2004 Nissan Maxima Complaint Log

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT HEARD A KNOCKING SOUND FROM THE TRANSMISSION GEARS. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE MOTOR MOUNT CAUSED THE FAILURE AND REPLACED IT; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER A SECOND TIME AFTER THE WARRANTY EXPIRED AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT HE SHOULD HAVE THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. NO REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 120,000. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

I OWN A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. I HAVE OWNED 4 IN MY LIFE TIME. THIS MODEL HAS BEEN BY THE WORST! I'VE OWNED THE 86, 92, 00, 04. I PURCHASED THE 04 MODEL WITH 28K MILES ON IT. I HAD TO TAKE IT BACK SEVERAL TIMES DUE TO WATER BEING TRAPPED INSIDE THE AC UNIT. I MAY HAVE TAKEN IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP 6 OR 7 TIMES. MOST RECENTLY IT HAS BEEN THE TRANSMISSION. IT STARTED AROUND 80K (RIGHT AFTER THE WARRANTY EXPIRED) IT JERKS EXTREMELY HARD WHEN ACCELERATING, AND IT JERKS ABOUT THE SAME WHEN I SLOW DOWN. I THOUGHT THIS HAD BEEN REPAIRED. I SPENT 1661.00 AT WITH ANOTHER MECHANIC FOR FEAR OF BEING OVER CHARGED BY THE DEALERSHIP. I HAVE SAW SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ISSUE. NISSAN KNOWS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM BUT REFUSES TO DO A RECALL DUE TO THE AMOUNT OF TRANSMISSIONS THEY WOULD HAVE TO REPLACE. READING FROM ANOTHER PERSONS POST, I REALIZED THAT THIS PROBLEM IS NOT UNIQUE TO ME AND THAT THE PROBLEM IS A DESIGN DEFECT IN THE TRANSMISSION FROM THE MANUFACTURER. NISSAN SHOULD BE MADE TO PAY FOR ALL DAMAGES, NO MATTER WHAT IT COSTS! IT IS NOT FAIR TO MAKE THE CONSUMER PAY FOR REPAIRS BECAUSE NISSAN DECIDED TO CUT A FEW CORNERS. I ALSO THINK THAT NISSAN SHOULD HAVE TO RE-IMBURSE PEOPLE WHO HAVE SPENT THEIR MONEY ON HAVING THE TRANSMISSIONS REPAIRED. *TR

I OWN A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA THAT HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS SINCE I HIT AROUND THE 100K MARK. THE PROBLEM IN DETAIL IS A HARD JERKING/KICK WHEN I GO IN AND OUT OF 1ST GEAR. IT ONLY SEEMS TO DO IT ONCE THE CAR IS FULLY WARMED UP AND/OR WHEN I HAVE BEEN DRIVING FOR ABOUT 45 MINS. IT IS ALSO MORE NOTICEABLE WHILE IN TRAFFIC OR ON ROADS WITH MANY LIGHTS---OF COURSE... I DID MY RESEARCH AND ALOT OF 2004-5 NISSAN MAXIMA OWNERS ARE EXPERIENCING THAT SAME PROBLEM AND NISSAN WILL NOT RECALL THE TRANSMISSION, SO I AM WILLING TO GO THROUGH THE CORRECT PROCEDURE TO SEE IF THIS WILL HELP US GET OUR PROBLEMS FIXED OR REIMBURSED FOR GETTING THE TRANS FIXED ON OUR OWN. I AM SCHEDULED TO GET THIS FIXED THE WEEK OF DECEMBER 28TH. *TR

2004 MAXIMA TRANSMISSION SLIPPING, SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM ON THE 2004 MODEL, YET NO RECALL FROM NISSAN. *TR

2004 NISSAN MAXIMA 120000 MILES. IT SEEMS TO BE HAVING PROBLEMS SHIFTING INTO 1ST TO 3RD GEAR. 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 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. THIS TO ME SEEMS VERY DANGEROUS. COME TO FIND OUT THAT THERE ARE HUNDREDS MAYBE THOUSANDS OF NISSAN OWNERS WITH THE SAME ISSUE. WHY ISN'T NISSAN REPAIRING THIS APPARENT MANUFACTURER DEFECT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS STUCK IN HIGH GEAR AND WOULD NOT SHIFT. WHEN HE WAS ABLE TO SHIFT INTO GEAR, THE VEHICLE JERKED VIOLENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 140,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 90,000.

