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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Jen of Jacksonville , FL October 20, 2009

In 10/27/04 my 2004 Nissan Maxima was recalled for the "moon roof" by Coggin Nissan, Jacksonville, Florida. Car has been corroding around the "moon roof" since that time but was not noticeable to the eye until this year. I have reported to Nissan Cooperate and they have declined to repair my car. My car is rusting on the roof and will have to be repaired with cost to me.

Nevon of Horntown, VA October 14, 2009

I have a 2005 nissan maxima, im having problems with the transmission. As i go online and do research, ive noticed that im not the only customer that is having this problem. It shifts very hard from first to second gear. Not all of the time, jus sometimes.

Stefanie of Redlands , CA October 13, 2009

I purchased a 2005 Nissan Maxima less than a year ago. I absolutely love my car. Then within the last month or so the transmission starts to act up. I thought that it was strange for only being 4 years old. Not wanting to go into gear or when it does it jerks. Then when you put it into reverse you have to hold your foot the the brake hard or it will jerk the car away from you. This is nerve racking. I think everyone needs to sign a petition to make nissan have a recall on these transmissions and fix the problem. We dont spend thousands of dollars on a car to have us screwed over.

Joseph of Baltimore, MD September 30, 2009

Nissan sucks!I will never buy a nissan and their peace of junks anymore. I bought this maxima 05 for 12,000.00 and less than months the transmission went out. I didnot bought a warrent coverage and I stuck with 12000 debt. New transmision that cost 5000 or more.

Liz of Orlando, FL September 24, 2009

Purchased my 2005 Nissan Maxima with 32,000 + miles. At first the vehicle ran smoothly...loved it. Currently, I am having problems with my transmission. It seems to be having problems shifting into 1st to 3rd gear. Come to find out that there are hundreds maybe thousands of Nissan owners with the same issue. Why isn't Nissan repairing this apparent manufacturer defect.

Novell of Dumfries, VA September 21, 2009

I'm an owner of a used 2004 Nissan maxima. I had taken my vehicle to this dealer to have the transmission worked on which had been serviced there though my extended warranty.The warranty company so no abuse to the vehicle. 1st time I picked up my vehicle the front tire lug nuts were so loose I could turn with my fingers and the plate to keep the rock from going into the car had fallen off. The vehicle also was given to me with low fluids, so the vehicle had to be towed back after less than a month.

The car was at the dealer close to 3-weeks from start to finish. They then said the transmission may not be covered, but went and fixed it anyways. We get the car back and it kept shutting off before we even left the lot, and left it there. It was was returned with 80 miles put on the car, as I left the vehicle with a full tank of car. After another week, another 3-weeks total. Also after getting the car back the 3rd time the glove box would not open and the sun roof would not operate properly.

The car ran fine for nearly two months and then stopped on me again, and returned to nissan, where the warranty inspectory came again, said the vehicle was not driven hard and nissan said the whole engine needed to be replaced. Another 3-weeks later,returned with a tear in my cold -air intake and damage.

My son could not have driven the car 10-minutes down the road and the car drops grear and needs tow back to nissan where they say the vehicle had been raced, they claim that cooperate nissan has pics but cooperate nissan say they have pics, but no one would produce me a pic or dates and say that can't see who is driving the car, but that it's my car. They had the car 3-weeks to tell me that the transmission is gone and they won't fix it. They would not let me talk to or give me the name of the person that said they would not do it, nor cooperate nissan.

The local nissan dealer's general manager when asked to talk to him, avoided me face-to-face. The service manager was nice, but as a female he was trying to feed me some story like "oh well".. and never worked to resolve the previous problems they created, but the air-intake.

Right now the vehicle is at a Mr. Transmission,in Woodbridge, VA, where they are telling me the transmission is not working due to hard driving but various other related issues and possible defective tranmission. Saying fluids not getting through. Potential cost, close to 3000

ShaRena of Las Vegas, NV September 18, 2009

I currently have a 2004 Nissan Maxima and experience the same transmission problems as noted above. The transmission started having problems around 80,000 miles (I now have 93,000 miles). The car jerks severely in 2nd and 3rd gear.

I also am not understanding why Nissan has not produced a recall on these vehicles. My 6-disc changer has also malfunctioned and I now have CD's stuck in the player. I used to love Nissan...but after this horrible experience, you couldn't pay me to buy another one.

Jason of Kihei, HI September 18, 2009

Flaw in design with moonroof has rust around the front area poorly created 2004 sl maxima. leaking seals destroyed headliner, leather interior and also electronic devises in car. what a joke and this is a luxury car for nissan. what a terrible decision to purchase a nissan

Takiyah of Arlington, TN September 15, 2009

The 2004 Nissan Maxima has a faulty transmission, that Nissan fails to acknowledge. I have contacted Nissan to no avail. Their own repair technicians acknowledge the WIDESPREAD problem, yet offer no assistance. The transmission jerks, and ultimately fails. I have had to have the transmission rebuilt to the tune of 3600 with other expenses (tires as a result of the car design) of about 400. The car is a lemon and Nissan won't recall the parts or offer any assistance with repairs. I have recommended to others not to purchase the same type of car. Every owner of a Nissan Maxima that I have talked to has the same type of issues to varying degrees. Sad Nissan case...My bank account has suffered a 4000 loss, and a planned retirement has been placed on hold.

Sabrina of Live Oak, TX September 10, 2009

My husband purchased me a 2009 Nissan Maxima while I was in Iraq, July 2008. Upon my return home in September 2008, he may have driven it approximately 70 miles and that was back and forth from the dealer to our home. After pulling into the drive way and he let the garage door up and I spotted that beautiful clean lines of the 2009 Nissan Maxima; I felt appreciated and deserving.

Two weeks later we traveled to Louisiana for a funeral and upon a return back to Texas, the "smart box" in the vehicle went out and we were stranded over a week due to no one knew how to replace the broken part. After this episode, the next frustrating issue was cell phone connection. Upon each call when I utilize the voice activation, I would only get connected to my mother's telephone number even if I was calling my husband.

Took it to the Nissan dealership and they did not know how to fix it due to it was a new car; unacceptable in my eye sight. Needless to say, I fixed the problem by trouble shooting.

Next issue...steering column going out after 1 year of driving. Took vehicle to dealership; needed to order part (understandable but why did this happen on a new vehicle). Today upon leaving work, I decided to open my sun roof and let my windows down due to the nice cool breeze. The material surrounding the sunroof buckled under preventing the sunroof from opening and now I have bunched up material on the sunroof.

We have 4 vehicles and this car has been in the shop more times than the other 3 put together. The reason why we purchase new vehicles is due to we do not want vehicle issues. I am at the point of trading this beautiful but problematic vehicle in for something more reliable. I am afraid of getting on the highway with this vehicle and will not recommend it to anyone.

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