2005 NISSAN MAXIMA Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE ENGINE AND SLIP WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. ONCE THE VEHICLE FINALLY RESTARTED, THERE WAS A DELAY IN ACCELERATION AND THE SLIP LIGHT ILLUMINATED AGAIN. THE FAILURE OCCURRED MORE THAN TWICE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 102,300.

TRANSMISSION SLIPPAGE IN THE LOWEST GEARS. WHEN THE CAR WARMS UP AFTER A 10 MILE DRIVE IT STARTS SLIPPING. WHEN I TRY TO STOP AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT OR WHEN I TRY TO ACCELERATE FROM A COMPLETE STOP THE CAR JERKS OFF IN THE LOWER GEARS. I CAME TO KNOW ONLINE THAT THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE ACROSS NISSAN. I WOULD APPRECIATE ANY HELPFUL STEPS IN FIXING THE ISSUE. MY CURRENT VALUE IS AROUND $5000 I HATE TO SPEND NEARLY $3500 FOR A NEW TRANSMISSION ON THE VEHICLE. I'M SURE MY CAR WILL RUN FOR ANOTHER 30 - 40,000 MILES IF THIS IS FIXED.

I RECENTLY HAVE BEEN DRIVING THIS 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA FOR A COUPLE OF MONTHS. IT HAS CLOSE TO 90K MILES ON IT AND THE TRANSMISSION IS HARD TO SHIFT AND NOT BEING COOPERATIVE ON MOST DAYS. THIS SEEMS TO BE MORE THAN A FLUID PROBLEM AND DUE TO RECENT RESEARCH I MAY NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION FOR $3,000 AND I DON'T HAVE THAT TYPE OF MONEY. I SEE THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS SPECIFIC CAR AND FEEL A RECALL SHOULD BE ISSUED ON THE 04-06 MODELS OF THIS AUTOMOBILE!! OTHER THAN THAT THE CAR RUNS GREAT. *TR

TRANSMISSION QUIT WORKING, WAS STOPPED AT A BURGER KING AND WHEN I TRIED TO DRIVE OFF THE CAR WOULD NOT MOVE, HAD IT TOWED AND SHOP SAYS THE TRANSMISSION IS BAD, THE SHOP DID HOMEWORK AND FOUND OUT THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED A LITTLE MORE THEN A YEAR AGO BY NORTH POINT NISSAN IN NORTH LITTLE ROCK, THEY SAY THERE WAS ONLY A YEAR WARRANTY ON IT AND TIME IS ALREADY UP SO THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO. NISSAN IS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM AND THE NISSAN TECH SAID GET READY TO SAVE UP FOR ANOTHER ONE BECAUSE THEY CAN REPLACE IT AND A YEAR LATER IT WILL GO OUT AGAIN. THEY SAY THE TRANSMISSIONS ARE CRAP! *TR

WAS AT A STOP LIGHT THEN WHEN I PROCEEDED TO GO MY CAT JERKED REALLY HARD GOING IN TO THE NEXT GEAR AT ABOUT 20MPH. WHEN I WENT TO SLOW DOWN, THE CAR JERKED DOWN GOING INTO THE LOWER GEAR AT AROUND 20 MPH. THEN I NOTICED EVER SINCE WHEN I PUT MY CAT IN GEAR FROM PARK IT JERKS REALLY HARD. *TR

ONGOING ISSUE WITH 5 SP AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION: STARTED, INTERMITTENTLY AROUND 2 YEARS BACK @86K, AND HAS INCREASED TO THE POINT OF NOT PULLING INTO D OR R WITHOUT JUMPING OR SURGING INTO GEAR, OFTEN NIGHTMARISH IN TIGHT QUARTERS/PARKING, ETC. BECOMING DANGEROUS AS SLIPPING AT HIGHER RPS HAS BECOME MORE PREVALENT OF LATE, ESPECIALLY LOWER SPEED, LIGHT INCLINE AND INCREASING SPEEDS. THERE ARE TSB'S ON THIS VEHICLE AND HAVE A CASE OPEN WITH NISSANAMERICA, AS OF TODAY'S DATE 4/21/2015. DEALER HAS, AT THIS POINT SEEMS PURPOSELY?, MISDIAGNOSING AND NON-ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF EXISTING AND KNOWN ISSUES WITH THE AW5550/51SN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SLIPPAGE AND JUMPING/SURGING. IT IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH SOLENOIDS; DO YOUR RESEARCH, THERE IS PLENTY ONLINE IN REGARDS TO THIS ISSUE. THE REPRESENTATIVE I SPOKE WITH TODAY AT NISSAN WILL LISTEN, BUT IS ADVISED TO NOT ANSWER QUESTIONS IN REGARDS TO THIS ISSUE, AND WITH GOOD REASON..I KNOW IT IS AN OLDER CAR, BUT IS IN GREAT SHAPE (BOUGHT USED), THERE IS A KNOWN DEFECT, A KNOWN FIX FROM THE ACTUAL TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN:: 2004 - 2006 MAXIMA; 5-SPEED A/T SHIFT ISSUES TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN REFERENCE NUMBER(S): NTB11-035, DATE OF ISSUE: APRIL 7, 2011 NISSAN: 2004 - 2006 MAXIMA CLASSIFICATION: AT11-003 APPLIED VEHICLES: 2004 - 2006 MAXIMA (A34) APPLIED TRANSMISSION: RE5F22A 5-SPEED A/T IF YOU CONFIRM NOTE: HARSH 1-2 AND/OR 3-4 UPSHIFTS DURING MODERATE ACCELERATION FROM A STOP AND/OR HARSH 4-3 AND/OR 2-1 DOWNSHIFTS WHEN SLOWING TO A STOP. ACTION GO TO THE REPAIR FLOW CHART FOR REPAIR PROCEDURE. REFER TO PAGE 4 AND 5 FOR LOCATION OF A/T ASSEMBLY SERIAL NUMBER AND VALVE BODY CONNECTOR LOCATIONS. *TR

