Nissan Maxima Complaints

6,958 consumer complaints on file.

#10524839July 15, 2013
POWER TRAIN
WE HAVE A 2006 NISSAN MAXIMA. WE BOUGHT IT USED IN JAN 2012. BY JUNE 2013, WE NOTICED TRANSMISSION ISSUES. WHEN ACCELERATING, IT HESITATES AND THEN BANGS INTO GEAR. WHEN PARKING IT HESITATES AND BANGS INTO REVERSE AND DRIVE. THE RADIATOR IS ALSO HAVING ISSUES. I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE IT MORE THAN 10 MILES AT A TIME. THIS SEEMS LIKE A MASSIVE ISSUE WITH SEVERAL NISSAN MODELS FROM 2004-2006. LET'S HOPE NISSAN ACCEPTS THEIR FAULTY EQUIPMENT AND DOES WHAT IS RIGHT TO HELP EVERYONE GET IT FIXED. MANY PEOPLE DO NOT HAVE THE MONEY FOR REPAIRS AND/OR ARE UPSIDE DOWN IN LOAN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10524881July 15, 2013
POWER TRAIN
2005 NISSAN MAXIMA BEGAN SHIFTING HEAVY, ESPECIALLY WHEN DOWN SHIFTING,HEAVY JERKS AT TIMES, AND DELAY OR JUMP WHEN PUT INTO DRIVE. TOOK TO TRANSMISSION PLACE TO CHECK ON ISSUE ONCE I SAID WHAT KIND OF CAR I HAD HE SAID LET ME GUESS 2005. THEY SAID THEY HAVE SEEN SEVERAL WITH ISSUES SOME AS EARLY AS 50,000 MILES. I CURRENTLY HAVE 104,000 WAS INFORMED THAT IT WAS THE TRANSMISSION AND ALSO BECAUSE OF THE JERKING AND ENGINE MOUNT WAS ALSO NEEDED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10524649July 13, 2013
POWER TRAIN
ENGINE STARTS FINE. WHEN CAR IS SHIFTED FROM PARK TO DRIVE THERE IS A DELAYED ENGAGEMENT, FOLLOWED BY A HARSH THUD AS CAR GOES INTO GEAR. I HAVE WORKED PROFESSIONALLY AS A MECHANIC AND HAVE REBUILT SEVERAL AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS. THIS APPEARS TO BE A PROBLEM WITH THE VALVE BODY. THE INTERNET IS COVERED IN COMPLAINTS ON THIS PROBLEM; JUST GO TO GOOGLE AND TYPE IN "MAXIMA TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS." UNFORTUNATELY, MOST PEOPLE DON'T HAVE MY MECHANICAL APTITUDE AND THE NISSAN IS NOT OWNING UP TO THE PROBLEM SO IT ENDS UP COSTING THE CUSTOMER $3,000.00 -$4,500.00 OR MORE TO HAVE THE PROBLEM FIXED. MY CAR NO LONGER HAS THE "HARSH DELAYED SHIFT," INITIALLY IN THE MORNING, BUT AFTER DRIVEN 30 MILES OR SO, THEN THE PROBLEM MANIFESTS ITSELF. LET ME KNOW IF I CAN HELP IN YOUR ANALYSIS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10524522July 12, 2013
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE THAT DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, A LOUD TICKING NOISE EMITTED FROM THE ENGINE. THE FAILURE RECURRED WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS IN OPERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR AN UNRELATED REPAIR WHEN THEY DETECTED THAT THE TIMING CHAIN WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 103,280.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10524554July 12, 2013
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
I HAD TO REPLACE THE RADIATOR AND THE TRANSMISSION. I SPENT $4,000 FOR REPAIRS. NISSAN IS APPEALING THE CLASS ACTION LAW SUIT. I AM UPSIDE DOWN ON THIS VEHICLE. I NEED TO GET RIDE OF IT, NOW THE MOTOR WHINES?? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10524624July 12, 2013
POWER TRAIN
DELAYED SHIFTS. HARD SHIFT FROM 1ST TO 3RD GEARS. HARD DOWN SHIFTS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10524268July 10, 2013
POWER TRAIN
I HAVE BEEN DRIVING MY 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA FOR AWHILE, BUT LATELY THE TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN ACTING UP. THE MAXIMA SHIFTS GEARS VERY HARD AND CAUSES A VERY DANGEROUS THRUSTING MOTION. ALSO, WHENEVER THE MAXIMA IS SWITCHED FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE IT KICKS FORWARD VERY HARD AND LOUD. THIS HAS ALMOST CAUSED NUMEROUS ACCIDENTS AND NISSAN NEEDS TO HANDLE THIS SITUATION APPROPRIATELY. I TOOK THE MAXIMA INTO A LOCAL TRANSMISSION SHOP AND THEY INFORMED ME THAT THE TRANSMISSION NISSAN HAS PUT IN THIS CARS MODEL IS TERRIBLE AND NEEDS TO BE RECALLED. THEY INFORMED ME THAT MY ONLY OPTION IS TO HAVE THE VALVE BODY REBUILT. THIS PROBLEM IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND CAUSING DAMAGE TO MY SURROUNDING PARTS OF THE VEHICLE. AGAIN, THE TRANSMISSION ON THE 2005 MAXIMA NEEDS TO BE RECALLED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10523955July 9, 2013
