2005 Nissan Maxima Complaint Log

THE TRANSMISSION ON MY 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA 3.5 SE IS JERKING AND SLIPPING/SPINNING SEVERELY. IT STARTED AROUND 90,000 MILES. THIS HAPPENS WHEN DOWN SHIFTING OR SLOWING DOWN AND WHEN TAKING OFF. IT'S SO BAD WHEN TAKING OFF, YOU CAN SEE THE CAR JERK. WHEN TAKING OFF, THE CAR HESITATES UNTIL JERKING INTO LOW GEAR.

2005 NISSAN MAXIMA SE, TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. SOMETIMES SHIFTS VIOLENTLY, WHEN IN REVERSE & JUMPS FROM 2 TO 3 GEAR, ALMOST LIKE BEING REAR ENDED, ALSO REVS UP TO 5 OR 6 RPM ON THE TACT WITHOUT FOOT ON PEDAL, AND LOOSES POWER. I TOOK IT TO A NISSAN DEALER WHO TOLD ME I NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION FOR $4000.00 AND BECAUSE OF THE SHIFTING THE MOTOR MOUNTS ALSO NEED REPLACED. ONE TIME THE CAR WILL DRIVE FINE THEN THE NEXT ALL THE PROBLEMS ARE BACK. I HAVE LOOKED ON SEVERAL NISSAN WEB SITES FOR COMPLAINTS ON THIS CAR, THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE WITH THE EXACT 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA SE TRANSMISSION PROBLEM, WHY NISSAN DOES NOT LOOK INTO A RECALL ON THIS CAR IS UNBELIEVABLE. THERE IS NO WAY SEVERAL HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE CAN BE HAVING THE VERY SAME PROBLEM AND IT NOT BEING BECAUSE OF THE CAR. THIS DEFECT IN THIS CAR IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS BEFORE SOMEONE GETS SERIOUSLY HURT OR KILLED. LOOK FOR YOURSELF AND SEE HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE DEMANDING NISSAN RECALL THE 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA SE. *TR

-ACCELERATING CAR JERKS BAD BETWEEN 1ST & 2ND GEAR. -SLOWING DOWN, CAR KICKS & JERKS WHEN DOWN SHIFTING -PUTTING THE CAR FROM PARK TO DRIVE IT HESITATES A FEW SECONDS -TRANSMISSION SLIPS OUT OF GEAR CAUSING THE RPM TO JUMP UP TO 3-5K SEEMS TO BE A WIDESPREAD ISSUE WITH THIS MODEL NISSAN MAXIMA. I VISIT TO THE DEALER RESULTED IN BEING TOLD THAT I NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION. *TR

HEAVY SHIFTING, NOT SHIFTING ON POINT, SLIPPING TRANSMISSION, BANG WHEN SHIFTING OR DOWNSHIFTING. *JS

MY CAR STARTING JERKING BETWEEN 2ND AND 3RD GEARS. I MADE AN APPT WITH MY LOCAL NISSAN DEALER FOR A FEW DAYS LATER AND WITHIN THOSE FEW DAYS IT PROGRESSED TO SEVERE BUCKING BETWEEN GEARS AND I NO LONGER FELT IT WAS SAFE TO DRIVE, LUCKILY THE DEALER ISN'T FAR FROM MY HOUSE. I WAS TOLD MY TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND 3 ENGINE MOUNTS WERE CRACKED. TOTAL COST $5200. I WASN'T ABLE TO COME UP WITH THAT MUCH MONEY SO THEY FIXED THE ENGINE MOUNTS AND FLUSHED AND FILLED THE TRANSMISSION FLUID TO GIVE ME A LITTLE MORE TIME. IT STILL JERKS BETWEEN 2ND AND 3RD AND WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED VERY SOON, BUT THIS IS A VERY EXPENSIVE REPAIR, $4,000!! IT IS ALSO A KNOWN PROBLEM THAT NISSAN SHOULD BE PAYING FOR!! THE FORUMS ARE FULL OF PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE AND THERE IS A CLASS ACTION LAW SUIT!! THE TECHNICIAN AT MY LOCAL DEALER EVEN MADE A COMMENT THAT THIS IS A "KNOWN PROBLEM". IT'S TIME TO MAKE NISSAN PAY FOR THE FAULTY TRANSMISSIONS THAT ARE CAUSING UNSAFE CARS TO BE ON THE ROAD. I'M STILL WORRIED SOMEONE IS GOING TO RE-END ME BECAUSE I HAVE TO START OFF SO SLOW TO REDUCE THE JERKING BETWEEN GEARS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO JERK AND LUNGE INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 75,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE FROM A STOP. THE VEHICLE ALSO JERKED AND SHOOK VIOLENTLY. IN ADDITION, THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED CONTINUOUSLY. 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 NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE TRANSMISSION DEFECTS. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED SEVERAL MONTHS AGO, HE FELT SOME MINOR JERKING WHEN SHIFTING GEARS. RECENTLY, THE JERKING BECAME STRONGER AND MORE FREQUENT, EVEN HAPPENING WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. UPON HAVING THE VEHICLE INSPECTED, THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO A NISSAN DEALER, WHERE THE SAME PROBLEM WAS DIAGNOSED, ALONG WITH SOME OTHER ISSUES THAT WERE PROBABLY RELATED TO THE TRANSMISSION DEFECT SUCH AS A TIMING PROBLEM.

