Nissan Maxima Complaints (2004)

1,426 consumer complaints on file.

#10255492January 18, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, SUSPENSION:FRONT
I HAVE A 2004 MAXIMA WITH 65,000 MILES AND ALREADY HAVING TROUBLE WITH TRANSMISSION. *TR
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#10255432January 17, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
2004 NISSAN MAXIMA SE WILL JERK AND ACCELERATE BETWEEN FIRST, SECOND, THIRD AND FOURTH GEAR. AT TIMES VEHICLE WILL STALL IN TRAFFIC. *TR
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#10255268January 15, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, SUSPENSION:FRONT
TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS JERKS ALL THE TIME FROM 1ST TO 2ND AND FROM 2ND TO 1ST VERY HARD AND THE STRUTS SOUND HORRIBLY. THEY BOTH HAVE BEEN CHANGED THE TRANS. AND THE STRUTS AND THEY ARE DOING THE SAME THING AGAIN. *TR
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#10254947January 14, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION FAILURE. I HAVE HAD THIS CAR SINCE 2004 BOUGHT IT WITH 10000 MILES ON IT USED FROM A DEALER. SINCE THEN I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE MY TRANSMISSION AT 52000 MILES AND HAVE HAD THE CAR IN MANY SHOPS INCLUDING NISSAN FOR THE PAST TWO YEARS TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT IS WRONG WITH THIS TRANSMISSION. I AM ONE OF MANY OWNERS WHO HAVE THIS ISSUE. THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTS LATE FROM 2ND TO 3RD AND EARLY FROM 3RD TO 4TH CAUSING A LARGE JOLT IN THE CAR ON THE FREEWAY AND IN THE CITY. CAUSING A WHIPLASH TO ME AND MY WIFE AND KIDS. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE IN MY EYES AND A DRAIN ON MY WALLET TO FIND THIS GHOST PROBLEM. NISSAN KNOWS THERE IS A PROBLEM AND HAVE OFFERED TO PAY 15% OF MY COST OF REPAIRS TO WHATEVER IS WRONG. THEY KNOW THERE IS A DEFECT BUT CAN NOT FIX IT DUE TO NOT KNOWING THE EXACT CAUSE. THEY HAVE TOLD ME THIS MULTIPLE TIMES. THEY WILL NOT BUY BACK MY CAR DUE TO MILEAGE AND WHATNOT. I HAVE HAD THIS CURRENT TRANSMISSION VALVEBODY OVERHAULED AND THE ELECTRONICS DIAGNOSED AND EVERYTHING POSSIBLE DONE. I HAVE PUT NEARLY 1500 DOLLARS IN DIAGNOSTIC AND "THIS MIGHT FIX IT" REPAIRS. THIS TRANSMISSION IS THE 5SPEED AUTOMATIC ONLY OFFERED FROM 2004-2007. THEY SWITCHED TO THE CVT TRANSMISSIONS BECAUSE OF THIS. I AM WRITING YOU IN CONCERN FOR MY FAMILIES SAFETY, AND EVERYONE AROUND ME DRIVING. THE FIRST TRANSMISSION SHIFTED THE SAME WAY BEFORE IT FAILED ON ME. LUCKILY I WAS DRIVING 20MPH WHEN IT SLAMMED INTO 5TH GEAR AND I WAS ALONE. IT FELT LIKE I HIT A BRICK WALL AND THEN STARTED COSTING. PLEASE HELP ME AND EVERYONE RESOLVE THIS MATTER BY OPENING A DEFECT INVESTIGATION. I AM A MEMBER OF AN ONLINE FORUM CALLED WWW.MAXIMA.ORG . HERE IS A LINK TO ONE OF MANY PAGES TALKING ABOUT THE FAILURES. THANK YOU FOR LISTENING WILL BE TRACKING THE PROGRESS ON THIS. HTTP://FORUMS.MAXIMA.ORG/6TH-GENERATION-MAXIMA-2004-2008/546174-6TH-GENS-TRANSMISSION THINK IF EVERYONE WHO OWNED THIS CAR COULD GET ONLINE AND VOTE. *TR
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#10254923January 13, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
STARTED NOTICING AT 60K MILES - THE ENGINE REVS AND THE TRANSMISSION JERKS BETWEEN 1ST AND 2ND GEAR. ESPECIALLY NOTICEABLE AFTER EXITING A FREEWAY AND SLOWING DOWN ALMOST TO A STOP, THEN ACCELERATING AGAIN. HAPPENS MORE WHEN THE CAR IS WARMED UP OR HAS BEEN RUNNING AT HIGHER SPEEDS. I HAVE NOT HAD IT LOOKED AT YET, BUT SEE ENOUGH POSTINGS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM THAT I'D LIKE TO WAIT UNTIL NISSAN MAKES SOME EFFORT TO DO SOMETHING. IF IT GETS BAD ENOUGH I WILL HAVE TO TAKE IT IN AND HOPE MY EXTENDED WTY. COVERS THE WORK - AND THAT WHAT IS DONE ACTUALLY FIXES IT. FROM WHAT I HAVE READ, THE CHANCES OF THE LATTER ARE SLIM, AND NOTHING SHORT OF A NEW TRANSMISSION IS LIKELY TO FIX IT. *TR
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#10254706January 12, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
