2005 Nissan Maxima complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, A LOUD THUMPING NOISE WAS HEARD WHILE THE VEHICLE CHANGED GEARS. THE VEHICLE ALSO BEGAN TO JERK EXCESSIVELY AND WOULD NOT SHIFT COMPLETELY INTO GEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER SEVERAL TIMES, BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 72,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD SHIFT HARD WHEN SHIFTING FROM FIRST TO SECOND GEAR. IN ADDITION, WHEN SHIFTING INTO ANY GEAR OTHER THAN FIRST OR SECOND, THE VEHICLE WOULD DECELERATE AND HESITATE BEFORE ENGAGING. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND WAS ADVISED TO HAVE A TRANSMISSION FLUID FLUSH PERFORMED. THE DEALER ALSO ADVISED THAT THE TRANSMISSION COULD POSSIBLE NEED REPLACING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 53,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE 100,000.

2005 NISSAN MAXIMA PURCHASED NEW IN 2004. THE CAR KEEPS MAKING SUDDEN VIOLENT JERKING MOVEMENTS WHILE DRIVING CREATING A POTENTIAL HAZARD FOR A CAR ACCIDENT. WHEN THIS HAPPENS I HAVE TO PULL OVER AND RESTART THE CAR. I CAN NOT DRIVE THE CAR ON MAJOR HIGHWAYS AND CAN NOT GO MORE THAT 35MPH. THE CAR FEELS LIKE IT IS SLIPPING WHEN ATTEMPTING TO DRIVE AFTER BEING AT A STOP. THERE IS A LONG HESITATION BEFORE THE CAR BEGINS TO DRIVE AFTER BEING PUT IN GEAR TO DRIVE. IT ALSO JERKS FORWARD SUDDENLY WHEN IT DOES DECIDE TO MOVE. SOMETIMES THE CAR WON'T MOVE WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE. AT STOP LIGHTS I HAVE TO SHIFT GEARS AT TIMES TO GET IT TO MOVE. ANOTHER INCIDENT INCLUDED THE CAR NOT STOPPING. I HAD TO MOVE IT INTO FIRST GEAR TO GET IT TO STOP. THE CAR JERKS BACKWARDS WHEN REVERSING. WHEN THESE PROBLEMS STARTED THE CAR WAS TAKEN TO NISSAN BECAUSE WE SUSPECTED A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. THEY TOLD US IT WAS NOT THE TRANSMISSION BUT INSTEAD MOTOR MOUNTS,RODS, AND BOLTS. I SPENT ALMOST $3,000 TO REPAIR IT AND THE PROBLEM STILL CONTINUED. NOW, I AM BEING TOLD THAT IT IS THE TRANSMISSION AND GIVEN AN ESTIMATE OF $3100. NISSAN HAS DIAGNOSED THIS PROBLEM. WE DISCOVERED THAT THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF OTHER CONSUMERS WITH THE SAME COMPLAINT FOR THE 2004-2005 MAXIMA. THIS INDICATES THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM THAT NISSAN IS ACTUALLY AWARE OF. THE BATTERY HAS ALSO HAD TO BE REPLACED 3TIMES. THE POWER DOORS NO LONGER WORK NEITHER DOES THE SUN ROOF. I HAVE TO DRIVE TO GET TO WORK AND TO GET THE KID

MY MAXIMA HAS TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. NOTHING WRONG WHEN YOU FIRST DRIVE IT BUT WHEN IT GETS WARMED UP THE TRANSMISSION CLUNKS WHEN IT HIT 2ND GEAR UPSHIFTING AND DOWNSHIFTING. WHEN YOU PUT IT REVERSE, IT TAKES 5 SECONDS TO BE IN GEAR BUT IT COMES WITH A LOUD THUD. A LOT OF TIMES IT EVEN GOES OUT OF GEAR WHILE YOU'RE DRIVING THEN A TREMENDOUS THUD WHEN IT GETS BACK IN GEAR. WHEN IT GETS HOT, IT REALLY GETS BAD. SO BAD THAT THE TRANNY SLIPS IN AND OUT OF GEAR UNTIL IT GET IN GEAR THEN A THUD. SO BASICALLY WHEN I'M DRIVING, I'M IN TRANNY HELL. PLEASE HELP! I JUST PAID OFF THIS EXPENSIVE CAR TO HAVE AN EXPENSIVE PROBLEM THAT THE MANUFACTURER KNOWS EXIST.

