2004 Nissan Maxima

MY NISSAN MAXIMA 2004 VIOLENTLY JERKS WHEN SHIFTING GEARS UP AND DOWN. THIS PROBLEM HAPPENS USUALLY AFTER THE CAR WARMED UP AND BEEN DRIVEN FOR A HOUR OR SO BUT CAN HAPPEN ANYTIME. IT DOESN'T HAPPEN ALL THE TIME ABOUT 50% OF THE TIME. TOLD THE DEALER AND THEY SAID THEY CANT FEEL IT AND I MUST JUST CONTINUE YOU TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE. THIS IS DANGEROUS WHEN ON THE HIGHWAY CAUSE WHEN CHANGING LANES AND THE CAR SHIFTS DOWN IT JERKS BAD AND CAN CAUSE ME TO CRASH IF IM NOT CAREFUL.I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED AND AM REQUESTING SOMETHING TO BE DONE. THANK YOU *TR

HELLO MY NAME IS KEVIN SPARKS, I'M 25 AND WORK AS A PROFESSIONAL CHEF. I PURCHASED A NISSAN 2004 MAXIMA SE WITH 31,500 MILES ABOUT 3 YEARS AGO, I HAVE 79,000 MILES NOW WHICH I'M STILL PAYING $550 PER MONTH. NOW I'M NOT COMPLAINING ABOUT MY PAYMENTS ITS JUST AN EXAMPLE OF WHAT I THOUGHT I WAS GETTING IN A MAXIMA. THEY ARE SUPPOSED TO BE RELIABLE VEHICLES, KNOWN FOR BEING GREAT CARS. HERE IS MY PROBLEM, THE TRANSMISSION IS SHOT. NOT BECAUSE I MISTREAT THE CAR ITS THE NEW TRANNY SYSTEMS THAT WERE IMPLEMENTED IN 2004. THE TRANSMISSION HAS A VIOLENT SHIFTING PROBLEM, IT JERKS INTO 3RD GEAR WHILE I WAS DRIVING JERKING ME INTO THE WINDSHIELD, I HIT MY HEAD WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH. IF THIS IS NOT AN UNSAFE PROBLEM WHAT IS? DO YOUR WHEELS HAVE TO FALL OFF? OR CAN NISSAN OWN UP TO THIS SAFETY ISSUE I PERSONALLY KNOW TWO OTHER NISSAN MAXIMA OWNER 2005'S WITH THE SAME ISSUE. THEN AFTER SOME RESEARCH OVER THE INTERNET I'VE FOUND THAT MANY NISSAN CUSTOMERS ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. THEY DIDN'T GET INJURED BUT ALSO FEEL UNSAFE WHILE DRIVING. THIS IS AN ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE RESOLVED , THERE SHOULDN'T BE A PROBLEM LIKE THIS FOR SAFETY REASONS. THERE IS TOO MANY PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM, HOPEFULLY NISSAN CAN FINALLY OWN UP TO THEIR BIG MISTAKE. I LOOK TO FURTHER PER-SUE THIS ISSUE. *TR

I OWN A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA SE. AT APPROXIMATELY 80,000 MILES, THE CAR BEGAN TO JERK WHEN UPSHIFTING AND DOWNSHIFTING FROM THE 1, 2, AND 3 GEARS. BETWEEN 80,000 MILES AND 90,000 MILES, THE JERKING WORSENED AND BECAME HARD JERKS. THE PROBLEM WAS PARTICULARLY NOTICEABLE IN TRAFFIC, WHEN GOING UNDER 35 MPH OR AT FREEWAY OFF RAMPS (WHEN I DECELERATE FROM FREEWAY SPEED AND THEN ACCELERATE INTO A TURN). AT 91,000 MILES, I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER FOR A 90,000 MILE MAINTENANCE. DEALER CLAIMED NO PROBLEMS. I DID A PARTIAL TRANSMISSION FLUSH PER DEALER SUGGESTION. 2 WEEKS LATER, THE CAR JERKED VERY HARD DURING A SLOW LEFT TURN. THE "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT TURNED ON. AT THE NEXT INTERSECTION, THE CAR WAS BETWEEN 2,000-3,000 RPM AT A STOP. THEN, WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN, THE CAR WOULD NOT MOVE WHEN I APPLIED GAS. I REVVED THE CAR TO NEARLY 4,000 RPM AND THE CAR MOVED VERY SLOWLY. IT TOOK A VERY LONG TIME TO GET TO TRAFFIC SPEED. I DROVE DIRECTLY TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND WAS TOLD MY TRANSMISSION WAS DEAD. THEY SUGGESTED I GET A NEW TRANSMISSION FOR OVER $4,000. I HAVE READ MANY, MANY WEBSITES WITH HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS FROM OWNERS OF THE 2004 MODEL YEAR NISSAN MAXIMA. I WILL NOT PAY FOR THIS KNOWN ISSUE. I WANT NISSAN TO FIX THIS KNOWN ISSUE! THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE, AS I WAS ALMOST HIT MULTIPLE TIMES WHEN THE CAR WOULD NOT RESPOND IN TRAFFIC!! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. WHEN SHIFTING GEARS THE VEHICLE WILL HESITATE AND THEN DOWN-SHIFT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT AN EXPENSE OF $4,000.00. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 140,000. SHE CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER, AND WAS ADVISED THAT SHE COULD HAVE THE FUEL SYSTEM FLUSHED. SHE WILL TRADE THE VEHICLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 140,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

