Transmission Failure Problems of Nissan Maxima - part 2

Transmission is jerking when shifting thru most gears and sometimes gets worse while driving long periods. I feel this problem needs to be taken care of and Nissan needs to be held responsible and needs to be put out there for everyone to see how money hungry they are for not wanting to help. They are taking money from people when they know the problem. I even seen companies come out with parts that help the problem because they know there is a market for this problem. You need to make Nissan fix there problem and make right because in today market this is not going to end well with the people who are getting screwed over. I have been working with green light auto who is tired of dealing with this car because it has this issues now let me tell you this new mounts, fluid all new even sensors and 02's that are noted to go and cause these issues. Still have the problem. You need to make them fix this problem before the transmission fails and kills someone due to an accident then we will start having people sue and get some help from legal matters. Class action law suite is also filled and is going on as well. Shows that everyone is tired of the crap.

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The contact owns a 2005 Nissan Maxima. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds and switching gears, there was a harsh jerk from the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for diagnosis where they advised him that the transmission failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was contacted and offered no assistance. The failure mileage was approximately 100,000. The current mileage was approximately 105,000.

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The transmission failed. It started jerking and shifting hard. I had transmission oil changed and flushed at a local Nissan but it only worked temporarily. I have to replace the transmission at a cost of $3500-$5000.

Transmission failure. Was replaced at my expense for 3000. 00 dollars and now March 9 , 2014 it has failed again. I suspect a factory defect. I am told that this is a common issue and reoccurs often with this model. Dealership or Nissan must replace at their own expense. Internet is full of personal testimony by thousands for the same problem. Nissan must accept responsibillity and issue a recall.

The contact owns a 2005 Nissan Maxima. The contact stated that the transmission failed. The contact stated that the vehicle was accelerating and shifting gears independently. The vehicle was taken to a transmission specialist where they advised that the valve body needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was notified and stated that there were no recalls for the failure. The failure mileage was 60,000. The VIN was unavailable.

Tl- the contact owns a 2006 Nissan Maxima. The contact stated that while driving 20 mph, the vehicle began to jerk and lunged forward independently. The contact performed online research and determined that there was a transmission failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and current mileage was 104,000. Kmj.

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Nissan Maxima 2004 automatic transmission failure. Symptoms started as a hard jerk into gear when going from drive to reverse and back to drive. I changed the fluid and that worked for awhile but the hard jerking started again which led to transmission failure.

I am the original owner of a 2004 Nissan Maxima. I like many others that have filed a complaint, am experiencing a transmission failure. The failure starts on the downshift from second to first gear after the car has been driven about 20 miles. The transmission begins to jerk. I have also experienced late shift on acceleration and a hard "thunk" when shifting into reverse. Dealer quoted $4000 for transmission replacement. I have noticed several complaints filed with NHTSA for this same failure, a class action law suit that has been filed in sept. 2011, and several complaints on Nissan forums. When will Nissan be held accountable for a defective part?.

The contact owns a 2005 Nissan Maxima. The contact stated that while driving 15 mph, the check engine and slip lights illuminated on the instrument panel. The vehicle proceeded to stall. The contact was able to restart the vehicle and noticed that it jerked while shifting into first gear. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer, where they stated that the transmission failed. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and the current mileages were 103,000.

Transmission failed while driving causing vehicle to come to a complete stop while in traffic almost causing an accident by vehicles following. Nissan has completely ignored this inherent transmission failure on thousands of these model year vehicles. A recall is necessary to fix this totally flawed transmission, and give the consumer some sense of responsibility that Nissan so far has failed to show.

The contact owns a 2005 Nissan Maxima. The contact stated that the transmission failed and would cause the vehicle to jerk violently. The failure was so severe that when shifting gears, the contact believed that the vehicle was crashed into from the rear. The contact took the vehicle to a mechanic and was advised that the transmission gears were destroyed. The failure mileage was 94,000 and the current mileage was 96,000.

