2004 Nissan Maxima Suspension Problems

ME AND MY BOYFRIEND WERE SOLD THIS CAR FOR 2500 AND THE CAR NEEDED A NEW BATTERY, A NEW CONVERTER . ONCE I BROUGHT THOSE ITEMS AND PUT THEM IN THE CAR STARTED HAVING COMPRESSION PROBLEMS TO THE POINT IT HAS A SLOW TAKE OFF , CANNOT GO UP HILLS , AND WE HAVE TO SHIFT GEARS JUST FOR IT TO MOVE .. THIS CAR WAS SOLD TO US LIKE THIS AND WE ALMOST FELL OFF A CLIFF BECAUSE OF THE COMPRESSION PROBLEM AND NOT BEING ABLE TO GO UP ANY HILLS .. THE PEOPLE WHO SOLD US THE CAR SAID THEY WILL NOT FIX THE PROBLEM OR REFUND OUR MONEY .

VEHICLE HAS 91000 MILES ON IT AND TRANSMISSION IS FAILING.(JERKS WHEN VEHICLE TAKES OFF FROM STATIONARY POSITION. FRONT END GIVES ROUGH RIDE, AFTER REPLACING STRUTS.

[XXX] STARTING IT UP TAKES 2-3X WITH PUTTING THE GAS PEDAL ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR, THEN IT JERKS INTO GEAR. WHILE DRIVING IT JUST STALLS OUT WHICH IS VERY SCARY & DANGEROUS AND IT GOES FROM DRIVE TO 5TH GEAR NO 1-4, AND IT HESITATES & WHEN DRIVING UP TO A RED LIGHT FOR EXAMPLE, THEN IT STARTS TO CONK OUT. ALSO NO PICK UP FROM AN IDLE POSITION, I JUST BOUGHT IT 9/17/14 AND CALLED DEALER AND HE TOLD HIM IT WONT PASS INSPECTION "CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON" CONSTANT. IT FEELS LIKE TRANSMISSION ISN'T IN PROPER GEAR (5TH) JUST STALLS WHILE DRIVING. EVERYONE BEHIND ME LEANS ON THE HORN AND YELLS AT ME WHEN IT STALLS OUT IN DRIVE. IM AFRAID TO DRIVE IT. THE DEALER (NORTH SHORE AUTO MALL, LYNN MA 01905, MGR NAME [XXX], REAL JERK !!) SAID THEY DID A 21 POINT INSPECTION, BUT THAT'S BS, THEY WOULD HAVE CAUGHT THAT SEEING THAT THEY ARE IN THE BUSINESS AND KNEW THEY SOLD ME A CAR W/BAD TRANSMISSION/ALTERNATOR. NOW THEY DON'T WANT TO KNOW ME. PLEASE GIVE ME SOME RESOURCES THAT YOU KNOW OF TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM. I COULD GO ON & ON ABOUT THE TREATMENT I HAD TO ENDURE BUT THAT WONT HELP HOPEFULLY YOU CAN REGARDS [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

WHILE VEHICLE IN FOR ROUTINE SERVICE, THE TECHNICIAN POINTED OUT SIGNIFICANT ROT TO FRONT PASSENGER FLOOR BOARD ON THE UNDERCARRIAGE OF THE VEHICLE. I SEE FROM THE LISTED COMPLAINTS THAT THIS SEEMS TO BE A SYSTEMIC PROBLEM FOR THIS PARTICULAR VEHICLE AND MODEL YEAR. *TR

TRANSMISSION SLIPS AND HESITATES AS YOU PLACE IN GEAR. ONCE YOU PLACE IT IN GEAR FROM DRIVE TO PARK TO REVERSE IT JERKS VERY HARD WHICH PLACES PRESSURE ON THE MOTOR MOUNTS CAUSING THEM TO HAVE PROBLEMS. ALL OF THE NISSAN MAXIMA'S HAVE A SERIOUS MANUFACTURED FLAW WITH THERE TRANSMISSION. THIS IS A SERIOUS FLAW AND SHOULD HAVE BEEN RECALLED BY NISSAN, ALL OF THE COMPLAINTS MADE ARE ALL STATING THE SAME THING. THIS IS CLEARLY A MANUFACTURE DEFECT. THIS DEFECT OCCURS EVEN IF YOU ARE SITTING STILL WITH YOUR FEET ON THE BRAKES AND ATTEMPT TO SHIFT FROM PARK TO DRIVE TO REVERSE THE VEHICLE JERKS SO HARD IT MOVES THE VEHICLE EVEN THOUGH YOUR FEET IS ON THE BRAKES. THIS IS A SERIOUS ISSUE. ONCE THE ENGINE WARMS UP THE TRANSMISSION BEGINS TO SLIP EVEN AS THE VEHICLE APPROACH A STOP LIGHT OR STOP SIGN THE CAR DOWN SHIFTS ITSELF AND JERK AS IT SHIFTS.

