2005 Nissan Maxima complaints

OVER THE PAST YEAR (SINCE FEB 2010), I HAVE CONTACTED NISSAN ABOUT 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 FREEWAY (LUCKILY I WAS DRIVING IN THE FAR RIGHT LANE), IT COMPLETELY STOPPED AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. MY TRANSMISSION WENT OUT. THANK GOD, 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 NOTHING TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. I AM FILING A COMPLAINT AGAINST NISSAN BECAUSE THEY WERE FULLY AWARE ABOUT THE TRANSMISSION DEFECT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SHIFT FROM FIRST GEAR AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE PAST 10 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY THE DEALER AND THEY ADVISED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 86,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 110,000.

2005 NISSAN MAXIMA TRANSMISSION ISSUE-MAXIMA HAS 76K ON IT, TRANSMISSION KEEPS SLIPPING, FEELS LIKE YOU ARE GETTING KICKED FROM BEHIND OR REAR ENDED, MAXIMA WILL ALSO SLIP GEARS AND REV UP.. *TR

I AM A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA OWNER, AFTER 82000 MILES MY TRANSMISSION IS NOW BAD. AS A COLLEGE STUDENT I DO NOT HAVE THE $4300 TO REPLACE MY TRANSMISSION. NISSAN HAS DECLINED WHEN ASKING FOR ANY FOR A ASSISTANCE WITH THIS ISSUE. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN. PEOPLE COULD BE SERIOUSLY INJURED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, SHE APPLIED PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE ANTI LOCK BRAKES ENGAGED. THE BRAKE PEDAL BEGAN TO PUMP AND THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED AN INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCE. DURING THE FAILURE, THE ANTI LOCK BRAKE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE BEGAN TO RECUR INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE ANTI LOCK SPEED SENSORS WERE RUSTED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. APPROXIMATELY THREE MONTHS LATER, THE FAILURE BEGAN TO RECUR AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED TO REPLACE THE ANTI LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM DUE TO EXCESSIVE RUST AND CORROSION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD VIOLENTLY JERK WHEN DOWNSHIFTING AND ACCELERATING AT LOW SPEEDS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 56,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 69,890.

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

I OWN A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. SHIFTING FROM 1ST TO 2ND OR 2ND TO 3RD IS DANGEROUSLY HARD. THE CAR JERKS ALMOST VIOLENTLY IN AND OUT OF GEAR. THIS HAS BEEN OCCURRING FOR THE PAST 4 MONTHS. MIND YOU THAT I JUST PURCHASED THIS CAR ABOUT A YEAR AGO. I WAS RECOMMENDED TO GET A TRANSMISSION FLUSH BUT THAT DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. *TR

I PURCHASED MY 05 NISSAN MAXIMA WITH 60800 MILES FROM A NISSAN DEALER. AT ABOUT 70000, THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO SHOW SIGNS OF COSTLY REPAIRS. THE TRANSMISSION JERKS VERY HARD WHEN SHIFTING FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEAR AND THEN WHEN SLOWING DOWN FROM 2ND TO 1ST. JUST SHIFTING FROM P TO D AT TIMES THERE IS ABOUT A 3 - 4 SECOND DELAY THEN ENGAGES TO ONLY HERE AND FEEL A VERY HARD CLUNK AND JERKS REALLY HARD AGAIN. WITH ALL THE HARD SHIFTING THE MOTOR MOUNTS ARE PROBABLY GOING TO WEAR OUT PREMATURELY TOO. AFTER GOING ONLINE AND READING SO MANY OTHER 04 - 05 MAXIMA TRANSMISSION ISSUE WITH THE SAME SYMPTOMS AROUND THE SAME MILEAGE. I AM CONVINCED THIS IS A FACTORY DEFECT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PLACED IN DRIVE THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO HESITATE AND THERE WAS A HARD THUMP WHEN HE TRIED TO ACCELERATE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC WHO STATED THE BODY VALVE CAUSED THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WOULD JERK VIOLENTLY WHEN SHIFTING FROM FIRST TO SECOND GEAR WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10-30 MPH. THE FAILURE ALSO RECURRED WHEN DECELERATING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED TO REPLACE THE MOTOR MOUNTS AND TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 67,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 73,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN SHIFTING FROM FIRST TO SECOND GEAR WHEN DRIVING 25 MPH AND ABOVE, THE VEHICLE WOULD JERK VIOLENTLY. THE VEHICLE WOULD ALSO JERK WHEN THE VEHICLE DOWNSHIFTED TO FIRST GEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL TRANSMISSION SHOP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING A DIAGNOSIS OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 74,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO SLIP GEARS UNEXPECTEDLYACCOMAPNIED WITH AN ABNORMAL JERKING WITH HESITATION. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE DRIVING AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THEY REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAULTY TRANSMISSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT PRIOR TO THE FAILURE, THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER AND ABS SENSOR WERE REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 91,000.

