2005 Nissan Maxima Complaint Log

I BOUGHT A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA 3.5 SE ABOUT 3 MONTHS AGO. WELL WHEN I BOUGHT IT I NOTICED THE NEXT DAY IT WAS JERKING TREMENDOUSLY SO I CALLED THE DEALER BACK AND TOLD HIM WHAT WAS GOING ON. WELL HE SAID TAKE IT TO HIS MECHANIC AND THEY WOULD PAY FOR IT TO BE FIXED. SO I DID AS HE SAID AND TOOK IT TO HIS MECHANIC. WELL HIS MECHANIC SAID IT WAS IT WAS THE REAR MOTOR MOUNT AND IT HAD BROKE BECAUSE OF THE SHIFTING SO HARD AND HE FIXED IT. WELL I THOUGHT THAT HAD FIXED THE PROBLEM..WELL 2 DAYS LATER IT WAS STILL DOING THE SAME OL' THING SHIFTING REAL REAL HARD BETWEEN 1-2ND GEAR AND THEN WHEN YOUR DOWNSHIFTING IT JERKS BETWEEN 1-2ND GEAR. WELL I CALLED THE MECHANIC BACK AND HE WASN'T AVAILABLE AND THE GUY SAID HE WOULD HAVE HIM CALL BACK. WELL, HE NEVER CALLED BACK. AND THEN AFTER THAT IT REALLY NEVER SHIFTED HARD. WELL GUESS WHAT..ITS BACK AND ITS DOING IT WORSE THAN EVER! SO I DID A LITTLE RESEARCHING AND COME TO FIND OUT THERE ARE THOUSANDS AND THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS HAPPENING TO SO MANY PEOPLE WHO OWN A 2004 UP TO A 2006 NISSAN MAXIMA. AND IT IS THE TRANSMISSION. SOMETIMES MY CAR TAKES FOREVER TO SHIFT AND I AM SO SCARED TO PULL OUT ON THE FREEWAY AND IT NOT GO AND THEN ILL GET HIT AND DIE. SO I KNOW IT IS IN-FACT A DEFECTED TRANSMISSION BECAUSE I OWNED A 2001 NISSAN MAXIMA GLE BEFORE I GOT THIS ONE AND IT NEVER EVER HAD PROBLEMS AT ALL. AND I AM SO SURPRISED NISSAN HASN'T RECALLED THIS BECAUSE OF THE THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE COMPLAINING ABOUT THE SAME THING WITH THERE 05 MAXIMAS SHIFTING HARD WHEN GOING TO 1-2ND GEAR. AND THEN DOWNSHIFTING. IT IS A VERY SERIOUS PROBLEM AND SOMEONE WILL GET HURT OR KILLED BECAUSE OF THIS. I HAVE PRINTED OFF HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS AND I REALLY NEED HELP ALONG WITH THE OTHER THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE OUT THERE WITH THE SAME CAR AND SAME PROBLEMS. ALL I WANT IS MY CAR FIXED. THIS IS NOT FAIR TO US ESPECIALLY AFTER WE PAY THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS FOR THE VEHICLE AND THEN HAVE TO TURN AROUND TO BUY A NEW TRANSMISSION. PLEASE HELP! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A BANGING NOISE COMING FROM THE TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTICS, WHERE THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION MOTOR MOUNT. THE FAILURE CONTINUED AFTER THE REPAIR WAS PERFORMED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000.

I HAVE A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA SL AND FOR THE PAST FEW MONTHS THERE HAS BEEN A MAJOR PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION. ONCE THE CAR IS WARM THERE IS A REAL HARD JERK BETWEEN 2ND AND 3RD GEAR, AS WELL AS FROM REVERSE INTO DRIVE. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO ID A PROBLEM, OTHER THAN THE ENGINE MOUNTS WERE BROKEN AND THEY REPLACED THAT FOR $500. I DID SOME RESEARCH ONLINE AND IT APPEARS THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS MAKE AND MODEL. I COMMUTE IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC 45 MILES EVERY DAY, AND AS I BRAKE OR ACCELERATE IN TRAFFIC THE CAR JERKS WHICH IS VERY DISCONCERTING WHEN TRAFFIC IS BAD AND YOU CAN NOT ANTICIPATE EVERYTHING OTHER CARS ARE DOING. THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS SAFETY RISK FOR MAXIMA DRIVERS AND ALL THOSE AROUND THEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA SE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD MAKE AND UNUSUALLY LOUD KNOCKING WHEN THE GEAR WAS PLACED IN PARK OR REVERSE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE WAS DIAGNOSED AT THE TRANSMISSION. THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 83,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 86,000.

