Nissan Maxima Complaints

6,958 consumer complaints on file.

#10440292December 17, 2011
AIR BAGS
MY COMPLAINT IS NOT ABOUT A PART FAILING, BUT IN NISSAN'S RESPONSE TO REPLACE A PART. MY 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION WHERE THE SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED. IN THE REPAIR WORK, THE AIRBAG MODULE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED (ORDERED). THE PART WAS ORDERED ON OCT. 12, 2011 AND AFTER MORE THAN TWO MONTHS OF THE PART BEING ORDERED, THE PART HAS STILL NOT BEEN PRODUCED BY NISSAN. FIRST I WAS TOLD IT WAS A BACK-ORDER ISSUE, BUT THEN I LOST MY PATIENCE AFTER 2 MONTHS AND CALLED NISSAN CORPORATE, I WAS TOLD THAT IT IS A COMPONENT DISTRIBUTION ISSUE, WHICH TELLS ME ABSOLUTELY (WAIT FOR IT) NOTHING. THE MOST FRUSTRATING THING FOR ME IS THAT I AM BEING TOLD THAT THE DELIVERY OF THE PART IS INDEFINITE, SO MY CAR SITS AT THE COLLISION SHOP BASICALLY IN LIMBO. I HAVE RESEARCHED AND CANNOT FIND ANY RECALL INFORMATION FOR MY VEHICLE RELATING TO THIS PART. FROM WHAT I HAVE BEEN ABLE TO GATHER, THERE SEEMS TO BE AN ISSUE WITH THE TESTING OF THE PART, THEREFORE THE PART IS NOT BEING PRODUCED. IN MY OPINION THIS IS DISCREETLY BEING KEPT QUIET AND DISGUISED AS A BACK-ORDER ISSUE BY NISSAN. I SEE RECALL ISSUES FOR THIS PART FOR THE ALTIMAS, BUT NOT THE MAXIMAS. IT SEEMS LIKE THIS IS A BIGGER ISSUE THAN NISSAN IS WILLING TO ACKNOWLEDGE. I AM TRYING TO FIND ALL AVENUES TO MAKE THIS COMPLAINT ABOUT THIS MATTER AND HOPE THAT IT REGISTERS. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10440297December 17, 2011
POWER TRAIN, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
WHEN THE PROBLEM INITIALLY STARTED YOU COULD HEAR A VERY LOUD RATTLING NOISE. NISSAN CERTIFIED DEALER COULD NOT FIGURE OUT THE PROBLEM. LAST MONTH THEY GAVE ME A LIST WHICH WAS HALF PRINTED AND HALF WRITTEN MEANING THAT THE MOST COSTLY, EXPENSIVE, AND IMPORTANT ITEM WERE NOT PUT IN THEIR DATABASE SYSTEM. THE CERTIFIED MECHANIC BASICALLY TOLD ME TO GET RID OF THE CAR ( CAR NEEDS A NEW TRANSMISSION DUE TO BROKEN TENSIONER, MAIN CHAIN). IN ORDER FOR THEM JUST TO CONFIRM THAT-THAT'S THE PROBLEM, IT WOULD APPS. TAKE 8 LABOR HOURS TO TAKE THE MOTOR APART. THE CAR FEELS LIKE IT IS LITERALLY GOING TO FALL APART. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10440141December 16, 2011
POWER TRAIN
THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTS OUT OF GEAR AND POPS BACK IN AT WILL, I'VE HAD IT LOOKED AT BY A MECHANIC WHO SEES NO PHYSICAL SIGNS OF UNDUE WEAR. HE CLEANED FILTER AND PUT IN NISSAN TRANSMISSION FLUID TO NO AVAIL. I FEAR THIS DEFECT WILL HAPPEN AT AN INOPPORTUNE TIME AND GET ME OR MY FAMILY INJURED OR WORSE. HUNDREDS OF SIMILAR COMPLAINTS EXIST ABOUT THIS CAR MODEL AND YEARS 2004-2006. THE TRANSMISSION ALSO SHIFTS VERY ROUGHLY IN LOWER GEARS, EVEN WHEN I EXPECT A BAD SHIFT I CAN'T TELL WHEN IT WILL HAPPEN.THIS OCCURS DURING SPEEDS OF 0 TO 60. I'VE READ NUMEROUS REPORTS OF MULTIPLE TRANSMISSION FAILURES AFTER NISSAN REPLACED THE ORIGINAL. THIS IS A FAULTY PIECE OF MANUFACTURING. NISSAN NEEDS TO REPLACE THIS TRANSMISSION WITH A DIFFERENT TYPE OR RE-ENGINEER THE EXISTING ONE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10440149December 16, 2011
