Faults:

Timing chain broke. Happened all of a sudden, no warning. With 46864 miles I have taken good care of this car. Taken to the dealership for service on time, and this happened to such a low mileage car.

General Comments:

This untimely break down cost me $1718.42. This is horrible.

Faults:

Lately my problem is like every other owner, ABS brakes making lots of noise. Warning lights just recently started coming on, I sure hope they come good for it with a recall. This car looks great and drives awesome, but with these new problems you might hear me start yelling...

General Comments:

Overall it's been a great car until the brake issue started.

Faults:

My valve body in the transmission had to be replaced.

General Comments:

Save your money or choose another manufacturer; if not, face the consequences of headaches and stress... the only thing good about this car is looking forward to trading it in.

Faults:

I got the car with 32,000 miles on it. It is a 2004 Nissan Maxima S.E. I have been having trouble with shifting into reverse and drive. Then when you drive, the car starts to lose power a bit, and then jerk into another gear. It does that on and off, sometimes. I had it checked out, and the mechanic did a diagnosis on the car and found nothing. Checked out the computer and scanned for a code and nothing appeared. It still does the jerking and the automatic shifting on its own. Now, the transmission is gone and now I am getting a new transmission from Japan for my car. A grand total of $3,700 for the work!!!

The Nissan Maxima is a great car.. don't get me wrong. In the long run, I just feel that you should take care of your customers that buy your products!!!

General Comments:

Great car and very comfortable for long rides. Quick and fast for a sedan.

Faults:

The transmission has starting slipping around 65,000 miles when the car has warmed up around the 20-30 mph range. The tach jumps up about 2000 rpm.

General Comments:

Nissan has known about this very dangerous problem and refuses to acknowledge that it exists. They knew about it from documentation discovered from 2004!

Faults:

The transmission is starting to slip when the car is down shifting from second to first gear. After the car warms up, the car slams hard into gear when shifting into reverse. I am preparing to take to transmission specialist to see if they can correct the problem, but after reading the comments on this website, it appears that there is no fix other than new transmission.

I am disappointed in this car and Nissan. We purchased a Nissan because we thought they made a quality vehicle, but this car has given us other problems as well; air conditioner noise, bad tires, leaking windshield.

General Comments:

We are very dissatisfied with the vehicle, and would not buy another Nissan product.

Faults:

I moved to Florida in December of 08. I have never had any problems with my Maxima until I moved here. In February 09 my car was having trouble starting. This went on until about April or May, and then I didn't have any trouble until a few days ago. When it happened at the beginning of the year, I had the battery checked, but it was fine so I'm thinking it might be from the cold weather? Is there anything I can do about this problem??