2005 Nissan Maxima complaints

I,TOO, HAVE HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION OF THIS VEHICLE. THE CAR WOULD JERK WHEN SHIFTING EVERYTIME I WOULD DRIVE IT. I TOOK IT TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT AND THEY SAID THEY SAW NO PROBLEMS. I CONTINUED TO DRIVE WITH THE JERKING UNTIL FINALLY, THE CAR STOPPED SHIFTING GEARS ALL TOGETHER. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I BOUGHT IT AND HAD TO GET THE TRANSMISSION COMPLETELY REPLACED. AFTER EASING OTHER COMPLAINTS, IT LOOKS LIKE THIS IS AN ISSUE WITH ALMOST EVERY 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. TIME FOR A RECALL YET NISSAN!?! *TR

I HAVE A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA WHICH HAS TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. ABOUT 2 YEARS AGO I BEGAN EXPERIENCING JERKING. I TOOK CAR THE DEALER NO CODES CAME UP AT TIME AND WHEN THEY DROVE IT AT THAT TIME IT DROVE FINE. CONTINUE TO HAVE ISSUES AND WENT BACK NOW TO FIND OUT I NEED A NEW VALVE BODY. UNFORTUNATELY THE VALVE BODY HAS CAUSE EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO THE TRANSMISSION SO I NOW NEED TO HAVE TRANSMISSION REPLACED. PER PARTS SPECIALIST AND SERVICE ADVISOR AT NISSAN THEY ARE AWARE OF THE ISSUE WITH THE VALVE BODY WITH THE 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA HOWEVER NISSAN CORPORATE HAS NOT YET RECALLED IT YET. SHAME ON YOU NISSAN 3,800 TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION, I DON'T THINK SO. NO MORE NISSAN FOR ME. NISSAN REALLY NEED TO OWN UP TO THIS ISSUE. ITS ALL OVER THE INTERNET. PLEASE RECALL ISSUE. SIGNED DISSATISFIED NISSAN OWNER *TR

WHILE DECELERATING CAR UNDER 20MILES,THE CAR WILL JERK WHEN GAS PEDAL IS PRESSED FOR ACCELERATION(I.E.,SLOWING DOWN FOR RED LIGHT OR CHANGES IN TRAFFIC SPEED. *TR

WE BOUGHT A 2005 MAXIMA IN JUNE 2008 WITH APPROXIMATELY 30K[+/-] MILES. ON OR ABOUT SPRING 2012 THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO HAVE SHIFTING PROBLEMS[65K MILES], WITH HARD & JERKING SHIFTS WHEN TRAVELING AT 25MPH AND THEN SUDDEN HIGH REV'S WITH SUDDEN DOWN SHIFTS WHEN SLOWING DOWN. HAVE GONE ON LINE TO SEE IF THERE HAS BEEN A RECALL AND FOUND HUNDREDS OF LIKE COMPLAINTS FOR 2005 MAXIMA TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS EXACTLY LIKE OURS. HAD THE TRANSMISSION FLUID CHANGED AT A NISSAN DEALER, YET THE "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT DID NOT GO OUT. AFTER DRIVING A FEW MILES LIGHT WENT OUT. HOWEVER, THE SHIFTING PROBLEMS RETURNED AFTER FURTHER DRIVING A FEW MONTHS LATER.. HAD THE CODE STATE "SHIFT MALFUNCTION". AS THERE ARE OTHERS, HUNDREDS OF OTHER MAXIMA OWNERS EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM, IT IS TIME FOR A MAJOR RECALL ON THE 2004 -2006 MAXIMA FOR DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSIONS: "TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS" CONTINUED AND WE CAN NOT DRIVE THE CAR FOR MORE THAN A FEW MILES LOCALLY AND ONCE IT IS WARMED UP THE TRANSMISSION BEGINS TO SHIFT ROUGH & HARD, JERKY IN TO AND OUT OF GEARS. IF DRIVEN MORE THAN 15 MINUTES WILL FREEZE IN 5TH GEAR. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE AND MAY CAUSE SERIOUS HARM TO OTHERS WHILE ON THE ROADS OF AMERICA. *TR

