Nissan Maxima Complaints

6,958 consumer complaints on file.

#10849858March 15, 2016
POWER TRAIN, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE, MERGING INTO THE EXIT LANE, I PRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL TO SLOW DOWN TO THE LIGHT, AS SOON AS I TAP THE GAS PEDAL THE CAR JUMPS OUT OF GEAR AND REVS TO APPROXIMATELY 6,000 RPM. CAR THEN VIOLENTLY KICKS BACK INTO GEAR, MORE THAN LIKELY DAMAGING ALL MOTOR MOUNTS AND TRANSMISSION MOUNTS. IT DOES THE SAME THING WHEN DRIVING AROUND SMALL BENDS AND TAKING TURNS. IT PUT MY CAR INTO LIMP MODE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET. THIS HAS BEEN OCCURRING FOR ROUGHLY THE PAST 6 MONTHS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10845997March 10, 2016
AIR BAGS, STRUCTURE:BODY, POWER TRAIN
GOT THE CAR IN 2012 AND WAS DOING FINE FOR A WHILE UNTIL THE END OF 2014. CAR HAD STARTED JERKING WHEN SWITCHING BETWEEN PARK, DRIVE, AND REVERSE AND WOULD ALSO STALL IN BETWEEN. BY FEBRUARY, THE CAR STARTED REVVING AND STALLING DURING STOPS AND WAS BAD WHEN I WAS IN TRAFFIC. I HAD TO TRY AND GET ABOVE 25 MPH BECAUSE BELOW THAT, THE CAR WOULD SERIOUSLY ACT UP. EVENTUALLY STOPPED DRIVING UNTIL THIS YEAR WHEN I TOOK IT TO A SHOP TO GET CHECKED OUT. WHILE DRIVING THERE THE CAR REVVED AND STALL AT EVERY LIGHT AND I ALMOST HIT THE BACK OF A CAR WHEN IT DECIDED TO REV AT A 4 WAY STOP ON A HILL. IT'S EITHER JERKING,STALLING, OR REVVING. I KNOW IT'S A TRANSMISSION ISSUE AND WILL BE A COSTLY FIX. I HONESTLY DON'T HAVE THE MONEY FOR IT. IN BETWEEN ALL THIS, THE PAINT HAS SEVERELY STARTED TO FADE AND I HAVE NOTICED OTHER NISSANS IN MY AREA GOING THROUGH THE SAME ISSUES. ALSO, WHY DOES THE AIRBAG LIGHT COME ON EVEN SOMEONE IS SITTING IN THE PASSENGER SEAT? THE CAR JUST HAS BEEN ONE ISSUE AFTER THE OTHER. WILL NOT BE PURCHASING ANOTHER NISSAN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10845546March 8, 2016
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
ITS A 2006 NISSAN MAXIMUM WHEN DRIVING IT. JERKS THEN IT SOUNDS REALLY LOUD WITH STRANGE NOISE S LIKE ITS TRYING TO SHIFT GEARS BUT STUCK WONT. DRIVE OR PULL IN A AUTOMATIC CAR ITS A VERY SCARY SITUATION
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10840260March 7, 2016
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
ELECTRONIC STEERING COLUMN LOCK. 41.4 K MILES ON CAR. PARKED CAR, WENT TO START, KEY LIGHT WENT ON AND THE CAR WAS IMMOBILIZED. TOWED TO DEALERSHIP, FILED A REPORT WITH NISSAN. WARRANTY EXTENSION SPECIFIC TO THIS ISSUE NO LONGER AVAILABLE BY 6 MONTHS. $1,071 REPAIR DENIED BY NISSAN BECAUSE IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. COULD HAVE BEEN MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE IF I WAS STUCK IN A REMOTE LOCATION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10840078March 5, 2016
POWER TRAIN
TRANSMISSION FAILED AT 131,000 MILES. WAS AT THE SCHOOL TO PICK UP MY FOUR CHILDREN AND TRANSMISSION STARTED GRINDING AND ENDED UP HAVING IT TOWED. I AM A FULL TIME STUDENT, HAVE A FULL TIME JOB, SINGLE MOM OF FOUR CHILDREN STRANDED WITHOUT A VEHICLE. THIS WAS THE THIRD NISSAN I HAVE BOUGHT BECAUSE THEY ARE SUPPOSED TO BE VERY RELIABLE VEHICLES. I CALLED NISSAN BECAUSE THERE HAD BEEN RECALLS ON THE SAME YEAR, MAKE, AND MODEL BUT WAS TOLD IT DID NOT COVER MY SPECIFIC CAR BUT I HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEMS AS ALL THE OTHER INDIVIDUALS INVOLVED IN THE RECALL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10839147March 1, 2016
POWER TRAIN
