2004 Nissan Maxima Complaint Log

MY 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA IS EXPERIENCE JERKING BETWEEN THE 1ST AND 2ND GEAR. IT'S AT 71,000 MILES AND HAVE JUST FINISHED PAYING IT OFF. I HAVE READ MANY PROBLEMS AT THIS POINT AND AM AFRAID OF WHAT CAN HAPPEN. NISSAN SHOULD HAVE A RECALL AND TAKE CARE OF THE PROBLEM. WHAT IS IT GOING TAKE FOR NISSAN TO STEP UP TO THE PLATE AND FIX IT? HOPEFULLY NOT A DEATH. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA SE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS THE VEHICLE WOULD JERK VIOLENTLY. WHILE SITTING AT A STOP LIGHT THE GEARS WOULD SHIFT ON ITS OWN. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A DEALER AND THEY ADVISED HIM THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 80,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT WAS ATTEMPTING TO DECELERATE WHEN THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO JERK AND SWITCH GEARS VIOLENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC TEST WHICH CONFIRMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION HAD FAILED AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING A RESPONSE FROM THE MANUFACTURER IN REGARDS TO THE FAILURE BEFORE PROCEEDING WITH REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 62,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000. THE CONSUMER STATED HIS GRANDMOTHER SUFFERED A SEVERELY SPRAINED NECK, WHEN THE VEHICLE JERKED VIOLENTLY WHILE DECELERATING. HIS GRANDMOTHER WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL VIA AMBULANCE. UPDATED 06/03/11

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. WHILE TRAVELING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD SWITCH BETWEEN GEARS INDEPENDENTLY AND VIOLENTLY JERK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE TRANSMISSION AND MOTOR MOUNTS WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MOTOR MOUNTS WERE PREVIOUSLY REPLACED OCTOBER 2010. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHO INFORMED HER THAT THE MOTOR MOUNTS WOULD NEED REPLACING AGAIN AND WOULD CONTINUOUSLY FAIL PREMATURELY UNTIL THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 105,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD JERK VIOLENTLY WHEN THE ENGINE WOULD EXTEND BEYOND 2-3 RPMS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 69,900.

ONE MONTH AFTER PAYING OFF MY 2004 MAXIMA, I STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION. IT WOULD SLAM INTO 1ST FROM 2ND GEAR WHEN SLOWING DOWN, OR JERK INTO 2ND OR 3RD WHEN ACCELERATING. WHEN I WOULD HAVE TO BACK INTO A PARKING SPACE, IT WOULD JERK INTO REVERSE FROM DRIVE. I BROUGHT IT INTO A NISSAN DEALER AND THEY TOLD ME IT WAS THE MOTOR MOUNTS - NEEDED 3 REPLACED AND HAD A FEW OTHER THINGS DONE - $2,000. A WEEK LATER IT IS DOING THE SAME THING - NOT QUITE AS BAD AS BEFORE - BUT IS BECOMING MORE FREQUENT. BROUGHT IT BACK TO THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD ME IT WOULD BE $3,750 TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. MY CAR HAS 90,000 MILES ON IT AND FROM READING ALL OTHER COMPLAINTS ONLINE, NHTS WEBSITE AND OTHER BLOGS, THIS IS A DEFINITE NISSAN PROBLEM AND THEY SHOULD HAVE A RECALL AND REPLACE THE TRANSMISSIONS ON THESE CARS. I HAVE ALREADY ADVISED ANYONE AND EVERYONE THAT I TALK TO NOT TO EVER BUY A NISSAN. *TR

WHEN THE PROBLEM INITIALLY STARTED YOU COULD HEAR A VERY LOUD RATTLING NOISE. NISSAN CERTIFIED DEALER COULD NOT FIGURE OUT THE PROBLEM. LAST MONTH THEY GAVE ME A LIST WHICH WAS HALF PRINTED AND HALF WRITTEN MEANING THAT THE MOST COSTLY, EXPENSIVE, AND IMPORTANT ITEM WERE NOT PUT IN THEIR DATABASE SYSTEM. THE CERTIFIED MECHANIC BASICALLY TOLD ME TO GET RID OF THE CAR ( CAR NEEDS A NEW TRANSMISSION DUE TO BROKEN TENSIONER, MAIN CHAIN). IN ORDER FOR THEM JUST TO CONFIRM THAT-THAT'S THE PROBLEM, IT WOULD APPS. TAKE 8 LABOR HOURS TO TAKE THE MOTOR APART. THE CAR FEELS LIKE IT IS LITERALLY GOING TO FALL APART. *TR

