Nissan Maxima Complaints

6,958 consumer complaints on file.

#10521945June 26, 2013
POWER TRAIN
FOR ABOUT THE LAST 5-6 MONTHS I HAVE BEEN NOTICING A NEW PROBLEM WITH MY VEHICLE. WHEN SHIFTING FROM R TO D WITH MY AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, THE CAR WILL HESITATE AND THEN JERK INTO DRIVE. SOMETIMES THE JERK IS VERY HARD AND LOUD, AND SOMETIMES NOT SO MUCH. IT DOES NOT ALWAYS HAPPEN, BUT AT LEAST 1 TIME A DAY OR IF I AM DRIVING MORE, THEN PERHAPS UP TO 5-10 TIMES A DAY. I HAVE ALSO NOTICED IT WHEN DRIVING AT CERTAIN SPEEDS. SOMETIMES AROUND 25-30 MPH, THE CAR WILL SLOW DOWN, THEN JERK BACK INTO THE CORRECT SPEED/GEAR. I HAD SOME WORK DONE PROBABLY LATE LAST YEAR WHICH WAS $800+ AND OTHER TIMES BEFORE THAT AS WELL WHICH WERE QUITE PRICEY. AS OF YESTERDAY, NOW MY AC WILL NOT TURN OFF, IT IS STUCK ON FULL BLAST. HAVE ALSO HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE DOORS NOT LOCKING/UNLOCKING WITH THE REMOTE WHICH HAS BEEN REPAIRED. NOW I NOTICE THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR AT TIMES DOES NOT LOCK WITH THE REMOTE. I AM MOSTLY CONCERNED WITH THE SHIFTING PROBLEM FROM R TO D AS THAT SEEMS LIKE THE MOST COSTLY REPAIR THAT WILL NEED TO BE DONE AND HAVE NOTICED THAT THERE ARE MANY COMPLAINTS ONLINE ABOUT OTHER OWNERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. I AM HOPING TO HAVE THIS PAID FOR BY NISSAN AS I WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO AFFORD THIS AFTER THE OTHER REPAIRS THAT HAVE HAD TO BE DONE WITH THE CAR AND THIS SEEMS TO BE FAULTY WITH THE CAR IN GENERAL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10521640June 25, 2013
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
THE CAR MAKES A KNOCKING SOUND WHEN THE ENGINE IS RUNNING. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED IT WAS THE TIMING CHAIN AND TENSIONER. THE COST FOR REPAIR IS 2500. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME I HAVE EVER HEARD OF A TIMING CHAIN GOING BAD WITH A CAR WITH THIS MILEAGE. I AM VERY UPSET LOOKED THE PROBLEM UP ON THE INTERNET AND NOTICED ALOT OF PEOPLE ARE HAVING A PROBLEM WITH THIS ON THEIR CARS. I FEEL NISSAN SHOULD REPLACE THIS AT THEIR COST. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10521696June 25, 2013
STRUCTURE:BODY
PASSENGER FLOOR BOARD ROTTED OUT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10521795June 25, 2013
POWER TRAIN
I BOUGHT MY 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA SL FROM A USED CAR DEALERSHIP. IT HAD SOME VIBRATING AND SHAKING IN THE STEERING WHEEL AND THEY GAVE ME A TEMPORARY FIX IN ORDER TO SEND ME ON MY WAY. TWO DAYS AFTER HAVING THE CAR IT STARTED SHIFTING REALLY HARD FROM 1ST TO 2ND AND THEN WHEN DOWNSHIFTING. IT HAS SHIFTED SO HARD THAT A COUPLE OF TIMES IT HAS JERKED ME FORWARD IN MY SEAT. AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS SOMETIMES IT WILL JUST SHIFT DOWN FOR NO REASON. IF I TAP ON THE BREAK IT WILL SHIFT WHEN ITS NOT SUPPOSED TO. WHEN I PUT THE SHIFTER FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE IT WILL FEEL LIKE THE ENGINE IS GOING TO DROP OUT OF THE BOTTOM. THIS CLEARLY NEEDS TO BE FIXED. I HAD A TRANSMISSION FLUSH AND THAT DIDN'T FIX THE PROBLEM. I HAVE ONLY HAD THE CAR 3 MONTHS AND IM SCARED IM GOING TO GET STRANDED SOMEWHERE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10521645June 25, 2013
