Nissan Maxima Complaints (2004)

1,426 consumer complaints on file.

#10344982July 23, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I OWN A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA SE W/ A LITTLE BIT OVER 50000 MILES. THE TRANSMISSION DOES "JERK" WHEN THE ENGINE IS WARM WHEN CHANGING FROM 1ST. TO SECOND GEAR AND WHEN DOWNSHIFTING BETWEEN THE SAME GEARS. I TOUGH THAT WAS AA ISOLATED PROBLEM, TILL FINDING A FEW WEB SITE W/ OWNERS OF THE SAME VEHICLE ( 003/2004 MODELS) COMPLAINING ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM. THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME TO CHANGE THE MOTOR MOUNT AND I DID AS WELL AS FLUSHING THE FLUID AND NOTHING DID HAPPEN. IS MY REASONING THAT THE NHTSA SHOULD LOOK INTO THIS MATTER SINCE IT SHOWS A PATTERN AND ALSO IS UNKNOWN WHAT CAN HAPPENS W/ THE CAR IN CASE OF A COMPLETE FAILURE. BELOW THERE IS A QUESTION ABOUT THE "INCIDENT DATE" MY RESPONSE IS "APPROXIMATED". *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10344993July 23, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, POWER TRAIN
I HAVE HAD MY 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA FOR SIX YEARS. I HAVE HAD THIS CAR SINCE IT WAS BRAND NEW. THE CAR SLAMS INTO GEAR AND JERKS INTO FIRST GEAR WHEN STARTING TO DRIVE. IT BANGS AND THROWS ME FORWARD WHEN DOWNSHIFTING FROM 2ND TO 1ST GEAR. IT ALSO THROWS ME INTO GEAR WHEN GOING FROM 2ND TO 3RD GEAR. IT HAS ABOUT 76,197 MILES. AT 70,000 MILES THE STRUTS HAD TO BE REPLACED I REPORTED THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEM TO NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, BY FILING A FORMAL COMPLAINT. THEY ADVISED ME TO TAKE THE CAR TO A NISSAN DEALERSHIP FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. WHEN I TOLD NISSAN NORTH AMERICA WHAT THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME, THEY INFORMED ME THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO ABOUT THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEM, BECAUSE THE CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY. WITH ALL OF THE COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA, IT WILL COST ME A TOTAL OF $3553.13 TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM REPAIRED. WITH SO MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE TRANSMISSION ON THE 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA , I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY THERE HASN'T BEEN A RECALL! *TR
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10344650July 22, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE ENGINE REVVED WITH AN EXTREMELY HIGH INCREASE IN THE RPMS. SUDDENLY, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO JERK. ON A SEPARATE OCCASION WHEN PRESSURE WAS APPLIED TO THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AN UNEXPECTED INCREASE IN THE SPEED RATE OCCURRED. THE FAILURES WERE INTERMITTENT. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED BY TWO DIFFERENT INDEPENDENT MECHANICS AND THEY BOTH INFORMED THAT THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO THE TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED WHEN THE COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,000.
