2004 Nissan Maxima Complaint Log

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE VIBRATED WHENEVER HE SHIFTED FROM FIRST TO SECOND GEAR AND THEN SECOND TO THIRD GEAR. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY REPLACED THE ENGINE MOUNTS; YET, THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER TWICE TO NO AVAIL. THE NISSAN MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. NORMAL ROUTINE MAINTENANCE WAS PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 93,000.

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 COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA, IT WILL COST ME A TOTAL OF $3553.13 TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM REPAIRED. WITH SO MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE TRANSMISSION ON THE 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA , I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY THERE HASN'T BEEN A RECALL! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE JERKED VIOLENTLY WHILE SHIFTING FROM FIRST TO SECOND GEAR OR FROM SECOND TO THIRD GEAR. THE FAILURE RECURRED WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS OPERATED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE FAILURE WOULD OCCUR WHEN DECELERATING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO HAVE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 79,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 84,000.

2004 NISSAN - TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS, CAR JERKS TERRIBLY BETWEEN ALL GEARS, JERKS WHEN PUT IN REVERSE AT TIMES HAS LOST ALL POWER WHILE DRIVING. MANY, MANY HAVE THE SAME COMPLAINT. THIS IS A DANGER AND NISSAN NEEDS TO RECALL AND FIX THIS PROBLEM. *TR

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.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD VIOLENTLY JERK WHEN SHIFTING INTO DRIVE AND WHEN SHIFTING FROM SECOND TO THIRD GEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO VARIOUS INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOPS AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION EITHER NEEDED TO BE REBUILT OR REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 142,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

MY ABS LIGHT CAME ON ABOUT A YEAR AGO, I TOOK IT TO THE MECHANIC SHOP TO HAVE THEM LOOK AT IT. AND THEY TOLD ME I NEEDED TO REPLACE THE REAR WHEEL HUB AND THE ABS SENSOR SO I DID WHICH COST ME $800 DOLLARS. THE MECHANIC TOLD ME THEY GET A LOT OF MAXIMA IN THERE SHOP WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. HE SAID IT WAS A NISSAN MANUFACTURERS FLAW. SO MAKE THE LONG STORY SHORT AFTER I REPLACED THE HUB AND THE ABS SENSOR MY ABS LIGHT STILL STAYS ON AND NOW I NEED AND ABS CONTROL MODULE WHICH WENT BAD BECAUSE OF THE WHEEL HUB GETTING RUSTY. *TR

2004 NISSAN MAXIMA, MY WIFE CAR DRIVEN ONLY TO AND FROM WORK (77,000 MILES) HAS BEEN NOTHING BUT TROUBLE, MOTOR MOUNTS, ENGINE REPLACEMENT, DEALERSHIP SERVICE LIES TO PERFORM WORK AND CHARGE FOR PROBLEMS THEY KNOW COULDN'T BE CORRECTED, TRANSMISSION SLIPPAGE IS THE LATEST AND CODES WHICH NOBODY CAN SEEM TO DESCRIBE, IF THE DEALERSHIP CAN'T FIX IT WHO CAN!!! THE LATEST PROBLEM IS THE TRANSMISSION, AFTER READING ALL THE COMMENTS FROM NISSAN CUSTOMERS, I DO NOT HAVE THE MONEY OR TIME TO INVEST IN A NEVER ENDING PROBLEM SO ALL I WILL DO IS ADD A TRANSMISSION ADDITIVE TO TRY TO REDUCE THIS PROBLEM. SOMETHING HAS TO BE DONE IMMEDIATELY, NISSAN HAS TO BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE IMMEDIATELY AND THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP SHOULD BE ACCOUNTABLE FOR PERFORMING SERVICES THAT KNOW WILL NOT CURE THE ISSUES AT HAND. THIS IS A DISGRACE AND PEOPLE SHOULD NOT HAVE TO BE RIPPED OFF TO BENEFIT A LARGE CORPORATION LIKE NISSAN. THANK YOU FOR TAKING THE TIME TO HEAR MY VOICE. *TR

WHEN GOING UP HILL, THE TRANSMISSION SLIPS GEARS AND CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO STOP MOMENTARILY. IT HAPPENS OCCASIONALLY, MORE FREQUENT NOW THAN 5 YEARS AGO WHEN I FIRST NOTIFIED NISSAN OF THE PROBLEM. I HAD TAKEN IT IN THE PAST TO 3 DIFFERENT NISSAN DEALERS, I GOT 3 DIFFERENT DIAGNOSIS. MADE MOST OF THE REPAIRS BUT THE TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT. I WAS FINALLY TOLD BY WOODLAND HILLS CALIFORNIA NISSAN THAT IT WAS THE COMPUTER LINK TO THE TRANSMISSION NOT RECEIVING PROPER SIGNALS. *TR

