2005 Nissan Maxima

WHILE DRIVING MY VEHICLE I NOTICED JERKING AND CAR WAS NOT SHIFTING GEARS. I THEN THOUGHT TO HAVE THE CAR SERVICED SO I DID. THEY ADVISED GETTING A TRANSMISSION MOTOR MOUNT,BUT THAT DIDN'T WORK AND IT SURE WASN'T THE PROBLEM. THEN I DECIDED TO HAVE IT CHECK BY TWO TRANSMISSION SPECIALIST. THEY TOLD ME THAT THIS INCIDENT WAS VERY RARE TO HAPPEN TO NISSANS WITH THE AMOUNT OF MILES IT HAS. THE CAR HAS APPROX. 79,000 MILES ON IT. WHO WOULD HAVE THOUGHT OF BUYING A NEWER CAR IF SUCH A PROBLEM WOULD OCCUR SO SOON. I THOUGHT I WAS THE ONLY PERSON SUFFERING BUT I WASN'T. SO I WENT ON HAD IT LOOKED AT THE 2ND TIME AND THEY TOLD ME THE CAR WAS SLIPPING ON THE 2ND GEAR AND FALLING OUT OF 2ND AND 3RD GEAR. IT WAS SAID THAT THEY WOULD HAVE TO REBUILD THE TRANSMISSION AND THAT HARD PARTS WEREN'T EVEN COVERED UNDER THE ESTIMATE OF A COUPLE THOUSAND DOLLARS. SO, I NEEDED A SECOND OPINION AND I WENT TO ANOTHER SPECIALIST AND THEY SAID IT WAS THE SAME EXACT REASON AND THE RINGS IN THE TRANSMISSION COULD HAVE GONE BAD. SO WHERE WAS SUPPOSED TO START........I FEEL VERY MUCH SO THAT THIS A MANUFACTURES ERROR AND IT NEEDS TO BE CORRECTED ON THAT END. I'VE HEARD ALOT OF GOOD THINGS ABOUT NISSAN BUT, THERE'S A LOT OF DOUBT ABOUT THE PRODUCTS THEY SELL TO CONSUMERS THAT COULD ENDANGER SOMEONE OR SOMETHING. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT GEARS WITHOUT HESITATION AND IT WOULD ALSO SLIP OUT OF GEAR. THE FAILURE OCCURRED 30% OF THE TIME WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY REPLACED THE MOTOR MOUNTS; HOWEVER, THE TRANSMISSION CONTINUED TO MALFUNCTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A TRANSMISSION SPECIALIST WHO STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REBUILT. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 9,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 78,700.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH HE COULD FEEL THE VEHICLE LUNGE FORWARD WHENEVER HE WAS DOWN SHIFTING AND GOING OVER 40 MPH. WHEN HE SLOWED THE VEHICLE DOWN THE RPMS INCREASED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE MOTOR MOUNT MAY HAVE CAUSED THE FAILURE TO OCCUR. HE THEN TOOK IT TO ANOTHER DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE TO THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 82,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 88,000.

MY 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA HAS A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM AT ONLY 85000 MILES. WHEN I AM DRIVING THE CAR HAS PROBLEM SHIFTING FROM 1ST TO 2ND AND 2ND TO 3RD. ALSO THE CAR WHEN IT IS PARKED AND I PUT IT ON DRIVE IT WILL GIVE A QUICK JOLT FORWARDS. THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE WITH THIS PROBLEM. I HAVE BEEN READING THOUSANDS AND THOUSANDS OF POSTS ONLINE WITH PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. I TOOK THE CAR TO A MECHANIC AND THEY SAY I NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION WHICH WILL COST AROUND 4000! IT IS VERY DANGEROUS TO DRIVE A CAR LIKE THIS BECAUSE YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT TO EXPECT. *TR

I BROUGHT MY CAR TO NISSAN FOR SERVICE BECAUSE I HEARD A WHINING NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. I WAS INFORMED BY NISSAN THAT THE TIMING CHAIN ON MY VEHICLE MAY NEED TO BE REPLACED. I HAVE A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA WITH ONLY 50,000 MILES. IF THIS PART IS NOT REPLACED, THE CAR WILL STOP IMMEDIATELY AND WILL REQUIRE TOWING. I'M DISTURBED BY THIS ISSUE, BECAUSE NISSAN WAS MADE AWARE OF THIS ISSUE WITH THEIR 2005-2008 MODELS, SINCE 2006, AND HAVE ONLY LISTED THIS AS A BULLETIN. THERE HAVE BEEN MANY COMPLAINTS AND FORUMS ON THIS ISSUE, HOWEVER THEY DO NOT DEEM THIS AS A RECALL. I FEEL THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE, BECAUSE IF A VEHICLE HALTS IN THE MIDDLE OF A HIGHWAY, THIS CAN BE A DISASTER WAITING TO HAPPEN. ALSO THERE MAY BE EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE. I ALSO HAVE A 1995 MAXIMA THAT HAS NEVER UNDERGONE A TIMING CHAIN REPLACEMENT. I'M HOPING THAT SOMEONE WILL LOOK INTO THIS ISSUE. *TR

1. CAR STARTED JERKING INTO GEAR AND SLIPPING OUT OF GEAR AT 70K MILES. 2. STARTING HAPPENING WITH MORE REGULARITY MAKING DRIVING THE VEHICLE DANGEROUS WHEN ACCELERATION WAS NEEDED 3. HAD TO CHANGE THE VALVE BODY AND SEALS IN THE TRANSMISSION. AFTER PROBLEM PERSISTED THE COMPUTER WAS FLASHED AND THEN THE PROBLEM WENT AWAY. FROM WHAT I'VE READ. THE 04-06 NISSAN MAXIMA'S HAVE ALL HAD THIS PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION AND THE PROBLEM TENDS TO RE-APPEAR. NOW I'M OUT $2,000 AND MAY HAVE TO FIX AGAIN IN 50K MILES. *TR