Nissan Maxima Complaints

6,958 consumer complaints on file.

#10393939April 1, 2011
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE FROM A STOP, THERE WAS AN INCREASE IN ENGINE RPMS BUT THE VEHICLE WAS EXTREMELY RESISTANT TO ACCELERATION ATTEMPTS. AFTER A FEW MOMENTS THE VEHICLE JERKED AND SHIFTED INTO GEAR. THE FAILURE INTERMITTENTLY RECURRED WHILE ACCELERATING FROM COMPLETE STOPS. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD INTERMITTENTLY JERK WHILE BRAKING FROM ANY SPEED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP WHERE THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE CONTINUED AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 86,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 87,000. UPDATED 05/04/11 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN SLIPPING THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, AND THE TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS FLUSHED. UPDATED 11/04/11
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#10394730March 31, 2011
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
IN JUNE OF 2010 WE STARTED TO NOTICE CONDENSATION BUILDING UP IN THE LEFT DRIVER SIDE HEADLIGHT. IT GOT PROGRESSIVELY WORSE BUT THE LEESBURG FL NISSAN SERVICE DEPARTMENT SAID TO IGNORE IT SINCE IT WAS VERY EXPENSIVE ($1200) TO REPLACE THE UNIT. THEN IN FEB OF 2011 WE NOTICED THAT THE XENON BULB IN THAT FIXTURE HAD BLOWN OUT. WE DON'T DO TOO MUCH NIGHT DRIVING SO WE DON'T KNOW EXACTLY WHEN IT BLEW, BUT IT SEEMS THE EXCESSIVE CONDENSATION CONTRIBUTED TO THE BULB'S FAILURE. ASIDE FROM THE EXPENSE OF REPLACING THE BULB AND FIXTURE, THE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY CONDENSATION PROBLEM SEEMS A SAFETY ISSUE (AND A MANUFACTURER DEFECT) BECAUSE OF REDUCED VISIBILITY AND THE PROSPECT OF THE XENON BULB FAILING PREMATURELY.
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#10393858March 31, 2011
POWER TRAIN
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO SHIFT INTO SECOND OR THIRD GEAR, THE GEAR ENGAGED WITH VIOLENT FORCE, AND SOMETIMES THE GEAR WILL NOT SHIFT INTO DRIVE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN FOR OVER AN HOUR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL TRANSMISSION MECHANIC TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 36,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 97,000 MILES.
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#10393909March 31, 2011
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
2006 NISSAN MAXIMA 3.5SL SLAMS INTO GEAR IT IS LOUD AND SCARY AND IS THE CAR JERKING OCCURS WHEN DRIVING FORWARD ON A STRAIGHT AWAY AND WHEN YOU PUT IT DRIVE OR REVERSE. HAD TO HAVE MOTOR MOUNTS PUT ON CAR BECAUSE OF THE HARD SLAMMING, DEALER CHANGE TRANSMISSION FLUID STILL KNOW CHANGE, I THOUGHT IT WAS THE TRANSMISSION NEVER SHOWED UP ON THE DIAGNOSTIC CHECK DID KEEP THE PARTS WHEN MOTOR MOUNTS WERE CHANGED OUT, BUT I THINK THEY ARE BROKEN AGAIN BECAUSE THE ENGINE SHIFTS. *TR
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#10394591March 30, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, POWER TRAIN
