Nissan Maxima Complaints (2004)

1,426 consumer complaints on file.

#10376356January 12, 2011
POWER TRAIN
I PREVIOUSLY REPORTED MY 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA SE AS HAVING POWER TRAIN TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO BP NISSAN AND THEY DID A DIAGNOSTICS ON THE TRANSMISSION AND DETERMINED THAT A NEW TRANSMISSION WAS NEEDED. NISSAN TO CALL ME BACK TODAY, WE'LL SEE. AFTER THE DEALER DID THE DIAGNOSTICS, I WAS DRIVING HOME AND WHAT A COINCIDENCE, THE "CHECK ENGINE LIGHT" CAME ON. IT SEEMS THAT EVERY TIME I HAVE MY CAR TO THE DEALER FOR ONE THING, SHORTLY AFTER LIGHTS START COMING ON. I GUESS THEY DON'T RESET OR SOMETHING AS THEY SHOULD. *TR
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#10375068January 7, 2011
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
2004 NISSAN MAXIMA TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *TR
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#10376121January 7, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
ANOTHER MOTOR MOUNT BROKE, HAD IT FIXED. ONE WEEK LATER I STARTED EXPERIENCING JERKING AND GEAR CHANGING AS I DROVE. WAS ON FREEWAY AND VEHICLE WENT INTO THIRD AND JOLTED MY UPPER BODY (HAD SORE NECK FOR ONE WEEK). ALSO EXPERIENCING 2-3, AND 3-2. PUTTING VEHICLE INTO DRIVE AND REVERSE, THE VEHICLE JERKS BADLY, REVERSE BEING THE WORST. WHEN I COME TO A STOP THE VEHICLE LUNGES FORWARD VERY SHARPLY. NISSAN PAID FOR THE DIAGNOSTICS TEST $234.00 AND BUENA PARK NISSAN'S REPORT STATED THE VEHICLE NEEDS A NEW TRANSMISSION. NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIRS IS BEHIND CLOSED DOORS AND WILL LET ME KNOW IF I GET A NEW TRANSMISSION AT THERE EXPENSE, I HOPE SO, I'M UNEMPLOYED SINCE 10/2010.
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#10374408January 3, 2011
POWER TRAIN
TRANSMISSION SLAMS/BANGS FROM 2ND TO LOW GEARS AT APPROX 20 MPH DURING DOWN SHIFT. ALSO HAS HESITATION/PAUSE CAUSING A HUGE JERK/PUSH WHEN CHANGING SHIFTING FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEAR AT APRROXIMATELY 20 MPH. SEEMS TO OCCUR AFTER CAR HAS WARMED OR HEATED UP AFTER ABOUT 10 - 20 MINUTES OF DRIVING. BOTH INCIDENTS HAS EXTREMELY HIGH POTENTIAL OF CAUSING A MAJOR ACCIDENT WHICH COULD POSSIBLY CAUSE MAJOR INJURY OR EVEN LOSS OF LIFE. CANNOT UNDERSTAND WHY NISSAN HAS NOT VOLUNTARILY INITIATED A RECALL FOR THIS MAJOR/SERIOUS DEFECT IN THEIR PRODUCT.
