2004 NISSAN MAXIMA Complaints

I HAVE A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. IT HAS 97.000 MILES ON IT AND THE TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN GIVING ME PROBLEMS SINCE I BOUGHT IT. IT WON'T GO INTO DRIVE FROM PARK WITHOUT A 3-5 SECOND DELAY, IT DOSEN'T DOWN SHIFT PROPERLY WHEN COMING TO A STOP. IT'S TO THE POINT NOW THAT WHEN I COME TO A STOP IT DOWN SHIFTS SO ERRATICLY THAT THE TIRES CHIRP. I LOOKED ONLINE AND THERE ARE OVER 150,000 PEOPLE WITH THE SAME COMPLAINT. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID THEY CAN'T DUPLICATE IT, WHICH I THINK IS A FALSEHOOD. THE BOTTOM LINE IS THAT THERE CLEARLY IS A DEFECT WITH THESE TRANSMISSIONS AND NISSAN NEEDS TO RECALL THEM. THE FOG LIGHTS SHORT OUT AND BURN OUT AFTER LIMITED USE. I HAVE SPEND HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS ON FOG LIGHTS, NOW I JUST GAVE UP AND LEAVE THEM BURNED OUT. THE FRONT STRUTS WERE DEFECTIVE AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. *TR

ABOUT 12 MONTHS AGO WITH $165,000 MILES ON MY 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA BEGAN TO JERK WHEN DOWNSHIFTING FROM HIGHER GEARS. VEHICLE ALSO HAD TROUBLE ENGAGING 3RD AND 4TH GEARS WHEN ACCELERATING. TOOK VEHICLE TO NISSAN, WHO SUGGESTED A TRANSMISSION FLUSH, HAD THIS DONE BUT THE PROBLEM STILL OCCURRED BUT LESS FREQUENTLY. ONCE THE PROBLEM BECAME FREQUENT AGAIN THE PROCEDURE WAS REPEATED. INQUIRED IF A RECALL WAS OPEN FOR THIS ISSUE BUT NISSAN SAID NO, BUT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. I DID SOME RESEARCH ON LINE AND FOUND THAT NUMEROUS OWNERS WERE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM AND FELT I NEEDED TO REPORT MY SITUATION. I AM CURRENTLY SAVING MONEY TO PURCHASE THE NEW TRANS BEFORE REPLACING. *TR

MY 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA JERKS/BANGS WHEN CHANGING LOW GEARS. IT MAKES MY ENTIRE CAR BANG LOUDLY AND JERK FORWARD CAUSING ME TO JERK FORWARD AS WELL. I HAVE BANGED MYSELF ON THE STEERING WHEEL NUMEROUS TIMES. I READ ONLINE THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS OF THIS SAME ISSUE. THE DEALERSHIPS TRY TO TELL ME ALL THESE DIFFERENT THINGS NEED TO BE FIXED, BUT I KNOW FROM ALL THE OTHER COMPLAINTS ITS A FAULTY TRANSMISSION IN THESE CARS AND IT NEEDS TO BE RECALLED!!! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT OUTER PERIMETER OF THE SKY VIEW WINDOW EXHIBITED RUST. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS RUSTING PREMATURELY FOR A CLIMATE THAT WAS PRIMARILY WARM AND DRY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BUT WOULD NOT PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 34,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35-45 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO JERK VIOLENTLY OUT OF THIRD GEAR WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS IN OPERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING WHERE THE ERROR CODES WERE RESET. THE FAILURE RECURRED SIX MONTHS LATER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER SEVERAL TIMES FOR THE SAME FAILURE AND THE TECHNICIAN RECOMMENDED THAT THE TRANSMISSION BE REPLACED. THE FAILURE BECAME PROGRESSIVELY WORSE RESULTING IN THE TRANSMISSION NOT BEING ABLE TO SHIFT INTO ANY GEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 70,000.

I OWN A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA 3.5 SE WITH 74,000 MILES, AND FOR THE PAST COUPLE OF WEEKS THE TRANSMISSION HAS BEGUN SLIPPING AND JERKING FROM 1ST TO 2ND AND 2ND TO3RD. BUT THE BIGGEST PROBLEM HAS HAPPENED TWICE NOW; WHERE THE CAR HAS BEEN SITTING IDLE AT A STOP LIGHT, THE TRANSMISSION HAS SLIPPED OUT OF 1ST GEAR, AND WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN THE CAR WOULD NOT REV UP AND I WAS STUCK HOLDING UP TRAFFIC UNTIL I PUT THE CAR IN PARK, WAS ABLE TO OBTAIN RPMS AND THEN PUT THE CAR BACK IN DRIVE. *TR

RUSTING OF UNDERBODY (FLOOR), UNDER DRIVER AND PASSENGER, VISIBLE HOLES, DIAMETER SIZE OF OVER 1 FOOT. *TR

2004 NISSAN MAXIMA TRANSMISSION TROUBLES. THE TRANSMISSION ON THE AUTOMATIC 5 SPEED MAXIMA GET STRUCK AND OFTEN TAKES MORE THAN 5 SECONDS TO GET IN TO GEAR. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND IT SEEMS WIDESPREAD AMONG THE 6TH GENERATION MAXIMAS. WE HAVE BEEN HAVING THIS PROBLEM FOR QUITE A WHILE NOW AND IT SEEMS NISSAN ONLY WANT TO CHARGE CUSTOMERS FOR A REPLACEMENT TRANSMISSION. THIS IS SO WIDESPREAD, AMONG MAXIMAS OF VARYING MILEAGE, IT BEGS THE QUESTION ON WHETHER THIS IS A FACTORY DEFECT THAT NEEDS TO BE SYSTEMATICALLY ADDRESSED. NISSAN (CORPORATE) AND DEALERS ARE UNRESPONSIVE TO THESE CONCERNS AND IT'S NOT FAIR THAT CONSUMERS HAVE TO FOOT THE BILL FOR WHAT APPEARS TO BE A FACTORY ISSUE. *TR

NISSAN MAXIMA 2004 DOOR LOCK PASSENGER SIDE LOCK FAILS TO LOCK OR OPEN WITH KEY OR FOB. *TR

WHILE DRIVING, OUT OF THE BLUE, AT STREET SPEED, 10-25 MPH, A SUDDEN "CLUNK" IS HEARD AND THEN THE TRANSMISSION FAILS CAUSING THE CAR TO STOP SUDDENLY AND LEFT WITHOUT ANY POWER. IF CAR RESTARTS, THE TRANSMISSION IS LEFT IN 5TH GEAR WITH NO ABILITY TO CHANGE GEARS AT ALL. ONLY 44000 MILES ON THE CAR, BUT WE HAVE BEEN COMPLAINING/DOCUMENTING TO THE NISSAN DEALER EVERY SERVICE, SINCE WE BOUGHT THE CAR NEW. ALL THEY DO IS "ADD TRANSMISSION OIL", OR JUST TELL US "THERE IS NO PROBLEM FOR THIS IS NORMAL." *TR