POWER TRAIN
MY CAR STARTED TO JERK AND HAD TROUBLE MOVING FROM ONE GEAR TO THE NEXT. AS I STARTED TO ACCELERATE, THE ENGINE WOULD REV FOR A FEW SECONDS, THEN JERK, AND FINALLY SHIFT TO THE NEXT GEAR. WHEN PARALLEL PARKING, IT WOULD JERK UPON SHIFTING. I WAS VERY CONCERNED ABOUT STALLING IN TRAFFIC AND POSSIBLY BEING HIT. ON 7/1/13 I BROUGHT MY CAR TO THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP FOR INSPECTION. THE NEXT DAY THEY TOLD ME THAT I NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION AND VALVE BODY; ESTIMATED COST $6,000. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10523959July 9, 2013
STEERING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STRUCTURE:BODY
I GOT INTO MY CAR AND TRIED TO START IT AND THE IGNITION WOULD NOT TURN. THIS HAS HAPPEN SEVERAL TIMES SINCE WE PURCHASED THE CAR OCTOBER 2007. WE WERE TOLD IT WAS A BUILT IN SAFETY FACTOR AND JUST TURN THE STEERING WHEEL AND IT WOULD WORK. WELL I TRIED TO TURN THE WHEEL SEVERAL TIMES AND IT WOULD NOT BUDGE. I THEN TRIED TO GET OUT OF MY CAR AND COULDN'T. I ALSO COULD NOT OPEN THE WINDOWS BECAUSE THEY ARE POWER WINDOWS AND WITHOUT THE CAR RUNNING YOU CANNOT OPERATE THEM.( YOU CAN CHECK THE RECORDS JULY 4TH WAS AN EXTREMELY HOT DAY, IN THE 80'S AT THAT TIME) I FINALLY I CLIMBED OVER THE GEAR SHIFT AND CENTER CONSOLE TO GET TO THE PASSENGER DOOR WHICH I WAS ABLE TO OPEN. ( I AM 75 YEARS OLD SO YOU CAN IMAGINE IT WAS NOT EASY, NOR WOULD IT BE FOR ANYONE. WHEN MY SON CAME HOME FROM WORK HE TRIED AND WAS FINALLY ABLE TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL BUT SAID IT TOOK EVERYTHING TO TURN IT, AND THEN HE WAS ABLE TO START THE CAR. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD NOT A SAFETY FACTOR. I WILL NEVER BUY A NISSAN AGAIN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10523602July 8, 2013
POWER TRAIN
CAR BEGAN EXPERIENCING HARD SHIFTING FROM D TO R OR R TO D. HARD SHIFTING THEN BEGAN TO OCCUR DURING 1ST TO 2ND GEAR AND 2ND TO 1ST GEAR. SHIFTS ARE HARD AND FEEL AS IF THE CAR HAS BEEN HIT BY ANOTHER CAR. IF YOU DO NOT ANTICIPATE THE HARD SHIFT THE CAR COULD JUMP FORWARD INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. OWNER LOOKING INTO REPLACING THE VALVE BODY AS THIS APPEARS TO BE THE MAIN (COSTLY) FIX FOR THIS ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10523728July 8, 2013
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED AFTER BRAKING TO A COMPLETE STOP. SEVERAL WARNING LIGHTS IN THE INSTRUMENT PANEL BECAME ILLUMINATED. THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A REPAIR SHOP HOWEVER, THEY WERE UNABLE TO DETERMINE A CAUSE OF FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 137,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10523749July 8, 2013
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE HAD TO RESTART THE VEHICLE IN ORDER TO GET THE VEHICLE TO FUNCTION PROPERLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND THEY STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10523782July 8, 2013
ENGINE, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
