2005 NISSAN MAXIMA Complaints

2005 MAXIMA HAS A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM THAT STARTED AT 75,000 MILES. THIS SEEMS TO BE A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR. DEALER WANTS TO REPLACE TRANSMISSION AT A COST OF ABOUT $3,500-$4,000. I HAVE FOUND OUT THROUGH SOME TRANSMISSION SHOPS THAT THE PROBLEM IS THE VALVE BODY AND NOT THE TRANSMISSION ITSELF. THE VALVE BODY COSTS ABOUT 1,100 FOR THE PART WHICH IS MUCH CHEAPER THAN A REBUILT TRANSMISSION SO I AM GOING TO GO THE ROUTE. THE MECHANIC HAS DONE ABOUT SIX OF THESE SO FAR AND IT HAS FIXED THE PROBLEM IN ALL OF THEM WITH NONE BEING RETURNED WITH PROBLEMS. NISSAN'S QUALITY HAS REALLY WENT DOWN THE DRAIN. THIS IS MY FOURTH NISSAN AND WILL BE MY LAST, MY NEIGHBOR AND HIS FAMILY HAVE HAD THE SAME EXPERIENCE WITH THEIR NISSAN AND WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER AS WELL. WHAT A SHAME THAT A ONCE GREAT COMPANY HAS FALLEN TO SUCH SUB STANDARD QUALITY PRODUCTS. I THINK I WILL GIVE HONDA OR TOYOTA A SHOT WHEN I GET RID OF THIS PROBLEM CAR. IN ADDITION TO THE TRANNY PROBLEM THEY ALSO SAID I NEED TO REPLACE MY TIMING BELT TENSIONER WHICH IS $1,500 AND THAT I HAVE A BROKEN MOTOR MOUNT, WHICH IS ANOTHER $300. *TR

I HAVE A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA SL AND FOR THE PAST FEW MONTHS THERE HAS BEEN A MAJOR PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION. ONCE THE CAR IS WARM THERE IS A REAL HARD JERK BETWEEN 2ND AND 3RD GEAR, AS WELL AS FROM REVERSE INTO DRIVE. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO ID A PROBLEM, OTHER THAN THE ENGINE MOUNTS WERE BROKEN AND THEY REPLACED THAT FOR $500. I DID SOME RESEARCH ONLINE AND IT APPEARS THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS MAKE AND MODEL. I COMMUTE IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC 45 MILES EVERY DAY, AND AS I BRAKE OR ACCELERATE IN TRAFFIC THE CAR JERKS WHICH IS VERY DISCONCERTING WHEN TRAFFIC IS BAD AND YOU CAN NOT ANTICIPATE EVERYTHING OTHER CARS ARE DOING. THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS SAFETY RISK FOR MAXIMA DRIVERS AND ALL THOSE AROUND THEM. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT NOTICED A LOUD NOISE WHEN THE GEARS WERE SHIFTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A TRANSMISSION SPECIALIST WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 69. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 70,000.

I PURCHASED A NISSAN MAXIMA SL 2005 ON OCT 2004, AT THIS TIME THE CAR HAS 66,500 MILES AND WE ARE HAVING TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. SOME OF THESE PROBLEMS INCLUDES (ONCE THE CAR IS HOT): 1. IT TAKES FEW SECONDS FOR THR TRANSMISSION TO CLICK INTO GEAR FROM REVERSE INTO DRIVE ACCOMPANIED BY A VERY HARD JERK. 2. THE TRANSMISSION SLIPS OUT DURING REGULAR DRIVING THEN JERKING BACK INTO GEAR AND THIS HARD JERKING IS AFFECTION THE TRANSMISSION MOUNTS. WE HAD A TRANSMISSION OIL CHANGE AT 30,000 AND 60,000 MILES. WE READ PLENTY OF ONLINE POSTING OF 100'S OF CUSTOMER WITH THE SAME PROBLEMS WITH THE SAME NISSAN MAXIMA 2005 SO WE CONTACTED NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIR FOR HELP. THEY INSTRUCTED US TO GO TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTICS, AT THE DEALER THEY TOLD US THAT THEY WON'T DIAGNOSE THE TRANSMISSION UNTIL THE TRANSMISSION OIL IS CHANGE AND ONE OF THE TRANSMISSION MOUNTS IS REPLACE FOR ABOUT $700. MY WIFE USES THIS CAR WITH THE KIDS AND I'M CONCERN THAT THEY CAN HAVE A PROBLEM THAT CAN CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. *TR

