Nissan Maxima Complaints

6,958 consumer complaints on file.

#10375385January 10, 2011
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
MY 06 NISSAN MAXIMA HAS 91 THOUSAND MILES ON IT'S TRANSMISSION BUT FOR THE LAST 10 THOUSAND MILES IT HAS I CAN FEEL THE CHANGE OF GEARS WHEN I ACCELERATE THE CAR. I THOUGHT THIS WAS NORMAL, BUT READING A LOT OF FORUMS I WAS WRONG. I EVEN CHANGED THE TRANSMISSION OIL AT 50 THOUSAND MILES TO MAKE SURE IT LAST LONGER. BUT THAT'S NOT THE CASE. I FEEL RIPPED OFF AND SCREWED. ALSO WHEN I PARK IT MOVES 4 INCHES IN EITHER DIRECTION AND ITS GETTING WORSE. I DO OIL CHANGES REGULARLY AND HAVE RECEIPTS TO PROOF IT. THANK YOU *TR
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#10375485January 10, 2011
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, SEATS
LIKE ALL OTHER I HAVE A 2005 NISSAN MAXIAM TRANSMISSION WHEN OUT GOT ANOTHER DID SAME SO NISSAN HAVE A MAYOR PROPLEM AND NEE D 2 FIX IT NOT HIDE IT. *TR
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#10375513January 10, 2011
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
CAR AFTER WARMED UP IS GETTING STUCK IN FIRST GEAR, HAD BACK TO DEALER AND THEY COULD NOT TRIGGER THE PROBLEM, HOOKED UP COMPUTER AND CAN NOT GET AN ERROR CODE SO THEY CALLED NISSAN USA AND WAS ADVISED TO REPLACE THE COMPUTER PROGRAM THAT TELLS THE TRANSMISSION TO SHIFT, I HAD THE CAR BACK FOR THREE DAYS AND SAME PROBLEM, BROUGHT RIGHT BACK TO DEALERSHIP, THEY HAD FOR ANOTHER TWO WEEKS AND I JUST RECEIVED A CALL THAT THEY CAN NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM TO COME PICK IT UP, AS SOON AS I DROVE OUT OF THE DEALERSHIP THE CAR WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO SECOND GEAR ITS HUNG UP IN FIRST AND THEN MY ABS WERE ACTING UP SOUNDED LIKE THEY WERE DRAGGING ON THE GROUND BROUGHT RIGHT BACK TO DEALER THEY HAVE HAD THE CAR FOR 27 DAYS AND STILL CAN'T FIGURE OUT WHAT'S WRONG. *TR
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#10375068January 7, 2011
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
2004 NISSAN MAXIMA TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *TR
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#10375061January 7, 2011
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
THE ABS SYSTEM ENGAGES DURING NORMAL DRIVING CAUSING DIFFICULTY IN STOPPING UNDER HIGH OR SLOW SPEEDS. THE FAILURE CAUSES A GRINDING SOUNDS AND TRIGGERS THE ABS BRAKING SYSTEM TO MALFUNCTION. ONCE THE FAILURE BEGINS IT IS NOT POSSIBLE TO FIX WITHOUT TECHNICAL SERVICE. IT OCCURS IRREGARDLESS OF SPEED AND/OR CONDITIONS. I HAVE HAD THIS OCCUR 5 TIMES OVER THE LAST 11 MONTHS. IT IS A HIGHLY COSTLY , TIME CONSUMING AND INCONVENIENT PROBLEM. THE ABS SENSORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED MULTIPLE TIMES AND THE ABS CONTROL UNIT AND ACTUATOR HAVE BEEN REPLACED TOO. THIS DOES NOT SOLVE THIS RECURRING PROBLEM AND DUE TO THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS IS AN OBVIOUS DESIGN DEFECT WHICH HAS NOT BEEN SOLVED. *TR
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0
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#10375147January 7, 2011
STRUCTURE
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED WHEN THE CONTACT NOTICED A LARGE GAP BETWEEN THE FRONT HOOD AND FRONT BUMPER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS TOLD THE BUMPER WAS BUILT TO FACTORY STANDARDS. THEY WERE UNABLE TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 30,000.
