2004 NISSAN MAXIMA Complaints

TRANSMISSION IN 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA JERKS, SO HARD THAT FEELS LIKE YOU JUST GOT REAR ENDED. THESE TRANSMISSIONS ARE FAILING AT AN ASTOUNDING RATE. IT DOESN'T HAPPEN ALL THE TIME BUT WHEN IT DOES, IT MAKES THE CAR UNCOMFORTABLE TO DRIVE. *TR

2004 NISSAN MAXIMA TRANSMISSION FAILURE. THE TRANSMISSION JERKS WHEN SHIFTING FROM 1 TO 2ND GEAR AND IT JERKS WHEN SHIFTING FROM 1ST GEAR TO 2ND. IT JERKS WHILE DRIVING AND IT GETS STUCK. IT GOT STUCK WHILE I WAS DRIVING UP A PARKING GARAGE RAMP AND IT WOULD NOT MOVE. WHEN I LET GO OF THE GAS IT BACKED UP ON ITS OWN AND I AM GRATEFUL THE CAR BEHIND ME HAD ALREADY MOVED BACK OR IT WOULD OF CAUSED A COLLISION. THE CAR ONLY HAS 78K MILES AND HAS BEEN VERY WELL TAKEN CARE OF. TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION IT COSTS ME $3500!! A CAR WITH ONLY 78KMILES SHOULD NOT NEED A TRANSMISSION REPLACED! *TR

I BOUGHT A USED 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA SE AND I'M HAVING PROBLEMS THE JERKING, THRUSTING FORWARD AND THE BAD DOWN SHIFTING. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP ACT LIKE THEY NEVER HEARD OF A PROBLEM BEFORE AND THEY SAID THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED A FLUSH ($200), SO I DID, IT CONTINUED KICKING. I TOOK IT BACK TO NISSAN THEY DROVE IT AND TOLD ME IT NEED MOTOR MOUNTS ($2,000), I GOT THE MOTOR MOUNTS REPLACED AT LOCAL AUTO SHOP. THEY HAVE NO PROBLEM WANTING ME TO SPENDING MONEY ON DIAGNOSIS THE PROBLEM, WHEN THEY KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM IS. THE TRANSMISSION IS A RECALL ISSUE THEY DON?T WANT TO MAKE PUBLIC. I?M VERY DISAPPOINTED IN NISSAN. I?VE HAD 2 ALTIMA, I HAVE A 1997 MAX AND NEVER HAD MAJOR ISSUES (I DRIVE THAT MORE THAN THE NEW CAR) AND I HAVE A 2004 ARMADA, I WOULD NOT RECOMMEND THEM TO ANYONE ANY MORE. THEY PRIDE THEMSELVES IN NOT SELLING LEMONS...WELL I GOT ONE! I DON?T UNDERSTAND HOW I CAN HAVE 1997 MAX AND NOT HAVE TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS AND NEW MODEL CAR 2004 AND HAVING ALL THESE ISSUES. I CANNOT AFFORD A $3,800 TRANSMISSION AND A NEW SET OF $500 MOTOR MOUNTS.....ANOTHER PROBLEM I'VE HAD WITH THIS CAR IS THE A/C KEEPS GOING OUT...THERE IS NO LEAKS IN THE LINES BUT THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE A/C PUMP SO I WAS TOLD BY A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP. *TR

I BOUGHT A USED 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA SE AND I'M HAVING PROBLEMS THE JERKING, THRUSTING FORWARD AND THE BAD DOWN SHIFTING. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP ACT LIKE THEY NEVER HEARD OF A PROBLEM BEFORE AND THEY SAID THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED A FLUSH ($200), SO I DID, IT CONTINUED KICKING. I TOOK IT BACK TO NISSAN THEY DROVE IT AND TOLD ME IT NEED MOTOR MOUNTS ($2,000), I GOT THE MOTOR MOUNTS REPLACED AT LOCAL AUTO SHOP. THEY HAVE NO PROBLEM WANTING ME TO SPENDING MONEY ON DIAGNOSIS THE PROBLEM, WHEN THEY KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM IS. THE TRANSMISSION IS A RECALL ISSUE THEY DON?T WANT TO MAKE PUBLIC. I?M VERY DISAPPOINTED IN NISSAN. I?VE HAD 2 ALTIMA, I HAVE A 1997 MAX AND NEVER HAD MAJOR ISSUES (I DRIVE THAT MORE THAN THE NEW CAR) AND I HAVE A 2004 ARMADA, I WOULD NOT RECOMMEND THEM TO ANYONE ANY MORE. THEY PRIDE THEMSELVES IN NOT SELLING LEMONS...WELL I GOT ONE! I DON?T UNDERSTAND HOW I CAN HAVE 1997 MAX AND NOT HAVE TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS AND NEW MODEL CAR 2004 AND HAVING ALL THESE ISSUES. I CANNOT AFFORD A $3,800 TRANSMISSION AND A NEW SET OF $500 MOTOR MOUNTS.....ANOTHER PROBLEM I'VE HAD WITH THIS CAR IS THE A/C KEEPS GOING OUT...THERE IS NO LEAKS IN THE LINES BUT THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE A/C PUMP SO I WAS TOLD BY A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 40 MPH WHEN THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO SLIP OUT OF GEAR WITH SEVERE HESITATION AND A JERKING MOTION. THE FAILURE RECURRED WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS IN OPERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS FAULTY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE DEFECT AND THEY REFUSED TO ACCEPT LIABILITY FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF THE TRANSMISSION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 87,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD VIOLENTLY JERK WHEN SHIFTING GEARS. THE FAILURE OCCURRED SPORADICALLY WHEN DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WAS NOTIFIEDOF THE FAILURE AND THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 82,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 86,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

2004 NISSAN - TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS, CAR JERKS TERRIBLY BETWEEN ALL GEARS, JERKS WHEN PUT IN REVERSE AT TIMES HAS LOST ALL POWER WHILE DRIVING. MANY, MANY HAVE THE SAME COMPLAINT. THIS IS A DANGER AND NISSAN NEEDS TO RECALL AND FIX THIS PROBLEM. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA SE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS THE VEHICLE WOULD JERK VIOLENTLY. WHILE SITTING AT A STOP LIGHT THE GEARS WOULD SHIFT ON ITS OWN. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A DEALER AND THEY ADVISED HIM THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 80,000.

THE TRANSMISSION ON MY 2004 HAS BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS ABOUT THE PAST 3 YEARS. THE CAR JERKS HARD FROM 1 TO 2ND GEAR AND THEN 2 TO 3RD GEAR... THE CAR SHIFTS AS HARD AS IT DOES IN A MANUAL TRANSMISSION CAR AND IT IS AUTOMATIC. I HAVE LOOKED ON SOME ONLINE WEBSITES AND THEY HAVE MANY OTHER ANGRY CUSTOMERS THAT HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM AS I DO WITHOUT NO RECALL. IT IS JUST A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT FROM A COMMON FAULTY PRODUCT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND WHEN TRYING TO ENGAGE THE BRAKES THE VEHICLE WOULD JERK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 101,000. UPDATED 07/20/11*LJ