Nissan Maxima Complaints

6,958 consumer complaints on file.

#10860229April 19, 2016
SUSPENSION, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
CAR JUMPS WHEN SWITCHING GEARS OR PUTTING YOUR FOOT OR TAKING IT OFF GAS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10860435April 19, 2016
POWER TRAIN
TRANSMISSION VIOLENTLY JERKS WHEN GOING 1ST TO 2ND GEAR AND WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED. I WAS TEACHING MY GRANDAUGHTER TO DRIVE AND IT SCARED JER TO DEATH WHEN IT HAPPENED TO HER WHILE DRIVING. THERE HAS BEEN HUNDREDS, IF NOT THOUSANDS OF TRANSMISSION COMPLAINTS WITH THIS CAR ONLINE AND ISSUE HAS NOT BEEN ADDRESSED BY MANUFACTURER OR NHTSA. THIS CAR ONLY HAS 80,000 MILES, WILL NEVER BUY A NISSAN AGAIN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10860009April 18, 2016
POWER TRAIN
TRANSMISSION NOT CHANGING GEARS AND SPEEDOMETER NOT WORKING. SLOW ACCELERATION, SEEMS LIKE IT IS STARTING OUT IN A HIGHER GEAR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10855204April 13, 2016
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE
AT 12,500 MILES I WAS DRIVING AND IT WAS LIKE SOMEONE PUT IT IN NEUTRAL. TOWED THE CAR TO THE DEALER AND THEY CHANGED THE TRANSMISSION. AT 34,000 MILES, IT STARTED KNOCKING AND SMOKING WHEN YOU FIRST START IT. BROUGHT TO DEALER AND THE GAS WAS MIXING WITH THE OIL. MY CLAIM WAS DENIED SO I HAD TO REPLACE THE ENGINE. NOW AT 110,000 MILES THE CAR WON'T SHIFT OUT OF FIRST GEAR. I'M A SINGLE MOTHER AND DO NOT HAVE ANY MORE MONEY TO SINK INTO THIS LEMON.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10854685April 10, 2016
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
THE FRONT TURN SIGNAL LAMP ON THE MAXIMA IS 2" BELOW THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT. 31/2" CENTER TO CENTER. WHEN THIS VEHICLE IS ONCOMING WITH THE HEADLAMPS ON, THE TURN SIGNAL IS VIRTUALLY BLOTTED OUT BY THE GLARE OF THE HEADLAMP. THIS IS A PROBLEM ON MANY MAKES AND MODELS OF VEHICLES. THIS CONDITION IS EVEN WORSE FOR ONE THAT WEARS EYEGLASSES AND/OR HAS MILD CATARACTS AS THIS CAUSES THE ONCOMING HEADLIGHTS TO APPEAR TO FLARE. THE FRONT TURN SIGNAL LAMP SHOULD NEVER BE CLOSER THAN 6" TO THE HEADLAMPS. CONDITIONS: VEHICLE STOPPED AND READY TO TURN. WORSE AT NIGHT. CITY STREET OR COUNTRY ROAD.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10854248April 8, 2016
STRUCTURE:BODY, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
FRONT BUMPER CLIP WAS BROKEN, STILL WAITING FOR DEALER TO REPLACE BUMPER. LEFT TAIL LIGHT HAS WATER IN IT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10853735April 6, 2016
POWER TRAIN
HARD SHIFT TRANSMISSION STARTING AT APPROXIMATELY 130K MILES. HAPPENS DURING GEARING DOWN. TRANSMISSION SLIPPAGE GEARING UP AFTER A SLOW DOWN. ISSUE CONTINUES TO GET WORSE AFTER TRANSMISSION OIL CHANGED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10853559April 5, 2016
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN MAXIMA. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE, IT FAILED TO START. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD EVENTUALLY START AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD ALSO JOLT FORWARD WHEN SWITCHING GEARS AND STALL. THE TCS ENGINE SLIP INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 115,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10853190April 3, 2016
STEERING
SHUT THE CAR OFF WENT IN THE STORE FOR A SHORT TIME CAME BACK OUT TRIED TO START THE CAR AND NOTHING HAPPENED STEERING WHEEL WAS LOCKED AND WOULD NOT MOVE . HAD IT TOWED TO ONE GARAGE THEY COULDN'T FIX IT SO HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED TO A NISSAN DEALER THEY TOLD THEY HAD FIXED FOUR IN THE PAST COUPLE DAYS AT HARBOR NISSAN SEEMS TO BE A BIG PROBLEM THAT NISSAN SHOULD TAKE CARE !!!! COULD HAVE BEEN STUCK IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE NISSAN OWNER'S NEED HELP WITH ISSUE !!! BECAUSE THEY AREN'T HELPING !!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10852257March 29, 2016
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKING AT LOW SPEEDS, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED LIGHTLY AND THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WITH EXTREME FORCE. THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO THE CENTER DRIVER'S SIDE OF ANOTHER VEHICLE CAUSING THAT VEHICLE TO CRASH INTO THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT DOOR OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES REPORTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 26,000. UPDATED 06/14/16*LJ
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10851263March 23, 2016
ENGINE
