Nissan Maxima Complaints

6,958 consumer complaints on file.

#11016317August 19, 2017
SUSPENSION
BOTH FRONT STRUT ASSEMBLY IS DAMAGED AND CRACKING. RIGHT LOWER CONTROL ARM SEEMS TO NEED REPLACED. SUSPENSION FEELS STIFF AND IS LOUD WHEN GO OVER SMALL BUMPS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11015225August 14, 2017
SUSPENSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN MAXIMA. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH OVER A BUMP IN THE ROAD, THE CONTACT'S HUSBAND HEARD A POP SOUND COMING FROM THE WHEELS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE EXPLODED WITHOUT WARNING AND THE PASSENGER SIDE TIRE WIRES WERE EXPOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE STRUT ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 147,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11014809August 12, 2017
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
BOUGHT CAR ONE YEAR AGO AT 120000 MILES. AFTER 2 MOS, CAR STARTED JUMPING WHILE PRESSING ACCELERATION AND THEN BEGAN TO JUST STOP WHILE I WAS DRIVING. ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON , HAD CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSORS REPLACED. LESS THAN 2 MOS LATER, CAR WAS STARTING TO STALL AGAIN, ACCELERATOR STILL MAKING THE CAR STALL. HAD FUEL SYSTEM CHECKED, WAS FINE. THEN MY ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN, NOW SAYING CAMSHAFT POSITION TIMING NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. MECHANIC TOLD ME THIS IS THE MOST COMMON PROBLEM HE SEES IN NISSAN VEHICLES. SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THE TIMING CHAIN IF THE PROBLEM IS SO COMMON. I RAN INTO A DITCH TWICE AND VERY NEARLY WAS IN AN ACCIDENT WHEN MY CAR CUT OFF WHILE I WAS TURNING AT A BUSY INTERSECTION. I COULDN'T TURN THE WHEEL AND NEARLY CRASHED! THIS HAS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES. I REPORTED THE ISSUE DIRECTLY TO NISSAN BUT SINCE NO ACCIDENT WAS REPORTED I DID NOT RECEIVE ANY HELP OR ADVICE FROM THEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11014705August 11, 2017
ENGINE
CAR "SERVICE ENGINE SOON" IS ON. THE CAR RANDOMLY CUTS OFF IN TRAFFIC AND AS DRIVING. WON'T START UP IMMEDIATELY. VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM. THE ENGINE TO STOPPED RUNNING WITHOUT WARNING DURING VEHICLE OPERATION, WHICH COULD RESULT IN A CRASH.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11014743August 11, 2017
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:ANTI-THEFT:CONTROL MODULE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 NISSAN MAXIMA. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AND STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED BECAUSE THE ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM REGISTERED THE KEY AS FAULTY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT SPOKE TO METRO NISSAN OF REDLANDS (1665 INDUSTRIAL PARK AVE, REDLANDS, CA 92374) WHO STATED THAT THE REPAIR WOULD NOT BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY AND THE ENTIRE ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM WOULD NEED TO BE RE-MAPPED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE CONTACT WOULD HAVE TO PAY OUT OF POCKET FOR THE REPAIR. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 135,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11014282August 10, 2017
STRUCTURE:BODY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD BEGAN TO CRACK. THE LOCAL DEALER (DON DAVIS NISSAN 1320 I-20 FRONTAGE ROAD, ARLINGTON, TX 76018) WAS CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 25,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11013838August 9, 2017
