Nissan Maxima Complaints (2005)

948 consumer complaints on file.

#10362332October 25, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STRUCTURE
MAY/2110-WHILE DRIVING MY 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA I DEVELOPED COMPLETE ELECTRICAL FAILURE AND HAD TO HAVE MY CAR TOWED TO BILL DENNY'S CAR REPAIR. THE PROBLEM IS THAT THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM IS DIRECTLY UNDER A COIN TRAY ON THE DASH. THE CORNERS ARE NOT SECURE AND SMALL COINS WERE ABLE TO SLIP DOWN THERE THUS SHORT CIRCUITING THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. MY AUTO REPAIR PERSON RESEARCHED THIS AND FOUND THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN WELL KNOWN TO NISSAN. MANY NISSAN OWNERS HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM HAPPEN TO THEM. THE COMPLAINTS ARE ALL OVER THE INTERNET. THIS HAPPENED TO ME WHEN MY VEHICLE WAS 5 YRS OLD BUT IT ALSO HAPPENED TO NISSAN OWNERS WHEN THEIR MAXIMA WAS NEW. THIS IS NOT A WARRANTY ISSUE BUT A SAFETY ISSUE. THERE SHOULD HAVE BEEN A RECALL. NISSAN IS IGNORING MY REQUEST TO PAY FOR MY AUTO'S REPAIR BECAUSE MY CAR WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY. NISSAN HAS IN FACT FIXED THIS DEFECT. WHEN I HAD MY CAR REPAIRED IN MAY THIS PROBLEM WAS CORRECTED. . JOHN ANELLO WRITER FOR AUTO TECH ON WHEELS WROTE AN ARTICLE OF THE MONTH FOR HIS MAGAZINE 06/2009- IT WAS ENTIRELY ABOUT THIS DEFECT. THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NO REASON FOR THIS TO BE IGNORED BY NISSAN . MY CAR COULD HAVE FAILED ON A HIGHWAY AT A HIGH SPEED WITH A DEADLY OUTCOME. I MADE A COMPLAINT THRU THE STATE OF MD CONSUMER PROTECTION DIVISION MY CASE NO#[XXX]. PLEASE HELP! INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10362077October 23, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I HAVE A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA IN WHICH THE TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN SHIFTING VERY HARD NOW FOR A FEW MONTHS. I TOOK IT TO BE SERVICED AND THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME MY FLUIDS WERE DIRTY. I HAVE REGULAR OIL CHANGES DONE AND RECENTLY PAID FOR A TRANSMISSION FLUSH. THIS CAR IS SHIFTING IN MID DRIVE DOWN THE HIGHWAY. THE PROBLEM STILL PERSIST AND THE DEALERSHIP ISN'T HELPING FIX IT. I'VE READ OTHER COMPLAINTS FROM CONSUMERS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. NO ONE IS GETTING ANY ANSWERS. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS TO OTHER MOTORIST AS WELL AS MYSELF. I WAS DRIVING TODAY AND THE CAR BEGAN TO SHIFT AS I DROVE. I HAD TO GET INTO THE SLOWER LANE BECAUSE I THOUGHT IT WAS GOING TO DIE ON ME! IT DIDN'T WANT GO UP IN GEAR! WITH SO MANY PEOPLE POSTING COMPLAINTS LIKE MYSELF, IT WOULD SEEM THAT THE DEALERSHIP WOULD LOOK INTO THIS MORE. I BELIEVE THERE IS SOMETHING VERY WRONG WITH THESE CARS AND THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL! IF NOT, THIS MAY CAUSE A MAJOR ACCIDENT WITH SERIOUS INJURIES OR EVEN DEATH. SOMETHING NEED TO BE DONE, AND SOON!!! *TR
Crash:
No
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Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10361383October 20, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
