2004 Nissan Maxima

I BOUGHT A USED 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA IN 2008. THE CAR HAD 42000 MILES. I TOOK IT TO A NISSAN DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE POWERTRAIN AND REPLACED IT FOR FREE AS IT WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. THE CAR NOW HAS 93000 MILES AND THE CAR HAS BEEN JERKING FOR MONTHS. THE TRANSMISSION JUST WENT OUT ON THE CAR YESTERDAY WHEN I WAS DRIVING HOME. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD VIOLENTLY JERK AND SWITCH GEARS WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED. THE DEALER WAS AWARE OF THE ISSUE; HOWEVER, THEY INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WERE NO RELATED RECALLS. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THE CONTACT TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING SINCE THERE WERE NO OPEN RECALLS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 84,000.

2004 NISSAN MAXIMA TRANSMISSION JERKS WHEN SHIFTING FROM REVERSE TO PARK AND FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEARS. I WAS TOLD I WOULD NEED A COMPLETELY NEW TRANSMISSION AND ENGINE MOUNTS EVEN THOUGH I ONLY HAVE 75,000 MILES ON MY CAR AND HAVE FOLLOWED THE OWNERS MANUAL FOR MAINTENANCE EXPLICITLY. ALSO THE BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS NEED TO BE REPLACED EVERY 2 YEARS AND A SHIMY OCCURS IN THE STEERING WHEEL AT SPEEDS OVER 60 MPH. SINCE NO ONE HAS DIED FROM THESE PROBLEMS, I AM SURE NO RECALLS WILL OCCUR BUT AS AN "AVERAGE PERSON" THESE REPAIRS ARE EXTREMELY COSTLY AND DISHEARTENING. I AM AFRAID TO USE THE CAR WITH MY INFANT SON WITH THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS NOW AS RISKING HIS SAFETY IS OUT OF THE QUESTION. I WISH SOMEONE WOULD DO SOMETHING TO HELP OUT THE UNKNOWING CONSUMER BUT I HAVE LITTLE HOPE SOMEONE WILL. *TR

2004 NISSAN MAXIMA 5 SPEED AUTOMATIC: HAS SEVER TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. SLAMS IN AND OUT OF GEAR AND GETS STUCK BETWEEN 3RD AND 4TH, 2ND AND 3RD. THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS ON THE NISSAN FORUMS DUE TO A MANUFACTURER ERROR IN THE VALVE BODIES. NISSAN WILL NOT ISSUE A RECALL AND THIS IS A SEVER SAFETY ISSUE , THE CAR CAN SLAM OUT OF GEAR AT ANY SPEED OR SHIFT DOWN A GEAR WHILE TRAVELING AT NORMAL HIGHWAY SPEEDS. EVERY PROBLEM I HAVE READ ABOUT SAYS THIS PROBLEM STARTS AS SOON AS 40000 MILES BUT USUALLY AROUND 75000 MILES. I WISH I NEVER BOUGHT A NISSAN AND NOW I AM SCARED TO DRIVE IT AT ALL AND STILL OWE OVER 10K ON THE MAXIMA. PLEASE HELP GET THIS RECALLED AND FIXED FOR THOUSANDS OF MOTORIST. *LN

I BOUGHT A USED 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA IN 2007 - WORKED WELL FOR ABOUT A YEAR. AT THE END OF 2008 MY CAR BEGAN TO SLOWLY JERK WHEN DECELERATING AND PULLING OFF AN EXIT OR MAKING A RIGHT HAND TURN. I TOOK THE CAR TO MY LOCAL MECHANIC (NOT NISSAN) AND WAS TOLD MY TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING. I TRIED TO CONTACT NISSAN BUT I NEED TO BRING IT TO THEIR DEALER AND PAY $200 JUST FOR THEM TO LOOK AT IT AND TELL ME WHAT I ALREADY KNOW, OR BE IGNORANT AND SAY THEY CAN'T FIND ANYTHING LIKE THEY DID TO OTHER MAXIMA OWNERS. FOR OVER A YEAR ALL I WOULD USE THIS CAR FOR WAS TO AND FROM WORK, IF I HAD TO RUN ERRANDS OR GO OUT, I WALKED OR RODE WITH A FRIEND. FOR THE AMOUNT OF MONEY I PAY EACH MONTH, THAT IS UNACCEPTABLE. AS OF JULY 2010 MY CAR CANNOT DRIVE MORE THAN 15 MILES AT A TIME WITHOUT HAVING TO TAKE OFF THE BATTERY AND RESET THE CAR SO IT CAN GO ANOTHER 15 MILES. I STILL OWE MONEY ON THIS VEHICLE AND YET I HAD TO GO BUY ANOTHER CAR JUST SO I CAN GET TO WORK. I HAVE BEEN RESEARCHING THIS PROBLEM FOR THE LAST 3 YEARS AND THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF THE SAME COMPLAINTS!! WHEN IS NISSAN GOING TO OWN UP TO THEIR RESPONSIBILITY AND DO WHAT IS RIGHT. UNFORTUNATELY, IT SEEMS THAT SOMEONE WILL HAVE TO GET SEVERELY HURT OR LOSE THEIR LIFE IN ORDER FOR NISSAN TO RECOGNIZE. I HAVE SEVERAL FRIENDS WITH THE SAME VEHICLE AND HAVE THE SAME ISSUE, AND HAVE SPENT $1,000+ AT NISSAN FOR THEM TO FIX EVERYTHING BUT THE TRANSMISSION. WE HAVE DONE MOTOR MOUNT REPLACEMENTS & TRANSMISSION FLUSHES AND STILL HAVE PROBLEMS. WHEN IS SOMEONE GOING TO STAND UP FOR THE CONSUMERS AND DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS? I AM PAYING A CAR NOTE AND INSURANCE TO SEE MY CAR SIT IN MY PARKING LOT EVERYDAY. THE CAR JERKS VIOLENTLY, AND GETS WORSE OVER TIME. 500 COMPLAINTS HAVE BEEN FILED ON HERE, AND STILL NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE. THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF BLOGS AND WEBSITES OF PEOPLE COMPLAINING ABOUT THE SAME THING. I CONTACTED MY ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE AND RECEIVED BASICALLY NO HELP. I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER NISSAN! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT WAS DECELERATING FROM APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE JERKED VIOLENTLY WHILE SHIFTING FROM SECOND TO FIRST GEAR. THE FAILURE RECURRED WHENEVER THE VEHICLE DOWNSHIFTED FROM SECOND TO FIRST GEAR. THE FAILURE WAS MORE PREVALENT WHEN THE ENGINE WAS WARM. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE CONTACT WAS TOLD THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 93,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO VIBRATE AND STALL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE COULD POTENTIALLY CAUSE A CRASH WHILE DRIVING. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE SHOULD NOT NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS ONLY SIX YEARS OLD. THE CONTACT HAD NOT TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.