2005 Nissan Maxima Complaint Log

I NOTICED MY TRANSMISSION HAVING SERIOUS PROBLEMS WHEN IT STARTED SLIPPING REALLY BAD. AFTER A LITTLE WHILE I DECIDED TO TRY FOR NISSAN TO FIX THE ISSUE. THE VEHICLE HAD ABOUT 77,000 MILES ON IT WHEN I CONTACTED NISSAN. THIS ISSUE STARTED AT ABOUT 69,000 MILES. NISSAN TOLD ME TO TAKE IT INTO A DEALERSHIP AND HAVE A DIAGNOSIS DONE ON THE VEHICLE AND SEND THE PAPERWORK IN. I DID JUST THAT. THEN A WEEK LATER I RECEIVED A CALL SAYING THAT NISSAN WILL NOT COVER MY REPAIR BECAUSE IT WAS SO FAR OUT OF WARRANTY. HOW CONVENIENT, THE VEHICLE STARTS BREAKING RIGHT AFTER THE WARRANTY GOES OUT. THIS WILL COST ME THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS TO FIX. I HAVE NEVER HAD A PROBLEM THIS SERIOUS, OR ANY PROBLEM THIS EARLY IN THE LIFE OF ANY OF MY CARS. THIS IS RIDICULOUS AND NISSAN SHOULD STAND BY THEIR TERRIBLE PRODUCT AND FIX THE PROBLEM. THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE WITH THIS SAME ISSUE WITH THE SAME VEHICLE. WITHIN THE PAST COUPLE DAYS MY TRANSMISSION WILL LOCK INTO 5TH GEAR AND STAY THERE. IF I ACCELERATE OR DECELERATE IT WILL STILL BE IN 5TH GEAR. NISSAN IS GARBAGE AND I WILL NEVER PURCHASE ANOTHER NISSAN OR RECOMMEND NISSAN IF THIS DOES NOT GET TAKEN CARE OF. *TR

BOUGHT THE CAR NEW. SERVICED AS OUTLINED IN OWNERS MANUAL. TRANSMISSION STARTED HAVING ISSUES AROUND 70,000 MILES. I AM IN THE MILITARY AND WITH DEPLOYMENTS, WASN'T ABLE TO GET IT TO A DEALER. I HAVE CHANGED TRANSMISSION FLUID NUMEROUS TIMES TO TRY AND ALLEVIATE SYMPTOMS TO NO AVAIL. THE TRANSMISSION HAS A 2-4 SECOND DELAY GOING FROM P-D OR D-P, SHIFTS HARD IN MOST GEARS AND SLIPS OUT OF GEAR RANDOMLY. HAS ALMOST CAUSED ME TO BE IN AN ACCIDENT DUE TO INABILITY TO ACCELERATE. HAVE SEEN MANY, MANY POST OF OWNERS THAT LIST THE EXACT SAME DEFECTS. NISSAN HAS EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR 2007-2010 MAXIMAS WITH CVT TRANSMISSION BUT NOT THE 04-06 MODELS FOR SOME REASON. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SHIFT FROM FIRST GEAR AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE PAST 10 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY THE DEALER AND THEY ADVISED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 86,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 110,000.

I PURCHASED MY 05 NISSAN MAXIMA WITH 60800 MILES FROM A NISSAN DEALER. AT ABOUT 70000, THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO SHOW SIGNS OF COSTLY REPAIRS. THE TRANSMISSION JERKS VERY HARD WHEN SHIFTING FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEAR AND THEN WHEN SLOWING DOWN FROM 2ND TO 1ST. JUST SHIFTING FROM P TO D AT TIMES THERE IS ABOUT A 3 - 4 SECOND DELAY THEN ENGAGES TO ONLY HERE AND FEEL A VERY HARD CLUNK AND JERKS REALLY HARD AGAIN. WITH ALL THE HARD SHIFTING THE MOTOR MOUNTS ARE PROBABLY GOING TO WEAR OUT PREMATURELY TOO. AFTER GOING ONLINE AND READING SO MANY OTHER 04 - 05 MAXIMA TRANSMISSION ISSUE WITH THE SAME SYMPTOMS AROUND THE SAME MILEAGE. I AM CONVINCED THIS IS A FACTORY DEFECT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAYS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE WOULD JERK AND DECELERATE. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE WOULD TAKE A LONGER TIME THAN NORMAL TO ACCELERATE UP TO SPEED. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WOULD ALSO ILLUMINATE ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL DURING THE FAILURES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE, BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. UPDATED 09/20/2011 *LN *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE HESITATED WHEN DRIVING IN CERTAIN GEARS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN THE DEALER WHERE THE DEALER CONFIRMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