I OWN A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA SE THAT NOW HAS 73000 MILES ON IT . I AM ENCOUNTERING A PROBLEM THAT SEEMS TO BE WITH THE TRANSMISSION, WHEN CHECKED FOR TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS NOTHING SEEMS TO SHOW UP AND NO LIGHTS ARE ON. THE CAR BUCKS OR JERKS WHEN DRIVING AND WHEN CHANGING GEARS . IT SCRUBS AS IF IT 'S STRUGGLING TO PULL (WHICH IS VERY DANGEROUS) HAPPENED TO ME WHILE ENTERING THE INTERSTATE THIS WEEK AND I WAS IN TEARS BECAUSE I WAS IN FEAR FOR MY SAFETY. THE CAR HAS BEEN HAVING THESE ISSUE SINCE AROUND 66000 MILES. I'VE GONE ON LINE AND FIND OUT THAT SEVERAL CONSUMERS ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AND ARE AT A LOSS AS TO HOW TO RESOLVE SINCE IT DOESNT SHOW UP AS A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM AND TO HAVE A CAR (PURCHASED BRAND NEW) TO START HAVING TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS AT SUCH LOW MILEAGE IS NOT EXPECTED. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THESE CARS AND NISSAN SHOULD HAVE TO FIX THIS PROBLEM BEFORE SERIOUS INJURY TO THEIR CONSUMER IS ENCOUNTERED. WHEN I WENT TO A NISSAN DEALERSHIP TO TRY AND TALK TO THEM ABOUT THE PROBLEM AND THEY JUST BRUSHED ME OFF AND SAID THEY WOULD HAVE TO LOOK AT MY CAR AND PUT IT ON THE MACHINE FOR A COST OF OVER 100.00 . THIS I FELL IS USELESS SINCE I'VE ALREADY HAD IT CHECKED AND ONLINE CONSUMERS ARE SAYING THAT NO TRANSMISSION CODE SHOWS UP ON THE MACHINE. THE TRASMISSION FLUID WAS FLUSHED SINCE MY MACHANIC SAID HE DIDNT SEE ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE TRANSMISSION AS AN ATTEMPT TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM BUT THAT DID NOTHING FOR THE PROBLEM. *TT

2005 NISSAN MAXIMA HARD SHIFTING FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEAR AND ALSO WHEN CAR IS STOPED AND PUT IN PARK AND THEN BACK TO DRIVE IT TAKES ABOUT 7 SECONDS FOR THE TRANSMISSION TO GO INTO GEAR AND IT JERKS REAL BAD.AND IT ALSO WONT GO INTO GEARAT LIKE 25-35 MILES. *TT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN SHIFTING FROM FIRST TO SECOND GEAR, THE VEHICLE WOULD JERK. THE VEHICLE WOULD ALSO JERK WHEN ACCELERATING TO HIGHER SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED BY A DEALER OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 75,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

MY 05 NISSAN MAXIMA TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN MESSING UP AND SO HAVE MANY OTHERS. WHEN THE CAR GETS HOT IT SHIFTS HARD BETWEEN 1ST TO 2ND AND 2ND TO 1ST. ALSO, WHEN ITS HOT, AND YOU STOP TO PUT IT FROM DRIVE TO REVERSE YOU HAVE TO WAIT SEVERAL SECONDS FOR IT TO KICK INTO GEAR. I HAVE ONLY HAD MY CAR FOR 6 MONTHS AND IT ONLY HAS 88,500 MILES ON IT. THERE IS NO REASON WHY A CAR WITH SUCH LOW MILES AND NOT MANY YEARS OLD SHOULD HAVE SUCH PROBLEMS. I HAVE HAD A CAR WITH 300,000 MILES ON IT AND NEVER HAD ANY PROBLEMS!!! THESE CARS NEED A RECALL, I HAVE HEARD AND SAW TOO MANY PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEMS AND ITS RIDICULOUS!!! *KB

