Nissan Maxima Complaints

6,958 consumer complaints on file.

#10864394May 11, 2016
AIR BAGS, SEATS, SUSPENSION
TAKATA RECALL!! THE "PASSENGER AIRBAG OFF" LIGHT IS ON WITH OR WITHOUT A PERSON IN THE PASSENGER SEAT WHILE DRIVING. THE DRIVERS SIDE CHAIR ROCKS WHEN SLOWING DOWN. THE FRONT END MAKES A KNOCKING NOISE WHEN PRESSING ON THE BREAKS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10864292May 10, 2016
AIR BAGS
THE PASSENGER AIR BAG LIGHT TURNS OFF AND ON WHEN SOMEONE IS SITTING IN THE PASSENGER SEAT AND EVEN WHEN NO ONE IS IN THE SEAT. AND THIS HAPPENS WHILE THE VEHICLE STATIONARY AND IN MOTION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10863699May 7, 2016
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I JUST MERGED ONTO THE HIGHWAY GOING I-55 SOUTH FROM COUNTYLINE RD, WHEN I HEARD A VERY LOUD NOISE SIMILAR TO A GUN SHOT IN CLOSE RANGE AND WAS LITERALLY FRIGHTENING. THEN I HEARD AIR SEEPING THROUGH MY SUNROOF AREA SO I PULLED OVER ON THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY BECAUSE I STARTED TO SHAKE UNCONTROLLABLELY AND I HAD MY 7 MONTH OLD IN THE CAR AS WELL. I WAS ABLE TO LOOK ON TOP OF THE CAR AND SAW THAT THE FRONT SUNROOF WAS SHATTERED. I IMMEDIATELY TOOK THE VEHICLE TO GRAY DANIELS NISSAN NORTH IN JACKSON, MS. THEY TOLD ME THAT THIS WILL HAVE TO FALL UNDER MY INSURANCE BUT I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY. THIS IS A DEFECT ON HOW THIS MODEL CAR HANDLES PRESSURE CAUSING THE SUNROOF TO EXPLODE! MY EARS AND HEAD ARE ACHING DUE TO THE EXPLOSIVE SOUND.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10863281May 4, 2016
STRUCTURE:BODY
I WAS DRIVING DOWN A HIGHWAY AT ABOUT 60 MPH AND ALL OF A SUDDEN I HEARD A LOUD POP AND MY SUN ROOF SHATTERED INTO A MILLION PIECES. THERE WAS NO CAR ANYWHERE AROUND NOR DID ANYTHING FALL AND HIT IT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10863061May 4, 2016
POWER TRAIN
TRANSMISSION FAILURE AT 60K MILES. STUCK IN 5TH GEAR. SLAMMING, JERKING, HARD DOWNSHIFTS. NO REVERSE POWER. VERY HARD SHIFTING BETWEEN GEARS. ALSO PAINT PEELING OFF ENTIRE CAR. CAR PURCHASED FOR OVER 30K. VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY AND ON STREET. PROBLEM IS CONSTANT UPON CAR REACHING OPERATING TEMP.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10862764May 3, 2016
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
IN SEPT. 2014, MY CAR WAS IN FOR SERVICE AND RECALL NUMBER "03V455000" WAS PERFORMED. THE 2 CAMSHAFT SENSORS AND 1 CRANKSHAFT SENSOR WERE TO ALL BE REPLACED. IN APRIL 2016, MY CAR WAS EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH ALL 3 SENSORS. MY CAR WOULD STOP AT ANY MOMENT (STOPPED OR DRIVING). I'VE BEEN IN MANY INTERSECTIONS OR THE INTERSTATE AND IT'LL DIE ON ME AND TAKE A LONG TIME TO CRANK BACK UP. I HAD TO PAY OVER $120 AT THE DEALERSHIP TO GET THE DIAGNOSIS. UPON LOOKING AT MY RECALL PAPERWORK, ONLY THE CRANKSHAFT SENSOR WAS REPLACED. WHEN BRINGING THAT INFO TO DEALER, THEY CLAIMED IT WAS A KIT THAT INCLUDED ALL 3 SENSORS. EVERY SINGLE INTERNET SEARCH, INCLUDING NISSAN'S OWN PUBLIC PARTS WEBSITE, SAYS THAT PART # 23731-AL60C IS A SINGLE CRANKSHAFT SENSOR AND COULD NOT PROVE THAT THEIR INTERNAL/PRIVATE PARTS SYSTEM CLAIMED IT WAS A KIT. I THEM REACHED OUT TO THE NISSAN RECALL NUMBER (1-800-647-7261) LISTED ON THE RECALL TO EXPLAIN THE ISSUE WITH ALL THE SENSORS NOT BEING REPLACED. AFTER A FEW CALLS, MY INFO WAS ROUTED TO A REGIONAL ASSOCIATE. I ASKED HER IF SHE NEEDED TO EXPLAIN THE STORY TO HER AND SHE SAID SHE DIDN'T. AFTER 5 DAYS, THE REGIONAL ASSOCIATE CALLED ME BACK AND EXPLAINED TO ME THAT SHE REACHED OUT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND SAID THAT NISSAN IS AGREEING WITH THE DEALERSHIP AND CANNOT ASSIST ME ANY FURTHER. SHE COULD SEE THE WORK INFORMATION, BUT SEEMED SIMPLY SIDED WITH THE DEALERSHIP WITHOUT ANY FURTHER INFO OR QUESTIONING ME FOR A BETTER UNDERSTANDING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10862451May 2, 2016
