Nissan Maxima Complaints

6,958 consumer complaints on file.

#10595633June 2, 2014
POWER TRAIN
THE TRANSMISSION JERKED WHILE EXITING THE FREEWAY AND COMING TO A STOP AT THE END OF THE OFF RAMP. IT DOWNSHIFTED IMPROPERLY AND WILL NOT COME OUT OF 5TH GEAR. IT JUMPS FROM 2ND GEAR TO 4TH OR 5TH WHEN TAKING OFF. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10595250May 31, 2014
POWER TRAIN
TWO YEARS AGO, MY 2005 MAXIMA STARTED HAVING A HARD JERK WHEN IT SHIFTS FROM 1ST-2ND GEAR, AND FROM 2ND-1ST. IT IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE IT ON THE ROADS. THIS MAXIMA HAD MANY PROBLEMS AND LOTS OF HEADACHES. A PIECE OF JUNK, NO MORE NISSAN CARS. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
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0
Deaths:
0
#10594505May 28, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:ABS WARNING LIGHT
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD WHILE THE BRAKES WERE ENGAGED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC ON THREE OCCASIONS, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WAS AN ABS BRAKE SYSTEM FAILURE CAUSING TRANSMISSION AND ENGINE DAMAGES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000. UPDATED 08/11/14*LJ UPDATED 08/13/2014 *JS
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No
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No
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0
Deaths:
0
#10594624May 28, 2014
STRUCTURE:BODY
I TOOK MY NISSAN IN FOR A ROUTINE OIL CHANGE AT PEP BOYS AND WAS IMMEDIATELY NOTIFIED OF RUST ON THE FLOOR BOARDS ON BOTH SIDES OF THE CAR. IT WAS BROUGHT TO MY ATTENTION THAT THE DRIVER SIDE IS BECOMING A SAFETY ISSUE AND CAN FAIL AT ANY TIME DUE TO THE SEVERITY OF THE PROBLEM. I NOTIFIED MY LOCAL NISSAN DEALERSHIP AND WAS GIVEN A QUOTE FOR THE REPAIRS. I FORWARDED SAID QUOTE TO CONSUMER AFFAIRS AT NISSAN OF NORTH AMERICA AND WAS LATER NOTIFIED THAT THE MANUFACTURE DECLINED ANY SOLUTION TO MY PROBLEM. IT HAS COME TO MY ATTENTION THAT MANY CARS OF THE SAME MAKE AND MODEL HAVE THE SAME EXACT ISSUE. IT HAS BEEN REPORTED BEFORE BOTH WITH THE NHTSA AS WELL AS THE BBB. IF IT IS A PREVALENT PROBLEM THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE DEFECT AND TRY TO REPAIR ALL ISSUES BEFORE PEOPLE ARE HURT. THE REPAIRS ARE EXTENSIVE, LABOR CONSUMING AND EXPENSIVE. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10593668May 23, 2014
AIR BAGS
PASSENGER SUPPLEMENTAL RESTRAINT SYSTEMS (SRS) STATUS LIGHT WAS ON WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS MOVING AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH WITH AN ADULT PASSENGER SITTING IN THE SEAT. THE LIGHT REMAINED ON FOR APPROXIMATELY 15 MINUTES. THE SECOND (2ND) INCIDENT HAPPENED ON APRIL 2 WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS MOVING AT APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH THE SRS STATUS LIGHT TURNED ON. THE LIGHT REMAINED ON FOR 30 MINUTES. THE INCIDENT WAS DOCUMENTED WITH PHOTOGRAPHS. ON APRIL 3, 2014, THE VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT INTO NISSAN OF BURLINGAME FOR SERVICE IN REGARDS TO THE PASSENGER SRS STATUS LIGHT OR ERROR TO THE PASSENGER SRS PROBLEM. NISSAN OF BURLINGAME FAILED TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM AND RETURNED THE CAR WITHOUT ANY SERVICE DONE TO THE VEHICLE. THE THIRD INCIDENT HAPPENED ON MAY 18, 2014. