2005 Nissan Maxima complaints

I AM HAVING TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS WITH MY 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA SE. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT BECAUSE IT WOULD MESS UP AFTER IT WARMED UP. IT WOULD JERK IN DOWN SHIFTING AND WHEN I ACCELERATED. FIRST THE GUY SAID IT MIGHT BE MY MOTOR MOUNTS. THEY ADVISED ME THAT I NEEDED A TRANSMISSION FLUSH BECAUSE WE NEEDED TO START SOMEWHERE. I GOT THAT DONE AND MY PROBLEM CONTINUED. THEN HE SAID THAT I NEEDED MY FUEL INDUCTION DONE. HE SAID THAT HE PUT IT ON THE MACHINE AND THERE WHERE NO ERROR CODES. THEN AFTER I COMPLAINED AGAIN HE WANTED TO CHARGE ME TO RUN A DIAGNOSTIC AFTER HE ALREADY SAID HE PUT IT ON THE MACHINE AND DIDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG. ALSO MY SERVICE ENGINE SOON INDICATOR LIGHT NEVER CAME ON. I HAVE HAD 3 NISSAN MAXIMAS BUT NISSAN IS NOT WORKING WITH ME. I BOUGHT MY CAR IN AUG OF 2008 AND DIDN'T PURCHASE A WARRANTY. I THOUGHT NISSANS WERE GREAT CARS BUT AS STATED IN THE FORUMS LOTS OF PEOPLE ARE HAVING THIS PROBLEM RIGHT AFTER THE WARRANTY EXPIRES AND NISSAN NEEDS TO LOOK INTO THIS IF THEY WANT TO KEEP LOYAL CUSTOMERS LIKE MYSELF. *TR

2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. TRANSMISSION WOULD HESITATE 15+ SECONDS AT STOP SIGNS AND INTERSECTIONS AND THEN ENGAGE AND JERK CAR OUT INTO TRAFFIC. HARD SHIFT BETWEEN 1ST & 2ND GEAR. & GEARS WOULD SLIP IN FREEWAY TRAFFIC. NISSAN DEALER REPLACED TRANSMISSION ($3800) AND SAID THIS IS HAPPENING FREQUENTLY WITH 2004-2005 MAXIMAS. 300+ IDENTICAL COMPLAINTS ON JUST ONE INTERNET BLOG. NISSAN NEEDS TO DO A RECALL BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED. DEALER FOUND CODE PO744A/T TCC S/V FUNCTION INDICATING FUNCTIONAL VALVE MALFUNCTION IN TRANSMISSION. *TR

NISSAN 2005 MAXIMA HAD A DEFECT IN THE ANTI LOCK BRAKE DEVICE WHERE WATER FROM THE ROAD ACCUMULATED AND CAUSED CORROSION. NISSAN ADVISED THE DEALER TO DRILL A HOLE TO ALLOW WATER TO EXIT. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY HAD PRIOR OCCURRENCES EXACTLY LIKE THIS. THE COST TO ME WAS$ 534.34. *TR UPDATED 11/16/09 THE CONSUMER WANTED TO KNOW THE STATUS OF HER COMPLAINT. UPDATED 03/29/10

I HAVE A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA, AND THIS CAR IS HAVING SHIFTING PROBLEMS, I ONLY HAVE 90K ON MY MAXIMA AND IT JERKS WHEN COMING TO A STOP AND ACCELERATING FROM 1ST GEAR TO 2ND GEAR WHICH SOMETIMES ME AND MY PASSENGERS GET WHIPLASH BY IT. I REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION FLUID AND THE CAR IS STILL SLIPPING INTO GEAR. SOME DAYS THE CAR WORKS GOOD, BUT MOST OF THE TIME THE CAR HAS TROUBLE WITH THE SHIFTING AND IS MAKING ME THINK LESS OF NISSAN MANUFACTURING. *TR

I FIRST PURCHASED MY 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA LAST YEAR AND IT HAD 70,000+ MILES, IT WAS USED, AFTER THE FIRST WEEK I ENDED UP TAKING IT BACK TO THE DEALER BECAUSE IT WAS JERKING AND SWITCHING. THEY INFORMED ME IT WAS THE MOTOR MOUNTS SO THEY REPLACED THEN. WHEN I GOT THE CAR BACK THE SAME PROBLEM WAS HAPPENING, SO AT MY NEXT OIL CHANGE I INFORMED THEM OF THE PROBLEM AGAIN, THEY SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG, SO I LET IT GO. JUST RECENTLY THE CAR HAS BEEN JERKING ONCE I TRY TO ACCELERATE. THE WORST PART IS THAT I FOUND AN ACTUAL SITE WITH 30+ OTHER 2005 MAXIMA OWNERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM WHO WERE GIVEN THE SAME RESPONSE. IF THAT MANY CARS ARE DEFECTIVE SHOULDN'T THE MANUFACTURER FIX THE PROBLEM OR SUBMIT A RECALL. *TR

MY NISSAN MAXIMA '05 HAS ABOUT 37000 MILES. RECENTLY, THE TRANSMISSION HAS GONE BAD. THE CAR DOES NOT SHIFT RAPIDLY ENOUGH WHEN I ACCELERATE. ALSO, IT HAS SOMETIMES SLIPPED OUT OF GEAR AT LOW SPEEDS, CAUSING IT TO LURCH FORWARD IN BUMPER-TO-BUMPER TRAFFIC! THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY HAZARD. *TR

THE TRANSMISSION ON THIS CAR DOES NOT WANT TO GO INTO GEAR BETWEEN 1ST TO 2ND AND 2ND TO 3RD. THEN IF IT DOES IT JERKS REALLY HARD AND SOUNDS LIKE ITS GOING TO FALL OUT. THEN THERE'S TIMES IT SLIPS. WHEN YOU PUT THE CAR INTO REVERSE YOU HAVE TO HOLD YOUR FOOT ON THE BRAKE REALLY HARD OR THE CAR WILL JUMP BACKWARDS. AS SOON AS THE CAR WARMS UP IT DOES THIS. I'M AFRAID TO DRIVE THE CAR OUT OF TOWN IN FEAR THE TRANSMISSION WILL COMPLETELY STOP. THERE ARE PLENTY OF WEBSITES WITH PEOPLE COMPLAINTS OF THE SAME ISSUE. ITS NOT AN ISOLATED THING. I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO FIX THE PROBLEM BECAUSE OF FINANCIAL REASONS. THE CAR IS ONLY FOUR YEARS OLD. I BOUGHT IT USED AND HAVEN'T EVEN HAD IT A YEAR YET. I CALLED NISSAN AND THEY SAID THERE WAS NO KNOWN ISSUE OF THIS PROBLEM. I READ THAT OTHER PEOPLE WERE TOLD THE SAME THING WHEN THEY CALLED. THERE'S NO WAY A TRANSMISSION SHOULD HAVE PROBLEMS AFTER ONLY FOUR YEARS. *TR