THE TRANSMISSION VIOLENTLY SHIFTS UP AND DOWN CAUSING THE CAR TO JERK FORWARD AT STOPLIGHTS ALMOST CAUSING AN ACCIDENT, AS WELL AS SLIPPING OUT OF GEAR AROUND 35-45 MPH REVVING THE ENGINE THEN SLAMMING INTO GEAR CAUSING TEMPORARY LOSS OF CONTROL, THIS IS AN EXTREME SAFETY HAZARD. THERE ARE MANY OTHERS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM, IT IS A KNOWN 2004-2006 NISSAN MAXIMA PROBLEM YET NISSAN WON'T HELP, PLEASE HELP MYSELF AND OTHER NISSAN OWNERS BEFORE SOMEONE DIES IN AN ACCIDENT FROM A SURGING/SLIPPING TRANSMISSION. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH THE VEHICLE STARTED TO JERK VIOLENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE FIRST AND SECOND GEAR FAILED; AS A RESULT, THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION COMMUNICATION WIRING CIRCUIT AND TRANSMISSION CONTROL WERE DEFECTIVE AND STATED THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE BUT DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER COVERED BY THE WARRANTY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 146,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD BECOME OVER HEATED AND WOULD IT JERK VIOLENTLY. THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED PREVIOUSLY HOWEVER, THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE THE DATE OR MILEAGE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AGAIN. THE CONTACT DID NOT INFORM THE MANUFACTURER NOR WAS THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD JERK ABNORMALLY WHEN DRIVING 35 MPH AND ABOVE. WHEN SHIFTING GEARS, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESPOND FOR APPROXIMATELY FIVE TO TEN SECONDS BEFORE ENGAGING AND THE ENGINE WOULD EXHIBIT AN EXCESSIVE INCREASE IN RPMS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO RECOMMENDED HAVING THE VALVE BODY ASSEMBLY REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED IN REGARDS TO THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 92,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 97,000.

CAR HAS STALLED ON A NUMBER OF OCCASIONS. FROM A STOP, THE CAR WILL NOT ACCELERATE NOR GO INTO GEAR, THEN AFTER A FEW MINUTES THE CAR WILL SLAM INTO GEAR AND SEND THE CAR LURCHING FORWARD. IT ACTUALLY FEELS AS THOUGH SOMEONE HAS HIT YOU FROM BEHIND. LUCKILY I WAS ALWAYS A DISTANCE AWAY FROM THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME AND/OR NOT CLOSE ENOUGH TO OTHER VEHICLES. SOMEONE IS GOING TO BE KILLED FROM A SITUATION SUCH AS THIS. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT I NEED A WHOLE NEW TRANSMISSION. THERE ARE MANY, MANY SIMILAR DEFECTS NOTED ON-LINE WITH 04', 05', 06' AND 07' NISSANS. I HAVE ALSO BEEN TOLD BY NISSAN DEALERS THAT NISSAN IS REPLACING TRANSMISSIONS ON 07' MODELS BUT NOT ON THE EARLIER VEHICLES & THAT THERE IS A KNOWN DEFECT IN THEIR VALVE BODY WHICH RESULTS IN FAILED TRANSMISSIONS.

I HAVE A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA AND THE TRANSMISSION HAS BEGUN TO SLIP OUT OF GEAR WHILE I AM DRIVING. I HAVE ALSO EXPERIENCED HARD SHIFTING WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS HE NOTICED THAT THERE WAS A VIOLENT JERKING WHEN SHIFTING FROM SECOND TO THIRD GEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO ADVISED HIM THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND HAVE NOT RETURNED HIS CALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 70,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

MY 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA (BUILD DATE OF 08/04) HAS 77000 MILES AND HAS STARTED SHOWING SIGNS OF WHAT MAY BE SERIOUS TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS THAT INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING: 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. THEN FOLLOWED BY A BURNT OIL / ELECTRICAL TYPE SMELL THAT GETS INSIDE THE CAR AND EVIDENT OUTSIDE AFTER STOPPING. 4. ENGINE MOUNTS HAVE BEEN REPLACED DUE TO THIS PROBLEM AND NISSAN DEALER REFUSE TO HELP KNOWING THIS PROBLEM OCCURS WITH THEIR MAXIMA. *KB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION WOULD SLIP OUT OF GEAR. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THE DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE PROGRESSIVELY BECAME WORSE AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE HE WAS ADVISED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED REPLACING. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ONLINE REGARDING THE TRANSMISSION ISSUE WITH HIS YEAR MAKE AND MODEL AND BELIEVED THAT A RECALL SHOULD HAVE BEEN ISSUED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD STALLS BETWEEN SHIFTING AND WHILE IN REVERSE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, BUT THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT ALSO EXPRESSED CONCERN AFTER SEEING NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME FAILURE ON THE INTERNET. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

DASHBOARD CLUSTER AND ABS NEEDS TO BE REPLACED, IS THIS A RECALL ISSUE IF NOT SHOLD BE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO SHIFT INTO SECOND GEAR, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD KNOCKING NOISE. ALSO WHEN SHE ATTEMPTED TO SHIFT BETWEEN GEARS THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT TO BRING THE VEHICLE IN FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. NO REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 130,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000.

