2005 Nissan Maxima Complaint Log

WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS UNDER 55 AND ABOVE MY ABS MOTOR ENGAGES AND PUMPS CAUSING CAR TO HANDLE STRANGE WITH OUT BRAKES BEING PRESSED AT ALL , IT IS SPORADIC WHEN DOING SO WHILE DRIVING. ALL OF THIS IS ON 4 TIRES WITH GOOD EVEN PRESSURE AND ON PERFECTLY DRY LEVEL ASPHALT . THE ABS ALSO ENGAGES WHILE ATTEMPTING TO BRAKE WITH A NOTICEABLE AMOUNT OF PEDAL FADE AND FLUTTER ON PERFECTLY DRY ASPHALT WITH UNDESIRED STOPPING DISTANCES, SUCH AS ROLLING THRU STOP SIGNS. NEVER HAS A WARNING LIGHT OR ANY CHECK LIGHT, LIGHT UP DURING THE INCIDENTS. HERE IS A LINK TO CONSUMER COMPLAINTS OF MANY OTHER MAXIMA OWNERS THAT HAVE HAD SAME PROBLEMS WITH THERE BRAKES .HTTP://WWW.ABOUTAUTOMOBILE.COM/COMPLAINT/2006/NISSAN/MAXIMA/ANTI-LOCK+BRAKING+SYSTEM+%28ABS%29. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE DUE TO THE DIMINISHED BRAKING ABILITY. I HAVE OWNED GM , FORD, CHRYSLER ,HONDA, TOYOTAS, AND NEVER SEEN BRAKES THIS BAD THE GM I HAD THAT WOULD ACTIVATE ABS GM DID THE RIGHT THING AND RECALLED THEM AND FIXED IT WHICH IS WHAT NISSAN SHOULD HAVE TO DO AS WELL. I CALLED THE LOCAL NISSAN DEALER AND TOLD THEM WHAT WAS GOING ON AND THEY SAID IT WAS COMMON AND ACTED LIKE IT WAS NO BIG DEAL AND TOLD ME I COULD BRING IT IN HAVE THEM LOOK AT IT AND REPLACE SENSORS , I FEEL LIKE THEY SHOULD HAVE TO EAT ALL COSTS INCURRED BEING AS IT IS A BLATANT DESIGN FLAW HIGHLY COMMON AND HIGHLY DANGEROUS!!! THANK YOU .. *TR

MY 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA HAS SEVERE TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. THE GEARS JERK VERY HARD AND SLIPS. I'VE HAD THE TRANSMISSION FLUID CHANGED,NOTHING HAS HELPED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND WOULD CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO JERK VIOLENTLY. THE FAILURE WAS SO SEVERE THAT WHEN SHIFTING GEARS, THE CONTACT BELIEVED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS CRASHED INTO FROM THE REAR. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC AND WAS ADVISED THAT THE TRANSMISSION GEARS WERE DESTROYED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 94,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 96,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH AND ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE WHEN THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO JERK ABNORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OR REPAIRS. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 71,000.

DRIVING 20-25 MPH THE TRANSMISSION SLIPS OUT OF GEAR, TOOK IT TO DEALER AND WAS TOLD THE MOTOR MOUNT WAS BAD. HAD MOTOR MOUNT REPLACE BUT THE SAME THING HAPPEN OVER AND OVER, TOOK IT BACK TO DEALER NOW HE TELLS ME THAT I NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION, I RESEARCHED AND FOUND THAT IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL. THIS SHOULD BE LOOK INTO. *JB

TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING, ESPECIALLY AT LOW SPEEDS AND WHEN PUTTING CAR INTO OR OUT OF REVERSE. WHEN THE TRANSMISSION SLIPS OUT OF DRIVE THE ENGINE REVS AND THERE IS A SUDDEN JERK. THE CAR ALSO JERKS WHENEVER SWITCHING FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE. THE TRANSMISSION FAILURES ARE BECOMING MORE FREQUENT. THE CAR HAS 70K+ MILES AND RESEARCH SHOWS THAT TRANSMISSION FAILURE IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR AT THIS MILEAGE. *TR

