Nissan Maxima Complaints

6,958 consumer complaints on file.

#10553010November 20, 2013
STEERING
MY WIFE WAS LEAVING HOME FROM WORK LATE NITE AND THE CAR WOULD NOT START I CAME DOWN AND JUMP THE CAR AND IT WAS NOT THE BATTERY THE KEY WOULD NOT REGISTER AT ALL. IT WAS ALMOST AS IF IT DID NOT RECOGNIZE THE KEY. I STILL HAVE TO GET THE CAR TOWED TODAY WHICH IS ALREADY 150 PLUS THE DEALER IS SAYING TO FIX IT WILL BE 500 PLUS. ARE YOU SERIOUS NISSAN AS SOON AS I GET IT FIXED AT THE DEALER IM TRADING IT IN. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME SOMETHING HAS HAPPEN WITH THAT STEERING WHEEL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10552867November 19, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER'S SIDE BRAKE LIGHT FAILED SEVERAL TIMES. THE DEALER REPLACED THE BRAKE LIGHT BULB HOWEVER THE FAILURE WAS NOT CORRECTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 75,567.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10552971November 19, 2013
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT WAS REVERSING INTO A PARKING SPACE AT 3 MPH WHEN THE WHEELS BECAME UNRESPONSIVE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL BUT THE WHEELS WOULD NOT MOVE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE STEERING GEAR WAS DAMAGED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 101,823.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10553002November 19, 2013
STEERING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE STEERING WHEEL LOCK ISSUE IS LEAVING MAXIMAS STRANDED UNABLE TO START THE CAR WITH THESE SYMPTOMS: WHAT HAPPENS IS WHEN YOU TRY TO START THE CAR, WITHOUT WARNING, THE ELECTRIC LOCK FAILS TO UNLOCK SENDING ERROR MESSAGE TO THE BCM. THE CAR WILL NOT START IN THIS CASE AND WILL FLASH THE INTELLIGENT KEY WARNING IN THE CLUSTER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10552746November 18, 2013
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER'S AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED, STATING THAT THE PASSENGER'S AIR BAG WAS NOT ACTIVATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES FOR THE FAILURE WHERE A DIAGNOSTIC WAS PERFORMED HOWEVER, THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE DEALER REPLACED THE FRONT PASSENGER AIR BAG SENSOR AS A PRECAUTION BUT THE FAILURE WAS NOT CORRECTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER AIR BAG WAS PERFORMING ACCORDING TO STANDARDS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 33,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10552769November 18, 2013
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE JERKED ABNORMALLY. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE STALLED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS, WHO REPLACED THE CAM SHAFT POSITION SENSOR HOWEVER, THE FAILURE CONTINUED AFTER THE REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 125,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10552832November 18, 2013
POWER TRAIN
WHILE IN 3RD GEAR GOING INTO 4TH, IT WOULD HESITATE FOR A GOOD 2 SECONDS THEN POP INTO 4TH. IT ALSO STARTED DOING THE SAME THING WHILE GOING INTO REVERSE FROM DRIVE AND VICE VERSA. I JUST THINK IT'S QUITE SUSPICIOUS THAT THESE PROBLEMS I'VE BEEN HAVING WITH THIS CAR JUST STARTED HAPPENING WITHIN A COUPLE THOUSAND MILES OF MY WARRANTY ENDING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10552582November 16, 2013
STEERING
AFTER PARKING THE CAR, I LEFT THE CAR PARKED APPROXIMATELY 1 HOUR. THE CAR WOULD NOT CRANK, COMPLETELY LOCKED UP. THERE WAS NO WARNING PRIOR TO AT ALL. AS YOU CAN SEE THIS CAR ONLY HAS 38,000 MILES, NOT MANY AT ALL. I QUESTION WHAT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED IF I WERE DRIVING?? I SEARCHED THE INTERNET AND SEE THERE ARE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS CONCERNING THIS PART ON THE 2009 AND 2010 MAXIMA AND ALTIMA'S. IT ALSO STATES THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN FIXED WITH THE 2011 UP. IN THE MEANTIME NISSAN IS MAKING A FORTUNE OFF THEIR MISTAKE. MY COST, A TOW BILL AND ALMOST $800 SERVICE BILL. I HOPE YOU CAN RESEARCH THE PROBLEM TO SEE IF IT COULD POSSIBLY BE A RECALLED ITEM, AS WELL AS A SAFETY ISSUE. THANK YOU *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10552510November 15, 2013
POWER TRAIN