MY CAR NISSAN MAXIMA 2004 (TRANSMISSION 5 SPEED) WHEN LOW OF 3 TO 2 TO 1 OR 2 IS A VERY STRANGE KNOCKING, ALSO ACCELERATED BROTHER SKATING TOO, BUT THIS CASE WHEN THE CAR IS ALREADY A HOT OR WARM WEATHER USE. THE COMPUTER DOES NOT COME OUT ANY CODE OF FAILURE. CHANGE THE OIL AND WENT BLACK "BURN" IS PERFORMED TWICE AND IMPROVED A LITTLE. *TR
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#10254732January 12, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, STEERING
MY 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA 3.5SE SHIFTS FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEAR VERY HARD, ALSO FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE WHEN I BACK UP. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR A MONTH OR SO AND NOW MY MECHANIC IS SAYING THAT I NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION. AFTER SOME INTERNET RESEARCH, I SEE THAT THIS PROBLEM IS HAPPENING EVERYWHERE WITH THE 2004 MAXIMA. THIS CAR HAS NOT BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT AND IT NOW HAS 100,600 MILES. I HAVE JUST HAD THE RACK & PINION REPLACED LAST WEEK AS WELL AS THAT WAS BAD ($1100). *TR
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#10254083January 7, 2009
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
THE ENGINE STARTED TO WHINE DURING NORMAL ROUTINE DRIVING WITH ONLY 55K MILES. THIS REPAIR WILL COST THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS AND BASED ON THE FREQUENCY OF THIS REPAIR WITH THE TRANSMISSION AND TIMING CHAIN IN 2004 MAXIMAS, THE LOGICAL RECOURSE FROM A MANUFACTURER'S POINT OF VIEW SHOULD BE A PRODUCT RECALL. *TR
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#10254029January 6, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
MY 2004 MAXIMA SE, REPORTED TO DEALERSHIP THAT MY TRANSMISSION WAS NOT SHIFTING FROM 0KM TO 60KM MILEAGE (159KM) BEFORE MY WARRANTY EXPIRES, TOLD THAT THIS IS NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR, CHANGE CAR,MANY TIMES RETURNING , DEALERSHIP FLUSH TRANSMISSION, BUT PROBLEM STILL THERE, SEEMS TO BE AN INTERMITTENT THING, PRESSURE RELATED THEREFORE DAYS WITH NO PROBLEM BUT THEN PROBLEM RETURNING, FINALLY BECAME FED UP SO DEMAND DEALERSHIP TO HAVE ME SPEAK WITH THE NISSAN REP. TO SLOVE THIS PROBLEM. IN MY INVESTIGATING I FOUND THAT THERE IS ALOT OF COMPLAINT ABOUT THIS SAME EXACT ISSUE AND THE MILEAGE SOMETIMES IS JUST 60KM OR EVEN LOWER THUS PROVING THAT THIS PROBLEM IS NOT MILEAGE RELATED BUT PART RELATED. MEANING THAT NISSAN HAS A FAULTY TRANSMISSION WHICH SHOULD BE RECALLED AS THIS IS A PROBLEM FOR CONSUMERS ESPECIALLY REGARDING THE SAFETY OF THE VEHICLE. THE CAR AT TIMES JOLTS FORWARD WITH NO WARNING A POTENTIAL OF HITTING SOMEONE ESPECIALLY IN THE WINTER MONTHS, NOT TO MENTION THAT THE CAR CAN JUST SUDDENLY STOP WORKING IN THE MIDDLE OF NO WHERE, WHICH CAN BE DEADLY IN MINUS DEGREE WEATHER. THE DEALERSHIPS ONLY ANSWER IS TO REPAIR OR REPLACE CAR, BECAUSE THE PROBLEM STARTED BEFORE THE WARRANTY WAS EXPIRED THEN THE REPAIRS SHOULD BE TAKEN CARE OF ,IN MY OPINION BUT ACCORDING TO THE DEALERSHIP, IF YOU ARE NOT BROKEN DOWN AT THE SIDE OF THE ROAD THEN THE TRANSMISSION IS NOT COMPLETELY BROKEN SO NISSAN WILL NOT REPAIR. THIS I HAVE A PROBLEM BECAUSE ONCE THE PART IS NOT PERFORMING ITS FUNCTION THEN REPAIRS SHOULD BE DONE AS IT IS BROKEN, IT DOES NOT HAVE TO BE CEASED IN ITS COMPLETE FUNCTION BUT AS LONG AS A PART OF THE IT HAS CEASED THEN SOMETHING SHOULD BE DONE TO BRING THE VEHICLE BACK TO ITS FUNCTION AND THIS SHOULD NOT BE AT THE COST OF THE CONSUMER ESPECIALLY IF THEY HAVE PURCHASED EXTENDED WARRANTY WHICH INCLUDES THIS PART OF THE VEHICLE. NOW THAT THE VESICLE HAS PASSED THE KMS ITS EASY TO SAY WELL ONE SHOULD CHANGE TO ANOTHER VEHICLE BUT THAT IS NOT THE ISSUE. *TR
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#10253883January 5, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
