Nissan Maxima Complaints

6,958 consumer complaints on file.

#10381469February 10, 2011
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
BOUGHT THE CAR NEW. SERVICED AS OUTLINED IN OWNERS MANUAL. TRANSMISSION STARTED HAVING ISSUES AROUND 70,000 MILES. I AM IN THE MILITARY AND WITH DEPLOYMENTS, WASN'T ABLE TO GET IT TO A DEALER. I HAVE CHANGED TRANSMISSION FLUID NUMEROUS TIMES TO TRY AND ALLEVIATE SYMPTOMS TO NO AVAIL. THE TRANSMISSION HAS A 2-4 SECOND DELAY GOING FROM P-D OR D-P, SHIFTS HARD IN MOST GEARS AND SLIPS OUT OF GEAR RANDOMLY. HAS ALMOST CAUSED ME TO BE IN AN ACCIDENT DUE TO INABILITY TO ACCELERATE. HAVE SEEN MANY, MANY POST OF OWNERS THAT LIST THE EXACT SAME DEFECTS. NISSAN HAS EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR 2007-2010 MAXIMAS WITH CVT TRANSMISSION BUT NOT THE 04-06 MODELS FOR SOME REASON. *TR
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#10381242February 9, 2011
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD VIOLENTLY JERK AND SWITCH GEARS WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED. THE DEALER WAS AWARE OF THE ISSUE; HOWEVER, THEY INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WERE NO RELATED RECALLS. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THE CONTACT TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING SINCE THERE WERE NO OPEN RECALLS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 84,000.
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#10381083February 8, 2011
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
2005 MAXIMA IS SLAMMING IN 1ST AND 2ND GEAR. I HAVE ALMOST HAD A FEW ACCIDENTS BECAUSE MY CAR TAKES TOO LONG TO FINALLY SHIFT INTO GEAR. THIS CAUSES MANY NEAR MISSES WHEN DRIVING IN A METROPOLITAN AREA. I CAN'T UNDERSTAND WHY NISSAN DOESN'T MAN UP AND TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE PROBLEM THEY SOLD TO THE PUBLIC??? I BOUGHT THIS CAR WITH THE INTENTIONS OF DRIVING IT FOR 300,000 MILES BECAUSE IT IS A NISSAN AND I WAS UNDERSTOOD THAT THEY WERE ONE OF THE BEST. BOY WAS I WRONG AND 30,000 DOLLARS LATER I AM STUCK WITH A CAR THAT ISN'T WORTH 10 DOLLARS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I HAVE READ AND HEARD THE EXACT SAME STORY I HAVE FROM EVERYONE WHO OWNS THIS CAR!! HOW CAN THEY NOT SAY IT IS A DEFECT ON THEIR PART AND CORRECT IT?? *TR
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#10381123February 8, 2011
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS ABNORMALLY SLIPPING OUT OF FIRST GEAR WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH. IN ADDITION, THE TRANSMISSION WOULD SPUTTER WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT TO A STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO ADVISED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED REPLACING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED IN REGARDS TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 92,000.
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#10381156February 8, 2011
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
NISSAN 2006 MAXIMA SE, TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. CAR VIOLENTLY JERKS BETWEEN 2 AND 3RD GEAR, REVS UP TO 5 RPMS. NISSAN REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION AFTER THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS. OCCURRENCE IS DAILY, THE RECOMMEND 5K REPAIR BILL. *TR
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#10381170February 8, 2011
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
