When I bought the car used in 2015 it had a medium jerk between 1st gear and 2nd. The longer I drove the worse it got. I had my mechanic attempt to rebuild the transmission. He told me the casing was worn down and that was the issue. He attempted to find a used casing in decent shape to no avail. He even found another model that had a matching casing. Still didn't work. It was worse after the rebuild and would stall or get so hot after 10-15 minutes of driving that it would no longer downshift. It would take a really long time to get going from a stop/red light. Finally my mechanic said to scrap it. It wasn't worth putting anymore money into. So I bought it for $4000. Put another $3000 into it in a year and now it sits in my carport collecting dust. Nissan ought to be ashamed for knowing the issues this model had and not offering to replace/repair/reimburse. I was a die hard Nissan owner (still drive my 97 Max) but now I cannot imagine owning another one.

I have a 2005 Nissan Maxima that started jerking from 1st to 2nd gear, Took to dealership, thy flushed and filled transmission and could not diagnose without taking the transmission apart. Took to another mechanic that thought he could rebuild the transmission. He could rebuild all , with the exception of, the Solenoid which no one sells, not even Nissan.. Now I am stuck with a rebuilt transmission with no Solenoid to make it work properly and out of $1750.00. This ordeal has been a nightmare. This is my second Maxima and my last. Nissan has lost a good faithful customer and I would never recommend another Nissan car to anyone.