SAME ISSUES WITH THE TRANSMISSION. $4000 IN REPAIRS PLUS.CAR STILL IN SHOP. *KB

I AM A NISSAN MAXIMA LOVER!! I HAVE HAD A 95 MAX, A 00 MAX, AND NOW A 04 MAX. I HAD NO MAJOR PROBLEMS WHAT SO EVER WITH MY MAXIMAS EXCEPT FOR THIS 04. THIS CAR IS LITERALLY DRIVING ME CRAZY! FIRST THE CAR STARTED JERKING. THEN MY WINDOWS STARTED STICKING MY DRIVER AND PASSENGER WINDOW WILL GO DOWN THEN SOMETIMES NOT COME BACK UP.THEN LATER IT STARTED MAKING THIS EMBARRASSING RATTLING NOISE. EVERYTIME I GOT AN OIL CHANGE IT WOULD STOP FOR A WHILE. I NEEDED A DEPENDABLE CAR WHICH IS WHY I GOT ANOTHER NISSAN BUT ABOUT TWO WEEKS AGO I WAS GROCERY SHOPPING WITH MY KIDS AND AS I TURNED ON THE HIGHWAY HEADED HOME THE WHOLE CAR SHUT DOWN IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC. HOW DANGEROUS IS THAT. I MANAGED TO COAST TO A GAS STATION AND HAD TO CALL AAA TO TOW IT HOME NOW I AM STUCK WITH A CAR THAT I CANNOT DRIVE AND HAVE TO CONTINUE TO MAKE CAR PAYMENTS ON. IVE BEEN TOLD IT WAS A MIXTURE OF MY TRANSMISSION AND TIMING CHAIN.THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL REPORTS ON THIS SITE WITH TRANSMISSION AND TIMING CHAIN PROBLEMS. UNLESS NISSAN DOES SOMETHING ABOUT THIS MY NEXT CAR WILL BE A FORD FUSION! LOVE MY MAXIMA BUT CANNOT ENDANGER MY KIDS WITH AN UNDEPENDABLE VEHICLE. WITH ALL THAT BUSINESS NISSAN GETS WHAT HARM WILL IT CAUSE FOR YOU TO HELP YOUR CUSTOMERS FIX CARS THAT YOU CAUSED THE PROBLEM TO WITH THIS FAULTY ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. IT WOULD KEEP CUSTOMERS LIKE ME COMING BACK TO NISSANS. I DO LIKE THE NEW MODELS BUT I DONT WANT TO GO THROUGH THIS PROBLEM WITH A NEWER CAR. NISSAN WHAT ARE YOU GO

I TOOK POSSESSION OF THIS VEHICLE AROUND THE 14TH OF NOVEMBER AND THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN RETURNED BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP 6 TIMES WITHIN A TWO WEEK PERIOD. I THINK THIS COULD POSSIBLE BE A FLOOD CAR THERE IS A SMELL OF MILDEW AND THE VISOR ARE WATER DAMAGED. TO THIS DAY THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN FIXED AND IT IS THE 26TH DAY OF DECEMBER 2011. THE TRANSMISSION SEEMS TO BE SLIPPING AND I AM AFRAID TO ENTER TRAFFIC AS THE CAR STALLS AND THEN STICKS UPON ACCELERATING. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AS WELL AS THE BRAKE AND ABS LIGHTS ARE CONSTANTLY ON WHEN THE DEALERSHIP STATED THAT THEY HAD TURNED THEM OFF. I CAN SMELL FUMES UPON STARTING AND DRIVING THIS CAR. I AM PARENT AND I DON'T LIKE TO GIVE MY CHILD OR ANY OTHER PERSON A RIDE BECAUSE OF THE SMELLS. THE TIRES WERE BALD ON THE CAR AND TWICE WHEN IT RAINED I ALMOST HAS 2 MAJOR COLLISIONS WHEN THE VEHICLE VEERED INTO THE OTHER LANE DRIVING 45 IN A 65 MPH ZONE. I AM FILING A COMPLAINT BECAUSE I DON'T THINK THIS CAR IS A GOOD CAR. I HAVE CONTACTED THE FINANCE COMPANY AND THEY ARE STATING THIS IS OUT OF THERE HANDS. I HAVE TAKEN PICTURES OF THE DIFFERENT ITEM THAT SEEMS TO BE WATER DAMAGED. I ALSO WILL BE FILING A COMPLAINT WITH THE CONSUMER LAW GROUP REGARDING THIS MATTER. *TR