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH IN REVERSE, THE CONTACT SHIFTED INTO DRIVE AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO JERK VIOLENTLY. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS IN OPERATION. THE CONTACT PLANNED TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO AN AUTO TRANSMISSION SHOP FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND THE VIN WERE UNAVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10440692December 15, 2011
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
2006 NISSAN MAXIMA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE BRAKING SYSTEM *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE ABS ON THE RIGHT AND LEFT WHEELS OF THE VEHICLE WOULD ENGAGE AS HE DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL AT A TIME WHEN THE ROADWAY WAS CLEAR AND DRY, AND HIS SPEED WAS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH. UPON TAKING THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, THE CONSUMER LEARNED THERE WAS A DEFECT. THE DEFECT CAUSED WATER/MOISTURE TO BE RETAINED IN THE REAR HUB ASSEMBLY, RESULTING IN CORROSION TO THE HUB ASSEMBLY AND CAUSING THE ABS TO ENGAGE WHEN IT SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN. IN DECEMBER 2010, THE DEALER PERFORMED A PROCEDURE WHERE THEY CUT A DRAIN CHANNEL TO ALLOW WATER TO DRAIN OUT OF THE RIGHT REAR HUB ASSEMBLY. THIS CORRECTED THE PROBLEM. HOWEVER, THE DEALER ACKNOWLEDGED IT WAS A PROBLEM ON NISSAN MODELS. WHEN THE CONSUMER INQUIRED ABOUT WHETHER IT WOULD HAPPEN ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE VEHICLE, THE DEALER STATED IT WAS POSSIBLE. IN JANUARY 2011, THE DEALER PERFORMED THE SAME PROCEDURE ON THE LEFT SIDE AS THEY DID FOR THE RIGHT SIDE. HOWEVER, AFTER HAVING THE SERVICE DONE, THEY DETERMINED THE ABS WAS STILL ENGAGING. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATING IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE CONTINUING PROBLEM WAS DUE TO THE LEFT REAR WHEEL BEARING ASSEMBLY HAVING BECOME SO CORRODED WITH WATER AND MOISTURE THAT IT HAD TO BE REPLACED. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10440104December 15, 2011
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL BETWEEN SHIFTING GEARS. THE CONTACT CALLED THE DEALER REGARDING THE FAILURE AND WAS ADVISED BY THE DEALER THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10439915December 14, 2011
SEATS
DRIVERS SEAT FAILS TO MOVE FORWARD OR BACKWARD. MOTORS ACTIVATE ON POWER SEAT, BUT THE SEAT DOES NOT MOVE. THIS IS A MUCH REPORTED FAILURE ITEM ON NISSANS/INFINITI'S. DEALER REQUESTS $600 TO FIX. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10439920December 14, 2011
POWER TRAIN
