2004 nissan maxima shimmy in steering,transmission jerk.
2004 Nissan Maxima transmission complaints
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My nissan maxima transmission jerks while driving feels like u were hit from the back or if u hit something. Also while driving on freeway it will go out of gear making the car suddenly slow down!
I own a 2004 nissan maxima 3.5sl 5-speed. A couple months ago the transmission started jerking bad everytime it switched gears. I have looked into this and there are more people with this problem. I would think they would have done a recall as this is a serious problem. It jerks really bad sometimes that it has almost caused me to get in a couple of car accidents because it takes long to shift and when it shifts it is really bad. If I need to pull out of somewhere quickly I can't because all the engine does is rev at a high rate until the tranny goes into gear. It gets really frustrating because when the car warms up it acts up really bad and the driving experience is not good at all. I don't really like to drive the car a lot but this is my only means of transportation so I don't really have a choice. I been looking for a solution for this problem but so far no success. Is there anyone that can help me resolve this problem because I want to get it fixed before it causes me to get into a car accident. Thank you
Transmission slipping and hard shifting from 1st to 2nd. My next car will be american if this problem don't get corrected.
Original owner of nissan maxima se. The car drove like a truck within 10k miles, wheel torqued at acceleration, clunk on well-maintained roads from front passenger wheel well. Front tires wore out 30k and clunking noise in front wheel well, car still under warranty, dealer says sports tires so less life and more road feel/noise comes through, put in new tires in back. Rotated original rear tires to front, they wore out recently (~49k). Clunking sound never stopped. Now car out of warranty. Dealer says your struts are gone and your motor mount is blown so there is a clunk from wheel well and your tires wore out. Oh yeah? So why does the transmission shift with a thunk from reverse to drive and vice versa? Oh, you must first fix motor mount and strut before we can look at transmission. Paid to dealer to replace motor mount, replaced struts myself. The engine still thunks (transmission pauses before catching with a jerk from reverse to drive, or drive to reverse. The jerk is occasionally violent, less pronounced when engine cold.) had the transmission flushed by dealer. No difference. A car driven 50k by a 70-year old experiences a broken motor mount, bum strut and broken transmission before 50k miles. I paid almost 30k for this white elephant. Have always owned japanese cars, first nissan. Oh, did I mention the oil leak from engine oil seal (48k) and trunk lid slamming (40k) because the two piston arms to hold the lid can't hold the lid up (since it seems days after the warranty expired). Dealer seems to think I need a new transmission. The service specialist mentioned that this model has an issue will "rubber parts." I guess the oil seal, the strut seal, the motor mount and the two trunk pistons all have rubber parts that leaked and/or disintegrated. He may have it about right. Am not sure what rubber part might be the cause of the most costly problem - the transmission, broken at 49k miles. Wonder why there isn't a recall.
I have a 2004 nissan maxima and I have spoken with several owner of the same vehicle as well as read several comments online that all have the same problem. The transmission in the vehicle does shift properly. When you put the car in reverse and then move it back in drive it does a hard jerk, before it will move. While driving down the road the transmission will not shift causing the car to slow down then jerk really hard when it finally does shift. It also does this when stopped at a light; the car will take awhile before moving, but will do a hard jerk again. I feel it is extremely dangerous for myself and my 4 month old trying to merge onto the interstate and the transmission doesn't shift causing the car to slow do and then when it finally does shift, jerks extremely hard. I have been having the problem for over a month now, but the recent incident occurring while in heavy traffic was scary for me. Several nissan dealerships admit that they have been having trouble with the transmission in this vehicle. The nissan dealership as well as transmission shops recommend transmission to be replaced costing between $3,800 and $4,000 or you can get your transmission flushed to see if that would help. The vehicle is 4 years old and should not have issues like this. I as well as many others cannot afford to pay $4,000 to replace a transmission on a vehicle that we are still making payments on.
Have a 5 speed automatic 2004 nissan maxima. At approximately 70k the transmission began to violently kick between 2-3 gears. After a couple months of this condition the transmission kicked so bad that it became a safety issue as the car would pull right and at times out of my lane while driving in city traffic. As a result I replaced my transmission and now shortly thereafter the exact same issue reappeared. (~6months/ 5k miles) not only does my vehicle kick between 2nd-3rd gear, it is now getting stuck in 3rd gear and therefore can not be safely driven. I have been told by several maxima sources that this is a known issue with the 2004 5 speed automatic (re5f22a) (aw 55-50sn) transmission. Research on internet has confirmed many instances that duplicate this issue.
Nissan maxima 2004 se jerk when shift from park to reverse and from reverse to drive happen every day after parking for so many hours. Cam sensory have been replace, transmission's fluid have been flush, and the timing belt have been change but the jerkiness still occur.