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#10371787December 20, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, SUSPENSION:FRONT
2004 NISSAN MAXIMA SE. WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND SLOWED DUE TO TRAFFIC, VEHICLE LURCHED FORWARD WITH A LOUD BANG. OCCURRED WHILE TRANSMISSION DOWNSHIFTED FROM 2ND GEAR TO 1ST. OCCURS WHEN SHIFTING FROM 2ND GEAR INTO 3RD AND WHEN PARKED AND TRYING TO SHIFT FROM REVERSE INTO DRIVE. TWO MECHANICS HAVE SUGGESTED TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT AND APPOINTMENT MADE FOR SUCH. VEHICLE ALSO HAS A HORRIBLE STEERING WHEEL SHUDDER/SHAKING THAT GETS WORSE THE FASTER YOU GO (HIGHWAY SPEEDS) TOLD IT WAS STRUTS, SO THEY WERE REPLACED, NUMEROUS WHEEL ALIGNMENTS AND BALANCINGS TO CORRECT, WITH NO SATISFACTION. *TR
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0
Deaths:
0
#10369455December 7, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I HAVE A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA SE THAT HAS 105K MILES AND NEEDS A NEW TRANSMISSION. THE TRANSMISSION STARTED TO SLIP AND NOW THE VEHICLE BARELY MOVES IN FIRST GEAR. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCHING ONLINE, THIS APPEARS TO BE A RECURRING PROBLEM WITH THE 2004-2005 MAXIMAS. THE TRANSMISSION DESIGN IS FAULTY BUT NISSAN WILL NOT ISSUE A RECALL. THERE IS NO REASON WHY A 6 YEAR OLD VEHICLE SHOULD NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION. *TR
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0
Deaths:
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#10369201December 4, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WE STARTED HAVING TROUBLE WITH OUR 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA THE SPRING OF 2009. AFTER TAKING OFF SEVERAL DAYS OF WORK TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR THEM TO SAY NOTHING WAS WRONG WE FINALLY TOOK IT TO A DEALERSHIP IN DES MOINES, IOWA AND THEY SAID WE NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION. WE HAD PREVIOUSLY DONE A TRANSMISSION FLUSH, ETC AND IT DIDN'T FIX THE PROBLEM. WELL IT'S BEEN A LITTLE OVER A YEAR AND THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEM IS BACK. I WENT TO START THE CAR TODAY AND IT DID NOT WANT TO START (SAFETY FEATURE) MY HUSBAND CAME DOWN TO LOOK AT IT AND THE TRANSMISSION IS STUCK IN 5TH GEAR. IT SHIFTS VERY ROUGH. AFTER READING MESSAGE BOARDS ON ALL THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS THE MAXIMA HAS I THOUGHT I NEEDED TO POST OURS TOO IN HOPES THAT NISSAN WILL HAVE A RECALL AND GET THIS TAKEN CARE OF. WE HAVE SPENT A LOT OF TIME AND MONEY ON THIS CAR AND ARE HIGHLY DISAPPOINTED. WE WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER NISSAN VEHICLE. *TR
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Injuries:
0
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#10369215December 4, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I HAVE AN 04 NISSAN MAXIMA WITH A 5 SPEED AUTO TRANSMISSION, IT IS SHIFTING HARD FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEAR, THEN BOGS AND SUDDENLY SLOWS DOWN BETWEEN 2ND AND 3RD GEARS BEFORE SHIFTING HARD AGAIN. I HAVE BEEN PLACED IN VERY DANGEROUS SITUATIONS WHILE DRIVING IN TRAFFIC AND SUDDENLY HAVING TO COMPENSATE FOR THIS TRANSMISSION REACTION. NOT VERY SAFE WITH KIDS IN THE CAR, BY THE WAY. LOOKING FOR INFORMATION ON A RECALL FOR THIS YEAR AND MODEL CAR. THANKS. *TR
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Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10369000December 2, 2010
