Nissan Maxima Complaints

6,958 consumer complaints on file.

#10494398January 23, 2013
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO JERK WITH A SLIGHT HESITATION. THE FAILURE PROGRESSED OVER TIME AND BECAME A PERMANENT OCCURRENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BOTH AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE A DIAGNOSTIC TEST WAS PERFORMED. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10494458January 23, 2013
ENGINE
ON SATURDAY JANUARY 5TH 2013, MY ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I CALLED CARMAX ON MONDAY JANUARY 7TH 2013 TO GET MY EXTENDED WARRANTY INFORMATION. I SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT WITH PASSPORT NISSAN LOCATED IN OXON HILL, MD. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT TOLD ME. I NEED TO HAVE MY TIMING CHAIN, GEARS, GUIDES AND TENSIONS REPLACE FOR $2,619.00 WITH REPLACING THE OIL COOLER (IT HAS LEAKAGE) $698.00. WELL MY EXTENDED WARRANTY EXPIRED WHEN MY CAR HIT 100,000. IF I HAD KNOWN THIS BEFORE I PURCHASE THE CAR FROM CARMAX, I WOULD HAVE NEVER TOOK IT OFF THE LOT. BY THE WAY I ONLY HAD THE CAR SINCE APRIL 2011. I NEED HELP!!!!! I NEED TO EXPRESS TO YOU THE IMPORTANCE FOR ME TO HAVE RELIABLE TRANSPORTATION. I HAVE A YOUNG CHILD WHO I NEED TO TAKE TO SCHOOL EACH DAY. WITHOUT MY TRANSPORTATION, MY SON WOULD HAVE TO WALK A FULL MILE TO THE BUS STOP BY HIMSELF ALONE AT 7AM. BY THE WAY IT'S DARK AT THAT TIME AND IT'S CLOSE TO AN OPEN STREET. I MYSELF WITHOUT TRANSPORTATION, I WOULD HAVE TO WALK A MILE PLUS TO A BUS STOP TO CATCH A BUS TO THE TRAIN STATION. FROM THE TRAIN STATION I HAVE TO TAKE A TRAIN TO WORK AND WALK ADDITIONAL MILE PLUS TO WORK. THIS IS VERY OVER WHELMING BECAUSE I'M STILL PAYING A CAR NOTE AND CAR INSURANCE FOR A CAR I CAN'T DRIVE. I'M BEING PUT IN A DIFFICULT SITUATION BECAUSE I CAN'T AFFORD TO GET MY CAR FIXED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10494510January 23, 2013
STEERING
I CAME OUT TO MY CAR AND THE STEERING WAS LOCKED. I WAS UNABLE TO START MY CAR WHICH LEFT ME STRANDED IN A PARKING DECK. AFTER SPENDING $140 TO HAVE IT TOWED TO THE DEALER BECAUSE THEY TOLD ME THEY COULD NOT HELP ME UNLESS IT WAS BROUGHT IN, THEY SAID THAT IT WAS THE STEERING LOCK CONTROL UNIT. THEY ALSO SAID THAT THE PART WAS BACK ORDER UNTIL SOMETIME IN FEBRUARY, BUT THEY DIDN'T KNOW WHEN, AND THAT IT WOULD COST $700+. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH, I HAVE DISCOVERED THAT THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE FOR MAXIMAS 2009+, 370Z, AND GT-R MODELS THAT ALL USE THE SAME FAULTY PART. THEY ARE CHARGING OVER $500 FOR THE PART AND 4 HOURS OF LABOR WHEN IT ACTUALLY TAKES ONLY 15 MIN TO REPAIR. THIS PART NEEDS TO BE RECALLED BY NISSAN. MY SERVICE GUY SAID THAT I AM THE 3RD PERSON TO HAVE THIS ISSUE JUST THIS WEEK. ABSOLUTELY RIDICULOUS!!! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10494514January 23, 2013
STRUCTURE:BODY
MY PREVIOUS VEHICLE WAS A 2001 SUBARU OUTBACK AND THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THE REAR SUBFRAME RUSTING. THE RUST PROBLEM ON MY MAXIMA CONCERNS A COMPONENT AT LEAST AS IMPORTANT AS THE SUBFRAME ON THE SUBARU. THE VEHICLE HAS A METAL RADIATOR SUPPORT AT THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE THAT RUNS THE WIDTH OF THE CAR. THIS RADIATOR SUPPORT NOT ONLY HOLDS THE RADIATOR UP, BUT IS ALSO CONNECTED TO AN ENGINE SUPPORT IN THE CENTRE. THIS RADIATOR SUPPORT IS RUSTING THROUGH RIGHT IN THE CENTRE WHERE THE ENGINE SUPPORT BOLTS TO THE RAD SUPPORT. THIS PROBLEM IS WIDESPREAD ON THE 2000-2003 AND THE 1995 - 1999 MAXIMA. A GOOGLE SEARCH WILL REVEAL THE EXTENT OF THE PROBLEM. IMAGINE THE CONSEQUENCES IF THE RAD SUPPORT SHOULD FAIL AND THUS, THE ENGINE BECOME UNSUPPORTED WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION? WHETHER THIS IS POOR METAL QUALITY, OR A LACK OF PROPER RUSTPROOFING PAINT (AS IT WAS WITH THE OUTBACK) I DON'T KNOW. THERE ARE VEHICLES OUT THERE WITH MINOR RUST IN OTHER MAJOR COMPONENTS, BUT A COMPLETELY ROTTED RADIATOR SUPPORT. I BELIEVE SOME INVESTIGATION BY THE NHTSA IS WARRANTED. I'M IN CANADA, BUT THIS PROBLEM IS RAMPANT IN THE US AS WELL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10493711January 22, 2013
