Nissan Maxima Complaints (2004)

1,426 consumer complaints on file.

#10459201May 21, 2012
POWER TRAIN
TRANSMISSION JERKS WHEN SHIFTING FROM 1ST TO 2ND AND WHEN DOWNSHIFTING. ALSO JERKS AND BANKS HARD WHEN THE VEHICLE IS PUT INTO DRIVE AFTER REVERSING. IF THE BRAKE IS NOT PRESSED REALLY HARD, THE VEHICLE LUNGS FORWARD VERY HARD. *TT
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10459060May 20, 2012
POWER TRAIN
MY 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA HAS SUFFERED SEVERE TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS OVER THE COURSE OF THE LAST YEAR. WHEN THE VEHICLE IS SWITCHED FROM "PARK," TO "DRIVE," IT SOMETIMES TAKES SEVERAL SECONDS TO ENGAGE. WHEN IT DOES, THE CAR JERKS REALLY BAD. ALSO, THE CAR JERKS HORRIBLY BAD WHEN SHIFTING BETWEEN GEARS WHILE DRIVING. THE JERKING CAN BE SO SEVERE AT TIMES, THE CAR WILL VEER TO THE LEFT. I FEE THAT THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY CONCERN! THE CAR HAS ALMOST VEERED INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC ON MORE THAN ONE OCCASION! WHEN THE VEHICLE IS AT A DEAD STOP (STOP SIGN, RED LIGHT, ETC.), IT WILL ALSO TAKE A FEW SECONDS TO ENGAGE ITSELF TO DRIVE. MY NISSAN MAXIMA HAS LESS THAN 60,000 MILES! NO CAR SHOULD BE HAVING SUCH SEVERE PROBLEMS AT SUCH A YOUNG AGE. I HAVE BEEN REVIEWING THIS PROBLEM ON THE INTERNET, AND IT APPEARS THAT THERE ARE HUNDREDS, IF NOT THOUSANDS, OF NISSAN MAXIMA CAR OWNERS WHO ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. IT IS ABSOLUTELY RIDICULOUS THAT NISSAN WOULD TURN A BLIND EYE TO AN ISSUE THAT THEY HAVE TO BE AWARE OF!! I HAVE BEEN A HUGE ADVOCATE OF NISSAN, IF THIS ISSUE DOES NOT GET RESOLVED BY NISSAN, YOU CAN BET THAT I WILL NOT ONLY NEVER BUY A NISSAN AGAIN, BUT CONVINCE EVERYONE I KNOW TO NEVER BUY A NISSAN. *TR
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10458772May 17, 2012
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO JERK WHEN CHANGING GEARS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AND THE TECHNICIAN STATED THE TRANSMISSION WOULD HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.
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No
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0
Deaths:
0
#10458805May 17, 2012
POWER TRAIN, ENGINE
I HAVE MY TRANSMISSION JERKING TURNS OUT I NEED A VALVE BODY JUST LIKE SO MANY OTHER MAXIMA OWNERS THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL. *TR
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No
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Injuries:
0
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0
#10457215May 2, 2012
POWER TRAIN
MY TRANSMISSION IN MY CAR KEEPS GETTING STUCK IN 5TH. IT IS AN AUTOMATIC WITH A SLAP STICK, I HAVE TRIED TO MANUALLY GEAR IT DOWN AND IT WILL JERK AND MAKE A LOUD NOISE AND WILL NOT COME OUT OF 5TH. I HAVE TO TURN THE CAR OFF AND WAIT ABOUT 10-15 MINUTES AND CRANK IT TO SEE IF IT IS BACK IN 1ST 9 TIMES OUT OF 10 IT IS STILL IN 5TH SO I HAVE TO KEEP TURNING OFF THE CAR AND RE CRANK IT AND IT ACTS LIKE IT DOESN'T WANT TO START! *JS
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10456648April 27, 2012
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
