Nissan Maxima Complaints (2005)

948 consumer complaints on file.

#10679119January 27, 2015
POWER TRAIN
WE PURCHASED OUR 2005 MAXIMA USED WITH APPROXIMATELY 93000 MILES ON IT, AT FIRST SEEMED LIKE A GREAT CAR. THE CAR STARTED SHIFTING VERY HARD INTO AND OUT OF GEARS, SOME SHIFTS WOULD BE SO HARD THE CAR WOULD LURCH FORWARD. I WAS ACTUALLY DRIVING THE CAR WHEN THE TRANSMISSION ACTUALLY BROKE, MAKING THE CAR VERY HARD TO STEER, FORTUNATELY I WAS ABLE TO GET TO A LOCAL GARAGE. WE PAID OVER 3000 TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED, SINCE I PURCHASED THE TRANSMISSION FROM ADVANCE AUTO, THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP SAID THAT WOULD NOT OFFER ANY TYPE OF WARRANTY EVEN ON THEIR LABOR. I HAD A 12 MONTH WARRANTY ON THE TRANSMISSION AND AT ABOUT 13 MONTHS THE TRANSMISSION BROKE AGAIN, WITH LESS THAN 1,000 MILES PUT ON THE "USED" TRANSMISSION. I CONTACTED NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIRS AND WAS PRETTY MUCH TOLD THAT IT WAS MY PROBLEM. SO I NOW HAVE A USELESS CAR THAT I AM STILL PAYING ON, AND I AM NOT WILLING TO PAY ANOTHER 3000 TO FIX NISSAN'S PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10679038January 26, 2015
POWER TRAIN
I PURCHASED MY 05 MAXIMA IN APRIL OF 2014 AND IMMEDIATELY AFTER DRIVING IT HOME A HARD SHIFT INTO 3RD AND INTO 4TH HAPPENED. I PUT THE CAR IN PARK, MY MECHANIC FRIEND WAS WITH ME HE HAD ME PUT THE CARE IN DRIVE AND IT SLAMMED INTO GEAR. I CONTACTED A MECHANIC THAT WORKED ON TRANSMISSION AND FOUND OUT IT WAS THE VALVE BODY DEFECT THAT WAS NEVER RECALLED AND A MAJOR PROBLEM IN THAT MODEL. I PURCHASED A USED/NEW VALVE BODY FROM A TRANSMISSION SHOP, IT LASTED A FEW MONTHS WENT BAD AS IN JUMPING OUT OF GEAR, STAYING STUCK IN 5TH OR 3RD, PUTTING IT IN PARK AND TRYING TO SHIFT TO DRIVE AND IT NOT GOING INTO GEAR. I RETURNED THE PART GOT ANOTHER USED VALVE BODY AND IT ONLY LASTED A FEW WEEKS. NOW I AM HAVING TO PURCHASE A NEW VALVE BODY FROM NISSAN HOPING THIS WILL FIX IT. AFTER READING MANY FORUMS OF THE SAME ISSUE, NO LONGER ABLE TO BYPASS THE ISSUE AND WISHING NISSAN WOULD ACKNOWLEDGE THE PROBLEM I AM STUCK WITH BEING ALMOST 2000 OUT OF POCKET ON WHAT SEEMED TO BE A GOOD DEAL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10678186January 22, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN
I HAVE HAD MY 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA FOR ABOUT 5 MONTHS NOW. FOR THE PAST THREE MONTHS IT'S HAS BEEN EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS. IT TURNS OFF WHILE I'M DRIVING IT AND I LOSE ALL POWER POWER STEERING, BRAKES, ETC. I ALMOST DROVE INTO THE RIVER YESTERDAY BECAUSE IT SHUT OFF GOING AROUND A TURN AND I WAS ALMOST REAR ENDED. MY CAR STARTS ACTING UP AFTER IT WARMS UP ABOUT 5 MINUTES AFTER START. IT WILL SHIFT VERY HARD AND IS FINE ONCE IT IS PAST 3RD GEAR BUT IT TAKES A WHILE TO GET TO THIRD WHEN IT STARTS TO MESS UP THE RPMS WILL GO UP TO 4 AND 5 THROUGH 1ST AND 2ND GEAR. WHEN YOU'RE GOING DOWNHILL IT WILL DOWNSHIFT LIKE YOU SLAMMED ON THE BRAKES. ALSO IF YOU SWITCH OVER TO MANUAL IT WILL SAY YOU'RE IN 5TH GEAR AND REALLY YOU'RE IN 1ST. THE SERVICE ENGINE DIAGNOSIS READS A CODE FOR THE CAM SHAFT SENSORS. I HAVE CHANGED BOTH OF THEM BANK 1 AND BANK 2 AND IT DID NOT FIX ANYTHING. NISSAN HAS FAILED TO DO ANYTHING AND IT'S HAPPENING TO A TON OF CARS. IF I'M ON THE HIGHWAY AND MY CAR SHUTS OFF, IT NOT GOING TO BE A GOOD SITUATION. IF YOU TAKE IT TO NISSAN THEY TRY TO GET YOU TO BUY A NEW TRANSMISSION. I HAVE A TWO YEAR OLD AND THE JERKING OF THE CAR OR ANYTHING FOR THAT MATTER IS NOT SAFE FOR HER OR ANYONE ELSE ON THE ROAD. THANK YOU FOR TAKING YOUR TIME TO REVIEW THIS, I APPRECIATE IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10676134January 16, 2015
