Automatic Transmission Problems of Nissan Maxima - part 2

The contact owns a 2006 Nissan Maxima. While driving approximately 5 mph the contact heard a loud clanging sound and it became difficult to shift the gears. The contact stated the failure occurred intermittently and over time had become progressively worse. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where the technicians stated that the transmission needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 70,000.

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The contact owns a 2004 Nissan Maxima. While driving approximately 25 mph, the transmission began to hesitate in a jerking motion. Suddenly the rpms increased and the sporadic failure occurred at any speed. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer for diagnostic testing where they were unable to duplicate the failure. The failure continued to occur and previously failed to accelerate over 25 mph. Upon starting the vehicle, all of the warning lights illuminated on the instrument panel briefly. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the defect. The approximate failure mileage was 130,000.

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2005 Nissan Maxima hard shifting from 1st to 2nd gear and also when car is stoped and put in park and then back to drive it takes about 7 seconds for the transmission to go into gear and it jerks real bad. And it also wont go into gearat like 25-35 miles.

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Over the past year (since Feb 2010), I have contacted Nissan about transmission problems with my 2005 Nissan Maxima. The car gives a hard jerks when going from 1st to 2nd gear. Yesterday while driving my Maxima on the freeway (luckily I was driving in the far right lane), it completely stopped and would not accelerate. My transmission went out. Thank god, I was not hit and killed. Nissan is fully aware of the 2005 Maxima transmission problem that thousands of consumers are experiencing but yet they are doing nothing to correct the problem. I am filing a complaint against Nissan because they were fully aware about the transmission defect.

I have a 2005 Nissan Maxima ive had it going on 2 years and my transmission is going out. Ive kept the car maintaneced by the dealer and has taken really good care of the car. . . Ive heard alot of the4 same complaints on these cars just wondering why nothing has been done about it. Me and my daughter almost stopped in the middle of traffic because of it, its not safe and for it kto be so many complaints on these cars there should be some kind action.

When I take off it jerks real bad between 1st and 2cnd gear and then when I am slowing down about to come to a stop it also kicks and jerks real bad when I started having intermittent transmission problems . It now has become a daily problem whenever I drive. The main issues is when put my car from reverse to drive or park to drive it hesitates for at least 7 to 10 secs. And then jumps real bad and then goes into drive. It usually does all this when the car is hot. The gears also seems to be slipping or jumping when I slow down from 3rd to 2nd. Yesterday was the first occurrence of it jumping when going from 1st to 2nd and 2nd to 3rd. I cant believe with all these complaints nothing has been done. What else needs to be done for this problem to be fixed.

I have a 2004 Nissan Maxima and transmition is deffective, I had to replace motor mounts due to the hard shifting. It hapens everytime I drive and when slowing down, the malfunction occurs.

Lurching at highway speed. Braking did not slow the car! terrifying! used emergency brake to slow enough to pull over and take next exit. Could not stop at stop sign of exit ramp. Pulled into gas station and changed auto transmission gear. Stopped with a violent lurch and thud. Turned engine off. Aaa was able to start car and load onto tow ramp. Taken to Nissan dealership. They found "no codes. " driving and inspection did not find cause. When brought it in, said it would cost $98. 00 to check it over. After Nissan engineer from national did investigation, would not return our calls. . Dealer said cause not found- !car fine to drive. " car was there a week. No charge. No explanation. When asked for trade-in value, got very low quote. Felt like a cover-up.

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I have a 2005 Nissan Maxima that has developed a transmission problem at only 71,000 miles. The Nissan dealership says that I must replace the transmission or have the "valve" that is sticking when I shift from 1st to 2nd or from 2nd to 1st replaced. To replace the transmission or to change the valve is going to cost me somewhere between $2,500 to $3,500. I don't believe that a car with only 71,000 miles should be required to replace the transmission. Judging from all the complaints on the internet about the 05 Nissan Maxima, I believe the problem is far more wide-spread and should be investigated.

The contact owns a 2004 Nissan Maxima. The contact stated the transmission was destroyed and the failure was due to shifting gears . The vehicle was taken to the dealer but it was not repaired. The contact stated the vehicle began to malfunction prior to the transmissions failure. The failure and current mileage was 101,000.

My 2006 Maxima started having transmissions problems about 1month ago ; my wife complained that the car was jerking hard when she slow down and started back driving; I took it the shop they said my motor mount needed to be replaced, so they replaced it, did not help at all; took the car back to the shop an they said it was the transmission and Nissan had alot of problems with this 2006 Maxima.

I am having trouble with the transmission in my wife's 2005 Nissan Maxima. It hard shifts in 1st gear and sometime hesitate to go. I have had the transmission rebuilt ($3000) and still have the problems. The car only has 116,000 miles on it. The old parts are available.