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS MOVING AT 40 MPH THE PASSENGER SRS (AIRBAG) STATUS LIGHT TURNS ON. AGAIN WAS DOCUMENTED WITH PHOTOGRAPHS AND WAS RETURNED TO NISSAN OF BURLINGAME ON MAY 20, 2014 FOR SERVICE IN REGARDS TO THE PASSENGER SRS. NISSAN OF BURLINGAME FAILED TO DUPLICATE THE ISSUE AND RETURNED THE CAR WITHOUT ANY SERVICE/REPAIR TO THE VEHICLE IN REGARDS TO THE PASSENGER SRS INDICATOR LIGHT ERROR. FOURTH INCIDENT OCCURRED ON MAY 22, 2014 AT APPROXIMATELY 6:32PM WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS MOVING AT 30 MPH THE PASSENGER SRS STATUS LIGHT TURNED ON. THE SRS STATUS LIGHT REMAINS ON FOR APPROXIMATELY 15 MINUTES BEFORE THE INDICATOR LIGHT TURNS OFF. AGAIN, THE INCIDENT WAS DOCUMENTED WITH PHOTOGRAPHS. ON MAY 23, 2014, VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT INTO NISSAN OF BURLINGAME FOR SERVICE, BUT SERVICE ADVISOR [XXX] DENY TO SERVICE THE VEHICLE STATING THAT THEY CANNOT DO ANYTHING TO THE VEHICLE UNTIL FURTHER AUTHORIZATION FROM NISSAN CORPORATE USA. 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
#10593421May 22, 2014
POWER TRAIN, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE TRANSMISSION IS DOING HARD SHIFTS AND I FEAR IT IS GOING TO FAIL. ALSO THE THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR IS GIVING ME PROBLEMS TOO. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10592988May 21, 2014
POWER TRAIN
THE 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA, A 5-SPEED AUTOMATIC, JERKS VIOLENTLY WHEN SHIFTING INTO THE 2ND AND/OR 3RD GEAR AND DURING DOWN SHIFT. ALSO JERKS VIOLENTLY WHEN SHIFTING FROM DRIVE TO REVERSE AND REVERSE TO DRIVE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10592791May 20, 2014
STEERING
WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL THE VEHICLE MAKE A WHINING, THEN A GRINDING NOISE, ALONG WITH DIFFICULTY STEERING. HAD IT CHECKED (THINKING THE POWER STEERING PUMP) WAS TOLD IT WAS THE PUMP, THE HIGH PRESSURE HOSE, AND THE RACK AND PINION AND THAT THIS IS A TYPICAL REPAIR ON VEHICLE OF THIS AGE. REPLACED THE RACK AND PINION, AND THE HOSE, AND STILL HAVING ISSUES. I HAVE AND HAVE HAD SEVERAL CARS JAPANESE, AMERICAN, AND GERMAN SOME WITH TWICE THE MILEAGE AND NEVER HAD A PROBLEM OF THIS NATURE. CHECKED THE NISSAN FORUMS AND THIS IS COMMON WITH VEHICLES OF THIS VINTAGE, MURANO, AND ALTIMA WITH A 3.5 LITER V6. REGARDLESS OF ITS COMMONALITY, ITS STILL OF SAFETY CONCERN AND DESERVES ATTENTION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10592783May 20, 2014
POWER TRAIN