CAR HESITATES TO GO INTO DRIVE FROM PARK OR REVERSE AND THEN JERKS REAL HARD. SHIFTS HARD FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEAR AND WHEN U SLOW DOWN AND HAVE TO ACCELERATE AFTER SLOWING DOWN. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. WHENEVER THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTS FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEAR, OR FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE WILL LURCH FORWARD. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALERSHIP. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 106000.

THE TRANSMISSION IS SHIFTING ERRATICALLY. *TR

DEFAULTIVE TRANSMISSION IN THE 2004 NISSSN MAXIMAS MY CAR HAS BEEN TOO MANY NISSAN DEALERSHIPS AND TRANSMISSION SHOPS. MY CAR IS ALWAYS JERKING AND SLIPPING INTO DIFFERENT GEARS ONE PERSON TELLS ME IT NEEDS THIS I AM READING SEVERAL COMPLIANTS ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM WITH OTHERS *CN

STARTING ALMOST A YEAR AGO, AROUND 90,000 MILES, MY 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA BEGAN JERKING VERY HARD WHEN GOING FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEAR AND EVEN MORE WHEN GOING FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE. IT HAPPENS EVERY NOW AND THEN, MOSTLY WHEN THE CAR IS WARMED UP. FEELS LIKE I'VE BEEN HIT FROM THE BACK BY A TRAIN! THE BRAKES ALSO DO A WEIRD JERK WHEN SLOWING DOWN NOW. AND WHEN I RELEASE THE GAS PEDAL TO TURN A CORNER, ETC...THEN PRESS THE GAS AGAIN, IT JERKS A LOT THEN TOO. I NEVER KNOW WHEN IT'S GOING TO HAPPEN, BUT IT'S MORE OFTEN NOW AND I JUST WONDER WHEN I'LL BE LEFT ON THE ROAD STRANDED. *TR

I HAVE BEEN TO THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP 3 TIMES IN THE PAST TWO WEEKS. I HAVE SPENT OVER $2000 ON THE ABS SYSTEM AND IT IS STILL NOT CORRECTED. I REPLACED A RR SENSOR AND ALSO THE ABS MODULE. NOW I AM GOING TO HAVE TO REPLACE ANOTHER SENSOR IN THE LR AND REPLACE THE MODULE AGAIN. THE ABS LIGHT CAME ON AND ALSO THE BRAKE LIGHT. THE BRAKE PEDAL JERKED AND I COULD HEAR A NOISE UNDER THE PEDAL THAT SOUNDED LIKE WIRES BURNING. I CAN NOT BELIEVE THAT I HAVE SPENT $2300 AND I AM STILL HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AND I SEEMS LIKE I AM GOING TO HAVE TO SPEND ANOTHER $2300 TO HAVE PROPERLY FUNCTIONING BRAKES. THANKS NISSAN. *TR

I HAVE 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. I AM EXPERIENCING SHIFTING PROBLEMS. IT SEEMS TO SLIP OUT OF GEAR ON 3RD. OR EXPERIENCE EXTREME HESITATION WHEN GOING TO 3RD. SEEMS NOT TO SECURELY SIT IN GEAR. THEN INTERMITTENTLY, WHEN REVERSING. CAR HESITATES 3-5 SEC TO SHIFT INTO DRIVE. THEN ONCE IT DOES. IT DROPS VERY HARD INTO GEAR. *TR

MY NISSAN MAXIMA TRANSMISSION JERKS VERY HARD WHILE SWITCHING GEARS. THERE'S ALSO MAJOR SLIPPING BETWEEN SOME GEARS AND THE VEHICLE IS BECOMING VERY UNSAFE TO DRIVE. THE ONLY SUGGESTED SOLUTION IS TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION WHICH NISSAN SHOULD PAY FOR BECAUSE OF THEIR DEFECTIVE WORK. I HAVE PAID TOO MUCH MONEY FOR THE CAR ONLY TO BE FORCED TO PAY FOR A NEW TRANSMISSION WHEN I DIDN'T DESTROY THE ONE I HAVE. PLEASE HELP! *TR

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

I HAVE 04 NISSAN MAXIMA AND IT HAVE ONLY 47078 MILES ON IT. THE CAR IS HAVING TRANSMISSION PROBLEM FROM 1 TO 2 GEAR IS HARD SHIFT. I HAVE SEEN MANY PEOPLE WHO HAVE SAME KIND OF PROBLEM WITH TRANSMISSION. THERE IS NO INCIDENT CRASH WITH THIS CAR. THEY CHANGE THE FILER AND OTHER STUFF THEY ALSO CHANGE THE FLUID. *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

