Nissan Maxima Complaints

6,958 consumer complaints on file.

#10395365April 9, 2011
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I AM A OWNER OF A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA I HAVE RECENTLY EXPERIENCED SOME TRANSMISSION ISSUES I WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP TO REPORT AN ISSUE THAT INVOLVING MY VEHICLE ... I WAS ALMOST HIT BY AN EIGHTEEN WHEELER IN TRAFFIC AFTER MY CAR STALLED IN TRAFFIC I WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP, AT WHICH TIME I WAS ADVISED BY THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP THE TRANSMISSION ON MY VEHICLE HAS HAD NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS RE: TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. AFTER BEING TERRIFIED I WROTE NISSAN A CONSUMER REPORT LETTER EXPLAINING MY ISSUES WITH MY TRANSMISSION. I WENT TO THE INTERNET AND DISCOVERED THIS IS NOT AN ISSUE NISSAN IS CONCERNED WITH. I AM NOT THE ONLY PERSON WHO HAS BEEN GIVEN THE COLD SHOULDER AFTER MAKING A $30, 000 PURCHASE THAT HAS ALMOST COST ME AND MY CHILDREN'S LIFE. PLEASE SOMEONE NEEDS TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS MASSIVE PROBLEM BEFORE SOME ONE IS SERIOUSLY HURT. AFTER TODAY I AM PARKING THIS BEAUTIFUL YET DANGEROUS PIECE OF MACHINERY I CAN NOT IN GOOD FAITH BELIEVE THAT NISSAN HAS PLANNED TO DO ABSOLUTELY NOTHING TO RECTIFY A ISSUE SO LARGE! SOME ONE NEEDS TO BE RESPONSIBLE IN THE NISSAN CAMP FOR RECALLING THIS CAR. I CAN SAY THIS AT LEAST TOYOTA STEPPED UP TO THE PLATE AND TOOK RESPONSIBILITY FOR THEIR ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10395253April 8, 2011
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY BETWEEN 20-40 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO JERK VIOLENTLY AND SLIP GEARS. THE CONTACT CONTINUED TO DRIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE E WAS 92,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10395261April 8, 2011
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
PURCHASED A NEW 2010 NISSAN MAXIMA. THIS PAST WEEKEND, 4-3-11 WHILE TRAVELING ENGINE DEVELOPED A LOUD SOUND LIKE METAL TO METAL GRINDING OR LOUD MUFFLER. CAR TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP TO HAVE CHECKED, HAS BEEN THERE FOR 4 DAYS AND YESTERDAY WE WERE INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED REPLACED. EXTREMELY LOW MILEAGE ON THIS MODEL & NO EXCUSE FOR THIS TRANSMISSION TO BE BAD ALREADY! IT APPEARS THERE HAVE BEEN OTHER REPORTS OF TRANSMISSIONS GOING BAD IN THE NISSAN MAXIMA, CAN THIS BE INVESTIGATED?? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10395271April 8, 2011
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD AND SLIPPED OUT OF GEAR. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED LAST YEAR AND WAS CURRENTLY MALFUNCTIONING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH HIS YEAR, MAKE, AND MODEL VEHICLE; HOWEVER THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT ADDRESSED IT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 118,281.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10395117April 7, 2011
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH WHEN THE TRANSMISSION CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO JERK VIOLENTLY WITH HESITATION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS IN OPERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE FAILURE AND THERE WERE NO REPAIRS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 85,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10395147April 7, 2011
