Nissan Maxima Complaints

6,958 consumer complaints on file.

#10818919January 8, 2016
AIR BAGS, SERVICE BRAKES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2016 NISSAN MAXIMA. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED BUT FAILED TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE COLLIDED INTO A CONCRETE BARRIER. THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE NECK, HEAD, AND LOWER BACK THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V733000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 16,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10819035January 8, 2016
POWER TRAIN
ONCE THE TRANSMISSION GETS WARM IT'S VERY DANGEROUS. BAD STALLING FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE AND ONCE YOU SLOW TO ROUND A CURVE AND GO TO ACCELERATE AGAIN. IT SLAMS REALLY HARD SHIFTING. CAUSES A BAD JERK. IF YOU ARE DRIVING IN RAIN, LET OUT OF THE GAS TO START I TO A SMALL CURVE, THEN WHEN YOU GIVE IT HAS AGAIN. IF YOU ARE NOT CAREFUL YOU WILL HAVE A HIGH RMP WHEN IT FINALLY SHIFTS BACK INTO DRIVE IT WILL CAUSE YOU TO SPIN. POSSIBLY COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10818634January 7, 2016
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 NISSAN MAXIMA. WHILE PARKED, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START AFTER REPEATED ATTEMPTS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A KEY WITH A LOCK WARNING SYMBOL ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING LOCK MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10818365January 6, 2016
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE, STEERING
UNEXPECTEDLY THE 2010 NISSAN MAXIMA WOULDN'T START. I THEN CHECK THIS WEBSITE, AND FIND A TON OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME ISSUE! THE ELECTRONIC STEERING LOCK CONTROL! I DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW NISSAN ISN'T HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS FAULTY PART. I PAID ALMOST $40,000 FOR A CAR THAT WON'T START. THIS CAN HAPPEN WITHOUT ANY WARNING. MY ISSUE OCCURED WITH MY 4 MONTH OLD SON IN THE VEHICLE WHILE EVERYONE ELSE I KNEW WAS AT WORK. THIS IS COMPLETELY UNACCEPTABLE! THIS SAME PART NUMBER WAS RECALLED IN PREVIOUS YEARS FOR THE MAXIMA! THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY AFTER STOPPING AT THE BANK TO MAKE A DEPOSIT. WILL SOMEONE PLEASE HOLD NISSAN RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS ONGOING ISSUE!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10818110January 5, 2016
STEERING
KEY INDICATOR LOCK LIGHT CAME ON. CAR WOULD NOT START COMPLETELY DISABLED. DID RESEARCH TO SEE IF OTHERS HAVE HAD SAME PROBLEM ON YOUTUBE AND THIS SITE TO FIND THAT MULTIPLE PEOPLE HAVE HAD SAME ISSUE. HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALERSHIP $1,100 ESTIMATE!!!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10817588January 4, 2016
STEERING
I PULLED INTO MY MOTHER'S DRIVEWAY STOPPED THE CAR TO RUN INTO THE HOUSE FOR ABOUT AN HOUR. WENT BACK TO START THE CAR AND IT WOULDN'T START. THE YELLOW KEY INDICATOR LIGHT CAME ON AS IF IT WASN'T RECOGNIZING MY I-KEY. WAS TOLD BY NISSAN DEALER THIS WAS STEERING LOCK MALFUNCTION COMMON IN THE VEHICLES. WAS GIVEN A QUOTE OF $900 NOT INCLUDING TOWING. CONTACTED CONSUMER AFFAIRS UPON SEEING THAT THIS WAS A COMMON ISSUE TO INSURE I WASN'T COVERED BY ANY WARRANTY ETC. NO WAS THE ANSWER TO THAT. I FIND IT DISTURBING THAT NISSAN IS AWARE OF THIS ISSUE AND IS OK WITH LEAVING CONSUMERS STRANDED IN POSSIBLY UNDESIRABLE