Nissan Maxima Complaints

6,958 consumer complaints on file.

#10492353January 12, 2013
POWER TRAIN, ENGINE
WHEN SHIFTING FROM PARK TO REVERSE OR DRIVE; OR DRIVE TO REVERSE, THE VEHICLE JERKS AND JUMPS BEFORE BEING ABLE TO ADVANCE. GEAR CHANGING IS VERY "ROUGH". TRAVELING AT SPEEDS OF 30-35 MPH FEEL THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10492354January 12, 2013
POWER TRAIN
WHEN CAR IS WARM AND I SHIFT FROM PARK TO DRIVE, THE CAR HESITATES, JERKS AND TAKE A FEW SECONDS TO GO INTO GEAR. ALSO, UPON ACCELERATING ON A HIGHWAY ON-RAMP, THE RPMS REV UP HIGH BUT THE CAR DOES NOT ACCELERATE AS EXPECTED WHICH BOGS DOWN THE RESPONSE. I HAVE ALMOST BEEN HIT NUMEROUS TIMES MERGING ONTO A HIGHWAY OR TRYING TO GET UP A RAMP. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE - EVEN MORE SO WHEN MY CHILDREN ARE IN THE BACKSEAT. UPON DOING RESEARCH ONLINE, I HAVE DISCOVERED THAT IT IS APPARENTLY A FUNCTION OF THE TRANSMISSION USED IN THE 2004 MAXIMA. I WILL BE GETTING THIS CAR FIXED BUT FELT THAT THIS ORGANIZATION NEEDED TO BE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10492212January 11, 2013
POWER TRAIN
AUG 2011 BEGAN EXPERIENCING SLIPPING IN REVERSE TO DRIVE AND STOP TO START POSITIONS. ALSO WHEN TURNING CORNERS AND WHEN MAINTAINING A HIGHWAY SPEED TO SUDDEN BRAKING AND THEN PICKING UP SPEED I WOULD EXPERIENCE JERKING. THIS ONLY SEEM TO HAPPEN IN WARM WEATHER. IT PROGRESSIVELY GOT WORSE BY OCT 2011. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10492242January 11, 2013
POWER TRAIN
VEHICLE JERKS INTO GEARS WHEN SHIFTING UP, AS WELL AS SHIFTING DOWN. GEARS WILL OFTEN GET STUCK IN HIGH AND MANUAL SHIFT WILL SOMETIMES WORK. IT TAKES A WHILE FOR THE CAR TO GO FROM PARK TO DRIVE WHILE SITTING STILL AND JERKS WHEN IT FINALLY SHIFTS TO DRIVE. GEARS WILL OFTEN SLIP WHILE SHIFTING WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD FROM 1ST GEAR TO 4TH GEAR. THE CAR WILL REV VERY HIGH AND THEN KICK LIKE A HORSE FOR THE GEARS TO SHIFT INTO PLACE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10492164January 10, 2013
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH AND RELEASING HIS FOOT FROM THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, THE VEHICLE JERKED VIOLENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHERE THEY ADVISED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED BUT PROVIDED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10492074January 10, 2013
POWER TRAIN
TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO SLIP IN 2ND AND 3RD GEARS MARKED BY ENGINE RPM SPIKES THEN HARD SHIFTS INTO GEAR IN BOTH UP AND DOWN SHIFTS. FUEL MILEAGE AS A RESULT DROPPED APPROXIMATELY 2 MPG DUE TO SURGING ENGINE RPM. ADDITIONAL PROBLEMS WERE MARKED BY A VIOLENT CONTINUAL VIBRATION AT CRUISING SPEEDS UNDER LIGHT ACCELERATION IN 3RD AND 4TH GEARS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10492047January 9, 2013
POWER TRAIN
MY CAR SHIFTS HARD BETWEEN 1 AND 2 GEAR. GOT NEW MOTOR MOUNTS THINKING THIS IS THE PROBLEM NO SUCH LUCK STILL SHIFTING HARD. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10491830January 8, 2013
POWER TRAIN