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHEN PUTTING THE CAR FROM PARK TO DRIVE IT HESITATES AND THEN JERKS INTO GEAR. HARD SHIFTING FROM 1ST TO 2ND AND 2ND TO 3RD. WHEN DOWNSHIFTING THIS ALSO HAPPENS IN THE SAME GEARS. THIS STARTED AROUND $40,000 MILES AND HAPPENS EVERYTIME THE CAR IS DROVE. WHEN THE CAR IS HOT IT JERKS ALOT HARDER WHEN SHIFTING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10395196April 7, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1991 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STRAPS CONNECTED TO THE FUEL TANK FRACTURED BECAUSE OF CORROSION AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE MECHANIC DISCOVERED THAT THE FILLER CAP ASSEMBLY WAS CORRODED AND THAT THE MUFFLER COULD NOT BE REPLACED BECAUSE OF THE FUEL LEAK CAUSED BY THE CORROSION FROM THE TANK ASSEMBLY. THE MECHANIC REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 95V244000 (FUEL SYSTEM), BUT THE CONTACT WAS TOLD BY THE MANUFACTURER THAT THE RECALL WAS EXPIRED AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED. IN ADDITION, THE ODOMETER WAS INOPERABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10394479April 6, 2011
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD VIBRATE, VIOLENTLY JERK, AND STALL SPORADICALLY. THE FAILURE BEGAN TWO YEARS AGO AND THE DEALER MADE SEVEN ATTEMPTS TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE BUT TO NO AVAIL. THE MANUFACTURER OFFERED THE CONTACT $800 TOWARD REPAIRS YET THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 108,696 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10394954April 5, 2011
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
WHILE DRIVING UNDER 30 MPH ON A LOCAL STREET MY BRAKES STARTED TO MAKE A "THUMPING" NOISE. THE THUMPING CONTINUED ON AND OFF FOR A FEW WEEKS GRADUALLY GETTING WORSE. I THOUGHT MY BRAKE PADS WERE WORN OR I HAD A BAD ROTOR. I REPLACED MY BRAKE PADS AND INSPECTED THE ROTORS. THE NEXT DAY THE SOUND WAS BACK. I TOOK THE CAR INTO MIDAS TO HAVE THE ROTORS REPLACED. THE GUYS FROM MIDAS TOLD ME THE ISSUE WAS MY ANTI LOCK BRAKES AND THE NOISE I WAS HEARING WAS THE ANTI LOCK BREAKS ACTIVATING. THEY ALSO INDICATED THERE WAS A SERVICE BULLETIN FROM NISSAN ON THE ABS ACTUATOR DUE TO THE NUMBER OF ISSUES SEEN WITH THE ABS ACTUATOR. WHEN I GOT HOME I WAS SHOCKED TO SEE HOW MANY ISSUES WERE BEING REPORTED ON THE NISSAN MAXIMA ABS ACTUATOR. A FEW DAYS LATER WHILE DRIVING HOME MY BRAKES WENT OUT COMPLETELY. I HAD TO SHUT THE CAR OFF AND PUMP THE BRAKES TO REGAIN PRESSURE. THE NEXT MORNING I TOOK THE CAR INTO THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP. IT COST ME $1000 TO REPAIR THE ABS REAR SENSORS. THE DEALERSHIP ALSO NOTED THAT THEY ROUTINELY HAVE PEOPLE COME IN FOR THIS PROBLEM AND HAVE TO COME BACK IN TO HAVE THE ACTUATOR FIXED AFTER THE SENSORS ARE FIXED. THE ACTUATOR IS AN ADDITIONAL $2000. I CONTACTED NISSAN (1-866-799-1690) AND SPOKE TO DAVID AND SHEENA. VERY POOR SERVICE AND I ACTUALLY HAD TO "CONVINCE" THEM THAT MY BRAKES GOING OUT WAS A BIG DEAL. I ASKED WHY A TECHNICAL BULLETIN HAD BEEN PUT OUT FOR THE ABS ACTUATOR, BUT NO RECALL HAD BEEN ISSUES. I WAS TOLD "THERE ARE TECHNICAL BULLETINS FOR FIXING ENGINES BUT THAT MEANS NOTHING". I ASKED TO BE REIMBURSED AND IT TOOK THEM OVER A WEEK TO GET BACK TO ME. I NEVER GOT REIMBURSED. VERY CONCERNING THAT THE BREAKS CAN GO OUT WITH THIS ISSUE....AND NO RECALL? NISSAN CASE NUMBER [XXX]. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10394326April 5, 2011
