Powertrain complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2004 Nissan Maxima has 871 NHTSA powertrain complaints and 0 powertrain-related recalls.
871
Complaints
0
Recalls
9
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 10, 2026
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 22, 2019 | POWER TRAIN | CAR WAS FINE INITIALLY THEN STARTED CAR WHICH TOOK LONGER THAN NORMAL TO START AND CAR WOULD NOT HAR... |
| May 9, 2019 | POWER TRAIN | WHEN DRIVING THE CAR WIL LOSE POWER AND START JERKING BADLY, CUTTING BACK LIKE LOSING POWER. IT FEEL... |
| May 2, 2018 | POWER TRAIN | TRANSMISSION SLIPPING |
| Apr 8, 2018 | POWER TRAIN | WHEN IN MOTION THE TRANSMISSION STARTS TO SLIP IN 1 AND 2 GEAR THEN 4 AND 5 GEAR JUMPS OUT OF GEAR T... |
| Apr 5, 2018 | POWER TRAIN | THESE TRANSMISSION SHOULD OF BEEN RECALLED YEARS AGO I ALWAYS TEND TO FEEL A GEAR JUMP IN THE FIRST ... |
| Nov 27, 2017 | POWER TRAIN | WHENEVER I ACCELERATE AND THE SPEEDOMETER HITS 20 MPH THE TRANSMISSION JERKS OR IF I'M GOING 60 MPH ... |
| Sep 12, 2017 | POWER TRAIN | THE TRANSMISSION IS HAVING ISSUES WHEN CHANGING GEARS. IT STARTING TO HESITATE BETWEEN FIRST GEAR AN... |
| Jun 2, 2017 | POWER TRAIN | TRANSMISSION IS STUCK IN 5TH GEAR WHEN GOING FORWARD. SHIFTING TO REVERSE OR ATTEMPTING TO DOWNSHIFT... |
| Jun 1, 2017 | POWER TRAIN | I JUST PURCHASED THE VEHICLE THIS YEAR AS A USED VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE HAS STARTED TO JERKING AND WOU... |
| Nov 10, 2016 | POWER TRAIN | TRANSMISSION FAILURE AT 100K MILES |
| Oct 17, 2016 | POWER TRAIN | TRANSMISSION SHIFT POORLY, HIGH REV INBETWEEN SHIFTS, HARD DOWN SHIFTS AND EXTREMELY HARD UP SHIFTS.... |
| Oct 3, 2016 | POWER TRAIN | I WAS PULLING OUT AT A STOP SIGN FOR A LEFT TURN WHEN ALL A SUDDEN THE CAR JERKED AND I HEARD A LOUD... |
| Sep 14, 2016 | POWER TRAIN | DOWN SHIFTING IN LOWER GEAR OR UPSHIFTING FROM LOWER TO HIGHER GEAR LOUD BANG IN TRANSMSSION |
| Aug 17, 2016 | POWER TRAIN | TRANSMISSION JERKS FROM P TO DR, JERKS WHEN DOWN AND UP SHIFTING. DOES NOT SEEM SAFE. 73, 0000 MIL... |
| Aug 5, 2016 | POWER TRAIN | TRANSMISSION FAILING FOR SECOND TIME. TRANSMISSION WAS REBUILT/OVERHAULED IN MARCH OF 2014. MILEAGE... |
| Jul 1, 2016 | POWER TRAIN | VERY HARD SHIFTING AND DELAY FROM PARK TO DRIVE, HARD SHIFT FROM PARK TO REVERS |
| May 24, 2016 | POWER TRAIN | WHEN AUTO IS IN MOTION WHEN THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTS FROM LOW TO HIGHER GEAR ENGINE REVS TO EXCEEDING... |
| May 1, 2016 | POWER TRAIN | SUDDENLY AFTER PUTTING MY CAR IN DRIVE FROM REVERSE AFTER BEING PARKED IN A PARKING LOT MY CAR JERKE... |
| Apr 19, 2016 | POWER TRAIN | WHAT IS WRONG WITH NISSAN? WHY IS THERE NOT A RECALL ON THE MAXIMA TRANSMISSIONS? SOMETHING NEEDS T... |
| Mar 15, 2016 | POWER TRAIN | TRANSMISSION GAVE OUT ON THE HIGHWAY, ALMOST CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE, HAD TO PULL OFF THE SIDE ... |