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2005 Nissan Maxima repairs by problem area
Engine (32%)
Transmission and Drivetrain (17%)
Brakes and Traction Control (12%)
Suspension and Steering (14%)
Electrical and Air Conditioning (21%)
Paint, Rust, Leaks, Rattles, and Trim (5%)
Other (0%)
Chart based on 66 repairs.
2005 Nissan Maxima repair cost distribution
$2500+ (4%)
$1000 - $2499 (14%)
$500 - $999 (24%)
$100 - $499 (22%)
< $100 (36%)
Chart based on 50 repair trips. The repair cost chart excludes repairs made under warranty, do-it-yourself repairs, and repair trips that include maintenance.
2005 Nissan Maxima
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| Nissan Maxima in Pennsylvania, United States Dec 2010 - Jan 2011 | |||
| Jan 201173000 miUS $3000 | Transmission shifted hard | ||
| Nissan Maxima in Connecticut, United States Sep 2010 - Dec 2010 | |||
| Nov 201084000 mi | CEL, gear shift locked, and brake lights malfunctioned. Radio failed while they had the car. | ||
| Dec 201084000 mi | High rev's and bucking and surging in acceleration, traded car. | ||
2005 Nissan Maxima 4dr Sedan
265-horsepower 3.5L V6 6-speed manual FWD
| Nissan Maxima in North Carolina, United States Sep 2016 - Jun 2018 | |||
| Sep 2016174000 miUS $1000 | Ac compressor clutch seized Clutch master cylinder leaked replaced both master and slave | ||
| Oct 2017187000 miUS $800 | Timing chain and guide replacement | ||
| Nissan Maxima in Kentucky, United States May 2011 - Aug 2017 | |||
| Apr 2012108000 miUS $1165 | Passenger side was flickering, replaced both HIDs myself ($80 ea). Needed to remove front fascia to access headlamp assemblies to change bulbs. Changed fogs and turn signals while I had them off. Brought car in to repair heatshield rattle. Discovered that most of the noise is internal to the rear precat. Quoted $1100 w/labor to replace 1 precat. Plan to purchase headers and never deal with disintegrating precats again. Both pre-catalytic converters were replaced. Front one was mostly plugged, rear one still looked okay. Neither had begun to disintegrate. | ||
| Dec 2012118000 miUS $83 | Common problem. Replaced broken clutch bracket with new bracket. Had mechanic weld the failure points on the old one to hopefully increase strength and reliability. Car is drive-able with broken bracket, just squeaks and is hard to press. | ||
| Feb 2014131400 miUS $800 | Replaced all timing chain guides and main tensioner (main guide and tensioner had failed, as is common on the 04+ FWD VQ35DEs. :(). Replaced water pump while the timing cover was off. Replaced all three engine mounts--front and rear "torque mounts" were completely shot, (rubber destroyed) permitting excessive engine movement. Side engine mount was worn, but still functioning nicely. | ||
| Apr 2014132500 miUS $65 | ABS started activating on its own while braking under dry conditions. Rear wheel hubs let in too much salt/dirt and triggered crazy readings in the ABS sensors. Replaced rear hubs. Known defect, a Nissan TSB was issued. | ||
| Dec 2014141000 miUS $800 | Replaced struts on all 4 corners, all spring perches/rests. Shock absorbers were completely toast in the rear and mostly dead at the front. Springs should be okay for another 140,000 miles. Handling is now sublime! Replaced both rear wheel hubs. Bearings were fine, rust had accumulated in the hubs causing ABS wheel speed sensor failure. (Expensive, ouch). Sensors are useless now, must be replaced at a later date. Drilled larger drain holes per TSB. ABS sensors were detecting erratic wheel speeds, causing ABS to kick on in dry conditions at light braking levels. Super dangerous. Hubs had rusty sludge inside, ruined ABS sensors. Known problem, Nissan has TSB. Cut fuse to disable. | ||
| Apr 2016148000 miUS $2000 | Replaced catalytic converters and O2 sensors to fix a P0420 failure in the pre-cat. | ||
