Nissan Maxima Complaints (2004)

1,426 consumer complaints on file.

#10509509April 25, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, WHEELS
ANTI-LOCK BRAKES ENGAGE ALMOST EVERY TIME BRAKE IS APPLIED. TSB SAYS RUST HAS TO BE CLEANED OUT OF THE RIGHT REAR WHEEL HUB AND A DRAIN HOLE HAS TO BE ADDED, RIGHT REAR ABS($250 +) SENSOR HAS TO BE REPLACED, WITH POSSIBLE REPLACEMENT OF ABS ACTUATOR($1000 +) REQUIRED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10509226April 23, 2013
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE ABNORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND THEY ADVISED THAT THE TRANSMISSION AND MOTOR MOUNTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000 THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10509281April 23, 2013
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
WHILE I WAS DRIVING ONTO A HIGHWAY OFF OF A RAMP I WENT TO ACCELERATE TO MERGE INTO TRAFFIC WHILE DOING SO MY CAR DID NOT MOVE AND THE ENGINE RPMS REDLINED AFTER ABOUT 3 SECONDS MY CAR JERKED INTO GEAR AND FELT AS IF SOMEONE HAD REAR-ENDED ME HOWEVER I NOTICED IT WAS MY CAR NOT BEING ABLE TO GET INTO GEAR. ONCE IT GOT INTO GEAR THE CAR PEELED OUT UNCONTROLLABLY AND I ALMOST RAN MY CAR OFF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE IS A VERY WELL MAINTAINED VEHICLE AND ONLY HAS 75,000 MILES ON IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10508921April 20, 2013
POWER TRAIN
TRANSMISSION EXPERIENCES EXTREMELY HARSH SHIFTING BETWEEN 1ST AND 2ND GEAR.SEEMS TO BE WORSE WHEN VEHICLE IS WARMED UP. OCCURRENCE IS INTERMITTENT. VEHICLE WILL SLIP COMPLETELY OUT OF GEAR WHEN TURNING A CORNER UNDER BRAKING, THEN SLAM BACK INTO GEAR AS GAS IS APPLIED EXITING THE TURN. VEHICLE ALSO WILL HESITATE WHEN SHIFTING FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE FOR 10 SECONDS, THEN SLAM INTO DRIVE. VEHICLE SLIPPING OUT OF GEAR AND THEN SLAMMING INTO GEAR COULD LEAD TO POSSIBLE REAR COLLISION. ALSO FEELS LIKE IT COULD NOT GO BACK INTO GEAR WHEN DRIVING ON A HILL. WITH THE NUMBER OF BLOG POSTS REGARDING THIS ISSUE IT IS OBVIOUSLY NOT ISOLATED. I HAVE BEEN INFORMED THAT THE ONLY 'FIX' IS TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION AT MY EXPENSE TO THE TUNE OF $3000-$4000. NEIGHBOR TRADED IN HER .05 MAXIMA FOR A TOYOTA BECAUSE DEALER TOLD HER SHE HAD TO PAY $4000 FOR A NEW TRANNY FOR THE MAXIMUM. AS IT IS APPARENT THAT NISSAN WILL NOT VOLUNTARILY OWN UP TO WHAT IT OBVIOUSLY A MANUFACTURING OR DESIGN DEFECT, I HOPE THEY WILL SOON BE FORCED INTO ISSUING A RECALL AND FIXING THIS ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10508082April 12, 2013
POWER TRAIN
THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTS HARD FROM 2ND TO 3RD AFTER DRIVING ABOUT 20 MINUTES. THEN IT SHIFTS HARD UP AND DOWN. WHEN GOING FROM PARK OR REVERSE INTO DRIVE IT WILL NOT ENGAGE GEAR AND THEN SLAMS INTO GEAR. WHILE DRIVING AT FREEWAY SPEEDS IT WILL SLIP GEARS. IT ALSO SLIPS GEARS AFTER PULLING OUT AT A STOP SIGN. A DIAGNOSTIC CHECK REVEALED THAT IT HAS A PRESSURE CONTROL SOLENOID C STUCK ON .I HAVE FOUND MANY MANY ONLINE POSTS ON FORUMS ABOUT THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM AT ABOUT THE SAME MILEAGE ON MANY 2004 MAXIMAS. I AM CONCERNED THAT I CAN NOT DRIVE IT SAFELY AND NISSAN KNOWS ABOUT THIS FAILURE IN THE CAR AND CHOOSE TO DO NOTHING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10507143April 4, 2013
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE JERKED BETWEEN FIRST AND SECOND GEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS AND THE TRANSMISSION WAS FLUSHED. THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 87,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10504923March 29, 2013
