2005 Nissan Maxima Complaint Log

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN HE SLOWED DOWN TO MAKE A TURN THE TRANSMISSION DOWNSHIFTED ABRUPTLY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 66,000. UPDATED 3/8/11 *CN THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED AND IT WAS DETERMINED AND IT WAS DETERMINED THE VALVE BODY ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.

MY CAR IS A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA THAT I PURCHASED IN NOV 2004 BRAND NEW, I AM THE ONLY DRIVER AND FOR SOME STRANGE REASON I STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE GEARS CHANGING FROM 1ST TO 2ND, THEN IT STARTED JERKING AND FEELING LIKE IT WAS GOING TO SHUT OFF WHILE I WAS DRIVING. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD I NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION AND MOTOR MOUNTS (COST $4000+). I AM SO VERY UPSET BECAUSE THAT IS A LOT OF MONEY AND I NEED MY CAR FOR WORK. I CONTACTED NMAC AN ASKED IF THEY WOULD CONSIDER PAYING FOR THIS REPLACEMENT BECAUSE I'M SURE THEY ARE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, BUT I WAS TOLD THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. *TR

I HAVE A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA THAT JERKS REALLY HARD WHEN IT SHIFTS FROM 1ST GEAR TO 2ND GEAR. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY BETWEEN 5-15 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD KNOCKING NOISE COMING FROM THE TRANSMISSION. ALSO, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED TO SHIFT CORRECTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION SOLENOID NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 97,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION BECAME STUCK BETWEEN GEARS, USUALLY BETWEEN FIRST AND SECOND GEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 100,000. UPDATED 04/15/11*LJ UPDATED 05/02/11

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WOULD JERK VIOLENTLY WHEN SHIFTING FROM FIRST TO SECOND GEAR WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10-30 MPH. THE FAILURE ALSO RECURRED WHEN DECELERATING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED TO REPLACE THE MOTOR MOUNTS AND TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 67,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 73,000.

I HAVE A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. AROUND 95,000 MILES THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO SLIP. IT WOULD REV THE RPM'S AND THEN SLAM INTO GEAR. ALSO, IT WOULD TAKE A FEW SECONDS TO GO INTO DRIVE, BUT WHEN IT DID IT WOULD SLAM INTO DRIVE JERKING THE CAR AROUND. NISSAN REFUSES TO ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY AFTER REPEATED VISITS. *TR

MY 2005 MAXIMA WAS VIOLENTLY JERKING, STALLING AND HARD SHIFTING FROM 2ND TO 3RD GEARS AND VICE VERSA. I KEPT TELLING NISSAN THAT SOMETHING WAS WRONG WITH MY TRANSMISSION EVEN THOUGH IT'S THEIR JOB TO TELL ME WHAT'S WRONG WITH MY CAR, BUT WHILE MY CAR WAS 500 MILES SHORT OF THE 60000 MILE POWER TRAIN WARRANTY EXPIRATION NISSAN KEPT TELLING ME THAT I NEEDED A POWER FLUSH, GOT THAT DONE IT DID MAKE A HUGE DIFFERENCE FOR A COUPLE WEEKS THEN THE PROBLEM CONTINUED. BROUGHT MY CAR BACK TO NISSAN AT 60100 MILES AND THEY GAVE ME AN ESTIMATED LIST OF REPAIRS THAT NEEDED TO BE MADE FOR APPROXIMATELY $10,000 WHICH INCLUDED $4185 TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. HOW IS IT THAT WITHIN A MATTER OF WEEKS AND ONLY 600 MILES THAT IT GOES FROM A POWER FLUSH SHOULD FIX THE PROBLEM TO YOU NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION, NEW STARTER, ETC. FOR A MINUTE I THOUGHT I WAS BEING PUNKED! I THEN CONTACTED 1-800-NISSAN1 WHICH WAS A WASTE OF TIME THEY SUPPOSEDLY REVIEWED MY COMPLAINT AND TOLD ME THAT UNFORTUNATELY THEY WON'T BE PAYING FOR ANY OF THE REPAIRS ESPECIALLY NOT THE TRANSMISSION BECAUSE HERB GORDON NISSAN HAD NO KNOWLEDGE THAT I'VE EVER REPORTED THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEM, BUT LUCKILY FOR THEM I KEEP EVERYTHING THAT PERTAINS TO MY CAR, WHEN I FAXED ALL THE DIAGNOSIS REPORTS FOR THE PAST 5 MONTHS TO THE REGIONAL SPECIALIST HE TOLD ME THAT UNFORTUNATELY THE DECISION HAD BEEN MADE NOT TO PAY FOR THE REPAIRS AND THAT IF I WANT TO APPEAL THE DECISION I SHOULD GO THROUGH THE BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU. WTF??? IT TELLS A LOT ABOUT THE MANUFACTURE WHEN THEY ONLY HAVE A 3 YEAR OR 36000 MILE WARRANTY WITH A 5 YEAR OR 60000 MILE POWER TRAIN. NISSAN IS THE ABSOLUTE WORST, WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER VEHICLE FROM THEM. BUYERS BEWARE IF YOU WANT TO THROW AWAY MORE MONEY THEN YOUR CAR IS WORTH. NISSAN IS THE WAY TO GO!!!! ???????????*TR