UPON ACCELERATING, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AND HARSHLY SHIFTED INTO THE NEXT GEAR, SURGING FORWARD AND CAUSING THE OPERATOR TO ALMOST HIT A VEHICLE IN FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. WHEN NISSAN WAS ADVISED I WAS TOLD TO HAVE THE TRANS REPLACED (NOT CHEAP). UPON CHECKING NISSAN FORUMS AND SPEAKING WITH OTHER OWNERS TURNS OUT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH NISSANS OF THE SAME GENERATION, LIKE THE MURANO, AND ALTIMA. THE PROBLEM HAS PERSISTED, I REFUSE TO REPAIR AN ISSUE THAT SEEMS TO BE A DEFECT, ALONG WITH THE POWER STEERING ISSUE THAT IS 'COMMON' IN THESE CARS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10592117May 17, 2014
AIR BAGS
MY WIFE WEIGHS ABOUT 135 POUNDS .THE AIRBAG ON PASSENGER SIDE DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY WHEN SHE SITS IN THE SEAT THE AIRBAG LIGHT GOES ON WHICH INDICATES THAT THE AIRBAG IS NOT WORKING I HAVE PICTURES TO VALIDATE. SO FAR NISSAN IS NOT TRYING TO RECTIFY THE PROBLEM I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR TO 2 DEALERS , THEY SAY EVERTHING IS NORMAL BUT THE PHOTO PROVE MY COMPLAINT. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10588834May 16, 2014
AIR BAGS
THE AIR BAG LIGHT ON PASSENGER SIDE DISPLAYS WITH A PERSON WEIGHING 120 POUNDS, INDICATING AIR BAG WILL NOT BE FUNCTIONAL IN A CRASH. DEALER SAID THEY HAVEN'T BEEN NOTIFIED OF A RECALL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10592066May 16, 2014
AIR BAGS
WHEN I AM DRIVING MY CAR, MY "FRONT PASSENGER AIR BAG AND STATUS LIGHT" IS ON; WHICH INDICATED THAT THE AIRBAG IS OFF, WHEN THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NOTHING IN THE FRONT SEAT. IT WILL TURN OFF IS SOMEONE IS IN THE SEAT INDICATING THAT THE AIRBAG IS ON. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP TO HAVE IT CHECKED OUT, THEY TOLD ME THAT THERE IS NOTHING WRONG AND THE SYSTEM IS OPERATING AS IT SHOULD. THEY EVEN CHECK FOR CODES. ACCORDING TO THE OWNERS MANUAL PGS 1-44 AND 1-45, "UNOCCUPIED PASSENGER'S SEAT: THE LIGHT IS OFF AND THE FRONT PASSENGER AIRBAG IS OFF AND WILL NOT INFLATE IN A CRASH." "USING THE PASSENGER AIR BAG STATUS LIGHT, YOU CAN MONITOR WHEN THE FRONT PASSENGER AIR BAG IS AUTOMATICALLY TURNED OFF WITH THE SEAT OCCUPIED. THE LIGHT WILL NOT ILLUMINATED WHEN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT IS UNOCCUPIED." I READ THE OWNERS MANUAL BEFORE AND AFTER I TOOK MY CAR THERE JUST SO I WOULD KNOW WHAT TO EXPECT AFTER THE INSPECTION. I QUESTIONED THEM ON WHAT THE OWNER'S MANUAL SAID AND THEY SAID THE LIGHT SHOULD BE ON IF THE SEAT IS UNOCCUPIED. THE TECH EVEN SAID THAT. IT'S VERY FRUSTRATING BECAUSE I NEED MY CAR'S SAFETY FEATURES TO WORK PROPERLY AS IT SHOULD. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10588553May 15, 2014
ENGINE
