2005 Nissan Maxima complaints

I PURCHASED A NEW 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. SINCE THEN I HAVE REPLACED THE ENGINE MOUNTS 4 TIMES. NOW AT 88,000, I AM TOLD I NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION. I AM 47 YEARS AND HAVE OWNED MANY CARS IN MY LIFETIME. I RESEARCHED THIS TOPIC AND FOUND MANY AMERICANS WITH SIMILAR TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS WHO OWN 2004-2005 NISSAN MAXIMAS. THE CAR JERKS FORWARD WHEN GOING FROM 2-3 GEAR, NEUTRAL TO REVERSE AND NEUTRAL TO DRIVE. ENGINES REVS HIGH WHEN THIS IS HAPPENING AND JERKS FORWARD WHEN DRIVING. THIS IS A PUBLIC SAFETY ISSUE THAT HAS LEAD TO ACCIDENTS AND ENGINE FIRES. SIMILAR EXPERIENCES AND COMPLAINTS CAN BE FOUND AT-HTTP://WWW.CONSUMERAFFAIRS.COM/AUTOMOTIVE/NISSAN_MAXIMA.HTML UPDATED IVOQ 05/10/11 *TR

I OWN A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA AND I HAVE BEEN HAVING A SHIFTING PROBLEM FOR A WHILE. THERE IS A DELAY IN SHIFTING FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE AND ALSO A BIG JERK WHEN IT SHIFTS FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE. I RECENTLY CHANGED THE TRANNY MOUNT BECAUSE I THOUGHT THAT WAS THE PROBLEM. I PROBLEM DID NOT GO AWAY. I THINK THERE IS A GENERAL PROBLEM WITH THE 2005 MODEL OF NISSAN MAXIMA AND IT SHOULD BE RECALL FOR TRANSMISSION AND SHIFTING.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH HE ENGAGED THE BRAKES AND THEY MADE A VERY LOUD NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE LEFT REAR HUB ASSEMBLY AND ABS MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AND TWO YEARS LATER THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE SAME DEALER WHO PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC TEST WHICH INDICATED THAT THE ABS MOTOR MODULE, THE HUB ASSEMBLY AND ACTUATOR WERE DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 62,600. UPDATED 5/2/11 *CN UPDATED 05/11/11

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH WHEN THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO VIOLENTLY JERK WITH HESITATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THEY INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS DEFECTIVE AND THE FAILURE WAS A COMMON ISSUE WITH THE MODEL YEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 40,000.

I HAVE A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA, AND HAVE HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION STICKING IN 3RD GEAR WHILE GOING DOWN A HILL. IT JERKS VERY BADLY WHEN GOING FROM 1ST TO 2ND...AND BACK DOWN FROM 2ND TO 1ST. IT ALSO JERKS WHEN I GO FROM PARK TO DRIVE. I'VE TAKEN IT TO NISSAN AND THEY EXPLAINED THAT I WILL NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION. THIS PROBLEM STARTED AT 65K MILES. I FIRST HAD THE VALVE BODY FIXED, AND IT STOPPED JERKING FOR 6 MONTHS....BUT STARTED BACK. NOW, I'M TOLD NEW TRANSMISSION. I HAVE SPENT $3,600 ON REPAIRS FOR A CAR THAT IS 6 YEARS OLD (5 AT THE TIME OF REPAIRS), AND I AM NOW BEING ASK TO SPEND $4,500 MORE. NISSAN WILL NOT HELP AS I HAVE CALLED AND FILED A COMPLAINT. AFTER FURTHER RESEARCH, I'VE DISCOVERED THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM AND IS OBVIOUSLY A DEFECT IN THE PARTS THAT MAKE UP THE TRANSMISSION. VERY FRUSTRATING AND DISAPPOINTED WITH NISSAN. WILL NEVER PURCHASE ANOTHER ONE AGAIN. *TR

2005 MAXIMA..VERY HARD JERKING. GOES REALLY HIGH IN RPMS WITHOUT NOTICE. HAVE READ ALOT OF COMPLAINTS JUST LIKE MINES. MOTOR MOUNTS HAVE BEEN REPLACED BECAUSE OF THE HARD HITTING FROM THE TRANSMISSION. NISSAN KNOWS THAT THERE IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM AND JUST DOESNT CARE. CAR STALLS AND I WAS IN TRAFFIC AND WAS GLAD THAT THE CAR BEHIND ME NOTICED THAT SOMETHING WAS WRONG. I DONT FEEL SAFE DRIVING. SUCH A NICE CAR BUT NOT WORTH ALL THE PAIN ITS CAUSING. *TR

