Nissan Maxima Complaints (2005)

948 consumer complaints on file.

#10733936July 14, 2015
STRUCTURE:BODY
I AM CONTACTING REGARDING MY 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA, I RECENTLY FOUND OUT THAT THE DRIVER SIDE FLOOR BOARD IS RUSTED RIGHT THROUGH AND THE SERVICE TECHNICIAN CAN ACTUALLY SEE THE CARPET THROUGH THE HOLE. I DID SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND OUT THAT THIS IS A WIDE SPREAD ISSUE THE NISSANS OF THIS AGE AND IT IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE. IS ANYTHING BEING DONE REGARDING THIS. I AM IN THE PROCESS OF FINDING OUT EXACTLY THE COST OF THIS ISSUE BUT WANTED TO FILE MY COMPLAINT AND SEE IF THERE IS ANYTHING I CAN DO OR IF THERE IS ANYTHING BEING DONE ABOUT NISSAN RECALLING THIS ISSUE. THANK YOU
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10724449June 9, 2015
POWER TRAIN
VALVE BODY HAD TO BE REPLACED IN TRANSMISSION
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10723546June 5, 2015
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE ENGINE AND SLIP WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. ONCE THE VEHICLE FINALLY RESTARTED, THERE WAS A DELAY IN ACCELERATION AND THE SLIP LIGHT ILLUMINATED AGAIN. THE FAILURE OCCURRED MORE THAN TWICE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 102,300.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10721753May 27, 2015
POWER TRAIN
TRANSMISSION SLIPPAGE IN THE LOWEST GEARS. WHEN THE CAR WARMS UP AFTER A 10 MILE DRIVE IT STARTS SLIPPING. WHEN I TRY TO STOP AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT OR WHEN I TRY TO ACCELERATE FROM A COMPLETE STOP THE CAR JERKS OFF IN THE LOWER GEARS. I CAME TO KNOW ONLINE THAT THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE ACROSS NISSAN. I WOULD APPRECIATE ANY HELPFUL STEPS IN FIXING THE ISSUE. MY CURRENT VALUE IS AROUND $5000 I HATE TO SPEND NEARLY $3500 FOR A NEW TRANSMISSION ON THE VEHICLE. I'M SURE MY CAR WILL RUN FOR ANOTHER 30 - 40,000 MILES IF THIS IS FIXED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10715164May 7, 2015
POWER TRAIN
I RECENTLY HAVE BEEN DRIVING THIS 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA FOR A COUPLE OF MONTHS. IT HAS CLOSE TO 90K MILES ON IT AND THE TRANSMISSION IS HARD TO SHIFT AND NOT BEING COOPERATIVE ON MOST DAYS. THIS SEEMS TO BE MORE THAN A FLUID PROBLEM AND DUE TO RECENT RESEARCH I MAY NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION FOR $3,000 AND I DON'T HAVE THAT TYPE OF MONEY. I SEE THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS SPECIFIC CAR AND FEEL A RECALL SHOULD BE ISSUED ON THE 04-06 MODELS OF THIS AUTOMOBILE!! OTHER THAN THAT THE CAR RUNS GREAT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10714962May 6, 2015
POWER TRAIN
TRANSMISSION QUIT WORKING, WAS STOPPED AT A BURGER KING AND WHEN I TRIED TO DRIVE OFF THE CAR WOULD NOT MOVE, HAD IT TOWED AND SHOP SAYS THE TRANSMISSION IS BAD, THE SHOP DID HOMEWORK AND FOUND OUT THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED A LITTLE MORE THEN A YEAR AGO BY NORTH POINT NISSAN IN NORTH LITTLE ROCK, THEY SAY THERE WAS ONLY A YEAR WARRANTY ON IT AND TIME IS ALREADY UP SO THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO. NISSAN IS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM AND THE NISSAN TECH SAID GET READY TO SAVE UP FOR ANOTHER ONE BECAUSE THEY CAN REPLACE IT AND A YEAR LATER IT WILL GO OUT AGAIN. THEY SAY THE TRANSMISSIONS ARE CRAP! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10712819April 25, 2015
POWER TRAIN
