NHTSA Complaint #10538246 — 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA POWER TRAIN

Complaint Details

ODI Number	10538246
Vehicle	2005 NISSAN MAXIMA
Component	POWER TRAIN
Date of Incident	August 27, 2013
Date Filed	August 31, 2013
Mileage	66,692 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	TX

Consumer Description

AFTER PURCHASING CAR FROM DEALER WITH 66300 MILES I DROVE IT FOR ROUGHLY A WEEK WHEN I STARTED TO NOTICE THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPING AND JERKING WHILE GOING FROM GEAR TO GEAR. THE CAR STARTED TO DRIVE LIKE A MANUAL EVEN THOUGH IT WAS AUTOMATIC. THEN SHIFTING TO DRIVE FROM REVERSE THE CAR WOULD KICK AND JERK VERY BADLY AND A VERY HEAVY JERK WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY WHEN IT GOES INTO A DIFFERENT GEAR. I TOOK IT TO A LOCAL NISSAN DEALER AFTER LESS THAN 1000 MILES DRIVEN AFTER BEING PURCHASED AND IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS BROKEN AND 2 OF THE ENGINE MOUNTS WERE ALSO BROKEN WHICH WAS DETERMINED TO BE A RESULT FROM THE BAD TRANSMISSION. THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED ALONG WITH THE 2 ENGINE MOUNTS. AT 66K MILES THE TRANSMISSION ON THE CAR SHOULD NOT GIVE OUT AND AFTER READING ON VARIOUS SITES THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE. THIS CAR IS NOT SAFE AND NISSAN SHOULD TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR PUTTING OUT A UNSAFE VEHICLE THAT CONTAINS A BAD TRANSMISSION. *JS

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