| Aug 2016150000 miUS $600 | ABS actuator failed, attempted fixes made by replacing both rear ABS sensors. | ||
| Mar 2017153000 miUS $800 | ABS actuator failed in October of 2014, this was the final attempted fix--replaced one of the replacement wheel hubs that had a bad "tone ring" preventing the wheel's replacement ABS sensor from working. | ||
| Nissan Maxima in Connecticut, United States Sep 2011 - Jul 2013 | |||
| Nov 201163500 mi | Car has oil leakage from engine so 4.5 qts of oil was filled and car was to be driven for 1000 mikes and returned for engine/oil check. Car was returned to shop after 1600 miles and was down 2.5 qts oil and deemed engine was bad. | ||
| Dec 201164000 mi | Engine was not repaired. The oil leakage was tempered with the Lucas Oil Treatments, which worked well. | ||
| Apr 201266300 miUS $490 | Clutch was sticking and stalled with clutch stuck at floorboard. Replaced slave cylinder but problem returned due to a pinhole leak in the slave cylinder hose. | ||
| Sep 201269000 miUS $323 | Broken clutch pedal bracket replaced | ||
2005 Nissan Maxima 4dr Sedan
265-horsepower 3.5L V6 5-speed shiftable automatic FWD
| Nissan Maxima in South Dakota, United States Jun 2017 - Jun 2018 | |||
| Jun 2018120000 miUS $268 | Going to drive the car after starting it up, a period of time could elapse and then the "SLIP" would start flashing and the power would be greatly reduced to the drivetrain like you were slipping on ice. Then the ABS and TCS lights would come on and shut the system down. This was potentially dangerous if you happened to be pulling out of a parking lot across a couple lanes of traffic and this occur. The shop has found that the head of the bolts holding the ABS sensor to the rear hub had completely rust away leaving the sensor free to vibrate and not see the tire rotation correctly. The ABS sensor also has to go back in to the rear hubs dismantled and drilled out and tapped out so new bolts can go back into the hubs to hold the sensor. Will need more work to make this repair successful. At the same time, the AC would sometimes blow cold air and other times blow warm/hot air either though the AC was on. The AC was leaked down and charged....after the visit this did not correct the issue. | ||
| Nissan Maxima in New Jersey, United States Aug 2012 - Sep 2015 | |||
| Jan 2013US $1000 | This year/model are notorious for trans problems. Slam shift issue caused by a faulty (factory) valve body. Fix is found by replacing valve body with an aftermarket version. | ||
| Jun 201370000 miUS $500 | Stuck caliper caused damage to one rear rotor. Had to replace caliper, pads and rotor. | ||
| Nissan Maxima in Ohio, United States Dec 2012 - Jan 2013 | |||
| Jan 2013140000 miUS $900 | Broken timing chain tensioners. Replaced alternator. First signs of issue were dimming drive lights also brake and charge lights remained on. Replaced AC pump | ||
| Nissan Maxima in Pennsylvania, United States May 2014 - Jun 2015 | |||
| Jan 2015US $600 | Light on, said I need new y-pipe, also got oil change done | ||
| Jun 2015111000 miUS $230 | Crankshaft sensor, cam shaft, among others, car stalled on way home, light came on took to shop. Sold car, bought new | ||
| Nissan Maxima in Colorado, United States Jun 2016 - Jun 2016 | |||
| Jun 2016US $4000 | Slipping Transmission | ||
| Nissan Maxima in Ohio, United States Jul 2015 - Aug 2015 | |||
| Aug 2015140000 miUS $800 | AC pump went out. There is a known issue with the high pressure line that Nissan doesn't cover. Line is still leaking, requiring 2 recharges a year. Last I checked, the line is $350-400 | ||
| Nissan Maxima in Ontario, Canada Sep 2014 - Apr 2017 | |||
| Jun 201648360 mi | coin fell off the shelf in dash display and dropped into computer. Needed replacing. Happens often enough that there's a TSB. The replacement computer came with the hole the coins get in covered in felt tape. | ||
| Nissan Maxima in Kentucky, United States Jan 2012 - Feb 2012 | |||
