Problems with 2005 Nissan Maxima POWER TRAIN

The car jerks when transmission is switched to reverse, and takes a good 3 seconds to actually switch to reverse. this seems to be an extremely common problem to these cars, and it is definitely a dangerous one. *tr

Having trouble/delayed shifting. it went away for a week but it came back again. when i'm pressing on the gas it sounds like it's revving the engine but the car is not moving as it should. *tr

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 nissan maxima. while driving at an unknown speed, the vehicle started to jerk and then stalled. the vehicle was taken to the dealer and it was determined that the motor mounts, crank position sensor, and the timing chain needed to be replaced. the dealer stated that the vehicle may still need a new transmission, but these repairs should be done first. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure mileage was 55,000.

Transmission takes about 1-2 seconds to move and then jerks forward. this usually happens when warmed up. sometimes when car is moving it jerks while shifting gears. *tr

Transmission hard shifting and slipping. *tr

When driving for a few miles it shifts hard like the transmission isn't wanting to shift right. after reading online i find out that this year of mission is known for some kind of fault in the transmission! other then that the car is in excellent condition but afraid to drive because of the transmission but i can't afford to spend the money on whatever is wrong with the transmission!

Transmission slippage in the lowest gears. when the car warms up after a 10 mile drive it starts slipping. when i try to stop at a traffic light or when i try to accelerate from a complete stop the car jerks off in the lower gears. i came to know online that this is a common issue across nissan. i would appreciate any helpful steps in fixing the issue. my current value is around $5000 i hate to spend nearly $3500 for a new transmission on the vehicle. i'm sure my car will run for another 30 - 40,000 miles if this is fixed.

Car jerks/jolts/slams into drive or reverse, when driving around 25 mph & take my foot of the accelerator the car starts to jerk, when i start to speed up after slowing down the rpm's go crazy high & the motor feels like it's being forced to speed up but it won't & after a few seconds it will slam into gear & begin to speed up which is pretty scary. *tr

Bought car used from nissan dealer. good service records with regular on time transmission services. day after i drive it off the lot it starts violently jerking into gear and in the middle of gear. randomly drops in and out of gear, jerks out of nowhere. has jerked so hard my neck and upper body were somewhat sore the next morning. dangerous to drive in close traffic as it could easily jerk violently enough to make me jerk the wheel, accidentally slide foot down onto the gas or brake, etc. this transmission and car was well cared for all of its 107k miles and i have solid repair history paperwork to prove it. this is a dangerous, potentially deadly transmission in these cars. i have a quote for a $3500 quote to have it repaired by a shop. this less than two weeks of owning the car. i am completely disgusted. *tr

Bought the car used in 2013 with 120,000 miles on it. the car has overheated several times since we bought it, but we were able to control it and keep it from causing any issues. suddenly, when i was shifting from park to reverse the car jerked extremely hard, while driving the car hesitates to accelerate, and has a high rpm reading when shifting gears. after researching this issue, i have come across no fewer than 30 complaints of the same problems with this make/model/year. *tr

Taking off car jerks real bad between 1st & 2nd gear, then when i push down on gas sometimes it doesn't want to move. slowing down car kicks & jerks when down shifting. now it's at the point where the car stalls when switching gears. putting the car from park to drive it hesitates about 5 to 7 sec and makes a loud sound when it jerks. transmission slips out of gear under 20m.p.h. causing engine to rev up to 4rpm and sometimes 5rpm. this issue is happening whether i in motion on a street or highway, stationary getting ready to put the car in gear, etc. i am really afraid that i am going to have an accident or something. i took the car to a mechanic and he says i need a new transmission.

