2004 Nissan Maxima

THE ABS PUMP IN THE MAXIMA IS DEFECTIVE. IT GRINDS AND GRINDS AND THE LIGHT DOESN'T COME ON. THE MECHANICS COULD NOT FIND WHAT WAS WRONG WITH THE CAR UNTIL THE SOUND WAS SO LOUD, YOU COULD HEAR IT FROM OUTSIDE THE CAR. THE CAR IS ONLY A FEW YEARS OLD AND THIS SHOULD NOT HAPPEN. IF YOU VISIT MAXIMA.ORG, YOU CAN SEE ON THE FORUM THAT EVERYONE WITH AN '04 MAXIMA HAS AN ABS PROBLEM. THIS NEEDS TO BE RECALLED AND NISSAN SHOULD FIX THESE. THIS IS OVER $1000 OF WORK FROM THE MECHANIC. WE HAVE OWNED 6 NISSANS AND THIS IS THE ONLY TIME THIS HAS EVER HAPPENED. IT IS VERY UPSETTING THAT NISSAN WILL NOT ACKNOWLEDGE THIS PROBLEM. *TR

I STARTED TO NOTICE MY TRANSMISSION SLIPPING FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEAR ON MY 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA WITH 58,000 MILES. I TOOK IT IN TO THE NISSAN DEALER AND THEY RECOMMENDED A TRANSMISSION FLUID CHANGE AND WAS ADVISED NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH THE TRANSMISSION. I AGREED TO THE TRANSMISSION FLUID REPLACEMENT BUT THE PROBLEM PERSIST. I HAVE ENCOUNTERED 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 BEGAN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH MY AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION ON MY 04 NISSAN MAXIMA AT APPROXIMATELY 60,000 - 75,000 MILES. THE CAR WOULD AGGRESSIVELY JERK WHILE DRIVING IN 1ST AND 2ND GEAR. THE DEALERSHIP KEPT TELLING ME THAT THERE WAS NO PROBLEM AND HAD ME PAY FOR A TRANSMISSION FLUSH SEVERAL TIMES. AFTER TAKING THE CAR BACK ENOUGH TIMES, THE DEALERSHIP INFORMED ME THAT I NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION, WHICH BY THAT TIME MY WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED (VERY SUSPECT). SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR BRAND NEW IN 2003, I HAVE FOLLOWED THE NISSAN GUIDLINES REGARDING TRANSMISSION CARE SERVICES (SPENDING THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS). I PAID FOR A REBUILT TRANSMISSION AND I AM STILL HAVING SEVERE JERKS IN 1ST AND 2ND GEAR. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE AND NISSAN CORP. SHOULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE. THIS IS DEFINITELY A SAFETY HAZARD ON THE ROAD. IN ADDITION, IT IS SCARY FOR THE DRIVERS WHO DEAL WITH THESE STRONG JERKS CAUSING OUR HEADS TO SEVERELY JERK. THE OLD PARTS TO MY VEHICLE TRANSMISSION ARE NOT AVAILABLE, YET I HAVE RECEIPTS AND THE PHONE NUMBER TO THE CARE REPAIR PLACE WHO REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION. PLEASE HELP BEFORE THIS ISSUE SEVERELY HURT SOMEONE. *TR

HAVE A 04 NISSAN MAXIMA WITH 82,000 MILE ON IT. HAD THE 75,000 SCHEDULE TUNE UP DONE TO IT. NOW AT 82,000 MILES MY CAR HAS A HARD JERK WHEN SHIFTING FROM 1ST TO 2ND. HAS A HARD DECELERATION. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD TO REPLACE MY TRANSMISSION, A $4,000.00 COST TO ME. I FOUND A WEBSITE WHERE I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE THAT HAS THIS PROBLEM AND I AM TO BELIEVE TO THINK THAT THIS IS A MANUFACTURE PROBLEM. PLEASE HELP TO RESOLVE. *TR

CAR STARTED MAKING A WHINING SOUND SIMILAR TO A TURBO WHINE UNDER ACCELERATION, THIS GOT PROGRESSIVELY WORSE WITH TIME AND MILEAGE. TURNED OUT TO BE UPPER CAM CHAIN TENSIONERS RESULTING IN THE ENGINE HAVING TO BE REMOVED FROM THE CAR TO REPAIR. REPLACEMENT PARTS ARE REDESIGNED AND DEALER SAID MOST VQ35 AND VQ40 ENGINES ARE EFFECTED. PROBLEM IS THE SYMPTOM'S DON'T SHOW UP UNTIL 50-75K MILES AND WILL NOT BE COVERED BY NISSAN. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT WHEN THE TRANSMISSION WARMS, IT IS DIFFICULT TO CHANGE GEARS. WHEN HE SHIFTED FROM DRIVE INTO REVERSE, THE VEHICLE MADE A LOUD NOISE. THE DEALER DISCOVERED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS DISCOLORED AND STATED THAT A NEW ONE WOULD BE NEEDED AT THE COST OF $3,900. A REPORT WAS FILED WITH THE MANUFACTURER AND THE FAILURE WAS INVESTIGATED FOR TWO WEEKS. THE MANUFACTURER CONCLUDED THAT THEY WOULD NOT ASSIST WITH THE REPAIR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 56,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 57,000.

04 NISSAN MAXIMA PURCHASED IN AUG 03 WITH A LOUD KNOCKING NOISE IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE. FIRST VISIT TO THE DEALER WAS IN MARCH 04 -- REPLACED FRONT STRUT. LASTED ABOUT 1 WEEK BEFORE THE NOISE WAS BACK. SINCE THEN HAS HAD AT LEAST 6-8 STRUTS REPLACED. LAST REPAIR WAS LAST FRIDAY -- WENT 10 MILES BEFORE THE NOISE WAS BACK. THE LONGEST A STRUT HAS LASTED WAS 6 MONTHS. I HAVE BEEN DEALING WITH FOR FOUR YEARS. WILL NISSAN ACKNOWLEDGE THIS AS A PROBLEM AND EVER FIX IT? *TR