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
SAFETY ISSUE WHEN DIMMING HEADLIGHTS, LAMPS COMPLETELY TURN OFF - YES NO HEADLAMPS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM. *TR
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#10367935November 27, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
MY 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA WAS SERVICED EVERY YEAR BY NISSAN FOR HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS EVERY YEAR AND ON NOVEMBER 24, 2010 THE TRANSMISSION FAILED WITH ONLY 103,000 MILES. I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER. CONSTANT JERKING DURING SHIFT CHANGE PRIOR, BUT WAS CONSTANTLY TOLD NO PROBLEM COULD BE FOUND. CAR JERKS FORWARD INTO GEAR JUST AS BRAKES ARE APPLIED CAUSING CAR TO LUNGE FORWARD. *TR
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No
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Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10367952November 27, 2010
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, STEERING, STRUCTURE:BODY, SUSPENSION, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL
FRONT AND REAR SUSPENSION, STEERING, BRAKES,BODY WORK, DRIVERS DOOR. HAD ISSUES RIGHT AFTER WIFE BOUGHT THE CAR SHE WENT WITHOUT ME BUT UPON LOOKING AT CAR AFTER SHE CAME HOME WITH IT DID THE CAR FAX ON IT ON THING WERE SOME ELECTRICAL CHECKS THAT'S IT NO ACCIDENTS. STEERING TIGHT WHEN I DROVE IT AND NOTICED NOISE FROM SUSPENSION WHEN GOING OVER RAILROAD TRACKS AND DRIVER DOOR SAGGING. BROUGHT TO DEALER NEXT DAY AND THE SAID A BAR WAS RUBBING ON ANOTHER THEY FIX THEY SAID NOTHING WRONG WITH SUSPENSION IN HEARING THINGS IS THERE EXACT WORDS AND REPLACED THE DOOR HINGES WHICH ARE PURPLE AND THE CAR IS RED DOOR SAGGING AGAIN BUT I WAS INVOLVED IN ACCIDENT END OF 2008 GOT SIDESWIPED BY 2500 DODGE RAM TRUCK AT 45 MPH ON DRIVERSIDE HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THAT BECAUSE BODY SHOP ON REPAIR DAMAGE NOT REPLACED I BROUGHT MY CAR TO ANOTHER BODY SHOP BECAUSE OF ISSUES IM HAVING AND THEY SAID WORK WAS DONE INCORRECTLY. AND TRANSMISSION HAS ALWAYS WHEN I DRIVE MORE THAN 20 MILES CONTINUOUSLY WHEN I COME TO STOP AND START AGAIN THE TRANNY ALWAYS SLIPS BAD BETWEEN 2ND AND 3RD GEAR AND INTO 4TH SOMETIMES. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10367760November 24, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I HAVE A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA AND THE TRANSMISSION SEEMS TO BE SLIPPING WHEN I DOWN SHIFT. AFTER LOOKING THIS PROBLEM UP IT SEEMS TO BE A EXTREMELY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR. I HAVE VIEWED COUNTLESS BOARD'S THAT HAVE EXPRESSED THIS PROBLEM. I HAVE EVEN TALKED TO MANY DEALERSHIPS THAT ALSO THAT HAVE SAID THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR. I AM WONDERING WHY THERE IS NOT A RECALL ON THESE CARS AND WHY NISSAN IS PERMITTED TO MAKE AND SELL THIS CAR WITH A KNOW PROBLEM WITH OUT A RECALL OF SOME SORT. *TR
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Injuries:
0
Deaths:
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#10366971November 20, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
2004 NISSAN MAXIMA 107,000 MILES,.AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS - SLIPPING FROM 1ST TO 3RD GEAR CAUSING THE CAR TO JERK VIOLENTLY WHEN IT REENGAGE. THE INTERNET CONSUMER FORMS/BOARDS ARE FLOODED WITH PEOPLE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM ON THE 2004/2005 MAXIMA . THIS IS A KNOWN DEFECT THAT NISSAN IS NOT WILLING TO ADDRESS AND US CHARGING CONSUMERS AN AVERAGE OF $4000 TO REPAIR. *TR
