2005 Nissan Maxima Complaint Log

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD JERK FORWARD AND IF DRIVEN OVER 25 MPH THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO THE NEXT GEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC, WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. NO REPAIRS HAD BEEN PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 75,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER SHIFTING GEARS WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD JERK VIOLENTLY AND SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 102,000. *KB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED TO SHIFT PROPERLY WITH EXTREME HESITATION. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VALVE BODY AND SOLENOID WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED WITHIN THE TRANSMISSION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE DEFECT. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,000.

I AM CURRENTLY THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. MUCH TO MY TOTAL SHOCK AND DISMAY, I RECENTLY HAD TO REPLACE THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION AT ONLY 98,700 MILES. SEVERAL WEEKS AGO, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SPORADICALLY JERK HARSHLY WHEN ADVANCING TO FIRST GEAR BETWEEN 20-25 MPH. THIS STARTED TO HAPPEN MORE AND MORE FREQUENTLY AND AT TIMES THE VEHICLE WOULD HESITATE RIGHT BEFORE JERKING INTO FIRST GEAR AND THEN QUICKLY THRUST FORWARD WITH REVVED UP RPMS. NEEDLESS TO SAY, I FELT EXTREMELY UNSAFE DRIVING THE VEHICLE. I TOOK MY CAR TO THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT OF THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. THE SERVICE MANAGER INFORMED ME THAT THIS WAS AN INCREASINGLY COMMON PROBLEM WITH 2004 & 2005 MODEL YEAR MAXIMAS. HE SAID THAT THE ONLY REMEDY WAS TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION AT A COST OF APPROXIMATELY $4,000! I TOOK MY CAR TO A TRANSMISSION REPAIR SHOP FOR A SECOND OPINION AND WAS TOLD THE SAME THING. THE MECHANIC CONFIRMED THAT THIS IS A MAJOR ISSUE WITH MAXIMAS MANUFACTURED IN THOSE MODEL YEARS. I ENDED UP TAKING MY CAR BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND HAD THEM REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS ISSUE AND HAVE FOUND THAT THERE ARE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ON VARIOUS INTERNET SITES BY OWNERS OF 2004 & 2005 MAXIMAS WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM WITH THEIR TRANSMISSION. IT'S CLEARLY APPARENT THAT THERE IS A MAJOR DEFECT WITH THE TRANSMISSIONS THAT WERE INSTALLED IN 2004 & 2005 MAXIMAS. I HAVE TAKEN VERY GOOD CARE OF MY VEHICLE AND HAVE KEPT UP WITH REGULAR SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE INTERVALS. THERE IS NO WAY THAT I SHOULD HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION AT THAT MILEAGE IF IT WAS NOT DEFECTIVE. I BESEECH YOU TO RECALL ALL 2004 & 2005 MAXIMAS AND FIX THIS DANGEROUS PROBLEM BEFORE IT CAUSES SEVERE ACCIDENTS IF THERE HAVE NOT ALREADY BEEN. *KB

I OWN A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA SL. AT ABOUT 65000 MILES I STARTED TO EXPERIENCE PROBLEMS WITH MY TRANSMISSION. WHEN CHANGING THE GEAR FROM PARK TO DRIVE THE CAR WOULD VIOLENTLY KICK BACK AND FORTH. THE SAME WOULD OCCUR WHEN EVER THE CAR TRANSITIONED BETWEEN THE 5 GEARS. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS TRANSMISSION PROBLEM ONLINE AND HAVE ALSO SURVEYED MANY LOCAL MECHANICS. I HAVE LEARNED THAT THIS IS A RECURRING PROBLEM WITH THE 2005 YEAR MODEL. ON WEBSITES SUCH AS "SAFECAR.GOV" THERE ARE OVER 300 COMPLAINTS REPORTED ABOUT THE SAME EXACT ISSUE. I TOOK THE CAR TO MY LOCAL NISSAN DEALER AND THEY SUGGESTED THAT I CONTACT NISSAN HEADQUARTERS TO HELP FIND A SOLUTION. *TR

MY TRANSMISSION IS BADLY JERKING AND SCARED TO DRIVE. GEAR SHIFTTING IS NOT PROPERLY OPERATING. *KB

THE VEHICLE HAS HAD MULTIPLE INCIDENTS WITH THE ABS SYSTEM. FROM WHAT I HAVE READ, THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH A SERVICE RECORD AND A REPAIR OF OVER $2000 YET NISSAN REFUSES TO COVER THE REPAIR OR RECALL THE VEHICLE. THE FIRST INCIDENT IN MY VEHICLE OCCURRED IN OCTOBER 2011. IT HAS SINCE HAD THE SAME ISSUE THREE TIMES. THE CAR PULLS WHEN BRAKING, MAKES A LOUD NOISE AND IS DIFFICULT TO DRIVE AND BRAKE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH WHEN THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL INCREASE IN ENGINE RPMS AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO DECELERATE AND ACCELERATE INDEPENDENTLY. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTICS BUT WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 88,000. UPDATED 12/12/11*LJ UPDATED 12/13/11

