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.
Transmission shifts very hard. When you put the car in gear there is usually a hesitation, then the hard shift into gear. I have been a longtime Nissan customer, but this is changing me fast. It bothers me that Nissan knows of this problem and hasn't done anything to resolve. I guess they think they can afford to ignore this problem, but I don't think they can.
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Transmission shifts very hard. When you put the car in gear there is usually a hesitation, then the hard shift into gear. I have been a longtime Nissan customer, but this is changing me fast. It bothers me that Nissan knows of this problem and hasn't done anything to resolve. I guess they think they can afford to ignore this problem, but I don't think they can.
- Kim B., Whitwell, TN, US