I am the original and only owner of my 2004 Nissan Maxima 3. 5 se. I am vigilant about the upkeep and proper maintenance of my car. The transmission started having issues at approximately 88,000 miles. The transmission is jerking/bucking violently when shifting from reverse into drive and again when shifting into first and second gears. It is also jerking when downshifting from second to first gear. At first, the shifting problem was an occasional occurrence, however, it has progressively gotten worse. Now it is almost constant. After researching this problem, I have found that hundreds and hundreds of '04-05 Maxima owners are experiencing the exact same transmission failure. This is quite obviously a Nissan manufacturing defect that should be corrected by Nissan corp.

2006 Nissan Maxima. Consumer writes in regards to transmission failure. The consumer was also informed the engine would soon fail as well.

Transmission failed at 49000 miles on a new preowned vehichle purchashed one month earlier. Drove the car for almost one year to the date, and now experiencing transmission problems again. Dealer suggest new transmission. This will make three transmissions for a car with only 75000 miles. . . . . Not to mention two cracked engine mounts, front suspention work and needs a new timing belt all within 1 year of owning. This is supose to be a pre-certified car!!!.

I bought the car after it was inspected by a Nissan dealersip at 60,000 miles. The inspection showed it to be in "excellent" condition. After purchasing the vehicle, 8,000 miles later the transmission fails while I'm driving. After that I left and took the car to the mechanic when he informed me that many Maxima's from 2004-2006 had the same issues. I did research and found out the majority of the Maxima's had transmission malfunctions as early as 35,000 miles. I contacted the Nissan dealership and told them exactly what the problem was and even gave them the codes for the malfunction given to me by a certified mechanic. They stated no matter what happens I must get a diagnosis ran from a Nissan dealership. After I did the diagnosis they told me they couldn't help me because the car was out of warranty, as if I didn't know that. I told them I should receive financial assistance being that they are selling a product that does not function properly, I told them about my past, very old, Nissans which ran without any issues even one reaching 200,000 miles before I decided to upgrade to a newer model, and they basically kept saying they couldn't help me. They need to take responsibility for they're actions and do a recall because it is obvious that the Maximas transmission does not function properly. I also had to pay out of pocket for the diagnosis, pay to tow the car various times due to them demanding me take it to they're dealer, and I had to pay a storage fee from they're dealer. I went with Nissan because I thought they were trustworthy,I would not recommend them at all. I am very dissappointed in Nissan dealership buy a camry or a accord, you'll be much better off without Nissan stealing from the poor. I've had about 5 Nissan's and my fiance was making payments on a Nissan, I am turning it in and getting a camry. Will update and add the VIN# soon.

At 72k my auto transmission is failing, jerking, bucking and slipping. Ive found a service bulletin about this issue and see literallly thousands of Maxima owners in the same boat, right around the same mileage. My car isnt in warranty and I will be going this weekend to have this problem confirmed. It appears there is a defect in this year car transmission, but Nissan will not "man up". I have read some complaints where customers have gotten Nissan to pay for their transmission repair. . Doesnt that indicate some "guilt"? I have no idea how I will replace my transmission, im a single parent, fighting to keep my house and help my daughter thru college. This needs an investigation and possible recall. I read one account where a womans transmission went out on a busy road and her 2 small children were in the car.

As numerous others have reported, Nissan has a serious flaw with their transmissions that needs to be addressed. My transmission failure happened at approximately 83,000 miles. Replacing my transmission and engine mounts is going to cost me $4,000.

Transmission is failing prematurely. This should not happen to a car of this price range/age. Nissan refuses to acknowledge there is a defect. Transmission is very jerky and sometimes refuses to change gear.

The transmission is failing and Nissan customer services is rude! you can't get Nissan to admit there are faulty transmissions on some of there Nissan cars/trucks/SUV's. I will never purchase a Nissan again. It's the sensors I was told that are causing the problems. So, then you have to purchase a entire transmission because it cannot be bought alone. Thank you, too mad!.

