13 problems related to transmission noise have 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.
My transmission in my car keeps getting stuck in 5th. It is an automatic with a slap stick, I have tried to manually gear it down and it will jerk and make a loud noise and will not come out of 5th. I have to turn the car off and wait about 10-15 minutes and crank it to see if it is back in 1st 9 times out of 10 it is still in 5th so I have to keep turning off the car and re crank it and it acts like it doesn't want to start!.
Tl-the contact owns a 2004 Nissan Maxima. The contact stated that while the vehicle turned, the vehicle slipped into gear and made a noise. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for a diagnostic, who stated that the transmission failed. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure, however did not offer any further assistance. The failure mileage was 92,000. The current mileage was 95,492. Yn.
The contact owns a 2004 Nissan Maxima. The contact stated that when driving 30 mph and above, he would hear a loud abnormal noise from the transmission. The vehicle was inspected by a dealer and they advised him that they were unable to diagnose the failure. The manfacturer was contacted but there was no response. The failure mileage was approximately 84,000. The VIN was unavailable.
I am a Nissan Maxima lover!! I have had a 95 max, a 00 max, and now a 04 max. I had no major problems what so ever with my Maximas except for this 04. This car is literally driving me crazy! first the car started jerking. Then my windows started sticking my driver and passenger window will go down then sometimes not come back up. Then later it started making this embarrassing rattling noise. Everytime I got an oil change it would stop for a while. I needed a dependable car which is why I got another Nissan but about two weeks ago I was grocery shopping with my kids and as I turned on the highway headed home the whole car shut down in the middle of traffic. How dangerous is that. I managed to coast to a gas station and had to call aaa to tow it home now I am stuck with a car that I cannot drive and have to continue to make car payments on. Ive been told it was a mixture of my transmission and timing chain. There have been several reports on this site with transmission and timing chain problems. Unless Nissan does something about this my next car will be a Ford fusion! love my Maxima but cannot endanger my kids with an undependable vehicle. With all that business Nissan gets what harm will it cause for you to help your customers fix cars that you caused the problem to with this faulty engine and transmission problems. It would keep customers like me coming back to Nissans. I do like the new models but I dont want to go through this problem with a newer car. Nissan what are you going to do?????.
2004 Nissan Maxima: October 7, 2009 the check engine light came on, several miles later as we entered our drive way the car started to shut down. I notice some jerking and metal rattling noise as I slow down. After stopping the car would not go forward. At this time the car would only go in reverse, but once I turn the engine off I could not start the car again. The dealership were I purchase the car has done all the services, and yes they did flush the transmission. Type of transmission fluid is not know.
Nissan Maxima transmission jerks between 1st and 2nd gears. Everytime the car is placed on drive or reverse or neutral you can feel the jerk and loud clunk noise from the transmission. Being reading all the reviews on this problems and it seems that the transmission needs to be replaced.
The contact owns a 2004 Nissan Maxima. While driving 60 mph, the vehicle would hesitate and make noise. The vehicle was driven to the dealer and they stated that the transmission needed to be replaced. The VIN was unknown. The current mileage was 85,000 and failure mileage was 80,000.
74,000 miles on my 2004 Nissan Maxima, and the transmission has failed and needs to be replaced. It bucks when changing gears, and makes a rattling noise as if something is hanging off the bottom of the car.
I have a 2004 Nissan Maxima with 61,038 miles on it. As I am driving, my car will jump sometimes lightly & at other times very hard. If I put the car in reverse and then put the gear back into drive, I will have to wait for the car to jump into gear. When I brake, the car will jump before stopping. It feels like the engine is slipping. At times, the car jumps so hard that I see other people look my way. This can happen at any time, day or night, hot or cold. . . The car would have been driven for hrs. , so yes it is warmed up. In June of 2008, I took the car to a transmission shop & I was told I needed 2 transmission mounts and a transmission flush which would cost over $900. 00. I took it to my mechanic and I had it done for a little over $600. 00. A few days later I had the same problem. I took the car back to my mechanic 3 more times & they could not find anything wrong. In September of 2008, I took the car to a Nissan dealer & it passed all of the diagnostic tests. I was very disappointed. On 2/6/2009, I took the car to a Nissan dealer & I was told that I needed a transmission which will cost me $4507. 00,I need a right engine mount which will cost $361. 00, both front struts are making a chucking noise. . . $832. 00, lower control arm bushings are broken. . . $809. 00. All of these repairs because of the car's jerking. The mechanic told me that if I get this done, the car should last about 6 to 7 more yrs. I had to pay $98. 00 for the dealership to trouble shoot, when the amount is usually $65. 00 for inspection at other places. I cannot afford to buy a new transmission, I would be better off trying to by something else (no Nissan) to drive. I still have payments on this car, so that is not even being realistic. I am fed up with this car & there is nothing that I can do about it. I only drive the car to work & places that I must go to, because I am scared to rely on it. I can't enjoy my weekends anymore because I have to depend on this car. Please help.
Front and rear suspension, steering, brakes,body work, drivers door. Had issues right after wife bought the car she went without me but upon looking at car after she came home with it did the car fax on it on thing were some electrical checks that's it no accidents. Steering tight when I drove it and noticed noise from suspension when going over railroad tracks and driver door sagging. Brought to dealer next day and the said a bar was rubbing on another they fix they said nothing wrong with suspension in hearing things is there exact words and replaced the door hinges which are purple and the car is red door sagging again but I was involved in accident end of 2008 got sideswiped by 2500 Dodge ram truck at 45 mph on driverside having problems with that because body shop on repair damage not replaced I brought my car to another body shop because of issues im having and they said work was done incorrectly. And transmission has always when I drive more than 20 miles continuously when I come to stop and start again the tranny always slips bad between 2nd and 3rd gear and into 4th sometimes.
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Couple years ago car started to make some grinding noise from engine room. Took it to dealer to check and they told me that some bracket was broken and they replaced it. Couple days later, same noise came out from the engine room. It sounds everyday since then and getting louder. I took everywhere (dealer, local body shop, etc), but everyone told me there were no problem. I searched online regarding this problem, there were a lot of people having same problem as me. They were all saying it was transmission problem.
My 2004 Nissan Maxima exp transmission problems @ 65k replaced out of warranty since then the car has had (4) front motor mounts (1) transmission mount. (1)rack and pinion replaced,(1) right front axle replaced. Struts are now bad! wheel bearings replaced, oil seals replaced and the front end makes noise like something big is loose. Over $12,000. 00 dollars into vehicle last year alone? when the car came back with the new trans it still was not right ? I notified the dealer and they said they could not find anything? I chose not to pay @ last minute to bring to there attention and I was sent to collections? I am still paying the $3,997. 00 plus $1,500. 00 fine for isf the vehicle is on its 2nd transmission and its gone bad now as well? Nissan did replace the right axle @no/charge that was all.