AROUND 95,000 MILES MY 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA BEGAN TO JERK AND BUCK WHILE SHIFTING GEARS. I TOOK IT IN AND HAD THE CODES READ - THERE WERE NONE. THE JERKING AND BUCKING HAS INTENSIFIED AS WELL AS DELAYS WHILE ACCELERATING AND HESITATION, THEN "DROP" GOING FROM PARK TO DRIVE OR REVERSE. I TOOK IT TO A TRANSMISSION SPECIALIST AND THEY SAID I HAD TO REPLACE BROKEN MOTOR MOUNTS BUT THAT THERE MOST LIKELY WOULD STILL BE AN ISSUE, AFTER DOING RESEARCH. I DID PAY FOR NEW MOTOR MOUNTS AND THE TRANSMISSION IS STILL JERKING. IT WILL BE $3700 TO PUT IN A NEW TRANSMISSION. NISSAN SHOULD RECALL THE 2005 MAXIMA. NEVER AGAIN! *TR

CAR HAS STALLED ON A NUMBER OF OCCASIONS. FROM A STOP, THE CAR WILL NOT ACCELERATE NOR GO INTO GEAR, THEN AFTER A FEW MINUTES THE CAR WILL SLAM INTO GEAR AND SEND THE CAR LURCHING FORWARD. IT ACTUALLY FEELS AS THOUGH SOMEONE HAS HIT YOU FROM BEHIND. LUCKILY I WAS ALWAYS A DISTANCE AWAY FROM THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME AND/OR NOT CLOSE ENOUGH TO OTHER VEHICLES. SOMEONE IS GOING TO BE KILLED FROM A SITUATION SUCH AS THIS. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT I NEED A WHOLE NEW TRANSMISSION. THERE ARE MANY, MANY SIMILAR DEFECTS NOTED ON-LINE WITH 04', 05', 06' AND 07' NISSANS. I HAVE ALSO BEEN TOLD BY NISSAN DEALERS THAT NISSAN IS REPLACING TRANSMISSIONS ON 07' MODELS BUT NOT ON THE EARLIER VEHICLES & THAT THERE IS A KNOWN DEFECT IN THEIR VALVE BODY WHICH RESULTS IN FAILED TRANSMISSIONS.

THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION IS DEFECTIVE. DURING ACCELERATION, THERE ARE DELAYS SHIFTING INTO FIRST AND SECOND GEAR CAUSING THE TRANSMISSION TO REV AT HIGH LEVELS AND A SHARP JOLT WHEN IT DOES SHIFT INTO GEAR. SLOWING DOWN AND ACCELERATING HAVE THE SAME BUCKING PROBLEM. ON LINE CONSUMER BLOGS INDICATE THIS IS A FAIRLY COMMON PROBLEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN SHIFTING FROM FIRST TO SECOND GEAR OR WHEN SHIFTING INTO REVERSE, THE VEHICLE WOULD EXHIBIT AN ABNORMALLY VIOLENT JERK. IN ADDITION, WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE WHILE DRIVING 20-25 MPH, THE ENGINE WOULD EXHIBIT AN UNUSUAL INCREASE IN RPMS AND THE TRANSMISSION WOULD HESITATE TO RESPOND TO ACCELERATION ATTEMPTS. ONCE THE VEHICLE RESPONDED, IT WOULD BEGIN JERKING ABNORMALLY. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC WHERE THE TRANSMISSION WAS FLUSHED AND THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE REPAIR WOULD NOT COMPLETELY CORRECT THE FAILURE BECAUSE THE TRANSMISSION VALVES HAD FAILED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 69,800 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 70,900. UPDATED 04/15/11*LJ UPDATED 08/18/11

2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE TRANSMISSION SLIPPING AND SHAKING ESPECIALLY WHEN IT IS IN FIRST OR SECOND GEAR.*TGW

NISSAN HAS A HUGE TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. IT SEEMS TO BE A SERIOUS AND COMMON PROBLEM WITH 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA CARS! MY MAXIMA WAS JERKING BETWEEN 1ST 2ND AND 3RD GEARS, RPMS REACHING 4 DURING SHIFTING, HARD JERKS IN DOWN SHIFTING; A 5 SEC PAUSE WHEN PUTTING THE CAR INTO REVERSE OR DRIVE, I ALSO HEARD GRINDING NOISE WHEN SHIFTING. THIS OCCURRED ON A DAILY BASES.I HAD TO PAY $3,500 FOR A REBUILT TRANS. NISSAN HEADQUARTERS REFUSE TO; LOOK AT MY CAR...AT THAT TIME I ONLY HAD 95,000 MILES NISSAN SAID MY WARRANTY EXPIRED. NISSAN TOLD ME I WASN'T A TRUE CUSTOMER BECAUSE I WASN'T GETTING MY OIL CHANGED BY THEM ON A REGULAR BASIS. (I PAID MY CAR OFF IN FULL IN 2005 HOW DEVOTED IS THAT) NISSAN NEEDS TO TAKE RESPONSIBLITY FOR THIS FAULTY TRANSMISSION. I WILL NEVER EVER BUY ANOTHER NISSAN AGAIN. ON TOP OF ALL THAT MY ABS SYSTEM IS COMPLETELY GONE IT'S TOO MUCH TO REPAIR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD JERK ABNORMALLY WHEN DRIVING 35 MPH AND ABOVE. WHEN SHIFTING GEARS, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESPOND FOR APPROXIMATELY FIVE TO TEN SECONDS BEFORE ENGAGING AND THE ENGINE WOULD EXHIBIT AN EXCESSIVE INCREASE IN RPMS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO RECOMMENDED HAVING THE VALVE BODY ASSEMBLY REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED IN REGARDS TO THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 92,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 97,000.

