Nissan Maxima Complaints (2004)

1,426 consumer complaints on file.

#10312434February 20, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
2004 NISSAN MAXIMA HAS SERIOUS TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS ONLY HAS 57000 MILES. THE CONSUMER STATED THE TRANSMISSION WOULD JUMP OUT OF GEAR. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. UPDATED 03/29/10.*JB
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#10311962February 19, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL
MY 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA AT SLOWER SPEEDS SEEMS LIKE THE TRANSMISSION SEEMS TO LOCK UP MOMENTARILY SCARY ALMOST STOPPING THIS HAS HAPPENED ON AND OFF FOR A YEAR NOW. *TR
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#10311059February 16, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS WITH 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE PROBLEM BEGAN WITH JERKY WHILE DRIVING. SOMETIMES THE JERKING WAS SO SEVERE THE CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE AT ALL. THIS RESULTED IN A TRANSMISSION THAT THE MECHANIC SAYS IS NOTHING BUT SCRAP METAL. THE CAR WILL NO LONGER MOVE IN DRIVE. *TR
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#10308901February 12, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY BETWEEN 50 AND 60 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS WHEN THE TRANSMISSION CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO JERK VIOLENTLY DURING THE SHIFTING OF GEARS. THE DRIVER PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND WAS ABLE TO RESUME OPERATION. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY AND HAS BECOME PROGRESSIVELY WORSE OVER TIME. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING WHICH IDENTIFIED THE FAILURE AS THE TRANSMISSION VALVE BODY. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THIS TIME. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000. *UPDATED 3/12/2010 UPDATED 05/13/10
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#10310052February 12, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE VIBRATED WHENEVER HE SHIFTED FROM FIRST TO SECOND GEAR AND THEN SECOND TO THIRD GEAR. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY REPLACED THE ENGINE MOUNTS; YET, THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER TWICE TO NO AVAIL. THE NISSAN MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. NORMAL ROUTINE MAINTENANCE WAS PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 93,000.
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#10308726February 11, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
MY 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA HAS A SAFETY ISSUE. THE CAR'S TRANSMISSION SLIPS AND GIVES A SEVER BUCKING OR JERKING WHEN SHIFTING GEARS. THIS USUALLY HAPPENS WHEN SLOWING TO GO AROUND CORNERS OR IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC. I AM THE 2ND OWNER. THE FIRST OWNER MAINTAINED HIS VEHICLE AT SUTHERLAND NISSAN WHERE HE PURCHASED THE CAR NEW. THE DEALER, WHO SOLD ME THE CAR TOO, INITIALLY SAID THE CAR IS IN EXCELLENT SHAPE AND THEY CHECKED IT OUT STATING IT ONLY NEEDED AN OIL CHANGE -WHICH I DID. TWO MONTHS LATER, AFTER TELLING THE DEALERSHIP THAT MY TRANSMISSION IS JERKING AND BUCKING, THEY SAID I NEEDED TO CHANGE THE TRANSMISSION FLUID AND REPLACE THE MOTOR MOUNTS -WHICH I DID. THEY SAID IT WOULD FIX THE JERKING PROBLEM BUT IT DIDN'T. NOW THEY STATE THAT I NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION. I AM AFRAID THAT SOMEONE IS GOING TO SLAM INTO ME FROM THE BACK BECAUSE AFTER THE CAR JERKS IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO PICK SPEED BACK UP. PLEASE CONSIDER A RECALL ON THIS TRANSMISSION. I HAVE READ HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS WITH THIS SAME TRANSMISSION PROBLEM AND NISSAN WILL NOT HELP NOR ADMIT THAT THERE IS A DESIGN FLAW WITH THE 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA TRANSMISSION. THANKS SO MUCH! *TR
