Nissan Maxima Complaints (2006)

576 consumer complaints on file.

#10465345July 12, 2012
POWER TRAIN
MINE STARTED WITH A LITTLE KICK AND IT JUST KEPT ON GETTING WORSE TO THE POINT WHERE IT COULD CAUSE WHIPLASH... AND THIS IS DURING ACCELERATION AND WHILE SLOWING DOWN TOO. THE TRANSMISSION FINALLY GAVE OUT! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10463249June 27, 2012
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, POWER TRAIN, ENGINE
I AM HAVING A PROBLEM WITH MY CAR JERKING PROFUSELY WHEN SWITCHING GEARS. IT WILL DO THIS AS WELL WHEN I COME TO A STOP AND THEN TAKE OFF. THERE IS SOMETHING DEFINITELY WRONG WITH THIS MAKE/MODEL/YEAR VEHICLE. I LOVE MY CAR BUT AFTER SEEING THROUGHOUT THE INTERNET ALOT OF PEOPLE HAVING THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM, I DO NOT BELIEVE MY NEXT PURCHASE WILL BE A NISSAN. THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD BE RECALLING AND FIXING THIS ISSUE. MAYBE FAMILIES THAT HAVE LOST LOVED ONES WHILE DRIVING THIS VEHICLE SHOULD INVESTIGATE THE CAUSE OF ACCIDENT A LITTLE FURTHER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10462561June 21, 2012
POWER TRAIN
TRANSMISSION STARTS TO SLIP FROM FIRST TO SECOND WHEN IT GETS WARMED UP. I WAS READING ONLINE THAT NISSAN MADE A DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION AND IS REFUCING TO TAKE RESPONSABILITY FOR THERE MISTAKES. *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10461197June 11, 2012
ENGINE, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, POWER TRAIN
I WAS GOING THROUGH A STOP SIGN, AND AFTER I STOPPED, I PRESSED THE GAS ONLY TO SEE THE RPMS SHOOT UP WITHOUT THE VEHICLE MOVING FOR FIVE SECONDS, THEN THE CAR FINALLY KICKED INTO GEAR. THIS IS VERY UNSAFE AND THIS IS NOT THE FIRST INCIDENT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10460851June 6, 2012
UNKNOWN OR OTHER, POWER TRAIN, ENGINE
MY CAR WAS BOUGHT AT A NISSAN DEALERSHIP IN 2011 OF DECEMBER, IN JANUARY I NOTICED THE CAR JERKING AND SHIFTING WHILE DRIVING 20 TO 30 MILES. SO I TOOK THE CAR BACK AT THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THAT THEY WILL ONLY GIVE ME ANOTHER CAR ONLY IF THE PROBLEM IS IN THE TRANSMISSION, THEY TOLD ME THAT THE PROBLEM IS MY MOTOR MOUNT IS BROKEN, AND THEY DON'T COVER ANYTHING OUTSIDE THE TRANSMISSION OR ENGINE ONLY THE INSIDE.. THE TOTAL AMOUNT TO FIX WAS 500 BUT I HAD NO MONEY TO DO IT.THEY GAVE ME AN OPTION OF TAKING AN EXTENDED WARRANTY WHICH IT WAS EXPENSIVE FOR ME SO I SHOPPED FOR A WARRANTY AND I GOT A FULL BUMPER TO BUMPER FOR A CHEAPER PRICE THAN WHAT THEY GAVE ME. IT TOOK ME 3MONTHS TO GO BACK TO THE DEALER WITH A NEW WARRANTY THEY FIXED THE MOTOR MOUNT BUT THE ISSUE IS STILL THEIR. A NISSAN TECHNICIAN TOOK IT FOR A TEST DRIVE THEY SUGGESTED THAT I NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION AND THERE'S NO WAY I'M WILLING TO GIVE THEM MY CAR AGAIN TO FIX BECAUSE IT TOOK THEM ALONG TIME TO REALIZE THE PROBLEM TELLING ME TO FIX YOUR CAR WE NEED TO GET IT OUT OF IDLE AND EMISSION NEEDS TO BE CHECKED THAT'S WHAT THEY WERE SAYING BEFORE THEY REALIZE ITS A TRANSMISSION..I LOVE NISSAN MAXIMA BUT IN ORDER TO KEEP A CUSTOMER LIKE ME TO STAY LOYAL PLEASE FIX THE ISSUE AND DO THE RIGHT THING BY RECALLING THE VEHICLES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10459772May 27, 2012
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
I WAS DRIVING 45MPH AND CAME TO A RED LIGHT WHICH I STOPPED AND WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN I PLACED MY FOOT ON THE GAS AND MY NISSAN WOULD NOT GET PAST 3RD GEAR AND JERKED REALLY BAD BEFORE IT WOULD ACCELERATE. THIS HAPPENS NOW ALL THE TIME AND I EVEN HAD TRANSMISSION FLUID REPLACED IN MY CAR WHICH HAS NOT PREVENTED THE ISSUE THAT I AM STILL HAVING FAULTY TRANSMISSION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10459561May 24, 2012
