2004 Nissan Maxima

2004 MAXIMA TRANSMISSION JERKING AND SLIPPING GEARS. WAS TOLD TO REPLACE TRANSMISSION VALE ASSEMBLY BODY AND OR TRANSMISSION. I SURVEYED THIS COMPLAINTS AND FOUND THAT THERE ARE SEVERAL WITH SAME ISSUE. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALLED ITEM AND MOST IMPORTANT. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. THE FEDERAL GOV.'T MUST ACT NOW BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED. *TR

I JUST PURCHASED A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA AND I AM EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION. WHEN UP OR DOWN SHIFTING FROM 1ST TO 2ND OR 2ND TO 3RD THE CAR JERKS PERIODICALLY. WHILE LEAVING A RED LIGHT THE CAR REVVED UP FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEAR AND WHEN THE CAR FINALLY ENGAGED I NEARLY HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. ON ANOTHER OCCASION WHILE LEAVING A RED LIGHT I ALMOST GOT REARENDED BECAUSE MY CAR STARTED TO MOVE AND THEN THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED AND THEN JERKED INTO GEAR. I WENT ON LINE TO SEE IF THERE WAS A FIX FOR THE PROBLEM WITHOUT TAKING IT TO THE SHOP AND THAT'S WHEN I SEEN SOME NISSAN MAXIMA FORUMS AND DISCOVERED THAT THERE HUNDREDS OF 04 MAXIMA OWNERS THAT ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. MOST PEOPLE SAY THAT THEY HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THEIR TRANSMISSION AT AN AVERAGE COST OF 3500.00 DOLLARS. I AM A HARD WORKING AMERICAN AND I WILL BE PAYING ON THIS CAR FOR THE NEXT 4 YEARS AND NOW I AM WORRIED I WILL HAVE TO SPEND 3500.00 THAT I DON'T HAVE ON A TRANSMISSION THAT APPEARS TO BE A DEFECTIVE PART FROM NISSAN. I EXPECT MORE OUT OF A 5 YEAR OLD CAR. *TR

2004 NISSAN MAXIMA SE, TRANSMISSION PROBLEM WITH JERKING AND SLIPPING AT THE 2ND AND 3RD GEAR SHIFTING. I TRIED TO HAVE THE PROBLEM AT A TRANSMISSION SHOP TWICE SPEND MORE THAN $2,000. I FOUND OUT THAT TRANSMISSION PROBLEM WITH 2004 MAXIMA WAS WELL KNOWN AMONG THE MECHANICS. ONE TIME THE CAR BRIEFLY STOPPED ON A FREEWAY IN A HEAVY TRAFFIC WITH REPEATED STOP-AND-GO SITUATION. AT THAT TIME, I WAS RIDING WITH MY SON. HE WAS SHOCKED AT THE CAR DIED DOWN ON A FREEWAY. I HAPPENED TO HAVE IT STARTED AGAIN. HOWEVER, I DO NOT WANT TO DRIVE THE CAR ANYMORE, BECAUSE I AM AFRAID OF SUCH INCIDENT HAPPENING AGAIN. I DO NOT UNDERSTAND THE TRANSMISSION IS NOT BEING RECALLED, EVEN THOUGHT THE PROBLEM IS WELL-KNOWN AMONG THE PART SHOPS AND THE MECHANICS. SOMETIMES, THE ENGINE REVVS UP WITHOUT BEING ENGAGED AND SOMETIMES THE CARD MOVES VERY SLOWLY WITH DEAD POOR. I CONTACTED MY MECHANICS AND DISCUSSED ABOUT THE SITUATION. HE TOLD ME THAT SINCE THE PROBLEM IS WELL KNOWN AND 2004 MAXIMA TRANSMISSION WAS ONLY OF THAT YEAR MODEL AND NISSAN CHANGED THE TRANSMISSION MODEL TO DIFFERENT ONE IN 2005. NISSAN KNEW THIS PROBLEM. I BELIEVE THAT WAS THE REASON THEY ARE USING DIFFERENT TRANSMISSION MODEL. *TR

I PURCHASED A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA IN 2004. I RECENTLY BEGIN TO EXPERIENCE JERKS IN MY TRANSMISSION WHEN DOWN SHIFTING AND WHEN TAKING OFF FROM 1ST TO 2ND. THIS IS SO DISAPPOINTING SINCE NISSAN WAS SUPPOSE TO BE ONE OF THE MORE RELIABLE VEHICLES. I TOOK MY CAR TO DEALERSHIP;HOWEVER, THEY LAUGH WHEN I TOLD THEM WHAT YEAR AND THE PROBLEM I WAS HAVING. THEY STATED WE CAN PUT A NEW ONE IN FOR YOU AT $3500. THIS WAS DISAPPOINTING OF NISSAN, SINCE THEY OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE WITH REPLACEMENT. I HAVE READ SEVERAL ARTICLES ON LINE IN REGARDS TO NISSAN AND THE ISSUE WITH THE TRANSMISSION AND TO THIS DAY NISSAN HAS DONE NOTHING TO RECALL THIS DEFECT PART. *TR

