2004 Nissan Maxima

AT ABOUT 77,800 MILES OUR 2004 MAXIMA 3.5 SE WAS JERKING AS IT AUTOMATICALLY SHIFTED FROM GEAR TO GEAR. IT STARTED VALENTINES DAY. THE CAR DOES NOT SHIFT CORRECTLY, AND WHEN IT DOES SHIFT THE JERK IS SO SEVERE THAT IT FEELS LIKE IT COULD GIVE YOU WHIP LASH. I AM VERY UNSATISFIED WITH THIS MAXIMA, FOR A CAR OF THIS CALIBER THIS WAS NOT MY EXPECTATION. WITH ALL THE COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE TRANSMISSION WHY IS THERE NOT A RECALL ON THESE VEHICLES TO FIX THE PROBLEM? HOW DO YOU GET NISSAN TO PAY ATTENTION AND REPLACE/REPAIR THIS TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. TOO MANY PEOPLE ARE COMPLAINING ABOUT THE SAME THING. PREMATURE FAILURE OF TRANSMISSION WITH NORMAL DRIVING HABITS. HIGH NUMBER OF INTERNET COMPLAINTS WITH THE SAME SYMPTOMS INDICATE A FACTORY DEFECT. TOOK MY CAR TO THE TRANSMISSION SHOP THE TOLD ME IT SOMETHING THAT NISSAN IS AWARE OF AND IT SHOULD BE RECALLED. HE ADVISED ME THAT IT IS THE VALVE BODY WHICH COST $1200. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT WAS ATTEMPTING TO DECELERATE WHEN THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO JERK AND SWITCH GEARS VIOLENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC TEST WHICH CONFIRMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION HAD FAILED AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING A RESPONSE FROM THE MANUFACTURER IN REGARDS TO THE FAILURE BEFORE PROCEEDING WITH REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 62,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000. THE CONSUMER STATED HIS GRANDMOTHER SUFFERED A SEVERELY SPRAINED NECK, WHEN THE VEHICLE JERKED VIOLENTLY WHILE DECELERATING. HIS GRANDMOTHER WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL VIA AMBULANCE. UPDATED 06/03/11

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, THE CONTACT TRIED TO ACCELERATE BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF FIRST GEAR. THE CONTACT COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND SHIFTED FROM FIRST TO SECOND GEAR, THE VEHICLE JERKED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS RUNNING HOT. A LOCAL MECHANIC INSPECTED AND STATED THAT THE SHIFT HAD MALFUNCTIONED, THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REBUILT AND THE VALVE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000 AND THE APPROXIMATE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 81,000.

I JUST BOUGHT A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA LAST MONTH, AND IT HAS BEEN GIVING ME PROBLEMS, THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTS HARD ON 2ND AND 3RD GEAR, WHEN I START THE CAR IT RATTLES, I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR BACK TO WHERE I BOUGHT IT FROM, THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY REPAIRED IT AND THAT IT WAS THE TRANSMISSION MOUNT, BUT I KNOW DIFFERENT, THE CAR IS STILL GIVING ME PROBLEM. THIS IS AN ON GOING THING, I HAVE A LITTLE GIRL AND DON;T WANT ANYTHING TO HAPPEN TO HER IF THIS CAR STALLS ON THE HIGHWAY. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHAT CAN I TO RESOLVE THIS MATTER. THANKS *TR

I BOUGHT A USED 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA IN 2008. THE CAR HAD 42000 MILES. I TOOK IT TO A NISSAN DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE POWERTRAIN AND REPLACED IT FOR FREE AS IT WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. THE CAR NOW HAS 93000 MILES AND THE CAR HAS BEEN JERKING FOR MONTHS. THE TRANSMISSION JUST WENT OUT ON THE CAR YESTERDAY WHEN I WAS DRIVING HOME. *TR

