2004 Nissan Maxima Complaint Log

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH WHEN THE TRANSMISSION CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO JERK VIOLENTLY WITH HESITATION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS IN OPERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE FAILURE AND THERE WERE NO REPAIRS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 85,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 35-45 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED WITHOUT WARNING. IN ADDITION, THERE WAS ERRATIC SHIFTING BETWEEN GEARS. WHEN THE GEAR SHIFTER WAS MOVED FROM DRIVE INTO REVERSE, AN EXCESSIVE JERKING MOTION OCCURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR INSPECTION AND IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE CV AXLE DIFFERENTIAL FAILED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 106,000.

TRANSMISSION IN 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA JERKS ABRUPTLY WHEN GOING FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEAR. THIS STARTED AT APPROXIMATELY 60K MILES. AT THAT TIME, IT WAS JUST ASSUMED TO BE A RANDOM EVENT. HOWEVER, AT APPROXIMATELY 75K MILES, THE JERKING BECAME MORE AND MORE CONSISTENT, ALMOST CAUSING AN ACCIDENT DUE TO THE JERKING HAPPENING IN A RANDOM NATURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A NISSAN DEALERSHIP AND THEY RECOMMENDED A "TRANSMISSION FLUSH" BE PERFORMED EVERY 18 - 24 MONTHS. I GOT THE FLUSH DONE AND IT SEEMED TO WORK FOR ABOUT 2 MONTHS, THEN STARTED AGAIN. AT THAT POINT, I TOOK THE CAR TO A DIFFERENT DEALERSHIP THAT RECOMMENDED A "TRANSMISSION FLUSH" BECAUSE THE FLUID SEEMED A LITTLE DARK. I THEN INFORMED THEM THAT THE FLUSH HAD BEEN PERFORMED 6 MONTHS PRIOR AT ANOTHER DEALERSHIP. THE RESPONSE WAS, "YOU SHOULD HAVE IT REPLACED SOONER RATHER THAN LATER..." AN ENGINE DIAGS CHECK TURNED UP, YOU GUESSED IT, NO PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION. THIS SEEMS TO BE A RECURRING THEME OF MANY OWNERS WHO EXPLAIN VERY SIMILAR ISSUES WITH THEIR MAXIMAS. *TR

CAR WILL SHIFT HARD AND JERK FROM 1ST TO SECOND GEAR AND FROM 2ND TO 1ST WHEN DECELERATING. IT MAKES IT DIFFICULT TO STOP AND CONTROL THE VEHICLE AND FEAR FOR MY SAFETY AND MY KIDS AS WELL. *TR

I HAVE A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA, THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTS HARD BETWEEN 1ST AND 2ND GEAR. SEEMS TO BE WORSE WHEN THE CAR IS WARMED UP. *TR

2004 NISSAN MAXIMA TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. DOWN SHIFTS HARD FROM 2 TO 1. ONLY 75,000 MILES. MECHANIC SAYING I NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION. *TR

I DRIVE A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA SE. THE PROBLEM IS THE TRANSMISSION. IT SHIFTS VERY HARD FROM GEARS 1-3 UPSHIFTING AND DOWNSHIFTING. I JUST PURCHASED THE CAR IN AUGUST AND NOW THE DEALERSHIP TELLS ME I NEED A NEW TRANNY WHICH I CANNOT AFFORD RIGHT NOW. IT IS AN EXTREME SAFETY HAZARD ON THE ROAD AND WHEN I TALKED TO NISSAN THEY SAID THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO ABOUT IT. THIS OBVIOUS DEFECT NEEDS TO BE RECOGNIZED BY NISSAN AND REPLACED AND FIXED AT THEIR EXPENSE. *TR

I HAVE A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA AND I AM EXPERIENCING TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS, WHEN I SHIFT TO DRIVE AND LET OFF THE BRAKE, IT JERKS HARD, THIS SEEMS TO HAPPEN CHANGING FROM 1ST AND 2ND GEAR, THIS ACTION IS STARTING TO HAPPEN OFTEN. *TR

TRANSMISSION VIOLATLY JERKS AND GEARS HANG UP IN 5TH. *TR

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION HAS VERY HARD SHIFTS AND DELAYS IN SHIFTING BETWEEN GEARS OCCURS MORE OFTEN AFTER WARMING UP. *TR

TRANSMISSION FAILURE - 68,000 MILES, CAR ENGINE GUNS BUT DOES NOT MOVE (CAN GET A COUPLE OF METERS BEFORE BEHAVIOR IS EXHIBITED) WHEN IN DRIVE. TURNING OFF AND ON IGNITION WILL AGAIN GIVE YOU A COUPLE OF METERS. WAS PURCHASED NEW BUT TOLD ITS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY AND THAT EXPIRED AT 60,000 MILES. *TR

