Nissan Maxima Complaints

6,958 consumer complaints on file.

#10246369October 22, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION ISSUE. CAR HAS REALLY BAD JERKING MOTION UP SHIFTING AND DOWN SHIFTING BETWEEN 1ST AND 2ND GEARS. NISSAN SUGGESTION IS TO FLUSH TRANSMISSION AND CHANGE MOTOR MOUNTS WHICH SEEM TO BE A WASTE AND NOT ADDRESS THE SPECIFIC PROBLEM ESPECIALLY SINCE THEIR IS A TSB ON HOW TO FIX IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10246203October 21, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I HAVE NISSAN MAXIMA SE 2004 WHICH STARTED TO JERK WHEN I REACH 40MPH SPEED AND WHEN GEARS ARE SHIFTED. I RESEARCHED AND FOUND THAT MANY OTHER PEOPLE ARE HAVING SAME PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL. THERE SEEMS TO BE NO HELP AVAILABLE FOR THIS PROBLEM AND CAR IS JUST GETTING WORSE BY THE DAY. PLEASE DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10246224October 21, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION. HAS BEEN ADVISE THAT TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10246007October 18, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
MY 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING THIS WILL BE HE THIRD TIME I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALERSHIP.... IF SO MANY PEOPLE HAVE THIS SAME PROBLEM WHY HAVEN'T THERE BEEN AN RECALL OR INVESTIGATION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10245761October 17, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
MY 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA JUST STARTED SHIFTING HARD BETWEEN 1ST AND SECOND. I HAVE 97,000 MILES ON IT, BUT I SEE THAT OTHERS ARE HAVING THE EXACT SAME ISSUE I AM. IF THIS CAR WAS SHIPPED WITH A DEFECT THAT SEEMS TO OCCUR FOR MOST RIGHT AFTER THE WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED, THEN NISSAN SHOULD RECALL THESE CARS AND FIX THEM. I HAVE ALWAYS TAKEN GREAT CARE OF THIS CAR AND DO NOT DRIVE IT RECKLESSLY. THERE IS NO REASON THE TRANSMISSION SHOULD HAVE PROBLEMS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10245832October 17, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
2004 MAXIMA, AUTOMATIC. WHEN THE TRANSMISSION CHANGE TO 2ND GEAR AND TO 3RD IT SLIP. I HEAR THAT IS A PROBLEM OF THE 2004 MAXIMA. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10245848October 17, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
2004 NISSAN MAXIMA SE WITH 5-SPEED AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. 48,000 MILES. NORMAL DRIVING/COMMUTE CAR. SMALL AMOUNT OF MILES/SHORT COMMUTE. INITIAL OBSERVATION OF PROBLEM WAS SLIPPING OF THE TRANSMISSION AND FINALLY COMPLETE FAILURE. TRANSMISSION ENGAGES INTO GEARS (REVERSE AND DRIVE) WITH A VIOLENT JOLT, EQUIVALENT TO A MINOR COLLISION. TRANSMISSION DOESN'T SHIFT GEARS WHILE ATTEMPTING TO DRIVE, ONLY STAYS IN WHAT SEEMS TO BE SECOND OR THIRD GEAR. DOESN'T SHIFT IN AUTO OR MANUAL SHIFT MODES. THERE IS OFTEN A DISTINCT WHINING SOUND COMING FROM THE TRANSMISSION AS WELL. VEHICLE IS NO LONGER DRIVABLE. NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO TRANSMISSION AS THE PROBLEM OCCURRED IMMEDIATELY ONCE THE VEHICLE CAME OUT OF WARRANTY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10245546October 15, 2008
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I'VE BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH MY 04 NISSAN MAXIMA...FROM DOOR LOCKING SYSTEM TO NOW TRANSMISSION JERKING AND SKIPPING. I JUST BOUGHT THIS CAR IN FEB 08 AND I CANT BELIEVE HOW MANY COMPLAINTS ON THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. PLEASE TAKE A LOOK AT THE COMPLAINTS BECAUSE THEIR SHOULD BE A RECALL FOR THIS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10245556October 15, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
