2005 NISSAN MAXIMA Complaints

I BOUGHT MY 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA NEW FROM A NISSAN DEALERSHIP WITH AN EXTENDED WARRANTY, BUT ABOUT 3-4 MONTHS AGO, MY CAR STARTED JERKING. IT STARTED TO HAVE ISSUES GOING FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE, AND I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP TO FIND OUT WHAT WAS GOING ON. THEY RAN A DIAGNOSIS AND TOLD ME THAT IT WAS A TRANSMISSION ISSUE BUT THAT MY CAR WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. I STARTED TO DO SOME RESEARCH BECAUSE I'VE BEEN TOLD MANY TIMES THAT MY CAR ISN'T OLD ENOUGH, NOR DOES IT HAVE ENOUGH MILES ON IT TO HAVE A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. I DECIDED TO CALL NISSAN TO SEE IF THEY WOULD HELP COVER THE REPAIR; AFTER 2 WEEKS OF HAVING NO VEHICLE, I WAS TOLD TODAY THAT THEY WOULD NOT COVER THE REPAIR, BUT DURING THIS TIME I'VE DONE RESEARCH AND THERE ARE PLENTY OF WEBSITES (CARCOMPLAINTS.COM, NISSANHELP.COM), FORUMS, MECHANICS, AND OTHER CONSUMERS WHO ARE HAVING THE EXACT SAME ISSUE. FROM THE LOOKS OF IT, THE TRANSMISSION IN THE NISSAN MAXIMA FROM 2004-2008 HAS SOME SORT OF DEFECT BUT NISSAN REFUSES TO ISSUE A RECALL AND FIX THE PROBLEM. I DON'T SEE HOW A COMPANY CAN GET AWAY WITH DOING THIS WHEN SO MANY PEOPLE HAVE VOICED THEIR CONCERNS. I HAVE ALSO READ THAT HYUNDAI HAD THE SAME PROBLEM BUT THEY RECALLED ALL OF THEIR VEHICLES AND FIXED THE PROBLEM. I JUST PAID FOR THIS CAR AND AM A QUITE DEVASTATED THAT ITS NOW FALLING APART, SO WHAT ARE CONSUMERS TO DO ABOUT THIS ISSUE? *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD HESITATE AND THE TRANSMISSION WOULD SLIP WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REBUILT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH THE VEHICLE STARTED TO JERK VIOLENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE FIRST AND SECOND GEAR FAILED; AS A RESULT, THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION COMMUNICATION WIRING CIRCUIT AND TRANSMISSION CONTROL WERE DEFECTIVE AND STATED THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE BUT DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER COVERED BY THE WARRANTY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 146,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THERE WAS AN INCREASE IN THE VEHICLE RPM READING. THE VEHICLE JERKED FORWARD AND DECELERATED INDEPENDENTLY. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY AT LOW SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTICS WHERE THE TECHNICIANS FLUSHED THE TRANSMISSION AND REPLACED THE MOTOR MOUNTS. THE FAILURE CONTINUED AFTER THE REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000.

THE TRANSMISSION ON THIS CAR HAS FAILED FOR A THIRD TIME. THE FIRST TIME IT WAS AT ~ 60,000 MILES, AGAIN AT 75,000 MILES, AND NOW AT 83,000 MILES. LUCKILY, I WAS LOCAL AND NOT ON THE INTERSTATE OR DOWNTOWN DALLAS. AFTER READING ALL THE CUSTOMER COMPLAINTS ONLINE IT'S DISAPPOINTING THAT THIS TRANSMISSION HAS NOT BEEN RECALLED OR NISSAN HASN'T STOOD BEHIND IT'S PRODUCT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN SHIFTING FROM PARK INTO REVERSE OR DRIVE, THE VEHICLE WOULD HESITATE AND WOULD THEN JERK VIOLENTLY INTO GEAR. ALSO, WHEN SHIFTING FROM SECOND TO THIRD GEAR, THE VEHICLE WOULD LUNGE FORWARD ABNORMALLY. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE CONTACTED AND DENIED ANY ASSISTANCE WITH REPAIRS TO THE VEHICLE. A LOCAL MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THAT THE VALVE BODY WAS WORN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 57,714 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 58,714.