I JUST RECENTLY PURCHASED A USED 2006 NISSAN MAXIMA SL 5SPD AUTOMATIC FOR MY WIFE IN EXCELLENT CONDITION WITH 144,000 MILES. IT HAD BEEN KEPT UP WITH A GOOD CAR FAX. WHEN I TEST DROVE IT I MADE SURE TO PAY SPECIAL ATTENTION TO THE TRANSMISSION & HOW IT SHIFTED FROM 1ST TO 2ND & DOWNSHIFT FROM THOSE GEARS SINCE I HEARD NOTHING BUT BAD STORIES ABOUT THESE CARS FROM 2004-06' IT SHIFTED SMOOTHLY. SEEMED TO HAVE NO ISSUES OF WHAT I'VE READ IN REVIEWS. I THOUGHT GREAT! THIS IS THE CAR MY WIFE LIKES A LOT & HOW IT DRIVE! WE TAKE IT HOME.. REGISTERED & INSURED THEN A FEW DAYS LATER IT STARTS! MY WIFE SAYS IT SHIFTED/DOWNSHIFTED HARD A FEW TIMES ON HERE WAY TO WORK WHICH IS ONLY 8MILES AWAY ON BACK ROADS. WE BOUGHT IT FROM A PRIVATE SELLER SO I DON'T KNOW IF LEMON LAW APPLIES? I CAME ACROSS A SITE THAT HAD SIMALAR COMPLAINTS & THAT NISSAN HASN'T ADDRESSED THE ISSUE NOR SENT OUT ANY RECALLS. SO THAT LED ME TO HERE, AFTER READING A COMPLAINT SOMEONE SAID TO REGISTER MY ISSUE WITH NHTSA. SO I HOPE OUR VOICES WILL BE HEARD. BECAUSE OVERALL IT'S A GREAT CAR! BUT IF NISSAN MADE A MISTAKE? OWE UP TO IT! AND PLEASE FIX IT! DON'T TRY & PULL THE WOOL OVER EVERYONE'S EYES! WELL THANKS FOR LISTENING. I HOPE THEY RESOLVE THIS PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10839312March 1, 2016
POWER TRAIN
I WAS COMPLAINING OF THE CAR JUMPING WHEN CHANGING GEARS, MECHANIC FOUND THAT THE MOTOR MOUNT WAS CRACKED. REPLACED IT, SOME IMPROVEMENT FOR SHORT PERIOD BUT NOW CAR IS JUMPING, HESITATION BETWEEN GEARS, ROUGH SHIFTING, AND DIMINISHED ACCELERATION. I DID NOT GO TO THE DEALER AS MY WARRANTY IS EXPIRED. THIS IS MY FIRST MAXIMA AND I WILL NEVER PURCHASE ANOTHER. NOW TOLD THAT I'LL NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION. NOT HAPPY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10838140February 25, 2016
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
PARKED VEHICLE WOULD NOT RECOGNIZE ENERGIZED FOB START SIGNAL, REQUIRING TOW TO DEALERSHIP, REPLACEMENT OF STEERING LOCK ASSEMBLY (PARTS COST $744.68). AT 64,247 MI (OUT OF WARRANTEE), ISSUE IS OF DESIGN WITHOUT EMERGENCY MECHANICAL STARTING PROCEDURE, EXTREME COST OF REPLACEMENT, UNFORESEEN FAILURE NOT DUE TO OPERATOR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10837512February 22, 2016
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE DOOR LOCK ACTUATORS DO NOT WORK AND THIS REQUIRES ME TO ENSURE MY DOORS ARE LOCKED MANUALLY. THE COST TO REPAIR IS EXPENSIVE AND SHOULD BE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF NISSAN BECAUSE IT IS APPARENTLY A DEFECT. THIS DEFECT IS A SECURITY RISK FOR POTENTIAL THEFT AND PERSONAL INJURY TO THE NISSAN OWNER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10837103February 19, 2016
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2012 MAXIMA S WITH DOOR LOCK/UNLOCK PROBLEM. NOTICED IT ABOUT A MONTH AGO. KEY FOB WOULDN'T LOCK/UNLOCK THE DOORS. THEN ABOUT A WEEK LATER THE DOOR LOCK/UNLOCK BUTTON STARTED WORKING SPORADICALLY. A FEW DAYS AGO WHEN DROPPING MY DAUGHTER OFF FOR SCHOOL SHE HAD TROUBLE OPENING THE BACK DOOR TO GET OUT. NOT ONLY IS THIS FRUSTRATING BUT NOW IT'S A SAFETY HAZARD AS WELL. AS OF RIGHT NOW MY DOORS WOULD NOT LOCK THIS MORNING. THIS IS VERY FRUSTRATING AND UNSAFE ESPECIALLY SINCE THERE HAS BEEN CAR BREAKINS IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD. I HAVE NOT TAKEN THE CAR IN YET TO OFFICIALLY SEE WHAT THE PROBLEM IS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10836800February 17, 2016
STRUCTURE:BODY