Transmission keeps slamming hard into gear. *tr

I bought the car in june 2014 and it was fine for the first few days. all of the sudden it would jerk when shifting into drive and while shifting from 1st to 2nd. i tried to get the dealership to help and they wouldn't do anything because i couldn't get a hold of them until 30 days after i bought it. one day i was with my mother and we were driving. it the middle of driving, the car jerked and skidded. we almost lost control of the car. i have a family and i couldn't bare it if anything happened to them. this is a huge safety issue and it really needs to be investigated. the car has already done it dangerously another time since then. nissan needs to take responsibility and not put the lives of people in danger. *tr

Tl*the contact owns 2005 nissan maxima. the contact stated that while driving at approximately 20 mph, the transmission would make an abnormal noise when shifting into gear. the failure recurred several times. the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. the failure mileage was 97,000.

Transmission slips, jerks has issue after issue.. also having catalyst issues (exhaust, heat shield etc). *tr

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 nissan maxima. the contact stated that the vehicle shifted gears roughly. the contact also stated that the vehicle jerked or shook when shifting between second and third gears. the failure occurred on multiple occasions. the vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who diagnosed that the transmission needed to be replaced. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was notified of the failure. the approximate failure mileage was 90,000.

Car jerks when acceleration and deceleration reaches appx 20 mph. *tr

Just a month after buying this car, i took it through inspection. i drove the car, which was operating perfectly, directly to the inspection station which is approximately 15 miles from home. on the way home, it started to downshift hard, specifically when close to first gear. it then started to happen periodically. it is now to the point that it happens every time you slow down. and now, it sometimes bucks when accelerating. forget about taking your foot off of the gas to slow down; this causes the car to buck so badly that it feels as though you have been rear-ended. i took my car to a transmission specialist who stated that he could not find anything wrong with the transmission, even when hooking it up to an electronic computer to find a code. upon researching, i found that this is a common problem with 2004-2006 nissan maximas and that nissan knows about it but refused to do anything about it. sounds to me like nissan needs to do a recall to correct this problem! when calling nissan, they want you to take your car in for them to diagnose it, which would be at my cost, of course. and then they would just tell me what i can pay for them to do to fix it.

Transmission started failing at around 98k miles. jerks and slips while driving. doesn't perform properly while operating vehicle. happens while driving on any type road, any conditions, any time and at any speed.

automatic transmission:1) when you shift from park to drive the car does not engage at first then suddenly engages and accelerates very quickly. 2) hard jerking shifting from 1st to 2nd and from 2nd to 1st. 3) when de-accelerating from a higher gear transmission disengages then engages hard. 4) the car intermittently does this going a day or two performing normally. *tr

We purchased this car in 08/13 after we bought the car it needed a transmission then ended up putting 2 transmissions in the car, also a new throttle body with all this and the purchase of the car it is over $8,000 in this useless car, that now is totaled due to faulty brakes and traction control, these cars are dangerous it was only goin 20 mph the brakes were applied, and the brakes locked and the throttle was hung open, then it hit a bank and flipped over now it is totaled and we have nothing these cars are junk. *tr

I have had my 2005 nissan maxima for about 5 months now. for the past three months it's has been extremely hazardous. it turns off while i'm driving it and i lose all power power steering, brakes, etc. i almost drove into the river yesterday because it shut off going around a turn and i was almost rear ended. my car starts acting up after it warms up about 5 minutes after start. it will shift very hard and is fine once it is past 3rd gear but it takes a while to get to third when it starts to mess up the rpms will go up to 4 and 5 through 1st and 2nd gear. when you're going downhill it will downshift like you slammed on the brakes. also if you switch over to manual it will say you're in 5th gear and really you're in 1st. the service engine diagnosis reads a code for the cam shaft sensors. i have changed both of them bank 1 and bank 2 and it did not fix anything. nissan has failed to do anything and it's happening to a ton of cars. if i'm on the highway and my car shuts off, it not going to be a good situation. if you take it to nissan they try to get you to buy a new transmission. i have a two year old and the jerking of the car or anything for that matter is not safe for her or anyone else on the road. thank you for taking your time to review this, i appreciate it. *tr

Transmission clunks when shifting, engine timing chain guides worn out making loud noises at idle. *tr

My car has been jerking when going into second and third gears, engine revs while driving then jerks again and makes a loud noise. i am scared to be close to another car because i don't know what it's going to do next. it only has 83,000 miles on it and has been kept up for services and no real problems until now. i would like for this to be investigated to the fullest. i bought this car brand new and one of the reason i bought it was for its safety record, which i am not feeling very safe in it now. i should not be having these problems with the mileage i have on it! *tr

Transmission hard shift from park into drive. seconds delay then bangs into gear.

