2005 Nissan Maxima Complaint Log

I PURCHASED AN 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA SE AND HAVE EXPERIENCING A JERKING PROBLEM ON THE TRANSMISSION. I FEEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS DRIVING THIS CAR AS IT WILL NOT SPEED AND ACCELERATE AND DECELERATE AT A NORMAL SPEED. *TR

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION HARD SHIFT BETWEEN 1ST AND 2ND. DELAYED ENGAGEMENT FROM 2ND TO 3RD THE WILL DROP A GEAR ALMOST COME TO A STOP WITH HIGH RPM. HARD SHIFTS ARE VIOLENT AND START AFTER ABOUT 10 MINUTES OF DRIVING. HAVE BEEN MAKING DUE WITH MANUAL SHIFT BUT NOW IS NOT ENGAGING IN OVERDRIVE. CAR WILL DROP OUT OF OVERDRIVE NOT ALLOWING HIGHWAY SPEED. VEHICLE WILL STAY IN 5TH GEAR EVEN COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP AND THEN MOVING AGAIN. WILL NOT DROP DOWN A GEAR. HAVE TO PULL OVER TO SET THE CAR IN PARK AND RESTART THE CAR TO GET IT OUT OF 5TH GEAR. CAR HAS ACTUALLY STALLED SLOWING TO A STOP LIGHT OR TRAFFIC. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAS COME ON AND WILL NOT PASS INSPECTION IN TEXAS BECAUSE CODE SAYS TRANSMISSION ISSUE AND TO PASS I MUST NOW SPEND $2500 FOR REBUILT OR $4500+ FOR NEW. THIS IS A TOTAL MECHANICAL ERROR WHICH NISSAN IS NOT ACCEPTING RESPONSIBILITY AND IS AN ACTUAL SAFETY HAZARD WHEN THE CAR DIES AT SPEED AND DOWNSHIFT CAN BE SO VIOLENT THAT YOU DROP 10 MPH IMMEDIATELY AND CAUSES STEERING ISSUES TO CONTROL THE JOLT. *TR

I HAVE A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA THAT I BOUGHT IN 2010 WITH 87,000 MILES, I HAD THE CAR FOR 5-6 MONTHS WHEN THE TRANSMISSION WHEN OUT WAS TOLD THIS WAS DUE TO A FAULTY VALUE BODY ON THIS MODEL. I CALLED NISSAN CORPORATE AND THERE WAS NOTHING THEY WOULD DO. I THEN SPENT $3,000 DOLLARS OUT OF MY POCKET TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION REBUILT AND THAT HELPED FOR A YEAR AND HALF. WHEN THE MAXIMA HIT APPROX 130,000 MILES THE HARD SHIFTING, HANGING IN GEAR, POPPING OF THE TRANSMISSION RETURNED. THIS CAR IS NOT UNDER WARRANTY AND WILL COST A LOT TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED. I FEEL THIS IS DEFECTIVE PARTS PUT TO USE BY NISSAN AND THEY SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIRS. *TR

TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS WITH 1ST TO 2ND GEAR SHIFT. THE PROBLEM OCCURS DAILY AND IT IS GETTING WORSE. EXTENDED WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED AND NISSAN WILL NOT FIX OR REPLACE. *TR

I HAVE A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA WITH 105000 MILES ON IT. THE TRANSMISSION SHIFT HARD FROM 1ST TO 2ND. ALSO FAILS TO SHIFT INTO REVERSE FROM DRIVE. DOWN SHIFTS FROM 3RD TO 2ND ARE EXTREMELY HARD. YOU HAVE TO DRIVE SLOW TO KEEP FROM BREAKING SOMETHING. THIS ALL A CURES WHEN THE TRANSMISSION IS HOT. I HAVE DRAINED AND REPLACED THE FLUID SIX TIMES. YOU CAN ONLY REPLACE 4.5 QUARTS EACH TIME. I ALSO HAD THE COOLANT SYSTEM PROFESSIONALLY FLUSHED. I STILL HAVE THE SAME. *TR

TRANSMISSION STARTED TO FELL SLIPPING AT 60,000 MILES. SLIPPING AND SHIFTING HARD PROGRESSING FROM BAD TO WORSE UNTIL THE TRANSMISSION STOP COMPLETELY. I CALLED NISSAN THEY SAID THERE WERE NO RECALLS ON THIS ISSUE. EVEN THOUGH THERE ARE HUNDREDS IF NOT THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS OF PEOPLES WHO ARE HAVING VERY SIMILAR ISSUES WITH THIS YEAR AND MODEL CAR. THIS HAS BEEN A NIGHTMARE FOR ME ( A PERSON ON DISABILITY) I NEED HELP! *TR

I PURCHASED A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA BRAND NEW IN JANUARY 2005. I HAD NEVER DRIVEN THE VEHICLE OTHER THAN LOCAL TO WORK. AT 66000 MILES MY TRANSMISSION BEGAN HARD SHIFTING. I CONTACTED NISSAN CORPORATE OFFICE TO AUTHORIZE AN OUT OF WARRANTY REPAIR AND THEY REFUSED. IT COST ME 3200.00 TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. NOW I AM HAVING STRANGE NOISES COMING FROM THE FRONT END. I BELIEVE IT IS THE SUSPENSION. THIS CAR HAS NOT LIVED UP TO MY EXPECTATIONS AND I HOPE SOMEONE WILL TAKE INTO ACCOUNT THE MANY COMPLAINTS REGARDING THIS MAKE AND MODEL CAR AND MAKE THE CONSUMERS BACK WHOLE. I WILL NEVER PURCHASE ANOTHER NISSAN PRODUCT SIMPLY BECAUSE THE PRODUCTS ARE POORLY MANUFACTURED AND NISSAN DOES NOT STAND BEHIND ITS PRODUCT. *TR