THE TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING, KICKING, JERKING, AND HARDSHIFTING FROM GEAR TO GEAR. ADDITIONALLY, THE TRANSMISSION HESITATES AND THEN JUMPS INTO GEAR. *JS

VEHICLE FAILS TO SHIFT FORM 1ST TO 2ND GEAR SMOOTHLY SOMETIME JERKS SOMETIME REVS RPMS UNTIL REACHES GEAR. ALSO HAS PROBLEMS SHIFTING FROM PARK TO 1ST AND REVERSE TO 1ST - EXTREME JERKING. *TR

I BOUGHT 05 NISSAN MAXIMA 3 YEARS AGO!! IT START HAVING TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS WHEN I WAS UNDER WARRANTY I TOOK THE CAR BACK TO NISSAN DEALERSHIP THEY SAID ITS MOTOR MOUNT PROBLEM!! I GOT NEW MOTOR MOUNTS AND NOTHING HAPPENED! HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AS I GOT OUT OF THE WARRANTY I WENT BACK TO NISSAN DEALERSHIP FOR SAME PROBLEM AND THEY SAID ITS TRANSMISSION PROBLEM THAT IT JERKS GOING FROM 2ND TO 3RD GEAR AND SAME WHEN GOING BACK FROM 3RD TO 2ND GEAR!! DEALER SAID IT WOULD COST $3500 TO FIX IT!!! I CALLED CORPORATE OFFICE WITH THE PROBLEM THEY SAID AFTER 3 DAYS THAT THEY CANT HELP BC ITS OUT OF WARRANTY! I STILL OWE $5000 ON THE CAR AND MAKING PAYMENTS I CANT AFFORD TO GET THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED!! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE JERKED WHILE SHIFTING FROM FIRST INTO SECOND GEAR AND HESITATED TO ACCELERATE FROM COMPLETE STOPS. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 212,000.

IT WAS A WARM JANUARY DAY AND ON THE WAY TO LUNCH THE TRANSMISSION STARTED SLIPPING IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION AND WOULD NOT ENGAGE. THE INTERSECTION WAS 2 MILE DRIVE FROM MY HOUSE. LUCKILY EVERYONE WAS PAYING ATTENTION THAT DAY OR MY FAMILY COULD HAVE BEEN HURT. WE PULLED THE CAR HOME. WE DON'T DRIVE IT BECAUSE IM NOT TAKING THE RISK OF IT HAPPENING AGAIN IN A DIFFERENT SITUATION. NISSAN NEEDS TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 25 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE STARTED JERKING AND KNOCKING, CAUSING THE TRANSMISSION TO SEIZE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO COMPLETED A TRANSMISSION FLUSH BUT THE TRANSMISSION CONTINUED TO FAIL. THE DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE A SECOND TIME AND ADVISED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 103,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 104,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 100,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 35 MPH WHEN THERE WAS AN INCREASE IN THE ENGINE RPMS AND THE VEHICLE SWITCHED GEARS WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION AND MOTOR MOUNTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 109,798 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 109,993.