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Injuries:
0
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#10366561November 17, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I PURCHASED A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA IN MID 2006 AS A PRE-OWNED VEHICLE. THE PROBLEM BEGAN NEARLY A YEAR AGO WHEN WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY, IT WOULD AUTOMATICALLY GET STUCK ON 5TH GEAR. I TRIED DOWNSHIFTING MANUALLY AND THE GEAR WOULD BE STUCK ON 5TH GEAR. IN ORDER TO TEMPORARILY FIX THE PROBLEM I WOULD HAVE TO PULL OVER, SHUT THE ENGINE OFF AND PUT THE GEAR IN NEUTRAL IN ORDER TO RESTART THE CAR. AT TIMES IT WOULD BE STUCK ON 5TH GEAR, OTHER TIMES THE TRANSMISSION WOULD BE BACK TO NORMAL. WHEN DRIVING ON CITY STREETS, THE VEHICLE WOULD JERK BETWEEN GEARS. TOOK THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SUGGESTED THAT I REPLACE A SENSOR IN THE TRANSMISSION. I HAD THE SENSOR REPLACED, NOW THE VEHICLE JERKS WHEN CHANGING GEARS. MY NEIGHBOR ACROSS THE STREET HAD THE SAME CAR AND ALSO HAD THE SAME PROBLEM AND THEY HAD A CHOICE TO REPLACE THAT TRANSMISSION FOR A NEW TRANSMISSION AT A COST OF $5000. MY NEIGHBOR INSTEAD REPLACED THE MAXIMA FOR A DIFFERENT CAR. *TR
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Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10366623November 17, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
MY 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA HAD IT'S TRANSMISSION REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY 2 YEARS AGO FOR SLIPPING, JERKING AND LIFE ENDANGERING BEHAVIOR DURING DRIVING. RECENTLY IT DEVELOPED THE SAME ISSUES AND THEY ARE GETTING WORSE. THIS IS AN HIGHLY RECURRENT PROBLEM SPREAD ACROSS MOST OF 2004/2005 MAXIMAS. *TR
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Yes
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0
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#10366452November 16, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I BOUGHT MY 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA 3.5 SL USED FROM A DEALERSHIP THAT I WORKED AT. I BOUGHT IT WITH 68,798 MILES ON IT ON OCTOBER 31ST, 2008. WITHIN 2 WEEKS OF OWNING THE CAR, I NOTICED TRANSMISSION ISSUES. THE TRANSMISSION WOULD SLIP GOING INTO SECOND GEAR AND WHEN IT WOULD FINALLY SHIFT IT WOULD BE VERY HARSH, HARSH ENOUGH TO CHIRP THE TIRES. AFTER A COUPLE MONTHS OF THIS, THE TRANSMISSION REALLY STARTED ACTING UP. THE DAY I TOOK IT IN TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED, IT STARTED SLIPPING GOING INTO THIRD GEAR AS WELL. ON THE FREEWAY HOME FROM WORK, IT WOULD NOT GO INTO OVERDRIVE. I TURNED AROUND AND WENT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP TO DROP IT OFF. IN FEBRUARY OF 2009, I HAD THE DEALERSHIP I WORKED FOR REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION UNDER THE AFTERMARKET WARRANTY THAT I PURCHASED WITH THE VEHICLE. NOT ONLY DID THE WARRANTY COMPANY ORDER THE WRONG TRANSMISSION 2 TIMES, BUT I WAS WITHOUT MY CAR FOR 37 DAYS. LUCKILY THE WARRANTY COMPANY PAID FOR A RENTAL CAR! LESS THAN ONE YEAR LATER, I HAD THE SAME PROBLEMS OCCURRING. LUCKILY I KNEW THE SYMPTOMS AND HAD THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED AGAIN UNDER THE 12 MONTH 12,000 WARRANTY THAT CAME WITH THE NISSAN REMANUFACTURED TRANSMISSION. THIS WAS JUST ABOUT 1 YEAR AFTER THE FIRST REPLACEMENT AND ABOUT 8,000 MILES. SO, LONG STORY SHORT, FIRST TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT WAS DONE IN FEBRUARY 2009, SECOND TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED IN FEBRUARY 2010. THE DEALERSHIP I WORK FOR NOW HAPPENS TO BE WHERE THE CAR WAS ALWAYS SERVICED, SO I KNOW IT'S HISTORY. IT WAS VERY WELL MAINTAINED. BY THE WAY, MY MAXIMA HAS THE 4-SPEED AUTOMATIC. *TR