I HAVE A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA WITH UNDER 90,000 MILES. I AM EXPERIENCING TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. THE CAR JERKS WHEN I SLOW DOWN AND DOES THE SAME THING GOING FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEAR. I STARTED HAVING THIS PROBLEM ABOUT A YEAR AGO AND I TOOK THE CAR TO A TRANSMISSION SHOP WHICH I WAS TOLD IT NEEDED A TRANSMISSION/ENGINE MOUNTS WHICH WERE REPLACED, AFTER A WEEK THE PROBLEM CONTINUED. I THOUGHT IT WAS JUST ME, BUT I READ THERE ARE A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AND NISSAN IS NOT DOING ANYTHING ABOUT IT. THERE HAS TO BE A DEFECT IN THE TRANSMISSION, WHICH SHOULD BE A RECALL. IS THERE ANYTHING YOU CAN SUGGEST CAN DO PLEASE HELP. MY WARRANTY IS OVER AND I KNOW IT'S GOING TO BE VERY EXPENSIVE TO REPAIR. I PURCHASED THE CAR BECAUSE OF THE STYLE AND NISSAN REPUTATION FOR HAVING RELIABLE CARS. THEIR REPUTATION IS TAKING A HIT BECAUSE OF THE FACT THEY ARE NOT SHOWING ANY CONCERNS ABOUT PROBLEM WHY WHY WHY WHY IS NOTHING BEING DONE!!!!!!!!!! *KB

HAVING TROUBLE WITH MY TRANSMISSION I HAVE A 2005 MAXIMA AUTO. THE TRANSMISSION JERKS WHEN SHIFTING FROM PARK TO DRIVE AND REVERSE TO DRIVE. AND ALSO WHEN IM DRIVING ABOUT 30 TO 40 MPH IT WILL REV A LITTLE BIT THEN CATCH THE GEAR REALLY HARD JERKING. *KB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH AND DOWN SHIFTING THE VEHICLE WOULD JERK FORWARD. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIANS STATED THE TRANSMISSION AND MOTOR MOUNT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND THAT THE MOTOR WAS CRACKED. THE FAILURE WOULD OCCUR INTERMITTENTLY AND OVER TIME BECAME PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 87,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAYS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE WOULD JERK AND DECELERATE. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE WOULD TAKE A LONGER TIME THAN NORMAL TO ACCELERATE UP TO SPEED. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WOULD ALSO ILLUMINATE ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL DURING THE FAILURES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE, BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. UPDATED 09/20/2011 *LN *TR

TRANSMISSION SHIFTS HARD. WHEN IN PARK TO DRIVE HESITATES A FEW SECONDS THAN ROUGHLY SHIFTS TO DRIVE. HESITATES WHEN CAR IS DRIVEN FOR LONG PERIODS OF TIME. SPORADICALLY HAS ISSUES THAT APPEARS TO BE THE TRANSMISSION. HAVE GONE TO SEVERAL SHOPS AND HAVE BEEN TOLD MANY THINGS. READING ALL THE FORUMS THIS IS A FACTORY DEFECT THAT SHOULD BE RECALLED. I HAVE ONLY HAD THE CAR FOR OVER A YEAR. THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD BE LIABLE!!!!

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS FAILING AND THE VEHICLE WOULD JERK WHEN SHIFTING FROM FIRST TO SECOND GEAR. AS A RESULT, THE MOTOR MOUNTS ALSO FAILED. THE TRANSMISSION WAS FLUSHED, BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 143,000.

I PURCHASED A 05 NISSAN MAXIMA FEB OF THIS YEAR IT WAS FINE UNTIL ABOUT A COUPLE OF MONTHS THE TRANSMISSION HAS STARTED JERKING WHEN IT SHIFTS FROM THE 1ST AND 2ND GEAR. THIS SHOULD BE CONSIDERED A RECALL BECAUSE MINE ISN'T THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS PROBLEM. I WAS LOOKING.INTO THE 09 MAXIMA BUT I DON'T KNOW NOW. COULD YOU PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS PROBLEM? *TR

WE HAVE A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA THAT IS HAVING ISSUES WITH THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. IT JERKS AND HAS TROUBLE GOING INTO GEAR WHILE GOING FROM 1ST TO SECOND GEAR. SHIFTING WITH THE LEVER DOES NOT HELP OR ALLEVIATE THE PROBLEM. WE WERE TOLD BY NISSAN THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEED TO BE FLUSHED. IT SEEMS LIKE THIS VERY UNSAFE. *TT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE STOPPED ACCELERATING. THE TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEMS SLIP LIGHT ALSO BEGAN TO ILLUMINATE ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT YET TAKEN TO HAVE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 91,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS HE NOTICED THAT THERE WAS A VIOLENT JERKING WHEN SHIFTING FROM SECOND TO THIRD GEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO ADVISED HIM THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND HAVE NOT RETURNED HIS CALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 70,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

