Nissan Maxima Complaints (2006)

576 consumer complaints on file.

#10402424May 23, 2011
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING, THE TRANSMISSION INDEPENDENTLY SHIFTED GEARS ABNORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 104,000. THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE DID NOT SHIFT PROPERLY BETWEEN 1ST AND 2ND GEAR, SOMETIMES NOT SHIFTING AT ALL. THE RMPS' WERE UP, BUT THERE WAS NO MOVEMENT. IT ALSO RESPONDED WITH A THUMPING NOISE WHEN DOWNSHIFTING. UPDATED 12/05/11
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0
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0
#10402047May 19, 2011
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
2006 MAXIMA TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE NEW. 95,000 ON IT AND THE TRANSMISSION IS SHOT. NISSAN MUST MAKE US WHOLE ON THIS. *TR
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0
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#10401996May 18, 2011
POWER TRAIN
I WOULD LIKE TO ADD MY INFO TO THE CASE YOU HAVE OPEN CONCERNING THE NISSAN MAXIMA LINE OF CARS AND THE TRANSMISSION. I HAVE LESS THAN 80,000 MILES ON MY 2006 MAXIMA AND HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. IT STARTED WITH NOT BEING ABLE TO GET INTO GEAR AFTER A COLD START EARLY IN THE MORNINGS, THAT WOULD LAST ABOUT 2 MINUTES. AFTER PULLING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY AND ROLLING DOWN THE HILL THE CAR WOULD ACT FINE. I WAS TOLD A TRANSMISSION FLUSH WOULD CORRECT THE PROBLEM FROM A NISSAN TECH OVER THE PHONE. NOW IT IS MORE SERIOUS, WHEN PLACING IT IN GEAR IT MAKES A LOUD THUMP SOUND. IT SOUNDS LIKE I TEARING UP SOMETHING AND I KNOW THAT WILL LEAD TO MORE PROBLEMS. THE CAR IS CURRENTLY SITTING IN THE CARPORT MAKING IT DIFFICULT FOR ME TO GET TO WORK. I PURCHASED THE CAR IN 08 SO I AM STILL MAKING CAR NOTES ON A VEHICLE THAT IS NOT USABLE.
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0
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0
#10401064May 16, 2011
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH AND SHIFTING FROM SECOND TO FIRST THE VEHICLE WOULD JERK EXCESSIVELY. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY THE DEALER WHO ADVISED HER THAT SHE REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION FLUID. AFTER HAVING THE FLUID REPLACED SHE NOTICED THAT THE SHIFTING BECAME WORSE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 69,200. UPDATED 07/21/11 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED BECAUSE IT WOULD NOT SHIFT FROM FIRST TO SECOND GEAR. UPDATED 07/22/11
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0
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0
#10399933May 10, 2011
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I HAVE A 2006, NISSAN MAXIMA SE. I'VE BEEN HAVING SEVERE PROBLEMS WITH MY TRANSMISSION. THE CAR JERKS VIOLENTLY WHEN ITS CHANGES GEARS BETWEEN 1ST AND 2ND, AS WELL AS BETWEEN 2ND AND 3RD GEAR. AFTER DOING RESEARCH ON THIS PROBLEM ONLINE, I'VE SEEN COUNTLESS NUMBER OF PEOPLE WHO COMPLAIN ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM. I CALLED NISSAN AND ALL THEY SAID WAS IF THERE IS EVER A RECALL, THEN KEEP YOUR RECEIPT AND YOU WILL BE REIMBURSED. THAT'S NOT GOOD ENOUGH. SO MANY PEOPLE HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM FROM 2004 TO 2008. I DONT SEE HOW THIS COULD GO ON. A "REPUTABLE" COMPANY, SUCH AS NISSAN, PUTTING OUT A PRODUCT THAT THEY KNOW IS DEFECTIVE. ITS NOT FAIR TO THE CONSUMER. TO PAY OVER $36,000 FOR A VEHICLE AND TO HAVE A PROBLEM LIKE THIS IS WRONG. WHAT HAS TO HAPPEN? DO PEOPLE NEED TO DIE FIRST BEFORE THIS PROBLEM IS ADDRESSED? LIKE THE ISSUE THAT TOYOTA HAD IN REGARDS TO THEIR ACCELERATORS GETTING STUCK. DOES SOMEONE HAVE TO BRING THIS TO THE ATTENTION OF A NATIONAL MEDIA PROGRAM, LIKE DATELINE OR 20/20 AND BRING TO LIGHT HOW BAD NISSAN IS TREATING ITS CUSTOMERS AND HOW THE NHTSA ISN'T DOING ANYTHING TO HELP THE PUBLIC WITH THIS ISSUE? I'M HOPING THAT THIS LETTER WILL GET THROUGH TO SOMEONE WHO REALLY CARES AND WILL TAKE ACTION TO HELP THE CONSUMER GET SOME JUSTICE. THE PRESIDENT MADE AN EMPHASIS ON COMPANIES PUTTING OUT QUALITY VEHICLES AND HELPED BAIL OUT SOME OF THE AUTO MAKERS. HOPEFULLY SOMEONE WILL HELP THIS CONSUMER WITH THIS PROBLEM. *TR
