2004 Nissan Maxima

I BOUGHT A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA ABOUT 6 MONTHS AGO AND THE CAR HAS SOME DEFECTS THAT NISSAN SHOULD BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR. ABOUT A MONTH AFTER I BOUGHT THE CAR I NOTICED A SHAKING IN THE STEERING WHEN I STEPPED ON THE BRAKES OR WHEN I DRIVE FASTER THAN 50MPH. I TOOK IT INTO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I BOUGHT IT FROM AND THEY DIAGNOSED THAT THE ROTORS WERE SLIGHTLY WARPED BUT THAT THIS WASN'T NECESSARILY A SAFETY ISSUE. RECENTLY AT 74,000 MILES THE CARS TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO FAIL,SLIPPING FROM FIRST TO SECOND GEAR AND FROM SECOND TO FIRST GEAR. IT JERKS AGGRESSIVELY WHEN IT SHIFTS AND SMELLS LIKE BURNED RUBBER. I TOOK IT TO BE SERVICED FOR THIS AND FOUND THAT THE TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS HEAVILY CONTAMINATED AND THERE WAS METALLIC RESIDUE IN THE TRANSMISSION PAN. THE AUTO SPECIALIST DETERMINED THAT THE INSIDE OF THE TRANSMISSION WAS BURNED AND THAT EVENTUALLY THE CAR WILL STOP WORKING UNLESS I GET A NEW TRANSMISSION INSTALLED. THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I BOUGHT THE CAR SAID THAT THERE ISN'T ANYTHING THEY CAN DO FOR ME AND THAT IT ISN'T THERE PROBLEM THAT THE CAR I BOUGHT FROM THEM SIX MONTHS AGO DOESN'T WORK. IT IS UNFAIR THAT I AM PAYING TWICE THE AMOUNT OF MONEY OF THE CAR'S WORTH. THE RETAIL VALUE OF THE VEHICLE IS $10,000 IN GOOD CONDITION. *TR

I ALSO SEEM TO BE HAVING TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS WITH MY 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CAR HAS 62,000 MILES ON AND THE PROBLEM IS JUST STARTING TO SURFACE. I GET A JERKING MOTION WHEN THE CAR SHIFTS FROM 1ST TO 2ND OR IT DOWNSHIFTS FROM 2ND TO 1ST. IT JERKS ESPECIALLY HARD WHEN MAKING A TURN AND THE CAR SLOWS DOWN AND PICKS UP SPEED AGAIN. THE THING I HATE THE MOST IS HE PROBLEM IS TEMPERAMENTAL. IT'LL BE FINE ONE DAY AND THE NEXT IT JERKS AROUND LIKE CRAZY. I TRIED CONTACTING NISSAN ABOUT THE PROBLEM, BUT CAN'T GET THROUGH TO ANYBODY WHO ACTUALLY MIGHT GIVE A HOOT. IS THERE ANYBODY WHO MIGHT KNOW WHERE I CAN DIRECTLY REPORT THIS PROBLEM AND SEE IF SOMETHING CAN BE DONE. *TR