I HAVE A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA WITH UNDER 90,000 MILES. I AM EXPERIENCING TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. THE CAR JERKS WHEN I SLOW DOWN AND DOES THE SAME THING GOING FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEAR. I STARTED HAVING THIS PROBLEM ABOUT A YEAR AGO AND I TOOK THE CAR TO A TRANSMISSION SHOP WHICH I WAS TOLD IT NEEDED A TRANSMISSION/ENGINE MOUNTS WHICH WERE REPLACED, AFTER A WEEK THE PROBLEM CONTINUED. I THOUGHT IT WAS JUST ME, BUT I READ THERE ARE A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AND NISSAN IS NOT DOING ANYTHING ABOUT IT. THERE HAS TO BE A DEFECT IN THE TRANSMISSION, WHICH SHOULD BE A RECALL. IS THERE ANYTHING YOU CAN SUGGEST CAN DO PLEASE HELP. MY WARRANTY IS OVER AND I KNOW IT'S GOING TO BE VERY EXPENSIVE TO REPAIR. I PURCHASED THE CAR BECAUSE OF THE STYLE AND NISSAN REPUTATION FOR HAVING RELIABLE CARS. THEIR REPUTATION IS TAKING A HIT BECAUSE OF THE FACT THEY ARE NOT SHOWING ANY CONCERNS ABOUT THE PROBLEM. *KB

I AM HAVING TROUBLE WITH THE TRANSMISSION IN MY WIFE'S 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. IT HARD SHIFTS IN 1ST GEAR AND SOMETIME HESITATE TO GO. I HAVE HAD THE TRANSMISSION REBUILT ($3000) AND STILL HAVE THE PROBLEMS. THE CAR ONLY HAS 116,000 MILES ON IT. THE OLD PARTS ARE AVAILABLE. *TT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD JERK WHILE STOPPED WITH THE BRAKES ENGAGED. THE VEHICLE WOULD ALSO HESITATE TO ACCELERATE WHEN CHANGING GEARS, AND WHILE IN REVERSE THE VEHICLE WOULD JERK BACKWARDS. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON AN INTERMITTENT BASIS. AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WAS NOTIFIED, BUT PROVIDED NO ASSISTANCE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 91,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

CAR JERKS AND KICKS WHEN TAKING OFF AND WHEN STOPPING. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING FORWARD, THE VEHICLE WOULD HESITATE THEN BEGIN DRIVING IN REVERSE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT YET TAKEN TO HAVE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 106,736.

OVER THE PAST YEAR SINCE FEB 2010, I HAVE BEEN HAVING TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS WITH MY 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CAR GIVES A HARD JERKS WHEN GOING FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEAR. YESTERDAY WHILE DRIVING MY MAXIMA ON THE HIGHWAY, LUCKILY I WAS DRIVING AT 20-30 KM/HR, IT COMPLETELY STOPPED AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. FOR A FEW SECONDS, MADE THIS HORRIBLE NOISE AND THEN KICKED BACK INTO GEAR LIKE NOTHING HAD HAPPEN. THIS CONTINUED TO HAPPEN 3 TIMES IN A SPAN OF 10 MIN. I DROVE TO A MISTER TRANSMISSION WHERE I WAS TOLD I NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION FOR $3000-$3,500. THANK GOODNESS I WAS NOT HIT AND KILLED. NISSAN IS FULLY AWARE OF THE 2005 MAXIMA TRANSMISSION PROBLEM THAT THOUSANDS OF CONSUMERS ARE EXPERIENCING BUT YET THEY ARE DOING ANYTHING TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. I AM FILING A COMPLAINT AGAINST NISSAN BECAUSE THEY WERE FULLY AWARE ABOUT THE TRANSMISSION DEFECT. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION-SOMEONE WILL BE KILLED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING, THE TRANSMISSION WOULD JERK VIOLENTLY WHEN CHANGING GEARS. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT ASSIST THE CONTACT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 48,390 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 48,111. UPDATED 08/10/11*LJ UPDATED 3/06/2012 *LN