WHEN I PUT CAR IN REVERSE FROM PARK.. IT TOOK ABOUT 3-5 SECONDS TO CATCH AND GO. THEN WHEN I PUT IT DRIVE IT DID THE SAME. IT WILL DO THIS SOME DAYS AND NOT DO IT SOME DAYS. MAJOR FLAW IN 05 MAXIMS TRANSMISSIONS FROM ALL THE COMPLAINTS I'VE READ. NEED TO RECALL AND FIX THIS ONGOING PROBLEM . THIS IS MY 3RD NISSAN MAXIMAAND MY FIRST ONE WITH THESE PROBLEMS. BIG DISSAPOINTMENT NISSAN. RECALL 05 MAXIMS AND FIXTRANSMISSION. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS FLUSHED BY A DEALER AND THEN THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED. THE VEHICLE WAS RETURNED TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 89,379. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE SHIFTED ERRATICALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS FOUND THAT THE VALVE BODY HAD FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 116,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A TRANSMISSION SHOP FOR INSPECTION WHERE THEY STATED THAT THE SOLENOIDS IN THE VALVE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED BUT PROVIDED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

DRIVING ON A BUSY HIGHWAY DOWNHILL GOING ABOUT 25 MILES AN HOUR, CAR HARD SHIFTED ABRUPTLY CAUSING THE CAR TO DECELERATE VERY FAST. CAR HIT ME FROM BEHIND. AT THE SLOW SPEED IT SCRATCHED THE BUMPER OF THE CAR AND CAUSED MY NECK TO WHIP. TRANSMISSION DESIGN FAILURE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD JERK ABNORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND THEY STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED BUT PROVIDED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ACCELERATING FROM A STOP SIGN, THE VEHICLE SHIFTED ERRATICALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000. UPDATED 06/18/13*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE NISSAN SERVICE REP ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE DOES NOT SHIFT BECAUSE IT HAS A CVT TRANSMISSION. WHEN THE VEHICLE WOULD LUNGE FOWARD A LOUD THUD COULD BE HEARD. THE CONSUMER STATED AFTER SOME RESEARCHING THE FAILURE WAS FOUND TO BE IN THE SHIFT SOLENOID. THE VEHICLES GOES INTO LIMP MODE. UPDATED 06/24/2013 *JS

I BOUGHT MY CAR BRAND NEW VIA SPECIAL ORDER IN 2005. THE CAR COST ME $33K AND ANOTHER ALMOST $5K FOR AN EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR UP TO 7 YEARS AND UP TO 100K MILES. NEEDLESS TO SAY THE SEVEN YEARS WAS UP IN JULY OF 2012. THE CAR HAS ALMOST 110K MILES ON IT CURRENTLY. FOR THE PAST FEW MONTHS I HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING SEVERE JERKING WHEN UP SHIFTING AND DOWNSHIFTING. MY MECHANIC NOTIFIED ME THAT IT IS MY TRANSMISSION, THE PRICE OF THE FIX IS BETWEEN $3800-4500. THIS CAR HAS NEVER BEEN BEAT UP AND IS IN IMMACULATE CONDITION. IT HAS ALWAYS BEEN HOUSED IN A GARAGE SINCE I BOUGHT IT. AFTER DOING A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF RESEARCH I FOUND THAT TECHNICALLY THIS REALLY SHOULD BE A RECALL DUE TO THE AMOUNT OF PEOPLE EFFECTED BY THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE 2004-2006 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE JERKING HAS RECENTLY BEGAN TO GET ALOT WORSE...SO BAD THAT MY HUSBAND HIT HIS HEAD ON THE WINDSHIELD AND THOUGHT WE WERE REAR ENDED. I ALSO HAVE DISCOVERED THAT THERE IS A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT REGARDING THE PROBLEM AND I WILL BE CONTACTING THEM TOO. *TR

