2004 Nissan Maxima

I BOUGHT A USED 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA SE AND AROUND 65K THE CAR'S TRANSMISSION STARTED SLIPPING AND JERKING WHEN GOING FROM SECOND TO THIRD GEAR. I WAS ALMOST IN AN ACCIDENT WHEN MAKING A TURN, THE CAR LOST ACCELERATION, JERKED, MADE A BANG, AND SHOT FORWARD CAUSING ME TO MOMENTARILY LOSE CONTROL OF THE CAR. I WAS TOLD BY TWO DIFFERENT MECHANICS THAT I HAVE A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM AND THESE MODEL CARS ARE NOTORIOUS FOR THAT. IS THIS TRUE? *TR

I'M WRITING YOU TODAY TO INFORMED YOU THAT MY 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA ES WITH 97,000 ON IT IS HAVING MAJOR TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. I BOUGHT THE CAR NEW IN '04. IT BEEN A GOOD CAR UNTIL NOW. FROM PARK POSITION THE TRANSMISSION FLOATS AND IS DELAYED ABOUT 5 SECONDS BEFORE ENGAGING INTO DRIVE. THE TRANSMISSION BUMPS WHEN SLOWING DOWN FROM 2ND TO 1ST GEAR. THE TRANSMISSION FLOATS OUT OF GEAR WHILE CRUISING INTO NEUTRAL, THE RPMS REVS HIGH, THAN IT SLIPS BACK INTO GEAR. ALL THIS HAPPENS ONCE THE CAR IS WARMED UP. I TOOK THE CAR TO A REPUTABLE TRANSMISSION REPAIR SHOP THEY FLUSHED AND FILLED THE TRANSMISSION FLUID, BUT THE PROBLEM STILL EXIST AND HAS GOTTEN A LOT WORSE. THE TRANSMISSION REPAIR SHOP DID NOT SEE ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE TRANSMISSION. 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 NOT FILED A FORMAL COMPLAINT WITH NISSAN, OR WITH THE STATE OF NEW YORK ABOUT THE VEHICLE. IS THERE A CLASS ACTION SUIT? PLEASE INCLUDE ME I HAVE ALL THE NECESSARY DOCUMENTATION. PLEASE CONTACT ME TO INFORM ME WHAT SHOULD BE MY NEXT LOGICAL STEP. I JUST REALIZED THE PROBLEM WITH THESE TRANSMISSIONS TODAY. IT IS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE SOMEONE IS FATALLY INJURED FROM THIS DEFECT. NISSAN NORTH AMERICA SHOULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE. MOST OF THESE VEHICLES STILL HAVE SIZABLE CAR LOANS THAT HAVE NOT BEEN PAID OFF DUE THIS ONLY BEING A FIVE YEAR OLD VEHICLE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. WHILE PROCEEDING TO A COMPLETE STOP FROM 30 MPH,THE TRANSMISSION HESITATED THEN DOWN-SHIFTED INTO FIRST GEAR . THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE OPERATION. HE ALSO NOTICED THAT THE TRANSMISSION EXHIBITED HESITATION WHEN SHIFTING FROM "REVERSE" INTO THE "DRIVE" GEAR . THE FAILURES OCCURRED WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS IN OPERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE FAILURE WAS CONTRIBUTED TO DEFECTIVE PRESSURE POINTS WITHIN THE TRANSMISSION. THE TECHNICIAN RECOMMENDED REPLACEMENT OF THE TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED FOR THE MALFUNCTION. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 94,000. THE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS UNAVAILABLE.

I HAVE A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. IT JERKS REAL HARD WHEN I PUT IT IN DRIVE AND IT STAYS IN HIGH GEAR WHEN I DRIVE. SOMETIMES WHEN IM DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, IT JUST DIES AND I LOOSE MY POWER STEERING AND BRAKES. I SEE A LOT OF COMPLAINTS WITH THE SAME CAR AND THE SAME PROBLEMS. MY CAR IS NOT THAT OLD AND THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP SAYS I NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION THAT WILL COST 4,000 DOLLARS. THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED EVENT AND I FEEL IT NEEDS TO BE INVESTIGATED. *TR

I OWN A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. HERE RECENTLY MY TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN SLIPPING, I BEGAN TO LOOK ONLINE FOR RECALLS AND FOUND THAT SEVERAL OTHER OWNERS HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. I THINK NISSAN SHOULD RECALL THIS PROBLEM, BECAUSE MY CAR ONLY HAS 85,000 MILES AND HAS BEEN WELL TAKEN CARE OF. I TOOK IT TO THE SHOP AND WAS TOLD THEY WASN'T FOR SURE BUT THOUGHT IT WAS THE VALVE BODY THAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED,AND IT WAS GOING TO COST 2,000-3,000 DOLLARS, I WAS ASTONISHED THAT THIS WOULD HAPPEN. I THOUGHT NISSAN WAS SUPPOSED TO BE A WELL MADE CAR THAT IS WHY WE BOUGHT IT. ALSO THE MECHANIC I TOOK MY CAR TO SAID HE DID NOT KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS CAUSE IT WAS NOT SHOWING ANYTHING ON THE MACHINE, SO HE CALLED NISSAN AND THEY TOLD HIM WHAT IT WAS AND THEY HAD SEVERAL OF THAT PART THAT WAS NEEDED TO FIX THE CAR IN STOCK, SO THEY OBVIOUSLY KNOW AT NISSAN THAT THEY WOULD BE NEEDING SEVERAL OF THOSE PARTS TO HAVE SO MANY READILY AVAILABLE AND I THINK NISSAN SHOULD BE ASHAMED OF THEMSELVES FOR THAT AND NOT RECALLING THE PART. OBVIOUSLY NISSAN WOULD NOT BE MAKING A PART THAT COST SO MUCH MONEY AND NOT BE ABLE TO SELL THEM SO SHAME ON THEM. *TR

I OWN A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA WHICH HAS STARTED HAVING TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. IT STARTED OUT REVVING REALLY HIGH WHEN THE CAR WOULD TRY TO SHIFT INTO HIGHER GEARS. IT NOW HAS BEGAN JERKING VIOLENTLY WHEN IT SHIFTS GEARS. I HAVE READ MANY MANY COMPLAINTS FROM OTHER MAXIMA OWNERS OF THE SAME YEAR WITH THIS VERY SAME PROBLEM. IF IT WERE ONLY A HANDFUL BUT IT APPEARS THAT WHEN THESE VEHICLES GET CLOSE TO OR ABOVE 100K MILES THE PROBLEMS BEGIN, HENCE THE INFLUX OF COMPLAINTS WITHIN THE LAST 6 MONTHS. THE PROBLEM STARTED OUT ONCE IN A WHILE, NOW IT'S EVERYTIME WE DRIVE IT HOT OR COLD. I TOOK IT TO NISSAN AND THEY JUST TOLD ME IN A VERY RUDE MANNER TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. THE PROBLEM IS SO COMMON THAT WHEN I TOLD THE TECHNICIAN I WAS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH MY MAXIMA'S TRANSMISSION, HE SAID "WHAT YEAR AND HOW MANY MILES"? AFTER I TOLD HIM A 2004 AND APPROXIMATELY 113K MILES. HE SAID, "REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION". *TR