Nissan Maxima Complaints

6,958 consumer complaints on file.

#10503817March 20, 2013
POWER TRAIN, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
UNSAFE START. ENGINE WILL HESITATE BEFORE GOING INTO GEAR AT THE SAME TIME WILL INITIATE HIGH RPM'S ON IT'S OWN CAUSING A UNSAFE START IN CROSSWALKS, DRIVEWAYS AND PUBLIC STREETS. THE ENGINE/TRANSMISSION WILL ENGAGE IN HIGH RPM'S ON ITS IN MULTIPLE GEARS BEFORE MOVING FORWARD CAUSING SUDDEN JERKS AND FAST STARTS. TRANSMISSION HAS A HARD TRANSITION FROM GEARS CAUSING A VIBRATION THROUGHOUT THE CAR WHEN CHANGING GEARS. THE NISSAN NORTH AMERICA CORPORATION WAS NOTIFIED IN WRITING OF THIS PROBLEM IN 2012. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10503652March 19, 2013
POWER TRAIN
TRANSMISSION STARTED TO SHIFT ROUGH, SLIP AND MAKE THE ENGINE REV HIGH BETWEEN SHIFTS, THIS IS KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THIS TYPE OF AUTO, MAINLY INVOLVING THE TRANSMISSION VALVE BODY AND SOLENOIDS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10503688March 19, 2013
POWER TRAIN
WHEN IN LOW GEARS 1-2, 2-3 GEARS JERKS. HIGH REV THEN STRONG JERK. FELT LIKE GEARS SLIPPED. CAR THEN BECAME SLUGGISH AND WOULD NOT POWER OF 5MPH. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. HAD CAR CHECKED CODE P0780 SHOWED. SHIFT MALFUNCTION. THIS SEEMS TO BE ON GOING WITH MAXIMA 04-06. RECALL MUST BE CALLED!!!! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10503483March 18, 2013
POWER TRAIN
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION HAS VERY HARD SHIFTS AND DELAYS IN SHIFTING BETWEEN GEARS OCCURS MORE OFTEN AFTER WARMING UP. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10503355March 17, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES
SECOND TIME THE REAR ABS SENSORS AND ACTUATOR HAVE TO BE REPLACED. COME ON NISSAN. YOU KNEW THERE WERE PROBLEMS HERE. I WILL PROBABLY NEVER BUY ANOTHER NISSAN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10503361March 17, 2013
POWER TRAIN
WHILE DRIVING AT A LOW RATE OF SPEED BETWEEN 10-30MPH THE CAR RPM WILL SHIFT UP TO 4-5 WHILE STILL STUCK IN FIRST GEAR THEN IT WILL GIVE A VERY HARD JERK FORWARD!!!! THAT'S NOT SAFE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10503176March 15, 2013
POWER TRAIN, ENGINE, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
THE TRANSMISSION SLIPS FREQUENTLY, OFTEN HESITATION WHEN SWITCHING FROM PARK/REVERSE/DRIVE AND WHEN SWITCHING FROM 1ST TO 2ND OR 2ND TO 3RD. THE SLIP OFTEN RESULTS IN LACK OF POWER TO THE WHEELS AND THEN A SUDDEN JERK WHEN IT DOES FINALLY KICK IN. IT CAN BE VERY DANGEROUS WHEN YOU PULL INTO TRAFFIC AND EXPECT THE VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE NORMALLY AND INSTEAD GET STUCK BETWEEN GEARS. SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THIS TRANSMISSION SINCE IT IS APPARENT FROM ONLINE RESEARCH THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON OCCURRENCE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10503228March 15, 2013
POWER TRAIN
WHILE ACCELERATING FROM A STOPLIGHT TO APPROXIMATELY 45MPH ON NORTHWEST EXPRESSWAY IN OKLAHOMA CITY, THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION BEGAN SHIFTING HARD INSTEAD OF THE NORMAL SMOOTH SHIFTING. IT SEEMED AS THOUGH IT STUCK MOMENTARILY OR WAS EVEN SHIFTING DOWN INSTEAD OF UP TO THE NEXT GEAR. WHEN I GOT ON A RESIDENTIAL STREET GOING AT A SLOWER SPEED, THE TRANSMISSION AGAIN SHIFTED HARD. THE STRANGE SHIFTING HAPPENED AGAIN 2 DAYS LATER WHILE DRIVING AT A SLOW RATE OF SPEED. MY HUSBAND LOOKED AT THE TRANSMISSION FLUID ON 3/12/13 AND THOUGHT IT APPEARED TO BE BURNT LOOKING. I TOOK MY CAR TO FENTON NISSAN WEST IN OKLAHOMA CITY ON FRIDAY, MARCH 15, 2012 AND EXPLAINED THE PROBLEM I WAS HAVING. AFTER KEEPING THE CAR MOST OF THE DAY, WE WERE INFORMED THEY DID NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG, BUT THE TRANSMISSION FLUID IS BURNT, BUT DID NOT CHANGE IT AS THIS COULD CAUSE TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. WE WERE NOT CHARGED ANYTHING & WERE TOLD TO WAIT ON DOING ANYTHING ELSE AS THERE MAY BE RECALLS. THIS SEEMED STRANGE SINCE THEY ORIGINALLY TOLD US THEY HAD NOT HEARD FROM OTHER CUSTOMERS ABOUT THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS I HAD DESCRIBED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10503106March 15, 2013
