2005 Nissan Maxima

THE CAR JERKS INTO GEAR WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A LIGHT. AFTER ACCELERATING FROM A STOP AT 3000 RPM, THE CAR BUCKS AND JERKS INTO GEAR. THE ENGINE REVS BEFORE THE TRANSMISSION CATCHES GEARS. WHEN THE ENGINE IS WARM, AFTER ABOUT 30 MINUTES, WHEN CHANGING FROM DRIVE TO REVERSE OR PARK, THE TRANSMISSION HESITATES AND JERKS VERY HARD INTO GEAR. *TR

I HAVE HAD MY 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA FOR 7 MONTHS AND SINCE I HAVE PURCHASED THIS CAR I HAVE NOTICED JERKING. WHEN I PUT THE CAR IN DRIVE IT HESITATES FOR 3-5 SECONDS THEN IT JERKS. WHEN IT SHIFTS FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEAR IT JERKS. WHEN IT DOWN SHIFTS FROM 2ND TO 1ST IT JERKS. WHEN DRIVING IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC SOMETIMES IT DOESN'T RESPOND WHEN PRESSING THE GAS PEDAL, IT HESITATES FOR ABOUT 3 SECONDS AND THEN JERKS REALLY HARD THEN TAKES OFF. PLEASE DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS ISSUE. I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR TO DIFFERENT SHOPS TO GET IT WORKED ON BUT WHEN THEY TELL ME IT WILL COST $3000 FOR A TRANSMISSION REPAIR I HAVE GONE BACK TO PICK UP MY CAR BECAUSE I CAN'T AFFORD THE PRICES. *TR

SEVERE TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS! 1. WHEN SLOWING DOWN AROUND A TURN, UPON ACCELERATING, THERE WAS A HARD KNOCK. ALMOST FELT AS IF I HAD GOTTEN REAR ENDED. 2. WHEN SLOWING DOWN TO A STOP, SHIFTING FROM 3 TO 2 WAS ALSO VERY HARD 3. SOMETIME WHEN SLOWING DOWN, I WOULD PUT THE TRANSMISSION IN NEUTRAL TO AVOID #2 ABOVE. WHEN I WOULD PUT TRANSMISSION BACK INTO DRIVE, THE CAR WOULD SHIFT HARD FROM FIRST TO SECOND AND THEN TO THIRD. 4. WHEN COASTING DOWNHILL, IT WOULD INTERMITTENTLY FEEL AS IF I WAS APPLYING THE BRAKES. *TR

TRANSMISSION FAILURE. WAS REPLACED AT MY EXPENSE FOR 3000.00 DOLLARS AND NOW MARCH 9 , 2014 IT HAS FAILED AGAIN. I SUSPECT A FACTORY DEFECT. I AM TOLD THAT THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE AND RECURS OFTEN WITH THIS MODEL. DEALERSHIP OR NISSAN MUST REPLACE AT THEIR OWN EXPENSE. INTERNET IS FULL OF PERSONAL TESTIMONY BY THOUSANDS FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. NISSAN MUST ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY AND ISSUE A RECALL. *TR

MY CAR BEGAN JERKING VIOLENTLY WHEN SHIFTING INTO 1ST AND 2ND, JUST AS BAD OR WORSE WHEN DOWNSHIFTING IT WOULD LITERALLY JUMP AROUND IN TRAFFIC. I HAD TO DRIVE IT THIS WAY UNTIL IT BROKE COMPLETELY OR I SAVED THE 2000 TO REPAIR THE VALVE BODY. LUCKILY I CAME UP WITH THIS MONEY BEFORE I WAS STRANDED. IT WAS VERY NERVE RACKING EVERY TIME I DROVE BECAUSE IT WOULD JERK AND JUMP MAKING ME THINK I WAS GOING TO HIT SOMEONE OR AT TIMES IT FELT LIKE I'D BEEN HIT FROM BEHIND WHEN IT SLAMMED IT 1ST ON DOWNSHIFTING. I WAS TOLD BY MY DEALER TO TRADE IT IN, IT WAS AN ISSUE WITH ALL THESE MODEL CARS. ALSO EVERY TRANSMISSION SHOP IN MY TOWN THAT I CONTACTED KNEW EXACTLY THE PROBLEM BECAUSE THEY HAD SEEN IT SO MANY TIMES AND HAD A FLEET OF THEM ALREADY AT THEIR SHOP TO REPAIR. THEN WAS TOLD BY NISSAN CORPORATE THAT IT WAS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE, SO NO RECALL. SO THIS HAS COST SO MANY PEOPLE THEIR TIME AND MONEY ONLY TO GENERATE MORE PROFIT FOR NISSAN. THESE BAD VALVE BODIES THAT THEY KNOWINGLY PUT IN THESE MODELS WHICH ARE EXPENSIVE AND DANGEROUS HAD TO BE PURCHASED FROM NISSAN!!! THIS IS SO WRONG ON SO MANY LEVELS. I LOVE MY CAR OTHERWISE BUT IT INFURIATES ME THAT NISSAN WILL NOT OWN UP TO WHAT THEY DID WRONG!!! AND ARE MAKING MORE MONEY OFF THE PEOPLE WHO TRUSTED THEM AND THEIR PRODUCTS. *TR

