Nissan Maxima Complaints

6,958 consumer complaints on file.

#10421493August 25, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
PROBLEM RELATED TO CAM POSITION SENSORS (CAM SHAFT SENSOR AND POSSIBLY VIAS SENSORS). THIS INTERMITTENT FAILURE, CAUSES THE CAR TO BUCK. OFTEN THIS WILL CAUSE THE CAR TO STALL. THIS ISSUE IS PROMINENT WITH A LARGE PERCENTAGE OF NISSAN MAXIMA 2002 OWNERS AS WELL AS A NUMBER OF ADDITIONAL NISSAN YEARS AND MODELS (MURANO, ALTIMA). THE FREQUENCY OF THE ISSUE OCCURRING FOR NISSAN OWNERS AS WELL AS THE SEVERITY - STALLS HAVE OCCURRED FOR ME US AT ANY TIME INCLUDING MIDDLE OF INTERSECTION AND ALSO ON THE HIGHWAY RESULTING IN SOME VERY CLOSE CALLS AND POTENTIAL UPCOMING ACCIDENTS. NISSAN'S NEGLIGENCE IN RECALLING AND FIXING THIS PROBLEM, IS LIKELY TO LEAD TO ACCIDENTS AND LOSS OF LIFE. THE NISSAN DEALER HAS NOT RESPONDED TO MY DIRECT REQUESTS TO PLEASE FIX THE ISSUE AS THEY WILL ONLY DO THIS IF NISSAN ISSUES A RECALL. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS, THIS IS AN EXTREMELY FREQUENT AND EXPENSIVE REPAIR FOR NISSAN OWNERS. PEOPLE'S LIVES ARE AT RISK IF THIS IS NOT ADDRESSED AND THIS IS THE AVENUE THAT THE NORTHEAST NISSAN REP SAID I NEED TO TAKE TO START THE RECALL PROCESS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10421503August 25, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR
CAR FIRE. MY SON'S CAR CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE HE WAS DRIVING IT DUE TO A PART NISSAN KNEW WAS DEFECTIVE. THERE IS A RECALL FOR 1997-1999 NISSAN MAXIMAS DUE TO A DEFECT IN THEIR ALTERNATORS THAT CAUSED THEM TO CATCH FIRE. DETAILS ABOUT THE RECALL ARE BELOW. MY SON WAS DRIVING HIS 1996 MAXIMA WHEN THE ALTERNATOR CAUGHT FIRE. LUCKILY, HE ESCAPED WITHOUT INJURY. ALTHOUGH HIS CAR WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL, CLEARLY THE PART THAT STARTED THE FIRE IS THE SAME AND IT IS THE PART THAT IGNITED THE FIRE. I SPOKE WITH NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIRS THREE TIMES OVER THE PAST COUPLE OF WEEKS. I AM CONTACTING YOU BECAUSE I WAS NOT ABLE TO GET NISSAN TO DISCUSS THIS EVENT IN TERMS OF THE SECURITY ASPECT OF IT. UNFORTUNATELY, THEY CHOSE TO LOOK AT IT STRICTLY AS A WARRANTY ISSUE. IT STANDS TO REASON, IF THIS PART WAS IN MY SON'S CAR, IT IS ALSO IN OTHER 1996 MAXIMAS. THE NEXT PERSON WHO EXPERIENCES A CAR FIRE DUE TO A FAULTY ALTERNATOR MAY NOT BE AS LUCKY AS MY SON. NOTE: I BOUGHT BACK THE ALTERNATOR FROM THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT AND I HAVE IT AT HOME. WWW.AUTOMOBILEMAG.COM/AM/1997/NISSAN/MAXIMA/RECALLS.HTML RECALL ID # 02V171000 - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR RECALL DATE: JUN 24, 2002 MODEL AFFECTED: 1997 NISSAN MAXIMA SUMMARY: ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES, ONE OF THE DIODES USED IN THE ALTERNATOR MAY HAVE BEEN DAMAGED WHEN BUILT. THIS CAN EVENTUALLY RESULT IN FAILURE OF THE DIODE AND AN ELECTRICAL SHORT WHICH COULD MELT THE PLASTIC HOUSING. CONSEQUENCE: IF THE COMBUSTIBLE GAS EMITTED BY THE MELTING PLASTIC DOES NOT DISPERSE DUE TO AIR FLOW THROUGH THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, IT COULD IGNITE AND IN TURN IGNITE THE FAN GUIDE IN THE ALTERNATOR. THE ALTERNATOR WAS REPLACED AT A COST OF $560 UPDATED 10/17/11 *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10421317August 24, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 40 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF ALL OF THE WARNING LIGHTS. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT IMMEDIATELY RESTART AND APPROXIMATELY TWENTY MINUTES LATER, THE VEHICLE SUCCESSFULLY RESTARTED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED MOMENTS LATER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE CAM SHAFT POSITION SENSOR FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND THE CONTACT WAS REIMBURSED FOR THE COST OF THE PARTS, BUT NOT THE LABOR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 92,000. UPDATED 10/04/11 *BF UPDATED 01/03/12
