2005 Nissan Maxima Power Train

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SHIFTER GEAR WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF NEUTRAL. THE CONTACT HAD TO SHUT THE ENGINE OFF FOR A MOMENT TO BE ABLE TO SHIFT THE GEAR SELECTOR INTO DRIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER BUT A DIAGNOSTIC WAS NOT PERFORMED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND SUGGESTING THEY BUY THE VEHICLE BACK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 113,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WOULD JERK WHEN THE GEAR SHIFT WAS MOVED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AND THE TECHNICIAN STATED THE VALVE COVER BODY HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THERE WERE NO FURTHER REPAIRS PERFORMED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 87,000.

MY CAR HAS A SHIFTING PROBLEM. IT SHIFTS VERY HARD BETWEEN 1 AND 2 GEAR. IT WILL ALSO REV TO HIGH RPM WHEN GOING DOWN HILLS. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR YEARS. LAST YEAR I TOOK IT TO A NISSAN MECHANIC AND HAD THE MOTOR MOUNTS REPLACED AND THAT HELPED SOME, BUT THE CAR STILL SHIFTS VERY HARD AND BUCKS LIKE A BRONCO. I ONLY HAVE 123000 MILES ON IT AND IT SHOULD NOT BE ACTING LIKE THIS. I'VE READ MANY COMPLAINTS ON THIS YEAR MODEL AND ALL THE ISSUES PEOPLE ARE HAVING WITH THEIR TRANSMISSIONS. I THOUGHT MAYBE I JUST GOT A LEMON, BUT IT SEEMS THERE WAS A LOT OF LEMONS IN THIS MODEL AND YEAR CAR. *TR

TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS STARTED AROUND 98K. I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY A TRANSMISSION SHOP THAT IT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED OR REBUILT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO JERK WHEN SHIFTING GEARS. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR WAS THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 71,000.

WHEN ACCELERATING THE CAR JERKS/SHIFTS VERY HARD AND WHEN SLOWING DOWN THE SHIFTING IS VERY HARSH TO THE POINT THAT IT WILL SHUT OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC. THE TRANSMISSION SPECIALIST SAYS THAT WE NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION, HOWEVER, THERE SEEMS TO BE A MANUFACTURER DEFECT. ANY TRANSMISSION THAT COMES FROM THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP WILL EVENTUALLY RESULT IN THE SAME SAFETY HAZARD. WHEN I RESEARCHED THE PROBLEM, THERE ARE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS FILED WITH THE NISSAN CORPORATION, YET THEY REFUSE TO RECALL OR TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS PROBLEM THAT CAN LEAD TO SERIOUS INJURY/ACCIDENT OR EVEN DEATH. *TR

TRANSMISSION WENT OUT. ONLINE THERE WERE A BUNCH OF ISSUES AND LOT OF THE TRANSMISSION SHOPS SAID THEY ALWAYS REPLACE NISSAN TRANSMISSIONS FROM THIS SPECIFIC MODEL. SO I DECIDED TO WRITE ON HERE AND SEE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE VIOLENTLY JERKED WHEN SHIFTING GEARS AND WHEN DECELERATING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS PREVIOUSLY REPLACED ONCE UNDER WARRANTY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