1. I JUST BOUGHT MY 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA WITH 56000 MILES ON IT ABOUT 2 WEEKS AGO. 2. I STARTED TO NOTICE THE A BUCKLING AND DELAY WITH THE TRANSMISSION BETWEEN 1ST AND 2ND GEARS ON AN AUTOMATIC. IT OCCURS QUIET OFTEN. THE CAR DOES NOT MOVE WHEN I GIVE IT GAS, SO I GIVE IT MORE GAS AND THEN IT JUMPS INTO GEAR AND SPEEDS UP RAPIDLY, CAUSING TO DRIVE HAZARDOUSLY. 3. THE CAR WAS JUST PURCHASED AND ALL THE CHECK UPS WERE DONE ON THE CAR. *TR

I HAVE A 2004 MAXIMA THAT I PURCHASED IN 2/08 WITH ONLY 30,000 MILES AT THE TIME OF PURCHASE. STARTING IN MAY OF 2008 I TOOK THE CAR IN FOR A JERKING SENSATION THAT I NEVER FELT BEFORE, THE DEALER SAID THAT IT WAS A MOTOR MOUNT PROBLEM WHICH WAS FIXED. AND JUST A MONTH LATER I TOOK THE CAR BACK FOR THE SAME PROBLEM AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY HAD TO FLUSH THE TRANSMISSION, DIDN'T WORK. IN 9/08 THEY SUPPOSEDLY REBUILT MY TRANSMISSION BUT WHAT DO YOU KNOW THAT TODAY I HAD TO TAKE MY CAR BACK TO THE DEALER FOR THE 7TH TIME. THEY HAVE MY CAR NOW, I TOOK IT TO THEM COMPLAINING OF THE SAME HARD DOWN SHIFT JERKING I FEEL WHEN I DOWNSHIFT OR TURN CORNER, EVEN AS I ALMOST COME TO A STOP BUT CONTINUE TO ACCELERATE,THE CAR SHIFTS VERY HARD, LIKE A WHIPLASHING FEELING. I DON'T FEEL SAFE IN THE CAR ANYMORE, I HAVE TO WORK AND GO TO SCHOOL AND NEED RELIABLE MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION FOR ME AND MY CHILDREN. I TOOK IT TO NISSAN TODAY AND THEY TOLD ME THAT IT WAS DEFINITELY A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM AND THE ONLY WAY TO FIX THIS PROBLEM WOULD BE TO GET A WHOLE NEW TRANSMISSION THAT I CANNOT AFFORD AND EVEN THE EXTENDED WARRANTY THAT I PURCHASED WHEN I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE DOESN'T COVER A BRAND NEW TRANSMISSION ONLY A REBUILT ONE, AND THE REBUILT ONE IS WHAT IS MAKING MY CAR WORSE. NISSAN NEEDS TO TAKE CARE OF THEIR CUSTOMERS AND PROVIDE A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM, THEY ARE REALLY LOOSING CUSTOMERS THIS WAY BECAUSE RIGHT NOW I WOULD NOT RECOMMEND A NISSAN TO ANYONE, IF THEY TOOK BETTER CARE OF THERE GUEST AND FIXED ALL THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS AND THEY DO KNOW THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM THEN MAYBE THEY WOULD GET BETTER FEEDBACK FROM US PAYING CONSUMERS AND WE WOULD RECOMMEND THEM TO FAMILY AND FRIENDS, AND WE WOULD KNOW NISSAN FOR TAKING GOOD CARE OF THERE GUESTS. PLEASE HELP EVERYONE SOLVE THIS MATTER BEFORE ITS TO LATE. *TR

I PURCHASED MY 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA SE IN DECEMBER 2006. AUGUST 2008 I BEGAN EXPERIENCING A JERKING OF MY VEHICLE AROUND 65K MILES. 4 MECHANICS WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE IT. TOOK IT TO NISSAN THEY SAID IT WAS MY ECU I PAID 1389.50 TO REPLACE IT. LESS THAN 15 MINUTES AFTER PULLING OFF THE LOT. THE NEXT DAY I TOOK IT BACK AND WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS MY TRANSMISSION AND IT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED FOR $3600. IT OCCURS EVERYTIME I DRIVE AFTER 10 MINUTES OF WARMING UP, DAILY. *TR