Problems with 2004 Nissan Maxima TIRES

I took possession of this vehicle around the 14th of november and this vehicle has been returned back to the dealership 6 times within a two week period. i think this could possible be a flood car there is a smell of mildew and the visor are water damaged. to this day the vehicle has not been fixed and it is the 26th day of december 2011. the transmission seems to be slipping and i am afraid to enter traffic as the car stalls and then sticks upon accelerating. the check engine light as well as the brake and abs lights are constantly on when the dealership stated that they had turned them off. i can smell fumes upon starting and driving this car. i am parent and i don't like to give my child or any other person a ride because of the smells. the tires were bald on the car and twice when it rained i almost has 2 major collisions when the vehicle veered into the other lane driving 45 in a 65 mph zone. i am filing a complaint because i don't think this car is a good car. i ...

I have a 2004 nissan maxima with four goodyear eagle rsa tires. two of which had sidewall cracking and had to be replaced. i put in a request to goodyear regarding this safety hazard and was denied reimbursement/replacement. i now have a third tire that has gone flat due to sidewall cracking. goodyear is failing to recognize this defect or its danger. i simply am asking for replacement as these tires are far from worn. *tr

I have a nissan maxima that i had to replace all tires because of a defect that came to me in the mail after i brought my new tires and was not reimbursed. i also had problem with front rotors that they kept replacing numerous times until my warrant ran out and than i had to replace them with high performance rotors so it would not happen again.now after all of that and more i am not able to drive my only transportation because out of nowhere my transmission blew up after my extended warranty ran out because of years not mileage and no matter where i went i was told that if i would replace it with a new or use transmission that i would have the same problem and no one wants to work on it.i was told by mechanics that only the 2004 has transmission problems. *tr

Tl*the contact owns a 2004 nissan maxima xe. the vehicle has goodyear eagle rs-a tires, size p245/45/r18 (na). the contact observed that the inner and outer sidewalls of the tires exhibited excessive cracking on the two front and rear driver's side tires. the vehicle rode poorly on normal road conditions. through research, the contact stated that there was a special tire replacement program for these tires. the vehicle was taken to the tire manufacturer for inspection; however, the tires were excluded from the program because it exceeded the expiration date. the contact was displeased to know that there was no prior notification of the "special tire replacement program" to take advantage of the remedy. the tires have not been replaced. the dot number and vin were unavailable. the failure and current mileages were 34,800.

Im having safety issue with 2004 nissan maxima, the transmission get stuck in high gear and shift very hard, my car only has 65 k miles and this seen like a problem that has happened to a lot of maxim. *tr

Letter on behalf of constituent re his unsuccessful efforts to initiate a nhtsa defect investigation of a particular tire, despite his claims which suggest the need for the investigation. *nj the consumer stated goodyear produces the goodyear eagle rsa- 245-45r-18 tire that is used on various foreign and domestic cars. nissan used the tire on their 2004 maxima. all of the original tires on the consumers vehicle had cracked sidewalls or have blown out on the highway. on february 5, 2009 the front tire blew out on the consumers vehicle. the tire was purchased after the recall date and based upon the data at nhtsa and complaints to goodyear, the tire was unsafe and should have been recalled. the consumer stated the original recall was inadequate and posses a safety problem. *jb

Tl*the contact owns a 2004 nissan maxima. while driving 55 mph, the front driver's side tire blew out without warning. the vehicle was towed 10 miles away to a repair facility. the damage was so severe that the tire was unrecognizable and could have caused a fatal crash. prior to the failure, the contact received a recall notice from goodyear for tires with dot numbers with the 47th week and a range of 3104. the recall expired in december of 2007. goodyear reimbursed him for two tires since the first failure occurred prior to december of 2007. the second failure occurred on february 5, 2009 with a replacement tire. the original and replacement tires were goodyear eagle rs-a, size 245/45/r18. the dot number was mga9cmdr0506. the low profile tires continue to fail due to the sidewall cracking. the contact is aware of the safety risk involved. he has photos and invoices. the nhtsa campaign id number was unknown. the tire failure mileage was 30,000 and the vehicle failure mileage was 56,306. updated 6/01/09 *cn updated 06/02/09.*jb all of the original tires on the consumer ...

