Nissan Maxima Complaints (2006)

576 consumer complaints on file.

#10430287October 15, 2011
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, POWER TRAIN
I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE BRAKES IN MY CAR OVER THREE TIMES WITHIN A TWO YEAR SPAN. BRAKES CONTINUE TO SCRUB AND SQUEAL. DEALER SAYS THAT THEY HAVE DONE ALL THEY CAN DO AS THEY HAVE CHANGED MULTIPLE PARTS, COSTING ME "AN ARM AND A LEG". YOU ARE A AFRAID TO MAKE A HARD EMERGENCY STOP BECAUSE DUE TO THE SOUND, YOU AREN'T SURE IF THEY COULD "GO OUT" IN TIME. TRANSMISSION: CARE LITERALLY JERKS INTO GEAR WHEN BACKING UP OR TAKING OFF. YOU CAN'T PARK TOO CLOSE TO ANOTHER VEHICLE OR STOP BECAUSE CAR LITERALLY LEAPS INTO GEAR POSSIBLE CAUSING YOU TO HIT ANOTHER CAR IN FRONT OF YOU. (FEELS LIKE SOMEONE HAS REAR ENDED YOU). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10427904September 29, 2011
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE WOULD JERK WHILE SHIFTING GEARS. THE VEHILCE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THEY INFORMED HER THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 75,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10427492September 26, 2011
POWER TRAIN
THE CAR BEGIN HARD JERKING AND SLIPPING. TOOK IT TO THE NISSAN PLACE AND OF COURSE IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. THE CAR NEEDS A TRANSMISSION. WHETHER ITS USED OR NEW ITS VERY EXPENSIVE AND THE MECHANIC SAID ITS NOT GOING TO DO ANY GOOD BECAUSE THE VALVE BODIES IN THOSE TRANSMISSIONS ARE BAD IN ALL OF THOSE TRANSMISSIONS. SO IF I GET ANOTHER ONE THE SAME THING IS GOING TO HAPPEN AGAIN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10427025September 24, 2011
POWER TRAIN, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
MY 2006 MAXIMA'S TRANSMISSION GAVE OUT AT 74,000 MILES OF NORMAL USE. THERE ARE 1,000'S OF OTHERS WITH THIS SAME PROBLEM AND MOST HAVE HAD TO PAY AROUND $3,000 OUT OF POCKET TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED. THERE ARE SOME THAT WERE FORTUNATE TO HAVE ALL OR MOST OF THE COSTS PAID BY NISSAN, EVEN WHEN THE WARRANTY WAS EXPIRED. NISSAN REFUSES TO ASSIST WITH MY REPAIR STATING THAT I DIDN'T TAKE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR IT'S REGULAR MAINTENANCE. BBB AUTO LINE STATES THAT THE VEHICLE IS TOO OLD FOR THEM TO ASSIST IN MY REPAIR COST RECOVERY. THIS IS A HUGE ISSUE WITH THIS GENERATION OF MAXIMA AND THERE SHOULD BE A FORCED RECALL, NO MATTER THE COST TO THE MANUFACTURER. WE PAID A LOT OF MONEY FOR THEIR FLAGSHIP MODEL AND WE SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY EVEN MORE FOR THEIR FAULTY TRANSMISSIONS. ALSO, BROKEN ENGINE MOUNTS SEEM TO BE HIGH ON THE LIST OF PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE, WHICH MY MAXIMA ALSO HAS. VERY FRUSTRATING. NEED TO FIND HELP IN FILING A CLASS ACTION SUIT AGAINST NISSAN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10426600September 21, 2011
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD VIOLENTLY JERK WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE. THE DEALER DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THERE WAS NO RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE NOR WAS THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 72,000 AND THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10425871September 17, 2011
POWER TRAIN
AFTER FILING MY FIRST COMPLAINT WITH YOU FOR THE TRANSMISSION DEFECT OF MY 2006 NISSAN MAXIMA A YEAR AGO, I HAVE DISCOVERED AT LEAST 1000 COMPLAINTS FOR THE SAME DANGEROUS AND VERY COSTLY DEFECT FOR THAT TRANSMISSION. MY ORIGINAL ODI NUMBER IS 10367294. IT IS MIND BOGGLING TO ME AND MY FELLOW 2004-2006 MAXIMA OWNERS THAT NO DEFECT INVESTIGATION HAS BEEN LAUNCHED. JUST BECAUSE (MAYBE) NO DEATHS OR SERIOUS ACCIDENTS HAVE NOT BEEN PUBLICIZED DOES NOT MEAN THAT IT IS NOT A TRUE SAFETY CONCERN. PLEASE TAKE THE 1000 COMPLAINTS THAT YOU HAVE RECEIVED SERIOUSLY AND AT LEAST LAUNCH AN INVESTIGATION. *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10425635September 15, 2011
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION CONTINUED TO SHIFT EXTREMELY HARD WHEN CHANGING GEARS. WHEN DRIVING FOR OVER A PERIOD OF THIRTY MINUTES, THE VEHICLE WOULD DOWNSHIFT EXTREMELY HARD AND ROUGH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO RAN A DIAGNOSTIC TEST AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED REPLACING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10425109September 12, 2011