MY CAR WOULD JUST START TO JERK REALLY HARD ONCE IT WAS IN 2ND GEAR AND GOING INTO 3RD GEAR. IT WOULD START OF BY OCCURRING EVERY 3RD DAY, BUT IT WORSEN SO I HAD IT TAKEN INTO A MECHANIC TO LOOK INTO IT; HE COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG. CAR WAS RUNNING FINE FOR ABOUT 2 WEEKS, THEN IT BEGAN ONCE AGAIN WITH THE HARD JERKING AS I WAS STILL IN 1ST GEAR IT JERKED INTO 2ND GEAR WITH A LOUD CLUNKING SOUND AT THE END. THIS TIME I HAD TOOK IT TO ANOTHER MECHANIC IN WHICH HE SUGGESTED TO CHANGE THE TRANSMISSION OIL IN WHICH HE DID. ONCE I GOT MY VEHICLE BACK IT RAN FINE FOR THE FIRST DAY, ON THE SECOND DAY THE PROBLEM HAD RETURNED AGAIN AND SEEMS TO JUST TO GET WORSE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 TO 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD EXPERIENCE ROUGH SHIFTING WHEN ACCELERATING AND DECELERATING. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD INTERMITTENTLY SURGE FORWARD WHILE CHANGING GEARS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS REPLACED YET THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS TOLD THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED REPLACING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 72,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 82,000.

2005 MAXIMA SL - 67,000 MILES . RECENT TRANSMISSION PROBLEM - JERKING WHEN SHIFTING GEARS AFTER DRIVING FOR A FEW MILES. TOOK CAR TO DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR AND WAS TOLD I NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION. *TR

I BOUGHT THIS 2005 MAXIMA USED AND NOT LONG AFTER I BOUGHT IT, THE TRANSMISSION WOULD LAG IN THE SHIFTING THEN WHEN IT SHIFTED INTO GEAR IT WOULD LURCH. (FEELS LIKE BEING KICKED BY A MULE.) IT HAPPENS ON & OFF BUT HAS BECOME MORE FREQUENT ESPECIALLY IN BUMPER TO BUMPER TRAFFIC. THERE'S ALSO A FOUL SMELL NOTED WHEN THIS HAPPENS LIKE ROTTEN EGGS. I READ REVIEWS THAT CONFIRMED MY SUSPICIONS ABOUT THE TRANSMISSION. OF COURSE EVERY TIME IT HAS BEEN CHECKED OUT IT WOULDN'T DO IT, AND NO COMPUTER CHECK SHOWED ANYTHING. NISSAN IS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM, THERE REALLY NEEDS TO BE A RECALL ON THESE TRANSMISSION NEVER BUY ANOTHER NISSAN AGAIN, AND THAT'S JUST SAD BECAUSE THAT'S ALL I HAVE EVER OWNED. *TR

THE PROBLEM FIRST APPEARED WITH HARD, ALMOST VIOLENT JERKING WHEN SHIFTING GEARS. NOT TOO LONG AFTER THAT STARTED, I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY WHEN THE TRANSMISSION CEASED AND I HAD TO LIMP IT OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND BE TOWED. THE TRANSMISSION, TORQUE CONVERTER AND MOTOR MOUNTS HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE MOTOR MOUNTS WERE BROKEN FROM THE HARD SHIFTING. IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY BY SIX MONTHS. FROM THE COUNTLESS NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS THAT I HAVE SEEN, NISSAN EQUIPPED THIS MODEL YEAR (AND 2004) WITH A DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION YET THEY WILL NOT TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE REPAIRS BY ISSUING A RECALL. TOTAL COST TO REPAIR WAS $3,559. *TR

