Nissan Maxima Complaints (2005)

948 consumer complaints on file.

#10486474November 29, 2012
POWER TRAIN
WHEN PUTTING THE CAR FROM PARK TO DRIVE OR THE OTHER WAY AROUND MY NISSAN WOULD JERK HARD AND WHEN I SPEED UP TO AROUND 35 MPH THE WOULD JERK HARD AND THE RPM WOULD SPEED UP AND MY CAR SPEED WOULD GO DOWN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10486497November 29, 2012
POWER TRAIN
VEHICLE STARTED SHOWING SIGNS OF TRANSMISSION TROUBLE WITH LESS THAN 68,000 MILES DRIVEN. INITIALLY, RANDOM REVVING/LAGGING WAS LESS NOTICEABLE AND JERKING WAS MINIMAL. THE PROBLEM PROGRESSIVELY GOT MORE FREQUENT AND SHIFTING BECAME HARSHER AND JERKING WOULD RESULT IN A HARD CLUNKING NOISE. VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT TO DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPARTMENT FOR A DIAGNOSIS. RECOMMENDATION WAS FOR REPLACEMENT OF THE TRANSMISSION, MOTOR MOUNTS AND TIMING CHAIN SERVICE TO REMEDY A WHINING NOISE FROM THE ENGINE. EXTENDED WARRANTY COVERAGE WAS FOR 6YEARS/75,000 MILES SO TIME CONSTRAINT HAD EXPIRED ALTHOUGH MILEAGE WAS WELL UNDER. THUS, DEALER WOULD NOT COVER UNDER WARRANTY SO I CONTACTED NISSAN CORPORATE FOR ASSISTANCE. THEY WERE ALSO UNWILLING TO COVER REPLACEMENT OF TRANSMISSION EVEN WITH THIS BEING SUCH A WIDESPREAD ISSUE WITH THIS PARTICULAR VEHICLE/MODEL YEAR 04-06. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10486365November 28, 2012
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 100,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10485976November 25, 2012
POWER TRAIN
WHILE GOING FROM PARK TO DRIVE THE TRANSMISSION JERKS HARD, MAKES A LOUD BUMP NOISE,WHILE DOWN SHIFTING THE TRANSMISSION MAKES A LOUD THUMP SOUND. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10485367November 21, 2012
POWER TRAIN
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SHIFTING HAS BECOME ROUGH AND ABRUPT. AT MEDIUM SPEED 20-45 MPH THE TRANSMISSION WILL SLIP, ENGINE RPM'S WILL SURGE AND VEHICLE SPEED WILL DECREASE. NISSAN DEALER FLUSHED TRANSMISSION FLUID JAN 2010 (83600 MILES). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10485230November 19, 2012
POWER TRAIN
IT SHIFTS HARD TO BETWEEN 1ST AND 2ND THEN VICE VERSA. DELAYED SHIFTING AND JERKING. DEALER CLAIMS THE ONLY FIX IS TO REPLACE TRANSMISSION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10485046November 18, 2012
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
I AM HAVING VERY BAD TRANSMISSION ISSUES. WHEN I TAKE OFF IT JERKS REAL BAD IN THE LOWER GEARS AND THEN WHEN I AM SLOWING DOWN ABOUT TO COME TO A STOP IT ALSO KICKS AND JERKS REAL BAD WHEN IT GEARS DOWN IN THE LOWER GEARS. AND SOMETIMES IT JUST WONT GO AT ALL..AND THEN WHEN I SIT THERE A MIN AND PUT MY CAR FROM PARK TO DRIVE IT HESITATES FOR AFEW SECS AND THEN JUMPS REAL BAD AND THEN GOES INTO DRIVE.IT USUALLY DOES ALL THIS WHEN THE CAR IS WARMED UP. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10484989November 17, 2012
POWER TRAIN, ENGINE
I HAVE HAD THIS CAR SINCE 2008. THE TRANSMISSION START JERKING AT 80 THOUSAND+ MILES ON IT.. IT JERKS FROM 3RD GEAR TO 2ND WHILE MOVING. I TOOK IT TO NISSAN DEALERSHIP THEY SAID THEY CANNOT HELP. THEN I CALLED NISSAN USA AND ASKED THEM FOR HELP NISSAN SAID ITS OUT OF WARRANTY SO THERE'S NOTHING THEY CAN DO!! DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THAT IT WOULD COST ME 4000+ TO GET TRANSMISSION REPLACED... I RESEARCHED THERE'S THOUSAND OF MORE PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM WITH TRANSMISSION. AND NISSAN IS PUTTING PEOPLES LIFE IN DANGER AND WONT DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT.. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10483659November 7, 2012
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRYING TO SHIFT FROM DRIVE TO PARK, THE VEHICLE JERKED VIOLENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A MECHANIC. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 114,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 117,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10482956November 2, 2012
