2004 NISSAN MAXIMA Complaints

I HAVE A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND WITHIN A FEW DAYS PROBLEM BEGAN. WHEN DRIVING DOWN AN INCLINE AND TURNING ONE WAY OR THE OTHER THE CAR WILL DIE, STEERING WILL LOCK UP AND THERE IS NO WAY TO STEER. UNABLE TO RESTART ENGINE UNTIL YOU COME TO A COMPLETE STOP, PUT IN PARK THEN IT TAKES MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS TO RESTART. YOU ALSO CANNOT EVEN STEER OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD TO GET OUT OF TRAFFIC. THIS ALMOST CAUSED ME TO HAVE AN ACCIDENT ON TWO DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. I FOUND OUT THAT NISSAN HAS A RECALL ON ALTIMAS WITH THIS SAME ISSUE, BUT WILL NOT COVER AND RECALL MY VEHICLE. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND I DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHY THEY WOULD ONLY RECALL CERTAIN MAKES WHEN IT IS THE SAME EXACT ERROR CODE ON BOTH VEHICLES. IT IS A P3040 CAM SENSOR/CAM SHAFT RECALL THROUGH NISSAN. HOWEVER, THEY SAY MY MAKE AND MODEL DOES NOT FALL UNDER THIS RECALL. SHOULDN'T THEY RECALL ALL VEHICLES WITH THIS SAME PROBLEM? THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP IN THIS SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

I HAD GEARS BANGING AND JERKING FROM P-R, P-D, D-R, 2-3, 3-4, 4-3 AND 3-2. ALSO WHEN DRIVING UNDER 25MPH, IF I LET OFF THE GAS TO SLOW DOWN, THEN ACCELERATE, THE RPMS JUMP ALMOST TO REDLINE, THEN THE GEAR CATCHES AND ROCKETS THE CAR FORWARD! VERY DANGEROUS! ALSO WHILE DRIVING I CAME TO A STOP AT A RED LIGHT, WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN I PRESSED THE GAS PEDAL TO FIND THE CAR WOULD ACCELERATE VERY SLOWLY. I SHIFTED TO MANUAL MODE TO FIND THE TRANSMISSION WAS STUCK IN 5TH GEAR. I PULLED OVER, TURNED CAR OFF, RESTARTED MINUTES LATER AND IT WAS FINE. THE NEXT DAY I GET IN MY CAR TO FIND I HAD REVERSE, BUT ITS STUCK IN 5TH GEAR AGAIN WHEN SHIFTED TO D/MANUAL. I HAVE BEEN WITHOUT A CAR FOR 1 YEAR AND 6 MONTHS NOW BECAUSE OF THIS. NISSAN KNOWS ABOUT THIS DEFECT, BUT WILL NOT ADMIT IT BECAUSE THEY ARE MAKING SO MUCH MONEY SELLING $5,000 TRANSMISSIONS AND $1,500 VALVE BODIES. NOT TO MENTION LABOR FEES AND ALL THE SMALL PARTS TO PEOPLE TRYING TO FIX THIS THEMSELVES. NISSAN MADE 8 DIFFERENT VERSIONS OF THIS VALVEBODY TRYING TO GET IT RIGHT, BUT FINALLY GAVE UP AND JUST PUT A CVT TRANNY IN THE 09' AND NEWER MAXIMAS. LEAVING THE 6TH GEN OWNERS TO FEND FOR OURSELVES. I SPENT $15,000 ON MY MAXIMA, NOW I HAVE TO SPEND $5,000 EVERY 2 YEARS JUST TO KEEP IT? THAT'S NOT RIGHT. NISSAN YOU HAVE LOST MY LOVE AND RESPECT. YOUR ABOUT TO LOSE ME AS A CUSTOMER. YOU SHOULD SHOW YOUR LOYAL CUSTOMERS SOME REAL LOYALTY AND RECALL THE AW55-50/51SN RE5F22A TRANSMISSIONS. NOT ONLY BECAUSE THIS IS YOUR FAULT, BUT ALSO BECAUSE THERE ARE CHILDREN THAT RIDE IN THESE CARS AND ITS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED. DO YOU WANT A CHILD'S BLOOD ON YOUR HANDS NISSAN? MAN UP AND TAKE RESPONSIBILTY BEFORE THAT HAPPENS AND MAYBE YOU'LL SAVE YOUR COMPANY. *TR