2005 MAXIMA HAS A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM THAT STARTED AT 75,000 MILES. THIS SEEMS TO BE A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR. DEALER WANTS TO REPLACE TRANSMISSION AT A COST OF ABOUT $3,500-$4,000. I HAVE FOUND OUT THROUGH SOME TRANSMISSION SHOPS THAT THE PROBLEM IS THE VALVE BODY AND NOT THE TRANSMISSION ITSELF. THE VALVE BODY COSTS ABOUT 1,100 FOR THE PART WHICH IS MUCH CHEAPER THAN A REBUILT TRANSMISSION SO I AM GOING TO GO THE ROUTE. THE MECHANIC HAS DONE ABOUT SIX OF THESE SO FAR AND IT HAS FIXED THE PROBLEM IN ALL OF THEM WITH NONE BEING RETURNED WITH PROBLEMS. NISSAN'S QUALITY HAS REALLY WENT DOWN THE DRAIN. THIS IS MY FOURTH NISSAN AND WILL BE MY LAST, MY NEIGHBOR AND HIS FAMILY HAVE HAD THE SAME EXPERIENCE WITH THEIR NISSAN AND WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER AS WELL. WHAT A SHAME THAT A ONCE GREAT COMPANY HAS FALLEN TO SUCH SUB STANDARD QUALITY PRODUCTS. I THINK I WILL GIVE HONDA OR TOYOTA A SHOT WHEN I GET RID OF THIS PROBLEM CAR. IN ADDITION TO THE TRANNY PROBLEM THEY ALSO SAID I NEED TO REPLACE MY TIMING BELT TENSIONER WHICH IS $1,500 AND THAT I HAVE A BROKEN MOTOR MOUNT, WHICH IS ANOTHER $300. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10361220October 19, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
2005 NISSAN MAXIMA TRANSMISSION SLIPPING. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10361312October 19, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I HAVE A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA SL AND FOR THE PAST FEW MONTHS THERE HAS BEEN A MAJOR PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION. ONCE THE CAR IS WARM THERE IS A REAL HARD JERK BETWEEN 2ND AND 3RD GEAR, AS WELL AS FROM REVERSE INTO DRIVE. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO ID A PROBLEM, OTHER THAN THE ENGINE MOUNTS WERE BROKEN AND THEY REPLACED THAT FOR $500. I DID SOME RESEARCH ONLINE AND IT APPEARS THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS MAKE AND MODEL. I COMMUTE IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC 45 MILES EVERY DAY, AND AS I BRAKE OR ACCELERATE IN TRAFFIC THE CAR JERKS WHICH IS VERY DISCONCERTING WHEN TRAFFIC IS BAD AND YOU CAN NOT ANTICIPATE EVERYTHING OTHER CARS ARE DOING. THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS SAFETY RISK FOR MAXIMA DRIVERS AND ALL THOSE AROUND THEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10361095October 18, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT NOTICED A LOUD NOISE WHEN THE GEARS WERE SHIFTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A TRANSMISSION SPECIALIST WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 69. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 70,000.
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10360635October 15, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I PURCHASED A NISSAN MAXIMA SL 2005 ON OCT 2004, AT THIS TIME THE CAR HAS 66,500 MILES AND WE ARE HAVING TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. SOME OF THESE PROBLEMS INCLUDES (ONCE THE CAR IS HOT): 1. IT TAKES FEW SECONDS FOR THR TRANSMISSION TO CLICK INTO GEAR FROM REVERSE INTO DRIVE ACCOMPANIED BY A VERY HARD JERK. 2. THE TRANSMISSION SLIPS OUT DURING REGULAR DRIVING THEN JERKING BACK INTO GEAR AND THIS HARD JERKING IS AFFECTION THE TRANSMISSION MOUNTS. WE HAD A TRANSMISSION OIL CHANGE AT 30,000 AND 60,000 MILES. WE READ PLENTY OF ONLINE POSTING OF 100'S OF CUSTOMER WITH THE SAME PROBLEMS WITH THE SAME NISSAN MAXIMA 2005 SO WE CONTACTED NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIR FOR HELP. THEY INSTRUCTED US TO GO TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTICS, AT THE DEALER THEY TOLD US THAT THEY WON'T DIAGNOSE THE TRANSMISSION UNTIL THE TRANSMISSION OIL IS CHANGE AND ONE OF THE TRANSMISSION MOUNTS IS REPLACE FOR ABOUT $700. MY WIFE USES THIS CAR WITH THE KIDS AND I'M CONCERN THAT THEY CAN HAVE A PROBLEM THAT CAN CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10360416October 14, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I HAVE 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA THAT SHIFTS FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEARS REALLY HARD WHEN ACCELERATING OR DECELERATING. THE CAR ALSO TAKES A FAST LUNGE FORWARD SOMETIMES DURING THE SHIFT FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEAR WHEN ACCELERATING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10360477October 14, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, POWER TRAIN
