Nissan Maxima Complaints

6,958 consumer complaints on file.

#10806483November 24, 2015
VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY
I HAVE A 2011 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE SUNROOF BUSTED WHILE I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGH WAY. I HAD TO GO TO THE EYE DOCTOR FOR GLASS PARTICLES BEING IN MY EYE, AND I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY COULD NOT HELP ME ACCORDING TO THE SERVICE REP. I BOUGHT THIS CAR AT MOORE NISSAN IN BIRMINGHAM ALABAMA, AND THEY DID NOT HAVE A SENSE OF URGENCY AT ALL. THE CUSTOMER SERVICE WAS AWFUL AND THEY WERE NOT CONCERNED ABOUT MY SAFETY OR THE SAFETY OF MY TODDLER CHILD......UPDATED12/07/15*BF UPDATED 4/27/18*JB *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
4
Deaths:
0
#10806523November 24, 2015
STEERING
I WAS STRANDED AT WORK DUE TO MY STEERING WHEEL LOCKING DEVICE WOULD NOT UNLOCK. NOTHING WE TRIED WORKED. HAD MY CAR TOWED TO DEALERSHIP TO FIND OUT THAT THIS IS A MAJOR ISSUE WITH OTHER OWNERS. NO RECALL ON THIS SAFETY ISSUE AT THIS TIME. NISSAN GAVE AN EXTENDED WARRANTY INSTEAD BUT DID NOT MAKE ALL OWNERS AWARE. I WAS NEVER NOTIFIED OF THIS ISSUE. DEALERSHIP REPAIRED THE DEVICE AND I HAVE A BILL FOR $906.00 THAT IS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY BECAUSE IT EXPIRED JUNE 2015.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10806271November 23, 2015
STEERING
TAKATA RECALL THIS WHOLE STEERING LOCK SITUATION IS AN ABSOLUTE OUTRAGE. APPARENTLY NISSAN DOES NOT FEEL THEY ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR PAYING OR REPLACING THIS DEFECT. I KNOW THEY'VE LOST MY BUSINESS. I FEEL AS WELL AS MANY OTHERS THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL. I AM NOT THE ONLY PERSON WHO HAS COMPLAINED OR HAD THIS PROBLEM. IT IS HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS TO FIX AND AFTER READING THERE ARE TONS OF CASES IDENTICAL TO MINE. I HAD TO LEAVE MY CAR UNATTENDED AT OUR LOCAL JCPENNEY'S FOR TWO DAYS AND TWO NIGHTS BECAUSE THE VEHICLE COMPLETELY LOCKED UP.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10795270November 21, 2015
POWER TRAIN
THE TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING AND JERKING WHEN ACCELERATING OR STOPPING. THE CAR ONLY HAS 84000 MILES ON IT. THIS BEGAN AROUNDS 70000. THE JERKING IS SO BAD I AM AFRAID MY LITTLE KIDS WILL GET WHIP LASH. THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM ON MANY FORUMS AND NISSAN REFUSES TO TAKE CAR OF THE DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSIONS. THIS ISSUE ALMOST GOT MY FAMILY INTO AN AIDENT AS TRYING TO GO ONTO THE HIGHWAY ON THE ON RAMP THE CAR BEGAN TO SLIP DURING ACCELERATION CAUSE ME TO ALMOST BE REARENDED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10794967November 19, 2015
STEERING, SUSPENSION, WHEELS
IT IS SHAME!NISSAN NEED TO RECALL THEIR MAX 2010 TODAY IT IS COST ME 1073.40$ MY CAR 54,053 MILEAGE ,I WENT TO WORK WHIT MY CAR AND OFF TO DAY MY FRIEND PICK ME UP BECAUSE I AM UNABLE TO TURN CAR ON LOCK STEERING LOCK MY CAR.NEXT DAY TOW TRUCK PICK UP THE CAR.PLUS YEARS A GO SUSPENSION AND WHEELS GIVE ME PROBLEMS TO.I AM NOT GOING TO BUY A NISSAN AGING THEY'RE LOSING CUSTOMERS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10794756November 18, 2015
POWER TRAIN
