Nissan Maxima Complaints

6,958 consumer complaints on file.

#10252598December 22, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
VEHICLE IDLES AND STALLS OUT. WHEN STARTED BACK UP, THE TRANSMISSION IS STUCK IN 5TH GEAR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10252331December 20, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, SUSPENSION, TIRES, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
MY 04 MAXIMA CURRENTLY HAS JUST OVER 50,000 MILES ON IT. I HAVE NOTICED SOME HARD SHIFTS OVER THE PAST FEW MONTHS, BUT THEY HAD BEEN VERY INTERMITTENT. THE OTHER DAY HOWEVER I NOTICED THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT WAS ON AND WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP I REALIZED THAT I BARELY HAD ANY POWER! AFTER ENGINE SHUT OFF THE ACCELERATION WAS BACK TO NORMAL. THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT REMAINED ON. THE CODE WAS PULLED AND RESET. P 0797 PRESSURE CONTROL SOLENOID, STUCK ON. REPAIR COST APPROXIMATELY 4000 DOLLARS. PROBLEM OUTSTANDING. THE STRUTS HAVE ALSO GONE BAD. PROBLEM OUTSTANDING. I HAVE ALSO HAD TO REPLACE THE BATTERY. THE FRONT RIGHT ROTOR IS WARPED AND CAUSES STEERING WHEEL SHIM WHEN DOWNHILL BRAKING. PROBLEM OUTSTANDING. MY CAR HAD BEGUN TO IDLE VERY LOW TWICE AND ACTUALLY DIED ONCE. PROBLEM OUTSTANDING. A WELD ON THE HEAT SHIELD OF THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER HAS COME LOOSE AND CAUSES A NOTICEABLE VIBRATION WHEN ACCELERATING WHEN COLD. THIS SUBSIDES ONCE IT'S HEATED UP PROBABLY DUE TO METAL EXPANSION. PROBLEM OUTSTANDING. I HAVE ALSO REPLACED THE TIRES DUE TOO BAD ALIGNMENT CAMBER ON SOME AND ALSO CASTOR I BELIEVE IT WAS WEARING THE TIRES UNEVENLY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10252279December 19, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
HI, I AM SO MAD TO THE TOP OF MY HEAD THAT NISSAN IS TAKING OUR MONEY AND GIVING LOW PERFORMING VEHICLE LIKE THE MAXIMA SE 2004. I JUST PURCHASED THIS CAR (2004 MAXIMA 04) BECAUSE OF MY PRIOR NISSAN THAT WORKED EXCELLENT FOR OVER 10 YEARS. BUT MY NEW MAXIMA AT 54,000 HAS BEEN JERKING ON ME EVERY TIME I ACCELERATE FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEAR, BROUGHT THE CAR TO THE DEALER AND HAD A REBUILT TRANSMISSION PUT ON IT AND FRANKLY THE CAR IS STILL SHIFTING AND DOWNSHIFTING HARD. NISSAN HAS FAILED TO RECALL THIS PRODUCT AND STAND BEHIND THEIR WORD AS THE PROVIDER OF RELIABLE CARS. JUST THE OTHER DAY WHILE EXITING THE FREEWAY I ALMOST REAR ENDED SOMEBODY BECAUSE THE GEARS WILL NOW DOWNSHIFT PROPERLY AND IT SEEMED THAT THE CAR JUST WANTED TO KEEP GOING. THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE HAVING THE PRECISE DILEMMA THAT I AM CURRENT FACING; JUST LOOK AT WWW.CARSURVEY.COM THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND HOPEFULLY SOMETHING WILL BE DONE FOR ALL THE PEOPLE THAT ARE PUTTING THEIR LIFE'S AT RISK DRIVING THESE VEHICLES WITH TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10252290December 19, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I AM EXPERIENCING ISSUES WITH MY TRANSMISSION SLIPPING BETWEEN 1ST AND 2ND GEARS, AS WELL AS GOING BETWEEN REVERSE AND DRIVE. WHEN THE TRANSMISSION SLIPS THERE IS A LOUD POP AND THE ENTIRE CAR SHAKES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10252300December 19, 2008
SUSPENSION, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I REPLACED TRANSMISSION TWICE. MY CAR A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA SHIFTS GEARS, LOSES POWER, DOESN'T RUN. THEN IT MAKES CLICKING NOISE. ALL MOUNTS HAVE BEEN REPAIRED NUMEROUS TIMES. I HAVE NO MONEY AND THE CAR IIS BACK IN THE SHOP TO REPAIR THE TRANSMISSION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10252184December 18, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
MY 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA TRANSMISSION KEEPS JUMPING IN LOWER GEARS AND IT SEEMS THIS IS A RECURRING PROBLEM WITH MANY OTHER OWNERS OF THIS MODEL VEHICLE IT IS A DEFECT WITH VEHICLE THAT NISSAN HAS TO APPARENTLY KNOWN ABOUT AND SINCE MOST OF THESE CARS HAVE HIGH MILEAGE THEY WILL NOT HONOR ANY WARRANTY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10252216December 18, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
