Transmission Slip Out Of Gear problems of the 2005 Nissan Maxima

When driving the vehicle, the. . . Cv transmission could slip out of gear causing loss of power. Cv transmission could hesitate in shifting to next or previous gear. This can cause hard, violent shifting to occur which could seriously damage the vehicle and result in an accident.

Taking off car jerks real bad between 1st & 2nd gear, then when I push down on gas sometimes it doesn't want to move. Slowing down car kicks & jerks when down shifting. Now it's at the point where the car stalls when switching gears. Putting the car from park to drive it hesitates about 5 to 7 sec and makes a loud sound when it jerks. Transmission slips out of gear under 20m. P. H. Causing engine to rev up to 4rpm and sometimes 5rpm. This issue is happening whether I in motion on a street or highway, stationary getting ready to put the car in gear, etc. I am really afraid that I am going to have an accident or something. I took the car to a mechanic and he says I need a new transmission.

Like so many other people, my 2005 Nissan began shifting roughly between reverse and drive, then between lower gears. It would slip out of gear when driving, and the engine would rev up to ~3500rpm before slamming back into gear. Clearly, I have the same bad Maxima transmission as everyone else. There really should be a recall.

-accelerating car jerks bad between 1st & 2nd gear. -slowing down, car kicks & jerks when down shifting -putting the car from park to drive it hesitates a few seconds -transmission slips out of gear causing the rpm to jump up to 3-5k seems to be a widespread issue with this model Nissan Maxima. I visit to the dealer resulted in being told that I need a new transmission.

The contact owns a 2005 Nissan Maxima. The contact stated while driving in reverse the vehicle would not accelerate. The vehicle, however would decelerate and slip out of gear while driving at various speeds. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic for diagnosis. The technician stated the transmission had to be rebuilt and the computer also had to be replaced. After the vehicle was repaired the failure continued to occur. The recent vehicle failure was not repaired. The VIN was not available. The approximate failure mileage was 82,000.

My 2005 Nissan Maxima has 96000 miles and does this jerk shift between 20-30 mph. It started a about a year ago and every time I take in to service they tell me nothing is wrong. I just took it again for transmission check and they told me that everything is okay. I welcome any feedback as to the best course of action to correct these intermittent and random symptoms that include: 1. Takes about 5 seconds to click into gear after the shift lever is put in "d" 2. Very hard jerky shifts between 1st to 2nd and 2nd to 1st and accompanied by loud clunking noise. 3. Transmission slips out of gear during regular driving allowing the engine to rev freely then jerking back into gear with a loud clunk. The is followed by a burnt oil / electrical type smell that gets inside the car and evident outside after stopping. Sometimes I go for days with no symptoms at all and other times it may happen a dozen times in a day. I drive mainly on the freeways in southern California and have maintained and babied this car since it was new. This is my first Nissan and I have loved this card until these symptoms.

Tl-the contact owns 2005 Nissan Maxima. The contact stated while driving the rpms goes all the way to 8 rpms, the gear buckle and slips out of gear causing the vehicle to not move. The vehicle was taken to a mechanic shop after inspection was told the transmission needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. Neither the dealer nor the manufacturer was notified. The failure mileage was 120,000. Mw.

Driving 20-25mph the transmission slips out of gear, took it to dealer and was told the motor mount was bad, had motor mount replace but the same thing happen over and over, took it back to dealer now he tell me that I need a new transmission, I research and found that is a common problem with this model. This should be look into.

Transmission is slipping, especially at low speeds and when putting car into or out of reverse. When the transmission slips out of drive the engine revs and there is a sudden jerk. The car also jerks whenever switching from reverse to drive. The transmission failures are becoming more frequent. The car has 70k+ miles and research shows that transmission failure is a common problem with this car at this mileage.

The contact owns a 2005 Nissan Maxima. The contact was driving approximately 30 mph when the transmission began to slip out of gear. The failure recurred whenever the vehicle was in operation. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who stated the transmission would need to be replaced. The vehicle had not been repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the recurring failure. The approximate failure mileage was 100,000. . . . Updated 08-03-12.

My 2005 Nissan Maxima has 115000 miles and has started showing signs of what may be serious transmission problems. 1. Takes about 5 seconds to click into gear after the shift lever is put in "d" 2. Very hard jerky shifts between 1st to 2nd and 2nd to 1st and accompanied by loud clunking noise. 3. Transmission slips out of gear during regular driving allowing the engine to rev freely then jerking back into gear with a loud clunk. The is followed by a burnt oil / electrical type smell that gets inside the car and evident outside after stopping.