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD VIOLENTLY JERK AND HE WAS UNABLE TO SHIFT GEARS SAFELY. THE DEALER HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THE VEHICLE WITH A FAULTY VALVE BODY IN THE TRANSMISSION AND ADVISED THAT THE CONTACT SHOULD REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE NOR WAS THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 124,000 AND THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10424570September 10, 2011
POWER TRAIN
MY 06 MAXIMA SL IS JERKING ON THE UPSHIFT FROM 1ST TO 2ND AND 2ND TO 3RD, SOMETIMES EVEN ON THE DOWNSHIFT. THE JERKING IS SO UNPREDICTABLE AND VERY DANGEROUS. IT'S BEEN GOING ON FOR A FEW WEEKS NOW. I HAD MY CO WORKERS IN MY CAR AT MY LUNCH BREAK AND THE CAR WAS COMING TO A STOP SLOWING DOWN FROM 15 MPH AND THE CAR JUMPED FORWARD AFTER DOWNSHIFTING FROM 2ND TO 1ST GEAR. MY CAR JUMPED INTO THE INTERSECTION AND WAS ALMOST HIT BY A FORD 150 TRUCK. LUCKILY THE TRUCK SWERVED OUT OF THE WAY AND IT SCARED EVERYONE IN THE CAR. I TOOK IT TO THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THEY DID NOT KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS AFTER RUNNING A DIAGNOSTICS. THEY RECOMMENDED ME CHANGING MY TRANSMISSION FUEL. I CHANGED MY TRANSMISSION FUEL AND THE PROBLEM IS STILL HAPPENING. THIS PROBLEM SHOULD BE A RECALL. AFTER READING ONLINE OF ALL THE THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE WHO ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM I FEEL IT'S ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE I END UP IN A TERRIBLE ACCIDENT DUE TO THE JERKING OF THE TRANSMISSION HURTING MY SELF OR OTHER PEOPLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10424100September 7, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO HESITATE WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS ENGAGED. THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR EACH TIME THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE, BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 84,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10423922September 6, 2011
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
MY 2006 NISSAN MAXIMA HAS BEEN JERKING VERY BADLY, AND HAVING TROUBLE GETTING INTO GEAR. THIS HAPPENS EVERYTIME I DRIVE, SPEED UP, SLOW DOWN, AND REVERSE. SOMETIMES I CAN BARELY ACCELERATE ON THE FREEWAY. THIS HAPPENED AT AROUND 77,000 MILES, WHICH IS PAST MY WARRANTY. I HAVE AN EXTENDED WARRANTY THAT I PAID FOR, BUT OF COURSE, THE TRANSMISSION IS NOT COVERED TOTALLY, AND I WOULD HAVE TO PAY A $500 DEDUCTIBLE JUST TO GET IT LOOKED AT, AND MAYBE GET IT FIXED. I'VE SPOKEN TO A MECHANIC AND HE TOLD ME I NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION. HE ALSO TOLD ME THAT HE HAS HAD SEVERAL COMPLAINTS FROM FELLOW MAXIMA OWNERS OVER THE TRANSMISSION, I ALSO SPOKE TO A SERVICE MANAGER AT A NISSAN DEALERSHIP. HE ASKED ME WHAT CAR I HAD, AS SOON AS I TOLD HIM A MAXIMA, HE SAID "IT'S THE TRANSMISSION RIGHT? THEY ARE ALL BAD." SO IF THE NISSAN PEOPLE ACTUALLY KNOW THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE TRANSMISSION ON THE MAXIMAS, THEN WHY ARE THEY NOT RECALLING THEM? I WENT ONLINE AND SAW NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS FROM OTHER MAXIMA OWNERS ABOUT THE SAME THING AT SEVERAL DIFFERENT FORUMS, AND CONSUMER COMPLAINT WEBSITES. WHAT IS NISSAN WAITING FOR TO FIX THIS? ARE THEY WAITING FOR SOMEONE TO GET KILLED BEFORE THEY DECIDE THAT SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE ABOUT THEIR FAULTY EQUIPMENT? I HAVE TWO KIDS, AND I DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING THAT CAR, BUT I HAVE NO CHOICE. IT IS MY ONLY CAR, AND I CAN NOT AFFORD TO JUST REPLACE A TRANSMISSION EVERY 20,000 MILES. IT'S SAD, AND THE FACT THAT NISSAN KNOWS ABOUT THIS AND CHOOSES TO DO NOTHING IS TRULY PATHETIC. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10423993September 6, 2011
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION SKIPPED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION FLUIDS BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 119,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10422881September 1, 2011
