Nissan Maxima Complaints (2004)

1,426 consumer complaints on file.

#10302018January 23, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
2004 NISSAN MAXIMA, MY WIFE CAR DRIVEN ONLY TO AND FROM WORK (77,000 MILES) HAS BEEN NOTHING BUT TROUBLE, MOTOR MOUNTS, ENGINE REPLACEMENT, DEALERSHIP SERVICE LIES TO PERFORM WORK AND CHARGE FOR PROBLEMS THEY KNOW COULDN'T BE CORRECTED, TRANSMISSION SLIPPAGE IS THE LATEST AND CODES WHICH NOBODY CAN SEEM TO DESCRIBE, IF THE DEALERSHIP CAN'T FIX IT WHO CAN!!! THE LATEST PROBLEM IS THE TRANSMISSION, AFTER READING ALL THE COMMENTS FROM NISSAN CUSTOMERS, I DO NOT HAVE THE MONEY OR TIME TO INVEST IN A NEVER ENDING PROBLEM SO ALL I WILL DO IS ADD A TRANSMISSION ADDITIVE TO TRY TO REDUCE THIS PROBLEM. SOMETHING HAS TO BE DONE IMMEDIATELY, NISSAN HAS TO BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE IMMEDIATELY AND THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP SHOULD BE ACCOUNTABLE FOR PERFORMING SERVICES THAT KNOW WILL NOT CURE THE ISSUES AT HAND. THIS IS A DISGRACE AND PEOPLE SHOULD NOT HAVE TO BE RIPPED OFF TO BENEFIT A LARGE CORPORATION LIKE NISSAN. THANK YOU FOR TAKING THE TIME TO HEAR MY VOICE. *TR
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#10300452January 20, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I OWN A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA SE. IT HAS STARTED TO JERK AND LUNGE WHEN GOING FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEAR OR WHEN GOING FROM REVERSE TO 1ST GEAR. MAINTENANCE HAS BEEN UPKEPT IT HAS JUST STARTED NOW THAT I'M AT 69,000MILES. *TR
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#10300131January 18, 2010
STEERING, WHEELS, SUSPENSION:FRONT
I HAVE A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA THAT I BOUGHT NEW IN 2003 IN CALIFORNIA. WITHIN MONTHS TO THE FIRST YEAR, I HAVE HAD CONTINUOUS PROBLEMS WITH THE FRONT END. I'VE HAD MY WHEELS ALIGNED, TIRES BALANCE NUMEROUS TIMES AND CHECKED DUE TO A SHIMMY IN THE STEERING WHEEL, TIRES WEARING UNEVENLY AND A CLANKING OR THUMPING NOISE IN THE FRONT RIGHT WHEN GOING OVER A BUMP. THESE PROBLEMS I HAVE HAD FOR YEARS AND COMPLAINED CONTINUOUSLY. HAD THE CAR IN THE SHOP MANY TIMES FOR THESE PROBLEMS, BUT TO NO AVAIL. NISSAN FIXED NOISE AFTER 5 TIMES IN THE SHOP IN 2004 AND 2005. NOW OVER THE YEARS THE NOISE HAS COME BACK, BUT THE SHIMMY WAS ALWAYS A PROBLEM. I JUST LEARNED TO IGNORE IT UNTIL NOW. I'M READING NOW ONLINE OF OTHER MAXIMA OWNERS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. I'M PLANNING ON APPROACHING MY NISSAN DEALER HERE IN FLORIDA ABOUT THE SHIMMY, ABNORMAL TIRE WARE AND CLANKIING NOISE AS WELL. CAN YOU HELP ME? *TR
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#10299942January 15, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I DRIVE A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA 3.5SE, IT CURRENTLY HAS ABOUT 115000 MILES ON IT, I BOUGHT IT WITH ABOUT 62,000, AND SINCE ABOUT A MONTH AFTER BUYING IT I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTING. IT SHIFTS VERY HARD RANDOMLY, AND SLIPS CONSTANTLY, BOTH OCCURRING JUST ABOUT EVERYTIME I DRIVE THE CAR. AFTER RESEARCHING ONLINE ON ALL OF THE NISSAN AND MAXIMA FORUMS, JUST ABOUT EVERY PERSON DRIVING AN 2004 HAS THE SAME ISSUES, BUT NISSAN IS YET TO RELEASE A RECALL ON THE PROBLEM, EVEN THOUGH IT CAN BE VERY DANGEROUS ON THE HIGHWAY OR IN HEAVY TRAFFIC SITUATIONS. *TR