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No
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No
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0
Deaths:
0
#10344433July 21, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION LUNGES WHILE BRAKING OR ACCELERATING AT ANY GIVEN TIME. CAUSED REAR-END ACCIDENT WITH MY WIFE & KIDS IN THE CAR. I HAVE READ THOUSANDS OF CONSUMER'S COMPLAIN ABOUT THIS ISSUE & NISSAN NOR THE GOVERNMENT WILL FESS UP TO THE ISSUE WITH THE TRANSMISSION. THIS IS AN ON-GOING SAFETY ISSUE & NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BY NISSAN & THE GOVERNMENT NEEDS TO PUT PRESSURE ON NISSAN CORP. TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM @ THERE EXPENSE INSTEAD OF THE CONSUMER. THE DATE OF THE INCIDENT IS INCORRECT DUE TO THIS BEING AN ONGOING ISSUE & THE LOCAL DEALER HAS NO RESOLUTION. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10344608July 21, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
CAR STEERING WHEEL GOT HARD AND IT TURN OFF ON ME, TRIED TO START IT UP AGAIN, GOING 20-35 MILES AND HR BECAUSE CAR WONT ACCELERATE AFTER YOU COME TO A STOP POINTING..STEP ON THE GAS, CAR BARLEY MOVED, WENT TO GET CAR CHECK OUT, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON, REPLACE SENSORS, GOT IT OUT OF THE SHOP AND IT STILL HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM, IT WILL TURN OFF ONCE THE CAR GET WARMER, FOUND IT, ITS THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. CAR IS AT 82,000 MILES, HAD THE CAR ABOUT OVER A YEAR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10343664July 16, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION IN 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA JERKS ABRUPTLY WHEN GOING FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEAR. THIS STARTED AT APPROXIMATELY 60K MILES. AT THAT TIME, IT WAS JUST ASSUMED TO BE A RANDOM EVENT. HOWEVER, AT APPROXIMATELY 75K MILES, THE JERKING BECAME MORE AND MORE CONSISTENT, ALMOST CAUSING AN ACCIDENT DUE TO THE JERKING HAPPENING IN A RANDOM NATURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A NISSAN DEALERSHIP AND THEY RECOMMENDED A "TRANSMISSION FLUSH" BE PERFORMED EVERY 18 - 24 MONTHS. I GOT THE FLUSH DONE AND IT SEEMED TO WORK FOR ABOUT 2 MONTHS, THEN STARTED AGAIN. AT THAT POINT, I TOOK THE CAR TO A DIFFERENT DEALERSHIP THAT RECOMMENDED A "TRANSMISSION FLUSH" BECAUSE THE FLUID SEEMED A LITTLE DARK. I THEN INFORMED THEM THAT THE FLUSH HAD BEEN PERFORMED 6 MONTHS PRIOR AT ANOTHER DEALERSHIP. THE RESPONSE WAS, "YOU SHOULD HAVE IT REPLACED SOONER RATHER THAN LATER..." AN ENGINE DIAGS CHECK TURNED UP, YOU GUESSED IT, NO PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION. THIS SEEMS TO BE A RECURRING THEME OF MANY OWNERS WHO EXPLAIN VERY SIMILAR ISSUES WITH THEIR MAXIMAS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10343130July 14, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED WHEN BRAKING OR ACCELERATING FROM A COMPLETE STOP, THE VEHICLE WOULD JERK VIOLENTLY. THE DEALER ADVISED THE TRANSMISSION WAS NOT DEFECTIVE AND PERFORMED A TRANSMISSION FLUSH. THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THERE WERE NO FURTHER REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 121,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10342664July 12, 2010
POWER TRAIN
2004 NISSAN MAXIMA TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS, 3000 OVER MY WARRANTY. NISSAN NEEDS TO WON UP TO THESE TRANNY PROBLEMS IN THESE $30,000 VEHICLES. I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE HAVING THIS PROBLEM. PLEASE SEE CONSUMERAFAIRS.COM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10342408July 10, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I WAS DRIVING MY 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA WITH 60,000 MILES WITH MY WIFE AND I IN THE CAR. I WAS GETTING ON THE INTERSTATE USING THE RAMP AND ONCE I MERGED INTO TRAFFIC THE CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. I HAD TO JUMP OFF OF THE ROAD BECAUSE A TRACTOR TRAILER WAS APPROACHING AND NEARLY RAN OVER ME. I HAD TO DRIVE OFF INTO THE GRASS TO KEEP FROM GETTING HIT FROM BEHIND. PROBLEM IS THAT THE TRANSMISSION IS STUCK IN 5TH GEAR. THIS WOULD NOT ALLOW ME TO ACCELERATE IN TRAFFIC. I AM THANKFUL THAT WE WERE NOT KILLED BY THE ONCOMING TRAFFIC...... THIS PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED AND NISSAN SAYS THEY HAVE NO RECORDS OF TRANSMISSION PROBLEM SIMILAR TO THIS WITH 2004 MAXIMA'S. THIS IS NOT TRUE. I HAVE RESEARCHED THE INTERNET AND THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINT JUST LIKE MINE. LUCKILY I WAS NOT INJURED. IS THAT WHAT IT WILL TAKE FOR NISSAN TO ADMIT THERE IS A PROBLEM? HOW CAN I GET THIS RESOLVED??? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10341974July 8, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