THE TRANSMISSION START SHIFTING FUNNY 2 YEARS AGO. IN BETWEEN 15-20 MILES (1 GEAR) THERE WAS A DELAY AND A CLICK DURING SHIFTING. AT THAT TIME I HAD A WARRANTY ON MY CAR , BUT THE DEALERSHIP'S MECHANICS DIDN'T IDENTIFY A PROBLEM, RIGHT NOW IT BECOME MORE VISIBLE AND THE OTHER DEALER FOUND THE TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT NEEDED BUT THE CAT IS OUT OF WARRANTY AND REPLACEMENT WILL BE MORE THAN $ 4,000. I ASKED NISSAN CORP. TO COVER THIS REPLACEMENT AS A GOODWILL REPAIR, BUT WAS DENIED DUE TO OUT WARRANTY STATUS (WHICH MAKES NO SENSE TO ME, AS IF I WOULDN'T BE OUT OF WARRANTY WHY SHOULD I REQUEST REPAIR FROM NISSAN CORP. AS I WOULD BE ABLE TO DO IT IN ANY DEALERSHIP). PLUS I HAVE ABS UNIT TO BE REPLACE, BUT THE PROBLEM IS ONLY IN THE SOLENOID NOT IN UNIT, BUT THE DEALERS DO NOT REPLACE THE SOLENOID BUT NEED TO REPLACE THE UNIT FOR $1,900. *TR

2005 MAXIMA IS SLAMMING IN 1ST AND 2ND GEAR. I HAVE ALMOST HAD A FEW ACCIDENTS BECAUSE MY CAR TAKES TOO LONG TO FINALLY SHIFT INTO GEAR. THIS CAUSES MANY NEAR MISSES WHEN DRIVING IN A METROPOLITAN AREA. I CAN'T UNDERSTAND WHY NISSAN DOESN'T MAN UP AND TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE PROBLEM THEY SOLD TO THE PUBLIC??? I BOUGHT THIS CAR WITH THE INTENTIONS OF DRIVING IT FOR 300,000 MILES BECAUSE IT IS A NISSAN AND I WAS UNDERSTOOD THAT THEY WERE ONE OF THE BEST. BOY WAS I WRONG AND 30,000 DOLLARS LATER I AM STUCK WITH A CAR THAT ISN'T WORTH 10 DOLLARS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I HAVE READ AND HEARD THE EXACT SAME STORY I HAVE FROM EVERYONE WHO OWNS THIS CAR!! HOW CAN THEY NOT SAY IT IS A DEFECT ON THEIR PART AND CORRECT IT?? *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS ABNORMALLY SLIPPING OUT OF FIRST GEAR WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH. IN ADDITION, THE TRANSMISSION WOULD SPUTTER WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT TO A STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO ADVISED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED REPLACING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED IN REGARDS TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 92,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WOULD VIOLENTLY JERK AND WOULD BE DIFFICULT TO SHIFT WHEN SHIFTING BETWEEN GEARS. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT SHE WOULD NEED TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION AND THE WARRANTY WOULD NOT COVER THE CHARGES. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. NO REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 99,000. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 81,000.

HARD, JERKING SHIFT FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEAR (AND 2ND TO 1ST). ENGINE REVS UP PAST 3000 RPM'S WHEN SHIFTING FROM 2ND TO 3RD GEAR. THIS ONLY HAPPENS WHEN CAR IS WARM, BUT IT HAPPENS EVERY TIME CAR IS WARM. *LN

TRANSMISSION JUMPS AND SKIPS AROUND 30 -45 MPH WHEN HOT DOES NOT WON'T TO DRIVE AT ALL. AT THE START U PUT IN DRIVE IT DOESN'T DO ANYTHING THE SHARPLY JUMPS INTO GEAR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA SE. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25-30 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO SHIFT FROM SECOND TO FIRST GEAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS RESISTANT TO SHIFTING. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY THE DEALER AND THEY ADVISED HIM THAT THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY THE MOTOR MOUNTS. THE MOTOR MOUNTS WERE REPLACED AND 10,000 MILES LATER, THE DEALER ADVISED HIM THAT THE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED REPLACING, AS THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 78,000. UPDATED 06/01/11*LJ UPDATED 1/19/2012 *LN *TR

I HAVE A 2005 MAXIMA, AND I AM HAVING THE EXACT SAME PROBLEMS AS EVERYONE ELSE IS HAVING. I BOUGHT A NISSAN A MONTH AGO BECAUSE EVERYONE SAYS THEY ARE GREAT CARS. I LOVED IT AT FIRST, BUT NOW THAT THIS IS HAPPENING I WILL NEVER BUY ONE AGAIN. THE PEOPLE AT NISSAN REALLY NEED TO GET THEIR STUFF STRAIGHT AND FIGURE OUT WHAT'S WRONG WITH ALL OF THESE TRANSMISSIONS, AND THEY NEED TO FIX IT. *TR

I HAVE A 05 NISSAN MAXIMA, WITH 65000 MILES. IT JUST STARTED GIVING ME REAL BAD TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS FOR ABOUT A WEEK NOW. IT'S BEEN JERKING AND SHIFTING HARD IN 2ND AND 3RD GEAR. I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC TO RECEIVE A TRANSMISSION FLUSH THINKING THAT WOULD SOLVE THE SOLUTION, UNFORTUNATELY IT DIDN'T. 2 DAYS LATER, IT STARTED GIVING ME THE SAME PROBLEM. SO I DECIDED TO TAKE THE MAXIMA TO THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP THINKING THEY WOULD SOLVE THE PROBLEM. THEY INFORMED ME THAT THE COST WOULD BE $ 4,000.00 TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. MY CAR IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. I PAMPER MY CAR AND UP TO THIS POINT HAVE LOVED EVERYTHING ABOUT MY MAXIMA. WHAT COURSE OF ACTION DID YOU TAKE IN GETTING YOUR CAR FIXED? PLEASE EMAIL ME TO LET ME KNOW WHAT I CAN DO TO GET THIS RESOLVED AT [XXX]. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TRANSMISSION PROBLEM ON MY 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS FAILING AND THE VEHICLE WOULD JERK WHEN SHIFTING FROM FIRST TO SECOND GEAR. AS A RESULT, THE MOTOR MOUNTS ALSO FAILED. THE TRANSMISSION WAS FLUSHED, BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 143,000.