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#10299548January 12, 2010
POWER TRAIN
2004 NISSAN MAXIMA VIOLENT JERKING FROM 2ND TO 3RD. ALSO, FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE. DURING CITY DRIVING ENGINE WILL REV UP TO 3,000 RPMS BEFORE GOING INTO GEAR. *TR
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#10299050January 11, 2010
SUSPENSION:FRONT
2004 MAXIMA SL - CLUNKING NOISE ON THE FRONT FROM BOTH SIDES, THE CAR IS OVER 36,000 SO I HAVE NOT TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER SINCE IT WILL NOT BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. I THINK THE NOISE STARTED WHEN THE CAR WAS AROUND 40,000 MILES. I TOOK IT TO GOODYEAR, THEY REPLACED THE STRUTS BUT THE NOISE NEVER WENT AWAY. YOU CAN HEAR IT THE MOST WHEN GOING OVER BRICK ROADS AND HUMPS. I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE THE CAR BECAUSE I FEEL LIKE IT WILL FALL APART. *TR
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#10298936January 10, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THE TRANSMISSION ON THE 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA IS DEFECTIVE AND CAUSES A DRIVING HAZARD AS POWER IS LOST UPON ACCELERATION. HUNDREDS OF CUSTOMERS ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM BUT NISSAN REFUSES TO ISSUE A RECALL. THEY WERE AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM BACK ON MARCH 10, 2004 WHEN THEY ISSUED A "TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN, # NTB04-035" DESCRIBING THE PROBLEM. NUMEROUS INTERNET SITES SHOW THE HUNDREDS OF CUSTOMERS COMPLAINING OF THIS DANGEROUS CONDITION. *TR
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#10298622January 7, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH ON WET ROAD CONDITIONS. THE TRANSMISSION EXHIBITED A VIOLENT PULLING MOTION AND SUDDENLY, THE VEHICLE SKIDDED ACROSS THE ROADWAY. THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO RESUME NORMAL OPERATION. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THIS TIME. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 130,000.
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#10298494January 6, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
CONSISTENT TRANSMISSION SLIP ON 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. TRANSMISSION SLIPS WHEN SHIFTING BETWEEN 2ND AND 3RD GEAR WHEN WARMED UP. WHEN SHIFTING THE ENGINE WILL REV LIKE IT IS IN NEUTRAL AND THEN THE TRANSMISSION WILL VIOLENTLY SLAM INTO GEAR. *TR
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#10298374January 5, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
MAXIMA 2004 TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *TR
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#10297948January 4, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHENEVER IT WAS COLD, SNOWING AND APPROXIMATELY THIRTY DEGREES THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. THE FAILURE HAS OCCURRED SINCE 2004 IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED. THE DEALER HAS MADE SEVERAL UNSUCCESSFUL ATTEMPTS TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT IS ONLY ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE WHEN SOMEONE JUMP STARTS IT DURING THE WINTER MONTHS. THE FAILURE NEVER OCCURS DURING THE SUMMER MONTHS. THE CONTACT WROTE A LETTER TO THE VEHICLE MANUFACTURER AND HAS NOT RECEIVED A RESPONSE. THE CONTACT HAS REPEATEDLY TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 44,000.