Very hard jerky shifts between 1st to 2nd and 2nd to 1st and accompanied by loud clunking noise. Transmission slips out of gear during regular driving allowing the engine to rev freely then jerking back into gear with a loud clunk. The is followed by a burnt oil / electrical type smell that gets inside the car and evident outside after stopping. Sometimes I go for days with no symptoms at all and other times it may happen a dozen times in a day. I took it in to the dealer and none of the problems showed up for them but they noted that the engine mounts were broken but that would not cause these symptoms. They suggested a new transmission and motor mounts for $4,000. I drive mainly on the freeways in southern California and have maintained and babied this car since it was new. This is my first Nissan and I have loved this car until these symptoms. Please suggest what course of action should be taken to correct this and restore my faith in Nissan.

1. After warm up takes about 5 seconds to click into gear after the shift lever is put in "d" 2. Very hard jerky shifts between 1st to 2nd and 2nd to 1st and accompanied by loud clunking noise. 3. Transmission slips out of gear during regular driving allowign the engine to rev freely then jerking back into gear with a loud clunk. The is followed by a burnt oil.

My 2005 Nissan Maxima has been having a transmission problem since it reached about 69,000 miles. Right now the main problem it does, is that in drive it jerks between 1st and 2nd shift. It also jerks pretty hard when downshifting from 2nd to 1st. When the problem was starting to begin, it only affected from shifting from reverse to drive,but has moved to the crazy jerking it does now. At about 71,000 miles I had the car taken to a dealership and they couldn't find anything from using a code reader, but from just some simple shifting out of gears (park to drive, park to rev) they recommended a trans oil change (about $250) which I denied, because I looked a the oil myself and it was still cherry red, so that was too much to spend to just "to see if that fixes the problem". So at about 79,000 miles when the hard jerking started getting bad, I took the car to a different dealership ,which then they did recognize the problem, and told me it would be about $4000 to replace the transmission, which stunned me, especially cause I had just finished paying off the car and the warranty had ended. So I obviously I denied such a costly repair,but in talking to the mechanic at the dealership , I told him that the jerking problem isn't so bad at all when I use the manual gearshifts and I asked him why. Well he told me that problem could also be in the valve body which could be a cheaper fix,but they replace whole transmission units not parts, because of warranty purposes, but that he's seen quite a few similar problems with other vehicles. Since I told him it was too much for me to spend he recommended a trans repair center. So when I took it there, they confirmed that just changing out the vavle body would be a "bandaid fix" and that a full replacement would be needed (about $3500 from them). Now in reading other stories from people with the same problem as mine.

1. Takes about 5 seconds to click into gear after the shift lever is put in "d" 2. Very hard jerky shifts between 1st to 2nd and 2nd to 1st and accompanied by loud clunking noise. 3. Transmission slips out of gear during regular driving allowing the engine to rev freely then jerking back into gear with a loud clunk. The is followed by a burnt oil / electrical type smell that gets inside the car and evident outside after stopping.

The contact owns a 2005 Nissan Maxima. The contact stated that while driving 25 mph the vehicle lunged forward and slipped out of gear. The contact took the vehicle to the dealer who stated that the transmission needed to be replaced. The contact stated that the transmission was replaced last year and was currently malfunctioning. The contact stated that the failure was a known issue with his year, make, and model vehicle; however the manufacturer had not addressed it. The failure mileage was 118,281.

Bought the car new. Serviced as outlined in owners manual. Transmission started having issues around 70,000 miles. I am in the military and with deployments, wasn't able to get it to a dealer. I have changed transmission fluid numerous times to try and aleviate symptons to no avail. The transmission has a 2-4 second delay going from p-d or d-p, shifts hard in most gears and slips out of gear randomly. Has almost caused me to be in an accident due to inability to accelerate. Have seen many, many post of owners that list the exact same deffects. Nissan has extended warranty for 2007-2010 Maximas with cvt transmission but not the 04-06 models for some reason.

The transmission violently shifts up and down causing the car to jerk forward at stoplights almost causing an accident, as well as slipping out of gear around 35-45 mph revving the engine then slamming into gear causing temporary loss of control, this is an extreme safety hazzard. There are many others having the same problem, it is a known 2004-2006 Nissan Maxima problem yet Nissan won't help, please help myself and other Nissan owners before someone dies in an accident from a surging/slipping transmission.

