NHTSA Complaint #10440647 — 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA POWER TRAIN

Complaint Details

ODI Number	10440647
Vehicle	2004 NISSAN MAXIMA
Component	POWER TRAIN
Date of Incident	December 8, 2009
Date Filed	December 20, 2011
Mileage	89,000 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	MA

Consumer Description

AT APPROXIMATELY 89000 MILES THE TRANSMISSION STARTED SHIFTING HARD FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEAR. NISSAN DEALERS TOLD US THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE TRANSMISSION. AS TIME WENT ON IT CONTINUED TO DO THE SAME THING. JUST RECENTLY WE NOTICED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS DOING THE SAME THING BUT GOT WORSE AND WOULD SLIP AND BANG INTO GEAR AT TAKE OFF. THIS HAS BEEN DANGEROUS BECAUSE WHEN YOU STEP ON THE GAS IT HESITATES FOR A FEW SECONDS BEFORE IT TAKES OFF MAKING IT DANGEROUS IN TRAFFIC. WE NOTIFIED THE NISSAN DEALERS AGAIN AND THEY TOLD US THAT THEY NEVER HEARD OF ANY PROBLEMS WITH THIS TRANSMISSION. WE HAVE BEEN LIED TO MANY TIMES BY THE SERVICE CENTERS OF THE DEALER. WE CURRENTLY BOUGHT A NEW 2010 MAXIMA AND THINGS SEEM TO BE OK. I REALLY WISH THAT NISSAN WOULD OWN UP TO THE PREMATURE FAILURE OF THIS TRANSMISSION. I RECENTLY BROUGHT THE CAR TO AN INDEPENDENT TRANSMISSION SHOP AND WAS QUOTED A $3600.00 REPLACEMENT COST. I BELIEVE THIS IS UNFAIR AND THAT BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT OR KILLED THEY SHOULD REPLACE THIS FAULTY PART AT NO COST AND REGARDLESS OF MILEAGE. *TR

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