I PURCHASED MY 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA BRAND NEW IN APRIL OF 2005. I PAID COLD HARD EARNED CASH ($35,000) FOR THIS CAR. WE REFINANCED OUR HOME TOO BUY AN RELIABLE, STURDY, DEPENDABLE, STYLISH, ROAD CAR (INSTEAD WE GOT A LEMON). I HAVE HAD MANY ISSUES WITH THE CAR. THE HEADLINER CONSTANTLY FALLING DOWN OVER MY HEAD WHILE DRIVING WITH THE SUNROOF OPEN, THE SUNROOF NOT OPENING AND CLOSING PROPERLY, THE O2 SENSORS GOING OUT CONSTANTLY, , THE BRACKETS BEING REPLACED, THE LEATHER SEATS LOOK AS IF I HAVE RAZOR BLADES ATTACHED TO MY BOTTOM SIDE, AND THE TRANSMISSION IS AWFUL!!! AT 65,000 MILES IT STARTED GOING OUT. THE LOCAL DEALER REPLACED THE TRANNY WITHOUT ADMITTING ANY FAULT ON NISSANS BEHALF. AT THE TIME WE DID NOT KNOW ABOUT THE TROUBLING PROBLEMS WITH THE 2004-2005 TRANSMISSIONS. THEY ONLY CHARGED US FOR THE LABOR COST. WE ACTUALLY THOUGHT "WOW, THEY ARE COOL"!! HERE WE ARE AT 157,000 MILES (ABOUT 70,000 LATER AND THE TRANNY IS:JERKING EXTREMELY HARD ( IT FEELS LIKE I AM BEING RAMMED FROM THE REAR BY A 18 TON SEMI-TRAILER) BETWEEN GOING INTO 1ST AND SECOND GEAR AND AGAIN BACK IN REVERSE FROM 2ND INTO 1ST GEAR. THE PROBLEM HAS GOTTEN SO BAD THAT IS NOW HESITATING IN SHIFTING AND I HAVE HAD ENOUGH!! I HAVE DONE MY RESEARCH, AND THIS IS AN EPIDEMIC. NISSAN HAS TOO STEP UP AND FIX THIS PROBLEM. THIS COUNTRY HAS HIT A RECESSION. US HARDWORKING AMERICANS DESERVE BETTER THAN THIS. PLEASE HELP US CONSUMERS. THANK [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA),

I PURCHASED MY VEHICLE ON FEBRUARY 2 2012 AT 86,000 MILES CAR WAS FINE. A YEAR LATER I HAD TO GET IT INSPECTED THE MECHANIC TOLD ME I HAD TO REPLACE MY FRONT MOTOR AND THIS WAS PROBABLY THE REASON FOR THE JERKING I HAD MY MOTOR MOUNT REPLACED. AND GUESS WHAT STILL JERKING. THIS PROBLEM NEEDS A RECALL. I HAVE SPOKEN TO DIFFERENT PEOPLE WITH THE SAME VEHICLE YEAR MAKE AND MODEL AND THEY HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. NOT EVERY KNOWS TO COME TO MAKE A COMPLAINT. NISSAN SHOULD VOLUNTARILY RECALL THIS MAKE AND MODEL TO MAKE THE REPAIRS. THIS CAN ALSO BE A SAFETY HAZARD TO ANY NON EXPERIENCE DRIVER. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH AND APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM ENGAGED. THE VEHICLE WOULD JERK ONCE THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM ENGAGED INDEPENDENTLY AND CAUSED A DELAY IN STOPPING DISTANCE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE ABS SENSOR WAS CAUSING THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM TO ENGAGE DURING NORMAL BRAKING. THE DEALER REPLACED THE ABS SENSOR AS WELL AS THE REAR HUB ASSEMBLY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,930.

TRANSMISSION STARTED TO SHIFT ROUGH, SLIP AND MAKE THE ENGINE REV HIGH BETWEEN SHIFTS, THIS IS KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THIS TYPE OF AUTO, MAINLY INVOLVING THE TRANSMISSION VALVE BODY AND SOLENOIDS. *TR

WHEN IN LOW GEARS 1-2, 2-3 GEARS JERKS. HIGH REV THEN STRONG JERK. FELT LIKE GEARS SLIPPED. CAR THEN BECAME SLUGGISH AND WOULD NOT POWER OF 5MPH. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. HAD CAR CHECKED CODE P0780 SHOWED. SHIFT MALFUNCTION. THIS SEEMS TO BE ON GOING WITH MAXIMA 04-06. RECALL MUST BE CALLED!!!! *TR

