Nissan Maxima Complaints

6,958 consumer complaints on file.

#10298936January 10, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THE TRANSMISSION ON THE 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA IS DEFECTIVE AND CAUSES A DRIVING HAZARD AS POWER IS LOST UPON ACCELERATION. HUNDREDS OF CUSTOMERS ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM BUT NISSAN REFUSES TO ISSUE A RECALL. THEY WERE AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM BACK ON MARCH 10, 2004 WHEN THEY ISSUED A "TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN, # NTB04-035" DESCRIBING THE PROBLEM. NUMEROUS INTERNET SITES SHOW THE HUNDREDS OF CUSTOMERS COMPLAINING OF THIS DANGEROUS CONDITION. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10298540January 7, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC
THE BRAKES ON MY NISSAN MAXIMA FAILED AND I WAS ALMOST HIT BY CARS AS I SLID INTO A MAJOR INTERSECTION WHILE BRAKING FOR A RED LIGHT. I WAS ONLY DRIVING AT 5MPH BECAUSE I SAW THE LIGHT FROM ABOUT FIVE CAR LENGTHS AWAY AND I BRAKED AT 2 CAR LENGTHS AWAY FROM THE LIGHT. I BRAKED AGAIN TWICE BUT THE BRAKES CONTINUED TO FAIL AS I SLID INTO THE INTERSECTION. LUCKILY FOR ME, THE ONCOMING TRAFFIC WAS ABLE TO STOP IN TIME FOR ME TO MOVE THE CAR TO A SAFE POSITION. THE BRAKES THEN HELD AGAIN UNTIL I DROVE TO THE DEALER.THE BRAKE PROBLEM OCCURRED TWICE BEFORE THOUGH I DID NOT RECOGNIZE IT AS SUCH , ONCE ON THE SAME DAY AND ONCE WITHIN THE SAME WEEK. IT WAS INTERMITTENT. IT OCCURRED AT SPEEDS LESS THAN 20MPH AND WITHIN 10 MINUTES OF STARTING THE CAR AND DRIVING. THE OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE WAS 20 TO 25 DEGREES F AND THE ROADS WERE CLEAN. I IMMEDIATELY TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER WHO SAID THAT NISSAN ENGINEERS HAVE TO EVALUATE THE CAR. ITS BEEN MORE THAN THREE WEEKS, NEITHER THE DEALER NOR I HAVE HEARD FROM NISSAN AS TO WHAT THEY ARE DOING ABOUT IT. I EVEN REPORTED THE INCIDENTS TO THE ONLINE NISSAN CONSUMERS.THEY ACKNOWLEDGED RECEIVING THE COMPLAINT AND THAT'S ALL. I AM STILL DRIVING THE RENTAL CAR ARRANGED BY THE DEALER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10298622January 7, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH ON WET ROAD CONDITIONS. THE TRANSMISSION EXHIBITED A VIOLENT PULLING MOTION AND SUDDENLY, THE VEHICLE SKIDDED ACROSS THE ROADWAY. THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO RESUME NORMAL OPERATION. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THIS TIME. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 130,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10298494January 6, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
CONSISTENT TRANSMISSION SLIP ON 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. TRANSMISSION SLIPS WHEN SHIFTING BETWEEN 2ND AND 3RD GEAR WHEN WARMED UP. WHEN SHIFTING THE ENGINE WILL REV LIKE IT IS IN NEUTRAL AND THEN THE TRANSMISSION WILL VIOLENTLY SLAM INTO GEAR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10298374January 5, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
