2004 Nissan Maxima

2004 NISSAN MAXIMA - TRANSMISSION ISSUE ON CARS WITH OVER 80,000 MILES. TRANSMISSION WOULD SLIP GEARS AND "KICK" BETWEEN GEARSHIFTS. DURING DOWNSHIFTS, CAR STALLS BETWEEN GEAR SHIFTS. DURING UPSHIFTS, CAR EITHER SLIPS GEARS WITH ENGINE REVVING OR "KICKS" REALLY HARD INTO THE NEXT GEAR. HAPPENS WHEN CAR IS WARMED UP. THE KICK FEELS LIKE I AM BEING REAR ENDED. *TR

I HAVE HAD MY 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA FOR ALMOST 2 YEARS NOW. FOR OVER ONE YEAR I HAVE BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH MY TRANSMISSION JERKING AND KICKING WHEN GOING FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEAR AND FROM 2ND TO 1ST GEAR. I TOOK THE CAR TO A NISSAN DEALERSHIP APPROXIMATELY 6 MONTHS AGO AND THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE TRANSMISSION SO THEY SUGGESTED THAT THE TRANSMISSION BE FLUSHED AND THE FLUID BE REPLACED. AFTER THIS WAS DONE THE CAR RODE FINE FOR ABOUT 2 DAYS AND RETURNED TO ITS NORMAL THRASHING AND JERKING. KNOCKING SO HARD AT TIMES THAT IT CAUSES ME TO HAVE HEADACHES AND MY HEAD TO HIT THE HEAD REST. IRONICALLY THE TRANSMISSION ONLY DOES THIS ONLY WHEN THE CAR HAS WARMED UP. I HAVE SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT WITH THE SAME NISSAN DEALER I WENT TO PREVIOUSLY WHICH IS SCHEDULED FOR THIS FRIDAY REGARDING THIS SAME ISSUE. THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE WHO OWN THIS MAKE AND MODEL WHO SHARE THE SAME ISSUES IS ASTRONOMICAL AND IT WOULD BE ABSOLUTELY IMPOSSIBLE FOR NISSAN AND THEIR MECHANICS TO NOT BE AWARE OF IT. IT SEEMS AS THOUGH THERE IS NO ONE ADMITTING THERE IS AN ISSUE WITH THESE TRANSMISSIONS OR ACCEPTING RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS ISSUE. TO SAY THE LEAST, DRIVING THIS CAR IS SCARY AND UNSAFE. DRIVING IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC COULD BE DISASTROUS WITH A CAR IN THIS CONDITION ALONG WITH SLOWING DOWN TO TURN A CORNER OR ANY SITUATION WHEN YOU MAY NEED TO ACCELERATE OR STOP QUICKLY. SOMEONE PLEASE ADDRESS THIS ISSUE AND HOLD NISSAN RESPONSIBLE. THIS IS A HUGE ETHICAL ISSUE THAT RAISES MANY SAFETY CONCERNS AND HAS BEEN BRUSHED UNDER THE RUG FOR YEARS! *TR

MY DISASTER: FIRST WHILE DRIVING, THE CAR SHUT OFF. I WAS LEFT WITH NO POWER ANYTHING (STEERING, BRAKES, ETC). LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO PULL ONTO A SIDE ROAD. THE LOCAL SHOP SAID I NEEDED A NEW ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE (ECM) OR ONBOARD COMPUTER. HAD TO THEN TOW IT TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR PROGRAMMING. I WAS STILL GETTING A MIS-FIRE AND IT WAS A RESULT OF 6 BAD COILS WHICH ARE BELIEVED TO HAVE CREATED THE BAD COMPUTER. ON TOP OF ALL THIS, I NEEDED TO REPLACE MY CAM SHAFT SENSORS BECAUSE THEY WERE DAMAGED. TO SUMMARIZE: BAD COILS LEAD TO BURNING OF MY ECM, WHICH IN TURN DESTROYED MY CAM SHAFT SENSORS = $2700!!! *TR

I BOUGHT A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA SL IN 2007, WITH 41750 MILES ON IT FROM NISSAN DEALERSHIP IN OKC, OKLAHOMA. IN JULY 2009 THE TRANSMISSION STARTED SLIPPING WHEN SHIFTING FROM FIRST TO SECOND GEAR AT APPROX. 20-25MPH. THE CAR IS AN AUTOMATIC WITH A V-6 ENGINE. WHEN THIS STARTED THE CAR HAD APPOX. 64K MILES ON IT. I TOOK THE CAR TO A LOCAL NISSAN DEALERSHIP IN JULY 2009 AND THEY TOLD ME A DRAIN AND FILL OF THE TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS NEEDED. WITHIN 3 WEEKS AFTER PERFORMING THE DRAIN/FILL THE SAME SHIFTING ISSUE RESULTING. WHEN BRAKING OR ACCELERATING THE TRANSMISSION DOES NOT SHIFT RESULTING IN A SEVERE JERKING OF THE CAR. THE JERKING CAN BE O HARSH THAT MY HEAD WILL HIT THE HEAD REST BEHIND ME WHEN THE TRANSMISSION FINALLY WILL SHIFT. CURRENT, MY NISSAN MAXIMA IS ONCE AGAIN BACK AT THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY ARE TELLING ME THAT I NEED TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. ONCE AGAIN MY CAR ONLY HA 64K MILES AND I'VE ONLY OWNED IT FOR 2 YEARS THE TRANSMISSION ISSUES MUST BE OWN BY NISSAN HOWEVER THEY WILL NOT ASSIST WITH ANSWERS OR A RECALL. THIS MIGHT EXPLAIN THE EXTREMELY LARGE DIFFERENCE IN THE RETAIL PRICE OF THE CAR THE TRADE-IN PRICE OF AN 2004 MAXIMA, IT'S CLOSE TO A $10K DIFFERENCE. I BOUGHT MY CAR FOR $20K+ AND CURRENTLY TRADE IN IS ONLY $8-10K. NISSAN NEEDS TO BE HELD RESPONSIBLE TO RECALLING THESE TRANSMISSIONS AND REPLACING THEM WITH A NEW CORRECT MAKE. *TR

