2005 Nissan Maxima

I BOUGHT MY 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA IN AUGUST 8, 2013 USED WITH APPROX. 63K MILES WITH NO WARRANTY. ABOUT 3 WEEKS AFTER I BOUGHT THE CAR I WAS DRIVING IN TRAFFIC IN 90 DEGREE WEATHER, I NOTICED MY CLUTCH PEDAL WOULD GET STUCK TO THE FLOOR. DURING THIS TIME I WAS UNABLE TO CHANGE GEARS AT ALL, I HAD TO PULL OVER & SIT FOR ABOUT 20 MINUTES TO GET THE CAR MOVING AGAIN. I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER & THEY "BLED THE LINE". THEY SAID THE FLUID IN THE CLUTCH WOULD GET HOT & TURN INTO "VAPOR" WHICH WOULD CAUSE THE CLUTCH PEDAL TO GET STUCK & ADVISED I USE DOT4 FLUID IN THE FUTURE. 5 MONTHS LATER (IN THE WINTER) THE CLUTCH PEDAL AGAIN STARTED GETTING STUCK TO THE FLOOR, I WAS ABLE TO "POP" IT BACK WITH MY FOOT FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME UNTIL I GOT TO MY DESTINATION. I TOOK IT TO THE NISSAN DEALER, PAID $150 TO "DIAGNOSE" ONLY FOR SOMEONE TO TELL ME THEY COULD NOT REPLICATE THE PROBLEM & THEY WOULD HAVE TO TAKE APART MY TRANSMISSION (ANOTHER $650) TO LOOK INTO THE PROBLEM FURTHER. NEEDLESS TO SAY, I WENT SOMEWHERE ELSE. I HAD A MECHANIC FRIEND LOOK AT IT WHO TOLD ME TO REPLACE THE CLUTCH MASTER & SLAVE CYLINDER, THEREFORE, I DID. SOLVED THE ISSUE, UNTIL NOW (5 MONTHS LATER). MY CLUTCH HAS BEEN GETTING STUCK TO THE FLOOR & LOOSING PRESSURE OCCASIONALLY THE PAST MONTH, FINALLY YESTERDAY, IT HAS BECOME UN-DRIVABLE. I CANNOT PULL IT BACK UP ENOUGH TO SHIFT IT INTO GEAR. I WAS TOLD MY A MECHANIC TO REPLACE THE MASTER CYLINDER AGAIN & HOPEFULLY THAT SHOULD SOLVE THE PROBLEM. I DRIVE EVERYDAY IN THIS CAR WITH MY TWO SMALL CHILDREN & HAVE HAD NEAR MISSES AT TIMES BECAUSE I CANNOT GET THE CAR INTO GEAR. I READ ONLINE FORUMS REGARDING THE NISSAN ALTIMA'S WITH THE SAME ISSUE. I AM SURE AFTER I REPLACE THE MASTER CYLINDER AGAIN I WILL HAVE THIS ISSUE WITHIN MONTHS. I HAVE THREE MORE YEARS OF PAYING ON THIS PIECE OF JUNK UNTIL I CAN GET RID OF IT! I NEED A RELIABLE CAR, NISSAN NEEDS TO FIX IT! *TR

THE VALVE BODY OR VALVE ASSEMBLY ON THE TRANSMISSION IS FAILING CAUSING HARD SHIFT AND HIGH REVS WHILE SHIFTING. WHICH IS VERY HARD AND COULD CAUSE THE TRANSMISSION TO FAIL. IT IS WELL KNOWN BY NISSAN AND THEY ARE NO HELP AT FIXING THIS PROBLEM. NEW VALVE BODY IS AROUND $1100 WITHOUT LABOR. IF WAITED TO LONG TO REPLACE, NEW TRANSMISSION COULD COST $3400. *TR

THE 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA (AND OTHER MODELS DURING THIS YEAR) HAS A VALVE BODY DEFECT AND THE COMPANY REFUSES TO RECOGNIZE AND RECALL THE PROBLEM. THIS PART HELPS THE VEHICLE WITH SHIFTING THROUGH GEARS. AS IT STANDS RIGHT NOW EVERY TIME THE VEHICLE GOES FROM FIRST TO SECOND GEAR, THERE IS A HUGE VEHICLE JERK (SIMILAR TO BEING IN A REAR END CAR COLLISION). THE VEHICLE ALSO JERKS WHEN GOING FROM SECOND TO FIRST. AT TIMES, THE CAR EVEN DELAYS IN SHIFTING PUTTING THE DRIVER EVEN MORE AT RISK THERE ARE MANY CONSUMERS THAT HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. THE VALVE BODY IS SUCH AN ISSUE THAT THERE IS A PENDING LAWSUIT AGAINST NISSAN FOR THIS PROBLEM. DRIVING WITH A DEFECTED VALVE BODY IS AN ENORMOUS SAFETY ISSUE AND NISSAN FEELS IT IS NOT THEIR ISSUE TO DEAL WITH. *TR

