Nissan Maxima Complaints

6,958 consumer complaints on file.

#10487387December 4, 2012
POWER TRAIN
I JUST TOOK DELIVERY OF A USED 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA WITH A 5SPD AUTO TRANSMISSION. I NOTICED A FEW TIMES WHILE DRIVING TODAY THAT THE TRANSMISSION TAKES SOME TIME BETWEEN GEAR CHANGES AND AT TIMES CAN JERK PRETTY HARD AS IT CHANGES GEARS PARTICULARLY BETWEEN 1-2-3. IT APPEARS TO BE THE EARLY SIGNS OF A FAILING TRANSMISSION AS THE SHIFTING CAN BE VERY ROUGH. I NOW FEEL THAT PERHAPS NISSAN WAS NOT THE RIGHT DECISION, AND THIS WILL MOST DEFINITELY DETER ME FROM BUYING A NEW NISSAN IN THE FUTURE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10487172December 3, 2012
POWER TRAIN
I BOUGHT A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA NEW IN JULY OF 2005-EARLY 2012 I START HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR. IT WOULD STALL, HESITATE AND PULL FORWARD WHE I DRIVE. WHEN I REVERSE AND PUT IT IN DRIVE IT WOULD NOT MOVE FOR A FEW SECONDS THEN JUMP FORWARD. ITS SCARY AT TIMES WHEN I DRIVE. I TOOK IT TO REPAIR SHOP AND WAS TOLD IT WAS THE ENGINE MOUNT-I HAD TO PAY OVER $800 TO GET IT FIXED. AFTER IT WAS FIXED, I STILL HAVE THE PROBLEMS. MY NIECE WAS HAVING PROBLEMS ALSO WITH HER ALTIMA AND WENT ONLINE AND FOUND SIMILIAR COMPLAINTS. SHE DROVE MY CAR ON 11/29/12 AND I TOLD HER TO BE CAREFUL, AND TO BE AWARE OF THE ISSUES WITH THE CAR-SHE HAD HER 3 WEEK OLD BABY WITH HER, SO I WANTED TO MAKE SURE IF ANYTHING WAS GOING ON SHE COULD LET ME KNOW. SHE CALLED LATER ON AND SAID THE CAR SHE HAD BEFORE WAS DOING THE SAME THING AND IT TURNED OUT IT NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION. SHE GOOGLED MY CAR AND FOUND 705 COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME THING I WAS GOING THRU-I WAS AMAZED OF ALL THE COMPLAINTS, AND NOTHING SEEM TO BE DONE ABOUT IT. I CALLED NISSAN CONSUMERS AFFAIRS AND THEY WANT ME TO TAKE THE CAR TO NISSAN TO HAVE THEM DIAGNOSE IT, WHICH WOULD COST ME $99 OF WHIC I DONT HAVE RIGHT NOW. I TOOK MY NIECE TO GET HER CAR ON SATURDAY 12/1 AND A FEW OF THE SALESMEN THERE SAID YEAH THEY KNOW OF THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEM AND ITS GOING TO COST ME TO FIX. I WOULD LIKE SOMEONE FROM NHTSA TO REVIEW ALL THESE COMPLAINTS AND HAVE NISSAN ACKNOWLEDGE WHATS GOING ON WITH THEIR VEHICLES BEFORE WE HAVE A FATAL ACCIDENT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10487211December 3, 2012
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO SHIFT INTO DRIVE, THE VEHICLE ERRONEOUSLY ACCELERATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION HAD FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 109,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10486721December 2, 2012
POWER TRAIN
NISSAN MAXIMA 2004 AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE. SYMPTOMS STARTED AS A HARD JERK INTO GEAR WHEN GOING FROM DRIVE TO REVERSE AND BACK TO DRIVE. I CHANGED THE FLUID AND THAT WORKED FOR AWHILE BUT THE HARD JERKING STARTED AGAIN WHICH LED TO TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10486474November 29, 2012
POWER TRAIN
WHEN PUTTING THE CAR FROM PARK TO DRIVE OR THE OTHER WAY AROUND MY NISSAN WOULD JERK HARD AND WHEN I SPEED UP TO AROUND 35 MPH THE WOULD JERK HARD AND THE RPM WOULD SPEED UP AND MY CAR SPEED WOULD GO DOWN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10486497November 29, 2012
POWER TRAIN
VEHICLE STARTED SHOWING SIGNS OF TRANSMISSION TROUBLE WITH LESS THAN 68,000 MILES DRIVEN. INITIALLY, RANDOM REVVING/LAGGING WAS LESS NOTICEABLE AND JERKING WAS MINIMAL. THE PROBLEM PROGRESSIVELY GOT MORE FREQUENT AND SHIFTING BECAME HARSHER AND JERKING WOULD RESULT IN A HARD CLUNKING NOISE. VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT TO DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPARTMENT FOR A DIAGNOSIS. RECOMMENDATION WAS FOR REPLACEMENT OF THE TRANSMISSION, MOTOR MOUNTS AND TIMING CHAIN SERVICE TO REMEDY A WHINING NOISE FROM THE ENGINE. EXTENDED WARRANTY COVERAGE WAS FOR 6YEARS/75,000 MILES SO TIME CONSTRAINT HAD EXPIRED ALTHOUGH MILEAGE WAS WELL UNDER. THUS, DEALER WOULD NOT COVER UNDER WARRANTY SO I CONTACTED NISSAN CORPORATE FOR ASSISTANCE. THEY WERE ALSO UNWILLING TO COVER REPLACEMENT OF TRANSMISSION EVEN WITH THIS BEING SUCH A WIDESPREAD ISSUE WITH THIS PARTICULAR VEHICLE/MODEL YEAR 04-06. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10486365November 28, 2012