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0
Deaths:
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#10376121January 7, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
ANOTHER MOTOR MOUNT BROKE, HAD IT FIXED. ONE WEEK LATER I STARTED EXPERIENCING JERKING AND GEAR CHANGING AS I DROVE. WAS ON FREEWAY AND VEHICLE WENT INTO THIRD AND JOLTED MY UPPER BODY (HAD SORE NECK FOR ONE WEEK). ALSO EXPERIENCING 2-3, AND 3-2. PUTTING VEHICLE INTO DRIVE AND REVERSE, THE VEHICLE JERKS BADLY, REVERSE BEING THE WORST. WHEN I COME TO A STOP THE VEHICLE LUNGES FORWARD VERY SHARPLY. NISSAN PAID FOR THE DIAGNOSTICS TEST $234.00 AND BUENA PARK NISSAN'S REPORT STATED THE VEHICLE NEEDS A NEW TRANSMISSION. NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIRS IS BEHIND CLOSED DOORS AND WILL LET ME KNOW IF I GET A NEW TRANSMISSION AT THERE EXPENSE, I HOPE SO, I'M UNEMPLOYED SINCE 10/2010.
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#10374952January 6, 2011
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
PURCHASED 2002 NISSAN MAXIMA WITH UNDER 30K MILES 11/09. AT 35K MILES HAD TRANSMISSION SERVICED. NOW THE TRANSMISSION IS COMPLETELY SHOT AT 38K MILES. NISSAN IS REFUSING TO ADMIT A DEFECT OR A FAULT WHEN THERE ARE OVER 100K COMPLAINTS ONLINE TO VARIOUS WEBSITES AND THEIR CUSTOMER SERVICE IS PATHETIC AND OFFENSIVE. THE VEHICLE HAS LOST 3RD AND 4TH GEAR AND IS LOSING 2ND SLOWLY BUT SURELEY. THE TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED YET NISSAN IS DENYING THE CLAIM BECAUSE OF THE YEAR IT IS. A QUICK SEARCH OF GOOGLE TELLS ME THAT 2002-2006 NISSAN MAXIMAS HAVE HORRIBLE TRANSMISSION ISSUES. THIS SHOULD BE ESCALATED TO A RECALL DUE TO THE DANGERS OF HAVING THE TRANSMISSION DROP OUT OR HAVING IT CATCH FIRE WHICH WILL HAPPEN IF I CONTINUE TO DRIVE MY CAR THE WAY IT IS. I CANNOT AFFORD A $2500 TRANSMISSION WITH THE ECONOMY THE WAY IT IS. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE TO MAKE THIS RIGHT. *TR
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Injuries:
0
Deaths:
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#10374958January 6, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
(2003 NISSAN MAXIMA)CAR WILL NOT START. AFTER PLACING THE KEY IN THE IGNITION, IT WILL NOT ALLOW ME TO TURN THE KEY TO THE ON POSITION. I HAVE CALLED NISSAN AND THERE IS NO RECALL ON THIS. I WILL HAVE TO TAKE TO THE DEALER TO HAVE FIXED AT MY EXPENSE. I HAVE NOTICED OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAMETHING ON THE INTERNET. *TR
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#10375745January 5, 2011
POWER TRAIN, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
I BOUGHT MY USED CAR FROM A LOCAL NISSAN DEALERSHIP WITH APRX. 74000 MILES ON IT IN FEB 2010. SHORTLY AFTER I STARTED FEELING THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTING ROUGHLY IN THE LOWER GEARS. I TOOK IT IN TO A REPUTABLE REPAIR SHOP IN JUNE 2010 AND THEY COULD NOT FIND ANY KIND OF DIAGNOSTIC CODES IN THE COMPUTER FOR THE TRANSMISSION, BUT TOLD ME THE ENGINE MOUNTS WERE BROKEN AND NEEDED REPLACING. I REPLACED THE ENGINE MOUNT AND ALSO HAD THEM FLUSH AND PUT IN FRESH