OR UNSAFE SITUATIONS. I AM A 2ND TIME NISSAN OWNER BUT AFTER HOW THIS IS BEING HANDLED THIS WILL BE MY LAST NISSAN VEHICLE. I WAS TOLD TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO NISSAN FOR DIAGNOSTIC BECAUSE A CASE COULD BE OPENED BY CONSUMER AFFAIRS TO POSSIBLE ASSIST WITH THE PAYMENT BUT THEY ONLY ASSIST MORE RELIABLE CUSTOMERS, WHICH THEY DIDN'T FEEL I WAS SINCE I HADN'T BEEN GOING TO NISSAN FOR MY SERVICES. I PURCHASED THIS CAR SECOND HAND AND WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY. I WENT MORE COST EFFICIENT ROUTES FOR SERVICING AS THE ONE TIME I TRIED TO CONTACT THEM FOR ASSISTANCE IN THE PAST STAFF WAS RUDE. I JUST CAN'T BELIEVE I AM LEFT INT HIS POSITION FOR A KNOW ISSUE WITH NO ASSISTANCE FROM THE COMPANY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10816663December 29, 2015
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, SEAT BELTS
THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. WHILE TURNING STEERING WHEEL SLIGHTLY LEFT ENTERING INTO A CURVE, THE 4 TIRES OF THE VEHICLE DID NOT FOLLOW THE COMMAND GIVEN BY THE STEERING WHEEL. PLEASE NOTE THAT THE STEERING WHEEL TURNED WITH GREAT EASE. WHILE REMOVING FOOT FROM ACCELERATOR, THE CAR DID NOT SLOW. THE BRAKES WERE NOT WORKING PROPERLY AND CAUSED THE 2011 NISSAN MAXIMA TO COLLIDE WITH A FIXED OBJECT. THIS INCIDENT DID NOT OCCUR AT A SPEED FAST ENOUGH TO CAUSE THE SEVERE INJURIES THAT RESULTED. THE DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG KNOCKED ME UNCONSCIOUS AND I HAVE NO RECOLLECTION FROM THE MOMENT RIGHT BEFORE "IMPACT" TO WHEN THE VEHICLE CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. THE CHILDREN IN THE BACK SEAT WERE SERIOUSLY INJURED. THE 10 YEAR OLD WAS WEARING HIS SEATBELT PROPERLY. THE 3 YEAR OLD WAS IN A 5 POINT HARNESS PROPERLY RESTRAINED. RECENTLY, THE OFFICE OF [XXX] INFORMED ME THAT THE BACK SEAT CAME LOOSE DURING THE ACCIDENT WHICH CAUSED BOTH CHILDREN'S SEVERE INJURIES. THE CHILDREN IN THE BACK SEAT WERE NOT ADEQUATELY PROTECTED BY THE VEHICLE DUE TO THE BACK SEAT UNHOOKING DURING THE ACCIDENT THEREFORE CAUSING SAFETY RESTRAINTS TO BE INADEQUATE AND POSSIBLY EVEN MORE HARMFUL. I ALSO WANT TO MENTION THAT THE LEFT REAR PASSENGER AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY WHERE THE 10 YEAR OLD WAS. THE VEHICLE IS POORLY DESIGNED TO SURVIVE EVEN A MINOR COLLISION. I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO ACCESS THE VEHICLE SINCE THE ACCIDENT AND GEORGIA STATE PATROL TORE IT UP BEFORE I COULD EVEN HAVE IT INSPECTED. I DO NOT KNOW WHERE THE VEHICLE IS NOR AM I ABLE TO GET THAT INFORMATION. GEORGIA STATE PATROL DOCUMENTED THAT THE AIR BAG ON THE LEFT REAR SIDE DID DEPLOY BUT THAT DOCUMENT IS INACCURATE BECAUSE I AM A WITNESS. I PRAY THAT THIS INFORMATION WILL BE USED TO PREVENT ANY AND ALL SIMILAR INCIDENTS FROM OCCURRING. I PRAY THAT YOU INVESTIGATE SIMILAR CLAIMS AND FIND ENOUGH EVIDENCE TO GET THESE DANGEROUS CARS OFF THE ROAD. *TT SEE ALSO ODI 11130128. *DSY INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
3
Deaths:
0
#10816879December 29, 2015
POWER TRAIN
TRANSMISSION HARD SHIFT FROM PARK INTO DRIVE. SECONDS DELAY THEN BANGS INTO GEAR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10816570December 28, 2015
STRUCTURE:BODY, ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