WAS AT A STOP LIGHT THEN WHEN I PROCEEDED TO GO MY CAT JERKED REALLY HARD GOING IN TO THE NEXT GEAR AT ABOUT 20MPH. WHEN I WENT TO SLOW DOWN, THE CAR JERKED DOWN GOING INTO THE LOWER GEAR AT AROUND 20 MPH. THEN I NOTICED EVER SINCE WHEN I PUT MY CAT IN GEAR FROM PARK IT JERKS REALLY HARD. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10712034April 21, 2015
POWER TRAIN
ONGOING ISSUE WITH 5 SP AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION: STARTED, INTERMITTENTLY AROUND 2 YEARS BACK @86K, AND HAS INCREASED TO THE POINT OF NOT PULLING INTO D OR R WITHOUT JUMPING OR SURGING INTO GEAR, OFTEN NIGHTMARISH IN TIGHT QUARTERS/PARKING, ETC. BECOMING DANGEROUS AS SLIPPING AT HIGHER RPS HAS BECOME MORE PREVALENT OF LATE, ESPECIALLY LOWER SPEED, LIGHT INCLINE AND INCREASING SPEEDS. THERE ARE TSB'S ON THIS VEHICLE AND HAVE A CASE OPEN WITH NISSANAMERICA, AS OF TODAY'S DATE 4/21/2015. DEALER HAS, AT THIS POINT SEEMS PURPOSELY?, MISDIAGNOSING AND NON-ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF EXISTING AND KNOWN ISSUES WITH THE AW5550/51SN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SLIPPAGE AND JUMPING/SURGING. IT IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH SOLENOIDS; DO YOUR RESEARCH, THERE IS PLENTY ONLINE IN REGARDS TO THIS ISSUE. THE REPRESENTATIVE I SPOKE WITH TODAY AT NISSAN WILL LISTEN, BUT IS ADVISED TO NOT ANSWER QUESTIONS IN REGARDS TO THIS ISSUE, AND WITH GOOD REASON..I KNOW IT IS AN OLDER CAR, BUT IS IN GREAT SHAPE (BOUGHT USED), THERE IS A KNOWN DEFECT, A KNOWN FIX FROM THE ACTUAL TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN:: 2004 - 2006 MAXIMA; 5-SPEED A/T SHIFT ISSUES TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN REFERENCE NUMBER(S): NTB11-035, DATE OF ISSUE: APRIL 7, 2011 NISSAN: 2004 - 2006 MAXIMA CLASSIFICATION: AT11-003 APPLIED VEHICLES: 2004 - 2006 MAXIMA (A34) APPLIED TRANSMISSION: RE5F22A 5-SPEED A/T IF YOU CONFIRM NOTE: HARSH 1-2 AND/OR 3-4 UPSHIFTS DURING MODERATE ACCELERATION FROM A STOP AND/OR HARSH 4-3 AND/OR 2-1 DOWNSHIFTS WHEN SLOWING TO A STOP. ACTION GO TO THE REPAIR FLOW CHART FOR REPAIR PROCEDURE. REFER TO PAGE 4 AND 5 FOR LOCATION OF A/T ASSEMBLY SERIAL NUMBER AND VALVE BODY CONNECTOR LOCATIONS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10706577April 20, 2015
POWER TRAIN
CAR JERKS/JOLTS/SLAMS INTO DRIVE OR REVERSE, WHEN DRIVING AROUND 25 MPH & TAKE MY FOOT OF THE ACCELERATOR THE CAR STARTS TO JERK, WHEN I START TO SPEED UP AFTER SLOWING DOWN THE RPM'S GO CRAZY HIGH & THE MOTOR FEELS LIKE IT'S BEING FORCED TO SPEED UP BUT IT WON'T & AFTER A FEW SECONDS IT WILL SLAM INTO GEAR & BEGIN TO SPEED UP WHICH IS PRETTY SCARY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10705130April 11, 2015
STRUCTURE:BODY
SAFETY-DEFECT. THERE IS A MAJOR NATIONWIDE PROBLEM WITH MANY DIFFERENT NISSAN MODEL VEHICLES FROM 2002-2006: THE CHASSIS UNDER THE FLOORBOARDS ARE RUSTING OUT AND PEOPLE'S FEET ARE PUSHING THROUGH TO THE PAVEMENT. MANY NISSAN OWNERS HAVE ALREADY FILED COMPLAINTS WITH NHTSA. SEE THE VIDEO REPORT DETAILING THE PROBLEM BY KSHB-TV IN KANSAS CITY: HTTP://WWW.KSHB.COM/NEWS/LOCAL-NEWS/INVESTIGATIONS/NISSAN-OWNERS-FEEL-ROAD-RAGE-EXPRESS-SAFETY-CONCERNS-OVER-RUST-PROBLEM-HIDING-BENEATH-THEIR-FEET I HAVE A 2005 GARAGE-KEPT NISSAN MAXIMA WITH 58,000 MILES THAT I BOUGHT NEW, AND APPLIED UNDERCARRIAGE RUSTPROOFING TREATMENT WITHIN DAYS OF BUYING THE VEHICLE. I RECENTLY NOTICED THAT THE CHASSIS UNDER THE PASSENGER SEAT IS RUSTING OUT AND THERE ARE HOLES IN THE VEHICLE. IF NISSAN OWNERS DON'T LOOK UNDER THEIR CAR AT THE CHASSIS, THEY MAY BE TOTALLY UNAWARE OF THE DEFECT UNTIL IT IS TOO LATE. SO FAR, NISSAN HAS NOT TAKEN ANY ACTION TO WARN THE PUBLIC OR RECALL THE VEHICLES. I HAVE BEEN A MEMBER OF CONSUMERS UNION (CU), PUBLISHER OF "CONSUMERS REPORT", FOR DECADES, AND THIS IS ONE OF THE MOST WIDESPREAD VEHICLE DEFECTS I HAVE SEEN. I HAVE ALSO FILED A LENGTHY COMPLAINT WITH CU ABOUT THE DANGER. PLEASE NOTIFY THE PUBLIC OF THESE DEFECTS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10703861April 6, 2015
