2005 Nissan Maxima

WHILE DRIVING THE CAR IN TOWN THE CAR STARTED JERKING ERRATICALLY, LAUNCHING FORWARD, HARD JERKS, CAR SHAKING LIKE CRAZY, SMELL BURNING SMELL IN THE CAR, I ALMOST HIT OTHER CARS DUE TO MY CAR JERKING FORWARD. I WAS FRIGHTENED... THE CAR IS VERY UNSAFE TO DRIVE TO SAY THE VERY LEAST. IT DOESN'T MATTER WHAT SPEED YOU ARE DRIVING, IT JERKS AND LAUNCHES FORWARD AT WILL. MY CHILDREN COULD HAVE GOT SERIOUSLY HURT RIDING IN THIS CAR. I PAID CLOSE TO $800 TOGET THIS CAR FIXED IN MAY OF 2013, ONLY TO HAVE IT ALL HAPPEN ALL OVER AGAIN AS THE NISSAN CORPORATION KNEW OF DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSIONS IN THE NISSAN MAXIAMAS. YET, THEY CONTINUE TO SELL THESE "DEATH TRAPS", TO CITIZENS.. THIS IS AN ATROCITY, WHAT THE NISSAN CORPORATION HAS TO DONE IT'S CONSUMERS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE VEHICLE WOULD NO LONGER ACCELERATE FORWARD. THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO OPERATE BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESPOND TO ACCELERATION ATTEMPTS. THE CONTACT HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 100,000. *TR

2005 NISSAN MAXIMA BEGAN SHIFTING HEAVY, ESPECIALLY WHEN DOWN SHIFTING,HEAVY JERKS AT TIMES, AND DELAY OR JUMP WHEN PUT INTO DRIVE. TOOK TO TRANSMISSION PLACE TO CHECK ON ISSUE ONCE I SAID WHAT KIND OF CAR I HAD HE SAID LET ME GUESS 2005. THEY SAID THEY HAVE SEEN SEVERAL WITH ISSUES SOME AS EARLY AS 50,000 MILES. I CURRENTLY HAVE 104,000 WAS INFORMED THAT IT WAS THE TRANSMISSION AND ALSO BECAUSE OF THE JERKING AND ENGINE MOUNT WAS ALSO NEEDED. *TR

I HAVE BEEN DRIVING MY 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA FOR AWHILE, BUT LATELY THE TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN ACTING UP. THE MAXIMA SHIFTS GEARS VERY HARD AND CAUSES A VERY DANGEROUS THRUSTING MOTION. ALSO, WHENEVER THE MAXIMA IS SWITCHED FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE IT KICKS FORWARD VERY HARD AND LOUD. THIS HAS ALMOST CAUSED NUMEROUS ACCIDENTS AND NISSAN NEEDS TO HANDLE THIS SITUATION APPROPRIATELY. I TOOK THE MAXIMA INTO A LOCAL TRANSMISSION SHOP AND THEY INFORMED ME THAT THE TRANSMISSION NISSAN HAS PUT IN THIS CARS MODEL IS TERRIBLE AND NEEDS TO BE RECALLED. THEY INFORMED ME THAT MY ONLY OPTION IS TO HAVE THE VALVE BODY REBUILT. THIS PROBLEM IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND CAUSING DAMAGE TO MY SURROUNDING PARTS OF THE VEHICLE. AGAIN, THE TRANSMISSION ON THE 2005 MAXIMA NEEDS TO BE RECALLED. *TR

WHENEVER MY 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA IS PLACED FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE, IT HESITATES AND THEN JERKS INTO DRIVE. IT IS ALMOST LIKE A KICKING MOTION. THIS IS A VERY POWERFUL MOTION THAT HAS AGITATED OTHER PARTS OF THE CAR, RESULTING IN LOOSE HOSES AND CLIPS. IT APPEARS THAT OTHER OWNERS OF THE SAME VEHICLE ARE HAVING SIMILAR PROBLEMS. I EXPECT MORE FROM NISSAN AS THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL PERFORMED FOR THE TRANSMISSION. I AM AND INDIVIDUAL WHO FOLLOWS THE OWNER MANUAL MAINTENANCE SCHEDULE PERFECTLY. THIS SHOULD NOT BE HAPPENING THIS EARLY ON. THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS ISSUE AND IT IS CAUSING EXPENSIVE DAMAGES TO MY MAXIMA. FIX IT! *TR