I TOOK MY CAR IN FOR AN INSPECTION, FOUND OUT THAT THE FLOOR ON THE PASSENGER SIDE HAD RUSTED FROM THE INSIDE OUT AND THERE WAS A GOOD SIZE HOLE. IT COST ME A COUPLE HUNDRED TO FIX BECAUSE IT WOULDN'T PASS THE INSPECTION. THE NEXT THING WAS THE SLACK TIMING CHAIN, THE CAR SOUNDS LIKE A TRUCK. I'VE BEEN TOLD IT WOULD COST UP TO $3000 TO FIX. THEN THE BIGGEST SAFETY ISSUE IS THE TRANSMISSION, THIS ONE IS REALLY CONCERNING. THE JERKING, BUCKING, KICKING, CLANGING, THE SECONDS OF HESITATION BETWEEN DRIVE AND REVERSE AND THEN SUDDENLY IT ENGAGES AND THE KICK COULD GIVE YOU WHIPLASH. SOMETIMES I FEEL LIKE I'M IN A RODEO. WHEN THE CAR SITS FOR AWHILE (OVERNIGHT) THERE IS NO ISSUE WITH THE INITIAL START BUT ONCE IT WARMS UP THAT'S IT. YOU CAN'T ACCELERATE PROPERLY ONCE THE CAR SLOWS DOWN, OR IS MAKING A TURN, GOING AROUND A BEND OR COMES TO A STOP BECAUSE IT DROPS OUT OF GEAR, THEN THERE IS THE HESITATION AND AT THAT POINT IT JUST REVS, THIS HAPPENS 2 OR 3 TIMES BEFORE IT ENGAGES AGAIN THEN THERE IS A MASSIVE BANG AND THE CAR LUNGES FORWARD, BY THEN THE TRAFFIC IS RIGHT UNDER YOUR REAR BUMPER. AFTER THIS HAPPENS A FEW TIMES THERE IS NO MORE ACCELERATION, THE PEDAL HAS TO BE PUSHED TO THE FLOOR FOR THE CAR TO MOVE. THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON A MONTH OR TWO AGO AND HASN'T GONE OFF. THIS IS A REAL DANGEROUS, SAFETY ISSUE. A FEW DAYS AGO ANOTHER ISSUE APPEARED, I CANNOT OPEN THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR WITH THE REMOTE DOOR OPENER OR THE ELECTRONIC DOOR OPENER ON THE INSIDE OF THE DOOR. AT THIS POINT I'VE READ MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THESE ISSUES, THEY ARE ALL MANUFACTURE PROBLEMS BUT THE TIMING CHAIN AND TRANSMISSION IS THE BIGGEST WHEN IT COMES TO SAFETY BECAUSE YOU DO NOT KNOW WHEN THE CAR WILL STOP. WHY HASN'T NISSAN DONE A RECALL????? THERE ARE ENOUGH COMPLAINTS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10816583December 28, 2015
STRUCTURE:BODY, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
VEHICLE HESITATES TO SHIFT THE TRANSMISSION DURING ACCELERATION. MOST NOTICEABLE WHILE THE VEHICLE IS GOING UP AN HILL. THE TRANSMISSION PRODUCE A WHINING SOUND IF THE PEDAL IS DEPRESSED TO INCREASE THE ACCELERATION. TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED AT JUST BELOW 33,000 MILES BY THE DEALER. THE ABS MOTOR IS RUNNING INTERMITTENTLY WHEN THE SURFACE IS DRY AND NO RAIN OR SNOW. THIS CAR WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER NUMEROUS TIMES WITHOUT BEING REPAIRED OR AN ACCURATE DIAGNOSIS OF THE PROBLEM. THE HINGES ON THE HOOD AND THE DOORS ARE RUSTING. TH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10816233December 26, 2015
STRUCTURE:BODY, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
TRANSMISSION JERKS, SLIPS WHILE DRIVING ALSO BANGING SOUNDS WHEN YOU CHANGE GEARS THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR AWHILE I HAD TRANSMISSION FLUID FLUSHED, HAD THE ENGINE SPEED SENSOR REPLACED, NOW I WAS TOLD I NEED TRANSMISSION REPLACED 90,898 MILES HAD TO REPLACE UNDER CAR BODY BECAUSE IT ROTTED OUT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10811884December 23, 2015
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE CAM SHAFT AND CRANK SHAFT PART NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. NO FURTHER DETAILS WERE AVAILABLE. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 03V455000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING SYSTEM). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10811899December 23, 2015
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION HESITATED TO SWITCH GEARS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. IT WAS UNKNOWN IF THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10811793December 22, 2015