2005 NISSAN MAXIMA TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. IT SEEMS TO BE A SERIOUS AND COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR! MY MAXIMA IS JERKING BETWEEN 1ST 2ND AND 3RD GEARS, RPMS REACHING 4 DURING SHIFTING, HARD JERKS IN DOWN SHIFTING AS WELL. A 5 SEC PAUSE WHEN PUTTING THE CAR INTO REVERSE OR DRIVE! A GRINDING NOISE WHEN SHIFTING. THIS OCCURS ON A DAILY BASES! VERY UNHAPPY WITH NISSAN, THEY REFUSE TO PAY FOR A NEW TRANSMISSION. NISSAN NEEDS TO TAKE RESPONSIBLITY FOR THIS FAULTY TRANSMISSION. I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER NISSAN AND I MAKE SURE THAT I TELL EVERYONE TO BUY TOYOTA OR HONDA! *TR

I BOUGHT MY 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA ABOUT 2 YRS AGO. I LOVE THIS CAR BUT THE TRANS REALLY MAKES ME NOT WANT IT. IM THINKING ABOUT TRADING IT IN . IT JERKS AND SLAMS INTO GEAR SO HARD. I SAW TRANS FLUID IN MY YARD THE OTHER DAY. THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP TOLD ME IT WOULD BE ABOUT 2500 JUST TO REBUILD IT.. *TR

TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS............WHEN SHIFTING FROM 2ND TO 3RD IT KICKS REALLY HARD JUST SHAKES THE ENTIRE CAR AT FIRST IT WAS A LIGHT KICK BUT AFTER 1MONTH IT BECAME A REALLY HARD KICK IT KNOCKS YOU BACK.....I'VE TAKEN THE CAR TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAY NOTHING WRONG WITH IT BUT HOW IS NOTHING WRONG WHEN YOUR DRIVING AND IT FEELS LIKE A MULE KICKED YOU........I TOOK THE CAR TO A REPAIR SHOP AND THEY SAID IT NEEDED MOTOR/TRANSMISSION MOUNTS, I DID THE REPAIR IT COST ME $2000 AND IT STILL DOES IT I'VE HEARD ON FORUMS THAT ALOT OF MAXIMAS FROM 04-05 HAVE THIS PROBLEM AND NOTHING SEEMS TO HELP. *TR

I OWN A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA SL WITH AROUND 88,000 MILES ON IT. THIS CAR IS EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION ESPECIALLY WHEN SHIFTING FROM GEARS FROM 1ST TO 2ND AND REVERSE TO PARK AND PARK TO REVERSE. THE CAR REVS TO VERY HIGH RPMS BEFORE SHIFTING TO GEAR AND THEN JERKS VIOLENTLY. I CALLED NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT 1800-647-7261 AND THEY INFORMED ME THAT I HAVE TO TAKE TO A NISSAN DEALERSHIP AND HAVE DIAGNOSTICS DONE AND I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR IT OUT OF POCKET, WHICH I REFUSED BECAUSE THEY KNOW THAT THEY HAVE A PROBLEM AND NOT DOING ANYTHING TO ASSIST US. IN THIS WEBSITE ALONE THERE ARE 316 COMPLAINTS REGARDING 05 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE PROBLEM TO MY UNDERSTANDING AFFECTS MAXIMA FROM 04-07. IF YOU GO TO THIS WEB SITE HTTP://WWW.ABOUTAUTOMOBILE.COM/COMPLAINT/2005/NISSAN/MAXIMA/AUTOMATIC+TRANSMISSION, THERE ARE OVER 150 COMPLAINTS. IF YOU GO TO HTTP://WWW.CARSURVEY.ORG/REVIEWS/NISSAN/MAXIMA/R83689/COMMENTS/PAGE-7/ THERE ALMOST 100 COMPLAINTS OF PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. I AM SURE THAT THERE ARE MANY MORE PEOPLE WHO ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS AND HAVE NOT REPORTED IT. TO FIX THESE ISSUES ACCORDING TO MY UNDERSTANDING WOULD TAKE ON AVERAGE $3000 WHICH IS A LOT OF MONEY. KINDLY HELP US GET SOME RESOLUTION FROM NISSAN. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION BECAME STUCK BETWEEN GEARS, USUALLY BETWEEN FIRST AND SECOND GEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 100,000. UPDATED 04/15/11*LJ UPDATED 05/02/11

