2004 NISSAN MAXIMA Complaints

PURCHASED THE 04 MAXIMA SE USED IN 2010, AFTER NEARLY ONE YEAR, WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE THE CAR JERKED SEVERELY AND BEGAN TO SLOW DOWN. GOT OFF THE INTERSTATE AND NOTICED A BURNING SMELL AND THE TRANSMISSION LOCKED IN 5TH GEAR, NOTIFIED THE DEALER AND THEY HAD THE TRANS REPAIRED. BEGINNING OF THIS YEAR (2013) SAME ISSUES, STARTS REVVED HIGH, JERKS INTO GEAR, NO POWER @ TAKE OFF OR NO MOVEMENT AT ALL AND A BURNING SMELL FROM UNDER THE HOOD. STILL MAKING PAYMENTS SO WENT BACK TO THE DEALER AND FOUND OUT THEN THE REPAIR THAT WAS COMPLETED 2 YEARS EARLIER WAS THE SECOND REPAIR DONE TO THE TRANSMISSION. THE WARRANTY THAT CAME WITH THE REPAIR HAD EXPIRED AND NOW I AM LEFT WITH A VEHICLE I AM STILL MAKING PAYMENTS ON, CAN'T DRIVE AND NOW HAVE TO COME UP WITH A WAY TO PAY $2500-$3000 FOR A NEW TRANSMISSION. I LOVE MY CAR AND WOULD LIKE TO CONTINUE TO ENJOY IT FOR AT LEAST A FEW MORE YEARS BUT THIS IS RIDICULOUS TO KNOW THERE ARE THIS MANY COMPLAINTS CONCERNING ONE VEHICLE AND THE MANUFACTURER NOT SEEM TO CARE ENOUGH TO CORRECT THE OBVIOUS ISSUES. *TR

WAS HEADING OFF A RAMP ONTO THE EXPRESSWAY WHEN I FELT A SLIGHT JERK FROM THE TRANSMISSION, PROBABLY GOING AT (40-45MPH). THEN 2 MINUTES AFTER ALL POWER WAS LOST IN THE TRANSMISSION, HAD TO PULL ASIDE WITH THE ENGINE STILL IDLING. TRIED VARIOUS TIMES TO GET IT TO MOVE AND IT COULDN'T. WENT TO THE DEALER THE NEXT DAY AND REPLACEMENT HAD BE TO ISSUED FOR TRANSMISSION, SMALL BITS OF METAL WERE FOUND IN THE FLUID WHICH HAD NOT BEEN BURNED OUT OR LOW BY THE WAY. THIS WAS THE SECOND TIME THE TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE CHANGED IN UNDER 70000 MILES, THANKFULLY I HAD AN EXTENDED WARRANTY ON THE CAR. IT WAS PREVIOUSLY CHANGED BY NISSAN APPROX 18MONTHS PRIOR. *TR

WHEN HAVING ROUTINE MAINTENANCE DONE, MY MECHANIC INFORMED ME THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE FLOOR BOARD WAS RUSTED TO THE POINT WHERE THERE WAS A HOLE ENABLING HIM TO SEE THE INTERIOR CARPET FROM UNDERNEATH. UPON RESEARCHING THIS ISSUE, IT APPEARS THAT I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE EXPERIENCING THIS DANGEROUS AND COSTLY STRUCTURAL ISSUE. I WILL BE CONTACTING NISSAN DEALERSHIP AND HEADQUARTERS DIRECTLY, ALTHOUGH IT APPEARS THAT THEY HAVE NOT ASSISTED OTHERS AND HAVE TURNED A BLIND EYE TO THIS ISSUE. I CAN'T EVEN BELIEVE THAT I HAVE BEEN DRIVING WITH PASSENGERS IN MY VEHICLE WHO'S FEET MAY HAVE GONE RIGHT THROUGH THE FLOOR AT ANY GIVEN TIME CAUSING SERIOUS INJURY! NISSAN NEEDS TO STEP UP AND ADMIT THAT THERE IS AN ISSUE HERE. IT APPEARS AS THOUGH LOW GRADE, INFERIOR MATERIALS WERE USED ON THIS VEHICLE. AS OTHERS HAVE ALSO STATED, THE STEERING WHEEL HAS A TENDENCY TO SHAKE WHEN DRIVING OVER 40 MAKING IT FEEL OFF-BALANCE OR NOT ALIGNED WHEN IN FACT THE ALIGNMENT IS FINE. *TR

