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4.88 out of 5 stars

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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3.75 out of 5 stars

Where Oh Where Has Quality Gone

FORMER FAN, 08/16/2003
2004 Nissan Maxima 3.5 SL 4dr Sedan (3.5L 6cyl 4A)
1 of 1 people found this review helpful

This is my third Maxima since 1995. It is the most leading edge styling. Don't let that fool you. It is the worst car for quality I've ever owned. I am shocked at how many quality errors passed inspection on this car! It's bad enough the steering radius is so large you can't turn into a parking stall without going back and forth. Things don't fit right. Things rattle in the doors. Leather seats sewn crooked. Greasy fingerprints behind the glass on the display panel. Worst of all is after 3 days back at the dealer's, they fixed none of these items. NISSAN, SHAME ON YOU!!!!!

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5 out of 5 stars

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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4.13 out of 5 stars

Fantastic Ride!

MacGeek, 11/17/2010
2004 Nissan Maxima 3.5 SL 4dr Sedan (3.5L 6cyl 5A)
1 of 1 people found this review helpful

I bought this Maxima a year ago, and it's amazing! Great performance, very responsive acceleration and breaking. Beautiful car inside and out. It has never broken down, never failed to start, no problems. Just routine maintenance.

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