2005 NISSAN MAXIMA IS HAVING JERKING/SLAMMING SHIFTING PROBLEMS FROM PARK TO DRIVE TO REVERSE, AND BACK, ETC. NOT SMOOTHLY SHIFTING INTO GEARS BESIDES THE JERKING. ALREADY TOLD BY NISSAN TO REPLACES MOUNTS AND FLUID, AND HAVE DONE SO AND EXPENSIVE FOR THAT... BUT STILL HAVING PROBLEM AND I'VE READY MANY, MANY FORUMS ON VARIOUS WEBSITES OF PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS AND MANY HAVING TO REPLACE TRANSMISSION. THE DEALERSHIP I USE FOR SERVICE TOLD ME MY TRANSMISSION AS WELL MAY NEED REPLACEMENT AFTER SPENDING A LOT OF MONEY ALREADY. I THOUGHT NISSAN WAS A RELIABLE CAR AND I UNDERSTAND THAT THIS TRANSMISSION PROBLEM AN REPLACEMENT IS HAPPENING FROM 60,000 TO 100,000 - THIS SHOULD NOT BE AND NISSAN SHOULD STEP UP AND RIGHTFULLY PUT A RECALL ON THIS TRANSMISSION. MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT NISSAN IS NOT DOING ANYTHING. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE IF THIS JERKING OR HESTITATION PROBLEM CONTINUES WHILE DRIVING, AS MANY OWNERS HAVE REPORTED, IT CAN CAUSE AN ACCIDENT NOT ONLY ON A LOCAL STREET, BUT DEFINITELY ON THE HIGHWAY. THIS COMPLAINT FORM IS ASKING AT WHAT SPEED AND I CAN'T PUT A NUMBER ON THAT - WHEN PARK TO DRIVE OR REVERSE, NOT MUCH, WHEN HESITATING OR FEELING ROUGHNESS/SHIFTING WHILE DRIVING IT VARIES IN THE SPEEDS - A SAFETY ISSUE, AND RECALL ISSUE TO BE LOOKED AT. NISSAN - DO THE RIGHT THING. *TR

I HAVE A NISSAN MAXIMA 05. IT HAS 71532 MILES. THE TRANSMISSION ALREADY STARTED SHOWING PROBLEMS. IT JERKS REALLY HARD INTO 2ND AND 3RD GEAR AND ALSO SKIPS GEAR WHICH CAUSES THE REV'S TO GO HIGH. IT HAPPEN EVERYTIME I TAKE OUT THE CAR AND I AM SCARED THAT THIS WILL CAUSE THE CAR TO NOT WORK AT ALL. I WAS GIVEN A QUOTE OF $3500 TO GET THIS PROBLEM FIXED. I SEE ALOT OF PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE WITH THIS CARS TRANSMISSION AND I BELIEVE THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA SE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE VEHICLE STARTED SHIFTING INTO GEAR AND THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION STARTED JERKING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED AND THERE WERE NO RECALLS. THE CONTACT WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIR COST. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND OFFERED NO OTHER ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY, SHE NOTICED THAT IT WOULD JERK WHEN SHIFTING BETWEEN 2 AND 3 RPMS. THE VEHICLE WOULD ALSO NOT ACCELERATE TO HIGHER SPEEDS AFTER THE GEARS WERE SHIFTED. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENTAL PANEL ON A INTERMITTENT BASIS FOR TWO WEEKS. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A DEALER WHO ADVISED HER THAT SHE NEEDED TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 92,000.

I HAVE A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. AROUND 95,000 MILES THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO SLIP. IT WOULD REV THE RPM'S AND THEN SLAM INTO GEAR. ALSO, IT WOULD TAKE A FEW SECONDS TO GO INTO DRIVE, BUT WHEN IT DID IT WOULD SLAM INTO DRIVE JERKING THE CAR AROUND. NISSAN REFUSES TO ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY AFTER REPEATED VISITS. *TR

BOUGHT THE CAR NEW. SERVICED AS OUTLINED IN OWNERS MANUAL. TRANSMISSION STARTED HAVING ISSUES AROUND 70,000 MILES. I AM IN THE MILITARY AND WITH DEPLOYMENTS, WASN'T ABLE TO GET IT TO A DEALER. I HAVE CHANGED TRANSMISSION FLUID NUMEROUS TIMES TO TRY AND ALLEVIATE SYMPTOMS TO NO AVAIL. THE TRANSMISSION HAS A 2-4 SECOND DELAY GOING FROM P-D OR D-P, SHIFTS HARD IN MOST GEARS AND SLIPS OUT OF GEAR RANDOMLY. HAS ALMOST CAUSED ME TO BE IN AN ACCIDENT DUE TO INABILITY TO ACCELERATE. HAVE SEEN MANY, MANY POST OF OWNERS THAT LIST THE EXACT SAME DEFECTS. NISSAN HAS EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR 2007-2010 MAXIMAS WITH CVT TRANSMISSION BUT NOT THE 04-06 MODELS FOR SOME REASON. *TR

