1)transmission jerking/slipping 2) occurs everytime I drive. My wife is now afraid to drive car 3) nissan will not fix. I informed them the issue began intermittently before warranty was up. Issue has now gotten worse. Please look at all the similar complaints on the following website. Http://www.carsurvey.org/reviews/nissan/maxima/r61092/comments/.
2004 Nissan Maxima transmission complaints
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I drive a 2004 nissan maxima se. The problem is the transmission. It shifts very hard from gears 1-3 upshifting and downshifting. I just purchased the car in august and now the dealership tells me I need a new tranny which I cannot afford right now. It is an extreme safety hazard on the road and when I talked to nissan they said there is nothing they can do about it. This obvious defect needs to be recognized by nissan and replaced and fixed at their expense.
I too have a 2004 maxima. I maintain the car at the dealer,. While driving, the gears will slips out and at times sticks at the 5th gear the only way it comes out of the 5th gear is by turning off the car, sit for several minutes while the engine cools and starting again. I was told the problem with the gear shifting is I need to change the valve assembly. It was changed and 2day later the same problem existed. I took it back and I am told I need to change the at solenoid assembly and or replace the transmission. This is apparently a know problem with the 04 maximas and something needs to be done about it!!
1. Around 80,000 miles I noticed hard jerking/stopping when the car shifted from first to second gear and second to first. I took it to my mechanic and he suggested a transmission flush. Unfortunately the problem still persists. 2. The problem occurs quite often. Everyday and every time I stop or slow the vehicle down I can feel the jerking motion. The problem becomes worse in hot weather or when the engine is warm. 3. I have brought it to my mechanic and he suggested a transmission flush, which was done at the nissan dealership. The problem still persists.
In july/august 2008, I would get a jerking motion when the car shifted from 1st to 2nd or if I go from drive to reverse (vice versa). My car also wouldn't accelerate and the engine light was on. The car would jerk especially hard when making a turn and the car slows down and picks up speed again. I took my car to nissan in bayridge/brooklyn, ny and was told that I needed cam sensors, a tune up and a list of other things. All together, I paid $2000+ to repair my car. Now my car is having the very same issues. I was told by nissan to replace my engine mounts ($500+). I've done that and my car is still jerking, it won't accelerate and the engine light is on. Now they are telling me I need a new transmission.
I having major transmission jerking from my 2004 nissan maxima. The jerking appears to happen when the car get hot.
My problem seems to be the same one that thousands of people are having. I am a used car dealer and have bought (3) 2004 nissan maximas sl. Every one of them has had the same problem. I know any sensible person reading this complaint would simply say "idiot, stop buying nissans!!! But I was trying to give our auto industry the benefit of the doubt that since so many people had the exact same problem that they would at least realize and admit that , maybe its not the world that has the problem. It's the 2004 maxima transmissions. When the car gets warm, the transmission slips in between 20 and 30 MPH. It also jerks and delays (once it gets hot) when going into gear. Several credible transmission repair shops (I.e. Mr. Transmission), have traced it back the same thing. The faulty valve body in the transmission. Now as a voice of the people and after reading complaint after complaint after complaint ; surely there has to be some non-biased agency, watch dog, or authority that is not going to let these car-making bullies rip all of these people off especially when they have been made aware of this design flaw. We understand that they have a business to run and that they can't just stay in business fixing every single complaint that arouses but this is not a quick fix for the consumers and it is costing hard working consumers millions of dollars in repairs. Please somebody help the working class.
2004 nissan maxima se, transmission does not engage properly, constant knock between 2nd and 3rd gear, also gets stuck on 5th gear.
Transmission on my 2004 nissan maxima is slipping. It will not always go into 1st or 2nd gear.
Transmission on 2004 nissan maxima se jerks violently when shifting from 1st gear to 2nd gear, and from 1st gear to 2nd gear. It also shifts very violently, sporadically, when shifting from park to drive. I have taken the car to the dealership and they informed me that a transmission flush was needed. However, after performing the flush, the problem still persists. After returning for another diagnostic test on the car, the dealership informed me that I would need a new, rebuilt transmission. This is very frustrating because nissans have always been known for quality and never needed the amount of major repair services that I've began to experience with relatively low mileage, 110k.
The transmission on my 04 nissan maxima is bad. It keeps slipping when shifting from gear 3 to 2 or 2 to 3. It jerks very heavily and is not good.
