2005 Nissan Maxima

DRIVING NORMAL ,TAKES ABOUT 5 SECONDS TO CLICK INTO GEAR AFTER THE SHIFT LEVER IS PUT IN "D" 2. VERY HARD JERKY SHIFTS BETWEEN 1ST TO 2ND AND 2ND TO 1ST AND ACCOMPANIED BY LOUD CLUNKING NOISE. 3. TRANSMISSION SLIPS OUT OF GEAR DURING REGULAR DRIVING ALLOWING THE ENGINE TO REV FREELY THEN JERKING BACK INTO GEAR WITH A LOUD CLUNK,BEEN IN SHOP 2 TIMES AND STILL NOT FIXED,REPLACED SENOR IN TRANNY STILL JERKS,HAPPENS DAILY. *TR

I HAVE A 05 NISSAN MAXIMA WITH 66,000 MILES ON IT AND IM HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION, AS WELL AS WHAT SEEMS LIKE THOUSANDS OF OTHER PEOPLE. NISSAN HAS DONE NOTHING TO FIX THE PROBLEM. I GUESS BECAUSE THEY DON'T FEEL ITS A SAFETY ISSUE, HOWEVER I DISAGREE. I ALMOST GOT REAR ENDED TWICE BECAUSE THE CAR GETS STUCK SHIFTING BETWEEN SECOND AND THIRD GEAR. AS IM DRIVING THE CAR STARTS TO SLOW TO A STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. I HAVE NOT TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER YET BECAUSE I DON'T HAVE $108 FOR THEM TO TELL ME I NEED THE TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $2,000-4,000. I THINK NISSAN NEEDS TO BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR SELLING THOUSANDS OF DEFECTIVE UNSAFE VEHICLES. PLEASE HELP!!!!!! *TR

2005 NISSAN MAXIMA TRANSMISSION IS SHIFTING HARD AND SLIPPING. IT SHIFTS HARD BETWEEN 1ST & 2ND GEAR AND BETWEEN 2ND & 3RD. IT SLIPS OUT OF GEAR BETWEEN 2ND & 3RD AND THEN SLAMS INTO GEAR. THIS IS AN EXTREME SAFETY HAZARD. I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY A NISSAN SERVICE CONSULTANT THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. SO, I WENT FOR A SECOND OPINION. THE INDEPENDENT TRANSMISSION SPECIALIST TOLD ME THIS WAS COMMON IN THE '04 & '05 AND MOST LIKELY THE VALVE BODY. HE STATED HE WAS SURPRISED IT LASTED THIS LONG. THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS OF THE EXACT SAME ISSUE. OF THOSE WHO CHOSE TO GO TO AN INDEPENDENT TRANSMISSION SHOP ALL HAVE REPLACED THE VALVE BODY AND HAD NO FURTHER ISSUES. I HAVE CONTACTED NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIRS AND I WAS TOLD TO TAKE IT TO A NISSAN SERVICE CENTER. *TR

MY CAR IS A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA THAT I PURCHASED IN NOV 2004 BRAND NEW, I AM THE ONLY DRIVER AND FOR SOME STRANGE REASON I STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE GEARS CHANGING FROM 1ST TO 2ND, THEN IT STARTED JERKING AND FEELING LIKE IT WAS GOING TO SHUT OFF WHILE I WAS DRIVING. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD I NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION AND MOTOR MOUNTS (COST $4000+). I AM SO VERY UPSET BECAUSE THAT IS A LOT OF MONEY AND I NEED MY CAR FOR WORK. I CONTACTED NMAC AN ASKED IF THEY WOULD CONSIDER PAYING FOR THIS REPLACEMENT BECAUSE I'M SURE THEY ARE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, BUT I WAS TOLD THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. *TR

2005 NISSAN MAXIMA TRANSMISSION FAILURE. APPARENTLY LOOKING AT WWW.CONSUMERAFFAIRS.COM SHOWS THIS TO BE A COMMON ISSUE. I TOOK IT INTO THE SHOP AND THEY TELL ME I NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION. IT STARTED JERKING SEVERELY WHILE CHANGING GEARS AND THEN ONE EVENING GOT STUCK IN 5TH GEAR. I'M NOT A MECHANIC SO I DON'T KNOW WHAT MORE INFORMATION MIGHT BE NEEDED. *TR

MY 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA STARTED JERKING ABOUT 2 AND HALF MONTHS AGO. IT WOULD START JERKING AFTER THE CAR WAS DRIVEN FOR 15 MINUTES. EVERYTIME IT WOULD REACH UP TO 20MPH OR SLOW DOWN TO 20 MPH MY CAR WOULD SLIGHTLY JERK. I TOOK IT TO MY MECHANIC SHE SAID I NEEDED TO HAVE THE MOTOR MOUNT REPAIRED WHICH I DID. IT DID NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM. I WENT TO ANOTHER MECHANIC AND THEY FELT THE JERK ALSO. HE SAID IT WAS THE TRANSMISSION BUT IT SHOULDN'T DO THAT WITH ONLY 75,000 MILES. THE CAR JERKS EVERYTIME IT IS DRIVEN SOME JERKS ARE HARDER THAN OTHERS. I FEEL A CAR WITH ONLY 75,000 SHOULD NOT HAVE TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. *TR