I HAVE A 2006 MAXIMA WITH 78,000 MILES. ABOUT 2 MONTHS AGO THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION STARTED JERKING WHEN SHIFTING FROM GEAR 1 TO GEAR 2. ALSO JERKING FROM REVERSE INTO DRIVE. AFTER STOPPING, THE TRANSMISSION DOES NOT ENGAGE AND THE RPMS SKY ROCKET UNTIL THE GEAR ENGAGES. I HAVE HAD THE TRANSMISSION SERVICED BUT THE PROBLEM STILL CONTINUES. THIS IS A MAJOR PROBLEM IN HEAVY TRAFFIC WHERE STOPPING AND STARTING IS REQUIRED DUE TO STOP SIGNS AND LIGHTS. IT COULD ALSO RESULT IN ANOTHER CAR REAR-ENDING ME BECAUSE THE TRANSMISSION WILL NOT ENGAGE IMMEDIATELY WHEN ACCELERATING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10552289November 14, 2013
POWER TRAIN, ENGINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE CAR HAD A RECALL PERFORMED ON 08/02/2011 TO REPLACE CRANKSHAFT AND CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSORS, THE CAR RAN PERFECTLY BEFORE THE SAID RECALL. THE MENTIONED RECALL ALSO INCLUDED AN EARLIER RECALL WHICH WAS INEFFECTIVE. SOME TIME AFTER THE RECALL WAS PERFORMED THE CAR WOULD STALL INTERMITTENTLY WITHOUT TRIGGERING A CODE. FINALLY THE STALLING TRIGGERED A CODE ON 01/29/13 WHICH WAS A CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR. THE DEALER CONFIRMED THAT THE CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR CODE WAS TRIGGERED BUT DENIED THAT IT HAD ANYTHING TO DO WITH THE STALLING PROBLEM AND RETURNED THE CAR WITH THE INTERMITTENT STALLING CONDITION WITHOUT A DIAGNOSES. EVENTUALLY THE CAR WAS DIAGNOSED AS A BAD CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR AND REPAIRED ON 11/08/2013 AFTER TWO MORE VISITS TO THE DEALER AND NUMEROUS CALLS TO NISSAN NORTH AMERICA. THIS WAS VERY SAME CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR INSTALLED BY THE RECALL #R3022 WHICH WAS BAD AND IN EFFECT RENDERS RECALL #R3022 (NISSAN) INEFFECTIVE, AT LEAST IN MY CASE. NISSAN REFUSED TO PAY FOR DIAGNOSES AND REPAIR OF THE FAILED RECALL. THIS FAILED RECALL COST ME $656.08 AS WELL AS ENDANGERED MANY LIVES. NOTE: THE CAR ONLY HAS 26,000 MILES ON IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10552303November 14, 2013
STEERING
MY CAR WAS PARKED BRIEFLY WHILE I WENT INTO A STORE TO BUY GROCERIES..UPON RETURNING TO MY VEHICLE, I DEPRESSED THE BRAKE AND PROCEEDED TO TURN ON THE VEHICLE WITH THE PUSH BUTTON START. A YELLOW "KEY" SYMBOL FLASHED IN THE DASHBOARD AND THE CAR WOULD NOT TURN...I TRIED MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS IN TRYING TO TURN ON THE VEHICLE BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START...THE CAR HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP AND MY SERVICE ADVISOR CALLED ME TO LET ME KNOW HOW MUCH THE REPAIRS WOULD BE...SHE CALLED ME LATER ON AND TOLD ME THAT THE STEERING WHEEL LOCK UNIT HAD TO BE REPLACED AND WOULD COST ME $878.62...I FIND THIS TO BE HIGHLY UNACCEPTABLE AS THIS VEHICLE IS ONLY 4 YEARS OLD AND I AM DISAPPOINTED THAT I HAD TO SPEND OVER 800 DOLLARS TO GET THIS ISSUE FIXED....THIS IS APPARENTLY A KNOWN ISSUE AND NISSAN NEEDS TO REFUND MY MONEY AND ISSUE A RECALL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10552077November 13, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES
WHILE INITIATING MY BRAKES THE ABS APPEARS TO BE ACTIVATING,AND CAUSING LOAD NOISE AND SHAKING VEHICLE.IT ALMOST SOUNDS LIKE MY BRAKES WITH CALIPER BROKE AND IM TRYING TO STOP VEHICLE THAT WAY. I TURN VEHICLE OFF, AND IT RESETS ITSELF TO NORMAL. BRAKES WORK WELL AND I MOVE ON, A DAY OR 2 LATER SAME THING,SO EVERY TIME IM COMING TO A STOP SIGN I START PUMPING THE BRAKES AND HOPING THEY ARE WORKING, VEHICLE NOW HAS OVER 100K MILES, AND PROBLEM BEEN HAPPENING SINCE ABOUT 60K . NOT SURE WHAT TO DO.BUT LOOKING AT THIS SITE,SEEMS LIKE NISSAN DOESN'T WANT TO RECALL THIS PART. AND TO TOP IT OFF, NOW MY NISSAN ARMADA ABS LIGHT AND BRAKES ARE ACTING UP THE SAME WAY. COINCIDENCE OR FLAW PARTS?? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10551849November 12, 2013
POWER TRAIN
