Nissan Maxima Complaints

6,958 consumer complaints on file.

#10490361December 28, 2012
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20-30 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN JERKING AND SHIFTING VIOLENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THEY ADVISED HER THAT THEY WOULD DRAIN AND SEAL THE TRANSMISSION FLUID. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BY DRAINING AND SEALING THE TRANSMISSION FLUID. THE FAILURE RECURRED APPROXIMATELY TWO WEEKS AFTER THE REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 55,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 60,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10490394December 28, 2012
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO JERK, LUNGE AND SLAMMED INTO GEAR. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES, TYPICALLY IN THE LOWER GEARS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AT LEAST FIVE TIMES BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 88,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10490233December 27, 2012
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS THERE WAS A VIOLENT JERK WHEN SHIFTING FROM FIRST TO SECOND GEARS, AND ALSO WHEN SHIFTING FROM SECOND AND THIRD GEARS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC OR A DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 105,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10490285December 27, 2012
POWER TRAIN
WHEN DRIVING H THE VEHICLE HAD A LOSS OF POWER WHEN THERE WAS A HILL AND THE TEMPERATURE OUTSIDE WAS LESS THAN 35 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT. THIS HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES AND HAS BEEN TO A NISSAN MECHANIC AND WAS TOLD THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE RPMS ON THE VEHICLE WILL BOUNCE BETWEEN 2000 TO 4000 RPM OR MORE BUT THE VEHICLE WILL STILL NOT ACCELERATE ANY FURTHER. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS ON THE ROAD. THE PROBLEM IS RECURRING AND HAS NOT BEEN FIXED. THE NISSAN MECHANIC SAID THEY COULDN'T DO ANYTHING UNTIL THERE WAS A CODE SENSOR TO LOOK AT. WE WERE ALSO INFORMED TO BUY NEW TIRES WITH THE THINKING THAT MIGHT BE THE PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10489525December 22, 2012
POWER TRAIN
***FAULTY TRANSMISSION*** MY 2006 NISSAN MAXIMA JERKS, TAKES TIME TO ACCELERATE IN TRAFFIC, AND IT BARELY WANTS TO MOVE ONCE STOPPING FOR A RED LIGHT. THE GEAR SPONTANEOUSLY GETS STUCK IN EITHER 1ST OR 5TH AND I HAVE TO PULL OVER AND TURN THE CAR OFF AND THEN BACK ON SO THAT I CAN GET TO MY DESTINATION. THIS IS SO DANGEROUS. MY CAR HAS BEEN PROPERLY MAINTAINED THROUGHOUT THE YEARS AND UPON MY RESEARCH, I HAVE FOUND THAT OTHERS (HAVE HAD/AND ARE STILL HAVING) THE SAME PROBLEMS THAT I AM EXPERIENCING RIGHT NOW. THIS IS NOT SAFE OR FAIR TO ME AS A CONSUMER. A RECALL NEEDS TO BE DONE ASAP. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10489439December 21, 2012
ENGINE
IT HAS BEEN PROVEN AND REPORTED MANY TIMES ON THE INTERNET OF THE POOR DESIGN OF THE SECONDARY TIMING CHAINS, TENSIONERS, AND GUIDES FOR THIS PARTICULAR MODEL OF NISSAN. OWNERS OF THESE VEHICLES HAVE HAD TO PAY HUGE REPAIR BILLS DUE TO THE DEFECTIVE TIMING CHAIN TENSIONERS THAT WERE PLACED IN THIS VEHICLE WHEN IT WAS MANUFACTURED. THEY WEAR OUT PREMATURELY AND THE ENGINE HAS TO BE TAKEN OUT OF THE CAR TO REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE PARTS. THIS IS INEXCUSABLE ON THE PART OF NISSAN AND THE OWNERS SHOULDN'T HAVE TO PAY THESE HUGE REPAIR COSTS TO REPLACE A PART THAT WAS DEFECTIVE IN THE FIRST PLACE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10489365December 20, 2012
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 3 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO ACCELERATE WITHOUT DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THERE WERE NO FAILURES WITH THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE RECURRED THREE TIMES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALLS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 40,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10489274December 19, 2012
