Transmission issue. This appeared to start around the 60k mile mark. Randomly the car would jerk going from 2nd to 3rd or when slowing down from 2nd back down.
2005 Nissan Maxima transmission complaints
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I have a transmission issue with my 2005 nissan maxima. I bought this car in april 2009 with a little over 36k miles. As of december 28, 2009 my car has 56k miles. Car has really bad jerking motion up shifting and down shifting between 1st and 2nd gears every day. The transmission is slipping. Brought maxima to nissan dealer ship who suggests to flush transmission and change motor mounts which seem to be a waste of money and not correcting the real problem.
When the transmission is working for about 10 to 15 minutes it start to change gears rough and also slippage also occur the vehicle is my car port I can't afford the repairs because they will be around 3,500.
I have a 2005 nissan maxima se(at transmission) that I bought brand new in 05 I have about 55k miles on it and it is starting to show some transmission problems. When it is shifting 1st to 2nd gear it has a very bad jerk in to gear and the same when I slow down and it down shift from 2nd to 1st gear. And also when it is shifting form 3rd to 4th or 4th to 5th some times it delays and my car goes into neutral for about 3 seconds then it shifts really hard into gear with that same jerk I have shifting from first to second. Also my car sometimes get stuck in 5th gear when im on the free way, I know this because after I slow down according to traffic and then accelerate to go with the flow of traffic I have no accelerating power(this problem doesn't happen all the time but it does happen and how I get my car back to first gear is I have to pull over and restart my car). I tried taking my car the a local nissan dealership and they could not find any problems with it they first suggest getting a transmission oil change and flush. That did not fix the problem at all. I had the same problem after I got my transmission oil change done. And now they are suggesting me to get a new transmission for 3000 to 4000. And I personally can not afford that. Please have a recall on the 2005 nissan maxima se I have read many nissan forums and many nissan customer have the same problem an complaint. On this website http://x.nissanhelp.com/forums/maxima/9183-05-maxima-transmission-shifting-problems.html none of these nissan maxima se have not even over a 100k miles on in. Please help all of us out because it is a safety problem when a car goes in to neutral for a few seconds and when it get stuck in 5 gear on the free way.
I currently have a 2005 maxima with only 75,00 miles. The car jerks back when it shifts gears. It has caused me to pullover and restart my car everytime. There has been thousands of nissan maxima owners with the same issue around the 50,000 to 100,000 mile range. There is definitely a defect on this vehicle. I had transmission/ motor mounts replaced. The transmission moved from side to side that it broke all the mounts. I have gotten multiple whiplashes and continue with back pain. I took it to my local dealership on 12/7/2009 and they of course said that it was the transmission. They said it is common on these vehicles. I took my car to the dealership running and now they're saying that it is not running.
Problem with nissam maxima 2004 transmission jerking when put in gear or shifting form 1st -2nd.
2005 nissan maxima, transmission shifts extremely hard when upshifting and down shifting. Sometimes it just stays neutral while stop and when the gas is pressed it jumps forward. This is extremely scary and unsafe. I was reading about this and it seems that this is a very common problem with nissan maximas 2004 and newer. There are thousands of complaints everywhere.
At low speeds, the car jerks into gear as if it has a transmission problem. It seems to do it more often when the car has warmed up. Some days it does it every time when switching between 1st, 2nd and 3rd gears. I took it to the shop and was told I need a new transmission car only has 88000 miles on it. I had noticed the problem about a month or so before taking it in to be checked. I looked the issue up on the internet and found where numerous nissan maxima owners were having the same problems. Many of them had various expensive repairs done. Not safe in traffic as car lunges forward!
My 2005 nissan maxima has started showing signs of what may be serious transmission problems. As to the best course of action to correct these intermittent and random symptoms that include: 1. Takes about 5 seconds to click into gear after the shift lever is put in "d" 2. Very hard jerky shifts between 1st to 2nd and 2nd to 1st and accompanied by loud clunking noise. 3. Transmission slips out of gear during regular driving allowing the engine to rev freely then jerking back into gear with a loud clunk. The is followed by a burnt oil / electrical type smell that gets inside the car and evident outside after stopping. Sometimes I go for days with no symptoms at all and other times it may happen a dozen times in a day. I took it in to the dealer and none of the problems showed up for them but they noted that the engine mounts were broken but that would not cause these symptoms. They suggested a new transmission and motor mounts for $4,000.
