Nissan Maxima Complaints (2006)

576 consumer complaints on file.

#10395515April 11, 2011
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
MY 2006 NISSAN MAXIMA SE WITH 84,000 MILES ON IT IS HAVING MAJOR AUTO TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS, ESPECIALLY JERKING INTO FIRST GEAR WHEN SLOWING DOWN, OR STARTING TO GO. I TOOK IT TO A TRANSMISSION SPECIALIST. NOTHING SHOWS UP ON THE COMPUTER SCANS, INDICATING THE TRANSMISSION HAS TO BE REPLACED OR REBUILT. LOOKING ONLINE, THIS APPEARS TO BE A PROBLEM EXPERIENCED BY MANY OTHER PEOPLE, INCLUDING OTHER MODEL YEARS USING THE SAME TRANSMISSION. THE COST TO REPAIR IS APPROX $3000.00, AND APPEARS TO BE A MANUFACTURING DEFECT, GENERALLY BECOMING OBVIOUS AT ABOUT 65,000 MILES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10396208April 9, 2011
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I BOUGHT THIS CAR TWO MONTHS AGO AND HAVE BEEN HAPPY WITH IT UNTIL NOW. WHEN I HAVE TO BACK THE CAR UP IN REVERSE AND THEN SWITCH INTO DRIVE IT KICKS VERY HARD. IT STARTED EARLIER THIS WEEK AND HAS BEEN DOING IT EVER SINCE. THE FIRST TIME, IT KICKED SO HARD THAT I THOUGHT I HAD HIT SOMETHING, AND MY PASSENGERS WERE THROWN FORWARD SO HARD THAT THE SEAT BELTS TOOK THEIR BREATH OUT OF THEM. LATER THAT SAME DAY I HAD TROUBLE GETTING THE CAR TO START WHEN I PUT THE KEY IN THE IGNITION NOTHING HAPPENED FOR SEVERAL MINUTES. WHEN I TRIED AGAIN IT STARTED UP, BUT KICKED AGAIN WHEN I SWITCHED FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE.
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
#10393939April 1, 2011
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE FROM A STOP, THERE WAS AN INCREASE IN ENGINE RPMS BUT THE VEHICLE WAS EXTREMELY RESISTANT TO ACCELERATION ATTEMPTS. AFTER A FEW MOMENTS THE VEHICLE JERKED AND SHIFTED INTO GEAR. THE FAILURE INTERMITTENTLY RECURRED WHILE ACCELERATING FROM COMPLETE STOPS. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD INTERMITTENTLY JERK WHILE BRAKING FROM ANY SPEED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP WHERE THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE CONTINUED AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 86,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 87,000. UPDATED 05/04/11 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN SLIPPING THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, AND THE TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS FLUSHED. UPDATED 11/04/11
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10394730March 31, 2011
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
IN JUNE OF 2010 WE STARTED TO NOTICE CONDENSATION BUILDING UP IN THE LEFT DRIVER SIDE HEADLIGHT. IT GOT PROGRESSIVELY WORSE BUT THE LEESBURG FL NISSAN SERVICE DEPARTMENT SAID TO IGNORE IT SINCE IT WAS VERY EXPENSIVE ($1200) TO REPLACE THE UNIT. THEN IN FEB OF 2011 WE NOTICED THAT THE XENON BULB IN THAT FIXTURE HAD BLOWN OUT. WE DON'T DO TOO MUCH NIGHT DRIVING SO WE DON'T KNOW EXACTLY WHEN IT BLEW, BUT IT SEEMS THE EXCESSIVE CONDENSATION CONTRIBUTED TO THE BULB'S FAILURE. ASIDE FROM THE EXPENSE OF REPLACING THE BULB AND FIXTURE, THE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY CONDENSATION PROBLEM SEEMS A SAFETY ISSUE (AND A MANUFACTURER DEFECT) BECAUSE OF REDUCED VISIBILITY AND THE PROSPECT OF THE XENON BULB FAILING PREMATURELY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10393909March 31, 2011
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
2006 NISSAN MAXIMA 3.5SL SLAMS INTO GEAR IT IS LOUD AND SCARY AND IS THE CAR JERKING OCCURS WHEN DRIVING FORWARD ON A STRAIGHT AWAY AND WHEN YOU PUT IT DRIVE OR REVERSE. HAD TO HAVE MOTOR MOUNTS PUT ON CAR BECAUSE OF THE HARD SLAMMING, DEALER CHANGE TRANSMISSION FLUID STILL KNOW CHANGE, I THOUGHT IT WAS THE TRANSMISSION NEVER SHOWED UP ON THE DIAGNOSTIC CHECK DID KEEP THE PARTS WHEN MOTOR MOUNTS WERE CHANGED OUT, BUT I THINK THEY ARE BROKEN AGAIN BECAUSE THE ENGINE SHIFTS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10393668March 29, 2011
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION. I JUST PURCHASED A 2006 MAXIMA. IT WILL SHIFT VERY HARD FROM FIRST TO SECOND. IT IS JERKING, THRUSTING FORWARD AND THERE IS A MAJOR DELAY WHEN YOU SWITCH FROM DRIVE TO REVERSE. IT IS KNOCKING WHEN SHIFTING FROM PARK TO DRIVE. IT DOES THIS WHEN THE TRANSMISSION WARMS UP A BIT. WHEN DOWNSHIFTING TO 2-1, IT SMACKED REAL HARD AT A LIGHT. I WAS IN THE CAR WITH MY FAMILY. THIS IS NOT GOOD. IT WOULD APPEAR THAT NISSAN TRIED TO DEVELOP A TRANMISSION THAT COULD THINK FOR YOU. IT IS CURRENTLY BACK AT THE DEALERSHIP AWAITING TESTING. PLEASE RECALL THOSE TRANSMISSIONS NOW BEFORE THESE UNITS GET TOO OLD.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10393102March 28, 2011
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO DECELERATE, THE TRANSMISSION EXHIBITED A HARD DOWNSHIFT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL TRANSMISSION REPAIR SHOP WHERE A DIAGNOSIS WAS PERFORMED BUT NO FAILURE CODES WERE PRODUCED. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION FLUID, WHICH DID NOT CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE PERSISTED AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 96,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 110,000. UPDATED 06/16/11*LJ UPDATED 06/27/11
