2004 NISSAN MAXIMA Complaints

I HAVE A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA AND READING ON THE MAXIMA.ORG FORUM GOT ME TO THIS COMPLAINT SITE. I THINK NISSAN SHOULD DO A RECALL ON ALL 6TH GEN MAXIMA OWNERS BECAUSE IM NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS PROBLEM. IT'S THE TRANSMISSION. WHENEVER THE ENGINE IS COLD IT SHIFTS SO SMOOTHLY LIKE THERE'S NOTHING WRONG. BUT THIS GOOD FEELING DOESN'T LAST MORE THAN 7 MIN.ENGINE STARTS HEATING UP AND JERKING PROBLEMS BEGINS. P TO R IS OK. BUT P TO D AND SHIFTING UP N DOWN ON A TAKE OFF OR SLOWING DOWN(1ST TO 2ND N 3RD AND 3RD TO 2ND N 1ST)ITS JUST SO ANNOYING AND MAKES THE CAR UNCOMFORTABLE AND UNSAFE TO DRIVE. AND THIS WILL LEAD TO ULTIMATE TRANNY DISTRUCTION. SO I HAVE TO PAY AT EAST $700 TO GET THIS FIXED?WHY DOESN'T NISSAN DO A RECALL ON THIS? I KNOW THERE'S AT LEAST 200 MAXIMA OWNERS THERE(FROM ALL THE FORUMS I'VE READ)THAT HAVE THIS PROBLEM. THEY LOVE GETTING MONEY SELLING THEIR CARS,AND THEN WHEY MAKE A MISTAKE ON BUILDING IT THEY DON'T WANNA TAKE THE BLAME. I LOVE MY MAXIMA AND DON'T WANNA GET RID OF IT.IM ABSOLUTELY IN LOVE WITH IT.AND IF THERE WOULDN'T BE A RECALL ON THIS,I GUESS I WILL PAY FROM MY POCKET,BUT NEVER BUY A NISSAN AGAIN. *TR

2004 NISSAN MAXIMA TRANSMISSION ISSUES 1ST N 2ND SHIFT HARD, 2ND N 3RD SLIPPING SHIMMY IN THE STEERING WHILE DRIVING. *TR

TRANSMISSION IN MY 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA IS SLIPPING. IT BUCKS WHEN I GO FROM REVERSE TO FIRST. I HAVE ABOUT 118,000 MILES AND I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER. THE SLIPPAGE STARTED AROUND 100K MILES. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. WHEN THE GEARS SHIFTED FROM SECOND TO THIRD, THE TRANSMISSION LOST POWER, SHOOK, AND ACCELERATED RAPIDLY. IN 2009 THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR THE FAILURE. THE DEALER REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION FLUID, THE CAM-SHAFT SENSOR, BUT THE FAILURE WASN'T CORRECTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHO ADVISED THAT THE TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WASN'T REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WILL BE CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 89,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 102,000.

2004 NISSAN MAXIMA WITH MANUAL TRANSMISSION. WITHOUT WARNING, PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR AND STAYS THERE CAUSING A SERIOUS TRAFFIC HAZARD. NISSAN SAYS NOTHING WRONG WITH IT. *TR

I HAVE AN 04 MAXIMA SE WITH 149,000 MILES. I HAVE BEEN HAVING TROUBLE WITH MY TRANSMISSION SHIFTING REALLY HARD AND SOMETIMES WHEN I PULL OUT OF THE DRIVE OR SLOW DOWN AND MAKE A TURN, WHEN I START TO ACCELERATE IT WILL NOT GO. I HAVE HAD IT LOOKED AT AND NISSAN IS TELLING ME THAT THE CONTROL VALVE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED, WHICH THE PART ALONE IS $1100. I HAVE FOUND ONLINE THAT THIS IS AN ISSUE FROM THOUSANDS OF OWNERS AND NISSAN WILL NOT DO ANYTHING TO HELP. I WOULD SAY IT DOES IT 30% OF THE TIME. ALSO I HAVE READ THAT OTHER OWNERS ARE FINDING EVENTUALLY THE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION HAS TO BE REPLACED, SO WHAT DO WE DO IN THE MEANTIME REPLACE THIS PART THEN THE NEXT AND EVENTUALLY THE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION. I DO NOT HAVE THE MONEY TO KEEP THROWING INTO THIS CAR, I THINK IT IS TIME FOR NISSAN TO STEP UP AND FIX THE ISSUE! *TR

I RECENTLY PURCHASED A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA WITH JUST OVER 120K MILES AND THE PROBLEM WITH THE TRANNY JERKING IS NO JOKE TODAY MY CAR SHIFTED SO HARD THAT IT LITERALLY JUMPED OVER THE PARKING BLOCK AT MY HOME AS SOON AS I FELT THE CAR MOVE I HIT THE BRAKES BUT THE SHIFT WAS SO FAST IT STILL HOPPED OVER THE BLOCK I HAVE TWO KIDS AND I CAN'T DRIVE MY ONLY CAR BECAUSE EVERY MECHANIC HAS DIFFERENT ANSWERS AND I SPOKE TO A NISSAN TECH AND HE SAID MINE WAS AN ISOLATED ISSUE BUT I'VE BEEN BROWSING WEB AND THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF THE SAME ISSUE WHERE IS THE RECALL IF YOU HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM PLEASE KEEP COMPLAINING CALL YOUR LOCAL NEWS CHANNEL WE HAVE RIGHTS AS CONSUMERS AND ARE BEING HELD BY PUPPET STRINGS I MEAN THE CAR REVS ITSELF ,DIFFERENT RPMS YOU LITERALLY HAVE NO CONTROL ON IT SHIFTING PLEASE HELP! *TR

2004 NISSAN MAXIMA TRANSMISSION JERKING, SLIPPING. FLARING. ONLY OCCURS WHEN CAR IS WARM. WILL CAUSE VIOLENT JERKING WHEN SHIFTING INTO DRIVE OR REVERSE WHICH MAY CAUSE LOSS OF TRACTION AND CONTROL OF CAR. I JUST REPLACED VALVE BODY AND PROBLEM STILL THERE!! HELP! *TR

MY 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. WHEN YOU CHANGE FROM PARK TO DRIVE IT JUMP INTO GEAR HARD. WILE DRIVING IT SHIFT HARD FROM 1 GEAR TO 2 . I TAKE IT TO THE AUTO SHOP THEY SAY IT'S MY TRANSMISSION. IT COST ME $1900.00 TO REPLACE IT.I SEE ALOT OF PEOPLE HAVE THIS PROBLEM AND NISSAN IS DOING NOTHING TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM. *TR

2004 NISSAN MAXIMA SE 3.5L V6 TRANSMISSIONS- JERKING, KNOCKING AND STICKING IN GEAR. MANY DEALERS ALREADY KNOW ABOUT THE PROBLEM. INTERNET SEARCHES HAVE SHOWN THE SAME RESULTS OF CONSUMERS HAVING ISSUES. THE NORMAL COST FOR REPLACEMENT IS ALMOST 50% OF THE CAR VALUE. DEALERSHIPS WILL NOT REPAIR THE PROBLEM ONLY SUGGEST FOR THE PLACEMENT OF THE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION $3800! IF THE CAR IS ENGAGED IN 5TH GEAR (LIKE THIS ONE) COULD CAUSE OTHER VEHICLES TO CRASH INTO IT DUE TO POOR ACCELERATION. *TR