TRANSMISSION, EXPERIENCING JERKING WHEN IN 1ST & 2ND GEAR. EVEN WHEN IM ON THE FREEWAY WHEN I SLOW DOWN AND TRY TO SPEED UP AGAIN MY CAR WILL HESITATE AND JUMP INTO GEAR. I ALSO WAS EXITING FREEWAY WHEN MY VEHICLE COMPLETELY SHUT OFF, I COULD NOT STEAR, LUCKY FOR ME THERE WAS NO TRAFFIC BEHIND ME. I HAD BOTH OF MY KIDS WITH ME AT THE TIME!! I BELIEVE THIS IS A HUGE PROBLEM AND HAVE HEARD MANY NISSAN WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. AND THE CORPORATION IS NOT DOING ANYTHING TO FIX THE PROBLEM. MY VEHICLE BARELY REACHE 70,000 MILES AND IM GETTING A TRANSMISSION PUT IN! *TR

THERE ARE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS IN THE NHTSA DATABASE ABOUT THE 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA!!! 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA PURCHASED NEW IN 2004. THE CAR KEEPS MAKING SUDDEN VIOLENT JERKING MOVEMENTS WHILE DRIVING CREATING A POTENTIAL HAZARD FOR A CAR ACCIDENT. WHEN THIS HAPPENS I HAVE TO PULL OVER AND RESTART THE CAR. I CAN NOT DRIVE THE CAR ON MAJOR HIGHWAYS AND CAN NOT GO MORE THAT 35MPH. THE CAR FEELS LIKE IT IS SLIPPING WHEN ATTEMPTING TO DRIVE AFTER BEING AT A STOP. THERE IS A LONG HESITATION BEFORE THE CAR BEGINS TO DRIVE AFTER BEING PUT IN GEAR TO DRIVE. IT ALSO JERKS FORWARD SUDDENLY WHEN IT DOES DECIDE TO MOVE. SOMETIMES THE CAR WON'T MOVE WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE. AT STOP LIGHTS I HAVE TO SHIFT GEARS AT TIMES TO GET IT TO MOVE. ANOTHER INCIDENT INCLUDED THE CAR NOT STOPPING. I HAD TO MOVE IT INTO FIRST GEAR TO GET IT TO STOP. THE CAR JERKS BACKWARDS WHEN REVERSING. WHEN THESE PROBLEMS STARTED THE CAR WAS TAKEN TO NISSAN BECAUSE WE SUSPECTED A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. THEY TOLD US IT WAS NOT THE TRANSMISSION BUT INSTEAD MOTOR MOUNTS,RODS, AND BOLTS. I SPENT ALMOST $3,000 TO REPAIR IT AND THE PROBLEM STILL CONTINUED. NOW, I AM BEING TOLD THAT IT IS THE TRANSMISSION AND GIVEN AN ESTIMATE OF $3100. NISSAN HAS DIAGNOSED THIS PROBLEM. WE DISCOVERED THAT THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF OTHER CONSUMERS WITH THE SAME COMPLAINT FOR THE 2004-2005 MAXIMA. THIS INDICATES THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM THAT NISSAN IS ACTUALLY AWARE OF. THE BATTERY HAS ALSO HAD TO BE REPLACED 3TIMES. THE POWER DOORS NO LONGER WORK NEITHER DOES THE SUN ROOF. I HAVE TO DRIVE TO GET TO WORK AND TO GET THE KIDS TO SCHOOL. I DO NOT LIKE TO DRIVE WITH MY KIDS IN THE CAR FOR FEAR THAT THE CAR WILL NOT STOP AGAIN OR THAT THERE WILL BE A COLLISION BECAUSE OF THE JERKY MOVEMENTS AND THE CARS HESITATION. NISSAN HAS BEEN CONTACTED. NO RESOLUTION HAS BEEN OFFERED AT THIS TIME. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD SHIFT HARD ATTEMPTING TO SHIFT INTO SECOND GEAR, THIRD GEAR OR REVERSE. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THE VEHICLE WITH A FAULTY SHIFT IN THE TRANSMISSION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE HOWEVER, DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. NO REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 109,326 AND THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 83,000.

MY TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN ACTING UP AND COMPLETELY WENT OUT. THIS IS NOT MY FIRST NISSAN BUT IT WILL BE MY LAST UNLESS THEY ISSUE A RECALL. *TR