FOR MONTHS NOW, OUR 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA HAS EXPERIENCED A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. IT SHIFTS ROUGHLY IN LOW GEARS (WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION), BOTH WHEN ACCELERATING AND DECELERATING. IT ALSO SHIFTS ROUGHLY WHEN MOVING FROM PARK TO EITHER DRIVE OR REVERSE, AND FROM DRIVE/REVERSE TO PARK. A SPECIFIC INCIDENT HAPPENED WHEN WE WERE DRIVING DOWN A SLIGHT DECLINE, AND THE VEHICLE DOWNSHIFTED ROUGHLY. THIS CAUSED US TO MOMENTARILY LOSE CONTROL OF THE MAXIMA AND IT BUMPED INTO A CONCRETE BARRIER THAT HAD YELLOW PAINT ON IT. THIS PAINT IS NOW SCRAPED ACROSS THE BOTTOM GROUND EFFECTS MOLDING ON OUR VEHICLE. HAD THE BARRIER NOT BEEN THERE, WE WOULD HAVE DRIFTED ACROSS THE ROAD INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. IN RESEARCHING TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS FOR THE 2004-2006 NISSAN MAXIMA MODEL YEARS, IT'S APPARENT THAT MANY OWNERS ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME TYPE OF PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION ON THEIR 2004-2006 NISSAN MAXIMAS, AND THE WIDESPREAD NATURE OF THESE ISSUES WARRANTS FURTHER INVESTIGATION AND POSSIBLE RECALL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10790405November 14, 2015
STEERING
UNABLE TO START CAR DUE TO STREERING IS LOCKED. NO POWER TO TURN ON ANY ACCESSORIES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10790255November 13, 2015
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I AM NOT SURE IF THE PROBLEM REALLY EXIST. THE RESULTING DIAGNOSIS IS BASED ON A FAINT WHINE DETECTED BY THE TECHNICIAN (WHILE STATIONARY) AND A DEFINITE DETERMINATION CAN ONLY BE MADE BY A PHYSICAL EXAMINATION OF THE TIMING GUIDE. TO DO THIS WOULD REQUIRE REMOVING PARTS. BUT WHEN THOSE PARTS ARE REMOVED THE GUIDE AND CHAIN WILL NEED REPLACING EVEN IF THEY ARE NOT DEFECTIVE. NISSAN HAS KNOWN ABOUT THE PROBLEM DATING BACK TO THE 2004 MODEL AND NO DEFINITIVE DIAGNOSTIC METHOD IS AVAILABLE THAT WILL NOT COST THE OWNER A REPAIR THAT IS SOME TIMES UNNECESSARY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10789911November 12, 2015
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN MAXIMA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS UNTIL IT WAS CONSISTENTLY ILLUMINATED EACH TIME THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 54,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10789955November 12, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STEERING
I WAS DRIVING ALONG A HIGHWAY AT 50 MPH. WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL SUDDENLY FELL TO MY KNEES. THIS CAR HAS A RETRACTABLE STEERING SYSTEM. I WAS ABLE TO STEER THE CAR SAFELY TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I DID NOT DRIVE THE CAR. THE STEERING WHEEL WAS THEN ABLE TO BE PUSHED BACK INTO THE DRIVING POSITION. I BROUGHT THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP TODAY, AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THE TWO ELECTRIC MOTORS IN THE STEERING COLUMN WERE DEFECTIVE (HAD TO BE REPLACE) THE COST WOULKD BE $2,000. THE CAR HAS JUST 60,000 MILES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10789959November 12, 2015
ENGINE
