Nissan Maxima Complaints

6,958 consumer complaints on file.

#10250726December 4, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION BANGS WHEN DOWNSHIFTING FROM 2ND TO 1ST GEAR. TRANSMISSION SURGES WHEN ACCELERATING AFTER SLOWING DOWN. TRANSMISSION HESITATES AT LEAST 15 SECONDS BEFORE ENGAGING INTO GEAR WHEN IN PARK OR NEUTRAL. PROBLEM OCCURS REGULARLY WHEN CAR IS WARMED UP. TOOK TO NISSAN DEALER. THEY SAID THEY COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG WITH TRANSMISSION. TOOK IT BACK AGAIN TODAY - NO WORD YET. *TR
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#10250217November 30, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION JERKS WHILE DRIVING. BOUGHT CAR WITH ONLY 20K MILES AND IT HAS BEEN VERY WELL MAINTAINED. *TR
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#10250113November 29, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, SUSPENSION
MY CAR JERKS WHEN IT CHANGES GEARS. IT HAS 87000 MILES ON IT. I CHECKED ONLINE TO GET A IDEA OF WHAT IT CAN BE AND SAW THAT MANY OTHER PEOPLE ARE EXPERIENCING THE EXACT SAME THING. IT SEEMS A RECALL IS IN ORDER. ALSO I NOTICED THAT THE CAR SHAKES AND THIS HAS HAPPENED AROUND 40000 MILES. ALSO PEOPLE HAD SIMILAR POSTINGS. THERE SEEMS TO BE NO REAL SOLUTION THAT WILL FIX THE CAR LONGER THAN ONE MONTH. PLEASE INVESTIGATE. *TR
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#10250146November 29, 2008
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER, TIRES
RATTLING NOISE COMES FROM FUEL TANK WHEN IT IS FULL WHEN CAR COMES TO A COMPLETE STOP, OR SUDDEN MOVE. NOISE CONTINUE FOR 1-2 SECONDS AFTER THE CAR STOP. *TR
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#10250147November 29, 2008
STEERING
RATTLING NOISE COMES FROM STEERING COLUMN, DEFECTIVE RACK AND PINION GEAR ASSY. HAD TO BE REPLACED. *TR
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#10250149November 29, 2008
SUSPENSION:FRONT
RATTLING NOISE COMES FROM SUSPENSION ASSY. OVER SMALL BUMP OVER LOW SPEED. *TR
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#10249814November 25, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
2004 NISSAN MAXIMA SE - WE'VE BEEN ADVISED BY A NISSAN DEALERSHIP THAT WE NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION FOR $4000 AFTER WE TOOK IT IN FOR SHIFTING SLOW BETWEEN PARK AND DRIVE AND DRIVE AND 1ST AND TREMBLING WHILE IN IDLE & SOME SLIPPING. ALSO, WE WERE CHARGED $145 FOR NISSAN TO CHECK THE FLUID AND THEY TOLD US THAT THERE WAS BURNING. I CALLED NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIRS AND FILED A FORMAL COMPLAINT. WE WERE TOLD THAT THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE W/04 MAXIMA OWNERS BECAUSE OF A "DESIGN FLAW" IN THE TRANNY. THIS IS A SHAME BECAUSE I HAVE BEEN A LOYAL MAXIMA DRIVER SINCE I WAS 16. NISSAN NEEDS TO ADMIT THEY HAVE AN ISSUE WITH THESE TRANSMISSION AND A RECALL NEEDS TO BE DONE. *TR
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Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10249861November 25, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
