Nissan Maxima Complaints

6,958 consumer complaints on file.

#10343602July 16, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN MAXIMA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO ABNORMALLY JERK BEFORE STALLING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO HER PLACE OF RESIDENCE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE THE NEXT DAY AND TOOK IT TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE DEALER REPLACED THE MOTOR MOUNTS BUT DID NOT CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A DIFFERENT DEALER WHERE A TRANSMISSION FLUSH WAS PERFORMED. THE DEALER ALSO ADVISED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BUT WOULD NOT PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE. THE TRANSMISSION WAS NOT REPLACED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 74,323.
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10343648July 16, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD JERK INTO FIRST GEAR WHEN BRAKING TO A FULL STOP AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR FACILITY WHERE THE TRANSMISSION WAS REBUILT. THE VEHICLE OPERATED AS NORMAL FOR APPROXIMATELY ONE YEAR FOLLOWING THE REPAIR. THE FAILURE RECURRED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A TRANSMISSION SPECIALIST WHERE THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE FAILURE PERSISTED. NEITHER THE DEALER OR THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN CONTACTED IN REGARDS TO THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 105,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 119,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10343664July 16, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION IN 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA JERKS ABRUPTLY WHEN GOING FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEAR. THIS STARTED AT APPROXIMATELY 60K MILES. AT THAT TIME, IT WAS JUST ASSUMED TO BE A RANDOM EVENT. HOWEVER, AT APPROXIMATELY 75K MILES, THE JERKING BECAME MORE AND MORE CONSISTENT, ALMOST CAUSING AN ACCIDENT DUE TO THE JERKING HAPPENING IN A RANDOM NATURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A NISSAN DEALERSHIP AND THEY RECOMMENDED A "TRANSMISSION FLUSH" BE PERFORMED EVERY 18 - 24 MONTHS. I GOT THE FLUSH DONE AND IT SEEMED TO WORK FOR ABOUT 2 MONTHS, THEN STARTED AGAIN. AT THAT POINT, I TOOK THE CAR TO A DIFFERENT DEALERSHIP THAT RECOMMENDED A "TRANSMISSION FLUSH" BECAUSE THE FLUID SEEMED A LITTLE DARK. I THEN INFORMED THEM THAT THE FLUSH HAD BEEN PERFORMED 6 MONTHS PRIOR AT ANOTHER DEALERSHIP. THE RESPONSE WAS, "YOU SHOULD HAVE IT REPLACED SOONER RATHER THAN LATER..." AN ENGINE DIAGS CHECK TURNED UP, YOU GUESSED IT, NO PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION. THIS SEEMS TO BE A RECURRING THEME OF MANY OWNERS WHO EXPLAIN VERY SIMILAR ISSUES WITH THEIR MAXIMAS. *TR
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10343387July 15, 2010
POWER TRAIN
I PURCHASE A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA AND NOW THE TRANSMISSION JERKS WHICH CAUSE THE CAR TO ACCELERATE FROM GEAR TO GEAR. I HAVE SPOKEN TO NISSAN ABOUT THIS AND THEY ARE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM BUT WILL NOT FIX IT. AFTER READING MORE THAN A HUNDRED COMPLAINTS THIS IS HAPPENING ON A REGULAR BASIS WITH MODELS FROM 2004 TO 2006 AND I THINK NISSAN NEEDS TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THERE PRODUCT AND RECALL THE YEAR MODELS THAT AFFECTED BY THERE FAULTY TRANSMISSION SYSTEM. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS AND HOLD NISSAN ACCOUNTABLE FOR THERE CARS. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10343405July 15, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN MAXIMA. WHILE DRIVING AT A SPEED OF 55 MPH OR LESS, THE VEHICLE WOULD JERK EXCESSIVELY BEFORE SHIFTING INTO GEAR. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE TRANSMISSION VALVE AND MOTOR MOUNTS WERE DEFECTIVE AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER ADVISED HAVING A DIAGNOSTIC TEST PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE BEFORE PROCEEDING WITH REPAIRS, AT THE CONTACT'S EXPENSE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 58,300.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10343094July 14, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
2003 MAXIMA SHUTS OFF WHEN STARTING IT, BACK TO BACK. CAR HAS LESS THAN 80K MILES. MECHANIC SAID IT IS THE CAM SHAFT SENSOR POSITION & THIS CAR IS HORRIBLE. THIS IS A LIFE THREATENING ISSUE AND MUST BE FIXED BY NISSAN ONLY. IT WAS THEIR ERROR. I HAVE FILED A COMPLAINT AGAINST NISSAN AS WELL. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10343107July 14, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION SHIFT DELAY FROM PARK TO DRIVE OR REVERSE, TRANSMISSION SLIP DURING ACCELERATION AS IF IN NEUTRAL THEN CATCHES AND JERKS. *TR
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10343130July 14, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED WHEN BRAKING OR ACCELERATING FROM A COMPLETE STOP, THE VEHICLE WOULD JERK VIOLENTLY. THE DEALER ADVISED THE TRANSMISSION WAS NOT DEFECTIVE AND PERFORMED A TRANSMISSION FLUSH. THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THERE WERE NO FURTHER REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 121,000.