FOR ABOUT THE LAST 5-6 MONTHS I HAVE BEEN NOTICING A NEW PROBLEM WITH MY VEHICLE. WHEN SHIFTING FROM R TO D WITH MY AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, THE CAR WILL HESITATE AND THEN JERK INTO DRIVE. SOMETIMES THE JERK IS VERY HARD AND LOUD, AND SOMETIMES NOT SO MUCH. IT DOES NOT ALWAYS HAPPEN, BUT AT LEAST 1 TIME A DAY OR IF I AM DRIVING MORE, THEN PERHAPS UP TO 5-10 TIMES A DAY. I HAVE ALSO NOTICED IT WHEN DRIVING AT CERTAIN SPEEDS. SOMETIMES AROUND 25-30 MPH, THE CAR WILL SLOW DOWN, THEN JERK BACK INTO THE CORRECT SPEED/GEAR. I HAD SOME WORK DONE PROBABLY LATE LAST YEAR WHICH WAS $800+ AND OTHER TIMES BEFORE THAT AS WELL WHICH WERE QUITE PRICEY. AS OF YESTERDAY, NOW MY AC WILL NOT TURN OFF, IT IS STUCK ON FULL BLAST. HAVE ALSO HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE DOORS NOT LOCKING/UNLOCKING WITH THE REMOTE WHICH HAS BEEN REPAIRED. NOW I NOTICE THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR AT TIMES DOES NOT LOCK WITH THE REMOTE. I AM MOSTLY CONCERNED WITH THE SHIFTING PROBLEM FROM R TO D AS THAT SEEMS LIKE THE MOST COSTLY REPAIR THAT WILL NEED TO BE DONE AND HAVE NOTICED THAT THERE ARE MANY COMPLAINTS ONLINE ABOUT OTHER OWNERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. I AM HOPING TO HAVE THIS PAID FOR BY NISSAN AS I WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO AFFORD THIS AFTER THE OTHER REPAIRS THAT HAVE HAD TO BE DONE WITH THE CAR AND THIS SEEMS TO BE FAULTY WITH THE CAR IN GENERAL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED BEGAN TO SLIP IN EVERY GEAR, BUT MORE IN FIRST AND SECOND GEAR WITH A BIG BANG AFTER EVERY ATTEMPT TO SHIFT GEARS WAS MADE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER DID NOT GIVE SPECIFICS ON WHAT CAUSED THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 132,000. *TR

I BOUGHT MY 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA SL FROM A USED CAR DEALERSHIP. IT HAD SOME VIBRATING AND SHAKING IN THE STEERING WHEEL AND THEY GAVE ME A TEMPORARY FIX IN ORDER TO SEND ME ON MY WAY. TWO DAYS AFTER HAVING THE CAR IT STARTED SHIFTING REALLY HARD FROM 1ST TO 2ND AND THEN WHEN DOWNSHIFTING. IT HAS SHIFTED SO HARD THAT A COUPLE OF TIMES IT HAS JERKED ME FORWARD IN MY SEAT. AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS SOMETIMES IT WILL JUST SHIFT DOWN FOR NO REASON. IF I TAP ON THE BREAK IT WILL SHIFT WHEN ITS NOT SUPPOSED TO. WHEN I PUT THE SHIFTER FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE IT WILL FEEL LIKE THE ENGINE IS GOING TO DROP OUT OF THE BOTTOM. THIS CLEARLY NEEDS TO BE FIXED. I HAD A TRANSMISSION FLUSH AND THAT DIDN'T FIX THE PROBLEM. I HAVE ONLY HAD THE CAR 3 MONTHS AND IM SCARED IM GOING TO GET STRANDED SOMEWHERE. *TR