I BOUGHT A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA NEW IN JULY OF 2005-EARLY 2012 I START HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR. IT WOULD STALL, HESITATE AND PULL FORWARD WHE I DRIVE. WHEN I REVERSE AND PUT IT IN DRIVE IT WOULD NOT MOVE FOR A FEW SECONDS THEN JUMP FORWARD. ITS SCARY AT TIMES WHEN I DRIVE. I TOOK IT TO REPAIR SHOP AND WAS TOLD IT WAS THE ENGINE MOUNT-I HAD TO PAY OVER $800 TO GET IT FIXED. AFTER IT WAS FIXED, I STILL HAVE THE PROBLEMS. MY NIECE WAS HAVING PROBLEMS ALSO WITH HER ALTIMA AND WENT ONLINE AND FOUND SIMILIAR COMPLAINTS. SHE DROVE MY CAR ON 11/29/12 AND I TOLD HER TO BE CAREFUL, AND TO BE AWARE OF THE ISSUES WITH THE CAR-SHE HAD HER 3 WEEK OLD BABY WITH HER, SO I WANTED TO MAKE SURE IF ANYTHING WAS GOING ON SHE COULD LET ME KNOW. SHE CALLED LATER ON AND SAID THE CAR SHE HAD BEFORE WAS DOING THE SAME THING AND IT TURNED OUT IT NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION. SHE GOOGLED MY CAR AND FOUND 705 COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME THING I WAS GOING THRU-I WAS AMAZED OF ALL THE COMPLAINTS, AND NOTHING SEEM TO BE DONE ABOUT IT. I CALLED NISSAN CONSUMERS AFFAIRS AND THEY WANT ME TO TAKE THE CAR TO NISSAN TO HAVE THEM DIAGNOSE IT, WHICH WOULD COST ME $99 OF WHIC I DONT HAVE RIGHT NOW. I TOOK MY NIECE TO GET HER CAR ON SATURDAY 12/1 AND A FEW OF THE SALESMEN THERE SAID YEAH THEY KNOW OF THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEM AND ITS GOING TO COST ME TO FIX. I WOULD LIKE SOMEONE FROM NHTSA TO REVIEW ALL THESE COMPLAINTS AND HAVE NISSAN ACKNOWLEDGE WHATS GOING ON WITH THEIR VEHICLES BEFORE WE HAVE A FATAL ACCIDENT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. AFTER RESTARTING THE VEHICLE, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. IN ADDITION, WHILE ATTEMPTING TO SHIFT BETWEEN FIRST AND SECOND GEARS, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD CLUNKING NOISE AND THE VEHICLE WOULD VIOLENTLY JERK. THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING A SERVICE APPOINTMENT WITH THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 92,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 91,700.

I OWN A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA WHICH I ABSOLUTELY LOVE! BUT ABOUT TWO MONTHS AGO I STARTED TO EXPERIENCE PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION. AFTER THE CAR WAS WARMED UP AND I HAVE BEEN DRIVING IT FOR ABOUT 20 MIN.S OR SO THE TRANSMISSION WOULD ACT UP WHEN I WAS BETWEEN 2 AND 3 RPMS AND WOULD EITHER REV THE ENGINE OR TAKE ABOUT 5 TO 10 SECONDS BEFORE SHIFTING GEARS WITH A ROUGH CLUNK NOISE AND A HARD JERK. THE SAME THING HAPPENS WHEN I GO FROM DRIVE TO REVERSE IT WOULD TAKE A WHILE AND THEN MAKE A ROUGH JERK BEFORE CHANGING GEARS. I FEEL THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD BECAUSE YOU NEVER KNOW WHEN THE CAR WILL ACCELERATE ON ITS OWN OR THRUST INTO ANOTHER CAR WHEN CHANGING GEARS ABRUPTLY. *TR

WHEN TRANSMISSION SHIFTS BETWEEN 1ST AND 2ND GEAR OR FROM DRIVE TO REVERSE, THERE IS SOMETIMES A HESITATION AND THEN A VIOLENT JERK WHEN THE TRANSMISSION SEEMS TO CATCH UP TO THE ENGINE. I WAS ADVISED TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION FLUSHED AND FILLED AND THIS SHOULD CORRECT THE PROBLEM, AFTER DOING SO, THIS PROBLEM WENT AWAY FOR A COUPLE OF WEEKS AND IS NOW BACK AND HAPPENING MORE FREQUENTLY. *TR

TRANSMISSION WILL SLIP OUT OF 2ND AND 3RD AT LOW RPM'S. IT DOWNSHIFTS VERY HARD. IT ONLY DOES IT WHEN IT HAS BEEN DRIVEN MORE THAN 15 MINUTES. *TR

I HAD BOUGHT A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA WITHIN A MONTH IT STARTED JERKING REALLY BAD BETWEEN FIRST AND SECOND SHIFT. GETTING OFF THE FREEWAY AND COMING TO A STOP IT STARTED JERKING REALLY BAD IT SEEMED LIKE I HAD BEEN HIT FROM MY BACK BUMPER, BUT IT JUST THE SHIFT GEAR PROBLEM. IT WAS REALLY SCARY ESPECIALLY HAVING MY TWO YEAR OLD SON IN THE CAR. I TOOK MY CAR TO THE MECHANIC MULTIPLE TIMES BUT THEY DIDN'T SEEM TO KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS SO I LOOKED IT UP ONLINE AND THERE WERE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM I WAS HAVING. MY MAXIMA NOW HAS 75000 MILES AND DOES NOT FALL UNDER WARRANTY I AM AFRAID THAT THEY ARE GOING TO CHARGE ME $3000 FOR A PROBLEM THAT ALOT OF NISSANS SEEM TO HAVE AND SHOULD HAVE BEEN RECALLED. *TR

