2004 Nissan Maxima

AT ABOUT 35000 MILES I NOTICED MY VEHICLE JERKING (INITIALLY IT WAS MILD, LATELY IT HAS BEEN VIOLENT JERKS) WHEN SHIFTING GEARS. I WAS TOLD BY NISSAN SERVICE TECH'S THAT I NEEDED MY TRANS. FLUID DRAINED AND FILLED AT APPROX. 45K MILES EVEN THOUGH I HAD JUST HAD IT DONE AT 38K ( UNBEKNOWNST TO THEM) AFTER BOTH FLUID CHANGES, THE PROBLEM JUST WORSENED. LAST TUESDAY, MY VEHICLE APPEARED TO GET STUCK IN 2ND GEAR WHILE DECELERATING/ ACCELERATING ON THE FREEWAY. I NEARLY RAN OFF OF THE ROAD. I TOOK MY CAR IN TO THE DEALER TODAY AND THEY ARE NOW SAYING I NEED NEW MOTOR MOUNTS. I HAVE READ HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM IN THE EXACT SAME CAR. NISSAN NEEDS TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THE TRANSMISSIONS USED IN THE 2004 MAXIMAS ARE BAD AND RECALL/REPLACE THEM BEFORE SOMEONE DIES. *TR

1)TRANSMISSION JERKING/SLIPPING 2) OCCURS EVERYTIME I DRIVE. MY WIFE IS NOW AFRAID TO DRIVE CAR 3) NISSAN WILL NOT FIX. I INFORMED THEM THE ISSUE BEGAN INTERMITTENTLY BEFORE WARRANTY WAS UP. ISSUE HAS NOW GOTTEN WORSE. PLEASE LOOK AT ALL THE SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ON THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE. HTTP://WWW.CARSURVEY.ORG/REVIEWS/NISSAN/MAXIMA/R61092/COMMENTS/. *TR

I DRIVE A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA SE. THE PROBLEM IS THE TRANSMISSION. IT SHIFTS VERY HARD FROM GEARS 1-3 UPSHIFTING AND DOWNSHIFTING. I JUST PURCHASED THE CAR IN AUGUST AND NOW THE DEALERSHIP TELLS ME I NEED A NEW TRANNY WHICH I CANNOT AFFORD RIGHT NOW. IT IS AN EXTREME SAFETY HAZARD ON THE ROAD AND WHEN I TALKED TO NISSAN THEY SAID THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO ABOUT IT. THIS OBVIOUS DEFECT NEEDS TO BE RECOGNIZED BY NISSAN AND REPLACED AND FIXED AT THEIR EXPENSE. *TR

I TOO HAVE A 2004 MAXIMA. I MAINTAIN THE CAR AT THE DEALER,. WHILE DRIVING, THE GEARS WILL SLIPS OUT AND AT TIMES STICKS AT THE 5TH GEAR THE ONLY WAY IT COMES OUT OF THE 5TH GEAR IS BY TURNING OFF THE CAR, SIT FOR SEVERAL MINUTES WHILE THE ENGINE COOLS AND STARTING AGAIN. I WAS TOLD THE PROBLEM WITH THE GEAR SHIFTING IS I NEED TO CHANGE THE VALVE ASSEMBLY. IT WAS CHANGED AND 2DAY LATER THE SAME PROBLEM EXISTED. I TOOK IT BACK AND I AM TOLD I NEED TO CHANGE THE AT SOLENOID ASSEMBLY AND OR REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. THIS IS APPARENTLY A KNOW PROBLEM WITH THE 04 MAXIMAS AND SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE ABOUT IT!! *TR

I WAS IN THE FREEWAY WITH MY BABY ON 405, CAR SUDDENLY STARTED FEELING WEIRD, 3 WARNING LIGHT CAME ON, MY CAR SHUT DOWN IN MIDDLE OF FREEWAY , I HAVE TO PUT MY CAR ON PARK AND PUT EMERGENCY LIGHTS ON. ALMOST CAUSED AND ACCIDENT WITH MY BABY. CAR WILL NOT START. I WAS TOLD BY MECHANIC THIS IS A FAULT CAMSHAFT. THIS SAME PROBLEM WAS ON A RECALL FOR 2003 NISSAN MAXIMA, NISSAN REFUSES TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY. *TR

1. AROUND 80,000 MILES I NOTICED HARD JERKING/STOPPING WHEN THE CAR SHIFTED FROM FIRST TO SECOND GEAR AND SECOND TO FIRST. I TOOK IT TO MY MECHANIC AND HE SUGGESTED A TRANSMISSION FLUSH. UNFORTUNATELY THE PROBLEM STILL PERSISTS. 2. THE PROBLEM OCCURS QUITE OFTEN. EVERYDAY AND EVERY TIME I STOP OR SLOW THE VEHICLE DOWN I CAN FEEL THE JERKING MOTION. THE PROBLEM BECOMES WORSE IN HOT WEATHER OR WHEN THE ENGINE IS WARM. 3. I HAVE BROUGHT IT TO MY MECHANIC AND HE SUGGESTED A TRANSMISSION FLUSH, WHICH WAS DONE AT THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP. THE PROBLEM STILL PERSISTS. *TR

IN JULY/AUGUST 2008, I WOULD GET A JERKING MOTION WHEN THE CAR SHIFTED FROM 1ST TO 2ND OR IF I GO FROM DRIVE TO REVERSE (VICE VERSA). MY CAR ALSO WOULDN'T ACCELERATE AND THE ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON. THE CAR WOULD JERK ESPECIALLY HARD WHEN MAKING A TURN AND THE CAR SLOWS DOWN AND PICKS UP SPEED AGAIN. I TOOK MY CAR TO NISSAN IN BAYRIDGE/BROOKLYN, NY AND WAS TOLD THAT I NEEDED CAM SENSORS, A TUNE UP AND A LIST OF OTHER THINGS. ALL TOGETHER, I PAID $2000+ TO REPAIR MY CAR. NOW MY CAR IS HAVING THE VERY SAME ISSUES. I WAS TOLD BY NISSAN TO REPLACE MY ENGINE MOUNTS ($500+). I'VE DONE THAT AND MY CAR IS STILL JERKING, IT WON'T ACCELERATE AND THE ENGINE LIGHT IS ON. NOW THEY ARE TELLING ME I NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION. *TR