THE SKYVIEW ROOF IN MY 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA IS LEAKING WATER. DURING A HARD RAIN WHEN THE CAR IS SITTING STILL FOR MORE THAN ONE HOUR, WATER WILL RUN THROUGH THE INTERIOR LAMPS ONTO THE INTERIOR. THIS IS VERY ANNOYING TO THE POINT THAT I HATES WHEN IT RAINS. I HAVE TO PLACE A LARGE BATH TOWEL OVER THE DASHBOARD AND GEAR LEVER TO HELP PREVENT WATER AND ELECTRICAL DAMAGE! PLEASE HELP! *TR

AT APPROXIMATELY 89000 MILES THE TRANSMISSION STARTED SHIFTING HARD FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEAR. NISSAN DEALERS TOLD US THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE TRANSMISSION. AS TIME WENT ON IT CONTINUED TO DO THE SAME THING. JUST RECENTLY WE NOTICED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS DOING THE SAME THING BUT GOT WORSE AND WOULD SLIP AND BANG INTO GEAR AT TAKE OFF. THIS HAS BEEN DANGEROUS BECAUSE WHEN YOU STEP ON THE GAS IT HESITATES FOR A FEW SECONDS BEFORE IT TAKES OFF MAKING IT DANGEROUS IN TRAFFIC. WE NOTIFIED THE NISSAN DEALERS AGAIN AND THEY TOLD US THAT THEY NEVER HEARD OF ANY PROBLEMS WITH THIS TRANSMISSION. WE HAVE BEEN LIED TO MANY TIMES BY THE SERVICE CENTERS OF THE DEALER. WE CURRENTLY BOUGHT A NEW 2010 MAXIMA AND THINGS SEEM TO BE OK. I REALLY WISH THAT NISSAN WOULD OWN UP TO THE PREMATURE FAILURE OF THIS TRANSMISSION. I RECENTLY BROUGHT THE CAR TO AN INDEPENDENT TRANSMISSION SHOP AND WAS QUOTED A $3600.00 REPLACEMENT COST. I BELIEVE THIS IS UNFAIR AND THAT BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT OR KILLED THEY SHOULD REPLACE THIS FAULTY PART AT NO COST AND REGARDLESS OF MILEAGE. *TR

MY COMPLAINT IS NOT ABOUT A PART FAILING, BUT IN NISSAN'S RESPONSE TO REPLACE A PART. MY 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION WHERE THE SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED. IN THE REPAIR WORK, THE AIRBAG MODULE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED (ORDERED). THE PART WAS ORDERED ON OCT. 12, 2011 AND AFTER MORE THAN TWO MONTHS OF THE PART BEING ORDERED, THE PART HAS STILL NOT BEEN PRODUCED BY NISSAN. FIRST I WAS TOLD IT WAS A BACK-ORDER ISSUE, BUT THEN I LOST MY PATIENCE AFTER 2 MONTHS AND CALLED NISSAN CORPORATE, I WAS TOLD THAT IT IS A COMPONENT DISTRIBUTION ISSUE, WHICH TELLS ME ABSOLUTELY (WAIT FOR IT) NOTHING. THE MOST FRUSTRATING THING FOR ME IS THAT I AM BEING TOLD THAT THE DELIVERY OF THE PART IS INDEFINITE, SO MY CAR SITS AT THE COLLISION SHOP BASICALLY IN LIMBO. I HAVE RESEARCHED AND CANNOT FIND ANY RECALL INFORMATION FOR MY VEHICLE RELATING TO THIS PART. FROM WHAT I HAVE BEEN ABLE TO GATHER, THERE SEEMS TO BE AN ISSUE WITH THE TESTING OF THE PART, THEREFORE THE PART IS NOT BEING PRODUCED. IN MY OPINION THIS IS DISCREETLY BEING KEPT QUIET AND DISGUISED AS A BACK-ORDER ISSUE BY NISSAN. I SEE RECALL ISSUES FOR THIS PART FOR THE ALTIMAS, BUT NOT THE MAXIMAS. IT SEEMS LIKE THIS IS A BIGGER ISSUE THAN NISSAN IS WILLING TO ACKNOWLEDGE. I AM TRYING TO FIND ALL AVENUES TO MAKE THIS COMPLAINT ABOUT THIS MATTER AND HOPE THAT IT REGISTERS. *TR