CAR BEGAN JUMPING WHEN IT CHANGED GEARS AT LOW SPEEDS, HAD TO HAVE TRANSMISSION REBUILT

THE CAR JERKS INTO GEAR WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A LIGHT. AFTER ACCELERATING FROM A STOP AT 3000 RPM, THE CAR BUCKS AND JERKS INTO GEAR. THE ENGINE REVS BEFORE THE TRANSMISSION CATCHES GEARS. WHEN THE ENGINE IS WARM, AFTER ABOUT 30 MINUTES, WHEN CHANGING FROM DRIVE TO REVERSE OR PARK, THE TRANSMISSION HESITATES AND JERKS VERY HARD INTO GEAR. *TR

THE TRANSMISSION JERKS REALLY BADLY WHEN THE CAR SHIFTS FROM SECOND TO THIRD GEAR. HAPPENS SPONTANEOUSLY, TYPICALLY AROUND 35-45 MPH. WHEN I TOOK IT INTO THE REPAIR SHOP, THEY SAID THEY COULD NOT REPLICATE THE PROBLEM, SO I JUST HAVE TO DEAL WITH IT FOR NOW. SEEMS TO OCCUR MORE FREQUENTLY WHEN THE CAR IS CLOSE TO NEEDING AN OIL CHANGE. I NOTICED A TON OF OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE EXACT SAME THING, AND THINK IT IS OBSCENE THAT A RECALL HAS NOT BEEN ISSUED OR AN INVESTIGATION CONDUCTED AT THE MINIMUM. *TR

THE VALVE BODY OR VALVE ASSEMBLY ON THE TRANSMISSION IS FAILING CAUSING HARD SHIFT AND HIGH REVS WHILE SHIFTING. WHICH IS VERY HARD AND COULD CAUSE THE TRANSMISSION TO FAIL. IT IS WELL KNOWN BY NISSAN AND THEY ARE NO HELP AT FIXING THIS PROBLEM. NEW VALVE BODY IS AROUND $1100 WITHOUT LABOR. IF WAITED TO LONG TO REPLACE, NEW TRANSMISSION COULD COST $3400. *TR

NOT LONG AGO MY NISSAN HAS STARTED TO HAVE SHIFTING ISSUES , WHEN I PUT THE CAR INTO DRIVE OR REVERSE IT TAKE A FEW SECONDS THEN IT JERKS INTO GEAR WHICH IS WEARING OUT THE MOTOR MOUNTS . I HAVE TRIED CHANGING CAMSHAFT SENSORS WHICH HAS HELPED SOME OTHER PEOPLE BUT DIDN'T NOT FIX MY PROBLEM. NOW THE CAR TAKES OFF WHILE IM DRIVING ! WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A LIGHT THE RPMS WILL JUMP TO 6K AND THE CAR WILL GRAB A GEAR AND TAKE OFF WHICH HAS BEEN VARY UNCOMFORTABLE TO DRIVE LATELY BE CAUSE I AM AFRAID IT WILL RAM ME INTO A CAR INFRONT OF ME . I REALLY LIKE MY CAR INSIDE AND OUT BUT THIS SHIFTING PROBLEM IS KILLING ME AND I DON'T HAVE $4K TO HAVE A NEW TRANSMISSION INSTALLED , I HAVE NO OTHER CARS SO I HAVE NO OTHER CHOICE BUT TO DRIVE IT TO WHERE I NEED TO GO. I HAVEN'T EVEN HAD THE CAR FOR MORE THAN A FEW MONTHS SO I AM TRAPPED MAKING PAYMENTS ON IT EVEN IF I CANT DRIVE IT .I HAVE READ ON MANY DIFFERENT FORUMS ABOUT PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS AND HAVEN'T FOUND A WAY TO FIX IT , WITH AS MANY REVIEWS OF PEOPLE HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THEIR MAXIMA THE TRANSMISSION SHOULD BE RECALLED AND REPLACED FREE OF CHARGE . *TR

THE TRANSMISSION SLIPS AND JERKS THE CAR WHEN UP AND DOWNSHIFTING BETWEEN FIRST AND SECOND GEAR. THE CAR HAS HAD STRONG JERKS WHEN GOING FROM PARK OR REVERSE TO DRIVE AS WELL. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN AND SHOULD BE A RECALL WITH THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS OVER THE SAME ISSUE. *TR

