2004 Nissan Maxima

MY VEHICLE FIRST STARTED JERKING INTO GEAR AROUND 9/2008. THIS WAS A VERY SELDOM THING AT FIRST AND I ASSUMED THAT I MAY HAVE TAKEN MY FOOT OFF THE BRAKE TOO FAST NOT ALLOWING IT TIME TO GET TO THE GEAR. I HAD ABOUT 90K MILES THEN. IT STARTED TO DO IT MORE THAN JUST GOING INTO REVERSE OR DRIVE BUT ALSO WHEN I WOULD ACCELERATE AND SLOW DOWN OR STOP. I TOOK IT TO A LOCAL DEALERSHIP AND THEY COULD NOT DETECT ANYTHING AT FIRST. I BROUGHT IT AGAIN AT THE TIME WHEN IT WAS JERKING AND THE SERVICE ENGINE WAS NOW COMING ON. THEY HAD A LIST OF CODES. I WAS INSTRUCTED TO BRING IT TO A TRANSMISSION SPECIALIST. I TOOK IT TO 2 OUT OF TOWN AND ONE LOCAL. IT WAS STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED @ A COST OF 4,100$ APPROX. I WAS NOT FINANCIALLY ABLE TO HANDLE THIS COST AND PAY A $570 CAR AS WELL. I CONTINUED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE BECAUSE IT IS MY ONLY TRANSPORTATION TO AND FROM WORK. THE JERKING CAME AND WENT UNTIL NOW IT DOES IT EVERYTIME ALL THE TIME WHEN I AM DRIVING. IT HAS PROGRESSIVELY GOTTEN WORSE. IT W IT NOW HAS ABOUT 112,000K. LAST WEEK 3/26 IT LEFT ME AT THE DRIVE UP WINDOW OF THE BANK. I HAD TO HAVE SOMEONE PUSH ME OUT OF THE WAY. DUE TO THE LARGE AMOUNT OF OTHER NISSAN OWNERS THAT ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS AS I AM I FEEL THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH OUR VEHICLES THAT IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF NISSAN. I AM COMPLAINING BECAUSE I HAVE TAKEN GREAT CARE OF MY VEHICLE AND IT HAS FAILED ME NOT BECAUSE OF NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR BUT BECAUSE OF AN OBVIOUS MANUFACTURER DEFECT. I CONSIDER THIS VEHICLE AN ENDANGERMENT BECAUSE WITH THE JERKING WHICH FEELS LIKE WHIPLASH YOU ARE AFRAID TO GET INTO THE FLOW OF TRAFFIC BECAUSE IF YOU HAVE TO SLOW DOWN IT MAY JERK CAUSING A HALT OR IF YOU NEED TO SPEED UP OR PASS SOMEONE YOU NEVER KNOW IF IT WILL SMOOTHLY OR JUST JERK AND WHINE CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. MY VEHICLE HAS STOPPED AND I WILL NOT BE PAYING ON IT ANYMORE CAUSING MY CREDIT RATING TO DECLINE. THIS IS MY 3RD NISSAN VEHICLE AND THE LAST ON. *TR

2004 NSSAN MAXIMA HAS SLIPPING TRANSMISSION CAUSING LACK OF ACCELERATION WHEN NEEDED MOST WHEN MERGING ON TO INTERSTATE, ETC. THIS IS A VERY COMMON COMPLAINT AMONG THESE CAR OWNERS AND NEEDS TO ADDRESSED WITH NISSAN. I HAVE TRIED ONLY TO BE TOLD I NEED TO REPLACE MY TRANSMISSION. IT IS FAULTY ENGINEERING, BAD VALVE BODY, YET THEY WILL NOT STAND BEHIND IT WITH A RECALL. *TR

I PURCHASED A NISSAN MAXIMA WITH APPROX 90,000 MILES IN JUNE 2007. I PURCHASED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY, HOWEVER AFTER LESS THAN A YEAR THE TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING VERY BAD. IT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, SO THE WARRANTY ONLY PROVIDED A TRANSMISSION WITH EQUAL VALUE AT THE DATE OF PURCHASE, SO THEY INSTALLED A 90,000 MILE TRANSMISSION, THIS TRANSMISSION IS NOW SLIPPING OUT OF GEAR BAD. I THINK THEIR SHOULD BE A RECALL BECAUSE I HAVE READ A TON OF COMPLAINTS ONLINE ABOUT THIS SAME ISSUE. *TR

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

2004 NISSAN MAXIMA SE - VEHICLE SERVICE MAINTENANCE SCHEDULE FOLLOWED AS RECOMMENDED. VEHICLE IS WELL TAKEN CARE OF AND DRIVEN APPROPRIATELY. TWO MAJOR REPAIRS - FIRST 7/2008 NOISE HEARD IN ENGINE, 74,000 MI.. DIAGNOSIS WAS FUEL DAMPER REPLACEMENT NEEDED ALONG WITH MANY OTHER PARTS AND PIECES THAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED WHILE MAKING THOSE CHANGES (MANY SEALS, WASHERS, AND GASKETS, AND OTHER RECOMMENDED FIXES INCLUDING TENSIONER CHAIN, FRONT AND REAR BRAKES, COOLING SYSTEM UPPER AND LOWER RADIATOR HOSES, CLAMP, TENSIONER ASSY- CHAIN GUIDE - TOTAL COST $3,000. NEW PROBLEM DEC 2008, 81,000 MI. - TRANSMISSION JERKS/SKIPS WHEN ACCELERATING AND DECELERATING BETWEEN 15- 25 MI. PER HOUR. CURRENTLY AT NISSAN DEALER FOR REPAIRS MARCH 2009 AND TOLD NEED NEW TRANSMISSION, FRONT AND LEFT MOTOR MOUNTS, AND FUEL INDUCTION WORK, AT A HEFTY COST OF $5,000 PARTS AND LABOR. *TR

I PURCHASED A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA WITH ONLY 58,000 MILES ON IT. AFTER IT HAD REACHED ABOUT 65,000 MILES I STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS WITH MY TRANSMISSION. IT WOULD JERK HARD INTO DRIVE. AND WHEN SLOWING DOWN FOR RED LIGHTS, IT WILL SHIFT HARD WHEN BREAKING DOWN TO STOP. I HAD TAKEN IT BACK TO THE DEALER SHIP WHERE THEY CHARGED ME TO REPLACE THE FLUIDS WHICH WAS NOT THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. IT WAS SOMETHING WITHIN THE TRANSMISSION. THEY HAVE ATTEMPTED TO REPAIR IT, BUT IT IS STILL GIVING ME PROBLEMS. I THINK THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THESE TRANSMISSIONS BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED IN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. *TR