2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. *TR

CLUTCH PEDAL ON A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA GOES TO THE FLOOR. IT WILL RETURN BY "POPPING" THE PEDAL; BOUNCING IT OFF OF MY FOOT. I HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WITH A 2002 NISSAN ALTIMA. *TR

FOR THE PAST SEVERAL MONTHS, I HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING THE SAME TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS THAT JUST ABOUT EVERY OTHER 2004-2005 NISSAN MAXIMA OWNER HAS EXPERIENCED. MINE IS A MAXIMA SE WITH 5 SPEED AUTO (WITH MANUAL SHIFT MODE). ONCE THE CAR WARMS UP, THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTS VERY HARD AND ROUGH FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEAR. IT ALSO DOWNSHIFTS HARD FROM 3RD TO 2ND GEAR. AT THIS POINT, IF I PUT THE CAR IN PARK OR REVERSE, AND THEN BACK INTO DRIVE, THERE'S ABOUT A 3-5 SECOND DELAY, THEN IT MAKES A BANGING NOISE AS IT KICKS INTO GEAR. THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS GET WORSE: WHEN SHIFTING FROM 1ST TO 2ND AND 2ND TO 3RD GEARS IT SLIPS INTO NEUTRAL (CAUSING RPM'S TO FREELY SHOOT UP NEARLY TO THE REDLINE) AND THEN JERKS AND SLAMS BACK INTO GEAR VERY ROUGH & HARD. THIS REALLY AFFECTS THE CARS PERFORMANCE. THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS GO FROM WORSE TO MORE WORSE: EVENTUALLY SOMEWHERE BETWEEN 3RD AND 4TH GEAR, I'LL HEAR AND FEEL THE TRANSMISSION MAKE A BANGING SOUND AND LOCK UP...NO UP OR DOWN SHIFTING. THIS CAUSES THE "SERVICE ENGINE SOON" LIGHT TO LIGHT UP. AT THIS POINT, THE CAR ACCELERATES VERY SLOWLY FROM A STOP SINCE IT'S LOCKED IN GEAR AND AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, THE RPM'S ARE VERY HIGH. WHEN SWITCHING THE TRANSMISSION TO MANUAL MODE, THE GEAR INDICATOR ALWAYS STAYS AT "5". I HAVE TO TURN THE CAR OFF FOR A FEW SECONDS AND RE-START THE CAR TO GET THE TRANSMISSION TO SHIFT AGAIN, BUT UNLESS IT'S HAD SEVERAL HOURS TO COOL OFF, THE SAME PROBLEMS START AGAIN IMMEDIATELY IN SEQUENCE. THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A MANUF

MY 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA CURRENTLY HAS 84,000 MILES (AND IS OUT OF WARRANTY). I PURCHASED IT IN 2006 WITH 24,000 MI. IT BEGAN BUCKING OR JERKING VERY HARD WHEN CHANGING GEARS (WHILE DRIVING AND WHEN PUTTING INTO DRIVE) OVER 3 MONTHS AGO. THIS PROBLEM OCCURS EVERYDAY I DRIVE THE VEHICLE, SOMETIMES MORE THAT OTHERS. IT WOULD BUCK AND JERK SO HARD THAT I DID NOT FEEL LIKE I WAS IN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. RECENTLY THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON SO I TOOK IT TO BE LOOKED AT. AFTER REPLACING THE FRONT MOTOR MOUNT ($700) AND DRIVING IT OFF THE LOT, 20 MINUTES LATER THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT CAME BACK ON AND THE CAR WAS STILL BUCKING AND JERKING. I BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALER ONLY FOR THEM TO TELL ME 2 MOTOR MOUNTS NEED TO BE REPLACED AS DOES THE TRANSMISSION FOR A TOTAL OF ALMOST $5,000. NO WORK HAS BEEN DONE ON THE CAR BECAUSE I'VE REPORTED THIS TO THE CORPORATE OFFICES OF NISSAN AND THEY HAVE BEGUN AN INVESTIGATION. THERE HAVE BEEN NO CRASHES OR INJURIES DUE TO THIS PROBLEM...YET. HOWEVER, THE CAR IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE. AFTER RESEARCHING THIS PROBLEM ONLINE IT HAS COME TO MY ATTENTION THAT NUMEROUS 2004-2005 NISSAN MAXIMA OWNERS ARE ALL HAVING THE SAME EXACT ISSUES WITH THEIR VEHICLES. THIS IS A DEFECT IN THE VEHICLE AND AFTER READING HOW MANY OTHERS HAVE THE SAME ISSUE I DO NOT BELIEVE I OR ANYONE ELSE SHOULD BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR PAYING FOR THIS REPAIR/REPLACEMENT OF PARTS. I BELIEVE IT NEEDS TO BE RECALLED. *TR