I HAVE A NISSAN MAXIMA 2004 AND THE TRANSMISSION SLIPS AND JERKS GOING FROM 1ST TO 2ND OR DOWNWARDS. I KNOW I M NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS PROBLEM. IM AT 101K MILES AND THE TRANSMISSION SHOULDN'T BE DOING THIS AT THIS POINT. I UNDERSTAND THIS A MANUFACTURER PROBLEM. THEY CHARGE ME 4000 TO GET A REPLACEMENT AND I FEEL NISSAN SHOULD PAY FOR IT CALL A RECALL ON THESE CARS. *TR

THE ENGINE STARTED TO WHINE DURING NORMAL ROUTINE DRIVING WITH ONLY 55K MILES. THIS REPAIR WILL COST THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS AND BASED ON THE FREQUENCY OF THIS REPAIR WITH THE TRANSMISSION AND TIMING CHAIN IN 2004 MAXIMAS, THE LOGICAL RECOURSE FROM A MANUFACTURER'S POINT OF VIEW SHOULD BE A PRODUCT RECALL. *TR

VEHICLE IDLES AND STALLS OUT. WHEN STARTED BACK UP, THE TRANSMISSION IS STUCK IN 5TH GEAR. *TR

I HAVE A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA SE WITH 103,000 MILES. I AM HAVING TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS AND AFTER READING SEVERAL FORUMS ON THE INTERNET, IT SEEMS AS THOUGH I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS PROBLEM. NISSAN IS NOT WILLING TO RECTIFY THE SITUATION - I CAN NOT AFFORD TO BUY A NEW TRANSMISSION, THE CAR IS STILL PRACTICALLY NEW! THIS IS SOMETHING THAT NISSAN NEEDS TO DO AND ISSUE A RECALL ON ALL 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA'S - WITH THE WAY THE ECONOMY IS GOING RIGHT NOW, THIS IS AN ADDITIONAL EXPENSE. HTTP://WWW.CARSURVEY.ORG/VIEWMORECOMMENTS_REVIEW_61092_4.HTML. *TR

I BOUGHT A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA ABOUT 6 MONTHS AGO AND THE CAR HAS SOME DEFECTS THAT NISSAN SHOULD BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR. ABOUT A MONTH AFTER I BOUGHT THE CAR I NOTICED A SHAKING IN THE STEERING WHEN I STEPPED ON THE BRAKES OR WHEN I DRIVE FASTER THAN 50MPH. I TOOK IT INTO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I BOUGHT IT FROM AND THEY DIAGNOSED THAT THE ROTORS WERE SLIGHTLY WARPED BUT THAT THIS WASN'T NECESSARILY A SAFETY ISSUE. RECENTLY AT 74,000 MILES THE CARS TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO FAIL,SLIPPING FROM FIRST TO SECOND GEAR AND FROM SECOND TO FIRST GEAR. IT JERKS AGGRESSIVELY WHEN IT SHIFTS AND SMELLS LIKE BURNED RUBBER. I TOOK IT TO BE SERVICED FOR THIS AND FOUND THAT THE TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS HEAVILY CONTAMINATED AND THERE WAS METALLIC RESIDUE IN THE TRANSMISSION PAN. THE AUTO SPECIALIST DETERMINED THAT THE INSIDE OF THE TRANSMISSION WAS BURNED AND THAT EVENTUALLY THE CAR WILL STOP WORKING UNLESS I GET A NEW TRANSMISSION INSTALLED. THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I BOUGHT THE CAR SAID THAT THERE ISN'T ANYTHING THEY CAN DO FOR ME AND THAT IT ISN'T THERE PROBLEM THAT THE CAR I BOUGHT FROM THEM SIX MONTHS AGO DOESN'T WORK. IT IS UNFAIR THAT I AM PAYING TWICE THE AMOUNT OF MONEY OF THE CAR'S WORTH. THE RETAIL VALUE OF THE VEHICLE IS $10,000 IN GOOD CONDITION. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35-40 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE CONTACT APPLIED PRESSURE TO THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND THE VEHICLE HESITATED. THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO SLIP INTERMITTENTLY. IN ADDITION, WHENEVER THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE ENGINE WOULD REV EXCESSIVELY HIGH AND FAIL TO CHANGE GEARS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING, BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 72,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 72,500.