THE TRANSMISSION OPERATION ON THIS VEHICLE IS SLOWLY DETERIORATING. IT STARTED THIS PAST WINTER. I WAS DRIVING AROUND 10 MPH AND AS I ACCELERATED SLIGHTLY THE ENGINE BEGAN TO RACE. I THOUGHT I HAD HIT AN ICE PATCH AND THE TIRES LOST GRIP. THEN IT STARTED HAPPENING MORE REGULARLY. WHEN SHIFTING FROM FIRST TO SECOND THE ENGINE WOULD RACE WITH NO INCREASE IN SPEED. THE SHIFT FROM SECOND TO THIRD ALSO BEGAN TO ACT FUNNY. THEN OCCASIONALLY A SLIGHT JOLT BEGAN TO ACCOMPANY THESE GEAR CHANGES. THE JOLTS ALSO BEGAN WHEN SHIFTING TO AND FROM REVERSE. THESE JOLTS AT THIS POINT IN TIME ARE OCCASIONAL BUT THEY CAN BE SOMEWHAT VIOLENT. THE TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN SERVICED TWICE IN THE LAST SIX MONTHS. THE MOST RECENT SERVICE ONLY HELPED FOR A DAY OR TWO.

LIKE ALL OTHER I HAVE A 2005 NISSAN MAXIAM TRANSMISSION WHEN OUT GOT ANOTHER DID SAME SO NISSAN HAVE A MAYOR PROPLEM AND NEE D 2 FIX IT NOT HIDE IT. *TR

MY 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA HAD 53,000 MILES WHEN IT STARTED SHOWING SIGNS OF TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. WHEN I START THE CAR EVERYTHING IS FINE, BUT AFTER DRIVING IT FOR A BIT THIS IS WHAT HAPPENS: TAKES ABOUT 5 SECONDS TO CLICK INTO GEAR AFTER THE SHIFT LEVER IS PLACED IN "D" AND WHEN THAT HAPPENS THE CAR JERKS REALLY HARD. SAME AS THE ABOVE HAPPENS WHEN GOING FROM THE REVERSE TO DRIVE AND IT TAKES AGAIN 4 TO 5 SECONDS FOR THE GEAR TO ENGAGE AND WHEN THAT HAPPENS THE CAR JERKS VIOLENTLY. TRANSMISSION SLIPS OUT OF GEAR DURING REGULAR DRIVING CAUSING THE ENGINE TO REV FREELY THEN JERKING BACK INTO GEAR WITH A LOUD CLUNK. THAT USUALLY HAPPENS IN LOWER RPMS AND GOT ME AND MY FAMILY ALMOST KILLED A COUPLE OF TIMES BECAUSE I LOST CONTROL OF THE CAR. SOMETIMES I GO FOR DAYS WITH NO SYMPTOMS AT ALL AND OTHER TIMES IT MAY HAPPEN A DOZEN TIMES IN A DAY. I TOOK IT IN TO THE DEALER AND THE TECHNICIAN WORKING ON THE CAR CONFIRMED ALL OF THE ABOVE. THEY ALSO FOUND THAT THE ENGINE MOUNTS WERE BROKEN BUT THAT WOULD NOT CAUSE THESE SYMPTOMS. THEY SUGGESTED A NEW TRANSMISSION AND MOTOR MOUNTS FOR $4,700 AND REFUSED TO HELP OUT WITH THE REPAIRS SINCE I WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH ONLINE I DISCOVERED THAT HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE WITH THE SAME MAKE, MODEL, AND MODEL YEAR HAVE THE SAME ISSUE. NISSAN KNOWS THAT THERE IS AN ISSUE WITH THE TRANSMISSION BUT IT DOESN'T MAKE ANY SENSE TO THE FACT THAT THE THEY ARE NOT DOING ANYTHING ABOUT IT, BUT INSTEAD THE JEOPARDIZE OUR LIVES IN ORDER TO SAVE SOME MONEY. *TR

TRANSMISSIONS JERKS REALLY HARD THEN GRINDS WHILE DRIVING (TAKING OFF) UNTIL IT EVENTUALLY DOES IT EVERY TIME I TRY TO DRIVE IT AND IS NOW PARKED DUE TO IT POSSIBLY CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. THE JERKING STARTED AT 75,000 MILES EVERY NOW AND THEN UNTIL IT BECAME CONSISTENT UP TO 127,000 MILES THEN PARKED! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN SHIFTING FROM FIRST TO SECOND GEAR, THE VEHICLE WOULD JERK VIOLENTLY. IN ADDITION, WHEN SHIFTING TO FIFTH GEAR, THE SHIFTER BECAME STUCK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 65,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