BOUGHT A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA, THE CAR QUIT WORKING IN AUGUST 2009, I'VE TAKEN IT TO 6 MECHANICS AND IT'S STILL DOING THE SAME THING. THE NISSAN DEALERSHIPS DON'T SEEM TO HAVE A SOLUTION TO THE PROBLEM JUST KEPT CHARGING ME MORE AND MORE. THE CAR JERKS IN 1ST, 2ND AND 3RD GEAR, I'VE HAD THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED, MOTOR MOUNTS, CATALYTIC CONVERTOR REPLACED AND THE CAR IS STILL DOING THE SAME THING. *TR

I HAVE 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA THAT SHIFTS FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEARS REALLY HARD WHEN ACCELERATING OR DECELERATING. THE CAR ALSO TAKES A FAST LUNGE FORWARD SOMETIMES DURING THE SHIFT FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEAR WHEN ACCELERATING. *TR

2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. CONSUMER STATES PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE TRANSMISSION *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED WHILE DRIVING, THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN BANGING AND SLIPPING. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TO HAVE THE VEHICLE INSPECTED. IT WAS DETERMINED THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH THE CONTACT WOULD HEAR A THUMP WHILE ACCELERATING. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL MECHANIC. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE CONTACT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT COULD NOT AFFORD THE COST OF THE REPAIRS SO THE MECHANIC TOLD THE CONTACT THE VEHICLE COULD BE DRIVEN UNTIL THE TRANSMISSION DIES. EVENTUALLY THE TRANSMISSION MALFUNCTION MAKING THE VEHICLE INOPERABLE. THE CONTACT CALLED THE LOCAL DEALER REGARDING THE TRANSMISSION AND THE DEALER STATED THEIR IS NO RECALL SO THEY ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIRS. THE CONTACT STATED THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE WITH THIS YEAR MAKE AND MODEL AND THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD ISSUE A RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 86,000.

I PURCHASED A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA AND FROM DAY 1 I HAVE BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION JERKING. I HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO NISSAN ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION FLUSHED, 2 TIMES SINCE JULY 2009. OF COURSE THE JERKINESS HAS NEVER DUPLICATED ITSELF. AUG OF 2010, I WAS TOLD THE MOTOR MOUNTS SNAPPED AND IT HAD TO BE REPLACED AND OF COURSE I COMPLAINED ABOUT THE JERKINESS IN THE TRANSMISSION AND THE TECH COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. AS OF TODAY, I STILL HAVE THE JERKINESS WHICH IS BAD AND AT ANY GIVEN MOMENT I THINK THE VEHICLE WON'T WORK ANYMORE. MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT JUST CAME ON AND I NOTICE THAT THE ENGINE IS RIDING HARD. JUST LIKE IT DID WHEN I FOUND ABOUT THE MOTOR MOUNTS AND NOW THE JERKINESS IN THE TRAINING IS HAPPENING ALL THE TIME. IT JERKS INTO GEAR REALLY HARD TO THE POINT WHERE YOU MIGHT THINK THE CAR IS GOING TO SHUT OFF. I HAVE ALWAYS HAD MY VEHICLE SERVICED AT NISSAN. I DID FILE A COMPLAINT WITH NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIRS BECAUSE IT IS NOT FAIR. THERE IS A PROBLEM. A VERY SERIOUS PROBLEM. NISSAN HAS TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT. *TR

I HAVE A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA, AFTER APPROXIMATELY 100,000 MILES, MY TRANSMISSION STARTED TO SLIP. WHETHER PUTTING THE CAR INTO REVERSE OR IN TO GEAR TO GO FORWARD, THE CAR JERKS VIOLENTLY, AS WELL AS WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE, THE CAR REVS TO UP TO THE 5000 RPM RANGE, AND THEN JERKS INTO GEAR. THIS OCCURS BETWEEN 1ST AND SECOND GEAR, AS WELL AS 3RD AND 4TH GEAR. THIS CAUSED ME TO ALMOST GET IN TO AN ACCIDENT. AFTER DOING RESEARCH THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF OTHER NISSAN MAXIMA FROM 2005 EXPERIENCING THE SAME ISSUE. *TR