STRUCTURE:BODY
DRIVER FLOOR BOARD RUSTING OUT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10702393March 29, 2015
POWER TRAIN
AFTER WARMING UP (MOST OF THE TIME), WHEN YOU STOP & START TO GO IT'S LIKE IT STALLS WILL ALSO SHIFT HARD. RIM GAGE WILL GO UP TO 5 THEN AFTER YOU GET IT TO FINALLY GO THRU THE CHANGING GEARS IT RUNS FINE. MOSTLY STARTING & STOPPING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10702066March 26, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN
TODAY IS MARCH 26, 2015 AND FOR THE PAST WEEK; MY CAR HAS BEEN STALLING WHEN I AM SHIFTING GEARS. TODAY I WAS IN A NOT SAFE SITUATION AT A RED LIGHT. WHEN I SHIFTED THE GEARS TO MY CAR TO BEGIN DRIVING, THE CAR STALLED ON ME ALLOWING ME TO ONLY DRIVE AROUND 5-10 MPH DOWN THE STREET. I HAD TO HURRY UP AND PULL OVER BECAUSE I HAD CARS BEHIND ME. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10701782March 25, 2015
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SWITCHED GEARS CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO STALL. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE WOULD ACCELERATE AND DECELERATE INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10700850March 21, 2015
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
HAVING TROUBLE/DELAYED SHIFTING. IT WENT AWAY FOR A WEEK BUT IT CAME BACK AGAIN. WHEN I'M PRESSING ON THE GAS IT SOUNDS LIKE IT'S REVVING THE ENGINE BUT THE CAR IS NOT MOVING AS IT SHOULD. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10695524March 19, 2015
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
TRANSMISSION TAKES ABOUT 1-2 SECONDS TO MOVE AND THEN JERKS FORWARD. THIS USUALLY HAPPENS WHEN WARMED UP. SOMETIMES WHEN CAR IS MOVING IT JERKS WHILE SHIFTING GEARS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10694756March 17, 2015
POWER TRAIN, ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE VEHICLE STARTED TO JERK AND THEN STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE MOTOR MOUNTS, CRANK POSITION SENSOR, AND THE TIMING CHAIN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE MAY STILL NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION, BUT THESE REPAIRS SHOULD BE DONE FIRST. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10694846March 17, 2015
POWER TRAIN
THE CAR JERKS WHEN TRANSMISSION IS SWITCHED TO REVERSE, AND TAKES A GOOD 3 SECONDS TO ACTUALLY SWITCH TO REVERSE. THIS SEEMS TO BE AN EXTREMELY COMMON PROBLEM TO THESE CARS, AND IT IS DEFINITELY A DANGEROUS ONE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10691515March 2, 2015
POWER TRAIN, ENGINE
MY 2005 MAXIMA TRANSMISSION IS JERKING WHEN SWITCHING GEARS AND ALSO SLIPPAGE. AT FIRST I THOUGHT IT WAS THE MOUNTS BECAUSE ONE WAS BAD BUT AFTER REPLACING THEM THE PROBLEM STILL WAS STILL THERE. LATER I FOUND OUT IT WAS JUST THE TRANSMISSION. I LOOKED ONLINE AND FOUND A NUMBER OF PEOPLE WAS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AND THERE STILL HAVE NOT BEEN A RECALL. THIS WILL BE MY LAST NISSAN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10682129February 9, 2015
POWER TRAIN
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION WOULD MAKE AN ABNORMAL NOISE WHEN SHIFTING INTO GEAR. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 97,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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