| Issue ID | 651182 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 10208475 |
| Manufacurer | NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC. |
| Brand | NISSAN |
| Model | CREW |
| Model Year | 2004 |
| File date | 03/10/07 |
| Component | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | I purchased a 2004 nissan maxima on december 2nd of 2006,from a used cars dealership on belair road. The following saturday i had to take it back to the to the dealership to be fixed with the first problem/ ended up taking it back to the dealership for this same problem 4 times. At the time i purchased this car, it had a factory warranty of 30 days or 1000 miles. Their was a problem every month with this car. I explained to her all i wanted to do was trade for another one just like it. By this time the warranty had expired and i couldn't afford the extended warranty amount all at one time. As the warranty begin to end, the transmission was messing up shifting roughly,jumping into gear either when slowing down, pulling off, or even when parking. I told this to the service man at the dealership and because of the miles on the car they wouldn't touch it. I took the car to have the transmission flushed at a service station and i was told a flush wouldn't help this car needs a transmission. Before i had talked to the general sales manager about the problem and he stated their was nothing that could be done, because the warranty had expired. I explained to him that i have found a lot of defects with this car, that wasn't found before being sold to me. I asked several times about them assisting me in getting it repaired or trading for an other max. Now i have a car sitting at home i can't drive that i still have to pay for and its not right. The gm from a koons ford location did respond to my complaint, but i haven't heard anything yet on what he's going to do. I have called/sent him messages and no response yet. I need my car fixed or another one. I'm soliciting for assistance through this direction. It's been 3 weeks noe the car has been parked, i don't have $2500. 00 to get this transmission fixed. |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 70745 |
| Number of Occurences | 5 |
| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | BALTIMORE, MD |
| VIN pattern | 1N4BA41E64CXXXXXX |
| Was vehicle invloved in a crash? | N |
| Was vehicle involved in a fire? | N |
| Was incedent reported to police? | N |
| Was medical attention required? | |
| Was part original equipment? | |
| No. of injured persons | 0 |
| No. of fatalities | 0 |
| Date of purchase | 02/12/06 |
| Was original owner? | N |
| Anti-lock brakes | Y |
| Cruise control | N |
| Number of cylinders | 6 |
| Drive train type | 4WD |
| Transmission type | AUTO |
| Vehicle speed | 50 |
| DoT tire identifier | |
| Tire size | |
| Location of tire code | |
| Type of tire failure code | |
| Was defective tire repaired? | |
| Date of manufacture | |
| Type of child seat code | |
| Type of restraint | |
| Dealer's name | KOONS FORD USED CARS |
| Dealer's telephone number | 410-485-8500 |
| Dealer's city | BALTIMORE |
| Dealer's state code | MD |
| Dealer's ZIP code | 21206 |