ON JUNE 23, 2009 MY 2005 MAXIMA WAS PARKED IN AN ENCLOSED GARAGE WITHIN MY HOME. ON THAT SAME DATE I ATTEMPTED TO ENTER MY VEHICLE AND WAS GREETED WITH AN EXTREME AMOUNT OF SMOKE UPON OPENING THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR. NO FIRE WAS OCCURRING, SO I OPENED ALL CAR DOORS AND GARAGE DOORS TO CLEAR THE SMOKE. WHEN THE SMOKE CLEARED I DISCOVERED MY CAR HAD, AT SOME POINT IN THE PRIOR 8 HOURS, HAD AN INTERIOR FIRE AND HAD LUCKILY SELF-EXTINGUISHED. THE FIRE SEEMED TO ORIGINATE NEAR THE FUSE BOX, LOCATED TO THE LEFT OF THE STEERING COLUMN, ON THE UNDER SIDE OF THE DASH. THE FIRE MELTED THE FUSE BOX AND SURROUNDING DASH AREA, SPREADING AROUND THE UNDERSIDE OF THE STEERING COLUMN TO JUST ABOVE THE IGNITION ON THE DASH. NO POLICE OR FIRE EMERGENCY SERVICES WERE CALLED AS THE FIRE WAS OUT. MY INSURANCE WAS IMMEDIATELY CONTACTED AND A TOW ORDERED TO TAKE THE MAXIMA TO THE NEAREST NISSAN DEALERSHIP. I CONTACTED NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIRS TO ADVISE THEM OF THIS FIRE. AFTER A FEW WEEKS THEY COMMUNICATED THAT NISSAN WOULD NOT INVESTIGATE THE FIRE. MY INSURANCE COVERED THE COST OF THE REPAIRS AND THE REPAIRS TOOK PLACE. UPON COMPLETION OF THE REPAIRS THE DEALERSHIP DISCOVERED WHEN THEY TESTED THE LUMBAR SWITCH, THAT IT WAS OVERHEATING THE FUSE PANEL AND THAT IT WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. MY INSURANCE WAS CONTACTED TO COME OUT TO THE DEALERSHIP TO ASSESS THE NEW DISCOVERY. THE INSURANCE ADJUSTER, SERVICE MANAGER, AND SERVICE TECHNICIAN MET AND AGREED THAT THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE WAS A PINCHED LUMBAR SWI

TL. CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 65,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT 40MPH THE VEHICLE WILL SLOW DOWN WITH BRAKING AND BECOMES VERY STIFF. THEN THE VEHICLE WILL ACCELERATE WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER STATED THE VEHICLE NEEDS A NEW TRANSMISSION. CONTACT FEELS THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE AS THE VEHICLE SLOWS DOWN ANOTHER VEHICLE CAN CRASH INTO THE BACK OF THE VEHICLE OR THE CONTACTS VEHICLE CAN CRASH INTO THE BACK OF ANOTHER VEHICLE BECAUSE IT ACCELERATES WITHOUT WARNING. JO

THIS A COMPLAINT ABOUT THE TRANSMISSION OF THE 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. MY MAXIMA ONLY HAS 60,000 MILES ON IT, HOWEVER IT HAS BEGAN TO JERK WHILE CHANGING GEARS, AND TO SLIP OUT OF GEAR WHILE IT IS ON THE ROAD. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS, PARTICULARLY THE SLIPPING OUT OF GEAR. I HAVE NOT YET GOTTEN INTO AN ACCIDENT OR HAD MY CAR STOP ON THE ROAD. HOWEVER, I FEEL THAT IT IS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME. APPARENTLY THIS IS A VERY WIDESPREAD PROBLEM WITH THE WITH THE 2004 AND 2005 NISSAN MAXIMAS. THE PROBLEM FIRST BEGAN TO HAPPEN ABOUT EVERY 3 DAYS, BUT NOW IT HAPPENS ABOUT EVERY OTHER DAY. ESPECIALLY WHEN THE CAR IS GOING FROM 2ND TO 3RD GEAR. I HAVE HAD THE TRANSMISSION FLUID CHECKED, AND WAS TOLD THAT MY FLUID LEVEL WAS PERFECTLY FINE. THE SHOP RECOMMENDED THAT I TAKE MY CAR TO A TRANSMISSION SPECIALIST, WHICH I HAVE NOT YET DONE. THEY ALSO MENTIONED TO ME THAT THE TRANSMISSIONS ON THE 2004 AND 2005 MAXIMAS ARE KNOWN TO BE DEFECTIVE, AND USUALLY GO BAD AT ABOUT 60,000 OR 70,000 MILES. I BELIEVE THAT THE TRANSMISSIONS ON THE 2004 AND 2005 NISSAN MAXIMAS ARE DEFECTIVE AND NEED TO BE RECALLED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HER VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE. SMOKE APPEARED FROM UNDER THE DRIVER'S SEAT AND THE VEHICLE WAS SEVERELY BURNED. THE CONTACT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE DEALER ADVISED HER TO CALL THE INSURANCE COMPANY. SHE WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WOULD BE A $1,000 DEDUCTIBLE, BUT SHE DOES NOT WANT TO PAY. A COMPLAINT WAS FILED WITH THE NISSAN MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,000.

MY 2005 MAXIMA HAD BEEN PARKED IN MY GARAGE WHEN AN ELECTRICAL FIRE OCCURRED NEAR OR IN THE FUSE PANEL. WE DO NOT KNOW WHEN THE FIRE OCCURRED. THE FIRE HAD SOMEHOW CONTAINED ITSELF AND SELF-EXTINGUISHED. THE CAR WAS SEALED SO WE ASSUME IT RAN OUT OF OXYGEN AS THE SMOKE DID NOT LEAK TO THE GARAGE. THE LOWER DASH PANEL ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE STEERING COLUMN APPEARS TO BE THE INITIAL FIRE. AS I AM NOT AN EXPERT, I CAN ONLY ASSUME THE HOUSING FOR THE FUSE PANEL WOULD RELATE TO THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE AS THIS IS WHERE MOST OF THE DAMAGE OCCURRED. THE FIRE MELTED THAT PANEL TO THE FLOORBOARD AND SPREAD AROUND THE STEERING COLUMN, AROUND THE IGNITION AND SLIGHTLY UP TO THE UPPER DASHBOARD (RIGHT SIDE), AGAIN CAUSING THE DASH TO MELT. PRIOR TO THE FIRE THE DRIVER'S SIDE POWER SEAT WOULD NOT ENGAGE ANY MOVEMENT. I HAD NOT ATTEMPTED TO FIX IT AS I RARELY, IF EVER, MOVE MY SEAT. THIS HAD OCCURRED APPROXIMATELY 4-6 MONTHS PRIOR TO THE FIRE. ANOTHER ELECTRICAL ISSUE THE CAR HAD PRIOR WAS THE SEAT BELT LIGHT INDICATOR WOULD REMAIN ON WHEN THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT WAS INDEED BUCKLED. I DO NOT KNOW IF THESE ELECTRICAL ISSUES RELATE TO THE ELECTRICAL FIRE. I DID HOWEVER FIND ANOTHER REPORT ON NHTSA INVOLVING THE SAME TYPE OF POWER SEAT ISSUES AND SIMILAR ELECTRICAL FIRE TO THE SAME MAKE, MODEL AND YEAR OF MY MAXIMA. AT THIS TIME THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP IS NOT SURE HOW THE FIRE STARTED AND IS NOT CLAIMING NISSAN LIABILITY. I AM CONCERNED THE DEALERSHIP WILL NOT INVESTIGATE THE CAUSE OF FIRE AN