BOUGHT A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA, THE CAR QUIT WORKING IN AUGUST 2009, I'VE TAKEN IT TO 6 MECHANICS AND IT'S STILL DOING THE SAME THING. THE NISSAN DEALERSHIPS DON'T SEEM TO HAVE A SOLUTION TO THE PROBLEM JUST KEPT CHARGING ME MORE AND MORE. THE CAR JERKS IN 1ST, 2ND AND 3RD GEAR, I'VE HAD THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED, MOTOR MOUNTS, CATALYTIC CONVERTOR REPLACED AND THE CAR IS STILL DOING THE SAME THING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10360877October 13, 2010
POWER TRAIN
2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. CONSUMER STATES PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE TRANSMISSION *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED WHILE DRIVING, THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN BANGING AND SLIPPING. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TO HAVE THE VEHICLE INSPECTED. IT WAS DETERMINED THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10360300October 13, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I PURCHASED A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA AND FROM DAY 1 I HAVE BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION JERKING. I HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO NISSAN ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION FLUSHED, 2 TIMES SINCE JULY 2009. OF COURSE THE JERKINESS HAS NEVER DUPLICATED ITSELF. AUG OF 2010, I WAS TOLD THE MOTOR MOUNTS SNAPPED AND IT HAD TO BE REPLACED AND OF COURSE I COMPLAINED ABOUT THE JERKINESS IN THE TRANSMISSION AND THE TECH COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. AS OF TODAY, I STILL HAVE THE JERKINESS WHICH IS BAD AND AT ANY GIVEN MOMENT I THINK THE VEHICLE WON'T WORK ANYMORE. MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT JUST CAME ON AND I NOTICE THAT THE ENGINE IS RIDING HARD. JUST LIKE IT DID WHEN I FOUND ABOUT THE MOTOR MOUNTS AND NOW THE JERKINESS IN THE TRAINING IS HAPPENING ALL THE TIME. IT JERKS INTO GEAR REALLY HARD TO THE POINT WHERE YOU MIGHT THINK THE CAR IS GOING TO SHUT OFF. I HAVE ALWAYS HAD MY VEHICLE SERVICED AT NISSAN. I DID FILE A COMPLAINT WITH NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIRS BECAUSE IT IS NOT FAIR. THERE IS A PROBLEM. A VERY SERIOUS PROBLEM. NISSAN HAS TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10360311October 13, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH THE CONTACT WOULD HEAR A THUMP WHILE ACCELERATING. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL MECHANIC. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE CONTACT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT COULD NOT AFFORD THE COST OF THE REPAIRS SO THE MECHANIC TOLD THE CONTACT THE VEHICLE COULD BE DRIVEN UNTIL THE TRANSMISSION DIES. EVENTUALLY THE TRANSMISSION MALFUNCTION MAKING THE VEHICLE INOPERABLE. THE CONTACT CALLED THE LOCAL DEALER REGARDING THE TRANSMISSION AND THE DEALER STATED THEIR IS NO RECALL SO THEY ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIRS. THE CONTACT STATED THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE WITH THIS YEAR MAKE AND MODEL AND THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD ISSUE A RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 86,000.
