2004 Nissan Maxima

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE JERKS WHEN THE VEHICLE IS SHIFTED FROM FIRST TO SECOND GEAR. THE FAILURE OCCURS EVERYDAY. THE VEHICLE JERKS EXTREMELY BAD WHEN APPROACHING A STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT THEY COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THEY PERFORMED A TRANSMISSION FLUSH AT THE CONTACT'S EXPENSE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS OVER 80,000.

I OWN A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. I FAITHFUL KEPT UP WITH THE MAINTENANCE SCHEDULE ON THE VEHICLE, SINCE PURCHASING THE VEHICLE IN 2003 ( I HAVE RECEIPTS). I TOOK THE CAR TO THE MILLER NISSAN IN VAN NUYS FOR MAINTENANCE. I INFORMED THEM SEVERAL TIMES PRIOR TO MY TRANSMISSION GOING OUT THAT MY CAR WAS NOT RUNNING APPROPRIATELY. THEY WOULD TELL ME THAT IT WAS OKAY AND WOULD GIVE ME A TRANSMISSION FLUSH. FINALLY THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT AND THEY WANTED $5000 OR MORE TO REPAIR IT. THEY MISDIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AND WOULD NOT TAKE ANY RESPONSIBILITY FOR THEIR ACTIONS. I HAVE TALKED TO OTHER OWNERS OF 2004 MAXIMA'S AND THEY HAVE HAD SIMILAR TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. EVENTUALLY I HAD TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO A AAA APPROVED AUTO SHOP TO GET IT REPAIRED BECAUSE I COULD NOT AFFORD $5000 FROM THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY REFUSED TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR. I HAVE OWNED A CHEVY CAVALIER THAT HAVE 184,000 (1997) NEVER HAD A TRANSMISSION OR ENGINE PROBLEM TO THIS DATE. I WASTED ALL OF MY MONEY KEEPING THE TRANSMISSION MAINTAINED BY FOLLOWING THE SCHEDULE AND IT STILL WENT OUT. I WAS TAKEN ADVANTAGE OF. *TR

AROUND 70K MILES, MY 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA SE BEGAN "JERKING" WHENEVER I WOULD ACCELERATE - WHICH OCCURRED AFTER DECCELERATING - SOMEWHERE BETWEEN 1ST AND 2ND GEAR. I BOUGHT THE CAR NEW IN 2005 AND HAVE HAD THE CAR IN TO REPLACE THE HEAT SHIELD AND ENTIRE CATALYTIC CONVERTER, HAD THE RIGHT FROM WHEEL BEARINGS REPLACED, AND HAVE BEEN TOLD BY SEVERAL MECHANICS (AAMCO, GOODYEAR GEMINI, AND OTHER NATIONAL CARE SERVICE CENTERS) THAT WHILE A TRANSMISSION FLUSH MAY SOLVE THE PROBLEM, THEY NOTED THAT THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM FOR MANY OF THEIR CUSTOMERS AND SUGGESTED THAT ONLY REPLACING THE TRANSMISSION WOULD SOLVE THE PROBLEM. WHILE THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP TOOK THE SAME STANCE, THEY DID NOT COMMENT ON THIS BEING A REOCCURRING PROBLEM - WHICH I WOULD NOT EXPECT THEY WOULD ADMIT SUCH A WIDE SPREAD PROBLEM. WITH READING MANY INTERNET BLOGS AND HAVING MORE THAN 5 REPUTABLE SERVICE CENTERS TELL ME THAT THIS IS A REOCCURRING PROBLEM WITH THE NISSAN MAXIMA'S TRANSMISSION, I WOULD THINK THAT SOMETHING CAN BE DONE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM - AND IT SHOULD NOT BE THAT EVERY 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA OWNER PAY $4-6K TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION - NOT TO MENTION THE LOSS OF TIME TRYING TO TRACK THIS ISSUE DOWN. I RESPECTFULLY REQUEST THIS ISSUE BE ADDRESSED AND WOULD HOPE THAT ACTION, OTHER THAN LEGAL, CAN BE TAKEN ON BEHALF OF NISSAN TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM.

I HAVE A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA SE AND IT IS HAVING TRANSMISSION SHIFTING PROBLEMS. FROM WHAT I HAVE READ ON DIFFERENT WEBSITE DISCUSSION BOARDS IS THAT THIS PROBLEM IS VERY COMMON. IT IS APPARENT THAT THERE IS A DEFECT AND THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL FROM NISSAN TO HELP FIX THIS PROBLEM. I HOPE SOMEONE TAKES NOTICE AND HELPS THE CONSUMERS FIX THIS PROBLEM. *TR

2004 NISSAN MAXIMA CAR IS JERKING WHEN CHANGING GEARS AND TAKING OFF DURING DRIVING AND SHIFTING. CAR ALSO STICKS BETWEEN GEARS DOES ALLOW YOU TO SWITCH FROM D TO P WITHOUT CONSTANT MANEUVERING WHICH TAKES ABOUT 15 MINUTES. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR SEVERAL WEEKS NISSAN STATES A FLUID CHANGE WILL CORRECT THE PROBLEM IT DOES NOT NEED A COMPLETELY NEW TRANSMISSION. *TR

THE TRANSMISSION OF MY 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA SE APPEARS TO HAVE THE VERY SAME SYMPTOMS OF FAILURE THAT I AM READING ON LINE (CAR SURVEY.COM, EDMUNDS, ETC). THE TRANSMISSION PERFORMS ROUGHLY AND ERRATICALLY ON A CONSISTENT BASIS, AND BEGAN WHEN CAR HAD ONLY 70-75,000 MILES ON IT. I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE NEW IN SAN DIEGO. I HAVE JUST SPOKEN TO MY TRANSMISSION SPECIALIST/MECHANIC WHO TELLS ME THAT THEY WOULD TRY TO FIX PROBLEM FROM A CODE THAT CAME UP ON THEIR DIAGNOSTIC DEVICE, HOWEVER I AM NOT CERTAIN THIS WILL FULLY SOLVE PROBLEM. I HAVE NEVER OWNED A VEHICLE IN MY 35 YEARS OF DRIVING THAT HAS HAD THIS TYPE OF SEVERE MECHANICAL PERFORMANCE ISSUE IN TRANSMISSION. *TR

WHEN ACCELERATING, MY 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA SE'S TRANSMISSION 'BUCKS' WHEN SHIFTING BETWEEN GEARS. THIS BEHAVIOR OCCURS RANDOMLY (I.E., NOT ALL THE TIME) AND HAS OCCURRED WHEN DECELERATING ALSO. THERE ARE NUMEROUS ONLINE POSTS ABOUT THIS EXACT BEHAVIOR WITH OWNER'S SPENDING A LOT OF MONEY FOR REPAIRS/DIAGNOSTICS THAT DO NOT RESOLVE THIS ISSUE. NISSAN IS AWARE OF THE ISSUE BECAUSE SOME OF THESE REPAIRS HAVE TAKEN PLACE AT NISSAN SERVICE CENTERS, AND NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIRS HAS BEEN CONTACTED ABOUT THIS ISSUE. OBVIOUSLY, OWNERS ARE LOOKING FOR A RECALL BY NISSAN AT THIS POINT THAT WILL 100% RESOLVE THE ISSUE. *TR