I HAVE A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. FOR THE PAST FEW MTHS I HAVE NOTICED THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPING OR STALLING ON CHANGE OF GEARS. MY CAR WAS PURCHASED A YR. OLD AND HAD AROUND 40000 MILES. THE CAR NOW HAS RIGHT AT 90000 MILES. I HAVE ALWAYS BRAGGED ON HOW GREAT OF A CAR, THE NISSAN MAXIMA IS. NOW, I' M VERY DISAPPOINTED. AND VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY OF MY FAMILY. ON VERY DRIVE I EXPERIENCE SEVERE JERKING AND STALLING. I MORE SO EXPERIENCE THE JERKS AND STALLING WHILE TRAVELING AT A 20/40 MILES. *TR

I HAVE A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA THAT HAS DEVELOPED A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM AT ONLY 71,000 MILES. THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP SAYS THAT I MUST REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION OR HAVE THE "VALVE" THAT IS STICKING WHEN I SHIFT FROM 1ST TO 2ND OR FROM 2ND TO 1ST REPLACED. TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION OR TO CHANGE THE VALVE IS GOING TO COST ME SOMEWHERE BETWEEN $2,500 TO $3,500. I DON'T BELIEVE THAT A CAR WITH ONLY 71,000 MILES SHOULD BE REQUIRED TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. JUDGING FROM ALL THE COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET ABOUT THE 05 NISSAN MAXIMA, I BELIEVE THE PROBLEM IS FAR MORE WIDE-SPREAD AND SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED. *TR

MY 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA HAD REACHED ROUGHLY 89,000 MILES AND OUT OF THE BLUE IT BEGAN SHIFTING HARD/JERKING DURING DRIVES OVER 40MINS. THE CAR CONTINUED TO SHIFT HARD WHILE DRIVING AND THEN WHEN I PUT IT INTO PARK, REVERSE AND DRIVE IT WOULD JERK THE ENTIRE CAR. SOON THE SHIFTING WAS SO BAD THAT I WAS BEING THROWN FORWARD AND BACK WITH EVERY LITTLE SHIFT OF THE ENGINE. I TOOK THE CAR INTO A NISSAN DEALERSHIP AND DESCRIBED WHAT WAS HAPPENING. THEY PERFORMED A DIAGNOSIS (AND REPORTED THAT THEY DID NOT FIND ANYTHING.) THEY INFORMED ME THAT I WAS FEELING THE SHIFTING BECAUSE MY FRONT ENGINE MOUNT WAS BROKEN AND THAT MY TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS BAD. I HAD THEM COMPLETE THE TRANSMISSION FLUSH AT THAT TIME AND HAD MY ENGINE MOUNT REPAIRED 4 MONTHS LATER. I CONTINUED TO EXPERIENCE HARD SHIFTING WITH THE NEW MOUNT AND NEW FLUSH. I ENDED UP TAKING THE CAR BACK IN TO THE DEALER FOR ANOTHER PROBLEM THEY NEEDED TO CORRECT AND INFORMED THEM AGAIN THAT THE CAR WAS STILL SHIFTING HARD AND THE ENGINE LIGHT WAS COMING ON AND OFF. AGAIN I WAS TOLD THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. CURRENTLY, MY CAR IS SHIFTING IN AND OUT OF GEAR EVERY TIME I DRIVE AND IS OVER REVVING WHEN I TRY AND SPEED UP. I BELIEVE ALL THIS HARD SHIFTING/JERKING IS WHAT CAUSED MY ENGINE MOUNT TO CRACK. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD VIOLENTLY JERK AND SHIFT BETWEEN GEARS WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED. THE DEALER FLUSHED THE TRANSMISSION AND ASSURED THE CONTACT THAT THE REPAIR WOULD CORRECT THE FAILURE BUT IT DID NOT AND THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE CONTACT DID NOT INFORM MANUFACTURER OF THE FAILURE NOR WAS THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 89,500 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 88,300. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TRANSMISSION FAILURE

