This danger of which I complain is not absolute to my vehicle but to all others that are made with such shortcut. In previous decades cars were made with a trunk key and or mechanical cable for opening. My 2005 Maxima and most recent vehicles are made with only an electronic button to open the trunk. This is very dangerous. Recently my car lost power at a precarious location and I had no way of accessing the trunk. My flares, my booster cables, all emergency tools, supplies, first aid kit, fire extinguisher, water all locked away in the trunk and I had no access to it. This is not merely inconvenient, but very dangerous. Car manufacturers may say that there is access through the back seat. This, however, is totally inadequate. It is very cumbersome and call for physical maneuver which is very difficult, time consuming and subject to failure. First it is a task in itself to figure out and to get that back seat down. Even when down, there is not enough space to even crawl inside and access things you need. Feeling around in the dark with your hand is not efficient. Furthermore the apparatus to get the trunk door open from that position is not only obscured but physically almost impossible to engage from that position. I propose that it be mandated that vehicles come with a more accessible backup, such as a mechanical cable from the inside of the car or key lock from the outside to open the trunk in case of power failure. This is a real safety issue! one should definitely be able to access necessary and emergency items from the trunk in case of power failure emergency! this may seem like a trivial matter to you only because I may not be able to express the urgency of the situation and the possible devastating effect of this if it continues uncorrected. Please consider this a viable complaint and I urge you to approach this matter with Expedition and earnest. Thank you!

- Brooklyn, NY, USA

Just after 100K miles the car started to jerk from R to D and slowly progressed into full blown slipping, rpms shoot through the roof while driving causing the car to slip and slam into gear at whatever speed I'm going which sometimes cause the car to be uncontrollable. I've seen 1,000S of forums with people having the same problem and claiming Nissan knows about this issue but refuses to do anything about it. Not only is my car unsafe but I feel as if Nissan should be held responsible for the lack of care they put into the 2004-2007 models of the Maxima.

- Hilo, HI, USA

Car jerks when accelerating, slips gears, hesitating when accelerating and sometimes will not go over 20 mph (while driving down a 50mph road!)

- New Lenox, IL, USA

I took my car to Nissan for state inspection on 11-21-2016 and for the car jerking and oil change. I was told by the service manger that my three way cataly had gone bad. Then it was told other things was wrong which was not expected since I get my car service regularly. Sensor assy air, mounting rubber, right and left strut, spacer front str., bumper assy boun, insulator assy-S, gasket exhaust, hose assy-blow B, alll this was done to fix the jerking which did not work. I paid $3662.55 on that day drove 10 miles and the car was still jerking. I called Nissan and they told me to bring my car back on Monday. It was then told that I had transmission problems.

- Burlington, NC, USA

Prior owner reported issues with ABS rear sensor, and having to disconnect fuse. Vehicle was taken to Nissan dealer for service weeks ago, I authorized diagnostic fee and was notified that computer reports rear right ABS sensor being defective and needing to be replaced at a total cost a little over $550. Driving from dealer, the vehicle has reduced acceleration out of nowhere to a point where I have not driven car until I proceed with repairs at dealer. Since re-connecting fuse that powers ABS... at times I have found the car battery drained. After jump starting vehicle, permitting battery to charge, ,, after turning off car I would hear the ABS pump (on firewall, passenger side) on and not turn off unless I remove the fuse again. If ABS is not standard in all vehicles, why is it that it cannot be completely disabled without negatively effecting other systems, but more importantly braking and electrical.

- Ossining, NY, USA

Transmission is slipping hitting into gears hard

- Jacksonville, FL, USA

My transmission just failed for the second time after being replaced the first time by Nissan as it was under warranty. It was regularly flushed/ serviced. There is a major issue with the transmission itself and Nissan must do something about it.

- Upper Marlboro, MD, USA

My car has given me trouble since about a month after I bought it. I bought it used, but have been told Nissan are very reliable vehicles even with high mileage. It will not excel forward at any speed until it gets up to 40mph after stopping at a light or stop sign. It is a disaster in waiting. I drive early in the morning and at night for work. I am afraid someone is going to plow into me because I am not moving fast enough. The transmission jerks bad enough to jerk my head back whenever I put it in reverse. I am afraid to drive it anymore! this has been ongoing for more than a year. I quit driving it a few weeks ago due to the jerking of the transmission when I put it into reverse. The date below is the last day I drove it.

- Bay Saint Louis, MS, USA

At a red light, car stalled, took a few seconds to restart. When trying to accelerate, it revs like it has a strain; not going anywhere fast, until it gets to 40 mph. This has happened several times. We have changed the fuel pump, alternator, and battery. Each time we changed a part, the car would be fine for a few months. I am afraid when this happens that someone is going to plow into me because they can't stop in time as my car is going too slow. My husband seems to think it's not as much the transmission as maybe something electrical. Nissan should be responsible for this seeing as there are so many complaints about the same thing. Someone is going to be killed or probably already has, but no one can tell what the cause of the accident if the driver is dead! I love the car and would buy another Nissan, but I will research them first! I am glad to see it is not my imagination about the car jumping while accelerating. It seems to only do it when I am driving, but it stops jumping when I take my foot off the accelerator.