I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE IN 2009 WITH 99,000 MILES ON IT. IT RAN EXCELLENT. AT THE FIRST OF THIS YEAR, 2011 IT STARTED HESITATING WHEN GOING FROM REVERSE TO 1ST. THE PROBLEM THEN PROGRESSED INTO WHEN LETTING MY FOOT OFF THE GAS AND REAPPLYING IT GOING TO 4 RPM THEN SLAMMING INTO GEAR. THE MAIN PROBLEM WOULD BE WHEN GOING BELOW 40 MILES AN HOUR. TODAY, DEC 2011, IT SLIPPED AND SLAMMED INTO GEAR, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE CAR WOULD BARELY GO. NISSAN SAYS I HAVE TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION AT $4500.00. I HAVE READ SO MANY FORUMS AND COMPLAINTS ABOUT 2004 MAXIMAS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. 600 PLUS... WITH THE EXACT SAME PROBLEMS. HOW LONG BEFORE NISSAN HONORS THEIR CUSTOMERS AND DOES SOME TYPE OF RECALL ON THIS SITUATION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10439945December 14, 2011
POWER TRAIN
FROM A STOPPED POSITION, SLOWLY ACCELERATING FORWARD OR REVERSE, THE ENGINE SPEED INCREASES WITHOUT ANY VEHICLE MOVEMENT WHEN THE TRANSMISSION SUDDENLY SHIFTS OR ENGAGES WITH A VIOLENT JOLT. SUDDENLY PROPELLING THE VEHICLE IN A FORWARD OR REVERSE DIRECTION. UNLESS IMMEDIATELY BRAKING OCCURS THE VEHICLE MAY COLLIDE WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE OR END UP GOING THROUGH THE REAR WALL OF THE GARAGE. THIS PROBLEM HAS HAPPENED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS AND IS NOW BECOMING MUCH WORSE. A SEARCH ON THE INTERNET FOR 2006 MAXIMA TRANSMISSION SHOWS THIS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM. WHILE IT IS NOT KNOWN IF ANY SERIOUS ACCIDENT OR INJURY HAS OCCURRED IT DOES APPEAR TO BE A SAFETY ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10439671December 12, 2011
POWER TRAIN
I WAS LOOKING AT PURCHASING A NISSAN MAXIMA. I FOUND ONE THAT IS AN 2006, TEST DROVE IT AND EVERYTHING CHECKED OUT TO BE A PERFECT CAR. NO ACCIDENTS AND I RECEIVED AND CLEAN CAR FAX ON THE CAR. I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE WITH 78K MILES AND THE DAY I PURCHASED IT AND DROVE IT OFF THE LOT, I STARTED EXPERIENCING JERKING WITH THE SHIFTING OF THE GEARS. WHEN I TEST DROVE THIS VEHICLE TWICE ON DIFFERENT DAYS I NEVER EXPERIENCED ANY JERKING WITH THE CAR. AS THE DAY WENT ON, I STARTED TO EXPERIENCE MORE FREQUENT AND HARDER SHIFTS, THEN IT STARTED TO SLAM REALLY HARD INTO GEARS OR REV THE ENGINE UP TO 4RPM THEN SLAM INTO GEARS LIKE SOMEONE HAD HIT ME. SO, I IMMEDIATELY TOOK THE CAR BACK THE SAME DAY I PURCHASED IT ONLY A FEW HOURS LATER, COME TO FIND OUT THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT. IT HAS BEEN A WEEK TODAY THAT I HAVE BEEN WITHOUT MY NEW CAR THAT I PURCHASED AND STILL WON'T GET IT BACK UNTIL THE END OF THE WEEK, BECAUSE THE DEALERSHIP I PURCHASED THE CAR FROM WAS TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT TO DO. FINALLY, CAME TO CONCLUSION TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION FOR ME.I AM A VERY UNHAPPY CUSTOMER AND WILL NOT PURCHASE A NISSAN EVER AGAIN BECAUSE, THIS PROBLEM IS NOT BEING ADDRESSED PROPERLY. I AM REALLY UPSET ABOUT AFTER I FIND OUT ABOUT HAVING TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION THAT I FIND SEVERAL REVIEWS ON THE 04-06 MODEL NISSAN MAXIMAS EXPERIENCE THIS SAME EXACT PROBLEM AROUND 60K MILES AND CONVENIENTLY RIGHT AFTER THEIR WARRANTIES EXPIRE. SINCE THIS IS A MAJOR ISSUE WITH THESE MODELS APPARENTLY, THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10439323December 11, 2011
