2005 Nissan Maxima Complaint Log

TRANSMISSION FAILURE

1. TAKES ABOUT 5 SECONDS TO CLICK INTO GEAR AFTER THE SHIFT LEVER IS PUT IN "D" 2. VERY HARD JERKY SHIFTS BETWEEN 1ST TO 2ND AND 2ND TO 1ST AND ACCOMPANIED BY LOUD CLUNKING NOISE. 3. TRANSMISSION SLIPS OUT OF GEAR DURING REGULAR DRIVING ALLOWING THE ENGINE TO REV FREELY THEN JERKING BACK INTO GEAR WITH A LOUD CLUNK. THE IS FOLLOWED BY A BURNT OIL / ELECTRICAL TYPE SMELL THAT GETS INSIDE THE CAR AND EVIDENT OUTSIDE AFTER STOPPING. *TR

I HAVE A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA AND THE TRANSMISSION IS GOING OUT. I AM AT 90,000 MILES AND IT JERKS REAL HARD ALOT. IT HAS BEEN DOING THIS SINCE I GOT IT LAST YEAR. IT ALSO MAKES A HUMMING SOUND WHEN I GET UP TO 45 MILES PER HOUR. WHEN I'M GOING DOWN HILL AND TRYING TO SLOW OR SWITCHING GEARS PERIOD. THE COMPRESSOR HAS GONE BAD ON IT AS WELL.. *TR

MY 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA 3.5L SE HAS STARTED SLIPPING FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEAR WITH A LOUD THUNK AS WELL AS SLIPPING AND REVVING REALLY HIGH WHEN GOING FROM 2-3RD GEAR. THE JOLT IS VERY VIOLENT AND I AM WORRIED ABOUT MY SAFETY WHEN THIS HAPPENS. I NEED TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION MY MECHANIC TELLS ME. THIS IS A VERY COMMON ISSUE I HAVE HEARD A LOT ABOUT IN THE '04-'06 MAXIMA MODELS. *TR

MY PROBLEM BEGAN IN APRIL 2011 AND CONTINUE STILL. MY CAR WAS SHIFTING HARD AND JUMPING IN AND OUT OF GEAR. I TOOK IT IN TO RAY BRANDT NISSAN AND WAS TOLD THE MOTOR MOUNTS WERE BROKEN AND THIS WAS THE PROBLEM CAUSING THE TRANSMISSION TO BUMP. AS MY VEHICLE WARRANTY WAS APPROACHING EXPIRATION I HAD IT SERVICED TO MAKE SURE THINGS WERE IN ORDER. ANYWAY, JUST 2 WEEKS AGO (MID JANUARY 2012) I TOOK MY CAR IN FOR TRANSMISSION SERVICE. WHEN I GOT MY CAR BACK THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPING STARTED AGAIN AND THIS TIME IT IS HAPPENING MORE OFTEN. I WILL BE GOING DOWN THE ROAD AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THE TRANSMISSION WINDS LIKE IT WAS PUT IN NEUTRAL AND THE BUMPS INTO GEAR GIVING ME A WHIPLASH EFFECT (DID I MENTION I SUFFER WITH NECK PAIN). I AM NOW REALLY AFRAID TO DRIVE THIS CAR AS IT MAY SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL WHILE I AM PASSING SOMEONE OR CROSSING TRAFFIC AND THE RESULT COULD BE FATAL. WITH ALL OF THE COMPLAINTS MADE, I SURE HOPE SOMEONE WILL COME TO OUR AID AND HAVE THIS PROBLEM RECALLED. I CALLED THE NISSAN COMPLAINT DIVISION AND THEY SAID SINCE THEY DID NOT ACTUALLY WORK ON THE TRANSMISSION, THEY COULD NOT HELP ME IN ANY WAY. IN OTHER WORDS, GIVE ME YOUR MONEY AND FORGET YOU. IT IS SAD WHEN YOU BUY A VEHICLE AND PAY ALOT FOR IT THINKING YOU WILL HAVE DEPENDABLE TRANSPORTATION YOU GET SCREWED SO BADLY. I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER NISSAN AGAIN AND WILL PASS THE WORD ON TO AS MANY PEOPLE AS POSSIBLE. P.S. I HAVE OWNED TOYOTA'S IN THE PAST AND THEY ALWAYS STAND BEHIND YOU AND HELP AS MUCH AS THEY CAN. PLEASE HELP!!!! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA SE. THE CONTACT STATED THE TRANSMISSION JERKED AND POPPED WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO STATED THAT THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE A FAILURE, BUT THE MOTOR MOUNTS WERE REPLACED. THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER, BUT THE CONTACT PLANNED ON TAKING IT TO AN INDEPENDENT TRANSMISSION SHOP FOR FURTHER EXAMINATION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 116,800.