I HAVE A 2005 MAXIMA AND I AM HAVING VERY BAD TRANSMISSION ISSUES. WHEN I TAKE OFF IT JERKS REAL BAD BETWEEN 1ST AND 2ND GEAR AND THEN WHEN I AM SLOWING DOWN ABOUT TO COME TO A STOP IT ALSO KICKS AND JERKS REAL BAD WHEN IT GEARS DOWN TO 1ST AND 2ND. AND SOMETIMES IT JUST WONT GO AT ALL..AND THEN WHEN I SIT THERE A MIN AND PUT MY CAR FROM PARK TO DRIVE IT HESITATES FOR ATLEAST 7 TO 10 SECS. AND THEN JUMPS REAL BAD AND THEN GOES INTO DRIVE. IT USUALLY DOES ALL THIS WHEN THE CAR IS HOT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10491859January 8, 2013
ENGINE, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
WHILE DRIVING AT A RELATIVELY LOW SPEED (~30 MPH), THE ENGINE SUDDENLY STALLED. I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, AND RESTART THE ENGINE A SHORT TIME LATER. WITHIN 30 SECONDS OF DRIVING (AGAIN), THE ENGINE SUDDENLY STALLED AGAIN. I HAD TO STOP DRIVING. JUST THE PREVIOUS DAY, THE CHECK-ENGINE-LIGHT CAME ON, INDICATING ERROR CODES P0340 AND P0345. UPON CHECKING THE INTERNET, IT SEEMS THAT NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID 03V455000 MAY BE RELEVANT (IT COVERS 2003 MAXIMA). THE SYMPTOMS MY CAR EXHIBITED ARE THE SAME AS THOSE DESCRIBED. HOWEVER, WHEN I CALLED NISSAN, I WAS TOLD THAT MY CAR'S VIN WAS NOT COVERED BY RECALL. IT SEEMS VERY, VERY COINCIDENTAL THAT I WOULD EXPERIENCE THE SAME PROBLEM DESCRIBED IN THE RECALL, BUT AM NOT SUBJECT TO RECALL. IT SEEMS THAT NISSAN IS UNDER-REPORTING THE CARS AFFECTED, AND I FEAR MY CAR WOULD BE QUITE UNSAFE TO DRIVE (WITH RANDOM, SUDDEN STALLS). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10491911January 8, 2013
STEERING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
ON THE MORNING OF 1/8/13 I DROVE MY 2009 NISSAN MAXIMA TO MY COMMUTER PARKING LOT, AND REALIZED THAT I DIDN'T COMPLETELY PARK IN MY SPACE AFTER TURNING THE CAR OFF. I PROCEEDED TO START MY CAR WITH THE PUSH STOP/START BUT NOTHING HAPPENED. AS SOON AS I REALIZED MY VEHICLE WOULDN'T START, I BECAME VERY UPSET BECAUSE I JUST PURCHASED THE VEHICLE LAST JANUARY AND ONLY HAD A POWERTRAIN WARRANTY THAT WAS STILL ACTIVE. I IMMEDIATELY CONTACTED THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT OF THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE FROM AND COMPLAINED, WHILE CRYING LEMON LAW. THE SERVICE TECHNICIAN ATTEMPTED TO HELP ME START THE VEHICLE WHILE OVER THE PHONE AND AFTER REALIZING WHAT THE ISSUE MAY BE, HE EXPLAINED THAT THERE IS A COMMON ISSUE WITH THE 2009 NISSAN MAXIMA'S THAT HE BELIEVES THE COMPUTER MODULE IN THE STEERING COLUMN HAD GONE BAD. I ASKED IF NISSAN HAD RECALLED THAT PART SINCE IT WAS A COMMON ISSUE, HIS ANSWER WAS NO AND INFORMED ME IT'S GOING TO COST AROUND $750 JUST TO PURCHASE THE PART, AND WITH LABOR AROUND $900-$1000 TO REPAIR. I SAID IF THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE WITH MY MODEL, THEN WHY DIDN'T NISSAN RECALL THAT PART. THE SERVICE TECHNICIAN HAD NO EXPLANATION OTHER THAN MENTIONING, IT HASN'T HAPPENED TO ENOUGH PEOPLE YET WHICH I FEEL IS COMPLETELY ABSURD! THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE AS MY VEHICLE WOULDN'T START WITHOUT ANY INDICATION, OR WARNING BEFOREHAND. PLEASE HELP! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10491616January 7, 2013
POWER TRAIN