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#10308770February 11, 2010
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
MY HUSBAND AND I PURCHASED OUR CAR IN 2006. IT CAR STARTING MAKING A "JERKING" MOTION TWO YEARS LATER AND HAS SINCE GOTTEN PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. UPON TAKING THE CAR TO A NISSAN DEALERSHIP, WE WERE TOLD THAT THE PROBLEM WAS NOT THE TRANSMISSION; THEY DID SOME MINOR REPAIRS (ABOUT $600 WORTH) AND SAID THE PROBLEM WOULD "GO-AWAY". A LITTLE OVER A YEAR HAS PASSED AND BECAUSE THE PROBLEM IS STILL VERY MUCH PRESENT WE HAVEN'T DRIVEN IT IN QUIET SOME TIME. WE TOOK IT TO ANOTHER MECHANIC AND WE'RE NOW BEING TOLD THAT IT IS THE TRANSMISSION. WE CAN?T AFFORD TO PAY FOR A NEW TRANSMISSION BECAUSE WE?RE STILL MAKING PAYMENTS ON THE CAR. I SEE THERE ARE APPROX. 356 COMPLAINTS FILED HERE, BUT NOT ONE SINGLE INVESTIGATION CAME FROM THOSE 356 COMPLAINTS. IT SEEMS AS THOUGH SOME ONE HAS TO DIE OR COME NEAR DEATH FOR SOMETHING TO BE DONE ABOUT THIS OBVIOUS PROBLEM. *TR
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#10308459February 10, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I OWN A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA AND IT HAS SOME TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. IT SHIFTS ABRUPTLY/ABNORMALLY FROM LOW GEAR. AFTER RESEARCHING MYSELF, I FOUND IT IS VERY COMMON FOR THIS KIND OF VEHICLE AND MANY OTHERS SUFFER AS WELL (SEE LINK BELOW). I AM WONDERING IF YOUR ORGANIZATION CAN HELP TO BRING THIS TO NISSAN'S ATTENTION AND ASK THEM TO FIX IT SINCE IT LOOKS LIKE A PROBLEM FROM THE MANUFACTURER. HTTP://WWW.CARSURVEY.ORG/REVIEWS/NISSAN/MAXIMA/R61092/COMMENTS/PAGE-21/. *TR
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#10307564February 8, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
DEFAULTIVE TRANSMISSION IN THE 2004 NISSSN MAXIMAS MY CAR HAS BEEN TOO MANY NISSAN DEALERSHIPS AND TRANSMISSION SHOPS. MY CAR IS ALWAYS JERKING AND SLIPPING INTO DIFFERENT GEARS ONE PERSON TELLS ME IT NEEDS THIS I AM READING SEVERAL COMPLIANTS ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM WITH OTHERS *CN
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#10307163February 7, 2010
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
FOR ABOUT 8 MONTHS MY ABS SYSTEM WOULD ENGAGE IN THE MORNING FOR ABOUT 5 MILES OR SO EVERY TIME I TRIED TO STOP. AFTER THAT THEY WERE FINE. I TOOK THE CAR TO A FEW SHOPS AND THEY COULD NOT FIND THE PROBLEM. I WAS TOLD THAT SINCE WHEN THIS WAS HAPPENING THE ABS LIGHTS WERE NOT SHOWING IN THE DASH THAT IT WAS PROBABLE THAT IT WAS A BRAKE PROBLEM INSTEAD. I REPLACED THE BRAKES AND ROTORS WITH NO LUCK. THREE MONTHS LATER THE WHOLE ABS SYSTEM FAILED AND BLEW OUT. *TW
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#10306643February 5, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
PROBLEM IS WITH TRANSMISSION SLIPPING AND CAR LUNGES GO UPHILL OR AFTER SHIFTING FROM REVERSE AND BACK INTO DRIVE. AFTER INITIAL PURCHASE OF THE CAR I COMPLAINED THAT THE TRANSMISSION DID NOT FEEL CORRECT AND CAR LUNGED AND SLIPPED BUT I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALERSHIP THAT THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE INCIDENT. I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY A MECHANIC THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDS REPLACEMENT. THE CAR HAS 99,000 MILES AND IS NOW OUT OF WARRANTY. THIS DEFECT SHOULD NOT BE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE CONSUMER AS NISSAN MUST HAVE BEEN AWARE OF THESE ISSUES FROM ALL THE SIMILAR COMPLAINTS I HAVE READ ABOUT ONLINE. THIS IS A FAILURE IN THE SYSTEM OF THE