I HAVE A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA IN WHICH THE TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN SHIFTING VERY HARD NOW FOR A FEW MONTHS. I TOOK IT TO BE SERVICED AND THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME MY FLUIDS WERE DIRTY. I HAVE REGULAR OIL CHANGES DONE AND RECENTLY PAID FOR A TRANSMISSION FLUSH. THIS CAR IS SHIFTING IN MID DRIVE DOWN THE HIGHWAY. THE PROBLEM STILL PERSIST AND THE DEALERSHIP ISN'T HELPING FIX IT. I'VE READ OTHER COMPLAINTS FROM CONSUMERS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. NO ONE IS GETTING ANY ANSWERS. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS TO OTHER MOTORIST AS WELL AS MYSELF. I WAS DRIVING TODAY AND THE CAR BEGAN TO SHIFT AS I DROVE. I HAD TO GET INTO THE SLOWER LANE BECAUSE I THOUGHT IT WAS GOING TO DIE ON ME! IT DIDN'T WANT GO UP IN GEAR! WITH SO MANY PEOPLE POSTING COMPLAINTS LIKE MYSELF, IT WOULD SEEM THAT THE DEALERSHIP WOULD LOOK INTO THIS MORE. I BELIEVE THERE IS SOMETHING VERY WRONG WITH THESE CARS AND THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL! IF NOT, THIS MAY CAUSE A MAJOR ACCIDENT WITH SERIOUS INJURIES OR EVEN DEATH. SOMETHING NEED TO BE DONE, AND SOON!!! *TR

FIRST INCIDENT: CAR DIDN'T IMMEDIATELY SHIFT INTO REVERSE AND WHEN IT DID, IT SLAMMED INTO GEAR VIOLENTLY. THE PROBLEM EVENTUALLY MANIFESTED INTO THE FOLLOWING: 1.) TAKING OFF CAR JERKS REAL BAD BETWEEN 1ST & 2ND GEAR. 2.) SLOWING DOWN, CAR KICKS & JERKS WHEN DOWN SHIFTING 3.) NOW IT'S AT THE POINT WHERE THE CAR STALLS /SHUTS OFF 4.) PUTTING THE CAR FROM PARK TO DRIVE IT HESITATES ABOUT 5 TO 7 SEC. 5.) TRANSMISSION SLIPS OUT OF GEAR UNDER 20M.P.H... CAUSING ENGINE TO REV UP TO 4RPM AND SOMETIMES 5RPM. *TR

FAILURE IN ABS, TCS, SLIP. WARNING LIGHTS SHOW AFTER THE OCCURRING SOUND OF GRINDING IN THE BRAKES. THIS IS MY SECOND MAXIMA, 2005 SE AND SL MODELS HAVE PROBLEMS. BOTH CARS HAVE DIFFERENT ODOMETER, ONE IS BELOW 100K AND ONE IS HIGHER. THIS IS RIDICULOUS FOR A 30+K CAR. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH THE VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD WHILE SHIFTING GEARS. HE ALSO EXPERIENCED HARD SHIFTING AS THE VEHICLE JERKED FORWARD. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP WHERE HE WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 82,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 84,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH AND DOWN SHIFTING THE VEHICLE WOULD JERK FORWARD. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIANS STATED THE TRANSMISSION AND MOTOR MOUNT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND THAT THE MOTOR WAS CRACKED. THE FAILURE WOULD OCCUR INTERMITTENTLY AND OVER TIME BECAME PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 87,000.

TRANSMISSION. UNDOCUMENTED FLAW WITH THIS TRANSMISSION. TRANSMISSION SLIPS OUT OF GEAR DURING REGULAR DRIVING. VERY HARD JERKY SHIFTS.

2005 NISSAN MAXIMA TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. IT SEEMS TO BE A SERIOUS AND COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR! MY MAXIMA IS JERKING BETWEEN 1ST 2ND AND 3RD GEARS, RPMS REACHING 4 DURING SHIFTING, HARD JERKS IN DOWN SHIFTING AS WELL. A 5 SEC PAUSE WHEN PUTTING THE CAR INTO REVERSE OR DRIVE! A GRINDING NOISE WHEN SHIFTING. THIS OCCURS ON A DAILY BASES! VERY UNHAPPY WITH NISSAN, THEY REFUSE TO PAY FOR A NEW TRANSMISSION. NISSAN NEEDS TO TAKE RESPONSIBLITY FOR THIS FAULTY TRANSMISSION. I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER NISSAN AND I MAKE SURE THAT I TELL EVERYONE TO BUY TOYOTA OR HONDA! *TR

I PURCHASED A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA AND FROM DAY 1 I HAVE BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION JERKING. I HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO NISSAN ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION FLUSHED, 2 TIMES SINCE JULY 2009. OF COURSE THE JERKINESS HAS NEVER DUPLICATED ITSELF. AUG OF 2010, I WAS TOLD THE MOTOR MOUNTS SNAPPED AND IT HAD TO BE REPLACED AND OF COURSE I COMPLAINED ABOUT THE JERKINESS IN THE TRANSMISSION AND THE TECH COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. AS OF TODAY, I STILL HAVE THE JERKINESS WHICH IS BAD AND AT ANY GIVEN MOMENT I THINK THE VEHICLE WON'T WORK ANYMORE. MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT JUST CAME ON AND I NOTICE THAT THE ENGINE IS RIDING HARD. JUST LIKE IT DID WHEN I FOUND ABOUT THE MOTOR MOUNTS AND NOW THE JERKINESS IN THE TRAINING IS HAPPENING ALL THE TIME. IT JERKS INTO GEAR REALLY HARD TO THE POINT WHERE YOU MIGHT THINK THE CAR IS GOING TO SHUT OFF. I HAVE ALWAYS HAD MY VEHICLE SERVICED AT NISSAN. I DID FILE A COMPLAINT WITH NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIRS BECAUSE IT IS NOT FAIR. THERE IS A PROBLEM. A VERY SERIOUS PROBLEM. NISSAN HAS TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT. *TR