DURING A ROUTINE OIL CHANGE, THE DEALERSHIP REPORTED THAT THE SECONDARY TIMING CHAIN IS MAKING EXCESSIVE NOISE. THEY RECOMMEND I REPLACE THE SECONDARY TIMING KIT FOR $1,939.52 AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10851100March 22, 2016
STRUCTURE:BODY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS AT AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE SUBFRAME WAS SEVERELY CORRODED UNDERNEATH THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER SEATS. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE SUBFRAME NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 135,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10850779March 21, 2016
AIR BAGS, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT RENTED A 2015 NISSAN MAXIMA. WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE UNINTENDEDLY ACCELERATED TO 75 MPH WHILE DEPARTING FROM A CAR WASH. THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO TWO VEHICLES AND A WALL. THE FRONT PASSENGER AND DRIVER SIDE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUFFERED INJURIES TO THE BACK AND CHEST. THE DRIVER SUFFERED INJURIES TO THE LEGS. MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS REQUIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE RENTAL COMPANY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VIN AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#10850840March 21, 2016
POWER TRAIN
TRANSMISSION GAVE OUT ON THE HIGHWAY, ALMOST CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE, HAD TO PULL OFF THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY, WAS WRITTEN UP AT WORK FOR BEING LATE. I HAD BOUGHT THE CAR LESS THAN 6 MONTHS AGO. NISSAN LOOKED AT IT SAID IT WAS FINE. 150,000 MILES
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10850843March 21, 2016
ENGINE, STEERING
THE STEERING LOCK CONTROL ON THE VEHICLE FAILED CAUSING THE CAR TO BECOME DISABLED. THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD NOT TURN AND WAS LOCKED IN PLACE, ADDITIONALLY THE VEHICLE WAS STALLED AND WOULD NOT RESTART. FORTUNATELY THE INCIDENT OCCURRED IN A PARKING LOT HAD THE STEERING LOCK CONTROL FAILED WHILE DRIVING A SIGNIFICANT ACCIDENT WOULD HAVE LIKELY OCCURRED AS THE DRIVER WOULD HAVE LOST STEERING CONTROL. THE CAR HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE NISSAN SERVICE SHOP FOR A REPAIR COSTING NEARLY $1000. THIS WAS A KNOWN SAFETY ISSUE FOR NISSAN AS THEY EXTENDED THE WARRANTY FOR THIS PART HOWEVER MY VEHICLE'S CONTROL UNIT FAILED AFTER THE WARRANTY EXPIRED. AFTER ONLINE RESEARCH I DISCOVERED MANY OTHER NISSAN OWNERS HAVE SUFFERED THE SAME SAFETY FAILURE ON THEIR VEHICLES. IT IS AN OBVIOUS MANUFACTURER SAFETY DEFECT THAT NEEDS TO BE RECALLED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10850878March 21, 2016
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN MAXIMA. WHEN THE CONTACT ARRIVED HOME AND TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE, THE STEERING WHEEL DID NOT LOCK INTO POSITION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD NOT MOVE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 24,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10850484March 18, 2016
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STEERING
STEERING LOCK BOX REPAIR. EXTENDED WARRANTY WAS ISSUED & NEEDS TO BE EXTENDED INDEFINITELY. THIS IS A MANUFACTURER DEFECT. CONSUMERS WILL EXPERIENCE THIS INCONVENIENCE AT DIFFERENT LIFECYCLES OF THE VEHICLE & SHOULD BE GIVEN THE SAME REIMBURSEMENTS/COURTESY AS OTHER 2009 NISSAN MAXIMA OR ALTIMA OWNERS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10850380March 18, 2016
STRUCTURE:BODY
TAKATA RECALL THE HOOD SHAKES TREMENDOUSLY WHEN SPEEDS ARE REACHED AT 70+. THE CAR SHAKES SO BAD THAT IT SEEMS AS IF THE HOOD IS GOING TO COME THROUGH THE WINDSHIELD IF YOU DON'T DECREASE YOUR SPEED. WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND INCREASING SPEED TO 65+ THE HOOD STARTS TO SHAKE, I THOUGHT AT FIRST MAYBE THAT IT WAS THE WIND BUT THEN I SOON RECOGNIZED THIS COULDN'T BE THE CASE BECAUSE THE SUN WAS OUT AND THE WIND WASN'T BLOWING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10850239March 17, 2016
POWER TRAIN
ONCE THE CAR HAS BEEN DRIVEN FOR 30 MINUTES OR MORE, AFTER A STOP FOR A RED LIGHT OR STOP SIGN THE TRANSMISSION WILL "JUMP" AS IT SHIFTS TO THE NEXT HIGHER GEAR USUALLY WHEN JUST AT. 20 -30 MILES AN HOUR. MY CAR HAS MILEAGE OF 106,000 AND HAS BEEN DOING THIS FOR APPROX. 6 MONTHS OFF & ON. ITS SELDOM THAT I DRIVE IT ANY SIGNIFICANT DISTANCE & THAT'S WHEN IT IS NOTICED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10849724March 15, 2016
ENGINE
OIL COOLER LEAK REPLACED O RING 5 TIMES REPLACED NOT FIXED YET.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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