2005 NISSAN MAXIMA Complaints

I NOTICED MY TRANSMISSION HAVING SERIOUS PROBLEMS WHEN IT STARTED SLIPPING REALLY BAD. AFTER A LITTLE WHILE I DECIDED TO TRY FOR NISSAN TO FIX THE ISSUE. THE VEHICLE HAD ABOUT 77,000 MILES ON IT WHEN I CONTACTED NISSAN. THIS ISSUE STARTED AT ABOUT 69,000 MILES. NISSAN TOLD ME TO TAKE IT INTO A DEALERSHIP AND HAVE A DIAGNOSIS DONE ON THE VEHICLE AND SEND THE PAPERWORK IN. I DID JUST THAT. THEN A WEEK LATER I RECEIVED A CALL SAYING THAT NISSAN WILL NOT COVER MY REPAIR BECAUSE IT WAS SO FAR OUT OF WARRANTY. HOW CONVENIENT, THE VEHICLE STARTS BREAKING RIGHT AFTER THE WARRANTY GOES OUT. THIS WILL COST ME THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS TO FIX. I HAVE NEVER HAD A PROBLEM THIS SERIOUS, OR ANY PROBLEM THIS EARLY IN THE LIFE OF ANY OF MY CARS. THIS IS RIDICULOUS AND NISSAN SHOULD STAND BY THEIR TERRIBLE PRODUCT AND FIX THE PROBLEM. THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE WITH THIS SAME ISSUE WITH THE SAME VEHICLE. WITHIN THE PAST COUPLE DAYS MY TRANSMISSION WILL LOCK INTO 5TH GEAR AND STAY THERE. IF I ACCELERATE OR DECELERATE IT WILL STILL BE IN 5TH GEAR. NISSAN IS GARBAGE AND I WILL NEVER PURCHASE ANOTHER NISSAN OR RECOMMEND NISSAN IF THIS DOES NOT GET TAKEN CARE OF. *TR

MY CARS TRANSMISSION SLIPS AND SHIFTS HARD FROM FIRST TO SECOND THEN COMPLETELY FAILS TO GO INTO 3RD CAUSING THE ENGINE TO OVER REV FINALLY SLAMMING INTO THIRD JERKING THE CAR HARD. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE WOULD SHIFT BETWEEN GEARS AND SHE WAS UNABLE TO DOWNSHIFT WHEN IT WAS NECESSARY. THE DEALERS DIAGNOSIS CONFIRMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS FAULTY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS AWARE OF THE FAILURE. NO REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 79,503. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 79,000.

WE PURCHASED A NISSAN MAXIMA 2005, FOR MY MOTHER A YEAR OR 2 AGO. IT REACHES 80,000 PLUS MILES AND THE TRANSMISSION STARTS CLUNKING, TAKES A WHILE FOR IT TO SHIFT FROM 2ND TO 3RD. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND GOT A PRICE OF $1100 FOR A VALVEBODY. I ASKED IF THERE WAS A RECALL, THE EMPLOYEE STATED THERE WASN'T BUT WAS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. EVEN SAID THAT AFTER CHANGING THE VALVEBODY IT WOULD STILL DO IT, TO "PONY UP" AND SWITCH THE WHOLE TRANSMISSION THAT COMES WITH THE VALVEBODY. NOW I HAVE SEEN PLENTY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS VERY ISSUE, IT JUST APPEARS LIKE THESE ARE FORUMS TO VENT AND COMPLAIN. BECAUSE I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT AFTER SO MANY PEOPLE WITH THE SAME EXPERIENCE NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE ABOUT THIS YET. *TR

PURCHASED A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA USED WITH AROUND 46K MILES ON IT. I HAVE LOVED THE CAR UP UNTIL IT RECENTLY HIT 65K MILES AND HAS STARTED JERKING WHILE SHIFTING, ALSO PUTTING INTO DRIVE OR REVERSE FROM PARK WILL BE DELAYED. IT JERKED SO HARD THE OTHER DAY THAT IT CAUSED THE CHECK ENGINE SOON LIGHT TO COME ON. TOOK TO A LOCAL MECHANIC THAT HAS BEEN DOING OIL CHANGES, A/C REPAIR, MINOR MAINTENANCE...THEY SAID THAT MY TRANSMISSION WAS SHOT, I NEEDED 3 ENGINE NEW ENGINE MOUNTS FROM THE JERKING, AND ENGINE SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THEY SUGGESTED I TAKE TO THE NISSAN DEALER. I TOOK IN AND THEY CALLED ME THE NEXT DAY AND SAID THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE ANY ISSUES WITH THE VEHICLE, AND THAT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS NOT ON. THEY ARE SWEEPING THIS WELL KNOWN TRANSMISSION PROBLEM UNDER THE RUG, BUT SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE HERE, AND A RECALL SHOULD BE A MUST WITH OVER 300 PLUS COMPLAINTS JUST HERE ALONE DOCUMENTED FOR THIS SAME ISSUE ON THE SAME MAKE AND MODEL!!! NISSAN NEEDS TO STEP UP BEFORE SOMEONE GETS INJURED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD STALLS BETWEEN SHIFTING AND WHILE IN REVERSE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, BUT THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT ALSO EXPRESSED CONCERN AFTER SEEING NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME FAILURE ON THE INTERNET. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

MY 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA TRANSMISSION IS ALWAYS JERKING AND ON BLOGS AND OTHER NISSAN WEBBLOGS THEIR ARE THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS AND ALL WE WANT IS FOR THEM TO FIX THE PROBLEM AND I HAVE FILE A COMPLAINT WITH THE BBB AND NISSAN NEEDS TO TAKE ACTION FOR THEIR MESS UP. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 25 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE SHIFTED FROM DRIVE TO NEUTRAL INDEPENDENTLY. THE FAILURE WAS RESOLVED AFTER RESTARTING THE IGNITION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC WHICH INDICATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED REPLACING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 64,760 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 65,200.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED AS SHE STARTED HER VEHICLE THERE WAS A JERKING MOTION AND IT WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO GEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO PREVIOUSLY STATED THEY HAD TO ORDER PARTS DUE TO A BACK LOG. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 123,050.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH AND DECELERATING, THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO JERK VIOLENTLY FROM THIRD TO SECOND GEAR. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY AND BECAME PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM AND ADVISED THE TRANSMISSION OPERATED NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000. UPDATED 12/19/11