04 NISSAN MAXIMA PURCHASED IN AUG 03 WITH A LOUD KNOCKING NOISE IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE. FIRST VISIT TO THE DEALER WAS IN MARCH 04 -- REPLACED FRONT STRUT. LASTED ABOUT 1 WEEK BEFORE THE NOISE WAS BACK. SINCE THEN HAS HAD AT LEAST 6-8 STRUTS REPLACED. LAST REPAIR WAS LAST FRIDAY -- WENT 10 MILES BEFORE THE NOISE WAS BACK. THE LONGEST A STRUT HAS LASTED WAS 6 MONTHS. I HAVE BEEN DEALING WITH FOR FOUR YEARS. WILL NISSAN ACKNOWLEDGE THIS AS A PROBLEM AND EVER FIX IT? *TR

MY 04 MAXIMA CURRENTLY HAS JUST OVER 50,000 MILES ON IT. I HAVE NOTICED SOME HARD SHIFTS OVER THE PAST FEW MONTHS, BUT THEY HAD BEEN VERY INTERMITTENT. THE OTHER DAY HOWEVER I NOTICED THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT WAS ON AND WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP I REALIZED THAT I BARELY HAD ANY POWER! AFTER ENGINE SHUT OFF THE ACCELERATION WAS BACK TO NORMAL. THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT REMAINED ON. THE CODE WAS PULLED AND RESET. P 0797 PRESSURE CONTROL SOLENOID, STUCK ON. REPAIR COST APPROXIMATELY 4000 DOLLARS. PROBLEM OUTSTANDING. THE STRUTS HAVE ALSO GONE BAD. PROBLEM OUTSTANDING. I HAVE ALSO HAD TO REPLACE THE BATTERY. THE FRONT RIGHT ROTOR IS WARPED AND CAUSES STEERING WHEEL SHIM WHEN DOWNHILL BRAKING. PROBLEM OUTSTANDING. MY CAR HAD BEGUN TO IDLE VERY LOW TWICE AND ACTUALLY DIED ONCE. PROBLEM OUTSTANDING. A WELD ON THE HEAT SHIELD OF THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER HAS COME LOOSE AND CAUSES A NOTICEABLE VIBRATION WHEN ACCELERATING WHEN COLD. THIS SUBSIDES ONCE IT'S HEATED UP PROBABLY DUE TO METAL EXPANSION. PROBLEM OUTSTANDING. I HAVE ALSO REPLACED THE TIRES DUE TOO BAD ALIGNMENT CAMBER ON SOME AND ALSO CASTOR I BELIEVE IT WAS WEARING THE TIRES UNEVENLY. *TR

2004 NISSAN MAXIMA TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS ONLY 60000 MILES AND IT SLIPS AND JERKS, I'VE TALKED TO MANY OTHER OWNERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. I THINK IT SHOULD BE RECALLED AND TAKEN CARE OF THANKS. *TR

TRANSMISSION STICKS FROM PARK TO REVERSE AND VICE-A-VERSA. *TR

I HAVE 2004 NISSAN MAXIMUM SE, I BOUGHT THE CAR MAY 2008 AND STILL DRIVING. I HAVE ISSUE WITH TRANSMISSION, IT JERKS WHEN GEAR IS CHANGING FROM 2 TO 3 AND INVERSE TOO. THE MILEAGE ON MY CAR IS ABOUT 61,000MI, THE MANUFACTURE WARRANT IS 60,000MI ON TRANSMISSION, HOWEVER, I TOOK THE CAR TO NISSAN DEALER AT 59,000MI, AND THEY TOLD ME THAT NO PROBLEM DETECTED ON MY TRANSMISSION AND I HAVE TO PAY $106. THE CAR STILL JERKS ON CHANGING GEARS. THIS THING DISAPPOINTS ME AND IT IS FRUSTRATION. PLEASE ADVICE. *TR

HI, I AM SO MAD TO THE TOP OF MY HEAD THAT NISSAN IS TAKING OUR MONEY AND GIVING LOW PERFORMING VEHICLE LIKE THE MAXIMA SE 2004. I JUST PURCHASED THIS CAR (2004 MAXIMA 04) BECAUSE OF MY PRIOR NISSAN THAT WORKED EXCELLENT FOR OVER 10 YEARS. BUT MY NEW MAXIMA AT 54,000 HAS BEEN JERKING ON ME EVERY TIME I ACCELERATE FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEAR, BROUGHT THE CAR TO THE DEALER AND HAD A REBUILT TRANSMISSION PUT ON IT AND FRANKLY THE CAR IS STILL SHIFTING AND DOWNSHIFTING HARD. NISSAN HAS FAILED TO RECALL THIS PRODUCT AND STAND BEHIND THEIR WORD AS THE PROVIDER OF RELIABLE CARS. JUST THE OTHER DAY WHILE EXITING THE FREEWAY I ALMOST REAR ENDED SOMEBODY BECAUSE THE GEARS WILL NOW DOWNSHIFT PROPERLY AND IT SEEMED THAT THE CAR JUST WANTED TO KEEP GOING. THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE HAVING THE PRECISE DILEMMA THAT I AM CURRENT FACING; JUST LOOK AT WWW.CARSURVEY.COM THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND HOPEFULLY SOMETHING WILL BE DONE FOR ALL THE PEOPLE THAT ARE PUTTING THEIR LIFE'S AT RISK DRIVING THESE VEHICLES WITH TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. *TR