2004 NISSAN MAXIMA TRANSMISSION JERKS WHEN SHIFTING FROM REVERSE TO PARK AND FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEARS. I WAS TOLD I WOULD NEED A COMPLETELY NEW TRANSMISSION AND ENGINE MOUNTS EVEN THOUGH I ONLY HAVE 75,000 MILES ON MY CAR AND HAVE FOLLOWED THE OWNERS MANUAL FOR MAINTENANCE EXPLICITLY. ALSO THE BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS NEED TO BE REPLACED EVERY 2 YEARS AND A SHIMY OCCURS IN THE STEERING WHEEL AT SPEEDS OVER 60 MPH. SINCE NO ONE HAS DIED FROM THESE PROBLEMS, I AM SURE NO RECALLS WILL OCCUR BUT AS AN "AVERAGE PERSON" THESE REPAIRS ARE EXTREMELY COSTLY AND DISHEARTENING. I AM AFRAID TO USE THE CAR WITH MY INFANT SON WITH THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS NOW AS RISKING HIS SAFETY IS OUT OF THE QUESTION. I WISH SOMEONE WOULD DO SOMETHING TO HELP OUT THE UNKNOWING CONSUMER BUT I HAVE LITTLE HOPE SOMEONE WILL. *TR
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#10381216February 8, 2011
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION JERKS BETWEEN 1ST AND 2ND GEAR. TERRIBLE LAG BETWEEN SHIFTS AND NERVE RACKING JERKS WHEN COMING TO A STOP. *TR
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#10380978February 7, 2011
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS SWITCHING GEARS BETWEEN FIRST AND SECOND, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO VIOLENTLY JERK. THE DEALER HAD BEEN NOTIFIED WHO WAS AWARE OF THE ISSUE BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED WHO TOOK A COMPLAINT FOR THE CONTACT AND THEN REFERRED HIM TO NHTSA TO FILE A SAFETY COMPLAINT. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 102,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 99,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
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#10381041February 7, 2011
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
HARD, JERKING SHIFT FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEAR (AND 2ND TO 1ST). ENGINE REVS UP PAST 3000 RPM'S WHEN SHIFTING FROM 2ND TO 3RD GEAR. THIS ONLY HAPPENS WHEN CAR IS WARM, BUT IT HAPPENS EVERY TIME CAR IS WARM. *LN
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#10379836February 1, 2011
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
2004 NISSAN MAXIMA 5 SPEED AUTOMATIC: HAS SEVER TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. SLAMS IN AND OUT OF GEAR AND GETS STUCK BETWEEN 3RD AND 4TH, 2ND AND 3RD. THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS ON THE NISSAN FORUMS DUE TO A MANUFACTURER ERROR IN THE VALVE BODIES. NISSAN WILL NOT ISSUE A RECALL AND THIS IS A SEVER SAFETY ISSUE , THE CAR CAN SLAM OUT OF GEAR AT ANY SPEED OR SHIFT DOWN A GEAR WHILE TRAVELING AT NORMAL HIGHWAY SPEEDS. EVERY PROBLEM I HAVE READ ABOUT SAYS THIS PROBLEM STARTS AS SOON AS 40000 MILES BUT USUALLY AROUND 75000 MILES. I WISH I NEVER BOUGHT A NISSAN AND NOW I AM SCARED TO DRIVE IT AT ALL AND STILL OWE OVER 10K ON THE MAXIMA. PLEASE HELP GET THIS RECALLED AND FIXED FOR THOUSANDS OF MOTORIST. *LN
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#10379608January 30, 2011
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
2004 NISSAN MAXIMA SL WITH 5 SPEED AUTO TRANSMISSION SHIFTS HARD, WON'T DOWNSHIFT, SOMETIMES KICKS HARD, DELAYED SHIFTING AND EXHIBITS ALL OTHER SYMPTOMS OTHERS ARE COMPLAINING ABOUT HERE AND ON THE BLOGS ONLINE. SHOP WANTS $3000 FOR REBUILD, IT'S TIME TO MAKE NISSAN TAKE CARE OF ITS OBLIGATIONS. *TR
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#10379534January 29, 2011
TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE ABS SYSTEM, SPECIFICALLY THE ACTUATOR, IN THE 2006 NISSAN MAXIMA FAILED. INITIALLY, THE ABS SYSTEM WOULD ACTIVATE EVERY TIME THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED. IT FIRST OCCURRED ON DRY PAVEMENT AT HIGHWAY SPEED (55MPH) BRAKING AND THEN ALL SUBSEQUENT BRAKING THEREAFTER, REGARDLESS OF SPEED OR ROAD CONDITION. NOW THE CAR IS IN FAIL-SAFE MODEL WHERE THE ABS SYSTEM, TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM, AND ELECTRONIC BRAKE FORCE DISTRIBUTION ARE INACTIVE ON THE VEHICLE. NISSAN DEALERS ESTIMATE THE FIX TO BE APPROXIMATELY $3000, WITH THE MAJORITY OF THE REPAIR IN REPLACING THE ABS ACTUATOR. THE VEHICLE HAS NEVER BEEN FLOODED AND HAS ONLY BEEN IN VERY MINOR FENDER-BENDERS (REPAINTING OF EXTERIOR PARTS). FROM MY PROSPECTIVE, IT SEEMS VERY UNUSUAL FOR THE ACTUATOR TO GO BAD AND APPEARS TO BE A DEFECTIVE UNIT. *LN