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10421307August 24, 2011
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
2005 NISSAN MAXIMA LIKE THOUSANDS OF OTHERS HAS BEEN SHIFTING VIOLENTLY BETWEEN GEARS CAUSING DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. SOMETIMES THE CAR RPMS WILL JUMP TO 7500 BEFORE CATCHING THE GEAR AND JERK TO THE CAR ALMOST OUT OF CONTROL. THIS NEEDS TO BE FIXED. IT'S RIDICULOUS THAT ALMOST ALL 2004-2008 MAXIMAS HAVE THIS PROBLEM AND NISSAN HAS CORRECTED IT BUT INSTEAD CHARGE 3500+ FOR A NEW TRANSMISSION. I'M SO DONE WITH NISSAN. THIS WILL BE THE LAST ONE I PURCHASE! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10421388August 24, 2011
AIR BAGS
ON MAY 06, 2011 I WAS INVOLVED IN A MAJOR CAR ACCIDENT. MY DRIVER AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY AND THE PASSENGER AIRBAG WHERE NO ONE WAS SITTING DEPLOYED. I WAS 8-MONTHS PREGNANT AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT AND DUE TO THE AIRBAG NOT DEPLOYING I SUSTAINED INJURIES TO MY STOMACH ALMOST CAUSING A EARLY LABOR (PRE-MATURE) I WAS FORTUNATE THAT THE DOCTORS WERE ABLE TO STOP MY BABY FROM COMING. IF MY AIRBAG WOULD HAVE GONE OFF PROPERLY IT WOULD HAVE PREVENTED MY STOMACH FROM HITTING THE STEERING WHEEL. I CONTACTED NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIRS AND THEY TOLD ME THAT IT IS "NORMAL" FOR A AIRBAG TO NOT DEPLOY WHEN IN A MAJOR CAR ACCIDENT. I WANT TO MAKE SURE THIS IS CORRECT BECAUSE I PAID FOR THIS PRODUCT TO WORK. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10421391August 24, 2011
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I OWN A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. AYEAR AGO I NOTICED A JERK GOING FROM 1ST GEAR TO 2ND GEAR. WE TOOK IT TO A TRANSMISSION SHOP AND THEY STATED I WOULD NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION. AT A COST OF $ 4000 . I HAVE CHECKED WITH NISSAN AND THEY REFUSE TO COVER THE EXPENSE, THE JERK IS SO BAD THAT IT FEELS LIKE SOME ONE IS REAR ENDING YOU WHEN YOU COME TO A STOP AND THEN TRY TO ACCELERATE. THIS IS A EXTREME SAFETY ISSUE SINCE HAVE A 4 YEAR OLD AND HAVE TO TRANSPORT HIM BACK AND FORTH TO DAY CARE AND DRIVE TO WORK. THERE IS MANY OF PEOPLE ON THE INTERNET WHO ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM AND EVEN WHEN THE TRANSMISSION IS REPLACED, THE PROBLEM STILL CONTINUES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10421404August 24, 2011
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
2004 NISSAN MAXIMA SL -- FAULTY TRANSMISSION. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10421193August 23, 2011
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
ON 3 OCCASIONS, WHEN TRYING TO STOP THE CAR FROM A SLOW SPEED, THE THROTTLE FAILED TO DISCONNECT. I WAS ABLE TO SLOW THE CAR DOWN FROM 25 MPH TO 3MPH, BUT I COULD NOT GET IT TO STOP UNTIL I PUT IT INTO NEUTRAL. WHEN I DID THAT, THE ENGINE RACED JUST LIKE IT WOULD IF YOU WERE ON THE GAS AND SHIFTED TO NEUTRAL. I HAVE HAD THE CAR FOR 13 MONTHS AND THIS DID NOT HAPPEN UNTIL2 MONTHS AGO, AND HAS NOW HAPPENED 3 TIMES. OF COURSE, NISSAN CAN'T REPLICATE AND SAYS THERE IS NOTHING WRONG. ONLY HAPPENED AT SLOW SPEED AND WITHIN 5 MINUTES OF STARTING THE CAR AFTER SITTING FOR SEVERAL HOURS.. WEATHER WAS ABOVE 70 ALL 3 TIMES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10421180August 23, 2011
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER SHIFTING GEARS, THE VEHICLE WOULD JERK VIOLENTLY AND SUDDENLY ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE AND REFERRED HER TO A LOCAL DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 122,770.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10421124August 23, 2011
