Automatic Transmission problems of the 2005 Nissan Maxima - part 2

The contact owns a 2005 Nissan Maxima. The contact stated that while driving at 35 mph and trying to accelerate that the vehicle would lunge forward violently. The vehicle was inspected by an independent mechanic who advised him that the transmission needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 127,000.

I purshased a 2005 Nissan Maxima 3. 5se and right arounf the 86k mile mark, the transmission started jerking during upshifting & downshifting of gears. After taking the vehicle to the local dealership, it was recommended that I do a trans. Flush & that would solve the issue. After a couple days, it was back to the same jerking during shifting of gears. I brought the vehicle back and was told that I needed to replace the transmission and it would cost me over $3000. 00. The customer service was horrible and I was told I should have taken better car of the vehicle. After doing my research, I found that the Nissan Maxima years 2004/2005 had major transmission flaws. I contacted a very good friend, who's brother worked at a Nissan dealership, and was told that I had a lemon! the transmissions in those 2 years had a lot of problems and they were constantly reparing them. I am filing this complaing because I believe that a manufacturer should stand behind their product 100%. I work for a corporate car company and have never had to deal with this. I have received no help from the dealerships nor the corporate.

2005 Maxima. . Very hard jerking. Goes really high in rpms without notice. Have read alot of complaints just like mines. Motor mounts have been replaced because of the hard hitting from the transmission. Nissan knows that there is a serious problem and just doesnt care. Car stalls and I was in traffic and was glad that the car behind me noticed that something was wrong. I dont feel safe driving. Such a nice car but not worth all the pain its causing.

2005 Nissan Maxima-having issues with the transmission-jerking and jumping between 1st & 2nd gear when starting,slowing down, and shifting gears. Also jerking when on cruise control. Hesitation when going from park to drive, and forward to reverse. This is my 3rd Maxima so I'm loyal but very upset!!! I have been told by a former Nissan mechanic that this is a common problem with the 2004 and 2005's Maxima transmission and Nissan is doing nothing to fix the problem.

Tl-the contact owns a 2005 Nissan Maxima. The contact stated that when driving at various speeds or while just starting the vehicle, he noticed that the vehicle would jump or jerk. It also seems to jerk violently when shifting from 1st to second gear. The vehicle has not been inspected by a dealer nor repaired. The manufacturer has not been contacted. The failure mileage was approximately 70,000. Tb.

2005 Nissan Maxima sl shifts hard and causes the car to jump forward and does the same when put into reverse. Nearly caused 2 accidents and no relief from Nissan, and this is a widespread problem. This should be a recall item. Safety issue.

I purchased a 05 Nissan Maxima Feb of this year it was fine until about a couple of months the transmission has started jerking when it shifts from the 1st and 2nd gear. This should be considered a recall because mine isn't the only one with this problem. I was looking. Into the 09 Maxima but I don't know now. Could you please look into this problem?.

I have a 2005 Maxima that has a jerking in the transmission between 1st and 2nd gear.

Tl- the contact owns a 2005 Nissan Maxima. The contact stated that while attempting to pull off, the vehicle started to surge. The transmission shifted very hard as a result of the vehicle jerking so violently. The vehicle was taken to a local shop who diagnosed that the valve body within the transmission was defective and the transmission needed to be rebuild. The dealer was contacted who stated that unless the check engine light was illuminated they could not provide a diagnosis. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure who did not offered any assistance. The vehicle had not been repaired. The failure mileage was 75,000 and the current mileage was 77,900. Vf.

The contact owns a 2005 Nissan Maxima. The contact was driving 5 mph and stated that the vehicle was hard to stop until it was shifted into first gear. The shift malfunction warning lamp was illuminated when the failure occurred. The vehicle was inspected by a dealer and they advised him that the right motor mounts and the transmission would need to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired by installing a rebuilt transmission and replacing the motor mounts. The failure mileage was approximately 121,000.

The contact owns a 2005 Nissan Maxima. The contact was driving approximately 40 mph when the transmission began to violently jerk with hesitation. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where they informed the contact that the transmission was defective and the failure was a common issue with the model year. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 40,000.

I own a 2005 Nissan Maxima sl with around 88,000 miles on it. This car is experiencing problems with the transmission especially when shifting from gears from 1st to 2nd and reverse to park and park to reverse. The car revves to very high rpms before shifting to gear and then jerks violently. I called Nissan consumer affairs department 1800-647-7261 and they informed me that I have to take to a Nissan dealership and have diagnostics done and I would have to pay for it out of pocket, which I refused because they know that they have a problem and not doing anything to assist us. In this website alone there are 316 complaints regarding 05 Nissan Maxima. The problem to my understanding affects Maxima from 04-07. . Read more...

I have a Nissan Maxima 05. It has 71532 miles. The transmission already started showing problems. It jerk's really hard into 2nd and 3rd gear and also skips gear which causes the rev's to go high. It happen everytime I take out the car and I am scared that this will cause the car to not work at all. I was given a quote of $3500 to get this problem fixed. I see alot of people having the same issue with this cars transmission and I believe there should be a recall.

