Nissan Maxima Complaints

6,958 consumer complaints on file.

#10451961March 16, 2012
POWER TRAIN
WHEN TRANSMISSION SHIFTS BETWEEN 1ST AND 2ND GEAR OR FROM DRIVE TO REVERSE, THERE IS SOMETIMES A HESITATION AND THEN A VIOLENT JERK WHEN THE TRANSMISSION SEEMS TO CATCH UP TO THE ENGINE. I WAS ADVISED TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION FLUSHED AND FILLED AND THIS SHOULD CORRECT THE PROBLEM, AFTER DOING SO, THIS PROBLEM WENT AWAY FOR A COUPLE OF WEEKS AND IS NOW BACK AND HAPPENING MORE FREQUENTLY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10451966March 16, 2012
POWER TRAIN
I HAVE A 2005 MAXIMA AND I AM HAVING VERY BAD TRANSMISSION ISSUES. WHEN I TAKE OFF IT JERKS REAL BAD BETWEEN 1ST AND 2ND GEAR AND THEN WHEN I AM SLOWING DOWN ABOUT TO COME TO A STOP IT ALSO KICKS AND JERKS REAL BAD WHEN IT GEARS DOWN TO 1ST AND 2ND AND SOMETIMES IT JUST WONT GO AT ALL..AND THEN WHEN I SIT THERE A MIN AND PUT MY CAR FROM PARK TO DRIVE IT HESITATES FOR ATLEAST 7 TO 10 SECS. AND THEN JUMPS REAL BAD AND THEN GOES INTO DRIVE.IT USUALLY DOES ALL THIS WHEN THE CAR IS HOT. I BOUGHT MY MAXIMA 18 MONTHS BACK, USED. I STARTED NOTICING THIS ABOUT 8 MONTHS BACK WHEN THERE WAS A VERY EVIDENT LAG IN SHIFTING AND THEN ONLY DURING PARK<>REVERSE<>DRIVE. THIS WAS AT AROUND 95,000 MILES AND WHEN I BOUGHT IT HAD 87,000. NOW IT HAS BECOME WORSE TO A POINT WHERE IT IS VERY UNSAFE TO DRIVE. WE HAVE A 2 YR OLD DAUGHTER WHO ALWAYS HAS TO BE TRANSPORTED TO DAY CARE AND HOME IN THIS CAR. NOW I AM UNABLE TO SELL IT BECAUSE NO BODY WOULD PAY EVEN 25% OF WHAT I BOUGHT THE CAR FOR AND WE ARE LEFT WITH NO CHOICE BUT TO DRIVE THIS UNTIL IT FAILS EVEN THOUGH IT IS VERY DANGEROUS TO DRIVE THIS CAR. PLEASE HAVE NISSAN HELP ME FIX THIS CAR OR BETTER RECALL THESE TRANSMISSIONS. PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE HELP FIX MY CAR. THANKS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10451792March 15, 2012
POWER TRAIN
I NOTICE ALOT OF THE 2004 2005 2006 NISSAN MAXIMA ARE HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSIONS. I WAS WONDERING WHY NISSAN WAS NOT CALLING FOR A RECALL OF THIS, THEY NEED TO. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10451326March 12, 2012
POWER TRAIN
JUST BOUGHT A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA 2 WEEKS AGO (2/28/12). AFTER NOTICING THE JERKS WHEN IT SHIFTS INTO LOWER GEARS I DECIDED TO GOOGLE MAXIMA TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS AND THOUSANDS OF MAXIMA OWNERS ARE GOING THROUGH THIS SAME ISSUE. OBVIOUSLY THIS IS A DEFECT AND SHOULD BE NISSAN'S RESPONSIBILITY TO FIX!!! WHAT IS IT GOING TO TAKE BEFORE A RECALL IS ISSUED???? PLEASE SOMEONE HELP!!!!! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10451044March 10, 2012
POWER TRAIN
THE CAR HAS HESITATED TO REACH THE NEXT GEAR. THERE IS AN OBVIOUS JERK GETTING INTO GEAR. ON A FEW INSTANCES WHEN SHIFTING INTO REVERSE THERE WAS A VERY HARD JERK AND LOUD NOISE. THIS OCCURRED WITH MY KIDS IN THE CAR WHICH WAS SCARY. THE CAR HAS SHIFTED HARD WHILE IN TRAFFIC AND HAS TAKEN A WHILE TO PICK UP SPEED TO THE NEXT GEAR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10450781March 8, 2012
STRUCTURE:BODY
THE LOWER RADIATOR SUPPORT, AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE FRAME NEEDED FOR ALIGNMENT AND TO HOLD UP THE FRONT MOTOR MOUNTS RUSTED THROUGH. THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON COMPLAINT ON NISSAN FORUMS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10450993March 8, 2012
POWER TRAIN, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
CAR BEGAN TO JERK FORWARD IN TRAFFIC, AND UPON GOING UPHILL WOULD LOSE POWER, DUE TO TRANSMISSION JERKING AT SPEEDS 35MPH AND UP, RPM WOULD REDLINE AT 55MPH ON FREEWAY, WHICH WOULD CAUSE TRAFFIC BEHIND ME TO GAIN DISTANCE, LEAVING ME NO POWER TO MOVE OR AVOID THEM. WOULD JERK FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE OUT OF DRIVEWAY. TRANSMISSION SENSORS AND TRASMISSION WERE REPLACED TOTAL $3900.00