I OWN A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA SE. AT APPROXIMATELY 80,000 MILES, THE CAR BEGAN TO JERK WHEN UPSHIFTING AND DOWNSHIFTING FROM THE 1, 2, AND 3 GEARS. BETWEEN 80,000 MILES AND 90,000 MILES, THE JERKING WORSENED AND BECAME HARD JERKS. THE PROBLEM WAS PARTICULARLY NOTICEABLE IN TRAFFIC, WHEN GOING UNDER 35 MPH OR AT FREEWAY OFF RAMPS (WHEN I DECELERATE FROM FREEWAY SPEED AND THEN ACCELERATE INTO A TURN). AT 91,000 MILES, I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER FOR A 90,000 MILE MAINTENANCE. DEALER CLAIMED NO PROBLEMS. I DID A PARTIAL TRANSMISSION FLUSH PER DEALER SUGGESTION. 2 WEEKS LATER, THE CAR JERKED VERY HARD DURING A SLOW LEFT TURN. THE "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT TURNED ON. AT THE NEXT INTERSECTION, THE CAR WAS BETWEEN 2,000-3,000 RPM AT A STOP. THEN, WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN, THE CAR WOULD NOT MOVE WHEN I APPLIED GAS. I REVVED THE CAR TO NEARLY 4,000 RPM AND THE CAR MOVED VERY SLOWLY. IT TOOK A VERY LONG TIME TO GET TO TRAFFIC SPEED. I DROVE DIRECTLY TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND WAS TOLD MY TRANSMISSION WAS DEAD. THEY SUGGESTED I GET A NEW TRANSMISSION FOR OVER $4,000. I HAVE READ MANY, MANY WEBSITES WITH HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS FROM OWNERS OF THE 2004 MODEL YEAR NISSAN MAXIMA. I WILL NOT PAY FOR THIS KNOWN ISSUE. I WANT NISSAN TO FIX THIS KNOWN ISSUE! THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE, AS I WAS ALMOST HIT MULTIPLE TIMES WHEN THE CAR WOULD NOT RESPOND IN TRAFFIC!! *TR

I OWN A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA SE. IT HAS STARTED TO JERK AND LUNGE WHEN GOING FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEAR OR WHEN GOING FROM REVERSE TO 1ST GEAR. MAINTENANCE HAS BEEN UPKEPT IT HAS JUST STARTED NOW THAT I'M AT 69,000MILES. *TR

CONSISTENT TRANSMISSION SLIP ON 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. TRANSMISSION SLIPS WHEN SHIFTING BETWEEN 2ND AND 3RD GEAR WHEN WARMED UP. WHEN SHIFTING THE ENGINE WILL REV LIKE IT IS IN NEUTRAL AND THEN THE TRANSMISSION WILL VIOLENTLY SLAM INTO GEAR. *TR

04 NISSAN MAXIMA STARTED SLIPPING IN 3RD GEAR AND FROM REV. TO DRIVE AROUND 63,000 MILES. THE TRANSMISSION AND VALVE BODIES NEED TO BE REBUILT OR REPLACED ALONG WITH THE SOLENOIDS. NOT TO MENTION A BROKEN AXLE WHEN TRYING TO CROSS TRAFFIC. IN LIGHT OF THE TOYOTA DEBACLE, WHEN WILL YOU MAKE NISSAN "DO THE RIGHT THING?" *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED A DIFFICULTY WHEN SHIFTING GEARS. THE RPMS INCREASED AND THE ENGINE REVVED BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT GEARS. WHEN THE VEHICLE FINALLY DID SHIFT INTO GEAR, IT WOULD JUMP FROM SECOND GEAR TO FIFTH GEAR. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY.THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP BUT THE DEALER COULD NOT FIND THE CAUSE FOR FAILURE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED. THE PROBLEM CONTINUED AND THE VEHICLE WAS BEING SERVICED FOR THE BODY VALVE AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 75,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 82,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

HELLO MY NAME IS KEVIN SPARKS, I'M 25 AND WORK AS A PROFESSIONAL CHEF. I PURCHASED A NISSAN 2004 MAXIMA SE WITH 31,500 MILES ABOUT 3 YEARS AGO, I HAVE 79,000 MILES NOW WHICH I'M STILL PAYING $550 PER MONTH. NOW I'M NOT COMPLAINING ABOUT MY PAYMENTS ITS JUST AN EXAMPLE OF WHAT I THOUGHT I WAS GETTING IN A MAXIMA. THEY ARE SUPPOSED TO BE RELIABLE VEHICLES, KNOWN FOR BEING GREAT CARS. HERE IS MY PROBLEM, THE TRANSMISSION IS SHOT. NOT BECAUSE I MISTREAT THE CAR ITS THE NEW TRANNY SYSTEMS THAT WERE IMPLEMENTED IN 2004. THE TRANSMISSION HAS A VIOLENT SHIFTING PROBLEM, IT JERKS INTO 3RD GEAR WHILE I WAS DRIVING JERKING ME INTO THE WINDSHIELD, I HIT MY HEAD WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH. IF THIS IS NOT AN UNSAFE PROBLEM WHAT IS? DO YOUR WHEELS HAVE TO FALL OFF? OR CAN NISSAN OWN UP TO THIS SAFETY ISSUE I PERSONALLY KNOW TWO OTHER NISSAN MAXIMA OWNER 2005'S WITH THE SAME ISSUE. THEN AFTER SOME RESEARCH OVER THE INTERNET I'VE FOUND THAT MANY NISSAN CUSTOMERS ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. THEY DIDN'T GET INJURED BUT ALSO FEEL UNSAFE WHILE DRIVING. THIS IS AN ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE RESOLVED , THERE SHOULDN'T BE A PROBLEM LIKE THIS FOR SAFETY REASONS. THERE IS TOO MANY PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM, HOPEFULLY NISSAN CAN FINALLY OWN UP TO THEIR BIG MISTAKE. I LOOK TO FURTHER PER-SUE THIS ISSUE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATE SPEEDS OF 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN ABNORMALLY JERKING. THERE WAS AN UNUSUAL INCREASE IN ENGINE RPMS AS THE CONTACT APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP. THE MECHANIC ADVISED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 100,050.

