Nissan Maxima Complaints

6,958 consumer complaints on file.

#10449056February 23, 2012
POWER TRAIN
I BOUGHT MY 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA SE USED AND IT RAN FINE A FIRST, BUT WITHIN 2 MONTHS THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN ACTING UP BY JERKING, HARD SHIFTING AND HI ENGINE REV'S. I TOOK IT TO THE NISSAN DEALER AND THEY BLAME EVERYTHING ELSE EXCEPT THE TRANSMISSION. THEY SAID IT WAS THE MOTOR MOUNTS, BUT THEY WERE NEW THEN IT WAS THIS SENSOR AND THAT SENSOR, THE DOG, THE CAT ANYTHING BUT THE TRANSMISSION. THE DEALER GAVE ME A POWERTRAIN WARRANTY WHEN I BOUGHT THE CAR SO I TOOK IT TO NISSAN TO DO A TRANSMISSION SWAP WHILE I HAD THE CAR THERE GETTING SOME OTHER WORK DONE. SINCE IT WAS ANOTHER WARRANTY COMPANY OTHER THAN NISSAN, THEY TRIED TO MILK THE WARRANTY COMPANY WITH PARTS THROWN AT IT WHILE MY CAR WAS THERE. THE SERVICE MANAGER SAID THAT BROKEN SUBHARNESS CAUSED THE PROBLEM. WITH THE SUBHARNESS REPAIRED IT DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. NEXT HE CALLED AND SAID I HAD A BAD VIAS SOLENOID WAS THE PROBLEM AND THAT WOULD FIX IT. HE CALLED BACK THE NEXT DAY AND SAID "WELL YOUR CAR IS STILL STUCK IN 4TH GEAR AND I WOULD LIKE TO TRY SOMETHING ELSE. I TOLD HIM NO SINCE THE WARRANTY COMPANY HAD CALLED ME AND TELLING ME WHAT NISSAN HAD TOLD THEM AND I WAS BEING TO ANOTHER STORY. THEY TOLD ME TO TAKE IT TO A TRANSMISSION SHOP FROM THE NISSAN STEALERSHIP SINCE NISSAN WAS PLAYING US BOTH. THE CAR HAD BECOME A HAZARD TO DRIVE BECAUSE IT STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF SHIFTS AND IT WAS HARD TO PREDICT WHAT IT WOULD DO NEXT. THE CAR WORKED FINE AS LONG AS THE TRANSMISSION WAS COLD, BUT WHEN IT WARMED UP IT WAS HARD JERK AND SHIFT CITY. I NICK NAMED THE CAR MULE KICK SINCE IT KICKED LIKE A MULE. I PAID THE STEALERSHIP FOR THE WORK DONE I BUT DIDN'T WANT TO SINCE THEY DIDN'T FIX IT AND IT LEFT ON A TOW TRUCK. NISSAN WILL BLAME YOUR GRANDMA FOR THE PROBLEM BEFORE THEY SAY IT IS THEIR TRANSMISSIONS.. THESE CARS NEED TO BE RECALLED AND AS FOR THIS NISSAN STEALERSHIP I WOULD NOT BUY A .50 SUGAR COOKIE FROM THEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10449066February 23, 2012
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE CAR STARTED ACCELERATING AND THEN DIED WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. HAD TO EXIT OFF THE ROAD FAST AS THE CAR COASTED DOWN TO PREVENT OTHER CARS FROM HITTING THE CAR. IN DANGER OF OTHER CARS RUNNING OVER CAR WHILE OUR CAR MALFUNCTION. TOOK CAR TO SHOP AND WAS TOLD A 2 DOLLAR O-RING ON THE AUTO CONTROL VALVE HAD ALLOWED AIR LEAKAGE AND THIS IN TURNED CAUSED FAILURE OF THE ECM ELECTRON CONTROL MODULE. BOTH AUTO CONTROL VALVE AND ECM NEEDS REPLACING WHERE THE CAR CAN BE SAFELY DRIVEN. THE FACT OF THIS FAILURE DID NOT BRING IN THE ENGINE SERVICE LIGHT TILL AFTER THE EVENT AND FACT IT WILL COST OVER $2000 DOLLARS TO REPAIR A CAR THAT IS NOT WORK MUCH MORE $3000 ARE JUST FACTS. NISSAN NEEDS TO AT LEAST SEND OUT TO THEIR CUSTOMERS THAT OWNS OF THIS MODEL AND MAKE COULD HAVE THIS CONDITION THAN CAN HAPPEN AND EXIST AND CAUSE ERRATIC BEHAVIOR OF THE CAR IF NOT CHECK BY NISSAN. A $2 DOLLAR PART CAUSING A $2000 DOLLAR REPAIR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10449076February 23, 2012
SEATS, STRUCTURE:BODY
WHILE IN FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE, MECHANIC NOTICED EXTENSIVE CORROSION ON BOTH THE PASSENGER AND DRIVER SIDE OF THE METAL UNDERNEATH BOTH FRONT SEATS. FIRST LAYER WAS ROTTED THROUGH ON BOTH SIDE AND ON THE PASSENGER SIDE THERE IS ALSO A SMALL HOLE ROTTED THROUGH THE SECOND LAYER. VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A NISSAN DEALER AS OF YET. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10448963February 22, 2012