A FEW MONTHS AGO MY TRANSMISSION STARTED TO SLIP IN 1ST AN 2ND GEAR.WHEN I WOULD RUN ERRANDS FOR MORE THAN HOUR IT WOULD REALLY START TO ACT UP. NOW I CAN NOT DRIVE FOR 30 MINUTES WITHOUT IT SERIOUSLY SLIPPING GEARS HARD. I CAN ONLY DRIVE THE CAR A FEW MILES BECAUSE OF THIS. I TOOK THE CAR TO A SHOP AN WAS TOLD THAT THE VALVE BODY NEEDS TO BE REPLACED WITH A REBUILT TRANSMISSION MECHANIC ALSO STATED THAT THE VALVE BODY SHOULD NOT BE A WEARABLE COMPONENT AND SHOULD HAVE BEEN A RECALL ON IT. NOW THE CAR SITS MOST OF THE TIME BECAUSE I CAN NOT AFFORD TO FIX IT. PLEASE HELP ME. *TR

NISSAN MAXIMA 2004 . MY WHEEL BEARING WENT OUT IN MY CAR I UNDERSTAND THIS SHOULD NOT HAVE HAPPENED TO A NEWER MODEL NISSAN. *TR

I HAVE NISSAN MAXIMA 2004 THAT HAS A SERIES OF PROBLEMS SINCE I BOUGHT 2 YEARS AGO FROM NISSAN DEALER. THE MOST IMPORTANT IS RECENT TRANSMISSION PROBLEM THAT LEFT ME SITTING IN TRAFFIC. TRANSMISSION IN MY CAR IS NOT ABLE TO REACH 2ND GEAR! THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN NISSAN SHOP TWICE AND THEY ARE NOT ABLE TO FIX THE PROBLEM ! THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEM IS A SAFETY ISSUE IF IT FAILS TO PROVIDE SUFFICIENT ACCELERATION THAT WILL ALLOW YOU TO GET OUT OF HARM'S WAY OR TO SAFELY MANEUVER IN TRAFFIC !!! I JUST REALIZED THAT MANY 2004 MAXIMA OWNERS HAVE EXACTLY SAME TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. SOMETHING MUST BE DONE! THANK YOU *TR

ABS CONTROLLER FAILURE WITHOUT CAUSE. SPEEDOMETER WILL NOT WORK BECAUSE OF IT. *TR

I RECENTLY BOUGHT A USED MAXIMA 2004 WHEN I FIRST DROVE IT WITH 84000 MILES ON IT. IT WAS FINE BUT NOT BUT A FEW DAYS LATER IT STARTED TO JERK FROM 1ST TO 2ND AND SOMETIME INTO 3RD. I HAPPENSABOUT 50% OF THE TIME IN JUST ONE DAY! I HAS NOT YET BEEN REPLACED DUE TO THE FACT THAT I HAVE READ SO MANY OTHER PROBLEMS WITH THE SAME MAKE AND MODEL. *TR

2004 NISSAN MAXIMA TRANSMISSION ISSUES 1ST N 2ND SHIFT HARD, 2ND N 3RD SLIPPING SHIMMY IN THE STEERING WHILE DRIVING. *TR

I RECENTLY PURCHASED A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. I LOVE THE CAR, BESIDES THE FACT I HAVE HAD MORE PROBLEMS WITH IT IN THE LAST FEW MONTHS . THIS IS EXTREMELY FRUSTRATING. I HAVE ALWAYS ASSUMED NISSAN'S WERE DEPENDABLE CARS. I KNOW I PURCHASED IT USED, BUT THE PROBLEMS I AM HAVING SHOULD NOT BE OCCURRING AT 90,000 MILES. REALLY DISAPPOINTING. TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING SO I TOOK IT TO NISSAN DEALER PAID FOR A FLUSH 200 DOLLARS PICKED IT UP NEXT DAY AND TRANSMISSION WENT OUT. NOW I HAVE TO PAY FOR WHOLE COST OF TRANSMISSION PLUS OTHER REPROGRAMMING COMPUTER MODULES AND CAM SENSORS. THIS IS NOT THE FIRST MAXIMA AND SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE TO NISSAN BECAUSE THEY KNOW THIS IS A BIG PROBLEM WITH ALOT OF 2004 MAXIMAS. *TR

