2005 Nissan Maxima

I PURCHASED MY 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA SL BRAND NEW FROM KRAFT NISSAN IN JULY 2005. FOUR YEARS LATER, I HAVE BEEN VERY DISAPPOINTED IN THE SERVICE THAT NISSAN PROVIDES TO CUSTOMERS. I HAVE HAD ISSUES WITH NISSAN'S SERVICE SINCE DAY ONE. I HAVE CONTACTED NISSAN IN THE PAST ABOUT ISSUES CONCERNING MY MAXIMA. YESTERDAY (DECEMBER 2, 2009) AFTER WORK, I GOT INTO MY CAR TO FIND OUT THAT IT WAS WET ON THE INSIDE FROM THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR PANEL TO THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR. MOST OF THE ROOF LINE WAS COMPLETELY SATURATED WITH WATER AND DRIPPING FROM THE SUNGLASS STORAGE PANEL AND EACH DOOR. I HAVE NOT HAD ANY WORK DONE OR ACCIDENTS. I FEEL THAT THERE IS A DEFECT IN THE SEALS OR DRAINS IN THIS CAR. THIS WAS NOT THE FIRST TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED. I PAID FOR A LUXURY NISSAN NOT A PIECE OF JUNK AND CONTINUALLY MAKE MY PAYMENTS TIMELY. KRAFT NISSAN INFORMED ME THAT THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO BECAUSE MY CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY AND WOULD HAVE TO KEEP MY CAR ALL DAY AND CHARGE ME $90 JUST TO DIAGNOSIS THE PROBLEM. MY PROBLEM IS THAT MY CAR IS ALMOST ALWAYS PARK IN A GARAGE, WHETHER AT WORK OR AT HOME. IN FLORIDA IT RAINS A LOT AND I SHOULD NOT BE HAVING THIS ISSUE WITH A CAR THAT IS ONLY 4.5 YEARS OLD. I PROMISE YOU I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER NISSAN NOR WILL I RECOMMEND TO ANYONE TO BUY A NISSAN. *TR

2005 NISSAN MAXIMA, TRANSMISSION SHIFTS EXTREMELY HARD WHEN UPSHIFTING AND DOWN SHIFTING. SOMETIMES IT JUST STAYS NEUTRAL WHILE STOP AND WHEN THE GAS IS PRESSED IT JUMPS FORWARD. THIS IS EXTREMELY SCARY AND UNSAFE. I WAS READING ABOUT THIS AND IT SEEMS THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH NISSAN MAXIMAS 2004 AND NEWER. THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS EVERYWHERE. *TR

AT LOW SPEEDS, THE CAR JERKS INTO GEAR AS IF IT HAS A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. IT SEEMS TO DO IT MORE OFTEN WHEN THE CAR HAS WARMED UP. SOME DAYS IT DOES IT EVERY TIME WHEN SWITCHING BETWEEN 1ST, 2ND AND 3RD GEARS. I TOOK IT TO THE SHOP AND WAS TOLD I NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION CAR ONLY HAS 88000 MILES ON IT. I HAD NOTICED THE PROBLEM ABOUT A MONTH OR SO BEFORE TAKING IT IN TO BE CHECKED. I LOOKED THE ISSUE UP ON THE INTERNET AND FOUND WHERE NUMEROUS NISSAN MAXIMA OWNERS WERE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS. MANY OF THEM HAD VARIOUS EXPENSIVE REPAIRS DONE. NOT SAFE IN TRAFFIC AS CAR LUNGES FORWARD! *TR

MY 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA HAS STARTED SHOWING SIGNS OF WHAT MAY BE SERIOUS TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. AS TO THE BEST COURSE OF ACTION TO CORRECT THESE INTERMITTENT AND RANDOM SYMPTOMS THAT INCLUDE: 1. 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. THE IS FOLLOWED BY A BURNT OIL / ELECTRICAL TYPE SMELL THAT GETS INSIDE THE CAR AND EVIDENT OUTSIDE AFTER STOPPING. SOMETIMES I GO FOR DAYS WITH NO SYMPTOMS AT ALL AND OTHER TIMES IT MAY HAPPEN A DOZEN TIMES IN A DAY. I TOOK IT IN TO THE DEALER AND NONE OF THE PROBLEMS SHOWED UP FOR THEM BUT THEY NOTED THAT THE ENGINE MOUNTS WERE BROKEN BUT THAT WOULD NOT CAUSE THESE SYMPTOMS. THEY SUGGESTED A NEW TRANSMISSION AND MOTOR MOUNTS FOR $4,000. *TR

I HAVE A 05 MAXIMA AND FOR THE PAST 2 MONTHS I HAVE HAD A JERKING WHEN I DRIVE THE CAR. IT FEELS LIKE THE TRANSMISSION. WHEN I ROLE OF FROM 5 TO 30 MPH THE CAR JERKS AND IT RPMS TO 5K THEN DROPS. ALSO WHEN I AM SLOWING DOWN THE CAR JERKS MORE. THEY CHANGED MY MOTOR MOUNTS AND SAID THAT IT. THE NEXT DAY IT STARTED AGAIN. THREE WEEKS LATER I CONFRONTED THEM AGAIN AND THE STATED TO ME THAT THERE IS ONLY A RECALL ON THE CVT TRANSMISSION THAT IS IN THE MURANO THAT HAS A RECALL. I HAVE SPOKEN TO QUITE A FEW PEOPLE THAT HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM AND HAVE GOTTEN THE SAME ANSWER. ITS NOT FAIR THAT PEOPLE SPEND THERE HARD EARNED MONEY ON AN 30,000 CAR AND HAVE TO GO THREW THESE PROBLEMS. *TR

VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED WITH 69,000 MILES AND WAS IN GOOD CONDITION, OWNED FOR EIGHT MONTHS AND DRIVEN LIGHTLY. TRANSMISSION INTERMITTENTLY JERKS WHEN SHIFTING FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEAR AND ALSO FROM 2ND TO 1ST. OCCASIONALLY REVS WHEN UP SHIFTING THEN SHIFTS WITH A BANG AND JERK. WHEN PROBLEMS OCCUR, THE MANU-MATIC MODE DISPLAYS 'S' INSTEAD OF WHAT GEAR YOU'RE IN LIKE IT IS SUPPOSED TO, AND WILL NOT SHIFT GEARS MANUALLY IN THIS MODE. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP WHERE IT WAS PURCHASED AND THEY EVENTUALLY REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION WITH A REBUILT TRANSMISSION. REBUILT TRANSMISSION LASTED LESS THAN SIX MONTHS BEFORE EXHIBITING THE SAME PROBLEMS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 60-65 MPH THE VEHICLES ROAD PERFORMANCE WAS VERY POOR DUE THE EXTREMELY LOW TIRE PRESSURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A SERVICE STATION TO INFLATE THE LOW PRESSURED TIRES. IDENTICAL FAILURES OCCURRED ON SEVERAL SEPARATE OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE FAILURES WAS CAUSED BY DEFECTIVE CHROME WITHIN THE INNER WHEELS. THE DEFECT CAUSED LOW TIRE PRESSURE, IN WHICH ALL FOUR TIRES HAD DEEP CRACKS. THE FOUR TIRES WERE REPLACED ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 60,00. THE VIN NUMBER WAS UNAVAILABLE.

AT LOW SPEEDS, THE CAR JERKS INTO GEAR AS IF IT HAS A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. IT SEEMS TO DO IT MORE OFTEN WHEN THE CAR HAS WARMED UP. SOME DAYS IT DOES NOT DO IT AT ALL, BUT SOME DAYS IT DOES IT EVERY TIME WHEN SWITCHING BETWEEN 1ST, 2ND AND 3RD GEARS. I TOOK IT TO THE NISSAN REPAIR SHOP HERE IN TOWN ON OCTOBER 14TH, 2009, BUT THEY DID NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG AND COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. I HAD NOTICED THE PROBLEM ABOUT A MONTH OR SO BEFORE TAKING IT IN TO BE CHECKED. I LOOKED THE ISSUE UP ON THE INTERNET AND FOUND WHERE NUMEROUS NISSAN MAXIMA OWNERS WERE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS. MANY OF THEM HAD VARIOUS EXPENSIVE REPAIRS DONE (TRANSMISSION FLUSHED OR REPLACED) TO NO AVAIL. *TR

2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. 92,200 MILES. STARTED NOTICING ISSUES AROUND 85,000 MILES, BUT BECAME A SERIOUS ISSUE AROUND 90,000 MILES. TRANSMISSION HESITATES 10+ SECONDS AT STOP SIGNS OR WHEN SWITCHING BETWEEN DRIVE AND REVERSE AND THEN ENGAGES AND CAR JERKS INTO GEAR. SHIFTS HARD BETWEEN 1ST & 2ND GEAR. RPM'S GO WAY UP BEFORE TRANSMISSION CATCHES AND CLUNKS INTO GEAR. SLIPS IN FREEWAY TRAFFIC. HAVE HAD TRANSMISSION FLUID FLUSHED TWICE IN PAST 4 MONTHS. NISSAN DEALER RAN $100 DIAGNOSTIC AND FOUND NOTHING OTHER THAN CRACKED MOTOR MOUNT BECAUSE CAR DOES NOT ACT UP CONSISTENTLY. DEALER RECOMMENDED REPLACING MOTOR MOUNT ($480) AND PROBABLY TRANSMISSION ($3800), SINCE THE MOTOR MOUNT WOULD NOT EXPLAIN JUMPING RPM'S. 300+ IDENTICAL COMPLAINTS ON JUST ONE INTERNET BLOG MENTION THAT FIXING MOTOR MOUNTS DOES NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM, SO I AM HESITANT TO HAVE THAT DONE. MULTIPLE BLOGS SHOW THE SAME COMPLAINTS WITH IDENTICAL SYMPTOMS. FILED A "CAR NEEDS REPAIR" COMPLAINT WITH NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIRS, AND HAVE ONLY SPOKEN TO SOMEONE ONCE, DURING WHICH CALL THEY SAID THEY WOULD 'HAVE TO CALL ME BACK' AFTER LISTENING TO ME DESCRIBE MY PROBLEM FOR ONLY ABOUT 2 MINUTES. "SERVICE ENGINE SOON" LIGHT CAME ON THIS MORNING, AND CAR SEEMS TO BE HAVING DIFFICULTY SHIFTING AT ALL. SCARED TO DRIVE MY CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP TO EVEN SEE ABOUT REPAIRS. NISSAN NEEDS TO DO A RECALL BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED. *TR