I OWN A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA AND WHEN I BOUGHT IT I THOUGHT I WAS BUYING A GREAT CAR THAT WAS LESS THAN 6 MONTHS AGO ALTHOUGH I STILL LIKE THE CAR IT IS STARTING TO MAKE THIS TICKING NOISE THE TICKING NOISE IS COMING FROM THE TIMING CHAIN AND IS DOING THAT BECAUSE OF A PIECE OF PLASTIC HAS GOTTEN LOOSE ON THE TIMING CHAIN GUIDES SO NOW THAT THIS PIECE OF PLASTIC IS LOOSE MY TIMING CHAIN COULD POSSIBLY SNAP AND DAMAGE MY ENTIRE MOTOR SO I DECIDE OK ILL JUST FIX IT BUT OH NO ITS 1500 DOLLARS TO FIX BECAUSE OF ALL THE LABOR THAT IS NEEDED TO GET MY CAR REPAIRED BECAUSE OF THE LABOR INVOLVED IN GETTING TO THE TIMING CHAIN SO MY COMPLAINT IS THAT WHY DO YOU HAVE A STUPID PIECE OF PLASTIC THAT IS NOW FAILING FOR ALMOST ALL VQ 35 ENGINES IT JUST DOESN'T MAKE ANY SENSE WHY AS A COMPANY YOU ARE SO CHEAP THAT YOU CANT DESIGN SOMETHING MORE DURABLE THAN A PIECE OF PLASTIC TO HOLD TOGETHER THE ENGINE OF MY CAR THAT WHEN IT FIRST CAME OUT IN 2004 WAS GOING FOR LIKE 26000 DOLLARS HOW CHEAP CAN YOU GET UNBELIEVABLE YOU WOULD THINK I WOULD NOT HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT MY CAR DYING BECAUSE OF THIS ONE STUPID PIECE OF PLASTIC THAT IS BASICALLY DEFECTIVE AND WAS NOT MEANT TO HOLD TOGETHER A TIMING CHAIN WHAT A CRAP COMPANY NOW IM ON THE HOOK FOR 3 YEARS AND I HAVE TO PRAY THAT MY CHAIN DOESN'T SNAP BECAUSE I CANT AFFORD TO PAY 1500 DOLLARS TO FIX MY CAR BECAUSE OF A STUPID PIECE OF PLASTIC. *TR
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10455978April 21, 2012
POWER TRAIN
TURNED INTO HARD SHIFT THEN UPTICK OF 500 RPMS BETWEEN 2ND AND ... 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA SHIMMY IN STEERING,TRANSMISSION JERK. 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. *JS
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10455683April 18, 2012
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I AM THE ORIGINAL AND ONLY OWNER OF MY 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA 3.5 SE. I AM VIGILANT ABOUT THE UPKEEP AND PROPER MAINTENANCE OF MY CAR. THE TRANSMISSION STARTED HAVING ISSUES AT APPROXIMATELY 88,000 MILES. THE TRANSMISSION IS JERKING/BUCKING VIOLENTLY WHEN SHIFTING FROM REVERSE INTO DRIVE AND AGAIN WHEN SHIFTING INTO FIRST AND SECOND GEARS. IT IS ALSO JERKING WHEN DOWNSHIFTING FROM SECOND TO FIRST GEAR. AT FIRST, THE SHIFTING PROBLEM WAS AN OCCASIONAL OCCURRENCE, HOWEVER, IT HAS PROGRESSIVELY GOTTEN WORSE. NOW IT IS ALMOST CONSTANT. AFTER RESEARCHING THIS PROBLEM, I HAVE FOUND THAT HUNDREDS AND HUNDREDS OF '04-05 MAXIMA OWNERS ARE EXPERIENCING THE EXACT SAME TRANSMISSION FAILURE. THIS IS QUITE OBVIOUSLY A NISSAN MANUFACTURING DEFECT THAT SHOULD BE CORRECTED BY NISSAN CORP. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10453268March 27, 2012
POWER TRAIN
TRANSMISSION HANGS INBETWEEN PARK REVERSE NEUTRAL AND DRIVE. JERKS WHEN SHIFTING BETWEEN 1ST AND 2ND. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10452847March 24, 2012
POWER TRAIN
VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOST POWER WHILE TRAVELING AT 45MPH. TRANSMISSION ACTING VERY STRANGELY NOW. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10450695March 7, 2012
POWER TRAIN