Car malfunction on transmission. *tr

I bought a 2004 nissan maxima about 6 months ago and the car has some defects that nissan should be held responsible for. about a month after i bought the car i noticed a shaking in the steering when i stepped on the brakes or when i drive faster than 50mph. i took it into the dealership where i bought it from and they diagnosed that the rotors were slightly warped but that this wasn't necessarily a safety issue. recently at 74,000 miles the cars transmission began to fail,slipping from first to second gear and from second to first gear. it jerks aggressively when it shifts and smells like burned rubber. i took it to be serviced for this and found that the transmission fluid was heavily contaminated and there was metallic residue in the transmission pan. the auto specialist determined that the inside of the transmission was burned and that eventually the car will stop working unless i get a new transmission installed. the dealership where i bought the car said that there isn't anything they can do for me and that it isn't there problem that the car i bought from them six months ago doesn't work. ...

My 04 maxima currently has just over 50,000 miles on it. i have noticed some hard shifts over the past few months, but they had been very intermittent. the other day however i noticed the service engine soon light was on and when accelerating from a stop i realized that i barely had any power! after engine shut off the acceleration was back to normal. the service engine soon light remained on. the code was pulled and reset. p 0797 pressure control solenoid, stuck on. repair cost approximately 4000 dollars. problem outstanding. the struts have also gone bad. problem outstanding. i have also had to replace the battery. the front right rotor is warped and causes steering wheel shim when downhill braking. problem outstanding. my car had begun to idle very low twice and actually died once. problem outstanding. a weld on the heat shield of the catalytic converter has come loose and causes a noticeable vibration when accelerating when cold. this subsides once it's heated up probably due to metal expansion. problem outstanding. i have also replaced the tires due too bad alignment camber on some and also castor i believe it was wearing the tires ...

I have 2004 nissan maximum se, i bought the car may 2008 and still driving. i have issue with transmission, it jerks when gear is changing from 2 to 3 and inverse too. the mileage on my car is about 61,000mi, the manufacture warrant is 60,000mi on transmission, however, i took the car to nissan dealer at 59,000mi, and they told me that no problem detected on my transmission and i have to pay $106. the car still jerks on changing gears. this thing disappoints me and it is frustration. please advice. *tr

I own a 2004 nissan maxima and my transmission is jerking in 1 and 2nd gear(drive) and i have went to have the transmission fluid checked and replaced and the problem still exists. there are numerous amount of complaints about the 2004 nissan maxima's transmission... please research and do a recall before someone ends up on 20/20... with a sad story... please help!!!! *tr

As i wa driving on i-495, i heard a noise from the right rear. within a few seconds, the tire went flat and i was able to pull over to the shoulder. on removing the tire, i found that the inner sidewall had completely separated fro the tread and crack was almost perfectly circular and about midway up the sidewall. this was definitely not caused by any foreign object intrusion as these tires are almost new (replaced under recall last year). *tr

4 goodyear assurance comfortread tires are worn out at 31,000 miles. these are advertised and warranty for 80,000 miles. the tires were balanced and rotated periodically at sears where the tires were purchased. car's alignment was periodically checked. car was used primarily for non-city driving. sears indicates that the tires are worn out and it is not caused by vehicle problems as they are uniformly worn on all 4 tires. *tr

Tl*the contact owns a 2004 nissan maxima. on approximately six occasions, the engine revved while approaching a stop. the brake was being depressed at the time of the failures. the abs actuator had to be replaced at 62,000 miles. two of the goodyear tires cracked and had to be replaced. the current mileage was 63,000 and failure mileage was 62,000. updated 12/1/08 *cn the consumer also stated there was a problem with the transmission. updated 12/05/08. *jb