MY 2005 NISSAN IS JERKING DANGEROUSLY WHILE SHIFTING FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEAR. ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT WITH MY CHILDREN IN THE CAR. NISSAN KNEW ABOUT THIS PROBLEM WHEN I BOUGHT THE CAR LESS THAN A YEAR AGO AND CHOSE NOT TO INFORM ME JUST TO MAKE A SELL. I BELIEVE THAT THE TRANNY IS DEFECTED AND SHOULD BE RECALLED AND NISSAN SEEMS TO REFUSE TO HELP WITH THIS PROBLEM. I AM CONCERNED FOR MY SAFETY AND SPENT 12,000 ON THE CAR NOW THEY ARE ASKING ME TO PAY 4500 FOR THE TRANNY. IF THIS WAS TOLD TO ME THAT THIS WAS A PROBLEM WHEN THE CAR WAS BOUGHT I WOULD HAVE WENT AND BROUGHT A HONDA INSTEAD. RIP OFF AND DANGER ALERT TO ANYONE THAT OWN THIS MODEL VEHICLE. *TT

WHEN I AM AT A STOP AND GET READY TO ACCELERATE THE CAR JERKS AND SOMETIME DOES NOT WANT TO MOVE ....OR MOVES SLOWLY AND THE ENGINE BEGINS TO REV UP. IT ALSO HAS ISSUES WITH STALLING AND DOWNSHIFTING WHEN DRIVING. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD LUNGE ABNORMALLY WHEN SHIFTING GEARS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING DIAGNOSIS OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 88,000.

THE TRANSMISSION ON MY 2005 NISSAN/MAXIMA IS HARD SHIFTING WHEN ENGINE/TRANSMISSIONIS IS HOT, DELAYING TAKE OFF AND KICKING EXTREMELY BAD WHEN PICKING UP SPEED AND THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SHIFTS GEARS. TWO MOTOR MOUNT ARE ALREADY BROKEN AS A RESULT OF THIS PROBLEM. NISSAN DEALER RECOMMENDED REPLACE TRANSMISSION. A TRANSMISSION SPECIALIZED SHOP INSPECTED AND TESTED THE TRANSMISSION FOR SECOND OPINION AND DID NO FIND PROBLEM IN THE TRANSMISSION, OTHER THAN 2 BAD SENSORS. SENSORS WAS REPLACED AND 6 MONTHS LATER THE PROBLEM STARTED AGAIN. *INTERIOR SUNVISOR LIGHTNING COVER BROKEN IN BOTH SIDES, DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER. *CD PLAYER NOT WORKING, NOT PLAYING. *ORIGINAL CHROME WHEELS ARE CORRODED, BREAKING THE SEAL ON TWO OF THE TIRES CAUSING PRESSURE TO LOWER AND MAKES TIRE GO FLAT IN LESS THAN A WEEK, IF NOT ATTENDED SOON.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE FROM A COMPLETE STOP BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING WHERE THE MECHANIC ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 99,200.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO JERK, LUNGE AND SLAMMED INTO GEAR. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES, TYPICALLY IN THE LOWER GEARS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AT LEAST FIVE TIMES BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 88,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH WHEN THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO SLIP OUT OF GEAR. THE FAILURE RECURRED WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS IN OPERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE RECURRING FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000. ...UPDATED 08-03-12 *BF

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND WOULD NOT ENGAGE IN GEAR. THE CONTACT STATED WHENEVER HE PUT THE VEHICLE IN GEAR IT WOULD JERK AND EXHIBIT A CLUNKING NOISE. IN ADDITION, IT WOULD TAKE A WHILE TO GO INTO GEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 92,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS AND ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE, THE VEHICLE WOULD JERK FORWARD. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST ACCELERATION POWER. THE CONTACT CONTINUOUSLY DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR THEN THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY LUNGED FORWARD. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE JERKED AND SURGED CONSTANTLY WHEN THE TEMPERATURE WAS WARM. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC THREE DIFFERENT TIMES FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION SENSOR AND PERFORMED A TRANSMISSION FLUSH. THE FAILURE CONTINUED AFTER THE REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