TRANSMISSION FAILURE. I HAVE HAD THIS CAR SINCE 2004 BOUGHT IT WITH 10000 MILES ON IT USED FROM A DEALER. SINCE THEN I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE MY TRANSMISSION AT 52000 MILES AND HAVE HAD THE CAR IN MANY SHOPS INCLUDING NISSAN FOR THE PAST TWO YEARS TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT IS WRONG WITH THIS TRANSMISSION. I AM ONE OF MANY OWNERS WHO HAVE THIS ISSUE. THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTS LATE FROM 2ND TO 3RD AND EARLY FROM 3RD TO 4TH CAUSING A LARGE JOLT IN THE CAR ON THE FREEWAY AND IN THE CITY. CAUSING A WHIPLASH TO ME AND MY WIFE AND KIDS. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE IN MY EYES AND A DRAIN ON MY WALLET TO FIND THIS GHOST PROBLEM. NISSAN KNOWS THERE IS A PROBLEM AND HAVE OFFERED TO PAY 15% OF MY COST OF REPAIRS TO WHATEVER IS WRONG. THEY KNOW THERE IS A DEFECT BUT CAN NOT FIX IT DUE TO NOT KNOWING THE EXACT CAUSE. THEY HAVE TOLD ME THIS MULTIPLE TIMES. THEY WILL NOT BUY BACK MY CAR DUE TO MILEAGE AND WHATNOT. I HAVE HAD THIS CURRENT TRANSMISSION VALVEBODY OVERHAULED AND THE ELECTRONICS DIAGNOSED AND EVERYTHING POSSIBLE DONE. I HAVE PUT NEARLY 1500 DOLLARS IN DIAGNOSTIC AND "THIS MIGHT FIX IT" REPAIRS. THIS TRANSMISSION IS THE 5SPEED AUTOMATIC ONLY OFFERED FROM 2004-2007. THEY SWITCHED TO THE CVT TRANSMISSIONS BECAUSE OF THIS. I AM WRITING YOU IN CONCERN FOR MY FAMILIES SAFETY, AND EVERYONE AROUND ME DRIVING. THE FIRST TRANSMISSION SHIFTED THE SAME WAY BEFORE IT FAILED ON ME. LUCKILY I WAS DRIVING 20MPH WHEN IT SLAMMED INTO 5TH GEAR AND I WAS ALONE. IT FELT LIKE I HIT A BRICK WALL AND THEN STARTED COSTING. PLEASE HELP ME AND EVERYONE RESOLVE THIS MATTER BY OPENING A DEFECT INVESTIGATION. I AM A MEMBER OF AN ONLINE FORUM CALLED WWW.MAXIMA.ORG . HERE IS A LINK TO ONE OF MANY PAGES TALKING ABOUT THE FAILURES. THANK YOU FOR LISTENING WILL BE TRACKING THE PROGRESS ON THIS. HTTP://FORUMS.MAXIMA.ORG/6TH-GENERATION-MAXIMA-2004-2008/546174-6TH-GENS-TRANSMISSION THINK IF EVERYONE WHO OWNED THIS CAR COULD GET ONLINE AND VOTE. *TR

STARTED NOTICING AT 60K MILES - THE ENGINE REVS AND THE TRANSMISSION JERKS BETWEEN 1ST AND 2ND GEAR. ESPECIALLY NOTICEABLE AFTER EXITING A FREEWAY AND SLOWING DOWN ALMOST TO A STOP, THEN ACCELERATING AGAIN. HAPPENS MORE WHEN THE CAR IS WARMED UP OR HAS BEEN RUNNING AT HIGHER SPEEDS. I HAVE NOT HAD IT LOOKED AT YET, BUT SEE ENOUGH POSTINGS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM THAT I'D LIKE TO WAIT UNTIL NISSAN MAKES SOME EFFORT TO DO SOMETHING. IF IT GETS BAD ENOUGH I WILL HAVE TO TAKE IT IN AND HOPE MY EXTENDED WTY. COVERS THE WORK - AND THAT WHAT IS DONE ACTUALLY FIXES IT. FROM WHAT I HAVE READ, THE CHANCES OF THE LATTER ARE SLIM, AND NOTHING SHORT OF A NEW TRANSMISSION IS LIKELY TO FIX IT. *TR

MY 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA 3.5SE SHIFTS FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEAR VERY HARD, ALSO FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE WHEN I BACK UP. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR A MONTH OR SO AND NOW MY MECHANIC IS SAYING THAT I NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION. AFTER SOME INTERNET RESEARCH, I SEE THAT THIS PROBLEM IS HAPPENING EVERYWHERE WITH THE 2004 MAXIMA. THIS CAR HAS NOT BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT AND IT NOW HAS 100,600 MILES. I HAVE JUST HAD THE RACK & PINION REPLACED LAST WEEK AS WELL AS THAT WAS BAD ($1100). *TR