Nissan Maxima Complaints

6,958 consumer complaints on file.

#10357214September 23, 2010
TIRES
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA WITH B.F. GOODRICH TIRES, SIZE 225/55/R17, DOT #VE00AE111109. WHILE TRAVELING 60 MPH THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIRE SUDDENLY EXPLODED CAUSING THE CONTACT TO CRASH INTO THE MEDIAN AND ROLLOVER. THE CONTACT INJURED HER RIBS, BACK , AND FINGERS DURING THE CRASH. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE TIRE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS. UPDATED 12/23/10*LJ THE PASSENGER WAS ALSO INJURED. UPDATED 04/04/11
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#10357273September 23, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I WAS DRIVING IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC. I WAS AT A STOP. AS TRAFFIC BEGAN TO MOVE AGAIN MY CAR JERKED AND SPED UP FAST COULD NOT STOP WITH BREAKS HIT CAR IN FRONT OF ME. MY CAR JERKS EVERY TIME TRANSMISSION GETS HOT. NOTIFIED NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIRS, WAS TOLD THAT THERE WERE NOT ENOUGH COMPLAINTS TO SAY THAT SOMETHING WAS WRONG WITH THE TRANSMISSION IN THE 2006 MAXIMAS. SO NOTHING WAS DONE. I'VE TAKEN MY CAR TO 2 DIFFERENT TRANSMISSION SHOPS THEY SAY THAT EVERY MAXIMA 2006 THEY LOOKED AT IS HAVING SAME PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10357067September 22, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
VEHICLE DIES WHILE IN OPERATION AND TRAVELING TO WORK. IT HAPPENS THREE TO FOUR TIME WHEN DRIVING IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10356981September 22, 2010
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OVER THE VEHICLE AND WENT AIRBORNE AND CRASHED INTO A DITCH, DESTROYING THE VEHICLE. DURING THE CRASH ONLY THE PASSENGER SIDE CURTAIN AIRBAG DEPLOYED. THE CONTACT STATED NONE OF THE FRONTAL AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE CONTACT SUFFERED INJURIES TO THE HEAD AND SHOULDER. THE CONTACT STATED IF THE AIR BAG DEPLOYED THE HEAD INJURY COULD HAVE BEEN AVOIDED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 108,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10356652September 20, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH. THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL INCREASE IN ENGINE RPMS AND THE YET THE VEHICLE WOULD MOMENTARILY HESITATE BEFORE JERKING INTO GEAR AND ACCELERATING FURTHER. THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS REPLACED. THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO RECUR INTERMITTENTLY AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED BY THE TECHNICIAN THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED REPLACING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 76,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10356686September 20, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 MAXIMA SE. IN LATE AUGUST 2010, THE ABS BRAKES ACTIVATED WITHOUT WARNING. WE IMMEDIATELY STOPPED DRIVING IT AND BROUGHT IT TO A GARAGE FOR REPAIR. THEY CLEANED OFF A BIT OF RUST FROM THE REAR WHEEL HUBS. IT SEEMED TO HELP BUT THE ABS STILL WENT ON DURING NORMAL SUMMER BREAKING CONDITIONS. THE GARAGE SAW A BULLETIN FROM NISSAN REGARDING THE PROBLEM AND TOLD US THAT ADDITIONAL REPAIRS NEEDED TO BE DONE BY THE NISSAN DEALER. WE BROUGHT IT TO A NISSAN DEALER. THEY INSPECTED THE CAR AND TOLD US THAT REPAIRS WOULD BE AROUND $800 TO REPLACE THE SENSORS AND IF THAT DID NOT WORK, THE ANTILOCK ACTUATOR WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED, WHICH WOULD COST ABOUT $1500-2000. THE CAR HAS ABOUT 60,885 MILES ON THE CAR. WE ALSO OWN ANOTHER MAXIMA. IT IS A 1998 MAXIMA WITH OVER 160,000 MILES. ON THAT OLDER MAXIMA, WE HAVE NEVER HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE ANTILOCK BRAKES. WE CONTACTED NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIRS AND THEY TOLD US THAT THIS NORMAL AND THEY WOULD NOT PAY FOR THE REPAIRS SINCE THE CAR WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10356291September 18, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, STEERING
MY 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA STARTED HAVING SHIFTING PROBLEMS WHEN SLOWING. I WOULD BE COMING TO A STOP SIGN AND THE TRANSMISSION WOULDN'T JUMP OUT OF GEAR AND THE CAR WOULD FREE ROLL. ONCE STOPPED THE CAR WOULD JERK AND TRY TO TAKE OFF WHILE FOOT ON BRAKE. NOW THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTS VERY HARD TO THE POINT TO FEELS LIKE IM IN AN ACCIDENT OR THE ENGINE IS COMING THROUGH THE HOOD. WHEN I ACCELERATE ONTO FREEWAY FROM RAMP IM SCARED THAT I MAY GET REAR ENDED BECAUSE THE CAR JUST WONT ACCELERATE PROPERLY TO GET INTO LANE SAFE. THIS OCCURS EVERYDAY PARTICULARLY WHEN CAR WARMS UP AND I THEN BEGIN TO SMELL ELECTRIC BURN OR OIL BURN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10356084September 17, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE SHIFTED FIRST TO SECOND GEAR WITH AN ABNORMALLY VIOLENT JERK. THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO RECUR INTERMITTENTLY WHILE SHIFTING FROM FIRST AND SECOND GEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS FLUSHED. THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO RECUR INTERMITTENTLY AND THE SERVICE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THEY WERE IN THE PROCESS OF DIAGNOSING THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 79,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 85,000. UPDATED 12/21/10. *LJ UPDATED 12/29/10*JB UPDATED 01/06/11 *BF UPDATED 01/14/11 *BF THE CONSUMER WANTED TO KNOW IF THE INFORMATION SHE FAXED WAS RECEIVED. UPDATED 01/24/11 UPDATED 04/20/11
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10356087September 17, 2010
TIRES, TIRES:SIDEWALL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 NISSAN MAXIMA EQUIPPED WITH BRIDGESTONE TURANZA TIRES, LINE SIZE P215/55/R17. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WERE CRACKS IN THE SIDEWALL OF ALL FOUR TIRES. THE TIRE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE TIRES WERE NOT REPLACED.THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 67,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 68,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10356104September 17, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN MAXIMA .THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 15 MPH WHEN HE NOTICED A HESITATION AND A VIOLATE JERK WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOUR TIMES WITH CONCERNS OF THE FAILURE BUT THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE OR LOCATE A FAILURE WITHIN THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 91,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10356157September 17, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE DRIVING THE CAR DOES A HARD JERK WHEN I AM ON A RESIDENTIAL STREET. WHETHER DRIVING TO 40MPH OR DRIVING THROUGH A LIGHT, MY 2005 MAXIMA, DOES A HARD JERK LIKE ITS SHIFTING GEARS. THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM IN THE CAR BUT I WAS EVEN MORE UPSET ABOUT THE JERKING MY SON IS RECEIVING IN THE BACK SEAT, WAKING HIM UP WHEN HE IS SLEEP. I HAVE GOTTEN THE CAR LOOKED AT BY MANY MECHANICS AND DEALERSHIPS, THEY ARE SAYING THE TRANSMISSION IS GOING BAD. I BELIEVE THE CAR IS TOO NEW FOR MAJOR WORK TO BE HAPPENING LIKE THIS. $2,000- $4,000 OF WORK ON A CAR THAT LOOKS LIKE NEW AND IS STILL ONLY 5 YEARS OLD IS CRAZY. I LOOKED ONLINE AND AM SEEING MANY PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEMS. HARD JERKING, SLOW TO ACCELERATE IN SLOW AREAS, PROBLEM HAPPENING ONE DAY AND MAY NOT BE A PROBLEM THE NEXT. THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS PROBLEM, I FELT LIKE AN ACCIDENT ALMOST OCCURRED WITH MY CAR DOING THE JERKS ON THE STREET. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS FOR THE FAMILIES SAKE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10355878September 16, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
2004 NISSAN MAXIMA WITH MANUAL TRANSMISSION. WITHOUT WARNING, PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR AND STAYS THERE CAUSING A SERIOUS TRAFFIC HAZARD. NISSAN SAYS NOTHING WRONG WITH IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10355920September 16, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I RECENTLY PURCHASED A USED 2006 NISSAN MAXIMA WITH 78K MILES. CAR HAS BEEN BEAUTIFULLY MAINTAINED BUT ALMOST IMMEDIATELY BEGAN NOTICING HARD SHIFTING FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEAR AND 2ND TO 3RD AND EVEN SIGNIFICANT JERKING WHEN DOWNSHIFTING. TRANNY SLIPS AS ENGINE RPM'S REV AS WELL. THIS CAR IS A SAFETY HAZARD AS IT CAN NOT BE COUNTED ON TO DELIVER POWER OR SPEED TO THE WHEELS WHEN NEEDED AND WILL DEFINITELY BE A SAFETY HAZARD WHEN IN WET OR ICY CONDITIONS DUE TO TRANSMISSION ISSUES. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS ISSUE AND DISCOVERED MANY OTHER OWNERS ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME ISSUE. I FIND IT HARD TO BELIEVE THAT THERE HAS BEEN NO RECALL BY NISSAN AS THIS IS MOST CERTAINLY A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE THAT WILL EVENTUALLY CLAIM INNOCENT LIVES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10355962September 16, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. WHEN THE GEARS SHIFTED FROM SECOND TO THIRD, THE TRANSMISSION LOST POWER, SHOOK, AND ACCELERATED RAPIDLY. IN 2009 THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR THE FAILURE. THE DEALER REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION FLUID, THE CAM-SHAFT SENSOR, BUT THE FAILURE WASN'T CORRECTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHO ADVISED THAT THE TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WASN'T REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WILL