Nissan Maxima Complaints

6,958 consumer complaints on file.

#10637196September 18, 2014
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HESITATED INTERMITTENTLY WHEN THE GEARS WERE CHANGED. THE VEHICLE ALSO JERKED VIOLENTLY WHILE DOWNSHIFTING. THE DEALER REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,702.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10637348September 18, 2014
STRUCTURE
MY DASHBOARD IS ALL MELTED FROM THE SUN UV RAYS. IT LOOKS AWFUL ITS ALL STICKY LIKE GLUE AND ALSO CAUSES A GLARE ON THE WINDSHIELD AT NIGHT AND IN THE DAY. HTTP://WWW.WPTV.COM/MONEY/CONSUMER/DRIVERS-REPORT-MELTING-DASHBOARDS-ON-NISSAN-TOYOTA-LEXUS-MAZDA-VEHICLES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10636972September 17, 2014
ENGINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SMOKE WAS EMITTING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE CONTACT INDICATED THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN INDICATED THAT THE ALTERNATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE WAS REPORTED TO THE MANUFACTURER. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10637137September 17, 2014
POWER TRAIN
PURCHASED THIS CAR APPROX 4 WEEKS AGO. ON DRIVE HOME FROM DEALERSHIP, TRANSMISSION GOT WORSE AND WORSE. TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REPLACED - TOTAL OVERHAUL. ALSO PASSENGER FLOORBOARD IS ALMOST RUSTED THROUGH. SIMILAR COMPLAINTS FOUND ONLINE CONSUMER REVIEWS. RECURRING PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL AND YEAR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10633808September 16, 2014
POWER TRAIN
THE VALVE BODY OR VALVE ASSEMBLY ON THE TRANSMISSION IS FAILING CAUSING HARD SHIFT AND HIGH REVS WHILE SHIFTING. WHICH IS VERY HARD AND COULD CAUSE THE TRANSMISSION TO FAIL. IT IS WELL KNOWN BY NISSAN AND THEY ARE NO HELP AT FIXING THIS PROBLEM. NEW VALVE BODY IS AROUND $1100 WITHOUT LABOR. IF WAITED TO LONG TO REPLACE, NEW TRANSMISSION COULD COST $3400. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10633381September 15, 2014
STEERING
STEERING WHEEL TILT MOTOR FAILED, GRINDING GEAR NOISE AND WHEN PRESET BUTTON IS PRESSED, STEERING WHEEL GOES ALL THE WAY DOWN. PUSHING THE UP CONTROL FOR TILT ONLY PRODUCES GEAR GRINDING NOISE, STEERING WHEEL WILL NOT GO UP. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10633387September 15, 2014
SEATS
I HAD THE DRIVER SEAT FRAME REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY IN 2011, SHORTLY AFTERWARDS, THE SEAT BACK TILT FAILED, THEN SHORTLY THERE AFTER, THE SEAT FORWARD, BACK, UP, AND DOWN FAILED. A BIT LATER THE DRIVER SEAT FRAME IS AGAIN JUST AS BAD AS WHEN IT WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. I'LL NEVER BUY ANOTHER NISSAN! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10633406September 15, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE LOCAL DEALER REPAIR DEPARTMENT ELIMINATED THE FLASHING AIR BAG LIGHT ON THE DASHBOARD WITH AN ADJUSTMENT TO THE COMPUTER. A FEW WEEKS LATER, THE AIR BAG LIGHT FLASHED AGAIN. THIS TIME, THE SAME DEALER REPLACED THE PASSENGER SEAT BELT AND THE FLASHING LIGHT WAS EXTINGUISHED. AGAIN A FEW WEEKS LATER THE SAME EVENT RECURRED AND THE SAME DEALER ONCE AGAIN EXTINGUISHED THE FLASHING LIGHT AND TOLD ME THAT A "GLITCH" CAUSED THE PROBLEM. WHILE ON A LONG TRIP OF 2600 MILES THE AIR BAG LIGHT