TOOK MY 07 MAXIMA WITH 73K MILES TO A NISSAN DEALER FOR A WHINING NOISE I THOUGHT WAS THE TRANSMISSION WHICH IS UNDER MFG. WARRANTY. WAS TOLD THE NOISE IS FROM THE TIMING CHAIN GUIDES. A REPAIR OF ALMOST $2000.00. NOW I FIND THAT THERE IS A TSB ON THIS FROM YEARS AGO. I'VE HAD THIS CAR SINCE 2009, NISSAN SHOULD HAVE NOTIFIED OWNERS SINCE THIS DEFECT LEFT NOT REPAIRED COULD CAUSE THE MOTOR TO CUT OUT AT ANY TIME. IT ALSO WILL DESTROY THE MOTOR SINCE IT"S NOT A CLEARANCE ENGINE. I HAVE MAINTAINED THIS VEHICLE TO THE LETTER. NISSAN IS KNOW FOR THIS ENGINE AND THE REASON I BUY THEM IS THEY USE TIMING CHAINS NOT BELTS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10789990November 12, 2015
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V486000 (FUEL/ PROPULSION SYSTEM). THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,200.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10789790November 11, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN, STEERING
I WENT TO START MY VEHICLE AND AN ORANGE LIGHT THAT READ "KEY" POPPED UP ON THE DASHBOARD. ON MY IGNITION BUTTON THE "LOCK" WORD WAS LUMINATED. MY VEHICLE WOULD NOT START, NOR TURN ON ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS. I WAS STRANDED FROM PICKING UP MY DAUGHTER, WHICH CAUSED CHAOS AND UNNECESSARY OBSTACLES THAT COULD HAVE BEEN A SAFETY ISSUE. MY VEHICLE WAS IN THE OFF POSITION, PARKED AFTER ONLY 2 HOURS AFTER LAST USE. SCHOOLS CAN CALL CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES IF YOU DO NOT PICK UP YOUR KID BY A CERTAIN TIME. THAT PROVES THAT IF I DIDN'T FIND A WAY TO GET MY DAUGHTER PICKED UP IN A TIMELY MANNER SHE WOULD'VE BEEN IN DANGER. THANK GOD I WAS IN FRONT OF MY HOME WHEN THIS HAPPENED BECAUSE I COULD'VE BEEN IN A HOSTILE NEIGHBORHOOD, IN THE COLD, WITH NO HEAT. THE PIECE IN QUESTION THAT WAS THE PROBLEM... QUOTED BY NISSAN IS THE "STEERING LOCK." THIS PIECE HAS BEEN RECALLED BY NISSAN IN THE EARLIER MODELS, BUT APPARENTLY NOT FOR MY VEHICLE. (WHICH IS THE YEAR AFTER THE ONE THAT IS RECALLED) APPARENTLY THEY DIDN'T FIX THIS ISSUE. WHAT IF I WAS SOMEONE WHO NEEDED TO BE HOME TO TAKE MEDICINE AT A CERTAIN TIME, OR I DIDN'T HAVE A PHONE TO TELL THE SCHOOL WHERE MY DAUGHTER IS WAITING FOR ME THE ISSUE, OR MY WIFE WAS IN LABOR? THIS PIECE IS AN UNNECESSARY HAZARD AND NEEDS TO BE FIXED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10789809November 11, 2015
ENGINE, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
TRANSMISSION FAILURE AFTER FAULTIER WHY THEY DON'T TAKE RESPONSIBILITY IS NO ONLY ONE CA EVERY SINGLE OWNER OF NISSAN MAXIMA IS HAVING THIS ISSUE FROM 2002 TO 2006 NISSAN MAXIMAS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10789820November 11, 2015
ENGINE
THE VEHICLE STALLED WHEN IT WAS DRIVEN AT SPEED OF 20 TO 35 MPH. THE WARNING LIGHT ON AND THE CAR CAN START AGAIN AFTER THE GEAR CHANGED TO NEUTRAL. IT HAS BEEN HAPPENED TWO TIMES IN A MONTH AND THEN MILEAGES IS 114000 MILES. THE NISSAN WORKSHOP CAN'T FIGURE OUT IT DUES TO CAMSHAFT SENSOR PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10789856November 11, 2015
POWER TRAIN