The contact owns a 2005 Nissan Maxima. The contact stated that when shifting from first to second gear when driving 25 mph and above, the vehicle would jerk violently. The vehicle would also jerk when the vehicle downshifted to first gear. The vehicle was taken to a local transmission shop where the contact was awaiting a diagnosis of the failure. The failure mileage was 74,000. The VIN was unavailable.

The contact owns a 2005 Nissan Maxima. The contact stated that while driving 30 mph, the transmission started to shift gears unexpectedly. The vehicle also began to jerk violently and hesitate. The vehicle was taken to a local repair shop, who diagnosed that the transmission was defective and needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 85,000 and the current mileage was 93,000.

I have a 2005 Nissan Maxima and the transmission is going out. I am at 90,000 miles and it jerks real hard alot. It has been doing this since I got it last year. It also makes a humming sound when I get up to 45 miles per hour. When I'm going down hill and trying to slow or switching gears period. The compressor has gone bad on it as well. .

My 2005 Nissan Maxima 3. 5l se has started slipping from 1st to 2nd gear with a loud thunk as well as slipping and revving really high when going from 2-3rd gear. The jolt is very violent and I am worried about my safety when this happens. I need to replace the entire transmission my mechanic tells me. This is a very common issue I have heard a lot about in the '04-'06 Maxima models.

I purchased a 2005 Nissan Maxima in November 2010 with 55,000 miles on it. We have recently noticed that the transmission shifts really hard when decelerating. I took it to aamco transmissions, and they have indicated that the vehicle needs a new transmission for about $3200. 00 total. It seems awfully ridiculous that a transmission would go out after only 57000 miles. I was hopeful that a recall had been issued so that I wouldn't need to pay for the repair.

I purchased my 2006 Nissan Maxima sl on 4/12/11 and two days later started having transmission problems at 113000 miles. According to a local transmission repair shop and aamco, I will need a newly designed transmission valve body (approx $1500), new, or rebuilt transmission ($3000-$4000). Car jerks into 1st gear at low speed. When looking online I saw numerous other complaints exactly like mine, indicating a problem with the vehicle transmission valve body. There appears to be an obvious systematic defect by Nissan. This problem could easily occur if attempting to pass another vehicle or pulling into traffic on a freeway. This problem also qualifies as a serious safety issue as lives could be lost. Nissan should recall the 2004-2006 year model Maximas to ensure noone loses their life.

My 2006 Nissan Maxima se with 84,000 miles on it is having major auto transmission problems, especially jerking into first gear when slowing down, or starting to go. I took it to a transmission specialist. Nothing shows up on the computer scans, indicating the transmission has to be replaced or rebuilt. Looking online, this appears to be a problem experienced by many other people, including other model years using the same transmission. The cost to repair is approx $3000. 00, and appears to be a manufacturing defect, generally becoming obvious at about 65,000 miles.

I bought a used 2004 Nissan Maxima se and I'm having problems the jerking, thrusting forward and the bad down shifting. I took the car to the Nissan dealership act like they never heard of a problem before and they said the transmission needed a flush ($200), so I did, it continued kicking. I took it back to Nissan they drove it and told me it need motor mounts ($2,000), I got the motor mounts replaced at local auto shop. They have no problem wanting me to spending money on diagnosis the problem, when they know what the problem is. The transmission is a recall issue they don’t want to make public. I’m very disappointed in Nissan. I’ve had 2 atlmia, I have a 1997 max and never had major issues (I drive that more than the new car) and I have a 2004 armada, I would not recommend them to anyone any more. They pride themselves in not selling lemons. . . Well I got one! I don’t understand how I can have 1997 max and not have transmission problems and new model car 2004 and having all these issues. I cannot afford a $3,800 transmission and a new set of $500 motor mounts. . . . . Another problem i’ve had with this car is the a/c keeps going out. . . There is no leaks in the lines but there is something wrong with the a/c pump so I was told by a local repair shop.

I am a owner of a 2005 Nissan maxiama I have recently experienced some transmission issues I went to the dealership to report an issue that involveing my vehicle . . . I was almost hit by an eighteen wheeler in traffic after my car stalled in traffic I went to the dealership, at which time I was advised by the Nissan dealership the transmission on my vehicle has had numberous complaints transmission problems. After being terrified I wrote Nissan a consumer report letter explaining my issues with my transmission. I went to the internet and discovered this is not an issue Nissan is concerned with. I am not the only person who has been given the cold shoulder after making a $30, 000 purchase that has almost cost me and my childrens life. Please someone needs to do something about this massive problem before some one is seriously hurt. After today I am parking this beatiful yet dangerous piece of machinery I can not in good faith beleave that Nissan has planned to do absolutely nothing to rectify a issue so large! some one needs to be responsible in the Nissan camp for recalling this car. I can say this at least Toyota stepped up to the plate and took resposibility for their issue.

