2005 Nissan Maxima

FOR THE PAST SEVERAL MONTHS, I HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING THE SAME TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS THAT JUST ABOUT EVERY OTHER 2004-2005 NISSAN MAXIMA OWNER HAS EXPERIENCED. MINE IS A MAXIMA SE WITH 5 SPEED AUTO (WITH MANUAL SHIFT MODE). ONCE THE CAR WARMS UP, THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTS VERY HARD AND ROUGH FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEAR. IT ALSO DOWNSHIFTS HARD FROM 3RD TO 2ND GEAR. AT THIS POINT, IF I PUT THE CAR IN PARK OR REVERSE, AND THEN BACK INTO DRIVE, THERE'S ABOUT A 3-5 SECOND DELAY, THEN IT MAKES A BANGING NOISE AS IT KICKS INTO GEAR. THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS GET WORSE: WHEN SHIFTING FROM 1ST TO 2ND AND 2ND TO 3RD GEARS IT SLIPS INTO NEUTRAL (CAUSING RPM'S TO FREELY SHOOT UP NEARLY TO THE REDLINE) AND THEN JERKS AND SLAMS BACK INTO GEAR VERY ROUGH & HARD. THIS REALLY AFFECTS THE CARS PERFORMANCE. THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS GO FROM WORSE TO MORE WORSE: EVENTUALLY SOMEWHERE BETWEEN 3RD AND 4TH GEAR, I'LL HEAR AND FEEL THE TRANSMISSION MAKE A BANGING SOUND AND LOCK UP...NO UP OR DOWN SHIFTING. THIS CAUSES THE "SERVICE ENGINE SOON" LIGHT TO LIGHT UP. AT THIS POINT, THE CAR ACCELERATES VERY SLOWLY FROM A STOP SINCE IT'S LOCKED IN GEAR AND AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, THE RPM'S ARE VERY HIGH. WHEN SWITCHING THE TRANSMISSION TO MANUAL MODE, THE GEAR INDICATOR ALWAYS STAYS AT "5". I HAVE TO TURN THE CAR OFF FOR A FEW SECONDS AND RE-START THE CAR TO GET THE TRANSMISSION TO SHIFT AGAIN, BUT UNLESS IT'S HAD SEVERAL HOURS TO COOL OFF, THE SAME PROBLEMS START AGAIN IMMEDIATELY IN SEQUENCE. THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT AND HOW NISSAN IS NOT BEING HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS BLOWS MY MIND AND IS COMPLETELY UNACCEPTABLE FOR A $30,000+ CAR THAT'S UNDER 5 YEARS OLD!!! *TR

MY 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA CURRENTLY HAS 84,000 MILES (AND IS OUT OF WARRANTY). I PURCHASED IT IN 2006 WITH 24,000 MI. IT BEGAN BUCKING OR JERKING VERY HARD WHEN CHANGING GEARS (WHILE DRIVING AND WHEN PUTTING INTO DRIVE) OVER 3 MONTHS AGO. THIS PROBLEM OCCURS EVERYDAY I DRIVE THE VEHICLE, SOMETIMES MORE THAT OTHERS. IT WOULD BUCK AND JERK SO HARD THAT I DID NOT FEEL LIKE I WAS IN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. RECENTLY THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON SO I TOOK IT TO BE LOOKED AT. AFTER REPLACING THE FRONT MOTOR MOUNT ($700) AND DRIVING IT OFF THE LOT, 20 MINUTES LATER THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT CAME BACK ON AND THE CAR WAS STILL BUCKING AND JERKING. I BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALER ONLY FOR THEM TO TELL ME 2 MOTOR MOUNTS NEED TO BE REPLACED AS DOES THE TRANSMISSION FOR A TOTAL OF ALMOST $5,000. NO WORK HAS BEEN DONE ON THE CAR BECAUSE I'VE REPORTED THIS TO THE CORPORATE OFFICES OF NISSAN AND THEY HAVE BEGUN AN INVESTIGATION. THERE HAVE BEEN NO CRASHES OR INJURIES DUE TO THIS PROBLEM...YET. HOWEVER, THE CAR IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE. AFTER RESEARCHING THIS PROBLEM ONLINE IT HAS COME TO MY ATTENTION THAT NUMEROUS 2004-2005 NISSAN MAXIMA OWNERS ARE ALL HAVING THE SAME EXACT ISSUES WITH THEIR VEHICLES. THIS IS A DEFECT IN THE VEHICLE AND AFTER READING HOW MANY OTHERS HAVE THE SAME ISSUE I DO NOT BELIEVE I OR ANYONE ELSE SHOULD BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR PAYING FOR THIS REPAIR/REPLACEMENT OF PARTS. I BELIEVE IT NEEDS TO BE RECALLED. *TR

