Nissan Maxima Complaints (2016)

142 consumer complaints on file.

#11427788August 4, 2021
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Vehicle shut down , while driving would not accelerate
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11427628August 3, 2021
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, POWER TRAIN
2016 Nissan Maxima SR, problem started at 22000 miles, car runs fine, then when hitting a bump or railroad tracks, and sometime while accelerating at a light or from a stop the car goes into limp mode, max speed is apx 6 mph just enough to get it off road, at times it stalls in the intersection or when you come to a stop. Traction control light and engine light come on until you shut car down and restart. engine light remains on solid but can be driven in most cases, at times it turns over then stalls, if you wait long enough it usually resets snd is drivable. Has several DTC codes when checked on of them is P1735 and a few others. It’s dangerous because you lose the ability to get properly through an intersection or to get by traffic on highway or side street, I have put my emergency lights on several times when this has happened. After reviewing TSB’s Technical Service Bullatans it seems I am not alone with this issue.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11418077May 21, 2021
POWER TRAIN, UNKNOWN OR OTHER, ENGINE
05/21/21--2016 Nissan Maxima with CVT tranmissions problems. No current recalls, but lots of lemon law cases from 2012-2018 with all models except the maxima. Have 94K on it and was driving and it stopped mid street almost threw my son out the front windshield. Took it to Nissan $4800 to replace. Bought vehicle with CVT transmission being sold as "smoothness". but in reality it has been a complete nightmare that Nissan ignores on the maximas.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11413061April 20, 2021
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
2016 NISSAN MAXIMA WITH LOW MILEAGE OF 47,000 MILES HAS A BEEN IN AND OUT OF THE DEALERS' SHOP WITHIN LAST 2 YEARS TO GET DEALING WITH ISSUES SUCH AS TRANSMISSION REPLACED. BATTERY CHARGING LIGHT AND BRAKE INDICATOR LIGHT FLASHING ON AND OFF SINCE LAST CAR SHOP VISIT. BURNING SMELL AFTER DRIVING FOR A PERIOD OF TIME. DEALER SERVICE TECH CLAIMS HE DOESN'T GET THE FLASHING LIGHT WHILE OUT TEST DRIVING VEHICLE. ON 4/7/21, WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE STOPS IN MIDDLE OF PARKING LOT AND WOULD NOT START BACK UP. HAVING IT TOWED TO DEALERSHIP. CAR CURRENTLY IN SHOP FOR ALMOST TWO WEEKS. IT WAS JUST DISCOVERED TODAY, 4/20/21 THE ALTERNATOR NEEDS TO BE REPLACE FOR THE 3RD TIME.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11403040March 15, 2021
POWER TRAIN, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
TWICE ON THE HIGHWAY IF HAD ISSUES WHERE THE CAR ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN AND A FEW TIMES IT'S SEEM TO LOSE POWER AND THAN COMPENSATE AND COMPLETELY LAUNCH LEADING TO A QUICK JERKING MOTION. I'M AFRAID THAT IT COULD COMPLETELY STOP ON THE HIGHWAY OR ACCELERATE INTO SOMETHING. OTHER THAN THAT THERE'S NO ISSUES BUT THIS IS CONCERNING SINCE I'M ALWAYS GIVING FAMILY MEMBER RIDES INCLUDING A PREGNANT WIFE SO IT NEEDS TO BE LOOKED INTO IN MY OPINION IT COULD BE A HUGE DISASTER IF IT HAPPENS TO AN INEXPERIENCED DRIVER. *ALSO I'M NOT SURE OF THE EXACT DATE OF WHEN THIS HAPPENED. I JUST WANT TO MAKE THAT KNOWN SINCE THAT'S ONE OF THE QUESTIONS ASKED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11400377March 11, 2021
POWER TRAIN
