2004 Nissan Maxima Power Train

TRANSMISSION FAILURE. I HAVE HAD THIS CAR SINCE 2004 BOUGHT IT WITH 10000 MILES ON IT USED FROM A DEALER. SINCE THEN I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE MY TRANSMISSION AT 52000 MILES AND HAVE HAD THE CAR IN MANY SHOPS INCLUDING NISSAN FOR THE PAST TWO YEARS TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT IS WRONG WITH THIS TRANSMISSION. I AM ONE OF MANY OWNERS WHO HAVE THIS ISSUE. THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTS LATE FROM 2ND TO 3RD AND EARLY FROM 3RD TO 4TH CAUSING A LARGE JOLT IN THE CAR ON THE FREEWAY AND IN THE CITY. CAUSING A WHIPLASH TO ME AND MY WIFE AND KIDS. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE IN MY EYES AND A DRAIN ON MY WALLET TO FIND THIS GHOST PROBLEM. NISSAN KNOWS THERE IS A PROBLEM AND HAVE OFFERED TO PAY 15% OF MY COST OF REPAIRS TO WHATEVER IS WRONG. THEY KNOW THERE IS A DEFECT BUT CAN NOT FIX IT DUE TO NOT KNOWING THE EXACT CAUSE. THEY HAVE TOLD ME THIS MULTIPLE TIMES. THEY WILL NOT BUY BACK MY CAR DUE TO MILEAGE AND WHATNOT. I HAVE HAD THIS CURRENT TRANSMISSION VALVEBODY OVERHAULED AND THE ELECTRONICS DIAGNOSED AND EVERYTHING POSSIBLE DONE. I HAVE PUT NEARLY 1500 DOLLARS IN DIAGNOSTIC AND "THIS MIGHT FIX IT" REPAIRS. THIS TRANSMISSION IS THE 5SPEED AUTOMATIC ONLY OFFERED FROM 2004-2007. THEY SWITCHED TO THE CVT TRANSMISSIONS BECAUSE OF THIS. I AM WRITING YOU IN CONCERN FOR MY FAMILIES SAFETY, AND EVERYONE AROUND ME DRIVING. THE FIRST TRANSMISSION SHIFTED THE SAME WAY BEFORE IT FAILED ON ME. LUCKILY I WAS DRIVING 20MPH WHEN IT SLAMMED INTO 5TH GEAR AND I WAS ALONE. IT FELT LIKE I HIT A BRICK WALL AND THEN STARTED COSTING. PLEASE HELP ME AND EVERYONE RESOLVE THIS MATTER BY OPENING A DEFECT INVESTIGATION. I AM A MEMBER OF AN ONLINE FORUM CALLED WWW.MAXIMA.ORG . HERE IS A LINK TO ONE OF MANY PAGES TALKING ABOUT THE FAILURES. THANK YOU FOR LISTENING WILL BE TRACKING THE PROGRESS ON THIS. HTTP://FORUMS.MAXIMA.ORG/6TH-GENERATION-MAXIMA-2004-2008/546174-6TH-GENS-TRANSMISSION THINK IF EVERYONE WHO OWNED THIS CAR COULD GET ONLINE AND VOTE. *TR

STARTED NOTICING AT 60K MILES - THE ENGINE REVS AND THE TRANSMISSION JERKS BETWEEN 1ST AND 2ND GEAR. ESPECIALLY NOTICEABLE AFTER EXITING A FREEWAY AND SLOWING DOWN ALMOST TO A STOP, THEN ACCELERATING AGAIN. HAPPENS MORE WHEN THE CAR IS WARMED UP OR HAS BEEN RUNNING AT HIGHER SPEEDS. I HAVE NOT HAD IT LOOKED AT YET, BUT SEE ENOUGH POSTINGS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM THAT I'D LIKE TO WAIT UNTIL NISSAN MAKES SOME EFFORT TO DO SOMETHING. IF IT GETS BAD ENOUGH I WILL HAVE TO TAKE IT IN AND HOPE MY EXTENDED WTY. COVERS THE WORK - AND THAT WHAT IS DONE ACTUALLY FIXES IT. FROM WHAT I HAVE READ, THE CHANCES OF THE LATTER ARE SLIM, AND NOTHING SHORT OF A NEW TRANSMISSION IS LIKELY TO FIX IT. *TR

THE JERKING AND SLIPPING OF THE 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA'S TRANSMISSION IS DANGEROUS! IT NEARLY THROWS MY 8 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER INTO THE BACK OF MY DRIVER'S SEAT EVERYTIME IT SWITCHES GEARS!!!! WHEN I PUT IT INTO DRIVE, IT JERKS NEARLY A FOOT UP WHICH CAUSED ME TO REAR END MY MOTHER'S VAN THAT WAS PARKED IN FRONT OF MY CAR!!!! PEOPLE ARE GOING TO GET HURT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA SE. SHE REPLACED THE STRUTS, AXLES AND MOTOR MOUNTS ON THE VEHICLE. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT SHE SHOULD ALSO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION CHECKED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DIFFERENT MECHANIC WHERE A FLUSH WAS PERFORMED. AFTERWARD, THE VEHICLE WOULD SHAKE AND IT WOULD NOT ACCELERATE NORMALLY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED; HOWEVER, THEY STATED THAT THEY WOULD NOT BE LIABLE FOR THE REPAIRS. NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN PERFORMED TO CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE UNDER 48,000.

