2005 NISSAN MAXIMA Complaints

MY 2005 NISSAN IS JERKING DANGEROUSLY WHILE SHIFTING FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEAR. ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT WITH MY CHILDREN IN THE CAR. NISSAN KNEW ABOUT THIS PROBLEM WHEN I BOUGHT THE CAR LESS THAN A YEAR AGO AND CHOSE NOT TO INFORM ME JUST TO MAKE A SELL. I BELIEVE THAT THE TRANNY IS DEFECTED AND SHOULD BE RECALLED AND NISSAN SEEMS TO REFUSE TO HELP WITH THIS PROBLEM. I AM CONCERNED FOR MY SAFETY AND SPENT 12,000 ON THE CAR NOW THEY ARE ASKING ME TO PAY 4500 FOR THE TRANNY. IF THIS WAS TOLD TO ME THAT THIS WAS A PROBLEM WHEN THE CAR WAS BOUGHT I WOULD HAVE WENT AND BROUGHT A HONDA INSTEAD. RIP OFF AND DANGER ALERT TO ANYONE THAT OWN THIS MODEL VEHICLE. *TT

MY 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA'S AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION IS JERKING WHEN SHIFTING INTO REVERSE. THE TRANSMISSION ALSO IS NOT SWITCHING TO THE PROPER GEAR WHEN GOING FROM A STOPPED TO AN ACCELERATED MOVEMENT. *TR

WHILE ENTERING HIGHWAY FROM SIDE ROAD, TRANSMISSION HALTED AS THOUGH STUCK IN OVERDRIVE. I ACCELERATED, BUT THE ENGINE JUST WOULD NOT GO. A TRUCK HAD TO BRAKE HARD TO AVOID COLLISION. AFTER A FEW SECONDS THE CAR STARTED TO ACCELERATE LIKE A STANDARD TRANSMISSION HAD BEE STARTED IN 4TH OR 5TH GEAR. I HAVE GONE ONLINE TO FORUMS TO SEE THAT NISSAN HAS BEEN HAVING THIS SAME PROBLEM FOR SOMETIME. THESE CARS NEED TO BE RECALLED TO CHECK FOR THIS LATENT DEFECT THAT CAN RESULT IN SOMEONE GETTING KILLED. *TR

MY AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING BOTH IN LOWER GEARS AND AT TIMES, AT ACCELERATION. ADDITIONALLY, I PUT THE CAR IN REVERSE TO BACK OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY. WHEN I PUT THE CAR IN DRIVE, IT TAKES A COUPLE OF SECONDS TO GO INTO DRIVE, BUT THEN JUMPS HARD INTO GEAR. SO HARD LIKE I'VE BEEN HIT. LUCKILY I DON'T LIVE ON A BUSY STREET. THIS IS DANGEROUS AND FROM MY RESEARCH MANY 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA OWNERS ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS. I JUST STARTED RESEARCH AFTER LEARNING THAT A FRIEND OF MY DAUGHTER'S WHOSE PARENT OWNS A 2005 MAXIMA IS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL. *JB

I BOUGHT THIS 2005 MAXIMA USED AND NOT LONG AFTER I BOUGHT IT, THE TRANSMISSION WOULD LAG IN THE SHIFTING THEN WHEN IT SHIFTED INTO GEAR IT WOULD LURCH. (FEELS LIKE BEING KICKED BY A MULE.) IT HAPPENS ON & OFF BUT HAS BECOME MORE FREQUENT ESPECIALLY IN BUMPER TO BUMPER TRAFFIC. THERE'S ALSO A FOUL SMELL NOTED WHEN THIS HAPPENS LIKE ROTTEN EGGS. I READ REVIEWS THAT CONFIRMED MY SUSPICIONS ABOUT THE TRANSMISSION. OF COURSE EVERY TIME IT HAS BEEN CHECKED OUT IT WOULDN'T DO IT, AND NO COMPUTER CHECK SHOWED ANYTHING. NISSAN IS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM, THERE REALLY NEEDS TO BE A RECALL ON THESE TRANSMISSION NEVER BUY ANOTHER NISSAN AGAIN, AND THAT'S JUST SAD BECAUSE THAT'S ALL I HAVE EVER OWNED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THE TRANSMISSION FAILED IN SECOND GEAR. WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS SHIFTED FROM SECOND TO FIRST GEAR, THERE WAS A LOUD NOISE BEFORE SHIFTING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO INSPECTED THE FAILURE AND ADVISED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALSO CONTACTED WHO ADVISED THAT A REGIONAL REPRESENTATIVE WOULD BE CONTACTED FOR FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED.THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

SLAM SHIFTING INTO REVERSE AND DRIVE, INTERMITTENT REV LIMITATIONS, HIGH REVS WITH NO TRANSMISSION ENGAGEMENT, STALL & ROUGH IDLE, FEELS LIKE SOMEONE SLAMS INTO THE BACK OF ME WHEN I COME TO A STOP, CAR REVS UP AND THEN HARD JERKS FORWARD VERY DANGEROUS TO DRIVE, NISSAN REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE CVT TRANSMISSION AND SOMEONE IS GOING TO BE KILLED. *TR

TRANSMISSION JERKED HARD AND CAR TURNED OFF. THE TRANNY NO LONGER ENGAGES INTO DRIVE AND LITERALLY JUMPS INTO REVERSE. *TR

I BOUGHT A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA ABOUT A YEAR AGO AND THE PAST COUPLE OF MONTHS (JUST RIGHT OVER 100K MILES), I HAVE NOTICED MAJOR JERKING AND PULLING WHILE DRIVING OR SHIFTING GEARS. IT IS AN AUTOMATIC, BUT WHEN I START TO GO, IT TAKES IT A FEW SECONDS TO GET IN GEAR AND JERKS. I HAVE HEARD MANY OTHERS HAVE THE SAME ISSUE WITH 2004-2005 MODELS. ARE THERE ANY RECALLS AS OF YET? I HAVE ALWAYS HEARD GREAT THINGS ABOUT MAXIMAS AND DO NOT WANT TO HAVE TO REPLACE MY TRANSMISSION, ESPECIALLY THIS EARLY ON! PLEASE HELP! THANK YOU! *TR

THE VEHICLE HAS HAD MULTIPLE INCIDENTS WITH THE ABS SYSTEM. FROM WHAT I HAVE READ, THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH A SERVICE RECORD AND A REPAIR OF OVER $2000 YET NISSAN REFUSES TO COVER THE REPAIR OR RECALL THE VEHICLE. THE FIRST INCIDENT IN MY VEHICLE OCCURRED IN OCTOBER 2011. IT HAS SINCE HAD THE SAME ISSUE THREE TIMES. THE CAR PULLS WHEN BRAKING, MAKES A LOUD NOISE AND IS DIFFICULT TO DRIVE AND BRAKE. *TR