2005 Nissan Maxima Engine problems

While driving my car down the road the vehicle randomly shut off lost power and I had to quickly pull into a plaza but was almost hit, looking through many different Nissan forums a lot of mechanics and owners are saying that the original crankshaft/camshaft position sensors on the Altima/maxima have experienced faulty mechanics over time that cause it to overheat and stop working and locking up the system completely. This is a huge problem as I can't afford to fix this myself and it could have caused a serious...

Vehicle makes clunking, jerking noises and bad clunking sounds when you put it into gear or shift gears, digital gear display shows vehicle is in 5th gear all the time, accelerates very slowly.

I have an 05 nissan maxima and the transmission is shifting hard and erratically

Vehicle was in motion and all of a sudden gears started to shift on its own , so stopped on the side of the highway and turned off my engine then I turned it back on after about 15 minutes and it was driving well until after about 10 minutes of driving the gears wouldn't go past 2nd gear

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 nissan maxima. While driving 40 mph up a hill, the vehicle failed to accelerate. In addition, the engine revved, the vehicle switched gears, and the vehicle began moving in reverse. There were no warning indicators illuminated. The contact was able to coast the vehicle to a parking lot where it stalled and failed to restart. The vehicle was not towed, diagnosed, or repaired. The dealer was not notified. The manufacturer was notified and informed the contact that there was no recall associated with the vin. The contact was referred to nhtsa. The approximate failure mileage was 120,000.

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 nissan maxima. The contact heard a noise progressing from the vehicle. An independent mechanic diagnosed that the timing chain needed to be replaced. The manufacturer issued technical service bulletins, but there was no service campaign or manufacturer recall. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and provided no solution. The vin was not available. The failure mileage was 90,000...Updated 08/31/17 *bf *cn

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 nissan maxima. While driving 80 mph, the engine stalled without warning. The vehicle was towed to the contact's residence. The contact called the dealer, but the vehicle could not be diagnosed. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer stated that there was no recall; therefore, nothing could be done. Case number: 26278170 was provided. The failure mileage was 132,376.

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 nissan maxima. While driving 10 mph, the engine stalled without warning. The contact pulled the vehicle over to the side of the road. The vehicle was towed to the dealer, but was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 50,000.

The transmission on my 2005 nissan/maxima is hard shifting when engine/transmissionis is hot, delaying take off and kicking extremely bad when picking up speed and the automatic transmission shifts gears. Two motor mount are already broken as a result of this problem. Nissan dealer recommended replace transmission. A transmission specialized shop inspected and tested the transmission for second opinion and did no find problem in the transmission, other than 2 bad sensors. Sensors was replaced and 6 months later the...

At 101,000 miles transmission cut out. Gears not changing. Jerking movement when accelerating. In motion or stationary

Timing chain noise/timing chain needs to be replaced. This noise started when the vehicle had approximately 100,000 miles on it.

"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...

TRANSMISSION SKIPPING

I've noticed way too many complaints about 2005 nissan maxima having transmission. Issues around 125k miles. Whenever I shift to reverse, drive , first,second, or third there is a delay and loud thud. I've seen way too many people having the same issue and the fact that there hasn't been a recall is a shame. Someone needs to do something. Anyone?

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

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 nissan maxima. The contact stated that the engine warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer. The technician diagnosed that the catalytic converter needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 95,000. Updated 08/16/16*lj *js

Prior to incident car was shifting really hard and slipping gears. Once when driving, car suddenly went into a safety mode not letting it shift out of 5th gear. Going down hill caused the engine to stall because of being in 5th gear and car engine turned off, as well as power steering and braking. Had it been on a busy road a crash would have occurred.

Within one month of getting the car, transmission started jerking. It would jerk really hard and almost red line between 1st, 2nd, and 3rd gear. It also does it when I try to reverse! It jerked so hard one time I thought somebody had hit the back of my car! I took it back to carmax (where I originally got it) and they told me it was something wrong with the valve. They quoted 2000.00 To fix the car, but since I had it for less than 30 days they fixed it. Seven months later I started having the same problem. I'm so...

The car started jerking when you put it in geer.Then it started jerking and changing while driving and take off at a rapid speed.I took it to nissan in december 2010 to get it checked out for the jerking and to get an oil change. I was told that the car wasn't under warranty even though I had taken a extended warranty out.I purchase a new vehicle at that time. 2011 Pathfinder. I took my maxima back to nissan in july 2015 because the check engine light was coming on and the car was still doing the same but worse. The dealer never sat that there was a recall on the car for the transmission. A family member found this website for me.

I recently bought a 2005 nissan maxima from carmax it was about a month after I bought the car the transmission started to slip and change gears really rough. The transmission hesitates when changing gears either at idle or while driving the transmission does it the most between first and second and second to third and when downshifting in those same gears. My main concern is my family in this vehicle or any other families in the same vehicle when we are driving in the vehice our heads and necks get whipped back...

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 nissan maxima. While driving 30 mph, the engine and slip warning lights illuminated and the vehicle stalled. Once the vehicle finally restarted, there was a delay in acceleration and the slip light illuminated again. The failure occurred more than twice. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 102,300.

Having trouble/delayed shifting. It went away for a week but it came back again. When I'm pressing on the gas it sounds like it's revving the engine but the car is not moving as it should. *Tr

Transmission takes about 1-2 seconds to move and then jerks forward. This usually happens when warmed up. Sometimes when car is moving it jerks while shifting gears. *Tr

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 nissan maxima. While driving at an unknown speed, the vehicle started to jerk and then stalled. The vehicle was taken to the dealer and it was determined that the motor mounts, crank position sensor, and the timing chain needed to be replaced. The dealer stated that the vehicle may still need a new transmission, but these repairs should be done first. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 55,000.

My 2005 maxima transmission is jerking when switching gears and also slippage. At first I thought it was the mounts because one was bad but after replacing them the problem still was still there. Later I found out it was just the transmission. I looked online and found a number of people was having the same problem and there still have not been a recall. This will be my last nissan. *Tr