2004 NISSAN MAXIMA Power Train Problems

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD LUNGE FORWARD ABNORMALLY. IN ADDITION, WHEN DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE WOULD HESITATE TO ACCELERATE AND THERE WAS AN INCREASE OF ENGINE RPMS TO 3000. THE VEHICLE WOULD ALSO JERK VIOLENTLY WHEN SHIFTING INTO THE NEXT GEAR. THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. A LOCAL MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION AND THE TIMING BELT WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 117,000.

WE WERE DRIVING HOME LAST NIGHT AND THE CAR HARD SHIFTED DOWN FROM THIRD TO FIRST ON IT'S OWN. IT WAS SUCH A VIOLENT DOWNSHIFT THE CAR ACTUALLY TURNED OFF. WE WERE NEARLY REAR-ENDED AND HAD TO PULL OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I GOT HOME AND LOOKED IT UP ONLINE AND IT APPEARS TO BE A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THIS CAR BUT THERE ARE NO RECALLS. I TOOK IT IN TODAY AND SPENT OVER $1000 BUT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS CAME ON DURING THE RIDE HOME AND IT IS HARD SHIFTING AGAIN. *TR

I HAVE HAD ISSUES WITH MY CAR SINCE I, PURCHASED IT BACK IN APRIL 2004. I WROTE A LETTER TO THE NISSAN HEADQUARTERS AND DID NOT RECEIVE ANY RESPONSE, CURRENTLY MY VEHICLE JERKS WHEN I TRY TO REVERSE THEN IT SKIPS BEFORE IT GETS INTO GEAR. ALSO TO ADD, ONCE THE CAR GETS TO A CERTAIN SPEED I CAN FEEL THE CAR REV-UP BEFORE IT EVEN CATCHES GEAR WHICH IS MAINLY IN THE FIRST AND SECOND GEARS. I HAVE BEEN TO THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP WHICH THEY REPLACED MY MOTOR MOUNTS AND I AM STILL HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AS BEFORE. NISSAN NEEDS TO RECALL MAXIMA 2004'S. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD JERK VIOLENTLY AND INCREASE IN ENGINE RPMS WHEN SHIFTING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY .THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 96,000.

TRANSMISSION HESITATES WHEN SHIFTING UP, WHEN SHIFTING FROM DRIVE TO REVERSE, AND THEN JERKS THE CAR HARD. IT ALSO JERKS HARD WHEN DOWN SHIFTING WHEN STOPPING. *TR

I AM A SMALL INDEPENDENT CAR DEALER. THIS IS JUST ONE MAXIMA I HAVE PURCHASED FROM AN AUCTION. I CAN'T BELIEVE HOW RIDICULOUS THE 04-05 NISSAN MAXIMA TRANSMISSIONS ARE. I BOUGHT THE ONE INDICATED BY THE VIN NUMBER THINKING I WAS GETTING A GOOD DEAL. HOWEVER, I WAS VERY WRONG! I AS A SMALL INDEPENDENT BUSINESS OWNER CANT BELIEVE THE AMOUNT OF BAD TRANSMISSIONS I HAVE SEEN ON THESE YEAR MODEL MAXIMA'S. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ISSUED FOR ALL 04-05 MAXIMA'S. I HAVE SEEN THE SAME SYMPTOMS WITH A LARGE AMOUNT OF MAXIMA'S. FOR THE AMOUNT OF MILES ON THE NISSAN MAXIMAS THAT I COME ACROSS, THIS SHOULD NOT BE HAPPENING. THIS INCLUDES SLIPPING AND JERKING OF THE TRANSMISSION , WHICH IN TURNS WEARS OUT THE MOTOR/TRANSMISSION MOUNTS, WHICH IN TURN COST EVEN MORE MONEY BEYOND THE TRANSMISSION HELP OUR CONSUMERS AND PROTECT SMALL INDEPENDENT DEALERS FROM THESE KINDS...

THE TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING ON MY 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. IT CREATES A HARD JERK RIGHT AFTER A SLOW START. *TR

