Nissan Maxima Complaints

6,958 consumer complaints on file.

#10547434October 9, 2013
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 20 MPH WHEN VEHICLE JERKED WHILE SHIFTING GEARS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10547446October 9, 2013
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE WAS RECURRING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 52,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10546967October 7, 2013
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 45 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE WOULD JERK, LUNGE, AND SLIP GEARS WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND MILEAGE WAS 145,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10546778October 4, 2013
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE JERKED, WHILE SHIFTING GEARS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER A DIAGNOSTIC WAS PERFORMED THE TRANSMISSION FLUID AND THE VALVE GASKET WAS REPLACED; HOWEVER THE FAILURE WAS NOT CORRECTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN A TRANSMISSION SPECIALIST FOR A SECOND OPINION AND THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 119,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 124,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10546581October 3, 2013
POWER TRAIN, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
NISSAN MAXIMA 2010 - SPORT EDITION. THE CVT TRANSMISSION EXHIBITS SEVERE LOSE OF POWER ON 75MPH ROADWAY DRIVING BETWEEN PHOENIX AND FLAGSTAFF ARIZONA, UP ELEVATION. LACK OF POWER IS PRESENT IN HEAVY TRAFFIC AS WELL. ON 75 MPH HIGHWAYS THE CVT BEGINS TO WHINE, THE ENGINE HAS HIGH RPM, LOUD WHINING NOISE FROM CVT, AND CAR GETS STUCK IN 6TH GEAR IN BOTH MANUAL SHIFT MODE AND DRIVE MODE. THE VEHICLE WILL NOT ACCELERATE OR MAINTAIN SPEED WITH OTHER VEHICLES AT THE POSTED 75 MPH SPEED LIMIT. THE VEHICLE WILL NOT GIVE A CODE BUT ONCE GAVE A P1778 CODE - FAULTY SOLENOID OR STEP UP MOTOR. THIS ISSUE OCCURS FREQUENTLY WITHIN CITY DRIVING AS WELL, IN ADDITION TO HIGH SPEED HIGHWAYS ON LONG DRIVES OVER HILLY ROADS CLIMBING UP ELEVATION. IN CITY DRIVING THE CVT WILL NOT RESPOND WHEN THE GAS PEDAL IS DEPRESSED LEAVING THE VEHICLE IN THE CENTER OF TRAFFIC WHEN ENTERING A BUSY HIGHWAY. AT OTHER TIMES THE VEHICLE IS ABLE TO ACCELERATE DRAMATICALLY (NORMAL) TO THE SPEED OF CARS ON A BUSY MAIN STREET (55MPH). AND, THEN SUDDENLY THE CAR JUST LACKS POWER WHEN ENTERING A BUSY 3-4 LANE STREET (55 MPH) AND YOU FIND YOURSELF IN THE MIDDLE OF BUSY 3-4 LANE STREET WITH APPROACHING ONCOMING TRAFFIC. THE VEHICLE IS BARELY ABLE TO GET ITSELF OUT OF THE WAY AT FULL THROTTLE. THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN GETTING PROGRESSIVELY WORST AND DID NOT OCCUR WHEN THE CAR WAS PURCHASED NEW. CVT FLUID WAS CHANGED AT 44,000 MILES PRIOR TO NISSAN RECOMMENDATION. THIS CVT TRANSMISSION SUCKS AND THE DEALERSHIPS ARE GIVING CUSTOMERS A HARD TIME SINCE THE PROBLEM DOESN'T NOT GIVE A ENGINE TROUBLE CODE. THE CODE P1778 EVENTUALLY IS CLEARED FROM THE COMPUTER ON ITS OWN WHEN IT DOES OCCUR. THE PROBLEM WITH THIS CVT TRANSMISSION PERSISTS AND IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WILL SUDDENLY FAIL TO ACCELERATE AND MAINTAIN THE POSTED SPEED LIMIT DURING CITY DRIVING AND ON HIGH SPEED HIGHWAYS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10546568October 2, 2013