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10450590March 7, 2012
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT WAS SHIFTING FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE WHEN THE VEHICLE JERKED FROWARD ABNORMALLY. THE FAILURE ONLY OCCURRED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN FOR A LONG PERIOD OF TIME. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC S WHERE THE TECHNICIAN ADVISED THAT THE MOTOR MOUNTS WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 82,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10450695March 7, 2012
POWER TRAIN
VERY HARD SHIFTING FROM 1ST TO 2ND AND 3RD BACK TO 2ND. I TALK TO DEALERSHIP SERVICE MANAGER ABOUT THE PROBLEM AND HE TOLD ME THAT ALL 04 MAXIMA AND SOME OF THE 05 MAXIMA HAD BAD TRANSMISSION AND NISSAN CORPORATION NEEDS TO RECALL THEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10450565March 6, 2012
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
ENGINE STARTED KNOCKING, I TOOK IT TO THE NISSAN DEALER WHO PULLED THE OIL PAN AND FOUND PIECES OF THE MAIN CRANKSHAFT BEARINGS IN THE BOTTOM OF THE OIL PAN. THE CAR WAS STILL DRIVING OK AND THE KNOCK COULD NOT BE HEARD FROM INSIDE THE CAR. NISSAN REPLACED THE SHORT BLOCK ENGINE. HAD I NOT NOTICED THE KNOCK AND TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER THE ENGINE WOULD HAVE EVENTUALLY SEIZED UP AND COULD HAVE CAUSED A DANGEROUS DRIVING SITUATION. I BOUGHT THE CAR NEW AND HAD THE FIRST OIL CHANGE AT 3100 MILES BY A NISSAN DEALER AND THE ENGINE FAILED AT APPROXIMATELY 5700 MILES AFTER 4 MONTHS OF USE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10450211March 4, 2012
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
I BOUGHT MY CAR NEW IN JULY OF 2003 WITH LESS THAN 14 MILES ON IT. I HAVE MAINTAINED MY CAR MYSELF (WHEN I CAN) SINCE A NAPA REPAIR SHOP PUT THE WRONG TRANSMISSION FLUID IN IT AND COMPLETELY RUINED MY TRANNY. I CHANGE MY OIL REGULARLY AND KEEP UP TO DATE WITH OTHER SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE. I NOW HAVE APPROXIMATELY 144K MILES ON MY CAR AND I HAVE A OBD CODE OF P0420. IN ADDITION TO THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, MY BRAKE LIGHT STAYS ON EVEN AFTER RELEASING THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. ONE THING I HAVE NOTICE IS THAT I HAVE TO ADD OIL EVERY SO OFTEN BECAUSE IT GOES LOW. I THOUGHT IT WAS BECAUSE THE CAR IS APPROACHING 9 YEARS, BUT NOW WITH THE OBD CODE, I KNOW THAT THERE IS AN ISSUE WITH ONE OR BOTH OF THE FRONT CATALYTIC CONVERTERS. PLEASE CORRECT THESE ISSUES BEFORE SOMEONE GETS INJURED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10450125March 2, 2012
POWER TRAIN, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
I BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE USED WITH AND IT STARTED JERKING 2 MONTHS LATER. IT HAS GOTTEN TO BE REALLY BAD NOW! AND VERY DANGEROUS. I HAVE READ MANY MANY MANY PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. I DONT WANT MONEY OR A NEW CAR, I JUST WANT MY CAR FIXED. BAD TRANSMISSION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10449765February 29, 2012
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHILE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, WITH NO WARNING, THE ABS LAMP, TCS LIGHT AND THE EMERGENCY BRAKE LIGHTS CAME ON AND THE BRAKES BECAME SENSITIVE. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO MY MECHANIC WHO DISCOVERED THAT THE ABS ACTUATOR WAS DEFECTIVE, RENDERING THE ABS SYSTEM, TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM AND THE ELECTRONIC BRAKE FORCE DISTRIBUTION INACTIVE. THE MECHANIC INSTALLED AN ABS MOTOR/MODULE PER THE NISSAN SERVICE BULLETIN ISSUED MARCH 16, 2007 AND REMOVED BOTH REAR WHEEL BEARINGS AND PERFORMED AN INSPECTION AND KNUCKLE MODIFICATION PER THE BULLETIN. THE COST OF THE ABS ACTUATOR ALONE WAS $1,300; 75% OF THE TOTAL REPAIR BILL WHICH COST, I FEEL, IS EXORBITANT AND EXCESSIVE. UPDATED IVOQ 03/20/12 *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10449644February 28, 2012
