Nissan Maxima Complaints

6,958 consumer complaints on file.

#10992782June 2, 2017
STRUCTURE:BODY
I HAVE A 2008 NISSAN MAXIMA AND I NOTICED THAT ON THE BOTTOM OF THE CAR ON THE PASSENGER SIDE THE FLOOR BOARD IS RUSTED PRETTY BAD. I WAS GETTING MY BRAKES AND ROTORS CHANGED WHEN I NOTICED THE PROBLEM. MY COUSINS FRIEND WAS OVER HIS HOUSE WHEN HE WAS DOING MY BRAKES AND ROTORS AND SAID NISSANS ARE KNOWN FOR RUST PROBLEMS UNDER THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE CAR AND WHEN I LOOKED WHAT DO YOU KNOW ITS ALL RUSTED. I LOOKED UP ABOUT NISSAN RUST PROBLEMS AND TONS OF COMPLAINTS HAVE BEEN FILED AND NISSAN DOESNT WANT TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS RUST PROBLEM. I HOPE THERE WILL BE A RECALL TO GET THESE RUST ISSUES RESOLVED AND NISSAN FIXES THESE PROBLEMS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10992911June 2, 2017
ENGINE
MY 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA SHUTS DOWN WHILE RUNNING, CAUSING THE TRANSMISSION TO DEFAULT INTO 5TH GEAR, (2-4 GEARS EFFECTIVELY DISAPPEAR) AND THE ALL ELECTRICITY , RADIO, A/C, AND POWER STEERING TO SHUT DOWN. ON STRAIGHT HIGHWAYS ONE CAN KEEP DRIVING BY SHIFTING INTO NEUTRAL IMMEDIATELY, AND TRYING TO RESTART THE ENGINE WITH THE KEY. USUALLY IT RESTARTS AND RUNS BUT IN A DEFICIENT POWER MODE. THE VDC LIGHT APPEARS, LETTING YOU KNOW THAT THE TRANSMISSION WILL BE STUCK IN 5TH GEAR, WITH THE OPTION OF MANUALLY STARTING IN 1ST GEAR. EITHER SHIFTING FROM 1ST TO AUTOMATIC OR MANUALLY TO ANOTHER GEAR, DEFAULTS THE CAR INTO GEAR 5. THE CAR IS DRIVE-ABLE IN THIS CONDITION, BUT ONE HAS AT STOPLIGHTS, TO IMMEDIATELY SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL, AND MANUALLY WITH FOOT PEDAL, KEEP THE RPMS ABOVE 1100. FORTUNATELY I WAS DRIVING STRAIGHT. IF TURNING A CORNER, AND NOT VERY STRONG, I'D HAVE NO CONTROL OVER MY CAR. WITHOUT POWER STEERING WORKING THE WHEEL IS VERY HARD TO TURN. FINALLY ONE DAY, THE CAR WOULD NOT START ON COLD START. IT WOULD OCCASIONALLY ALMOST FIRE, MAKE SOME REVOLUTIONS,BUT THEN WOULD ONLY TURN ON POWER OF THE STARTER. THE FIRST MECHANIC GAVE AN ESTIMATE OF $3600 TO REPLACE THE TIMING CHAIN THE PROBLEM ORIGINALLY DID NOT EXIST WHEN ENGINE WAS COLD, BUT AFTER ENGINE WARMS UP, AT THE FIRST TIME THE RPM'S FALL BELOW 1000, THE ENGINE SHUTS OFF... USUALLY WAITING FOR A COLD ENGINE AGAIN, CAUSES THE CAR TO START UP IN ORIGINAL FORM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10992155May 30, 2017
SUSPENSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN MAXIMA. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, WHILE DRIVING OVER BUMPS OR POTHOLES, THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE STRUT AREA OF THE VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DUBLIN NISSAN (2046 VETERANS BLVD, DUBLIN, GA 31021 (478) 275-2660), BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DIAGNOSED OR DUPLICATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000.