MAXIMA 2004 TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10297948January 4, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHENEVER IT WAS COLD, SNOWING AND APPROXIMATELY THIRTY DEGREES THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. THE FAILURE HAS OCCURRED SINCE 2004 IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED. THE DEALER HAS MADE SEVERAL UNSUCCESSFUL ATTEMPTS TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT IS ONLY ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE WHEN SOMEONE JUMP STARTS IT DURING THE WINTER MONTHS. THE FAILURE NEVER OCCURS DURING THE SUMMER MONTHS. THE CONTACT WROTE A LETTER TO THE VEHICLE MANUFACTURER AND HAS NOT RECEIVED A RESPONSE. THE CONTACT HAS REPEATEDLY TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 44,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10297886January 3, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I OWN A 2006 NISSAN MAXIMA I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER I HAVE APPROXIMATELY 60,000 MILES ON IT AND HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE BATTERY 6 TIMES 2 FROM NISSAN AND THE OTHER 4 FROM MY LOCAL REPAIR SHOP. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10297776January 1, 2010
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
MY NISSAN MAXIMA 2004 VIOLENTLY JERKS WHEN SHIFTING GEARS UP AND DOWN. THIS PROBLEM HAPPENS USUALLY AFTER THE CAR WARMED UP AND BEEN DRIVEN FOR A HOUR OR SO BUT CAN HAPPEN ANYTIME. IT DOESN'T HAPPEN ALL THE TIME ABOUT 50% OF THE TIME. TOLD THE DEALER AND THEY SAID THEY CANT FEEL IT AND I MUST JUST CONTINUE YOU TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE. THIS IS DANGEROUS WHEN ON THE HIGHWAY CAUSE WHEN CHANGING LANES AND THE CAR SHIFTS DOWN IT JERKS BAD AND CAN CAUSE ME TO CRASH IF IM NOT CAREFUL.I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED AND AM REQUESTING SOMETHING TO BE DONE. THANK YOU *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10297468December 30, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I OWN A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA SE. AT APPROXIMATELY 80,000 MILES, THE CAR BEGAN TO JERK WHEN UPSHIFTING AND DOWNSHIFTING FROM THE 1, 2, AND 3 GEARS. BETWEEN 80,000 MILES AND 90,000 MILES, THE JERKING WORSENED AND BECAME HARD JERKS. THE PROBLEM WAS PARTICULARLY NOTICEABLE IN TRAFFIC, WHEN GOING UNDER 35 MPH OR AT FREEWAY OFF RAMPS (WHEN I DECELERATE FROM FREEWAY SPEED AND THEN ACCELERATE INTO A TURN). AT 91,000 MILES, I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER FOR A 90,000 MILE MAINTENANCE. DEALER CLAIMED NO PROBLEMS. I DID A PARTIAL TRANSMISSION FLUSH PER DEALER SUGGESTION. 2 WEEKS LATER, THE CAR JERKED VERY HARD DURING A SLOW LEFT TURN. THE "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT TURNED ON. AT THE NEXT INTERSECTION, THE CAR WAS BETWEEN 2,000-3,000 RPM AT A STOP. THEN, WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN, THE CAR WOULD NOT MOVE WHEN I APPLIED GAS. I REVVED THE CAR TO NEARLY 4,000 RPM AND THE CAR MOVED VERY SLOWLY. IT TOOK A VERY LONG TIME TO GET TO TRAFFIC SPEED. I DROVE DIRECTLY TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND WAS TOLD MY TRANSMISSION WAS DEAD. THEY SUGGESTED I GET A NEW TRANSMISSION FOR OVER $4,000. I HAVE READ MANY, MANY WEBSITES WITH HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS FROM OWNERS OF THE 2004 MODEL YEAR NISSAN MAXIMA. I WILL NOT PAY FOR THIS KNOWN ISSUE. I WANT NISSAN TO FIX THIS KNOWN ISSUE! THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE, AS I WAS ALMOST HIT MULTIPLE TIMES WHEN THE CAR WOULD NOT RESPOND IN TRAFFIC!! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10297475December 30, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
