2005 Nissan Maxima

AS WITH MANY OTHER COMPLAINTS ON THIS SITE, MY 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA IS HAVING SIGNIFICANT TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. HARD SHIFTING BETWEEN 1ST AND 2ND AND SOMETIMES BETWEEN 2ND AND THIRD. I WAS WARNED ABOUT THE FACT THAT NISSAN'S HAVE GREAT ENGINES BUT THAT THEY MAKE THEIR AT ON THE CHEAP. I SHOULD HAVE LISTENED BASED ON THE OTHER COMPLAINTS I HAVE SEEN ON THE 2005 MAXIMA. I HAVE MAINTAINED THE CARE VERY WELL, AND WOULD HAVE EXPECTED BETTER PERFORMANCE FROM NISSAN. I HAVE DRIVING A HONDA TO OVER 170K MILES, AND A MITSUBISHI TO OVER $180K WITH NO SIGNIFICANT PROBLEMS. THIS WILL BE THE LAST NISSAN I BUY. I AM GOING TO BUY ANOTHER HONDA AS SOON AS I CAN GET MY PIECE OF CRAP NISSAN SOLD. BASED ON HOW MANY OF THESE SIMILAR COMPLAINTS THAT I HAVE SEEN ON MANY OTHER AUTOMOTIVE SITES ON THE INTERNET, IT SEEMS THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THE 05' MAXIMA TRANSMISSION. SO SAD, BECAUSE NISSAN SEEMS TO BE FALLING BEHIND EVEN SOME OF THE AMERICAN AUTOMAKERS AS FAR AS QUALITY GOES. NO MORE NISSANS FOR ME. *TR

I HAVE A 2005 MAXIMA, AND I AM HAVING THE EXACT SAME PROBLEMS AS EVERYONE ELSE IS HAVING. I BOUGHT A NISSAN A MONTH AGO BECAUSE EVERYONE SAYS THEY ARE GREAT CARS. I LOVED IT AT FIRST, BUT NOW THAT THIS IS HAPPENING I WILL NEVER BUY ONE AGAIN. THE PEOPLE AT NISSAN REALLY NEED TO GET THEIR STUFF STRAIGHT AND FIGURE OUT WHAT'S WRONG WITH ALL OF THESE TRANSMISSIONS, AND THEY NEED TO FIX IT. *TR

2005 NISSAN MAXIMA SE TRANSMISSION SLIP WHEN PUTTING VEH INTO GEAR FROM P TO R OR P TO DRIVE, ETC... ALSO WHEN COMING TO DECELERATION, THE VEH SLAMS INTO LOWER GEAR JERKING VEH EXCESSIVELY. POSSIBLE SAFETY ISSUE IF VEH CANNOT ENGAGE INTO LOWER GEAR WHEN COMING TO STOP IN TRAFFIC OR IN FRONT OF PEDESTRIANS! THOUSANDS OF BLOGS WITH CUSTOMERS HAVING SIMILAR ISSUES ON CONSUMERAFFAIRS.COM AND EDMUNDS.COM... NISSAN IS NOT HELPING PEOPLE WITH THIS SAFETY DEFECT!!! THEY NEED TO ISSUE RECALL FOR THIS MATTER. *TR

