2004 Nissan Maxima

1)TRANSMISSION JERKING/SLIPPING 2) OCCURS EVERYTIME I DRIVE. MY WIFE IS NOW AFRAID TO DRIVE CAR 3) NISSAN WILL NOT FIX. I INFORMED THEM THE ISSUE BEGAN INTERMITTENTLY BEFORE WARRANTY WAS UP. ISSUE HAS NOW GOTTEN WORSE. PLEASE LOOK AT ALL THE SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ON THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE. HTTP://WWW.CARSURVEY.ORG/REVIEWS/NISSAN/MAXIMA/R61092/COMMENTS/. *TR

I DRIVE A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA SE. THE PROBLEM IS THE TRANSMISSION. IT SHIFTS VERY HARD FROM GEARS 1-3 UPSHIFTING AND DOWNSHIFTING. I JUST PURCHASED THE CAR IN AUGUST AND NOW THE DEALERSHIP TELLS ME I NEED A NEW TRANNY WHICH I CANNOT AFFORD RIGHT NOW. IT IS AN EXTREME SAFETY HAZARD ON THE ROAD AND WHEN I TALKED TO NISSAN THEY SAID THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO ABOUT IT. THIS OBVIOUS DEFECT NEEDS TO BE RECOGNIZED BY NISSAN AND REPLACED AND FIXED AT THEIR EXPENSE. *TR

I TOO HAVE A 2004 MAXIMA. I MAINTAIN THE CAR AT THE DEALER,. WHILE DRIVING, THE GEARS WILL SLIPS OUT AND AT TIMES STICKS AT THE 5TH GEAR THE ONLY WAY IT COMES OUT OF THE 5TH GEAR IS BY TURNING OFF THE CAR, SIT FOR SEVERAL MINUTES WHILE THE ENGINE COOLS AND STARTING AGAIN. I WAS TOLD THE PROBLEM WITH THE GEAR SHIFTING IS I NEED TO CHANGE THE VALVE ASSEMBLY. IT WAS CHANGED AND 2DAY LATER THE SAME PROBLEM EXISTED. I TOOK IT BACK AND I AM TOLD I NEED TO CHANGE THE AT SOLENOID ASSEMBLY AND OR REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. THIS IS APPARENTLY A KNOW PROBLEM WITH THE 04 MAXIMAS AND SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE ABOUT IT!! *TR

1. AROUND 80,000 MILES I NOTICED HARD JERKING/STOPPING WHEN THE CAR SHIFTED FROM FIRST TO SECOND GEAR AND SECOND TO FIRST. I TOOK IT TO MY MECHANIC AND HE SUGGESTED A TRANSMISSION FLUSH. UNFORTUNATELY THE PROBLEM STILL PERSISTS. 2. THE PROBLEM OCCURS QUITE OFTEN. EVERYDAY AND EVERY TIME I STOP OR SLOW THE VEHICLE DOWN I CAN FEEL THE JERKING MOTION. THE PROBLEM BECOMES WORSE IN HOT WEATHER OR WHEN THE ENGINE IS WARM. 3. I HAVE BROUGHT IT TO MY MECHANIC AND HE SUGGESTED A TRANSMISSION FLUSH, WHICH WAS DONE AT THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP. THE PROBLEM STILL PERSISTS. *TR

IN JULY/AUGUST 2008, I WOULD GET A JERKING MOTION WHEN THE CAR SHIFTED FROM 1ST TO 2ND OR IF I GO FROM DRIVE TO REVERSE (VICE VERSA). MY CAR ALSO WOULDN'T ACCELERATE AND THE ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON. THE CAR WOULD JERK ESPECIALLY HARD WHEN MAKING A TURN AND THE CAR SLOWS DOWN AND PICKS UP SPEED AGAIN. I TOOK MY CAR TO NISSAN IN BAYRIDGE/BROOKLYN, NY AND WAS TOLD THAT I NEEDED CAM SENSORS, A TUNE UP AND A LIST OF OTHER THINGS. ALL TOGETHER, I PAID $2000+ TO REPAIR MY CAR. NOW MY CAR IS HAVING THE VERY SAME ISSUES. I WAS TOLD BY NISSAN TO REPLACE MY ENGINE MOUNTS ($500+). I'VE DONE THAT AND MY CAR IS STILL JERKING, IT WON'T ACCELERATE AND THE ENGINE LIGHT IS ON. NOW THEY ARE TELLING ME I NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION. *TR