I WAS DRIVING IN 40'S AND SUDDENLY MY TRANSMISSION GETS STUCK. IT WONT GO DOWN OR UP.AND SUDDDENLY WHEN IT DOES IT GIVES ME A HUGE JERK. THIS CAN BE A DANGEROUS PROBLEM WHICH CAN CAUSE SERIOUS ACCIDENTS. LOOKING AT ALL THE FORUMS IN THE INTERNET SEEMS LIKE ALMOST ALL THE NISSAN USERS OF (2004 TO 2006) ARE FACING THE SAME PROBLEM. THERE HAS TO SOME KIND OF RECALL THAT ALL THESE CUSTOMERS HAVE TO GET. *TR

I AM TOLD THAT I AM EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH MY TRANSMISSION AND ENGINE. AFTER CAREFUL RESEARCH, AND TWO MECHANIC OPINIONS IT HAS BEEN TOLD TO ME THAT NISSAN KNEW THAT THEY HAD PROBLEMS WITH THIS MODEL OF MAXIMA AND HAS NOT OWNED UP TO THIS PROBLEM. NEITHER HAVE THEY RECALLED OR TRYING RIGHT THEIR WRONG. THESE ITEMS ARE THE LIFE OF THE CAR. I HAVE ALSO CHECKED THE REVIEWS ON EDMUNDS.COM AND THERE ARE SEVERAL OWNERS OF THIS SAME CAR THAT HAVE HAD THE SAME ISSUES AND COMPLAINTS. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHAT MEASURES CAN BE TAKEN AGAINST NISSAN FOR THEM OWN UP TO THESE DEFECTIVE COMPONENTS. IT WILL HURT THEM IN THE LONG RUN IF THEY DO NOT. I WILL CERTAINLY MAKE SURE THAT THE WORLD KNOWS ABOUT THIS AND DO NOT EVEN ATTEMPT TO PURCHASE A NISSAN. I ONLY WISH I HAD DONE THIS BEFORE I PURCHASED THIS CAR. *TR

I BOUGHT MY NISSAN MAXIMA ABOUT 2YEARS AGO. MY DAD HAD BOUGHT ME A 1999 MAXIMA DURING MY HIGH SCHOOL YEARS AND IT NEVER GAVE ME PROBLEMS. IT RAN AWESOME SO THAT'S WHY I ENDED UP BUYING MY 1ST MAXIMA AND VERY DISAPPOINTED. I TOOK IT TO A TRANSMISSION SPECIALIST BECAUSE AFTER THE TRANSMISSION WOULD BE HOT I WAS HAVING PROBLEMS. IT SEEMED AFTER COMING DOWN SPEED IT WOULD SLIP AND TRYING TO ACCELERATE AFTER BREAKING FOR EXAMPLE: IF A CAR INFRONT OF ME WOULD BRAKE TO TURN AND I WOULD BRAKE AND THEN ACCELERATE THE CAR SEEMS TO NOT KNOW WHAT TO DO AND IT GETS STUCK AND DOESN'T WANT TO ACCELERATE FOLLOWED BY A HARD JERK THAT FEELS LIKE SOMEONE JUST HIT MY BACK BUMPER. IT'S SO UNSAFE DRIVING I'VE HAD ALMOST BEEN IN CAR ACCIDENTS BECAUSE IT WON'T ACCELERATE AND ALMOST GOT HIT. IT'S SO FRUSTRATING DEALING WITH THIS CAR ISSUE ESPECIALLY AFTER JUST BUYING IT AND STILL MAKING CAR PAYMENTS AND NOT BEING ABLE TO DRIVE IT. I WILL NEVER BUY NISSAN AGAIN!! MY MOM BOUGHT A 2011 NISSAN VERSA AND ARE LOOKING INTO TRADING IT IN FOR ANOTHER MAKE FOR THE FEAR THAT IT WILL HAVE ISSUES TOO!! THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL. I CAN'T AFFORD TO PAY $3000-4000 ON A REBUILD TRANSMISSION!!!!! *TR