TRANSMISSION FLUID AT THAT TIME AS WELL. AGAIN VERY SHORTLY AFTER I STARTED FEELING THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTING ROUGHLY AND IT PROGRESSIVELY GOT WORSE AND EVEN STARTED SLIPPING INTERMITTENTLY!! I TOOK MY CAR BACK TO THE REPAIR SHOP AND THEY COULD NOT FIND ANY CODES AGAIN. I DID SOME RESEARCH ONLINE AND FOUND THAT HUNDREDS OF 2004 AND 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA OWNERS WERE HAVING THE SAME EXACT PROBLEMS!!! I HAVE SEARCHED FOR ANY RECALLS, BUT THERE ARE NONE!! I TOOK THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP WERE I BOUGHT IT FROM AND SPOKE WITH THE SERVICE MANAGER AND HE STATED THAT HE HAS DEALT WITH THIS ISSUE WITH OWNERS OF THIS MAKE, MODEL ,AND YEAR!! I FILED A COMPLAINT WITH NISSAN AND SPOKE WITH THEIR CONSUMER AFFAIRS DEPT, BUT THE ARE NOT WILLING TO HELP IN ANY WAY. I BELIEVE, AS WELL AS HUNDREDS OF OTHER OWNERS, THAT NISSAN KNOWS ABOUT THIS DEFECT, BUT IS UNWILLING TO ISSUE A RECALL TO THE PUBLIC!!! I THINK THIS IS COMPLETELY IRRESPONSIBLE AND NEGLIGENT ON NISSAN'S BEHALF AND HAS SHATTERED MY FAITH IN THEIR COMPANY.
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Deaths:
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#10374800January 5, 2011
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN HE SLOWED DOWN TO MAKE A TURN THE TRANSMISSION DOWNSHIFTED ABRUPTLY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 66,000. UPDATED 3/8/11 *CN THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED AND IT WAS DETERMINED AND IT WAS DETERMINED THE VALVE BODY ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.
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#10374808January 5, 2011
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
1. TRANSMISSION SHIFTING ROUGH 2. TRANSMISSION SLIPS OUT OF GEAR WHILE SHIFTING FROM SECOND & THIRD. HAPPENING EVERYDAY WHILE DRIVING. 3.CONTACTED NISSAN CORP. AND THEY TOLD ME I NEED THEM TO CHECK THE TRANSMISSION, MY AUTO REPAIR PERSON TOLD ME IT NEEDS TO BE REPLACE. *TR
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0
#10374852January 5, 2011
POWER TRAIN, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
I PURCHASED A 2006 NISSAN MAXIMA IN 2009 THE VEHICLE WITH APPROX. 67,000 AS FINE FOR THE FIRST 2 MONTHS. HERE IS WHERE MY PROBLEMS STARTED TO OCCUR, WHEN TURNING TOWARDS THE HIGHWAY I ACCELERATED TO SPEED THE CAR HESITATED AND WAS PUTTING THEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WENT ON. ONCE I RETURNED FROM OUT OF STATE I CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP EMPIRE NISSAN IN LAKEWOOD, COLORADO AND LET THEM KNOW WHAT THE SITUATION WAS, THE SALESMEN STATED TO DISCONNECT THE WIRE TO THE BATTERY TO RESET THE LIGHT, I DID THAT AND IT WENT RIGHT BACK ON AFTER A COUPLE OF STARTS. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHERE HE SAID IT WAS THE OXYGEN SENSOR? IT WAS REPLACED, THEN THE VEHICLE WAS FINE FOR AWHILE UNTIL THE ODOMETER READ APPROX. 