I HAVE A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA AND THE TRANSMISSION IS GOING OUT. I AM AT 90,000 MILES AND IT JERKS REAL HARD ALOT. IT HAS BEEN DOING THIS SINCE I GOT IT LAST YEAR. IT ALSO MAKES A HUMMING SOUND WHEN I GET UP TO 45 MILES PER HOUR. WHEN I'M GOING DOWN HILL AND TRYING TO SLOW OR SWITCHING GEARS PERIOD. THE COMPRESSOR HAS GONE BAD ON IT AS WELL.. *TR

2005 NISSAN MAXIMA SE PROBLEM SHIFTING. DELAY IN ENGAGEMENT FROM P TO D (ABOUT 1-2 SECONDS), FOLLOWED BY A STRONG JERK OR BANG. ONCE IN GEAR, VERY HIGH REVS AND ENGAGEMENT FROM 2ND TO 3RD GEAR, ALONG WITH 3RD TO 4TH. SAME CAN BE SAID ON DECELERATION. 4TH TO 3RD, AND ALL THE WAY DOWN... A DEFINITE TRAFFIC SAFETY HAZARD. JUST SOME OF THE OTHER ITEMS I HAVE HAD TO FOOT THE BILL FOR ON THIS 6-YEAR OLD VEHICLE: - 3 A/C COMPRESSORS - BOTH HIGH AND LOW A/C COMPRESSOR LINES - 4 NEW TIRES DUE TO CRACKING AND BUBBLING ON THE FACTORY TIRES (AT LESS THAN 30K MILES!) - FRONT ROTORS DUE TO WARPING AND EXCESSIVE STEERING WHEEL SHAKING WHEN BRAKING - LUMBAR SUPPORT PUMP (DRIVER'S SIDE) IS BROKEN - TURN SIGNAL INDICATORS OUT OF ALIGNMENT (DEFECTIVE GLUE TO HOLD THEM IN PLACE?) - 3 BATTERIES IN UNDER 5 YEARS - POWER WINDOW MOTORS ARE DYING (NOT AS QUICK AS THEY USED TO BE) OVERALL, I HAVE COME TO HATE THIS CAR AND THE NISSAN BRAND. I WILL NEVER BUY A NISSAN (OR INFINITI) AGAIN. *TR

TRANSMISSION STARTED SHIFTING VERY HARD BETWEEN 1ST AND 2ND AND 2ND AND 3RD. I HAVE ALSO HAD THE TRANSMISSION GET STUCK IN 5TH GEAR WHICH POSES A SAFETY PROBLEM WHEN TRYING TO PULL OUT INTO TRAFFIC. NOTICE FIRST SYMPTOMS JUST AFTER 60K MILE WARRANTY. TOOK IT TO DEALER, COULDN'T FIND ANY PROBLEM. SUBSEQUENT VISITS AND WAS TOLD TO REPLACE THE MOTOR MOUNTS AND FLUSHED TRANY AND CALL NISSAN CAR WHICH I DID ALL 3. TRANSMISSION CONTINUED TO GET WORSE AND TOOK IT BACK TO NISSAN. THEY RECOMMENDED NEW AT FOR $3500. CALLED NISSAN CARE AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY CANNOT HELP, CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY. WHEN ASKED TO SPEAK TO A SUPERVISOR, I WAS TOLD NO, THAT WOULDN'T HELP AND THEY HUNG UP. *TR