NO EVENT LEADING TO FAILURE. 1. TRANSMISSION JERKING INTO 1ST GEAR WHEN STARTING TO DRIVE. HAPPENS 70% OF TIME, ESPECIALLY WHEN GOING FROM REVERSE TO FIRST. NO REPAIR HAS BEEN MADE AT THIS TIME. 2. RIGHT FRONT SIDE SHAKING AND RATTLING, NEED NEW STRUTS AT 60,000 MILES. REPAIR TAKING PLACE NEXT WEEK. 3. CONTINUAL EXCESSIVE TIRE WEAR, 60K TIRES GET 30-35K MILES. CAR WILL NOT STAY IN ALIGNMENT. 4. HUGE BANG FROM BACK OF CAR THEN SMOKE COMING OUT OF THE RADIO - BOSE RADIO AND AMP SYSTEM IS BLOWN. DIGITAL RADIO SYSTEM APPEARS TO TURN ON BUT NO SOUND. NOT REPAIRED YET, NISSAN DEALER SAYS I'D NEED TO PAY FOR REPLACEMENT AND DIAGNOSTICS. 5. REPLACED HALF AXLES AND U-JOINT AT 58K MILES. *TR
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No
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Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10249656November 24, 2008
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
AUG 7TH, 2006 AT 15,033 MILES I ORIGINALLY REPORTED CLUTCH PROBLEM AUG 21ST, 2006 AT 15,621 MILES NISSAN IN QUINCY REPAIRED THE CLUTCH PRESSURE PLATE AND THROW OUT BEARING. THIS WAS COVERED UNDER WARRANTY AT THE TIME AND THE PARTS WERE REPLACED AS A RESULT OF MY VISIT ON AUGUST 7TH. AFTER THE CLUTCH PRESSURE PLATE AND THROW OUT BEARING WAS REPLACED, I RETURNED TO NISSAN CLAIMING THE CLUTCH ?WAS NOT RIGHT?. AT THAT TIME THEY TOLD ME THAT SINCE I JUST HAD PARTS REPLACED IT MAY TAKE A WHILE FOR THEM TO ?WEAR IN?. ?OCTOBER 11, 2006 AT 18,114 MILES THEY REPLACED MY CLUTCH MASTER AND SLAVE CYLINDER BECAUSE I WAS DRIVING TO WORK ON THE HIGHWAY (GOING ABOUT 50). I WENT TO SHIFT AND MY CLUTCH STUCK TO THE GROUND AND WOULD NOT COME BACK UP. I WAS NOT ABLE TO SHIFT AND WAS BASICALLY DRIVING IN NEUTRAL ON THE HIGHWAY. THIS WAS EXTREMELY SCARY AND I WAS VERY LUCKY THAT I DID NOT GET INTO AN SERIOUS ACCIDENT THAT DAY! I SLOWLY GOT OFF THE NEXT EXIT (ACTUALLY ROLLED OFF). I TRIED TO PUMP THE CLUTCH AND FORCE IT INTO GEAR. IT EVENTUALLY POPPED BACK UP AND I WAS ABLE TO GET IT INTO GEAR. I DROVE IT STRAIGHT TO NISSAN (IN THE RIGHT LANE WITH MY HAZARD LIGHTS ON). I EXPLAINED TO QUIRK NISSAN WHAT HAD JUST HAPPENED ON THE HIGHWAY. I WAS VERY UPSET ? AND THAT?S WHEN THEY REPLACED THE CLUTCH MASTER AND SLAVE CYLINDER. AT 41,000 MILES I HAD TO HAVE MY CLUTCH AND FLYWHEEL REPLACED. I HAVE TALKED TO A FEW MECHANICS AND THEY FEEL SOMETHING IS NOT RIGHT AND THAT NISSAN SHOULD BE HELD RESPONSIBLE. I WROTE A LETTER TO CORPORATE NISSAN AND THEY ARE DENYING THAT THERE IS ANY LIABILITY ON THEIR PART AND I HAD TO PAY ALMOST $2000 OUT OF POCKET FOR A CLUTCH AND FLYWHEEL (NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY). *TR
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10249685November 24, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 NISSAN MAXIMA. WHILE DRIVING LESS THAN 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. ALL OF THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE RESTARTED AFTER A FEW MINUTES. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC, WHICH INDICATED THAT THERE WAS A CAM AND CRANK SENSOR MALFUNCTION (CODE P0340). THE PREVIOUS OWNER HAD THE VEHICLE REPAIRED ACCORDING TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 03V455000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE LESS THAN 115,000.