I BOUGHT MY 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA IN AUGUST 8, 2013 USED WITH APPROX. 63K MILES WITH NO WARRANTY. ABOUT 3 WEEKS AFTER I BOUGHT THE CAR I WAS DRIVING IN TRAFFIC IN 90 DEGREE WEATHER, I NOTICED MY CLUTCH PEDAL WOULD GET STUCK TO THE FLOOR. DURING THIS TIME I WAS UNABLE TO CHANGE GEARS AT ALL, I HAD TO PULL OVER & SIT FOR ABOUT 20 MINUTES TO GET THE CAR MOVING AGAIN. I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER & THEY "BLED THE LINE". THEY SAID THE FLUID IN THE CLUTCH WOULD GET HOT & TURN INTO "VAPOR" WHICH WOULD CAUSE THE CLUTCH PEDAL TO GET STUCK & ADVISED I USE DOT4 FLUID IN THE FUTURE. 5 MONTHS LATER (IN THE WINTER) THE CLUTCH PEDAL AGAIN STARTED GETTING STUCK TO THE FLOOR, I WAS ABLE TO "POP" IT BACK WITH MY FOOT FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME UNTIL I GOT TO MY DESTINATION. I TOOK IT TO THE NISSAN DEALER, PAID $150 TO "DIAGNOSE" ONLY FOR SOMEONE TO TELL ME THEY COULD NOT REPLICATE THE PROBLEM & THEY WOULD HAVE TO TAKE APART MY TRANSMISSION (ANOTHER $650) TO LOOK INTO THE PROBLEM FURTHER. NEEDLESS TO SAY, I WENT SOMEWHERE ELSE. I HAD A MECHANIC FRIEND LOOK AT IT WHO TOLD ME TO REPLACE THE CLUTCH MASTER & SLAVE CYLINDER, THEREFORE, I DID. SOLVED THE ISSUE, UNTIL NOW (5 MONTHS LATER). MY CLUTCH HAS BEEN GETTING STUCK TO THE FLOOR & LOOSING PRESSURE OCCASIONALLY THE PAST MONTH, FINALLY YESTERDAY, IT HAS BECOME UN-DRIVABLE. I CANNOT PULL IT BACK UP ENOUGH TO SHIFT IT INTO GEAR. I WAS TOLD MY A MECHANIC TO REPLACE THE MASTER CYLINDER AGAIN & HOPEFULLY THAT SHOULD SOLVE THE PROBLEM. I DRIVE EVERYDAY IN THIS CAR WITH MY TWO SMALL CHILDREN & HAVE HAD NEAR MISSES AT TIMES BECAUSE I CANNOT GET THE CAR INTO GEAR. I READ ONLINE FORUMS REGARDING THE NISSAN ALTIMA'S WITH THE SAME ISSUE. I AM SURE AFTER I REPLACE THE MASTER CYLINDER AGAIN I WILL HAVE THIS ISSUE WITHIN MONTHS. I HAVE THREE MORE YEARS OF PAYING ON THIS PIECE OF JUNK UNTIL I CAN GET RID OF IT! I NEED A RELIABLE CAR, NISSAN NEEDS TO FIX IT! *TR

AFTER PURCHASING CAR FROM DEALER WITH 66300 MILES I DROVE IT FOR ROUGHLY A WEEK WHEN I STARTED TO NOTICE THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPING AND JERKING WHILE GOING FROM GEAR TO GEAR. THE CAR STARTED TO DRIVE LIKE A MANUAL EVEN THOUGH IT WAS AUTOMATIC. THEN SHIFTING TO DRIVE FROM REVERSE THE CAR WOULD KICK AND JERK VERY BADLY AND A VERY HEAVY JERK WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY WHEN IT GOES INTO A DIFFERENT GEAR. I TOOK IT TO A LOCAL NISSAN DEALER AFTER LESS THAN 1000 MILES DRIVEN AFTER BEING PURCHASED AND IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS BROKEN AND 2 OF THE ENGINE MOUNTS WERE ALSO BROKEN WHICH WAS DETERMINED TO BE A RESULT FROM THE BAD TRANSMISSION. THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED ALONG WITH THE 2 ENGINE MOUNTS. AT 66K MILES THE TRANSMISSION ON THE CAR SHOULD NOT GIVE OUT AND AFTER READING ON VARIOUS SITES THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE. THIS CAR IS NOT SAFE AND NISSAN SHOULD TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR PUTTING OUT A UNSAFE VEHICLE THAT CONTAINS A BAD TRANSMISSION. *JS

I HAVE AN 2005 MAXIMA 3.5L SL. IT HAS BEEN JERKING GOING INTO SECOND GEAR WHEN ACCELERATING AND ALSO DURING DECELERATION. ONLY WHEN I SLOW DOWN UNDER 20MPH, THEN PRESS THE GAS @ ABOUT 17MPH APPX. THEN IT SHIFTS HARD. THE TRANSMISSIONS IS NOT WANTING TO GO INTO 2ND AND 3RD GEAR. THEN WHEN IT DOES IT JERKS REALLY HARD WHICH IS NOW MESSING UP THE MOTOR MOUNTS. *TT