IM WRITING YOU TODAY TO INFORMED YOU THAT MY 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA LS IS HAVING MAJOR TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. I BOUGHT THE CAR NEW IN 2004. THIS LEAD ME TO GO ONLINE AND INQUIRE FURTHER ABOUT THIS PROBLEM, LOOKS LIKE A LOT OF FOLKS ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. I HAVE FILED A FORMAL COMPLAINT WITH NISSAN. VERY CONCERNED BECAUSE OF NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS. *TR

2004 NISSAN MAXIMA WITH LESS THAN 100,000 MILES. THE TRANSMISSION JERKS CONSTANTLY BETWEEN 1ST AND 2ND GEAR. WE TOOK IT TO THE DEALERS AND WERE TOLD THAT WE WOULD HAVE TO BUY A NEW TRANSMISSION. THOUSANDS OF NISSAN OWNERS ARE REPORTING THIS SAME PROBLEM. SOMETHING IS DEFECTIVE WITH THE TRANSMISSION AND ACCORDING TO THE MANY COMPLAINTS, IT IS DEFINITELY A NISSAN PROBLEM. THERE APPEASE TO BE AN UNDOCUMENTED FLAW WITH THIS TRANSMISSION AND IT SHOWED UP IN THE LATE 04 AND EARLY 05 BUILD CARS. *TR

I BOUGHT A USED 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA SE AND AROUND 65K THE CAR'S TRANSMISSION STARTED SLIPPING AND JERKING WHEN GOING FROM SECOND TO THIRD GEAR. I WAS ALMOST IN AN ACCIDENT WHEN MAKING A TURN, THE CAR LOST ACCELERATION, JERKED, MADE A BANG, AND SHOT FORWARD CAUSING ME TO MOMENTARILY LOSE CONTROL OF THE CAR. I WAS TOLD BY TWO DIFFERENT MECHANICS THAT I HAVE A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM AND THESE MODEL CARS ARE NOTORIOUS FOR THAT. IS THIS TRUE? *TR

I'M WRITING YOU TODAY TO INFORMED YOU THAT MY 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA ES WITH 97,000 ON IT IS HAVING MAJOR TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. I BOUGHT THE CAR NEW IN '04. IT BEEN A GOOD CAR UNTIL NOW. FROM PARK POSITION THE TRANSMISSION FLOATS AND IS DELAYED ABOUT 5 SECONDS BEFORE ENGAGING INTO DRIVE. THE TRANSMISSION BUMPS WHEN SLOWING DOWN FROM 2ND TO 1ST GEAR. THE TRANSMISSION FLOATS OUT OF GEAR WHILE CRUISING INTO NEUTRAL, THE RPMS REVS HIGH, THAN IT SLIPS BACK INTO GEAR. ALL THIS HAPPENS ONCE THE CAR IS WARMED UP. I TOOK THE CAR TO A REPUTABLE TRANSMISSION REPAIR SHOP THEY FLUSHED AND FILLED THE TRANSMISSION FLUID, BUT THE PROBLEM STILL EXIST AND HAS GOTTEN A LOT WORSE. THE TRANSMISSION REPAIR SHOP DID NOT SEE ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE TRANSMISSION. THIS LEAD ME TO GO ONLINE AND INQUIRE FURTHER ABOUT THIS PROBLEM, LOOKS LIKE A LOT OF FOLKS ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. I HAVE NOT FILED A FORMAL COMPLAINT WITH NISSAN, OR WITH THE STATE OF NEW YORK ABOUT THE VEHICLE. IS THERE A CLASS ACTION SUIT? PLEASE INCLUDE ME I HAVE ALL THE NECESSARY DOCUMENTATION. PLEASE CONTACT ME TO INFORM ME WHAT SHOULD BE MY NEXT LOGICAL STEP. I JUST REALIZED THE PROBLEM WITH THESE TRANSMISSIONS TODAY. IT IS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE SOMEONE IS FATALLY INJURED FROM THIS DEFECT. NISSAN NORTH AMERICA SHOULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE. MOST OF THESE VEHICLES STILL HAVE SIZABLE CAR LOANS THAT HAVE NOT BEEN PAID OFF DUE THIS ONLY BEING A FIVE YEAR OLD VEHICLE. *TR