- Bay Saint Louis, MS, USA

Transmission issues.rough shifting, high revs when traveling at 25 mph. After an abrupt stop the car will remain in a higher gear when moving from a stop, and will sometime throw a service engine soon light.it requires the car to be turned off and restarted to get car to reset to its correct gear.

- Lancaster, CA, USA

"tamara inflators" seat belts didn't lock or light did not come on. Smashed body all the way to back seat bottom to ground. Engine was idling very high felt/sound as if we were going 60 but only was going 40. No air bags came on. Brakes grinding. Back window blew out and tires flat in back.. windows slow on drivers side. When the sheriff Tahoe hit us at 80mph on U.S. 40 greenfield in was in the shop at J&M truck an trailer on the West side of indianapolis having the oil leaked fixed and tires all fixed and rotors and lights by [xxx] a couple months prior. I had my little girl in the back seat as well where sheriff hit and ran. I uploaded a before and after picture. VIN#[xxx] information redacted pursuant to the Freedom Of Information Act (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).

- Greenfield, IN, USA

Transmission slips and breaks motor mounts. Tore up the transmission and almost caused numerous wrecks. Slips from driving from the start. Isn't always slipping but when it does it's bad. Worse in street than on highway.

- Deer Park, TX, USA

Nissan asked me to pay a diagnostic fee of 190$ and then they say entire transmission to be replaced Nissan Consumer Affairs is not helpful as well worst company

- Union City, NJ, USA

Car jumps when switching gears or putting your foot or taking it off gas

- New York, NY, USA

Transmission jerks hard as it is put in the D position and again between first and second gear. According to Nissan, there are no recalls on the transmission. However, I am finding numerous complaints on car sites and blogs of owners with the same issue.

- Norman, OK, USA

Transmission failure after faultier why they don't take responsibility is no only one ca every single owner of Nissan Maxima is having this issue from 2002 to 2006 Nissan Maximas

- Fontana, CA, USA

The 2005 Nissan Maxima (and other models during this year) has a valve body defect and the company refuses to recognize and recall the problem. This part helps the vehicle with shifting through gears. As it stands right now every time the vehicle goes from first to second gear, there is a huge vehicle jerk (similar to being in a rear end car collision). The vehicle also jerks when going from second to first. At times, the car even delays in shifting putting the driver even more at risk there are many consumers that have the same problem. The valve body is such an issue that there is a pending lawsuit against Nissan for this problem. Driving with a defected valve body is an enormous safety issue and Nissan feels it is not their issue to deal with.

- Palm Harbor, FL, USA

I have an 2005 Maxima 3.5L sl. It has been jerking going into second gear when accelerating and also during deceleration. Only when I slow down under 20mph, then press the gas @ about 17mph appx. Then it shifts hard. The transmissions is not wanting to go into 2nd and 3rd gear. Then when it does it jerks really hard which is now messing up the motor mounts.

- Eden Prairie, MN, USA

While driving the car in town the car started jerking erratically, launching forward, hard jerks, car shaking like crazy, smell burning smell in the car, I almost hit other cars due to my car jerking forward. I was frightened... the car is very unsafe to drive to say the very least. It doesn't matter what speed you are driving, it jerks and launches forward at will. My children could have got seriously hurt riding in this car. I paid close to $800 toget this car fixed in may of 2013, only to have it all happen all over again as the Nissan corporation knew of defective transmissions in the Nissan maxiamas. Yet, they continue to sell these "death traps", to citizens.. this is an atrocity, what the Nissan corporation has to done it's consumers.

- Erie, PA, USA

I own a 2005 Nissan Maxima SE that now has 73000 miles on it. I am encountering a problem that seems to be with the transmission, when checked for transmission problems nothing seems to show up and no lights are on. The car bucks or jerks when driving and when changing gears. It scrubs as if it 's struggling to pull (which is very dangerous) happened to me while entering the interstate this week and I was in tears because I was in fear for my safety. The car has been having these issue since around 66000 miles. I've gone on line and find out that several consumers are having the same problem and are at a loss as to how to resolve since it doesnt show up as a transmission problem and to have a car (purchased brand new) to start having transmission problems at such low mileage is not expected. There should be a recall on these cars and Nissan should have to fix this problem before serious injury to their consumer is encountered. When I went to a Nissan dealership to try and talk to them about the problem and they just brushed me off and said they would have to look at my car and put it on the machine for a cost of over $100. This I fell is useless since I've already had it checked and online consumers are saying that no transmission code shows up on the machine. The trasmission fluid was flushed since my machanic said he didnt see anything wrong with the transmission as an attempt to solve the problem but that did nothing for the problem.

- Charlotte, NC, USA