# 2004 Nissan Maxima - Engine issues **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Tags:** nissan\ **Created:** [November 28, 2023, 9:01pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2004-nissan-maxima-engine-issues/193930 "2023-11-28T21:01:51Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![myla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/34f0e0/32.png) [@myla](https://community.cartalk.com/u/myla)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2023, 9:01pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2004-nissan-maxima-engine-issues/193930/1 "2023-11-28T21:01:51Z")
2004 nissan maxima engine light comes on, jerks but goes good after it actually gets going, changed plugs ignition coil and now engine light is on again. Also doesn’t even show up on diagnostic system properly, just as misfire 5. ---
**Author:** ![davesmopar](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/davesmopar/32/41750_2.png) [@davesmopar](https://community.cartalk.com/u/davesmopar)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2023, 9:28pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2004-nissan-maxima-engine-issues/193930/2 "2023-11-28T21:28:37Z")
> [@myla](#): > > 2004 nissan maxima engine light comes on, jerks but goes good after it actually gets going, changed plugs ignition coil and now engine light is on again. Also doesn’t even show up on diagnostic system properly, just as misfire 5. Welcome… What is/are the code(s)??? P0305 or what do you mean doesn’t show up properly?? What are the miles on the vehicle?? Manual or Automatic?? If you have a misfire code, swap 2 plugs and 2 coil packs to see if the misfire follows, if not then check for damaged wiring, then run a compression test… ---
**Author:** ![Tester](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/tester/32/15976_2.png) [@Tester](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Tester)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2023, 12:43am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2004-nissan-maxima-engine-issues/193930/3 "2023-11-29T00:43:10Z")
Try swapping the fuel injector from the cylinder with the misfire to another cylinder to see if the misfire moves with the injector. Tester ---
**Author:** ![George\_San\_Jose1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e5b9ba/32.png) [@George\_San\_Jose1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/George_San_Jose1)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2023, 10:16pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2004-nissan-maxima-engine-issues/193930/4 "2023-11-29T22:16:19Z")
Good ideas above. Misfires often take some experimenting to find the cause. After the ideas above have been tried, including the compression test, if the problem continues you are welcome to post back w/your findings for more ideas. ---
**Author:** ![wentwest](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/wentwest/32/6073_2.png) [@wentwest](https://community.cartalk.com/u/wentwest)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2023, 9:25pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2004-nissan-maxima-engine-issues/193930/5 "2023-12-05T21:25:03Z")
That era of Maximas had problems with ignition coils. There are lots of posts all over the internet about it. I don’t know the outcome and the solution, but if you Google something as simple as _Maxima 2004 coils_ you’ll have enough links to keep you busy for a while. ---
**Author:** ![davesmopar](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/davesmopar/32/41750_2.png) [@davesmopar](https://community.cartalk.com/u/davesmopar)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2023, 9:56pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2004-nissan-maxima-engine-issues/193930/6 "2023-12-05T21:56:58Z")
Me thinks this is another one and done poster… ---
**Author:** ![George\_San\_Jose1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e5b9ba/32.png) [@George\_San\_Jose1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/George_San_Jose1)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2023, 10:03pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2004-nissan-maxima-engine-issues/193930/7 "2023-12-05T22:03:54Z")
I expect OP was just looking for ideas, got some here, and is relaying those to their mechanic. The OP’s hope of course is that someone here will say “replace such-and-such part, your problem will be solved”. Seldom works out that way, the path to the solution usually requires further testing.