Nissan Maxima Complaints

6,958 consumer complaints on file.

#10403665May 28, 2011
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION JERKS REALLY HARD CAUSING NECK PAIN AND CAUSE VEHICLE TO STALL OR LOSE POWER ON THE HWY. *TR
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#10402938May 27, 2011
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I PURCHASED A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA IN NOVEMBER 2010 WITH 55,000 MILES ON IT. WE HAVE RECENTLY NOTICED THAT THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTS REALLY HARD WHEN DECELERATING. I TOOK IT TO AAMCO TRANSMISSIONS, AND THEY HAVE INDICATED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDS A NEW TRANSMISSION FOR ABOUT $3200.00 TOTAL. IT SEEMS AWFULLY RIDICULOUS THAT A TRANSMISSION WOULD GO OUT AFTER ONLY 57000 MILES. I WAS HOPEFUL THAT A RECALL HAD BEEN ISSUED SO THAT I WOULDN'T NEED TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR. *TR
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#10402830May 26, 2011
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I HAVE A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA I'VE HAD IT GOING ON 2 YEARS AND MY TRANSMISSION IS GOING OUT. I'VE KEPT THE CAR MAINTENANCE BY THE DEALER AND HAS TAKEN REALLY GOOD CARE OF THE CAR... I'VE HEARD ALOT OF THE 4 SAME COMPLAINTS ON THESE CARS JUST WONDERING WHY NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE ABOUT IT. ME AND MY DAUGHTER ALMOST STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC BECAUSE OF IT, ITS NOT SAFE AND FOR IT NOT BE SO MANY COMPLAINTS ON THESE CARS THERE SHOULD BE SOME KIND ACTION. *TR
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#10402841May 26, 2011
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
2004 NISSAN MAXIMA IS HAVING TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SLIPS WHEN SHIFTING FROM 2ND TO 3RD GEAR AND WHEN DOWNSHIFTING FROM 3RD TO 2ND GEAR. AS THE TRANSMISSION SLIPS THE RPM INCREASE AND WHEN IT FINALLY SHIFTS THE VEHICLE VIOLENTLY JERKS. BECAUSE OF THE CONTINUOUS SLIPPING/JERKING THE ENGINE MOUNDS WERE WORN AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. DEALER HAS OFFERED TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION FOR +$3000. NISSAN HAS NOT RECALLED OR REPORTED ANY PROBLEMS EVEN THOUGH THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS ONLINE. *TR
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0
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0
#10403535May 26, 2011
POWER TRAIN
I HAVE BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH MY 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA TRANSMISSION JERKING REALLY BAD AROUND 20 MPH WHEN DECREASING SPEED AND AT 15 MPH WHEN ACCELERATING. I HAVE CALLED NISSAN NUMEROUS TIMES OVER THE PAST 2 1/2 WEEKS. I JUST GOT A CALL BACK FROM THEM MONDAY STATING THAT THEY COULD NOT DO ANYTHING TO HELP ME BECAUSE THE TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS DARK AND BURNT. I HAD JUST HAD THE TRANSMISSION FLUID AND FILTER CHANGED A MOTH PRIOR TO THAT SO KNOW THAT WAS NOT THE CASE. I HAVE NOT TAKEN MY CAR TO NISSAN FOR MAINTENANCE BECAUSE THEY ARE TOO HIGH BUT HAVE TAKEN IT IN FOR SERVICE ON A REGULAR BASIS. I AM ASKING FOR THEIR HELP WITH THE REPAIRS BUT THEY HAVE REFUSED SO FAR. I FEEL THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL MAXIMA, AND THEY SHOULD COVER THE COST!