2004 + nissan maxima's are having timing chain issues which starts to occur after 50k as per the thousand of forum members across different forum. I am a victim too. Its a known defect in maxima's and there has been no recalls to fix this. This timing chain issue fix cost appx $1600 and difficult for us to pay such an amount which has been declared by nissan as a maintenance free item. This timing chain would gradually lead to all sort of problems leading to complete failure if not taken care of. We as a customer pledge the federal safety agency to take appropriate action. Already contacted local dealer and nissan USA without any results.
My car has not cranked on several occasions leaving me stranded. Also rattling sound for a long time when starting the car. This morning when I cranked my car it sounded like something broke loose, unable to drive will have to get it checked out also rust spots are forming on my hood, front bumper and both sides of my windshield.
(1) 2004 nissan maxima, with no warning , the engine reves up intermittently, cars doesn't accelerate then it starts jerking and bucking, you are stuck in the middle of traffic , until it decides to work again .... (2) it occurs intermittently, no consistent time frame, the engine reves up intermittently, cars doesn't accelerate then it starts jerking and bucking.......consequences: someone is going to get killed because of this failure to operate correctly.....I have read the same problem all over the internet about this vehicle.....there should be a recall done before someone get killed!!!!!!!!my 20 year daughter drives this car and I am concerned for her safety. (3)I have brought it into nissan 5 or more times, but the could not reproduce the same problem....it finally did it again a came up with a code....they now recommend a complete transmission replacement at $4,600.00 ...they do not rebuild these, only replace them because it id too complicated to rebuild.. ********please investigate this problem further and make them recall these vehicles before someone get hurt or killed!!!!! Thanks for the opportunity to vent my frustrations!
I purchased a used 2004 nissan maxima from this dealership. This is my third maxima that I have owned. I recently started having issues with my car. It starting having trouble shifting into gear. I took this to this dealership and of course they claimed they had never heard of this issue before. They came back and showed me this bottle filled with fluid and claimed that this black oil was the fluid they took from the transmission. They inspected the car and told me they would send it to the nissan corporate office to see if they would consider a goodwill assistance. Immediately upon leaving I took my car to a transmission company and they checked the oil and told me there was no way that oil came out of my car. I was also told that this is one of the oldest tricks in the book and that this is probably the same container used on all customers that come in and complain. I just spoke with deland nissan to see if they were going to pay for this considering how many people are having this same issue and they stated no. I will never purchase another nissan ever and will be looking to see if there is anything else that can be done against this company.
I have a 2004 nissan maxima and reading on the maxima.org forum got me to this complaint site. I think nissan should do a recall on all 6th gen maxima owners because im not the only one with this problem. It's the transmission. Whenever the engine is cold it shifts so smoothly like there's nothing wrong. But this good feeling doesn't last more than 7 min.engine starts heating up and jerking problems begins. P to r is ok. But p to d and shifting up n down on a take off or slowing down(1st to 2nd n 3rd and 3rd to 2nd n 1st)its just so annoying and makes the car uncomfortable and unsafe to drive. And this will lead to ultimate tranny distruction. So I have to pay at east $700 to get this fixed?why doesn't nissan do a recall on this? I know there's at least 200 maxima owners there(from all the forums I've read)that have this problem. They love getting money selling their cars,and then whey make a mistake on building it they don't wanna take the blame. I love my maxima and don't wanna get rid of it.im absolutely in love with it.and if there wouldn't be a recall on this,I guess I will pay from my pocket,but never buy a nissan again.
2004 nissan maxima transmission issues 1st n 2nd shift hard, 2nd n 3rd slipping shimmy in the steering while driving.
Transmission in my 2004 nissan maxima is slipping. It bucks when I go from reverse to first. I have about 118,000 miles and I am the original owner. The slippage started around 100k miles.
Tl*the contact owns a 2004 nissan maxima. When the gears shifted from second to third, the transmission lost power, shook, and accelerated rapidly. In 2009 the vehicle was taken to the dealer for the failure. The dealer replaced the transmission fluid, the cam-shaft sensor, but the failure wasn't corrected. The vehicle was taken back to the dealer who advised that the transmission had to be replaced. The vehicle wasn't repaired. The manufacturer will be contacted. The failure mileage was 89,000 and the current mileage was 102,000.
I have an 04 maxima se with 149,000 miles. I have been having trouble with my transmission shifting really hard and sometimes when I pull out of the drive or slow down and make a turn, when I start to accelerate it will not go. I have had it looked at and nissan is telling me that the control valve needs to be replaced, which the part alone is $1100. I have found online that this is an issue from thousands of owners and nissan will not do anything to help. I would say it does it 30% of the time. Also I have read that other owners are finding eventually the entire transmission has to be replaced, so what do we do in the meantime replace this part then the next and eventually the entire transmission. I do not have the money to keep throwing into this car, I think it is time for nissan to step up and fix the issue!