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10393132March 28, 2011
TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM, EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
2006 NISSAN MAXIMA 3.5 SE. ABS ACTUATOR FAILURE, TBS, ABS, BRAKE LIGHTS ON. NO OTHER DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE HAS EVER OCCURRED. REPLACEMENT PART PRICE EXHORBANT, UNREALISTIC. THIS PART SHOULD BE RECALLED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10393121March 28, 2011
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN SHIFTING INTO DRIVE, THE ENGINE EXHIBITED AN ABNORMAL INCREASE IN RPMS. THE VEHICLE THEN RAPIDLY ACCELERATED AT FULL FORCE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS A SPORADIC OCCURRENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT YET CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 86,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 87,830.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10392802March 24, 2011
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
2006 NISSAN MAXIMA WITH 90K MILES. TRANSMISSION SLIPPING WHEN GOING FROM NEUTRAL TO DRIVE, WHEN SLOWING DOWN AND SUBSEQUENTLY ACCELERATING AND OCCASIONALLY WITHOUT ANY RATIONALE- SIMPLY PAUSES, THEN JERKS INTO GEAR- OFTEN WHEN IN AN INTERSECTION. IT TYPICALLY IT HAPPENS WHEN THE ENGINE IS WARMER THAN NOT. A TRANSMISSION SERVICE AND FLUSH HAS BEEN DONE BY DEALER- AND THEY 'SAID' THEY COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG. HOWEVER, IT CONTINUES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10392351March 21, 2011
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE VEHICLE WAS EXPERIENCING RECURRING TRANSMISSION FAILURES IN WHICH IT WOULD JERK WHEN SHIFTED INTO REVERSE AS WELL AS HESITATE WHILE ACCELERATING. THE HESITATIONS WOULD OCCUR WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS SHIFTING FROM FIRST TO SECOND GEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE TRANSMISSION WAS FLUSHED. APPROXIMATELY ONE MONTH LATER, THE FAILURE BEGAN TO RECUR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 72,667.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10390359March 16, 2011
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC
I HAVE A 2006 NISSAN MAXIMA - THE ABS SYSTEM HAS FAILED, NISSAN IS CLAIMING A $2000 REPAIR. I HAVE KNOWN AND READ OF SEVERAL DOZEN OTHER OWNERS WITH THE SAME YEAR AND MODEL HAVING THIS PROBLEM. THIS IS A MANUFACTURER FAILURE AND NEEDS TO BE RECALLED AND REPAIRED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10390450March 16, 2011
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
I GUESS THERE HAVE TO BE AN ACCIDENT OR SOMEBODY GETS KILLED BEFORE YOU (NISSAN) WILL TAKE SOME ACTION. IT SADDENS ME TO KNOW THAT THE CAR MANUFACTURES DON'T CARE ABOUT THE CITIZENS THAT ARE PURCHASING THERE VEHICLES. SAD SITUATION!!!!!! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10390329March 15, 2011
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
HAD MY CAR PUT ON A DIAGNOSTICS MACHINE TO FIND OUT WHY MY ABS, SLIP, ENGINE & BRAKE LIGHT WAS ON. AFTER THE RESULTS CAME BACK HERE AGAIN IS THERE ANOTHER TECHNICAL BULLETIN PUT OUT BY NISSAN FOR MY VEHICLE. MY VEHICLE IS MAKING GRINDING SOUNDS AND TRIGGERS THE ABS BRAKING SYSTEM TO MALFUNCTION. THE BRAKES WILL SUDDENLY PULSATE WHEN ENGAGED. I WAS TOLD THIS IS HAPPENING BECAUSE: DUE TO CORROSION ENTERING THE REAR TIRES. I WAS ALSO INFORMED THAT NISSAN HAS A KNOWN FAILURE OF THE ABS FOR THIS MODEL VEHICLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10390098March 14, 2011
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2006 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN SLIPPING AND RANDOMLY SHIFTING GEARS. IN ADDITION, WHEN DECELERATING THE TRANSMISSION WOULD CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO JERK AND SHIFT EXTREMELY HARD. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 99,067.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10390141March 14, 2011
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
THE WEEP HOLE IN MY REAR AXLE HUB BECAME PLUGGED AND CAUSED A FAILURE OF THE ABS SYSTEM. THE REAR SENSORS HAD TO BE REPLACED ($900). I WAS LUCKY? I SOMEHOW AVOIDED THE FAILURE OF THE MAIN SENSOR ($2,500). THE NISSAN SERVICE TECHNICIAN SAID THERE IS NO MAINTENANCE TO PREVENT THIS AND ACKNOWLEDGED IT AS A DESIGN FLAW. THIS IS A SAFETY AND COST ISSUE. IT IS WELL KNOWN. THE BULLETIN BOARDS ARE RIFE WITH PEOPLE WHO DISCONNECT THEIR ABS BECAUSE THEY CAN'T OR WON'T PAY THE HUGE REPAIR BILLS. THERE IS EVEN A RECOMMENDED PROCEDURE FOR PREVENTING A RECURRENCE AFTER THE REPAIR ON THE INTERNET. WHY ISN'T THERE A RECALL TO GET IT RETROFITTED BEFORE THE SYSTEM FAILS? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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