2005 Nissan Maxima Complaint Log

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD JERK WHILE STOPPED WITH THE BRAKES ENGAGED. THE VEHICLE WOULD ALSO HESITATE TO ACCELERATE WHEN CHANGING GEARS, AND WHILE IN REVERSE THE VEHICLE WOULD JERK BACKWARDS. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON AN INTERMITTENT BASIS. AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WAS NOTIFIED, BUT PROVIDED NO ASSISTANCE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 91,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF A 2005 MAXIMA WITH 65,146 MILES AND I HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING A VERY HARD KNOCK AND PULL WHEN THE VEHICLE SHIFTS GEARS. I HAVE RESEARCHED THE PROBLEM ONLINE AND FOUND ABOUT 100 COMPLAINTS WITH THE SAME SYMPTOMS. I BELIEVE THEIR IS DEFINITELY A MANUFACTURES PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION. *KB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH AND DURING ACCELERATION OR DECELERATION, THE TRANSMISSION WOULD SLIP GEARS IN A JERKING MOTION. THE FAILURE RECURRED SPORADICALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 109,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

OVER THE PAST YEAR SINCE FEB 2010, I HAVE BEEN HAVING TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS WITH MY 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CAR GIVES A HARD JERKS WHEN GOING FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEAR. YESTERDAY WHILE DRIVING MY MAXIMA ON THE HIGHWAY, LUCKILY I WAS DRIVING AT 20-30 KM/HR, IT COMPLETELY STOPPED AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. FOR A FEW SECONDS, MADE THIS HORRIBLE NOISE AND THEN KICKED BACK INTO GEAR LIKE NOTHING HAD HAPPEN. THIS CONTINUED TO HAPPEN 3 TIMES IN A SPAN OF 10 MIN. I DROVE TO A MISTER TRANSMISSION WHERE I WAS TOLD I NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION FOR $3000-$3,500. THANK GOODNESS I WAS NOT HIT AND KILLED. NISSAN IS FULLY AWARE OF THE 2005 MAXIMA TRANSMISSION PROBLEM THAT THOUSANDS OF CONSUMERS ARE EXPERIENCING BUT YET THEY ARE DOING ANYTHING TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. I AM FILING A COMPLAINT AGAINST NISSAN BECAUSE THEY WERE FULLY AWARE ABOUT THE TRANSMISSION DEFECT. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION-SOMEONE WILL BE KILLED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING, THE TRANSMISSION WOULD JERK VIOLENTLY WHEN CHANGING GEARS. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT ASSIST THE CONTACT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 48,390 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 48,111. UPDATED 08/10/11*LJ UPDATED 3/06/2012 *LN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 2 MPH WHEN THE ENGINE EXHIBITED A LOUD, ABNORMAL NOISE AND THE VEHICLE REFUSED TO ACCELERATE. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ALSO ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE BECAME HARD TO SHIFT. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT FAILURE WAS RELATED TO THE VALVE BODY. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND SUGGESTED TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED.THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF FAILURE AND ADVISED TO HAVE VEHICLE INSPECTED BY THE DEALER. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 81,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO JERK WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST AND THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 79,000.

ACCELERATING FROM A STOP THE TRANSMISSION WILL VIOLENTLY JERK WHEN SHIFTING FROM FIRST TO SECOND GEAR. IN ADDITION, SLOWING THE VEHICLE DOWN TO A STOP THE TRANSMISSION JERKS VIOLENTLY CHANGING GEARS FROM FIRST TO SECOND. SHIFTING FROM PARK TO DRIVE THE TRANSMISSION WILL NOT ENGAGE IMMEDIATELY AND AFTER APPROXIMATELY 7 TO 10 SECONDS THE VEHICLE LUNGES AS THE TRANSMISSION FINALLY ENGAGES. THE PROBLEMS OCCUR AFTER THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN DRIVEN FOR SEVERAL MILES AND THE ENGINE IS WARM. THIS PROBLEM PRESENTED ITSELF JUST AFTER 60,000 MILES. SEARCHING THE INTERNET REVEALS HUNDREDS OF OTHER OWNERS EXPERIENCING THE SAME HAZARDOUS PROBLEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD SHIFT HARD WHEN SHIFTING BETWEEN FIRST AND SECOND GEARS OR WHEN DECREASING SPEED. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO PRIVATE MECHANIC WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE TORQUE CONVERTER HAD FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS AWAITING REPAIRS. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 92,400 AND THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 89,000. THE WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED AS SHE STARTED HER VEHICLE THERE WAS A JERKING MOTION AND IT WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO GEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO PREVIOUSLY STATED THEY HAD TO ORDER PARTS DUE TO A BACK LOG. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 123,050.