75,000 I NOTICED THAT IF I WAS GOING DOWN A HILL AT A FAST PACE THEN PUSHED THE BRAKES TO SLOW DOWN THE RPM'S REVVED UP TO 5 AND THE ENGINE WOULD MAKE A LOUD NOISE TO ACCOMPANY THE RPM'S AT 5. VEHICLE HAS BEEN WORSE EVER SINCE I NOTICED THAT, IT THEN STARTED TO SLIP IN GEAR, GOING FROM R TO D OR D TO R ONCE SHIFTER IS IN PLACE IT WOULD PAUSE THEN JERK INTO GEAR. TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AAMCO THEY STATED THAT IT WAS THE MOTOR MOUNTS AND ALSO THE FLUIDS TO THE TRANSMISSION. $700 LATER THE VEHICLE IS WORSE! NOW THE CAR WHILE IN MOTION WILL KICK AND JERK HARD IN GEAR WHILE THE RPM'S GO ALL THE WAY UP TO 5. WHEN CAR COMES TO A STOP WITH FOOT ON THE BREAK CAR WILL JUMP FORWARD. MY LATEST INCIDENT IS WHEN AT A STOP AND MOVE TO ACCELERATE THE CAR STARTS OFF AS IF IT WAS IN 5TH GEAR! GOT THE CAR HOME AND PUT THE SHIFTER IN MANUAL TRANSMISSION AND IT READS THE ENGINE IS IN 5TH GEAR. I AM A SINGLE MOTHER OF 4 YOUNG CHILDREN, THE CAR IS SO UNPREDICTABLE, WHETHER IT IS GOING TO JERK INTO GEAR OR COMPLETELY STALL OUT. THERE HAS TO BE SOMETHING DONE WITH THE TRANSMISSION BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED DRIVING THIS SAME TYPE OF CAR, THERE ARE SEVERAL PAGES OF COMPLAINTS ON THE SAME ISSUE WITH THE SAME CAR, PLEASE PLEASE DO A RECALL ON THE TRANSMISSION OF THE 2006 NISSAN MAXIMA!!!!!! *TR
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#10375761January 5, 2011
POWER TRAIN
TRANSMISSION FAILS TO GET OUT OF 5TH GEAR AND HAVE TO START FORWARD MOVEMENT IN 5TH GEAR INSTEAD OF 1ST GEAR. HARD SHIFTS VERY SOLID BUMP. TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED ABOUT A YEAR AGO AND NOW THIS ONE IS ACTING THE SAME WAY.
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#10374727January 5, 2011
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
MY CAR JERKED AND JUMPED AS ALL THE OTHER COMPLAINTS. I HAVE NOT TRUSTED THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP SINCE THE DAY I BOUGHT THE CAR AND IT WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY SO I TOOK TO AN OUTSIDE TRANSMISSION SHOP. I PAID $3000 TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION REBUILT. THE TECHNICIAN AS WELL AS MYSELF DID A LOT OF RESEARCH BECAUSE THEY WERE HAVING DIFFICULTY REPAIRING. WE FOUND COMPLIANT AFTER COMPLAINT. I WILL BE SEARCHING AND BE ADDED TO EVERY CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT I CAN FIND. MY TECHNICIAN IS WILL TO FILL IN THE GAPS. IT HAS TAKEN 6 MONTHS AND MY CAR STILL IS NOT OPERATING PERFECTLY. I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER NISSAN PRODUCT. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS PLEASE CONTACT ME TO HEAR ALL THE DETAILS. I DO NOT HAVE ENOUGH ROOM TO EXPLAIN IN DETAIL. *TR
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Deaths:
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#10374087January 4, 2011
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:TRUNK LID:LOCK
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE LOCKED THE VEHICLE AND ACTIVATED THE ALARM BUT THE TRUNK DID NOT LOCK. THE VEHICLE WAS BURGLARIZED BECAUSE THE TRUNK WAS NOT LOCKED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO STATED THAT HE HAD TO STAND AT A CERTAIN DISTANCE FROM THE VEHICLE FOR THE TRUNK TO LOCK. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 36,229.