MY 2004 MAXIMA WAS 'MISSING' DURING FREEWAY DRIVING AND 'DIED' AS I TURNED IN MY DRIVEWAY. NISSAN DID SOME MISCELLANEOUS REPAIRS BUT TOLD ME THAT THERE WAS 'SECONDARY TIMING CHAIN NOISE DUE TO WORN GUIDES.' I WAS TOLD BY THE SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE THAT IF THIS ISN'T FIXED THE ENGINE COULD BE DESTROYED. THE ESTIMATED COST IS $1,700. I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE MY CAR BECAUSE IF THIS BREAKS ON THE FREEWAY I AND OTHERS COULD BE IN JEOPARDY. THERE ARE CLASS ACTION SUITS AGAINST NISSAN REGARDING A DESIGN FLAW IN THE 'TIMING CHAIN TENSIONER AND GUIDE' ASSEMBLY. I FEEL IT INCUMBENT ON NISSAN TO ISSUE A RECALL BUT I AM UNAWARE THAT ONE HAS BEEN ISSUED. I FEEL BETRAYED THAT I WAS SOLD A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS AUTOMOBILE WITH NO REMEDY OTHER THAN AN EXPENSIVE REPAIR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10588700May 15, 2014
POWER TRAIN
THE TRANSMISSION JERKS REALLY BADLY WHEN THE CAR SHIFTS FROM SECOND TO THIRD GEAR. HAPPENS SPONTANEOUSLY, TYPICALLY AROUND 35-45 MPH. WHEN I TOOK IT INTO THE REPAIR SHOP, THEY SAID THEY COULD NOT REPLICATE THE PROBLEM, SO I JUST HAVE TO DEAL WITH IT FOR NOW. SEEMS TO OCCUR MORE FREQUENTLY WHEN THE CAR IS CLOSE TO NEEDING AN OIL CHANGE. I NOTICED A TON OF OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE EXACT SAME THING, AND THINK IT IS OBSCENE THAT A RECALL HAS NOT BEEN ISSUED OR AN INVESTIGATION CONDUCTED AT THE MINIMUM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10588452May 14, 2014
POWER TRAIN
I PURCHASED MY NISSAN MAXIMA BAND NEW TWO YEARS AGO. OVER THE PAST TWO YEARS MY VEHICLE RECEIVED ALL REQUIRED MAINTENANCE, WHICH WAS PERFORMED AT THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. AT 67,000 MILES THE TRANSMISSION COMPLETELY FAILED. I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER THAT 'IT JUST HAPPENS SOMETIMES WITH PERFORMANCE ENGINES'. THE TRANSMISSION IS UNDER WARRANTY, BUT I AM NOW TOTALLY DISENCHANTED WITH THE VEHICLE. I KEEP VEHICLES FOR THE LIFETIME OF A CAR. I STILL HAVE A 2000 HONDA ACCORD WITH OVER 300,000 MILES (ORIGINAL TRANSMISSION AND ENGINE). I NO LONGER FEEL THAT THE REPLACED TRANSMISSION ON MY MAXIMA IS RELIABLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10588091May 13, 2014
POWER TRAIN, ENGINE
AFTER CAR HAS BEEN DRIVEN FOR ABOUT 30 MINUTES THE TRANSMISSION SLIPS AND HESITATES WHEN SHIFTING, ESPECIALLY INTO AND OUT OF 3RD GEAR. TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND I DIDN'T EVEN HAVE TO TELL THEM WHAT WAS WRONG, HE ASKED ME IF MY TRANSMISSION WAS ACTING UP. WHEN I SAID YES HE RATTLED OFF ABOUT 5 THINGS PEOPLE HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING (HARD SHIFTING IN REVERSE, HESITATION IN UPSHIFTING, ETC) AND I SAID YES TO EACH ONE. WITHOUT EVEN LOOKING AT IT HE SAID IT WOULD BE $4,000 FOR A NEW TRANSMISSION BECAUSE ALL OF THEM HAVE THAT PROBLEM. I CONTACTED NISSAN ABOUT PAYING FOR IT AND THEY REFUSED, TWICE. I'VE ALMOST GOTTEN INTO A HANDFUL OF ACCIDENTS BECAUSE OF THIS. SWITCHING LANES TO PASS SOMEONE ON THE HIGHWAY AND THE TRANSMISSION HESITATES AND SENDS THE RPM'S TO 7000 AND I ALMOST GET REAR-ENDED, THEN WHEN IT DOES SHIFT IT JERKS SO HARD THE CAR SWERVES ALL OVER THE ROAD. IT SHIFTS SO HARD MY ENGINE MOUNTS ARE BROKEN AND NEED REPLACED TOO. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10588161May 13, 2014