I PURCHASED A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA IN MID 2006 AS A PRE-OWNED VEHICLE. THE PROBLEM BEGAN NEARLY A YEAR AGO WHEN WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY, IT WOULD AUTOMATICALLY GET STUCK ON 5TH GEAR. I TRIED DOWNSHIFTING MANUALLY AND THE GEAR WOULD BE STUCK ON 5TH GEAR. IN ORDER TO TEMPORARILY FIX THE PROBLEM I WOULD HAVE TO PULL OVER, SHUT THE ENGINE OFF AND PUT THE GEAR IN NEUTRAL IN ORDER TO RESTART THE CAR. AT TIMES IT WOULD BE STUCK ON 5TH GEAR, OTHER TIMES THE TRANSMISSION WOULD BE BACK TO NORMAL. WHEN DRIVING ON CITY STREETS, THE VEHICLE WOULD JERK BETWEEN GEARS. TOOK THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SUGGESTED THAT I REPLACE A SENSOR IN THE TRANSMISSION. I HAD THE SENSOR REPLACED, NOW THE VEHICLE JERKS WHEN CHANGING GEARS. MY NEIGHBOR ACROSS THE STREET HAD THE SAME CAR AND ALSO HAD THE SAME PROBLEM AND THEY HAD A CHOICE TO REPLACE THAT TRANSMISSION FOR A NEW TRANSMISSION AT A COST OF $5000. MY NEIGHBOR INSTEAD REPLACED THE MAXIMA FOR A DIFFERENT CAR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT OUTER PERIMETER OF THE SKY VIEW WINDOW EXHIBITED RUST. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS RUSTING PREMATURELY FOR A CLIMATE THAT WAS PRIMARILY WARM AND DRY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BUT WOULD NOT PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 34,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. WHEN SHIFTING GEARS THE VEHICLE WILL HESITATE AND THEN DOWN-SHIFT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT AN EXPENSE OF $4,000.00. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 140,000. SHE CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER, AND WAS ADVISED THAT SHE COULD HAVE THE FUEL SYSTEM FLUSHED. SHE WILL TRADE THE VEHICLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 140,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

I HAVE A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA WITH VERY BAD TRANSMISSION ISSUES...SLIPPING-JERKING-JUMPING-KICKING BETWEEN 1-2ND GEAR. IT IS VERY EMBARASSING TO RIDE ANYONE IN IT AND THE DEALERSHIP WANT OVER 4 THOUSAND TO FIX HELP. IS THERE A RECALL ON THESE TRANSMISSIONS ANYONE KNOW. *TR

I HAVE A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA AND JUST LIKE EVERYONE ELSE MY TRANSMISSION WENT OUT AFTER PAYING THE NISSAN DEALER TO RUN DIAGNOSTIC AND FLUSH THE SYSTEM. AFTER JUST 2 HOURS FROM PICKING IT UP IT COMPLETELY WENT OUT. NISSAN WILL NOT EVEN OFFER TO FIX THE TRANSMISSION OR PROVIDE ATLEAST HALF OF THEIR COST SINCE IT IS THEIR CRAPPY PRODUCT THAT IS GOING BAD ON EVERYONE'S 04 CARS. MY CAR STARTED WITH THE JERKING INTO GEAR AND GETTING WORSE WHEN IT HEATS UP. I WISH SOMEONE WOULD HAVE THE GUTS TO MAKE NISSAN PAY EVERY MAXIMA CAR OWNER TIME , FRUSTRATION, TOWING, REPAIR, AND A NEW TRANSMISSION. WHAT WE DESERVE!!!! *TR

THE CAR STARTED JERKING WHEN SHIFTING GEARS. IT STALLS OUT AS YOU ACCELERATE FROM 20 TO 30 MILES PER HOUR. THIS IS DANGEROUS. AFTER RESEARCHING, SIMILAR MODELS AND YEAR OF MY CAR ARE ALL COMPLAINING OF THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS IS NOT JUST WEAR AND TEAR. THIS MODEL CAR NEEDS TO BE RECALLED BEFORE ANY INJURIES ARE REPORTED. THE FAILURE BEGAN TO BE NOTICED AFTER THE CAR WARMS UP. IT STARTED OCCURRING NUMEROUS TIMES AND THEN STARTED SLIPPING AS IT SHIFTS GEARS. TOOK IT TO SHOP TO SEE WHAT COULD BE DONE TO FIX THIS FAILURE. NISSAN NEEDS TO FIX THIS ISSUE. EVERY CAR IN THIS YEAR AND MODEL IS HAVING THIS PROBLEM, BUT NO ONE IS ACKNOWLEDGING THE ISSUE. *TR

