TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO JERK AS THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED GEARS WITH A RAPID INCREASE IN ENGINE RPMS. IN ADDITION, THERE WAS A BURNING ELECTRICAL ODOR INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONTACT LATER CHECKED THE TRANSMISSION FLUID AND NOTICED THAT IT HAD BECOME ABNORMALLY DARK IN COLOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT AUTO MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE THEY DETECTED THAT THE TRANSMISSION EXHIBITED INTERNAL DAMAGE AND THE TRANSMISSION VALVE WAS FAULTY. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 111,000.