FLASHED ONCE AGAIN. AT THIS TIME THE ODOMETER READ 90,000 MILES AND THE DEALER TOLD ME THAT THE PASSENGER SEAT CONTROL MODULE WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $1800.00. NOTE THAT OF THESE FOUR VISITS, THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT PERSONNEL DID NOT GIVE ME ANY DOCUMENTATION NOR CHARGE ME FOR THE VISITS. I WAS TOLD THAT THE PREVIOUS THREE VISITS WERE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY BUT THE LAST VISIT WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY. HIGHER PERSONNEL DID NOT OFFER ANY RECOMMENDATIONS TO RESOLVE THIS PROBLEM. IS THIS A SAFETY ISSUE? IS THIS THE PROCEDURE FOR UNDERTAKING THIS REPAIR? HOW CAN I BE REASSURED THAT THIS SEAT CONTROL MODULE RESOLVE THE PROBLEM? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10633037September 14, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
I HAVE AN AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCK THAT IS MALFUNCTIONING. IT IS CURRENTLY ON THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR ONLY BUT FROM WHAT I HAVE READ ONLINE, I EXPECT TO BEGIN HAPPENING ON OTHER DOORS AS THE ACTUATOR'S BEGIN FAILING. NORMALLY THIS MAY BE A SIMPLE ANNOYANCE BUT SINCE THIS VEHICLE USES A KEY FOB IT IS NOT POSSIBLE TO QUICKLY UNLOCK THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR AND THERE IS NO WAY TO QUICKLY SECURE THE VEHICLE. THERE ARE SEVERAL INSTANCES WHERE EITHER OF THESE SITUATIONS COULD PUT THE SOMEONE AT RISK AND IN HARMS WAY, ESPECIALLY IF THE DRIVER IS RELYING ON THE SAFETY MECHANISM TO ENSURE CHILDREN DO NOT ACCIDENTALLY OPEN A DOOR THAT HAS NOT BEEN PROPERLY SECURED WHILE TRAVELING. THE LOCKING AND UNLOCKING OF A VEHICLE IS INTENDED AND DESIGNED TO KEEP THE VEHICLE, IT'S CONTENTS, AND IT'S OCCUPANTS SAFE AND IS HEAVILY RELIED ON IN TODAY'S ENVIRONMENT. I HAVE SEEN ESTIMATES TO REPAIR THIS ISSUE FROM OVER $500 TO ALMOST $2,000, A FAIRLY EXPENSE REPAIR FOR THE VEHICLE OWNER BUT A FAIRLY INEXPENSIVE COST FOR THE MANUFACTURER. ALTHOUGH THIS MAY SEEM LIKE A STRETCH TO CALL THIS A SAFETY ISSUE BUT FOR WHAT OTHER PURPOSE ARE DOOR LOCKS INTENDED? IT IS MY REQUEST THAT THE MANUFACTURER ISSUE A RECALL FOR FAULTY DOOR LOCK ACTUATOR'S. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10633051September 14, 2014
POWER TRAIN, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, STEERING
HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE LOCAL NISSAN DEALERSHIP SEVERAL TIMES TO HAVE ISSUES DIAGNOSED AND THEY WOULD STATE THERE IS NOTHING WRONG. FIRST STARTED WITH HAVING LOW AND DIRTY OIL AND MAKING A WEIRD NOISE EVEN AFTER IT HAS BEEN SERVICED. TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A DIFFERENT PLACE THAT THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP SAID WE SHOULD GO. THEIR OIL SOLUTION OF ROYAL PURPLE SYNTHETIC OIL DID NOT WORK. TALKED TO THE PLACE WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS BOUGHT AND BECAUSE THE WARRANTY WAS EXPIRED THEY WERE UNWILLING TO HELP. THE VEHICLE CURRENTLY HAS ALMOST 108000 MILES ON IT AND HAVE ONLY OWNED IT A YEAR. I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE BECAUSE OF THE HARD SHIFTING WHEN DRIVING AND THE SLAMMING OF THE HEAD AGAINST THE HEAD REST. IT WILL SLAM INTO SECOND, THIRD AND EVEN FOURTH GEAR ONCE IT GETS WARMED UP AND TAKE SEVERAL SECONDS FOR THE VEHICLE TO