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SHIFTING ISSUES. GOT THE CAR AND THE GEAR SHIFTING 2-3 WAS JERKY. DEALERSHIP SAID IT WAS NORMAL AS A LIE. UPON DRIVING 30-40 MINS, THE SHIFTING FROM D TO R AND R TO D HAS A DELAY AND BIG BANG/THUMP ON THE VEHICLE, AGAIN THE DEALER SAYS THAT THIS IS NORMAL. DOWNSHIFTING FROM 3-2, THE RPM REVS UP AND THE CAR SHIFTS WITH A DELAY AND SLIPPING. *TR

MY 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA DOESN'T WANT TO SHIFT. IT WILL REV THE ENGINE AND SHOOT THE RPM UP TO 4. I THEN HAVE TO LET OFF THE GAS IN HOPES THAT IT WILL SHIFT. THEN TODAY AS I WAS DRIVING IT OF COURSE DID THIS AGAIN BUT THEN I STOPPED IN A TURNING LANE TO TURN AND WHEN I WENT TO START TURNING MY CAT WOULD NOT GO, REVVING THE ENGINE ONCE MORE, I WAS ALMOST HIT. IT FINALLY DECIDED TO GO. I HAVE READ REVIEWS AND SEEMS THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH MOST NISSAN MAXIMA'S. I THINK THEY NEED TO CHECK INTO A RECALL. *TR

I HAVE HAD MY 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA FOR 7 MONTHS AND SINCE I HAVE PURCHASED THIS CAR I HAVE NOTICED JERKING. WHEN I PUT THE CAR IN DRIVE IT HESITATES FOR 3-5 SECONDS THEN IT JERKS. WHEN IT SHIFTS FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEAR IT JERKS. WHEN IT DOWN SHIFTS FROM 2ND TO 1ST IT JERKS. WHEN DRIVING IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC SOMETIMES IT DOESN'T RESPOND WHEN PRESSING THE GAS PEDAL, IT HESITATES FOR ABOUT 3 SECONDS AND THEN JERKS REALLY HARD THEN TAKES OFF. PLEASE DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS ISSUE. I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR TO DIFFERENT SHOPS TO GET IT WORKED ON BUT WHEN THEY TELL ME IT WILL COST $3000 FOR A TRANSMISSION REPAIR I HAVE GONE BACK TO PICK UP MY CAR BECAUSE I CAN'T AFFORD THE PRICES. *TR

HAVING TRANSMISSION ISSUES SHIFTING INTO AND OUT OF FIRST GEAR. HESITATION AND "CLUNKING FEELING". CAR HAS ALWAYS HAD SLIGHT HESITATION SHIFTING INTO/OUT OF FIRST SINCE PURCHASED NEW, BUT IS MUCH WORSE AT HIGHER MILEAGE. DEALER RECOMMENDED TRANSMISSION FLUSH, HAS NOT SOLVED PROBLEM. I HAVE SEEN MANY ONLINE COMPLAINTS WITH SAME PROBLEM, AND SAME FLUSHING RECOMMENDATION THAT DOES NOT FIX PROBLEM. I BELIEVE THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL ON THIS ISSUE. WAITING FOR REPAIR ESTIMATES, BUT SEEING ANYTHING FROM $3000-5000. I THINK THERE HAS BEEN A DEFECT SINCE BEGINNING WITH THIS TRANSMISSION ON THE 2005 MAXIMA, BUT HAS NOW BECOME TOO NOTICEABLE TO IGNORE. *TT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE HARD SHIFTED FROM FIRST TO SECOND GEAR. THE VEHICLE WOULD ALSO HARD SHIFT BETWEEN REVERSE AND DRIVE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE DEALER FLUSHED THE TRANSMISSION BUT THAT DID NOT REMEDY THE HARD SHIFT. THE DEALER DID NOT REQUIRE THE CONTACT TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 128,000. UPDATED 9/17/13*CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE TRANSMISSION FAILED TO ENGAGE. UPDATED 10/22/13

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING IN REVERSE THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE, HOWEVER WOULD DECELERATE AND SLIP OUT OF GEAR WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THE TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REBUILT AND THE COMPUTER ALSO HAD TO BE REPLACED. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR. THE RECENT VEHICLE FAILURE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 82,000. *TR

MY CAR TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE AND SHIFTS HARD WHEN ITS DOES IN 1 AND 2ND GEAR AND SOMETIMES STALL THE CAR AND WONT MOVE ONLY REV FOR ABOUT 5 SECS THEN JERK HARD ENOUGH TO MAKE IT FEEL LIKE I GOT HIT BY ANOTHER CAR. *TR

MY 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA SE GIVES DELAYED GEAR SHIFTS AND AS A RESULT A SIGNIFICANT JERK WHILE DRIVING. IT IS MAINLY WHEN DRIVING AT LOWER SPEEDS. I AM REPORTING AS THIS SHIFT ISSUE IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA AND HAS BEEN REPORTED BY SEVERAL OTHER OWNERS. I HOPE NISSAN FIXES THIS KNOWN ISSUE WITH MY CAR.