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 51 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE RESTARTED AFTER SEVERAL MINUTES AND PROCEEDED TO FUNCTION NORMALLY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT FOUR YEARS PRIOR TO THE RECENT FAILURE, THE SAME SYMPTOMS LEAD TO THE CONTACT HAVING TO REPLACE THE ENGINE AND THE TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 200,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10504800March 28, 2013
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 TO 25 MPH THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED EXTREME JERKING WHEN GOING INTO SECOND GEAR. IMMEDIATELY AFTER, THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. AFTER DIAGNOSIS, THEY ADVISED HIM THAT THE 5 SPEED AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 114,587. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10505059March 25, 2013
POWER TRAIN, SUSPENSION, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TRANSMISSION SLIPS AND HESITATES AS YOU PLACE IN GEAR. ONCE YOU PLACE IT IN GEAR FROM DRIVE TO PARK TO REVERSE IT JERKS VERY HARD WHICH PLACES PRESSURE ON THE MOTOR MOUNTS CAUSING THEM TO HAVE PROBLEMS. ALL OF THE NISSAN MAXIMA'S HAVE A SERIOUS MANUFACTURED FLAW WITH THERE TRANSMISSION. THIS IS A SERIOUS FLAW AND SHOULD HAVE BEEN RECALLED BY NISSAN, ALL OF THE COMPLAINTS MADE ARE ALL STATING THE SAME THING. THIS IS CLEARLY A MANUFACTURE DEFECT. THIS DEFECT OCCURS EVEN IF YOU ARE SITTING STILL WITH YOUR FEET ON THE BRAKES AND ATTEMPT TO SHIFT FROM PARK TO DRIVE TO REVERSE THE VEHICLE JERKS SO HARD IT MOVES THE VEHICLE EVEN THOUGH YOUR FEET IS ON THE BRAKES. THIS IS A SERIOUS ISSUE. ONCE THE ENGINE WARMS UP THE TRANSMISSION BEGINS TO SLIP EVEN AS THE VEHICLE APPROACH A STOP LIGHT OR STOP SIGN THE CAR DOWN SHIFTS ITSELF AND JERK AS IT SHIFTS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10503817March 20, 2013
POWER TRAIN, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
UNSAFE START. ENGINE WILL HESITATE BEFORE GOING INTO GEAR AT THE SAME TIME WILL INITIATE HIGH RPM'S ON IT'S OWN CAUSING A UNSAFE START IN CROSSWALKS, DRIVEWAYS AND PUBLIC STREETS. THE ENGINE/TRANSMISSION WILL ENGAGE IN HIGH RPM'S ON ITS IN MULTIPLE GEARS BEFORE MOVING FORWARD CAUSING SUDDEN JERKS AND FAST STARTS. TRANSMISSION HAS A HARD TRANSITION FROM GEARS CAUSING A VIBRATION THROUGHOUT THE CAR WHEN CHANGING GEARS. THE NISSAN NORTH AMERICA CORPORATION WAS NOTIFIED IN WRITING OF THIS PROBLEM IN 2012. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10503483March 18, 2013
POWER TRAIN
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION HAS VERY HARD SHIFTS AND DELAYS IN SHIFTING BETWEEN GEARS OCCURS MORE OFTEN AFTER WARMING UP. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10503355March 17, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES
SECOND TIME THE REAR ABS SENSORS AND ACTUATOR HAVE TO BE REPLACED. COME ON NISSAN. YOU KNEW THERE WERE PROBLEMS HERE. I WILL PROBABLY NEVER BUY ANOTHER NISSAN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10503361March 17, 2013
POWER TRAIN
WHILE DRIVING AT A LOW RATE OF SPEED BETWEEN 10-30MPH THE CAR RPM WILL SHIFT UP TO 4-5 WHILE STILL STUCK IN FIRST GEAR THEN IT WILL GIVE A VERY HARD JERK FORWARD!!!! THAT'S NOT SAFE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10503176March 15, 2013
POWER TRAIN, ENGINE, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
THE TRANSMISSION SLIPS FREQUENTLY, OFTEN HESITATION WHEN SWITCHING FROM PARK/REVERSE/DRIVE AND WHEN SWITCHING FROM 1ST TO 2ND OR 2ND TO 3RD. THE SLIP OFTEN RESULTS IN LACK OF POWER TO THE WHEELS AND THEN A SUDDEN JERK WHEN IT DOES FINALLY KICK IN. IT CAN BE VERY DANGEROUS WHEN YOU PULL INTO TRAFFIC AND EXPECT THE VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE NORMALLY AND INSTEAD GET STUCK BETWEEN GEARS. SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THIS TRANSMISSION SINCE IT IS APPARENT FROM ONLINE RESEARCH THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON OCCURRENCE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10503106March 15, 2013