FOR THE PAST 2 MONTHS MY 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA HAS, AT PERIODIC TIMES, STARTS PUTTERING LIKE IT IS ABOUT TO STALL, THEN SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON. DOES THIS FOR EITHER A FEW MILES OR MY ENTIRE TRIP. IT ALSO JERKS VERY HARD WHEN CHANGING GEARS, EX FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE. WITH IN THE LAST MONTH THE TRANSMISSION NOW FEELS LIKE IT IS SLIPPING. RECENTLY, GOT STUCK AT A RED LIGHT IN A VERY BUSY CITY DISTRICT B/C MY CAR WAS FINE BUT THEN WOULD NOT MOVE, FINALLY JERKED BACK TO LIFE & STARTED GOING BUT AT THE NEXT STOP LIGHT DID THE SAME THING. I HAVE BEEN DOING TONS OF READING ON THIS & IT SEEMS LIKE 2004 NISSAN MAXIMAS HAVE A HORRIBLE REPUTATION ON THEIR TRANSMISSIONS. I BELIEVE DO TO ALL OF THESE COMPLAINTS A RECALL NEEDS TO BE DONE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. I CANNOT AFFORD TO KEEP THROWING THOUSAND OF DOLLARS ON A CAR THAT I HAVE ALWAYS SERVICED PROPERLY & UNTIL I HOT THE 100K MILEAGE MARK NEVER HAD A PROBLEM WITH. THIS CAR IS DANGEROUS TO DRIVE DUE TO THE SEVERE JERKING WHILE CHANGING GEARS, STALLING OUT, ETC. PLEASE LOOK INTO ASAP. THANKS
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#10393727March 30, 2011
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
VERY ROUGH SHIFT AFTER DECELERATION GOING INTO ACCELERATION AT 20 TO 35 MPH. IT FEELS AS IF I HAVE BEEN REARENDED AND HAS A LOUD SOUND MIMICKING SAME. IT VARIES GREATLY ON OCCURRENCE. WEEKS CAN GO BY WITH NOTHING, THEN IT WILL OCCUR REGULARLY FOR A PERIOD OF TIME. THIS HAS BEEN OCCURRING OFF AND ON SINCE 2008 (APPROX 65K - 80K MILES). THE CAR NOW HAS 113K MILES. THE TRANSMISSION FLUID HAS BEEN CHANGED, ENGINE MOUNTS FIXED - ALL TO NO AVAIL. THE LAST RESORT IS TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED WHICH IS HALF THE VALUE OF THE CAR. NISSAN HAS REFUSED TO FIX THE VEHICLE AT NO COST TO ME. *TR
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#10393763March 30, 2011
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
MAXIMA 2004, 54K. TRANSMISSION SLIPS AND BANGS 1/2ND AND 2ND/3RD; WAS TOLD IT'S A VALVE BODY ISSUE. LOOKING AT $1500 REPAIR... *TR
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#10393543March 29, 2011
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
HAVE A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. IT HAS AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. IT IS JERKING REAL HARD BETWEEN 1-2 GEAR AND WHEN SLOWING DOWN IT ALSO JERKS. IT JERKS SO HARD IT FEEL LIKE IM BEING REARENDED. THIS IS RIDICULOUS AND NISSAN IS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM AND OFFERS NO ASSISTANCE! THEY KNOW THEY PUT A MESSED UP TARANSMISSION IN THESE CARS! IT IS NOT FAIR! I AM NOT GOIN TO GET KILLED BECAUSE MY CAR WILL NOT GO WHEN I PULL OUT ON FREEWAY. I COULD OF GOT KILLED! IT JERKS WHEN GOING FROM DRIVE TO PARK. I PULLED OUT ON FREEWAY THIS MORNING AND MY CAR WOULD NOT GO, ALMOST GOT HIT BY A VEHICLE. THIS IS A DEFECTED TRANSMISIION AND THERE ARE 1,000'S OF COMPLAINTS ALL OVER THE WEB ABOUT THESE CARS. NISSAN WILL NOT HELP ME AT ALL. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. SOMEONE CAN GET KILLED BECAUSE OF POOR WORKMANSHIP DONE ON THESE TRANSMISSIONS. THIS IS NOT RIGHT! THIS NEEDS A RECALL AND NISSAN NEEDS TO FIX THIS! NISSAN NEEDS TO FIX THIS! THEY NEED TO FIX THIS!!! MY FAMILY WILL SUE THEM IF WE GET HIT BY A CAR AND ME AND MY KIDS DIE BECAUSE OF MY TRANSMISSION NOT GOING INTO GEAR AND GETTING STUCK!
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#10393602March 29, 2011
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN SHIFTING INTO GEAR, THE TRANSMISSION KNOCKED ROUGHLY. WHEN DRIVING, THE GEARS WOULD SLIP AND THE RPMS WOULD REV. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 100,557. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 70,000.