THE TRANSMISSION OPERATION ON THIS VEHICLE IS SLOWLY DETERIORATING. IT STARTED THIS PAST WINTER. I WAS DRIVING AROUND 10 MPH AND AS I ACCELERATED SLIGHTLY THE ENGINE BEGAN TO RACE. I THOUGHT I HAD HIT AN ICE PATCH AND THE TIRES LOST GRIP. THEN IT STARTED HAPPENING MORE REGULARLY. WHEN SHIFTING FROM FIRST TO SECOND THE ENGINE WOULD RACE WITH NO INCREASE IN SPEED. THE SHIFT FROM SECOND TO THIRD ALSO BEGAN TO ACT FUNNY. THEN OCCASIONALLY A SLIGHT JOLT BEGAN TO ACCOMPANY THESE GEAR CHANGES. THE JOLTS ALSO BEGAN WHEN SHIFTING TO AND FROM REVERSE. THESE JOLTS AT THIS POINT IN TIME ARE OCCASIONAL BUT THEY CAN BE SOMEWHAT VIOLENT. THE TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN SERVICED TWICE IN THE LAST SIX MONTHS. THE MOST RECENT SERVICE ONLY HELPED FOR A DAY OR TWO.

I HAVE A 2005 MAXIMA THAT HAS A JERKING IN THE TRANSMISSION BETWEEN 1ST AND 2ND GEAR. *TR

I PURSHASED A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA 3.5SE AND RIGHT AROUND THE 86K MILE MARK, THE TRANSMISSION STARTED JERKING DURING UPSHIFTING & DOWNSHIFTING OF GEARS. AFTER TAKING THE VEHICLE TO THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP, IT WAS RECOMMENDED THAT I DO A TRANS. FLUSH & THAT WOULD SOLVE THE ISSUE. AFTER A COUPLE DAYS, IT WAS BACK TO THE SAME JERKING DURING SHIFTING OF GEARS. I BROUGHT THE VEHICLE BACK AND WAS TOLD THAT I NEEDED TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION AND IT WOULD COST ME OVER $3000.00. THE CUSTOMER SERVICE WAS HORRIBLE AND I WAS TOLD I SHOULD HAVE TAKEN BETTER CARE OF THE VEHICLE. AFTER DOING MY RESEARCH, I FOUND THAT THE NISSAN MAXIMA YEARS 2004/2005 HAD MAJOR TRANSMISSION FLAWS. I CONTACTED A VERY GOOD FRIEND, WHO'S BROTHER WORKED AT A NISSAN DEALERSHIP, AND WAS TOLD THAT I HAD A LEMON! THE TRANSMISSIONS IN THOSE 2 YEARS HAD A LOT OF PROBLEMS AND THEY WERE CONSTANTLY REPARING THEM. I AM FILING THIS COMPLAINT BECAUSE I BELIEVE THAT A MANUFACTURER SHOULD STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCT 100%. I WORK FOR A CORPORATE CAR COMPANY AND HAVE NEVER HAD TO DEAL WITH THIS. I HAVE RECEIVED NO HELP FROM THE DEALERSHIPS NOR THE CORPORATE. *KB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THE ABS WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED AND THE INSTRUMENT PANEL BEGIN TO MALFUNCTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER SENSOR WOULD NEED REPLACING. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED TO HAVE THE BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURES ALL RECURRED. THE CONTACT BELIEVED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 83,000.

