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2004 Nissan Maxima transmission problems

Owners reported transmission problems in 620 complaints for the 2004 Nissan Maxima, 36% of the complaints on file. It is the most reported problem area for this model year.

At a glance

Complaints
620 36% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
80,000 miles 548 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
11 and 2
Injuries and deaths
4 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When transmission problems show up

Transmission complaints by mileage, 2004 Nissan Maxima Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 80,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 10 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 14 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 68 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 166 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 180 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 51 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 40 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 12 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 7 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 0 complaints 200k+ miles: 0 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 80,000 miles
Based on 548 complaints that include mileage. 17% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
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MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles10
20k to 40k miles14
40k to 60k miles68
60k to 80k miles166
80k to 100k miles180
100k to 120k miles51
120k to 140k miles40
140k to 160k miles12
160k to 180k miles7
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles0

What the data shows

Of the 548 transmission complaints that report mileage, the median is about 80,000 miles, and 17% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 11 crashes, 2 fires, 4 injuries.

What owners wrote

Tl*the contact owns a 2004 nissan maxima. Since the vehicle was purchased, the contact has experienced failures with the radio and headlights, the rotors were replaced three times, the front coil springs were replaced twice, and the battery wiring burned. Currently, the transmission pulls when the vehicle is accelerated. The vehicle will be taken to the dealer to diagnose the transmission failure. The manufacturer stated that no recalls were available for any of the failures.

Reported at 26,000 miles, March 2007 Fire

Tl*the contact owns a 2004 nissan maxima se. The contact stated that while driving various speeds the vehicle would jerk violently. While sitting at a stop light the gears would shift on its own. The vehicle was inspected by a dealer and they advised him that the transmission was defective and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was contacted and offered no assistance. The failure mileage was approximately 80,000.

Reported at 80,000 miles, June 2010

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