2005 Nissan Maxima Engine Problems

VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION AND ALL OF A SUDDEN GEARS STARTED TO SHIFT ON ITS OWN , SO STOPPED ON THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY AND TURNED OFF MY ENGINE THEN I TURNED IT BACK ON AFTER ABOUT 15 MINUTES AND IT WAS DRIVING WELL UNTIL AFTER ABOUT 10 MINUTES OF DRIVING THE GEARS WOULDN'T GO PAST 2ND GEAR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. WHILE DRIVING 80 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE CONTACT CALLED THE DEALER, BUT THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL; THEREFORE, NOTHING COULD BE DONE. CASE NUMBER: 26278170 WAS PROVIDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 132,376.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

TIMING CHAIN NOISE/TIMING CHAIN NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THIS NOISE STARTED WHEN THE VEHICLE HAD APPROXIMATELY 100,000 MILES ON IT.

TRANSMISSION FAILURE AFTER FAULTIER WHY THEY DON'T TAKE RESPONSIBILITY IS NO ONLY ONE CA EVERY SINGLE OWNER OF NISSAN MAXIMA IS HAVING THIS ISSUE FROM 2002 TO 2006 NISSAN MAXIMAS

PRIOR TO INCIDENT CAR WAS SHIFTING REALLY HARD AND SLIPPING GEARS. ONCE WHEN DRIVING, CAR SUDDENLY WENT INTO A SAFETY MODE NOT LETTING IT SHIFT OUT OF 5TH GEAR. GOING DOWN HILL CAUSED THE ENGINE TO STALL BECAUSE OF BEING IN 5TH GEAR AND CAR ENGINE TURNED OFF, AS WELL AS POWER STEERING AND BRAKING. HAD IT BEEN ON A BUSY ROAD A CRASH WOULD HAVE OCCURRED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE ENGINE AND SLIP WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. ONCE THE VEHICLE FINALLY RESTARTED, THERE WAS A DELAY IN ACCELERATION AND THE SLIP LIGHT ILLUMINATED AGAIN. THE FAILURE OCCURRED MORE THAN TWICE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 102,300.

HAVING TROUBLE/DELAYED SHIFTING. IT WENT AWAY FOR A WEEK BUT IT CAME BACK AGAIN. WHEN I'M PRESSING ON THE GAS IT SOUNDS LIKE IT'S REVVING THE ENGINE BUT THE CAR IS NOT MOVING AS IT SHOULD. *TR

TRANSMISSION TAKES ABOUT 1-2 SECONDS TO MOVE AND THEN JERKS FORWARD. THIS USUALLY HAPPENS WHEN WARMED UP. SOMETIMES WHEN CAR IS MOVING IT JERKS WHILE SHIFTING GEARS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,000. UPDATED 08/16/16*LJ *JS

WITHIN ONE MONTH OF GETTING THE CAR, TRANSMISSION STARTED JERKING. IT WOULD JERK REALLY HARD AND ALMOST RED LINE BETWEEN 1ST, 2ND, AND 3RD GEAR. IT ALSO DOES IT WHEN I TRY TO REVERSE! IT JERKED SO HARD ONE TIME I THOUGHT SOMEBODY HAD HIT THE BACK OF MY CAR! I TOOK IT BACK TO CARMAX (WHERE I ORIGINALLY GOT IT) AND THEY TOLD ME IT WAS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE VALVE. THEY QUOTED 2000.00 TO FIX THE CAR, BUT SINCE I HAD IT FOR LESS THAN 30 DAYS THEY FIXED IT. SEVEN MONTHS LATER I STARTED HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. I'M SO FRUSTRATED! I JUST WANT ANOTHER CAR! I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER NISSAN, EVER! AFTER RESEARCHING AND READING ALL THE REVIEWS, A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE AS ME WITH THIS CAR. (ALONG WITH OTHER NISSAN MODELS). DO YOUR RESEARCH PEOPLE! DON'T BUY ANY OF THESE MODELS FROM NISSAN OR ANYONE ELSE! (2004-2006 MAXIMA)