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0
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0
#10249677November 24, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
PURCHASED CAR IN MARCH 2008 TRANSMISSION JERKS ON ACCELERATION FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEAR AND DECELERATION FROM 2ND TO 1ST. TOOK CAR TO NISSAN DEALER SAID TO REPLACE TRANSMISSION. CAR ONLY HAS 80000 MILES ON IT. *TR
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0
Deaths:
0
#10249731November 24, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, SUSPENSION
I OWN A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA WHICH WAS PURCHASED MARCH 2006. HAVE REPLACED THE STRUTS AND LATER FOUND THEM TO HAVE SOME SORT OF DEFECT. THE RADIO/CD PLAYER WENT OUT ABOUT 6 MONTHS AFTER THE PURCHASE OF THE VEHICLE. THE HORN WENT OUT, FOG LIGHTS HAD A SHORT, HAD NUMEROUS BRAKE PROBLEMS. A/C HAD TO BE RE-CHARGED 1 YEAR AFTER PURCHASE..THIS LIST GOES ON. OCTOBER 16, 2008, I HAD MY VEHICLE TOWED DUE BOTH TRANSMISSION COOLER LINESBURSING ON THE FWY. THE SHOP REPAIRED BOTH LINES TOTALING $428.54. TODAY IS NOVEMBER 24, 2008 AND MY VEHICLE NEEDS TO GO BACK TO THE SHOP DUE TO THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPING AND JERKING INTO GEAR. I HAVE GONE ON LINE AND READ ALL THE COMPLAINTS FOR THE 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA'S AND THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. I AM HAVING THE SAME ISSUE THE OTHER OWNERS HAVE. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE! THERE IS EVIDENCE THAT NISSAN NORTH AMERICA HAS NOT PUT THESE MAXIMA'S TOGETHER IN A CORRECT MANNER. THESE ARE BEAUTIFUL CARS BUT ARE ALWAYS BREAKING DOWN. PLEASE HELP! *TR
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0
Deaths:
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#10249389November 20, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
AS OF NOVEMBER 19, 2008 MY TRANSMISSION ON MY 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA SL IS JUST ABOUT FINISHED. I CAN NO LONGER GO ANY FASTER THAN 20 MPH (1ST GEAR AUTOMATIC) WHEN MY CAR IS IN DRIVE GEAR. THE ONLY WAY I CAN MOVE IS TO PUT IT INTO 2ND GEAR AND I CAN ONLY GO AS FAST AS 35 MPH. THIS IS AN ABSOLUTE ATROCITY, AND NISSAN SHOULD BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS MAJOR DEFECT. WITHOUT A WORKING TRANSMISSION, I CANNOT GET TO WORK NOR TAKE MY CHILD TO DAYCARE. NISSAN CHANGED THE TRANSMISSION FLUID FOR A PRICEY $200, BUT THAT HAS DONE NOTHING TO FIX THE PROBLEM. I AM STILL LEFT WITH A CAR THAT CAN'T GO NO FASTER THAN 20 MPH. *TR
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0
Deaths:
0
#10249421November 20, 2008
TIRES
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ALL FOUR OF THE TIRES KEPT GOING FLAT. THE INNER BEAD WHERE THE CHROME IS LOCATED CONTINUED TO DETERIORATE, WHICH CAUSED THE TIRES TO FLATTEN. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY VOIDED THE WARRANTY BECAUSE ARMOR ALL WAS APPLIED TO THE TIRES, WHICH CAUSED THEM TO FLATTEN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 14,509.