CAR WHICH I ATTEMPTED TO RECTIFY WHILE THE CAR WAS UNDER WARRANTY. NISSAN SHOULD BE PRESSURED TO RECALL THE TRANSMISSIONS FOR THIS MODEL CAR AS IT IS PATENTLY DEFECTIVE IN ITS DESIGN AND I FEEL THEY ARE WELL AWARE OF THE ISSUE. DRIVING WITH A TRANSMISSION THAT CAN FAIL AT ANY MINUTE IS NOT SOMETHING I LOOK FORWARD TO . I UNDERSTAND FROM THE INTERNET THAT SIMILAR CLAIMS HAVE BEEN REPORTED TO YOUR OFFICE BY MAXIMA OWNERS BUT I COULD NOT FIND IN THE DATA BASIS. ALTHOUGH THIS ISSUE IS NOT LIFE THREATENING AS THE TOYOTA INCIDENTS THIS IS STILL ANOTHER STORY THAT A DEFECT HAS PROBABLY BEEN KEEP QUIET IN HOPES THAT THE INJURED CONSUMER WILL JUST PAY FOR THE REPAIRS AND GO AWAY. THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION. *TR
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#10305727February 4, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I HAVE A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA 5-SPEED AUTOMATIC. AT 48,000 MILES THE CAR DECIDED THAT IT DIDN'T NEED IT'S FIRST FOUR GEARS & LOCKED INTO 5TH. IT DOESN'T SHIFT OUT OF IT MAKING ACCELERATION A CLEAR PROBLEM. I HAVE TO AVOID HILLY AREAS & PARKING STRUCTURES WITH LARGE GRADES BECAUSE THE CAR WILL NOT NEGOTIATE IT WELL & START ROLLING BACKWARDS. I'VE HAD TO STOP & CALL AAA TO HAVE THEM COME OUT TO TOW ME TO THE TOP OF A HILL JUST TO HAVE THEM DROP THE CAR THERE SO THAT I CAN CONTINUE MY DRIVE HOME. THE VEHICLE WILL ALSO "BANG" INTO REVERSE SO VIOLENTLY AT TIMES THAT EVEN WITH THE BRAKE DEPRESSED IT WILL LUNGE BACKWARDS. ON ONE OCCASION MY CAR STRUCK ANOTHER VEHICLE WHILE I WAS SIMPLY TRYING TO BACK UP INTO A PARKING SPACE. UPON TAKING THE CAR TO MY MECHANIC, WHO JUST HAPPENS TO BE MY BROTHER IN LAW, HE TOLD ME THAT IT'S CLEARLY THE TRANSMISSION. IRONICALLY, HIS WIFE DRIVES THE SAME CAR AS ME BUT HAS AN '05. WHILE DRIVING HER CAR WILL "BANG" INTO SECOND GEAR. OCCASIONALLY SHIFTING WILL BE SO HARD THAT IT PULLS HER CAR INTO ANOTHER LANE. ON CHRISTMAS EVE '09, SHE WAS DRIVING TO HER PARENTS HOUSE IN A LIGHT RAIN & THE HARD SHIFT PULLED HER INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. LUCKILY THE OTHER DRIVERS WERE ABLE TO AVOID HER. SHE HAD HER 2 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER IN THE BACKSEAT. SHE NO LONGER DRIVES THE CAR BUT LIKE ME, THEY HAVE PAYMENTS LEFT ON IT & CANNOT AFFORD TO PURCHASE A NEW ONE. ESTIMATED COST OF A NEW TRANSMISSION RANGES FROM $3000 - $4500. MECHANICS LOCALLY HERE KNOW ABOUT THE ISSUE & A NUMBER OF THEM ADVISE AGAINST FIXING THE TRANSMISSIONS AS IT'S BEEN KNOWN TO HAPPEN AGAIN WITH NEW TRANSMISSIONS. I'VE BEEN TOLD THAT IT'S A DESIGN FLAW WITHIN THE VEHICLE BUT NOT NECESSARILY WITHIN THE TRANSMISSION ITSELF, WHICH IS WHY SOME PEOPLE HAVE THE PROBLEM REOCCUR EVEN AFTER A NEW TRANSMISSION IS INSTALLED. CURRENTLY I HAVE NO CHOICE BUT TO DRIVE MY CAR,I HAVE TO WORK. WITH WHAT'S GOING ON WITH TOYOTA NOW I DOUBT NISSAN WANTS THE SAME NEGATIVE SPOTLIGHT. I'M DONE WITH NISSANS. *TR
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#10305866February 4, 2010
POWER TRAIN
I HAVE A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMUM AND THE TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING AND THE CAR IS MAKING A NOISE AFTER BEING REPLACED AND NISSAN HAS DONE NOTHING TO RECTIFY THE ISSUE BECAUSE THE WARRANTY IS UP. *TR