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, POWER TRAIN
CAR HAS A SERIOUS TRANSMISSION ISSUE AND IT SEEMS LIKE THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH 2006 MAXIMAS. IN LOWER GEARS AND IN REVERSE, CAR LURCHES VIOLENTLY AND SLIPS. WHEN ACCELERATING, CAR REVS VERY FAST, BUT GETS NO POWER. THIS IS STARTING TO HAPPEN MORE AND MORE AND I HAVE BEEN TOLD I NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION. THIS VEHICLE WAS BOUGHT NEW IN 2006 AND SHOULD NOT HAVE TRANSMISSION ISSUES AT 90K MILES. GIVEN THE MULTITUDE OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS EXACT PROBLEM ON VARIOUS AUTOMOBILE FORUMS, NISSAN SHOULD TAKE STEPS TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10493742January 22, 2013
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE TEST RESULTS SHOWED A FAULTY STEERING LOCK UNIT WHICH CAUSED THE FAILURE. THE DEALER REPLACED THE STEERING LOCK UNIT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 37,600.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10493761January 22, 2013
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS AND SWITCHING GEARS, THERE WAS A HARSH JERK FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE THEY ADVISED HIM THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 100,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 105,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10494369January 22, 2013
POWER TRAIN
MY TRANSMISSION STOP WORKING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10493615January 21, 2013
POWER TRAIN
2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. CAR HAS 62,000 MILES. DRIVING HOME AT NIGHT, AT APPROX 35 MPH, ENGINE STARTS ACCELERATING WHILE CAR BEGINS TO SLOW. STUCK IN 5TH GEAR, BUT CAR SLOWS TO A STOP AND WILL NOT RE-START. BUSY HIGHWAY. UNDETERMINED TRANSMISSION FAILURE. CAR REQUIRED TOW TO REPAIR SHOP. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10493617January 21, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES
LOSS OF BOTH REAR WHEEL ABS SENSORS CAUSES ABS SYSTEM TO STOP WORKING COMPLETELY. TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN PUBLISH BY NISSAN RELATING TO FAILURE, CAR OWNER'S RESPONSIBILITY. ABS PUMP AND CONTROLLER FAILURE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10493677January 21, 2013
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
MY 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN SLIPPING SINCE 75,000 MILES. I HAVE BEEN DOING ALOT OF RESEARCH AND ALOT OF OTHER INDIVIDUALS WITH 04 AND 05 MAXIMAS ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME ISSUES. NISSAN MAXIMA PUT DEFECTED TRANSMISSIONS IN THEIR 04 AND 05 MODELS. I CONTACTED NISSAN USA HOWEVER THE REFUSED TO FIX MY CAR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10493595January 21, 2013
POWER TRAIN
TRANSMISSION IS JERKING WHEN SHIFTING THRU MOST GEARS AND SOMETIMES GETS WORSE WHILE DRIVING LONG PERIODS. I FEEL THIS PROBLEM NEEDS TO BE TAKEN CARE OF AND NISSAN NEEDS TO BE HELD RESPONSIBLE AND NEEDS TO BE PUT OUT THERE FOR EVERYONE TO SEE HOW MONEY HUNGRY THEY ARE FOR NOT WANTING TO HELP. THEY ARE TAKING MONEY FROM PEOPLE WHEN THEY KNOW THE PROBLEM. I EVEN SEEN COMPANIES COME OUT WITH PARTS THAT HELP THE PROBLEM BECAUSE THEY KNOW THERE IS A MARKET FOR THIS PROBLEM. YOU NEED TO MAKE NISSAN FIX THERE PROBLEM AND MAKE RIGHT BECAUSE IN TODAY MARKET THIS IS NOT GOING TO END WELL WITH THE PEOPLE WHO ARE GETTING SCREWED OVER. I HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH GREEN LIGHT AUTO WHO IS TIRED OF DEALING WITH THIS CAR BECAUSE IT HAS THIS ISSUES NOW LET ME TELL YOU THIS NEW MOUNTS, FLUID ALL NEW EVEN SENSORS AND 02'S THAT ARE NOTED TO GO AND CAUSE THESE ISSUES. STILL HAVE THE PROBLEM. YOU NEED TO MAKE THEM FIX THIS PROBLEM BEFORE THE TRANSMISSION FAILS AND KILLS SOMEONE DUE TO AN ACCIDENT THEN WE WILL START HAVING PEOPLE SUE AND GET SOME HELP FROM LEGAL MATTERS. CLASS ACTION LAW SUITE IS ALSO FILLED AND IS GOING ON AS WELL. SHOWS THAT EVERYONE IS TIRED OF THE CRAP. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10493557January 20, 2013
POWER TRAIN
