Nissan Maxima Complaints

6,958 consumer complaints on file.

#10429584October 12, 2011
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER SHIFTING GEARS WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD JERK VIOLENTLY AND SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 102,000. *KB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10429618October 12, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TOOK THE CAR TO DEALERSHIP AND THEY DETECTED THAT THE TIMING CHAIN TENSIONERS HAVE WORN OUT AND WILL NEED REPLACEMENT. THE PART IS MADE OF CHEAP PLASTIC AND FAILS IN 2005 MAXIMA CARS AFTER ABOUT 65000 MILES. THE PART COST IS ABOUT $50 BUT THE LABOR COST IS ABOUT $1500. THE PROCESS OF REPLACING THE PART REQUIRES TAKING OUT THE ENGINE. THIS IS AN EXPENSIVE CAR AND A POORLY DESIGNED PLASTIC PART IS INSTALLED WHICH HELPS CONTROL THE TIMING CHAIN OF THE ENGINE. IF THE PART FAILS EVENTUALLY THE ENGINE WILL FAIL. I AM DISAPPOINTED THAT THIS PROBLEM SHOWED UP AFTER MY WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED. THIS REPAIR SHOULD BE PAID FOR BY NISSAN AND NOT BY THE CUSTOMERS. *KB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10429936October 12, 2011
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH WHEN THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL INCREASE IN ENGINE RPMS AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO DECELERATE AND ACCELERATE INDEPENDENTLY. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTICS BUT WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 88,000. UPDATED 12/12/11*LJ UPDATED 12/13/11
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10429956October 12, 2011
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, POWER TRAIN
I AM CURRENTLY THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. MUCH TO MY TOTAL SHOCK AND DISMAY, I RECENTLY HAD TO REPLACE THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION AT ONLY 98,700 MILES. SEVERAL WEEKS AGO, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SPORADICALLY JERK HARSHLY WHEN ADVANCING TO FIRST GEAR BETWEEN 20-25 MPH. THIS STARTED TO HAPPEN MORE AND MORE FREQUENTLY AND AT TIMES THE VEHICLE WOULD HESITATE RIGHT BEFORE JERKING INTO FIRST GEAR AND THEN QUICKLY THRUST FORWARD WITH REVVED UP RPMS. NEEDLESS TO SAY, I FELT EXTREMELY UNSAFE DRIVING THE VEHICLE. I TOOK MY CAR TO THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT OF THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. THE SERVICE MANAGER INFORMED ME THAT THIS WAS AN INCREASINGLY COMMON PROBLEM WITH 2004 & 2005 MODEL YEAR MAXIMAS. HE SAID THAT THE ONLY REMEDY WAS TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION AT A COST OF APPROXIMATELY $4,000! I TOOK MY CAR TO A TRANSMISSION REPAIR SHOP FOR A SECOND OPINION AND WAS TOLD THE SAME THING. THE MECHANIC CONFIRMED THAT THIS IS A MAJOR ISSUE WITH MAXIMAS MANUFACTURED IN THOSE MODEL YEARS. I ENDED UP TAKING MY CAR BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND HAD THEM REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS ISSUE AND HAVE FOUND THAT THERE ARE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ON VARIOUS INTERNET SITES BY OWNERS OF 2004 & 2005 MAXIMAS WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM WITH THEIR TRANSMISSION. IT'S CLEARLY APPARENT THAT THERE IS A MAJOR DEFECT WITH THE TRANSMISSIONS THAT WERE INSTALLED IN 2004 & 2005 MAXIMAS. I HAVE TAKEN VERY GOOD CARE OF MY VEHICLE AND HAVE KEPT UP WITH REGULAR SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE INTERVALS. THERE IS NO WAY THAT I SHOULD HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION AT THAT MILEAGE IF IT WAS NOT DEFECTIVE. I BESEECH YOU TO RECALL ALL 2004 & 2005 MAXIMAS AND FIX THIS DANGEROUS PROBLEM BEFORE IT CAUSES SEVERE ACCIDENTS IF THERE HAVE NOT ALREADY BEEN. *KB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10429560October 12, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR BRAKE RELATED REPAIRS AND THE TECHNICIAN NOTICED THAT BOTH OF THE MOTOR MOUNTS WERE FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT PLANNED TO NOTIFY THE MANUFACTURER REGARDING THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10429505October 11, 2011