My 2004 nissan maxima has become a safety hazard in that it jerks violently while shifting gears and losses power during acceleration. I was on the highway and was very close to being involved in a serious accident with a semi when my car suddenly slowed and when I applied pressure on the pedal it jerk violently like someone had rear-ended me. There was a semi right behind me approaching at a rapid speed. Because I hadn't applied my brakes he didn't realize my car would suddenly slow down in front of him. I was terrified to say the least. I made calls to nissan but they could care less and will assume no responsibility for their faulty equipment. After doing significant research in assessing the issue and trying to find a solution I found that many other people who own this particular model have the same problem. I was also told that mechanics have done many things like new or rebuilt transmissions, engine mounts replaced, fuel filter replacements, etc. None of which have solved the problem.
My 2004 nissan maxima was jerking when going from 1st gear to 2nd gear and when I would slow down. I took it to the dealer where they said it was my motor mounts. I spent $500 replacing them and it still did it. When I took back to the dealer they said it was my transmission. Now I just forked out $4000 for a new transmission. I went and online and saw over 1,000 complaints for the same make and model saying that their cars were doing the same thing. I think there should be a recall on transmissions on my year, make, and model.
Transmission jerking motion when shifting from 1st to 2nd on acceleration and jerking motion when shifting from 2nd to 1st gear when braking.
I have a 2004 nissan maxima se with 51039 miles and recently I noticed that the car jerking changing gears so I took it to the dealership to have it looked at and they advice me that I needed to have the motor mount replace, AC line is leaking need replacement and transmission flushed. I did all that and the problem still happens so I took it back to the dealership and this time they advice me that the transmission will need to be replace. They gave me a estimate of 4500 for the repair. After researching on this issue to see if the transmission replacement will fix the problem and I am a little worry that it might not. Because I got the transmission replaced from the dealership and I drove it for no more then 3 miles and the problem came back. I took it back to the dealership to have to have it look at again. I think that if nissan does not look into this it will cause a major accident if the transmission fails or that sudden jerk will cause panic is the driver and cause the driven to step on the gas and hit someone in front of them. Please please advice nissan for recall.
I have a 2004 maxima se that has had a series of problems since I bought it brand new in 2003. I am very concerned about the transmission problem that almost left my husband sitting in rush hour traffic yesterday. This vehicle has been in the shop too many times to count. I recently saw a blog which indicated that this is a problem for thousands of 2004 nissan maxima owners. Nissan has done nothing to compensate owners of this car when a recall is clearly indicated. I bought a nissan hoping to own it for several years and knowing that nissan has a good reputation. I worry about the safety of my family traveling in this vehicle and feel that nissan should take responsibility for doing a recall on this vehicle. Please help owners like me who have invested a lot of time, money, and tears with this issue.
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.
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.
Beginning of this week, march 30, 2009, my 2004 nissan maxima had a situation when I began to drive (my car is an automatic), the transmission appeared to be struggling to reach 2nd gear. Although I only work 1.8 miles from my home, I could feel the "difference" in the transmission from any other time. I have 63,000 miles on my car and for a five year old car, that is very low. I maintain the vehicle accordingly and about 8 months ago, I had the transmission fluid flushed, etc. The second day (today), I started up the car, put it in drive and quickly noticed it was going to strain itself into 2nd gear. Once it did, there was a hard jerk in getting there. I immediately drove the car to my home, parked it and made an appointment for it to be checked out tomorrow morning. Then I went online to search for any nissan 2004 transmission problems such as mine and found a lot of web-sites that people have described the exact happenings that occurred to my vehicle. This does not seem to be an isolated incident. Something is seriously defective with at least the 2004 transmissions. Many people's comments always stated that there's occurred right after 60,000 miles. My car has not been driven hard and is well maintained. I read also about 2 other items that occurred to my vehicle. One is the drivers power window will not close up and stay closed when the button is pushed. I discovered a way to get the window closed by holding the button in the up position, turn off the car and open the door, while keeping your finger on the power up button. Secondly, people wrote about a AC refrigerant hose having leaks and needing to be replaced by several other owners. Mine also had this problem some time back. The most important issue to me is this transmission failing right after 60,000 miles. It mentions that when they put it on a machine to test, it shows nothing is wrong, which obviously it is. Nissan has told people they don't know exactly what the problem is either.
Tl*the contact owns a 2004 nissan maxima. While driving between 5-20 MPH, the vehicle hesitated to shift into second gear. The vehicle tends to jerk and makes a loud noise when the failure is occurring. The contact feels that a recall should be issued due to the numerous complaints that are posted on the internet. The current and failure mileages were 62,000. Updated 07/28/09 *bf when driving from 1st to 2nd gear, there was a hard shift. Updated 07/30/09.