POWER TRAIN
TRANSMISSION HARD SHIFTING AND SLIPPING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10671671January 11, 2015
POWER TRAIN
BOUGHT CAR USED FROM NISSAN DEALER. GOOD SERVICE RECORDS WITH REGULAR ON TIME TRANSMISSION SERVICES. DAY AFTER I DRIVE IT OFF THE LOT IT STARTS VIOLENTLY JERKING INTO GEAR AND IN THE MIDDLE OF GEAR. RANDOMLY DROPS IN AND OUT OF GEAR, JERKS OUT OF NOWHERE. HAS JERKED SO HARD MY NECK AND UPPER BODY WERE SOMEWHAT SORE THE NEXT MORNING. DANGEROUS TO DRIVE IN CLOSE TRAFFIC AS IT COULD EASILY JERK VIOLENTLY ENOUGH TO MAKE ME JERK THE WHEEL, ACCIDENTALLY SLIDE FOOT DOWN ONTO THE GAS OR BRAKE, ETC. THIS TRANSMISSION AND CAR WAS WELL CARED FOR ALL OF ITS 107K MILES AND I HAVE SOLID REPAIR HISTORY PAPERWORK TO PROVE IT. THIS IS A DANGEROUS, POTENTIALLY DEADLY TRANSMISSION IN THESE CARS. I HAVE A QUOTE FOR A $3500 QUOTE TO HAVE IT REPAIRED BY A SHOP. THIS LESS THAN TWO WEEKS OF OWNING THE CAR. I AM COMPLETELY DISGUSTED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10668531December 28, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), POWER TRAIN
WHEN I BROUGHT MY CAR AFTER 2-3 MONTHS I HAD TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS, I TOOK IT TO THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP TO GET IT FIX. AFTER , A COUPLE OF WEEKS I STILL WAS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR , I TOOK IT BACK THEY SAID , IT WASN'T NOTHING WRONG WITH IT . THEN MY AIR CONDITION WENT OUT, IT WAS MY AIR COMPRESSOR TOOK IT IN TO THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP TO GET IT FIX, AFTER, A WEEK OR TWO IT WENT OUT AGAIN TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP TO GET IT LOOKED AT I WAS TOLD IT NEEDED A PART ( SOME TYPE OF CLIP ). JUNE 10 , 2014 MY CAR WAS ON FIRE IN MY GARAGE WHILE I WAS SLEEPING. WHEN I WOKE UP THAT MORNING MY HEADLIGHTS WERE FLASHING OFF AND ON . WHEN I OPEN THE DOOR MY WINDOW WAS FULL OF SUT AND MY WINDSHIELD WAS CRACKED . WHEN I OPEN THE CAR DOOR ON THE DRIVER SIDE THE DASH BOARD AND UNDER THE DASHBOARD WAS MELTED , THE ODOMETER AND THE FUSE BOX (EVERYTHING ON THE DRIVER SIDE WAS MELTED ) .YOU CAN SMELLED THE SMOKE,THAT IT WAS ON FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED OUT JUST IN CASE IT SPARKED BACK UP. UNDER THE HOOD WAS NOT DAMAGE. I HAVE PICTURES OF DAMAGES. THEY HAD TO PUSH THE CAR OUT OF THE GARAGE IT WOULDN'T GO INTO GEAR. THE RESULTS WAS IT STARTED FROM THE FUSE BOX. MY CAR WAS TOTALED OUT BY MY INSURANCE ADJUSTER. I FEEL THIS MATTER NEED TO BE LOOKED INTO AND SOMETHING NEED TO BE DONE ABOUT THIS SITUATION . THIS IS A SERIOUS SITUATION THAT NEED TO BE LOOKED INTO BEFORE IT HAPPEN TO SOMEONE ELSE . *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10664453December 15, 2014