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO JERK WHEN SHIFTING GEARS. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR WAS THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 71,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD JERK ABNORMALLY WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A COMPLETE STOP. THE FAILURE WOULD BECOME MORE SEVERE WHEN THE ENGINE HAD BEEN RUNNING FOR A PROLONGED PERIOD OF TIME. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 91,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TRANSMISSION JERKS WHEN STOPPING AND STARTING.....SPEED DECREASES......JERKS WHEN CHANGING GEARS

TOOK THE CAR TO DEALERSHIP AND THEY DETECTED THAT THE TIMING CHAIN TENSIONERS HAVE WORN OUT AND WILL NEED REPLACEMENT. THE PART IS MADE OF CHEAP PLASTIC AND FAILS IN 2005 MAXIMA CARS AFTER ABOUT 65000 MILES. THE PART COST IS ABOUT $50 BUT THE LABOR COST IS ABOUT $1500. THE PROCESS OF REPLACING THE PART REQUIRES TAKING OUT THE ENGINE. THIS IS AN EXPENSIVE CAR AND A POORLY DESIGNED PLASTIC PART IS INSTALLED WHICH HELPS CONTROL THE TIMING CHAIN OF THE ENGINE. IF THE PART FAILS EVENTUALLY THE ENGINE WILL FAIL. I AM DISAPPOINTED THAT THIS PROBLEM SHOWED UP AFTER MY WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED. THIS REPAIR SHOULD BE PAID FOR BY NISSAN AND NOT BY THE CUSTOMERS. *KB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR BRAKE RELATED REPAIRS AND THE TECHNICIAN NOTICED THAT BOTH OF THE MOTOR MOUNTS WERE FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT PLANNED TO NOTIFY THE MANUFACTURER REGARDING THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA XL. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 35 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED PRIOR TO THE FAILURE THAT THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHIFT FORCEFULLY WHILE ACCELERATING IN REVERSE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILES WERE 99,150. UPDATED 11/01/11*LJ UPDATED 02/06/12

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN DRIVING 25 MPH AND ABOVE, THE TRANSMISSION WOULD DOWNSHIFT AND PERFORM ERRATICALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A TRANSMISSION REPAIR SHOP WHERE HE WAS ADVISED THAT THE VALVE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND ADVISED THAT THEY WOULD NEED TO PERFORM A DIAGNOSTIC TEST BEFORE DETERMINING THE FAILURE AND ATTEMPTING ANY REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED WHO RECOMMENDED THAT THE VEHICLE BE TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS AND REPAIRS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,848. KMJ

THE TRANSMISSION VIOLENTLY SHIFTS UP AND DOWN CAUSING THE CAR TO JERK FORWARD WHEN AT SPEEDS RANGING FROM 20-40, SLOWING DOWN OR ACCELERATING UP ALMOST CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. AS WELL AS SLIPPING OUT OF GEAR AROUND 35-45 MPH REVVING THE ENGINE THEN SLAMMING INTO GEAR CAUSING TEMPORARY LOSS OF CONTROL. THIS IS AN EXTREME SAFETY HAZZARD. NISSAN MAXIMA PROBLEM YET NISSAN WON'T HELP, PLEASE HELP MYSELF AND OTHER NISSAN OWNERS BEFORE SOMEONE DIES IN AN ACCIDENT FROM A SURGING/SLIPPING TRANSMISSION. I JUST WANT THIS PROBLEM TO GO AWAY. *TR

THE TRANSMISSION ON THIS CAR HAS FAILED FOR A THIRD TIME. THE FIRST TIME IT WAS AT ~ 60,000 MILES, AGAIN AT 75,000 MILES, AND NOW AT 83,000 MILES. LUCKILY, I WAS LOCAL AND NOT ON THE INTERSTATE OR DOWNTOWN DALLAS. AFTER READING ALL THE CUSTOMER COMPLAINTS ONLINE IT'S DISAPPOINTING THAT THIS TRANSMISSION HAS NOT BEEN RECALLED OR NISSAN HASN'T STOOD BEHIND IT'S PRODUCT.

MY TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN ACTING UP AND COMPLETELY WENT OUT. THIS IS NOT MY FIRST NISSAN BUT IT WILL BE MY LAST UNLESS THEY ISSUE A RECALL. *TR

VERY HARD JERKY SHIFTS BETWEEN 1ST TO 2ND AND 2ND TO 1ST AND ACCOMPANIED BY LOUD CLUNKING NOISE. 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 TOOK IT IN TO THE DEALER AND NONE OF THE PROBLEMS SHOWED UP FOR THEM BUT THEY NOTED THAT THE ENGINE MOUNTS WERE BROKEN BUT THAT WOULD NOT CAUSE THESE SYMPTOMS. THEY SUGGESTED A NEW TRANSMISSION AND MOTOR MOUNTS FOR $4,000. 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 CAR UNTIL THESE SYMPTOMS. PLEASE SUGGEST WHAT COURSE OF ACTION SHOULD BE TAKEN TO CORRECT THIS AND RESTORE MY FAITH IN NISSAN. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE JERKED WHILE CHANGING GEARS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 96,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WOULD JERK WHEN SHIFTING FROM FIRST TO SECOND GEAR. THE VEHICLE WOULD ALSO JERK WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO HAVE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,000.

