2005 NISSAN MAXIMA Complaints

I DRIVE A 2005 NISSIAN MAXIMA AND ABOUT 5 MONTHS AGO MY CAR STARTED JERKING AND HARD SHIFTS AND THEN NOT SHIFTING AT ALL. I HAVE ONLY HAD THIS CAR FOR ABOUT 4 YEARS AND WHEN I PURCHASED IT I WAS UNDER THE IMPRESSION IT WAS A GOOD CAR. I HAVE TREAT THIS CAR LIKE A BABY. NOW I HAVE IT IN THE SHOP AND I'M LOOK AT A $3,000 DOLLAR BILL TO HAVE MY CAR REPAIRED. I'M MAKING A CAR PAYMENT ON SOMETHING I CAN'T EVEN DRIVE. SPOKE WITH THE DEALERSHIP AND NISSIAN AND THEY SAY IT'S NOTHING THEY CAN DO. IT NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. SO I'M STUCK. I HAVE SEEN WERE NISSIAN HAS HAD A LOT OF PROBLEMS WITH THE 04-05 TRANSMISSIONS AND HAS DONE NOTHING ABOUT IT. *JS

BEGAN EXPERIENCING ISSUE WITH THE TRANSMISSION AT ABOUT 75,000 MILES. FIRST NOTICED THAT WHEN SHIFTING FROM PARK INTO REVERSE OR DRIVE THERE WAS A LAG OF A FEW SECONDS AND THEN A NOTICABLE SURGE INTO GEAR. THEN NOTICED AN OCCASIONAL (NON-DRIVER CREATED) REVVING OF RPMS IN BETWEEN GEARS 1 AND 2 AND FROM 2 TO 3. THE TRANSMISSION DOEN'T APPEAR TO KNOW WHICH GEAR TO ENGAGE TO. THESE SYMPTOMS PROGRESSED OVER TIME UNTIL I SATARTED EXPERIENCING HEAVY IMPACT LIKE SHIFTS BETWEEN GEARS WHILE IN MOTION. THE TRANSMISSION WILL GET SUSPENDED IN BETWEEN GEARS WHICH CAUSES AN OVERLY RAPID INCREASE IN RPM'S FROM 2000-22000 TO WELL ABOVE 4500 UNTIL I CAN REMOVE MY FOOT FROM THE GAS (THIS IS NOT FROM AGGRESSIVE ACCELERATOR MANIPULATION BY THE DRIVER BUT AN ABNORMAL INCREASE IN RPM'S FROM THE TRANSMISSION GEAR ISSUES). I HAVE NOTICED THE RPM'S ARE NOT STABLE WHEN IDLING (OFTEN IDLES HIGHER THAN NORMAL) OR WITH NO ACCELERATOR PRESSURE AS WELL. TOOK THE CAR TO A REPAIR SHOP AND THEY PULLED THE CODES FROM THE COMPUTER WHICH INDICATED THE TRANSMISSION WAS BEGINING TO FAIL. THE FLUSHED/REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION FLUID AND INDICATED IT COULD BE WEEKS, MONTHS OR "MAYBE" LONGER BUT THE TRANSMISSION WILL ULTIMATELY FAIL. ONLINE RESEARCH INDICATES THE TRANSMISSION VALVE BODY IS THE CULPRIT BUT ALSO THE ECM AND TRANSMISSION GROUNDING ARE ALSO PROBABLE CONTRIBUTORS. DUE TO THE VIOLENT NATURE ON THE TRANSMISSION ISSUES IT SOUNDS AS THOUGH THE ENGINE MOUNTS MAY BE CRACKED AS WELL. THIS IS CLEARLY A MANUFACTURING FAULT, PROVIDES A DANGEROUS SITUATION FOR THE OPERATOR, PASSENGER AND OTHER DRIVERS. I AM SURPRISED THAT THERE HAVE NOT BEEN ACCIDENTS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS DUE TO THE INSTABILITY OF THE TRANSMISSION AND RPM ISSUES AND BELIEVE THIS SHOULD BE CONSIDERED FOR RECALL. *TR