The contact owns a 2006 Nissan Maxima. The contact stated the vehicle would violently jerk when shifting from first to second gear. Once the vehicle began to accelerate it would accelerate at a slower rate than usual. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer where the contact was advised to flush the transmission fluid. The transmission fluid was flushed, but the failure began to recur a few days later. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure, but offered no assistance. The failure and current mileages were 70,000. The VIN was unavailable.

Transmissions shifting hard at 89,000 miles. Dealership informed me that it needs replacing. After researching the internet it looks as though Nissan is aware of this defect in the transmissions in 04 and 05 Nissan Maximas but has not implimented a recall. Seems the transmissions are going out as soon as the warranty expires. Cost to replace is $4,000-$4,800. Why should we have to pay this when Nissan is well aware of the issue? they bought the defected parts so they should pay to fix them all.

My 05 Nissan Maxima transmission has been messing up and so have many others. When the car gets hot it shifts hard between 1st to 2nd and 2nd to 1st. Also, when its hot, and you stop to put it from drive to reverse you have to wait several seconds for it to kick into gear. I have only had my car for 6 months and it only has 88,500 miles on it. There is no reason why a car with such low miles and not many years old should have such problems. I have had a car with 300,000 miles on it and never had any problems!!! these cars need a recall, I have heard and saw too many people with the same problems and its ridiculous!!!.

Purchased a new 2010 Nissan Maxima. This past weekend, 4-3-11 while traveling engine developed a loud sound like metal to metal grinding or loud muffler. Car taken to the dealership to have checked, has been there for 4 days and yesterday we were informed that the transmission needed replaced. Extremely low mileage on this model & no excuse for this transmission to be bad already! it appears there have been other reports of transmissions going bad in the Nissan Maxima, can this be investigated??.

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The contact owns a 2004 Nissan Maxima. The contact stated that the transmission was causing the vehicle to jerk when placed in park. When shifting between gears, the vehicle would decelerate and exhibit jerking. The vehicle was taken to a mechanic where the contact was told that the transmission would have to be rebuilt or replaced. The contact did not give a reason for the diagnosis. The failure mileage was unknown, but the current mileage was 118,000.

Maxima 04 problems with transmission, sometimes it slips freely and then it takes again causing the one driving to lose control of the vehicle. Nissan must recall Maxima 04 models to fix transmission problems.

The contact owns a 2006 Nissan Maxima. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the vehicle would hesitate before shifting gears. The contact also mentioned that the vehicle would jerk whenver the failure occurred. The vehicle was taken to a dealer who was not able to diagnose the failure. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure who did not offer any assistance. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and current mileage was 84,000.

I am a 2005 Nissan Maxima owner, after 82000 miles my transmission is now bad. As a college student I do not have the $4300 to replace my transmission. Nissan has declined when asking for any for a assistance with this issue. This is a major safety concern. People could be seriously injured.

The contact owns a 2004 Nissan Maxima. While driving approximately 30 mph, the vehicle abruptly jerked into gear without warning. Also, when coming to a stop the vehicle would act as if someone had rear ended the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to a local mechanic where the contact was advised that the transmission would need to be replaced. The contact stated that he would take the vehicle for a second opinion before repairs. The manufacturer was not contacted and the vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 99,200 and the current mileage was 99,300.

The contact owns a 2005 Nissan Maxima. The contact stated that the vehicle would violently jerk and shift between gears when driving at any speed. The dealer flushed the transmission and assured the contact that the repair would correct the failure but it did not and the failure persisted. The contact did not inform manufacturer of the failure nor was the vehicle repaired. The current mileage was 89,500 and the failure mileage was 88,300. The VIN was unavailable.

The contact owns 2004 Nissan Maxima. While driving approximately between 20-40 mph, the transmission began to jerk violently and slip gears. The contact continued to drive. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer and they stated that the transmission would need to be replaced. The vehicle had not been repaired. The failure mileage e was 92,000.

My transmission on my 2005 Nissan Maxima se slips and jerks when accelerating from under 30 mph. There's also times where it shifts roughly. I have checked my transmission fluid and its within operating perameters. I checked online and have seen other Maxima owners with the same issue.

I purchased a new 2005 Nissan Maxima. Since then I have replaced the engine mounts 4 times. Now at 88,000, I am told I need a new transmission. I am 47 years and have owned many cars in my lifetime. I researched this topic and found many americans with similar transmission problems who own 2004-2005 Nissan Maximas. The car jerks forward when going from 2-3 gear, neutral to reverse and neutral to drive. Engines revs high when this is happening and jerks forward when driving. This is a public safety issue that has lead to accidents and engine fires. . Read more...

I own a 2005 Nissan Maxima and I have been having a shifting problem for a while. There is a delay in shifting from reverse to drive and also a big jerk when it shifts from reverse to drive. I recently changed the tranny mount because I thought that was the problem. I problem did not go away. I think there is a general problem with the 2005 model of Nissan Maxima and it should be recall for transmission and shifting.