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#10393617March 29, 2011
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
MY 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA HAS TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. IT WILL BARELY SHIFT INTO GEAR. IT WAS WORKING FINE ONE DAY AND THEN IT JUST STARTED SLIPPING. IT WOULDN'T GO INTO GEAR. THIS IS VERY UNSAFE. I'M SCARED TO DRIVE MY CAR BECAUSE IF IT STICKS IN HIGH GEAR THEN IT WON'T SLOW DOWN AND I COULD WRECK. I DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW THEY CAN PUT A TRANSMISSON IN A CAR THAT'S NOT GOING TO LAST. MY CAR ISN'T THAT OLD. I SHOULDN'T BE SCARED TO DRIVE IT. A NEW TRANSMISSION COSTS ANYWHERE BETWEEN $1000-$2000. WHO CAN AFFORD TO PAY THAT WHEN THEY'VE JUST PAYED FOR A CAR AND KNOW THE CARS TO MESSED UP TO DRIVE. ALL THE MONEY THEY MAKE OFF OF SELLING THESE CARS THEY SHOULD ATLEAST HAVE TO FIX THEM.
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#10393664March 29, 2011
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
MY 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA HAS NEVER HAD ANY MAJOR PROBLEMS. I BOUGHT IT NEW. I DO A LOT OF HIGHWAY DRIVING TO AND FROM WORK AND HAVE ABOUT 93,000 MILES NOW ON THE CAR BECAUSE OF THE LONG DISTANCES EVERY DAY. THE PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION HAS BECOME MORE NOTICEABLE WITHIN THE PAST COUPLE MONTHS. THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SHIFTS VERY HARD FROM 1ST TO 2ND AND SOMETIMES 3RD AND BACK DOWN AND FEELS LIKE A BUCKING BRONCO. TODAY THE TRANS SLIPPED COMPLETELY WHILE ACCELERATING AT LEAST THREE TIMES ON MY DRIVE IN TO WORK AND THE RPM'S WENT FLYING. IT'S NEVER SLIPPED COMPLETELY UNTIL TODAY. THE TRANSMISSION IS FAILING AND IT SHOULD BE LASTING A LOT LONGER THAN 5 YEARS. OVER THE PAST 2-3 MONTHS THE PROBLEM HAS GOTTEN WORSE. NOW IT DOES THE BUCKING BRONCO THING EVERY DAY, SEVERAL TIMES A DAY. I HAVE ALREADY TAKEN THE CAR IN ONCE (TO A LOCAL TRANSMISSION SHOP) AND THEY TRIED A TRANSMISSION FLUSH THAT COST NEARLY $400. IT SEEMED TO HELP FOR A COUPLE WEEKS BUT THE PROBLEM IS BACK AND IS MUCH WORSE NOW. I AM PLANNING TO TAKE IT IN AGAIN BUT I'M BEING TOLD THAT IT MAY COST ME $1,500 TO $2,000 TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. I HAVE SEEN HUNDREDS AND HUNDREDS OF REPORTS ONLINE FOR THE SAME ISSUE. THIS CAN'T BE A COINCIDENCE AND SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE BY NISSAN CORPORATE RIGHT AWAY!
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#10393668March 29, 2011
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION. I JUST PURCHASED A 2006 MAXIMA. IT WILL SHIFT VERY HARD FROM FIRST TO SECOND. IT IS JERKING, THRUSTING FORWARD AND THERE IS A MAJOR DELAY WHEN YOU SWITCH FROM DRIVE TO REVERSE. IT IS KNOCKING WHEN SHIFTING FROM PARK TO DRIVE. IT DOES THIS WHEN THE TRANSMISSION WARMS UP A BIT. WHEN DOWNSHIFTING TO 2-1, IT SMACKED REAL HARD AT A LIGHT. I WAS IN THE CAR WITH MY FAMILY. THIS IS NOT GOOD. IT WOULD APPEAR THAT NISSAN TRIED TO DEVELOP A TRANMISSION THAT COULD THINK FOR YOU. IT IS CURRENTLY BACK AT THE DEALERSHIP AWAITING TESTING. PLEASE RECALL THOSE TRANSMISSIONS NOW BEFORE THESE UNITS GET TOO OLD.