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 TO 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. AFTER RESTARTING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO SHIFT TO ANY GEARS. THE VEHICLE WAS LATER TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. AFTER DIAGNOSIS, THEY ADVISED HIM THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED OR REBUILT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 105,000. THE CURRENT WAS APPROXIMATELY 130,000. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10502766March 14, 2013
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING THROUGH A CAR WASH WITH THE GEAR IN DRIVE, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY AND CRASHED INTO A CEMENT POLE, AND A PARKED VEHICLE. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE NECK AND WRIST. THE POLICE REPORTED TO THE SCENE AND A REPORT WAS FILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT AN ENGINEER WOULD BE SENT TO INSPECT THE FAILURE HOWEVER, THE ENGINEER WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED TO A SALVAGE YARD. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 114,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10502804March 14, 2013
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ACCELERATING TO 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE JERKED HARSHLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED BY A DEALER OR AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WAS APPROXIMATELY 174,200. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10503019March 14, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STEERING
THE STEERING LOCK MODULE STOPPED WORKING. I WAS UNABLE TO START THE CAR, THE STEERING WHEEL AND BRAKES WERE LOCKED. THE KEYFOB BATTERY WAS FINE, AS WAS THE CAR BATTERY. I HEAR THAT THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH 2009 NISSANS. I JUST BOUGHT THE CAR 7 WEEKS AGO. HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED TO A DEALER. THEY DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM. HAVE TO WAIT 3 DAYS FOR THE PART. TOTAL COST - APPROX $900. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10502643March 13, 2013
EQUIPMENT, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER
2004 NISSAN MAXIMA SE (EQUIPPED WITH SIX SPEED MANUAL TRANSMISSION) COMPONENT FAIURE: CLUTCH MASTER CYLINDER 1ST OCCURENCE - APRIL 2008 ~31,000 MILES SUDDEN TOTAL LOSS OF CLUTCH PEDAL PRESSURE RESULTING IN INABILITY TO PUT CAR INTO ANY GEAR WHILE DRIVING WITHOUT ANY PRIOR WARNINGS, EXPERIENCED TOTAL LOSS OF CLUTCH PEDAL PRESSURE WHILE DRIVING IN HEAVY TRAFFIC ON A BRIDGE, RESULTING IN EXTREME SAFETY CONCERNS TRYING TO GET OUT OF HARMS WAY. JAMMED CAR INTO GEAR WITHOUT PRESSURE CLUTCH RESULTED IN SEVERAL THOUSAND DOLLARS OF CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES TO THE TRANSMISSION GEARS. NISSAN REPLACED THE FAILED CLUTCH MASTER CYLINDER AT A COST OF APPROXIMATELY $400.00. TRANSMISSION WAS FIXED BY NISSAN UNDER WARRANTY. 2ND OCCURENCE - MARCH 2013 ~58,000 MILES SUDDEN PARTIAL LOSS (1/2) OF CLUTCH PEDAL PRESSURE WHILE DRIVING HOME IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC. NO LONGER CAN DRIVE CAR DUE TO SAFETY/RELIABILITY CONCERNS. IN BOTH OF THE OCCURENCES ABOVE, FULL CLUTCH PRESSURE RETURNED AFTER LETTING CAR SIT AND COLL DOWN FOR APPROXIMATELY 1/2 HOUR. A SEARCH OF THE WE REVEALED THAT MANY DRIVES OF NISSAN'S OF THIS VINTAGE HAVE EXPERIENCED IDENTICAL SYMPTOMS OF CLUTCH PEDAL PRESSURE FAILURE. DEALER WILL NOT ADMIT IT IS A PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10502706March 13, 2013
