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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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4 out of 5 stars

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.

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3.75 out of 5 stars

Very sad and disapointed

Kara Slocum , 02/27/2010
2004 Nissan Maxima 3.5 SE 4dr Sedan (3.5L 6cyl 5A)
2 of 3 people found this review helpful

I bought my 1st new car and it was my 2004 Nissan Maxima SE. after 74,000 miles; 4k over warranty my transmission is shot along with 2 motor mounts. Nissan of North America had the worst customer service ever and does not want to help with anything! $43,000 for my 1st car that lasted 74k. wow my heart is broken, dont know if I will ever by a Nissan again. I plan on writing a letter to the CEO; lets all try that, just maybe will get somewhere???

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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)
1 of 1 people found this review helpful

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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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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