POWER TRAIN
WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS THE TRANSMISSION (AUTOMATIC) ABRUPTLY CHANGED GEARS INTO NEUTRAL FOR SEVERAL SECONDS AND THEN ABRUPTLY WENT BACK INTO GEAR. THIS RAPID TRANSITION BETWEEN POWERED AND UNPOWERED CONDITION CAUSED THE FRONT WHEEL DRIVE CAR TO SWERVE ABRUPTLY FROM TORQUE STEER.SUBSEQUENT TO THIS INITIAL EVENT THE TRANSMISSION CONTINUED TO CHANGE GEARS INTO AND OUT OF DRIVE OR FAIL TO ENGAGE GEARS AS IT CHANGES BETWEEN GEARS. ON TAKING THIS TO THE DEALER THEY STATED THE CONTROLLER NEEDED TO BE UPDATED AND PERFORMED THIS SERVICE. APPROXIMATELY ONE WEEK AFTER THIS SERVICE THE TRANSMISSION AGAIN STARTED RANDOMLY CHANGING FROM A POWERED CONDITION TO NEUTRAL AT HIGHWAY AND OTHER SPEEDS. THE CAR IS CURRENTLY UNDRIVABLE DUE TO THE TORQUE STEER CAUSED BY THE ABRUPT CHANGES IN THE TRANSMISSION MAKING IT UNSAFE TO TRAVEL AT OTHER THEN SLOW SPEEDS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10439273December 10, 2011
POWER TRAIN
I HAVE A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA WITH 105000 MILES ON IT. THE TRANSMISSION SHIFT HARD FROM 1ST TO 2ND. ALSO FAILS TO SHIFT INTO REVERSE FROM DRIVE. DOWN SHIFTS FROM 3RD TO 2ND ARE EXTREMELY HARD. YOU HAVE TO DRIVE SLOW TO KEEP FROM BREAKING SOMETHING. THIS ALL A CURES WHEN THE TRANSMISSION IS HOT. I HAVE DRAINED AND REPLACED THE FLUID SIX TIMES. YOU CAN ONLY REPLACE 4.5 QUARTS EACH TIME. I ALSO HAD THE COOLANT SYSTEM PROFESSIONALLY FLUSHED. I STILL HAVE THE SAME. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10439112December 9, 2011
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I AM A SOLDIER STATIONED IN GERMANY WHO ENCOUNTERED A TIRE BLOW OUT ON 6 DECEMBER 2011. I WAS FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO BE DRIVING ON THE MILITARY BASE AND SOMEONE CAUGHT MY ATTENTION TO NOTIFY ME. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE AUTO SHOP ON THE BASE AND TOLD THEY COULD NOT ORDER THE TIRE THROUGH ANY OF THEIR VENDORS AND I HAD TO GO THROUGH THE LOCAL ECONOMY. HOWEVER, BEFORE I LEFT THEY INSPECTED THE TIRE TO IDENTIFY WHAT CAUSED THE FLAT AND STATED IT WAS A MANUFACTURER DEFECT. THE TIRE SEPERATED FROM THE SEAMS. IT WAS VERY DISTURBING THIS HAPPENDED, BECAUSE I USUALLY HAVE MY 10 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER IN THE VEHICLE. ALSO I AM USUALLY DRIVING IN THE WEE HOURS OF THE MORNING OR AT NIGHT. IN ADDITION THE TIRE WILL COST $300 TO PAY FOR. I PAID ADDITIONAL MONEY FOR A TIRE WARRANTY, WHICH DOES NOT COVER MANUFACTURER DEFECTS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10439156December 9, 2011
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A OWNS A 2002 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD JERK WHILE DRIVING AT ALL SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT A VALVE BODY NEAR THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10439173December 9, 2011
POWER TRAIN