Crash:
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10365667November 15, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I HAVE A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA IN MARCH OF 2009 THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO SLIP BETWEEN PARK AND DRIVE AND DRIVE AND REVERSE. I WENT TO AMOCO AND HAD THE TRANSMISSION REBUILT RECENTLY IN OCTOBER THE CAR TURNED OFF WHILE EXITING THE HIGHWAY WHEN I TURNED THE CAR BACK ON THE TRANSMISSION WENT RIGHT INTO 5TH GEAR AND MANUALLY DOWN SHIFTING USING THE SHIFTRONIC FEATURE ON THE CAR CAUSED THE CAR TO JERK TOWARD VERY HEARD BUT KEEPER THE CAR READING THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS STILL IN 5TH GEAR THE TRANSMISSION WILL NOW HAVE TO BE REPLACED *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10365568November 13, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
2004 NISSAN MAXIMA TRANSMISSION FAILURE NOT GOING FORWARD WHILE IN DRIVE THE CAR ONLY HAS 28,958 MILES AND THIS SHOULDN'T HAPPEN. I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE BRAND NEW. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10366169November 13, 2010
POWER TRAIN, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, SUSPENSION
WARNING SIGNS STARTED WITH A HARD SHIFT FROM 1ST TO 2ND TO 3RD AT 45K MILES. DONE REGULAR TRANSMISSION MAINTENANCE BUT PROBLEM REMAINS THE SAME. LATER IT STARTED HARD BANG OR JERK WHEN SHIFTING FROM DRIVE TO REVERSE OR REVERSE TO DRIVE. AT 112K MILES IT GOT WORSE AND THEN KNEW READING ONLINE ABOUT FAULTY VALVE BODY PROBLEM IN MANY 2004-2006 MAXIMAS TRANSMISSION. REPAIR COST IS TOO HIGH TO EVEN MENTION. SECOND PROBLEM IS TIMING CHAIN PLASTIC TENTIONERS. A WHAT? YES PLASTIC TIMING CHAIN TENTIONERS INSIDE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. PROBLEM STARTED AT 50K AND CONTINUED AS OF TODAY. COMPLAINED TO DEALER WHEN CAR WAS UNDER WARRANTY AND DELER SAID MY CAR IS RUNNING AWESOME. NISSAN LATER CHANGED THE DESIGN OF PLASTIC TIMING CHAIN TENTIONER. BUT WHAT ABOUT THOSE WHO HAS FAULTY DESIGNED TIMING CHAIN TENTIONERS? RESPONSIBLE PARTIES KNOWS ABOUT THESE ISSES BUT REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE. WHY THERE IS NO RECALL YET?
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10365230November 10, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WARNING SIGNS STARTED WITH A HARD SHIFT FROM 1ST TO 2ND AT 100K. TURNED INTO HARD SHIFT THEN UPTICK OF 500 RPMS BETWEEN 2ND AND 3RD. PERFORMED TRANSMISSION FLUSH. SAME STUFF UNTIL A WEEK LATER EVEN SMALLER 250 RPM UPTICK BETWEEN 3RD AND 4TH, BUT NO HARD SHIFT FROM 1ST TO 2ND. TOLERABLE. DRIVING ALONG HIGHWAY (4TH?) GIVES OUT AT 3500 RPM'S AND KEEPS REVVING ALMOST REDLINE, CAR COASTS AT 62. I TRY SLOWING TO 3RD, THEN BACK UP TO 4TH, NOTHING. I TRY UPTICKING MYSELF TO GET TO 5TH AND IT WORKS. AFTER THE HIGHWAY, SOUNDS LIKE ITS STAYED IN 3RD, SLOW OFF THE LINE AND EVERYTHING'S GONE, YOU CAN FEEL IT. *TR
Crash:
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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