YES I BROUGHT MY 2004 MAXIMA INTO NISSAN DEALERSHIP AT 58,000 MILES FOR LOUD NOISE ON COLD START UP'S, COMING FROM PASSENGER SIDE OF MOTOR AND NISSAN TECH TOLD ME THAT I DIDN'T HAVE NISSAN OIL FILTER AND IT NOT PURGING THE OIL TO TOP OF MOTOR ON COLD STARTS. SO I RECENTLY HAD OIL CHANGE A FEW HUNDRED MILES BEFORE SO NOT CHANGING IT TILL NEXT REQUIRED OIL CHANGE AT 61,000 WHEN IT CAME TIME BROUGHT IT TO NISSAN FOR OIL CHANGE BECAUSE THEY HAVE SPECIAL OIL FILTERS I GUESS. WELL NOW AT 65000 MILES MY NOISE IS THERE ALL THE TIME HOT OR COLD AND COLD START IS THE WORSE AND EVEN WHEN ITS RUNNING, AND ITS NOT THE OIL FILTER THERE'S IS NO DIFFERENT THAN ANY OTHER BRAND AND IT IS THE PLASTIC GUIDES IN THE TIMING CHAIN THAT HAVE FAILED AND NOW IT'S MY PROBLEM TO...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED WHEN SHE APPLIED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, BUT THE VEHICLE HESITATED TO ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE EVENTUALLY BEGAN TO ACCELERATE, BUT WOULD NOT ACCELERATE BEYOND 20 MPH. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON AN INTERMITTENT BASIS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VALVE BODY WITHIN THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND RECOMMENDED THE CONTACT TAKE THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION IS SHIFTING VERY ERADICLLY. UNEVEN DOWNSHIFTS AND A LOSSS OF POWER DURING ACCELERATION DUE TO THE FACT THAT THE TRANSMISSION STICKS IN 5TH GEAR. THIS LOSS OF POWER IS VERY DANGEROUS AS THERE IS NO WARNING AS TO WHEN THE CAR IS GOING TO DO THIS. IF YOU TRY TO PERFORM A MANUAL DOWNSHIFT THE CAR SLAMS ITSELF AS IF IT HAD BEEN STRUCK FROM BEHIND. BECAUSE THESE ARE PERFORMANCE CARS THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. THE CARS ARE ONLY NOW STARTING TO REACH THAT MILE STONE WHERE THE DAMAGE IS SO FALL ALONG THAT THE THREAT OF BODILY HARM IS GREATLY INCREASED FROM PAST INCIDENTS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN ACCELERATING OR CHANGING GEARS FROM SECOND TO FIRST, THE VEHICLE WOULD HESITATED AND JERK. THE FAILURE WAS EXPERIENCED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC AND LOCATED THE FAILURE AT THE TRANSMISSION, WHICH WOULD NEED REPLACING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 98,000.

AFTER THE CAR GETS HOT, IT WILL REV VERY HIGH GOING FROM 2ND TO 3RD GEAR. IT WILL NOT SHIFT INTO 3RD GEAR UNTIL I TAKE MY FOOT OF THE GAS, LET THE RPM'S GO DOWN, THEN HIT THE ACCELERATOR AGAIN. IT WILL ALSO HARD SHIFT GOING FROM PARK TO REVERSE AND REVERSE TO FORWARD GEAR. ALSO WHEN DOWNSHIFTING THE CAR WILL SHIFT HARD, MAINLY GOING TO LOWER GEARS, WHICH CAUSES JOLTS AND UNEXPECTED INCREASES IN THE RPM AS THE SHIFT HAPPENS. THIS IS DANGEROUS BECAUSE IT IS UNEXPECTED AND HAS CAUSED ME TO SLAM ON THE BRAKES IN TRAFFIC, WHEN STARTLED BY THIS ACTION OF THE TRANSMISSION.

2004 NISSAN MAXIMA TRANSMISSION STARTED TO GO AT 108,000 MILES. CAR HALTS AND THEN BUCKS FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEAR AND FROM 2ND DOWN TO 1ST GEAR. AT A RED LIGHT, CAR HALTED AND BUCKED IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION AND NEARLY CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. NO ACCIDENT OCCURRED, BUT THE PROBLEM CONTINUES TO PERSIST AND THE TRANSMISSION NEEDS REPLACING. MULTIPLE 2004 AND 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA'S HAVE TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS DUE TO INSTALLATION OF FAULTY TRANSMISSIONS, YET NO RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED. I HAVE FOUND 20-30 INTERNET REPORTS OF FAULTY 2004 AND 2005 NISSAN TRANSMISSIONS. I AM AFRAID THAT THIS CAR COULD DO THE SAME THING IN THE FUTURE WITH A WORSE OUTCOME.