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 100,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10486148November 27, 2012
STEERING
I BOUGHT A 2009 BRAND NEW NISSAN MAXIMA SO I WOULDN'T HAVE CAR ISSUES FOR AT LEAST 4 OR 5 YRS. 3 1/2 YEARS LATER MY STUPID CAR LEFT ME STRANDED. I WAS DROPPING OFF MOVIES (IN & OUT) MIDDLE OF THE DAY WITH ALL MY WINDOWS DOWN WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN IT WOULDN'T START. I NOTICED A YELLOW KEY LIGHT /SYMBOL WAS ON (LEFT SIDE) AT FIRST DIDN'T WORRY CALLED AAA THEY TRIED EVERYTHING THE MANUAL SAID TO DO. WITH NO LUCK CALLED NISSAN THEY SAID IT SOUNDS LIKE ITS NOT RECOGNIZING THE KEY AND I HAD TO TOW IT OVER. NOW DEALER SAYS IT HAS A INTERNAL FAILURE IN THE STEERING LOCK ASSEMBLY NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. (FAULT CODE B2612) TOTALING $800.00 W/ LABOR. I DECLINED SERVICE AND TO TOP IT OFF MY WINDOWS ARE STUCK. (DOWN) I'M MAD/PIST/FRUSTRATED DON'T THINK ITS FAIR THAT I HAVE TO PAY $800 TO START MY CAR 3 1/2 YEAR OLD CAR. CAME HOME TO GET OTHER QUOTES AND COMPLAINTS HOPING SOMEONE ELSE CAN HELP ME. I FOUND OUT I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS PROBLEM THERE'S ALOT OF MAXIMA OWNERS WITH THE EXACT SAME ISSUE. MY MILEAGE WAS GETTING CLOSE TO 30,000 AND THAT'S WHEN THIS PROBLEM SEEMS TO HAPPEN. NISSAN IS ELIMINATING STEERING LOCK 2010 MODELS. IM VERY DISAPPOINTED WITH NISSAN THINKING OF TRADING IN CAR DON'T WANT TO DEAL WITH THESE KIND OF ISSUES AGAIN. SOMEONE PLEASE HELP!! NOT FAIR!! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10485681November 27, 2012
POWER TRAIN, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
2006 NISSAN MAXIMA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *SMD THE CONSUMER WAS ALSO INFORMED THE ENGINE WOULD SOON FAIL AS WELL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10486801November 27, 2012
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM
1987 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARD TO VEHICLE FIRE UNDER THE HOOD. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED WHILE DRIVING, ONE OF THE PASSENGERS STARTED TO SMELL BURNING WIRE. SOON AFTER HIS WIFE NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE CONSUMER MANAGED TO GET TO A SAFE SPOT AND WAS ABLE TO PUT THE FIRE OUT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE HE WAS INFORMED THE INJECTORS DID NOT WANT TO SHUT DOWN. THE CONSUMER WAS ALSO INFORMED A RECALL HAD BEEN ISSUED FOR AN INJECTOR PROBLEM AND THE RECALL HAD NEVER BEEN PERFORMED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10486232November 27, 2012
SEATS, SEAT BELTS
TL* THE CONTACT REPORTED A 2002 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE DRIVER WAS TRAVELING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED AND BECAME DISTRACTED, VEERING OFF THE ROADWAY. THE DRIVER MANEUVERED THE STEERING WHEEL IN VARIOUS DIRECTIONS IN AN EFFORT TO REGAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE ROLLED OVER APPROXIMATELY EIGHT TIMES. THE DRIVER WAS NOT INJURED HOWEVER, A PASSENGER WAS KILLED. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY STATE POLICE WHO ADVISED THAT AT THE TIME OF THE CRASH, THE PASSENGER'S SEAT WAS RECLINED, CAUSING THE SEAT BELT TO FAIL TO RESTRAIN THE PASSENGER EFFECTIVELY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER SEVEN YEARS OF RESEARCH SHE DISCOVERED THAT MOST PASSENGER SEATS WERE UNSAFE WHEN THEY WERE RECLINED. THE CONTACT WANTED A WARNING TO BE PLACED ON THE VISOR OF THE VEHICLE ALERTING PASSENGERS TO THE DANGER, AS WELL AS POSSIBLY A MECHANISM THAT WOULD NOT ALLOW THE SEAT TO BE ADJUSTED ONCE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 2/1/2013*JS
