2004 Nissan Maxima

(1) 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA, WITH NO WARNING , THE ENGINE REVES UP INTERMITTENTLY, CARS DOESN'T ACCELERATE THEN IT STARTS JERKING AND BUCKING, YOU ARE STUCK IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC , UNTIL IT DECIDES TO WORK AGAIN .... (2) IT OCCURS INTERMITTENTLY, NO CONSISTENT TIME FRAME, THE ENGINE REVES UP INTERMITTENTLY, CARS DOESN'T ACCELERATE THEN IT STARTS JERKING AND BUCKING.......CONSEQUENCES: SOMEONE IS GOING TO GET KILLED BECAUSE OF THIS FAILURE TO OPERATE CORRECTLY.....I HAVE READ THE SAME PROBLEM ALL OVER THE INTERNET ABOUT THIS VEHICLE.....THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL DONE BEFORE SOMEONE GET KILLED!!!!!!!!MY 20 YEAR DAUGHTER DRIVES THIS CAR AND I AM CONCERNED FOR HER SAFETY. (3)I HAVE BROUGHT IT INTO NISSAN 5 OR MORE TIMES, BUT THE COULD NOT REPRODUCE THE SAME PROBLEM....IT FINALLY DID IT AGAIN A CAME UP WITH A CODE....THEY NOW RECOMMEND A COMPLETE TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT AT $4,600.00 ...THEY DO NOT REBUILD THESE, ONLY REPLACE THEM BECAUSE IT ID TOO COMPLICATED TO REBUILD.. ********PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS PROBLEM FURTHER AND MAKE THEM RECALL THESE VEHICLES BEFORE SOMEONE GET HURT OR KILLED!!!!! THANKS FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO VENT MY FRUSTRATIONS! *TR

I PURCHASED A USED 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA FROM THIS DEALERSHIP. THIS IS MY THIRD MAXIMA THAT I HAVE OWNED. I RECENTLY STARTED HAVING ISSUES WITH MY CAR. IT STARTING HAVING TROUBLE SHIFTING INTO GEAR. I TOOK THIS TO THIS DEALERSHIP AND OF COURSE THEY CLAIMED THEY HAD NEVER HEARD OF THIS ISSUE BEFORE. THEY CAME BACK AND SHOWED ME THIS BOTTLE FILLED WITH FLUID AND CLAIMED THAT THIS BLACK OIL WAS THE FLUID THEY TOOK FROM THE TRANSMISSION. THEY INSPECTED THE CAR AND TOLD ME THEY WOULD SEND IT TO THE NISSAN CORPORATE OFFICE TO SEE IF THEY WOULD CONSIDER A GOODWILL ASSISTANCE. IMMEDIATELY UPON LEAVING I TOOK MY CAR TO A TRANSMISSION COMPANY AND THEY CHECKED THE OIL AND TOLD ME THERE WAS NO WAY THAT OIL CAME OUT OF MY CAR. I WAS ALSO TOLD THAT THIS IS ONE OF THE OLDEST TRICKS IN THE BOOK AND THAT THIS IS PROBABLY THE SAME CONTAINER USED ON ALL CUSTOMERS THAT COME IN AND COMPLAIN. I JUST SPOKE WITH DELAND NISSAN TO SEE IF THEY WERE GOING TO PAY FOR THIS CONSIDERING HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE HAVING THIS SAME ISSUE AND THEY STATED NO. I WILL NEVER PURCHASE ANOTHER NISSAN EVER AND WILL BE LOOKING TO SEE IF THERE IS ANYTHING ELSE THAT CAN BE DONE AGAINST THIS COMPANY. *TR