THE TRANSMISSION JERKS SO WHEN DRIVEN IT STOPS TWICE N SHAKES. *TR

WHILE DRIVING THE SPEED LIMIT, THE TRAFFIC LIGHT TURNED FROM AMBER THEN RED AND MY TRANSMISSION DROPPED VERY HARD FROM 3 TO 2 AS IF I SLAMMED THE BREAKS AND THE CAR BEHIND ME ALMOST HIT ME. IT WOULD APPEAR TO THE CAR BEHIND ME THAT I SLAMMED THE BRAKES MANY FEET TOO EARLY AND WAS UNPREDICTABLE. THE ACCIDENT WAS AVOIDED BY THE DRIVER FROM BEHIND AND RESULTED BY ANGRY GESTURES AND HONKING. LUCKILY NO ONE GOT HURT. THIS ISSUE OCCURS FROM TIME TO TIME WITH THIS TRANSMISSION THAT I CAN'T AFFORD TO REPLACE. THE CAR IN VERY GOOD SHAPE, AND RELIABLE. ALL THE SERVICES HAS BEEN DONE BY THE DEALER, BUT THE WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED SINCE ITS PAST THE 5 YEAR MARK. NISSAN MAXIMA 2005. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA SE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE VEHICLE STARTED SHIFTING INTO GEAR AND THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION STARTED JERKING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED AND THERE WERE NO RECALLS. THE CONTACT WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIR COST. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND OFFERED NO OTHER ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

MY 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA HAS A MAJOR TRANSMISSION PROBLEM THAT IS VERY WIDE SPREAD FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND. WHILE DRIVING VIOLENT BANGS OCCUR BETWEEN SHIFTING FROM 1ST TO 2ND AND 2ND TO 3RD. THIS DEFECT IS SO SEVERE IT COULD POSSIBLY CAUSE A DRIVER NOT EXPECTING IT TO LOOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE! THERE ARE LITERALLY THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND I'M REALLY AGGRAVATED NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE BY NISSAN OR ANY OTHER ORGANIZATION TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS DANGEROUS PROBLEM. AS OF NOW MY CAR IS PARKED AND I'M LUCKY ENOUGH TO HAVE A SECOND VEHICLE AVAILABLE TO ME FOR WORK. THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE AND NISSAN NEEDS TO STEP UP AND TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE DEFECT. ANYONE OUT THERE LOOKING TO BUY A CAR STAY AWAY FROM THIS COMPANY!! TRUST ME. *TR

TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS FOR 05 NISSAN MAXIMA. RECALL SHOULD BE ISSUED. THERE ARE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ALL OVER THE WEB. THE COMPANY NEEDS TO BE BROUGHT TO JUSTICE. *TR

2005 NISSAN MAXIMA SL TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS, THE CAR HAS A REAL PROBLEM GOING INTO GEAR FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEAR. *TR

WHILE DRIVING THE CAR DOES A HARD JERK WHEN I AM ON A RESIDENTIAL STREET. WHETHER DRIVING TO 40MPH OR DRIVING THROUGH A LIGHT, MY 2005 MAXIMA, DOES A HARD JERK LIKE ITS SHIFTING GEARS. THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM IN THE CAR BUT I WAS EVEN MORE UPSET ABOUT THE JERKING MY SON IS RECEIVING IN THE BACK SEAT, WAKING HIM UP WHEN HE IS SLEEP. I HAVE GOTTEN THE CAR LOOKED AT BY MANY MECHANICS AND DEALERSHIPS, THEY ARE SAYING THE TRANSMISSION IS GOING BAD. I BELIEVE THE CAR IS TOO NEW FOR MAJOR WORK TO BE HAPPENING LIKE THIS. $2,000- $4,000 OF WORK ON A CAR THAT LOOKS LIKE NEW AND IS STILL ONLY 5 YEARS OLD IS CRAZY. I LOOKED ONLINE AND AM SEEING MANY PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEMS. HARD JERKING, SLOW TO ACCELERATE IN SLOW AREAS, PROBLEM HAPPENING ONE DAY AND MAY NOT BE A PROBLEM THE NEXT. THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS PROBLEM, I FELT LIKE AN ACCIDENT ALMOST OCCURRED WITH MY CAR DOING THE JERKS ON THE STREET. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS FOR THE FAMILIES SAKE. *TR

