| Issue ID | 878160 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 10423272 |
| Manufacurer | NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC. |
| Brand | NISSAN |
| Model | MAXIMA |
| Model Year | 2004 |
| File date | 19/08/11 |
| Component | POWER TRAIN |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | The automatic transmission is shifting very eradiclly. Uneven downshifts and a losss of power during acceleration due to the fact that the transmission sticks in 5th gear. This loss of power is very dangerous as there is no warning as to when the car is going to do this. If you try to perform a manual downshift the car slams itself as if it had been struck from behind. Because these are performance cars this is a very dangerous situation. The cars are only now starting to reach that mile stone where the damage is so fall along that the threat of bodily harm is greatly increased from past incidents. |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 100750 |
| Number of Occurences | |
| Source of the issue | PORTABLE SAFETY COMPLAINT FORM (PDF) |
| City and State | WICHITA, KS |
| VIN pattern | 1N4BA41E44CXXXXXX |
| Was vehicle invloved in a crash? | N |
| Was vehicle involved in a fire? | N |
| Was incedent reported to police? | |
| Was medical attention required? | |
| Was part original equipment? | |
| No. of injured persons | 0 |
| No. of fatalities | 0 |
| Date of purchase | 08/08/26 |
| Was original owner? | |
| Anti-lock brakes | |
| Cruise control | |
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| Vehicle speed | 55 |
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