2004 & 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. I OWN A '05 NISSAN MAXIMA SE AND AM EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM AS HUNDREDS (THOUSANDS?) OF OTHER OWNERS ARE. THE CAR HAS TROUBLE SHIFTING FROM 1-2 AND 2-3 AND JERKS FORWARD LIKE YOU ARE BEING HIT FROM BEHIND. THERE ARE TIMES THAT YOU WORRY THAT YOU CAN EVEN MAKE IT HOME SAFELY! WHEN YOU TAKE IT INTO THE DEALER THEY LET YOU KNOW THAT YOU NEED A WHOLE NEW TRANSMISSION AT ABOUT $4,000. THIS IS CLEARLY A WIDE SPREAD PROBLEM AND NEEDS TO BE RECALLED BY NISSAN IMMEDIATELY! IF I WAS THE ONLY ONE HAVING THE PROBLEM I WOULD UNDERSTAND BUT PLEASE CHECK OUT THIS WEBSITE FOR MORE DESCRIPTIONS! HTTP://WWW.CARSURVEY.ORG/VIEWCOMMENTS_REVIEW_61092.HTML. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10245568October 15, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE CONTACT IS EXPERIENCING DIFFICULTY WITH THE TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY IN THE REPAIR SHOP. THROUGH ONLINE RESEARCH, THE CONTACT DISCOVERED IDENTICAL FAILURES. ONE WEBSITE ADVISES VIEWERS TO CALL NHTSA TO FILE A COMPLIANT SO THAT A RECALL WILL BE ISSUED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 13,400.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10245454October 14, 2008
TIRES, TIRES:SIDEWALL
COMPLETE TIRE BLOW OUT OF FRONT PASSENGER SIDE. CAR WAS TRAVELING @60 MILES PER HOUR. 2ND CAR WITH GOODYEAR EAGLES ON NISSAN MAXIMA. RECALLED TIRES ON 2004. 2008 HAS SAME ISSUE. WAIT FOR RECALL AGAIN? OR WAIT UNTIL SOMEONE IS KILLED? THE CAR HAD 10,000 MILES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10245034October 10, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I HAVE A 2004 MAXIMA (92, 000 MILES) WITH TRANSMISSION JERKING PROBLEMS. LOCKING, HAD TRANSMISSION FLUSH, SAM E ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10244981October 9, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I PURCHASED A USED 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. A COUPLE OF WEEKS AFTER DRIVING THE VEHICLE I NOTICED THAT IT SHIFTED EXTREMELY HARD BETWEEN FIRST AND SECOND AS WELL AS FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE. AFTER RESEARCHING THIS MAKE OF VEHICLE I HAVE FOUND SEVERAL OTHER OWNERS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. I HAVE HAD THE DEALER LOOK AT THE PROBLEM AND HE DETERMINED MY TRANSMISSION IS GOING OUT. IT WILL NEED A NEW ONE...APPROXIMATELY $3,000. ON TOP OF THIS..THE ENGINE HAS DEVELOPED A TICK. THE CAR ONLY HAS ABOUT 90,000 MILES ON IT. A NISSAN TRANSMISSION SHOULD LAST MUCH LONGER. COME TO FIND OUT...DESPITE THE OTHER OWNERS COMPLAINTS...NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO ADDRESS THIS RECURRING PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10244648October 7, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA. THE VEHICLE SHIFTS INTO SECOND AND THIRD GEAR AND THEN SHUTS DOWN WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THE VEHICLE AND STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. THEY FURTHER STATED THAT IT COULD NOT BE REPAIRED AND A NEW ONE WAS NEEDED AT THE COST OF $4,000. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 95,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10244527October 6, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
5 SPD AUTO TRANSMISSION SHIFTING VERY HARSHLY FROM 2ND TO 3RD, AND FROM 3RD TO 2ND GEAR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10244415October 5, 2008
POWER TRAIN
I HAVE A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA WITH A BAD TRANSMISSION. I BOUGHT IT NEW. IT HAS 85,000 MILES. SINCE THE BEGINNING OF 20078 THE CAR STARTED GIVING ME PROBLEMS ON FIRST AND SECOND GEAR. IT JERKS, SLIPS AND WILL NO CHANGE GEARS WHEN IT NEEDS IT. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER, THEY HAD ME REPLACE THE ABS SYSTEM TELLING ME IT WILL FIX THE PROBLEM, BECAUSE THE ABS LIGHT WAS ON. SPEND $2,000.00. THE PROBLEM GOT WORSE. THEY SAID THAT THERE WAS A SHORT ON THE GROUNDS OF MY CD PLAYER (THAT IS A TRIP COMPUTER AND INFO DISPLAY) IT COST ME $1,700.00. THE PROBLEM WAS NOT FIXED. I WENT ON-LINE AND THERE ARE 100'S OF PEOPLE COMPLAINING ABOUT THE SAME ISSUE. I NEED MY CAR TO WORK, NOW I HAVE TO SPEND $4,000.00 FIXING HE TRANSMISSION. IT IS RIDICULOUS THAT I JUST FINISHED PAYING FOR MY CAR AND I HAVE TO INVEST HAVE OF THE VALUE INTO SOMETHING THAT SHOULD NOT BE BROKEN. PLEASE HELP ME.....A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE HAVING THIS PROBLEM AND NISSAN IS SAYING THEY CAN NOT RECALL THIS TRANSMISSION BECAUSE IT IS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE. TO ME IT IS, BECAUSE IT HAS TO DO WITH DRIVING THE CAR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10244306October 3, 2008
