NHTSA Complaint #10514936 — 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA POWER TRAIN

Complaint Details

ODI Number	10514936
Vehicle	2005 NISSAN MAXIMA
Component	POWER TRAIN
Date of Incident	April 2, 2013
Date Filed	June 3, 2013
Mileage	89,000 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	PA

Consumer Description

THE CAR SHIFTS AND CHANGES GEAR EXTREMELY HARD !!. THE FORCE WITH WHICH THE TRANSMISSION CHANGES GEARS CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO LUNGE FORWARD UNEXPECTEDLY ON ACCELERATION, WHILE GOING UPHILL, DOWNHILL AND SLOWING DOWN. I'VE HAD SEVERAL CLOSE CALLS BECAUSE OF THIS AND ON THE DAY IN QUESTION, THE TURNPIKE WAS BUMPER TO BUMPER SO IT WAS MORE STOP AND GO THAN NORMAL. I HAD TO TAKE THE SHOULDER TO AVOID REAR ENDING THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME BECAUSE I WAS INCHING ALONG IN TRAFFIC AND ON ONE OCCASION WHEN THE TRAFFIC MOVED THE CAR BUCKED AND LUNGED FORWARD. I'VE HAD TO REPLACE MY BROKEN ENGINE MOUNTS BECAUSE OF THE CONSTANT BUCKING AND ROCKING. NOW I HAVE TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION ALL TOGETHER. THERE ARE TONS OF COMPLAINTS REGARDING THE SAME EXACT PROBLEMS WITH THIS SAME MAKE AND MODEL. THIS IS A TREND, IT'S DANGEROUS AND I BELIEVE IS DEFINITELY A BIG SAFETY ISSUE. NISSAN CORP HAS TO BE MADE AWARE OF THIS. *TR

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