Nissan Maxima Complaints

6,958 consumer complaints on file.

#10437967December 1, 2011
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 35 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SHIFT GEARS PROPLERY. THE VEHICLE ALSO STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO CONFIRMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 94,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 98,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10437975December 1, 2011
POWER TRAIN
AT 72K MY AUTO TRANSMISSION IS FAILING, JERKING, BUCKING AND SLIPPING. I'VE FOUND A SERVICE BULLETIN ABOUT THIS ISSUE AND SEE LITERALLY THOUSANDS OF MAXIMA OWNERS IN THE SAME BOAT, RIGHT AROUND THE SAME MILEAGE. MY CAR ISN'T IN WARRANTY AND I WILL BE GOING THIS WEEKEND TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM CONFIRMED. IT APPEARS THERE IS A DEFECT IN THIS YEAR CAR TRANSMISSION, BUT NISSAN WILL NOT "MAN UP". I HAVE READ SOME COMPLAINTS WHERE CUSTOMERS HAVE GOTTEN NISSAN TO PAY FOR THEIR TRANSMISSION REPAIR..DOESN'T THAT INDICATE SOME "GUILT"? I HAVE NO IDEA HOW I WILL REPLACE MY TRANSMISSION, IM A SINGLE PARENT, FIGHTING TO KEEP MY HOUSE AND HELP MY DAUGHTER THRU COLLEGE. THIS NEEDS AN INVESTIGATION AND POSSIBLE RECALL. I READ ONE ACCOUNT WHERE A WOMAN'S TRANSMISSION WENT OUT ON A BUSY ROAD AND HER 2 SMALL CHILDREN WERE IN THE CAR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10437806November 30, 2011
POWER TRAIN, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
I LIKE MANY OTHERS AM HAVING THE EXACT TRANSMISSION "SLIPPING, JERKING" PROBLEMS BETWEEN 2ND AND 3RD GEAR. THE RPM'S JUST JUMP RIGHT UP UNDER ACCELERATION, THE TRANSMISSION SLIPS THEN CATCHES CAUSING A JERKING, LURCHING FORWARD ACTION. IT IS VERY DANGEROUS ESPECIALLY COMING ON TO A MAJOR HIGHWAY. BECAUSE OF THIS I WILL NOT LET MY WIFE AND CHILDREN DRIVE IN THE CAR. WE CANNOT AFFORD THE QUOTED $3500 TO $4000 TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. NOR DO WE FEEL AS IF WE SHOULD HAVE TO. WE HAVE OWNED THIS CAR SINCE NEW. IT HAS BEEN VERY RELIABLE BUT THIS IS ABSURD. NISSAN NEEDS TO RECALL THIS MODEL YEAR AND REPLACE WITH CORRECTED TRANSMISSION BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED. OR IS THAT WHAT IT'S GOING TO TAKE TO GET THEM TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE PROBLEM. *KB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10437839November 30, 2011
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT PLACED THE GEAR INTO DRIVE FROM REVERSE AND NOTICED THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO HESITATE AND JERK BEFORE IT SHIFTED INTO DRIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AND WAS ADVISED THAT THE TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 105,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10437899November 30, 2011
POWER TRAIN
SAME PROBLEM AS OTHERS ARE REPORTING. 2006 MAXIMA WITH 80K MILES AND NOW GETTING TRANSMISSION SLIPPING GOING FROM 1ST TO 2ND AND FROM DRIVE TO REVERSE WITH A DELAY OF ABOUT 5 SECONDS BEFORE IT SHIFTS. NO PROBLEMS SHOW ON DASHBOARD. TOOK IT TO MY KNOWN MECHANIC AS I DON'T TRUST DEALERS AS THEY TRY TO UPSELL ME NONSENSE AND WAS TOLD THE TRANNY FAILING, IT WILL HAPPEN ON AND OFF BUT WILL EVENTUALLY HAVE TO HAVE IT REPLACED AT MAJOR THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS. NOT A HAPPY NISSAN CUSTOMER AND FEEL BEING RIPPED OFF THAT NISSAN ARE NOT HEARING THESE COMPLAINTS (AND SAD TO SAY MOST WON'T COMPLAIN AND WILL PAY THINKING IT IS THEIR OWN FAULT). SHAME SHAME ON YOU NISSAN! *KB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10437227November 25, 2011
