Nissan Maxima Complaints

6,958 consumer complaints on file.

#10262441March 19, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I HAVE A NISSAN MAXIMA 2004 AND THE TRANSMISSION SLIPS AND JERKS GOING FROM 1ST TO 2ND OR DOWNWARDS. I KNOW I M NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS PROBLEM. IM AT 101K MILES AND THE TRANSMISSION SHOULDN'T BE DOING THIS AT THIS POINT. I UNDERSTAND THIS A MANUFACTURER PROBLEM. THEY CHARGE ME 4000 TO GET A REPLACEMENT AND I FEEL NISSAN SHOULD PAY FOR IT CALL A RECALL ON THESE CARS. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10262491March 19, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
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#10262233March 18, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HIS VEHICLE HAS AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION AND HE WAS EXPERIENCING DIFFICULTY SHIFTING GEARS. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS OR MAKING TURNS, THE VEHICLE JERKS WHEN SHIFTING GEARS. HE TOOK HIS VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS FAILING. THE NISSAN DEALER ADVISED HIM TO BRING IN THE VEHICLE FOR INSPECTION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 58,000.
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0
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#10262243March 18, 2009
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, POWER TRAIN
AFTER ONLY 2 YEARS OF OWNERSHIP OUR 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA ARE HAVING SOME ISSUES. FIRST THE TRANSMISSION NOW WE ARE HAVING A HARD TIME STARTING THE CAR. AFTER THE DIAGNOSTIC TEST WE NEEDED TO REPLACE THE CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR. HOWEVER THAT DOES NOT SOLVE THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. WE ARE DRIVING AND ALL OF A SUDDEN OUR CAR LOSES TENSION. WE ACCELERATE AND IT DOESN'T GET US ANY FURTHER. WE ARE LOOKING AT REBUILDING OUR TRANSMISSION AND TRADING IN THE CAR BECAUSE IT'S REALLY NOT WORTH ALL THE ISSUES THE CAR IS STARTING TO HAVE. ACCORDING TO THE INTERNET THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF THESE PROBLEMS WITH THESE CARS. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10262366March 18, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I HAVE A NISSAN MAXIMA 2004 AND THE TRANSMISSION SLIPS BETWEEN 3RD AND 4TH GEAR. I WAS READING ON THE INTERNET ABOUT SEVERAL OWNERS OF MY MAKE, MODEL AND YEAR MAXIMA THAT ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE. ACCELERATION WHEN COME TO A STOP AND TRANSMISSION SLIP. *TR
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10261797March 14, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I OWN A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. IT HAS 107,000 MILES ON IT AND IT NEEDS A TRANSMISSION. ON MARCH 10, 2009, I WENT TO TWO AUTO REPAIR SHOPS AND WAS TOLD THAT MY TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. TWO AND A HALF YEARS AGO I WAS HAVING A PROBLEM WITH MY TRANSMISSION AND I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP TO GET THE PROBLEM TAKEN CARE OF AND THEY EXAMINED MY VEHICLE AND TOLD ME THE TRANS WAS OK AND THE PROBLEM I'M HAVING IS DUE TO TWO MOTOR MOUNTS THAT NEED TO BE REPLACED. THEY SAID IT WOULD COST $800.00 . THERE ARE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE TRANSMISSIONS IN THE 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA'S ON LINE. WHILE YOUR CAR IS STILL UNDER WARRANTY NISSAN WILL FIND THINGS THAT ARE WRONG WITH THE CAR THAT ARE NOT COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY AND TELL YOU ITS NOT THE TRANSMISSION IT SOMETHING ELSE. ONCE THE WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED THEN THEY WILL SAY THAT IT IS YOUR TRANSMISSION. THESE VEHICLES NEED TO BE RECALLED AND HAVE THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10261813March 14, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