I PURCHASED CAR ON 8/22/09 AND WANTED TO RETURN IT BY 8/23/09 AFTER MECHANIC SAYS TAKE IT BACK THE DEALER REFUSED TO GIVE ME MY MONEY BACK AND WANTED TO DO A PATCH JOB OF REPAIRS .....TOTAL INVESTMENT SPENT ON THIS CAR IS $2,680 ($2,500 FOR DOWN PAYMENT TO PEOPLE CHOICE AUTO SALES, SPENT $32 ON OIL CHANGE, $55 ON A FULL TANK OF GAS, AND $93 FOR BRAKES) AND I FEEL EVERY DOLLAR IS DUE BACK TO ME. IF THEY WANT TO CHARGE ME FOR THE DAYS I HAD THE CAR, FOR THE 4 DAYS I SHOULD BE ABLE TO CHARGE THEM FOR THE 3 DAYS THEY HAD THE CAR AND WAS SUPPOSEDLY FIXING IT! I WORK HARD FOR MY MONEY AND NEED IT BACK. *TR

2004 NISSAN MAXIMA 3.5SE AUTO. TRANSMISSION JERKS FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE AND SLIPS FROM 1ST TO 2ND. *TR

NOTICED CAR JERKED WHEN SHIFTING DOWN FROM 2ND TO 1ST. THOUGHT I'D BETTER TAKE CAR IN TO HAVE LOOKED AT AND JUST A FEW MINUTES AFTERWARDS, MY CAR STOPPED COMPLETELY. LUCKILY I WAS OFF THE FREEWAY AND WAS ABLE TO GET TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD SAFELY. WAS TOLD MY NISSAN THERE WAS NO KNOWN ISSUE BUT THE DEALER TOLD ME OTHERWISE BUT SAID I'D STILL HAVE TO REPLACE MY TRANSMISSION. I DID THAT IN DECEMBER 08 AND PAID $3600 FOR A REBUILT TRAN WHICH NOW HAS ONLY 5000 MILES ON IT AND THE "SYMPTOMS" OF MY OLD ONE HAVE RETURNED, THIS TIME ALSO JERKING WHEN ACCELERATING FROM 1-2. THE OTHER DAY WHEN STOPPING IT JERKED SO HARD I THOUGH I HAD BEEN READ ENDED. IF I HAVE TO PAY ANOTHER $3,600 FOR ANOTHER TRANSMISSION THAT'S JUST LUDICROUS! WHY CANT NISSAN ACKNOWLEDGE THIS PROBLEM? I CANT AFFORD A NEW CAR AND CAN'T AFFORD PAYING FOR NEW TRANSMISSIONS EITHER. I JUST WANT TO FEEL SAFE AND HAVE A SMOOTH RIDE. *TR

MY TRANSMISSION ON MY NISSAN 2004 MAXIMA WENT. I WILL NOT CHANGE GEARS. FOR A CAR THAT IS 5 YEARS OLD THIS SHOULD NOT HAPPEN. I HAD CARS THAT ARE OLDER AND THAT DON'T FAIL LIKE THIS ONE DOES. *TR

AT ABOUT 35000 MILES I NOTICED MY VEHICLE JERKING (INITIALLY IT WAS MILD, LATELY IT HAS BEEN VIOLENT JERKS) WHEN SHIFTING GEARS. I WAS TOLD BY NISSAN SERVICE TECH'S THAT I NEEDED MY TRANS. FLUID DRAINED AND FILLED AT APPROX. 45K MILES EVEN THOUGH I HAD JUST HAD IT DONE AT 38K ( UNBEKNOWNST TO THEM) AFTER BOTH FLUID CHANGES, THE PROBLEM JUST WORSENED. LAST TUESDAY, MY VEHICLE APPEARED TO GET STUCK IN 2ND GEAR WHILE DECELERATING/ ACCELERATING ON THE FREEWAY. I NEARLY RAN OFF OF THE ROAD. I TOOK MY CAR IN TO THE DEALER TODAY AND THEY ARE NOW SAYING I NEED NEW MOTOR MOUNTS. I HAVE READ HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM IN THE EXACT SAME CAR. NISSAN NEEDS TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THE TRANSMISSIONS USED IN THE 2004 MAXIMAS ARE BAD AND RECALL/REPLACE THEM BEFORE SOMEONE DIES. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. APPROXIMATELY ONE YEAR AFTER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE IN 2007, THE VEHICLE BEGAN JUMPING OUT OF GEAR UNEXPECTEDLY. THE CONTACT FEELS THAT THE VEHICLE IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE BECAUSE IT AUTOMATICALLY CHANGES GEARS DURING BRAKING AND ACCELERATING. THROUGH RESEARCH, HE DISCOVERED OTHER VEHICLES WITH THE SAME FAILURE AND FEELS THAT A RECALL SHOULD BE ISSUED. THE DEALER WAS AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT IT WAS RELATED TO THE TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE REPAIR WOULD COST $5,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 98,000.

