2005 Nissan Maxima power train problems
777 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the power train on the 2005 Nissan Maxima — 82% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“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.”
filed Apr 3, 2021
“The car has a sound as if it were metal fatigue in the front of the hood a hard blow sounds loud every time the car moves from one side to the other they have not been able to find the problem they say what is a factory defect I am afraid that it is a metal that is under fatigue and the engine…”
filed Dec 1, 2020
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Power Train problems in other Maxima years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 Maxima | 2 | 10% |
| 2018 Maxima | 1 | 3% |
| 2017 Maxima | 11 | 11% |
| 2016 Maxima | 33 | 23% |
| 2014 Maxima | 21 | 22% |
| 2013 Maxima | 24 | 39% |
| 2012 Maxima | 18 | 17% |
| 2011 Maxima | 22 | 21% |
| 2010 Maxima | 15 | 5% |
| 2009 Maxima | 11 | 3% |
| 2008 Maxima | 8 | 10% |
| 2007 Maxima | 16 | 12% |
Other reported problem areas on the 2005 Nissan Maxima
Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.