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2004 Nissan Maxima SE

ColoMtnHiker, 10/18/2006
2004 Nissan Maxima 3.5 SL 4dr Sedan (3.5L 6cyl 4A)
1 of 1 people found this review helpful

Driving the car here in Colorado is flat out fun. The car has performance to spare even at altitude above 10,000 feet and it runs great on regular gas. I have had fuel mileage approaching 30 mph on interstate driving. I do use Mobil 1 which in my case does help fuel economy a bit. Only downside has been a faulty oxygen sensor which was replaced by the dealer but with the suggestion that I stick with Nissan's air filter instead of a high performance air filter.

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4.88 out of 5 stars

My Max

Peacock, 10/31/2006
2004 Nissan Maxima 3.5 SL 4dr Sedan (3.5L 6cyl 4A)
1 of 1 people found this review helpful

I have owned my max for the past 2-1/2 yrs and I love it. If I had to complain about anything it would be the turning radius of the car is maneuverable but a little hard. I am not crazy about the orange dash board illumination because it seems harder to see in the daylight. Otherwise, i LOVE my Max!

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2004 nissan maxima

mark balemian, 09/21/2006
2004 Nissan Maxima 3.5 SE 4dr Sedan (3.5L 6cyl 6M)
1 of 1 people found this review helpful

the original tires goodyear went bad after 2 years and 40,000 miles the tires split on the inner and outer treadwalls

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1.88 out of 5 stars

maxima woes

marklo, 06/28/2004
2004 Nissan Maxima 3.5 SE 4dr Sedan (3.5L 6cyl 5A)
1 of 1 people found this review helpful

problems with 04 maxima include harsh shifting auto matic when cold .impossible to start when temp is below 15 degrees and a squeaky shifting seat when cornering tech service bulietens now out on above but dealer does nothing.

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3.13 out of 5 stars

Desparately Wanting to Love My Car

Mindi, 05/20/2005
2004 Nissan Maxima 3.5 SL 4dr Sedan (3.5L 6cyl 4A)
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I want to like this car because it is so much fun to drive. I purchased this car new with 9 miles on it. It has 17k miles now and the following repairs have already had to be made to this car: air conditioning, struts, and all the parts in the sunroof with the exception of the glass. We have had it in the shop 9 times now and have been told all are manufacturers defects. The worst part about it is that we are so tired of having an unreliable car that we decided to sell it... the resale value is HORRIBLE. So, I guess we are just stuck with a lemon. I really like Nissan's styling on all their cars... but their reliability isn't proving to be so great.

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