SEATS
DRIVER'S POWER SEAT WILL NOT MOVE FORWARD OR BACKWARD. THIS FIRST OCCURRED WITH AN ODOMETER READING OF 31,242. THIS IS A DANGER FOR ALL DRIVERS WHO DO NOT HAVE LONG LEGS. NISSAN HAS BEEN AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM IN 2000-2003 NISSAN MAXIMAS, AND HAVE ISSUED SERVICE BULLETIN # NTB02-001C. UNFORTUNATELY, NISSAN HAS NOT INFORMED NHTSA AND THERE IN NO RECALL ON RECORD FOR THIS PROBLEM. I HOPE THIS INFORMATION WILL PROMPT NHTSA TO INVESTIGATE THIS PROBLEM. THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10244313October 3, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
74,000 MILES ON MY 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA, AND THE TRANSMISSION HAS FAILED AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. IT BUCKS WHEN CHANGING GEARS, AND MAKES A RATTLING NOISE AS IF SOMETHING IS HANGING OFF THE BOTTOM OF THE CAR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10244264October 2, 2008
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
MY WIFE WAS DRIVING OUR 2005 NISSAN MAXIMA 3.5 IN EFFINGHAM, IL. SHE WAS MAKING A LEFT TURN OFF OF KELLER DRIVE ONTO WEST JEFFERSON STREET. AFTER THE LIGHT CHANGED, SHE PUSHED ON THE ACCELERATOR AND THE VEHICLE "BARELY" MOVED - THAN IT SUDDENLY ACCELERATED VERY QUICKLY - SHE THOUGHT HER FOOT MAY HAVE SLIPPED OFF THE ACCELERATOR. SHE DROVE FIVE BLOCKS AND CAME TO A STOP INTERSECTION OF MAPLE STREET AND JEFFERSON STREET. AFTER STOPPING SHE BEGAN TO PROCEED THROUGH THE INTERSECTION AND THE SAME INCIDENT OCCURRED AGAIN. AFTER LEAVING EFFINGHAM SHE DROVE HOME TO METROPOLIS WHICH IS APPROXIMATELY 160 MILES. I CAME HOME FROM WORK AND SHE EXPLAINED THE TWO INCIDENTS THAT HAD OCCURRED IN EFFINGHAM. I STARTED THE VEHICLE AND IN A FEW SECONDS THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT APPEARED. I CHECKED THE OWNERS MANUAL AND IT STATED THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT MAY BE THE RESULT OF AN IMPROPER FITTING FUEL TANK CAP. I CHECKED THE FUEL TANK CAP AND IT APPEARED ON CORRECTLY. I REMOVED THE FUEL TANK CAP AND RESET IT AGAIN AS THE OWNER MANUAL STATED. ACCORDING TO NISSAN THE LIGHT MAY GO OFF AFTER A SHORT TRIP. WE DROVE TO PADUCAH KY. AND RETURNED TO METROPOLIS - APPROXIMATELY A 20 MILE ROUND TRIP. THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT REMAINED ON. WE TOOK THE VEHICLE, WHICH HAS 51,000 MILES ON IT TO A LOCAL GARAGE (A1 AUTOMOTIVE). A1 TECH'S PLACED THE VEHICLE ON A DIAGNOSTIC MACHINE WHICH INDICATED THE CODE IDLE ADAPTATION. A1 SERVICE PERSONNEL CLEANED THE THROTTLE BODY AND ADVISED THAT IF THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT RETURNS OR THE SAME ACCELERATION PROBLEMS RETURN THAN THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDS REPLACED. THE NEED TO REPLACE A FAULTY THROTTLE BODY WHEN A VEHICLE HAS 50,000 SHOULD BE ADDRESSED IN THE NISSAN OWNERS MANUAL. WE PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE NEW AT CENTRALIA, IL. AND WE CAN PROVIDE ALL SERVICE DOCUMENTATION. WE WANT TO GO ON RECORD AND REPORT THIS PROBLEM WHICH COULD RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10244094October 1, 2008
POWER TRAIN, EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL
I HAVE A 2008 MAXIMA SE WHICH I PURCHASED LAST YEAR. THE CAR CONTINUES TO JERK (HARD) WHEN THE CAR IS SHIFTING FROM 1ST TO 2ND AND 2ND TO 3RD, AND IT ALSO HAPPENS ON THE DOWNSHIFT FROM 2ND TO 1ST. THE CAR WAS PROBLEM-FREE FOR THE 1ST YEAR BUT FOR THE PAST 3-4 MONTHS IT HAS BEEN A NIGHTMARE. THE JERKING GETS SO BAD, IT FEELS LIKE YOU'RE GETTING PUNCHED! THE PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT AND RARELY OCCURS ON THE HIGHWAY. PLEASE LET ME KNOW HOW I CAN GET THIS DEFECTIVE VEHICLE FIXED...AT NO COST TO THE OWNER SINCE IT'S OBVIOUSLY A MANUFACTURE PROBLEM. I HAVE SPOKE WITH OTHER NISSAN MAXIMA OWNERS AND HAVE READ SEVERAL FORUMS AND THEY ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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