A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO, MY 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA BEGAN HAVING TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. WHEN BEGINNING TO DRIVE, THE VEHICLE WILL JERK WHEN IT REACHES 2 AND 3 RPMS AND REV THE ENGINE. BEFORE IT RESUMES "NORMAL" DRIVE, IT WILL JERK AGAIN AND MAKE A LOUD CLUNKING NOISE. THIS ALSO HAPPENS WHEN ATTEMPTING TO PUT THE CAR INTO REVERSE. I WAS TOLD TODAY BY THE LOCAL NISSAN DEALERSHIP THAT THE TRANSMISSION MUST BE REPLACED COSTING APPROXIMATELY $3300.00! THE DEALERSHIP NEVER INFORMED ME OF THESE ISSUES, EVEN AFTER A TRANSMISSION FLUSH AND A COURTESY CHECK WHEN I FIRST BROUGHT THE CAR TO THEM SEVERAL WEEKS AGO. I AM SHOCKED AND DISTURBED AFTER READING HOW MANY OTHER NISSAN MAXIMA OWNERS ARE HAVING THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM I AM HAVING. HOW MANY COMPLAINTS MUST THERE BE FOR A RESOLUTION IF EACH PERSON IS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM?! *TR

BOUGHT CAR BRAND NEW 9/2005. CAR WAS SERVICED MULTIPLE TIMES AND EVEN A NISSAN ENGINEER TESTED STEERING AND SUSPENSION. WHEN SPEED IS AT 60 MPR, STEERING WHEEL SHAKES. NEW TIRES WERE PUT ON BY DEALERSHIP SEVERAL TIMES, ALSO. ENGINEER STATED THAT CAR WAS SUPPOSED TO DO THAT. WELL NOW MY CAR'S TRANSMISSION IS ACTING UP. PLEASE NOTE THAT STEERING WHEEL STILL SHAKES, TOO. I DID A GOOGLE SEARCH AND SEE THAT NUMEROUS PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE. THIS CAR HAS TO BE A LEMON. I WILL BE CONTACTING NISSAN NORTH AMERICA TO FILE A COMPLAINT ALSO AND REQUEST THAT THEY REPAIR MY CAR. *TR

BOUGHT CAR BRAND NEW 9/2005. CAR WAS SERVICED MULTIPLE TIMES AND EVEN A NISSAN ENGINEER TESTED STEERING AND SUSPENSION. WHEN SPEED IS AT 60 MPR, STEERING WHEEL SHAKES. NEW TIRES WERE PUT ON BY DEALERSHIP SEVERAL TIMES, ALSO. ENGINEER STATED THAT CAR WAS SUPPOSED TO DO THAT. WELL NOW MY CAR'S TRANSMISSION IS ACTING UP. PLEASE NOTE THAT STEERING WHEEL STILL SHAKES, TOO. I DID A GOOGLE SEARCH AND SEE THAT NUMEROUS PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE. THIS CAR HAS TO BE A LEMON. I WILL BE CONTACTING NISSAN NORTH AMERICA TO FILE A COMPLAINT ALSO AND REQUEST THAT THEY REPAIR MY CAR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL BETWEEN SHIFTING GEARS. THE CONTACT CALLED THE DEALER REGARDING THE FAILURE AND WAS ADVISED BY THE DEALER THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000.

I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER MECHANIC THAT I AM HAVING PROBLEMS WITH MY TIMING CHAIN TIGHTENER. THIS PROBLEM WAS FIRST DIAGNOSED MORE THAN A YEAR AGO, AND I WAS TOLD THAT THE SOUND IT WAS MAKING WOULD WORSEN WITH TIME, AND THAT I SHOULD GET IT REPLACED BEFORE IT FAILS COMPLETELY. THE MECHANIC TOLD ME HE FEELS A RECALL SHOULD HAVE BEEN PLACED ON THIS PART, BUT SO FAR NO SUCH RECALL HAS BEEN MADE. THE INTERNET IS RIFE WITH SIMILAR STORIES, AND THE GENTLEMAN IN LINE IN FRONT OF ME HAD THE SAME DIAGNOSIS. *TR

