2001 Nissan Maxima Powertrain & Transmission Problems

I'VE JUST GOT THE CAR ON MONDAY AND TODAY IS THE DAY I STARTED DRIVING IT AN IT WAS PERFECTLY FINE UNTIL I WAS HEADING BACK HOME. I WAS COMING AROUND A TURN AN THE CAR WAS LIKE IT WAS IN NEUTRAL BUT IT STILL WAS IN DRIVE SO I PULLED OVER AN PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND TURNED IT OFF THEN BACK ON. I'VE PUT IT BACK IN DRIVE AN PULLED OUT BACK ON THE ROAD. LITTLE MORE DOWN THE ROAD IT WAS DOING THE SAME THING SO I CALLED THE PLACE I GOT THE CAR FROM AND WAS TOLD TO CALL TOMORROW AN SETUP A APPOINTMENT TO CHECK OUT THE CAR. OTHER THEN THAT THE CAR IS PERFECTLY FIND. I JUST WANNA KNOW IF THERE IS ANY RECALLS OR ANY RECALL ON THAT PARTICULAR PROBLEM. IF YOU COULD PLEASE GET BACK TO ME ASAP. THANK YOU ONE MORE THING, MY AUNTY JUST GOT A BRAND NEW NISSAN ALTIMA AND SHE HAS THE SAME PROBLEM... *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 NISSAN MAXIMA. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE VEHICLE JERKED AND SHIFTED GEARS. THE INCIDENT FELT AS IF THE VEHICLE WAS BEING REAR-ENDED. THE RPMS INCREASED TO 3,000 AND THEN DECREASED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A REPAIR SHOP AND THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WAS THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE MECHANIC FURTHER STATED THAT A NEW TRANSMISSION WAS NEEDED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 172,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 160,000.

WHILE DRIVING MY 2001 MAXIMA SE, WHEN I ACCELERATE TO PASS, THE CAR STALLS MOMENTARILY THEN THE ENGINE REVS ALMOST TO REDLINE AND THEN THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTS. I TOOK THE CAR TO BAKER JACKSON NISSAN IN HOUSTON AND THEY SAID THAT THE PROBLEM WAS WITH THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER. THEY REPLACED THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER AND THE PROBLEM PERSISTS. THEY CLAIM IT IS NOT THE TRANSMISSION. *JB

I WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE AT 70 MPH I WENT TO DOWN SHIFT TO 3RD BUT GOT 1ST. I KNOW THIS IS NOT SUPPOSED TO HAPPEN SO I THOUGHT I WAS IN 3RD GEAR. I LET OFF THE CLUTCH AND THE CAR WENT FROM 70 MPH TO ABOUT 35 MPH IN 3 SEC. I WOULD HAVE WENT THROUGH THE WINDSHIELD IF NOT FOR THE SEAT BELT WHICH WORK FINE. WELL THIS ORDEAL LEFT MY CAR WITH 1 OR 2 BLOWN CYLINDER HEADS, BENT,VALVES WATER OUT TAIL PIPE AND ITS NOT DUE TO THE FACT I DIDN'T KNOW HOW TO DRIVE A STICK I HAVE BEEN DRIVING THEM SINCE I GOT OUT OF SCHOOL IN 96..CAN YOU TELL ME WHY THIS HAPPENED ? AND IF A IS DEFECT FOUND WILL THEY REPAIR MY CAR? *JB

MY NISSAN MAXIMA (2001) BEGAN TO HARD SHIFT BETWEEN 1ST AND 2ND GEAR AT APPROX. 55,000 MILES. WHEN I REPORTED IT TO THE DEALER (TIM DAHLE NISSAN IN SANDY, UT) AT THE 60,000 MAINTENANCE SERVICE, I WAS TOLD THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE TRANSMISSION. THE SHIFTING PROBLEM GOT STEADILY WORSE. THE CAR BEGAN DOING IT RANDOMLY AT ANY GEAR. AT 74,000 MILES I FINALLY HAD TIME TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALER AGAIN. THIS TIME THE DEALER ACKNOWLEDGED THE PROBLEM (AFTER I MADE THEM TEST DRIVE THE CAR AGAIN) AND REPLACED THE CONTROL VALVE ASSEMBLY IN THE TRANSMISSION. I PICKED UP THE CAR AND DROVE OFF THE DEALER'S LOT AND THE CAR IMMEDIATELY HARD SHIFTED FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEAR. THREE WEEKS LATER I TOOK THE CAR BACK IN. THE DEALER ASSURED ME THAT THIS WAS THE WAY THE TRANSMISSION WAS SUPPOSED TO WORK. APPARENTLY, NISSAN RELEASED A BULLETIN TO ITS DEALERS, EXPLAINING THAT THERE WAS A KNOWN PROBLEM IN THE MAXIMA 2000 TO 2003 (AND OTHER MODELS AS WELL). THE BULLETIN INSTRUCTS THE DEALER TO REPLACE THE CONTROL VALVE ASSEMBLY, BUT NOT THE TRANSAXLE ASSEMBLY. I AM LEFT WITH A CAR THAT SHIFTS HARD BETWEEN 1ST AND 2ND, RESULTING IN A "CLUNK" SOUND. I BOUGHT NISSAN FOR PERFORMANCE BUT TO AVOID THIS HARD SHIFT I HAVE TO DRIVE SLOWLY, BABYING THE TRANSMISSION TO SHIFT QUIETLY BETWEEN 1ST AND

MY NISSAN MAXIMA (2001) BEGAN TO HARD TIME SHIFT BETWEEN 1ST AND 2ND GEAR AT APPROX. 55,000 MILES. WHEN I REPORTED IT TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER TOOK LOOKING AT IT AND DID A DRIVING TEST AND FOUND THAT THERE WAS NO PROBLEM SHIFT FROM FIRST GEAR TO SECOND GEAR. AT THE 60,000 IT GOT WORSE AND WORSE SHIFT FROM FIRST GEAR TO SECOND GEAR. MOST OF THE TIME IT WOULDN'T SWITCH TO SECOND GEAR. NOW I AM HEARING THAT NISSAN HAD A RECALL. NISSAN RELEASED A BULLETIN TO ITS DEALERS, EXPLAINING THAT THERE WAS A KNOWN PROBLEM IN THE MAXIMA 2000 TO 2003 (AND OTHER MODELS AS WELL). THE BULLETIN INSTRUCTS THE DEALER TO REPLACE THE CONTROL VALVE ASSEMBLY, BUT NOT THE TRANSAXLE ASSEMBLY. I WAS NOT NOTIFIED ABOUT THIS RECALL. I WOULD LIKE TO GET MY CAR FIXES. I ALSO FOUND ANY PROBLEM THAT I AM KEEP GETTING FROM MY NISSAN EVERY 3,000 A LIGHT SAY CHECK ENGINE.. I TOOK THE CARS TO HAVE CHECK TWICE AND THERE TELL ME IT WAS A SOFTWARE UPGRADE. *NM

AFTER PARKING VEHICLE, CONSUMER SHIFTED TO PARK, INSTANTLY VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD AND HIT THE GARAGE WALL. DAMAGE WAS $5000.00. VEHICLE HAS BEEN REPAIRED AT BODY SHOP, NOT INSPECTED BY DEALER.*AK *YD

SPEEDOMETER IS INOPERATIVE. MILEAGE READING IS INCORRECT. DEALER CONTACTED.*AK