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10360018October 11, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I HAVE A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA, AFTER APPROXIMATELY 100,000 MILES, MY TRANSMISSION STARTED TO SLIP. WHETHER PUTTING THE CAR INTO REVERSE OR IN TO GEAR TO GO FORWARD, THE CAR JERKS VIOLENTLY, AS WELL AS WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE, THE CAR REVS TO UP TO THE 5000 RPM RANGE, AND THEN JERKS INTO GEAR. THIS OCCURS BETWEEN 1ST AND SECOND GEAR, AS WELL AS 3RD AND 4TH GEAR. THIS CAUSED ME TO ALMOST GET IN TO AN ACCIDENT. AFTER DOING RESEARCH THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF OTHER NISSAN MAXIMA FROM 2005 EXPERIENCING THE SAME ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10359206October 5, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
MY CAR JERKS BETWEEN 1ST AND 2ND GEAR AND WHEN DOWN SHIFTING. IT STARTED SHIFTING HARD WHEN I PUT IT IN REVERSE, FEELING AS IF I HIT SOMETHING EVERY TIME. I WOULD HAVE TO PUSH DOWN ON THE BRAKE HARD BECAUSE IT WOULD JERK SO HARD. THEN MY CAR STARTED SHIFTING HARD BETWEEN GEARS WHILE DRIVING. IT WAS SUCH A VIOLENT SHIFT THAT IF FELT LIKE SOMEONE HAD HIT MY CAR. IT SHIFTED SO HARD YESTERDAY THAT MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND IT WOULD NOT COME OUT OF FIRST GEAR. I TOOK THE CAR IMMEDIATELY TO MY NISSAN DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD I NEED A BRAND NEW TRANSMISSION ($3000). I RESEARCHED THIS PROBLEM ONLINE AND FOUND THAT THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF 2004,05,06 NISSAN MAXIMA OWNERS WITH THE EXACT SAME ISSUE THAT I AM HAVING. I HAVE CALLED NISSAN AND NO RECALLS! NISSAN REFUSED TO ACT LIKE THIS WAS A PROBLEM. PLEASE HELP! I COULD UNDERSTAND IF MY CAR WAS THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS ISSUE, BUT WITH HUNDREDS OF OWNERS WITH THE EXACT SAME ISSUE, THAT IS A MANUFACTURERS DEFECT AND NISSAN NEEDS TO STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCT! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10359257October 5, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I HAVE A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA WITH 54000 AND MY TRANSMISSION HAS GONE. I HAVE READ PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE FROM OTHER PEOPLE. ITS VERY DANGEROUS MY CAR JERKS AND I HAVE MY FAMILY IN THE CAR AND I GET VERY SCARED TO DRIVE IT. I DON'T KNOW WHY NISSAN HASN'T HAD A RECALL ON THIS CAR YET. I TOOK MY CAR FOR GET FIXED AND THE DEALER ENDED UP FIXING UP MY MOTOR MOUNTS WHICH WASN'T THE PROBLEM AND IT WAS REALLY MY TRANSMISSION AND I PICKED UP THE MY CAR WHEN IT WAS DONE AND MY TRANSMISSION GAVE AWAY IN TWO DAYS. THEY FAILED TO FIX THE PROBLEM THE FIRST TIME AND IT WASN'T MY MOTOR MOUNTS THAT WAS CAUSING THE JERKING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10359277October 5, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
2005 NISSAN MAXIMA - INCIDENT REPORT - FAULTY TRANSMISSION LED TO CAR'S FAILURE TO ACCELERATE IN INTERSECTION CAUSING NEAR COLLISION WITH 18 WHEELER. AS I WAS ENTERING INTERSECTION AN 18 WHEELER WAS COMING DOWN THE HILL. I NEEDED TO ACCELERATE TO MOVE OUT OF HIS WAY AND WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO DO SO THE ENGINE MERELY REVVED AND WOULD NOT GO INTO GEAR. I HAVE READ AND REPORTED THIS PROBLEM TO NISSAN AND THIS AGENCY AS HAVE SO VERY MANY OTHERS. I SUPPOSE IT WILL REQUIRE A DEATH TO GET ANYONE TO SIT UP AND MAKE NISSAN BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR FAULTY AW55-50S TRANSMISSIONS. I HAVE SPOKEN WITH SHOPS ALL OVER THIS NATION AND INDIVIDUALS WITH THIS SAME PROBLEM. WE DON'T ALL HAVE 3 TO 4 GRAND SITTING AROUND TO PAY FOR THAT WHICH NISSAN SHOULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE. THE TRANSMISSION IS FAULTY AND THE NISSAN IS NOT THE ONLY AUTO WITH THIS IN IT. THE NHTSA NEEDS TO STEP UP TO THE PLATE AND HOLD THEM ACCOUNTABLE BEFORE A LIFE IF FORFEIT FROM THEIR FAILURE TO ACT. READ THE CONSUMER COMPLAINTS ON THIS PRODUCT - THERE ARE NOT 10'S - NOT 100'S - BUT, THOUSANDS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10359345October 5, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