2005 MAXIMA IS SLAMMING IN 1ST AND 2ND GEAR. I HAVE ALMOST HAD A FEW ACCIDENTS BECAUSE MY CAR TAKES TOO LONG TO FINALLY SHIFT INTO GEAR. THIS CAUSES MANY NEAR MISSES WHEN DRIVING IN A METROPOLITAN AREA. I CAN'T UNDERSTAND WHY NISSAN DOESN'T MAN UP AND TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE PROBLEM THEY SOLD TO THE PUBLIC??? I BOUGHT THIS CAR WITH THE INTENTIONS OF DRIVING IT FOR 300,000 MILES BECAUSE IT IS A NISSAN AND I WAS UNDERSTOOD THAT THEY WERE ONE OF THE BEST. BOY WAS I WRONG AND 30,000 DOLLARS LATER I AM STUCK WITH A CAR THAT ISN'T WORTH 10 DOLLARS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I HAVE READ AND HEARD THE EXACT SAME STORY I HAVE FROM EVERYONE WHO OWNS THIS CAR!! HOW CAN THEY NOT SAY IT IS A DEFECT ON THEIR PART AND CORRECT IT?? *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS ABNORMALLY SLIPPING OUT OF FIRST GEAR WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH. IN ADDITION, THE TRANSMISSION WOULD SPUTTER WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT TO A STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO ADVISED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED REPLACING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED IN REGARDS TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 92,000.

TRANSMISSION JERKS BETWEEN 1ST AND 2ND GEAR. TERRIBLE LAG BETWEEN SHIFTS AND NERVE RACKING JERKS WHEN COMING TO A STOP. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS SWITCHING GEARS BETWEEN FIRST AND SECOND, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO VIOLENTLY JERK. THE DEALER HAD BEEN NOTIFIED WHO WAS AWARE OF THE ISSUE BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED WHO TOOK A COMPLAINT FOR THE CONTACT AND THEN REFERRED HIM TO NHTSA TO FILE A SAFETY COMPLAINT. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 102,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 99,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

HARD, JERKING SHIFT FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEAR (AND 2ND TO 1ST). ENGINE REVS UP PAST 3000 RPM'S WHEN SHIFTING FROM 2ND TO 3RD GEAR. THIS ONLY HAPPENS WHEN CAR IS WARM, BUT IT HAPPENS EVERY TIME CAR IS WARM. *LN

I HAVE A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. AROUND 80,000 MILES THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO SLIP. IT WOULD REV THE RPM'S AND THEN SLAM INTO GEAR. ALSO, IT WOULD TAKE A FEW SECONDS TO GO INTO DRIVE, BUT WHEN IT DID IT WOULD SLAM INTO DRIVE JERKING THE CAR AROUND. NISSAN REFUSES TO ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY AFTER REPEATED VISITS. *TR

MY 2005 MAXIMA WAS VIOLENTLY JERKING, STALLING AND HARD SHIFTING FROM 2ND TO 3RD GEARS AND VICE VERSA. I KEPT TELLING NISSAN THAT SOMETHING WAS WRONG WITH MY CAR BUT THEY WOULD TAKE MAY STATEMENT SAY THEY WOULD GET BACK WHEN ME AND WHEN THEY DID THEY SAID THEY COULD NOT ASSIST ME IN ANY WAY. I TOOK MY CAR TO SEVERAL MECHANICS SPENDING 1000.00 OF DOLLARS AND NO ONE COULD FIGURE OUT THE PROBLEM. I TOOK MY CAR TO A NISSAN DEALERSHIP, AFTER THE GOT THE CAR RUNNING BECAUSE IT HAD STOPPED ON ME ON THE HIGHWAY COMING HOME FROM WORK, THE DEALERSHIP SAID IT JERKS IN 1ST AND 2ND GEAR, I ASKED IF THAT COULD BE FIXED THEY SAID THEY'D TRY, AFTER ANOTHER 2000.00 MORE I BROUGHT IT HOME AND AGAIN THE SAME PROBLEM, I BROUGHT MY CAR BACK TO NISSAN AND THEY GAVE ME AN ESTIMATED LIST OF REPAIRS THAT NEEDED TO BE MADE FOR APPROXIMATELY $6,000 WHICH INCLUDED $4185 TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. HOW IS IT THAT WITHIN A MATTER OF WEEKS AND ONLY 600 MILES THAT IT GOES FROM SENSORS SHOULD FIX THE PROBLEM TO YOU NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION, NEW STARTER, I THEN CONTACTED 1-800-NISSAN1 WHICH WAS A WASTE OF TIME THEY SUPPOSEDLY REVIEWED MY COMPLAINT AND TOLD ME THAT UNFORTUNATELY THEY WON'T BE PAYING FOR ANY OF THE REPAIRS. WHAT A PIECE OF JUNK CAR AND I CANNOT BELIEVE A RECALL HASN'T BEEN MADE ON THIS CAR! *TR

