2004 Nissan Maxima

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SINCE AUGUST 2009, IT BECAME DIFFICULT TO SHIFT FROM FIRST TO SECOND GEAR. THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WAS STUCK IN 5TH GEAR WHEN THE COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. A LOCAL MECHANIC REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION FLUID WHICH REMEDIED THE SHIFTING DIFFICULTIES FOR APPROXIMATELY ONE WEEK. THE MANUFACTURER AND DEALER HAVE NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 106,660 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 80,000.

I ALMOST GOT INVOLVE INTO AN ACCIDENT. I JUST BOUGHT A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA SE (AUTOMATIC) AND ITS GIVING ME TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. THE TRANSMISSION SLIPS (WHEN THE CAR IS HOT) BETWEEN SECOND AND THIRD GEAR, SOMETIMES FROM FIRST TO SECOND. I JUST WANTED TO BUY A RELIABLE CAR BECAUSE WE WERE GOING TO HAVE A BABY. SHE WAS IN THE CAR WHEN THE ACCIDENT WAS ABOUT TO HAPPEN. MY WIFE, MY 4 MONTHS OLD BABY AND I WHERE GOING TO SEE MY FAMILY AND NEEDED TO TAKE THE HIGHWAY. I NEEDED TO MAKE A STOP BEFORE ENTERING THE HIGHWAY (TO ENTER TO THE RIGHT LANE). SINCE MY CAR JERKS WHEN IT SHIFTS FROM FIRST TO SECOND GEAR AND FROM SECOND TO THIRD GEAR, A TRACTORTRAILER ALMOST HIT ME WHEN I ENTERED THE HIGHWAY. BECAUSE THE TRANSMISSION IN MY CAR IS NOT RELIABLE. IT MIGHT GET ME INTO AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE OF THE DESIGN FLAW FROM THE NISSAN CORPORATION. I AM NOT THE ONLY PERSON COMPLAINING ABOUT THE TRANSMISSION ON 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA MODELS. GIVE ME A CALL OR SEND ME AN EMAIL IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS. *TR LOU VALDO

JUST CAME BACK FROM THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP AND THEY HAVE DIAGNOSED THE SHIFTING PROBLEM TO BE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION RELATED AND NEED TO REPLACE IT. I HAVE A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA WITH 73K MILES AND DON'T BELIEVE SOMETHING OF THIS NATURE SHOULD BE HAPPENING AT THIS POINT. MY INTERNET SEARCH HAS NOW UNCOVERED THAT MANY OTHER PEOPLE WITH MY YEAR/MAKE/MODEL ARE HAVING SIMILAR ISSUES. I THINK NISSAN NEEDS TO ADDRESS THESE MULTIPLE OCCURRENCES. THANK YOU *TR

2004 NISSAN MAXIMA - TRANSMISSION ISSUE ON CARS WITH OVER 80,000 MILES. TRANSMISSION WOULD SLIP GEARS AND "KICK" BETWEEN GEARSHIFTS. DURING DOWNSHIFTS, CAR STALLS BETWEEN GEAR SHIFTS. DURING UPSHIFTS, CAR EITHER SLIPS GEARS WITH ENGINE REVVING OR "KICKS" REALLY HARD INTO THE NEXT GEAR. HAPPENS WHEN CAR IS WARMED UP. THE KICK FEELS LIKE I AM BEING REAR ENDED. *TR

I HAVE HAD MY 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA FOR ALMOST 2 YEARS NOW. FOR OVER ONE YEAR I HAVE BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH MY TRANSMISSION JERKING AND KICKING WHEN GOING FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEAR AND FROM 2ND TO 1ST GEAR. I TOOK THE CAR TO A NISSAN DEALERSHIP APPROXIMATELY 6 MONTHS AGO AND THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE TRANSMISSION SO THEY SUGGESTED THAT THE TRANSMISSION BE FLUSHED AND THE FLUID BE REPLACED. AFTER THIS WAS DONE THE CAR RODE FINE FOR ABOUT 2 DAYS AND RETURNED TO ITS NORMAL THRASHING AND JERKING. KNOCKING SO HARD AT TIMES THAT IT CAUSES ME TO HAVE HEADACHES AND MY HEAD TO HIT THE HEAD REST. IRONICALLY THE TRANSMISSION ONLY DOES THIS ONLY WHEN THE CAR HAS WARMED UP. I HAVE SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT WITH THE SAME NISSAN DEALER I WENT TO PREVIOUSLY WHICH IS SCHEDULED FOR THIS FRIDAY REGARDING THIS SAME ISSUE. THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE WHO OWN THIS MAKE AND MODEL WHO SHARE THE SAME ISSUES IS ASTRONOMICAL AND IT WOULD BE ABSOLUTELY IMPOSSIBLE FOR NISSAN AND THEIR MECHANICS TO NOT BE AWARE OF IT. IT SEEMS AS THOUGH THERE IS NO ONE ADMITTING THERE IS AN ISSUE WITH THESE TRANSMISSIONS OR ACCEPTING RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS ISSUE. TO SAY THE LEAST, DRIVING THIS CAR IS SCARY AND UNSAFE. DRIVING IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC COULD BE DISASTROUS WITH A CAR IN THIS CONDITION ALONG WITH SLOWING DOWN TO TURN A CORNER OR ANY SITUATION WHEN YOU MAY NEED TO ACCELERATE OR STOP QUICKLY. SOMEONE PLEASE ADDRESS THIS ISSUE AND HOLD NISSAN RESPONSIBLE. THIS IS A HUGE ETHICAL ISSUE THAT RAISES MANY SAFETY CONCERNS AND HAS BEEN BRUSHED UNDER THE RUG FOR YEARS! *TR