AFTER ABOUT 65,000 MILES I BEGAN TO HAVE TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. THE CAR WOULD JERK HARD WHEN SHIFTING FROM 1ST TO 2ND AND SOMETIMES FROM 2ND TO 3RD. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID THE MOTOR MOUNTS WAS THE PROBLEM. I HAD THE MOTOR MOUNTS REPLACED BUT ABOUT A MONTH LATER THE CAR HAD THE SAME SYMPTOMS. I HAVE KEPT UP ON THE MAINTENANCE. I HAVE RESEARCHED NISSAN COMPLAINTS AND THERE ARE MANY PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. NISSAN SHOULD CHECK INTO THIS TRANSMISSION PROBLEM AND POSSIBLE ISSUE A RECALL FOR THESE TRANSMISSIONS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA SE. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25-30 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO SHIFT FROM SECOND TO FIRST GEAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS RESISTANT TO SHIFTING. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY THE DEALER AND THEY ADVISED HIM THAT THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY THE MOTOR MOUNTS. THE MOTOR MOUNTS WERE REPLACED AND 10,000 MILES LATER, THE DEALER ADVISED HIM THAT THE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED REPLACING, AS THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 78,000. UPDATED 06/01/11*LJ UPDATED 1/19/2012 *LN *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 5 MPH AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS HARD TO STOP UNTIL IT WAS SHIFTED INTO FIRST GEAR. THE SHIFT MALFUNCTION WARNING LAMP WAS ILLUMINATED WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A DEALER AND THEY ADVISED HIM THAT THE RIGHT MOTOR MOUNTS AND THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BY INSTALLING A REBUILT TRANSMISSION AND REPLACING THE MOTOR MOUNTS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 121,000.

MY 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA 3.5L SE HAS STARTED SLIPPING FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEAR WITH A LOUD THUNK AS WELL AS SLIPPING AND REVVING REALLY HIGH WHEN GOING FROM 2-3RD GEAR. THE JOLT IS VERY VIOLENT AND I AM WORRIED ABOUT MY SAFETY WHEN THIS HAPPENS. I NEED TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION MY MECHANIC TELLS ME. THIS IS A VERY COMMON ISSUE I HAVE HEARD A LOT ABOUT IN THE '04-'06 MAXIMA MODELS. *TR

DASHBOARD CLUSTER AND ABS NEEDS TO BE REPLACED, IS THIS A RECALL ISSUE IF NOT SHOLD BE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 TO 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD EXPERIENCE ROUGH SHIFTING WHEN ACCELERATING AND DECELERATING. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD INTERMITTENTLY SURGE FORWARD WHILE CHANGING GEARS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS REPLACED YET THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS TOLD THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED REPLACING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 72,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 82,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE FROM A STOP BUT THE VEHICLE MOMENTARILY HESITATED BEFORE SHIFTING IN GEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE TRANSMISSION WAS FLUSHED. THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO RECUR WHENEVER THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE FROM A STOP. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 114,332. UPDATED 06/17/11 *BF UPDATED 07/08/11

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD BECOME OVER HEATED AND WOULD IT JERK VIOLENTLY. THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED PREVIOUSLY HOWEVER, THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE THE DATE OR MILEAGE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AGAIN. THE CONTACT DID NOT INFORM THE MANUFACTURER NOR WAS THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION WOULD SLIP OUT OF GEAR. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THE DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE PROGRESSIVELY BECAME WORSE AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE HE WAS ADVISED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED REPLACING. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ONLINE REGARDING THE TRANSMISSION ISSUE WITH HIS YEAR MAKE AND MODEL AND BELIEVED THAT A RECALL SHOULD HAVE BEEN ISSUED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION EXHIBITED A VIOLENT JERK DURING DECELERATION. IN ADDITION, THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED WHEN DRIVING AT HIGH SPEEDS AND THE RPMS WOULD BEGAN TO INCREASE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER THREE DIFFERENT TIMES FOR THE SIMILAR FAILURE. THE TRANSMISSION WAS FLUSHED AND THE MOTOR MOUNTS WERE REPLACED. THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO RECUR AFTER THE REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED ON FOUR SEPARATE OCCASIONS AND THE CONTACT WAS WAITING UPON A RESPONSE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE BRAKES WERE ENGAGED, THE ABS ACTIVATED ABNORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS AND THEY INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY A FAULTY COMPUTER CHIP. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 92,000.