I have a 05 maxima and for the past 2 months I have had a jerking when I drive the car. It feels like the transmission. When I role of from 5 to 30 MPH the car jerks and it rpms to 5k then drops. Also when I am slowing down the car jerks more. They changed my motor mounts and said that it. The next day it started again. Three weeks later I confronted them again and the stated to me that there is only a recall on the CVT transmission that is in the murano that has a recall. I have spoken to quite a few people that have had the same problem and have gotten the same answer. Its not fair that people spend there hard earned money on an 30,000 car and have to go threw these problems.
Vehicle was purchased with 69,000 miles and was in good condition, owned for eight months and driven lightly. Transmission intermittently jerks when shifting from 1st to 2nd gear and also from 2nd to 1st. Occasionally revs when up shifting then shifts with a bang and jerk. When problems occur, the manu-matic mode displays 's' instead of what gear you're in like it is supposed to, and will not shift gears manually in this mode. Vehicle was taken to dealership where it was purchased and they eventually replaced the transmission with a rebuilt transmission. Rebuilt transmission lasted less than six months before exhibiting the same problems.
At low speeds, the car jerks into gear as if it has a transmission problem. It seems to do it more often when the car has warmed up. Some days it does not do it at all, but some days it does it every time when switching between 1st, 2nd and 3rd gears. I took it to the nissan repair shop here in town on october 14th, 2009, but they did not find anything wrong and could not duplicate the problem. I had noticed the problem about a month or so before taking it in to be checked. I looked the issue up on the internet and found where numerous nissan maxima owners were having the same problems. Many of them had various expensive repairs done (transmission flushed or replaced) to no avail.
2005 nissan maxima. 92,200 miles. Started noticing issues around 85,000 miles, but became a serious issue around 90,000 miles. Transmission hesitates 10+ seconds at stop signs or when switching between drive and reverse and then engages and car jerks into gear. Shifts hard between 1st & 2nd gear. Rpm's go way up before transmission catches and clunks into gear. Slips in freeway traffic. Have had transmission fluid flushed twice in past 4 months. Nissan dealer ran $100 diagnostic and found nothing other than cracked motor mount because car does not act up consistently. Dealer recommended replacing motor mount ($480) and probably transmission ($3800), since the motor mount would not explain jumping RPM's. 300+ identical complaints on just one internet blog mention that fixing motor mounts does not solve the problem, so I am hesitant to have that done. Multiple blogs show the same complaints with identical symptoms. Filed a "car needs repair" complaint with nissan consumer affairs, and have only spoken to someone once, during which call they said they would 'have to call me back' after listening to me describe my problem for only about 2 minutes. "service engine soon" light came on this morning, and car seems to be having difficulty shifting at all. Scared to drive my car to the dealership to even see about repairs. Nissan needs to do a recall before someone is killed.
2005 nissan maxima. Transmission would hesitate 15+ seconds at stop signs and intersections and then engage and jerk car out into traffic. Hard shift between 1st & 2nd gear. & gears would slip in freeway traffic. Nissan dealer replaced transmission ($3800) and said this is happening frequently with 2004-2005 maximas. 300+ identical complaints on just one internet blog. Nissan needs to do a recall before someone is killed. Dealer found code po744a/t tcc s/v function indicating functional valve malfunction in transmission.
I am having transmission problems with my 2005 nissan maxima se. I took it to the dealer and they couldn't find anything wrong with it because it would mess up after it warmed up. It would jerk in down shifting and when I accelerated. First the guy said it might be my motor mounts. They advised me that I needed a transmission flush because we needed to start somewhere. I got that done and my problem continued. Then he said that I needed my fuel induction done. He said that he put it on the machine and there where no error codes. Then after I complained again he wanted to charge me to run a diagnostic after he already said he put it on the machine and didn't find anything wrong. Also my service engine soon indicator light never came on. I have had 3 nissan maximas but nissan is not working with me. I bought my car in aug of 2008 and didn't purchase a warranty. I thought nissans were great cars but as stated in the forums lots of people are having this problem right after the warranty expires and nissan needs to look into this if they want to keep loyal customers like myself.