I ALSO SEEM TO BE HAVING TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS WITH MY 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CAR HAS 62,000 MILES ON AND THE PROBLEM IS JUST STARTING TO SURFACE. I GET A JERKING MOTION WHEN THE CAR SHIFTS FROM 1ST TO 2ND OR IT DOWNSHIFTS FROM 2ND TO 1ST. IT JERKS ESPECIALLY HARD WHEN MAKING A TURN AND THE CAR SLOWS DOWN AND PICKS UP SPEED AGAIN. THE THING I HATE THE MOST IS HE PROBLEM IS TEMPERAMENTAL. IT'LL BE FINE ONE DAY AND THE NEXT IT JERKS AROUND LIKE CRAZY. I TRIED CONTACTING NISSAN ABOUT THE PROBLEM, BUT CAN'T GET THROUGH TO ANYBODY WHO ACTUALLY MIGHT GIVE A HOOT. IS THERE ANYBODY WHO MIGHT KNOW WHERE I CAN DIRECTLY REPORT THIS PROBLEM AND SEE IF SOMETHING CAN BE DONE. *TR

MY 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA SE TRANSMISSION JERKS. IT DIFFERS FROM GEAR TO GEAR AND DAY TO DAY. CHANGED THE TRANSMISSION FLUID. HOWEVER THE SAME PROBLEM IS STILL PRESENT. *TR

I PURCHASED A 2004 MAXIMA MARCH OF 2007, AND NOW AS OF RECENTLY MY CAR IS SUFFERING FROM TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. I CHECKED OTHER WEBSITES TO SEE IF OTHER VEHICLE OWNERS OF MAXIMAS WERE HAVING THIS SAME PROBLEM AND I HAVE READ SO MANY REVIEWS ON THE TRANSMISSION ON THIS CAR FAILING. I NEVER WOULD OF BOUGHT THIS CAR IF I WOULD OF KNOWN THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD FAIL SO EASILY. IM VERY UPSET AND DISAPPOINTED BECAUSE TO GET THIS TRANSMISSION REBUILT AND PUT BACK INTO MY CAR WOULD COST 2300 DOLLARS. AS OF RIGHT NOW MY CAR STALLS OUT EVERYDAY AND STICKS IN 5TH GEAR UNTIL IT COOLS DOWN, BUT IT IS CONSTANTLY SLIPPING WHEN IT DOESN'T GO INTO THIS PROTECT MODE. I REALLY THINK NISSAN SHOULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR THIS BECAUSE EVERYONE IS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THIS FAULTY TRANSMISSION. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. WHEN THE CONTACT SHIFTS FROM FIRST INTO SECOND GEAR, THE VEHICLE SHAKES. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO SHIFT INTO THIRD GEAR, THE RPM'S INCREASE AND NEVER FULLY SHIFTS INTO THIRD GEAR. WHEN SHIFTING FROM DRIVE INTO PARK, THE VEHICLE MAKES A THUD SOUND. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 91,350 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000.