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Deaths:
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#10374687January 4, 2011
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
OUR 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA IS JERKING WHEN MOVING FROM A COMPLETE STOP. TRANSMISSION SHIFTS OUT OF GEAR AND "CLUNKS" BACK INTO GEAR WITH A SCREECH OF TIRES. I SEE WHERE TONS OF COMPLAINTS ARE BEING FILED FROM OTHER 2005 MAXIMA OWNERS. WHY ARE YOU FOLKS DOING NOTHING ABOUT THIS PROBLEM? MY CAR HAD ROUGHLY $65,000 MILES ON IT. NISSAN NEEDS TO OWN UP TO THIS PROBLEM AND FIX IT. THIS IS CLEARLY A DEFECT. WHY ARE YOU PEOPLE IGNORING THIS DEFECT? *TR
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#10374408January 3, 2011
POWER TRAIN
TRANSMISSION SLAMS/BANGS FROM 2ND TO LOW GEARS AT APPROX 20 MPH DURING DOWN SHIFT. ALSO HAS HESITATION/PAUSE CAUSING A HUGE JERK/PUSH WHEN CHANGING SHIFTING FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEAR AT APRROXIMATELY 20 MPH. SEEMS TO OCCUR AFTER CAR HAS WARMED OR HEATED UP AFTER ABOUT 10 - 20 MINUTES OF DRIVING. BOTH INCIDENTS HAS EXTREMELY HIGH POTENTIAL OF CAUSING A MAJOR ACCIDENT WHICH COULD POSSIBLY CAUSE MAJOR INJURY OR EVEN LOSS OF LIFE. CANNOT UNDERSTAND WHY NISSAN HAS NOT VOLUNTARILY INITIATED A RECALL FOR THIS MAJOR/SERIOUS DEFECT IN THEIR PRODUCT.
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Deaths:
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#10373887January 3, 2011
EQUIPMENT, VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 NISSAN MAXIMA EQUIPPED WITH A WEBASTO HOLLANDIA 700 AFTERMARKET SUNROOF. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH WHEN HE HEARD A LOUD, ABNORMAL BANGING FROM THE ROOF OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT LOOKED INTO THE REAR VIEW MIRROR AND NOTICED THAT THE SUN ROOF HAD FRACTURED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO HAVE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND THE CONTACT WAS TOLD THAT HIS EQUIPMENT WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V421000 (VISIBILITY:SUN ROOF ASSEMBLY). THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 88,000.
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0
#10374370January 2, 2011
POWER TRAIN
THIS COMPLAINT FOLLOWS ALONG WITH THE MANY THAT HAVE BEEN RECEIVED BY THE NHTSA ABOUT THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS ON THE NISSAN MAXIMA. THE TRANSMISSION STARTED JERKING WHEN SHIFTING BETWEEN 2ND AND 3RD GEAR. IT WOULD ALSO JERK WHEN SHIFTING FROM PARK TO DRIVE OR REVERSE. OF COURSE THE ANSWER IS A 4,000 DOLLAR REPAIR FOR A NEW TRANSMISSION,ON A CAR WITH ONLY 61,000 MILES ON IT. THE NATURE OF THIS PROBLEM WILL ONLY LEAD TO A SERIOUS CRASH OR ACCIDENT IN THE FUTURE. NOT SURE WHY THE NHTSA HAS NOT ISSUED A RECALL ON THIS YET, ESPECIALLY WITH ALL THE COMPLAINTS ON THEIR WEB SITE, NOT TO MENTION THE LARGE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS THAT CAN BE FOUND BY SEARCHING ON MANY OTHER SITES. I GUESS WHAT THEY SAY IS TRUE, THAT IT WILL TAKE SOMEONE BEING HURT OR KILLED BEFORE SOMETHING IS DONE. HOW SAD!
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