AIR BAGS
I HAVE THE SAME SYMPTOMS WITH MY AIRBAG THAT THE 2016-2017 NISSAN MAXIMA HAS. THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG WILL ALWAYS TURN OFF WHEN MY WIFE SITS IN THE PASSENGER SEAT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10862459May 2, 2016
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ENTER THE VEHICLE OR WHEN INSIDE THE VEHICLE, THE ' NO KEY' WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO START THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10862292April 30, 2016
POWER TRAIN
WHAT IS WRONG WITH NISSAN? WHY IS THERE NOT A RECALL ON THE MAXIMA TRANSMISSIONS? SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE ABOUT ! NOT EVERYONE HAS THE MONEY TO THROW AWAY ON A PROBLEM THAT THE MANUFACTURER CAUSED. SOMEONE SHOULD REALLY HELP SOLVE THIS ISSUE. CANNOT DRIVE THE CAR BECAUSE THE TRANSMISSION IS SHOT. SO MUCH FOR A RELIABLE CAR FOR MY SON TO GET BACK AND FORTH TO COLLEGE WITH. MY HUSBAND HAS SERVED THIS COUNTRY FOR CLOSE TO 25 YEARS AND IS SHOCKED THAT NISSAN IS NOT BEING MADE TO BE ACCOUNTABLE FOR THEIR MISTAKES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10862362April 30, 2016
POWER TRAIN
JUST A MONTH AFTER BUYING THIS CAR, I TOOK IT THROUGH INSPECTION. I DROVE THE CAR, WHICH WAS OPERATING PERFECTLY, DIRECTLY TO THE INSPECTION STATION WHICH IS APPROXIMATELY 15 MILES FROM HOME. ON THE WAY HOME, IT STARTED TO DOWNSHIFT HARD, SPECIFICALLY WHEN CLOSE TO FIRST GEAR. IT THEN STARTED TO HAPPEN PERIODICALLY. IT IS NOW TO THE POINT THAT IT HAPPENS EVERY TIME YOU SLOW DOWN. AND NOW, IT SOMETIMES BUCKS WHEN ACCELERATING. FORGET ABOUT TAKING YOUR FOOT OFF OF THE GAS TO SLOW DOWN; THIS CAUSES THE CAR TO BUCK SO BADLY THAT IT FEELS AS THOUGH YOU HAVE BEEN REAR-ENDED. I TOOK MY CAR TO A TRANSMISSION SPECIALIST WHO STATED THAT HE COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE TRANSMISSION, EVEN WHEN HOOKING IT UP TO AN ELECTRONIC COMPUTER TO FIND A CODE. UPON RESEARCHING, I FOUND THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH 2004-2006 NISSAN MAXIMAS AND THAT NISSAN KNOWS ABOUT IT BUT REFUSED TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. SOUNDS TO ME LIKE NISSAN NEEDS TO DO A RECALL TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM! WHEN CALLING NISSAN, THEY WANT YOU TO TAKE YOUR CAR IN FOR THEM TO DIAGNOSE IT, WHICH WOULD BE AT MY COST, OF COURSE. AND THEN THEY WOULD JUST TELL ME WHAT I CAN PAY FOR THEM TO DO TO FIX IT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10861756April 27, 2016
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE AIR BAG AND AIR BAG MODULE NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE CONTACT NOTIFIED THE MANUFACTURER. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10861737April 27, 2016
POWER TRAIN
TRANSMISSION JERKS WHEN STOPPING AND STARTING.....SPEED DECREASES......JERKS WHEN CHANGING GEARS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10861758April 27, 2016
POWER TRAIN
CAR EXPERIENCED DIFFICULTY IN SHIFTING. IT CAUSED DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10861793April 27, 2016
STRUCTURE:BODY