VERY HARD SHIFTING FROM 1ST TO 2ND AND 3RD BACK TO 2ND. I TALK TO DEALERSHIP SERVICE MANAGER ABOUT THE PROBLEM AND HE TOLD ME THAT ALL 04 MAXIMA AND SOME OF THE 05 MAXIMA HAD BAD TRANSMISSION AND NISSAN CORPORATION NEEDS TO RECALL THEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10450211March 4, 2012
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
I BOUGHT MY CAR NEW IN JULY OF 2003 WITH LESS THAN 14 MILES ON IT. I HAVE MAINTAINED MY CAR MYSELF (WHEN I CAN) SINCE A NAPA REPAIR SHOP PUT THE WRONG TRANSMISSION FLUID IN IT AND COMPLETELY RUINED MY TRANNY. I CHANGE MY OIL REGULARLY AND KEEP UP TO DATE WITH OTHER SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE. I NOW HAVE APPROXIMATELY 144K MILES ON MY CAR AND I HAVE A OBD CODE OF P0420. IN ADDITION TO THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, MY BRAKE LIGHT STAYS ON EVEN AFTER RELEASING THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. ONE THING I HAVE NOTICE IS THAT I HAVE TO ADD OIL EVERY SO OFTEN BECAUSE IT GOES LOW. I THOUGHT IT WAS BECAUSE THE CAR IS APPROACHING 9 YEARS, BUT NOW WITH THE OBD CODE, I KNOW THAT THERE IS AN ISSUE WITH ONE OR BOTH OF THE FRONT CATALYTIC CONVERTERS. PLEASE CORRECT THESE ISSUES BEFORE SOMEONE GETS INJURED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10449032February 23, 2012
POWER TRAIN
TRANSMISSION KICKS BETWEEN 1ST AND 3RD SHIFTS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10449076February 23, 2012
SEATS, STRUCTURE:BODY
WHILE IN FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE, MECHANIC NOTICED EXTENSIVE CORROSION ON BOTH THE PASSENGER AND DRIVER SIDE OF THE METAL UNDERNEATH BOTH FRONT SEATS. FIRST LAYER WAS ROTTED THROUGH ON BOTH SIDE AND ON THE PASSENGER SIDE THERE IS ALSO A SMALL HOLE ROTTED THROUGH THE SECOND LAYER. VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A NISSAN DEALER AS OF YET. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10448963February 22, 2012
POWER TRAIN
VEHICLE STARTED TO SLAM INTO GEARS AND HESITATE TO MOVE. GEAR SHIFTER MOVES FREELY THROUGH ALL THE GEARS NO PROBLEM. HOWEVER, ON MY WAY INTO WORK ONE DAY THE TRANSMISSION MADE A LOUD THUD AND WOULD NOT MOVE ANY LONGER. DEALERSHIP STATED THAT THEY COULD FIX IT FOR $4,000. THE VEHICLE WAS JUST ABOUT A YEAR OUTSIDE OF ITS WARRANTY. YOU CAN PLACE THE CAR INTO GEAR AND THE RPM'S WILL DROP LIKE IT SHOULD, HOWEVER, WHEN YOU PRESS ON THE ACCELERATOR THE CAR DOES NOT MOVE. THE CAR HAS BEEN PARKED SINCE THEN. I HAVE READ HUNDREDS OF REPORTS FROM OTHER NISSAN MAXIMA OWNERS THAT HAVE HAD THE SAME OR SIMILAR ISSUES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10448375February 17, 2012
STEERING, SUSPENSION, POWER TRAIN
I PURCHASED MY 2004 MAXIMA 18 MONTHS AGO. FROM THE TIME I DROVE IT OFF THE LOT IT STARTED SHAKING. I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER A TOTAL OF 4 TIMES EACH TIME THEY TOLD ME IT WAS SOMETHING DIFFERENT,FROM THE ROTORS TO A WEIGHT FALLING OFF THE WHEEL(WHICH THEY SAY I LOST).I WAS DRIVING ON A INTERSTATE HIGHWAY AND THE VEHICLE STARTED SHAKING AND PULLING SO BAD I ALMOST HAD AN ACCIDENT.WHEN I TOOK IT BACK FOR THE FIFTH TIME I WAS TOLD I HAD TO PAY TO HAVE THE VEHICLE FIXED(I HAD NOT OWNED IT BUT 2 MONTHS). FINALLY