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE VIOLENTLY JERKED WHEN SHIFTING GEARS AT ANY SPEED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000. UPDATED 7/12/12 *CN UPDATED 08/08/12
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10458095May 11, 2012
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 25 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE BECAME RESISTANT TO ACCELERATION ATTEMPTS. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO SHIFT INTO ANY GEAR. THERE WERE SEVERAL WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 108,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10458060May 10, 2012
POWER TRAIN
HARD SHIFTING, TRANSMISSION SLIPPING, GEARING DOWN FOR NO REASON, ETC THIS CAR IS A LEMON, NISSAN SHOULD BE MADE TO RECALL THESE CARS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10457649May 7, 2012
POWER TRAIN
THIS IS A TRANSMISSION ISSUE, BUT 'TRANSMISSION' WASN'T LISTED AS A CHOICE SO I CHOSE 'POWER TRAIN'. I WAS ACCELERATING ON AN INTERSTATE ONRAMP, PREPARING TO ENTER THE INTERSTATE HIGHWAY. WHILE ACCELERATING, I NOTICED THE CAR AHEAD OF ME WAS NOT ACCELERATING AT THE SAME RATE SO I LET OFF THE GAS TO SLOW DOWN. THE CAR AHEAD THEN SPED UP, SO I ATTEMPTED TO ASSUME ACCELERATING TO ENTER THE HIGHWAY. AT THAT POINT THE ENGINE QUICKLY REVVED UP AS THOUGH I WERE IN NEUTRAL. THAT LASTED FOR A BRIEF MOMENT, THEN SUDDENLY THE TRANSMISSION SLAMMED INTO GEAR WITH SUCH FORCE THAT THE FRONT TIRES LOST TRACTION AND THE CAR LURCHED HARD TO THE LEFT. MY REACTION WAS TO ADJUST QUICKLY TO THE RIGHT, TO PREVENT CUTTING ACROSS BUSY LANES. I LEFT THE ROADWAY TO THE RIGHT, FORTUNATELY NO COLLISION WITH ANYTHING EXCEPT A CURB. SKIDDED TO A STOP THERE IN THE GRASSY AREA RIGHT OF THE HIGHWAY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10457244May 3, 2012
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO HESITATE WHILE DRIVING 20 TO 40 MPH AND THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS ENGAGED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED TWENTY MINUTES AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED ON. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND WAS WAITING FOR THE RESULTS OF THE DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10457391May 3, 2012
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN MAXIMA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE ABS WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT STOPPED THE VEHICLE ON THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING, BUT THE DEALER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND ADVISED THAT THE FAILURE COULD HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY CORROSION OF THE ABS SENSORS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND ADVISED THAT THEY WOULD NOT ASSIST WITH THE COST OF THE DIAGNOSTIC TEST OR THE REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 72,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10456473April 25, 2012
POWER TRAIN
I PURCHASED A 2006 NISSAN MAXIMA 2 IN 2009 WITH 35,000 MILES. AT 75,000 MILES I BEGAN TO NOTICE THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD OCCASIONAL JERK WITH CHANGING LOWER GEARS (20-30 MPH) AND THAT IT WOULD VIOLENTLY DOWN SHIFT WHEN SLOWING DOWN FOR A STOP. THESE ACTIONS ONLY OCCUR AFTER THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN DRIVEN FOR 20 MINUTES OR MORE. THE DEALERSHIPS SAY THAT IT IS THE TRANSMISSION AND THAT IT WILL COST $4,000 TO REPLACE. THE VEHICLE HAS 80,000 MILES AT THIS POINT AND THAT IS NOT ENOUGH MILES TO WARRANT A NEW TRANSMISSION. IN RESEARCHING THE INTERNET I HAVE DISCOVERED THAT THIS IS A COMMON THEME WITH THE 2006 NISSAN MAXIMA . THIS ISSUES PRESENT SAFETY ISSUES AND SHOULD BE RECALLED BY NISSAN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10455998April 21, 2012
POWER TRAIN