I PURCHASED A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA IN NOVEMBER 2010 WITH 55,000 MILES ON IT. WE HAVE RECENTLY NOTICED THAT THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTS REALLY HARD WHEN DECELERATING. I TOOK IT TO AAMCO TRANSMISSIONS, AND THEY HAVE INDICATED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDS A NEW TRANSMISSION FOR ABOUT $3200.00 TOTAL. IT SEEMS AWFULLY RIDICULOUS THAT A TRANSMISSION WOULD GO OUT AFTER ONLY 57000 MILES. I WAS HOPEFUL THAT A RECALL HAD BEEN ISSUED SO THAT I WOULDN'T NEED TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE BRAKES WERE ENGAGED, THE ABS ACTIVATED ABNORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS AND THEY INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY A FAULTY COMPUTER CHIP. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 92,000.

I AM A OWNER OF A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA I HAVE RECENTLY EXPERIENCED SOME TRANSMISSION ISSUES I WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP TO REPORT AN ISSUE THAT INVOLVING MY VEHICLE ... I WAS ALMOST HIT BY AN EIGHTEEN WHEELER IN TRAFFIC AFTER MY CAR STALLED IN TRAFFIC I WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP, AT WHICH TIME I WAS ADVISED BY THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP THE TRANSMISSION ON MY VEHICLE HAS HAD NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS RE: TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. AFTER BEING TERRIFIED I WROTE NISSAN A CONSUMER REPORT LETTER EXPLAINING MY ISSUES WITH MY TRANSMISSION. I WENT TO THE INTERNET AND DISCOVERED THIS IS NOT AN ISSUE NISSAN IS CONCERNED WITH. I AM NOT THE ONLY PERSON WHO HAS BEEN GIVEN THE COLD SHOULDER AFTER MAKING A $30, 000 PURCHASE THAT HAS ALMOST COST ME AND MY CHILDREN'S LIFE. PLEASE SOMEONE NEEDS TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS MASSIVE PROBLEM BEFORE SOME ONE IS SERIOUSLY HURT. AFTER TODAY I AM PARKING THIS BEAUTIFUL YET DANGEROUS PIECE OF MACHINERY I CAN NOT IN GOOD FAITH BELIEVE THAT NISSAN HAS PLANNED TO DO ABSOLUTELY NOTHING TO RECTIFY A ISSUE SO LARGE! SOME ONE NEEDS TO BE RESPONSIBLE IN THE NISSAN CAMP FOR RECALLING THIS CAR. I CAN SAY THIS AT LEAST TOYOTA STEPPED UP TO THE PLATE AND TOOK RESPONSIBILITY FOR THEIR ISSUE. *TR

