2005 Nissan Maxima

EXPERIENCING SEVERE TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. THE CAR HAS A 5 SECOND OR MORE DELAY IN SHIFTING INTO DRIVE AND ONCE IT DOES SHIFT THERE IS A VIOLENT JERK AND CLUNKING NOISE. WHEN DRIVING THE RPM GAUGE GOES UP AND DOWN RANDOMLY. GEARS SLIP FROM 1ST TO 2ND AT ANY GIVEN MOMENT. I KNOW MY CAR HAS 100K MILES BUT IT HAS BEEN SUPERBLY KEPT SINCE MANUFACTURED SO THIS IS BAFFLING TO ME. I HAVE SPENT HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS ON TRANSMISSION FLUSHES AND TUNE UPS HOPING TO ALLEVIATE THE PROBLEM TO NO AVAIL. I DON'T SEE MYSELF SPENDING THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS TO REPLACE A TRANSMISSION THAT OBVIOUSLY WAS PREDESTINED FOR FAILURE! I LOVE FOREIGN CARS NISSAN ESPECIALLY THIS IS MY SECOND BUT AT THIS POINT I AM SERIOUSLY CONSIDERING TOYOTA AND NEVER BUYING OR RECOMMENDING A NISSAN EVER AGAIN! *TR

THE TRANSMISSION HAS BEGUN TO JERK EXCESSIVELY WHEN SHIFTING FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEAR. SOMETIMES IT JERKS SO HARD THE OCCUPANTS GET TOSSED FORWARD A BIT. IT LAGS WHEN SHIFTING FROM PARK TO DRIVE ALSO RESULTING IN THE CAR TO JERK VIOLENTLY. THIS IS HORRENDOUS THAT A CAR THAT HAS 70,000-80,000 MILES ON WOULD HAVE SUCH A SERIOUS TRANSMISSION PROBLEM ALREADY. ITS DANGEROUS AND FROM RESEARCH I'VE FOUND IS NOT ISOLATED, BUT RATHER A WIDESPREAD ISSUE WITH THE 2004-2005 NISSAN MAXIMA'S. ITS ABSOLUTELY RIDICULOUS THAT NISSAN HASNT MADE A RECALL ON WHAT THEY KNOW ARE FAULTY TRANSMISSIONS. I HAD A HONDA CIVIC THAT HAD WELL OVER 110,000 MILES ON IT AND I NEVER HAD A SINGLE POWER-TRAIN OR ENGINE ISSUE WITH THAT CAR. I FOR ONE WILL NEVER BY ANOTHER NISSAN AGAIN! *TR

I AM EXPERIENCING TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS IN MY 2005 MAXIMA. THE VEHICLE HAS ONLY 54000 MILES TO DATE AND IS STARTING TO SLIP GEARS IN BETWEEN 1-2 AND 2-3 WHILE DRIVING AT A SLOW SPEED; THIS ALSO OCCURS WHEN SWITCHING IN REVERSE. THIS PROBLEM NEEDS TO BE FIXED SINCE IT CAN BE DETRIMENTAL TO FELLOW DRIVERS ON THE ROAD WHILE DRIVING DUE TO THE FACT OF THE TRANSMISSION CAUSING THE CAR TO LUNGE FORWARD WHEN IN THE ACT OF SWITCHING GEARS. THIS ISSUE SEEMS TO BE WELL DOCUMENTED AT THIS POINT TO NISSAN CORPORATE AS WELL AS THE NHTSA DATABASE AND SHOULD BE TAKEN SERIOUSLY. I BELIEVE A RECALL AT THIS POINT SHOULD BE IN ORDER DUE TO THE MASS DOCUMENTED COMPLAINTS OF THIS SPECIFIC ISSUE. *TR

I HAVE BEEN FEELING A JERKING IN MY CAR, WHICH SOUNDS LIKE THE MOTOR IS MOVING AROUND. I HAD THE MOTOR MOUNTS REPLACED, BUT STILL WAS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS. I HAVE NOW FOUND OUT IT IS THE TRANSMISSION, WHICH WILL COST ME $3200.00, I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY THE SHOP THAT A LOT OF 2005 MAXIMA ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS, IF THIS IS TRUE WHY IS THERE NOT A RECALL? *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO EXPERIENCE THE FAILURE UNTIL THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED AND ALLOWED TO COOL DOWN. THE VEHICLE WOULD THEN OPERATE AS DESIGNED. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, WHO ADVISED THE CONTACT TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 78,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST ACCELERATION POWER. THE CONTACT CONTINUOUSLY DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR THEN THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY LUNGED FORWARD. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE JERKED AND SURGED CONSTANTLY WHEN THE TEMPERATURE WAS WARM. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC THREE DIFFERENT TIMES FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION SENSOR AND PERFORMED A TRANSMISSION FLUSH. THE FAILURE CONTINUED AFTER THE REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

THIS NISSAN HAS BEEN HAVING ISSUES WHERE IT JERKS FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE, UPSHIFTING FROM FIRST TO SECOND, AND SECOND TO THIRD. THE VEHICLE ALSO JERKS WHEN DOWN SHIFTING FROM THIRD TO SECOND, SECOND TO FIRST AND FIRST TO PARK IS DELAYED IN SHIFTING. THIS ISSUE IS A SAFETY CONCERN DUE TO AFFECTING THE ABILITY TO STOP THE VEHICLE AS THE VEHICLE SPECIFICATIONS INDICATE STOPPING DISTANCE FOR THE VEHICLE SHOULD BE. THE ISSUE IS HIGHLY UNPREDICTABLE AS TO THE SEVERITY OF THE JERK THE CAR WILL EXPERIENCE WHICH HAS BEEN KNOWN TO CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO EITHER NOT STOP OR SLIDE IN INCLEMENT WEATHER SUCH AS SNOW. *TR