MY 2008 NISSAN MAXIMA SL FLOORBOARDS HAVE RUSTED ON BOTH THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDES. THE RUST WAS SO BAD, THE CAR WOULD NOT PASS THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA VEHICLE INSPECTION. I HAD TO HAVE A BODY SHOP CUT OUT THE FLOORBOARDS ON BOTH SIDES, WELD IN NEW SUPPORTS, FLOORBOARD AND THEN RESEAL AND REPAIR CARPET. THIS WAS A DEFECT AS TO THE WAY THE CORROSION OCCURRED, MOISTURE TRAPPED IN BETWEEN LAYERS OF FLOORING. IN ADDITION, IT IS NOT A PLACE ANYONE NORMALLY EXAMINES, AS MOST CARS DON'T HAVE THIS TYPE OF DEFECT. THE REPAIR COST ME $850, JUST SO I FELT SAFE IN THE VEHICLE AND IT WOULD PASS INSPECTION. THE COMPANY DOING THE REPAIR TOLD ME ALL I HAD BETWEEN MY FEET AND THE ROAD WAS CARPET LINER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10836574February 17, 2016
AIR BAGS
TAKATA RECALL - THE AIRBAG LIGHT IS ON AND PER THE DEALER THE SPIRAL CABLE AND CLOCK SPRING NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THEY EXPLAINED THAT THE PART IS WHAT'S NEEDED FOR THE AIRBAG TO RETURN BACK ONCE DEPLOYED. THEY INFORMED ME THE AIRBAG WILL DEPLOY IF IN AN ACCIDENT, BUT IT WON'T RETURN LIKE IT WAS ORIGINALLY DESIGNED TO DO. THE VEHICLE HAS NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT; THEREFORE, THE AIRBAG HASN'T BEEN DEPLOYED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10836338February 16, 2016
AIR BAGS, STRUCTURE:BODY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT NOTICED A CRACK NEAR THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG ON THE DASHBOARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO REPAIR THE DASHBOARD DUE TO IT BEING ABOVE THE AIR BAG. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 112,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10836430February 16, 2016
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
MY NISSAN MAXIMA 2009 WOULD NOT START AND HAD TO BE TOWED TO FIND OUT THAT IT WAS MY LOCKING STEERING CONTROL ON THE COLUMN. I WAS STRANDED AND NISSAN NORTH AMERICA REFUSED TO COVER THIS EVEN THOUGH THEY NEW THIS FLAW WOULD HAPPEN AT 72000 MILES MY CAR HAD 76000.MY CAR WAS PARKED IN MY WORK PARKING LOT. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL....
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10836448February 16, 2016
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 NISSAN MAXIMA. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE WOULD VIBRATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT TWO OF THE MOTOR MOUNTS FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND VIN WERE UNKNOWN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10826067February 14, 2016
ENGINE
VEHICLE STALLS AT RANDOM, ROUGH/NO START, LOSS OF POWER, ENGINE LIGHT/CODE SHAFT SENSOR. SAME SYMPTOMS AS RECALL FOR THIS YEAR OUR VIN WASN'T INCLUDED IN THE LIST OF RECALLED VEHICLES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10825973February 13, 2016
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
ALL 4 DOOR LOCK ACTUATORS FAIL AT THE SAME TIME. DOOR LOCK SWITCH AND REMOTE FAIL TO LOCK OR UNLOCK THE DOORS AND THE ISSUE STARTED ON ALL 4 DOORS ON THE SAME DAY WITH NO REASON AS TO WHY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10825849February 12, 2016
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10825843February 12, 2016
STEERING
THE STEERING CONTROL MODULE HAS FAILED, AND WILL NOT ALLOW THE VEHICLE TO START. SEEMS TO BE VERY COMMON ISSUE, AND THE SAME PART AND PART NUMBER HAS BEEN RECALLED ON THERE OTHER MODEL CARS, BUT NOT WITH THIS VEHICLE, WHEN THIS PART FAIL IT WILL LEAVE YOU STRANDED AND NOT BE ABLE TO START THE CAR WITH THE STEERING WHEEL POSSIBLY LOCKED IN PLACE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10825909February 12, 2016
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STEERING
STRANDED TWICE CAR WILL NOT START BECAUSE OF STEERING LOCK MODULE NOT RELEASING ALLOWING THE CAR TO START.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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