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

MY 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA STARTED MAKING A GRINDING NOISE WHEN I PUT ON BRAKES WITH PEDAL & STEERING WHEEL VIBRATIONS DEC 2009, I TOOK IT TO 2 DIFFERENT MECHANIC SHOPS FOR THE PROBLEM & WAS TOLD I NEEDED FRONT & BACK BRAKES & ROTORS WHICH I PURCHASED COSTING OVER $700.00 AND THE PROBLEM WASN'T RESOLVED, I TOOK THE CAR TO JEFFREY NISSAN DEALER IN ROSEVILLE,MI AND THEY COULD NOT FIND THE PROBLEM, THIS WENT ON FOR OVER A MONTH AND FINALLY THE ABS LIGHT & BRAKE LIGHTS CAME ON, I TOOK THE CAR BACK TO THE SAME NISSAN DEALER AT WHICH TIME I WAS INFORMED THAT MY ABS SYSTEM HAD WENT, COSTING ME $2400.00 DOLLARS IN REPAIRS(IN ADDITION TO THE $700.00 DOLLARS ALREADY SPENT FOR A TOTAL OF $3100.00 DOLLARS). I BELIEVE THE ABS SYSTEM WAS DEFECTIVE AND SHOULD HAVE BEEN REPAIRED BY NISSAN AND LOOKING AT ALL THE OTHER COMMENTS REGARDING THE 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA THERE SHOULD HAVE BEEN A RECALL. *TR

THE TRANSMISSION WOULD BANG FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEAR AND FROM 2ND TO 1ST. ULTIMATELY, IT LOCKED ITSELF IN 5TH GEAR WHEN I PULLED OUT IN A BUSY INTERSECTION. THIS IS A KNOWN DEFECT AND NISSAN SHOULD BE HELD RESPONSIBLE. *TR

I HAVE A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA WITH HARD SHIFTING BETWEEN 1 AND 2. I TOOK IT TO A TRANNY PLACE AND THEY PLUGGED IN AND GOT ANY ELECTRONIC CODE. THE TRANNY CODE FOR MY MAXIMA WAS A 726 WHICH DEALS WITH THE ENGINE SPEED SENSOR. THE TRANNY TECH FOUND AN ARTICLE IN "TRANSMISSION DIGEST" THAT DEALT WITH A BAD VEHICLE SPEED SENSOR CAUSING HARD SHIFTING BUT THE ARTICLE WAS CONCERNING CODE 720. THE TECH ASSURED ME THAT HE HAD READ ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND THE ENGINES SPEED SENSOR WAS PROBABLY THE PROBLEM. I DO NOT WANT TO REBUILD OR REPLACE THIS TRANNY AND IT APPEARS THAT THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE OVER THE WEB ARE EXPERIENCING THIS ISSUE. THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE REPLACING PARTS, FLUSHING THEIR TRANSMISSION, ETC BUT NO ONE SEEMS TO HAVE AN ANSWER FOR THE HARD SHIFTING BETWEEN 1ST AND 2ND. THANKS FOR ANY HELP. *TR

I HAVE A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA AND IT IS SHOWING SIGNS OF TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. THERE IS HARD SHIFTING FROM 1ST AND 2ND GEAR. THE PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT BUT IS VERY NOTICEABLE WHEN IT OCCURS. *TR

I HAVE A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA THAT I BOUGHT NEW IN 2003 IN CALIFORNIA. WITHIN MONTHS TO THE FIRST YEAR, I HAVE HAD CONTINUOUS PROBLEMS WITH THE FRONT END. I'VE HAD MY WHEELS ALIGNED, TIRES BALANCE NUMEROUS TIMES AND CHECKED DUE TO A SHIMMY IN THE STEERING WHEEL, TIRES WEARING UNEVENLY AND A CLANKING OR THUMPING NOISE IN THE FRONT RIGHT WHEN GOING OVER A BUMP. THESE PROBLEMS I HAVE HAD FOR YEARS AND COMPLAINED CONTINUOUSLY. HAD THE CAR IN THE SHOP MANY TIMES FOR THESE PROBLEMS, BUT TO NO AVAIL. NISSAN FIXED NOISE AFTER 5 TIMES IN THE SHOP IN 2004 AND 2005. NOW OVER THE YEARS THE NOISE HAS COME BACK, BUT THE SHIMMY WAS ALWAYS A PROBLEM. I JUST LEARNED TO IGNORE IT UNTIL NOW. I'M READING NOW ONLINE OF OTHER MAXIMA OWNERS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. I'M PLANNING ON APPROACHING MY NISSAN DEALER HERE IN FLORIDA ABOUT THE SHIMMY, ABNORMAL TIRE WARE AND CLANKIING NOISE AS WELL. CAN YOU HELP ME? *TR

I HAVE A NISSAN MAXIMA 2004 AND I DON'T KNOW WHY, THE TRANSMISSION STARTED TO GIVE ME PROBLEM. I HAVE HEARD AND READ MANY PERSONS HAVE THE SAME PROBLEMS. PLEASE INVESTIGATE. THANKS *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN COMING TO A STOP AND DOWN SHIFTING GEARS, THE VEHICLE WOULD JERK EXCESSIVELY. WHEN ACCELERATING AND SHIFTING TO A HIGHER GEAR THE VEHICLE WOULD ALSO JERK EXCESSIVELY. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A DEALER AND AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO ADVISED HIM THAT HE NEEDED TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 85,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