POWER TRAIN
VEHICLE STARTED TO SLAM INTO GEARS AND HESITATE TO MOVE. GEAR SHIFTER MOVES FREELY THROUGH ALL THE GEARS NO PROBLEM. HOWEVER, ON MY WAY INTO WORK ONE DAY THE TRANSMISSION MADE A LOUD THUD AND WOULD NOT MOVE ANY LONGER. DEALERSHIP STATED THAT THEY COULD FIX IT FOR $4,000. THE VEHICLE WAS JUST ABOUT A YEAR OUTSIDE OF ITS WARRANTY. YOU CAN PLACE THE CAR INTO GEAR AND THE RPM'S WILL DROP LIKE IT SHOULD, HOWEVER, WHEN YOU PRESS ON THE ACCELERATOR THE CAR DOES NOT MOVE. THE CAR HAS BEEN PARKED SINCE THEN. I HAVE READ HUNDREDS OF REPORTS FROM OTHER NISSAN MAXIMA OWNERS THAT HAVE HAD THE SAME OR SIMILAR ISSUES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10448983February 22, 2012
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. WHILE PARKED, THE CONTACT PLACED THE GEAR SHIFTER INTO DRIVE WHEN THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY JERKED FORWARD AND EXHIBITED A DELAYED RESPONSE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10448389February 18, 2012
POWER TRAIN
CAR HAS BEEN INDICATING A PROBLEM FOR TWO YEARS STARTED OFF WITH A FEW. DROPS OF TRANI FLUID ON DRIVEWAY..TO BURNING SMELL,NOISE WHILE IN REVERSE,CLACKING NOISES..REPLACED MOUNTS BURNT OIL..NOW HARD SHIFTING FROM PARK TO REVERSE TO DRIVE. CAR HESITATES BEFORE SHIFTING CAR HAS 59000 MILES HAD 31000 WHEN PROBLEMS STARTED CAR HAS BEEN IN SERVICE AT A NISSAN CERTIFIED DEALER THEY FIX EVERYTHING EXCEPT THE PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10448318February 17, 2012
POWER TRAIN
FOR ABOUT THE LAST 15-20K MILES MY TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN SLIPPING AND CAUSING MY CAR TO JERK AT DIFFERENT TIMES THROUGHOUT MY DAILY DRIVE. MY TRANSMISSION FINALLY QUIT WORKING WHILE TRYING TO ASCEND A SMALL HILL MY PARKING GARAGE. THE TRANSMISSION STARTED SMOKING AND FINALLY STOPPED WORKING ALL TOGETHER. I HAD TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED AND THE REPAIRS ARE QUOTED AT A MINIMUM FOR $1600. OF COURSE THIS REPAIR IS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. IT MAKES NO SENSE THAT ARE CAR WITH BARELY 100K MILES SHOULD HAVE TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10448356February 17, 2012
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH AND ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE WHEN THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO JERK ABNORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OR REPAIRS. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 71,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10448375February 17, 2012
STEERING, SUSPENSION, POWER TRAIN
I PURCHASED MY 2004 MAXIMA 18 MONTHS AGO. FROM THE TIME I DROVE IT OFF THE LOT IT STARTED SHAKING. I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER A TOTAL OF 4 TIMES EACH TIME THEY TOLD ME IT WAS SOMETHING DIFFERENT,FROM THE ROTORS TO A WEIGHT FALLING OFF THE WHEEL(WHICH THEY SAY I LOST).I WAS DRIVING ON A INTERSTATE HIGHWAY AND THE VEHICLE STARTED SHAKING AND PULLING SO BAD I ALMOST HAD AN ACCIDENT.WHEN I TOOK IT BACK FOR THE FIFTH TIME I WAS TOLD I HAD TO PAY TO HAVE THE VEHICLE FIXED(I HAD NOT OWNED IT BUT 2 MONTHS). FINALLY I TOOK IT TO ANOTHER DEALER (SAME AFFILIATE) WHO FIXED IT SO THE SHAKING WAS NOT AS BAD (AFTER 3 VISITS). I HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE BACK ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS SINCE THEN,AND NOW WHEN THE JERKING HAS GOTTEN WORSE,SOMETIMES JERKS SO HARD IT HURTS MY NECK. THE GEARS JERK WHEN CHANGING. I THOUGHT I JUST HAD TO DEAL WITH THE FACT THAT I BROUGHT A LEMON,BUT AFTER READING ALL THESE COMPLAINTS (WHICH ARE EITHER THE SAME OR SIMILAR) I KNOW NISSAN NEEDS TO CORRECT THESE ISSUES BEFORE SOMEONE IS SERIOUSLY HURT OR LOOSE THERE LIVES(AS WELL AS OTHERS).AND I DO PLAN TO CONTINUE EMAILING SENDING LETTERS,AND CALLING UNTIL SOMEONE LISTENS.NOW I DON'T FEEL ALONE IN THIS ISSUE JUST PISSED OFF. THAT NISSAN HAS ALLOWED THIS TO GO ON SO LONG WITHOUT ADDRESSING THE SAFETY ISSUE OF THIS VEHICLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10448229February 16, 2012