MY CAR STARTED JERKING ALL OF A SUDDEN. I , TOOK IT TO TRANSMISSION SHOP AND WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS MY TRANSMISSION GOING BAD. I WAS TOLD THAT IT WILL COST ME $3,000 OR MORE TO REPAIR. I HAD ONLY HAD THE CAR FOR A YEAR. I DIDN'T REALIZE THIS IS AN GOING ISSUE UNTIL I STARTED RESEARCHING FURTHER INTO THE HISTORY FOR THE MALE AND MODEL OF THIS CAR. NISSAN NEEDS TO STEP UP AND OWN UP TO THEIR DEFECTIVE CARS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE VEHICLE WOULD NO LONGER ACCELERATE FORWARD. THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO OPERATE BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESPOND TO ACCELERATION ATTEMPTS. THE CONTACT HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 100,000. *TR

I BOUGHT THIS CAR USED JULY 2013 TEST DROVE FINE BUT IT WAS A SHORT DRIVE AFTER AN HOUR OF DRIVING THE CAR'S TRANSMISSION HIT VERY HARD IN REVERSE AND GOING FROM 1ST TO 2ND TOOK THE CAR BACK TO DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD I NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION THEY REPLACED IT W A USED ONE WHICH SCARES ME BUT THEY DID FIX IT NO CHARGE IT IS A BEAUTIFUL CAR AND I HOPE IT WORKS OUT I OWNED A 2001 I30 INFINITI AND IT WAS A GREAT NISSAN PLEASE DO A RECALL NISSAN TOO MANY EXPENSIVE FIXES FOR FOLKS WHO LOVE YOUR CARS. *TR

I WAS PULLING OUT OF TACO BELL DRIVE THRU WHEN MY CAR JUST JERKED SO HARD CAUSING ME TO WHIP LASH. I ALMOST GOT REAR ENDED ONCE I WAS ON MAIN ROAD BECAUSE MY CAR WAS SUPER SLOW TO ACCELERATE WHEN THIS JERK HAPPENED. THANKFULLY THE CAR WAS ABLE TO MERGE ONTO OTHER OPEN LANE. I HAVE RESEARCHED LOOKING TO SEE HOW I CAN FIX IT AND ALL I SEE IS 04 AND 05 NISSAN MAXIMA COMPLAINTS OF ALL SAME SYMPTOMS. THEN FOUND OUT NISSAN KNOWINGLY PUT A TRANSMISSION THAT THEY KNEW WOULD FAIL IN TIME BUT SAID NOTHING WHEN THEY STARTED MAKING PROFITS FROM TRANSMISSION REBUILT AND PARTS. THEY ARE PUTTING MY KIDS AND I IN DANGER. ITS GOING TO TAKE A DEATH FOR SOMEONE TO ACT ON THIS. *TR

I WAS PREPARING TO EXIT OUT OF A PARKING LOT WHEN SUDDENLY MY CAR JOLTED BACKWARD AND HIT THE FRONT BUMPER OF THE CAR BEHIND ME THROUGH NO FAULT OF MY OWN. THIS CAR JERKS AND JOLTS UNPREDICTABLY.

WHEN I WOULD SHIFT IT WOULD BANG , BUT THEN IT WOULD DRIVE FINE , AND WHEN IT IDLES IT WOULD GO REV BETWEEN 1000 AND 2000 RPM. ONCE YOU DRIVE IT LIKE IT HEATS UP THO IT WON'T DO IT , LIKE IT WILL DO IT IF YOU ARE SHIFTING WHEN YOU ARE FIRST STARTING THE CAR IT'S HIT AND MISS.

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION VIOLENTLY SHIFTS INTO GEAR FROM 1ST TO 2ND. ALSO VIOLENT SHIFTING WHEN SLOWING DOWN. *TR

2005 NISSAN MAXIMA BEGAN SHIFTING HEAVY, ESPECIALLY WHEN DOWN SHIFTING,HEAVY JERKS AT TIMES, AND DELAY OR JUMP WHEN PUT INTO DRIVE. TOOK TO TRANSMISSION PLACE TO CHECK ON ISSUE ONCE I SAID WHAT KIND OF CAR I HAD HE SAID LET ME GUESS 2005. THEY SAID THEY HAVE SEEN SEVERAL WITH ISSUES SOME AS EARLY AS 50,000 MILES. I CURRENTLY HAVE 104,000 WAS INFORMED THAT IT WAS THE TRANSMISSION AND ALSO BECAUSE OF THE JERKING AND ENGINE MOUNT WAS ALSO NEEDED. *TR