2004 NISSAN MAXIMA - TRANSMISSION ISSUE ON CARS WITH OVER 80,000 MILES. TRANSMISSION WOULD SLIP GEARS AND "KICK" BETWEEN GEARSHIFTS. DURING DOWNSHIFTS, CAR STALLS BETWEEN GEAR SHIFTS. DURING UPSHIFTS, CAR EITHER SLIPS GEARS WITH ENGINE REVVING OR "KICKS" REALLY HARD INTO THE NEXT GEAR. HAPPENS WHEN CAR IS WARMED UP. THE KICK FEELS LIKE I AM BEING REAR ENDED. *TR

I HAVE HAD MY 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA FOR ALMOST 2 YEARS NOW. FOR OVER ONE YEAR I HAVE BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH MY TRANSMISSION JERKING AND KICKING WHEN GOING FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEAR AND FROM 2ND TO 1ST GEAR. I TOOK THE CAR TO A NISSAN DEALERSHIP APPROXIMATELY 6 MONTHS AGO AND THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE TRANSMISSION SO THEY SUGGESTED THAT THE TRANSMISSION BE FLUSHED AND THE FLUID BE REPLACED. AFTER THIS WAS DONE THE CAR RODE FINE FOR ABOUT 2 DAYS AND RETURNED TO ITS NORMAL THRASHING AND JERKING. KNOCKING SO HARD AT TIMES THAT IT CAUSES ME TO HAVE HEADACHES AND MY HEAD TO HIT THE HEAD REST. IRONICALLY THE TRANSMISSION ONLY DOES THIS ONLY WHEN THE CAR HAS WARMED UP. I HAVE SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT WITH THE SAME NISSAN DEALER I WENT TO PREVIOUSLY WHICH IS SCHEDULED FOR THIS FRIDAY REGARDING THIS SAME ISSUE. THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE WHO OWN THIS MAKE AND MODEL WHO SHARE THE SAME ISSUES IS ASTRONOMICAL AND IT WOULD BE ABSOLUTELY IMPOSSIBLE FOR NISSAN AND THEIR MECHANICS TO NOT BE AWARE OF IT. IT SEEMS AS THOUGH THERE IS NO ONE ADMITTING THERE IS AN ISSUE WITH THESE TRANSMISSIONS OR ACCEPTING RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS ISSUE. TO SAY THE LEAST, DRIVING THIS CAR IS SCARY AND UNSAFE. DRIVING IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC COULD BE DISASTROUS WITH A CAR IN THIS CONDITION ALONG WITH SLOWING DOWN TO TURN A CORNER OR ANY SITUATION WHEN YOU MAY NEED TO ACCELERATE OR STOP QUICKLY. SOMEONE PLEASE ADDRESS THIS ISSUE AND HOLD NISSAN RESPONSIBLE. THIS IS A HUGE ETHICAL ISSUE THAT RAISES MANY SAFETY CONCERNS AND HAS BEEN BRUSHED UNDER THE RUG FOR YEARS! *TR

I HAVE A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA WITH A JERKING PROBLEM FROM 1ST INTO 2ND..THEN THE CAR SHUT OFF TURN IT BACK ON CAR WAS STUCK IN HIGH GEAR. I HAVE BEEN TOLD IT IS A TRANSMISSION AND IT WOULD NEED TO BE REBUILT. BELOW IS A WEBSITE THAT I FOUND AFTER RESEARCHING THIS ISSUE WITH A LOT OF COMPLAINTS OF OTHER HONEST PEOPLE JUST WANTING TO KEEP THE CAR HOWEVER, NISSAN IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. PLEASE MAKE THEM RECALL THIS TRANSMISSION FOR WE CAN ONLY DO SO MUCH... THANK YOU WEBSITE: HTTP://WWW.CARSURVEY.ORG/REVIEWS/NISSAN/MAXIMA/R61092/COMMENTS/PAGE-2/. *TR

I ALMOST GOT INVOLVE INTO AN ACCIDENT. I JUST BOUGHT A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA SE (AUTOMATIC) AND ITS GIVING ME TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. THE TRANSMISSION SLIPS (WHEN THE CAR IS HOT) BETWEEN SECOND AND THIRD GEAR, SOMETIMES FROM FIRST TO SECOND. I JUST WANTED TO BUY A RELIABLE CAR BECAUSE WE WERE GOING TO HAVE A BABY. SHE WAS IN THE CAR WHEN THE ACCIDENT WAS ABOUT TO HAPPEN. MY WIFE, MY 4 MONTHS OLD BABY AND I WHERE GOING TO SEE MY FAMILY AND NEEDED TO TAKE THE HIGHWAY. I NEEDED TO MAKE A STOP BEFORE ENTERING THE HIGHWAY (TO ENTER TO THE RIGHT LANE). SINCE MY CAR JERKS WHEN IT SHIFTS FROM FIRST TO SECOND GEAR AND FROM SECOND TO THIRD GEAR, A TRACTORTRAILER ALMOST HIT ME WHEN I ENTERED THE HIGHWAY. BECAUSE THE TRANSMISSION IN MY CAR IS NOT RELIABLE. IT MIGHT GET ME INTO AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE OF THE DESIGN FLAW FROM THE NISSAN CORPORATION. I AM NOT THE ONLY PERSON COMPLAINING ABOUT THE TRANSMISSION ON 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA MODELS. GIVE ME A CALL OR SEND ME AN EMAIL IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS. *TR LOU VALDO