I PURCHASED A 2016 NISSAN MAXIMA AT 57,000. THE VEHICLE HAD UNDERGONE PROPER SERVICING AND WAS IN GREAT SHAPE. AT 62,000 MILES THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND THE CAR WOULD NOT DRIVE. WHILE HEADING HOME FROM WORK I FELT MY ENTIRE VEHICLE BEGIN TO SHAKE. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE WHEN I STEPPED ON THE GAS AND THERE WAS A 10 SECOND DELAY BEFORE IT BEGAN TO MOVE, AFTERWARDS, IT IMMEDIATELY JOLTED AND VIBRATED RIGOROUSLY. I DECIDED TO PROCEED WITH CAUTION AND PULL MY VEHICLE OVER BEFORE IT CAUSED ME TO GET INTO AN ACCIDENT. WHEN PUT INTO DRIVE OR REVERSE WITH THE BRAKE RELEASED THE CAR WOULD NOT MOVE. WHEN THE ACCELERATOR WAS DEPRESSED THE RPMS WOULD FLUTTER BUT THE CAR WOULD NOT MOVE. I FIRST THOUGHT THAT NISSAN'S NOTORIOUS CVT PROBLEM HAD PLAGUED MY VEHICLE. I MADE AN APPOINTMENT TO GET MY TRANSMISSION INSPECTED AT ROUTE 23 NISSAN IN NUTLEY, NEW JERSEY, AND I HAD CONTACTED NISSAN NORTH AMERICA'S CONSUMER AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT. AFTER DROPPING THE VEHICLE OFF AT ROUTE 23 NISSAN, NISSAN'S CONSUMERS AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT GOT BACK TO ME WITHIN 48 HOURS AND INFORMED ME THAT NISSAN HAD NO INTEREST IN RECTIFYING THE SITUATION BECAUSE THERE WAS NO RECALL AND IT WAS 'OUTSIDE OF THE WARRANTY PERIOD.' THE COMPANY MUST BE WAITING FOR THE FIRST DEATH TO OCCUR SIMILAR TO THE TAKATA INCIDENT. IF THIS SITUATION WERE TO OCCUR WHILE I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY IT COULD HAVE RESULTED IN THE INJURY OF OTHERS AND MYSELF. NISSAN TECHNICIANS DETERMINED THAT THE XTRONIC CVT HAD A COMPLETE FAILURE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE THEY COULD NOT BE REPAIRED. THE REPAIR COST IS WELL OVER $4,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11395862February 12, 2021
POWER TRAIN, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
ON 1/31/2021 I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY WHEN THE CAR LOST ACCELERATION. I HAD TO PULL OVER ON THE LEFT SHOULDER BEFORE I BECOME A HAZARD. I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND THE CAR STARTED CLICKING AS IF I HAD A DEAD BATTERY. THE CAR STARTED AFTER SITTING FOR 10 MINUTES. THE CAR ACCELERATED LIKE NORMAL BUT LOST ALL ACCELERATION AFTER 2 MILES. I CALLED TOW. THIS IS THE SAME PROBLEM I HAD A FEW MONTHS BEFORE AND HAD TO BE TOWED. AAA CHECKED THE ALTERNATOR AND BATTERY AND THE CHARGING SYSTEM WAS SHOWING NORMAL. THIS IS INTERMITTENT PROBLEM THAT COMES AND GO BUT CAN NOT BE DIAGNOSED BECAUSE OF NO ACTIVE CODES. THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM THAT CAN LEAD TO AN ACCIDENT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11395106February 7, 2021
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
TUESDAY, DEC. 22 MY 2016 NISSAN MAXIMA JUST SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING IN HAYWARD, CA NEAR INDUSTRIAL RD. CALLED TRIPLE AAA WHO JUMPED THE BATTERY AND A SHORT DISTANCE LATER ON HWY 880 THE CAR SHUT OFF AGAIN, I WAS TOWED OFF THE FREEWAY BY CALTRANS. ON JANUARY 4, IT SHUT OFF AGAIN WHILE ON A CITY STREETS. A CO-WORKERS HUSBAND REPLACED THE BATTERY AND I WAS ABLE TO SAFELY DRIVE IT HOME. JAN. 30 A MECHANIC LOOKED AT RAN DIAGNOSTICS AND FOUND NOTHING WRONG. I DROVE IT WITHOUT ISSUE SEVERAL TIMES FROM EL CERRITO TO SAN RAFAEL THE WEEK. ON FEB. 5 WHILE DRIVING ON THE STREETS IN OAKLAND, THE CAR JUST SHUT OFF. WHILE WAITING FOR AAA IT STARTED AGAIN BY THE TIME AAA ARRIVED IT HAD STOPPED AGAIN. LUCKILY THIS HASN'T CAUSED ME TO HAVE AN ACCIDENT. IT IS EXTREMELY UNSAFE. AND WHILE I SEE THERE ARE SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ISSUE REPORTED HERE THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT AT THE DEALERSHIP ONLY WANTS TO CHARGE ME $190 TO DIAGNOSTICS WHEN THEY KNOW THIS IS AN ISSUE. THIS ISSUE IS A TICKING TIME BOMB FOR A SERIOUS ACCIDENT OCCURS AND NISSAN NEEDS TO ADDRESS AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11385183December 28, 2020
