2004 Nissan Maxima

NO EVENT LEADING TO FAILURE. 1. TRANSMISSION JERKING INTO 1ST GEAR WHEN STARTING TO DRIVE. HAPPENS 70% OF TIME, ESPECIALLY WHEN GOING FROM REVERSE TO FIRST. NO REPAIR HAS BEEN MADE AT THIS TIME. 2. RIGHT FRONT SIDE SHAKING AND RATTLING, NEED NEW STRUTS AT 60,000 MILES. REPAIR TAKING PLACE NEXT WEEK. 3. CONTINUAL EXCESSIVE TIRE WEAR, 60K TIRES GET 30-35K MILES. CAR WILL NOT STAY IN ALIGNMENT. 4. HUGE BANG FROM BACK OF CAR THEN SMOKE COMING OUT OF THE RADIO - BOSE RADIO AND AMP SYSTEM IS BLOWN. DIGITAL RADIO SYSTEM APPEARS TO TURN ON BUT NO SOUND. NOT REPAIRED YET, NISSAN DEALER SAYS I'D NEED TO PAY FOR REPLACEMENT AND DIAGNOSTICS. 5. REPLACED HALF AXLES AND U-JOINT AT 58K MILES. *TR

2004 NISSAN MAXIMA SE - WE'VE BEEN ADVISED BY A NISSAN DEALERSHIP THAT WE NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION FOR $4000 AFTER WE TOOK IT IN FOR SHIFTING SLOW BETWEEN PARK AND DRIVE AND DRIVE AND 1ST AND TREMBLING WHILE IN IDLE & SOME SLIPPING. ALSO, WE WERE CHARGED $145 FOR NISSAN TO CHECK THE FLUID AND THEY TOLD US THAT THERE WAS BURNING. I CALLED NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIRS AND FILED A FORMAL COMPLAINT. WE WERE TOLD THAT THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE W/04 MAXIMA OWNERS BECAUSE OF A "DESIGN FLAW" IN THE TRANNY. THIS IS A SHAME BECAUSE I HAVE BEEN A LOYAL MAXIMA DRIVER SINCE I WAS 16. NISSAN NEEDS TO ADMIT THEY HAVE AN ISSUE WITH THESE TRANSMISSION AND A RECALL NEEDS TO BE DONE. *TR

I OWN A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA WHICH WAS PURCHASED MARCH 2006. HAVE REPLACED THE STRUTS AND LATER FOUND THEM TO HAVE SOME SORT OF DEFECT. THE RADIO/CD PLAYER WENT OUT ABOUT 6 MONTHS AFTER THE PURCHASE OF THE VEHICLE. THE HORN WENT OUT, FOG LIGHTS HAD A SHORT, HAD NUMEROUS BRAKE PROBLEMS. A/C HAD TO BE RE-CHARGED 1 YEAR AFTER PURCHASE..THIS LIST GOES ON. OCTOBER 16, 2008, I HAD MY VEHICLE TOWED DUE BOTH TRANSMISSION COOLER LINESBURSING ON THE FWY. THE SHOP REPAIRED BOTH LINES TOTALING $428.54. TODAY IS NOVEMBER 24, 2008 AND MY VEHICLE NEEDS TO GO BACK TO THE SHOP DUE TO THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPING AND JERKING INTO GEAR. I HAVE GONE ON LINE AND READ ALL THE COMPLAINTS FOR THE 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA'S AND THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. I AM HAVING THE SAME ISSUE THE OTHER OWNERS HAVE. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE! THERE IS EVIDENCE THAT NISSAN NORTH AMERICA HAS NOT PUT THESE MAXIMA'S TOGETHER IN A CORRECT MANNER. THESE ARE BEAUTIFUL CARS BUT ARE ALWAYS BREAKING DOWN. PLEASE HELP! *TR

