2005 NISSAN MAXIMA Complaints

I HAVE A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA WHICH HAS TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. ABOUT 2 YEARS AGO I BEGAN EXPERIENCING JERKING. I TOOK CAR THE DEALER NO CODES CAME UP AT TIME AND WHEN THEY DROVE IT AT THAT TIME IT DROVE FINE. CONTINUE TO HAVE ISSUES AND WENT BACK NOW TO FIND OUT I NEED A NEW VALVE BODY. UNFORTUNATELY THE VALVE BODY HAS CAUSE EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO THE TRANSMISSION SO I NOW NEED TO HAVE TRANSMISSION REPLACED. PER PARTS SPECIALIST AND SERVICE ADVISOR AT NISSAN THEY ARE AWARE OF THE ISSUE WITH THE VALVE BODY WITH THE 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA HOWEVER NISSAN CORPORATE HAS NOT YET RECALLED IT YET. SHAME ON YOU NISSAN 3,800 TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION, I DON'T THINK SO. NO MORE NISSAN FOR ME. NISSAN REALLY NEED TO OWN UP TO THIS ISSUE. ITS ALL OVER THE INTERNET. PLEASE RECALL ISSUE. SIGNED DISSATISFIED NISSAN OWNER *TR

WHILE DECELERATING CAR UNDER 20MILES,THE CAR WILL JERK WHEN GAS PEDAL IS PRESSED FOR ACCELERATION(I.E.,SLOWING DOWN FOR RED LIGHT OR CHANGES IN TRAFFIC SPEED. *TR

WE BOUGHT A 2005 MAXIMA IN JUNE 2008 WITH APPROXIMATELY 30K[+/-] MILES. ON OR ABOUT SPRING 2012 THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO HAVE SHIFTING PROBLEMS[65K MILES], WITH HARD & JERKING SHIFTS WHEN TRAVELING AT 25MPH AND THEN SUDDEN HIGH REV'S WITH SUDDEN DOWN SHIFTS WHEN SLOWING DOWN. HAVE GONE ON LINE TO SEE IF THERE HAS BEEN A RECALL AND FOUND HUNDREDS OF LIKE COMPLAINTS FOR 2005 MAXIMA TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS EXACTLY LIKE OURS. HAD THE TRANSMISSION FLUID CHANGED AT A NISSAN DEALER, YET THE "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT DID NOT GO OUT. AFTER DRIVING A FEW MILES LIGHT WENT OUT. HOWEVER, THE SHIFTING PROBLEMS RETURNED AFTER FURTHER DRIVING A FEW MONTHS LATER.. HAD THE CODE STATE "SHIFT MALFUNCTION". AS THERE ARE OTHERS, HUNDREDS OF OTHER MAXIMA OWNERS EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM, IT IS TIME FOR A MAJOR RECALL ON THE 2004 -2006 MAXIMA FOR DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSIONS: "TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS" CONTINUED AND WE CAN NOT DRIVE THE CAR FOR MORE THAN A FEW MILES LOCALLY AND ONCE IT IS WARMED UP THE TRANSMISSION BEGINS TO SHIFT ROUGH & HARD, JERKY IN TO AND OUT OF GEARS. IF DRIVEN MORE THAN 15 MINUTES WILL FREEZE IN 5TH GEAR. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE AND MAY CAUSE SERIOUS HARM TO OTHERS WHILE ON THE ROADS OF AMERICA. *TR

WHEN I PUT CAR IN REVERSE FROM PARK.. IT TOOK ABOUT 3-5 SECONDS TO CATCH AND GO. THEN WHEN I PUT IT DRIVE IT DID THE SAME. IT WILL DO THIS SOME DAYS AND NOT DO IT SOME DAYS. MAJOR FLAW IN 05 MAXIMS TRANSMISSIONS FROM ALL THE COMPLAINTS I'VE READ. NEED TO RECALL AND FIX THIS ONGOING PROBLEM . THIS IS MY 3RD NISSAN MAXIMAAND MY FIRST ONE WITH THESE PROBLEMS. BIG DISSAPOINTMENT NISSAN. RECALL 05 MAXIMS AND FIXTRANSMISSION. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS FLUSHED BY A DEALER AND THEN THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED. THE VEHICLE WAS RETURNED TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 89,379. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE SHIFTED ERRATICALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS FOUND THAT THE VALVE BODY HAD FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 116,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A TRANSMISSION SHOP FOR INSPECTION WHERE THEY STATED THAT THE SOLENOIDS IN THE VALVE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED BUT PROVIDED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

DRIVING ON A BUSY HIGHWAY DOWNHILL GOING ABOUT 25 MILES AN HOUR, CAR HARD SHIFTED ABRUPTLY CAUSING THE CAR TO DECELERATE VERY FAST. CAR HIT ME FROM BEHIND. AT THE SLOW SPEED IT SCRATCHED THE BUMPER OF THE CAR AND CAUSED MY NECK TO WHIP. TRANSMISSION DESIGN FAILURE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ACCELERATING FROM A STOP SIGN, THE VEHICLE SHIFTED ERRATICALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000. UPDATED 06/18/13*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE NISSAN SERVICE REP ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE DOES NOT SHIFT BECAUSE IT HAS A CVT TRANSMISSION. WHEN THE VEHICLE WOULD LUNGE FOWARD A LOUD THUD COULD BE HEARD. THE CONSUMER STATED AFTER SOME RESEARCHING THE FAILURE WAS FOUND TO BE IN THE SHIFT SOLENOID. THE VEHICLES GOES INTO LIMP MODE. UPDATED 06/24/2013 *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD JERK ABNORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND THEY STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED BUT PROVIDED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.