Nissan Maxima Complaints (2004)

1,426 consumer complaints on file.

#10240486August 31, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I HAVE A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA SE AND IT IS HAVING TRANSMISSION SHIFTING PROBLEMS. FROM WHAT I HAVE READ ON DIFFERENT WEBSITE DISCUSSION BOARDS IS THAT THIS PROBLEM IS VERY COMMON. IT IS APPARENT THAT THERE IS A DEFECT AND THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL FROM NISSAN TO HELP FIX THIS PROBLEM. I HOPE SOMEONE TAKES NOTICE AND HELPS THE CONSUMERS FIX THIS PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10240353August 30, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
2004 NISSAN MAXIMA CAR IS JERKING WHEN CHANGING GEARS AND TAKING OFF DURING DRIVING AND SHIFTING. CAR ALSO STICKS BETWEEN GEARS DOES ALLOW YOU TO SWITCH FROM D TO P WITHOUT CONSTANT MANEUVERING WHICH TAKES ABOUT 15 MINUTES. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR SEVERAL WEEKS NISSAN STATES A FLUID CHANGE WILL CORRECT THE PROBLEM IT DOES NOT NEED A COMPLETELY NEW TRANSMISSION. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10240070August 28, 2008
STEERING
AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, THE FRONT END OF MY CAR "SHIMMY'S". WHEN APPLYING NORMAL PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, THIS "SHIMMY" BECOMES A BIT MORE PRONOUNCED. I HAVE HAD ALL WORK ON MY CAR DONE AT THE DEALERS SERVICE CENTER FROM WHERE I PURCHASED IT. I HAVE BROUGHT MY CAR IN FOR SERVICE ON MORE THAN ONE OCCASION FOR THIS SPECIFIC ISSUE, AND THE TECHNICIANS HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE CAUSE (TIRE PRESSURE, WHEEL BALANCE/ALIGNMENT, STRUTS) HAVE ALL BEEN LOOKED AT/REPLACED BUT HAVE NOT CORRECTED THE ISSUE. THERE ARE MANY ONLINE POSTS ABOUT THIS ISSUE; THEREFORE, IT IS NOT AN UNCOMMON OCCURRENCE AND SHOULD BE FIXED VIA A RECALL - THIS IS CERTAINLY A SAFETY ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10239910August 27, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHEN ACCELERATING, MY 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA SE'S TRANSMISSION 'BUCKS' WHEN SHIFTING BETWEEN GEARS. THIS BEHAVIOR OCCURS RANDOMLY (I.E., NOT ALL THE TIME) AND HAS OCCURRED WHEN DECELERATING ALSO. THERE ARE NUMEROUS ONLINE POSTS ABOUT THIS EXACT BEHAVIOR WITH OWNER'S SPENDING A LOT OF MONEY FOR REPAIRS/DIAGNOSTICS THAT DO NOT RESOLVE THIS ISSUE. NISSAN IS AWARE OF THE ISSUE BECAUSE SOME OF THESE REPAIRS HAVE TAKEN PLACE AT NISSAN SERVICE CENTERS, AND NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIRS HAS BEEN CONTACTED ABOUT THIS ISSUE. OBVIOUSLY, OWNERS ARE LOOKING FOR A RECALL BY NISSAN AT THIS POINT THAT WILL 100% RESOLVE THE ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10239981August 27, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THE TRANSMISSION OF MY 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA SE APPEARS TO HAVE THE VERY SAME SYMPTOMS OF FAILURE THAT I AM READING ON LINE (CAR SURVEY.COM, EDMUNDS, ETC). THE TRANSMISSION PERFORMS ROUGHLY AND ERRATICALLY ON A CONSISTENT BASIS, AND BEGAN WHEN CAR HAD ONLY 70-75,000 MILES ON IT. I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE NEW IN SAN DIEGO. I HAVE JUST SPOKEN TO MY TRANSMISSION SPECIALIST/MECHANIC WHO TELLS ME THAT THEY WOULD TRY TO FIX PROBLEM FROM A CODE THAT CAME UP ON THEIR DIAGNOSTIC DEVICE, HOWEVER I AM NOT CERTAIN THIS WILL FULLY SOLVE PROBLEM. I HAVE NEVER OWNED A VEHICLE IN MY 35 YEARS OF DRIVING THAT HAS HAD THIS TYPE OF SEVERE MECHANICAL PERFORMANCE ISSUE IN TRANSMISSION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10239497August 23, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
MY TIMING CHAIN STARTED MAKING NOISE AT APPROXIMATELY 65,000 MILES. WHEN IDLING, I CAN HEAR THE LINKS IN THE ENGINE. ACCORDING TO NISSAN, IT WILL COST ME APPROXIMATELY $3,000 TO $4,000 IN LABOR ALONE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10239146August 21, 2008
TIRES