MY TRANSMISSION ON MY 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA SE SLIPS AND JERKS WHEN ACCELERATING FROM UNDER 30 MPH. THERE'S ALSO TIMES WHERE IT SHIFTS ROUGHLY. I HAVE CHECKED MY TRANSMISSION FLUID AND ITS WITHIN OPERATING PARAMETERS. I CHECKED ONLINE AND HAVE SEEN OTHER MAXIMA OWNERS WITH THE SAME ISSUE. *TR

2005 NISSAN MAXIMA SL SHIFTS HARD AND CAUSES THE CAR TO JUMP FORWARD AND DOES THE SAME WHEN PUT INTO REVERSE. NEARLY CAUSED 2 ACCIDENTS AND NO RELIEF FROM NISSAN, AND THIS IS A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL ITEM. SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

TRANSMISSION. UNDOCUMENTED FLAW WITH THIS TRANSMISSION. TRANSMISSION SLIPS OUT OF GEAR DURING REGULAR DRIVING. VERY HARD JERKY SHIFTS.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE SHIFTING GEAR FROM PARK OR DRIVE A CLUNKING SOUND WAS HEARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIANS STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,000.

EARLY TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *TR

I AM A OWNER OF A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA I HAVE RECENTLY EXPERIENCED SOME TRANSMISSION ISSUES I WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP TO REPORT AN ISSUE THAT INVOLVING MY VEHICLE ... I WAS ALMOST HIT BY AN EIGHTEEN WHEELER IN TRAFFIC AFTER MY CAR STALLED IN TRAFFIC I WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP, AT WHICH TIME I WAS ADVISED BY THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP THE TRANSMISSION ON MY VEHICLE HAS HAD NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS RE: TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. AFTER BEING TERRIFIED I WROTE NISSAN A CONSUMER REPORT LETTER EXPLAINING MY ISSUES WITH MY TRANSMISSION. I WENT TO THE INTERNET AND DISCOVERED THIS IS NOT AN ISSUE NISSAN IS CONCERNED WITH. I AM NOT THE ONLY PERSON WHO HAS BEEN GIVEN THE COLD SHOULDER AFTER MAKING A $30, 000 PURCHASE THAT HAS ALMOST COST ME AND MY CHILDREN'S LIFE. PLEASE SOMEONE NEEDS TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS MASSIVE PROBLEM BEFORE SOME ONE IS SERIOUSLY HURT. AFTER TODAY I AM PARKING THIS BEAUTIFUL YET DANGEROUS PIECE OF MACHINERY I CAN NOT IN GOOD FAITH BELIEVE THAT NISSAN HAS PLANNED TO DO ABSOLUTELY NOTHING TO RECTIFY A ISSUE SO LARGE! SOME ONE NEEDS TO BE RESPONSIBLE IN THE NISSAN CAMP FOR RECALLING THIS CAR. I CAN SAY THIS AT LEAST TOYOTA STEPPED UP TO THE PLATE AND TOOK RESPONSIBILITY FOR THEIR ISSUE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD AND SLIPPED OUT OF GEAR. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED LAST YEAR AND WAS CURRENTLY MALFUNCTIONING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH HIS YEAR, MAKE, AND MODEL VEHICLE; HOWEVER THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT ADDRESSED IT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 118,281.