2004 NISSAN MAXIMA TRANSMISSION ISSUES HARD JERKS INTO GEARS. HAPPENS FROM 2ND GEAR TO 3RD AND FROM 3RD GEAR TO 4TH. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA SE. THE CONTACT MERGED INTO TRAFFIC AT 60 MPH AND THERE WAS A STRONG PULL FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. ON A SEPARATE OCCASION, THE VEHICLE STALLED TWICE WHILE IN HEAVY TRAFFIC AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE TO HIS RESIDENCE ,BUT IT WOULD NOT RESTART ONCE PARKED. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THERE WERE NO RECALLS AND TO HAVE THE VEHICLE DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE HE WAS AWAITING A DIAGNOSIS OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,245 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 67,398.

I OWN A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA 3.5SL 5-SPEED. A COUPLE MONTHS AGO THE TRANSMISSION STARTED JERKING BAD EVERYTIME IT SWITCHED GEARS. I HAVE LOOKED INTO THIS AND THERE ARE MORE PEOPLE WITH THIS PROBLEM. I WOULD THINK THEY WOULD HAVE DONE A RECALL AS THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM. IT JERKS REALLY BAD SOMETIMES THAT IT HAS ALMOST CAUSED ME TO GET IN A COUPLE OF CAR ACCIDENTS BECAUSE IT TAKES LONG TO SHIFT AND WHEN IT SHIFTS IT IS REALLY BAD. IF I NEED TO PULL OUT OF SOMEWHERE QUICKLY I CAN'T BECAUSE ALL THE ENGINE DOES IS REV AT A HIGH RATE UNTIL THE TRANNY GOES INTO GEAR. IT GETS REALLY FRUSTRATING BECAUSE WHEN THE CAR WARMS UP IT ACTS UP REALLY BAD AND THE DRIVING EXPERIENCE IS NOT GOOD AT ALL. I DON'T REALLY LIKE TO DRIVE THE CAR A LOT BUT THIS IS MY ONLY MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION SO I DON'T REALLY HAVE A CHOICE. I BEEN LOOKING FOR A SOLUTION FOR THIS PROBLEM BUT SO FAR NO SUCCESS. IS THERE ANYONE THAT CAN HELP ME RESOLVE THIS PROBLEM BECAUSE I WANT TO GET IT FIXED BEFORE IT CAUSES ME TO GET INTO A CAR ACCIDENT. THANK YOU *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AT 79,000 MILES. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH IN FIRST OR SECOND GEAR THE VEHICLE JERKED FORWARD AND BEGAN TO BANG LOUDLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE WARRANTY EXPIRED. THE DEALER WILL NOT REPAIR THE VEHICLE UNLESS THE CONTACT ASSUMES THE REPAIR COST. THE MANUFACTURER OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 79,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO JERK WITH HESITATION AND THE TRANSMISSION WOULD SPORADICALLY SLIP GEARS WHEN DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY AND PROGRESSED OVER A PERIOD OF TIME TO A CONSTANT OCCURRENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE THEY INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THREE TRANSMISSION MOUNTS WERE FAULTY AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR REPAIRS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 52,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT FROM PARK TO DRIVE. IN ADDITION, WHEN DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD SUDDENLY DECREASE IN SPEED WITHOUT WARRANT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO ADDED TRANSMISSION FLUID TO THE VEHICLE BUT TO NO AVAIL. THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 111,520 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 111,929. UPDATED 06/0611 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED H/SHE SPENT $ 1,900 TO CORRECT THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. UPDATED 06/10/11