2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. CONSUMER STATES PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE TRANSMISSION *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED WHILE DRIVING, THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN BANGING AND SLIPPING. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TO HAVE THE VEHICLE INSPECTED. IT WAS DETERMINED THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.

I HAVE 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA THAT SHIFTS FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEARS REALLY HARD WHEN ACCELERATING OR DECELERATING. THE CAR ALSO TAKES A FAST LUNGE FORWARD SOMETIMES DURING THE SHIFT FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEAR WHEN ACCELERATING. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH THE CONTACT WOULD HEAR A THUMP WHILE ACCELERATING. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL MECHANIC. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE CONTACT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT COULD NOT AFFORD THE COST OF THE REPAIRS SO THE MECHANIC TOLD THE CONTACT THE VEHICLE COULD BE DRIVEN UNTIL THE TRANSMISSION DIES. EVENTUALLY THE TRANSMISSION MALFUNCTION MAKING THE VEHICLE INOPERABLE. THE CONTACT CALLED THE LOCAL DEALER REGARDING THE TRANSMISSION AND THE DEALER STATED THEIR IS NO RECALL SO THEY ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIRS. THE CONTACT STATED THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE WITH THIS YEAR MAKE AND MODEL AND THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD ISSUE A RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 86,000.

THE TRANNY IS SHIFTING WRONG IN 1ST AND 2ND GEAR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD JERK FORWARD WHEN ATTEMPTING TO UP SHIFT. IN ADDITION, WHEN THE CONTACT WOULD DEPRESS THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, THE VEHICLE WOULD HESITATE TO MOVE AND WOULD JERK VIOLENTLY WHEN THE CONTACT WOULD LIFT HIS FOOT FROM THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE DEALER ATTEMPTED TO REPAIR THE FAILURE BY FLUSHING THE TRANSMISSION, BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE BUT DENIED ANY ASSISTANCE WITH REPAIRS TO THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 110,000.

MY CAR JERKS BETWEEN 1ST AND 2ND GEAR AND WHEN DOWN SHIFTING. IT STARTED SHIFTING HARD WHEN I PUT IT IN REVERSE, FEELING AS IF I HIT SOMETHING EVERY TIME. I WOULD HAVE TO PUSH DOWN ON THE BRAKE HARD BECAUSE IT WOULD JERK SO HARD. THEN MY CAR STARTED SHIFTING HARD BETWEEN GEARS WHILE DRIVING. IT WAS SUCH A VIOLENT SHIFT THAT IF FELT LIKE SOMEONE HAD HIT MY CAR. IT SHIFTED SO HARD YESTERDAY THAT MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND IT WOULD NOT COME OUT OF FIRST GEAR. I TOOK THE CAR IMMEDIATELY TO MY NISSAN DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD I NEED A BRAND NEW TRANSMISSION ($3000). I RESEARCHED THIS PROBLEM ONLINE AND FOUND THAT THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF 2004,05,06 NISSAN MAXIMA OWNERS WITH THE EXACT SAME ISSUE THAT I AM HAVING. I HAVE CALLED NISSAN AND NO RECALLS! NISSAN REFUSED TO ACT LIKE THIS WAS A PROBLEM. PLEASE HELP! I COULD UNDERSTAND IF MY CAR WAS THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS ISSUE, BUT WITH HUNDREDS OF OWNERS WITH THE EXACT SAME ISSUE, THAT IS A MANUFACTURERS DEFECT AND NISSAN NEEDS TO STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCT! *TR

2005 NISSAN MAXIMA TRANSMISSION FAILURE. APPARENTLY LOOKING AT WWW.CONSUMERAFFAIRS.COM SHOWS THIS TO BE A COMMON ISSUE. I TOOK IT INTO THE SHOP AND THEY TELL ME I NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION. IT STARTED JERKING SEVERELY WHILE CHANGING GEARS AND THEN ONE EVENING GOT STUCK IN 5TH GEAR. I'M NOT A MECHANIC SO I DON'T KNOW WHAT MORE INFORMATION MIGHT BE NEEDED. *TR

WHEN PUTTING THE CAR FROM PARK TO DRIVE OR THE OTHER WAY AROUND MY NISSAN WOULD JERK HARD AND WHEN I SPEED UP TO AROUND 35 MPH THE WOULD JERK HARD AND THE RPM WOULD SPEED UP AND MY CAR SPEED WOULD GO DOWN. *TR