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#10249198November 19, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM, EQUIPMENT
IN FEB. 2008, MY MAXIMA 2001, WITH 55000 MILES, STALLED OUT AT A STOP LIGHT--IT WOULD START UP AGAIN BUT THEN STALLED OUT WHEN I TRIED TO GO. IT WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND THE IAC VALVE AND THE ECM WERE BOTH REPLACED FOR ABOUT $1700. THEN, ON OCT. 20, 2008, 8 MONTHS LATER WITH THE MILEAGE JUST UNDER 60,000 MILES, THE SAME THING HAPPENED BUT IT WAS PRECEDED BY A SMELL OF BURNING RUBBER. IT WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP AND I WAS TOLD THAT THE ENGINE HARNESS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED ($2000 PARTS AND LABOR) AND THE IAC VALVE AND THE ECM AGAIN NEEDED TO REPLACED (ANOTHER $1700). AT FIRST, THE DEALER SAID THAT THE IAC VALVE AND ECM WERE COVERED UNDER THE NEW PARTS WARRANTY, BUT THEN I WAS TOLD THAT IF IT WAS THE ENGINE HARNESS THAT WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE FAILURE OF THE IAC VALVE AND THE ECM, THEY WERE NOT UNDER WARRANTY AND I'D HAVE TO PAY THE TOTAL BILL OF $3700! I STARTED A CASE FILE WITH NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIRS AND WAS TOLD BY A REGIONAL SPECIALIST THAT NISSAN COULD DO NOTHING FOR ME SINCE THE PARTS WERE NOT UNDER WARRANTY. FROM THE INTERNET (AND NOT FROM THE DEALERSHIP), I LEARNED THAT THE ECM IS COVERED UNDER THE EPA SPECIFIED MAJOR EMISSION CONTROL COMPONENTS WARRANTY FOR 8 YEARS/80,000 MILES BUT NISSAN HAS DECLINED MY CLAIM, SAYING THAT THE IAC VALVE CAUSED THE FAILURE OF THE ECM THAT FIRST TIME IN FEB. 2008, SO THE ECM IS NOT COVERED BY THAT WARRANTY. THERE IS NO LANGUAGE IN THE EPA WARRANTY THAT STATES THAT AS AN EXCLUSION AND THERE IS NO LANGUAGE IN NISSAN'S OWN NEW PARTS WARRANTY THAT STATES THAT AS AN EXCLUSION (I.E., A NEW PART IS NOT COVERED BY THE WARRANTY IF ITS FAILURE IS CAUSED BY ANOTHER NON-WARRANTED PART). I HAVE READ ONLINE MANY, MANY SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE FAILURE OF THESE PARTS. THIS SEEMS TO BE A VERY DANGEROUS DESIGN DEFECT WITH THE POTENTIAL TO CAUSE SERIOUS HARM. BOTH TIMES I NARROWLY AVOIDED ACCIDENTS. NISSAN HASN'T BEEN WILLING TO HONOR THE WARRANTIES. I HAVE YET TO AUTHORIZE THE REPAIRS AND I AM NOT SURE WHAT TO DO NEXT. *TR
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10249127November 18, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO JERK WHEN SHIFTING FROM FIRST TO SECOND GEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. A TRANSMISSION FLUSH WAS PERFORMED, BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THROUGH ONLINE RESEARCH, THE CONTACT DISCOVERED NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS FOR THE SAME FAILURE. HE BELIEVES THAT A RECALL SHOULD BE ISSUED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 76,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 83,000.
