2004 NISSAN MAXIMA Complaints

WE OWN A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA WITH 60,000 MILES ON IT. THE TRANSMISSION STARTED TO ACT UP ON US AND WE HAVE SPENT THE LAST 9 MONTHS BETWEEN DEALERSHIPS AND AND TRANSMISSION SHOPS TRYING TO FIX IT. STILL THE CAR IS IN LIMP MODE AND WE CANNOT DRIVE IT. WE HAVE EMAILED BEFORE WITH NO RESPONSE. I HAVE SEARCHED ON THE INTERNET AND HAVE FOUND THAT OTHERS WITH THIS MODEL CAR HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL OR CLASS ACTION LAW SUIT HERE. PLEASE RESPOND WITH A RESOLUTION. *KB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT HEARD A KNOCKING SOUND FROM THE TRANSMISSION GEARS. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE MOTOR MOUNT CAUSED THE FAILURE AND REPLACED IT; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER A SECOND TIME AFTER THE WARRANTY EXPIRED AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT HE SHOULD HAVE THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. NO REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 120,000. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO HESITATE IN A JERKING MOTION. SUDDENLY THE RPMS INCREASED AND THE SPORADIC FAILURE OCCURRED AT ANY SPEED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING WHERE THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR AND PREVIOUSLY FAILED TO ACCELERATE OVER 25 MPH. UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE, ALL OF THE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL BRIEFLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD EXPERIENCE A HARD SHIFT AND JERK WHEN CHANGING BETWEEN FIRST AND SECOND GEAR. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE WOULD INTERMITTENTLY EXPERIENCE A FAILURE IN WHICH THE GEAR SHIFTER WOULD NOT SHIFT UNLESS THE VEHICLE WAS PLACED INTO MANUAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, WHO STATED THAT THE FAILURE MAY BE DUE TO THE VALVE BODY OR TIMING CHAIN; HOWEVER, THEY WOULD BE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE EXACT FAILURE UNLESS REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 97,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS SHIFTING HARD AND CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO JERK ABNORMALLY. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE GEARS WERE SLIPPING AND THE MOTOR MOUNTS WERE FAILING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 99,500 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 122,000.

2004 NISSAN MAXIMA TRANSMISSION STARTED TO GO AT 108,000 MILES. CAR HALTS AND THEN BUCKS FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEAR AND FROM 2ND DOWN TO 1ST GEAR. AT A RED LIGHT, CAR HALTED AND BUCKED IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION AND NEARLY CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. NO ACCIDENT OCCURRED, BUT THE PROBLEM CONTINUES TO PERSIST AND THE TRANSMISSION NEEDS REPLACING. MULTIPLE 2004 AND 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA'S HAVE TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS DUE TO INSTALLATION OF FAULTY TRANSMISSIONS, YET NO RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED. I HAVE FOUND 20-30 INTERNET REPORTS OF FAULTY 2004 AND 2005 NISSAN TRANSMISSIONS. I AM AFRAID THAT THIS CAR COULD DO THE SAME THING IN THE FUTURE WITH A WORSE OUTCOME.

CAR JERKS WHEN GOING INTO 1ST, 2ND OR 3RD AND HAS GOTTEN STUCK IN 3RD GEAR WHEN DRIVING, HAD TO PUT IN MANUAL GEARS IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. ALSO WHEN PUTTING IN REVERSE CAR JERKS AND THEN WHEN YOU GO INTO DRIVE THE VEHICLE JERKS AGAIN. A/C ALSO WENT OUT ABOUT 6 MONTHS AFTER OWNING THE CAR, WHICH WAS BOUGHT IN 2009. VEHICLE HAS BEEN CHECKED OUT BY DEALERSHIP AND THEY DO NOT KNOW WHAT THE MAIN PROBLEM IS WITH THE CAR, AND SAID THEY WOULD FIX 2 THINGS TO SEE IF IT FIXES THE PROBLEM, ONLY IF I PAY THEM ABOUT $3000.00 TO $3500.00. DEALER DOES NOT KNOW THE ROOT OF THE PROBLEM, HOWEVER THEY WANT TO CHARGE FOR "WHAT IF'S". CAR ALSO JERKS WHEN YOU BREAK OR SLOW DOWN WITHOUT USING BREAK SYSTEM. I AM AFRAID FOR MY LIFE AND THE LIFE OF MY FAMILY.

NISSAN MAXIMA TRANSMISSION ISSUES. MAXIMA TRANSMISSION JERKS INTO 1ST AND 2ND GEAR. NISSAN HAS SAID THAT THE MOTOR MOUNTS NEED REPLACEMENT. I HAVE HAD TRANSMISSION FLUID CHANGED AND REGULAR MAINTENANCE AS FAR AS OIL CHANGES AND TIRE ROTATIONS. I HAVE RESEARCHED AND FOUND MANY OTHER NISSAN MAXIMAS OF THE SAME YEAR WITH THE EXACT SAME PROBLEMS. *TT

THE TRANSMISSION ON MY 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA JERKS VIOLENTLY AND SKIPS GEARS WHILE DRIVING AND WHEN IT GOES BACK INTO GEAR IT FEELS LIKE I HAVE BEEN HIT FROM BEHIND. THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS FOR THIS SAME ISSUE AND I CAN'T BELIEVE NISSAN HASN'T BEEN FORCED TO DO A RECALL YET. THIS PROBLEM STARTED AT ABOUT 75,000 MILES AND IS ONLY GETTING WORSE. *KB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 TO 20 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION JERKED. THE FAILURE WAS EXPERIENCED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT TRANSMISSION SPECIALIST, WHO STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FLUID HAD TO BE REPLACED EVERY 50,000 MILES AND THE TRANSMISSION COULD NOT BE REPAIRED, ONLY REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 117,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.