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHIFT INTO GEAR EXCESSIVELY AND IT ALSO CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO LUNGE FORWARD WITH FORCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 120,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10521574June 24, 2013
POWER TRAIN
I BOUGHT MY CAR USED AND I LOVE IT BUT AFTER A MONTH IT STARTED SHIFTING HARD AND IT DOESN'T WANT TO SHIFT FROM 2RD TO 3RD. I HAVE DONE EVERYTHING I CAN TO FIX THE PROBLEM AND NOW THEY SAID TRANSMISSION HAS TO BE REPLACED. I GOOGLED MY CAR AND NOW SEEN THAT I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE THAT IS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM!! THIS IS A NISSAN MANUFACTURING PROBLEM AND WITH ALL THE SAME COMPLAINTS. I EXPECT TO HAVE THE CAR FIXED, KNOWING THAT IT ISN'T JUST ME. PLEASE REVIEW MY COMPLAINT ALONG WITH EVERYBODY ELSE THAT OWNS THE NISSAN MAXIMA' S. WE ALL NEED FOR NISSAN TO STOP IGNORING THE PROBLEM AND RECALL THESE MODELS. THANKS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10520866June 20, 2013
POWER TRAIN
WHEN PULLING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE, GOING FROM PARK TO REVERSE, A HARD SHIFT IS HEARD AND FELT AND THEN FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE, SAME THING....ABNORMAL. THERE ARE HARD SHIFTS AND RELUCTANT SHIFTS DURING DRIVE TIME. DRIVING TO AN APPOINTMENT, TAXI IN FRONT PULLED TO LEFT TURN LANE AND ALMOST CHANGED THE DIRECTION TO COME BACK TO MY LANE. I APPLIED BRAKES ASSERTIVELY (NO SKID) AND TAXI REMAINED IN TURN LANE SO I CONTINUED BY ACCELERATION (NOT AGGRESSIVELY). THE CAR SOUNDED AS THOUGH IT WAS IN NEUTRAL AND THEN SPUN THE TIRES. THIS WAS A NORMAL MANEUVER AND SHOULD NOT HAVE HAD THE SPIN RESULT. THE PROBLEM WILL BE EVALUATED IN THE VERY NEAR FUTURE BY A REPUTABLE MECHANIC. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10520921June 20, 2013
POWER TRAIN
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION HARD SHIFT BETWEEN 1ST AND 2ND. DELAYED ENGAGEMENT FROM 2ND TO 3RD THE WILL DROP A GEAR ALMOST COME TO A STOP WITH HIGH RPM. HARD SHIFTS ARE VIOLENT AND START AFTER ABOUT 10 MINUTES OF DRIVING. HAVE BEEN MAKING DUE WITH MANUAL SHIFT BUT NOW IS NOT ENGAGING IN OVERDRIVE. CAR WILL DROP OUT OF OVERDRIVE NOT ALLOWING HIGHWAY SPEED. VEHICLE WILL STAY IN 5TH GEAR EVEN COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP AND THEN MOVING AGAIN. WILL NOT DROP DOWN A GEAR. HAVE TO PULL OVER TO SET THE CAR IN PARK AND RESTART THE CAR TO GET IT OUT OF 5TH GEAR. CAR HAS ACTUALLY STALLED SLOWING TO A STOP LIGHT OR TRAFFIC. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAS COME ON AND WILL NOT PASS INSPECTION IN TEXAS BECAUSE CODE SAYS TRANSMISSION ISSUE AND TO PASS I MUST NOW SPEND $2500 FOR REBUILT OR $4500+ FOR NEW. THIS IS A TOTAL MECHANICAL ERROR WHICH NISSAN IS NOT ACCEPTING RESPONSIBILITY AND IS AN ACTUAL SAFETY HAZARD WHEN THE CAR DIES AT SPEED AND DOWNSHIFT CAN BE SO VIOLENT THAT YOU DROP 10 MPH IMMEDIATELY AND CAUSES STEERING ISSUES TO CONTROL THE JOLT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10520791June 19, 2013
POWER TRAIN