POWER TRAIN, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
THE TRANSMISSION IS FAILING AND NISSAN CUSTOMER SERVICES IS RUDE! YOU CAN'T GET NISSAN TO ADMIT THERE ARE FAULTY TRANSMISSIONS ON SOME OF THERE NISSAN CARS/TRUCKS/SUV'S. I WILL NEVER PURCHASE A NISSAN AGAIN. IT'S THE SENSORS I WAS TOLD THAT ARE CAUSING THE PROBLEMS. SO, THEN YOU HAVE TO PURCHASE A ENTIRE TRANSMISSION BECAUSE IT CANNOT BE BOUGHT ALONE. THANK YOU, TOO MAD! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10449437February 27, 2012
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ABS LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE SENSOR FOR THE REAR BRAKES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 91,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10449470February 27, 2012
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS UNDER 55 AND ABOVE MY ABS MOTOR ENGAGES AND PUMPS CAUSING CAR TO HANDLE STRANGE WITH OUT BRAKES BEING PRESSED AT ALL , IT IS SPORADIC WHEN DOING SO WHILE DRIVING. ALL OF THIS IS ON 4 TIRES WITH GOOD EVEN PRESSURE AND ON PERFECTLY DRY LEVEL ASPHALT . THE ABS ALSO ENGAGES WHILE ATTEMPTING TO BRAKE WITH A NOTICEABLE AMOUNT OF PEDAL FADE AND FLUTTER ON PERFECTLY DRY ASPHALT WITH UNDESIRED STOPPING DISTANCES, SUCH AS ROLLING THRU STOP SIGNS. NEVER HAS A WARNING LIGHT OR ANY CHECK LIGHT, LIGHT UP DURING THE INCIDENTS. HERE IS A LINK TO CONSUMER COMPLAINTS OF MANY OTHER MAXIMA OWNERS THAT HAVE HAD SAME PROBLEMS WITH THERE BRAKES .HTTP://WWW.ABOUTAUTOMOBILE.COM/COMPLAINT/2006/NISSAN/MAXIMA/ANTI-LOCK+BRAKING+SYSTEM+%28ABS%29. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE DUE TO THE DIMINISHED BRAKING ABILITY. I HAVE OWNED GM , FORD, CHRYSLER ,HONDA, TOYOTAS, AND NEVER SEEN BRAKES THIS BAD THE GM I HAD THAT WOULD ACTIVATE ABS GM DID THE RIGHT THING AND RECALLED THEM AND FIXED IT WHICH IS WHAT NISSAN SHOULD HAVE TO DO AS WELL. I CALLED THE LOCAL NISSAN DEALER AND TOLD THEM WHAT WAS GOING ON AND THEY SAID IT WAS COMMON AND ACTED LIKE IT WAS NO BIG DEAL AND TOLD ME I COULD BRING IT IN HAVE THEM LOOK AT IT AND REPLACE SENSORS , I FEEL LIKE THEY SHOULD HAVE TO EAT ALL COSTS INCURRED BEING AS IT IS A BLATANT DESIGN FLAW HIGHLY COMMON AND HIGHLY DANGEROUS!!! THANK YOU .. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10449383February 26, 2012
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
LOCKING SYSTEM UNRELIABLE. LOCKED DOORS UNLOCK WHILE PARKED AND WHILE DRIVING. SOMETIMES ALARM WILL SOUND WHEN UNLOCKED DOOR IS OPENED, SOMETIMES NOT. CAR IS UNSAFE FOR CHILDREN IN REAR SEAT WITH UNLOCKED DOORS. CAR WITH DOORS THAT WILL NOT STAY LOCKED IS UNSECURED AND SUSCEPTIBLE TO THEFT AND CAR-JACKING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10449262February 24, 2012
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD JERK FORWARD WHEN ATTEMPTING TO UP SHIFT. IN ADDITION, WHEN THE CONTACT WOULD DEPRESS THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, THE VEHICLE WOULD HESITATE TO MOVE AND WOULD JERK VIOLENTLY WHEN THE CONTACT WOULD LIFT HIS FOOT FROM THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE DEALER ATTEMPTED TO REPAIR THE FAILURE BY FLUSHING THE TRANSMISSION, BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE BUT DENIED ANY ASSISTANCE WITH REPAIRS TO THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 110,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10449257February 24, 2012
POWER TRAIN, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION. IT CONTINUES TO JERK WHEN SHIFTING FROM GEAR TO GEAR. IT ALSO SLOWS DOWN AND HAS NO ACCELERATION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10449032February 23, 2012
POWER TRAIN
TRANSMISSION KICKS BETWEEN 1ST AND 3RD SHIFTS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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