HELLO MY NAME IS KEVIN SPARKS, I'M 25 AND WORK AS A PROFESSIONAL CHEF. I PURCHASED A NISSAN 2004 MAXIMA SE WITH 31,500 MILES ABOUT 3 YEARS AGO, I HAVE 79,000 MILES NOW WHICH I'M STILL PAYING $550 PER MONTH. NOW I'M NOT COMPLAINING ABOUT MY PAYMENTS ITS JUST AN EXAMPLE OF WHAT I THOUGHT I WAS GETTING IN A MAXIMA. THEY ARE SUPPOSED TO BE RELIABLE VEHICLES, KNOWN FOR BEING GREAT CARS. HERE IS MY PROBLEM, THE TRANSMISSION IS SHOT. NOT BECAUSE I MISTREAT THE CAR ITS THE NEW TRANNY SYSTEMS THAT WERE IMPLEMENTED IN 2004. THE TRANSMISSION HAS A VIOLENT SHIFTING PROBLEM, IT JERKS INTO 3RD GEAR WHILE I WAS DRIVING JERKING ME INTO THE WINDSHIELD, I HIT MY HEAD WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH. IF THIS IS NOT AN UNSAFE PROBLEM WHAT IS? DO YOUR WHEELS HAVE TO FALL OFF? OR CAN NISSAN OWN UP TO THIS SAFETY ISSUE I PERSONALLY KNOW TWO OTHER NISSAN MAXIMA OWNER 2005'S WITH THE SAME ISSUE. THEN AFTER SOME RESEARCH OVER THE INTERNET I'VE FOUND THAT MANY NISSAN CUSTOMERS ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. THEY DIDN'T GET INJURED BUT ALSO FEEL UNSAFE WHILE DRIVING. THIS IS AN ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE RESOLVED , THERE SHOULDN'T BE A PROBLEM LIKE THIS FOR SAFETY REASONS. THERE IS TOO MANY PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM, HOPEFULLY NISSAN CAN FINALLY OWN UP TO THEIR BIG MISTAKE. I LOOK TO FURTHER PER-SUE THIS ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10297330December 29, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. WHEN SHIFTING GEARS THE VEHICLE WILL HESITATE AND THEN DOWN-SHIFT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT AN EXPENSE OF $4,000.00. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 140,000. SHE CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER, AND WAS ADVISED THAT SHE COULD HAVE THE FUEL SYSTEM FLUSHED. SHE WILL TRADE THE VEHICLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 140,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10297115December 28, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I OWN A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA THAT HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS SINCE I HIT AROUND THE 100K MARK. THE PROBLEM IN DETAIL IS A HARD JERKING/KICK WHEN I GO IN AND OUT OF 1ST GEAR. IT ONLY SEEMS TO DO IT ONCE THE CAR IS FULLY WARMED UP AND/OR WHEN I HAVE BEEN DRIVING FOR ABOUT 45 MINS. IT IS ALSO MORE NOTICEABLE WHILE IN TRAFFIC OR ON ROADS WITH MANY LIGHTS---OF COURSE... I DID MY RESEARCH AND ALOT OF 2004-5 NISSAN MAXIMA OWNERS ARE EXPERIENCING THAT SAME PROBLEM AND NISSAN WILL NOT RECALL THE TRANSMISSION, SO I AM WILLING TO GO THROUGH THE CORRECT PROCEDURE TO SEE IF THIS WILL HELP US GET OUR PROBLEMS FIXED OR REIMBURSED FOR GETTING THE TRANS FIXED ON OUR OWN. I AM SCHEDULED TO GET THIS FIXED THE WEEK OF DECEMBER 28TH. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10297143December 28, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
2004 NISSAN MAXIMA TRANSMISSION FAILURE. THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM MY NISSAN AND THEY FAIL TO ADDRESS THE PROBLEM. IT SHIFTS VERY HARD FROM 1-2 GEAR, EVEN KNOWN FOR BREAKING THE MOTOR MOUNTS. FAILURE BEGAN AT 60,000 MILES, BUT HAS GOTTEN WORSE OVER TIME. THIS ISSUE COULD LEAD TO A MAJOR ACCIDENT OR EVEN DEATH OF DRIVER OR PASSENGERS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10297157December 28, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I HAVE A TRANSMISSION ISSUE WITH MY 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA. I BOUGHT THIS CAR IN APRIL 2009 WITH A LITTLE OVER 36K MILES. AS OF DECEMBER 28, 2009 MY CAR HAS 56K MILES. CAR HAS REALLY BAD JERKING MOTION UP SHIFTING AND DOWN SHIFTING BETWEEN 1ST AND 2ND GEARS EVERY DAY. THE TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING. BROUGHT MAXIMA TO NISSAN DEALER SHIP WHO SUGGESTS TO FLUSH TRANSMISSION AND CHANGE MOTOR MOUNTS WHICH SEEM TO BE A WASTE OF MONEY AND NOT CORRECTING THE REAL PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10296486December 20, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
