2005 Nissan Maxima

WITH ONLY 64,000 MILES ON A 2005 MAXIMA THE TRANSMISSION STARTED TO SHIFT HARD FROM 1ST TO 2ND. THE TRANSMISSION WOULD SLIP WHILE SHIFTING INTO SUBSEQUENT GEARS CAUSING THE ENGINE TO RACE +/- 2000RPM UNTIL FULLY ENGAGED. THE CAR WAS DRIVEN DIRECTLY TO THE DEALER A DISTANCE OF APPROX 6 MILES. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED WITH A COST ESTIMATE OF $4500. IT APPEARS THAT THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS TRANSMISSION. THE OWNER CONTACTED NISSAN CUSTOMER SUPPORT IS WAITING FOR A RETURN CALL. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA SE. THE CONTACT STATED THE TRANSMISSION JERKED AND POPPED WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO STATED THAT THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE A FAILURE, BUT THE MOTOR MOUNTS WERE REPLACED. THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER, BUT THE CONTACT PLANNED ON TAKING IT TO AN INDEPENDENT TRANSMISSION SHOP FOR FURTHER EXAMINATION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 116,800.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD JERK FORWARD AND IF DRIVEN OVER 25 MPH THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO THE NEXT GEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC, WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. NO REPAIRS HAD BEEN PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 75,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 25 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE STARTED JERKING AND KNOCKING, CAUSING THE TRANSMISSION TO SEIZE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO COMPLETED A TRANSMISSION FLUSH BUT THE TRANSMISSION CONTINUED TO FAIL. THE DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE A SECOND TIME AND ADVISED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 103,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 104,000.

I DRIVE A 2005 NISSIAN MAXIMA AND ABOUT 5 MONTHS AGO MY CAR STARTED JERKING AND HARD SHIFTS AND THEN NOT SHIFTING AT ALL. I HAVE ONLY HAD THIS CAR FOR ABOUT 4 YEARS AND WHEN I PURCHASED IT I WAS UNDER THE IMPRESSION IT WAS A GOOD CAR. I HAVE TREAT THIS CAR LIKE A BABY. NOW I HAVE IT IN THE SHOP AND I'M LOOK AT A $3,000 DOLLAR BILL TO HAVE MY CAR REPAIRED. I'M MAKING A CAR PAYMENT ON SOMETHING I CAN'T EVEN DRIVE. SPOKE WITH THE DEALERSHIP AND NISSIAN AND THEY SAY IT'S NOTHING THEY CAN DO. IT NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. SO I'M STUCK. I HAVE SEEN WERE NISSIAN HAS HAD A LOT OF PROBLEMS WITH THE 04-05 TRANSMISSIONS AND HAS DONE NOTHING ABOUT IT. *JS

BEGAN EXPERIENCING ISSUE WITH THE TRANSMISSION AT ABOUT 75,000 MILES. FIRST NOTICED THAT WHEN SHIFTING FROM PARK INTO REVERSE OR DRIVE THERE WAS A LAG OF A FEW SECONDS AND THEN A NOTICABLE SURGE INTO GEAR. THEN NOTICED AN OCCASIONAL (NON-DRIVER CREATED) REVVING OF RPMS IN BETWEEN GEARS 1 AND 2 AND FROM 2 TO 3. THE TRANSMISSION DOEN'T APPEAR TO KNOW WHICH GEAR TO ENGAGE TO. THESE SYMPTOMS PROGRESSED OVER TIME UNTIL I SATARTED EXPERIENCING HEAVY IMPACT LIKE SHIFTS BETWEEN GEARS WHILE IN MOTION. THE TRANSMISSION WILL GET SUSPENDED IN BETWEEN GEARS WHICH CAUSES AN OVERLY RAPID INCREASE IN RPM'S FROM 2000-22000 TO WELL ABOVE 4500 UNTIL I CAN REMOVE MY FOOT FROM THE GAS (THIS IS NOT FROM AGGRESSIVE ACCELERATOR MANIPULATION BY THE DRIVER BUT AN ABNORMAL INCREASE IN RPM'S FROM THE TRANSMISSION GEAR ISSUES). I HAVE NOTICED THE RPM'S ARE NOT STABLE WHEN IDLING (OFTEN IDLES HIGHER THAN NORMAL) OR WITH NO ACCELERATOR PRESSURE AS WELL. TOOK THE CAR TO A REPAIR SHOP AND THEY PULLED THE CODES FROM THE COMPUTER WHICH INDICATED THE TRANSMISSION WAS BEGINING TO FAIL. THE FLUSHED/REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION FLUID AND INDICATED IT COULD BE WEEKS, MONTHS OR "MAYBE" LONGER BUT THE TRANSMISSION WILL ULTIMATELY FAIL. ONLINE RESEARCH INDICATES THE TRANSMISSION VALVE BODY IS THE CULPRIT BUT ALSO THE ECM AND TRANSMISSION GROUNDING ARE ALSO PROBABLE CONTRIBUTORS. DUE TO THE VIOLENT NATURE ON THE TRANSMISSION ISSUES IT SOUNDS AS THOUGH THE ENGINE MOUNTS MAY BE CRACKED AS WELL. THIS IS CLEARLY A MANUFACTURING FAULT, PROVIDES A DANGEROUS SITUATION FOR THE OPERATOR, PASSENGER AND OTHER DRIVERS. I AM SURPRISED THAT THERE HAVE NOT BEEN ACCIDENTS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS DUE TO THE INSTABILITY OF THE TRANSMISSION AND RPM ISSUES AND BELIEVE THIS SHOULD BE CONSIDERED FOR RECALL. *TR

STARTED OUT JERKING HARD WHEN GOING FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE, BEGAN TO HESITATE BETWEEN GEAR CHANGES, AND EVENTUALLY SHAKE. TOOK IT TO MECHANIC AND WAS TOLD THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED REBUILT AS WELL AS THE MOTOR MOUNTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE OF TRANSMISSION ISSUE. DID ONLINE RESEARCH AND DISCOVERED MORE INCIDENTS OF THE SAME THING AND THAT IT IS A BAD VALVE BODY. CONTACTED NISSAN AND WAS DIRECTED TO A DEALER THAT GAVE ME THE RUN AROUND AND WHEN THAT DIDN'T WORK REFUSED TO SEE MY CAR BECAUSE IT HAS 102K MILES AND THEY ONLY SEE CARS WITH 100K OR LESS. *TR