2004 NISSAN MAXIMA WITH SEVERE JERKING 1ST-2NG GEAR, RVM REVVING HIGH, NOT GOING INTO GEARFOR ABOUT A MONTH OR SO. SYMPTOMS STARTED AT ABOUT 80,000 MILES. TOOK TO NISSAN DEALER...SAID NOTHING WRONG WITH TRANSMISSION. 2 WEEKS LATER, CAR ALMOST FAILED WHILE I WAS ATTEMPTING TO GO UP A HILL. ON THAT DAY, I WAS PUSHING ON GAS, RVM REVVING HIGH, BUT CAR NOT PICKING UP SPEED, CAR STARTED TO JERK, AND ALMOST HAD ACCIDENT. VERY DANGEROUS AND SCARY . LOOKED IT UP ON INTERNET THAT NIGHT, AND FOUND MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME THING.I TOOK CAR TO AAMCO SINCE DEALER SAID NOTHING WRONG. AAMCO AND THEY TOLD ME ABOUT NISSAN HAVING TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN SAYING SOLENOID CONTROL ASSEMBLY IS PROBLEM. BUT NOW, TRANSMISSION HAS FAILED AND COST IS 3500.00. AAMCO WANTS TO PUT IN "UPDATED SOLENOID" THAT WAS RE-ENGINEERED AFTER PEOPLE STARTED HAVING THESE PROBLEMS AND REPLACED THE PARTS CONTAMINATED WITH THE DEBRIS (BASICALLY OVERHAUL THE TRANNY) APPARENTLY, THE SOLENOID MATERIAL BREAKS OFF AND GOES THROUGHOUT THE TRANSMISSION CAUSING DEBRIS BUILD UP AND EVENTUAL TRANSMISSION FAILURE. PLACING NEW TRANSMISSION DOESN'T HELP BECAUSE IT IS AN ENGINEERING FLAW WITH THE SOLENOID. THE FIX IS TO PUT IN THE RE-ENGINEERED UPDATED SOLENOID SO DOESN'T BREAK APART AND CAUSE DEBRIS THROUGHOUT TRANSMISSION LIKE THE ONE ORIGINAL SOLENOID ASSEMBLY PLACED IN CAR. WHY DIDN'T NISSAN TELL ME THAT? THEY JUST SAID "NOTHING IS WRONG WITH YOUR TRANSMISSION". ARE THEY WAITING FOR A MORTALITY TO OCCUR? IS THAT HOW THEY WANT TO TREAT THEIR CONSUMERS? I HAVE BEEN TALKING TO NISSAN CORP FOR 2 WEEKS NOW. THEY DON'T EVEN WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THEIR IS A PROBLEM EVEN THOUGH IT IS ON THEIR OWN TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN! *TR

I HAVE A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA 5-SPEED AUTOMATIC. AT 48,000 MILES THE CAR DECIDED THAT IT DIDN'T NEED IT'S FIRST FOUR GEARS & LOCKED INTO 5TH. IT DOESN'T SHIFT OUT OF IT MAKING ACCELERATION A CLEAR PROBLEM. I HAVE TO AVOID HILLY AREAS & PARKING STRUCTURES WITH LARGE GRADES BECAUSE THE CAR WILL NOT NEGOTIATE IT WELL & START ROLLING BACKWARDS. I'VE HAD TO STOP & CALL AAA TO HAVE THEM COME OUT TO TOW ME TO THE TOP OF A HILL JUST TO HAVE THEM DROP THE CAR THERE SO THAT I CAN CONTINUE MY DRIVE HOME. THE VEHICLE WILL ALSO "BANG" INTO REVERSE SO VIOLENTLY AT TIMES THAT EVEN WITH THE BRAKE DEPRESSED IT WILL LUNGE BACKWARDS. ON ONE OCCASION MY CAR STRUCK ANOTHER VEHICLE WHILE I WAS SIMPLY TRYING TO BACK UP INTO A PARKING SPACE. UPON TAKING THE CAR TO MY MECHANIC, WHO JUST HAPPENS TO BE MY BROTHER IN LAW, HE TOLD ME THAT IT'S CLEARLY THE TRANSMISSION. IRONICALLY, HIS WIFE DRIVES THE SAME CAR AS ME BUT HAS AN '05. WHILE DRIVING HER CAR WILL "BANG" INTO SECOND GEAR. OCCASIONALLY SHIFTING WILL BE SO HARD THAT IT PULLS HER CAR INTO ANOTHER LANE. ON CHRISTMAS EVE '09, SHE WAS DRIVING TO HER PARENTS HOUSE IN A LIGHT RAIN & THE HARD SHIFT PULLED HER INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. LUCKILY THE OTHER DRIVERS WERE ABLE TO AVOID HER. SHE HAD HER 2 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER IN THE BACKSEAT. SHE NO LONGER DRIVES THE CAR BUT LIKE ME, THEY HAVE PAYMENTS LEFT ON IT & CANNOT AFFORD TO PURCHASE A NEW ONE. ESTIMATED COST OF A NEW TRANSMISSION RANGES FROM $3000 - $4500. MECHANICS LOCALLY HERE KNOW ABOUT THE ISSUE & A NUMBER OF THEM ADVISE AGAINST FIXING THE TRANSMISSIONS AS IT'S BEEN KNOWN TO HAPPEN AGAIN WITH NEW TRANSMISSIONS. I'VE BEEN TOLD THAT IT'S A DESIGN FLAW WITHIN THE VEHICLE BUT NOT NECESSARILY WITHIN THE TRANSMISSION ITSELF, WHICH IS WHY SOME PEOPLE HAVE THE PROBLEM REOCCUR EVEN AFTER A NEW TRANSMISSION IS INSTALLED. CURRENTLY I HAVE NO CHOICE BUT TO DRIVE MY CAR,I HAVE TO WORK. WITH WHAT'S GOING ON WITH TOYOTA NOW I DOUBT NISSAN WANTS THE SAME NEGATIVE SPOTLIGHT. I'M DONE WITH NISSANS. *TR