I have a 2005 Nissan Maxima and the transmission has begun to slip out of gear while I am driving. I have also experienced hard shifting while driving at low speeds.

My 2005 Nissan Maxima (build date of 08/04) has 77000 miles and has started showing signs of what may be serious transmission problems that include the following: 1. Takes about 5 seconds to click into gear after the shift lever is put in "d" 2. Very hard jerky shifts between 1st to 2nd and 2nd to 1st and accompanied by loud clunking noise. 3. Transmission slips out of gear during regular driving allowing the engine to rev freely then jerking back into gear with a loud clunk. Then followed by a burnt oil / electrical type smell that gets inside the car and evident outside after stopping. 4. Engine mounts have been replaced due to this problem and Nissan dealer refuse to help knowing this problem occurs with their Maxima.

The contact owns a 2005 Nissan Maxima. The contact stated that the while driving 30 mph, the transmission would slip out of gear. The contact took the vehicle to the dealer and the dealer could not duplicate the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure progressively became worse and the vehicle was taken back to the dealer where he was advised that the transmission would need replacing. The contact discovered numerous complaints online regarding the transmission issue with his year make and model and believed that a recall should have been issued. The failure mileage was 85,000.

My 2005 Nissan Maxima had 53,000 miles when it started showing signs of transmission problems. When I start the car everything is fine, but after driving it for a bit this is what happens: takes about 5 seconds to click into gear after the shift lever is placed in "d" and when that happens the car jerks really hard. Same as the above happens when going from the reverse to drive and it takes again 4 to 5 seconds for the gear to engage and when that happens the car jerks violently. Transmission slips out of gear during regular driving causing the engine to rev freely then jerking back into gear with a loud clunk. That usually happens in lower rpms and got me and my family almost killed a couple of times because I lost control of the car. Sometimes I go for days with no symptoms at all and other times it may happen a dozen times in a day. I took it in to the dealer and the technician working on the car confirmed all of the above. They also found that the engine mounts were broken but that would not cause these symptoms. They suggested a new transmission and motor mounts for $4,700 and refused to help out with the repairs since I was out of warranty. After doing some research online I discovered that hundreds of people with the same make, model, and model year have the same issue. Nissan knows that there is an issue with the transmission but it doesn't make any sense to the fact that the they are not doing anything about it, but instead the jeopardize our lives in order to save some money.

Our 2005 Nissan Maxima is jerking when moving from a complete stop. Transmission shifts out of gear and "clunks" back into gear with a screech of tires. I see where tons of complaints are being filed from other 2005 Maxima owners. Why are you folks doing nothing about this problem? my car had roughly $65,000 miles on it. Nissan needs to own up to this problem and fix it. This is clearly a defect. Why are you people ignoring this defect?.

First incident: car didn't immediately shift into reverse and when it did, it slammed into gear violently. The problem eventually manifested into the following: 1. ) taking off car jerks real bad between 1st & 2nd gear. 2. ) slowing down, car kicks & jerks when down shifting 3. ) now it's at the point where the car stalls /shuts off 4. ) putting the car from park to drive it hesitates about 5 to 7 sec. 5. ) transmission slips out of gear under 20m. P. H. . . Causing engine to rev up to 4rpm and sometimes 5rpm.

The contact owns a 2005 Nissan Maxima. The contact stated that the transmission was abnormally slipping out of first gear while driving 5 mph. In addition, the transmission would sputter whenever the vehicle was brought to a stop. The vehicle was taken to a local mechanic who advised that the transmission would need replacing. The manufacturer was not contacted in regards to the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The VIN was unavailable. The failure and current mileage was 92,000.

The contact owns a 2005 Nissan Maxima. While driving approximately 10-20 mph, the transmission began to jerk and shift out of gear with severe hesitation. The transmission malfunction progressed over a period of time. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer for diagnosis. The technician recommended the transmission be replaced. The vehicle had not been repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the problem. The approximate failure mileage was 61,000.

1. Transmission shifting rough 2. Transmission slips out of gear while shifting from second & third. Happening everyday while driving. 3. Contacted Nissan corp. And they told me I need them to check the transmission, my auto repair person told me it needs to be replace.