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE WOULD HESITATE BEFORE SHIFTING GEARS. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD JERK WHENVER THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHO WAS NOT ABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 84,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10421548August 26, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN MAXIMA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE YET THE FAILURE RECURRED THREE DIFFERENT TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY THE CAM SHAFT POSITION SENSOR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THERE WAS A RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 03V455000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) THAT MAY BE RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND ADVISED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 174,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10421052August 22, 2011
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS VIOLENTLY JERKING AND SWITCHING BETWEEN GEARS. THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING A SERVICE APPOINTMENT WITH THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED NOR WAS THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 73,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10419822August 17, 2011
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
6/10/2011 THE TRANSMISSION ON MY 2006 NISSAN MAXIMA FAILED WITHOUT WARNING WHICH PREVENTED THE CAR FROM ACCELERATING. THIS WAS WHILE ON THE TURNPIKE IN PA WITH TRAFFIC MERGING AND MOVING AT SPEEDS OF UP TO 75MPH. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WITHOUT GETTING INTO AN ACCIDENT OR CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. UPON FURTHER RESEARCH I SEE TRANSMISSION ISSUES ARE VERY COMMON FOR THIS MAKE AND MODEL CAR THROUGH THE PRODUCTION YEARS OF 04-07. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND I CAN SEE IT LEADING UP TO AND INCLUDING DEATH DUE TO AN ACCIDENT. THE DEALER I PURCHASED THE CAR FROM REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION UNDER WARRANTY, BUT I AM AGAIN HAVING ISSUES WITH MY TRANSMISSIONS SHOWING SIGNS OF FAILURE AGAIN. TO DATE, MY CAR HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP FOR A TOTAL OF 32 DAYS FOR THE SAME TRANSMISSIONS ISSUE. *KB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10419255August 12, 2011
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS VIOLENTLY JERKING. WHEN SHE WAS ATTEMPTING TO SHIFT BETWEEN GEARS, THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL. THE DEALER MADE TWO ATTEMPTS TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE BUT TO NO AVAIL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING A RESPONSE. NO REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 98,987. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10418885August 9, 2011
POWER TRAIN
TRANSMISSION FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT 85,000 MILES. CAR WAS VERY JERKY AT LOW SPEEDS BOTH WHEN ACCELERATING AND DECELERATING AND OFTEN WOULDN'T ACCELERATE FROM A STOPPED POSITION (DANGEROUS WHEN ANTICIPATING TIME TO MAKE LEFT TURNS ACROSS TRAFFIC). I OFTEN THOUGHT I WOULD BE REAR ENDED (DUE TO THE CAR NOT ACCELERATING) OR WOULD REAR END SOMEONE BECAUSE OF THE JUMPING OF THE CAR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10417826August 7, 2011
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I HAVE A 2006 MAXIMA W/ 104K MILES THAT IS HAVING THE SAME JERKING ISSUES. IN AUG 2011, THE CAR LURCHED AND JUMPED SO BAD IN TRAFFIC WHILE SLOWING DOWN. IT ALSO HAPPENS WHENEVER I AM PULLING FROM A STOP LIGHT OR REVERSING. THIS ISSUE CONTINUED AND SOMETIME I HAVE TO STOP THE CAR BECAUSE I THOUGHT I WAS GOING TO GET INTO AN ACCIDENT. SINCE THIS APPEARS AFTER THE CAR IS DRIVEN FOR ABOUT 15 MINUTES, I WILL LET THE CAR SIT FOR A WHILE BEFORE I DRIVE IT AGAIN. IT WILL DRIVE FINE FOR A FEW MILES AND START LURCHING AGAIN. I TOOK THE CAR TO OUR LOCAL NISSAN DEALER AND I WAS TOLD THAT I WILL NEED TO PAY THEM $105 FOR AN INSPECTION. I WENT ON TO TELL THEM THE ISSUE AND THE SERVICE PERSON ACTED AS IF HE DOES NOT KNOW WHAT I WAS TALKING ABOUT. HE WAS SARCASTIC IN OUR CONVERSATION AND HE TOLD ME THAT I MAY HAVE TO BUY A NEW TRANSMISSION. *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10417804August 6, 2011
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION LAGS DURING NORMAL ACCELERATION. HARD SHIFT FROM PARK OR REVERSE TO DRIVE CONTINUING TO A DELAY BEFORE ACTUALLY BEING ABLE TO DRIVE. *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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