WHILE ACCELERATING FROM A STOPLIGHT TO APPROXIMATELY 45MPH ON NORTHWEST EXPRESSWAY IN OKLAHOMA CITY, THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION BEGAN SHIFTING HARD INSTEAD OF THE NORMAL SMOOTH SHIFTING. IT SEEMED AS THOUGH IT STUCK MOMENTARILY OR WAS EVEN SHIFTING DOWN INSTEAD OF UP TO THE NEXT GEAR. WHEN I GOT ON A RESIDENTIAL STREET GOING AT A SLOWER SPEED, THE TRANSMISSION AGAIN SHIFTED HARD. THE STRANGE SHIFTING HAPPENED AGAIN 2 DAYS LATER WHILE DRIVING AT A SLOW RATE OF SPEED. MY HUSBAND LOOKED AT THE TRANSMISSION FLUID ON 3/12/13 AND THOUGHT IT APPEARED TO BE BURNT LOOKING. I TOOK MY CAR TO FENTON NISSAN WEST IN OKLAHOMA CITY ON FRIDAY, MARCH 15, 2012 AND EXPLAINED THE PROBLEM I WAS HAVING. AFTER KEEPING THE CAR MOST OF THE DAY, WE WERE INFORMED THEY DID NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG, BUT THE TRANSMISSION FLUID IS BURNT, BUT DID NOT CHANGE IT AS THIS COULD CAUSE TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. WE WERE NOT CHARGED ANYTHING & WERE TOLD TO WAIT ON DOING ANYTHING ELSE AS THERE MAY BE RECALLS. THIS SEEMED STRANGE SINCE THEY ORIGINALLY TOLD US THEY HAD NOT HEARD FROM OTHER CUSTOMERS ABOUT THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS I HAD DESCRIBED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE DOWNSHIFTED INDEPENDENTLY. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE UPSHIFTED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 121,000.

TRANSMISSION IS BUCKING AND JERKING BETWEEN GEARS. CAR "SLIP" BETWEEN GEARS WHILE DRIVING AND CAUSES THE CAR TO REV IN NEUTRAL WHILE DRIVING AND THEN SUDDENLY "JUMP" INTO GEAR WHICH CAUSES THE CAR TO LUNGE FORWARD SUDDENLY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO JERK AND LUNGE ABNORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT HE NEEDED TO CHANGE THE ENGINE OIL. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. ON SUBSEQUENT VISITS TO THE DEALER, THE CONTACT WAS PROVIDED SEVERAL DIFFERENT DIAGNOSTIC RESULTS, INCLUDING CHANGING THE OIL FOR A SECOND TIME AND TO CHANGE THE MOTOR MOUNTS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DIFFERENT DEALER, WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 63,000. ..UPDATED 06/24/13 *BF

VEHICLE WHEN SHIFTING TO 2ND 3RD GEAR JERKS LIKE A MULE KICK, AND OCCASIONALLY OVER REVS ( GEAR SLIP) RESULTING IN SUDDEN LOSS OF ACCELERATION. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE SHIFTED ABNORMALLY HARD AND THE VEHICLE WOULD JERK WHEN SHIFTING BETWEEN THIRD AND FOURTH GEARS. THE VEHICLE WOULD ALSO SHIFT ABNORMALLY HARD WHEN DOWN SHIFTING. THE IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE WOULD JUMP INTO SECOND GEAR INDEPENDENTLY, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SUDDENLY ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE SPORADICALLY HALTED TO A STOP WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NEITHER DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 88,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 94,000.*TR