WHEN THE PROBLEM INITIALLY STARTED YOU COULD HEAR A VERY LOUD RATTLING NOISE. NISSAN CERTIFIED DEALER COULD NOT FIGURE OUT THE PROBLEM. LAST MONTH THEY GAVE ME A LIST WHICH WAS HALF PRINTED AND HALF WRITTEN MEANING THAT THE MOST COSTLY, EXPENSIVE, AND IMPORTANT ITEM WERE NOT PUT IN THEIR DATABASE SYSTEM. THE CERTIFIED MECHANIC BASICALLY TOLD ME TO GET RID OF THE CAR ( CAR NEEDS A NEW TRANSMISSION DUE TO BROKEN TENSIONER, MAIN CHAIN). IN ORDER FOR THEM JUST TO CONFIRM THAT-THAT'S THE PROBLEM, IT WOULD APPS. TAKE 8 LABOR HOURS TO TAKE THE MOTOR APART. THE CAR FEELS LIKE IT IS LITERALLY GOING TO FALL APART. *TR

THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTS OUT OF GEAR AND POPS BACK IN AT WILL, I'VE HAD IT LOOKED AT BY A MECHANIC WHO SEES NO PHYSICAL SIGNS OF UNDUE WEAR. HE CLEANED FILTER AND PUT IN NISSAN TRANSMISSION FLUID TO NO AVAIL. I FEAR THIS DEFECT WILL HAPPEN AT AN INOPPORTUNE TIME AND GET ME OR MY FAMILY INJURED OR WORSE. HUNDREDS OF SIMILAR COMPLAINTS EXIST ABOUT THIS CAR MODEL AND YEARS 2004-2006. THE TRANSMISSION ALSO SHIFTS VERY ROUGHLY IN LOWER GEARS, EVEN WHEN I EXPECT A BAD SHIFT I CAN'T TELL WHEN IT WILL HAPPEN.THIS OCCURS DURING SPEEDS OF 0 TO 60. I'VE READ NUMEROUS REPORTS OF MULTIPLE TRANSMISSION FAILURES AFTER NISSAN REPLACED THE ORIGINAL. THIS IS A FAULTY PIECE OF MANUFACTURING. NISSAN NEEDS TO REPLACE THIS TRANSMISSION WITH A DIFFERENT TYPE OR RE-ENGINEER THE EXISTING ONE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH IN REVERSE, THE CONTACT SHIFTED INTO DRIVE AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO JERK VIOLENTLY. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS IN OPERATION. THE CONTACT PLANNED TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO AN AUTO TRANSMISSION SHOP FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND THE VIN WERE UNAVAILABLE.

I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE IN 2009 WITH 99,000 MILES ON IT. IT RAN EXCELLENT. AT THE FIRST OF THIS YEAR, 2011 IT STARTED HESITATING WHEN GOING FROM REVERSE TO 1ST. THE PROBLEM THEN PROGRESSED INTO WHEN LETTING MY FOOT OFF THE GAS AND REAPPLYING IT GOING TO 4 RPM THEN SLAMMING INTO GEAR. THE MAIN PROBLEM WOULD BE WHEN GOING BELOW 40 MILES AN HOUR. TODAY, DEC 2011, IT SLIPPED AND SLAMMED INTO GEAR, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE CAR WOULD BARELY GO. NISSAN SAYS I HAVE TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION AT $4500.00. I HAVE READ SO MANY FORUMS AND COMPLAINTS ABOUT 2004 MAXIMAS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. 600 PLUS... WITH THE EXACT SAME PROBLEMS. HOW LONG BEFORE NISSAN HONORS THEIR CUSTOMERS AND DOES SOME TYPE OF RECALL ON THIS SITUATION. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A OWNS A 2002 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD JERK WHILE DRIVING AT ALL SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT A VALVE BODY NEAR THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TRANSMISSION JERKS FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEAR. WONT SHIFT INTO 3RD. MAKES A VERY HARD JERK WHILE SHIFTING GEARS AND WON'T GO TO 2ND SOMETIMES. *TR