MY CARS TRANSMISSION SLIPS AND SHIFTS HARD FROM FIRST TO SECOND THEN COMPLETELY FAILS TO GO INTO 3RD CAUSING THE ENGINE TO OVER REV FINALLY SLAMMING INTO THIRD JERKING THE CAR HARD. *TR

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

THE TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING IN BETWEEN 1ST TO 2ND GEAR. A VERY HARD JERK OFTEN. A HARD JERK WHEN GOING INTO REVERSE. IT HAPPENS WHEN THE CAR IS WARMED UP. I AM BEING TOLD THAT THIS IS A VERY VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE 2004 AND 2005 MAXIMAS AND LOOKING ONLINE IT IS A DEFECT IN THE CARS TRANSMISSION ASSEMBLY. I AM BEING TOLD I HAVE TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION AND IT IS VERY COSTLY. THEN TO MOST LIKELY HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE NEW TRANSMISSION GETS ABOUT 60,000 MILES ON IT. HAVE BEEN HAVING PROBLEM FOR MONTHS, SO BEING THAT WE DO NOT HAVE FINANCES TO REPAIR, THE CAR IS SITTING. *TR

THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION IS DEFECTIVE. DURING ACCELERATION, THERE ARE DELAYS SHIFTING INTO FIRST AND SECOND GEAR CAUSING THE TRANSMISSION TO REV AT HIGH LEVELS AND A SHARP JOLT WHEN IT DOES SHIFT INTO GEAR. SLOWING DOWN AND ACCELERATING HAVE THE SAME BUCKING PROBLEM. ON LINE CONSUMER BLOGS INDICATE THIS IS A FAIRLY COMMON PROBLEM. *TR

MY 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA STARTED JERKING ABOUT 2 AND HALF MONTHS AGO. IT WOULD START JERKING AFTER THE CAR WAS DRIVEN FOR 15 MINUTES. EVERYTIME IT WOULD REACH UP TO 20MPH OR SLOW DOWN TO 20 MPH MY CAR WOULD SLIGHTLY JERK. I TOOK IT TO MY MECHANIC SHE SAID I NEEDED TO HAVE THE MOTOR MOUNT REPAIRED WHICH I DID. IT DID NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM. I WENT TO ANOTHER MECHANIC AND THEY FELT THE JERK ALSO. HE SAID IT WAS THE TRANSMISSION BUT IT SHOULDN'T DO THAT WITH ONLY 75,000 MILES. THE CAR JERKS EVERYTIME IT IS DRIVEN SOME JERKS ARE HARDER THAN OTHERS. I FEEL A CAR WITH ONLY 75,000 SHOULD NOT HAVE TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. *TR

2005 NISSAN MAXIMA JERKS WHEN SHIFTING GEARS. THE PROBLEM OCCURS CONSTANTLY WHEN SHIFTING FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEAR. ALSO OCCURS WHEN DOWN SHIFTING. THERE IS A LITTLE BIT OF A HESITATION ON THE VEHICLE WHEN DOWN SHIFTING AT WHICH POINT, IT FINALLY GETS INTO GEAR WITH A JERK MOVEMENT. VEHICLE WAS BOUGHT BRAND NEW AND ONLY HAS ABOUT 88,000 MILES. TOOK IT IN TO THE DEALERSHIP TO BE FIXED HOPING IT WOULD BE UNDER WARRANTY AND I WAS TOLD IT WOULD COST AROUND $3,000. FURTHERMORE, I WAS TOLD IT WAS THE MOTOR MOUNTS. AFTER RESEARCHING ONLINE, FOUND NUMEROUS PEOPLE MAKING THE SAME COMPLAINT AND NISSAN WOULD NEVER FIX THIS ON THEIR OWN BEHALF. IT APPEARS THAT THE ISSUE IS VERY COMMON WITH NISSAN 2004/05/06 VEHICLES AND IT APPEARS TO BE WITH THE TRANSMISSION. WITH SEVERAL COMPLAINTS BEING FILED NOW, I AM SURPRISED NO RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED ON THIS DEFECT. *TR