WHENEVER MY 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA IS PLACED FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE, IT HESITATES AND THEN JERKS INTO DRIVE. IT IS ALMOST LIKE A KICKING MOTION. THIS IS A VERY POWERFUL MOTION THAT HAS AGITATED OTHER PARTS OF THE CAR, RESULTING IN LOOSE HOSES AND CLIPS. IT APPEARS THAT OTHER OWNERS OF THE SAME VEHICLE ARE HAVING SIMILAR PROBLEMS. I EXPECT MORE FROM NISSAN AS THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL PERFORMED FOR THE TRANSMISSION. I AM AND INDIVIDUAL WHO FOLLOWS THE OWNER MANUAL MAINTENANCE SCHEDULE PERFECTLY. THIS SHOULD NOT BE HAPPENING THIS EARLY ON. THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS ISSUE AND IT IS CAUSING EXPENSIVE DAMAGES TO MY MAXIMA. FIX IT! *TR

I HAVE BEEN DRIVING MY 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA FOR AWHILE, BUT LATELY THE TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN ACTING UP. THE MAXIMA SHIFTS GEARS VERY HARD AND CAUSES A VERY DANGEROUS THRUSTING MOTION. ALSO, WHENEVER THE MAXIMA IS SWITCHED FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE IT KICKS FORWARD VERY HARD AND LOUD. THIS HAS ALMOST CAUSED NUMEROUS ACCIDENTS AND NISSAN NEEDS TO HANDLE THIS SITUATION APPROPRIATELY. I TOOK THE MAXIMA INTO A LOCAL TRANSMISSION SHOP AND THEY INFORMED ME THAT THE TRANSMISSION NISSAN HAS PUT IN THIS CARS MODEL IS TERRIBLE AND NEEDS TO BE RECALLED. THEY INFORMED ME THAT MY ONLY OPTION IS TO HAVE THE VALVE BODY REBUILT. THIS PROBLEM IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND CAUSING DAMAGE TO MY SURROUNDING PARTS OF THE VEHICLE. AGAIN, THE TRANSMISSION ON THE 2005 MAXIMA NEEDS TO BE RECALLED. *TR

TRANSMISSION SLIPS AND JERKS.

HARSH UPSHIFTS OR DOWNSHIFTS DURING MODERATE ACCELERATION OR WHEN SLOWING. *TR

MY 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA STARTED SHIFTING VERY HARD TO 2ND AND 3RD GEAR DOWN SHIFTING VERY HARD AFTER GETTING WARM UP JERKING HARD WHEN PUT IN GEAR AND STALLING WHEN TAKING OFF.. HAD SENSOR REPLACED IN TRANSMISSION TO START WITH NOW AFTER 6 MONTHS THE WHOLE TRANSMISSION COMPLETELY STOPPED. *TR

TRANSMISSION FAILURE ON THE HIGHWAY..

2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE TRANMISSION DOWN SHIFTED HARD.

MY 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA HAS 96000 MILES AND DOES THIS JERK SHIFT BETWEEN 20-30 MPH. IT STARTED A ABOUT A YEAR AGO AND EVERY TIME I TAKE IN TO SERVICE THEY TELL ME NOTHING IS WRONG. I JUST TOOK IT AGAIN FOR TRANSMISSION CHECK AND THEY TOLD ME THAT EVERYTHING IS OKAY. I WELCOME ANY FEEDBACK AS TO THE BEST COURSE OF ACTION TO CORRECT THESE INTERMITTENT AND RANDOM SYMPTOMS THAT INCLUDE: 1. TAKES ABOUT 5 SECONDS TO CLICK INTO GEAR AFTER THE SHIFT LEVER IS PUT IN "D" 2. VERY HARD JERKY SHIFTS BETWEEN 1ST TO 2ND AND 2ND TO 1ST AND ACCOMPANIED BY LOUD CLUNKING NOISE. 3. TRANSMISSION SLIPS OUT OF GEAR DURING REGULAR DRIVING ALLOWING THE ENGINE TO REV FREELY THEN JERKING BACK INTO GEAR WITH A LOUD CLUNK. THE IS FOLLOWED BY A BURNT OIL / ELECTRICAL TYPE SMELL THAT GETS INSIDE THE CAR AND EVIDENT OUTSIDE AFTER STOPPING. SOMETIMES I GO FOR DAYS WITH NO SYMPTOMS AT ALL AND OTHER TIMES IT MAY HAPPEN A DOZEN TIMES IN A DAY. I DRIVE MAINLY ON THE FREEWAYS IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA AND HAVE MAINTAINED AND BABIED THIS CAR SINCE IT WAS NEW. THIS IS MY FIRST NISSAN AND I HAVE LOVED THIS CARD UNTIL THESE SYMPTOMS. *TR