VEHICLE JUMPS VIOLENTLY WHEN CHANGING BETWEEN 1ST, 2ND & 3RD GEARS. IF THE ENGINE IS COOL THEN THE VEHICLE DOES NOT JUMP BUT ONCE THE ENGINE IS WARMED UP, THE CAR IS JUST CONSTANTLY JERKING. IF I CHANGE GEARS FROM D TO R, IT TAKES AROUND 5 SECONDS BEFORE VEHICLE ACTUALLY KICKS INTO GEAR AND IT JERKS SO HARD TO THE POINT WHERE IT JUST MAKE A LOUD NOISE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHERE THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS MALFUNCTIONING AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER REGARDING THE TRANSMISSION AND THEY STATED THAT THEY WOULD NOT PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE WITH REPAIRING THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 114,120.

PURCHASED A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA USED WITH AROUND 46K MILES ON IT. I HAVE LOVED THE CAR UP UNTIL IT RECENTLY HIT 65K MILES AND HAS STARTED JERKING WHILE SHIFTING, ALSO PUTTING INTO DRIVE OR REVERSE FROM PARK WILL BE DELAYED. IT JERKED SO HARD THE OTHER DAY THAT IT CAUSED THE CHECK ENGINE SOON LIGHT TO COME ON. TOOK TO A LOCAL MECHANIC THAT HAS BEEN DOING OIL CHANGES, A/C REPAIR, MINOR MAINTENANCE...THEY SAID THAT MY TRANSMISSION WAS SHOT, I NEEDED 3 ENGINE NEW ENGINE MOUNTS FROM THE JERKING, AND ENGINE SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THEY SUGGESTED I TAKE TO THE NISSAN DEALER. I TOOK IN AND THEY CALLED ME THE NEXT DAY AND SAID THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE ANY ISSUES WITH THE VEHICLE, AND THAT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS NOT ON. THEY ARE SWEEPING THIS WELL KNOWN TRANSMISSION PROBLEM UNDER THE RUG, BUT SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE HERE, AND A RECALL SHOULD BE A MUST WITH OVER 300 PLUS COMPLAINTS JUST HERE ALONE DOCUMENTED FOR THIS SAME ISSUE ON THE SAME MAKE AND MODEL!!! NISSAN NEEDS TO STEP UP BEFORE SOMEONE GETS INJURED. *TR

2005 NISSAN MAXIMA LIKE THOUSANDS OF OTHERS HAS BEEN SHIFTING VIOLENTLY BETWEEN GEARS CAUSING DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. SOMETIMES THE CAR RPMS WILL JUMP TO 7500 BEFORE CATCHING THE GEAR AND JERK TO THE CAR ALMOST OUT OF CONTROL. THIS NEEDS TO BE FIXED. IT'S RIDICULOUS THAT ALMOST ALL 2004-2008 MAXIMAS HAVE THIS PROBLEM AND NISSAN HAS CORRECTED IT BUT INSTEAD CHARGE 3500+ FOR A NEW TRANSMISSION. I'M SO DONE WITH NISSAN. THIS WILL BE THE LAST ONE I PURCHASE! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. WHILE PARKED, THE CONTACT PLACED THE GEAR SHIFTER INTO DRIVE WHEN THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY JERKED FORWARD AND EXHIBITED A DELAYED RESPONSE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

2005 NISSAN MAXIMA TRANSMISSION PROBLEM - MY CAR BEGAN MAKING A VERY LOUD KNOCKING SOUND WHEN I WOULD SHIFT FROM PARK TO DRIVE OR REVERSE. IT DOESN'T DO IT ALL THE TIME, BUT IT IS DOING IT MORE FREQUENTLY NOW. IN ADDITION MY TRANSMISSION HAS BEGUN TO SLIP WHILE DRIVING. I GOOGLED 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA ISSUES AND TO MY SURPRISE THERE ARE COUNTLESS COMPLAINTS ABOUT TRANSMISSION ISSUES WITH THE NISSAN MAXIMA. I AM SCHEDULED TO BRING MY CAR TO A MECHANIC TOMORROW MORNING, BUT I FEEL LIKE I KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM IS AFTER READING ALL THE COMPLAINTS. IT APPEARS I WILL NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION. MY CAR HAS UNDER 100K MILES AND IS TAKEN CARE OF VERY WELL. I PURCHASED THE CAR NEW IN DECEMBER OF 2004. *TR

