2005 Nissan Maxima: jerking or lurching

Filed Apr 3, 2021 · Electrical, Engine · 120,000 miles · TN

Vehicle makes clunking, jerking noises and bad clunking sounds when you put it into gear or shift gears, digital gear display shows vehicle is in 5th gear all the time, accelerates very slowly.

Filed Nov 12, 2019 · Electrical, Transmission · 112,337 miles · PA

My car only has 112337 mile and needed to replace the transmission , now at 112954 have to replace the ABS control module . The transmission was hard shifting/ jerking when you get to about 30-35 MPH . So it cost almost 4,000.00 to fix and the the speedometer and odometer quit working after 500 miles with new transmission and took the car to electrical shop to find out I now have to replace the ABS control module and after all the money put in this car I don't think it is worth fixing the ABS considering I just bought the car in oct. 2018 and thought I got a great car and alredy have enough money put in it and could never sell it for the money I have in it nissan should be fixing these issues not me considering all the complaints on these cars with the same problems at the same mileage

Filed Oct 5, 2018 · HI

Just after 100k miles the car started to jerk from r to d and slowly progressed into full blown slipping, rpms shoot through the roof while driving causing the car to slip and slam into gear at whatever speed I'm going which sometimes cause the car to be uncontrollable. I've seen 1,000s of forums with people having the same problem and claiming nissan knows about this issue but refuses to do anything about it. Not only is my car unsafe but I feel as if nissan should be held responsible for the lack of care they put into the 2004-2007 models of the maxima.

Filed Aug 18, 2018 · Acceleration, Transmission · 170,000 miles · MS

The 2005 nissan maxima has a terrible transmission. Problems shifting gears and when trying to accelerate it wont shift out of gears to go faster. Such as if I stop at a stop light or stop sign and then try to go again it accelerates very (5mph). Also when shifting into drive, it does this loud banging jerk that jerks the entire car. Was told transmission is slipping. There are thousands of other complaints for the nissian maxima transmission and needs to be a recall on the transmission. Car is only 13 years old.

Filed Jun 15, 2017 · 160,000 miles · IL

Car jerks when accelerating, slips gears, hesitating when accelerating and sometimes will not go over 20 MPH (while driving down a 50mph road!)

Filed Apr 27, 2017 · Fuel system · NC

I took my car to nissan for state inspection on 11-21-2016 and for the car jerking and oil change. I was told by the service manger that my three way cataly had gone bad. Then it was told other things was wrong which was not expected since I get my car service regularly. Sensor assy air, mounting rubber, right and left strut, spacer front str., bumper assy boun, insulator assy-s, gasket exhaust, hose assy-blow b, alll this was done to fix the jerking which did not work. I paid $3662.55 on that day drove 10 miles and the car was still jerking. I called nissan and they told me to bring my car back on monday. It was then told that I had transmission problems.

Filed Apr 2, 2017 · Transmission · 85,000 miles · GA

Automatic transmission had to be replaced under 100,000 miles due to severe jerking during shifts between low gears. The worst would often be slowing down, as in approaching a stop light or stop sign. In stop-and-go traffic, the kick from the transmission when slowing (down-shift from 2nd to 1st) would often cause the car to nose-down a bit suddenly, such that drivers behind would react as if I were making a hard stop.

Filed Feb 24, 2017 · Acceleration, Transmission · 40 miles · GA

Harsh shifting, jerking, lots shift slippage. Actually slowed down on the highway. Diagnosis returned as failed transmission assembly and cost $4,100 to repair.

Filed Dec 12, 2016 · Acceleration, Engine · 101,000 miles · GA

At 101,000 miles transmission cut out. Gears not changing. Jerking movement when accelerating. In motion or stationary

Filed Oct 25, 2016 · Transmission · CA

Transmission started slipping gears right around 58,000 miles. I would drive it and it would get stuck in 5th gear. I would have to switch over to manual to try and switch gears and when I would do that I would experience very hard shifting and jerking. If I'm switching from park to drive while stationary, extremely hard jerking and it would stall for 5 seconds before going into drive. Nissan refuses to fix the issue. I guess they want a certain amount of people to die before issuing a recall! This is extremely dangerous to drive when the car does this. I will never buy another crappy nissan ever again! Not to mention the sensors that has constantly been replaced over and over thinking it will fix the jerking issues, but it doesn't. Imagine having a car full of kids while it does this. Thanks nissan for being so concerned about safety!

Filed Oct 12, 2016 · Acceleration, Steering · 101,000 miles · CT

While driving my 2005 nissan maxima the gears slip and jump into gear with a violent jerk that is affecting my driving and may cause me to lose control of the car and possible injury myself or others. There is a transmission issue with the valve body that is causing this violent shifting and it seems that I am not the only one that has this issue. It is disgrace that the federal safety agency had done nothing to address this wide spread issue, must people die first so it does get addressed. I will also contact my state representative to report the issue. I opened up a case with nissan consumer affairs with no luck or admittance of their failed component. Nissan dealership diagnosed transmission with a p0726 code and had an open technical bulletin ntb11'035 which is acknowledgement of nissans failed design of the transmission valve body. Nissan has quoted me over $2500 to repair their failed design component.

Filed Oct 1, 2016 · Fuel system, Transmission · 206,000 miles · MS

My car has given me trouble since about a month after I bought it. I bought it used, but have been told nissans are very reliable vehicles even with high mileage. It will not excel forward at any speed until it gets up to 40mph after stopping at a light or stop sign. It is a disaster in waiting. I drive early in the morning and at night for work. I am afraid someone is going to plow into me because I am not moving fast enough. The transmission jerks bad enough to jerk my head back whenever I put it in reverse. I am afraid to drive it anymore! This has been ongoing for more than a year. I quit driving it a few weeks ago due to the jerking of the transmission when I put it into reverse. The date below is the last day I drove it.