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
#10991108May 23, 2017
POWER TRAIN
MY MOTHER AND I WERE DRIVING TO LUNCH ON THE HIGHWAY AND I NOTICED THE CAR WAS DRIVING VERY SPORADICALLY. IF I PUSHED ON THE ACCELERATOR IT WOULD STICK AND THEN IT WOULD JUST BOLT OUT FULL SPEED, ON MORE THAN ONE OCCASION WE ALMOST HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE AND A BARRIER. I COULDN'T CONTROL THE CARE. WE TRIED TO DRIVE SLOW, BUT THE CAR WOULD ACCELERATE VERY FAST WHEN IT DETECTED THE NEXT GEAR. WE WERE TERRIFIED WE DROVE STRAIGHT TO THE DEALER. THEY INFORMED US THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS OUT. THIS CAR HAS LESS THAN 100K MILES ON IT AND I PURCHASED IT BRAND NEW. IT WAS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. CLEARLY SOMETHING IS WRONG WITH THE TRANSMISSIONS THAT NISSANS ARE PUTTING IN. IF, YOU LOOK ONLINE YOU SEE OTHERS WITH THE SAME EXPERIENCE, WITH EVEN LESS MILEAGE. TO MAKE MATTERS WORSE I HAD TO PAY OUT OF POCKET BECAUSE THE EXTENDED WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED. THIS CAR IS NOT SAFE. I AM SORRY THAT MY MOTHER AND I HAD TO EXPERIENCE IT, BUT VERY HAPPY MY CHILDREN WERE NOT IN THE CAR. I KNOW THIS IS A LARGE PROBLEM, BECAUSE NISSAN ACCIDENTLY CALLED ME TO PICK UP THE WRONG CAR. I WENT IN THERE WAS ANOTHER MAXIMA MAYBE A YEAR YOUNGER THAN MINE SAME COLOR AND THEIR TRANSMISSION HAD GONE OUT. THERE'S WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. THESE CARS ARE NOT SAFE AND NISSAN NEEDS TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT BEFORE SOMEONE IS SERIOUSLY INJURED OR WORSE A DEATH.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10984992May 11, 2017
SEATS
I HAVE POWER SEATS. WHILE DRIVING THE SEAT ON THE DRIVER SIDE MOVES AUTOMATICALLY WITHOUT PUSHING THE BUTTONS. THE SEAT MOVES UP TOWARDS THE STIRRING WHEEL AND SOMETIMES WILL NOT STOP. IT HAS MOVED SO CLOSE THAT I HAD TO LEAN THE SEAT BACK TO KEEP FROM HAVING AN ACCIDENT. IT ALSO MOVES BACK THE SAME WAY. THE CAUSE IS UNKNOWN .
