Nissan Maxima

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Besides the complaints below, many 2003 Maxima owners complain that their headlights are being stolen repeatedly.

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Jason of Elmwood Park, IL August 21, 2009

I own a 2001 Nissan Maxima. The ECM (engine control module, also known as the brain) has malfunctioned on it. It has been diagnosed by three separate auto mechanics.I believe that an eight year old car from a company that prides so much on quality shouldn't need such an expensive repair especially since the problem is on many other Nissan Maxima's specific to my year and model.Even the credible website, MSN Autos, has my exact issue documented under the "engine" category. There are many consumer complaints posted on the web with my identical problem. What does it take for them to recall this very dangerous issue?

Kimberly of Corona, CA August 5, 2009

Issues with 2004 Nissam Maxima with less than 88,000 miles. Am on my 3rd transmission and 3rd set of motor mounts. I have noticed there are over 400 complaints on the NHTSA website. Same response from Nissan that its not a "known" issue. Find that hard to believe. Dealerships and others in the auto repair industry disagree that it IS a KNOWN issue yet they are doing nothing. Am out 5000 on a Nissan that should only be half way thru its life.

Cost of new 2nd transmission 3500. (luckily it was under warranty when IT went out). Cost of motor mounts- two times 1000. Cost of aggrivation with Nissan not acknowledgingl his: cannot put into words. Are there lemon laws that woull apply; has there been any start of a class action suit. Would like to join in!

Carlos of Long Beach, CA July 27, 2009

I purchased a 2004 Nissan Maxima and it all seemed fine for a bit but once i hit around 90k miles, the transmission started having problems. First, when I shift from Park to any other gear. It seems to either hesitate to shift into gear and once it does it shifts in a horrible KNOCK! I took it in for service and they replaced motor mounts. I suggested it may be the transmission, The dealership ignored that. Now, it continues to do the same problem as well as slip gears while in motion. It usually slips from 1st to 2nd, or 2nd to 3rd. It causes the car to rev and shifts when it wants. That makes it snap even harder. This to me seems very dangerous and I don't know what to do because my car just ran out of it's extended warranty. I don't have the money for a transmission repair.

Chris of n chas, SC July 10, 2009

I own a 2005 Nissan Maxima 3.5 SE. Buying it brand new and recognising Nissan's reputation, I expected a quality product. Obviously I was mistaken. The first issue I had with this vehicle was the center console instrumentation; specifically the CD/radio. It was replaced under warranty and I was,of course, told that it was extremely rare occurrence. I accepted this as truth and continued on for approx. 1 year without any problems. Next the A/C compressor and condensor went out. 4 estimates later I found out the cheapest I could get this fixed was 1400. Appearently Nissan runs a monopoly on their parts and (at the time) no aftermarket parts were available. By the way, the cheapest estimate I could get was by the Nissan dealership and that was because they didn't have to pay the mark-up on their own parts.

Now,two years later, the transmission is beginning to go. While shifting from 1st to second and second to third the car lerched forward and spins the tires. It also shifts into nuetral and revs the RPMs. When it finally catches, it jerks the car and at times is hard to control. It also does this when it down shifts. Once again I thought this was an isolated circumstance until I started doing my research on-line. I have found numerous complaints for this exact same problem. Unfortunetely I recieved no help from Nissan customer service. The only recomendation was to take it to the dealership and have them run diagnostic tests. I can't help but be sceptical after reading many other unfortunate Nissan consumers given this same advice.

Joseph of Sugar Land, TX July 10, 2009

I have a 2004 Maxima SE. I also have had transmission problems with the car. PROBLEM 1: Changing gears from R to D the car, stalls for a few seconds then catches on D, but then JERKS the whole car. Very annoying problem. I have taken to the Sterling McCall dealer in they re-programed the transmission module and flush the fluid for 400+. What a waste of money. After servicing the car, the problem remained and continued to JERK. The second time, the dealer could not repair and I was told I needed a NEW Transmission ( 3800+ ). This car only has 84K miles. As a longtime Honda owner of 4 Hondas, I thought Nissan would be a dependable car with little problems. I was wrong. I also have had the Engine Motor Mounts replaced also. (500+). I plan to aggressively purse a complaint to corporate to cover the cost of repair, and post on many consumer websites to spread the word.