WHEN TRYING TO MERGE ONTO HIGHWAY OR AVOID TRAFFIC, THE CAR SLIPS GOING INTO GEAR. WITH THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPING IT IS DIFFICULT TO OPERATE SAFELY AS ITS HARD TO PREDICT THE VEHICLES BEHAVIOR. IT IS A COSTLY REPAIR AND ACCORDING TO RESEARCH THE PROBLEM IS NOT THAT UNCOMMON WITH SAID VEHICLE. PLEASE INVESTIGATE AND RECALL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10491619January 7, 2013
POWER TRAIN
TRANSMISSION WOULD DELAY ENGAGEMENT SHIFTING FROM PARK TO DRIVE FOR 5 SECONDS THEN BANG INTO GEAR. IT WOULD ALSO VIOLENTLY SLIP AND JERK WHEN SHIFTING FROM 2-3 AND ROUGH DOWNSHIFTING FROM 3-2 AND 2-1. WHEN COASTING AROUND 20-25MPH THEN STEPPING ON GAS PEDAL THE RPMS WOULD REV HIGH THEN THE CAR WOULD LURCH FORWARD FROM SECOND TO THIRD GEAR. OVERALL THE TRANSMISSION WAS SHOT AT ONLY 57K MILES AND I'M ON A SECOND TRANSMISSION WHICH IS ALREADY EXHIBITING SIGNS OF PREMATURE FAILURE AT 60K MILES. THERE IS A HUGE DEFECT WITH THIS CAR AND AFTER RESEARCHING, I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10491678January 7, 2013
STEERING
THE STEERING COLUMN LOCKED UP AND WOULD NOT START THE CAR. THE ELECTRIC LOCK FAILED TO UNLOCK SENDING ERROR MESSAGE TO THE BCM. THE CAR COMPLETELY LOCKED UP AND WOULD NOT START. THERE WAS NO WARNING THIS WOULD HAPPEN. IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT NISSAN KNOWS THIS COMPONENT IS A PROBLEM AND EVEN RECALLED IT ON OTHER MODELS, BUT NOT ON THE MAXIMA. ITS AN EXTEREMELY EXPENSIVE FIX AND SHOULD BE RECALLED IF THEY KNOW IT IS A PROBLEM. I GOT STRANDED IN BITTER COLD TEMPERATURES WITH A 2 MONTH OLD BABY. THIS PART NEEDS TO BE RECALLED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10490989January 4, 2013
STEERING, SEATS
I PARKED MY CAR, TO PICK UP SOMETHING FROM THE STORE, AND WHEN I CAME BACK TO START MY CAR, IT WOULD NOT START. I CHECKED ON FORUMS.MAXIMA.ORG AND SAW THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM, BECAUSE OF THE STEERING WHEEL LOCK. I HAD TO GET MY CAR TOWED, BECAUSE I WAS STRANDED, AND NOW WAITING FOR THE DIAGNOSIS FOR THE ISSUE, FROM NISSAN REPAIR SHOP. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10491423January 4, 2013
POWER TRAIN, ENGINE
I PULLED OUT AT A BUSY INTERSECTION AND MY NISSAN MAXIMA STALLED OUT, IT SEEMED LIKE IT WOULD NOT GO INTO FIRST GEAR, EVEN THOUGH I WAS PRESSING THE GAS PEDAL TO ACCELERATE, THE CAR JUST WOULDN'T GO INTO GEAR! IT CAUSED OTHER CARS TO HAVE TO SLAM ON BRAKES AND DRIVE ON THE SHOULDER TO AVOID HITTING ME AND EACH OTHER! MY CAR FINALLY "JERKED" VIOLENTLY INTO GEAR. I TOOK IT TO THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THIS WAS A KNOWN DEFECT IN THE TRANSMISSION, 4,000 TO FIX!! MIND YOU THEY WILL REPLACE IT WITH A NEW DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION THAT THERE IT NO GUARANTEE IT WILL LAST MORE THAN 1 YEAR! NOT A SAFE CAR TO DRIVE IN METROPOLITAN AREAS! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10490827January 2, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES
I WAS DRIVING MY CHILDREN TO DAYCARE THIS MORNING WHEN I NOTICED MY BRAKES MAKING A FUNNY NOISE AND SOUND. I COULD HEAR A CLICKING SOUND FROM THE FRONT, DRIVERS SIDE WHEEL, AND THE CAR BEGAN TO SHAKE AS I TRIED TO COME TO A STOP. I IMMEDIATELY TOOK THE CAR TO MY LOCAL NISSAN DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY TOLD ME THE ABS ACTUATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. AT A COST OF $1,600. AFTER DOING MY OWN ONLINE RESEARCH I FOUND THAT THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF MAXIMA OWNERS OUT THERE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS HAS GOT TO BE A NISSAN DEFECT. ITS TERRIBLE THAT NISSAN CAN PUT OUT A BAD PRODUCT AND MAKE THE CONSUMER COVER THE COST OUT OF POCKET! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10490532December 31, 2012
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND A DIAGNOSTIC WAS PERFORMED. THE FAILURE WAS LOCATED AT THE CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR. THE DEALER REPLACED THE CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR AND THE ELECTRICAL CONNECTION WAS CLEANED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE WAS NOT CORRECTED. THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT WAS ALSO STILL ILLUMINATED. THE STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 03V455000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) WAS PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 123,273. UPDATED 01/30/13*LJ UPDATED 1/31/2013 *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10490583December 31, 2012
AIR BAGS
THE PASSENGER SEAT AIRBAG DEACTIVATES WHEN AN ADULT IS SEATED PROPERLY IN THE SEAT. IT WILL WORK SOMETIMES AND NOT WORK OTHERS. THERE IS NO REASONING BETWEEN THE ABILITY FOR THE AIRBAG TO STAY ACTIVE OR NOT. AFTER RESEARCHING THIS ISSUE, IT SEEMS THAT THERE ARE NUMEROUS NISSAN MODELS THAT THIS AFFECTS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10490513December 30, 2012
STEERING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, SERVICE BRAKES
STEERING/BRAKE LOCK FAILED TO DISENGAGE WITH ATTEMPTED ENGINE START UP. KEY INDICATOR LIGHT AND SECURITY LIGHTS FLASHING ON DASH. STEERING LOCK REQUIRED REPLACEMENT AFTER CAR WAS TOWED TO NEAREST NISSAN DEALERSHIP. THIS REPAIR WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY WHICH HAD EXPIRED 7 MONTH EARLIER. ON LINE RESEARCH WOULD SUGGEST THIS IS A FAIRLY COMMON OCCURRENCE; A NISSAN SERVICE BULLETIN HAS APPARENTLY BE PUBLISHED FOR THIS ISSUE AS IT WAS REFERENCED BY THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT PROVIDING THE REPAIR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10490480December 29, 2012
STEERING
STEERING COMPONENT - TELESCOPE AND TILT FUNCTION: 1. THE STEERING COLUMN TELESCOPING FUNCTION STOPPED WORKING AND CAN NO LONGER BE ADJUSTED LEAVING THE STEERING WHEEL IN A LOCKED POSITION. POTENTIAL FOR INJURY IF THE STEERING WHEEL CANNOT BE MOVED FAR ENOUGH AWAY FROM THE DRIVER IF THE AIR BAG DEPLOYS DURING A FRONTAL CRASH. 2. STEERING WHEEL TILT FUNCTION STOPPED WORKING AND CAN NO LONGER BE ADJUSTED LEAVING THE STEERING WHEEL IN A LOCKED POSITION. THIS ALSO POSES A POTENTIAL FOR INJURY IF THE STEERING WHEEL CANNOT BE ADJUSTED UP OR DOWN TO PROPERLY ACCOMMODATE THE DRIVER IF THE AIR BAG DEPLOYS DURING A FRONTAL CRASH. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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