I'M WRITING YOU TODAY TO INFORMED YOU THAT MY 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA ES WITH 97,000 ON IT IS HAVING MAJOR TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. I BOUGHT THE CAR NEW IN '04. IT BEEN A GOOD CAR UNTIL NOW. FROM PARK POSITION THE TRANSMISSION FLOATS AND IS DELAYED ABOUT 5 SECONDS BEFORE ENGAGING INTO DRIVE. THE TRANSMISSION BUMPS WHEN SLOWING DOWN FROM 2ND TO 1ST GEAR. THE TRANSMISSION FLOATS OUT OF GEAR WHILE CRUISING INTO NEUTRAL, THE RPMS REVS HIGH, THAN IT SLIPS BACK INTO GEAR. ALL THIS HAPPENS ONCE THE CAR IS WARMED UP. I TOOK THE CAR TO A REPUTABLE TRANSMISSION REPAIR SHOP THEY FLUSHED AND FILLED THE TRANSMISSION FLUID, BUT THE PROBLEM STILL EXIST AND HAS GOTTEN A LOT WORSE. THE TRANSMISSION REPAIR SHOP DID NOT SEE ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE TRANSMISSION. THIS LEAD ME TO GO ONLINE AND INQUIRE FURTHER ABOUT THIS PROBLEM, LOOKS LIKE A LOT OF FOLKS ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. I HAVE NOT FILED A FORMAL COMPLAINT WITH NISSAN, OR WITH THE STATE OF NEW YORK ABOUT THE VEHICLE. IS THERE A CLASS ACTION SUIT? PLEASE INCLUDE ME I HAVE ALL THE NECESSARY DOCUMENTATION. PLEASE CONTACT ME TO INFORM ME WHAT SHOULD BE MY NEXT LOGICAL STEP. I JUST REALIZED THE PROBLEM WITH THESE TRANSMISSIONS TODAY. IT IS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE SOMEONE IS FATALLY INJURED FROM THIS DEFECT. NISSAN NORTH AMERICA SHOULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE. MOST OF THESE VEHICLES STILL HAVE SIZABLE CAR LOANS THAT HAVE NOT BEEN PAID OFF DUE THIS ONLY BEING A FIVE YEAR OLD VEHICLE. *TR

WE STARTED HAVING TROUBLE WITH OUR 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA THE SPRING OF 2009. AFTER TAKING OFF SEVERAL DAYS OF WORK TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR THEM TO SAY NOTHING WAS WRONG WE FINALLY TOOK IT TO A DEALERSHIP IN DES MOINES, IOWA AND THEY SAID WE NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION. WE HAD PREVIOUSLY DONE A TRANSMISSION FLUSH, ETC AND IT DIDN'T FIX THE PROBLEM. WELL IT'S BEEN A LITTLE OVER A YEAR AND THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEM IS BACK. I WENT TO START THE CAR TODAY AND IT DID NOT WANT TO START (SAFETY FEATURE) MY HUSBAND CAME DOWN TO LOOK AT IT AND THE TRANSMISSION IS STUCK IN 5TH GEAR. IT SHIFTS VERY ROUGH. AFTER READING MESSAGE BOARDS ON ALL THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS THE MAXIMA HAS I THOUGHT I NEEDED TO POST OURS TOO IN HOPES THAT NISSAN WILL HAVE A RECALL AND GET THIS TAKEN CARE OF. WE HAVE SPENT A LOT OF TIME AND MONEY ON THIS CAR AND ARE HIGHLY DISAPPOINTED. WE WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER NISSAN VEHICLE. *TR

I BOUGHT A USED 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA SE AND AROUND 65K THE CAR'S TRANSMISSION STARTED SLIPPING AND JERKING WHEN GOING FROM SECOND TO THIRD GEAR. I WAS ALMOST IN AN ACCIDENT WHEN MAKING A TURN, THE CAR LOST ACCELERATION, JERKED, MADE A BANG, AND SHOT FORWARD CAUSING ME TO MOMENTARILY LOSE CONTROL OF THE CAR. I WAS TOLD BY TWO DIFFERENT MECHANICS THAT I HAVE A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM AND THESE MODEL CARS ARE NOTORIOUS FOR THAT. IS THIS TRUE? *TR

2004 NISSAN MAXIMA WITH LESS THAN 100,000 MILES. THE TRANSMISSION JERKS CONSTANTLY BETWEEN 1ST AND 2ND GEAR. WE TOOK IT TO THE DEALERS AND WERE TOLD THAT WE WOULD HAVE TO BUY A NEW TRANSMISSION. THOUSANDS OF NISSAN OWNERS ARE REPORTING THIS SAME PROBLEM. SOMETHING IS DEFECTIVE WITH THE TRANSMISSION AND ACCORDING TO THE MANY COMPLAINTS, IT IS DEFINITELY A NISSAN PROBLEM. THERE APPEASE TO BE AN UNDOCUMENTED FLAW WITH THIS TRANSMISSION AND IT SHOWED UP IN THE LATE 04 AND EARLY 05 BUILD CARS. *TR