VEHICLE HAS DIFFICULTY SHIFTING INTO GEAR. WHEN ACCELERATING THE VEHICLE HESITATES AND THEN JERKS INTO GEAR WITH ALOT OF FORCE. THIS PROBLEM CREATES A SAFETY HAZARD AS THE VEHICLE DOES NOT ACCELERATE AS EXPECTED AND MAY A LEAD TO REAR-END COLLISION. ADDITIONALLY IT CREATES A SAFETY HAZARD WHEN MERGING INTO FASTER MOVING TRAFFIC (I.E. MERGING ONTO THE HIGHWAY). THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED AS A FAULTY VALVE BODY THAT ULTIMATELY LEADS TO THE DETERIORATION OF THE TRANSMISSION AND THE ISSUE HAS BEEN REPORTED BY MANY NISSAN CUSTOMERS. *TR

2005 NISSAN MAXIMA SE TRANSMISSION SLIP WHEN PUTTING VEH INTO GEAR FROM P TO R OR P TO DRIVE, ETC... ALSO WHEN COMING TO DECELERATION, THE VEH SLAMS INTO LOWER GEAR JERKING VEH EXCESSIVELY. POSSIBLE SAFETY ISSUE IF VEH CANNOT ENGAGE INTO LOWER GEAR WHEN COMING TO STOP IN TRAFFIC OR IN FRONT OF PEDESTRIANS! THOUSANDS OF BLOGS WITH CUSTOMERS HAVING SIMILAR ISSUES ON CONSUMERAFFAIRS.COM AND EDMUNDS.COM... NISSAN IS NOT HELPING PEOPLE WITH THIS SAFETY DEFECT!!! THEY NEED TO ISSUE RECALL FOR THIS MATTER. *TR

I PURCHASE A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA AND NOW THE TRANSMISSION JERKS WHICH CAUSE THE CAR TO ACCELERATE FROM GEAR TO GEAR. I HAVE SPOKEN TO NISSAN ABOUT THIS AND THEY ARE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM BUT WILL NOT FIX IT. AFTER READING MORE THAN A HUNDRED COMPLAINTS THIS IS HAPPENING ON A REGULAR BASIS WITH MODELS FROM 2004 TO 2006 AND I THINK NISSAN NEEDS TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THERE PRODUCT AND RECALL THE YEAR MODELS THAT AFFECTED BY THERE FAULTY TRANSMISSION SYSTEM. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS AND HOLD NISSAN ACCOUNTABLE FOR THERE CARS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD VIOLENTLY JERK WHEN CHANGING GEARS WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED REPLACING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 79,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 103,000.

I HAVE A 2005 MAXIMA WITH THE VERY SAME TRANS PROBLEMS IN THE LOWER GEARS. HARD SHIFTING, SLAMMING INTO GEAR, ETC. FORTUNATELY, IT IS STILL DRIVABLE FOR NOW. I DON'T HAVE THE $3500 TO FIX IT. THIS AFTER JUST SPENDING $1700 FOR A NEW CATALYTIC CONVERTER 3 MONTHS AGO. THE CAR IS A MONEY PIT. NEVER AGAIN!!! TOLD BY DEALERSHIP THAT I CAN STILL DRIVE IT UNTIL IT WONT GO ANYMORE. THAT DOESN'T SEEM LIKE A VERY SAFE BUSINESS PRACTICE FOR A DEALERSHIP TO TELL ITS CUSTOMERS. *TR

TRANSMISSION JERKS BETWEEN 1ST AND 2ND GEAR. TERRIBLE LAG BETWEEN SHIFTS AND NERVE RACKING JERKS WHEN COMING TO A STOP. *TR

I HAVE A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA WITH SOME SERIOUS TRANSMISSION ISSUES. THE FIRST TIME I EVER FELT THE TRANS SHIFT ROUGHLY WAS AT ABOUT 35K MILES, I THOUGHT NOTHING OF IT AT THE TIME BECAUSE IT WAS SO RANDOM AND THE CAR WAS NEW. THROUGHOUT THE NEXT 30K MILES OR SO IT WOULD HAPPEN SO RANDOMLY THAT IT WOULD NEVER CAUSE ANY SERIOUS CONCERN, IT WOULD BE DURING A DESCENT DOWN A HILL WHEN IT WOULD DOWNSHIFT OR AT RPMS HIGHER THAN 2500 AS IT DOWNSHIFTS. AT ABOUT 70K THE TRANS STARTED TO SHOW SOME SLIPPING, ONLY AFTER IT WOULD WARM UP AT ABOUT 20 TO 30 MILES OF DRIVING. THIS CAUSED FOR SOME CONCERN, MY WIFE HAS DRIVEN THIS CAR AND WE HAVE A TWO-YEAR OLD DAUGHTER, SO I KNOW FOR CERTAIN THAT THE CAR WAS NOT ABUSED. I TOOK THE CAR TO A LOCAL DEALERSHIP AND SOON THERE AFTER THEY CALLED STATING THAT THE TRANS WILL NEED TO BE CHANGED OUT AND OF COURSE SINCE THE WARRANTY SO CONVENIENTLY JUST RAN OUT I WOULD HAVE TO PAY $3500. THIS IS MY FIRST NISSAN SO I DID A LOT OF RESEARCH ON LINE TRYING TO SEE IF THERE IS OTHERS OUT THERE WITH SIMILAR ISSUES, AND DID I FIND OUT THAT THERE IS... APPARENTLY THE 04 AND THE 05 MAXIMAS HAVE A MAJOR TRANS ISSUE THAT NISSAN IS FAILING TO ADMIT TO. I AM HAVING A HARD TIME TO GET THEM TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE ISSUE AND ASSIST ME WITH THE COST ASSOCIATED WITH A NEW TRANS. I JUST THINK THAT NISSAN NEEDS TO ADDRESS THIS ASAP. MY CAR IS STILL DRIVABLE SO MY WIFE WILL DRIVE AS LONG AS POSSIBLE, HOPEFULLY SOMETHING WILL BE DONE BEFORE THE CAR COMPLETELY BRAKES DOWN. *TR

