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2004 Maxima is the worst vehicle I've ever owned!
davidh11, 06/28/2013
2004 Nissan Maxima 3.5 SE 4dr Sedan (3.5L 6cyl 5A)
6 of 11 people found this review helpful
I bought my '04 Maxima used in 2008 with 69K miles on it. I've had nothing but trouble with it since I bought it. Transmission went out at 87k miles. The dealership's mechanic told me he has seen many Maximas come in with a bad Valve Body causing the tranny to slip and also slam into gear from park to drive. Luckily my extended warranty covered it. Here is the long list of problems I've had with the car since then: bad radiator fan assembly, ignition coil, valve cover gasket, 2 broken motor mounts, bad altenator, tie rod end, bad cat converter, rear wheel bearing, and power window motor. I traded it in last week and good riddence!!
Maxed Out
Lisa Brooks, 08/23/2015
2004 Nissan Maxima 3.5 SL 4dr Sedan (3.5L 6cyl 4A)
3 of 5 people found this review helpful
I brought my 2004 Nissan Maxima SL at Motor City Auto Brokers in Waukegan, IL. When I first got the car I was in love with it. The gps, the put in radio with auxiliary, the pretty neon blue headlights, but after a few months my car started acting crazy. The steering wheel shakes, the brakes went bad, power steering is messed up, tires was messed up, parts of the car was broken. It was just maxed out. If you buy this car please get it checked out throughly before taking it off the lot. Keep up the maintenance. We had to take it to the shop and found out my car had many problems yet it drove like nothing was wrong. Not even a light came on. I would not even buy another car from Motor City Auto Brokers. Anyhow I'm just sad that my car is maxed out lol I am planning on upgrading to the 2010 maxima. Lord willing.
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2004 Nissan Maxima 3.5 SL
Charles Minauskas, 04/21/2016
2004 Nissan Maxima 3.5 SL 4dr Sedan (3.5L 6cyl 4A)
2 of 3 people found this review helpful
Nice Ride and power.
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Happy Then, Scared Now
Paul, 02/10/2007
2004 Nissan Maxima 3.5 SE 4dr Sedan (3.5L 6cyl 6M)
2 of 3 people found this review helpful
Well, I bought my Maxima used and I loved the way it handled the road. Fuel economy is great. It has great power when I need it. I have come to some problems with the car though. I have had the transmission fixed on it with just 41,000 miles on it. And it hasn't run the same. Had the BOSE radio replace because CD didn't work. I'm scared there will be other problems ahead. Turn radius is terrible. I had a 2000 Maxima and the turn radius was great in that one. Road noise is bad but, thinking it's the standard OE tires that are bad. Other than that it is a fun car to drive.
Total Disappointment
JAC, 02/15/2010
2004 Nissan Maxima 3.5 SE 4dr Sedan (3.5L 6cyl 6M)
2 of 3 people found this review helpful
This car is a total disappointment. The timing chain went of the car after 26,000 miles. The care burns a ton of oil and the moon roof leaks. The motor is noisy and the problems just keep piling up. I also had the rear deck rattle and drove the service dept crazy until they fixed it. I finally got a real good service mechanic to put some extra foam under the deck to it would not rattle. I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER NISSAN PERIOD. THIS CAR STINKS