TRANSMISSIONS SHIFTING HARD AT 89,000 MILES. DEALERSHIP INFORMED ME THAT IT NEEDS REPLACING. AFTER RESEARCHING THE INTERNET IT LOOKS AS THOUGH NISSAN IS AWARE OF THIS DEFECT IN THE TRANSMISSIONS IN 04 AND 05 NISSAN MAXIMAS BUT HAS NOT IMPLEMENTED A RECALL. SEEMS THE TRANSMISSIONS ARE GOING OUT AS SOON AS THE WARRANTY EXPIRES. COST TO REPLACE IS $4,000-$4,800. WHY SHOULD WE HAVE TO PAY THIS WHEN NISSAN IS WELL AWARE OF THE ISSUE? THEY BOUGHT THE DEFECTED PARTS SO THEY SHOULD PAY TO FIX THEM ALL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THE TRANSMISSION FAILED ON FOR THE SECOND TIME. THE CONTACT HAD THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED IN MARCH OF 2009 PER THE DEALERS RECOMMENDATION YET THE FAILURE WAS RECURRING. THE TRANSMISSION WOULD BECOME STUCK WHEN SHIFTING FROM SECOND TO THIRD GEAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD ALSO STALL INTERMITTENTLY ACCOMPANIED WITH A HARD JERKING SENSATION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION OR REPAIRS. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 50 TO 60 MPH THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD AND THE GEAR WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO PARK OR REVERSE. THE VEHICLES GEAR SHIFT WAS REPLACED BUT DID NOT CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC THAT LOCATED THE FAILURE IN THE TRANSMISSION DIVIDED ASSEMBLY TRAC. THE DEALER STATED THEY WERE NOT SURE IF THE TRANSMISSION DIVIDED ASSEMBLY TRAC WAS REPLACED THAT THE FAILURE WOULD BE CORRECTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 92,000. UPDATED 08/31/2011 *LN *TR

TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS 75K MILES. VEHICLE JERKS IN AND OUT OF GEAR. DEALERSHIP REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO SHIFT HARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 125,000.

MY 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA IS ALSO SHOWING SIGNS OF TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. I HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING JERKY SHIFTS WHEN CHANGE GEARS. I TOOK MY CAR TO THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP IN NEWBURGH NY , (WHICH I DON'T RECOMMEND!!! ) THE CAR CAME BACK WITH CODE P0797 , PRESSURE CONTROL SOLENOID VALVE STUCK ON. THEY LOOKED AT THE CAR AND FOUND BROKEN WIRE FROM GROUND, WHICH COST ME OVER 400$. WHEN I WAS DRIVING HOME I EXPERIENCE THE SAME SENSATION OFF JERKING WHILE ACCELERATING FROM GEAR 1 TO 2 (AND 2-1).THE NEXT DAY THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME BACK ON. I CHECKED THE CODE IN AUTOZONE, THE SAME CODE P0797 WAS READ. BROUGHT THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP JUST TO FIND OUT THAT, THEY LOOK "DEEPER" IN TO THE ISSUE AND FOUND ANOTHER PROBLEM (SAME CODE !!!!) SUPPOSEDLY 2 VALVES ON TRANSMISSION NEED TO BE REPLACED , THAT WILL COST ANOTHER 1200$. I TOOK THE CAR TO AMCCO JUST TO MAKE SURE I AM DOING THE RIGHT THINK AND FOUND OUT THAT THE CODE P0797 STANDS FOR MECHANICAL ISSUES NOT ELECTRICAL (NOT FOR THE BROKEN WIRE!!!!). I CALLED DEALERSHIP AND AFTER LONG CONVERSATION WITH THE MANAGER I WAS TOLD THAT THEY WILL WORK WITH ME(NOT SURE YET HOW) ,BUT BECAUSE OF MY NUMEROUS COMPLAINS HE WONT FIX THE VALVES ANYMORE HE WANT TO REPLACE THE WHOLE TRANSMISSION. ESTIMATE 4500$ . THE MANAGER TOLD ME STRAIT UP THAT HE KNOWS MAXIMAS HAVE ISSUES WITH TRANSMISSION(IT TOOK HIM ABOUT 30 MIN. TO CAME STRAIT FORWARD). HE FORGOT TO TELL ME HOW HE WILL WORK WITH ME. *TR

05 MAXIMA TRANSMISSION/SHIFTING PROBLEMS MY 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA HAS ABOUT 62,000 MILES AND STARTED SHOWING SIGNS OF WHAT MAY BE SERIOUS TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD GIVE A HARD JERK/JUMP ALSO WHEN DECREASING SPEED. IT FEELS LIKE I'M BEING KICKED IN THE BACK OR REAR END. A LOUD CLUNKING SOUND. I'VE KEEP MY CAR MAINTAINED AND EVEN INSPECTED BY DIAGNOSTIC NOTHING SHOWS, NO TROUBLE CODES SHOW UP WHEN THEY PUT THE CAR ON THE SCOPE. THE VEHICLE WOULD BE GOOD FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS AND THEN START ACTING UP AGAIN, CLUNKING AND SOMETIMES BUCKING LIKE A STUBBORN HORSE WHILE DRIVING. MECHANICS HAVE CHECKED TRANSMISSION OIL AND ENGINE OIL HAS BEEN CHECK AND VERY GOOD. I REALLY SUSPECT THERE IS AN UNDOCUMENTED FLAW WITH THIS TRANSMISSION AND IT SHOWED UP IN THE LATE '04 AND '05 BUILD CARS. *TR

