2005 Nissan Maxima

I WAS DRIVING IN 40'S AND SUDDENLY MY TRANSMISSION GETS STUCK. IT WONT GO DOWN OR UP.AND SUDDDENLY WHEN IT DOES IT GIVES ME A HUGE JERK. THIS CAN BE A DANGEROUS PROBLEM WHICH CAN CAUSE SERIOUS ACCIDENTS. LOOKING AT ALL THE FORUMS IN THE INTERNET SEEMS LIKE ALMOST ALL THE NISSAN USERS OF (2004 TO 2006) ARE FACING THE SAME PROBLEM. THERE HAS TO SOME KIND OF RECALL THAT ALL THESE CUSTOMERS HAVE TO GET. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN SHIFTING GEARS FROM PARK TO REVERSE, AND WHEN DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH OR LESS, THE VEHICLE WOULD JERK HARD. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE BUT AFTER TEST DRIVING THE VEHICLE, THE MECHANIC ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS DEFECTIVE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 140,000.

ACCELERATING FROM A STOP THE TRANSMISSION WILL VIOLENTLY JERK WHEN SHIFTING FROM FIRST TO SECOND GEAR. IN ADDITION, SLOWING THE VEHICLE DOWN TO A STOP THE TRANSMISSION JERKS VIOLENTLY CHANGING GEARS FROM FIRST TO SECOND. SHIFTING FROM PARK TO DRIVE THE TRANSMISSION WILL NOT ENGAGE IMMEDIATELY AND AFTER APPROXIMATELY 7 TO 10 SECONDS THE VEHICLE LUNGES AS THE TRANSMISSION FINALLY ENGAGES. THE PROBLEMS OCCUR AFTER THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN DRIVEN FOR SEVERAL MILES AND THE ENGINE IS WARM. THIS PROBLEM PRESENTED ITSELF JUST AFTER 60,000 MILES. SEARCHING THE INTERNET REVEALS HUNDREDS OF OTHER OWNERS EXPERIENCING THE SAME HAZARDOUS PROBLEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO SHIFT INTO SECOND GEAR, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD KNOCKING NOISE. ALSO WHEN SHE ATTEMPTED TO SHIFT BETWEEN GEARS THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT TO BRING THE VEHICLE IN FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. NO REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 130,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN SHIFTING FROM FIRST TO SECOND GEAR, THE VEHICLE WOULD JERK VIOLENTLY. IN ADDITION, WHEN SHIFTING TO FIFTH GEAR, THE SHIFTER BECAME STUCK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 65,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

I OWN A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA WHICH I ABSOLUTELY LOVE! BUT ABOUT TWO MONTHS AGO I STARTED TO EXPERIENCE PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION. AFTER THE CAR WAS WARMED UP AND I HAVE BEEN DRIVING IT FOR ABOUT 20 MIN.S OR SO THE TRANSMISSION WOULD ACT UP WHEN I WAS BETWEEN 2 AND 3 RPMS AND WOULD EITHER REV THE ENGINE OR TAKE ABOUT 5 TO 10 SECONDS BEFORE SHIFTING GEARS WITH A ROUGH CLUNK NOISE AND A HARD JERK. THE SAME THING HAPPENS WHEN I GO FROM DRIVE TO REVERSE IT WOULD TAKE A WHILE AND THEN MAKE A ROUGH JERK BEFORE CHANGING GEARS. I FEEL THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD BECAUSE YOU NEVER KNOW WHEN THE CAR WILL ACCELERATE ON ITS OWN OR THRUST INTO ANOTHER CAR WHEN CHANGING GEARS ABRUPTLY. *TR

MY CAR IS A USED 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA SE 4 DOOR AND I HAVE AROUND 139,139 MILES ON THE CAR. I GOT THE CAR IN MARCH OF 2011 AND AFTER TWO MONTHS THE CAR STARTED JERKING. THE JERKING HAPPENS WHEN I PUT MY CAR FROM PARK TO REVERSE OR WHEN I'M DRIVING THE CAR SLIPS FROM THE 1-2ND GEAR AND CAUSES A HUGE JERK LIKE THE CAR IS GETTING REAR ENDED. FROM SOME EXTENDED WEB SEARCHING I SEE THAT THIS IS NOT ONLY GOING ON IN MY CAR BUT THIS SEEMS LIKE A RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE WOULD BE NECESSARY. *TR

I OWN A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA SL. AT ABOUT 65000 MILES I STARTED TO EXPERIENCE PROBLEMS WITH MY TRANSMISSION. WHEN CHANGING THE GEAR FROM PARK TO DRIVE THE CAR WOULD VIOLENTLY KICK BACK AND FORTH. THE SAME WOULD OCCUR WHEN EVER THE CAR TRANSITIONED BETWEEN THE 5 GEARS. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS TRANSMISSION PROBLEM ONLINE AND HAVE ALSO SURVEYED MANY LOCAL MECHANICS. I HAVE LEARNED THAT THIS IS A RECURRING PROBLEM WITH THE 2005 YEAR MODEL. ON WEBSITES SUCH AS "SAFECAR.GOV" THERE ARE OVER 300 COMPLAINTS REPORTED ABOUT THE SAME EXACT ISSUE. I TOOK THE CAR TO MY LOCAL NISSAN DEALER AND THEY SUGGESTED THAT I CONTACT NISSAN HEADQUARTERS TO HELP FIND A SOLUTION. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD JERK VIOLENTLY WHEN SHIFTING FROM FIRST TO SECOND GEAR OR WHEN SHIFTING FROM PARK TO DRIVE. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL INTERMITTENTLY. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHO REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 102,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000.

BOUGHT CAR BRAND NEW 9/2005. CAR WAS SERVICED MULTIPLE TIMES AND EVEN A NISSAN ENGINEER TESTED STEERING AND SUSPENSION. WHEN SPEED IS AT 60 MPR, STEERING WHEEL SHAKES. NEW TIRES WERE PUT ON BY DEALERSHIP SEVERAL TIMES, ALSO. ENGINEER STATED THAT CAR WAS SUPPOSED TO DO THAT. WELL NOW MY CAR'S TRANSMISSION IS ACTING UP. PLEASE NOTE THAT STEERING WHEEL STILL SHAKES, TOO. I DID A GOOGLE SEARCH AND SEE THAT NUMEROUS PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE. THIS CAR HAS TO BE A LEMON. I WILL BE CONTACTING NISSAN NORTH AMERICA TO FILE A COMPLAINT ALSO AND REQUEST THAT THEY REPAIR MY CAR. *TR