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE JERKED WHILE SHIFTING FROM FIRST INTO SECOND GEAR AND HESITATED TO ACCELERATE FROM COMPLETE STOPS. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 212,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10448262February 16, 2012
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
I HAVE HAD RECURRING ISSUES WITH THE ANTILOCK BRAKES. THE FIRST INCIDENT WAS APRIL 2008 WHEN I NEEDED THE ABS SENSORS REPLACED. APRIL 9 2009, NISSAN REPLACED THE REAR HUB ASSEMBLY. OCTOBER 2009 NISSAN REMOVED THE ABS SENSOR AND CLEAN THE CONTACTS. THEN IN MAY 2011, I BROUGHT MY CAR IN BECAUSE THE ABS WAS ACTIVATING BUT THEY SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG. IN FEBRUARY 2012 NISSAN REPLACED THE ABS SENSOR AND ACTUATOR AT A COST OF 3K. THEY SAID THEY COULD NOT DO ANYTHING FOR ME PRICE WISE SINCE ALL MY PREVIOUS WORK WAS UNDER WARRANTY AND THERE WAS NO RECALL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10448037February 15, 2012
POWER TRAIN
MY PROBLEM BEGAN IN APRIL 2011 AND CONTINUE STILL. MY CAR WAS SHIFTING HARD AND JUMPING IN AND OUT OF GEAR. I TOOK IT IN TO RAY BRANDT NISSAN AND WAS TOLD THE MOTOR MOUNTS WERE BROKEN AND THIS WAS THE PROBLEM CAUSING THE TRANSMISSION TO BUMP. AS MY VEHICLE WARRANTY WAS APPROACHING EXPIRATION I HAD IT SERVICED TO MAKE SURE THINGS WERE IN ORDER. ANYWAY, JUST 2 WEEKS AGO (MID JANUARY 2012) I TOOK MY CAR IN FOR TRANSMISSION SERVICE. WHEN I GOT MY CAR BACK THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPING STARTED AGAIN AND THIS TIME IT IS HAPPENING MORE OFTEN. I WILL BE GOING DOWN THE ROAD AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THE TRANSMISSION WINDS LIKE IT WAS PUT IN NEUTRAL AND THE BUMPS INTO GEAR GIVING ME A WHIPLASH EFFECT (DID I MENTION I SUFFER WITH NECK PAIN). I AM NOW REALLY AFRAID TO DRIVE THIS CAR AS IT MAY SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL WHILE I AM PASSING SOMEONE OR CROSSING TRAFFIC AND THE RESULT COULD BE FATAL. WITH ALL OF THE COMPLAINTS MADE, I SURE HOPE SOMEONE WILL COME TO OUR AID AND HAVE THIS PROBLEM RECALLED. I CALLED THE NISSAN COMPLAINT DIVISION AND THEY SAID SINCE THEY DID NOT ACTUALLY WORK ON THE TRANSMISSION, THEY COULD NOT HELP ME IN ANY WAY. IN OTHER WORDS, GIVE ME YOUR MONEY AND FORGET YOU. IT IS SAD WHEN YOU BUY A VEHICLE AND PAY ALOT FOR IT THINKING YOU WILL HAVE DEPENDABLE TRANSPORTATION YOU GET SCREWED SO BADLY. I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER NISSAN AGAIN AND WILL PASS THE WORD ON TO AS MANY PEOPLE AS POSSIBLE. P.S. I HAVE OWNED TOYOTA'S IN THE PAST AND THEY ALWAYS STAND BEHIND YOU AND HELP AS MUCH AS THEY CAN. PLEASE HELP!!!! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10448074February 15, 2012
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WHILE ENTERING A PARK AREA. THE RPMS INCREASED TO 6,000 ABNORMALLY AS THE CONTACT APPLIED THE BRAKE AND SHIFTED INTO PARK. THE VEHICLE RETURNED TO NORMAL FUNCTION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 28,000. UPDATED 03/05/12*LJ UPDATED 03/08/12
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10447888February 14, 2012
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, POWER TRAIN