WHENEVER I FIRST CRANK MY 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA SE UP AND SHIFT THE GEARSHIFT FROM PARK TO REVERSE THERE WOULD BE A REALLY HARD KICK AND THEN WHEN I SHIFT IT FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE IT WOULD KICK REALLY HARD AGAIN. AND THEN WHEN I START MOVING FORWARD IT WOULD BE SLOW BY PICKING UP SPEED BECAUSE IT WOULD BE STUCK IN 5TH GEAR INSTEAD OF BEING IN 1ST GEAR LIKE IT SUPPOSE TO BE IN. SO OTHER WORDS IT WOULD TAKE THE MAXIMA 45 SECONDS TO A MINUTE TO GET TO 55 TO 60 MPH. AND I ALREADY HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP WHERE I BROUGHT IT FROM A TOTAL OF THREE TIMES BEFORE THEY FINALLY TOLD ME ITS THE TRANSMISSION AND THAT COULD COST ME ANYWHERE FROM $3500 UP TO $4000 JUST TO GET IT REBUILD. AND I DEFINITELY DON'T HAVE THAT KIND OF MONEY TO BE SPENDING ON GETTING THE TRANSMISSION REBUILT. I HAVE HAD THIS MAXIMA EVERY SINCE MARCH 12, 2008 AND ITS BEEN GOOD TO ME UNTIL THIS HAPPEN. SO PLEASE COULD YOU HELP ME? IT WOULD BE MUCH APPRECIATED THANKS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10520218June 17, 2013
POWER TRAIN, ENGINE
AFTER MY CAR WARMS UP IF I GO FROM NEUTRAL TO DRIVE IT DOES NOT CHANGE IMMEDIATELY. IT TAKES ABOUT 3 TO 5 SECONDS THEN IT SLAMS INTO GEAR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10520019June 16, 2013
POWER TRAIN
TRANSMISSION IS SHIFTS HARD WHEN PUT IN REVERSE AND DRIVE. WHILE DRIVING CAR TENDS TO SHIFT HARD. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10519935June 15, 2013
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I WAS DRIVING NORTH ON E I-94 AT THE POSTED SPEED WHEN THE CALL STARTED TO SLOW DOWN AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE PAST 40 MILES PER HOUR. THE SLUGGISH SPEED CONTINUED OFF AND ON UNTIL I REACHED MY DESTINATION. ON MY RETURN TRIP HOME, THE MULTITUDE OF LIGHTS CAME ON DURING THE DRIVE (TCS OFF, BRAKE, ABS, SLIP) AND THE CAR WOULD PERIODICALLY GO BETWEEN SLUGGISH AND REGULAR SPEED. WHEN I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP, THE CAR WAS DIAGNOSED WITH HAVE A BAD ABS ACTUATOR AND ONE BAD SPEED SENSOR, TOTAL COST OF REPAIRS ABOUT $2400. FROM WHAT I'VE READ, THIS IS A RECURRING NISSAN PROBLEM ACROSS MODELS AND SHOULD BE RECALLED. IT IS UNCONSCIONABLE THAT WE SHOULD BE HAVE TO PAY FOR A COMPANY MISTAKE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10519414June 12, 2013
POWER TRAIN
AT 66,000 MILES (APPROXIMATELY) THE CAR WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO GEAR WHEN WARM,. (WARM DEFINED AS DRIVEN IN EXCESS OF 30-45 MINUTES). AT THAT POINT THE CAR WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO GEAR IMMEDIATELY. THEN CAR WOULD SUDDENLY SLAM INTO GEAR, CAUSING THE CAR TO LUNGE UNEXPECTEDLY WE TOOK THE CAR OFF THE ROAD AND DELIVERED TO NISSAN DEALER. AT FIRST THE NISSAN DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE. EVENTUALLY, THEY DIAGNOSED A BAD TRANSMISSION. TO GET A SECOND OPINION WE BROUGHT THE CAR TO A TRANSMISSION SPECIALIST WHO INDICATED THE PROBLEM WAS THE VALVE THROTTLE (A PART OF THE TRANSMISSION). HIS EXPERIENCES WERE THAT THIS WAS A FAULT HE HAD SEEN ON OTHER NISSAN TRANSMISSION SETS (VALVE BODY) IN THAT ERA COST OF PART WITH LABOR $1,895 - NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY NISSAN HAS NO RECALL OR TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN AVAILABLE ON THIS ISSUE ASIDE FROM COST, CAR SLAMMING INTO GEAR, LUNGING IS NOT SAFE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10516200June 11, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