CAR CLUNKS GOING INTO REVERSE AT TIMES AND SLIPS GEARS OFTEN. *JS

TIME: 1630 HRS; PLACE: ARLINGTON, TX; TEMP: 90 DEGREES; TRAFFIC STOP AND GO FOR AN HOUR ON HIGHWAY 121. AFTER CONTINUOUS DEPRESSION OF THE CLUTCH TO DRIVE VEHICLE IN TRAFFIC AT LESS THAN 5 MPH THE CLUTCH RESISTANCE FELL TO NOTHING AND THE CLUTCH PEDAL STAYED TO THE FLOOR. I WAS ABLE TO MAKE MY WAY OUT OF THE CONGESTED TRAFFIC USING 5TH AND 6TH GEAR WHILE TRYING TO AVOID ALL STOPS. I WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT TO A CONVENIENCE STORE AND AFTER 30 MINUTES THERE WAS BARELY ENOUGH CLUTCH PRESSURE TO PUT MY VEHICLE IN GEAR TO GET BACK ON THE HIGHWAY TO DRIVE HOME. AT MY EXIT AGAIN I HAD NO CLUTCH PRESSURE AND HAD TO PULL INTO ANOTHER CONVENIENCE STORE. I CALLED FOR A TOW TRUCK AND AFTER WAITING FOR 20 MINUTES THE WAS CLUTCH PRESSURE TO DRIVE HOME, ONLY 1 MILE AWAY. I CANCELLED THE TOW. THIS MORNING I NOW HAVE FULL PRESSURE AND THE VEHICLE DRIVES LIKE NORMAL. I HAVE RESEARCHED THE INTERNET AND FOUND OTHER NISSAN MAXIMA'S AND ALTIMA'S WITH THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM. THIS IS NOT A ONE VEHICLE INCIDENT!!! THERE IS DEFINITELY SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE CLUTCH SYSTEM IN HOT WEATHER, STOP AND GO TRAFFIC. THIS SITUATION NEEDS TO BE LOOKED AT. *TR

WHEN MY NISSAN SHIFTS FROM FIRST TO SECOND THE ENGINE RACES AND NO INCREASE IN SPEED. WHEN IT SHIFTS FROM THIRD TO FOURTH GEAR THERE IS A HARD SHIFT AND JERKING. WHEN YOU COME TO A COMPLETE STOP THE CAR WILL NOT SHIFT AND THE ENGINE JUST RACES. *TR

WITH ONLY 64,000 MILES ON A 2005 MAXIMA THE TRANSMISSION STARTED TO SHIFT HARD FROM 1ST TO 2ND. THE TRANSMISSION WOULD SLIP WHILE SHIFTING INTO SUBSEQUENT GEARS CAUSING THE ENGINE TO RACE +/- 2000RPM UNTIL FULLY ENGAGED. THE CAR WAS DRIVEN DIRECTLY TO THE DEALER A DISTANCE OF APPROX 6 MILES. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED WITH A COST ESTIMATE OF $4500. IT APPEARS THAT THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS TRANSMISSION. THE OWNER CONTACTED NISSAN CUSTOMER SUPPORT IS WAITING FOR A RETURN CALL. *JS

WHEN I AM AT A STOP AND GET READY TO ACCELERATE THE CAR JERKS AND SOMETIME DOES NOT WANT TO MOVE ....OR MOVES SLOWLY AND THE ENGINE BEGINS TO REV UP. IT ALSO HAS ISSUES WITH STALLING AND DOWNSHIFTING WHEN DRIVING. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 25 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE STARTED JERKING AND KNOCKING, CAUSING THE TRANSMISSION TO SEIZE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO COMPLETED A TRANSMISSION FLUSH BUT THE TRANSMISSION CONTINUED TO FAIL. THE DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE A SECOND TIME AND ADVISED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 103,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 104,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD JERK FORWARD AND IF DRIVEN OVER 25 MPH THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO THE NEXT GEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC, WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. NO REPAIRS HAD BEEN PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 75,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA SE. THE CONTACT STATED THE TRANSMISSION JERKED AND POPPED WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO STATED THAT THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE A FAILURE, BUT THE MOTOR MOUNTS WERE REPLACED. THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER, BUT THE CONTACT PLANNED ON TAKING IT TO AN INDEPENDENT TRANSMISSION SHOP FOR FURTHER EXAMINATION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 116,800.

I DRIVE A 2005 NISSIAN MAXIMA AND ABOUT 5 MONTHS AGO MY CAR STARTED JERKING AND HARD SHIFTS AND THEN NOT SHIFTING AT ALL. I HAVE ONLY HAD THIS CAR FOR ABOUT 4 YEARS AND WHEN I PURCHASED IT I WAS UNDER THE IMPRESSION IT WAS A GOOD CAR. I HAVE TREAT THIS CAR LIKE A BABY. NOW I HAVE IT IN THE SHOP AND I'M LOOK AT A $3,000 DOLLAR BILL TO HAVE MY CAR REPAIRED. I'M MAKING A CAR PAYMENT ON SOMETHING I CAN'T EVEN DRIVE. SPOKE WITH THE DEALERSHIP AND NISSIAN AND THEY SAY IT'S NOTHING THEY CAN DO. IT NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. SO I'M STUCK. I HAVE SEEN WERE NISSIAN HAS HAD A LOT OF PROBLEMS WITH THE 04-05 TRANSMISSIONS AND HAS DONE NOTHING ABOUT IT. *JS