2004 NISSAN MAXIMA SE, TRANSMISSION PROBLEM WITH JERKING AND SLIPPING AT THE 2ND AND 3RD GEAR SHIFTING. I TRIED TO HAVE THE PROBLEM AT A TRANSMISSION SHOP TWICE SPEND MORE THAN $2,000. I FOUND OUT THAT TRANSMISSION PROBLEM WITH 2004 MAXIMA WAS WELL KNOWN AMONG THE MECHANICS. ONE TIME THE CAR BRIEFLY STOPPED ON A FREEWAY IN A HEAVY TRAFFIC WITH REPEATED STOP-AND-GO SITUATION. AT THAT TIME, I WAS RIDING WITH MY SON. HE WAS SHOCKED AT THE CAR DIED DOWN ON A FREEWAY. I HAPPENED TO HAVE IT STARTED AGAIN. HOWEVER, I DO NOT WANT TO DRIVE THE CAR ANYMORE, BECAUSE I AM AFRAID OF SUCH INCIDENT HAPPENING AGAIN. I DO NOT UNDERSTAND THE TRANSMISSION IS NOT BEING RECALLED, EVEN THOUGHT THE PROBLEM IS WELL-KNOWN AMONG THE PART SHOPS AND THE MECHANICS. SOMETIMES, THE ENGINE REVVS UP WITHOUT BEING ENGAGED AND SOMETIMES THE CARD MOVES VERY SLOWLY WITH DEAD POOR. I CONTACTED MY MECHANICS AND DISCUSSED ABOUT THE SITUATION. HE TOLD ME THAT SINCE THE PROBLEM IS WELL KNOWN AND 2004 MAXIMA TRANSMISSION WAS ONLY OF THAT YEAR MODEL AND NISSAN CHANGED THE TRANSMISSION MODEL TO DIFFERENT ONE IN 2005. NISSAN KNEW THIS PROBLEM. I BELIEVE THAT WAS THE REASON THEY ARE USING DIFFERENT TRANSMISSION MODEL. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HIS VEHICLE HAS AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION AND HE WAS EXPERIENCING DIFFICULTY SHIFTING GEARS. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS OR MAKING TURNS, THE VEHICLE JERKS WHEN SHIFTING GEARS. HE TOOK HIS VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS FAILING. THE NISSAN DEALER ADVISED HIM TO BRING IN THE VEHICLE FOR INSPECTION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 58,000.

O4 NISSAN MAXIMA. THIS CAR HAS A DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION THAT NISSAN KNOWS ABOUT. MY WIFE STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF A BUSY HIGHWAY FROM THE PROBLEM. THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF POSTS ABOUT THIS TRANSMISSION AND NISSAN WILL NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. *TR

MY 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA HAS A SAFETY ISSUE. THE CAR'S TRANSMISSION SLIPS AND GIVES A SEVER BUCKING OR JERKING WHEN SHIFTING GEARS. THIS USUALLY HAPPENS WHEN SLOWING TO GO AROUND CORNERS OR IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC. I AM THE 2ND OWNER. THE FIRST OWNER MAINTAINED HIS VEHICLE AT SUTHERLAND NISSAN WHERE HE PURCHASED THE CAR NEW. THE DEALER, WHO SOLD ME THE CAR TOO, INITIALLY SAID THE CAR IS IN EXCELLENT SHAPE AND THEY CHECKED IT OUT STATING IT ONLY NEEDED AN OIL CHANGE -WHICH I DID. TWO MONTHS LATER, AFTER TELLING THE DEALERSHIP THAT MY TRANSMISSION IS JERKING AND BUCKING, THEY SAID I NEEDED TO CHANGE THE TRANSMISSION FLUID AND REPLACE THE MOTOR MOUNTS -WHICH I DID. THEY SAID IT WOULD FIX THE JERKING PROBLEM BUT IT DIDN'T. NOW THEY STATE THAT I NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION. I AM AFRAID THAT SOMEONE IS GOING TO SLAM INTO ME FROM THE BACK BECAUSE AFTER THE CAR JERKS IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO PICK SPEED BACK UP. PLEASE CONSIDER A RECALL ON THIS TRANSMISSION. I HAVE READ HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS WITH THIS SAME TRANSMISSION PROBLEM AND NISSAN WILL NOT HELP NOR ADMIT THAT THERE IS A DESIGN FLAW WITH THE 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA TRANSMISSION. THANKS SO MUCH! *TR

I OWN A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA AND MY TRANSMISSION IS JERKING IN 1 AND 2ND GEAR(DRIVE) AND I HAVE WENT TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION FLUID CHECKED AND REPLACED AND THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. THERE ARE NUMEROUS AMOUNT OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA'S TRANSMISSION... PLEASE RESEARCH AND DO A RECALL BEFORE SOMEONE ENDS UP ON 20/20... WITH A SAD STORY... PLEASE HELP!!!! *TR

TRANMISSION SKIPPED @ 65,518 WICH I WAS TOLD WAS OUT OF THE POWERTRAIN WARRANTY PAID $4,000.00 ON 12/08/08 FOR WHAT I THOUGHT WAS A NEW TRANMISSION. FOUND OUT LATER NISSAN USES RE-BUILT TRANI. RIGHT AFTER THE INITIONAL TRANI WAS PUT IN I CONTINUED TO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM...TOOK IT A FEW TIMES BACK BUT ALL I GOT WAS THE RUN AROUND...THEY STATED IT MIGHT BE THE MOTOR MOUNT, THAT GOT FIXED STILL THE PROBLEM WAS THERE. THE CAR WENT THRU DIAGNOSTIC READING FROM 2009 THRU 2012 BUT SINCE THE ENGINE LIGHT WAS NOT ON IT WOULD NOT GIVE ANY DIAGNOSIS CODES.... UNTIL APRIL OF THIS YEAR MY TRANSMISSION SKIPPED AGAIN @ APPROX. 113,500.00 WHILE BEING TESTED BY A NISSAN MECHANIC...UPDATED 07/13/12 *BF