MY MAXIMA SHIFTS HARD WHEN SWITCHING INTO 1ST TO 2ND GEAR. IT PUSHES THE CAR FORWARD WHEN MOVING AT SLOW SPEEDS. WHEN DOWNSHIFTING FROM 5TH TO 4TH GEAR, THERE IS A TEMPORARY "NO SHIFT" WHERE IT FEELS AS IF THE CAR IS NOT IN A GEAR AND THE RPM DROPS LOW. WHEN PUTTING THE CAR DIRECTLY INTO "DRIVE", IT TAKES THE VEHICLE 3-5 SECONDS TO SWITCH INTO GEAR. WHEN IT SWITCHES INTO "DRIVE", YOU CAN FEEL IT PUSH THE CAR WHEN YOUR FOOT IS ON THE BRAKE. IF YOU PUSH THE GAS WHEN IT COMPLETELY DOES NOT SHIFT, THE TRANSMISSION WILL CLUNK AND JERK THE CAR FORWARD. RECENTLY AT 126,000 MILES, THE CAR IS SWITCHING GEARS MORE FREELY THAN NORMAL, CONSTANTLY SWITCHING BACK AND FORTH BETWEEN 4TH AND 5TH GEAR. WHEN GOING AROUND CORNERS AT A FASTER SPEED, THE TRANSMISSION WILL SLIP, LOSING POWER TO THE CAR AND JERKING BACK INTO GEAR. SOMETIMES WHILE DRIVING, THE CAR WILL COME OUT OF GEAR AND GO RIGHT BACK IN. THE TRANSMISSION IN THE 2004-2005 MAXIMAS ARE OBVIOUSLY FAULTY. ALSO, WHEN PUSHING THE GAS, THERE IS A DELAY ON MOVING FORWARD AND RESULTS IN A HARDER PUSH FORWARD. *TR

MY 05 NISSAN MAXIMA TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN MESSING UP AND SO HAVE MANY OTHERS. WHEN THE CAR GETS HOT IT SHIFTS HARD BETWEEN 1ST TO 2ND AND 2ND TO 1ST. ALSO, WHEN ITS HOT, AND YOU STOP TO PUT IT FROM DRIVE TO REVERSE YOU HAVE TO WAIT SEVERAL SECONDS FOR IT TO KICK INTO GEAR. I HAVE ONLY HAD MY CAR FOR 6 MONTHS AND IT ONLY HAS 88,500 MILES ON IT. THERE IS NO REASON WHY A CAR WITH SUCH LOW MILES AND NOT MANY YEARS OLD SHOULD HAVE SUCH PROBLEMS. I HAVE HAD A CAR WITH 300,000 MILES ON IT AND NEVER HAD ANY PROBLEMS!!! THESE CARS NEED A RECALL, I HAVE HEARD AND SAW TOO MANY PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEMS AND ITS RIDICULOUS!!! *KB

TRANSMISSIONS SHIFTING HARD AT 89,000 MILES. DEALERSHIP INFORMED ME THAT IT NEEDS REPLACING. AFTER RESEARCHING THE INTERNET IT LOOKS AS THOUGH NISSAN IS AWARE OF THIS DEFECT IN THE TRANSMISSIONS IN 04 AND 05 NISSAN MAXIMAS BUT HAS NOT IMPLEMENTED A RECALL. SEEMS THE TRANSMISSIONS ARE GOING OUT AS SOON AS THE WARRANTY EXPIRES. COST TO REPLACE IS $4,000-$4,800. WHY SHOULD WE HAVE TO PAY THIS WHEN NISSAN IS WELL AWARE OF THE ISSUE? THEY BOUGHT THE DEFECTED PARTS SO THEY SHOULD PAY TO FIX THEM ALL. *TR

TRANSMISSION SHIFTS HARD. WHEN IN PARK TO DRIVE HESITATES A FEW SECONDS THAN ROUGHLY SHIFTS TO DRIVE. HESITATES WHEN CAR IS DRIVEN FOR LONG PERIODS OF TIME. SPORADICALLY HAS ISSUES THAT APPEARS TO BE THE TRANSMISSION. HAVE GONE TO SEVERAL SHOPS AND HAVE BEEN TOLD MANY THINGS. READING ALL THE FORUMS THIS IS A FACTORY DEFECT THAT SHOULD BE RECALLED. I HAVE ONLY HAD THE CAR FOR OVER A YEAR. THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD BE LIABLE!!!!

