2004 Nissan Maxima

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE JERKED FORWARD AND BEGAN TO DECELERATE. THE CONTACT CONTINUED TO DEPRESS THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL UNTIL THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO ACCELERATE NORMALLY. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 142,000.

I PURCHASED A BRAND NEW NISSAN MAXIMA 8 YRS AGO. FOR THE LAST 2 YRS IT HAS BEEN GIVEN ME PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION. THE CAR WILL GET STUCK IN BETWEEN GEARS AND THEN SUDDENLY JERK WILL I'M DRIVING, WHICH IS VERY SCARY AND DANGEROUS. I'VE NOTICED THAT IT TENDS TO GET WORSE WHEN IT'S HOT OR I AM GOING INCLINE. I'VE DONE SOME RESEARCH AND IT SEEMS TO BE A RECURRING PROBLEM WITH THE 2004 AND 2005 MODELS. I PURPOSELY BOUGHT A BRAND NEW CAR TO AVOID THESE TYPES OF PROBLEMS. I DON'T THINK IT'S FAIR THAT I HAVE TO PAY $3,000 TO FIX IT WHEN IT'S OBVIOUS THAT IT IS A MANUFACTURE FLAW. IT'S VERY FRUSTRATING TO SEE SO MANY COMPLAINTS FILED AGAINST THIS MODEL, AND NISSAN NOT TAKING RESPONSIBILITY FOR IT. I HOPE THIS CAN CHANGE SOON. *TR

MY 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA HAS SUFFERED SEVERE TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS OVER THE COURSE OF THE LAST YEAR. WHEN THE VEHICLE IS SWITCHED FROM "PARK," TO "DRIVE," IT SOMETIMES TAKES SEVERAL SECONDS TO ENGAGE. WHEN IT DOES, THE CAR JERKS REALLY BAD. ALSO, THE CAR JERKS HORRIBLY BAD WHEN SHIFTING BETWEEN GEARS WHILE DRIVING. THE JERKING CAN BE SO SEVERE AT TIMES, THE CAR WILL VEER TO THE LEFT. I FEE THAT THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY CONCERN! THE CAR HAS ALMOST VEERED INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC ON MORE THAN ONE OCCASION! WHEN THE VEHICLE IS AT A DEAD STOP (STOP SIGN, RED LIGHT, ETC.), IT WILL ALSO TAKE A FEW SECONDS TO ENGAGE ITSELF TO DRIVE. MY NISSAN MAXIMA HAS LESS THAN 60,000 MILES! NO CAR SHOULD BE HAVING SUCH SEVERE PROBLEMS AT SUCH A YOUNG AGE. I HAVE BEEN REVIEWING THIS PROBLEM ON THE INTERNET, AND IT APPEARS THAT THERE ARE HUNDREDS, IF NOT THOUSANDS, OF NISSAN MAXIMA CAR OWNERS WHO ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. IT IS ABSOLUTELY RIDICULOUS THAT NISSAN WOULD TURN A BLIND EYE TO AN ISSUE THAT THEY HAVE TO BE AWARE OF!! I HAVE BEEN A HUGE ADVOCATE OF NISSAN, IF THIS ISSUE DOES NOT GET RESOLVED BY NISSAN, YOU CAN BET THAT I WILL NOT ONLY NEVER BUY A NISSAN AGAIN, BUT CONVINCE EVERYONE I KNOW TO NEVER BUY A NISSAN. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO JERK WHEN CHANGING GEARS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AND THE TECHNICIAN STATED THE TRANSMISSION WOULD HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

MY TRANSMISSION IN MY CAR KEEPS GETTING STUCK IN 5TH. IT IS AN AUTOMATIC WITH A SLAP STICK, I HAVE TRIED TO MANUALLY GEAR IT DOWN AND IT WILL JERK AND MAKE A LOUD NOISE AND WILL NOT COME OUT OF 5TH. I HAVE TO TURN THE CAR OFF AND WAIT ABOUT 10-15 MINUTES AND CRANK IT TO SEE IF IT IS BACK IN 1ST 9 TIMES OUT OF 10 IT IS STILL IN 5TH SO I HAVE TO KEEP TURNING OFF THE CAR AND RE CRANK IT AND IT ACTS LIKE IT DOESN'T WANT TO START! *JS

I AM THE ORIGINAL AND ONLY OWNER OF MY 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA 3.5 SE. I AM VIGILANT ABOUT THE UPKEEP AND PROPER MAINTENANCE OF MY CAR. THE TRANSMISSION STARTED HAVING ISSUES AT APPROXIMATELY 88,000 MILES. THE TRANSMISSION IS JERKING/BUCKING VIOLENTLY WHEN SHIFTING FROM REVERSE INTO DRIVE AND AGAIN WHEN SHIFTING INTO FIRST AND SECOND GEARS. IT IS ALSO JERKING WHEN DOWNSHIFTING FROM SECOND TO FIRST GEAR. AT FIRST, THE SHIFTING PROBLEM WAS AN OCCASIONAL OCCURRENCE, HOWEVER, IT HAS PROGRESSIVELY GOTTEN WORSE. NOW IT IS ALMOST CONSTANT. AFTER RESEARCHING THIS PROBLEM, I HAVE FOUND THAT HUNDREDS AND HUNDREDS OF '04-05 MAXIMA OWNERS ARE EXPERIENCING THE EXACT SAME TRANSMISSION FAILURE. THIS IS QUITE OBVIOUSLY A NISSAN MANUFACTURING DEFECT THAT SHOULD BE CORRECTED BY NISSAN CORP. *JS