CAR JERKS WHEN GOING INTO 1ST, 2ND OR 3RD AND HAS GOTTEN STUCK IN 3RD GEAR WHEN DRIVING, HAD TO PUT IN MANUAL GEARS IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. ALSO WHEN PUTTING IN REVERSE CAR JERKS AND THEN WHEN YOU GO INTO DRIVE THE VEHICLE JERKS AGAIN. A/C ALSO WENT OUT ABOUT 6 MONTHS AFTER OWNING THE CAR, WHICH WAS BOUGHT IN 2009. VEHICLE HAS BEEN CHECKED OUT BY DEALERSHIP AND THEY DO NOT KNOW WHAT THE MAIN PROBLEM IS WITH THE CAR, AND SAID THEY WOULD FIX 2 THINGS TO SEE IF IT FIXES THE PROBLEM, ONLY IF I PAY THEM ABOUT $3000.00 TO $3500.00. DEALER DOES NOT KNOW THE ROOT OF THE PROBLEM, HOWEVER THEY WANT TO CHARGE FOR "WHAT IF'S". CAR ALSO JERKS WHEN YOU BREAK OR SLOW DOWN WITHOUT USING BREAK SYSTEM. I AM AFRAID FOR MY LIFE AND THE LIFE OF MY FAMILY.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 TO 20 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION JERKED. THE FAILURE WAS EXPERIENCED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT TRANSMISSION SPECIALIST, WHO STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FLUID HAD TO BE REPLACED EVERY 50,000 MILES AND THE TRANSMISSION COULD NOT BE REPAIRED, ONLY REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 117,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TRANSMISSION IN 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA JERKS, SO HARD THAT FEELS LIKE YOU JUST GOT REAR ENDED. THESE TRANSMISSIONS ARE FAILING AT AN ASTOUNDING RATE. IT DOESN'T HAPPEN ALL THE TIME BUT WHEN IT DOES, IT MAKES THE CAR UNCOMFORTABLE TO DRIVE. *TR

I BOUGHT A USED 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA SE AND I'M HAVING PROBLEMS THE JERKING, THRUSTING FORWARD AND THE BAD DOWN SHIFTING. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP ACT LIKE THEY NEVER HEARD OF A PROBLEM BEFORE AND THEY SAID THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED A FLUSH ($200), SO I DID, IT CONTINUED KICKING. I TOOK IT BACK TO NISSAN THEY DROVE IT AND TOLD ME IT NEED MOTOR MOUNTS ($2,000), I GOT THE MOTOR MOUNTS REPLACED AT LOCAL AUTO SHOP. THEY HAVE NO PROBLEM WANTING ME TO SPENDING MONEY ON DIAGNOSIS THE PROBLEM, WHEN THEY KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM IS. THE TRANSMISSION IS A RECALL ISSUE THEY DON?T WANT TO MAKE PUBLIC. I?M VERY DISAPPOINTED IN NISSAN. I?VE HAD 2 ALTIMA, I HAVE A 1997 MAX AND NEVER HAD MAJOR ISSUES (I DRIVE THAT MORE THAN THE NEW CAR) AND I HAVE A 2004 ARMADA, I WOULD NOT RECOMMEND THEM...

SAME AS EVERYONE ELSE WITH THE SAME MAKE AND MODEL. CAR RPM'S GO WAY HIGH AND THEN JERKS AND GOES INTO GEAR. HAPPENS AFTER THE CAR IS WARMED UP. DOES NOT HAPPEN ON THE HIGHWAY BUT IT DOES HAPPEN GETTING OFF AN EXIT. DOWNSHIFTING FROM GEARS 3 TO 2 THE CAR JERKS AND HESITATES ALMOST GIVING ME WHIPLASH. I WENT TO A NISSAN DEALER TO HAVE THE PROBLEM DIAGNOSED BUT THE TEST CAN BACK WITH NO PROBLEMS BECAUSE THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT IS NOT ON. THIS CAR IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE BUT IT IS MY ONLY WAY OF TRANSPORTATION SO I HAVE TO KEEP DRIVING IT. NISSAN NEEDS TO OWN UP TO THERE MISTAKE AND HAVE THE CAR RECALLED. I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE HAVING THIS PROBLEM.. PLEASE HELP US OUT AND DO THE RIGHT THING TO MAKE OUR CARS SAFER TO DRIVE..THANK YOU

MY 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA TRANSMISSION WENT BAD AS I WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE. I WAS DRIVING ABOUT 55 MPH AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THE ENGINE STARTED TO REV AND I HAD NO POWER TO THE WHEELS/DRIVE TRAIN. THE TRANSMISSION WENT WITHOUT ANY WARNING. I DID ALSO EXPERIENCE THE ROUGH SHIFTING THAT MANY OTHERS HAD COMPLAINED ABOUT. I ONLY HAVE 69000 MILES ON IT. THE CAR IS 9000 MILES OUT OF DRIVE TRAIN WARRANTY. I ALWAYS TOOK THE CAR TO A AUTHORIZED NISSAN DEALER PAYING G THE HIGHER SERVICE COSTS. I DID THIS IN CASE I EVER HAD A PROBLEM THINKING THAT THE MANUFACTURE WOULD THEN STAND BY THE CAR. I GOT NOTHING. THE DEALER WAS NOT ABLE TO HELP. I CALLED NISSAN MOTORS OF AMERICA AND I TOLD THEM ABOUT MY SITUATION. NISSAN TOLD ME THERE IS NOTHING THEY COULD DO FOR ME. I ASKED WHY, THEY SAID...

WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY, THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION DOWNSHIFTED AND WAS STUCK BETWEEN 2ND AND 3RD GEAR. WHEN I CAME TO COMPLETE STOP, AND THEN STARTED TO ACCELERATE, THE CAR WOULD MOVE FORWARD VERY VERY SLOWLY AND THEN PICK UP SPEED. BUT CAR DID NOT CHANGE GEARS. ONCE I TURN OFF ENGINE AND WAITED FOR ABOUT 10 MINUTES, I TURNED ENGINE BACK ON AND PROBLEM WENT AWAY. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO DEALER BUT THEY CANNOT DUPLICATE ISSUE. THIS CONTINUOUSLY HAPPENS TO ME AND CANNOT FIGURE WHAT TO DO. THE CAR HAS ACTUALLY COMPLETELY TURN OFF ON THE ROAD WHILE DRIVING AND HAVE AVOIDED ACCIDENTS. ONCE THE CAR TURNS OFF ON THE ROAD AT HIGH SPEEDS, THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKS UP AND GETS DIFFICULT TO PULL OVER ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD/HIGHWAY. THE 2004 MAXIMA, AS I HAVE READ ONLINE, ARE HAVING TRANSMISSION ISSUES. I WILL NEVER PURCHASE ANOTHER NISSAN...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD JERK VIOLENTLY WHEN THE ENGINE WOULD EXTEND BEYOND 2-3 RPMS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 69,900.

FOR THE PAST 2 MONTHS MY 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA HAS, AT PERIODIC TIMES, STARTS PUTTERING LIKE IT IS ABOUT TO STALL, THEN SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON. DOES THIS FOR EITHER A FEW MILES OR MY ENTIRE TRIP. IT ALSO JERKS VERY HARD WHEN CHANGING GEARS, EX FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE. WITH IN THE LAST MONTH THE TRANSMISSION NOW FEELS LIKE IT IS SLIPPING. RECENTLY, GOT STUCK AT A RED LIGHT IN A VERY BUSY CITY DISTRICT B/C MY CAR WAS FINE BUT THEN WOULD NOT MOVE, FINALLY JERKED BACK TO LIFE & STARTED GOING BUT AT THE NEXT STOP LIGHT DID THE SAME THING. I HAVE BEEN DOING TONS OF READING ON THIS & IT SEEMS LIKE 2004 NISSAN MAXIMAS HAVE A HORRIBLE REPUTATION ON THEIR TRANSMISSIONS. I BELIEVE DO TO ALL OF THESE COMPLAINTS A RECALL NEEDS TO BE DONE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. I CANNOT AFFORD TO...

WHEN I AM DRIVING MY 2004 MAXIMA, THERE IS A HARD JERK WHEN SHIFTING GEARS AND WHEN I AM GOING FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE. I HAVE HAD THE CV AXLES CHANGED, THE STRUTS CHANGED, AND THE ENGINE MOUNTS CHANGED. I HAVE CHANGED THE TRANSMISSION FLUID AND EVERYTHING ELSE THAT I CAN THINK OF. CAN SOMEONE PLEASE HELP IN TRYING TO GET THIS PROBLEM FIXED? NOW I AM IN THE PROCESS OF CHANGING THE TRANSMISSION MOUNT. HELP. IS THERE A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT CONCERNING THIS PROBLEM?

I PURCHASED A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA IN AUGUST 2006, AND IT ALL SEEMED FINE FOR A BIT BUT ONCE I REACHED ABOUT 84K MILES, THE TRANSMISSION STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS. FIRST, WHEN I SHIFT FROM PARK TO ANY OTHER GEAR. IT SEEMS TO EITHER HESITATE TO SHIFT INTO GEAR AND ONCE IT DOES IT SHIFTS IN A HORRIBLE KNOCK! IT CONTINUES TO DO THE SAME PROBLEM AS WELL AS SLIP GEARS WHILE IN MOTION. IT USUALLY SLIPS FROM 1ST TO 2ND, OR 2ND TO 3RD. IT CAUSES THE CAR TO REV AND SHIFTS WHEN IT WANTS. THAT MAKES IT SNAP EVEN HARDER. I TOOK THE CAR TO A LOCAL TRANSMISSION SHOP WHICH PLACED IT ON THE COMPUTER. THE ERROR WAS A FAULTY CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR (BANK 1). COST WAS $181.52. I'M STILL HAVING THE JERKING WITH SECOND GEAR BUT ONLY WHEN I SLOW DOWN EASILY. THE CAR SHIFTS NOW, BUT THE...

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. WHILE DRIVING 25-30 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE GEAR SHIFTED HARD SEVERAL TIMES AS IF SOMEONE WAS HITTING THE VEHICLE FROM THE REAR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL TRANSMISSION SHIP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION VALVE BODY WAS DEFECTIVE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 77,087 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 77,809.