I recently purchased a 2004 nissan maxima with just over 120k miles and the problem with the tranny jerking is no joke today my car shifted so hard that it literally jumped over the parking block at my home as soon as I felt the car move I hit the brakes but the shift was so fast it still hopped over the block I have two kids and I can't drive my only car because every mechanic has different answers and I spoke to a nissan tech and he said mine was an isolated issue but I've been browsing web and there are thousands of the same issue where is the recall if you have the same problem please keep complaining call your local news channel we have rights as consumers and are being held by puppet strings I mean the car revs itself ,different rpms you literally have no control on it shifting please help!
2004 nissan maxima transmission jerking, slipping. Flaring. Only occurs when car is warm. Will cause violent jerking when shifting into drive or reverse which may cause loss of traction and control of car. I just replaced valve body and problem still there!! Help!
My transmission jerks my car out of control during 1st and 2nd gears.
My 2004 nissan maxima. When you change from park to drive it jump into gear hard. Wile driving it shift hard from 1 gear to 2 . I take it to the auto shop they say it's my transmission. It cost me $1900.00 to replace it.I see alot of people have this problem and nissan is doing nothing to correct this problem.
2004 nissan maxima se 3.5l v6 transmissions- jerking, knocking and sticking in gear. Many dealers already know about the problem. Internet searches have shown the same results of consumers having issues. The normal cost for replacement is almost 50% of the car value. Dealerships will not repair the problem only suggest for the placement of the entire transmission $3800! If the car is engaged in 5th gear (like this one) could cause other vehicles to crash into it due to poor acceleration.
I have a 2004 nissan maxima. It has 97.000 miles on it and the transmission has been giving me problems since I bought it. It won't go into drive from park without a 3-5 second delay, it dosen't down shift properly when coming to a stop. It's to the point now that when I come to a stop it down shifts so erraticly that the tires chirp. I looked online and there are over 150,000 people with the same complaint. I took it to the dealer and they said they can't duplicate it, which I think is a falsehood. The bottom line is that there clearly is a defect with these transmissions and nissan needs to recall them. The fog lights short out and burn out after limited use. I have spend hundreds of dollars on fog lights, now I just gave up and leave them burned out. The front struts were defective and had to be replaced.
Car malfunction on transmission.
About 12 months ago with $165,000 miles on my 2004 nissan maxima began to jerk when downshifting from higher gears. Vehicle also had trouble engaging 3rd and 4th gears when accelerating. Took vehicle to nissan, who suggested a transmission flush, had this done but the problem still occurred but less frequently. Once the problem became frequent again the procedure was repeated. Inquired if a recall was open for this issue but nissan said no, but stated that the transmission needed to be replaced. I did some research on line and found that numerous owners were experiencing the same problem and felt I needed to report my situation. I am currently saving money to purchase the new trans before replacing.
My 2004 nissan maxima jerks/bangs when changing low gears. It makes my entire car bang loudly and jerk forward causing me to jerk forward as well. I have banged myself on the steering wheel numerous times. I read online thousands of complaints of this same issue. The dealerships try to tell me all these different things need to be fixed, but I know from all the other complaints its a faulty transmission in these cars and it needs to be recalled!!!
Tl* the contact owns a 2004 nissan maxima. While the contact was driving approximately 35-45 MPH, the transmission began to jerk violently out of third gear without warning. The failure occurred whenever the vehicle was in operation. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer for diagnostic testing where the error codes were reset. The failure recurred six months later. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer several times for the same failure and the technician recommended that the transmission be replaced. The failure became progressively worse resulting in the transmission not being able to shift into any gear. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 70,000.
I own a 2004 nissan maxima 3.5 se with 74,000 miles, and for the past couple of weeks the transmission has begun slipping and jerking from 1st to 2nd and 2nd to3rd. But the biggest problem has happened twice now; where the car has been sitting idle at a stop light, the transmission has slipped out of 1st gear, and when the light turned green the car would not rev up and I was stuck holding up traffic until I put the car in park, was able to obtain rpms and then put the car back in drive.
2004 nissan maxima transmission troubles. The transmission on the automatic 5 speed maxima get struck and often takes more than 5 seconds to get in to gear. This is a safety issue and it seems widespread among the 6th generation maximas. We have been having this problem for quite a while now and it seems nissan only want to charge customers for a replacement transmission. This is so widespread, among maximas of varying mileage, it begs the question on whether this is a factory defect that needs to be systematically addressed. Nissan (corporate) and dealers are unresponsive to these concerns and it's not fair that consumers have to foot the bill for what appears to be a factory issue.
While driving, out of the blue, at street speed, 10-25 MPH, a sudden "clunk" is heard and then the transmission fails causing the car to stop suddenly and left without any power. If car restarts, the transmission is left in 5th gear with no ability to change gears at all. Only 44000 miles on the car, but we have been complaining/documenting to the nissan dealer every service, since we bought the car new. All they do is "add transmission oil", or just tell us "there is no problem for this is normal."
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