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#10304398February 3, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I HAVE A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA- I PURCHASED IT USED IN 2007. IT HAS 90K MILES ON IT, I LOVE THE CAR BUT FOR THE PAST YEAR MY TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN SLIPPING. THE CAR JERKS HEAVILY WHEN I SWITCH FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE, WHEN I SLOW DOWN TO MAKE A TURN, WHEN I ACCELERATE. SOME DAYS YOU WON'T FEEL IT THEN OTHER DAYS YOU GET WHIPLASH BECAUSE IT HAPPENS THE WHOLE CAR RIDE. I HAVE HAD MY MECHANIC FLUSH MY TRANSMISSION FLUID, BROUGHT IT TO NISSAN DEALERS THEY TOLD ME IT WAS MY MOTOR MOUNT, AND OF COURSE WHEN THEY TEST DRIVE MY CAR, THEY DON'T FEEL IT. ONE DEALER TOLD ME I NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION THAT COSTS $4000, I CAN'T AFFORD THAT!!!! I HAVE RESEARCHED ONLINE ABOUT THIS ISSUE AND EVERY SITE I COME TO HAS A PLETHORA OF COMPLAINTS WITH US ALL HAVING A 2004 MAXIMA WITH THE SAME ISSUE!!!! THIS CANNOT BE A COINCIDENCE, THERE IS AN ISSUE WITH THIS AND NISSAN NEEDS TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY. I BOUGHT THIS CAR FOR 17K IN 2007 AND ITS WORTH NOTHING AT THIS POINT BECAUSE OF THIS JERKING ISSUE. *TR
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#10304955February 3, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THE 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA HAS A SERIOUS AND LIFE THREATENING TRANSMISSION DEFECT. THE VEHICLE IS UNABLE TO ACCELERATE AROUND 30MPH AS THE TACHOMETER RACES OVER 2000 RPM AND THE CAR ALSO HAS A VIOLENT JERKING MOTION WHEN GOING INTO REVERSE. *TR
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#10303514February 1, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THE CAR IS AN AUTOMATIC AND GETS STUCK IN 5TH GEAR. THIS HAPPENS AT START-UP, OR WHILE DRIVING. WHEN THE VEHICLE SLIPS INTO 5TH ON THE OPEN ROAD, IT IS OBVIOUSLY SLUGGISH AND MUCH SLOWER THAN THE FLOW OF TRAFFIC, MAKING AN ACCIDENT LIKELY. *TR
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#10303670February 1, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
2004 NISSAN MAXIMA - 110,000 MILES, 5 SPEED AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION - SLIPPING FROM 2ND TO 3RD GEAR CAUSING THE CAR TO JERK VIOLENTLY WHEN IT RE-ENGAGES. THE INTERNET CONSUMER FORUMS/BOARDS ARE FLOODED WITH PEOPLE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM ON THE 2004/2005 MAXIMA'S. THIS IS A KNOWN DEFECT THAT NISSAN IS NOT WILLING TO ADDRESS AND IS CHARGING CONSUMERS AN AVERAGE OF $4000 TO REPAIR. *TR
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#10303406January 31, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, SUSPENSION, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I HAVE AN 04 NISSAN MAXIMA. I PURCHASED THIS CAR IN 04. I HAD TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION AT 60000 AFTER COMPLAINING ABOUT THE WAY THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTS, NUMEROUS TRIPS TO THE DEALERSHIP, A 200 DOLLAR TRANSMISSION FLUSH, AND THE REPLACEMENT OF A TRANSMISSION MOUNT, THEY FINALLY REPLACED MY TRANSMISSION UNDER WARRANTY. SINCE THEN I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE MY FRONT STRUTS 3 TIMES, MY TIMING CHAIN $3500, AND NOW I NEED ANOTHER TRANSMISSION AT 126,000 MILES. I HAVE BEEN ON NUMEROUS BLOG SITES WITH PEOPLE WHO SHARED SIMILAR STORIES. *TR
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#10303032January 28, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I HAVE A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA AND THE TRANSMISSION JERKS VIOLENTLY BETWEEN 1ST AND 2ND GEAR. I HAVE READ HUNDREDS OR COMPLAINTS FROM PEOPLE EXPERIENCING THE SAME THING. THERE REALLY NEEDS TO BE A RECALL AND I'M CONFUSED AS TO WHY THIS HASN'T OCCURED ALREADY. I BOUGHT A NISSAN BECAUSE I BELIEVED IN THE PRODUCT. I BELIEVED IN THE HONESTY AND INTEGRITY OF NISSAN AS A BRAND AND HAVE ALWAYS RAVED ABOUT THE GREAT CARS AND TRUCKS THEY CREATE. SADLY THIS ISSUE LEADS ME TO BELIEVE I WAS WRONG.*CW
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#10301986January 23, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
2004 NISSAN MAXIMA, TRANSMISSION SLIPPAGE. *TR
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