MY 2004 MAXIMA DOES THE HARD SHIFTING FROM 1ST TO 2ND AND HESITATES TO GO INTO GEAR. IT ALSO SHIFTS HARD WHEN HAVING TO SLOW DOWN AND THEN RE-ACCELERATE. IT DOES THE HARD SHIFTING FROM 1ST TO 2ND AND HESITATES TO GO INTO GEAR. IT ALSO SHIFTS HARD WHEN HAVING TO SLOW DOWN AND THEN RE-ACCELERATE. I DID A TRANSMISSION FLUID CHANGE ON IT, HOWEVER STILL NO DIFFERENCE. CALLED NISSAN AND THEY SAID TO DO A TRANSMISSION FLUSH AND FILL, AND IT SHOULD STOP, TOOK IT IN FOR A SERVICE AND NO DIFFERENCE, JUST OUT 200+. THEY SAID IT WOULD NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION IF THAT DIDN'T WORK, AND AFTER READING ALL ABOUT ALL THE PROBLEMS EVERYONE ELSE IS HAVING, I SERIOUSLY DOUBT I'M GOING TO INVEST ANYMORE TIME OR MONEY INTO THIS CAR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10296515December 20, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHEN THE TRANSMISSION IS WORKING FOR ABOUT 10 TO 15 MINUTES IT START TO CHANGE GEARS ROUGH AND ALSO SLIPPAGE ALSO OCCUR THE VEHICLE IS MY CAR PORT I CAN'T AFFORD THE REPAIRS BECAUSE THEY WILL BE AROUND 3,500. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10296324December 18, 2009
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
I HAVE A 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA AND THE ENGINE KEEPS ON SLIPPING. IT HAPPENS ABOUT 30% OF THE TIME WHEN I'M SHIFTING TO FIRST GEAR. I WHEN THE A TRANSMISSION SHOP AND HAD EVERYTHING CHECKED AND THEY CHANGED MY TRANSMISSION OIL, BUT AFTER ABOUT 2 WEEKS THE SLIPPING STARTED AGAIN. I HAVE READ ONLINE THAT I'M NOT THE ONLY PERSON HAVING THIS PROBLEM WITH 04-06 NISSAN MAXIMAS. THERE ARE A LOT PEOPLE HAVING ENGINE SLIPS WITH THIS CAR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10296351December 18, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I BOUGHT A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA AND I HAVE BEEN HAVING TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS EVER SINCE I BOUGHT IT. THE CAR JERK VIGOROUSLY OUT OF GEARS AND I AM AFRAID THAT ONE DAY, I MAY GET IN AN ACCIDENT DUE TO THIS DEFECT. I AM ONE OF MANY SUFFERING FROM THE SAME TRANSMISSION PROBLEM! SOMETHING HAS TO BE DONE. WHEN I CALLED NISSAN, THEY DO NOT WANT ANYTHING TO DO WITH ME. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10296366December 18, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THE TRANSMISSION WOULD BANG FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEAR AND FROM 2ND TO 1ST. ULTIMATELY, IT LOCKED ITSELF IN 5TH GEAR WHEN I PULLED OUT IN A BUSY INTERSECTION. THIS IS A KNOWN DEFECT AND NISSAN SHOULD BE HELD RESPONSIBLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10296402December 18, 2009
SEATS
DRIVER'S SEAT IS NOT SECURELY ANCHORED TO FLOOR - IT ROCKS SLIGHTLY AS I OPERATE THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER HAS ATTEMPTED ON 4 OCCASIONS TO REMEDY THIS PROBLEM, AND HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO. I DO NOT BELIEVE THE SEAT IS SUFFICIENTLY SECURE TO PROTECT ME IN A SERIOUS COLLISION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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