Nissan Maxima Complaints

6,958 consumer complaints on file.

#10401410May 18, 2011
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL
TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING VERY BAD. CAR JERKS HARD WHEN SHIFTING FORM 1ST TO 2ND GEAR. WHEN COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP CAR JERKS AND SOMETIMES WON'T SHIFT. WHEN PUTTING CAR IN GEAR THERE IS A HARD SHIFT OR JERK. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10401448May 18, 2011
VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY
I WAS DRIVING AND THE HIGHWAY AND MY SUNROOF EXPLODED. NOTHING HIT IT NOR WAS IT DAMAGED PREVIOUSLY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#10401996May 18, 2011
POWER TRAIN
I WOULD LIKE TO ADD MY INFO TO THE CASE YOU HAVE OPEN CONCERNING THE NISSAN MAXIMA LINE OF CARS AND THE TRANSMISSION. I HAVE LESS THAN 80,000 MILES ON MY 2006 MAXIMA AND HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. IT STARTED WITH NOT BEING ABLE TO GET INTO GEAR AFTER A COLD START EARLY IN THE MORNINGS, THAT WOULD LAST ABOUT 2 MINUTES. AFTER PULLING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY AND ROLLING DOWN THE HILL THE CAR WOULD ACT FINE. I WAS TOLD A TRANSMISSION FLUSH WOULD CORRECT THE PROBLEM FROM A NISSAN TECH OVER THE PHONE. NOW IT IS MORE SERIOUS, WHEN PLACING IT IN GEAR IT MAKES A LOUD THUMP SOUND. IT SOUNDS LIKE I TEARING UP SOMETHING AND I KNOW THAT WILL LEAD TO MORE PROBLEMS. THE CAR IS CURRENTLY SITTING IN THE CARPORT MAKING IT DIFFICULT FOR ME TO GET TO WORK. I PURCHASED THE CAR IN 08 SO I AM STILL MAKING CAR NOTES ON A VEHICLE THAT IS NOT USABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10401260May 17, 2011
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I PURCHASED MY 05 NISSAN MAXIMA WITH 60800 MILES FROM A NISSAN DEALER. AT ABOUT 70000, THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO SHOW SIGNS OF COSTLY REPAIRS. THE TRANSMISSION JERKS VERY HARD WHEN SHIFTING FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEAR AND THEN WHEN SLOWING DOWN FROM 2ND TO 1ST. JUST SHIFTING FROM P TO D AT TIMES THERE IS ABOUT A 3 - 4 SECOND DELAY THEN ENGAGES TO ONLY HERE AND FEEL A VERY HARD CLUNK AND JERKS REALLY HARD AGAIN. WITH ALL THE HARD SHIFTING THE MOTOR MOUNTS ARE PROBABLY GOING TO WEAR OUT PREMATURELY TOO. AFTER GOING ONLINE AND READING SO MANY OTHER 04 - 05 MAXIMA TRANSMISSION ISSUE WITH THE SAME SYMPTOMS AROUND THE SAME MILEAGE. I AM CONVINCED THIS IS A FACTORY DEFECT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10400996May 16, 2011
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THE TRANSMISSION WAS DESTROYED AND THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO SHIFTING GEARS . THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER BUT IT WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO MALFUNCTION PRIOR TO THE TRANSMISSIONS FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 101,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10400991May 16, 2011
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PLACED IN DRIVE THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO HESITATE AND THERE WAS A HARD THUMP WHEN HE TRIED TO ACCELERATE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC WHO STATED THE BODY VALVE CAUSED THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 100,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10401064May 16, 2011
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH AND SHIFTING FROM SECOND TO FIRST THE VEHICLE WOULD JERK EXCESSIVELY. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY THE DEALER WHO ADVISED HER THAT SHE REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION FLUID. AFTER HAVING THE FLUID REPLACED SHE NOTICED THAT THE SHIFTING BECAME WORSE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 69,200. UPDATED 07/21/11 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED BECAUSE IT WOULD NOT SHIFT FROM FIRST TO SECOND GEAR. UPDATED 07/22/11
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10400744May 13, 2011
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WOULD JERK VIOLENTLY WHEN SHIFTING FROM FIRST TO SECOND GEAR WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10-30 MPH. THE FAILURE ALSO RECURRED WHEN DECELERATING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED TO REPLACE THE MOTOR MOUNTS AND TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 67,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 73,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10400651May 12, 2011
