2005 NISSAN MAXIMA Complaints

THE TRANSMISSION JERKED WHILE EXITING THE FREEWAY AND COMING TO A STOP AT THE END OF THE OFF RAMP. IT DOWNSHIFTED IMPROPERLY AND WILL NOT COME OUT OF 5TH GEAR. IT JUMPS FROM 2ND GEAR TO 4TH OR 5TH WHEN TAKING OFF. *TR

TWO YEARS AGO, MY 2005 MAXIMA STARTED HAVING A HARD JERK WHEN IT SHIFTS FROM 1ST-2ND GEAR, AND FROM 2ND-1ST. IT IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE IT ON THE ROADS. THIS MAXIMA HAD MANY PROBLEMS AND LOTS OF HEADACHES. A PIECE OF JUNK, NO MORE NISSAN CARS. *TR

THE TRANSMISSION IS DOING HARD SHIFTS AND I FEAR IT IS GOING TO FAIL. ALSO THE THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR IS GIVING ME PROBLEMS TOO. *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

I HAD THE TRANSMISSION FLUSHED/SERVICED AT A LOCAL NISSAN DEALERSHIP. THE TRANSMISSION STARTED SLIPPING AND JERKING BETWEEN SPEEDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH. SOMETIME IT ALSO SLIPS AND JERKS WHEN I ENGAGE THE REVERSE GEAR. I ALSO STARTED SMELLING A FAINT BURNING SMELL SINCE THEN. AT A 130000 I HAD THE TRANSMISSION FLUID DRAINED AND FILLED AGAIN AS THE COLOR OF THE FLUID HAD CHANGED TO DARK RED. I HAD HOPED THAT THE SLIPPING AND JERKING WOULD GO AWAY, BUT THAT HAS NOT HAPPENED. IN FACT IT HAS GROWN WORSE. I HAVE GONE ONLINE AND HAVE FOUND OUT THAT MINE IS NOT AN ISOLATED PROBLEM. THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS FROM 2004-06 MAXIMA OWNERS WHO ARE HAVING SIMILAR PROBLEMS WITH THEIR TRANSMISSIONS. I THINK IT IS ABOUT TIME THAT NISSAN OWNS UP TO THIS TRANSMISSION PROBLEM WITH THESE 2004-06 MAXIMAS AND ISSUES A RECALL, REPLACEMENT AND A FIX OF THESE DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSIONS. THERE ARE POSTS ON NUMEROUS NISSAN FORUMS ABOUT OWNERS WHO HAVE FIGURED OUT THAT ALL THESE PROBLEMS ARE SOLENOID AND VALVE RELATED, WITHIN THE BAD TRANSMISSIONS. I DID APPROACH A NISSAN DEALERSHIP, EXPLAINED THIS PROBLEM IN DETAIL, BUT GOT NOWHERE WITH THEM. THEY REFUSE TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT SUCH A PROBLEM EXISTS. I HOWEVER GOT ESTIMATE OF $4500 FROM ONE DEALERSHIP FOR REPLACING THE TRANSMISSION IN MY CAR. I ALSO UNDERSTAND THERE HAS BEEN A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT BY SOME NISSAN MAXIMA OWNERS SINCE 2011. I AM CURRENTLY RESEARCHING JOINING THEM IN THIS LAWSUIT. I AM ON MY THIRD MAXIMA SINCE 1999. IF NISSAN DOES NOT COME THROUGH WITH A RECALL/REPLACEMENT/FIX OF THIS PROBLEM, THIS IS SURELY MY LAST ONE. *TR

THE PROBLEM BEGAN WITH HARD SHIFTS BETWEEN 2ND AND 3RD GEAR. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP WHICH I PURCHASED IT FROM BUT THEY COULD NOT REPLICATE THE PROBLEM AND SAID THERE WAS NO PROBLEM. AFTER THAT INCIDENT, THE PROBLEM CONTINUED TO HAPPEN SPORADICALLY AND WHEN THE VEHICLE REACHED 102K MILES THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN GOING INTO SAFE MODE AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN MORE THAT 10 TO 12 MILES. *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.

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

NOTICED THAT TRANSMISSION WAS NOT ENGAGING BETWEEN FIRST AND SECOND GEAR. WHEN IT DID ENGAGE THERE WAS A VERY STRONG FORWARD SURGE. THIS BECAME VERY SERIOUS WHEN STOPPED AT BUSY INTERSECTION AND WOULD PROCEED TO CROSS INTERSECTION THE CAR WOULD SURGE FORWARD. WHEN DRIVING ON FREEWAY AND ATTEMPTING TO PASS SLOWER CARS THE SAME STRONG FORWARD SURGE WOULD OCCUR. I RETURNED THE CAR TO OUR LOCAL NISSAN DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE MOTOR MOUNTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $800.00. THEY FELT THAT WOULD CURE THE PROBLEM. IT DID NOT! I SIGNED ON TO THE INTERNET AND DISCOVERED COUNTLESS OF THE OTHER 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA OWNERS WITH THE VERY SAME COMPLAINT. I CONTACTED NISSAN NORTH AMERICA ABOUT THE SURGE AND THEY WERE NOT INTERESTED. MY WIFE DRIVES THE MAXIMA MOST OF THE TIME AND IS AFRAID THAT WILL CAUSE A SERIOUS OR FATAL ACCIDENT. NO ONE HAS BEEN INJURED OR KILLED AS FAR AS I KNOW. NOT YET!! I STRONGLY BELIEVE THAT NHTSA SHOULD BE CONCERNED AND HAVE THIS CAR RECALLED FOR REPAIRS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR PROMPT ATTENTION AND CONCERN. *TR

2005 NISSAN MAXIMA TRANSMISSION IS FAILING PREMATURELY. THOUSANDS OF OTHER COMPLAINTS SIMILAR TO MINE ONLINE. HARD KNOCK WHEN SHIFTING FROM 1ST TO 2ND, THEN DELAY IN TRANSMISSION "CATCHING" 4TH GEAR (LOSS OF POWER). IF ACCELERATION IS NEEDED AT THAT POINT TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT, IT WOULD NOT BE AVAILABLE. ALSO, IMMEDIATE LOSS OF TRANSMISSION IS A SAFETY CONCERN IN ALL CASES. ACCORDING TO ONLINE REPORTS, THESE ARE NOT ISOLATED INCIDENTS AND THERE SHOULD BE AN IMMEDIATE RECALL TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSIONS IN THESE VEHICLES. *TR