Nissan Maxima Complaints

6,958 consumer complaints on file.

#10427563September 27, 2011
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA XL. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 35 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED PRIOR TO THE FAILURE THAT THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHIFT FORCEFULLY WHILE ACCELERATING IN REVERSE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILES WERE 99,150. UPDATED 11/01/11*LJ UPDATED 02/06/12
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10427590September 27, 2011
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION WOULD SLIP AND THE VEHICLE WOULD JERK VIOLENTLY. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD INTERMITTENTLY HESITATE BEFORE ACCELERATING FROM STOPS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, WHO RECOMMENDED HAVING THE TRANSMISSION FLUSHED AS A TEMPORARY REMEDY. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO THE DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 97,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 98,030.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10427151September 26, 2011
POWER TRAIN
MY 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA HAD 53,000 MILES WHEN IT STARTED SHOWING SIGNS OF TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. WHEN I START THE CAR EVERYTHING IS FINE, BUT AFTER DRIVING IT FOR A BIT THIS IS WHAT HAPPENS: TAKES ABOUT 5 SECONDS TO CLICK INTO GEAR AFTER THE SHIFT LEVER IS PLACED IN "D" AND WHEN THAT HAPPENS THE CAR JERKS REALLY HARD. SAME AS THE ABOVE HAPPENS WHEN GOING FROM THE REVERSE TO DRIVE AND IT TAKES AGAIN 4 TO 5 SECONDS FOR THE GEAR TO ENGAGE AND WHEN THAT HAPPENS THE CAR JERKS VIOLENTLY. TRANSMISSION SLIPS OUT OF GEAR DURING REGULAR DRIVING CAUSING THE ENGINE TO REV FREELY THEN JERKING BACK INTO GEAR WITH A LOUD CLUNK. THAT USUALLY HAPPENS IN LOWER RPMS AND GOT ME AND MY FAMILY ALMOST KILLED A COUPLE OF TIMES BECAUSE I LOST CONTROL OF THE CAR. SOMETIMES I GO FOR DAYS WITH NO SYMPTOMS AT ALL AND OTHER TIMES IT MAY HAPPEN A DOZEN TIMES IN A DAY. I TOOK IT IN TO THE DEALER AND THE TECHNICIAN WORKING ON THE CAR CONFIRMED ALL OF THE ABOVE. THEY ALSO FOUND THAT THE ENGINE MOUNTS WERE BROKEN BUT THAT WOULD NOT CAUSE THESE SYMPTOMS. THEY SUGGESTED A NEW TRANSMISSION AND MOTOR MOUNTS FOR $4,700 AND REFUSED TO HELP OUT WITH THE REPAIRS SINCE I WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH ONLINE I DISCOVERED THAT HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE WITH THE SAME MAKE, MODEL, AND MODEL YEAR HAVE THE SAME ISSUE. NISSAN KNOWS THAT THERE IS AN ISSUE WITH THE TRANSMISSION BUT IT DOESN'T MAKE ANY SENSE TO THE FACT THAT THE THEY ARE NOT DOING ANYTHING ABOUT IT, BUT INSTEAD THE JEOPARDIZE OUR LIVES IN ORDER TO SAVE SOME MONEY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10427226September 26, 2011
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN PLACING THE VEHICLE IN DRIVE, THE VEHICLE WOULD LUNGE FORWARD ABNORMALLY AND ALSO, WHEN DEPRESSING THE BRAKE AFTER DRIVING 55 MPH. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE BUT DENIED ANY ASSISTANCE WITH REPAIRS TO THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 58,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 80,000. KMJ
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10427478September 26, 2011
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND ONCE PLACE IN GEAR IT JERKED VIOLENTLY. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD BECOME STUCK IN FIFTH GEAR AND IN ORDER TO RELEASE IT, SHE HAD TO TURN THE VEHICLE COMPLETELY OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE RIGHT WHEEL BEARING OR HUB WAS DEFECTIVE AND RECOMMENDED HAVING THE TRANSMISSION FLUID CHANGED. THE REMEDY FAILED TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE MOTOR MOUNT AND TRANSMISSION WERE DEFECTIVE AND THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REBUILT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 105,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10427485September 26, 2011
POWER TRAIN