POWER TRAIN
WHILE DRIVING, SHIFTING FROM 1ST TO 2ND AND BACK FROM 2ND TO 1ST GEAR THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTED VERY HARD, THEN AFTER A WHILE, THE TRANSMISSION STARTED TO SLIP BETWEEN GEAR CHANGES AND NOW THE TRANSMISSION SEEMS TO BE LOCKED IN 3RD GEAR AND WILL NOT SHIFT AND REVS VERY HIGH AND SEEMS TO SLIP AT TIMES. WHEN THE TRANSMISSION WOULD SLIP AT SPEEDS AND REV HIGH, THE TRANSMISSION WOULD CATCH AGAIN AND JERK THE CAR SIDEWAYS AS IF CHANGING LANES. VERY DANGEROUS WHILE DRIVING ON ANY ROAD WITH CARS AROUND. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10489271December 19, 2012
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND WOULD NOT ENGAGE IN GEAR. THE CONTACT STATED WHENEVER HE PUT THE VEHICLE IN GEAR IT WOULD JERK AND EXHIBIT A CLUNKING NOISE. IN ADDITION, IT WOULD TAKE A WHILE TO GO INTO GEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 92,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10489138December 18, 2012
STEERING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
ON DECEMBER 17, 2012 I HAD DRIVEN FROM MY HOUSE TO THE GYM. THERE WAS NO ISSUE WITH MY CAR AND WHEN I WENT TO LEAVE MY CAR WOULD NOT START. MY NISSAN MAXIMA HAS A PUSH START IGNITION AND WHEN I PUSHED THE BUTTON NOTHING HAPPENED. IN THE DISPLAY IT KEPT INDICATING THE YELLOW KEY LIGHT AND THE RED KEY SECURITY LIGHT. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE LOCAL NISSAN DEALER WHO TOLD ME THE STEERING LOCK ASSEMBLY HAD FAILED. IF I WANTED THIS FIXED IT WAS GOING TO COST ME $800.00. I ASKED THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT IF THIS WAS A COMMON FAILURE AT THE MILEAGE THE CAR WAS AT AND I WAS TOLD IT WAS NOT COMMON. RESEARCHING THE PROBLEM IT SEEMS THAT THIS ISSUE OCCURS REGULARLY FOR A 2009 NISSAN MAXIMA AROUND THIS MILEAGE RANGE. I WAS TOLD THE WARRANTY DOES TO COVER THIS AND IT HAD EXPIRED A YEAR EARLIER. I BELIEVE IF THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM THEN IT SHOULD BE A RECALL ITEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10489156December 18, 2012
POWER TRAIN
I HAVE A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA THAT I BOUGHT IN 2010 WITH 87,000 MILES, I HAD THE CAR FOR 5-6 MONTHS WHEN THE TRANSMISSION WHEN OUT WAS TOLD THIS WAS DUE TO A FAULTY VALUE BODY ON THIS MODEL. I CALLED NISSAN CORPORATE AND THERE WAS NOTHING THEY WOULD DO. I THEN SPENT $3,000 DOLLARS OUT OF MY POCKET TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION REBUILT AND THAT HELPED FOR A YEAR AND HALF. WHEN THE MAXIMA HIT APPROX 130,000 MILES THE HARD SHIFTING, HANGING IN GEAR, POPPING OF THE TRANSMISSION RETURNED. THIS CAR IS NOT UNDER WARRANTY AND WILL COST A LOT TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED. I FEEL THIS IS DEFECTIVE PARTS PUT TO USE BY NISSAN AND THEY SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIRS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10488800December 14, 2012
POWER TRAIN
THE CAR WOULD NOT GO WHEN I WAS PRESSING THE GAS PEDAL AFTER STOPPING AT THE LIGHT. IT HAS CONTINUED TO HAVE SUDDEN STOPS. WHEN TRYING TO DRIVE ON THE INTERSTATE THE CAR WILL NOT EXCEED 40 MILES PER HOUR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10488681December 13, 2012
STEERING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
STEERING WHEEL LOCK/IGNITION PART FAILED JUST OUT OF WARRANTY. PART# 48700-9N00B. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10488690December 13, 2012
SERVICE BRAKES
ABS ACTIVATES DURING NORMAL BRAKING MAKING HORRIBLE GRINDING SOUND. NISSAN DEALER TOLD ME THE ACTUATOR AND REAR HUB NEEDED REPAIR FOR AN EXTREME AMOUNT OF MONEY OVER $2,000.00. I HAD THE SIMILAR PROBLEM PREVIOUSLY WITH MY 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA, THE ONLY REPAIR NEEDED WAS TO DISMANTLE REAR BRAKE ROTOR, CLEAN THE CORROSION, GRIND A NOTCH IN THE KNUCKLE, AND REASSEMBLE IT BACK. THIS IS A MAJOR ISSUE WITH ALL CARS IN MIDDLE EASTERN AND CENTRAL STATES BECAUSE OF THE COLD WEATHER CONDITIONS. IN MY OPINION IT SHOULD BE A NATIONAL RECALL, FOR ALL THE PEOPLE HAVING THIS ISSUE IS THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10488085December 12, 2012