I have a 2005 nissan maxima, and this car is having shifting problems, I only have 90k on my maxima and it jerks when coming to a stop and accelerating from 1st gear to 2nd gear which sometimes me and my passengers get whiplash by it. I replaced the transmission fluid and the car is still slipping into gear. Some days the car works good, but most of the time the car has trouble with the shifting and is making me think less of nissan manufacturing.
My nissan maxima '05 has about 37000 miles. Recently, the transmission has gone bad. The car does not shift rapidly enough when I accelerate. Also, it has sometimes slipped out of gear at low speeds, causing it to lurch forward in bumper-to-bumper traffic! This is a major safety hazard.
I first purchased my 2005 nissan maxima last year and it had 70,000+ miles, it was used, after the first week I ended up taking it back to the dealer because it was jerking and switching. They informed me it was the motor mounts so they replaced then. When I got the car back the same problem was happening, so at my next oil change I informed them of the problem again, they said nothing was wrong, so I let it go. Just recently the car has been jerking once I try to accelerate. The worst part is that I found an actual site with 30+ other 2005 maxima owners with the same problem who were given the same response. If that many cars are defective shouldn't the manufacturer fix the problem or submit a recall.
The transmission on this car does not want to go into gear between 1st to 2nd and 2nd to 3rd. Then if it does it jerks really hard and sounds like its going to fall out. Then there's times it slips. When you put the car into reverse you have to hold your foot on the brake really hard or the car will jump backwards. As soon as the car warms up it does this. I'm afraid to drive the car out of town in fear the transmission will completely stop. There are plenty of websites with people complaints of the same issue. Its not an isolated thing. I have not been able to fix the problem because of financial reasons. The car is only four years old. I bought it used and haven't even had it a year yet. I called nissan and they said there was no known issue of this problem. I read that other people were told the same thing when they called. There's no way a transmission should have problems after only four years.
2005 nissan maxima.
Clutch pedal on a 2005 nissan maxima goes to the floor. It will return by "popping" the pedal; bouncing it off of my foot. I had the same problem with a 2002 nissan altima.
For the past several months, I have been experiencing the same transmission problems that just about every other 2004-2005 nissan maxima owner has experienced. Mine is a maxima se with 5 speed auto (with manual shift mode). Once the car warms up, the transmission shifts very hard and rough from 1st to 2nd gear. It also downshifts hard from 3rd to 2nd gear. At this point, if I put the car in park or reverse, and then back into drive, there's about a 3-5 second delay, then it makes a banging noise as it kicks into gear. The transmission problems get worse: when shifting from 1st to 2nd and 2nd to 3rd gears it slips into neutral (causing RPM's to freely shoot up nearly to the redline) and then jerks and slams back into gear very rough & hard. This really affects the cars performance. The transmission problems go from worse to more worse: eventually somewhere between 3rd and 4th gear, I'll hear and feel the transmission make a banging sound and lock up...no up or down shifting. This causes the "service engine soon" light to light up. At this point, the car accelerates very slowly from a stop since it's locked in gear and at highway speeds, the RPM's are very high. When switching the transmission to manual mode, the gear indicator always stays at "5". I have to turn the car off for a few seconds and re-start the car to get the transmission to shift again, but unless it's had several hours to cool off, the same problems start again immediately in sequence. This is obviously a manufacturer's defect and how nissan is not being held responsible for this blows my mind and is completely unacceptable for a $30,000+ car that's under 5 years old!!!
My 2005 nissan maxima currently has 84,000 miles (and is out of warranty). I purchased it in 2006 with 24,000 mi. It began bucking or jerking very hard when changing gears (while driving and when putting into drive) over 3 months ago. This problem occurs everyday I drive the vehicle, sometimes more that others. It would buck and jerk so hard that I did not feel like I was in control of the vehicle. Recently the service engine light came on so I took it to be looked at. After replacing the front motor mount ($700) and driving it off the lot, 20 minutes later the service engine light came back on and the car was still bucking and jerking. I brought it to the dealer only for them to tell me 2 motor mounts need to be replaced as does the transmission for a total of almost $5,000. No work has been done on the car because I've reported this to the corporate offices of nissan and they have begun an investigation. There have been no crashes or injuries due to this problem...yet. However, the car is not safe to drive. After researching this problem online it has come to my attention that numerous 2004-2005 nissan maxima owners are all having the same exact issues with their vehicles. This is a defect in the vehicle and after reading how many others have the same issue I do not believe I or anyone else should be held responsible for paying for this repair/replacement of parts. I believe it needs to be recalled.