1. AFTER WARM UP TAKES ABOUT 5 SECONDS TO CLICK INTO GEAR AFTER THE SHIFT LEVER IS PUT IN "D" 2. VERY HARD JERKY SHIFTS BETWEEN 1ST TO 2ND AND 2ND TO 1ST AND ACCOMPANIED BY LOUD CLUNKING NOISE. 3. TRANSMISSION SLIPS OUT OF GEAR DURING REGULAR DRIVING ALLLOWING THE ENGINE TO REV FREELY THEN JERKING BACK INTO GEAR WITH A LOUD CLUNK. THE IS FOLLOWED BY A BURNT OIL. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN SLIPPING GEARS WITH THE VEHICLE JERKING VIOLENTLY. THE CONTACT MANEUVERED THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND SHUT OFF THE ENGINE. UPON RESTART, THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE TRANSMISSION HAD BEEN PREVIOUSLY REPLACED IN 2010. THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 70,000. UPDATED 07/20/11*LJ UPDATED 08/03/11

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED WHEN DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS OR STARTING THE VEHICLE, IT WOULD LUNGE FORWARD. THE VEHICLE ALSO JERKED VIOLENTLY WHEN SHIFTING FROM FIRST TO SECOND GEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED BY A DEALER NOR WAS IT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED REGARDING THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 70,000.

WHEN THE ENGINE IS WARN AND YOU SHIFT FROM PARK TO DRIVE OR REVERSE THE CAR JERKS REALLY HARD BEFORE IT GOES TO THE DESIRED GEAR. ONCE IT PICKS UP YOU WILL FEEL A JERK WHILE DRIVING ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU ARE SLOWING DOWN FROM HIGH SPEED TO A STOP. IT REALLY JERKS AROUND 2ND AND 3RD SHIFTING, PICKING UP OR SLOWING DOWN. DURING DRIVING WHEN YOU DEPRESS THE ACCELERATOR, IT DOES NOT PICK UP RIGHT AWAY AND THE ENGINE WILL RAVE BEFORE IT KICKS IN WITH A JERK. THE TRANSMISSION SLIPS BEFORE IT PICKS UP. ONCE YOU START ACCELERATION, THERE IS A RATTLING SOUND WHEN YOU PRESS THE GAS. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALERSHIP SEVERAL TIME AND THEY TELL ME THEY CANNOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT AND THAT I SHOULD ALWAYS USE PREMIUM GAS. THE LAST TIME I HAD TO SPEND $500 TO REPLACE THE VISA VALVE AND EVAP VALVE THE PROBLEM STILL CONTINUES. THIS HAPPENS AFTER DRIVING THE CAR AND IT HAS WARMED UP. THE DEALERSHIP CANNOT REPLICATE THE PROBLEM BECAUSE WHENEVER YOU TAKE IT IN THEY WAIT TILL THE ENGINE HAS COOLED DOWN BEFORE THEY TAKE IT FOR A TEST DRIVE. IT SOUNDS TO ME LIKE THEY DO IT ON PURPOSE. MY CAR IS ABOUT 110K MILES AND THIS STARTED ABOUT 10K MILES AGO. *TR

TRANSMISSION ISSUES. AFTER 65,000 MILES 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA JERKS BETWEEN LOW GEARS SHIFTS AND SLIPS FREQUENTLY DURING NORMAL DRIVING. A TRANSMISSION FLUSH HAS BEEN DONE ON THIS VEHICLE AS RECOMMENDED BY NISSAN SERVICE STAFF HOWEVER ISSUES CONTINUE. *TR

THE 2005 MAXIMA MOTORS ARE KNOWN TO HAVE TIMING CHAINS PROBLEMS GIVE A VEHICLE A BAD RATTLE NOISE FROM THE ENGINE SOME VEHICLE DO IT WITH AS LOW AS 15000 MILES THEN THEY TRY AND CHARGE ALMOST 3000 TO FIX. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER PARKING HER VEHICLE THE PASSENGER SEAT BEGAN TO SMOKE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHO TOLD THE CONTACT THAT THERE WAS A NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 05V512000, SEATS FRONT ASSEMBLY, POWER ADJUST RECALL ASSOCIATED AND THAT HER VEHICLE WAS ALREADY REPAIRED IN 2008. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 82,800 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 83,073.

