Nissan Maxima Complaints

6,958 consumer complaints on file.

#11031450October 3, 2017
POWER TRAIN
TRANSMISSION FAILING DELAY IN GEAR SELECT FOLLOWED BY A HARD THUMP HARD SHIFTING AFTER 30MIN DID NOT EXPECT THIS FROM A CAR WITH 108K MILES WELL TAKEN CARE OF.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11031570October 3, 2017
POWER TRAIN
OVER TIME THE PROBLEM HAS GOTTEN SIGNIFICANTLY WORSE. WHILE TRANSMISSION ATTEMPTS TO SHIFT, IT "SLIPS" AND REVS UP UNTIL IT "CATCHES" AND THEN JERKS INTO GEAR. THIS HAPPENS WHEN ACCELERATING, AND ALSO WHILE DECELERATING YOU GET THE JERK AND LOUD "CLUNKING". WHEN CHANGING GEARS FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE, THE CAR WILL PAUSE OR HANG UP FOR A COUPLE SECONDS BEFORE POPPING INTO GEAR, ACCOMPANIED BY A JERK AGAIN. WHEN THE ENGINE IS SHIFTING AND YOU HEAR / SEE THE REVS START TO JUMP OFF YOU NEED TO LET OFF OF THE GAS IMMEDIATELY IN ORDER TO STOP IT FROM RED-LINING OR JERKING SO HARD YOU SNAP YOUR NECK. THIS APPEARS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THESE MODEL MAXIMAS. SAD.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11030797October 2, 2017
STEERING
WHILE WAITING AT A INTERSECTION TOO MAKE A TURN, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME VERY STIFF. IMPOSSIBLE TO TURN, AND A RED LIGHT CAME ON INDICATING NO POWER STEERING FLUID. NOTE THE CAR IS A 2017 AND HAS LESS THAN 2,000 MILES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11030819October 2, 2017
AIR BAGS
I WAS MAKING A LEFT TURN FROM THE HIGHWAY ON TO A SIDE STREET & WAS T-BONED ON THE PASSENGER SIDE BY A SUV. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT IMPLORE.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
3
Deaths:
0
#11030847October 2, 2017
AIR BAGS
TAKATA RECALL OUR 17 YR OLD DAUGHTER WAS IN A ACCIDENT ON THE INTERSTATE, HER CAR ROLLED MULTIPLE TIMES....THE AIR BAG NEVER DEPLOYED-HER NECK (C7) WAS FRACTURED. IF THE AIR BAG WOULD HAVE DEPLOYED MAYBE HER NECK WOULDN'T HAVE FRACTURED...UPDATED 10/19/17 *BF UPDATED 7/24/18*JB *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#11025141September 23, 2017
AIR BAGS
AIR BAG IS BLINKING. NISSAN DEALERSHIP CONFIRMED TO BE A B1022 CODE FOR OSC SENSOR FAILURE AND QUOTED $3,000 FOR REPLACEMENT OF ENTIRE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT. MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS SAME PROBLEM. I HAVE CHILDREN I HAVE TO BRING TO SCHOOL DAILY. PLEASE ADD RECALL FOR NISSAN MAXIMA 2009 MODELS AS WELL. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY CONCERN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11024768September 21, 2017
SERVICE BRAKES, SUSPENSION, WHEELS
TAKATA RECALL: WHEN TURNING YOU CAN HEAR SOME TYPE OF NOSE COMING FROM TIRES, HAD BRAKES REPLACED AS WELL AS TIRES
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11024565September 20, 2017
ENGINE, STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE FAILED TO START AND THE KEY WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. IN ADDITION, THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11024573September 20, 2017
STRUCTURE:BODY, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE FLOOR BOARDS ON M/V ARE ROTTING. IT IS A KNOWN ISSUE, NISSAN HAS BEEN AWARE AND NEVER TOLD THE BUYING PUBLIC. PLEASE FORCE A RECALL TO FIX ISSUE. MY NISSAN ONLY HAS 54K FOR MILEAGE AND HAS BEEN WELL TAKEN CARE OF. DISCOVERED THE ISSUE AS A RESULT OF HAVING STRUTS AND BREAK WORK DONE TO THE CAR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11024584September 20, 2017