MY CAR HAS BEEN JERKING WHEN GOING INTO SECOND AND THIRD GEARS, ENGINE REVS WHILE DRIVING THEN JERKS AGAIN AND MAKES A LOUD NOISE. I AM SCARED TO BE CLOSE TO ANOTHER CAR BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW WHAT IT'S GOING TO DO NEXT. IT ONLY HAS 83,000 MILES ON IT AND HAS BEEN KEPT UP FOR SERVICES AND NO REAL PROBLEMS UNTIL NOW. I WOULD LIKE FOR THIS TO BE INVESTIGATED TO THE FULLEST. I BOUGHT THIS CAR BRAND NEW AND ONE OF THE REASON I BOUGHT IT WAS FOR ITS SAFETY RECORD, WHICH I AM NOT FEELING VERY SAFE IN IT NOW. I SHOULD NOT BE HAVING THESE PROBLEMS WITH THE MILEAGE I HAVE ON IT! *TR

I RECENTLY BOUGHT A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA FROM CARMAX IT WAS ABOUT A MONTH AFTER I BOUGHT THE CAR THE TRANSMISSION STARTED TO SLIP AND CHANGE GEARS REALLY ROUGH. THE TRANSMISSION HESITATES WHEN CHANGING GEARS EITHER AT IDLE OR WHILE DRIVING THE TRANSMISSION DOES IT THE MOST BETWEEN FIRST AND SECOND AND SECOND TO THIRD AND WHEN DOWNSHIFTING IN THOSE SAME GEARS. MY MAIN CONCERN IS MY FAMILY IN THIS VEHICLE OR ANY OTHER FAMILIES IN THE SAME VEHICLE WHEN WE ARE DRIVING IN THE VEHICE OUR HEADS AND NECKS GET WHIPPED BACK AND FORTH VERY ROUGHLY. IT IS A SAFETY HAZARD DUE TO THE TRANSMISSION CHANGING GEARS ON ITS OWN WHILE IM DRIVING THE CAR. I ONLY ASK FOR YOU TO PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS AND MAKE IT A RECALL. NISSAN DID NOT WANT TO HELP ME OUT OR ANYONE ELSE. I HAVE SEEN NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS AND HEARD NUMEROUS STORIES ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. IT NEEDS TO BE RESOLVED. NISSAN PUT OUT A POOR PRODUCT AND WONT FIX IT. THEY NEED TO OWN UP TO THEIR MISTAKE, BEFORE SOMEONE GETS INJURED OR DIES. I ASK OF YOU PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS. NOT ONLY FOR MY SAFETY OR MY INFANT'S SAFETY BUT FOR ANYONE WHO OWNS THIS VEHICLE. PS. IF I WOULD HAVE KNOWN ABOUT THIS ISSUE BEFORE I BOUGHT THE CAR I WOULD HAVE NEVER GOTTEN IT. PPS. THE TEST DRIVE AND THE 1ST MONTH WERE FINE UNTIL NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS OCCURRED. PLEASE HELP, PLEASE HELP! GET THIS RECALL ACTIVE! THANKS, FRANK

EVERY TIME THE CAR IS STARTED, THERE IS A GRINDING, METAL-ON-METAL SOUND FROM THE ENGINE. WE ASSUME THAT IT IS THE TIMING CHAIN THAT IS MAKING THIS NOISE SINCE THIS MOTOR USES PLASTIC PARTS IN THE TIMING CHAIN ASSY. *TR

MY CAR STARTING JERKING BETWEEN 2ND AND 3RD GEARS. I MADE AN APPT WITH MY LOCAL NISSAN DEALER FOR A FEW DAYS LATER AND WITHIN THOSE FEW DAYS IT PROGRESSED TO SEVERE BUCKING BETWEEN GEARS AND I NO LONGER FELT IT WAS SAFE TO DRIVE, LUCKILY THE DEALER ISN'T FAR FROM MY HOUSE. I WAS TOLD MY TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND 3 ENGINE MOUNTS WERE CRACKED. TOTAL COST $5200. I WASN'T ABLE TO COME UP WITH THAT MUCH MONEY SO THEY FIXED THE ENGINE MOUNTS AND FLUSHED AND FILLED THE TRANSMISSION FLUID TO GIVE ME A LITTLE MORE TIME. IT STILL JERKS BETWEEN 2ND AND 3RD AND WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED VERY SOON, BUT THIS IS A VERY EXPENSIVE REPAIR, $4,000!! IT IS ALSO A KNOWN PROBLEM THAT NISSAN SHOULD BE PAYING FOR!! THE FORUMS ARE FULL OF PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE AND THERE IS A CLASS ACTION LAW SUIT!! THE TECHNICIAN AT MY LOCAL DEALER EVEN MADE A COMMENT THAT THIS IS A "KNOWN PROBLEM". IT'S TIME TO MAKE NISSAN PAY FOR THE FAULTY TRANSMISSIONS THAT ARE CAUSING UNSAFE CARS TO BE ON THE ROAD. I'M STILL WORRIED SOMEONE IS GOING TO RE-END ME BECAUSE I HAVE TO START OFF SO SLOW TO REDUCE THE JERKING BETWEEN GEARS. *TR