SUSPENSION, STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS
WHILE VEHICLE IN FOR ROUTINE SERVICE, THE TECHNICIAN POINTED OUT SIGNIFICANT ROT TO FRONT PASSENGER FLOOR BOARD ON THE UNDERCARRIAGE OF THE VEHICLE. I SEE FROM THE LISTED COMPLAINTS THAT THIS SEEMS TO BE A SYSTEMIC PROBLEM FOR THIS PARTICULAR VEHICLE AND MODEL YEAR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10546208September 30, 2013
POWER TRAIN
TRANSMISSION JERKING HARD SHIFTING , WHOLE CAR HICCUPS, WONT SHIFT GEARS, CAR GIVES OUT. STUCK IN ONE GEAR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10546270September 30, 2013
POWER TRAIN
THIS VEHICLE HAS A PROBLEM WITH THE WAY THE TRANSMISSION WAS BUILT. MY TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING GEARS "WHILE DRIVING" I CAN BE ON THE HIGHWAY DOING 60MPH AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THE GEARS WILL CHANGE AND IMMEDIATELY "LOCK UP" OR THE CAR AUTOMATICALLY GO TO A LOWER SPEED. I HAVE PUT IN COMPLAINTS WITH THE MAKER, THEY ARE SAYING NO RECALL AS OF YET, ONLY THE ONES LISTED ON THIS SITE FOR SEAT BELTS AND THE LOWER LUBAR SWITCH. I TOOK THE CAR TO SEVERAL DEALERS AND THEY ARE ALL SAYING THE SAME THING AND THAT IS THIS VEHICLE FALLS UNDER THE LIST OF POORLY BUILT TRANSMISSIONS. I BOUGHT THE CAR USED WITH 50,000 MILES AND IS NOW FACING A $6000 REPAIR JOB??? REALLY. I FEEL IT IS UNFAIR A COMPANY CAN PUT OUT A BAD SEED AND HAVE NO REPERCUSSIONS UNTIL AN UNFORTUNATE EVENT HAPPENS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10546002September 28, 2013
POWER TRAIN
WHEN THE VEHICLE IS SHIFTED FROM PARK TO DRIVE THERE IS A HARD JERK PRIOR TO ENGAGEMENT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10545426September 25, 2013
POWER TRAIN
WHILE DRIVING HOME IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC WITH MY 2 KIDS IN THE CAR, AT A STOP LIGHT, MY MAXIMA ALL OF A SUDDEN WOULDN'T SHIFT INTO GEAR. THE ENGINE WOULD REV, BUT NO MOVEMENT HAPPENED. I TRIED EVERY GEAR AND WAS ABLE TO GET OVER FROM THE FAR LANE TO A PARKING LOT (WHILE ALMOST GETTING HIT TWICE). MY CAR WAS TOWED TO THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP WHERE I WAS TOLD THAT THE CAR THAT I HAD ONLY HAD SINCE 06/2010 NEEDED ITS TRANSMISSION REPLACED. THANKFULLY WE HAD BOUGHT THE EXTENDED WARRANTY. WELL, 5 MONTHS LATER IN MAY OF 2011, MY CAR STARTED JERKING BADLY WHEN SHIFTING AND SOMETIMES DIDN'T WANT TO GO INTO GEAR WHEN SHIFTING FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE. GUESS WHAT, NISSAN DEALERSHIP SAID THE LAST TRANSMISSION (2ND ONE FOR THE CAR THAT WAS 5 YEARS OLD HAD 85000 MILES ON IT)WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. AGAIN, IT WAS UNDER WARRANTY BECAUSE IT HAD BEEN LESS THAN 12 MTHS OR 12000 MILES ON THE LAST TRANSMISSION THEY HAD PUT IN THE CAR. SHOCKINGLY, HERE IT IS, A LITTLE OVER 2 YEARS LATER AND GUESS WHAT???? MY CAR ISN'T WANTING TO GO INTO REVERSE OR DRIVE WITHOUT WAITING FOR 30-90 SECONDS. CALLED THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP AND THEY ARE PRETTY SURE THE CAR NEEDS A NEW TRANSMISSION!!!!!! THIS WILL BE THE 4TH TRANSMISSION THIS 7 YEAR OLD CAR HAS HAD. IT HAS 125000 MILES ON THE CAR, SHOULDN'T IT JUST BE HAVING TRANSMISSION ISSUES NOW???? OH AND TO TOP IT ALL OFF, THE CAR IS NO LONGER COVERED UNDER THE EXTENDED WARRANTY AND THE NISSAN WON'T COVER THE COST OF REPLACING THIS TRANSMISSION BECAUSE IT HAS BEEN MORE THAN 12000 MILES/12 MTHS SINCE THE LAST ONE WAS PUT IN! SOMETHING IS DEFINITELY WRONG WITH NISSAN TRANSMISSIONS AND I TOO WILL BE SURE TO NEVER PURCHASE A NISSAN EVER AGAIN AND WILL BE SURE TO LET ALL MY FRIENDS KNOW NOT TO EITHER! *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10545118September 24, 2013
