2004 NISSAN MAXIMA Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS ENGAGED AFTER THE VEHICLE STOPPED IT WOULD JERK AND WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO GEAR. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH THE VEHICLE WOULDN'T ACCELERATE TO A HIGHER SPEED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY ADVISED HER THAT SHE NEEDED TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION DUE TO THE FIRST AND SECOND GEAR HAVING ISSUES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND WAS WAITING FOR A RESPONSE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 3,600.

I OWN A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA AND WHEN I PURCHASED THE CAR IN 2009 AT 73,000 MILES, IT DID NOT JERK, BUT THE MORE I DROVE IT I BEGAN TO NOTICE THE JERKING OF THE TRANSMISSION FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEAR. IT STARTED ONLY WHEN I WAS GOING 20 MILES PER HOUR, BUT NOW IT JERKS FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEAR SHIFTING TO GO FASTER THAN 20 MPH. I CONTACTED MY INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, I HAD MY TRANSMISSION FLUID FLUSHED, AND EVEN TRIED THE LUCAS TRANSMISSION FLUID. NOTHING WORKED. I CONTACTED A NISSAN DEALER AND THEY SAID MY TRANSMISSION WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED TO FIX THE PROBLEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN PLACING THE VEHICLE IN DRIVE, THE VEHICLE WOULD LUNGE FORWARD ABNORMALLY AND ALSO, WHEN DEPRESSING THE BRAKE AFTER DRIVING 55 MPH. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE BUT DENIED ANY ASSISTANCE WITH REPAIRS TO THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 58,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 80,000. KMJ

I HAVE DONE SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND THAT NUMEROUS PEOPLE HAVE EXPERIENCED A PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL'S TRANSMISSION, TO THE POINT WHERE NISSAN HAS ISSUED A TSB. I HAVE REPEATEDLY BEEN OPERATING IN TRAFFIC WHEN THE VEHICLE'S ACCELERATION PAUSES, THE RPM SHOOTS WAY UP, THE DROPS DOWN AFTER A FEW SECONDS, AND THEN THE TRANSMISSION RE-ENGAGES IN A JERKING FASHION. THIS IS A CONSIDERABLE PROBLEM GIVEN MY OPERATION IN AND AROUND A MAJOR METROPOLITAN AREA WITH SIGNIFICANT TRAFFIC. SUDDEN UNEXPECTED CHANGES IN VELOCITY, AND FAILURE TO MAINTAIN VELOCITY, IS AN ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SHIFT GEARS PROPERLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE DEALER CONFIRMED THE SHIFT CONTROL VALVE HAD MALFUNCTIONED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 79,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD VIOLENTLY JERK WHEN SHIFTING INTO DRIVE AND WHEN SHIFTING FROM SECOND TO THIRD GEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO VARIOUS INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOPS AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION EITHER NEEDED TO BE REBUILT OR REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 142,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

MAXIMA JERKS WHEN SLOWING DOWN TO A STOP OR WHEN SHIFTING FROM DRIVE TO REVERSE OR VISE VERSA. MAXIMA SEEMS TO STRUGGLE SOMETIMES TO GET TO HIGH GEARS. AT HIGH SPEEDS MAXIMA SEEMS FINE BUT ANNOYING JERKS OCCUR WHEN COMING TO A SLOW STOP. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WOULD JERK AND IT FAIL TO FUNCTION NORMALLY WHILE SHIFTING GEARS AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO STATED THE VEHICLE NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION. THE TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS FLUSHED, BUT THE TRANSMISSION WAS NOT REPLACED. THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE, BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD VIOLENTLY JERK. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT TO HAVE THE MOTOR MOUNTS REPLACED AND PERFORMED THE REPAIRS HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO JERK AFTER REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE NOR WAS THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 120,000 AND THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS WHEN THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED A LOUD NOISE AND THE STEERING WHEEL BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY. THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO WOBBLE AND JERKED INTO ANOTHER LANE, RESULTING IN A CRASH. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED INJURY AND WAS SENT TO THE HOSPITAL. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE DEALER NOR MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 78,000. UPDATED EVOQ 11/01/11