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS STUCK IN HIGH GEAR AND WOULD NOT SHIFT. WHEN HE WAS ABLE TO SHIFT INTO GEAR, THE VEHICLE JERKED VIOLENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 140,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 90,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10400008May 11, 2011
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN SHIFTING FROM FIRST TO SECOND GEAR WHEN DRIVING 25 MPH AND ABOVE, THE VEHICLE WOULD JERK VIOLENTLY. THE VEHICLE WOULD ALSO JERK WHEN THE VEHICLE DOWNSHIFTED TO FIRST GEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL TRANSMISSION SHOP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING A DIAGNOSIS OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 74,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10400050May 11, 2011
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO SLIP GEARS UNEXPECTEDLYACCOMAPNIED WITH AN ABNORMAL JERKING WITH HESITATION. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE DRIVING AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THEY REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAULTY TRANSMISSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT PRIOR TO THE FAILURE, THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER AND ABS SENSOR WERE REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 91,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10400060May 11, 2011
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
I OWN A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA AND LOVED IT UNTIL A YEAR AGO. AT AROUND 100,000 MILES THE TRANSMISSION STARTED STALLING AND JUMPING. IT HAS PROGRESSIVELY GOTTEN WORSE. NOW IT IS SLIPPING SO BADLY THAT I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE MY CAR. THE CAR IS NOT WITHIN THE WARRANTY AND NOW NISSAN SAYS THAT THERE IS NOTHING THAT THEY CAN DO ABOUT IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10399933May 10, 2011
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I HAVE A 2006, NISSAN MAXIMA SE. I'VE BEEN HAVING SEVERE PROBLEMS WITH MY TRANSMISSION. THE CAR JERKS VIOLENTLY WHEN ITS CHANGES GEARS BETWEEN 1ST AND 2ND, AS WELL AS BETWEEN 2ND AND 3RD GEAR. AFTER DOING RESEARCH ON THIS PROBLEM ONLINE, I'VE SEEN COUNTLESS NUMBER OF PEOPLE WHO COMPLAIN ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM. I CALLED NISSAN AND ALL THEY SAID WAS IF THERE IS EVER A RECALL, THEN KEEP YOUR RECEIPT AND YOU WILL BE REIMBURSED. THAT'S NOT GOOD ENOUGH. SO MANY PEOPLE HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM FROM 2004 TO 2008. I DONT SEE HOW THIS COULD GO ON. A "REPUTABLE" COMPANY, SUCH AS NISSAN, PUTTING OUT A PRODUCT THAT THEY KNOW IS DEFECTIVE. ITS NOT FAIR TO THE CONSUMER. TO PAY OVER $36,000 FOR A VEHICLE AND TO HAVE A PROBLEM LIKE THIS IS WRONG. WHAT HAS TO HAPPEN? DO PEOPLE NEED TO DIE FIRST BEFORE THIS PROBLEM IS ADDRESSED? LIKE THE ISSUE THAT TOYOTA HAD IN REGARDS TO THEIR ACCELERATORS GETTING STUCK. DOES SOMEONE HAVE TO BRING THIS TO THE ATTENTION OF A NATIONAL MEDIA PROGRAM, LIKE DATELINE OR 20/20 AND BRING TO LIGHT HOW BAD NISSAN IS TREATING ITS CUSTOMERS AND HOW THE NHTSA ISN'T DOING ANYTHING TO HELP THE PUBLIC WITH THIS ISSUE? I'M HOPING THAT THIS LETTER WILL GET THROUGH TO SOMEONE WHO REALLY CARES AND WILL TAKE ACTION TO HELP THE CONSUMER GET SOME JUSTICE. THE PRESIDENT MADE AN EMPHASIS ON COMPANIES PUTTING OUT QUALITY VEHICLES AND HELPED BAIL OUT SOME OF THE AUTO MAKERS. HOPEFULLY SOMEONE WILL HELP THIS CONSUMER WITH THIS PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10399724May 10, 2011
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I HAVE A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. FOR THE PAST FEW MTHS I HAVE NOTICED THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPING OR STALLING ON CHANGE OF GEARS. MY CAR WAS PURCHASED A YR. OLD AND HAD AROUND 40000 MILES. THE CAR NOW HAS RIGHT AT 90000 MILES. I HAVE ALWAYS BRAGGED ON HOW GREAT OF A CAR, THE NISSAN MAXIMA IS. NOW, I' M VERY DISAPPOINTED. AND VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY OF MY FAMILY. ON VERY DRIVE I EXPERIENCE SEVERE JERKING AND STALLING. I MORE SO EXPERIENCE THE JERKS AND STALLING WHILE TRAVELING AT A 20/40 MILES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10399797May 10, 2011
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I HAVE A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA AND THE TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING AND JERKING, JUST LIKE ALL THE OTHER MAXIMA COMPLAINTS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10399885May 10, 2011
