2004 Nissan Maxima

I HAVE A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA WITH A BAD TRANSMISSION. I BOUGHT IT NEW. IT HAS 85,000 MILES. SINCE THE BEGINNING OF 20078 THE CAR STARTED GIVING ME PROBLEMS ON FIRST AND SECOND GEAR. IT JERKS, SLIPS AND WILL NO CHANGE GEARS WHEN IT NEEDS IT. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER, THEY HAD ME REPLACE THE ABS SYSTEM TELLING ME IT WILL FIX THE PROBLEM, BECAUSE THE ABS LIGHT WAS ON. SPEND $2,000.00. THE PROBLEM GOT WORSE. THEY SAID THAT THERE WAS A SHORT ON THE GROUNDS OF MY CD PLAYER (THAT IS A TRIP COMPUTER AND INFO DISPLAY) IT COST ME $1,700.00. THE PROBLEM WAS NOT FIXED. I WENT ON-LINE AND THERE ARE 100'S OF PEOPLE COMPLAINING ABOUT THE SAME ISSUE. I NEED MY CAR TO WORK, NOW I HAVE TO SPEND $4,000.00 FIXING HE TRANSMISSION. IT IS RIDICULOUS THAT I JUST FINISHED PAYING FOR MY CAR AND I HAVE TO INVEST HAVE OF THE VALUE INTO SOMETHING THAT SHOULD NOT BE BROKEN. PLEASE HELP ME.....A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE HAVING THIS PROBLEM AND NISSAN IS SAYING THEY CAN NOT RECALL THIS TRANSMISSION BECAUSE IT IS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE. TO ME IT IS, BECAUSE IT HAS TO DO WITH DRIVING THE CAR. *TR

I PURCHASED MY 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA IN THE SUMMER OF JUNE 2007. THE CAR WAS USED, BUT IN EXCELLENT CONDITION. RECENTLY I NOTICED MY CAR BEGAN JERKING BETWEEN 1ST AND 2ND GEAR ON MY AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION AND THE PROBLEM BEGAN GETTING WORSE. I TOOK MY CAR TO THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP TO SEE WHAT WAS WRONG WITH IT YESTERDAY. THEY TOLD ME MY FRONT ENGINE MOUNTS WERE BROKEN AND THAT MY WARRANTY DID NOT COVER THE PARTS, AND THAT IT WOULD BE AROUND $740.00 TO GET IT FIXED PLUS THE $116.00 DIAGNOSTICS FEE. I BEGAN READING ONLINE ABOUT THIS PROBLEM WITH OTHER MAXIMA OWNER'S AND IT SEEMS MY PROBLEM IS VERY COMMON. IF THIS IS SOMETHING THAT OCCURS SO OFTEN ON THE 2004 MAXIMA WHY DOESN'T NISSAN RECALL ALL OF THE NISSAN MAXIMAS AND GET THE PROBLEM FIXED. I UNDERSTAND THEY WILL LOSE MONEY, BUT ISN'T THE MAXIMA SUPPOSED TO BE THEIR TOP OF THE LINE SPORTS SEDAN. I GUESS SOMETHING REALLY BAD HAS TO HAPPEN TO SOMEONE BEFORE THEY WILL CONSIDER FIXING THE PROBLEM. I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER NISSAN IF THIS IS THE QUALITY OF CARS THEY ARE BUILDING. *TR