MY CAR IS A USED 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA SE 4 DOOR AND I HAVE AROUND 139,139 MILES ON THE CAR. I GOT THE CAR IN MARCH OF 2011 AND AFTER TWO MONTHS THE CAR STARTED JERKING. THE JERKING HAPPENS WHEN I PUT MY CAR FROM PARK TO REVERSE OR WHEN I'M DRIVING THE CAR SLIPS FROM THE 1-2ND GEAR AND CAUSES A HUGE JERK LIKE THE CAR IS GETTING REAR ENDED. FROM SOME EXTENDED WEB SEARCHING I SEE THAT THIS IS NOT ONLY GOING ON IN MY CAR BUT THIS SEEMS LIKE A RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE WOULD BE NECESSARY. *TR

MY 2005 MAXIMA 3.5 SL IS EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION. WHEN I SHIFT FROM "PARK" TO DRIVE (FORWARD OR REVERSE) THERE IS A NOTICEABLE LAG BEFORE THE GEARS CATCH. ON AN INCLINE IT IS VERY NOTICEABLE. WHILE DRIVING THERE IS A WHINE AND A DRAG FEELING AS IF THE ENGINE IS STRAINING BECAUSE IT IS IN THE WRONG GEAR. THERE ARE TIMES WHEN THE TRANSMISSION IS RUNNING THROUGH ITS GEARS THAT IT APPEARS IT EITHER MISSES A MESHING OR IT IS JUST SPINNING FREELY AND WHEN IT KICKS IN THERE IS A JERK BETWEEN 1ST AND 2ND GEAR AND THEN WHEN I AM SLOWING DOWN. THERE IS A JERK AND THUNK SOUND. SOME TIMES WHILE STOPPED AND SITTING AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT THE VEHICLE WILL HAVE A NOTICEABLE LURCH FORWARD. I KNOW THAT THE TRANSMISSION/GEAR MESHING IS OFF BECAUSE MY GAS MILEAGE IS OFF. *TR

HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION. IT CONTINUES TO JERK WHEN SHIFTING FROM GEAR TO GEAR. IT ALSO SLOWS DOWN AND HAS NO ACCELERATION. *TR

MY 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA IS ALSO SHOWING SIGNS OF TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. I HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING JERKY SHIFTS WHEN CHANGE GEARS. I TOOK MY CAR TO THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP IN NEWBURGH NY , (WHICH I DON'T RECOMMEND!!! ) THE CAR CAME BACK WITH CODE P0797 , PRESSURE CONTROL SOLENOID VALVE STUCK ON. THEY LOOKED AT THE CAR AND FOUND BROKEN WIRE FROM GROUND, WHICH COST ME OVER 400$. WHEN I WAS DRIVING HOME I EXPERIENCE THE SAME SENSATION OFF JERKING WHILE ACCELERATING FROM GEAR 1 TO 2 (AND 2-1).THE NEXT DAY THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME BACK ON. I CHECKED THE CODE IN AUTOZONE, THE SAME CODE P0797 WAS READ. BROUGHT THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP JUST TO FIND OUT THAT, THEY LOOK "DEEPER" IN TO THE ISSUE AND FOUND ANOTHER PROBLEM (SAME CODE !!!!) SUPPOSEDLY 2 VALVES ON TRANSMISSION NEED TO BE REPLACED , THAT WILL COST ANOTHER 1200$. I TOOK THE CAR TO AMCCO JUST TO MAKE SURE I AM DOING THE RIGHT THINK AND FOUND OUT THAT THE CODE P0797 STANDS FOR MECHANICAL ISSUES NOT ELECTRICAL (NOT FOR THE BROKEN WIRE!!!!). I CALLED DEALERSHIP AND AFTER LONG CONVERSATION WITH THE MANAGER I WAS TOLD THAT THEY WILL WORK WITH ME(NOT SURE YET HOW) ,BUT BECAUSE OF MY NUMEROUS COMPLAINS HE WONT FIX THE VALVES ANYMORE HE WANT TO REPLACE THE WHOLE TRANSMISSION. ESTIMATE 4500$ . THE MANAGER TOLD ME STRAIT UP THAT HE KNOWS MAXIMAS HAVE ISSUES WITH TRANSMISSION(IT TOOK HIM ABOUT 30 MIN. TO CAME STRAIT FORWARD). HE FORGOT TO TELL ME HOW HE WILL WORK WITH ME. *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 5 MPH WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL ENGAGED, THE VEHICLE JERKED FROM FIRST TO SECOND GEAR. THE VEHICLE ALSO HESITATED TO ACCELERATE WHEN PRESSURE WAS APPLIED TO THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, WHERE THEY STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 92,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 93,000.