Car kept jerking between gears, engine rev'd to 5000 rpms car lunged forward - hitting trailer hitch and rear end of an suv stopped in road construction. *js

I recently bought a 2005 nissan maxima from carmax it was about a month after i bought the car the transmission started to slip and change gears really rough. the transmission hesitates when changing gears either at idle or while driving the transmission does it the most between first and second and second to third and when downshifting in those same gears. my main concern is my family in this vehicle or any other families in the same vehicle when we are driving in the vehice our heads and necks get whipped back and forth very roughly. it is a safety hazard due to the transmission changing gears on its own while im driving the car. i only ask for you to please look into this and make it a recall. nissan did not want to help me out or anyone else. i have seen numerous complaints and heard numerous stories about this problem. it needs to be resolved. nissan put out a poor product and wont fix it. they need to own up to their mistake, before someone gets injured or dies. i ask of you please look into this. not only for my safety or my infant's safety but for anyone who owns this vehicle. ps. if i would have known about this issue before i bought the car i would have never gotten it. pps. the test drive and the 1st month were fine until normal driving conditions occurred. please help, please help! get this recall active! thanks, frank

After coming to a stop the car does not want to accelerate. going from 1st to 2nd is the biggest challenge but the car is not shifting well into any gear. the transmission already failed at 48,000 miles and was replaced under warranty. it is sad to know that nissan would not correct the true problem, simply mask it for the time being and put a single mother right back into the same difficult situation. this is my only means of transportation. 2 out of the 4 cars that i have owned have been nissan's. i purchased this car for reliability. sure, problems will come about with any car over 100,000 miles, but you don't expect the transmission to go out on your nissan. nissan needs to correct the problem with these prematurely failing transmissions! *js

This vehicle along with many 2004-2006 nissan maxims have a lot of transmission issues, my car has switched gets so hard i hd a minor whiplash, the rpms raise so high this needs to be addressed asap. this is a bad issue that happens it causes my vehicle to jump forward after pressing on the gas, and i have a 2 yr old daughter this is unacceptable and someone needs to do something about this, help the people, someone get off their assess and help us. *tr

For about six months, i've been experiencing my transmission slipping/jerking from 2nd to 3rd gear when i either accelerate or decelerate and also when i move from park to drive, and reverse. i, like countless others who have had this issue was told it was my motor mounts at first. got those fixed and the problem still persisted. took it to a nissan dealership and they said i need to replace my transmission ($4300). i am shocked to see so many people complaining about the same issue. the jerking is very abrupt and startling. there is a serious delay in changing gears and sometimes, the car won?t catch into drive/rhythm which causes the rpms to rev higher than normal. this is draining my gas mileage as well. i was told by another mechanic that it is the transmission selinoid and valve that need to be replaced which would cost $1,500. this is a known problem for these models and there are hundreds of valued nissan owners who have to drive their car with uneasiness and fear that their transmission will fail them while on the road, endangering themselves and others. there needs to be a recall on the transmissions. this is not fair to people who have invested into these cars for reliability and safety. *js

I bought a 2005 nissan maxima from private owner less than a week ago. the car had a hard shift when put into drive. the lady i bought from, told me that at the nissan dealership they said the transmission is working properly and it needs the transmission mounts thats all. she replaced one side but did not have money to do the other side. i was able to drive about 1000 miles before the transmission stopped working. i have read so many complains online about the same exact issue and nissan will not take any responsibility. *tr