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN SHIFTING GEARS FROM PARK TO REVERSE, AND WHEN DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH OR LESS, THE VEHICLE WOULD JERK HARD. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE BUT AFTER TEST DRIVING THE VEHICLE, THE MECHANIC ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS DEFECTIVE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 140,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO JERK WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THE FRONT ENGINE MOUNTS WERE REPLACED. THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER AND THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 38,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE WOULD LUNGE FORWARD AND THE GEARS WOULD SLIP FROM FIRST TO SECOND. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT IN SOME INSTANCES THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 85,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN SHIFTING TO SECOND GEAR SHE WOULD FEEL A HARD JERKING MOTION AND HEAR A KNOCKING NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A DEALER WHO ADVISED HER THAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE AND SAID IT MAY BE THE TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 110,000.

I AM A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA OWNER, AFTER 82000 MILES MY TRANSMISSION IS NOW BAD. AS A COLLEGE STUDENT I DO NOT HAVE THE $4300 TO REPLACE MY TRANSMISSION. NISSAN HAS DECLINED WHEN ASKING FOR ANY FOR A ASSISTANCE WITH THIS ISSUE. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN. PEOPLE COULD BE SERIOUSLY INJURED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD VIOLENTLY JERK AND SHIFT BETWEEN GEARS WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED. THE DEALER FLUSHED THE TRANSMISSION AND ASSURED THE CONTACT THAT THE REPAIR WOULD CORRECT THE FAILURE BUT IT DID NOT AND THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE CONTACT DID NOT INFORM MANUFACTURER OF THE FAILURE NOR WAS THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 89,500 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 88,300. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

MY 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA HAS NEVER HAD ANY MAJOR PROBLEMS. I BOUGHT IT NEW. I DO A LOT OF HIGHWAY DRIVING TO AND FROM WORK AND HAVE ABOUT 93,000 MILES NOW ON THE CAR BECAUSE OF THE LONG DISTANCES EVERY DAY. THE PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION HAS BECOME MORE NOTICEABLE WITHIN THE PAST COUPLE MONTHS. THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SHIFTS VERY HARD FROM 1ST TO 2ND AND SOMETIMES 3RD AND BACK DOWN AND FEELS LIKE A BUCKING BRONCO. TODAY THE TRANS SLIPPED COMPLETELY WHILE ACCELERATING AT LEAST THREE TIMES ON MY DRIVE IN TO WORK AND THE RPM'S WENT FLYING. IT'S NEVER SLIPPED COMPLETELY UNTIL TODAY. THE TRANSMISSION IS FAILING AND IT SHOULD BE LASTING A LOT LONGER THAN 5 YEARS. OVER THE PAST 2-3 MONTHS THE PROBLEM HAS GOTTEN WORSE. NOW IT DOES THE BUCKING BRONCO THING EVERY DAY, SEVERAL TIMES A DAY. I HAVE ALREADY TAKEN THE CAR IN ONCE (TO A LOCAL TRANSMISSION SHOP) AND THEY TRIED A TRANSMISSION FLUSH THAT COST NEARLY $400. IT SEEMED TO HELP FOR A COUPLE WEEKS BUT THE PROBLEM IS BACK AND IS MUCH WORSE NOW. I AM PLANNING TO TAKE IT IN AGAIN BUT I'M BEING TOLD THAT IT MAY COST ME $1,500 TO $2,000 TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. I HAVE SEEN HUNDREDS AND HUNDREDS OF REPORTS ONLINE FOR THE SAME ISSUE. THIS CAN'T BE A COINCIDENCE AND SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE BY NISSAN CORPORATE RIGHT AWAY!