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, SEATS
SEAT WILL NOT LET UP BUT WILL GO BACKWARDS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11374501November 13, 2020
POWER TRAIN
VEHICLE STALLS IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC IT LOOSES POWER WITH N WARNING AT ALL. I TOOK TO THE VEHICLE TO THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP ON 11/7/2020 AND THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE WHAT HAPPEN AND STATED THEY PLACED IT ON THE COMPUTER WITH NO CODES SHOWING. ON THE WAY HOME 11/12/20 AS I WAS ENTERING TRAFFIC ON HIGHWAY 85 I LOST POWER AGAIN I WAS ALMOST HIT BY TWO VEHICLES. I PRESS THE ACCELERATOR 3 TIMES BEFORE IT TOOK OFF VERY FAST. I WILL BE CALLING THE DEALERSHIP AGAIN TODAY
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11372876November 3, 2020
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V807000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS NOT YET AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO TEDDY NISSAN (3660 BOSTON RD, BRONX, NY 10469, (866) 980-6251) WHERE THE TECHNICIAN INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT PARTS WERE ON BACK ORDER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE RECURRED TWICE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE HOWEVER NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 11,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11351468August 26, 2020
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
UPON PUSHING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, THE CAR DOES NOT ACCELERATE AT ALL. I WILL PUSH THE ACCELERATOR ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE FLOOR AND NOTHING WILL HAPPEN. I HAVE TO HIT THE PEDAL 2-4 TIMES TO GET THE CAR TO ACCELERATE. THIS OCCURS AFTER BEING STOPPED AT A STOP LIGHT OR INTERSECTION. THE SAME HAS JUST HAPPENED WITH MY WIFE'S 2018 NISSAN ROGUE. SHE WAS AT AN INTERSECTION. MY CAR THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING ON AND OFF FOR 2 MONTHS. MY WIFE'S CAR, HER FIRST INCIDENT HAPPENED TODAY. MINE HAPPENED 2X TODAY. WE BOTH PURCHASED ARE CARS FROM THE SAME NISSAN DEALERSHIP IN CLINTON, NC.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11350235August 19, 2020
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
AFTER A RECALL SERVICE FOR AN ABS ACTUATOR, THE F.E.B. LIGHT ACTIVATES FOR NO REASON WHATSOEVER. VEHICLE WILL DISENGAGE CRUISE CONTROL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11341736July 27, 2020
POWER TRAIN
WHILE DRIVING MY SON AND I TO THE STORE THE CAR STOPPED ACCELERATING ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY WITH CARS COMING. WE WE ALMOST HIT BY A TRUCK. WHEN I APPLIED THE ACCELERATOR THE CAR STAYED ON 0 MPH BUT THE RPM MOVED. AFTER ABOUT 5 SECONDS THE CAR BEGAN ACCELERATING AGAIN. IT ALSO MADE A LOUD WHINING NOISE AFTERWARD. THE NISSAN DEALER SAID THE CVT TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THE CAR JUST HIT 80,000 MILES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11331644June 30, 2020
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, SEAT BELTS