OWN 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA 3.5SE AND HAVING TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. PARTICULARLY BETWEEN 1ST AND 2ND GEAR AND VICE VERSA. WHEN ACCELERATING AND BREAKING AT AROUND 20 MPH FEELS LIKE IT LOSES POWER. IT ALSO BUCKS WHEN BRAKING AT ABOUT 20 MPH. OCCURS ON A DAILY BASIS SINCE AROUND 83500 MILES. BROUGHT IT TO MY MECHANIC WHO STATES THE CODES REVEAL THAT THERE IS A COMMUNICATION ERROR BETWEEN TRANSMISSION AND COMPUTER. I CHECKED ONLINE FORUMS AND HAVE ZERO FAITH IN BRINGING THE CAR TO A NISSAN DEALERSHIP AND NOT GETTING RIPPED OFF. SOUNDS LIKE THERE ARE SEVERAL OPTIONS BUT AT A SIGNIFICANT COST WHICH I BELIEVE NISSAN SHOULD COVER. I HAVE HAD MANY VEHICLES IN MY LIFETIME AND NEVER ONCE HAD A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM WITH ANY OF THEM. MY WIFE DOES NOT FEEL SAFE IN DRIVING OUR KIDS IN THE CAR FOR FEAR OF NOT BEING ABLE TO CONTROL THE CAR AND CRASHING IT. *TR

APPROXIMATELY THREE MONTHS AGO I NOTICED THAT MY AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION BEGAN SLIPPING WHEN SHIFTING FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEAR. IT WOULD ALSO SLIP WHEN DOWN-SHIFTING FROM 2ND TO 1ST GEAR. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION FLUID CHANGED AND HAVE THEM CHECK OUT THE PROBLEM. THEY STATED THAT THEY COULDN'T REPLICATE THE PROBLEM BUT AS SOON AS I LEFT THE DEALERSHIP THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN SLIPPING AGAIN. AS I WAS DRIVING HOME I WAS MAKING A LEFT-HAND TURN AND WHILE I WAS ACCELERATING MY VEHICLE WAS STUCK IN FIRST GEAR UNTIL THE TACHOMETER REACHED THE RED-LINE AND THEN THE TRANSMISSION SLAMMED THE CAR INTO SECOND GEAR LAUNCHING MY CAR INTO THE ADJACENT TURN LANE AND CAUSING ME TO NEARLY MISS AN SUV. THE PROBLEM HAS GOTTEN PROGRESSIVELY WORSE AND AFTER RESEARCHING THE TOPIC, IT APPEARS AS THOUGH THE PROBLEM IS CAUSED BY A NISSAN ENGINEERING DEFECT THAT CAUSES THE CLUTCH TO BURN-UP AND DEBRIS TO BUILD-UP IN THE TRANSMISSION CASE. NISSAN HASN'T RECALLED ANY PARTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE TRANSMISSION AND THE DEALERSHIP HAS STATED THAT I WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE TRANSMISSION REBUILD OR REPLACEMENT. I'M WORRIED THAT NISSAN'S POOR-ENGINEERING WILL RESULT IN UNPREDICTABLE ACCELERATION, POTENTIAL LOSS OF HANDLING, AND DOWN-SHIFTING DIFFICULTIES. *TR

CAR STEERING WHEEL GOT HARD AND IT TURN OFF ON ME, TRIED TO START IT UP AGAIN, GOING 20-35 MILES AND HR BECAUSE CAR WONT ACCELERATE AFTER YOU COME TO A STOP POINTING..STEP ON THE GAS, CAR BARLEY MOVED, WENT TO GET CAR CHECK OUT, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON, REPLACE SENSORS, GOT IT OUT OF THE SHOP AND IT STILL HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM, IT WILL TURN OFF ONCE THE CAR GET WARMER, FOUND IT, ITS THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. CAR IS AT 82,000 MILES, HAD THE CAR ABOUT OVER A YEAR. *TR

NISSAN MAXIMA 2004 DOOR LOCK PASSENGER SIDE LOCK FAILS TO LOCK OR OPEN WITH KEY OR FOB. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. WHILE DRIVING AT 20 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY JERKED FORWARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 76,000.