NOT LONG AGO MY NISSAN HAS STARTED TO HAVE SHIFTING ISSUES , WHEN I PUT THE CAR INTO DRIVE OR REVERSE IT TAKE A FEW SECONDS THEN IT JERKS INTO GEAR WHICH IS WEARING OUT THE MOTOR MOUNTS . I HAVE TRIED CHANGING CAMSHAFT SENSORS WHICH HAS HELPED SOME OTHER PEOPLE BUT DIDN'T NOT FIX MY PROBLEM. NOW THE CAR TAKES OFF WHILE IM DRIVING ! WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A LIGHT THE RPMS WILL JUMP TO 6K AND THE CAR WILL GRAB A GEAR AND TAKE OFF WHICH HAS BEEN VARY UNCOMFORTABLE TO DRIVE LATELY BE CAUSE I AM AFRAID IT WILL RAM ME INTO A CAR INFRONT OF ME . I REALLY LIKE MY CAR INSIDE AND OUT BUT THIS SHIFTING PROBLEM IS KILLING ME AND I DON'T HAVE $4K TO HAVE A NEW TRANSMISSION INSTALLED , I HAVE NO OTHER CARS SO I HAVE NO OTHER CHOICE BUT TO DRIVE IT TO WHERE I NEED TO GO. I HAVEN'T EVEN HAD THE CAR FOR MORE THAN A FEW MONTHS SO I AM TRAPPED MAKING PAYMENTS ON IT EVEN IF I CANT DRIVE IT .I HAVE READ ON MANY DIFFERENT FORUMS ABOUT PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS AND HAVEN'T FOUND A WAY TO FIX IT , WITH AS MANY REVIEWS OF PEOPLE HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THEIR MAXIMA THE TRANSMISSION SHOULD BE RECALLED AND REPLACED FREE OF CHARGE . *TR

I LIVE IN WASHINGTON STATE. I BOUGHT MY 2005 MAXIMA SE IN FEB 24 2007 WITH 48,000 MILES ON IT. WHEN IT REACH 98,000 MILES (MOSTLY HIGHWAY MILES), MY AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION BEGAN DISPLAYING SHIFTING PROBLEMS. 1.FROM PARK AND/OR REVERSE TO DRIVE IT HAD A 5 SECOND DELAY TO SHIFT INTO GEAR, AND WHEN IT DID IT SHIFTED HARD. 2.TRANSMISSION SLIPPED OUT OF GEAR DURING SLOW AND GO DRIVING CAUSING THE ENGINE TO REV AT HIGH RPM?S AND THEN SLAMMING INTO GEAR. 3.VERY HARD SHIFTS BETWEEN 1ST AND 2ND GEAR WHEN SHIFTING UP AND DOWN AT SPEEDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH. 4.ONCE IT SLIPPED OUT OF GEAR, AND SHUT MY ENGINE DOWN. DURING SLOW AND GO DRIVING I COULD FEEL THE TRANSMISSION BEGIN TO SHIFT AT15 MPH, AND GET A HARD SHIFT AT ABOUT 20 AND 25 MPH. IT SHIFTED HARD BACK AND FORTH BETWEEN HIGH AND LOW GEARS. I ALSO, EXPERIENCED LAG TIME, AND HIGH RPM?S BEFORE IT SLAMMED INTO GEARS WHEN SHIFTING. EVERY TRANSMISSION PLACE I WENT TO WANTED $3500 TO $4000 TO REPLACE IT. AS AN ALTERNATIVE, I BOUGHT A USED AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WITH 62,000 MILES IN DEC 15 2008, AND HAD IT INSTALLED FOR $2000.00. AFTER 150,000 MILES (MOSTLY HIGHWAY MILES) ON THE REPLACEMENT TRANSMISSION I BEGAN TO EXPERIENCE IDENTICAL PROBLEMS AS DESCRIBED ABOVE. I?VE HAD THE CAM SENSORS, SOLENOIDS, AND FLUIDS REPLACED AND IT STILL RESPONSE THE SAME WAY. I FIND IT ODD OF 2 DIFFERENT TRANSMISSIONS THAT ACTING THE SAME WAY. ALSO, EVER SINCE I GOT THIS CAR I HAVE TO REPLACE THE HEADLIGHTS EVER YEAR. NOT GOOD FOR A CAR THAT COST $40,000 NEW FROM A COMPANY THAT USED TO HAVE A GOOD REPUTATION. *TR