WE HAVE A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA THAT IS HAVING ISSUES WITH THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. IT JERKS AND HAS TROUBLE GOING INTO GEAR WHILE GOING FROM 1ST TO SECOND GEAR. SHIFTING WITH THE LEVER DOES NOT HELP OR ALLEVIATE THE PROBLEM. WE WERE TOLD BY NISSAN THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEED TO BE FLUSHED. IT SEEMS LIKE THIS VERY UNSAFE. *TT

TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS 75K MILES. VEHICLE JERKS IN AND OUT OF GEAR. DEALERSHIP REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. *TR

I HAVE BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH MY 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA TRANSMISSION JERKING REALLY BAD AROUND 20 MPH WHEN DECREASING SPEED AND AT 15 MPH WHEN ACCELERATING. I HAVE CALLED NISSAN NUMEROUS TIMES OVER THE PAST 2 1/2 WEEKS. I JUST GOT A CALL BACK FROM THEM MONDAY STATING THAT THEY COULD NOT DO ANYTHING TO HELP ME BECAUSE THE TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS DARK AND BURNT. I HAD JUST HAD THE TRANSMISSION FLUID AND FILTER CHANGED A MOTH PRIOR TO THAT SO KNOW THAT WAS NOT THE CASE. I HAVE NOT TAKEN MY CAR TO NISSAN FOR MAINTENANCE BECAUSE THEY ARE TOO HIGH BUT HAVE TAKEN IT IN FOR SERVICE ON A REGULAR BASIS. I AM ASKING FOR THEIR HELP WITH THE REPAIRS BUT THEY HAVE REFUSED SO FAR. I FEEL THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL MAXIMA, AND THEY SHOULD COVER THE COST!

I OWN A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. SHIFTING FROM 1ST TO 2ND OR 2ND TO 3RD IS DANGEROUSLY HARD. THE CAR JERKS ALMOST VIOLENTLY IN AND OUT OF GEAR. THIS HAS BEEN OCCURRING FOR THE PAST 4 MONTHS. MIND YOU THAT I JUST PURCHASED THIS CAR ABOUT A YEAR AGO. I WAS RECOMMENDED TO GET A TRANSMISSION FLUSH BUT THAT DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. *TR

2005 NISSAN MAXIMA IS HAVING JERKING/SLAMMING SHIFTING PROBLEMS FROM PARK TO DRIVE TO REVERSE, AND BACK, ETC. NOT SMOOTHLY SHIFTING INTO GEARS BESIDES THE JERKING. ALREADY TOLD BY NISSAN TO REPLACES MOUNTS AND FLUID, AND HAVE DONE SO AND EXPENSIVE FOR THAT... BUT STILL HAVING PROBLEM AND I'VE READY MANY, MANY FORUMS ON VARIOUS WEBSITES OF PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS AND MANY HAVING TO REPLACE TRANSMISSION. THE DEALERSHIP I USE FOR SERVICE TOLD ME MY TRANSMISSION AS WELL MAY NEED REPLACEMENT AFTER SPENDING A LOT OF MONEY ALREADY. I THOUGHT NISSAN WAS A RELIABLE CAR AND I UNDERSTAND THAT THIS TRANSMISSION PROBLEM AN REPLACEMENT IS HAPPENING FROM 60,000 TO 100,000 - THIS SHOULD NOT BE AND NISSAN SHOULD STEP UP AND RIGHTFULLY PUT A RECALL ON THIS TRANSMISSION. MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT NISSAN IS NOT DOING ANYTHING. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE IF THIS JERKING OR HESTITATION PROBLEM CONTINUES WHILE DRIVING, AS MANY OWNERS HAVE REPORTED, IT CAN CAUSE AN ACCIDENT NOT ONLY ON A LOCAL STREET, BUT DEFINITELY ON THE HIGHWAY. THIS COMPLAINT FORM IS ASKING AT WHAT SPEED AND I CAN'T PUT A NUMBER ON THAT - WHEN PARK TO DRIVE OR REVERSE, NOT MUCH, WHEN HESITATING OR FEELING ROUGHNESS/SHIFTING WHILE DRIVING IT VARIES IN THE SPEEDS - A SAFETY ISSUE, AND RECALL ISSUE TO BE LOOKED AT. NISSAN - DO THE RIGHT THING. *TR

