2004 NISSAN MAXIMA Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION EXHIBITED HARD SHIFTING WITH A LOUD CLANKING NOISE. THE FAILURE RECURRED WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS IN OPERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE BE DIAGNOSED BY AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHIFT INTO GEAR EXCESSIVELY AND IT ALSO CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO LUNGE FORWARD WITH FORCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

WHENEVER I FIRST CRANK MY 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA SE UP AND SHIFT THE GEARSHIFT FROM PARK TO REVERSE THERE WOULD BE A REALLY HARD KICK AND THEN WHEN I SHIFT IT FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE IT WOULD KICK REALLY HARD AGAIN. AND THEN WHEN I START MOVING FORWARD IT WOULD BE SLOW BY PICKING UP SPEED BECAUSE IT WOULD BE STUCK IN 5TH GEAR INSTEAD OF BEING IN 1ST GEAR LIKE IT SUPPOSE TO BE IN. SO OTHER WORDS IT WOULD TAKE THE MAXIMA 45 SECONDS TO A MINUTE TO GET TO 55 TO 60 MPH. AND I ALREADY HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP WHERE I BROUGHT IT FROM A TOTAL OF THREE TIMES BEFORE THEY FINALLY TOLD ME ITS THE TRANSMISSION AND THAT COULD COST ME ANYWHERE FROM $3500 UP TO $4000 JUST TO GET IT REBUILD. AND I DEFINITELY DON'T HAVE THAT KIND OF MONEY TO BE SPENDING ON GETTING THE TRANSMISSION REBUILT. I HAVE HAD THIS MAXIMA EVERY SINCE MARCH 12, 2008 AND ITS BEEN GOOD TO ME UNTIL THIS HAPPEN. SO PLEASE COULD YOU HELP ME? IT WOULD BE MUCH APPRECIATED THANKS. *TR

AT 66,000 MILES (APPROXIMATELY) THE CAR WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO GEAR WHEN WARM,. (WARM DEFINED AS DRIVEN IN EXCESS OF 30-45 MINUTES). AT THAT POINT THE CAR WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO GEAR IMMEDIATELY. THEN CAR WOULD SUDDENLY SLAM INTO GEAR, CAUSING THE CAR TO LUNGE UNEXPECTEDLY WE TOOK THE CAR OFF THE ROAD AND DELIVERED TO NISSAN DEALER. AT FIRST THE NISSAN DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE. EVENTUALLY, THEY DIAGNOSED A BAD TRANSMISSION. TO GET A SECOND OPINION WE BROUGHT THE CAR TO A TRANSMISSION SPECIALIST WHO INDICATED THE PROBLEM WAS THE VALVE THROTTLE (A PART OF THE TRANSMISSION). HIS EXPERIENCES WERE THAT THIS WAS A FAULT HE HAD SEEN ON OTHER NISSAN TRANSMISSION SETS (VALVE BODY) IN THAT ERA COST OF PART WITH LABOR $1,895 - NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY NISSAN HAS NO RECALL OR TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN AVAILABLE ON THIS ISSUE ASIDE FROM COST, CAR SLAMMING INTO GEAR, LUNGING IS NOT SAFE. *TR

WHILE DRIVING MY VEHICLE STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS STOPPING. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE ABS SYSTEM IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. THE VEHICLE IS PULSING WHILE STOPPING. I CHECKED THE INTERNET AND FOUND THIS TO BE AN ONGOING PROBLEM. I THEN CALLED A LOCAL NISSAN DEALER WHO ALSO STATED IT IS A PROBLEM & THERE IS A BULLETIN REGARDING THE ABS SYSTEM. YET THERE IS NO RECALL ON IT. ONCE AGAIN NISSAN NOT TAKING RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE PROBLEMS WITH THEIR VEHICLES. NISSAN IS TELLING ME THAT THE COST TO REPAIR THIS PROBLEM CAN BE IN EXCESS OF $1500.00. THIS IS DISGRACEFUL. IT IS OBVIOUS THERE IS A PROBLEM. I CANNOT WAIT TO GET RID OF MY NISSAN. I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER ONE. I WILL ALSO BE FILING A COMPLAINT WITH BBB, CONSUMER REPORTS, ALL AUTOMOBILE OUTLETS AND OF COURSE THE INTERNET. *TR

DELAYED ENGAGEMENT BETWEEN GEARS. THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SLIPS AND THE RPM'S INCREASE WHILE VEHICLE IS ATTEMPTING TO TRANSITION BETWEEN 1-2, 2-3 & 3-4 GEARS. THE VEHICLE WILL JERK AND MAKE A LOUD NOISE ONCE ENGAGED INTO A NEW GEAR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION JERKED INTO GEAR VERY ABRUPTLY. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION VALVE BODY WOULD NEED TO REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 72,000.

MY 18 YEAR OLD SON COULD NOT GET THE VEHICLE TO ENGAGE IN REVERSE. IN AN EFFORT TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE TO THE MECHANIC THE TRANSMISSION FAILED WHILE DRIVING AND LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD NARROWLY ESCAPING A TRAFFIC ACCIDENT. I HAD RECENTLY PASSED THIS VEHICLE DOWN TO MY SON AND I SHUDDER TO THINK WHAT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED TO HIM IF HE HAD BEEN BEHIND THE WHEEL CONSIDERING HE IS A LESS EXPERIENCED DRIVER. I HAVE BEEN INFORMED THAT THERE ARE NUMEROUS INCIDENTS INVOLVING NISSAN VEHICLE TRANSMISSIONS. *TR

2004 MAXIMA WITH A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. LOOKS LIKE IT NEEDS A TRANSMISSION VALVE BODY REPLACEMENT. THE CODE IS P0745. LOOKS LIKE LOT OF CUSTOMERS ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE. IS NISSAN GOING TO RECALL THIS? *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE TURNED AT UNKNOWN SPEEDS, THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED AND MADE A NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 92,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 95,492.