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
#10984253May 8, 2017
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 NISSAN MAXIMA. WHILE TRYING TO AVOID A DISABLED VEHICLE, THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL DUE TO DEBRIS IN THE ROAD. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONT END COLLISION WITH A GUARDRAIL. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THERE WAS ONE INJURY THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE; HOWEVER, IT HAD NOT YET BEEN DETERMINED WHETHER IT WAS DESTROYED. THE CONTACT SUFFERED MINOR BRUISING AND BACK PAIN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 25,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
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
#10983320May 3, 2017
POWER TRAIN
VEHICLE HAS APPROXIMATELY 91K MILES ON IT AND THE CVT TRANSMISSION HAS FAILED. VEHICLE HAS ONLY BEEN SERVICED BY THE DEALERSHIP AND NEVER RECEIVED ANY TYPE OF NOTIFICATION OF CHANGE OF FLUID LEVELS OR THE NEED TO ADD FLUIDS. WAS DRIVING DOWN THE STREET AND VEHICLE WAS PRETTY MUCH STUCK. EVENTUALLY VEHICLE PULLED ITSELF THROUGH AND WALL ACCELERATOR VERY FAST AS IF YOU FLOORED IT. I HAVE LOOKED ON WEB AND THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM FOR MANY. I BELIEVE NISSAN IS AWARE OF THIS CTV FAILURE. THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NO REASON WHY A TRANSMISSION SHOULD FAIL WITHOUT WARNING WITH LESS THAN 100K MILES ON THE VEHICLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10983134May 2, 2017
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. WHILE DRIVING 80 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE CONTACT CALLED THE DEALER, BUT THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL; THEREFORE, NOTHING COULD BE DONE. CASE NUMBER: 26278170 WAS PROVIDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 132,376.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10981085April 27, 2017
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I TOOK MY CAR TO NISSAN FOR STATE INSPECTION ON 11-21-2016 AND FOR THE CAR JERKING AND OIL CHANGE. I WAS TOLD BY THE SERVICE MANGER THAT MY THREE WAY CATALY HAD GONE BAD. THEN IT WAS TOLD OTHER THINGS WAS WRONG WHICH WAS NOT EXPECTED SINCE I GET MY CAR SERVICE REGULARLY. SENSOR ASSY AIR, MOUNTING RUBBER, RIGHT AND LEFT STRUT, SPACER FRONT STR., BUMPER ASSY BOUN, INSULATOR ASSY-S, GASKET EXHAUST, HOSE ASSY-BLOW B, ALLL THIS WAS DONE TO FIX THE JERKING WHICH DID NOT WORK. I PAID $3662.55 ON THAT DAY DROVE 10 MILES AND THE CAR WAS STILL JERKING. I CALLED NISSAN AND THEY TOLD ME TO BRING MY CAR BACK ON MONDAY. IT WAS THEN TOLD THAT I HAD TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10980940April 26, 2017
ENGINE
EXCESSIVE ENGINE OIL CONSUMPTION AT 150.000 MILES
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10980405April 25, 2017
AIR BAGS
I HAVE A 2014 NISSAN MAXIMA AND HAVE HAD AN ISSUE WITH THE PASSENGER SEAT AIRBAG SENSOR FOR OVER A YEAR. THE AIRBAG LIGHT COMES ON, INDICATING THE AIRBAG IS OFF, EVEN WHEN AN ADULT IS SITTING IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. THE PROBLEM OCCURS AT DIFFERENT TIMES, INCLUDING IF A PASSENGER IS SEATED IN THE CAR BEFORE THE CAR IS STARTED OR IF A PASSENGER GETS IN THE SEAT AFTER THE CAR IS STARTED. THE PROBLEM PERSISTS WHILE THE CAR IS IN MOTION OR WHEN THE CAR OR BROUGHT TO A STOP. OCCASIONALLY THE LIGHT TURNS OFF, MOST TIMES IT DOES NOT TURN OFF. I HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE LOCAL NISSAN DEALERSHIP, GETTLE NISSAN IN SARASOTA FL, AND THEY CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM AND CLAIM THERE IS NO PROBLEM. THEY REFUSED TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER ASSISTANCE SINCE THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM, HOWEVER THE PROBLEM CONTINUES TO OCCUR AND I CAN PROVIDE PICTURES AND/OR VIDEO SHOWING THE PROBLEM. I HAVE NOW SEEN NUMEROUS REPORTS FROM OTHER NISSAN MAXIMA OWNERS WITH THIS SAME ISSUE AND IT IS TIME FOR NISSAN TO ADD THE 2014 MAXIMA TO THEIR RECALL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10980480April 25, 2017