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10343368July 14, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
HAD A THROTTLE BODY CLEANING DONE ON MY CAR AND AS SOON AS I LEFT THE MECHANIC SHOP MY ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I HAVE SINCE HAD TO REPLACE THE THROTTLE BODY AND STILL MY CAR WILL NOT RELEARN (AND THAT WAS DONE AT A NISSAN DEALER), NOW THEY SAY I NEED A NEW COMPUTER. I HAVE ALSO LOST 75 MILES A TANK IN GASOLINE SINE THE FUEL SYSTEM CLEANER. THE SHOP WILL NOT TAKE RESPONSIBILITY, NISSAN WILL NOT TAKE RESPONSIBILITY, AND THE 3 STEP FUEL SYSTEM CLEANER MANUFACTURER WILL NOT TAKE RESPONSIBILITY. IN FACT, THEY ALL BLAME EACHOTHER AND STILL MY CAR IS NOT FIXED, IM -75 MILES A TANK, IDLE IS HIGH, IDLE'S HIGH WHEN I PUSH THE BRAKE PEDAL, ENGINE LIGHT WONT GO OFF AND STILL WONT RE-LEARN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10342855July 13, 2010
SEAT BELTS
MY 10 YEAR OLD CHILD WAS SITTING IN THE REAR SEAT DRIVERS SIDE AND WAS STRAPPED USING THE SEAT BELT. THE SEAT BELT ZAPPED AND TIGHTENED SUDDENLY. THE SEAT BELT LOCKED ITSELF AROUND MY CHILD'S NECK AND IT WAS TOO TIGHT TO RELEASE HER. I WAS NOT ABLE TO LOOSEN THE BELT AND THEREFORE HAD TO CUT THE BELT ITSELF. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10342854July 13, 2010
SEAT BELTS
MY 10 YEAR OLD CHILD WAS SITTING IN THE REAR SEAT DRIVERS SIDE AND WAS STRAPPED USING THE SEAT BELT. THE SEAT BELT ZAPPED AND TIGHTENED SUDDENLY. THE SEAT BELT LOCKED ITSELF AROUND MY CHILD'S NECK AND IT WAS TOO TIGHT TO RELEASE HER. THIS HAPPENED ON THE INTERSTATE. I WAS NOT ABLE TO LOOSEN THE BELT AND THEREFORE HAD TO CUT THE BELT ITSELF. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10342895July 13, 2010
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
PURCHASE CAR IN 4/2009, TOOK CAR INTO DEALER FOR AIR BAG LIGHT ON 12/30/09 AGAIN 1/18/10, 6/7/2010, AND 7/8/10 FOR AIR THE BAG LIGHT THAT COMES ON WHEN MY 150LB DAUGHTER SIT IN THE PASSENGER'S SEAT, AND THE LIGHT IS CONSTANTLY ON TELLING ME THE AIRBAG IS OFF. SHE IS 26 YEARS OLD, AND SHE HAS TO SIT IN THE BACK. I HAD TO TAKE IT BACK TO THE DEALER 4 TIMES. TWO TIMES WAS TO SHOW THEM WITH THE PASSENGER IN THE SEAT THAT THE LIGHT WAS ON SIGNALING THAT THE AIRBAG IS OFF. THE MANAGER HAD MY GRAND'S GET IN AND OUT. YEAR AND MONTHS. THERE WERE RECALLS FOR THE 2008 ALTIMA, WHY CAN I HAVE THE SAME PROBLEMS. IT'S A RECALL AND THEY