I'VE BROUGHT MY 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA IN FOR A JERKING FROM THE TRANSMISSION ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS. THE JERKING HAPPENS FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEAR AND AS I SLOW DOWN THE CAR JERKS AS IT DOWNSHIFTS. FIRST TIME I BROUGHT IT IN THEY SAID MOTOR MOUNTS WERE TO BLAME, THE PROBLEM RETURNED ON THE WAY HOME FROM THE DEALERSHIP. SECOND TIME WAS THIS PAST WEEK AND THEY SAID THE PROBLEM WAS THE TIMING CHAIN. AGAIN ON THE WAY HOME FROM THE DEALERSHIP THE JERKING RETURNED. THE FAILURE ALWAYS HAPPENS WHEN THE CAR IS WARM AND HAS BEEN RUNNING FOR AT LEAST TWENTY MINUTES. NISSAN SHOULD RECALL THE TRANSMISSION AS MANY 2004 MAXIMA OWNERS HAVE HAD THIS SAME JERKING PROBLEM. THE DEALERSHIPS ARE JUST RUNNING AROUND THE PROBLEM AND FIXING THINGS THAT AREN'T THE PROBLEM. *TR

2004 NISSAN MAXIMA, I TO HAVE PROBLEMS WITH 5 SPEED AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. WHEN WARMED UP, I HAVE SHIFT SHOCK GOING FROM 1 - 2 & 2 - 1, SLIPPING FROM 2 - 3. WENT TO DEALER FOR DRAIN & FILL, HE SAYS IT IS COMMON WITH MY MODEL, THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE VALVES IN THE VALVEBODY. HE SAID HE WOULD CHANGE THE VALVE BODY FOR $1500, AND THAT IT HASN'T BEEN RE-CALLED BECAUSE IT WOULD COST NISSAN TO MUCH. *TR

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION LUNGES WHILE BRAKING OR ACCELERATING AT ANY GIVEN TIME. CAUSED REAR-END ACCIDENT WITH MY WIFE & KIDS IN THE CAR. I HAVE READ THOUSANDS OF CONSUMER'S COMPLAIN ABOUT THIS ISSUE & NISSAN NOR THE GOVERNMENT WILL FESS UP TO THE ISSUE WITH THE TRANSMISSION. THIS IS AN ON-GOING SAFETY ISSUE & NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BY NISSAN & THE GOVERNMENT NEEDS TO PUT PRESSURE ON NISSAN CORP. TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM @ THERE EXPENSE INSTEAD OF THE CONSUMER. THE DATE OF THE INCIDENT IS INCORRECT DUE TO THIS BEING AN ONGOING ISSUE & THE LOCAL DEALER HAS NO RESOLUTION. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN DRIVING 30 MPH AND ABOVE, HE WOULD HEAR A LOUD ABNORMAL NOISE FROM THE TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A DEALER AND THEY ADVISED HIM THAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BUT THERE WAS NO RESPONSE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 84,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

2004 NISSAN MAXIMA SLIPPING IN THE TRANSMISSION CAR IS ALMOST BRAND NEW HARDLY EVER DRIVEN JERKS REALLY HARD VERY AFRAID TO DRIVE THIS VEHICLE. *TR

TRANSMISSION HAS A MAJOR PROBLEM VERY UNSAFE TO DRIVE WITH MY CHILDREN HARD JERKING SLAMMING IN TRANSMISSION CAR ONLY HAS 35000 MILES AND IT SEEM THAT'S ONCE THEY GET TO 40,000 TO 60,000 THESE TRANSMISSIONS START FAILING I HAVE KIDS AND THIS CAR WAS MY ONLY TRANSPORTATION AND THIS IS OF REAL CONCERN AND NEED TO BE RECALLED. *TR

I PURCHASED A BRAND NEW NISSAN MAXIMA 8 YRS AGO. FOR THE LAST 2 YRS IT HAS BEEN GIVEN ME PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION. THE CAR WILL GET STUCK IN BETWEEN GEARS AND THEN SUDDENLY JERK WILL I'M DRIVING, WHICH IS VERY SCARY AND DANGEROUS. I'VE NOTICED THAT IT TENDS TO GET WORSE WHEN IT'S HOT OR I AM GOING INCLINE. I'VE DONE SOME RESEARCH AND IT SEEMS TO BE A RECURRING PROBLEM WITH THE 2004 AND 2005 MODELS. I PURPOSELY BOUGHT A BRAND NEW CAR TO AVOID THESE TYPES OF PROBLEMS. I DON'T THINK IT'S FAIR THAT I HAVE TO PAY $3,000 TO FIX IT WHEN IT'S OBVIOUS THAT IT IS A MANUFACTURE FLAW. IT'S VERY FRUSTRATING TO SEE SO MANY COMPLAINTS FILED AGAINST THIS MODEL, AND NISSAN NOT TAKING RESPONSIBILITY FOR IT. I HOPE THIS CAN CHANGE SOON. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. WHILE REVERSING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO GEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP WHERE IT WOULD NOT MOVE AT FIRST BUT SUDDENLY JERKED FORWARD. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WAS FAILING BUT THE PROBLEM WAS NOT BAD ENOUGH TO BE REPAIRED ALTHOUGH THE CONTACT HAD AN EXTENDED WARRANTY. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 62,000.