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I WAS AT HOME ASLEEP WHEN A TEXT CAME THROUGH ON MY PHONE. IT WAS A TEXT FROM MY HOME ALARM LETTING ME KNOW THAT THERE WAS SOMETHING GOING ON WITH THE GARAGE. WHEN I WENT TO SEE WHAT WAS GOING ON, THERE WERE BLACK STAINS ON THE WALLS BY THE GARAGE ENTRY DOOR. WHEN I REALIZED WHAT WAS GOING ON,I CALLED 911. I RAN OUT OF THE HOUSE LEAVING MY CAR KEYS AND PURSE ON THE BAR. WHEN I RAN TO THE ALLEY, MY NEIGHBOR AND A POLICE OFFICER TRIED TO PUT THE FIRE OUT THAT CAME OUTSIDE OF THE GARAGE DOOR(GARAGE DOOR WAS STILL CLOSED). WHEN THE FIREFIGHTERS PULLED THE GARAGE DOOR OFF, THE CAR WAS RUNNING WITH THE LIGHTS ON. ONCE THE FIRE WAS COMPLETELY OUT, THE FIREFIGHTERS LOCATED MY CAR KEYS AND PURSE WHERE I LEFT THEM. THE CAR WAS STILL LOCKED BECAUSE I ALWAYS SET THE ALARM WHEN I GET OUT OF IT AND I DID NOT HAVE A REMOTE START. SO HOW DID THE CAR START BY ITSELF AND THE KEYS WERE INSIDE OF THE HOUSE?I LOST MY HOUSE AND CAR IN THE FIRE. HAD CAR SERVICED AT CLAY COOLEY NISSAN IN IRVING, TX APRIL 25,2017 FOR BATTERY DYING,BRAKE LIGHT WAS ON,VDC LIGHT WAS ON, BRAKES WERE MAKING A NOISE, AND WHEN ON BRAKES VIBRATION IN THE STEERING WHEEL. TOTALLY CONFUSED AT THIS POINT NOT KNOWING WHAT HAPPENED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11013960August 9, 2017
POWER TRAIN
BOUGHT THIS CAR FOR MY DAUGHTERS FIRST CAR WHEN SHE TURNED SIXTEEN. SHE DROVE FOR ONE MONTH AND THE TRANSMISSION STARTED JERKING HARD, REVING UP HIGH, AND SLIPPING. SHE SCARED TO DRIVE NOW SO THE MONEY I PAID FOR THIS CAR IS WASTED. I'M A MOTHER OF TWO I DON'T HAVE THE KIND OF MONEY THEY WANT TO REPLACE THIS TRANSMISSION. SHE ONLY NEEDED TO DRIVE HER SIBLING AND HER TO AND FROM SCHOOL A MILE DOWN THE RD BUT THE CAR JERKS ON THE WAY THERE. NOT A VERY DEPENDABLE CAR FOR A NISSAN TOP OF THE LINE MADE VEHICLE. WE HAVE ALWAYS HAD A NISSAN GUESS I NEED TO SWITCH BRANDS SINCE NISSAN DOES NOT WANT TO FIX THE MISTAKE THEY ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11013625August 8, 2017
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 NISSAN MAXIMA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT COASTED THE VEHICLE TO THE SHOULDER AND IT WOULD NOT RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS JUMPSTARTED AND DRIVEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC (AUTO ZONE IN ROCHESTER, MINNESOTA) WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE ALTERNATOR FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, BUT THE VEHICLE STALLED AGAIN. THE FRIEND OF THE INDEPENDENT MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THAT THE BUSHING FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE AND HAD NOT BEEN DRIVEN SINCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 155,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11013324August 7, 2017
VISIBILITY/WIPER
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THE GLARE FROM THE CHROME ON THE SIDE VENTS BY THE PASSENGER AND DRIVER SIDE OF THE DASHBOARD WOULD REFLECT IN THE SIDE VIEW MIRRORS OBSTRUCTING THE VIEW. THE CONTACT STATED THEY HAD ADJUSTED THE MIRROR AND THE SEAT HOWEVER THE FAILURE REMAINED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE NISSAN OF ROUTE 46 DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE VEHICLE'S SIDE VIEW MIRRORS HAD NO DEFECT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT HAD CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER WHO OPENED UP CASE NUMBER: 27931632 HOWEVER, THE CONTACT HAD NOT HEARD ANYTHING THUS FAR. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11012538August 3, 2017
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
THE CAR, WHILE DRIVING, REVERTS BACK TO IDLE RPM AND PRESSING THE GAS PEDAL DOES NOT PROPEL THE CAR. THIS HAPPENED AFTER BEING REPAIRED BY NISSAN. ON ANOTHER OCCASION IT COMPLETELY LOST POWER WHILE DRIVING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11011897August 1, 2017
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
SUNROOF EXPLODED WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11011413July 29, 2017
