2004 Nissan Maxima

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE GEAR SEEMS AS IF IT IS TOO HIGH AND CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO JERK. THE FAILURE ALSO OCCURS DURING DOWNSHIFTING. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY FLUSHED THE TRANSMISSION, BUT THIS DID NOT CORRECT THE ISSUE. THROUGH RESEARCH, THE CONTACT FOUND NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ON THIS SAME FAILURE AND HE BELIEVES A RECALL SHOULD BE ISSUED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 149,000. UPDATED 7/1/09 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED AT TIMES WHILE STOPPED AT A LIGHT, THE GEAR WOULD READ 5TH GEAR ON THE DASH. THE TRANSMISSION WAS NOT SHIFTING PROPERLY. UPDATED 07/07/09.*JB

MY TRANSMISSION STARTED MISSING JERKING WHEN I SLOW DOWN AND PICK UP SPEED IT JERK HARDER THIS PROBLEM WOULD STOP AND START UP AGAIN SO I TOOK THE CAR TO THE SHOP AND HAD THE TRANS REBUILD AND IT STILL DO THE SAME THING AFTER PAYING TWO THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR THIS PROBLEM YOU THANK THAT WOULD BE FIX BUT I HAVE TO PUT IT BACK IN THE SHOP AGAIN. *TR

6 SPEED MANUAL TRANSMISSION: PUSHING IN CLUTCH BECAME ROUGH, THOUGHT IT NEEDED A CLUTCH. NOT SO, FOUND OUT THAT THERE IS A TRANSMISSION INDUSTRY-WIDE KNOWN DESIGN FLAW IN THE NISSAN SIX SPEED MANUAL TRANSMISSION; THREE LITTLE BRASS RINGS BETWEEN GEARS #3 & #4. THE DEMAND FOR THE REPAIR KIT FROM JAPAN IS SO GREAT, IT TAKES 2 WEEKS TO GET. 5,000 MILES OUT OF WARRANTY, NISSAN WOULD NOT DISCUSS. *TR

I OWN A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA WITH UNDER 90,000 MILES ON IT. THE TRANSMISSION ON THIS MODEL STARTED SLIPPING. THERE IS A SEVERE JERK IN THE TRANNY WHEN THE GEARS ARE SHIFTING FROM 1ST TO 2ND AND FROM 2ND TO 1ST. MY CAR HAS EVEN COMPLETELY STALLED. NOT TO MENTION THE MANY TIMES I HAVE BEEN GOING UPHILL AND EVEN PEDAL TO THE FLOOR THE CAR ISN'T MOVING. I HAVE RESEARCHED THE ISSUE ON THE INTERNET AND HAVE NOTICED THAT THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE EXPERIENCING THE SAME ISSUE. I WAS TOLD BY A DEALER THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED RESULTING IN A BILL OVER $3K. THIS IS RIDICULOUS WHEN THERE IS ENOUGH EVIDENCE THAT THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THIS PART. HOW MANY PEOPLE HAVE TO COMPLAIN ABOUT THE SITUATION. I'VE RESEARCHED THE MANY COMPLAINTS SUBMITTED TO THIS PARTICULAR SITE AND THERE ARE HUNDREDS. DOES SOMEONE HAVE TO DIE FIRST BEFORE NISSAN TAKES ACTION. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE TAKEN SERIOUSLY AND ADDRESSED. *TR

I HAVE A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA SE AND FOR THE PAST 4 YEARS I HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS. FIRST THE AC VENT INSIDE OF THE CAR BROKE GOING INWARD. THEN THE AC SENSORY WENT OUT WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON A BUSY STREET AND ALMOST WAS HIT FROM BEHIND. THEN THE TRANSMISSION STARTED SLIPPING . WHEN I TRIED TO ACCELERATE IT WOULD JERK AND KNOW IT IS HAVING A PROBLEM DOWN SHIFTING. THIS IS THE WORST CAR EVER. *TR

I HAVE BEEN TO THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP 3 TIMES IN THE PAST TWO WEEKS. I HAVE SPENT OVER $2000 ON THE ABS SYSTEM AND IT IS STILL NOT CORRECTED. I REPLACED A RR SENSOR AND ALSO THE ABS MODULE. NOW I AM GOING TO HAVE TO REPLACE ANOTHER SENSOR IN THE LR AND REPLACE THE MODULE AGAIN. THE ABS LIGHT CAME ON AND ALSO THE BRAKE LIGHT. THE BRAKE PEDAL JERKED AND I COULD HEAR A NOISE UNDER THE PEDAL THAT SOUNDED LIKE WIRES BURNING. I CAN NOT BELIEVE THAT I HAVE SPENT $2300 AND I AM STILL HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AND I SEEMS LIKE I AM GOING TO HAVE TO SPEND ANOTHER $2300 TO HAVE PROPERLY FUNCTIONING BRAKES. THANKS NISSAN. *TR