I PREVIOUSLY REPORTED MY 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA SE AS HAVING POWER TRAIN TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO BP NISSAN AND THEY DID A DIAGNOSTICS ON THE TRANSMISSION AND DETERMINED THAT A NEW TRANSMISSION WAS NEEDED. NISSAN TO CALL ME BACK TODAY, WE'LL SEE. AFTER THE DEALER DID THE DIAGNOSTICS, I WAS DRIVING HOME AND WHAT A COINCIDENCE, THE "CHECK ENGINE LIGHT" CAME ON. IT SEEMS THAT EVERY TIME I HAVE MY CAR TO THE DEALER FOR ONE THING, SHORTLY AFTER LIGHTS START COMING ON. I GUESS THEY DON'T RESET OR SOMETHING AS THEY SHOULD. *TR

TRANSMISSION SLAMS/BANGS FROM 2ND TO LOW GEARS AT APPROX 20 MPH DURING DOWN SHIFT. ALSO HAS HESITATION/PAUSE CAUSING A HUGE JERK/PUSH WHEN CHANGING SHIFTING FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEAR AT APRROXIMATELY 20 MPH. SEEMS TO OCCUR AFTER CAR HAS WARMED OR HEATED UP AFTER ABOUT 10 - 20 MINUTES OF DRIVING. BOTH INCIDENTS HAS EXTREMELY HIGH POTENTIAL OF CAUSING A MAJOR ACCIDENT WHICH COULD POSSIBLY CAUSE MAJOR INJURY OR EVEN LOSS OF LIFE. CANNOT UNDERSTAND WHY NISSAN HAS NOT VOLUNTARILY INITIATED A RECALL FOR THIS MAJOR/SERIOUS DEFECT IN THEIR PRODUCT.

WARNING SIGNS STARTED WITH A HARD SHIFT FROM 1ST TO 2ND TO 3RD AT 45K MILES. DONE REGULAR TRANSMISSION MAINTENANCE BUT PROBLEM REMAINS THE SAME. LATER IT STARTED HARD BANG OR JERK WHEN SHIFTING FROM DRIVE TO REVERSE OR REVERSE TO DRIVE. AT 112K MILES IT GOT WORSE AND THEN KNEW READING ONLINE ABOUT FAULTY VALVE BODY PROBLEM IN MANY 2004-2006 MAXIMAS TRANSMISSION. REPAIR COST IS TOO HIGH TO EVEN MENTION. SECOND PROBLEM IS TIMING CHAIN PLASTIC TENTIONERS. A WHAT? YES PLASTIC TIMING CHAIN TENTIONERS INSIDE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. PROBLEM STARTED AT 50K AND CONTINUED AS OF TODAY. COMPLAINED TO DEALER WHEN CAR WAS UNDER WARRANTY AND DELER SAID MY CAR IS RUNNING AWESOME. NISSAN LATER CHANGED THE DESIGN OF PLASTIC TIMING CHAIN TENTIONER. BUT WHAT ABOUT THOSE WHO HAS FAULTY DESIGNED TIMING CHAIN TENTIONERS? RESPONSIBLE PARTIES KNOWS ABOUT THESE ISSES BUT REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE. WHY THERE IS NO RECALL YET?

2004 + NISSAN MAXIMA'S ARE HAVING TIMING CHAIN ISSUES WHICH STARTS TO OCCUR AFTER 50K AS PER THE THOUSAND OF FORUM MEMBERS ACROSS DIFFERENT FORUM. I AM A VICTIM TOO. ITS A KNOWN DEFECT IN MAXIMA'S AND THERE HAS BEEN NO RECALLS TO FIX THIS. THIS TIMING CHAIN ISSUE FIX COST APPX $1600 AND DIFFICULT FOR US TO PAY SUCH AN AMOUNT WHICH HAS BEEN DECLARED BY NISSAN AS A MAINTENANCE FREE ITEM. THIS TIMING CHAIN WOULD GRADUALLY LEAD TO ALL SORT OF PROBLEMS LEADING TO COMPLETE FAILURE IF NOT TAKEN CARE OF. WE AS A CUSTOMER PLEDGE NHTSA TO TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION. ALREADY CONTACTED LOCAL DEALER AND NISSAN USA WITHOUT ANY RESULTS. *TR