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
MY TRANSMISSION IS BADLY JERKING AND SCARED TO DRIVE. GEAR SHIFTTING IS NOT PROPERLY OPERATING. *KB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10429089October 7, 2011
POWER TRAIN
I HAVE A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA WITH VERY BAD TRANSMISSION ISSUES...SLIPPING-JERKING-JUMPING-KICKING BETWEEN 1-2ND GEAR. IT IS VERY EMBARASSING TO RIDE ANYONE IN IT AND THE DEALERSHIP WANT OVER 4 THOUSAND TO FIX HELP. IS THERE A RECALL ON THESE TRANSMISSIONS ANYONE KNOW. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10428896October 6, 2011
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE JERKED VIOLENTLY WHEN SHIFTING GEARS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC THAT LOCATED THE FAILURE AT THE TRANSMISSION AND RECOMMENDED HAVING THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 82,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10428963October 6, 2011
POWER TRAIN
FEELS LIKE TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING/CATCHING WHEN SPEEDING UP AND COMING TO A STOP. THIS STARTED AFTER ABOUT 90,000 MILES OR SO. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10428823October 5, 2011
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO JERK SIGNIFICANTLY WITH HESITATION. THE FAILURE RECURRED WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS IN OPERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CONTACT PLANNED TO NOTIFY THE MANUFACTURER REGARDING THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10428856October 5, 2011
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHERE THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS MALFUNCTIONING AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER REGARDING THE TRANSMISSION AND THEY STATED THAT THEY WOULD NOT PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE WITH REPAIRING THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 114,120.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10428879October 5, 2011
POWER TRAIN
TRANSMISSION WAS JERKING AND PULLING REAL HARD WHEN CHANGING GEARS. TOOK IT TO NISSAN DEALER THREE TIMES AND HAD DIFFERENT THINGS CHECKED AND DONE (FLUSHED, AND RINGS CHANGED), AND IT JUST GOT WORSE TIL I HAD TO STOP DRIVING IT. I AM STILL MAKING PAYMENTS ON CAR AND CAN'T AFFORD TO PAY $3400 FOR TRANSMISSION. CAR COST TOO MUCH TO BE HAVING PROBLEMS LIKE THIS SO SOON. PLEASE HELP. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10428686October 4, 2011
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO DECELERATE ABNORMALLY. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTICS WHERE THE TECHNICIAN ADVISED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10428719October 4, 2011
POWER TRAIN
I BOUGHT MY 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA SL 3.5 IN JANUARY 2011 WITH 80,000 MILES. THIS IS BY FAR THE NICEST CAR I'VE OWNED AND I WAS EXCITED ABOUT THE LOW MILES, I THOUGHT IT WOULD BE A GREAT CAR AND HAVE VERY LITTLE ISSUES. IN AUGUST 2011 AT ABOUT 86,000 MILES IT STARTED JERKING REALLY BAD WHEN I SWITCH IN AND OUT OF PARK, DRIVE & REVERSE. IT ALSO STALLS AND JERKS WHILE I'M DRIVING. I NOTICE IT A LOT WHEN I'M STOPPED AT A LIGHT AND THEN START TO GO, OR WHEN SLOWING DOWN, OR WHEN IT'S AUTOMATICALLY SWITCHING GEARS, PRETTY MUCH ALL OF THE TIME. IT'S VERY SCARY AND IRRITATING, I FEEL LIKE THE CAR COULD DIE AT ANY MOMENT, WHILE I'M SWITCHING INTO DRIVE OR EVEN WHILE I'M DRIVING. MECHANICS RECOMMENDED A TRANSMISSION FLUSH, BUT AREN'T SURE HOW TO DO IT ON THE NISSAN BECAUSE IT DOESN'T HAVE CERTAIN HOSES THAT THEIR MACHINE HOOKS UP TO. I'VE DONE RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET AND FOUND HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS OF THIS PROBLEM AND NOBODY HAS HAD GOOD RESULTS. NISSAN SHOULD EITHER RECALL THIS, OR FIGURE OUT HOW TO FIX IT & PAY FOR IT. I JUST NEED TO KNOW HOW TO FIX IT, I DON'T LIKE FEELING LIKE I'M JUST OUT OF LUCK AND HAVE TO LIVE WITH IT, AND I DON'T WANT TO SPEND THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS. THIS WAS ALREADY A LARGE AMOUNT OF MONEY AND I CAN'T AFFORD TO PAY TO TRY EVERYTHING, AND I DON'T WANT TO KEEP DRIVING WHILE IT DOES THIS, I FEEL IT WILL ONLY GET WORSE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10428334October 3, 2011
