2004 Nissan Maxima

I HAVE A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA SE AND AM EXPERIENCING TRANSMISSION ISSUES. THE PROBLEM IS IDENTICAL TO DOZENS I'VE READ FROM OTHERS ONLINE WHERE THERE IS HARSH SHIFTING FROM 2ND TO 1ST. I ALSO HAVE A HARD SHIFT WHEN MOVING FROM REVERSE INTO DRIVE. THE CAR HAS 72K ON IT. THE PROBLEM SEEMS VERY COMMON FROM ALL THE SIMILAR COMPLAINTS. WHY HASN'T NISSAN BEEN FORCED TO ISSUE A RECALL? THEY OBVIOUSLY KNOW ABOUT THE PROBLEM. *TR

I HAVE ON 3 OCCASIONS HAD MY CAR SHUT OFF ON ME EITHER WHILE DRIVING OR WHILE PARKED. I HAVE HAD MANY PARTS REPLACED ON MY CAR. JUST RECENTLY, MY CAR SLIPPED GEARS AND WOULD NOT GO ABOVE 25 MPH. I FIGURED IT WAS THE TRANSMISSION AND I WAS RIGHT. NISSAN REPLACED MY TRANSMISSION ( A FEW DAYS BEFORE MY EXTENDED WARRANTY EXPIRED). THEN I NOTICED MY ALARM SYSTEM DID NOT WORK AFTER I GOT THE CAR BACK. LESS THAN A WEEK LATER, MY GEARS SLIPPED, THE CAR STARTED TO SHAKE AND IT SHUT OFF ON ME IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD AND IT COULD NOT BE RESTARTED. LUCKILY, NOBODY GOT HURT. THIS PROBLEM NEEDS TO BE LOOKED AT AND A RECALL SHOULD BE ISSUED. *TR

I HAVE A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE VEHICLE JERKS WHEN GOING INTO 1ST GEAR FROM 2ND AND VICE-VERSA. I HAVE NOTICED THAT THIS ISSUE IS ACTUALLY PRETTY COMMON BASED ON WHAT I'VE READ IN AUTOMOTIVE FORUMS ON THE INTERNET. I DON'T BELIEVE NISSAN HAS ADDRESSED OR FESSED UP TO THIS AS BEING A RECALL ISSUE. I'M STILL NOT SURE WHAT THE PROBLEM IS BUT A MECHANIC TOLD ME IT WAS THE MOTOR MOUNTS. IF NOT THEN IT MUST BE A TRANSMISSION ISSUE. ANY HELP IN GETTING THIS PUSHED AS A RECALL WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. THANK YOU. *TR

I HAVE A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA AND I MUST SAY THIS IS THE WORST CAR I HAVE EVER PURCHASED. MY TRANSMISSION JUST STARTED JERKING AND SHIFTING HARD BETWEEN 1ST AND 2ND GEAR ALL OF A SUDDEN. THE SHIFTING BECAME SO HARD AT TIMES I FELT LIKE WE WOULD BE THROWN INTO THE CAR AHEAD OF US. NOT ONLY HAS THE TRANSMISSION GONE BAD BUT THERE IS SOME TYPE OF METALLIC SCRAPING SOUND COMING FROM THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE OF THE ENGINE. AS I WAS DRIVING TO WORK THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE TRANSMISSION SLAMMED INTO 3RD GEAR AND THEN THE CAR LOST ALL POWER WHILE I WAS ON THE EXPRESSWAY (CAN YOU SAY NEAR DEATH EXPERIENCE). NEEDLESS TO SAY THE CAR IS BEING TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED (THANKS NISSAN ANOTHER BILL). NISSAN SHOULD WANT TO STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCT AND DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS PROBLEM BEFORE THEY KILL SOMEONE. IT'S OBVIOUS THAT THERE IS SOMETHING MAJOR WRONG WITH THE 2004 MAXIMA TRANSMISSIONS CONSIDERING THE AMOUNT OF COMPLAINTS I HAVE FOUND ON THE INTERNET WITH EVERYONE HAVING THE SAME IDENTICAL PROBLEM. PERHAPS MAYBE SOME OF THE TOP EXECUTIVES FOR NISSAN SHOULD CHECK OUT SOME OF THESE SITES AND THEY CAN CLEARLY SEE THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM. DUE TO NISSAN'S FAULTY TRANSMISSION I AM HIGHLY INCONVENIENCED WITH HAVING TO HITCH A RIDE OR BORROW A CAR TO GET BACK AND FORTH TO WORK AND MY DAILY ACTIVITIES. NISSAN SHOULD REALLY BE ASHAMED OF THE PRODUCT THEY PRODUCED, THE SO CALLED 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. *TR