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Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10402876May 26, 2011
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING VERY BAD. CAR JERKS HARD WHEN SHIFTING FORM 1ST TO 2ND GEAR. WHEN COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP CAR JERKS AND SOMETIMES WON'T SHIFT. WHEN PUTTING CAR IN GEAR THERE IS A HARD SHIFT OR JERK. *TR
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Injuries:
0
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0
#10402705May 25, 2011
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
MY 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA FAILED TO ACCELERATE ACROSS A BUSY INTERSECTION DUE TO A DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION. AS A RESULT I HAD A NEAR MISS WITH SEVERAL TRUCKS THAT NEARLY HIT MY FAMILY. THE 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA HAS A WELL KNOWN DEFECT IN ITS TRANSMISSION VALVE BODY. THIS IS PUBLISHED ON THE INTERNET AND DISCUSSED IN TRANSMISSION REPAIR SHOPS. MY TRANSMISSION WAS STUCK IN 5TH GEAR FORCING THE CAR TO USE ITS TORQUE CONVERTER CLUTCH TO SLOWLY ACCELERATE. I WAS NEARLY KILLED AS A RESULT. I HAVE CONTACTED NISSAN PREVIOUSLY ABOUT THIS DEFECT BUT THEY HAVE NOT RESPONDED. PLEASE REGULATE NISSAN TO PROVIDE THE NHTSA DATA ABOUT ITS MAXIMA TRANSMISSION FAILURE RATE AND FORCE THEM TO ISSUE A SAFETY BULLETIN AND RECALL REBATE. THE CONSUMER STATED THE TRANSMISSION BECAME STUCK IN 5TH GEAR AND THE VEHICLE WOULD SHIFT HARD INTO REVERSE. THE DEALER FOUND THE TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS BURNED AND THERE WAS ALSO METAL IN THE FLUID. UPDATED 06/23/11 *TR
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0
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0
#10402495May 24, 2011
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
MY 2006 NISSAN MAXIMA (3.5SL AUTOMATIC TRANS) WHICH WE PURCHASED NEW IN 2006, EXPERIENCED A COMPLETE TRANSMISSION FAILURE TODAY WHILE MY WIFE WAS DRIVING IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC IN THE CITY OF BATON ROUGE. THE CAR NOW HAS 86000MI, BUT THE SHIFTING/SLIPPING BEGAN AT ABOUT 77000MI. WE HAD A FLUID SERVICE DONE RECENTLY HOPING THIS WOULD CURE THE PROBLEM, BUT IT DID NOT. THIS WAS DONE AT 84000MI. THE MECHANICAL FAILURE WHILE DRIVING CAME WITHIN INCHES OF HER BEING BROADSIDED BY A ONE TON COMMERCIAL DELIVERY TRUCK ON THE DRIVER SIDE. THE ACCIDENT WAS NARROWLY AVOIDED THANKS TO THE TRUCK DRIVERS ALERTNESS, SWIFT REACTION. PLEASE, THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN ONGOING FOR FAR TOO LONG, TO FAR TOO MANY MAXIMA OWNERS, THIS PROBLEM NEEDS TO BE CORRECTED BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED. I WAS ALMOST A WIDOWED FATHER TODAY. *TR
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0
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0
#10402525May 24, 2011
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
OVER THE PAST YEAR (SINCE FEB 2010), I HAVE CONTACTED NISSAN ABOUT TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS WITH MY 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CAR GIVES A HARD JERKS WHEN GOING FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEAR. YESTERDAY WHILE DRIVING MY MAXIMA ON THE FREEWAY (LUCKILY I WAS DRIVING IN THE FAR RIGHT LANE), IT COMPLETELY STOPPED AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. MY TRANSMISSION WENT OUT. THANK GOD, I WAS NOT HIT AND KILLED. NISSAN IS FULLY AWARE OF THE 2005 MAXIMA TRANSMISSION PROBLEM THAT THOUSANDS OF CONSUMERS ARE EXPERIENCING BUT YET THEY ARE DOING NOTHING TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. I AM FILING A COMPLAINT AGAINST NISSAN BECAUSE THEY WERE FULLY AWARE ABOUT THE TRANSMISSION DEFECT. *TR
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0
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0
#10402533May 24, 2011
SUSPENSION:FRONT
CLUNKING NOISE IN FRONT END OF 2010 NISSAN MAXIMA. HAVE BEEN TO THE DEALER ONCE, THEY REPLACED STRUTS, BUT THE NOISE PERSISTS. IT'S ONGOING. I HAVE AN APPOINTMENT WITH THE DEALER THIS WEEK TO REVISIT THE NOISE PROBLEM, BUT I ANTICIPATE DIFFICULTY. *TR
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0
Deaths:
0
#10402536May 24, 2011
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SHIFT FROM FIRST GEAR AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE PAST 10 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY THE DEALER AND THEY ADVISED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 86,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 110,000.