STEERING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE STEERING WHEEL LOCK ISSUE IS LEAVING MAXIMAS STRANDED UNABLE TO START THE CAR WITH THESE SYMPTOMS. WHAT HAPPENS IS WHEN YOU TRY TO START THE CAR, WITHOUT WARNING, THE ELECTRIC LOCK FAILS TO UNLOCK SENDING ERROR MESSAGE TO THE BCM. THE CAR WILL NOT START IN THIS CASE AND WILL FLASH THE INTELLIGENT KEY WARNING IN THE CLUSTER. THIS IS A KNOWN COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL AND A $1000.00 REPAIR. IT IS OBVIOUSLY A DESIGN FLAW. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10487868December 10, 2012
ENGINE
THE CAR HAS A PUSH BUTTON START AND COULD NOT BE TURNED-OFF. ALL EMERGENCY PROCEDURES IN THE MANUAL WERE FOLLOWED AND THE CAR COULD NOT BE TURNED-OFF. THE DEAL ACTUALLY LET THE CAR RUN UNTIL IT RAN OUT OF GAS. THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE THERE WAS ANY ISSUE WITH THE CAR UNTIL I WENT TO TURN IT OFF, THEN THE ENGINE WOULD NOT SHUT-OFF. A DRIVER COULD BE IN NEED OF GAS, OR NEED TO STOP WITH CHILDREN IN THE CAR AND WOULD BE IN A SITUATION WHERE THE CAR WILL NOT STOP RUNNING. THE DOORS WOULD NOT LOCK WITH THE CAR RUNNING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10487773December 9, 2012
STEERING
MY VEHICLE WOULD NOT START AFTER I STOPPED AT THE STORE. MY KEY LIGHT ON THE DASH WAS ON SO I REFERRED TO THE MANUAL AND IT INDICATED A MALFUNCTION IN THE STEERING LOCK SOLENOID. AFTER RESEARCHING THIS I NOTICE THOUSANDS OF NISSAN OWNERS HAVE HAD THIS SAME PROBLEM CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO BE STRANDED WHERE EVER YOU SHUT IT OFF AT. THEN I HAD TO GET THE VEHICLE TOWED WHERE IT COST ME OVER $1000 TO GET IT FIXED. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL ASAP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10487651December 7, 2012
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS AND MANEUVERING FROM FIRST TO SECOND GEAR, THE TRANSMISSION WOULD SLIP WITHOUT WARNING. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER SHIFTING TO REVERSE, THERE WAS A SIX SECOND DELAY BEFORE THE VEHICLE WOULD RESPOND. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE THEY ADVISED HIM THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THEY WERE UNAWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 79,182.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10487668December 7, 2012
POWER TRAIN, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, SUSPENSION
WE HAVE BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH OUR TRANSMISSION FOR A FEW MONTHS NOW, WE TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP (CERRITOS NISSAN) AND THEY SAY THE PROBLEM IS THAT WE NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION. THIS WILL BE OUR THIRD TRANNY AND THE CAR ONLY HAS 120,000+ MILES ON IT. OUR FIRST TRANSMISSION LASTED 5YRS. BEFORE HAVING TO BE REPLACED AND NOW THIS ONE HAS LASTED 3YRS. THE TRANSMISSION NOW IS STUCK IN 5TH GEAR WHEN YOU SWITCH TO THE TIP TRONIC SETTING TO SEE THE GEARING AND THIS IS THE REASON THERE IS NO POWER DURING ACCELERATION. WE ALSO NEED MOTOR MOUNTS NOW BECAUSE OF THE VIOLENT JERKING THAT THE TRANNY DOES WHEN PUT INTO GEAR. AND THE DEALERSHIP ALSO SAID WE NEEDED A TIMING CHAIN REPLACEMENT BECAUSE IT WAS BAD AS WELL, TOTAL REPAIR COST $6700.00+. I'VE RECENTLY TAKEN MY CAR TO ANOTHER MECHANIC AND HE SAID THE TIMING CHAIN WAS PERFECTLY FINE. OUR DRIVER SIDE WINDOW SWITCHES DO NOT WORK AGAIN, THAT WAS REPLACED 1YR AGO. AND WE ARE NOW ON OUR THIRD SET OF FRONT STRUTS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10487615December 6, 2012
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN ATTEMPTING TO SHIFT INTO DRIVE OR REVERSE, THE VEHICLE WOULD SHAKE VIOLENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 68,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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