Nissan Maxima Complaints

6,958 consumer complaints on file.

#10533036August 1, 2013
VISIBILITY/WIPER
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THERE WAS A LOUD EXPLOSION HEARD FROM THE TOP OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT MERGED TO THE SHOULDER AND NOTICED THAT THE FRONT SUN ROOF WAS SHATTERED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS ADVISED THAT THE ENTIRE FRONT SUN ROOF NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 78,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10533048August 1, 2013
ENGINE
TRANSMISSION PROBLEM FOR NISSAN MAXIMA 04 MY NISSAN MAXIMA 04 JERKS WHEN DOWN SHIFTING FROM 2 TO 3RD, SLIPS ONLY AFTER WARMED UP AND IM GETTING OFF THE INTERSTATE FROM 3RD TO 2ND AFTER A LONG TRIP. IT ALSO SOMETIMES SHIFTS HARD INTO GEAR BUT NOT ALWAYS. THANKS, *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10532796July 31, 2013
AIR BAGS
THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG DOES NOT ACTIVATE WITH MY WIFE IN THE SEAT. SHE IS WELL OVER THE 80 POUND LIMIT FOR ACTIVATION. SEAT WAS CHANGED BUT DID NOT CHANGE. DEALER SERVICE DEPARTMENT SAYS THERE IS NO FIX. THIS IS NOT ACCEPTABLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10532910July 31, 2013
POWER TRAIN
WHEN DRIVING THE CAR IT SLAMS INTO SECOND AND THIRD GEAR. THEN WHEN I PUT IT INTO REVERSE IT WILL NOT GO INTO REVERSE RIGHT AWAY AND SOMETIMES IT SLAMS INTO REVERSE AND JERKS THE CAR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10532578July 30, 2013
STEERING
STEERING WHEEL STUCK ON LOWEST POSITION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10532288July 29, 2013
POWER TRAIN
MY CAR BEGAN SHIFTING (ABRUPTLY AND HARD) WHEN SLOWING DOWN OR STOPPING I'D SAY MAYBE 2ND TO 3RD GEAR. IT WAS DISSATISFIED TO KNOW AFTER ONLINE RESEARCH THAT THIS IS AN ONGOING ISSUE AND NISSAN WILL HAVE NO PART IN RESOLVING THE PROBLEM. NOT HAPPY!! SO NOW I MUST REPLACE THE VALVE BODY FROM WHAT I'VE FOUND BECAUSE IT'S NOT THE TRANNY JUST "THE BRAINS" FOR THE TRANNY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10532278July 28, 2013
AIR BAGS
AIR BAG OFF LIGHT ILLUMINATES WHEN A 200 LB ADULT IS SITTING IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. THE PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT BUT MORE OFTEN THEN NOT. THE DEALERSHIP SAYS THEY CAN NOT FIND A PROBLEM. THIS IS A BIG SAFETY ISSUE IF SOMEONE IS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL CRASH. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10531997July 26, 2013
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED VERY HIGH WITHOUT TOUCHING GAS PEDAL OVER POWERED THE ABS BRAKING SYSTEM AS I WAS APPROACHING A MAIN ROAD COULD NOT STOP AT STOP SIGN AND KEPT GOING MY FRONT END OF CAR WAS HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE GOING SB 45 MPH. VERY LUCKY TO BE ALIVE. HAVING TECH CHECKOUT THE VEHICLE. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10532055July 26, 2013
POWER TRAIN, ENGINE
MY CAR TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE AND SHIFTS HARD WHEN ITS DOES IN 1 AND 2ND GEAR AND SOMETIMES STALL THE CAR AND WONT MOVE ONLY REV FOR ABOUT 5 SECS THEN JERK HARD ENOUGH TO MAKE IT FEEL LIKE I GOT HIT BY ANOTHER CAR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10531739July 25, 2013
SUSPENSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT REMAIN STRAIGHT. THE FAILURE CAUSED DIFFICULTY WHEN THE CONTACT WAS ATTEMPTING A TURN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE STRUT MOUNTS HAD FAILED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V358000 (SUSPENSION), BUT THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL CAMPAIGN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,596 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 55,633. UPDATED 8/26/13 *CN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10531755July 25, 2013