TL. CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 65,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT 40MPH THE VEHICLE WILL SLOW DOWN WITH BRAKING AND BECOMES VERY STIFF. THEN THE VEHICLE WILL ACCELERATE WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER STATED THE VEHICLE NEEDS A NEW TRANSMISSION. CONTACT FEELS THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE AS THE VEHICLE SLOWS DOWN ANOTHER VEHICLE CAN CRASH INTO THE BACK OF THE VEHICLE OR THE CONTACTS VEHICLE CAN CRASH INTO THE BACK OF ANOTHER VEHICLE BECAUSE IT ACCELERATES WITHOUT WARNING. JO

THIS A COMPLAINT ABOUT THE TRANSMISSION OF THE 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. MY MAXIMA ONLY HAS 60,000 MILES ON IT, HOWEVER IT HAS BEGAN TO JERK WHILE CHANGING GEARS, AND TO SLIP OUT OF GEAR WHILE IT IS ON THE ROAD. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS, PARTICULARLY THE SLIPPING OUT OF GEAR. I HAVE NOT YET GOTTEN INTO AN ACCIDENT OR HAD MY CAR STOP ON THE ROAD. HOWEVER, I FEEL THAT IT IS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME. APPARENTLY THIS IS A VERY WIDESPREAD PROBLEM WITH THE WITH THE 2004 AND 2005 NISSAN MAXIMAS. THE PROBLEM FIRST BEGAN TO HAPPEN ABOUT EVERY 3 DAYS, BUT NOW IT HAPPENS ABOUT EVERY OTHER DAY. ESPECIALLY WHEN THE CAR IS GOING FROM 2ND TO 3RD GEAR. I HAVE HAD THE TRANSMISSION FLUID CHECKED, AND WAS TOLD THAT MY FLUID LEVEL WAS PERFECTLY FINE. THE SHOP RECOMMENDED THAT I TAKE MY CAR TO A TRANSMISSION SPECIALIST, WHICH I HAVE NOT YET DONE. THEY ALSO MENTIONED TO ME THAT THE TRANSMISSIONS ON THE 2004 AND 2005 MAXIMAS ARE KNOWN TO BE DEFECTIVE, AND USUALLY GO BAD AT ABOUT 60,000 OR 70,000 MILES. I BELIEVE THAT THE TRANSMISSIONS ON THE 2004 AND 2005 NISSAN MAXIMAS ARE DEFECTIVE AND NEED TO BE RECALLED. *TR

I PURCHASED A 2005 MAXIMA WHICH I LOVE. RECENTLY IT IS HAVING TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. IT STARTS TO SKIP AND JERK IN 1ST AND 2ND GEAR. I WAS TOLD TRANSMISSION WOULD COST 4000 TO 6000 DOLLARS WHICH I CANT AFFORD. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS PROBLEM AND FOUND I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS PROBLEM THERE ARE THOUSANDS MORE. JUST TYPE IN AND GOOGLE TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS IN A 2005 MAXIMA AND READ ALL THE COMPLAINTS. OBVIOUSLY NISSAN NEEDS TO STEP UP AND CORRECT THIS PROBLEM. SOME PEOPLE CAN HARDLY PAY THERE BILLS MUST LESS COME UP WITH THE MONEY TO PAY FOR A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM THAT OBVIOUSLY IS NISSANS FAULT. THANKS. *TR