I have 2005 Nissan Maxima it had a problem with transmission I went to the dealer ship they said this model comming with a minor defect with the transmission they told me to file acomlaine with you to get the recall start.

The contact owns 2005 Nissan Maxima. The contact stated that when shifting from first to second gear or when shifting into reverse, the vehicle would exhibit an abnormally violent jerk. In addition, when attempting to accelerate while driving 20-25 mph, the engine would exhibit an unusual increase in rpms and the transmission would hesitate to respond to acceleration attempts. Once the vehicle responded, it would begin jerking abnormally. The contact took the vehicle to a mechanic where the transmission was flushed and the contact was advised that the repair would not completely correct the failure because the transmission valves had failed. The VIN was unavailable. The failure mileage was 69,800 and the current mileage was 70,900. Updated 04/15/lj.

The contact owns a 2005 Nissan Maxima. The contact stated that the transmission would not shift from first gear and the vehicle would not accelerate past 10 mph. The vehicle was inspected by the dealer and they advised that the transmission would need to be replaced. The failure mileage was 86,000 and the current mileage was 110,000.

I purchased my 05 Nissan Maxima with 60800 miles from a Nissan dealer. At about 70000, the transmission began to show signs of costly repairs. The transmission jerks very hard when shifting from 1st to 2nd grear and then when slowing down from 2nd to 1st. Just shifting from p to d at times there is about a 3 - 4 second delay then engages to only here and feel a very hard clunk and jerks really hard again. With all the hard shifting the motor mounts are probably going to wear out prematurely too. After going online and reading so many other 04 - 05 Maxima transmission issuse with the same symptoms around the same milage. I am convinced this is a factory defect.

The contact owns a 2005 Nissan Maxima. The contact stated that while driving at highways speeds, the vehicle would jerk and decelerate. In addition, the vehicle would take a longer time than normal to accelerate up to speed. The check engine light would also illuminate on the instrument panel during the failures. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, who stated that the transmission needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure, but offered no assistance. The failure mileage was unknown.

The contact owns a 2005 Nissan Maxima. While driving at any speed, the contact noticed that the vehicle would become over heated and would it jerk violently. The transmission was replaced previously however, the contact was unable to provide the date or mileage. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who informed the contact that the transmission needed to be replaced again. The contact did not inform the manufacturer nor was the vehicle repaired. The approximate failure mileage was unknown. The VIN was unavailable.

The contact owns a 2005 Nissan Maxima. The contact stated that the vehicle would jerk abnormally when driving 35 mph and above. When shifting gears, the vehicle would not respond for approximately five to ten seconds before engaging and the engine would exhibit an excessive increase in rpms. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who recommended having the valve body assembly replaced. The vehicle was not repaired and the manufacturer was not contacted in regards to the failure. The failure mileage was 92,000 and the current mileage was 97,000.

The contact owns a 2005 Nissan Maxima. The contact stated while driving various speeds he noticed that there was a violent jerking when shifting from second to third gear. The vehicle was inspected by an independent mechanic who advised him that the transmission needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was contacted and have not returned his call. The failure mileage was approximately 70,000. The VIN was unavailable.

The contact owns a 2005 Nissan Maxima. The contact stated that while driving 30 mph, the vehicle would stall. The contact also stated that the vehicle would stalls between shifting and while in reverse. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, but the mechanic was unable to diagnose the failure. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The contact also expressed concern after seeing numerous complaints about the same failure on the internet. The failure mileage was 120,000.

Like all other I have a 2005 Nissan maxiam transmission when out got another did same so Nissan have a mayor proplem and nee d 2 fix it not hide it.

Transmition problems 75k miles. Vehicle jerks in and out of gear. Dealership refuses to acknowledge a transmition problem.

I own a 2005 Nissan Maxima. Shifing from 1st to 2nd or 2nd to 3rd is dangerously hard. The car jerks almost violently in and out of gear. This has been occuring for the past 4 months. Mind you that I just purchased this car about a year ago. I was recommended to get a transmission flush but that did not fix the problem.

2005 Nissan Maxima is having jerking/slamming shifting problems from park to drive to reverse, and back, etc. Not smoothly shifting into gears besides the jerking. Already told by Nissan to replaces mounts and fluid, and have done so and expensive for that. . . But still having problem and I've ready many, many forums on various websites of people having the same problems and many having to replace transmission. The dealership I use for service told me my transmission as well may need replacement after spending a lot of money already. I thought Nissan was a reliable car and I understand that this transmission problem an replacement is happening from 60,000 to 100,000 - this should not be and Nissan should step up and rightfully put a recall on this transmission. My understanding is that Nissan is not doing anything. This is a safety issue because if this jerking or hestitation problem continues while driving, as many owners have reported, it can cause an accident not only on a local street, but definitely on the highway. This complaint form is asking at what speed and I can't put a number on that - when park to drive or reverse, not much, when hesitating or feeling roughness/shifting while driving it varies in the speeds - a safety issue, and recall issue to be looked at. Nissan - do the right thing.