WHEN THE VEHICLE IS SHIFTING FROM 1ST TO 2ND, IT FEELS LIKE I AM BEING KICKED IN THE BACK OR REAR ENDED. WAS INFORMED BY ONE OF THE SERVICE MANAGERS AT THE DEALERSHIP THAT THE VEHICLE DOESN'T HAVE A COOLING SYSTEM FOR THE TRANSMISSION AND THAT I COULD GET IT REPLACED OR REPAIRED BUT DOWN THE LINE, THE SAME THING IS GOING TO HAPPEN SINCE THERE IS NO WAY TO COOL THE TRANSMISSION FLUIDS.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN SHIFTING TO SECOND GEAR SHE WOULD FEEL A HARD JERKING MOTION AND HEAR A KNOCKING NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A DEALER WHO ADVISED HER THAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE AND SAID IT MAY BE THE TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 110,000.

TRANSMISSION JERKS REALLY HARD CAUSING NECK PAIN AND CAUSE VEHICLE TO STALL OR LOSE POWER ON THE HWY. *TR

I PURCHASED A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA IN NOVEMBER 2010 WITH 55,000 MILES ON IT. WE HAVE RECENTLY NOTICED THAT THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTS REALLY HARD WHEN DECELERATING. I TOOK IT TO AAMCO TRANSMISSIONS, AND THEY HAVE INDICATED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDS A NEW TRANSMISSION FOR ABOUT $3200.00 TOTAL. IT SEEMS AWFULLY RIDICULOUS THAT A TRANSMISSION WOULD GO OUT AFTER ONLY 57000 MILES. I WAS HOPEFUL THAT A RECALL HAD BEEN ISSUED SO THAT I WOULDN'T NEED TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR. *TR

I HAVE A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA I'VE HAD IT GOING ON 2 YEARS AND MY TRANSMISSION IS GOING OUT. I'VE KEPT THE CAR MAINTENANCE BY THE DEALER AND HAS TAKEN REALLY GOOD CARE OF THE CAR... I'VE HEARD ALOT OF THE 4 SAME COMPLAINTS ON THESE CARS JUST WONDERING WHY NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE ABOUT IT. ME AND MY DAUGHTER ALMOST STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC BECAUSE OF IT, ITS NOT SAFE AND FOR IT NOT BE SO MANY COMPLAINTS ON THESE CARS THERE SHOULD BE SOME KIND ACTION. *TR

I HAVE BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH MY 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA TRANSMISSION JERKING REALLY BAD AROUND 20 MPH WHEN DECREASING SPEED AND AT 15 MPH WHEN ACCELERATING. I HAVE CALLED NISSAN NUMEROUS TIMES OVER THE PAST 2 1/2 WEEKS. I JUST GOT A CALL BACK FROM THEM MONDAY STATING THAT THEY COULD NOT DO ANYTHING TO HELP ME BECAUSE THE TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS DARK AND BURNT. I HAD JUST HAD THE TRANSMISSION FLUID AND FILTER CHANGED A MOTH PRIOR TO THAT SO KNOW THAT WAS NOT THE CASE. I HAVE NOT TAKEN MY CAR TO NISSAN FOR MAINTENANCE BECAUSE THEY ARE TOO HIGH BUT HAVE TAKEN IT IN FOR SERVICE ON A REGULAR BASIS. I AM ASKING FOR THEIR HELP WITH THE REPAIRS BUT THEY HAVE REFUSED SO FAR. I FEEL THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL MAXIMA, AND THEY SHOULD COVER THE COST!

TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING VERY BAD. CAR JERKS HARD WHEN SHIFTING FORM 1ST TO 2ND GEAR. WHEN COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP CAR JERKS AND SOMETIMES WON'T SHIFT. WHEN PUTTING CAR IN GEAR THERE IS A HARD SHIFT OR JERK. *TR