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10399637May 9, 2011
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WOULD VIOLENTLY JERK WHEN SHIFTING FROM FIRST TO SECOND GEAR. ONCE THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO ACCELERATE IT WOULD ACCELERATE AT A SLOWER RATE THAN USUAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED TO FLUSH THE TRANSMISSION FLUID. THE TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS FLUSHED, BUT THE FAILURE BEGAN TO RECUR A FEW DAYS LATER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE, BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 70,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
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0
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0
#10399439May 7, 2011
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
FOR THE PAST MONTH, MY 2006 NISSAN MAXIMA HAS BEEN HAVING SOME PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION. WHEN DRIVING, AS THE CAR SHIFT BETWEEN GEARS 1-3, THERE ARE SOME LOUD NOISES AND THE CAR JERKS FORWARD WITH EVERY GEARSHIFT. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS WHEN DRIVING IN TRAFFIC AS THE JERKS PROPEL THE CAR FORWARD BETWEEN EVERY GEARSHIFT. I DID A COMPUTER DIAGNOSTIC ON THE CAR AND THE RESULTS WERE THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE VALVE BODY ASSEMBLY ON THE TRANSMISSION. I THEN WENT ONLINE AND SAW THAT THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS REGARDING THE SAME ISSUE AND ALL OF THE CARS, WERE BETWEEN 2005 -2008 AND MILEAGE RANGED FROM 78000 TO 95000. WITH ALL OF THESE COMPLAINTS THAT ARE ONLINE OF THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR, I AM SURPRISED THAT THERE ARE NO RECALLS FOR THIS PARTICULAR CAR'S PROBLEMS. IT IS VERY CLEAR THAT THERE ARE SOME MAJOR DEFECTS WITH THIS PARTICULAR TRANSMISSION. CALLED A TRANSMISSION REPAIR SHOP AND THEY VERIFIED THE SAME PROBLEM WITH MANY NISSAN MAXIMA CARS THAT HAVE BEEN REPAIRED AT ITS SHOP. THERE PROJECTED REPAIR PRICES RANGE FROM $3000-$4000. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10399115May 4, 2011
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC
06 NISSAN MAXIMA. FAILED RIGHT REAR ABS SENSOR. PER THE DEALER, A DESIGN FLAW CAUSES MOISTURE TO BUILD UP AND CAUSES THE ABS SENSOR TO FAIL AFTER TIME. HAD TO PURCHASE NEW SENSOR, CAP, AND HUB. THE NEW SENSOR AND CAP DO NOT FIT THE ORIGINAL WHEEL HUB SO A NEW ONE HAD TO BE PURCHASED. THE MECHANIC ALSO HAD TO MODIFY THE HUB BY DRILLING A HOLE IN IT TO ALLOW MOISTURE TO ESCAPE TO PREVENT THE SAME PROBLEM FROM HAPPENING. IN TALKING WITH THE DEALERSHIP, THEY HAVE HAD MULTIPLE MAXIMAS IN FOR THIS REPAIR. ONE DEALERSHIP DIDN'T HAVE THE PARTS NEEDED AS THEY'VE HAD SO MANY REPAIRS. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10397461April 26, 2011
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN MAXIMA SE. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH WHEN THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN JERKING WITH EXCESSIVE HESITATION. THE FAILURE RECURRED WHENEVER THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTED INTO ANY GEAR RANGE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THEY INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10397446April 25, 2011