I HAVE A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA AND THE TRANSMISSION HAS BEGUN TO SLIP OUT OF GEAR WHILE I AM DRIVING. I HAVE ALSO EXPERIENCED HARD SHIFTING WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS. *TR

TRANSMISSION PROBLEM ON MY 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. *TR

I HAVE A 05 NISSAN MAXIMA WITH 66,000 MILES ON IT AND IM HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION, AS WELL AS WHAT SEEMS LIKE THOUSANDS OF OTHER PEOPLE. NISSAN HAS DONE NOTHING TO FIX THE PROBLEM. I GUESS BECAUSE THEY DON'T FEEL ITS A SAFETY ISSUE, HOWEVER I DISAGREE. I ALMOST GOT REAR ENDED TWICE BECAUSE THE CAR GETS STUCK SHIFTING BETWEEN SECOND AND THIRD GEAR. AS IM DRIVING THE CAR STARTS TO SLOW TO A STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. I HAVE NOT TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER YET BECAUSE I DON'T HAVE $108 FOR THEM TO TELL ME I NEED THE TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $2,000-4,000. I THINK NISSAN NEEDS TO BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR SELLING THOUSANDS OF DEFECTIVE UNSAFE VEHICLES. PLEASE HELP!!!!!! *TR

DRIVING NORMAL ,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 ALLOWING THE ENGINE TO REV FREELY THEN JERKING BACK INTO GEAR WITH A LOUD CLUNK,BEEN IN SHOP 2 TIMES AND STILL NOT FIXED,REPLACED SENOR IN TRANNY STILL JERKS,HAPPENS DAILY. *TR

2005 NISSAN MAXIMA TRANSMISSION IS SHIFTING HARD AND SLIPPING. IT SHIFTS HARD BETWEEN 1ST & 2ND GEAR AND BETWEEN 2ND & 3RD. IT SLIPS OUT OF GEAR BETWEEN 2ND & 3RD AND THEN SLAMS INTO GEAR. THIS IS AN EXTREME SAFETY HAZARD. I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY A NISSAN SERVICE CONSULTANT THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. SO, I WENT FOR A SECOND OPINION. THE INDEPENDENT TRANSMISSION SPECIALIST TOLD ME THIS WAS COMMON IN THE '04 & '05 AND MOST LIKELY THE VALVE BODY. HE STATED HE WAS SURPRISED IT LASTED THIS LONG. THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS OF THE EXACT SAME ISSUE. OF THOSE WHO CHOSE TO GO TO AN INDEPENDENT TRANSMISSION SHOP ALL HAVE REPLACED THE VALVE BODY AND HAD NO FURTHER ISSUES. I HAVE CONTACTED NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIRS AND I WAS TOLD TO TAKE IT TO A NISSAN SERVICE CENTER. *TR

MY CAR IS A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA THAT I PURCHASED IN NOV 2004 BRAND NEW, I AM THE ONLY DRIVER AND FOR SOME STRANGE REASON I STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE GEARS CHANGING FROM 1ST TO 2ND, THEN IT STARTED JERKING AND FEELING LIKE IT WAS GOING TO SHUT OFF WHILE I WAS DRIVING. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD I NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION AND MOTOR MOUNTS (COST $4000+). I AM SO VERY UPSET BECAUSE THAT IS A LOT OF MONEY AND I NEED MY CAR FOR WORK. I CONTACTED NMAC AN ASKED IF THEY WOULD CONSIDER PAYING FOR THIS REPLACEMENT BECAUSE I'M SURE THEY ARE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, BUT I WAS TOLD THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. *TR

MY 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA STARTED JERKING ABOUT 2 AND HALF MONTHS AGO. IT WOULD START JERKING AFTER THE CAR WAS DRIVEN FOR 15 MINUTES. EVERYTIME IT WOULD REACH UP TO 20MPH OR SLOW DOWN TO 20 MPH MY CAR WOULD SLIGHTLY JERK. I TOOK IT TO MY MECHANIC SHE SAID I NEEDED TO HAVE THE MOTOR MOUNT REPAIRED WHICH I DID. IT DID NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM. I WENT TO ANOTHER MECHANIC AND THEY FELT THE JERK ALSO. HE SAID IT WAS THE TRANSMISSION BUT IT SHOULDN'T DO THAT WITH ONLY 75,000 MILES. THE CAR JERKS EVERYTIME IT IS DRIVEN SOME JERKS ARE HARDER THAN OTHERS. I FEEL A CAR WITH ONLY 75,000 SHOULD NOT HAVE TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. *TR

