Nissan Maxima Complaints

6,958 consumer complaints on file.

#10334867June 7, 2010
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:HEAD RESTRAINT
2010 NISSAN MAXIMA. CONSUMER STATES UNSAFE TO BACK UP IN THE VEHICLE DUE TO HEAD RESTRAINTS *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED HE COULD NOT SEE OVER OR AROUND THE HEAD REST BECAUSE THEY WERE TOO LARGE AND BLOCKED THE BACK-UP VIEW. REMOVING THE HEAD REST WAS NOT AN OPTION DUE TO SAFETY REASONS.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10334809June 6, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10334765June 5, 2010
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH, STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
THE SECOND AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCK HAS GONE OUT ON MY VEHICLE. NOW THE PASSENGER DRIVERS SIDE REAR DOOR WILL NOT UNLOCK AUTOMATICALLY. SINCE THE ONLY WAY TO LOCK AND UNLOCK THE DOOR IS FROM THE INSIDE (NO DOOR LOCK FOR KEY ON OUTSIDE) THIS POTENTIALLY CREATES A DANGEROUS SITUATION WITH MY FAMILY AND THE NEED TO GET SMALL CHILDREN IN OR OUT OF THE VEHICLE THAT ARE REQUIRED TO RIDE IN THE BACK WITH CHILD SEATS BY STATE LAW. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10334651June 4, 2010
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:POWER ADJUST
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY BETWEEN 25 -35 MPH APPROACHING A TRAFFIC STOP SIGNAL. THERE WAS HEAVY SMOKE THAT EXPELLED FROM UNDERNEATH THE FRONT DRIVER SEAT. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. IMMEDIATELY, THE CONTACT EXITED THE VEHICLE. A BYSTANDER EXTINGUISHED THE FRONT DRIVER SEAT AREA. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED AT THE SCENE AFTER THE FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED. THERE WERE NO PERSONAL INJURIES; AND A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THE FAILURE WAS CONTRIBUTED TO THE FRONT SEAT WIRE HARNESS. THERE WAS A PREVIOUS RECALL REPAIR UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 05V512000 (SEATS: FRONT ASSEMBLY: POWER ADJUST). HOWEVER, THE RECALL SERVICE REPAIR HAD NOT CORRECTED THE SAFETY DEFECT. THE AUTHORIZED DEALER REFUSED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE FREE OF CHARGE REGARDING THE SAFETY DEFECT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 71,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10334460June 3, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN LOW SPEED, THE TRANSMISSION CONTINUED TO SLIP GEARS. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE ENGINE MOUNTS WERE DEFECTIVE AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE ENGINE MOUNTS WERE REPLACED AND THE TRANSMISSION FILTER AND FLUIDS WERE REPLACED. ONE MONTH LATER, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR FACILITY WHERE THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 98,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 100,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10334463June 3, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
MY 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA IS EXPERIENCE JERKING BETWEEN THE 1ST AND 2ND GEAR. IT'S AT 71,000 MILES AND HAVE JUST FINISHED PAYING IT OFF. I HAVE READ MANY PROBLEMS AT THIS POINT AND AM AFRAID OF WHAT CAN HAPPEN. NISSAN SHOULD HAVE A RECALL AND TAKE CARE OF THE PROBLEM. WHAT IS IT GOING TAKE FOR NISSAN TO STEP UP TO THE PLATE AND FIX IT? HOPEFULLY NOT A DEATH. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10334499June 3, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. HE STATED WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF 30 MPH, THE GEARS BEGAN SHIFTING WITHOUT WARRANT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 91,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10334498June 3, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I HAVE A NISSAN MAXIMA 2004 AND I DON'T KNOW WHY, THE TRANSMISSION STARTED TO GIVE ME PROBLEM. I HAVE HEARD AND READ MANY PERSONS HAVE THE SAME PROBLEMS. PLEASE INVESTIGATE. THANKS *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10334513June 3, 2010
POWER TRAIN
I HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS ABOUT 80,000 WITH 04 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE GEARS SLIPS FOR 1ST TO 2ND AND FROM 2ND TO 1ST AND JERKS WHEN IF FINALLY SHIFTS. THE CAR HALTS WHEN GOING FOR R TO D AND GIVING A HARD JERK WHEN IN GEAR. THIS IS UNSAFE WHEN BACKING OUT INTO TRAFFIC. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10333986June 1, 2010
SUSPENSION:FRONT, EQUIPMENT