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 TO 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STARTED TO SLOW DOWN. AFTER SHE TRIED TO ACCELERATE AND INCREASE SPEED, THE VEHICLE DID NOT RESPOND; HOWEVER, ALL OF THE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENTAL PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO ADVISED HER THAT THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. AFTER DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 1,000 MILES, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO ADVISED HER THAT THE WIRE HARNESS SYSTEM FAILED AND NEEDED TO REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND THE CONTACT WAS WAITING FOR A RESPONSE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 6800.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10421134August 23, 2011
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I HAVE A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA SE & IT HAS SEVERE ISSUES WITH VEHICLE JERKING INTO GEARS, JERKING WHILE RIDING AT SLOW SPEEDS, JERKING WITH ENGINE REVVING WHEN TRYING TO PICK UP SPEED. I AM NOT SURE WHAT LEAD UP TO THIS ISSUE, BUT IT IS NOT SAFE POSSIBLY CAUSING AN ACCIDENT LEADING TO SERIOUS INJURIES OR DEATH. THE FAILURE WHICH SEEMS TO BE SOME TYPE OF DEFAULT WITH THE TRANSMISSION OCCURS EVERYDAY WHEN,DRIVING ESPECIALLY IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC. I CANNOT AFFORD TO PAY $3500 FOR A NEW OR REBUILT TRANSMISSION, BUT I DID HAVE MY TRANSMISSION FLUID CHANGED AT A NISSAN DEALER, BUT THAT DID NOT HELP THE PROBLEM AT ALL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10420969August 22, 2011
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO JERK WHILE SHIFTING AND THE TRANSMISSION WOULD SLIP. ALSO, THERE WAS AN INCREASE IN ENGINE RPMS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTICS WHERE THE TECHNICIANS STATED THERE WAS A FAILURE WITH THE VALVE BODY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10421017August 22, 2011
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
2005 NISSAN MAXIMA TRANSMISSION PROBLEM - MY CAR BEGAN MAKING A VERY LOUD KNOCKING SOUND WHEN I WOULD SHIFT FROM PARK TO DRIVE OR REVERSE. IT DOESN'T DO IT ALL THE TIME, BUT IT IS DOING IT MORE FREQUENTLY NOW. IN ADDITION MY TRANSMISSION HAS BEGUN TO SLIP WHILE DRIVING. I GOOGLED 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA ISSUES AND TO MY SURPRISE THERE ARE COUNTLESS COMPLAINTS ABOUT TRANSMISSION ISSUES WITH THE NISSAN MAXIMA. I AM SCHEDULED TO BRING MY CAR TO A MECHANIC TOMORROW MORNING, BUT I FEEL LIKE I KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM IS AFTER READING ALL THE COMPLAINTS. IT APPEARS I WILL NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION. MY CAR HAS UNDER 100K MILES AND IS TAKEN CARE OF VERY WELL. I PURCHASED THE CAR NEW IN DECEMBER OF 2004. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10421052August 22, 2011
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS VIOLENTLY JERKING AND SWITCHING BETWEEN GEARS. THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING A SERVICE APPOINTMENT WITH THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED NOR WAS THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 73,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10421074August 22, 2011
TIRES:PRESSURE MONITORING AND REGULATING SYSTEMS
TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM, HAVE DONE NOTHING TO CORRECT PROBLEM, I READ ON THIS WEBSITE THAT NISSAN REPLACED THE TPMS ON CARS AND SUVS IN NORTHERN STATES; BUT MY SOUTHERN STATE HAD A COLDER THAN AVERAGE WINTER AND NOW THE TPMS'S ARE OUT ON MY FAMILY'S 2 NISSANS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10420828August 20, 2011
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