WE OWN A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. AT 63,000 MILES, THIS VEHICLE JERKS AND SHIFTS ON ITS OWN. WE HAVE SEARCHED ONLINE FOR OTHER PEOPLE EXPERIENCING THESE TYPE OF PROBLEMS, AND WHAT WE FOUND WAS EXTREMELY DISTURBING. THERE ARE MANY FAMILIES OUT THERE EXPERIENCING THE SANE EXACT TYPE OF PROBLEMS! NISSAN IS UNWILLING TO HELP THEIR CUSTOMERS. THEY KNOW EXACTLY WHAT IS GOING ON, BUT THEY WONT ADMIT THAT THERE IS SOMETHING FAULTY WITH THEIR DESIGN. WE ARE HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION AND WITH ENGINE MOUNTS. UNFORTUNATELY, WE DON'T HAVE THE MONEY TO FIX THIS. WHEN WE BOUGHT THIS CAR, WE THOUGHT WE WERE MAKING A GOOD INVESTMENT. PLEASE HELP US!!!!!! SOMEONE NEEDS TO INVESTIGATE THIS FURTHER AND ISSUE A RECALL. JUST LIKE US, THERE MUST BE OTHER FAMILIES DRIVING THEIR 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA IN THESE CONDITIONS BECAUSE THEY CAN'T AFFORD TO FIX THEIR CARS, AND NISSAN WON'T DO A THING TO HELP. PLEASE DON'T WAIT FOR A FATALITY. *TR

2005 NISSAN MAXIMA - INCIDENT REPORT - FAULTY TRANSMISSION LED TO CAR'S FAILURE TO ACCELERATE IN INTERSECTION CAUSING NEAR COLLISION WITH 18 WHEELER. AS I WAS ENTERING INTERSECTION AN 18 WHEELER WAS COMING DOWN THE HILL. I NEEDED TO ACCELERATE TO MOVE OUT OF HIS WAY AND WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO DO SO THE ENGINE MERELY REVVED AND WOULD NOT GO INTO GEAR. I HAVE READ AND REPORTED THIS PROBLEM TO NISSAN AND THIS AGENCY AS HAVE SO VERY MANY OTHERS. I SUPPOSE IT WILL REQUIRE A DEATH TO GET ANYONE TO SIT UP AND MAKE NISSAN BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR FAULTY AW55-50S TRANSMISSIONS. I HAVE SPOKEN WITH SHOPS ALL OVER THIS NATION AND INDIVIDUALS WITH THIS SAME PROBLEM. WE DON'T ALL HAVE 3 TO 4 GRAND SITTING AROUND TO PAY FOR THAT WHICH NISSAN SHOULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE. THE TRANSMISSION IS FAULTY AND THE NISSAN IS NOT THE ONLY AUTO WITH THIS IN IT. THE NHTSA NEEDS TO STEP UP TO THE PLATE AND HOLD THEM ACCOUNTABLE BEFORE A LIFE IF FORFEIT FROM THEIR FAILURE TO ACT. READ THE CONSUMER COMPLAINTS ON THIS PRODUCT - THERE ARE NOT 10'S - NOT 100'S - BUT, THOUSANDS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT NOTICED A LOUD NOISE WHEN THE GEARS WERE SHIFTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A TRANSMISSION SPECIALIST WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 69. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 70,000.

NISSAN MAXIMA TRANSMISSION VIOLENTLY SHIFTS FROM ONE GEAR RANGE TO ANOTHER AND IS INCREASINGLY GETTING WORST. THE EXPERIENCE IS LIKE THAT OF ANOTHER VEHICLE HITTING MY VEHICLE IN THE REAR. IT'S AS IF IT MIGHT TEAR OUT FROM THE VEHICLE AT ANY TIME. THUS FAR I HAVE BEEN ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL WHICH IS HARD TO DO BECAUSE THIS BURST OF TURBULENCE IS EXTREMELY DISCONCERTING SO MUCH SO THAT I AM AFRAID OF DRIVING IT. SOME WEEKS PAST I TOOK IT TO A TRANSMISSION SHOP AND WAS TOLD THAT HE WOULDN'T TOUCH IT BECAUSE NISSAN KNOWS THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM. HE TALKED ABOUT CAM SENSOR AND BODY VALVE ?????. THE INTERNET HAS PAGE AFTER PAGE OF OTHERS WITH SIMILAR CONDITIONS AND HAVE GONE TO THE DEALERS AND PAID FOR REPAIRS ONLY TO HAVE THE PROBLEM RETURN. IT CAN CERTAINLY CAUSE ACCIDENTS AND LOSS OF LIFE, CAUSING TRAUMA TIME AND TIME AGAIN AS IT HAPPENS. THIS IS EVERY TIME THAT THE VEHICLE IS DRIVEN NOT ONLY THE DATE THAT IS GIVEN FOLLOWING THE DESCRIPTION THE DATE IS THE DATE THAT I AM FILING THE COMPLAINT. JERKING SHIFTING GEARS JERKING ACCELERATING AND SLOWING / BREAKING JERKING SLOWING TO TURN JERKING WHEN REVERSING JERKING GOING FORWARD JERKING WHEN SLOWING DOWN WHEN IT JERKS IT ACTUALLY LURCHES THIS IS EVERY TIME THE VEHICLE IS DRIVEN. *TR

