2005 NISSAN MAXIMA Complaints

I AM FILING A COMPLAIN ABOUT MY NISSAN MAXIMA 05. I HAVE BEEN ON DIFFERENT WEBSITES WERE I SEE A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT OWNS THE MAXIMA 04-05 MODELS HAVE THE SAME COMPLAIN. AND THE COMPLAINS ARE THE TIMING CHAIN AND THE TRANSMISSION. I THINK NISSAN SHOULD STAND BY THEIR WORK AND DO A RECALL FOR THEY CAN SEE WHAT IS THE PROBLEM AND FIX THE PROBLEM. SOME PEOPLE ARE STILL PAYING FOR THIS EXPENSIVE CAR AND CAN'T AFFORD TO PAYING FOR MANUFACTURE PROBLEMS. THE TIMING CHAIN AND THE TRANSMISSION WAS NOT PROPERLY INSTALLED. AND THE PROBLEM NEEDS TO BE FIXED. *TR

WOW! THIS IS CRAZY! I HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM> I HAVE A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA AND LATELY ABOUT A MONTH AGO WHEN I PUT MY CAR IN DRIVE IT JERKS BIG TIME. THIS IS ON AND OFF. I TOOK IT TO THE NISSAN DEALER FOR THEM TO SAY IT WAS MY MOTOR MOUNTS AND THEY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. WELL AFTER HEARING ALL THESE COMPLAINTS IT LOOKS LIKE I WILL JUST WASTE MONEY TO GET THESE MOUNTS REPLACED. MY CAR HAS 81,000 MILES ON IT AND ITS BEEN DRIVEN LIGHTLY AND BABIED> I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY THEY WILL NOT HAVE A RECALL ON THIS. NOONE SHOULD HAVE TO PAY MONEY FOR AN ISSUE THAT'S OBVIOUSLY MESSING PEOPLE OVER! *TR

I HAVE A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA SLIPPING GEARS WHEN EVER YOU GIVE IT GAS. IT DOES IT ALL THE TIME AND ALMOST CAUSED ME TO GET IN A WRECK. I HAVE IT IN THE SHOP NOW AND THEY ARE TELLING ME I NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION AND VALVE BODY. THE CAR ONLY HAS 77,000 MILES AND NISSAN WILL NOT DO ANYTHING. PLEASE HELP THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE ONLINE COMPLAINING ABOUT THE SAME ISSUE IT IS GOING TO GET SOMEONE KILLED!! *TR

2005 NISSAN MAXIMA JERKS/SURGES FROM DIFFERENT AUTOMATIC GEARS CAUSING VEHICLE TO ESCALATE IN POWER. UPDATED 04/21/10

I NOTIFIED NISSIAN HEADQUARTERS THAT I HAVE A PROBLEM WITH MY TRANSMISSION. THE REGIONAL REPRESENTIVES FOR NISSIAN HEADQUATERS INDICATED TO ME THAT I NEED TO TAKE MY 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA TO A NISSAN DEALERSHIP TO HAVE IT PLACE ON THE DIGNOSTIC MACHINE WHICH COST ME 95.00. NISSAN DEARLERSHIP RESULTS WAS A BAD TRANSMISSION. THE REGIONAL REPRESENTIVE GAVE ME A FILE NUMBER(6763040). I INDICATE TO THE REGIONAL REPRESENTIVE THAT MY CAR JERKS IN 1ST AND 2ND GEAR. THE RPM GOES UP WITH A HARD THUMP SOUND. ON 2-9-2010, I PICKED UP MY DAUGHTER FROM DAYCARE AND WAS TURNING IN HEAVY TRAFFIC AND A BIG TRUCK ALMOST HIT MY CAR BECAUSE OF THE CAR HESITATE TO GO INTO 2ND GEAR CAUSING IT TO SLOW DOWN WHILE I TURNING INTO ON GOING TRAFFIC. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND NISSAN HEADQUATERS KNOWS IT. THE RESULT FROM HEADQUATERS CAME BACK FROM THE REGIONAL REPRESENTIVE AND SHE INDICATE NO, WE WILL NOT FIX YOUR CAR, I EXPLAIN TO HER THAT I KNOW MY CAR HAS 90,000 MILES BUT IT IS A NISSAN AND THESE CARS SUPPOSE TO BE WELL BUILT. I ASK HER FOR A GOOD WILL FIX AND SHE STILL INDICATE NO WE WILL NOT FIX YOUR CAR. THE REGIONAL REPRESENTIATIVE QUOTED, THAT WE WILL ONLY FIX CARS ON A CASE-BY-CASE BASE. I TOLD THEM THAT THEY NEED TO FIX ALL THE CARS BECAUSE THEY KNOW MANY PEOPLE ARE HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THAT PARTICALR YEAR NISSIAN MAXIMA. REGIONAL REP SAID WE WILL TRADE YOUR CAR FOR A NEW AND TAKE 4% OFF AND I TOLD THEM I CANNOT AFFORD A NEW CAR. NISSAN COMPANY KNOW THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE TRANSMISSION BUT THEY ARE TRYING TO GET CONSUMER TO BUY A NEW CAR TO MAKE PROFIT OF THE CONSUMER, INSTEAD OF FIXING THE PROBLEM THAT THEY KNOW OCCURS. I DO NOT TRUST ANY MORE NISSAN CARS SO WHY ARE THEY FORCING ME TO BUY ANOTHER. THIS IS UNCONSTITIONAL!