I HAVE A 2006 NISSAN MAXIMA. AT 60,000 MILES OR SO, THE TRANSMISSION STARTED SLIPPING BETWEEN 1ST AND 2ND GEAR. ALSO HARD SHIFTS FROM REVERSE TO NEUTRAL AND NEUTRAL TO FIRST. I HAVE MAINTAINED THE TRANSMISSION PROPERLY. IT TURNS OUT THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE ON THE INTERNET COMPLAINING ABOUT THE EXACT SAME ISSUE. IT IS A MANUFACTURE DEFECT WHICH HAS NOT BEEN RECALLED. HELP. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10455686April 18, 2012
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
PURCHASED THIS CAR IN 2006 BRAND NEW! 90K MILES THE ABS WENT.........AT 120K MILES THE AC WENT AND YOU HAVE TO KEEP PUTTING FREON ALL SUMMER LONG! NOW AT 130K MILES THE CAR JERKS SPORADICALLY WHEN DRIVING IT SWITCHES GEARS AND TAKES ABOUT 5-8 SECONDS TO SWITCH GEARS. TRULY A DISSATISFIED CUSTOMER. I PAID FOR A TRANSMISSION FLUSH, WHICH HAD I KNOWN AT THE TIME WOULD NOT HAVE DONE IT BECAUSE THE PROBLEM REMAINS! *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10454347April 6, 2012
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD CONSUME LARGE QUANTITIES OF OIL ABNORMALLY, WHICH THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED COULD POSSIBLY RESULT IN IMPROPER PERFORMANCE OF THE PISTON RINGS. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER WAS STORING THE OIL WHICH COULD POSSIBLY CAUSE A FIRE OR ENGINE DAMAGE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE, BUT ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 06V223000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 113,300 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 113,680.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10453520March 30, 2012
POWER TRAIN
THIS VEHICLE IS VERY UNSAFE. THE TRANSMISSION WILL JERK THE CAR AT ANY GIVEN TIME, WHICH INCREASES THE CHANCES OF AN ACCIDENT. THIS IS THE ONLY ISSUE I AM HAVING WITH THIS CAR. THIS MAY BE ONLY ONE ISSUE HOWEVER IT IS A VERY EXPENSIVE ONE. THE CERTIFIED NISSAN DEALERSHIP SAID THAT IT WOULD COST AROUND FOUR THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR THIS TO BE CORRECTED INCLUDING PARTS AND LABOR. THERE NEEDS TO BE AN RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE RIGHT AWAY. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10452654March 22, 2012
SUSPENSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN MAXIMA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD SNAPPING SOUND FROM THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT THEN NOTICED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE WAS FLAT AND THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE COIL SPRING WAS FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTICS WHERE THE TECHNICIAN ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE COIL SPRINGS WERE FRACTURED AND WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE WOULD ALSO NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,743 UPDATED 04/26/12*LJ THE STRUTS AND STABILIZER BAR WERE REPLACED. UPDATED 04/27/12
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10451044March 10, 2012
POWER TRAIN
THE CAR HAS HESITATED TO REACH THE NEXT GEAR. THERE IS AN OBVIOUS JERK GETTING INTO GEAR. ON A FEW INSTANCES WHEN SHIFTING INTO REVERSE THERE WAS A VERY HARD JERK AND LOUD NOISE. THIS OCCURRED WITH MY KIDS IN THE CAR WHICH WAS SCARY. THE CAR HAS SHIFTED HARD WHILE IN TRAFFIC AND HAS TAKEN A WHILE TO PICK UP SPEED TO THE NEXT GEAR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10450993March 8, 2012
POWER TRAIN, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
CAR BEGAN TO JERK FORWARD IN TRAFFIC, AND UPON GOING UPHILL WOULD LOSE POWER, DUE TO TRANSMISSION JERKING AT SPEEDS 35MPH AND UP, RPM WOULD REDLINE AT 55MPH ON FREEWAY, WHICH WOULD CAUSE TRAFFIC BEHIND ME TO GAIN DISTANCE, LEAVING ME NO POWER TO MOVE OR AVOID THEM. WOULD JERK FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE OUT OF DRIVEWAY. TRANSMISSION SENSORS AND TRASMISSION WERE REPLACED TOTAL $3900.00
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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