CarComplaints.com Notes: The 2004-2006 Nissan Maxima has widespread transmission problems. It starts with the vehicle jerking when shifting, & progresses to full-blown transmission failure.
Maxima owners report spending $3,000 to replace the transmission, typically around when the odometer hits 100,000 miles.
There's a class action lawsuit filed in late 2011, & it is still in the "discovery" stage. Apparently, these things take time ... far too much time.
I bought this car off lease and it had a clunking noise and rough ride in the front end. Took it to the dealer after looking up what the problem could be. Apparently many people had problems with the front struts and sure enough that was the problem. Luckily I still had some warranty so it was fixed under that. A couple of years later and out of warranty the same problem happened.
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I bought this car off lease and it had a clunking noise and rough ride in the front end. Took it to the dealer after looking up what the problem could be. Apparently many people had problems with the front struts and sure enough that was the problem. Luckily I still had some warranty so it was fixed under that. A couple of years later and out of warranty the same problem happened.
- smweers, Thornton, US