2005 NISSAN MAXIMA Complaints

I HAVE A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA AND JUST LIKE EVERYONE ELSE I AM HAVING TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE. IT JOLTS HARD WHEN GOING FROM PARK TO DRIVE OR IF I REVERSE AND GO TO DRIVE. ALSO THE CARS GEAR SLIPS BETWEEN 2ND AND 3RD GEAR. I THINK IT'S RIDICULOUS THE AMOUNT OF PEOPLE HAVING THIS PROBLEM THIS A VEHICLE THE SAME YEAR AND MODEL AND THE COMPLAINTS I HAVE SEEN AND NO ONE IS DOING NOTHING ABOUT GETTING IT FIXED. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL!!! DOES SOMEONE HAVE TO GET KILLED FOR THE ISSUE TO BE ADDRESSED?? *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE RPMS SUDDENLY INCREASED RAPIDLY WHEN THE CONTACT SHIFTED GEARS. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER AND TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF; THE TRANSMISSION SEEMED TO RESET ITSELF WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO REFERRED HIM TO THE DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 80,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 115,000.

I FILED A COMPLAINT ABOUT MY 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA #10357629 -9/25/10. THE SITUATION WAS THE TRANSMISSION AND NOT MENTIONED THE TIMING CHAIN. THE TRANSMISSION SHUT DOWN ; STOPPED ; FAILED ; CEASED TO FUNCTION FRI. NOV /12 /10 @ 5;00 PM DURING RUSH HOUR IN THE CENTER OF THE BUSIEST FREEWAY IN MY AREA LEAVING ME THANKFUL TO GOD AND THE RIVERSIDE CTY. FREEWAY SERVICE PATROL WITH WHICH I FILLED OUT A SURVEY #217446 THEIR # 951 369-3691. ACCIDENTS WERE BEHIND ME SOMEWHERE THE TWO DRIVER SAID I WAS FORTUNATE TO NOT SUFFER INJURY AND DAMAGE. THE MAXIMA COST OF REPAIR TO NISSAN'S PRODUCT IS OVER $ 6,000.00. THE MAXIMA HAS ONLY 77,435 MILES. THESE ARE ELECTRICAL AND MECHANICAL DEFAULTS AND THERE ARE SCORES OF OWNERS REPORTING SIMILAR TO IDENTICAL EXPERIENCES ABOUT THEIR MAXIMA CARS FROM 2004 THROUGH 2007. I FIND IT HARD TO BELIEVE THAT NHTSA HAVEN'T RECOGNIZED THIS AS A DANGEROUS SITUATION. WHY DON'T THE PEOPLE THAT BUY THESE PRODUCTS IN GOOD FAITH GET THE BACKING OF THE NHTSA. THERE ARE RECALLS ON WINDSHIELD WIPERS AND SMALL THINGS LIKE THAT- THAT ANYBODY CAN REPLACE WITHIN TWENTY DOLLARS BUT THIS IS A SUBSTANTIAL PROBLEM, THIS IS MONEY FOR PAYING RENT FOR MONTHS, THIS IS THE COST OF SURGERY TO KEEP A WORKING PERSON AMBULATORY, THIS IS A CALL FOR HELP, A CALL TO KEEP SOME OF THE PROFITS OF FOREIGN CORPORATIONS AT HOME .THIS IS WHEN THE FORCE OF THE NHTSA'S AUTHORITY SHOULD SEEMINGLY COME TO THE FOREFRONT DEMANDING THEY STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCTS AS SAFE AND TRUSTWORTHY AND CERTAINLY NOT A VEHICLE DOING SIXTY MILES AN HOUR DURING RUSH HOUR COMING TO A DEAD STOP WITH VEHICLES PEALING TO ALL SIDES IN ALL DIRECTIONS DESPERATELY AVOIDING COLLISIONS AND PERSONAL INJURY AS WELL AS INJURY TO OTHERS AND DESTRUCTION OF PROPERTY. HERE I WAS SITTING THERE EYES SHUT TIGHT WAITING FOR THE SLAM OF SOME VEHICLE INTO MINE THAT REFUSED TO BUDGE. I FELT LIKE I WAS IN THE MIDST OF COMMITTING SUICIDE WITHOUT BEING ABLE TO PREVENT IT. LIKE A NIGHTMARE, SOME EVIL OCCURRENCE DESCENDING. HELP!!! *TR