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN MAXMA. THE VEHICLE HAS GOODYEAR EAGLE RS-A TIRES, SIZE P245/45R18. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ALL FOUR OF HER TIRES WERE REPLACED UNDER A RECALL. A FEW DAYS LATER, SHE FELT A VIBRATION WHEN DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE TIRE DEALER STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO THE ROAD CONDITIONS. IN MARCH OF 2008, SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR A TUNE-UP AND NOTICED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL WAS SHAKING UNCONTROLLABLY. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO THE REPLACEMENT TIRES. THE CONTACT WENT BACK TO THE TIRE DEALER AND THEY REPLACED TWO MORE OF THE TIRES. AFTER THE REPLACEMENT, THE TIRE DEALER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD STILL DRIVE "ROUGHLY" DUE TO THE ROAD. IN JUNE, AFTER A LONG ROAD TRIP, THE STEERING WHEEL SHOOK SO MUCH THAT THE CONTACT COULD VISIBLY SEE IT SHAKING. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE TIRE DEALER AND THEY CHANGED ONE MORE TIRE. SHE SPOKE WITH THE VEHICLE MANUFACTURER AND WAS REFERRED TO THE TIRE MANUFACTURER. THE TIRE MANUFACTURER BEGAN COMPILING A CASE FOR HER BASED ON THE FAILURES. THE RECALL NUMBER WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 47,150 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 45,000. UPDATED 09/24/08 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE ISSUE WAS RESOLVED. UPDATED 10/01/08. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10239224August 21, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. WHENEVER THE CONTACT SWITCHES THE GEAR SHIFTER FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE, THE VEHICLE HESITATES BEFORE CHANGING INTO THE CORRECT GEAR. ALSO, WHENEVER THE CONTACT ACCELERATES FROM FIRST TO SECOND GEAR, THE VEHICLE BEGINS TO STALL. DURING DECELERATION, THE BRAKE PEDAL LOSES PRESSURE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 99,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10238958August 19, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
MY CAR WAS HAVING SHIFTING ISSUES WITH THE TRANSMISSION. THE CAR SHUT OFF WHILE I WAS DRIVING AND WHEN I RESTARTED IT, IT STAYED IN 5TH GEAR. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY DID SOMETHING AND RESOLVED THE PROBLEM BUT DIDN'T INFORM ME WHAT IT WAS. I THEN HAD THE SAME ISSUE ABOUT 3 MONTHS LATER I TOOK THE CAR TO THE SAME DEALERSHIP THEY SAID THEY TEST DROVE MY CAR BUT THE MILEAGE WAS ONLY 1 MILE DIFFERENT FROM WHEN I DROPPED IT OFF. SO I KNOW THAT WAS A LIE. I WAS TOLD THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. MY VEHICLE WAS UNDER WARRANTY. I PLEADED WITH THE SERVICE MANAGER TELLING HIM THAT I DRIVE THE CAR EVERYDAY AND I HAVE THE PROBLEMS ALL THE TIME. HE GAME ME A SMART ASS ANSWER LIKE " WHEN IT DOES IT AGAIN STOP BY AND PICK ME UP AND SHOW ME WHAT IT IS DOING". NOW 4 MONTHS LATER MY WARRANTY IS OVER AND MY TRANSMISSION IS SHOT. THEY ARE NOW SAYING THEY ARE GOING TO DO NOTHING TO HELP ME OUT WITH THIS ISSUE. I HAVE TO PAY $3600 TO FIX THE PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10238687August 18, 2008
POWER TRAIN
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. WHILE DRIVING LESS THAN 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE JERKED AS IF THE TRANSMISSION WOULD HESITATE. THE FAILURE THEN BEGAN OCCURRING WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 40-50 MPH. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT NOTHING COULD BE DONE TO ASSIST DUE TO THE MILEAGE AND THE YEAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 90,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10238530August 17, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION JERKING CONSTANTLY ON MY NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CAR WAS BROUGHT IN JULY 2007. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10237796August 12, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
