2005 NISSAN MAXIMA Complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED WHEN DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS OR STARTING THE VEHICLE, IT WOULD LUNGE FORWARD. THE VEHICLE ALSO JERKED VIOLENTLY WHEN SHIFTING FROM FIRST TO SECOND GEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED BY A DEALER NOR WAS IT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED REGARDING THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 70,000.

WHEN THE ENGINE IS WARN AND YOU SHIFT FROM PARK TO DRIVE OR REVERSE THE CAR JERKS REALLY HARD BEFORE IT GOES TO THE DESIRED GEAR. ONCE IT PICKS UP YOU WILL FEEL A JERK WHILE DRIVING ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU ARE SLOWING DOWN FROM HIGH SPEED TO A STOP. IT REALLY JERKS AROUND 2ND AND 3RD SHIFTING, PICKING UP OR SLOWING DOWN. DURING DRIVING WHEN YOU DEPRESS THE ACCELERATOR, IT DOES NOT PICK UP RIGHT AWAY AND THE ENGINE WILL RAVE BEFORE IT KICKS IN WITH A JERK. THE TRANSMISSION SLIPS BEFORE IT PICKS UP. ONCE YOU START ACCELERATION, THERE IS A RATTLING SOUND WHEN YOU PRESS THE GAS. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALERSHIP SEVERAL TIME AND THEY TELL ME THEY CANNOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT AND THAT I SHOULD ALWAYS USE PREMIUM GAS. THE LAST TIME I HAD TO SPEND $500 TO REPLACE THE VISA VALVE AND EVAP VALVE THE PROBLEM STILL CONTINUES. THIS HAPPENS AFTER DRIVING THE CAR AND IT HAS WARMED UP. THE DEALERSHIP CANNOT REPLICATE THE PROBLEM BECAUSE WHENEVER YOU TAKE IT IN THEY WAIT TILL THE ENGINE HAS COOLED DOWN BEFORE THEY TAKE IT FOR A TEST DRIVE. IT SOUNDS TO ME LIKE THEY DO IT ON PURPOSE. MY CAR IS ABOUT 110K MILES AND THIS STARTED ABOUT 10K MILES AGO. *TR

TRANSMISSION ISSUES. AFTER 65,000 MILES 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA JERKS BETWEEN LOW GEARS SHIFTS AND SLIPS FREQUENTLY DURING NORMAL DRIVING. A TRANSMISSION FLUSH HAS BEEN DONE ON THIS VEHICLE AS RECOMMENDED BY NISSAN SERVICE STAFF HOWEVER ISSUES CONTINUE. *TR

WHEN THE VEHICLE IS SHIFTING FROM 1ST TO 2ND, IT FEELS LIKE I AM BEING KICKED IN THE BACK OR REAR ENDED. WAS INFORMED BY ONE OF THE SERVICE MANAGERS AT THE DEALERSHIP THAT THE VEHICLE DOESN'T HAVE A COOLING SYSTEM FOR THE TRANSMISSION AND THAT I COULD GET IT REPLACED OR REPAIRED BUT DOWN THE LINE, THE SAME THING IS GOING TO HAPPEN SINCE THERE IS NO WAY TO COOL THE TRANSMISSION FLUIDS.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER PARKING HER VEHICLE THE PASSENGER SEAT BEGAN TO SMOKE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHO TOLD THE CONTACT THAT THERE WAS A NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 05V512000, SEATS FRONT ASSEMBLY, POWER ADJUST RECALL ASSOCIATED AND THAT HER VEHICLE WAS ALREADY REPAIRED IN 2008. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 82,800 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 83,073.

THE 2005 MAXIMA MOTORS ARE KNOWN TO HAVE TIMING CHAINS PROBLEMS GIVE A VEHICLE A BAD RATTLE NOISE FROM THE ENGINE SOME VEHICLE DO IT WITH AS LOW AS 15000 MILES THEN THEY TRY AND CHARGE ALMOST 3000 TO FIX. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN SHIFTING TO SECOND GEAR SHE WOULD FEEL A HARD JERKING MOTION AND HEAR A KNOCKING NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A DEALER WHO ADVISED HER THAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE AND SAID IT MAY BE THE TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 110,000.

TRANSMISSION JERKS REALLY HARD CAUSING NECK PAIN AND CAUSE VEHICLE TO STALL OR LOSE POWER ON THE HWY. *TR

I PURCHASED A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA IN NOVEMBER 2010 WITH 55,000 MILES ON IT. WE HAVE RECENTLY NOTICED THAT THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTS REALLY HARD WHEN DECELERATING. I TOOK IT TO AAMCO TRANSMISSIONS, AND THEY HAVE INDICATED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDS A NEW TRANSMISSION FOR ABOUT $3200.00 TOTAL. IT SEEMS AWFULLY RIDICULOUS THAT A TRANSMISSION WOULD GO OUT AFTER ONLY 57000 MILES. I WAS HOPEFUL THAT A RECALL HAD BEEN ISSUED SO THAT I WOULDN'T NEED TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR. *TR

I HAVE BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH MY 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA TRANSMISSION JERKING REALLY BAD AROUND 20 MPH WHEN DECREASING SPEED AND AT 15 MPH WHEN ACCELERATING. I HAVE CALLED NISSAN NUMEROUS TIMES OVER THE PAST 2 1/2 WEEKS. I JUST GOT A CALL BACK FROM THEM MONDAY STATING THAT THEY COULD NOT DO ANYTHING TO HELP ME BECAUSE THE TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS DARK AND BURNT. I HAD JUST HAD THE TRANSMISSION FLUID AND FILTER CHANGED A MOTH PRIOR TO THAT SO KNOW THAT WAS NOT THE CASE. I HAVE NOT TAKEN MY CAR TO NISSAN FOR MAINTENANCE BECAUSE THEY ARE TOO HIGH BUT HAVE TAKEN IT IN FOR SERVICE ON A REGULAR BASIS. I AM ASKING FOR THEIR HELP WITH THE REPAIRS BUT THEY HAVE REFUSED SO FAR. I FEEL THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL MAXIMA, AND THEY SHOULD COVER THE COST!