ENGAGE AND ADJUST THE SPEED. I EXPERIENCE JERKING COMING FROM THE REAR WHILE DRIVING AND RECENTLY WHILE GOING FROM SPEED LIMITS OF 45 TO 30 I FELT A LOSE OF POWER LIKE IT DID NOT WANT TO GO. WHILE PARKED IT ALSO SLAMS INTO REVERSE AND THE FIRST. I HAVE A YOUNG SON AND THIS VEHICLE IS DEFIANTLY NOT SAFE FOR HIM TO DRIVE IN. I WAS TOLD TO REPLACE THE SOLENOIDS, TIMING CHAINS, AND TO PUT A KIT IN IT FOR THE SHIFTING ISSUES. I ALSO NEED TO GET AN ALIGNMENT DONE TO ADDRESS THE SHAKING WHEN GOING OVER 55MPH. AT THIS POINT THE MOTOR MOUNTS PROBABLY NEED TO BE REPLACED. I'M STILL MAKING PAYMENTS ON THIS VEHICLE AND ALL WARRANTIES ARE EXPIRED. THE AIR BAGS ARE ALSO MALFUNCTIONING AND THE LIGHTS BLINK ON AND OFF THIS WILL COST UP TO A $1000 TO HAVE FIXED. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ALSO COMES OFF AND ON BUT NO CODES SHOW UP. THE RPM GAUGE GETS STUCK AT 3 AND YOU HAVE TO GO OVER 40MPH TO GET THAT GAUGE TO WORK. REALLY DON'T WANT TO HAVE AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE OF THE ISSUES WITH THE DRIVE TRAIN AND TRANSMISSION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10632456September 11, 2014
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE TRANSMISSION WOULD SLIP. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD JERK AND SLAM INTO GEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 113,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10632236September 10, 2014
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THERE WAS A SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER AS THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO STATED THAT THE VALVE BODY OF THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND THAT THE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 160,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10631844September 9, 2014
STEERING
WHILE DRIVING THE CAR, HIGH PRESSURE POWER STEERING HOSE BURST AND LOST ALL POWER STEERING FLUID CAUSING POWER STEERING TO FAIL. WAS ABLE TO BRING CAR TO A STOP AND HAD IT TOWED TO NISSAN DEALER WHERE HOSE WAS REPLACED. I HAVE HEARD OF SEVERAL OTHER NISSAN VEHICLES WITH THIS PROBLEM BUT NO RECALL AS OF YET! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10631515September 8, 2014
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE STEERING CONTROL LOCK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 67,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10631694September 8, 2014
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE GEARS SHIFTED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10631326September 7, 2014
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA (AND OTHER MODELS DURING THIS YEAR) HAS A VALVE BODY DEFECT AND THE COMPANY REFUSES TO RECOGNIZE AND RECALL THE PROBLEM. THIS PART HELPS THE VEHICLE WITH SHIFTING THROUGH GEARS. AS IT STANDS RIGHT NOW EVERY TIME THE VEHICLE GOES FROM FIRST TO SECOND GEAR, THERE IS A HUGE VEHICLE JERK (SIMILAR TO BEING IN A REAR END CAR COLLISION). THE VEHICLE ALSO JERKS WHEN GOING FROM SECOND TO FIRST. AT TIMES, THE CAR EVEN DELAYS IN SHIFTING PUTTING THE DRIVER EVEN MORE AT RISK THERE ARE MANY CONSUMERS THAT HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. THE VALVE BODY IS SUCH AN ISSUE THAT THERE IS A PENDING LAWSUIT AGAINST NISSAN FOR THIS PROBLEM. DRIVING WITH A DEFECTED VALVE BODY IS AN ENORMOUS SAFETY ISSUE AND NISSAN FEELS IT IS NOT THEIR ISSUE TO DEAL WITH. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10631357September 7, 2014
