Transmission Not Go Into Gear problems of the 2005 Nissan Maxima

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.

Transmission failing delay in gear select followed by a hard thump hard shifting after 30min did not expect this from a car with 108k miles well taken care of.

Transmission not changing gears and speedometer not working. Slow acceleration, seems like it is starting out in a higher gear.

I purchased my 05 Maxima in April of 2014 and immediately after driving it home a hard shift into 3rd and into 4th happened. I put the car in park, my mechanic friend was with me he had me put the care in drive and it slammed into gear. I contacted a mechanic that worked on transmission and found out it was the valve body defect that was never recalled and a major problem in that model. I purchased a used/new valve body from a transmission shop, it lasted a few months went bad as in jumping out of gear, staying stuck in 5th or 3rd, putting it in park and trying to shift to drive and it not going into gear. I returned the part got another used valve body and it only lasted a few weeks. Now I am having to purchase a new valve body from Nissan hoping this will fix it. After reading many forums of the same issue, no longer able to bypass the issue and wishing Nissan would acknowledge the problem I am stuck with being almost 2000 out of pocket on what seemed to be a good deal.

The contact owns a 2005 Nissan Maxima. The contact stated while driving approximately 15 to 20 mph he noticed the gears would slip between first and second which also included a harsh jerking motion. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who advised him that the transmission needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 114,000. The current mileage was approximately 118,500.

I pulled out at a busy intersection and my Nissan Maxima stalled out, it seemed like it would not go into first gear, even though I was pressing the gas pedal to accelerate, the car just wouldn't go into gear! it caused other cars to have to slam on brakes and drive on the shoulder to avoid hitting me and each other! my car finally "jerked" violently into gear. I took it to the Nissan dealership and they said this was a known defect in the transmission, 4,000 to fix!! mind you they will replace it with a new defective transmission that there it no guarantee it will last more than 1 year! not a safe car to drive in metropolitan areas!.

The contact owns a 2005 Nissan Maxima. The contact stated the transmission failed in second gear. Whenever the vehicle was shifted from second to first gear, there was a loud noise before shifting. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who inspected the failure and advised that the transmission needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was also contacted who advised that a regional representative would be contacted for further assistance. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 100,000.

The contact owns a 2005 Nissan Maxima. The contact was driving under 40 mph when the vehicle failed to shift gears properly. The check engine warning light illuminated prior to the failure. The vehicle was taken to the dealer. The dealer stated that the transmission needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was not notified. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 49,290 and the current mileage was 49,340.

Tl-the contact owns a 2005 Nissan Maxima. The contact stated the transmission failed and would not engage in gear. The contact stated whenever he put the vehicle in gear it would jerk and exhibit a clunking noise. In addition, it would take a while to go into gear. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer. The manufacturer was not notified. The VIN was unavailable. The failure mileage was 85,000 and the current mileage was 92,000. Kmj.

While traveling at highway speeds the transmission (automatic) abruptly changed gears into neutral for several seconds and then abruptly went back into gear. This rapid transition between powered and unpowered condition caused the front wheel drive car to swerve abruptly from torque steer. Subsequent to this initial event the transmission continued to change gears into and out of drive or fail to engage gears as it changes between gears. On taking this to the dealer they stated the controller needed to be updated and performed this service. Approximately one week after this service the transmission again started randomly changing from a powered condition to neutral at highway and other speeds. The car is currently undrivable due to the torque steer caused by the abrupt changes in the transmission making it unsafe to travel at other then slow speeds.

The contact owns 2005 Nissan Maxima. The contact stated as she started her vehicle there was a jerking motion and it would not shift into gear. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who previously stated they had to order parts due to a back log. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The VIN was unknown. The failure mileage was 123,050.

My Maxima shifts hard when switching into 1st to 2nd gear. It pushes the car forward when moving at slow speeds. When downshifting from 5th to 4th gear, there is a temporary "no shift" where it feels as if the car is not in a gear and the rpm drops low. When putting the car directly into "drive", it takes the vehicle 3-5 seconds to switch into gear. When it switches into "drive", you can feel it push the car when your foot is on the brake. If you push the gas when it completely does not shift, the transmission will clunk and jerk the car forward. Recently at 126,000 miles, the car is switching gears more freely than normal, constantly switching back and forth between 4th and 5th gear. When going around corners at a faster speed, the transmission will slip, losing power to the car and jerking back into gear. Sometimes while driving, the car will come out of gear and go right back in. The transmission in the 2004-2005 Maximas are obviously faulty. Also, when pushing the gas, there is a delay on moving forward and results in a harder push forward.