I BOUGHT A USED 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA SE AND I'M HAVING PROBLEMS THE JERKING, THRUSTING FORWARD AND THE BAD DOWN SHIFTING. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP ACT LIKE THEY NEVER HEARD OF A PROBLEM BEFORE AND THEY SAID THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED A FLUSH ($200), SO I DID, IT CONTINUED KICKING. I TOOK IT BACK TO NISSAN THEY DROVE IT AND TOLD ME IT NEED MOTOR MOUNTS ($2,000), I GOT THE MOTOR MOUNTS REPLACED AT LOCAL AUTO SHOP. THEY HAVE NO PROBLEM WANTING ME TO SPENDING MONEY ON DIAGNOSIS THE PROBLEM, WHEN THEY KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM IS. THE TRANSMISSION IS A RECALL ISSUE THEY DON'T WANT TO MAKE PUBLIC. I'M VERY DISAPPOINTED IN NISSAN. I'VE HAD 2 ALTIMA, I HAVE A 1997 MAX AND NEVER HAD MAJOR ISSUES (I DRIVE THAT MORE THAN THE NEW CAR) AND I HAVE A 2004 ARMADA, I WOULD NOT RECOMMEND THEM TO ANYONE ANY MORE. THEY PRIDE THEMSELVES IN NOT SELLING LEMONS...WELL I GOT ONE! I DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW I CAN HAVE 1997 MAX AND NOT HAVE TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS AND NEW MODEL CAR 2004 AND HAVING ALL THESE ISSUES. I CANNOT AFFORD A $3,800 TRANSMISSION AND A NEW SET OF $500 MOTOR MOUNTS.....ANOTHER PROBLEM I'VE HAD WITH THIS CAR IS THE A/C KEEPS GOING OUT...THERE IS NO LEAKS IN THE LINES BUT THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE A/C PUMP SO I WAS TOLD BY A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD JERK WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE STRUTS AND TRANSMISSION MOUNTS WERE DEFECTIVE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BY HER LOCAL MECHANIC. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 118,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

2004 NISSAN MAXIMA SHIMMY IN STEERING,TRANSMISSION JERK. *TR

2004 NISSAN MAXIMA SE. WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND SLOWED DUE TO TRAFFIC, VEHICLE LURCHED FORWARD WITH A LOUD BANG. OCCURRED WHILE TRANSMISSION DOWNSHIFTED FROM 2ND GEAR TO 1ST. OCCURS WHEN SHIFTING FROM 2ND GEAR INTO 3RD AND WHEN PARKED AND TRYING TO SHIFT FROM REVERSE INTO DRIVE. TWO MECHANICS HAVE SUGGESTED TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT AND APPOINTMENT MADE FOR SUCH. VEHICLE ALSO HAS A HORRIBLE STEERING WHEEL SHUDDER/SHAKING THAT GETS WORSE THE FASTER YOU GO (HIGHWAY SPEEDS) TOLD IT WAS STRUTS, SO THEY WERE REPLACED, NUMEROUS WHEEL ALIGNMENTS AND BALANCINGS TO CORRECT, WITH NO SATISFACTION. *TR

2004 NISSAN MAXIMA THAT SWAYS WHILE DRIVING STRAIGHT AND SHIFTS HARD OR SKIPS OUT OF GEAR BETWEEN 2ND AND 3RD GEAR. ONLY HAVE 59,500 MILES ON CAR AND FRONT STRUTS SWAY BAR SUB FRAME BUSHINGS NEED TO BE REPLACED ALONG WITH STRUTS AND TRANSMISSION. *TR

