2004 Nissan Maxima

TRANSMISSION FAILURE. I HAVE HAD THIS CAR SINCE 2004 BOUGHT IT WITH 10000 MILES ON IT USED FROM A DEALER. SINCE THEN I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE MY TRANSMISSION AT 52000 MILES AND HAVE HAD THE CAR IN MANY SHOPS INCLUDING NISSAN FOR THE PAST TWO YEARS TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT IS WRONG WITH THIS TRANSMISSION. I AM ONE OF MANY OWNERS WHO HAVE THIS ISSUE. THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTS LATE FROM 2ND TO 3RD AND EARLY FROM 3RD TO 4TH CAUSING A LARGE JOLT IN THE CAR ON THE FREEWAY AND IN THE CITY. CAUSING A WHIPLASH TO ME AND MY WIFE AND KIDS. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE IN MY EYES AND A DRAIN ON MY WALLET TO FIND THIS GHOST PROBLEM. NISSAN KNOWS THERE IS A PROBLEM AND HAVE OFFERED TO PAY 15% OF MY COST OF REPAIRS TO WHATEVER IS WRONG. THEY KNOW THERE IS A DEFECT BUT CAN NOT FIX IT DUE TO NOT KNOWING THE EXACT CAUSE. THEY HAVE TOLD ME THIS MULTIPLE TIMES. THEY WILL NOT BUY BACK MY CAR DUE TO MILEAGE AND WHATNOT. I HAVE HAD THIS CURRENT TRANSMISSION VALVEBODY OVERHAULED AND THE ELECTRONICS DIAGNOSED AND EVERYTHING POSSIBLE DONE. I HAVE PUT NEARLY 1500 DOLLARS IN DIAGNOSTIC AND "THIS MIGHT FIX IT" REPAIRS. THIS TRANSMISSION IS THE 5SPEED AUTOMATIC ONLY OFFERED FROM 2004-2007. THEY SWITCHED TO THE CVT TRANSMISSIONS BECAUSE OF THIS. I AM WRITING YOU IN CONCERN FOR MY FAMILIES SAFETY, AND EVERYONE AROUND ME DRIVING. THE FIRST TRANSMISSION SHIFTED THE SAME WAY BEFORE IT FAILED ON ME. LUCKILY I WAS DRIVING 20MPH WHEN IT SLAMMED INTO 5TH GEAR AND I WAS ALONE. IT FELT LIKE I HIT A BRICK WALL AND THEN STARTED COSTING. PLEASE HELP ME AND EVERYONE RESOLVE THIS MATTER BY OPENING A DEFECT INVESTIGATION. I AM A MEMBER OF AN ONLINE FORUM CALLED WWW.MAXIMA.ORG . HERE IS A LINK TO ONE OF MANY PAGES TALKING ABOUT THE FAILURES. THANK YOU FOR LISTENING WILL BE TRACKING THE PROGRESS ON THIS. HTTP://FORUMS.MAXIMA.ORG/6TH-GENERATION-MAXIMA-2004-2008/546174-6TH-GENS-TRANSMISSION THINK IF EVERYONE WHO OWNED THIS CAR COULD GET ONLINE AND VOTE. *TR

STARTED NOTICING AT 60K MILES - THE ENGINE REVS AND THE TRANSMISSION JERKS BETWEEN 1ST AND 2ND GEAR. ESPECIALLY NOTICEABLE AFTER EXITING A FREEWAY AND SLOWING DOWN ALMOST TO A STOP, THEN ACCELERATING AGAIN. HAPPENS MORE WHEN THE CAR IS WARMED UP OR HAS BEEN RUNNING AT HIGHER SPEEDS. I HAVE NOT HAD IT LOOKED AT YET, BUT SEE ENOUGH POSTINGS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM THAT I'D LIKE TO WAIT UNTIL NISSAN MAKES SOME EFFORT TO DO SOMETHING. IF IT GETS BAD ENOUGH I WILL HAVE TO TAKE IT IN AND HOPE MY EXTENDED WTY. COVERS THE WORK - AND THAT WHAT IS DONE ACTUALLY FIXES IT. FROM WHAT I HAVE READ, THE CHANCES OF THE LATTER ARE SLIM, AND NOTHING SHORT OF A NEW TRANSMISSION IS LIKELY TO FIX IT. *TR

MY 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA 3.5SE SHIFTS FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEAR VERY HARD, ALSO FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE WHEN I BACK UP. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR A MONTH OR SO AND NOW MY MECHANIC IS SAYING THAT I NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION. AFTER SOME INTERNET RESEARCH, I SEE THAT THIS PROBLEM IS HAPPENING EVERYWHERE WITH THE 2004 MAXIMA. THIS CAR HAS NOT BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT AND IT NOW HAS 100,600 MILES. I HAVE JUST HAD THE RACK & PINION REPLACED LAST WEEK AS WELL AS THAT WAS BAD ($1100). *TR