AS WITH MANY OTHER COMPLAINTS ON THIS SITE, MY 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA IS HAVING SIGNIFICANT TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. HARD SHIFTING BETWEEN 1ST AND 2ND AND SOMETIMES BETWEEN 2ND AND THIRD. I WAS WARNED ABOUT THE FACT THAT NISSAN'S HAVE GREAT ENGINES BUT THAT THEY MAKE THEIR AT ON THE CHEAP. I SHOULD HAVE LISTENED BASED ON THE OTHER COMPLAINTS I HAVE SEEN ON THE 2005 MAXIMA. I HAVE MAINTAINED THE CARE VERY WELL, AND WOULD HAVE EXPECTED BETTER PERFORMANCE FROM NISSAN. I HAVE DRIVING A HONDA TO OVER 170K MILES, AND A MITSUBISHI TO OVER $180K WITH NO SIGNIFICANT PROBLEMS. THIS WILL BE THE LAST NISSAN I BUY. I AM GOING TO BUY ANOTHER HONDA AS SOON AS I CAN GET MY PIECE OF CRAP NISSAN SOLD. BASED ON HOW MANY OF THESE SIMILAR COMPLAINTS THAT I HAVE SEEN ON MANY OTHER AUTOMOTIVE SITES ON THE INTERNET, IT SEEMS THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THE 05' MAXIMA TRANSMISSION. SO SAD, BECAUSE NISSAN SEEMS TO BE FALLING BEHIND EVEN SOME OF THE AMERICAN AUTOMAKERS AS FAR AS QUALITY GOES. NO MORE NISSANS FOR ME. *TR

DRIVERS DOOR LOCK DOES NOT LOCK/UN-LOCK WITH REMOTE ALL THE TIME. MUST USE KEY TO UNLOCK. ONLY NOTICE PROBLEM WITH DRIVERS DOOR LOCK AT THIS TIME. THIS FAILURE HAPPENS 75% OF THE TIME I UNLOCK MY VEHICLE. IT APPEARS TO ALWAYS LOCK, BUT I DO NOT DOUBLE CHECK THE LOCKING SIDE. *TR

IT ALL STARTED ON OUR WAY TO THE SUPERMARKET. WE WARM UP THE CAR IN THE MORNING WHEN WE WERE READY TO LEAVE AND PUT IN REVERSE IT TOOK A FEW SECONDS TO GO INTO GEAR BUT WHEN IT DID THE CAR SHIFTED REALLY HARD. WHEN WE PUT IT INTO DRIVE IT DID THE SAME THING. ON OUR WAY TO THE STORE THE CAR TOOK A FEW SECONDS TO SHIFT INTO EVERY GEAR AND WOULD SHIFT REALLY HARD WHEN IT DID SO. FROM THAT POINT WE TOOK THE CAR FOR ITS CHECK UP WITH THE MECHANIC WERE HE DID AN OIL CHANGE, TUNE UP AND SERVICE THE TRANSMISSION UPON TELLING HIM WHAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS DOING HE SAID THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS MESSING UP AND THAT NISSAN HAD A BAD REPUTATION WITH TRANSMISSIONS GOING BAD PREMATURELY AND THAT HE HAD REPAIRED MANY NISSAN OF THE SAME YEAR IF NOT NEWER BECAUSE OF TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. HE ADVISE US THAT AFTER SERVICING THE TRANSMISSION THE PROBLEM MAY OR MAY NOT GO AWAY (OUR TRANSMISSION WAS SERVICED EVERY 15,000-20,000 PRIOR TO PROBLEM). WE CONTINUED TO DRIVE THE CAR THE TRANSMISSION FINALLY GAVE OUT AT 142,864 MILES. THE TRANSMISSION WAS REBUILT BY A REPUTABLE SHOP ON 7/09/2010 USING NISSAN FACTORY PARTS WAS GIVEN A WARRANTY OF ONE YEAR. EVERYTHING WORKED FINE UNTIL DEC. 24, 2012 WHEN WE WENT TO PICK UP MY BROTHER FROM THE AIRPORT AND THE SAME THING STARTED TO HAPPEN AS WE STATED ABOVE. WE CONTINUED TO DRIVE THE CAR BUT VERY MINIMAL AND NOT VERY FAR OR NOT AT ALL UNTIL FEBRUARY 19, 2013 AT 219,862 MILES AND 76,998 MILES LATER THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT AGAIN FOR THE SECOND TIME AND SINCE WE ONLY HAVE ONE CAR WE WERE FORCED TO GET A LOAN AND REPAIR IT AGAIN. AND $6000.00 LATER WE ARE SCARED FOR A THIRD INCIDENT. I HOPE THIS MATTER GETS RESOLVED AND NISSAN AGREES TO COMPENSATE THE COST. *TR

TRANSMISSION FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEAR AND 2ND TO 1ST GEAR, SOMETIMES WON'T CHANGE AND THAN SLAMS INTO 2ND GEAR OR WILL DOWNSHIFT INTO 1ST GEAR TO EARLY . THIS CAUSES NO ACCELERATION OR STOPPING SHORT. HAVE NOW READ MANY COMPLAINTS DESCRIBING THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM. *TR