| Feb 2012132000 mi | climate control, driver's side will not get cold unless i put the ac temp at 60 | ||
| Nissan Maxima in Maryland, United States Aug 2011 - Aug 2011 | |||
| Aug 2011 | Rebuilt transmission at at 75000 miles problem with front suspension nothing done then catalytic converter bad when traded car in. | ||
| Nissan Maxima in Maryland, United States Jul 2010 - Aug 2012 | |||
| Jul 2011129300 mi | Front struts replaced. | ||
| Dec 2011136000 miUS $1500 | front air dam spoiler keeps falling off | ||
| Jun 2012149000 mi | Transmission started slipping and bucking a few thousand miles ago. Repair shop said they could smell a varnish type smell to the transmission fluid. Reluctant to replace fluid and filter because whenever they have done that ton other like units, the un | ||
| Jul 2012149000 mi | Check engine light came on. They said the catalytic converters were failing, and by the way it was driving, I believe it; having experiencedthat in the past. With transmission, looking at $5,000 to repair. Traded car. Transmission slipping when traded. | ||
| Nissan Maxima in Illinois, United States Jul 2010 - Dec 2022 | |||
| May 201152000 miUS $90 | Low freon. Couldn't find aleak. | ||
| Mar 201470000 miUS $125 | Transmission acting eradic. Hard shifts. Transmiision fluid was replaced. | ||
| Mar 201684000 miUS $15 | Oil Pan Leak | ||
| Aug 201686000 miUS $550 | Alternator replaced | ||
| Feb 201789000 miUS $5 | Cracked rear subframe. Repaired by dealer due to Nissan extended warranty for this component Leaky oil filter mount gasket | ||
| Feb 201894454 miUS $400 | New Struts Cooling pipe for oil cooler, signs of corrosion. radiator hoses | ||
| Dec 2022110000 miUS $100 | Replaced water pump | ||
| Nissan Maxima in Texas, United States Jul 2010 - Mar 2013 | |||
| Dec 201183000 miUS $668 | Replaced rt. inner CV boot; replace engine oil, oil filter & air filter element, rotated tires (free) & checked & topped off all fluids(free). replaced leaking low pressure a/c hose; | ||
| Nissan Maxima in Michigan, United States Jul 2010 - May 2011 | |||
| Sep 201095000 miUS $1600 | ABS Modulator replaced Left rear wheel bearing replaced, spacer replaced. | ||
| Jan 201199000 mi | ABS rear sensor wires wet and corrode at connection due to water and salty roads | ||
| Nissan Maxima in New Jersey, United States Jul 2010 - Jun 2011 | |||
| Aug 201052000 mi | as i advised you earlier,wheels on this car are corroded. Today a diagnostic test was done to determine if wheels should be discarded as they are deteriating. it is now up to nissan to get back to me with what they propose. | ||
| Sep 201053000 miUS $89 | I bought new wheels to replace nissan corroded wheels. Cost $580.00 plus installation cost of $82.00. My cost, no refund from Nissan. | ||
| Nissan Maxima in Illinois, United States Sep 2010 - Mar 2014 | |||
| Apr 201179000 miUS $330 | Replaced both headlights for a 2005 nissan maxima. The bulb was a projection bulb costing $115 apiece. Took 1 hour of labor at $120/h. | ||
| Sep 2012109000 miUS $1500 | Wheel bearing, knuckle, and spindle were rusted and had to be replaced. | ||
| Nissan Maxima in Kentucky, United States Dec 2010 - Mar 2011 | |||
| Jan 201158000 miUS $358 | Check engine light, code P0420, ended up replacing 1 cat converter covered under warranty. | ||
| Nissan Maxima in New Jersey, United States Jul 2010 - Apr 2014 | |||
| Aug 201087000 miUS $450 | ABS sensor failed due to rust and was replaced. Failed sensor caused ABS to activate whenever braking - poor braking distance. | ||
| Dec 201091000 miUS $107 | Check engine light. Told it needed new catalytic converter. Decided to not repair due to cost. Light turned off after new gas was added. Another mechanic surmised it was caused by a bad tank of gas. | ||
| Jul 2012114500 miUS $618 | Replaced both front wheel bearings/hubs | ||
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