THE CAR STARTED JERKING WHEN YOU PUT IT IN GEER.THEN IT STARTED JERKING AND CHANGING WHILE DRIVING AND TAKE OFF AT A RAPID SPEED.I TOOK IT TO NISSAN IN DECEMBER 2010 TO GET IT CHECKED OUT FOR THE JERKING AND TO GET AN OIL CHANGE. I WAS TOLD THAT THE CAR WASN'T UNDER WARRANTY EVEN THOUGH I HAD TAKEN A EXTENDED WARRANTY OUT.I PURCHASE A NEW VEHICLE AT THAT TIME. 2011 PATHFINDER. I TOOK MY MAXIMA BACK TO NISSAN IN JULY 2015 BECAUSE THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS COMING ON AND THE CAR WAS STILL DOING THE SAME BUT WORSE. THE DEALER NEVER SAT THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE CAR FOR THE TRANSMISSION. A FAMILY MEMBER FOUND THIS WEBSITE FOR ME.

OUR 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA IS JERKING WHEN MOVING FROM A COMPLETE STOP. TRANSMISSION SHIFTS OUT OF GEAR AND "CLUNKS" BACK INTO GEAR WITH A SCREECH OF TIRES. I SEE WHERE TONS OF COMPLAINTS ARE BEING FILED FROM OTHER 2005 MAXIMA OWNERS. WHY ARE YOU FOLKS DOING NOTHING ABOUT THIS PROBLEM? MY CAR HAD ROUGHLY $65,000 MILES ON IT. NISSAN NEEDS TO OWN UP TO THIS PROBLEM AND FIX IT. THIS IS CLEARLY A DEFECT. WHY ARE YOU PEOPLE IGNORING THIS DEFECT? *TR

TRANSMISSION FAILS TO GET OUT OF 5TH GEAR AND HAVE TO START FORWARD MOVEMENT IN 5TH GEAR INSTEAD OF 1ST GEAR. HARD SHIFTS VERY SOLID BUMP. TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED ABOUT A YEAR AGO AND NOW THIS ONE IS ACTING THE SAME WAY.

2005 NISSAN MAXIMA POWERTRAIN WENT OUT IN 2007 AND I REPLACED IT AND WAS TOLD THIS IS SOMETHING THAT NISSAN IS AWARE BUT HAVE NOT RELEASED A KIT TO FIX IT. IT IS DEC 26, 2010 AND THE REPLACEMENT TRANSMISSION WENT OUT DEC. 24, 2010. THIS CAR HAS HAD HARD SHIFTING AND I HAVE BEEN TOLD THE MOUNTS NEED TO BE REPLACED IN RESPONSE TO THE HARD SHIFTING JUST 3 WEEKS AGO.! I AM NOT FIXING THIS CAR AGAIN. IN 2007 I CALLED NISSAN AND FILED A COMPLAINT AND NOTHING WAS DONE. THE NHTSA HAS TO GET INVOLVED. THE CAR STOPPED SHIFTING WHILE MY LITTLE CAR WAS IN THE CAR WITH ME ON THE ROAD. WE WERE ALMOST SLAMMED FROM BEHIND BUT THE DRIVER BEHIND ME SWERVED IN TIME. PLEASE, PLEASE DO MAKE NISSAN DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS. I NOW HAVE A 35,000 DOLLAR PIECE OF JUNK SITTING IN MY DRIVEWAY AND I HAVE TO GO PURCHASE ANOTHER CAR. I WILL BE FILING A SUIT! *TR

THIS COMPLAINT FOLLOWS ALONG WITH THE MANY THAT HAVE BEEN RECEIVED BY THE NHTSA ABOUT THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS ON THE NISSAN MAXIMA. THE TRANSMISSION STARTED JERKING WHEN SHIFTING BETWEEN 2ND AND 3RD GEAR. IT WOULD ALSO JERK WHEN SHIFTING FROM PARK TO DRIVE OR REVERSE. OF COURSE THE ANSWER IS A 4,000 DOLLAR REPAIR FOR A NEW TRANSMISSION,ON A CAR WITH ONLY 61,000 MILES ON IT. THE NATURE OF THIS PROBLEM WILL ONLY LEAD TO A SERIOUS CRASH OR ACCIDENT IN THE FUTURE. NOT SURE WHY THE NHTSA HAS NOT ISSUED A RECALL ON THIS YET, ESPECIALLY WITH ALL THE COMPLAINTS ON THEIR WEB SITE, NOT TO MENTION THE LARGE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS THAT CAN BE FOUND BY SEARCHING ON MANY OTHER SITES. I GUESS WHAT THEY SAY IS TRUE, THAT IT WILL TAKE SOMEONE BEING HURT OR KILLED BEFORE SOMETHING IS DONE. HOW SAD!

