Nissan Maxima Complaints

6,958 consumer complaints on file.

#10935390December 15, 2016
STEERING
CAR WILL NOT START WITH THE ELECTRIC PUSH BUTTON. IT SEEMS TO BE THE ELECTRIC STEERING LOCK MECHANISM ACTUATOR. NISSAN WANTS TO CHARGE $1000 FOR THE PART AND $400 LABOR. IT TOOK US 15 MINS TO TAKE THE PART OUT OURSELVES AND UNPLUGGED IT AND PLUGGED IT BACK IN. IT DID WORK A FEW TIMES BUT NOW IT WONT WORK AGAIN. LOOKS LIKE I WILL HAVE TO BUY THE PART WHICH IS ON AMAZON FOR AROUND $400.00. THIS IS A REAL PROBLEM WITH THIS PART AND NISSAN SHOULD HONOR AN EXTENDED WARRANTY ON IT! I HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED TWICE BEFORE FIGURING THIS OUT! NOT SURE WHY THEY HAVE CHARGE SO MUCH FOR SUCH A SIMPLE FIX. THE DEALER SHIP IS A RIP OFF...
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10935251December 14, 2016
POWER TRAIN
TRANSMISSION BANGS INTO GEAR. WINDS UP THEN SLAMS INTO GEAR AND ACCELERATES UP IMMEDIATELY. I ALMOST HIT ANOTHER CAR. THIS HAPPENED WHILE GOING 40 MPH.
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10935026December 13, 2016
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE ELECTRONIC STEERING COLUMN LOCK WENT OUT AND I WAS UNABLE TO START MY CAR. I HAD TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR WHICH I HAD TO PAY $1,100 TO GET A PROBLEM FIXED I NEVER EVEN HEARD OF. THERE WAS AN EXTENDED WARRANTY ON THIS PART THAT "EXPIRED" A YEAR AND A HALF AGO. NISSAN NEVER RECALLED THIS PART THAT IS CLEARLY A PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10934907December 12, 2016
POWER TRAIN
TRANSMISSION SLIPS AND KNOCKS RANDOMLY, IS NOT SAFE AT ALL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10934819December 12, 2016
ENGINE, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
AT 101,000 MILES TRANSMISSION CUT OUT. GEARS NOT CHANGING. JERKING MOVEMENT WHEN ACCELERATING. IN MOTION OR STATIONARY
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10934515December 11, 2016
STRUCTURE:BODY
PURCHASED A 2006 MAXIMA WITH 62,000 MILES ON IT. BODY IS RUST FREE, CAR IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION. HOWEVER, WHILE INSPECTING THE BOTTOM OF THE CAR, NOTICED THAT BOTH THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE OF THE FLOOR BOARDS ARE RUSTED CLEAR THOUGH AND THAT A HOLE AROUND 10-12 INCHES IS FORMING. THE ONLY THING HOLDING YOUR FEET FROM HITTING THE ROAD IS THE CARPET. THIS CAR HAS NO OTHER SIGNS OF RUST ISSUES ON THE UNDERSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. AFTER DISCOVERY, I WENT TO THE INTERNET ONLY TO LEARN THAT THIS IS A MAJOR ISSUE WITH ALTIMAS AND MAXIMAS AND THAT NOTHING IS BEING DONE ABOUT IT, BOTH BY NISSAN AS WELL AS THE SAFETY WATCH DOGS. I'VE OWNED MANY CARS WITH THE TAKATA AIRBAGS, AND NEVER AN ISSUE, EVEN IN ONE MY WIFE HAD AN ACCIDENT IN. AIRBAG WORKED LIKE IT SHOULD, YET THAT RECALL IS WIDELY KNOWN AND IS BEING ADDRESSED. HERE, YOU CAN LITERALLY FALL THOUGH THE FLOOR OF THE CAR, ON A CAR WITH 62,000 MILES ON IT IN EXCELLENT CONDITION, AND NOT ONE THING APPEARS TO BE HAPPENING TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE. WHY? THIS CAR COST $32,500 NEW IN 2006 AND ONLY PROVIDED A USEFUL LIFE OF 62,000 MILES BEFORE IT BECAME SO UNSAFE THAT DRIVING IT IS FOOLISH. AT WHAT POINT WILL NISSAN, WHO COLLECTED THAT $32,500 BE FORCED TO COUGH SOME OF THAT BACK UP TO CORRECT ISSUES LIKE THIS IN ORDER TO CONTINUE SELLING VEHICLES IN THE UNITED STATES?
