Nissan Maxima Complaints

6,958 consumer complaints on file.

#10478618October 4, 2012
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO JERK ABNORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED A REPLACEMENT TRANSMISSION. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 112,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10478451October 3, 2012
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE
THE CAR STARTED SHAKING AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE, THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT WAS NOW DISPLAYED. NEED TO GET OFF THE ROAD AND HAVE IT TOWED. THE GROUND WIRE WAS BROKEN OFF THE TRANSMISSION AND CAUSED THE COMPUTER TO SHORT OUT AS WELL AS ALL OF THE SIX IGNITION COILS AS TOO MUCH VOLTAGE WAS SENT TO THE COILS. NISSAN KNOWS ABOUT THE PROBLEM BUT DID NOT ISSUE ANY RECALL. THIS CAN ALSO CAUSE A FIRE IN THE CAR IF THE WIRES HEAT UP AND CATCH THE EVAP SYSTEM; THEREFORE I WOULD RECOMMEND ISSUING A RECALL OF THIS PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10478242October 2, 2012
POWER TRAIN
THE VEHICLE WILL SLAM INTO GEAR AT LOW SPEEDS. WILL POP OUT OF GEAR WHEN GOING FROM 35 TO 45 MILES PER HOUR, AND WHEN YOU PRESS THE GAS IT WILL REV UP TO 5000 RPMS AND SLAM BACK INTO GEAR NEARLY CAUSING ME TO HAVE 2 ACCIDENTS IN TRAFFIC. WHEN BACKING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY IT TAKES FROM 10 TO 20 SECONDS FOR IT TO ENGAGE IN DRIVE WHICH COULD LEAVE ME OUT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD FOR SOMEONE TO SLAM INTO ME. THE TRANSMISSION HAS ALSO BROKEN MY MOTOR MOUNTS WITH ALL THE TWISTING BUCKING SLAMMING AND JERKING IT HAS DONE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10478259October 2, 2012
STRUCTURE:BODY
THIS IS NOT A SAFETY COMPLAINT. HOWEVER, I PURCHASED THIS 2010 NISSAN MAXIMA ONE YEAR AGO. ABOUT ONE MONTH AFTER I PURCHASED IT, THE PAINT STARTED CHIPPING OFF THE BUMPER AND NOW IT LOOKS TERRIBLE. I PAID A LOT OF MONEY FOR THIS VEHICLE AND IT WAS MY IDEAL CAR AND I DEFINITELY DID NOT EXPECT TO HAVE ANY ISSUES WITH IT WHATSOEVER, ESPECIALLY ONE MONTH AFTER MY PURCHASE. NOW I AM HAVING SECOND THOUGHTS ABOUT THE QUALITY PUT INTO THE EXTERIOR OF THE NISSANS. LOVE THE CAR ITSELF BUT VERY DISAPPOINTED WITH THE QUALITY. VERY DISAPPOINTED AND CAN'T SAY THAT I WILL BE PURCHASING ANOTHER ONE. WHAT'S SAD IS THAT THERE IS NO WARRANTY ON THE EXTERIOR WHEN IT WAS ONLY A YEAR AND A HALF OLD. DEFINITELY NOT A GOOD LOOK. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10477392September 28, 2012
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SHIFT FROM FIRST TO SECOND OR FIFTH GEAR. THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED DURING THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 94,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10477407September 28, 2012
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD SHIFT IMPROPERLY WHEN ACCELERATING UNTIL IT REACHED THIRD GEAR. ONCE THE VEHICLE REACHED THIRD GEAR, IT WOULD START TO JERK AND EXHIBIT AN ABNORMAL POPPING SOUND. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER DID NOT PROVIDE A REASON FOR THE FAILURE. THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 81,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10477438September 28, 2012
POWER TRAIN