POWER TRAIN, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE JERKED AND LUNGED ABNORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN FOR DIAGNOSIS OR REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 137,000. ...UPDATED 09-26-13 *BF
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10531810July 25, 2013
STRUCTURE:BODY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER'S SIDE FLOOR PANEL WAS SEVERELY CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE FLOOR PANEL WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,000. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10531909July 25, 2013
POWER TRAIN
TRANSMISSION SHIFTS WHEN IT WANTS TO. 5 SECOND DELAY GOING INTO GEAR FROM PARK TO DRIVE AFTER TRANSMISSION HEATS UP. SLIPS INTO TO 2ND AND 3RD WITH A HIGH REV. AFTER SLOWING,SLIPS INTO NEUTRAL THEN BANGS INTO GEAR. AFTER A STOP IT SLIPS VERY HARD BETWEEN TWO GEARS. OFTEN SMELL BURNED OIL OR FLUID INSIDE CABIN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10531670July 24, 2013
STEERING
AFTER VEHICLE WAS STARTED, A GRINDING NOISE WAS HEARD AND THE TILT AND TELESCOPING OF THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME INOPERABLE. THE STEERING WHEEL IS STUCK AT THE LOWEST POSITION AND THE INSTRUMENT PANEL CANNOT BE SEEN WHILE DRIVING. THIS MAKES IT UNCOMFORTABLE BECAUSE MY LEGS ARE PRESSED AGAINST THE STEERING WHEEL AND COULD BE A SAFETY ISSUE. THERE IS A SERVICE BULLETIN OUT FOR THIS, BUT DEALERSHIPS WILL NOT ADDRESS IT. THE COST IS ROUGHLY $800 TO REPAIR AND THERE ARE MULTIPLE FAILURES OF THIS PART(S) FROM WHAT I HAVE READ ON DIFFERENT FORUMS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10526132July 22, 2013
POWER TRAIN, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
WHILE DRIVING THE CAR IN TOWN THE CAR STARTED JERKING ERRATICALLY, LAUNCHING FORWARD, HARD JERKS, CAR SHAKING LIKE CRAZY, SMELL BURNING SMELL IN THE CAR, I ALMOST HIT OTHER CARS DUE TO MY CAR JERKING FORWARD. I WAS FRIGHTENED... THE CAR IS VERY UNSAFE TO DRIVE TO SAY THE VERY LEAST. IT DOESN'T MATTER WHAT SPEED YOU ARE DRIVING, IT JERKS AND LAUNCHES FORWARD AT WILL. MY CHILDREN COULD HAVE GOT SERIOUSLY HURT RIDING IN THIS CAR. I PAID CLOSE TO $800 TOGET THIS CAR FIXED IN MAY OF 2013, ONLY TO HAVE IT ALL HAPPEN ALL OVER AGAIN AS THE NISSAN CORPORATION KNEW OF DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSIONS IN THE NISSAN MAXIAMAS. YET, THEY CONTINUE TO SELL THESE "DEATH TRAPS", TO CITIZENS.. THIS IS AN ATROCITY, WHAT THE NISSAN CORPORATION HAS TO DONE IT'S CONSUMERS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10526182July 22, 2013
POWER TRAIN
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION VIOLENTLY SHIFTS INTO GEAR FROM 1ST TO 2ND. ALSO VIOLENT SHIFTING WHEN SLOWING DOWN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10525899July 20, 2013
POWER TRAIN
TRAVELING AT 30 MPH, VEHICLE BEGAN TO UPSHIFT. ALSO, MADE CLUNKING NOISE WHEN SHIFTING TO REVERSE, THEN TO DRIVE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10525798July 19, 2013
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE VEHICLE WOULD NO LONGER ACCELERATE FORWARD. THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO OPERATE BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESPOND TO ACCELERATION ATTEMPTS. THE CONTACT HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 100,000. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10525655July 18, 2013
POWER TRAIN
TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10524793July 15, 2013
POWER TRAIN
THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. IT STARTED JERKING AND SHIFTING HARD. I HAD TRANSMISSION OIL CHANGED AND FLUSHED AT A LOCAL NISSAN BUT IT ONLY WORKED TEMPORARILY. I HAVE TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION AT A COST OF $3500-$5000. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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