2005 NISSAN MAXIMA Complaints

TRANSMISSION FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEAR AND 2ND TO 1ST GEAR, SOMETIMES WON'T CHANGE AND THAN SLAMS INTO 2ND GEAR OR WILL DOWNSHIFT INTO 1ST GEAR TO EARLY . THIS CAUSES NO ACCELERATION OR STOPPING SHORT. HAVE NOW READ MANY COMPLAINTS DESCRIBING THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM. *TR

2005 NISSAN MAXIMA HAVING TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS WITH ONLY 67 THOUSAND MILES, CAR JERKS FORWARD WHEN STOPPED, STALLS, AND JERKS WHEN TRYING TO REVERSE, I HAVE READ HUNDREDS OF CONSUMER REPORTS AND THIS AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH NISSAN, DEALERSHIP SAYS MY TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF 3 TO 4000! I DON'T HAVE THAT KIND OF CASH. AND AM IN A WORLD OF TROUBLE WITH NO CAR. *TR

I HAVE A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA AND HE IT JERKING WHEN I PUT IT IN "D" AND I HAVE READ MANY REVIEWS AND THIS CAR SHOULD BE RECALLED. WE SPEND TOO MUCH MONEY ON THESE CARS AND THEY ARE NOT SAFE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH THE VEHICLE DROVE AS IF IT WAS CHANGING GEARS. WHEN SHE ENGAGED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, THE VEHICLE WAS MOVING SLOWLY AS THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED AND IT BEGAN TO JUMP AND CHANGE GEARS, AS IF IT WAS A MANUAL VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED REPLACING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC SINCE THE DEALER WANTED $4400 TO REPAIR IT. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE A VIN. THE APPROXIMATE AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 81,000.UPDATED 01/20/11 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED ONCE THE VEHICLE WAS PLACED IN REVERSE, IT DIDN'T MOVE IMMEDIATELY, BUT THEN IT WOULD JERK INTO GEAR AFTER THE ACCELERATOR WAS APPLIED AND THE VEHICLE WOULD TAKE OFF VERY FAST. UPDATED 03/24/11

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE TRANSMISSION FAILED WHEN THE GEAR WAS SHIFTED FROM PARK TO DRIVE AND SLIPPED INTO THIRD OR FOURTH GEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER NUMEROUS TIMES FOR THE FAILURE. THE DEALER STATED THAT IT COULD HAVE BEEN A MISCOMMUNICATION WITH THE COMPUTERIZED SYSTEM. NONE OF THE PARTS WERE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY WOULD NOT ASSIST WITH THE REPAIRS. THE VIN INFORMATION WASN'T AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 72,000.

WHILE DRIVING THE SPEED LIMIT, THE TRAFFIC LIGHT TURNED FROM AMBER THEN RED AND MY TRANSMISSION DROPPED VERY HARD FROM 3 TO 2 AS IF I SLAMMED THE BREAKS AND THE CAR BEHIND ME ALMOST HIT ME. IT WOULD APPEAR TO THE CAR BEHIND ME THAT I SLAMMED THE BRAKES MANY FEET TOO EARLY AND WAS UNPREDICTABLE. THE ACCIDENT WAS AVOIDED BY THE DRIVER FROM BEHIND AND RESULTED BY ANGRY GESTURES AND HONKING. LUCKILY NO ONE GOT HURT. THIS ISSUE OCCURS FROM TIME TO TIME WITH THIS TRANSMISSION THAT I CAN'T AFFORD TO REPLACE. THE CAR IN VERY GOOD SHAPE, AND RELIABLE. ALL THE SERVICES HAS BEEN DONE BY THE DEALER, BUT THE WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED SINCE ITS PAST THE 5 YEAR MARK. NISSAN MAXIMA 2005. *TR

2005 NISSAN MAIMA, 60K MILES. I AM NOW HAVING AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS THAT I HAVE FOUND ARE RATHER COMMON FOR THIS CAR. I WILL BE TAKING TO A NISSAN DEALER FOR INSPECTION, BUT MY CONCERN IS THE FACT THAT NISSAN IS NOT IDENTIFYING THIS AS A HABITUAL PROBLEM - WHICH SHOULD WARRANT A RECALL. I HAVE OWNED THE CAR SINCE SHOWROOM AND HAVE MAINTAINED THE CAR ACCORDING TO NISSAN REQUIREMENTS. HAD TO HAVE THE MOTOR MOUNTS REPLACED IN 09 AFTER I NOTICED UNUAL NOISE COMING FROM THE CAR WHEN I WOULD ACCERLATE FROM A STOP. INSPECTION DISCOVERED THAT THE MOTOR MOUNTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. I BELIEVE THIS MAY BE A DIRECT CAUSE TO MY TRANSMISSION ISSUE NOW AND ACCORDING TO SEVERAL FORUM COMPLAINTS MANY OTHER INDIVIDUALS HAVE HAD THE SAME EXACT ISSUE THAT I AM EXPERIENCING NOW. ONCE MY INSPECTION WITH NISSAN THAT WILL BE DONE ON 8/30/10 AND THEIR DIAGNOSIS I WILL UPDATE MY COMPLAINT. *TR

I HAVE 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA WHERE THE STEEL WHEELS ARE CORRODING CAUSING SLOW LEAKS WHEN TIRES ARE SEALED TO THE WHEEL. I AM CONCERNED ABOUT HITTING POTHOLES AT HIGHER SPEEDS AND SEAL BREAKING CAUSING CAR TO GO OUT OF CONTROL. CAR HAS 51,000 MILES ON IT. NISSAN DEALERSHIP WHERE CAR WAS PURCHASED ADVISES CORROSION WARRANTY LAPSED AS OF 3/25/2010.THIS PROBLEM FIRST STARTED IN 3/2008. *TR

2005 NISSAN MAXIMA SL TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS, THE CAR HAS A REAL PROBLEM GOING INTO GEAR FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEAR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE SEEMED TO SHIFT HARD AND THE GEARS WOULD SLIP. THE FAILURE OCCURRED AFTER THE VEHICLE WARMED UP (10-15 MILES AFTER BEING DRIVEN). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 106,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 111,000.