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
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10261818March 14, 2009
AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW, AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
I ALSO SEEM TO BE HAVING TRANSMISSION JERK PROBLEMS WITH MY NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CAR HAS 100000 MILES ON IT. I GET A JERKING MOTION WHEN THE CAR SHIFTS FROM 1ST TO 2ND THAT REALLY HURTS MY NECK. IT JERKS ESPECIALLY HARD WHEN MAKING A TURN AND THE CAR SLOWS DOWN AND PICKS UP SPEED AGAIN. AND, IN MY CASE IT ALSO JERKS ONE DAY AND BEHAVES OK ANOTHER DAY. ALSO THE PROBLEM SEEMS TO HAPPEN MORE WITH A WARMER ENGINE, AND IS RARELY HAPPENING WHEN THE ENGINE IS COLD. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10261498March 11, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I BOUGHT MY NISSAN MAXIMA AT 58,000 MILES FROM THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP AT GWINNETT PLACE NISSAN, DULUTH,GA. AT ABOUT 89,000 MILES MY TRANSMISSION STARTED JERKING WHEN SWITCHING FROM GEARS 1,2, AND 3. EVEN WHEN INCREASING SPEED OR DOWNSHIFTING. I TOOK IT TO GWINNETT PLACE NISSAN AND THEY CLAIMED IT WAS AN ENGINE MOUNT PROBLEM. I SPECIFIED THAT IT COULD BE THE TRANSMISSION BUT THEY SAID IT WAS DEFINITELY THE ENGINE MOUNTS, SO I GOT THEM REPLACED FOR $1500, AFTER THE FIX I STILL FEEL JERKING AND NOW ITS GETTING WORSE. *TR
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10261588March 11, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I OWN A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. I HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH MY CAR SHIFTING FROM FIRST TO SECOND GEAR AND ALSO IN REVERSE SEQUENCE. I HAVE DONE TRANSMISSION FLUSHES AND THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP CAN FIND NOTHING WRONG WITH MY CAR. IT IS SOMETHING THAT HAPPENS RANDOMLY AND I HAVE BEEN LOOKING ON A FORUMS FOR NISSAN MAXIMA OWNERS AND HAVE BEEN SEEING THOUSANDS OF OTHERS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. FOR EXAMPLE HTTP://WWW.CARSURVEY.ORG/REVIEWS/NISSAN/MAXIMA/R61092/COMMENTS/PAGE-5/. *TR
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10261437March 10, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
1. BEGIN EXPERIENCING TRANSMISSION SLIPPAGE AROUND 65K MILES. HAD THE TRANSMISSION SERVICES. THE PROBLEM SUBSIDED FOR A SHORT PERIOD. HAD THE TRANSMISSION SERVICED AGAIN FOR THE SAME PROBLEM AT 80K MILES. AT 90K THE CONDITIONED WORSENED; THE CAR JERKED WHEN SLOWING AND GOING FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE - NISSAN COULD NOT PINPOINT THE PROBLEM. TOOK IT BACK TO NISSAN AND THEY RECOMMENDED A NEW TRANSMISSION - COST 4K. 2. THE FAILURE HAS WORSENED. IT HAPPENS EVERY DAY - SOME DAYS THE CAR SLAMS INTO DRIVE OR WHEN SLOWING DOWN - THE INTENSITY IS CHANGES DAY TO DAY. THE FAILURE HAS CAUSED SOMEONE TO RUN INTO THE BACK OF MY VEHICLE. 3. NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO CORRECT THE FAILURE. TRANSMISSION SERVICES HAS BEEN DONE TO IMPROVE THE FAILURE AND FROM WHAT I HAVE READ A NEW TRANSMISSION DOES NOT NECESSARILY CORRECT THE FAILURE - SOME OWNERS EXPERIENCE THE SAME SYMPTOMS WITH THE NEW TRANSMISSION AFTER X NUMBER OF MILES. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10261341March 9, 2009
SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING
FRONT WHEEL BEARING FAILED AT 73,000 MILES, PARTIALLY SEIZING, CAR WAS TOWED TO SHOP AND THE BEARING WAS REPLACED BEFORE IT TOTALLY SEIZED. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10261068March 8, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I JUST PURCHASED A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA AND I AM EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION. WHEN UP OR DOWN SHIFTING FROM 1ST TO 2ND OR 2ND TO 3RD THE CAR JERKS PERIODICALLY. WHILE LEAVING A RED LIGHT THE CAR REVVED UP FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEAR AND WHEN THE CAR FINALLY ENGAGED I NEARLY HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. ON ANOTHER OCCASION WHILE LEAVING A RED LIGHT I ALMOST GOT REARENDED BECAUSE MY CAR STARTED TO MOVE AND THEN THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED AND THEN JERKED INTO GEAR. I WENT ON LINE TO SEE IF THERE WAS A FIX FOR THE PROBLEM WITHOUT TAKING IT TO THE SHOP AND THAT'S WHEN I SEEN SOME NISSAN MAXIMA FORUMS AND DISCOVERED THAT THERE HUNDREDS OF 04 MAXIMA OWNERS THAT ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. MOST PEOPLE SAY THAT THEY HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THEIR TRANSMISSION AT AN AVERAGE COST OF 3500.00 DOLLARS. I AM A HARD WORKING AMERICAN AND I WILL BE PAYING ON THIS CAR FOR THE NEXT 4 YEARS AND NOW I AM WORRIED I WILL HAVE TO SPEND 3500.00 THAT I DON'T HAVE ON A TRANSMISSION THAT APPEARS TO BE A DEFECTIVE PART FROM NISSAN. I EXPECT MORE OUT OF A 5 YEAR OLD CAR. *TR
Crash:
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10261071March 8, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
2004 MAXIMA TRANSMISSION JERKING AND SLIPPING GEARS. WAS TOLD TO REPLACE TRANSMISSION VALE ASSEMBLY BODY AND OR TRANSMISSION. I SURVEYED THIS COMPLAINTS AND FOUND THAT THERE ARE SEVERAL WITH SAME ISSUE. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALLED ITEM AND MOST IMPORTANT. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. THE FEDERAL GOV.'T MUST ACT NOW BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED. *TR
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10261108March 8, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION SHIFTING FUNNY WHEN IN 1ST AND 2ND GEAR SLIPPING AND JERKING. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10261000March 7, 2009
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
TOOK MY CAR IN FOR A OIL CHANGE AND AFTER THE OIL CHANGE AND THE CHANGE OF BELTS MY CAR STARTED MAKING A NOISE WHEN THE HEAT OR AIR WAS TURNED ON. 2 MONTHS LATER WHEN I TURNED ON MY AIR CONDITION NO AIR WAS COMING THROUGH. TOOK IT BACK TO THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD ME THAT MY AIR PRESSURE PUMP HAD A LEAK IN IT. I COULD NOT BELIEVE THAT WITH A 2007 CAR THAT I WOULD HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM THIS SOON!!! NOTHING WAS DONE TO REPAIR MY CAR. I OVER HEARD THE TWO SERVICE GUYS SAY THAT "OH YA, THAT'S GOING TO TAKE A PAYCHECK". NOT KNOWING THAT I WAS STILL LISTENING. I FEEL THAT THEY DID NOT CARE ABOUT ME OR WHAT WAS GOING ON WITH MY CAR ALL THEY WANTED WAS FOR ME TO PAY FOR THE REPAIRS. I TOLD THEM THAT MY HUSBAND WAS DEPLOYED AND HAD TWO SMALL CHILDREN THAT HAD ASTHMA AND THE HEAT WOULD TRIGGER THEIR ASTHMA AND ON THIS DAY IT WAS ALREADY 78 DEGREES. I WOULD NEVER USE THIS DEALERSHIP AGAIN!!!! IF I HAVE TO I WILL TAKE MY CAR TO ANOTHER NISSAN DEALERSHIP OUTSIDE OF SAVANNAH. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10261045March 7, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