2005 MAXIMA SL - 67,000 MILES . RECENT TRANSMISSION PROBLEM - JERKING WHEN SHIFTING GEARS AFTER DRIVING FOR A FEW MILES. TOOK CAR TO DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR AND WAS TOLD I NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION. *TR

MY 2005 MAXIMA WAS VIOLENTLY JERKING, STALLING AND HARD SHIFTING FROM 2ND TO 3RD GEARS AND VICE VERSA. I KEPT TELLING NISSAN THAT SOMETHING WAS WRONG WITH MY TRANSMISSION EVEN THOUGH IT'S THEIR JOB TO TELL ME WHAT'S WRONG WITH MY CAR, BUT WHILE MY CAR WAS 500 MILES SHORT OF THE 60000 MILE POWER TRAIN WARRANTY EXPIRATION NISSAN KEPT TELLING ME THAT I NEEDED A POWER FLUSH, GOT THAT DONE IT DID MAKE A HUGE DIFFERENCE FOR A COUPLE WEEKS THEN THE PROBLEM CONTINUED. BROUGHT MY CAR BACK TO NISSAN AT 60100 MILES AND THEY GAVE ME AN ESTIMATED LIST OF REPAIRS THAT NEEDED TO BE MADE FOR APPROXIMATELY $10,000 WHICH INCLUDED $4185 TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. HOW IS IT THAT WITHIN A MATTER OF WEEKS AND ONLY 600 MILES THAT IT GOES FROM A POWER FLUSH SHOULD FIX THE PROBLEM TO YOU NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION, NEW STARTER, ETC. FOR A MINUTE I THOUGHT I WAS BEING PUNKED! I THEN CONTACTED 1-800-NISSAN1 WHICH WAS A WASTE OF TIME THEY SUPPOSEDLY REVIEWED MY COMPLAINT AND TOLD ME THAT UNFORTUNATELY THEY WON'T BE PAYING FOR ANY OF THE REPAIRS ESPECIALLY NOT THE TRANSMISSION BECAUSE HERB GORDON NISSAN HAD NO KNOWLEDGE THAT I'VE EVER REPORTED THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEM, BUT LUCKILY FOR THEM I KEEP EVERYTHING THAT PERTAINS TO MY CAR, WHEN I FAXED ALL THE DIAGNOSIS REPORTS FOR THE PAST 5 MONTHS TO THE REGIONAL SPECIALIST HE TOLD ME THAT UNFORTUNATELY THE DECISION HAD BEEN MADE NOT TO PAY FOR THE REPAIRS AND THAT IF I WANT TO APPEAL THE DECISION I SHOULD GO THROUGH THE BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU. WTF??? IT TELLS A LOT ABOUT THE MANUFACTURE WHEN THEY ONLY HAVE A 3 YEAR OR 36000 MILE WARRANTY WITH A 5 YEAR OR 60000 MILE POWER TRAIN. NISSAN IS THE ABSOLUTE WORST, WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER VEHICLE FROM THEM. BUYERS BEWARE IF YOU WANT TO THROW AWAY MORE MONEY THEN YOUR CAR IS WORTH. NISSAN IS THE WAY TO GO!!!! ???????????*TR