I BOUGHT A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA SL IN 2007, WITH 41750 MILES ON IT FROM NISSAN DEALERSHIP IN OKC, OKLAHOMA. IN JULY 2009 THE TRANSMISSION STARTED SLIPPING WHEN SHIFTING FROM FIRST TO SECOND GEAR AT APPROX. 20-25MPH. THE CAR IS AN AUTOMATIC WITH A V-6 ENGINE. WHEN THIS STARTED THE CAR HAD APPOX. 64K MILES ON IT. I TOOK THE CAR TO A LOCAL NISSAN DEALERSHIP IN JULY 2009 AND THEY TOLD ME A DRAIN AND FILL OF THE TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS NEEDED. WITHIN 3 WEEKS AFTER PERFORMING THE DRAIN/FILL THE SAME SHIFTING ISSUE RESULTING. WHEN BRAKING OR ACCELERATING THE TRANSMISSION DOES NOT SHIFT RESULTING IN A SEVERE JERKING OF THE CAR. THE JERKING CAN BE O HARSH THAT MY HEAD WILL HIT THE HEAD REST BEHIND ME WHEN THE TRANSMISSION FINALLY WILL SHIFT. CURRENT, MY NISSAN MAXIMA IS ONCE AGAIN BACK AT THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY ARE TELLING ME THAT I NEED TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. ONCE AGAIN MY CAR ONLY HA 64K MILES AND I'VE ONLY OWNED IT FOR 2 YEARS THE TRANSMISSION ISSUES MUST BE OWN BY NISSAN HOWEVER THEY WILL NOT ASSIST WITH ANSWERS OR A RECALL. THIS MIGHT EXPLAIN THE EXTREMELY LARGE DIFFERENCE IN THE RETAIL PRICE OF THE CAR THE TRADE-IN PRICE OF AN 2004 MAXIMA, IT'S CLOSE TO A $10K DIFFERENCE. I BOUGHT MY CAR FOR $20K+ AND CURRENTLY TRADE IN IS ONLY $8-10K. NISSAN NEEDS TO BE HELD RESPONSIBLE TO RECALLING THESE TRANSMISSIONS AND REPLACING THEM WITH A NEW CORRECT MAKE. *TR

IM WRITING YOU TODAY TO INFORMED YOU THAT MY 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA LS IS HAVING MAJOR TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. I BOUGHT THE CAR NEW IN 2004. THIS LEAD ME TO GO ONLINE AND INQUIRE FURTHER ABOUT THIS PROBLEM, LOOKS LIKE A LOT OF FOLKS ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. I HAVE FILED A FORMAL COMPLAINT WITH NISSAN. VERY CONCERNED BECAUSE OF NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS. *TR

2004 NISSAN MAXIMA WITH LESS THAN 100,000 MILES. THE TRANSMISSION JERKS CONSTANTLY BETWEEN 1ST AND 2ND GEAR. WE TOOK IT TO THE DEALERS AND WERE TOLD THAT WE WOULD HAVE TO BUY A NEW TRANSMISSION. THOUSANDS OF NISSAN OWNERS ARE REPORTING THIS SAME PROBLEM. SOMETHING IS DEFECTIVE WITH THE TRANSMISSION AND ACCORDING TO THE MANY COMPLAINTS, IT IS DEFINITELY A NISSAN PROBLEM. THERE APPEASE TO BE AN UNDOCUMENTED FLAW WITH THIS TRANSMISSION AND IT SHOWED UP IN THE LATE 04 AND EARLY 05 BUILD CARS. *TR