Nissan Maxima Complaints (2004)

1,426 consumer complaints on file.

#10523749July 8, 2013
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE HAD TO RESTART THE VEHICLE IN ORDER TO GET THE VEHICLE TO FUNCTION PROPERLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND THEY STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10523559July 7, 2013
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
THE VEHICLE JERKS WHEN I AM GOING FROM PARK TO REVERSE, FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE, OR FROM PARK TO DRIVE. IT WILL RANDOMLY JERK WHILE I AM DRIVING. SOMETIMES WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE WILL NOT ACCELERATE. I AM SCARED TO PULL OUT INTO TRAFFIC BECAUSE I NEVER KNOW WHEN IT WILL STALL! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10522766July 1, 2013
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS
RUSTING OF UNDERBODY {FLOOR BOARD} DRIVER AND PASSAGER, VISIBLE HOLES, DIAMETER SIZE OF OVER 1 FOOT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10522475June 30, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.
CD PLAYER DOES NOT CONNECT TO SPEAKERS. SOUND MUFFLED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10521841June 26, 2013
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION EXHIBITED HARD SHIFTING WITH A LOUD CLANKING NOISE. THE FAILURE RECURRED WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS IN OPERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE BE DIAGNOSED BY AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10521859June 26, 2013
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE. THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED AND THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO SHIFT INTO REVERSE BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESPOND. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 154,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10521696June 25, 2013
STRUCTURE:BODY
PASSENGER FLOOR BOARD ROTTED OUT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10521645June 25, 2013
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHIFT INTO GEAR EXCESSIVELY AND IT ALSO CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO LUNGE FORWARD WITH FORCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 120,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10520791June 19, 2013
POWER TRAIN
WHENEVER I FIRST CRANK MY 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA SE UP AND SHIFT THE GEARSHIFT FROM PARK TO REVERSE THERE WOULD BE A REALLY HARD KICK AND THEN WHEN I SHIFT IT FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE IT WOULD KICK REALLY HARD AGAIN. AND THEN WHEN I START MOVING FORWARD IT WOULD BE SLOW BY PICKING UP SPEED BECAUSE IT WOULD BE STUCK IN 5TH GEAR INSTEAD OF BEING IN 1ST GEAR LIKE IT SUPPOSE TO BE IN. SO OTHER WORDS IT WOULD TAKE THE MAXIMA 45 SECONDS TO A MINUTE TO GET TO 55 TO 60 MPH. AND I ALREADY HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP WHERE I BROUGHT IT FROM A TOTAL OF THREE TIMES BEFORE THEY FINALLY TOLD ME ITS THE TRANSMISSION AND THAT COULD COST ME ANYWHERE FROM $3500 UP TO $4000 JUST TO GET IT REBUILD. AND I DEFINITELY DON'T HAVE THAT KIND OF MONEY TO BE SPENDING ON GETTING THE TRANSMISSION REBUILT. I HAVE HAD THIS MAXIMA EVERY SINCE MARCH 12, 2008 AND ITS BEEN GOOD TO ME UNTIL THIS HAPPEN. SO PLEASE COULD YOU HELP ME? IT WOULD BE MUCH APPRECIATED THANKS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10519414June 12, 2013
POWER TRAIN