2005 NISSAN MAXIMA SHIFTING PROBLEM FROM 2ND GEAR TO 3RD AND 3RD TO 2ND GEAR, JERKING EFFECT, ALSO AFTER WARM UP, GOING FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE THERE IS A BANG... AUTOMATIC. *TR

2005 NISSAN MAXIMA, ON JUNE 27TH GAUGES ALL WENT TO NEGATIVE, FUEL GAUGE SHOWED EMPTY, TEMP SHOWED COLD, TACH AND SPEEDO DID NOT WORK, A/C DID NOT WORK, TURN SIGNALS INSIDE DID NOT WORK BUT OUTSIDE DID. PARTIAL SUNROOF OPERATION. KEPT CAR IN GARAGE, GOT IN CAR ON JUNE 29TH TO TAKE TO DEALER, NOTICED UNUSUAL SMELL, 10 MIN. LATER SMOKE CAME POURING OUT OF CENTER DASH. IMMEDIATELY GOT OUT OF CAR AND DISCONNECTED BATTERY. HAD TOWED TO DEALER, SAID THAT THEY WOULD REPLACE GAUGE CLUSTER AND A/C METERING AMP, LOOKS LIKE IT SHORT CIRCUITED BY COIN THAT SOMEHOW MADE ITS WAY INTO A VENT CREAVIS OF THE SEALED CIRCUIT BOARD. WE HAVE HAD 170,000 MILES OF BASICALLY TROUBLE FREE DRIVING BUT I AM REALLY CONCERNED BECAUSE THEY CANNOT GUARANTEE THAT THIS SOLVES OUR PROBLEM. AS YOU CAN SEE MY WIFE DRIVES ALOT OF MILES IN THIS CAR WITH 8 HOUR TRIPS TO FLORIDA EVERY 6 WEEKS. NOT SURE HOW SHE WOULD REACT TO A SMOKE FILLED CABIN AND WOULD BE CONCERNED IF SHE COULD GET OUT IF IT HAPPENED AGAIN AND FLAMES UP. THE DEALER SAID IT WOULD NEVER REALLY CATCH FIRE. HAD ISSUE A FEW WEEKS EARLIER WHERE THE CAR SHIFTED STRANGELY, IT WOULD OFTEN NOT START AND THE CAR WOULD NOT START UNLESS THE A/C WAS TURNED OFF. THE SUGGESTED A TRANSMISSION FIX, NEW CATALYTIC CONVERTER AND A NEW BATTERY. WE COULD ONLY DO THE BATTERY AT THAT POINT. I CAN'T HELP TO WONDER IF THE COMPUTER GAVE FALSE READING BECAUSE OF THE RECENT PROBLEM. *TR

DEFECTIVE ELECTRONIC DOOR LOCK - 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA THE ELECTRONIC DOOR LOCK, WHETHER ACTUATED FROM THE BUTTON ON THE DRIVER'S DOOR OR BY THE KEY FOB, DOES NOT LOCK OR UNLOCK THE DOOR(S) RELIABLY. THIS IS A POTENTIAL SAFETY PROBLEM. MY WIFE DID NOT EVEN KNOW FOR SEVERAL MONTHS THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT LOCKING WHEN SHE USED THE REMOTE KEY FOB. THIS COULD HAVE RESULTED NOT ONLY IN A THEFT BUT ALSO A VEHICLE INTRUSION BY AN ASSAILANT. I WILL SUBMIT MY VEHICLE IDN LATER. *TR

I HAVE A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA PURCHASED IN 2005 CURRENTLY WITH 70K MILES ON IT. I AM HAVING PROBLEMS WITH MY AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SHIFTING. FROM 1ST TO 2ND AND FROM R TO D IT SLAMS. *TR

FAILURE OF TIMING CHAIN & TENSIONERS. UPON HEARING WHINING NOISE TOOK 2005 MAXIMA TO DEALER WHO VERIFIED NOISE WAS DUE TO AN IMPENDING FAILURE OF THE TIMING CHAINS AND TENSIONERS. RESEARCHED PROBLEM & DISCOVER THAT THIS MANUFACTURING DEFECT INVOLVED ENGINES MADE FROM 2004 TO 2007 AFFECTING MAXIMA'S, QUEST'S, ALTIMA'S, PATHFINDER'S, &XTERRRA'S. WE CONTACTED NISSAN USA & WERE INFORMED THAT NISSAN HAD NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS PROBLEM AND SINCE OUR 36,000 MILES HAD EXPIRED WE WERE ON OUR OWN. (CASE #6392191) NO CHOICES LEFT WE PAID THIS REPLACEMENT OF DEFECTIVE PARTS TO THE PRICE TAG OF $2800.93. APPEALED TO NISSAN USA AGAIN BUT WAS TREATED LIKE THE PROVERBIAL RED-HEADED SON EVEN THOUGH WE HAVE PURCHASED 3 NEW NISSAN MAXIMA'S IN THE LAST 10 YEARS. THERE IS NO WAY THAT WE DID ANYTHING TO MAKE THIS PROBLEM OCCUR. IT IS A CASE OF MANUFACTURING DEFECTIVE PARTS!!! *TR

I PURCHASED A 2005 MAXIMA WHICH I LOVE. RECENTLY IT IS HAVING TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. IT STARTS TO SKIP AND JERK IN 1ST AND 2ND GEAR. I WAS TOLD TRANSMISSION WOULD COST 4000 TO 6000 DOLLARS WHICH I CANT AFFORD. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS PROBLEM AND FOUND I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS PROBLEM THERE ARE THOUSANDS MORE. JUST TYPE IN AND GOOGLE TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS IN A 2005 MAXIMA AND READ ALL THE COMPLAINTS. OBVIOUSLY NISSAN NEEDS TO STEP UP AND CORRECT THIS PROBLEM. SOME PEOPLE CAN HARDLY PAY THERE BILLS MUST LESS COME UP WITH THE MONEY TO PAY FOR A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM THAT OBVIOUSLY IS NISSANS FAULT. THANKS. *TR