DON'T WANT ACKNOWLEDGED IT NOW. I WENT ONLINE LOOKING FOR OTHER PEOPLE AND THERE ARE SOME PEOPLE EXPERIENCE THE SAME THING. THE NISSAN FORUM SAID THEY TOLD HIM THE SAME THING, AND THIS PERSON COMPLAIN ABOUT HIS WIFE SITTING IN THE PASSENGER SEAT THE SAME THING WITH THERE 2009 NISSAN. THIS IS MY 4TH NISSAN, MY SECOND FROM THE SAME DEALER. THEY TOOK MY CAR AND GAVE ME A FREE RENTAL, MY DAUGHTER GOT IN AND THE SAME THING HAPPEN IN THE 2010 AS SOON AS SHE SAT IN. I HAD HER GET OUT, OVER AND OVER AGAIN. FIX THE SEAT BELT. THEY CALLED ME AND TOLD ME THAT THEY WERE NOT FIXING IT. IT IS MY DAUGHTER. I SAID FOR 1 YEAR IN A HALF SHE DIDN'T SIT RIGHT IN THAT SEAT. I TOOK MY CAR TO THE DEALER 2 TIMES FOR THEM TO WITNESS MY DAUGHTER IN THE SEAT. ONE TIME WAS THE SERVICE MANAGER; HE SAW THE LIGHT ON WITH HER IN THE SEAT. I CALL THE HEADQUARTER TO FILE A COMPLAINT, THEY CALLED BACK AND SAID THAT IT IS MY DAUGHTER. THIS LIGHT CAME ON FOR MY HUSBAND, ME, BUT MORE SO MY DAUGHTER WHO WEIGHTS 156 LBS 5'6'. I GUESS ENOUGH PEOPLE HAVE NOT CALLED, THEY ARE ON THE INTERNET COMPLAINING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10342573July 12, 2010
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
DRIVERS DOOR LOCK DOES NOT LOCK/UN-LOCK WITH REMOTE ALL THE TIME. MUST USE KEY TO UNLOCK. ONLY NOTICE PROBLEM WITH DRIVERS DOOR LOCK AT THIS TIME. THIS FAILURE HAPPENS 75% OF THE TIME I UNLOCK MY VEHICLE. IT APPEARS TO ALWAYS LOCK, BUT I DO NOT DOUBLE CHECK THE LOCKING SIDE. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10342664July 12, 2010
POWER TRAIN
2004 NISSAN MAXIMA TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS, 3000 OVER MY WARRANTY. NISSAN NEEDS TO WON UP TO THESE TRANNY PROBLEMS IN THESE $30,000 VEHICLES. I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE HAVING THIS PROBLEM. PLEASE SEE CONSUMERAFAIRS.COM. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10342767July 12, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. WHILE TRAVELING 0 TO 5 MPH THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE AND THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD AND HESITATED TO ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHERE THE ENGINE MOUNT WAS REPLACED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE LOCAL MECHANIC WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT SERVICED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 85000.