SAME AS EVERYONE ELSE. MY 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA'S TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING. IT MAKES A "POPPING" NOISE. I HAVE HAD THE MOTOR MOUNTS REPLACED. IT STILL NEEDS STRUT MOUNTS & POSSIBLY NEW STRUTS. I HAVEN'T HAD ANY "NEAR MISSES" IN TRAFFIC OR ANYTHING THOUGH. I AM UNEMPLOYED & CAN'T AFFORD TO FIX IT IN ORDER TO SELL IT. I'M SURE THE "CORPORATE" PEOPLE AT NISSAN DOESN'T HAVE ANY OF THESE DILEMMAS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. HE STATED WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF 30 MPH, THE GEARS BEGAN SHIFTING WITHOUT WARRANT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 91,000.

MY 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA'S TRANSMISSION STARTED SLIPPING IN THE SEPTEMBER OF 2009, I HAD MAINTENANCE DONE ON THE ENTIRE CAR DONE INCLUDING THE TRANSMISSION WHICH STOPPED THE PROBLEM TEMPORARILY. BY JANUARY OF 2010 THE PROBLEM CAME BACK AND WORST. THE CAR WOULD STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC AND IT TOOK ABOUT 5 SECONDS FOR THE CAR TO CHANGE SHIFT. IT WOULD ALSO JERK VERY VIOLENTLY WHEN CHANGING SHIFTS, SO HARD THAT I WAS ALMOST PUSHED OUT TO THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME, I FINALLY HAD IT ON APRIL 5TH 2010 WHEN OUT OF NOWHERE THE TRANSMISSION GAVE OUT ENTIRELY. I WAS GOING UP A HILL AND THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION LET GO SO IT STARTED GOING BACKWARDS FAST, I PRESSED FORWARD ON THE GAS ONLY TO GET A HARD REV AND NOTHING ELSE. I KEPT GOING UNTIL I HIT THE BRAKES HARD INADVERTENTLY MAKING ME HIT A TREE DENTING MY BUMPER. MY CAR IS NOW SITTING IN MY DRIVEWAY UNTIL I COME UP WITH THE MONEY TO PAY FOR A BRAND NEW TRANSMISSION. I SPOKE TO NISSAN AND THEY SUGGESTED I TAKE MY CAR TO A CERTIFIED DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTICS RUN WHICH COST ME 100 DOLLARS. THEY OFFERED ME A NEW TRANSMISSION FOR 4500 BUT I HAGGLED DOWN TO 2500. I AM IN COLLEGE AND CANNOT AFFORD SPENDING THAT KIND OF MONEY. I AM STILL PAYING OFF THIS CAR AND IT IS CAUSING ME DISTRESS. IF I DON'T GET ANY HELP I DON'T KNOW WHAT I WILL DO. *TR

2005 NISSAN MAXIMA WITH LESS THAN 100K MILES WAS TAKEN TO NISSAN SERVICE SHOP AND WAS SAID TO NEED A PART REPLACED IN TRANS. AND TIMING CHAIN NEEDS REPLACING ALONG WITH MOTOR MOUNTS. AFTER REVIEWING MANY WEBSITES THIS YEAR MAKE AND MODEL VEHICLE HAS 1000 WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. TRIED TAKING TO 2 DIFFERENT NISSAN REPS AND WAS TOLD THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD OR WOULD DO ABOUT THEIR FAULTY PRODUCT.. WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHAT ELSE OR WHO ELSE I COULD SPEAK WITH ABOUT THIS MATTER. I HAVE OWNED 4 PRIOR NISSANS AND HAVE NEVER HAD PROBLEMS AND SEEING THAT THIS ISSUE SEEMS TO BE IN THIS VEHICLE I DO FEEL THAT THEY ARE SOMEWHAT RESPONSIBLE. *TR

DOOR LOCK ACTUATOR IN 05 MAXIMA NOT WORKING PROPERLY. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA WITH B.F. GOODRICH TIRES, SIZE 225/55/R17, DOT #VE00AE111109. WHILE TRAVELING 60 MPH THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIRE SUDDENLY EXPLODED CAUSING THE CONTACT TO CRASH INTO THE MEDIAN AND ROLLOVER. THE CONTACT INJURED HER RIBS, BACK , AND FINGERS DURING THE CRASH. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE TIRE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS. UPDATED 12/23/10*LJ THE PASSENGER WAS ALSO INJURED. UPDATED 04/04/11

MY 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA STARTED TO SHIFT EXTREMELY HARD. NOT ONLY THAT BUT IN TRAFFIC IT CAN BE VERY SCAREY ALMOST CAUSING YOU TO HIT THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF YOU OR BEING ALMOST HIT IN THE REAR BECAUSE THE TRANSMISSION GETS STUCK AND THEN SHIFTS EXTREMELY HARD. THIS VEHICLE IS USED TO TRANSPORT MY KIDS. I CANNOT AFFORD TO FIX NISSANS MISTAKES. TIMES ARE DIFFICULT FINANCIALLY RIGHT NOW. NISSAN SHOULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR THERE MISTAKES. THEY SHOULD NOT BE ALLOWED TO SELL VEHICLES THAT ARE NOT RELIABLE. PLEASE HELP US WITH THIS SITUATION. IT NOT ONLY PUT MY CHILDREN IN DANGER BUT IT HAS TAKEN A FINANCIAL TOW ON MY FAMILY. NISSAN NEEDS TO FIX THIS!!!