AUG 2011 BEGAN EXPERIENCING SLIPPING IN REVERSE TO DRIVE AND STOP TO START POSITIONS. ALSO WHEN TURNING CORNERS AND WHEN MAINTAINING A HIGHWAY SPEED TO SUDDEN BRAKING AND THEN PICKING UP SPEED I WOULD EXPERIENCE JERKING. THIS ONLY SEEM TO HAPPEN IN WARM WEATHER. IT PROGRESSIVELY GOT WORSE BY OCT 2011. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 25 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE SHIFTED FROM DRIVE TO NEUTRAL INDEPENDENTLY. THE FAILURE WAS RESOLVED AFTER RESTARTING THE IGNITION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC WHICH INDICATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED REPLACING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 64,760 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 65,200.

WHILE DRIVING IN FIRST GEAR ON LIGHT THROTTLE, THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTED FROM 1ST GEAR INTO 2ND GEAR VIOLENTLY. NEARLY EVERY TIME UNDER LIGHT THROTTLE (UNDER NORMAL ENGINE OPERATING TEMPERATURE) SINCE THE FIRST OCCURRENCE, THE TRANSMISSION EITHER UPSHIFTS (1ST TO 2ND GEAR) OR DOWNSHIFTS (3RD TO 2ND GEAR) VIOLENTLY. *KB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE WOULD SHIFT BETWEEN GEARS AND SHE WAS UNABLE TO DOWNSHIFT WHEN IT WAS NECESSARY. THE DEALERS DIAGNOSIS CONFIRMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS FAULTY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS AWARE OF THE FAILURE. NO REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 79,503. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 79,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER SHIFTING GEARS, THE VEHICLE WOULD JERK VIOLENTLY AND SUDDENLY ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE AND REFERRED HER TO A LOCAL DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 122,770.

I LIKE MANY OTHERS AM HAVING THE EXACT TRANSMISSION "SLIPPING, JERKING" PROBLEMS BETWEEN 2ND AND 3RD GEAR. THE RPM'S JUST JUMP RIGHT UP UNDER ACCELERATION, THE TRANSMISSION SLIPS THEN CATCHES CAUSING A JERKING, LURCHING FORWARD ACTION. IT IS VERY DANGEROUS ESPECIALLY COMING ON TO A MAJOR HIGHWAY. BECAUSE OF THIS I WILL NOT LET MY WIFE AND CHILDREN DRIVE IN THE CAR. WE CANNOT AFFORD THE QUOTED $3500 TO $4000 TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. NOR DO WE FEEL AS IF WE SHOULD HAVE TO. WE HAVE OWNED THIS CAR SINCE NEW. IT HAS BEEN VERY RELIABLE BUT THIS IS ABSURD. NISSAN NEEDS TO RECALL THIS MODEL YEAR AND REPLACE WITH CORRECTED TRANSMISSION BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED. OR IS THAT WHAT IT'S GOING TO TAKE TO GET THEM TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE PROBLEM. *KB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BUT THE GEAR SLIPPED AS THE VEHICLE DOWNSHIFTED BEFORE SUDDENLY ACCELERATING. THE VEHICLE WOULD ALSO JERK FORWARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING WHERE THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE A FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000. UPDATED 02/01/12*LJ UPDATED 02/08/12

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION WOULD SLIP AND THE VEHICLE WOULD JERK VIOLENTLY. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD INTERMITTENTLY HESITATE BEFORE ACCELERATING FROM STOPS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, WHO RECOMMENDED HAVING THE TRANSMISSION FLUSHED AS A TEMPORARY REMEDY. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO THE DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 97,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 98,030.

A QUICK CHECK OF THE INTERNET WILL SHOW THERE ARE A LOT OF PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEMS. HARD SHIFTS, SLAMS, TRANSMISSION "SLIPS" IN AND OUT OF GEAR. PRIVATE INDUSTRY HAS DON THE WORK AND FOUND THE TROUBLE IS WITH THE VALVE BODY. NOW MAKE NISSAN PAY TO FIX THE PROBLEM. *TR

I OWN A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. I AM EXTREMELY DISAPPOINTED WITH THIS VEHICLE. THE CAR MAKES JERKING MOVEMENTS OCCASIONALLY WHEN SHIFTING FROM PARK TO REVERSE OR DRIVE. YOU NEVER KNOW WHEN IT MAY HAPPEN AND IT FEELS AS THOUGH YOU ARE HITTING SOMETHING. TODAY ALL THE LIGHTS CAME, I COULD NOT ACCELERATE AND THE MECHANIC IS SAYING THAT IT MAY BE MY TRANSMISSION...86,000 MILES!! I CANNOT BELIEVE THAT I AM REPLACING A TRANSMISSION IN A NISSAN WITH 86,000 MILES. I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER NISSAN AND WOULD NOT RECOMMEND. I HAVE READ MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS AND AM SO DISCOURAGED. THIS CAR IS NOT SAFE WITH RANDOM JERKING MOTIONS THAT NISSAN CANNOT DIAGNOSE. THIS CAR NEEDS TO BE RECALLED FOR ITS TRANSMISSION. NISSAN DOES NOT STAND BY ITS CARS OR SERVICE. *TR