2004 NISSAN MAXIMA, I TO HAVE PROBLEMS WITH 5 SPEED AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. WHEN WARMED UP, I HAVE SHIFT SHOCK GOING FROM 1 - 2 & 2 - 1, SLIPPING FROM 2 - 3. WENT TO DEALER FOR DRAIN & FILL, HE SAYS IT IS COMMON WITH MY MODEL, THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE VALVES IN THE VALVEBODY. HE SAID HE WOULD CHANGE THE VALVE BODY FOR $1500, AND THAT IT HASN'T BEEN RE-CALLED BECAUSE IT WOULD COST NISSAN TO MUCH. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10342033July 8, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
IT IS A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA SL. THE TRANSMISSION STARTED HEAVILY JERKING AT 98K MILES. THE JERKING WAS SO MUCH THAT IT COULD POSSIBLY CAUSE INJURY. THE CAR WAS RELIGIOUSLY MAINTAINED. IT NEEDS A NEW TRANSMISSION WHICH WILL CODY $3000 TO FIX. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10341634July 6, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILED AND WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO GEAR WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEED TO BE REPLACED AT THE CONTACTS EXPENSE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE WARRANTY WAS EXPIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 57,218.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10340870June 30, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
HI MY NAME IS [XXX] I HAVE A PROBLEM WITH MY MAXIMA 2004 BECAUSE IS JERKING, I JUST TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER AND THEY TOLD ME IS THE TRANSMISSION AND MY CAR HAVE 51,000 MILES WOW I CAN'T BELIEVE THE TRANSMISSION IS BAD THEY CHARGING ME 3,400 TO FIX. AND I STILL PAYING MY CAR AND I HAVE A FAMILY AND BILLS TO PAY. I CAN'T BELIEVE THIS.. I NEED HELP TO FIX MY CAR... 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
#10340551June 29, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED WHEN DRIVING FROM 20-30 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION WOULD SLIP AND CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO JERK EXCESSIVELY. THE VEHICLE WOULD INDEPENDENTLY SHIFT INTO THE NEXT GEAR, DISENGAGE AND THEN RE-ENGAGE. THE CONTACT STATED THE FAILURE WOULD OCCUR EVERY TIME THE VEHICLE WAS OPERATED. THE FAILURE WOULD OCCUR MOSTLY WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP. THE DEALER PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC TEST WHICH DETERMINED THAT THE CENTRAL COMPUTER WOULD NEED TO BE READJUSTED. THE FAILURE PERSISTED AND PROGRESSIVELY BECAME WORSE. THERE WERE NO FURTHER REPAIRS MADE TO THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 125,745. UPDATED 10/29/10*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10340693June 29, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS ON MY CAR, STRANDED IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE. LET CAR REST FOR 10 MINUTES, THEN FINALLY RESTARTED ONLY TO FIND MY CAR STUCK IN 5TH GEAR WITH SLOW ACCELERATION AND HIGH RPM IF NOT CAREFUL. CAR STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC IN A VERY BUSY INTERSECTION. I DO NOT KNOW EXTENT OF DAMAGES (FINANCIAL BURDEN) AS CAR IS LEFT IN MECHANIC SHOP, BUT ALREADY DEPENDING ON FRIENDS FOR A RIDE TO WORK. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10340468June 28, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL
2004 NISSAN MAXIMA HAS A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. IT SLIPS,JERK, AND STALLS SOMETIMES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10340295June 27, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