THE PROBLEM STARTED SMALL AND HAS BECOME AN ISSUE WITH THE VEHICLE. THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTS HARD AND LAGS BETWEEN SHIFTS. WHEN THE TRANSMISSION FINALLY ENGAGES IT DOES SO WITH A HARD BANG. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10477281September 27, 2012
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO JERK WITH HESITATION WITHOUT ANY PRIOR WARNING. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT ON A SEPARATE OCCASION THE GEAR FAILED TO SHIFT INTO THE REVERSE OR PARK POSITION AND THE KEY WOULD NOT RELEASE FROM THE IGNITION SWITCH. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO STATED THE TRANSMISSION EXHIBITED EARLY SIGNS OF FAILURE AND THE SHIFT LOCK UNIT WAS REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND THEY ADVISED THERE WAS NOT A RECALL RELATED TO THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10477325September 27, 2012
POWER TRAIN, ENGINE
I BOUGHT A 2005 MAXIMA 3.5 SL IN 2006 BRAND NEW IN SOUTH CAROLINA. I FIRST STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS WHEN I HAD MY 60,000 MILE SERVICE. ABOUT TWO WEEKS AFTER THE SERVICE MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON SO, I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP. THEY SAID THERE WAS NO CODES, AND CLEARED THE LIGHT. I THEN TOOK MY CAR IN FOR THE 90,000 SERVICE AND ONCE AGAIN AROUND A WEEK OR TWO LATER MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND NOW THEIR WAS CODES SAYING MY EGR VALVE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. I TOLD THE DEALERSHIP THE SAME THING HAPPENED WHEN I DID MY 60,000 MILE SERVICE. NEEDLESS TO SAY THEIR WAS A RECALL THAT THEY WOULD HAVE REPLACED IT FOR FREE BUT I WAS JUST OVER THE MILEAGE WHERE IT COULD HAVE BEEN DONE AT NO COST TO ME. ABOUT 3 MONTHS LATER MY CAR JERKED REALLY HARD, AND MY CAR LOST COMPLETE POWER THEN JERKED ONCE MORE AND STARTED TO MOVE. THE GAUGES IN THE CAR WENT COMPLETELY OUT AND EVERY LIGHT POSSIBLE ON THE DASH CAME ON. FIRST I WAS TOLD I HAVE TO REPLACE FOUR SENSORS, AND SO I DID SO ALONG WITH THE EGR VALVE. THE CAR RAN FINE FOR ABOUT TWO WEEKS AND STARTED DOING THE SAME THING. WHEN I WENT FROM DRIVE TO REVERSE OR VICE VERSA IT WOULD JERK REAL HARD BEFORE ENGAGING. I THEN TOOK THE CAR TO THE REPAIR SHOP AND THEY SAID MY TRANSMISSION SENSOR WAS BAD. I JUST HAD IT REPLACED TWO WEEKS AGO, AND NOW MY CAR IS BACK IS THE SHOP DOING THE SAME THING. THE TCS SLIP, AND EVERY LIGHT ON THE DASH IS ON, AND NONE OF MY GAUGES ARE WORKING. NOW THEY SAY IT MIGHT BE THE COMPUTER THAT IS BAD. THIS LAST TIME I WAS ON MY WAY HOME FROM MISSOURI AND IT DISENGAGED AND WOULD NOT PUT UP SPEED WHEN I PRESSED THE GAS PEDAL. I WAS NEARLY REAR ENDED, AND HAD TO PULL OVER BECAUSE MY 12 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER WAS IN THE CAR AND GOT SCARED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10476919September 24, 2012
POWER TRAIN
THE PAST 4 MONTHS MY NISSAN HAS BEEN JERKING WHEN I AM AT SLOW SPEEDS. IT FEELS LIKE THE TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING WHEN IT IS IN LOWER GEARS. IT IS VERY UNPREDICTABLE SURGING FORWARD AT RANDOM TIMES. I FEEL LIKE ANY MOMENT IT IS GOING TO CAUSE AN ACCIDENT OR QUIT ALL TOGETHER. I AM GOING TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT WITH NISSAN DEALER THIS WEEK, BUT I DID RESEARCH PRIOR AND NOTICED NUMEROUS REPORTS ON THIS SAME ISSUE. INCLUDING A CURRENT CLASS ACTION LAW SUIT. I DO NOT HAVE 3500 TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION IF THIS WAS DUE TO THE ERROR ON BEHALF OF NISSAN. PLEASE HELP. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10476920September 24, 2012