MY TRANSMISSION JERKING FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEAR ON MY 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA WITH 77,000 MILES. I TOOK IT IN TO THE NISSAN DEALER AND THEY RECOMMENDED A TRANSMISSION FLUID CHANGE. I AGREED TO THE TRANSMISSION FLUID REPLACEMENT BUT THE PROBLEM PERSIST. I LATER TOOK THE CAR BACK BUT THEY DIDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG. NOW AT 133,000 MILES ITS VERY BAD. THERE IS A WEBSITE WHERE HUNDREDS OF OTHER CONSUMERS HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM ON THE 04 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE DEALER OR THE NISSAN HEADQUARTERS ARE LISTENING TO US AND ARE REFUSING TO HELP OR EVEN RECALL THIS FAULTY TRANSMISSION. *TR
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#10253703January 4, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I'VE NOTICED A PRETTY SEVERE JERKING MOTION WHEN GOING FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEAR AND AGAIN FROM 2ND TO 1ST GEAR IN MY MAXIMA. I BOUGHT IT USED WITH 40K MILES ON IT AND JUST RECENTLY STARTED TO NOTICE THE PROBLEM WHEN THE CAR HIT 58K. SEEMS MUCH WORSE WHEN MOVING AT SLOW SPEEDS IN THE SNOW. I'VE NOTICED SEVERAL OTHER POSTINGS WITH THE SAME ISSUE. *TR
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#10253643January 3, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I STARTED TO NOTICE MY TRANSMISSION SLIPPING FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEAR ON MY 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA WITH 58,000 MILES. I TOOK IT IN TO THE NISSAN DEALER AND THEY RECOMMENDED A TRANSMISSION FLUID CHANGE AND WAS ADVISED NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH THE TRANSMISSION. I AGREED TO THE TRANSMISSION FLUID REPLACEMENT BUT THE PROBLEM PERSIST. I HAVE ENCOUNTERED A WEBSITE WHERE HUNDREDS OF OTHER CONSUMERS HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM ON THE 04 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE DEALER OR THE NISSAN HEADQUARTERS ARE LISTENING TO US AND ARE REFUSING TO HELP OR EVEN RECALL THIS FAULTY TRANSMISSION. *TR
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#10253656January 3, 2009
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
THE ABS PUMP IN THE MAXIMA IS DEFECTIVE. IT GRINDS AND GRINDS AND THE LIGHT DOESN'T COME ON. THE MECHANICS COULD NOT FIND WHAT WAS WRONG WITH THE CAR UNTIL THE SOUND WAS SO LOUD, YOU COULD HEAR IT FROM OUTSIDE THE CAR. THE CAR IS ONLY A FEW YEARS OLD AND THIS SHOULD NOT HAPPEN. IF YOU VISIT MAXIMA.ORG, YOU CAN SEE ON THE FORUM THAT EVERYONE WITH AN '04 MAXIMA HAS AN ABS PROBLEM. THIS NEEDS TO BE RECALLED AND NISSAN SHOULD FIX THESE. THIS IS OVER $1000 OF WORK FROM THE MECHANIC. WE HAVE OWNED 6 NISSANS AND THIS IS THE ONLY TIME THIS HAS EVER HAPPENED. IT IS VERY UPSETTING THAT NISSAN WILL NOT ACKNOWLEDGE THIS PROBLEM. *TR
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#10253438January 1, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I BEGAN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH MY AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION ON MY 04 NISSAN MAXIMA AT APPROXIMATELY 60,000 - 75,000 MILES. THE CAR WOULD AGGRESSIVELY JERK WHILE DRIVING IN 1ST AND 2ND GEAR. THE DEALERSHIP KEPT TELLING ME THAT THERE WAS NO PROBLEM AND HAD ME PAY FOR A TRANSMISSION FLUSH SEVERAL TIMES. AFTER TAKING THE CAR BACK ENOUGH TIMES, THE DEALERSHIP INFORMED ME THAT I NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION, WHICH BY THAT TIME MY WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED (VERY SUSPECT). SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR BRAND NEW IN 2003, I HAVE FOLLOWED THE NISSAN GUIDLINES REGARDING TRANSMISSION CARE SERVICES (SPENDING THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS). I PAID FOR A REBUILT TRANSMISSION AND I AM STILL HAVING SEVERE JERKS IN 1ST AND 2ND GEAR. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE AND NISSAN CORP. SHOULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE. THIS IS DEFINITELY A SAFETY HAZARD ON THE ROAD. IN ADDITION, IT IS SCARY FOR THE DRIVERS WHO DEAL WITH THESE STRONG JERKS CAUSING OUR HEADS TO SEVERELY JERK. THE OLD PARTS TO MY VEHICLE TRANSMISSION ARE NOT AVAILABLE, YET I HAVE RECEIPTS AND THE PHONE NUMBER TO THE CARE REPAIR PLACE WHO REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION. PLEASE HELP BEFORE THIS ISSUE SEVERELY HURT SOMEONE. *TR