EARLY TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *TR

LOSS OF BOTH REAR WHEEL ABS SENSORS CAUSES ABS SYSTEM TO STOP WORKING COMPLETELY. TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN PUBLISH BY NISSAN RELATING TO FAILURE, CAR OWNER'S RESPONSIBILITY. ABS PUMP AND CONTROLLER FAILURE. *TR

I BOUGHT MY 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA SE USED AND IT RAN FINE A FIRST, BUT WITHIN 2 MONTHS THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN ACTING UP BY JERKING, HARD SHIFTING AND HI ENGINE REV'S. I TOOK IT TO THE NISSAN DEALER AND THEY BLAME EVERYTHING ELSE EXCEPT THE TRANSMISSION. THEY SAID IT WAS THE MOTOR MOUNTS, BUT THEY WERE NEW THEN IT WAS THIS SENSOR AND THAT SENSOR, THE DOG, THE CAT ANYTHING BUT THE TRANSMISSION. THE DEALER GAVE ME A POWERTRAIN WARRANTY WHEN I BOUGHT THE CAR SO I TOOK IT TO NISSAN TO DO A TRANSMISSION SWAP WHILE I HAD THE CAR THERE GETTING SOME OTHER WORK DONE. SINCE IT WAS ANOTHER WARRANTY COMPANY OTHER THAN NISSAN, THEY TRIED TO MILK THE WARRANTY COMPANY WITH PARTS THROWN AT IT WHILE MY CAR WAS THERE. THE SERVICE MANAGER SAID THAT BROKEN SUBHARNESS CAUSED THE PROBLEM. WITH THE SUBHARNESS REPAIRED IT DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. NEXT HE CALLED AND SAID I HAD A BAD VIAS SOLENOID WAS THE PROBLEM AND THAT WOULD FIX IT. HE CALLED BACK THE NEXT DAY AND SAID "WELL YOUR CAR IS STILL STUCK IN 4TH GEAR AND I WOULD LIKE TO TRY SOMETHING ELSE. I TOLD HIM NO SINCE THE WARRANTY COMPANY HAD CALLED ME AND TELLING ME WHAT NISSAN HAD TOLD THEM AND I WAS BEING TO ANOTHER STORY. THEY TOLD ME TO TAKE IT TO A TRANSMISSION SHOP FROM THE NISSAN STEALERSHIP SINCE NISSAN WAS PLAYING US BOTH. THE CAR HAD BECOME A HAZARD TO DRIVE BECAUSE IT STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF SHIFTS AND IT WAS HARD TO PREDICT WHAT IT WOULD DO NEXT. THE CAR WORKED FINE AS LONG AS THE TRANSMISSION WAS COLD, BUT WHEN IT WARMED UP IT WAS HARD JERK AND SHIFT CITY. I NICK NAMED THE CAR MULE KICK SINCE IT KICKED LIKE A MULE. I PAID THE STEALERSHIP FOR THE WORK DONE I BUT DIDN'T WANT TO SINCE THEY DIDN'T FIX IT AND IT LEFT ON A TOW TRUCK. NISSAN WILL BLAME YOUR GRANDMA FOR THE PROBLEM BEFORE THEY SAY IT IS THEIR TRANSMISSIONS.. THESE CARS NEED TO BE RECALLED AND AS FOR THIS NISSAN STEALERSHIP I WOULD NOT BUY A .50 SUGAR COOKIE FROM THEM. *TR

ALL THE SUDDEN THE INSTRUMENT SHUT DOWN (OUT OF ORDER) I GOT PULLED OVER BY THE POLICE AND INSTRUCTED NOT TO DRIVE THE CAR TIL FIXING THE PROBLEM. *TR

I HAVE A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA AND JUST LIKE EVERYONE ELSE I AM HAVING TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE. IT JOLTS HARD WHEN GOING FROM PARK TO DRIVE OR IF I REVERSE AND GO TO DRIVE. ALSO THE CARS GEAR SLIPS BETWEEN 2ND AND 3RD GEAR. I THINK IT'S RIDICULOUS THE AMOUNT OF PEOPLE HAVING THIS PROBLEM THIS A VEHICLE THE SAME YEAR AND MODEL AND THE COMPLAINTS I HAVE SEEN AND NO ONE IS DOING NOTHING ABOUT GETTING IT FIXED. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL!!! DOES SOMEONE HAVE TO GET KILLED FOR THE ISSUE TO BE ADDRESSED?? *TR