MY CAR NISSAN MAXIMA 2004 (TRANSMISSION 5 SPEED) WHEN LOW OF 3 TO 2 TO 1 OR 2 IS A VERY STRANGE KNOCKING, ALSO ACCELERATED BROTHER SKATING TOO, BUT THIS CASE WHEN THE CAR IS ALREADY A HOT OR WARM WEATHER USE. THE COMPUTER DOES NOT COME OUT ANY CODE OF FAILURE. CHANGE THE OIL AND WENT BLACK "BURN" IS PERFORMED TWICE AND IMPROVED A LITTLE. *TR

MY 2004 MAXIMA SE, REPORTED TO DEALERSHIP THAT MY TRANSMISSION WAS NOT SHIFTING FROM 0KM TO 60KM MILEAGE (159KM) BEFORE MY WARRANTY EXPIRES, TOLD THAT THIS IS NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR, CHANGE CAR,MANY TIMES RETURNING , DEALERSHIP FLUSH TRANSMISSION, BUT PROBLEM STILL THERE, SEEMS TO BE AN INTERMITTENT THING, PRESSURE RELATED THEREFORE DAYS WITH NO PROBLEM BUT THEN PROBLEM RETURNING, FINALLY BECAME FED UP SO DEMAND DEALERSHIP TO HAVE ME SPEAK WITH THE NISSAN REP. TO SLOVE THIS PROBLEM. IN MY INVESTIGATING I FOUND THAT THERE IS ALOT OF COMPLAINT ABOUT THIS SAME EXACT ISSUE AND THE MILEAGE SOMETIMES IS JUST 60KM OR EVEN LOWER THUS PROVING THAT THIS PROBLEM IS NOT MILEAGE RELATED BUT PART RELATED. MEANING THAT NISSAN HAS A FAULTY TRANSMISSION WHICH SHOULD BE RECALLED AS THIS IS A PROBLEM FOR CONSUMERS ESPECIALLY REGARDING THE SAFETY OF THE VEHICLE. THE CAR AT TIMES JOLTS FORWARD WITH NO WARNING A POTENTIAL OF HITTING SOMEONE ESPECIALLY IN THE WINTER MONTHS, NOT TO MENTION THAT THE CAR CAN JUST SUDDENLY STOP WORKING IN THE MIDDLE OF NO WHERE, WHICH CAN BE DEADLY IN MINUS DEGREE WEATHER. THE DEALERSHIPS ONLY ANSWER IS TO REPAIR OR REPLACE CAR, BECAUSE THE PROBLEM STARTED BEFORE THE WARRANTY WAS EXPIRED THEN THE REPAIRS SHOULD BE TAKEN CARE OF ,IN MY OPINION BUT ACCORDING TO THE DEALERSHIP, IF YOU ARE NOT BROKEN DOWN AT THE SIDE OF THE ROAD THEN THE TRANSMISSION IS NOT COMPLETELY BROKEN SO NISSAN WILL NOT REPAIR. THIS I HAVE A PROBLEM BECAUSE ONCE THE PART IS NOT PERFORMING ITS FUNCTION THEN REPAIRS SHOULD BE DONE AS IT IS BROKEN, IT DOES NOT HAVE TO BE CEASED IN ITS COMPLETE FUNCTION BUT AS LONG AS A PART OF THE IT HAS CEASED THEN SOMETHING SHOULD BE DONE TO BRING THE VEHICLE BACK TO ITS FUNCTION AND THIS SHOULD NOT BE AT THE COST OF THE CONSUMER ESPECIALLY IF THEY HAVE PURCHASED EXTENDED WARRANTY WHICH INCLUDES THIS PART OF THE VEHICLE. NOW THAT THE VESICLE HAS PASSED THE KMS ITS EASY TO SAY WELL ONE SHOULD CHANGE TO ANOTHER VEHICLE BUT THAT IS NOT THE ISSUE. *TR

MY TRANSMISSION JERKING FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEAR ON MY 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA WITH 77,000 MILES. I TOOK IT IN TO THE NISSAN DEALER AND THEY RECOMMENDED A TRANSMISSION FLUID CHANGE. I AGREED TO THE TRANSMISSION FLUID REPLACEMENT BUT THE PROBLEM PERSIST. I LATER TOOK THE CAR BACK BUT THEY DIDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG. NOW AT 133,000 MILES ITS VERY BAD. THERE IS A WEBSITE WHERE HUNDREDS OF OTHER CONSUMERS HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM ON THE 04 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE DEALER OR THE NISSAN HEADQUARTERS ARE LISTENING TO US AND ARE REFUSING TO HELP OR EVEN RECALL THIS FAULTY TRANSMISSION. *TR

I'VE NOTICED A PRETTY SEVERE JERKING MOTION WHEN GOING FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEAR AND AGAIN FROM 2ND TO 1ST GEAR IN MY MAXIMA. I BOUGHT IT USED WITH 40K MILES ON IT AND JUST RECENTLY STARTED TO NOTICE THE PROBLEM WHEN THE CAR HIT 58K. SEEMS MUCH WORSE WHEN MOVING AT SLOW SPEEDS IN THE SNOW. I'VE NOTICED SEVERAL OTHER POSTINGS WITH THE SAME ISSUE. *TR