AUG 7TH, 2006 AT 15,033 MILES I ORIGINALLY REPORTED CLUTCH PROBLEM AUG 21ST, 2006 AT 15,621 MILES NISSAN IN QUINCY REPAIRED THE CLUTCH PRESSURE PLATE AND THROW OUT BEARING. THIS WAS COVERED UNDER WARRANTY AT THE TIME AND THE PARTS WERE REPLACED AS A RESULT OF MY VISIT ON AUGUST 7TH. AFTER THE CLUTCH PRESSURE PLATE AND THROW OUT BEARING WAS REPLACED, I RETURNED TO NISSAN CLAIMING THE CLUTCH ?WAS NOT RIGHT?. AT THAT TIME THEY TOLD ME THAT SINCE I JUST HAD PARTS REPLACED IT MAY TAKE A WHILE FOR THEM TO ?WEAR IN?. ?OCTOBER 11, 2006 AT 18,114 MILES THEY REPLACED MY CLUTCH MASTER AND SLAVE CYLINDER BECAUSE I WAS DRIVING TO WORK ON THE HIGHWAY (GOING ABOUT 50). I WENT TO SHIFT AND MY CLUTCH STUCK TO THE GROUND AND WOULD NOT COME BACK UP. I WAS NOT ABLE TO SHIFT AND WAS BASICALLY DRIVING IN NEUTRAL ON THE HIGHWAY. THIS WAS EXTREMELY SCARY AND I WAS VERY LUCKY THAT I DID NOT GET INTO AN SERIOUS ACCIDENT THAT DAY! I SLOWLY GOT OFF THE NEXT EXIT (ACTUALLY ROLLED OFF). I TRIED TO PUMP THE CLUTCH AND FORCE IT INTO GEAR. IT EVENTUALLY POPPED BACK UP AND I WAS ABLE TO GET IT INTO GEAR. I DROVE IT STRAIGHT TO NISSAN (IN THE RIGHT LANE WITH MY HAZARD LIGHTS ON). I EXPLAINED TO QUIRK NISSAN WHAT HAD JUST HAPPENED ON THE HIGHWAY. I WAS VERY UPSET ? AND THAT?S WHEN THEY REPLACED THE CLUTCH MASTER AND SLAVE CYLINDER. AT 41,000 MILES I HAD TO HAVE MY CLUTCH AND FLYWHEEL REPLACED. I HAVE TALKED TO A FEW MECHANICS AND THEY FEEL SOMETHING IS NOT RIGHT AND THAT NISSAN SHOULD BE HELD RESPONSIBLE. I WROTE A LETTER TO CORPORATE NISSAN AND THEY ARE DENYING THAT THERE IS ANY LIABILITY ON THEIR PART AND I HAD TO PAY ALMOST $2000 OUT OF POCKET FOR A CLUTCH AND FLYWHEEL (NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY). *TR

AS OF NOVEMBER 19, 2008 MY TRANSMISSION ON MY 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA SL IS JUST ABOUT FINISHED. I CAN NO LONGER GO ANY FASTER THAN 20 MPH (1ST GEAR AUTOMATIC) WHEN MY CAR IS IN DRIVE GEAR. THE ONLY WAY I CAN MOVE IS TO PUT IT INTO 2ND GEAR AND I CAN ONLY GO AS FAST AS 35 MPH. THIS IS AN ABSOLUTE ATROCITY, AND NISSAN SHOULD BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS MAJOR DEFECT. WITHOUT A WORKING TRANSMISSION, I CANNOT GET TO WORK NOR TAKE MY CHILD TO DAYCARE. NISSAN CHANGED THE TRANSMISSION FLUID FOR A PRICEY $200, BUT THAT HAS DONE NOTHING TO FIX THE PROBLEM. I AM STILL LEFT WITH A CAR THAT CAN'T GO NO FASTER THAN 20 MPH. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO JERK WHEN SHIFTING FROM FIRST TO SECOND GEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. A TRANSMISSION FLUSH WAS PERFORMED, BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THROUGH ONLINE RESEARCH, THE CONTACT DISCOVERED NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS FOR THE SAME FAILURE. HE BELIEVES THAT A RECALL SHOULD BE ISSUED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 76,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 83,000.

I AM HAVING THE SAME ISSUES AS MANY OTHER 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA OWNERS. THE ISSUE HAS TO DO WITH THE TRANSMISSION FAILING AND THE DEALER CHARGING OVER $5,000.00 TO REPLACE IT. NISSAN KNOWS THESE TRANSMISSIONS ARE DEFECTIVE AND THEY ARE NOT DOING ANYTHING ABOUT IT. THEY ARE NOT CONSIDERING THE HUGE RISK FACTOR FOR PEOPLE DRIVING THESE CARS OF HAVING AN ACCIDENT DUE TO THE MALFUNCTIONING OF THE TRANSMISSIONS. THE TRANSMISSION WILL NOT DOWNSHIFT OR UPSHIFT PROPERLY IN MANY INSTANCES LIKE STOPPING IN A TRAFFIC LIGHT, GOING UPHILL OR EVEN JUST CRUISING. THE CONCERN IS THE AMOUNT OF PEOPLE THAT ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE AND THE UNNECESSARY EXPOSURE TO AN ACCIDENT. THANK YOU, OMAR *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. WHILE WAITING TO PARK THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT SHIFTED INTO PARK. WHEN HE SHIFTED INTO DRIVE, THE VEHICLE JERKED VIOLENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC, BUT FOUND NO DEFECTS. THE VEHICLE WAS ALSO DRIVEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP AND THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS DEFECTIVE. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY WERE NOT LIABLE FOR THE REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 67,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 61,000.