2004 NISSAN MAXIMA Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA SL. THE CONTACT WAS TRAVELING 16 MPH WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER. THE DEALER CONFIRMED VALVE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 133,688.

I BOUGHT A BRAND NEW 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA WHEN THEY FIRST CAME OUT, AND EVERYTHING WAS PERFECT. NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH IT, AND IT DROVE SMOOTHLY. A FEW MONTHS AGO, AFTER HITTING ABOUT 70,000 MILES THE TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN MESSING UP. IF THE CAR IS SHIFTING UP OR DOWN, INTO 1ST, 2ND, OR 3RD GEAR, IT JERKS. THE MORE THE CAR HEATS UP, THE HARDER THE CAR JERKS. IT WAS JERKS IF I'M SHIFTING INTO DRIVE. THERE HAVE BEEN TIMES WHEN THE CAR REVS UP TO 5,000 RPMS AND JERKS VERY HARD. IT IS NOT SAFE AT ALL, AND THERE ARE MANY CARS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH WHEN THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO JERK WITH HESITATION INTO THE THIRD GEAR. THE FAILURE ALSO OCCURRED WHENEVER THE GEAR SELECTOR WAS SHIFTED INTO REVERSE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED OF THE CONSISTENT PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL AND WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 93,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT WAS TRAVELING 30 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD ABNORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER CONFIRMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 115,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 142,000.

THE PROBLEM FIRST OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MILES AN HOUR. THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION MADE A THUD NOISE AND THE GEAR INDICATOR SHOWED 5 INSTEAD OF D AND WOULD NO LONGER SHIFT AND FELT LIKE IT WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. EVEN WHEN TRYING TO MANUALLY SHIFT THE TRANSMISSION IT WOULD NOT GO INTO D AND WOULD CONTINUE TO INDICATE 5. NISSAN SERVICED THE TRANSMISSION WITH A FLUID CHANGE AND THIS DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. THIS HAS OCCURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS SINCE THEN. THE PROBLEM OCCURS AT VARIOUS SPEEDS AND NOW IT SOMETIMES CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO SHUT OFF. THIS IS A HAZARDOUS SITUATION AND WE HAVE BEEN FORTUNATE THIS HAS NOT OCCURRED IN HEAVY TRAFFIC AND INVOLVED US IN AN ACCIDENT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE EXPERIENCED DIFFICULTY SHIFTING THE GEARS. THE VEHICLE EVENTUALLY SHIFTED GEARS AND THE VEHICLE JERKED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY HAD TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED.THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 73,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WAS 94,000.

I HAVE A 2004 MAXIMA SL WITH 90,000(MI) AS I WAS DRIVING ON A RAINY DAY I NOTICED THE PASSENGER FRONT MAT WAS GETTING WET WHEN I GOT HOME I REMOVED THE MAT AND CARPET AND TO MY SURPRISED I FOUND A SIZABLE RUST HOLE IN THE FLOOR PASSENGER SIDE . I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER AND INFORMED THE MANAGER OF MY DISCOVERY SHE TOLD ME THAT SHE WAS GOING TO CONTACT NISSAN AND FIND OUT WHAT TO DO. IN THE MEAN TIME I STOPPED BY A FEW AUTOBODY SHOPS TO GET QUOTES ON FIXING IT I TRIED 5 SHOPS AND MOST OF THEM REFUSE TO TOUCH IT BECAUSE IS A STRUCTURAL PART OF THE VEHICLE, THEY ALSO TOLD ME THEY THOUGHT I SHOULD GO SEE THE DEALER AS THE CAR SHOULDN'T RUST LIKE THAT BEING SO NEW. A FEW DAYS LATER I WENT BACK TO THE DEALER AND ASKED THE MANAGER IF SHE HA HEARD FROM NISSAN SHE SAID NO, SHE MENTIONED THAT SHE HAS SEEN COUPLE MORE CARS COME IN FOR INSPECTIONS AND THEY NOTICED THAT THE BOTTOMS ON THE PASSENGER SIDES WERE RUSTED CONSEQUENTLY FAILING INSPECTION. NISSAN SHOULD MAKE A RECALL OR FORCE TO MAKE A RECALL ON THIS ISSUE MY CAR IS WORTHLESS BECAUSE OF THE STRUCTURAL DAMAGE IT HAS. NISSAN SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THESE REPAIRS FOR USING WEAK OR CHEAPER MATERIALS. *TR

I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. I LIKE MANY OTHERS THAT HAVE FILED A COMPLAINT, AM EXPERIENCING A TRANSMISSION FAILURE. THE FAILURE STARTS ON THE DOWNSHIFT FROM SECOND TO FIRST GEAR AFTER THE CAR HAS BEEN DRIVEN ABOUT 20 MILES. THE TRANSMISSION BEGINS TO JERK. I HAVE ALSO EXPERIENCED LATE SHIFT ON ACCELERATION AND A HARD "THUNK" WHEN SHIFTING INTO REVERSE. DEALER QUOTED $4000 FOR TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT. I HAVE NOTICED SEVERAL COMPLAINTS FILED WITH NHTSA FOR THIS SAME FAILURE, A CLASS ACTION LAW SUIT THAT HAS BEEN FILED IN SEPT. 2011, AND SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ON NISSAN FORUMS. WHEN WILL NISSAN BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR A DEFECTIVE PART? *JS

MY CLUTCH PEDAL KEEPS GETTING STUCK (ON THE FLOOR WITHOUT ANY RETRACTION) WHILE AT A COMPLETE STOP OR WHEN I AM DRIVING. OFTEN TIMES WHEN I AM DRIVING I WOULD HAVE TO SHIFT GEARS TO ACCOMMODATE SPEED BUT CANNOT AND WOULD HAVE TO SIGNAL HAZARDS TO AWARE OTHER DRIVERS OF EMERGENCY AND CANNOT PROCEED WITH DRIVING DUE TO COMPLICATIONS OF MY CLUTCH PEDAL NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY . I HAVE TRIED TROUBLE SHOOTING PROBLEM BUT PROBLEM SEEMS TO KEEP COMING BACK. I HAVE LOOKED UP THE PROBLEM IN THE FORUMS AND VARIOUS NISSAN MAXIMA OWNERS WITH SIX SPEED MANUAL TRANSMISSIONS ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM... THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN A REAL SAFETY ISSUE FOR ME WITH TWO KIDS AND I THE DRIVER NOT BEING ABLE TO CONTROL MY VEHICLE IS NOT ONLY DANGEROUS BUT FRIGHTENING, I SOME TIMES AM STUCK IN TRAFFIC AND WHEN THE TRAFFIC STARTS MOVING I CANNOT AND OTHER DRIVERS HARASS AND THREATEN ME.. IT TAKES TIME FOR THE PEDAL TO RETRACT SOMETIMES HOURS. AT TIMES WHEN MOVING STEADILY IN MOTION THE PEDAL GETS STUCK AND CANNOT GET OUT OF GEAR AND HAVE TO FORCE THE SHIFTER OUT ON NEUTRAL TO ROLL WITH FRICTION LEAVING ME WITH LITTLE OR NO TIME TO REACT LEAVING ME VULNERABLE AND IN DANGER OF GETTING IN AN ACCIDENT HAVING ME MOVE TO THE EMERGENCY LANE.. PLEASE CONSIDER MY COMPLAINT NOT FOR MY BENEFIT BUT FOR THE BENEFIT OF OTHER CITIZENS AND COMMUTERS.. 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA OWNER. *TR