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REPLACED UNDER 100,000 MILES DUE TO SEVERE JERKING DURING SHIFTS BETWEEN LOW GEARS. THE WORST WOULD OFTEN BE SLOWING DOWN, AS IN APPROACHING A STOP LIGHT OR STOP SIGN. IN STOP-AND-GO TRAFFIC, THE KICK FROM THE TRANSMISSION WHEN SLOWING (DOWN-SHIFT FROM 2ND TO 1ST) WOULD OFTEN CAUSE THE CAR TO NOSE-DOWN A BIT SUDDENLY, SUCH THAT DRIVERS BEHIND WOULD REACT AS IF I WERE MAKING A HARD STOP.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 50 TO 60 MPH THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD AND THE GEAR WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO PARK OR REVERSE. THE VEHICLES GEAR SHIFT WAS REPLACED BUT DID NOT CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC THAT LOCATED THE FAILURE IN THE TRANSMISSION DIVIDED ASSEMBLY TRAC. THE DEALER STATED THEY WERE NOT SURE IF THE TRANSMISSION DIVIDED ASSEMBLY TRAC WAS REPLACED THAT THE FAILURE WOULD BE CORRECTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 92,000. UPDATED 08/31/2011 *LN *TR

05 MAXIMA TRANSMISSION/SHIFTING PROBLEMS MY 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA HAS ABOUT 62,000 MILES AND STARTED SHOWING SIGNS OF WHAT MAY BE SERIOUS TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD GIVE A HARD JERK/JUMP ALSO WHEN DECREASING SPEED. IT FEELS LIKE I'M BEING KICKED IN THE BACK OR REAR END. A LOUD CLUNKING SOUND. I'VE KEEP MY CAR MAINTAINED AND EVEN INSPECTED BY DIAGNOSTIC NOTHING SHOWS, NO TROUBLE CODES SHOW UP WHEN THEY PUT THE CAR ON THE SCOPE. THE VEHICLE WOULD BE GOOD FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS AND THEN START ACTING UP AGAIN, CLUNKING AND SOMETIMES BUCKING LIKE A STUBBORN HORSE WHILE DRIVING. MECHANICS HAVE CHECKED TRANSMISSION OIL AND ENGINE OIL HAS BEEN CHECK AND VERY GOOD. I REALLY SUSPECT THERE IS AN UNDOCUMENTED FLAW WITH THIS TRANSMISSION AND IT SHOWED UP IN THE LATE '04 AND '05 BUILD CARS. *TR

THE TRANSMISSION JERKED WHILE EXITING THE FREEWAY AND COMING TO A STOP AT THE END OF THE OFF RAMP. IT DOWNSHIFTED IMPROPERLY AND WILL NOT COME OUT OF 5TH GEAR. IT JUMPS FROM 2ND GEAR TO 4TH OR 5TH WHEN TAKING OFF. *TR

HAVING TROUBLE WITH MY TRANSMISSION I HAVE A 2005 MAXIMA AUTO. THE TRANSMISSION JERKS WHEN SHIFTING FROM PARK TO DRIVE AND REVERSE TO DRIVE. AND ALSO WHEN IM DRIVING ABOUT 30 TO 40 MPH IT WILL REV A LITTLE BIT THEN CATCH THE GEAR REALLY HARD JERKING. *KB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, A LOUD THUMPING NOISE WAS HEARD WHILE THE VEHICLE CHANGED GEARS. THE VEHICLE ALSO BEGAN TO JERK EXCESSIVELY AND WOULD NOT SHIFT COMPLETELY INTO GEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER SEVERAL TIMES, BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 72,000.