WE PURCHASED A NISSAN MAXIMA 2005, FOR MY MOTHER A YEAR OR 2 AGO. IT REACHES 80,000 PLUS MILES AND THE TRANSMISSION STARTS CLUNKING, TAKES A WHILE FOR IT TO SHIFT FROM 2ND TO 3RD. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND GOT A PRICE OF $1100 FOR A VALVEBODY. I ASKED IF THERE WAS A RECALL, THE EMPLOYEE STATED THERE WASN'T BUT WAS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. EVEN SAID THAT AFTER CHANGING THE VALVEBODY IT WOULD STILL DO IT, TO "PONY UP" AND SWITCH THE WHOLE TRANSMISSION THAT COMES WITH THE VALVEBODY. NOW I HAVE SEEN PLENTY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS VERY ISSUE, IT JUST APPEARS LIKE THESE ARE FORUMS TO VENT AND COMPLAIN. BECAUSE I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT AFTER SO MANY PEOPLE WITH THE SAME EXPERIENCE NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE ABOUT THIS YET. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 25 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO JERK EXCESSIVELY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC WHO INSPECTED THE FAILURE AND ADVISED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 72,000.

AT 57,000 MILES, TRANSMISSION BEGAN SHIFTING EXTREMELY HARD (JERKS) AND ERRATICALLY (CANNOT PREDICT) WHEN UP SHIFTING AND DOWN SHIFTING BETWEEN 1ST AND 3RD GEARS. VERY NERVE-RACKING TO OPERATE THE VEHICLE WHENEVER IN SLOW MOVING OR STOP-N-GO TRAFFIC. HAD TO MAINTAIN VERY LARGE GAP (WIDER THAN NORMAL) WITH VEHICLES IN FRONT TO AVOID COLLISIONS. PAID NISSAN DEALERSHIP $3,300 FOR REPAIR. NISSAN DOES NOT ATTEMPT TO REPAIR THE TRANSMISSION, IT IS SIMPLY REPLACED WITH A "''NISSAN FACTORY CERTIFIED RECONDITIONED" TRANSMISSION, THAT ONLY COMES WITH A 1 YEAR WARRANTY. NOT MUCH OF A WARRANTY FOR A "''CERTIFIED RECONDITIONED" TRANSMISSION COSTING $3,300! POWERTRAIN HAD A 5 YEAR/60,000 MILE WARRANTY, TRANSMISSION FAILED AT 57,000 MILES, BUT VEHICLE WAS OVER 5 YEARS OLD. THE FACT THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP DID NOT HAVE TO ORDER THE REPLACEMENT TRANSMISSION(HAD IT IN STOCK), TELLS ME THIS IS A VERY COMMON ISSUE AND REPAIR! THE COMPONENT THAT FAILS ON THOUSANDS OF VEHICLES IS THE TRANSMISSION VALVE BODY. COUNTLESS BLOGS ON INTERNET ABOUT THIS VERY ISSUE. SINCE 2006, THE NISSAN MAXIMA HAVE CVT (NO SHIFT) TRANSMISSION. THE FAULTY TRANSMISSION ALSO CAUSED DAMAGE TO TWO OUT OF THE THREE MOTOR MOUNTS, WHICH WILL COST ANOTHER $800-$1,000 WHEN REPAIRED. CONTACTED THE NORTH AMERICAN NISSAN MOTOR CORPORATION, CONSUMER AFFAIRS DIVISION IN FRANKLIN TENNESSEE HOPING THEY WOULD MEET ME "''SOMEWHERE IN THE MIDDLE" TO COVER PART OF THE REPAIR EXPENSE. THEY TOLD ME THAT THE CAR WAS OUT OF WARRANTY AND THEY WERE NOT GOING TO DO ANYTHING OR HELP ME OUT. EVERYONE FAMILIAR WITH THIS ISSUE KNOWS THE NISSAN MOTOR CORPORATION HAS KNOWN ABOUT THE INFERIOR TRANSMISSIONS, BUT YET, FAILED TO DO ANYTHING FOR THE CONSUMER BY WAY OF A "''FACTORY RECALL." I HAVE BEEN A LONG-TIME NISSAN CAR OWNER, GOING BACK TO THE DATSUN YEARS, AND I CAN TELL YOU THIS, THIS WILL BE THE LAST NISSAN I WILL EVER OWN! *TR