I PURCHASED A NISSAN MAXIMA SL 2005 ON OCT 2004, AT THIS TIME THE CAR HAS 66,500 MILES AND WE ARE HAVING TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. SOME OF THESE PROBLEMS INCLUDES (ONCE THE CAR IS HOT): 1. IT TAKES FEW SECONDS FOR THR TRANSMISSION TO CLICK INTO GEAR FROM REVERSE INTO DRIVE ACCOMPANIED BY A VERY HARD JERK. 2. THE TRANSMISSION SLIPS OUT DURING REGULAR DRIVING THEN JERKING BACK INTO GEAR AND THIS HARD JERKING IS AFFECTION THE TRANSMISSION MOUNTS. WE HAD A TRANSMISSION OIL CHANGE AT 30,000 AND 60,000 MILES. WE READ PLENTY OF ONLINE POSTING OF 100'S OF CUSTOMER WITH THE SAME PROBLEMS WITH THE SAME NISSAN MAXIMA 2005 SO WE CONTACTED NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIR FOR HELP. THEY INSTRUCTED US TO GO TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTICS, AT THE DEALER THEY TOLD US THAT THEY WON'T DIAGNOSE THE TRANSMISSION UNTIL THE TRANSMISSION OIL IS CHANGE AND ONE OF THE TRANSMISSION MOUNTS IS REPLACE FOR ABOUT $700. MY WIFE USES THIS CAR WITH THE KIDS AND I'M CONCERN THAT THEY CAN HAVE A PROBLEM THAT CAN CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. *TR

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

2005 MAXIMA SE....76,000 MILES...... I HAVE HAD JERKY TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS AROUND 0-20 MPH... I HAVE READ HUNDREDS OF THE SAME COMPLAINTS..... SOMEONE GET NISSAN TO DO A RECALL PLEASE... I'M SURE THEY CAN'T COME UP WITH THE MONEY TO REPAIR ALL OF MAXIMA'S TRANSMISSIONS FOR FREE, THAT IS PROBABLY THE ONLY THING HOLDING THEM UP...... WELL, BEING 23 YEARS OLD, WORKING 110 HOUR WEEKS DURING THE SUMMER FARMING.... I FOUND MYSELF BUYING A NICE 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA THINKING THAT IT WAS GOING TO BE A DEPENDABLE CAR, WEEKS LATER I FIND OUT IT IS NOTHING BUT JUNK AND IS TOO LATE TO RETURN BACK TO NISSAN.... I'M SURE YOU GUYS HAVE DEALT WITH MANY OF OTHER 2004-2006 NISSAN MAXIMA OWNER'S COMPLAINTS... BUT IT'S TIME TO FORCE NISSAN TO STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCT AND ADMIT FAILURE, AND SOMEONE NEEDS TO PUT AN END TO THIS NON-SENSE. I HAVE 4 YEARS OF PAYMENTS ON THIS CAR, THE LEAST THEY COULD DO IS GIVE ME A PROPERLY WORKING TRANSMISSION...... ALSO--- I HAVE READ MANY OF A/C COMPLAINTS, ALL WHICH REPORT OF A/C HOSE NEEDING TO BE REPLACED COSTING HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS, MY AIR CONDITIONER JUST WENT OUT THE OTHER DAY..... GOOD THING I HAVE A SUN ROOF AND WINDOWS THAT WORK. THIS MIGHT AS WELL ALSO BE THROWN IN THE WITH THE RECALL. THANKS *TR

I AM FILING A COMPLAIN ABOUT MY NISSAN MAXIMA 05. I HAVE BEEN ON DIFFERENT WEBSITES WERE I SEE A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT OWNS THE MAXIMA 04-05 MODELS HAVE THE SAME COMPLAIN. AND THE COMPLAINS ARE THE TIMING CHAIN AND THE TRANSMISSION. I THINK NISSAN SHOULD STAND BY THEIR WORK AND DO A RECALL FOR THEY CAN SEE WHAT IS THE PROBLEM AND FIX THE PROBLEM. SOME PEOPLE ARE STILL PAYING FOR THIS EXPENSIVE CAR AND CAN'T AFFORD TO PAYING FOR MANUFACTURE PROBLEMS. THE TIMING CHAIN AND THE TRANSMISSION WAS NOT PROPERLY INSTALLED. AND THE PROBLEM NEEDS TO BE FIXED. *TR

I HAVE A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. IT HAS BEEN JERKING BETWEEN 1ST AND 2ND GEAR SHIFTING. DEALER SUGGESTED MOTOR MOUNTS REPLACEMENT. THIS WAS DONE. PROBLEM STILL PERSIST. JERKING GOT WORSE AND GOT ENGINE CODE. TOOK TO DEALER AND NOW THEY ARE SAYING THE TRANSMISSION IS BAD. IT SEEMS TONS OF FOLKS ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE. *TR

