Transmission Gear Indicator Problems of Nissan Maxima

The problem first occurred while driving at approximately 30 miles an hour. The automatic transmission made a thud noise and the gear indicator showed 5 instead of d and would no longer shift and felt like it would not accelerate. Even when trying to manually shift the transmission it would not go into d and would continue to indicate 5. Nissan serviced the transmission with a fluid change and this did not fix the problem. This has occurred on several occasions since then. The problem occurs at various speeds and now it sometimes causes the vehicle to shut off. This is a hazardous situation and we have been fortunate this has not occurred in heavy traffic and involved us in an accident.

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While driving in first gear on light throttle, the transmission shifted from 1st gear into 2nd gear violently. Nearly every time under light throttle (under normal engine operating temperature) since the first occurrence, the transmission either upshifts (1st to 2nd gear) or downshifts (3rd to 2nd gear) violently.

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For the past several months, I have been experiencing the same transmission problems that just about every other 2004-2005 Nissan Maxima owner has experienced. Mine is a Maxima se with 5 speed auto (with manual shift mode). Once the car warms up, the transmission shifts very hard and rough from 1st to 2nd gear. It also downshifts hard from 3rd to 2nd gear. At this point, if I put the car in park or reverse, and then back into drive, there's about a 3-5 second delay, then it makes a banging noise as it kicks into gear. The transmission problems get worse: when shifting from 1st to 2nd and 2nd to 3rd gears it slips into neutral (causing rpm's to freely shoot up nearly to the redline) and then jerks and slams back into gear very rough & hard. This really affects the cars performance. The transmission problems go from worse to more worse: eventually somewhere between 3rd and 4th gear, I'll hear and feel the transmission make a banging sound and lock up. . . No up or down shifting. This causes the "service engine soon" light to light up. At this point, the car accelerates very slowly from a stop since it's locked in gear and at highway speeds, the rpm's are very high. When switching the transmission to manual mode, the gear indicator always stays at "5". I have to turn the car off for a few seconds and re-start the car to get the transmission to shift again, but unless it's had several hours to cool off, the same problems start again immediately in sequence. This is obviously a manufacturer's defect and how Nissan is not being held responsible for this blows my mind and is completely unacceptable for a $30,000+ car that's under 5 years old!!!.

I own a 2006 Nissan Maxima with 58,000 mi. I have been encountering trans. Problems since 55/56,000 mi. I have had trans fluid flushed with no success. The trans clanks occasionally while changing gears and emits a slight screeching noise around 3000. 00 rpm's that sounds like metal to metal contact. If this was any other component I might be able to let it go, but the trans. Usually gets progressively worse at a rapid rate once you begin noticing symptoms. Dealer recommends new tranny. I have reviewed this issue online and there are multiple owners encountering this same issue. You would think that with so many owner having similar issues since 2004, that some type of a solution would have been proposed to loyal Nissan owners that have to foot the numerous bills for the dealers ridiculous guessing game quick fixes. Nissan owners are being taken advantage of and this has got to be addressed and compensated in some way.

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