I OWN A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA SE THAT NOW HAS 73000 MILES ON IT . I AM ENCOUNTERING A PROBLEM THAT SEEMS TO BE WITH THE TRANSMISSION, WHEN CHECKED FOR TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS NOTHING SEEMS TO SHOW UP AND NO LIGHTS ARE ON. THE CAR BUCKS OR JERKS WHEN DRIVING AND WHEN CHANGING GEARS . IT SCRUBS AS IF IT 'S STRUGGLING TO PULL (WHICH IS VERY DANGEROUS) HAPPENED TO ME WHILE ENTERING THE INTERSTATE THIS WEEK AND I WAS IN TEARS BECAUSE I WAS IN FEAR FOR MY SAFETY. THE CAR HAS BEEN HAVING THESE ISSUE SINCE AROUND 66000 MILES. I'VE GONE ON LINE AND FIND OUT THAT SEVERAL CONSUMERS ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AND ARE AT A LOSS AS TO HOW TO RESOLVE SINCE IT DOESNT SHOW UP AS A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM AND TO HAVE A CAR (PURCHASED BRAND NEW) TO START HAVING TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS AT SUCH LOW MILEAGE IS NOT EXPECTED. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THESE CARS AND NISSAN SHOULD HAVE TO FIX THIS PROBLEM BEFORE SERIOUS INJURY TO THEIR CONSUMER IS ENCOUNTERED. WHEN I WENT TO A NISSAN DEALERSHIP TO TRY AND TALK TO THEM ABOUT THE PROBLEM AND THEY JUST BRUSHED ME OFF AND SAID THEY WOULD HAVE TO LOOK AT MY CAR AND PUT IT ON THE MACHINE FOR A COST OF OVER 100.00 . THIS I FELL IS USELESS SINCE I'VE ALREADY HAD IT CHECKED AND ONLINE CONSUMERS ARE SAYING THAT NO TRANSMISSION CODE SHOWS UP ON THE MACHINE. THE TRASMISSION FLUID WAS FLUSHED SINCE MY MACHANIC SAID HE DIDNT SEE ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE TRANSMISSION AS AN ATTEMPT TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM BUT THAT DID NOTHING FOR THE PROBLEM. *TT

THERE ARE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS IN THE NHTSA DATABASE ABOUT THE 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA!!! 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA PURCHASED NEW IN 2004. THE CAR KEEPS MAKING SUDDEN VIOLENT JERKING MOVEMENTS WHILE DRIVING CREATING A POTENTIAL HAZARD FOR A CAR ACCIDENT. WHEN THIS HAPPENS I HAVE TO PULL OVER AND RESTART THE CAR. I CAN NOT DRIVE THE CAR ON MAJOR HIGHWAYS AND CAN NOT GO MORE THAT 35MPH. THE CAR FEELS LIKE IT IS SLIPPING WHEN ATTEMPTING TO DRIVE AFTER BEING AT A STOP. THERE IS A LONG HESITATION BEFORE THE CAR BEGINS TO DRIVE AFTER BEING PUT IN GEAR TO DRIVE. IT ALSO JERKS FORWARD SUDDENLY WHEN IT DOES DECIDE TO MOVE. SOMETIMES THE CAR WON'T MOVE WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE. AT STOP LIGHTS I HAVE TO SHIFT GEARS AT TIMES TO GET IT TO MOVE. ANOTHER INCIDENT INCLUDED THE CAR NOT STOPPING. I HAD TO MOVE IT INTO FIRST GEAR TO GET IT TO STOP. THE CAR JERKS BACKWARDS WHEN REVERSING. WHEN THESE PROBLEMS STARTED THE CAR WAS TAKEN TO NISSAN BECAUSE WE SUSPECTED A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. THEY TOLD US IT WAS NOT THE TRANSMISSION BUT INSTEAD MOTOR MOUNTS,RODS, AND BOLTS. I SPENT ALMOST $3,000 TO REPAIR IT AND THE PROBLEM STILL CONTINUED. NOW, I AM BEING TOLD THAT IT IS THE TRANSMISSION AND GIVEN AN ESTIMATE OF $3100. NISSAN HAS DIAGNOSED THIS PROBLEM. WE DISCOVERED THAT THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF OTHER CONSUMERS WITH THE SAME COMPLAINT FOR THE 2004-2005 MAXIMA. THIS INDICATES THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM THAT NISSAN IS ACTUALLY AWARE OF. THE BATTERY HAS ALSO HAD TO BE REPLACED 3TIMES. THE POWER DOORS NO LONGER WORK NEITHER DOES THE SUN ROOF. I HAVE TO DRIVE TO GET TO WORK AND TO GET THE KIDS TO SCHOOL. I DO NOT LIKE TO DRIVE WITH MY KIDS IN THE CAR FOR FEAR THAT THE CAR WILL NOT STOP AGAIN OR THAT THERE WILL BE A COLLISION BECAUSE OF THE JERKY MOVEMENTS AND THE CARS HESITATION. NISSAN HAS BEEN CONTACTED. NO RESOLUTION HAS BEEN OFFERED AT THIS TIME. *TR