MY DISASTER: FIRST WHILE DRIVING, THE CAR SHUT OFF. I WAS LEFT WITH NO POWER ANYTHING (STEERING, BRAKES, ETC). LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO PULL ONTO A SIDE ROAD. THE LOCAL SHOP SAID I NEEDED A NEW ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE (ECM) OR ONBOARD COMPUTER. HAD TO THEN TOW IT TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR PROGRAMMING. I WAS STILL GETTING A MIS-FIRE AND IT WAS A RESULT OF 6 BAD COILS WHICH ARE BELIEVED TO HAVE CREATED THE BAD COMPUTER. ON TOP OF ALL THIS, I NEEDED TO REPLACE MY CAM SHAFT SENSORS BECAUSE THEY WERE DAMAGED. TO SUMMARIZE: BAD COILS LEAD TO BURNING OF MY ECM, WHICH IN TURN DESTROYED MY CAM SHAFT SENSORS = $2700!!! *TR

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.

2004 NISSAN MAXIMA, TRANSMISSION SLIPPAGE. *TR

PROBLEM IS WITH TRANSMISSION SLIPPING AND CAR LUNGES GO UPHILL OR AFTER SHIFTING FROM REVERSE AND BACK INTO DRIVE. AFTER INITIAL PURCHASE OF THE CAR I COMPLAINED THAT THE TRANSMISSION DID NOT FEEL CORRECT AND CAR LUNGED AND SLIPPED BUT I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALERSHIP THAT THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE INCIDENT. I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY A MECHANIC THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDS REPLACEMENT. THE CAR HAS 99,000 MILES AND IS NOW OUT OF WARRANTY. THIS DEFECT SHOULD NOT BE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE CONSUMER AS NISSAN MUST HAVE BEEN AWARE OF THESE ISSUES FROM ALL THE SIMILAR COMPLAINTS I HAVE READ ABOUT ONLINE. THIS IS A FAILURE IN THE SYSTEM OF THE CAR WHICH I ATTEMPTED TO RECTIFY WHILE THE CAR WAS UNDER WARRANTY. NISSAN SHOULD BE PRESSURED TO RECALL THE TRANSMISSIONS FOR THIS MODEL CAR AS IT IS PATENTLY DEFECTIVE IN ITS DESIGN AND I FEEL THEY ARE WELL AWARE OF THE ISSUE. DRIVING WITH A TRANSMISSION THAT CAN FAIL AT ANY MINUTE IS NOT SOMETHING I LOOK FORWARD TO . I UNDERSTAND FROM THE INTERNET THAT SIMILAR CLAIMS HAVE BEEN REPORTED TO YOUR OFFICE BY MAXIMA OWNERS BUT I COULD NOT FIND IN THE DATA BASIS. ALTHOUGH THIS ISSUE IS NOT LIFE THREATENING AS THE TOYOTA INCIDENTS THIS IS STILL ANOTHER STORY THAT A DEFECT HAS PROBABLY BEEN KEEP QUIET IN HOPES THAT THE INJURED CONSUMER WILL JUST PAY FOR THE REPAIRS AND GO AWAY. THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION. *TR

MAXIMA 2004, 54K. TRANSMISSION SLIPS AND BANGS 1/2ND AND 2ND/3RD; WAS TOLD IT'S A VALVE BODY ISSUE. LOOKING AT $1500 REPAIR... *TR

NISSAN MAXIMA 2004, JERKS INTO GEAR WHEN CAR STOPPED. CAUSED ACCIDENT WHEN CAR JERKED INTO CAR AHEAD OF ME. VERY CONCERNED BECAUSE OF NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS. I WAS VERY LUCKY. OTHERS MAY NOT BE THIS LUCKY. *TR

TRANSMISSION FAILURE, THE CAR IS IN THE REPAIR SHOP WAITING FOR THE REPAIRING NEEDED, AND WHEN YOU MAKE A GOOGLE SEARCH ABOUT THIS MODEL/YEAR, THERE ARE SO MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME DEFECT AND NO GOOD RESPONSES FROM THE MANUFACTURER, SO PEOPLE IS SPENDING LOT OF MONEY TO REPAIR THIS CAR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2006 NISSAN MAXIMA. WHEN THE DRIVER ATTEMPTED TO REVERSE OUT OF A PARKING SPACE THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WITHOUT INTENTION. HE THEN CRASHED INTO ONE PARKED VEHICLE WHICH PUSHED THAT VEHICLE INTO ANOTHER PARKED VEHICLE. SHE RECEIVED INJURIES TO HER NECK. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER STATED SPECULATED THAT AN ANIMAL GOT STUCK UNDER THE VEHICLE AND CAUSED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL TO STICK. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 67,000. THE POLICE REPORT INFORMATION WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS RESULTING IN STALLED VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING AND DOES NOT SHIFT GEARS PROPERLY WHICH HAS RESULTED IN VEHICLE DELAYS WHILE TRYING TO CROSS LANES OF TRAFFIC. *TR