I TOOK IT TO ANOTHER DEALER (SAME AFFILIATE) WHO FIXED IT SO THE SHAKING WAS NOT AS BAD (AFTER 3 VISITS). I HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE BACK ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS SINCE THEN,AND NOW WHEN THE JERKING HAS GOTTEN WORSE,SOMETIMES JERKS SO HARD IT HURTS MY NECK. THE GEARS JERK WHEN CHANGING. I THOUGHT I JUST HAD TO DEAL WITH THE FACT THAT I BROUGHT A LEMON,BUT AFTER READING ALL THESE COMPLAINTS (WHICH ARE EITHER THE SAME OR SIMILAR) I KNOW NISSAN NEEDS TO CORRECT THESE ISSUES BEFORE SOMEONE IS SERIOUSLY HURT OR LOOSE THERE LIVES(AS WELL AS OTHERS).AND I DO PLAN TO CONTINUE EMAILING SENDING LETTERS,AND CALLING UNTIL SOMEONE LISTENS.NOW I DON'T FEEL ALONE IN THIS ISSUE JUST PISSED OFF. THAT NISSAN HAS ALLOWED THIS TO GO ON SO LONG WITHOUT ADDRESSING THE SAFETY ISSUE OF THIS VEHICLE.
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0
Deaths:
0
#10447888February 14, 2012
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, POWER TRAIN
ON FEB 8, 2012, AS I WAS ACCELERATING TO GET ON THE HIGHWAY, MY CAR STARTED JERKING AS THOUGH IT WAS NOT GETTING GAS, THEN IT STALLED OUT ON ME. I RESTARTED THE CAR WITH NO TROUBLE, STARTED TO PUSH ON THE GAS PEDAL, MY CAR STARTED JERKING AND STALLED OUT AGAIN. VERY SCARY, THANK GOODNESS, I WAS JUST ENTERING THE HIGHWAY AND ABLE TO GET TO SIDE OF ROAD. MY HUSBAND USED PLUG-IN READER TO DETERMINE WHAT WAS WRONG WITH ENGINE, IT READS BANK ONE-CRANKSHAFT SENSOR. WE HAD JUST REPLACED THIS SENSOR IN DEC 2011, MY CAR WAS ACTING UP, BUT NOT STALLING OUT ON ME. SO NOW WE KNOW WE HAVE AN ISSUE WITH THIS SENSOR WORKING PROPERLY. LOOKED UP ON THE INTERNET AND FOUND OUT THAT INDEED THERE IS A RECALL FOR THIS SENSOR ON 2003 MAXIMAS FOR DOING THE EXACT SAME THING, JERKING AND STALLING OUT. I CALLED A NISSAN SERVICE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT MY VIN WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THAT RECALL. I AM NOW DRIVING MY HUSBANDS TRUCK INSTEAD OF MY CAR BECAUSE I AM TERRIFIED OF THIS SENSOR GOING OUT AGAIN WHILE I AM GOING 65 MPH AND IT STALLING OUT ON ME. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10447933February 14, 2012
POWER TRAIN, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TRANSMISSION JERK. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10447942February 14, 2012
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THE TRANSMISSION GEAR SHIFT FAILED TO SHIFT IN REVERSE OR DRIVE. THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED AT 68,000 MILES, BUT THE FAILURE WAS NOT CORRECTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING; HOWEVER, THEY WERE UNABLE TO LOCATE A FAILURE CODE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 180,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10447337February 9, 2012
POWER TRAIN
THE TRANSMISSION EXPERIENCES A "HARD JERK" WHEN SLOWING DOWN. ALSO KICKS TO SHIFT IN GEAR WHEN BEGINNING TO ACCELERATE. I SEE THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF OCCURRENCES ONLINE BY OTHER DRIVERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEMS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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