I PURCHASED A USED 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA FROM THIS DEALERSHIP. THIS IS MY THIRD MAXIMA THAT I HAVE OWNED. I RECENTLY STARTED HAVING ISSUES WITH MY CAR. IT STARTING HAVING TROUBLE SHIFTING INTO GEAR. I TOOK THIS TO THIS DEALERSHIP AND OF COURSE THEY CLAIMED THEY HAD NEVER HEARD OF THIS ISSUE BEFORE. THEY CAME BACK AND SHOWED ME THIS BOTTLE FILLED WITH FLUID AND CLAIMED THAT THIS BLACK OIL WAS THE FLUID THEY TOOK FROM THE TRANSMISSION. THEY INSPECTED THE CAR AND TOLD ME THEY WOULD SEND IT TO THE NISSAN CORPORATE OFFICE TO SEE IF THEY WOULD CONSIDER A GOODWILL ASSISTANCE. IMMEDIATELY UPON LEAVING I TOOK MY CAR TO A TRANSMISSION COMPANY AND THEY CHECKED THE OIL AND TOLD ME THERE WAS NO WAY THAT OIL CAME OUT OF MY CAR. I WAS ALSO TOLD THAT THIS IS ONE OF THE OLDEST TRICKS IN THE BOOK AND THAT...

MY 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA JERKS/BANGS WHEN CHANGING LOW GEARS. IT MAKES MY ENTIRE CAR BANG LOUDLY AND JERK FORWARD CAUSING ME TO JERK FORWARD AS WELL. I HAVE BANGED MYSELF ON THE STEERING WHEEL NUMEROUS TIMES. I READ ONLINE THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS OF THIS SAME ISSUE. THE DEALERSHIPS TRY TO TELL ME ALL THESE DIFFERENT THINGS NEED TO BE FIXED, BUT I KNOW FROM ALL THE OTHER COMPLAINTS ITS A FAULTY TRANSMISSION IN THESE CARS AND IT NEEDS TO BE RECALLED!!! *TR

I HAVE HAD MY 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA FOR SIX YEARS. I HAVE HAD THIS CAR SINCE IT WAS BRAND NEW. THE CAR SLAMS INTO GEAR AND JERKS INTO FIRST GEAR WHEN STARTING TO DRIVE. IT BANGS AND THROWS ME FORWARD WHEN DOWNSHIFTING FROM 2ND TO 1ST GEAR. IT ALSO THROWS ME INTO GEAR WHEN GOING FROM 2ND TO 3RD GEAR. IT HAS ABOUT 76,197 MILES. AT 70,000 MILES THE STRUTS HAD TO BE REPLACED I REPORTED THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEM TO NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, BY FILING A FORMAL COMPLAINT. THEY ADVISED ME TO TAKE THE CAR TO A NISSAN DEALERSHIP FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. WHEN I TOLD NISSAN NORTH AMERICA WHAT THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME, THEY INFORMED ME THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO ABOUT THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEM, BECAUSE THE CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY. WITH ALL OF THE...

2004 NISSAN MAXIMA TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS, 3000 OVER MY WARRANTY. NISSAN NEEDS TO WON UP TO THESE TRANNY PROBLEMS IN THESE $30,000 VEHICLES. I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE HAVING THIS PROBLEM. PLEASE SEE CONSUMERAFAIRS.COM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA SE. THE CONTACT MERGED INTO TRAFFIC AT 60 MPH AND THERE WAS A STRONG PULL FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. ON A SEPARATE OCCASION, THE VEHICLE STALLED TWICE WHILE IN HEAVY TRAFFIC AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE TO HIS RESIDENCE ,BUT IT WOULD NOT RESTART ONCE PARKED. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THERE WERE NO RECALLS AND TO HAVE THE VEHICLE DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE HE WAS AWAITING A DIAGNOSIS OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,245 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 67,398.

I HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS ABOUT 80,000 WITH 04 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE GEARS SLIPS FOR 1ST TO 2ND AND FROM 2ND TO 1ST AND JERKS WHEN IF FINALLY SHIFTS. THE CAR HALTS WHEN GOING FOR R TO D AND GIVING A HARD JERK WHEN IN GEAR. THIS IS UNSAFE WHEN BACKING OUT INTO TRAFFIC. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT FROM PARK TO DRIVE. IN ADDITION, WHEN DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD SUDDENLY DECREASE IN SPEED WITHOUT WARRANT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO ADDED TRANSMISSION FLUID TO THE VEHICLE BUT TO NO AVAIL. THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 111,520 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 111,929. UPDATED 06/0611 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED H/SHE SPENT $ 1,900 TO CORRECT THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. UPDATED 06/10/11

IN OCTOBER OF 2008 THE CAR STARTED JERKING REALLY HARD WHEN SHIFTING BETWEEN 1 AND 2ND GEARS. MAINLY WHEN I WAS SLOWING DOWN TO TAKE A TURN OR WHEN APPROACHING A LIGHT AND THEN TRIED TO ACCELERATE. DEALER SAID THAT I NEEDED TO REPLACE TRANSMISSION OR HAVE IT REBUILT. I HAD THE TRANSMISSION REBUILT IN JANUARY 2009 PROBLEM WAS GONE FOR A LITTLE WHILE AND THEN BEGAN AGAIN ABOUT ONCE A WEEK. WITH TIME THE PROBLEM THE SHIFTING KEPT GETTING HARDER AND HARDER. FEBRUARY 2010 THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. NOW THE CAR WILL SOMETIMES JERK REALLY HARD AND MAKE A REALLY LOUD CLANKING NOISE WHEN SHIFTING. WHEN IT DOES THIS THE CAR ACTS LIKE IT DOES NOT WANT TO ACCELERATE. WHEN CAR IS DRIVEN FOR A FEW MINUTES, THEN TURNED OFF AND THEN TURNED ON AGAIN THEN THE NOISE IS GONE AND CAR ACCELERATES JUST FINE. PROBLEM OCCURS...