I DRIVE A 2005 NISSIAN MAXIMA AND ABOUT 5 MONTHS AGO MY CAR STARTED JERKING AND HARD SHIFTS AND THEN NOT SHIFTING AT ALL. I HAVE ONLY HAD THIS CAR FOR ABOUT 4 YEARS AND WHEN I PURCHASED IT I WAS UNDER THE IMPRESSION IT WAS A GOOD CAR. I HAVE TREAT THIS CAR LIKE A BABY. NOW I HAVE IT IN THE SHOP AND I'M LOOK AT A $3,000 DOLLAR BILL TO HAVE MY CAR REPAIRED. I'M MAKING A CAR PAYMENT ON SOMETHING I CAN'T EVEN DRIVE. SPOKE WITH THE DEALERSHIP AND NISSIAN AND THEY SAY IT'S NOTHING THEY CAN DO. IT NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. SO I'M STUCK. I HAVE SEEN WERE NISSIAN HAS HAD A LOT OF PROBLEMS WITH THE 04-05 TRANSMISSIONS AND HAS DONE NOTHING ABOUT IT. *JS

TRANSMISSION FAILED AT 49000 MILES ON A NEW PREOWNED VEHICLE PURCHASED ONE MONTH EARLIER. DROVE THE CAR FOR ALMOST ONE YEAR TO THE DATE, AND NOW EXPERIENCING TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS AGAIN. DEALER SUGGEST NEW TRANSMISSION. THIS WILL MAKE THREE TRANSMISSIONS FOR A CAR WITH ONLY 75000 MILES.....NOT TO MENTION TWO CRACKED ENGINE MOUNTS, FRONT SUSPENSION WORK AND NEEDS A NEW TIMING BELT ALL WITHIN 1 YEAR OF OWNING. THIS IS SUPPOSE TO BE A PRE-CERTIFIED CAR!!! *TR

WHEN MY NISSAN SHIFTS FROM FIRST TO SECOND THE ENGINE RACES AND NO INCREASE IN SPEED. WHEN IT SHIFTS FROM THIRD TO FOURTH GEAR THERE IS A HARD SHIFT AND JERKING. WHEN YOU COME TO A COMPLETE STOP THE CAR WILL NOT SHIFT AND THE ENGINE JUST RACES. *TR

PASSENGER FRONT FLOOR PAN HAS ABOUT A 11 INCH RUSTED OUT SPOT. YOU CAN SEE THE INTERIOR SOUND BARRIER FROM UNDER THE CAR ON THE PASSENGER SIDE, UNDER THE FRONT DOOR AREA. *TR

I HAVE A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA WHICH HAS TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. ABOUT 2 YEARS AGO I BEGAN EXPERIENCING JERKING. I TOOK CAR THE DEALER NO CODES CAME UP AT TIME AND WHEN THEY DROVE IT AT THAT TIME IT DROVE FINE. CONTINUE TO HAVE ISSUES AND WENT BACK NOW TO FIND OUT I NEED A NEW VALVE BODY. UNFORTUNATELY THE VALVE BODY HAS CAUSE EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO THE TRANSMISSION SO I NOW NEED TO HAVE TRANSMISSION REPLACED. PER PARTS SPECIALIST AND SERVICE ADVISOR AT NISSAN THEY ARE AWARE OF THE ISSUE WITH THE VALVE BODY WITH THE 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA HOWEVER NISSAN CORPORATE HAS NOT YET RECALLED IT YET. SHAME ON YOU NISSAN 3,800 TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION, I DON'T THINK SO. NO MORE NISSAN FOR ME. NISSAN REALLY NEED TO OWN UP TO THIS ISSUE. ITS ALL OVER THE INTERNET. PLEASE RECALL ISSUE. SIGNED DISSATISFIED NISSAN OWNER *TR

ENGINE WOULD REV HIGH THEN BANG INTO GEAR. TOOK TO AAMCO/ DEALER NEITHER COULD DUPLICATE. DEALER CHANGED TRANS FLUID. THIS HELPED FOR 5 DAYS. @104,000 MILES TRANS IS SLIPPING AGGRESSIVELY AND BANGING INTO GEAR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WOULD SHIFT GEARS VIOLENTLY. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DENIED ANY ASSISTANCE WITH REPAIRING THE DEFECT. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE DEFECT RECURRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