OK MY BROTHER AND I WERE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY 85 AND CAME TO A STOP BECAUSE OF TRAFFIC. I TRY TO TAKE OFF BUT MY CAR JUST STALLS. WE WERE VERY FORTUNATE TO BE IN THE LEFT LANE BECAUSE IF WE WERE IN THE MIDDLE LANE WE WOULD HAVE BEEN STUCK IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY AND COULD HAVE BEEN IN A REAL BAD ACCIDENT. WE WERE STILL FORTUNATE THAT NO ONE HIT US BECAUSE MY CARS TAIL WAS STILL STUCK OUT A LIL BECAUSE IT WOULD NOT MOVE IN NEUTRAL. I KNOW ITS PROBABLY MY TRANSMISSION AND TORQUE CONVERTER BUT I JUST THANK GOD THAT WE WERE IN THE LEFT LANE AND THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10551879November 12, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ABS WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE LEFT REAR ABS SENSOR WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE REMEDY FAILED TO CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE ACTUATOR WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 48,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 56,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10551739November 11, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STEERING, ENGINE
I STARTED MY CAR JUST FINE THIS MORNING BUT ON MY WAY TO WORK I STOPPED AT A STORE AND THE CAR DID NOT WANT TO START BACK UP. I CHANGED OUT THE BATTERY FOR THE PUSH START KEY AND THE CAR BATTERY. THIS PROBLEM FROM WHAT I HAVE BEEN READING IS AN ISSUE WITH THE 2009 MAXIMA 370Z AND THE GTR. THEY HAVE THE SAME PARTS FOR THE IGNITION SYSTEMS. PLEASE FIX THIS PROBLEM. I'M FROM TEXAS BUT WORK AS A CONTRACTOR IN PENNSYLVANIA. I LOVE MY MAXIMA AND IT'S A SHAME THAT I HAVE BEEN STUCK IN THE COLD FOR 5 HOURS TRYING TO GET A TOW TRUCK AND TALKING TO MY INSURANCE. THANK YOU. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10551834November 11, 2013
POWER TRAIN, ENGINE
MY WIFE'S 2004 MAXIMA WHICH SHE ORIGINALLY PURCHASED NEW AT THE POMOCO NISSAN DEALERSHIP IN HAMPTON, VIRGINIA HAS 59,000 MILES ON IT CURRENTLY AND THE VEHICLE'S AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION JERKS VIOLENTLY WHEN DECELERATING AND THEN SLAMS INTO GEAR. THE EVENT OCCURS AROUND AN ESTIMATED SPEED OF 25-30 MPH DURING DOWNSHIFTING OF THE TRANSMISSION. THE EXPERIENCE FEELS LIKE SOMEONE HAS CRASHED INTO YOU FROM THE REAR...AND THE FORCE FROM THE GEARING THRUST THROWS THE CAR FORWARD VIOLENTLY. THIS HAPPENS EVERY TIME THE CAR IS DRIVEN AND IS A CRITICAL SAFETY CONCERN FOR US. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO WESLEY CHAPEL NISSAN DEALERSHIP LOCATED IN WESLEY CHAPEL, FLORIDA FOR AN INSPECTION AND THE TECH SAID THE TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $3300 FOR PARTS & LABOR. AS REFLECTED IN THE LOW MILEAGE, THE CAR HAS BEEN DRIVEN VERY LITTLE AND HAS BEEN METICULOUSLY MAINTAINED BY HER AND HAS REMAINED GARAGED THE MAJORITY OF THE TIME. I HAVE DONE SOME RESEARCH AND DISCOVERED THAT NUMEROUS 2004 MAXIMA OWNERS HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME TRANSMISSION (FAILURE) PROBLEMS WITH SIMILAR MILEAGE RANGE, BUT NO RECALL WAS EVER ACTIVATED BY THE NISSAN COMPANY TO REMEDY THE ISSUE. HOWEVER, THERE WAS AN EXTENDED WARRANTY ISSUED FOR A FEW NISSAN MODELS REGARDING FAULTY TRANSMISSIONS EXCLUDING THE MAXIMA. CALLED CONSUMER AFFAIRS AT NISSAN TO COMPLAIN ABOUT THE PROBLEM, BUT WAS TOLD BY REP THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO BECAUSE THE WARRANTY FOR THE VEHICLE HAD EXPIRED. I EXPLAINED TO THE REP THAT THERE ARE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS REGARDING THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS AND THAT NISSAN NEEDS TO DO SOMETHING TO FIX THE PROBLEM SINCE THIS IS A RECURRING THEME WHEN IT COMES TO THIS SPECIFIC YEAR OF THE MAXIMA MODEL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10551521November 8, 2013
SUSPENSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING INSPECTED BY THE DEALER, IT WAS FOUND THAT THE PASSENGER'S SIDE FRONT STRUT MOUNT WAS FRACTURED. THE DEALER ALSO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 09V358000 (SUSPENSION). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 107,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10551085November 6, 2013
POWER TRAIN
CAR STARTED TO JERK AND CLUNK AND A COUPLE OF TIMES WHILE TURNING IN TO DRIVEWAY IT WOULD JERK AND MAKE THE TIRES SQUEAL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10551086November 6, 2013
STRUCTURE:BODY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THE FLOORBOARDS ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WERE COVERED WITH RUST. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR INSPECTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10551034November 5, 2013
POWER TRAIN
CAR JERKS WHEN CHANGING SHIFTS. RESULTS NEED A TRANSMISSION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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