When i brought my car after 2-3 months i had transmission problems, i took it to the nissan dealership to get it fix. after , a couple of weeks i still was having problems with the car , i took it back they said , it wasn't nothing wrong with it . then my air condition went out, it was my air compressor took it in to the nissan dealership to get it fix, after, a week or two it went out again took it back to the dealership to get it looked at i was told it needed a part ( some type of clip ). june 10 , 2014 my car was on fire in my garage while i was sleeping. when i woke up that morning my headlights were flashing off and on . when i open the door my window was full of sut and my windshield was cracked . when i open the car door on the driver side the dash board and under the dashboard was melted , the odometer and the fuse box (everything on the driver side was melted ) .you can smelled the smoke,that it was on fire. the fire department was called out just in case it sparked back up. under the hood was not damage. i have pictures of damages. they had to push the car out of the garage it wouldn't go into gear. the results was it started from the fuse box. my car was totaled out by my insurance adjuster. i feel this matter need to be looked into and something need to be done about this situation . this is a serious situation that need to be looked into before it happen to someone else . *tr

My 2005 nissan maxima started slippin gears between 2 and 3rd during moderate acceleration and when slowing down, took it the nissan dealer, for them to tell me it needs a new transmission, i told them its a known problem, however they do not want to help me out, $4400 for repair. *tr

Car has 66,000 miles on it. and transmission is slipping car jerks when pulling off and after turning corners. didn't think anything of it until a mechanic told me that the 2004 2005 models have transmission problems. now i'm looking on recall website and i see hundreds of people's complaints. i purchased this car with 3,200 miles on it i guess the 1st owner got wind of problem and immediately got rid of it if i knew then what i know now. i also have a 1997 nissan sentra no problems with this car they nissan is putting our lives in jeopardy. we keep putting money out to fix this car when they should be fixing it for free when does it stop who do we need to contact all these complaints and nothing is being done please help. *tr

I drive the car and it is hard to shift gears. when i put the car in drive it jerks very hard. called the dealership and it was said by the dealership that it is not the transmission but instead it was the motor mounts that were the problem. once the motor mount was fixed, the problem still persist. i call the dealer back and they have yet to give me a response. when driving, in between 1st and 2nd gear it shift to the 4th or 5th gear causing the car to jerk forward if suddenly accelerated. complicated situation. *tr

The transmission is doing hard shifts and i fear it is going to fail. also the throttle position sensor is giving me problems too. *tr

I took my car to nissan to have my car totally checked over . the abs light came on and i had sharp jerks from the transmission and hesitation around 40 mph . the timing chain also had a rattle when the car was started. my abs system had failed due to water shorting out the abs sensor which destroyed the abs control module repair cost 1200.00 . when i told the service advisor my abs light was on, he had a service bulletin at his station with exactly what he thought was wrong with my car and he told me it was a common issue with my car. the transmission needs a valve body due to premature wear cost 3500.00 to rebuild and install new valve body design . the timing chain has guides that wear and chain rubs against plastic then down to metal repair cost 1500.00. nissan needs to fix all of these defective cars and pay the people who have made these costly repairs. *tr

Two years ago, my 2005 maxima started having a hard jerk when it shifts from 1st-2nd gear, and from 2nd-1st. it is not safe to drive it on the roads. this maxima had many problems and lots of headaches. a piece of junk, no more nissan cars. *tr

Like so many other people, my 2005 nissan began shifting roughly between reverse and drive, then between lower gears. it would slip out of gear when driving, and the engine would rev up to ~3500rpm before slamming back into gear. clearly, i have the same bad maxima transmission as everyone else. there really should be a recall. *tr

