Nissan Maxima Complaints (2006)

576 consumer complaints on file.

#10533776August 5, 2013
POWER TRAIN, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
RECENT DANGEROUS ISSUES WITH MY 2006 MAXIMA. LATELY IT HAS BEEN JUMPING, OR JERKING WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP, OR AFTER MILD BRAKING. IT IS SO SUDDEN, FEELS LIKE I MAY HAVE BEEN REAR ENDED! I NOTICED TWO WEEKS AGO A LITTLE JUMP IN THE RPMS, BUT NOTHING TOO MAJOR. ROUTINE MAINTENANCE AND "EVERYTHING LOOKED GOOD". THAT'S WHAT THEY ALWAYS SAY.. SAT AUG, 2, 2013, TURNED INTO A RESIDENTIAL AREA FROM A HIGHWAY, MY RPMS JUMPED SO HIGH AND MY CAR SEEMED TO ALMOST STALL OR FREEZE, IT JUMPED TO RPM 6. I WAS SO STARTLED I STOPPED THE CAR AND TURNED IT OFF. LATER IN THE NIGHT IT DROVE AGAIN FINE. TWO DAYS LATER, AFTER GETTING OFF THE HIGHWAY, MY CAR DID IT AGAIN, UP TO 5, THEN A MOMENT LATER UP TO 4-5. I THEN CAME TO A FOUR WAY STOP AND GENTLY ACCELERATED ONLY FOR MY CAR TO FREEZE/JUMP/JERK AGAIN BUT THIS TIME ALL THE WAY TO 7. I HAD TO DRIFT OFF TO THE SIDE OF ROAD AND TURN MY CAR OFF AGAIN. SAT THERE FOR 20 MIN UNTIL TRYING TO START ENGINE AND DRIVE HOME, 3 MILES FROM HOME, EXITING A MAJOR HIGHWAY. 10- 45 MPH. NOT CATCHING THE CORRECT GEAR, OR NOT RECEIVING THE FUEL PROPERLY TO THE ENGINE, INHIBITING ALL DRIVING ABILITIES, SPEED AND SAFETY. LITERALLY CAN FEEL IT AS A DRIVER. INCREDIBLY SCARY, SUPPOSED TO BE SAFE, EXPENSIVE CAR. DO NOT WANT TO BE KILLED BY A TRACTOR TRAILER, ALL BECAUSE NISSAN WON'T TAKE RESPONSIBILITY, CLAIM A RECALL THAT IS OBVIOUSLY A NATION WIDE ISSUE. 255 OUT OF 375 COMPLAINTS ON THIS WEBSITES ARE FOR THE POWER TRAIN OF 2006 MAXIMAS. POWER TRAIN=THAT IS 92.7 % OF THE PROBLEM WITH 2006 NISSAN MAXIMA. IF THAT DOES NOT CONSTITUTE FAULT, THEN WHAT DOES? HOW MANY PEOPLE HAVE TO BE INJURED, OR KILLED BEFORE THIS IS RECOGNIZED? DISGUSTING, ASHAMED, PATHETIC. HTTP://WWW.COURTHOUSENEWS.COM/2012/01/13/NISSAN.PDF. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10533391August 3, 2013
POWER TRAIN
1. WHEN SLOWING DOWN AROUND A TURN, UPON ACCELERATING, THERE WAS A HARD KNOCK. ALMOST FELT AS IF I HAD GOTTEN REAR ENDED. 2. WHEN SLOWING DOWN TO A STOP, SHIFTING FROM 3 TO 2 WAS ALSO VERY HARD. *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
#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
#10525655July 18, 2013
POWER TRAIN
TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10524839July 15, 2013
POWER TRAIN
WE HAVE A 2006 NISSAN MAXIMA. WE BOUGHT IT USED IN JAN 2012. BY JUNE 2013, WE NOTICED TRANSMISSION ISSUES. WHEN ACCELERATING, IT HESITATES AND THEN BANGS INTO GEAR. WHEN PARKING IT HESITATES AND BANGS INTO REVERSE AND DRIVE. THE RADIATOR IS ALSO HAVING ISSUES. I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE IT MORE THAN 10 MILES AT A TIME. THIS SEEMS LIKE A MASSIVE ISSUE WITH SEVERAL NISSAN MODELS FROM 2004-2006. LET'S HOPE NISSAN ACCEPTS THEIR FAULTY EQUIPMENT AND DOES WHAT IS RIGHT TO HELP EVERYONE GET IT FIXED. MANY PEOPLE DO NOT HAVE THE MONEY FOR REPAIRS AND/OR ARE UPSIDE DOWN IN LOAN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10524649July 13, 2013
POWER TRAIN
ENGINE STARTS FINE. WHEN CAR IS SHIFTED FROM PARK TO DRIVE THERE IS A DELAYED ENGAGEMENT, FOLLOWED BY A HARSH THUD AS CAR GOES INTO GEAR. I HAVE WORKED PROFESSIONALLY AS A MECHANIC AND HAVE REBUILT SEVERAL AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS. THIS APPEARS TO BE A PROBLEM WITH THE VALVE BODY. THE INTERNET IS COVERED IN COMPLAINTS ON THIS PROBLEM; JUST GO TO GOOGLE AND TYPE IN "MAXIMA TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS." UNFORTUNATELY, MOST PEOPLE DON'T HAVE MY MECHANICAL APTITUDE AND THE NISSAN IS NOT OWNING UP TO THE PROBLEM SO IT ENDS UP COSTING THE CUSTOMER $3,000.00 -$4,500.00 OR MORE TO HAVE THE PROBLEM FIXED. MY CAR NO LONGER HAS THE "HARSH DELAYED SHIFT," INITIALLY IN THE MORNING, BUT AFTER DRIVEN 30 MILES OR SO, THEN THE PROBLEM MANIFESTS ITSELF. LET ME KNOW IF I CAN HELP IN YOUR ANALYSIS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10524554July 12, 2013