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

AT ABOUT 35000 MILES I NOTICED MY VEHICLE JERKING (INITIALLY IT WAS MILD, LATELY IT HAS BEEN VIOLENT JERKS) WHEN SHIFTING GEARS. I WAS TOLD BY NISSAN SERVICE TECH'S THAT I NEEDED MY TRANS. FLUID DRAINED AND FILLED AT APPROX. 45K MILES EVEN THOUGH I HAD JUST HAD IT DONE AT 38K ( UNBEKNOWNST TO THEM) AFTER BOTH FLUID CHANGES, THE PROBLEM JUST WORSENED. LAST TUESDAY, MY VEHICLE APPEARED TO GET STUCK IN 2ND GEAR WHILE DECELERATING/ ACCELERATING ON THE FREEWAY. I NEARLY RAN OFF OF THE ROAD. I TOOK MY CAR IN TO THE DEALER TODAY AND THEY ARE NOW SAYING I NEED NEW MOTOR MOUNTS. I HAVE READ HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM IN THE EXACT SAME CAR. NISSAN NEEDS TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THE TRANSMISSIONS USED IN THE 2004 MAXIMAS ARE BAD AND RECALL/REPLACE THEM BEFORE SOMEONE DIES. *TR

I TOO HAVE A 2004 MAXIMA. I MAINTAIN THE CAR AT THE DEALER,. WHILE DRIVING, THE GEARS WILL SLIPS OUT AND AT TIMES STICKS AT THE 5TH GEAR THE ONLY WAY IT COMES OUT OF THE 5TH GEAR IS BY TURNING OFF THE CAR, SIT FOR SEVERAL MINUTES WHILE THE ENGINE COOLS AND STARTING AGAIN. I WAS TOLD THE PROBLEM WITH THE GEAR SHIFTING IS I NEED TO CHANGE THE VALVE ASSEMBLY. IT WAS CHANGED AND 2DAY LATER THE SAME PROBLEM EXISTED. I TOOK IT BACK AND I AM TOLD I NEED TO CHANGE THE AT SOLENOID ASSEMBLY AND OR REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. THIS IS APPARENTLY A KNOW PROBLEM WITH THE 04 MAXIMAS AND SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE ABOUT IT!! *TR

I WAS IN THE FREEWAY WITH MY BABY ON 405, CAR SUDDENLY STARTED FEELING WEIRD, 3 WARNING LIGHT CAME ON, MY CAR SHUT DOWN IN MIDDLE OF FREEWAY , I HAVE TO PUT MY CAR ON PARK AND PUT EMERGENCY LIGHTS ON. ALMOST CAUSED AND ACCIDENT WITH MY BABY. CAR WILL NOT START. I WAS TOLD BY MECHANIC THIS IS A FAULT CAMSHAFT. THIS SAME PROBLEM WAS ON A RECALL FOR 2003 NISSAN MAXIMA, NISSAN REFUSES TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY. *TR

1)TRANSMISSION JERKING/SLIPPING 2) OCCURS EVERYTIME I DRIVE. MY WIFE IS NOW AFRAID TO DRIVE CAR 3) NISSAN WILL NOT FIX. I INFORMED THEM THE ISSUE BEGAN INTERMITTENTLY BEFORE WARRANTY WAS UP. ISSUE HAS NOW GOTTEN WORSE. PLEASE LOOK AT ALL THE SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ON THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE. HTTP://WWW.CARSURVEY.ORG/REVIEWS/NISSAN/MAXIMA/R61092/COMMENTS/. *TR

I HAVING MAJOR TRANSMISSION JERKING FROM MY 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE JERKING APPEARS TO HAPPEN WHEN THE CAR GET HOT. *TR