Crash:
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10249029November 17, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM, SUSPENSION
TRANSMISSION FAILURE: BOUGHT VEHICLE IN APRIL OF '99. TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO SLIP AT 15K. REMAN TRANS UNDER WARRANTY. 2ND SLIP OCCURRED AT 30K UNDER WARRANTY. DENIED VEHICLE TRADE. REMAN TRANS. 3RD OCCURRENCE AT 45K, REPLACED TRANS W/ OEM UNDER WARRANTY. DENIED TRADE. TRANSMISSION FAILURE AT HIGH TEMP FOR LONG DRIVES (2 HR INCLINE) AND HAD TO WAIT FOR THE TRANS TO COOL BEFORE IT DROVE AGAIN, ONE OCCURRENCE AT 55K, OIL OK. STILL INTERMITTENT POWER LOSS/SLIPPAGE. DEALERSHIP UNABLE TO RECREATE PROBLEM. DENIED TRADE. IGNITION COILS: KNOCKING, BAD GAS MILEAGE, AND POWER LOSS DUE TO IGNITION COIL FAILURE AT 70K. WAS TOLD I NEEDED TO REPLACE ALL COILS RATHER THAN THE ONE THAT WAS DAMAGED AND ALL SPARK PLUGS. ALTERNATOR WENT OUT AFTER REPAIR. REPLACED ALL COILS, PLUGS AND ALTERNATOR ($1500). STILL HAVE POWER LOSS & OCCASIONAL KNOCKING. NO HELP FROM NISSAN. DENIED TRADE. SUSPENSION: CONSTANT KNOCKING OF TIRE AREA AT 60K. ALL 4 HUBS DAMAGED AND REPLACED AT 65K. ALL 4 STRUTS LEAKING AND HAD TO BE REPLACED ALSO AT 65K. NO HELP FROM NISSAN. NISSAN QUOTE $3000. OPTED OUTSIDE REPAIR FOR $1000, NO MORE PROBLEMS. EMISSIONS: MORE LOSS OF POWER (3000RPM+) AND BAD GAS MILEAGE. PROBABLY LINKED TO IGNITION COIL PROBLEM. PROBLEM HAS BEEN DIAGNOSED TO 1 OF 4 CATALYTIC CONVERTER SENSOR FAILURES. 130K. NO HELP FROM NISSAN. $3000+. FAN: LOUD NOISE WHEN A/C IS ON. ONE FAN DEFECTIVE AT 80K. FAN BLADE RUBBING ON METAL FRAME. REPLACED FAN $200. NO HELP FROM NISSAN. CONCLUSION: I WANTED TO HAVE MY VEHICLE CONSIDERED A LEMON AND TRADED. I HAD NO COMPLAINT WITH NISSAN OR THE MAXIMA LINE. I ONLY HAD A PROBLEM WITH JUST MY CAR. JUST WANTED A NEW MAXIMA. 5 LEMON ATTEMPTS WITH NISSAN, REJECTED EACH TIME. DISMISSED UNDER STRICT LEMON LAW STIPULATION REGARDING REPAIR STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS AND GUIDELINES OF REPAIR. VEHICLE HAS BEEN NOTHING BUT TROUBLE. PROPERLY MAINTAINED AND HAVE MAINTENANCE RECEIPTS AND DATES OF EACH OCCURRENCE LISTED ABOVE. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
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0
Deaths:
0
#10248888November 15, 2008
POWER TRAIN
I AM HAVING THE SAME ISSUES AS MANY OTHER 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA OWNERS. THE ISSUE HAS TO DO WITH THE TRANSMISSION FAILING AND THE DEALER CHARGING OVER $5,000.00 TO REPLACE IT. NISSAN KNOWS THESE TRANSMISSIONS ARE DEFECTIVE AND THEY ARE NOT DOING ANYTHING ABOUT IT. THEY ARE NOT CONSIDERING THE HUGE RISK FACTOR FOR PEOPLE DRIVING THESE CARS OF HAVING AN ACCIDENT DUE TO THE MALFUNCTIONING OF THE TRANSMISSIONS. THE TRANSMISSION WILL NOT DOWNSHIFT OR UPSHIFT PROPERLY IN MANY INSTANCES LIKE STOPPING IN A TRAFFIC LIGHT, GOING UPHILL OR EVEN JUST CRUISING. THE CONCERN IS THE AMOUNT OF PEOPLE THAT ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE AND THE UNNECESSARY EXPOSURE TO AN ACCIDENT. THANK YOU, OMAR *TR
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No
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0
Deaths:
0
#10248797November 14, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. WHILE WAITING TO PARK THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT SHIFTED INTO PARK. WHEN HE SHIFTED INTO DRIVE, THE VEHICLE JERKED VIOLENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC, BUT FOUND NO DEFECTS. THE VEHICLE WAS ALSO DRIVEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP AND THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS DEFECTIVE. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY WERE NOT LIABLE FOR THE REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 67,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 61,000.
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0
Deaths:
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#10248641November 12, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
MY 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA WITH 90,000 MILES HAS TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. THE PROBLEM HAPPENS EVERY TIME IT SHIFTS FROM 2ND TO 3RD AND DOWN SHIFTS FROM 2ND TO 1ST. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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