I OWN A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA AND WHEN I PURCHASED THE CAR IN 2009 AT 73,000 MILES, IT DID NOT JERK, BUT THE MORE I DROVE IT I BEGAN TO NOTICE THE JERKING OF THE TRANSMISSION FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEAR. IT STARTED ONLY WHEN I WAS GOING 20 MILES PER HOUR, BUT NOW IT JERKS FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEAR SHIFTING TO GO FASTER THAN 20 MPH. I CONTACTED MY INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, I HAD MY TRANSMISSION FLUID FLUSHED, AND EVEN TRIED THE LUCAS TRANSMISSION FLUID. NOTHING WORKED. I CONTACTED A NISSAN DEALER AND THEY SAID MY TRANSMISSION WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED TO FIX THE PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10427492September 26, 2011
POWER TRAIN
THE CAR BEGIN HARD JERKING AND SLIPPING. TOOK IT TO THE NISSAN PLACE AND OF COURSE IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. THE CAR NEEDS A TRANSMISSION. WHETHER ITS USED OR NEW ITS VERY EXPENSIVE AND THE MECHANIC SAID ITS NOT GOING TO DO ANY GOOD BECAUSE THE VALVE BODIES IN THOSE TRANSMISSIONS ARE BAD IN ALL OF THOSE TRANSMISSIONS. SO IF I GET ANOTHER ONE THE SAME THING IS GOING TO HAPPEN AGAIN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10427114September 25, 2011
POWER TRAIN, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I HAVE DONE SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND THAT NUMEROUS PEOPLE HAVE EXPERIENCED A PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL'S TRANSMISSION, TO THE POINT WHERE NISSAN HAS ISSUED A TSB. I HAVE REPEATEDLY BEEN OPERATING IN TRAFFIC WHEN THE VEHICLE'S ACCELERATION PAUSES, THE RPM SHOOTS WAY UP, THE DROPS DOWN AFTER A FEW SECONDS, AND THEN THE TRANSMISSION RE-ENGAGES IN A JERKING FASHION. THIS IS A CONSIDERABLE PROBLEM GIVEN MY OPERATION IN AND AROUND A MAJOR METROPOLITAN AREA WITH SIGNIFICANT TRAFFIC. SUDDEN UNEXPECTED CHANGES IN VELOCITY, AND FAILURE TO MAINTAIN VELOCITY, IS AN ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10427025September 24, 2011
POWER TRAIN, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
MY 2006 MAXIMA'S TRANSMISSION GAVE OUT AT 74,000 MILES OF NORMAL USE. THERE ARE 1,000'S OF OTHERS WITH THIS SAME PROBLEM AND MOST HAVE HAD TO PAY AROUND $3,000 OUT OF POCKET TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED. THERE ARE SOME THAT WERE FORTUNATE TO HAVE ALL OR MOST OF THE COSTS PAID BY NISSAN, EVEN WHEN THE WARRANTY WAS EXPIRED. NISSAN REFUSES TO ASSIST WITH MY REPAIR STATING THAT I DIDN'T TAKE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR IT'S REGULAR MAINTENANCE. BBB AUTO LINE STATES THAT THE VEHICLE IS TOO OLD FOR THEM TO ASSIST IN MY REPAIR COST RECOVERY. THIS IS A HUGE ISSUE WITH THIS GENERATION OF MAXIMA AND THERE SHOULD BE A FORCED RECALL, NO MATTER THE COST TO THE MANUFACTURER. WE PAID A LOT OF MONEY FOR THEIR FLAGSHIP MODEL AND WE SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY EVEN MORE FOR THEIR FAULTY TRANSMISSIONS. ALSO, BROKEN ENGINE MOUNTS SEEM TO BE HIGH ON THE LIST OF PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE, WHICH MY MAXIMA ALSO HAS. VERY FRUSTRATING. NEED TO FIND HELP IN FILING A CLASS ACTION SUIT AGAINST NISSAN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10426860September 23, 2011
POWER TRAIN
MAXIMA JERKS WHEN SLOWING DOWN TO A STOP OR WHEN SHIFTING FROM DRIVE TO REVERSE OR VISE VERSA. MAXIMA SEEMS TO STRUGGLE SOMETIMES TO GET TO HIGH GEARS. AT HIGH SPEEDS MAXIMA SEEMS FINE BUT ANNOYING JERKS OCCUR WHEN COMING TO A SLOW STOP. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10426871September 23, 2011
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD VIOLENTLY JERK WHEN SHIFTING INTO DRIVE AND WHEN SHIFTING FROM SECOND TO THIRD GEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO VARIOUS INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOPS AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION EITHER NEEDED TO BE REBUILT OR REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 142,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10426881September 23, 2011
STEERING, AIR BAGS, VISIBILITY
TILT STEERING WHEEL LOCKED IN THE EXTREME UP POSITION WHEN DRIVERS DOOR WAS OPENED AT APPROX 2 YEARS/52,000 MILES. TILT STEERING WHEEL COULD NOT BE LOWERED UNTIL DISASSEMBLED BY THE DEALER. DRIVER VISIBILITY WAS SERIOUSLY OBSTRUCTED, ESPECIALLY FOR SHORTER DRIVERS. POTENTIAL AIR BAG EFFECTIVENESS WAS ALSO SERIOUSLY DEGRADED. NISSAN IDENTIFIED THE PROBLEM IS WITH THE STEERING COLUMN ADJUSTMENT MOTORS (TILT OR TELESCOPE) IN SERVICE BULLETIN NTB09094. HOWEVER, NISSAN HAS NOT ISSUED A RECALL AND REFUSED TO REIMBURSE THIS FIRST-TIME NISSAN OWNER FOR THIS SAFETY DEFECT. THERE IS NO CERTAINTY OF WHETHER REPLACEMENT NISSAN STEERING COLUMN ADJUSTMENT MOTORS DO NOT HAVE THE SAME UNDERLYING DESIGN DEFECT AND WILL NOT FAIL SHORTLY AFTER INSTALLATION. THE TELESCOPE ADJUSTMENT MOTOR FAILED AT APPROX 1 YEAR/38,000 MILES. TOTAL REPLACEMENT COST FOR PARTS AND LABOR FOR BOTH ADJUSTMENT MOTORS WAS APPROXIMATELY $400+. I REQUEST NISSAN AND NHTSA ISSUE A RECALL FOR THIS SERIOUS SAFETY DEFECT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10426924September 23, 2011