AT 72K MY AUTO TRANSMISSION IS FAILING, JERKING, BUCKING AND SLIPPING. I'VE FOUND A SERVICE BULLETIN ABOUT THIS ISSUE AND SEE LITERALLY THOUSANDS OF MAXIMA OWNERS IN THE SAME BOAT, RIGHT AROUND THE SAME MILEAGE. MY CAR ISN'T IN WARRANTY AND I WILL BE GOING THIS WEEKEND TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM CONFIRMED. IT APPEARS THERE IS A DEFECT IN THIS YEAR CAR TRANSMISSION, BUT NISSAN WILL NOT "MAN UP". I HAVE READ SOME COMPLAINTS WHERE CUSTOMERS HAVE GOTTEN NISSAN TO PAY FOR THEIR TRANSMISSION REPAIR..DOESN'T THAT INDICATE SOME "GUILT"? I HAVE NO IDEA HOW I WILL REPLACE MY TRANSMISSION, IM A SINGLE PARENT, FIGHTING TO KEEP MY HOUSE AND HELP MY DAUGHTER THRU COLLEGE. THIS NEEDS AN INVESTIGATION AND POSSIBLE RECALL. I READ ONE ACCOUNT WHERE A WOMAN'S TRANSMISSION WENT OUT ON A BUSY ROAD AND HER 2 SMALL CHILDREN WERE IN THE CAR. *TR

I'M WAS DRIVING WHEN MY TIRE POPPED AND MY CAR WENT ACROSS ALL THREE LANES, ACROSS THE MEDIAN, THEN ACROSS THREE LANES OF ONCOMING TRAFFIC INTO SOME WOODS AND HIT A TREE HEAD ON. ALL SIDE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED BUT THE FRONT ON DIDN'T, WHICH CONCERNS ME SINCE I HIT A TREE HEAD ON. THE SIDE AIRBAGS LEFT BRUISES ON MY FACE AND NECK INJURIES. *TR

MY 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA HAS 115000 MILES AND HAS STARTED SHOWING SIGNS OF WHAT MAY BE SERIOUS TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. 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. *TR

SEVERE TRANSMISSION SHIFTING ISSUES, ON MODERATE MILEAGE. THERE ARE SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ON NISSAN HELP.COM. NISSAN ISN'T TRYING TO DO ANYTHING TO HELP IT'S CUSTOMERS PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS, PLEASE ISSUE A RECALL ON THE 04 05 MODELS OF THE MAXIMA. THIS IS A URGENT PLEA FOR HELP. THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!! *TR

WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS THE TRANSMISSION (AUTOMATIC) ABRUPTLY CHANGED GEARS INTO NEUTRAL FOR SEVERAL SECONDS AND THEN ABRUPTLY WENT BACK INTO GEAR. THIS RAPID TRANSITION BETWEEN POWERED AND UNPOWERED CONDITION CAUSED THE FRONT WHEEL DRIVE CAR TO SWERVE ABRUPTLY FROM TORQUE STEER.SUBSEQUENT TO THIS INITIAL EVENT THE TRANSMISSION CONTINUED TO CHANGE GEARS INTO AND OUT OF DRIVE OR FAIL TO ENGAGE GEARS AS IT CHANGES BETWEEN GEARS. ON TAKING THIS TO THE DEALER THEY STATED THE CONTROLLER NEEDED TO BE UPDATED AND PERFORMED THIS SERVICE. APPROXIMATELY ONE WEEK AFTER THIS SERVICE THE TRANSMISSION AGAIN STARTED RANDOMLY CHANGING FROM A POWERED CONDITION TO NEUTRAL AT HIGHWAY AND OTHER SPEEDS. THE CAR IS CURRENTLY UNDRIVABLE DUE TO THE TORQUE STEER CAUSED BY THE ABRUPT CHANGES IN THE TRANSMISSION MAKING IT UNSAFE TO TRAVEL AT OTHER THEN SLOW SPEEDS. *TR