I HAVE A 2004 NISSAN MAX SE, 6 SP MANUAL TRANSMISSION. MY CLUTCH FAILED COMPLETELY OUT OF THE BLUE AT 76K MILES, CURRENTLY HAS 98K. I CAN BARELY SHIFT IN FOR THE FIRST 20 MINUTES FROM COLD START, IT SLIPS OUT OF GEAR WHILE DRIVING, SOMETIMES THE CLUTCH LOSES PRESSURE. THE DEALERSHIP WAS OF NO HELP TO ME. I HAVE BEEN DRIVING STICK EXCLUSIVELY FOR 20 YEARS AND THIS IS THE WORST CLUTCH I HAVE EVER DRIVEN. I CONSTANTLY HAVE SHIFT SHOCK AND THE CAR IS NOT ENJOYABLE TO DRIVE, WHATSOEVER.*TR

I HAVE A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA AND I READ SO MANY COMPLAINT ABOUT THIS VEHICLE ESPECIALLY THE TRANSMISSION I AM HAVING AND THERE HASN'T BEEN A RECALL I HAVE HAD PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE SUCH AS AXLE RADIATOR NAVIGATION DON'T WORK WENT OUT ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS CAR IS PULLING BECAUSE OF TRANSMISSION. *TR

HAVE A 04 NISSAN MAXIMA WITH 82,000 MILE ON IT. HAD THE 75,000 SCHEDULE TUNE UP DONE TO IT. NOW AT 82,000 MILES MY CAR HAS A HARD JERK WHEN SHIFTING FROM 1ST TO 2ND. HAS A HARD DECELERATION. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD TO REPLACE MY TRANSMISSION, A $4,000.00 COST TO ME. I FOUND A WEBSITE WHERE I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE THAT HAS THIS PROBLEM AND I AM TO BELIEVE TO THINK THAT THIS IS A MANUFACTURE PROBLEM. PLEASE HELP TO RESOLVE. *TR

2004 NISSAN MAXIMA SE - VEHICLE SERVICE MAINTENANCE SCHEDULE FOLLOWED AS RECOMMENDED. VEHICLE IS WELL TAKEN CARE OF AND DRIVEN APPROPRIATELY. TWO MAJOR REPAIRS - FIRST 7/2008 NOISE HEARD IN ENGINE, 74,000 MI.. DIAGNOSIS WAS FUEL DAMPER REPLACEMENT NEEDED ALONG WITH MANY OTHER PARTS AND PIECES THAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED WHILE MAKING THOSE CHANGES (MANY SEALS, WASHERS, AND GASKETS, AND OTHER RECOMMENDED FIXES INCLUDING TENSIONER CHAIN, FRONT AND REAR BRAKES, COOLING SYSTEM UPPER AND LOWER RADIATOR HOSES, CLAMP, TENSIONER ASSY- CHAIN GUIDE - TOTAL COST $3,000. NEW PROBLEM DEC 2008, 81,000 MI. - TRANSMISSION JERKS/SKIPS WHEN ACCELERATING AND DECELERATING BETWEEN 15- 25 MI. PER HOUR. CURRENTLY AT NISSAN DEALER FOR REPAIRS MARCH 2009 AND TOLD NEED NEW TRANSMISSION, FRONT AND LEFT MOTOR MOUNTS, AND FUEL INDUCTION WORK, AT A HEFTY COST OF $5,000 PARTS AND LABOR. *TR

NOTICED CAR JERKED WHEN SHIFTING DOWN FROM 2ND TO 1ST. THOUGHT I'D BETTER TAKE CAR IN TO HAVE LOOKED AT AND JUST A FEW MINUTES AFTERWARDS, MY CAR STOPPED COMPLETELY. LUCKILY I WAS OFF THE FREEWAY AND WAS ABLE TO GET TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD SAFELY. WAS TOLD MY NISSAN THERE WAS NO KNOWN ISSUE BUT THE DEALER TOLD ME OTHERWISE BUT SAID I'D STILL HAVE TO REPLACE MY TRANSMISSION. I DID THAT IN DECEMBER 08 AND PAID $3600 FOR A REBUILT TRAN WHICH NOW HAS ONLY 5000 MILES ON IT AND THE "SYMPTOMS" OF MY OLD ONE HAVE RETURNED, THIS TIME ALSO JERKING WHEN ACCELERATING FROM 1-2. THE OTHER DAY WHEN STOPPING IT JERKED SO HARD I THOUGH I HAD BEEN READ ENDED. IF I HAVE TO PAY ANOTHER $3,600 FOR ANOTHER TRANSMISSION THAT'S JUST LUDICROUS! WHY CANT NISSAN ACKNOWLEDGE THIS PROBLEM? I CANT AFFORD A NEW CAR AND CAN'T AFFORD PAYING FOR NEW TRANSMISSIONS EITHER. I JUST WANT TO FEEL SAFE AND HAVE A SMOOTH RIDE. *TR