TRANSMISSION JERKS REALLY HARD CAUSING NECK PAIN AND CAUSE VEHICLE TO STALL OR LOSE POWER ON THE HWY. *TR

FOR AT LEAST 7 MONTH, I HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING VERY ROUGH TRANSITIONS BETWEEN 1ST AND 2ND GEARS AND ALSO WHEN DECELERATING BETWEEN 3RD AND 2ND GEARS. THIS OCCURS DAILY AFTER THE CAR HAS BEEN DRIVEN 5 MINUTES OR SO. ADDITIONALLY, AT TIMES (DAILY BUT NOT EVERYTIME I START THE CAR) WHEN I SHIFT INTO GEAR, WHETHER IT IS DRIVE OR REVERSE, THE TRANSMISSION TAKES AS MUCH AS 20 SECONDS TO ENGAGE. I HAVE ALREADY REPLACED ONE MOTOR MOUNT AND THE TRANSMISSION MOUNT BUT STILL THE ENGINE JUMPS WHEN ACCELERATING OR DECELERATING. EVER SO CONVENIENTLY FOR NISSAN, ALL THIS STARTED AFTER MY WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED. WITH AS MANY COMPLAINTS AS I SEE FOR THIS EXACT COMPLAINT, IT SEEMS THAT NISSAN WOULD CALL A RECALL BEFORE THERE IS A TRAGIC ACCIDENT. I DO NOT WANT THIS DEFECT TO RUIN THE ENGINE SO WHY CAN'T NISSAN TAKE CARE OF THIS?? THE VERY REASON I BOUGHT THIS CAR IS BECAUSE OF THE NORMAL RELIABILITY AND I MUST SAY THAT I WILL NOT BUY ANOTHER IF NISSAN DOESN'T TAKE CARE OF THIS PROBLEM. *TR

2005 NISSAN MAXIMA TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. TRANSMISSION JERKS WHEN SHIFTING IN LOW GEARS OR GOING FROM REVERSE TO FIRST GEAR. ENGINE REVS HIGH AND THEN THE CAR SLAMS INTO GEAR, THIS HAPPENS WHEN DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS INCLUDING ON THE HIGHWAY. THIS PROBLEM CAUSES THE CAR TO SURGE FORWARD WHEN IT OCCURS. THIS PROBLEM STARTED AROUND 75K MILES ON THE CAR. REPORTS FROM SEVERAL TRANSMISSION SHOPS INDICATE THIS IS A RECURRING PROBLEM WITH THE 04 AND 05 MAXIMAS. I HAVE LOGGED A COMPLAINT WITH NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIRS WITH NO RESOLUTIN AT THIS POINT.

I PURCHASED MY 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA BRAND NEW IN APRIL OF 2005. I PAID COLD HARD EARNED CASH ($35,000) FOR THIS CAR. WE REFINANCED OUR HOME TOO BUY AN RELIABLE, STURDY, DEPENDABLE, STYLISH, ROAD CAR (INSTEAD WE GOT A LEMON). I HAVE HAD MANY ISSUES WITH THE CAR. THE HEADLINER CONSTANTLY FALLING DOWN OVER MY HEAD WHILE DRIVING WITH THE SUNROOF OPEN, THE SUNROOF NOT OPENING AND CLOSING PROPERLY, THE O2 SENSORS GOING OUT CONSTANTLY, , THE BRACKETS BEING REPLACED, THE LEATHER SEATS LOOK AS IF I HAVE RAZOR BLADES ATTACHED TO MY BOTTOM SIDE, AND THE TRANSMISSION IS AWFUL!!! AT 65,000 MILES IT STARTED GOING OUT. THE LOCAL DEALER REPLACED THE TRANNY WITHOUT ADMITTING ANY FAULT ON NISSANS BEHALF. AT THE TIME WE DID NOT KNOW ABOUT THE TROUBLING PROBLEMS WITH THE 2004-2005 TRANSMISSIONS. THEY ONLY CHARGED US FOR THE LABOR COST. WE ACTUALLY THOUGHT "WOW, THEY ARE COOL"!! HERE WE ARE AT 157,000 MILES (ABOUT 70,000 LATER AND THE TRANNY IS:JERKING EXTREMELY HARD ( IT FEELS LIKE I AM BEING RAMMED FROM THE REAR BY A 18 TON SEMI-TRAILER) BETWEEN GOING INTO 1ST AND SECOND GEAR AND AGAIN BACK IN REVERSE FROM 2ND INTO 1ST GEAR. THE PROBLEM HAS GOTTEN SO BAD THAT IS NOW HESITATING IN SHIFTING AND I HAVE HAD ENOUGH!! I HAVE DONE MY RESEARCH, AND THIS IS AN EPIDEMIC. NISSAN HAS TOO STEP UP AND FIX THIS PROBLEM. THIS COUNTRY HAS HIT A RECESSION. US HARDWORKING AMERICANS DESERVE BETTER THAN THIS. PLEASE HELP US CONSUMERS. THANK [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

2005 MAXIMA HAS A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM THAT STARTED AT 75,000 MILES. THIS SEEMS TO BE A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR. DEALER WANTS TO REPLACE TRANSMISSION AT A COST OF ABOUT $3,500-$4,000. I HAVE FOUND OUT THROUGH SOME TRANSMISSION SHOPS THAT THE PROBLEM IS THE VALVE BODY AND NOT THE TRANSMISSION ITSELF. THE VALVE BODY COSTS ABOUT 1,100 FOR THE PART WHICH IS MUCH CHEAPER THAN A REBUILT TRANSMISSION SO I AM GOING TO GO THE ROUTE. THE MECHANIC HAS DONE ABOUT SIX OF THESE SO FAR AND IT HAS FIXED THE PROBLEM IN ALL OF THEM WITH NONE BEING RETURNED WITH PROBLEMS. NISSAN'S QUALITY HAS REALLY WENT DOWN THE DRAIN. THIS IS MY FOURTH NISSAN AND WILL BE MY LAST, MY NEIGHBOR AND HIS FAMILY HAVE HAD THE SAME EXPERIENCE WITH THEIR NISSAN AND WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER AS WELL. WHAT A SHAME THAT A ONCE GREAT COMPANY HAS FALLEN TO SUCH SUB STANDARD QUALITY PRODUCTS. I THINK I WILL GIVE HONDA OR TOYOTA A SHOT WHEN I GET RID OF THIS PROBLEM CAR. IN ADDITION TO THE TRANNY PROBLEM THEY ALSO SAID I NEED TO REPLACE MY TIMING BELT TENSIONER WHICH IS $1,500 AND THAT I HAVE A BROKEN MOTOR MOUNT, WHICH IS ANOTHER $300. *TR