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#10402608May 24, 2011
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
2005 NISSAN MAXIMA TRANSMISSION ISSUE-MAXIMA HAS 76K ON IT, TRANSMISSION KEEPS SLIPPING, FEELS LIKE YOU ARE GETTING KICKED FROM BEHIND OR REAR ENDED, MAXIMA WILL ALSO SLIP GEARS AND REV UP.. *TR
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0
Deaths:
0
#10402424May 23, 2011
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING, THE TRANSMISSION INDEPENDENTLY SHIFTED GEARS ABNORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 104,000. THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE DID NOT SHIFT PROPERLY BETWEEN 1ST AND 2ND GEAR, SOMETIMES NOT SHIFTING AT ALL. THE RMPS' WERE UP, BUT THERE WAS NO MOVEMENT. IT ALSO RESPONDED WITH A THUMPING NOISE WHEN DOWNSHIFTING. UPDATED 12/05/11
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0
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#10402352May 22, 2011
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I HAVE A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA AND TRANSMISSION IS DEFECTIVE, I HAD TO REPLACE MOTOR MOUNTS DUE TO THE HARD SHIFTING. IT HAPPENS EVERYTIME I DRIVE AND WHEN SLOWING DOWN, THE MALFUNCTION OCCURS. *TR
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0
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#10402296May 21, 2011
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I AM A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA OWNER, AFTER 82000 MILES MY TRANSMISSION IS NOW BAD. AS A COLLEGE STUDENT I DO NOT HAVE THE $4300 TO REPLACE MY TRANSMISSION. NISSAN HAS DECLINED WHEN ASKING FOR ANY FOR A ASSISTANCE WITH THIS ISSUE. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN. PEOPLE COULD BE SERIOUSLY INJURED. *TR
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0
Deaths:
0
#10402193May 20, 2011
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTED FROM SECOND TO FIRST GEAR VIOLENTLY. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND THEY STATED THAT A REGIONAL REPRESENTATIVE WOULD CALL HER BACK TO ASSIST WITH THE INTERMITTENT DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.
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#10402012May 19, 2011
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
LURCHING AT HIGHWAY SPEED. BRAKING DID NOT SLOW THE CAR! TERRIFYING! USED EMERGENCY BRAKE TO SLOW ENOUGH TO PULL OVER AND TAKE NEXT EXIT. COULD NOT STOP AT STOP SIGN OF EXIT RAMP. PULLED INTO GAS STATION AND CHANGED AUTO TRANSMISSION GEAR. STOPPED WITH A VIOLENT LURCH AND THUD. TURNED ENGINE OFF. AAA WAS ABLE TO START CAR AND LOAD ONTO TOW RAMP. TAKEN TO NISSAN DEALERSHIP. THEY FOUND "NO CODES." DRIVING AND INSPECTION DID NOT FIND CAUSE. WHEN BROUGHT IT IN, SAID IT WOULD COST $98.00 TO CHECK IT OVER. AFTER NISSAN ENGINEER FROM NATIONAL DID INVESTIGATION, WOULD NOT RETURN OUR CALLS.. DEALER SAID CAUSE NOT FOUND- !CAR FINE TO DRIVE." CAR WAS THERE A WEEK. NO CHARGE. NO EXPLANATION. WHEN ASKED FOR TRADE-IN VALUE, GOT VERY LOW QUOTE. FELT LIKE A COVER-UP. *TR
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0
Deaths:
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#10402043May 19, 2011
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, SHE APPLIED PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE ANTI LOCK BRAKES ENGAGED. THE BRAKE PEDAL BEGAN TO PUMP AND THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED AN INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCE. DURING THE FAILURE, THE ANTI LOCK BRAKE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE BEGAN TO RECUR INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE ANTI LOCK SPEED SENSORS WERE RUSTED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. APPROXIMATELY THREE MONTHS LATER, THE FAILURE BEGAN TO RECUR AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED TO REPLACE THE ANTI LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM DUE TO EXCESSIVE RUST AND CORROSION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD VIOLENTLY JERK WHEN DOWNSHIFTING AND ACCELERATING AT LOW SPEEDS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 56,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 69,890.
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Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10402047May 19, 2011
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
2006 MAXIMA TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE NEW. 95,000 ON IT AND THE TRANSMISSION IS SHOT. NISSAN MUST MAKE US WHOLE ON THIS. *TR
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Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10401487May 18, 2011
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I OWN A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. SHIFTING FROM 1ST TO 2ND OR 2ND TO 3RD IS DANGEROUSLY HARD. THE CAR JERKS ALMOST VIOLENTLY IN AND OUT OF GEAR. THIS HAS BEEN OCCURRING FOR THE PAST 4 MONTHS. MIND YOU THAT I JUST PURCHASED THIS CAR ABOUT A YEAR AGO. I WAS RECOMMENDED TO GET A TRANSMISSION FLUSH BUT THAT DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. *TR
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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