* YEAR, MAKE, MODEL: 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA SE * PROBLEM SUMMARY:: KNOCKING OR RATTLING NOISE FROM ENGINE. ISSUE IS DIRECTLY RELATED WITH CONSUMER SAFETY AND PRODUCT QUALITY STANDARDS. * CAR PURCHASE HISTORY: SINGLE OWNER & BRAND NEW CAR PURCHASED FROM NISSAN CAR DEALER (I.E. WE PURCHASED CAR FROM NISSAN DEALER); ALL MAINTENANCE IS PROPERLY PERFORMED. IN MARCH 2012, WE TOOK CAR TO NISSAN DEALER. PER DEALER, ENGINE CHAIN IS HITTING AND CAUSING KNOCKING OR RATTLING NOISE IN ENGINE. IF YOU GOOGLE FOR THIS ISSUE, THERE ARE SO MANY ISSUES (EXACTLY SIMILAR ISSUE - 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA - ENGINE KNOCKING OR RATTLING ISSUE) OVERALL FEEDBACK FROM NISSAN DEALER: WE / CUSTOMER IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE ISSUE. NISSAN DID NOT COVERED IT. WE PAID @ $1700 CASH (MARCH 27, 2013) TO FIX THAT ISSUE. NOW AT THIS TIME, (I.E. JUNE 28, 2014) - THIS SIMILAR NOISE IS APPEARING AGAIN. CUSTOMER REQUEST: I AM AN ENGINEER; WHEN IT COMES TO SAFETY & QUALITY, I KNOW WHAT I AM TALKING ABOUT. ANYONE CAN FILE A LAWSUIT ? JUST TO BE READY FOR TIME AND MONEY (I WISH FOR THAT OPEN CHECK BOOK). MY REQUEST IS: ARE THERE ANY REGULATION THAT CAN REGULATE SAFETY & QUALITY OF THE CAR; OR MANUFACTURER TO BE ACCOUNTABLE FOR SUCH ISSUE AND ETHICALLY FIX THIS FOR CUSTOMER? WE (CUSTOMER) PAID APPROX. $36000 FOR SUCH CAR QUALITY? WOW..... I HAVE ALL THE EVIDENCE OF ENGINE FIX MAID WITH NISSAN MCGRATH - ELGIN, IL DEALER... ALL EVIDENCE ARE THERE... WHEN I SAY EVIDENCE, IT IS LEGAL EVIDENCE. I MEAN THIS. NO TALK...ALL OFFICIAL EVIDENCE. LET ME SEE WHAT NATIONAL CAR SAFETY - DOT CAN DO.....HOPE FOR THE BEST. *TR

* YEAR, MAKE, MODEL: 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA SE * PROBLEM SUMMARY:: TWO PROBLEMS - (1) SEVERE CORROSION / RUST AT PASSENGER SIDE FLOOR PANEL (INSIDE-OUT CORROSION); ISSUES ARE DIRECTLY RELATED WITH CONSUMER SAFETY AND PRODUCT QUALITY STANDARDS. * CAR PURCHASE HISTORY: SINGLE OWNER & BRAND NEW CAR PURCHASED FROM NISSAN CAR DEALER (I.E. WE PURCHASED CAR FROM NISSAN DEALER); ALL MAINTENANCE IS PROPERLY PERFORMED. *** ISSUE - DETAIL DESCRIPTION: *** ISSUE 1: CORROSION PROBLEM: * TWO YEARS BACK (APPROX. DURING APRIL 2013), I HAVE REALIZED THAT THERE IS A SEVERE CORROSION / RUST AT PASSENGER SIDE FLOOR PANEL. MAKE A NOTE THAT CORROSION IS EXTREMELY SEVERE. I TOOK CAR TO NISSAN CAR DEALER (MCGRATH NISSAN, ELGIN, IL). * DEALER ASKED ME TO DIRECTLY DEAL WITH NISSAN COMPANY. I DID CALLED NISSAN AND FILED COMPLAINT WITH NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIRS (CASE NO: [XXX]). ALSO, I BELIEVE, DEALER (NISSAN - MCGRATH, ELGIN, IL) ALSO SENT PICTURES OF CORROSION / RUST TO NISSAN COMPANY. ALMOST CLOSE TO HAVE A HOLE IN FLOOR PANEL THROUGH & THROUGH HOLE). * IF YOU GOOGLE FOR SUCH SIMILAR ISSUES ACROSS VARIOUS CUSTOMERS, THERE ARE SO MANY SIMILAR ISSUES (EXACTLY SIMILAR ISSUE - 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA - CORROSION / RUST AT PASSENGER SIDE FLOOR PANEL) OVERALL FEEDBACK FROM NISSAN: PER NISSAN, CORROSION IS NOT COVERED AFTER 5-6 YEARS (NO WARRANTY IS COVERED). THEY CAN NOT DO ANYTHING. ALL THIS ISSUE IS STILL OPEN AND HENCE, I AM REACHING OUT HERE. DEALER HAS QUOTED ME FOR APPROX. $ 3000 FOR THIS FIX. LOL?.ALL WANTS EASY MONEY; NO ONE WANTS ACCOUNTABILITY. CUSTOMER REQUEST: MY REQUEST IS: ARE THERE ANY REGULATION THAT CAN REGULATE SAFETY & QUALITY OF THE CAR; OR MANUFACTURER TO BE ACCOUNTABLE FOR SUCH ISSUE AND ETHICALLY FIX THIS FOR CUSTOMER? WE PAID APPROX. $36000 FOR SUCH CAR QUALITY? WOW..... LET ME SEE WHAT NATIONAL CAR SAFETY - DOT CAN DO.....HOPE FOR THE BEST. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