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10342408July 10, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I WAS DRIVING MY 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA WITH 60,000 MILES WITH MY WIFE AND I IN THE CAR. I WAS GETTING ON THE INTERSTATE USING THE RAMP AND ONCE I MERGED INTO TRAFFIC THE CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. I HAD TO JUMP OFF OF THE ROAD BECAUSE A TRACTOR TRAILER WAS APPROACHING AND NEARLY RAN OVER ME. I HAD TO DRIVE OFF INTO THE GRASS TO KEEP FROM GETTING HIT FROM BEHIND. PROBLEM IS THAT THE TRANSMISSION IS STUCK IN 5TH GEAR. THIS WOULD NOT ALLOW ME TO ACCELERATE IN TRAFFIC. I AM THANKFUL THAT WE WERE NOT KILLED BY THE ONCOMING TRAFFIC...... THIS PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED AND NISSAN SAYS THEY HAVE NO RECORDS OF TRANSMISSION PROBLEM SIMILAR TO THIS WITH 2004 MAXIMA'S. THIS IS NOT TRUE. I HAVE RESEARCHED THE INTERNET AND THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINT JUST LIKE MINE. LUCKILY I WAS NOT INJURED. IS THAT WHAT IT WILL TAKE FOR NISSAN TO ADMIT THERE IS A PROBLEM? HOW CAN I GET THIS RESOLVED??? *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10342453July 10, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I JUST BOUGHT A NISSAN MAXIMA 2006 IT IS A REALLY NICE CAR, BUT I DID START NOTICING THAT THE SHIFTING OF GEARS SPECIALLY FROM 1ST TO 2ND AND 2ND TO 3RD JERKS, IT'S BEING LIKE THAT LATELY, TODAY WHEN ENTERING A BUSY STREET WITH MY FAMILY IN THE CAR, THE TRANSMISSION SLEEPS AND DID NOT MOVE , A TRUCK ALMOST HIT THE CAR, WE STAY PARKED ON THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD FOR 2 OR 3 SECONDS UNTIL THE CAR MOVE AGAIN, BUT THOSE 2 OR 3 SECONDS CAN COST MY HOLD FAMILY LIVES. I DID START SEARCHING FOR THIS CAR DEFECTS AND IT LOOKS LIKE A VERY COMMON ISSUE, A DEFECT FROM THE FACTORY AND NISSAN AND THE GOVERNMENT DON'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. SHAME ON NISSAN AND THE RESPONSIBLE PARTY FOR MAKING THIS BIG COMPANIES TO SALE SAFE AND GOOD QUALITY PRODUCTS, AND STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCT FREE OF THIS TYPE OF DEFECTS, ACCORDING TO WHAT I DID FIND OUT, IT IS A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM THAT IT MAY COST THOUSANDS, AND THE FACTORY KNOWING ABOUT IT, DON'T LIFT A FINGER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10342191July 9, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
THE 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA HAS A KNOWN ISSUE AND IT'S NOT JUST ME, IF YOU GOOGLE FOR MAXIMA ABS ISSUE, EVERY ONE HAS BEEN COMPLAINING ABOUT THIS. APPARENTLY, THE HOLE NEAR THE RIGHT ABS SENSOR IS TOO SMALL FOR THE DUST PARTICLES TO ESCAPE WHICH CLOGS THE ABS AND SHORT CIRCUITS THE ABS MODULE. I LIVE IN NEW YORK STATE WHERE IT SNOWS HEAVILY SOMETIMES IN WINTERS. MY ABS MODULE BLEW UP BECAUSE OF THIS ISSUE. PEOPLE I HAVE SPOKEN TO HAVE HAD SAME EXACT ISSUE. IT'S AMAZING HOW NISSAN HAS NOT RECALLED THESE VEHICLES FOR THIS PROBLEM. ABS SYSTEM NOT WORKING IS A SAFETY ISSUE. I DON;'T SEE HOW THEY CAN IGNORE THIS. NOT JUST THAT, THIS SORT OF BECOMES A SCAM SINCE THEY ARE AWARE OF THIS ISSUE AND STILL NOT RECALLING IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10341974July 8, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
2004 NISSAN MAXIMA, I TO HAVE PROBLEMS WITH 5 SPEED AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. WHEN WARMED UP, I HAVE SHIFT SHOCK GOING FROM 1 - 2 & 2 - 1, SLIPPING FROM 2 - 3. WENT TO DEALER FOR DRAIN & FILL, HE SAYS IT IS COMMON WITH MY MODEL, THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE VALVES IN THE VALVEBODY. HE SAID HE WOULD CHANGE THE VALVE BODY FOR $1500, AND THAT IT HASN'T BEEN RE-CALLED BECAUSE IT WOULD COST NISSAN TO MUCH. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10342033July 8, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
IT IS A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA SL. THE TRANSMISSION STARTED HEAVILY JERKING AT 98K MILES. THE JERKING WAS SO MUCH THAT IT COULD POSSIBLY CAUSE INJURY. THE CAR WAS RELIGIOUSLY MAINTAINED. IT NEEDS A NEW TRANSMISSION WHICH WILL CODY $3000 TO FIX. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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