MY PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE THE SAME ONE THAT THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE ARE HAVING. I AM A USED CAR DEALER AND HAVE BOUGHT (3) 2004 NISSAN MAXIMAS SL. EVERY ONE OF THEM HAS HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. I KNOW ANY SENSIBLE PERSON READING THIS COMPLAINT WOULD SIMPLY SAY "IDIOT, STOP BUYING NISSANS!!! BUT I WAS TRYING TO GIVE OUR AUTO INDUSTRY THE BENEFIT OF THE DOUBT THAT SINCE SO MANY PEOPLE HAD THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM THAT THEY WOULD AT LEAST REALIZE AND ADMIT THAT , MAYBE ITS NOT THE WORLD THAT HAS THE PROBLEM. IT'S THE 2004 MAXIMA TRANSMISSIONS. WHEN THE CAR GETS WARM, THE TRANSMISSION SLIPS IN BETWEEN 20 AND 30 MPH. IT ALSO JERKS AND DELAYS (ONCE IT GETS HOT) WHEN GOING INTO GEAR. SEVERAL CREDIBLE TRANSMISSION REPAIR SHOPS (I.E. MR. TRANSMISSION), HAVE TRACED IT BACK THE SAME THING. THE FAULTY VALVE BODY IN THE TRANSMISSION. NOW AS A VOICE OF THE PEOPLE AND AFTER READING COMPLAINT AFTER COMPLAINT AFTER COMPLAINT ; SURELY THERE HAS TO BE SOME NON-BIASED AGENCY, WATCH DOG, OR AUTHORITY THAT IS NOT GOING TO LET THESE CAR-MAKING BULLIES RIP ALL OF THESE PEOPLE OFF ESPECIALLY WHEN THEY HAVE BEEN MADE AWARE OF THIS DESIGN FLAW. WE UNDERSTAND THAT THEY HAVE A BUSINESS TO RUN AND THAT THEY CAN'T JUST STAY IN BUSINESS FIXING EVERY SINGLE COMPLAINT THAT AROUSES BUT THIS IS NOT A QUICK FIX FOR THE CONSUMERS AND IT IS COSTING HARD WORKING CONSUMERS MILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN REPAIRS. PLEASE SOMEBODY HELP THE WORKING CLASS. *TR

TRANSMISSION ON 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA SE JERKS VIOLENTLY WHEN SHIFTING FROM 1ST GEAR TO 2ND GEAR, AND FROM 1ST GEAR TO 2ND GEAR. IT ALSO SHIFTS VERY VIOLENTLY, SPORADICALLY, WHEN SHIFTING FROM PARK TO DRIVE. I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY INFORMED ME THAT A TRANSMISSION FLUSH WAS NEEDED. HOWEVER, AFTER PERFORMING THE FLUSH, THE PROBLEM STILL PERSISTS. AFTER RETURNING FOR ANOTHER DIAGNOSTIC TEST ON THE CAR, THE DEALERSHIP INFORMED ME THAT I WOULD NEED A NEW, REBUILT TRANSMISSION. THIS IS VERY FRUSTRATING BECAUSE NISSANS HAVE ALWAYS BEEN KNOWN FOR QUALITY AND NEVER NEEDED THE AMOUNT OF MAJOR REPAIR SERVICES THAT I'VE BEGAN TO EXPERIENCE WITH RELATIVELY LOW MILEAGE, 110K. *TR