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

VEHICLE BEGAN SLIPPING GEARS AND LOOSING POWER WHEN SHIFTING 1ST TO 2ND AND 2ND TO 1ST. DEALER STATES NEEDED A TRANS FLUSH. THIS WAS PERFORMED AND IMPROVEMENT WAS NOTED FOR APPROX 300 MILES. VEHICLE BEGAN HAVE TROUBLE AT 61,000 MILES. JUST OUT OF WARRANTY. I AM TOLD THAT THE ONLY SOLUTION IS A NEW TRANSMISSION. I AM NOT THE ONLY MAXIMA OWNER WITH THIS SAME PROBLEM. *TR

I'VE HAD A PROBLEM WITH MY 04 MAXIMA ALMOST FROM THE BEGINNING. BASIC SYMPTOM HAS BEEN IF THE CAR SITS IDLING IN TRAFFIC JAM, OR AFTER A 3-4 STOP AND GO LOCAL TRIPS, I DEVELOP A LOT OF PLAY IN THE CLUTCH PEDAL. NORMALLY, WHEN I APPLY LIGHT PRESSURE TO THE CLUTCH PEDAL, I FEEL RESISTANCE IMMEDIATELY. WHEN ITS ACTING UP, I FEEL SIGNIFICANTLY LESS RESISTANCE IN THE PEDAL FROM THE TOP, SOMETIME ALMOST HALF WAY THROUGH THE PEDAL TRAVEL. IF I CONTINUE DRIVING IT USUALLY CLEARS UP ON ITS OWN OR IF I PARK AND LEAVE IT FOR 30+ MINUTES. DEFINITELY SEEMS HEAT RELATED AND DOES NOT APPEAR IN THE WINTER. DESPITE THE "SLOP" IN THE PEDAL, THE CLUTCH APPEARS TO BE SHIFTING OK AND ENGAGES ABOUT MID PEDAL TRAVEL. LAST MONTH NEW SYMPTOM APPEARED. TWICE, ONCE AFTER IT WAS SITTING AT WORK ALL DAY AND ANOTHER TIME AFTER RETURNING FROM A 3 HOUR CONCERT, THE CLUTCH PEDAL WAS ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. I LITERALLY HAD TO STAND ON IT TO GET CAR INTO GEAR. ONCE, MOVING, IT RETURNED TO NORMAL OPERATION AFTER A COUPLE OF MILES OF DRIVING. ORIGINALLY TOOK IT TO THE NISSAN DEALER, BUT THEY COULD NEVER REPRODUCE THE SYMPTOMS. AT 30K, NISSAN MECHANIC SAID IT NEEDED A NEW CLUTCH WITHOUT EVEN LOOKING AT IT. WHEN TO LOCAL SHOP. THEY REPLACED THE MASTER AND SLAVE CYLINDER AND EQUALIZATION VALVE WITHOUT ANY IMPROVEMENT. THEY HAVE NEVER BEEN ABLE TO REPRODUCE THE SYMPTOMS EITHER. TWO WEEKS AGO, AT 60K, I HAD THEM REPLACE THE CLUTCH, PRESSURE PLATE, THROWOUT BEARING AND FLYWHEEL ASSEMBLY. THE PEDAL TO THE FLOOR SYMPTOM HAS NOT RETURNED (YET) BUT THE CLUTCH PEDAL PROBLEM IS STILL THERE. NOW I HAVE A NEW PROBLEM WHICH ONLY STARTED AFTER THEY DID THIS LATEST WORK. THE STICK IS NOW POPPING OUT OF GEAR WHICH DRIVING. TWICE IN 6TH, BUT PREDOMINATELY IN 5TH. I LEFT THE CAR WITH THE MECHANIC FOR A DAY AND THEY COULD NOT GET IT TO HAPPEN. THEY CHECKED THE LINKAGE AND BUSHINGS AND THEY SAY EVERYTHING LOOKS OK. I WENT FOR A DRIVE WITH THEM AND OF COURSE IT DID NOT DO IT, UNTIL TONIGHT. *TR