ALLISON of ROCKFORD, AL June 20, 2009

My 2004 Nissan Maxima started jerking when I would put it in drive. Then after I would drive it about fifteen min after it got hot the car would not shift regular I would have to shift it manually. I took it to a Nissan dealer and they ran a diagnostic test on it and came up with nothing so afterwards they said it needed a transmission flush which cost 200.00. After I picked it up I drove it maybe 30 mils until it stated the same thing I took it up there for so the next day my transmission went completely out and I took it back up to the Nissan place and all of a sudden the knew I needed a transmission. I have read reviews and complaints about this 04 transmission until I am sick. Something needs to be done to Nissan about this product.

George of Ykt. Hgts., NY May 19, 2009

2001 Nissan Maxima. Catalytic Converter was identified as bad by my personal auto mechanic, just prior to the 8 year, 80K mile warranty. Mechanic called Dealership and opened a file to request warranrty coverage authorization. Brought to dealer and denied coverage because it was just past 8 year, 80K mile warranty when they diagnosed the problem. Escalated to 1st level, 2nd level and regional Nissan rep. I know a bulletin was issued and certain Maxima VIN numbers were covered for repair. 3 out of 4 Maxima owners I know locally, had to replace their catalytic converters. This is a more wide spread issue that should have been expanded. I have receipt from personal mechanic diagnosis. Paid repair cost of over 1,000 to resolve.

Yaly of Passaic, NJ April 21, 2009

I am in a little bit of a frustrating situation with my 2004 Nissan maxima. Since the beginning this car has been more of a burden than anything else. I purchased this car in July 2004 brand new it has had its share of problems here and there. Some were cover under the warranty while I was on it. Last year around July/August I brought my car to Nissan dealer because out of the blue the shift didn't want to move. Automatically they said it might be an engine problem so they needed to keep the car and diagnose it.

They finally found out what it was and it was a motor in the shift that just went dead and needed to be replaced. After this service I noticed that my car when I press the gas or the break it made this soft shifting noise. Sometime it did it and sometimes it didn't so I didn't pay much mind to it. Came October and I was driving the car more because of school and the noise became more profound and worsen.

I called Nissan made an appointment to take the car in. I explained to the guy that attended me what was going on. At this point I didn't even have 60000 mile in my car. They concluded that it was a motor mount that was making this happen. I spoke to the mechanic and he said I can drive the car but not to press to hard on the break and the gas at first. I came back this Friday to fix the motor mount problem which they charged me 489.00. As I am getting home the same thing starts to happen. I had to re-take my car to Nissan that Saturday.

Before the mechanic even drove my car he told me that the other motor mount is about to break as well and that was the problem but to let's take the ride anyways. Then my car did exactly as I had explained before to them. It shift hard then it will not do it for a while then it would do it again. Then they told me they had no idea what it was. They put the car through the computer and nothing comes up wrong. He told me to re-take my car in Monday to have a further look at it. They said they did all types of diagnosis but nothing comes up, but since the car is shifting hard I have to replace my transmission.

I am really upset that this is going on when this is supposed to be a brand new car and always maintained. I bought a new car so I don't have to go through this. I think it's unfair that I have to pay 3500 for a transmission in a car that has only 65500 miles on it and they just don't care. They keep saying it was the motor mount but the car does the same thing it did before I fixed the motor, and I asked the guy if there was anything else wrong with my car and he said no everything is fine just give it a tune up of almost 400 dollars and you should be set for the summer, but now my transmission is shut. I don't think I should have to pay for this. Please help

Alvina of Powder Springs, GA April 16, 2009

Alvina of Powder Springs GA (04/16/09)
I bought a brand new 2005 Maxima never before driven in Steptem of 05 and it is no April of 09. My car only has 47000 miles on it. The first year I got it (brand new) the AC generator got fixed 3 different times. I've had problems with the wheels, sunroof, steering wheel and now the instrument cluster is going bonkers. I was told it is sending signals to all the other systems of my car and now my break light wont go off. My door is saying open when it is not. The signal light keeps going out. The engine light comes on and off and many more. I filed a case with Nissan and was told that they have decided not to help because my warranty is up.

Because of this my battery has gone dead causing me to be late for work. For just the instrument cluster alone it will cause me an estimate of 645 not counting the sunroof and steering wheel. I believe that I recieved a bad car off the line.

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