POWER TRAIN
THERE IS A FACTORY PROBLEM WITH THE 04-06 NISSAN MAXIMA AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS. MINE IS A 06, IT JERKS WHENEVER IT GOES FROM 3RD TO 2ND, ALSO FROM DRIVE TO REVERSE. IT HAPPENS ONCE THE CAR WARMS UP. USUALLY AFTER THE 50K MILES, SOME AFTER 85K MILES. THE PROBLEM IS IN THE VALVE BODY, IT HAS BEEN REDESIGNED BY NISSAN 3 TIMES ALREADY, AND THEY SAY THERE ARE NO PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION. ONCE THE VALVE BODY IS NOT WORKING AS IT SHOULD, IT PRODUCES INTERNAL DAMAGE ALSO INSIDE THE TRANSMISSION, THEN IT WILL BRAKE MOTOR (EN GINE) AND TRANSMISSION MOUNTS, IT IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM. ALSO TO GO FROM SECOND TO THIRD THE ENGINE WILL GO NEED TO GO ATHIGH REVOLUTIONS, IT MAY KILL THE ENGINE. AND AN ENGINE DEAD IN MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC IS A RECEIPT FOR A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. I HOPE YOU CAN ADDRESS THIS AND MAKE NISSAN FIX THEIR PROBLEMS. IT IS UNBELIEVABLE THAT IN A CAR THAT COSTS 30K+ NEW HAS A SERIOUS DESIGN FLAW. *TR
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10397220April 23, 2011
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, POWER TRAIN
HELLO MY NAME IS [XXX] AND I HAVE A 2006 NISSAN MAXIMA SL WITH 76K. THIS CAR HAS SEEMED TO BE MORE OF A HEADACHE THAN ANYTHING ELSE. HERE ARE A LIST OF PROBLEMS. 1.) TRANSMISSION: JERKS BAD, FREE REV'S BAD, JUMPS FROM PARK TO DRIVE AND REVERSE BAAAD. 2.) ABS SYSTEM: THE SYSTEM INITIATED ITSELF AND I TOOK IT TO MIDAS THERE SCANNER READ THAT THERE WERE NO PROBLEMS BUT STILL (TO THIS DAY) BAD GRINDING WHEN I BRAKE AND RUBBING SOUND WHEN I ACCELERATE. (HAPPENING FOR 3 DAYS NOW) 3.) CAR WAS MAKING BAD CLICKING NOISE WHILE ENGINE WAS ON....DIAGNOSIS FROM DEALERSHIP; TIMING CHAIN $1200.00 NOISE IS STILL SOUNDING AFTER REPLACEMENT. PLEASE I HAVE READ COUNTLESS FORUMS HOPING THAT I WASN'T THE ONLY ONE....THE TRANSMISSION ESPECIALLY IS DEFECTIVE PLEASE! INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10397175April 22, 2011
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION JERKS VERY BADLY FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEAR. THIS APPEARS TO BE A COMMON DEFECT IN MY MODEL. THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL. *TR
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10397850April 22, 2011
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
MY WIFE WAS DRIVING HOME IN OUR MAXIMA FROM WORK AND WHEN SHE PUSHED THE BRAKE PEDAL IT FELT VERY SOFT AND THE PEDAL TRAVEL WAS A LOT MORE THAN NORMAL. SHE WAS AFRAID TO DRIVE THE CAR AND STOPPED AT A FRIENDS HOUSE AND CALLED ME AT WORK TO COME AND LOOK AT THE CAR. I DROVE IT AND NOTICED ALSO THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS MUCH SOFTER AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT FARTHER TO THE FLOOR. NO WARNING LIGHTS WERE ON IN THE CAR. THE CAR WOULD STOP WHEN I BRAKED HARD SO I DECIDED TO DRIVE ABOUT 5 MILES TO OUR NISSAN DEALER. WHILE DRIVING THERE I HEARD A CLUNK/THUMP SOUND SEVERAL TIMES FROM UNDER THE CAR AND THE CAR WOULD SLOW DOWN AND SHUDDER A BIT. I HAD TO PUSH THE GAS PEDAL DOWN A LOT MORE THAN NORMAL TO GET THE CAR UP TO 50 MPH. THE NISSAN DEALER FOUND THAT THE BOTH REAR ABS SENSORS WERE FAILING. THEY SAID THE ABS SENSORS WERE RUBBING ON DEBRIS WHICH HAD ACCUMULATED IN THE HUB CAVITY. THEY HAD TO CLEAN OUT THE DRAIN FOR THE CAVITY AND REPLACED BOTH DAMAGED ABS SENSORS. IT SEEMS TO ME THAT THE HUB CAVITY DESIGN WAS A FAULTY ONE IF IT LET DEBRIS ACCUMULATE AND JEOPARDIZE AN IMPORTANT SAFETY FEATURE LIKE THE ABS SYSTEM. THERE APPARENTLY WAS A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN RELATED TO THIS ISSUE- BUT NO RECALL HAD TAKEN PLACE. I WASN'T REAL HAPPY ABOUT THE $975 REPAIR BILL.