ERRATIC SHIFTING, NOT SAFE TO DRIVE. *TR

TRANSMISSION, EXPERIENCING JERKING WHEN IN 1ST & 2ND GEAR. EVEN WHEN IM ON THE FREEWAY WHEN I SLOW DOWN AND TRY TO SPEED UP AGAIN MY CAR WILL HESITATE AND JUMP INTO GEAR. I ALSO WAS EXITING FREEWAY WHEN MY VEHICLE COMPLETELY SHUT OFF, I COULD NOT STEAR, LUCKY FOR ME THERE WAS NO TRAFFIC BEHIND ME. I HAD BOTH OF MY KIDS WITH ME AT THE TIME!! I BELIEVE THIS IS A HUGE PROBLEM AND HAVE HEARD MANY NISSAN WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. AND THE CORPORATION IS NOT DOING ANYTHING TO FIX THE PROBLEM. MY VEHICLE BARELY REACHE 70,000 MILES AND IM GETTING A TRANSMISSION PUT IN! *TR

SLAM SHIFTING INTO REVERSE AND DRIVE, INTERMITTENT REV LIMITATIONS, HIGH REVS WITH NO TRANSMISSION ENGAGEMENT, STALL & ROUGH IDLE, FEELS LIKE SOMEONE SLAMS INTO THE BACK OF ME WHEN I COME TO A STOP, CAR REVS UP AND THEN HARD JERKS FORWARD VERY DANGEROUS TO DRIVE, NISSAN REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE CVT TRANSMISSION AND SOMEONE IS GOING TO BE KILLED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT WAS SHIFTING FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE WHEN THE VEHICLE JERKED FROWARD ABNORMALLY. THE FAILURE ONLY OCCURRED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN FOR A LONG PERIOD OF TIME. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC S WHERE THE TECHNICIAN ADVISED THAT THE MOTOR MOUNTS WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 82,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD VIOLENTLY JERK WHEN SHIFTING GEARS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THE MOTOR MOUNTS WERE REPAIRED. THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NO LONGER ACCELERATE BEYOND 10 MPH. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THE ABS WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED AND THE INSTRUMENT PANEL BEGIN TO MALFUNCTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER SENSOR WOULD NEED REPLACING. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED TO HAVE THE BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURES ALL RECURRED. THE CONTACT BELIEVED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 83,000.

WHEN THE VEHICLE IS SHIFTING FROM 1ST TO 2ND, IT FEELS LIKE I AM BEING KICKED IN THE BACK OR REAR ENDED. WAS INFORMED BY ONE OF THE SERVICE MANAGERS AT THE DEALERSHIP THAT THE VEHICLE DOESN'T HAVE A COOLING SYSTEM FOR THE TRANSMISSION AND THAT I COULD GET IT REPLACED OR REPAIRED BUT DOWN THE LINE, THE SAME THING IS GOING TO HAPPEN SINCE THERE IS NO WAY TO COOL THE TRANSMISSION FLUIDS.