At 57,000 miles, transmission began shifting extremely hard (jerks) and erratically (cannot predict) when up shifting and down shifting between 1st and 3rd gears. Very nerve-racking to operate the vehicle whenever in slow moving or stop-n-go traffic. Had to maintain very large gap (wider than normal) with vehicles in front to avoid collisions. Paid Nissan dealership $3,300 for repair. Nissan does not attempt to repair the transmission, it is simply replaced with a "¿¿Nissan factory certified reconditioned" transmission, that only comes with a 1 year warranty. Not much of a warranty for a "¿¿certified reconditioned" transmission costing $3,300! powertrain had a 5 year/60,000 mile warranty, transmission failed at 57,000 miles, but vehicle was over 5 years old. The fact the Nissan dealership did not have to order the replacement transmission(had it in stock), tells me this is a very common issue and repair! the component that fails on thousands of vehicles is the transmission valve body. Countless blogs on internet about this very issue. Since 2006, the Nissan Maxima have cvt (no shift) transmission. The faulty transmission also caused damage to two out of the three motor mounts, which will cost another $800-$1,000 when repaired. Contacted the north american Nissan motor corporation, consumer affairs division in franklin tennessee hoping they would meet me "¿¿somewhere in the middle" to cover part of the repair expense. They told me that the car was out of warranty and they were not going to do anything or help me out. Everyone familiar with this issue knows the Nissan motor corporation has known about the inferior transmissions, but yet, failed to do anything for the consumer by way of a "¿¿factory recall. " I have been a long-time Nissan car owner, going back to the datsun years, and I can tell you this, this will be the last Nissan I will ever own!.

I moved the gear shift from park to drive, lifted my foot from the break and then pressed the accelerator, and the engine raced but there was a pause for about a second before the transmission engaged with a loud bang. This caused the car to lunge forward as the tires briefly peeled out. In response to that our 5 year old granddaughter said "it's ok, it was just a bump". It is not ok. We took the car to the Nissan auto dealer service center and they wrote "transmission is on its way out technician advised replacemen, . . . ". This 2004 Nissan Maxima has 112576 miles on it, and we have consistently taken excellent care of it. We have had many costly equipment failures with this vehicle, and we were told that a new transmission would cost us about $4000. This is unfair, and I now question the safety of the vehicle as designed. I see on the internet that there are many similar transmission failures and complaints to NHTSA regarding this issue. Some of the complaints indicate that the pause before shifting can be many seconds. What if a person can't get the car to move, then steps out of the car to look under the hood. Their car could jump into gear and take off without them in the driver's seat. The failure happens almost every time we drive the car. The failure happens when shifting from park to reverse, from neutral to reverse, from neutral to drive. The car has not yet been repaired.

My 2006 Nissan Maxima (3. 5sl automatic trans) which we purchased new in 2006, experienced a complete transmission failure today while my wife was driving in rush hour traffic in the city of baton rouge. The car now has 86000mi, but the shifting/slipping began at about 77000mi. We had a fluid service done recently hoping this would cure the problem, but it did not. This was done at 84000mi. The mechanical failure while driving came within inches of her being broadsided by a one ton commercial delivery truck on the driver side. The accident was narrowly avoided thanks to the truck drivers alertness, swift reaction. Please, this problem has been ongoing for far too long, to far too many Maxima owners, this problem needs to be corrected before someone gets killed. I was almost a widowed father today.

2004 Nissan Maxima transmission failure. The transmission jerks when shifting from 1 to 2nd gear and it jerks when shifting from 1st gear to 2nd. It jerks while driving and it gets stuck. It got stuck while I was driving up a parking garage ramp and it would not move. When I let go of the gas it backed up on its own and I am grateful the car behind me had already moved back or it would of caused a collision. The car only has 78k miles and has been very well taken care of. To replace the transmission it costs me $3500!! a car with only 78kmiles should not need a transmission replaced!.

The contact owns 2004 Nissan Maxima. The contact stated that the check engine warning light was illuminated and the vehicle was taken to the dealer. The dealer advised that the transmission would need replacing. The dealer did not state what caused the transmission to fail. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and current mileage was 63,000.