POWER TRAIN, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
BOUGHT THE CAR USED IN 2013 WITH 120,000 MILES ON IT. THE CAR HAS OVERHEATED SEVERAL TIMES SINCE WE BOUGHT IT, BUT WE WERE ABLE TO CONTROL IT AND KEEP IT FROM CAUSING ANY ISSUES. SUDDENLY, WHEN I WAS SHIFTING FROM PARK TO REVERSE THE CAR JERKED EXTREMELY HARD, WHILE DRIVING THE CAR HESITATES TO ACCELERATE, AND HAS A HIGH RPM READING WHEN SHIFTING GEARS. AFTER RESEARCHING THIS ISSUE, I HAVE COME ACROSS NO FEWER THAN 30 COMPLAINTS OF THE SAME PROBLEMS WITH THIS MAKE/MODEL/YEAR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10664193December 14, 2014
POWER TRAIN
I BOUGHT THE CAR IN JUNE 2014 AND IT WAS FINE FOR THE FIRST FEW DAYS. ALL OF THE SUDDEN IT WOULD JERK WHEN SHIFTING INTO DRIVE AND WHILE SHIFTING FROM 1ST TO 2ND. I TRIED TO GET THE DEALERSHIP TO HELP AND THEY WOULDN'T DO ANYTHING BECAUSE I COULDN'T GET A HOLD OF THEM UNTIL 30 DAYS AFTER I BOUGHT IT. ONE DAY I WAS WITH MY MOTHER AND WE WERE DRIVING. IT THE MIDDLE OF DRIVING, THE CAR JERKED AND SKIDDED. WE ALMOST LOST CONTROL OF THE CAR. I HAVE A FAMILY AND I COULDN'T BARE IT IF ANYTHING HAPPENED TO THEM. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE AND IT REALLY NEEDS TO BE INVESTIGATED. THE CAR HAS ALREADY DONE IT DANGEROUSLY ANOTHER TIME SINCE THEN. NISSAN NEEDS TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY AND NOT PUT THE LIVES OF PEOPLE IN DANGER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10664929December 12, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, WHEELS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10663779December 12, 2014
ENGINE
EVERY TIME THE CAR IS STARTED, THERE IS A GRINDING, METAL-ON-METAL SOUND FROM THE ENGINE. WE ASSUME THAT IT IS THE TIMING CHAIN THAT IS MAKING THIS NOISE SINCE THIS MOTOR USES PLASTIC PARTS IN THE TIMING CHAIN ASSY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10663482December 10, 2014
POWER TRAIN
HEAVY SHIFTING, NOT SHIFTING ON POINT, SLIPPING TRANSMISSION, BANG WHEN SHIFTING OR DOWNSHIFTING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10661859December 3, 2014
POWER TRAIN
HEAVY SHIFTING, NOT SHIFTING ON POINT, SLIPPING TRANSMISSION, BANG WHEN SHIFTING OR DOWNSHIFTING. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10661844December 2, 2014
STRUCTURE:BODY
HOLE IN THE PASSENGER SIDE FLOOR APPROXIMATELY 2 FEET LONG BY 1 1/4 WIDE, NOTICED RUST IN OR AROUND SEPTEMBER 2009, NOT SURE WHEN IT REALLY STARTED TO RUST, TODAY 12/2/2014 I REMOVED PASSENGER SEAT PULLED BACK CARPET TO FIND A HOLE NO FLOOR WHATSOEVER. I HAVE READ ABOUT THIS ON FORUMS ONLINE IT SEEMS TO HAPPEN ON ALL MAXIMAS AND ALTIMAS, NOT SURE WHY THERE ISN'T A RECALL. THANKS. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10659013November 18, 2014
POWER TRAIN
TRANSMISSION KEEPS SLAMMING HARD INTO GEAR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10653005November 6, 2014
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE FROM A STOP. THE VEHICLE ALSO JERKED AND SHOOK VIOLENTLY. IN ADDITION, THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED CONTINUOUSLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10652044November 3, 2014
POWER TRAIN