Have a 2005 Nissan Maxima. It has automatic transmission. It is jerking real hard between 1-2 gear and when slowing down it also jerks. It jerks so hard it feel like im being rearended. This is ridiculous and Nissan is aware of this problem and offers no assistance! they know they put a messed up taransmission in these cars! it is not fair! I am not goin to get killed because my car will not go when I pull out on freeway. I could of got killed! it jerks when going from drive to park. I pulled out on freeway this morning and my car would not go, almost got hit by a vehicle. This is a defected transmisiion and there are 1,000's of complaints all over the web about these cars. Nissan will not help me at all. This is a major safety issue. Someone can get killed because of poor workmanship done on these transmissions. This is not right! this needs a recall and Nissan needs to fix this! Nissan needs to fix this! they need to fix this!!! my family will sue them if we get hit by a car and me and my kids die because of my transmission not going into gear and getting stuck!.

2005 Nissan Maxima - incident report - faulty transmission led to car's failure to accelerate in intersection causing near collision with 18 wheeler. As I was entering intersection an 18 wheeler was coming down the hill. I needed to accelerate to move out of his way and when I attempted to do so the engine merely revved and would not go into gear. I have read and reported this problem to Nissan and this agency as have so very many others. I suppose it will require a death to get anyone to sit up and make Nissan be held accountable for faulty aw55-50s transmissions. I have spoken with shops all over this nation and individuals with this same problem. We don't all have 3 to 4 grand sitting around to pay for that which Nissan should be held accountable. The transmission is faulty and the Nissan is not the only auto with this in it. The NHTSA needs to step up to the plate and hold them accountable before a life if forfeit from their failure to act. Read the consumer complaints on this product - there are not 10's - not 100's - but, thousands.

After reporting transmission problem to Nissan twice and was told there was nothing wrong with my transmission I was on the highway and the car would not accelerate because of the transmission causing me to almost be struck by another car. I did my research to find that not only have many consumers complained about the same issue for Nissan Maxima 2004-2006 transmission but Nissan is refusing o recall these transmissions as they are faulty and can also be deadly due to the nature of jerking and car not kicking into gears.

Automatic transmission hard shift between 1st and 2nd. Delayed engagement from 2nd to 3rd the will drop a gear almost come to a stop with high rpm. Hard shifts are violent and start after about 10 minutes of driving. Have been making due with manual shift but now is not engaging in overdrive. Car will drop out of overdrive not allowing highway speed. Vehicle will stay in 5th gear even coming to a complete stop and then moving again. Will not drop down a gear. Have to pull over to set the car in park and restart the car to get it out of 5th gear. Car has actually stalled slowing to a stop light or traffic. Check engine light has come on and will not pass inspection in texas because code says transmission issue and to pass I must now spend $2500 for rebuilt or $4500+ for new. This is a total mechanical error which Nissan is not accepting responsibility and is an actual safety hazard when the car dies at speed and downshift can be so violent that you drop 10 mph immediately and causes steering issues to control the jolt.

The contact owns a 2005 Nissan Maxima. The contact stated that the vehicle would not shift gears without hesitation and it would also slip out of gear. The failure occurred 30% of the time while driving 40 mph. She took the vehicle to the dealer and they replaced the motor mounts; however, the transmission continued to malfunction. The vehicle was taken to a transmission specialist who stated that the transmission needed to be rebuilt. The vehicle had not been repaired at the time of the complaint. The current mileage was approximately 9,000 and the failure mileage was approximately 78,700.

While driving my vehicle I noticed jerking and car was not shifting gears. I then thought to have the car serviced so I did. They advised getting a transmission motor mount,but that didn't work and it sure wasn't the problem. Then I decided to have it check by two transmission specialist. They told me that this incident was very rare to happen to Nissans with the amount of miles it has. The car has approx. 79,000 miles on it. Who would have thought of buying a newer car if such a problem would occur so soon. I thought I was the only person suffering but I wasn't. So I went on had it looked at the 2nd time and they told me the car was slipping on the 2nd gear and falling out of 2nd and 3rd gear. It was said that they would have to rebuild the transmission and that hard parts weren't even covered under the estimate of a couple thousand dollars. So, I needed a second opinion and I went to another specialist and they said it was the same exact reason and the rings in the transmission could have gone bad. So where was supposed to start. . . . . . . . I feel very much so that this a manufactures error and it needs to be corrected on that end. I've heard alot of good things about Nissan but, there's a lot of doubt about the products they sell to consumers that could endanger someone or something.

Vehicle was purchased with 69,000 miles and was in good condition, owned for eight months and driven lightly. Transmission intermittently jerks when shifting from 1st to 2nd gear and also from 2nd to 1st. Occasionally revs when up shifting then shifts with a bang and jerk. When problems occur, the manu-matic mode displays 's' instead of what gear you're in like it is supposed to, and will not shift gears manually in this mode. Vehicle was taken to dealership where it was purchased and they eventually replaced the transmission with a rebuilt transmission. Rebuilt transmission lasted less than six months before exhibiting the same problems.

The contact owns 2005 Nissan Maxima. The transmission failed when the gear was shifted from park to drive and slipped into third or fourth gear. The vehicle was taken to the dealer numerous times for the failure. The dealer stated that it could have been a miscommunication with the computerized system. None of the parts were replaced. The manufacturer stated that they would not assist with the repairs. The VIN information wasn't available. The failure mileage was 62,000 and the current mileage was 72,000.