STEERING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
MY CAR WON'T START BECAUSE THE STEERING CONTROL LOCK WILL NOT DISENGAGE THUS MAKING THE CAR INOPERABLE. EVEN WITH A NEW KEY FOB, THE CAR DOES NOT RECOGNIZE THIS AND WILL NOT CHANGE FROM "LOCK" MODE TO "ACC" OR "ON" POSITION. BASICALLY, MY CAR THINKS I'M A THIEF. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS AND NUMEROUS PEOPLE HAVE HAD THIS ISSUE WITH 2009 AND 2010 NISSANS THAT HAVE A PUSH START WITH THIS STEERING CONTROL LOCK. I CALLED NISSAN TO DISCUSS THE ISSUE AND SEE IF THEY WOULD EXTEND MY WARRANTY BUT THEY DECLINED AND FORCED ME TO MAKE A CLAIM AFTER GETTING THE CAR TOWED AND SERVICED WHICH COULD BE ANYWHERE FROM $700-1000. I AM VERY SKEPTICAL ABOUT GETTING ANY MONEY BACK FROM THEM AND AM INTERESTED IN TAKING LEGAL ACTION SHOULD THEY NOT TAKE CARE OF THIS MATTER AS IT IS A MANUFACTURER MALFUNCTION AND HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH WEAR AND TEAR OF VEHICLE. WHICH, BTW, THE VEHICLE IS IN GREAT SHAPE AND HAS HAD REGULAR MAINTENANCE CHECKS SO MAKES THIS EVEN MORE FRUSTRATING. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10545130September 24, 2013
POWER TRAIN
I RECENTLY PURCHASED A 2006 NISSAN MAXIMA AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WITH ROUGHLY 47.5K MILES ON IT. WHEN I AM IN TRAFFIC AND ACCELERATING AND BREAKING CONSTANTLY, MY CAR JAMS INTO GEAR. WHEN I GO FROM DRIVE TO REVERSE AND BACK AGAIN (PARALLEL PARKING, 3-POINT TURN) MY CAR HAS TROUBLE GETTING INTO GEAR AND THEN FINALLY SLAMS INTO GEAR. MOSTLY HAPPENS IN FIRST 3 GEARS. I HAVE RESEARCHED ONLINE AND NOTICED THAT THIS IS A RECURRING PROBLEM WITH THE VALVE BODY IN NISSAN MAXIMAS, SPECIFICALLY 2006 MODELS. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10544953September 23, 2013
SUSPENSION, STEERING, ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT CONTROL ARM AND MOTOR MOUNT FAILED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE WAS CONFIRMED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 100,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10544978September 23, 2013
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE AND WOULD JERK WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS ENGAGED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE TRANSMISSION SYSTEM WAS FLUSHED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10544588September 20, 2013
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. UPON IMPACT, THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT AND THE PASSENGER SUFFERED INJURIES TO THE NECK AND BACK. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT A RECALL NOTICE WAS RECEIVED AFTER THE FAILURE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN I.D. NUMBER 13V136000 (AIR BAGS). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 141,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#10544381September 19, 2013