POWER TRAIN
IT STARTED WITH A DELAY FROM REVERSE TO 1ST, OR VICE-VERSA, FOLLOWED BY A HARD "THUD" AS THE CAR GOT INTO GEAR. THEN, EVERY TIME THE CAR WARMED UP, THE TRANSMISSION WOULD SLIP WHILE SWITCHING GEARS. NOW, THE CAR WILL ONLY OPERATE IN REVERSE AND 5TH GEAR. SO IT'S LIKE DRIVING A LAWN MOWER. I SEE THAT HUNDREDS OF OTHERS HAVE HAD THIS SAME PROBLEM AND REPORTED IT ON-LINE. ALTHOUGH MY CAR WAS AT THE DEALERSHIP JUST THIS WEEKEND, AND THEY MENTIONED NOTHING ABOUT A HISTORY WITH THIS MODEL/YEAR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10476629September 21, 2012
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE RPMS WOULD ABNORMALLY INCREASE TO 8000 RPMS. IN ADDITION, THE GEAR WOULD SLIP AND THE VEHICLE WOULD REFUSE ACCELERATION ATTEMPTS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC AND AFTER INSPECTION, THE CONTACT WAS TOLD THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10476501September 19, 2012
POWER TRAIN
JUST AFTER THE VEHICLE PASSED 100,000 MILES, IT BEGAN TO SHIFT ROUGHLY BETWEEN ALL GEARS. THE CAR "BUCKS" WHEN SHIFTING, AND SOMETIMES SEEMS TO "MISS" A SHIFT, REVVING THE ENGINE BEFORE SETTLING INTO GEAR. I HAVE RESEARCHED THE ISSUE AND FOUND MANY OTHER MAXIMA OWNERS WITH CARS OF ABOUT THE SAME AGE AND MILEAGE AS MINE, INDICATING THIS IS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT AND NOT SPECIFIC TO MY PARTICULAR VEHICLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10475938September 19, 2012
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STEERING
WE BOUGHT OUR MAXIMA BRANDNEW IN JULY OF 2009. LOVED EVERYTHING ABOUT UNTIL THIS PAST JUNE OF 2012. OUR FIRST PROBLEM WAS SOME CLITCHING ELECTRICAL WIRING. THE OUTSIDE MIRRORS WOULDN'T MOVE UP AND DOWN WHEN WE PUT THE CAR IN REVERSE. THIS WOULD HAPPEN OFF AND ON WHILE WE TOOK OUR TRIP OUT OF TOWN IN JUNE. AFTER WE CAME BACK MY HUSBAND MADE A APPOINTMENT TO GET IT CHECKED OUT, BUT BECAUSE THE OUTSIDE MIRRORS WERE WORKING AGAIN WE JUST LET IT BE AND DIDN'T FOLLOW UP WITH THE NISSAN SERVICE DEPARTMENT. IN JULY OF 2012 I WAS SITTING IN MY PARKED CAR WHEN I WAS READY TO LEAVE, I STARTED MY CAR ONLY TO HEAR THIS AWFUL SORT OF GRINDING NOISE. I HAD A TOW COMPANY COME TO TELL THAT MY BATTERY WAS "DEAD". WHICH I WAS SURPRISED, BECAUSE MY CAR IS JUST 3 YEARS OLD AND I ONLY HAD 24577 MILES ON IT. THE TOWING COMPANY CHARGED MY BATTERY FOR ME TO MAKE IT ACROSS THE STREET TO AUTOZONE, WHERE I GOT A NEW BATTERY. I REMEMBER THE LAST TIME WHEN I BROUGHT IN THE CAR FOR SERVICE, THE LADY WAS TELLING ME THAT I NEEDED TO DRIVE MY CAR MORE OFTEN DUE TO THE BATTERY BEING "LOW". WHICH I THOUGHT WAS STRANGE, I MEAN HOW INCONVENIENT IS THAT TO HAVE TO DRIVE YOU'RE CAR EVERY DAY, BECAUSE IF YOU DON'T THE BATTERY JUST "DIES" ON YOU?! MY LAST INCIDENT WITH MY CAR HAPPENED THIS PAST MONDAY 09/17/2012 WHEN I TURN MY CAR OFF, SUDDENLY I HEAR AGAIN THIS AWFUL GRINDING NOISE COMING FROM THE PANEL. COME TO FIND OUT AFTER I CALLED THE NISSAN DEALER THAT IT WAS THE STEERING COLUMN AND THAT THE MOTOR NEED TO BE REPLACED AND THIS IS HAPPENING 2 MONTHS AFTER MY WARRANTY RAN OUT! I CALLED NISSAN DEALER, THEY TOLD ME TO BRING IT IN. SEEING MY CAR IS 3 YEARS OLD..TO ME IT SHOULD BE A RECALL FACTORY ISSUE! AND I SHOULDN'T HAVE TO PAY FOR IT! THEY SAY THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM? I DON'T THINK SO! NISSAN NEED TO MAKE THIS STEERING COLUMN A RECALL ISSUE! BECAUSE IT IS A DANGEROUS DEFECT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10475967September 19, 2012