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH AND ABOVE, THE VEHICLE WOULD JERK VERY VIOLENTLY WHEN GOING FROM SECOND TO FIRST GEARS. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 89,079. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10394351April 5, 2011
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I WAS PROCEEDING IN MY CAR ON A MAJOR STREET ALWAYS TRAVELED BY EIGHTEEN WHEELER TRUCKS WHEN MY TRANSMISSION FAILED IN MY CAR. 2006 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE EIGHTEEN WHEELER DRIVER SLAMMED ON THE BRAKES MISSING ME MY INCHES SEEING I NEVER TOUCHED MY BRAKES, HENCE NO BRAKE LIGHTS.. ACTUALLY I WAS REVVING THE ENGINE PRAYING THE GEARS WOULD CATCH TO POSSIBLY GET ME OUT OF THIS SITUATION. I COULD HAVE DIED!!!! I WAS PRAYING THE WHOLE TIME AND I WILL CONTINUE TO SENT IT TO THE SHOP TO GET REPAIRED. SOMEONE WILL DIE WITH THIS TYPE OF PROBLEM. I CAME VERY CLOSE TODAY. IF SOMEONE HAS TO DIE FOR NISSAN TO ADMIT THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM I HOPE THE FAMILIES GET PROPERLY COMPENSATED CAUSE I AM LETTING THE WORLD KNOW ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. I TOOK THE DRIVERS INFORMATION AND ANOTHER WITNESS AND HAD THE CAR TOWED ONE BLOCK FROM THE INCIDENT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10394124April 4, 2011
TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), EQUIPMENT
I TOOK THE CAR INTO A NISSAN DEALER FOR A ABS ISSUE I HAVE WHERE ABS,TCS AND SLIP LIGHT IS COMING ON AND MAKEN A HORRIBLE NOISE .THEY TOLD ME THE ACTUATOR AND REAR HUB NEEDED REPAIR FOR A TOTAL OF 2270.00 PLUS TAX.THIS IS A MAJOR ISSUE AND IN MY OPINION AS A MECHANIC SHOULD BE A NATIONAL RECALL,FOR ALL THE PEOPLE HAVEN THIS ISSUE IS THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10394135April 4, 2011
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE ABRUPTLY JERKED INTO GEAR WITHOUT WARNING. ALSO, WHEN COMING TO A STOP THE VEHICLE WOULD ACT AS IF SOMEONE HAD REAR ENDED THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHERE THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE WOULD TAKE THE VEHICLE FOR A SECOND OPINION BEFORE REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 99,200 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 99,300.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10394159April 4, 2011
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN HE TRIED TO SHIFT INTO REVERSE, THE VEHICLE WOULD MOVE BACKWARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 78,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 76,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10394194April 4, 2011
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO JERK WITH HESITATION AND THE TRANSMISSION WOULD SPORADICALLY SLIP GEARS WHEN DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY AND PROGRESSED OVER A PERIOD OF TIME TO A CONSTANT OCCURRENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE THEY INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THREE TRANSMISSION MOUNTS WERE FAULTY AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR REPAIRS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 52,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10394240April 4, 2011
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I HAVE 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA IT HAD A PROBLEM WITH TRANSMISSION I WENT TO THE DEALER SHIP THEY SAID THIS MODEL COMING WITH A MINOR DEFECT WITH THE TRANSMISSION THEY TOLD ME TO FILE A COMPLAINT WITH YOU TO GET THE RECALL START. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10394253April 4, 2011
EQUIPMENT