I HAVE A 05 NISSAN MAXIMA, WITH 65000 MILES. IT JUST STARTED GIVING ME REAL BAD TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS FOR ABOUT A WEEK NOW. IT'S BEEN JERKING AND SHIFTING HARD IN 2ND AND 3RD GEAR. I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC TO RECEIVE A TRANSMISSION FLUSH THINKING THAT WOULD SOLVE THE SOLUTION, UNFORTUNATELY IT DIDN'T. 2 DAYS LATER, IT STARTED GIVING ME THE SAME PROBLEM. SO I DECIDED TO TAKE THE MAXIMA TO THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP THINKING THEY WOULD SOLVE THE PROBLEM. THEY INFORMED ME THAT THE COST WOULD BE $ 4,000.00 TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. MY CAR IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. I PAMPER MY CAR AND UP TO THIS POINT HAVE LOVED EVERYTHING ABOUT MY MAXIMA. WHAT COURSE OF ACTION DID YOU TAKE IN GETTING YOUR CAR FIXED? PLEASE EMAIL ME TO LET ME KNOW WHAT I CAN DO TO GET THIS RESOLVED AT [XXX]. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. WHILE DRIVING AT 2 MPH, THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY SLIPPED INTO THIRD GEAR AND BEGAN MAKING AN ABNORMAL RATTLING SOUND FROM THE TRANSMISSION. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT STATED THE TRANSMISSION HAD BEEN REPLACED TWICE PREVIOUSLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 98,000.

I OWN A 05' MAXIMA WITH 102,000, AND I AM HAVING TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS SINCE AROUND THE 70,000 MILE MARK. I TRIED TO FLUSH IT AND NOTHING SEEMS TO WORK. IT SHIFTS OUT FUNNY FROM 1ST TO 2ND AND DOWN SHIFTS REAL HARD WHEN U COME TO A STOP. I'VE READ ALOT OF THE SAME COMPLAINTS AND SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE ABOUT THIS PROBLEM, BECAUSE I LOVE THE PERFORMANCE AND I DON'T WONT TO TRADE IT IN BECAUSE OF THE MONEY I HAVE DROPPED INTO IT, AND CAN'T AFFORD ANOTHER CAR PAYMENT!!!! *TR

AFTER REPORTING TRANSMISSION PROBLEM TO NISSAN TWICE AND WAS TOLD THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH MY TRANSMISSION I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY AND THE CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE BECAUSE OF THE TRANSMISSION CAUSING ME TO ALMOST BE STRUCK BY ANOTHER CAR. I DID MY RESEARCH TO FIND THAT NOT ONLY HAVE MANY CONSUMERS COMPLAINED ABOUT THE SAME ISSUE FOR NISSAN MAXIMA 2004-2006 TRANSMISSION BUT NISSAN IS REFUSING O RECALL THESE TRANSMISSIONS AS THEY ARE FAULTY AND CAN ALSO BE DEADLY DUE TO THE NATURE OF JERKING AND CAR NOT KICKING INTO GEARS. *TR

I HAD A NISSAN MAXIMA 2005 AND IT HAS SERIOUS PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION. THIS ONE IS GIVING KICKS BETWEEN 1ST, 2ND AND 3RD SHIFT AND WHEN YOU ARE DRIVING IT BETWEEN 25 TO 30. MPH IS OVERACCELERATING THEN IT CHANGE THE SHIFT AND IT FEELS LIKE MULE KICK, THE CAR AND THIS THING ALMOST CAUSE AND ACCIDENT 3 FT MORE AND MY CAR IT WAS GOING TO HIT THE FRONT CAR... PLEASE THERE ARE A LOT OF NISSAN MAXIMAS WITH EXACTLY THE SAME PROBLEM AND NISSAN DOESN'T WANT TO TAKE CARE ABOUT THIS AND IS NOT ONLY TRANSMISSION THE ENGINE MOUNTS ARE GETTING DAMAGED TOO AND THIS IS SERIOUS BECAUSE THE ENGINE CAN BE DAMAGED TOO. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN SLIPPING NOVEMBER 2009; SHE STATED THAT SHIFTING GEARS WAS DIFFICULT. SHE ALSO NOTED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED; THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED AT THAT TIME. A MONTH LATER, THE FAILURE OCCURRED AGAIN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE ANOTHER TRANSMISSION WAS INSTALLED. IN JULY 2010, THE FAILURE OCCURRED AGAIN. THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE DEALERS POSSESSION WHEN THE COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 104,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 83,943.UPDATED 10/27/10. *LJ