I CURRENTLY OWN A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA SL AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION I BOUGHT IT USED AT ABOUT 80,000KM AND ITS NOW AT 103,000KM. SINCE I BOUGHT IT I HAVE BEEN MORE THEN DISAPPOINTED AND NOW FURIOUS WITH NISSAN. FROM PURCHASE DATE WHICH WAS AUGUST 2008 UNTIL NOW APRIL 2009 I HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING THE CAR JERKING FROM GEAR 1 TO 2 AND 2 DOWN TO 1. IT WENT FROM A SLIGHT JERK AND SLIP OF THE GEARS TO A JERK SO HARD THAT IT BROKE THE ENGINE MOUNTS. I BROUGHT IT IN AND GOT THE ENGINE MOUNTS FIXED AND ALSO HAD THEM DO A DIAGNOSTICS. I WENT TO 4 DIFFERENT DEALERSHIPS AND 2 MECHANICS AND NO ONE KNEW WHAT WAS WRONG. NISSAN KEPT TELLING ME TO GET A TRANSMISSION FLUSH WHICH I DID TWICE AND STILL DID NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM. I ALSO GOT THE TIMING BELT REPLACED AS WELL AS GOT THE VEHICLE CHECKED OUT BY A NISSAN TRANSMISSION SPECIALIST. NOT TO MENTION EVERY DIAGNOSTIC TEST IS $100. THIS CAR IS NOT SAFE FOR ME AND MY FAMILY. THE INTENSE JERKING DURING ACCELERATION AND BREAKING IS NOT ONLY UNSAFE FOR US, BUT FOR OTHERS ON THE ROAD. THE MOST RECENT INCIDENT HAPPENED COMING OFF THE HIGHWAY LATE ONE NIGHT WHEN I WAS SLOWING DOWN ON THE OFF RAMP AND THE JERK WAS SO SEVERE THAT IT HAD GIVEN MYSELF AND MY PASSENGER WHIP LASH AND CAUSED US TO SPIN OUT. AFTER ALL THE MAINTENANCE, PARTS REPLACED AND I?M STILL EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM MEANS THAT NISSAN IS NOT DOING THEIR JOB TO GET THIS RECTIFIED. IT?S COSTING ME TOO MUCH TIME AND MONEY. I HAVE TO TAKE TIME OFF WORK EVERY TIME TO GET THESE THINGS DONE AN

I BOUGHT MY NISSAN MAXIMA AT 58,000 MILES FROM THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP AT GWINNETT PLACE NISSAN, DULUTH,GA. AT ABOUT 89,000 MILES MY TRANSMISSION STARTED JERKING WHEN SWITCHING FROM GEARS 1,2, AND 3. EVEN WHEN INCREASING SPEED OR DOWNSHIFTING. I TOOK IT TO GWINNETT PLACE NISSAN AND THEY CLAIMED IT WAS AN ENGINE MOUNT PROBLEM. I SPECIFIED THAT IT COULD BE THE TRANSMISSION BUT THEY SAID IT WAS DEFINITELY THE ENGINE MOUNTS, SO I GOT THEM REPLACED FOR $1500, AFTER THE FIX I STILL FEEL JERKING AND NOW ITS GETTING WORSE. *TR

I OWN A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA: IN JANUARY ,2009 MY SON WAS DRIVING BACK FROM LUBBOCK TEXAS TO PORTALES NM. THIS IS 110 MILES. MY TIRE A GOODYEAR RS-A 245/45 R18 TIRE WENT FLAT MY SON GOT OUT OF THE CAR AND CHANGED IT IN PITCH DARK. NOT TAKING THE TIME TO LOOK AT THE TIRE IN DEPTH. HE DROVE HOME TO FIND IN THE LATER PART OF HIS TRIP HE DID NOT HAVE ANY BREAKS. HE WAS DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THE INSIDE OF THE TIRE'S BEADING CAME COMPLETELY OUT. IT LOOKED LIKE IT HAD 45 WIRES HANGING OUT OF THE TIRE. THESE WIRES WERE IN AND OUT OF THE TIRE AND I COULD LITERALLY PICK IT UP BY THE WIRES. THE WIRES (BEADING) WRAPPED AROUND MY BREAK LINES AND CUT THEM COMPLETELY IN HALF, IN ADDITION PULLING THE STEAL MOUNT FOR THE BREAK LINE ALL THE WAY THROUGH THE CARS MOUNT. THIS COULD HAVE KILLED MY SON, PASSENGERS, AS WELL AS ONCOMING TRAFFIC. THIS SAME SITUATION HAPPENED TO ME THREE WEEKS PRIOR. THIS TIME THE TIRE CAME APART FROM THE INSIDE WHERE YOU CAN'T SEE IT, BUT THE BEADING DID NOT COME OUT. WHEN MY SON'S SITUATION HAPPENED, IT TOOK (MY TIRE, $266.00), (WHEEL $800.00) (BREAK LINES $???.00) DAMAGE TO THE INTERNAL MOUNT AND VESSEL $ ???.00 OF MY CAR'.ALL OUT! THIS TIRE IS DANGEROUS AND NEEDS TO BE COMPLETELY TAKEN OFF THE MARKET. THERE ARE SO MANY INCIDENCES WITH THIS PARTICULAR TIRE AND IT IS EXTREMELY DEADLY! I AM PLEADING WITH NHTSA TO STOP PRODUCTION OF THIS TIRE AND HAVE A FULL RECALL ON IT. ONE PERSON'S LIFE IS NOT WORTH THIS DANGEROUS TIRE! *TR

TRANSMISSION FAILURE WITH 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. AT ABOUT 60,000 MILES I NOTICED MY TRANSMISSION SLIPPING FROM 1ST AND 2ND GEARS. THEN IT GOT PROGRESSIVELY WORSE AND STARTED JERKING WHEN COMING TO A STOP. I TOOK IT TO NISSAN DEALER AND THEY SAID THAT I NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION AND THAT IT WOULD COST ABOUT $4000. AFTER REPLACING THE TRANSMISSION THE PROBLEM IS GONE AND CAR IS BACK TO NORMAL. I DID RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET AND FOUND HUNDREDS OF CASES WITH THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM. HOW CAN I GET MY COMPLAINT HEARD AND RECONCILED BECAUSE THIS IS TRULY A NISSAN DEFECT AND NOT JUST ORDINARY WEAR AND TEAR ON THE CAR. I THOUGHT INITIALLY I JUST HAD BAD LUCK. THIS WAS NOT THE CASE. *TR