BEEN HAVING NUMEROUS TRANSMISSIONS ISSUES WITH THE CAR OVER THE PAST 2 TO 3 YEARS. ALREADY TO HAD TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION ONCE, NOW STARTING TO HAVE THE SAME ISSUES AGAIN. LOTS OF JERKING FROM GEAR TO GEAR, LOTS OF DIFFICULTY GETTING THE CAR TO UP SHIFT OR DOWN SHIFT; CAR LOCKING IN 4TH OR 5TH GEAR AND WILL NOT SHIFT OUT OF THAT GEAR. CAN NOT BELIEVE THERE HAS NOT BEEN A RECALL BASED ON THE NUMBER OF INTERNET COMPLAINTS ON THIS ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10340179June 26, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
APPROXIMATELY THREE MONTHS AGO I NOTICED THAT MY AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION BEGAN SLIPPING WHEN SHIFTING FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEAR. IT WOULD ALSO SLIP WHEN DOWN-SHIFTING FROM 2ND TO 1ST GEAR. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION FLUID CHANGED AND HAVE THEM CHECK OUT THE PROBLEM. THEY STATED THAT THEY COULDN'T REPLICATE THE PROBLEM BUT AS SOON AS I LEFT THE DEALERSHIP THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN SLIPPING AGAIN. AS I WAS DRIVING HOME I WAS MAKING A LEFT-HAND TURN AND WHILE I WAS ACCELERATING MY VEHICLE WAS STUCK IN FIRST GEAR UNTIL THE TACHOMETER REACHED THE RED-LINE AND THEN THE TRANSMISSION SLAMMED THE CAR INTO SECOND GEAR LAUNCHING MY CAR INTO THE ADJACENT TURN LANE AND CAUSING ME TO NEARLY MISS AN SUV. THE PROBLEM HAS GOTTEN PROGRESSIVELY WORSE AND AFTER RESEARCHING THE TOPIC, IT APPEARS AS THOUGH THE PROBLEM IS CAUSED BY A NISSAN ENGINEERING DEFECT THAT CAUSES THE CLUTCH TO BURN-UP AND DEBRIS TO BUILD-UP IN THE TRANSMISSION CASE. NISSAN HASN'T RECALLED ANY PARTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE TRANSMISSION AND THE DEALERSHIP HAS STATED THAT I WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE TRANSMISSION REBUILD OR REPLACEMENT. I'M WORRIED THAT NISSAN'S POOR-ENGINEERING WILL RESULT IN UNPREDICTABLE ACCELERATION, POTENTIAL LOSS OF HANDLING, AND DOWN-SHIFTING DIFFICULTIES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10340161June 25, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I OWN A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA AND THE TRANSMISSION SEEM TO HAVE ALWAYS BEEN AN ISSUE. NOW THE TRANSMISSION IS COMPLETELY DEAD. I HAVE IT SERVICED AT A NISSAN DEALER OFTEN (MOST RECENT 3 MONTHS BACK) AND EVERYTHING SEEM TO BE GOOD. I HAD COMPLAINED ABOUT THE ISSUE TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY COULDN'T PIN POINT THE ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10339801June 23, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
LAST NIGHT WHILE PULLING OUT INTO A BUSY STREET, UNKNOWN TO ME MY CAR WAS STUCK IN 5TH GEAR. MY VEHICLE HAS AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. AS A RESULT, I COULD HAVE BEEN SEVERELY INJURED IF NOT KILLED BY THE FAST APPROACHING TRAFFIC. NO MATTER WHAT I DID I COULD NOT GET THE CAR OUT OF 5TH GEAR NOR GET MY VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE. I HAD TO TRAVEL VERY SLOWLY AND CAUTIOUSLY TO GET HOME. WHILE HOME, I DECIDED TO RESEARCH MY PROBLEM WITH MY CAR ON THE INTERNET. TO MY SURPRISE, THERE ARE TENS OF THOUSANDS OF THE SAME COMPLAINT WITH THE EXACT SAME MAKE OF CAR LISTED ON NUMEROUS WEB SITES. THE VEHICLE IN QUESTION IS A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. FROM EVERYTHING I HAVE RESEARCHED, NISSAN NORTH AMERICA WILL NOT DO ANYTHING NOR ACKNOWLEDGE THIS PROBLEM EVEN EXISTS. FROM A SAFETY POINT OF VIEW, THIS PROBLEM IS JUST AS BAD AS A STUCK ACCELERATOR. I WONDER HOW MANY DEATHS HAVE OCCURRED BECAUSE OF THIS DEFECT AS MANY OF THOSE WHO MAY HAVE BEEN KILLED WERE NOT ABLE TO REPORT WHAT HAD OCCURRED. WITH THE NUMBER OF 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA'S ON THE ROAD AND THE NUMBER OF INCIDENTS REPORTED, THE NHTSA AND NISSAN NA SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE ACTION TO PREVENT FURTHER POSSIBLE INJURY AND DEATH. MY CAR IS NOW STUCK IN 5TH GEAR AND I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE IT ANY LONGER AS THIS DEFECT CAN CAUSE MANY DANGEROUS SITUATIONS TO OCCUR. I WILL BE COPYING THIS COMPLAINT TO THE OFFICE OF THE CONNECTICUT STATE ATTORNEY GENERAL, RICHARD BLUMENTHAL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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