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2004 Nissan MAXIMA Power Train Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	849649
Internal NHTSA #	10392088
Manufacurer	NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC.
Brand	NISSAN
Model	MAXIMA
Model Year	2004
File date	13/03/11
Component	POWER TRAIN
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	I purchased a 2004 nissan maxima in august 2006, and it all seemed fine for a bit but once i reached about 84k 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! 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. I took the car to a local transmission shop which placed it on the computer. The error was a faulty camshaft position sensor (bank 1). Cost was $181. 52. I'm still having the jerking with second gear but only when i slow down easily. The car shifts now, but the jerking continues. The local transmission shop said that i would have to replace the transmission for around $3,500 in order to alleviate the jerking and transmission slip issue. I bought a nissan because they are supposed to be dependable long lasting cars. I would hope that it would last over at least 100,000 miles before any sort of problems would even occur.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	84170
Number of Occurences
Source of the issue	PORTABLE SAFETY COMPLAINT FORM (PDF)
City and State	ROCKVILLE, MD
VIN pattern	1N4BA41E34CXXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
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No. of injured persons	0
No. of fatalities	0
Date of purchase	08/08/26
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Vehicle speed	30
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What is Recall?
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.
What is Failure?
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.
What is Defect?
Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

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2004 Nissan MAXIMA Power Train Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2004 Nissan MAXIMA Power Train Problems, Complaints and Defects

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