2005 NISSAN MAXIMA PURCHASED NEW IN 2004. THE CAR KEEPS MAKING SUDDEN VIOLENT JERKING MOVEMENTS WHILE DRIVING CREATING A POTENTIAL HAZARD FOR A CAR ACCIDENT. WHEN THIS HAPPENS I HAVE TO PULL OVER AND RESTART THE CAR. I CAN NOT DRIVE THE CAR ON MAJOR HIGHWAYS AND CAN NOT GO MORE THAT 35MPH. THE CAR FEELS LIKE IT IS SLIPPING WHEN ATTEMPTING TO DRIVE AFTER BEING AT A STOP. THERE IS A LONG HESITATION BEFORE THE CAR BEGINS TO DRIVE AFTER BEING PUT IN GEAR TO DRIVE. IT ALSO JERKS FORWARD SUDDENLY WHEN IT DOES DECIDE TO MOVE. SOMETIMES THE CAR WON'T MOVE WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE. AT STOP LIGHTS I HAVE TO SHIFT GEARS AT TIMES TO GET IT TO MOVE. ANOTHER INCIDENT INCLUDED THE CAR NOT STOPPING. I HAD TO MOVE IT INTO FIRST GEAR TO GET IT TO STOP. THE CAR JERKS BACKWARDS WHEN REVERSING. WHEN THESE PROBLEMS STARTED THE CAR WAS TAKEN TO NISSAN BECAUSE WE SUSPECTED A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. THEY TOLD US IT WAS NOT THE TRANSMISSION BUT INSTEAD MOTOR MOUNTS,RODS, AND BOLTS. I SPENT ALMOST $3,000 TO REPAIR IT AND THE PROBLEM STILL CONTINUED. NOW, I AM BEING TOLD THAT IT IS THE TRANSMISSION AND GIVEN AN ESTIMATE OF $3100. NISSAN HAS DIAGNOSED THIS PROBLEM. WE DISCOVERED THAT THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF OTHER CONSUMERS WITH THE SAME COMPLAINT FOR THE 2004-2005 MAXIMA. THIS INDICATES THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM THAT NISSAN IS ACTUALLY AWARE OF. THE BATTERY HAS ALSO HAD TO BE REPLACED 3TIMES. THE POWER DOORS NO LONGER WORK NEITHER DOES THE SUN ROOF. I HAVE TO DRIVE TO GET TO WORK AND TO GET THE KIDS TO SCHOOL. I DO NOT LIKE TO DRIVE WITH MY KIDS IN THE CAR FOR FEAR THAT THE CAR WILL NOT STOP AGAIN OR THAT THERE WILL BE A COLLISION BECAUSE OF THE JERKY MOVEMENTS AND THE CARS HESITATION. NISSAN HAS BEEN CONTACTED. NO RESOLUTION HAS BEEN OFFERED AT THIS TIME. CAR IS STILL AT THE DEALERSHIP. *TR

TRANSMISSION IS ACTING UP BETWEEN 1ST GEAR AND 2ND GEAR SOMETIMES IT SLIPS AND WHEN IT GRABS IT HITS HARD. OR WHEN SHIFTING FROM PARK TO DRIVE TAKES A COUPLE OF SECONDS TO ENGAGE. BOUGHT THE CAR NEW IT ONLY HAS 41,000 MILES. SOMEDAYS ITS OK SOMEDAY ITS NOT. *TR

MY MAXIMA HAS TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. NOTHING WRONG WHEN YOU FIRST DRIVE IT BUT WHEN IT GETS WARMED UP THE TRANSMISSION CLUNKS WHEN IT HIT 2ND GEAR UPSHIFTING AND DOWNSHIFTING. WHEN YOU PUT IT REVERSE, IT TAKES 5 SECONDS TO BE IN GEAR BUT IT COMES WITH A LOUD THUD. A LOT OF TIMES IT EVEN GOES OUT OF GEAR WHILE YOU'RE DRIVING THEN A TREMENDOUS THUD WHEN IT GETS BACK IN GEAR. WHEN IT GETS HOT, IT REALLY GETS BAD. SO BAD THAT THE TRANNY SLIPS IN AND OUT OF GEAR UNTIL IT GET IN GEAR THEN A THUD. SO BASICALLY WHEN I'M DRIVING, I'M IN TRANNY HELL. PLEASE HELP! I JUST PAID OFF THIS EXPENSIVE CAR TO HAVE AN EXPENSIVE PROBLEM THAT THE MANUFACTURER KNOWS EXIST.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE STOPPED ACCELERATING. THE TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEMS SLIP LIGHT ALSO BEGAN TO ILLUMINATE ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT YET TAKEN TO HAVE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 91,000.