IT ALL STARTED ON OUR WAY TO THE SUPERMARKET. WE WARM UP THE CAR IN THE MORNING WHEN WE WERE READY TO LEAVE AND PUT IN REVERSE IT TOOK A FEW SECONDS TO GO INTO GEAR BUT WHEN IT DID THE CAR SHIFTED REALLY HARD. WHEN WE PUT IT INTO DRIVE IT DID THE SAME THING. ON OUR WAY TO THE STORE THE CAR TOOK A FEW SECONDS TO SHIFT INTO EVERY GEAR AND WOULD SHIFT REALLY HARD WHEN IT DID SO. FROM THAT POINT WE TOOK THE CAR FOR ITS CHECK UP WITH THE MECHANIC WERE HE DID AN OIL CHANGE, TUNE UP AND SERVICE THE TRANSMISSION UPON TELLING HIM WHAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS DOING HE SAID THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS MESSING UP AND THAT NISSAN HAD A BAD REPUTATION WITH TRANSMISSIONS GOING BAD PREMATURELY AND THAT HE HAD REPAIRED MANY NISSAN OF THE SAME YEAR IF NOT NEWER BECAUSE OF TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. HE ADVISE US THAT AFTER SERVICING THE TRANSMISSION THE PROBLEM MAY OR MAY NOT GO AWAY (OUR TRANSMISSION WAS SERVICED EVERY 15,000-20,000 PRIOR TO PROBLEM). WE CONTINUED TO DRIVE THE CAR THE TRANSMISSION FINALLY GAVE OUT AT 142,864 MILES. THE TRANSMISSION WAS REBUILT BY A REPUTABLE SHOP ON 7/09/2010 USING NISSAN FACTORY PARTS WAS GIVEN A WARRANTY OF ONE YEAR. EVERYTHING WORKED FINE UNTIL DEC. 24, 2012 WHEN WE WENT TO PICK UP MY BROTHER FROM THE AIRPORT AND THE SAME THING STARTED TO HAPPEN AS WE STATED ABOVE. WE CONTINUED TO DRIVE THE CAR BUT VERY MINIMAL AND NOT VERY FAR OR NOT AT ALL UNTIL FEBRUARY 19, 2013 AT 219,862 MILES AND 76,998 MILES LATER THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT AGAIN FOR THE SECOND TIME AND SINCE

TRANSMISSION SHIFTS HARD INTO GEARS AFTER TO TAKING A WILE TO START. WHEN SHIFTING TO DRIVE THE CARS SHOWS IT IS IN 5TH GEAR AND AFTER RESEARCHING FOUND THOUSANDS OF OTHERS EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEMS . LOOKING FOR RECALLS AFTER SO MANY PEOPLE OR EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEMS. I SEE THAT THERE IS A SERVICE BULLETIN BUT WITH SO MANY MANY PROBLEMS STILL NO RECALL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION SLAMMED INTO SECOND AND THIRD GEAR ONCE IT WAS WARM. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT DOWNSHIFT FROM THIRD GEAR AND THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED FOR IT TO FUNCTION PROPERLY. THE CONTACT HAD TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 91,500.

I AM EXPERIENCING TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS IN MY 2005 MAXIMA. THE VEHICLE HAS ONLY 84000 MILES TO DATE AND IS STARTING TO SLIP GEARS IN BETWEEN 1-2 AND 2-3 WHILE DRIVING AT A SLOW SPEED; THIS ALSO OCCURS WHEN SWITCHING IN REVERSE. THIS PROBLEM NEEDS TO BE FIXED SINCE IT CAN BE DETRIMENTAL TO FELLOW DRIVERS ON THE ROAD WHILE DRIVING DUE TO THE FACT OF THE TRANSMISSION CAUSING THE CAR TO LUNGE FORWARD WHEN IN THE ACT OF SWITCHING GEARS. THIS ISSUE SEEMS TO BE WELL DOCUMENTED AT THIS POINT TO NISSAN CORPORATE AS WELL AS THE NHTSA DATABASE AND SHOULD BE TAKEN SERIOUSLY. I BELIEVE A RECALL AT THIS POINT SHOULD BE IN ORDER DUE TO THE MASS DOCUMENTED COMPLAINTS OF THIS SPECIFIC ISSUE. *TR