AROUND 100,000 MILES MY 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA SE STARTED HAVING MINOR ISSUES WITH THE TRANSMISSION. IT STARTED SLAMMING INTO GEAR IN BETWEEN SHIFTS AND WHEN SHIFTING FROM PARK TO DRIVE OR REVERSE. IT DIDN'T DO IT ALL THE TIME SO I DIDN'T THINK MUCH OF IT, BUT AS TIME WENT ON IT STARTED GETTING WORSE AND IT WOULD HAPPEN MORE FREQUENTLY. NOW IT HAS ABOUT 106000 MILES ON IT AND IT IS GETTING MUCH WORSE. THE OTHER DAY IT GOT STUCK IN 5TH GEAR WHILE I WAS DRIVING IT AND EVEN WITH THE CAR IN PARK IT WOULD STILL READ 5TH GEAR ON THE DASH. I ENDED UP RESETTING THE BATTERY AND IT CLEARED THE ISSUE LONG ENOUGH FOR ME TO GET IT HOME. THE CAR IS STILL HAVING THE SAME ISSUES MORE AND MORE EACH DAY AND I REALLY DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH LONGER IT WILL LAST. I REALLY LIKE THE CAR BUT I READ ON MANY FORUMS THAT 100'S OF PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUES AND I WAS REALLY HOPING TO BE CONSIDERED FOR A RECALL. I WOULD HATE TO PUT ANOTHER TRANSMISSION IN IT BECAUSE I DON'T WANT TO HAVE THE SAME ISSUES AGAIN. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND CONSIDERATION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10651904November 2, 2014
POWER TRAIN, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TRANSMISSION SLIPS, JERKS HAS ISSUE AFTER ISSUE.. ALSO HAVING CATALYST ISSUES (EXHAUST, HEAT SHIELD ETC). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10650226October 27, 2014
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE SHIFTED GEARS ROUGHLY. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE JERKED OR SHOOK WHEN SHIFTING BETWEEN SECOND AND THIRD GEARS. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. 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 90,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10644732October 15, 2014
POWER TRAIN
CAR HAS 66,000 MILES ON IT. AND TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING CAR JERKS WHEN PULLING OFF AND AFTER TURNING CORNERS. DIDN'T THINK ANYTHING OF IT UNTIL A MECHANIC TOLD ME THAT THE 2004 2005 MODELS HAVE TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. NOW I'M LOOKING ON RECALL WEBSITE AND I SEE HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE'S COMPLAINTS. I PURCHASED THIS CAR WITH 3,200 MILES ON IT I GUESS THE 1ST OWNER GOT WIND OF PROBLEM AND IMMEDIATELY GOT RID OF IT IF I KNEW THEN WHAT I KNOW NOW. I ALSO HAVE A 1997 NISSAN SENTRA NO PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR THEY NISSAN IS PUTTING OUR LIVES IN JEOPARDY. WE KEEP PUTTING MONEY OUT TO FIX THIS CAR WHEN THEY SHOULD BE FIXING IT FOR FREE WHEN DOES IT STOP WHO DO WE NEED TO CONTACT ALL THESE COMPLAINTS AND NOTHING IS BEING DONE PLEASE HELP. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10641574October 6, 2014
POWER TRAIN
IT WAS A WARM JANUARY DAY AND ON THE WAY TO LUNCH THE TRANSMISSION STARTED SLIPPING IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION AND WOULD NOT ENGAGE. THE INTERSECTION WAS 2 MILE DRIVE FROM MY HOUSE. LUCKILY EVERYONE WAS PAYING ATTENTION THAT DAY OR MY FAMILY COULD HAVE BEEN HURT. WE PULLED THE CAR HOME. WE DON'T DRIVE IT BECAUSE IM NOT TAKING THE RISK OF IT HAPPENING AGAIN IN A DIFFERENT SITUATION. NISSAN NEEDS TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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