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10934037December 9, 2016
STEERING
THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START AND THE STEERING COLUMN LOCKED DUE TO A STEERING LOCK FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY, AND COULD NOT BE STARTED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10930267December 6, 2016
STEERING
MY CAR STARTED WITH NO PROBLEM EARLY MORNING TO GO TO WORK, BUT WHEN I GOT OFF IT WOULD NOT START. I SAW A KEY LIGHT ON, SO I ASSUMED THAT IT WAS MY INTELLIGENT KEY BATTERY. SO I GOT A NEW BATTERY. I TRIED TO START IT AGAIN AND IT STILL WOULD NOT START. I HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THE NEXT MORNING THEY DID A DIAGNOSTIC. THEY TOLD ME MY STEERING LOCK UNIT IS BAD AND IT WOULD BE 1,020.00 TO REPLACE IT. I ASKED HOW DOES SOMETHING LIKE THIS HAPPENS WITH NO WARNING AND THEY COULD NOT ANSWER. I WAS TOLD IT JUST HAPPENS.THIS UNIT REALLY NEEDS TO BE RECALLED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10929920December 5, 2016
ENGINE
TIMING CHAIN NOISE/TIMING CHAIN NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THIS NOISE STARTED WHEN THE VEHICLE HAD APPROXIMATELY 100,000 MILES ON IT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10930058December 5, 2016
POWER TRAIN, STEERING, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
MY 2006 NISSAN MAXIMA IS SHIFTING GEARS ON ITS ON AS IF THERE IS A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. THE STEERING WHEEL KEEPS SHIFTING TO ONE SIDE THE GUYS AT THE WHEEL ALIGNMENT PLACE TOLD ME IT'S THE RACK AND PINION. THEY ALSO INFORMED ME THAT THE RACK AND PINION GOES OUT VERY FAST AND THE PART IS ABOUT 400$. THE GAS LIGHT AND THE LIGHT THAT TELLS YOU THAT YOU NEED COOLANT HAS BEEN ON AND STAYS ON. THE CAR IS NOT RUNNING HOT AND MY CAR HAS A FULL TANK OF GAS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10928590November 29, 2016
SERVICE BRAKES, SEATS, SUSPENSION
TAKATA RECALL.I BROUGHT MY 2016 MAXIMA IN JUNE 2015. PLASTIC BOTTLES MELTS AND EXPLODES IN MY CAR. AND EYE GLASS CLASS MELTS. FRONT RIGHT BUMBER CLAMPS BROKE OFF. MONTHS LATER CAT STARTED MAKING A CHRUCHING SOUND WHEN I HIT A BUMP. REPLACE BUSHINGS. 3 DAYS LATER THE NOSE CAME BACK. WENT BACK TO NISSAN THEY SAID THE STRUT NEEDED TO BE REPLACE. WENT BACK 2 MONTHS LATER THE PART IS STILL ON BACK ORDER. FRONT DRIVER SEAT BROKE IN THE 1ST 2 WEEKS OF OWNING IT. GOT A NEW SEAT. AND THE DOOR JAMS WAS POORLY PAINTED. TOOK ALMOST 7 WEEKS TO GET A NEW SEAT AND PAINT FOR THE CAR. DRIVER SEAT BEAT LATCH JAMMED UP HAD TO GET THAT REPLACE TOO.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10928647November 29, 2016
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
FRONT DOORS, DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDES, DO NOT OPEN; FAIL TO OPEN INTERMITTENTLY, MAKING A NOISE AS IF THE DOOR LOCK ARE TRYING TO OPEN. DRIVER WAS STUCK INSIDE CAR WHICH COULD BE A SAFETY HAZARD.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10928314November 28, 2016
STEERING:COLUMN LOCKING:ANTI-THEFT DEVICE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STEERING