WHEN SHIFTING FROM DRIVE TO REVERSE THE HARD HESITATED AND SHIFTED HARD MAKING A LOUD NOISE. IT THEN DID NOT GO INTO DRIVE PROPERLY EITHER. IT HAS ALSO STARTED TO SHIFT HARD BETWEEN 1ST AND 2ND GEARS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT PLACED THE GEAR INTO DRIVE FROM REVERSE AND NOTICED THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO HESITATE AND JERK BEFORE IT SHIFTED INTO DRIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AND WAS ADVISED THAT THE TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 105,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 20004 NISSAN MAXIMA. WHILE AT AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE THE CONTACT WAS MADE AWARE OF HOLES DUE TO CORROSION ON THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE FLOOR BOARDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIANS STATED THE FLOOR BOARD HAD TO BE REPLACED. THERE WAS ALSO A BUZZING NOISE IN THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THE TIMING CHAIN HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE TIMING CHAIN WAS REPLACED; HOWEVER, THE FLOOR BOARD WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,000.

TOLD BY A TRANS. SHOP I NEED A NEW VALVE BODY & OR A NEW TRANSMISSION FOR MY 2004 MAXIMA. WAS TOLD BY THE SHOP THAT THIS IS A HUGE PROBLEM WITH NISSAN MAXIMAS. OWNER SAID I WAS THE THIRD MAXIMA @ HIS SHOP WITH THE SAME PROBLEM THIS MONTH! *TR

ON NOVEMBER 15, 2011, I WAS WALKING ACROSS THE PARKING LOT OF FOOD STORE AND NOTICED SOMETHING HANGING DOWN FROM THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE CAR UNDER THE PASSENGER SEAT. UPON INVESTIGATION I FOUND A HOLE IN THE BOTTOM OF THE CAR WHERE IT HAD ROTTED OUT. THE METAL IS FLAKING OFF AND THE HOLE CONTINUES TO GET BIGGER. I LOOKED ONLINE TO SEE IF THERE HAD BEEN A RECALL TO FIX THE PROBLEM AND FOUND MANY OTHER PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. NISSAN REFUSES TO RECALL OR REPAIR THE PROBLEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 35 MPH WHEN THE TRANSMISSION CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO JERK ABNORMALLY BEFORE SHIFTING INTO GEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO ADVISED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 84,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE WHEN HE WAS ADVISED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE FLOORBOARD WAS CORRODED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE BUT DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 88,000.

THE TRANSMISSION IN MY CAR IS SLIPPING. WHEN I AM TRYING TO TAKE OFF MANY TIMES THE ACCELERATION IS DECREASED DRAMATICALLY AND PUTS MY FAMILY IN DANGER OF HAVING A TERRIBLE ACCIDENT. THE GEARS ARE HARD TO SWITCH AND IT MAKES A LOUD NOISE WHEN THIS HAPPENS. SOMETIMES WHILE DRIVING IT STARTS JERKING AS IF IT WILL CUT OFF. THE DEALER CLAIMS TO NOT HAVE MANY ISSUES WITH THIS PROBLEM BUT MY ONLINE RESEARCH SHOWS ME THAT THE TRANSMISSION IS THE SOURCE OF MOST OF THE PROBLEMS ON THIS MAKE AND MODEL CAR. *TR

FAULTY TRANSMISSION, NEEDS TO BE REPLACED, NISSAN SHOULD HAVE RECALLED THESE MODELS AND TAKEN CARE OF THE ISSUES. *TR