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2004 Nissan MAXIMA Power Train Manual Transmission Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	683443
Internal NHTSA #	10234472
Manufacurer	NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC.
Brand	NISSAN
Model	MAXIMA
Model Year	2004
File date	15/07/08
Component	POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	I've had a problem with my 04 maxima almost from the beginning. Basic symptom has been if the car sits idling in traffic jam, or after a 3-4 stop and go local trips, i develop a lot of play in the clutch pedal. Normally, when i apply light pressure to the clutch pedal, i feel resistance immediately. When its acting up, i feel significantly less resistance in the pedal from the top, sometime almost half way through the pedal travel. If i continue driving it usually clears up on its own or if i park and leave it for 30+ minutes. Definitely seems heat related and does not appear in the winter. Despite the "slop" in the pedal, the clutch appears to be shifting ok and engages about mid pedal travel. Last month new symptom appeared. Twice, once after it was sitting at work all day and another time after returning from a 3 hour concert, the clutch pedal was all the way to the floor. I literally had to stand on it to get car into gear. Once, moving, it returned to normal operation after a couple of miles of driving. Originally took it to the nissan dealer, but they could never reproduce the symptoms. At 30k, nissan mechanic said it needed a new clutch without even looking at it. When to local shop. They replaced the master and slave cylinder and equalization valve without any improvement. They have never been able to reproduce the symptoms either. Two weeks ago, at 60k, i had them replace the clutch, pressure plate, throwout bearing and flywheel assembly. The pedal to the floor symptom has not returned (yet) but the clutch pedal problem is still there. Now i have a new problem which only started after they did this latest work. The stick is now popping out of gear which driving. Twice in 6th, but predominately in 5th. I left the car with the mechanic for a day and they could not get it to happen. They checked the linkage and bushings and they say everything looks ok. I went for a drive with them and of course it did not do it, until tonight.
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Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	CLARK, NJ
VIN pattern	1N4BA41E44CXXXXXX
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
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A recall is when a product is removed from the market or a correction is made to the product because it is either defective or potentially harmful.
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Failure is the state or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, and may be viewed as the opposite of success. Product failure ranges from failure to sell the product to fracture of the product, in the worst cases leading to personal injury, the province of forensic engineering.
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2004 Nissan MAXIMA Power Train Manual Transmission Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2004 Nissan MAXIMA Power Train Manual Transmission Problems, Complaints and Defects

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