I ALMOST GOT INVOLVE INTO AN ACCIDENT. I JUST BOUGHT A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA SE (AUTOMATIC) AND ITS GIVING ME TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. THE TRANSMISSION SLIPS (WHEN THE CAR IS HOT) BETWEEN SECOND AND THIRD GEAR, SOMETIMES FROM FIRST TO SECOND. I JUST WANTED TO BUY A RELIABLE CAR BECAUSE WE WERE GOING TO HAVE A BABY. SHE WAS IN THE CAR WHEN THE ACCIDENT WAS ABOUT TO HAPPEN. MY WIFE, MY 4 MONTHS OLD BABY AND I WHERE GOING TO SEE MY FAMILY AND NEEDED TO TAKE THE HIGHWAY. I NEEDED TO MAKE A STOP BEFORE ENTERING THE HIGHWAY (TO ENTER TO THE RIGHT LANE). SINCE MY CAR JERKS WHEN IT SHIFTS FROM FIRST TO SECOND GEAR AND FROM SECOND TO THIRD GEAR, A TRACTORTRAILER ALMOST HIT ME WHEN I ENTERED THE HIGHWAY. BECAUSE THE TRANSMISSION IN MY CAR IS NOT RELIABLE. IT MIGHT GET ME INTO AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE OF THE DESIGN FLAW FROM THE NISSAN CORPORATION. I AM NOT THE ONLY PERSON COMPLAINING ABOUT THE TRANSMISSION ON 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA MODELS. GIVE ME A CALL OR SEND ME AN EMAIL IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS. *TR LOU VALDO

WE HAVE BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH OUR TRANSMISSION FOR A FEW MONTHS NOW, WE TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP (CERRITOS NISSAN) AND THEY SAY THE PROBLEM IS THAT WE NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION. THIS WILL BE OUR THIRD TRANNY AND THE CAR ONLY HAS 120,000+ MILES ON IT. OUR FIRST TRANSMISSION LASTED 5YRS. BEFORE HAVING TO BE REPLACED AND NOW THIS ONE HAS LASTED 3YRS. THE TRANSMISSION NOW IS STUCK IN 5TH GEAR WHEN YOU SWITCH TO THE TIP TRONIC SETTING TO SEE THE GEARING AND THIS IS THE REASON THERE IS NO POWER DURING ACCELERATION. WE ALSO NEED MOTOR MOUNTS NOW BECAUSE OF THE VIOLENT JERKING THAT THE TRANNY DOES WHEN PUT INTO GEAR. AND THE DEALERSHIP ALSO SAID WE NEEDED A TIMING CHAIN REPLACEMENT BECAUSE IT WAS BAD AS WELL, TOTAL REPAIR COST $6700.00+. I'VE RECENTLY TAKEN MY CAR TO ANOTHER MECHANIC AND HE SAID THE TIMING CHAIN WAS PERFECTLY FINE. OUR DRIVER SIDE WINDOW SWITCHES DO NOT WORK AGAIN, THAT WAS REPLACED 1YR AGO. AND WE ARE NOW ON OUR THIRD SET OF FRONT STRUTS. *TR

THE TRANSMISSION IN MY CAR IS SLIPPING. WHEN I AM TRYING TO TAKE OFF MANY TIMES THE ACCELERATION IS DECREASED DRAMATICALLY AND PUTS MY FAMILY IN DANGER OF HAVING A TERRIBLE ACCIDENT. THE GEARS ARE HARD TO SWITCH AND IT MAKES A LOUD NOISE WHEN THIS HAPPENS. SOMETIMES WHILE DRIVING IT STARTS JERKING AS IF IT WILL CUT OFF. THE DEALER CLAIMS TO NOT HAVE MANY ISSUES WITH THIS PROBLEM BUT MY ONLINE RESEARCH SHOWS ME THAT THE TRANSMISSION IS THE SOURCE OF MOST OF THE PROBLEMS ON THIS MAKE AND MODEL CAR. *TR

I HAVE A 2004 MAXIMA WITH 65,000 MILES AND ALREADY HAVING TROUBLE WITH TRANSMISSION. *TR

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

MY 2004 MAXIMA HAS HAD A FRONT END NOISE ON A WIDE VARIETY OF ROAD SURFACES. MY LOCAL MECHANIC, WHOM I HAVE BEEN DOING BUSINESS WITH FOR OVER 20 YEARS SAYS THE FRONT STRUTS ARE SHOT AND NEED REPLACEMENT. THE CAR HAS 34,650 GENTLE MILES ON IT! *TR