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#10379401January 28, 2011
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I BOUGHT A USED 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA IN 2007 - WORKED WELL FOR ABOUT A YEAR. AT THE END OF 2008 MY CAR BEGAN TO SLOWLY JERK WHEN DECELERATING AND PULLING OFF AN EXIT OR MAKING A RIGHT HAND TURN. I TOOK THE CAR TO MY LOCAL MECHANIC (NOT NISSAN) AND WAS TOLD MY TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING. I TRIED TO CONTACT NISSAN BUT I NEED TO BRING IT TO THEIR DEALER AND PAY $200 JUST FOR THEM TO LOOK AT IT AND TELL ME WHAT I ALREADY KNOW, OR BE IGNORANT AND SAY THEY CAN'T FIND ANYTHING LIKE THEY DID TO OTHER MAXIMA OWNERS. FOR OVER A YEAR ALL I WOULD USE THIS CAR FOR WAS TO AND FROM WORK, IF I HAD TO RUN ERRANDS OR GO OUT, I WALKED OR RODE WITH A FRIEND. FOR THE AMOUNT OF MONEY I PAY EACH MONTH, THAT IS UNACCEPTABLE. AS OF JULY 2010 MY CAR CANNOT DRIVE MORE THAN 15 MILES AT A TIME WITHOUT HAVING TO TAKE OFF THE BATTERY AND RESET THE CAR SO IT CAN GO ANOTHER 15 MILES. I STILL OWE MONEY ON THIS VEHICLE AND YET I HAD TO GO BUY ANOTHER CAR JUST SO I CAN GET TO WORK. I HAVE BEEN RESEARCHING THIS PROBLEM FOR THE LAST 3 YEARS AND THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF THE SAME COMPLAINTS!! WHEN IS NISSAN GOING TO OWN UP TO THEIR RESPONSIBILITY AND DO WHAT IS RIGHT. UNFORTUNATELY, IT SEEMS THAT SOMEONE WILL HAVE TO GET SEVERELY HURT OR LOSE THEIR LIFE IN ORDER FOR NISSAN TO RECOGNIZE. I HAVE SEVERAL FRIENDS WITH THE SAME VEHICLE AND HAVE THE SAME ISSUE, AND HAVE SPENT $1,000+ AT NISSAN FOR THEM TO FIX EVERYTHING BUT THE TRANSMISSION. WE HAVE DONE MOTOR MOUNT REPLACEMENTS & TRANSMISSION FLUSHES AND STILL HAVE PROBLEMS. WHEN IS SOMEONE GOING TO STAND UP FOR THE CONSUMERS AND DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS? I AM PAYING A CAR NOTE AND INSURANCE TO SEE MY CAR SIT IN MY PARKING LOT EVERYDAY. THE CAR JERKS VIOLENTLY, AND GETS WORSE OVER TIME. 500 COMPLAINTS HAVE BEEN FILED ON HERE, AND STILL NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE. THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF BLOGS AND WEBSITES OF PEOPLE COMPLAINING ABOUT THE SAME THING. I CONTACTED MY ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE AND RECEIVED BASICALLY NO HELP. I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER NISSAN! *TR
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#10379326January 27, 2011
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I HAVE A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. AROUND 80,000 MILES THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO SLIP. IT WOULD REV THE RPM'S AND THEN SLAM INTO GEAR. ALSO, IT WOULD TAKE A FEW SECONDS TO GO INTO DRIVE, BUT WHEN IT DID IT WOULD SLAM INTO DRIVE JERKING THE CAR AROUND. NISSAN REFUSES TO ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY AFTER REPEATED VISITS. *TR
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#10379346January 27, 2011
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
