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DO NOT BUY THIS CAR
111zzz, 01/14/2015
2004 Nissan Maxima 3.5 SE 4dr Sedan (3.5L 6cyl 5A)
13 of 15 people found this review helpful
I WOULD STRONGLY RECOMMEND EVERYONE TO NOT BUY THIS CAR. I have read other people's comments. They are right. I also have met a lot of problems in this car, like jerking, transmission. I will not fix the transmission. Probably I will fix the jerking. I just want to to drive it for a while. Then I will throw it. I am lucky that I did not spend much on this used vehicle. DO NOT TRUST NISSIAN.
Saved my life so bought another one!
happy, 03/21/2018
2004 Nissan Maxima 3.5 SL 4dr Sedan (3.5L 6cyl 5A)
5 of 5 people found this review helpful
Had car less than a month and road rage truck forced me off the freeway. Car did three back over front rolls (both wearing seat belts). Passenger had ONE scrape on their shin and I had concussion from head hitting collapsed sun roof many times. No broken bones. All the air bags made a cocoon to protect both.
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2004 Nissan Maxima for sale near you
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Family Hot Rod
glenn , 12/05/2006
2004 Nissan Maxima 3.5 SE 4dr Sedan (3.5L 6cyl 6M)
4 of 4 people found this review helpful
This car is not your boring family car.Plenty of room for everyone and fun to drive. The power is unbelievable. Get compliments on the looks all the time. We have had it for a year and no mechanical problems. No steering or suspension problems as in other reviews.The eagle rsa are cracking on the sidewall with 34,000 mi.Only downsides are torque steer and turning radius.
My 3rd Maxima!
Jack Schoen, 05/25/2016
2004 Nissan Maxima 3.5 SL 4dr Sedan (3.5L 6cyl 4A)
6 of 7 people found this review helpful
None of my Maximas have had great acceleration; ride could be better given that these are Nissan's flagship cars. Otherwise, dependable, comfortable, almost luxurious interiors; great for short or long drives; reasonable mileage; never a major repair - all routine (brakes, tires, wheel baring's (after 150 K miles), struts, etc. Very happy with Nissan.
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DONT BUY A 2004 MAXIMA
lynnfrct, 01/08/2013
2004 Nissan Maxima 3.5 SE 4dr Sedan (3.5L 6cyl 5A)
8 of 10 people found this review helpful
Bought it with 19K - now have 86K. 3rd set of brakes and 4th set of tires. Now replacing the tranny & timing belt for over $5K. Before the ext warranty expired I told dealer I was having transmission issues. They said it was the motor mount which they repaired. Once out of warranty the tranny went completely. Appealed to Nissan NA - no success. Asked local service manager why I should put in another Nissan tranny and he said "Dont worry they fixed the problem" admitting there were issues with the 2004 trannys. There is a class action suit for the trans if anyone is interested. Last car payment is next month. Tears. No more car payments but a huge charge bill for repairs.