05 NISSAN MAXIMA SL TRANSMISSION JERK WHEN YOUR SHIFTING GEARS THEY REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION ONCE AFTER THE CAR BEING NEW FOR 2 NEW YEARS AND NOW ITS DOING THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

2005 NISSAN MAXIMA TRANSMISSION FAILURE. APPARENTLY LOOKING AT WWW.CONSUMERAFFAIRS.COM SHOWS THIS TO BE A COMMON ISSUE. I TOOK IT INTO THE SHOP AND THEY TELL ME I NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION. IT STARTED JERKING SEVERELY WHILE CHANGING GEARS AND THEN ONE EVENING GOT STUCK IN 5TH GEAR. I'M NOT A MECHANIC SO I DON'T KNOW WHAT MORE INFORMATION MIGHT BE NEEDED. *TR

LIKE ALL OTHER I HAVE A 2005 NISSAN MAXIAM TRANSMISSION WHEN OUT GOT ANOTHER DID SAME SO NISSAN HAVE A MAYOR PROPLEM AND NEE D 2 FIX IT NOT HIDE IT. *TR

MY CAR JERKED AND JUMPED AS ALL THE OTHER COMPLAINTS. I HAVE NOT TRUSTED THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP SINCE THE DAY I BOUGHT THE CAR AND IT WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY SO I TOOK TO AN OUTSIDE TRANSMISSION SHOP. I PAID $3000 TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION REBUILT. THE TECHNICIAN AS WELL AS MYSELF DID A LOT OF RESEARCH BECAUSE THEY WERE HAVING DIFFICULTY REPAIRING. WE FOUND COMPLIANT AFTER COMPLAINT. I WILL BE SEARCHING AND BE ADDED TO EVERY CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT I CAN FIND. MY TECHNICIAN IS WILL TO FILL IN THE GAPS. IT HAS TAKEN 6 MONTHS AND MY CAR STILL IS NOT OPERATING PERFECTLY. I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER NISSAN PRODUCT. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS PLEASE CONTACT ME TO HEAR ALL THE DETAILS. I DO NOT HAVE ENOUGH ROOM TO EXPLAIN IN DETAIL. *TR

I BOUGHT MY USED CAR FROM A LOCAL NISSAN DEALERSHIP WITH APRX. 74000 MILES ON IT IN FEB 2010. SHORTLY AFTER I STARTED FEELING THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTING ROUGHLY IN THE LOWER GEARS. I TOOK IT IN TO A REPUTABLE REPAIR SHOP IN JUNE 2010 AND THEY COULD NOT FIND ANY KIND OF DIAGNOSTIC CODES IN THE COMPUTER FOR THE TRANSMISSION, BUT TOLD ME THE ENGINE MOUNTS WERE BROKEN AND NEEDED REPLACING. I REPLACED THE ENGINE MOUNT AND ALSO HAD THEM FLUSH AND PUT IN FRESH TRANSMISSION FLUID AT THAT TIME AS WELL. AGAIN VERY SHORTLY AFTER I STARTED FEELING THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTING ROUGHLY AND IT PROGRESSIVELY GOT WORSE AND EVEN STARTED SLIPPING INTERMITTENTLY!! I TOOK MY CAR BACK TO THE REPAIR SHOP AND THEY COULD NOT FIND ANY CODES AGAIN. I DID SOME RESEARCH ONLINE AND FOUND THAT HUNDREDS OF 2004 AND 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA OWNERS WERE HAVING THE SAME EXACT PROBLEMS!!! I HAVE SEARCHED FOR ANY RECALLS, BUT THERE ARE NONE!! I TOOK THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP WERE I BOUGHT IT FROM AND SPOKE WITH THE SERVICE MANAGER AND HE STATED THAT HE HAS DEALT WITH THIS ISSUE WITH OWNERS OF THIS MAKE, MODEL ,AND YEAR!! I FILED A COMPLAINT WITH NISSAN AND SPOKE WITH THEIR CONSUMER AFFAIRS DEPT, BUT THE ARE NOT WILLING TO HELP IN ANY WAY. I BELIEVE, AS WELL AS HUNDREDS OF OTHER OWNERS, THAT NISSAN KNOWS ABOUT THIS DEFECT, BUT IS UNWILLING TO ISSUE A RECALL TO THE PUBLIC!!! I THINK THIS IS COMPLETELY IRRESPONSIBLE AND NEGLIGENT ON NISSAN'S BEHALF AND HAS SHATTERED MY FAITH IN THEIR COMPANY.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN HE SLOWED DOWN TO MAKE A TURN THE TRANSMISSION DOWNSHIFTED ABRUPTLY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 66,000. UPDATED 3/8/11 *CN THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED AND IT WAS DETERMINED AND IT WAS DETERMINED THE VALVE BODY ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.