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10396930April 20, 2011
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN MAXIMA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO JERK VIOLENTLY. THE CONTACT STATED THE FAILURE RECURRED AT DIFFERENT SPEEDS INTERMITTENTLY BUT WOULD JERK VIOLENTLY WHILE DECELERATING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE TRANSMISSION WAS FLUSHED. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 89,000.
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10396953April 20, 2011
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN MAXIMA. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO SHIFT GEARS, THE ENGINE EXHIBITED AN ABNORMAL INCREASE IN RPMS. ALSO, THE GEAR WOULD NOT ENGAGE AND HAD TO BE SHIFTED WITH ABRUPT FORCE. THE FAILURE WAS EXPERIENCED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL MECHANIC WHO PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC AND ADVISED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND WOULD EITHER NEED TO BE REBUILT OR REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 81,000 AND THE CURRENT 90,221.
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10396982April 20, 2011
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I PURCHASED MY 2006 NISSAN MAXIMA SL ON 4/12/11 AND TWO DAYS LATER STARTED HAVING TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS AT 113000 MILES. ACCORDING TO A LOCAL TRANSMISSION REPAIR SHOP AND AAMCO, I WILL NEED A NEWLY DESIGNED TRANSMISSION VALVE BODY (APPROX $1500), NEW, OR REBUILT TRANSMISSION ($3000-$4000). CAR JERKS INTO 1ST GEAR AT LOW SPEED. WHEN LOOKING ONLINE I SAW NUMEROUS OTHER COMPLAINTS EXACTLY LIKE MINE, INDICATING A PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE TRANSMISSION VALVE BODY. THERE APPEARS TO BE AN OBVIOUS SYSTEMATIC DEFECT BY NISSAN. THIS PROBLEM COULD EASILY OCCUR IF ATTEMPTING TO PASS ANOTHER VEHICLE OR PULLING INTO TRAFFIC ON A FREEWAY. THIS PROBLEM ALSO QUALIFIES AS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE AS LIVES COULD BE LOST. NISSAN SHOULD RECALL THE 2004-2006 YEAR MODEL MAXIMAS TO ENSURE NOONE LOSES THEIR LIFE. *TR
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10395702April 13, 2011
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
MY 2006 NISSAN MAXIMA STARTED HAVING TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS AT 75000 MILES. ACCORDING TO AAMCO, I WILL NEED A NEW OR REBUILT TRANSMISSION. CAR JERKS INTO 1ST GEAR AT LOW SPEED. WHEN LOOKING ONLINE I SAW NUMEROUS OTHER COMPLAINTS EXACTLY LIKE MINE, INDICATING A PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE IS A DEFECT. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10395663April 12, 2011
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 25 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SLIP GEARS AND STALLED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THE DEALER STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE FRONT BRAKES WERE WEARING PREMATURELY AT VERY LOW MILEAGE AND WERE REPLACED THREE TIMES WITHIN ONE YEAR. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE IS VERY UNSAFE TO DRIVE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10395677April 12, 2011
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
2006 NISSAN MAXIMA, WHEN TRANSMISSION IS WARMED UP CAR HARD SHIFTS FROM FIRST TO SECOND GEAR. HARD JERK WHEN DECELERATING OR ACCELERATING AFTER A SMALL DECELERATION AS WELL. BOUGHT THE CAR USED WITH 67K MILES ON IT AND PROBLEM STARTED AROUND 90K. HAVE SEARCHED THE INTERNET FOR SOLUTIONS AND HAVE COME ACROSS THOUSANDS OF SIMILAR COMPLAINTS. SEEMS NISSAN HAS NO CLUE AS TO WHY THE PROBLEM OCCURS AND ONLY SOLUTION FOUND IS SPENDING 3-5K DOLLARS TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10395470April 11, 2011
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE JERKED FORWARD ABNORMALLY. THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS A POPPING SOUND COMING FROM THE TRANSMISSION. THE CONTACT STATED THE FAILURE WAS CONSTANT AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE MECHANIC ADVISED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 92,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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