POWER TRAIN
PRIOR TO MY MAXIMA'S TRANSMISSION GETTING STUCK IN 5TH GEAR, THE CAR HAS HAD ROUGH TRANSMISSION SHIFTING FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEAR WHILE ACCELERATING AND 2ND TO 1ST DECELERATING. BUT THIS USUALLY OCCURRED ONLY AFTER THE CAR HAS BEEN DRIVEN AROUND FOR ABOUT 7-10 MINUTES OR THE CAR BEING WARMED UP ALREADY. THERE WERE NO ERROR CODES OR CHECK ENGINE OR TRANSMISSION LIGHT, UNTIL THE CAR WAS STUCK IN 5TH GEAR. WHEN THE CAR WAS STUCK IN 5TH GEAR, I WAS ACCELERATING FROM A STOP LIGHT AND ALMOST GOT INTO AN ACCIDENT. THE CAR BEHIND ME ALMOST STRUCK ME FROM BEHIND WHEN MY CAR LURCHED FORWARD FROM 1ST GEAR TO 5TH GEAR. THE CAR COULD NOT GAIN SPEED FAST ENOUGH COMING FROM THE STOP LIGHT AND THE CAR BEHIND DID NOT EXPECT MY CAR TO ALMOST STOP ABRUPTLY AS IT SHIFTED FROM 1ST TO 5TH GEAR ON IT'S OWN. SINCE THE CAR WAS STILL COVERED UNDER WARRANTY FOR JUST UNDER 1000 MORE MILES, I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP TO HAVE IT REPAIRED. THEY ONLY REPLACED THE CAM SENSOR CIRCUIT. THE CAR DID SHIFT THRU ALL IT'S GEARS FOR ABOUT 3 MONTHS. THEN STARTED HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM OF ROUGH SHIFTING FROM 1ST TO 2ND AND 2ND BACK TO 1ST. BY THEN THE CAR ALREADY WENT PAST THE WARRANTY MILEAGE LIMIT TO HAVE NISSAN COVER THE REPAIR. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP AGAIN BUT SINCE THERE WAS NO ERROR CODES AND THEY DID NOT LET THE CAR WARM UP TO REPRODUCE THE ROUGH SHIFTING, THEY SAID THEY COULDN'T DO ANYTHING. EVENTUALLY, 2YRS AFTER THE DEALERSHIP CHANGED THE CAM SENSOR CIRCUIT AND GOT THE CAR MOVING BUT STILL HAD THE ROUGH SHIFTING, I HAD SAVED ENOUGH MONEY TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION LOOKED AT AGAIN. THIS TIME I TOOK IT TO A GARAGE THAT SPECIALIZED IN NISSANS. AGAIN, SINCE THERE WERE NO ERROR CODES, THEY JUST REPLACED THE MOTOR MOUNTS, CHANGE TRANSMISSION FLUID AND RADIATOR MOUNTS. IT'S BEEN ABOUT 2YRS AND NOT THE TRANSMISSION IS GETTING WORSE ON THE ROUGH SHIFTING....STILL NO ERROR CODES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10428362October 3, 2011
POWER TRAIN
TRANSMISSION IS ACTING UP BETWEEN 1ST GEAR AND 2ND GEAR SOMETIMES IT SLIPS AND WHEN IT GRABS IT HITS HARD. OR WHEN SHIFTING FROM PARK TO DRIVE TAKES A COUPLE OF SECONDS TO ENGAGE. BOUGHT THE CAR NEW IT ONLY HAS 41,000 MILES. SOMEDAYS ITS OK SOMEDAY ITS NOT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10428277October 3, 2011
POWER TRAIN
VEHICLE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT OPERATE PROPERLY AND WOULD CONTINUALLY SLIP INTO 5TH GEAR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10428021September 30, 2011
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS ENGAGED AFTER THE VEHICLE STOPPED IT WOULD JERK AND WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO GEAR. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH THE VEHICLE WOULDN'T ACCELERATE TO A HIGHER SPEED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY ADVISED HER THAT SHE NEEDED TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION DUE TO THE FIRST AND SECOND GEAR HAVING ISSUES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND WAS WAITING FOR A RESPONSE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 3,600.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10428060September 30, 2011
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH AND DURING ACCELERATION OR DECELERATION, THE TRANSMISSION WOULD SLIP GEARS IN A JERKING MOTION. THE FAILURE RECURRED SPORADICALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 109,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10427904September 29, 2011
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE WOULD JERK WHILE SHIFTING GEARS. THE VEHILCE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THEY INFORMED HER THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 75,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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