2004 NISSAN MAXIMA TRANSMISSION SLIPPING AND JERKING IN 1 AND 2ND GEARS. LIKE ALL THE OTHER CONSUMERS IN HERE:HTTP://WWW.CARSURVEY.ORG/VIEWMORECOMMENTS_REVIEW_61092_12.HTML. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10252236December 18, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I HAVE A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA AND THE CAR IS JERKING AND JUMPING WHILE DRIVING AND UPON STOPPING. IT OCCURS EVERYTIME I DRIVE THE CAR AND I'VE TOOK IT TO THE SHOP AND IT WAS PUT ON A DIAGNOSTIC AND THEY STATED THAT ITS A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. THEIR SHOULD BE A MANDATORY RECALL FOR THESE CARS BECAUSE I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS PROBLEM. PLEASE HELP US AND LOOK INTO THIS. NISSAN IS NOT TRYING TO HELP US AT ALL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10251991December 16, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, TIRES:SIDEWALL
I OWN A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA AND MY TRANSMISSION IS JERKING IN 1 AND 2ND GEAR(DRIVE) AND I HAVE WENT TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION FLUID CHECKED AND REPLACED AND THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. THERE ARE NUMEROUS AMOUNT OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA'S TRANSMISSION... PLEASE RESEARCH AND DO A RECALL BEFORE SOMEONE ENDS UP ON 20/20... WITH A SAD STORY... PLEASE HELP!!!! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10251838December 15, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, TIRES
I HAVE 2004 NISSAN MAXIMUM SE, I BOUGHT THE CAR MAY 2008 AND STILL DRIVING. I HAVE ISSUE WITH TRANSMISSION, IT JERKS WHEN GEAR IS CHANGING FROM 2 TO 3 AND INVERSE TOO. THE MILEAGE ON MY CAR IS ABOUT 61,000MI, THE MANUFACTURE WARRANT IS 60,000MI ON TRANSMISSION, HOWEVER, I TOOK THE CAR TO NISSAN DEALER AT 59,000MI, AND THEY TOLD ME THAT NO PROBLEM DETECTED ON MY TRANSMISSION AND I HAVE TO PAY $106. THE CAR STILL JERKS ON CHANGING GEARS. THIS THING DISAPPOINTS ME AND IT IS FRUSTRATION. PLEASE ADVICE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10251900December 15, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, POWER TRAIN
MY 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA WAS STALLED ON THE ROAD TWICE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD WHILE DRIVING AROUND JUNE 2008 WITH A MILEAGE OF 54,500. BEFORE THE STALLS HAPPENED, THE VEHICLE JERKED WHEN SHIFTING FROM FIRST TO SECOND GEAR AND VS VERSA. AT THE TIME OF THE STALLING, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WENT ON. I BROUGHT IT BACK TO NISSAN DEALER, THINKING IT IS STILL WITHIN THE POWER TRAIN WARRANTY. THE DEALER HOWEVER TOLD ME THE WARRANTY DOES NOT COVER THIS PROBLEM. IT COSTS ME OVER $600.00. THE REPORT SAID THAT CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR IS MALFUNCTIONING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10251721December 14, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
AFTER DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS FOR 20 MINUTES, GOT OFF HIGHWAY AND PULLED INTO GAS STATION. AFTER PUTTING THE VEHICLE IN PARK, THE CAR SHUT OFF. AFTER COMING OUT OF THE STORE, IT FAILED TO START. WENT BACK TO THE CAR LATER, AND IT STARTED RIGHT UP. TOOK TO MECHANIC, BLAMED THE SERVICE LIGHT ON THE ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM. CAME ON AGAIN 2-3 WEEKS LATER, TOOK TO A DIFFERENT MECHANIC WHO SAID IT WAS THE IGNITION COILS. QUOTED ME $1300 TO REPLACE ALL 6. OPTED NOT TO PERFORM REPAIR AT THAT TIME. 2 WEEKS LATER, THE COIL FAILED AND CAUSED THE CAR TO RUN VERY ROUGH, AS WELL AS CONSUME LARGE AMOUNTS OF GAS. REPLACED BROKEN COIL AND O2 SENSOR. CAR CONTINUES TO GET FAR BELOW AVERAGE MPG. ABOUT 15 MPG HIGHWAY DRIVING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10251552December 12, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
O4 NISSAN MAXIMA. THIS CAR HAS A DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION THAT NISSAN KNOWS ABOUT. MY WIFE STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF A BUSY HIGHWAY FROM THE PROBLEM. THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF POSTS ABOUT THIS TRANSMISSION AND NISSAN WILL NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10251623December 12, 2008
POWER TRAIN