WHILE DRIVING ON THEY HIGHWAY MY VEHICLE "JERKED" WHILE I WAS GOING ROUGHLY 70MPH. WHEN THAT HAPPENED IT KIND OF HESITATED AND THEN MY "SLIP" AND TCS LIGHT CAME ON. LATER ON THAT DAY MY VEHICLE COMPLETELY STALLED WHILE STOPPED AT A INTERSECTION. IT STARTED BACK UP BUT STARTED VERY HARD. I ARRIVED AT MY DESTINATION AND TURNED IT OFF FOR ROUGHLY 10 MINUTES. I TRIED TO START IT AND IT WOULD NOT START. MY VEHICLE SAT FOR ABOUT 2 HOURS AND WHEN I TRIED IT AGAIN, IT STARTED RIGHT UP. I RESEARCHED THIS PROBLEM AND FOUND THAT THERE WAS A RECALL FOR NISSANS FOR THE CRANK POSITION SENSOR. ALL OF THESE ISSUES I HAD SEEMED TO MATCH UP WITH THIS RECALL. PER NISSAN MY VIN NUMBER WAS NOT ONE OF THE AFFECTED VEHICLES. I FIND THAT HARD TO BELIEVE. I HAD TO GET MY VEHICLE FIXED SO I DID THAT TODAY. THE PROBLEM WITH MY CAR WAS THE CAM POSITION SENSOR AND THE CRANK POSITION SENSOR. THE AUTO SERVICE PLACE CALLED NISSAN AND NISSAN STATED TO THEM "THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE" I AM NOT VERY HAPPY WITH NISSAN RIGHT NOW. I FEEL THAT MY ISSUES SHOULD BE TAKEN INTO CONSIDERATION FOR THE RECALL. EVERYTHING THAT HAPPENED RELATES BACK TO THE RECALL. RECALL I AM REFERRING TO IS CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 03V455000. PLEASE REVIEW MY NOTES AND MAYBE I CAN GET SOME HELP! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10523559July 7, 2013
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
THE VEHICLE JERKS WHEN I AM GOING FROM PARK TO REVERSE, FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE, OR FROM PARK TO DRIVE. IT WILL RANDOMLY JERK WHILE I AM DRIVING. SOMETIMES WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE WILL NOT ACCELERATE. I AM SCARED TO PULL OUT INTO TRAFFIC BECAUSE I NEVER KNOW WHEN IT WILL STALL! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10523584July 7, 2013
POWER TRAIN
WHENEVER MY 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA IS PLACED FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE, IT HESITATES AND THEN JERKS INTO DRIVE. IT IS ALMOST LIKE A KICKING MOTION. THIS IS A VERY POWERFUL MOTION THAT HAS AGITATED OTHER PARTS OF THE CAR, RESULTING IN LOOSE HOSES AND CLIPS. IT APPEARS THAT OTHER OWNERS OF THE SAME VEHICLE ARE HAVING SIMILAR PROBLEMS. I EXPECT MORE FROM NISSAN AS THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL PERFORMED FOR THE TRANSMISSION. I AM AND INDIVIDUAL WHO FOLLOWS THE OWNER MANUAL MAINTENANCE SCHEDULE PERFECTLY. THIS SHOULD NOT BE HAPPENING THIS EARLY ON. THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS ISSUE AND IT IS CAUSING EXPENSIVE DAMAGES TO MY MAXIMA. FIX IT! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10522766July 1, 2013
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS
RUSTING OF UNDERBODY {FLOOR BOARD} DRIVER AND PASSAGER, VISIBLE HOLES, DIAMETER SIZE OF OVER 1 FOOT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10522475June 30, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.
CD PLAYER DOES NOT CONNECT TO SPEAKERS. SOUND MUFFLED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10521822June 26, 2013
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED BEGAN TO SLIP IN EVERY GEAR, BUT MORE IN FIRST AND SECOND GEAR WITH A BIG BANG AFTER EVERY ATTEMPT TO SHIFT GEARS WAS MADE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER DID NOT GIVE SPECIFICS ON WHAT CAUSED THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 132,000. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10521841June 26, 2013
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION EXHIBITED HARD SHIFTING WITH A LOUD CLANKING NOISE. THE FAILURE RECURRED WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS IN OPERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE BE DIAGNOSED BY AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10521859June 26, 2013
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE. THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED AND THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO SHIFT INTO REVERSE BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESPOND. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 154,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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