2005 NISSAN MAIMA, 60K MILES. I AM NOW HAVING AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS THAT I HAVE FOUND ARE RATHER COMMON FOR THIS CAR. I WILL BE TAKING TO A NISSAN DEALER FOR INSPECTION, BUT MY CONCERN IS THE FACT THAT NISSAN IS NOT IDENTIFYING THIS AS A HABITUAL PROBLEM - WHICH SHOULD WARRANT A RECALL. I HAVE OWNED THE CAR SINCE SHOWROOM AND HAVE MAINTAINED THE CAR ACCORDING TO NISSAN REQUIREMENTS. HAD TO HAVE THE MOTOR MOUNTS REPLACED IN 09 AFTER I NOTICED UNUAL NOISE COMING FROM THE CAR WHEN I WOULD ACCERLATE FROM A STOP. INSPECTION DISCOVERED THAT THE MOTOR MOUNTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. I BELIEVE THIS MAY BE A DIRECT CAUSE TO MY TRANSMISSION ISSUE NOW AND ACCORDING TO SEVERAL FORUM COMPLAINTS MANY OTHER INDIVIDUALS HAVE HAD THE SAME EXACT ISSUE THAT I AM EXPERIENCING NOW. ONCE MY INSPECTION WITH NISSAN THAT WILL BE DONE ON 8/30/10 AND THEIR DIAGNOSIS I WILL UPDATE MY COMPLAINT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10-20 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO JERK AND SHIFT OUT OF GEAR WITH SEVERE HESITATION. THE TRANSMISSION MALFUNCTION PROGRESSED OVER A PERIOD OF TIME. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE TECHNICIAN RECOMMENDED THE TRANSMISSION BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 61,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH. THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL INCREASE IN ENGINE RPMS AND THE YET THE VEHICLE WOULD MOMENTARILY HESITATE BEFORE JERKING INTO GEAR AND ACCELERATING FURTHER. THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS REPLACED. THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO RECUR INTERMITTENTLY AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED BY THE TECHNICIAN THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED REPLACING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 76,000.

THE 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA HAS A KNOWN ISSUE AND IT'S NOT JUST ME, IF YOU GOOGLE FOR MAXIMA ABS ISSUE, EVERY ONE HAS BEEN COMPLAINING ABOUT THIS. APPARENTLY, THE HOLE NEAR THE RIGHT ABS SENSOR IS TOO SMALL FOR THE DUST PARTICLES TO ESCAPE WHICH CLOGS THE ABS AND SHORT CIRCUITS THE ABS MODULE. I LIVE IN NEW YORK STATE WHERE IT SNOWS HEAVILY SOMETIMES IN WINTERS. MY ABS MODULE BLEW UP BECAUSE OF THIS ISSUE. PEOPLE I HAVE SPOKEN TO HAVE HAD SAME EXACT ISSUE. IT'S AMAZING HOW NISSAN HAS NOT RECALLED THESE VEHICLES FOR THIS PROBLEM. ABS SYSTEM NOT WORKING IS A SAFETY ISSUE. I DON;'T SEE HOW THEY CAN IGNORE THIS. NOT JUST THAT, THIS SORT OF BECOMES A SCAM SINCE THEY ARE AWARE OF THIS ISSUE AND STILL NOT RECALLING IT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. WHILE TRAVELING 0 TO 5 MPH THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE AND THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD AND HESITATED TO ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHERE THE ENGINE MOUNT WAS REPLACED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE LOCAL MECHANIC WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT SERVICED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 85000.

I HAVE A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA WITH UNDER 90,000 MILES. I AM EXPERIENCING TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. THE CAR JERKS WHEN I SLOW DOWN AND DOES THE SAME THING GOING FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEAR. I STARTED HAVING THIS PROBLEM ABOUT A YEAR AGO AND I TOOK THE CAR TO A TRANSMISSION SHOP WHICH I WAS TOLD IT NEEDED A TRANSMISSION/ENGINE MOUNTS WHICH WERE REPLACED, AFTER A WEEK THE PROBLEM CONTINUED. I THOUGHT IT WAS JUST ME, BUT I READ THERE ARE A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AND NISSAN IS NOT DOING ANYTHING ABOUT IT. THERE HAS TO BE A DEFECT IN THE TRANSMISSION, WHICH SHOULD BE A RECALL. IS THERE ANYTHING YOU CAN SUGGEST CAN DO PLEASE HELP. MY WARRANTY IS OVER AND I KNOW IT'S GOING TO BE VERY EXPENSIVE TO REPAIR. I PURCHASED THE CAR BECAUSE OF THE STYLE AND NISSAN REPUTATION FOR HAVING RELIABLE CARS. THEIR REPUTATION IS TAKING A HIT BECAUSE OF THE FACT THEY ARE NOT SHOWING ANY CONCERNS ABOUT PROBLEM WHY WHY WHY WHY IS NOTHING BEING DONE!!!!!!!!!! *KB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING FORWARD, THE VEHICLE WOULD HESITATE THEN BEGIN DRIVING IN REVERSE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT YET TAKEN TO HAVE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 106,736.