WHILE DRIVING MY VEHICLE STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS STOPPING. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE ABS SYSTEM IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. THE VEHICLE IS PULSING WHILE STOPPING. I CHECKED THE INTERNET AND FOUND THIS TO BE AN ONGOING PROBLEM. I THEN CALLED A LOCAL NISSAN DEALER WHO ALSO STATED IT IS A PROBLEM & THERE IS A BULLETIN REGARDING THE ABS SYSTEM. YET THERE IS NO RECALL ON IT. ONCE AGAIN NISSAN NOT TAKING RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE PROBLEMS WITH THEIR VEHICLES. NISSAN IS TELLING ME THAT THE COST TO REPAIR THIS PROBLEM CAN BE IN EXCESS OF $1500.00. THIS IS DISGRACEFUL. IT IS OBVIOUS THERE IS A PROBLEM. I CANNOT WAIT TO GET RID OF MY NISSAN. I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER ONE. I WILL ALSO BE FILING A COMPLAINT WITH BBB, CONSUMER REPORTS, ALL AUTOMOBILE OUTLETS AND OF COURSE THE INTERNET. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10523394June 10, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
FIRE IN DRIVERS SIDE DASHBOARD. ..UPDATED 07-05-13 *BF
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10515941June 10, 2013
POWER TRAIN
DELAYED ENGAGEMENT BETWEEN GEARS. THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SLIPS AND THE RPM'S INCREASE WHILE VEHICLE IS ATTEMPTING TO TRANSITION BETWEEN 1-2, 2-3 & 3-4 GEARS. THE VEHICLE WILL JERK AND MAKE A LOUD NOISE ONCE ENGAGED INTO A NEW GEAR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10515977June 10, 2013
STEERING
TILT MOTOR ON STEERING WHEEL FROZE IN LOWEST POSITION. REPLACED BY DEALER FOR $435.68, AFTER DEALER REFUSED TO HONOR EXTENDED WARRANTY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10516113June 10, 2013
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1993 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL TANK LEAKED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 95V244000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 128,000. UPDATED 07/09/13*LJ UPDATED 07/16/2013 *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10515828June 8, 2013
POWER TRAIN, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I HAVE A 2005 MAXIMA AND I AM HAVING VERY BAD TRANSMISSION ISSUES. WHEN I TAKE OFF IT JERKS REAL BAD BETWEEN 1ST AND 2ND GEAR AND THEN WHEN I AM SLOWING DOWN ABOUT TO COME TO A STOP IT ALSO KICKS AND JERKS REAL BAD WHEN IT GEARS DOWN TO 1ST AND 2ND. AND SOMETIMES IT JUST WONT GO AT ALL..AND THEN WHEN I SIT THERE A MIN AND PUT MY CAR FROM PARK TO DRIVE IT HESITATES FOR AT LEAST 7 TO 10 SECS. AND THEN JUMPS REAL BAD AND THEN GOES INTO DRIVE.IT USUALLY DOES ALL THIS WHEN THE CAR IS HOT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10515426June 6, 2013
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC STOP LIGHT, THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD AND CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. ADDITIONALLY, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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