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 NISSAN MAXIMA. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY DECELERATED WHILE THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS BEING DEPRESSED. THE CONTACT MANAGED TO COAST THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND TURN OFF THE ENGINE. UPON RESTARTING THE VEHICLE, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE FAILED TO MOVE WHILE THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS BEING DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION CHAIN WAS FRACTURED AND THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 109,124.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10980037April 23, 2017
POWER TRAIN
PROBLEM WITH TRANSMISSION STARTED SOON AFTER I PURCHASED CAR, I WOULD SAY IN THE FIRST YEAR I HAD IT WHICH WAS IN 2003, ALTHOUGH IT IS A 2004. I TOOK IT IN MORE THAN ONCE WHEN THE TRANSMISSION STARTED CAUSING TROUBLE. IT WOULD ACT (AND STILL DOES TO THIS DAY) AS IF IT HAD/HAS BEEN KNOCKED OUT OF GEAR, RPM GOES UP AND THEN THE TRANSMISSION PICKS BACK UP. WHEN THAT HAPPENS IT WILL JERK REALLY HARD AND TAKE OFF. AS I SAID, I TOOK IT TO MY NISSAN DEALER AND EACH TIME WAS TOLD THEY DID NOT FIND ANY THING WRONG WITH IT. THIS IS MY 5TH MAXIMA, AND HAVE TO SAY IT IS MY LAST. THE SON OF A WOMAN I USED TO WORK WITH HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WITH HIS 2004 MAXIMA, WHICH HE BOUGHT USED. HE TRADED IT FOR SOMETHING ELSE. MY CAR IS STILL GOING, ALTHOUGH THE PROBLEM DOES NOT SEEM TO BE HAPPENING MORE OFTEN, BUT DOES SEEM TO BE MORE SEVERE WHEN IT DOES HAPPEN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10979776April 21, 2017
SUSPENSION
RATTLING, CRACKING, VIBRATION AND ROAD NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT WHILE DRIVING ON THE ROAD AT ANY SPEED. NOISE WAS VERY NOTICEABLE IF ROAD WAS BUMPY. IN MY EMAILS WITH NISSAN THEY ONLY WOULD REFER ME TO A LOCAL DEALERSHIP, WHICH IS 1 HOUR AWAY. I FORWARD NISSAN DOCUMENTS FOUND ON THE INTERNET STATING THE THIS YEAR MODEL HAD STRUT AND SUSPENSION PROBLEMS. NISSAN COULD ONLY TELL ME TO SEE A LOCAL DEALER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10979060April 18, 2017
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
PRIOR OWNER REPORTED ISSUES WITH ABS REAR SENSOR, AND HAVING TO DISCONNECT FUSE. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO NISSAN DEALER FOR SERVICE WEEKS AGO, I AUTHORIZED DIAGNOSTIC FEE AND WAS NOTIFIED THAT COMPUTER REPORTS REAR RIGHT ABS SENSOR BEING DEFECTIVE AND NEEDING TO BE REPLACED AT A TOTAL COST A LITTLE OVER $550. DRIVING FROM DEALER, THE VEHICLE HAS REDUCED ACCELERATION OUT OF NOWHERE TO A POINT WHERE I HAVE NOT DRIVEN CAR UNTIL I PROCEED WITH REPAIRS AT DEALER. SINCE RE-CONNECTING FUSE THAT POWERS ABS... AT TIMES I HAVE FOUND THE CAR BATTERY DRAINED. AFTER JUMP STARTING VEHICLE, PERMITTING BATTERY TO CHARGE,,, AFTER TURNING OFF CAR I WOULD HEAR THE ABS PUMP (ON FIREWALL, PASSENGER SIDE) ON AND NOT TURN OFF UNLESS I REMOVE THE FUSE AGAIN. IF ABS IS NOT STANDARD IN ALL VEHICLES, WHY IS IT THAT IT CANNOT BE COMPLETELY DISABLED WITHOUT NEGATIVELY EFFECTING OTHER SYSTEMS, BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY BRAKING AND ELECTRICAL.
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
#10972097April 12, 2017
AIR BAGS
THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AND HAS STAYED ON, AND THE DEALER WILL NOT REPAIR FOR LESS THAN $2084., NISSAN NORTH AMERICA HAS REFUSED ASSISTANCE FOR THE REPAIR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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