AT ABOUT 53,000 MILES MY 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA STARING JERKING AND SHIFTING ROUGHLY. I WAS TOLD MY CAR NEEDED MOTOR MOUNTS AND THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED. I HAD THIS TAKEN CARE OF AT THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP. IT'S BEEN ALMOST A YEAR SINCE MY CAR TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED AND NOW IT'S STARTING TO JERK AND SHIFT ROUGH AGAIN. I HAVE INVESTIGATED THE PROBLEMS THAT THE 2004 NISSAN MAXIMAS HAVE WITH THE TRANSMISSION HAVING TO BE REPLACED AT AROUND 55,000 TO 65,000 MILES. NISSAN MADE A POORLY MADE 2004 MAXIMA. THIS SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED. *TR

THE 2004 MAXIMA TRANSMISSION IS SHIFTING VERY HARD. AND THE PROBLEM SEEMS TO NOT BE ABLE TO BE FIXED. *TR

I BEGAN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH MY AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION ON MY 04 NISSAN MAXIMA AT APPROXIMATELY 60,000 - 75,000 MILES. THE CAR WOULD AGGRESSIVELY JERK WHILE DRIVING IN 1ST AND 2ND GEAR. THE DEALERSHIP KEPT TELLING ME THAT THERE WAS NO PROBLEM AND HAD ME PAY FOR A TRANSMISSION FLUSH SEVERAL TIMES. AFTER TAKING THE CAR BACK ENOUGH TIMES, THE DEALERSHIP INFORMED ME THAT I NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION, WHICH BY THAT TIME MY WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED (VERY SUSPECT). SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR BRAND NEW IN 2003, I HAVE FOLLOWED THE NISSAN GUIDLINES REGARDING TRANSMISSION CARE SERVICES (SPENDING THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS). I PAID FOR A REBUILT TRANSMISSION AND I AM STILL HAVING SEVERE JERKS IN 1ST AND 2ND GEAR. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE AND NISSAN CORP. SHOULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE. THIS IS DEFINITELY A SAFETY HAZARD ON THE ROAD. IN ADDITION, IT IS SCARY FOR THE DRIVERS WHO DEAL WITH THESE STRONG JERKS CAUSING OUR HEADS TO SEVERELY JERK. THE OLD PARTS TO MY VEHICLE TRANSMISSION ARE NOT AVAILABLE, YET I HAVE RECEIPTS AND THE PHONE NUMBER TO THE CARE REPAIR PLACE WHO REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION. PLEASE HELP BEFORE THIS ISSUE SEVERELY HURT SOMEONE. *TR

TRANSMISSION NEED TO BE RECALL BY NISSAN AT 50,000 MILES THAT TRANSMISSION IS NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY AND MY REPAIR SHOP HAS INFORMED ME THAT THE MODEL ABOVE HAVE APPARENT MAJOR PROBLEMS AND NISSAN NEED TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT. *TR

HAVE A 04 NISSAN MAXIMA WITH 82,000 MILE ON IT. HAD THE 75,000 SCHEDULE TUNE UP DONE TO IT. NOW AT 82,000 MILES MY CAR HAS A HARD JERK WHEN SHIFTING FROM 1ST TO 2ND. HAS A HARD DECELERATION. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD TO REPLACE MY TRANSMISSION, A $4,000.00 COST TO ME. I FOUND A WEBSITE WHERE I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE THAT HAS THIS PROBLEM AND I AM TO BELIEVE TO THINK THAT THIS IS A MANUFACTURE PROBLEM. PLEASE HELP TO RESOLVE. *TR