SEAT BELTS
DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT RETRACTOR KNOWN AS A TENSIONER NO LONGER FUNCTIONS. THIS CREATES A PROBLEM FOR THE RESTRAINT SYSTEM . THE LAP SHOULDER BELT IS LOOSE AND CAN CAUSE INJURY. I CONTACTED NISSAN ABOUT THEIR WRITTEN POLICY THAT THEY WILL PICK UP THE CHARGE TO REPLACE THE UNIT FOR LIFE. NISSAN TOLD ME THAT I WAS OUT OF THAT WARRANTY AND WOULD HAVE TO PAY TO GET A NEW SEAT BELT FOR $180.00. THIS IS AN OUTRAGE AND THE RESTRAINTS ARE GOING OUT ON MANY OF THEM. I WANT NISSAN TO FIX AT THEIR EXPENSE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10544526September 19, 2013
POWER TRAIN
DRIVING 20-25 MPH THE TRANSMISSION SLIPS OUT OF GEAR, TOOK IT TO DEALER AND WAS TOLD THE MOTOR MOUNT WAS BAD. HAD MOTOR MOUNT REPLACE BUT THE SAME THING HAPPEN OVER AND OVER, TOOK IT BACK TO DEALER NOW HE TELLS ME THAT I NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION, I RESEARCHED AND FOUND THAT IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL. THIS SHOULD BE LOOK INTO. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10544149September 17, 2013
POWER TRAIN
THE TRANNY IS SHIFTING WRONG IN 1ST AND 2ND GEAR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10542911September 10, 2013
POWER TRAIN
I NOTICED THAT THE TRANSMISSION IN MY 2006 NISSAN MAXIMA STARTED TO SHIFT HARD WHILE DRIVING AND JERK INTO GEAR. I BOUGHT IT THREE YEARS PRIOR AS PREOWNED FROM A NISSAN DEALERSHIP. IT HAD 106K MILES ON IT WHEN IT STARTED TO SHIFT HARD AND JERK. I TOOK IT TO PAT PECK NISSAN IN MOBILE, AL TO HAVE IT DIAGNOSED AND I WAS TOLD THAT THE TRANSMISSION BANDS WERE GOING OUT AND THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. ONCE I STARTED TO GOOGLE NISSAN MAXIMA TRANSMISSIONS, I CAME ACROSS WHERE A CIVIL LAWSUIT WAS FILED AGAINST NISSAN IN 2012 CLAIMING THAT NISSAN KNEW OR SHOULD HAVE KNOWN ABOUT DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSIONS IN THE 2004-2006 NISSAN MAXIMAS AND ALTIMAS. I CONTACTED THE CORPORATE OFFICE OF NISSAN WITH MY ISSUE AND TO SEE IF THEY WERE GOING TO MAKE THIS RIGHT. I THEN HAD TO CALL THEM BACK FOR AN STATUS ON MY CASE AND I WAS THEN TOLD THAT BECAUSE MY WARRANTY EXPIRED (4 MONTHS PRIOR) THAT NISSAN WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO ASSIST ME WITH THIS PROBLEM. I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHAT MY EXPIRED WARRANTY HAS TO DO WITH A DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION?? A TRANSMISSION SHOULD NOT BE GOING OUT WITH 106K MILES, MOSTLY HIGHWAY AND THE CAR HAS BEEN TAKEN CARE OF. WHILE I WAS ONLINE AND DISCOVERED THE LAWSUIT, THERE WERE SO MANY COMPLAINTS OF PEOPLE WITH THE EXACT SAME ISSUE. THERE IS NO WAY THAT THE TRANSMISSION SHOULD GO OUT IN EVERYONE'S CAR THAT HAS A 2004-2006 MAXIMA OR ALTIMA! I HAVE OWNED THREE NISSAN TOTAL AND I WILL NEVER BY ANOTHER NISSAN AGAIN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10542524September 8, 2013
STRUCTURE:BODY, ENGINE
I WAS PREPARING TO EXIT OUT OF A PARKING LOT WHEN SUDDENLY MY CAR JOLTED BACKWARD AND HIT THE FRONT BUMPER OF THE CAR BEHIND ME THROUGH NO FAULT OF MY OWN. THIS CAR JERKS AND JOLTS UNPREDICTABLY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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