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. WHEN THE CONTACT SHIFTS FROM FIRST INTO SECOND GEAR, THE VEHICLE SHAKES. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO SHIFT INTO THIRD GEAR, THE RPM'S INCREASE AND NEVER FULLY SHIFTS INTO THIRD GEAR. WHEN SHIFTING FROM DRIVE INTO PARK, THE VEHICLE MAKES A THUD SOUND. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 91,350 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10251073December 8, 2008
STEERING, AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 NISSAN MAXIMA. DURING THE SUMMER MONTHS, THE CONTACT NOTICED SMOKE COMING OUT OF THE STEERING WHEEL COVER WHERE THE AIR BAG WAS LOCATED. HE WILL TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSIS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 144,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 167,000. UPDATED 01/09/09. *LJ UPDATED 01/09/09.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10251117December 8, 2008
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
1. STRUCK BY A SMALL DEER ON FRONT BUMPER/GRILL 2. BOTH FRONT AIRBAGS DEPLOYED UNNECESSARILY, AND WITH VERY LITTLE DAMAGE TO VEHICLE. AIRBAG CAUSED MINOR UNNECESSARY INJURY. 3. AIRBAGS, MODULE, AND SEAT BELTS MUST BE REPLACED. AIRBAGS ARE NOT AVAILABLE OR BACK-ORDERED. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10250991December 7, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I NOTICED MY 2004 MAXIMA TRANSMISSION SLIPPING FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEAR AND VIOLENTLY JERKING I TOOK MY CAR TO THE DEALER AND THEY TOLD ME MY MOTOR MOUNTS WERE BROKEN I CHANGED THEM($600) AND THE PROBLEM WAS NOT SOLVED I TOOK IT BACK AND THEY TOLD ME I WAS DOWN A QUART OF TRANSMISSION FLUID BUT MY TRANSMISSION IS NOT LEAKING ANYWHERE SO I MADE THEM SUPPOSEDLY FILL IT UP I FINALLY TOOK MY CAR TO A TRANSMISSION SPECIALIST AND FOUND THAT I HAVE A DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION VALVE BODY AFTER DOING MORE RESEARCH I FOUND THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE 04-06 NISSAN MAXIMAS, THE SPECIALIST TOLD ME HE GETS THEM ALL THE TIME, IM SURE IF I KEPT GOING BACK TO THE DEALER THEY WOULD TELL ME I NEED A NEW $4500 TRANSMISSION KNOWING THAT THERE VALVE BODIES ARE DEFECTIVE THIS HAS TO STOP NISSAN IS TAKING PEOPLE ON A RUN AROUND WITH THIS ISSUE I THINK THE PART SHOULD BE RECALLED BECAUSE IT MAKES THE CAR UNSAFE (EXAMPLE) WHEN YOU STEP ON THE GAS TO TAKE OFF THE CAR FEELS LIKE IT STAYS IN FIRST GEAR TO A CERTAIN POINT THEN SLAMS INTO SECOND GEAR WHILE THE CAR IS IN MOTION CAUSING THE CAR TO LAUNCH FORWARD THIS ALMOST CAUSED PROPERTY DAMAGE IN MY CASE, TO MAKE IT WORSE THE DEALERS ARE TELLING PEOPLE OTHER THINGS ARE WRONG WITH THERE CAR INSTEAD OF DEALING WITH THE ISSUE AND RECALLING THE PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10251010December 7, 2008
POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY
I HAVE A 2004 NISSAN MAX SE, 6 SP MANUAL TRANSMISSION. MY CLUTCH FAILED COMPLETELY OUT OF THE BLUE AT 76K MILES, CURRENTLY HAS 98K. I CAN BARELY SHIFT IN FOR THE FIRST 20 MINUTES FROM COLD START, IT SLIPS OUT OF GEAR WHILE DRIVING, SOMETIMES THE CLUTCH LOSES PRESSURE. THE DEALERSHIP WAS OF NO HELP TO ME. I HAVE BEEN DRIVING STICK EXCLUSIVELY FOR 20 YEARS AND THIS IS THE WORST CLUTCH I HAVE EVER DRIVEN. I CONSTANTLY HAVE SHIFT SHOCK AND THE CAR IS NOT ENJOYABLE TO DRIVE, WHATSOEVER.*TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10250920December 6, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
NISSAN MAXIMA SE 2004 I PURCHASED THE ABOVE VEH AND IT WORKED FINE UNTIL RECENTLY I STRONG NOTICING THAT THE VEH JERKS WHENEVER I TRY TO ACCELERATE FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEAR. IT ALSO DO THE SAME WHILE I RESERVE. I HAVE COMPLAINED TO NISSAN ON MANY OCCASION AND THE CURRENT DEALERS AND NOTHING WHERE DONE. I HAVE ALSO BEEN ABLE TO ESTABLISH THAT MANY NISSAN OWNERS FOR THE ABOVE VEH HAVE HAD THE SAME PARTICULAR PROBLEM. WITHOUT A BOUDT NISSAN IS VERY AWARE OF THIS DEFECT WITH ITS TRANSMISSION BUT THE ARE NOT RECALLING THIS PRODUCT TO BE FIXED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10250889December 5, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION AS MANY OTHERS HAD... KNOWING THE BRAND OF THE VEHICLE ITS IMPOSSIBLE TO BELIEVE THAT SUCH PROBLEMS OCCUR.. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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