I was proceeding in my car on a major street always traveled by eighteen wheeler trucks when my transmission failed in my car. 2006 Nissan Maxima. The eighteen wheeler driver slammed on the brakes missing me my inches seeing I never touched my brakes, hence no brake lights. . Actually I was revving the engine praying the gears would catch to possibly get me out of this situation. I could have died!!!! I was praying the whole time and I will continue to sent it to the shop to get repaired. Someone will die with this type of problem. I came very close today. If someone has to die for Nissan to admit this is a serious problem I hope the families get properly compensated cause I am letting the world know about this problem. I took the drivers information and another witness and had the car towed one block from the incident.

My 2005 Nissan Maxima has never had any major problems. I bought it new. I do a lot of highway driving to and from work and have about 93,000 miles now on the car because of the long distances every day. The problem with the transmission has become more noticeable within the past couple months. The automatic transmission shifts very hard from 1st to 2nd and sometimes 3rd and back down and feels like a bucking bronco. Today the trans slipped completely while accelerating at least three times on my drive in to work and the rpm's went flying. It's never slipped completely until today. The transmission is failing and it should be lasting a lot longer than 5 years. Over the past 2-3 months the problem has gotten worse. Now it does the bucking bronco thing every day, several times a day. I have already taken the car in once (to a local transmission shop) and they tried a transmission flush that cost nearly $400. It seemed to help for a couple weeks but the problem is back and is much worse now. I am planning to take it in again but I'm being told that it may cost me $1,500 to $2,000 to replace the transmission. I have seen hundreds and hundreds of reports online for the same issue. This can't be a coincidence and something needs to be done by Nissan corporate right away!.

The contact owns a 2005 Nissan Maxima. The contact stated that the transmission failed. The transmission would downshift at low speeds and hesitate when accelerating. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was determined that the transmission needed to be replaced. The VIN was not available. The failure mileage was 76,000 and the current mileage was 82,000.

Transmission failed and needed to be replaced at 85,000 miles. Car was very jerky at low speeds both when accelerating and decelerating and often wouldn't accelerate from a stopped position (dangerous when anticipating time to make left turns across traffic). I often thought I would be rear ended (due to the car not accelerating) or would rear end someone because of the jumping of the car.

Transmission fails to get out of 5th gear and have to start forward movement in 5th gear instead of 1st gear. Hard shifts very solid bump. Transmission was replaced about a year ago and now this one is acting the same way.

Early transmission failure.

2004 Nissan Maxima transmission failure.

My 2004 Nissan Maxima was serviced every year by Nissan for hundreds of dollars every year and on November 24, 2010 the transmission failed with only 103,000 miles. I am the original owner. Constant jerking during shift change prior, but was constantly told no problem could be found. Car jerks forward into gear just as brakes are applied causing car to lunge forward.

2004 Nissan Maxima transmission failure not going forward while in drive the car only has 28,958 miles and this shouldn't happen. I purchased this vehicle brand new.

The contact owns a 2006 Nissan Maxima. The contact was driving 30 mph when the vehicle began jerking abnormally with the illumination of the check engine warning light. The vehicle stalled within seconds. In addition, when shifting into reverse, the vehicle would exhibit the same failure. The contact was able to restart the vehicle and it was taken to a local repair facility for diagnostic testing. The mechanic discovered that the transmission was defective. The vehicle was then taken to an authorized dealer where the dealer advised replacing the transmission. The manufacturer was contacted but did not offer any assistance. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact stated that the dealer advised that transmission failures were common in his year, make and model. The failure mileage was 99,000.

Purchased 2006 Maxima from alabama Nissan dealership in 2008. Well maintained. Current oil changes , tire rotations and changes, always used premium fuel. Ran great. Until!!!!!!! in 2010 noticed I could feel gears shifting. Took it to mechanic and he advised me that there should be a recall on this particular year due to transmission failure and that is extremely dangerous. Now 8/2010 it shifts hard from 1st to second and back from second to first. This makes acceleration and deceleration extremely unsafe. Surprised to see so many complaints similar to mine and Nissan not fixing it. Car only has 75,000 miles and it is unsafe to drive. . I am a single mom and always have children in my vehicle. I am contacting an attorney and taking the car to the dealership where I bought it and if no recourse I pray no one gets hurt. . Including me cause I can see what happened with Toyota and I really would hate for it to happen with Nissan.