BE CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 89,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 102,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10355806September 15, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I HAVE AN 04 MAXIMA SE WITH 149,000 MILES. I HAVE BEEN HAVING TROUBLE WITH MY TRANSMISSION SHIFTING REALLY HARD AND SOMETIMES WHEN I PULL OUT OF THE DRIVE OR SLOW DOWN AND MAKE A TURN, WHEN I START TO ACCELERATE IT WILL NOT GO. I HAVE HAD IT LOOKED AT AND NISSAN IS TELLING ME THAT THE CONTROL VALVE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED, WHICH THE PART ALONE IS $1100. I HAVE FOUND ONLINE THAT THIS IS AN ISSUE FROM THOUSANDS OF OWNERS AND NISSAN WILL NOT DO ANYTHING TO HELP. I WOULD SAY IT DOES IT 30% OF THE TIME. ALSO I HAVE READ THAT OTHER OWNERS ARE FINDING EVENTUALLY THE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION HAS TO BE REPLACED, SO WHAT DO WE DO IN THE MEANTIME REPLACE THIS PART THEN THE NEXT AND EVENTUALLY THE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION. I DO NOT HAVE THE MONEY TO KEEP THROWING INTO THIS CAR, I THINK IT IS TIME FOR NISSAN TO STEP UP AND FIX THE ISSUE! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10355648September 14, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I RECENTLY PURCHASED A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA WITH JUST OVER 120K MILES AND THE PROBLEM WITH THE TRANNY JERKING IS NO JOKE TODAY MY CAR SHIFTED SO HARD THAT IT LITERALLY JUMPED OVER THE PARKING BLOCK AT MY HOME AS SOON AS I FELT THE CAR MOVE I HIT THE BRAKES BUT THE SHIFT WAS SO FAST IT STILL HOPPED OVER THE BLOCK I HAVE TWO KIDS AND I CAN'T DRIVE MY ONLY CAR BECAUSE EVERY MECHANIC HAS DIFFERENT ANSWERS AND I SPOKE TO A NISSAN TECH AND HE SAID MINE WAS AN ISOLATED ISSUE BUT I'VE BEEN BROWSING WEB AND THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF THE SAME ISSUE WHERE IS THE RECALL IF YOU HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM PLEASE KEEP COMPLAINING CALL YOUR LOCAL NEWS CHANNEL WE HAVE RIGHTS AS CONSUMERS AND ARE BEING HELD BY PUPPET STRINGS I MEAN THE CAR REVS ITSELF ,DIFFERENT RPMS YOU LITERALLY HAVE NO CONTROL ON IT SHIFTING PLEASE HELP! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10355177September 13, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION RACES AND BANGS. STARTED RIGHT AFTER CAR WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. CONTACTED NISSAN. CAR IS A NISSAN MAXIMA 2005 WITH UNDER 60,000 MILES. THE CAR'S TRANSMISSION STARTS TO RACE AND BANG IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC AFTER CAR BANGS A FEW TIMES , ITS HARD TO GET THE CAR MOVING FROM A STOP. WE HAVE BEEN BACK AND FORTH WITH NISSAN AND BECAUSE THE CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY THEY WILL CHARGE US FOR THIS FIX. WE FEEL AS THOUGH THERE IS A DEFECT IN THE TRANSMISSION AND THIS TRANSMISSION SHOULD BE RECALLED. WE ARE GETTING PRICES FOR OUR CAR OUTSIDE OF NISSAN BECAUSE OF THE FRUSTRATION WE HAVE GONE THROUGH WITH THEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10355204September 13, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
VEHICLE HAS DIFFICULTY SHIFTING INTO GEAR. WHEN ACCELERATING THE VEHICLE HESITATES AND THEN JERKS INTO GEAR WITH ALOT OF FORCE. THIS PROBLEM CREATES A SAFETY HAZARD AS THE VEHICLE DOES NOT ACCELERATE AS EXPECTED AND MAY A LEAD TO REAR-END COLLISION. ADDITIONALLY IT CREATES A SAFETY HAZARD WHEN MERGING INTO FASTER MOVING TRAFFIC (I.E. MERGING ONTO THE HIGHWAY). THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED AS A FAULTY VALVE BODY THAT ULTIMATELY LEADS TO THE DETERIORATION OF THE TRANSMISSION AND THE ISSUE HAS BEEN REPORTED BY MANY NISSAN CUSTOMERS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10355235September 13, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA SE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD MAKE AND UNUSUALLY LOUD KNOCKING WHEN THE GEAR WAS PLACED IN PARK OR REVERSE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE WAS DIAGNOSED AT THE TRANSMISSION. THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 83,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 86,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10355287September 13, 2010
AIR BAGS
2009 NISSAN MAXIMA PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG ISSUES. EVERYTIME I SIT IN THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT THE AIR BAG LIGHT COMES ON SAYING THAT IS NOT ON. I WEIGH 145LBS AND HAVE NEVER HAD THIS PROBLEM IN ANY OF OUR OTHER CARS. HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALERSHIP, THEY REPLACED THE SEAT ONCE, IT IS STILL DOING THE SAME THING. IF I CAN'T SIT IN THE PASSENGER SIDE OF MY CAR THAT I'M PAYING $500 A MONTH TO DRIVE, THEN THEY NEED TO TAKE IT BACK. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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