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
I HAD TO REPLACE THE RADIATOR AND THE TRANSMISSION. I SPENT $4,000 FOR REPAIRS. NISSAN IS APPEALING THE CLASS ACTION LAW SUIT. I AM UPSIDE DOWN ON THIS VEHICLE. I NEED TO GET RIDE OF IT, NOW THE MOTOR WHINES?? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10524624July 12, 2013
POWER TRAIN
DELAYED SHIFTS. HARD SHIFT FROM 1ST TO 3RD GEARS. HARD DOWN SHIFTS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10523955July 9, 2013
POWER TRAIN
MY CAR STARTED TO JERK AND HAD TROUBLE MOVING FROM ONE GEAR TO THE NEXT. AS I STARTED TO ACCELERATE, THE ENGINE WOULD REV FOR A FEW SECONDS, THEN JERK, AND FINALLY SHIFT TO THE NEXT GEAR. WHEN PARALLEL PARKING, IT WOULD JERK UPON SHIFTING. I WAS VERY CONCERNED ABOUT STALLING IN TRAFFIC AND POSSIBLY BEING HIT. ON 7/1/13 I BROUGHT MY CAR TO THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP FOR INSPECTION. THE NEXT DAY THEY TOLD ME THAT I NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION AND VALVE BODY; ESTIMATED COST $6,000. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10520866June 20, 2013
POWER TRAIN
WHEN PULLING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE, GOING FROM PARK TO REVERSE, A HARD SHIFT IS HEARD AND FELT AND THEN FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE, SAME THING....ABNORMAL. THERE ARE HARD SHIFTS AND RELUCTANT SHIFTS DURING DRIVE TIME. DRIVING TO AN APPOINTMENT, TAXI IN FRONT PULLED TO LEFT TURN LANE AND ALMOST CHANGED THE DIRECTION TO COME BACK TO MY LANE. I APPLIED BRAKES ASSERTIVELY (NO SKID) AND TAXI REMAINED IN TURN LANE SO I CONTINUED BY ACCELERATION (NOT AGGRESSIVELY). THE CAR SOUNDED AS THOUGH IT WAS IN NEUTRAL AND THEN SPUN THE TIRES. THIS WAS A NORMAL MANEUVER AND SHOULD NOT HAVE HAD THE SPIN RESULT. THE PROBLEM WILL BE EVALUATED IN THE VERY NEAR FUTURE BY A REPUTABLE MECHANIC. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10520218June 17, 2013
POWER TRAIN, ENGINE
AFTER MY CAR WARMS UP IF I GO FROM NEUTRAL TO DRIVE IT DOES NOT CHANGE IMMEDIATELY. IT TAKES ABOUT 3 TO 5 SECONDS THEN IT SLAMS INTO GEAR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10520019June 16, 2013
POWER TRAIN
TRANSMISSION IS SHIFTS HARD WHEN PUT IN REVERSE AND DRIVE. WHILE DRIVING CAR TENDS TO SHIFT HARD. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10515426June 6, 2013
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC STOP LIGHT, THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD AND CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. ADDITIONALLY, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10514997June 4, 2013
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE JERKED ABNORMALLY HARD WHEN SHIFTING GEARS. WHEN THE VEHICLE WOULD ACCELERATE, THE TRANSMISSION SLOWED AND SLAMMED INTO GEAR. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THE DEALER DETERMINED THAT THE TRANSMISSION EXHIBITED AN INTERNAL FAILURE, WHICH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 17,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 149,000. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10514634June 1, 2013
POWER TRAIN
I HAVE A 2006 NISSAN MAXIMA THAT JERKS WHEN SHIFTING FROM 1-2 AND R- D. THE ENGINE REEVES WHILE THE SHIFTING . *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10514361May 30, 2013