2004 NISSAN MAXIMA SE, TRANSMISSION PROBLEM WITH JERKING AND SLIPPING AT THE 2ND AND 3RD GEAR SHIFTING. I TRIED TO HAVE THE PROBLEM AT A TRANSMISSION SHOP TWICE SPEND MORE THAN $2,000. I FOUND OUT THAT TRANSMISSION PROBLEM WITH 2004 MAXIMA WAS WELL KNOWN AMONG THE MECHANICS. ONE TIME THE CAR BRIEFLY STOPPED ON A FREEWAY IN A HEAVY TRAFFIC WITH REPEATED STOP-AND-GO SITUATION. AT THAT TIME, I WAS RIDING WITH MY SON. HE WAS SHOCKED AT THE CAR DIED DOWN ON A FREEWAY. I HAPPENED TO HAVE IT STARTED AGAIN. HOWEVER, I DO NOT WANT TO DRIVE THE CAR ANYMORE, BECAUSE I AM AFRAID OF SUCH INCIDENT HAPPENING AGAIN. I DO NOT UNDERSTAND THE TRANSMISSION IS NOT BEING RECALLED, EVEN THOUGHT THE PROBLEM IS WELL-KNOWN AMONG THE PART SHOPS AND THE MECHANICS. SOMETIMES, THE ENGINE REVVS UP WITHOUT BEING ENGAGED AND SOMETIMES THE CARD MOVES VERY SLOWLY WITH DEAD POOR. I CONTACTED MY MECHANICS AND DISCUSSED ABOUT THE SITUATION. HE TOLD ME THAT SINCE THE PROBLEM IS WELL KNOWN AND 2004 MAXIMA TRANSMISSION WAS ONLY OF THAT YEAR MODEL AND NISSAN CHANGED THE TRANSMISSION MODEL TO DIFFERENT ONE IN 2005. NISSAN KNEW THIS PROBLEM. I BELIEVE THAT WAS THE REASON THEY ARE USING DIFFERENT TRANSMISSION MODEL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10260962March 6, 2009
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
I PURCHASED A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA IN 2004. I RECENTLY BEGIN TO EXPERIENCE JERKS IN MY TRANSMISSION WHEN DOWN SHIFTING AND WHEN TAKING OFF FROM 1ST TO 2ND. THIS IS SO DISAPPOINTING SINCE NISSAN WAS SUPPOSE TO BE ONE OF THE MORE RELIABLE VEHICLES. I TOOK MY CAR TO DEALERSHIP;HOWEVER, THEY LAUGH WHEN I TOLD THEM WHAT YEAR AND THE PROBLEM I WAS HAVING. THEY STATED WE CAN PUT A NEW ONE IN FOR YOU AT $3500. THIS WAS DISAPPOINTING OF NISSAN, SINCE THEY OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE WITH REPLACEMENT. I HAVE READ SEVERAL ARTICLES ON LINE IN REGARDS TO NISSAN AND THE ISSUE WITH THE TRANSMISSION AND TO THIS DAY NISSAN HAS DONE NOTHING TO RECALL THIS DEFECT PART. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10260989March 6, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
2004 NISSAN MAXIMA TRANSMISSION SLIPS OCCASIONALLY. TROUBLE SHIFTING FROM 1 TO 2 GEAR. SOMETIMES WHEN I START THE CAR IT BARELY MOVES UNTIL IT CATCHES UP TO THE 2ND GEAR. IT'S WINDING OUT AND GRINDING. THEN OTHER DAYS IT'S FINE AS IF IT NEVER HAD A PROBLEM. THE CAR HAS ALSO SHUT OFF ON ME FOR NO REASON. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10260788March 5, 2009
TIRES
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE VEHICLE HAS CONTINENTAL CONTI PRO CONTACT TIRES, SIZE P215-60R16. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO VIBRATE. THE CONTACT PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER AND NOTICED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER TIRE HAD COMPLETELY BLOWN OUT. THE TIRE APPEARED TO BE SHREDDED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP AND A NEW TIRE WAS INSTALLED. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED HER TO SEND THEM THE FAULTY TIRE. THE CONTACT BELIEVES THAT THE TIRES SHOULD BE RECALLED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 19,900 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 21,000.
Crash:
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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