AFTER REPORTING TRANSMISSION PROBLEM TO NISSAN TWICE AND WAS TOLD THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH MY TRANSMISSION I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY AND THE CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE BECAUSE OF THE TRANSMISSION CAUSING ME TO ALMOST BE STRUCK BY ANOTHER CAR. I DID MY RESEARCH TO FIND THAT NOT ONLY HAVE MANY CONSUMERS COMPLAINED ABOUT THE SAME ISSUE FOR NISSAN MAXIMA 2004-2006 TRANSMISSION BUT NISSAN IS REFUSING O RECALL THESE TRANSMISSIONS AS THEY ARE FAULTY AND CAN ALSO BE DEADLY DUE TO THE NATURE OF JERKING AND CAR NOT KICKING INTO GEARS. *TR

1. TRANSMISSION SHIFTING ROUGH 2. TRANSMISSION SLIPS OUT OF GEAR WHILE SHIFTING FROM SECOND & THIRD. HAPPENING EVERYDAY WHILE DRIVING. 3.CONTACTED NISSAN CORP. AND THEY TOLD ME I NEED THEM TO CHECK THE TRANSMISSION, MY AUTO REPAIR PERSON TOLD ME IT NEEDS TO BE REPLACE. *TR

I HAVE A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA AND HE IT JERKING WHEN I PUT IT IN "D" AND I HAVE READ MANY REVIEWS AND THIS CAR SHOULD BE RECALLED. WE SPEND TOO MUCH MONEY ON THESE CARS AND THEY ARE NOT SAFE. *TR

2005 NISSAN MAXIMA SE PROBLEM SHIFTING. DELAY IN ENGAGEMENT FROM P TO D (ABOUT 1-2 SECONDS), FOLLOWED BY A STRONG JERK OR BANG. ONCE IN GEAR, VERY HIGH REVS AND ENGAGEMENT FROM 2ND TO 3RD GEAR, ALONG WITH 3RD TO 4TH. SAME CAN BE SAID ON DECELERATION. 4TH TO 3RD, AND ALL THE WAY DOWN... A DEFINITE TRAFFIC SAFETY HAZARD. JUST SOME OF THE OTHER ITEMS I HAVE HAD TO FOOT THE BILL FOR ON THIS 6-YEAR OLD VEHICLE: - 3 A/C COMPRESSORS - BOTH HIGH AND LOW A/C COMPRESSOR LINES - 4 NEW TIRES DUE TO CRACKING AND BUBBLING ON THE FACTORY TIRES (AT LESS THAN 30K MILES!) - FRONT ROTORS DUE TO WARPING AND EXCESSIVE STEERING WHEEL SHAKING WHEN BRAKING - LUMBAR SUPPORT PUMP (DRIVER'S SIDE) IS BROKEN - TURN SIGNAL INDICATORS OUT OF ALIGNMENT (DEFECTIVE GLUE TO HOLD THEM IN PLACE?) - 3 BATTERIES IN UNDER 5 YEARS - POWER WINDOW MOTORS ARE DYING (NOT AS QUICK AS THEY USED TO BE) OVERALL, I HAVE COME TO HATE THIS CAR AND THE NISSAN BRAND. I WILL NEVER BUY A NISSAN (OR INFINITI) AGAIN. *TR

I NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION ALREADY? WELL CARED FOR 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA STARTED HAVING TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS AT APPROX 75,000 MILES. NISSAN HAS NOT DONE A RECALL AND MANY COMPLAINTS HAVE ALREADY BEEN MADE. MY CAR HAS STOPPED IN TRAFFIC 3 TIMES ALREADY ! SOMETIMES WON'T ACCELERATE AFTER COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP WITHOUT ME HAVING TO RESTART THE ENGINE. JERKS WHEN GOING TO FROM 1ST TO SECOND AND VICE VERSA. I'M STILL MAKING $500.00 PAYMENTS ON THE CAR! VERY DISCOURAGING, NISSAN SHOULD BE ASHAMED OF THEMSELVES. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. WHEN THE CONTACT STARTED THE VEHICLE, SHE NOTICED A BURNING SMELL. THE CONTACT TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE AND CALLED FOR ASSISTANCE. WHEN THE MECHANIC ARRIVED THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE SEAT BELT MECHANISM MALFUNCTIONED CAUSING THE BURNING SMELL. THE CONTACT CALLED THE DEALER AND WAS ADVISED THAT THE REPAIR COST WOULD BE $5,000. THE CONTACT STATED THE SEAT BELT FAILURE WAS RECALL CAMPAIGN ID 05V512000. THE SEAT BELT WAS REPAIRED IN 2006. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILES WERE 62000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

DRIVING NORMAL ,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,BEEN IN SHOP 2 TIMES AND STILL NOT FIXED,REPLACED SENOR IN TRANNY STILL JERKS,HAPPENS DAILY. *TR