I RECENTLY PURCHASED A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA FROM A DEALERSHIP NOT AFFILIATED WITH NISSAN. THE IS NOT 30 DAYS OLD AND IT JERKS FROM 1ST TO 3RD AS IF I HAVE A STIFF SHIFT,THE ENGINE WILL REV UP WHILE GOING 30-40MPH AND JERK FORWARD ALMOST CAUSING ME TO ALMOST REAR END ANOTHER VEHICLE. AND AFTERWARDS I CAN SMELL THIS METAL/CHEMICAL ODOR ACCUMULATING IN THE VEHICLE. THIS VEHICLE HAS SEVERE SHIFTING PROBLEMS. *TR

MY 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA HAS 63000 MILES AND HAS STARTED SHOWING SIGNS OF WHAT MAY BE SERIOUS TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. RANDOM SYMPTOMS THAT INCLUDE: * VERY HARD JERKY SHIFTS BETWEEN 1ST TO 2ND AND 2ND TO 1ST AND ACCOMPANIED BY LOUD CLUNKING NOISE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE ACCELERATING FROM A TRAFFIC STOP, THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO BUCK WITH EXTREME HESITATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT TRANSMISSION FACILITY WHERE THEY INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. ALSO, THEY STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION DEFECT WAS A COMMON ISSUE WITH THE 2004 AND 2005 MODEL YEARS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 106,000. UPDATED 3/14/11 *CN UPDATED 03/21/11. *JB

I NOTIFIED NISSIAN HEADQUARTERS THAT I HAVE A PROBLEM WITH MY TRANSMISSION. THE REGIONAL REPRESENTIVES FOR NISSIAN HEADQUATERS INDICATED TO ME THAT I NEED TO TAKE MY 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA TO A NISSAN DEALERSHIP TO HAVE IT PLACE ON THE DIGNOSTIC MACHINE WHICH COST ME 95.00. NISSAN DEARLERSHIP RESULTS WAS A BAD TRANSMISSION. THE REGIONAL REPRESENTIVE GAVE ME A FILE NUMBER(6763040). I INDICATE TO THE REGIONAL REPRESENTIVE THAT MY CAR JERKS IN 1ST AND 2ND GEAR. THE RPM GOES UP WITH A HARD THUMP SOUND. ON 2-9-2010, I PICKED UP MY DAUGHTER FROM DAYCARE AND WAS TURNING IN HEAVY TRAFFIC AND A BIG TRUCK ALMOST HIT MY CAR BECAUSE OF THE CAR HESITATE TO GO INTO 2ND GEAR CAUSING IT TO SLOW DOWN WHILE I TURNING INTO ON GOING TRAFFIC. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND NISSAN HEADQUATERS KNOWS IT. THE RESULT FROM HEADQUATERS CAME BACK FROM THE REGIONAL REPRESENTIVE AND SHE INDICATE NO, WE WILL NOT FIX YOUR CAR, I EXPLAIN TO HER THAT I KNOW MY CAR HAS 90,000 MILES BUT IT IS A NISSAN AND THESE CARS SUPPOSE TO BE WELL BUILT. I ASK HER FOR A GOOD WILL FIX AND SHE STILL INDICATE NO WE WILL NOT FIX YOUR CAR. THE REGIONAL REPRESENTIATIVE QUOTED, THAT WE WILL ONLY FIX CARS ON A CASE-BY-CASE BASE. I TOLD THEM THAT THEY NEED TO FIX ALL THE CARS BECAUSE THEY KNOW MANY PEOPLE ARE HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THAT PARTICALR YEAR NISSIAN MAXIMA. REGIONAL REP SAID WE WILL TRADE YOUR CAR FOR A NEW AND TAKE 4% OFF AND I TOLD THEM I CANNOT AFFORD A NEW CAR. NISSAN COMPANY KNOW THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE TRANSMISSION BUT THEY ARE TRYING TO GET CONSUMER TO BUY A NEW CAR TO MAKE PROFIT OF THE CONSUMER, INSTEAD OF FIXING THE PROBLEM THAT THEY KNOW OCCURS. I DO NOT TRUST ANY MORE NISSAN CARS SO WHY ARE THEY FORCING ME TO BUY ANOTHER. THIS IS UNCONSTITIONAL!

MY 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA HAS A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM AT ONLY 85000 MILES. WHEN I AM DRIVING THE CAR HAS PROBLEM SHIFTING FROM 1ST TO 2ND AND 2ND TO 3RD. ALSO THE CAR WHEN IT IS PARKED AND I PUT IT ON DRIVE IT WILL GIVE A QUICK JOLT FORWARDS. THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE WITH THIS PROBLEM. I HAVE BEEN READING THOUSANDS AND THOUSANDS OF POSTS ONLINE WITH PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. I TOOK THE CAR TO A MECHANIC AND THEY SAY I NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION WHICH WILL COST AROUND 4000! IT IS VERY DANGEROUS TO DRIVE A CAR LIKE THIS BECAUSE YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT TO EXPECT. *TR

IMPROPER BRAKING FUNCTION WITH ABS IN 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA - STARTED WITH NOISE AND "SOFT" BRAKES. IT CONTINUED TO A POINT WHERE THE ABS WAS INCORRECTLY BEING ACTIVATED (EVEN WHEN THE CAR WAS OFF). IT SEEMS TO BE RELATED TO A SPEED SENSOR IN THE WHEELS. THIS CONTROLS THE ABS ACTIVATION AND THE SPEEDOMETER/ODOMETER. THE SPEEDOMETER HAS STOPPED WORKING. AND DUE TO THE ABS BEING UNDER CONSTANT STRAIN, THE ABS CONTROL MODULE IS GOING TO HAVE TO BE REPLACED.