MY 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA HAS A MAJOR TRANSMISSION PROBLEM THAT IS VERY WIDE SPREAD FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND. WHILE DRIVING VIOLENT BANGS OCCUR BETWEEN SHIFTING FROM 1ST TO 2ND AND 2ND TO 3RD. THIS DEFECT IS SO SEVERE IT COULD POSSIBLY CAUSE A DRIVER NOT EXPECTING IT TO LOOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE! THERE ARE LITERALLY THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND I'M REALLY AGGRAVATED NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE BY NISSAN OR ANY OTHER ORGANIZATION TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS DANGEROUS PROBLEM. AS OF NOW MY CAR IS PARKED AND I'M LUCKY ENOUGH TO HAVE A SECOND VEHICLE AVAILABLE TO ME FOR WORK. THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE AND NISSAN NEEDS TO STEP UP AND TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE DEFECT. ANYONE OUT THERE LOOKING TO BUY A CAR STAY AWAY FROM THIS COMPANY!! TRUST ME. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10358603October 1, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. WHENEVER THE CONTACT WOULD DRIVE THE VEHICLE AT ANY SPEED SHE NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD JERK AND VIBRATE WHILE DOWN SHIFTING OR SHIFTING FROM THE FIRST AND SECOND GEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 95000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10358444September 30, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I HAVE A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA AND THE TRANSMISSION IS GIVING ME A PROBLEM. I SHIFTS REALLY HARD WHEN THE ACCELERATING OR DECELERATING. THE PROBLEM OCCURS ONLY AFTER THE CAR HAS WARMED UP. WHILE TEST DRIVING THE CAR, THE PROBLEM DID NOT OCCUR; AFTER I HAD SIGNED ALL THE PAPERS AND DRIVEN THE CAR HOME DID 30 MINS. AWAY DID THE PROBLEM OCCUR. THE CAR WAS SOLD AS-IS. I AM VERY UPSET. NISSAN NEEDS TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION AT NOT COST TO US. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10358148September 28, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I BOUGHT A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA SL IN JANUARY 2010, SO ABOUT 8 MONTHS AGO. IT DROVE BEAUTIFULLY, IT WAS SMOOTH AND EVERYTHING. I CHANGED THE OIL, GOT A TRANSMISSION FLUSH, NEW TIRES, EVERYTHING. A FEW DAYS AFTER I GOT IT, I WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT. I WAS DRIVING IN THE RAIN AND PREPARING TO MAKE A LEFT TURN, AND AS I WAS DOING THAT IT STALLED, THEN JERKED AND HYDROPLANED AT THE INTERSECTION AND INTO THE INCOMING LANE OF TRAFFIC INTO ANOTHER CAR. I HAD TO TAKE IT TO THE SHOP TO REPAIR IT WHICH TOOK A FEW MONTHS. THEN, ABOUT 3 MONTHS AGO, I NOTICED THAT THE CAR STARTED TO GET WORSE AND WOULD STALL AND THEN JERK WHEN I WOULD REVERSE THE CAR FROM PARK. SPECIFICALLY WHEN REVERSING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE. AS THE WEEKS WENT BY, IT GOT EVEN WORSE. THE CAR WOULD VIOLENTLY JERK WHILE SWITCHING FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEAR OR WHEN BRAKING SUDDENLY OR WHEN ACCELERATING SUDDENLY. SOMETIMES WHILE ACCELERATING, THE CAR WILL STALL, THE ENGINE REVS UP, AND THEN THE CAR WOULD VIOLENTLY JERK FORWARD AS IF IT WAS HIT FROM BEHIND. IN ONE INSTANCE I PULLED OVER ON THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY TO MAKE SURE THAT I WASN'T HIT BY A CAR, WITH THE LATTER NOT BEING THE CASE AT ALL. IT HAPPENS EVERYTIME I DRIVE IT NOW. I TOOK IT TO A TRANSMISSION SPECIALIST AND HE THOUGHT THAT IT NEEDED A NEW SENSOR, SO HE INSTALLED IT, AND TOLD ME THAT IT DIDN'T STOP THE JERKING. THEN I GOT ANOTHER TRANSMISSION FLUSH AND IT HASN'T HELPED THE SITUATION. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0

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