I BOUGHT MY USED CAR FROM A LOCAL NISSAN DEALERSHIP WITH APRX. 74000 MILES ON IT IN FEB 2010. SHORTLY AFTER I STARTED FEELING THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTING ROUGHLY IN THE LOWER GEARS. I TOOK IT IN TO A REPUTABLE REPAIR SHOP IN JUNE 2010 AND THEY COULD NOT FIND ANY KIND OF DIAGNOSTIC CODES IN THE COMPUTER FOR THE TRANSMISSION, BUT TOLD ME THE ENGINE MOUNTS WERE BROKEN AND NEEDED REPLACING. I REPLACED THE ENGINE MOUNT AND ALSO HAD THEM FLUSH AND PUT IN FRESH TRANSMISSION FLUID AT THAT TIME AS WELL. AGAIN VERY SHORTLY AFTER I STARTED FEELING THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTING ROUGHLY AND IT PROGRESSIVELY GOT WORSE AND EVEN STARTED SLIPPING INTERMITTENTLY!! I TOOK MY CAR BACK TO THE REPAIR SHOP AND THEY COULD NOT FIND ANY CODES AGAIN. I DID SOME RESEARCH ONLINE AND FOUND THAT HUNDREDS OF 2004 AND 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA OWNERS WERE HAVING THE SAME EXACT PROBLEMS!!! I HAVE SEARCHED FOR ANY RECALLS, BUT THERE ARE NONE!! I TOOK THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP WERE I BOUGHT IT FROM AND SPOKE WITH THE SERVICE MANAGER AND HE STATED THAT HE HAS DEALT WITH THIS ISSUE WITH OWNERS OF THIS MAKE, MODEL ,AND YEAR!! I FILED A COMPLAINT WITH NISSAN AND SPOKE WITH THEIR CONSUMER AFFAIRS DEPT, BUT THE ARE NOT WILLING TO HELP IN ANY WAY. I BELIEVE, AS WELL AS HUNDREDS OF OTHER OWNERS, THAT NISSAN KNOWS ABOUT THIS DEFECT, BUT IS UNWILLING TO ISSUE A RECALL TO THE PUBLIC!!! I THINK THIS IS COMPLETELY IRRESPONSIBLE AND NEGLIGENT ON NISSAN'S BEHALF AND HAS SHATTERED MY FAITH IN THEIR COMPANY.

2005 NISSAN MAXIMA HAVING TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS WITH ONLY 67 THOUSAND MILES, CAR JERKS FORWARD WHEN STOPPED, STALLS, AND JERKS WHEN TRYING TO REVERSE, I HAVE READ HUNDREDS OF CONSUMER REPORTS AND THIS AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH NISSAN, DEALERSHIP SAYS MY TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF 3 TO 4000! I DON'T HAVE THAT KIND OF CASH. AND AM IN A WORLD OF TROUBLE WITH NO CAR. *TR

2005 NISSAN MAXIMA AUTO TRANSMISSION. VEHICLE RANDOMLY JERKS VIOLENTLY WHEN SHIFTING FROM FIRST TO SECOND GEAR AND FROM SECOND TO FIRST GEAR. THIS PROBLEM DOES NOT ALWAYS HAPPEN, BUT IT IS GETTING MORE FREQUENT. JUST PURCHASED THE VEHICLE WITH 55,000 MILES ON IT, LESS THAN 10,000 MILES LATER I AM BEING TOLD I WILL NEED TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. I WAS QUOTED $ 4,200 BY THE DEALER. THIS IS NOT UNDER WARRANTY. *TR

MAY/2110-WHILE DRIVING MY 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA I DEVELOPED COMPLETE ELECTRICAL FAILURE AND HAD TO HAVE MY CAR TOWED TO BILL DENNY'S CAR REPAIR. THE PROBLEM IS THAT THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM IS DIRECTLY UNDER A COIN TRAY ON THE DASH. THE CORNERS ARE NOT SECURE AND SMALL COINS WERE ABLE TO SLIP DOWN THERE THUS SHORT CIRCUITING THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. MY AUTO REPAIR PERSON RESEARCHED THIS AND FOUND THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN WELL KNOWN TO NISSAN. MANY NISSAN OWNERS HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM HAPPEN TO THEM. THE COMPLAINTS ARE ALL OVER THE INTERNET. THIS HAPPENED TO ME WHEN MY VEHICLE WAS 5 YRS OLD BUT IT ALSO HAPPENED TO NISSAN OWNERS WHEN THEIR MAXIMA WAS NEW. THIS IS NOT A WARRANTY ISSUE BUT A SAFETY ISSUE. THERE SHOULD HAVE BEEN A RECALL. NISSAN IS IGNORING MY REQUEST TO PAY FOR MY AUTO'S REPAIR BECAUSE MY CAR WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY. NISSAN HAS IN FACT FIXED THIS DEFECT. WHEN I HAD MY CAR REPAIRED IN MAY THIS PROBLEM WAS CORRECTED. . JOHN ANELLO WRITER FOR AUTO TECH ON WHEELS WROTE AN ARTICLE OF THE MONTH FOR HIS MAGAZINE 06/2009- IT WAS ENTIRELY ABOUT THIS DEFECT. THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NO REASON FOR THIS TO BE IGNORED BY NISSAN . MY CAR COULD HAVE FAILED ON A HIGHWAY AT A HIGH SPEED WITH A DEADLY OUTCOME. I MADE A COMPLAINT THRU THE STATE OF MD CONSUMER PROTECTION DIVISION MY CASE NO#[XXX]. PLEASE HELP! INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER FOR MY 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA, AT APPROXIMATELY 80K MI MY CAR BEGAN HESITATING SLIGHTLY. I TOOK MY CAR TO THE NISSAN DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE PROBLEM WAS NOT DETECTABLE WITH A DIAGNOSTIC MACHINE, BUT THE TECHNICIAN INDICATED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS POSSIBLY A MISSING ENGINE MOUNT. I WAS ALSO TOLD THAT A TRANSMISSION FLUSH MAY ALSO HELP THE PROBLEM. THE FLUSH FOUND NO PARTICLES AND DID NOT STOP THE HESITATION. MY LEASE ENDED AND I DECIDED TO KEEP THE CAR. THIS HESITATION HAS GOTTEN PROGRESSIVELY WORST OVER TIME AND CULMINATED WITH ALMOST LOST OF POWER WHILE TRAVELING FROM MY HOME TO THE MALL TONIGHT. THE CAR HAD VERY LITTLE POWER AND MADE A LOW HUMMING SOUND. I PUT MY HAZARDS ON AS OTHER CARS WHIZZED BY. BY THE TIME I PULLED INTO THE RESTAURANT AND TRIED TO BACK INTO A PARKING SPACE THE CAR WOULD NOT DRIVE. I TURNED IT OFF THEN ON AGAIN THAT HELPED AND I WAS ABLE TO REVERSE. GOING HOME THE CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE AND THE RPM NEEDLE KEPT GOING UP TO 4-5 THEN HESISTATED BEFORE COMING DOWN. I AM SCHEDULED TO WORK TOMORROW AND I MUST NOW SEE ABOUT HAVING THE CAR TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR EVALUATION. I AM AT A LOST I JUST DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO. I SEEN MANY OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE 2005 NISSAN BUT NO RECALL. I CAN'T AFFORD TO BUY A NEW CAR AS I STILL OWE 12000 AND I AM AFRAID MY DAUGHTER AND I ARE NOT SAFE IN THIS CAR. PLEASE HELP. *TR