POWER TRAIN
I BOUGHT MY NISSAN MAXIMA ABOUT 2YEARS AGO. MY DAD HAD BOUGHT ME A 1999 MAXIMA DURING MY HIGH SCHOOL YEARS AND IT NEVER GAVE ME PROBLEMS. IT RAN AWESOME SO THAT'S WHY I ENDED UP BUYING MY 1ST MAXIMA AND VERY DISAPPOINTED. I TOOK IT TO A TRANSMISSION SPECIALIST BECAUSE AFTER THE TRANSMISSION WOULD BE HOT I WAS HAVING PROBLEMS. IT SEEMED AFTER COMING DOWN SPEED IT WOULD SLIP AND TRYING TO ACCELERATE AFTER BREAKING FOR EXAMPLE: IF A CAR INFRONT OF ME WOULD BRAKE TO TURN AND I WOULD BRAKE AND THEN ACCELERATE THE CAR SEEMS TO NOT KNOW WHAT TO DO AND IT GETS STUCK AND DOESN'T WANT TO ACCELERATE FOLLOWED BY A HARD JERK THAT FEELS LIKE SOMEONE JUST HIT MY BACK BUMPER. IT'S SO UNSAFE DRIVING I'VE HAD ALMOST BEEN IN CAR ACCIDENTS BECAUSE IT WON'T ACCELERATE AND ALMOST GOT HIT. IT'S SO FRUSTRATING DEALING WITH THIS CAR ISSUE ESPECIALLY AFTER JUST BUYING IT AND STILL MAKING CAR PAYMENTS AND NOT BEING ABLE TO DRIVE IT. I WILL NEVER BUY NISSAN AGAIN!! MY MOM BOUGHT A 2011 NISSAN VERSA AND ARE LOOKING INTO TRADING IT IN FOR ANOTHER MAKE FOR THE FEAR THAT IT WILL HAVE ISSUES TOO!! THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL. I CAN'T AFFORD TO PAY $3000-4000 ON A REBUILD TRANSMISSION!!!!! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10483165November 2, 2012
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO JERK AS THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED GEARS WITH A RAPID INCREASE IN ENGINE RPMS. IN ADDITION, THERE WAS A BURNING ELECTRICAL ODOR INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONTACT LATER CHECKED THE TRANSMISSION FLUID AND NOTICED THAT IT HAD BECOME ABNORMALLY DARK IN COLOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT AUTO MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE THEY DETECTED THAT THE TRANSMISSION EXHIBITED INTERNAL DAMAGE AND THE TRANSMISSION VALVE WAS FAULTY. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 111,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10482789October 31, 2012
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT PROPERLY AND WHEN IT WOULD SHIFT, THE VEHICLE WOULD JERK FORWARD ABNORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10482492October 28, 2012
POWER TRAIN
THE CAR JERKS WHEN SHIFTING INTO SECOND GEAR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10482393October 26, 2012
POWER TRAIN
I OWN A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA SE WITH APPROXIMATELY 70K MILES. I BEGAN NOTICING THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPING OVER THE SUMMER MONTHS. IN THE BEGINNING OF SEPTEMBER, THE TRANSMISSION SEEMED TO BE STUCK IN 4TH GEAR. I TOOK THE CAR TO A SHOP THAT SPECIALIZED IN TRANSMISSION, THEY REPLACED 2 ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS IN THE TRANSMISSION WHICH REPAIRED THE IMMEDIATE PROBLEM AND MADE THE CAR DRIVABLE, HOWEVER THE TRANSMISSIONS FOR THE 2004-2005 NISSAN MAXIMA APPEAR TO BE KNOWN FOR EARLY TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. I ALSO OWN A 1998 NISSAN ALTIMA AND HAVE NEVER HAD PROBLEMS. THE TRANSMISSION DOES NOT FUNCTION LIKE YOU WOULD EXPECT A 70K NISSAN TRANSMISSION TO PERFORM - IT SLIPS, HESITATES AND STUTTERS. THERE IS AN OBVIOUS MANUFACTURER DEFECT HERE. AS I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK TODAY, THE CAR WAS ONCE AGAIN ACTING UP AND I WILL, UNFORTUNATELY, ONCE AGAIN, BE TAKING IT TO THE SHOP. WHEN RESEARCHING THIS PROBLEM ONLINE, THERE ARE HUNDRED OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION IN THIS YEAR/MODEL .... PLEASE HELP. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10481578October 23, 2012
POWER TRAIN
