When ever I shift to reverse the car pauses and then jerks. I took it to the shop and had new motor mount put in to solve the problem. For a few days you could barely feel the jerking when switching to reverse. Literally by the next week it was bad all over again and the jerking returned. Also, sometimes when I am driving I can feel the car, to my knowledge, switching gears. For example, this morning I was driving to work and going only around 25mph and as I started to accelerate the car jerked and slowed down for about 5 seconds before it returned to my normal speed. Thirdly, the power locks are not consistent. When I lock my doors with the automatic lock on the keys or even by pressing the power locks on the door handle it will only lock the front right passenger and the back left passenger door. This can be very frustrating as I have left my car doors unlocked unknowingly.
2004 Nissan Maxima: doors won't lock, open or latch
6 of the 1,426 complaints about the 2004 Nissan Maxima describe doors won't lock, open or latch.
- owner complaints
- 6
- of this car's complaints
- 0%
- typical mileage
- 115,000
- recalls
- 0
Doors won't lock, open or latch by model year
What owners say
Nissan maxima 2004 door lock passenger side lock fails to lock or open with key or fob.
Power door locks do not work always. Persons in back seat cannot get out. Doors have to be opened from outside of vehicle. This can be a serious problem in an emergency situation.
My 2004 nissan maxima 3.5sl has a unreliable response from the passenger power door lock. It only lock and unlock partially, which I believe it is a critical safety issue and somewhat disappointing to see on a brand car like maxima.
I've been having problems with my 04 nissan maxima...from door locking system to now transmission jerking and skipping. I just bought this car in feb 08 and I cant believe how many complaints on the transmission problems. Please take a look at the complaints because their should be a recall for this.
Dt*: the contact stated the automatic door locks worked intermittently and at inappropriate times. On occasion, the vehicle's doors often would lock automatically without the contact's efforts. Sometimes this occurred with the driver door and other times with all doors. The vehicle was taken to the dealership twice where the problem could not be duplicated. The doors did not automatically lock while driving also the rear seat belt went into safety catch/lock mode when someone barely flicked the seat belt. The consumer could open the door at any time, the doors would not lock at timed. Updated 09/13/06.
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Questions about the 2004 Nissan Maxima door locks
Is doors won't lock, open or latch a common problem on the 2004 Nissan Maxima?
6 of 1,426 owner complaints about the 2004 Nissan Maxima (0%) mention doors won't lock, open or latch. The model year with the most reports is 2004.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 2004 Nissan Maxima?
There are 0 recalls and 2 service bulletins for the same area of the car. Check them below with your VIN.
Other symptoms on the 2004 Nissan Maxima
Jerking 538Slipping 186Transmission failure 180Harsh shifting 73Stalling 73Hesitation 61Check engine light 50ABS 44Won't shift 38Knocking 27Tire blowout 24Sudden acceleration 19Grinding brakes 18Sunroof shattered 17Fire or smoke 14Loss of power 14No deployment 10Won't start 10Engine failure 7Headlights 7Whining noise 6
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