FAULTY BOSE SOUND SYSTEM 6 CD CHANGER. LEFT SIDE SPEAKER ON & OFF. I CALLED SO MANY TIMES TO NISSAN CORP. NO PROPER REPLY. SO MANY PEOPLE HAVE SAME KIND OF PROBLEM. NISSAN USE FAULTY PARTS AND NEVER RECALLED AND FIX THIS UNITS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10394100April 3, 2011
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
2005 NISSAN MAXIMA WAS SHIFTING FROM 1ST TO 2ND AND ALSO DOWNSHIFTING VERY HARD AS WELL. THE TRANSMISSION WOULD ALSO SLIP OCCASIONALLY WHEN DRIVING SLOW THROUGH FOR AN EXAMPLE A ROW OF STOP SIGNS. 2 WEEKS AFTER I PURCHASED THE CAR I HAD TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION $3800.00 FROM A DEALER AND THE DEALERSHIP I BOUGHT IT FROM OFFERED NO HELP BECAUSE I PAID CASH FOR THE CAR. NOW I HAVE MY NEW TRANSMISSION AND IT SHIFTS BETTER BUT I HAVE BEEN HAVING THE SAME SLIPPAGE PROBLEM AS BEFORE AND ONLY HAD THE NEW TRANSMISSION 3 MONTHS. THERE IS A MAJOR DEFECT IN THESE CARS AND NISSAN SHOULD FIX THAT. I HAVE OWNED 3 NISSANS BUT AFTER I GET RID OF THIS CAR I WILL NEVER OWN ANOTHER ONE IF NISSAN DOESN'T TAKE SOME RESPONSIBILITY AND FIX THEIR MISTAKES. NO MATTER HOW COSTLY, THEY WILL END UP LOOSING ALOT OF LONG TIME CUSTOMERS IF THEY DON'T. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10394938April 3, 2011
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
AFTER LEAVING HOME & DRIVING 1 MILE THE CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE TO HIGHWAY SPEED AND HAD DIFFICULTY GOING OVER 30 MPH. AT JUST OVER 40 MPH THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING AT OVER 4,500 RPM. NOT WANTING TO RISK DRIVING THE CAR ON THE HIGHWAY TO THE NEAREST NISSAN DEALER (20+ MI.), I MADE AN APPOINTMENT WITH A SHOP CLOSER TO HOME. WHEN I DROVE TO THE SHOP IT WAS DIFFICULT TO MAINTAIN ANY SPEED OVER 40 MPH AND THE CAR SLOWED TO UNDER 25 MPH GOING UP AN INCLINE. HALF WAY TO THE SHOP, APPROX. 4 MILES, SEVERAL WARNING LIGHTS LIT UP ON THE DASH. AT THE SHOP THE MECHANIC SAID THAT THE ABS BRAKE SYSTEM WAS SHOWING A PROBLEM WITH THE RIGHT REAR SENSOR, AFTER TALKING TO THE NISSAN DEALER WHERE I BOUGHT THE CAR IT WAS DECIDED THAT THE RIGHT REAR ABS SENSOR SHOULD BE REPLACED. THAT WAS DONE BUT IT DID NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM. MORE PHONE CALLS WERE MADE AND THE CONSENSUS WAS THAT THE ABS ACTUATOR (CONTROL UNIT) NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE NISSAN DEALER INDICATED THAT ABS BRAKE SYSTEM PROBLEMS ARE COMMON WITH THIS VEHICLE. A FAILURE OF SUCH A CRITICAL PART IN THE ABS BRAKE SYSTEM WOULD BE VERY DANGEROUS AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS.. THIS WAS AN EXPENSIVE REPAIR AND THE ABS SYSTEM CONTROL UNIT IS SOMETHING THAT SHOULD LAST THE LIFE OF THE VEHICLE. WITH A VEHICLE WITH JUST OVER 50,000 MILES, IT SEEMS LIKE THERE IS A DESIGN OR MANUFACTURING PROBLEM HERE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10393927April 1, 2011
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
2005 NISSAN MAXIMA-HAVING ISSUES WITH THE TRANSMISSION-JERKING AND JUMPING BETWEEN 1ST & 2ND GEAR WHEN STARTING,SLOWING DOWN, AND SHIFTING GEARS. ALSO JERKING WHEN ON CRUISE CONTROL. HESITATION WHEN GOING FROM PARK TO DRIVE, AND FORWARD TO REVERSE. THIS IS MY 3RD MAXIMA SO I'M LOYAL BUT VERY UPSET!!! I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY A FORMER NISSAN MECHANIC THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE 2004 AND 2005'S MAXIMA TRANSMISSION AND NISSAN IS DOING NOTHING TO FIX THE PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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