VERY HARD JERKY SHIFTS BETWEEN 1ST TO 2ND AND 2ND TO 1ST AND ACCOMPANIED BY LOUD CLUNKING NOISE. TRANSMISSION SLIPS OUT OF GEAR DURING REGULAR DRIVING ALLOWING THE ENGINE TO REV FREELY THEN JERKING BACK INTO GEAR WITH A LOUD CLUNK. THE IS FOLLOWED BY A BURNT OIL / ELECTRICAL TYPE SMELL THAT GETS INSIDE THE CAR AND EVIDENT OUTSIDE AFTER STOPPING. SOMETIMES I GO FOR DAYS WITH NO SYMPTOMS AT ALL AND OTHER TIMES IT MAY HAPPEN A DOZEN TIMES IN A DAY. I TOOK IT IN TO THE DEALER AND NONE OF THE PROBLEMS SHOWED UP FOR THEM BUT THEY NOTED THAT THE ENGINE MOUNTS WERE BROKEN BUT THAT WOULD NOT CAUSE THESE SYMPTOMS. THEY SUGGESTED A NEW TRANSMISSION AND MOTOR MOUNTS FOR $4,000. I DRIVE MAINLY ON THE FREEWAYS IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA AND HAVE MAINTAINED AND BABIED THIS CAR SINCE IT WAS NEW. THIS IS MY FIRST NISSAN AND I HAVE LOVED THIS CAR UNTIL THESE SYMPTOMS. PLEASE SUGGEST WHAT COURSE OF ACTION SHOULD BE TAKEN TO CORRECT THIS AND RESTORE MY FAITH IN NISSAN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10481245October 20, 2012
POWER TRAIN
I AM HAVING VERY BAD TRANSMISSION ISSUES. WHEN I TAKE OFF IT JERKS REAL BAD IN THE LOWER GEARS AND THEN WHEN I AM SLOWING DOWN ABOUT TO COME TO A STOP IT ALSO KICKS AND JERKS REAL BAD WHEN IT GEARS DOWN IN THE LOWER GEARS. AND SOMETIMES IT JUST WONT GO AT ALL..AND THEN WHEN I SIT THERE A MIN AND PUT MY CAR FROM PARK TO DRIVE IT HESITATES FOR AFEW SECS AND THEN JUMPS REAL BAD AND THEN GOES INTO DRIVE.IT USUALLY DOES ALL THIS WHEN THE CAR IS WARMED UP. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10480791October 17, 2012
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
STOPPED AT A LOCAL SHOP, GOT OUT OF CAR TO MAIL A LETTER, CAR STILL RUNNING, KEY IN THE IGNITION AND THE DOORS LOCKED ON THE CAR WHILE IT WAS RUNNING AND NO ONE IN THE DRIVERS SEAT. LUCKILY I DID NOT HAVE MY CHILD IN THE CAR SEAT, IT WAS HOT AND IT TOOK ME HAVING TO GET SOMEONE TO GO TO MY HOME AND RETRIEVE A SPARE KEY TO OPEN THE DOOR. TOOK IT TO DEALERSHIP AND BECAUSE IT WAS 10 MILES OVER THE WARRANTY, THEY WOULD NOT REPAIR IT. I FILED A COMPLAINT EARLIER, BUT NEVER HEARD A RESPONSE. THIS ALSO HAPPENED TO MY 2005 ALTIMA. THE DOORS ARE NOT SUPPOSE TO LOCK IF CAR IS RUNNING. THIS IS A HAZARD AND A DEFECT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10479977October 13, 2012
POWER TRAIN
I HAD BOUGHT A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA WITHIN A MONTH IT STARTED JERKING REALLY BAD BETWEEN FIRST AND SECOND SHIFT. GETTING OFF THE FREEWAY AND COMING TO A STOP IT STARTED JERKING REALLY BAD IT SEEMED LIKE I HAD BEEN HIT FROM MY BACK BUMPER, BUT IT JUST THE SHIFT GEAR PROBLEM. IT WAS REALLY SCARY ESPECIALLY HAVING MY TWO YEAR OLD SON IN THE CAR. I TOOK MY CAR TO THE MECHANIC MULTIPLE TIMES BUT THEY DIDN'T SEEM TO KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS SO I LOOKED IT UP ONLINE AND THERE WERE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM I WAS HAVING. MY MAXIMA NOW HAS 75000 MILES AND DOES NOT FALL UNDER WARRANTY I AM AFRAID THAT THEY ARE GOING TO CHARGE ME $3000 FOR A PROBLEM THAT ALOT OF NISSANS SEEM TO HAVE AND SHOULD HAVE BEEN RECALLED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10480014October 13, 2012
POWER TRAIN
VEHICLE WILL NOT SHIFT INTO DRIVE UNLESS THE TRANSMISSION LOCK IS ENGAGED (STARTED @ 50K MILES). ABRUPT DOWNSHIFTS AT ABOUT 20 MPH (STARTED @ 70K MILES). NOW THE TRANSMISSION IS STUCK IN 5TH AND WILL NOT DOWNSHIFT (STARTED AT 75K MILES). VEHICLE IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE AND I'M TOLD IT WILL COST AT LEAST $3000 TO REPLACE TRANSMISSION. THIS IS COMPLETELY UNACCEPTABLE FOR A VEHICLE WITH ONLY 75K MILES. I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER NISSAN PRODUCT AGAIN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10479954October 12, 2012
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HER VEHICLE BEGAN TO LUNGE FORWARD WHILE IN FIRST OR SECOND GEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER AND THE TRANSMISSION WAS FLUSHED. THE FAILURE RECURRED AND THE DEALER RECOMMENDED THE TRANSMISSION BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND THE TRANSMISSION WAS REBUILT. ONE MONTH LATER THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 110,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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