CAR JERKS/JOLTS/SLAMS INTO DRIVE OR REVERSE, WHEN DRIVING AROUND 25 MPH & TAKE MY FOOT OF THE ACCELERATOR THE CAR STARTS TO JERK, WHEN I START TO SPEED UP AFTER SLOWING DOWN THE RPM'S GO CRAZY HIGH & THE MOTOR FEELS LIKE IT'S BEING FORCED TO SPEED UP BUT IT WON'T & AFTER A FEW SECONDS IT WILL SLAM INTO GEAR & BEGIN TO SPEED UP WHICH IS PRETTY SCARY. *TR

SAFETY-DEFECT. THERE IS A MAJOR NATIONWIDE PROBLEM WITH MANY DIFFERENT NISSAN MODEL VEHICLES FROM 2002-2006: THE CHASSIS UNDER THE FLOORBOARDS ARE RUSTING OUT AND PEOPLE'S FEET ARE PUSHING THROUGH TO THE PAVEMENT. MANY NISSAN OWNERS HAVE ALREADY FILED COMPLAINTS WITH NHTSA. SEE THE VIDEO REPORT DETAILING THE PROBLEM BY KSHB-TV IN KANSAS CITY: HTTP://WWW.KSHB.COM/NEWS/LOCAL-NEWS/INVESTIGATIONS/NISSAN-OWNERS-FEEL-ROAD-RAGE-EXPRESS-SAFETY-CONCERNS-OVER-RUST-PROBLEM-HIDING-BENEATH-THEIR-FEET I HAVE A 2005 GARAGE-KEPT NISSAN MAXIMA WITH 58,000 MILES THAT I BOUGHT NEW, AND APPLIED UNDERCARRIAGE RUSTPROOFING TREATMENT WITHIN DAYS OF BUYING THE VEHICLE. I RECENTLY NOTICED THAT THE CHASSIS UNDER THE PASSENGER SEAT IS RUSTING OUT AND THERE ARE HOLES IN THE VEHICLE. IF NISSAN OWNERS DON'T LOOK UNDER THEIR CAR AT THE CHASSIS, THEY MAY BE TOTALLY UNAWARE OF THE DEFECT UNTIL IT IS TOO LATE. SO FAR, NISSAN HAS NOT TAKEN ANY ACTION TO WARN THE PUBLIC OR RECALL THE VEHICLES. I HAVE BEEN A MEMBER OF CONSUMERS UNION (CU), PUBLISHER OF "CONSUMERS REPORT", FOR DECADES, AND THIS IS ONE OF THE MOST WIDESPREAD VEHICLE DEFECTS I HAVE SEEN. I HAVE ALSO FILED A LENGTHY COMPLAINT WITH CU ABOUT THE DANGER. PLEASE NOTIFY THE PUBLIC OF THESE DEFECTS. *TR

AFTER WARMING UP (MOST OF THE TIME), WHEN YOU STOP & START TO GO IT'S LIKE IT STALLS WILL ALSO SHIFT HARD. RIM GAGE WILL GO UP TO 5 THEN AFTER YOU GET IT TO FINALLY GO THRU THE CHANGING GEARS IT RUNS FINE. MOSTLY STARTING & STOPPING. *TR

TODAY IS MARCH 26, 2015 AND FOR THE PAST WEEK; MY CAR HAS BEEN STALLING WHEN I AM SHIFTING GEARS. TODAY I WAS IN A NOT SAFE SITUATION AT A RED LIGHT. WHEN I SHIFTED THE GEARS TO MY CAR TO BEGIN DRIVING, THE CAR STALLED ON ME ALLOWING ME TO ONLY DRIVE AROUND 5-10 MPH DOWN THE STREET. I HAD TO HURRY UP AND PULL OVER BECAUSE I HAD CARS BEHIND ME. *TR