2004 NISSAN MAXIMA TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS, 3000 OVER MY WARRANTY. NISSAN NEEDS TO WON UP TO THESE TRANNY PROBLEMS IN THESE $30,000 VEHICLES. I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE HAVING THIS PROBLEM. PLEASE SEE CONSUMERAFAIRS.COM. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN ATTEMPTING TO SHIFT BETWEEN GEARS, THE VEHICLE WOULD JERK VIOLENTLY WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS ENGAGED. THE RPMS WOULD ALSO INCREASE. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHO WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 120,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 105,000.

I OWN A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA AND LOVED IT UNTIL A YEAR AGO. AT AROUND 100,000 MILES THE TRANSMISSION STARTED STALLING AND JUMPING. IT HAS PROGRESSIVELY GOTTEN WORSE. NOW IT IS SLIPPING SO BADLY THAT I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE MY CAR. THE CAR IS NOT WITHIN THE WARRANTY AND NOW NISSAN SAYS THAT THERE IS NOTHING THAT THEY CAN DO ABOUT IT. *TR

I WAS DRIVING ON I295 IN N.J. WHEN I EXPERIENCED LACK OF POWER IN MY 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA IT ALMOST CAUSED A HORRIBLE CRASH IF I DIDN'T CHANGE LANES IT SEEMS THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED I'M REALLY CONCERNED ABOUT THIS CAR IS DANGEROUS PLEASE HELP AND INVESTIGATE T.Y. P.S. I WON'T DRIVE THIS CAR AGAIN EVEN THOUGH I OWE ALOT OF MONEY ON IT. *TR

TRANSMISSION HAS A DELAY IN SHIFTING GEARS. IT JOLTS/KICKS REALLY HARD AND THE CAR SLOWS DOWN AS IF IT'S GOING TO STOP. I CAN'T REALLY DRIVE BEYOND 30MPH W/O HAVING AN ISSUE. IT STARTED DOING IT ONCE A DAY AND THE DEALER SAID THEY "FIXED" THE PROBLEM. NOW, THE CAR DOES IT A LOT MORE AND THE JOLTS/KICKS ARE MUCH WORSE THEN BEFORE. *TR

2004 NISSAN MAXIMA SEVERE JERKING IN TRANSMISSION. MY PERSONAL MECHANIC SAYS ALOT OF CARS THE SAME YEAR HAVE THIS PROBLEM AND THERE SHOULD HAS BEEN A RECALL. ONLY 45,000 MILES SLIPPING AND JERKING WHEN CAR IS DRIVEN FOR A WHILE I HAVE ALL MY SERVICE RECORDS FOR THIS VEHICLE. VEHICLE VERY UNSAFE TO DRIVE. *TR

SHIFT SOLENOID IS GIVING ME PROBLEMS AT 90,000 MILES. THE CAR JERKS SOMETIMES WHEN TAKING OFF OR AT CERTAIN SPEEDS THE ENGINE MAY REV HIGH THEN JERK. A MECHANIC HAS EXPLAINED THAT THIS IS COMMON ON THE 2004 MAXIMA'S. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT WAS PARKING WHEN THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED, JUMPED THE CURB AND CRASHED INTO A TREE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND NO POLICE REPORT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS IN DRIVABLE CONDITION AND THE CONTACT PLANNED TO HAVE IT INSPECTED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND FILED A CLAIM. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 67,500.