IMPROPER BRAKING FUNCTION WITH ABS IN 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA - STARTED WITH NOISE AND "SOFT" BRAKES. IT CONTINUED TO A POINT WHERE THE ABS WAS INCORRECTLY BEING ACTIVATED (EVEN WHEN THE CAR WAS OFF). IT SEEMS TO BE RELATED TO A SPEED SENSOR IN THE WHEELS. THIS CONTROLS THE ABS ACTIVATION AND THE SPEEDOMETER/ODOMETER. THE SPEEDOMETER HAS STOPPED WORKING. AND DUE TO THE ABS BEING UNDER CONSTANT STRAIN, THE ABS CONTROL MODULE IS GOING TO HAVE TO BE REPLACED.

2005 NISSAN MAXIMA STARTED HAVING A DELAY IN GOING FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE AND ALSO JERKING INTO GEARS. EMAILED NISSAN AND WAS TOLD TO TAKE TO NISSAN TO HAVE CHECKED. CALLED NISSAN SERVICE DEPT AND WAS ADVISED THAT IT'S NOT WORTH BRINGING IN AND PAYING TO HAVE CHECKED WHEN YOU ALREADY KNOW THERE IS A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. WAS ADVISED IT'S AROUND $4700 TO REPLACE.

2005 NISSAN MAXIMA TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. TRANSMISSION JERKS WHEN SHIFTING IN LOW GEARS OR GOING FROM REVERSE TO FIRST GEAR. ENGINE REVS HIGH AND THEN THE CAR SLAMS INTO GEAR, THIS HAPPENS WHEN DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS INCLUDING ON THE HIGHWAY. THIS PROBLEM CAUSES THE CAR TO SURGE FORWARD WHEN IT OCCURS. THIS PROBLEM STARTED AROUND 75K MILES ON THE CAR. REPORTS FROM SEVERAL TRANSMISSION SHOPS INDICATE THIS IS A RECURRING PROBLEM WITH THE 04 AND 05 MAXIMAS. I HAVE LOGGED A COMPLAINT WITH NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIRS WITH NO RESOLUTIN AT THIS POINT.

I HAVE A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. IT HAS BEEN JERKING BETWEEN 1ST AND 2ND GEAR SHIFTING. DEALER SUGGESTED MOTOR MOUNTS REPLACEMENT. THIS WAS DONE. PROBLEM STILL PERSIST. JERKING GOT WORSE AND GOT ENGINE CODE. TOOK TO DEALER AND NOW THEY ARE SAYING THE TRANSMISSION IS BAD. IT SEEMS TONS OF FOLKS ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE JERKED AND SLAMMED INTO GEAR ON ITS OWN. THE DRIVER PRESSED ON THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO TRAVEL. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 90000. UPDATED 05/11/10. *LJ