MY CAR JERKS VIOLENTLY WHEN DRIVING AT SLOW SPEEDS. WHEN I AM DRIVING AT SPEEDS LESS THAN 20 MPH IT WORSENS. IF I AM IN TRAFFIC AND STOP AND GO AGAIN THE JERKS BECOME MORE POWERFUL. THE GEARS SHIFT AND THEN GETS STUCK. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS IN THIRD AND FOURTH GEAR, THE VEHICLE WOULD JERK CONSTANTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP BUT NO CODES WERE DISPLAYED DURING THE DIAGNOSTICS TEST. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 96,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 137,000

TRANSMISSION JERKS ON 2ND AND 3RD GEAR. COMMON PROBLEM WITH 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA SE, AND NISSAN REFUSES TO DO ANYTHING. *TR

TRANSMISSION IS SHIFTING HARD. *TR

AS OF NOVEMBER 19, 2008 MY TRANSMISSION ON MY 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA SL IS JUST ABOUT FINISHED. I CAN NO LONGER GO ANY FASTER THAN 20 MPH (1ST GEAR AUTOMATIC) WHEN MY CAR IS IN DRIVE GEAR. THE ONLY WAY I CAN MOVE IS TO PUT IT INTO 2ND GEAR AND I CAN ONLY GO AS FAST AS 35 MPH. THIS IS AN ABSOLUTE ATROCITY, AND NISSAN SHOULD BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS MAJOR DEFECT. WITHOUT A WORKING TRANSMISSION, I CANNOT GET TO WORK NOR TAKE MY CHILD TO DAYCARE. NISSAN CHANGED THE TRANSMISSION FLUID FOR A PRICEY $200, BUT THAT HAS DONE NOTHING TO FIX THE PROBLEM. I AM STILL LEFT WITH A CAR THAT CAN'T GO NO FASTER THAN 20 MPH. *TR

MY CAR IS JERKING AND BUCKING BAD. THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE OUT THERE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM AND NISSAN IS NOT DOING ANYTHING ABOUT THIS. I HAVE HAD MY TRANSMISSION FLUID FLUSHED AND IT HAS NOT HELPED. OTHERS HAVE HAD VALVE BODY WORK DONE AND EVEN REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION. THE CARS ARE STILL DOING THE SAME. THE TRANSMISSIONS HAD TO HAVE BEEN POORLY BUILT. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE. I AM STILL PAYING ON THE CAR AND HAVING MAJOR CAR ISSUES. NISSAN NEEDS TO BE RESPONSIBLE. *TR THE CONSUMER WAS ALSO INFORMED THE VEHICLE NEEDED A NEW ENGINE. THE CD PLAYER HAD TO REPAIRED AND THE AIR CONDITIONER FAILED. UPDATED 01/21/10.*JB

I PURCHASED MY 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA TWO YEARS AGO AND WITH ABOUT 75,000.00 MILES ON THE CAR. I STARTED EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM AROUND 95,000 MILES WITH THE HARD SHIFT BETWEEN FIRST AND SECOND GEARS. I ALSO HAD A VERY HARD SHIFT BETWEEN REVERSE AND FIRST. I TOOK IT INTO THE DEALERSHIP REGARDING THIS AND HAD THE TRANSMISSION FLUID CHANGE (TRANSMISSION FLUSH) AND EVEN CHANGED THE GRADE OF OIL BUT DO NOT HAVE ANY CHANGE IN THE HARD SHIFT BETWEEN GEARS. FINALLY, I TOOK IT INTO ANOTHER DEALERSHIP TO HAVE THE WHEELS ALIGNED AND THE DEALERSHIP NOTICED THAT THE WHEEL BEARING, CV JOINT AND TIE ROD END WERE WORN. I HAD THEM REPLACED AROUND 105,000 MILES AND HAVE NOT HAD ANY PROBLEMS SINCE WITH THE HARD SHIFTS BETWEEN ANY GEAR. I HOPE THIS HELP OTHER NISSAN MAXIMA OWNERS. THESE ARE GREAT CARS (THIS IS OUR THIRD ONE). *TR