TIMING CHAIN PROBLEM WITH 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. AFTER HAVING MY TRANSMISSION REPLACED (DIFFERENT COMPLAINT), THE DEALER TOLD ME THAT THERE WAS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THE TIMING CHAIN GUIDES BREAKING AND THAT MY TIMING CHAIN AND CORRESPONDING PARTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED FOR $1600. I THOUGHT THIS WAS A PROBLEM BECAUSE MY CAR IS NOT OLD AND SHOULD NOT NEED THIS REPAIR. I DID RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET AND FOUND HUNDREDS OF CASES WITH THE SAME DEFECT IN NISSAN MAXIMA'S. I WOULD LIKE MY COMPLAINT HEARD AND A POSSIBLE RECALL DONE IF POSSIBLE. THIS IS CLEARLY A NISSAN DEFECT AND PROBLEM AND NOT NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR ON THE CAR. *TR

2005 MAXIMA HAD LESS THAN 77,000 MILES ON IT AND THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. IT IS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY WHICH IS ONLY 60,000 MILES. NISSAN IS WELL AWARE OF THE PROBLEM WITH THE 05 MAXIMA BUT HAS REFUSED TO ISSUE A RECALL. *TR

GOODYEAR RS-A 245/45-R18 2006 NISSAN MAXIMA: SON DRIVING HOME FROM LUBBOCK TEXAS TO PORTALES NM, BACK TIRE HAD FLAT HE CHANGED TIRE AND INSIDE SIDE WALL WAS TORN UP! IT WAS AT NIGHT SO HE DROVE HOME. HE COULD NOT SEE THE EXTENT OF THE DAMAGE THAT WAS DONE BASED ON LACK OF LIGHT. NEXT MORNING I GOT IN CAR AND I COULD NOT BRAKE. I WAS LUCKY AND MANAGED TO STOP MY CAR. I LOOKED UNDER CAR AND FOUND MOISTURE SLAPPED ALL UP UNDER THE TIRE AREA OF VEHICLE. JACKED CAR BACK UP AND FOUND BRAKE LINE CUT IN HALF. LOOKED IN TRUNK AND FOUND TIRE BLOWN OUT WITH WIRES (RESEMBLING HOT WIRE STICKING OUT OF TIRE SIDEWALL. WIRE WAS COMING OUT. THEY LOOKED LIKE STRINGS... BUT METAL AND LOTS OF THEM! THIS IS THE RADIAL PART OF TIRE? IT WRAPPED AROUND MY AXEL AND AROUND THE BRAKE LINE. IT ALSO PULLED THE SOLID STEAL BRACKET THE BRAKE LINE WAS MOUNTED TO OUT OF PLACE. THE MOUNT WAS PULLED DOWN AND CUT THROUGH THE METAL OF MY CAR BASED ON TENSION OF THE WIRES FROM TIRES PULLING IT DOWN. MY SON COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED!!!!!!! OR SOMEONE ELSE. BRAKE LINE, RIM. TIRE ALL RUINED. WHAT WAS THE SCARIEST PART IS SOMEONE COULD HAVE DIED. THIS TIRE IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. I HAVE 63K ON THIS VEHICLE. HAVE REPLACED ALL TIRES 2 TIMES WHICH MEANS I HAVE GONE THROUGH 12 TIRES. ALMOST ALL TIRES REPLACED DUE TO SIDEWALL FAILURE. TWO MONTHS AGO I REPLACED ANOTHER TIRE BASED ON TREAD FALLING OFF AND WRAPPING AROUND THE AXEL. THESE TIRES NEED TO BE RECALLED THEY ARE GOING TO KILL PEOPLE!!!!! ALSO EACH TIRE COST 266.00 I H

NO EVENTS LEADING UP TO THE FAILURE. ONE DAY (72K MILES) THE TRANSMISSION JUST STARTED JERKING HORRIBLY BETWEEN FIRST AND SECOND GEAR DURING ACCELERATION AND DECELERATION. THE TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS CHANGED AS ADVISED BUT DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. NOW I AM BEING TOLD BY LOCAL SHOPS AND DEALERS THAT I WILL HAVE TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION WITH COSTS UP TO $4000!!! *TR

DECEMBER 2007 - TOOK CAR INTO NISSAN DEALER BECAUSE TRANSMISSION WAS HESITATING AND SLAMMING HARD INTO THE "DRIVE" GEAR. DEALER DISCOVERED TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. JANUARY 2008, I RECEIVED MY CAR BACK WITH A REMAN TRANSMISSION FROM NISSAN. FEBRUARY THROUGH MAY 2008 - TOOK CAR INTO DEALER A FEW MORE TIMES DUE TO ISSUE WITH TRANSMISSION AGAIN. OCTOBER 2008 - RETURNED CAR AGAIN TO NISSAN BECAUSE ISSUE WITH TRANSMISSION WAS OCCURRING MORE FREQUENTLY. TOLD ME IT WAS DUE TO (2) TORN ENGINE MOUNTS. I REPLACED THEM BY MY OWN LOCAL MECHANIC. A FEW DAYS AFTER THEY WERE REPLACED, THE TRANSMISSION WAS ACTING UP AGAIN. TOOK CAR BACK TO MY MECHANIC AND HE SAID THE (2) REAR ENGINE MOUNTS WERE CRACKED/TORN. I ENDED UP REPLACING THOSE AS WELL. ONE WEEK LATER, THE ISSUE CAME BACK. OCTOBER-NOVEMBER 2008 - TOOK CAR BACK TO THE SAME NISSAN DEALER 3 MORE TIMES AND EVEN AFTER SHOWING THE SERVICE MANAGER AND THE HEAD TECHNICIAN THE PROBLEM THEY TOLD ME THAT IT WAS "NORMAL" AND THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE TRANSMISSION. THE PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION IS STILL AN ISSUE AND WAS NEVER RESOLVED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACTS OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE VEHICLE HAS GOODYEAR EAGLE RS-A TIRES, SIZE P195/60R15. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE SIDEWALLS WERE SEPARATING ON THE TIRES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A TIRE COMPANY AND THEY STATED THAT ALL FOUR SIDEWALLS ON THE TIRES WERE SEPARATING AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. HE FILED CLAIM NUMBER 1006415 WITH GOODYEAR. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 36,366 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 36,360. UPDATED 11/17/08 *BF UPDATED 11/18/08. *JB