MY CAR BEGAN JERKING VIOLENTLY WHEN SHIFTING INTO 1ST AND 2ND, JUST AS BAD OR WORSE WHEN DOWNSHIFTING IT WOULD LITERALLY JUMP AROUND IN TRAFFIC. I HAD TO DRIVE IT THIS WAY UNTIL IT BROKE COMPLETELY OR I SAVED THE 2000 TO REPAIR THE VALVE BODY. LUCKILY I CAME UP WITH THIS MONEY BEFORE I WAS STRANDED. IT WAS VERY NERVE RACKING EVERY TIME I DROVE BECAUSE IT WOULD JERK AND JUMP MAKING ME THINK I WAS GOING TO HIT SOMEONE OR AT TIMES IT FELT LIKE I'D BEEN HIT FROM BEHIND WHEN IT SLAMMED IT 1ST ON DOWNSHIFTING. I WAS TOLD BY MY DEALER TO TRADE IT IN, IT WAS AN ISSUE WITH ALL THESE MODEL CARS. ALSO EVERY TRANSMISSION SHOP IN MY TOWN THAT I CONTACTED KNEW EXACTLY THE PROBLEM BECAUSE THEY HAD SEEN IT SO MANY TIMES AND HAD A FLEET OF THEM ALREADY AT THEIR SHOP TO REPAIR. THEN WAS TOLD BY NISSAN CORPORATE THAT IT WAS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE, SO NO RECALL. SO THIS HAS COST SO MANY PEOPLE THEIR TIME AND MONEY ONLY TO GENERATE MORE PROFIT FOR NISSAN. THESE BAD VALVE BODIES THAT THEY KNOWINGLY PUT IN THESE MODELS WHICH ARE EXPENSIVE AND DANGEROUS HAD TO BE PURCHASED FROM NISSAN!!! THIS IS SO WRONG ON SO MANY LEVELS. I LOVE MY CAR OTHERWISE BUT IT INFURIATES ME THAT NISSAN WILL NOT OWN UP TO WHAT THEY DID WRONG!!! AND ARE MAKING MORE MONEY OFF THE PEOPLE WHO TRUSTED THEM AND THEIR PRODUCTS. *TR

2005 NISSAN MAXIMA HARD SHIFTING FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEAR AND ALSO WHEN CAR IS STOPED AND PUT IN PARK AND THEN BACK TO DRIVE IT TAKES ABOUT 7 SECONDS FOR THE TRANSMISSION TO GO INTO GEAR AND IT JERKS REAL BAD.AND IT ALSO WONT GO INTO GEARAT LIKE 25-35 MILES. *TT

OVER THE PAST YEAR (SINCE FEB 2010), I HAVE CONTACTED NISSAN ABOUT TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS WITH MY 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CAR GIVES A HARD JERKS WHEN GOING FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEAR. YESTERDAY WHILE DRIVING MY MAXIMA ON THE FREEWAY (LUCKILY I WAS DRIVING IN THE FAR RIGHT LANE), IT COMPLETELY STOPPED AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. MY TRANSMISSION WENT OUT. THANK GOD, I WAS NOT HIT AND KILLED. NISSAN IS FULLY AWARE OF THE 2005 MAXIMA TRANSMISSION PROBLEM THAT THOUSANDS OF CONSUMERS ARE EXPERIENCING BUT YET THEY ARE DOING NOTHING TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. I AM FILING A COMPLAINT AGAINST NISSAN BECAUSE THEY WERE FULLY AWARE ABOUT THE TRANSMISSION DEFECT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH THE GEAR SHIFT WOULD MOVE INTO NEUTRAL AND THE RPMS WOULD INCREASE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHO ADVISED HIM THAT HE NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 98,000. UPDATED 10/26/11

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER PARKING HER VEHICLE THE PASSENGER SEAT BEGAN TO SMOKE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHO TOLD THE CONTACT THAT THERE WAS A NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 05V512000, SEATS FRONT ASSEMBLY, POWER ADJUST RECALL ASSOCIATED AND THAT HER VEHICLE WAS ALREADY REPAIRED IN 2008. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 82,800 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 83,073.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN SLIPPING GEARS WITH THE VEHICLE JERKING VIOLENTLY. THE CONTACT MANEUVERED THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND SHUT OFF THE ENGINE. UPON RESTART, THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE TRANSMISSION HAD BEEN PREVIOUSLY REPLACED IN 2010. THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 70,000. UPDATED 07/20/11*LJ UPDATED 08/03/11

OKAY, I AM LIKE ALMOST EVERYBODY ON HERE! MY CAR SEVERAL YEARS AGO STARTING SLIPPING IN BETWEEN 1ST AND 2ND GEAR. JERKING FORWARD AND I HAVE NEARLY GOTTEN INTO SEVERAL WRECKS BECAUSE OF IT. TOOK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID IT WAS MY TRANSMISSION VALVE BODY. I PAID OVER A $1000 BUCKS AND THE TOLD ME MY TRANSMISSION WOULD EVENTUALLY GO. WHICH IS A $3200 FIX. WHAT THE CRAP. IT'S NOT MY FAULT THEY MADE A FAULTY PART. OWN UP TO IT AND FIX IT. WELL THIS PAST FRIDAY 08/08/2014, THE TRANSMISSION FINALLY WENT. NOW I HAVE LOST MY ONLY VEHICLE AND DON'T HAVE THE MONEY TO FIX IT. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL!! *TR