CATASTROPHIC FAILURE OF THE TRANSMISSION AND TORQUE CONVERTER. THIS WAS AN OEM TRANSMISSION. SERVICE WAS MAINTAINED ON THE UNIT SINCE PURCHASING THE VEHICLE IN 2009. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10439075December 8, 2011
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO JERK WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THE FRONT ENGINE MOUNTS WERE REPLACED. THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER AND THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 38,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10438812December 6, 2011
POWER TRAIN
TRANSMISSION JERKS FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEAR. WONT SHIFT INTO 3RD. MAKES A VERY HARD JERK WHILE SHIFTING GEARS AND WON'T GO TO 2ND SOMETIMES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10438205December 3, 2011
POWER TRAIN
WHEN SHIFTING FROM DRIVE TO REVERSE THE HARD HESITATED AND SHIFTED HARD MAKING A LOUD NOISE. IT THEN DID NOT GO INTO DRIVE PROPERLY EITHER. IT HAS ALSO STARTED TO SHIFT HARD BETWEEN 1ST AND 2ND GEARS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10438156December 2, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
STARTED THE CAR. HEARD A STRANGE NOISE WHILE DRIVING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY ABOUT 10 MPH, THEN SMELLED SOMETHING BURNING, STOPPED THE CAR AND SAW SMOKE COMING OUT FROM THE ENGINE. TURNED THE CAR OFF, OPENED THE HOOD AND SAW THAT THE ALTERNATOR WAS ON FIRE. AFTER RESEARCHING THE INTERNET, FOUND SEVERAL CASES WHERE THE 1999 MAXIMA HAS AN ISSUE WITH THE ALTERNATOR CATCHING ON FIRE, IN SOME CASES CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO BURN. ALSO FOUND OUT THAT NISSAN HAD A RECALL ON THE 1998 MAXIMA FOR ALTERNATOR FIRES. CALLED NISSAN ABOUT THE PROBLEM. A NISSAN REP CALLED BACK AND CALLED IT A "THERMAL INCIDENT." I EXPLAINED THAT A FIRE IS NOT A "THERMAL INCIDENT" BUT IS A FIRE (THIS IS LIKE DESCRIBING A SHOTGUN WOUND AS ACUTE LEAD POISONING). THE NISSAN REP SAID THAT DUE TO THE AGE AND MILEAGE OF THE VEHICLE, ANYTHING COULD HAPPEN. I EXPLAINED THAT I UNDERSTAND THAT COMPONENTS DO FAIL OVER TIME, BUT THAT A FIRE IS UNACCEPTABLE AND THIS EVENT COULD HAVE CAUSED A HOUSE TO BURN DOWN OR A CAR ACCIDENT. THE NISSAN REP SAID THAT THE LIFE OF A NISSAN IS 100,000 MILES AND BASICALLY SAID THAT ANYTHING COULD HAPPEN AFTER THAT. I ASKED HER IF THAT WAS NISSAN'S POSITION AND SHE ASSURED ME THAT SHE SPOKE FOR NISSAN. I EXPLAINED THAT I HAD SEVERAL CARS WITH OVER 100,000 MILES AND THAT I HAD REPLACED COMPONENTS, BUT NONE OF THE VEHICLES CAUSED A FIRE. SEARCH THE INTERNET FOR MAXIMA ALTERNATOR FIRE--THERE ARE SEVERAL INSTANCES FOR YEARS BEFORE AND INCLUDING 1999. THIS SEEMS TO INDICATE THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH THE MAXIMA AND THAT THEY SHOULD BE RECALLED. CAR FIRES ARE UNACCEPTABLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10437929December 1, 2011
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WOULD JERK WHEN SHIFTING FROM FIRST TO SECOND GEAR. THE VEHICLE WOULD ALSO JERK WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO HAVE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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