HAVE A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA THAT IS HAVING TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. IT DOESN'T PROPERLY ENGAGE WHEN UPSHIFTING, USUALLY ALLOWING THE RPM'S TO REV UP AND THEN SLAMS INTO GEAR JERKING THE CAR FORWARD. I DON'T KNOW OF ANY EVENTS THAT HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THIS FAILURE. THIS OCCURS EVERY TIME THE CAR IS WARMED UP. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE HE WAS TOLD THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION. IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING REPAIRS, WHILE ATTEMPTING TO DRIVE TO HER RESIDENCE, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE PAST 5 MPH. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE SHE WAS ADVISED THAT AN UNKNOWN PART HAD SLIPPED OFF THE TRANSMISSION. THE FAILURE DID NOT PERSIST. THE NEXT OCCASION OF OPERATING THE VEHICLE IT STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING FURTHER INSPECTION OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 74,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 75,000. UPDATED 11/03/10 *BF UPDATED 11/04/10*JB

ON THAT DAY I WAS DRIVING TO WORK AND OUT OF NO WHERE THE CAR STOP RUNNING I HIT THE GAS BUT IT WAS DOING NOTHING. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THE ABS ACTUATOR WARNING LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE AND THE VEHICLE WOULD SHAKE, RATTLE AND KNOCK VIOLENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR THE FAILURE AND WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED TO REPORT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 124,000.

TRANSMISSION BEGAN SLIPPING AND IMMEDIATELY STALLED VEHICLE AT AN INTERSECTION NARROWLY AVOIDING A HEAD O COLLISION. NOTIFIED MANUFACTURER ABOUT SAFETY PROBLEM AND WAS TOLD THERE WAS NO RECALL ON FILE. *TR

THE ABS CONTROL MODULE ON THE NISSAN 2004 IS NOT ONLY FAULTY BUT DANGEROUS. THE PROBLEM COMES FROM A SHORT ON THE PASSENGER REAR WHEEL SENSOR SHORT WHICH IN TURNS CAUSES THE ABS MODULE TO FAIL. THE ABS MOTOR WILL RUN EVEN WITHOUT THE KEY IN THE IGNITION CAUSING THE BATTERY AND MOTOR TO BECOME VERY HOT. *TR

AT 50,000 MILES AUTO PRESENTED PROBLEMS WITH TRANSMISSION. JERKING AS IF SOMEONE HIT ME ON THE REAR BUMPER. CAR SLOWS DOWN ON STOP LIGHTS AND HIGHWAYS. TOOK IT TO NISSAN DEALER SHOP SINCE BRAND NEW AND ALWAYS TOLD THEM ABOUT JERKY MOVEMENTS. WHEN AUTO WAS 5 YEARS TRANSMISSION BEGAN HAVING SERIOUS PROBLEMS. TOOK IT TO NISSAN DEALER AND THEY DID TRANSMISSION FLUSH. THEY DID NOT WANT TO DO A SCAN ON THE ELECTRONIC TRANSMISSION. DISMISSED AS NOT NECESSARY (SEPT 2009). THEY ACKNOWLEDGED FAULTY TRANSMISSIONS IN THESE CARS AND SUGGESTED A NEW TRANSMISSION. AFTERWARDS THE CAR HAS GONE BAD. I CALLED NISSAN REPS AT NISSAN NORTH AMERICA AND WAS REFERRED TO LOCAL OFFICE. FINALLY I TOOK IT TO A LOCAL TRANSMISSION REPAIR SHOP WHERE IT IS SITTING RIGHT NOW BECAUSE I FEAR FOR MY LIFE WHILE DRIVING. NOT ABLE TO CHANGE LANES OR ACCELERATE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. *TR

2004 NISSAN MAXIMA IS HAVING TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SLIPS WHEN SHIFTING FROM 2ND TO 3RD GEAR AND WHEN DOWNSHIFTING FROM 3RD TO 2ND GEAR. AS THE TRANSMISSION SLIPS THE RPM INCREASE AND WHEN IT FINALLY SHIFTS THE VEHICLE VIOLENTLY JERKS. BECAUSE OF THE CONTINUOUS SLIPPING/JERKING THE ENGINE MOUNDS WERE WORN AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. DEALER HAS OFFERED TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION FOR +$3000. NISSAN HAS NOT RECALLED OR REPORTED ANY PROBLEMS EVEN THOUGH THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS ONLINE. *TR