THE TRANSMISSION THROWS ITSELF INTO 5TH GEAR AND THE WHOLE VEHICLE JERKS WHEN IT HAPPENS. NOW IT HAPPENS EVERY DAY, THE FLUID IS CLEAN ASWELL AS THE FILTER, THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH THE MAXIMA OF THAT GENERATION. I AM AN EMPLOYEE OF TOYOTA AND I REALLY THINK THIS IS UNSAFE AND I KNOW NISSAN KNOWS ABOUT THE ISSUE BUT WILL NOT DO ANYTHING BECAUSE OF THE PRICE OF WHAT THE RECALL MAY BE BUT THIS NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. *TR

TRANSMISSION WILL REV HIGH, BANG INTO GEARS 1-2, 2-3, 3-2,AND R-, CAUSING THE CAR TO JERK. VERY UNSETTLING. COMMON PROBLEM TO THIS MODEL VEHICLE. VERY FEARFUL OF CAUSING AN ACCIDENT 1 DAY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SHOOK VIOLENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 76,500.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE HESITATED WHILE ACCELERATING. THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL REPEATEDLY AND THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MECHANIC ADVISED THAT THE SPEED AND ABS SENSORS WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED GEARS AND THE VEHICLE JERKED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT A LOUD CLUNKING NOISE WAS HEARD AND THE ENGINE REVVED RAPIDLY. THE FAILURE OCCURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THREE AUTHORIZED DEALERS AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE TECHNICIANS INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE MOTOR MOUNT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO JERK AND THE RPMS INCREASED TO 6000. THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL ALSO BECAME UNRESPONSIVE. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS AND THE TRANSMISSION WAS FLUSHED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS RETURNED TO THE DEALER AND THE THROTTLE BODY WAS REPLACED. THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE DEALER THEN INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 107,000.

THE CAR IS JERKING/BUCKING VIOLENTLY WHEN SHIFTING FROM REVERSE INTO DRIVE AND AGAIN WHEN SHIFTING INTO FIRST AND SECOND GEARS. IT IS ALSO JERKING WHEN DOWNSHIFTING FROM SECOND TO FIRST GEAR. AT FIRST, THE SHIFTING PROBLEM WAS AN OCCASIONAL OCCURRENCE, HOWEVER, IT HAS PROGRESSIVELY GOTTEN WORSE. NOW IT IS ALMOST CONSTANT. AFTER RESEARCHING THIS PROBLEM, I HAVE FOUND THAT HUNDREDS AND HUNDREDS OF '04-05 MAXIMA OWNERS ARE EXPERIENCING THE EXACT SAME PROBLEMS. THIS IS QUITE OBVIOUSLY A NISSAN MANUFACTURING DEFECT THAT SHOULD BE CORRECTED BY NISSAN CORP. *TR

ON SATURDAY JANUARY 5TH 2013, MY ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I CALLED CARMAX ON MONDAY JANUARY 7TH 2013 TO GET MY EXTENDED WARRANTY INFORMATION. I SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT WITH PASSPORT NISSAN LOCATED IN OXON HILL, MD. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT TOLD ME. I NEED TO HAVE MY TIMING CHAIN, GEARS, GUIDES AND TENSIONS REPLACE FOR $2,619.00 WITH REPLACING THE OIL COOLER (IT HAS LEAKAGE) $698.00. WELL MY EXTENDED WARRANTY EXPIRED WHEN MY CAR HIT 100,000. IF I HAD KNOWN THIS BEFORE I PURCHASE THE CAR FROM CARMAX, I WOULD HAVE NEVER TOOK IT OFF THE LOT. BY THE WAY I ONLY HAD THE CAR SINCE APRIL 2011. I NEED HELP!!!!! I NEED TO EXPRESS TO YOU THE IMPORTANCE FOR ME TO HAVE RELIABLE TRANSPORTATION. I HAVE A YOUNG CHILD WHO I NEED TO TAKE TO SCHOOL EACH DAY. WITHOUT MY TRANSPORTATION, MY SON WOULD HAVE TO WALK A FULL MILE TO THE BUS STOP BY HIMSELF ALONE AT 7AM. BY THE WAY IT'S DARK AT THAT TIME AND IT'S CLOSE TO AN OPEN STREET. I MYSELF WITHOUT TRANSPORTATION, I WOULD HAVE TO WALK A MILE PLUS TO A BUS STOP TO CATCH A BUS TO THE TRAIN STATION. FROM THE TRAIN STATION I HAVE TO TAKE A TRAIN TO WORK AND WALK ADDITIONAL MILE PLUS TO WORK. THIS IS VERY OVER WHELMING BECAUSE I'M STILL PAYING A CAR NOTE AND CAR INSURANCE FOR A CAR I CAN'T DRIVE. I'M BEING PUT IN A DIFFICULT SITUATION BECAUSE I CAN'T AFFORD TO GET MY CAR FIXED. *TR