My vehicle first started jerking into gear around 9/2008. This was a very seldom thing at first and I assumed that I may have taken my foot off the brake too fast not allowing it time to get to the gear. I had about 90k miles then. It started to do it more than just going into reverse or drive but also when I would accelerate and slow down or stop. I took it to a local dealership and they could not detect anything at first. I brought it again at the time when it was jerking and the service engine was now coming on. They had a list of codes. I was instructed to bring it to a transmission specialist. I took it to 2 out of town and one local. It was stated that the transmission needed to be replaced @ a cost of 4,100$ approx. I was not financially able to handle this cost and pay a $570 car as well. I continued to drive the vehicle because it is my only transportation to and from work. The jerking came and went until now it does it everytime all the time when I am driving. It has progressively gotten worse. It w it now has about 112,000k. Last week 3/26 it left me at the drive up window of the bank. I had to have someone push me out of the way. Due to the large amount of other nissan owners that are having the same problems as I am I feel that this is a problem with our vehicles that is the responsibility of nissan. I am complaining because I have taken great care of my vehicle and it has failed me not because of normal wear and tear but because of an obvious manufacturer defect. I consider this vehicle an endangerment because with the jerking which feels like whiplash you are afraid to get into the flow of traffic because if you have to slow down it may jerk causing a halt or if you need to speed up or pass someone you never know if it will smoothly or just jerk and whine causing an accident. My vehicle has stopped and I will not be paying on it anymore causing my credit rating to decline. This is my 3rd nissan vehicle and the last on.
2004 nssan maxima has slipping transmission causing lack of acceleration when needed most when merging on to interstate, etc. This is a very common complaint among these car owners and needs to addressed with nissan. I have tried only to be told I need to replace my transmission. It is faulty engineering, bad valve body, yet they will not stand behind it with a recall.
Transmission on my 2004 nissan maxima se, is still shifting too hard and jerking. When engine warms up. Transmission defected.
I purchased a nissan maxima with approx 90,000 miles in june 2007. I purchased an extended warranty, however after less than a year the transmission was slipping very bad. It needed to be replaced, so the warranty only provided a transmission with equal value at the date of purchase, so they installed a 90,000 mile transmission, this transmission is now slipping out of gear bad. I think their should be a recall because I have read a ton of complaints online about this same issue.
I own a 2004 nissan maxima. I took it to the dealer and told them I was having transmission trouble, they told me the car was fine,but I'm a mechanic so I knew something was wrong. The car recently had cut off a few times while driving. I had it checked and I was told that I needed a camshaft sensor. I replaced it but I still noticed problems with the trans, rough shifting from 1st to 2nd and to 3rd, and rough down shifting from 3rd to 2nd. The car would loose power, which I noticed it was shifting to fifth gear and staying there until the car was cut off and some what reset. I also noticed some tapping coming from the engine compartment. I am hoping for a recall on the transmission because there are many others with the same problem.
The car jerks when I shift the gears and then again when I brake.
Transmission slipped and vehicle surged forward striking a vehicle. Abs system faulted as I stopped.
2004 nissan maxima se - vehicle service maintenance schedule followed as recommended. Vehicle is well taken care of and driven appropriately. Two major repairs - first 7/2008 noise heard in engine, 74,000 mi.. Diagnosis was fuel damper replacement needed along with many other parts and pieces that needed to be replaced while making those changes (many seals, washers, and gaskets, and other recommended fixes including tensioner chain, front and rear brakes, cooling system upper and lower radiator hoses, clamp, tensioner assy- chain guide - total cost $3,000. New problem dec 2008, 81,000 mi. - transmission jerks/skips when accelerating and decelerating between 15- 25 mi. Per hour. Currently at nissan dealer for repairs march 2009 and told need new transmission, front and left motor mounts, and fuel induction work, at a hefty cost of $5,000 parts and labor.
Im having safety issue with 2004 nissan maxima, the transmission get stuck in high gear and shift very hard, my car only has 65 k miles and this seen like a problem that has happened to a lot of maxim.
I purchased a 2004 nissan maxima with only 58,000 miles on it. After it had reached about 65,000 miles I started having problems with my transmission. It would jerk hard into drive. And when slowing down for red lights, it will shift hard when breaking down to stop. I had taken it back to the dealer ship where they charged me to replace the fluids which was not the cause of the problem. It was something within the transmission. They have attempted to repair it, but it is still giving me problems. I think there should be a recall on these transmissions before someone gets killed in a serious accident.
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