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#10253377December 31, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
HAVE A 04 NISSAN MAXIMA WITH 82,000 MILE ON IT. HAD THE 75,000 SCHEDULE TUNE UP DONE TO IT. NOW AT 82,000 MILES MY CAR HAS A HARD JERK WHEN SHIFTING FROM 1ST TO 2ND. HAS A HARD DECELERATION. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD TO REPLACE MY TRANSMISSION, A $4,000.00 COST TO ME. I FOUND A WEBSITE WHERE I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE THAT HAS THIS PROBLEM AND I AM TO BELIEVE TO THINK THAT THIS IS A MANUFACTURE PROBLEM. PLEASE HELP TO RESOLVE. *TR
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#10253411December 31, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION NEED TO BE RECALL BY NISSAN AT 50,000 MILES THAT TRANSMISSION IS NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY AND MY REPAIR SHOP HAS INFORMED ME THAT THE MODEL ABOVE HAVE APPARENT MAJOR PROBLEMS AND NISSAN NEED TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT. *TR
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#10253141December 29, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION FAILURE - 68,000 MILES, CAR ENGINE GUNS BUT DOES NOT MOVE (CAN GET A COUPLE OF METERS BEFORE BEHAVIOR IS EXHIBITED) WHEN IN DRIVE. TURNING OFF AND ON IGNITION WILL AGAIN GIVE YOU A COUPLE OF METERS. WAS PURCHASED NEW BUT TOLD ITS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY AND THAT EXPIRED AT 60,000 MILES. *TR
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#10252968December 28, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
CAR STARTED MAKING A WHINING SOUND SIMILAR TO A TURBO WHINE UNDER ACCELERATION, THIS GOT PROGRESSIVELY WORSE WITH TIME AND MILEAGE. TURNED OUT TO BE UPPER CAM CHAIN TENSIONERS RESULTING IN THE ENGINE HAVING TO BE REMOVED FROM THE CAR TO REPAIR. REPLACEMENT PARTS ARE REDESIGNED AND DEALER SAID MOST VQ35 AND VQ40 ENGINES ARE EFFECTED. PROBLEM IS THE SYMPTOM'S DON'T SHOW UP UNTIL 50-75K MILES AND WILL NOT BE COVERED BY NISSAN. *TR
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#10252803December 26, 2008
POWER TRAIN
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT WHEN THE TRANSMISSION WARMS, IT IS DIFFICULT TO CHANGE GEARS. WHEN HE SHIFTED FROM DRIVE INTO REVERSE, THE VEHICLE MADE A LOUD NOISE. THE DEALER DISCOVERED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS DISCOLORED AND STATED THAT A NEW ONE WOULD BE NEEDED AT THE COST OF $3,900. A REPORT WAS FILED WITH THE MANUFACTURER AND THE FAILURE WAS INVESTIGATED FOR TWO WEEKS. THE MANUFACTURER CONCLUDED THAT THEY WOULD NOT ASSIST WITH THE REPAIR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 56,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 57,000.
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#10252510December 22, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
I HAVE A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA SE WITH 103,000 MILES. I AM HAVING TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS AND AFTER READING SEVERAL FORUMS ON THE INTERNET, IT SEEMS AS THOUGH I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS PROBLEM. NISSAN IS NOT WILLING TO RECTIFY THE SITUATION - I CAN NOT AFFORD TO BUY A NEW TRANSMISSION, THE CAR IS STILL PRACTICALLY NEW! THIS IS SOMETHING THAT NISSAN NEEDS TO DO AND ISSUE A RECALL ON ALL 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA'S - WITH THE WAY THE ECONOMY IS GOING RIGHT NOW, THIS IS AN ADDITIONAL EXPENSE. HTTP://WWW.CARSURVEY.ORG/VIEWMORECOMMENTS_REVIEW_61092_4.HTML. *TR
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