WHEN PUTTING THE CAR FROM PARK TO DRIVE IT HESITATES AND THEN JERKS INTO GEAR. HARD SHIFTING FROM 1ST TO 2ND AND 2ND TO 3RD. WHEN DOWNSHIFTING THIS ALSO HAPPENS IN THE SAME GEARS. THIS STARTED AROUND $40,000 MILES AND HAPPENS EVERYTIME THE CAR IS DROVE. WHEN THE CAR IS HOT IT JERKS ALOT HARDER WHEN SHIFTING. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD VIBRATE, VIOLENTLY JERK, AND STALL SPORADICALLY. THE FAILURE BEGAN TWO YEARS AGO AND THE DEALER MADE SEVEN ATTEMPTS TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE BUT TO NO AVAIL. THE MANUFACTURER OFFERED THE CONTACT $800 TOWARD REPAIRS YET THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 108,696 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

I HAVE 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA IT HAD A PROBLEM WITH TRANSMISSION I WENT TO THE DEALER SHIP THEY SAID THIS MODEL COMING WITH A MINOR DEFECT WITH THE TRANSMISSION THEY TOLD ME TO FILE A COMPLAINT WITH YOU TO GET THE RECALL START. *TR

2005 NISSAN MAXIMA WAS SHIFTING FROM 1ST TO 2ND AND ALSO DOWNSHIFTING VERY HARD AS WELL. THE TRANSMISSION WOULD ALSO SLIP OCCASIONALLY WHEN DRIVING SLOW THROUGH FOR AN EXAMPLE A ROW OF STOP SIGNS. 2 WEEKS AFTER I PURCHASED THE CAR I HAD TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION $3800.00 FROM A DEALER AND THE DEALERSHIP I BOUGHT IT FROM OFFERED NO HELP BECAUSE I PAID CASH FOR THE CAR. NOW I HAVE MY NEW TRANSMISSION AND IT SHIFTS BETTER BUT I HAVE BEEN HAVING THE SAME SLIPPAGE PROBLEM AS BEFORE AND ONLY HAD THE NEW TRANSMISSION 3 MONTHS. THERE IS A MAJOR DEFECT IN THESE CARS AND NISSAN SHOULD FIX THAT. I HAVE OWNED 3 NISSANS BUT AFTER I GET RID OF THIS CAR I WILL NEVER OWN ANOTHER ONE IF NISSAN DOESN'T TAKE SOME RESPONSIBILITY AND FIX THEIR MISTAKES. NO MATTER HOW COSTLY, THEY WILL END UP LOOSING ALOT OF LONG TIME CUSTOMERS IF THEY DON'T. *TR

2005 NISSAN MAXIMA-HAVING ISSUES WITH THE TRANSMISSION-JERKING AND JUMPING BETWEEN 1ST & 2ND GEAR WHEN STARTING,SLOWING DOWN, AND SHIFTING GEARS. ALSO JERKING WHEN ON CRUISE CONTROL. HESITATION WHEN GOING FROM PARK TO DRIVE, AND FORWARD TO REVERSE. THIS IS MY 3RD MAXIMA SO I'M LOYAL BUT VERY UPSET!!! I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY A FORMER NISSAN MECHANIC THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE 2004 AND 2005'S MAXIMA TRANSMISSION AND NISSAN IS DOING NOTHING TO FIX THE PROBLEM. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO SHIFT INTO SECOND OR THIRD GEAR, THE GEAR ENGAGED WITH VIOLENT FORCE, AND SOMETIMES THE GEAR WILL NOT SHIFT INTO DRIVE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN FOR OVER AN HOUR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL TRANSMISSION MECHANIC TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 36,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 97,000 MILES.

HAVE A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. IT HAS AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. IT IS JERKING REAL HARD BETWEEN 1-2 GEAR AND WHEN SLOWING DOWN IT ALSO JERKS. IT JERKS SO HARD IT FEEL LIKE IM BEING REARENDED. THIS IS RIDICULOUS AND NISSAN IS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM AND OFFERS NO ASSISTANCE! THEY KNOW THEY PUT A MESSED UP TARANSMISSION IN THESE CARS! IT IS NOT FAIR! I AM NOT GOIN TO GET KILLED BECAUSE MY CAR WILL NOT GO WHEN I PULL OUT ON FREEWAY. I COULD OF GOT KILLED! IT JERKS WHEN GOING FROM DRIVE TO PARK. I PULLED OUT ON FREEWAY THIS MORNING AND MY CAR WOULD NOT GO, ALMOST GOT HIT BY A VEHICLE. THIS IS A DEFECTED TRANSMISIION AND THERE ARE 1,000'S OF COMPLAINTS ALL OVER THE WEB ABOUT THESE CARS. NISSAN WILL NOT HELP ME AT ALL. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. SOMEONE CAN GET KILLED BECAUSE OF POOR WORKMANSHIP DONE ON THESE TRANSMISSIONS. THIS IS NOT RIGHT! THIS NEEDS A RECALL AND NISSAN NEEDS TO FIX THIS! NISSAN NEEDS TO FIX THIS! THEY NEED TO FIX THIS!!! MY FAMILY WILL SUE THEM IF WE GET HIT BY A CAR AND ME AND MY KIDS DIE BECAUSE OF MY TRANSMISSION NOT GOING INTO GEAR AND GETTING STUCK!

