2005 NISSAN MAXIMA Complaints

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

WE PURCHASED THIS CAR IN 08/13 AFTER WE BOUGHT THE CAR IT NEEDED A TRANSMISSION THEN ENDED UP PUTTING 2 TRANSMISSIONS IN THE CAR, ALSO A NEW THROTTLE BODY WITH ALL THIS AND THE PURCHASE OF THE CAR IT IS OVER $8,000 IN THIS USELESS CAR, THAT NOW IS TOTALED DUE TO FAULTY BRAKES AND TRACTION CONTROL, THESE CARS ARE DANGEROUS IT WAS ONLY GOIN 20 MPH THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED, AND THE BRAKES LOCKED AND THE THROTTLE WAS HUNG OPEN, THEN IT HIT A BANK AND FLIPPED OVER NOW IT IS TOTALED AND WE HAVE NOTHING THESE CARS ARE JUNK. *TR

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:1) WHEN YOU SHIFT FROM PARK TO DRIVE THE CAR DOES NOT ENGAGE AT FIRST THEN SUDDENLY ENGAGES AND ACCELERATES VERY QUICKLY. 2) HARD JERKING SHIFTING FROM 1ST TO 2ND AND FROM 2ND TO 1ST. 3) WHEN DE-ACCELERATING FROM A HIGHER GEAR TRANSMISSION DISENGAGES THEN ENGAGES HARD. 4) THE CAR INTERMITTENTLY DOES THIS GOING A DAY OR TWO PERFORMING NORMALLY. *TR

OKAY, I AM LIKE ALMOST EVERYBODY ON HERE! MY CAR SEVERAL YEARS AGO STARTING SLIPPING IN BETWEEN 1ST AND 2ND GEAR. JERKING FORWARD AND I HAVE NEARLY GOTTEN INTO SEVERAL WRECKS BECAUSE OF IT. TOOK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID IT WAS MY TRANSMISSION VALVE BODY. I PAID OVER A $1000 BUCKS AND THE TOLD ME MY TRANSMISSION WOULD EVENTUALLY GO. WHICH IS A $3200 FIX. WHAT THE CRAP. IT'S NOT MY FAULT THEY MADE A FAULTY PART. OWN UP TO IT AND FIX IT. WELL THIS PAST FRIDAY 08/08/2014, THE TRANSMISSION FINALLY WENT. NOW I HAVE LOST MY ONLY VEHICLE AND DON'T HAVE THE MONEY TO FIX IT. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL!! *TR

CAR KEPT JERKING BETWEEN GEARS, ENGINE REV'D TO 5000 RPMS CAR LUNGED FORWARD - HITTING TRAILER HITCH AND REAR END OF AN SUV STOPPED IN ROAD CONSTRUCTION. *JS

I TOOK MY CAR TO NISSAN TO HAVE MY CAR TOTALLY CHECKED OVER . THE ABS LIGHT CAME ON AND I HAD SHARP JERKS FROM THE TRANSMISSION AND HESITATION AROUND 40 MPH . THE TIMING CHAIN ALSO HAD A RATTLE WHEN THE CAR WAS STARTED. MY ABS SYSTEM HAD FAILED DUE TO WATER SHORTING OUT THE ABS SENSOR WHICH DESTROYED THE ABS CONTROL MODULE REPAIR COST 1200.00 . WHEN I TOLD THE SERVICE ADVISOR MY ABS LIGHT WAS ON, HE HAD A SERVICE BULLETIN AT HIS STATION WITH EXACTLY WHAT HE THOUGHT WAS WRONG WITH MY CAR AND HE TOLD ME IT WAS A COMMON ISSUE WITH MY CAR. THE TRANSMISSION NEEDS A VALVE BODY DUE TO PREMATURE WEAR COST 3500.00 TO REBUILD AND INSTALL NEW VALVE BODY DESIGN . THE TIMING CHAIN HAS GUIDES THAT WEAR AND CHAIN RUBS AGAINST PLASTIC THEN DOWN TO METAL REPAIR COST 1500.00. NISSAN NEEDS TO FIX ALL OF THESE DEFECTIVE CARS AND PAY THE PEOPLE WHO HAVE MADE THESE COSTLY REPAIRS. *TR

AFTER THE CAR RUNS FOR ABOUT 15 MINUTES THE TRANSMISSION SLIPS OR COMES OUT OF GEAR AT 5-45 MPH. WHEN YOU PULL OUT IN TRAFFIC AND ARE TRYING TO GET UP TO SPEED ITS LIKE IT GOES FROM IN GEAR TO NEUTRAL WITH YOUR FOOT ON THE GAS. I HAVE SEEN HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS ON 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA WITH THE SAME PROBLEM THAT I HAVE THAT WILL GET PEOPLE KILLED GOD ONLY KNOWS HOW MANY ALREADY HAVE!!! NISSAN IS WELL AWARE OF THE PROBLEMS AND REFUSED TO COOPERATE WITH A RECALL ON A POOR PRODUCT. PLEASE HELP ALL OF THE 2005 MAXIMA OWNERS. *TR

AFTER COMING TO A STOP THE CAR DOES NOT WANT TO ACCELERATE. GOING FROM 1ST TO 2ND IS THE BIGGEST CHALLENGE BUT THE CAR IS NOT SHIFTING WELL INTO ANY GEAR. THE TRANSMISSION ALREADY FAILED AT 48,000 MILES AND WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. IT IS SAD TO KNOW THAT NISSAN WOULD NOT CORRECT THE TRUE PROBLEM, SIMPLY MASK IT FOR THE TIME BEING AND PUT A SINGLE MOTHER RIGHT BACK INTO THE SAME DIFFICULT SITUATION. THIS IS MY ONLY MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION. 2 OUT OF THE 4 CARS THAT I HAVE OWNED HAVE BEEN NISSAN'S. I PURCHASED THIS CAR FOR RELIABILITY. SURE, PROBLEMS WILL COME ABOUT WITH ANY CAR OVER 100,000 MILES, BUT YOU DON'T EXPECT THE TRANSMISSION TO GO OUT ON YOUR NISSAN. NISSAN NEEDS TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM WITH THESE PREMATURELY FAILING TRANSMISSIONS! *JS

* 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