I purchased my 05 maxima in april of 2014 and immediately after driving it home a hard shift into 3rd and into 4th happened. i put the car in park, my mechanic friend was with me he had me put the care in drive and it slammed into gear. i contacted a mechanic that worked on transmission and found out it was the valve body defect that was never recalled and a major problem in that model. i purchased a used/new valve body from a transmission shop, it lasted a few months went bad as in jumping out of gear, staying stuck in 5th or 3rd, putting it in park and trying to shift to drive and it not going into gear. i returned the part got another used valve body and it only lasted a few weeks. now i am having to purchase a new valve body from nissan hoping this will fix it. after reading many forums of the same issue, no longer able to bypass the issue and wishing nissan would acknowledge the problem i am stuck with being almost 2000 out of pocket on what seemed to be a good deal. *tr

Around 100,000 miles my 2005 nissan maxima se started having minor issues with the transmission. it started slamming into gear in between shifts and when shifting from park to drive or reverse. it didn't do it all the time so i didn't think much of it, but as time went on it started getting worse and it would happen more frequently. now it has about 106000 miles on it and it is getting much worse. the other day it got stuck in 5th gear while i was driving it and even with the car in park it would still read 5th gear on the dash. i ended up resetting the battery and it cleared the issue long enough for me to get it home. the car is still having the same issues more and more each day and i really don't know how much longer it will last. i really like the car but i read on many forums that 100's of people are having the same issues and i was really hoping to be considered for a recall. i would hate to put another transmission in it because i don't want to have the same issues again. thank you for your time and consideration. *tr

I am having a transmission issue that cant seem to be figured out. i am experiencing a hard jerk when i shift gears from 1st-2nd gear. it wont happen for days but all of a sudden it will comeback. for some reason no one can tell me what's wrong but there seems to be lots of reports and complaints about the problem on 2004-early 2005 model nissan maximas. i love the car but nissan needs to be made aware of this issue. *tr

I purchased my 2005 nissan maxima in december 2012 - and drove it smoothly and peacefully for about 6 months. once the mileage hit about 89,000 miles the transmission began slipping and within a few days the violently hard shifting began, stalling between park and reverse and reverse into drive. one time it shifted so hard, the check engine light came on and it seemed as though i had no first gear. i wanted this particular car so bad - and am now so disappointed in nissan -a company and car that at one time i valued so much. what a let down. i am afraid to drive my car that i still owe 10k on - wow. *tr

Trans slipping and jerking in to gear. *tr

Transmission problems. the car has a hard jerk when putting into gear. sometimes while driving there is a delay in the shift change causing the vehicle to idle hard. *tr

Severe transmission problems! 1. when slowing down around a turn, upon accelerating, there was a hard knock. almost felt as if i had gotten rear ended. 2. when slowing down to a stop, shifting from 3 to 2 was also very hard 3. sometime when slowing down, i would put the transmission in neutral to avoid #2 above. when i would put transmission back into drive, the car would shift hard from first to second and then to third. 4. when coasting downhill, it would intermittently feel as if i was applying the brakes. *tr

My 2005 nissan maxima experiences shifting problems from 1st to 2nd gear, it slams into gear, revs the rpm up past 5, downshifts on its own. delays when changing gears and them slammed itself into gear causing car to jerk forward or slamm to a stop. i have taken my car into shop several times was told that it is a defect in the transmission valve body, took car to dealer without them even testing car they said it was the motor mounts. this is the 4th nissan i've owned never experienced this type of issue. after review of other complaints thousands of other owners are having the exact same problem some with as few as 30,000.00 miles this is obviously a manufacturing issue with this model of nissan. *tr

After warming up (most of the time), when you stop & start to go it's like it stalls will also shift hard. rim gage will go up to 5 then after you get it to finally go thru the changing gears it runs fine. mostly starting & stopping. *tr

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 nissan maxima. the contact stated that the transmission hesitated to switch gears. the vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the transmission needed to be replaced. it was unknown if the vehicle was repaired. the manufacturer was notified of the failure. the approximate failure mileage was 100,000.

The transmission on my 2005 nissan maxima 3.5 se is jerking and slipping/spinning severely. it started around 90,000 miles. this happens when down shifting or slowing down and when taking off. it's so bad when taking off, you can see the car jerk. when taking off, the car hesitates until jerking into low gear.