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#10297776January 1, 2010
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
MY NISSAN MAXIMA 2004 VIOLENTLY JERKS WHEN SHIFTING GEARS UP AND DOWN. THIS PROBLEM HAPPENS USUALLY AFTER THE CAR WARMED UP AND BEEN DRIVEN FOR A HOUR OR SO BUT CAN HAPPEN ANYTIME. IT DOESN'T HAPPEN ALL THE TIME ABOUT 50% OF THE TIME. TOLD THE DEALER AND THEY SAID THEY CANT FEEL IT AND I MUST JUST CONTINUE YOU TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE. THIS IS DANGEROUS WHEN ON THE HIGHWAY CAUSE WHEN CHANGING LANES AND THE CAR SHIFTS DOWN IT JERKS BAD AND CAN CAUSE ME TO CRASH IF IM NOT CAREFUL.I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED AND AM REQUESTING SOMETHING TO BE DONE. THANK YOU *TR
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#10297468December 30, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I OWN A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA SE. AT APPROXIMATELY 80,000 MILES, THE CAR BEGAN TO JERK WHEN UPSHIFTING AND DOWNSHIFTING FROM THE 1, 2, AND 3 GEARS. BETWEEN 80,000 MILES AND 90,000 MILES, THE JERKING WORSENED AND BECAME HARD JERKS. THE PROBLEM WAS PARTICULARLY NOTICEABLE IN TRAFFIC, WHEN GOING UNDER 35 MPH OR AT FREEWAY OFF RAMPS (WHEN I DECELERATE FROM FREEWAY SPEED AND THEN ACCELERATE INTO A TURN). AT 91,000 MILES, I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER FOR A 90,000 MILE MAINTENANCE. DEALER CLAIMED NO PROBLEMS. I DID A PARTIAL TRANSMISSION FLUSH PER DEALER SUGGESTION. 2 WEEKS LATER, THE CAR JERKED VERY HARD DURING A SLOW LEFT TURN. THE "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT TURNED ON. AT THE NEXT INTERSECTION, THE CAR WAS BETWEEN 2,000-3,000 RPM AT A STOP. THEN, WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN, THE CAR WOULD NOT MOVE WHEN I APPLIED GAS. I REVVED THE CAR TO NEARLY 4,000 RPM AND THE CAR MOVED VERY SLOWLY. IT TOOK A VERY LONG TIME TO GET TO TRAFFIC SPEED. I DROVE DIRECTLY TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND WAS TOLD MY TRANSMISSION WAS DEAD. THEY SUGGESTED I GET A NEW TRANSMISSION FOR OVER $4,000. I HAVE READ MANY, MANY WEBSITES WITH HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS FROM OWNERS OF THE 2004 MODEL YEAR NISSAN MAXIMA. I WILL NOT PAY FOR THIS KNOWN ISSUE. I WANT NISSAN TO FIX THIS KNOWN ISSUE! THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE, AS I WAS ALMOST HIT MULTIPLE TIMES WHEN THE CAR WOULD NOT RESPOND IN TRAFFIC!! *TR
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#10297475December 30, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
HELLO MY NAME IS KEVIN SPARKS, I'M 25 AND WORK AS A PROFESSIONAL CHEF. I PURCHASED A NISSAN 2004 MAXIMA SE WITH 31,500 MILES ABOUT 3 YEARS AGO, I HAVE 79,000 MILES NOW WHICH I'M STILL PAYING $550 PER MONTH. NOW I'M NOT COMPLAINING ABOUT MY PAYMENTS ITS JUST AN EXAMPLE OF WHAT I THOUGHT I WAS GETTING IN A MAXIMA. THEY ARE SUPPOSED TO BE RELIABLE VEHICLES, KNOWN FOR BEING GREAT CARS. HERE IS MY PROBLEM, THE TRANSMISSION IS SHOT. NOT BECAUSE I MISTREAT THE CAR ITS THE NEW TRANNY SYSTEMS THAT WERE IMPLEMENTED IN 2004. THE TRANSMISSION HAS A VIOLENT SHIFTING PROBLEM, IT JERKS INTO 3RD GEAR WHILE I WAS DRIVING JERKING ME INTO THE WINDSHIELD, I HIT MY HEAD WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH. IF THIS IS NOT AN UNSAFE PROBLEM WHAT IS? DO YOUR WHEELS HAVE TO FALL OFF? OR CAN NISSAN OWN UP TO THIS SAFETY ISSUE I PERSONALLY KNOW TWO OTHER NISSAN MAXIMA OWNER 2005'S WITH THE SAME ISSUE. THEN AFTER SOME RESEARCH OVER THE INTERNET I'VE FOUND THAT MANY NISSAN CUSTOMERS ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. THEY DIDN'T GET INJURED BUT ALSO FEEL UNSAFE WHILE DRIVING. THIS IS AN ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE RESOLVED , THERE SHOULDN'T BE A PROBLEM LIKE THIS FOR SAFETY REASONS. THERE IS TOO MANY PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM, HOPEFULLY NISSAN CAN FINALLY OWN UP TO THEIR BIG MISTAKE. I LOOK TO FURTHER PER-SUE THIS ISSUE. *TR