I PURCHASED A 2009 NISSAN MAXIMA ON NOVEMBER 12TH 2009, UNKNOWINGLY THAT NISSAN ISSUED A RECALL FOR THE FRONT SUSPENSION (RECALL SUMMARY NISSAN IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2009 AND 2010 ALTIMA AND MAXIMA PASSENGER CARS. THE UPPER FRONT STRUT INSULATORS MAY HAVE BEEN MANUFACTURED OUT OF SPECIFICATION RESULTING IN A POTENTIAL FOR THE STRUT INSULATOR TO CRACK) I HEARD NOISES FROM THE FRONT AREA OF THE CAR AND TOOK IT INTO THE DEALERSHIP, WHERE THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT SAID THEY COULD NOT FIND A PROBLEM, I TOOK THE CAR BACK AND THE NOISE GOT WORSE, I TOOK THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THEY RECALLED THE VEHICLE FOR A SOUND DAMPENER, AND WAS REPLACED. I TOOK MY FAMILY ON A 2 HOUR ROAD TRIP WHEN MY VEHICLE BEGAN TO MAKE SERIOUS NOISES, THE CAR BEGAN TO JERK AND SHAKE. I LOOKED ONLINE AND NOTICED A RECALL THAT WAS NEVER BROUGHT TO MY ATTENTION, THE RECALL STATES THAT "IF THE STRUT INSULATOR IS CRACKED, THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR THE STRUT ROD TO COME OUT OF ITS MOUNTING POSITION, WHICH COULD AFFECT VEHICLE STABILITY AND INCREASE THE RISK OF A CRASH", I RETURNED TO THE DEALERSHIP AND SPOKE WITH THE SALES MANAGER AND WAS TOLD THAT "IF I FELT THAT THE CAR IS UNSAFE THEN DON'T DRIVE IT!". I AM PAYING FOR A CAR THAT IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND WAS SOLD THIS CAR AFTER THE RECALL AND STILL HAS NOT BEEN FIXED. I BELIEVE THAT MY FAMILY AND I HAVE BEEN SEVERELY BEEN PUT IN HARMS WAY AND HAVE BEEN LIED TO ABOUT A RECALL! I FEEL THAT THE DEALERSHIP HAD THE DUTY TO REPAIR A CRUCIAL SAFETY ISSUE ON A VEHICLE THAT WAS PRESENT ON THEIR LOT. I HAVE MADE THREE ATTEMPTS TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED AND NOW FEAR FOR THE SAFETY OF MY FAMILY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10334047June 1, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE SHIFTING GEARS, THERE WAS A LOUD, UNUSUAL BANGING SOUND. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHERE THE MOTOR MOUNTS WERE REPLACED YET THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE HE REPLACED THE MOTOR MOUNTS A SECOND TIME BUT TO NO AVAIL. THE FAILURE PERSISTED AND THE MOTOR MOUNTS WERE REPLACED A THIRD TIME BUT TO NO AVAIL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BUT WOULD NOT PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 90,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 136,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10334039June 1, 2010
TIRES, TIRES:TREAD/BELT
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 NISSAN MAXIMA GLE/GXE/SE WITH COOPER TIRES, SIZE P215/55R16, LINE COBRA RADIAL G/T, DOT 3DB2, SERIAL D113206 RRT. WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT SPEEDS OF 60 MPH, THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE TIRE BLEW OUT DUE TO TREAD SEPARATION. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT AND REPLACED THE TIRE WITH THE SPARE. AS A RESULT OF THE BLOW OUT, THE DRIVERS SIDE FENDER, WIRING HARNESS, DOOR AND BUMPER WERE DAMAGED. THE TIRE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BUT DID NOT PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 117,368.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10334143June 1, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
ON THURSDAY, MAY 20TH OUR 2006 NISSAN MAXIMA QUIT RUNNING. THE OIL LIGHT CAME ON AS I WAS DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 75MPH ON A FREEWAY OVERPASS. WITHIN 60 SECONDS OF THE LIGHT COMING ON THE ENGINE STARTING MAKING A HORRIBLE NOISE. I WAS ABLE TO CLEAR THE FREEWAY BEFORE IT QUIT RUNNING. IN THE CAR WERE ME (THE DRIVER), MY HUSBAND (FRONT PASSENGER SEAT) AND OUR 8 MONTH OLD NIECE (STRAPPED IN A REAR FACING CARSEAT). CAR WAS EVENTUALLY TOWED TO A NISSAN DEALER WHERE THEY STATE THEY BELIEVE THE OIL PUMP IS DEFECTIVE. CAR HAS APPROXIMATELY 70,000 MILES AND IS OUT OF WARRANTY. NO PREVIOUS ENGINE ISSUES OR REPAIRS HAVE BEEN NOTICED. AT THIS POINT, NISSAN IS NOT TAKING RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE ENGINE FAILURE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10334155June 1, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