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 TO 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. AFTER RESTARTING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO SHIFT TO ANY GEARS. THE VEHICLE WAS LATER TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. AFTER DIAGNOSIS, THEY ADVISED HIM THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED OR REBUILT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 105,000. THE CURRENT WAS APPROXIMATELY 130,000. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10502804March 14, 2013
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ACCELERATING TO 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE JERKED HARSHLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED BY A DEALER OR AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WAS APPROXIMATELY 174,200. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10502643March 13, 2013
EQUIPMENT, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER
2004 NISSAN MAXIMA SE (EQUIPPED WITH SIX SPEED MANUAL TRANSMISSION) COMPONENT FAIURE: CLUTCH MASTER CYLINDER 1ST OCCURENCE - APRIL 2008 ~31,000 MILES SUDDEN TOTAL LOSS OF CLUTCH PEDAL PRESSURE RESULTING IN INABILITY TO PUT CAR INTO ANY GEAR WHILE DRIVING WITHOUT ANY PRIOR WARNINGS, EXPERIENCED TOTAL LOSS OF CLUTCH PEDAL PRESSURE WHILE DRIVING IN HEAVY TRAFFIC ON A BRIDGE, RESULTING IN EXTREME SAFETY CONCERNS TRYING TO GET OUT OF HARMS WAY. JAMMED CAR INTO GEAR WITHOUT PRESSURE CLUTCH RESULTED IN SEVERAL THOUSAND DOLLARS OF CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES TO THE TRANSMISSION GEARS. NISSAN REPLACED THE FAILED CLUTCH MASTER CYLINDER AT A COST OF APPROXIMATELY $400.00. TRANSMISSION WAS FIXED BY NISSAN UNDER WARRANTY. 2ND OCCURENCE - MARCH 2013 ~58,000 MILES SUDDEN PARTIAL LOSS (1/2) OF CLUTCH PEDAL PRESSURE WHILE DRIVING HOME IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC. NO LONGER CAN DRIVE CAR DUE TO SAFETY/RELIABILITY CONCERNS. IN BOTH OF THE OCCURENCES ABOVE, FULL CLUTCH PRESSURE RETURNED AFTER LETTING CAR SIT AND COLL DOWN FOR APPROXIMATELY 1/2 HOUR. A SEARCH OF THE WE REVEALED THAT MANY DRIVES OF NISSAN'S OF THIS VINTAGE HAVE EXPERIENCED IDENTICAL SYMPTOMS OF CLUTCH PEDAL PRESSURE FAILURE. DEALER WILL NOT ADMIT IT IS A PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10502450March 12, 2013
STRUCTURE:BODY
NOTICED A PIECE OF METAL HANGING DOWN FROM UNDER THE CAR ON THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT DOOR. WHEN I BENT DOWN, NOTICED THAT IT WAS A PIECE OF SHEET METAL FROM THE FLOORBOARD. WHEN I WAS ABLE TO GET THE CAR ONTO A LIFT, I NOTICED THAT THE ENTIRE FLOORBOARD ON THE PASSENGER SIDE WAS COMPLETELY ROTTED. I HAVE NOTICED THAT ON THIS WEBSITE AND MANY OTHER PAGES ON THE INTERNET, PEOPLE HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT THIS SAME PROBLEM, BUT NISSAN HASN'T MADE ANY ATTEMPTS TO DO NOTHING ABOUT IT. THIS POSES MANY SAFETY CONCERNS BESIDE THE OBVIOUS FOOT GOING THRU THE FLOOR OR WATER COMING UP THRU THE FLOOR, BUT ALSO POSES A SAFETY CONCERN OF FUMES MAKING THEIR WAY INTO THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. WE HAVE OWNED THIS CAR SINCE IT WAS BRAND NEW AND HAVE ALWAYS BEEN VERY HAPPY WITH NISSAN AND ITS RELIABILITY, BUT THIS ISN'T HELPING NISSAN'S CAUSE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10502360March 11, 2013
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE JERKED WHILE SHIFTING FROM FIRST TO SECOND GEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS FOUND THAT THE BODY VALVE HAD FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 115,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10502188March 9, 2013
POWER TRAIN
ORIGINAL OWNER 2004 MAXIMA SE 3.5 TRANSMISSION SHIFTS IN JERKING MOTION PROBLEM AFFECTING 3RD GEAR. HARD JERKS AS TRANS.DOWNSHIFTS ENGINE REVS-UP WHILE TRYING TO UPSHIFT OUT OF 2ND GEAR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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