Nissan Maxima Complaints (2006)

576 consumer complaints on file.

#11078533March 11, 2018
POWER TRAIN
TRANSMISSION IS SHIFTING HARD AND SLIPPING
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11078586March 11, 2018
POWER TRAIN
TRANSMISSION JERKS INTO GEAR AND WHEN SHIFTING. ACCELERATION CAN BE SLOW AND HAS CAUSED ME TO NEARLY HAVE AND ACCIDENT WHEN I COULD NOT CLEAR AN INTERSECTION AS QUICKLY AS NECESSARY. SOMETIMES THE CAR WILL CLUNK INTO GEAR WHEN SHIFTING AND WHEN DRIVING. TRANSMISSION WILL STICK IN 5TH AND NEED TO SHIFT MANUALLY TO MOVE AT ALL. THIS IS A PROBLEM WAITING TO HAPPEN AS I MIGHT NEED TO GET OUT OF THE WAY OF TRAFFIC, OR A TRAIN, AND THE CAR WON'T MOVE. I HAVE READ MULTIPLE FORUMS WHERE OTHERS HAVE THE SAME PROBLEMS WITH THEIR 2006 NISSAN MAXIMA. I HAVE HAD THIS CAR SINCE IT WAS NEW. NOW, 147,000 MILES. AMAZING THAT OTHER CARS CONTINUE TO RUN, SAFELY, WELL INTO THE 300,000 MILE RANGE. DISAPPOINTED WITH NISSAN FOR NOT HAVING A RECALL ON THIS TRANSMISSION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11053625December 9, 2017
ENGINE
THE CAR SHUTS DOWN IN THE MEST OF DRIVING OR A THE STOP SIGN. SOME TIMES IT WILL CRANK BACK UP AND SOME TIMES IT WILL NOT .SO NOW IT WILL NOT CRACK BACK UP.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11045848November 13, 2017
POWER TRAIN
CAR HAS A LITTLE OVER 50,000 MILES, WAS DEALER MAINTAINED AND, TRANSMISSION FAILURE. THE CAR HAS LESS THAN AVERAGE WEAR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11045851November 13, 2017
AIR BAGS
TAKATA RECALL: I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE IN THE MAIL REGARDING THE AIRBAGS IN MY CAR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11031570October 3, 2017
POWER TRAIN
OVER TIME THE PROBLEM HAS GOTTEN SIGNIFICANTLY WORSE. WHILE TRANSMISSION ATTEMPTS TO SHIFT, IT "SLIPS" AND REVS UP UNTIL IT "CATCHES" AND THEN JERKS INTO GEAR. THIS HAPPENS WHEN ACCELERATING, AND ALSO WHILE DECELERATING YOU GET THE JERK AND LOUD "CLUNKING". WHEN CHANGING GEARS FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE, THE CAR WILL PAUSE OR HANG UP FOR A COUPLE SECONDS BEFORE POPPING INTO GEAR, ACCOMPANIED BY A JERK AGAIN. WHEN THE ENGINE IS SHIFTING AND YOU HEAR / SEE THE REVS START TO JUMP OFF YOU NEED TO LET OFF OF THE GAS IMMEDIATELY IN ORDER TO STOP IT FROM RED-LINING OR JERKING SO HARD YOU SNAP YOUR NECK. THIS APPEARS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THESE MODEL MAXIMAS. SAD.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11014809August 12, 2017
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
BOUGHT CAR ONE YEAR AGO AT 120000 MILES. AFTER 2 MOS, CAR STARTED JUMPING WHILE PRESSING ACCELERATION AND THEN BEGAN TO JUST STOP WHILE I WAS DRIVING. ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON , HAD CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSORS REPLACED. LESS THAN 2 MOS LATER, CAR WAS STARTING TO STALL AGAIN, ACCELERATOR STILL MAKING THE CAR STALL. HAD FUEL SYSTEM CHECKED, WAS FINE. THEN MY ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN, NOW SAYING CAMSHAFT POSITION TIMING NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. MECHANIC TOLD ME THIS IS THE MOST COMMON PROBLEM HE SEES IN NISSAN VEHICLES. SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THE TIMING CHAIN IF THE PROBLEM IS SO COMMON. I RAN INTO A DITCH TWICE AND VERY NEARLY WAS IN AN ACCIDENT WHEN MY CAR CUT OFF WHILE I WAS TURNING AT A BUSY INTERSECTION. I COULDN'T TURN THE WHEEL AND NEARLY CRASHED! THIS HAS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES. I REPORTED THE ISSUE DIRECTLY TO NISSAN BUT SINCE NO ACCIDENT WAS REPORTED I DID NOT RECEIVE ANY HELP OR ADVICE FROM THEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11013960August 9, 2017
POWER TRAIN
BOUGHT THIS CAR FOR MY DAUGHTERS FIRST CAR WHEN SHE TURNED SIXTEEN. SHE DROVE FOR ONE MONTH AND THE TRANSMISSION STARTED JERKING HARD, REVING UP HIGH, AND SLIPPING. SHE SCARED TO DRIVE NOW SO THE MONEY I PAID FOR THIS CAR IS WASTED. I'M A MOTHER OF TWO I DON'T HAVE THE KIND OF MONEY THEY WANT TO REPLACE THIS TRANSMISSION. SHE ONLY NEEDED TO DRIVE HER SIBLING AND HER TO AND FROM SCHOOL A MILE DOWN THE RD BUT THE CAR JERKS ON THE WAY THERE. NOT A VERY DEPENDABLE CAR FOR A NISSAN TOP OF THE LINE MADE VEHICLE. WE HAVE ALWAYS HAD A NISSAN GUESS I NEED TO SWITCH BRANDS SINCE NISSAN DOES NOT WANT TO FIX THE MISTAKE THEY ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11005257July 14, 2017
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE JOLTED FORWARD INTERMITTENTLY. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED SHE NOTICED THE FAILURE OCCURRED MORE WHEN THE AIR CONDITIONER WAS ON OR AFTER SHE HAD REVERSED THEN SHIFTED INTO DRIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN UNKNOWN TRANSMISSION SHOP, HOWEVER THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED DUE TO THE DIAGNOSTIC FEES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED OR MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 150,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11001705June 27, 2017