TO NHTSA: I AM FILING A COMPLAINT AGAINST NISSAN CAR DEALERSHIP OF SHAKER HEIGHTS. ON OCTOBER 19TH, 2008, I WAS DRIVING MY 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA SE ON THE HIGHWAY ALONG A STRAIGHTAWAY WHEN MY SKYLIGHT MOON ROOF SUDDENLY IMPLODE. IT WAS A LOUD BURST CAUSING SMALL MICROSCOPIC GLASS PARTICLES TO SCATTER THROUGHOUT MY INTERIOR. THE GLASS CUT MY ARM AND FLEW IN MY HAIR. I BELIEVE IT MAY HAVE BEEN DUE TO THE SLIGHTEST POSSIBLE TWISTING OR TORQUE OF THE FRAME BENDING WITH THE ROAD. THE 2004 MODEL OF MY VEHICLE RECENTLY HAD A RECALL DUE TO THIS EXACT ISSUE. MY VEHICLE WAS MANUFACTURE IN JAN. 2005, I SUSPECT THAT IT WAS MADE UNDER THE SAME PARAMETERS AS THE 2004 MODEL. I BELIEVE THAT MY VEHICLE SHOULD BE COVERED AS WELL DUE TO THE SAME ISSUE. I HAVE BEEN WITHOUT TRANSPORTATION SINCE THE DATE OF THE INCIDENT. *TR

ALL FOUR DOOR LOCK ACTUATORS FAILED, NO DOORS CAN BE UNLOCKED OR LOCKED VIA THE DOOR SWITCH OR THE REMOTES. VERY UNSAFE, CAN NOT GET CHILDREN OUT OF BACK SEATS WITHOUT REACHING INTO THE BACK SEAT THROUGH THE INTERIOR AREA. *TR

TRANSMISSION PROBLEM W/ 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. HAVE DONE ALL RECOMMENDED SERVICE AND BEEN TO SEVERAL REPAIR SHOPS WHO CAN NOT FIND A PROBLEM. THE TRANSMISSION JERKS INTO 2ND AND 3RD GEAR WHEN ACCELERATING AND STOPPING IN SUCH A MANNER THAT SHAKES ALL PASSENGERS. I HAVE FOUND THAT MANY OWNERS ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM W/ NO ANSWERS FROM THE MANUFACTURER. *TR

CONTINUOUS PROBLEM. SUSPENSION NOT PROPERLY FUNCTIONAL ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF VEHICLE. FEELS LIKE LOSS OF CONTROL MAY OCCUR. LOUD NOISE ON RIGHT SIDE WHEN OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE ABOVE 75 DEGREES. REPEATED TRIPS FOR INSPECTION AT DEALER. ON ONE OCCASION THE REAR SHOCKS WERE REPLACED. *TR

PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION. HAS BEEN ADVISE THAT TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. *TR

2004 & 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. I OWN A '05 NISSAN MAXIMA SE AND AM EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM AS HUNDREDS (THOUSANDS?) OF OTHER OWNERS ARE. THE CAR HAS TROUBLE SHIFTING FROM 1-2 AND 2-3 AND JERKS FORWARD LIKE YOU ARE BEING HIT FROM BEHIND. THERE ARE TIMES THAT YOU WORRY THAT YOU CAN EVEN MAKE IT HOME SAFELY! WHEN YOU TAKE IT INTO THE DEALER THEY LET YOU KNOW THAT YOU NEED A WHOLE NEW TRANSMISSION AT ABOUT $4,000. THIS IS CLEARLY A WIDE SPREAD PROBLEM AND NEEDS TO BE RECALLED BY NISSAN IMMEDIATELY! IF I WAS THE ONLY ONE HAVING THE PROBLEM I WOULD UNDERSTAND BUT PLEASE CHECK OUT THIS WEBSITE FOR MORE DESCRIPTIONS! HTTP://WWW.CARSURVEY.ORG/VIEWCOMMENTS_REVIEW_61092.HTML. *TR

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING OUR 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA 3.5 IN EFFINGHAM, IL. SHE WAS MAKING A LEFT TURN OFF OF KELLER DRIVE ONTO WEST JEFFERSON STREET. AFTER THE LIGHT CHANGED, SHE PUSHED ON THE ACCELERATOR AND THE VEHICLE "BARELY" MOVED - THAN IT SUDDENLY ACCELERATED VERY QUICKLY - SHE THOUGHT HER FOOT MAY HAVE SLIPPED OFF THE ACCELERATOR. SHE DROVE FIVE BLOCKS AND CAME TO A STOP INTERSECTION OF MAPLE STREET AND JEFFERSON STREET. AFTER STOPPING SHE BEGAN TO PROCEED THROUGH THE INTERSECTION AND THE SAME INCIDENT OCCURRED AGAIN. AFTER LEAVING EFFINGHAM SHE DROVE HOME TO METROPOLIS WHICH IS APPROXIMATELY 160 MILES. I CAME HOME FROM WORK AND SHE EXPLAINED THE TWO INCIDENTS THAT HAD OCCURRED IN EFFINGHAM. I STARTED THE VEHICLE AND IN A FEW SECONDS THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT APPEARED. I CHECKED THE OWNERS MANUAL AND IT STATED THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT MAY BE THE RESULT OF AN IMPROPER FITTING FUEL TANK CAP. I CHECKED THE FUEL TANK CAP AND IT APPEARED ON CORRECTLY. I REMOVED THE FUEL TANK CAP AND RESET IT AGAIN AS THE OWNER MANUAL STATED. ACCORDING TO NISSAN THE LIGHT MAY GO OFF AFTER A SHORT TRIP. WE DROVE TO PADUCAH KY. AND RETURNED TO METROPOLIS - APPROXIMATELY A 20 MILE ROUND TRIP. THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT REMAINED ON. WE TOOK THE VEHICLE, WHICH HAS 51,000 MILES ON IT TO A LOCAL GARAGE (A1 AUTOMOTIVE). A1 TECH'S PLACED THE VEHICLE ON A DIAGNOSTIC MACHINE WHICH INDICATED THE CODE IDLE ADAPTATION. A1 SERVICE PERSONNEL CLEANED THE THROTTLE BODY AND ADVISED THAT IF THE SERVICE ENGIN

