| Issue ID | 857435 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 10399634 |
| Manufacurer | NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC. |
| Brand | NISSAN |
| Model | MAXIMA |
| Model Year | 2004 |
| File date | 01/06/10 |
| Component | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | One month after paying off my 2004 maxima, i started having problems with the transmission. It would slam into 1st from 2nd gear when slowing down, or jerk into 2nd or 3rd when accelerating. When i would have to back into a parking space, it would jerk into reverse from drive. I brought it into a nissan dealer and they told me it was the motor mounts - needed 3 replaced and had a few other things done - $2,000. A week later it is doing the same thing - not quite as bad as before - but is becoming more frequent. Brought it back to the nissan dealership and they told me it would be $3,750 to replace the transmission. My car has 90,000 miles on it and from reading all other complaints online, nhts website and other blogs, this is a definite nissan problem and they should have a recall and replace the transmissions on these cars. I have already advised anyone and everyone that i talk to not to ever buy a nissan. |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 80000 |
| Number of Occurences | 1 |
| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | GRAYSON, GA |
| VIN pattern | 1N4BA41E94CXXXXXX |
| Was vehicle invloved in a crash? | N |
| Was vehicle involved in a fire? | N |
| Was incedent reported to police? | N |
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| Date of purchase | 08/08/26 |
| Was original owner? | N |
| Anti-lock brakes | N |
| Cruise control | N |
| Number of cylinders | 6 |
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