POWER TRAIN
DURING UPSHIFTS AND DOWN SHIFTS THE CAR IS VERY HARSH. SLAMS INTO GEAR MAKING ACCELERATION AND DE-CELEBRATION UNPREDICTABLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10588192May 13, 2014
STEERING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE
I HAVE A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. WHEN I WAS DRIVING, THE STEERING LOCKED UP AND THERE WAS NO WAY TO STEER. I DON?T KNOW HOW I DID IT, BEING PETITE AND NOT SO STRONG, BUT I MANAGED TO MAKE THE CAR MOVE TO THE SIDE, THEN IT TURNED OFF AUTOMATICALLY. I TRIED TO TURN ON THE CAR AND IT DIDN'T START. I HAD TO WAIT A FEW MINUTES AND TURN THE KEY FOR A FEW SECONDS UNTIL THE ENGINE RESTARTED. IT BECOMES EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE, AND I WAS SAVED THE 5-7 TIMES THIS HAPPENED TO ME. LUCK WAS ON MY SIDE! I DIDN'T DRIVE MY CAR ON THE FREEWAY, BECAUSE I WAS TERRIFIED MY CAR WOULD STALL AND MY SON AND I WOULD DIE IN A TERRIBLE CAR ACCIDENT. I FINALLY HAD TO GO TO MY SHOP AND REPLACE THE TWO CAMSHAFT SENSORS WITH THE FOLLOWING CODES P3040 AND P0345. WITH SOME SEARCHING, I FOUND OUT THAT I?M NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS ISSUE. I STAND BY THE FORMER COMPLAINT: ?I FOUND OUT THAT NISSAN HAS A RECALL ON ALTIMA?S WITH THIS SAME ISSUE, BUT WILL NOT COVER AND RECALL MY VEHICLE. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND I DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHY THEY WOULD ONLY RECALL CERTAIN MAKES WHEN IT IS THE SAME EXACT ERROR CODE ON BOTH VEHICLES. IT IS A P3040 AND P0345 CAM SENSOR/CAM SHAFT RECALL THROUGH NISSAN. HOWEVER, THEY SAY MY MAKE AND MODEL DOES NOT FALL UNDER THIS RECALL. SHOULDN'T THEY RECALL ALL VEHICLES WITH THIS SAME PROBLEM?? THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP IN THIS SAFETY ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10587829May 12, 2014
POWER TRAIN
CVT NISSAN 2010 MAXIMA PROBLEMS & ISSUES ----THESE ARE RECORDED PROBLEMS WITH NISSAN'S NEW CVT TRANSMISSION ON NISSAN MAXIMA 2010. THE CVT EXHIBITS LOST OF POWER, HIGH RPM, LOUD WHINING NOISE, AND CVT GETS STUCK IN 6TH GEAR (WON'T DOWN SHIFT) IN MANUAL AND DRIVE MODE. THE CAR WILL NOT ACCELERATE AT HIGH SPEEDS AND GIVES A P1778 CODE (OTHER CODES AS WELL). . THIS CVT TRANSMISSION SUCKS. I TOOK IT TO FOUR DEALERSHIPS. I WAS TOLD NOTHING IS WRONG. THE CAR WAS FINALLY DIAGNOSED WITH "CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON". THE ERROR CODE 1778 &. FOUR OTHER CODES WERE PULLED IN TOTAL. THE OVERALL DIAGNOSIS IS "COMPLETE CVT TRANSMISSION FAILURE"I CONTACTED NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIRS. THE CODE OCCURRED AT 44K, 65K, 85K MILES, AND 94K MILES, AND EACH TIME IT WAS UNDIAGNOSABLE SINCE THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT DID NOT STAY ON. I WAS ABLE TO GET THIS DIAGNOSED WITH A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON AT 124,000 MILES. AT NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIRS I SPOKE WITH MEGAN, JUANITA AND THEN CALLIA FROM THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH (SO SHE SAYS - SHE WAS A TELEPHONE REPRESENTATIVE). ALL OF THESE NISSAN REPS HAVE NO KNOWLEDGE OF NISSAN ENGINES OR CVT'S. CONSUMER AFFAIRS REFUSED TO BELIEVE THAT THE DEALERS REFUSED TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE PROBLEM EXISTS, EVEN DESPITE THE TSB'S, WARRANTY EXTENSION, NUMEROUS CUSTOMER COMPLAINTS, AND MY NUMEROUS CALLS OVER THE PAST TWO YEARS TO NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIRS. ALL IN ALL THEY DID NOT EVEN ACKNOWLEDGE THE ONGOING ISSUES WITH THE CVT. THESE NISSAN DEALERS, NISSAN SERVICE DEPARTMENTS, AND NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIRS ARE CROOKS --- I WOULD ADVISE ANYONE TO NOT BUY NISSAN CARS. IF YOU DO HAVE TO BUY A NISSAN BEWARE THAT THEY WILL TRY TO RIP YOU OFF AT EVERY DIAGNOSIS AND DECISION POINT ON THEIR PART. I AM VERY SORRY TO SAY. I USED TO THINK NISSAN WAS A GOOD COMPANY. HTTP://YOUTU.BE/PD9ZDCU9EYM HTTP://YOUTU.BE/8V9LHH8KROS HTTP://YOUTU.BE/BTKFBFWJLSG. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10587869May 12, 2014
POWER TRAIN
I HAD THE TRANSMISSION FLUSHED/SERVICED AT A LOCAL NISSAN DEALERSHIP. THE TRANSMISSION STARTED SLIPPING AND JERKING BETWEEN SPEEDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH. SOMETIME IT ALSO SLIPS AND JERKS WHEN I ENGAGE THE REVERSE GEAR. I ALSO STARTED SMELLING A FAINT BURNING SMELL SINCE THEN. AT A 130000 I HAD THE TRANSMISSION FLUID DRAINED AND FILLED AGAIN AS THE COLOR OF THE FLUID HAD CHANGED TO DARK RED. I HAD HOPED THAT THE SLIPPING AND JERKING WOULD GO AWAY, BUT THAT HAS NOT HAPPENED. IN FACT IT HAS GROWN WORSE. I HAVE GONE ONLINE AND HAVE FOUND OUT THAT MINE IS NOT AN ISOLATED PROBLEM. THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS FROM 2004-06 MAXIMA OWNERS WHO ARE HAVING SIMILAR PROBLEMS WITH THEIR TRANSMISSIONS. I THINK IT IS ABOUT TIME THAT NISSAN OWNS UP TO THIS TRANSMISSION PROBLEM WITH THESE 2004-06 MAXIMAS AND ISSUES A RECALL, REPLACEMENT AND A FIX OF THESE DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSIONS. THERE ARE POSTS ON NUMEROUS NISSAN FORUMS ABOUT OWNERS WHO HAVE FIGURED OUT THAT ALL THESE PROBLEMS ARE SOLENOID AND VALVE RELATED, WITHIN THE BAD TRANSMISSIONS. I DID APPROACH A NISSAN DEALERSHIP, EXPLAINED THIS PROBLEM IN DETAIL, BUT GOT NOWHERE WITH THEM. THEY REFUSE TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT SUCH A PROBLEM EXISTS. I HOWEVER GOT ESTIMATE OF $4500 FROM ONE DEALERSHIP FOR REPLACING THE TRANSMISSION IN MY CAR. I ALSO UNDERSTAND THERE HAS BEEN A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT BY SOME NISSAN MAXIMA OWNERS SINCE 2011. I AM CURRENTLY RESEARCHING JOINING THEM IN THIS LAWSUIT. I AM ON MY THIRD MAXIMA SINCE 1999. IF NISSAN DOES NOT COME THROUGH WITH A RECALL/REPLACEMENT/FIX OF THIS PROBLEM, THIS IS SURELY MY LAST ONE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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