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE DOWNSHIFTED INDEPENDENTLY. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE UPSHIFTED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 121,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10502716March 13, 2013
POWER TRAIN
TRANSMISSION IS BUCKING AND JERKING BETWEEN GEARS. CAR "SLIP" BETWEEN GEARS WHILE DRIVING AND CAUSES THE CAR TO REV IN NEUTRAL WHILE DRIVING AND THEN SUDDENLY "JUMP" INTO GEAR WHICH CAUSES THE CAR TO LUNGE FORWARD SUDDENLY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10502450March 12, 2013
STRUCTURE:BODY
NOTICED A PIECE OF METAL HANGING DOWN FROM UNDER THE CAR ON THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT DOOR. WHEN I BENT DOWN, NOTICED THAT IT WAS A PIECE OF SHEET METAL FROM THE FLOORBOARD. WHEN I WAS ABLE TO GET THE CAR ONTO A LIFT, I NOTICED THAT THE ENTIRE FLOORBOARD ON THE PASSENGER SIDE WAS COMPLETELY ROTTED. I HAVE NOTICED THAT ON THIS WEBSITE AND MANY OTHER PAGES ON THE INTERNET, PEOPLE HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT THIS SAME PROBLEM, BUT NISSAN HASN'T MADE ANY ATTEMPTS TO DO NOTHING ABOUT IT. THIS POSES MANY SAFETY CONCERNS BESIDE THE OBVIOUS FOOT GOING THRU THE FLOOR OR WATER COMING UP THRU THE FLOOR, BUT ALSO POSES A SAFETY CONCERN OF FUMES MAKING THEIR WAY INTO THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. WE HAVE OWNED THIS CAR SINCE IT WAS BRAND NEW AND HAVE ALWAYS BEEN VERY HAPPY WITH NISSAN AND ITS RELIABILITY, BUT THIS ISN'T HELPING NISSAN'S CAUSE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10502360March 11, 2013
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE JERKED WHILE SHIFTING FROM FIRST TO SECOND GEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS FOUND THAT THE BODY VALVE HAD FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 115,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10502425March 11, 2013
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
I PURCHASED MY NISSAN MAXIMA BRAND NEW IN JANUARY 2006. I STARTED FEELING MY CAR HAVING PROBLEMS GETTING IN GEAR IN 2011. NOW ITS GETTING WORST. MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON, AND I WAS TOLD MY THE DEALERSHIP THAT IT IS THE TRANSMISSION. I HAVE SEEN NOW THAT NISSAN HAD TRANSMISSION ISSUES WITH THE 2006 MAXIMAS AND I BELIEVE THAT THEY SHOULD BE RECALLED. I AM IN THE NAVY AND I NEED MY CAR, FOR ME AND MY FAMILY AND I CAN'T AFFORD TO PURCHASE A NEW TRANSMISSION, LET ALONE A NEW CAR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10502167March 9, 2013
POWER TRAIN
TRANSMISSION HESITATION WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ENTER TRAFFIC OR ADVANCE WHEN MOVING SLOWLY, LIKE WHAT OCCURS WHEN A TRAFFIC LIGHT CHANGES WHEN YOU ARE APPROACHING IT. THE ENGINE WILL REV (RPM APPROX 4000-6000) THEN SLAM INTO GEAR AND JERK FORWARD. THIS CAUSES THE DANGER OF BEING PROPELLED INTO TRAFFIC AT THE WRONG TIME OR SIMPLY GETTING REAR-ENDED. MY VEHICLE ALSO HAS THE PROBLEM OF HESITATING WHEN I PLACE THE GEAR SHIFT LEVER INTO REVERSE. RESEARCH HAS SHOWN THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS GENERATION NISSAN MAXIMA AND THEY HAVE FAILED TO TAKE OWNERSHIP AND CORRECT IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10502188March 9, 2013
POWER TRAIN
ORIGINAL OWNER 2004 MAXIMA SE 3.5 TRANSMISSION SHIFTS IN JERKING MOTION PROBLEM AFFECTING 3RD GEAR. HARD JERKS AS TRANS.DOWNSHIFTS ENGINE REVS-UP WHILE TRYING TO UPSHIFT OUT OF 2ND GEAR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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