TRANSMISSION KNOCKS AND DOWNSHIFTS HARD FROM 2ND TO 3RD AND 3RD TO 2ND. ALSO, THE WHEN GOING UP HILLS, TRANSMISSION SOMETIMES ACTS LIKE IF IT IS IN NEUTRAL AND THEN IT CATCHES AGAIN WITH A BIG JERK AND HARD KNOCK IN THE TRANSMISSION. I ALSO NOTICE THAT WHEN I PLACE THE SHIFTER LEVER IN "D", IT TAKES ABOUT 5 SECONDS FOR IT TO ACTUALLY KICK INTO DRIVE MODE. IT IS A SAFETY HAZARD AS AN ACCIDENT COULD EASILY OCCUR. ALSO, I NOTICED THAT THIS ONLY HAPPENS AFTER THE CAR IS BEEN RUNNING FOR A WHILE. ACTS OK WHEN ENGINE/TRANSMISSION COLD. THIS CAR ONLY HAS 69000 MILES. LOOKED AROUND AND FOUND MANY SIMILAR TRANSMISSION ISSUES WITH THIS VEHICLE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. WHENEVER THE VEHICLE SWITCHES FROM FIRST TO SECOND GEAR, THE TRANSMISSION BEGINS TO KNOCK AND JERK. THE FAILURE ALSO OCCURS DURING DOWNSHIFTING. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. PRIOR TO THE FAILURE, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD JERK OCCASIONALLY. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 105,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 92,000.

MY CA R BEGAN SLIPPING AND JERKING EVERY NOW AND THEN. AFTER IT GOT WORSE, I TOOK IT TO DOBBS NISSAN. THEY SAID I NEEDED A TUNE UP AND A TRANSMISSION FLUSH. I PAID $500 BUT IT DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. NOW IT'S WORSE THAN EVER. IT JERKS ANYTIME GOING FROM 2 TO 3RD GEAR AND SOMETIMES GETS STUCK IN 5TH GEAR. AFTER LOOKING FOR SIMILAR PROBLEMS AND SOLUTIONS ON THE INTERNET, I SAW THAT MANY PEOPLE OWNING A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. SEE COMMENTS BELOW: 14TH DEC 2005, 18:15 I HAVE A 2004 MAXIMA SE AUTOMATIC WITH 59,000 MILES. FOR ABOUT 5 MONTHS THE CAR BANGS AND JERKS WHEN ACCELERATING AND DECELERATING. THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN GETTING WORSE AS TIME GOES ON. THIS HAPPENS BEFORE THE CAR SHIFTS INTO 2ND GEAR OR AS IT SHIFTS INTO 2ND. MY MECHANIC TOLD ME IT WAS A MOTOR MOUNT PROBLEM AND IT WILL COST APPROXIMATELY $800 TO FIX. I AM NOT VERY HAPPY ABOUT THIS. HAS ANYONE HAD A SIMILAR PROBLEM WITH THEIR MAXIMA? FIX THE SPELLING AND GRAMMAR DELETE THIS COMMENT VOTE: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 31ST DEC 2005, 12:37 I HAVE THE SAME ISSUE. THE CAR JERKS WHEN IT SWITCHES FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEAR. IT'S A 2004 MAXIMA SL. I COMPLAINED ABOUT IT. AFTER A FEW WEEKS, THEY SPOKE WITH SOME TECHNICIANS AND THEY SAID THERE'S A PIECE THAT NEEDS TO BE CHANGED IN THE TRANSMISSION - TURBINE SENSOR. AFTER THE FIX, THE CAR GOT BETTER FOR A COUPLE OF MONTHS OR SO, BUT NOW I HAVE THE SAME ISSUE AGAIN. I'M STILL RESEARCHING IT, I JUST DON'T WANT TO GIVE IT TO NISSAN TECHNICIANS AND THEY PERFORM THE GUESS-WORK AGAIN.. FIX THE SPELLING AND GRAMMAR DELETE THIS COMMENT VOTE: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1ST APR 2006, 21:17 THERE IS MUCH TO LOVE ABOUT MY 04 MAXIMA SE, BUT THERE ARE SOME ANNOYING PROBLEMS TOO. THE BIG ONE IS THE FACT THAT THE TRANSMISSION SLIPS QUITE OFTEN, ESPECIALLY BETWEEN 1ST AND 2ND GEAR. THE MOTOR REVS PROBABLY 1000 RPM OR SO BEF. *TR