TRANSMISSION FAILURE - 68,000 MILES, CAR ENGINE GUNS BUT DOES NOT MOVE (CAN GET A COUPLE OF METERS BEFORE BEHAVIOR IS EXHIBITED) WHEN IN DRIVE. TURNING OFF AND ON IGNITION WILL AGAIN GIVE YOU A COUPLE OF METERS. WAS PURCHASED NEW BUT TOLD ITS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY AND THAT EXPIRED AT 60,000 MILES. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT WHEN THE TRANSMISSION WARMS, IT IS DIFFICULT TO CHANGE GEARS. WHEN HE SHIFTED FROM DRIVE INTO REVERSE, THE VEHICLE MADE A LOUD NOISE. THE DEALER DISCOVERED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS DISCOLORED AND STATED THAT A NEW ONE WOULD BE NEEDED AT THE COST OF $3,900. A REPORT WAS FILED WITH THE MANUFACTURER AND THE FAILURE WAS INVESTIGATED FOR TWO WEEKS. THE MANUFACTURER CONCLUDED THAT THEY WOULD NOT ASSIST WITH THE REPAIR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 56,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 57,000.

VEHICLE IDLES AND STALLS OUT. WHEN STARTED BACK UP, THE TRANSMISSION IS STUCK IN 5TH GEAR. *TR

I AM EXPERIENCING ISSUES WITH MY TRANSMISSION SLIPPING BETWEEN 1ST AND 2ND GEARS, AS WELL AS GOING BETWEEN REVERSE AND DRIVE. WHEN THE TRANSMISSION SLIPS THERE IS A LOUD POP AND THE ENTIRE CAR SHAKES. *TR

HI, I AM SO MAD TO THE TOP OF MY HEAD THAT NISSAN IS TAKING OUR MONEY AND GIVING LOW PERFORMING VEHICLE LIKE THE MAXIMA SE 2004. I JUST PURCHASED THIS CAR (2004 MAXIMA 04) BECAUSE OF MY PRIOR NISSAN THAT WORKED EXCELLENT FOR OVER 10 YEARS. BUT MY NEW MAXIMA AT 54,000 HAS BEEN JERKING ON ME EVERY TIME I ACCELERATE FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEAR, BROUGHT THE CAR TO THE DEALER AND HAD A REBUILT TRANSMISSION PUT ON IT AND FRANKLY THE CAR IS STILL SHIFTING AND DOWNSHIFTING HARD. NISSAN HAS FAILED TO RECALL THIS PRODUCT AND STAND BEHIND THEIR WORD AS THE PROVIDER OF RELIABLE CARS. JUST THE OTHER DAY WHILE EXITING THE FREEWAY I ALMOST REAR ENDED SOMEBODY BECAUSE THE GEARS WILL NOW DOWNSHIFT PROPERLY AND IT SEEMED THAT THE CAR JUST WANTED TO KEEP GOING. THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE HAVING THE PRECISE DILEMMA THAT I AM CURRENT FACING; JUST LOOK AT WWW.CARSURVEY.COM THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND HOPEFULLY SOMETHING WILL BE DONE FOR ALL THE PEOPLE THAT ARE PUTTING THEIR LIFE'S AT RISK DRIVING THESE VEHICLES WITH TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. *TR

2004 NISSAN MAXIMA TRANSMISSION SLIPPING AND JERKING IN 1 AND 2ND GEARS. LIKE ALL THE OTHER CONSUMERS IN HERE:HTTP://WWW.CARSURVEY.ORG/VIEWMORECOMMENTS_REVIEW_61092_12.HTML. *TR

MY 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA TRANSMISSION KEEPS JUMPING IN LOWER GEARS AND IT SEEMS THIS IS A RECURRING PROBLEM WITH MANY OTHER OWNERS OF THIS MODEL VEHICLE IT IS A DEFECT WITH VEHICLE THAT NISSAN HAS TO APPARENTLY KNOWN ABOUT AND SINCE MOST OF THESE CARS HAVE HIGH MILEAGE THEY WILL NOT HONOR ANY WARRANTY. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. WHEN THE CONTACT SHIFTS FROM FIRST INTO SECOND GEAR, THE VEHICLE SHAKES. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO SHIFT INTO THIRD GEAR, THE RPM'S INCREASE AND NEVER FULLY SHIFTS INTO THIRD GEAR. WHEN SHIFTING FROM DRIVE INTO PARK, THE VEHICLE MAKES A THUD SOUND. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 91,350 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000.

O4 NISSAN MAXIMA. THIS CAR HAS A DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION THAT NISSAN KNOWS ABOUT. MY WIFE STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF A BUSY HIGHWAY FROM THE PROBLEM. THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF POSTS ABOUT THIS TRANSMISSION AND NISSAN WILL NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. *TR

MY 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA WITH 90,000 MILES HAS TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. THE PROBLEM HAPPENS EVERY TIME IT SHIFTS FROM 2ND TO 3RD AND DOWN SHIFTS FROM 2ND TO 1ST. *TR