I AM THE ORIGINAL AND CURRENT OWNER OF A 2000 NISSAN MAXIMA WITH ABOUT 115,000 MILES. MY MECHANIC RECENTLY TOLD ME THAT THE MAXIMA NEEDS ABOUT $2000 OF BODY WORK DUE TO RUSTED FLOOR BOARDS AND ENGINE MOUNT. THE MAXIMA WAS IMMACULATELY KEPT IN A GARAGE FOR MOST OF ITS LIFE SO I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY THIS RUST PROBLEM SHOULD BE HAPPENING. I BELIEVE THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD THAT NISSAN SHOULD ADDRESS AND RECTIFY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10861458April 26, 2016
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE SUNROOF EXPLODED SPONTANEOUSLY. I WAS SITTING IN EVENING RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC, AT AN ALMOST STAND STILL. THE INSIDE ROOF PANEL/COVER WAS PULLED BACK, BUT THE SUNROOF ITSELF WAS NOT OPENED. I HAD TURNED THE A/C ON AND OFF A FEW TIMES BECAUSE ALTHOUGH IT WASN'T VERY HOT OUTSIDE (UPPER 70S), I WAS MAKING A BUSINESS CALL OVER THE CAR'S BLUETOOTH SYSTEM, AND HAD ROLLED THE WINDOWS UP IN ORDER TO HEAR THE CALL CLEARLY. AFTER THE CAR GOT COLD, I TURNED THE AIR OFF. BEFORE I COULD OPEN THE WINDOWS, SO THE CAR COULD WARM BACK UP INSIDE, THERE WAS A LARGE "BOOM" AND SUBSEQUENTLY GLASS FROM THE SUNROOF BEGAN FALLING DOWN INTO THE CENTER CONSOLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10861212April 25, 2016
STRUCTURE:BODY, ENGINE
DURING A MAINTENCE CHECK THE DEALERSHIP REPORTED THAT THE SECONDARY TIMING CHAIN IS MAKING EXCESSIVE NOISE. THEY RECOMMEND I REPLACE THE SECONDARY TIMING KIT FOR $1,500 AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. THEY ALSO STATED DRIVERS FLOOR PAN RUST AND PASSAGNER SIDE SHOW SIGN OF GOING SOON THEY STATED NISSAN HAD FIX FOR THIS THAT WOULD COST $925 AND THAT THIS WAS SOMETHING THAT HAPPENS ALOT TO THIS CARS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10861280April 25, 2016
POWER TRAIN
THIS IS MY SECOND NISSAN MAXIMA THAT HAS EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION. EVERY MAXIMA I BUY EVERY TIME THE CAR REACHES 100,000 AND IS OUT OF WARRANTY THE TRANSMISSIONS GOES OUT. I CONTACTED NISSAN TO HAVE SOMEONE LOOK INTO THIS AS A PROBLEM WITH THEIR VEHICLES AND THEY INFORMED ME THAT THEY HADN'T RECEIVED AND COMPLAINTS ABOUT TRANSMISSIONS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10861307April 25, 2016
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
FRONT SUBFRAME RUSTED OUT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10861131April 24, 2016
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
LAST APRIL 25, 2003 I TOOK MY CAR FOR A YEARLY INSPECTION AND IT FAILED DUE TO THE RUST IN THE PASSENGER FLOOR PANEL AND SIDE RAIL. FROM THEN I TOOK IT TO A BODY SHOP AND THEY GAVE ME A PRICE OF $800 TO $1,000 DOLLARS TO FIX IT. BEING DISABLED AND A FORMER MARINE ON A FIXED INCOME. I COULD NOT PAY FOR IT. SO I COVERED IT AND PLACED IT IN STORAGE. FOR HOW MUCH I PAID FOR THIS VEHICLE YOU THINK THEY WOULD GIVE YOU A BREAK, HELL NO. I NEED TO GET TO APPOINTMENTS AND NEED A CAR, SO WE'RE DO I GO TO GET HELP????? WHEN I FIND SOME ONE TO TAKE PICTURES I WILL WRITE AGAIN. I CAN NOT GET UNDER THE CAR BECAUSE I HAVE HAD 3/3 MAJOR BACK FUSION SERGURY'S THAT ALL FAILED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10860571April 20, 2016
AIR BAGS
TAKATA RECALL; ACCORDING TO YOUR WEBSITE, MY DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. (PASSENGER AIRBAG REPLACED IN 2014). WHEN I WENT TO THE DEALER I WAS TOLD THAT IT DOES NOT NEED TO BE REPLACED. WHO IS CORRECT? CAR ALWAYS REGISTERED IN GEORGIA.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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