I HAVE A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA AND READING ON THE MAXIMA.ORG FORUM GOT ME TO THIS COMPLAINT SITE. I THINK NISSAN SHOULD DO A RECALL ON ALL 6TH GEN MAXIMA OWNERS BECAUSE IM NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS PROBLEM. IT'S THE TRANSMISSION. WHENEVER THE ENGINE IS COLD IT SHIFTS SO SMOOTHLY LIKE THERE'S NOTHING WRONG. BUT THIS GOOD FEELING DOESN'T LAST MORE THAN 7 MIN.ENGINE STARTS HEATING UP AND JERKING PROBLEMS BEGINS. P TO R IS OK. BUT P TO D AND SHIFTING UP N DOWN ON A TAKE OFF OR SLOWING DOWN(1ST TO 2ND N 3RD AND 3RD TO 2ND N 1ST)ITS JUST SO ANNOYING AND MAKES THE CAR UNCOMFORTABLE AND UNSAFE TO DRIVE. AND THIS WILL LEAD TO ULTIMATE TRANNY DISTRUCTION. SO I HAVE TO PAY AT EAST $700 TO GET THIS FIXED?WHY DOESN'T NISSAN DO A RECALL ON THIS? I KNOW THERE'S AT LEAST 200 MAXIMA OWNERS THERE(FROM ALL THE FORUMS I'VE READ)THAT HAVE THIS PROBLEM. THEY LOVE GETTING MONEY SELLING THEIR CARS,AND THEN WHEY MAKE A MISTAKE ON BUILDING IT THEY DON'T WANNA TAKE THE BLAME. I LOVE MY MAXIMA AND DON'T WANNA GET RID OF IT.IM ABSOLUTELY IN LOVE WITH IT.AND IF THERE WOULDN'T BE A RECALL ON THIS,I GUESS I WILL PAY FROM MY POCKET,BUT NEVER BUY A NISSAN AGAIN. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. WHEN THE GEARS SHIFTED FROM SECOND TO THIRD, THE TRANSMISSION LOST POWER, SHOOK, AND ACCELERATED RAPIDLY. IN 2009 THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR THE FAILURE. THE DEALER REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION FLUID, THE CAM-SHAFT SENSOR, BUT THE FAILURE WASN'T CORRECTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHO ADVISED THAT THE TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WASN'T REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WILL BE CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 89,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 102,000.

I HAVE AN 04 MAXIMA SE WITH 149,000 MILES. I HAVE BEEN HAVING TROUBLE WITH MY TRANSMISSION SHIFTING REALLY HARD AND SOMETIMES WHEN I PULL OUT OF THE DRIVE OR SLOW DOWN AND MAKE A TURN, WHEN I START TO ACCELERATE IT WILL NOT GO. I HAVE HAD IT LOOKED AT AND NISSAN IS TELLING ME THAT THE CONTROL VALVE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED, WHICH THE PART ALONE IS $1100. I HAVE FOUND ONLINE THAT THIS IS AN ISSUE FROM THOUSANDS OF OWNERS AND NISSAN WILL NOT DO ANYTHING TO HELP. I WOULD SAY IT DOES IT 30% OF THE TIME. ALSO I HAVE READ THAT OTHER OWNERS ARE FINDING EVENTUALLY THE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION HAS TO BE REPLACED, SO WHAT DO WE DO IN THE MEANTIME REPLACE THIS PART THEN THE NEXT AND EVENTUALLY THE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION. I DO NOT HAVE THE MONEY TO KEEP THROWING INTO THIS CAR, I THINK IT IS TIME FOR NISSAN TO STEP UP AND FIX THE ISSUE! *TR

I RECENTLY PURCHASED A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA WITH JUST OVER 120K MILES AND THE PROBLEM WITH THE TRANNY JERKING IS NO JOKE TODAY MY CAR SHIFTED SO HARD THAT IT LITERALLY JUMPED OVER THE PARKING BLOCK AT MY HOME AS SOON AS I FELT THE CAR MOVE I HIT THE BRAKES BUT THE SHIFT WAS SO FAST IT STILL HOPPED OVER THE BLOCK I HAVE TWO KIDS AND I CAN'T DRIVE MY ONLY CAR BECAUSE EVERY MECHANIC HAS DIFFERENT ANSWERS AND I SPOKE TO A NISSAN TECH AND HE SAID MINE WAS AN ISOLATED ISSUE BUT I'VE BEEN BROWSING WEB AND THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF THE SAME ISSUE WHERE IS THE RECALL IF YOU HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM PLEASE KEEP COMPLAINING CALL YOUR LOCAL NEWS CHANNEL WE HAVE RIGHTS AS CONSUMERS AND ARE BEING HELD BY PUPPET STRINGS I MEAN THE CAR REVS ITSELF ,DIFFERENT RPMS YOU LITERALLY HAVE NO CONTROL ON IT SHIFTING PLEASE HELP! *TR