SLIGHT HESITATION WHEN PUT IN D OR R THEN HARD JERK AND CLUNKING SOUND WHEN GOES INTO GEAR. HAS A HARD JERKING WHEN SLOWING DOWN AND DOWN SHIFTING. WILL SLIP IN AND OUT OF GEAR WHILE GOING DOWN THE ROAD. RPM'S WILL REV UP TO 6000-7000 BEFORE SHIFTING INTO GEAR. THIS MAINLY HAPPENS WHEN CAR IS WARMED UP. BUT GOES IN AND OUT OF GEAR BETWEEN 20-40 MPH. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO JERK WHILE SHIFTING AND THE TRANSMISSION WOULD SLIP. ALSO, THERE WAS AN INCREASE IN ENGINE RPMS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTICS WHERE THE TECHNICIANS STATED THERE WAS A FAILURE WITH THE VALVE BODY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

1. AFTER WARM UP 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 ALLLOWING THE ENGINE TO REV FREELY THEN JERKING BACK INTO GEAR WITH A LOUD CLUNK. THE IS FOLLOWED BY A BURNT OIL. *TR

I HAVE A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA I'VE HAD IT GOING ON 2 YEARS AND MY TRANSMISSION IS GOING OUT. I'VE KEPT THE CAR MAINTENANCE BY THE DEALER AND HAS TAKEN REALLY GOOD CARE OF THE CAR... I'VE HEARD ALOT OF THE 4 SAME COMPLAINTS ON THESE CARS JUST WONDERING WHY NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE ABOUT IT. ME AND MY DAUGHTER ALMOST STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC BECAUSE OF IT, ITS NOT SAFE AND FOR IT NOT BE SO MANY COMPLAINTS ON THESE CARS THERE SHOULD BE SOME KIND ACTION. *TR

TRANSMISSION ISSUES. AFTER 65,000 MILES 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA JERKS BETWEEN LOW GEARS SHIFTS AND SLIPS FREQUENTLY DURING NORMAL DRIVING. A TRANSMISSION FLUSH HAS BEEN DONE ON THIS VEHICLE AS RECOMMENDED BY NISSAN SERVICE STAFF HOWEVER ISSUES CONTINUE. *TR

I BOUGHT A 2005 MAXIMA 3.5 SL IN 2006 BRAND NEW IN SOUTH CAROLINA. I FIRST STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS WHEN I HAD MY 60,000 MILE SERVICE. ABOUT TWO WEEKS AFTER THE SERVICE MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON SO, I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP. THEY SAID THERE WAS NO CODES, AND CLEARED THE LIGHT. I THEN TOOK MY CAR IN FOR THE 90,000 SERVICE AND ONCE AGAIN AROUND A WEEK OR TWO LATER MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND NOW THEIR WAS CODES SAYING MY EGR VALVE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. I TOLD THE DEALERSHIP THE SAME THING HAPPENED WHEN I DID MY 60,000 MILE SERVICE. NEEDLESS TO SAY THEIR WAS A RECALL THAT THEY WOULD HAVE REPLACED IT FOR FREE BUT I WAS JUST OVER THE MILEAGE WHERE IT COULD HAVE BEEN DONE AT NO COST TO ME. ABOUT 3 MONTHS LATER MY CAR JERKED REALLY HARD, AND MY CAR LOST COMPLETE POWER THEN JERKED ONCE MORE AND STARTED TO MOVE. THE GAUGES IN THE CAR WENT COMPLETELY OUT AND EVERY LIGHT POSSIBLE ON THE DASH CAME ON. FIRST I WAS TOLD I HAVE TO REPLACE FOUR SENSORS, AND SO I DID SO ALONG WITH THE EGR VALVE. THE CAR RAN FINE FOR ABOUT TWO WEEKS AND STARTED DOING THE SAME THING. WHEN I WENT FROM DRIVE TO REVERSE OR VICE VERSA IT WOULD JERK REAL HARD BEFORE ENGAGING. I THEN TOOK THE CAR TO THE REPAIR SHOP AND THEY SAID MY TRANSMISSION SENSOR WAS BAD. I JUST HAD IT REPLACED TWO WEEKS AGO, AND NOW MY CAR IS BACK IS THE SHOP DOING THE SAME THING. THE TCS SLIP, AND EVERY LIGHT ON THE DASH IS ON, AND NONE OF MY GAUGES ARE WORKING. NOW THEY SAY IT MIGHT BE THE COMPUTER THAT IS BAD. THIS LAST TIME I WAS ON MY WAY HOME FROM MISSOURI AND IT DISENGAGED AND WOULD NOT PUT UP SPEED WHEN I PRESSED THE GAS PEDAL. I WAS NEARLY REAR ENDED, AND HAD TO PULL OVER BECAUSE MY 12 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER WAS IN THE CAR AND GOT SCARED. *TR