DRIVER SEAT, SEAT BELT LIGHT WILL NOT ILLUMINATE IF NOT BUCKLED UP SEAT DOESN'T DETECT WHEN THERE IS SOMEONE IN IT AND THEY AREN'T BUCKLED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11326956June 2, 2020
SERVICE BRAKES, STEERING, WHEELS
THE TIRE MAINTENANCE NOTIFICATION STAYS ON AFTER THE TIRES HAVE BEEN PROPERLY ROTATED BY A TIRE SHOP AND RESET ON DASHBOARD AND IT PULLS TO THE RIGHT BEEN DOING THIS COMPLAINT MADE TO DEALERSHIP NO RESPONSE AND NOW RECEIVED NOTIFICATION THAT THERE WAS A SAFETY RECALL ON MY CAR. IT DOES IT WHILE DRIVING THE PULLING TO THE RIGHT AND THE TIRE MAINTENANCE STAYS ON. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11326126May 27, 2020
POWER TRAIN
MY MAXIMA IS ONLY 4 YEARS OLD AND IT STARTED JUMPING AND HESITATING WHILE DRIVING. THE NISSAN REPAIR SHOP SAID THAT MY TRANSMISSION IS BAD AND IT LOOKS LIKE 'GLITTER' INSIDE.THEY HAVE TO REPLACE IT. APPARENTLY NISSAN HAS A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT AGAINST THEM BECAUSE OF THESE CVT TRANSMISSIONS. THEY ARE NOT ACKNOWLEDGING THE PROBLEM WITH THE MAXIMAS BECAUSE THEY SAID IT IS NOT HAPPENING AS OFTEN AS IN THE SMALLER CARS. MY CAR IS A LITTLE BIT OUT OF WARRANTY SO THEY STILL MADE ME PAY A PORTION OF THE TRANSMISSION EVEN THOUGH THEY KNEW IT WOULD BREAK. ITS NOT RIGHT THEY SHOULD BE COVERING A 4 YEAR OLD CARS TRANSMISSION GOING BAD IN FULL WHEN THEY KNOW ABOUT THE PROBLEMS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11325995May 26, 2020
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
CAR IDLING, JERKING AND HESITATING AT 30MPH. WHEN ACCELERATING IT DOES NOT. THE CAR IS GOING BUT FROM A SLOW SPEED GOING TO A HIGHER MPH, IT WILL STAY STUCK AND IF YOU FLOOR IT, IT JUST WON'T MOVE. THIS IS DANGEROUS. IT'S HAPPENED ON THE FREEWAY THREE TIMES. NOW THE BRAKE FLUID IS LEAKING EVERYWHERE. THIS IS A SECOND ISSUE. TRANSMISSION. ENGINE. CVT, ECM ISSUE AND MASS AIR FLOW SENSOR AND PVC SENSOR MUST NOT BE ON CORRECTLY. I HAVE VIDEOS. THE SERVICE DEPT HAS SEEN THEM BUT THEY CAN'T SEEM TO DUPLICATE THE ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11319303March 26, 2020
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH IN THE RAIN, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SHUT OFF CAUSING THE DRIVER TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND CRASH INTO A GUARD RAIL. ADDITIONALLY, AFTER THE CRASH THE 4 DOORS WERE UNABLE TO BE OPENED FROM THE INSIDE OR OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENT WERE CALLED TO THE SCENE AND RESCUED THE DRIVER FROM THE VEHICLE BY BREAKING THE WINDOW. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT APPROXIMATELY 40 MINUTES AFTER THE CRASH THE DOORS WERE ABLE TO BE OPENED FROM THE OUTSIDE. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED AND NO MEDICAL TREATMENT WAS REQUIRED. A POLICE REPORT WAS TAKEN AT THE SCENE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED AWAY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD RANDOMLY SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURES WERE NOT DETERMINED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 54,000. *BF*JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11311329February 25, 2020
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE AND MY SUNROOF EXPLODED. NOTHING HIT IT. SOUNDED LIKE A SHOTGUN BLAST AND THEN I STARTED HEARING LITTLE CHUNKS OF GLASS FLYING OFF MY CAR - HITTING THE TRUNK AND ALSO COMING THROUGH THE MATERIAL COVER INTO MY CAR. WASHING MY HAIR LATER I HAD CHUNKS OF GLASS IN MY HAIR BUN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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