TRANSMISSION ALWAYS SLIPS HAD IT REMANUFACTURED 2700 DOLLARS LATER SAME PROBLEM. THIS LEADS UP TO AND CAUSES OTHER PROBLEMS ESPECIALLY SINCE TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE WORKED ON EVERY 3 MONTHS HANDS ARE ALWAYS TAKING OUT PUTTING BACK TOGETHER NOT TO GOOD FOR THE CAR THIS PROB JUS DOESN'T GO AWAY. SENSORS WENT BAD NOW TIMING CHAIN. PROBLEM AFTER PROBLEM BUT TO ME AND MECHANICS I HAVE TALKED TO ALL LEADS BACK TO THE DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSIONS THESE 04 MAXIMAS HAVE. *TR

TRANSMISSION HAS A DELAY IN SHIFTING GEARS. IT JOLTS/KICKS REALLY HARD AND THE CAR SLOWS DOWN AS IF IT'S GOING TO STOP. I CAN'T REALLY DRIVE BEYOND 30MPH W/O HAVING AN ISSUE. IT STARTED DOING IT ONCE A DAY AND THE DEALER SAID THEY "FIXED" THE PROBLEM. NOW, THE CAR DOES IT A LOT MORE AND THE JOLTS/KICKS ARE MUCH WORSE THEN BEFORE. *TR

TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS- '04 MAXIMA SE V6 AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION 53,000 MILES. EXPERIENCE SUDDEN AND SEVERE JERKS WHEN SHIFTING FROM 1ST - 2ND, 2ND - 3RD AND BACK DOWN. NO INJURIES OCCURRED, HOWEVER HIGH POTENTIAL FOR A FRONT TO BACK END COLLISION. *TR

I OWN A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA FOR ALMOST THREE YEARS NOW. I BOUGHT THE CAR WITH 70,000 MI. AND IN VERY GOOD SHAPE AT THE TIME. THREE MONTHS WENT BY AND I STARTED NOTICING MY TRANSMISSION SLIPPING AND SHIFTING VERY HARD. I TOOK IT TO THE LOCAL NISSAN DEALERSHIP FOR THEM TO CHECK MY TRANSMISSION AND TOLD ME THEY DID NOT SEE ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT BUT SUGGESTED A TRANSMISSION FLUSH. BECAUSE OF THEIR HIGH PRICE FOR A TRANSMISSION FLUSH I TOOK IT TO JIFFY LUBE. THE VEHICLE SHIFTED SMOOTHLY FOR ABOUT 30 MIN. INTO THE DRIVE THEN THE SLIPPING AND HARD SHIFTS CONTINUED. I WENT ONLINE TO RESEARCH THIS PROBLEM AND FOUND OUT THAT I WAS NOT THE ONLY PERSON WITH THIS EXACT PROBLEM. I FOUND THIS WEBSITE (HTTP://WWW.CARSURVEY.ORG/REVIEWS/NISSAN/MAXIMA/R61092/COMMENTS/PAGE-16/) AND CAME ACROSS THOUSANDS OF NISSAN OWNERS WITH THE EXACT TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. AFTER LEARNING THIS I WAS CONVINCED THAT IT...

I HAVE A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMUM AND THE TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING AND THE CAR IS MAKING A NOISE AFTER BEING REPLACED AND NISSAN HAS DONE NOTHING TO RECTIFY THE ISSUE BECAUSE THE WARRANTY IS UP. *TR

2004 NISSAN MAXIMA VIOLENT JERKING FROM 2ND TO 3RD. ALSO, FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE. DURING CITY DRIVING ENGINE WILL REV UP TO 3,000 RPMS BEFORE GOING INTO GEAR. *TR

I OWN A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. HERE RECENTLY MY TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN SLIPPING, I BEGAN TO LOOK ONLINE FOR RECALLS AND FOUND THAT SEVERAL OTHER OWNERS HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. I THINK NISSAN SHOULD RECALL THIS PROBLEM, BECAUSE MY CAR ONLY HAS 85,000 MILES AND HAS BEEN WELL TAKEN CARE OF. I TOOK IT TO THE SHOP AND WAS TOLD THEY WASN'T FOR SURE BUT THOUGHT IT WAS THE VALVE BODY THAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED,AND IT WAS GOING TO COST 2,000-3,000 DOLLARS, I WAS ASTONISHED THAT THIS WOULD HAPPEN. I THOUGHT NISSAN WAS SUPPOSED TO BE A WELL MADE CAR THAT IS WHY WE BOUGHT IT. ALSO THE MECHANIC I TOOK MY CAR TO SAID HE DID NOT KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS CAUSE IT WAS NOT SHOWING ANYTHING ON THE MACHINE, SO HE CALLED NISSAN AND THEY TOLD HIM WHAT IT WAS AND THEY HAD SEVERAL OF...