TRANSMISSION STARTED SHIFTING VERY HARD BETWEEN 1ST AND 2ND AND 2ND AND 3RD. I HAVE ALSO HAD THE TRANSMISSION GET STUCK IN 5TH GEAR WHICH POSES A SAFETY PROBLEM WHEN TRYING TO PULL OUT INTO TRAFFIC. NOTICE FIRST SYMPTOMS JUST AFTER 60K MILE WARRANTY. TOOK IT TO DEALER, COULDN'T FIND ANY PROBLEM. SUBSEQUENT VISITS AND WAS TOLD TO REPLACE THE MOTOR MOUNTS AND FLUSHED TRANY AND CALL NISSAN CAR WHICH I DID ALL 3. TRANSMISSION CONTINUED TO GET WORSE AND TOOK IT BACK TO NISSAN. THEY RECOMMENDED NEW AT FOR $3500. CALLED NISSAN CARE AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY CANNOT HELP, CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY. WHEN ASKED TO SPEAK TO A SUPERVISOR, I WAS TOLD NO, THAT WOULDN'T HELP AND THEY HUNG UP. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT GEARS WITHOUT HESITATION AND IT WOULD ALSO SLIP OUT OF GEAR. THE FAILURE OCCURRED 30% OF THE TIME WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY REPLACED THE MOTOR MOUNTS; HOWEVER, THE TRANSMISSION CONTINUED TO MALFUNCTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A TRANSMISSION SPECIALIST WHO STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REBUILT. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 9,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 78,700.

I HAVE A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA SLIPPING GEARS WHEN EVER YOU GIVE IT GAS. IT DOES IT ALL THE TIME AND ALMOST CAUSED ME TO GET IN A WRECK. I HAVE IT IN THE SHOP NOW AND THEY ARE TELLING ME I NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION AND VALVE BODY. THE CAR ONLY HAS 77,000 MILES AND NISSAN WILL NOT DO ANYTHING. PLEASE HELP THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE ONLINE COMPLAINING ABOUT THE SAME ISSUE IT IS GOING TO GET SOMEONE KILLED!! *TR

I BROUGHT MY CAR TO NISSAN FOR SERVICE BECAUSE I HEARD A WHINING NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. I WAS INFORMED BY NISSAN THAT THE TIMING CHAIN ON MY VEHICLE MAY NEED TO BE REPLACED. I HAVE A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA WITH ONLY 50,000 MILES. IF THIS PART IS NOT REPLACED, THE CAR WILL STOP IMMEDIATELY AND WILL REQUIRE TOWING. I'M DISTURBED BY THIS ISSUE, BECAUSE NISSAN WAS MADE AWARE OF THIS ISSUE WITH THEIR 2005-2008 MODELS, SINCE 2006, AND HAVE ONLY LISTED THIS AS A BULLETIN. THERE HAVE BEEN MANY COMPLAINTS AND FORUMS ON THIS ISSUE, HOWEVER THEY DO NOT DEEM THIS AS A RECALL. I FEEL THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE, BECAUSE IF A VEHICLE HALTS IN THE MIDDLE OF A HIGHWAY, THIS CAN BE A DISASTER WAITING TO HAPPEN. ALSO THERE MAY BE EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE. I ALSO HAVE A 1995 MAXIMA THAT HAS NEVER UNDERGONE A TIMING CHAIN REPLACEMENT. I'M HOPING THAT SOMEONE WILL LOOK INTO THIS ISSUE. *TR

CAR HAS BEEN INDICATING A PROBLEM FOR TWO YEARS STARTED OFF WITH A FEW. DROPS OF TRANI FLUID ON DRIVEWAY..TO BURNING SMELL,NOISE WHILE IN REVERSE,CLACKING NOISES..REPLACED MOUNTS BURNT OIL..NOW HARD SHIFTING FROM PARK TO REVERSE TO DRIVE. CAR HESITATES BEFORE SHIFTING CAR HAS 59000 MILES HAD 31000 WHEN PROBLEMS STARTED CAR HAS BEEN IN SERVICE AT A NISSAN CERTIFIED DEALER THEY FIX EVERYTHING EXCEPT THE PROBLEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. WHILE DRIVING AT 2 MPH, THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY SLIPPED INTO THIRD GEAR AND BEGAN MAKING AN ABNORMAL RATTLING SOUND FROM THE TRANSMISSION. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT STATED THE TRANSMISSION HAD BEEN REPLACED TWICE PREVIOUSLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 98,000.

I HAVE A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA, AFTER APPROXIMATELY 100,000 MILES, MY TRANSMISSION STARTED TO SLIP. WHETHER PUTTING THE CAR INTO REVERSE OR IN TO GEAR TO GO FORWARD, THE CAR JERKS VIOLENTLY, AS WELL AS WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE, THE CAR REVS TO UP TO THE 5000 RPM RANGE, AND THEN JERKS INTO GEAR. THIS OCCURS BETWEEN 1ST AND SECOND GEAR, AS WELL AS 3RD AND 4TH GEAR. THIS CAUSED ME TO ALMOST GET IN TO AN ACCIDENT. AFTER DOING RESEARCH THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF OTHER NISSAN MAXIMA FROM 2005 EXPERIENCING THE SAME ISSUE. *TR