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE
CAR HAD JUST BEEN SHUT OFF FROM RUNNING TO STORE I RAN INSIDE MY HOUSE REAL QUICK CAME BACK OUT TO LEAVE AGAIN BUT CAR DIDN'T START. BATTERY LIGHT CAME ON AND I NOTICED WHITE SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER HOOD. SMELLED LIKE ELECTRICAL PARTS WERE BURNING SO I OPENED HOOD TO NOTICE FIRE COMING FROM ALTERNATOR. I USED MY SHIRT TO PUT OUT AND DURING INSPECTION OF DAMAGE FOUND THE FIRE BURNED WIRE HARNESSES AND PART OF VALVE COVER ASSEMBLY WHERE OIL CAP IS LOCATED. THIS IS AN ORIGINAL OEM PART AND THE CAR ONLY HAS 118,000 ORIGINAL MILES. FOUND THAT A RECALL WAS DONE ON THE YEARS PRIOR FOR SAME ISSUE BUT DEALER STATED THEY WOULD NOT DO NOTHING DUE TO NO RECALL. ALTERNATOR S DON'T JUST CATCH FIRE...
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11024698September 20, 2017
AIR BAGS
WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE, A PASSENGER WHO SITS IN PASSENGER SEAT THE AIRBAG NOTIFICATION LIGHT COMES ON INDICATING THE AIRBAG IS OFF. WE PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE ON JULY 29, 2017 WITH 37000 MILES. WE HAD TO MAKE VIDEOS TO SHOW THE DEALERSHIP THAT WE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. THE DEALERSHIP KEEPS SAYING THEY ARE UNABLE TO FIND PROBLEMS BIT IT'S A SAFETY HAZARD TO EVEN DRIVE THIS VEHICLE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11024209September 19, 2017
STEERING
POWER STEERING GEAR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11022038September 6, 2017
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE AND THE AC WENT FROM COLD TO WARM. I TOOK IT TO THE SHOP AND THE GUY SAID IT HAD PLENTY OF FREON IN IT. HE SAID SOMETHING IS BLOCKING THE FREON.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11021671September 6, 2017
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE TRANSMISSION IS JERKING WHEN IT'S TRYING TO SHIFT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11019901August 26, 2017
ENGINE
VEHICLE CAN BE TURNED OFF WHILE PRESSING IGNITION BUTTON WHILE STILL IN GEAR. THIS RESULTS IN THE CAR DRIFTING ONLY A BEEPING. THE VEHICLE WILL NOT TURN OFF AND WILL GO INDEFINITELY UNTIL PARKED. SEVERAL TIMES THIS HAS ALMOST CAUSED MAJOR ACCIDENTS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11019407August 24, 2017
ENGINE
THE CAR EXPERIENCES SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED ENGINE POWER, U NABLE TO REV ABOVE 2500 WITHOUT IT FEELING LIMITED. THE ENGINE SUDDENLY STOPS RUNNING WITHOUT WARNING DURING VEHICLE OPERATION MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO STEER OR BRAKE TO GET TO A SAFE LOCATION.THIS HAS OCCURRED 3 TIMES THIS PAST WEEK AND I HAVE STOPPED DRIVING THE VEHICLE. I'M NOW WONDERING IF THE DEALER ACTUALLY PERFORMED THE RECALL (NHTSA CAMPAIGN #03V455000) BACK IN 2003!!! THEY NEED TO RECALL THIS AGAIN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11019235August 23, 2017
POWER TRAIN
THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON IN MY MAXIMA A NUMBER OF MONTHS BACK WHEN THE VEHICLE HAD CLOSE TO APPROXIMATELY 64K MILES. THE CODES THAT TRIPPED WERE P0011 AND P0021, BANK 1 AND BANK 2 CAM SENSORS. UPON BRINGING IT TO GARDEN CITY NISSAN, I WAS INFORMED THE FRONT AND REAR COVERS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND THE COST WAS EXPECTED TO BE $2,400. THE REPAIR WAS PERFORMED AND THE BILL WAS PAID. ACCORDING TO THE REP. AT THE DEALERSHIP, THIS TYPE OF REPAIR IS PERFORMED ON THIS CAR TWICE A MONTH. THE GASKET IN THE MOTOR MOUNT IS CARDBOARD AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED WITH A SILICONE BASED GASKET. THE CARDBOARD GASKET BREAKS APART AND WILL CAUSE PROBLEMS WITH THE ENGINE PERFORMANCE BY LOWERING THE OIL PRESSURE, WHICH WILL EVENTUALLY SEIZE THE ENGINE. THE CAR WAS ONLY 4K MILES OUT OF THE POWERTRAIN WARRANTY AND NISSAN WOULD NOT PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE WITH THE REPAIR. DURING THE LIFE OF THE VEHICLE, I REGULARLY PERFORMED OIL CHANGES, FOR WHICH I HAVE ALL RECEIPTS. ALTHOUGH THIS IS MORE OF AN ENGINE PERFORMANCE ISSUE THAN A SAFETY ISSUE, THIS SHOULD BE REVIEWED BY THE NHTSA AS MANUFACTURERS DEFECT THAT COSTS CONSUMERS A LOT OF MONEY TO REPAIR. THIS IS A HARDSHIP FOR ME AS I'M SURE IT IS FOR MANY CONSUMERS. SOME MAY NOT BE ABLE TO AFFORD THIS TYPE OF A REPAIR AND WILL NOT HAVE THE SERVICE DONE. I AM NOT SURE WHAT WOULD HAPPEN OVER TIME IF THIS REPAIR IS NOT PERFORMED SOMETHING OF THIS MAGNITUDE SHOULD NOT HAPPEN ON A CAR OF THIS AGE. I APPEALED TO NISSAN BOTH VERBALLY AND IN WRITING WITH NO LUCK. I WOULD HOPE THAT THE NHTSA WOULD LOOK INTO THIS AND POSSIBLE APPLY SOME PRESSURE TO NISSAN TO INITIATE A RECALL. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. ATTACHED IS THE CLAIM APPEAL I SENT TO NISSAN AS WELL AS THE REPAIR BILL. ANY ASSISTANCE WITH ISSUE WOULD BE APPRECIATED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11018829August 22, 2017
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2011 NISSAN MAXIMA. WHILE THE CONTACT'S SON WAS DRIVING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY AND CRASHED INTO A TREE. ALL THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT'S SON SUSTAINED SHOULDER PAIN, CHEST PAIN, AND LOT OF CUTS AND BRUISES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN UNKNOWN DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#11016484August 21, 2017
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER AND DRIVER AIR BAG WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED AND BLINKED OFF AND ON. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER (NISSAN OF RICHMOND, VA, 804-346-4200) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL. THE TECHNICIAN RECOMMENDED A DIAGNOSTIC TEST, BUT THE CONTACT DID NOT WANT TO PAY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 55,000. THE VIN WAS NOT PROVIDED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11018674August 21, 2017
AIR BAGS, STRUCTURE:BODY
AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. I WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT THAT CAUSED SUBSTANTIAL FRONT END DAMAGE. I WAS TRAVELING WESTBOUND IN THE FLOW OF TRAFFIC ON HIGHWAY 84 AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH. THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME SLAMMED ON BRAKES AND CAME TO A SUDDEN STOP. I APPLIED MY BRAKES BUT WAS UNABLE TO AVOID IMPACTING THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. UPON IMPACT THE ENTIRE FRONT END OF MY CAR WAS CRUMPLED. BOTH FRONT QUARTER PANELS, FRONT BUMPER, GRILL ASSEMBLY, AND HOOD WERE DESTROYED. THE WINDSHIELD ALSO CRACKED. WITH THE EXTENT OF THE FRONT END DAMAGE, THE AIR BAGS SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0

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