I OWN A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. AYEAR AGO I NOTICED A JERK GOING FROM 1ST GEAR TO 2ND GEAR. WE TOOK IT TO A TRANSMISSION SHOP AND THEY STATED I WOULD NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION. AT A COST OF $ 4000 . I HAVE CHECKED WITH NISSAN AND THEY REFUSE TO COVER THE EXPENSE, THE JERK IS SO BAD THAT IT FEELS LIKE SOME ONE IS REAR ENDING YOU WHEN YOU COME TO A STOP AND THEN TRY TO ACCELERATE. THIS IS A EXTREME SAFETY ISSUE SINCE HAVE A 4 YEAR OLD AND HAVE TO TRANSPORT HIM BACK AND FORTH TO DAY CARE AND DRIVE TO WORK. THERE IS MANY OF PEOPLE ON THE INTERNET WHO ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM AND EVEN WHEN THE TRANSMISSION IS REPLACED, THE PROBLEM STILL CONTINUES. *TR

WHILE TRAVELING TO FLORIDA FROM NORTH CAROLINA, I HIT A TRAFFIC JAM. UPON THE START AND GO, MY TRANSMISSION GAVE ME A WHIPLASH TYPE OF EFFECT. THE TRANSMISSION IS HAVING ISSUES. *TR

I HAVE A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA WITH 50,008 MILES ON IT AND RECENTLY HAD THE ABS COMING ON WHILE I WAS DRIVING AND NO DASH WARNING LIGHTS ON, BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALER TO FIND OUT THAT THE RIGHT REAR ABS SPEED SENSOR WENT BAD BUT WHY DIDN'T ANY WARNING LIGHTS COME ON THEY PULLED THE ABS FUSE AND NOW THE WARNING LIGHTS ARE ON BUT YOU ABSOLUTELY CAN NOT STOP THE VEHICLE WHEN THIS HAPPEN THIS IMAGINE HITTING THE BRAKES AT 55 MPH WITH YOUR TWO YEAR OLD IN CAR AND ITS NOT STOPPING BECAUSE WHEN YOU ABS SENSOR GOES BAD IT TURNS ON THE ABS WHICH DOES NOT ALLOW YOUR NORMAL BRAKES TO OPERATE AND DO NOT THROW ANY OF YOUR DASH LIGHTS ON, IF I HAD THE MONEY FOR A LAWYER I WOULD BE GOING AFTER NISSAN RIGHT NOW IT SHOULD WORK SO IF YOU HAVE A PROBLEM WITH YOUR ABS IT SHOULD TURN AT LEAST YOUR WARNING LIGHTS AND THEN DISCONNECT THE ABS SO YOU CAN USE YOUR NORMAL BRAKES TO ACTUALLY STOP THE CAR..... ALSO NONE OF THE FRONT END AND REAR END BODY LINES MATCH UP TO NONE OF THE GAPS BETWEEN HOOD AND FENDERS ARE THE SAME CAN GET FINGER IN ONE SIDE AND NOT THE OTHER SAME WITH THE TRUNK, AND THE CAR HAS ONLY BEEN IN ONE ACCIDENT THAT I KNOW OF THAT I REPORTED HAD GOTTEN SIDE SWIPED AT 45 MPH ON DRIVERS SIDE BY BIG TRUCK ALSO NOTICE THAT FRONT AND REAR WINDSHIELDS DO NOT HAVE NISSAN STAMP ON WINDOWS THE CAR FAX WAS CLEAN WELL THE ON THE DEALERSHIP I BOUGHT CAR FROM WAS CLEAN I THINK THIS CAR WAS WRECKED FRONT AND REAR AND FIXED AND WASN'T REPORTED THEN SOLD TO ME WITH 26,800 MILES WHEN I BOUGHT IT NO SITS AT 50,000 CAUSE HAVE NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS WITH I WOULD LIKE A STATE INSPECTOR TO LOOK AT CAR MY OPINION IS CAR IS UNSAFE BUT ONLY ONE I HAVE AND STILL OWE MORE THAN 10,000 DOLLARS ON IT PLEASE HELP. *TR

TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS- '04 MAXIMA SE V6 AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION 53,000 MILES. EXPERIENCE SUDDEN AND SEVERE JERKS WHEN SHIFTING FROM 1ST - 2ND, 2ND - 3RD AND BACK DOWN. NO INJURIES OCCURRED, HOWEVER HIGH POTENTIAL FOR A FRONT TO BACK END COLLISION. *TR

AFTER STOPPING AT A STOP SIGN, MY CAR WOULD NOT PROCEED PROPERLY AND THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN LUNGED FORWARD. AFTER I WAS CONTINUING AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MILES PER HOUR THE TRANSMISSION JERKED INTO GEAR. THE SAME SCENARIO HAPPENED FREQUENTLY.