We have a 2005 Nissan Maxima that is having issues with the automatic transmission. It jerks and has trouble going into gear while going from 1st to second gear. Shifting with the lever does not help or alleviate the problem. We were told by Nissan that the transmission need to be flushed. It seems like this very unsafe.

2005 Nissan Maxima powertrain went out in 2007 and I replaced it and was told this is something that Nissan is aware but have not released a kit to fix it. It is Dec 26, 2010 and the replacement transmission went out Dec. 24, 2010. This car has had hard shifting and I have been told the mounts need to be replaced in response to the hard shifting just 3 weeks ago. ! I am not fixing this car again. In 2007 I called Nissan and filed a complaint and nothing was done. The NHTSA has to get involved. The car stopped shifting while my little car was in the car with me on the road. We were almost slammed from behind but the driver behind me swerved in time. Please, please do make Nissan do something about this. I now have a 35,000 dollar piece of junk sitting in my driveway and I have to go purchase another car. I will be filing a suit!.

I filed a complaint about my 2005 Nissan Maxima #10357629 -9/25/10. The situation was the transmission and not mentioned the timing chain. The transmission shut down ; stopped ; failed ; ceased to function fri. Nov /12 /10 @ 5;00 pm during rush hour in the center of the busiest freeway in my area leaving me thankful to god and the riverside cty. Freeway service patrol with which I filled out a survey #217446 their # 951 369-3691. Accidents were behind me somewhere the two driver said I was fortunate to not suffer injury and damage. The Maxima cost of repair to Nissan's product is over $ 6,000. 00. The Maxima has only 77,435 miles. These are electrical and mechanical defaults and there are scores of owners reporting similar to identical experiences about their Maxima cars from 2004 through 2007. I find it hard to believe that NHTSA haven't recognized this as a dangerous situation. Why don't the people that buy these products in good faith get the backing of the NHTSA. There are recalls on windshield wipers and small things like that- that anybody can replace within twenty dollars but this is a substantial problem, this is money for paying rent for months, this is the cost of surgery to keep a working person ambulatory, this is a call for help, a call to keep some of the profits of foreign corporations at home . This is when the force of the NHTSA's authority should seemingly come to the forefront demanding they stand behind their products as safe and trustworthy and certainly not a vehicle doing sixty miles an hour during rush hour coming to a dead stop with vehicles pealing to all sides in all directions desperately avoiding collisions and personal injury as well as injury to others and destruction of property. Here I was sitting there eyes shut tight waiting for the slam of some vehicle into mine that refused to budge. I felt like I was in the midst of committing suicide without being able to prevent it. Like a nightmare, some evil occurrence descending. Help!!!.

The contact owns a 2005 Nissan Maxima. The contact stated while driving approximately 20 mph, she applied pressure to the brake pedal and the anti lock brakes engaged. The brake pedal began to pump and the vehicle exhibited an increased stopping distance. During the failure, the anti lock brake light illuminated. The failure began to recur intermittently. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer where the contact was informed that the anti lock speed sensors were rusted and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. Approximately three months later, the failure began to recur and the vehicle was taken back to an authorized dealer where the contact was advised to replace the anti lock braking system due to excessive rust and corrosion. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact also stated that the vehicle would violently jerk when downshifting and accelerating at low speeds. The failure mileage was 56,000 and the current mileage was 69,890.

The contact owns a 2005 Nissan Maxima. While driving at any speed, the contact noticed that the transmission was switching gears between first and second, causing the vehicle to violently jerk. The dealer had been notified who was aware of the issue but offered no assistance. The manufacturer was notified who took a complaint for the contact and then referred him to NHTSA to file a safety complaint. The vehicle had not been repaired. The current mileage was 102,000 and the failure mileage was approximately 99,000. The VIN was unavailable.

05 Nissan Maxima sl transmission jerk when your shifting gears they replaced the transmission once after the car being new for 2 new years and now its doing the same problem.

The contact owns 2005 Nissan Maxima. The contact stated that when he slowed down to make a turn the steering wheel became stiff and it began to shake when it should have been a smoother transition. The vehicle was taken to a local mechanic who stated that the failure was caused by a faulty valve body control assembly. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage and current mileage was 66,000. Updated 3/8/11.

My car is a 2005 Nissan Maxima that I purchased in Nov 2004 brand new, I am the only driver and for some strange reason I started having problems with the gears changing from 1st to 2nd, then it started jerking and feeling like it was going to shut off while I was driving. I took it to the dealership and was told I need a new transmission and motor mounts (cost $4000+). I am so very upset because that is a lot of money and I need my car for work. I contacted nmac an asked if they would consider paying for this replacement because I'm sure they are aware of the problem, but I was told there was nothing they could do.

I have a 2005 Nissan Maxima that jerks really hard when it shifts from 1st gear to 2nd gear.