I CURRENTLY OWN A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA SL AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION I BOUGHT IT USED AT ABOUT 80,000KM AND ITS NOW AT 103,000KM. SINCE I BOUGHT IT I HAVE BEEN MORE THEN DISAPPOINTED AND NOW FURIOUS WITH NISSAN. FROM PURCHASE DATE WHICH WAS AUGUST 2008 UNTIL NOW APRIL 2009 I HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING THE CAR JERKING FROM GEAR 1 TO 2 AND 2 DOWN TO 1. IT WENT FROM A SLIGHT JERK AND SLIP OF THE GEARS TO A JERK SO HARD THAT IT BROKE THE ENGINE MOUNTS. I BROUGHT IT IN AND GOT THE ENGINE MOUNTS FIXED AND ALSO HAD THEM DO A DIAGNOSTICS. I WENT TO 4 DIFFERENT DEALERSHIPS AND 2 MECHANICS AND NO ONE KNEW WHAT WAS WRONG. NISSAN KEPT TELLING ME TO GET A TRANSMISSION FLUSH WHICH I DID TWICE AND STILL DID NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM. I ALSO GOT THE TIMING BELT REPLACED AS WELL AS GOT THE VEHICLE CHECKED OUT BY A NISSAN TRANSMISSION SPECIALIST. NOT TO MENTION EVERY DIAGNOSTIC TEST IS $100. THIS CAR IS NOT SAFE FOR ME AND MY FAMILY. THE INTENSE JERKING DURING ACCELERATION AND BREAKING IS NOT ONLY UNSAFE FOR US, BUT FOR OTHERS ON THE ROAD. THE MOST RECENT INCIDENT HAPPENED COMING OFF THE HIGHWAY LATE ONE NIGHT WHEN I WAS SLOWING DOWN ON THE OFF RAMP AND THE JERK WAS SO SEVERE THAT IT HAD GIVEN MYSELF AND MY PASSENGER WHIP LASH AND CAUSED US TO SPIN OUT. AFTER ALL THE MAINTENANCE, PARTS REPLACED AND I?M STILL EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM MEANS THAT NISSAN IS NOT DOING THEIR JOB TO GET THIS RECTIFIED. IT?S COSTING ME TOO MUCH TIME AND MONEY. I HAVE TO TAKE TIME OFF WORK EVERY TIME TO GET THESE THINGS DONE AND THE SAME PROBLEMS ARE RECURRING AND NOW I DON?T KNOW WHAT ELSE TO DO. I RECENTLY READ SOME REVIEWS AND I NOTICED THAT THIS IS A POPULAR PROBLEM WITHIN 2004-2005 NISSAN MAXIMA?S BUT YET THERE HAS BEEN NO RECALLS AND NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO COMPENSATE THE CONSUMER. I NEED SOMETHING DONE ASAP BECAUSE AS OF RIGHT NOW I HAVE NO OTHER CHOICE BUT TO DRIVE THIS FAULTY VEHICLE, UNSURE IF I WILL MAKE IT TO WORK OR HOME AT NIGHT. *TR

I BOUGHT MY NISSAN MAXIMA AT 58,000 MILES FROM THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP AT GWINNETT PLACE NISSAN, DULUTH,GA. AT ABOUT 89,000 MILES MY TRANSMISSION STARTED JERKING WHEN SWITCHING FROM GEARS 1,2, AND 3. EVEN WHEN INCREASING SPEED OR DOWNSHIFTING. I TOOK IT TO GWINNETT PLACE NISSAN AND THEY CLAIMED IT WAS AN ENGINE MOUNT PROBLEM. I SPECIFIED THAT IT COULD BE THE TRANSMISSION BUT THEY SAID IT WAS DEFINITELY THE ENGINE MOUNTS, SO I GOT THEM REPLACED FOR $1500, AFTER THE FIX I STILL FEEL JERKING AND NOW ITS GETTING WORSE. *TR