2004 Nissan Maxima

2004 NISSAN MAXIMA SE (EQUIPPED WITH SIX SPEED MANUAL TRANSMISSION) COMPONENT FAIURE: CLUTCH MASTER CYLINDER 1ST OCCURENCE - APRIL 2008 ~31,000 MILES SUDDEN TOTAL LOSS OF CLUTCH PEDAL PRESSURE RESULTING IN INABILITY TO PUT CAR INTO ANY GEAR WHILE DRIVING WITHOUT ANY PRIOR WARNINGS, EXPERIENCED TOTAL LOSS OF CLUTCH PEDAL PRESSURE WHILE DRIVING IN HEAVY TRAFFIC ON A BRIDGE, RESULTING IN EXTREME SAFETY CONCERNS TRYING TO GET OUT OF HARMS WAY. JAMMED CAR INTO GEAR WITHOUT PRESSURE CLUTCH RESULTED IN SEVERAL THOUSAND DOLLARS OF CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES TO THE TRANSMISSION GEARS. NISSAN REPLACED THE FAILED CLUTCH MASTER CYLINDER AT A COST OF APPROXIMATELY $400.00. TRANSMISSION WAS FIXED BY NISSAN UNDER WARRANTY. 2ND OCCURENCE - MARCH 2013 ~58,000 MILES SUDDEN PARTIAL LOSS (1/2) OF CLUTCH PEDAL PRESSURE WHILE DRIVING HOME IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC. NO LONGER CAN DRIVE CAR DUE TO SAFETY/RELIABILITY CONCERNS. IN BOTH OF THE OCCURENCES ABOVE, FULL CLUTCH PRESSURE RETURNED AFTER LETTING CAR SIT AND COLL DOWN FOR APPROXIMATELY 1/2 HOUR. A SEARCH OF THE WE REVEALED THAT MANY DRIVES OF NISSAN'S OF THIS VINTAGE HAVE EXPERIENCED IDENTICAL SYMPTOMS OF CLUTCH PEDAL PRESSURE FAILURE. DEALER WILL NOT ADMIT IT IS A PROBLEM. *TR

I HAVE A NISSAN MAXIMA THAT I HAD TO REPLACE ALL TIRES BECAUSE OF A DEFECT THAT CAME TO ME IN THE MAIL AFTER I BROUGHT MY NEW TIRES AND WAS NOT REIMBURSED. I ALSO HAD PROBLEM WITH FRONT ROTORS THAT THEY KEPT REPLACING NUMEROUS TIMES UNTIL MY WARRANT RAN OUT AND THAN I HAD TO REPLACE THEM WITH HIGH PERFORMANCE ROTORS SO IT WOULD NOT HAPPEN AGAIN.NOW AFTER ALL OF THAT AND MORE I AM NOT ABLE TO DRIVE MY ONLY TRANSPORTATION BECAUSE OUT OF NOWHERE MY TRANSMISSION BLEW UP AFTER MY EXTENDED WARRANTY RAN OUT BECAUSE OF YEARS NOT MILEAGE AND NO MATTER WHERE I WENT I WAS TOLD THAT IF I WOULD REPLACE IT WITH A NEW OR USE TRANSMISSION THAT I WOULD HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM AND NO ONE WANTS TO WORK ON IT.I WAS TOLD BY MECHANICS THAT ONLY THE 2004 HAS TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. *TR