I JUST TOOK DELIVERY OF A USED 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA WITH A 5SPD AUTO TRANSMISSION. I NOTICED A FEW TIMES WHILE DRIVING TODAY THAT THE TRANSMISSION TAKES SOME TIME BETWEEN GEAR CHANGES AND AT TIMES CAN JERK PRETTY HARD AS IT CHANGES GEARS PARTICULARLY BETWEEN 1-2-3. IT APPEARS TO BE THE EARLY SIGNS OF A FAILING TRANSMISSION AS THE SHIFTING CAN BE VERY ROUGH. I NOW FEEL THAT PERHAPS NISSAN WAS NOT THE RIGHT DECISION, AND THIS WILL MOST DEFINITELY DETER ME FROM BUYING A NEW NISSAN IN THE FUTURE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO JERK ABNORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED A REPLACEMENT TRANSMISSION. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 112,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE JERKED WHILE CHANGING GEARS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 96,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 35 MPH WHEN THERE WAS AN INCREASE IN THE ENGINE RPMS AND THE VEHICLE SWITCHED GEARS WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION AND MOTOR MOUNTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 109,798 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 109,993.

TRANSMISSION STARTED SLIPPING, TOOK IN FOR DIAGNOSTIC WAS TOLD NEED NEW TRANSMISSION AND CATALYTIC CONVERTER. READ UP ON THE ISSUES AND THIS HAS BEEN A REPORTED PROBLEM FOR 1000'S OF MAXIMAS. AFTER SOME RESEARCH, DISCOVERED A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT HAS BEEN FILED FOR SAME PROBLEM AS WELL. *KB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD LUNGE ABNORMALLY WHEN SHIFTING GEARS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING DIAGNOSIS OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 88,000.

THE TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING, KICKING, JERKING, AND HARDSHIFTING FROM GEAR TO GEAR. ADDITIONALLY, THE TRANSMISSION HESITATES AND THEN JUMPS INTO GEAR. *JS

I HAVE A 2005 MAXIMA AND I AM HAVING VERY BAD TRANSMISSION ISSUES. WHEN I TAKE OFF IT JERKS REAL BAD BETWEEN 1ST AND 2ND GEAR AND THEN WHEN I AM SLOWING DOWN ABOUT TO COME TO A STOP IT ALSO KICKS AND JERKS REAL BAD WHEN IT GEARS DOWN TO 1ST AND 2ND AND SOMETIMES IT JUST WONT GO AT ALL..AND THEN WHEN I SIT THERE A MIN AND PUT MY CAR FROM PARK TO DRIVE IT HESITATES FOR ATLEAST 7 TO 10 SECS. AND THEN JUMPS REAL BAD AND THEN GOES INTO DRIVE.IT USUALLY DOES ALL THIS WHEN THE CAR IS HOT. I BOUGHT MY MAXIMA 18 MONTHS BACK, USED. I STARTED NOTICING THIS ABOUT 8 MONTHS BACK WHEN THERE WAS A VERY EVIDENT LAG IN SHIFTING AND THEN ONLY DURING PARK<>REVERSE<>DRIVE. THIS WAS AT AROUND 95,000 MILES AND WHEN I BOUGHT IT HAD 87,000. NOW IT HAS BECOME WORSE TO A POINT WHERE IT IS VERY UNSAFE TO DRIVE. WE HAVE A 2 YR OLD DAUGHTER WHO ALWAYS HAS TO BE TRANSPORTED TO DAY CARE AND HOME IN THIS CAR. NOW I AM UNABLE TO SELL IT BECAUSE NO BODY WOULD PAY EVEN 25% OF WHAT I BOUGHT THE CAR FOR AND WE ARE LEFT WITH NO CHOICE BUT TO DRIVE THIS UNTIL IT FAILS EVEN THOUGH IT IS VERY DANGEROUS TO DRIVE THIS CAR. PLEASE HAVE NISSAN HELP ME FIX THIS CAR OR BETTER RECALL THESE TRANSMISSIONS. PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE HELP FIX MY CAR. THANKS. *TR