POWER TRAIN
AT 57,000 MILES, TRANSMISSION BEGAN SHIFTING EXTREMELY HARD (JERKS) AND ERRATICALLY (CANNOT PREDICT) WHEN UP SHIFTING AND DOWN SHIFTING BETWEEN 1ST AND 3RD GEARS. VERY NERVE-RACKING TO OPERATE THE VEHICLE WHENEVER IN SLOW MOVING OR STOP-N-GO TRAFFIC. HAD TO MAINTAIN VERY LARGE GAP (WIDER THAN NORMAL) WITH VEHICLES IN FRONT TO AVOID COLLISIONS. PAID NISSAN DEALERSHIP $3,300 FOR REPAIR. NISSAN DOES NOT ATTEMPT TO REPAIR THE TRANSMISSION, IT IS SIMPLY REPLACED WITH A "''NISSAN FACTORY CERTIFIED RECONDITIONED" TRANSMISSION, THAT ONLY COMES WITH A 1 YEAR WARRANTY. NOT MUCH OF A WARRANTY FOR A "''CERTIFIED RECONDITIONED" TRANSMISSION COSTING $3,300! POWERTRAIN HAD A 5 YEAR/60,000 MILE WARRANTY, TRANSMISSION FAILED AT 57,000 MILES, BUT VEHICLE WAS OVER 5 YEARS OLD. THE FACT THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP DID NOT HAVE TO ORDER THE REPLACEMENT TRANSMISSION(HAD IT IN STOCK), TELLS ME THIS IS A VERY COMMON ISSUE AND REPAIR! THE COMPONENT THAT FAILS ON THOUSANDS OF VEHICLES IS THE TRANSMISSION VALVE BODY. COUNTLESS BLOGS ON INTERNET ABOUT THIS VERY ISSUE. SINCE 2006, THE NISSAN MAXIMA HAVE CVT (NO SHIFT) TRANSMISSION. THE FAULTY TRANSMISSION ALSO CAUSED DAMAGE TO TWO OUT OF THE THREE MOTOR MOUNTS, WHICH WILL COST ANOTHER $800-$1,000 WHEN REPAIRED. CONTACTED THE NORTH AMERICAN NISSAN MOTOR CORPORATION, CONSUMER AFFAIRS DIVISION IN FRANKLIN TENNESSEE HOPING THEY WOULD MEET ME "''SOMEWHERE IN THE MIDDLE" TO COVER PART OF THE REPAIR EXPENSE. THEY TOLD ME THAT THE CAR WAS OUT OF WARRANTY AND THEY WERE NOT GOING TO DO ANYTHING OR HELP ME OUT. EVERYONE FAMILIAR WITH THIS ISSUE KNOWS THE NISSAN MOTOR CORPORATION HAS KNOWN ABOUT THE INFERIOR TRANSMISSIONS, BUT YET, FAILED TO DO ANYTHING FOR THE CONSUMER BY WAY OF A "''FACTORY RECALL." I HAVE BEEN A LONG-TIME NISSAN CAR OWNER, GOING BACK TO THE DATSUN YEARS, AND I CAN TELL YOU THIS, THIS WILL BE THE LAST NISSAN I WILL EVER OWN! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10436907November 23, 2011
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED TO BE PLACED INTO NEUTRAL IN ORDER TO START. NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 97,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 98,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10436718November 22, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER MECHANIC THAT I AM HAVING PROBLEMS WITH MY TIMING CHAIN TIGHTENER. THIS PROBLEM WAS FIRST DIAGNOSED MORE THAN A YEAR AGO, AND I WAS TOLD THAT THE SOUND IT WAS MAKING WOULD WORSEN WITH TIME, AND THAT I SHOULD GET IT REPLACED BEFORE IT FAILS COMPLETELY. THE MECHANIC TOLD ME HE FEELS A RECALL SHOULD HAVE BEEN PLACED ON THIS PART, BUT SO FAR NO SUCH RECALL HAS BEEN MADE. THE INTERNET IS RIFE WITH SIMILAR STORIES, AND THE GENTLEMAN IN LINE IN FRONT OF ME HAD THE SAME DIAGNOSIS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10436730November 22, 2011
STRUCTURE:BODY, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 20004 NISSAN MAXIMA. WHILE AT AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE THE CONTACT WAS MADE AWARE OF HOLES DUE TO CORROSION ON THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE FLOOR BOARDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIANS STATED THE FLOOR BOARD HAD TO BE REPLACED. THERE WAS ALSO A BUZZING NOISE IN THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THE TIMING CHAIN HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE TIMING CHAIN WAS REPLACED; HOWEVER, THE FLOOR BOARD WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10436732November 22, 2011