AIR BAGS, VISIBILITY/WIPER
DASHBOARD IS MELTING CAUSING AN UNSAFE GLARE IN SUNLIGHT. ALSO POTENTIALLY WEAKENING THE PERFORMANCE OF THE PASSENGER FRONT AIRBAG CAUSING AN UNSAFE CONDITION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11010716July 26, 2017
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL FAILED TO TURN LEFT OR RIGHT, WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH. THE POWER STEERING LIGHT ILLUMINATED WHILE THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE COAST THE VEHICLE OUT OF HIGHWAY TRAFFIC. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACTS RESIDENCE. THE FOLLOWING DAY THE STEERING WHEEL RETURNED TO NORMAL FUNCTION. THE CONTACT DROVE THE VEHICLE TO COLONIAL NISSAN STATE OF MASSACHUSETTS PHONE NUMBER: (781-352-008) TO HAVE A DIAGNOSTIC PERFORMED. A DIAGNOSTIC REPORT WAS NOT FINALIZED. THE VIN INFORMATION WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 11,066.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11010533July 25, 2017
POWER TRAIN
I LEFT THE IGNITION ON AND IT RAN THE BATTERY WENT DOWN , WHEN I REALIZED THE BATTERY WAS DEAD WE CHARGED THE BATTERY NEXT DAY I GOT IN TO DRIVE THE CAR THE TRANSMISSION WAS LIKE IN 1ST GEAR OF THE 6 SPEED AUTO TRANSMISSION , I WAS OUT OF STATE AND FOUND A DEALERSHIP IT TOOK THEM A WEEK TO REPLACE IT, BUT THEY DID GIVE ME A RENTAL CAR THE CAR HAD 58,000 THOUSAND MILES ON IT, IT HAS 89,000 NOW , GOT IN THE CAR THIS WEEK TO GO TO A FUNERAL AND MY REMOTE WOULDNT WORK , SO I ACCIDENTLY LEFT THE CAR IN REVERSE , WHEN I GOT OUT OF THE CAR , THE CAR NEVER MOVED WHEN I GOT IN GARAGE I SEEN THE CAR MOVING, I DONT UNDERSTAND WHY THE CAR WASNT MOVING WHEN I GOT OUT OF IT , HIT THE NEIGHBORS HOUSE AND CAUSED A LOT OF DAMAGE TO IT!!
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11010600July 25, 2017
POWER TRAIN
MY TRANSMISSION STARTED SLIPPING A FEW WEEKS AGO AT RIGHT AFTER THE WARRANTY EXPIRED. IT'S
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11005257July 14, 2017
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE JOLTED FORWARD INTERMITTENTLY. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED SHE NOTICED THE FAILURE OCCURRED MORE WHEN THE AIR CONDITIONER WAS ON OR AFTER SHE HAD REVERSED THEN SHIFTED INTO DRIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN UNKNOWN TRANSMISSION SHOP, HOWEVER THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED DUE TO THE DIAGNOSTIC FEES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED OR MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 150,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11005212July 13, 2017
POWER TRAIN
TRANSMISSION IS GONE , CAR ONLY HAS 77000 MILES , NEEDS A NEW TRANSMISSION
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11004887July 12, 2017
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 NISSAN MAXIMA. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WRESTLED WITH THE STEERING WHEEL IN AN EFFORT TO AVOID CRASHING INTO THE ONCOMING BARRIER. LECKNER NISSAN OF ELLICOTT CITY, MARYLAND WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND HELD THE VEHICLE FOR TWO WEEKS. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY COULD DUPLICATE THE FAILURE THE FIRST WEEK. THE DEALER EXAMINED THE STEERING PUMP DURING THE SECOND WEEK AND STATED THAT THE CONTACT WOULD HAVE TO PAY A FEE FOR THE POWER STEERING FLUSH THAT WAS CONDUCTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 12,961.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11004711July 12, 2017
POWER TRAIN
WHEN STOPPED AND START TO MOVE THE ENGINE OR TRANSMISSION JERKS AND SLIPS. SLIGHT LOSS OF POWER AS WELL. JERKS AND SLIPS AGAIN N REGAINS POWER. HAPPENS FROM A STOP AND ALSO FROM FIRST GEAR TO SECOND GEAR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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