2005 NISSAN MAXIMA WAS SHIFTING FROM 1ST TO 2ND AND ALSO DOWNSHIFTING VERY HARD AS WELL. THE TRANSMISSION WOULD ALSO SLIP OCCASIONALLY WHEN DRIVING SLOW THROUGH FOR AN EXAMPLE A ROW OF STOP SIGNS. 2 WEEKS AFTER I PURCHASED THE CAR I HAD TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION $3800.00 FROM A DEALER AND THE DEALERSHIP I BOUGHT IT FROM OFFERED NO HELP BECAUSE I PAID CASH FOR THE CAR. NOW I HAVE MY NEW TRANSMISSION AND IT SHIFTS BETTER BUT I HAVE BEEN HAVING THE SAME SLIPPAGE PROBLEM AS BEFORE AND ONLY HAD THE NEW TRANSMISSION 3 MONTHS. THERE IS A MAJOR DEFECT IN THESE CARS AND NISSAN SHOULD FIX THAT. I HAVE OWNED 3 NISSANS BUT AFTER I GET RID OF THIS CAR I WILL NEVER OWN ANOTHER ONE IF NISSAN DOESN'T TAKE SOME RESPONSIBILITY AND FIX THEIR MISTAKES. NO MATTER HOW COSTLY, THEY WILL END UP LOOSING ALOT OF LONG TIME CUSTOMERS IF THEY DON'T. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT WAS TRAVELING 35 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED BUT FAILED TO ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSE THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WAS 62,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY, SHE NOTICED THAT IT WOULD JERK WHEN SHIFTING BETWEEN 2 AND 3 RPMS. THE VEHICLE WOULD ALSO NOT ACCELERATE TO HIGHER SPEEDS AFTER THE GEARS WERE SHIFTED. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENTAL PANEL ON A INTERMITTENT BASIS FOR TWO WEEKS. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A DEALER WHO ADVISED HER THAT SHE NEEDED TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 92,000.

I HAVE AN 2005 MODEL YEAR MAXIMA (BUILT IN MID 2004) WITH FLOOR BOARDS ARE ROTTED OUT AND NEED REPLACING, ISSUE WAS FOUND ABOUT 5000 MILES AFTER THE EXTENDED WARRANTY EXPIRED HOWEVER THE DEALER WOULD NOT HONOR ANYTHING EVEN THOUGH THE ROT WAS SIGNIFICANT AND CLEARLY HAD BEEN HAPPENING FOR MANY MONTHS. I DRIVE OVER 2500 MILES PER MONTH AND ITS CLEAR IT WAS FAILED BEFORE THE WARRANTY ENDED. THIS AMOUNT OF CORROSION SHOULD NOT BE HAPPENING ON A CAR THAT WAS ONLY 5 YEARS OLD AND DEALER MAINTAINED. I SHOULD ADD THAT THE CAR WAS BROUGHT TO THE DEALER AT 98,000 MILES FOR A COMPLETE TUNE UP WITH THE EXPRESS REASON OF MAKING SURE EVERYTHING WAS GOOD BEFORE THE WARRANTY ENDED. I HAD PATCHES REPLACED UNDER THE PASSENGER SIDE AFTER THE DEALER WOULD NOT HONOR ANYTHING. THE CAR NOW HAS 134,000 MILES ON IT AND IS GOING IN NEXT WEEK TO HAVE NEW FLOOR PANS WELDED IN. VERY DISAPPOINTED. I MAY LIVE IN THE NORTH EAST BUT I'VE NEVER HAD A CAR ROT OUT LIKE THIS AND HAVE ZERO BODY ROT, JUST THE FLOOR BOARDS.... *TR

FEELS LIKE TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING/CATCHING WHEN SPEEDING UP AND COMING TO A STOP. THIS STARTED AFTER ABOUT 90,000 MILES OR SO. *TR

