Nissan Maxima

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santrel of hartford, CT February 9, 2010

I have the same jerking problem with my 04 Nissan Maxima. Please visit file a complaint. We must unite and have Nissan recall their car...they should pay! not us.

melody of lawrenceville, GA February 8, 2010

my 2005 nissan maxima started jerking and kicking in and out of gear. i went on line to find that many of the 05' and 04' are having the same issue and nissan has not issued a recall to solve the problem. I had a 1995 nissan maxima and never had a issue. this is my fourth nissan car. my transmission needs to be fixed

Sue of Rockwood, TN February 4, 2010

I own a 2004 Nissan Maxima. A couple of months ago it I started having issues with the transmission jerking between gears. It is terrible. So I take it to a Nissan dealer and the mechanic comes out and tells me that I am going to have to replace the transmission, which is going to cost me around 4000 dollars.He also informed me that I would have to replace the motor mounts as well. I have one that is broken. He told me that he has seen over 100 Maximas come through there with the same problem.

I googled this problem and there are hundreds of people who have had the same issue with this and they all say the same thing Nissan needs to recall these vehicles. They also say that they will never purchase another Nissan, well I tend to agree with that. So many people have tried to contact Nissan but they will not stand behnid their problem. I am seriously considering consulting with an attorney on this matter. Someone please help!

lavette of memphis, TN February 3, 2010

I have an 2004 nissan maxima and recently replaced the transmission and front and side motor mounts. I had the same problems with the down shift when I stoped on the brake, and going from reverse to drive. It did sometimes jerk while driving and my rpms also went up to.

April of Humble, TX January 31, 2010

I have a 04 Nissan Maxima with 97000 miles. My transmission jerks when it is downshifting from 2 to 1. Clearly this is a factory defect. Nissan needs to own up to it. I thought they were good cars but apparently i was mistaken.

Kayson of Tulsa, OK January 30, 2010

I purchased a Nissan Maxima a month ago, and almost 5 minutes after driving it off the lot I started to experience shifting problems in the transmission. The car started jerking from 1st gear to second and from 2nd to first. This car is unsafe to drive and just as how Toyota and Homda are doing recalls on their cars so should Nissan.

sonia of douglaville, GA January 28, 2010

I have a 2006 Nissan Maxima SE 3.5, at 69,000 miles I started experiencing shifting problems. Being that I maintained my car I felt that it must have been bad gas etc, I did a standard oil change had a gas treatment and started burning premium gas in an effort to remedy the problem.No Luck! Well I took my car into Stone Mtn. Nissan (nice guys) where they checked my car out and low and behold my transmission had PO1780 SHIFT SHOCK they informed me that it was gone and told me to file a complaint, I did so.

they contacted me and requested a estimate for the repair I took my car into Team Nissan Lithia Springs (JERKS) faxed in the the estimates a whopping 5300 to repair the trans and (the motor mounts which a re a direct result of the slamming and jerking) hopeful only to be told that it was nothing they could do to assist me I was turned down.Then I received a lovely follow up post card to ask my satisfaction and with all that I had to say NO One has yet to call me!

I urk and jerk in my vehicle every day because as a mother of 3 I can not afford to fix the car! At this rate no one will DRIVE Nissan again! It is not fair or safe to drive [their] vehicles. [They] all truly have NO INTEGRITY because if [they] did [they] would have fixed this problem [Their] OWN techs say it should have been recalled, one mechanic has seen or fixed over 200 in a matter of 6 months!

Doug of El Dorado Hills, CA January 24, 2010

At 88,000 miles, we had to completely rebuild the transmission on our 2004 Nissan Maxima. The dealer mentioned that he sees a lot of these models with failed transmissions. We called Nissan and asked for financial compensation since the car has relatively low mileage. The offered 750 off their 3800 repair bill. We declined, and took it to a local shop instead. We were told that Nissan was replacing the failed transmission with a similar flawed transmission (something about a defective valve body damaging all of the internal components).

Claudette of Dorchester, MA January 17, 2010

Yesterday, my 2004 Nissan Maxima started to slow down during acceleration getting more and more sluggish on the ride home, barely made it. Now there is a loud clunk and a jerk when the car is put into drive or reverse. I have a mare 38,000 miles on this car with regular maintenence and no prior issues.

I went online to research a possible problem for the clunking/jerk and found that this is a common problem with the 04 Nissan Maxima..I'm off to the dealership tomorrow. Let's see what they have to say...

Michelle of Wilmington, CA January 16, 2010

In July 2004 I purchased a new Nissan Maxima SE. The five-year warranty expired in July 2009 and in September 2009 I started experiencing problems with my transmission. My car only has approx. 56,0000 miles as of January 2010. I've kept up with the maintainance throughout the entire five years and have always had the car serviced at my local Nissan dealership.The problem that I am experiencing is a hard kick in the transmission between gears 1 and 2 and the transmission also slips- my RPM's will go up and the transmision does not respond.

I believe this to be a common defect in the 2004 & 2005 Nissan Maxima's and I don't believe it to be fair for me to pay for a new transmission, as I have taken my car to AAMCO & was told that it would cost me anywhere from 1500-5000 to fix this problem. As I've read on this website regarding the 2004/2005 Nissan Maxima, there are many other people experiencing the same transmission problem & I hope legal action can & will be taken.

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