ABOUT 2 WEEKS AGO MY 2003 NISSAN MAXIMA'S ENGINE JUST SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING. OVER THE NEXT TWO DAYS THIS HAPPENED 3 MORE TIMES. UPON TAKING MY MAXIMA TO BE REPAIRED THE MECHANIC INFORMED ME OF THE RECALL FOR THIS EXACT PROBLEM. THE MECHANIC TOLD ME THE PROBLEM WAS WITH SENSORS FOR THE CAM, PER THE COMPUTER DIAGNOSTICS. HE THEN INFORMED ME THAT I SHOULD TAKE IT TO A NISSAN DEALER AS THIS WAS A RECALL SITUATION THAT NISSAN SHOULD FIX FOR FREE. UPON TAKING THE MAXIMA TO GURNEE NISSAN IN GURNEE ILLINOIS, I WAS CHARGED $65 DOLLARS FOR DIAGNOSTICS, QUOTED OVER $500 FOR THE REPAIRS AND VEHEMENTLY TOLD THERE IS NO RECALL ON THE 2003 MAXIMAS. I THEN CONTACT NISSAN, AFTER FINDING THE RECALL NOTICE ON THEIR WEBSITE AND A NUMBER TO CALL FOR ASSISTANCE. FOR THE LAST TWO WEEKS I HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO DRIVE MY CAR AND HAVE RECEIVED NO ASSISTANCE FROM NISSAN. WHILE I CAN FIND THE RECALL ON THEIR WEBSITE, PROVIDED THE NISSAN RECALL NUMBER FROM THE NISSAN WEBSITE, THEY CONTENDED FIRST IT WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY, THEN IT WAS NOT A GOOD VIN, THEN THE VIN WAS GOOD BUT WAS OUTSIDE THE RANGE FOR THE RECALL, THEN IT WAS IN THE RANGE, BUT DID NOT QUALIFY AND FINALLY TODAY I WAS TOLD, "YOUR VIN IS NOT IN THE RANGE, BUT I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE RANGE OF VINS ARE." *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10334176June 1, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
2004 NISSAN MAXIMA TRANSMISSION ISSUES HARD JERKS INTO GEARS. HAPPENS FROM 2ND GEAR TO 3RD AND FROM 3RD GEAR TO 4TH. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10332496May 27, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 NISSAN MAXIMA. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATE SPEEDS OF 30 MPH, THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR WITH EXCESSIVE FORCE, BUT SPEED WAS SEVERELY LIMITED. UNKNOWN WARNING LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO RESET THE WARNING LIGHTS AND ADVISED THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO A LOCAL DEALER WHERE HE WAS ADVISED THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE DUE TO THE MECHANIC RESETTING THE FAILURE CODES. THE DEALER ALSO ADVISED HIS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 02V043000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 57,536.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10332383May 26, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. WHILE REVERSING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO GEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP WHERE IT WOULD NOT MOVE AT FIRST BUT SUDDENLY JERKED FORWARD. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WAS FAILING BUT THE PROBLEM WAS NOT BAD ENOUGH TO BE REPAIRED ALTHOUGH THE CONTACT HAD AN EXTENDED WARRANTY. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 62,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10332224May 25, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC
I HAVE A NISSAN MAXIMA 2000 GXE SEDAN. EVERY WINTER DURING SNOW DAYS, I PRESS THE BRAKES VERY HARD AND I FEEL A ROD IS TRYING TO STOP THE CAR. CAR NEVER GETS COMPLETELY STOP, SOME TIMES I AVOID ACCIDENTS. I HAVE CHANGED BRAKES, BRAKE PADS, TIRES MANY TIMES. THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM SINCE LONG A WHILE NOW. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10332265May 25, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL, SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC
I BOUGHT THE 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA SL FOR MY WIFE IN 2008. IT WAS A ONE OWNER WITH ABOUT 90,000 HIGHWAY MILES, I LOVED THE CAR AND HAD NO PROBLEMS UNTIL FEB 2010. THE ABS SYSTEM STARTED ACTING UP. SOUNDS LIKE THE ABS IS TRYING TO ENGAGE EVERY TIME YOU HIT THE BRAKES. NISSAN DEALERSHIP WANTED $100 JUST TO HOOK IT TO COMPUTER TO SEE WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS, NO THANK YOU. I HAD A MECHANIC FRIEND HOOK HIS SERVICE COMPUTER UP WHILE I DROVE AND LIKE MANY OTHER CONSUMERS, MY MAXIMA HAS A RIGHT (PASSENGER) REAR SPEED SENSOR THAT IS BAD, THIS CAUSES THE BRAKES TO NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY, ALL THE WHILE THERE ARE NO SERVICE LIGHTS ON THE DASH, YOU CAN PULL THE ABS FUSE AND BUT THEN THAT KNOCKS OUT 1/2 OF THE CLUSTER, INCLUDING SPEEDOMETER, GAS GAUGE, PARTS OF THE OBC, THIS IS A HUGE PROBLEM SUFFERED BY MANY CONSUMERS AND NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED IMMEDIATELY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10332048May 24, 2010
POWER TRAIN
I PURCHASED AN 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA SE AND HAVE EXPERIENCING A JERKING PROBLEM ON THE TRANSMISSION. I FEEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS DRIVING THIS CAR AS IT WILL NOT SPEED AND ACCELERATE AND DECELERATE AT A NORMAL SPEED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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