GOT IN CAR LEAVING FROM GYM THE STEERING WHEEL WAS LOCKED COULD NOT MOVE IT. CALLED DEALER WHO TOLD ME TO HOLD KEY FOB OVER CAR IGNITION DID NOT RESOLVE SITUATION. I HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED . I GOT ON LINE TO RESEARCH ABOUT THIS LOCKING MECHANISM AND HAVE DISCOVERED THAT THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH MILLIONS OF CONSUMER COMPLAINTS TO THIS VERY ISSUE THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH MILLIONS OF COMPLAINTS BEING FILED AGAINST NISSAN FOR THIS SITUATION. APPARENTLY THERE SHOULD HAVE BEEN A RECALL ON THIS INTERNAL STEERING WHEEL LOCK MECHANISM HOWEVER NISSAN HAS PASSED THE COST OF THE FAULTY COMPONENT ONTO THE UNEXPECTED CONSUMER. THIS COST ME $1000.00 . SHAME ON YOU NISSAN. THANK GOD I WAS NOT IN MOTION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10928382November 28, 2016
STEERING, STEERING:COLUMN LOCKING:ANTI-THEFT DEVICE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10928398November 28, 2016
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STEERING
STEERING LOCK MODULE FAILURE CAUSES CAR TO LOCK IGNITION AND PREVENTS STARTING. NO FAILURE WARNING BEFORE CAR BECOMES DISABLED. WEB SEARCH REVEALS THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM AND SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER RECALL. NISSAN REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE THIS PROBLEM COVERS MULTIPLE YEARS AND MODELS. NO NOTIFICATION FROM NISSAN WARNING THIS PROBLEM WAS OCCURRING OVER SEVERAL YEARS. OVER $1000 TO REPAIR. MY VEHICLE LEFT ME STRANDED WHEN I STOPPED AT A OVERLOOK ON AFTON MOUNTAIN. REQUIRED TOWING TO NEAREST DEALER FOR REPAIR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10927864November 25, 2016
STEERING
THE CAR WOULD NOT START. STEERING COLUMN BROKE. HAD IT FIXED THE FIRST TIME IT BROKE 3 YRS AGO. THEN IT WAS COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. TWO DAYS AGO, IT HAPPENED AGAIN. CAR DOESN'T START. THE YELL INTELLIGENT KEY LIGHT WAS ON. I KNEW EXACTLY WHAT WAS HAPPENING. I CALLED TO HAVE CAR TOWED TO DEALERSHIP (AGAIN). THIS TIME NO LONGER COVERED. TOTAL OF AROUND $1500 TO GET FIXED. BOTH TIMES MY CAR WAS PARKED, AND OFF, AND THE CAR JUST WOULDN'T START. BOTH TIMES HAD I HAD TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED OVER 30 MILES ON A FLAT BED. I JUST WANTED 1 YR WITH NO CAR PAYMENT, CATCH UP ON MY STUDENT LOANS, AND BUY A NEW NISSAN. I WILL NOT BUY ANOTHER NISSAN, EVER AGAIN!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10927904November 25, 2016
STEERING
CAR STARTED FINE ALL MORNING, I WENT INSIDE TOF PAY A BILL NOT EVEN 10 MINUTES LATER. I WENT TO MY CAR TO CRANK UP AND IT WAS COMPLETELY DEAD, BRAKES WERE HARD, AND THE KEY DISPLAY FLASHING. I CALLED A MECHANIC TO TRY EVERYTHING NO BUDGE, SOON I CALLED A TOW TRUCK TO HAVE IT TOWED TO THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP. NISSAN CALLED THE NEXT DAY STATING THAT THE STEERING WHEEL MECHANISM HAD FAILED AND WARRANTY WAS COVERING IT. I ENDED UP DISHING OUT OVER 1300.00 TO GET IT FIX.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10927602November 23, 2016
POWER TRAIN
MY 2006 NISSAN MAXIMA 3.5SL HAS A TRANSMISSION THAT'S GOING OUT IT SLIPS AND SLAMS INTO GEAR ALL THE TIME ONLY 110,000 MILES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10927447November 22, 2016
POWER TRAIN
DOWN SHIFTING IN LOWER GEAR OR UPSHIFTING FROM LOWER TO HIGHER GEAR LOUD BANG IN TRANSMSSION
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10927003November 18, 2016
POWER TRAIN
WHEN I WOULD SHIFT IT WOULD BANG , BUT THEN IT WOULD DRIVE FINE , AND WHEN IT IDLES IT WOULD GO REV BETWEEN 1000 AND 2000 RPM. ONCE YOU DRIVE IT LIKE IT HEATS UP THO IT WON'T DO IT , LIKE IT WILL DO IT IF YOU ARE SHIFTING WHEN YOU ARE FIRST STARTING THE CAR IT'S HIT AND MISS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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