I HAVE A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA THAT HAS DEVELOPED A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM AT ONLY 71,000 MILES. THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP SAYS THAT I MUST REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION OR HAVE THE "VALVE" THAT IS STICKING WHEN I SHIFT FROM 1ST TO 2ND OR FROM 2ND TO 1ST REPLACED. TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION OR TO CHANGE THE VALVE IS GOING TO COST ME SOMEWHERE BETWEEN $2,500 TO $3,500. I DON'T BELIEVE THAT A CAR WITH ONLY 71,000 MILES SHOULD BE REQUIRED TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. JUDGING FROM ALL THE COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET ABOUT THE 05 NISSAN MAXIMA, I BELIEVE THE PROBLEM IS FAR MORE WIDE-SPREAD AND SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED. *TR

I AM HAVING TROUBLE WITH THE TRANSMISSION IN MY WIFE'S 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. IT HARD SHIFTS IN 1ST GEAR AND SOMETIME HESITATE TO GO. I HAVE HAD THE TRANSMISSION REBUILT ($3000) AND STILL HAVE THE PROBLEMS. THE CAR ONLY HAS 116,000 MILES ON IT. THE OLD PARTS ARE AVAILABLE. *TT

2005 NISSAN MAXIMA TRANSMISSION ISSUE-MAXIMA HAS 76K ON IT, TRANSMISSION KEEPS SLIPPING, FEELS LIKE YOU ARE GETTING KICKED FROM BEHIND OR REAR ENDED, MAXIMA WILL ALSO SLIP GEARS AND REV UP.. *TR

I BOUGHT MY 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA NEW FROM A NISSAN DEALERSHIP WITH AN EXTENDED WARRANTY, BUT ABOUT 3-4 MONTHS AGO, MY CAR STARTED JERKING. IT STARTED TO HAVE ISSUES GOING FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE, AND I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP TO FIND OUT WHAT WAS GOING ON. THEY RAN A DIAGNOSIS AND TOLD ME THAT IT WAS A TRANSMISSION ISSUE BUT THAT MY CAR WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. I STARTED TO DO SOME RESEARCH BECAUSE I'VE BEEN TOLD MANY TIMES THAT MY CAR ISN'T OLD ENOUGH, NOR DOES IT HAVE ENOUGH MILES ON IT TO HAVE A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. I DECIDED TO CALL NISSAN TO SEE IF THEY WOULD HELP COVER THE REPAIR; AFTER 2 WEEKS OF HAVING NO VEHICLE, I WAS TOLD TODAY THAT THEY WOULD NOT COVER THE REPAIR, BUT DURING THIS TIME I'VE DONE RESEARCH AND THERE ARE PLENTY OF WEBSITES (CARCOMPLAINTS.COM, NISSANHELP.COM), FORUMS, MECHANICS, AND OTHER CONSUMERS WHO ARE HAVING THE EXACT SAME ISSUE. FROM THE LOOKS OF IT, THE TRANSMISSION IN THE NISSAN MAXIMA FROM 2004-2008 HAS SOME SORT OF DEFECT BUT NISSAN REFUSES TO ISSUE A RECALL AND FIX THE PROBLEM. I DON'T SEE HOW A COMPANY CAN GET AWAY WITH DOING THIS WHEN SO MANY PEOPLE HAVE VOICED THEIR CONCERNS. I HAVE ALSO READ THAT HYUNDAI HAD THE SAME PROBLEM BUT THEY RECALLED ALL OF THEIR VEHICLES AND FIXED THE PROBLEM. I JUST PAID FOR THIS CAR AND AM A QUITE DEVASTATED THAT ITS NOW FALLING APART, SO WHAT ARE CONSUMERS TO DO ABOUT THIS ISSUE? *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN SHIFTING FROM FIRST TO SECOND GEAR WHEN DRIVING 25 MPH AND ABOVE, THE VEHICLE WOULD JERK VIOLENTLY. THE VEHICLE WOULD ALSO JERK WHEN THE VEHICLE DOWNSHIFTED TO FIRST GEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL TRANSMISSION SHOP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING A DIAGNOSIS OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 74,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