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN SHIFTING INTO GEAR, THE TRANSMISSION KNOCKED ROUGHLY. WHEN DRIVING, THE GEARS WOULD SLIP AND THE RPMS WOULD REV. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 100,557. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 70,000.

MY 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA HAS NEVER HAD ANY MAJOR PROBLEMS. I BOUGHT IT NEW. I DO A LOT OF HIGHWAY DRIVING TO AND FROM WORK AND HAVE ABOUT 93,000 MILES NOW ON THE CAR BECAUSE OF THE LONG DISTANCES EVERY DAY. THE PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION HAS BECOME MORE NOTICEABLE WITHIN THE PAST COUPLE MONTHS. THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SHIFTS VERY HARD FROM 1ST TO 2ND AND SOMETIMES 3RD AND BACK DOWN AND FEELS LIKE A BUCKING BRONCO. TODAY THE TRANS SLIPPED COMPLETELY WHILE ACCELERATING AT LEAST THREE TIMES ON MY DRIVE IN TO WORK AND THE RPM'S WENT FLYING. IT'S NEVER SLIPPED COMPLETELY UNTIL TODAY. THE TRANSMISSION IS FAILING AND IT SHOULD BE LASTING A LOT LONGER THAN 5 YEARS. OVER THE PAST 2-3 MONTHS THE PROBLEM HAS GOTTEN WORSE. NOW IT DOES THE BUCKING BRONCO THING EVERY DAY, SEVERAL TIMES A DAY. I HAVE ALREADY TAKEN THE CAR IN ONCE (TO A LOCAL TRANSMISSION SHOP) AND THEY TRIED A TRANSMISSION FLUSH THAT COST NEARLY $400. IT SEEMED TO HELP FOR A COUPLE WEEKS BUT THE PROBLEM IS BACK AND IS MUCH WORSE NOW. I AM PLANNING TO TAKE IT IN AGAIN BUT I'M BEING TOLD THAT IT MAY COST ME $1,500 TO $2,000 TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. I HAVE SEEN HUNDREDS AND HUNDREDS OF REPORTS ONLINE FOR THE SAME ISSUE. THIS CAN'T BE A COINCIDENCE AND SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE BY NISSAN CORPORATE RIGHT AWAY!

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY BETWEEN 5-15 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD KNOCKING NOISE COMING FROM THE TRANSMISSION. ALSO, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED TO SHIFT CORRECTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION SOLENOID NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 97,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

THE TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING IN BETWEEN 1ST TO 2ND GEAR. A VERY HARD JERK OFTEN. A HARD JERK WHEN GOING INTO REVERSE. IT HAPPENS WHEN THE CAR IS WARMED UP. I AM BEING TOLD THAT THIS IS A VERY VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE 2004 AND 2005 MAXIMAS AND LOOKING ONLINE IT IS A DEFECT IN THE CARS TRANSMISSION ASSEMBLY. I AM BEING TOLD I HAVE TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION AND IT IS VERY COSTLY. THEN TO MOST LIKELY HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE NEW TRANSMISSION GETS ABOUT 60,000 MILES ON IT. HAVE BEEN HAVING PROBLEM FOR MONTHS, SO BEING THAT WE DO NOT HAVE FINANCES TO REPAIR, THE CAR IS SITTING. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH AND TRYING TO ACCELERATE THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD LUNGE FORWARD VIOLENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO ADVISED HIM THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 127,000.