MY 2005 MAXIMA WAS VIOLENTLY JERKING, STALLING AND HARD SHIFTING FROM 2ND TO 3RD GEARS AND VICE VERSA. I KEPT TELLING NISSAN THAT SOMETHING WAS WRONG WITH MY CAR BUT THEY WOULD TAKE MAY STATEMENT SAY THEY WOULD GET BACK WHEN ME AND WHEN THEY DID THEY SAID THEY COULD NOT ASSIST ME IN ANY WAY. I TOOK MY CAR TO SEVERAL MECHANICS SPENDING 1000.00 OF DOLLARS AND NO ONE COULD FIGURE OUT THE PROBLEM. I TOOK MY CAR TO A NISSAN DEALERSHIP, AFTER THE GOT THE CAR RUNNING BECAUSE IT HAD STOPPED ON ME ON THE HIGHWAY COMING HOME FROM WORK, THE DEALERSHIP SAID IT JERKS IN 1ST AND 2ND GEAR, I ASKED IF THAT COULD BE FIXED THEY SAID THEY'D TRY, AFTER ANOTHER 2000.00 MORE I BROUGHT IT HOME AND AGAIN THE SAME PROBLEM, I BROUGHT MY CAR BACK TO NISSAN AND THEY GAVE ME AN ESTIMATED LIST OF REPAIRS THAT NEEDED TO BE MADE FOR APPROXIMATELY $6,000 WHICH INCLUDED $4185 TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. HOW IS IT THAT WITHIN A MATTER OF WEEKS AND ONLY 600 MILES THAT IT GOES FROM SENSORS SHOULD FIX THE PROBLEM TO YOU NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION, NEW STARTER, I THEN CONTACTED 1-800-NISSAN1 WHICH WAS A WASTE OF TIME THEY SUPPOSEDLY REVIEWED MY COMPLAINT AND TOLD ME THAT UNFORTUNATELY THEY WON'T BE PAYING FOR ANY OF THE REPAIRS. WHAT A PIECE OF JUNK CAR AND I CANNOT BELIEVE A RECALL HASN'T BEEN MADE ON THIS CAR! *TR
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0
Deaths:
0
#10379293January 27, 2011
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I PURCHASED MY 06 MAXIMA WHEN IT HAD 52,000 MILES. AFTER A FEW WEEKS I NOTICED THE SHIFTING IS NOT PROPER AND SUDDEN JERKING WHEN SHIFTING IN R OR D. EVENTUALLY THE JERKING GOT WORST AND CURRENTLY AT NEARLY 72,000 MILES IT HAS GOTTEN VERY SCARY. AT TIMES I FEEL LIKE SOMEONE HAS REAR ENDED THE CAR. LAST WEEK, WHILE MAKING AN EXIT FROM A HIGHWAY THE CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND GOT OUT OF CONTROL. I NOTICED THAT THE TRANSMISSION HAD SLIPPED WHILE I WAS GOING AT AROUND 50 MPH. SINCE THEN I NOTICED THE TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING CONSTANTLY. I HAVE BEEN CONTACTING DEALERS AND THEY CLAIM THIS IS NOT A PROBLEM THEY KNOW ABOUT REGARDING THIS MODEL YEAR. BUT AS IT SEEMS, THERE ARE HUNDREDS OR PERHAPS THOUSANDS OF POSTS ALL OVER THE INTERNET FROM PEOPLE WITH THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM IN THE SAME EXACT MODEL MAXIMA. I WILL NOT ALLOW MY WIFE TO DRIVE THE CAR ANYMORE SINCE I NOTICED LAST WEEK THAT THE SLIP COULD BE VERY DANGEROUS AT HIGH SPEEDS. I SURE HOPE A FATAL ACCIDENT WOULD NOT BE THE CAUSE TO WAKE UP NISSAN TO HELP RESOLVE THE ISSUE. *TR
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#10378756January 26, 2011
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
2004 NISSAN MAXIMA TRANSMISSION FAILING AFTER ONLY 60000 MILES. HAVE HAD HARD SHIFTING SINCE NEW AND NISSAN KNOWS THIS TRANNY IS DEFECTIVE. VIN NUMBER [XXX]. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
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#10378877January 26, 2011
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION KEEPS JERKING OFF. GEARS GET STUCK. *TR
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#10378625January 25, 2011
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT WAS DECELERATING FROM APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE JERKED VIOLENTLY WHILE SHIFTING FROM SECOND TO FIRST GEAR. THE FAILURE RECURRED WHENEVER THE VEHICLE DOWNSHIFTED FROM SECOND TO FIRST GEAR. THE FAILURE WAS MORE PREVALENT WHEN THE ENGINE WAS WARM. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE CONTACT WAS TOLD THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 93,000.
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#10378627January 25, 2011
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I HAVE A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA AND THE TRANSMISSION HAS BEGUN TO SLIP OUT OF GEAR WHILE I AM DRIVING. I HAVE ALSO EXPERIENCED HARD SHIFTING WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS. *TR
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