POWER TRAIN, ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE WOULD SHAKE VIOLENTLY WHENEVER THE TRANSMISSION WAS SHIFTED FROM PARK TO DRIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE VALVE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. ALSO, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR A SECOND OPINION WHO STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION MOTOR MOUNTS AND THE RADIATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 102,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 113,065.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10475786September 18, 2012
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN MAXIMA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE BUT THE VEHICLE BECAME HESITANT. THE VEHICLE WOULD ALSO JERK FORWARD WHILE DECELERATING. THE FAILURE RECURRED AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10475813September 18, 2012
STEERING
THE VEHICLE WOULDN'T START. 3 DAYS LATER WE FOUND OUT THAT THE VEHICLE IS NOT STARTING BECAUSE OF THE STEERING LOCK CONTROL UNIT. DEALER CONTINUES TO ARGUE THAT THIS PART IS NOT COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY. BASED UPON INFORMATION FOUND ON THE INTERNET THIS IS A FREQUENT ISSUE WITH THE NISSAN MURANO, ALTIMA, AND MAXIMA. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10475884September 18, 2012
POWER TRAIN
AFTER THE DEALER TOLD ME THAT MY MANUAL TRANSMISSIONS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT 60,000, AND TOLD ME IT WASN'T UNDER WARRANTY, I WENT FOR A SECOND OPINION. A LOCAL TRANSMISSION SHOP TOLD ME IT WASN'T MAY TRANSMISSION BUT RATHER MY CLUTCH PEDAL BRACKET AND THAT IT WAS UNDER WARRANTY! I WENT TO A SECOND DEALERSHIP AND HAD IT REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. THAT LASTED FOR ABOUT 20-30,000 MILES WHEN IT STARTED TO FEEL AS THOUGH I WAS MOVING A BOULDER WHILE DEPRESSING MY CLUTCH. THIS PAST SUMMER, WHEN I WAS MANUALLY PULLING THE PETAL BACK FROM THE FLOOR, I HAD TO REPLACE MY FLY WHEEL AND CLUTCH BECAUSE OF THE WEAR. MY CLUTCH BRACKET STILL NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AGAIN! WHY IS THIS SUCH A WIDELY KNOWN ISSUE WITH THE 2005 MT MAXIMA AND NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10475895September 18, 2012
POWER TRAIN, ENGINE
AT APPROXIMATELY 58,000 MY VEHICLE STARTED SLIPPING AND JERKING. IT GETS STUCK AND DOESN'T MOVE OR WILL MOVE AT VERY HIGH SPEED. IT IS DANGEROUS TO DRIVE. WHEN DIAGNOSED BY TWO DIFFERENT MECHANICS I WAS TOLD IT IS A MANUFACTURE PROBLEM. CONTACTED MANUFACTURE AND REPORTED THE PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10475388September 14, 2012
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING 55-60 MPH, THE VEHICLE STARTED TO SHAKE WHILE SHIFTING GEARS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BOTH THE DEALER AND A PRIVATE MECHANIC. THE MECHANIC CONFIRMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION AND TORQUE CONVERTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 91,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 92,500. UPDATED 10/31/12 *BF THE CONSUMER NO LONGER OWNS THE VEHICLE. UPDATED 11/1/2012 *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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