I HAVE A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA AND THE TRANSMISSION IS GIVING ME A PROBLEM. I SHIFTS REALLY HARD WHEN THE ACCELERATING OR DECELERATING. THE PROBLEM OCCURS ONLY AFTER THE CAR HAS WARMED UP. WHILE TEST DRIVING THE CAR, THE PROBLEM DID NOT OCCUR; AFTER I HAD SIGNED ALL THE PAPERS AND DRIVEN THE CAR HOME DID 30 MINS. AWAY DID THE PROBLEM OCCUR. THE CAR WAS SOLD AS-IS. I AM VERY UPSET. NISSAN NEEDS TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION AT NOT COST TO US. *TR

I OWN A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA WITH A FAULTY TRANSMISSION. AFTER REVIEWING CONSUMER AFFAIRS WEB SITE SO DOES OVER 122,000 PEOPLE SHARE THE SAME PROBLEM I HAVE WHICH IS A JERKING TRANSMISSION. THE DEALER WANTED TO CHARGE ME $98 JUST TO LOOK AT THE CAR KNOWINGLY WHAT THE PROBLEM IS ALREADY. THIS IS JUST A RIP OFF. I FOUND OUT FROM CAR REPAIR SHOP IN MY TOWN ONLY NISSAN HAS ACCESS TO WORK ON MY TRANSMISSION BECAUSE THEY HAVE NO RELEASED RIGHTS FOR ANYONE ELSE TO REPAIR THEIR CARS. THE CAR IS COMPUTERIZED SO THEREFORE, MOM & POP REPAIR SHOPS CAN'T ACCESS THEIR SYSTEM. THIS A MONOPOLY BY NISSAN. MY CAR STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTER-SECTION BEFORE CHANGING GEARS AND I WAS ALMOST REARED ENDED BECAUSE OF THIS FAULTY TRANSMISSION. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OVER THE VEHICLE AND WENT AIRBORNE AND CRASHED INTO A DITCH, DESTROYING THE VEHICLE. DURING THE CRASH ONLY THE PASSENGER SIDE CURTAIN AIRBAG DEPLOYED. THE CONTACT STATED NONE OF THE FRONTAL AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE CONTACT SUFFERED INJURIES TO THE HEAD AND SHOULDER. THE CONTACT STATED IF THE AIR BAG DEPLOYED THE HEAD INJURY COULD HAVE BEEN AVOIDED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 108,000.

MY 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA HAD REACHED ROUGHLY 89,000 MILES AND OUT OF THE BLUE IT BEGAN SHIFTING HARD/JERKING DURING DRIVES OVER 40MINS. THE CAR CONTINUED TO SHIFT HARD WHILE DRIVING AND THEN WHEN I PUT IT INTO PARK, REVERSE AND DRIVE IT WOULD JERK THE ENTIRE CAR. SOON THE SHIFTING WAS SO BAD THAT I WAS BEING THROWN FORWARD AND BACK WITH EVERY LITTLE SHIFT OF THE ENGINE. I TOOK THE CAR INTO A NISSAN DEALERSHIP AND DESCRIBED WHAT WAS HAPPENING. THEY PERFORMED A DIAGNOSIS (AND REPORTED THAT THEY DID NOT FIND ANYTHING.) THEY INFORMED ME THAT I WAS FEELING THE SHIFTING BECAUSE MY FRONT ENGINE MOUNT WAS BROKEN AND THAT MY TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS BAD. I HAD THEM COMPLETE THE TRANSMISSION FLUSH AT THAT TIME AND HAD MY ENGINE MOUNT REPAIRED 4 MONTHS LATER. I CONTINUED TO EXPERIENCE HARD SHIFTING WITH THE NEW MOUNT AND NEW FLUSH. I ENDED UP TAKING THE CAR BACK IN TO THE DEALER FOR ANOTHER PROBLEM THEY NEEDED TO CORRECT AND INFORMED THEM AGAIN THAT THE CAR WAS STILL SHIFTING HARD AND THE ENGINE LIGHT WAS COMING ON AND OFF. AGAIN I WAS TOLD THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. CURRENTLY, MY CAR IS SHIFTING IN AND OUT OF GEAR EVERY TIME I DRIVE AND IS OVER REVVING WHEN I TRY AND SPEED UP. I BELIEVE ALL THIS HARD SHIFTING/JERKING IS WHAT CAUSED MY ENGINE MOUNT TO CRACK. *TR