AT 66,000 MILES (APPROXIMATELY) THE CAR WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO GEAR WHEN WARM,. (WARM DEFINED AS DRIVEN IN EXCESS OF 30-45 MINUTES). AT THAT POINT THE CAR WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO GEAR IMMEDIATELY. THEN CAR WOULD SUDDENLY SLAM INTO GEAR, CAUSING THE CAR TO LUNGE UNEXPECTEDLY WE TOOK THE CAR OFF THE ROAD AND DELIVERED TO NISSAN DEALER. AT FIRST THE NISSAN DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE. EVENTUALLY, THEY DIAGNOSED A BAD TRANSMISSION. TO GET A SECOND OPINION WE BROUGHT THE CAR TO A TRANSMISSION SPECIALIST WHO INDICATED THE PROBLEM WAS THE VALVE THROTTLE (A PART OF THE TRANSMISSION). HIS EXPERIENCES WERE THAT THIS WAS A FAULT HE HAD SEEN ON OTHER NISSAN TRANSMISSION SETS (VALVE BODY) IN THAT ERA COST OF PART WITH LABOR $1,895 - NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY NISSAN HAS NO RECALL OR TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN AVAILABLE ON THIS ISSUE ASIDE FROM COST, CAR SLAMMING INTO GEAR, LUNGING IS NOT SAFE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10516200June 11, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
WHILE DRIVING MY VEHICLE STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS STOPPING. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE ABS SYSTEM IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. THE VEHICLE IS PULSING WHILE STOPPING. I CHECKED THE INTERNET AND FOUND THIS TO BE AN ONGOING PROBLEM. I THEN CALLED A LOCAL NISSAN DEALER WHO ALSO STATED IT IS A PROBLEM & THERE IS A BULLETIN REGARDING THE ABS SYSTEM. YET THERE IS NO RECALL ON IT. ONCE AGAIN NISSAN NOT TAKING RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE PROBLEMS WITH THEIR VEHICLES. NISSAN IS TELLING ME THAT THE COST TO REPAIR THIS PROBLEM CAN BE IN EXCESS OF $1500.00. THIS IS DISGRACEFUL. IT IS OBVIOUS THERE IS A PROBLEM. I CANNOT WAIT TO GET RID OF MY NISSAN. I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER ONE. I WILL ALSO BE FILING A COMPLAINT WITH BBB, CONSUMER REPORTS, ALL AUTOMOBILE OUTLETS AND OF COURSE THE INTERNET. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10523394June 10, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
FIRE IN DRIVERS SIDE DASHBOARD. ..UPDATED 07-05-13 *BF
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10515941June 10, 2013
POWER TRAIN
DELAYED ENGAGEMENT BETWEEN GEARS. THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SLIPS AND THE RPM'S INCREASE WHILE VEHICLE IS ATTEMPTING TO TRANSITION BETWEEN 1-2, 2-3 & 3-4 GEARS. THE VEHICLE WILL JERK AND MAKE A LOUD NOISE ONCE ENGAGED INTO A NEW GEAR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10514900June 3, 2013
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION JERKED INTO GEAR VERY ABRUPTLY. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION VALVE BODY WOULD NEED TO REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 72,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10514398May 30, 2013
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
MY 18 YEAR OLD SON COULD NOT GET THE VEHICLE TO ENGAGE IN REVERSE. IN AN EFFORT TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE TO THE MECHANIC THE TRANSMISSION FAILED WHILE DRIVING AND LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD NARROWLY ESCAPING A TRAFFIC ACCIDENT. I HAD RECENTLY PASSED THIS VEHICLE DOWN TO MY SON AND I SHUDDER TO THINK WHAT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED TO HIM IF HE HAD BEEN BEHIND THE WHEEL CONSIDERING HE IS A LESS EXPERIENCED DRIVER. I HAVE BEEN INFORMED THAT THERE ARE NUMEROUS INCIDENTS INVOLVING NISSAN VEHICLE TRANSMISSIONS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10512021May 14, 2013
POWER TRAIN