I HAVE A NISSAN MAXIMA THAT I HAD TO REPLACE ALL TIRES BECAUSE OF A DEFECT THAT CAME TO ME IN THE MAIL AFTER I BROUGHT MY NEW TIRES AND WAS NOT REIMBURSED. I ALSO HAD PROBLEM WITH FRONT ROTORS THAT THEY KEPT REPLACING NUMEROUS TIMES UNTIL MY WARRANT RAN OUT AND THAN I HAD TO REPLACE THEM WITH HIGH PERFORMANCE ROTORS SO IT WOULD NOT HAPPEN AGAIN.NOW AFTER ALL OF THAT AND MORE I AM NOT ABLE TO DRIVE MY ONLY TRANSPORTATION BECAUSE OUT OF NOWHERE MY TRANSMISSION BLEW UP AFTER MY EXTENDED WARRANTY RAN OUT BECAUSE OF YEARS NOT MILEAGE AND NO MATTER WHERE I WENT I WAS TOLD THAT IF I WOULD REPLACE IT WITH A NEW OR USE TRANSMISSION THAT I WOULD HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM AND NO ONE WANTS TO WORK ON IT.I WAS TOLD BY MECHANICS THAT ONLY THE 2004 HAS TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD VIOLENTLY JERK AND SWITCH GEARS WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED. THE DEALER WAS AWARE OF THE ISSUE; HOWEVER, THEY INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WERE NO RELATED RECALLS. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THE CONTACT TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING SINCE THERE WERE NO OPEN RECALLS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 84,000.

2004 NISSAN MAXIMA TRANSMISSION JERKS WHEN SHIFTING FROM REVERSE TO PARK AND FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEARS. I WAS TOLD I WOULD NEED A COMPLETELY NEW TRANSMISSION AND ENGINE MOUNTS EVEN THOUGH I ONLY HAVE 75,000 MILES ON MY CAR AND HAVE FOLLOWED THE OWNERS MANUAL FOR MAINTENANCE EXPLICITLY. ALSO THE BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS NEED TO BE REPLACED EVERY 2 YEARS AND A SHIMY OCCURS IN THE STEERING WHEEL AT SPEEDS OVER 60 MPH. SINCE NO ONE HAS DIED FROM THESE PROBLEMS, I AM SURE NO RECALLS WILL OCCUR BUT AS AN "AVERAGE PERSON" THESE REPAIRS ARE EXTREMELY COSTLY AND DISHEARTENING. I AM AFRAID TO USE THE CAR WITH MY INFANT SON WITH THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS NOW AS RISKING HIS SAFETY IS OUT OF THE QUESTION. I WISH SOMEONE WOULD DO SOMETHING TO HELP OUT THE UNKNOWING CONSUMER BUT I HAVE LITTLE HOPE SOMEONE WILL. *TR

2004 NISSAN MAXIMA 5 SPEED AUTOMATIC: HAS SEVER TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. SLAMS IN AND OUT OF GEAR AND GETS STUCK BETWEEN 3RD AND 4TH, 2ND AND 3RD. THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS ON THE NISSAN FORUMS DUE TO A MANUFACTURER ERROR IN THE VALVE BODIES. NISSAN WILL NOT ISSUE A RECALL AND THIS IS A SEVER SAFETY ISSUE , THE CAR CAN SLAM OUT OF GEAR AT ANY SPEED OR SHIFT DOWN A GEAR WHILE TRAVELING AT NORMAL HIGHWAY SPEEDS. EVERY PROBLEM I HAVE READ ABOUT SAYS THIS PROBLEM STARTS AS SOON AS 40000 MILES BUT USUALLY AROUND 75000 MILES. I WISH I NEVER BOUGHT A NISSAN AND NOW I AM SCARED TO DRIVE IT AT ALL AND STILL OWE OVER 10K ON THE MAXIMA. PLEASE HELP GET THIS RECALLED AND FIXED FOR THOUSANDS OF MOTORIST. *LN