One problem related to manual transmission floor shifter has been reported for the 2004 Nissan Maxima. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2004 Nissan Maxima based on all problems reported for the 2004 Maxima.
(1) over the past three years, I have documented a maintenance issue that I have been having with my 2004 Nissan Maxima se. I originally explained to Nissan consumer affairs that my transmission was malfunctioning. (2) the clutch pedal would randomly and intermittently loose pressure/resistance while I was operating the vehicle. (3) I took the vehicle in for diagnosis and repair, at which the dealership was not able to duplicate the symptom I was experiencing (because it is random and intermittent). However, they were not driving it under the conditions that I was driving. They would test drive it for a few miles and conclude there was nothing wrong. I find a discrepancy in this methodology, because some symptoms may only occur after prolonged continuous use (which is apparently the case for my vehicle). On one occassion, I was not able to operate the vehicle, and was stranded in a middle lane of I-75. This is a safety issue because the resulting inoperability of the vehicle while in traffic poses an immediate threat for rear-end and possibly other types of crashes. I also travel with my two kids (ages 6 and 5) quite regularly, and I can no longer put them at risk.