2004 NISSAN MAXIMA'S TRANSMISSION JERKS WHEN SHIFTING INTO DRIVE AND WHEN DOWNSHIFTING FROM 2ND TO 1ST GEAR. *TR

I HAVE A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA THAT IS HAVING TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. IT DOESN'T PROPERLY ENGAGE WHEN UPSHIFTING, USUALLY ALLOWING THE RPM'S TO REV UP AND THEN SLAMS INTO GEAR JERKING THE CAR FORWARD. I DON'T KNOW OF ANY EVENTS THAT HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THIS FAILURE. THIS OCCURS EVERY TIME THE CAR IS WARMED UP. I HAVE HAD THE TRANSMISSION LOOKED AT BY A NISSAN DEALER AND A PRIVATE TRANSMISSION COMPANY. BOTH SAY IT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THE PRIVATE DEALER ATTRIBUTES THE PROBLEM TO A LACK OF COOLING LINES GOING INTO THE TRANSMISSION AND BELIEVED THIS WOULD BE A COMMON PROBLEM. AFTER LOOKING ONLINE, IT IS OBVIOUS THAT I AM NOT A UNIQUE CASE. PEOPLE ACROSS THE COUNTRY ARE COMPLAINING ABOUT THE SAME ISSUE. I'M CONCERNED THAT THE TRANSMISSION MALFUNCTION WILL LEAD TO AN ACCIDENT, BUT CANNOT AFFORD TO REPLACE THE CAR OR THE TRANSMISSION. ACCORDING TO SEVERAL WEBSITES, REPLACING THE TRANSMISSION IS ONLY A TEMPORARY FIX, AS THIS PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE A DESIGN FLAW, SO ANY REPLACEMENT WILL BE SUSCEPTIBLE TO THE SAME FAILURE. *TR

THE TRANSMISSION ON MY 04 NISSAN MAXIMA IS BAD. IT KEEPS SLIPPING WHEN SHIFTING FROM GEAR 3 TO 2 OR 2 TO 3. IT JERKS VERY HEAVILY AND IS NOT GOOD. *TR

MY 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA HAS BECOME A SAFETY HAZARD IN THAT IT JERKS VIOLENTLY WHILE SHIFTING GEARS AND LOSSES POWER DURING ACCELERATION. I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY AND WAS VERY CLOSE TO BEING INVOLVED IN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT WITH A SEMI WHEN MY CAR SUDDENLY SLOWED AND WHEN I APPLIED PRESSURE ON THE PEDAL IT JERK VIOLENTLY LIKE SOMEONE HAD REAR-ENDED ME. THERE WAS A SEMI RIGHT BEHIND ME APPROACHING AT A RAPID SPEED. BECAUSE I HADN'T APPLIED MY BRAKES HE DIDN'T REALIZE MY CAR WOULD SUDDENLY SLOW DOWN IN FRONT OF HIM. I WAS TERRIFIED TO SAY THE LEAST. I MADE CALLS TO NISSAN BUT THEY COULD CARE LESS AND WILL ASSUME NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR THEIR FAULTY EQUIPMENT. AFTER DOING SIGNIFICANT RESEARCH IN ASSESSING THE ISSUE AND TRYING TO FIND A SOLUTION I FOUND THAT MANY OTHER PEOPLE WHO OWN THIS PARTICULAR MODEL HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. I WAS ALSO TOLD THAT MECHANICS HAVE DONE MANY THINGS LIKE NEW OR REBUILT TRANSMISSIONS, ENGINE MOUNTS REPLACED, FUEL FILTER REPLACEMENTS, ETC. NONE OF WHICH HAVE SOLVED THE PROBLEM. *TR

MY PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE THE SAME ONE THAT THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE ARE HAVING. I AM A USED CAR DEALER AND HAVE BOUGHT (3) 2004 NISSAN MAXIMAS SL. EVERY ONE OF THEM HAS HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. I KNOW ANY SENSIBLE PERSON READING THIS COMPLAINT WOULD SIMPLY SAY "IDIOT, STOP BUYING NISSANS!!! BUT I WAS TRYING TO GIVE OUR AUTO INDUSTRY THE BENEFIT OF THE DOUBT THAT SINCE SO MANY PEOPLE HAD THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM THAT THEY WOULD AT LEAST REALIZE AND ADMIT THAT , MAYBE ITS NOT THE WORLD THAT HAS THE PROBLEM. IT'S THE 2004 MAXIMA TRANSMISSIONS. WHEN THE CAR GETS WARM, THE TRANSMISSION SLIPS IN BETWEEN 20 AND 30 MPH. IT ALSO JERKS AND DELAYS (ONCE IT GETS HOT) WHEN GOING INTO GEAR. SEVERAL CREDIBLE TRANSMISSION REPAIR SHOPS (I.E. MR. TRANSMISSION), HAVE TRACED IT BACK THE SAME THING. THE FAULTY VALVE BODY IN THE TRANSMISSION. NOW AS A VOICE OF THE PEOPLE AND AFTER READING COMPLAINT AFTER COMPLAINT AFTER COMPLAINT ; SURELY THERE HAS TO BE SOME NON-BIASED AGENCY, WATCH DOG, OR AUTHORITY THAT IS NOT GOING TO LET THESE CAR-MAKING BULLIES RIP ALL OF THESE PEOPLE OFF ESPECIALLY WHEN THEY HAVE BEEN MADE AWARE OF THIS DESIGN FLAW. WE UNDERSTAND THAT THEY HAVE A BUSINESS TO RUN AND THAT THEY CAN'T JUST STAY IN BUSINESS FIXING EVERY SINGLE COMPLAINT THAT AROUSES BUT THIS IS NOT A QUICK FIX FOR THE CONSUMERS AND IT IS COSTING HARD WORKING CONSUMERS MILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN REPAIRS. PLEASE SOMEBODY HELP THE WORKING CLASS. *TR