I HAVE A 2004 NISSA MAXIMA 3.5 SE, I HAVE NOT DRIVEN THE VEHICLE IN ALMOST A YEAR. IT HAS MADE ME FEEL UNSAFE AND REFUSE TO DRIVE IT UNTIL THE TRANSMISSION IS REPLACED. IT ONLY HAS APPROXIMATELY 84,000 MILES ON IT AND EVEN THEN IT SEEMS UNDRIVABLE. AFTER TAKING IT FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TO SEVERAL MECHANICS, THEY CAN'T SEEM TO PIN POINT A PROBLEM TO THE VEHICLE. I ENDED UP DOING THE TUNE UP, CHANGED UP THE TRANSMISSION OIL (REPLACED THE FILTER), CHANGED UP THE ENGINE BRACKETS, WHICH ENDED UP COSTING ABOUT 1800.00 THE ONLY CONSISTENT ANSWER I SEEM TO GET IS THAT THIS VEHICLE MAKE ALONG WITH THE SAME MODEL SEEMED TO HAVE A DEFECT THAT NISSAN REFUSES TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR. WHILE DRIVING IT, IT SEEMS TO BE DRIVING SMOOTHLY AND ALL OF A SUDDEN I EXPERIENCE JERKING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE FIRST TIME IT OCCURRED, I ALMOST THOUGHT THE CAR BEHIND ME HAD REAR ENDED MY VEHICLE. MY NECK WAS SORE THE NEXT DAY FROM ALL THE JERKING. IT SEEMS AS IF WHEN GOING FROM SECOND TO THIRD GEAR, THE CAR JERKS AND HAS EVEN GONE UP TO FOURTH TO SECOND GEAR ALL WHILE I'VE MAINTAINED THE SAME SPEED. THE CAR SEEMS TO HAVE A MIND OF ITS OWN, WHICH IS BAFFLING AND EVEN MAKES ME NERVOUS TO TURN IT ON. I'VE DONE THE REGULAR MAINTENANCE ON THE VEHICLE, SO TO GET A NEW TRANSMISSION FOR A DEFECT CAUSED MY THE MANUFACTURER IS BAFFLING. PLEASE HELP, THIS VEHICLE SHOULD NOT BE DRIVEN IN THE PUBLIC. AN ACCIDENT IS HIGHLY PROBABLE CAUSED WITH SUDDEN JERKING. *TR

I HAVE A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA SL WITH AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION - I AM RUNNING INTO A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM WHICH IS JERKING BETWEEN SWITCHING GEARS FROM 1ST TO 2ND.

ENGINE / TRANSMISSION SEEMS TO BE SLIPPING. THE CAR JERKS AND RPM'S SEEM TO JUMP AROUND THE 3 GEAR. CAR SEEMS TO BE LOOSING POWER AND WORKS HARDER TO REACH HIGHER SPEEDS. 1ST GEAR IS OK, AFTER THAT THE SECOND THIRD AND FOURHT GEARS ALL KICK IN WITHIN 5MPH OF EACH OTHER. I AM IN FOURTH GEAR BY THE TIME I REACH 25 MPH. TRANSMISSION SEEMS TO BE GOING OUT. NISSAN DEALER STATES THAT THEY FOUND NO PROBLEMS SINCE NO CODES CAME UP. I WILL HAVE A LOCAL MECHANIC INSPECT IT SINCE I TRUST THAT THEY WILL MOST LIKELY FIND THAT IT IS TRANSMISSION FAILURE, NOT SOME ELECTRONIC CODE. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL FOR ALL THESE VEHICLES AND NISSAN SHOULD OWN UP JUST AS TOYOTA HAS WITH THEIR ACCELERATION PROBLEMS.