POWER TRAIN
THE TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING BADLY IN MY CAR BETWEEN 10 AND 25 MPH. IT IS A SAFETY HAZARD IF I AM ON A BUDY ROADWAY BECAUSE THE CAR WILL STALL AND NOT MOVE AT ALL FOR SEVERAL SECONDS SOMETIMES. I AM AFRAID IT IS GOING TO CAUSE ME TO GET REARENDED. THE PROBLEM DOES NOT HAPPEN ALL OF THE TIME AND I REALLY CANNOT PINPOINT WHEN IT WILL HAPPEN. I HAVE ALSO NOTICED SOME VERY BAD JERKING WHEN I AM SHIFTING FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE. AGAIN NOT ALL OF THE TIME AND NO WAY TO FIGURE OUT WHY IT HAPPENED SOMETIMES AND NOT OTHERS. I HAVE SEEN HUNDREDS ON COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEMS IN MAXIMAS BETWEEN 20074 AND 2006. I ABSOLUTELY CANNOT AFFORD TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10436785November 22, 2011
POWER TRAIN
TOLD BY A TRANS. SHOP I NEED A NEW VALVE BODY & OR A NEW TRANSMISSION FOR MY 2004 MAXIMA. WAS TOLD BY THE SHOP THAT THIS IS A HUGE PROBLEM WITH NISSAN MAXIMAS. OWNER SAID I WAS THE THIRD MAXIMA @ HIS SHOP WITH THE SAME PROBLEM THIS MONTH! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10436618November 21, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1990 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS CORROSION WITHIN THE FUEL FILLER NECK, WHICH CAUSED A FUEL LEAK AND COULD POSSIBLY CAUSE A FIRE. THE MANUFACTURER INFORMED THE CONTACT OF THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 95V244000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:FILLER PIPE AND CAP), BUT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 135,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 147,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10436225November 17, 2011
POWER TRAIN
TRANSMISSION FAILED AT 49000 MILES ON A NEW PREOWNED VEHICLE PURCHASED ONE MONTH EARLIER. DROVE THE CAR FOR ALMOST ONE YEAR TO THE DATE, AND NOW EXPERIENCING TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS AGAIN. DEALER SUGGEST NEW TRANSMISSION. THIS WILL MAKE THREE TRANSMISSIONS FOR A CAR WITH ONLY 75000 MILES.....NOT TO MENTION TWO CRACKED ENGINE MOUNTS, FRONT SUSPENSION WORK AND NEEDS A NEW TIMING BELT ALL WITHIN 1 YEAR OF OWNING. THIS IS SUPPOSE TO BE A PRE-CERTIFIED CAR!!! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10436250November 17, 2011
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD JERK ABNORMALLY WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A COMPLETE STOP. THE FAILURE WOULD BECOME MORE SEVERE WHEN THE ENGINE HAD BEEN RUNNING FOR A PROLONGED PERIOD OF TIME. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 91,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10436253November 17, 2011
POWER TRAIN
SLIGHT HESITATION WHEN PUT IN D OR R THEN HARD JERK AND CLUNKING SOUND WHEN GOES INTO GEAR. HAS A HARD JERKING WHEN SLOWING DOWN AND DOWN SHIFTING. WILL SLIP IN AND OUT OF GEAR WHILE GOING DOWN THE ROAD. RPM'S WILL REV UP TO 6000-7000 BEFORE SHIFTING INTO GEAR. THIS MAINLY HAPPENS WHEN CAR IS WARMED UP. BUT GOES IN AND OUT OF GEAR BETWEEN 20-40 MPH. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10436255November 17, 2011