2004 NISSAN MAXIMA TRANSMISSION FAILURE. THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM MY NISSAN AND THEY FAIL TO ADDRESS THE PROBLEM. IT SHIFTS VERY HARD FROM 1-2 GEAR, EVEN KNOWN FOR BREAKING THE MOTOR MOUNTS. FAILURE BEGAN AT 60,000 MILES, BUT HAS GOTTEN WORSE OVER TIME. THIS ISSUE COULD LEAD TO A MAJOR ACCIDENT OR EVEN DEATH OF DRIVER OR PASSENGERS. *TR

I OWN A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA THAT HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS SINCE I HIT AROUND THE 100K MARK. THE PROBLEM IN DETAIL IS A HARD JERKING/KICK WHEN I GO IN AND OUT OF 1ST GEAR. IT ONLY SEEMS TO DO IT ONCE THE CAR IS FULLY WARMED UP AND/OR WHEN I HAVE BEEN DRIVING FOR ABOUT 45 MINS. IT IS ALSO MORE NOTICEABLE WHILE IN TRAFFIC OR ON ROADS WITH MANY LIGHTS---OF COURSE... I DID MY RESEARCH AND ALOT OF 2004-5 NISSAN MAXIMA OWNERS ARE EXPERIENCING THAT SAME PROBLEM AND NISSAN WILL NOT RECALL THE TRANSMISSION, SO I AM WILLING TO GO THROUGH THE CORRECT PROCEDURE TO SEE IF THIS WILL HELP US GET OUR PROBLEMS FIXED OR REIMBURSED FOR GETTING THE TRANS FIXED ON OUR OWN. I AM SCHEDULED TO GET THIS FIXED THE WEEK OF DECEMBER 28TH. *TR

MY 2004 MAXIMA DOES THE HARD SHIFTING FROM 1ST TO 2ND AND HESITATES TO GO INTO GEAR. IT ALSO SHIFTS HARD WHEN HAVING TO SLOW DOWN AND THEN RE-ACCELERATE. IT DOES THE HARD SHIFTING FROM 1ST TO 2ND AND HESITATES TO GO INTO GEAR. IT ALSO SHIFTS HARD WHEN HAVING TO SLOW DOWN AND THEN RE-ACCELERATE. I DID A TRANSMISSION FLUID CHANGE ON IT, HOWEVER STILL NO DIFFERENCE. CALLED NISSAN AND THEY SAID TO DO A TRANSMISSION FLUSH AND FILL, AND IT SHOULD STOP, TOOK IT IN FOR A SERVICE AND NO DIFFERENCE, JUST OUT 200+. THEY SAID IT WOULD NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION IF THAT DIDN'T WORK, AND AFTER READING ALL ABOUT ALL THE PROBLEMS EVERYONE ELSE IS HAVING, I SERIOUSLY DOUBT I'M GOING TO INVEST ANYMORE TIME OR MONEY INTO THIS CAR. *TR

I BOUGHT A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA AND I HAVE BEEN HAVING TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS EVER SINCE I BOUGHT IT. THE CAR JERK VIGOROUSLY OUT OF GEARS AND I AM AFRAID THAT ONE DAY, I MAY GET IN AN ACCIDENT DUE TO THIS DEFECT. I AM ONE OF MANY SUFFERING FROM THE SAME TRANSMISSION PROBLEM! SOMETHING HAS TO BE DONE. WHEN I CALLED NISSAN, THEY DO NOT WANT ANYTHING TO DO WITH ME. *TR

2004 NISSAN MAX CONSTANTLY SLIPS WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE AND SOMETIMES WHEN BACKING UP. USUALLY OCCURS AFTER THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN ON THE ROAD FOR ABOUT 40 MINUTES. HAD TRANSMISSION FLUID CLEANED TWICE, BEEN ON THE MACHINE TWICE, AND READING OTHERS COMPLAINTS FOR THE ONES THAT HAVE REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION THE PROBLEM IS STILL OCCURRING. *TR