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
1
#10486020November 26, 2012
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, THE ENGINE UNEXPECTEDLY STALLED WITHOUT WARNING WHEN DRIVING FROM A COMPLETE STOP. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED AND RESUMED NORMAL FUNCTION. THE SIMILAR FAILURE OCCURRED CONTINUOUSLY. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 158,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10486098November 26, 2012
STEERING
I PURCHASED MY MAXIMA 2010 THAT CAME WITH THE SPORTS PACKAGE, USED BACK IN SEPTEMBER OF 2011. FROM THE DAY I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE, THE STEERING WHEEL WAS ALWAYS SHAKEN WHEN I BREAK ON THE HIGHWAY FROM DRIVING 60 MILES OR OVER. ON NOVEMBER OF 2012, MY NISSAN MAXIMA 2010 PUSH START BUTTON WOULD NOT START. I HAD TO GET IT TOWED TO A NEAREST NISSAN DEALER. THEY WANTED TO REPLACE THE WHOLE STEERING WHEEL ($700) BECAUSE THEIR DEFENSE IS DUE TO WEAR AND TEAR. IS THIS REALLY POSSIBLE ON A FAIRLY NEW CAR BECAUSE MY HONDAS,SINCE 2004, HAD NEVER HAD TO HAVE THE STEERING WHEEL REPLACED. I HAVE RESEARCHED AND FOUND THAT THERE ARE MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ISSUE ON DIFFERENT WEBSITES. I WOULD REALLY LIKE TO KNOW IF THIS POSSIBLE ISSUE IS DUE TO MANUFACTURER'S SIDE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10485976November 25, 2012
POWER TRAIN
WHILE GOING FROM PARK TO DRIVE THE TRANSMISSION JERKS HARD, MAKES A LOUD BUMP NOISE,WHILE DOWN SHIFTING THE TRANSMISSION MAKES A LOUD THUMP SOUND. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10485367November 21, 2012
POWER TRAIN
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SHIFTING HAS BECOME ROUGH AND ABRUPT. AT MEDIUM SPEED 20-45 MPH THE TRANSMISSION WILL SLIP, ENGINE RPM'S WILL SURGE AND VEHICLE SPEED WILL DECREASE. NISSAN DEALER FLUSHED TRANSMISSION FLUID JAN 2010 (83600 MILES). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10485222November 19, 2012
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE SHIFTING GEARS THE TRANSMISSION BECAME HESITANT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 67,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10485230November 19, 2012
POWER TRAIN
IT SHIFTS HARD TO BETWEEN 1ST AND 2ND THEN VICE VERSA. DELAYED SHIFTING AND JERKING. DEALER CLAIMS THE ONLY FIX IS TO REPLACE TRANSMISSION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10485046November 18, 2012
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
I AM HAVING VERY BAD TRANSMISSION ISSUES. WHEN I TAKE OFF IT JERKS REAL BAD IN THE LOWER GEARS AND THEN WHEN I AM SLOWING DOWN ABOUT TO COME TO A STOP IT ALSO KICKS AND JERKS REAL BAD WHEN IT GEARS DOWN IN THE LOWER GEARS. 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 AFEW SECS AND THEN JUMPS REAL BAD AND THEN GOES INTO DRIVE.IT USUALLY DOES ALL THIS WHEN THE CAR IS WARMED UP. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10485055November 18, 2012
POWER TRAIN
WHEN ACCELERATING THERE IS A HARD JERKY STALL SHIFT FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEAR. AFRAID I'M GOING TO BE REAR-ENDED. WHEN DECELERATING, THERE IS A HARD SHIFT JERK FROM 3RD TO 2ND GEAR. REMINDS ME OF SEMI TRUCK ROAD SIGNS (NO ENGINE BRAKE ALLOWED). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10485087November 18, 2012
POWER TRAIN
SEEMS LIKE WHEN WEATHER IS WARM, TRANSMISSION JERKS IN 1,2,3 GEARS. HAPPENS WHEN SLOWING DOWN AND SPEEDING UP. RESEARCH INDICATES THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THEM MAKE AND MODEL. SHOULDN'T NISSAN BE MADE TO OWN THEIR ISSUE. MOST VEHICLES NEVER HAVE A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM, ESPECIALLY WHEN REGULARLY SERVICED. NOT THE CASE WITH THIS CAR. MY WIFE WON'T DRIVE IT, AND I WON'T LET HER. IM TRYING TO BE VERY CAREFUL WITH IT, BUT THE PROBLEM IS THERE. I CAN'T AFFORD THE FIX. HELP. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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