STRUCTURE:BODY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FLOOR OF THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE WAS RUSTED ROTTED OUT. THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 77,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10811380December 21, 2015
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
RUSTING IN THEIR CARS' FLOORBOARDS. RUSTING LARGE ENOUGH TO SEE THROUGH THE CAR FLOOR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10811317December 20, 2015
STRUCTURE:BODY
I THOUGHT A LEAF WAS HANGING FROM BELOW MY CAR WHEN PARKED. IT TURNED OUT THAT THE FLOORBOARD IS COMPLETELY CORRODED THROUGH TO THE INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE ON THE DRIVERS SIDE. I HAVE TAKEN MY CAR TO THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP SINCE PURCHASED IN LATE 2006. THEY EXPLAINED THAT IT WOULD COST BETWEEN $2,000 TO $3,000 TO GET REPAIRED. I HAVE ONLY HAD THE CAR FOR 9 YEARS AND MUCH OF THIS TIME IT PARKED IN THE GARAGE DURING THE WINTER. I WAS SURE DAMAGE WAS NOT A EXPECTED DETERIORATION BASED ON NORMAL USE. THIS WAS CONFIRMED LATER BY RESEARCHING ON LINE AND SEEING OTHER COMPLAINTS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10810955December 17, 2015
STEERING
WHILE TRAVELING WEST ON THE PA TURNPIKE, MY STEERING WHEEL JUST DROPPED TO THE LOWEST POSITION!! SCARED THE HELL OUT OF ME. I ENDED UP GETTING THE CAR TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD. I WAS ABLE TO GET THE STEERING POSITION UP AT LITTLE TO STAY AND LOCK. DROVE THE CAR BACK TO MY LOCAL NISSAN DEALERSHIP TO TELL ME THAT THE MOTOR FOR THE STEERING WHEEL TILT AND/OR TELESCOPIC NEEDS REPLACED!! WHAT A FREAKING NIGHTMARE...$800 PLUS DOLLARS FOR REPAIRS PLUS TAX!! WHAT A CROCK OF BULL!! I SEE THAT THIS IS HAPPENING TO A LOT OF NISSAN OWNERS!! WHY ISNT THE GOVERNMENT DOING ANYTHING!! NOT UNTIL SOMEBODY HAS A FATALITY ACCIDENT!!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10811041December 17, 2015
STEERING
UPON SUCCESSFULLY UNLOCKING THE CAR, THE PUSH IGNITION FAILED TO RESPOND AND THE CAR WOULD NOT START. THE KEYFOB WAS ABLE TO LOCK AND UNLOCK THE CAR, EVEN SET OFF THE PANIC ALARM BUT PRESSING THE IGNITION BUTTON WOULD NOT MOVE THE CAR OUT OF "LOCK" POSITION. THE CAR HAD BEEN PARKED FOR ABOUT 1.5 HRS BEFORE HAVING BEEN DRIVEN SEVERAL MILES. UPON DIAGNOSIS BY A LICENSED MECHANIC, THE ELECTRONIC STEERING LOCK MODULE WAS FOUND TO HAVE FAILED. ON FURTHER ONLINE RESEARCH, IT WAS LEARNED THAT THIS PART IS SUSCEPTIBLE TO FAILURE AND IT IS COMMON TO FIND MANY 2009 NISSAN OWNERS OF SEVERAL MODELS (ALTIMA, MAXIMA, 370Z) TO HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM, WITHIN AND OUTSIDE OF WARRANTY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10810778December 16, 2015
POWER TRAIN
THIS IS THE 4TH TIME THE TRANSMISSION HAS GONE OUT ON THIS VEHICLE, AND THIS TIME IT HAPPENED ON THE STREET. I FEEL I WAS VERY FORTUNATE TO NOT GET STRUCK BY ANOTHER VEHICLE AS I GOT THE VEHICLE HOME. I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE IN 2006, THERE HAS TO BE AN ISSUE WITH THE TRANSMISSION IN THESE VEHICLES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10810427December 15, 2015
STRUCTURE:BODY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. AFTER INSPECTING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE FLOORBOARD OF THE VEHICLE WAS RUSTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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