ON FEB 8, 2012, AS I WAS ACCELERATING TO GET ON THE HIGHWAY, MY CAR STARTED JERKING AS THOUGH IT WAS NOT GETTING GAS, THEN IT STALLED OUT ON ME. I RESTARTED THE CAR WITH NO TROUBLE, STARTED TO PUSH ON THE GAS PEDAL, MY CAR STARTED JERKING AND STALLED OUT AGAIN. VERY SCARY, THANK GOODNESS, I WAS JUST ENTERING THE HIGHWAY AND ABLE TO GET TO SIDE OF ROAD. MY HUSBAND USED PLUG-IN READER TO DETERMINE WHAT WAS WRONG WITH ENGINE, IT READS BANK ONE-CRANKSHAFT SENSOR. WE HAD JUST REPLACED THIS SENSOR IN DEC 2011, MY CAR WAS ACTING UP, BUT NOT STALLING OUT ON ME. SO NOW WE KNOW WE HAVE AN ISSUE WITH THIS SENSOR WORKING PROPERLY. LOOKED UP ON THE INTERNET AND FOUND OUT THAT INDEED THERE IS A RECALL FOR THIS SENSOR ON 2003 MAXIMAS FOR DOING THE EXACT SAME THING, JERKING AND STALLING OUT. I CALLED A NISSAN SERVICE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT MY VIN WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THAT RECALL. I AM NOW DRIVING MY HUSBANDS TRUCK INSTEAD OF MY CAR BECAUSE I AM TERRIFIED OF THIS SENSOR GOING OUT AGAIN WHILE I AM GOING 65 MPH AND IT STALLING OUT ON ME. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10447933February 14, 2012
POWER TRAIN, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TRANSMISSION JERK. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10447942February 14, 2012
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THE TRANSMISSION GEAR SHIFT FAILED TO SHIFT IN REVERSE OR DRIVE. THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED AT 68,000 MILES, BUT THE FAILURE WAS NOT CORRECTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING; HOWEVER, THEY WERE UNABLE TO LOCATE A FAILURE CODE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 180,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10447818February 13, 2012
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL ENGAGED, THE VEHICLE JERKED FROM FIRST TO SECOND GEAR. THE VEHICLE ALSO HESITATED TO ACCELERATE WHEN PRESSURE WAS APPLIED TO THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, WHERE THEY STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 92,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 93,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10447421February 10, 2012
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO JERK WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST AND THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 79,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10447452February 10, 2012
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, POWER TRAIN
A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO, MY 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA BEGAN HAVING TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. WHEN BEGINNING TO DRIVE, THE VEHICLE WILL JERK WHEN IT REACHES 2 AND 3 RPMS AND REV THE ENGINE. BEFORE IT RESUMES "NORMAL" DRIVE, IT WILL JERK AGAIN AND MAKE A LOUD CLUNKING NOISE. THIS ALSO HAPPENS WHEN ATTEMPTING TO PUT THE CAR INTO REVERSE. I WAS TOLD TODAY BY THE LOCAL NISSAN DEALERSHIP THAT THE TRANSMISSION MUST BE REPLACED COSTING APPROXIMATELY $3300.00! THE DEALERSHIP NEVER INFORMED ME OF THESE ISSUES, EVEN AFTER A TRANSMISSION FLUSH AND A COURTESY CHECK WHEN I FIRST BROUGHT THE CAR TO THEM SEVERAL WEEKS AGO. I AM SHOCKED AND DISTURBED AFTER READING HOW MANY OTHER NISSAN MAXIMA OWNERS ARE HAVING THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM I AM HAVING. HOW MANY COMPLAINTS MUST THERE BE FOR A RESOLUTION IF EACH PERSON IS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM?! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10447273February 9, 2012
POWER TRAIN
VEHICLE FAILS TO SHIFT FORM 1ST TO 2ND GEAR SMOOTHLY SOMETIME JERKS SOMETIME REVS RPMS UNTIL REACHES GEAR. ALSO HAS PROBLEMS SHIFTING FROM PARK TO 1ST AND REVERSE TO 1ST - EXTREME JERKING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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