2005 NISSAN MAXIMA STARTED HAVING TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS AT OR NEAR 73,000 MILES. PROBLEMS CONSIST OF THE FOLLOWING: WHILE SHIFTING FROM DRIVE TO REVERSE AND VICE VERSA, THE ENGINE JUMPS/JERKS; WHILE DRIVING THE ENGINE WILL HESITATE TO ACCELERATE, REVS AND THEN JUMP. CURRENTLY, THE VEHICLE HAS OVER 80,000 MILES. UNFORTUNATELY WE HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO GET IT ASSESSED BY A NISSAN DEALERSHIP BECAUSE WE LIVE IN ITALY (MILITARY). WE HAD THE VEHICLE ASSESSED LOCALLY AND THE PROGNOSIS WAS THAT THE TRANSMISSION IS GOING BAD. WE MOVE BACK TO THE STATES IN A COUPLE OF MONTHS AND THE FIRST ORDER OF BUSINESS WILL BE A STOP AT THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP. WE ANTICIPATE THE SAME RUNAROUND THAT EVERYONE ELSE HAS BEEN GETTING. PLEASE NOTE: WE WOULD LIKE TO BE INCLUDED IN ANY AND ALL CLASS ACTION LAWSUITS. WE PAY OFF OUR MAX NEXT MONTH! *TR

THE PROBLEM BEGAN WITH HARD SHIFTS BETWEEN 2ND AND 3RD GEAR. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP WHICH I PURCHASED IT FROM BUT THEY COULD NOT REPLICATE THE PROBLEM AND SAID THERE WAS NO PROBLEM. AFTER THAT INCIDENT, THE PROBLEM CONTINUED TO HAPPEN SPORADICALLY AND WHEN THE VEHICLE REACHED 102K MILES THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN GOING INTO SAFE MODE AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN MORE THAT 10 TO 12 MILES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD HESITATE AND THE TRANSMISSION WOULD SLIP WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REBUILT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS............WHEN SHIFTING FROM 2ND TO 3RD IT KICKS REALLY HARD JUST SHAKES THE ENTIRE CAR AT FIRST IT WAS A LIGHT KICK BUT AFTER 1MONTH IT BECAME A REALLY HARD KICK IT KNOCKS YOU BACK.....I'VE TAKEN THE CAR TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAY NOTHING WRONG WITH IT BUT HOW IS NOTHING WRONG WHEN YOUR DRIVING AND IT FEELS LIKE A MULE KICKED YOU........I TOOK THE CAR TO A REPAIR SHOP AND THEY SAID IT NEEDED MOTOR/TRANSMISSION MOUNTS, I DID THE REPAIR IT COST ME $2000 AND IT STILL DOES IT I'VE HEARD ON FORUMS THAT ALOT OF MAXIMAS FROM 04-05 HAVE THIS PROBLEM AND NOTHING SEEMS TO HELP. *TR

WHILE DRIVING MY VEHICLE I NOTICED JERKING AND CAR WAS NOT SHIFTING GEARS. I THEN THOUGHT TO HAVE THE CAR SERVICED SO I DID. THEY ADVISED GETTING A TRANSMISSION MOTOR MOUNT,BUT THAT DIDN'T WORK AND IT SURE WASN'T THE PROBLEM. THEN I DECIDED TO HAVE IT CHECK BY TWO TRANSMISSION SPECIALIST. THEY TOLD ME THAT THIS INCIDENT WAS VERY RARE TO HAPPEN TO NISSANS WITH THE AMOUNT OF MILES IT HAS. THE CAR HAS APPROX. 79,000 MILES ON IT. WHO WOULD HAVE THOUGHT OF BUYING A NEWER CAR IF SUCH A PROBLEM WOULD OCCUR SO SOON. I THOUGHT I WAS THE ONLY PERSON SUFFERING BUT I WASN'T. SO I WENT ON HAD IT LOOKED AT THE 2ND TIME AND THEY TOLD ME THE CAR WAS SLIPPING ON THE 2ND GEAR AND FALLING OUT OF 2ND AND 3RD GEAR. IT WAS SAID THAT THEY WOULD HAVE TO REBUILD THE TRANSMISSION AND THAT HARD PARTS WEREN'T EVEN COVERED UNDER THE ESTIMATE OF A COUPLE THOUSAND DOLLARS. SO, I NEEDED A SECOND OPINION AND I WENT TO ANOTHER SPECIALIST AND THEY SAID IT WAS THE SAME EXACT REASON AND THE RINGS IN THE TRANSMISSION COULD HAVE GONE BAD. SO WHERE WAS SUPPOSED TO START........I FEEL VERY MUCH SO THAT THIS A MANUFACTURES ERROR AND IT NEEDS TO BE CORRECTED ON THAT END. I'VE HEARD ALOT OF GOOD THINGS ABOUT NISSAN BUT, THERE'S A LOT OF DOUBT ABOUT THE PRODUCTS THEY SELL TO CONSUMERS THAT COULD ENDANGER SOMEONE OR SOMETHING. *TR

MY CAR JERKED AND JUMPED AS ALL THE OTHER COMPLAINTS. I HAVE NOT TRUSTED THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP SINCE THE DAY I BOUGHT THE CAR AND IT WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY SO I TOOK TO AN OUTSIDE TRANSMISSION SHOP. I PAID $3000 TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION REBUILT. THE TECHNICIAN AS WELL AS MYSELF DID A LOT OF RESEARCH BECAUSE THEY WERE HAVING DIFFICULTY REPAIRING. WE FOUND COMPLIANT AFTER COMPLAINT. I WILL BE SEARCHING AND BE ADDED TO EVERY CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT I CAN FIND. MY TECHNICIAN IS WILL TO FILL IN THE GAPS. IT HAS TAKEN 6 MONTHS AND MY CAR STILL IS NOT OPERATING PERFECTLY. I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER NISSAN PRODUCT. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS PLEASE CONTACT ME TO HEAR ALL THE DETAILS. I DO NOT HAVE ENOUGH ROOM TO EXPLAIN IN DETAIL. *TR