HAVE A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. IT HAS AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. IT IS JERKING REAL HARD BETWEEN 1-2 GEAR AND WHEN SLOWING DOWN IT ALSO JERKS. IT JERKS SO HARD IT FEEL LIKE IM BEING REARENDED. THIS IS RIDICULOUS AND NISSAN IS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM AND OFFERS NO ASSISTANCE! THEY KNOW THEY PUT A MESSED UP TARANSMISSION IN THESE CARS! IT IS NOT FAIR! I AM NOT GOIN TO GET KILLED BECAUSE MY CAR WILL NOT GO WHEN I PULL OUT ON FREEWAY. I COULD OF GOT KILLED! IT JERKS WHEN GOING FROM DRIVE TO PARK. I PULLED OUT ON FREEWAY THIS MORNING AND MY CAR WOULD NOT GO, ALMOST GOT HIT BY A VEHICLE. THIS IS A DEFECTED TRANSMISIION AND THERE ARE 1,000'S OF COMPLAINTS ALL OVER THE WEB ABOUT THESE CARS. NISSAN WILL NOT HELP ME AT ALL. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. SOMEONE CAN GET KILLED BECAUSE OF POOR WORKMANSHIP DONE ON THESE TRANSMISSIONS. THIS IS NOT RIGHT! THIS NEEDS A RECALL AND NISSAN NEEDS TO FIX THIS! NISSAN NEEDS TO FIX THIS! THEY NEED TO FIX THIS!!! MY FAMILY WILL SUE THEM IF WE GET HIT BY A CAR AND ME AND MY KIDS DIE BECAUSE OF MY TRANSMISSION NOT GOING INTO GEAR AND GETTING STUCK!

MY TRANSMISSION ON MY 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA SE SLIPS AND JERKS WHEN ACCELERATING FROM UNDER 30 MPH. THERE'S ALSO TIMES WHERE IT SHIFTS ROUGHLY. I HAVE CHECKED MY TRANSMISSION FLUID AND ITS WITHIN OPERATING PARAMETERS. I CHECKED ONLINE AND HAVE SEEN OTHER MAXIMA OWNERS WITH THE SAME ISSUE. *TR

I PURCHASED A NEW 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. SINCE THEN I HAVE REPLACED THE ENGINE MOUNTS 4 TIMES. NOW AT 88,000, I AM TOLD I NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION. I AM 47 YEARS AND HAVE OWNED MANY CARS IN MY LIFETIME. I RESEARCHED THIS TOPIC AND FOUND MANY AMERICANS WITH SIMILAR TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS WHO OWN 2004-2005 NISSAN MAXIMAS. THE CAR JERKS FORWARD WHEN GOING FROM 2-3 GEAR, NEUTRAL TO REVERSE AND NEUTRAL TO DRIVE. ENGINES REVS HIGH WHEN THIS IS HAPPENING AND JERKS FORWARD WHEN DRIVING. THIS IS A PUBLIC SAFETY ISSUE THAT HAS LEAD TO ACCIDENTS AND ENGINE FIRES. SIMILAR EXPERIENCES AND COMPLAINTS CAN BE FOUND AT-HTTP://WWW.CONSUMERAFFAIRS.COM/AUTOMOTIVE/NISSAN_MAXIMA.HTML UPDATED IVOQ 05/10/11 *TR

I OWN A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA AND I HAVE BEEN HAVING A SHIFTING PROBLEM FOR A WHILE. THERE IS A DELAY IN SHIFTING FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE AND ALSO A BIG JERK WHEN IT SHIFTS FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE. I RECENTLY CHANGED THE TRANNY MOUNT BECAUSE I THOUGHT THAT WAS THE PROBLEM. I PROBLEM DID NOT GO AWAY. I THINK THERE IS A GENERAL PROBLEM WITH THE 2005 MODEL OF NISSAN MAXIMA AND IT SHOULD BE RECALL FOR TRANSMISSION AND SHIFTING.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD AND SLIPPED OUT OF GEAR. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED LAST YEAR AND WAS CURRENTLY MALFUNCTIONING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH HIS YEAR, MAKE, AND MODEL VEHICLE; HOWEVER THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT ADDRESSED IT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 118,281.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PLACED IN DRIVE THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO HESITATE AND THERE WAS A HARD THUMP WHEN HE TRIED TO ACCELERATE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC WHO STATED THE BODY VALVE CAUSED THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE SHIFTING GEAR FROM PARK OR DRIVE A CLUNKING SOUND WAS HEARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIANS STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,000.

TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING VERY BAD. CAR JERKS HARD WHEN SHIFTING FORM 1ST TO 2ND GEAR. WHEN COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP CAR JERKS AND SOMETIMES WON'T SHIFT. WHEN PUTTING CAR IN GEAR THERE IS A HARD SHIFT OR JERK. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH AND TRYING TO ACCELERATE THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD LUNGE FORWARD VIOLENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO ADVISED HIM THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 127,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD DOWNSHIFT OR PREMATURELY ENGAGE. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD MAKE A VERY LOUD KNOCKING NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER 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 65,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

I PURSHASED A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA 3.5SE AND RIGHT AROUND THE 86K MILE MARK, THE TRANSMISSION STARTED JERKING DURING UPSHIFTING & DOWNSHIFTING OF GEARS. AFTER TAKING THE VEHICLE TO THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP, IT WAS RECOMMENDED THAT I DO A TRANS. FLUSH & THAT WOULD SOLVE THE ISSUE. AFTER A COUPLE DAYS, IT WAS BACK TO THE SAME JERKING DURING SHIFTING OF GEARS. I BROUGHT THE VEHICLE BACK AND WAS TOLD THAT I NEEDED TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION AND IT WOULD COST ME OVER $3000.00. THE CUSTOMER SERVICE WAS HORRIBLE AND I WAS TOLD I SHOULD HAVE TAKEN BETTER CARE OF THE VEHICLE. AFTER DOING MY RESEARCH, I FOUND THAT THE NISSAN MAXIMA YEARS 2004/2005 HAD MAJOR TRANSMISSION FLAWS. I CONTACTED A VERY GOOD FRIEND, WHO'S BROTHER WORKED AT A NISSAN DEALERSHIP, AND WAS TOLD THAT I HAD A LEMON! THE TRANSMISSIONS IN THOSE 2 YEARS HAD A LOT OF PROBLEMS AND THEY WERE CONSTANTLY REPARING THEM. I AM FILING THIS COMPLAINT BECAUSE I BELIEVE THAT A MANUFACTURER SHOULD STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCT 100%. I WORK FOR A CORPORATE CAR COMPANY AND HAVE NEVER HAD TO DEAL WITH THIS. I HAVE RECEIVED NO HELP FROM THE DEALERSHIPS NOR THE CORPORATE. *KB

2005 MAXIMA..VERY HARD JERKING. GOES REALLY HIGH IN RPMS WITHOUT NOTICE. HAVE READ ALOT OF COMPLAINTS JUST LIKE MINES. MOTOR MOUNTS HAVE BEEN REPLACED BECAUSE OF THE HARD HITTING FROM THE TRANSMISSION. NISSAN KNOWS THAT THERE IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM AND JUST DOESNT CARE. CAR STALLS AND I WAS IN TRAFFIC AND WAS GLAD THAT THE CAR BEHIND ME NOTICED THAT SOMETHING WAS WRONG. I DONT FEEL SAFE DRIVING. SUCH A NICE CAR BUT NOT WORTH ALL THE PAIN ITS CAUSING. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD SHIFT HARD ATTEMPTING TO SHIFT INTO SECOND GEAR, THIRD GEAR OR REVERSE. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THE VEHICLE WITH A FAULTY SHIFT IN THE TRANSMISSION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE HOWEVER, DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. NO REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 109,326 AND THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 83,000.

TRANSMISSION WENT OUT. ONLINE THERE WERE A BUNCH OF ISSUES AND LOT OF THE TRANSMISSION SHOPS SAID THEY ALWAYS REPLACE NISSAN TRANSMISSIONS FROM THIS SPECIFIC MODEL. SO I DECIDED TO WRITE ON HERE AND SEE. *TR