I FILED A COMPLAINT ABOUT MY 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA #10357629 -9/25/10. THE SITUATION WAS THE TRANSMISSION AND NOT MENTIONED THE TIMING CHAIN. THE TRANSMISSION SHUT DOWN ; STOPPED ; FAILED ; CEASED TO FUNCTION FRI. NOV /12 /10 @ 5;00 PM DURING RUSH HOUR IN THE CENTER OF THE BUSIEST FREEWAY IN MY AREA LEAVING ME THANKFUL TO GOD AND THE RIVERSIDE CTY. FREEWAY SERVICE PATROL WITH WHICH I FILLED OUT A SURVEY #217446 THEIR # 951 369-3691. ACCIDENTS WERE BEHIND ME SOMEWHERE THE TWO DRIVER SAID I WAS FORTUNATE TO NOT SUFFER INJURY AND DAMAGE. THE MAXIMA COST OF REPAIR TO NISSAN'S PRODUCT IS OVER $ 6,000.00. THE MAXIMA HAS ONLY 77,435 MILES. THESE ARE ELECTRICAL AND MECHANICAL DEFAULTS AND THERE ARE SCORES OF OWNERS REPORTING SIMILAR TO IDENTICAL EXPERIENCES ABOUT THEIR MAXIMA CARS FROM 2004 THROUGH 2007. I FIND IT HARD TO BELIEVE THAT NHTSA HAVEN'T RECOGNIZED THIS AS A DANGEROUS SITUATION. WHY DON'T THE PEOPLE THAT BUY THESE PRODUCTS IN GOOD FAITH GET THE BACKING OF THE NHTSA. THERE ARE RECALLS ON WINDSHIELD WIPERS AND SMALL THINGS LIKE THAT- THAT ANYBODY CAN REPLACE WITHIN TWENTY DOLLARS BUT THIS IS A SUBSTANTIAL PROBLEM, THIS IS MONEY FOR PAYING RENT FOR MONTHS, THIS IS THE COST OF SURGERY TO KEEP A WORKING PERSON AMBULATORY, THIS IS A CALL FOR HELP, A CALL TO KEEP SOME OF THE PROFITS OF FOREIGN CORPORATIONS AT HOME .THIS IS WHEN THE FORCE OF THE NHTSA'S AUTHORITY SHOULD SEEMINGLY COME TO THE FOREFRONT DEMANDING THEY STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCTS AS SAFE AND TRUSTWORTHY AND CERTAINLY NOT A VEHICLE DOING SIXTY MILES AN HOUR DURING RUSH HOUR COMING TO A DEAD STOP WITH VEHICLES PEALING TO ALL SIDES IN ALL DIRECTIONS DESPERATELY AVOIDING COLLISIONS AND PERSONAL INJURY AS WELL AS INJURY TO OTHERS AND DESTRUCTION OF PROPERTY. HERE I WAS SITTING THERE EYES SHUT TIGHT WAITING FOR THE SLAM OF SOME VEHICLE INTO MINE THAT REFUSED TO BUDGE. I FELT LIKE I WAS IN THE MIDST OF COMMITTING SUICIDE WITHOUT BEING ABLE TO PREVENT IT. LIKE A NIGHTMARE, SOME EVIL OCCURRENCE DESCENDING. HELP!!! *TR

I BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE USED WITH AND IT STARTED JERKING 2 MONTHS LATER. IT HAS GOTTEN TO BE REALLY BAD NOW! AND VERY DANGEROUS. I HAVE READ MANY MANY MANY PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. I DONT WANT MONEY OR A NEW CAR, I JUST WANT MY CAR FIXED. BAD TRANSMISSION. *TR

I BOUGHT MY CAR USED AND I LOVE IT BUT AFTER A MONTH IT STARTED SHIFTING HARD AND IT DOESN'T WANT TO SHIFT FROM 2RD TO 3RD. I HAVE DONE EVERYTHING I CAN TO FIX THE PROBLEM AND NOW THEY SAID TRANSMISSION HAS TO BE REPLACED. I GOOGLED MY CAR AND NOW SEEN THAT I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE THAT IS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM!! THIS IS A NISSAN MANUFACTURING PROBLEM AND WITH ALL THE SAME COMPLAINTS. I EXPECT TO HAVE THE CAR FIXED, KNOWING THAT IT ISN'T JUST ME. PLEASE REVIEW MY COMPLAINT ALONG WITH EVERYBODY ELSE THAT OWNS THE NISSAN MAXIMA' S. WE ALL NEED FOR NISSAN TO STOP IGNORING THE PROBLEM AND RECALL THESE MODELS. THANKS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, SHE APPLIED PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE ANTI LOCK BRAKES ENGAGED. THE BRAKE PEDAL BEGAN TO PUMP AND THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED AN INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCE. DURING THE FAILURE, THE ANTI LOCK BRAKE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE BEGAN TO RECUR INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE ANTI LOCK SPEED SENSORS WERE RUSTED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. APPROXIMATELY THREE MONTHS LATER, THE FAILURE BEGAN TO RECUR AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED TO REPLACE THE ANTI LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM DUE TO EXCESSIVE RUST AND CORROSION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD VIOLENTLY JERK WHEN DOWNSHIFTING AND ACCELERATING AT LOW SPEEDS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 56,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 69,890.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS SWITCHING GEARS BETWEEN FIRST AND SECOND, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO VIOLENTLY JERK. THE DEALER HAD BEEN NOTIFIED WHO WAS AWARE OF THE ISSUE BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED WHO TOOK A COMPLAINT FOR THE CONTACT AND THEN REFERRED HIM TO NHTSA TO FILE A SAFETY COMPLAINT. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 102,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 99,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

05 NISSAN MAXIMA SL TRANSMISSION JERK WHEN YOUR SHIFTING GEARS THEY REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION ONCE AFTER THE CAR BEING NEW FOR 2 NEW YEARS AND NOW ITS DOING THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. CONSUMER STATES SHIFTING PROBLEM WITH CVT TRANSMISSION *TGW