'04 MAXIMA, MAINTAINED REGULARLY, ORIGINAL OWNER, PURCHASED IN SUMMER OF '03(FIRST BATCH OF ASSY. LINE); STEREO HEAD UNIT SAT BUTTON, BUT NO SAT CONNECTIONS IN BACK OF HEAD UNIT. I MADE AN APPOINTMENT ONE YEAR ('06) NEAR CHRISTMAS TO TREAT MYSELF TO HAVE SIRIUS SATELLITE RADIO INSTALLED IN MY CAR AS I WAS PROMISED BY THE ADVERTISEMENTS AT TIME OF PURCHASE. THE TECH HAD ALREADY MOUNTED THE ANTENNA TO MY ROOF AND THEN WAS READY TO INSTALL THE TUNER AND CONNECT IT TO THE STEREO HEAD UNIT AND COULD NOT LOCATE THE JACKS ON THE BACK OF THE HEAD UNIT TO CONNECT THE SATELLITE TUNER. THE SERVICE ADVISOR EXPLAINED TO ME THAT THEY HAVE RUN INTO THIS ON THE CARS THAT CAME OFF THE ASSEMBLY LINE IN THE FIRST 6 MONTHS OF PRODUCTION OF THIS PARTICULAR MODEL. THE CARS HAVE A SAT BUTTON ON THE DASH BUT NO CONNECTIONS ON THE HEAD UNIT TO CONNECT ONE. ALSO EXPLAINED IT HAD SINCE BEEN CORRECTED BY NISSAN ON ALL CARS OF THE SAME MODEL MADE AFTER, THAT HAD THE APPROPRIATE STEREO HEAD UNIT INSTALLED TO ACCOMMODATE SATELLITE RADIO TUNERS. HE THEN CONTINUED TO TELL ME THAT NISSAN WAS NOT COVERING THE REPLACEMENT OF THE HEAD UNIT FOR THOSE CUSTOMERS REQUESTING SATELLITE RADIO INSTALLATION. THIS WAS A BIG BLOW TO ME AND I COULD NOT AFFORD TO REPLACE THE HEAD UNIT MYSELF. THE TECH HAD TO UN-MOUNT THE ANTENNA LEAVING CHUNKS OF PAINT MISSING FROM MY ROOF AND I HAD SINCE HAD TO INSTALL AN AFTERMARKET PORTABLE SATELLITE RADIO WHICH ALWAYS GIVES ME STATIC PROBLEMS. I BELIEVE NISSAN SHOULD COVER THIS REPLACEMENT SINCE THE CAR WAS ADVERTISED AT TIME OF PURCHASE TO HAVE THE OPTION OF SATELLITE RADIO. I ONLY OPTED OUT AT TIME OF PURCHASE BECAUSE I FELT COMFORTABLE WITH THE FACT THAT I COULD ALWAYS COME BACK AND GET IT INSTALLED. IF I WOULD HAVE KNOWN THAT ISSUE AT TIME OF PURCHASE, THE DEALER WOULD HAVE FIXED THAT IN ORDER TO MAKE THE SALE. WHY NOT AFTER THE FACT? TREATING CURRENT OWNERS GOOD IS JUST AS IMPORTANT AS ATTRACTING NEW ONES. REPEAT BUSINESS IS EVERY COMPANIES BREAD AND BUTTER. *TR

MY CAR IS JERKING AND BUCKING BAD. THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE OUT THERE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM AND NISSAN IS NOT DOING ANYTHING ABOUT THIS. I HAVE HAD MY TRANSMISSION FLUID FLUSHED AND IT HAS NOT HELPED. OTHERS HAVE HAD VALVE BODY WORK DONE AND EVEN REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION. THE CARS ARE STILL DOING THE SAME. THE TRANSMISSIONS HAD TO HAVE BEEN POORLY BUILT. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE. I AM STILL PAYING ON THE CAR AND HAVING MAJOR CAR ISSUES. NISSAN NEEDS TO BE RESPONSIBLE. *TR THE CONSUMER WAS ALSO INFORMED THE VEHICLE NEEDED A NEW ENGINE. THE CD PLAYER HAD TO REPAIRED AND THE AIR CONDITIONER FAILED. UPDATED 01/21/10.*JB

I HAVE A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA SE WITH 51039 MILES AND RECENTLY I NOTICED THAT THE CAR JERKING CHANGING GEARS SO I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT AND THEY ADVICE ME THAT I NEEDED TO HAVE THE MOTOR MOUNT REPLACE, AC LINE IS LEAKING NEED REPLACEMENT AND TRANSMISSION FLUSHED. I DID ALL THAT AND THE PROBLEM STILL HAPPENS SO I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THIS TIME THEY ADVICE ME THAT THE TRANSMISSION WILL NEED TO BE REPLACE. THEY GAVE ME A ESTIMATE OF 4500 FOR THE REPAIR. AFTER RESEARCHING ON THIS ISSUE TO SEE IF THE TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT WILL FIX THE PROBLEM AND I AM A LITTLE WORRY THAT IT MIGHT NOT. BECAUSE I GOT THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED FROM THE DEALERSHIP AND I DROVE IT FOR NO MORE THEN 3 MILES AND THE PROBLEM CAME BACK. I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP TO HAVE TO HAVE IT LOOK AT AGAIN. I THINK THAT IF NISSAN DOES NOT LOOK INTO THIS IT WILL CAUSE A MAJOR ACCIDENT IF THE TRANSMISSION FAILS OR THAT SUDDEN JERK WILL CAUSE PANIC IS THE DRIVER AND CAUSE THE DRIVEN TO STEP ON THE GAS AND HIT SOMEONE IN FRONT OF THEM. PLEASE PLEASE ADVICE NISSAN FOR RECALL. *TR