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BUT THE GEAR SLIPPED AS THE VEHICLE DOWNSHIFTED BEFORE SUDDENLY ACCELERATING. THE VEHICLE WOULD ALSO JERK FORWARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING WHERE THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE A FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000. UPDATED 02/01/12*LJ UPDATED 02/08/12
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10436282November 17, 2011
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS
ON NOVEMBER 15, 2011, I WAS WALKING ACROSS THE PARKING LOT OF FOOD STORE AND NOTICED SOMETHING HANGING DOWN FROM THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE CAR UNDER THE PASSENGER SEAT. UPON INVESTIGATION I FOUND A HOLE IN THE BOTTOM OF THE CAR WHERE IT HAD ROTTED OUT. THE METAL IS FLAKING OFF AND THE HOLE CONTINUES TO GET BIGGER. I LOOKED ONLINE TO SEE IF THERE HAD BEEN A RECALL TO FIX THE PROBLEM AND FOUND MANY OTHER PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. NISSAN REFUSES TO RECALL OR REPAIR THE PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10435665November 15, 2011
POWER TRAIN
WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY IN CHICAGO TRAFFIC LAST THURSDAY MY 2006 MAXIMA BEGAN JERKING AND WHEN I LIGHTLY PRESSED ON THE GAS THE RPM'S WOULD SKY ROCKET, SCARING ME AND MY DAUGHTER WHO WAS A PASSENGER. IT WAS A VERY UNSAFE SITUATION AS IT WAS DIFFICULT TO CONTROL THE SPEED OF THE CAR. I MANAGED TO DRIVE AT A LOWER CONSTANT SPEED TO GET US TO OUR DESTINATION. I DROPPED THE CAR OFF AT MY MECHANIC THAT NIGHT. HE SAYS THAT I NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION WHICH WILL COST $3,300. I HAVE MAINTAINED MY MAXIMA ACCORDING TO THE DEALER GUIDELINES SINCE MY HUSBAND AND I PURCHASED THE CAR, INCLUDING A RECENT 100K TUNE A FEW WEEKS AGO. MY MECHANIC SAYS THERE IS A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN OUT ON THIS PROBLEM BUT NISSAN IS NOT TAKING ANY FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY. IT IS A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM WITH THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS OF THE NEWER MAXIMAS. THERE MUST BE AN APPARENT ENGINEERING DEFECT AS NISSAN REQUESTS THAT THE OLD TRANSMISSION BE SENT TO THEM AND THE REPLACEMENT TRANSMISSION THEY WILL SEND MY MECHANIC WAS PREVIOUSLY SOME ELSE'S TRANSMISSION IN WHICH THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN CORRECTED. ONLY A LIMITED 12 MONTH/12K MILES WARRANTY IS OFFERED ON THE REPLACEMENT TRANSMISSION. WE CAN NOT DRIVE THIS UNSAFE CAR. WITHOUT THE REPAIRS, THE CAR IS OF LITTLE VALUE. I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED THAT NISSAN IS TAKING NO FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS UNSAFE, LEMON OF A CAR. THIS IS OUR 3RD NISSAN AND WE HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN HAPPY CUSTOMERS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10435684November 15, 2011
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE TRANSMISSION WOULD DOWNSHIFT AT LOW SPEEDS AND HESITATE WHEN ACCELERATING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 76,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 82,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10435583November 14, 2011
POWER TRAIN
TRANSMISSION WILL JERK OUT OF GEAR FROM SHIFTING FIRST AND SECOND GEAR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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