BEGAN EXPERIENCING ISSUE WITH THE TRANSMISSION AT ABOUT 75,000 MILES. FIRST NOTICED THAT WHEN SHIFTING FROM PARK INTO REVERSE OR DRIVE THERE WAS A LAG OF A FEW SECONDS AND THEN A NOTICABLE SURGE INTO GEAR. THEN NOTICED AN OCCASIONAL (NON-DRIVER CREATED) REVVING OF RPMS IN BETWEEN GEARS 1 AND 2 AND FROM 2 TO 3. THE TRANSMISSION DOEN'T APPEAR TO KNOW WHICH GEAR TO ENGAGE TO. THESE SYMPTOMS PROGRESSED OVER TIME UNTIL I SATARTED EXPERIENCING HEAVY IMPACT LIKE SHIFTS BETWEEN GEARS WHILE IN MOTION. THE TRANSMISSION WILL GET SUSPENDED IN BETWEEN GEARS WHICH CAUSES AN OVERLY RAPID INCREASE IN RPM'S FROM 2000-22000 TO WELL ABOVE 4500 UNTIL I CAN REMOVE MY FOOT FROM THE GAS (THIS IS NOT FROM AGGRESSIVE ACCELERATOR MANIPULATION BY THE DRIVER BUT AN ABNORMAL INCREASE IN RPM'S FROM THE TRANSMISSION GEAR ISSUES). I HAVE NOTICED THE RPM'S ARE NOT STABLE WHEN IDLING (OFTEN IDLES HIGHER THAN NORMAL) OR WITH NO ACCELERATOR PRESSURE AS WELL. TOOK THE CAR TO A REPAIR SHOP AND THEY PULLED THE CODES FROM THE COMPUTER WHICH INDICATED THE TRANSMISSION WAS BEGINING TO FAIL. THE FLUSHED/REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION FLUID AND INDICATED IT COULD BE WEEKS, MONTHS OR "MAYBE" LONGER BUT THE TRANSMISSION WILL ULTIMATELY FAIL. ONLINE RESEARCH INDICATES THE TRANSMISSION VALVE BODY IS THE CULPRIT BUT ALSO THE ECM AND TRANSMISSION GROUNDING ARE ALSO PROBABLE CONTRIBUTORS. DUE TO THE VIOLENT NATURE ON THE TRANSMISSION ISSUES IT SOUNDS AS THOUGH THE ENGINE MOUNTS MAY BE CRACKED AS WELL. THIS IS CLEARLY A MANUFACTURING FAULT, PROVIDES A DANGEROUS SITUATION FOR THE OPERATOR, PASSENGER AND OTHER DRIVERS. I AM SURPRISED THAT THERE HAVE NOT BEEN ACCIDENTS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS DUE TO THE INSTABILITY OF THE TRANSMISSION AND RPM ISSUES AND BELIEVE THIS SHOULD BE CONSIDERED FOR RECALL. *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 ATLEAST 7 TO 10 SECS. AND THEN JUMPS REAL BAD AND THEN GOES INTO DRIVE.IT USUALLY DOES ALL THIS WHEN THE CAR IS HOT. I BOUGHT MY MAXIMA 18 MONTHS BACK, USED. I STARTED NOTICING THIS ABOUT 8 MONTHS BACK WHEN THERE WAS A VERY EVIDENT LAG IN SHIFTING AND THEN ONLY DURING PARK<>REVERSE<>DRIVE. THIS WAS AT AROUND 95,000 MILES AND WHEN I BOUGHT IT HAD 87,000. NOW IT HAS BECOME WORSE TO A POINT WHERE IT IS VERY UNSAFE TO DRIVE. WE HAVE A 2 YR OLD DAUGHTER WHO ALWAYS HAS TO BE TRANSPORTED TO DAY CARE AND HOME IN THIS CAR. NOW I AM UNABLE TO SELL IT BECAUSE NO BODY WOULD PAY EVEN 25% OF WHAT I BOUGHT THE CAR FOR AND WE ARE LEFT WITH NO CHOICE BUT TO DRIVE THIS UNTIL IT FAILS EVEN THOUGH IT IS VERY DANGEROUS TO DRIVE THIS CAR. PLEASE HAVE NISSAN HELP ME FIX THIS CAR OR BETTER RECALL THESE TRANSMISSIONS. PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE HELP FIX MY CAR. THANKS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN SHIFTING FROM PARK INTO REVERSE OR DRIVE, THE VEHICLE WOULD HESITATE AND WOULD THEN JERK VIOLENTLY INTO GEAR. ALSO, WHEN SHIFTING FROM SECOND TO THIRD GEAR, THE VEHICLE WOULD LUNGE FORWARD ABNORMALLY. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE CONTACTED AND DENIED ANY ASSISTANCE WITH REPAIRS TO THE VEHICLE. A LOCAL MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THAT THE VALVE BODY WAS WORN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 57,714 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 58,714.

CAR JERKS AND KICKS WHEN TAKING OFF AND WHEN STOPPING. *TR