MY CAR HAS BEEN JERKING WHEN GOING INTO SECOND AND THIRD GEARS, ENGINE REVS WHILE DRIVING THEN JERKS AGAIN AND MAKES A LOUD NOISE. I AM SCARED TO BE CLOSE TO ANOTHER CAR BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW WHAT IT'S GOING TO DO NEXT. IT ONLY HAS 83,000 MILES ON IT AND HAS BEEN KEPT UP FOR SERVICES AND NO REAL PROBLEMS UNTIL NOW. I WOULD LIKE FOR THIS TO BE INVESTIGATED TO THE FULLEST. I BOUGHT THIS CAR BRAND NEW AND ONE OF THE REASON I BOUGHT IT WAS FOR ITS SAFETY RECORD, WHICH I AM NOT FEELING VERY SAFE IN IT NOW. I SHOULD NOT BE HAVING THESE PROBLEMS WITH THE MILEAGE I HAVE ON IT! *TR

I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. CAR ONLY HAS 56,000 MILES ON IT. AT 50,000 MILES I STARTED EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WHEN I PUT THE CAR IN REVERSE IT WOULD JERK REALLY BAD, THEN PUT INTO DRIVE AND AGAIN A VERY BAD JERK. IT IS VERY SCARY AND I KNOW THAT IT IS A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM WITH THE GEARS. WHEN I DRIVE BETWEEN 20-30 MILES IT JUST STARTS JERKING AGAIN AND THE GEARS ON THE TRANSMISSION CHANGE. I NEED 2 MOTOR MOUNTS DUE TO THIS PROBLEM. I WOULD HOPE WITH ALL OF THESE COMPLAINTS, THERE WILL BE A SAFETY RECALL ON THIS ISSUE. *TR

WE PURCHASED THIS CAR IN 08/13 AFTER WE BOUGHT THE CAR IT NEEDED A TRANSMISSION THEN ENDED UP PUTTING 2 TRANSMISSIONS IN THE CAR, ALSO A NEW THROTTLE BODY WITH ALL THIS AND THE PURCHASE OF THE CAR IT IS OVER $8,000 IN THIS USELESS CAR, THAT NOW IS TOTALED DUE TO FAULTY BRAKES AND TRACTION CONTROL, THESE CARS ARE DANGEROUS IT WAS ONLY GOIN 20 MPH THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED, AND THE BRAKES LOCKED AND THE THROTTLE WAS HUNG OPEN, THEN IT HIT A BANK AND FLIPPED OVER NOW IT IS TOTALED AND WE HAVE NOTHING THESE CARS ARE JUNK. *TR

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:1) WHEN YOU SHIFT FROM PARK TO DRIVE THE CAR DOES NOT ENGAGE AT FIRST THEN SUDDENLY ENGAGES AND ACCELERATES VERY QUICKLY. 2) HARD JERKING SHIFTING FROM 1ST TO 2ND AND FROM 2ND TO 1ST. 3) WHEN DE-ACCELERATING FROM A HIGHER GEAR TRANSMISSION DISENGAGES THEN ENGAGES HARD. 4) THE CAR INTERMITTENTLY DOES THIS GOING A DAY OR TWO PERFORMING NORMALLY. *TR

OKAY, I AM LIKE ALMOST EVERYBODY ON HERE! MY CAR SEVERAL YEARS AGO STARTING SLIPPING IN BETWEEN 1ST AND 2ND GEAR. JERKING FORWARD AND I HAVE NEARLY GOTTEN INTO SEVERAL WRECKS BECAUSE OF IT. TOOK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID IT WAS MY TRANSMISSION VALVE BODY. I PAID OVER A $1000 BUCKS AND THE TOLD ME MY TRANSMISSION WOULD EVENTUALLY GO. WHICH IS A $3200 FIX. WHAT THE CRAP. IT'S NOT MY FAULT THEY MADE A FAULTY PART. OWN UP TO IT AND FIX IT. WELL THIS PAST FRIDAY 08/08/2014, THE TRANSMISSION FINALLY WENT. NOW I HAVE LOST MY ONLY VEHICLE AND DON'T HAVE THE MONEY TO FIX IT. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL!! *TR