I'VE BEEN THE ONLY OWNER OF MY CAR WHICH I BOUGHT BRAND NEW. I'VE ALWAYS GONE THE EXTRA MILE TO TAKE EXTREMELY GOOD CARE OF MY CAR AND HAVE NEVER MISSED ANY SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE. HOWEVER, NONE OF THIS MATTERED MUCH WHEN MY CAR STARTED JERKING VERY VIOLENTLY AROUND 90K MILES. IT HAPPENED WHEN SHIFTING FROM PART TO DRIVE OR REVERSE AND EVEN WHILE DRIVING, WHEN SHIFTING FROM 2ND TO 3RD. I TOOK THE CAR TO MANY DIFFERENT TRANSMISSION SHOPS AND EVENTUALLY IT TURNED OUT THAT IT HAD A BAD TRANSMISSION. I SPENT THOUSANDS IN GETTING THIS FIXED. I KNOW FOR A FACT THAT NISSAN IS AWARE OF THIS ISSUE WITH THIS CARS BUT REFUSES TO TAKE ACTION, INSTEAD THEY WANT TO CHARGE THE CUSTOMER THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS FOR A NEW TRANSMISSION. THEY ARE SO AWARE OF THIS ISSUE THAT THEY EVEN HAVE CREATED AN UPDATED TRANSMISSION FOR THIS CAR WHICH IS THE ONE THAT THEY WILL PUT IN IF YOU GO TO THEM WITH THIS ISSUE. IT'S SAD TO SEE THAT NO ONE IS DOING ANYTHING TO GET NISSAN TO DO THE RIGHT THING AND RECALL THIS FAULTY VEHICLES DESPITE THE RIDICULOUSLY HIGH NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS. IT APPEARS AS THOUGH PEOPLE HAVE TO DIE FIRST BEFORE ANYONE TAKES NOTICE. YOU CAN READ ALL ABOUT THIS WELL KNOW ISSUE IN THIS FORUM LINK: HTTP://MAXIMA.ORG/FORUMS/6TH-GENERATION-MAXIMA-2004-2008/597683-RE5F22A-TRANSMISSION-FIX-38.HTML TO NISSAN: YOU THINK THAT YOU ARE SAVING MONEY BY NOT RECALLING THESE BAD TRANSMISSIONS AND INDEED YOU ARE, BUT ONLY IN THE SHORT TERM. LONG TERM THOUGH YOU WILL LOOSE GREATLY BECAUSE THOSE THAT USED TO CALL THEMSELVES LOYAL CUSTOMERS SUCH AS MYSELF WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER VEHICLE FROM YOU EVER AGAIN. NOT ONLY THAT BUT I WILL TAKE EVERY OPPORTUNITY TO TELL EVERYONE I CAN NOT TO BUY FROM YOU. YOUR ORGANIZATION IS CUNNING AND DECEITFUL AND ONLY CARES ABOUT THE BOTTOM LINE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10789477November 10, 2015
POWER TRAIN
TAKING OFF CAR JERKS REAL BAD BETWEEN 1ST & 2ND GEAR, THEN WHEN I PUSH DOWN ON GAS SOMETIMES IT DOESN'T WANT TO MOVE. SLOWING DOWN CAR KICKS & JERKS WHEN DOWN SHIFTING. NOW IT'S AT THE POINT WHERE THE CAR STALLS WHEN SWITCHING GEARS. PUTTING THE CAR FROM PARK TO DRIVE IT HESITATES ABOUT 5 TO 7 SEC AND MAKES A LOUD SOUND WHEN IT JERKS. TRANSMISSION SLIPS OUT OF GEAR UNDER 20M.P.H. CAUSING ENGINE TO REV UP TO 4RPM AND SOMETIMES 5RPM. THIS ISSUE IS HAPPENING WHETHER I IN MOTION ON A STREET OR HIGHWAY, STATIONARY GETTING READY TO PUT THE CAR IN GEAR, ETC. I AM REALLY AFRAID THAT I AM GOING TO HAVE AN ACCIDENT OR SOMETHING. I TOOK THE CAR TO A MECHANIC AND HE SAYS I NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10789510November 10, 2015
STRUCTURE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD OF THE VEHICLE WAS VERY STICKY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 52,000. UPDATED 02/12/16*LJ
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10789065November 8, 2015
TIRES, TIRES:SIDEWALL, TIRES:TREAD/BELT
THERE WAS NO FAILURE; MECHANIC NOTICED BAD SIDEWALL ON RIGHT TIRE. SHORTLY AFTER, SIDEWALLS WENT BAD ON TWO ADDITIONAL TIRES WITH DRY-ROT CRACKING NOTICED THROUGHOUT TREADS. WIRE BANDS CAN BE SEEN ON LEFT FRONT TIRE SIDEWALL FROM A "GOUGE-OUT". MANY DEEP CRACKS ON ORIGINAL RIGHT FRONT TIRE; BACK LEFT TIRE IS STARTING TO CRACK ON SIDEWALL FROM THE INSIDE (IT APPEARS). TIRES ARE MICHELIN GREENX ENERGY SAVER A/S RADIAL TUBELESS, P225/50R17 95V, DOT B0(?)0A 00NX 0510. CAR IS 2000 NISSAN MAXIMA SE VIN [XXX]. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10788806November 6, 2015
POWER TRAIN
CAR BEGAN JUMPING WHEN IT CHANGED GEARS AT LOW SPEEDS, HAD TO HAVE TRANSMISSION REBUILT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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