POWER TRAIN
WHEN IS MOVING AND GOING TO STOP IN A TRAFFIC LIGHT IS VERY HARD THE SHIFT AND SLEEPING THE TRANSMISSION. P.D. WHEN I FELT THIS ISSUES WAS SINCE 01/06/2012 AND STILL MORE NOTABLE AT CURRENT TIME.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10995506June 16, 2017
POWER TRAIN
THE TRANSMISSION STARTED JERKING AND SLIPPING A FEW WEEKS AGO TILL SUDDENLY STARTED DECELERATING IN THE FREE WAY TO THE POINT THAT HAD TO STOP. NOW IT DOESN'T ACCELERATE ANYMORE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10991431May 24, 2017
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
CAR TRANSMISSION SLIPS AND VIOLENTLY JERKS WHEN CHANGING GEARS FROM PARK TO 1ST OR REVERSE AND WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND IN THE CITY. SUDDEN RPM INCREASE AND ACCELERATION WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. DUE TO THE JERKING, ENGINE MOUNT IS BROKEN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10984543May 9, 2017
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN MAXIMA. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE GEAR SHIFTED FROM FIRST TO SECOND GEAR WITHOUT WARNING. IN ADDITION, WHEN THE GEAR SHIFTED, IT MADE A LOUD ABNORMAL SOUND. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 119,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10983936May 7, 2017
STRUCTURE:BODY, POWER TRAIN
PAINT IS FADING HOOD, TRUNK AND ROOF. TRANSITION IS BUCKING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10972092April 12, 2017
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
ABS, TRC,BRAKE, STABILITY LIGHT ON, CAR JUMPS WHEN BRAKING AND LOUD NOISE WHEN BREAKING 25MPH AND LOWER. DEALER REFUSE TO DO THE REPAIR UNDER WARRANTY, THIS IS A LARGE PROBLEM FOR NISAN OWNERS. COST OF REPAIR 2-3000.00
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10971748April 10, 2017
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN MAXIMA. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY JERKED INDEPENDENTLY. THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE MOTOR MOUNT FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC (THE CONTACT'S BROTHER) AND REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT'S BROTHER THEN DIAGNOSED THAT THE MOTOR MOUNT FAILED BECAUSE THE TRANSMISSION WAS NOT SHIFTING PROPERLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AGAIN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10968633March 27, 2017
POWER TRAIN
MY TRANSMISSION STARTED VIOLENTLY JERKING FROM PARK TO REVERSE AND DRIVE, HAD SEVERAL REPAIRS DONE TO NO AVAIL. CAR IS STUCK IN THIRD GEAR, WHICH IS DANGEROUS BECAUSE WHEN I START TO PULL OUT ONTO THE HIGHWAY I HAVE NO POWER, THE CAR JUST REVS HIGH RPMS AND GOES REALLY SLOW UNTIL I REACH 40 MPH. ITS JUST A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE I GET HIT, I ALWAYS HAVE TO WAIT TO MAKE SURE NO CAR IS COMING IN MY DIRECTION. I HAVE HAD THE SOLENOIDS, VALVE BODY AMONG OTHER WORK DONE THAT HASN'T HELPED AT ALL AT A COST OF OVER $1500.00 THERE ARE APPARENTLY THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS OF THE SAME ISSUES ALL OVER THE INTERNET. WHY IS THIS NOT BEING RECALLED! ITS PURE AND SIMPLE THEFT. TO BUY A CA R THAT HAS A KNOWN DEFECT AND THE COMPANY NOT CARING TO REMEDY THE ISSUE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10966097March 15, 2017
POWER TRAIN
AT 107,000 MILES THE TRANSMISSION WAS JERKING INTO GEAR AFTER THE RPMS REVVED. TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED AT 107,000 MILES. TRANSMISSION IS NOW HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS AT 148,000 MILES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10960078March 10, 2017
POWER TRAIN
TRANSMISSION WENT COMPLETELY OUT AFTER REPLACING IT AT 74,000 MILES. WENT OUT ON THE FREEWAY WHILE DRIVING. VERY DANGEROUS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10959467March 7, 2017
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I BOUGHT THIS CAR FROM A BUY HERE PAY HERE HAD THE CAR FOR 1 MONTH AND THE TRANSMISSION WENT IN IT. I WAS TOLD THERE WAS A RECALL ON THESE TRANSMISSIONS FROM SEVERAL PEOPLE. THE DEALER WILL NOT HELP ME BECAUSE IT WAS SOLD AS IS. BUT THEY NEVER TOLD ME ANYTHING WAS WRONG WITH THE CAR. IT ACTUALLY DROVE FINE FOR A MONTH. I WAS DRIVING AND THE CAR JUST SHUT OFF. I TRIED TO TURN IT BACK ON WHEN IT DID IT WOULD NOT DRIVE. I HAD A MECHANIC HECK IT OUT. I NOW HAVE TO PURCHASE A NEW TRANSMISSION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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