MY 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA HAS 86,000 MILES NEVER WRECKEDOR ANYTHING WELL MAINTAINED AND JUST 5 YEARS OLD THE TRANSMISSION HAD STARTED JERKING AND SLIPPING REALLY BAD. IT DOES IT WORSE WHEN THE FLUIDS ARE STARTING TO GET WARM THAN IT DOES WHEN ITS COLD. MECHANICS TOLD ME BEST BET IS TO CHANGE IT OUT FOR A NEW THAT JUST SERVING IT WITH IT SLIPPING THAT BAD WOULD BE A WASTE OF MONEY. THE TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN GREAT UNTIL RECENTLY I AM STILL PAYING FOR THIS CAR AND STILL HAVE A FEW MORE YEARS LEFT ON IT AND I THOUGHT WHEN I BOUGHT IT SINCE IT WAS PUT OUT BY NISSAN THAT IT WOULD BE A GREAT VEHICLE, WELL IT IS STARTING TO LET ME DOWN, I A NEWBORN BABY AND A WIFE GOING TO COLLEGE AND HERE I HAVE TO WORRY IF SHE WILL GET TO SCHOOL OR HOME WITHOUT BREAKING DOWN. THESE TRANSMISSIONS ARE VERY EXPENSIVE TO JUST GO OUT AND REPLACE. I AM THE ONLY ONE WORKING FULL TIME RIGHT NOW AND IT WOULD BE HARD TO SWING AROUND A ROUGH ESTIMATE OF TRANSMISSION AND LABOR OF ABOUT $4500.00. I HAVE RESEARCHED THE INTERNET AND FOUND THAT THERE ARE ALOT OF PEOPLE WITH THESE MODELS COMPLAINING ABOUT THE TRANSMISSION, SO IF YOU COULD PLEASE HELP US AND MAKE NISSAN RECALL THESE TRANSMISSIONS BEFORE THEY HURT OF KILL SOMEONE OR THERE FAMILY I WOULD PERSONALLY APPRECIATE IT. THANKS *TR

2004 NISSAN MAXIMA TRANSMISSION SLIPPING AND JERKING IN 1 AND 2ND GEARS. LIKE ALL THE OTHER CONSUMERS IN HERE:HTTP://WWW.CARSURVEY.ORG/VIEWMORECOMMENTS_REVIEW_61092_12.HTML. *TR

I GOT A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA LAST YEAR WITH ABOUT 80,000 MILES ON IT, WHEN THE CAR REACHED ABOUT 90,000 THE TRANSMISSION STARTED JERKING WHEN CHANGING GEARS. THE CAR WOULD NOT GO OVER 20MPH. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY HAZARD. THIS FAULTY TRANSMISSION COULD HARM MYSELF OR OTHER DRIVERS ON THE ROADS. THIS HAPPENS EVERY TIME THE CAR IS DRIVEN. I'VE TAKEN THE CAR TO SEVERAL DIFFERENT REPAIR SHOPS, INCLUDING NISSAN. THEY ALL CANNOT DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM, BUT RECOMMENDED THE POWER FLUSH, WHICH I DID. THE POWER FLUSH DID NOTHING FOR MY CAR. THE ONLY IT DID WAS SET ME BACK $250.00. THERE ARE MANY NISSAN OWNERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. WE ARE VERY DISSATISFIED AND WANT SOMETHING TO BE DONE ABOUT THIS. *TR

I PURCHASED A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA WITH ONLY 58,000 MILES ON IT. AFTER IT HAD REACHED ABOUT 65,000 MILES I STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS WITH MY TRANSMISSION. IT WOULD JERK HARD INTO DRIVE. AND WHEN SLOWING DOWN FOR RED LIGHTS, IT WILL SHIFT HARD WHEN BREAKING DOWN TO STOP. I HAD TAKEN IT BACK TO THE DEALER SHIP WHERE THEY CHARGED ME TO REPLACE THE FLUIDS WHICH WAS NOT THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. IT WAS SOMETHING WITHIN THE TRANSMISSION. THEY HAVE ATTEMPTED TO REPAIR IT, BUT IT IS STILL GIVING ME PROBLEMS. I THINK THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THESE TRANSMISSIONS BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED IN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. *TR

I'VE NOTICED A PRETTY SEVERE JERKING MOTION WHEN GOING FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEAR AND AGAIN FROM 2ND TO 1ST GEAR IN MY MAXIMA. I BOUGHT IT USED WITH 40K MILES ON IT AND JUST RECENTLY STARTED TO NOTICE THE PROBLEM WHEN THE CAR HIT 58K. SEEMS MUCH WORSE WHEN MOVING AT SLOW SPEEDS IN THE SNOW. I'VE NOTICED SEVERAL OTHER POSTINGS WITH THE SAME ISSUE. *TR