I OWN A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA WHICH WAS PURCHASED MARCH 2006. HAVE REPLACED THE STRUTS AND LATER FOUND THEM TO HAVE SOME SORT OF DEFECT. THE RADIO/CD PLAYER WENT OUT ABOUT 6 MONTHS AFTER THE PURCHASE OF THE VEHICLE. THE HORN WENT OUT, FOG LIGHTS HAD A SHORT, HAD NUMEROUS BRAKE PROBLEMS. A/C HAD TO BE RE-CHARGED 1 YEAR AFTER PURCHASE..THIS LIST GOES ON. OCTOBER 16, 2008, I HAD MY VEHICLE TOWED DUE BOTH TRANSMISSION COOLER LINESBURSING ON THE FWY. THE SHOP REPAIRED BOTH LINES TOTALING $428.54. TODAY IS NOVEMBER 24, 2008 AND MY VEHICLE NEEDS TO GO BACK TO THE SHOP DUE TO THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPING AND JERKING INTO GEAR. I HAVE GONE ON LINE AND READ ALL THE COMPLAINTS FOR THE 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA'S AND THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. I AM HAVING THE SAME ISSUE THE OTHER OWNERS HAVE. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE! THERE IS EVIDENCE THAT NISSAN NORTH AMERICA HAS NOT PUT THESE MAXIMA'S TOGETHER IN A CORRECT MANNER. THESE ARE BEAUTIFUL CARS BUT ARE ALWAYS BREAKING DOWN. PLEASE HELP! *TR

I HAVE A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA WITH 61,038 MILES ON IT. AS I AM DRIVING, MY CAR WILL JUMP SOMETIMES LIGHTLY & AT OTHER TIMES VERY HARD. IF I PUT THE CAR IN REVERSE AND THEN PUT THE GEAR BACK INTO DRIVE, I WILL HAVE TO WAIT FOR THE CAR TO JUMP INTO GEAR. WHEN I BRAKE, THE CAR WILL JUMP BEFORE STOPPING. IT FEELS LIKE THE ENGINE IS SLIPPING. AT TIMES, THE CAR JUMPS SO HARD THAT I SEE OTHER PEOPLE LOOK MY WAY. THIS CAN HAPPEN AT ANY TIME, DAY OR NIGHT, HOT OR COLD... THE CAR WOULD HAVE BEEN DRIVEN FOR HRS., SO YES IT IS WARMED UP. IN JUNE OF 2008, I TOOK THE CAR TO A TRANSMISSION SHOP & I WAS TOLD I NEEDED 2 TRANSMISSION MOUNTS AND A TRANSMISSION FLUSH WHICH WOULD COST OVER $900.00. I TOOK IT TO MY MECHANIC AND I HAD IT DONE FOR A LITTLE OVER $600.00. A FEW DAYS LATER I HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. I TOOK THE CAR BACK TO MY MECHANIC 3 MORE TIMES & THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. IN SEPTEMBER OF 2008, I TOOK THE CAR TO A NISSAN DEALER & IT PASSED ALL OF THE DIAGNOSTIC TESTS. I WAS VERY DISAPPOINTED. ON 2/6/2009, I TOOK THE CAR TO A NISSAN DEALER & I WAS TOLD THAT I NEEDED A TRANSMISSION WHICH WILL COST ME $4507.00,I NEED A RIGHT ENGINE MOUNT WHICH WILL COST $361.00, BOTH FRONT STRUTS ARE MAKING A CHUCKING NOISE...$832.00, LOWER CONTROL ARM BUSHINGS ARE BROKEN...$809.00. ALL OF THESE REPAIRS BECAUSE OF THE CAR'S JERKING. THE MECHANIC TOLD ME THAT IF I GET THIS DONE, THE CAR SHOULD LAST ABOUT 6 TO 7 MORE YRS. I HAD TO PAY $98.00 FOR THE DEALERSHIP TO TROUBLE SHOOT, WHEN THE AMOUNT IS USUALLY $65.00 FOR INSPECTION AT OTHER PLACES. I CANNOT AFFORD TO BUY A NEW TRANSMISSION, I WOULD BE BETTER OFF TRYING TO BY SOMETHING ELSE (NO NISSAN) TO DRIVE. I STILL HAVE PAYMENTS ON THIS CAR, SO THAT IS NOT EVEN BEING REALISTIC. I AM FED UP WITH THIS CAR & THERE IS NOTHING THAT I CAN DO ABOUT IT. I ONLY DRIVE THE CAR TO WORK & PLACES THAT I MUST GO TO, BECAUSE I AM SCARED TO RELY ON IT. I CAN'T ENJOY MY WEEKENDS ANYMORE BECAUSE I HAVE TO DEPEND ON THIS CAR. PLEASE HELP. *TR

WITH ONLY 30,000 MILES ON MY MAXIMA I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE 1)MOTOR MOUNT 2)FRONT STRUT 3)ROTORS (NEED TO BE REPLACED AGAIN) AND STILL THE WHEEL SHAKES EVEN AT LOW SPEEDS. *TR