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#10393063March 28, 2011
SEATS
MY DRIVER SEATS ON MY 2010 MAXIMA SV MOVES BACK AND FORWARD. SOMETIME THE SEAT FAILS TO MOVE BY THE ELECTRIC CONTROLS. I HAVE HAD MY CAR SERVICES TWICE AND NISSAN CANT FIX THE PROBLEM. THEY CALM THEY THE TIGHTEN UP THE BOLT BUT THAT DOES NOT HELP. I FEEL LIKE I AM UNSAFE IN THIS CAR WITH ON 10K MILES ON THE DASH. *TR
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#10393102March 28, 2011
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO DECELERATE, THE TRANSMISSION EXHIBITED A HARD DOWNSHIFT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL TRANSMISSION REPAIR SHOP WHERE A DIAGNOSIS WAS PERFORMED BUT NO FAILURE CODES WERE PRODUCED. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION FLUID, WHICH DID NOT CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE PERSISTED AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 96,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 110,000. UPDATED 06/16/11*LJ UPDATED 06/27/11
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#10393132March 28, 2011
TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM, EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
2006 NISSAN MAXIMA 3.5 SE. ABS ACTUATOR FAILURE, TBS, ABS, BRAKE LIGHTS ON. NO OTHER DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE HAS EVER OCCURRED. REPLACEMENT PART PRICE EXHORBANT, UNREALISTIC. THIS PART SHOULD BE RECALLED. *TR
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#10393121March 28, 2011
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN SHIFTING INTO DRIVE, THE ENGINE EXHIBITED AN ABNORMAL INCREASE IN RPMS. THE VEHICLE THEN RAPIDLY ACCELERATED AT FULL FORCE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS A SPORADIC OCCURRENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT YET CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 86,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 87,830.
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#10393540March 28, 2011
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
1998 NISSAN MAXIMA WITH RUSTED AND FRACTURED FRONT RADIATOR/ENGINE MOTOR MOUNT SUPPORT STRUT. THE ENGINE IS NOW UNSTABLE AND INCREASING RATTLING FROM BENEATH THE HOOD, ESPECIALLY ON BUMPY ROADS. THE CAR DOES NOT APPEAR SAFE TO DRIVE. THIS CAR WAS PURCHASED RELATIVELY RECENTLY AND THIS ISSUE WAS NOT APPARENT ON INSPECTION AT TIME OF PURCHASE. *TR
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#10393389March 26, 2011
POWER TRAIN
WHEN I AM DRIVING MY 2004 MAXIMA, THERE IS A HARD JERK WHEN SHIFTING GEARS AND WHEN I AM GOING FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE. I HAVE HAD THE CV AXLES CHANGED, THE STRUTS CHANGED, AND THE ENGINE MOUNTS CHANGED. I HAVE CHANGED THE TRANSMISSION FLUID AND EVERYTHING ELSE THAT I CAN THINK OF. CAN SOMEONE PLEASE HELP IN TRYING TO GET THIS PROBLEM FIXED? NOW I AM IN THE PROCESS OF CHANGING THE TRANSMISSION MOUNT. HELP. IS THERE A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT CONCERNING THIS PROBLEM?
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#10392867March 25, 2011
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY BETWEEN 5-15 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD KNOCKING NOISE COMING FROM THE TRANSMISSION. ALSO, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED TO SHIFT CORRECTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION SOLENOID NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 97,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
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#10392742March 24, 2011
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THE TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING IN BETWEEN 1ST TO 2ND GEAR. A VERY HARD JERK OFTEN. A HARD JERK WHEN GOING INTO REVERSE. IT HAPPENS WHEN THE CAR IS WARMED UP. I AM BEING TOLD THAT THIS IS A VERY VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE 2004 AND 2005 MAXIMAS AND LOOKING ONLINE IT IS A DEFECT IN THE CARS TRANSMISSION ASSEMBLY. I AM BEING TOLD I HAVE TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION AND IT IS VERY COSTLY. THEN TO MOST LIKELY HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE NEW TRANSMISSION GETS ABOUT 60,000 MILES ON IT. HAVE BEEN HAVING PROBLEM FOR MONTHS, SO BEING THAT WE DO NOT HAVE FINANCES TO REPAIR, THE CAR IS SITTING. *TR
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