2004 MAXIMA WITH A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. LOOKS LIKE IT NEEDS A TRANSMISSION VALVE BODY REPLACEMENT. THE CODE IS P0745. LOOKS LIKE LOT OF CUSTOMERS ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE. IS NISSAN GOING TO RECALL THIS? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10511390May 10, 2013
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE TURNED AT UNKNOWN SPEEDS, THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED AND MADE A NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 92,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 95,492.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10511266May 9, 2013
POWER TRAIN
PURCHASED THE 04 MAXIMA SE USED IN 2010, AFTER NEARLY ONE YEAR, WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE THE CAR JERKED SEVERELY AND BEGAN TO SLOW DOWN. GOT OFF THE INTERSTATE AND NOTICED A BURNING SMELL AND THE TRANSMISSION LOCKED IN 5TH GEAR, NOTIFIED THE DEALER AND THEY HAD THE TRANS REPAIRED. BEGINNING OF THIS YEAR (2013) SAME ISSUES, STARTS REVVED HIGH, JERKS INTO GEAR, NO POWER @ TAKE OFF OR NO MOVEMENT AT ALL AND A BURNING SMELL FROM UNDER THE HOOD. STILL MAKING PAYMENTS SO WENT BACK TO THE DEALER AND FOUND OUT THEN THE REPAIR THAT WAS COMPLETED 2 YEARS EARLIER WAS THE SECOND REPAIR DONE TO THE TRANSMISSION. THE WARRANTY THAT CAME WITH THE REPAIR HAD EXPIRED AND NOW I AM LEFT WITH A VEHICLE I AM STILL MAKING PAYMENTS ON, CAN'T DRIVE AND NOW HAVE TO COME UP WITH A WAY TO PAY $2500-$3000 FOR A NEW TRANSMISSION. I LOVE MY CAR AND WOULD LIKE TO CONTINUE TO ENJOY IT FOR AT LEAST A FEW MORE YEARS BUT THIS IS RIDICULOUS TO KNOW THERE ARE THIS MANY COMPLAINTS CONCERNING ONE VEHICLE AND THE MANUFACTURER NOT SEEM TO CARE ENOUGH TO CORRECT THE OBVIOUS ISSUES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10511070May 8, 2013
POWER TRAIN
WAS HEADING OFF A RAMP ONTO THE EXPRESSWAY WHEN I FELT A SLIGHT JERK FROM THE TRANSMISSION, PROBABLY GOING AT (40-45MPH). THEN 2 MINUTES AFTER ALL POWER WAS LOST IN THE TRANSMISSION, HAD TO PULL ASIDE WITH THE ENGINE STILL IDLING. TRIED VARIOUS TIMES TO GET IT TO MOVE AND IT COULDN'T. WENT TO THE DEALER THE NEXT DAY AND REPLACEMENT HAD BE TO ISSUED FOR TRANSMISSION, SMALL BITS OF METAL WERE FOUND IN THE FLUID WHICH HAD NOT BEEN BURNED OUT OR LOW BY THE WAY. THIS WAS THE SECOND TIME THE TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE CHANGED IN UNDER 70000 MILES, THANKFULLY I HAD AN EXTENDED WARRANTY ON THE CAR. IT WAS PREVIOUSLY CHANGED BY NISSAN APPROX 18MONTHS PRIOR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10509784April 27, 2013
STRUCTURE:BODY
WHEN HAVING ROUTINE MAINTENANCE DONE, MY MECHANIC INFORMED ME THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE FLOOR BOARD WAS RUSTED TO THE POINT WHERE THERE WAS A HOLE ENABLING HIM TO SEE THE INTERIOR CARPET FROM UNDERNEATH. UPON RESEARCHING THIS ISSUE, IT APPEARS THAT I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE EXPERIENCING THIS DANGEROUS AND COSTLY STRUCTURAL ISSUE. I WILL BE CONTACTING NISSAN DEALERSHIP AND HEADQUARTERS DIRECTLY, ALTHOUGH IT APPEARS THAT THEY HAVE NOT ASSISTED OTHERS AND HAVE TURNED A BLIND EYE TO THIS ISSUE. I CAN'T EVEN BELIEVE THAT I HAVE BEEN DRIVING WITH PASSENGERS IN MY VEHICLE WHO'S FEET MAY HAVE GONE RIGHT THROUGH THE FLOOR AT ANY GIVEN TIME CAUSING SERIOUS INJURY! NISSAN NEEDS TO STEP UP AND ADMIT THAT THERE IS AN ISSUE HERE. IT APPEARS AS THOUGH LOW GRADE, INFERIOR MATERIALS WERE USED ON THIS VEHICLE. AS OTHERS HAVE ALSO STATED, THE STEERING WHEEL HAS A TENDENCY TO SHAKE WHEN DRIVING OVER 40 MAKING IT FEEL OFF-BALANCE OR NOT ALIGNED WHEN IN FACT THE ALIGNMENT IS FINE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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