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE JERKED ABNORMALLY AND WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO SHIFT GEARS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION HAD FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE WAS NOT REPORTED TO THE MANUFACTURER. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 110,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10512250May 15, 2013
POWER TRAIN, ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE. THE TCS, ABS, AND THE SLIP WARNING LIGHTS ALL ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT A REAR SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. ONE WEEK LATER THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS RETURNED TO THE MECHANIC AND THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING THE DIAGNOSIS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 114,000. THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WOULD SUDDENLY STOP, AND WOULD NOT MOVE. ONCE HE REMOVED HIS FOOT FROM THE ACCELERATOR, THE VEHICLE WOULD JUST TAKE OFF. UPDATED 12/16/13
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10511868May 14, 2013
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), SERVICE BRAKES, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I WAS DRIVING MY CAR AT 40 MPH IN LIGHT RAIN. AS I APPROACHED A RED LIGHT, I LIGHTLY GOT ON THE BRAKES. IMMEDIATELY, THE ABS KICKED IN. THE AMOUNT OF BRAKING FORCE WAS WELL BELOW THE MARGIN WHERE ABS SHOULD KICK IN. THINKING IT WAS A ONETIME DEAL, I DROVE CAUTIOUSLY AND TRIED BRAKING AGAIN. THIS ABS AGAIN KICKED IN IMMEDIATELY. THE ABS KICKING IN DID LENGTHEN THE STOPPING DISTANCE AS I WAS NOT APPLYING THE BRAKES HARD ENOUGH TO EFFECTIVELY SLOW DOWN. ON THE NEXT ATTEMPT, ACCELERATION, TRACTION CONTROL KICKED IN UPON ACCELERATION, CAUSING THE CAR TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY. MY CAR WAS TAKEN TO THE SHOP WHERE THE RIGHT REAR WHEEL SPEED SENSOR HAD BUILD UP ON IT. CHECKING FORUMS ABOUT MY CAR, THIS WAS A COMMON OCCURRENCE AND SEEMS TO BE A DESIGN FLAW. UNDER DIFFERENT CIRCUMSTANCES, A COLLISION COULD HAVE RESULTED DUE TO THE ISSUE. NISSAN HAS A SERVICE BULLETIN FOR THIS ISSUE, BUT IN MY EYES, THIS ISSUE IS SHOULD BE A INVESTIGATED FURTHER AS CONTROL OF VEHICLE SPEED IS COMPROMISED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10511262May 9, 2013
POWER TRAIN
WE JUST PURCHASED THIS MAXIMA APPROXIMATELY A MONTH AGO. ONCE THE CAR HAS BEEN DRIVEN FOR ABOUT TEN MINUTES STRAIGHT, THERE IS SEVERE JERKING AND HESITATION AS IT ATTEMPTS TO SHIFT GEARS. WE EVEN EXPERIENCE THIS WHILE ON THE INTERSTATE. IT ALMOST FEELS AS IF THE TRANSMISSION IS GOING TO FALL OUT. IT IS NOW IN THE SHOP DUE TO TRANSMISSION REPAIR. I SEE THERE IS A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT FILED AGAIN NISSAN DUE TO THE FACT THE THEY HAVE KNOWLEDGE OF THE FAULTY TRANSMISSION AND ARE NOT ATTEMPTING TO FIX THE ISSUE. WE ARE NOW OUT OF MONEY FOR AN ISSUE THAT I BELIEVE SHOULD BE MADE VERY PUBLIC. HAD WE KNOWN IN THE BEGINNING ABOUT THIS INCIDENT, WE WOULD HAVE CHOSEN A DIFFERENT VEHICLE. LUCKILY FOR US, WE WERE NOT INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT LIKE MANY PEOPLE IN THE CASES. I THINK THAT A RECALL NEEDS TO BE PLACED IN ORDER DUE TO THIS DEFECT. I DO NOT WANT ANYONE TO EXPERIENCE WHAT WE ARE EXPERIENCING. NO ONLY ARE WE STILL PAYING ON THE VEHICLE, WE ARE NOW OUT OF ROUGHLY $3,000 FOR A REPLACEMENT TRANSMISSION. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE ABOUT THIS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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