EXPERIENCING SEVERE TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. THE CAR HAS A 5 SECOND OR MORE DELAY IN SHIFTING INTO DRIVE AND ONCE IT DOES SHIFT THERE IS A VIOLENT JERK AND CLUNKING NOISE. WHEN DRIVING THE RPM GAUGE GOES UP AND DOWN RANDOMLY. GEARS SLIP FROM 1ST TO 2ND AT ANY GIVEN MOMENT. I KNOW MY CAR HAS 100K MILES BUT IT HAS BEEN SUPERBLY KEPT SINCE MANUFACTURED SO THIS IS BAFFLING TO ME. I HAVE SPENT HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS ON TRANSMISSION FLUSHES AND TUNE UPS HOPING TO ALLEVIATE THE PROBLEM TO NO AVAIL. I DON'T SEE MYSELF SPENDING THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS TO REPLACE A TRANSMISSION THAT OBVIOUSLY WAS PREDESTINED FOR FAILURE! I LOVE FOREIGN CARS NISSAN ESPECIALLY THIS IS MY SECOND BUT AT THIS POINT I AM SERIOUSLY CONSIDERING TOYOTA AND NEVER BUYING OR RECOMMENDING A NISSAN EVER AGAIN! *TR

2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO TRANSMISSION SLIPPING. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED HE HAD TO DRAIN AND RE-FILL THE TRANSMISSION FLUID TO KEEP THE GEARS FROM SLIPPING.

IT HESITATES WHEN PUT IN GEAR AND THAN JERKS VIOLENTLY WHEN SHIFTING, JARRING ALL PASSENGERS IN VEHICLE. *TR

MY VEHICLE TRANSMISSION SLIPS ALOT, FROM 2-3 GEARS WHILE ACCELERATING OR DECELERATING. *TR

I AM EXPERIENCING TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS IN MY 2005 MAXIMA. THE VEHICLE HAS ONLY 54000 MILES TO DATE AND IS STARTING TO SLIP GEARS IN BETWEEN 1-2 AND 2-3 WHILE DRIVING AT A SLOW SPEED; THIS ALSO OCCURS WHEN SWITCHING IN REVERSE. THIS PROBLEM NEEDS TO BE FIXED SINCE IT CAN BE DETRIMENTAL TO FELLOW DRIVERS ON THE ROAD WHILE DRIVING DUE TO THE FACT OF THE TRANSMISSION CAUSING THE CAR TO LUNGE FORWARD WHEN IN THE ACT OF SWITCHING GEARS. THIS ISSUE SEEMS TO BE WELL DOCUMENTED AT THIS POINT TO NISSAN CORPORATE AS WELL AS THE NHTSA DATABASE AND SHOULD BE TAKEN SERIOUSLY. I BELIEVE A RECALL AT THIS POINT SHOULD BE IN ORDER DUE TO THE MASS DOCUMENTED COMPLAINTS OF THIS SPECIFIC ISSUE. *TR

THE TRANSMISSION HAS BEGUN TO JERK EXCESSIVELY WHEN SHIFTING FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEAR. SOMETIMES IT JERKS SO HARD THE OCCUPANTS GET TOSSED FORWARD A BIT. IT LAGS WHEN SHIFTING FROM PARK TO DRIVE ALSO RESULTING IN THE CAR TO JERK VIOLENTLY. THIS IS HORRENDOUS THAT A CAR THAT HAS 70,000-80,000 MILES ON WOULD HAVE SUCH A SERIOUS TRANSMISSION PROBLEM ALREADY. ITS DANGEROUS AND FROM RESEARCH I'VE FOUND IS NOT ISOLATED, BUT RATHER A WIDESPREAD ISSUE WITH THE 2004-2005 NISSAN MAXIMA'S. ITS ABSOLUTELY RIDICULOUS THAT NISSAN HASNT MADE A RECALL ON WHAT THEY KNOW ARE FAULTY TRANSMISSIONS. I HAD A HONDA CIVIC THAT HAD WELL OVER 110,000 MILES ON IT AND I NEVER HAD A SINGLE POWER-TRAIN OR ENGINE ISSUE WITH THAT CAR. I FOR ONE WILL NEVER BY ANOTHER NISSAN AGAIN! *TR