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I AM THE FIRST AND ONLY OWNER OF THIS CAR. THERE WERE NO ACCIDENTS OR PHYSICAL DAMAGE TO MY VEHICLE. WHENEVER I SHIFT TO REVERSE THE CAR PAUSES AND THEN JERKS. SAME JERK BEHAVIOR HAPPENS WHENEVER I SHIFT FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE. *TR I TOOK IT TO THE SHOP AND HAD NEW MOTOR MOUNTS PUT IN TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM. FOR A FEW DAYS YOU COULD BARELY FEEL THE JERKING WHEN SWITCHING TO REVERSE. LITERALLY BY THE NEXT WEEK IT WAS BAD ALL OVER AGAIN AND THE JERKING RETURNED. ALSO, SOMETIMES WHEN I AM DRIVING I CAN FEEL THE CAR "HESITATING" WHEN SWITCHING GEARS. FOR EXAMPLE, THIS MORNING I WAS DRIVING TO WORK AND GOING ONLY AROUND 25MPH AND AS I STARTED TO ACCELERATE THE CAR JERKED AND SLOWED DOWN FOR ABOUT 5 SECONDS BEFORE IT RETURNED TO MY NORMAL SPEED. THIS CAN BE VERY FRUSTRATING AND SCARY. ALL REGULAR SCHEDULED SERVICES (INCLUDING OIL AND FLUID CHANGES) WERE PERFORMED BY LOCAL PROFESSIONAL SHOPS. I WOULD LIKE TO GET MY TRANSMISSION REPLACED BY NISSAN AT THEIR EXPENSE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10631381September 7, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE
SINCE I OWNED THIS CAR I HAVE MULTIPLE ISSUES. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS CONSTANTLY ON. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC AND I WAS TOLD THE CODE WAS INDICATING THE COILS WERE BAD. ALSO, I HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SLIP AND TCS LIGHT COME ON. THE VEHICLE SHAKES AND LOSES POWER. ON TOP THAT I CAN'T GET THE CAR TO PASS INSPECTION. MY RADIO ALSO HAS A ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS, IT WENT DARK. I FEEL WE SHOULD ALL FILE A CLASS ACTION LAW SUIT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10631052September 5, 2014
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ELECTRONIC STEERING CONTROL LOCK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000...UPDATED 09/30/14 *BF UPDATED 2/26/2015 *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10630791September 4, 2014
ENGINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHEN EVER I SHIFT TO REVERSE THE CAR PAUSES AND THEN JERKS. I TOOK IT TO THE SHOP AND HAD NEW MOTOR MOUNT PUT IN TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM. FOR A FEW DAYS YOU COULD BARELY FEEL THE JERKING WHEN SWITCHING TO REVERSE. LITERALLY BY THE NEXT WEEK IT WAS BAD ALL OVER AGAIN AND THE JERKING RETURNED. ALSO, SOMETIMES WHEN I AM DRIVING I CAN FEEL THE CAR, TO MY KNOWLEDGE, SWITCHING GEARS. FOR EXAMPLE, THIS MORNING I WAS DRIVING TO WORK AND GOING ONLY AROUND 25MPH AND AS I STARTED TO ACCELERATE THE CAR JERKED AND SLOWED DOWN FOR ABOUT 5 SECONDS BEFORE IT RETURNED TO MY NORMAL SPEED. THIRDLY, THE POWER LOCKS ARE NOT CONSISTENT. WHEN I LOCK MY DOORS WITH THE AUTOMATIC LOCK ON THE KEYS OR EVEN BY PRESSING THE POWER LOCKS ON THE DOOR HANDLE IT WILL ONLY LOCK THE FRONT RIGHT PASSENGER AND THE BACK LEFT PASSENGER DOOR. THIS CAN BE VERY FRUSTRATING AS I HAVE LEFT MY CAR DOORS UNLOCKED UNKNOWINGLY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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