I HAVE A 2008 MAXIMA SE WHICH I PURCHASED LAST YEAR. THE CAR CONTINUES TO JERK (HARD) WHEN THE CAR IS SHIFTING FROM 1ST TO 2ND AND 2ND TO 3RD, AND IT ALSO HAPPENS ON THE DOWNSHIFT FROM 2ND TO 1ST. THE CAR WAS PROBLEM-FREE FOR THE 1ST YEAR BUT FOR THE PAST 3-4 MONTHS IT HAS BEEN A NIGHTMARE. THE JERKING GETS SO BAD, IT FEELS LIKE YOU'RE GETTING PUNCHED! THE PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT AND RARELY OCCURS ON THE HIGHWAY. PLEASE LET ME KNOW HOW I CAN GET THIS DEFECTIVE VEHICLE FIXED...AT NO COST TO THE OWNER SINCE IT'S OBVIOUSLY A MANUFACTURE PROBLEM. I HAVE SPOKE WITH OTHER NISSAN MAXIMA OWNERS AND HAVE READ SEVERAL FORUMS AND THEY ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM! *TR

MY 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA SE HAS BEEN BUCKING AND JERKING FROM FIRST TO SECOND GEAR SINCE 60,000 (NOW HAS 64,000) ACCELERATING AND BRAKING. IT'S BEEN HAPPENING REGULARLY (EVERY TIME I DRIVE) FOR OVER A MONTH NOW. TRANSMISSION FLUID IS FINE, NOT SURE WHAT THE PROBLEM IS. I HAVE HEARD THAT MANY OTHERS HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM WITH 2004 AND 2005 MODELS. *TR

2005 NISSAN MAXIMA AUTOMATIC TRAMISSION JERKS OR BUCKLES WHEN SWITCHING FROM 1ST GEAR TO 2ND GEAR. DEALERSHIP WILL NOT HELP. 90000 MILES ON CAR. *TR

TIRES ON MY 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA KEEP LOOSING AIR. THE RIMS ARE CHROME (FACTORY) RIMS. I HAVE LOST 2 TIRES BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM. I HAVE HAD 4 OCCURRENCES OF THE LEAKING TIRES. THE CHROME PLATING IS SEPARATING FROM THE RIM AND THE TIRE BEAD STARTS TO LEAK AIR. 2 OF THE 4 OCCURRENCES WERE ON THE HIGHWAY. THE REPAIR SHOPS I HAVE TAKEN THE TIRES/RIMS TO ALL TELL ME THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM THEY HAVE SEEN. I AM CURRENTLY WORKING THE PROBLEM WITH NISSAN TO TRY TO GET THEM TO REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE RIMS. I HAVE TO DATE SPENT APPROX. $750 FOR TIRES REPAIRS. IS THERE A RECORD OF FAILURES OF THIS KIND ON FILE? IF THE PROBLEM IS NOT CORRECTED BY NISSAN WHAT DO YOU SUGGEST I DO NEXT? I FIND IT VERY SCARY TRYING TO CHANGE A TIRE ON THE INTERSTATE HIGHWAYS AND FEAR BEING HIT. I CHECK ALL 4 TIRES WEEKLY NOW BUT TWO OF THE LEAKS OCCURRED ON THE HIGH SPEED HIGHWAYS EVEN THOUGH I CHECK THE AIR PRESSURE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE LOST ALL POWER AND SHUT OFF. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A REPAIR SHOP AND THEY DISCOVERED THAT THE CRANK SENSOR FAILED. THE MECHANIC RESET THE SENSOR. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE NISSAN DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 03V455000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 68,174.

DRIVER DOOR IS NOT LOCKING. DEALER IS SAYING THAT THE ACTUATORS FAILED AND IT WILL COST $400. THIS HAPPEN WITH 40K MILES. *TR

I AM HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS AS INDICATED WITH OTHER CONSUMERS. MY CARE JERKS. I HAVE REPLACED THE AXLES, AIR FLOW METER, AC LINE, IGNITION COIL, SPARK PLUGS, ALTERNATOR, ETC. CURRENTLY, THE TIMING CHANGE AND TENSIONER NEEDS REPAIRING, THE AXLES AGAIN FROM THE JERKING. I AM A SINGLE MOTHER WHO CAN NOT AFFORD ALL OF THESE REPAIRS. I DO NOT KNOW WHAT ELSE TO DO. I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER MAXIMA. I ALSO HAVE HAD A DIAGNOSTIC AND IT REVEALED 1 PROBLEM AND ONCE FIX I STILL CONTINUE TO HAVE MORE PROBLEMS ON TOP OF THE JERKING. ENOUGH IS ENOUGH. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT ADJUSTER SWITCH FAILED AND CAUSED THE SEAT TO OVERHEAT. THE FAILURE ALSO AFFECTED THE STEERING COLUMN AND IT CAN NO LONGER BE ADJUSTED UP, DOWN, OR SIDEWAYS. IT REMAINS IN THE LOCKED POSITION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE HEATED SEAT SWITCH WAS THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE DEALER REPLACED THE SWITCH AT THE COST OF $210. THE MANUFACTURER WILL NOT PROVIDE REIMBURSEMENT BECAUSE THEY HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY COMPLAINTS. THEY FURTHER STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 05V512000 (SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:POWER ADJUST). THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 88,000. UPDATED 07/15/08. *LJ THE DEALER REPLACED THE SEAT SWITCH. THE SUNROOF ONLY WORKED IN VENT MODE. THE DEALER REPLACED THE SUNROOF SWITCH. UPDATED

NISSAN MAXIMA 2005 - 2 WEEKS OUT OF WARRANTY DOOR LOCK ACTUATOR NOT WORKING. *TR

STEERING COLUMN MOVEMENT,ONCE STEERING COLUMN IS IN THE DRIVING POSITION IT CAN BE MOVED UP AND DOWN ABOUT 1 INCH. *TR

I OWN A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA WITH APPROXIMATELY 63,000MILES. I HAVE BEEN HAVING TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS, MAINLY JERKING GOING FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEAR AND VICE VERSA WHEN DOWNSHIFTING FROM 2ND TO 3RD. I HAVE GOTTEN IT INSPECTED AND TRANSMISSION FLUSH WAS DONE, BUT THE PROBLEM STILL PERSIST. BEING THAT MY VEHICLE IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY, NISSAN IS ASKING FOR $6000 FOR A NEW TRANSMISSION. I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS PROBLEM. PLEASE CLICK ON THE LINK ATTACHED SO YOU CAN SEE THE NUMEROUS AMOUNT OF OTHER MAXIMA OWNERS WITH THE SAME ISSUE HTTP://WWW.CARSURVEY.ORG/VIEWMORECOMMENTS_REVIEW_61092_3.HTML. *TR