MY 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA HAS BEEN HAVING A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM SINCE IT REACHED ABOUT 69,000 MILES. RIGHT NOW THE MAIN PROBLEM IT DOES, IS THAT IN DRIVE IT JERKS BETWEEN 1ST AND 2ND SHIFT. IT ALSO JERKS PRETTY HARD WHEN DOWNSHIFTING FROM 2ND TO 1ST. WHEN THE PROBLEM WAS STARTING TO BEGIN, IT ONLY AFFECTED FROM SHIFTING FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE,BUT HAS MOVED TO THE CRAZY JERKING IT DOES NOW. AT ABOUT 71,000 MILES I HAD THE CAR TAKEN TO A DEALERSHIP AND THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING FROM USING A CODE READER, BUT FROM JUST SOME SIMPLE SHIFTING OUT OF GEARS (PARK TO DRIVE, PARK TO REV) THEY RECOMMENDED A TRANS OIL CHANGE (ABOUT $250) WHICH I DENIED, BECAUSE I LOOKED A THE OIL MYSELF AND IT WAS STILL CHERRY RED, SO THAT WAS TOO MUCH TO SPEND TO JUST "TO SEE IF THAT FIXES THE PROBLEM". SO AT ABOUT 79,000 MILES WHEN THE HARD JERKING STARTED GETTING BAD, I TOOK THE CAR TO A DIFFERENT DEALERSHIP ,WHICH THEN THEY DID RECOGNIZE THE PROBLEM, AND TOLD ME IT WOULD BE ABOUT $4000 TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION, WHICH STUNNED ME, ESPECIALLY CAUSE I HAD JUST FINISHED PAYING OFF THE CAR AND THE WARRANTY HAD ENDED. SO I OBVIOUSLY I DENIED SUCH A COSTLY REPAIR,BUT IN TALKING TO THE MECHANIC AT THE DEALERSHIP , I TOLD HIM THAT THE JERKING PROBLEM ISN'T SO BAD AT ALL WHEN I USE THE MANUAL GEARSHIFTS AND I ASKED HIM WHY. WELL HE TOLD ME THAT PROBLEM COULD ALSO BE IN THE VALVE BODY WHICH COULD BE A CHEAPER FIX,BUT THEY REPLACE WHOLE TRANSMISSION UNITS NOT PARTS, BECAUSE OF WARRANTY PURPOSES, BUT THAT HE'S SEEN QUITE A FEW SIMILAR PROBLEMS WITH OTHER VEHICLES. SINCE I TOLD HIM IT WAS TOO MUCH FOR ME TO SPEND HE RECOMMENDED A TRANS REPAIR CENTER. SO WHEN I TOOK IT THERE, THEY CONFIRMED THAT JUST CHANGING OUT THE VALVE BODY WOULD BE A "BANDAID FIX" AND THAT A FULL REPLACEMENT WOULD BE NEEDED (ABOUT $3500 FROM THEM). NOW IN READING OTHER STORIES FROM PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM AS MINE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO DECELERATE ABNORMALLY. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTICS WHERE THE TECHNICIAN ADVISED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION STARTED TO SHIFT GEARS UNEXPECTEDLY. THE VEHICLE ALSO BEGAN TO JERK VIOLENTLY AND HESITATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 93,000.