NHTSA Complaint #10308770 — 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA

MY HUSBAND AND I PURCHASED OUR CAR IN 2006. IT CAR STARTING MAKING A "JERKING" MOTION TWO YEARS LATER AND HAS SINCE GOTTEN PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. UPON TAKING THE CAR TO A NISSAN DEALERSHIP, WE WERE TOLD THAT THE PROBLEM WAS NOT THE TRANSMISSION; THEY DID SOME MINOR REPAIRS (ABOUT $600 WORTH) AND SAID THE PROBLEM WOULD "GO-AWAY". A LITTLE OVER A YEAR HAS PASSED AND BECAUSE THE PROBLEM IS STILL VERY MUCH PRESENT WE HAVEN'T DRIVEN IT IN QUIET SOME TIME. WE TOOK IT TO ANOTHER MECHANIC AND WE'RE NOW BEING TOLD THAT IT IS THE TRANSMISSION. WE CAN?T AFFORD TO PAY FOR A NEW TRANSMISSION BECAUSE WE?RE STILL MAKING PAYMENTS ON THE CAR. I SEE THERE ARE APPROX. 356 COMPLAINTS FILED HERE, BUT NOT ONE SINGLE INVESTIGATION CAME FROM THOSE 356 COMPLAINTS. IT SEEMS AS THOUGH SOME ONE HAS TO DIE OR COME NEAR DEATH FOR SOMETHING TO BE DONE ABOUT THIS OBVIOUS PROBLEM. *TR