2005 NISSAN MAXIMA-HAVING ISSUES WITH THE TRANSMISSION-JERKING AND JUMPING BETWEEN 1ST & 2ND GEAR WHEN STARTING,SLOWING DOWN, AND SHIFTING GEARS. ALSO JERKING WHEN ON CRUISE CONTROL. HESITATION WHEN GOING FROM PARK TO DRIVE, AND FORWARD TO REVERSE. THIS IS MY 3RD MAXIMA SO I'M LOYAL BUT VERY UPSET!!! I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY A FORMER NISSAN MECHANIC THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE 2004 AND 2005'S MAXIMA TRANSMISSION AND NISSAN IS DOING NOTHING TO FIX THE PROBLEM. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED WHEN DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS OR STARTING THE VEHICLE, IT WOULD LUNGE FORWARD. THE VEHICLE ALSO JERKED VIOLENTLY WHEN SHIFTING FROM FIRST TO SECOND GEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED BY A DEALER NOR WAS IT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED REGARDING THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 70,000.

2005 NISSAN MAXIMA SL SHIFTS HARD AND CAUSES THE CAR TO JUMP FORWARD AND DOES THE SAME WHEN PUT INTO REVERSE. NEARLY CAUSED 2 ACCIDENTS AND NO RELIEF FROM NISSAN, AND THIS IS A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL ITEM. SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

I PURCHASED A 05 NISSAN MAXIMA FEB OF THIS YEAR IT WAS FINE UNTIL ABOUT A COUPLE OF MONTHS THE TRANSMISSION HAS STARTED JERKING WHEN IT SHIFTS FROM THE 1ST AND 2ND GEAR. THIS SHOULD BE CONSIDERED A RECALL BECAUSE MINE ISN'T THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS PROBLEM. I WAS LOOKING.INTO THE 09 MAXIMA BUT I DON'T KNOW NOW. COULD YOU PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS PROBLEM? *TR

I HAVE A 2005 MAXIMA THAT HAS A JERKING IN THE TRANSMISSION BETWEEN 1ST AND 2ND GEAR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PULL OFF, THE VEHICLE STARTED TO SURGE. THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTED VERY HARD AS A RESULT OF THE VEHICLE JERKING SO VIOLENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL SHOP WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE VALVE BODY WITHIN THE TRANSMISSION WAS DEFECTIVE AND THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REBUILD. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED WHO STATED THAT UNLESS THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED THEY COULD NOT PROVIDE A DIAGNOSIS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFERED ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 77,900.

2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE TRANSMISSION SLIPPING AND SHAKING ESPECIALLY WHEN IT IS IN FIRST OR SECOND GEAR.*TGW

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO SLIP GEARS UNEXPECTEDLYACCOMAPNIED WITH AN ABNORMAL JERKING WITH HESITATION. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE DRIVING AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THEY REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAULTY TRANSMISSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT PRIOR TO THE FAILURE, THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER AND ABS SENSOR WERE REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 91,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 5 MPH AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS HARD TO STOP UNTIL IT WAS SHIFTED INTO FIRST GEAR. THE SHIFT MALFUNCTION WARNING LAMP WAS ILLUMINATED WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A DEALER AND THEY ADVISED HIM THAT THE RIGHT MOTOR MOUNTS AND THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BY INSTALLING A REBUILT TRANSMISSION AND REPLACING THE MOTOR MOUNTS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 121,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE TRANSMISSION WOULD DOWNSHIFT AT LOW SPEEDS AND HESITATE WHEN ACCELERATING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 76,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 82,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH WHEN THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO VIOLENTLY JERK WITH HESITATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THEY INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS DEFECTIVE AND THE FAILURE WAS A COMMON ISSUE WITH THE MODEL YEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 40,000.