NISSAN MAXIMA 2004 3.5 SE: AROUND 82000 MILES THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO JUMP INTO AND OUT OFF GEAR. IM AT 95000 MILES AND THE PROBLEM IS WORSE. IT SLIPS OUT OF GEAR EASIER CAUSING THE CAR TO SLOW DOWN, HAD CLOSE REAR ENDED ACCIDENTS, FORTUNATELY THE CARS BEHIND ME WERE PAYING ATTENTION. THIS PROBLEMS HAPPENS WHEN THE CAR IS AT OPERATING TEMPERATURE. I SWITCH FROM AUTOMATIC TO STANDARD AND THE PROBLEM CONTINUES TO JUMP INTO AND OUT OF GEAR. SEVERAL TIMES IT HAS GOTTEN STUCK IN 5TH GEAR. HAD IT TOWED ONCE ALREADY FOR THE SAME CAUSE. 3 MECHANICS TOLD ME IT WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE VALVES IN THE TRANSMISSION, ESTIMATES OF $2000 TO $3500 TO FIX. ALL HAVE SAID THAT THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THIS MAKE, MODEL AND YEAR OF CAR. RPM SHOOTS UP PAST 7000 ON SOME GEAR CHANGES ONLY TO SLIP BACK OUT OF GEAR. I CAN NOT ACCELERATE PROPERLY WHEN MERGING ONTO FREEWAYS BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM. CHECK THIS WEB PAGE.....HTTP://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/NISSAN/MAXIMA/2004/TRANSMISSION/JERKS_WHEN_SHIFTING.SHTML. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10419786August 17, 2011
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PULL OFF, THE VEHICLE STARTED TO SURGE. THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTED VERY HARD AS A RESULT OF THE VEHICLE JERKING SO VIOLENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL SHOP WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE VALVE BODY WITHIN THE TRANSMISSION WAS DEFECTIVE AND THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REBUILD. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED WHO STATED THAT UNLESS THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED THEY COULD NOT PROVIDE A DIAGNOSIS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFERED ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 77,900.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10419813August 17, 2011
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WOULD VIOLENTLY JERK AND WOULD BE DIFFICULT TO SHIFT WHEN SHIFTING BETWEEN GEARS. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT SHE WOULD NEED TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION AND THE WARRANTY WOULD NOT COVER THE CHARGES. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. NO REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 99,000. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 81,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10419816August 17, 2011
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF A 2005 MAXIMA WITH 65,146 MILES AND I HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING A VERY HARD KNOCK AND PULL WHEN THE VEHICLE SHIFTS GEARS. I HAVE RESEARCHED THE PROBLEM ONLINE AND FOUND ABOUT 100 COMPLAINTS WITH THE SAME SYMPTOMS. I BELIEVE THEIR IS DEFINITELY A MANUFACTURES PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION. *KB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10419822August 17, 2011
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
6/10/2011 THE TRANSMISSION ON MY 2006 NISSAN MAXIMA FAILED WITHOUT WARNING WHICH PREVENTED THE CAR FROM ACCELERATING. THIS WAS WHILE ON THE TURNPIKE IN PA WITH TRAFFIC MERGING AND MOVING AT SPEEDS OF UP TO 75MPH. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WITHOUT GETTING INTO AN ACCIDENT OR CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. UPON FURTHER RESEARCH I SEE TRANSMISSION ISSUES ARE VERY COMMON FOR THIS MAKE AND MODEL CAR THROUGH THE PRODUCTION YEARS OF 04-07. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND I CAN SEE IT LEADING UP TO AND INCLUDING DEATH DUE TO AN ACCIDENT. THE DEALER I PURCHASED THE CAR FROM REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION UNDER WARRANTY, BUT I AM AGAIN HAVING ISSUES WITH MY TRANSMISSIONS SHOWING SIGNS OF FAILURE AGAIN. TO DATE, MY CAR HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP FOR A TOTAL OF 32 DAYS FOR THE SAME TRANSMISSIONS ISSUE. *KB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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