Tl. Contact owns a 2005 nissan maxima. Current mileage was 65,000 and failure mileage was unknown. Contact stated while driving at 40mph the vehicle will slow down with braking and becomes very stiff. Then the vehicle will accelerate without warning. The dealer stated the vehicle needs a new transmission. Contact feels this is a safety issue because as the vehicle slows down another vehicle can crash into the back of the vehicle or the contacts vehicle can crash into the back of another vehicle because it accelerates without warning. Jo
This a complaint about the transmission of the 2005 nissan maxima. My maxima only has 60,000 miles on it, however it has began to jerk while changing gears, and to slip out of gear while it is on the road. This is very dangerous, particularly the slipping out of gear. I have not yet gotten into an accident or had my car stop on the road. However, I feel that it is only a matter of time. Apparently this is a very widespread problem with the with the 2004 and 2005 nissan maximas. The problem first began to happen about every 3 days, but now it happens about every other day. Especially when the car is going from 2nd to 3rd gear. I have had the transmission fluid checked, and was told that my fluid level was perfectly fine. The shop recommended that I take my car to a transmission specialist, which I have not yet done. They also mentioned to me that the transmissions on the 2004 and 2005 maximas are known to be defective, and usually go bad at about 60,000 or 70,000 miles. I believe that the transmissions on the 2004 and 2005 nissan maximas are defective and need to be recalled.
2005 nissan maxima shifting problem from 2nd gear to 3rd and 3rd to 2nd gear, jerking effect, also after warm up, going from reverse to drive there is a bang... Automatic.
I have a 2004 nissan maxima purchased in 2005 currently with 70k miles on it. I am having problems with my automatic transmission shifting. From 1st to 2nd and from r to d it slams.
I purchased a 2005 maxima which I love. Recently it is having transmission problems. It starts to skip and jerk in 1st and 2nd gear. I was told transmission would cost 4000 to 6000 dollars which I cant afford. I have researched this problem and found I am not the only one with this problem there are thousands more. Just type in and google transmission problems in a 2005 maxima and read all the complaints. Obviously nissan needs to step up and correct this problem. Some people can hardly pay there bills must less come up with the money to pay for a transmission problem that obviously is nissans fault. Thanks.
I currently own a 2005 nissan maxima sl automatic transmission I bought it used at about 80,000km and its now at 103,000km. Since I bought it I have been more then disappointed and now furious with nissan. From purchase date which was august 2008 until now april 2009 I have been experiencing the car jerking from gear 1 to 2 and 2 down to 1. It went from a slight jerk and slip of the gears to a jerk so hard that it broke the engine mounts. I brought it in and got the engine mounts fixed and also had them do a diagnostics. I went to 4 different dealerships and 2 mechanics and no one knew what was wrong. Nissan kept telling me to get a transmission flush which I did twice and still did not solve the problem. I also got the timing belt replaced as well as got the vehicle checked out by a nissan transmission specialist. Not to mention every diagnostic test is $100. This car is not safe for me and my family. The intense jerking during acceleration and breaking is not only unsafe for us, but for others on the road. The most recent incident happened coming off the highway late one night when I was slowing down on the off ramp and the jerk was so severe that it had given myself and my passenger whip lash and caused us to spin out. After all the maintenance, parts replaced and I?m still experiencing the same problem means that nissan is not doing their job to get this rectified. It?s costing me too much time and money. I have to take time off work every time to get these things done and the same problems are recurring and now I don?t know what else to do. I recently read some reviews and I noticed that this is a popular problem within 2004-2005 nissan maxima?s but yet there has been no recalls and nothing has been done to compensate the consumer. I need something done asap because as of right now I have no other choice but to drive this faulty vehicle, unsure if I will make it to work or home at night.
I bought my nissan maxima at 58,000 miles from the nissan dealership at gwinnett place nissan, duluth,ga. At about 89,000 miles my transmission started jerking when switching from gears 1,2, and 3. Even when increasing speed or downshifting. I took it to gwinnett place nissan and they claimed it was an engine mount problem. I specified that it could be the transmission but they said it was definitely the engine mounts, so I got them replaced for $1500, after the fix I still feel jerking and now its getting worse.
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