I OWN A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA SL WITH AROUND 88,000 MILES ON IT. THIS CAR IS EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION ESPECIALLY WHEN SHIFTING FROM GEARS FROM 1ST TO 2ND AND REVERSE TO PARK AND PARK TO REVERSE. THE CAR REVS TO VERY HIGH RPMS BEFORE SHIFTING TO GEAR AND THEN JERKS VIOLENTLY. I CALLED NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT 1800-647-7261 AND THEY INFORMED ME THAT I HAVE TO TAKE TO A NISSAN DEALERSHIP AND HAVE DIAGNOSTICS DONE AND I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR IT OUT OF POCKET, WHICH I REFUSED BECAUSE THEY KNOW THAT THEY HAVE A PROBLEM AND NOT DOING ANYTHING TO ASSIST US. IN THIS WEBSITE ALONE THERE ARE 316 COMPLAINTS REGARDING 05 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE PROBLEM TO MY UNDERSTANDING AFFECTS MAXIMA FROM 04-07. IF YOU GO TO THIS WEB SITE HTTP://WWW.ABOUTAUTOMOBILE.COM/COMPLAINT/2005/NISSAN/MAXIMA/AUTOMATIC+TRANSMISSION, THERE ARE OVER 150 COMPLAINTS. IF YOU GO TO HTTP://WWW.CARSURVEY.ORG/REVIEWS/NISSAN/MAXIMA/R83689/COMMENTS/PAGE-7/ THERE ALMOST 100 COMPLAINTS OF PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. I AM SURE THAT THERE ARE MANY MORE PEOPLE WHO ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS AND HAVE NOT REPORTED IT. TO FIX THESE ISSUES ACCORDING TO MY UNDERSTANDING WOULD TAKE ON AVERAGE $3000 WHICH IS A LOT OF MONEY. KINDLY HELP US GET SOME RESOLUTION FROM NISSAN. *TR

I HAVE A NISSAN MAXIMA 05. IT HAS 71532 MILES. THE TRANSMISSION ALREADY STARTED SHOWING PROBLEMS. IT JERKS REALLY HARD INTO 2ND AND 3RD GEAR AND ALSO SKIPS GEAR WHICH CAUSES THE REV'S TO GO HIGH. IT HAPPEN EVERYTIME I TAKE OUT THE CAR AND I AM SCARED THAT THIS WILL CAUSE THE CAR TO NOT WORK AT ALL. I WAS GIVEN A QUOTE OF $3500 TO GET THIS PROBLEM FIXED. I SEE ALOT OF PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE WITH THIS CARS TRANSMISSION AND I BELIEVE THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL. *TR

I HAVE A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. FOR THE PAST FEW MTHS I HAVE NOTICED THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPING OR STALLING ON CHANGE OF GEARS. MY CAR WAS PURCHASED A YR. OLD AND HAD AROUND 40000 MILES. THE CAR NOW HAS RIGHT AT 90000 MILES. I HAVE ALWAYS BRAGGED ON HOW GREAT OF A CAR, THE NISSAN MAXIMA IS. NOW, I' M VERY DISAPPOINTED. AND VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY OF MY FAMILY. ON VERY DRIVE I EXPERIENCE SEVERE JERKING AND STALLING. I MORE SO EXPERIENCE THE JERKS AND STALLING WHILE TRAVELING AT A 20/40 MILES. *TR

I HAVE 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA IT HAD A PROBLEM WITH TRANSMISSION I WENT TO THE DEALER SHIP THEY SAID THIS MODEL COMING WITH A MINOR DEFECT WITH THE TRANSMISSION THEY TOLD ME TO FILE A COMPLAINT WITH YOU TO GET THE RECALL START. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN SHIFTING FROM FIRST TO SECOND GEAR OR WHEN SHIFTING INTO REVERSE, THE VEHICLE WOULD EXHIBIT AN ABNORMALLY VIOLENT JERK. IN ADDITION, WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE WHILE DRIVING 20-25 MPH, THE ENGINE WOULD EXHIBIT AN UNUSUAL INCREASE IN RPMS AND THE TRANSMISSION WOULD HESITATE TO RESPOND TO ACCELERATION ATTEMPTS. ONCE THE VEHICLE RESPONDED, IT WOULD BEGIN JERKING ABNORMALLY. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC WHERE THE TRANSMISSION WAS FLUSHED AND THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE REPAIR WOULD NOT COMPLETELY CORRECT THE FAILURE BECAUSE THE TRANSMISSION VALVES HAD FAILED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 69,800 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 70,900. UPDATED 04/15/11*LJ UPDATED 08/18/11