I BOUGHT A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA 3.5 SE ABOUT 3 MONTHS AGO. WELL WHEN I BOUGHT IT I NOTICED THE NEXT DAY IT WAS JERKING TREMENDOUSLY SO I CALLED THE DEALER BACK AND TOLD HIM WHAT WAS GOING ON. WELL HE SAID TAKE IT TO HIS MECHANIC AND THEY WOULD PAY FOR IT TO BE FIXED. SO I DID AS HE SAID AND TOOK IT TO HIS MECHANIC. WELL HIS MECHANIC SAID IT WAS IT WAS THE REAR MOTOR MOUNT AND IT HAD BROKE BECAUSE OF THE SHIFTING SO HARD AND HE FIXED IT. WELL I THOUGHT THAT HAD FIXED THE PROBLEM..WELL 2 DAYS LATER IT WAS STILL DOING THE SAME OL' THING SHIFTING REAL REAL HARD BETWEEN 1-2ND GEAR AND THEN WHEN YOUR DOWNSHIFTING IT JERKS BETWEEN 1-2ND GEAR. WELL I CALLED THE MECHANIC BACK AND HE WASN'T AVAILABLE AND THE GUY SAID HE WOULD HAVE HIM CALL BACK. WELL, HE NEVER CALLED BACK. AND THEN AFTER THAT IT REALLY NEVER SHIFTED HARD. WELL GUESS WHAT..ITS BACK AND ITS DOING IT WORSE THAN EVER! SO I DID A LITTLE RESEARCHING AND COME TO FIND OUT THERE ARE THOUSANDS AND THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS HAPPENING TO SO MANY PEOPLE WHO OWN A 2004 UP TO A 2006 NISSAN MAXIMA. AND IT IS THE TRANSMISSION. SOMETIMES MY CAR TAKES FOREVER TO SHIFT AND I AM SO SCARED TO PULL OUT ON THE FREEWAY AND IT NOT GO AND THEN ILL GET HIT AND DIE. SO I KNOW IT IS IN-FACT A DEFECTED TRANSMISSION BECAUSE I OWNED A 2001 NISSAN MAXIMA GLE BEFORE I GOT THIS ONE AND IT NEVER EVER HAD PROBLEMS AT ALL. AND I AM SO SURPRISED NISSAN HASN'T RECALLED THIS BECAUSE OF THE THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE COMPLAINING ABOUT THE SAME THING WITH THERE 05 MAXIMAS SHIFTING HARD WHEN GOING TO 1-2ND GEAR. AND THEN DOWNSHIFTING. IT IS A VERY SERIOUS PROBLEM AND SOMEONE WILL GET HURT OR KILLED BECAUSE OF THIS. I HAVE PRINTED OFF HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS AND I REALLY NEED HELP ALONG WITH THE OTHER THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE OUT THERE WITH THE SAME CAR AND SAME PROBLEMS. ALL I WANT IS MY CAR FIXED. THIS IS NOT FAIR TO US ESPECIALLY AFTER WE PAY THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS FOR THE VEHICLE AND THEN HAVE TO TURN AROUND TO BUY A NEW TRANSMISSION. PLEASE HELP! *TR

I HAVE A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA THAT JERKS REALLY HARD WHEN IT SHIFTS FROM 1ST GEAR TO 2ND GEAR. *TR

MY CAR WOULD JUST START TO JERK REALLY HARD ONCE IT WAS IN 2ND GEAR AND GOING INTO 3RD GEAR. IT WOULD START OF BY OCCURRING EVERY 3RD DAY, BUT IT WORSEN SO I HAD IT TAKEN INTO A MECHANIC TO LOOK INTO IT; HE COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG. CAR WAS RUNNING FINE FOR ABOUT 2 WEEKS, THEN IT BEGAN ONCE AGAIN WITH THE HARD JERKING AS I WAS STILL IN 1ST GEAR IT JERKED INTO 2ND GEAR WITH A LOUD CLUNKING SOUND AT THE END. THIS TIME I HAD TOOK IT TO ANOTHER MECHANIC IN WHICH HE SUGGESTED TO CHANGE THE TRANSMISSION OIL IN WHICH HE DID. ONCE I GOT MY VEHICLE BACK IT RAN FINE FOR THE FIRST DAY, ON THE SECOND DAY THE PROBLEM HAD RETURNED AGAIN AND SEEMS TO JUST TO GET WORSE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH THE VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD WHILE SHIFTING GEARS. HE ALSO EXPERIENCED HARD SHIFTING AS THE VEHICLE JERKED FORWARD. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP WHERE HE WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 82,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 84,000.

MY 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA STARTED TO SHIFT EXTREMELY HARD. NOT ONLY THAT BUT IN TRAFFIC IT CAN BE VERY SCAREY ALMOST CAUSING YOU TO HIT THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF YOU OR BEING ALMOST HIT IN THE REAR BECAUSE THE TRANSMISSION GETS STUCK AND THEN SHIFTS EXTREMELY HARD. THIS VEHICLE IS USED TO TRANSPORT MY KIDS. I CANNOT AFFORD TO FIX NISSANS MISTAKES. TIMES ARE DIFFICULT FINANCIALLY RIGHT NOW. NISSAN SHOULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR THERE MISTAKES. THEY SHOULD NOT BE ALLOWED TO SELL VEHICLES THAT ARE NOT RELIABLE. PLEASE HELP US WITH THIS SITUATION. IT NOT ONLY PUT MY CHILDREN IN DANGER BUT IT HAS TAKEN A FINANCIAL TOW ON MY FAMILY. NISSAN NEEDS TO FIX THIS!!!