STARTED OUT JERKING HARD WHEN GOING FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE, BEGAN TO HESITATE BETWEEN GEAR CHANGES, AND EVENTUALLY SHAKE. TOOK IT TO MECHANIC AND WAS TOLD THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED REBUILT AS WELL AS THE MOTOR MOUNTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE OF TRANSMISSION ISSUE. DID ONLINE RESEARCH AND DISCOVERED MORE INCIDENTS OF THE SAME THING AND THAT IT IS A BAD VALVE BODY. CONTACTED NISSAN AND WAS DIRECTED TO A DEALER THAT GAVE ME THE RUN AROUND AND WHEN THAT DIDN'T WORK REFUSED TO SEE MY CAR BECAUSE IT HAS 102K MILES AND THEY ONLY SEE CARS WITH 100K OR LESS. *TR

TRANSMISSION WENT OUT. ONLINE THERE WERE A BUNCH OF ISSUES AND LOT OF THE TRANSMISSION SHOPS SAID THEY ALWAYS REPLACE NISSAN TRANSMISSIONS FROM THIS SPECIFIC MODEL. SO I DECIDED TO WRITE ON HERE AND SEE. *TR

I RECENTLY PURCHASED AN 05 MAXIMA WITH 107,000 MILES ON IT. THE NEXT DAY I HEARD A LOUD TICKING FROM ENGINE. MY TENSIONERS ARE FAILING AN ESTIMATED $2000 REPAIR. IN THE SAME DAY UPON ACCELERATION MY WHEEL JERKED VIOLENTLY, A SIGN OF A FAILING TRANSMISSION. $3000+ THIS IS RIDICULOUS. THIS IS ABSOLUTELY CRIMINAL THAT A RECALL HAS NOT BEEN INITIATED BY NISSAN.THIS IS A PROBLEM FOR THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE, AND A SEVERE RISK TO THE SAFETY OF THE DRIVER. I WILL BE CONTACTING EVERY AVAILABLE NEWSPAPER AND NEWS AGENCY IN MY AREA AND WILL TRY TO CONTACT NATIONAL NEWS AGENCIES THIS IS ABSOLUTELY ATROCIOUS. I BEG OTHER NISSAN OWNERS TO MAKE THIS A PROBLEM FOR NISSAN THAT WONT GO AWAY UNTIL PROPER ACTIONS ARE TAKEN. *TR

TRANSMISSION JUMPS AND SKIPS AROUND 30 -45 MPH WHEN HOT DOES NOT WON'T TO DRIVE AT ALL. AT THE START U PUT IN DRIVE IT DOESN'T DO ANYTHING THE SHARPLY JUMPS INTO GEAR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE JERKED WHILE CHANGING GEARS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 96,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 35 MPH WHEN THERE WAS AN INCREASE IN THE ENGINE RPMS AND THE VEHICLE SWITCHED GEARS WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION AND MOTOR MOUNTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 109,798 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 109,993.

I AM TOLD THAT I AM EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH MY TRANSMISSION AND ENGINE. AFTER CAREFUL RESEARCH, AND TWO MECHANIC OPINIONS IT HAS BEEN TOLD TO ME THAT NISSAN KNEW THAT THEY HAD PROBLEMS WITH THIS MODEL OF MAXIMA AND HAS NOT OWNED UP TO THIS PROBLEM. NEITHER HAVE THEY RECALLED OR TRYING RIGHT THEIR WRONG. THESE ITEMS ARE THE LIFE OF THE CAR. I HAVE ALSO CHECKED THE REVIEWS ON EDMUNDS.COM AND THERE ARE SEVERAL OWNERS OF THIS SAME CAR THAT HAVE HAD THE SAME ISSUES AND COMPLAINTS. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHAT MEASURES CAN BE TAKEN AGAINST NISSAN FOR THEM OWN UP TO THESE DEFECTIVE COMPONENTS. IT WILL HURT THEM IN THE LONG RUN IF THEY DO NOT. I WILL CERTAINLY MAKE SURE THAT THE WORLD KNOWS ABOUT THIS AND DO NOT EVEN ATTEMPT TO PURCHASE A NISSAN. I ONLY WISH I HAD DONE THIS BEFORE I PURCHASED THIS CAR. *TR

TRANSMISSION STARTED SLIPPING, TOOK IN FOR DIAGNOSTIC WAS TOLD NEED NEW TRANSMISSION AND CATALYTIC CONVERTER. READ UP ON THE ISSUES AND THIS HAS BEEN A REPORTED PROBLEM FOR 1000'S OF MAXIMAS. AFTER SOME RESEARCH, DISCOVERED A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT HAS BEEN FILED FOR SAME PROBLEM AS WELL. *KB