I HAVE BEEN FEELING A JERKING IN MY CAR, WHICH SOUNDS LIKE THE MOTOR IS MOVING AROUND. I HAD THE MOTOR MOUNTS REPLACED, BUT STILL WAS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS. I HAVE NOW FOUND OUT IT IS THE TRANSMISSION, WHICH WILL COST ME $3200.00, I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY THE SHOP THAT A LOT OF 2005 MAXIMA ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS, IF THIS IS TRUE WHY IS THERE NOT A RECALL? *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO EXPERIENCE THE FAILURE UNTIL THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED AND ALLOWED TO COOL DOWN. THE VEHICLE WOULD THEN OPERATE AS DESIGNED. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, WHO ADVISED THE CONTACT TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 78,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST ACCELERATION POWER. THE CONTACT CONTINUOUSLY DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR THEN THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY LUNGED FORWARD. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE JERKED AND SURGED CONSTANTLY WHEN THE TEMPERATURE WAS WARM. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC THREE DIFFERENT TIMES FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION SENSOR AND PERFORMED A TRANSMISSION FLUSH. THE FAILURE CONTINUED AFTER THE REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

THIS NISSAN HAS BEEN HAVING ISSUES WHERE IT JERKS FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE, UPSHIFTING FROM FIRST TO SECOND, AND SECOND TO THIRD. THE VEHICLE ALSO JERKS WHEN DOWN SHIFTING FROM THIRD TO SECOND, SECOND TO FIRST AND FIRST TO PARK IS DELAYED IN SHIFTING. THIS ISSUE IS A SAFETY CONCERN DUE TO AFFECTING THE ABILITY TO STOP THE VEHICLE AS THE VEHICLE SPECIFICATIONS INDICATE STOPPING DISTANCE FOR THE VEHICLE SHOULD BE. THE ISSUE IS HIGHLY UNPREDICTABLE AS TO THE SEVERITY OF THE JERK THE CAR WILL EXPERIENCE WHICH HAS BEEN KNOWN TO CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO EITHER NOT STOP OR SLIDE IN INCLEMENT WEATHER SUCH AS SNOW. *TR

SERIOUS TRANSMISSION ISSUE. IT MAKES A LOUD NOISE WHEN IT SHIFTS FROM 2ND AND 3RD GEAR, SOMETIMES IT ONLY GOES HIGH ON RPM WITHOUT GIVING ANY TRACTION TO THE WHEELS. ALSO THE TRANSMISSION KICKS WHEN I PUT IN REVERSE AFTER A WHILE OF BEING DRIVING THE CAR. I HAVE ALREADY CHANGED THE 3 MOTOR MOUNTS BECAUSE THEY WERE BROKEN BUT I NEVER I THOUGHT IT WOULD BE DUE TO TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. I LIVE IN MEXICO AND APPARENTLY IT'S VERY COMMON ALSO IN MAXIMAS IN MEXICO. *TR

FAILURE IN ABS SYSTEM. ABS, TCS, AND SLIP WARNING LIGHTS SHOW AFTER THE OCCURRING SOUND OF GRINDING IN THE BRAKES. APPARENTLY THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM IN 2004 - 2007 MAXIMAS. THERE IS A TSB FLOATING ALL OVER THE INTERNET DOCUMENTING THE PROBLEM AND POSSIBLE REPAIR PROCEDURES. DEALER WANTS CLOSE TO 3K FOR A KNOWN ISSUE!!! *TR

TRANSMISSION WILL SLIP OUT OF 2ND AND 3RD AT LOW RPM'S. IT DOWNSHIFTS VERY HARD. IT ONLY DOES IT WHEN IT HAS BEEN DRIVEN MORE THAN 15 MINUTES. *TR

THE VEHICLE JERKS HARD WHEN GOING FROM PARK TO REVERSE, AND REVERSE TO DRIVE. WHEN DRIVING IT WILL SHIFT HARD FROM 1ST TO 2ND. IT WILL SLIP BEFORE RAMMING IN TO GEAR. THERE IS ALSO SLIPPING IN 4TH GEAR. WHEN TRYING TO ACCEL ON THE HIGHWAY IT WILL SLIP BEFORE DOING SO. REPLACE FRONT & LEFT ENGINE MOUNT, FLUSH TRANSMISSION FLUID BUT STILL DOING THE SAME JERKING ISSUE. PLEASE INVESTIGATE . *TR

