2005 Nissan Maxima: transmission slipping

Filed Jan 28, 2019 · Transmission · SC

When driving the vehicle, the... Cv transmission could slip out of gear causing loss of power. Cv transmission could hesitate in shifting to next or previous gear. This can cause hard, violent shifting to occur which could seriously damage the vehicle and result in an accident.

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 Mar 20, 2017 · FL

Transmission is slipping hitting into gears hard

Filed Feb 24, 2017 · Transmission · 103,000 miles · WI

Around 103000 miles the transmission started slipping when accelerating from a stop. The engine would rev and then the transmission would slam into gear. I had a fluid change done and now not only does it slip on acceleration it also slams when shifting between gears.

Filed Dec 31, 2016 · Transmission · 97,000 miles · FL

The car is over winding and sounds like the transmission is slipping. There is a significant spike in the rpms before it shifts between gear to gear. It's only got 98k and it's meticulously maintained. It's been happening for about a thousand miles.

Filed Dec 20, 2016 · Electrical, Fuel system · 68,000 miles · MA

Hard shifting transmission,stalling at cruising speeds,flashing dash lights. Transmission slippage.

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 Sep 28, 2016 · Transmission · 124,000 miles · FL

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 nissan maxima. While driving 30 MPH, the vehicle hesitated, jerked, and made a loud abnormal noise. The vehicle felt as if it would stall without warning. The dealer diagnosed that the transmission was slipping and needed to be rebuilt. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 124,000.

Filed Aug 13, 2016 · Transmission · 90,000 miles · MO

The transmission on my 2005 nissan maxima 3.5 se is jerking and slipping/spinning severely. It started around 90,000 miles. This happens when down shifting or slowing down and when taking off. It's so bad when taking off, you can see the car jerk. When taking off, the car hesitates until jerking into low gear.

Filed Jul 28, 2016 · Transmission · 96,000 miles · FL

Transmission slips shifting from 2nd to 3rd gear. Engine rpms rev to approx. 5000-6000. When the car finally shifts,there is a loud clunking noise that comes in the rear end of the car.