* YEAR, MAKE, MODEL: 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA SE * PROBLEM SUMMARY:: KNOCKING OR RATTLING NOISE FROM ENGINE. ISSUE IS DIRECTLY RELATED WITH CONSUMER SAFETY AND PRODUCT QUALITY STANDARDS. * CAR PURCHASE HISTORY: SINGLE OWNER & BRAND NEW CAR PURCHASED FROM NISSAN CAR DEALER (I.E. WE PURCHASED CAR FROM NISSAN DEALER); ALL MAINTENANCE IS PROPERLY PERFORMED. IN MARCH 2012, WE TOOK CAR TO NISSAN DEALER. PER DEALER, ENGINE CHAIN IS HITTING AND CAUSING KNOCKING OR RATTLING NOISE IN ENGINE. IF YOU GOOGLE FOR THIS ISSUE, THERE ARE SO MANY ISSUES (EXACTLY SIMILAR ISSUE - 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA - ENGINE KNOCKING OR RATTLING ISSUE) OVERALL FEEDBACK FROM NISSAN DEALER: WE / CUSTOMER IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE ISSUE. NISSAN DID NOT COVERED IT. WE PAID @ $1700 CASH (MARCH 27, 2013) TO FIX THAT ISSUE. NOW AT THIS TIME, (I.E. JUNE 28, 2014) - THIS SIMILAR NOISE IS APPEARING AGAIN. CUSTOMER REQUEST: I AM AN ENGINEER; WHEN IT COMES TO SAFETY & QUALITY, I KNOW WHAT I AM TALKING ABOUT. ANYONE CAN FILE A LAWSUIT ? JUST TO BE READY FOR TIME AND MONEY (I WISH FOR THAT OPEN CHECK BOOK). MY REQUEST IS: ARE THERE ANY REGULATION THAT CAN REGULATE SAFETY & QUALITY OF THE CAR; OR MANUFACTURER TO BE ACCOUNTABLE FOR SUCH ISSUE AND ETHICALLY FIX THIS FOR CUSTOMER? WE (CUSTOMER) PAID APPROX. $36000 FOR SUCH CAR QUALITY? WOW..... I HAVE ALL THE EVIDENCE OF ENGINE FIX MAID WITH NISSAN MCGRATH - ELGIN, IL DEALER... ALL EVIDENCE ARE THERE... WHEN I SAY EVIDENCE, IT IS LEGAL EVIDENCE. I MEAN THIS. NO TALK...ALL OFFICIAL EVIDENCE. LET ME SEE WHAT NATIONAL CAR SAFETY - DOT CAN DO.....HOPE FOR THE BEST. *TR

WHEN I PUT CAR IN REVERSE FROM PARK.. IT TOOK ABOUT 3-5 SECONDS TO CATCH AND GO. THEN WHEN I PUT IT DRIVE IT DID THE SAME. IT WILL DO THIS SOME DAYS AND NOT DO IT SOME DAYS. MAJOR FLAW IN 05 MAXIMS TRANSMISSIONS FROM ALL THE COMPLAINTS I'VE READ. NEED TO RECALL AND FIX THIS ONGOING PROBLEM . THIS IS MY 3RD NISSAN MAXIMAAND MY FIRST ONE WITH THESE PROBLEMS. BIG DISSAPOINTMENT NISSAN. RECALL 05 MAXIMS AND FIXTRANSMISSION. *TR

THE ENGINE JUMPS INTO GEAR WITH A HARD KICK!! *TR

MY 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN SLIPPING SINCE 75,000 MILES. I HAVE BEEN DOING ALOT OF RESEARCH AND ALOT OF OTHER INDIVIDUALS WITH 04 AND 05 MAXIMAS ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME ISSUES. NISSAN MAXIMA PUT DEFECTED TRANSMISSIONS IN THEIR 04 AND 05 MODELS. I CONTACTED NISSAN USA HOWEVER THE REFUSED TO FIX MY CAR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE STOPPED WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL DEPRESSED, THE CONTACT SHIFTED FROM DRIVE TO PARK AND NOTICED A LOUD BANG AND THE VEHICLE ERRONEOUSLY LUNGED FORWARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE VALVE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 83,000.