2005 Nissan Maxima

MY PROBLEM BEGAN IN APRIL 2011 AND CONTINUE STILL. MY CAR WAS SHIFTING HARD AND JUMPING IN AND OUT OF GEAR. I TOOK IT IN TO RAY BRANDT NISSAN AND WAS TOLD THE MOTOR MOUNTS WERE BROKEN AND THIS WAS THE PROBLEM CAUSING THE TRANSMISSION TO BUMP. AS MY VEHICLE WARRANTY WAS APPROACHING EXPIRATION I HAD IT SERVICED TO MAKE SURE THINGS WERE IN ORDER. ANYWAY, JUST 2 WEEKS AGO (MID JANUARY 2012) I TOOK MY CAR IN FOR TRANSMISSION SERVICE. WHEN I GOT MY CAR BACK THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPING STARTED AGAIN AND THIS TIME IT IS HAPPENING MORE OFTEN. I WILL BE GOING DOWN THE ROAD AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THE TRANSMISSION WINDS LIKE IT WAS PUT IN NEUTRAL AND THE BUMPS INTO GEAR GIVING ME A WHIPLASH EFFECT (DID I MENTION I SUFFER WITH NECK PAIN). I AM NOW REALLY AFRAID TO DRIVE THIS CAR AS IT MAY SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL WHILE I AM PASSING SOMEONE OR CROSSING TRAFFIC AND THE RESULT COULD BE FATAL. WITH ALL OF THE COMPLAINTS MADE, I SURE HOPE SOMEONE WILL COME TO OUR AID AND HAVE THIS PROBLEM RECALLED. I CALLED THE NISSAN COMPLAINT DIVISION AND THEY SAID SINCE THEY DID NOT ACTUALLY WORK ON THE TRANSMISSION, THEY COULD NOT HELP ME IN ANY WAY. IN OTHER WORDS, GIVE ME YOUR MONEY AND FORGET YOU. IT IS SAD WHEN YOU BUY A VEHICLE AND PAY ALOT FOR IT THINKING YOU WILL HAVE DEPENDABLE TRANSPORTATION YOU GET SCREWED SO BADLY. I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER NISSAN AGAIN AND WILL PASS THE WORD ON TO AS MANY PEOPLE AS POSSIBLE. P.S. I HAVE OWNED TOYOTA'S IN THE PAST AND THEY ALWAYS STAND BEHIND YOU AND HELP AS MUCH AS THEY CAN. PLEASE HELP!!!! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL ENGAGED, THE VEHICLE JERKED FROM FIRST TO SECOND GEAR. THE VEHICLE ALSO HESITATED TO ACCELERATE WHEN PRESSURE WAS APPLIED TO THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, WHERE THEY STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 92,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 93,000.

A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO, MY 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA BEGAN HAVING TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. WHEN BEGINNING TO DRIVE, THE VEHICLE WILL JERK WHEN IT REACHES 2 AND 3 RPMS AND REV THE ENGINE. BEFORE IT RESUMES "NORMAL" DRIVE, IT WILL JERK AGAIN AND MAKE A LOUD CLUNKING NOISE. THIS ALSO HAPPENS WHEN ATTEMPTING TO PUT THE CAR INTO REVERSE. I WAS TOLD TODAY BY THE LOCAL NISSAN DEALERSHIP THAT THE TRANSMISSION MUST BE REPLACED COSTING APPROXIMATELY $3300.00! THE DEALERSHIP NEVER INFORMED ME OF THESE ISSUES, EVEN AFTER A TRANSMISSION FLUSH AND A COURTESY CHECK WHEN I FIRST BROUGHT THE CAR TO THEM SEVERAL WEEKS AGO. I AM SHOCKED AND DISTURBED AFTER READING HOW MANY OTHER NISSAN MAXIMA OWNERS ARE HAVING THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM I AM HAVING. HOW MANY COMPLAINTS MUST THERE BE FOR A RESOLUTION IF EACH PERSON IS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM?! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO JERK WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST AND THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 79,000.

MY 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA (BUILD DATE OF 08/04) HAS 77000 MILES AND HAS STARTED SHOWING SIGNS OF WHAT MAY BE SERIOUS TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS THAT INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING: 1. TAKES ABOUT 5 SECONDS TO CLICK INTO GEAR AFTER THE SHIFT LEVER IS PUT IN "D" 2. VERY HARD JERKY SHIFTS BETWEEN 1ST TO 2ND AND 2ND TO 1ST AND ACCOMPANIED BY LOUD CLUNKING NOISE. 3. TRANSMISSION SLIPS OUT OF GEAR DURING REGULAR DRIVING ALLOWING THE ENGINE TO REV FREELY THEN JERKING BACK INTO GEAR WITH A LOUD CLUNK. THEN FOLLOWED BY A BURNT OIL / ELECTRICAL TYPE SMELL THAT GETS INSIDE THE CAR AND EVIDENT OUTSIDE AFTER STOPPING. 4. ENGINE MOUNTS HAVE BEEN REPLACED DUE TO THIS PROBLEM AND NISSAN DEALER REFUSE TO HELP KNOWING THIS PROBLEM OCCURS WITH THEIR MAXIMA. *KB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE FROM A COMPLETE STOP BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING WHERE THE MECHANIC ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 99,200.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE SHIFTING GEARS, THERE WOULD BE A FIVE SECOND DELAY BEFORE THE VEHICLE ACTUALLY SHIFTED INTO THE SELECTED GEAR. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD VIOLENTLY JERK WHILE DRIVING 25 TO 30 MPH. THERE WOULD ALSO BE AN INCREASE IN THE ENGINE RPMS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 93,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. AFTER RESTARTING THE VEHICLE, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. IN ADDITION, WHILE ATTEMPTING TO SHIFT BETWEEN FIRST AND SECOND GEARS, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD CLUNKING NOISE AND THE VEHICLE WOULD VIOLENTLY JERK. THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING A SERVICE APPOINTMENT WITH THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 92,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 91,700.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED TO SHIFT PROPERLY WITH EXTREME HESITATION. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VALVE BODY AND SOLENOID WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED WITHIN THE TRANSMISSION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE DEFECT. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,000.