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN DRIVING 30 MPH AND ABOVE, HE WOULD HEAR A LOUD ABNORMAL NOISE FROM THE TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A DEALER AND THEY ADVISED HIM THAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BUT THERE WAS NO RESPONSE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 84,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10399619May 9, 2011
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS 2011 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT BEGAN TO ILLUMINATE ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE ALSO WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF FIRST GEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE TRANSMISSION CODE WAS RESET. THE FAILURE RECURRED ONE DAY LATER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THEY WERE RECEIVING VARIOUS DIFFERENT CODES FOR THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND OFFERED TO INSTALL A BUTTON IN THE VEHICLE TO HELP RECORD THE PROPER CODES FOR THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS WITH THE DEALER AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,800 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 2,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10399634May 9, 2011
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
ONE MONTH AFTER PAYING OFF MY 2004 MAXIMA, I STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION. IT WOULD SLAM INTO 1ST FROM 2ND GEAR WHEN SLOWING DOWN, OR JERK INTO 2ND OR 3RD WHEN ACCELERATING. WHEN I WOULD HAVE TO BACK INTO A PARKING SPACE, IT WOULD JERK INTO REVERSE FROM DRIVE. I BROUGHT IT INTO A NISSAN DEALER AND THEY TOLD ME IT WAS THE MOTOR MOUNTS - NEEDED 3 REPLACED AND HAD A FEW OTHER THINGS DONE - $2,000. A WEEK LATER IT IS DOING THE SAME THING - NOT QUITE AS BAD AS BEFORE - BUT IS BECOMING MORE FREQUENT. BROUGHT IT BACK TO THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD ME IT WOULD BE $3,750 TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. MY CAR HAS 90,000 MILES ON IT AND FROM READING ALL OTHER COMPLAINTS ONLINE, NHTS WEBSITE AND OTHER BLOGS, THIS IS A DEFINITE NISSAN PROBLEM AND THEY SHOULD HAVE A RECALL AND REPLACE THE TRANSMISSIONS ON THESE CARS. I HAVE ALREADY ADVISED ANYONE AND EVERYONE THAT I TALK TO NOT TO EVER BUY A NISSAN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10399637May 9, 2011
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WOULD VIOLENTLY JERK WHEN SHIFTING FROM FIRST TO SECOND GEAR. ONCE THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO ACCELERATE IT WOULD ACCELERATE AT A SLOWER RATE THAN USUAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED TO FLUSH THE TRANSMISSION FLUID. THE TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS FLUSHED, BUT THE FAILURE BEGAN TO RECUR A FEW DAYS LATER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE, BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 70,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10399439May 7, 2011
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
FOR THE PAST MONTH, MY 2006 NISSAN MAXIMA HAS BEEN HAVING SOME PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION. WHEN DRIVING, AS THE CAR SHIFT BETWEEN GEARS 1-3, THERE ARE SOME LOUD NOISES AND THE CAR JERKS FORWARD WITH EVERY GEARSHIFT. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS WHEN DRIVING IN TRAFFIC AS THE JERKS PROPEL THE CAR FORWARD BETWEEN EVERY GEARSHIFT. I DID A COMPUTER DIAGNOSTIC ON THE CAR AND THE RESULTS WERE THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE VALVE BODY ASSEMBLY ON THE TRANSMISSION. I THEN WENT ONLINE AND SAW THAT THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS REGARDING THE SAME ISSUE AND ALL OF THE CARS, WERE BETWEEN 2005 -2008 AND MILEAGE RANGED FROM 78000 TO 95000. WITH ALL OF THESE COMPLAINTS THAT ARE ONLINE OF THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR, I AM SURPRISED THAT THERE ARE NO RECALLS FOR THIS PARTICULAR CAR'S PROBLEMS. IT IS VERY CLEAR THAT THERE ARE SOME MAJOR DEFECTS WITH THIS PARTICULAR TRANSMISSION. CALLED A TRANSMISSION REPAIR SHOP AND THEY VERIFIED THE SAME PROBLEM WITH MANY NISSAN MAXIMA CARS THAT HAVE BEEN REPAIRED AT ITS SHOP. THERE PROJECTED REPAIR PRICES RANGE FROM $3000-$4000. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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