TRANSMISSION FAILED WHILE DRIVING CAUSING VEHICLE TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP WHILE IN TRAFFIC ALMOST CAUSING AN ACCIDENT BY VEHICLES FOLLOWING. NISSAN HAS COMPLETELY IGNORED THIS INHERENT TRANSMISSION FAILURE ON THOUSANDS OF THESE MODEL YEAR VEHICLES. A RECALL IS NECESSARY TO FIX THIS TOTALLY FLAWED TRANSMISSION, AND GIVE THE CONSUMER SOME SENSE OF RESPONSIBILITY THAT NISSAN SO FAR HAS FAILED TO SHOW. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10493525January 19, 2013
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
THE VEHICLE HAS A VERY SEVER JERKING OR KICKING SENSATION WHEN SHIFTING UP OR DOWN AROUND THE SPEED OF 20-30MPH. IT HAPPENS VERY OFTEN. EVEN WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES TO SLOW, THE CAR STILL JERKS FORWARD VIOLENTLY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10493398January 18, 2013
POWER TRAIN
FIRST THING I WANT TO LIST IS THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. AFTER DRIVING FOR TEN MINUTES THE VEHICLE JERKS LIKE A HAD A MANUAL TRANSMISSION(WHICH I DON'T) IN THE WRONG GEAR. WHEN THE VEHICLE GETS INTO A GEAR IT SLAMS FORWARD LIKE I WAS REAR-ENDED BY SOMEONE. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC. THEN ONE DAY I MADE A TURN AT AN INTERSECTION AND THE VEHICLE DECIDED IT HAD ENOUGH AND STOPPED ON ME. GOT IT TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THEY TOLD ME THE COST OF A NEW OR REBUILT TRANS WOULD BE $4000-4500. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10493315January 17, 2013
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT WAS TRAVELING 45 MPH AND TRAVELED OVER A PATCH OF ICE. THE VEHICLE THEN SPUN AROUND AND THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO APPLY THE BRAKES BUT THE VEHICLE DID NOT RESPOND. THE CONTACT CRASHED HEAD FIRST INTO AN UNKNOWN OBJECT AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED A FRACTURED KNEE AND WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE POLICE WERE PRESENT ON SCENE AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A SALVAGE YARD AND WAS NOT INSPECTED FOR THE AIR BAG FAILURE. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKES WERE SERVICED TWO MONTHS PRIOR TO THE CRASH. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED WHO ADVISED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS AND OFFERED NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10493189January 16, 2013
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AND CONTINUE TO DRIVE WITHOUT FAILURE. ADDITIONALLY, THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE GEAR WAS SHIFTED FROM PARK TO REVERSE, THE VEHICLE WOULD JERK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OR REPAIRS. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 71,914.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10492853January 14, 2013
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO STALL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THE POWER TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS FOR THE IDENTICAL FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALLS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 128,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 140,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10492849January 14, 2013
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 TO 20 MPH HE NOTICED THE GEARS WOULD SLIP BETWEEN FIRST AND SECOND WHICH ALSO INCLUDED A HARSH JERKING MOTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO ADVISED HIM THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 114,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 118,500.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10492351January 12, 2013
POWER TRAIN, ENGINE
WHEN I FIRST BOUGHT THE CAR IT WAS WORKING FINE BUT JUST TWO DAYS AFTER THE CAR STARTED TO JERK HARD THE MPH WOULD GO ALL THE WAY TO THE LAST NUMBER LIKE IT WAS REVING UP TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER SHIP THEY TOOK IT TO ONE OF THERE MECHANICS AND TOLD THEM THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD HAD TO BE REPLACE AND FORD WOULDNT PAY FOR IT NOT ONE PENNY ARE EVEN HALF I PUT DOWN 5000 FOR THE CAR AT THEY COULD OF PAID HALF ARE GAVE US A NEW CAR I HAVE TWO KIDS WITH ME IN THE CAR EVERY DAY AM JUST SCARED IT MY STALE WHEN AM ON THE FREEWAY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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