MY 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA WAS JERKING WHEN GOING FROM 1ST GEAR TO 2ND GEAR AND WHEN I WOULD SLOW DOWN. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY SAID IT WAS MY MOTOR MOUNTS. I SPENT $500 REPLACING THEM AND IT STILL DID IT. WHEN I TOOK BACK TO THE DEALER THEY SAID IT WAS MY TRANSMISSION. NOW I JUST FORKED OUT $4000 FOR A NEW TRANSMISSION. I WENT AND ONLINE AND SAW OVER 1,000 COMPLAINTS FOR THE SAME MAKE AND MODEL SAYING THAT THEIR CARS WERE DOING THE SAME THING. I THINK THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON TRANSMISSIONS ON MY YEAR, MAKE, AND MODEL. *TR

TRANSMISSION JERKING MOTION WHEN SHIFTING FROM 1ST TO 2ND ON ACCELERATION AND JERKING MOTION WHEN SHIFTING FROM 2ND TO 1ST GEAR WHEN BRAKING. *TR

RECENTLY PURCHASED A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA FOR MY 16 YEAR OLD, DID NOT HAVE THE CAR FOR 3 DAYS AND HAD CAR SHUT OFF AND COULD HEAR A MOTOR OR PUMP RUNNING. DETERMINED IT WAS THE ABS PUMP, VEHICLE WARRANTY DOES NOT COVER THAT NOW NISSAN IS CHARGING $1500.00 TO FIX PROBLEM. NEEDLESS TO SAY THE CAR IS NOT FIXED AND SITTING UNDER CAR PORT UNTIL WE CAN RESOLVE ISSUE. *TR

THIS IS A VERY BIG PROBLEM WITH 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA SE AUTOMATIC TRANS. THERE ARE COMPLAINTS ALL OVER THE INTERNET REGARDING TRANSMISSION JERKING AND SLIPPING ON THESE PARTICULAR CARS. NISSAN WILL NOT DO ANYTHING TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM. MY MAXIMA JERKS REALLY HARD WHILE TRANSITIONING FROM REVERSE TO FIRST WHILE BACKING OUT. ALSO JERKS SUDDENLY WHILE DOWN SHIFTING ON FREEWAY OR STREETS FROM 4 TO 3 RD GEAR. I AM REALLY NERVOUS DRIVING THIS CAR IT JERKS OFTEN AND TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION WILL COST ABOUT $4000. THIS CAR IS 5 YRS OLD. PLEASE ADVISE. *TR

TRANSMISSION (AUTOMATIC) PROBLEM: CAR SLAMS INTO GEAR WHEN CHANGING FROM 'PARK' INTO 'DRIVE'. ALSO THERE'S A DELAY WHEN GOING FROM 2ND TO 3RD GEAR IN WHICH ENGINE REVS UP BUT NO GEAR CHANGE. *TR

I HAVE A 2004 MAXIMA SE THAT HAS HAD A SERIES OF PROBLEMS SINCE I BOUGHT IT BRAND NEW IN 2003. I AM VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEM THAT ALMOST LEFT MY HUSBAND SITTING IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC YESTERDAY. THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP TOO MANY TIMES TO COUNT. I RECENTLY SAW A BLOG WHICH INDICATED THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM FOR THOUSANDS OF 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA OWNERS. NISSAN HAS DONE NOTHING TO COMPENSATE OWNERS OF THIS CAR WHEN A RECALL IS CLEARLY INDICATED. I BOUGHT A NISSAN HOPING TO OWN IT FOR SEVERAL YEARS AND KNOWING THAT NISSAN HAS A GOOD REPUTATION. I WORRY ABOUT THE SAFETY OF MY FAMILY TRAVELING IN THIS VEHICLE AND FEEL THAT NISSAN SHOULD TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR DOING A RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE. PLEASE HELP OWNERS LIKE ME WHO HAVE INVESTED A LOT OF TIME, MONEY, AND TEARS WITH THIS ISSUE. *TR

PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION. *TR

BEGINNING OF THIS WEEK, MARCH 30, 2009, MY 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA HAD A SITUATION WHEN I BEGAN TO DRIVE (MY CAR IS AN AUTOMATIC), THE TRANSMISSION APPEARED TO BE STRUGGLING TO REACH 2ND GEAR. ALTHOUGH I ONLY WORK 1.8 MILES FROM MY HOME, I COULD FEEL THE "DIFFERENCE" IN THE TRANSMISSION FROM ANY OTHER TIME. I HAVE 63,000 MILES ON MY CAR AND FOR A FIVE YEAR OLD CAR, THAT IS VERY LOW. I MAINTAIN THE VEHICLE ACCORDINGLY AND ABOUT 8 MONTHS AGO, I HAD THE TRANSMISSION FLUID FLUSHED, ETC. THE SECOND DAY (TODAY), I STARTED UP THE CAR, PUT IT IN DRIVE AND QUICKLY NOTICED IT WAS GOING TO STRAIN ITSELF INTO 2ND GEAR. ONCE IT DID, THERE WAS A HARD JERK IN GETTING THERE. I IMMEDIATELY DROVE THE CAR TO MY HOME, PARKED IT AND MADE AN APPOINTMENT FOR IT TO BE CHECKED OUT TOMORROW MORNING. THEN I WENT ONLINE TO SEARCH FOR ANY NISSAN 2004 TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS SUCH AS MINE AND FOUND A LOT OF WEB-SITES THAT PEOPLE HAVE DESCRIBED THE EXACT HAPPENINGS THAT OCCURRED TO MY VEHICLE. THIS DOES NOT SEEM TO BE AN ISOLATED INCIDENT. SOMETHING IS SERIOUSLY DEFECTIVE WITH AT LEAST THE 2004 TRANSMISSIONS. MANY PEOPLE'S COMMENTS ALWAYS STATED THAT THERE'S OCCURRED RIGHT AFTER 60,000 MILES. MY CAR HAS NOT BEEN DRIVEN HARD AND IS WELL MAINTAINED. I READ ALSO ABOUT 2 OTHER ITEMS THAT OCCURRED TO MY VEHICLE. ONE IS THE DRIVERS POWER WINDOW WILL NOT CLOSE UP AND STAY CLOSED WHEN THE BUTTON IS PUSHED. I DISCOVERED A WAY TO GET THE WINDOW CLOSED BY HOLDING THE BUTTON IN THE UP POSITION, TURN OFF THE CAR AND OPEN THE DOOR, WHILE KEEPING YOUR FINGER ON THE POWER UP BUTTON. SECONDLY, PEOPLE WROTE ABOUT A AC REFRIGERANT HOSE HAVING LEAKS AND NEEDING TO BE REPLACED BY SEVERAL OTHER OWNERS. MINE ALSO HAD THIS PROBLEM SOME TIME BACK. THE MOST IMPORTANT ISSUE TO ME IS THIS TRANSMISSION FAILING RIGHT AFTER 60,000 MILES. IT MENTIONS THAT WHEN THEY PUT IT ON A MACHINE TO TEST, IT SHOWS NOTHING IS WRONG, WHICH OBVIOUSLY IT IS. NISSAN HAS TOLD PEOPLE THEY DON'T KNOW EXACTLY WHAT THE PROBLEM IS EITHER. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 5-20 MPH, THE VEHICLE HESITATED TO SHIFT INTO SECOND GEAR. THE VEHICLE TENDS TO JERK AND MAKES A LOUD NOISE WHEN THE FAILURE IS OCCURRING. THE CONTACT FEELS THAT A RECALL SHOULD BE ISSUED DUE TO THE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS THAT ARE POSTED ON THE INTERNET. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 62,000. UPDATED 07/28/09 *BF WHEN DRIVING FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEAR, THERE WAS A HARD SHIFT. UPDATED 07/30/09.*JB