I OWN A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA WHICH HAS STARTED HAVING TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. IT STARTED OUT REVVING REALLY HIGH WHEN THE CAR WOULD TRY TO SHIFT INTO HIGHER GEARS. IT NOW HAS BEGAN JERKING VIOLENTLY WHEN IT SHIFTS GEARS. I HAVE READ MANY MANY COMPLAINTS FROM OTHER MAXIMA OWNERS OF THE SAME YEAR WITH THIS VERY SAME PROBLEM. IF IT WERE ONLY A HANDFUL BUT IT APPEARS THAT WHEN THESE VEHICLES GET CLOSE TO OR ABOVE 100K MILES THE PROBLEMS BEGIN, HENCE THE INFLUX OF COMPLAINTS WITHIN THE LAST 6 MONTHS. THE PROBLEM STARTED OUT ONCE IN A WHILE, NOW IT'S EVERYTIME WE DRIVE IT HOT OR COLD. I TOOK IT TO NISSAN AND THEY JUST TOLD ME IN A VERY RUDE MANNER TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. THE PROBLEM IS SO COMMON THAT WHEN I TOLD THE TECHNICIAN I WAS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH MY MAXIMA'S TRANSMISSION, HE SAID "WHAT YEAR AND HOW MANY MILES"? AFTER I TOLD HIM A 2004 AND APPROXIMATELY 113K MILES. HE SAID, "REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION". *TR

2004 NISSAN MAXIMA: OCTOBER 7, 2009 THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, SEVERAL MILES LATER AS WE ENTERED OUR DRIVE WAY THE CAR STARTED TO SHUT DOWN. I NOTICE SOME JERKING AND METAL RATTLING NOISE AS I SLOW DOWN. AFTER STOPPING THE CAR WOULD NOT GO FORWARD. AT THIS TIME THE CAR WOULD ONLY GO IN REVERSE, BUT ONCE I TURN THE ENGINE OFF I COULD NOT START THE CAR AGAIN. THE DEALERSHIP WERE I PURCHASE THE CAR HAS DONE ALL THE SERVICES, AND YES THEY DID FLUSH THE TRANSMISSION. TYPE OF TRANSMISSION FLUID IS NOT KNOW. *TR

FOR ABOUT 8 MONTHS MY ABS SYSTEM WOULD ENGAGE IN THE MORNING FOR ABOUT 5 MILES OR SO EVERY TIME I TRIED TO STOP. AFTER THAT THEY WERE FINE. I TOOK THE CAR TO A FEW SHOPS AND THEY COULD NOT FIND THE PROBLEM. I WAS TOLD THAT SINCE WHEN THIS WAS HAPPENING THE ABS LIGHTS WERE NOT SHOWING IN THE DASH THAT IT WAS PROBABLE THAT IT WAS A BRAKE PROBLEM INSTEAD. I REPLACED THE BRAKES AND ROTORS WITH NO LUCK. THREE MONTHS LATER THE WHOLE ABS SYSTEM FAILED AND BLEW OUT. *TW

THE JERKING AND SLIPPING OF THE 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA'S TRANSMISSION IS DANGEROUS! IT NEARLY THROWS MY 8 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER INTO THE BACK OF MY DRIVER'S SEAT EVERYTIME IT SWITCHES GEARS!!!! WHEN I PUT IT INTO DRIVE, IT JERKS NEARLY A FOOT UP WHICH CAUSED ME TO REAR END MY MOTHER'S VAN THAT WAS PARKED IN FRONT OF MY CAR!!!! PEOPLE ARE GOING TO GET HURT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! *TR

I HAVE A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA WITH FOUR GOODYEAR EAGLE RSA TIRES. TWO OF WHICH HAD SIDEWALL CRACKING AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. I PUT IN A REQUEST TO GOODYEAR REGARDING THIS SAFETY HAZARD AND WAS DENIED REIMBURSEMENT/REPLACEMENT. I NOW HAVE A THIRD TIRE THAT HAS GONE FLAT DUE TO SIDEWALL CRACKING. GOODYEAR IS FAILING TO RECOGNIZE THIS DEFECT OR ITS DANGER. I SIMPLY AM ASKING FOR REPLACEMENT AS THESE TIRES ARE FAR FROM WORN. *TR

I HAVE A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. IT JERKS REAL HARD WHEN I PUT IT IN DRIVE AND IT STAYS IN HIGH GEAR WHEN I DRIVE. SOMETIMES WHEN IM DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, IT JUST DIES AND I LOOSE MY POWER STEERING AND BRAKES. I SEE A LOT OF COMPLAINTS WITH THE SAME CAR AND THE SAME PROBLEMS. MY CAR IS NOT THAT OLD AND THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP SAYS I NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION THAT WILL COST 4,000 DOLLARS. THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED EVENT AND I FEEL IT NEEDS TO BE INVESTIGATED. *TR

I HAVE A NISSAN MAXIMA THAT I HAD TO REPLACE ALL TIRES BECAUSE OF A DEFECT THAT CAME TO ME IN THE MAIL AFTER I BROUGHT MY NEW TIRES AND WAS NOT REIMBURSED. I ALSO HAD PROBLEM WITH FRONT ROTORS THAT THEY KEPT REPLACING NUMEROUS TIMES UNTIL MY WARRANT RAN OUT AND THAN I HAD TO REPLACE THEM WITH HIGH PERFORMANCE ROTORS SO IT WOULD NOT HAPPEN AGAIN.NOW AFTER ALL OF THAT AND MORE I AM NOT ABLE TO DRIVE MY ONLY TRANSPORTATION BECAUSE OUT OF NOWHERE MY TRANSMISSION BLEW UP AFTER MY EXTENDED WARRANTY RAN OUT BECAUSE OF YEARS NOT MILEAGE AND NO MATTER WHERE I WENT I WAS TOLD THAT IF I WOULD REPLACE IT WITH A NEW OR USE TRANSMISSION THAT I WOULD HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM AND NO ONE WANTS TO WORK ON IT.I WAS TOLD BY MECHANICS THAT ONLY THE 2004 HAS TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. *TR