2004 Nissan Maxima

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

AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, THE FRONT END OF MY CAR "SHIMMY'S". WHEN APPLYING NORMAL PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, THIS "SHIMMY" BECOMES A BIT MORE PRONOUNCED. I HAVE HAD ALL WORK ON MY CAR DONE AT THE DEALERS SERVICE CENTER FROM WHERE I PURCHASED IT. I HAVE BROUGHT MY CAR IN FOR SERVICE ON MORE THAN ONE OCCASION FOR THIS SPECIFIC ISSUE, AND THE TECHNICIANS HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE CAUSE (TIRE PRESSURE, WHEEL BALANCE/ALIGNMENT, STRUTS) HAVE ALL BEEN LOOKED AT/REPLACED BUT HAVE NOT CORRECTED THE ISSUE. THERE ARE MANY ONLINE POSTS ABOUT THIS ISSUE; THEREFORE, IT IS NOT AN UNCOMMON OCCURRENCE AND SHOULD BE FIXED VIA A RECALL - THIS IS CERTAINLY A SAFETY ISSUE. *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

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. WHENEVER THE CONTACT SWITCHES THE GEAR SHIFTER FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE, THE VEHICLE HESITATES BEFORE CHANGING INTO THE CORRECT GEAR. ALSO, WHENEVER THE CONTACT ACCELERATES FROM FIRST TO SECOND GEAR, THE VEHICLE BEGINS TO STALL. DURING DECELERATION, THE BRAKE PEDAL LOSES PRESSURE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 99,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN MAXMA. THE VEHICLE HAS GOODYEAR EAGLE RS-A TIRES, SIZE P245/45R18. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ALL FOUR OF HER TIRES WERE REPLACED UNDER A RECALL. A FEW DAYS LATER, SHE FELT A VIBRATION WHEN DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE TIRE DEALER STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO THE ROAD CONDITIONS. IN MARCH OF 2008, SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR A TUNE-UP AND NOTICED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL WAS SHAKING UNCONTROLLABLY. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO THE REPLACEMENT TIRES. THE CONTACT WENT BACK TO THE TIRE DEALER AND THEY REPLACED TWO MORE OF THE TIRES. AFTER THE REPLACEMENT, THE TIRE DEALER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD STILL DRIVE "ROUGHLY" DUE TO THE ROAD. IN JUNE, AFTER A LONG ROAD TRIP, THE STEERING WHEEL SHOOK SO MUCH THAT THE CONTACT COULD VISIBLY SEE IT SHAKING. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE TIRE DEALER AND THEY CHANGED ONE MORE TIRE. SHE SPOKE WITH THE VEHICLE MANUFACTURER AND WAS REFERRED TO THE TIRE MANUFACTURER. THE TIRE MANUFACTURER BEGAN COMPILING A CASE FOR HER BASED ON THE FAILURES. THE RECALL NUMBER WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 47,150 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 45,000. UPDATED 09/24/08 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE ISSUE WAS RESOLVED. UPDATED 10/01/08. *JB

MY CAR WAS HAVING SHIFTING ISSUES WITH THE TRANSMISSION. THE CAR SHUT OFF WHILE I WAS DRIVING AND WHEN I RESTARTED IT, IT STAYED IN 5TH GEAR. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY DID SOMETHING AND RESOLVED THE PROBLEM BUT DIDN'T INFORM ME WHAT IT WAS. I THEN HAD THE SAME ISSUE ABOUT 3 MONTHS LATER I TOOK THE CAR TO THE SAME DEALERSHIP THEY SAID THEY TEST DROVE MY CAR BUT THE MILEAGE WAS ONLY 1 MILE DIFFERENT FROM WHEN I DROPPED IT OFF. SO I KNOW THAT WAS A LIE. I WAS TOLD THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. MY VEHICLE WAS UNDER WARRANTY. I PLEADED WITH THE SERVICE MANAGER TELLING HIM THAT I DRIVE THE CAR EVERYDAY AND I HAVE THE PROBLEMS ALL THE TIME. HE GAME ME A SMART ASS ANSWER LIKE " WHEN IT DOES IT AGAIN STOP BY AND PICK ME UP AND SHOW ME WHAT IT IS DOING". NOW 4 MONTHS LATER MY WARRANTY IS OVER AND MY TRANSMISSION IS SHOT. THEY ARE NOW SAYING THEY ARE GOING TO DO NOTHING TO HELP ME OUT WITH THIS ISSUE. I HAVE TO PAY $3600 TO FIX THE PROBLEM. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. WHILE DRIVING LESS THAN 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE JERKED AS IF THE TRANSMISSION WOULD HESITATE. THE FAILURE THEN BEGAN OCCURRING WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 40-50 MPH. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT NOTHING COULD BE DONE TO ASSIST DUE TO THE MILEAGE AND THE YEAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 90,000.