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE INTERMITTENTLY WHETHER THE SEAT WAS OCCUPIED OR NOT. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT THE AIR BAGS WOULD NOT DEPLOY IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER SIX TIMES FOR THE FAILURE. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT NEEDED TO BE "BROKEN IN" BECAUSE THE LEATHER WAS HARD. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND THEY SUGGESTED THE CONTACT TAKE THE VEHICLE TO ANOTHER DEALER. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO ANOTHER DEALER AND THE DEALER COULD NOT FIND A PROBLEM WITH THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG. THERE WERE NO REPAIRS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,200.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10426951September 23, 2011
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SHIFT GEARS PROPERLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE DEALER CONFIRMED THE SHIFT CONTROL VALVE HAD MALFUNCTIONED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 79,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10426814September 22, 2011
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WOULD JERK AND IT FAIL TO FUNCTION NORMALLY WHILE SHIFTING GEARS AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO STATED THE VEHICLE NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION. THE TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS FLUSHED, BUT THE TRANSMISSION WAS NOT REPLACED. THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE, BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10426816September 22, 2011
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH THE GEAR SHIFT WOULD MOVE INTO NEUTRAL AND THE RPMS WOULD INCREASE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHO ADVISED HIM THAT HE NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 98,000. UPDATED 10/26/11
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10426551September 21, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
IN THE BEGINNING I NOTICED IT TOOK ME A COUPLE TIMES TO START VEHICLE AND IT WOULD LOOSE POWER AT CERTAIN STOPS OR WHEN I SLOWED DOWN OR CAME TO A STOP. AND AS TIME I FELT IT JERK AND PULL AT TIMES WHEN I WAS NOT DRIVING TOO FAST THIS CONTINUED AND THEN IT WAS ONE DAY THAT IT DOES NOT WANT TO START UP, NEW STARTER, NEW BATTERY, TUNE UP AND IT JUST WONT START. I AM JUST WAITING TO SEE IF THEY FIND OUT WHAT THE PROBLEM IS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10426600September 21, 2011
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD VIOLENTLY JERK WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE. THE DEALER DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THERE WAS NO RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE NOR WAS THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 72,000 AND THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10426619September 21, 2011
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS WHEN THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED A LOUD NOISE AND THE STEERING WHEEL BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY. THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO WOBBLE AND JERKED INTO ANOTHER LANE, RESULTING IN A CRASH. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED INJURY AND WAS SENT TO THE HOSPITAL. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE DEALER NOR MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 78,000. UPDATED EVOQ 11/01/11
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10426637September 21, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD VIOLENTLY JERK. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT TO HAVE THE MOTOR MOUNTS REPLACED AND PERFORMED THE REPAIRS HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO JERK AFTER REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE NOR WAS THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 120,000 AND THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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