NISSAN TRANSMISSION FAILURE - CLASS ACTION SUIT FILED WITH ATTORNEYS FOR THIS CASE: [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TRANSMISSION SKIPPING

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS FLUSHED BY A DEALER AND THEN THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED. THE VEHICLE WAS RETURNED TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 89,379. *TR

I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. CAR ONLY HAS 56,000 MILES ON IT. AT 50,000 MILES I STARTED EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WHEN I PUT THE CAR IN REVERSE IT WOULD JERK REALLY BAD, THEN PUT INTO DRIVE AND AGAIN A VERY BAD JERK. IT IS VERY SCARY AND I KNOW THAT IT IS A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM WITH THE GEARS. WHEN I DRIVE BETWEEN 20-30 MILES IT JUST STARTS JERKING AGAIN AND THE GEARS ON THE TRANSMISSION CHANGE. I NEED 2 MOTOR MOUNTS DUE TO THIS PROBLEM. I WOULD HOPE WITH ALL OF THESE COMPLAINTS, THERE WILL BE A SAFETY RECALL ON THIS ISSUE. *TR

WHILE DRIVING THE CAR IN TOWN THE CAR STARTED JERKING ERRATICALLY, LAUNCHING FORWARD, HARD JERKS, CAR SHAKING LIKE CRAZY, SMELL BURNING SMELL IN THE CAR, I ALMOST HIT OTHER CARS DUE TO MY CAR JERKING FORWARD. I WAS FRIGHTENED... THE CAR IS VERY UNSAFE TO DRIVE TO SAY THE VERY LEAST. IT DOESN'T MATTER WHAT SPEED YOU ARE DRIVING, IT JERKS AND LAUNCHES FORWARD AT WILL. MY CHILDREN COULD HAVE GOT SERIOUSLY HURT RIDING IN THIS CAR. I PAID CLOSE TO $800 TOGET THIS CAR FIXED IN MAY OF 2013, ONLY TO HAVE IT ALL HAPPEN ALL OVER AGAIN AS THE NISSAN CORPORATION KNEW OF DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSIONS IN THE NISSAN MAXIAMAS. YET, THEY CONTINUE TO SELL THESE "DEATH TRAPS", TO CITIZENS.. THIS IS AN ATROCITY, WHAT THE NISSAN CORPORATION HAS TO DONE IT'S CONSUMERS. *TR

THE CAR SHIFTS AND CHANGES GEAR EXTREMELY HARD !!. THE FORCE WITH WHICH THE TRANSMISSION CHANGES GEARS CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO LUNGE FORWARD UNEXPECTEDLY ON ACCELERATION, WHILE GOING UPHILL, DOWNHILL AND SLOWING DOWN. I'VE HAD SEVERAL CLOSE CALLS BECAUSE OF THIS AND ON THE DAY IN QUESTION, THE TURNPIKE WAS BUMPER TO BUMPER SO IT WAS MORE STOP AND GO THAN NORMAL. I HAD TO TAKE THE SHOULDER TO AVOID REAR ENDING THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME BECAUSE I WAS INCHING ALONG IN TRAFFIC AND ON ONE OCCASION WHEN THE TRAFFIC MOVED THE CAR BUCKED AND LUNGED FORWARD. I'VE HAD TO REPLACE MY BROKEN ENGINE MOUNTS BECAUSE OF THE CONSTANT BUCKING AND ROCKING. NOW I HAVE TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION ALL TOGETHER. THERE ARE TONS OF COMPLAINTS REGARDING THE SAME EXACT PROBLEMS WITH THIS SAME MAKE AND MODEL. THIS IS A TREND, IT'S DANGEROUS AND I BELIEVE IS DEFINITELY A BIG SAFETY ISSUE. NISSAN CORP HAS TO BE MADE AWARE OF THIS. *TR

I,TOO, HAVE HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION OF THIS VEHICLE. THE CAR WOULD JERK WHEN SHIFTING EVERYTIME I WOULD DRIVE IT. I TOOK IT TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT AND THEY SAID THEY SAW NO PROBLEMS. I CONTINUED TO DRIVE WITH THE JERKING UNTIL FINALLY, THE CAR STOPPED SHIFTING GEARS ALL TOGETHER. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I BOUGHT IT AND HAD TO GET THE TRANSMISSION COMPLETELY REPLACED. AFTER EASING OTHER COMPLAINTS, IT LOOKS LIKE THIS IS AN ISSUE WITH ALMOST EVERY 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. TIME FOR A RECALL YET NISSAN!?! *TR