Driving normal ,takes about 5 seconds to click into gear after the shift lever is put in "d" 2. Very hard jerky shifts between 1st to 2nd and 2nd to 1st and accompanied by loud clunking noise. 3. Transmission slips out of gear during regular driving allowign the engine to rev freely then jerking back into gear with a loud clunk,been in shop 2 times and still not fixed,replaced senor in tranny still jerks,happens daily.

2005 Nissan Maxima the transmission has hard jerky shifts between 2nd and 3rd (slamming into gear). Also the transmission slips out of gear occasionally during regular driving allowing the engine to rev freely then jerking back into gear. This can cause sudden acceleration or torque steer. I'm very concerned that this car will cause an accident. The car now has a burnt oil type smell. (I know this is not good). I just had the transmission flushed and new fluid put in four months ago. We now have 70,000 miles on it.

1. Car started jerking into gear and slipping out of gear at 70k miles. 2. Starting happening with more regularity making driving the vehicle dangerous when acceleration was needed 3. Had to change the valve body and seals in the transmission. After problem persisted the computer was flashed and then the problem went away. From what I've read. The 04-06 Nissan Maxima's have all had this problem with the transmission and the problem tends to re-appear. Now I'm out $2,000 and may have to fix again in 50k miles.

My 2005 Nissan Maxima has started showing signs of what may be serious transmission problems. As to the best course of action to correct these intermittent and random symptoms that include: 1. Takes about 5 seconds to click into gear after the shift lever is put in "d" 2. Very hard jerky shifts between 1st to 2nd and 2nd to 1st and accompanied by loud clunking noise. 3. Transmission slips out of gear during regular driving allowing the engine to rev freely then jerking back into gear with a loud clunk. The is followed by a burnt oil / electrical type smell that gets inside the car and evident outside after stopping. Sometimes I go for days with no symptoms at all and other times it may happen a dozen times in a day. I took it in to the dealer and none of the problems showed up for them but they noted that the engine mounts were broken but that would not cause these symptoms. They suggested a new transmission and motor mounts for $4,000.

My Nissan Maxima '05 has about 37000 miles. Recently, the transmission has gone bad. The car does not shift rapidly enough when I accelerate. Also, it has sometimes slipped out of gear at low speeds, causing it to lurch forward in bumper-to-bumper traffic! this is a major safety hazard.

My 2005 Nissan Maxima started having shifting problems when slowing. I would be coming to a stop sign and the transmission wouldn't jump out of gear and the car would free roll. Once stopped the car would jerk and try to take off while foot on brake. Now the transmission shifts very hard to the point to feels like im in an accident or the engine is coming through the hood. When I accelerate onto freeway from ramp im scared that I may get rear ended because the car just wont accelerate properly to get into lane safe. This occurs everyday particularly when car warms up and I then begin to smell electric burn or oil burn.

2005 Nissan Maxima transmission is shifting hard and slipping. It shifts hard between 1st & 2nd gear and between 2nd & 3rd. It slips out of gear between 2nd & 3rd and then slams into gear. This is an extreme saftey hazard. I have been told by a Nissan service consultant that the transmission needs to be replaced. So, I went for a second opinion. The indepenant transmission specialist told me this was common in the '04 & '05 and most llikely the valve body. He stated he was surprised it lasted this long. There are thousands of complaints of the exact same issue. Of those who chose to go to an indepent transmission shop all have replaced the valve body and had no further issues. I have contacted Nissan consumer affairs and I was told to take it to a Nissan service center.

This a complaint about the transmission of the 2005 Nissan Maxima. My Maxima only has 60,000 miles on it, however it has began to jerk while changing gears, and to slip out of gear while it is on the road. This is very dangerous, particularly the slipping out of gear. I have not yet gotten into an accident or had my car stop on the road. However, I feel that it is only a matter of time. Apparently this is a very widespread problem with the with the 2004 and 2005 Nissan Maximas. The problem first began to happen about every 3 days, but now it happens about every other day. Especially when the car is going from 2nd to 3rd gear. I have had the transmission fluid checked, and was told that my fluid level was perfectly fine. The shop recommended that I take my car to a transmission specialist, which I have not yet done. They also mentioned to me that the transmissions on the 2004 and 2005 Maximas are known to be defective, and usually go bad at about 60,000 or 70,000 miles. I believe that the transmissions on the 2004 and 2005 Nissan Maximas are defective and need to be recalled.