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#10297330December 29, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. WHEN SHIFTING GEARS THE VEHICLE WILL HESITATE AND THEN DOWN-SHIFT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT AN EXPENSE OF $4,000.00. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 140,000. SHE CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER, AND WAS ADVISED THAT SHE COULD HAVE THE FUEL SYSTEM FLUSHED. SHE WILL TRADE THE VEHICLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 140,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
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#10297115December 28, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I OWN A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA THAT HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS SINCE I HIT AROUND THE 100K MARK. THE PROBLEM IN DETAIL IS A HARD JERKING/KICK WHEN I GO IN AND OUT OF 1ST GEAR. IT ONLY SEEMS TO DO IT ONCE THE CAR IS FULLY WARMED UP AND/OR WHEN I HAVE BEEN DRIVING FOR ABOUT 45 MINS. IT IS ALSO MORE NOTICEABLE WHILE IN TRAFFIC OR ON ROADS WITH MANY LIGHTS---OF COURSE... I DID MY RESEARCH AND ALOT OF 2004-5 NISSAN MAXIMA OWNERS ARE EXPERIENCING THAT SAME PROBLEM AND NISSAN WILL NOT RECALL THE TRANSMISSION, SO I AM WILLING TO GO THROUGH THE CORRECT PROCEDURE TO SEE IF THIS WILL HELP US GET OUR PROBLEMS FIXED OR REIMBURSED FOR GETTING THE TRANS FIXED ON OUR OWN. I AM SCHEDULED TO GET THIS FIXED THE WEEK OF DECEMBER 28TH. *TR
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#10297143December 28, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
2004 NISSAN MAXIMA TRANSMISSION FAILURE. THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM MY NISSAN AND THEY FAIL TO ADDRESS THE PROBLEM. IT SHIFTS VERY HARD FROM 1-2 GEAR, EVEN KNOWN FOR BREAKING THE MOTOR MOUNTS. FAILURE BEGAN AT 60,000 MILES, BUT HAS GOTTEN WORSE OVER TIME. THIS ISSUE COULD LEAD TO A MAJOR ACCIDENT OR EVEN DEATH OF DRIVER OR PASSENGERS. *TR
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#10296486December 20, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
MY 2004 MAXIMA DOES THE HARD SHIFTING FROM 1ST TO 2ND AND HESITATES TO GO INTO GEAR. IT ALSO SHIFTS HARD WHEN HAVING TO SLOW DOWN AND THEN RE-ACCELERATE. IT DOES THE HARD SHIFTING FROM 1ST TO 2ND AND HESITATES TO GO INTO GEAR. IT ALSO SHIFTS HARD WHEN HAVING TO SLOW DOWN AND THEN RE-ACCELERATE. I DID A TRANSMISSION FLUID CHANGE ON IT, HOWEVER STILL NO DIFFERENCE. CALLED NISSAN AND THEY SAID TO DO A TRANSMISSION FLUSH AND FILL, AND IT SHOULD STOP, TOOK IT IN FOR A SERVICE AND NO DIFFERENCE, JUST OUT 200+. THEY SAID IT WOULD NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION IF THAT DIDN'T WORK, AND AFTER READING ALL ABOUT ALL THE PROBLEMS EVERYONE ELSE IS HAVING, I SERIOUSLY DOUBT I'M GOING TO INVEST ANYMORE TIME OR MONEY INTO THIS CAR. *TR
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#10296351December 18, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I BOUGHT A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA AND I HAVE BEEN HAVING TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS EVER SINCE I BOUGHT IT. THE CAR JERK VIGOROUSLY OUT OF GEARS AND I AM AFRAID THAT ONE DAY, I MAY GET IN AN ACCIDENT DUE TO THIS DEFECT. I AM ONE OF MANY SUFFERING FROM THE SAME TRANSMISSION PROBLEM! SOMETHING HAS TO BE DONE. WHEN I CALLED NISSAN, THEY DO NOT WANT ANYTHING TO DO WITH ME. *TR
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#10296366December 18, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THE TRANSMISSION WOULD BANG FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEAR AND FROM 2ND TO 1ST. ULTIMATELY, IT LOCKED ITSELF IN 5TH GEAR WHEN I PULLED OUT IN A BUSY INTERSECTION. THIS IS A KNOWN DEFECT AND NISSAN SHOULD BE HELD RESPONSIBLE. *TR
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