THE ENGINE JUMPS INTO GEAR WITH A HARD KICK!! *TR

THE VEHICLE JERKS HARD WHEN GOING FROM PARK TO REVERSE, AND REVERSE TO DRIVE. WHEN DRIVING IT WILL SHIFT HARD FROM 1ST TO 2ND. IT WILL SLIP BEFORE RAMMING IN TO GEAR. THERE IS ALSO SLIPPING IN 4TH GEAR. WHEN TRYING TO ACCEL ON THE HIGHWAY IT WILL SLIP BEFORE DOING SO. REPLACE FRONT & LEFT ENGINE MOUNT, FLUSH TRANSMISSION FLUID AT 95521 BUT STILL DOING THE SAME JERKING ISSUE. PLEASE HELP. *TR

MY 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA HAS 115000 MILES AND HAS STARTED SHOWING SIGNS OF WHAT MAY BE SERIOUS TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. 1. 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. THE IS FOLLOWED BY A BURNT OIL / ELECTRICAL TYPE SMELL THAT GETS INSIDE THE CAR AND EVIDENT OUTSIDE AFTER STOPPING. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE STOPPED WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL DEPRESSED, THE CONTACT SHIFTED FROM DRIVE TO PARK AND NOTICED A LOUD BANG AND THE VEHICLE ERRONEOUSLY LUNGED FORWARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE VALVE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 83,000.

FIRST INCIDENT: CAR DIDN'T IMMEDIATELY SHIFT INTO REVERSE AND WHEN IT DID, IT SLAMMED INTO GEAR VIOLENTLY. THE PROBLEM EVENTUALLY MANIFESTED INTO THE FOLLOWING: 1.) TAKING OFF CAR JERKS REAL BAD BETWEEN 1ST & 2ND GEAR. 2.) SLOWING DOWN, CAR KICKS & JERKS WHEN DOWN SHIFTING 3.) NOW IT'S AT THE POINT WHERE THE CAR STALLS /SHUTS OFF 4.) PUTTING THE CAR FROM PARK TO DRIVE IT HESITATES ABOUT 5 TO 7 SEC. 5.) TRANSMISSION SLIPS OUT OF GEAR UNDER 20M.P.H... CAUSING ENGINE TO REV UP TO 4RPM AND SOMETIMES 5RPM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20-30 MPH, HE NOTICED THAT THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN SLIPPING FROM SECOND TO THIRD GEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED BY A DEALER OR AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 85,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 89,500. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO SHOWS SIGNS OF FAILURE. CURRENTLY, THE VEHICLE JERKS HARD WHEN GOING FROM PARK TO REVERSE, AND REVERSE TO DRIVE. WHEN DRIVING IT WILL SHIFT HARD FROM 1ST TO 2ND. IT WILL SLIP BEFORE RAMMING IN TO GEAR. THERE IS ALSO SLIPPING IN 4TH GEAR. WHEN TRYING TO ACCEL ON THE HIGHWAY IT WILL SLIP BEFORE DOING SO. IN TOWN DRIVING IS HORRIBLE. I HAVE TO TRY AND DRIVE THE CAR IN MANUAL MODE BUT THAT DOES NECESSARILY HELP. AFTER DOING FURTHER RESEARCH, I FOUND THAT THIS GENERATION OF NISSAN MAXIMA'S HAVE THIS PROBLEM. NISSAN IS ALSO AWARE BUT REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE ENGINE RPMS INCREASED EXCESSIVELY AND AS THE BRAKE WAS BEING DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE SLAMMED INTO GEAR. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHENEVER THE CONTACT ACCELERATED FROM A COMPLETE STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC TEST AND ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE COMPUTER DID GENERATE A FAILURE CODE. THE DEALER WAS ALSO UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 42,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO JERK WITH A SLIGHT HESITATION. THE FAILURE PROGRESSED OVER TIME AND BECAME A PERMANENT OCCURRENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BOTH AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE A DIAGNOSTIC TEST WAS PERFORMED. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,000.