1. TRANSMISSION SHIFTING ROUGH 2. TRANSMISSION SLIPS OUT OF GEAR WHILE SHIFTING FROM SECOND & THIRD. HAPPENING EVERYDAY WHILE DRIVING. 3.CONTACTED NISSAN CORP. AND THEY TOLD ME I NEED THEM TO CHECK THE TRANSMISSION, MY AUTO REPAIR PERSON TOLD ME IT NEEDS TO BE REPLACE. *TR

TRANSMISSION FAILS TO GET OUT OF 5TH GEAR AND HAVE TO START FORWARD MOVEMENT IN 5TH GEAR INSTEAD OF 1ST GEAR. HARD SHIFTS VERY SOLID BUMP. TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED ABOUT A YEAR AGO AND NOW THIS ONE IS ACTING THE SAME WAY.

OUR 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA IS JERKING WHEN MOVING FROM A COMPLETE STOP. TRANSMISSION SHIFTS OUT OF GEAR AND "CLUNKS" BACK INTO GEAR WITH A SCREECH OF TIRES. I SEE WHERE TONS OF COMPLAINTS ARE BEING FILED FROM OTHER 2005 MAXIMA OWNERS. WHY ARE YOU FOLKS DOING NOTHING ABOUT THIS PROBLEM? MY CAR HAD ROUGHLY $65,000 MILES ON IT. NISSAN NEEDS TO OWN UP TO THIS PROBLEM AND FIX IT. THIS IS CLEARLY A DEFECT. WHY ARE YOU PEOPLE IGNORING THIS DEFECT? *TR

THIS COMPLAINT FOLLOWS ALONG WITH THE MANY THAT HAVE BEEN RECEIVED BY THE NHTSA ABOUT THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS ON THE NISSAN MAXIMA. THE TRANSMISSION STARTED JERKING WHEN SHIFTING BETWEEN 2ND AND 3RD GEAR. IT WOULD ALSO JERK WHEN SHIFTING FROM PARK TO DRIVE OR REVERSE. OF COURSE THE ANSWER IS A 4,000 DOLLAR REPAIR FOR A NEW TRANSMISSION,ON A CAR WITH ONLY 61,000 MILES ON IT. THE NATURE OF THIS PROBLEM WILL ONLY LEAD TO A SERIOUS CRASH OR ACCIDENT IN THE FUTURE. NOT SURE WHY THE NHTSA HAS NOT ISSUED A RECALL ON THIS YET, ESPECIALLY WITH ALL THE COMPLAINTS ON THEIR WEB SITE, NOT TO MENTION THE LARGE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS THAT CAN BE FOUND BY SEARCHING ON MANY OTHER SITES. I GUESS WHAT THEY SAY IS TRUE, THAT IT WILL TAKE SOMEONE BEING HURT OR KILLED BEFORE SOMETHING IS DONE. HOW SAD!

FAILURE IN ABS, TCS, SLIP. WARNING LIGHTS SHOW AFTER THE OCCURRING SOUND OF GRINDING IN THE BRAKES. THIS IS MY SECOND MAXIMA, 2005 SE AND SL MODELS HAVE PROBLEMS. BOTH CARS HAVE DIFFERENT ODOMETER, ONE IS BELOW 100K AND ONE IS HIGHER. THIS IS RIDICULOUS FOR A 30+K CAR. *TR

2005 NISSAN MAXIMA POWERTRAIN WENT OUT IN 2007 AND I REPLACED IT AND WAS TOLD THIS IS SOMETHING THAT NISSAN IS AWARE BUT HAVE NOT RELEASED A KIT TO FIX IT. IT IS DEC 26, 2010 AND THE REPLACEMENT TRANSMISSION WENT OUT DEC. 24, 2010. THIS CAR HAS HAD HARD SHIFTING AND I HAVE BEEN TOLD THE MOUNTS NEED TO BE REPLACED IN RESPONSE TO THE HARD SHIFTING JUST 3 WEEKS AGO.! I AM NOT FIXING THIS CAR AGAIN. IN 2007 I CALLED NISSAN AND FILED A COMPLAINT AND NOTHING WAS DONE. THE NHTSA HAS TO GET INVOLVED. THE CAR STOPPED SHIFTING WHILE MY LITTLE CAR WAS IN THE CAR WITH ME ON THE ROAD. WE WERE ALMOST SLAMMED FROM BEHIND BUT THE DRIVER BEHIND ME SWERVED IN TIME. PLEASE, PLEASE DO MAKE NISSAN DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS. I NOW HAVE A 35,000 DOLLAR PIECE OF JUNK SITTING IN MY DRIVEWAY AND I HAVE TO GO PURCHASE ANOTHER CAR. I WILL BE FILING A SUIT! *TR