WHEN THE ENGINE IS WARN AND YOU SHIFT FROM PARK TO DRIVE OR REVERSE THE CAR JERKS REALLY HARD BEFORE IT GOES TO THE DESIRED GEAR. ONCE IT PICKS UP YOU WILL FEEL A JERK WHILE DRIVING ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU ARE SLOWING DOWN FROM HIGH SPEED TO A STOP. IT REALLY JERKS AROUND 2ND AND 3RD SHIFTING, PICKING UP OR SLOWING DOWN. DURING DRIVING WHEN YOU DEPRESS THE ACCELERATOR, IT DOES NOT PICK UP RIGHT AWAY AND THE ENGINE WILL RAVE BEFORE IT KICKS IN WITH A JERK. THE TRANSMISSION SLIPS BEFORE IT PICKS UP. ONCE YOU START ACCELERATION, THERE IS A RATTLING SOUND WHEN YOU PRESS THE GAS. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALERSHIP SEVERAL TIME AND THEY TELL ME THEY CANNOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT AND THAT I SHOULD ALWAYS USE PREMIUM GAS. THE LAST TIME I HAD TO SPEND $500 TO REPLACE THE VISA VALVE AND EVAP VALVE THE PROBLEM STILL CONTINUES. THIS HAPPENS AFTER DRIVING THE CAR AND IT HAS WARMED UP. THE DEALERSHIP CANNOT REPLICATE THE PROBLEM BECAUSE WHENEVER YOU TAKE IT IN THEY WAIT TILL THE ENGINE HAS COOLED DOWN BEFORE THEY TAKE IT FOR A TEST DRIVE. IT SOUNDS TO ME LIKE THEY DO IT ON PURPOSE. MY CAR IS ABOUT 110K MILES AND THIS STARTED ABOUT 10K MILES AGO. *TR

ITS SEEMS LIKE THE TRANSMISSION IN MY 05 MAXIMA IS GOING. *TR

MY VEHICLE HAS SEVERE TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. IT JUMPS FROM ONE GEAR TO ANOTHER. DURING THE CHANGE, WHICH CAN LAST UP TO 10 SECONDS, THE ENGINE IS AT A HIGH RPM BECAUSE I AM TRYING TO ACCELERATE. THEN THE WHOLE CAR JUMPS WHEN IT FINALLY MAKES IT INTO GEAR. THIS IS HIGHLY ALARMING AND DANGEROUS. SOMETIMES IT CAUSES A RAPID DECELERATION OR ACCELERATION OF THE CARE, EVEN WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. I HAVE ALREADY FLUSHED THE TRANSMISSION - BUT THAT HAS NOT FIXED THE PROBLEM. *TR

AROUND 95,000 MILES MY 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA BEGAN TO JERK AND BUCK WHILE SHIFTING GEARS. I TOOK IT IN AND HAD THE CODES READ - THERE WERE NONE. THE JERKING AND BUCKING HAS INTENSIFIED AS WELL AS DELAYS WHILE ACCELERATING AND HESITATION, THEN "DROP" GOING FROM PARK TO DRIVE OR REVERSE. I TOOK IT TO A TRANSMISSION SPECIALIST AND THEY SAID I HAD TO REPLACE BROKEN MOTOR MOUNTS BUT THAT THERE MOST LIKELY WOULD STILL BE AN ISSUE, AFTER DOING RESEARCH. I DID PAY FOR NEW MOTOR MOUNTS AND THE TRANSMISSION IS STILL JERKING. IT WILL BE $3700 TO PUT IN A NEW TRANSMISSION. NISSAN SHOULD RECALL THE 2005 MAXIMA. NEVER AGAIN! *TR

I HAVE A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. AROUND 80,000 MILES THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO SLIP. IT WOULD REV THE RPM'S AND THEN SLAM INTO GEAR. ALSO, IT WOULD TAKE A FEW SECONDS TO GO INTO DRIVE, BUT WHEN IT DID IT WOULD SLAM INTO DRIVE JERKING THE CAR AROUND. NISSAN REFUSES TO ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY AFTER REPEATED VISITS. *TR

MY 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA TRANSMISSION IS ALWAYS JERKING AND ON BLOGS AND OTHER NISSAN WEBBLOGS THEIR ARE THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS AND ALL WE WANT IS FOR THEM TO FIX THE PROBLEM AND I HAVE FILE A COMPLAINT WITH THE BBB AND NISSAN NEEDS TO TAKE ACTION FOR THEIR MESS UP. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH THE VEHICLE DROVE AS IF IT WAS CHANGING GEARS. WHEN SHE ENGAGED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, THE VEHICLE WAS MOVING SLOWLY AS THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED AND IT BEGAN TO JUMP AND CHANGE GEARS, AS IF IT WAS A MANUAL VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED REPLACING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC SINCE THE DEALER WANTED $4400 TO REPAIR IT. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE A VIN. THE APPROXIMATE AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 81,000.UPDATED 01/20/11 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED ONCE THE VEHICLE WAS PLACED IN REVERSE, IT DIDN'T MOVE IMMEDIATELY, BUT THEN IT WOULD JERK INTO GEAR AFTER THE ACCELERATOR WAS APPLIED AND THE VEHICLE WOULD TAKE OFF VERY FAST. UPDATED 03/24/11