ANTI-LOCK BRAKES ENGAGE ALMOST EVERY TIME BRAKE IS APPLIED. TSB SAYS RUST HAS TO BE CLEANED OUT OF THE RIGHT REAR WHEEL HUB AND A DRAIN HOLE HAS TO BE ADDED, RIGHT REAR ABS($250 +) SENSOR HAS TO BE REPLACED, WITH POSSIBLE REPLACEMENT OF ABS ACTUATOR($1000 +) REQUIRED. *TR

WHILE I WAS DRIVING ONTO A HIGHWAY OFF OF A RAMP I WENT TO ACCELERATE TO MERGE INTO TRAFFIC WHILE DOING SO MY CAR DID NOT MOVE AND THE ENGINE RPMS REDLINED AFTER ABOUT 3 SECONDS MY CAR JERKED INTO GEAR AND FELT AS IF SOMEONE HAD REAR-ENDED ME HOWEVER I NOTICED IT WAS MY CAR NOT BEING ABLE TO GET INTO GEAR. ONCE IT GOT INTO GEAR THE CAR PEELED OUT UNCONTROLLABLY AND I ALMOST RAN MY CAR OFF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE IS A VERY WELL MAINTAINED VEHICLE AND ONLY HAS 75,000 MILES ON IT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE ABNORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND THEY ADVISED THAT THE TRANSMISSION AND MOTOR MOUNTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000 THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TRANSMISSION EXPERIENCES EXTREMELY HARSH SHIFTING BETWEEN 1ST AND 2ND GEAR.SEEMS TO BE WORSE WHEN VEHICLE IS WARMED UP. OCCURRENCE IS INTERMITTENT. VEHICLE WILL SLIP COMPLETELY OUT OF GEAR WHEN TURNING A CORNER UNDER BRAKING, THEN SLAM BACK INTO GEAR AS GAS IS APPLIED EXITING THE TURN. VEHICLE ALSO WILL HESITATE WHEN SHIFTING FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE FOR 10 SECONDS, THEN SLAM INTO DRIVE. VEHICLE SLIPPING OUT OF GEAR AND THEN SLAMMING INTO GEAR COULD LEAD TO POSSIBLE REAR COLLISION. ALSO FEELS LIKE IT COULD NOT GO BACK INTO GEAR WHEN DRIVING ON A HILL. WITH THE NUMBER OF BLOG POSTS REGARDING THIS ISSUE IT IS OBVIOUSLY NOT ISOLATED. I HAVE BEEN INFORMED THAT THE ONLY 'FIX' IS TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION AT MY EXPENSE TO THE TUNE OF $3000-$4000. NEIGHBOR TRADED IN HER .05 MAXIMA FOR A TOYOTA BECAUSE DEALER TOLD HER SHE HAD TO PAY $4000 FOR A NEW TRANNY FOR THE MAXIMUM. AS IT IS APPARENT THAT NISSAN WILL NOT VOLUNTARILY OWN UP TO WHAT IT OBVIOUSLY A MANUFACTURING OR DESIGN DEFECT, I HOPE THEY WILL SOON BE FORCED INTO ISSUING A RECALL AND FIXING THIS ISSUE. *TR

THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTS HARD FROM 2ND TO 3RD AFTER DRIVING ABOUT 20 MINUTES. THEN IT SHIFTS HARD UP AND DOWN. WHEN GOING FROM PARK OR REVERSE INTO DRIVE IT WILL NOT ENGAGE GEAR AND THEN SLAMS INTO GEAR. WHILE DRIVING AT FREEWAY SPEEDS IT WILL SLIP GEARS. IT ALSO SLIPS GEARS AFTER PULLING OUT AT A STOP SIGN. A DIAGNOSTIC CHECK REVEALED THAT IT HAS A PRESSURE CONTROL SOLENOID C STUCK ON .I HAVE FOUND MANY MANY ONLINE POSTS ON FORUMS ABOUT THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM AT ABOUT THE SAME MILEAGE ON MANY 2004 MAXIMAS. I AM CONCERNED THAT I CAN NOT DRIVE IT SAFELY AND NISSAN KNOWS ABOUT THIS FAILURE IN THE CAR AND CHOOSE TO DO NOTHING. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE JERKED BETWEEN FIRST AND SECOND GEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS AND THE TRANSMISSION WAS FLUSHED. THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 87,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 51 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE RESTARTED AFTER SEVERAL MINUTES AND PROCEEDED TO FUNCTION NORMALLY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT FOUR YEARS PRIOR TO THE RECENT FAILURE, THE SAME SYMPTOMS LEAD TO THE CONTACT HAVING TO REPLACE THE ENGINE AND THE TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 200,000.