I HAVE A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA WITH 54000 AND MY TRANSMISSION HAS GONE. I HAVE READ PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE FROM OTHER PEOPLE. ITS VERY DANGEROUS MY CAR JERKS AND I HAVE MY FAMILY IN THE CAR AND I GET VERY SCARED TO DRIVE IT. I DON'T KNOW WHY NISSAN HASN'T HAD A RECALL ON THIS CAR YET. I TOOK MY CAR FOR GET FIXED AND THE DEALER ENDED UP FIXING UP MY MOTOR MOUNTS WHICH WASN'T THE PROBLEM AND IT WAS REALLY MY TRANSMISSION AND I PICKED UP THE MY CAR WHEN IT WAS DONE AND MY TRANSMISSION GAVE AWAY IN TWO DAYS. THEY FAILED TO FIX THE PROBLEM THE FIRST TIME AND IT WASN'T MY MOTOR MOUNTS THAT WAS CAUSING THE JERKING. *TR

TRANSMISSION ON 2005 NISSAN IS NOT OPERATING NORMALLY. THIS IS AN ON-GOING PROBLEM AND OCCURS WHEN ENGINE IS WARM. TRANSMISSION HAS A HARD "CLUNK" GOING FROM 2ND TO 3RD GEAR ON ACCELERATION...AND FROM 4TH TO 3RD...3RD TO 2ND ON DECELERATION. TRANSMISSION RECENTLY WENT INTO "SAFE" MODE WHERE IT'S ALWAYS IN 4TH OR 5TH GEAR. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS INTERMITTENT. CAR DRIVES NORMALLY AT HIGHWAY SPEED, BUT ON ACCELERATION OR DECELERATION THE TRANSMISSION COULD FAIL AT ANY TIME, CREATING A DANGEROUS DRIVING SITUATION. IF YOU "GOOGLE" NISSAN MAXIMA TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS, THOUSANDS OF POSTINGS ON NUMEROUS BLOGS DETAIL THIS EXACT PROBLEM. NISSAN HAS KNOWN ABOUT THESE TRANSMISSION FAILURES FOR YEARS. THE CARS USUALLY EXPERIENCE THE TRANSMISSION 'ISSUE' BETWEEN 45/50 THOUSAND MILES AND 70/75 THOUSAND. OUT OF WARRANTY. THE MAXIMA TRANSMISSION IS NOT A COMPONENT THAT CAN BE EASILY REPAIRED AS I HAVE HAD A TRANSMISSION EXPERT TAKE IT APART. NISSAN PUTS A NEW (OR REBUILT) TRANSMISSION IN. COST IS 2K-4K (OR MORE). IS THIS A PROBLEM THAT HAS BEEN REPORTED BEFORE? *TR

I HAVE A 2005 MAXIMA AND I AM HAVING VERY BAD TRANSMISSION ISSUES. WHEN I TAKE OFF IT JERKS REAL BAD BETWEEN 1ST AND 2ND GEAR AND THEN WHEN I AM SLOWING DOWN ABOUT TO COME TO A STOP IT ALSO KICKS AND JERKS REAL BAD WHEN IT GEARS DOWN TO 1ST AND 2ND. AND SOMETIMES IT JUST WONT GO AT ALL..AND THEN WHEN I SIT THERE A MIN AND PUT MY CAR FROM PARK TO DRIVE IT HESITATES FOR AT LEAST 7 TO 10 SECS. AND THEN JUMPS REAL BAD AND THEN GOES INTO DRIVE.IT USUALLY DOES ALL THIS WHEN THE CAR IS HOT. *TR

TRANSMISSION WILL JERK OUT OF GEAR FROM SHIFTING FIRST AND SECOND GEAR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE SEEMED TO SHIFT HARD AND THE GEARS WOULD SLIP. THE FAILURE OCCURRED AFTER THE VEHICLE WARMED UP (10-15 MILES AFTER BEING DRIVEN). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 106,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 111,000.