MY 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA IS HAVING A SEVERE JERKING AND SLIPPING ISSUE THAT PREVENTS ME FROM DRIVING MY CARE AND HAS CAUSED ME TO GET MY TRANSMISSION REBUILT. I HAVE GONE TO QUITE A FEW WEBSITES FOR MAXIMAS AND HAVE NOTICED COUNTLESS ISSUES WITH NISSAN MAXIMAS AND THE SEVERE JERKING AND TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS THAT HAVE OCCURED REGARDLESS OF MILEAGE OR AGE OF THE CAR. THIS SOUNDS LIKE A MAJOR ISSUE WITH NISSAN THAT SHOULD BE LOOKED INTO. MANY PEOPLE BELIEVE THAT THIS IS JUST WEAR AND TEAR BUT IT SEEMS VERY LIKELY THAT IT IS A NISSAN ISSUE THAT THEY REFUSE TO DEAL WITH AND REFER THE TREMENDOUS COST ON THEIR CUSTOMERS. THANK YOU.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10237894August 12, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. WHENEVER THE CONTACT IS DECELERATING FROM 20 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO JERK FORWARD. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. THERE WERE NO WARNINGS PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 118,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10237924August 12, 2008
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
ABS LIGHT CAME ON WITH THE BRAKE LIGHT THEN VIBRATING NOISE STARTED. NOW EVERY TIME THAT I BREAK THE CAR SHUTS OFF IS ABLE TO START ON AGAIN BUT ABOUT EVERY TIME I BREAK IT SHUT OFF AGAIN IS VERY DANGEROUS AND SOMEONE COULD GET HURT. WHEN I BOUGHT THE CAR THEY TOLD ME IT WAS A MANUFACTURE PROBLEM AND IT WAS NOT GOING TO AFFECT THE CAR AND NOW IT IS. I OWN THE CAR FOR 10 MONTHS AND THE WARRANTY EXPIRED SO NOW I'M STUCK PAYING FOR 3000 DOLLARS TO GET IT FIXED WHEN IN STILL MAKING PAYMENT ON THE CAR AND CAN'T EVEN AFFORD IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10237682August 11, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I, LIKE MANY I HAVE FOUND CONTINUE TO HAVE ISSUES WITH MY 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA'S TRANSMISSION. WHILE THIS ISSUE HAS NOT CAUSED AN ACCIDENT YET, ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS THE TRANSMISSION HAS STOPPED WORKING (SLIPPED) WHILE IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION. THIS COULD OBVIOUSLY LEAD TO A MORE SIGNIFICANT EVENT. NISSAN NEEDS TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THIS MODEL AND YEAR HAS A DESIGN ISSUE AND RECALL THE VEHICLE AND RECTIFY IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10237697August 11, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION SLIPPING ON A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WHEN CAR IS SHIFTING BETWEEN 1ST AND ND AND ALSO WHEN ACCELERATING OUT OF A TURN. THIS OCCURS QUITE OFTEN. NISSAN SAYS THAT THIS ISN'T A RECALL ITEM EVEN THOUGH IT HAPPENS OFTEN ON THE 2004 MODEL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10237716August 11, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
COUPLE YEARS AGO CAR STARTED TO MAKE SOME GRINDING NOISE FROM ENGINE ROOM. TOOK IT TO DEALER TO CHECK AND THEY TOLD ME THAT SOME BRACKET WAS BROKEN AND THEY REPLACED IT. COUPLE DAYS LATER, SAME NOISE CAME OUT FROM THE ENGINE ROOM. IT SOUNDS EVERYDAY SINCE THEN AND GETTING LOUDER. I TOOK EVERYWHERE (DEALER, LOCAL BODY SHOP, ETC), BUT EVERYONE TOLD ME THERE WERE NO PROBLEM. I SEARCHED ONLINE REGARDING THIS PROBLEM, THERE WERE A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVING SAME PROBLEM AS ME. THEY WERE ALL SAYING IT WAS TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10237496August 8, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
2004 NISSAN MAXIMA SE. FRONT RIGHT TICKING SOUND. DEALER EVALUATED THE CAR AND SAID IT WAS A PRIMARY AND SECONDARY TIMING CHAIN PROBLEM. SAID I NEEDED A REPLACEMENT. I'M TOLD BY ANOTHER NON-NISSAN DEALER THAT THIS IS SO COMMON IT SHOULD BE LISTED AS A RECALL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10237319August 7, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS- HARD SHIFTING FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEAR AND FROM REVERSE BACK TO DRIVE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10237291August 6, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I HAVE A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA SE AND AM EXPERIENCING TRANSMISSION ISSUES. THE PROBLEM IS IDENTICAL TO DOZENS I'VE READ FROM OTHERS ONLINE WHERE THERE IS HARSH SHIFTING FROM 2ND TO 1ST. I ALSO HAVE A HARD SHIFT WHEN MOVING FROM REVERSE INTO DRIVE. THE CAR HAS 72K ON IT. THE PROBLEM SEEMS VERY COMMON FROM ALL THE SIMILAR COMPLAINTS. WHY HASN'T NISSAN BEEN FORCED TO ISSUE A RECALL? THEY OBVIOUSLY KNOW ABOUT THE PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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