I HAVE 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA WITH 90000 MILES ON IT, 6 SPEED. ABOUT TWO YEARS AGO ALL MOST EVERY GEAR STARTED TO JERK WHEN I SWITCH BETWEEN GEARS, MOSTLY 2ND AND 3RD GEAR. I HEAR FROM OTHER PEOPLE THAT THIS MODELS HAVE THIS PROBLEMS VERY FREQUENTLY. THE NISSAN SHOULD HAVE RECALL ON THIS MODELS FOR TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS, CAUSE ALL MOST EVERY TRANNY WITH THIS MODEL HAVE PROBLEMS AND NEED TO BE REPLACED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AT LOW SPEEDS, SHE EXPERIENCED UNINTENDED VEHICLE ACCELERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE TRANSMISSION WAS FLUSHED; HOWEVER, THE REPAIR DID NOT REMEDY THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 107000. UPDATED 3/12/10 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE TRANSMISSION WOULD GET STUCK IN GEAR WHEN TRYING TO RESUME SPEED AFTER STOPPING AND DROPPING 10-20 MPH SLOWER. WHEN THE ACCELERATOR WAS APPLIED, THE TRANSMISSION IDLED, BUT THE VEHICLE STAGGERED IN 1ST GEAR. UPDATED 05/10/10*JB

I HAVE A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA AND I AM HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR JERKING INTO AND OUT OF GEAR. I HAVE READ SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ON CARSURVEY.ORG WITH THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM AND NISSAN DOESN'T SEEM TO BE HELPING ANYONE. WITH AS MANY COMPLAINTS THAT I HAVE READ YOU WOULD THINK THERE WOULD BE A RECALL ON THE TRANSMISSION. I HOPE SOMEONE COULD LOOK INTO THIS BECAUSE THIS SEEMS TO BE QUITE A PROBLEM IN 2004 NISSAN MAXIMAS. *TR

NHTSA, PLEASE, PLEASE GO TO THE WEBSITE I HAVE PASTED BELOW AND LOOK AT ALL THE COMPLAINTS ON THE 2004 MAXIMA. NISSAN HAS TURNED A BLIND EYE TO THE AMERICAN CONSUMER AND ARE LOOKING THE OTHER WAY ON THE DEFECTS IN AUTOMOBILE. WE LOOK TO AND RELY ON THE NHTSA TO HELP RESOLVE SERIOUS DEFECTS IN THIS AUTOMOBILE THAT SHOULD BE RECALLED. NISSAN DOESN'T WANT TO DO THE RIGHT THING AND WE NEED YOU. IT IS NOT A COINCIDENCE THAT OWNERS OF THE 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA ARE ALL HAVING THE SAME TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS AND OTHER ISSUES. I WILL NOT LET MY WIFE DRIVE THIS CAR ANYMORE DUE TO THE SAFETY HAZARD THE FAULTY TRANSMISSION POSES NOT ONLY TO THE DRIVER BUT ANYONE IN IT'S PATH ON THE ROAD. THE CAR JERKS, STALLS, AND ON OCCASION FLAT LOSES POWER IN NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS. W.CARSURVEY.ORG/REVIEWS/NISSAN/MAXIMA/R61092/COMMENTS/. *TR

2004 NISSAN MAXIMA HAS A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM IT JERKS AND NOW IT DOES NOT SHIFT AT ALL, NOW I CAN'T AFFORD TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. NISSAN HAS MANY COMPLAINT. I NEED HELP. *TR

MYSELF AND OTHER OWNERS OF 2004 NISSAN MAXIMAS ENCOUNTER PREMATURE TRANSMISSION FAILURE. THE TRANSMISSIONS IN THESE CARES JERK WHEN GOING INTO EACH GEAR AND DOWNSHIFTING. AT ANY GIVEN TIME, THE CAR MAY HESITATE. NISSAN DEALERS ONLY SOLUTION TO THIS PROBLEM IS TRANSMISSION FLUSH. THE TRANSMISSION FLUSH ONLY SUBSIDES THE PROBLEM FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. AT ANYTIME, THE CAR CAN DELAY AND CAUSE AN ACCIDENT OF SOME SORT. *TR